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The Spread of Permitless Carry Many States are Pushing Through More Permissive Gun Laws.  Looking down the barrel of a troubling trend May 6, 2021 Economist After a year spent at home in pyjamas and fitness clothes, the question of … Continue reading →

The virus is already here WHY TRAVEL BANS ARE USUALLY THE WRONG WAY TO CURB OMICRON  Most such restrictions are disruptive and ineffectual Jan 1st 2022 ECONOMIST  On December 31st, 2019, the World Health Organisation was told about a cluster of … Continue reading →

Spam, scam, scam, scam  NEW TECHNOLOGY has ENABLED CYBERCRIME on an INDUSTRIAL SCALE. A Decentralized dark economy makes cybercrooks more effective and harder to catch. May 3 2021. Economist. Nobody likes a call from the taxman. Donald Rumsfeld, who as … Continue reading →

The least enjoyable part of a sea kayaking expedition is packing your boat – it is easy to spend hours bent over your hatches if not organized. Finding things can be a chore. A sore back may be an unfortunate … Continue reading →

HOW TSMC HAS MASTERED CHIPMAKING Make Yourself Indispensable to Both America and China. April 29, 2021 Economist Chipmakers craft can seem magical. They use light to stamp complex patterns on a dinner-plate-sized disc of crystal silicon, forming arrays of electric … Continue reading →

Mauritius is a small, multi-cultural island in the Indian Ocean and includes Rodrigues Island and the remote, sparsely populated Agalega and Cargados Garayos (Saint Brandon) islands. Climate. Tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid … Continue reading →

Mauritius is a small, multi-cultural island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, northeast of Reunion and southeast of the Seychelles. Mauritius also controls Rodrigues Island and the remote, sparsely populated Agalega and Cargados Garayos (Saint Brandon) islands. History. The island of Mauritius was first discovered by … Continue reading →

Seychelles are a group of 115 islands, only a few inhabited, in the Indian Ocean that lie off the coast of East Africa, northeast of Madagascar. Outer Seychelles. The Outer Seychelles are corralline and mostly uninhabited. Visitors are rare; travel is via private yacht … Continue reading →

Seychelles are a group of 115 islands, only a few inhabited, in the Indian Ocean that lie off the coast of East Africa, northeast of Madagascar. Understand The Seychelles were disputed between France and Great Britain during the age of colonialism, with Britain … Continue reading →

Comoros June 16-17, 2023 Comoros are an island nation off the coast of East Africa, in the Indian Ocean between northern Mozambique and northern Madagascar. Comoros has endured 20 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975. … Continue reading →