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Precautionary Principle: The Wingspread Statement
On January 15, 1998 the precautionary principle was defined at a weekend meeting at Wingspread, headquarters of the Johnson Foundation in Racine, Wisconsin. Subsequently known as the Wingspread Statement, the precautionary principle was defined as follows: “When an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically.”
The roots of the precautionary principle can be traced to statements by Aldo Leopold (1949) and Sir Austin Bradford Hill (1965), and it is also addressed in Principle 15 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development of 1992: "In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by States according to their capabilities. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation."
The precautionary principle is increasingly recognized as a foundation for decision making to protect human heath and the environment. Below are its five key elements:
1. Taking anticipatory action to prevent harm in the face of scientific uncertainty.
2. Exploring alternatives, including the alternative of "no action."
3. Considering the full cost of environmental and health impacts over time.
4. Increasing public participation in decision making.
5. Shifting the responsibility for providing evidence to the proponents of an activity.
healthandenvironment.org/environmental-…
On January 15, 1998 the precautionary principle was defined at a weekend meeting at Wingspread, headquarters of the Johnson Foundation in Racine, Wisconsin. Subsequently known as the Wingspread Statement, the precautionary principle was defined as follows: “When an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically.”
The roots of the precautionary principle can be traced to statements by Aldo Leopold (1949) and Sir Austin Bradford Hill (1965), and it is also addressed in Principle 15 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development of 1992: "In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by States according to their capabilities. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation."
The precautionary principle is increasingly recognized as a foundation for decision making to protect human heath and the environment. Below are its five key elements:
1. Taking anticipatory action to prevent harm in the face of scientific uncertainty.
2. Exploring alternatives, including the alternative of "no action."
3. Considering the full cost of environmental and health impacts over time.
4. Increasing public participation in decision making.
5. Shifting the responsibility for providing evidence to the proponents of an activity.
healthandenvironment.org/environmental-…
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT - A REPORT ON THE FIRST AND SECOND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW CONFERENCES
IT INCLUDES ACCOUNTS OF THE 1971 AND 1972 DRAFTING CONFERENCES HELD AT WINGSPREAD, THE CONFERENCE CENTER OF THE JOHNSON FOUNDATION IN RACINE, WISCONSIN, AND AT THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION CONFERENCE CENTER IN BALLAGIO, ITALY. THESE ACCOUNTS DEPICT A WEALTH OF IDEAS OF PARTICIPANTS FROM 18 COUNTRIES WHICH WENT INTO THE MAKING OF THE DRAFT CONVENTION AND DRAFT STATUTE. ALL PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES. THE TEXTS OF THE DRAFT CONVENTION AND DRAFT STATUTES, BASED ON THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE CONFERENCES, AND A COMMENTARY WHICH STATES THE BACKGROUND FOR THEIR CONTENTS, FOLLOW IN THIS PUBLICATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)
Sponsoring Agency: Foundation for the Establishment United States
Corporate Author: Johnson Foundation Address441 Main Street, Racine, WI 53403, United States & Foundation for the Establishment United States
WTHIsRacine?
IT INCLUDES ACCOUNTS OF THE 1971 AND 1972 DRAFTING CONFERENCES HELD AT WINGSPREAD, THE CONFERENCE CENTER OF THE JOHNSON FOUNDATION IN RACINE, WISCONSIN, AND AT THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION CONFERENCE CENTER IN BALLAGIO, ITALY. THESE ACCOUNTS DEPICT A WEALTH OF IDEAS OF PARTICIPANTS FROM 18 COUNTRIES WHICH WENT INTO THE MAKING OF THE DRAFT CONVENTION AND DRAFT STATUTE. ALL PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES. THE TEXTS OF THE DRAFT CONVENTION AND DRAFT STATUTES, BASED ON THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE CONFERENCES, AND A COMMENTARY WHICH STATES THE BACKGROUND FOR THEIR CONTENTS, FOLLOW IN THIS PUBLICATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)
Sponsoring Agency: Foundation for the Establishment United States
Corporate Author: Johnson Foundation Address441 Main Street, Racine, WI 53403, United States & Foundation for the Establishment United States
WTHIsRacine?
United States Security and Salt Two. Report of a Wingspread Conference (Racine, Wisconsin, February 9, 1979).
United States Security and SALT TWO
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files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED223…
WTHIsRacine?
United States Security and SALT TWO
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files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED223…
WTHIsRacine?
ECT / Annihilationism / Universalism
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It's actually not that hard to problematize the notion that certain, key biblical texts "translate" smoothly into one or other of the major views of final judgement.
Let's take a famous text: Matt. 25.31–46 (Sheep and Goats)
1/9
It's actually not that hard to problematize the notion that certain, key biblical texts "translate" smoothly into one or other of the major views of final judgement.
Let's take a famous text: Matt. 25.31–46 (Sheep and Goats)
2/9
We don't have to play lexical games with aionios in 25.41, 46. Certainly in most ancient Jewish and Christian sources the accent usually falls on the qualitative rather than the quantitative (i.e. eternal or timeless) nature of the "age"; but contra e.g. Hart, Ramelli, et al
We don't have to play lexical games with aionios in 25.41, 46. Certainly in most ancient Jewish and Christian sources the accent usually falls on the qualitative rather than the quantitative (i.e. eternal or timeless) nature of the "age"; but contra e.g. Hart, Ramelli, et al
3/9
Matthew does not mean to imply that a temporary period of purgation will necessarily be followed by universal salvation.
However, the parable is still not so straightforward.
The sheep and goats do not represent a division between "Christ-following" and "non-Christ-
Matthew does not mean to imply that a temporary period of purgation will necessarily be followed by universal salvation.
However, the parable is still not so straightforward.
The sheep and goats do not represent a division between "Christ-following" and "non-Christ-
¿Sabías que cuando Francisco Franco falleció, Fidel Castro decretó tres días de luto oficial en Cuba? El 20 de noviembre de 1975, las banderas ondearon a media asta en la isla comunista en honor a un dictador fascista que había cazado rojos durante 40 años. ¿Por qué? Tira del hilo 🧵👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
Para entenderlo, hay que mirar más allá de la política, hay que mirar la sangre. Ambos eran gallegos, uno de nacimiento y otro de origen. El padre de Fidel, Ángel Castro, era un emigrante de Láncara (Lugo) que había luchado por España en la Guerra de Cuba antes de quedarse allí.
Fidel siempre tuvo una fascinación por la figura de Franco, pero no por sus ideas, sino por su autoridad y, sobre todo, por su negativa a arrodillarse ante Estados Unidos. Había un respeto tácito entre "caudillos" que trascendía el marxismo y el falangismo.
.@ICEgov was swarmed by a thirsty mob of Somalis on the same day @IlhanMN vowed publicly to “make them [ICE] pay” while standing on the back of a pickup truck with her goon squad looking like a bunch of terrorists.
Speechless.
So here’s Rasmi Pay LLC. A place they probably use to transfer our stolen money overseas.
It’s described on their site as “part of the rapidly growing” through their partnership with an overseas correspondent.
It’s described on their site as “part of the rapidly growing” through their partnership with an overseas correspondent.
Thread with excerpts from the 1976 essay "On Meritocracy and Equality." I want to clear up some misconceptions around the idea of "meritocracy." The word was initially coined as a *pejorative* in 1958 to describe presently-existing Anglo-American society.
What characterized WWII and postwar Anglo-American society that made the word "meritocracy" appropriate? That talent (as measured by heavily genetic IQ) and technical skill, rather than hereditary privilege or some other mechanism, led to status and wealth.
But by 1976, this had already been successfully attacked and overthrown by the New Left/Civil Rights state, which replaced talent with hereditary privilege (race, sex) as the ideal arbiter of status.
En el hilo turras de hoy, vamos a analizar bajo una óptica CPS todo lo ocurrido con Xabi Alonso en el Madrid. Vamos al tema.
Lo bueno de hacerlo hoy, a casi una semana vista del asunto, es que todas las trivialidades ya han sido dichas. Periodistas deportivos y domingueros ya han soltado todas las que tenían reservadas.
Naturalmente, como no podía ser de otra manera, varios hilos turras del pasado han hablado de conceptos colaterales al asunto, incluso en el mundo del fútbol. Como el de Messi y las transiciones fallidas, por ejemplo:
I collected the exact NotebookLM prompts that went viral across Reddit, X, and research communities.
They turn NotebookLM from a demo tool into a nuclear missile that finishes hours of work in seconds.
10 copy paste prompts.
No fluff. No theory.
Check them out 👇
They turn NotebookLM from a demo tool into a nuclear missile that finishes hours of work in seconds.
10 copy paste prompts.
No fluff. No theory.
Check them out 👇
1/ ULTIMATE PROMPT FOR LECTURES:
"Review all uploaded materials and generate 5 essential questions that capture the core meaning.
Focus on:
- Core topics and definitions
- Key concepts emphasized
- Relationships between concepts
- Practical applications mentioned"
"Review all uploaded materials and generate 5 essential questions that capture the core meaning.
Focus on:
- Core topics and definitions
- Key concepts emphasized
- Relationships between concepts
- Practical applications mentioned"
2/ THE "5 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS" PROMPT
Reddit called this a "game changer." It forces NotebookLM to extract pedagogically-sound structure instead of shallow summaries:
"Analyze all inputs and generate 5 essential questions that, when answered, capture the main points and core meaning of all inputs."
Reddit called this a "game changer." It forces NotebookLM to extract pedagogically-sound structure instead of shallow summaries:
"Analyze all inputs and generate 5 essential questions that, when answered, capture the main points and core meaning of all inputs."
Lo que está pasando con Darian Mensah y Duke es el ejemplo perfecto de que el College Football necesita una regulación urgente. No hay otra forma de decirlo.
Os cuento la historia, porque es increíble:
Mensah, tras ganar la ACC con Duke, anuncia que se queda en la universidad para 2026. Con esa palabra, el equipo decide no buscar un sustituto en el Transfer Portal. Todo parecía cerrado pero, a escasas horas del límite, Mensah rompe su compromiso y entra en el portal.
¿El motivo? Miami. Los Hurricanes se habían quedado sin opciones y han ido a la desesperada a por él. Se habla de una operación de unos 10 millones de dólares en total, pero la clave está en cómo se financia el movimiento.
Ahí es donde entra Adidas. El contrato, las campañas y los acuerdos publicitarios que el jugador va a firmar con la marca son los que permiten cubrir el "buyout" millonario de Duke (unos 4-5M), que tiene sus derechos exclusivos de NIL, y cerrar un salario para el jugador que rondaría los 5 o 6 millones de dólares.
Que un jugador busque su mejor futuro es lógico, pero dejar vendida a tu universidad en el último segundo porque ha aparecido una oferta económica superior es cargarse este deporte. Es el salvaje oeste; sin un marco legal real, esto ya no es competición, es una subasta constante.
Os cuento la historia, porque es increíble:
Mensah, tras ganar la ACC con Duke, anuncia que se queda en la universidad para 2026. Con esa palabra, el equipo decide no buscar un sustituto en el Transfer Portal. Todo parecía cerrado pero, a escasas horas del límite, Mensah rompe su compromiso y entra en el portal.
¿El motivo? Miami. Los Hurricanes se habían quedado sin opciones y han ido a la desesperada a por él. Se habla de una operación de unos 10 millones de dólares en total, pero la clave está en cómo se financia el movimiento.
Ahí es donde entra Adidas. El contrato, las campañas y los acuerdos publicitarios que el jugador va a firmar con la marca son los que permiten cubrir el "buyout" millonario de Duke (unos 4-5M), que tiene sus derechos exclusivos de NIL, y cerrar un salario para el jugador que rondaría los 5 o 6 millones de dólares.
Que un jugador busque su mejor futuro es lógico, pero dejar vendida a tu universidad en el último segundo porque ha aparecido una oferta económica superior es cargarse este deporte. Es el salvaje oeste; sin un marco legal real, esto ya no es competición, es una subasta constante.
Pero el problema de fondo es mucho más grave. Estamos ante un laberinto legal que demuestra que el sistema actual es una absoluta chapuza. Negarse a reconocer a los jugadores como semiprofesionales es cerrar los ojos a la realidad: ya cobran de las universidades y el modelo amateur ha colapsado.
Y quiero dejar algo muy claro: proteger al jugador no significa estar en contra de que ganen dinero. Al contrario. El problema es que, sin un marco legal, se están aprovechando de ellos. Mensah va a salir beneficiado, pero también se dan casos contrarios. Existe la otra cara de la moneda: jugadores a los que se les prometen cifras que luego nunca ven. Firman contratos que no valen nada y, cuando no se cumple lo apalabrado, se quedan totalmente desamparados.
Esa falta de regulación es la que permite una hipocresía total. Y ojo, que aquí nadie es una hermanita de la caridad: Duke denuncia hoy lo que ellos mismos han hecho con otros. El "tampering" es ya la norma y ver a miles de atletas entrar al portal con el tag de "no contact" es un chiste; si entras así, es porque el trato ya estaba cerrado por detrás.
Si un jugador genera millones, me parece perfecto que los gane. El problema no es el cuánto, sino el cómo: operaciones en un limbo legal y contratos que son papel mojado. Lo hemos visto ahora con Duke: tenían al jugador "renovado", pero ese contrato no sirve de nada ante un "atraco" de última hora porque no hay un marco legal que lo proteja.
Como espectadores, hemos llegado a un punto absurdo: no podemos estar tranquilos hasta que se cierra el Portal. Da igual la palabra dada o lo firmado; nada es 100% seguro. O "profesionalizan el modelo" con contratos vinculantes y regulación externa que evite estos abusos, o el dinero sin control terminará por cargarse lo que hace maravilloso a este deporte.
Y quiero dejar algo muy claro: proteger al jugador no significa estar en contra de que ganen dinero. Al contrario. El problema es que, sin un marco legal, se están aprovechando de ellos. Mensah va a salir beneficiado, pero también se dan casos contrarios. Existe la otra cara de la moneda: jugadores a los que se les prometen cifras que luego nunca ven. Firman contratos que no valen nada y, cuando no se cumple lo apalabrado, se quedan totalmente desamparados.
Esa falta de regulación es la que permite una hipocresía total. Y ojo, que aquí nadie es una hermanita de la caridad: Duke denuncia hoy lo que ellos mismos han hecho con otros. El "tampering" es ya la norma y ver a miles de atletas entrar al portal con el tag de "no contact" es un chiste; si entras así, es porque el trato ya estaba cerrado por detrás.
Si un jugador genera millones, me parece perfecto que los gane. El problema no es el cuánto, sino el cómo: operaciones en un limbo legal y contratos que son papel mojado. Lo hemos visto ahora con Duke: tenían al jugador "renovado", pero ese contrato no sirve de nada ante un "atraco" de última hora porque no hay un marco legal que lo proteja.
Como espectadores, hemos llegado a un punto absurdo: no podemos estar tranquilos hasta que se cierra el Portal. Da igual la palabra dada o lo firmado; nada es 100% seguro. O "profesionalizan el modelo" con contratos vinculantes y regulación externa que evite estos abusos, o el dinero sin control terminará por cargarse lo que hace maravilloso a este deporte.
I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE DON’T USE GROK FOR STOCKS.
Most traders are looking at charts from 6 months ago.
Grok analyzes real-time sentiment on X to predict future.
Here are 20 prompts to find the next 10x stock:
Most traders are looking at charts from 6 months ago.
Grok analyzes real-time sentiment on X to predict future.
Here are 20 prompts to find the next 10x stock:
2/ Real-Time Sentiment Pulse
Prompt:
“Analyze X discussions about [$TICKER / COMPANY] from the last 24–48 hours.
Classify sentiment (bullish / neutral / bearish) and explain why sentiment is shifting.”
Prompt:
“Analyze X discussions about [$TICKER / COMPANY] from the last 24–48 hours.
Classify sentiment (bullish / neutral / bearish) and explain why sentiment is shifting.”
3/ Sudden Attention Spike Detector
Prompt:
“Find stocks that saw a sudden spike in mentions on X in the last 12 hours, excluding major news outlets. Focus on organic chatter, not headlines.”
Prompt:
“Find stocks that saw a sudden spike in mentions on X in the last 12 hours, excluding major news outlets. Focus on organic chatter, not headlines.”
I’m American.
After my PhD, I went to India.
What I experienced dismantled my Western worldview.
Here are 8 lessons that permanently rewired how I see life:
After my PhD, I went to India.
What I experienced dismantled my Western worldview.
Here are 8 lessons that permanently rewired how I see life:
1. Control is an illusion.
Arriving in India, I was shoved into a bus heading for Hardiwar and the Ganges.
My backpack was buried under a herd of goats and a pile of dead fish.
Nothing was “mine” anymore.
My Lesson:
Let go or suffer.
Arriving in India, I was shoved into a bus heading for Hardiwar and the Ganges.
My backpack was buried under a herd of goats and a pile of dead fish.
Nothing was “mine” anymore.
My Lesson:
Let go or suffer.
2. Time isn’t money.
In the West, time is something to manage, optimize, and squeeze.
In India, 24-hour train rides felt eternal.
My lesson:
When time stops being a resource, it becomes a relationship.
In the West, time is something to manage, optimize, and squeeze.
In India, 24-hour train rides felt eternal.
My lesson:
When time stops being a resource, it becomes a relationship.
We told you the Venezuela invasion was just corruption. It took one whole week to get the proof.
Trump took Venezuela's oil at gunpoint, and gave it to one of his biggest campaign donors.
1/ But when you learn the details, it's even worse. A short🧵on this corruption story.
Trump took Venezuela's oil at gunpoint, and gave it to one of his biggest campaign donors.
1/ But when you learn the details, it's even worse. A short🧵on this corruption story.
2/ John Addison donated a stunning sum to Trump's election campaign: $6 million. And then, as the Venezuelan operation unfolded, his company, Vitol, asked Trump for a license to trade Venezuelan oil - before their competitors.
Shocker: Addison got it.
wsj.com/business/energ…
Shocker: Addison got it.
wsj.com/business/energ…
3/ And then, just days later, Trump selected Vitol for the first sale of Venezuelan oil - at a discount that will likely allow Vitol to make a huge profit when it sells it to secondary buyers.
A windfall for Addison and Vitol. And fundamentally corrupt. thedailybeast.com/trump-hands-fi…
A windfall for Addison and Vitol. And fundamentally corrupt. thedailybeast.com/trump-hands-fi…
A couple of very important studies out just in the last 24 hours confirming what we've been saying for years and years now: Covid infections affect your immune system *badly*.
Here's a few things you may have missed in them.
Here's a few things you may have missed in them.
This is almost entirely post vaccination data
This is not an unprotected population.
Baseline immune measurements come from a period when vaccination coverage was already high, and the immune damage appears *after mass infection*.
This is not an unprotected population.
Baseline immune measurements come from a period when vaccination coverage was already high, and the immune damage appears *after mass infection*.
So two things there:
The effect didn't appear until after infection.
Vaccination didn't stop it.
The effect didn't appear until after infection.
Vaccination didn't stop it.