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"Coldplay to pause touring until concerts are 'environmentally beneficial'

"Our next tour will be the best possible version of a tour like that environmentally," Martin said. "We would be disappointed if it's not carbon neutral.

"The hardest thing is the flying side of things. But, for example, our dream is to have a show with no single use plastic, to have it largely solar powered..."


Coldplay pause touring over environmental concerns
 
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There are upwards of ten million wooden poles, rammed into a once muddy old lagoon, making up the foundations of the ancient city of Venice.

Here you can see the foundations, true to the original Venetian architectural plan, for the new St Mark's bell tower, Venice.

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Placing the foundations for the new St Mark's bell tower, Venice, Italy, photograph by Riva, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXII, No 3, January 15, 1905.







 
I learned this morning just how many steps i’ve lost in my advanced dotage. I was going to step out the back door to see what the outside temp was all about. As i went to open the door i noticed an irregular hump protruding from the door sill as i opened the door, and the only thing that saved me from taking a bite from a largish copperhead was I realized what it was when it drew up to strike. I closed the door and watched it crawl off the porch into the azalea bushes. Except for stepping on a big cottonmouth while running around a farm pond when i was a kid, I was running wide open and the snake was stretched out crawling so i touched down and was off before it had time to do more than flop into a loose coil. Aside from that, this was the first time since then i didn’t register a venomous snake before it spotted me.
I’m getting slow these days, that’s what i learned today.
 
How do you sway people to believe what you want them to believe? Try these simple techniques....

How Propaganda Works

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  • Bandwagon Propaganda. Following the crowd.
  • Card Stacking Propaganda. Omit certain facts that don’t support your view.
  • Plain Folks Propaganda. Appear relatable.
  • Testimonial Propaganda. Wrap it in a story, Celebrity endorsement, etc.
  • Glittering Generalities Propaganda. Be vague, make lofty claims.
  • Name Calling Propaganda. Use derogatory phrases to create negative opinions.
  • Transfer Propaganda. Associate with something else, positive or negative.
 
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