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CSU faculty organized against OpenAI contract expiring June 2026 at a time when students/faculty worry about loss of critical thinking skills amid 40% unemployment of new graduates. This is the California State University System once a major national institution of education under Governor Edmund Brown Sr in the 1960's that powered the 60's middle class, now torn apart by mistakes in higher education. Imagine Teniente-Matson in an AI created form speaking in many languages not realizing that this has little to do with education, as shown here in the NYT- coming to San Jose State from Texas A&M San Antonio. Both Hispanic student dominated institutions of education that have first generation Hispanics entering college- the promise of this first generation finding opportunities in the US economy. It is already fading for new graduates with high unemployment of 40%. The AI Initiative pushed by Governor Newsom in the state has created confusion or chaos says the NYT. This is the biggest 4 year public higher educational system in the US with 22 campuses, with diversity in California about 50% Hispanic. This is what "great" looked like for America in the 1960's with Eisenhower and JFK. Today with such misplaced initiatives and lack of the same wisdom and dedication to knowledge from that in the 1950's and 60's it is a fraction of its former self. It was marketed at $16.9 million for 500,000 licenses by OpenAI as a way for these first generation Hispanic college students most working class people to move forward. But as every commencement speech and everyone from the president to business leaders can attest it is all about hard work, hard work, hard work, and focus on reading and math, on sound basic skills, with pen and paper not ipads and iphones and AI that this job will be done. AI can never teach someone to persevere, to overcome obstacles, to put in the hard work over and over again to accomplish great things or to develop the curiosity for knowledge, the sense of new discovery  for scientific knowledge and invention that has powered America and Europe for three centuries. ...

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ATT and its retreat from the media business with the formation of a new publicly traded company that combines CNN, HBO and Warner Bros. with Discovery's content. It competes with Netflix and Disney ESPN.

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Paramount bid for Warner Discovery including cable channel CNN, new offers expected Feb 2026 to exceed one by Netflix.

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A series of pictures of the parliamentary district in Berlin, Germany, from DW.com. The Jacob-Kaiser-Haus next to the Reichstag is the largest parliamentary building and faces the river Spree. It has a glass wall with the first 19 Articles of the German Constitution.

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The ship Endeavor occupies a unique place in maritime history as it was used by Captain Cook to explore the eastern coast of Australia and the coast of New Zealand in 1770. Cook's ship sailed further south of Batavia to avoid the Dutch in the Indonesian islands and claim the new territories he could find for Britain. 

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Scientists have now found a cure for the deadly XDR strain of tuberculosis. A trial was run in South Africa recently. Of the 30,000 such cases most are in China, India and Russia. About 10 million people get tuberculosis each year making it the deadliest infectious disease. About 40 daily pills are taken for 2 years for the cure, which is now FDA approved.

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How the importance of health and wellness is changing the restaurant industry in the U.S. which has long neglected this.

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VO2max is based on aerobic fitness.Small bursts of activity on a treadmill 4 minutes fast and 3 minutes slower, repeated 4 times for 4X4. It is used to measure one's fitness age. The Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway,  has fitness age calculator on its website. Up tempo exercize one that increases your breathing and heart rate improves your VO2max. The key is exerting yourself vigorously three or four times a week.

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About 12 million Chinese viewers on Weibo look at new VP pick Tim Walz hoping for better relations with the US, reports BBC. Walz was teaching English and American history at Foshan No. 1 High School as part of a Harvard University volunteer program. Walz says it is one of the best things he has ever done, and gives him a unique insight into China and the Chinese people. Tim Walz was fresh out of college when he joined the Harvard volunteer program to teach in China in 1989. One Weibo user reflected the sentiment on Weibo- Walz's "unique background gives him a real perspective on China", and he could "promote cultural exchanges between China and the United States at a time when... relations are extremely difficult". China was different back then somewhat where India was in 2014, a largely agricultural economy beginning its transformation into an industrialized nation like the US, Germany or Britain. Walz told a local newspaper inthe US when he returned-  there are "no limits" on what the Chinese could accomplish "if they had proper leadership". "They are such kind, generous, capable people," Walz said. Walz encouraged cultural contacts and educational trips after he returned. With his knowledge of China it could improve relations with Chinese people that were affected by the pandemic. The pandemic reduced educational and cultural contacts. ...

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Brazil's large oil find in the Tupi field in the deep waters of the Atlantic ocean. It will take several years to develop and could produce half a million barrels a day. Brazil has shown exceptional ability in deepwater exploration and drilling and has expertise in this area.

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The writer is Andrew Pollard, the Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, Oxford University. The Oxford vaccine also called the Astra Zeneca Vaccine ( Covishield in India) was developed through the efforts of Oxford Vaccine Group. The return of polio to Britain shows how little one can take for granted- nothing is certain, it happens only when we make it happen with our own patient efforts, our wisdom, foresight, learning from the lessons of the past, and working together.

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Did you know that 2.3 billion cycling tourism trips are taken in Europe each year according to the European Parliament? French cycling enthusiast and sports writer Claude Droussent, 65, puts together Cycling Atlas Europe, a book showing 350 one day cycling trips one can do in Europe. This follows Cycling Atlas North America also published by Rizzoli that he did with Greg Le Mond. It is intended to give people a chance to discover new places in a short few hours bike ride from where they are in a nature setting along mountainous terrain or along the coast. It is both adventure travel and discovery that is becoming popular after Covid. An app Strava provides an opportunity to talk to people who know about each ride.

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An around the clock tv network called Planet Green for Discovery Channel, an investment bet of $100 million that viewers with interest in global warming issues will support it.