Jeff Bezos’s 10-minute trip to space has inspired a myriad of reactions, from boredom to anger to a surge of “space penis” memes making fun of the shape of his rocket. I am mortally certain this was not the reaction Bezos — the richest person on Earth — was hoping for. And I hope that the world’s unimpressed reaction is followed by greater scrutiny of Bezos’s wealth, why he has it, and why we live under a system that makes it possible for anyone to hold over $200 billion while paying virtually no taxes. By all reports, Bezos has been obsessed with space for 30 years, and spent a small fortune — a pittance to him, it is to be noted — almost but not quite getting there. After his billionaire rival, Richard Branson, pulled a similar stunt 10 days ago, you’d have… Source link

Japan aims to increase its clean energy use to nearly 40% by 2030, according to a new Basic Energy Plan draft released by the Japanese government today. The country also plans to reduce its use of fossil fuels. The Japanese government updates its energy plan every couple years. It will finalize the policy in October. The latest Basic Energy Plan states that clean energy, especially solar, will make up between 36-38% of overall power generation by 2030. That’s a boost from the previous target of 22-24%. Nuclear’s target was unchanged from the previous plan at 20-22%, and new fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia have a modest 1% target. Fossil fuel use is to be reduced from 56% to 41% by 2030. For comparison, in 2019, Japan’s energy breakdown consisted of clean energy at 18%,… Source link

WESTPORT — Though some storefronts still stand empty in Westport’s downtown, many in the town’s business community said things are looking up. Randy Herbertson, president of the Westport Downtown Association, said he didn’t know exactly how many vacancies there are in the downtown area, but it’s “many fewer than a year ago.” In fact, he said, roughly 30 new businesses have either opened since February or plan to soon. The newcomers include a specialty food shop, two gelato shops, boutiques and outposts of well-known brands, such as Barnes & Noble. “It’s very diverse,” in terms of business type, Herbertson said. Though there are still storefronts to fill in downtown, he said he’s optimistic about the… Source link

WESTPORT — Though some storefronts still stand empty in Westport’s downtown, many in the town’s business community said things are looking up. Randy Herbertson, president of the Westport Downtown Association, said he didn’t know exactly how many vacancies there are in the downtown area, but it’s “many fewer than a year ago.” In fact, he said, roughly 30 new businesses have either opened since February or plan to soon. The newcomers include a specialty food shop, two gelato shops, boutiques and outposts of well-known brands, such as Barnes & Noble. “It’s very diverse,” in terms of business type, Herbertson said. Though there are still storefronts to fill in downtown, he said he’s optimistic about the… Source link

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Zaila Avant-garde, Phoebe Robinson, Bill MurrayScreenshot: Jimmy Kimmel Live If the world were truly a meritocracy, it would be people like Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Zaila Avant-garde calling the shots. Apart from becoming the first African-American to conquer the annual spelling competition, and having received at least two full rides to various esteemed colleges, the 14-year-old also happens to already hold three world records for her insane basketball handles, as the young woman demonstrated on Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. (Avant-garde also has big plans to work at NASA, play in the WNBA, and coach men’s professional hoops, along with, one can only suspect, solving global warming and finally cracking that cold fusion puzzler.) With guest host and 1 Dope Queen Phoebe… Source link

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Cold Fusion Sports Club is still ahead in the three-round Domino tournament with Banks DIH and Auditors, despite Banks DIH winning the second round recently at the Cold Fusion Sports Bar at Zeelugt, East Bank, Essequibo. Cold Fusion is in the lead with 167 games having won the first leg in March, followed by Banks DIH on 159 and Auditors on 137. In the first round, Banks managed 79 games, while Auditors made 61. In the second round, Banks won 80 games, while Auditors and Cold Fusion were tied on 76 games each, but Auditors prevailed after making more sixes. James Mars (16 games), Steve Dey (15 games) and Jose Felicien (14 games) were the top players for Banks DIH. Persaud (only name given) had 17 games for Auditors, followed by Troy Braithwaite (13 games) and Andrew Quintin (13… Source link

After a six months-long building process, a new neighbor, Cold Fusion, is now serving customers at 178 Main Street after their Thursday opening This is the second storefront for the Cold Fusion owners, who are longtime Westporters. Cold Fusion opened to local crowds with wide age ranges as they all enjoyed their frozen deserts from the sidewalk lounge chairs With both of his storefronts, Emmert pushes “all clean label ingredients and zero additives.” With a range of gelato flavors from Key Lime Pie to Emmet’s favorite, Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip. Cold Fusion will be from 11:00 am to 10:30 pm everyday, and is located on Upper Main Street next to Chase… Source link