Tiempo ha

My mother and daughter many years ago.

In Tianjin

 It's incredible, but I was once invited to lecture at the Nankai University, in Tianjin. The statue of Tzu Enlai is looking at us. 

Overpumping aquifers in Turkiye, Syria and Lebanon

 

The NASA picture above shows the overpumping in the Eastern Mediterranean (except in Israel). Irrigated agriculture is becoming impossible, and yields are falling. It is said that ISIS was born in the impoverished northeast of Syria during a multiyear drought. The Turkish heartland is done, baked, and destined for rural stress and rebellion. Another country that has overdrawn its water resources is Yemen. The current situation is unsustainable.

We could grow jatt here and export it to Yemen because they have used up the little groundwater they had. 

Shakespeare in Jenin

 

The UNRWA West Bank office stated that it gained knowledge of the ongoing "presence of Palestinian armed actors" in the Health Centre in Jenin.

Actors? They must be presenting Shakespeare. 

Turkistan fighters in Syria

 Erdogan is rebuilding the Turkish empire and invited Uyghur nationalists to join the enterprise. Some 20,000 fighters are in North Syria. These are serious people. China will have some trouble with them. Turkiye vs China would renew a historical situation when China was conquered by Turkish nomads.

Canaan Dog Sanctuary in Gaza

Stray dogs frequently attack humans (including soldiers) in Gaza. They see Homo sapiens as food walking on two. In Korea, by contrast, people see dogs as food. In Israel, dogs are precious pets, fed the best and most expensive imported dog food. Some sensitive dogs are even taken to dog psychologists to treat their childhood traumas. 

Diversifying the Gut Microbiome

The kibbutz rugrats are let free and are enriching their gut microbiome with dog poop. Higher microbiome diversity is considered good for the health. The richer and more diverse the community of gut microbes are, the lower your risk of disease and allergies. 

The kibbutz menu of microbiome costs about 4,000 shekels       (one thousand American dollars) per month.