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   N Hem:   
   year, mo,    data-type, region, extent,   area   
   2018,  1,      Goddard,      N,  13.08,  11.70   
   2017,  1,      Goddard,      N,  13.19,  11.37   
   2011,  1,      Goddard,      N,  13.46,  11.83   
   2016,  1,      Goddard,      N,  13.46,  11.80   
   2006,  1,      Goddard,      N,  13.47,  11.65   
   2019,  1,      Goddard,      N,  13.57,  12.14   
   2015,  1,      Goddard,      N,  13.60,  12.17   
   2014,  1,      Goddard,      N,  13.65,  12.10   
   2020,  1,      NRTSI-G,      N,  13.65,  12.11  <-- =8   
   2005,  1,      Goddard,      N,  13.66,  11.92   
      
   S Hem:   
   year, mo,    data-type, region, extent,   area   
   2017,  1,      Goddard,      S,   3.78,   2.56   
   2019,  1,      Goddard,      S,   3.87,   2.66   
   2006,  1,      Goddard,      S,   4.16,   2.81   
   1997,  1,      Goddard,      S,   4.20,   2.77   
   2018,  1,      Goddard,      S,   4.21,   2.69   
   1981,  1,      Goddard,      S,   4.41,   2.84   
   1993,  1,      Goddard,      S,   4.41,   2.55   
   1985,  1,      Goddard,      S,   4.46,   2.87   
   1998,  1,      Goddard,      S,   4.46,   3.04   
   2011,  1,      Goddard,      S,   4.51,   3.05   
   2020,  1,      NRTSI-G,      S,   4.51,   3.01  <-- =10   
      
   Global:   
   year,   mo,     data-type,  region, extent, area   
   2017,   1,      Goddard,    N+S     16.97   13.93   
   2018,   1,      Goddard,    N+S     17.29   14.39   
   2019,   1,      Goddard,    N+S     17.44   14.8   
   2006,   1,      Goddard,    N+S     17.63   14.46   
   2011,   1,      Goddard,    N+S     17.97   14.88   
   2016,   1,      Goddard,    N+S     18.15   14.83   
   2020,   1,      NRTSI-G,    N+S     18.16   15.12   <-- new #7   
   2007,   1,      Goddard,    N+S     18.37   14.86   
   2005,   1,      Goddard,    N+S     18.41   15.1   
   1997,   1,      Goddard,    N+S     18.62   15.16   
      
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   Hotel guard who triggered WA lockdown has the mutant UK strain, authorities   
   confirm   
   ABC News, 01 Feb 2021 04:51Z   
   A hotel quarantine security guard whose movements are being tracked after he   
   contracted COVID-19 has the highly contagious UK variant of the virus,   
   authorities reveal.   
      
   Shipping container shortage puts the squeeze on Australian exporters amid   
   supply chain crunch   
   ABC Rural, 01 Feb 2021 05:49Z   
   Fresh food exporters are struggling to get their produce to market as a   
   shortage of food-grade shipping containers and lengthy delays at   
   international ports take a toll.   
      
   At least one house on fire as Perth Hills bushfire reaches emergency level   
   ABC News, 01 Feb 2021 05:49Z   
   Fire crews battle an out of control bushfire in the Perth Hills suburb of   
   Wooroloo which is unpredictable, as helicopter vision shows at least one   
   house apparently ablaze and residents in Chidlow and Wundowie also at risk.   
   [Last reports say 3 homes lost. Conditions worsening overnight].   
      
   Chinese businesswoman Sally Zou tops list of SA political donors   
   ABC News, 01 Feb 2021 05:48Z   
   Newly published records reveal Chinese businesswoman Sally Zou was the   
   single highest donor to the SA Liberal Party during the 2019-20 financial   
   year.   
      
   [Redux!]   
   'Going backwards': Australia's Burmese community fears return of military   
   rule after Aung San Suu Kyi's arrest   
   ABC News, 01 Feb 2021 06:47Z   
   Members of Australia's Burmese community are in a state of shock and   
   disbelief after the military detained Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu   
   Kyi.   
      
   How did WA's hotel quarantine system fail? Police and the Government hunt   
   for answers   
   ABC News, 01 Feb 2021 07:46Z   
   An investigation is underway to find the weak link in WA's hotel quarantine   
   system after a security guard tested positive to COVID-19, plunging most of   
   the State's population into a 5 day lockdown.   
      
   MDBA says a 'sand slug' caused by early gold miners is impacting crucial   
   stretch of river   
   ABC Riverina, 01 Feb 2021 08:05Z   
   The Murray Darling Basin Authority says the accumulation of sediment in the   
   Barmah Choke is the result of historic mining practices rather than poor   
   management, but a local leader says the agency is "clutching at straws".   
      
   [Of Course They Are!]   
   Hollywood already eyeing movie about r/WallStreetBets, GameStop   
   New York Post, 01 Feb 2021 05:26Z   
   Hollywood already has its sights set on last week's GameStop trading frenzy.   
      
   Trump stocks new PAC with tens of mns as he bids to retain control of GOP   
   POLITICO, 01 Feb 2021 02:07Z   
   Former President Donald Trump amassed $31.2 mn in his new political   
   operation by the end of 2020, giving him a powerful tool to keep the   
   Republican Party ...   
      
   Victorian Government bans high-risk cladding for new multi-storey buildings   
   in 'world first'   
   ABC News, 31 Jan 2021 19:51Z   
   Penalties of up to $80,000 for individuals and $400,000 for building   
   companies will be slapped on those that breach the combustible cladding ban.   
      
   Gottlieb says vaccination "should be a backstop" to protect against virus   
   variant   
   CBS News, 31 Jan 2021 16:44Z   
   Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former FDA commissioner, says inoculations may stem   
   the spread of a new coronavirus variant in the coming months.   
      
   [The bad news keeps on commin!]   
   An electric race car has lapped Daytona for the first time   
   Ars Technica, 31 Jan 2021 16:42Z   
   The annual 24-hour race at Daytona International Speedway in Florida got   
   underway on Sat afternoon. And this year's race has been a pretty good   
   one so ...   
      
   [It's a generational thang!]   
   GameStop mayhem hits close to home for co-founder's son, who's active on   
   WallStreetBets   
   CNBC, 31 Jan 2021 13:41Z   
   Ben Kusin, whose dad co-founded the predecessor to GameStop in the 1980s, is   
   an avid follower of the WallStreetBets forum on Reddit.   
      
   Thousands join in Jerusalem funeral, flout pandemic rules   
   New York Post, 31 Jan 2021 20:38Z   
   Jerusalem. Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis on Sun thronged the   
   funeral of a prominent rabbi in Jerusalem, flouting the country's ban on   
   large ...   
   [New cases in Israel last 14d:   
   Jday	#new cases   
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   [Tracking Error!]   
   On the Trail: GOP divided over growing anti-democratic drift in party   
   The Hill, 31 Jan 2021 20:37Z   
   President Trump's unprecedented efforts to undermine the clear and   
   conclusive results of the presidential election have provoked a startling   
   reaction in his ...   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)