The Daily Populous

Thursday August 31st, 2017 day edition

image for Joel Osteen Says He Didn't Open His Church for Shelter From Harvey Because Nobody Asked Him To

This is what our church is all about,” Osteen insisted on the Today show.

“I think if people were here, they would realize there were safety issues.

“But the main thing is the city didn’t ask us to become a shelter then.”.

By the time Osteen announced that Lakewood would soon open its doors, at least four Houston-area mosques had already transformed themselves into 24-hour relief shelters.

Mic’s Anna Swartz later tweeted that the decision to turn the mosques into shelters was done entirely without city request.

We are appalled that your organization is trying to give Lakewood Church a bad reputation.

“I mean, think of the story if we housed a whole bunch of evacuees and the building flooded,” Osteen said. »

Trapped Mexican bakers make pan dulce for hundreds of Harvey victims over two days

Authored by independent.co.uk
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Four bakers who became trapped in their bakery for two days in the wake of Hurricane Harvey made hundreds of loaves of bread to give to flood victims.

Three of the four bakers who were trapped inside the El Bolillo Bakery for two days because of the floods in Houston and made hundreds of loaves for flood victims.

The Mexican bakery, which specialises in Mexican cakes and patisseries, had remained dry and had not been cut off from electricity so the bakers were able to work throughout the night and the following day. »

A Stolen Human Skeleton Found in 2012 Might Be Americas' Oldest

Authored by inverse.com
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Stinnesbeck and his team drew this conclusion from that prehistoric pelvis, discovered near the Chan Hol cave near Tulum, Mexico.

This cave is part of a vast system of underwater carbonate bedrock caves that are alternately filled with salt and fresh water, and human remains have been found there before.

“Our dates support this new interpretation,” says Stinnesbeck, “which was a no-go until a few years ago.”. »

China eclipses Europe as 2020 solar power target is smashed

Authored by euractiv.com

China has reached its 2020 solar power target three years ahead of schedule, after installed capacity topped well over its 105GW target.

New figures published by solar industry firm Asia Europe Clean Energy (Solar) Advisory (AECEA) last week revealed that China has exceeded its 2020 target of 105GW of installed solar capacity, after new builds in June and July pushed it up beyond 112GW.

Although China hit its 2020 target, only 1% of its energy demand is satisfied by solar power. »

Suspicion over Dotcom net glitch

Authored by nzherald.co.nz
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Kim Dotcom's internet connection was being diverted inside New Zealand weeks before the Government Communications Security Bureau says it started spying on him.

The revelation has raised suspicion that Mr Dotcom was victim to earlier spying than the GCSB has admitted.

The focus of the early investigation is the dedicated internet connection from Mr Dotcom's mansion in Coatesville to the Sky Tower in Auckland. »