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English to French: Arthur Firstenberg Newsletter-August 2020 - Extract General field: Science Detailed field: Environment & Ecology
Source text - English “But will you wake for pity’s sake”
The out-of-control satellite industry is one of the stupidest things humankind has ever created. It treats the life-giving envelope of our atmosphere as if we don’t depend on it. It poses an immediate threat to life on Earth, in so many ways.
The 100,000 planned 5G satellites, each with a designed lifespan of 5 to 10 years, must be constantly de-orbited and replaced. This means that at least 10,000 satellites will have to be launched every year, forever into the future. If an average of 50 satellites can be launched on each rocket, that’s 200 rocket launches per year, just to maintain the satellites used for cell phones and Internet. And it means the de-orbiting of 10,000 worn out satellites per year, burning them up in the atmosphere and turning them into toxic dust and smoke. And that’s not counting the ever-increasing numbers of weather, research, tracking, monitoring, surveillance, military, and other kinds of satellites and missiles being launched in what will soon be a parade of rockets burning prodigious quantities of fossil fuels, punching holes in our atmosphere on a daily basis, and treating the source of all life as Earth’s largest garbage pit.
Martin Ross of the Aerospace Corporation and other researchers have been modeling the effects of daily rocket launches on ozone and global temperatures. Rocket exhaust, depending on the type of fuel used, may contain chlorine and/or oxides of nitrogen, hydrogen, and/or aluminum, all of which destroy ozone. SpaceX’s kerosene-fueled rockets deposit enormous amounts of black soot into the stratosphere, where it accumulates, absorbing solar radiation and warming the stratosphere. The warming of the stratosphere accelerates the chemical reactions that destroy ozone.
Most rockets are launched from the northern hemisphere. And the winter and spring of 2020 saw the largest and longest-lasting Arctic ozone hole in history. Ozone-watchers did not know what caused it, but they were not communicating with the scientists who are studying rocket exhaust. Our world is full of specialists, deaf and blind to other specialties, collectively asleep and marching toward oblivion.
Atmospheric physicists do not study astronomy. Astronomers do not study electricity. Electricians do not study biology. Medical doctors do not study acupuncture. Doctors of oriental medicine do not study atmospheric physics. But the universe is not fragmented, it is a whole, and our culture has forgotten what that is, to its peril and to the peril of everything alive.
The ionosphere is a source of high voltage that controls the electric circuitry of the biosphere and everything in it, including the fine-tuned circuitry of every human, every animal, every tree, and every fish. If we do not immediately stop the destruction of our fragile blanket of electrified air, upon which we depend for growth, healing, and life itself, climate change and ozone destruction may not matter. Beta testing begins in September.
Translation - French “Mais de grâce, réveillez-vous !”
L’industrie des satellites, hors de contrôle, est l’une des choses les plus stupides que l’humanité ait jamais créées. Elle traite l’enveloppe vitale de notre atmosphère comme si nous n’en dépendions pas. Elle menace de manière immédiate la vie sur Terre, de bien des façons.
Les 100 000 satellites 5G prévus ont chacun une durée de vie de 5 à 10 ans et devront constamment être désorbités et remplacés. Cela signifie qu’au moins 10 000 satellites devront être lancés chaque année, éternellement. Si 50 satellites en moyenne peuvent être lancés avec chaque fusée, il faudra 200 lancements de fusée par année, uniquement pour entretenir les satellites utilisés pour les téléphones portables et internet. Et cela revient à désorbiter 10 000 satellites usés par an, les faire brûler dans l’atmosphère et les transformer en poussières et en fumées toxiques. Et c’est sans compter le nombre toujours croissant de satellites utilisés à des fins de surveillance météorologique, de recherche, de repérage, de surveillance, à des fins militaires et le lancement d’autres types de satellites et de missiles qui formeront bientôt tout un défilé de fusées tout en brûlant des quantités prodigieuses de carburant fossile, en faisant chaque jour des trous dans notre atmosphère, et en traitant la source de toute vie comme la plus grande fosse à ordures de la Terre.
Martin Ross de l’Aerospace Corporation et d’autres chercheurs ont modélisé les effets des lancements de fusées quotidiens sur l’ozone et les températures planétaires. Les échappements de fusées, selon le type de combustible utilisé, peuvent contenir du chlore et/ou des oxydes d’azote, de l’hydrogène, et/ou de l’aluminium, tous détruisant l’ozone. Les fusées de SpaceX, propulsées au kérosène, déposent des quantités énormes de suie noire dans la stratosphère, où elle s’accumulent, absorbant les rayonnements solaires et réchauffant la stratosphère. Le réchauffement de la stratosphère accélère les réactions chimiques qui détruisent l’ozone.
La plupart des fusées sont lancées depuis l’hémisphère Nord. Et l’hiver et le printemps 2020 ont vu le plus grand et durable trou d’ozone dans l’Arctique de l’histoire. Les observateurs de la couche d’ozone n’ont pas su ce qui l’avait causé, mais ils ne communiquaient pas avec les scientifiques qui étudient les échappements de fusées. Notre monde est plein de spécialistes, sourds et aveugles aux autres spécialités, dans un sommeil collectif et marchant vers le néant.
Les physiciens de l’atmosphère n’étudient pas l’astronomie. Les astronomes n’étudient pas l’électricité. Les électriciens n’étudient pas la biologie. Les médecins n’étudient pas l’acupuncture. Les docteurs en médecine orientale n’étudient pas la physique de l’atmosphère. Mais l’univers n’est pas fragmenté, c’est un tout, et notre culture a oublié ce que c’est, se mettant elle-même en péril, ainsi que tout ce qui est vivant.
L’ionosphère est une source de haute tension qui contrôle le circuit électrique de la biosphère et de tout ce qui la compose, y compris les circuits finement accordés de chaque être humain, chaque animal, chaque arbre, et chaque poisson. Si nous ne mettons pas immédiatement un terme à la destruction de notre fragile couverture d’air électrifié, dont nous dépendons pour croître, guérir et même vivre, le changement climatique et la destruction de la couche d’ozone ne seront plus un problème. Les tests bêta commencent en septembre.
English to French: Review of science : "Masks don't work" (Pr. Denis Rancourt) - Extract General field: Science Detailed field: Medical (general)
Source text - English Summary / Abstract
Masks and respirators do not work.
There have been extensive randomized controlled trial (RCT) studies, and meta-analysis reviews of RCT studies, which all show that masks and respirators do not work to prevent respiratory influenza-like illnesses, or respiratory illnesses believed to be transmitted by droplets and aerosol particles.
Furthermore, the relevant known physics and biology, which I review, are such that masks and respirators should not work. It would be a paradox if masks and respirators worked, given what we know about viral respiratory diseases: The main transmission path is long-residence-time aerosol particles (< 2.5 μm), which are too fine to be blocked, and the minimum-infective-dose
is smaller than one aerosol particle.
The present paper about masks illustrates the degree to which governments, the mainstream media, and institutional propagandists can decide to operate in a science vacuum, or select only incomplete science that serves their interests. Such recklessness is also certainly the case with the current global lockdown of over 1 billion people, an unprecedented experiment in medical and political history.
Review of the Medical Literature
Here are key anchor points to the extensive scientific literature that establishes that wearingsurgical masks and respirators (e.g., “N95”) does not reduce the risk of contracting a verified illness:
Jacobs, J. L. et al. (2009) “Use of surgical face masks to reduce the incidence of thecommon cold among health care workers in Japan: A randomized controlled trial”,
American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 37, Issue 5, 417 - 419.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19216002
N95-masked health-care workers (HCW) were significantly more likely to
experience headaches. Face mask use in HCW was not demonstrated to provide benefit in terms of cold symptoms or getting colds.
Cowling, B. et al. (2010) “Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus: A systematic review”, Epidemiology and Infection, 138(4), 449-456.
doi:10.1017/S0950268809991658
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/article/face-
masks-to-prevent-transmission-of-influenza-virus-a-systematic-
review/64D368496EBDE0AFCC6639CCC9D8BC05
None of the studies reviewed showed a benefit from wearing a mask, in either
HCW or community members in households (H). See summary Tables 1 and 2
therein.
bin-Reza et al. (2012) “The use of masks and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza: a systematic review of the scientific evidence”, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 6(4), 257–267.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00307.x
“There were 17 eligible studies. ... None of the studies established a conclusive
relationship between mask ⁄ respirator use and protection against influenza
infection.”
Smith, J.D. et al. (2016) “Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks in protecting health care workers from acute respiratory infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis”, CMAJ Mar 2016, cmaj.150835; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.150835
https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/8/567
“We identified 6 clinical studies ... In the meta-analysis of the clinical studies,
we found no significant difference between N95 respirators and surgical
masks in associated risk of (a) laboratory-confirmed respiratory infection, (b)
influenza-like illness, or (c) reported work-place absenteeism.”
Translation - French Résumé / abstract
Les masques et les respirateurs ne marchent pas.
On a fait de vastes essais randomisés contrôlés (ERC), ainsi que des méta-analyses d’études ERC, qui montrent tous que les masques et les respirateurs ne fonctionnent pas pour prévenir les maladies de type grippal, ou les maladies respiratoires dont on pense qu’elles sont transmises par des gouttelettes et des particules d’aérosol.
De plus, les données pertinentes connues en physique et en biologie, que j’examine, sont telles que les masques et les respirateurs ne peuvent pas fonctionner. Ce serait un paradoxe si les masques et les respirateurs fonctionnaient, étant donné ce que nous savons au sujet des maladies respiratoires virales : la principale voie de transmission est par les particules d’aérosol à long temps de séjour (
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Born and raised in France, having spent two years at a
bilingual high-school, I graduated my baccalauréat in Literature.
After one year at the prestigious Preparatory Classes for the
Grandes Ecoles, where I learned a lot about foreign literature and the art of translating, I went on to college
for one more year of studying languages, focusing more on politics and journalism topics.
I have attended great classes and learned English, German and
translation intensively throughout my studies. But it wasn't until the summer of 2020 that I realized I could
actually do something with my skills for language. After ten years of working as an
employee in an organic food supermarket, I began translating important scientific newsletters and medical
studies for the French audience about the ongoing health crisis.
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