L.A. County outlines wrenching moves to ration health care if COVID-19 hospital crisis worsens – Los Angeles Times (Where-what is the response of Federal government-National Guard?)

The chief medical officer of L.A. County’s flagship public hospital warned that although the county has not yet suffered catastrophic consequences, it “is now moving towards becoming the epicenter of the pandemic … and if we don’t stop the spread, our hospitals will be overwhelmed.”

“If you have a heart attack, if you get into a car accident, if you fall off a ladder, or have a stroke, we may not have a bed for you,” said Dr. Brad Spellberg, chief medical officer of L.A. County-USC Medical Center.

He added: “I’m not going to sugarcoat this: We are getting crushed.”

Source: L.A. County outlines wrenching moves to ration health care if COVID-19 hospital crisis worsens – Los Angeles Times

Newly unearthed body cam footage shows Boston police during protests | Boston.com

Newly unearthed body camera footage captured by Boston police during the demonstrations protesting racial injustice and police brutality in May shows officers using force against nonviolent protesters, pepper-spraying crowds, and, in one instance, speaking about hitting protesters with a car.

Some moments caught on the body cameras show officers knocking nonviolent demonstrators over with batons.

“Move!,” says one officer as he hits a woman, who had her hands up, to the ground and then steps over her on Boston Common around 2:44 a.m. on June 1.

In another clip, a person starts a moped scooter and appears to head in the same direction as retreating crowds before an officer shoves the driver off the vehicle.

As The Appeal notes, some demonstrators were targeted for using violence, such as when one kicked a tear gas canister back toward authorities near the Common.

“Let’s get this f***er. Let’s get him,” one officer says as a bicycle patrol moves toward the suspect. “Lock him up.”

Source: Newly unearthed body cam footage shows Boston police during protests | Boston.com

Costa Rica coronavirus updates for Friday, December 18 –

Costa Rica registered 1,167 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, December 16, 1,125 cases on Thursday, December 17, and 1,084 on Friday, December 18, reaching a total of 157,472 confirmed cases. 625 people are hospitalized, 254 of them in intensive care with an age range of zero to 92 years.

Source: Costa Rica coronavirus updates for Friday, December 18 –

Why is the COVID-19 pandemic hitting San Antonio’s south and west sides hardest?

“Before the pandemic, whenever we would do maps showing prevalence of chronic disease – so like obesity, diabetes, smoking, etc, – the same parts of town would also show up as having some of the worst health statistics,” Bridger said. “And so, what I think we are seeing here is this unfortunate collision between the COVID pandemic and this decades-long chronic health crisis in those parts of the city.”

There’s a higher proportion of uninsured people in these areas, too, Bridger said.

“So when you don’t have health insurance, you’re going to put off going to the hospital as long as you possibly can because you’re not sure how you’re going to be able to pay for that bill,” Bridger said.

As for the overall prevalence of the disease, Argumedo thinks it relates to how the community is set up.

Houses tend to be smaller, tighter spaces. And then you have multigenerational families living in those small homes,” he said.

“You’ll have a younger adult who may have to go to work. They may spread it – obtain it through there, come home. Grandma gets infected, and then the rest of the household gets infected.” 

Source: Why is the COVID-19 pandemic hitting San Antonio’s south and west sides hardest?

Florida Gov. DeSantis said there’s a problem with vaccine shipments. Pfizer disagrees. (Governor prefers lying to finding facts)

“Pfizer is not having any production issues with our COVID-19 vaccine, and no shipments containing the vaccine are on hold or delayed,” the statement read. “This week, we successfully shipped all 2.9 million doses that we were asked to ship by the U.S. Government to the locations specified by them. We have millions more doses sitting in our warehouse but, as of now, we have not received any shipment instructions for additional doses.”

The contradiction raises questions about the coordination between the private sector and state and federal officials as the United States embarks on an unprecedented campaign of vaccination.

Source: Florida Gov. DeSantis said there’s a problem with vaccine shipments. Pfizer disagrees.

The Power of Positive People

Saania's diary - reflections, learnings, sparkles

Our happiness is not just a personal experience, it is often passed on to the people around us. It’s almost like when a pebble falls into the water causing ripples around it. In a similar way, our words, our actions, and our behaviours affect the ones around us, who in turn affect the ones who come into contact with them, and so on.

I can think about how my own mood is influenced by the lady at the Starbucks drive through who smiles, is happy, and is kind versus the one who is bitter, miserable, or rude. In both situations, a complete stranger’s attitude has the power to impact my own! And I now may pass it on to my friends, my parents, and the people around me.

While our emotions shouldn’t be at mercy of other people, our mind is something we do and can have control over…

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The Tv Interview|مصاحبه تلویزیونی

A Voice from Iran

“81st story”

First Published: March.07.2019

A very rich and famous person was invited to an important TV interview. The host asked many questions about how he started and how he got to where he was right now.

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The last question was: “What would you say made you feel the most fortunate and blessed over the years?”

The guest replied: “I passed four stages in my life to finally find true prosperity:

At first, I thought wealth would make me happy but that wasn’t the only solution.

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Next, I started to collect valuables but that gave me temporary happiness.

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Third, I started to take on huge projects, buying properties, yet I still didn’t feel happy deep inside.

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One day, when I was telling one of my friends about my feelings he suggested for me to buy hundreds of new wheelchairs for the “Disabled Children Charity” that he was a part of…

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What Is a Die-Elect?

Foundation Operation X for Languages, Cultures and Perspectives

Written by Dyami Millarson

A dialect is, in a certain sense, a language that is elected to die. In other words, languages branded as dialects have been singled out for disappearance from the face of the earth. Many who call such languages dialects, which are often useless in their eyes anyway and merely outdated relics from the past, ascribe to the idea that the death of dialects is inevitable, and it is even a sign of progress.

People see dialects as obstacles that must either be eradicated actively or passively be allowed to die off. A negative connotation is inherently linked with the modern concept of dialect, and this cannot be removed from it. In fact, dialect is, I would argue, inherently linguicidal. People insisting that they use this term in a neutral sense are perpetuating this negative connotation.

A dialect is often defined within a geographic framework as a…

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How to Understand the Russia Hack Fallout – Lily Hay Newman 12.19.2020 07:00 AM — Just Sayin’ (good read and explanation of the hack of the decade on Trump’s watch)

Not all SolarWinds victims are created equal. As reports continue to come out about the SolarWinds hack, it’s important to understand the distinctions between victims.Photograph: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/Getty Images This week news broke that United States government agencies and corporations alike—as well as international targets—were  victims of a massive nation-state espionage campaign. But as the revelations continue to pile […]

How to Understand the Russia Hack Fallout – Lily Hay Newman 12.19.2020 07:00 AM — Just Sayin’

Healing herbal teas – ForHealthForHealth

It seems that our ancestors experimentally brewed everything as soon as they realized that this could be done. And in addition to herbs, flowers, leaves of various shrubs, roots and fruits also went into business – mostly berries, but not rarely fruits. And in all parts of the plants, something is contained. Of fruits and berries, apples, currants, cranberries, lingonberries, rose hips, blueberries, plums and mountain ash are most often added to herbs. And from the roots, these are usually the roots of dandelion, burdock and ginseng. Source: Healing herbal teas – ForHealthForHealth