Ordnance P-38 Lightning — Pacific Paratrooper

P-38 in the Pacific Perhaps Colonel Ben Kelsey, a P-38 test pilot, summed up the war bird’s legacy best of all. “(That) comfortable old cluck,” he said, “would fly like hell, fight like a wasp upstairs, and land like a butterfly.” The P-38 was the most successful USAAF fighter in the Pacific War. It served […]

Ordnance P-38 Lightning — Pacific Paratrooper

WHO Points To Wildlife Farms In Southern China As Likely Source Of Pandemic – MICHAELEEN DOUCLEFF March 15, 20215:41 PM ET | Just Sayin’ (BINGO!)

“They take exotic animals, like civets, porcupines, pangolins, raccoon dogs and bamboo rats, and they breed them in captivity,” says Daszak.

The agency is expected to release the team’s investigative findings in the next two weeks. In the meantime, Daszak gave NPR a highlight of what the team figured out.

“China promoted the farming of wildlife as a way to alleviate rural populations out of poverty,” Daszak says. The farms helped the government meet ambitious goals of closing the rural-urban divide, as NPR reported last year.

“It was very successful,” Daszak says. “In 2016, they had 14 million people employed in wildlife farms, and it was a $70 billion industry.”

Then on Feb. 24, 2020, right when the outbreak in Wuhan was winding down, the Chinese government made a complete about-face about the farms.

“What China did then was very important,” Daszak says. “They put out a declaration saying that they were going to stop the farming of wildlife for food.”

The government shut down the farms. “They sent out instructions to the farmers about how to safely dispose of the animals — to bury, kill or burn them — in a way that didn’t spread disease.”

Why would the government do this? Because, Daszak thinks, these farms could be the spot of spillover, where the coronavirus jumped from a bat into another animal and then into people. “I do think that SARS-CoV-2 first got into people in South China. It’s looking that way.”

Source: WHO Points To Wildlife Farms In Southern China As Likely Source Of Pandemic – MICHAELEEN DOUCLEFF March 15, 20215:41 PM ET | Just Sayin’

X-tra Virgin Olive Oil Dipping Sauce — snapshotsincursive

What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Sunshine Eats: X-tra Virgin Olive Oil Dipping Sauce! It’s no secret I’m a bread-lover. Just like chocolate, wine, and cheese….the key is moderation. I look to the French culture for validation. Their motto seems to be “use quality ingredients and fresh foods” for the best flavor. And I believe it. […]

X-tra Virgin Olive Oil Dipping Sauce — snapshotsincursive

The Earth is not a commodity and we are All part of Nature — Barbara Crane Navarro

Interview | The indigenous writer and leader Ailton Krenak believes the Earth is a living organism and that if humanity continues at the current predatory rhythm, humanity itself will enter the list of endangered species. photo: Neto Gonçalves /Companhia das Letras « We’re experiencing the planet’s fever. » This is what Ailton Krenak says and that, apparently, […]

The Earth is not a commodity and we are All part of Nature — Barbara Crane Navarro

|No Pain, No Gain| — Exhortations With Shazzy

“What is the meaning of the old age proverb that states, “There is no gain without pain”, I asked on my facebook status account because I desired to apprehend this proverb more thoroughly hence I asked the question.Does it imply that if you never experienced pain you have nothing to gain? Should I just endure […]

|No Pain, No Gain| — Exhortations With Shazzy

India’s 78% of Covid-19 cases emerging from 5 states amid fears of second wave | Hindustan Times

Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu continue to report a surge in Covid-19 daily cases and account for 78.41 per cent of the new infections, the Union health ministry said. Source: India’s 78% of Covid-19 cases emerging from 5 states amid fears of second wave | Hindustan Times