COVID and Pregnancy — CRAIN’S COMMENTS

As I’ve written before, COVID is the gift that keeps on giving. A multinational study compares the experiences of pregnant women who have contracted the virus with pregnant women at the same hospitals who did not have the virus. The results aren’t for the faint of heart: Compared to their peers, pregnant women with COVID […]

COVID and Pregnancy — CRAIN’S COMMENTS

Bottom line: Women who are considering becoming mothers need the vaccine.

How GRU Sabotage and Assassination Operations in Czechia and Bulgaria Sought to Undermine Ukraine — bellingcat

Bellingcat first reported on the presence of members from GRU Unit 29155 in Bulgaria at the time when a Bulgarian arms manufacturer collapsed into a coma following what was identified as poisoning by an unknown substance. At that same time, the entrepreneur’s son and the production manager of his factory were also poisoned. A possible…

How GRU Sabotage and Assassination Operations in Czechia and Bulgaria Sought to Undermine Ukraine — bellingcat

Terrifying COVID-19 situation in India and is there a Silver Lining? – Beyond The Lines

India also allowed opening of businesses by November last year where large numbers of people worked together with very little scope of practising social distancing. Little did they know that the COVID-19 was a ticking time bomb and when the needle reached zero it was a blast of infections with the central and state government unable to get a grip over the situation.

On 26th April, 2021 India registered 3.52 lakh or 352,991 new COVID-19 cases and 2,812 deaths. One year ago on this very day the total number of infections were 1,607 and 56 deaths. According to sources every minute more than 200 people are getting infected from the novel coronavirus in India. Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India is 17 million. So yes the situation is terrifying at this time.

Silver Lining

India as of 26th April, 2021 has supplied vaccines to 95 countries with 663.698 lakh doses of Indian made COVID-19 vaccine. Countries like the U.K, U.S.A, U.A.E have agreed to ship the vital raw materials needed for the production of the vaccines. Germany and France have confirmed to send oxygen to overcome the medical oxygen crisis. Iran has said that it is ready to provide any technological assistance if needed.

By the end of May India would be producing 15 million doses of indigenous and foreign vaccines every day. At that pace 75% of the population or 1,020,000,000 people will receive both doses of the vaccine within 9 months.

Source: Terrifying COVID-19 situation in India and is there a Silver Lining? – Beyond The Lines

Camp Polk

Pacific Paratrooper

Entrance to Camp Polk

It took 22 trains and one week to transport the proud and cocky division to Camp Polk in the west-central area of Louisiana.  This was the home of the armored forces and it would not take long for the two units to clash.  But first, the 11th A/B planned to enjoy the improved living conditions and the 3.2 beer.  They found time to “hit the town” and often it was a place called “Scotty’s,” just outside of Southern Pines.

Camp Polk 1944

The tank units, who called Camp Polk their home, did not take kindly to the new finely tuned troopers who were in the best shape of their lives (and they knew it!).  The 11th A/B  would often “unboot” the tankers when they were in town, forcing them to return to base barefoot and find their footwear neatly lined up in their barracks.

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« Nous ne voulons pas arracher l’or et les minéraux de la terre ni faire retomber sur nous leurs fumées épidémiques. Nous voulons juste que le ciel soit clair pour que nous puissions voir les étoiles à la tombée de la nuit. » “We do not want to tear the gold and minerals from the earth or bring their epidemic fumes back on us. We just want the sky to be clear so we can see the stars after dark. “| Barbara Crane Navarro

Source: « Nous ne voulons pas arracher l’or et les minéraux de la terre ni faire retomber sur nous leurs fumées épidémiques. Nous voulons juste que le ciel soit clair pour que nous puissions voir les étoiles à la tombée de la nuit. » | Barbara Crane Navarro