The greatest risk of transmission was 2 days before and 3 days after the index patient became ill, peaking on the day of symptom onset (adjusted relative risk [aRR], 1.3). This link was consistent, regardless of other factors such as exposure setting and duration or age and sex of the contact. Source: COVID may be most infectious 2 or 3 days around symptom onset | CIDRAP
Monthly Archives: August 2021
Firefox Follows Chrome and Prepares To Block Insecure Downloads – Slashdot
Mozilla developers are putting the finishing touches on a new feature that will block insecure file downloads in Firefox. From a report:Called mixed content downloaded blocking, the feature works by blocking files downloads initiated from an encrypted HTTPS page but which actually take place via an unencrypted HTTP channel. The idea behind this feature is to prevent Firefox users from getting misled by the URL bar and think they’re downloading a file securely via HTTPS when, in reality, the file could be tampered with by third parties while in transit. Source: Firefox Follows Chrome and Prepares To Block Insecure Downloads – Slashdot
First U.S. COVID deaths earlier — and in different places — than previously thought
the far-flung nature of the deaths — in the West, Midwest and South — might suggest that restrictions on travel and social interactions should have been used in more places much earlier — and that such rapid response could be a more critical tool in the next pandemic. In January, when the United States announced it would begin limiting travel from China and other international hotspots, the virus may already have been speeding across state borders. Source: First U.S. COVID deaths earlier — and in different places — than previously thought
Covid Scotland: Deaths of 92 people despite receiving two vaccine doses | The National
“Evidence has shown that vaccination is highly effective in protecting against death from coronavirus (Covid-19).” The fatalties of people who died with Covid despite having received two vaccines reflect the risk posed by the virus even among those who have been jagged and that while vaccines substantially reduce the chances of serious illness, they do not eliminate it entirely. An analysis of 14,019 cases of the dominant Delta variant in the UK, released by Public Health England in June, found the BioNTech/Pfizer and Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines were, respectively, 96% and 92% effective against hospitalisation after two doses.
Source: Covid Scotland: Deaths of 92 people despite receiving two vaccine doses | The National
The Return Of Snarky!
Snippets, Snippets, have I ever got snippets today! My body may be feeble, but there’s nothing wrong with my mind!
Today, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) gave full approval for the Pfizer vaccine against COVID. This does a number of things.
First, it removes the excuse the anti-vaxxers have been using for not getting the vaccine. They said, “not without full FDA approval!” Well, folks, now you’ve got that, so get your fat asses out there and get vaccinated … TODAY!
My granddaughter, astute for her young years, said, “I bet now they’ll say it was too fast.” And lo and behold, just an hour after she said that I read this headline …
Goalposts Moved: Fox News is Now Complaining That FDA Rushed the Vaccine Approval Process
And if Fox says it, you know the nudniks will believe it.
Second, it allowed the Pentagon today to…
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Peršun – Petroselinum crispum
Google partial translation: Parsley – For calming the nerves, relieving pain, eliminating bloating, cleansing the blood, primrose is a great solution. Folk medicine doctors also recommend it as a medicine against fever, kidney disease, urinary tract diseases, diabetes, eye inflammation, stings, bites, and even impotence. Biting the primrose removes the unpleasant odor from the mouth, and everything is used from this plant – leaves, roots and seeds.
Za umirenje živaca, ublažavanje bolova, otklanjanje nadutosti, čišćenje krvi, peršun predstavlja odlično rješenje. Ljekari narodne medicine preporučuju ga i kao lijek protiv groznice, bolesti bubrega, oboljenja mokraćnih puteva, dijabetesa, upale očiju, uboda, ujeda, pa, čak, i impotencije. Grickanjem peršuna uklanja se neprijatan miris iz usta, a od ove biljke koristi se sve – listovi, korijen i sjeme.
Peršun nema visoku kaloričnu vrijednost, ali je izuzetno bogat mineralima i vitaminima, što ga i svrstava u red visokokvalitetnih i ljekovitih namirnica. Poslije šipurka i borovnice, peršunov list sadrži najviše vitamina C. U zavidnim količinama ima i provitamina A, vitamina B grupe, među kojima i izuzetno rijedak vitamin B12, veoma važan za stvaranje crvenih krvnih zrnaca. Što se tiče minerala, najviše ima gvožđa, kalcijuma, mangana, magnezijuma, bakra.
Lišće peršuna najbolje je uzimati u svježem stanju, jer jedino tako se održavaju sva njegova svojstva. Ne valja ga sušiti i konzervirati, ali zato može da…
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Fixation
If we are fixated on what we want the end results to be, we will miss the lessons along the way.
© Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
Me reconozco en usted
Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga
SANTIAGO GALICIA ROJON SERRALLONGA
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Me reconozco al mirarla a usted, acaso porque tantos días se han acumulado desde que coincidimos, por primera vez, en algún rincón del mundo; probablemente, por saberla mi musa y percibirla en mí, en el ambiente de la creación artística, en las páginas de la libreta de apuntes, entre el perfume del papel y de la tinta, al escribirle mis poemas y mis textos que se convierten en la locura de un amor; quizá por llevar ambos una porción de cada uno y caminar sobre alfombras de pétalos, acompañados de burbujas de cristal y momentos irrepetibles; tal vez por más de lo que creemos, pensamos y sentimos. Me reconozco cuando usted habla o calla. Sus murmullos y sus silencios me expresan tanto de usted, que me descubro en sus palabras, en sus cavilaciones, en sus pausas. Me reconozco en…
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Iluziile Fetei Morgana
Dahshur, 2018
Am început ziua piramidelor cu Saqqara și, după o scurtă oprire la Memphis, am ajuns pe niște scurtături prăfoase la Dahshur, în chiar miezul zilei,

urmând ca după-amiaza să-i fie consacrată Sfinxului și piramidelor pe care le are în grijă. La Dahshur nu există constrângeri legate de aglomerația turistică, pentru că situl e imens și îndepărtat de alte așezări, spre adâncimile deșertului, la vreo patruzeci de kilometri sud de Cairo.

Piramida Bent (romboidală) și piramida roșie au fost ridicate de faraonul Snefru, tatal faraonului Keops, în 2575 î.Hr.

El a gândit aceste edificii ca pe niște experimente, năzuind la construcția ideală, pusă în practică ulterior la Gizeh de fiul său.

Inițial, aici au fost construite cinci piramide, însă doar acestea două sunt menționate de egiptologi, cu precizarea că pe șantiere nu au fost folosiți sclavi, ci muncitori plătiți.

Snefru a fost un faraon omenos, spun istoricii, care probează…
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Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France – Joy Neal Kidney

Sisters Darlene and Doris at the grave of their younger brother, Danny Wilson. The Superintendent of Lorraine American Cemetery, Walter Gebhardt, in the foreground. October 1997.
General George C. Marshall wrote, in the June 1957 issue of The National Geographic Magazine, that “15,000,000 American men and women had answered the call to arms; of these, 360,810 died overseas. Most of them were buried near where they fell, in temporary graves on alien soil.” He said that more than half were “brought back to their homeland at the request of relatives.”
Source: Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France – Joy Neal Kidney
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