Japan reports record number of COVID-19 cases in one day – UPI.com

Japan reported its highest-ever daily rise in COVID-19 cases as experts warned the country’s healthcare system could soon be overwhelmed by patients in major hubs like Tokyo.

Japan’s daily caseload on Wednesday was 15,813, including 4,200 new patients in the capital. Other COVID-19 hotspots include Osaka, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures. More than 1 million people in Japan have been infected since the start of the pandemic and the country has confirmed 15,346 deaths, NHK reported.

Source: Japan reports record number of COVID-19 cases in one day – UPI.com

Mexico devises revolutionary method to reverse semiarid land degradation

  • The process utilizes two plants commonly found on semiarid lands that grow well under drought conditions: agave and mesquite. The two are intercropped and then the agave is fermented and mixed with the mesquite to produce an excellent, inexpensive, and very marketable fodder for grazing animals.
  • The new technique is achieving success in Mexico and could be applied to global degraded lands. It is, says one expert “among the most soil regenerative schemes on Earth … deployed on degraded land, basically overgrazed and unsuitable for growing crops, with no irrigation or chemical inputs required whatsoever.” 

Source: Mexico devises revolutionary method to reverse semiarid land degradation

Empoderamento feminino

Vivaldi translation: Female empowerment, among other things, has the function of empowering women so that they can manage their own lives. Empowerment has a close connection with knowledge, that is, it makes this woman aware of her rights, and learn to fight for it. An empowered woman, she does not delegate to the other (partner / partner) the obligation of that person to be responsible for her happiness, on the contrary, the woman assumes this role, asserts this individual power.
In many relationships, women “believe” that men are responsible for this role linked to “the obligation of happiness”. It is not. Culturally, many changes have been observed, one of which is to see this woman much stronger, being able to manage her own life, say “fighting for her own happiness”, without necessarily depending on a partner to reach the peak of her desires. “

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

O empoderamento feminino, dentre outras coisas, ele tem a função de dar poder a mulher para que esta, possa gerir a própria vida. O empoderamento tem uma estreita ligação com o conhecimento, ou seja, faz com que essa mulher tenha consciência sobre os seus direitos, e aprenda a lutar por isso. Uma mulher empoderada, ela não delega ao outro ( parceiro/ parceira) a obrigação dessa pessoa ser responsável pela sua felicidade, pelo contrário, a mulher assume esse papel, faz valer esse poder individual.
Em muitos relacionamentos, a mulher “acredita” que o homem é que seja responsável por esse papel atrelado ‘a obrigação da felicidade’. Não é. Culturalmente, tem-se observado muitas mudanças, e uma delas é vermos essa mulher muito mais forte, sendo capaz de administrar a própria vida, digamos ” lutando pela própria felicidade “, sem depender necessariamente um parceiro para alcançar o ápice dos seus desejos. “

Marii Freire…

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Planning for A Green Future is a Great Idea and we Should Prepare For it in a new Way

How can gut microbes reverse brain aging?

Beyond The Lines

No intelligent life on this earth is possible without the brain. Similarly the brain of a human is probably the most important organ of its body.

Studies and research are constantly being conducted to figure out ways to enhance the functioning and longevity of the brain. According to a study led by APC Microbiome Ireland (APC) SFI Research Centre at the University College Cork (UCC), gut microbes may possess the potential to reverse brain ageing. The study is published in the journal Nature Aging and is titled “Microbiota from young mice counteracts selective age-associated behavioural deficits”.

Prof John F. Cryan, Vice President for Research & Innovation, University College Cork as well as the Principal Investigator at APC Microbiome Ireland and the lead author of the study said, “Previous research published by the APC and other groups internationally has shown that the gut microbiome plays a key role in ageing and…

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♫ Paperback Writer ♫

Filosofa's Word

Yesterday, Roger sent me a link to a Beatles’ song, Rain, that I only vaguely recalled.  When I told him that I barely remembered that one and that perhaps it didn’t play well over here, he told me that it was the “B” side to this one, Paperback Writer, which I definitely recall!  Roger ended his comment with, “One of my favourite Beatles’ songs”, but I wasn’t sure if he meant Paperback Writer or Rain!  For tonight, since Roger is a published author, I am going to assume he meant this one, but if by chance I’m wrong, I’ll play Rain one day soon!

Paperback Writer was largely written by Paul McCartney (though the song is credited to McCartney-Lennon), who based the lyrics on a challenge made to him by his Aunt Lil. McCartney recalled …

“The idea’s a bit different. Years ago, my Auntie Lil…

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