Alexander Yakovlev — VOYAGE ONIRIQUE

Talentueux Photographe Russe : ALEXANDER YAKOVLEV. Capture avec beaucoup de talent toute l’énergie et la grâce des danseurs de ballet. Il parvient à saisir le mouvement, la finesse, et les émotions avec une rare intensité et une pure élégance. 17 more words

Alexander Yakovlev — VOYAGE ONIRIQUE

♫ I Will Survive ♫ (Redux) — Filosofa’s Word

Doggone it!  Every time a song pops into my head and I think, “OHO!  That’s one I haven’t featured on my music posts yet!”,  I find that indeed, I have featured it, often more than once.  I’m beginning to think perhaps my repertoire is too limited … I KNOW there are more songs I love […]

♫ I Will Survive ♫ (Redux) — Filosofa’s Word

♫ I Will Survive ♫ (Redux)

Filosofa's Word

Doggone it!  Every time a song pops into my head and I think, “OHO!  That’s one I haven’t featured on my music posts yet!”,  I find that indeed, I have featured it, often more than once.  I’m beginning to think perhaps my repertoire is too limited … I KNOW there are more songs I love but haven’t played here before!  Anyway, tonight this one is stuck in my head, I haven’t played it for two years, and I like it, so … just sit back and enjoy Ms. Gloria Gaynor at her finest!


This song has become known as a “female empowerment” song, and most often it is associated with the break-up of two lovers.  But …

Dino Fekaris, the song’s lyricist, was a staff writer for Motown until he was fired.  Says Fekaris, of the inspiration for this song …

“They let me go after almost seven years. I…

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Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no. | MPR News

They predict the scourge that’s already lasted longer than the 1918 flu pandemic will linger far into the future.

One reason it’s lasted this long? It’s gotten better and better at getting around immunity from vaccination and past infection. Scientists point to emerging research that suggests the latest omicron variant gaining ground in the U.S. — BA.4.6, which was responsible for around 8% of new U.S. infections last week — appears to be even better at evading the immune system than the dominant BA.5.

Scientists worry the virus may well keep evolving in worrisome ways.

Source: Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no. | MPR News