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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

35 Wonderful Vintage Photos of Weddings in the 1900s and ’10s ~ Vintage Everyday

In the 1900s, the wedding gown style focused on a full and modest shape, with an S-shaped corset complete with ruffled blouse and large slee…

Source: 35 Wonderful Vintage Photos of Weddings in the 1900s and ’10s ~ Vintage Everyday

Melissa Gilbert issues word of caution after hospitalization – Los Angeles Times

“The lesson,” Gilbert said, was to “take bug bites seriously! If it swells up like crazy (my whole upper arm was swollen!) don’t wait to get treated, thinking ‘it’s just a little bite. How bad can it get?’”

Source: Melissa Gilbert issues word of caution after hospitalization – Los Angeles Times

Mask or no mask? WHO says Covid-19 is no more a global health emergency. Do we still need to wear masks? – The South First

Importance of the mask

“However, there may be value in wearing a mask at a birthday party, where people of all ages gather in a small hotel room. This is because an older person attending the party might be at risk. Even if a couple of individuals are unknowingly carrying the virus, the older person could contract it, end up in the hospital, or even pass away months later,” said Dr jayadevan.

Source: Mask or no mask? WHO says Covid-19 is no more a global health emergency. Do we still need to wear masks? – The South First

Mask or no mask? WHO says Covid-19 is no more a global health emergency. Do we still need to wear masks? – The South First

Importance of the mask “However, there may be value in wearing a mask at a birthday party, where people of all ages gather in a small hotel room. This is because an older person attending the party might be at risk. Even if a couple of individuals are unknowingly carrying the virus, the older person could contract it, end up in the hospital, or even pass away months later,” said Dr jayadevan.

Source: Mask or no mask? WHO says Covid-19 is no more a global health emergency. Do we still need to wear masks? – The South First

Trailblazing: Blind Paralympian and her guide dog find missing woman on Vancouver Island – BC | Globalnews.ca

Scent trailing is a search and rescue method that relies on a dog’s nose to find someone. It’s a skill Jessica Tuomela hoped she and Lucy would never have to use.

Source: Trailblazing: Blind Paralympian and her guide dog find missing woman on Vancouver Island – BC | Globalnews.ca

Turkey shows plans to re-form the Ottoman Empire (Me: He cannot manager Turkey but wants to be Caliph 2.0)

In a new expansionist boast by Turkey, a pro-regime Turkish television channel has leaked a map showing the country’s area of influence in 2050. On this map, the Eurasian country’s reach extends from southeastern Europe to the northern Mediterranean coast (Greece and Cyprus) and the southern coast including Libya, the Maghreb countries, Egypt and the Gulf states, as well as the Caucasus to Central Asia and the Chinese border.  Source: Turkey shows plans to re-form the Ottoman Empire

Marii Freire

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

A violência psicológica quando vivenciada por um longo período, além de acabar com a autoestima da mulher, ela converte todas as suas experiências em algo negativo. E um fator importante que se observa em relação a isso, obviamente, é a desinformação. Quanto mais tempo e aceitação dessa mulher houver em relaçãoao problema, maior é a sua dificuldade em sair dele. Infelizmente, a violência psicológica é bastante comum – acontece com frequência, principalmente, em relação às mulheres ditas ‘social e economicamente pobres; uma vez que a pouca escolaridade, dificulta esse despertar tão necessário para elas saberem lidar com suas questões .

Marii Freire

#violênciapsicológica
#mariifreireescritora

https://Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Santarém, Pá 30 de abril de 2023

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AI ‘godfather’ Yoshua Bengio feels ‘lost’ over life’s work – BBC News

…Prof Bengio told the BBC all companies building powerful AI products needed to be registered.

“Governments need to track what they’re doing, they need to be able to audit them, and that’s just the minimum thing we do for any other sector like building aeroplanes or cars or pharmaceuticals,” he said.

“We also need the people who are close to these systems to have a kind of certification… we need ethical training here. Computer scientists don’t usually get that, by the way…”

 

Source: AI ‘godfather’ Yoshua Bengio feels ‘lost’ over life’s work – BBC News

Gender differences in Canadian values: new study | CTV News

New data from the General Social Survey by Statistics Canada examined values across different Canadian demographics and found that Canadian women are more likely to closely adhere to most social and democratic values than Canadian men.
— Read on www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/new-study-finds-canadian-women-are-more-likely-to-adhere-to-social-and-democratic-values-than-men-1.6420245