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What Was That Badge Herschel Walker Flashed in His Debate? – The New York Times

“Georgia sheriffs were seriously handing out those badges like candy in a candy dish,” J.Tom Morgan, a former district attorney in DeKalb County, Ga., who was elected as a Democrat, said in an interview on Saturday. “That badge gives you no law enforcement authority. He doesn’t have the power to write a traffic ticket.”

Mr. Morgan, who is now a professor at Western Carolina University, said the badges became so widely abused that the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association curtailed the practice of giving them out.

Machado de Assis

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” Tu não te pareces com as mulheres vulgares que tenho conhecido. Espírito e coração como os teus são prendas raras […] Como te não amaria eu?”

Machado de Assis. Várias histórias ( VIDA & OBRA).

Machado de Assis. Várias Histórias. Série Bom Livro. Editora: Ática. São Paulo, 1997

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Santarém, Pá 15 de outubro de 2022

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Feliz Dia dos Professores

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Feliz Dia do professor

A educação quando impactua de forma positiva na vida das pessoas, ela tem o poder de confrontar e transformar uma sociedade. Quando falo isso, volto-me a uma frase de Paulo Freire que diz o seguinte: ” A educação muda as pessoas “. Ela muda sobretudo, o olhar das pessoas, porque permite com que estas, acabem criando mecanismos que colaboram para a transformação necessária para um mundo melhor. O conhecimento que adquirimos através da educação, nos possibilita dentro do contexto em que vivemos, lutar. Mas, lutar sobretudo como contra o pequenismo de algumas questões que não atendem as nossas necessidades enquanto cidadãos. É por isso que a educação é tão importante para as pessoas. Na verdade, a educação, é uma via de acesso, um ‘instrumento transformador’ como disse o Paulo para que sejamos “vistos e ouvidos”, para pensar e discutir, criticar e tecer elogios construtivas ao que…

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♫ Do You Know The Way To San José ♫ (Redux)

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This one was written, as were many of Dionne Warwick’s songs, by the prolific songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. The upbeat melody belies the melancholy lyrics about giving up on a dream and going back home. The juxtaposition was a common technique with Hal David, who says …

“The idea of doing a lyric that is essentially kind of sad to a very up and optimistic melody is something I’ve done a lot, and I’ve always thought it was an effective way of writing a song. Burt played this melody for me, and music says things to me and should say things to me.

I heard the phrase do you know the way to San Jose, and from that I began to create the storyline that became the person who comes to Los Angeles to make his or her career in the entertainment business and has dreams…

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Party Of “Law & Order”??? 🤣

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The Republican Party has long claimed to be the party of “law and order”.  I have a little problem with that claim, given their behaviour and rhetoric of late.  Let’s take a look at just a few of the reasons I think it is a joke that they still attempt to lay claim to that title.

  • The biggest threat to law and order today is posed by people toting guns, by guns in the hands of people who should never be within a mile of a firearm. And yet, Republicans steadfastly refuse to legislate any form of gun regulations.  They refuse to even talk about a ban on military-style assault weapons that can mow down 30-40 people within a minute.  They refuse to put common sense gun laws into effect that would ensure expanded background checks, keep guns out of the hands of domestic violence abusers, make licensing and testing…

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‘Can’t rule out’ return of indoor mask-wearing, other rules if Covid-19 XBB wave worsens: Ong Ye Kung – TODAY

Singapore “cannot rule out” the return of safe management measures such as the wearing of face masks indoors in the coming weeks, depending on how the current Covid-19 XBB wave pans out, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Saturday (Oct 15).

He added that Singapore may also have to “step up” vaccination-differentiated safe management measures if the situation warrants it.

Source: ‘Can’t rule out’ return of indoor mask-wearing, other rules if Covid-19 XBB wave worsens: Ong Ye Kung – TODAY

Dozens have died in high-speed chases instigated by U.S. Border Patrol

In the past five years, 13 people in southern New Mexico have died in a Border Patrol car chase. That’s a huge uptick from the previous five years — in which no such deaths occurred, according to the Southern Border Communities Coalition, a San Diego-based organization of 60 border communities in California, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico.

According to an SBCC report, Border Patrol’s chases are more deadly than its shootings: Between 2010 and 2022, 38 percent of people killed in an encounter with immigration agents died from a car chase, car accident or vehicle explosion. By comparison, fatal shootings attributed to the Border Patrol made up just 28 percent of violent deaths.

The chases might be instigated to apprehend undocumented immigrants, but they can end up hurting — and killing — U.S. citizens, as well. According to a review of the agency’s own published statements, 23 percent of crash fatalities in New Mexico involve U.S. citizens; nationally, that rate is at least 10 percent. It is likely that these statistics are a significant undercount, since many law enforcement reports don’t reveal the victim’s nationality.

Source: Dozens have died in high-speed chases instigated by U.S. Border Patrol

Avian influenza wipes out millions of birds in Colorado, impacting egg industry – CBS Colorado

Avian influenza has roared back through Colorado farms. Gov. Jared Polis has declared a disaster emergency as 85% of all egg-laying hens have had to be destroyed.

The number of hens lost to avian influenza is around 48 million in the US. The effect can be felt at the grocery store according to Colorado’s assistant state veterinarian Dr. Morgan McCarty.

“There has been an average 26% increase in the cost of eggs over the past year. We are going to see an increase in turkeys and chicken,” she said.

A quarantine is in place in parts of Weld and Boulder counties with a disaster emergency order in effect from the governor.

Source: Avian influenza wipes out millions of birds in Colorado, impacting egg industry – CBS Colorado