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

Sharpshot Nature .Com 01213-tod-030537 Albino Squirrel

Albino Squirrel

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2019-09-29 01213-tod-030537 Albino Squirrel

NIKON D7500 – ƒ/6.3 1/250 600mm ISO1800 – Inver Grove Heights, MN

Source: Sharpshot Nature .Com 01213-tod-030537 Albino Squirrel

Newsom signs bill requiring health insurance companies to cover IVF – Los Angeles Times

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Sunday that requires large health insurance companies to cover in vitro fertilization — a win for reproductive health advocates amid nationwide concerns about the future of access to fertility treatments.

The bill also expands healthcare benefits to LGBTQ+ families seeking to have children, changing the definition of infertility for insurance purposes to include “a person’s inability to reproduce either as an individual or with their partner without medical intervention.”

“California is a proud reproductive freedom state — and that includes increasing access to fertility services that help those who want to start a family,” Newsom said in a statement released Sunday. “As Republicans across the country continue to claw back rights and block access to IVF — all while calling themselves ‘the party of families’ — we are proud to help every Californian make their own choices about the family they want.”

Source: Newsom signs bill requiring health insurance companies to cover IVF – Los Angeles Times

I was defeated by the moon | Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm – Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

Albury-Wodonga, Australia. Photography Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

I was defeated by the moon
A super moon
Holding my breath since noon
Dragging my gears like a goon

Clouds from the sea came
Pollution oozing
The unheard prayers
A frozen moon .

(253)
5-12-18


Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the blogger, poet, and translator, was born in 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in Western Sydney, Australia.

Source: I was defeated by the moon | Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm – Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

Hurricane Helene leaves ‘biblical devastation’ in North Carolina

Reuters Meta Gatschenberger surveys the remains of her collapsed and destroyed house in North CarolinaReuters
Homes were entirely destroyed in North Carolina, where residents are surveying the damage

Hurricane Helene has left “biblical devastation” in parts of North Carolina, officials say, after it tore across five south-eastern US states and left more than 60 people dead.

A clearer image of the destruction in hard-hit North Carolina emerged on Sunday, where, after barrelling through Florida and Georgia, Helene brought torrential rain and swamped towns with flooding and mudslides.

More than 400 roads are closed in the state, where 11 people have died. Homes have been destroyed, towns have been cut-off, water systems are down and hundreds of thousands are without power.

“This storm has brought catastrophic devastation… of historic proportions,” Governor Roy Cooper said.

Source: Hurricane Helene leaves ‘biblical devastation’ in North Carolina

Il Treno giapponese maglev ha stabilito un nuovo record di velocità | le pagine dei nostri libri

Treno giapponese

Il progresso dei treni ha portato a un miglioramento significativo nella velocità, con grandi impatti sulla mobilità e sull’integrazione delle reti di trasporto.

I treni ad alta velocità, come il TGV in Francia e lo Shinkansen in Giappone, rappresentano il culmine di questa evoluzione poiché hanno ridotto drasticamente i tempi di viaggio tra le grandi città.

In questo contesto, l’innovazione continua a spingere i limiti della velocità ferroviaria e la tecnologia dei treni a levitazione magnetica ha compiuto passi da gigante.

In particolare, il Giappone si è distinto con la sua avanzata tecnologia maglev, che ha recentemente stabilito un nuovo record di velocità.

Il treno maglev in Giappone, che funziona a levitazione magnetica, ha da poco battuto un nuovo record di velocità arrivando  coprire quasi 300 chilometri in appena 40 minuti…

Source: Il Treno giapponese maglev ha stabilito un nuovo record di velocità | le pagine dei nostri libri