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COVID-19: B.C. university students will not need proof of vaccination to attend classes in person | Globalnews.ca
Michael Byers, a political science professor at the University of British Columbia, said he will not teach in a lecture room unless there is a vaccine mandate for students.
In Germany, Karl Marx and Elvis Direct Traffic – Atlas Obscura
‘Sad Town’: Extraordinary Vintage Color Photos of Vancouver From 1972 to 1982 ~ Vintage Everyday
A renowned photographer and a brilliant documenter, but before Greg Girald became widely known he was just a teenager prowling the streets o…
Source: ‘Sad Town’: Extraordinary Vintage Color Photos of Vancouver From 1972 to 1982 ~ Vintage Everyday
20 Black and White Portraits of a Young Charlie Watts in the 1960s and 1970s ~ Vintage Everyday
Charles Robert Watts, the Rolling Stones’ drummer and the band’s irreplaceable heartbeat, has died on August 24, 2021. He was 80.
Source: 20 Black and White Portraits of a Young Charlie Watts in the 1960s and 1970s ~ Vintage Everyday
The Secret of Costa Rica’s Successful Health Care System
People who have studied Costa Rica, including colleagues of mine at the research and innovation center Ariadne Labs, have identified what seems to be a key factor in its success: the country has made public health — measures to improve the health of the population as a whole — central to the delivery of medical care. Even in countries with robust universal health care, public health is usually an add-on; the vast majority of spending goes to treat the ailments of individuals. In Costa Rica, though, public health has been a priority for decades.
Source: The Secret of Costa Rica’s Successful Health Care System
Children and the Covid Vaccine: What Parents Need to Know – The New York Times
Cada letra
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SANTIAGO GALICIA ROJON SERRALLONGA
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Cada letra escrita, al transformarse en palabra, oculta y exhibe sentimientos que brotan del alma, suspiros que el viento arrastra a rutas insospechadas, pensamientos que vuelan a otros destinos, motivos y detalles que cautivan, secretos y verdades que quedan o se van. Un texto, al escribirlo el artsta, es poema, es historia, es sueño, es realidad. Al hurgar en el baúl del abecedario, en el desván de las letras y las palabras, el artista, inagotable, deja algo de su vida en cada página, en las hojas que exhalan su perfume cuando uno las lee, aunque él, su creador, ya no esté. Detrás de las obras de los escritores y los poetas, quedan historias con sus rumores y sus silencios, pedazos de biografías, alegrías y tristezas, placeres y dolores. Cada autor lleva consigo lo liviano y lo pesado de su…
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Charlies Drums – YouTube – RIP Charlie Watts talks about his drums
Charlie Watts Drum Set
Illegal mining in Colombia’s Amazon threatens Indigenous communities
- In June 2021, Indigenous communities observed boats carrying out illegal gold mining in the Caquetá River in the Colombian Amazon.
- Satellite images showed as many as 19 boats that month on the Puré River, one of the Caquetá’s tributaries.
- Research shows mercury contamination from gold mining has contaminated Indigenous communities in the Caquetá River Basin.
- Researchers and Indigenous advocates warn the influx of miners into the remote Colombian Amazon may compromise the health and well-being of uncontacted peoples who depend on isolation for their way of life.
Source: Illegal mining in Colombia’s Amazon threatens Indigenous communities
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