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

The Return Of Snarky!

Filosofa's Word

Snippets, Snippets, have I ever got snippets today!  My body may be feeble, but there’s nothing wrong with my mind!


Today, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) gave full approval for the Pfizer vaccine against COVID.  This does a number of things.

First, it removes the excuse the anti-vaxxers have been using for not getting the vaccine.  They said, “not without full FDA approval!”  Well, folks, now you’ve got that, so get your fat asses out there and get vaccinated … TODAY!

My granddaughter, astute for her young years, said, “I bet now they’ll say it was too fast.”  And lo and behold, just an hour after she said that I read this headline …

Goalposts Moved: Fox News is Now Complaining That FDA Rushed the Vaccine Approval Process

And if Fox says it, you know the nudniks will believe it.

Second, it allowed the Pentagon today to…

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Peršun – Petroselinum crispum

Google partial translation: Parsley – For calming the nerves, relieving pain, eliminating bloating, cleansing the blood, primrose is a great solution. Folk medicine doctors also recommend it as a medicine against fever, kidney disease, urinary tract diseases, diabetes, eye inflammation, stings, bites, and even impotence. Biting the primrose removes the unpleasant odor from the mouth, and everything is used from this plant – leaves, roots and seeds.

Myrela

Za umirenje živaca, ublažavanje bolova, otklanjanje nadutosti, čišćenje krvi, peršun predstavlja odlično rješenje. Ljekari narodne medicine preporučuju ga i kao lijek protiv groznice, bolesti bubrega, oboljenja mokraćnih puteva, dijabetesa, upale očiju, uboda, ujeda, pa, čak, i impotencije. Grickanjem peršuna uklanja se neprijatan miris iz usta, a od ove biljke koristi se sve – listovi, korijen i sjeme.

Peršun nema visoku kaloričnu vrijednost, ali je izuzetno bogat mineralima i vitaminima, što ga i svrstava u red visokokvalitetnih i ljekovitih namirnica. Poslije šipurka i borovnice, peršunov list sadrži najviše vitamina C. U zavidnim količinama ima i provitamina A, vitamina B grupe, među kojima i izuzetno rijedak vitamin B12, veoma važan za stvaranje crvenih krvnih zrnaca. Što se tiče minerala, najviše ima gvožđa, kalcijuma, mangana, magnezijuma, bakra.

Lišće peršuna najbolje je uzimati u svježem stanju, jer jedino tako se održavaju sva njegova svojstva. Ne valja ga sušiti i konzervirati, ali zato može da…

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Me reconozco en usted

Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga

SANTIAGO GALICIA ROJON SERRALLONGA

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Me reconozco al mirarla a usted, acaso porque tantos días se han acumulado desde que coincidimos, por primera vez, en algún rincón del mundo; probablemente, por saberla mi musa y percibirla en mí, en el ambiente de la creación artística, en las páginas de la libreta de apuntes, entre el perfume del papel y de la tinta, al escribirle mis poemas y mis textos que se convierten en la locura de un amor; quizá por llevar ambos una porción de cada uno y caminar sobre alfombras de pétalos, acompañados de burbujas de cristal y momentos irrepetibles; tal vez por más de lo que creemos, pensamos y sentimos. Me reconozco cuando usted habla o calla. Sus murmullos y sus silencios me expresan tanto de usted, que me descubro en sus palabras, en sus cavilaciones, en sus pausas. Me reconozco en…

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Iluziile Fetei Morgana

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Dahshur, 2018

Am început ziua piramidelor cu Saqqara și, după o scurtă oprire la Memphis, am ajuns pe niște scurtături prăfoase la Dahshur, în chiar miezul zilei,

urmând ca după-amiaza să-i fie consacrată Sfinxului și piramidelor pe care le are în grijă. La Dahshur nu există constrângeri legate de aglomerația turistică, pentru că situl e imens și îndepărtat de alte așezări, spre adâncimile deșertului, la vreo patruzeci de kilometri sud de Cairo.

Piramida Bent (romboidală) și piramida roșie au fost ridicate de faraonul Snefru, tatal faraonului Keops, în 2575 î.Hr.

El a gândit aceste edificii ca pe niște experimente, năzuind la construcția ideală, pusă în practică ulterior la Gizeh de fiul său.

Inițial, aici au fost construite cinci piramide, însă doar acestea două sunt menționate de egiptologi, cu precizarea că pe șantiere nu au fost folosiți sclavi, ci muncitori plătiți.

Snefru a fost un faraon omenos, spun istoricii, care probează…

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Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France – Joy Neal Kidney

Sisters Darlene and Doris at the grave of their younger brother, Danny Wilson. The Superintendent of Lorraine American Cemetery, Walter Gebhardt, in the foreground. October 1997.

General George C. Marshall wrote, in the June 1957 issue of The National Geographic Magazine, that “15,000,000 American men and women had answered the call to arms; of these, 360,810 died overseas. Most of them were buried near where they fell, in temporary graves on alien soil.” He said that more than half were “brought back to their homeland at the request of relatives.”

Source: Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France – Joy Neal Kidney

Ecosia and Tree Planting

FunWritings

Ecosia has made it easy for us to plant trees

Now you can easily provide homes for the birds and the bees

This is a great way to change lives in many places

Trees can put smiles on many faces

When they produce delicious fruits for us to eat

Our immune system gets boosted and the fruits are sweet

I am so glad they came up with this great plan

Now more people can believe that they can

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Yes, we can plant trees

We are doing something good for not just the bees

We also contribute to having clean air

As Ecosia plans to plant more trees almost everywhere

Photo by Zen Chung on Pexels.com

Let’s try to make Ecosia as big as Google so more of the Global Co2 emmissions can be absorbed faster

We can do our part…

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Coronavirus: Over 880,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses arrive in Kenya, donated by the US

Joevic Africa

This morning at 6:15am, 880,460 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, in Nairobi. The vaccines – which form the first of two shipments totalling 1.76 million doses – were donated by the United States Government via the COVAX facility and transported by UNICEF. This is the first time that […]

Coronavirus: Over 880,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses arrive in Kenya, donated by the US

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Why Bosses Need to Allow People to Fail

MiddleMe

Contrary to popular belief, failure isn’t something everyone should avoid, especially for one’s career. In fact, I believe failure can help you discover points that you may not have considered before and lead you to success.

As a team leader or a manager, here are some great reasons why you should let your employees or teammates make mistakes or fail:

Helps Them Think Outside The Box

Many successful businesses today did not immediately start with success. They had to start small and do trial and error to discover what method works to succeed.

When one is allowed to fail, they will be able to look back at their mistake and use other methods or create a new one to achieve the results they need. Experimentation and innovation are a huge part of many businesses’ success.

Helps Them Adjust Their Goals

Failure allows workers to adjust their goals accordingly, especially if…

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