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

1 mil. COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by Japan delivered to Vietnam

Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long indicated the donated vaccine, developed by Britain’s AstraZeneca Plc, will be distributed mainly in Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam where cases are increasing.

Vietnam had confirmed 11,635 infections as of Wednesday, but about 70 percent of them were confirmed in May or later.

Japan donated 1.24 million AstraZeneca shots to Taiwan earlier in the month.

Tokyo is also considering donating COVID-19 vaccines to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand in July, according to Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.

Source: 1 mil. COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by Japan delivered to Vietnam

Japan to start issuing vaccine passports in July

Japan plans to issue so-called vaccine passports from around mid- to late July as more activities around the world open up to people who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, the nation’s top government spokesman said Thursday.

The government is asking other countries to exempt travelers carrying the documents that officially certify their vaccination status from quarantine or to shorten the quarantine period, government sources said earlier.

Source: Japan to start issuing vaccine passports in July

Filipina Heroine

Pacific Paratrooper

Magdalena Leones Magdalena Leones

The Silver Star is the third-highest honor for gallantry in the U.S. Armed Forces. Previous recipients include Audie Murphy, Chuck Yeager, and Norman Schwartzkopf. But few people have heard of Magdalena Leones – she was a Filipino woman that served as a guerrilla soldier under U.S. command in World War II.

Leones was in her 20s when she joined the Philippine-American military effort. She is part of a small group of women – and is the only Filipino woman – to receive the award for her heroism. She died on June 16th in Richmond, California at 96-years old.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recognized her on June 28. “We are diminished by the passing of Corporal Magdalena Leones, Silver Star Filipina World War II veteran — the only Asian to receive this honor,” Supervisor Jane Kim said. “Corporal Leones has paved the way for many…

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Moon Fin

Michael Stephen Wills Photography

Driving from the Petrified Forest National Park my son, Sean, and I arrived at Chinle, Arizona the evening of Monday, November 2, 2003. No time to rest or eat after checking into the Best Western he and I reached the White House overlook and trail head with the sun low in the sky, the sun sets 6:45 pm these last few days of Daylight Savings. The Navajo Reservation observes Daylight Savings, so the click jumps crossing the border from Arizona to Reservation.

I was 50 at the time and with Sean graduated from SUNY Maritime and fresh from a tour at sea we made good time to the canyon floor. I wanted to catch the White House in the setting sun.

One morning, 14 years later, I published a fine art photograph from that trip.

Looking along the canyon, over thick stands of Russian Olives, I caught the risen moon…

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START A DAY WITH….

Everything you learn

Every morning we wake up and think what to do in a day. Usually now a days, we are in hurry and getting things done. But at the same time we are losing some precious time and moments in the life. Doing work is not only good thing but also managing everything gives you lot of happiness.

You have to do things at your current age if you wait then it may happen or may not. so do what you what to do. Then we can balance things. we have to do all activities then we can learn new lessons and the advantages of everything.

START A DAY WITH YOUR DREAM

Many successful people like CEO’S and leaders wake up at 4’O clock and getting their dreams fulfilled. As many people sleep at that time, but some people work for their dream and becoming successful and inspiration to us.

As…

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A Handful of Mini-Rants

Filosofa's Word

If we thought that with President Biden’s inauguration our troubles would disappear and peace would reign, we were dead wrong.  It appears to me that every Republican in any position of power, be it local, state, or federal, has taken an oath to make our lives a living hell and to destroy as much as possible of the nation.  If I could afford it, I would file a lawsuit against the Republican Party for costing me sleep, health, appetite and more!  As you read today’s snippets, you might conclude that I’m just a wee bit angry, but you’d be wrong.  I’m not a wee bit angry, I am livid.


I wonder if we could sell Texas to Mexico?

Republican Governor Greg Abbott of Texas is planning to spend the hard-earned tax dollars of the people of Texas and solicit donations from racists in order to ‘build that wall’ that the…

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history injections – What Makes Injections Hard to Swallow?(Me: if Covid-19 vaccine was in a pill or sugar cube – as polio vaccine first was – maybe we’d be at 80%+ vaccinated?)

A final important distinction among medical applications is the notion of autonomy. Whether it’s swallowing a tablet, drinking a potion, or slapping a patch on your arm, the do-it-yourself approach seems to be popular: Hospital studies show that patients prefer to be in charge of their own medication.

By contrast, injections usually are given to you by a professional “other” who has special equipment and training; they are invasive procedures, done in commercial or institutional settings that may feel clinical and cold rather than comforting. It’s notable that when it comes to female hormonal birth control, pills are more popular than injections, even though the latter last longer and could enable people to avoid having to remember a daily pill.

Source: history injections – What Makes Injections Hard to Swallow?

I’m Letting You Go

Grounds For Hope

I’m letting you go -the image so painfully dear.
I’m letting you go-the heart cannot bear.
The emptiness you left behind,
It's like a hole to nowhere.
I’m letting you go – the images and your shadows.
They haunt my soul into the empty hole.
The silhouette of you, the desktop photos
No longer keep me safe - they guard my soul.
I’m letting you go with the hope to find you
Somewhere in the distant universe
When wounds are covered with fibrin
When the last petal falls off from a seasoned rose.

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DEAR FLOWER

Bio-Blogger

Dear Flower
You are rare
And a fire
In your attire

Your sweet nectare
Is the sector
And an attractor
At the center
Of your structure

From the soil
You are soulful
So so beautiful
With clement smell
Softness as symbol

You are fragile
To be broken
Yet so strong
Come along
By blooming
Love belonging

From the ground
In your mind
Sway in the wind
With musical sound
Being so profound

You have been found
By an unknown Friend
At the slope end
With hurted wound
If you don't mind
Will you be kind?

Look at her face
Listen to her voice
Teach some patience
She's worn but wise
She's in a silence
Her soul strums
To the rythem of
Your soft petals

Let her touch you
Let her feel you
Let her choose you
Let her cherish you
Let her show you
Let her turn you
Into her…

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