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

I Tried To Be Nice … It’s Hard!!!

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Let me start by saying that today is National Say Something Nice Day.  I may struggle with this one … let me try, though … … … … … …  🤷

Well, okay, that one didn’t work out so well, did it?  Perhaps I’ll try again later, but for now I’ll stand by that old adage “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything.”  Have a nice day!

Oh wait … that qualifies as saying something nice, doesn’t it?  I mean, it even has the word ‘nice’ in it!  So now, I’ve fulfilled my obligation to say something nice and I can carry on with my normal grumbling and grousing!


In case you hadn’t heard, QAnon, the conspiracy theory group, held a ‘conference’ in Dallas, Texas, over the weekend.  QAnon must surely require that its members have an IQ under 50 in order to join, for there was…

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Pećine Mogao, Kina – Mogao Caves, China — Myrela

Godine 366. monah po imenu Lu Cuen prolazio je blizu Duenhuanga, jednim od najvažnijih karavanskih pravaca na Putu svile, kada je ugledao bljesak zlatne svjetlosti u kojoj su mu se ukazala lica hiljada Buda. Tako je povjerovao da to mjesto – oaza na obodu pustinja Gobi i Taklamakan u zapadnoj Kini, 1.930 kilometara zapadno od […]

Pećine Mogao, Kina – Mogao Caves, China — Myrela

Your Eyes

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 They say the eyes are windows to your soul.
 Your pupils. Oh, they can show
    Pain, joy, and pleasures.
    The anger, fear, sadness.
    The pupils, they can measure!
         Your pupils. Oh, they reveal.
         The secrecy, the depth inside
    What lips can’t say, said by your eyes.
    Your eyes don’t lie.
 They captivate, intrigue, they lure
 They glare, stare even fear.
     They tell the whole life that they endure.
     They paralyze, they magnetize
     Seduce, confuse.
 They radiate distinctduende.
    No words, no action can amend
    What eyes can comprehend.
  

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Jair Bolsonaro reinaugura ponte de madeira de 18 m, e acena para o vazio em uma típica encenação bolsonarista — Mágica Mistura✨

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Em meio à escalada da violência de garimpeiros contra comunidades indígenas, O PRESIDENTE Jair Bolsonaro (sem partido) saiu de Brasília,viajou cerca de 2.800 km para reinaugurar a ponte Rodrigo e Cibele entre o município de São Gabriel da Cachoeira e uma comunidade indígena no estado do Amazonas, mais precisamente na fronteira com a Venezuelae…

Jair Bolsonaro reinaugura ponte de madeira de 18 m, e acena para o vazio em uma típica encenação bolsonarista — Mágica Mistura✨

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Illegal miners fire shots, burn homes in Munduruku Indigenous Reserve – Mongabay.com —

Barbara Crane Navarro

Illegal miners fire shots, burn homes in Munduruku Indigenous Reserve – Mongabay.com https://ift.tt/3bZ6lYc Illegal miners fire shots, burn homes in Munduruku Indigenous ReserveMongabay.com Superforest via “deforestation” – Google Newshttps://ift.tt/2Pik6Fi

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Yam Streusel Boats

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What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Front-Runner Favs: Yam Streusel Boats! Root vegetables are our friends. Yams, also known as sweet potatoes, contain more healthy fiber and Vitamin A than white potatoes. Plus they are lower in calories. Granted today’s recipe has a streusel topping, but think about it. When you eat a baked (white) potato, do you add butter, sour cream, and crumbled bacon? I know, right! Obviously portion-control is part of the equation in making healthy choices. With the holidays on the horizon, think warm, comfort foods containing root vegetables.

YAM STREUSEL BOATS

Ingredients for Yams:

2 medium sweet potatoes

1 tablespoon olive oil

Sea salt

1 tablespoon butter, softened

1 teaspoon maple syrup

1 pinch cinnamon

1 pinch chipotle chili powder

Ingredients for Chipotle Pumpkin Seeds:

2 tablespoons butter, melted

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1/8 teaspoon raspberry chipotle rub

3/4 cup pumpkin seeds

Ingredients…

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Aggressive weight loss plan can beat diabetes, help heart health – UPI.com

An aggressive weight-loss program not only achieves remission of Type 2 diabetes, but may also end the need for blood pressure medications, new research shows.

“Our study shows that, in addition to possible remission from Type 2 diabetes, there are other very important health benefits, as weight loss is a very effective treatment for hypertension [high blood pressure] and its associated serious health risks,” said researcher Mike Lean.

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Source: Aggressive weight loss plan can beat diabetes, help heart health – UPI.com

PCR tests are not prone to false positives, despite what people say on Facebook, experts say | CBC News

Infectious disease experts are again pushing back against “armchair” molecular biologists who continue to make false claims about PCR tests — the primary method for diagnosing COVID-19.

These claims have circulated on social media since the beginning of the pandemic and have been repeatedly debunked, but nevertheless they persist in a variety of forums.

One of the most common false claims is that PCR tests are prone to huge numbers of false positives, and this is often rooted in a misunderstanding of how the tests work, says Jonathan Jarry, a biological scientist with McGill University’s Office for Science and Society in Montreal.

Molecular biology is complicated, and Jarry said it’s easy for people to pick up on a tidbit of information that, in itself, is true but then jump to much larger conclusions that are not accurate.

“We’re all susceptible to it,” he said.

“I’m not accusing other people of being dumb or stupid or ignorant. These are biases that we all have to deal with…. It’s just part of being human.”

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Source: PCR tests are not prone to false positives, despite what people say on Facebook, experts say | CBC News