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

There’s no proof the Oxford vaccine causes blood clots. So why are people worried? | Vaccines and immunisation | The Guardian – (the politics of discarding science and being over-cautious)

So when the European Medicines Agency says there have been 30 “thromboembolic events” after around 5m vaccinations, the crucial question to ask is: how many would be expected anyway, in the normal run of things?

We can try a quick back-of-the-envelope calculation. Deep vein thromboses (DVTs) happen to around one person per 1,000 each year, and probably more in the older population being vaccinated. Working on the basis of these figures, out of 5 million people getting vaccinated, we would expect significantly more than 5,000 DVTs a year, or at least 100 every week. So it is not at all surprising that there have been 30 reports. 

Source: There’s no proof the Oxford vaccine causes blood clots. So why are people worried? | Vaccines and immunisation | The Guardian

Opinion | India’s Covid Vaccine Roller Coaster – The New York Times

In August, Mr. Modi’s government created an expert group staffed largely with federal bureaucrats to formulate India’s vaccine rollout policy. It did not allow Indian state governments to make independent decisions or consider the views and experiences of state authorities and community leaders. Its cardinal mistake was failing to tap the decades-old and highly efficient national immunization program networks and following its best practices.

The focus on online registrations ignored a fundamental fact: More than half of the Indian population doesn’t have access to the internet, computers or smartphones. Reports in the Indian press suggest a stark class divide in the vaccination drive: The middle and upper classes arrived at the vaccination centers in much greater numbers than the urban and rural poor.

Mr. Modi’s vaccine rollout group proceeded to limit the first phase of the vaccination program to India’s public health system, which caters to about one-third of the population, and left out the privately run health care facilities, which two-thirds of the population rely on. The wise members of the expert group also limited the vaccination sessions to 100 people per session at a facility, which slowed down the process.

As of March 10, 54 days into the drive, India had administered 25 million doses of the vaccine. In number of doses administered, India is third after the United States and Britain, but it still covers merely 1 percent of the country’s 1.3 billion people.

Old Nissan Leaf batteries are now powering the robots that used to make them

As part of its production line, Nissan uses automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to deliver vehicle components to human workers on the factory floor.

These AGVs are already battery powered, but they use old-style lead acid batteries which only last a couple of years. Not mentioning how bad lead is for the environment.

However, Nissan engineers have developed a process to take three battery modules from an old Leaf, and repackage them to fit in an AGV.

 

Source: Old Nissan Leaf batteries are now powering the robots that used to make them

Jeene Ke Ishare

Inhale Peace; Exhale Love. Joy will Follow! - RUELHA

This poem is inspired by the Bollywood song ‘Jeene Ke Ishaare’ starring Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty in the movie ‘Phir Milenge’, 2004.

These fragrances are meant for the living. They erase past sins and are very forgiving. I savour the scents in the air. And they wipe away my tears and despair. There is something about this smell. It makes me smile even when I'm actually in hell. Old places and old songs. A feeling like this is where I belong. At the back of my mind, these tunes for the living. Is this what I have all along been missing? I recognize this melody. It calms me down like therapy. There is a spring of life within me. That was arid and desolate completely. Now, I feel those rivers gushing once more. Like a tsunami they want to overflow. This feels warm and familiar. But it's been winter…

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From Cairo to London: There is No City Safe for Women — Egyptian Streets

Tributes have been paid to Sarah. Photo courtesy of the author. It was a Wednesday evening, a little over 10 days ago, when Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old marketing executive manager, disappeared in Clapham Common, a widely popular neighborhood park in the south of London. Since then, a police officer and a woman were arrested on…

From Cairo to London: There is No City Safe for Women — Egyptian Streets

Children Should be Encouraged When they are Interested in Protecting the Environment — FunWritings

Eco kids are preparing to make the future bright Encourage them so they will keep on doing what is right

Children Should be Encouraged When they are Interested in Protecting the Environment — FunWritings

The Illegal Waste Disposal Problem is Making Life Unbearable in Some Places — FunWritings

pollution is a problem we need to fix everywhere Let us spread the word about the need for environmental care

The Illegal Waste Disposal Problem is Making Life Unbearable in Some Places — FunWritings

Fundamental…por Paulo Freire 🌻✨ — Mágica Mistura

“É fundamental diminuir a distância entre o que se diz e o que se faz, de tal forma que, num dado momento, a tua fala seja a tua prática.” 7 more words

Fundamental…por Paulo Freire 🌻✨ — Mágica Mistura

“It is essential to reduce the distance between what is said and what is done, in such a way that, at a given moment, your speech is your practice.”

Ganz schön Rock`n`Roll, oder was?

Pretty rock`n`roll, or what? Some older men recently gave me an idea.
The guys named Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie, for whom I generally have a soft spot, delighted me a few days ago with their brand new song, entitled “Living in a Ghost Town”.

There it says among other things: “Life was so beautiful, then we all got locked down”.
Oh yes, that’s exactly how it is, because we all currently spend a lot of time in our own four walls.
Because for the good of everyone, exhibitions this year will largely be flat.
Even creative artist meetings, rousing concerts, inspiring museum visits, great readings and inspiring cultural get-togethers have recently been canceled in a row.
So what to do

Complain about the lack of the previous, colorful, loud, beautiful, diverse and stimulating life?
Or?

For the feeling, I thought, I could present my set of Rolling Stones portraits on the studio wall.
A combination with, for example, the Stones’ last album, entitled “Blue & Lonesome”, would be perfect as background music.
But it would also be nice to rummage around in my inventory and put one of your first vinyl records on my turntable, namely “Out Of Our Heads”.
And suddenly sitting in the room didn’t sound that bad anymore.
I got to work enthusiastically.

I also found that it would be worth considering taking off the jogger, which I currently like to wear and often, for at least a few hours.
“It`s Only Rock`nRoll`, but we like it!”

If you would like to listen to the latest work of the “Rolling Stones”, please click here

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Die schönste Ablenkung vom Lockdown – ein Platz mitten in der eigenen kleinen Atelier- Ausstellung

Ganz schön Rock`n`Roll, oder was? Einige ältere Herren brachten mich kürzlich auf eine Idee.
Die Herren namens Mick, Keith, Charlie und Ronnie, für die ich generell ein Faible habe, erfreuten mich vor ein paar Tagen mit ihrem brandneuen Song, betitelt “Living in a Ghost Town”.

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