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121 Communities Now At High Risk For Coronavirus In Massachusetts – CBS Boston

More than a third of Massachusetts, a total of 121 communities, are now considered high risk for coronavirus infections. Six of those communities have been impacted by a cluster at a long-term care facility, college or prison. Source: 121 Communities Now At High Risk For Coronavirus In Massachusetts – CBS Boston

L’Accecante Stregoneria dell’Oro

Our elders didn’t know about money. … Money doesn’t protect us… it doesn’t create our joy. For whites it’s different. They cannot dream of spirits like us. They prefer to ignore that the work of shamans is to protect the earth, both for us and for our children and for them and theirs. “

Barbara Crane Navarro

foto: Sciamano Yanomami, Amazonas, Venezuela – Barbara Crane Navarro

Come afferma il portavoce degli Yanomami Davi Kopenawa nel suo libro “La caduta del cielo”: “Per i più grandi, l’oro era solo schegge luccicanti nella sabbia del letto del fiume, come mica. L’hanno raccolto per creare una sostanza di stregoneria progettata per i ciechi con cui erano arrabbiati. … Questa polvere di metallo era temuta. Ecco perché chiamiamo i luccicanti frammenti di metallo che i cercatori scavano dai letti dei fiumi oru hipëre a: l’abbagliante stregoneria dell’oro. Quando i bianchi prendono i minerali dal terreno, li macinano con le loro macchine e li riscaldano nelle loro fabbriche … L’oro e altri minerali sono cose pericolose e cattive che portano solo malattia e morte. … Sebbene questo metallo sia il più bello e il più forte che puoi trovare per costruire le tue macchine e le tue merci, è pericoloso per…

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stop stigma – Cookie Memories

Cookie Memories

To unwind, after numerous attempts to achieve the sales target, my team and I would go for chai and poha in the late afternoon. On an usual afternoon, we stepped out of the office building to find a new place set up just outside the premises.  ‘Shivis’ read the brand new board. The beautiful paintings on the lilac walls were so inviting. The place looked expensive but, we wanted to give it a try.

Source: stop stigma – quotidian

Do You Sell Miracles?|آیا معجزه می فروشید؟

A Voice from Iran

“45th story”

First published: June.28.2018

A little girl went to a pharmacy and said: “Sorry, do you sell miracles?”

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The pharmacist smiled and replied: “We don’t sell miracles, my dear.”

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The little girl said: “But my brother is dying. Something is growing inside his head. My father said he needs a miracle. Then the little girl showed some coins to the pharmacist.

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A man who heard the conversation tapped on the little girl’s shoulder and said: “How much do you have my dear?”

The little girl showed her coins.

The pharmacist waved at the man like they were friends.

The man smiled at the pharmacist and said to the little girl: “Wow, these are enough to buy a miracle.”

The little girl cracked a satisfied smile.

The man said: “Can you take me to your brother?”

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She walked the stranger to a little room they called home where her mother…

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Sweden hits highest daily COVID-19 spread as chief epidemiologist says herd immunity not ‘ethically justifiable’ – ABC News

Anders Tegnell, wearing a grey collared shirt and dark-rimmed glasses, frowns slightly Sweden, which has shunned lockdowns throughout the pandemic, has registered 2,820 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, the highest daily figure since the pandemic began. Key points:

  • Sweden’s death rate per capita is several times higher than its Nordic neighbours
  • It has reported record numbers of new cases three times in a matter of days
  • Tighter recommendations are now being introduced in some regions
  • The October 28 figure eclipsed a record set only the previous day, when more than 2,400 cases were announced, Health Agency statistics show.

Source: Sweden hits highest daily COVID-19 spread as chief epidemiologist says herd immunity not ‘ethically justifiable’ – ABC News