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By Ned Hamson
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Starbucks Got Served a Tempest in a Go Cup | Dame Magazine

The miracle of Christ’s birth occurred in a manger, not a strip mall. The three wise men began their desert trudge bearing gifts to greet him with little to go on but their own faith. It wasn’t reflected back to them as they walked all that way, they had nothing to guide them but the glow from the Star of Bethlehem overhead. We must ask ourselves: Which star do we follow, Christ or consumer culture? Maybe the onus for the CupGate folly lies just not with a Media Hysteria Complex forever on the lookout for the next click-worthy story of Christian wackadoos doing weird stuff in a store, but also with Christians offering baseline fodder for the stereotype. We can insist that our faith be shone back at us everywhere we go, or we can assume, per the Bible’s teachings, that God is with us, no matter what or where, in church or during coffee to-go.No one likes to be God-splained, to have their interpretation of belief called out as unworthy or frivolous, but there is so much genuine religious persecution and oppression in this world. Is it a good use of our energy to wage a campaign over pizza, cake, or a disposable cup that’s ombre red rather than decorated with candy canes and faux flurries? I suggest, in the spirit of loving Christian fellowship and conscientious American citizenry, that we choose our battles more carefully and stop acting like special snowflakes.

Source: Starbucks Got Served a Tempest in a Go Cup | Dame Magazine

Asymptomatic human dengue cases spread virus to mosquitoes | Vaccine News

sort of makes us the carrier – the vector –

“This finding raises the possibility that people with few or no symptoms — in other words the majority of those infected by dengue — may actually be contributing to the spread of the virus without realizing it,” Louis Lambrechts, a CNRS scientist in charge of the Insect-Virus Interactions Group at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, said.
This 75 percent may be part of the virus’ spread, and these research results may alter how scientists understand the epidemiology of dengue fever.
“These data should lead us to revisit our approach to the early management of dengue epidemics,” Veasna Duong, a scientist in the Virology Unit directed by Philippe Buchy at the Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, said. “Transmission rate estimates will also have to be adjusted to ensure sufficient vaccination coverage for the vaccines currently under development.”

Source: Asymptomatic human dengue cases spread virus to mosquitoes | Vaccine News