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The Christmas tree and climate change — Paul Noël

I posted this back in January years ago but it’s just as relevant today. How Christmas is celebrated has to be reevaluated in relation to our species…

The Christmas tree and climate change — Paul Noël

Un message pour les décideurs de la COP28 : «La terre n’appartient pas à l’homme, l’homme appartient à la terre. L’homme n’a pas tissé la toile de la…

« Enseignez-vous à vos enfants ce que nous avons enseigné à nos enfants ? Que la terre est notre mère ? Ce qui arrive à la terre arrive à tous les …

Un message pour les décideurs de la COP28 : «La terre n’appartient pas à l’homme, l’homme appartient à la terre. L’homme n’a pas tissé la toile de la…

Cookbooks and Home Economics : Free Texts : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive

The Cookbook and Home Economics Collection includes books from the Young Research Library Department of Special Collections at UCLA, The Bancroft Library at The University of California, Berkeley, and the Prelinger Library. These fascinating books take us back to an America in the early decades of the 20th century covering topics on cookery, textiles, family and home, budgeting, domestic sciences, and many other delightful topics. Source: Cookbooks and Home Economics : Free Texts : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive

COVID activity picks up pace alongside other respiratory viruses | CIDRAP

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After a stable period, COVID-19 activity is increasing again, especially in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its latest updates.

In a weekly snapshot of respiratory illness activity, the CDC said along with rises in most COVID indicators, the United States is experiencing elevated respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity and rising hospitalization for the virus, especially in young children. The flu season is also picking up steam.

Pediatric hospitalizations on the rise

Hospital occupancy for respiratory illnesses, including intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, is stable, but pediatric inpatient bed occupancy is rising, approaching levels seen last respiratory virus season, the CDC said…

Source: COVID activity picks up pace alongside other respiratory viruses | CIDRAP

Israel orders aid trucks into Gaza to be stopped tonight until further notice – PRCS | PNN

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) announced that Israeli occupation forces have blocked the entry of aid through the Rafah land crossing.

PRCS, in a statement, said that the occupation authorities have informed it of its decision to prevent organizations and entities working at the Rafah Land Crossing from bringing aid trucks from the Egyptian side into the Gaza Strip starting tonight and until further notice.

Source: Israel orders aid trucks into Gaza to be stopped tonight until further notice – PRCS | PNN