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Pregnant woman shot by Walgreens employee in Nashville

A self-defense claim is under investigation in connection with a shooting that happened in a Walgreens parking lot.
— Read on thehill.com/homenews/3949167-pregnant-woman-shot-by-walgreens-employee-who-alleged-she-was-shoplifting/

(me: why guns should be harder to get and why more training should be required)

Las horas que pasan mientras trazo mis letras

Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga

SANTIAGO GALICIA ROJON SERRALLONGA

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Una, otra e incontables horas transcurren, acaso sin darme cuenta de que los instantes, los minutos que pasan, son pedazos de vida que se escapan, mientras escribo mis obras literarias, las letras que son tan mías y regalo como si se tratara de flores perfumadas y multicolores, a veces con deliciosas y suaves texturas, en ocasiones con espinas. Horado en las profundidades de mi ser, me arrastro por los túneles que cavo, hago a un lado la basura rutinaria y las superficialidades que tanto asfixian y estorban, hasta que abro las celdas que, a veces, suelen encarcelar a la imaginación, a los sueños, a la creatividad, a las ideas, a la fantasía. Es así como mis letras se enamoran entre sí y se abrazan en un acto de amor que forma palabras que trazo en las páginas de mis…

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Review: L’herbier Toxique: Codes Secrets Pour Plantes Utiles, by Bernard Bertrand   — Context, Critical Thinking, Continuous Learning: Project Do Better

I got this book as a gift when I lived in France, but lent it to someone, and never got it back.  Yet another reason to either borrow from or buy and gift to your local public library, since I could at least go back to the library to read this book again, […]

Review: L’herbier Toxique: Codes Secrets Pour Plantes Utiles, by Bernard Bertrand   — Context, Critical Thinking, Continuous Learning: Project Do Better

50 Inspirational Quotes to Help You Follow Your Dreams — Turtle Quotes, the best place for your daily quote needs!

Best Follow Your Dreams QuotesFamous Follow Your Dreams QuotesDream Big QuotesInspirational Follow Your Dreams QuotesAre you searching for inspiration to pursue your dreams? Look no further than these 50 quotes that will motivate and encourage you to follow your passions, no matter how big or small they may be. From well-known figures such as Martin…

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49 Mindfulness Quotes — Turtle Quotes, the best place for your daily quote needs!

Mindfulness is defined as a powerful approach that enables us to connect more deeply with ourselves, the environment around us, and all that is happening in the present moment. But it is also about cultivating an attitude of curiosity, kindness, and non-judgment. We can reduce stress, enhance our mental and physical health, and build a…

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Exclusivity At A Price — beetleypete

Kensington Palace Gardens in London has the most expensive property prices in Britain. Many of the grand residences there house foreign embassies and diplomats, as well as private homes of the super rich, most of them foreign nationals. At each end of the street are private security guards and armed police checking vehicle access, and […]

Exclusivity At A Price — beetleypete

More Poetry As Mental Health Care, or Mere Ranting? — Context, Critical Thinking, Continuous Learning: Project Do Better

Ok, sorry, guys, this one may be a bit intense: untitled By all the forgotten gods, and by every good thing I swear; By all of the turmoil, roiling; by every good thought, turned; by every good deed, undone; by every wicked wish, stored up; on high and below, ripening; I shall […]

More Poetry As Mental Health Care, or Mere Ranting? — Context, Critical Thinking, Continuous Learning: Project Do Better

Can we run factories on giant bricks?

Darcy Hitchcock

Bricks store heat. That’s why they’ve been used for centuries in wood stoves and fireplaces. Rondo Energy, a Gates-backed start up, thinks this same technology can be used to run factories, solving a major dilemma facing the roll out of renewable energy.

Factories making cement, food, plastic, and other commodities use high temperatures in their equipment, and can’t easily use solar or wind power to generate that heat because renewables aren’t always available. “They need continuous heat,” says John O’Donnell, Rondo’s founder and CEO. “You turn on a tomato paste factory or steel mill and you run it for the better part of a year before you shut it off for an overhaul.” Producing industrial heat generates around 10% of the CO2 emissions in the U.S., or around four times as much climate pollution as the airline industry.

The process, Rondo claims, is 98 percent efficient, can soak up excess…

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