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Marii Freire

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Quem foi que disse que a mulher tem que aguentar tudo em nome da sagrada família? Isso é bom para o conservadorismo, não para a mulher que, durante séculos teve que suportar diversas situações de abusos em silêncio.

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Salvador Dalí

Vivaldi translation: ”A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others. ”

Salvador Dalí

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

” Um verdadeiro artista não é aquele que é inspirado, mas aquele que inspira os outros. “

Salvador Dalí

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Marii Freire

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Santarém, Pá 19 de agosto de 2022

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When You Know

Akwafrigeria

All that is required to meet a goal is a move. A wrong move might not take you to the goal but it will take you a bit closer to the goal.

The rightness or wrongness of a move is never known until the end of the move. If you do not move you will never know.

When you know, the right move becomes one with the goal and the wrong move becomes a lesson for your next move.

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White washing history — Filosofa’s Word

Originally posted on musingsofanoldfart: When history does not support a narrative, we have folks who will get out their paint brush and paint over bad or questionable things. A good example is to white wash the heinous insurrection on January 6, implying insurrectionists were just tourists. Last time I checked, tourists don’t plead guilty for…

White washing history — Filosofa’s Word

Avian Flu Diary: Denmark SSI: COVID Cases Increasing Again After 5 Weeks of Declines

What happens in Denmark is often reflected in North America 3 to 6 weeks down the line, making them a useful barometer for the pandemic. So it is worth noting that – after 5 weeks of steady declines in COVID cases – yesterday they reported an 18% jump in cases over the previous week.

Interestingly, BA.5 remains fully in control (est. 95%), and for now, BA.4 continues to lose ground.

 

The number of Covid-19 infections is increasing for the first time in five weeks

 

The number of Danes infected with covid-19 is increasing for the first time in five weeks. It is now among the middle-aged that the infection is highest. This is shown in this week’s trend report from the Statens Serum Institut.

 

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There is an increase in the number of new cases of covid-19 of 18% between week 31 and week 32, corresponding to the incidence in week 32 being 207 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The positive rate has increased to 27% in week 32 from 25% in week 31, while the number of PCR tests has increased by 5% between week 31 and week 32.

 

The infection increases in all age groups from week 31 to week 32, but is highest among the 40 to 59-year-olds. This is shown in this week’s trend report for covid-19 and other respiratory infections from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI).

“The increasing infection must be seen in the light of the fact that people are now returning from summer holidays. Activity in our society is increasing, and people may also be more aware of getting tested for symptoms in connection with starting work and education” Professional Director Tyra Grove Krause

Especially in Region Central Jutland and North Jutland, the infection is increasing. There are the most infected people in Region Central Jutland (262 per 100,000 inhabitants) followed by Region Zealand (216 per 100,000 inhabitants).

Source: Avian Flu Diary: Denmark SSI: COVID Cases Increasing Again After 5 Weeks of Declines

Evidence of monkeypox virus found on household surfaces | CIDRAP

Infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, however, put the findings in perspecitive. “The epidemiologic data we have so far in this outbreak support that people are not contracting monkeypox through touching contaminated surfaces. The preponderance of data indicates it’s being transmitted through direct physical contact, whether sexual or non-sexual.”

Osterholm is the director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, publisher of CIDRAP News.

The contamination occurred despite the patients reporting showering once or twice each day, performing hand hygiene approximately 10 times daily, laundering bedding and clothing weekly, and performing routine household cleaning, such as mopping and daily use of a multi-surface spray on most high-contact surfaces, the authors said.

“Persons living in or visiting the home of someone with monkeypox should follow appropriate precautions against indirect exposure and transmission by wearing a well-fitting mask, avoiding touching possibly contaminated surfaces, maintaining appropriate hand hygiene, avoiding sharing eating utensils, clothing, bedding, or towels, and following home disinfection recommendations,” the authors concluded.

 

Source: Evidence of monkeypox virus found on household surfaces | CIDRAP

iPhones….iPads….Mac–Oh My!

Manually update! Now!

In Saner Thought

This is one of those times when I try to be an FYI blogger.

Are you a user of Apple products?

If so then this news may well effect you and your devices…..

Apple disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices, the AP reports. Apple released two security reports about the issue on Wednesday, although they didn’t receive wide attention outside of tech publications. Apple’s explanation of the vulnerability means a hacker could get “full admin access” to the device. That would allow intruders to impersonate the device’s owner and subsequently run any software in their name, said Rachel Tobac, CEO of SocialProof Security.

Security experts have advised users to update affected devices—the iPhone6S and later models; several models of the iPad, including the 5th generation and later, all iPad Pro models and the iPad Air…

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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Has Given Away 186 Million Free Books to Kids, Boosting Literacy Worldwide | Open Culture

Dolly Parton created her Imagination Library, a non-profit which gives books to millions of children every month, with her father, Robert Lee Parton, in mind.

“I always thought that if Daddy had an education, there’s no telling what he could have been,” she mused in her 2020 book, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics:

Because he knew how to barter, he knew how to bargain. He knew how to make everything work, and he knew how to count money. He knew exactly what everything was worth, how much he was going to make from that tobacco crop, what he could trade, and how he could make it all work

Despite his business acumen, Parton’s father never learned to read or write, a source of shame.

Source: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Has Given Away 186 Million Free Books to Kids, Boosting Literacy Worldwide | Open Culture