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The empty cafe

Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

A poem in Vietnamese by Tô Thùy Yên

Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm


The empty cafe

Heading there, perhaps for a date

A date with whom I can’t remember

Heading there, a desiccated heart the hollowness of a ball

Grasping exhaustingly at earthly cravings

This afternoon was harsh with sunlight…

This afternoon was heavy with rain…

The empty cafe, not a soul a being in sight

The lamp is like a thousand years in waiting

My fault, it can only be my fault

Unable to recall the right time

I’m sorry, to you my apology

You came, and no one was there to meet you

Life is so mixed up

There’s no point rushing

Try anyway, hold it together

So it’s worth the trip

This afternoon was harsh with sunlight…

This afternoon was heavy with rain…

The…

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Your words–Suas palavras

Coisas da SIL

Suas palavras me chegam
Me rodeiam
Me visitam mesmo longe.

Elas me animam
Mesmo quando não te vejo.
Não te cheiro
Não te percebo.

Elas fazem sorrir
Quando quero chorar
Quando quero me isolar.

Elas são simples
Alegres
Confortantes.

Elas me agradam
Me ajuda
Me conforta.
Chega até mim
Como um abraço
Longo e sem fim…

Com love: Coisas da SiL

Missing

Your words

Your words reach me
surround me
They visit me even far away.

they cheer me up
Even when I don’t see you.
I don’t smell you
I don’t understand you.

they make you smile
when i want to cry
When I want to isolate myself.

they are simple
happy
comforting.

they please me
It helps me
comfort me.
come to me
like a hug
Long and endless…

With love: Things from SiL

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Creating a Sustainable Sports Development Program for Bohol

Color My World

Now in the twilight of my years, I still dream of being able to contribute to my beloved Bohol. I recall how in the early 90s, a group of Boholanos in Metro Manila formed the Tapok Tapok Bol-anon with the dream of reaching out to provide positive contributions to the province of our birth.

We started off by donating computers to far-flung schools to address this lack. As technology developed, and more and more offices started offloading their old computers for newer ones, DepEd advised us to shift to technical and vocational equipment to address the lack of such for blue collar work. Thus, we moved on to distributing welding machines, sewing machines, cooking equipment and even musical instruments and garden tools, depending on what our students needed. Later, we became more ambitious and started to construct school buildings in the hinterlands, with notable partners such as the ABS-CBN Foundation…

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Estação

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Em que estação da vida você parou?”

Você tem noção de quando a vida começa, porque há um registro que as pessoas falam sobre esse acontecimento sobre você. Mas nunca saberá em que estação terá que parar. Ainda que você olhe para um lugar aonde gostaria de passar cinco minutos a mais, não poderá ir. Simplesmente, você tem que se conformar com o brilho nos olhos, o nó na garganta por desejar, por querer um resquício de vida, além do que cabe em seus dias. Porém, precisa aceitar que tudo tem “começo, meio e fim”. A nossa história, jamais poderá ser rebobinada. Você não pode voltar atrás, não pode negociar com o ponteiro do relógio.

” Tempo passado não é tempo perdido, é tempo vivido. O que você quer, existe. Porém, nada é mais seu, não lhe pertence, é de outrem”

É difícil ter que lidar com isso, mas…

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Avian Flu Diary: EID Journal: Human Monkeypox without Viral Prodrome or Sexual Exposure, California, USA, 2022

His primary risk factor was close, nonsexual contact with numerous unknown persons at a crowded outdoor event. His case highlights the potential for spread at such gatherings, which may have implications for epidemic control. The lack of both sexual exposure and anogenital involvement indicates that mode of transmission may be associated with clinical symptoms; fomites (hotel bedding and sheets, high-touch areas in public settings) may be alternative modes of transmission. Overall, the viral inoculum required for all possible modes of transmission remains an area of active investigation.

This case also demonstrates the importance of local monkeypox virus testing, rather than centralized testing in public health or commercial reference laboratories. Local testing enabled diagnosis in <12 hours and immediate notification to local and state public health authorities for isolation and contact tracing.

Dr. Karan is an infectious disease physician and postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. His research focuses on infectious disease epidemiology and interventions to slow epidemic spread.

While we are learning more about this MPXV epidemic every day, two weeks ago in CDC Technical Report: Multi-National Monkeypox Outbreak, United States, 2022, the CDC listed a number of `knowledge gaps’ (and areas of focus) that still remain, including:…

Source: Avian Flu Diary: EID Journal: Human Monkeypox without Viral Prodrome or Sexual Exposure, California, USA, 2022