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In Dry California, Salty Water Creeps into Key Waterways | Food Manufacturing

In dry winters like the one California just had, less fresh water flows down from the mountains into the Sacramento River, the state’s largest. That allows saltier water from Pacific Ocean tides to push farther into the state’s main water hub, known as the Delta. It helps supply water to two-thirds of the state’s 39 million people and to farms that grow fruits and vegetables for the whole nation, playing a key but sometimes underappreciated role in the state’s economy.

A drought that scientists say is part of the U.S. West’s driest period in 1,200 years plus sea level rise are exposing the fragility of that system, forcing state water managers, cities, and farmers to look for new ways to stabilize their supply of fresh water. The Delta’s challenges offer a harbinger of the risks to come for critical water supplies elsewhere in the nation amid a changing climate.

Planners and farmers are coming at the problem of saltwater intrusion with a desalination plant, an artificial rock barrier and groundwater pumps. Those who can’t engineer their way out of the problem are left with a fervent hope that things will change.

Source: In Dry California, Salty Water Creeps into Key Waterways | Food Manufacturing

‘Like a bad 1980s spy film’ Brittney Griner’s imprisonment reveals Russia’s embrace of pariah identity — Meduza

The war in Ukraine and Brittney Griner’s case have reinforced the worst Cold War-era Western stereotypes and ideas about Russia, from the “Communist” totalitarian state to the “Eastern” menace. The difference, it seems, is that Russia is now leaning into these descriptions. On television (still the most popular source of information in Russia), the state media regularly broadcasts support for the depravity of Russian violence in Ukraine and for using Americans like Brittney Griner as bargaining chips with Western powers.

What remains to be seen for Griner is if Russia will negotiate with the United States in good faith for her and Paul Whelan’s release. In exchange for these two wrongfully imprisoned Americans, Russia has asked for two dangerous Russian nationals: a convicted arms dealer, Viktor Bout, and a convicted murderer in German custody, Vadim Krasikov.

It’s as if Russia is replaying the script from a bad 1980s spy film.

Under Vladimir Putin’s rule, Russia stands at a historical precipice from which it may not be able to return. It is isolated, violent, and increasingly dependent on Western antagonism for its self-image. Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan, and Viktor Bout will probably return to their respective home countries in the coming months. But the damage Russia has done in Ukraine and the harm it has inflicted on its standing in the world are irreparable.

Source: ‘Like a bad 1980s spy film’ Brittney Griner’s imprisonment reveals Russia’s embrace of pariah identity — Meduza

Read My Books for Free

A Voice from Iran

Dear friends:

As my appreciation for your wonderful friendship my books;

SOROOSH will be a free ebook on amazon, from August.11.2022 to August.15.2022

And;

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Please share with your friends. I would love to read your comments and reviews after you read them.

Best Regards

Laleh Chini

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and you are my light…

Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

A poem in Vietnamese by Lê Vĩnh Tài

Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm


Within the darkest of nights

I am your moon

and you are my light…


Lê Vĩnh Tài, the Vietnamese poet and translator born in 1966 in Buon Ma Thuot, Daklak, Vietnam. The retired doctor is still a resident of the Western Highlands and a businessman in Buon Ma Thuot.

Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the blogger, poet and translator, born 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in Western Sydney, Australia.

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A fire at the historic Hunts Bay Jewish Cemetery highlights negligence for Jamaica’s cultural heritage

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There are some Jamaican habits and attitudes that make me very sad. I am very late in reporting this* First of all, let me tell you about the fire at Hunts Bay Cemetery, which exemplifies two aspects of Jamaican life that I find depressing.

*(This summer has turned my life a little upside down, or rather knocked it sideways, but I am gradually righting myself).

The Jamaican Jewish community is deeply hurt by the carelessness of persons unknown, who decided to set fire to the historic Hunts Bay Cemetery on June 6, 2022. It is not only a historic site, it is a sacred one to the Jamaican Jewish community, at home and abroad. This is not to be taken lightly, although apparently it is not of any great consequence to anyone else, and has not (so far as I know) been reported in the local media.

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Paulo Freire

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” A mulher, com frequência, refugia-se na atitude de vítima, culpando-se por sua condição, adotando precisamente o comportamento que dá sustentação ao regime patriarcal, mais preocupado em destruir do que em reunir as forças e a energia da mulher.
Faz-se necessário evitar uma exclusão ainda maior mulher porque a ambos os gêneros se oferece, no mínimo, a oportunidade de humanizarem mais no momento em que lançam um olhar crítico sobre a questão da exclusão. “

Paulo Freire. Patriarcado- Feminilidade. Desafios em desenvolver maiores distinções e desdobramentos da pedagogia de Freire.

Pedagogia da Libertação em Paulo Freire/organização Ana Maria de Araújo Freire. 2ª ed. Rio de Janeiro/ São Paulo: Paz e Terra, 2021

Marii Freire/ via Facebook

https://Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

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Santarém, Pá 9 de agosto de 2022

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Fiódor Dostoievski

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” A situação mais simpatica é aquela em que as pessoas não se envergonham uma das outras, mas agem franca e abertamente. E para quê enganar-se? É a mais vã e imprudente das ocupações.

Fiódor Dostoievski

Fiódor Dostoievski, livro O Jogador

Notas do subterrâneo ou Memórias do subsolo, O Jogador

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Marii Freire

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City -Russia – Saint PETERSBURGO- CATETRAL by Night-01

Santarém, Pá 9 de agosto de 2022

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Five Thoughts on the State of COVID-19 Vaccination and the Road Ahead | AHA News

  1. Use trusted messengers to break through the COVID-19 clutter. People trust their health care providers, whether it’s their pediatricians, family physicians, internists or advanced practice providers. One of us – Dr. Wells – is an AHA/CDC clinical ambassador, a group of 50 hospital and health system leaders from around the country who help to bring this to scale through radio, print media, or public service announcements.
  2. Put your brand to work. While core messages should be consistent, crises are an opportunity for your brand purpose, who you are and what you stand for – to shine. LCMC Health – Christine’s system – helped get people engaged by drawing on the spirit of New Orleans and the system’s warm and human brand. COVID-19 communications were written using some local vernacular and featured the brand’s vibrant color palette, delivering communication that connected with the community.
  3. Meet people where they work, play, stay and pray. Mass vaccination sites were helpful early in the pandemic but do not work for everyone. Under Dr. Wells’ leadership, Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital worked with community partners to bring the vaccine to homes, schools, community activities and churches. This allowed them to alleviate as many hurdles as possible to include mobility, transportation and language barriers.
  4. Use data to develop thoughtful digital strategies. Christine’s team built an email trigger campaign for everyone who received a vaccine through LCMC Health. The open rate of the email was double the industry average and recipients engaged and took action. Twenty-five percent of recipients called the nurse hotline or scheduled an appointment compared to 7.17% industry-average for email communications. The difference was timing and tone. The digital team researched the vaccine terms consumers were searching and refined communications to reflect this and then used A/B testing of subject lines and content to continuously improve communication effectiveness.
  5. Keep asking – the 25th try may be the one that works. Deciding to get the vaccine is a very personal decision, especially for parents considering vaccination for their children and concerned about side effects. While it can be frustrating at times, over-communicating and continuing to ask and answer questions is key. You never know when your suggestion will result in action.

Source: Five Thoughts on the State of COVID-19 Vaccination and the Road Ahead | AHA News