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FDA advisors approve J&J COVID vaccine boosters | CIDRAP
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) vaccine advisory group today unanimously approved a booster dose of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine for all Americans 18 years old and older who received a single dose.
Also today, the experts discussed mix-and-match dosing, raising several questions and airing multiple issues, but they took no vote on the issue.
Source: FDA advisors approve J&J COVID vaccine boosters | CIDRAP
Oklahoma Woman Sentenced to 4 Years for Manslaughter After Miscarriage
A 21-year-old woman was convicted of first-degree manslaughter on Oct. 6 after a second-trimester miscarriage in Oklahoma. Brittney Marie Poolaw was sentenced to 4 years in prison after less than three hours of jury deliberation, according to local media.
Poolaw experienced a miscarriage on Jan. 4, 2020, when the fetus was born stillborn at home after 15-17 weeks of gestation, according to the autopsy. (ABC affiliate KSWO has referred to the fetus as an infant child.) The medical examiner confirmed fetal congenital abnormalities as well as positive results for methamphetamine and amphetamine.
Poolaw couldn’t afford her bail and spent more than a year in custody awaiting trial delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The National Advocates for Pregnant Woman released a statement in support of Poolaw. “Ms. Poolaw’s case is a tragedy. She has suffered the trauma of pregnancy loss, has been jailed for a year and half during a pandemic, and was charged and convicted of a crime without basis in law or science,” the statement read in part.
Source: Oklahoma Woman Sentenced to 4 Years for Manslaughter After Miscarriage
Monografie : Ray Charles
Neil Young / Crazy Horse – Song Of The Seasons (Official Audio) – YouTube
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É importante saber sentir as coisas boas para ter consciência do nosso valor
Vivaldi translation of title and first statement: It is important to know how to feel the good things to be aware of our value
It’s worth a moment, it’s worth the beauty of a second. The world multiplies good things by what is allowed to be built. The act of creating and multiplying our greatness, boosting the excellence of what we are and offering to others.
Vale a pena um instante, vale a pena a beleza de um segundo. O mundo multiplica coisas boas pelo que se permite construir. O ato de criar e multiplicar as nossas grandezas, impulsionar a excelência do que somos e oferecemos ao outro.

O que não regamos, transforma-se em abandono. O silêncio é composto por projetos inacabados, não aproveitados…rejeitados talvez. Choca deixar morrer o que não dizemos, assim como nos mata também o que dizemos sem pensar.
O impulso do passado, presente e futuro chama-se transformação. É através de uma nova consciência que somos capazes de potencializa a vida em suas diferentes formas. A sabedoria cotidiana tem por finalidade neutralizar o estresse do inútil, e ao mesmo tempo, aplica o que impulsiona a vida, modifica, transforma e acelera o seu ritmo. Já imaginou que monótono seria uma vivermos engessados se fossemos somente plateia? Não, é preciso viver, enxergar a suavidade e…
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Sorry, but China is nowhere near winning the AI race
The bottom line is that Chaillan’s spreading propaganda. He’s employing a centuries-old racist trope called the “China Bogeyman.” The US has used it for decades to justify its bloated defense budget to the public.
The idea is that US citizens should be scared of China not because of its academic, economic, or military technologies. But because of the sheer fact that there are 1.5 billion people in that country who aren’t Americans.
Chaillan’s using the China Bogeyman and his former positions as an IT boss for the Air Force and the Pentagon as a political tool. Whether his goal is to run for office or a to get a lofty consulting position at a conservative-leaning organization, it’s clear what the purpose of Chaillan’s outlandish statements are: to pressure the public into believing their safety relies on doing whatever it takes to ward off the imminent threat posed by the mere existence of 1.5 billion people in China.
It’s a baseless argument against the development of ethical AI and policies restricting the US from creating and using harmful AI technologies.
Source: Sorry, but China is nowhere near winning the AI race
Apple takes down Quran app in China – BBC News (Me: Shame on Apple for aiding suppression of freedom of expression and religion in China)
Apple has taken down one of the world’s most popular Quran apps in China, following a request from officials.
Quran Majeed is available across the world on the App Store – and has nearly 150,000 reviews. It is used by millions of Muslims.
The BBC understands that the app was removed for hosting illegal religious texts.
The Chinese government has not responded to the BBC’s request for comment.
The deletion of the app was first noticed by Apple Censorship – a website that monitors apps on Apple’s App Store globally.
In a statement from the app’s maker, PDMS, the company said: “According to Apple, our app Quran Majeed has been removed from the China App store because it includes content that requires additional documentation from Chinese authorities”.
“We are trying to get in touch with the Cyberspace Administration of China and relevant Chinese authorities to get this issue resolved”.
The company said it had close to one million users in China.
The Chinese Communist Party officially recognises Islam as a religion in the country.
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