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CCRP urges Jamaican political representatives to help rural elders get vaccinated

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We might assume that many Jamaicans over 60 who have not yet been vaccinated are hesitating or unwilling to get their first dose. However, our senior citizens face many practical challenges these days – none more so than those who are living in rural areas. The Caribbean Community of Retired Persons(CCRP) is worried that the most vulnerable age groups may be left behind. By far the largest percentage of deaths is among senior citizens over 60. And we have lost 948 Jamaicans to COVID-19, as of May 30. Most of those who have died in the past year and two months have been beloved grandparents, great-grandparents, uncles, aunts.

But have we thought of the possibility that many of our older citizens (who may also have disabilities) may not have the means or ability to access the vaccines – in other words, to get to their local health clinics…

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Portretul unei doamne

Google translation of key paragraph: Leaving a slum in Krakow, where she was born in 1872 into a needy family of eight girls, she became, at one point, the most influential woman in the world. It’s about Helena Rubinstein, creator of cosmetics. As a sign, she is Capricorn, ambitious and confident, despite the height of 1.50 that has complexed her all her life.

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Paris, 2019

Dacă treci în vara aceasta prin Paris înainte de 25 august, prinzi o expoziție minunată la Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaisme. Conceptul foarte inteligent, bogăția și varietatea exponatelor, amenajarea scenografică – totul m-a fascinat. Povestea ei este o lecție de viață.

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Plecată dintr-o mahala a Cracoviei, unde s-a nascut în 1872 într-o familie nevoiașă cu opt fete, a ajuns, la un moment dat, cea mai influentă femeie din lume. E vorba despre Helena Rubinstein, creatoare de produse cosmetice. Ca zodie, e Capricorn, ambițioasă și sigură de ea, în ciuda înălțimii de 1.50 care a complexat-o toată viața.

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În adolescență, își punea pe față crema mamei ei, preparată de farmacistul din cartier. Ajunsă la vârsta măritișului, pentru că făcea nazuri și nu voia în ruptul capului să se mărite, părinții au trimis-o la Viena la rudele care aveau o prăvalie, ca să ajute. Dar nici acolo n-a găsit…

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Brokoli čisti pluća od zagađenog vazduha

Google translation: Broccoli cleans the lungs of polluted air
Research has shown that broccoli contains anticancer substances that protect our respiratory system. People who ate broccoli had an increased excretion of toxins associated with ozone and particulate pollution. This is the result of the presence of sulforaphane – an anticancer substance found in this vegetable.

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Istraživanje je pokazalo da brokoli sadrži antikancerogene materije koje čuvaju naš disajni sistem. Ljudi koji su jeli brokoli, imali su povećano izlučivanje toksina povezanih sa ozonskim i čestičnim zagađenjem. Ovo je rezultat prisustva sulforafana – antikancerogene materije koja se nalazi u ovom povrću.

Izvor: (https://www.blic.rs/zdravljehttps://pixabay.com)

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As Coronavirus Toll Grows, Brazil’s Political Divisions Spill Onto the Streets – The New York Times

Until recently, the president’s opponents had refrained from convening street protests, opting instead to show their exasperation by banging pots and pans from windows and trading memes online.

But over the weekend, thousands of Brazilians critical of Mr. Bolsonaro took to the streets in the largest public mobilization against the president since the beginning of the pandemic.

Their show of force in cities across the country followed a series of damning revelations in congressional hearings examining the government’s catastrophic response to the coronavirus, which has killed more than 461,000 Brazilians.

Mariana Filgueiras, a professor at the school of communication at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, said she decided to participate in anti-government protests to help put a face on the rising opposition. A recent public opinion poll, by Datafolha, found that Mr. Bolsonaro’s support slipped to 24 percent in May from 30 percent in March.