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COVID-19 Knocks Mizzou Football Out of TransPerfect Music City Bowl – University of Missouri Athletics

Due to an increase in positive COVID-19 tests among its student-athletes, coaches and staff following Mizzou Football’s final regular-season game, the football program is pausing all team activities through January 2, and will be unable to participate in Wednesday’s TransPerfect Music City Bowl against the University of Iowa, Director of Athletics Jim Sterk announced this afternoon.

“Since concluding our regular season and conducting four rounds of tests over the last eight days, we have seen a significant increase in positive COVID-19 tests among our student-athletes, coaches and staff, and after consulting with local health officials, our team physicians and MU Health’s Dr. Steve Whitt, who is our representative on the SEC Medical Task Force, we unfortunately must pause all football team-related activities until at least January 2 to help contain the virus’ spread and ensure the health and well-being of everyone within our program and the community,” Sterk said.

Source: COVID-19 Knocks Mizzou Football Out of TransPerfect Music City Bowl – University of Missouri Athletics

¿Sabes de qué tengo ganas?

What do I want?
Well, I’ll tell you what I want, that you continue reading me of course, to help everyone that I can, that all human beings enjoy a lot of health, to make those who feel lonely or sad feel good , to listen to those who require it and always find a way to respond to those who have dedicated their valuable time to support me, to cooperate with the planet in its restoration, to fill hearts with joy, to distribute hugs, to hold hands of those who have given me theirs in difficult moments, of making several people smile in the same day, of always strengthening patience, tolerance, perseverance, which are required for so many things, of knowing every day to express my gratitude, Sow gratitude, spread gratitude.

I want to be useful to my fellow men, to have even a small gesture of kindness a day, to have a glue to repair the broken hearts, of those who suffer or have suffered losses, or strong shocks in their lives, I want to love, peace, health, harmony, joy, stability, knowledge, respect, prosperity and abundance can be packaged and given as a gift to every human being.

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Me encuentro sentada cómodamente en un taburete, con unos jeans, un suéter largo y unas calcetas muy abrigadoras, la laptop está sobre el escritorio, en donde tengo entre otras cosas, una hermosa orquídea que aunque es artificial no lo parece, junto con un “Life is Good” en 3D que compré hace tiempo, el cual me ayuda a agradecer que la vida es buena, todos los días, como te has de imaginar, una taza con un delicioso té chai latte, mientras escucho a Hera Hyesang Park -Music for a While & Una voce poco fa l Kiwa LIVE session, te cuento esto, pues he estado pensando en lo que tengo ganas de hacer, en todos los proyectos pendientes, en todas las experiencias adquiridas esta año, en las hermosas personas que he conocido, en tantas y tantas cosas que quiero cambiar.

Cuando la vida ha sido tan generosa conmigo, la verdad, no…

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Open Thread | Where Are We Now? | 3CHICSPOLITICO

It’s December 28th. We have a con-man grifting deranged narcissist as President. Even though he did everything that he could to cheat himself back to the Presidency a second time, 80 million …

Source: Open Thread | Where Are We Now? | 3CHICSPOLITICO

We are at the point where Nancy Smash and her colleagues in the House passed a robust stimulus bill in MAY.

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

Moscow Mitch let it sit on his desk since then.
The ONLY reason why he let anything come up for a vote is because of the two Senate Seats in Georgia.

That’s the reason.

As it is, they cut down the $1200 to $600.
Unemployment benefits are about to run out for MILLIONS of Americans.

The Orange Menace just signed the piece of crap, like he has done something.
but, he’s vetoing the Defense Authorization Act.
He’s doing it not because of the re-naming of Confederate Statues…
But, because of the Shell Corporation legislation put into the bill.

We have a TERRORIST ATTACK IN AN AMERICAN CITY AND THE PRESIDENT HAS NOT SAID ONE WORD ABOUT IT.

MILLIONS are unemployed.
MILLIONS are hungry.
MILLIONS are about to be subject to eviction.

The entire government is on the brink of shutdown….AGAIN…

But, we have a MSM talking that ‘both sides, it’s the fault of CONGRESS’ bullshyt.

It’s NOT the fault of CONGRESS.
IT’S THE FAULT OF REPUBLICANS.
PERIOD.

REPUBLICANS.

NO BOTH SIDES

REPUBLICANS.

A Brief History of Jamaican Jerk – By Vaughn Stafford Gray SMITHSONIANMAG.COM DECEMBER 22, 2020 — Just Sayin’

The smokeless pit’s significance stems from the fact that the Maroons, who sought refuge in Cockpit Country—the mountain range surrounding the plantations where they’d previously been enslaved—had to sustain themselves without revealing their locations. If they cooked over an open fire, the smoke would betray them. “The Maroons developed alliances with Indigenous inhabitants who taught […]

A Brief History of Jamaican Jerk – By Vaughn Stafford Gray SMITHSONIANMAG.COM DECEMBER 22, 2020 — Just Sayin’

A Brief History of Jamaican Jerk – By Vaughn Stafford Gray SMITHSONIANMAG.COM DECEMBER 22, 2020 | Just Sayin’

Jamaican jerk marinade

Ingredients

6 medium-sized Scotch bonnet peppers (can substitute with habaneros but not jalapeños)
1 yellow onion
1/2 cup chopped scallions
6 cloves of garlic
1/8 cup white vinegar
1/8 cup fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons oil (olive, vegetable, or canola)
3 tablespoons chopped ginger
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons salt (omit if using on ham)
1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
1 tablespoon pimento berries (or 1½ teaspoons allspice)
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 sprig of fresh thyme

Method

Place ingredients in a blender and pulse until the mixture turns into a smooth paste. The marinade can last up to six months in the refrigerator.

Source: A Brief History of Jamaican Jerk – By Vaughn Stafford Gray SMITHSONIANMAG.COM DECEMBER 22, 2020 | Just Sayin’

Sleep Apnea and Covid-19

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Sleep apnea is a condition in which breathing stops periodically during sleep. The most common form is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which occurs when throat muscles relax and block the airway. This puts stress on the lungs and diaphragm to force air through the blocked passage.(1)

A study of data from Finland has found that patients with obstructive sleep apnea are five times more likely to have severe cases of Covid than are patients without this condition.(2)

Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes. Statistically controlling for these other associations, OSA is an independent predictor of severe Covid-19 illness.

The study cannot prove that OSA caused the more severe outcomes. But in a paper posted on medRxiv ahead of peer review, researchers advise doctors evaluating patients with suspected or confirmed coronavirus infection to recognize that the sleep disorder is a risk factor for…

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Aventures chamaniques – “La Magie de l’Amazonie Les aventures de Meromi, une fille Yanomami”

Shamanic Adventures – “The Magic of the Amazon The Adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami Girl”

Barbara Crane Navarro

illustration tirée de « La Magie de l’Amazonie Les aventures de Meromi, une fille Yanomami”

“Ce deuxième volume de la série Amazon Rainforest Magic est aussi charmant et engageant que le premier. L’histoire continue le fil du livre précédent et les personnages semblent être de vieux amis.

Meromi, une fille Yanomami maintenant âgée de 9 ans, est une guérisseuse née et elle veut devenir chaman – et elle est encore plus résolue puisque les adultes de sa communauté disent que les filles ne peuvent pas … Avec l’aide d’alliés improvisés, elle cherche un moyen de décourager les intrus et de les faire quitter la forêt. Il est temps pour Meromi d’utiliser son don pour parler avec les animaux…

Des aspects de la vie traditionnelle des Yanomami dans la forêt tropicale sont tissés dans l’histoire fantaisiste. Les illustrations enchanteresses de l’auteur transforment les lecteurs en compagnons de voyage dans la quête magique…

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Take me to the world!!!

Soni's thoughts

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Take me to the world where there will be peace…
Take me to the world full of ice…
Take me to the world with honest human being…
Take me to the world with zero victim…
Take me to the world to breath free…
Take me to the world to play from heart and giggle like kid…
Take me to the world of magic…
Take me to the world to fly like a free spirit…
Take me to the world full of soothing music…
Take me to the world where i look around and find greenery…
Take me to the world where i can roam being stress free…
Take me to the world where i can be happily with my own family…
Please take me to such world which i know does not exist…
Still my heart always wish…just wish….

Heyaaa peeps, how are you all!! I am…

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