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(6) West Bank lockdown: Palestinians clamp down on virus with stricter measures – YouTube

The #Authority on Thursday announced stricter -19 restrictions, including the closure of schools and universities for two weeks to combat …

Covid vaccination in India will be voluntary: Health ministry

Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 will be voluntary, the Union Health Ministry has said while underlining that the vaccine introduced in India will be as effective as any vaccine developed by other countries.

The ministry further stated that it was advisable to receive a complete schedule of the anti-coronavirus vaccine irrespective of past history of infection with COVID-19 as this will help in developing a strong immune response against the disease.

Source: Covid vaccination in India will be voluntary: Health ministry

Russia signs more deals with India to make 300 million Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines – CNA

“In India, we have agreements with four large manufacturers,” Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) told Rossiya 24 TV, according to news agency TASS.

“India will produce about 300 million doses or more of the vaccine for us next year.”

Source: Russia signs more deals with India to make 300 million Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines – CNA

What I Learned From “Birther” Lawsuits To Correctly Predict The Outcome of Texas v. PA

Understand “standing”

We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident

In August, 2008, they started pouring-in.  The “they” were “birther” cases arguing that Barack Obama was disqualified from being President of the United States on the allegation that he is not a “natural born” United States Citizen.   As late as November 2010, the SCOTUS was still dismissing such cases.  If anyone is interested in the majority of cases, there is a good list on Wikipedia.

The other day, Twitter was buzzing about the Attorney General for the State of Texas petitioning the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn election results in four states.   In response to one such tweet, I tweeted the following;

Trump culture has made things unpredictable.  After the death of Justice RBG, Trump’s brazenness to quickly…

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Crvenokosi su tolerantniji na bol

Red heads more tolerant of pain – Less than 2% of people in the world have natural red hair color, but the gene that causes it makes them different from others, not only in appearance, but also in the pain tolerance threshold. Scientists have found that redheads need 19% more inhalations and general anesthesia than people with darker hair color. On the other hand, people with red hair are less susceptible to electric shock, needle stings and skin stings.

Myrela

Manje od 2% ljudi u svijetu ima prirodnu crvenu boju kose, ali gen koji je uzrokuje čini ih drugačijim od drugih, ne samo po izgledu, nego i po pragu tolerancije na bol. Naučnici su otkrili da crvenokosima treba 19% više inhalacija i opšte anestezije, nego osobama s tamnijom bojom kose. S druge strane, osobe s crvenom bojom kose su manje osjetljive na električni udar, ubod igle i peckanje na koži.

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Correndo atrás da vida e dos sonhos

Running after life and dreams

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Nós, seres humanos, talvez sejamos os únicos que ao nascer dependemos dos outros para nos ajudar, auxiliar no primeiro momento da vida.

Somos seres tão frágeis que precisamos do cuidado do outro para que crescermos ali, dentro de uma redoma de proteção. Respiramos, sorrimos, choramos e tudo nos é acolhido. Com passar dos meses, e anos vamos aprendendo ter responsabilidades.

As meninas aos poucos, vão se afirmando dentro de uma estruturação social, seguindo modelos que muitas vezes, são fadados ao fracasso, porque recebem principalmente, uma carga de informação geralmente vinda do outro que também não deu certo. Situações que você olha e vê que nem sempre refletem essa construção de mulher que temos. Ora, uma mulher não pode ser construída só através de comportamentos que tenha que refletir. Não tem só que viver de apresentar bons modos, ou por aquilo que pensa. Embora se saiba que ela, na maioria das…

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Southern California Has Run Out Of ICU Beds For Coronavirus Patients

Southern California’s intensive care unit capacity has hit a critical point as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the region continue to climb.

ICU availability to treat the sickest coronavirus patients is now at 0% in the 11 counties that make up Southern California.

Source: Southern California Has Run Out Of ICU Beds For Coronavirus Patients

Pfizer says no COVID-19 vaccine production problems or shipment delays | TheHill – (Trump Administration lied again!)

the drugmaker said that this week it “successfully shipped all 2.9 million doses that we were asked to ship by the U.S. Government to the locations specified by them.”

In addition, Pfizer said “we have millions more doses sitting in our warehouse but, as of now, we have not received any shipment instructions for additional doses.”

The Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed has allocated about 2 million doses to states that will be sent out at the beginning of next week. The government has also set aside 500,000 doses in reserve, in case of emergency.

 

Source: Pfizer says no COVID-19 vaccine production problems or shipment delays | TheHill