Quebec shutting down schools, bars, gyms as COVID-19 cases soar | Globalnews.ca

Cases of COVID-19 have been reaching record levels on a daily basis in Quebec, including more than 4,500 on Monday as the Omicron variant takes hold on the province.
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48 people catch COVID-19 aboard Royal Caribbean cruise (Me: No place to run or hide – avoid crowds…)

Four dozen people aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship tested positive for coronavirus when they returned to Miami on Saturday following a seven-day excursion, a report said.

All but one of those infected on the Symphony of the Seas was fully vaccinated, the cruise line said in a statement, and all patients quarantined following the positive results, NBC Miami reported.

“Everyone who tested positive was asymptomatic or had mild symptoms, and we continuously monitored their health,” Royal Caribbean said in a statement to the outlet.

Source: 48 people catch COVID-19 aboard Royal Caribbean cruise

Minbari Mondays, Divided Loyalties and Who Are We?

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

       This week’s report, in our year 2259 CE, sent to us from our future by Ranger Mayann, writing to us from Minbar, where she is stationed:

Greetings, from Tuzanor:

        This incident takes place from 24 November 2nd, through December 1st, of your year 2259.  My order, on your Mars colony, lost members in the task of getting a message to your Babylon station.  The message was that we may not always know who we really are.

 

The Eye on Minbar section of your periodical, and your Captain teaching Delenn new and colorful vocabulary allow them to bond, in the early steps of their coming closeness.  And, each learns more of who the other really is.  From gathering needed intelligence proactively, as she does, to the colorful language that he uses, each is surprised by the other.

 

Delenn took charge of acting on our message, as…

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Open Thread | Cousin Omicron Is Not Playing — 3CHICSPOLITICO

Cousin Omicron, like Ms. Delta Rona, is not playing with you. Your best protection is to be fully vaccinated. NEW: A third dose of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine offers protection against the Omicron variant that’s 20 times better than the antibody response of two doses, according to a study from the National Institutes of Health. 704…

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Study Finds Dogs Understand and Respond to an Average of 89 Words — FACE Foundation Blog — Lolsys Library

A research study published in Applied Animal Behavior Science found that the average dog will respond to around 89 words, half of them being commands. The researchers identified the most frequently understood words, as well as the factors that may play a role in a dog’s comprehension, such as breed and level of training. Here’s […] […]

Study Finds Dogs Understand and Respond to an Average of 89 Words — FACE Foundation Blog — Lolsys Library

Closing 1944 with General Kenney

Pacific Paratrooper

Gen. George C. Kenney

Being as the 5th Air Force, especially the 5th Troop Carrier Group, were operating so close to the 11th Airborne for so much of the war, I chose to finish up 1944 with the first-hand account from their commander….

 

General Kenney, Commander of the Fifth Air Force reported:

Sky Lancers

“Just before dark on 26 December, a Navy Reconnaissance plane sighted a Jap naval force of 1 heavy cruiser, 1 light cruiser and 6 destroyers about 85 miles NW of Mindoro {Philippines], headed toward San Jose.  We had available on out 2 strips there, 12 B-25s from the 71s Recon Squadron, the 58th Fighter Group (P-47s), the 8th Fighter Group (P-38s and the 110 Tactical Recon Squadron (P-40s).

“Every airplane that could fly took off on the attack, which continued until after midnight.  The Japs kept on coming and the planes kept shuttling back and…

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