Texas kids ages 5-11 get COVID-19 shots after CDC emergency authorization | The Texas Tribune

Source: Texas kids ages 5-11 get COVID-19 shots after CDC emergency authorization | The Texas Tribune

Oxford Scientists Find Gene That Doubles Risk of Dying From Covid-19 – Slashdot

People with the gene, known as LZTFL1, would particularly benefit from vaccination, which remains the best method of protection, the authors said. The findings raise the possibility of research into treatments specific to patients with this gene, though no tailored drugs are currently available. Source: Oxford Scientists Find Gene That Doubles Risk of Dying From Covid-19 – Slashdot

Y sin darnos cuenta

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Y sin darnos cuenta, noviembre entró a la casa, entre rachas de viento otoñal en el norte y colores primaverales en el sur. No tocó a la puerta ni solicitó permiso. Simplemente, entró. Anticipa la vejez del año, la proximidad de su hora postrera, como el médico que anuncia a los parientes la impostergable agonía de un anciano. Y sin darnos cuenta, los días, en el calendario, se desprendieron irremediablemente, como un otoño arranca las hojas secas. Y sin darnos cuenta, atrás quedaron otros meses y estaciones, con algo de nosotros, con rasgos de nuestras vidas. Todo fue sepultado en nuestra biografía, en la memoria, en los dulces o amargos recuerdos, en la amorosa u odiosa desmemoria. Y sin darnos cuenta, el año se consume, anticipa y promueve su final, mientras el otro, en tanto, prepara su venida. Todo…

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COP 26 and the Promised Changes

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Solving the Climate Challenge was discussed and solutions were presented for us

We are deep in a climate crisis and we should change our ways without making a fuss

We cannot afford to snooze anymore, we need to wake up and act

Our way of life is not sustainable and we passed the tipping point, it is a fact

The destruction of the Amazon has caused more warming and it is possible that humans might go extinct soon

It is time for the rich to spend on clean energy and stop visiting the moon

Now that there is a plan to end deforestation

It would be good if promises would be kept and in the end we could have a celebration

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It is good to see so many leaders making plans to to save the earth once more

Maybe this time they will…

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November 4th – Albert Einstein

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I could not possibly devote a month to highlighting wisdom, without devoting at least one day to the great Albert Einstein! Albert Einstein was the German theoretical physicist best known for his theory of relativity (E=MC2). He is also celebrated for his genius intellect and tremendous sense of humor.

I could not settle for one Einstein quote, so I am sharing three of my many favourites.

“Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live it’s whole life believing it is stupid.”

– Albert Einstein

So true! I grew up in small town Saskatchewan where sports is everything. Athletes are the be all and end all! I went through the educational system at the top of my class intellectually. I came out of the educational system believing I was stupid because I was constantly harassed since I couldn’t (still…

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Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the State of Texas to Protect Voting Rights | OPA | Department of Justice

“Our democracy depends on the right of eligible voters to cast a ballot and to have that ballot counted,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “The Justice Department will continue to use all the authorities at its disposal to protect this fundamental pillar of our society.”

“The Civil Rights Division is committed to protecting the fundamental right to vote for all Americans,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “Laws that impair eligible citizens’ access to the ballot box have no place in our democracy. Texas Senate Bill 1’s restrictions on voter assistance at the polls and on which absentee ballots cast by eligible voters can be accepted by election officials are unlawful and indefensible.”

The United States’ complaint contends that Senate Bill 1 violates Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act by improperly restricting what assistance in the polling booth voters who have a disability or are unable to read or write can receive. The complaint alleges that Senate Bill 1 harms those voters by barring their assistors from providing necessary help, including answering basic questions, responding to requests to clarify ballot translations or confirming that voters with visual impairments have marked a ballot as intended. The United States’ complaint also contends that Senate Bill 1 violates Section 101 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by requiring rejection of mail ballots and mail ballot request forms because of certain paperwork errors or omissions that are not material to establishing a voter’s eligibility to cast a ballot. The complaint asks the court to prohibit Texas from enforcing these requirements.

Source: Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the State of Texas to Protect Voting Rights | OPA | Department of Justice

Want To Know What’s In Your Water? – by Erin Brockovich and Suzanne Boothby – The Brockovich Report

We can’t solve all these issues overnight, but we can help spread awareness and give more people tools and information to fight back. The first step is knowing what chemicals have been detected in your tap water.

That’s why I’m so excited for Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) newly released update to the Tap Water Database, adding two more years of test results from nearly 50,000 water utilities across all 50 states and cataloging more than 320 contaminants.

Source: Want To Know What’s In Your Water? – by Erin Brockovich and Suzanne Boothby – The Brockovich Report

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