Kokkari Beach and its hamlet occupy a small shoreline with buckets on the north side of Samos. The mountain rises steeply two steps further, and its vicinity imposes solemnity on the sea. Source: La răscruce de vânturi – ore de drum
Leopard On The Terrace
At 3:00 AM every morning Gopal Gaitonde would diligently answer to natures call. He believed the nocturnal hour was the ultimate to empty one’s internals of faecal waste. On missing this specific moment, his bowels would go bonkers for the rest of the day. Failing the sacred potty hour meant a day of total commotion for Gopal, one could say.
Gaitonde was a security guard at the Govardhan Vatika Housing Complex, a massive gated apartment community in the western suburbs of Mumbai city, located right on the edge of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, better known as the SGNP among the locals of the region.
The reserve forest shared its borders with the Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in Palghar district and Yeoor Range in Thane district of the Maharashtra state. Spread across an area of 103 square kilometres and sandwiched between the eastern and western suburbs of the Mumbai metropolitan covering…
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Israelis and Palestinians Clash Around Jerusalem’s Old City – The New York Times
JERUSALEM — Clashes between Israelis and Palestinians erupted overnight in Jerusalem as hundreds of supporters of an extremist Jewish supremacy group staged a march, chanting “Death to Arabs,” near the Old City.
The violence was the culmination of building tensions between Jews and Arabs in Jerusalem and elsewhere over the past couple weeks. Palestinian media reported that 78 Palestinians were injured and 15 of them were treated in hospitals. About 20 Israeli police officers and at least 16 Israeli civilians were hurt as well.
Digital vaccine certificate can be ready for use in Sweden by June 1st – Radio Sweden | Sveriges Radio
Oxford Malaria vaccine proves highly effective in Burkina Faso trial | Malaria | The Guardian
A vaccine against malaria has been shown to be highly effective in trials in Africa, holding out the real possibility of slashing the death toll of a disease that kills 400,000 mostly small children every year.
The vaccine, developed by scientists at the Jenner Institute of Oxford University, showed up to 77% efficacy in a trial of 450 children in Burkina Faso over 12 months.
The hunt for a malaria vaccine has been going on the best part of a century. One, the Mosquirix vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline, has been through lengthy clinical trials but is only partially effective, preventing 39% of malaria cases and 29% of severe malaria cases among small children in Africa over four years. It is being piloted by the World Health Organization in parts of Kenya, Ghana and Malawi.
The Oxford vaccine is the first to meet the WHO goal of 75% efficacy against the mosquito-borne parasite disease. Larger trials are now beginning, involving 4,800 children in four countries.
Prof Adrian Hill, director of the Jenner Institute, where the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine was invented, said he believed the vaccine had the potential to cut the death toll dramatically. “What we’re hoping to do is take that 400,000 down to tens of thousands in the next five years, which would be absolutely fantastic.”
Other interventions, such as impregnated bednets and malarial drugs, have reduced the death toll from a million a year, he said, and those must continue. But, if the vaccine could cut deaths to the tens of thousands, they might be able to look towards “a greater goal – eventually eradicating malaria”.
Source: Oxford Malaria vaccine proves highly effective in Burkina Faso trial | Malaria | The Guardian
Ohio GOP lawmakers seek to set limits on ballot drop boxes, change early voting hours: Capitol Letter – cleveland.com (Me: why would anyone want to make it more difficult to vote?)
Voter bill details: A new Republican elections bill would limit ballot drop boxes to one site per county and allow them for 10 days of early voting compared to the 30 days for last year’s elections, while also eliminating early in-person on the Monday before Election Day. As Andrew Tobias writes, state Reps. Bill Seitz and Sharon Ray’s elections bill, as described in memo seeking co-sponsors that went out on Thursday, also would allow Ohioans to apply for absentee ballots online, and permit them to update their voter registrations at the BMV. The bill, which is likely to attract controversy given efforts to impose new voting restrictions nationwide, has yet to be officially introduced. Source: Ohio GOP lawmakers seek to set limits on ballot drop boxes, change early voting hours: Capitol Letter – cleveland.com
The Weekend Leader – Fast shrinking Covid beds keeps Chennai health authorities worried
A senior pulmonologist with a prominent private hospital in Chennai told IANS on condition of anonymity, “Things are getting out of hand, beds are getting filled up fast even though we are shifting patients who need utmost care to the tertiary care hospitals. On Thursday, there were instances of 100 per cent occupancy of beds in some private hospitals, while some others reported 70-80 per cent occupancy.” Source: The Weekend Leader – Fast shrinking Covid beds keeps Chennai health authorities worried
In Peru, pre-Columbian canals offer hope against drought
“The amunas already exist. What we are doing is restoring” them, said Mariella Sanchez Guerra, director of the Aquafondo water-access initiative which started the initiative with the participation of the local inhabitants in 2017.
“We have identified 67 kilometers of amunas” to be reclaimed by 2025, she said. “Of 67 kilometers, we have recovered 17, which means water for about 82,000 people for a whole year.”
The canals do not serve only the inhabitants of Huarochiri.
They also feed the Santa Eulalia river, a tributary of the Rimac river that provides some 80 percent of water consumed in Lima, one of the world’s biggest desert cities.
Source: In Peru, pre-Columbian canals offer hope against drought
Super-Simple Bok Choy Soup — Micro of the Macro

This was the first recipe I shared on Micro of the Macro. It’s quick, easy, healthy, and delicious; what could be better? According to the Universal Guideline for Human and Planetary Health, (WFPB.ORG), Human and environmental health are dependent on one another. What we consume greatly influences our personal health, the economic health of our […]
Super-Simple Bok Choy Soup — Micro of the Macro
Regarding my experience of working in covid ICU civil hospital,Ahmedabad
#covid 19,#icu, #civil hospital
“The meaning of karma is in the intention. The intention behind the action what matters”. – Bhagvat Geeta.

Today was my last day in the Intensive care unit (ICU) of COVID – 19 1200 Bed civil hospital, Ahmedabad. Here everyday, every hour, every minute and every second throws you a new challenge. In the hospital setup from the doctor to ward boy, everyone is at professional risk and hazard of developing the infection.

But all of us here working hard with full dedication, devotion, and determination to save the lives of the patient. Dear friends, I was assigned the task, responsibility, and accountability of all patients in the O4 I.C.U (Intensive care unit) to look after clinical and technical management as a floor manager in all 4 (A, B, C, D) wings. I would like to share one of my professional experiences of one particular critical…
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