A Butterfly Coquets Dipping Effortessly Fluttering Gambolling Harvesting Immense Joy Kindling Laughter Meandering Nature's Opulent Perfection Quivering Radiance Soliciting Trees Undulating Vibrating With Xylophonic Yuletide Zest.
Scientists call for UK lockdown after rapid spread of Covid-19 variant | Coronavirus | The Guardian
Stricter measures needed as cases of mutated virus, linked to UK travellers, are reported across globe
Source: Scientists call for UK lockdown after rapid spread of Covid-19 variant | Coronavirus | The Guardian
Opting Out of the N.F.L. Brings No Regret for This Jets Lineman – The New York Times
South Carolina reports record coronavirus cases | TheHill
The state reported 4,370 new cases for Dec. 25, with the delay due to the state’s policy of not reporting on major holidays, according to state officials. On Christmas Eve, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 2,550 new cases and 14 deaths.
The department also reported a testing positivity rate of 23.5 percent on Sunday.
Source: South Carolina reports record coronavirus cases | TheHill
UK’s oldest postmistress Kay White retires after 80 years – BBC News
Kay White started working at Claverley Post Office in Shropshire at the age of 14.
Source: UK’s oldest postmistress Kay White retires after 80 years – BBC News
Covid-19: UK records 30,000 new cases and 316 deaths – BBC News
Pregnant mother who died suddenly from coronavirus highlights increased risks – San Gabriel Valley Tribune – California

Cindy Zepeda, (center above) an employee at a Baldwin Park call center for Kaiser Permanente, started feeling ill. It was July, about five months into the coronavirus pandemic, but the Monrovia resident wasn’t sure if it was COVID-19. So she waited about three days after first experiencing symptoms to get tested. The next day she received the result: Positive.
Dogs and Cats As Santa’s Helpers
Dogs get their Christmas due
We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident
This video has become a tradition for the Holiday Season at We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident . Hope you enjoy! Be safe. Wear a mask.
Plastics and Air
Researchers at the Wiezmann Institute of Science (Israel) have determined that microplastics can become airborne. This allows this form of pollution to spread into unanticipated locations, and also become yet another problem for the human food chain and the simple act of breathing.
Microplastics are defined as particles of plastic that are less than 5 mm in diameter. As sea action breaks these particles down into smaller pieces, the resulting particles can become airborne. The plastics identified is sample of ocean air include polystyrene, polyethylene, and polypropylene. The length of time in the air probably depends on particle size, but could be hours or days.
The mechanics by which plastic particles in the ocean become airborne are described as follows:
“. . . microplastics enter the atmosphere through bubbles on the ocean surface or are picked up by winds, and are transported on air currents to remote parts of the…
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Lebanese Army arrests 8 after Syrian refugee camp set ablaze
The Lebanese Army said Sunday it had arrested eight people after a dispute led a group of Lebanese nationals to set fire to an informal refugee settlement in the country’s north.
Source: Lebanese Army arrests 8 after Syrian refugee camp set ablaze
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