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Imagine all the environmental pollution those EV fires cause.

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And then there's this: CDC says gay and bi men in Florida need the meningococcal vaccine, to keep them safe in 'worst' outbreak in US history By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN)Don't be surprised if you see the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention out at the LGBTQ pride parade this year or showing up on your dating app. The CDC's been trying to warn men in Florida or traveling to Florida, particularly those who identify as gay, bisexual, queer or trans, that they need to get a vaccine that can prevent them from getting meningococcal disease. Meningococcal disease, including meningitis, is a bacterial infection in the lining of the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis Fast Facts There is an ongoing outbreak in Florida in what the CDC describes as "one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men in U.S. history." As of Friday, there have been 26 cases and seven deaths with 24 of these cases among men who have sex with men. Six of the deaths were also a part of the LGBTQ community. Half of the cases have been in men who identify as Hispanic. The disease doesn't only impact people who identify as LGBT or Q and the illness does not seem to be connected to one particular event. The CDC is still investigating, but the outbreak is ongoing. The outbreak comes as the CDC has been tracking another unusual outbreak of monkeypox in countries where the disease is not endemic, including the United States. As of Friday, the CDC has reported 201 orthopoxvirus cases in the United States, including 16 in Florida. The threat to the general US population is low, the CDC says, but there are notably high numbers of monkeypox cases among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. "However, anyone who has been in close contact with someone who has monkeypox is at risk," the CDC notes. Associate Director for Prevention, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases at the CDC, Sam Crowe, told CNN Friday that many of the meningococcal cases had been concentrated in Central Florida, but there are cases now throughout the state. Meningococcal disease doesn't have to be deadly. Typically two and 10 people who get the bacterial infection die, according to the CDC. But as soon as a person gets sick they need to get antibiotics right away. The CDC plans to continue doing a big publicity and education push in both English and Spanish in local newspapers, through gay media, and on social apps throughout the summer. The agency says its presence at pride events will also continue throughout the summer. On the Grindr app, the company said they are working with the CDC and Building Health Online Communities a nonprofit that supports gay men's health, to get the word out about the outbreak. Gridr said it first sent out a message about the outbreak in April and then sent a second message two weeks ago to their users in Florida. One message warns users that gay and bi men in Florida are at increased risk for meningococcal disease and to seek immediate attention if they feel any symptoms like a stiff neck, headache or severe flu-like symptoms. Another gives a push for the vaccine. People may not know that there is an urgent need to get to the doctor because the symptoms can look a lot like other health problems like a hangover or the flu. "That's part of the challenge," Crowe told CNN. "High fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, even a dark purple rash. It can progress very rapidly though and lead to death within a very short period of time. So we're telling folks if they're seeing those symptoms, to definitely get to their health care provider as soon as possible." It's not as contagious as the common cold Crowe said, people need close contact with the infected to get sick. But "close contact" can mean just living in the same household. It spreads through respiratory secretions, like saliva or spit, or can be spread through kissing. "It's very concerning that we're seeing that number of deaths and then even people who survived there's a lot of really bad sequela including potential limb amputation and deafness. It's very serious, serious disease," Crowe said. People living with HIV are especially vulnerable since they're immunocompromised. The CDC has long encouraged people living with HIV to get vaccinated against meningococcal disease to prevent severe illness. But now the CDC is telling the community regardless of HIV status, that it should get the vaccination now. Even if they had one as a child. Typically the protection of the vaccine wears off after about five years. Get CNN Health's weekly newsletter People should ask for the MenACWY vaccine. There is another, MenB, but the subspecies of the bacteria from serogroup C is what seems to be at the root of these cases among the LGBTQ community in Florida. "The vaccine is readily available. Folks can go to their local health care provider," Crowe said. "The vaccine is also available at the county health department for free. We're trying to make sure that everyone who wants the vaccine can get it as soon as possible."

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Joe Biden's presidency is failing. And Americans are hurting because of it. Chris Schlak, USA TODAY Fri, June 24, 2022, 4:01 AM In this article: Joe Biden 46th president of the United States since 2021 Joe Biden is stumbling. Last weekend, the president cruised on a bike trail in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, with cameras clicking. As he finished the ride, Biden lost his balance and, like a cow being tipped, slowly fell with his bike – while it was stationary. Thankfully, he is OK, and I’m glad he wasn’t harmed. But his fall is symbolic of his presidency. In his first months in office, Biden rode high with a 55% to 59% approval rating. He signed a slew of executive orders and pushed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan through Congress. Then, in August, he decided to pull the United States out of Afghanistan. The botched withdrawal, which earned negative news coverage from the right and the left, sent his presidency into a precipitous decline. More cooperation and less 'political rhetoric' Now, soaring inflation, supply shortages, record gas prices and Russia’s war in Ukraine have left Biden and his presidency sputtering in the dust. Yet, after so much bungling and misfortune, Biden continues to remain headstrong in key areas where different policies could potentially mitigate the problems Americans are facing. One of those areas is gas prices. President Joe Biden's public approval rating fell for a fourth straight week to 36%, matching its lowest level last seen in late May, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll completed on June 22, 2022. Opinions in your inbox: Get exclusive access to our columnists and the best of our columns every day Biden bike mishap is no big deal: But the president still shouldn't run for reelection On Tuesday, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth wrote a letter to Biden that called for more cooperation and less “political rhetoric.” He recommended “increasing American (energy) production,” “clarity and consistency on policy matters” and following the oil industry’s 10-point plan to free up American energy and bring down gas prices. What was Biden’s response? "(Wirth's) mildly sensitive. I didn’t know they’d get their feelings hurt that quickly," Biden remarked during a news conference. "Look, we need more refining capacity. This idea that they don’t have oil to drill and to bring up is simply not true." In other words, Biden continued to spout political rhetoric – criticizing instead of cooperating – and used the oil companies as a scapegoat, just as he did last week when he placed a large share of the blame for high gas prices on them in a letter. "There is no question that Vladimir Putin is principally responsible for the intense financial pain the American people and their families are bearing," Biden wrote. "But amid a war that has raised gasoline prices more than $1.70 per gallon, historically high refinery profit margins are worsening that pain.” President's disapproval rating surges Biden is in no position to remain this uncooperative and stubborn. His disapproval rating now, ironically, averages between 55% and 59%. To be fair, Americans do tend to blame the president for their problems, whether or not the criticism is warranted. But with so much economic pain not long after the Biden administration and Congress spent trillions of dollars and made significant changes in energy policy, the turmoil can’t all be accidental. If your power goes out this summer: Blame President Biden's energy policies USA TODAY Opinion Fellow Chris Schlak Even left-wing economists and media sites are beginning to concede that the American Rescue Plan contributed to worsening the inflation. President Biden must realize that he is not the only one hurting here. Americans are hurting, too, especially low-income families. According to the Urban Institute, “Rising gas prices could mean reduced or costlier access to employment, recreation, education, and other needs.” Biden needs to try something different. He should at least be open to accepting some of the oil industry’s proposals. What does he have to lose?

Mayo was sent some samples and info back in 2011, they stated it's an inconclusive illness but appears I had it for +/- 16 years by then. It becomes more painful each day.

The climate has been changing for eons. In Roman times, the UK was much warmer and they grew grapes for wine, that won't grow today. Norse people inhabited Iceland and farmed, but after decades, they weren't able due to climate changes. Everything adapts. Well, maybe not humans, or at least some who think we're doomed. We call that natural selection.

You are 100% correct!!

Close, I can walk maybe 10 feet without a Cane or shopping cart while in stores, even then I have to find a place to sit after 10-15 minutes.

English?

Probably Wood Ticks, Deer Ticks are no larger than the period on a typewriter.

I'm close to that now,

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Some Black tribes in Africa are still eating each other. https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/29/africa/south-sudan-african-union-report/index.html Cannibalism has recently been both practiced and fiercely condemned in several wars, especially in Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was still practiced in Papua New Guinea as of 2012, for cultural reasons and in ritual as well as in war in various Melanesian tribes.

I paid 14.9 a gallon in 1964.

Yup, we burn down buildings and torch motor vehicles, also run over folks at Parades.

This optical illusion seems to move and expand. It's actually tricking your brain into dilating your pupils, scientists say. This optical illusion seems to move and expand. It's actually tricking your brain into dilating your pupils, scientists say. Marianne Guenot Wed, June 15, 2022, 7:19 AM This optical illusion was published on May 30, 2022.Laeng B, Nabil S and Kitaoka A (2022) doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.877249 Researchers found an optical illusion triggers the pupils to dilate as if light were dimming. It provides clues about how the brain processes images. The image is by Japanese researcher Akiyoshi Kitaoka, who designed the "rotating snakes" illusion. Do you see the dark spot in the image above moving and expanding? It's probably because it tricked your brain into dilating your pupils. Researchers from the University of Oslo in Norway and Ritsumeikan University in Japan developed this optical illusion to test how the brain perceives images in real-time. In a small study of 50 men and women, they found that the pupils of most participants were dilating as they were staring at the image. The findings were published in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience on May 30. They add to a growing body of evidence showing how the brain is always trying to contextualize the information it gets from the eyes, The New York Times reported. Pupils usually dilate in a dark environment to help the eye take in more light. But with this illusion, there is "no reason" for the eye to change shape, "because nothing is changing in the world," said Bruno Laeng, an author of the study and psychology professor at the University of Oslo, told The Times. "But something clearly has changed inside the mind." Laeng told The Times that the brain doesn't have a way to assess how much light was around when the eye picked up the image. So it is constantly taking cues from the environment to interpret what it is seeing. One example of this phenomenon was The Dress meme from 2015, which split social media users into two factions: those who saw it as gold and white and those who saw it as black and blue. Scientists think in this case the illusion makes the brain think it is entering a dark hole or tunnel, per the Times. If you can't see the optical illusion at play, you are not alone: seven of the 50 of the study participants could not see it either. The image is the latest in a series of striking optical illusions developed by Akiyoshi Kitaoka, a Japanese professor of psychology and an author on the paper. Kitaoka is notably known for coming up with the "rotating snakes" illusion, colored dots in concentric circles that appear to move around like snakes. A list of his illusion can be seen on his website here.

Health Balancing on one leg may be useful health test in later life, research suggests People who cannot stand on one leg for 10 seconds are found to be almost twice as likely to die within 10 years Balance tends to be well preserved until the sixth decade of life, when it starts to wane relatively rapidly. Photograph: Getty Images Andrew Gregory Health editor @andrewgregory Mon 20 Jun 2022 18.30 EDT If you have difficulty standing on one leg, it could be a sign of something more serious than overdoing it at the office summer drinks party. Middle-aged and elderly people who cannot balance on one leg for 10 seconds are almost twice as likely to die within 10 years than those who can, research suggests. How well a person can balance can offer an insight into their health. Previous research, for instance, indicates that an inability to balance on one leg is linked to a greater risk of stroke. People with poor balance have also been found to perform worse in tests of mental decline, suggesting a link with dementia. Now an international group of experts from the UK, US, Australia, Finland and Brazil have completed a first-of-its-kind, 12-year study examining the relationship between balance and mortality. Although the research was observational and cannot establish cause, its findings were striking. An inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds in middle to later life is linked to a near doubling in the risk of death from any cause within the next 10 years. The results were published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The findings are so stark that the researchers, led by Dr Claudio Gil Araujo of the Clinimex exercise medicine clinic in Rio de Janeiro, suggest a balance test should be included in routine health checks for older people. Unlike aerobic fitness, muscle strength and flexibility, balance tends to be well preserved until the sixth decade of life, when it starts to wane relatively rapidly. However, balance assessment typically is not included in health checks of middle-aged and older people, possibly because there is no standardised test for it. Until now there had been little hard data linking balance to clinical outcomes other than falls. Stability exercises: a runner’s guide Read more A total of 1,702 people aged between 51 and 75 and with stable gait were followed between 2008 and 2020 for the study. At the start, participants were asked to stand on one leg for 10 seconds without any additional support. To standardise the test, participants were asked to place the front of their free foot on the back of the opposite lower leg while keeping their arms by their sides and their gaze fixed straight ahead. Up to three attempts on either foot were allowed. One in five (21%) failed the test. Over the next decade, 123 died of various causes. After accounting for age, sex, and underlying conditions, an inability to stand unsupported on one leg for 10 seconds was associated with an 84% heightened risk of death from any cause. The researchers said the study had limitations, including that the participants were all white Brazilians, which means the findings may not be more widely applicable to other ethnicities and nations. Nevertheless, the researchers concluded that the 10-second balance test “provides rapid and objective feedback for the patient and health professionals regarding static balance” and “adds useful information regarding mortality risk in middle-aged and older men and women”.

I didn't know what Juneteenth was, had to look it up.

Very nice, it will be your child's favorite thing.

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