H3-N2

 

Doctors say the worst flu season could be heading our way. The strain causing fear is H3N2, and doctors are urging people to get vaccinated before it begins to spread.

This year  Australia has been rather heavy and intense and they've had a much bigger flu season more than we normally expect. What happens in the southern hemisphere usually comes up to the northern hemisphere.

Most people think of the flu as an inconvenience of being sick for 3-5 days, but there are still a significant number of people that will be hospitalized who will die from influenza," said Dr. Davenport..

Even if you get vaccinated, there's always a chance you can still come down with the flu because strains are always mutating.

Common signs of the virus include an abrupt onset of fever, muscles aches, sore throat, and cough. And there's more...

The Rain...

Protesting...

Equality...

 


If you walk along the National Mall this November, you'll see the Smithsonian Museums, the Washington Monument, Capitol Hill, and, possibly, something else: a 45-foot tall nude sculpture of a woman.

The Amazonian figure would tower over the National Mall next to the Washington Monument, directly facing the White House until March 28 to promote women's equality.

The sculpture was created by artist Marco Cochrane as part of The Bliss Project. He said the sculpture was meant to combat a culture that increasingly dehumanizes women and sexualizes the female form.
R-Evolution is just one of three giant nude female sculptures Cochrane created with his model and collaborator Deja Solis.

Play...

Playboy is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother.

^[3] Notable for its centerfolds of nude and semi-nude^[4] models (Playmates), Playboy played an important role in the sexual revolution^[5] and remains one of the world's best-known brands, having grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with a presence in nearly every medium.^[6] In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special nation-specific versions of Playboy are published worldwide.

De-Escalation...

 

Russia, Iran and Turkey agreed to establish “de-escalation zones” in Syria, signing on to a Russian plan under which President Bashar Assad’s air force would halt flights over designated areas.
Safe zones would bring relief for hundreds of thousands of civilians and encourage refugees to return.

The opposition is protesting Iran’s participation at the conference and role as a guarantor of the agreement, accusing it of fuelling the sectarian nature of the conflict that has killed some 400,000 people and displaced half the country’s population.

U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the United States has “reason to be cautious” about the chances for success of the deal, though it appreciates the efforts by Russia and Turkey to help lower violence in Syria. She added that U.S. has concerns, including about Iran’s “guarantor” role in the Kazakhstan deal.

Who is backing up the opposition?   How far are we behind them? What is the max destruction and loss of lives that the Arab world willing to accept?

Tinder...

Seven armed robberies and one attempted armed robbery -- all involving dating apps -- have been reported within 10 days in Omaha, Nebraska, and police say the incidents appear to be related.

In all eight incidents -- which involved the use of either Tinder or PlentyOfFish -- a male victim set up a date with someone presenting as female on the dating app, Omaha Police Department.

The latest of the robberies was this morning. The 19-year-old victim told police when he arrived at a location to meet someone from online, he went to the front door and told the person he was there. The individual replied "I'm coming," but the victim said the situation felt "sketchy," according to the incident report.

When the victim started walking back to his car, an armed man pulled out a gun and told him "empty your pockets and lay it on the ground,".  

The police department said it "encourages the public to utilize personal safety practices when meeting unknown parties on social media."

Fearless...

A new statue of a resolute young girl staring down Wall Street's famous Charging Bull was erected by a major asset managing firm for International Women's Day to make a point: There's a dearth of women on the boards of the largest U.S. corporations.

1/8...

The "Veep" star tweeted that she has been diagnosed with the disease and pleaded for universal health care to help others going through similar battles.

"1 in 8 women get breast cancer. Today, I'm the one," she wrote. "The good news is that I have the most glorious group of supportive and caring family and friends, and fantastic insurance through my union. The bad news is that not all women are so lucky, so let's fight all cancers and make universal health care a reality."

Hugh...

Hugh Hefner is an American publisher and playboy. He was best known as the editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, which he founded in 1953.^[2] An advocate of sexual liberation and freedom of expression, Hefner was a political activist and philanthropist in several other causes and public issues.

An advocate of sexual Liberation and Freedom of Expression.         Just a thought.