Singapore Musings

Perhaps the greatest utopia would be if we could all realize that no utopia is possible; no place to run, no place to hide, just take care of business here and now. -J Carroll

By Veni,Vidi,Vixi

Veni,Vidi,Vixi
Environment
The 200 Words That Could Save Life on Earth
VICE - Jack Losh
A soon-to-be published draft law could see ‘ecocide’ – the mass destruction of the environment – prosecuted in the same way as crimes against humanity. Powerful individuals behind the most devastating...
12 hours ago
Veni,Vidi,Vixi
U.S. Politics
Surviving combat only to die at home: Retired Staff Sgt. Wesley Black is picking out his coffin at 35 years old
CNN
White River Junction, Vermont (CNN) — You can't tell by looking at him, but retired Staff Sgt. Wesley Black is about to die. He's just 35 years old. And today he's having what he calls a good day. "I be...
13 hours ago
Veni,Vidi,Vixi
Consciousness
The Secrets of ‘Cognitive Super-Agers’
The New York Times - Jane E. Brody
One of my greatest pleasures during the Covid-19 shutdowns was having the time to indulge in hourlong phone conversations with friends and family whom I could not see in person. Especially uplifting were...
1 day ago
Veni,Vidi,Vixi
Remote Working
The problem isn’t remote working – it’s clinging to office-based practices
The Guardian - Alexia Cambon
There have been few moments in the history of work as pivotal as the one we find ourselves in now. It took a pandemic to normalise remote working, and, despite the fears of many CEOs, most organisations...
9 hours ago
Veni,Vidi,Vixi
Singapore
S'pore to relook long-term approach to land use, planning; engagement for review to start July, says Desmond Lee
straitstimes.com
SINGAPORE - The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of being adaptable in city planning, and for Singapore to have land that can be …
21 hours ago
Veni,Vidi,Vixi
Poetry
Parul Khakhar: The Indian stay-at-home mum trolled for poem on Covid dead
BBC News - Soutik Biswas
One morning in early May, a poetess living in a nondescript town in India's western state of Gujarat finished her chores and picked up the newspapers. India was in the throes of a deadly second wave of...
1 day ago
Veni,Vidi,Vixi
DNA
‘Technically no longer human’ – can mRNA COVID-19 vaccines meld with your DNA?
echo.net.au - The Echo
Brought to you by The Echo and Cosmos MagazineCan the mRNA in a COVID-19 vaccine alter your DNA? Experts weigh in. Image National Genome Health …
1 day ago
Veni,Vidi,Vixi
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
As Covid-19 becomes endemic, S'pore will shift focus from daily case numbers to their clinical condition
straitstimes.com
Even if a person were to be infected despite being vaccinated, the infections will likely be very mild or even asymptomatic.
Jun 10
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Covid-19 counting enters new era as focus shifts to hospitalisation numbers
straitstimes.com
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) - After more than a year of obsessively tracking Covid-19 case numbers, epidemiologists are starting to shift focus to other …
1 day ago
Veni,Vidi,Vixi
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Woman who died a day after Covid-19 jab had heart attack, wasn’t allergic to vaccine: MOH
straitstimes.com
SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Health has said that there was no indication that a 72-year-old woman who died a day after she received her first …
2 days ago
Veni,Vidi,Vixi
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Woman who died day after first jab had heart attack
straitstimes.com - THAM YUEN-C
A coroner's autopsy has shown that a 72-year-old woman, who died a day after her first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, did not show any allergic reaction …
2 days ago