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No one should have to choose between the life they’ve built here in Australia and the parents they left behind. The Greens are fighting for a system that lets families have both. Because of a go-slow on processing by Govt a parent visa today means waiting 18 to up to 42 years.
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⚠️Severe Thunderstorm Warning - #QLD - Update
Severe thunderstorms occurring about the central and southeastern districts this afternoon.
Locations which may be affected #GoldCoast #Brisbane #Maroochydore #Caboolture #Ipswich #NoosaHeads #Jimboomba.
bom.gov.au/warning/severe-th…
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A hell of a headline on the BBC website and, indeed, a hell of a vow: brave and, yes, principled. Makes you proud to be British.
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Hobgoblins, joyous skeletons, and truly terrifying gourds — Halloween picture postcards, ca. 1900-1920: publicdomainreview.org/colle…
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Sweden has procured Novavax (distributed by Sanofi) as its sole COVID-19 vaccine for the 2027/2028 season, effectively moving away from mRNA platforms. Sweden is the first country in the world to make this exclusive shift.
Reasoning for the Change: The Swedish government favored Nuvaxovid because it relies on traditional, well-established protein technology (similar to long-standing vaccines for Hepatitis B and HPV) and offers easier storage and handling requirements compared to mRNA vaccines.
Policy Adjustments for Younger Groups: Sweden previously advised against using Nuvaxovid for people under 30 due to historical concerns over myocarditis and pericarditis. However, representatives from the Public Health Agency (Folkhälsomyndigheten) stated that those specific heart inflammation concerns are no longer viewed the same way. The agency has lifted the age restriction well ahead of the Autumn 2027 rollout so the vaccine can be used broadly across eligible groups
There are strong hints regarding which countries might follow.
Japan is the most likely candidate to heavily favor @Novavax or heavily reduce its reliance on mRNA. Under the commercial leadership of Takeda, Nuvaxovid successfully climbed to become the second-most used COVID-19 vaccine in the country during the 2025–2026 season. Given the strong public infrastructure already established by Takeda for protein-based distribution, Japan remains a prime market for continuous non-mRNA adoption.
Germany and Canada: Public health agencies in these regions are actively framing @Novavax not just as a "niche backup" for people who refuse mRNA, but as a mainstream, peer-level choice for standard autumn booster campaigns.
Historically, the Nordic cluster (Denmark, Norway, and Finland) acts in close coordination with Sweden regarding vaccine logistics, safety assessments, and procurement. When Sweden paused Moderna for youth in 2021, the neighboring Nordic nations instituted nearly identical policies within days. Because Sweden’s Public Health Agency cited simpler storage requirements and a highly stable, well-understood traditional technology as major drivers, its neighbors are under close scrutiny to see if they will share the same procurement preferences.
lakemedelsvarlden.se/myndigh…
$NVAX $mrna $SNY
Lemon drop or Aji Limon chillies, plus blue butterfly pea, grown from seed. Donating to local community garden, they can sell or grow them there. Also had homegrown monstera deliciosa (those decorator plants) but the giant caterpillars have chomped their leaves.
#MyGoodDeed
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Looking back
at the cuts he had championed
the rich man said
“I got carried away basically,”
which is likely to provide
no comfort, no comfort at all,
to those whose loved ones
(thanks to him)
were carried away by death.
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McDonald's uses 3 different eggs. Only 1 of them is cracked in the restaurant.
The Egg McMuffin gets a Grade A egg cracked into a ring on the grill. The Big Breakfast scramble is poured from a carton of eggs and citric acid. The folded egg on the biscuits and McGriddles is eggs, nonfat milk, modified food starch, salt and citric acid. A supplier cooks it, folds it and flash freezes it. The store warms it on the grill.
Citric acid keeps a cooked egg from going gray on a hot hold, and the starch holds water in a patty that's been frozen and thawed so it doesn't weep on the biscuit. The milk adds volume and softens the bite.
McDonald’s purchases over 2 billion eggs in the US and Canada a year.
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大埔・宏福苑火災で被災し、今は新界西部・洪水橋の代替住宅で暮らすYannyさん（第一期入居者の子）への取材記事。一家は今でも毎週1時間ほどかけて大埔に行き、食事をしたり、知人とあったり、単にぶらぶらして「まだ大埔に住んでいるふりをしたり」しているという。 news.mingpao.com/pns/%E5%89%…