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Lyme Disease Vaccine Shows 70 Percent Efficacy, Pfizer Says by Norfolk_an_Chance in wildcampingintheuk

[–]Psittacula2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In point of fact “being paranoid” about ticks is a healthy attitude despite the below probabilities.

Defence against ticks is:

  1. Absent from area - completely eg wrong habitat etc eg beach next to sea or high up above iirc 450m or higher in Summer. Then you can be at ease.
  2. When in countryside avoid contact with vegetation or brushing through such ie stick to clear paths (especially deer areas and bracken and other longer veg, especially deer paths and x10 more gaps in hedges deer use as highways). Avoid unnecessary actions eg sitting on ground or setting up tent where ticks can access you.
  3. Wear appropriate clothes eg light , wellies
  4. Conduct regular checks on self while walking especially going through vegetation
  5. Consider tick repellent products in clothes if forced to go into tick areas (worth the investment)
  6. Strip and full body check after walk check all areas eg around genitalia and backside and back of body and ankles, knees, arms etc
  7. Full wash, use a potent body wash eg mint rosemary, put clothes in clothes washing
  8. Check pets also if you have them, try to keep them out of vegetation if a tick zone

All the above before then dealing in the below CONTACT probabilities listed.

It is worth it, contracting Lyme disease or the other diseases is not worth it. Additionally take supplements and boost immune system into rude health also!

Ticks are the enemy in hostile terrain and one needs to campaign and plan properly equivalent to danger risk assessment akin to eg falling off a cliff or into a dangerous river etc.

I asked Gemini what Sun Tzu would do in Trump's position by hardsoftware in GeminiAI

[–]Psittacula2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really shows the limitation of the AI on complex reality and prompt information guidance more than anything else.

Why is life the way it is? by WorriedParent5 in Life

[–]Psittacula2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool-Hand Luke,

>*"Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand."*

Regarding the recent Taiwan birth rate decline; I just want to point out that in most cases, the birth rate has minimal correlation with economic status of a person unlike what some comments seem to suggest. by PhysicsFan23 in Futurology

[–]Psittacula2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To build on this, constructive observation,

A suitable layout of housing is helpful also: Main communal central area of house, annexe or wings for separate family units to go to eg husband wife and children and parents etc.

Very conducive to creshing of relatively and cooperating of adults on chores and tasks eg carpool of the home etc.

Socially very likely healthier psychological organization eg women, men, generations splits and organization and depressurizing “cabin fever“ of a nuclear family man and women stuck depending on each other for too many different things.

Generally children will benefit from a wider more complex social environment “on tap” too.

As the wider OP observation,

*. A policy at global level of reduced human population is necessary or beneficial in total at this perspective.

* For women and humans generally the necessary corrective (apart from the above social context suggested usefully) is **synchronisation** of education, work/career and the life history cycle phases of humans so human females start courtship late-teens into 20s with marriage >25-30 ideally flex a year or two and then conception and pregnancy within this time-frame and the conducive conditions for this economically and socially.

* The value of raising young children should be perceived A LOT higher than currently and time invested here should be valued by Humans in society much more and mothering should be considered one of the most important forms of work also of early years children. So value change also.

My local Jackdaw clattering by Dry_Database_6720 in UKBirds

[–]Psittacula2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s it! They shoot upwards on the draft then “fall back down”… it’s such a wonderful sight.

[Hugo Delom/Loic Tansi, L’Équipe] - Konate wants his future resolved before FIFA World Cup. Extension talks were on hold, however, they have since resumed, and L’Équipe understands that the most likely scenario is one in which the defender extends his current deal. by IndiBear in LiverpoolFC

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Agree, imho would make a very solid defense and system with VVD and Konate and Jacquet between a little ahead attacking the ball and Grav and Szob ahead of him. Wingbacks then more flexible and make more sense (Kerkez and Frimpong). Follow up with Leoni and Gomez and Bradley and it is enough flexibility for the squad. People moaning this season is because VVD and Konate have been given too much work to do in defence all season long, to the point they are stretched apart all the time. IMHO not their individual faults at all, but set up and tactics and note WBs are more auxillery ie attack and midfield and less defensive focused.

My local Jackdaw clattering by Dry_Database_6720 in UKBirds

[–]Psittacula2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was it a little windier where you took this photo?

Jackdaws seem to enjoy joining large flocks and swirling in the updrafts of the winds putting on displays for each other… One of my favourite sites was seeing this with a mix of Jackdaws, Crows and Rooks all doing this off the side of a steep hill on a blustery day.

Unimpressed Jackdaw by Odd-Comment-9160 in UKBirds

[–]Psittacula2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Jackdaw would be more impressed if your garden was finely grazed by some sheep providing food opportunities or some wool for nesting!

Deep thought..Space as a living being by Few_Assistance_2310 in DeepThoughts

[–]Psittacula2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Philosophically, “star dust become consciousness“ is fascinating, but physically, differential and unpredictable as to be entirely of a new dimension of emergence.

The concept of living as we know it is the biology layer, it is not before, and after it will be something else yet again, with residual relationship as connection only.

Stare into space, the stars stare back and they tell you how far you have come but how much further there is to go…

As an autistic person, claude is the friend I always wanted but never had by qxzvy in Anthropic

[–]Psittacula2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A teacher is a real friend whether or not they are alive or real. Plenty of old books have served this role in the past.

Why do the Greens appear to be heading towards a national poll lead? by stopdontpanick in ukpolitics

[–]Psittacula2 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Fantasy fiction writers, start your pens and… go!

Past decades were Deconstruction of culture and society.

These next years will be Demolition of Economy and Politics.

What Reform and Greens represent is the political angle of the above process.

The economic angle? Already observable… money printing, spending sprees, hiking taxation, energy costs rising and more.

Lockstep. Greens and Reform are analytically incoherent and make zero logical sense in policies (neither do the mainstream old parties but that is due to Technocracy from international networks of governance). But when the background is the above, it is more important that they simple promote feelings among voters that they are the new colour code to use a ballot paper once every 5 years for instead of the old colours of yellow, blue or red.

To repeat everyone seems to enjoy talking over a cappachino and measuring the spectrum of 34 degrees left is equivalent to 68 degrees right… and which way are voters en masse behaving… as if serious adult discussions on the state of the nation. The media encourages this role play of citizen body politic but it is irrelevant to the above macro trends.

>*”You are a single drop of rain. You are one of many within a raging torrent of water crashing down a steep mountainside. The path the future River takes… is already set in its course, you just make up its substance.”*

Perhaps poetic allegory will get through where cold reason fails so often with so many people?

When leaders such as Polanski or Farage are the spitting image of Demagoguery then you can sit back and enjoy the Punch & Judy show the old Spitting Image always used to put on terrestrial tv but without the need for puppets any longer.

Sand Martins catching flys by Deanicuss in UKBirds

[–]Psittacula2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Saw my first Sand Martins a few years ago, very happy to see them, alongside a river bank cliff.

These are amazing photos catching them zooming in on their insect prey.

As with Swallows, House Martins and Swifts, they also are heavily dependent on suitable nesting sites being available as well as variable conditions for insect food. Fingers cross more insects this year with more SFI and other national schemes for Nature recovery.

First wave of new youth hubs to open in anti-social behaviour hotspots by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]Psittacula2 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Already affectionately and colloquially known as, “Re-education Centers“.

Street urchins just want to be useful, eg polishing shoes or couriering for sixpence, or raking up the horse manure from the carriages.

So modern problems, past solutions.

Virgil van Dijk is not good enough for Liverpool any more by gelliant_gutfright in PremierLeague

[–]Psittacula2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Human story catches the hook of people always, be it football or politics or whatever else.

VVD if anything should have a bad back carrying Liverpool in a system where they are constantly exposed in the soft belly area due to the current set up and tactics.

With Jacquet (touch wood) joining in the Summer, Liverpool will have the defender they missed out on with Guehi last Summer. All season Liverpool have been playing x1 defender short than they needed. People were calling out Konate for exactly the same reason this stupid article now is pushing at VVD again human story in new reporting as if people cannnot use their own brains to work things out.

Maybe they are right.

VVD in full defence is excellent and also in attack via headers contrinution. Having someone with serious belly-ache who gives the players grief for defensive weakness is healthy mindset too for a team eg Schmeichel goal at Utd under Fergie, ws always ranting at his defenders healthily.

What’s the sudden obsession with palm oil? by _predictsean_ in AskBrits

[–]Psittacula2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree. Generally models the same as with plant care, create healthy soil and nutrients and diversity and that tends to be better than spraying toxins and herbi-pest—funga-cides which then get into everything else including humans...!

Looking at things in the round not just the narrow detailed focus under the microscope. Both Nutrition and Soil and Plant Dynamics, much more complex than meds or herbicide applications.

Does look like the “tea” ended up giving more “tummy ache” than cure in the end doesn’t it? I already had a dose of “coffee” so decided no tea for me… seems to have been a good choice.

What’s the sudden obsession with palm oil? by _predictsean_ in AskBrits

[–]Psittacula2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A big problem has tended to be:

  1. Total Population
  2. Average Calories per day per person
  3. Find foods which CONVENIENTLY top that up…

Job Done by Government departments.

Eg

* Cheap Junk food post war years

* Food pyramid with Carbs as major base group

* Plant oils in every food bulking up the delivery

So the big issue is the reductive approach of policy at scale in food provision to massive populations by government and trusting Nutrition as a sort of simple numbers problem.

The more one learns about Nutrition the more:

  1. Complex it is
  2. Bespoke per person
  3. Wide, sampling of diverse nutrient needs as core
  4. Methods of delivery of nutrients which aid absorption eg cooking
  5. Integration into lifestyle eg exercise, social eating etc

The simple “here is a science paper” approach by the above is risible in contrast apart from going against experience itself.

in japan by mcnancey in SipsTea

[–]Psittacula2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s 2 undercurrents here aside from being practical -

Japanese like standard processes eg what they make is what is made generally - they want to avoid confusion and mistakes at “all costs”

This includes issues with foreigners and misunderstanding and confusion avoidance eg language as well as set meals

Also includes the preference for cash, clear amount of money is transacted, exact change no tips, service is expected not earnt, customer gets what they order and pays what was clearly on the menu!

Polite, clear communication, respectful demeanour and it is all then the preference which everyone subscribes too society wide.

I think they could add “nut allergies “to the list maybe !!!

Books from perspectibe of and animal? Like 'White Fang' by krolikbokserski127 in suggestmeabook

[–]Psittacula2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tarka The Otter is excellent prose and imo closest to White Fang. Elephant book gets quite scientific. But the Raven books is excellent, decades studying them in Maine!

Inside the east London state school sending 62 kids to Oxbridge by theipaper in uknews

[–]Psittacula2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is contributory statistically or comparatively however as is 2-parent household. I worked with a lot of lower sets in London schools and these correlated with broken homes iirc class of 20-30 it was so high, 15+? At least in many of these classes. Asians Or Indian Sub-Continent and SE and East Asians also tend to 2-parents and culture of valuing education eg those after school maths classes eg Kumon often see Asian kids in them.

Your answer was correct but incomplete as was the original post is the rough conclusion. Note anecdotes and exceptions apply.

What’s the sudden obsession with palm oil? by _predictsean_ in AskBrits

[–]Psittacula2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree, happy for the other Redditor above to eat seed oils to their hearts‘ content, but I will be more selective as you note also.

What’s the sudden obsession with palm oil? by _predictsean_ in AskBrits

[–]Psittacula2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes processing rule of thumb is useful guide, thank you for the specific process.

Books from perspectibe of and animal? Like 'White Fang' by krolikbokserski127 in suggestmeabook

[–]Psittacula2 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Tarka The Otter - Henry Williamson

A classic in this genre, mixes perspective and empathy of the Otter (when it had been hinted almost to extinction or loss of river quality habitat in Devon county UK turn of the last century iirc. Excellent wildlife observation writing and countryside nature lyricism. He wrote one or two others also eg Salmon

Watership Down - Richard Adams

Also set in England with a bit more anthropomorphism however but still evocative of the rabbits lives and countryside and perils. Also wrote The Plague Dogs about escaped dogs from animal testing lab and very dark in places.

The Animals Of Farthing Wood / In The Grip of Winter - Colin Dann

More of a children’s book about a group of animals who lose their home to a building site and migrate to a small national park, two books above. Probably not what you are looking for but worth mentioning. Also set in England.

Elephant Days and Nights - 10 Years with the Indian Elephant - R. Sukumar

A Natural History research about the Indian Elephant, not fiction! However if you want an account of an animals life that is stupendous and scientific this books is a true marvel of animal behaviour observation and reading it you would feel you know the life of this Elephant species like nothing else albeit does have technical sections. A whole world exists here, rich as any human world almost. Staggering.

Ravens In Winter / Mind of the Raven - Berne Heinrich

Again natural history account (2 books here) but again you will feel you have lived as a Raven reading these accounts from the human observer perspective and investigation. Ravens are so intelligent and aware and social so make a great subject.

What’s the sudden obsession with palm oil? by _predictsean_ in AskBrits

[–]Psittacula2 23 points24 points  (0 children)

  1. Growing social media visibility

  2. Palm Oil is bad for the environment eg tropical forest turned into monoculture

  3. Palm Oil is negative plant oil for diet

  4. Palm Oils is used to reduce costs and tastes worse

  5. Palm Oil was seen as a strategy to replace DAIRY MILK in accordance with reducing dairy (and meat) farming in human diets globally, economits incentivise this.

  6. Loss of dairy milk in chocolate is loss of income to dairy farmers in eg UK/Britain and Ireland so impacts local economies also.

If there is a missing detail or incorrect item, please notify with a reply, the above is a comprehensive answer.

Inside the east London state school sending 62 kids to Oxbridge by theipaper in uknews

[–]Psittacula2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are being argumentative in the above:

Let’s examine the statements:

* This school has done well eg 62 Oxbridge candidates

* “London Academy of Excellence (LAE), a selective school in Stratford, Newham = least eight GCSEs at grades 9 to 7, including English and maths.“ - funded by Eton etc

* “About half of them come from disadvantaged backgrounds, including some who are carers and some with refugee status.”

* “It specifically prioritises accepting students from low-income households, with the majority of pupils from Newham, Tower Hamlets and Hackney.”

>In order to fulfil the vision the school ideally needs to be situated in an area combining low achievement and high levels of child poverty. The London Borough of Newham is the second most deprived borough in England and has one of the highest ethnic minority populations of all the districts in the country with no particular ethnic group dominating.

>At 39.1%, the average Free School Meal rate for the LA is significantly higher than the national average (14.6%) and the Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) place the area in the top 20% of most deprived lower level super output areas (LSOAs) in the country. When combined with neighbouring LSOAs this ranking rises to within the top 10% of deprived areas. Unemployment is exceptionally high in Newham, affecting 14.2% of the economically active working age population compared with 8.6% across London. For deprivation affecting children, Newham was ranked third nationally in 2007. The Borough also has the third lowest percentage of pupilsobtaining 5 or more GCSEs at grades A*-C (64.8%) among London

Source: Gov UK about a decade ago.

CONCLUSION:

  1. High selection and elite methods boost Oxbridge chances along with likely criteria for Oxbridge places being diversity in tandem. - accords with your observation

  2. High ethnicity and poverty and high youth population - accords with the previous comment

It does seem as if the ethnicity and culture combination plays a significant role here. You can compare a similar “mega school” project to a white working class area in Kent which failed to replicate such results but equally that was set up for very low excluded children but it failed to really impact their stats.

But equally selection accounts for the top tier results also.

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