AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine is being tweaked to fight the South Africa variant: Developers of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine expect to have a modified jab to cope with the South Africa coronavirus variant by autumn, the vaccine’s lead researcher said Sunday. Health officials in Britain are trying to contain the spread of the variant first identified in South Africa amid concerns that it is more contagious or resistant to existing vaccines. Read more..
Who is the social entrepreneur that inspired the character? The options for the answer to this include: Verghese Kurien, Harish Hande, Arunanchalam Maruganantham, Hanumappa Sudarshan. Remember, contestants get only one attempt. This means once you have clicked an an option, there no way to change it.
The humdrum of life may make each day the same but there are certain things that I look forward to with renewed eagerness that form a mosaic of interesting visuals in my mind with indefinite appeal. Almost daily I see a short swarthy man sporting a ray ban (even when there is no sun), ripping a packet of some savoury item to feed pigeons, crows and maynas at a footpath. After he empties the pack, he brings his hands together in Namaste and faces the sun offering a silent prayer, some gratitude while the birds all around him peacefully enjoy the morning treat.
MONROE A new sculpture titled, “Wagner Swifts” was dedicated on Jan. 7 in downtown Monroe at the intersection of Main and Lewis streets. The metal sculpture designed by artist Kevin Patelle, depicts the Vaux’s Swifts and the Wagner Elementary School chimney in which the birds roost in.
Several people have emailed with concerns about this ordinance. From what I understand, this ordinance adds terraces to the ordinace and codifies what has been the city’s basic approach for many years. There is already a process to get approval for a ‘natural lawn’ from the Dept of Planning where plantings can exceed 8′ in height, otherwise the enforcement of the height of plantings is complaint driven, and usually acted upon when it is determined that planting heights negatively impact vision clearance of driveways and intersections after review by Building Inspection.14.
Although Chakko asserted that the chosen surveillance system was a response to gun violence at San Pablo Park, released documents show how the city borrowed and used Avigilon equipment almost two weeks prior to the Aug. 18 shooting. Chakko said the decision to install cameras was the product of multiple community meetings held by Councilmember Cheryl Davila and Mayor Jesse Arregun in the aftermath of the shooting..