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Yes mother.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/563529/new-zealand-s-rich-listers-climb-above-100-billion-despite-tough-times
How we all are riding for a fall. Madness abounds. How do we protect ourselves and the values that a good, livable, caring and practical society needs.? And not everybody will do what is realised by wise, sensible thinkers as necessary. Think of the divisiveness of Covid as some people already strained, had to suffer from bans and controls, and lose in some way, getting nothing for themselves and their real needs, all for the greater good.
Loss of social cohesion!
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/563529/new-zealand-s-rich-listers-climb-above-100-billion-despite-tough-times
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE2506/S00017/prevent-you-and-your-loved-ones-getting-life-threatening-listeriosis.htm
A government department or agency doing what its paid to do, So take note about sneaky listeriosis.
In New Zealand, there were seven deaths in 2023, with 40 people hospitalised in the past year.
“Infections in healthy adults are unlikely to be severe,
but listeriosis during pregnancy can cause miscarriage, premature labour, stillbirth,
or disease in the newborn baby,” says Mr Arbuckle.
“As you age – and particularly over 65 – your immune system gets weaker. This means foods you safely ate in the past may no longer be safe for you to eat.
“Some people may not be aware of this. So, we’re highlighting higher-risk foods while sharing some food-safety advice on how to make them safe to eat.”
Higher-risk foods include:
ready-to-eat meat products, like deli meats and pâtés
smoked seafood (especially cold smoked fish)
soft cheeses (like brie and camembert)
uncooked paneer cheese
unpasteurised dairy products (like raw milk and cheese)
soft serve ice-cream
leafy greens and bagged salad (like mesclun and spinach)
uncooked sprouts (like alfalfa and mung beans) and enoki mushrooms
uncooked frozen vegetables
some refrigerated foods with a long shelf life
pre-prepared sandwiches and salads.
To lower the risk of getting listeriosis, you can:
choose safer foods
cook food thoroughly
only eat fruit and vegetables that have been washed and dried thoroughly
only eat food that was recently prepared
refrigerate leftovers quickly
preheat food to steaming hot (more than 70°C) before eating
avoid eating leftovers that won’t be reheated
wash and dry your hands thoroughly and follow good food hygiene practices.
“Saturday 7 June was World Food Safety Day, and this year’s theme is Science in Action. Good science remains the foundation for our food safety system,” says Mr Arbuckle.
Something different. A cold winter twilight. The sky is light blue, the full moon glows bright pale lemon. A song thrush from high up in a bare-branched tree sings its heart out – startlingly loud from a small bird. It’s amazing to think of ourselves and the moon circling round in space in such an intricate amazing world. Can we all just take a few seconds when struck by some big wonder that has come to seem small in our minds, busy thinking of other things.
We all, life all, is a miracle, and can we try to keep our animosities and our desires in check, and enjoy whatever we have, and then hope to have more of the same, improving where possible without limiting the future and others here and to come? It would be wise to pop this idea into the mind and nurture it. Start a different world-wide craze.