Ragana
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Perkūnas (Lithuanian: Perkūnas, Latvian: Pērkons,Old Prussian: Perkūns, Perkunos, Yotvingian: Parkuns, Latgalian: Pārkiuņs) was the common Baltic god
of thunder, and the second most important deity in the Baltic pantheon after Dievas.
#FolkyFriday 🧵
of thunder, and the second most important deity in the Baltic pantheon after Dievas.
#FolkyFriday 🧵
November 22, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Perkūnas (Lithuanian: Perkūnas, Latvian: Pērkons,Old Prussian: Perkūns, Perkunos, Yotvingian: Parkuns, Latgalian: Pārkiuņs) was the common Baltic god
of thunder, and the second most important deity in the Baltic pantheon after Dievas.
#FolkyFriday 🧵
of thunder, and the second most important deity in the Baltic pantheon after Dievas.
#FolkyFriday 🧵
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Demis Hassabis believes AI can solve all diseases in 10 to 15 years - he’s got a good track record on AI predictions but is this one just fanciful?
Demis Hassabis believes AI can solve all diseases in 10 to 15 years - he’s got a good track record on AI predictions but is this one just fanciful?
Can AI really solve all diseases by 2040?
Nobel Prize winner Demis Hassabis has an extraordinary ambition for AI
open.substack.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Demis Hassabis believes AI can solve all diseases in 10 to 15 years - he’s got a good track record on AI predictions but is this one just fanciful?
Demis Hassabis believes AI can solve all diseases in 10 to 15 years - he’s got a good track record on AI predictions but is this one just fanciful?
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🧠📈 Parkinson’s Disease Cases to Double by 2050
A new study projects 25.2M people will have Parkinson’s by 2050 - driven mainly by ageing populations.
The biggest increases are expected in East Asia and mid-income nations.
🔗 www.bmj.com/content/388/...
#SciComm 🧪 #Neurology #PublicHealth
A new study projects 25.2M people will have Parkinson’s by 2050 - driven mainly by ageing populations.
The biggest increases are expected in East Asia and mid-income nations.
🔗 www.bmj.com/content/388/...
#SciComm 🧪 #Neurology #PublicHealth
Projections for prevalence of Parkinson’s disease and its driving factors in 195 countries and territories to 2050: modelling study of Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
www.bmj.com
March 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🧠📈 Parkinson’s Disease Cases to Double by 2050
A new study projects 25.2M people will have Parkinson’s by 2050 - driven mainly by ageing populations.
The biggest increases are expected in East Asia and mid-income nations.
🔗 www.bmj.com/content/388/...
#SciComm 🧪 #Neurology #PublicHealth
A new study projects 25.2M people will have Parkinson’s by 2050 - driven mainly by ageing populations.
The biggest increases are expected in East Asia and mid-income nations.
🔗 www.bmj.com/content/388/...
#SciComm 🧪 #Neurology #PublicHealth
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👏 Excellent reporting from @propublica.org on the health risks linked to #TCE, including cancer & Parkinson's.
To protect people from further exposure, EPA must maintain its ban on this highly dangerous chemical!
👇 Sign below to keep EPA's ban on TCE!
#Parkinsons #ParkinsonsDisease #BanTCE
To protect people from further exposure, EPA must maintain its ban on this highly dangerous chemical!
👇 Sign below to keep EPA's ban on TCE!
#Parkinsons #ParkinsonsDisease #BanTCE
TCE Is Linked to Heart Defects in Babies, Cancer and Parkinson’s. Republicans in Congress Want to Reverse a Ban on It.
The toxic substance, used in dry cleaning and manufacturing, has been linked to a host of serious health problems. A Biden-era ban on the chemical has faced multiple challenges since Trump took office...
www.propublica.org
April 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
👏 Excellent reporting from @propublica.org on the health risks linked to #TCE, including cancer & Parkinson's.
To protect people from further exposure, EPA must maintain its ban on this highly dangerous chemical!
👇 Sign below to keep EPA's ban on TCE!
#Parkinsons #ParkinsonsDisease #BanTCE
To protect people from further exposure, EPA must maintain its ban on this highly dangerous chemical!
👇 Sign below to keep EPA's ban on TCE!
#Parkinsons #ParkinsonsDisease #BanTCE
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🧠 Today on #WorldParkinsonsDay, we honor those living with Parkinson’s and the scientists advancing our understanding of #neurodegeneration, from alpha-synuclein to inflammation. Every insight brings us closer to breakthroughs.
April 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🧠 Today on #WorldParkinsonsDay, we honor those living with Parkinson’s and the scientists advancing our understanding of #neurodegeneration, from alpha-synuclein to inflammation. Every insight brings us closer to breakthroughs.
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This weekend, Jewish families worldwide will gather for the Passover Seder, a cherished tradition passed down through generations, celebrating redemption, freedom, and hope.
Wishing the Jewish community a Zissen Pesach filled with joy and blessings.
חג פסח שמח
Wishing the Jewish community a Zissen Pesach filled with joy and blessings.
חג פסח שמח
April 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This weekend, Jewish families worldwide will gather for the Passover Seder, a cherished tradition passed down through generations, celebrating redemption, freedom, and hope.
Wishing the Jewish community a Zissen Pesach filled with joy and blessings.
חג פסח שמח
Wishing the Jewish community a Zissen Pesach filled with joy and blessings.
חג פסח שמח
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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Women are 73% more likely to be seriously injured in a head-on car crash compared with men.
It's because cars aren't designed to be safe for women, the CEO of a crash test dummy producer says, adding that vehicles are being designed “around a male.”
It's because cars aren't designed to be safe for women, the CEO of a crash test dummy producer says, adding that vehicles are being designed “around a male.”
Cars aren't tested properly for women's safety. Congress is trying to fix that.
Republican Sen. Deb Fischer’s "She DRIVES Act" would raise the standards for car safety testing, promoting the use of "crash test dummies that reflect a woman’s lighter frame."
nbcnews.to
April 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Women are 73% more likely to be seriously injured in a head-on car crash compared with men.
It's because cars aren't designed to be safe for women, the CEO of a crash test dummy producer says, adding that vehicles are being designed “around a male.”
It's because cars aren't designed to be safe for women, the CEO of a crash test dummy producer says, adding that vehicles are being designed “around a male.”
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🇱🇹🇺🇸 “We bid farewell to the fallen U.S. soldiers with respect and gratitude. Because, as we have said many times, they are our soldiers too. In this moment of tragedy, we stood together. It is a testament to the strength of unity even in the darkest times.”
- Lithuanian MOD
- Lithuanian MOD
April 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🇱🇹🇺🇸 “We bid farewell to the fallen U.S. soldiers with respect and gratitude. Because, as we have said many times, they are our soldiers too. In this moment of tragedy, we stood together. It is a testament to the strength of unity even in the darkest times.”
- Lithuanian MOD
- Lithuanian MOD
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🇱🇹🇺🇸 On Thursday at 11:00 AM in Vilnius, a farewell ceremony will be held for the U.S. soldiers who lost their lives in a tragic accident in Lithuania. Every U.S. soldier is also a Lithuanian soldier, and their families’ pain is our pain. We stand together in strength.
- Lithuanian MOD
- Lithuanian MOD
April 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🇱🇹🇺🇸 On Thursday at 11:00 AM in Vilnius, a farewell ceremony will be held for the U.S. soldiers who lost their lives in a tragic accident in Lithuania. Every U.S. soldier is also a Lithuanian soldier, and their families’ pain is our pain. We stand together in strength.
- Lithuanian MOD
- Lithuanian MOD
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April 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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It's #arch Saturday on the #BlueSkyArtShow.
#Venice is full of some of the most beautiful arches I've seen.
It's #arch Saturday on the #BlueSkyArtShow.
#Venice is full of some of the most beautiful arches I've seen.
March 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
It's #arch Saturday on the #BlueSkyArtShow.
#Venice is full of some of the most beautiful arches I've seen.
It's #arch Saturday on the #BlueSkyArtShow.
#Venice is full of some of the most beautiful arches I've seen.
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More than ever, people appreciate what they get from Europe!
Over 7 in 10 EU citizens believe that their country has benefitted from being a member of the EU. This is the highest result ever recorded in a Eurobarometer survey for this question since it was first asked in 1983.
🔗 europa.eu/!Hdtf79
Over 7 in 10 EU citizens believe that their country has benefitted from being a member of the EU. This is the highest result ever recorded in a Eurobarometer survey for this question since it was first asked in 1983.
🔗 europa.eu/!Hdtf79
March 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
More than ever, people appreciate what they get from Europe!
Over 7 in 10 EU citizens believe that their country has benefitted from being a member of the EU. This is the highest result ever recorded in a Eurobarometer survey for this question since it was first asked in 1983.
🔗 europa.eu/!Hdtf79
Over 7 in 10 EU citizens believe that their country has benefitted from being a member of the EU. This is the highest result ever recorded in a Eurobarometer survey for this question since it was first asked in 1983.
🔗 europa.eu/!Hdtf79
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In 1945, after the horror of war, countries came together to build peace and protect human rights. 🇺🇳
The UN isn’t perfect — but its mission still matters. Let’s never forget why it began. 🕊️⚖️
📸 The original draft of the United Nations Charter
#UN80 #HumanRights #Peace
The UN isn’t perfect — but its mission still matters. Let’s never forget why it began. 🕊️⚖️
📸 The original draft of the United Nations Charter
#UN80 #HumanRights #Peace
March 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
In 1945, after the horror of war, countries came together to build peace and protect human rights. 🇺🇳
The UN isn’t perfect — but its mission still matters. Let’s never forget why it began. 🕊️⚖️
📸 The original draft of the United Nations Charter
#UN80 #HumanRights #Peace
The UN isn’t perfect — but its mission still matters. Let’s never forget why it began. 🕊️⚖️
📸 The original draft of the United Nations Charter
#UN80 #HumanRights #Peace
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Harriet Jacobs escaped slavery after hiding for 7 years to protect her children. Her book “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” revealed the struggles of enslaved women, making her a key voice in the abolitionist movement. 150 days until Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD
March 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Harriet Jacobs escaped slavery after hiding for 7 years to protect her children. Her book “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” revealed the struggles of enslaved women, making her a key voice in the abolitionist movement. 150 days until Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD
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We are thrilled to induct Harriet Williams Russell Strong into the Archive. In the 1880s, she took a struggling wheat farm and created a multi-million dollar business, then designed and patented a dam system to help California reclaim runoff water.
tinyurl.com/bdda4xej
#WomenInSTEM #Agriculture 🌱
tinyurl.com/bdda4xej
#WomenInSTEM #Agriculture 🌱
Who Controls the Water: Harriet Strong the Pampas Queen, and the Future of Irrigation.
In the 1880s, Southern California agriculture was in a state of crisis. The wheat which had been long the basis of its prosperity was plummeting in price due to competition from the Midwest, Australia...
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March 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We are thrilled to induct Harriet Williams Russell Strong into the Archive. In the 1880s, she took a struggling wheat farm and created a multi-million dollar business, then designed and patented a dam system to help California reclaim runoff water.
tinyurl.com/bdda4xej
#WomenInSTEM #Agriculture 🌱
tinyurl.com/bdda4xej
#WomenInSTEM #Agriculture 🌱
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I interviewed Indonesian artist Maryanto, whose 1st solo exhibition in Seoul, "Narratives Underneath," is on view at G Gallery until 4.12. Using art as a medium for poli & enviro. critique, he sheds light on corruption, landscape erasure, and eco. devastation.
www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2...
www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2...
March 22, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I interviewed Indonesian artist Maryanto, whose 1st solo exhibition in Seoul, "Narratives Underneath," is on view at G Gallery until 4.12. Using art as a medium for poli & enviro. critique, he sheds light on corruption, landscape erasure, and eco. devastation.
www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2...
www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2...
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We don't spend a penny on marketing. It's all word of mouth for @costplusdrugs.com
That's how we keep prices so low. Please spread the word !
That's how we keep prices so low. Please spread the word !
March 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
We don't spend a penny on marketing. It's all word of mouth for @costplusdrugs.com
That's how we keep prices so low. Please spread the word !
That's how we keep prices so low. Please spread the word !
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It's #BrainAwarenessWeek! 🧠
We urge you to browse the hashtag - it's filled with excellent neurological organisations sharing great advice & information on a variety of conditions, including Parkinson's.
We'll be bringing you more info throughout the week - stay tuned 👉
#BrainAwarenessWeek2025
We urge you to browse the hashtag - it's filled with excellent neurological organisations sharing great advice & information on a variety of conditions, including Parkinson's.
We'll be bringing you more info throughout the week - stay tuned 👉
#BrainAwarenessWeek2025
March 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
It's #BrainAwarenessWeek! 🧠
We urge you to browse the hashtag - it's filled with excellent neurological organisations sharing great advice & information on a variety of conditions, including Parkinson's.
We'll be bringing you more info throughout the week - stay tuned 👉
#BrainAwarenessWeek2025
We urge you to browse the hashtag - it's filled with excellent neurological organisations sharing great advice & information on a variety of conditions, including Parkinson's.
We'll be bringing you more info throughout the week - stay tuned 👉
#BrainAwarenessWeek2025
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Transgenic mice are widely used in cancer research to study tumor development, genetic mutations, and potential treatments. TRANSGENIC
March 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Transgenic mice are widely used in cancer research to study tumor development, genetic mutations, and potential treatments. TRANSGENIC
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35 YEARS AGO on March 3, 1990, Janet Jackson's, "Escapade" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
March 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
35 YEARS AGO on March 3, 1990, Janet Jackson's, "Escapade" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.