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The WHO set a target for 10% of population to be fully vaxxed by the end of September 2021. Only 15 African nations achieved that, despite COVAX and other schemes for the supply of vaccines. tbh, that seems very low, but even the covax scheme is only stuttering forward ... . . Not my Image : Fair Use & Public Information

Researchers at Cardiff Uni have discovered the mechanism by which AZ has produced blood clots. It is very important to note that these blot clots are extremely rare, there is a far greater risk with covid-19 of developing blot clots. . . . Not my Image ; Fair Use & public information

Booster take-up is going well, and a few extra first & second doses have been administered. It takes a couple of weeks for immunity to build up after any dose of the vaccine. . . . Not my Image : Fair Use & public information

The builder's plate for "Mountaineer" aka "the Alco" - built 1916 Works No.57156 [currently (2021) stored out of use, probably still in the sheds at GyP]. Unfortunately, not my favourite loco. Once visited the Vale of Rheidol, for which it was worth being in the train. Definitely had a good bark from the exhaust, going up the last part of the climb into Devil's Bridge. [date tbc]

This one is known as "Horse Head Rock" - don't look too hard, or maybe the thumbnail will show "it" more clearly.

In the past decade, The USA has overtaken Russia as the top producer at Natural Gas [Methane], with a significant increase in production. A good deal of gas from Russia is exported to Europe, via pipeline(s). . . Not my Image : Fair Use & public information

Settled down for the evening after dinner snooze, in the 'pop-up' tent. He had been getting some strokes and ear scritches, resulting in the usual loud purrs. As the purrs got softer and slower, it was clear he was going to sleep.

This one was hard to identify. On the basis of the wing pattern I initially thought it was a Bloxworth snout [Hypena obsitalis] but the head is wrong - no snout ! After consulting with the regional / county moth recorder, what I had here was a Common Marbled Carpet [Dysstroma truncata] but with one of the rarer variations in colouring. [2 of 4] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_marbled_carpet

Range of "carbon dioxide emissions" from various modes of transport [2019] calculated as grams per passenger km travelled. Personally - I am Quite impressed with the low figure for "Eurostar" - guessing that's because the electricity is from low carbon generation - eg French nuclear - it is also a very limited route. . . Not my Image : Fair Use & public information

Results from an on-line survey carried out by the polling / market research organisation YouGov on 20 & 21 October 2021. Clearly showing a large proportion of the British population want to see the re-introduction of mask mandates, working from home and the use of vaccine passports. Aka "Plan B" . Survey carried out during a period of relatively high numbers of new cases, hospitalisations and increasing deaths. . Not my Image : Fair Use & public information.

The role of "lobbying" by various "vested interests" in banking, business & industry (plus the military) and other specialist groups [like the NRA in America] should be far better appreciated that it is actually known & understood. Even the UK has had problems with professional "lobbyists" attempting to affect decision-making [over many years - it is not a recent problem]. . . Not my image : fair use & public information

For some reason I do not understand, American's have divided their response to the covid-19 pandemic along party political lines. A large proportion of Trump supporters and some Republicans seem to have adopted an anti-covid, anti-mask, anti-vaxx and conspiracy theory supporting mindset. As opposed to the rational and scientific viewpoint. . . Not my Image : Fair Use & Public Information

For some reason I do not understand, American's have divided their response to the covid-19 pandemic along party political lines. A large proportion of Trump supporters and some Republicans seem to have adopted an anti-covid, anti-mask, anti-vaxx and conspiracy theory supporting mindset. As opposed to the rational and scientific viewpoint. . . Not my Image : Fair Use & Public Information

For some reason I do not understand, American's have divided their response to the covid-19 pandemic along party political lines. A large proportion of Trump supporters and some Republicans seem to have adopted an anti-covid, anti-mask, anti-vaxx and conspiracy theory supporting mindset. As opposed to the rational and scientific viewpoint. . . Not my Image : Fair Use & Public Information

That's a turn-up for the books ... . . Not my Image : fair use & public entertainment

One of the Knotty Coach Trust members, Barrie Allan, died late October 2021. Not only was he one of the Trustees, he was also their treasurer at the time we worked on NSR61 and NSR127.

gawd, what an image of the scruffy BoJo [no idea what the posing was about]. . Not my Image : fair use & public entertainment

Lest we forget ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberfan_disaster This left me with thoughts that popped up in my nightmares for years, although I never lived anywhere with similar risks. I was only slightly older than the children at Pantglas Primary School at the time this happened. The events left a deep impression on me, and the callousness of the NCB's upper echelons was appalling. . . Not my Image : Fair Use & public information