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The organisers of a protest march in Sydney to mark this weekend s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras say the event will go ahead despite opposition from NSW Police.
The march is due to take place on Saturday afternoon ahead of the official Mardi Gras, which has been moved to the Sydney Cricket Ground due to COVID-19.
Activist group Pride In Protest is among those organising the community march which plans to take the route of the original 1978 march down Oxford Street to Hyde Park.
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Pride In Protest spokesman Toby Walmsley said he was told by NSW Police they intend to block the event in court, citing COVID-19 health restrictions, but he intends to march anyway.
Hawaii Magazine
Here’s the story of how these Portuguese doughnuts became a Hawaiʻi icon.
Feb 25, 2020
I grew up eating malasadas after surfing, at the office, on Fat Tuesday (like today) but it wasn’t until I was working as a food writer that I realized their Portuguese origins aren’t so clear cut.
These deep-fried, sugar-dusted doughnuts were brought to Hawaii with the 1878 arrival of Portuguese plantation laborers from the Madeira and Azores islands. In fact, malasadas, which is loosely translated to “poorly cooked,” are thought to be the speciality of São Miguel, an island in the Azores that was first settled by the Portuguese in 1427.
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A California Army National Guard soldier directs cars toward the vaccine lanes (Sharon McNary/LAist)
About 200 troops in fatigues started their deployment at Cal State LA on Tuesday, part of the federal government s attempt to speed up vaccinations and get 150 million people their shots in 100 days.
The troops came from Fort Carson, Colorado and the California Army National Guard, and organized the operation with military efficiency. On Tuesday they vaccinated 3,000 people. Ultimately it s hoped they ll be able to handle 6,000 a day.
It s a quick process. Platoons of ten cars are instructed to drive forward bumper-to-bumper into the vaccine lane set up in a large parking lot.