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harry potter meme: {1/8} quotes “Death comes for us all in the end.” -The Tales of Beedle the Bard

The world has lost an amazing actor today. I saw this meme and it resonates my feelings of sadness and it probably does the same for many others.

#rip alan rickman

Notes are being left in Harry Potter books around the world as fans welcome new readers to the community.

This is one of the most heartwarming things to hear about. It reminds me of the day I bestowed my nephews with the first half of series last year. I was about 9 when I got enchanted into the wizarding world that encompasses the Harry Potter series, and they were too.

I stacked them on to their kitchen table, and told them to “cherish these books and I hope they bring you the same joy they brought me”. My youngest nephew was shocked at how thick they were, and said “this will take me forever to read”. A month later he calls me and tells me he finished the first book in two day and he is working on the second. It definitely put so much joy in my to see a new generation of Potterheads!

#potteritforward

I saw these pretty Mother's Day roses at the store, and I felt the urge to buy them. She loved red roses, but I don't think I ever bought her them for Mother's Day when she was alive. Maybe I'll make this a tradition every year. #mothersday #missyoumom

#missyoumom #mothersday

Got done with work early so trying this tea shop while in Jax. (at BREW Five Points)

I dubbed today fat Sunday and ate my way through the #floridafair ! #sofull (at Florida State Fairgrounds)

#floridafair #sofull

Got to spend the day seeing some really cool cats! #bigcatrescue (at Big Cat Rescue (Animal Sanctuary))

#bigcatrescue

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Mockingjay

So I watch mockingjay and everyone goes… who knew the lumberjacks were so badass?

And my answer: do you know where Johanna Mason is from?

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Respect.

Happy Halloween! #diadelosmuertos #halloween

#diadelosmuertos #halloween

nprglobalhealth

How Do You Catch Ebola: By Air, Sweat Or Water?

There’s no question Ebola is one of the most terrifying diseases out there. It causes a painful death, typically kills more than 50 percent of those infected and essentially has no cure.

But if you compare how contagious the Ebola virus is to, say SARS or the measles, Ebola just doesn’t stack up. In fact, the virus is harder to catch than the common cold.

That’s because there has been no evidence that Ebola spreads between people through the air. Health experts repeatedly emphasize that human-to-human transmission requires direct contact with infected bodily fluids, including blood, vomit and feces.

And to infect, those fluids have to reach a break in the skin or the mucous membranes found around your eyes, mouth and nose.

But that hasn’t stopped two-thirds of Americans from thinking that the virus spreads “easily,” a poll from Harvard School of Public Health found in August. Almost 40 percent of the 1,025 people surveyed said they worry about an Ebola epidemic in the U.S. More than a quarter were concerned about catching the virus themselves.

Many questions still linger. Is Ebola really not airborne? Can it spread through contaminated water? What about through a drop of blood left behind on a table?

So we took those questions to two virologists: Alan Schmaljohn at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Jean-Paul Gonzalez at Metabiota, a company that tracks global infectious diseases.

Photo: A burial team in Barkedu, Liberia, buries their protective clothing alongside the body of an Ebola victim. It’s possible to catch the virus from clothing soiled by infected blood or other bodily fluids. (Tommy Trenchard for NPR)

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A great read for everyone. This shows how miss informed the general population is about ebola. "To infect, those fluids have to reach a break in the skin or the mucous membranes found around your eyes, mouth and nose. But that hasn’t stopped two-thirds of Americans from thinking that the virus spreads easily"

Back to our old habits! #reunited #lunch #datz4foodies #roomies

#lunch #datz4foodies #roomies #reunited

In honor of National College Student Grief Awareness Day lets take a some time to remember all the lives that touch our hearts. #activelymovingforward #nationalstudentsofAMF

#nationalstudentsofamf #activelymovingforward

Happy Easter! I celebrated going to mass with some of my fellow classmates and It brings such joy to my heart to come together as a community in this way. We are always busy studying and trying to work hard for our goals. We forget sometimes that we need to make time for our faith.

#easter #church