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04/20/2021

In her debut photobook, Some Kind of Heavenly Fire, Female in Focus winner Maria Lax straddles a blurred line between familiar and foreign

04/18/2021

Migration patterns begin to reverse, not just in Europe but here: to smaller cities, rural towns, as productivity is noted and increases when lifestyle changes no longer follow where the "job" is but the heart.

https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/01/28/how-the-pandemic-reversed-old-migration-patterns-in-europe?utm_campaign=editorial-social&utm_medium=social-organic&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3cV-yO4JpL_QcTyqfRsPe7S9hBXMVBkTK9uWWsHIOI8rn2d7OZ2Uwd3ww

Many Eastern Europeans have left the west and gone home | Europe

04/15/2021

"...in January federal officials approved the export of U.S. N95s amid mounting unsold inventory, a move a nurses union leader called 'unconscionable.'

Lloyd Armbrust, president of the American Mask Manufacturers Association, took a career U-turn to launch Armbrust American and start making masks near Austin, Texas, last year, troubled by 'cheap, flimsy' personal protective equipment coming in from overseas: 'We … decided to take matters into our own hands.' He said that he was gratified to see federal officials respond to U.S. mask-makers' concerns and that he expects to see sales rise in coming months.

But he said it's been a shock for the upstart industry to try and fail over many months to break into the U.S. healthcare market — dominated by large group purchasing organizations — where the preference to buy from China is ingrained."

Federal officials announced new measures to help get fresh, new N95 masks to healthcare workers and expand their use in other industries after scientists argued that the highly protective masks are essential to keep workers safe from COVID-19.

04/15/2021

The actor and director's new book is a bid to liberate older women from endless cosmetic upkeep.

04/02/2021

One more reason to check routes. While I enthusiastically support lowering our carbon footprint, I am also mindful of safety.

What’s important? Speed or the planet?

04/02/2021

The agency said investigators signed up for free trials of Clearview without their bosses knowing, a similar explanation to one given by Virginia Beach police recently.

03/29/2021

Congratulations Massachusetts! They are the latest state "...to commit to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The bill is expansive, setting emission reduction requirements for 6 sectors and aiming to boost wind & solar power, clean energy jobs, and electric vehicle adoption."

On Friday, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, a Republican, signed a long-debated climate bill into law, making the Bay State the latest state to commit to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The bill is expansive, setting emission reduction requirements for six sectors and aiming to boost...

03/29/2021

"...Over time, the competition for talent could shift to places that offer the best combination of quality of life, affordability, and state-of-the-art ecosystems to support remote work."

Last year the Archinect team spent time connecting with our community to learn how architects, firms, and students adapted to remote work and learning. However, after a year of

03/12/2021

A digital-only artwork sold for almost $70 million at Christie's on Thursday, now possible as part of a lucrative class of digital assets authenticated by blockchain, known as Non-Fungible Tokens.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-architecture/video-digital-only-artwork-auctioned-for-nearly-70-million/ #:~:text=A%20digital%2Donly%20artwork%20sold,known%20as%20Non%2DFungible%20Tokens.

A digital-only artwork sold for almost $70 million at Christie's on Thursday, now possible as part of a lucrative class of digital assets authenticated by blockchain, known as Non-Fungible Tokens.

03/10/2021

Context is everything.

Without context, International Women's Day print ad headline sparks backlash

03/09/2021

A search on Molnupiravir reveals much.

Science publications, then first, Fox News on page 1, then only on page 3 of news results: ONE big newspaper, WSJ, and after that, still crickets.

Just something to think about.

The data is exciting: https://www.merck.com/news/ridgeback-biotherapeutics-and-merck-announce-preliminary-findings-from-a-phase-2a-trial-of-investigational-covid-19-therapeutic-molnupiravir/

Why isn't it trumpeted?

I wonder if more "reputable" journals are downplaying it in favor of encouraging vaccination, and that this drug plays into the hands of the anti-vaxxers who will say they don't need to be vaccinated because they can take this.

But should we care?
The drug is stopping covid. THAT'S the story.

The findings reported on a secondary objective to reduce time to negativity of infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus isolation from nasopharyngeal swabs from participants with symptomatic COVID-19 Primary and other secondary findings to be presented at an upcoming medical meeting Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as M...

02/28/2021

"... maybe the linking is not the problem so much as how and why one links."

Linkers and thinkers and déjà vu.