In terms of lost jobs and economic downturns suffered in the COVID War, New York City, with 80 percent of Manhattan residents fully vaxxed, is suffering one of the deepest slumps of the major cities in America. While the rest of the nation has regained 9 out of 10 jobs lost since the COVID War...
Tag: dec 21 2021
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BLOCKCHAIN BATTLES
U.S. GROUP SAYS CRYPTOS, NOT CENTRAL BANK ABUSES, A THREAT TO STABILITY. The United States Financial Stability Oversight Council, or FSOC, expressed alarm about the adoption of stablecoins and other digital assets in an annual report released on Friday. Consumer trust in stablecoins might be harmed by issues like illiquidity, a lack of proper protections,...
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NFTs HELP SOTHEBY’S TO RECORD YEAR
The world of NFTs helped fuel a record year of profits for the world-renowned auction firm Sotheby’s in 2021. According to a report released this past week, Southebys recorded $100 million in sales from its new NFT category, with first-time buyers coming to its virtual Decentraland gallery in search of Bored Ape Yacht Club, CryptoPunk...
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GET IN GOOD SHAPE AND STAY THERE
By Bradley J. Steiner, American Combato While physical strength and condition will never, alone, guarantee that you will be prepared to react well to violence, there is no doubt whatever that strength and condition—and internal good health—are assets in any physical encounter. They may enable you to survive an attack. In order to be in...
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STUDY IMPLICATES PLASTIC WASTE IN CARDIOPULMONARY DISEASE
Microplastic—particles of plastic invisible to the unaided eye that remain when plastic bottles, film, and similar objects decompose—have become part of the human diet, with the typical person ingesting around 100,000 of the bits each year (“Drinking the Bottle Along With the Water,” 10 Jul 2019). Studies have shown that, once in the body, the...
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MAKING DIABETES A CURABLE ILLNESS
Harvard University scientists have linked a newly discovered hormone they’ve named fabkin to the onset of diabetes and found a way to neutralize it, preventing and even reversing the disease in mice. They found the new hormone by tracking a protein called FAB4 on its journey through the body. Fat cells release the protein into...
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HYDROGEN-POWERED CRAFT TAKE TO THE AIR
United Airlines will take delivery of 50 jet engines that will run on compressed hydrogen, the airline has announced, and has an option to buy up to 50 more. The zero-emission engines can be retrofitted onto smaller jets that fly regional or short-hop routes, and will serve as testbeds for the technology while engineers figure...
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VAXXED OR NOT, OMICRON’S GONNA GET YA!
As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is being sold as becoming the dominant strain outpacing both the original strain and the Delta variant, a study by 20 scientists at Columbia University and the University of Hong Kong warns that even a third booster shot may not offer adequate protection, given the highly vaccine-resistant nature of...
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SPOTLIGHT: COVID VAX WARS. NO VAX NO FREEDOM
Each week we have been reporting on the protests erupting around the world following government lockdowns, vaccine requirements, travel bans and other draconian mandates. Protesters took to the streets across Europe last weekend to rail against new COVID-19 measures that governments insist will help limit the spread of the Omicron variant. The demonstrators say their...
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WILL OMICRON KILL MORE BUSINESSES THAN PEOPLE?
The dramatic jump in COVID-19 cases and the emergence of the Omicron variant has forced companies to rethink their approach to bringing employees back into the office, with several large companies announcing a shift in strategies. The Trends Journal has reported extensively on how the COVID-19 has forever changed what it means to work from home and...
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