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Four health-conscious cities putting pedestrians first
The pandemic, paired with numerous public-transportation strikes prior to lockdown, only strengthened the popularity of these human-centric and environmentally sustainable initiatives. “The beauty of getting around by foot in Paris is highlighted more since Covid,” said Kathleen Peddicord, founder of Live and Invest Overseas. “Public transportation was a no-go for a long time and was …
Perfection Platforms demos putting technology at 2022 DSGO | WIVT
ENDICOTT, NY – A new startup that is offering cutting-edge technology to improve a golfer’s putting skills is using the Dick’s Open to officially launch its product. Perfection Platforms has developed a fully customizable training platform that integrates with video technology. The surface can be adjusted to offer different pitches and breaks. And the video …
Tumble dryers release harmful microfibers into air, putting wildlife and environment at risk
NEWCASTLE upon TYNE, England, (StudyFinds.org) – Tumble dryers are as bad as washing machines for spewing out plastic, scientists are warning. According to a recent study, dryers release microfibers into the air at comparable levels to those that go down the drain during the same load. The findings are based on experiments involving over 1,200 garments …
The Liam Project: Putting technology to work for pre-term babies and their families
After nine long months, every parent can agree there is no greater joy than the birth of a healthy, full-term baby. But when a child arrives too soon and faces life-threatening complications that delay the homecoming, there is no greater pain than that of being separated. Two years ago, 11-year-old Chloe Gibson witnessed this firsthand …
Covid and bird flu: The other lockdown putting livelihoods at risk
Dealing with the effects of Covid lockdown has been tough enough, but for poultry farmers in Wales there is a second viral challenge on their doorstep – bird flu. Following a bird flu outbreak in November 2020, a nationwide lockdown has been in place since December, forcing all captive birds to stay indoors. Any farms …
Trump’s Covid-19 condition so concerning that doctors considered putting him on a ventilator, source confirms
The detail raises questions about whether the former President’s condition was worse than officials were willing to publicly acknowledge, a development first reported in detail by the New York Times Thursday. CNN reported in October that when Trump was flown to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, he not only had trouble breathing, but had …
When the bull market breaks, it’s ‘likely to break hard,’ warns longtime bear who suggests investors are putting too much faith in the vaccine
“ ‘I’m a believer in the Austrian School of Economics that says that the magnitude of the decline is proportional to the excesses created during the prior boom. I was early in 1998, 1999 and in 2006 to 2007… When it breaks, it’s likely to break hard’ ” That’s David Tice, the former manager of …
Korea is putting innovation and technology at the centre of its clean energy transition
To help meet the EU’s goal of climate neutrality by 2050, the European Commission today presents the EU Strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy. The Strategy proposes to increase Europe’s offshore wind capacity from its current level of 12 GW to at least 60 GW by 2030 and to 300 GW by 2050. The Commission aims to …
Putting Christchurch on the map for technology
Christchurch may soon become an international name for transport and technology. Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel told Chris Lynch the city is continuing to establish itself as a hub for transport and aerospace development. This includes initiatives such as the world’s first self-piloted electric air taxi. Dalziel says if her city can continue to trial these …
America’s racial reckoning is putting a spotlight on Black mental health
As a child, Reginald Howard struggled with destructive visions, moments where he imagined destroying the shelves at the corner store or pushing another child down, but when he tried to identify what was happening, his mother attributed it to his “Howard blood.” “At that point, I probably should have been in therapy but because there’s …
