The Life Technology™ News Blog: 07/28/21

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

SF DA Boudin recall: As a key deadline approaches, here's how much money both sides have raised

Chris Larsen, executive chairman of Ripple Labs, was the top donor for the Friends of Chesa campaign, contributing $100,000. Find a Home.

UAB to again require masks on campus

With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increasing around the state, the University of Alabama at Birmingham will again require masks on campus. Starting Thursday, both vaccinated and unvaccinated people will need to mask up in public settings.

Ethereum Founder Donated $1 Billion to Fight Covid in India, but Only $20 Million Has Been Spent

The co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain, Vitalik Buterin, donated roughly $1 billion in a Shiba Inu-themed cryptocurrency to a covid-19 relief fund in ...

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Bipartisan Senate group looks to cryptocurrency tax revenue to pay for infrastructure package

Bipartisan Senate group looks to cryptocurrency tax revenue to pay for infrastructure package. Zachary Halaschak. Wed, July 28, 2021, 2:52 PM ·2 min ...

Ontario man walks in for COVID-19 vaccine, leaves with life-saving diagnosis

TORONTO -- Fifty-three year-old Mike Mansor recently walked into a COVID-19 immunization clinic for a life-saving vaccine and walked away with a life-saving diagnosis—having received not just a jab to the arm, but a prick to the finger. The Toronto resident ...

UCHealth, Denver Health, Banner Health to require vaccinations for all employees

UCHealth's deadline for vaccinations will be Oct. 1 and Denver Health's will be on Nov. 1. This means all employees will have to receive two doses of Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine prior to the deadlines.

Eating foods high in flavonoids could slow down cognitive decline, a study says

Strawberries are a great source of flavonoids. (CNN) Eating a plate full of colorful foods like strawberries and peppers, which include flavonoids, could ...

This is what's wrong with state-backed educational institutions offering courses in astrology

Vedic astronomy talks of 27 or 28 stars/star groups known as nakshatras and uses them to mark the position of geocentric planets and comets, etc.

KBC Releases New Version of Process Simulation Technology to Support Green Energy

This release expands simulation capabilities for renewable fuels, an expanding variety of bio feedstocks, energy efficiency, and environmental protection ...

Gravitational-Wave-Detected Black Holes Could Be Product of Much Earlier Parent Mergers

“Gravitational-wave observations are revolutionizing the field of astronomy and our understanding of compact objects,” said University of Birmingham's ...

NIST seeks input on guidance to pin down trustworthy AI

... input on what to include in forthcoming guidance that will set rules of the road for fielding trustworthy artificial intelligence in and out of government.

Senators Eye Cryptocurrency Taxes to Fund Infrastructure Plan

The Senate's bipartisan infrastructure deal envisions imposing stricter rules on cryptocurrency investors to collect more taxes to fund a portion of the ...

Department Of Health Services: 'We're On The Path To A 4th Surge'

"The CDC has been very clear: kids need to go to school," said DHS Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk during a briefing Wednesday. "We need in-person instruction this year and adding the layered protection of masks is so important to be sure we can ...

Oregon sees over 800 new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations continue to rise

The Oregon Health Authority has identified 217,690 confirmed and presumptive cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began. The OHA also reported six more COVID-related deaths, bringing the state's death toll to 2,849.

What the CDC's 'substantial' and 'high' levels of Covid-19 transmission actually mean

(CNN) Health guidance issued Tuesday recommends that fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors if they're in areas with "substantial" or "high" transmission of Covid-19. But what do "substantial" and "high" actually mean? The two terms are part of the US ...