Brickbat: I Scream, You Scream
New York City Council member Lincoln Restler has introduced a bill that would ban ice cream trucks from using fossil fuel generators to power their freezers and food equipment. Restler said moving to solar-powered generators and other alternative forms of energy will reduce air pollution and…#newyorkcitycouncil #lincolnrestler #restler #reasoncom
Source: Reuters: Health - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Liberia: WHO Donates Dozens of Medical Supplies to MoH
[New Dawn] The World Health Organization (WHO), one of Liberia's biggest health partners, has donated several health equipment and drugs to the Ministry of Health.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 16, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news

We Can Prevent Overdose Deaths If We Change How We Think About Them
I’ve been living in recovery from opioid use disorder for eight and a half years, and this might be a weird thing to say about addiction, but I feel lucky—like I dodged a bullet. I was addicted to opioids in Florida throughout the early 2000s, during the heyday of pill mills that flooded the streets with powerful pharmaceuticals like OxyContin. I say I’m lucky because this was just before the drug supply turned into a toxic sludge of potent fentanyl analogues, mysterious tranquilizers, and deadly counterfeit pills. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like if I were using today. The chances of my survival ...
Source: TIME: Health - August 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Hampton Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news

BFI Chair Tim Richards To Step Down, Applications Open For Replacement
The UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has opened applications to hire a new chair for the British Film Institute (BFI) as Tim Richards’s tenure in the role is set to end next year. Richards was appointed in 2021 on a three-year contract. The DCMS has said it is looking to appoint…#departmentforculture #britishfilminstitute #bfi #timrichards #richards #dcms #screenculture2033 #boardchair #warnerbros #joshberger
Source: Reuters: Health - August 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

mm-TPG: Traffic policemen gesture recognition based on millimeter wave radar point cloud - Dang X, Ke W, Hao Z, Jin P, Deng H, Sheng Y.
Automatic driving technology refers to equipment such as vehicle-mounted sensors and computers that are used to navigate and control vehicles autonomously by acquiring external environmental information. To achieve automatic driving, vehicles must be able ...
Source: SafetyLit - August 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Vehicle classification and equipment type crash data and market survey - Eddy MM.
NHTSA periodically evaluates current and past market trends and crash data to understand how the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) affect motor vehicle safety. NHTSA requested a crash data and market survey analyses of selected vehicle and equ...
Source: SafetyLit - August 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Hawaiian Electric shares tumble as utility faces scrutiny amid deadly Maui wildfires
Shares of Hawaiian Electric tumbled 35% on Monday as the questions loom over whether the utility company's equipment played any role in the deadly Maui wildfires. The utility company, which oversees Maui Electric and provides service to 95% of the state’s residents, reportedly did not utilize the…#hawaiianelectric #maui #mauielectric #usairlines #jenniferpotter #hawaiianelectrics #hawaii #lahaina #hawaiis #mauicounty
Source: Reuters: Health - August 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The $900,000 AI Job Is Here
American companies are in the midst of an AI recruiting frenzy, and some are willing to pay salaries approaching seven figures to hire top talent.
Source: Reuters: Health - August 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tribal Health Workers Aren't Paid Like Their Peers. See Why Nevada Changed That.
Describes the role of community health representatives (CHR) in a Nevada tribe. The role is functionally the same as a community health worker (CHW), but typically not covered by Medicaid. Nevada recently changed this policy which should allow the tribe to hire more CHRs. Describes the improved health outcomes that CHRs and CHWs can contribute to by providing their services including transportation to medical appointments, grocery delivery, medication delivery, and more.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - August 14, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Nearly 40% of Japanese companies hire people over 70 years old
TOKYO -- Japanese companies are increasingly counting on elderly workers to plug labor shortages and make business more competitive. Last year, nearly 40% of businesses -- double the ratio a decade earlier -- let employees work until 70 and beyond. In the construction and retail sectors, workers…#tokyo
Source: Reuters: Health - August 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Q & A with an FBI agent on targeting and taking down DDoS-for-hire sites, why Christmas is the busiest DDoS time, how attacks have changed over 10 years, and more
How the FBI goes after DDoS cyberattackers In an interview at Black Hat, the FBI explains how they target and take down DDoS-for-hire sites In 2016, hackers using a network of compromised internet-connected devices — vulnerable security cameras and routers — knocked some of the then biggest…#fbi #blackhat #reddit #github #spotify #ddos #mirai #anchorage #elliottpeterson #lasvegas
Source: Reuters: Health - August 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Worried About Rogue Chatbots? Hire a Hacker
Source: Reuters: Health - August 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Southwest Airlines apologizes to woman for losing " irreplaceable " luggage
Southwest Airlines has been forced to apologize to a passenger after her luggage was seemingly lost, leading her to seek help from her social-media followers instead. Archery performer Orissa Kelly was flying from Kansas City to Nashville with all of her equipment in tow, but, when her flight…#southwestairlines #orissakelly #kansascity #nashville #tiktok #southwest #airtag
Source: Reuters: Health - August 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Gold Rush: What Is The Black Pearl? The Gold Wash Plant Explained
Learn More Gold Rush: What Is The Black Pearl? The Gold Wash Plant Explained Longtime fans of Discovery's "Gold Rush" will know that wash plants are some of the most important (and expensive) pieces of equipment in the entire gold mining industry. A wash plant is a collection of machinery that…#learnmoregoldrush #discovery #goldrush #blackpearl #toddhoffman #holyroller #burstworldproblems
Source: Reuters: Health - August 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hiring Kevin Spacey For Welsh Thriller “Was Risk Worth Taking,” Reveals Co-Star
Making the decision to hire Kevin Spacey for an upcoming film before his acquittal of sexual assault was worth the risk, according to his co-star and producer. Lauren Metcalfe, who worked with the Oscar winner on the film Control – due for release in December – told the BBC that collaborating with…#kevinspacey #laurenmetcalfe #spacey #genefallaize
Source: Reuters: Health - August 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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