The movement to put a woman on the bill dates back many years, and Tubman’s selection in 2016 was cause for celebration for many; the former treasurer of the United States, Rosie Rios, even used augmented reality to envision what it would look like for all of America’s bills to have women as their face. … [Read more...] about See a proposed redesign of the $20 bill, featuring Harriet Tubman
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10 fabulous free apps for working with audio, video, and images
For quicker, simpler edits, try the ad-supported Pixlr, which works right in your web browser. You can drag and drop images from your machine or load them from the web by pasting in the URL—great for those times you just need to do a quick crop or add some basic effects. … [Read more...] about 10 fabulous free apps for working with audio, video, and images
Alcohol played a ‘difficult role’ in her life. Then she became CEO of Pernod Ricard North America
And yet the pandemic has completely changed Mukherjee’s approach to many aspects of her job, particularly when it comes to hiring and retraining employees. “I’m recruiting people that maybe couldn’t work full-time because they were a mother,” she says. “But now I can leverage them in ways I never thought.” With restaurants and bars shut down, Mukherjee’s team also wanted to figure out how to give back to their community. “There are a ton of bartenders that are out of jobs,” she says. “My team said, ‘How about if we start educating them on cocktails and hospitality?'” … [Read more...] about Alcohol played a ‘difficult role’ in her life. Then she became CEO of Pernod Ricard North America
Tech giants want to help you prove you’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19
The Vaccine Credential Initiative is made up of tech companies Microsoft, Salesforce, and Oracle; healthcare providers Evernorth and the Mayo Clinic; and nonprofits Mitre, CARIN Alliance, Change Healthcare, Safe Health, and the Commons Project. It also includes Epic and Cerner, which make electronic records software used by more than 50% of the U.S. healthcare market, ensuring the standard will have broad reach. The Commons Project also works with the World Economic Forum, which has agreed to introduce the standard to participants in its global Common Trust Network as well as airline partners. … [Read more...] about Tech giants want to help you prove you’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19
These scientists created a model city to figure out the most effective order to give the vaccine
So, are governments’ phasing strategies wrong? “Absolutely not,” both Porfiri and Rizzo flatly emphasized. Vaccinating elderly people first is necessary and right for reducing deaths. “For example, if you give 2,000 vaccines to people who are older than 80 years old, you may end up saving their lives,” Porfiri says. “But, if you ask the question whether you stop the chain of transmission, 2,000 won’t do the trick. The disease is still going to spread.” They added that continuing to prioritize by age could be more effective in reducing the death count than putting frontline workers at the front of the queue. That’s been a decision based more on economic outcomes, Rizzo says, than purely on infection rates, because the government wants to keep society running as much as possible. … [Read more...] about These scientists created a model city to figure out the most effective order to give the vaccine