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The NFL has been combating racial equality for quite some time, and now the former and current players urge team owners to take more targeted measures. Racial inequality is a battle that has been going on for several decades in many fields, but it still hasn’t reached a desirable point where everyone is satisfied.
The Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Malik Jackson has reiterated an opinion voiced by many people from activists to players. He suggests that owners hire more African American general managers, coaches, and high-ranking executives while presently, there are merely six of those in the entire NFL.
Jackson said that it’s not his place as an employee, and it is tough to tell the owners what to do. However, as an African American, he wishes that there would be more hiring people who looked like him. He says that playing in league with almost 70% of African American players would be nice if the upper management reflected the same.
An attorney and founder of Diverse Representation, Jaia Thomas agrees with Jackson. She applauds the NFL’s external efforts on many initiatives but insists that the league take more internal actions. She says that African American players will continue to feel unheard and frustrated if the decision-making people don’t look like them. She thinks that the only workable solution is to diversify the coaching staff and the upper management and owners.
Joe Ellis, Broncos President CEO, says that we have to remain consistent if a change needs to occur. Talking about it for some time and then losing interest will take us nowhere, and things will always stay the same. Instead of waiting for some trigger that jolts us into action, Joe says that this shouldn’t be dropped, and the message should be pushed until the agenda is achieved.
Activism is a life-long struggle, says Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson. There’s still a long way to go, and owners need to talk in-depth with their players and make decisions for their dependent communities. Most owners don’t realize the profound impact of what is going on and why this goal is being pursued with such determination. So, in order for everyone to get on the same page, the issues need to be discussed candidly with timely decision making.
It takes everyone to bring about change, and unification is the only answer here.
Each year CDC estimates the burden of influenza in the U.S. CDC uses modeling to estimate the number of influenza illnesses, medical visits, flu-associated hospitalizations, and flu-associated deaths that occur in the U.S. in a given season. The methods used to calculate these estimates are described on CDC’s webpage, How CDC Estimates the Burden of Seasonal Influenza in the U.S.CDC uses the estimates of the burden of influenza in the population and the impact of influenza vaccination to inform policy and communications related to influenza. Source: CDC
Over the past decade, the Hadid’s have garnered the most popularity as a family of models in the fashion industry and are called the ‘first family’ of fashion. All three children, Gigi, Bella, and Anwar are runway and campaign models with a net worth of more than $57 million. The gorgeous sisters are not only the top choice for fashion designers but have built their own empire that dominates the covers of international magazines.
With their perfect exteriors and successful careers, you may think that they have it all, but no human is immune to struggles. Gigi Hadid recently opened up about her familial hardships, which the world had no idea about. Three of her family members, which include her mother and siblings, have Lyme disease.
Infected tick bites cause Lyme disease, and the symptoms include fever, headache, and fatigue, and skin rash. Initially, Yolanda Hadid, the mother, was diagnosed, and soon after, Bella and Anwar followed. It’s not uncommon since a family shares the same exposure, travels, animals, and yard that can infect members of the same family.
The disease has taken a serious and taxing toll on the entire family, especially Gigi, who suffers from survivor’s guilt at not being able to relate to what the whole family is going through. Although Gigi may not have Lyme disease, she is facing her own demons with her health. She was diagnosed with the Hashimoto’s disease, a chronic ailment that results when the thyroid is underactive.
This disease is rarely seen at such a young age and takes medicines that can have adverse side-effects if taken for prolonged periods. She’s been managing her treatment with alternatives such as CBD and other holistic methods.
The Hadid family is an inspiration in the way they handle their struggles and keep working while maintaining calm and positive appearances. They have taken to various platforms to create awareness about Lyme disease and are following their passions besides modeling. Bella is a photography enthusiast, while Gigi is athletic and plays volleyball. Anwar has found his calling in designing uni-sex jewelry apart from modeling on the runway. Their mother taught them the true value of hard work, and it is her upbringing that keeps the family close.
Everyone is fighting a battle, and it always pays to be kind to each other. You never know what is going on behind their calm and put-together facades.
Walmart Inc (WMT:NYSE) the largest retailer is Increasing availability for Gift giving this holiday season. Its number one focus is and preparing stores for safe shopping.
Walmart is announcing how it plans to address three key shopping trends expected for this unique holiday season: an increase in online shopping, evolving wish lists and the need for a fast, easy, and safe shopping experience.
Walmart’s eCommerce fulfillment centers have hired more than 500,000 new associates since March across its stores and supply chain locations providing essential items to customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Walmart will be fully staffed and ready to serve customers for the holiday season safely.
“Over the past six months, our customers have been shopping differently, and we expect that will continue into the most important shopping season of the year — the holidays,” Scott McCall, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer for Walmart U.S., said. “We’ve heard from our customers that many plan on starting their holiday shopping well before Black Friday and that they’re looking for gifts that fit their current lifestyle. So, we’ve adjusted our strategy to adapt to these new shopping preferences — we’re offering more of what they want now, earlier than ever, and all at the best prices.” Source : Walmart
World’s largest retailer targets zero emissions by 2040 and aims to protect, manage, or restore at least 50 million acres of land and one million square miles of ocean by 2030.
“We want to play an important role in transforming the world’s supply chains to be regenerative. We face a growing crisis of climate change and nature loss, and we all need to take action with urgency. For 15 years, we have been partnering to do the work and continually raising our sustainability ambitions across climate action, nature, waste, and people. The commitments we’re making today not only aim to decarbonize Walmart’s global operations, they also put us on the path to becoming a regenerative company — one that works to restore, renew and replenish in addition to preserving our planet, and encourages others to do the same. “Doug McMillon, President and CEO — Walmart.
Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) is the most popular daily deals website across America and worldwide. Offering amazing deals on everything from dining out, to consumer goods and travel deals. With the COVID-19 pandemic the daily deals site was unable to offer travel and local experiences as it had planned to move away from the goods category. But the goods category saved the day when shoppers flocked to low cost items they could get shipped due to state lock down orders and stores being closed. We see the goods category remaining extraordinarily strong moving forward.
Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) posted revenue of $396 million, down 26% from a year ago. Wall Street was expecting $200 million GRPN reported a loss of 93 cents a share, smaller than the street’s forecasted loss forecast of $2.75 a share. Groupon ends the quarter with $800 million in cash and $70 million of positive free cash flow.
“Despite the continuing challenges created by COVID-19, we have made meaningful progress toward stabilizing our business with the goal of returning Groupon to growth,” said Aaron Cooper, Interim CEO of Groupon. “In the past four months, we have created significant operating leverage by taking substantial costs out of our business, leaned into categories to drive sales and free cash flow and steadied the company during the pandemic. We have a growth strategy and execution plan to win in the trillion-dollar Local market. With a resilient business model, nimble organization, and a relentless focus on executing our growth strategy, we are well positioned for the future.”
Second quarter revenue of $396 million and gross profit of $137 million
Second quarter loss from continuing operations of $73 million
Second quarter Adjusted EBITDA of $1 million
Second quarter GAAP net loss per diluted share of $2.53
Second quarter non-GAAP net loss per diluted share of $0.93
Ended the second quarter with $785 million in cash
Revenue was $395.6 million in the second quarter 2020, down 26% (25% FX-neutral)compared with the second quarter 2019.Gross profit was $137.2 million in the second quarter 2020, down 53% (53% FX-neutral)compared with the second quarter 2019.
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(NASDAQ: GRPN) CWEB Analysts view the stock as a long term growth and a great addition to your investment portfolio with an upward momentum of $60-$100 by 2021 with direct competition to Amazon and Etsy.
Tonight, October 7th, 2020 vice president Pence and vice president nominee Kamala Harris will take place at 9:00 PM Eastern Time at the University Utah’s Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City. The debate will laugh 90 minutes. the moderator will be Susan page Washington Bureau chief of USA today. This is one of the most important Vice-Presidential dates in history.
Pence and Harris will be seated at desks just over 12 feet apart with plexiglass between them. Moderate are Susan page will also be 12 feet from both speakers. The University is taking extra precautions with installing high quality MERV 13 air filters as part of retrofitting the campuses buildings during the pandemic. No masks will be worn by the candidates and there will be no handshakes. Topics are usually disclosed prior to the debate but in this case, they will not be disclosed ahead of time. Vice President Pence will be asked the first question each candidate will have two minutes to respond.
Everyone entering the facility will be tested for COVID-19 before the debate. Anyone not wearing a mask will be asked to leave. High-quality MERV 13 air filters have been installed in the debate hall as part of retrofitting campus buildings during the pandemic, the University of Utah said.
Where to Watch
C-SPAN, Fox, NBC, MSNBC, CVS, and ABC will offer the debate on all of their apps. If you have a streaming service subscription you can watch it with Sling TV, FUBU TV, YouTube, and Hulu.
Coverage starts at 8:00 PM Eastern Time with MSNBC and 9:00 PM Eastern Time with NBC News. You can also stream it on NBC news NOW For free beginning at 8:00 PM Eastern Time it will be available streaming live on NBC universal streaming service, Peacock.
It doesn’t take long for airborne coronavirus particles to make their way through a room. At first, only people sitting near an infected speaker are at high risk, but as the meeting or class goes on, the tiny aerosols can spread.
That doesn’t mean everyone faces the same level of risk, however.
As an engineer, I have been conducting experiments tracking how aerosols move, including those in the size range that can carry viruses.
What I’ve found is important to understand as more people return to universities, offices and restaurants and more meetings move indoors as temperatures fall. It points to the highest-risk areas in rooms and why proper ventilation is crucial.
As we saw this past week with President Donald Trump and others in Washington, the coronavirus can spread quickly in close quarters if precautions aren’t taken. University campuses have also been struggling with COVID-19. Cases among 18- to 22-year-olds more than doubled in the Midwest and Northeast after schools reopened in August.
As the case numbers rise, the risk to anyone who spends time in those rooms rises as well.
An experiment shows who’s at greatest risk
Most current models describing the role of ventilation on the fate of airborne microbes in a room assume the air is well mixed, with the particle concentration uniform throughout. In a poorly ventilated room or small space, that is likely true. In those scenarios, the entire room is a high-risk region.
However, in larger spaces, such as classrooms, good ventilation reduces risk, but likely not uniformly. My research shows that how high the level of risk gets depends a lot on ventilation.
To understand how the coronavirus can spread, we injected aerosol particles similar in size to those from humans into a room and then monitored them with sensors. We used a 30-foot by 26-foot university classroom designed to accommodate 30 students that had a ventilation system that met the recommended standards.
When we released particles at the front of the classroom, they reached all the way to the back of the room within 10 to 15 minutes. However, because of active ventilation in the room, the concentrations at the back, about 20 feet from the source, were about one-tenth of the concentrations close to the source.
That suggests that with appropriate ventilation, the highest risk for getting COVID-19 could be limited to a small number of people near the infected speaker. As the time spent indoors with an infected speaker increases, however, risk extends to the entire room, even if ventilation is good.
CDC finally acknowledges the aerosol risk
In the past, the transmission of respiratory diseases has focused on the role of larger particles that are generated when we sneeze and cough. These droplets fall quickly to the ground, and social distancing and mask wearing can largely prevent infection from them.
The bigger concern now is the role of tiny particles known as aerosols that are generated when we talk, sing or even just breathe. These particles, often smaller than 5 micrometers, can escape from cloth face masks and linger in air for up to about 12 hours. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finally acknowledged that risk on Oct. 5 after Trump was hospitalized and several other people in or close to the administration tested positive for COVID-19.
While these smaller particles, on average, carry less virus than larger particles that people emit when they cough or sneeze, the high infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 combined with the high viral load before symptoms appear makes these particles important for airborne disease transmission.
How much ventilation is enough?
To minimize COVID-19 transmission indoors, the CDC’s top recommendation is to eliminate the source of infection. Remote learning has effectively done this on many campuses. For face-to-face teaching, engineering measures such as ventilation, partition shields and filtration units can directly remove particles from the air.
Of all the engineering controls, ventilation is probably the most effective tool to minimize infection spread.
Understanding how ventilation lowers your risks of getting COVID-19 starts with air exchange rates. An air exchange of one per hour means that the air supplied to the room over one hour equals the volume of air in the room. Air exchange rate ranges from less than one for homes to around 15-25 for hospital operating rooms.
For classrooms, the current regulations of primary air flow correspond to an air exchange of about six per hour. That means that every 10 minutes, the amount of air brought into the room equals that of the volume of the room.
How high the concentration gets depends in part on the number of people in the room, how much they emit and the air exchange rate. With social distancing reducing classroom populations by half and everyone wearing masks, the air in many indoor spaces is actually cleaner now than it was before the pandemic.
Parts of the room to avoid
It’s important to remember that not all parts of a room are at equal risk.
The corners of the room will likely have a lower air exchange — so particles can linger there longer.
Being close to an air exit vent could mean that airborne particles from the rest of the room could wash over you. A study of ventilation airflow in a restaurant in China traced its role in several COVID-19 illnesses among the patrons there.
About 95% of particles in the room will be removed by a properly functioning ventilation system in 30 minutes, but an infected person in the room means those particles are also continuously emitted. The pace of particle removal can be accelerated by increasing the air exchange rate or adding other engineering controls such as filtration units. Opening windows will also often increase the effective air exchange rate.
As schools, restaurants, malls and other communal spaces start accommodating more people indoors, understanding the risks and following the CDC’s recommendations can help minimize infection spread.
This story has been updated with the CDC’s newly released guidance on aerosols.
Eli Lilly’s antibody therapy drug ask the FDA US drug regulators for emergency clearance after the data showed the use of the drug reduce hospitalizations.
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Eli Lilly partnered with biotech company AbCellera Biologics Inc. The drug is used for patients with mild to moderate diagnosis is of COVID-19.
“Lilly is creating and testing neutralizing antibodies that target the viral spike protein that SARS-CoV-2 uses to gain entry into host cells. These treatments are specifically designed to treat COVID-19 and require specialized people — such as scientists and engineers — and nearly 300,000 square feet of manufacturing space, 40 miles of piping, 50 processing vessels, and several controlled environments such as cleanrooms to manufacture.
It can take up to 90 days to manufacture a single batch of the active pharmaceutical ingredient and drug product for a neutralizing antibody for COVID-19. This is due to the highly complex manufacturing processes, with carefully controlled conditions and numerous quality and safety checks.” Source: Eli Lilly
He was the main songwriter and lead guitarist of the American rock band Van Halen, which he co-founded in 1972 with his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, bassist Mark Stone, and singer David Lee Roth. He was well known for popularizing the tapping guitar solo technique, allowing rapid arpeggios to be played with two hands on the fretboard. In 2012, he was voted number one in a Guitar World magazine reader’s poll for “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”
Biden suggests people were able to quarantine because ‘some Black woman was able to stack the grocery shelf in viral clip from last nights town hall on NBC
Biden leads 14 pints over President Trump. Poll taken last week. Registered voters counted not likely voters.
Vice presidential debate with VP Pence and VP nominee Kamala Harris safety update : COVID-19 precautions include plexiglass shield.
Trump administration going to impose new rules targeting H-1B visas.
Trump campaign says president plans to participate in next debate in person despite uncertainty on his VOVID-19 diagnosis.
Los Angeles removed pro-Trump Hollywood Sign-style letters near the 405 freeway in West LA.
