There are more than 30 million white-tailed deer in the U.S. That’s a boon for hunters, a headache for gardeners, a hazard for drivers—and now, it appears, a possible problem in the world’s ongoing effort to control the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a new study (which has not yet been peer-reviewed) published on bioRxiv, researchers at Penn State University found that severa…
Read moreTo protect himself from COVID-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci has long said he’s skipping hugs and handshakes, wearing a mask, and staying off of planes. Last week, he acknowledged adding another step to protect his health: taking supplements of vitamin-D.
“If you are deficient in Vitamin-D, that does have an impact on your susceptibility to infection,” Fauci, head of the National…
Read moreI grew up watching Schoolhouse Rock, the animated shorts that educated American children of the seventies while we zoned out in front of the TV. The most memorable segment was the one where an adorable singing bill—literally a piece of paper rolled up and tied with red ribbon—started out bored and neglected on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. When he finally made it through the many s…
Read moreFor a painting worth nearly half a billion dollars, Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi is far from perfect.
The 500-year-old portrait of Jesus Christ has a shady past that includes ownership by King Charles I, a 160-year disappearing act and a sale for only thousands of dollars just 12 years ago.
It is damaged and was heavily repainted, then restored. And at least one …
Read moreThis spring, researchers at a quarry near Draperstown, Northern Ireland, undertook what amounted to a massively scaled up version of the type of science experiment you might see in a middle school classroom. Using a crane, researchers added huge concrete blocks—each 2,400 lbs.—to a footbridge to see how much weight it could hold. What was notable about the bridge, though, was that instead o…
Read moreBoohoo had denied the allegations that were made in the lawsuit filed in May 2020 and has agreed to settle “without admission of liability”. “The court has not determined who is right. Rather, the parties have agreed to settle the lawsuits to avoid the uncertainties and expenses associated with ongoing litigation,” a statement from KCC class action services said. คำพูดจ…
Read moreAhead of New York Fashion Week, which generates close to $600 million annually, the rally will highlight the Fashion Workers Act — a piece of pro-labor legislation that would regulate predatory management agencies that currently operate without oversight.In particular, the legislation aims to regulate management agencies and to provide labor protection for models and other fashion creatives w…
Read moreFashionNetwork: The Bangladeshi textile industry is often affected by social unrest over wages, but the recent protests have been particularly well attended in the sector. How do you explain this?Christina Hajagos-Clausen: In Bangladesh, the minimum wage is reviewed every five years. Through a mechanism controlled by the government, which brings employers and u…
Read moreBringing together data from some 30 major players in the denim sector, the Global Denim Fabric Market Insights study from Precision Reports highlights that denim production saw average annual growth of 4.77% from 2012 to 2016. This pace meant that the industry went from a production of 5.49 billion meters of denim to 6.6 billion meters over the course of the period. With China and India still …
Read moreThe Swiss firm said the investment demonstrates its “commitment to the circular economy and addressing sustainability in a single-use era”. So what exactly is Loopคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง? It’s a “new, disruptive e-commerce and retail distribution service based on reusable pa…
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