#Risk

It is well past time to accept that a reset cannot happen with Putin & his devotees at the helm of Russia. Leaders should limit official engagement... Simultaneously, the U.S.
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R rate is still ‘close to 1’ here. Across the Irish Sea, it’s between 0.4 and 0.5 - half our rate - and yet Ireland is unlocking a lot more
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1/5 Today is the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. Research commissioned by EPA exploring attitudes towards radiation found that 28% of people surveyed are concerned about radiation. One of
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The trending wild-ass guess on #COVID19 of the day is this paper by gastroenterologist Farid Jalali, joining a spate of papers that boil down to explaining how respiratory symptoms in
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Haven’t seen anyone make the obvious analogy yet: defi is “globalizing” things into one giant capital market with shared total risk. Your stablecoins on one defi platform are lent out
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Some people aren't listening. Why could that be? Vocational awe ≠ calling library workers who want to keep their jobs ignorant. Of course they want their jobs. That isn't the
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Today’s workout prompted the following question: Say a cop is getting rough with you, trying to choke you out and what not. Do you defend yourself and risk being killed?
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has anyone tried setting out winter squash (curcubita moschata) seedlings out after the last frost date rather than waiting a few weeks? i planted them too early in too small
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Since the US just announced that it will suspend its contribution to the WHO, the Bill & Melindo Gates Foundation is likely to be their largest contributor this year. This
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Captain Crozier operated outside of the chain of command to keep his troops safe. I know what it’s like to have the military try and stop you from speaking out.When
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2 Cents from somebody who works in events: Cancelling a con is not as easy as you think. As long as the organizer doesn't receive regulatory actions from the government
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A thread on #mucormycosis (black fungus)People who are at high risk:•treated for COVID-19 with use of steroids •diabetics as fungus feeds on sugar•treated with immunomodulators•treated with mechanical ventilation •treated with
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Three countries we hear are doing better than others with #coronavirus are Germany, Denmark, and Sweden. What do they have in common? Genes is one thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Germanic_peoples I need a
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Here is a summary thread of today’s #COVID19AB update. 8,774 Albertans have recovered. The number of active cases has risen to 1,430. We continue to identify high numbers of new
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On Sunday, the PM announced that emplpyees who are unable to work from home are to be actively encouraged to attend the workplace from today, Wednesday 13 May 2020. He
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THREAD: States are opening up as if the danger has passed. It hasn't. It feels like we are all tacitly accepting the GOP's calculation of "acceptable loss". We've moved from
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