February 2024 - Biocarened News

29 Feb

F1 Teams Sauber and AlphaTauri Get New Names

Linked media - Associated media The names of both teams have been criticized, with some fans taking to social media. “Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber might be the worst name for a team in F1 history,” a fan wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “When you try something new, and when you have a team name that is different from other team names, it’s always easy to be critical,” Alunni Bravi said. “Of course, there was criticism from those close to the Sauber name, and maybe they expected something different. “Maybe we went too extreme, but we wanted to…

29 Feb

A Doctor’s Lifelong Quest to Solve One of Pediatric Medicine’s Greatest Mysteries

John K. FombyHealth

Linked media - Related media At the Kawasaki Disease Clinic at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, led by Dr. Burns, caring for children affected by Kawasaki disease is always linked to the search for the cause. On a recent Wednesday morning, Dr. Kirsten Dummer, a pediatric cardiologist, was examining the heart scans of a 2-year-old who showed signs of a large aneurysm on the right side of the heart. “The biggest question from parents is: How did this happen? How did my child get this? In every patient room, that’s what they fundamentally want to know,” she said. “Year after year…

29 Feb

Baseball Has Grown in Bogotá, Colombia, Thanks to Venezuelan Migrants

John K. FombyScience and Technology

Linked media - Connected media “Once you’re here, it doesn’t matter,” said Gabriel Arcos, a systems engineer who grew up cheering for a Leones rival in Venezuela and moved to Bogotá in 2016. “Maybe you don’t like the Leones of Caracas, but like I always say, these are the Leones of Bogotá.” Four years ago, when Iraida Acosta took over as president of the Leones, she said there were only six Venezuelan children. Now, she said, most of its 64 players are Venezuelan. Ms. Acosta, 54, said that in 2017, she and her 9-year-old son left their Venezuelan hometown near…

28 Feb

Companies Were Big on CBD. Not Anymore.

John K. FombyHealth

Linked media - Connected media “My account on Meta is forever banned from making any advertising after I posted once under our company’s page about our CBD products and it was flagged,” said Clarice Coppolino, head of branding and product development for Vital Leaf, which makes CBD chocolate, skin care and tinctures. The Covid-19 pandemic also took a toll on the industry. While sales in the early weeks and months of the pandemic soared as nervous consumers sought relief through CBD-infused products, the interest among large companies and investors fell off. “Covid clearly shifted consumer packaged goods companies away from…

28 Feb

Biden Issues Executive Order to Restrict Personal Data Sales to China and Russia

John K. FombyScience and Technology

Linked media - Associated media President Biden will issue an executive order Wednesday seeking to restrict the sale of sensitive American data to China, Russia and four more countries, a first-of-its-kind attempt to keep personally identifying information from being obtained for blackmail, scams or other harm. The president will ask the Justice Department to write rules restricting the sale of information about Americans’ locations, health and genetics to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and Venezuela, as well as any entities linked to those countries. The restrictions would also cover financial information, biometric data and other types of information that…

28 Feb

Hamas Is Open to a Cease-Fire Deal with Israel but Ready to Keep Fighting: Live Updates

John K. FombyInternational

Connected media - Connected media Abraham and Adra, an Israeli and Palestinian filmmaking team, had just won the festival’s award for best documentary for “No Other Land,” a movie about Palestinian resistance to Israeli campaigns in the occupied territories. It was “very hard,” Adra said, to celebrate the award “when there are tens of thousands of my people being slaughtered and massacred by Israel in Gaza.” He called upon German lawmakers to “stop sending weapons to Israel,” before Abraham called for a cease-fire and an end to Israel’s occupation. The audience, which included the culture minister of Germany, Claudia Roth,…

28 Feb

Willie Hernández, Relief Pitcher Who Had a Banner 1984, Dies at 69

John K. FombyScience and Technology

Associated media - Connected media Hernández led major league pitchers in appearances (80) and games finished (68) in 1984, when he posted a 9-3 record with a 1.92 earned run average. He had 32 saves in 33 chances after tallying a total of only 27 saves in his seven previous seasons. The 1984 Tigers finished 104-58 in the regular season, then swept the Kansas City Royals in the American League Championship Series and defeated the San Diego Padres, 4-1, in the World Series. Hernández appeared in three games in the World Series and had saves in two of them. He…

28 Feb

Vision Pro Goggles Are Not Safe While Driving a Tesla, U.S. Says

John K. FombyScience and Technology

Linked media - Linked media Is this the future? A world in which people can’t step away from the digital realm long enough to focus solely on everyday tasks such as socializing or exercising? Eric Decker, a YouTube and TikTok creator who goes by the name Airrack, posted a video poking fun at an “average day for an Apple Vision Pro owner,” showing him wearing the headset while lifting weights at the gym, getting his hair cut, going through airport security, walking down a street and even showering. (The Vision Pro is not waterproof.) “I truly feel most of these…

28 Feb

Corner Offices Are Out; Collaboration Is In. Say Hello to the New Law Firm.

John K. FombyInvestments and Business

Associated media - Related media There was “a lot of interior space and very little access to natural light,” said Kelley M. Bender, the firm’s chief operating partner. And retrofitting the old offices for current technology, including that needed for hybrid meetings, would be difficult. The firm also acknowledged that the work force had changed, requiring less space. Lawyers who commit to returning to work three days of week are assigned their own offices; those who don’t still have office space, “but not necessarily one with their name on the door,” Ms. Bender said. Chapman’s decision was in keeping with…

28 Feb

Guide to selecting the best shipment tracking software in Austin (Texas)

John K. FombyScience and Technology

Accurate and efficient shipment tracking in Austin (Texas) is critical for any company that handles logistics. Shipment tracking software plays a crucial role in this task, as it allows companies to monitor the movement of their products from the point of origin to their final destination. With numerous choices available, selecting the ideal shipment tracking software can be daunting. This article will delve into the essential criteria to consider when making this critical choice. Factors to consider when choosing shipment tracking software 1. Important features Shipment tracking software should offer basic functionalities such as real-time tracking, delivery notifications, and shipment…