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Monthly Archives: February 2021
Travel Photographer of the Year 2020 – in pictures
The Guardian: “From majestic landscapes, intimate animal portraits and intriguing night-time views beneath the ocean’s surface, to glimpses of cultures across the world, the winning images from Travel Photographer of the Year 2020 present a view of life on our planet at a time in which travel has been difficult or impossible. The winning images… Continue Reading
Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied: Judges Fail To Rule in a Timely Manner on FOIA Cases
The FOIA Project at the Newhouse School TRAC/Syracuse University Report – “The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was passed to ensure the public’s right to know what their government was doing. Response delays have become a perennial problem. Federal officials increasingly ignore FOIA deadlines for responding, forcing FOIA requesters to take them to court. As… Continue Reading
FDA – Personal Protective Equipment EUAs
FDA Table of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) EUAs [Emergency Use Authorization] – “Personal Protective Equipment refers to protective clothing, helmets, gloves, face shields, goggles, respirators or other equipment designed to protect the wearer from injury or the spread of infection or illness. To help address concerns about availability during the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA has… Continue Reading
Counterfeit Respirators / Misrepresentation of NIOSH-Approval
CDC: “Counterfeit respirators are products that are falsely marketed and sold as being NIOSH-approved and may not be capable of providing appropriate respiratory protection to workers. When NIOSH becomes aware of counterfeit respirators or those misrepresenting NIOSH approval on the market, we will post them here to alert users, purchasers, and manufacturers. How to identify… Continue Reading
The body’s fight against COVID-19 explained using 3D-printed models
Via LLRX – The body’s fight against COVID-19 explained using 3D-printed models – In this interview, Nathan Ahlgren, assistant professor of biology at Clark University, uses 3D-printed models to explain what proteins do in viruses, how they interact with human cells, how the vaccine delivers mRNA into the cell, and how antibodies protect us. Continue Reading
The Next Social Media Frontier For Lawyers: Clubhouse
Via LLRX – The Next Social Media Frontier For Lawyers: Clubhouse – Clubhouse is an audio chat platform that is available as an iOS app and is invite only for now. It consists of user-created drop-in audio chat rooms. You can form your own chat room or join rooms created by others. These chat rooms… Continue Reading
Keynote: AI Transformation – Competing in the Age of AI #KMWorld
Via LLRX – Keynote: AI Transformation – Competing in the Age of AI #KMWorld – Knowledge sharing, social media and knowledge management expert V. Mary Abraham shares her readout and impressions of this timely and impactful keynote presented by Marco Iansiti, Harvard Business School Professor of Business Administration, and Coauthor of Competing in the Age… Continue Reading
Police in Libraries: What the Cop-Free Library Movement Wants
Teen Vogue: “In cities like Los Angeles, activists are working to end contracts between local police forces and public libraries…Cop-free library movements in St. Louis, New York City, and at Ivy League University libraries are similarly calling for police divestment. Libraries for All STL activists pressured the St. Louis County Library to terminate its contract… Continue Reading
As U.S. Capitol investigators use facial recognition, it begs the question: Who owns our faces?
Via LLRX – As U.S. Capitol investigators use facial recognition, it begs the question: Who owns our faces? – In the age of Big Tech, we need to grapple with what expectations we can and should have about who has access to our faces. The recent riot at the U.S. Capitol has put the question… Continue Reading
Stimulus check details keep changing. Here are the top things to know today
CNET: “Talks around stimulus checks are heating up this month: The House of Representatives is preparing to work on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-relief proposal, and Democrats are looking to use a legislative tool called budget reconciliation to potentially speed up passage of the bill. However, a group of 10 Senate Republicans (PDF) is also ready… Continue Reading
Public Domain Day 2021: Honoring a lost generation
Via LLRX – Public Domain Day 2021: Honoring a lost generation – John Mark Ockerbloom elucidates the significance of promoting and protecting literature, the public domain and open access to publications In the age of COVID-19. Continue Reading
