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#346 – WHY ARE OLDER PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO DIE OF COVID THAN YOUNGER PEOPLE – ALLEN TAYLOR

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Vaccinations against Covid-19 were first made available to high risk people. These included medical workers who came into close contact with people with an active infection. Also included in the high risk category have been older people, with the risk being highest for the oldest and going down from there. What makes older people more likely to contract severe disease than younger people? What makes them more likely to die of an infection? Continue reading →

#347 – NUCLEAR FUSION ADVANCES – JOHN AYERS

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New superconducting magnet breaks magnetic field strength records, paving the way for practical, commercial, carbon-free power fusion energy. MIT and U.S. startup company Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) led the project. This test paves the way for a demonstration device to show a plasma can be created and contained that generates more energy than it consumes. The demonstration device is expected to be completed in 2025. The hope is that in the future there will be thousands of fusion plants powering clean electric grids around the world helping to save the planet. Continue reading →

#346 – RISK RANKINGS – MALCOLM PEART

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We have general risks and, quite often when risks manifest themselves the various militaries around the world are called in to deal with the issues, crises, disasters, and catastrophes that occur.  The military do not enter these on their own volition nor are they of their own making but, in line with the principle that risk is best dealt with by the party most suited, the military are tasked by their lords and masters. Continue reading →

#346 – GREAT RESIGNATION LEADS TO GREAT DISAPPOINTMENTS – PATRICK OW

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The pandemic has caused a lot of people to re-evaluate, particularly when it comes to working.

After spending more than a year at home, some don’t want to go back to commuting, preferring the flexibility of remote work at least a few days a week. Instead of heading back to the office in the wake of the Covid pandemic, employees may quit instead – this is called the “Great Resignation.”

Many employees are ready to see what else is out there. Continue reading →

#346 – GOVERNMENT RESILIENCE IN COVID ERA – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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The Association of Government Accountants (AGA), a professional organization for government accounts and financial mangers, recently published the results of a survey entitled: The COVID-19 Challenge: CFO Views on Organizational Resilience in Pandemic Conditions. (1)

The surveys of nearly a dozen Chief Financial Officers (CFO) and Financial Managers in small and large federal agencies, was conducted between March and April 2021. The questions focused on four major areas: Workforce, Real Estate, Information Technology (IT) and Organizational Resiliency. Continue reading →