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On A Chilly Saturday, Winter Graduates Turn to Their Future: “Some of (your) most important lessons came from a real-life curriculum no one ever anticipated”
The years Saturday’s graduates spent at Berkeley were marked by turmoil: days-long campus power outages, devastating wildfires that choked the air with smoke, free-speech demonstrations and national reckonings with economic inequality, police shootings, racism and anti-democratic violence. “Some of (your) most important lessons came from a real-life curriculum no one ever anticipated,” Chancellor Carol Christ told the graduates in her keynote speech. “We are living in a historic moment when everything is shifting about us in ways that will have a profound impact upon the future,” she added. “This may be a perilous time, but so, too, is it a time of creative ferment and possibility, and that is prime time for this public university and for you, our newest alumni.”
(UC Berkeley photo by Keegan Houser)
(UC Berkeley photo by Keegan Houser)
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Kaiser Health News: When the Eye on Older Patients Is a Camera
Passive surveillance systems are replacing the “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” medical alert buttons. Using artificial intelligence, the new devices can automatically detect something is wrong and make an emergency call unasked. They also can monitor pill dispensers and kitchen appliances using motion sensors. Some systems include wearable watches for fall detectionor can track GPS location. Others are video cameras that record. People use surveillance systems like Ring inside the home. They also can monitor pill dispensers and kitchen appliances using motion sensors. Some systems include wearable watches for fall detection or can track GPS location. Others are video cameras that record. People use surveillance systems inside the home. more »
From Coral Reef Watches to Next-Generation Experimental Products, FEMA Continues Response to Tornado-Damaged Areas
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/ ... Storm Prediction Center ... After a disaster, people want to help. To make the most of your contributions, it’s important to follow guidelines for donating and volunteering responsibly. To help survivors in Kentucky, you can donate to the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund at http://TeamWKYReliefFund.ky.gov.
Financial contributions to recognized disaster relief organizations are the fastest, most flexible and most effective method of donating. Organizations on the ground know what items and quantities are needed, often buy in bulk with discounts and, if possible, purchase through businesses local to the disaster, which supports economic recovery.
To find a list of trusted organizations that can put your generous contributions to the best possible use, visit National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster. more »
Attorney General Garland Delivers Remarks at the National Association of Attorneys General
"We have also brought civil enforcement actions to protect competition in a wide range of industries. For example, over the summer we blocked an attempted merger of two of the three biggest insurance brokers in the world – brokers that many American companies depend upon to craft and administer health and retirement benefits. In September, we joined together with Attorneys General from across the country to challenge an unprecedented maneuver that would have further consolidated the domestic airline industry, in which four companies control over 80% of the market...And just last month, we challenged an attempt by the world’s largest book publisher to acquire one of its biggest rivals and obtain unprecedented control in an already-concentrated industry. more »