Bonds / fixed income could be risky in light of U.S. national debt
By Hicbd
"Paul Tudor Jones recently voiced concerns that rising U.S. deficits and debt and increasing interest rates could lead to a fiscal crisis. His perspective reflects the long-standing fear that sustained borrowing will trigger inflation, raise interest rates, and eventually overwhelm the government’s ability to manage its debt obligations. In short, his thesis is that interest rates will rise as the Government goes broke. However, a closer look at historical precedent and current fiscal dynamics suggests these concerns are overstated."
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Look-alike celebrity contests could be had
By Hicbd
"Popping up in cities like New York, San Francisco, Chicago, London and Dublin, self-proclaimed look-alikes of some of Hollywood’s newest crop of leading men have gathered in organized settings to find out if they bear the most uncanny resemblance to, say, Timothée Chalamet or Gladiator II star Paul Mescal. Since late October, seven known look-alike competitions have been held. Men resembling Chalamet, Mescal, Harry Styles, Dev Patel, Zayn Malik, Jack Schlossberg and Jeremy Allen White have all faced off in hopes of winning the top honor. The result is a unifying event that brings fans together for an afternoon of unbridled joy."
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Polls could ask people about their neighbors
By Hicbd
"Theo used a polling approach he called the "neighbor effect". Instead of asking pollsters whom they intended to vote for, he asked them whom they believed their neighbor would vote for. The reason for this approach was that most people may feel reluctant to reveal their own political leanings but are more open to guessing the political preferences of those around them. This approach also relieved respondents from the pressure of sharing their own views and could be seen as a light-hearted exercise."
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People could need less sleep with a drug
By Hicbd
"Sequencing families like the Johnsons, researchers found that needing less sleep is usually caused by a few changes in single proteins:
- A less-stable version of an inhibitory adrenaline receptor (ADRB1: A187V);
- Variations in a glutamate receptor (GRM1: R889W or S458A)[3];
- A more active receptor of wakefulness-promoting neuropeptide S (NPSR1: Y206H);
- And most well-researched, a less-stable version of DEC2, which inhibits the wakefulness hormone orexin (Y362H or P385R)."
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Merit-based and/or current / future labor shortages could determine immigration policy
By Hicbd
"Immigration, particularly through the H-1B process, has provided a good source of expertise among the kinds of tech and life sciences companies with which he often works. That source is just not what it used to be, and Volney concurs that it’s an issue across a wide range of sectors. For example, 'it’s also manufacturing and warehousing — they have historically relied on immigrant labor, too, and they are suffering also.'"
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Parents could have a night / afternoon off per week
By Hicbd
"That’s when my husband and I decided to try an experiment that on the outset seemed simple, but that we soon learned would be life-changing and life-giving: We would each get one or two nights “off” per week...So, my husband and I made a pact: Every week, we’d both have a night off to do whatever nourished our souls — no questions, no guilt. We marked these days on the calendar, treating them like essential, non-negotiable appointments."
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Government department headquarters could be located outside of the capital
By Hicbd
"A bill introduced by Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), the “Helping Infrastructure Restore the Economy Act’’ (HIRE Act), would move the headquarters of 10 departments out of the National Capital Region...Hawley’s office said 'Every year Americans’ hard-earned tax dollars fund federal agencies that are mainly located in the D.C. bubble. That’s a big part of the problem with Washington: They’re too removed from the rest of America. The HIRE Act will move policymakers directly into the communities they serve, creating thousands of jobs for local communities and saving taxpayers billions of dollars along the way.'"
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By Hicbd
"The Cake Picnic was just one of the events celebrating the museum’s 100-year anniversary, but it was certainly the biggest spectacle. Elisa Sunga, a UX design manager at Google, is the mastermind behind Cake Picnic, a community gathering where everyone brings a cake to share."
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By Hicbd
"Voluntarily stopping eating and drinking is an underrecognized, infrequently used and often misunderstood means for dying patients to hasten death. With good symptom management and hospice support, most people are able to achieve a peaceful death. Rather than threatening to call the police, the hospice nurse should have explored the nature of this woman’s suffering, explained the option of fasting unto death, and promised to provide emotional and palliative support throughout the dying process."
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"For many years, the positions fostering the “sanctity” of human life (i.e., life is inviolable in any case) have led to maintaining life-sustaining treatments (including artificial nutrition and hydration) in patients with disorders of consciousness, allowing them to live for as long as possible. Seldom have positions that foster “dignity” of human life (i.e., everyone has the right to a worthy death) allowed for the interruption of life-sustaining treatments in some patients with disorders of consciousness."
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