‘Smart Toilet’ takes pictures of poop as it’s flushed to warn doctors of health problems – Study Finds

Scientists at Duke University say the device, dubbed “Smart Toilet,” could help treat millions of people who live with potentially deadly bowel diseases. It can be fitted within the pipes of an existing toilet and snaps a picture of a person’s poop when they flush. An algorithm then determines whether the movement is loose, normal or constipated, and whether it contains any blood.

The data could help doctors keep track of their patients’ bowel movements and provide better treatment to those suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Anywhere from 25 million to 45 million Americans suffer from IBS, according to the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders. An estimated 3 million people in the U.S. have IBD, either in the form of Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.

Source: ‘Smart Toilet’ takes pictures of poop as it’s flushed to warn doctors of health problems – Study Finds

‘People feel safer’: some Americans still masking up despite CDC guidance | US news | The Guardian

when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear a mask in most indoor or outdoor settings, the news was met with enthusiasm, a sign that the Covid-19 pandemic was coming to an end.

But, despite an official green light for many to go maskless, amid confusion surrounding mask mandates, some Americans are choosing to mask up for the foreseeable future.

“I will be wearing my mask indoors, unless I’m eating in a well-ventilated restaurant, but if I’m going shopping or whatever, I will be wearing my mask,” said Laur Kim, 21, who is currently a student.

Source: ‘People feel safer’: some Americans still masking up despite CDC guidance | US news | The Guardian

Thousands of Jews and Arabs march in Tel Aviv for peace, coexistence – The Jerusalem Post

Thousands of Jews and Arabs march in Tel Aviv for peace and coexistence, Saturday, May 22, 2021. (photo credit: STANDING TOGETHER) Thousands of Israelis marched in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening in a show of support for peace and coexistence between Jews and Arabs amid two long weeks of intense violent riots waging across the country.

Protesters also voiced support for the recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that came into effect early Friday, calling on the government to take immediate action to end Israeli occupation in the West Bank and to reach peace with the Palestinians.    Source: Thousands of Jews and Arabs march in Tel Aviv for peace, coexistence – The Jerusalem Post

Saturday Surprise — Comedy Wildlife!

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Every September for the past three years, I have posted some of the winning photos from the annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards (links to prior years at bottom of post).  The contest is open through June 20th, and winners are announced in September, but this year I have some preview entries that have already been received, and I thought they might make a good way to start the weekend with a smile!

“Quarantine Life” By Kevin Biskaborn

“Isolated inside with your family eager to get out and explore the world? These eastern raccoon kits are too. Just when you think there’s no more room in the tree hollow, mother raccoon appears and displays just how compact the space is. The babies clambered all over their mom and each another, struggling to take a look at the exact same time. This photo was taken in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. After…

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Al recorrer las estaciones de la vida

Google translation of title and first few lines of excellent article: As you tour the seasons of life

Live your childhood intensely, enjoy it as much as possible and make it the wonderful memory of your days, a real tale of your spring years. Live your adolescence fully, smile and be happy, and may everything be so healthy that it is noticed in your gaze, in your smile, in your words, in your dreams. Live your youth, which, slowly, like the other seasons, is brief, leaves and returns no more.

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Vive tu infancia intensamente, disfrútala todo lo posible y conviértela en el recuerdo maravilloso de tus días, en un cuento real de tus años primaverales. Vive tu adolescencia plenamente, sonríe y sé feliz, y que todo sea tan sano que se note en tu mirada, en tu sonrisa, en tus palabras, en tus sueños. Vive tu juventud, que ralmente, como las otras estaciones, es breve, se va y no vuelve más. No te quedes solo. Es triste la ausencia de recuerdos porque denotan, entonces, minutos, horas y días repetidos que, finalmente, suman años monótonos e improductivos, carentes de historia y de sentido, y peores son cuando no hay bien ni conocimiento adquiridos y practicados. Vívela con la energía e ilusión de una mañana y sin olvidar que próximos se encuentran el mediodía, el atardecer y la noche. Es inevitable…

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Master your communication skills with these small tips!

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“Communication is one of the most important skills you require for a successful life.”

-Catherine Pulsifer

One word, just a word starts communication; and the unknown journey beings.

Communication is a skill.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration if I called it, an indispensable part of life.

Today in my first blog ever; we are going to discuss how communication skills can be improved.

Master 7C’s
Clear (Speech)
Concise (Short & clear)
Concrete ( Fact-based)
Correct ( Grammar )
Coherent ( Logical )
Complete ( Don’t leave a topic in middle)
Courteous ( Be polite )

Listen to what people are talking earnestly.

Ask questions, relevant to the topic but don’t flood them with questions; trust me it’s intimidating!

Verbal communication Words contribute to verbal communication. Having a good vocabulary with correct grammar & sentence structure is the only thing you need for it.

Non-verbal communication It includes a couple of…

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More Police Misconduct

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Insurers for the Robeson County (North Carolina) Sheriff’s Office are forking over $9 million for the role of two former officers in the wrongful convictions of two intellectually disabled men in 1983. The men were exonerated of involvement in a murder by DNA evidence in 2014. Not surprisingly, their lawyers have demanded and obtained compensation for the three decades on death row. (Note: in a state like Texas, the men might have been executed before their innocence was proven.)

The DNA evidence linked the murder to another man who lived next door to where the victim was found.

Police coerced wrongful “confessions” from the two men, then teens, which were the basis for the original conviction. The two men became suspects due to a “rumor” that they had been involved in the crime.

The town of Red Springs agreed to pay $1 million to settle its role in this case…

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