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Two years ago, many of us could not have imagined that a pandemic would strike and instantly change so many aspects of our lives without warning. As educators and students, this crisis transformed how we taught and learned. The educational experience has been vastly different over the last 15 months. While this journey has been riddled with challenges, there have also been opportunities for self-discovery, growth, and reflection. The words of the RPS community tell this story.
By Anne LaGrange Loving
I am delighted that Village Council meetings are now being held live, and that those who wish to attend in-person can now do so.
However, as I expressed in a letter to members of the Village Council on this matter, I fail to understand why the option of making a public comment via telephone or Zoom was completely eliminated the moment the meetings went “in-person.”
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Ridgewood NJ, after a slight delay due to rain, the Ridgewood High School class of 20-21 held its graduation ceremony . Like the rest of the year the graduation did not come easy for the class of 20-21, but the rain subsided enough and the event proceeded.
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Ridgewood NJ, last week, Intelligent.com put out a new survey which found that 1 in 4 students who left college during the pandemic aren’t returning. With the lowest college acceptance rates in a decade, getting into university is tougher than ever.
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Ridgewood NJ, the CDC published findings from analysis of US mortality data from January-June 2020, which indicates that the average life expectancy in the US decreased by 1 year compared to estimates from 2019. The analysis was conducted by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, and the researchers evaluated all reported deaths from the first half of 2020*. The researchers estimate the overall life expectancy in the US for the first half of 2020 to be 77.8 years, a decrease from 78.8 years in 2019 and the lowest estimate since 2006. This is the largest single-year decline since World War II. The decrease was slightly greater in males than females—1.2 years compared to 0.9 years. The analysis also evaluated changes in life expectancy by racial and ethnic groups, a major concern due to the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic minorities. Life expectancy decreased by 0.8 years for the non-Hispanic White population, 1.9 years for the Hispanic population, and 2.7 years for the non-Hispanic Black population, illustrating “a worsening of racial and ethnic mortality disparities.”
Continue reading US Life Expectancy Largest Single-year decline Since World War II
We are amidst a full-blown pandemic. While it may be true, we’ve never been in a situation like this before, we can still take control of our surroundings. Scientists tell us to practice effective hygiene, thus the need to sanitize every surface around us. But are we genuinely effective in sanitizing everything that we use daily?
One thing that we always seem to have on our pockets and by our sides are our smartphones. We can often neglect or forget to sanitize our smartphones from all the potential viruses that may be on its surface. Good thing that we have UV phone sanitizers to serve as an answer to the germs and viruses that may be on our phones.
Continue reading 6 Phone Sanitizers You Need To Have Amidst The Pandemic
Written by Charles Stampul
Ridgewood NJ, 2020 A year that promised perfect vision but seems to be delivering total blindness. It is a year that will likely go down in history, just not for a pandemic. By historical standards, this pandemic is moderate. What is the real story for the history books then?
Those of us who’ve studied history recognize this moment, this point where the poles seem to flip, and lunatics are given the stage while sensible people are asked to sit down and shut and reluctantly but obediently comply. It is the start of another cultural revolution.
Continue reading 2020 A year that promised perfect vision but seems to be delivering total blindness
Everyone has been hit throughout the COVID-19 pandemic from large businesses to the individual person. In some cases, there isn’t anything we can do sitting at home with our livelihood taken away. Whilst we may feel a little sour about this it is for our benefit and governments all over the world are implementing schemes to help their citizens through this awful time. At some point, things will return to normal and we will be able to continue our lives and COVID-19 will go down in the history books as something we weren’t ready for and had disastrous global effects. How disastrous are the effects we are currently seeing? Here we take a look at some of the latest currency news due to COVID-19.
Continue reading Latest Currency News Amidst the Pandemic this 2020
16:09, 31 JAN 2016
UPDATED 12:25, 1 FEB 2016
BY ELLE GRIFFITHS
The genetically engineered insects were designed to stop the spread of dengue fever but critics now fear the programme may have had a deadly consequence.
The Zika virus outbreak currently gripping the Americas could have been sparked by the release of genetically modified mosquitoes in 2012, critics say.
The insects were engineered by biotechnology experts to combat the spread of dengue fever and other diseases and released into the general population of Brazil in 2012.
But with the World Health Organisation(WHO) now meeting in Geneva to desperately discuss cures for the Zika virus, speculation has mounted as to the cause of this sudden outbreak.
The Zika virus was first discovered in the 1950s but the recent outbreak has escalated alarmingly, causing birth defects and a range of health problems in South and central America.
The first cases were reported in Brazil last May with up to 1.5 million people now thought to be affected by the virus which is spread by mosquitoes endemic to Latin America.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/zika-outbreak-caused-release-genetically-7281671
