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How long has it been, readers, that you haven’t used a public phone? With the popularity of mobile phones and the Internet, New York City began to dismantle phone booths in 2015 and replaced them with “LinkNYC” service stations that provide Wi-Fi networks and charging services. With thelast pay phone booth on the 23rd , It also officially declared the end of an era. As for Manhattan, there will still be four non-functional phone booths, so that “Superman” protagonist Clark. Clark Kent has nowhere to transform
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Global Hotspot
With the spread of the epidemic, the phenomenon of Covid-19 sequelae (long Covid) has attracted increasing attention. According to the latest research by the British team, among patients hospitalized due to Covid-19, damage to the lungs, kidneys and other organs is very common. One in eight patients developed symptoms of heart inflammation such as myocarditis two months after infection.
The researchers further pointed out that the severity of sequelae seems to be related to the severity of the patient’s own Covid-19 condition. The results also showed that the subsequent referral, readmission and mortality of hospitalized patients were much higher than those of the uninfected control group. These results in “decreased health-related quality of life, higher levels of anxiety and depression, and lower levels of physical activity”.
And an easy-to-read report here in the @guardian
In-depth analysis showed evidence of heart inflammation, or myocarditis, weeks to months after acute covid
Ongoing cardiovascular disease is, thus, further evidenced to contribute to #LongCovid
Covid can cause ongoing damage to heart, lungs and kidneys, study finds One in eight Covid hospital patients have heart inflammation up to two months later, researchers find theguardian.com
out of gender
On the red carpet of the glamorous and star-studded Cannes Film Festival in France, there have been shocking protest scenes for days, all of which focus on violence against women.
On the 20th, at the premiere of the Australian film “Three Thousand Years of Longing” (Three Thousand Years of Longing), a woman took off her coat after breaking into the arena. Her bare upper body was painted with the colors of the Ukrainian flag and “stop raping us”. , with red paint splashed on their panties, protesting against the sexual violence of Ukrainian women during the war.
Two days later, it was the turn of Iranian-born director Ali Abbasi’s new film “Holy Spider,” based on the true story of Iranian serial killer Saeed Hanaei, who killed “in the name of God” in the early 2000s More than a dozen sex workers. A group of women’s rights activists unfurled banners on the film’s premiere red carpet with the names of the 129 women murdered in France since the last Cannes Film Festival, protesting “femicide”.
I can’t be the only one who knows
The latest research from the Royal Veterinary College of the United Kingdom revealed that although the “ugly” appearance of pugs has captured the hearts of countless people, it puts them at a much higher risk of disease than other dog breeds throughout their lives, and even “from a health point of view, they have Not a ‘typical dog’.”
The study compared the health of more than 4,000 pugs with more than 20,000 non-pug dogs and found that pugs were almost twice as likely to develop disease as other dogs, with breathing, skin, and spine problems. The cute appearance of common pugs sticking out their tongues as if they are “smiling” is actually closer to breathing difficulties and panting. In order to make pugs with congenital deficiencies healthier and live longer, owners must create a cool environment and pay special attention to the dog’s weight management.
Pugs face dire health risks and can “no longer be considered as a typical dog” when being treated for health issues, according to a new study published in the journal Canine Medicine and Genetics. wb.md/3PzKGrZ
Quote of the Day
She achieves the impossible again and again.
The US “Time” magazine announced the list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022. Two Chinese athletes who have encountered worlds apart – Peng Shuai and Gu Ailing – are on the list, and the starring movie “Multiverse of Mom” has just broken through the North American box office Michelle Yeoh, at the $50 million mark, was selected in the Titan category.
Kwan writes that Michelle Yeoh went from being the beauty queen of Malaysia to the queen of Hong Kong’s (male-dominated) kung fu movie, subverting the stereotype of the Pound Girl, gaining global attention with the gold-winning film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, to leading Hollywood’s first all-Asian film in decades In the movie “Crazy Rich Asians”, she has achieved the impossible again and again, and now she has surprised the world with “Multiverse of Mom”. She will come down with what “impossible”.
【Extended reading】
“She achieves the impossible again and again,” writes @kevinkwanbooks .
“Simply put, that is what Michelle Yeoh has been doing for decades” #TIME100 Michelle Yeoh: The 100 Most Influential People of 2022 Find out why Michelle Yeoh is on this year’s list ti.me
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