The Daily Populous

Sunday November 26th, 2017 night edition

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Here’s some background: when we go online, we expect to be able to access any websites that we wish to reach.

We don’t expect our internet service providers to manipulate the speed at which we can view this information, or even block content outright.

Without net neutrality rules, AT&T censored their livestream after Eddie Vedder criticized then-president George W. Bush.

AT&T also blocked the usage of Apple’s video chat service, FaceTime, in their network, so that customers would have to pay for more expensive data plans.

Verizon blocked messages sent by abortion rights group NARAL, saying that their content was too controversial.

Imagine not being able to converse with a friend or loved one, based solely on their political outspokenness, for “attacking the system.”

At the CCP’s annual World Internet Conference, tech industry bigwigs from the West rub shoulders with apparatchiks and China’s internet czar, hoping that a neutered version of their own services can be slotted into the massive Eastern market. »

Earplugs unavoidable for musicians in the orchestra and at home

Authored by tue.nl

Professional orchestras have therefore taken measures in recent years to reduce the sound levels.

This is due to one’s own instrument contributing just as much to the sound level that reaches the ear as all the orchestra’s instruments together.

During loud passages they are subjected to average decibel levels of 95 to 100 dB(A), just from their own instruments. »

US tobacco companies forced to run ads admitting cigarettes are addictive and smoking kills

Authored by abc.net.au

US tobacco companies forced to run ads admitting cigarettes are addictive and smoking kills.

Millions of Americans have opened their Sunday morning newspapers to find full page advertisements from tobacco companies with statements saying that smoking kills and cigarettes are intentionally designed to get people addicted.

They also explain that smoking is addictive and hard to quit and state that the companies intentionally designed cigarettes to be more addictive. »

Scientists find key to regenerating blood vessels

Authored by eurekalert.org
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"Our research shows that the formation of fully functional blood vessels requires activation of protein kinase Akt by a protein called R-Ras, and this mechanism is necessary for the formation of the hallow structure, or lumen, of a blood vessel."

"The findings are important because they shed new light on the biological process needed to increase blood flow in ischemic tissues.".

Previous efforts to treat ischemia by creating new blood vessels have focused on delivering angiogenic growth factors like vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) to ischemic sites. »

Walmart Nation: Mapping the Largest Employers in the U.S.

Authored by visualcapitalist.com

In an era where Amazon steals most of the headlines, it’s easy to forget about brick-and-mortar retailers like Walmart.

As today’s map shows, Walmart is dominant in one other notable way: the company is the biggest private employer in America in a whopping 22 states.

State Company # of employees Alabama Walmart 38,041 Arizona Walmart 33,910 Arkansas Walmart 53,310 Florida Walmart 108,321 Georgia Walmart 59,371 Illinois Walmart 54,698 Indiana Walmart 39,667 Kansas Walmart 20,938 Kentucky Walmart 30,181 Louisiana Walmart 36,992 Mississippi Walmart 24,898 Missouri Walmart 43,203 Montana Walmart 4,776 New Hampshire Walmart 8,284 Ohio Walmart 50,481 Oklahoma Walmart 34,014 South Carolina Walmart 32,267 Tennessee Walmart 41,487 Texas Walmart 171,531 Virginia Walmart 44,621 West Virginia Walmart 12,321 Wyoming Walmart 4,699. »