Woman Shares Genius Hack for Pretending to Work While Relaxing at Home
On 5/17/21 at 10:49 AM EDT
The coronavirus pandemic has forced many of us to now work from home.
Some have been relishing the experience. The short commute from the bedroom to the living room and the ability to stay in pyjamas have contributed.
But others itch to return back to the water-cooler gossip and colleague comradery of office life.
However, with work now taking place not far from a comfy couch there is the ever present temptation to want to take a much longer break, or simply stop working an hour or two earlier.
May 17, 2021
OSLO The climate targets that were recently set by the Biden administration in the US represent a challenging task and require major changes in the country’s energy system that would shake the current fuel mix status quo.
Rystad Energy has modeled what it considers the most achievable recipe to meet the tough targets set, a formula that includes generous reductions in fossil fuel use and spending $2.5 trillion in renewable energy projects this decade, a transition that will be facilitated by a coming reduction in battery costs.
Although there are infinite ways to solve the equation, Rystad Energy’s model has produced a balance of what we consider the most viable energy mix. The results that the model suggests are of course not set in stone, and there can be deviations in a possible successful implementation of the plan, with certain variables adjusted in either direction to deliver on a ‘Biden compliant’ mix.
EnergyExxon proposes splitting contracts for workers at a Texas refinery
Reuters
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Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) has proposed separate pay and contract terms for workers who make gasoline and Mobil 1 motor oil at its Beaumont, Texas, facility and a revamping of rules governing refinery jobs, a message posted on a company website showed.
Exxon locked out 650 workers represented by the United Steelworkers union (USW) from the facility on May 1 in a dispute over a new contract. The sprawling 2,700 acre complex, which makes fuel and lubricants, continues to operate with managers and temporary workers.
The proposal to split contract terms for workers based on their assignments would mean no pay raises for the facility s about 130 lubricant plant workers in the first three contract years. The goal is to improve competitiveness in a business where wage rates are lower than its own, Exxon wrote.
WHO-ILO study blames long working hours for heart diseases, stroke deaths
Working 55 hours or more in a week leads to 35 per cent higher risk of a stroke and 17 per cent higher risk of death due to heart diseases, compared to working 35-40 hours a week
PB Jayakumar | May 17, 2021 | Updated 20:27 IST
In a first global analysis of its kind, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have found a 29 per cent increase in deaths from stroke and heart diseases due to working long hours. The findings, relating loss of life and health to extended shifts are significant as the pandemic has significantly changed the way many people work. often blurring the boundaries between home and work, said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Hawke s Bay firefighters among 18 recognised for work in Australian fires
17 May, 2021 06:00 PM
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New Zealand volunteer firefighters were honoured with the NSW Premier s citation for their work in the 2019/20 Black Summer fire season. Photo / Supplied
New Zealand volunteer firefighters were honoured with the NSW Premier s citation for their work in the 2019/20 Black Summer fire season. Photo / Supplied The biggest fear is not going home.
This is what Mark McCrorie thought when battling fires during the 2019-20 black summer fire season in New South Wales, Australia alongside 17 other New Zealand volunteers. The 18 men and women, including Central Hawke s Bay and Tararua District men Simon Osborne, James Baldwin and Jeffrey Gatchel, have been awarded a Bushfire Emergency Citation by New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian for their compassion, courage, and generosity .