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What are post-retirement risks and how to overcome them?
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NEW DELHI: Post-retirement risk refers to a potential risk to financial security that one may experience after retiring. Reduced income, unexpected illness in the family, and rising inflation are all examples of post-retirement risks. In addition, an overall increase in life expectancy, or a sudden market drop could have a financial impact on your retirement plans. While most of these exist while you are working as well, there are some concessions you can make to prepare for uncertainties later on in life: Investing in inflation-beating instruments What makes matters complicated is that everyone knows and is ready for a reduced income post retirement. However, most people dont take into account inflation and unforeseen emergencies like medical conditions and sudden family emergencies. These are some of the risks that many people dont calculate or plan for. Significantly higher medical costs can increase the risk of dipping into your retirement corpus. Its important to find a way to overcome this. Inflation is an important aspect of overcoming post-retirement risks. Lifestyle inflation eats into the savings available for retirement, so you need to ensure that your investments grow at a faster rate than inflation. One rule of thumb suggests building a retirement nest of at least 25 times your annual expenses at the time of retirement," said Prateek Mehta, Co-Founder and CBO, Scripbox. Creating a source of passive income One of the ways to overcome this is by creating a source of passive income. Once an active salary ceases to exist, one can create passive income through dividends through their investments or annually they might get a yield from their investments. Santosh Joseph, Founder and Managing Partner Germinate Investor Services LLP said, If you can create a corpus large enough and if you can create an income coming out of your corpus without dipping into the corpus, then there seems to be a hedge i.e. you are living comfortably within the income your post-retirement corpus generates and if there is an emergency, you can dip into this. There again you can figure out a good mix of investments vis-a-vis risk and rewards so that you have growth, you have a passive income coming in and you are living well within the means of passive income." Diversification in asset classes One of the oldest rules of financial planning is diversification. A diversified approach in your retirement plan can help mitigate the risks that arise with market fluctuations. A good wealth manager can help you plan your asset allocation, based on your age and life stage. For instance, if you have started to build your nest egg at the age of 35, then your investments towards this corpus have roughly 25 years to grow. In such a scenario, allocate at least 50% of your savings towards retirement. Equity mutual funds and EPFs are great inflation-beating instruments. As you get closer to your retirement age, you can increase your investments in debt funds for more liquidity. Mehta said, Post-retirement, you should always have 5-7 years worth of expenses parked in liquid/ ultrashort funds. Maintaining 15-30% of your corpus in equity instruments is a must, depending on the stage of your life. This will ensure your standard of living is not compromised, even in your 80s and 90s. If you have family across the globe or if you anticipate material travel outside India, try to allocate about 5-10% of your investments in international equity. Reach out to an expert to help manage your specific requirements." Importance of health insurance One of the most important things to consider is health insurance or owning a house to avoid rent. Ensure that you have your accommodation taken care of and that it is free of liability/EMI/Rent. Secondly, have a robust health insurance cover during your young and healthy years when you are earning. This insurance cover should help you even in your post-retirement years," said Joseph. Besides, Mehta said, Prolonged illnesses, medical bills or sudden changes in housing or marital status are all examples of post-retirement risks that one cannot foresee. Without appropriate insurance covers, these can hit you twice as hard. Understand that when you purchase insurance, you are essentially buying protection against such unforeseeable events that can potentially have an adverse impact on your familys financial future. A good cover can help mitigate the financial uncertainties that may arise with such situations." Thus, taking care of insurance, liabilities and other maintenance costs before you retire can help you manage your post-retirement crisis. Post-retirement crisis can be summarized as inefficient or insufficient planning. If you plan well or if you plan for more than what is required, you will always have a jolly retirement. Subscribe to Mint Newsletters * Enter a valid email * Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter.
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https://www.livemint.com/money/personal-finance/what-are-post-retirement-risks-and-how-to-overcome-them-11622109596628.html
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Why Tejpal Was Given The Benefit Of Doubt by Goa Court In The Alleged Rape Case?
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Tarun Tejpal alleged Rape case is one of the biggest high-profile cases that the Goa court handled to date and the national media always kept a very close watch on it. In the culmination of a protracted, almost 8-year long case over the rape and sexual assault of a junior colleague and subordinate, Tarun Tejpal was finally acquitted by Goa court (Mapusa District and Sessions Court) of all the charges in the proceedings on Friday, 21st May. The founder and former chief editor of the Tehelka magazine were pressed with charges for violating his junior colleague who was also his daughters friend, in the elevator of the famous 5-star resort in Goa on two consecutive evenings of 7th and 8th November, while hosting their magazine event- THINK 2013. The judgment was pronounced by special judge Kshyama Joshi. The 527-page order said that upon considering the evidence on record, the benefit of the doubt is given to the accused because there is no corroborative evidence supporting the allegations made by the complainant. The court has observed that the Investigating Officer (IO) Sunita Sawant did not conduct investigations on vital points of the case. The trial was built around the determination of 6 key points with regards to the committal of the alleged incident and the role of the accused. Of these, only one that is- the role of the accused in a position of trust and dominance over the victim, was established. A series of contradictions, lacunae, commissions led to the prosecution losing the case. The investigation and prosecution both ailed from laxity. This raises several pertinent questions upon the character of the investigating authorities in the state and the efficiency of the criminal justice system. The IO admitted that she did not move any proposal before her superiors, that she being the complainant the investigation should be handed to another officer. On the day of the incident, Tejpal and the prosecutrix were known to have visited the 1st floor of Block 7 of the hotel using the left guest lift. The IO had viewed vital CCTV footage of the first floor of Block 7 of 7/11/2013 on 21/11/2013. This was evidence that showed the two exiting the elevator during the relevant 2 minutes of the incident, and was crucial evidence. However, there was what seems to have been a deliberate delay by the IO in the seizure of the footage. Thereby destroying the proof that could have potentially exonerated the accused. Further, the IO gave orders to other investigating officers to procure the CCTV footage of only the ground and second floors, and not the first floor. Nor was the DVR room in which the crucial first-floor evidence was housed, sealed. The IO was also unaware of the hash value (an essential certification of the integrity of stored data) of the secured footage. This makes it difficult to completely rule out the possibility of tampering with the evidence. The next most definitive element of the case- the guest lifts too, were not thoroughly investigated. There were several lapses and omissions in this regard. For instance, no inquiry was made into the time taken by the guest lift to move between the ground, first and second floors or the number of times the lift gates opened on the ground floor during the relevant two minutes. There also exists an emergency intercom in the lift but this was not investigated. The emergency stop button present in the lifts was also not shed light on. Important evidence such as the reflection of the light inside the lifts onto the floor when the lift gates open were not given due importance. In a case where these facts are pivotal to the restructuring and verification of accounts, these lapses hinted at contrivance against the accused and therefore contributed to the tipping of the judgment in favor of Tejpal. The lift panel at the hotel is manned by 2 personnel at all times and shows the directions and movements of all the lifts in the blocks in addition to indicating when the emergency stop button is pressed. However, this area was not investigated whatsoever. The judgment revealed that the IO attempted to investigate the red stop button inside the lifts as recently as November 2020, 7 years after the FIR was filed. This too was done without prior notification to the court, and under the pretext of checking whether the hotel had reopened in Covid times. The prosecution contended that reliance can be placed on the sole testimony of the victim of rape if it is reliable. However, the victim here did not qualify as a sterling witness. There were reported several inconsistencies and implausibilities in the statements given by the victim. For instance, the victim had in her earliest testimonies reported that during the relevant 2 minutes, the lift was constantly in circuit, as a result of the accused having pressed multiple buttons. However, sufficient unequivocal evidence had been established against the testimonial with several witnesses stating that the lift automatically opens on reaching a floor, and there is no such button to prevent it. When the victim was examined on the operation of the life for the very first time in December 2020, she reneged on her previous statements and claimed that it wasnt multiple buttons but just one button that the accused had pressed (and that she couldnt recall which), but that she had earlier thought the lift to be in motion because the gates did not open throughout the relevant 2 minutes. Apart from this, the change in the file size of the initial and later testimonial documents (which signals changes, edits, and improvements) that was shared with the witnesses was not investigated by the IO. All this weakened the reliability of the victim as the chief witness. Further, the IO was aware that the victim had written down all details of the alleged incidents on 15/11/2013 and yet the same was never asked to be seen, nor attached as evidence! Further, there have been several disputes with respect to the normative response of victims of assault. The victim, in this case, was seen to exhibit no signs of trauma or shock and had in fact been captured as looking cheery and normal in photographs at parties and events following the incident. Womens rights activists and lawyers however have raised their voices in opposition to this aspect claiming that there is no template for how a victim of assault must behave in order to be eligible for justice. And although absolutely valid, these arguments fell silent in comparison to the contradictions and faults made in the investigation process. Pointing out loopholes in the probe, the judge said that the acquittal of an accused cannot result solely due to the defects in the investigation, it is the fundamental right of the accused to have a fair investigation. But the IO has committed omission and commission while conducting the investigation and therefore gave the accused the benefit of the doubt. In a recent interview following the judgment, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant expressed his displeasure on the acquittal of Tejpal. We will not tolerate any injustice to be meted out to the women in Goa. We will challenge the district courts order before the high court soon in this case, he was quoted saying.
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https://www.goaprism.com/why-tejpal-was-given-the-benefit-of-doubt-by-goa-court-in-the-alleged-rape-case/
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What do all the different Pride flags stand for?
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Each year, the rainbow flag is flown at Pride events all around a world to reflect the beauty and diversity of the LGBTQ+ community. Since artist and gay rights activist Gilbert Baker created the original flag in 1978, various designers and advocates have made different (or updated) variations of the flag to better represent individual communities. There has been pushback, however, from members of the community who argue that the original Pride flag encompasses and celebrates all identities. NEWSFLASH PEOPLE: one flag would be a snooze-fest! When we spoke to Amber Hikes, developer of the eight-stripe More Colour More Pride flag, she explained the importance of individual symbols for LGBTQ+ sub-cultures and she did it beautifully. This eight-stripe flag is not a replacement, in the same way that that those other flags didnt replace the original. Instead it is a way to symbolise, to highlight, and to stand in solidarity with these other identities, she told GAY TIMES. That is literally the purpose of any flag we have to stand as a symbol for an identity, whether its a country, a municipality, a company, it stands as a symbol to recognise and highlight the experiences of this entity. The existence of this flag doesnt take away from anybody elses identity. It only adds to great inclusion. Weve collected a list of the Pride flags that have become synonymous with various identities in our vibrant community. Of course, this list isnt exhaustive because flags are always being devised to reflect different sub-cultures, but hopefully this will useful for the next time you see one of these gorgeous symbols being flown at the next Pride event.
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https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/pride-flags/
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Will executions by firing squad force people to face the barbarity of the death penalty?
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Nathan Crabbe Opinion editor I watched seven men get killed while working as a reporter. Their deaths happened at the execution chamber at Florida State Prison near Starke. From 2006 until 2010, I witnessed most of the executions held there. Sadly, I had to look up my old stories to figure out the exact number that I had seen. Most of the deaths blended into one another, other than a botched execution that led to an 18-month halt in the state holding executions. More:Speeding up a faulty process The mundane nature of the proceedings was the point. Florida held some pretty awful executions to witness when the state used an electric chair, known as Old Sparky. Flames shot out of two different prisoner's heads, before the use of the chair was ended. The lethal injection process was designed to be less dramatic. In most cases, it just looks like someone getting drugs for an operation and losing consciousness except for the execution of ngel Daz in 2006, which was botched so badly that he writhed in pain and took 30 minutes to die. The state made changes to the procedure before resuming executions, but other problems have surfaced with lethal injections. Pharmaceutical companies blocked their drugs from being used in executions, causing some states to turn to alternative methods. Earlier this month, South Carolina approved allowing a firing squad to be an execution option if lethal injection drugs are unavailable. Even though I oppose the death penalty, I find value in the idea of using firing squads for states continuing to hold executions. Maybe that way, death penalty supporters will be forced to face the barbarity of the act. Or maybe not. Executions were long a public spectacle no matter how brutal. The last public execution in the U.S. was a hanging in Kentucky in 1936, which attracted more than 20,000 onlookers. A new book I just finished, Let the Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty by Maurice Chammah, connects our countrys dark history of racially motivated lynchings with the death penalty. Black people are over-represented on death row in fact, while death sentences have decreased in recent years, an even larger proportion of those sentences are now being given to people of color. The book focuses on Texas, which executes far more people than any other state. Florida ranks 4th, conducting 99 executions since 1976. But Florida leads the country in death-sentence exonerations, with 30 people freed from death row due to wrongful convictions over that period. The possibility of executing an innocent person should be enough to do away with the death penalty. Or the expense: The Palm Beach Post estimated in 2000 that the death penalty costs Florida taxpayers about $50 million a year more than sentencing all first-degree murderers to life in prison. Yet, while states are slowly getting rid of the death penalty, executions seem entrenched where it remains. Hopefully South Carolinas shift to a firing squad marks a turning point. While watching inmates get injected with chemicals is designed to be unmemorable, seeing someone shot to death by the state should be hard to forget. Nathan Crabbe is The Suns opinion and engagement editor. Follow him at twitter.com/nathancrabbe and facebook.com/nathancrabbe.
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https://www.gainesville.com/story/opinion/2021/05/27/nathan-crabbe-executions-firing-squad-might-mark-turning-point/7435912002/
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How much red meat is enough for the Texas Republican diet?
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AUSTIN Texas Republicans have served up hearty portions of red meat to their grassroots activists, including a controversial proposal they describe as election security and one of the most restrictive anti-abortion bills in the country. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick thinks they have room for another helping, so hes urging Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to bring lawmakers back for a special session to address several other conservative issues, most notably a proposal that would have required transgender student athletes to compete on teams matching the sex on their birth certificates instead of those corresponding to their gender identity. Also on the Republican red meat platter are bills that would ban taxpayer-funded lobbying and curb the ability of social media platforms to keep out users. Its a reaction to former President Donald Trump being kicked off of Twitter and Facebook. In a midterm election year, you can never have too much, at least in the GOP primary. No matter how admirable an effort and result from a given session, Abbott and Patrick will always hear from steadfast Republicans that they didnt do enough, said Mark Davis, a conservative talk radio host on Dallas KSKY-AM (660 The Answer). If theres anything left on the table, they will be reminded of that by conservatives until the next legislative session or a special session. Several of Patricks desired pieces of legislation died in the House on Tuesday night because they failed to pass before the chambers last major deadline. Democrats managed to slow the process until time expired, although the proposals could be resurrected through parliamentary procedures before the session ends. Republicans now have to gauge whether the bills that didnt make it are essential for Republican voters in 2022. The 2020 election cycle was productive for the Texas GOP. The party held control of the Texas Legislature, and Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in the Lone Star State with room to spare. But Trump lost the White House, and many Republican voters have adopted the false narrative put forth by the former president and his allies that the election was stolen. Even Republicans who accept Trumps defeat believe that changes in election law are necessary, even in a red state dominated by Republicans. Texas lawmakers have given final approval to allowing people to carry handguns without a license, and the background check and training that go with it. The Republican-dominated Legislature approved the measure Monday, May 24, 2021, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott. (File/AP) (Eric Gay) Changing election law to deal with early voting and mail-in ballots is just the appetizer of the GOP agenda across the country. The proposals that died in the House are agenda items for Republicans across the nation, particularly with the transgender sports bill, which is a popular topic in conservative media. The average Republican voter realizes that Texas is a red state with Republicans in firm control, Davis said. They dont want to hear about parliamentary trickery or tactical maneuvers. They are not in the mood for excuses. Behind the scenes of any legislative session are the upcoming midterm elections. Most Republican lawmakers are confident that theyve done enough to impress their constituents back home. But Patrick has moved the goalpost, and its likely that at some point, even in the expected fall special session to redraw the states congressional and legislative boundaries, most of the issues that could be left pending will have to be addressed. Abbott is being challenged by former state Sen. Don Huffines in the 2022 GOP primary for governor. But while the pesky Huffines could be an irritant to the two-term governor, Abbott, with his popularity and sizable war chest, is expected to prevail. Still, Abbott has a decision to make. Does he call for a special session to mollify Patrick and others, or does he ignore the lieutenant governor until the fall, when the redistricting session convenes. But those most at risk of a conservative voter backlash are Republican lawmakers. And legislators in purple districts, including in North Texas, are further exposed to angry general election voters, if Republicans are deemed by those voters to have gone too far with their agenda. Its still unclear what the mood of the electorate will be with Trump out of the White House and not on the ballot. The biggest question is: Are we in a period of political normalization or are we still in a period where its hard to identify who the GOP primary voters are? said Republican consultant Matthew Langston. If you are a state senator or state representative, you have to know who your voters are and what they want. If those voters are thought to be still hungry, expect Republican lawmakers to join Patrick in pressuring Abbott for an overtime session.
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https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/05/27/how-much-red-meat-is-enough-for-the-texas-republican-diet/
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How did Billie Eilish turn fans joy into indignation?
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Young American singer and songwriter Billie Eilish has released the details of her music concerts. According to reports, Billie Eilish will perform in several countries including USA, UK, Germany, Belgium from September 2021 to July 2022. Recently, the singers concert tickets were made available, and their prices turned the fans joy into exasperation. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BILLIE EILISH (@billieeilish) Billie Eilish fans were surprised that they were not aware of the high prices of tickets. Many people also expressed their frustration towards the artist on social media. It should be noted that last week Billie Eilish had announced through a video on Instagram that she was going on a world tour, but she did not mention the final date of the start of her tour.
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https://www.bolnews.com/entertainment/2021/05/how-did-billie-eilish-turn-fans-joy-into-indignation/
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Did Joe Rogan get vaccinanted?
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It is unknown whether UFC commentator Joe Rogan has taken the COVID-19 vaccine or not. However, the comedian and popular podcast host has recently received backlash for his opinion regarding COVID-19 vaccines. Joe Rogan has stated that while he believes getting vaccinated is largely safe, he wouldn't recommend it to young people. On the April 23 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, his popular podcast on Spotify, Rogan said: Ive said, yeah, I think for the most part it's safe to get vaccinated. I do. I do. I'll go no. Spotifys Joe Rogan encourages "healthy" young people not to get a coronavirus vaccine. His show is Spotify's most popular podcast. I'll go no. pic.twitter.com/5dX98xUaHS Alex Paterson (@AlexPattyy) April 27, 2021 Joe Rogan's statement is contrary to the guidelines set by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In a statement, the CDC wrote: Everyone 16 years of age and older is now eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as you can. Widespread vaccination is a critical tool to help stop the pandemic. In light of Joe Rogan's controversial comments, the chief medical adviser to the White House, Dr. Anthony Fauci, explained that younger people should get vaccinated because they can get infected with the disease. Joe Rogan clarifies his COVID-19 vaccine comments Joe Rogan has denied claims that he's an "anti-vaxx person," and reiterated his stance that he believes COVID-19 vaccines are safe. He didn't correct his initial take, but offered more context to what he meant. "I believe they're safe and I encouraged many people to take them. My parents are vaccinated. I just said that I if you're a young, healthy person, that you need it. Their argument was, you need it for other people." The comedian also cautioned his listeners that his comments were not to be believed over the opinions of medical experts: "Listen, here's the thing. These are not, like, planned statements. Let's be real clear. When I say something stupid, I'm not thinking about what I'm gonna say before I say it. I just saying it, right?" Joe Rogan said. "If you say you disagree with me, I probably disagree with me too. I disagree with me all the time."
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https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-did-joe-rogan-get-vaccinanted
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Are Aaron Rodgers trade rumors impacting Drew Lock?
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Drew Lock was the starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos after being drafted in the second round out of Missouri. The Broncos then traded for quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, who makes automatic quarterback competition going into training camp. Drew Lock's body language may give a clue Now it's the Aaron Rodgers trade rumors that seem to really be affecting Drew Lock. When asked about the trade rumors at OTA's this week, Drew Lock seemed to give the right answers by saying that he didn't pay much attention to social media or other headlines because he was so focused on training. Lock was giving the impression that he didn't know much about Rodgers' trade rumors with the Broncos. With the help of several people including P. Manning, Drew Lock put together an extensive offseason plan. Throwing in the morning, footwork & film work in his basement, zooms, another throwing session & workouts. It was this over and over again. Lock is doing everything possible James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) May 24, 2021 His body language, however, says otherwise. While doing the media zoom meeting that all teams are conducting, Drew Lock looked bothered. He was uncomfortable in his chair when the subject of the trade arose. Lock continually moved back and forth. He then scratched his mouth, using only his middle finger. Many, including Mike Florio and Chris Simms on their "ProFootballTalk Live" morning show on NBC Sports. Florio said: "You always pay attention that when someone is talking and they can choose any finger to scratch their face or something, that when it's the middle finger, it says something." Simms agreed that while Drew Lock is "saying all of the right things and doing all of the right things," internally he is bothered. Drew Lock was drafted in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft out of the University of Missouri, where he was a four-year starter. When Lock was drafted by the Denver Broncos, he was seen by many as the quarterback of the future for the organization. While only starting five games in his rookie season, he started 2020 off as a starter in Denver. Due to a shoulder injury and being placed on the COVID-19 list, he started just thirteen games last season. Drew Lock's stats, however, were a little underwhelming. He threw for just 2,933 passing yards and 16 touchdowns in 2020. He rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns. But with 16 touchdowns, he also threw 15 interceptions, which is not ideal. He tied Carson Wentz for most interceptions thrown and didn't even start all 16 games. This is sure to be the reason as to why the Broncos front office was comfortable trading for a veteran like Teddy Bridgewater.
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https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/rumor-are-aaron-rodgers-trade-rumors-impacting-drew-lock
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What is Mark Henry's record at The Olympics?
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Mark Henry had an eventful career in the WWE. His monstrous strength and appealing personality made him popular with the WWE Universe. However, WWE wasn't the only stage where Mark had established his dominance. Before arriving in WWE, the multi-time World Champion was a famous international powerlifter. He won renowned competitions around the globe while competing with several world-class athletes. His career started at the age of 10 when Mark's mother bought him a set of weights. She wanted him to get back in shape with the help of weightlifting. Mark soon came to know about his limitless potential and decided to dedicate his life to powerlifting. He went through hard training regimes to turn himself into a world-class competitor. His sheer determination eventually led to the grand stage of the Olympics. In this article, let's throw some light on Mark Henry's Olympic record. Mark Henry's journey to the 1992 Olympic Games A lot of people don't know that Mark Henry is a proper athlete. He was in the 1992 Olympics #MoneyInTheBank Big E (@MrEdzlife) July 18, 2011 Mark Henry's powerlifting skills came into the spotlight for the first time during his days at Silsbee High School. At such a young age, Henry was able to squat 600lbs (270kgs), which was considerably higher than the school record. He was given the title of the 'World's Strongest Teenager' by the LA Times. He once again made headlines in 1990 by winning the National High School Powerlifting Championship. By the time he graduated from high school, Mark was already a three-time Texas state champion. The talented powerlifter soon began practicing the Olympic style of weightlifting. These particular lifts require a lot more timing and agility. Henry adapted to the Olympic lifts very well and proceeded to break four national weightlifting records after just eight months of training. Before becoming a professional wrestler in 1996,Mark Henry competed in super heavyweight weightlifting in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona,Spain and in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta,GA:at the age of 24,Henry had earned the title of "The World's Strongest Man" pic.twitter.com/9OEUfUFvM3 Rasslin' History 101 (@WrestlingIsKing) October 27, 2019 Mark's hard work finally paid off as he qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was just nineteen years old at the time and was ready to show the world his potential. He finished in tenth place in the super heavyweight class. Although he didn't win a medal, Henry gained a lot of experience by competing at the big event. Later in 1992, he came out victorious at the US Weightlifting American Open. Mark Henry's journey to the 1996 Olympics. @SJB479 Atlanta is where Mark Henry competed in the Olympics in 1996! Brett Salapa (@BrettSalapa) August 2, 2016 After the 1992 Olympics, Mark Henry began to work on his skills and athleticism. He took part in many popular events around the world. Mark's biggest victory during this time came when he bagged three medals (gold, silver and bronze) in different categories in the 1995 Pan American games. His victory in the US National Weightlifting Championship got him a ticket to the 1996 Olympics. The WWE Hall of Famer set many impressive world records during the event. Mark Henry became a celebrity thanks to these groundbreaking performances. He garnered a lot of attention and publicity from the American sports media. Vince McMahon then decided to sign Mark Henry to a long-term WWE Contract. US Super Heavyweight Weightlifter Mark Henry at Olympic Games 1996 https://t.co/mztxylYl8O @YouTube ltal Szombath Sndor (@SandorSzombath) January 31, 2017 Mark Henry went into the 1996 Olympics as the captain of his weightlifting team. He had a lot of momentum on his side and was ready to win a medal for his team. Unfortunately, he suffered a back injury during this event, which prevented him from performing at his highest level. His injury forced him to drop out after his first clean and jerk lift attempt, causing him to end up in a disappointing 14th place. It was his last appearance at the Olympics, as he soon retired from full-time professional weightlifting. After an exciting WWE career, Mark Henry retired from the pro wrestling business in 2018. However, his recent activities have once again made him the talk of the town. Mark Henry recently appeared on Booker T's podcast, where he talked about his desire to have a proper retirement match: "There's a lot of kids that didn't get to see me wrestle, that they only saw me on YouTube, it's been enough time that is passed. Also, I quit before I had a last match. Before I waved to everybody, I had the pink jacket on, I'm sorry I lied to y'all that I was leaving and retiring - I own it. But I did not get that match where you go and pay tribute to the fans and you go and wrestle somebody that's up-and-coming, that's talented and you give them what we call 'the rub'. I didn't do that and I feel guilty, that's why I'm doing it." He has also been working hard to get back in shape for that final WWE match. A few days ago, The World's Strongest Man tweeted this picture with the eye-catching caption: ''20 pounds to go." It looks like we will soon see The World's Strongest Man return for a final run with the WWE. Sound off in the comments section.
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https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/what-former-wwe-superstar-mark-henry-s-record-the-olympics
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Where is Dominic Cummings from?
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When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up fornow and never miss the top politics stories again Dominic Cummings rose to fame as a key political strategist in the Brexit Leave campaign and more recently as a critic of the governments early handling of the pandemic when he served as chief adviser to the PM. 'Not true!' Hancock blasts Cummings as he lashes out at Labour for ... Much has been said of Mr Cummings influence over the Prime Minister and his bombshell departure from Downing Street in November last year. But less is known of the man behind the Vote Leave campaign. Politicians and their aides alike tend to keep their private life private. Mr Cummings has a reputation as a calm calculating political strategist pulling the strings behind many of Downing Streets key decisions. READ MORE:
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https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1442000/where-is-Dominic-Cummings-from-evg
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What's the truth behind the Texas Rangers lore?
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The great thing about baseball is that you never stop growing as a player. Whether you play the best season of your career, or your worst, growth is guaranteed. The 2021 season has already had plenty of opportunities for growth for all major league teams. The Rangers, in particular, have seen this with their current batch of outfielders. As players tend to do, these guys have had both high and low points this year. With every great at-bat or missed catch comes a learning experience. Learning is growing, and that is one of the few things that the pandemic failed to shut down. Here is a look at the progress of the Texas Rangers outfield.
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https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2258535335310/what-s-the-truth-behind-the-texas-rangers-lore
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Are the US30 bulls gearing to make a charge?
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There is an old saying in the market Dont stand in front of a raging bull, and when I look at the weekly chart of US 30, The Dow Jones Index, this saying could not ring more true. Despite all the political, health, supply chain disruptions (to name a few) ups and down of the recent year, since the low of the pandemic in March, the index just keeps on marching higher. However, we know that the market does not march in one straight line, but tends to pull back to release some of the strong buying pressure, before resuming its upward trajectory. On the weekly chart above, the market has once again pulled back into the buy zone, which is the area between the 10 and the 20 Moving Average (MA). I also see that the uptrend has been nice and steady with no erratic behaviour, all the MAs are fanning and in the correct order (10, 20, 50), and the momentum indicators, the MACD and the RSI, are converging to the upside. Lets drill into the lower timeframe and have a look at the daily chart. As the weekly timeframe was pulling back into the buy zone, the daily chart had a deeper pullback into the 50MA, and tried to continue higher, but failed to break the 34,500 level. It then pulled back again, though not as low as before, and charged back up into the 34,500 level, though once again was unable to break it. A resistance level at around the 34,500 area Equal Highs, and compression of price Higher Lows has now formed. With the higher timeframe in a strong up trend, I will be looking for a potential breakout opportunity to form. Currently I only have two touches at the level, and the reaction to the second touch at the level (the pullback) might not be complete just yet. I would prefer to see another touch at the level, and an even closer Higher Low for a tighter stop loss, before a potential break above that level. Alternatively, if the bulls decide to break this level without another touch, then I will be looking for a decisive close above the level and a pullback to test it from above, potentially on a lower timeframe such as the 4 hour or even the 1hour.
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https://www.cmcmarkets.com/en-au/news-and-analysis/are-the-us30-bulls-gearing-to-make-a-charge
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Who is Nick Lacheys wife Vanessa?
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NICK LACHEY has won season 5 of The Masked Singer as Piglet, defeating JoJos Black Swan and Wiz Khalifas Chameleon in the final. Here's everything we know about her. Nick, 47, is married to Vanessa Minnillo, an American actress and presenter. The 40-year-old shot to fame in 1998 when she was named Miss Teen USA. Her beauty pageant success led to her becoming a well-known TV presenter, hosting Total Request Live (TRL), Entertainment Tonight, Wipeout, Top Chef Junior and Miss USA. Speaking about her presenting career to Heavy in March 2021, Vanessa said: "I'm always grateful for my opportunities, but, I'd love to bring TRL back. I just love that show It was always so fun." She has also appeared on reality TV shows Dancing with the Stars and Lachey's: Raising the Bar - both with Nick. Speaking about working with her husband, she said: "We enjoy working together. "We were there to support each other and not one-up each other Thankfully, I like the guy." And Vanessa's acted in several notable US programmes, such as How I Met Your Mother, Hawaii Five-0, 30 Rock, CSI:NY and Dads. Nick and Vanessa married in July 2011 having met five years earlier on the set of his music video 'What's Left of Me'. They briefly separated in 2009 but reconciled just a few months later before tying the knot. Nick was previously married to Jessica Simpson between 2002 and 2006, while Vanessa had not previously been married. 3 The couple have three kids Credit: Instagram Most read in Entertainment 'THANK YOU' The reason why host Juan Williams is leaving Fox News show The Five NO-NO, JOJO! Masked Singer fans furious Nick Lachey as The Piglet beat out frontrunner JoJo 'BIZARRE' Farrah Abraham's mom Debra slammed as 'desperate' as she dances in sheer bodysuit Exclusive jen's ben lookin' JLo caught peeping on Ben from window of their $18M Miami love nest BRAD'S VICTORY Brad 'granted joint custody of kids' with Angelina after nasty court trial TAKE THAT! Vanessa and Nick have three: Camden, Brooklyn and Phoenix. Their first son Camden, 8, was born in September 2012. Their daughter Brooklyn, 6, arrived two-and-a-half years later in January 2015. And their second son Phoenix, 4, was welcomed in December 2016. Vanessa has revealed how the Covid-19 pandemic has allowed her to spend more time with the children. She said: "It's all of the things. High highs, low lows, but honestly, I'm just excited I got this time with them. "I think I realised that my time with them at this age is fleeting. I mean, they grow up so quickly. Everyone says that and its true." The couple are yet to disclose whether they will have any more kids. Neither of them have any children from a previous relationship.
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https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/2967639/who-is-nick-lachey-wife-vanessa/
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Who is Bill Gates money manager Michael Larson?
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MICHEAL Larson has been the subject of a number of allegations while working for multi-billionaire Bill Gates. The 61-year-old finance expert is alleged to have created a culture of fear. Here's what we know about him. Michael Larson is an American money manager who is the chief investment officer for the The Gates Foundation. He studied at Claremont McKenna College for three years achieving a degree in economics before earning an MBA from the University of Chicago at the age of 21. Having now had 35 years of investment experience, the estimated net worth of Michael Larson is at least $5.4 Million dollars as of 31 January 2021, according to Wallmine. Micheal Larson has managed Bill Gates finance since 1994, which is reportedly worth nearly $130billion. According to Business Insider, Larson runs Gates secretive investment company, Cascade Investment, and manages Gates' personal wealth and that of his charitable foundation. The 61-year-old is largely accredited for helping Gates gain his huge fortune having been hired when the software developers net worth was closer to $5 billion. Over the course of his tenure, he is said to have managed 380 people. Mr Larson has been the subject of claims including racist remarks, showing nude pictures of women to his staff and making sexist and racist comments. A New York Times report alleges Larson engaged in a pattern of workplace misconduct that approached bullying levels and in doing so created a culture of fear. In one instance, the Times alleges Larson tried to hurt the stock price of a company that an employee was leaving Cascade for. Stacy Ybarra told Larson in the spring of 2004 that she would be moving on from Cascade - which she joined three years earlier as an investor relations analyst - to work at InfoSpace. Larson apparently became so angry that he shorted InfoSpace's stock, with two people telling the Times they saw Larson's trades on his computer. He then is alleged to have told Ybarra he shorted the company's stock out of spite and pressured her into staying at the company, which she did. That same year on Election Day, Larson asked some Cascade employees when would be the best time to go vote. When Ybarra, a Black woman, responded she voted that morning without waiting on line, Larson allegedly retorted: "But you live in the ghetto, and everybody knows that Black people dont vote." 3 Among a string of allegations, Larson is alleged to have made threats and racist comments to employee Stacy Ybarra Credit: Facebook The report, which includes narratives from 10 former employees as well as others familiar with Larson, said at least six people - four of whom Cascade employees - complained to Gates about Larson's behavior. The report alleges some of them also complained to Gates's wife Melinda. Cascade supposedly made payments to at least seven people who witnessed or know of Larson's actions so long as they never spoke about their time at the firm. As the firm continued to take on more employees - and Gates' wealth grew as Larson invested in farmland, hotels, stocks, bonds and even a bowling alley - employees began to see Larson as having Gates' unwavering support. Gates's lack of response to Larson added additional power that Larson wielded, the report alleges. Larson, and his spokesperson Chris Giglio, have denied some but not all of his alleged misconduct. Most read in News HORROR FIND Neighbor 'in tears' after finding body of 'kidnapped and slain' boy, 4 'DAD WILL BE THERE' Biden DID meet Hunter's shady business pals when he was VP, emails show GATES CREEPER Bill Gates's money man 'shared nude pics of women colleagues & RATED looks' LAST MOMENTS Vid shows San Jose gunman leave home before it goes up in flames & he kills 9 SEIZE-HER Little Caesars 'attacker' ARRESTED after viral clip of brutal restaurant beating ROAD RAGE Moment white driver RAMS black protesters with car on eve of Floyd anniversary "During his tenure, Mr. Larson has managed over 380 people, and there have been fewer than five complaints related to him in total," Giglio said. "Any complaint was investigated and treated seriously and fully examined, and none merited Mr. Larsons dismissal," he added.
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https://www.the-sun.com/news/2967556/who-is-bill-gates-money-manager-michael-larson/
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Will the rule of law succeed where Congress failed and hold Trump accountable?
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Standing in court, the former president pleaded not guilty to financial crimes charges which he said are part of a politically motivated witch hunt. Jacob Zuma, once South Africas populist leader, made a humble figure on Wednesday and offered a potential glimpse into the future of the Americas. A similar fate for Donald Trump has become much more likely with reports that New York prosecutors have called a grand jury to decide whether or not to indict him on criminal charges. Lawyers will examine evidence gathered during Manhattan district attorneys two-year investigation into the business connections of former U.S. presidents and alleged silence payments to women on his behalf. Theres a long way to go, but its a sign that the long arm of the law can reach parts where Congress, especially the Republican Party, has consistently failed in holding Trump accountable for his actions. Prosecutors have a decent chance of maintaining the perception of independence because the decision whether or not to lay charges rests with a jury of citizens studying the evidence in secret rather than Democratic Justice Department Joe Bidens. Biden and his attorney general, Merrick Garland, will be sure to stay as far away from the case as possible to avoid any suspicion of political interference. If the jury were to go against him, Trump would be the first former U.S. president to be charged with a crime. It would surely produce the trial of the century, a suitably Trumpian spectacle towering over every screen. Neal Katyal, a former acting solicitor general, told the MSNBC network: I think this is a potential sign that it looks like Donald Trump is moving from the presidency to his next stint on TV, which is as a defendant . A criminal conviction and jail time would be seen by admirers of the Americas as proof of the rule of law and by critics as the vindictive pursuit of a former ruler recalling a failed state. Trump is sure to play on those fears when he resumes election rallies soon. He said in a statement Tuesday: This is the continuation of the greatest witch hunt in American history. He pointedly added: Interestingly, today a poll came out indicating that I am far ahead in the Republican presidential primary and general election of 2024. The fact that the message is tired and predictable doesnt make it any less powerful among its main supporters. Special Advocate Robert Muellers investigation into Russia and the Democrats impeachment of Trump for his counterpart with Ukraine have become regular pushbacks for Trump on the election track. When the rallies resume, expect to hear those old golden memories combined with new material: how the January 6 insurgency was actually a fun day with supporters hugging the police, only to be hijacked by Antifa; and how the Manhattan District Attorneys case is a Democratic conspiracy designed to thwart any Trump re-election plans. Prosecutors cannot allow such nonsense to scare them away; Trump will always find a grievance to militarize. With the help of the right-wing media and a willing Republican Party, this could secure it millions of votes, but not enough to win the national popular vote and, according to current polls, not the Electoral College. A Trump 2024 election campaign depends on many variables: his age (hell be 75 next month), the attractiveness of the golf course, how Republicans fare in the 2022 midterm election, whether Republicans produce a viable alternative and how Bidens economy behaves. But the grand jury could scuttle it before it starts. 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Where are the Man Utd reserve squad that won 2010 title under Solskjaer including Gabriel Obertan and economics expert?
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OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER led his Manchester United side to the Premier Reserve League title in 2010. Now 11 years later, the Norwegian has fallen short in the trophy department, finishing second to Manchester City in the Prem and losing the Europa League final to Villarreal on penalties. 11 11 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer led Manchester United to the Premier Reserves League title in 2010 Credit: Getty - Contributor In May 2010, Northern winners United took on their Southern counterparts Aston Villa at Old Trafford in the final. And after a dramatic 3-3 draw, the clash went to penalties. Ben Foster was the hero as he scored his spot-kick and saved two. Ben Foster Kept behind Edwin van der Sar, Foster struggled for first-team opportunities at Old Trafford - managing just 23 in his five years at the club. He left for Birmingham and won the League Cup in 2011 before a long stint at West Brom . Foster later joined Watford in 2018 and is now entertaining fans with his Cycling GK YouTube channel as well. Rafael da Silva The Brazilian arguably had the best Man Utd career out of the starting XI after signing alongside his twin Fabio aged 16. They had to wait until they turned 18 to play but Rafael made his mark after that, making 170 appearances and winning three Premier Leagues before leaving in 2015 for five years at Lyon. He's now with Istanbul Basaksehir and played in their win over Solskjaer's United this season. Most read in Football Live Blog FOOTBALL NEWS LIVE Zidane QUITS Real Madrid, Antonio Conte leaves Inter Milan Live Blog GUNNERS NEWS Aouar available for 'just 25m', Buendia LATEST Gossip ONE MAUR TIME Pochettino 'in talks over sensational Spurs return after six months at PSG' SCHOLE-DED De Gea didn't look like saving penalty says Scholes after extending awful record Live Blog MAN UTD 1 (10) VILLARREAL 1 (11) Penalties heartbreak for United as De Gea misses in epic Revealed FLOP GEA De Gea let in 40th CONSECUTIVE penalty before missing own spot-kick in shootout Ritchie De Laet Right-back De Laet signed from Stoke in 2009 but only appeared six times under Ferguson and was shipped out on loan to Sheffield United, Preston, Portsmouth and Norwich. He signed permanently for Leicester in 2012 and had the bizarre honour of winning both the Premier League and promotion from the Championship - while on loan at Middlesbrough - in 2015-16. De Laet later turning into a lethal centre-forward at Melbourne City before heading to Royal Antwerp in his native Belgium. Corry Evans Evans' United time was overshadowed by his older brother Jonny's as he failed to make a senior appearance. But he has enjoyed a decent career, nonetheless, operating either at centre-back or in midfield for Hull and now Blackburn - and notching up 65Northern Ireland caps. Oliver Gill Son of former Man Utd chief David, Gill looked to have a promising career ahead of him - especially when he was named on the bench for a Champions League clash in December 2009. But despite winning the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year award in 2011, the defender left the club immediately afterwards to study Economics at Durham University. Joe Dudgeon There were high hopes for Dudgeon who made his Under-18s United debut aged 15 and got a squad number in 2009-10. The left-back, still only 30, struggled with injuries and after four years at Hull retired in 2015 and is now working with Manchester City and Northern Ireland as a scout and youth coach. 11 Solskjaer holds the trophy with skipper Corry Evans Credit: Getty Images - Getty 11 The United Reserves, including Paul Pogba, celebrate the penalty shootout victory Credit: Getty Images - Getty Rodrigo Possebon Possebon was brought over from Brazil in 2008 and made eight appearances in his first season, including coming on for Cristiano Ronaldo for an FA Cup debut. He went on loan to Braga for the first half of 2009-10 but came back to win the Reserves title before a journeyman career in his country of birth. A few weeks in Vietnam with Ho Chi Min City didn't work out and he is now director of football at Ferroviaria in Brazil's fourth tier. Oliver Norwood Norwood joined United's academy aged seven but, like many, did not get a first-team appearance and was sent out on loan. He then had two years at Huddersfield and another two at Reading before signing for Brighton, where he won promotion to the Premier League. The midfielder then did the same at Fulham and Sheffield United on loan before joining the Blades permanently. Cameron Stewart It is a similar tale for Stewart who showed plenty of promise but ultimately never reached the holy grail of the first team - instead joinig Yeovil and Hull on loan. The latter signed him in 2011 but he was never a regular and shipped out time and time again the same happened at Ipswich - he was released by Lincoln in 2018 and been without a club since. Mame Biram Diouf Diouf scored twice for Solskjaer in that victory over Villa 11 years ago, including an 88th-minute equaliser to rescue the game and send it to penalties. He scored his solo first-team goal on his debut after replacing Wayne Rooney in January 2010 and flipped in front of the Stretford End. But that was as good as it got for the forward who went to Hannover and Stoke and is now with Hatayspor in Turkey. 11 Oliver Norwood operated in the centre of midfield, just as he does for Sheffield United now Credit: Getty - Contributor 11 Mame Biram Diouf slots in his first equaliser of the game to make it 1-1 just before half-time Credit: Getty Images - Getty Federico Macheda The Italian striker scored United's equaliser from the penalty spot to make it 2-2 at Old Trafford and then dispatched from 12 yards in the shootout. But his famous moment at Old Trafford came a year earlier - against the same opponents - with his dramatic injury-time winner before six loans in four years and joining Cardiff in 2014. He's now with Panathinaikos in Greece. SUBS Gabriel Obertan The former PSG winger came on for Stewart 11 minutes into the second half but lasted 19 minutes before William Keane came on in his place. Obertan made 28 first-team appearances between 2009 and 2011 when he signed for Newcastle. After his five years at St James' he has had stints in Russia, Wigan, Bulgaria and now Turkey with Erzurumspor. Will Keane Another man who played at United alongside his twin brother, with Michael Keane now at Everton, striker Will missed his spot-kick. The striker managed three first-team matches, two of which came under Louis van Gaal in 2015-16 but signed for Hull in 2016 and is now at Wigan in League One with a grand total of 22 career goals. Paul Pogba The French midfielder came on with four minutes to go but little did we know what would happen to him after that. Ferguson let Pogba go to Juventus in 2012 but four years later, United paid 89m to bring him back to Old Trafford and the pantomime drama has continued since - some good, some bad, some ugly. He was taken off in extra-time of the Europa League final defeat. However, he does have the small bonus of winning the World Cup in Russia in 2018. 11 WIN 50,000! Play Dream Team Euros our FREE fantasy football game WIN 50,000 with Dream Team Euros Dream Team Euros is HERE! The best fantasy football game to accompany Euro 2020 has arrived. And you can play absolutely FREE for your chance to win the 50,000 jackpot. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR FREE! Dream Team Euros 50,000 jackpot The best fantasy football game this summer Play in mini-leagues against your mates, colleagues, family members - and some hand-picked celebrities FREE to play Scott Wootton One of the two unused subs at Old Trafford, Wootton had joined from rivals Liverpool. But after six years, a Champions League appearance and a series of loans, he joined another of the Red Devils' rivals, Leeds, and is now at Wigan, on loan from Plymouth. Ron-Robert Zieler Zieler enjoyed a successful spell with Hannover in his homeland before a brief, underwhelming stint at Leicester in 2016-17. But his career highlight was being part of the 2014 World Cup-winning Germany squad. Aston Villa There are also a few recognisable names in the Aston Villa side from that night. As well as goalscorers Nathan Delfouneso and Ciaran Clark, Marc Albrighton was a team-mate of De Laet's when Leicester won the league. Andreas Weimann and Nathan Baker are both at Bristol City while Barry Bannan has clocked up more than 200 Sheffield Wednesday appearances. Read our Man United live blog for the latest news from Old Trafford 11 Rafael played for Istanbul Basaksehir in their win over United earlier this season Credit: AP:Associated Press 11 Pogba is the only one still at Old Trafford but did spend four years away at Juventus Credit: EPA 11 Ron-Robert Zieler, left, was part of Germany's World Cup squad in 2014 Credit: AFP 11
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https://www.the-sun.com/sport/premier-league/2125234/man-utd-reserves-title-2010-solskjaer/
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Will Ohios Vaccine Lottery Actually Increase Vaccinations?
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Analysis has proven that incentives may be efficient at rising vaccination charges. Because the nation splits into the already vaccinated and the adamantly opposed, specialists say methods just like the lottery are geared toward a 3rd group: the undecided folks within the center, who could have been contemplating getting a vaccine, however had not made it a precedence. The simplest conduct change methods dont attempt to persuade folks or change their social experiences, mentioned Noel Brewer, a professor of well being conduct on the College of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As an alternative, they depend on constructing on folkss present good intentions. Nonetheless, some fear that $1 million could possibly be an excessive amount of of factor. Uri Gneezy, a behavioral economist on the College of California, San Diego, who research incentives, mentioned a vaccine lottery like Ohios might generate buzz and enthusiasm, however he warned that providing an excessive amount of cash might really backfire. Think about a situation, he mentioned, the place a medical college is doing assessments on a brand new cream and gives you $50 to take part. Now, think about the college gives $50,000. Then you definitely say, Maintain on, maintain on, what am I entering into? he mentioned. A giant determine like $1 million, he mentioned, might inadvertently ship a sign to some that the vaccines are problematic. Dr. Brewer additionally favored a smaller payout. $25 is about entry, he mentioned. $1 million is about twisting my arm. Governor DeWine, a Republican, has defended the lottery thought as a robust, if experimental, incentive at a time when each shot helps cease transmission of the coronavirus.
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https://www.gadgetclock.com/will-ohios-vaccine-lottery-actually-increase-vaccinations/
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Could These Friends Gifts BE Any More Perfect?
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We independently selected these products because we love them, and we hope you do too. Shop with E! has affiliate relationships, so we may get a commission if you purchase something through our links. Items are sold by the retailer, not E!. This is the day we've all been waiting for. The highly-anticipated Friends reunion is finally upon us. After years of begging and waiting, the fans are finally getting what we've asked for. As if that wasn't amazing enough, there are some fun ways to celebrate the pop culture milestone....and they all involve shopping, which is a sentiment that Rachel Green would certainly support. Check out the Friends-inspired clothes, games, kitchenware, dcor, and other gift recommendations that prove we will never "be on a break" from loving this show... even decades later.
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https://www.eonline.com/de/news/1274132/could-these-friends-gifts-be-any-more-perfect
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Can Governor Gavin Newsoms $100 Billion Comeback Plan Save California?
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Thanks to a huge, one-time budget surplus and wads of cash from Washington, Newsom has unveiled a $100 billion California Comeback Plan. A more accurate name would be the Save Gavin Newsom Plan. While Newsoms scheme might salvage his political career, this episode of Whats Ahead explains why it does nothing to alleviate the structural flawsamong them sky-high taxes, crushing regulations and destructive housing policiesthat has given the Golden State the highest poverty rate in the nation. Instead, it shovels out stimulus checks to voters that will arrivesurprise, surprisejust before the recall election and showers powerful interests with billions of dollars. Talk about a wasted opportunity!
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2021/05/27/can-governor-gavin-newsoms-100-billion-comeback-plan-save-california/
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Can I pray for my team to win on Saturday?
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The football team I have supported for more half a century will play in a match at Wembley on Saturday with one of the biggest prizes in soccer. Brentford FC, based in west London where I grew up will play Swansea in a match to decide which of the teams will be playing in the prestigious Premier League next season. Sadly, because of Covid limits, many fans will not be able to attend the match. Financially, in terms of TV rights, sponsorships and global exposure, the rewards are massive, and the winning side will face top international clubs like Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea next season. Former top professional footballer, and Christian, Gavin Peacock writes in his newly-published autobiography, 'A Greater Glory' (Christian Focus) how he prayed minutes before playing in the FA Cup Final for Chelsea against Manchester United. He recalls, "I said a quick prayer not to win but to honour God win or lose." In the event, Peacock hit the crossbar with Chelsea's best shot of the 1994 match and United went on to win 4-0. Closer on target was Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker who headed a decisive 95th minute goal in a Premier League match earlier this month. The Brazilian who, like Peacock, makes no secret of his Christian faith, told an interviewer "God put his hand on my head today." A football-supporting bishop told me, "There are no atheists when it comes to penalty shoot-outs," and Bishop of Sheffield Peter Wilcox wrote in 2008, "If the glory of God is a human being fully alive, then there is much to celebrate in the aura that surrounds football." But he added: "Yet the Church is unclear whether to regard football as a healthy form of leisure and athletic activity, as a parallel place of belonging amid social atomization, or more sinisterly as a rival religion with its own gods, its own liturgies and its own consequent idolatry." When it comes to praying for Brentford, I do have previous form. When the club left Griffin Park last year to move to a brand-new stadium, I wrote a prayer to bid farewell to the ground that had been its home for 116 years. Fans responded well and it was shared by supporters' networks. Football clubs are about more than what happens on the pitch. Much more. They are about the shared memories of generations of parents, children and grandchildren. About recalling the people we used to go to matches with in years gone by. A recent club sponsorship was with a local undertaker, offering fans coffins in the team's colours. Clubs are centres of community, of coming together. Increasingly, Brentford and other clubs have promoted diversity in all its forms and been a focus for changing attitudes in society. Leading clubs have become international in their outlook, with players and supporters drawn from around the world. Earlier this month, Brentford's Facebook page declared: "Everyone at #BrentfordFC stands shoulder to shoulder in solidarity with the people of Myanmar during these difficult times." The positive response to the club's stand was shown by the posts from supporters in Myanmar and around the world. When Brentford won through to the play-off final last Saturday, there were numerous online congratulations from fans in the far eastern country, facing oppression after a military coup. Football can be an engine for good locally with grassroots community schemes, nationally by combating racism and other forms of discrimination, and globally by taking a stand on human rights issues. So I shall be praying for Brentford's victory on Saturday, knowing that rival fans may be praying for a different outcome. And that's fine too. Brentford has a proud tradition and a bright future. Clubs like 'The Bees' can demonstrate how football can be a source of good and a driver for change far beyond whatever happens on the pitch. Rev Peter Crumpler is a Church of England minister in St Albans, Herts, and a former communications director for the CofE.
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https://www.christiantoday.com/article/can.i.pray.for.my.team.to.win.on.saturday/136862.htm
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Are South Dakota Jackrabbits Really Rabbits?
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One of the signature animals in the state of South Dakota is the jackrabbit. You can occasionally see them on the east river side of the state. However, you are more likely to find jackrabbits in the Badlands or any town located on the west river side. But then again, there are a bunch of jackrabbits in Brookings (Haha, just kidding of course). Since jackrabbits are certainly a staple for the state, I started thinking about the animal itself. Like why are they called "jackrabbits?" The simple answer to this question is no. Jackrabbits are actually not considered rabbits. They are technically hares. Get our free mobile app According to the National Park Service, you can tell a jackrabbit from a rabbit mainly by the ears. They have black tips at the top. Plus, jackrabbits live predominantly in wide, open spaces. Hares live in open areas and rely on running in a zigzag pattern to escape their predators. Hares are also precocial, meaning they are born with hair and with their eyes open. They can run and hop shortly after birth. Rabbits, on the other hand, move slower, dig burrows, and scamper into their homes when threatened. Rabbits are altricial, or born hairless, blind, and helpless. The desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) is the common rabbit of Big Bend. Believe it or not, jackrabbits are also nocturnal animals. They are most active at night and they love being surrounded by grassland habitats. South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks also indicates the color of their fur can change depending on the season. My guess is because they hop shortly after they are born and do run really fast. They are just quicker than the average rabbit. So in summary, jackrabbits are hares and not rabbits. Hares...not rabbits. 10 Smallest Towns in South Dakota
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https://ksoo.com/are-south-dakota-jackrabbits-really-rabbits/
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Did The Minnesota Twins Win Again?
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Much of the excitement in Monday's Twins-Orioles game at Target Field came late in the game but earlier in the night the hot bats belonged to rookie outfielder Trevor Larnach and Kyle Garlick who was called up to round out an injured riddle team. Tale of the tape shows Larnach belted a home run 461 feet to straight away centerfield in the second level of the Delta Sky360 Suite. Nasty! Only the seventh player to hit a ball into that space. According to MLB.com, Larnach joined ByungHo Park, Miguel San, Jake Cave, Tyler Austin, Nelson Cruz and Josh Donaldson as the only players to deposit a ball to that level. The other home run of the game also off of John Means came from Garlick in the sixth inning. Get our free mobile app But it was the eighth inning with the Twins down a run went hit after hit driving in six runs for an 8-3 final. Minnesota (18-29) is still in the American League Central cellar, 9.5 games behind the Chicago White Sox. Jose Berrios is set to start for Tuesday's game against Dean Kremer. First pitch will be 6:40 PM on AM 1000 KSOO.
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https://ksoo.com/did-the-minnesota-twins-win-again/
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How Good is Sioux Falls as a Summer Job City?
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Sioux Falls has always been a good place for summer jobs, especially in the restaurant industry because we have, conservatively, - - a million restaurants in the city! Okay, that may be a slight exaggeration, but the summer job thing. True. With so many more businesses getting back to "business as usual", the opportunities for middle and high school kids are going to be endless. Not only will restaurants be needing a lot of summertime help, so will the tourism, retail, and entertainment industries. Get our free mobile app WalletHub researchers and number crunchers contend some cities are better than others for summer job opportunities. They based this on not only the availability of summer employment but minimum wage laws, rates of poverty and local costs. Those local costs include housing, food, transportation, entertainment, and more. All of these elements influence the desirability of a city in terms of summer work. They also considered the opportunity to make enough money to actually save some, if that was one of your goals. Additionally they also acknowledged the effect that the pandemic may have had, or still has on the job market and socializing possibilities for people, (singles in particular) used to living an active lifestyle, depending on where you live, or plan to during the summer. After taking all of this under consideration, and comparing 182 cities across the country, the result for South Dakota was good, coming in 27th. If you take a drive around Sioux Falls, you'll see the full effect of businesses getting back to normal. Now hiring and help wanted signs are everywhere. So at least here in Sioux Falls, the possibilities of summer employment, are endless! To see the full WalletHub report just check out their website.
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https://ksoo.com/how-good-is-sioux-falls-as-a-summer-job-city/
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Is it Illegal to Drive With Muddy Tires in Minnesota?
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According to urban legend, the state of Minnesota has a law in the books that declares a driver can be cited for having muddy tires on their vehicle. A recent article from Far and Wide on 25 of the weirdest laws in the U.S. mentions this bizarre Minnesota law. It doesn't mention when the law was enacted, or why it was passed in the first place, but does go on to write that this is, in fact, a Minnesota law. Well, yes and no. Get our free mobile app As it turns out, the law isn't for the entire state of Minnesota, but rather the city of Minnetonka, which is a suburb of Minneapolis. According to an article from CNBC, here's the reason for this peculiar law: In Minnetonka, Minnesota, it is considered a public nuisance, and therefore illegal for a truck or other vehicle whose wheels or tires deposit mud, dirt, sticky substances, litter or other material on any street or highway. All violations of the Minnetonka code are subject to fines up to $2,000 but a spokesperson for the city said the city -CNBC So, there you go. Make sure to wash your tires thoroughly before entering the community of Minnetonka, Minnesota. Story Source: Far and Wide Story Source: CNBC
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https://ksoo.com/is-it-illegal-to-drive-with-muddy-tires-in-minnesota/
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Is it curtains for colleges of education?
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NEP 2020 lays emphasis on a four-year integrated B.Ed. programme Against the backdrop of drastic drop in admissions, and implications of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 that lays emphasis on a four-year integrated B.Ed. programme, a number of colleges of education are staring at the eventuality of fading away into oblivion over the next few years. Due to the perceptible inertia in recent years, many colleges in the central region, in fact, have not been able to furnish the names of the principals to the Tamil Nadu Teacher Education University (TNTEU), according to sources. In a letter to the colleges, the TNTEU had, during March, instructed them to provide a status report on the principals who continue to hold the post. The colleges that function with in-charge principals have not been able to comply with the TNTEU instruction since they were not able to get the qualification approval orders from the university in recent years, a functionary of a college management said. The managements of the colleges of education have their fingers crossed as the NEP 2020 envisages doing away with B.Ed. programme and replacing it with four-year B.Sc. B.Ed./ B.A. B.Ed. programmes. As per official records, there are 697 colleges of education across Tamil Nadu. In the Central region, Tiruchi district has as many as 35 colleges of education, followed by 25 in Thanjavur, 21 in Pudukottai, 17 in Nagapattinam district, 10 each in Ariyalur and Perambalur districts, nine in Karur district and six in Thiruvarur district. These colleges can stay afloat only for a few years since the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) intends to initiate the four-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) from the next academic year. Tamil Nadu Teacher Education University (TNTEU) is also an applicant for the NCTE nod to start the course. Since the ITEP course seeks to integrate B.Ed degree with basic BA or BSc degrees, the affiliated colleges see no possibility for remaining relevant after a few years since the idea of NCTE is to phase out the B.Ed. and M.Ed. programmes gradually. Also, admission to the integrated programme will not be a cakewalk since the NCTE has decided to conduct a national-level common entrance test for the ITEP course, which will be offered at multi-disciplinary colleges and universities. The NCTE norms that permit only full-fledged arts and science colleges to offer the ITEP have raised curiosity among academicians about the pattern of affiliation. Since the multi-disciplinary colleges are affiliated to the State universities, the ITEP cannot, technically, remain under affiliation of TNTEU, according to a Vice-Chancellor of a State University.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/is-it-curtains-for-colleges-of-education/article34657624.ece
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Which Are South Dakotas Safest Cities?
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When we think about where we want to live, safety is always at the forefront of the key things we're looking for. In South Dakota, one city is making quite a name for itself when it comes to providing the safest environment to live in. For the fourth straight year, Brandon tops the list of South Dakota's Safest Cities, according to the website Safewise. Get our free mobile app The Mount Rushmore State's 12th largest city (10,244) has a violent crime rate of 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2021 and a property crime rate of 2.6 per 1,000 people, well below the state's average rates of 4.0 and 17.7 in the same two categories. The state's second safest city for the second straight year is Lead. Other holdovers from the 2020 list are Sisseton, which is up one spot at number three; Madison, which stays put in fifth; Tea and Brookings, which are each up one to sixth and seventh; and Hot Springs, which jumps from tenth to eighth. There are three newcomers on the 2021 safest list: Lennox, which enters with an impressive fourth-place showing, as well as Belle Fourche (9th) and Mobridge (10th). SOUTH DAKOTA'S SAFEST CITIES FOR 2021 (SafeWise) Brandon Lead Sisseton Lennox Madison Tea Brookings Hot Springs Belle Fourche Mobridge Three cities fall out of the top ten in 2021: North Sioux City, Beresford, and Summerset. South Dakota's three largest cities: Sioux Falls, Rapid City, and Aberdeen, were 24th, 26th, and 20th respectively. As a state, South Dakota was well below the national property crime rate of 21.1 per 1,000 people, but slightly higher than the national violent crime rate of 3.7 incidents per 1,000 people.
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https://ksoo.com/which-are-south-dakotas-safest-cities/
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Why is Critical Race Theory Being Debated in South Dakota?
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The answer is - it is "an academic concept" that has been around since the early 80s. The core idea is that racism is a social construct, and that it is not merely the product of individual bias or prejudice, but also something embedded in legal systems and policies. -- Stephen Sawchuk from Education Week But that answer doesn't even begin to address the issues; numerous, nuanced, and major, associated with it. According to an analysis from DakotaNewsNow Critical Race Theory (CRT), seeks to teach American history in a way that elevates the role of race and racism, in the nations history, and the impact it still has on the nation today. It is also referred to as project-based civics, or action civics. Because at the present time federal funds may be tied to its implementation in schools. Get our free mobile app Our State Education Secretary Tiffany Sanderson received a letter this month, from an appropriations committee of the South Dakota Legislature asking her not to pursue federal funds "tied to the teaching of CRT", because the legislature itself wants to examine the theory and develop its own policies. Governor Noem is also strongly against CRT becoming part of South Dakota school curriculums and state legislation in Iowa, Idaho, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, has been passed banning it. This complex and controversial issue centered around the teaching of our country's history, and from what perspective, will more than likely continue to be a subject of debate for years to come. Sources: DakotaNewsNow and Education Week
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https://ksoo.com/why-is-critical-race-theory-being-debated-in-south-dakota/
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Would Sioux Falls Eat Chocolate Covered Cicadas?
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Just about every year Cicadas start appearing in South Dakota in July or August. They are those big noisy bugs that we hear every summer in the midwest. But this year is a big year because a wave of cicadas will be descending on parts of the nation by the trillions. Every 17 years all the cicadas that have been tunneling and eating make their way above ground to sprout wings, chow down, and mate. This Big Bunch of Bugs called Brood X was last seen in 2004. And although the Brood X bugs are already appearing out east they won't be coming to South Dakota. Amanda Bachmann with the South Dakota State University Extension Office says no Brood X cicadas live in our state. Good news. Get our free mobile app But the states that are seeing an influx of the critter are doing some creative things with the pest. For example, the Henry Herald says a Maryland company, called Chouquette Chocolates, is selling chocolate-covered cicadas. The cicadas are air-fried before being dipped in either milk chocolate or dark chocolate. People say the cicadas taste like chocolate-covered potato chips. How about this...the folks at Snappy Tomato Pizza posted a video with a jingle singing about a delicious Cicada Pizza. They do point out that the intent of the snappy tune is to just have some fun and create a "buzz". They don't actually put any Cicadas on their pies. Veterinarians are warning pet owners to keep their cats and dogs away from cicadas. Dogs shouldn't eat cicadas because their exoskeleton is extremely hard to digest. Ohio State University Professor Joe Boggs compares eating a cicada to eating a Twinkie with the wrapper on.
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https://ksoo.com/would-sioux-falls-eat-chocolate-covered-cicadas/
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Why Doesnt AT&T TV Offer NFL Sunday Ticket?
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TV Answer Man, theres been something that has bugged me. Ken, Topeka. Ken, for those not familiar with it, AT&T TV is the multi-channel, live streaming service that starts at $69.99 a month. AT&T, which does own the streamer, launched it nationwide in March 2020. Although AT&T originally said AT&T TV was intended to be an alternative to DIRECTV, the streaming service has never offered the NFL Sunday Ticket as a feature. The package of out-of-market NFL games has remained a DIRECTV exclusive. Click Amazon: See Todays Top TV Discounts! AT&T has never provided an explanation, but the reason seems obvious. DIRECTV has lost millions of subscribers over the last few years, and if the Sunday Ticket was available on AT&T TV, it would likely lose many more. Although the Sunday Ticket subscribers might move to another family member (AT&T TV), DIRECTVs average revenue per subscriber is significantly higher than AT&T TVs. So AT&T wants to keep the Sunday Ticket fans subscribing to DIRECTV. AT&T TV is designed to attract cord-cutters who are looking for a cheaper alternative to cable and satellite. AT&Ts contract with the NFL also could prevent the telco from providing the Sunday Ticket on the streaming service, but I suspect thats not the case. In 2018, when AT&T owned the live streamer, DIRECTV Now, it offered the Sunday Ticket on that streaming service in several markets, including the Los Angeles area, Phoenix, Boston, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Hartford and Louisville, Kentucky. (DIRECTV Now later changed its name to AT&T TV Now, and then merged with AT&T TV after the company launched the latter.) The practice was stopped starting with the 2019 season, but it would suggest that AT&T is permitted to provide the Sunday Ticket on a pay TV service besides DIRECTV. In addition, AT&T sells a standalone streaming version of the football package to consumers who meet certain eligibility requirements such as living in select markets, or being unable to get DIRECTV at their residences. Perhaps when AT&T completes its sale of 30 percent of DIRECTV (and AT&T TV) to the private equity firm, TPG, the two companies will decide to change course and offer the Sunday Ticket on AT&T TV as well. The sale, which is expected to close in the second half of this year, will establish DIRECTV, AT&T and U-verse as a separate company from AT&T. Ken, hope that makes sense. Happy viewing, and stay safe! Please buy it using this Amazon.com link. This site receives a small portion of each purchase, which helps us continue to provide these articles. Send it to The TV Answer Man at [email protected] Phillip Swann Share this: Twitter Facebook
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https://tvanswerman.com/2021/05/27/why-doesnt-att-tv-offer-nfl-sunday-ticket/
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What was the 1921 Tulsa race massacre?
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By Makini Brice May 27 (Reuters) - Next week marks the centenary of a white mob's deadly attacks on the African Americans of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Below is background on the events in Tulsa on May 30-31, 1921. BLACK WALL STREET Greenwood, dubbed "Black Wall Street," boasted hotels, law offices, doctors' offices and other businesses owned and operated by Black people at the time of the massacre. Greenwood was founded in 1906 on the north side of Tulsa. By 1920 Greenwood had a population of more than 10,000 Black residents at a time when racial segregation was strict - and the violent white supremacist Ku Klux Klan had a robust membership in Oklahoma. A BLACK MAN IS ACCUSED A white woman, Sarah Page, told police a Black man, Dick Rowland, grabbed her arm as they rode in an elevator in a downtown Tulsa commercial building on May 30, according to the National Endowment for the Humanities. The following day, police arrested Rowland. The Tulsa Tribune reported Rowland had tried to assault Page. That evening, white Tulsans surrounded the courthouse, demanding Rowland be handed over. Black men, including World War One veterans, went to the courthouse to protect Rowland. A white man tried to disarm a Black veteran and a shot rang out, touching off further violence. THE ATTACKS Over the next six hours, carloads of white residents conducted "drive-by" shootings in Greenwood. Whites also looted and burned homes and businesses and dragged Blacks from their beds and beat them, according to historical accounts. Authorities deputized members of the mob, instructing them to shoot Black people. State National Guardsmen arrested Black people. THE TOLL It is estimated as many as 300 people, most of them Black, died. Thousands were left homeless. A total of 35 city blocks were destroyed. THE AFTERMATH No one was ever charged for the violence. Some residents of Greenwood managed to rebuild, even though the city passed zoning laws after the massacre that made that difficult and insurance companies refused to cover the damage. Today, the sidewalk of the main boulevard, Greenwood Avenue, is studded with plaques identifying buildings as: "Destroyed 1921, rebuilt." Wealth, employment and health disparities remain between Blacks, who still live for the most part in north Tulsa, and whites. (Reporting by Makini Brice in Tulsa, Okla. Editing by Donna Bryson and Matthew Lewis)
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9625065/What-1921-Tulsa-race-massacre.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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When is the green list review? When is the date of the next travel update?
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Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking news Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice As England moved into step three of the government roadmap, different countries in each category of the traffic light system were announced on May 17. Brits are already looking for their sunspots abroad with airlines and hotels in very high demand. Each category in the traffic light system divides countries with different quarantine and Covid testing restrictions. The government planned that the rules would be reviewed every three weeks. This means that the next travel review is expected to be held on Monday June 7 - just two weeks before the all important milestone in the roadmap. The precise timings around the travel announcement have not yet been confirmed by the Government, with the briefing likely to be held by Boris Johnson or the Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps. Sign up to the HertsLive newsletter If you're looking for a way to stay up to date with the latest breaking news from around Hertfordshire, the HertsLive newsletter is a good place to start. The twice-daily update will deliver the top news and features straight to your inbox. We choose the most important stories of the day to include in the newsletter, including crime, court news, long reads, traffic and travel, food and drink articles and more. Signing up to the newsletter is simple. All you have to do is to click here and type in your email address. It's one of the many ways that you can read the news that matters to you from HertsLive. If the vaccine rollout continues to be successful and there is no surge in cases or new variants, Boris Johnson has said that June 21 will marke the date where all legal limits on social contact will be removed Although there will still be some requirements, such as wearing a face mask in certain places. Spains tourism minister has said the country was in a good place and he was sure it would make the green list when a review is carried out. For vaccination information in your area enter your postcode below: The country lifted all restrictions from UK travellers on Monday, May 24, meaning visitors no longer need to take a PCR Covid-19 test. However, as it is on the amber list, the Government is still urging holidaymakers not to visit the nation on holiday, and any arrivals in the UK must still observe a period of quarantine. Speaking at PMQs, Boris Johnson said: You should not be going to an amber list country except for in extreme circumstances, such as the serious illness of a family member. You should not go on holiday. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below:
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https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/green-list-review-date-next-5462098
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Where in the UK are dangerous animals being kept as pets?
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The timing couldnt have been more perfect for Netflixs latest true crime documentary series, Tiger King, following private zookeeper and convicted felon Joe Exotic, who kept over 50 species of endangered and exotic animals at the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, including over 200 big cats such as tigers, lions, pumas, and more. For these kinds of dangerous and exotic pets, its not just the usual costs such as vet bills and pet insurance that you need to worry about, you actually need to hold a special licence too. Weve submitted Freedom of Information requests to councils around the UK to find out how many licenses are held to keep wild, dangerous, or exotic animals and which species are being kept. The UKs dangerous animal hotspots While many of the councils around the UK reported that they received no applications to keep these kinds of animals, here are the ones which received the most applications in the last five years.
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https://www.money.co.uk/pet-insurance/exotic-animals
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What kind of country sees Adam Toledo as a thirteen-year-old man and Kyle Rittenhouse as a little boy?
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Theres something insidious about the way the right-wing media is describing Adam Toledo, the thirteen-year-old child who was shot to death by police, as a gangbanger and a thug. Andy Ngo, a journalist affiliated with right-wing groups, shared what he said were friends social media tributes to Toledo who was shot to death by police while reportedly unarmed with his hands up while claiming that Toledos nickname was Lil Homicide in gang circles. Ngo shared these screenshots alongside a video of Toledo being accosted by police. And in a recent segment on his radio show, Sean Hannity described Toledo as a thirteen-year-old man. Comparatively, Fox News programming that aired in 2020 described Kyle Rittenhouse a seventeen-year-old who traveled across state lines with an unlicensed AR-15, shot two people to death and injured another while counter-protesting a rally in support of Jacob Blake as a little boy trying to help his community. Its also worth noting that Andy Ngo created an entire Twitter thread rationalizing Daunte Wrights death because of an alleged warrant and missed court date, but describes Rittenhouse as a teen vigilante. Under the law and according to all common sense, a thirteen-year-old is a child, not a man. A child in the seventh grade cant fight for their country, have a beer, or go to a strip club. They cant legally work, drive, or get a tattoo. They may not have even hit puberty yet. Toledo was a child in crisis who needed support from his community, not a criminal mastermind or a gang leader. He was an at-risk youth who could have been introduced to programs, to therapy, to help. As a society, we are supposed to acknowledge this: He was well below the age of criminal responsibility. Instead, he was robbed of the chance to turn his life around before it even really started. Adam will never get to go to prom, to go to high school, to know the small joys of growing up. He was just a baby who got involved with a bad crowd. And he wasnt afforded the benefit of the doubt. When our media paints Black and Latino men and boys as violent and dangerous when it claims that children of the age of thirteen are full-blown adults when they arent white it affects so much more than just policing. Its why Black people are followed around stores under suspicion of shoplifting at disproportionate rates, why Black people are 115 percent more likely to have their cars searched during traffic stops despite the fact that contraband is more likely to be found in the cars of white drivers, and why Black people are six percent more likely to be arrested for drug use, despite drugs being used by the white population at an equivalent rate. The issue is the cultural perception of people of color as a threat. Theres nothing threatening about our existence. (via REUTERS) The answer, unfortunately, is whiteness. Whiteness offers protection in American society, and the data proves it. Black children are suspended at higher rates than their white peers, 88 percent of NYPD stops in 2018 involved a person of color (despite 70 percent of stops being unfounded or innocent), and Black men convicted of the same crime as their white counterparts receive sentences that are, on average, 19.1 percent longer. It goes as deep as healthcare, where Black mothers are 3 times more likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth compared to white mothers, and racial bias in medicine leads to Black patients being refused care and pain relief they need. When we speak on white privilege, this is what it looks like: being implicitly safer because you arent a person of color. Painting Black and Latino youth kids who have loved ones, goals, passions, and dreams as aggressive, threatening men attempts to rationalize and justify their deaths. And it works both ways: White youth are all too often handed ready-made excuses. Lest we forget, Dylann Roof was described as mentally ill and a product of liberals by a Fox News guest, and police bought him Burger King after his arrest. Rittenhouse was referred to as innocent and demonized. It remains staggeringly unclear why white men whove killed people receive better treatment than Black and Latino men who havent. People of color who perpetuate gun violence are seen as violent thugs, while white men are protecting their communities or simply mentally ill. White youth are more likely to receive mental health services than their Black peers, despite mental illness occurring at similar rates in both populations. With the understanding that racial bias has an influence on arrests and convictions, children of color who have engaged in deviant acts are more likely to have their need for mental care ignored in favor of criminalization. Were still waiting for justice for Emmett Till, justice for Tamir Rice, justice for Trayvon Martin, justice for Adam Toledo. And, inevitably, we will call for justice for whoever is coming next, because nothing is changing. This article was amended on Aril 19 2021. It previously stated that Black mothers have a 43 percent mortality rate in childbirth compared to the national rate of 17 percent. That was incorrect. According to CDC figures, Black, American Indian, and Alaska Native women are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/adam-toledo-sean-hannity-fox-news-kyle-rittenhouse-b1832814.html
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What time is Matt Hancock's coronavirus press conference today and what will he talk about?
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Sign up to FREE email alerts from the Northern Agenda Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Matt Hancock will lead a press briefing on the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic this afternoon. The health secretary was called to the House of Commons this morning to answer questions regarding former aide Dominic Cummings evidence on the governments handling of the pandemic. Boris Johnsons former aide accused Mr Hancock of repeatedly lying, being disastrously incompetent and claimed he should have been fired on multiple occasions during the course of the pandemic. Mr Hancock said the unsubstantiated attacks on him by Mr Cummings are not true. The health secretary will likely be questioned further on the allegations as he faces journalists at today's briefing, set to begin at around 5pm. It has not yet been announced who will appear alongside Mr Hancock at today's press conference. It comes after a total of 3,180 new cases of coronavirus, the highest since April 12, were recorded yesterday. He told MPs today that although the link between cases and hospitalisations and deaths is being "severed" thanks to vaccines, it is too early to say whether the June 21 lifting of restrictions will go ahead. Mr Hancock said this pandemic isnt over yet, adding: Our vaccination programme has reached 73% of the adult population, but that means that more than a quarter still havent been jabbed 43% of adults have had both jabs, but that means that more than half are yet to get the fullest possible protection that two jabs gives." He said around one in 10 people in hospital with Covid-19 in current hotspots have had both vaccines, but the vast majority have not which gives us a high degree of confidence that the vaccine is highly effective. Figures for the seven days to May 22 show that, of the 315 local areas in England, 137 (43%) have seen a rise in Covid rates, 162 (51%) have seen a fall and 16 are unchanged. Bolton in Greater Manchester continues to have the highest rate, with 1,286 new cases in the seven days to May 22 the equivalent of 447.2 cases per 100,000 people. This is up from 321.7 in the seven days to May 15. In England on May 24, there were 98 hospital admissions for Covid-19, slightly above the seven-day average (88) but down 98% from the second-wave peak.
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https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/what-time-matt-hancocks-coronavirus-20689645
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What will it take to open the U.S.-Canadian border?
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The U.S. border with Canada has been closed to all non-essential travel for more than a year now, and it's expected to last at least through June 21. That means another month of frustration for people on both sides, unable to see family or vacation. From the experts we've talked to, the border's reopening is likely tied to COVID-19 vaccination rates. In Canada, just under 58% of the population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, but only 4.5% have been fully vaccinated. Canada secured vaccine deals with European factories, and those factories are struggling with supplies. Canada also lacks the capacity to produce its own vaccine. The border has only closed twice before on 9/11 and during the gridout in 2003. Danielle Reed is one of those people who can't see her family in Canada. She a young child, and her 85-year-old grandma said she has told them she hopes she gets to hug them before she dies. "It's absolutely heartbreaking," Reed said. Reed said it's hard trying to explain this to her 2 1/2-year-old. "She'll say, 'Does Nanna not wanna see me?' I'll say, 'well Nanna does wanna see you, honey,'" Reed said. "I had to explain it to her today that when the government says she can come, she can come." Each border closure extension is followed by disappointment. Dozens of people shared similar frustrations on our Channel 7 Facebook page. A closure affecting family time, accessing one's property, tourism and business, like the auto industry. "I touched base with two CEOs this morning, one in Canada and one in the US, just to get an update," Glenn Stevens, Jr., the VP of automotive and mobility initiatives for the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, said. "Like I said, the goods and services are moving but the ability for people to interact, ya know, it's a hands-on industry. The ability to visit plants, show new technology, ya know, those things are tough." Stevens said he's hopeful that as things progress and vaccines get distributed, the reopening will happen. Rakesh Naidu, the president and CEO of the Windsor Essex Chamber of Commerce, echoed both views. He said the border closure caused a 25% cut in revenue for small businesses in Windsor because of a drop in tourism. "When we have two advanced countries with so much science at our disposal, so much data at our disposal, I wonder why we can't be more aggressively using that science, data and the technology at our disposal to reopen the border," Naidu said. He added that Windsor's mayor and the chamber are advocating for a vaccine sharing plan. That would mean Michigan would share its surplus vaccine with Canada so it doesn't go to waste. "While there is still a shortage of vaccine on the Canadian, the border region here especially, being so close to the Detroit region where these vaccines are potentially wasted, it'll be wonderful if we can salvage that and use it and that will increase the vaccination rate and get more people vaccinated here which helps in reopening the border," Naidu said. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said it's reviewing the concept of a vaccine sharing plan. Naidu, with the Windsor Essex Chamber of Commerce, also said if there's a way to establish who's been fully vaccinated like a vaccine passport, that might be another way to resume non-essential travel.
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https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/michigan/what-will-it-take-to-open-the-u-s-canadian-border
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Did Sreedharan Pillai's secret report nail Kerala BJP leadership for poll fiasco?
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Reeling from its rout in the recent Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party's state leadership is in the dock after a secret report put the onus of the fiasco at its doors. The report, prepared by former BJP state unit president and Mizoram Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai, accuses the leaders of putting forth their personal interests over the party. Despite suffering one of the biggest defeats, Congress has begun implementing corrective measures. Yet, the BJP remains complacent, as per the report submitted to the party's central leadership. He also admitted that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's allegation the party has sold its seats is quite serious. Pinarayi had said that the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the BJP had entered into a secret vote trade in at least 90 constituencies in Kerala. Pinarayi charged the deal was struck at the level of the top leadership. He said the Left Democratic Front (LDF) won despite this conspiracy. The CPM-led LDF won 99 of the 140 seats to win an unprecedented second term in Kerala's highest office. The UDF was restricted to just 41 seats, seven down from its 2016 tally. The BJP, which had won its first and lone seat in the state in 2016, drew a blank. The BJP failed to retain its lone seat, Nemom and lost 4.29 lakh votes and its vote percentage dipped drastically. The Nemom debacle is more a worry for the BJP, as the constituency gave the saffron party its first legislator when O Rajagopal won in 2016. It also failed to romp home in Palakkad and Thrissur, where the party hoped to win, riding on the popularity of E Sreedharan and Suresh Gopi respectively. While the BJP-led National Democratic Front (NDA) had won a 14.96 per cent vote share in the 2016 Assembly polls, it only managed to get 12.36 per cent in 2021. While BJP eeked 2 lakh more votes, its allies suffered drastically. This is also a dip from what the BJP had secured in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections (13 per cent).
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https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2021/05/27/bjp-kerala-leadership-assembly-election-defeat-sreedharan-pillai.amp.html
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Which phones are getting Android 12?
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Google unveiled Android 12 at its I/O keynote on May 18. The operating system features a whole new look, privacy upgrades and better synergy with other Android-run devices. The operating system recently entered its first public beta, meaning you may actually be able to get your hands on the update right now if your device is one of the 11 supported manufacturers. The full version will likely roll out later this summer, with more phones sure to join the list. Here are all the devices set to get the update when the full version rolls out or further down the line. As the company behind Android 12, Googles Pixel line will almost certainly be some of the first phones to get the new operating system. Samsung has yet to officially confirm which of its phones will get the Android 12 update. However, according to a report by SamMobile, One UI 4.0 (based on Android 12) should be available on all phones released in the last three years thanks to a recent policy change. There are four Xiaomi devices that support Android 12 so far. Nokia has not currently announced its Android 12 plans, but any recent devices running Android One can expect to get two major OS updates. Motorola has not currently announced its Android 12 plans. Sony has not currently announced its Android 12 plans. Asus is another manufacturer taking part in the Android 12 beta, albeit only for one device. OnePlus also has two devices on the Android 12 beta. Oppo has one phone that supports the beta so far. The company notes that the Reno series is not supported right now. If youre in China, you can access Android 12 on the Realme GT right now. The company also has plans to make the beta available on the global model very soon. Sharps Aquos sense5G is also eligible for the developer preview. Tecno also has a device in the Android 12 preview. Theres one TCL device eligible for Android 12 right now. Vivos iQOO 7 Legend is also in the programme. The final manufacturer taking part in Googles Android 12 beta programme is ZTE. LG announced it would be leaving the mobile market earlier this year, but that doesnt mean previous phones will be left without important updates. LG Korea (via Android Authority) has already revealed which devices will be getting Android 12 and Android 13. Here are the LG phones that will support Android 12: The Wing, Velvet and Velvet LTE will also be getting Android 13 when the later update is released. HTC has not currently announced its Android 12 plans. Honor has not currently announced its Android 12 plans. Weve reached out to each of the companies on this list to check if weve missed any older handsets set to get an upgrade to Android 12. Well update this list as and when new information becomes available so make sure to bookmark this page for future updates about which phones will be upgraded to the latest version of Android. If you have a specific phone you want us to check you can also contact us at [email protected].
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https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/which-phones-are-getting-android-12-4140170
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Can I have a Covid vaccine with a cold?
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Nick Ferrari challenges Coffey after covid guidance change top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up to receive our rundown of the day'sdirect to your inbox When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. The roll out of the vaccination scheme in the UK has been heralded by Health Secretary Matt Hancock as our way out of this pandemic. The government is calling around one million people aged 30 and 31 in England to come forward to receive their jab, and you could be among them. Even those over the age of 31 are still eligible for the vaccine and are strongly encouraged to take up the offer. National Medical Director for Primary Care Dr Nikki Kanani said: The offer doesn't go away so if you are eligible and haven't booked, please do come forward and do so. NHS England will be sending all of those now eligible for the vaccine a text message over the next few days encouraging them to take up the invitation as part of the next stage in its vaccination scheme. The guidance around whether you should take up the jab if you are unwell is a little hazy. Advice is based on what and how serious your symptoms are. The main concern around having a cold is that the symptoms could indicate you may have the virus. The effectiveness of the vaccine will not be impacted if you are unwell at the time you receive the vaccine. You can get jabbed depending on your symptoms READ MORE Statins side effects: Flu-like symptoms and fatigue This essentially means that if you are experiencing the common symptoms associated with the virus - a high temperature, a persistent cough or a loss of smell or taste then you should not attend your Covid vaccine appointment. You should try to reschedule your appointment as soon as your symptoms pass. Current government advice also states you should get a free Covid test if you experience any common symptoms of the virus. Advice varies slightly between Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales. In Scotland, the advice states: "If youre unwell on the day of your appointment, you should still go for your vaccination if its a minor illness without fever. Trending
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https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1442027/Can-I-have-a-Covid-vaccine-with-a-cold-evg
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Has the SQA "lost the confidence of the Scottish Parliament"?
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THE SQA has lost the confidence of the Scottish Parliament, according to Scottish Greens education spokesperson Ross Greer MSP. Speaking in Parliament, Mr Greer highlighted ongoing concerns around this years assessments and questioned whether the exam body had the capacity to deal with the volume of appeals. This came during a series of urgent questions in response on the SQA having once again missed its deadline for publishing details of how this years appeals process will work. Ross Greer MSP said: Its extremely disappointing that young people and their teachers will have to wait at least another week before they know how this years appeals system will work. Thousands of pupils are more than half way through their timetable of pseudo-exams, without any idea of the evidence required to lodge an appeal. There will now be very little time left to produce this evidence before the end of term. I am seriously concerned about the SQAs ability to handle a significant volume of appeals and the effect this could have on university and college admissions. It was clear by spring that the SQA had lost the confidence of Parliament and the public, so its time for decisive action from the new Education Secretary. The SQA made us aware that the decision to cancel exams this year was one taken by the Deputy First Minister, not the SQA. The Cabinet Secretary for Education announced in Parliament yesterday that she would be making a statement on appeals next week, in response to the Scottish Greens accusations. An SQA spokesman said: The outcomes of the appeals consultation are currently being finalised, following the public consultation. We aim to announce details of the appeals process imminently. Learners should be reassured that a comprehensive appeals process will be in place in good time. The current focus should be on maximising teaching and learning and the gathering of evidence to support the development of provisional grades. We want to reassure students that everyone in Scottish education is working hard on their behalf to ensure that this years alternative certification model allows learners to achieve fair and credible grades.
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https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2021/05/27/has-the-sqa-lost-the-confidence-of-parliament-education-news-scotland/
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Why people take forever in the ATM cabin?
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You have to do a chore and need to stop at the ATM on the way for cash. Or you could be late for work and find out your wallet is empty. Go to the nearest ATM of course and carry out that quick transaction! But for some reason, the person inside is taking a lot of time. You wonder how long it must take to withdraw cash. But some people take double or triple that amount of time, sometimes even more. It has been observed and vocally conveyed by many that using the ATM is not as trouble-free as it sounds. Daily Times spoke to a few and got their comments on the ATM time troubles. Alizah Majid, a business graduate from a Lahore university, knows the exact amount of money that is left in her account and keeps the last receipt with her for record. For others, who have a weak memory and lose their receipt slips, they tend to check their balance first and then decide how much to withdraw. This process usually takes a few minutes. That really happens. Alizeh Saif, had a different experience. Once she had to wait for 10 minutes outside a DHA Phase 5 market ATM cabin when an old man was inside the cabin. She thinks the person inside the cabin before you must want more money than the bank allows in one transaction or there could be a limit to this card. Therefore, they could be taking time to make multiple withdrawals that naturally requires more time. For Aliha Asgar and Fatima Tahir, two modern and independent working women with diverse responsibilities, the ATM is now a much broader medium for transactions. They think technology is growing at an immense speed. Gone are the days when ATMs were used primarily just to withdraw money from bank accounts. Today ATMs are widely used to pay bills and transfer or receive funds, thus requiring more time inside the cabin. Both of them admitted to paying all dues online due to lack of time. On the contrary, some of us have only one valuable card that we use for all transactions. For Nayab Sajjad however, a young entrepreneur, holding multiple cards is a must for different purposes. Therefore, she thinks the reason you could be waiting for a long time is when these multiple cards are being used by others as well. Saba Naseer, another aspiring entrepreneur, quoted with Daily Times her experience, saying that people are just generally unfamiliar with how ATMS work. Many, especially people from the old age bracket are not technology pro and just dont know how to operate the machines well. As a result, it takes them time to leave the cabin. Lastly, sometimes people take time to count the bundles of money they have withdrawn. Umay Ayub recalled her experience of observing someone who counted his lump sum amount two to three times.
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https://dailytimes.com.pk/762442/why-people-take-forever-in-the-atm-cabin/
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What Are Urban Meyers Odds To Win Coach of the Year in His Debut Season in 2021?
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Via odds released by Covers, we take a look at what Urban Meyer's chances are to win the prestigious Coach of the Year award in his debut season. There are a myriad of lessons and adjustments all rookie NFL head coaches must make. For those who find success, it can take them a few years to hit their stride. For many, success never comes. But for a select few throughout NFL history, the first year as an NFL head coach has presented a chance to completely overhaul a franchise over the course of one offseason and four-month regular season. A chance to have their names chiseled in stone in NFL history as first-year coaches who earned the prestigious Coach of the Year Award. Now, the Jacksonville Jaguars will find out if new head coach Urban Meyer is closer to joining the ranks of historic first-year head coaches or closer to joining the countless waves of first-year flameouts. According to Covers, Meyer has 35/1 (+3500) odds to win Coach of the Year in 2021. According to Covers, this carries an implied probability of 2.78% and makes him the 24th-likeliest winner. Meyer isn't closer to the bottom of the list due entirely to his title as a rookie head coach. First-year head coaches Brandon Staley of the Los Angeles Chargers (16/1), Robert Saleh of the New York Jets (18/1), and Arthur Smith of the Atlanta Falcons (25/1) all have odds within the top-14, with Staley placing as the fifth-likeliest winner and Saleh as the ninth-likeliest. With this in Mind, Covers does have Meyer with better odds than Dan Campbell of the Detroit Lions (50/1), Nick Sirianni of the Philadelphia Eagles (50/1), and David Culley of the Houston Texans (66/1), according to Covers. It isn't surprising to see Meyer closer to the lower half of the odds considering the Jaguars are fresh off a 1-15 season. The Jaguars have one winning season in the past decade, so they likely won't get much respect from oddsmakers until they actually prove they can win games on the field and not just on paper. Plus, Meyer is facing a different transition than some of his rookie head coach counterparts. Staley, Smith, and Saleh were three of the best coordinators in the NFL in 2020, while this year will be Meyer's first year coaching in the NFL in any capacity. Meyer is one of the best college football coaches of all tie, but he is facing an even bigger adjustment than some of the other rookie head coaches. Winning. Youre in a league that is designed to be .500. Youre talking about Coach [Bill] Belichick, one of my great friends, a person Ive always admired. Hes the best of all time and youre talking about a .686 winning percentage," Meyer said at his introductory press conference in January. "Youre talking about the league is built to be .500 and thatsIve coached at Utah where we were picked to lose most of our games, Ive coached at Bowling Green where we were picked to lose most of our games, and then Florida and Ohio State, youre picked to win most of the games. So thats the biggest challenge, is looking across the field and saying theyve got what youve got, or sometimes theyve got more than youve got. With this in mind, there are a few things working in Meyer's favor. For one, it isn't exactly rare for a rookie head coach to win the award. Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski won it last season, while other first-year winners include Matt Nagy (2018), Sean McVay (2017), Bruce Arians (2012), Jim Harbaugh (2011), Mike Smith (2008), and Sean Payton (2006). It has been done before, especially in recent years. Meyer will also have the No. 1 overall pick at quarterback in Trevor Lawrence, along with a weakened AFC South. Lawrence is considered by many to be the best quarterback prospect since Andrew Luck and he clearly gives the Jaguars an upgrade at the sport's most important position. "No, I mean, theyall of the staff, management and everyone here brought me here to win and thats the main goal. So, Im keeping the same mindset and obviously, theres different challenges as you move on to the next level, things change a little bit, youve got to adapt," Lawrence said on May 15. "But neverthat mindset never changes, youre always expecting to win and you prepare to win. So, I think thats why they brought me here. They didnt bring me here to expect to lose. I know weve got a lot of guys here that are ready to win and want to win. So, were on the right track for sure. For more on Covers' NFL odds and matchups, click here.
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https://www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/news/what-are-urban-meyers-odds-to-win-coach-of-the-year-in-his-debut-season-in-2021
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Can Tanryar'n evlilikleri ilk ei ve olunun annesi kimdir?
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Televizyoncu Can Tanryar uzun yllar sonra sosyetik gzel Tamar ner ile evlendi. 60 yanda olan Can Tanryar kendisinden 20 ya kk 40 yandaki sosyetik gzel Tamar ner ile nikah masasna oturdu. Abone ol Baarl televizyoncu uzun sren ak orucunu sosyetik gzel Tamar ner ile bozmutu. arkc Petek Dinz ile olan evliliini olayl bir ekilde bitiren Can Tanryar yeniden nikah masasna oturdu ve imzay att. 40 yandaki Tamar ner ile evlenen 60 yanda Can Tanryar'n hayat ise merak konusu oldu. Can Tanryar, mutluluunu Ak, huzuru, heyecan Tamarda buldum szleriyle dile getirdi. Tamar Oner de Tantmz gn birbirimize k olduk. 26 gn sonra evlenme teklif etti. ok mutluyum dedii sosyetik gzel Tamar Onar ile planlanan tarihten ok sonra evlendi. Pandemi nedeniyle srekli ertelenen dn getiimiz akam gerekleti. Yaklak 10 aydr nianl olan Tamar Oner ile Can Tanryar ifti, coronavirs tedbirleri dolaysyla srekli erteledikleri nikahlarn kendi evlerinin bahesinde, aile bireylerinin katld sade bir trenle gerekletirdiler. Can Tanryar ile Tamar Onerin nikahnda, Can Tanryarn ahitlii i insan Sadettin Saran ile i insan Engin Yeil yaparken, Tamar Onerin nikah ahidi ise i insan Ali Koak oldu. Can Tanryar kimdir: 1960 ylnda stanbul'da dnyaya gelen Can Tanryar, 15 yanda i hayatna atlm ve babasna ait olan saunada almaya balamtr. niversite eitimini Marmara niversitesi letme Fakltesi'nde tamamlayan Can Tanryar, Milli Hentbol Takm'nda da forma giymitir. Milliyet Gazetesi'nde muhabirlikle gazeticilie balayan Can Tanryar, askerlik grevini tamamladktan sonra Fenerbahe muhabiri olarak grev almaya balad. Sabah, Gne, Tan gazetelerinde yllarca spor biriminde alt. Spor yazar iken futbol ile magazini birletirme kararyla yapmclk dnyasna adm atarak Televolenin yapmcs oldu. Ayrca Uzunca bir sre Uanku adl programn yapt. Can Tanryar'n 1988 ylnda evlendii ilk ei afak Demirciolu'ndan Oulcan (d.1988) ve Anlcan (d.1990) adnda iki olu vardr Bu gne kadar otuza yakn beste yapt. Can Tanryarn 1988 ylnda evlendii ilk ei afak Demirciolundan Oulcan (d.1988) ve Anlcan (d.1990) adnda iki olu vardr. Can Tanryar, 11 ocak 2008 tarihinde Beyaz Show canl yaynnda arkc Petek Dinz ile evlendi. kili 10 Mart 2010 tarihinde boandlar.
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https://www.internethaber.com/can-tanriyarin-evlilikleri-ilk-esi-ve-oglunun-annesi-kimdir-2186589h.htm
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Where has Facebook Dark Mode gone and how to get it back?
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Facebook dark mode appears to have gone for some users (Picture: Getty) Facebook users were left confused and outraged after the social media giant temporarily removed the dark mode feature for some users after an update. After a security update, the feature disappeared without warning, leaving users to grapple with the blinding whiteness of Facebooks normal mode. The change seems to have come after an update, 320.0.0.36.122, as well as for the 319 version, on both iPhones and Android phones. Its not the first time this bug has cropped up at the start of May, Android users found a similar problem, before it was fixed without comment from Facebook. And for some users, the issue seems to be self-correcting, suggesting that Facebook are working behind the scenes to fix the problem its reportedly fixed the issue on Android phones. How to fix dark mode on iPhones Uninstalling and reinstalling the app seems to work on iPhone (Getty) If youre using an Apple phone, then a quick fix appears available by uninstalling and reinstalling the app. If that doesnt work, some users have found success by going into Facebook app settings, and turning on Upload HD video and Upload HD photos. It appears that, by toggling the settings in iOS, the app is forced to reset its cache and dark mode is then reenabled, but its not clear why this works. How to enable Facebook dark mode Dark mode is simple to find on Facebook (Getty) If you werent using dark mode in the first place, but wanted to its simple to turn on. To turn on dark mode on the mobile app, you just need to tap the menu icon at the top right hand corner of the app, on Android, or the lines at the bottom right hand corner, for iPhones, and press Settings and Privacy. Youll then be given the option to switch to Dark Mode, with three settings on, off and system settings. The latter option will stick to whatever theme youve chosen for your phone operating system. MORE : Best new mobile games on iOS and Android May 2021 round-up MORE : Mark Zuckerberg named his goat Bitcoin, amid speculation Facebook CEO owns cryptocurrency
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https://metro.co.uk/2021/05/27/where-has-facebook-dark-mode-gone-and-how-to-get-it-back-14656689/
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When does The Masked Dancer air on ITV and how many episodes are there?
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FIND OUT WHAT'S ON NEAR YOU WITH OUR NEWSLETTER Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Fans of ITV's The Masked Singer are in for a treat, as a spin-off show, The Masked Dancer, will be gracing our screens soon. Celebrities will once again be covered head-to-toe in crazy costumes and barmy face masks, but instead of trying to figure out who they are from their singing, youll have to ponder their identity from their dancing. Those taking part will be performing a range of routines including ballroom, ballet, salsa and swing. The costumes the celebrities will be hiding behind are: Zip, Carwash, Beagle, Squirrel, Scarecrow, Frog, Beetroot, Viper, Rubber Chicken, Flamingo, Knickerbocker Glory and Llama. The Masked Dancer begins on ITV on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 7pm, and will end on Saturday, June 5. The show will also air on ITV Hub and BritBox after it has been on TV. Clues will be provided throughout the shows as to who is behind each of the 12 costumes, but the alter egos of each celebrity will be trying to conceal their identities for as long as possible. Only when they are eliminated will we find out who they are. The show is a spin-off to The Masked Singer, but for that competition, celebrities were judged on their singing ability rather than how well they could dance. There will be seven episodes of The Masked Dancer. These will run each consecutive night from Saturday, apart from Wednesday, owing to a football match. Its first showing will air at 7pm, but after that, for weekdays and Sunday it will be on our screens at 7.30pm. On hand to help crack the famous face behind each mask will be the celebrity panel made up of dancer Oti Mabusse, chat show host Jonathan Ross, comedian Mo Gilligan and presenter Davina McCall. Three guest panellists will also join the line-up over the course of the week, and they are: comedians John Bishop and David Walliams, and presenter Holly Willoughby. Some of the extravagant costumes for the show have already been seen in ITVs new trailer. In the 30-second teaser, Davina McCall can be heard saying Youre going to love this, while her co-judge Mo Gilligan describes the format as madder than mad. Host Joel Dommett also goes on to say the show is like something youve never seen before. Reaction from viewers on social media has been largely positive. Some have lauded the shows costumes, while others say the guessing is going to be difficult.
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https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/masked-dancer-air-itv-how-5461388
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Do I qualify for the child tax credit?
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A money expert breaks down what you need to know about the child tax credit including who will get the money and what it should be used for. Money expert Ja'Net Adams breaks it all down. Adams said this is nothing new, but it is being expanded just for 2021 thanks to the latest stimulus relief bill. If you're a parent to a child 0-17, you will get money. If your child is six years or younger, you're tax credit will be $3,600 and if your child is older than six years, you'll receive $3,000. The payments start in July and end in December. Qualifications are based on your income. $75,000 and under for a single person $150,000 or less if you're married filing jointly $112,000 head of household If your income is above those numbers, the credit will be reduced until phased out. The IRS would like you to have your 2020 taxes done, but can go off your 2019 taxes if needed. Adams said this help is specifically for children and should be treated as such. Each month that parents receive $250 or $300 that money should be used to help the child. She suggested for those struggling that this money could help put more food on the table or buying clothes for next school year.
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https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/child-tax-credit-qualify-parents-payments-money-expert-debt-sucks-summer/83-4e0b7b2c-6469-47e3-9f03-412b9df6203b
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Could holograms increase solar energy yield by up to 5 percent?
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The energy available from sunlight is 10,000 times more than what is needed to supply the worlds energy demands. Sunlight has two main properties that are useful in the design of renewable energy systems. The first is the amount power falling on a fixed area, like the ground or a persons roof. This quantity varies with the time of day and the season. The second property is the colors or spectrum of the sunlight. One way to capture solar energy is to use solar cells that directly turn sunlight into electricity. In a solar module like those that people place on their roof, many cells are assembled on a rigid panel, connected to one another, sealed, and covered with protective glass. The solar cell works best when certain colors of sunlight fall on it, and when the whole area is covered by photocells. However, some panel area is needed to connect the cells, and the solar cell shape may not allow all of the remaining panel area to collect sunlight. These effects make the solar panel less efficient than it could be. Capturing as much of the sunlight on a solar panel as possible is critical to efficiently harnessing solar energy. Researchers at the University of Arizona recently developed an innovative technique to capture the unused solar energy that illuminates a solar panel. As reported in the Journal of Photonics for Energy (JPE), they created special holograms that can be easily inserted into the solar panel package. Each hologram separates the colors of sunlight and directs them to the solar cells within the solar panel. This method can increase the amount of solar energy converted by the solar panel over the course of a year by about five percent. This will reduce both the cost and the number of solar panels needed to power a home, a city, or a country. The research was supported by the QESST Engineering Research Center, which is sponsored by the US National Science Foundation and US Department of Energy to address the challenge of transforming electricity generation to sustainably meet growing demands for energy. Low cost, sustainable design Designed by PhD student Jianbo Zhao, under the supervision of Raymond K. Kostuk, professor of electrical and computer engineering and optical sciences, and in collaboration with fellow PhD student Benjamin Chrysler, the holographic light collector combines a low-cost holographic optical element with a diffuser. The optical element is situated symmetrically at the center of the photovoltaic module to obtain the maximum effective light collection. The team computed the annual energy yield improvement for Tucson, Arizona, and presented a reproducible method for evaluating the power collection efficiency of the holographic light collector as a function of the sun angles at different times of day, in different seasons, and at different geographical locations. According to JPE Editor-in-Chief Sean Shaheen at University of Colorado Boulder, the collector and associated method are especially noteworthy because they are low-cost and scalable as well as impactful: The enhancement of approximately five percent in annual yield of solar energy enabled by this technique could have large impact when scaled to even a small fraction of the 100s of gigawatts of photovoltaics being installed globally. Professor Kostuks team has demonstrated their holographic approach with a low-cost material based on gelatin, which is readily manufactured in large quantity. And while gelatin is normally derived from animal collagen, progress in lab-derived versions has made it likely that synthetic alternatives could be used at scale. Zhao and his co-authors are encouraged by the results of their research and look forward to future work to further optimize the energy yield of holographic light collectors through experimental evaluation of materials. Original Article: Holograms increase solar energy yield More from: University of Arizona
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https://innovationtoronto.com/2021/05/could-holograms-increase-solar-energy-yield-by-up-to-5-percent/
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Why have bankruptcies fallen during the pandemic?
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Government assistance programs, and relaxed insolvency procedures, have helped keep businesses afloat during the pandemic. The number of bankruptcies fell in 2020 in many countries. At first glance, this is a strange occurrence as 2020 was the year of the COVID-19 outbreak that caused lockdowns, a sharp decline in business activity, and negative economic growth. We would have expected more businesses to fail, not fewer. In Japan, corporate bankruptcies (larger firms) fell to their lowest level in 30 years in 2020. In Singapore, personal bankruptcy orders and corporate insolvencies each fell by more than 40% from a year earlier. Business bankruptcy filings were down 30% in India and bankruptcies declined 30% in Malaysia. Businesses entering bankruptcy in Australia dropped 42% year-on-year. Bankruptcies of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) fell by 29% in the Republic of Korea. Data was not available for other countries. The trend is similar outside of Asia. Business bankruptcy filings fell 5% in the United States and corporate insolvencies in Germany declined 15% in 2020, their lowest level in 20 years. Bankruptcies and bankruptcy proposals in Canada decreased by 24% in the first three quarters compared to the same period in 2019. These results seem even more striking given the dire survey evidence gathered from enterprises in the first months of the pandemic. Enterprises were asked whether they would run out of cash in 1, 3, or 6 months and be forced to close. For example, in February last year, 64% of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) surveyed in the Peoples Republic of China said they could not survive more than 3 months due to cash flow shortage. In the Republic of Korea, 70% of SMEs feared being out of business in 6 months. A multi-country survey in March and April last year found that 50% of Asian SMEs had, at the time, less than 1 month of cash reserves. ADB surveys in April and May indicated that 75% of MSMEs in Thailand had run out of cash or would do so in a month. The figure for Indonesia was 85%. In these early months, most of us assumed that the pandemic would be contained in 3 or, at most, 6 months. But it was not contained in most countries and we were left to wonder what happened to the many enterprises that said they would run out of finance and fail. We need to keep in mind that an enterprise may fail or close permanently without being involved in an insolvency or bankruptcy procedure. And this is more likely to be the case for MSMEs than large firms. Nonetheless, bankruptcy filings remain a good indicator of stress felt by business and we might have expected business failures to rise in 2020. In comparison, filings in the United States rose 56% in 2008 from a year earlier due to the global financial crisis. The explanation for fewer bankruptcies may be twofold. The surprising aspect of the first months of the pandemic was how quickly and unreservedly governments agreed and implemented stimulus measures, particularly fiscal measures. Much of the latter were not typical Keynesian spending efforts (e.g., build more roads) but were directed at assisting enterprises specifically SMEs in many cases to address the liquidity shortfalls they were facing or were expected to face. The measures, often encouraging and supporting the efforts of financial institutions, extended repayment obligations and offered additional credit, often through credit guarantees in countries that had them in place before the pandemic. Other measures included wage subsidies and tax deferments. In a recent report, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development noted that policy makers acted with unprecedented speed in providing enterprise support and that March and April 2020 will probably enter in history books as the period when the highest number of SME policy initiatives were launched. These measures may be a major reason for the decline in bankruptcies. The second, related, part of the explanation concerns the procedures for initiating bankruptcy and insolvency. These procedures were relaxed in many countries to give businesses more breathing space and a chance to recover from constrained finances. For example, in Singapore, a debtor normally has 21 days to pay a debt, but this was extended to 6 months under a COVID-19 economic stimulus law. Furthermore, the threshold above which a creditor could move against a delinquent debtor was raised from S$15,000 to S$60,000. Similar adjustments were made in India. The threshold for initiating insolvency was raised from INR 100,000 to INR 10 million, mostly to help MSMEs. This occurred at the start of the pandemic but may be a permanent change. The Solvency and Bankruptcy Code was suspended for 1 year starting in March last year. This is all good news, but it is also worrying. It is good news because if enterprises, and specifically SMEs, are able to stay in business and ride out the pandemic, they can more readily scale back up to pre-pandemic levels once the vaccines are rolled out and demand increases. Recovery will be quicker if existing business can be revived than for new businesses to be formed to replace ones that failed. The scaring effects on the business sector from permanent closures may be avoided. However, it is worrying because support measures may have merely kept alive businesses artificially and these businesses may fail once the measures are rolled back, and credit needs to be repaid. It is also likely that businesses that would normally have failed (without a pandemic) were also kept alive. In normal times, there is a natural process of creative destruction in which weak businesses fail, successful ones expand, and new businesses are created. That process may have been inhibited by the support measures. The above analysis offers both an urgent policy prescription and a not-so-pleasant prediction. If enterprises have avoided bankruptcy due to support measures, those measures need to continue until economic recovery takes hold. The prediction is that many bankruptcies have not been avoided but merely postponed. They may occur in the coming quarters. Let us hope that efforts on the policy prescription reduces the magnitude of the failure prediction. The writer is senior economist at ADB
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https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/840475-why-have-bankruptcies-fallen-during-the-pandemic
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Has Dominic Cummings been converted over Brexit?
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Opinion Published: 12:26 PM May 27, 2021 Updated: 12:28 PM May 27, 2021 Dominic Cummings didn't sound so pro-Brexit when he faced a committee of MPs to discuss the coronavirus pandemic Listening to Dominic Cummings at the select committee, I loved to see how the truth shifts and bends as the questions are asked. By the end of the meeting, black was white, white was black. Everyone was to blame but in particular Boris and Matt and hes even beginning to sound like remaining in the EU wasnt such a bad idea after all. Tony Howarth, London, SW3 Who would have thought it! Dominic Cummings doesn't rate Boris Johnson very highly (a bit flipping late!) and thinks the government are inept. Odd to find myself agreeing with some of Cummings assessments. It makes sense for Johnson to let his opponents score points against him at times that do not matter. This was a tactic, revealed by Robert Greene in his book The 33 Strategies of War, that Franklin D Roosevelt used to help him win a series of presidential elections. Roger Hinds, Surrey Have your say by emailing [email protected]. Our deadline for letters is Tuesday at 9am for inclusion in Thursdays edition. Please be concise - letters over five paragraphs long may be edited before printing.
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https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news/westminster-news/letter-dominic-cummings-brexit-8009090
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Whats behind Indias acute shortage of life-saving medical devices?
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The government may restructure the PLI scheme to focus on manufacturers of medical equipment needed for the fight and containment of Covid-19, the official said. A top-level meeting was held early this month to review all current schemes available to the bio-medical goods and phama sectors, an official of the DV Sadananda Gowda-headed chemical and fertilizers ministry said, requesting not to be quoted. Firms have also demanded hiking the 5% incentive of the PLI scheme in the medical devices sector to 10%, which is the incentive rate for the auto sector, for instance. This will automatically give policy primacy to the medical industry, said a spokesperson of Unisur Lifecare Private Limited, also affiliated to the Association of Indian Medical Device Industry. The changes in specifications require new production lines to be established, which could take up to a year, even as India battles a shortage of medical equipment, Sen said. Prior to the border dispute with China, supplies were not a problem. Firms are still scrambling for alternative suppliers, whose specifications may not be the same as old suppliers, experts say. Switching the year base to 2021 will mean the industry doesnt lose a precious year of financial incentives, because currently, it is focusing on transitioning to new supply sources, rather than ramping up manufacturing. The PLI scheme captures (sales) milestone over a base year of production. If you change the base year to 2021 from the existing 2020, then you can tackle a lot of these sourcing issues, said economist Pronab Sen. Changing the base year to 2021 from 2020 would base the scheme in the year when supply disruptions have been most acute. So, there is a fair amount of legitimacy to the demand to change the base year, but so far, the government hasnt taken any decision, Sen added. Heres why. The base year is not simply a cut-off date. It has far-reaching consequences for the performance of the PLI scheme, especially in the electronics and medical devices sector. The PLI scheme offers eligible manufacturing companies and sectors a 4-6% incentive on incremental sales over the base year of 2019-20 for a five-year period. When a firm achieves a given sales target, it qualifies for the incentive. Since the electronics industry, which supplies to medical-equipment manufacturers, began shifting supply lines away from China in 2020, the base year of 2019-20 designed into the PLI scheme for medical goods has proven to be of no help, analysts say. Two, the government also launched a scheme to finance promotion of medical device parks for bulk production with common infrastructure facilities in four designated medical device parks. The programme is worth 400 crore. The scheme for promotion of medical device parks also covers cancer-care devices, imaging devices, cardio-respiratory gear, cochlear implants and pacemakers. One is the performance-linked incentive (PLI) scheme to boost domestic manufacturing of medical devices worth 3,420 crore over the next five fiscals. The government has a clutch of schemes running to boost domestic manufacturing medical devices. Two of these were approved by the Cabinet on March 21, 2020. Indian manufacturers, who imported nearly 43,000 crore worth of medical equipment in 2018-19, havent been able to take enough advantage of key policies intended to boost domestic production due to a painful transition to alternative suppliers forced by Indias conflict with China, a large supplier of raw materials for India. The Indian medical devices sector, which has the highest potential within the health care market, was valued at 50,026 crore for 2018-19, according to latest official figures available. It is expected to reach to 86,840 crore by 2021-22. India depends on imports of up 85% to meet its total domestic demand for medical devices. During the second wave, in which there was a markedly higher demand for oxygen compared to the first wave, we simply could not cope with the demand, said Shanta Kumar, the managing director of Southern Electronics (Bangalore) Pvt Ltd. Kumars company primarily makes oxygen concentrators and is affiliated to the Association of Indian Medical Device Industry, a lobby group. According to Kumar, the medical devices industry has apprised the government of critical issues faced by the industry, such as the issue of sourcing. The second Covid wave, which has now shown signs of ebbing, brought Indias public health system to its knees. Shortages of life-saving equipment, from ventilators to oxygen concentrators, was at the heart of the crisis. Policies to incentivise domestic manufacturing of medical gear need a relook if the country is to stave off a similar situation in future, experts said. The industry is still caught in that transition, manufacturers said. Challenging problems of sourcing of raw materials in the electronics sector have rippled on to the medical-devices industry, experts point out. Most modern medical devices, on the inside, have high-end electronic components. The biomedical and electronics industries were trying to shift supply lines away from China when the pandemic hit, following Indias border conflagration with the neighbour in 2020. When the coronavirus pandemic first hit India in 2020, the import-dependent medical devices industry a cornerstone of the countrys health sector was already in a churn, scrambling to establish new sources of raw materials and supply lines. This uncertainty would only prove catastrophic when a deadlier second wave suddenly took hold this summer. When the coronavirus pandemic first hit India in 2020, the import-dependent medical devices industry a cornerstone of the countrys health sector was already in a churn, scrambling to establish new sources of raw materials and supply lines. This uncertainty would only prove catastrophic when a deadlier second wave suddenly took hold this summer. Most modern medical devices, on the inside, have high-end electronic components. The biomedical and electronics industries were trying to shift supply lines away from China when the pandemic hit, following Indias border conflagration with the neighbour in 2020. The industry is still caught in that transition, manufacturers said. Challenging problems of sourcing of raw materials in the electronics sector have rippled on to the medical-devices industry, experts point out. The crisis The second Covid wave, which has now shown signs of ebbing, brought Indias public health system to its knees. Shortages of life-saving equipment, from ventilators to oxygen concentrators, was at the heart of the crisis. Policies to incentivise domestic manufacturing of medical gear need a relook if the country is to stave off a similar situation in future, experts said. During the second wave, in which there was a markedly higher demand for oxygen compared to the first wave, we simply could not cope with the demand, said Shanta Kumar, the managing director of Southern Electronics (Bangalore) Pvt Ltd. Kumars company primarily makes oxygen concentrators and is affiliated to the Association of Indian Medical Device Industry, a lobby group. According to Kumar, the medical devices industry has apprised the government of critical issues faced by the industry, such as the issue of sourcing. The Indian medical devices sector, which has the highest potential within the health care market, was valued at 50,026 crore for 2018-19, according to latest official figures available. It is expected to reach to 86,840 crore by 2021-22. India depends on imports of up 85% to meet its total domestic demand for medical devices. Also Read | India runs the risk of losing its pharma edge Indian manufacturers, who imported nearly 43,000 crore worth of medical equipment in 2018-19, havent been able to take enough advantage of key policies intended to boost domestic production due to a painful transition to alternative suppliers forced by Indias conflict with China, a large supplier of raw materials for India. The governments push and its limits The government has a clutch of schemes running to boost domestic manufacturing medical devices. Two of these were approved by the Cabinet on March 21, 2020. One is the performance-linked incentive (PLI) scheme to boost domestic manufacturing of medical devices worth 3,420 crore over the next five fiscals. Two, the government also launched a scheme to finance promotion of medical device parks for bulk production with common infrastructure facilities in four designated medical device parks. The programme is worth 400 crore. The scheme for promotion of medical device parks also covers cancer-care devices, imaging devices, cardio-respiratory gear, cochlear implants and pacemakers. The PLI scheme offers eligible manufacturing companies and sectors a 4-6% incentive on incremental sales over the base year of 2019-20 for a five-year period. When a firm achieves a given sales target, it qualifies for the incentive. Since the electronics industry, which supplies to medical-equipment manufacturers, began shifting supply lines away from China in 2020, the base year of 2019-20 designed into the PLI scheme for medical goods has proven to be of no help, analysts say. Heres why. The base year is not simply a cut-off date. It has far-reaching consequences for the performance of the PLI scheme, especially in the electronics and medical devices sector. Also Read | Local trials for Covid shots scrapped to fast-track imports The PLI scheme captures (sales) milestone over a base year of production. If you change the base year to 2021 from the existing 2020, then you can tackle a lot of these sourcing issues, said economist Pronab Sen. Changing the base year to 2021 from 2020 would base the scheme in the year when supply disruptions have been most acute. So, there is a fair amount of legitimacy to the demand to change the base year, but so far, the government hasnt taken any decision, Sen added. Switching the year base to 2021 will mean the industry doesnt lose a precious year of financial incentives, because currently, it is focusing on transitioning to new supply sources, rather than ramping up manufacturing. Prior to the border dispute with China, supplies were not a problem. Firms are still scrambling for alternative suppliers, whose specifications may not be the same as old suppliers, experts say. The changes in specifications require new production lines to be established, which could take up to a year, even as India battles a shortage of medical equipment, Sen said. A way forward on PLI scheme Firms have also demanded hiking the 5% incentive of the PLI scheme in the medical devices sector to 10%, which is the incentive rate for the auto sector, for instance. This will automatically give policy primacy to the medical industry, said a spokesperson of Unisur Lifecare Private Limited, also affiliated to the Association of Indian Medical Device Industry. A top-level meeting was held early this month to review all current schemes available to the bio-medical goods and phama sectors, an official of the DV Sadananda Gowda-headed chemical and fertilizers ministry said, requesting not to be quoted. The government may restructure the PLI scheme to focus on manufacturers of medical equipment needed for the fight and containment of Covid-19, the official said.
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https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/whats-behind-india-s-acute-shortage-of-life-saving-medical-devices-101622115154512-amp.html
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Why is money still such a dirty word for women?
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People think presenting is glamorous but when I started I was doing my makeup in the toilets and borrowing friends clothes (Picture: Richard Allen/Laybuy) When I was born my grandmother, Nanny May as I called her, gave me a Post Office savings account that she put 10 in every birthday. When I turned 10, the 100 in there felt like 1million. Nanny May sadly passed away later that year and I dont think I ever took the money out. I just topped it up, feeling good it was there. I realise now that she wasnt gifting me just money but the mentality of saving having a financial safety net has always given me reassurance. Arriving in London over a decade ago for my new job as a presenter on MTV, I began living in the now. I came from a student lifestyle in Dublin, where I could get a pint for 2 at a student bar, to London. I got a big shock when I saw the price of a drink. Plus, the rent in London was astronomical even then I wanted to be in Camden near the MTV Studios and couldnt believe the price for a small room in a house-share. I remember the landlord asked for a month and a halfs rent up front I hadnt been paid yet. So, I had to ask my dad if he could lend me money. Ive always hated asking for loans as I never want to rely on someone else. Dad was brilliant about it but I insisted on paying it back when I could, which I did. To an outsider, my job probably seemed really luxurious but maintaining an extravagant lifestyle cost a lot I knew I had to rein myself in and start budgeting. Im lucky as awareness of budgeting definitely came from my mum (as well as my Nanny May!). Raised by a single mother, she worked full time and was very much all about having your own cash and being independent. People think presenting is glamorous but when I started I was doing my makeup in the toilets and borrowing friends clothes. I didnt have a clue what I should be getting paid I loved my job, Id have done it for free. Once I got an agent I realised you need to ask for more money in order to get it. But a lot of my friends in the arts or fashion industries confided that they didnt feel they could ask for what they were entitled to too embarrassed to ask for a higher wage or admit they were struggling to make ends meet. Id been there too, attending gigs back in the day, I remember the jolt in my stomach when the free bar ended and I saw how much the drinks cost. Not to mention the dating scene; it must be the stubborn Irish woman inside me but Ive always insisted on splitting a bill 50/50. Women are equal so its only fair but the London dating scene is intense, and for my single friends, the costs add up. Early on in my job at MTV, we flew out to LA and the crew split the bill for a meal it was so expensive my entire budget for the week was blown! That was a big wake up call that I couldnt afford to go out all the time certainly not after every shoot day. Of course, when the FOMO is real, you try to keep up with your friends but if we arent talking to each other about our money worries it can become isolating. For women in their 20s and 30s theres a bit of discomfort talking about money with friends but its important to factor in your income when making plans. I was aware that my mates were earning varying amounts, so we would often decide to do meals at home instead of fancy restaurants to make it easier on everyone. One of my friends has always talked about what she calls the runaway fund having a bit put aside so she has the financial freedom to up and leave a situation if unhappy. I remember a pal of mine told me about their parents it wasnt a good relationship but their mum couldnt afford to leave. Sadly, it happens, but no woman should feel forced to stay somewhere they are miserable. Which is one of the many reasons why Im getting behind the Master Your Money campaign by Laybuy. Research has shown that the barriers females under 40 say are stopping them from taking control for their finances include stress (29%), a lack of understanding (25%), feeling overwhelmed (24%), and not knowing where to start (20%). More concerningly, despite being stressed about their personal finances, the women surveyed also said they are reluctant to seek advice or talk to their friends about their money worries. Women are more than twice as likely to discuss intimate details of their relationships (16%), an embarrassing medical problem (11%) or politics (17%) than discuss their finances with their closest friends. The campaign aims to empower women to take control of their finances after the study of 5,000 UK adults revealed that UK women under 40 are in the midst of a financial crisis. We talk about physical and mental wellness often and its time to acknowledge that financial wellness is something very important, too Discussing these statistics with an old friend recently, I was shocked when she confided that she was in debt; she was so generous Id always thought she had more spending power than me. Everyone, at some point, gets into a tricky situation with money and there shouldnt be shame around it. Discussing a problem makes you realise lots of other people are in the same boat. I hope that we can remove the stigma by encouraging women to talk more freely about their money, and in doing so they can become better equipped for their future. More: Money Universal Credit and benefit payment dates over the May bank holiday City firm 'helped Instagram scammers dupe hundreds out of 4,000,000' Top things that could devalue your home when looking to sell up Being able to admit when you cant afford something is vital. We talk about physical and mental wellness often and its time to acknowledge that financial wellness is something very important, too. I try to find the positive in most negatives and the pandemic has been a chance to reflect. Lockdown made me see how much I was spending on the small things; getting taxis and eating out. As the Covid-19 restrictions are lifted, now is the time to look at what we need vs. what we want and reclaim a bit of financial control. The next generation will be better at asking for their worth I hope young girls will feel more comfortable talking about money because we can give them that confidence by opening up the conversation now. To take Laybuys all new 5-minute Financial Health Check, access tips and advice, and for more information about the Laybuy Master Your Money Campaign; click here. Get in touch by emailing [email protected]. Share your views in the comments below. MORE : My Money: How I turned a passion for graffiti into a multi-million design company
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https://metro.co.uk/2021/05/27/why-is-money-still-such-a-dirty-word-for-women-14653407/
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How Many People Die When Polluters Exceed Their Limits?
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Measuring air quality is inherently a measure of excessany amount of toxic nitrogen oxides, ground-level ozone, and fine particulate matter is probably bad for human health. But when it comes to federal regulations, the notion of excess gets a bit wonky. When a refinery or plant outstrips the limits set by the local public health authorities to cap pollution, those fumes are considered excess emissions, or, more wonkily still, exceedances. Emissions limits are arbitrary, of course. Less pollution is always better in a country where more than 20 people die every hour from poor air quality, and where that burden skews toward communities of color. But parsing the human cost of these overflows is helpful for weighingor possibly tighteningthose arbitrary limits. His team chose to focus on Texas, where the large number of fossil fuel and chemical plants combines with the states industry-friendly regulations to make it a hot spot for excess emissions. But it also happens to have the nations strictest public disclosure requirements; in 2001, state lawmakers mandated not only that facilities must report excess emissions within 24 hours, but that this data be updated daily for public review. Texas is the only state in the country that has a very, very detailed record-keeping requirement in place for those types of emissions, Zirogiannis says. He and his team combed through 15 years worth of reports, as well as mortality statistics and data from local air quality monitors. They concluded that every year, 35 elderly people die in Texas as a result of those excess emissionsin other words, these are deaths that would not have happened had all polluters kept within their permitted limits. Its the first time any scientists have linked health effects to this subset of pollution. The results will appear in the July issue of the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. This is a very high number, says Zirogiannis, because it's a number that's coming only from those exceedances. The main way the team linked these emissions to deaths was by isolating the degree to which they boost local levels of ground-level ozone, a nasty pollutant that can trigger heart problems and respiratory disease flare-ups. There's a huge body of literature linking elevated levels of ozone to respiratory and cardiovascular mortality, says Joan Casey, an environmental health scientist at Columbia University who was not involved in the study. Heart attacks, strokes, asthma attacks, the exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasethose are the types of outcomes that I would expect are accounting for what they're seeing here, Casey says. Oil refineries, natural gas facilities, chemical plants, power plants, and pipelines are hardly closed systems. Every time one shuts down for maintenance, starts back up, or just happens to malfunctionthats an opportunity for unusual emissions. Nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), or other pollutants spill into local air. Each can be hazardous on its own, but in a sunlit atmosphere, these chemicals also contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone. The team made the link between industrial air pollution and spikes in local ozone levels by collecting reports from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the years between 2002 and 2017. This data showed when, where, and why releases were made, and what kind of chemical pollution was involved. They found a correlation between the release of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and VOCs with jumps in the ozone readings from monitors tracked by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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https://www.wired.com/story/how-many-people-die-when-polluters-exceed-their-limits/
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Who are the Key Players is Blow-fill-Seal Market and How are They Performing in recent years?
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| Analysis and Forecast till 2027 by DBMR STUDY The Global Blow-fill-Seal market was estimated at USD 270.1 million in 2017, and is expected to reach an estimated value of USD 414.5 million by the end of 2025, with the help of CAGR estimated to be at 5.5% in the forecasted period of 2018 to 2025. The winning Blow-fill-Seal Market report helps the firm in exploring new uses and new markets for its existing products and thereby, increasing the demand for its products. the bottom year for calculation within the report is assumed to be 2021 and therefore the historic year is 2020 which tells how the Blow-fill-Seal Market goes to perform within the forecast years by informing what the market definition, classifications, applications, and engagements are. This worldwide market report offers research and consulting services focused on achieving competitive leverage, with acquiring and preserving market position as key aims of the program. 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How easy is the new iMac to repair?
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We recently saw first part of a teardown of the new 24 inch iMac from iFixit, they have now finished taking the device apart and we get to find out how easy it is to repair. As we mentioned in the previous article the new Apple iMac is incredibly thin and the device has all the components at the bottom in the chin below the display. The team over at iFixit give devices a score of between 1 and 10, 1 means a device is difficult to repair and 10 means it is easy to repair. The 24 inch iMac only managed to score 2 out of 10, this means that the new Mac is not an easy device to repair. The display is difficult to remove and you cannot replace things like storage or memory easily as these are integrated into the device. You can find out more details on what was found inside the 24 inch Apple iMac over at iFixit at the link below. Source iFixit Latest Geeky Gadgets Deals Some of our articles include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, Geeky Gadgets may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more
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https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/how-easy-is-the-new-imac-to-repair-27-05-2021/
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Whats going on with Lloyd Center?
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Back in late 2019when a global pandemic still seemed like a remote possibilityLloyd Center, Portlands oldest and arguably most iconic shopping center, was already in its death throes, at least according to the press. For Willamette Week, Nigel Jacquiss profiled the mall right before Christmas that year, and the picture he painted was dour. The headline says it all: Will Lloyd Center Last Another Christmas? Not only did Lloyd Center manage to survive another Christmas, it endured one of the most devastating global crises within the last century. While plenty of Portland businesses and restaurants closed or changed owners within the past year, Lloyd CenterPortlands retail behemothhas managed to survive. Amazingly, Lloyd Centers interior in 2021 is as if not more skeletal than it was a few years ago, when it was being prematurely eulogized by local journalists. All of Jacquiss observations then still ring true todaythe abandoned storefronts, early-00s orthodontist waiting room staples like Trains Drops of Jupiter playing somnolently from the overhead speakers, a general dearth of human activity. Its anchor retailersNordstrom, Marshalls, Macyshave all but vanished, the last of which permanently closed at the beginning of this year. When I go into Lloyd Center for the first time in over a year, its on a particularly balmy Spring day, and its to get my fix of mall Chinese foodone of the few constants in our increasingly fractured society. Its nearly 70 degrees outside, but for some godforsaken reason, the heat is blasting throughout the food court. People are walking around without masks, which adds to the muggy, claustrophobic ambience. It doesnt seem like a mask policy is being actively enforced; the mall probably doesnt want to scare off what few customers it has. My favorite spot, Chicken Connection, is still in business, and theres even a bit of a line, but almost every other restaurant in the once-crowded food court has shuttered. For longtime Lloyd Center-heads such as myself, the most glaring closure is probably Cajun & Grill, which used to be tucked away between the Orange Julius and Dairy Queen combo and the vacant space that used to be home to Tilt, a video arcade and former stomping ground for the citys most gifted Marvel vs. Capcom 2 players. Lloyd Center today is a veritable ghost town, but it wasnt always that way. When the shopping center opened in 1960 in its original open-air configuration, it was touted as the largest mall in the entire country. Lloyd Center was also unique in that it was constructed in the middle of an urban area, as opposed to a suburb. This remains an integral part of the malls legacyfor kids who grew up in the inner city and relied on public transit especially, Lloyd Center was one of the citys most popular and convenient meetup spots. Its right off a MAX line, and its within walking distance to the Moda and Metropolitan Expo Centers. Today, Lloyd Centerlike most shopping mallsis more or less an anachronism. On one hand, its infuriating that a massive and literally vacuous space such as Lloyd Center has been able to endure while other beloved Portland institutions have had to close. On the other hand, I cant help but feel sentimental for Lloyd CenterIve gone on dates here, Ive met up with strangers from Craigslist to sell records and musical equipment and Ive spent hours after school just idly wandering around, waiting for the rain to let up or to be notified of a party happening that night in Northeast Portland. Jacquiss article about Lloyd Center was, not surprisingly, met with a fair amount of controversy. The pieces comments section is littered with haranguing and fevered pearl-clutching from concerned citizens, who more or less decry the space as flypaper for crime. Oregon is anti-business. Minority thugs ripping off the stores with no repercussions, not for me, reads one particularly heinous comment toward the top of the page. In some ways, this continuously tense dynamic between Portlands inner city residents and the anxious suburbanites who shuttle in for the weekend would play out more robustly during last summers racial justice protests. Like few other spots in the city, Lloyd Center exemplifies the schism between how Portland is represented and what its actually like. I dont doubt people have had weird experiences hanging out in the Marshalls parking lot after 2 a.m., but take it from a long-time PortlanderLloyd Center is a chill spot, and Chicken Connection is delicious.
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What are the Factors Underpinning the Growth of the Electric Vehicles Telematics Market?
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Is bluebird bio Inc. (BLUE) edging towards a correction?
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A biotechnology company called Bluebird bio Inc. (BLUE) has dropped about 30% of its value since the start of 2021. Because of gene therapy trials that have failed over time, investors have been leery of these stocks. However, other developments in bluebird bios portfolio are promising as well. Bluebird Bio has been developing T-cell CAR immunotherapy called Abecma in collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY). Clinical studies have shown a 50% reduction in tumor activity in nearly 73% of patients treated with the drug for recurrent or refractory multiple myeloma. The diseased tissue disappeared utterly in more than 30 % of the patients. Its very encouraging that this study included patients who had already attempted at least three treatments with approved therapies without success. In March of this year, the FDA approved the drug, so bluebird bio and Bristol-Myers Squibb are ready to receive the proceeds (according to a shareholders agreement, it will be shared equally). The Bluebird bio Inc. (BLUE) also has another emerging treatment Skysona gene therapy for a one-time treatment, designed to treat early cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) in patients under 18. More than 55,000 people have been diagnosed with this neurodegenerative disease in developed countries. Skysona therapy has improved the functional abilities of 90% of patients for at least two years, and the most prolonged effects have lasted up to seven years in clinical trials. Skysona can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars if approved, which makes it appealing. Accordingly, Bluebird bio Inc. (BLUE) bio possesses two promising drugs that can generate good sales. Bluebird Bios recent failure with the Zynteglo gene therapy (LentiGlobin) has put pressure on investors. Current clinical trials are taking place to determine whether the drug can treat sickle cell disease. It has been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for beta-thalassemia treatment. But bluebird bio has stopped selling Zynteglo in Europe after finding two possible cancers during an ongoing study. A thorough analysis of the issue has revealed that it is not cancer. Tests will resume in the coming months. Bluebird bio halted the commercialization of Zynteglo in Germany after regulators failed to negotiate a price with the company. However, bluebird bio also has developments that are likely to generate valuable income, as mentioned above. Bluebird bio Inc. (BLUE) shares rose by 1.67% to trade at $31.03 in the current market at closing. At the close of the previous session, BLUEs stock was trading at $30.52. A total of 0.55 million shares were traded, which was below the average daily volume of 1.34 million shares in the most recent 50 days. BLUE shares have moved up by 5.44% within the past week, falling by -49.68% over the past 12 months. The stock gained 10.35% in the past three months but lost -27.38% over the past six months. Additionally, its market value currently stands at $2.04 billion, and its outstanding shares were 66.98 million.
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https://dbtnews.com/2021/05/27/is-bluebird-bio-inc-blue-edging-towards-a-correction/
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How much compensation was announced in the meeting with Modi and Mamata during the Bengal-Orissa visit tomorrow?
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#Kolkata: Due to the power of Cyclone Yaas, on the one hand, the flood situation in Bengal, Bhadrak in Orissa, Balasore has practically become a landslide. And soon after Yass ouster, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she would visit the affected areas of the state from Friday. On Friday, he will fly by helicopter to Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas, then to Sagar in South 24 Parganas. Finally he will go to Digha in East Midnapore Mamata Banerjee will visit flood-hit areas due to cyclones and waterlogging. He is scheduled to hold administrative review meetings at Sandeshkhali, Sagar and Digha. He will return to Kolkata on Saturday On the other hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming to visit Bengal and Orissa on Friday. It is learned that the Prime Minister will visit Bhadrak, Balasore in Orissa by air. The list also includes East Midnapore district of West Bengal. He will then hold a review meeting in Bhubaneswar. However, Mamata said on the day that Narendra Modi would meet her in Kalaikunda. He and the chief secretary will hold a meeting with Modi there. Then the Chief Minister and the Chief Secretary will go to Digha. Incidentally, before Yas came, the Center had given Rs 600 crore to Orissa and Andhra Pradesh and Rs 400 crore to West Bengal. Mamata Banerjee was vocal about that. He lamented why West Bengal was given less money despite being such a large state. He later told a press conference in Navanne that the state had lost about Tk 15,000 crore. All around is floating in the water. Crops, farm lands have all been destroyed. It remains to be seen whether Modi will announce any package or financial assistance after his visit to Orissa and Bengal. Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay said the Chief Minister would first visit the Hingalganj area of North 24 Parganas by helicopter from Kolkata on Friday, May 26. He will hold a review meeting at Dhamakhali in Sandeshkhali to take stock of the damage and how rehabilitation and relief will be delivered to the affected areas. After that, he will hold an administrative meeting in the sea of South 24 Parganas From there he will go to Kalaikunda. He will reach Digha after meeting Modi there Mamata will also hold an administrative meeting in Digha on the 29th
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https://www.thetimesofbengal.com/2021/05/27/how-much-compensation-was-announced-in-the-meeting-with-modi-and-mamata-during-the-bengal-orissa-visit-tomorrow/
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Is Kartik Aaryan ousted from SRKs Freddie?
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Mumbai: After Dharma Productions, now Kartik Aaryan has been ousted from Shah Rukh Khans Red Chillies Entertainments Freddie. Reportedly, the film was supposed to mark the first collaboration of Kartik and Katrina Kaif. Earlier, he was removed from Dostana 2 and was accused of being unprofessional and interfering with the script after signing the film and shooting for 20 days. Karthik has signed Shahrukh Khans film Freddie last year but due to Corona, the shooting of this film has not begun yet. Significantly, amid reports of being fired from Freddy, like Dostana 2, Karthik has been accused of trying to change the script in this film and being unprofessional. According to reports, the actor has also returned the signing amount which is Rs 2 crore for the film. On the professional front, Kartik will be seen in Ram Madhvanis upcoming action thriller titled Dhamaka. He also has Anees Bazmees Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. The horror comedy is the standalone sequel to the 2007 release Bhool Bhulaiyaa and stars Kiara Advani and Tabu.
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https://www.orissapost.com/is-kartik-aaryan-ousted-from-srks-freddie/
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Is a Job Management System really necessary?
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A Job Management System does a lot of heavy business lifting. It enables you to organise and automate numerous daily operations and give your office and mobile workers a central platform. Job Management Systems control your jobs from the initial estimate to the final invoice. It connects with your network ecosystem and subsequently frees you from the groundwork your trade business requires. A Job Management System is a unified framework for managing all operations in a job cycle and utilising insights from work to enhance business operations continuously. Job Management Systems require the deliberate use of procedures and technology to perform jobs and record job information while optimising your workflow. It helps to optimise the completion of each phase of your operation so that you complete efficient and precise tasks. Job Management Systems continually use data to assist you in choosing, prioritising and improving jobs to maximise business performance and profitability. Your success depends on choosing the correct job management system for your organisation. Incorrect Job Management Software may waste time and lose jobs and information, lose track of employees and expenses, or worse, lose face to face. With the right system in place, you can update the information and client details, work orders and quotation requests while planning and assigning the job to the appropriate staff. Labor, materials and other costs, most importantly, will be recorded on the day of completion and charged. All leading job management systems synchronise with Xero, Sage & Quickbooks, so no duplicate entries are produced. Ease your business stress by reducing manual procedures and other inefficiencies. You can track service work from a Desktop computer or a mobile device using a cloud-based job management system. Your entire operation will be streamlined through an efficient system, designed to meet all the needs of a tradie business. Easily manage job work schedules Plan individuals or teams easily and identify preferred field employees for specific assignments in bulk with one dashboard. You can alert your team about scheduling changes using in-app alerts. Choose a day, week, or month view to discover who is available and when. Assign resources depending on availability and location for further efficiency. Improve customer and staff communications Keep customers updated via automatic appointment reminders, unpaid invoice notifications, task completion messages, and strengthen your customer service. Use the SMS add-on to send text messages from the communication platform directly. Ensure your employees are updated through push notifications, text, email, or desktop alerts with real-time notifications. Paperless job management in the field The Mobile App allows your field staff easy access to the history of a site, jobs, attachments, etc. Enable field workers to use the correct technologies to manage the administrative side of their job. Field workers may record job details, monitor the time and materials from their mobile device or tablet, make professional estimates and collect payments. A robust cloud-based job management system is meant to simplify and monitor all operations from the initial quote to the actual billing. Daily operations management has never been more efficient. Job Management Systems are packed with the tools to upload imports effectively, manage jobs, schedule, accurate monitoring of work hours, GPS tracking, ordering materials, invoicing, and on-site payment. Your field technicians may exchange job information straight away with the office team via smartphones or mobile devices, save time, minimize paperwork, and avoid costly mistakes. You will always know where your employees are, what theyre working on, and when theyre complete. If your tradie business needs that extra kick in the right direction, get yourself a Job Management System and watch your business grow to new heights.
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Why are neutron stars called soft?
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The remnants of the nuclei of stars that exploded in supernovae called neutron stars are one of the densest materials in the universe. In them, twice as incredibly small as the sun, two dozen kilometers in diameter, can fill the city. Due to the extreme gravity of the surface of neutron stars, Thin crust of hydrogen and helium, Is incredibly smooth, although minor distortions can be seen due to stellar activity. New modeling shows that these distortions are at least 100 times smaller than expected. Neutron stars are incredibly round objects, says Fabian Kittins of the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Its very interesting. Kittins and colleagues modeled the various forces acting on a neutron star and found that any surface irregularities could be less than 0.1 mm in height, otherwise the surface would shrink. NASA / Wikimedia Commons artwork / neutron star system We found a lot of misconceptions, Kittins says. Previous work has given the stars a physically impossible shape. Astronomers have suggested that changes in the surface of neutron stars may distort enough time to detect induced gravitational waves, but this latest work suggests that they are much harder to detect than they expected. Like the Einstein underground telescope proposed in Europe, we can only do this with third-generation gravitational wave inventors, says Kittins.
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https://presstories.com/2021/05/27/why-are-neutron-stars-called-soft/
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What delayed the introduction of African Cheetah into Indian reserves?
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Aside from the numerous tragedies caused by the second wave of Covid- 19 in India, another victim appears to be the ambitious wildlife project to introduce African Cheetahs into the Kuno Palpur reserve in Madhya Pradesh. Originally slated for August 15, this project has been delayed by at least three months. A decision to defer the arrival of the big cats was taken at a meeting of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in Delhi recently. Till about mid-April, the Madhya Pradesh forest department had been working overtime to get Cheetahs from Africa to Kuno Palpur by August 15. A success on this front would have been a feather in the state forest departments cap. Dr Vincent van der Merve, Cheetah Meta-population coordinator of the Endangered Wildlife Trust in South Africa, had made a trip to Kuno Palpur in late April along with Dr Y.V. Jhala of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII). The expert studied the habitat and found it suitable for the introduction of Cheetahs from Africa. While the exact number of Cheetahs to be brought from South Africa has not been decided, wildlife managers in MP are keen that at least 8 specimensincluding 5 males and 3 femalesbe brought in. An enclosure measuring six square kilometres is to be set up at Kuno. The animals would be released into this enclosure for the time being. Later, the males would be released into the wild before the females. While the Cheetahs to come to India will be donated by the South African group, the cost of transportation is to be borne by India. A budget of Rs 14 crore has been allocated for this purpose. After the field visit by the South African expert, a meeting was convened by the NTCA on April 30, at which it was decided to delay the arrival of the Cheetahs by a few months owing to the pandemic. Officials felt that a visit to South Africa and then getting the animals to India and transporting them to the reserve by road during the pandemic would be problematic. As per the new timeline prepared by the NTCA, the Cheetahs will be brought into India by November. As per the timeline, the MP forest department has been asked to complete the preliminary work of fencing to create the enclosure by August, while all permissions from CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), import reserve letters and custom permits are to be made ready by July. The specimens to be brought to India are to be captured by October. The Kuno Palpur reserve, a national park spread of 749 square kilometres, has been chosen as the first site for the introduction of Cheetahs. Subsequently, more sites in MP and Rajasthan that have shown potential can be added. Conceived in 2009, the plan to introduce the African Cheetah in India was put on hold after the Supreme Court stayed the plan. After the case was revisited, Cheetah introduction was cleared by the Supreme Court in January 2020. A three-member committee, comprising wildlife expert M.K. Ranjitsinh, DG Wildlife Institute of India, Dhananjai Mohan and DIG Wildlife has been constituted by the apex court to oversee the introduction of the African Cheetah in India. Read India Today magazine by downloading the latest issue: https://www.indiatoday.com/emag
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https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/what-delayed-the-introduction-of-african-cheetah-into-indian-reserves-1807700-2021-05-27
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Should SEPI Launch A Takeover Bid For INDRA?
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Fernando Gonzlez Urbaneja | The INDRA case, the socialist governments interest in occupying the companys presidency by force, is indicative of a way of understanding public management and exercising power. Because you are who you are, that is, because I have the power and I feel like it. SEPI (the Treasury, the government, the PSOE-PSC) has a stake of just under 20% in INDRA that goes back a long way, to the Empresa Nacional de ptica (ENOSA) integrated into INI and other past adventures. That stake entitles it to two seats on the board of the IBEX-listed company. Each government has appointed more or less qualified people, but always affected when they came to power, a case of tolerated prevarication, of compensatory revolving doors. In addition, the government has firepower because of its strategic client status, especially through Defence. This is an aspect which, instead of giving it the power to decide and manipulate, should be a requirement for professionalism and good governance in the company. Good governance is a duty for listed companies that the state itself should apply for the sake of legality and exemplarity. This is not the case. Each government of the day tends to apply a policy of filling positions in nearby companies with astonishing gall. In the present case, the replacement of INDRAs chairman, this brazenness has not been disguised. SEPI has announced it will not vote in favour of renewing the current chairman as a director. And it will support the appointment of a person of socialist affiliation, with reasonable experience and competence, but with the PSCs militancy and sympathy as the main argument. I do not know whether the candidate would appear on a list of ten potential candidates to choose a person for this responsibility in a reasoned proposal drawn up by a specialised company. I suspect not. This system of cronyism is typical of regimes with immature democracies, tending towards authoritarianism; very Francoist. The point is that according to the spirit (and perhaps the letter) of current legislation, a dominant position in a listed company, whether by controlling interest or by dominance or hegemony of the board, requires a takeover bid for the whole, and at a justified price, to allow non-controlling shareholders to exit the company fairly. The lawsuit could be interesting, although times are not ripe for such distractions. The effective power of the government in INDRA is evident, so it is advisable to maintain the appearance of good governance, management independence and professionalism. Indras board, with a sense of dignity, is resisting the SEPI-Hacienda-PSOE edict, but aware that government power is irresistible and that it will have to bite the bullet to satisfy its demands and even smile. In terms of form, ths is a disaster, in terms of exemplarity a disappointment, and as for the consequences well see. With everything that has happened, a lawsuit demanding the takeover bid for the whole company would have a chance.
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https://thecorner.eu/54/should-sepi-launch-a-takeover-bid-for-indra/96313/
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Could a Fortnite x Dragon Ball Z crossover be on the cards for Season 7?
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Thanks to the ongoing court case between Epic Games and Apple, data surrounding Fortnite's collaborations have been getting leaked consistently. Although Dragon Ball Z-related information was not found in the game files, some fans believe that such a collaboration is possible. Dragon Ball Z is a very popular anime with fans all over the world. At this point in time, considering the rate at which Epic Games is expanding, leaving this series out of their collaboration plans wouldn't make much sense at all. Fans believe they have identified a hidden shout-out to the Saiyans in one of the Fortnite Crew free loading screens. Additionally, a few fans believe that the individual highlighted in the image below could be a Freiza Force member. In fact, the individual, as mentioned in the video above, points out that this person is wearing an eyepiece that looks like that of a scouter. Scouters were popular during the early days of Dragon Ball and were abandoned later on once the characters started growing more powerful. That being said, it doesn't really look like a scouter to many people, and this may not hint at a full-blown Fortnite x Dragon Ball Z collaboration at all. There are speculations that this character is wearing a scouter and Saiyan armor (Image via YouTube/ Tabor Hill) However, Epic Games, in a recent survey, asked fans about the characters they would like to see in the game. The list contained many characters from many other franchises, including Dragon Ball Z. A closer look at the possible Saiyan armor (Image via YouTube/Tabor Hill) Although that isn't enough to back up the Fortnite x Dragon Ball Z collaboration claims, it does indicate that Epic Games is definitely considering it. That being said, these Fortnite Crew Pack loading screens do hint at a possible futuristic storyline in the game. a bunch of new surveys from epic games( not sure from when ) thx to @RyderFromGTA for letting me know pic.twitter.com/K64G5dVwmr XTigerHyperX (@XTigerHyperX) May 21, 2021 Given the recent updates that the game has received, there's a chance that Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 7 will be seeing a futuristic storyline. It will be interesting to see how the game transitions from the current primal theme to the upcoming futuristic theme.
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https://www.sportskeeda.com/fortnite/could-fortnite-x-dragon-ball-z-cross-over-underway-season-7
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Which other MMA fighters does Jon Jones' new advisor Richard Schaefer manage?
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As of now, Richard Shaefer does not manage any mixed martial artists other than the most recent entry in the register - former UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Richard Schaefer has primarily dealt in professional boxing as far as his promotional work is concerned. Schaefer was originally a Swiss banker. At the peak of his career in the banking world, Richard Schaefer was the deputy CEO of all private banking operations in the USA after Swiss Bank took over UBS. However, Richard Schaefer decided to part ways with the banking sector and moved towards combat sports promotion. He was introduced to finance in professional boxing when he aided Oscar De La Hoya as his financial advisor. Oscar De La Hoya and Richard Schaefer soon developed a friendly bond. Oscar De La Hoya formed Golden Boy Promotions and appointed Richard Schaefer as the CEO. However, differences in business approach led to an ugly and highly publicized feud between the two, which ended with Richard Schaefer retiring from his role as CEO. OSCAR DE LA HOYA SAYS RICHARD SCHAEFER'S RESIGNATION TOOK HIM BY SURPRISE: "I DIDN'T SEE THIS COMING" http://t.co/bIOwsKZAT0 #fighthype FIGHTHYPE.COM (@fighthype) June 20, 2014 Richard Schaefer shifted towards management and real estate after his stint with Golden Boy promotions in 2014. In 2016, Richard Schaefer formed his own boxing promotion company called Ringside Sports. Jon Jones and the UFC have now reached a stalemate. 'Bones' had announced his intent to move up to the heavyweight division over a year ago, and has been working on increasing weight. Jones said he would be willing to fight current heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou if the price was right. Whatever his financial demands are, the promotion is having none of it. UFC President Dana White has said multiple times that he is unwilling to accept Jon Jones' demands. In light of this scenario, Jon Jones recently parted ways with his longtime management company, First Round Management. Even though 'Bones' had been handling his own negotiations for the past few fights, he decided to bring in someone new. Enter Richard Schaefer. Dana White and Richard Schaefer have a pre-existing relationship of mutual respect and fondness. Upon hearing that Richard Schaefer will now be Jon Jones' advisor, Dana White said in an interview with ESPN's Brett Okamoto: I like Richard, Ive known Richard for a long time and obviously, he built Golden Boy. He built that company. He knows what hes doing, hes a smart guy. I like and respect him and if we can get something done we will. Speaking to Yahoo Sports about the ongoing scenario between Jon Jones and the UFC, Richard Schaefer said: "The UFC, being a publicly traded company now, they want to put together the biggest fights... On top of that, Ive always had a good relationship with Dana. You know that. We sort of like the same people in boxing and we hate the same people in boxing. Besides that, weve always respected each other. Its just a matter of sitting down with Dana, which I will do, and find a way to structure a deal which nobody will be happy with but everybody can live with." Sound off in the comments below!
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https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-which-mma-fighters-jon-jones-new-manager-richard-schaefer-manage
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Who is Dominic Cummings working for now? What does his wife do?
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When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up fornow and never miss the top politics stories again Dominic Cummings - once seen as virtually untouchable in his proximity to Boris Johnson - left Downing Street in November in a spectacular fall from grace, booted out by the Prime Minister in an attempt to make a fresh start in government and focus on tackling the pandemic. But Mr Cummings has never been one to go quietly, and on Wednesday he gave his account of how the government handled the coronavirus pandemic while he was in office. Since Mr Cummings, 49, left his post at Downing Street he is not understood to have taken on any new ventures, but has some activities still in the works. He is reportedly registered as a director of the non-trading company Klute Ltd, which formerly owned the Klute nightclub in Durham, and Dynamic Maps Ltd, an information technology consultancy. He also runs a company called North Wood. On his blog, he writes that North Wood "tries to solve problems (management, political, communication)".
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https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1442069/who-is-dominic-cummings-working-for-now-job-wife-evg
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Is Andrus Peat a top-32 guard? Should an Erik McCoy-Cesar Ruiz debate really exist?
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Only Andrus Peat can tell us how much time he spends on Twitter. Its probably best that the New Orleans Saints guard stays far, far away from the social media platform.His every twist and miss often generates ridicule and fury from the Saints fan base. Admittedly I havent helped his cause, suggesting fans take a sip of their adult beverages anytime Peat missed a block or received a penalty. Taken literally, Who Dats likely found themselves intoxicated a few times the past couple of seasons.His previous last personally generated message on Twitter came as a reply to former teammate Jahri Evans congratulating Peat on March 22, 2020 for his new contract. Peat replied to Evans: Appreciate it big homie.That is until 3:20 p.m. Central Standard Time on May 24, 2021, when Peat responded to a tweet about the top 32 guards in the NFL.
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https://theathletic.com/2613183/2021/05/27/is-andrus-peat-a-top-32-guard-should-an-erik-mccoy-cesar-ruiz-debate-really-exist/
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Why did the gunman kill 9 co-workers at the San Jose VTA light rail yard before killing himself?
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Santa Clara County Sheriff's detective, along with agents from the ATF and FBI, on Thursday started their first full day of investigating why a 57-year-old VTA employee would storm into a morning meeting and kill nine of his co-workers before killing himself in the most horrific mass shooting in the Bay Area in recent memory. The investigation will take time because the VTA light rail yard on Younger Avenue is so large and because gunman Sam James Cassidy killed his co-workers in two large areas of the yard, according to the sheriff's officeIn addition, the investigation stalled for a while as a bomb-sniffing dog picked up the scent of something suspicious. Detectives had to wait as the county bomb squad team went in to make sure the facility was safe, scouring it for explosives, inch by inch. However, some new details were released on Thursday morning. SEE ALSO: San Jose VTA shooting kills 10, including employee who opened fire Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith said that Cassidy had two semiautomatic weapons and 11 magazines. When authorities confronted him after the 6:30 a.m. Wednesday shooting, he killed himself. Smith said her detectives are searching Cassidy's emails and texts, to try and figure out a motive. "Those kinds of things may lead to something," Smith said, adding that so far, Cassidy had left "no written documents found that I'm aware of." She said that one of her employees had a relative who died in the massacre. While a motive for the shooting has not been publicly revealed, his ex-wife told the Associated Press that he had talked about killing people at work more than a decade ago. "I never believed him, and it never happened. Until now," a tearful Cecilia Nelms told The Associated Press on Wednesday following the 6:30 a.m. attack at a light rail facility for the Valley Transportation Authority. Nelms, who separated from Cassidy in 2004 and ultimately divorced him in 2009, said he used to come home from work resentful and angry over what he perceived as unfair assignments. "He could dwell on things," she said. The two hadn't talked since. Wednesdays attack was the deadliest shooting in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1993, when a gunman attacked law offices in San Franciscos Financial District, killing eight people before taking his own life. It also was Santa Clara Countys second mass shooting in less than two years. A gunman killed three people and then himself at a popular garlic festival in Gilroy in July 2019. SEE ALSO: What we know about the VTA light rail gunman Sam Cassidy The VTA light rail massacre was the 15th mass killing in the nation this year. All of these shootings claimed at least four lives each for a total of 86 deaths, according to a database compiled by The Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University. At the White House, President Joe Biden ordered flags to be flown at half-staff and urged Congress to act on legislation to curb gun violence. "Every life that is taken by a bullet pierces the soul of our nation. We can, and we must, do more," Biden said in a statement. Gov. Gavin Newsom visited the site and then spoke emotionally about the countrys latest mass killing. "Theres a numbness some of us are feeling about this. Theres a sameness to this," he said. "It begs the damn question of what the hell is going on in the United States of America?" Vice President Kamala Harris, who is from the Bay Area, noted her close ties to San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and that she has relatives in the South Bay. "It is tragic," she said. The shooting took place in two buildings and killed employees who had been bus and light rail operators, mechanics, linemen and an assistant superintendent over the course of their careers. One had worked for the agency since 1999. The Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner identified the victims as Paul Delacruz Megia, 42; Taptejdeep Singh, 36; Adrian Balleza, 29; Jose Dejesus Hernandez, 35; Timothy Michael Romo, 49; Michael Joseph Rudometkin, 40; Abdolvahab Alaghmandan, 63, Lars Kepler Lane, 63 and Alex Ward Fritch, 49. Singh had worked as a light rail train driver for eight or nine years and had a wife, two small children and many family members, said his cousin, Bagga Singh. "We heard that he chose the people to shoot, but I dont know why they choose him because he has nothing to do with him," he said. San Jose City Councilman Raul Peralez said Rudometkin was a close friend. "There are no words to describe the heartache we are feeling right now, especially for his family," he wrote on Facebook. "Eight families are feeling this same sense of loss tonight and our entire community is mourning as well." The shooter had more than one gun, county District Attorney Jeff Rosen said. It wasnt immediately clear whether he had obtained the guns legally. In court documents, an ex-girlfriend described Cassidy as volatile and violent, with major mood swings because of bipolar disorder that became worse when he drank heavily. Several times while he was drunk, Cassidy forced himself on her sexually despite her refusals, pinning her arms with his body weight, the woman alleged in a 2009 sworn statement filed after Cassidy had sought a restraining order against her. Cassidy had worked for Valley Transportation Authority since at least 2012, according to the public payroll and pension database Transparent California, first as a mechanic from 2012 to 2014, then as someone who maintained substations. Officials also were investigating a house fire that broke out on Angmar Court where Cassidy lived shortly before the shooting, Davis said. Public records show Cassidy owned the two-story home where firefighters responded after being notified by a passerby. Law enforcement officers cordoned off the area near the home and went in and out Wednesday. Realtor Doug Suh, who lives across the street, told KTVU he was scared of Cassidy. "I talked to him five times in five years," Suh said. "I say hi, and he stared at me, dirty looking all the time. So I ignore him every time I see him." Authorities say that shortly before he killed his colleagues at the VTA light rail yard, Cassidy had also set his house on fire. Inside was filled with gasoline and ammunition, prompting the FBI and ATF to help investigate in a massive law enforcement response. Suh witnessed the fire, and security camera footage shows Cassidy leaving his home at 5:45 a.m. The video shows he was wearing a blue jumpsuit and got into a white pickup truck with a large, black duffel bag. Suh said he and his wife were both scared of Cassidy. Once, Suh said he backed up into Cassidy's driveway. In response, Cassidy yelled at him to get off his property. "'You step on my driveway, get out!" Suh recalls Cassidy saying to him. "After that, I haven't talked to him since then." Advertisement KTVU reporter Tom Vacar and the Associated Press contributed to this article.
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Who is Beetroot on The Masked Dancer?
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There will be no singing this time as dancing will be the name of the game as The Masked Dancer is set to start on ITV and fans of the big hit show The Masked Singer will know the kind of crazy costumes that we will be seeing on the big stage. Advertisement Carwash, Flamingo, Zip and Beagle are just four of the Masked Dancer contestants that we will see in this first run of The Masked Singer spin-off show, but lets have a look at a contestant who spends a lot of time adding colour and taste to salads. So for all we know about Beetroot so far, read on. Dances, songs, clues, guesses. Beetroot will take to the dance floor on Saturday, 29th May, after which The Masked Dancer judges will make their first guesses. Well update you with the latest clues and guesses as soon as we know it! We do not have long left to go until the zany contest starts up and we hear Joel Dommett chanting take it off for the first time as the show is set to debut on ITV 1 this coming Saturday, May 29th at 19:00. So it is almost time for it to kick off and all the contestants will be hoping that they have what it takes to become the third ITV masked winner following in the footsteps of previous The Masked Singer winners, Nicola Roberts and Joss Stone. Get the latest TV and entertainment news direct to your inbox Thanks! Sign in Register Sign me up! Sign up to receive television and entertainment email newsletters from our award-winning editorial team. You can unsubscribe at any time. For more information about how we hold your personal data, please see our privacy policy. For Britains Got Talent fans who were expecting the show to have started by now, the pandemic put a hold to that plan and ITV were forced to find an alternative to take the all-important slot in their schedule and that is where The Masked Dancer comes in after proving to be a huge success stateside. Advertisement The Masked Dancer begins on Saturday 29th May at 7pm on ITV and ITV Hub. For something else to watch, check out our TV Guide or visit our dedicated Entertainment hub.
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Who is Zip on The Masked Dancer?
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For this version of the ITV Masked shows we will be focusing on the dancing but if you were worried that The Masked Dancer may not have the same level of crazy costumes as its predecessor then worry no more, as they are all delightfully bonkers. Advertisement There are a lot of great outfits lined up to dance in for the show ranging from Carwash to Flamingo to Frog, but lets have a look at one of the Masked Dancer contestants who we think has the shortest name of any of the contestants from either show so far Zip! For all we currently know about Zip, read on. Dances, songs, clues, guesses. Set to tear up the dance floor is Zip. Theyll take to the dance floor on Saturday, 29th May and therell be lots of clues embedded in their dance, song choice and spoken clues after which The Masked Singer judges will make their first guesses Well be back with each clue and all the guesses as soon as they come pouring in get your pen and paper ready! We only have a few days to go until the craziness of The Masked Dancer kicks off with the show debuting this coming Saturday, May 29th on ITV One at 7pm. And it is a big show to start with, as the debut episode will run for 90 minutes and will lead into another episode of Beat the Chasers. The Masked Dancer has been lined up to replace Britains Got Talent this year with the show unable to take place due to COVID restrictions BGT is not much fun without an audience! Get the latest TV and entertainment news direct to your inbox Thanks! Sign in Register Sign me up! Sign up to receive television and entertainment email newsletters from our award-winning editorial team. You can unsubscribe at any time. For more information about how we hold your personal data, please see our privacy policy. Joss Stone won the second series of sister show, The Masked Singer, while dressed as a sausage the winner prior to that was Nicola Roberts. As for who will win this year, well, we wont know that until the final mask comes off. Advertisement The Masked Dancer begins on Saturday 29th May at 7pm on ITV and ITV Hub. For something else to watch, check out our TV Guide or visit our dedicated Entertainment hub.
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https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/talent-shows/zip-the-masked-dancer/
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Is the NWT justice system doing enough to protect victims?
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A woman in Fort Liard says the NWT justice system must better protect victims after charges were dropped against her former partner for harassment and breach of a no-contact order. Arlene Wright says since she left the man whom she describes as very abusive more than three years ago, he has repeatedly texted and called her, followed her, and watched her. She said he has also physically abused her. I never know when hes going to be right behind me. I dont know what hes capable of doing, she said, adding she lives next-door to the man in the Dehcho hamlet of around 560 people. Ive got to walk around my vehicle to make sure that its safe enough to go anywhere. Cabin Radio is not naming the man at Wrights request. Court records document multiple occasions where he was charged for breaching judges orders to leave her alone. In March 2018, the man was sentenced to eight months in jail followed by two years probation for breaching a court order not to have any contact with Wright, criminal harassment of Wright, threatening to cause death to an RCMP officer in a phone conversation with Wright, unsafely storing a rifle, and possessing a firearm and ammunition while prohibited from doing so. In a victim impact statement filed with the case, Wright wrote that the man had called her non-stop, would get angry when she said she did not want anything to do with him, and tried to control who she spoke to and when she spoke to them. She alleged that he threw her to the ground on a sidewalk, choked her, stole her phone, and tried to break her glasses. He thought he could control me and my life, Wright wrote. If [he] is released, I will have to leave town. The man was charged again in 2019 for criminal harassment and failing to comply with a probation order to have no contact with Wright. He was charged in 2020 for failing to comply with an undertaking involving the same conditions. A lot of work for nothing Wright said court dates for those charges were continually delayed and her case changed hands between multiple prosecutors who werent familiar with the details. Every time stuff was going to court it was postponed, postponed, postponed, she said. The prosecution office didnt get their crap together and so they didnt read the file, they didnt know what was going on. I had to take time off work for all this, lost pay to go to court for absolutely not one thing. Court documents indicate nine different prosecutors worked on Wrights case between January 2019 and March 2021. The charges from 2019 were ultimately stayed by the Crown on March 17 this year. That same day, the man was convicted of the 2020 charge for contacting Wright. He was sentenced to one day in jail, which he had already served, and was given one years probation with similar conditions to not contact Wright. Wright believes the justice system isnt doing enough to protect victims, especially in small communities. A file photo of Fort Liards RCMP detachment. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio The people that do the crime, they get away with a whole lot of stuff. The victims, they go away as a laughing stock, she said. They walk around with head down, embarrassed, and dont want to go back to do anything about it, because its just a lot of work for nothing. After her experience to date, Wright doesnt know if she will report any further breaches of the mans court orders to police. Im just used to it now, she said. Its pretty sad when I say Im just used to it, but Im still very cautious. A representative of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) told Cabin Radio by email that charges may be dropped in cases where there is no reasonable prospect of conviction or when prosecution wouldnt best serve the public interest. The representative did not explain why charges were stayed in this particular case. They said while the prosecution service attempts to keep the same prosecutors and Crown witness coordinators on a case, thats not alway possible. The PPSC takes available steps to minimize the effects of changes in file assignments so that the cases are prosecuted in a way that continues to serve the public interest and the administration of justice, the representative wrote. The struggle with minimizing file redistribution is one that is faced not only by Crown prosecutors but also by defence counsel and judges of the Territorial Court who are not able to consistently follow the same circuits in the various communities that they serve. A decades-long issue In a January court decision, Territorial Court Judge Donovan Molloy stated he was troubled by the number of times Crown and Legal Aid lawyers changed on cases in remote communities, saying it was potentially prejudicial to the administration of justice. Then, in February, Molloy chastised a Crown prosecutor for being woefully unprepared during a court appearance related to an intimate partner violence case, saying the victim deserved an apology from the federal government. The prosecutor conceded they were underprepared, saying they thought the file had been better prepared and admitting they should have spent more time reviewing it. Jennifer Koshan said thats a challenge that stretches back decades. Koshan is a law professor at the University of Calgary who served as a Crown prosecutor in the NWT for several years in the 1990s. Even back in the early 1990s, we were talking about how important it was to try to ensure consistency, she said. Especially in cases involving intimate partner violence or sexual violence, because those are cases where theres lots of trauma involved for the complainant. Koshan said in practice, however, that can be difficult, especially with the NWTs limited number of lawyers serving a vast area containing many isolated communities. Its not just about individual Crown prosecutors and their preparation, she said. Its more about really systemic issues that affect access to justice. Koshan said the Covid-19 pandemic has intensified those issues, which she believes must be further examined in the North with input from residents and Indigenous governments. It must be incredibly frustrating, especially for First Nations and Inuit communities, to see there has not been that much progress made in the last 30 years on how issues are being handled there, she said. In a recent interview with legal news platform The Lawyers Daily, NWT justice minister RJ Simpson said the pandemic had increased the workload of resident lawyers as isolation requirements reduced the flow of lawyers from outside the territory. The Canadian government has pledged to address the issue. The latest federal budget proposes $23.5 million to the Public Prosecution Service of Canada to support victims of violence by increasing prosecutorial capacity in the territories. How we do not have a treatment facility, I have no clue There have been other criticisms regarding the handling of intimate partner violence cases in the NWT. In several cases, Judge Molloy the most outspoken member of the territorys judiciary has voiced disappointment at joint sentencing submissions that he considered too lenient but had little choice but to accept. In April, for example, Molloy deemed inadequate and unfit a 90-day sentence recommended by Crown and defence lawyers for a man convicted of his fourth intimate partner violence offence. During a tense exchange, Molloy suggested that if a victim of a repeat offender is killed in the NWT, the public will question the stance of the public prosecution service. Youre accountable to the public, he told the Crown prosecutor. A file photo of Judge Donovan Molloy. Longtime northern defence lawyer Peter Harte, however, believes longer jail sentences will do little to address the underlying issues that lead to intimate partner violence in the North. Speaking in court, Harte said a key problem is the lack of trauma-informed treatment in the NWT, pointing to the absence of a territorial treatment centre a hotly debated issue. He added it can take months to get into southern treatment programs and, for some people, there are extra hurdles. One client, he said, was unable to attend treatment because they did not have ID, a requirement to board a plane. How we do not have a treatment facility, I have no clue, he said. The public is unlikely to hear similar criticisms from Molloy in the future. According to reporting from the Yellowknifer newspaper, Molloy recently said he would no longer voice his views on sentencing. The judge reportedly said he now feels doing so is counterproductive and potentially dangerous to the administration of justice. At the same time, he praised the work of lawyers in the NWT. Molloy declined Cabin Radios request for an interview. Harte did not return a request for comment. The system can be overwhelming Louise Elder, executive director of the Status of Women Council of the NWT, said Wright is not alone in feeling that the legal system doesnt do enough to support victims. Many victims do not feel that the legal system was designed to, nor do they feel it meets their needs, she said. They feel its primarily focused on the alleged perpetrator of the crime and that more resources are available to them, and are focused on the needs of the perpetrator, than on the victim of the crime. Crown prosecutors dont represent victims personally they represent the state, or the public. Elder said victims are treated as witnesses in their own cases and noted victim impact statements are only considered at the conclusion of sentencing hearings, which can undermine their strength and impact. She said many organizations working with survivors of intimate partner violence have pushed for reform of the legal system to give victims a greater voice. Louise Elder, executive director of the Status of Women Council of the NWT. Emily Blake/Cabin Radio Elder said court protections like no-contact orders can be helpful but they arent a guarantee. She said they can be especially challenging to enforce in communities that dont have an RCMP detachment. (According to the RCMPs website, 11 of the territorys 33 communities have no detachment.) Koshan told Cabin Radio no-contact orders are only as effective as the enforcement behind them, adding there needs to be a fulsome system of supports and services for survivors to report breaches to give more clout to those orders as being more than just pieces of paper. Steve Versteeg, manager of community programs at the NWTs Department of Justice, said the territorial government funds 11 victims service workers in eight NWT communities. Services in other communities can be accessed virtually or by phone. Victims service workers provide emotional support; offer information on safety planning, shelters, and the court process; accompany victims to court, RCMP detachments, health centres and hospitals; and help with safety planning and access to the victims-of-crime emergency fund. Elder said there are gaps in the system, however, and resources vary depending on the community. She noted, for example, there are no guarantees that the counsellor in a given community will be the right fit for everyone or that a victim will be able to continue seeing the same counsellor, meaning they may have to repeatedly share and relive the details of traumatic experiences. This has been our reality for far too long, Elder said. These women need and deserve our help, so hopefully we can help to improve the system. In a report released last October, the Status of Women Council noted women who have faced intimate partner violence have found it difficult finding support and navigating services in the territory. The system can be overwhelming, Elder said. The council is advocating for service providers to collaborate more closely and ensure front-line workers are trained in trauma-informed approaches.
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Whats going on with Yellowknifes Covid-19 wastewater signal?
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Despite there being multiple active Covid-19 cases in Yellowknife, daily wastewater surveillance results have identified no detection of the virus on several occasions since May 15. Sewage testing has been used in larger NWT communities for months as a form of safety net, checking samples of wastewater for traces of the virus that causes Covid-19. The system is credited with unearthing a cluster of cases involving Tu Nedh-Wiilideh MLA Steve Norn in April. However, the same system that triggered an appeal for people to get tested when just a few cases were suspected now appears to sometimes find no trace of the coronavirus, even when a number of cases are known to be active. The territorial government says it is learning that a lack of a positive signal does not necessarily mean there is no Covid-19 in the community. In regions with few or no cases, wastewater signals appear to follow a pattern characterized by rapid increases in signals followed by equally rapid signal declines to baseline, said Dawn Ostrem, a spokesperson for the NWT governments Covid-19 Secretariat. Wastewater surveillance in Yellowknife has followed this same pattern, with the signal increasing sharply in early May when the NJ MacPherson cluster was first identified before returning to trace levels. Ostrem said this mirrors what health workers are seeing clinically that most cases have recovered and the remaining cases are recovering. But why the signal spikes dramatically and then drops so speedily, even as Covid-19 infections linger, remains a puzzle. Officials say they have a few theories. Those include the potential for some spring run-off to further explain some of the differences we are seeing, said Ostrem, although changes in flow have been relatively minimal. Water collected by Yellowknifes street sewer drains runs through the same treatment plant as sewage that is collected for Covid-19 testing, possibly watering down the sample during the spring melt. The fact that most cases in Yellowknife during this event are among children is quite unique, Ostrem continued. This might also further explain some of the differences we are seeing. Yellowknifes wastewater surveillance results from May 8 to May 25, 2021, as seen on the NWTs Covid-19 dashboard. Anticipated detection means Covid-19 was detected in the sample and the NWT government had anticipated that would happen, given case numbers at the time. Ostrem added the science of wastewater surveillance to identify Covid-19 remains new, and the NWT government is working with researchers, labs, wastewater utilities, and public health authorities across Canada to learn more. While there has been no recent detection of Yellowknifes three remaining active cases in wastewater, the signal may still bounce in and out of detection levels, she said. Weve seen previously it takes some time for the signal to wash out of the system.
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https://cabinradio.ca/63935/news/yellowknife/whats-going-on-with-yellowknifes-covid-19-wastewater-signal/
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Should Elon Musk be leading the green Bitcoin debate?
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A partner from a venture capital firm has suggested that Elon Musk may not be the right person to lead the green Bitcoin debate. A new report has raised a question about Elon Musk's involvement in leading the green Bitcoin debate with the announcement of the Bitcoin Mining Council. In a recent report from Bloomberg, Nic Carter, a partner at Castle Island Ventures, a venture capital firm exclusively focused on public blockchains, said that he doesn't think Elon Musk is the right person to lead the "clean Bitcoin" debate. Adding, "possibly not as far as the Bitcoin community is concerned." Carter also said that, "Bitcoiners are still intensely skeptical of Musk, and they view him as conflicted, given that his business partially involves the sale of offsets." While Carter was critical of Musk, he did stress that any effort towards lowering the energy cost for mining Bitcoin, and Bitcoin miners being more transparent about the cost of energy is a step in the right direction, regardless of who is making the effort. Another point that Carter made was that Bitcoin miners located in North America are cleaner than most other industrial consumers of electricity, and due to that metric, he feels that Bitcoin miners will be pleased when they are asked about being more transparent about their energy consumption. For more information on this story, check out this link here.
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Is California joining the COVID-cash vaccine lottery?
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday is poised to announce new efforts to encourage more residents to get a coronavirus vaccine, particularly people in hard-hit communities. The Golden State governors big reveal scheduled for an LA vaccination site at 2 p.m. comes as CVS Health also announced that people vaccinated at one of its clinics would be in line to enter a sweepstakes for an opportunity to win a series of prizes, including a trip to Bermuda, seven-day cruises and a VIP trip to Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles. More than 60% of Californians have gotten at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, but the state still estimates there are roughly 12 million residents who are eligible to be vaccinated who have not gotten a shot. With the state set to reopen more fully and lift mask mandates on June 15, state leaders have said it is important to get as many residents as possible inoculated to prevent another deadly surge of COVID-19 cases. Its unclear what the efforts would look like exactly. Early Wednesday, Newsom tweeted that he was prepared to make a huge announcement, but an afternoon news conference that day was scrapped after the mass shooting at a rail yard in San Jose. A spokesperson for the governor declined Wednesday to provide additional details. California would not be the first state to offer rewards for getting vaccinated. Colorado recently launched a sweepstakes for vaccinated residents where five people will each get $1 million. Ohio has a similar program in place and saw a surge in vaccinations after announcing the plan. Maryland is giving out $40,000 for 40 days to vaccinated residents, capped off by a $400,000 prize on July 4. Oregon will give one vaccinated person $1 million and one resident of each of the states 36 counties will win $10,000. The state is also offering scholarships for students. New York state is offering vaccinated residents passes to New York State Parks, and New York City has announced incentives like tickets to sporting events and theater memberships. New Jersey created a shot and a beer program where vaccinated residents 21 and up can get a free beer at certain breweries during the month of May if they show their vaccination card. And lawmakers in Illinois unveiled a bill there for a similar program. Fox News guest ties San Jose shootings to vaccinations, BLM She made her career in restaurants. Then COVID hit. An April poll from the Public Policy Institute of California found that one in five Californians are hesitant to get the vaccine, with 7% saying they want to wait a year or more to get jabbed and 12% saying they dont plan to get vaccinated at all. Infectious disease experts say that with highly contagious variants of the coronavirus spreading and significant vaccine hesitancy, reaching a point of herd immunity where enough people are vaccinated that the virus has trouble spreading and eventually disappears is increasingly unlikely. But as vaccination rates rise, hospitalizations and deaths decline dramatically, so the more people California vaccinates, the less of a threat the virus is to residents.
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/27/covid-gov-newsom-to-unveil-new-vaccine-effort-to-boost-vaccination-rate/
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Who owns the skies? Will GA be crushed by commercial interests?
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Published: 1:18 PM May 27, 2021 With big business betting on UAVs drones and pilotless flying taxis ownership of the sky might be worth billions of pounds a year. But organising this complex flow of traffic could see GA crushed under the pressure of commercial interests. Who owns the sky? I wondered aloud. Had I asked the question in the thirteenth century, in the rule of King Edward the First, the answer would have been pretty straightforward: cuius est solum, eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos. That is; whoevers is the soil, it is theirs all the way to Heaven and all the way to Hell. The simple ad coelum (to the sky) principlethat the sky above the land is owned by the landownerserved us well for the next five hundred years. If your neighbours tree grew over your garden wall, then he was trespassing; if the eves of his house encroached your land, then a court would force him to knock them down. A legal action in 1587, Bury v Pope, confirmed this principle in common law and there it remained as solid as a rock until 1783, when the French upset the apple cart by inventing the hot air balloon. The pesky brothers Montgolfier then started trespassing above property all across France. The notion of aerial trespass had lawyers salivating at the prospect of new litigation. For the next one hundred and fifty years legal debate about aerial trespass raged, eventually being resolved in America. We are three paragraphs into this story and I am regaling you with obscure court rulings made hundreds of years ago but, dont worry, this is not senility setting in. The point is, the apparently innocuous question Who owns the sky? is actually quite complex, and it has ramifications for all of us in recreational aviation. It is a developing story that has been centuries in the making, but which is now close to a critical juncture. If you investigate the legal status of the sky, you will find for instance that a debate is smouldering at the United Nations regarding its upper boundary. At the moment, the fantastically-named United Nations Office For Outer Space Affairs says that the Krmn Line, at one hundred kilometres above sea level, is where outer space begins and airspace stops. Nothing above the Krmn Line belongs to any nation; space is supranational (just in case you wanted to fly your Piper Cub up there). - Credit: eHang 2021 LANDMARK CHICKEN RULING That leaves us with the bottom limit of airspace to define. Lets pop across the pond to post-war Greensboro, North Carolina where Mr Thomas Lee Causby, a chicken farmer, alleged that his chickens were being so frightened by aeroplanes landing at a nearby military training airfield that his birds were caused to jump up against the side of the chicken house and the walls and burst themselves open and die. Very distressing. Mr Causby sued the government; the case went to the US Court of Claims, and then on to The Supreme Court in 1946 where, modifying centuries of law, and setting out a legal viewpoint now shared by most nations, the Court concluded that the ad coelum doctrine has no place in the modern world. The Court noted that, were it to accept ad coelum as valid, every transcontinental flight would subject the operator to countless trespass suits. Common sense revolts at the idea. However, the judgement also ruled that if the landowner is to have full enjoyment of the land, he must have exclusive control of the immediate reaches of the enveloping atmosphere. Without defining a specific upper limit, the Court stated that flights over the land could be considered a violation if they led to a direct and immediate interference with the enjoyment and use of the land. Given the damage caused by the low, frequent military flights over his farm, the Court determined that the government had violated Causbys rights, and he was entitled to compensation. This learned legal principle then came whanging back across the pond at a high speed. In 2017 the Sun newspaper reported that the RAF was paying seven million pounds of compensation annually for damage caused by low flying aircraft. The Sun reported that A parrot owner won 2,200 after a giant Hercules transport plan roared over his house and caused his feathered pet to drop dead. Ad coelum, Polly! So, we now know more or less where airspace is located: from the edge of outer space right down to the ground, excluding only that bit of the atmosphere that landowners need for their own current or future use, over which they have an Air Right and for which, incidentally, there is a lucrative market in many places, like New York, and London. The post-war Chicago Convention gives us the broad brush picture: The territory of a sovereign State is three dimensional, including within such territory the airspace above its national lands and its internal and territorial waters. This means that all the space above our islands, and at least twelve miles out to sea, is British. The question is important because Britains airspace may prove to have a value that has yet to be exploited. There is a relevant precedent. A very clever man called Professor Ronald Coase, a British economist and Nobel Laureate, developed a theory in the late fifties at the University of Chicago. Coase said airwavesthe electro-magnetic spectrumwhich had been regulated for good order, but not exploited for hard cash, could be monetised, and a market thereby created. Nothing much happened until 1990 when plucky New Zealand, pestered by wannabe mobile phone operators, auctioned some of its spectrum, thereby realising Professor Coases market based system for access to airwaves. Ten years later, in 2000, the market in airwaves was big business around the world, so much so that the UK Treasury received a not insubstantial 22.5b from selling airwaves to five mobile telephone operators. Bear in mind that we didnt know radio waves were even a thing until 1880, when Heinrich Hertz discovered them. Administered by Ofcomwhich is the airwave regulatory equivalent of the CAAthe UK earns a little under 2b from airwave sales most years. Money from thin air. It doesnt take an enormous leap of imagination to see that Britains airspace might be similarly valuable, thus its ownershipand therefore commercial rightsis a vital, not an esoteric question. British airspace might be owned by either the Crown or the State. The distinction is important, the one not being quite the same as the other. If the Crown were the owner of UK airspace, in the same way it owns the UK seabed (as confirmed in the Continental Shelf Act of 1964) then our airspace would be under the control of the Crown Estate Commissioners. The Commissioners, who are a semi-independent body, are generating 4b over the next decade from leasing patches of seabed for offshore wind farms. The money they raise goes direct to the Treasury (and partly pays for the Sovereign Grant) and control of the seabed assets rests with the Commissioners, not Parliament nor Government ministers. So, in the case of our waters, the situation is reasonably clear. When it comes to the airspace, however, it is unclear who owns it, although the law says that the CAA is in charge of administering and regulating it. And, very recently, the CAA made a stealthy move in this realm. Tucked away innocuously, perhaps innocently, in section 3.2 of CAA publication, CAP 722C, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airspace Restrictions Guidance and Policy, published just a few months ago in December 2020, is the bold assertion that airspace is a State asset. Note the use of the word State, not the word Crown. I think we can reasonably assume that the use of the word asset can be taken to mean a valuable thing. This statement, airspace is a State asset, can be seen as an animus possidendi by the CAA because the Authority has asserted the States possession of UKs airspace. This is significant because section 2 (4) of the 1982 CAA Act states that, the CAA is not to be regarded as the servant or agent of the Crown and that its property is not to be regarded as property of, or held on behalf of, the Crown. It follows that if our airspace is a State asset, as the Authority asserts, then it would probably fall under the commercial control of the Department for Transport, the CAA being the obvious body to administer exploitation of the asset. Keep in mind that in our post-Brexit, Covid-stricken world the CAA is subject to two conflicting demands. First, it must grow its regulatory capabilities in the light of fast emerging technology (from Cornish space shots, to Royal Mail delivery drones, to unmanned commercial and blue light services flights), as well as taking on many functions that had been farmed out to EASA until Brexit. This isnt going to be cheap. Second, it will have to do all this without imposing massively increased fees and charges on an impoverished conventional aviation sector. Pipistrel's eVTOL aircraft is expected to carry loads of 460kg - Credit: Pipistrel MORE TRAFFIC, MORE MONEY Forgive me if I speculate a little. Perhaps the CAA has been observing Ofcom, whose budget is 130m a year, but which is offset many times over against the billions of pounds in revenues brought in by the airwave sales that the regulator organises. By similarly charging fees for use of the sky, in addition to charging for regulatory services on a cost-recovery basis as now, the CAA could significantly increase its revenue, out of which it could fund a larger annual budget, as well as remitting healthy dollops of cash to the Treasury. Discovering that one unexpectedly owns a valuable asset like the sky would be a great help in squaring the CAAs circle. Like buying a house that needs a new roof, and then finding a Type 35 Bugatti hidden in the barn. I cant see Parliament objecting to a plan like this. Everyone loves a magic money tree. To that regards, we must note that CAP 1711 Airspace Modernisation Strategy openly states that the CAA needs more money and more legal powers to do its job. It also says: There will be a need to consider the economic and financial models that will be used to deliver the services required by new types of airspace users. This could result in changes to current CAA or other charging mechanisms. Yikes! I dont think that we will be asked to cough up for our recreational gambolling in the sky. At least, not ostensibly. After all, to continue with the Ofcom analogy, certain activities will surely be exempt: you do not need a licence to use your car key fob, or for your home wifi, or indeed, to use your mobile phone, your bluetooth speakers, or your remote control model tank, all of which use the electro-magnetic spectrum. CAP 1711 says that it could be the new airspace users. We might recoil at the thought of a host of drones delivering parcels, remotely piloted Airbuses full of stag parties jetting off to Ibiza, and Toyota EVTOL taxis taking granny to bingo. But the reality is that big business is betting on some or all these technologies actually working, and coming to a sky near us (probably quite soon). Charging these new entrants for access to our skies would raise few objections. However, even if we ourselves are not forced to pay for venturing aloft, it doesnt mean that we will escape new technical requirements, and concomitant hefty costs and possibly restrictions. These changes would be in the name of airspace safety. Yes, you can see where this is going, but it will be for our own good (or at least thats what we will be told). ICAO, EASA, the FAA, the CAA, and a multitude of other acronymed parties have been considering, proposing, detailing, opining and ruminating on how this new airborne technology will fit in with existing airspace users, including us in General Aviation. The one uniting factor is a conviction that this new aerial technology will soon be whizzing hither and thither, and no one yet has said over my dead body. Consequently, these organisations all recognise that Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM), have to be addressed, and quickly so. New regulations are being drawn up with indecent haste, but even so they lag the technology. My bet is that the first large scale roll out of commercial technology will be delivery drones. The details of whether such a thing is practical and how drone deliveries will work is beyond the scope of this article, but in my view, work they will. A paper, A Cost Analysis Of Amazon Prime Air (Drone Delivery), published in the Journal For Economic Educators in 2016 makes one simple, compelling argument why drone delivery is going to workits the money. The cost of delivering a package by truck, said the paper, is $1.20, the same parcel delivered by drone is projected to cost $0.41. Three parcels by drone costing the same as one by truck, and that projection was made in 2016. In the five years since that report, the technology and costs have improved in quantum leaps. Trials are currently in progress in Scotland, at Goodwood, and at many other locations, both here and abroad. A study released in January under UKRIs 300m Future Flight Challenge scheme claims that freight carrying drones can significantly undercut their conventional competitors in a surprisingly wide range of scenarios. Its not just a myriad of small drones operating below four hundred feet with which we will have to cope. U-space will be everywhere. Bigger, remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) will be active in our controlled and uncontrolled airspace. Late last year the Coastguard, a blue light service, carried out search and rescue trials with a Hermes 900 drone which has a wingspan of fifteen metres and a mass of 1.2 tons. The trial was a huge success. Try objecting to that. The drones whizzing around delivering packages will replace many vans and trucks, all of which currently pay to use the roads. Au contraire, I think that conjuring money from thin air would be an astute political move. In fact, I think it is an irresistible proposition. The flip side of this coin is that those who pay the piper will demand to be allowed fully to exploit the asset for which they have so handsomely paidand they will expect the CAA makes sure their precious drones arent put at risk by random air traffic crashing into them. We recreational aviators will be the poor relations, and will have to fit in under sufferance. Stick with me for some more speculation. Drone operations and trials beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) are currently carried out by segregating parcels of airspace from which we are excluded. This is annoying, but is at least localised in time and space. But if future drone operations were to be confined to segregated airspace, then this sequestered space would inevitably expand in proportion to the demand for drone deliveries and services from both consumers and suppliers and service providers, and our recreational aviation would find itself squeezed vertically as well as horizontally. That is an uncomfortable thought. Electronic Conspicuity - Credit: uAvionix ELECTRONIC CONSPICUITY The alternative is to integrate airspace. EASAs thinking on this is unambiguous as David Phipps reports in the latest Euro Air Sports newsletter: Where [an] U-space airspace would be established within uncontrolled airspace, manned aircraft would be required to continuously make themselves electronically conspicuous to the U-space service providers. This places obligations on manned aircraft to provide information about their position to the U-Space service providers at regular intervals and with a level of accuracy, integrity, legitimacy of source and continuity as determined by the Agency. There have already been objections to the roll out of mandatory EC, The CAA is basing this entire programme on a set of assumed drivers and projected increases to traffic, which we believe more evidence is required to justify... Most infringement incidents are minor and cause no safety risk to commercial travel. It therefore seems that these moves are designed to benefit the commercial efficiency of Air Navigation Service Providers whilst light aviation shoulders the burden. Those words were spoken in 2019 by Grant Shapps while Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation. The Rt Hon Grant Shapps is now Secretary of State for Transport, a department which commissioned the 2020 report, UK Approach to Recreational General Aviation Safety: An Independent Review. The analysis said (chapter 3.6): Developments in aviation safety have resulted in a very high level of safety in Commercial Air Transport (CAT). Applying the same standard to private or non-commercial flying would, in effect, eliminate private flying as it would be impossible to achieve the levels of safety achieved by CAT in the modern age. The report concluded that current GA safety levels are perfectly acceptable. However, it did not discuss what happens when the sky is full of drones. I think mandatory electronic conspicuity (EC) is the thin end of the wedge. Wait until were required to say where we are going, and when, and to what level of accuracy we intend to fly, and told what kit we must carry to make that possible. The CAA magazine, Clued Up, takes this issue head on in its Autumn 2020 edition which I quote at length because it is worrying: Even the average enthusiast drone costing well under 1,000 comes fitted with technology thats pretty rare in the average GA aircraft. That includes GPS navigation and automatic prevention of entering airspace that the drone doesnt have permission to use, auto stabilisation, emergency auto return to home, simple collision avoidance and, in newer drones, electronic devices. Many, but not all, future applications for drones will be at lower UK airspace levels, so building a fuller electronic real-time picture of operations in the airspace will be key, particularly among GA and military users. Increasing the use of EC devices is only one part [my italics] of the bigger detect-and-avoid system, but it is one of the more crucial and effective ones. The CAAs new innovation team has been working with a number of organisations and companies to help industry drive the issue forward. The CAA is acting fast to develop new regulations for shared airspace. Commercial pressures that would result from selling airspace rights could easily prejudice our regulator to favour commercial operators over recreational users. This could have a truly horrible effect on GA. Pipistrel's Nuuva V300 is a long-range heavy-weight autonomous UAV with an entry into service planned for 2023. The eVTOL aircraft is expected to carry loads of 460kg - Credit: Pipistrel THE RIGHT TO ROAM Perhaps you, like me, enjoy bimbling around with no particular place to go, perhaps some looping and rolling, followed by a bit of a random aerial ramble in the countryside. It took one hundred and sixteen years for ramblers to win their right to roam. We need to get assurances about our status as soon as possible. We need to fight, as Grant Shapps was doing, for our place in the sky!
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https://www.pilotweb.aero/flying/will-ga-be-rushed-y-commercial-interests-8009256
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Who will be judged Devon's best tourism places?
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Published: 1:50 PM May 27, 2021 Judges will be on the lookout for the best Devon tourism providers in the past year. - Credit: Neville Stanikk/VisitDevon Devons tourism providers are being urged to put themselves forward for the countys latest awards recognising their efforts during a challenging 12 months. The 2021/22 Devon Tourism Awards are now open and businesses from across the county are invited to submit their entries. The awards, now in their 12th year, cover all of Devon, including the English Riviera and Plymouth, offering businesses the chance to win not just locally, but to progress on to the regional South West awards and for matching categories the national VisitEngland awards. - Credit: Justin Garvanovic Awards organiser Robin Barker says: The last year has highlighted the need for tourism to adapt and innovate, and the same applies to the awards. This year sees new categories, new criteria and an extended entry period giving businesses the chance to enter early before the rush or to leave it till they have welcomed more visitors if they prefer. We so look forward to engaging with everyone once again. The 2021/22 awards cover the full range of tourism-related businesses including pubs, cafes and restaurants as well as accommodation, wedding and business venues, attractions, events and experiences. There is a new award for Innovation and Resilience, as well as opportunities to submit entries for unsung heroes, new businesses, dog friendly, accessibility and sustainability. The awards are free to enter as they are supported by many sponsors and partners. Deborah Heather, Director of headline sponsors Quality in Tourism, says: The Devon Tourism industrys response to what has been the most challenging situation and market in our recent history has been truly inspirational. Quality in Tourism is delighted to be Headline Sponsor once again for the 2021 Awards; we're so excited to see the best of the industry improve on one of the most innovative years we have ever experienced. The new Devon Tourism Awards allow providers to compete to be named best in the businesses. - Credit: Neville Stanikk/VisitDevon The launch comes fresh from the conclusion of the 2020/21 awards, held in what was an extraordinary year for tourism, hospitality and the world. The awards had to change their format several times, with widespread praise from entrants including such comments as: Winning this award has made us feel that all our hard work and plans for the future have been acknowledged. Other entrants listed the benefits of entering as increasing bookings, generating PR, boosting staff morale, as well as the free feedback on how their business could be improved. Full details of the awards are here. All entries must be submitted online by August 31.
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https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/people/local-businesses/where-is-best-devon-tourism-spot-8009492
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Why do women still get judged so harshly for having casual sex?
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jaimie Arona Krems, Oklahoma State University and Michael Varnum, Arizona State University (THE CONVERSATION) F. Scott Fitzgerald famously called the Roaring Twenties which happened on the heels of the 1918 flu pandemic the most expensive orgy in history. Now, as more and more Americans are vaccinated, some are saying all the sexual energy pent up over the past year will be unleashed, with Yale sociologist Nicholas Christakis predicting a summer marked by a surge in sexual licentiousness. Women, however, might face backlash for exploring their post-vaccination sexuality. In a new study, we found that women but not men continue to be perceived negatively for having casual sex. This stereotype persists even as casual sex has become increasingly normalized and gender equality has risen in the U.S. and much of the Western world. Specifically, both men and women assume that a woman who has casual sex must have low self-esteem. But that perception isnt based in reality. A belief held across religious and political divides Although the idea that womens sexual behavior is linked to their self-esteem is a common trope in film, television and evensomerelationshipadvice sites, we documented just how entrenched this stereotype is across six experiments published in Psychological Science. In one experiment, we asked Americans to estimate the correlation between peoples sexual behavior and their self-esteem. We described those people as being a man, woman or simply as a person, without providing any information about their gender. We then described that man, woman or person as having a lot of casual sex, portrayed them as being a serial monogamist or provided no information about their sexual behavior. We found that Americans tended to associate monogamy with high self-esteem, especially for women. More striking, they associated casual sex with low self-esteem but only for women. This belief was surprisingly widespread, and across our studies we found that both men and women hold it. But time and again, we saw that this stereotype transcended a number of markers, including the extent to which someone held sexist beliefs, their political views and their religiosity. However, people might believe that women dont want casual sex in the first place. For example, people might assume that women have causal sex only because theyre trying and failing to attract a long-term relationship. In fact, such beliefs do seem to influence the stereotype about womens self-esteem. Specifically, the more that Americans believed that women dont actually want casual sex, the more these Americans tended to associate womens casual sex with low self-worth. This finding inspired another experiment. We wondered what would happen if we told participants that a woman was actually perfectly happy with her casual sexual lifestyle. But even this factor didnt seem to stop the stereotyping. Participants still saw these women as having low self-esteem. And they even perceived a woman described as having monogamous sex but who was deeply dissatisfied with her monogamous sex life as having higher self-esteem. Heres the kicker: Among our participants the same ones who showed this stereotyping we found virtually no association between their self-esteem and their own sexual behavior. These findings are similar to those of psychologist David Schmitt, who conducted a survey of more than 16,000 participants drawn from all over the world, and also found little association between self-esteem and casual sex. And in our study, it was actually the men who reported having more casual sex who also tended to have slightly lower self-esteem. The short answer is that we currently do not know, and associations between sex and self-esteem in the real world are complex. Some people might wonder if the media is to blame. Its true that women who have casual sex are sometimes portrayed as being somehow deficient. But this doesnt tell the whole story. Even if popular media perpetuates this stereotype, it still doesnt explain why people would feel compelled to portray women this way in the first place. Another possible explanation is that the stereotype extends from reproductive biology, in which men have historically had more to gain from casual sex than women, who since they risk getting pregnant often have to bear greater costs, on average, than men. Yet today, newer technologies like birth control and safe, legal abortion allow women to have casual sex without being forced to bear some of those unwanted costs. Perhaps, then, our Stone Age brains have simply not yet caught up. Whatever the origin of this stereotype, its likely to foster prejudice and discrimination today. For example, people perceived to have low self-esteem are less likely to be asked out on dates or elected to political office. This stereotype might also have led to seemingly well-intentioned but ultimately misguided advice directed toward girls and women about their sexual behavior. There is a cottage industry built around telling women what sort of sex not to have. (Searching for books on friendship advice on Amazon yields fewer than 40 results, but searching for dating advice returned over 2,000.) In Western society, women are rarely disparaged for breaking glass ceilings to become leaders, professors, CEOs and astronauts. Sign up for The Conversations daily newsletter.] This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here: https://theconversation.com/why-do-women-still-get-judged-so-harshly-for-having-casual-sex-160583.
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https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Why-do-women-still-get-judged-so-harshly-for-16207045.php
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What is the Climate Clock in New York?
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A giant digital display in New Yorks Union Square is counting down second by second how much time humanity has to solve the climate crisis before it slips past a point of irreversible change. At the time of writing, it shows that the world must achieve zero emissions within six years, 219 days, one hour, six minutes and two seconds. By the time you read this, it will have ticked down further. An online version of the clock shows the current countdown. The clock on the side of a glass-fronted building in lower Manhattan was installed last September by climate activists and artists as part of the Climate Clock project to mark a week of climate action during the annual United Nations General Assembly. Theres good news. That number isnt zero, Gan Golan, an artist and activist who co-created the display, said when it was installed. We can meet this challenge, but we dont have any time to lose." In April this year, the Climate Clock began showcasing a more positive element, with a second number displaying the percentage of global energy produced from renewable sources. Our new LIFELINE shows the percentage of global energy generated from renwable resources, the group said. The current number if 12.2 per cent... but its not going up fast enough. The figure currently stands at 12.3 per cent. The Climate Clock project also unveiled smaller travelling clocks that show both the time left to act and the percentage of renwable energy. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has urged countries to work together to reduce emissions in order to curb global warming to 1.5C. If the global temperature rises above that level, scientists warn the planet will see even greater devastating effects, from sea-level rise to loss of coral reefs, heat waves, wildfires, droughts and typhoons. Current emission rates suggest the world will hit 1.5C in just over seven years. The clock installation took over the Metronome, which has featured on the side of a glass-fronted building overlooking Union Square in Manhattan for the last 20 years. It has 15 spinning LED digits which count time down to a hundreth of a second.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/new-york-climate-change-clock-b1854953.html
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Could one member of Congress get a restraining order against another?
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As long as there has been a U.S. Congress, there have been members who've disagreed with one another. In one crushing instance, there was even an example of brutal violence between lawmakers. But the possibility of a restraining order is a new one. Politico reported yesterday: For [Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] who was previously harassed by [Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene] in 2019 top Democrats have discussed whether it's possible for Ocasio-Cortez to seek a restraining order against Greene, including whether she had the legal standing to do so, according to multiple Democratic sources. The Hill had a related report yesterday, noting that House Democratic leaders have "discussed the legality and logistics of" the New York Democrat seeking a restraining order against the Georgia Republican. To briefly recap for those who may have missed it, there was an incident two weeks ago in which some Washington Post reporters saw Greene, whose record of radicalism cost her committee assignments, "aggressively confront" the Democratic congresswoman and demand to know why Ocasio-Cortez "supports terrorists." The right-wing Georgian also shouted for the New York lawmaker to defend her "radical socialist" beliefs in some kind of public debate. Ocasio-Cortez, who's often known by her AOC initials, ignored Greene's tantrum and walked away. Soon after, CNN reported that Greene also targeted Ocasio-Cortez in 2019, taunting members of the New York congresswoman's staff and making obnoxious comments through a mailbox slot outside the Democrat's locked office. NBC News had a report that added the GOP extremist "has had prior incidents of accosting and chasing people in public she disagrees with." I joked at the time that under normal circumstances, one might consider seeking a restraining order against such a person. Evidently, for some Capitol Hill, this wasn't a joke at all. Whenever I mention Greene, I hear from readers who make the case that it's a mistake to mention Greene at all. She thrives on generating attention for her ridiculous antics, so there's little to be gained by giving the Republican exactly what she wants. I'm not unsympathetic to the argument. Greene is obviously a fringe, clownish figure and a crackpot conspiracy theorist whose nonsense is not to be taken seriously. It's why readers have not seen me regularly writing up "ridiculous person says ridiculous thing" pieces. But I continue to believe there's a larger context that's relevant beyond assorted daily madness. For one thing, when congressional leaders initiate conversations about restraining orders, there's a political and historical significance to the developments. For another, many Democratic lawmakers are genuinely concerned that their physical safety might be at risk around some of the more extremist members of the Republican caucus. The latest nutty quote from some foolish provocateur is easy to overlook, but many of these stories about Greene have a broader significance.
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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/could-one-member-congress-get-restraining-order-against-another-n1268721
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How Will Athleisure Stocks Fare as the Economy Reopens?
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More formal clothing is expected to win back some market share from casual wear this year, but the most successful apparel makers may end up being those that combine the two. Throughout the pandemic, the future of retail apparel has been a source of constant debate. For much of 2020, many companies focusing on activewear and athleisure saw strong growth after an initial plunge as the coronavirus spurred widespread shutdowns. For the quarter ending last November, for example, Nikes (NKE) - Get Report revenues rose 9% year-over-year to $11.2 billion, and its shares wound up rising almost 40% for the year, compared to 15% for the S&P 500. And Lululemons (LULU) - Get Report sales in last years fourth quarter rose 24% year-over-year to $1.7 billion, with its shares rising 50% in 2020. "I know people who have never owned a pair of sweatpants or leggings in their life but became first-time investors [by buying casual clothes,]" Krista Corrigan, an analyst at retail market intelligence firm Edited, told TheStreet. "There was a huge uptick in running sneakers, running apparel, footwear, at-home workout and yoga clothes, hiking clothes." 2 Great Consumer Reopening Stocks to Buy Now But even as stocks for companies specializing in athletic clothing and footwear were soaring, many in fashion were already predicting "the end of athleisure." Tired of months spent inside wearing baggy sweatpants, customers would turn toward business casual or even more formal clothing, the thinking went. Predictions ranged from a sales explosion for everything from jeans and polos to formal dresses and high heels. Dresswear on the Rise As vaccination speeds up and a return to the office seems more and more imminent, people are buying more clothes in general -- recent U.S. Census data found a 727% increase in clothing and clothing accessory sales in April compared to a year ago -- and dresswear in particular. Sales of dresswear (defined as the dresses, shirts, blouses, suits and blazers that one would wear to work, special occasions or to meet family and friends) are expected to rise nearly 15% to $97.5 billion in 2021 and 7% to $104.7 billion in 2022 after plunging 32% year-over-year to $84.6 billion in 2020, according to numbers from Coresight Research and Euromonitor. "Shirts or blouses, dressy dress or skirts, and dress shoes are the top three categories female consumers purchased in the last three months, Coresight Research CEO and Founder Deborah Weinswig told TheStreet, adding that the predictions above are still lower than what sales were pre-pandemic in 2019. "For male consumers, shirts or blouses, dress shoes and dress trousers are the top three categories." AT&T Dividend Cut Reaction Highlights Key to Picking Reopening Stocks Indeed, sales at PVH (PVH) - Get Report, the company behind popular dresswear brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Izod and Calvin Klein, are expected to rise 43% year-over-year to $1.9 billion in the quarter ending in April, according to consensus estimates compiled by FactSet. And L.L. Bean, which specializes in outdoor clothing but also offers dresswear lines, reported that pants with buttons and zippers have been selling better than those with elastic or drawstring waistbands for several weeks in a row now. In contrast to the U.S. dresswear market, the American casual market fell only 2.2% to $262 billion in 2020, according to Coresight Research and Euromonitor data. While the casual market isnt likely to fall off a cliff this year, Weinswig predicts that it will grow much more slowly than dresswear -- 4.5% to $273.7 billion in 2021 versus dresswears expected 15% growth. "In 2021 and 2022, the casual wear will return some shares to the dresswear market," Weinswig said, adding that casual wear accounted for 74% of the total apparel market in 2020, up from 67% in 2019. Between 2020 and 2022, Weinswig predicts a compound annual sales growth rate of 11.3% for dresswear and 5.2% for casual wear. But even as the dresswear market seems to be rising more dramatically than those offering athletic-style clothes, analysts predict that the current trend is not a threat to the long-term success of athleisure and activewear. 2 Reopening Stocks That Have the Wind at Their Backs Dresswear is, according to Editeds Corrigan, making up for the lull seen through much of 2020 as people stayed at home and did not spend money on fancier clothes. But while the pandemic has accelerated the process, the turn towards a more casual way of dressing has been decades in the making and is not likely to alter the customer desire for comfortable casual clothes. "People love to go to the extremes and say loungewear is dead," Corrigan said. "It is not dead but I think, undoubtedly, we're going to see an uptick in some of the more formal business casual compared to where we were just a year ago." Corrigan said that as a staggered reopening leads to different clothing needs, brands are going to try to make products that blend athleisure and business casual -- ruffles on hoodies, slack pants made out of more pliable material as seen with companies as diverse as luxury brand Balenciaga and activewear giant Nike. Disney Is More Than Ready for the Great Reopening In the year ahead, she is also keeping her eye out on Deckers (DECK) - Get Report, the company behind footwear brands like Ugg and Teva, and Crocs (CROX) - Get Report as consumers opt for shoes that offer elements of fashion combined with comfort. She argues that those who are able to blend those two elements successfully will see the biggest financial growth in the years to come. "Before you had your sweatshirt and your sweatpants and you had your button-down shirt and your pencil skirt that you were wearing to the office, Corrigan said. "Those wardrobes were once completely separate in the minds of the consumer and now youre going to see them blurred more and more." Nike is a holding in Jim Cramer's Action Alerts PLUS member club. Learn more now.
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https://www.thestreet.com/investing/how-will-athleisure-stocks-fare-as-economy-reopens
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Is dit de eerste getunede rolstoelbus?
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Autofabrikanten zijn altijd op zoek naar niches. Soms kan zon marksegment ietsje groeien en als jij de enige bent die iets in de aanbieding heeft, dan ben je de spreekwoordelijke spekkoper. Sommige marktsegmenten zijn echter dermate klein, dat het voor veel fabrikanten niet de moeite is om er actief te zijn. Gelukkig is er aftermarket heel veel mogelijk. Daar kwamen we vandaag achter met het zien van de Hartman VanSports Sprinter, de eerste getunede rolstoelbus. Tourer De getunede rolstoelbus in kwestie is gebaseerd op de Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Tourer, de kortste versie van de Sprinters met een wielbasis van slechts 3,25 meter. Ideaal als je de hoogte en breedte van een Sprinter kunt gebruiken, maar de extra lengte niet nodig hebt. De Hartman VanSports Sprinter is voorzien van een spoilerlip aan de voorzijde. Aan de zijkant kun je de nieuwe sideskirts aanschouwen. Tevens zie je daar de velgen. Ze heten hier VEST1-wielen, maar het lijken ons Borbet CW3-velgen. Zeker omdat Borbet deze ook levert in bedrijfswagen specificatie. Deze zien er identiek uit, maar hebben een hoger draagvermogen, iets dat nogal eens wordt vergeten bij bedrijfswagen-velgen. Eromheen liggen 255/45 20 Continental SportContact-banden. Mocht je deze wijzigingen nog ietsje aan de milde kant vinden, Hartman geeft aan dat heftigere modificaties op komst zijn. Verder is er volgens Hartman enorm veel mogelijk. Normaal gesproken zien we dan hele luxe interieurs en als je dat wil, regelt Hartman dat voor je. In dit geval hebben ze de auto voorzien van een rolstoellift. We weten dat Autech (een speciale divisie van Nissan) zowel tuning als gehandicaptenvervoer achteraf bouwt, maar de combinatie is nu voor het eerst. Althans, naar ons weten is het daarmee de eerste aangepaste rolstoelbus, maar we kunnen ernaast zitten. Gelukkig is er een commentsectie!
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Should I get my second AstraZeneca shot or wait for another type of vaccine?
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Open this photo in gallery Ontario has a stockpile of 45,000 doses that are set to expire by the end of May. Provincial Health Minister Christine Elliott has pledged that none will go to waste. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press The question: I live in Ontario and Im eligible to get a second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. The answer: Ontario, like many other provinces, stopped providing AstraZeneca as a first dose after the vaccine was linked to rare, but potentially fatal, blood clots. However, the province has decided to keep using AstraZeneca for second doses, which are necessary to boost and extend the immunity conferred by the vaccine. Story continues below advertisement Those who received AstraZeneca between March 10 and 19 are now eligible for their second shot. This means that these individuals would be getting their second dose within 10 weeks of their initial shot less than the 12 weeks recommended by the manufacturer. Ontario has a stockpile of 45,000 doses that are set to expire by the end of May. Provincial Health Minister Christine Elliott has pledged that none will go to waste. Ontario will continue to receive new shipments of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which will be allocated as second doses for the 860,000 people in the province who have already received the first shot. The provinces chief medical officer, Dr. David Williams, has said that the recipients of AstraZeneca will also be given the option of getting another type of vaccine for their second dose such as the vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna which use mRNA technology thats not associated with a blood-clot risk. So, basically, its up to the AstraZeneca recipients to decide what they think is best for themselves. Its not necessarily an easy decision, given the fact that there are questions about the vaccines that cant be answered with any certainty. Story continues below advertisement For instance, when it comes to those who are getting the soon-to-expire doses, we dont know what will happen when the interval between the injections is shortened to 10 weeks from 12. Obviously, it would be better to follow the manufacturers guideline because thats what the clinical trial results are based on, says Rob Kozak, a scientist and clinical microbiologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. But my suspicion is that two weeks wont make a huge difference. He believes any possible reduction in effectiveness of the vaccine will be offset by the benefit of getting the booster shot without delay. The data show that two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine provide better protection than a single dose. That extra protection may be critically important considering the emergence of highly contagious variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. But other medical experts dont think AstraZeneca should be used for second doses because the shots will still put people at risk of the rare blood-clotting condition known as vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia or VITT. Story continues below advertisement We honestly dont know the actual level of risk. The data is still evolving, says Michelle Sholzberg, head of the division of hematology-oncology at St. Michaels Hospital in Toronto. Based on the latest case reports from Canada and other countries, the risk of developing VITT after a first dose ranges from one in 26,000 to one in 127,000. The data from the U.K. (United Kingdom) suggests that the risk is far lower with the second dose than with the first that it might be in the range of one in 600,000, says Dr. Sholzberg. Even so, VITTs are not like ordinary blood clots, she stresses. They can be very severe and can result in death. With so much uncertainty, Dr. Sholzberg believes its unrealistic to expect the public to weigh the risks and benefits of getting the second AstraZeneca vaccine. Its hard to make an informed decision when you dont have all the information, she adds. Dr. Andrew Morris, an infectious diseases physician at Sinai Health and the University Health Network in Toronto, goes one step further. This is one of those situations where the decision should not be left up to the public. Story continues below advertisement Regulatory bodies, he adds, should intervene by removing AstraZeneca from the Canadian market. Over the coming weeks and months, Canada is expected to receive a steady supply of Pfizer. Its clear now that we dont need AstraZeneca, says Dr. Morris. Whats more, mixing different types of vaccines might actually produce better immune protection than relying on the same shot for both doses. Researchers in various countries are currently studying the safety and effectiveness of using COVID vaccines interchangeably although the definitive results from these trials wont likely be available until later this summer. Dr. Kozak says we cant lose sight of the fact that COVID-19 remains a serious public health threat. Story continues below advertisement The way I see it, the sooner you get the second dose the better. I cant say thats the right decision for everyone, but its what Ive been telling my friends and family to do, he says. Paul Taylor is a Patient Navigation Adviser at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. He is a former Health Editor of The Globe and Mail. Find him on Twitter @epaultaylor and online at Sunnybrooks Your Health Matters.
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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/article-should-i-get-my-second-astrazeneca-shot-or-wait-for-another-type-of/
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Should we mix Covishield and Covaxin? What do studies say about mixing Covid-19 vaccines?
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Deliberate mixing of Covid-19 vaccines, Covishield and Covaxin is not advised as of now in India. Nitin Shukla, a resident of Delhi's Shalimar Bagh, got the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine - Covaxin - in the first week of May. Now, Delhi has halted vaccination for the 18-44 age group due to a shortage of Covid-19 vaccine doses. Nitin is in his mid-20s. According to the current Covid-19 vaccine dosing regimen, Nitin would be due for his second dose in the first week of June. But he is not sure if he can get the second dose as a Covishield jab either in Delhi, or neighbouring Uttar Pradesh or Haryana, if he does not get the Covaxin dose on time. There are many like Nitin facing this vaccine dosing dilemma. Shortage of Covid-19 vaccine doses has left many wondering if they can mix and match two different vaccines - Covishield and Covaxin in India. EXPERT OPINION In his Twitter post on May 20, Dr Faheem Younus, the chief of infectious disease at the American University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health (UM UCH), dealt with this dilemma. As of today, Id say no. Its being studied. Besides rare exceptions dont mix. This WILL change. Wait 2-3 months instead of taking a blind risk. Can I mix and match vaccines?" "As of today, I'd say no. It's being studied. Besides rare exceptions don't mix. This WILL change. Wait 2-3 months instead of taking a blind risk (sic)," he answered. GOVERNMENT'S POSITION Two days later on May 22, the central government too seemed very cautious in its reply to this question. "It is plausible. But there need to be more studies. It can't be said definitively that mixing of doses can be practised. There is no robust scientific evidence," said Niti Aayog (Health) member VK Paul. "Only time will tell whether it will be done in future or not, it will depend on international studies, World Health Organization findings etc. Our experts are also continuously studying," Paul said. Paul said, "One shot of one type [of Covid-19 vaccine] produces antibodies and the second shot from another will increase that. Scientifically, there is no problem." SCIENCE AND STUDIES Studies have been conducted mixing the doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca (called Covishield in India) vaccine. A trial on 600 participants showed that if Pfizer's mRNA vaccine is given as the second dose to beneficiaries who got AstraZeneca's shot as their first dose, it improved immune response significantly with mild side-effects. The US has allowed mixing of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines asking the recipients to take the two shots with a gap of 28 days. (File photo) Another significant study has begun in the UK where different combinations of AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax vaccines would be tried on over 50 volunteers. The researchers have decided to give two vaccine doses 12 weeks apart. Its results would be available in next few months. WHAT'S HAPPENING ELSEWHERE Pending final results of the studies of mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccines, several countries have allowed or decided to give a second dose of a different vaccine to the recipients. In most cases, the first vaccine shot was of AstraZeneca. Here's what you should do and keep in mind Canada, Finland, France, Norway, Sweden, Spain, and South Korea have allowed the use of a different vaccine for the second dose for complete Covid-19 vaccination if the first dose was of AstraZeneca vaccine. China, where Covid-19 broke out first in 2019, in April said it was formally considering mixing Covid-19 vaccine doses for jabs developed with different technologies. The US has allowed mixing of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines asking the recipients to take the two shots with a gap of 28 days. INDIA'S PROBLEM For vaccines available in India - Covishield and Covaxin - no such study has been undertaken. The third vaccine approved in India, Sputnik V, interestingly uses slightly different shots for its two-dose inoculation regime. Secondly, only one of these three vaccines has been approved by the WHO. Covaxin is hopeful of getting WHO's nod pending which those who have taken one or both the shots of the vaccine may have to follow fresh vaccination regimen approved in the destination country. They face a possibility of uncertain reaction of mixing Covaxin dose(s) with another vaccine - a combination that has not been tried and examined by science. TRIAL BY ACCIDENT Incidentally, two inadvertent errors in vaccination reported from Uttar Pradesh saw people being given doses of different vaccines. The first incident was reported in April when a man was given Covishield as the second dose in the Maharajganj district. He had received a Covaxin shot earlier. In the second instance reported this week, 20 people were given different vaccines - Covishield in April and Covaxin now - in the Siddarthnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. No adverse effect has been reported as yet. Deliberate mixing of Covid-19 vaccines, Covishield and Covaxin is not advised as of now in India. READ: Locked and waterlogged: In Covid-19 times, this Greater Noida village has a story to tell ALSO READ: No vaccine for 2 weeks: UP village struggles to get jabs as state govt looks to expand drive | Ground report ALSO READ: Health centre used as garbage dump, Covid spreads like wildfire in Lucknow's Amrai
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https://www.indiatoday.in/coronavirus-outbreak/story/should-we-mix-covishield-and-covaxin-what-do-studies-say-about-mixing-covid-19-vaccines-1807722-2021-05-27
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Has Georgia Football Assembled the Best Coaching Staff in Program History?
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The talent on Georgia Football's roster is constantly in the spotlight, and for good reason. The Bulldogs are loaded at practically every position with numerous All-Americans, award finalists and first-round draft picks peppered throughout. Just as talented as the Bulldogs's roster is the coaching staff. This group is packed with former and future head coaches. Sure, this staff hasn't proven anything yet. Starting with head coach Kirby Smart. He's taken some flack for some questionable choices throughout his career. Georgia could have a national title by now, according to some. However, he's only in his sixth season as a head coach period. He is way ahead of most head coaches at this stage, most head coaches are still at G5 schools at this point. Smart has clearly learned from his mistakes, especially on offense. Poor recruiting at wide receiver led to a bare cupboard in 2019, he solved that by signing an elite crop of receivers and tight ends in 2020. During Georgia's loss in the 2019 SEC Championship Game, he realized his philosophy on offense wasn't going to win championships anymore. He lured in Todd Monken from the Cleveland Browns. Former head coaches headline offensive staff Monken is a former D1 head coach at Southern Mississippi and his offense was a spectacle in 2015. Prior to Southern Miss., he was the coordinator of a top-notch offense at Oklahoma State. In fact, that offense was one of the more influential in college football. Every team with national title aspirations is running some form of that explosive offense these days. Georgia didn't just need to overhaul its offensive scheme for skill players after 2019, it also needed to make a change on the offensive line. O-Line coach Sam Pittman accepted the Arkansas head coaching job before the season ended, and Smart made no compromises with finding his replacement. Enter Matt Luke, fresh off a three-year stint as head coach at Ole Miss. Luke's tenure as the Rebels' head coach didn't yield much success, but he earned that opportunity for good reason. That reason is that he's a great offensive line coach. Throughout his career, Luke has regularly sent offensive linemen to the NFL, including a pair of top-50 picks in 2005. Future head coaches litter the defensive staff Let's get one thing out of the way, 2021 is likely Dan Lanning's last year as Georgia's defensive coordinator, so don't get attached. In just two years on the job, Lanning has built such a strong name for himself that he has already received power-five head coaching offers. You can bet even more offers will come his way after this season. Schematically, Lanning always seems to be one step ahead of opposing offensive coordinators. As an outside linebackers coach, he's a fantastic player development as evident by Azeez Ojulari's quick progression following his injury in the spring of 2018. Don't fret Georgia fans, because when Lanning does leave, the Bulldogs already have his replacement on staff. That's right, co-defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann. Well, hold on a minute. Few defensive coaches in the college game today understand football as much as Schumann. He's the guy Smart takes with him to every coaching clinic for a reason. Schumann is cut from the same clothe as Kirby Smart. When he eventually becomes a proper defensive coordinator, his first head coaching offers will follow soon after. Schumann's record as a player developer speaks for itself. If you excel at linebacker at Georgia, you will go to the NFL with the tools needed to contribute early. Roquan Smith recorded a sack in his first NFL snap, and he's started 42 of the 44 games he's appeared in. Tae Crowder, Mr. Irrelevant in the 2020 draft, started three games as a rookie. Monty Rice was the 92nd overall pick in this year's draft despite obvious injury concerns because fundamentally he is ready for the NFL. The icing on the cake Perhaps the biggest difference-maker on Georgia's staff is the guy who doesn't have an on-field role. Will Muschamp joined Georgia's staff as a defensive analyst in February. Muschamp's head coaching career may have been a dud, but there's no denying his ability to coach defenses. His defenses have always been among the nation's best regardless of school or conference. The knowledge he brings to this team is incalculable, not just on defense. As an analyst, he can go to Monken and tell him exactly how he would defend Georgia's offense based on the defense the opponent has. As another former head coach, Muschamp adds another perspective for Smart to listen to. As a defensive genius, he brings valuable knowledge to defensive meetings. You May Also Like 2023 Starts with LT Overton & Arch Manning Ranking Top Priorities Remaining on Georgia's Board Join the community Follow Brooks Austin on Twitter: @BrooksAustinSI Follow Kyle Funderburk on Twitter: @DKFunderburk Subscribe to our YouTube Page HERE You can follow us for future coverage by clicking "Follow" on the top right-hand corner of the page. Also, be sure to like us on Facebook @BulldogMaven & follow us on Twitter at @BulldogsSI
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https://www.si.com/college/georgia/news/georgia-football-assembled-best-coaching-staff-program-history
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Should the Yankees Call Up Chris Gittens After Luke Voit's Injury?
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NEW YORK With Luke Voit headed to the injured list, the Yankees will need to rely on their depth at first base for the foreseeable future. Shortly after revealing that Voit will be sidelined with a right oblique strain, Yankees manager Aaron Boone listed Mike Ford, DJ LeMahieu and Miguel Andjar as those in play to fill the void. There's one slugger at the Triple-A level, however, that could swing his way into the conversation for some big-league playing time as well. Chris Gittens has been tearing it up for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders so far in 2020. The first baseman is hitting .323 (10-for-31) with four home runs and a 1.297 OPS over 11 games this season. You may recall Gittens' name from tuning into Yankees Grapefruit League games during spring training over the last few years. The slugger mashed three home runs this spring, swinging a hot batwith a .316 averagein 20 games with the Bombers. Boone singled out those three aforementioned players on Wednesday, but only one of them is a true first baseman. That would be Ford, who has just eight hits over 19 games and 52 at-bats. LeMahieu has moved over to first quite a bit this season, thanks to Voit starting the season on the IL. That said, he's struggled at the plate quite a bit when penciled in as a first baseman. It's a small sample, but LeMahieu's average drops 40 points when he's playing first rather than second. As for Andjar, Boone added that the third baseman has more of a role at the moment in the outfield. Andjar has started several games in left field recently, a corresponding move while Clint Frazier was out with a neck injury and Brett Gardner made the full-time move to center to fill in for Aaron Hicks (left wrist surgery). Gittens, like Voit, doesn't provide defensive versatility, but he could be a spark offensively at a position where New York has failed to produce all season long. Even with Voit and LeMahieu included, five players have combined to hit .169 with a .544 OPS. That's the second-worst average for any team at first base and the third-lowest OPS. Gittens, 27, has certainly paid his dues, spending the last eight seasons in the minor leagues. He's not a highly-touted prospect, but when he makes contact, he can hit the ball as hard and as far as anyone in the organization. The only other factor to consider would be the 40-man roster. Gittens would need to be added if New York wanted to promote him, which means there has to be a spot available. Asked on Wednesday if Corey Kluber will be going to the 60-day injured list after his latest injurywhich would open up a 40-man spotBoone mentioned New York already has some spots on the roster available. Kluber and Hicks could be placed on the 60-day IL in the near future, freeing up even more space for a player like Gittens. In the end, the decision will come down to whether or not the Yankees feel the need to add another first baseman. Voit's oblique injury could keep him out for a while, but if Boone and the organization are comfortable sticking with their current trio on the big-league roster, then those roster spots could be used elsewhere. After all, New York is reportedly "prioritizing" lefties as we inch closer to the Trade Deadline. Then again, if there was ever a time to give the power hitter a shot in the Bronx, now seems like a solid opportunity. MORE: Follow Max Goodman on Twitter (@MaxTGoodman), on Facebook (also @MaxTGoodman), be sure to bookmark Inside The Pinstripes and check back daily for news, analysis and more.
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https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/should-new-york-yankees-call-up-first-baseman-chris-gittens-after-luke-voit-injury
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Where is Kim Kardashian going to law school?
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KIM Kardashian is following in her late father's footsteps by pursuing law. Kardashian, who is 40, hopes to become a lawyer even though she does not have a college degree. Kim isn't officially enrolled in law school but is learning through an apprenticeship to become a lawyer. California does not require a law degree as a prerequisite for taking the bar exam. She plans to take the California bar exam in 2022. Kim announced her plan to become a lawyer when she graced the cover of Vogue in May 2019. 3 Kim Kardashian said she studied 10-12 hours a day to pass the baby bar exam Credit: Instagram She made the decision to pursue a career in law after becoming heavily involved in prison reform. When Kim announced her plans she said: I just felt like I wanted to be able to fight for people who have paid their dues to society. I just felt like the system could be so different, and I wanted to fight to fix it, and if I knew more, I could do more. Kim's late father, Robert Kardashian, was an attorney but she credits her interest to study law to her work with criminal justice reform advocate Van Jones on his efforts to lower the incarcerated population. The reality star revealed in a promo clip for Keeping Up With The Kardashians that after months of studying 10-12 hours a day, she did not pass the difficult legal test. Kim discussed whether or not she wanted to pursue this career path with sisters Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian as the trio sat together in the living room. Though the upcoming episode seems to tease the SKIMS founder is done attempting to become a lawyer, a source close to Kim told The Sun that her dream is still alive. Kim has not given up on her dream of becoming a lawyer, the insider said. However, they revealed that this was: Obviously this was a big set back." And with all her personal life events going on, her plans were pushed back 6 months to a year. But she still plans on pursuing this. "She is preparing now to take it again this Summer when the next test is scheduled. the informant assured. Following this, Kim wrote on her Instagram Story that she "hasn't given up" on becoming a lawyer and is "preparing to take" the exam again "soon." Kim revealed she got a score of 474 in her first-year law student exam - when she would need a 560 to pass. Kim's mentors and study buddies are Jessica Jackson and Erin Haney. Jessica is a human rights attorney and the Chief Advocacy Officer at Reform Alliance. The mom of two was the youngest mayor of Mill Valley, California. Erin is also a human rights attorney and the National Policy Director at Reform Alliance. 3 Kim Kardashian has two legal mentors Credit: Kim Kardashian/Instagram Most read in Celebrity 'THANK YOU' The reason why host Juan Williams is leaving Fox News show The Five NO-NO, JOJO! Masked Singer fans furious Nick Lachey as The Piglet beat out frontrunner JoJo Exclusive ANOTHER CHANCE Lindsay Lohan 'ready to relaunch career' with new film & 'marry' boyfriend TOGETHER 'TILL THE END' Meet actor Miles Teller's wife Keleigh Sperry 'LET'S GET REAL' Teen Mom Bristol Palin admits she got a tummy tuck & shows off scars Exclusive jen's ben lookin' JLo caught peeping on Ben from window of their $18M Miami love nest They are both involved in #cut50 with Jessica as co-founder, Erin as Senior Counsel, and Van Jones as co-founder. As an intern at #cut50 Kim has to complete at least 18 hours of work for them each week, with five hours of supervised work. Kim pays for Jessica and Erin to be flown to Los Angeles to supervise her or they work through FaceTime and phone calls.
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https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/2967727/kim-kardashian-law-school-baby-bar/
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Who is Jack Blacks wife Tanya Haden?
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JACK Black is a Hollywood film star known around the world for movies like School of Rock. But when he's not shooting his latest feature, he enjoys life with his wife Tanya Haden. Tanya is a musician and singer who was born and rasied in New York. She has been the member of several bands, including Let's Go Sailing, and is the creator of the Imaginary Bear puppet show. She has contributed to recordings of a number of Los Angeles musicians, including vocals and cello on Par Avion's EP, Pop Music United. Tanya is also a triplet along with her sisters Rachel and Petra. The couple met back when they were students at Crossroads School, a private high school in Santa Monica. Although they went to the same school together, they did not begin dating until spring 2005. The couple wed on March 14, 2006, in Big Sur, California meaning they have been married for 15 years. The couple have two children together. In June 2006, not long after they married, Tanya gave birth to their first child, a boy named Samuel Jason Black. Their second son Thomas David Black, was born in May 2008. Most read in Celebrity 'THANK YOU' The reason why host Juan Williams is leaving Fox News show The Five NO-NO, JOJO! Tanya gets her musical blood from her late famous father. Her dad is jazz bassist Charlie Haden. Sadly he passed away in 2014 after a career that spanned more than 50 years.
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https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/2968064/jack-black-wife-tanya-haden/
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What happened to Facebooks Dark Mode?
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FACEBOOK is one of the most popular and valuable global social networking services. Facebook is the biggest social network worldwide with roughly 2.85billion monthly active users in 2021. Since May 26, several Facebook users have complained about their inability to access the social network's Dark Mode feature. However, Dark Mode was still accessible to several people - as they were able to turn on the feature on their iPhone or Android devices. "Were aware that some people are having trouble accessing certain features on Facebook's Android app," a Facebook spokesperson said. "Were working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible." 4 Many iPhone and Android users took to Twitter to complain about their inability to use Facebook Dark Mode Credit: Getty As of Thursday, May 27, Facebook said their Dark Mode feature was fully restored. Facebook Dark Mode swaps in a dark background instead of the traditional white interface, which some people find easier to read. Dark Mode can also consume less battery life. Users can activate Facebook's Dark Mode by going to the hamburger icon menu in the mobile app, selecting Settings & Privacy and heading to Dark Mode. On May 26, Facebook said it will no longer remove posts that claim Covid-19 is a "man-made" virus. In February, the tech giant said it would take down "debunked" claims that COVID-19 was created by people. However, the company has reversed its policy amid renewed interest in the virus' origins from scientists and politicians. "In light of ongoing investigations into the origin of Covid-19 and in consultation with public health experts, we will no longer remove the claim that Covid-19 is man-made from our apps," a Facebook spokesperson told Insider. 4 Facebook said it will no longer remove posts that claim Covid-19 is a 'man-made' virus Credit: Getty Most read in Lifestyle ROYAL RAGE Meg dramatically FIRED Archie's nanny after mystery 'incident' in the night Live Blog going, going, gone Spectacular pics from around world capture 'Blood Moon' lunar eclipse Exclusive PRINCELY SUM Philip leaves three staff money in 30m will & Harry could get a windfall DON'T BE A TOOL 10 of the most dangerous DIY jobs you should always avoid, says expert TAT'S IT Im a mom-of-three with my body & face COVERED in tattoos - even my lips HE GOT LOO Cheating girl caught out after man leaves note for her boyfriend in genius place "We're continuing to work with health experts to keep pace with the evolving nature of the pandemic and regularly update our policies as new facts and trends emerge." Facebook's move comes as President Joe Biden said on May 26 that he had asked the intelligence community to "redouble their efforts" to find a definitive answer to the virus' origin. Biden gave investigators 90 days to report back.
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https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/2968019/facebook-dark-mode-down-for-some-users/
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Why did Ted Cruz eat a fly?
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TED Cruz is making the rounds on the internet for a clip taken from an old Fox News interview. This isn't the first time the GOP senator has gone viral on social media. According to the video that's widely being circulated, Cruz can be seen speaking to Fox News' Hannity when a fly entered his mouth. The Texas Senator coughed and then drank a sip of water before resuming his conversation with the host. 3 Ted Cruz went viral on Twitter on May 26, 2021 Credit: AP The clip is six seconds long and resurfaced on twitter on May 26. As a result, #ToadCruz is now trending on Twitter. The hashtag follows on from other past Ted Cruz memes including Lying Ted, Ted Snooze, and Cancun Cruz. Social media users weighed in on the clip, making jokes about the senator's bug blunder. "That fly died with honor!" published one user. Another said, "RIP fly, you deserved better!" Why do we write fiction, reality is so good." Another joked, 'Ted Cruz ate Mike Pences only friend..... the fly." Mike Pence after learning that #ToadCruz ate his pet, Fly-an Gosling. pic.twitter.com/Klayu3NNxh Linda Childers (@lindarchilders) May 27, 2021 "Mike Pence after learning that #ToadCruz ate his pet, Fly-an Gosling," one Tweeted alongside a picture of a concerned-looking Pence. "Breaking: The fly has tested positive for #ToadCruz," a user joked. Ted Cruz's legal name is Rafael Edward Cruz, after his father. In his 2015 autobiography, A Time for Truth, Cruz admitted that he chose to stop going by Rafael when he was 13 years old. He was living in Houston by then and commonly went by the nickname Felito. Cruz wrote that The problem with that name was that it seemed to rhyme with every major corn chip on the market. Fritos, Cheetos, Doritos and Tostitosa fact that other young children were quite happy to point out." 3 Ted Cruz has been a US senator since 2012 Credit: Alamy I was tired of being teased. One day I had a conversation with my mother about it and she said, You know, you could change your name. There are a number of other possibilities. His mother "proceeded to list them: Rafael. Raph. Ralph. Edward. Ed. Eddie. He was elected to the US Senate in 2012 and began his first term representing Texas in 2013. After taking office, he became a leader of the conservative movement in Congress. In 2018, Cruz kept his seat against Beto ORourke in 2018 by 220,000 votes - meaning he will stay as Senator until 2024.
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https://www.the-sun.com/news/2968005/ted-cruz-fly-eating-fox-news/
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What did Ethan Bear say in response to the racist comments?
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EDMONTON Oilers player Ethan Bear was a target of racist messages and comments, according to him and his girlfriend Lenasia Ned. The pair addressed the racism on social media via a video posted to the Oilers' Twitter on May 26, 2021. Ethan Bear, 23, took to social media to address the comments made against him after Monday, May 26s hockey game. The hockey player, who has an indigenous background, says he is proud of where he comes from and wants to stand up to this behavior. In the clip, shared by the Oilers Bear said: I'm proud to be from Ochapowace First Nation. And I'm not just doing this for myself I'm doing this for all people of color. I'm doing this for the next generation, to help make change, to love one another, to support one another, to be kind to each other. 3 Bear said he was a target of hateful messages and racist remarks after Wednesday, May 26's game Credit: Twitter/EdmontonOilers "There's no place for racism in our communities, in sports, or in our workplace. So I call on all of us to help make change, and to end racism. We all deserve to be treated fairly. Adding: At the end of the day, I think we'll get there." Bears girlfriend Lenasia Ned stood beside him on the second half of the video and chimed in to support her boyfriend. In the clip she said: I'm wanting to make a positive change in our community, and create a voice for Indigenous youth to stand up to these sort of stereotypes and remarks towards our people." She also addressed the social media trolls who were commenting on Bears game performance, writing: He is human. "We understand there is criticism, but there is no room for racism." The Oilers also released their own statement condemning the racist remarks against Bear, writing: The Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club is equally disappointed in these disgusting, cowardly and racist remarks. "While we have witnessed progress in the area of equality and inclusion, this reprehensible behaviour demonstrates we still have significant work to do." General Manager Ken Holland said any racist comments directed at Bear are "totally unacceptable" and "disgusting," according to ESPN. Holland said he became aware of the comments before Bears season-ending address to the media on May 26. The manager said that Bear is a tremendous role model for all young athletes, especially in the Indigenous community. 3 Oilers' General Manager Ken Holland said Bear is 'a tremendous role model' Credit: Reuters Holland continued: "He gives time to the community. He's popular in the locker room. ... I feel sick for him. I feel disappointed for him that he would get this kind of abuse. I think we've made strides, but there's a long way to go to create a world where we're where everybody feels safe and they don't get this kind of racism and abuse." Adding: I'm 65 years old. I don't live in that social media world. "I want to talk to our PR people ... and see what we can do as an organization to try to make sure this doesn't happen in the future. The NHL also echoed Hollands statement and released their own, condemning the hate against Bear. Most read in US News HORROR FIND Neighbor 'in tears' after finding body of 'kidnapped and slain' boy, 4 ISIS BLOODBATH Fanatics BEHEAD & kills 22 including women and children in Congo bloodbath Warning BODY SLAM Drunk bikini-clad woman knocked out after line jump at water park then ARRESTED TRANSIT BLOODBATH San Jose shooter's NINE victims were 'co-workers who knew gunman well' 'DAD WILL BE THERE' Biden DID meet Hunter's shady business pals when he was VP, emails show GATES CREEPER Bill Gates's money man 'shared nude pics of women colleagues & RATED looks' The league said: Ethan Bear represents both our game and his Indigenous heritage with dignity and pride. "He, and all people from Indigenous backgrounds, deserve to feel empowered and respected on and off the ice. We stand with Ethan and his family in denouncing hate."
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https://www.the-sun.com/sport/2968192/what-ethan-bear-say-response-to-racist-comments/
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How likely is a digital rupee?
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Anjali Menon and Aman Agarwal Recent volatility aside, the valuations and popularity of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have been hitting record heights, and the array of avenues accepting these private cryptocurrencies as payment instruments are also on the rise. The regulatory landscape around cryptocurrencies has transitioned from press releases issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cautioning users against risks associated with private cryptocurrencies, to the RBI issuing a blanket ban on RBI-regulated entities (like banks and intermediaries) providing services to persons/settling transactions involving cryptocurrencies, to the Supreme Court of India striking down RBIs ban as disproportionate, to the government formulating a bill (the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021 that is yet to be tabled before the Parliament) to ban private cryptocurrencies. Despite the noise within government circles to ban all private cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrencies currently operate in India in a regulatory vacuum and transaction volumes continue to witness a massive surge. In India, while officially the fate of private cryptocurrencies is uncertain, the Crypto Bill 2021 facilitates formulating an official/central backed digital currency that will be issued by the RBI and would be recognised as tender. Several nations across the globe have rolled out (or are designing/testing) their central backed digital currencies (like Ecuadors Dinero Electrnico, the Swedish eKrona, and the Chinese eYuan) and have charged ahead in this space, with other intrigued nations close at their heels. Sovereign backed digital currency and challenges Centralised vs Decentralised and Volatility The fundamental ethos of private cryptocurrencies is that they are private (user-driven), decentralised (without involving any regulator) and enable direct peer-to-peer transactions under the cloak of anonymity. The value of private cryptocurrencies is market-driven, and not regulated by any authority or based on the value of any currency/commodity or other underlying assets. This makes them volatile in nature and there is a general perception of these being less secure. Regulators across the globe have therefore expressed concerns vis--vis private cryptocurrencies primarily from the perspective of financial security, tax evasion and money laundering. Any central backed digital currency on the other hand is a digital form of fiat currency (i.e., government-issued cash) which will be government authorised, transparent (leaving behind an electronic record/trail) and relatively less volatile. Central backed digital currencies will also further the governments efforts towards financial inclusion and cashless/digital payments and will be interoperable between different banking systems making them safer and more reliable/resilient. Distributed Ledger Technology/Blockchain Private cryptocurrencies rely on the distributed ledger technology and blockchain to validate transactions. Distributed ledger technology is like a communal database accessible to all users that enables transparent validation of transactions and tracking of historical trades. Transaction validation on the blockchain requires high electric power; which leads to payments through blockchain not being easily scalable to high transaction volumes. Additionally, there being a central validator of all transactions (in case of central backed digital currencies), would defy the very concept of a decentralised blockchain system. Costs Mining private cryptocurrencies require significant computing power which increases transaction costs and casts a shadow on their long-term sustainability. While central backed digital currency is touted as a cost-saving measure (from an interbank settlements perspective and given currency notes are expensive to mint and store), designing and implementation of a central backed digital currency, establishment and maintenance of the infrastructure to facilitate central backed digital currency payments will entail significant costs in a secure trusted environment. Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Before central backed digital currencies are operationalised, it is important to consider and evaluate their monetary, systemic, regulatory, and technological impact on the financial system. Ease of accessibility of central backed digital currencies and their safe and secure storage in a safe and resilient system protected against cyberattacks, system failures or disruptions, will also play a key role in their use/acceptance. In regulating central backed digital currencies, their usage in cross border transactions (like private cryptocurrencies which are inherently borderless) also needs to be evaluated, especially on account of the Indian Rupee otherwise not being a convertible currency. Non-interest-bearing central backed digital currencies could primarily function like cash and serve as a medium of exchange between peer-to-peer and peer-to-business transactions. However, central backed digital currencies bearing interest at a rate set by the RBI could force commercial banks to provide more incentivised rates to attract businesses and financial institutions to stick with them. Moreover, this increased competition is likely to lower profitability for commercial banks which are already under immense pressure due to the surging non-performing assets and bad debts and in a scenario of financial stress at the macro level, businesses and financial institutions might consider holding central backed digital currencies as compared to bank deposits, as a potentially safer option. Way Ahead A coordinated approach should be adopted to consult with the various stakeholders (like banks, financial institutions, fintech players, payment aggregators, e-commerce platforms etc.) to not only ensure seamless integration of central backed digital currencies into the financial system but also ensure all relevant and practical perspectives have been addressed. A regulatory sandbox will also undoubtedly be helpful in formulating a more holistic approach, as relevant regulatory pitfalls/ must-haves, macroeconomic factors and procedural aspects can be taken into account while designing and implementing central backed digital currencies. Various governments recognise the enormous potential and penetration power of central backed digital currencies. The Indian governments proposed central backed digital currency to be issued by the RBI is therefore a welcome move that will address the risks associated with private cryptocurrencies and instil trust in the public to make payments using such sovereign issued virtual currencies. Authors: Anjali Menon, Partner and Aman Agarwal, Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. This article includes inputs from their colleagues, Veena Sivaramakrishnan, Partner and Sumant Prashant, Principal Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. Disclaimer: This article is intended for general information purposes only. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the firm.
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https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/india-cryptocurrency-policy-bitcoin-7332923/
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Do My Kids Still Have to Wear a Face Mask and Socially Distance?
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Just over half of adults in the U.S. were fully vaccinated against Covid-19, but for children, the vaccination drive has a long way to go. As of late May, 4.8 million Americans under the age of 18 had received at least one shot of the Pfizer - BioNTech vaccine approved for anyone age 12 and up, while far fewerabout 1.7 millionhad completed a full course. A vaccine for children under 12 isnt expected until late in the year or early 2022. With the U.S. economy opening up as we head into summer, here is what you need to know about masking and social distancing for children, based on government guidance and the opinions of doctors. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance for fully vaccinated people on May 13, saying that people who have had all their shots dont need to wear masks and physically distance anymore in most settings. That includes anyone age 12 and up who is fully vaccinated. But that guidance doesnt apply to schools, where the CDC recommends universal masking by both students and staff, and elementary-school children are supposed to maintain a physical distance of at least 3 feet whenever possible. The majority of children arent fully vaccinated yet, and younger kids likely wont start getting shots until at least the end of the year, so public-health guidelines for unvaccinated people still apply to them. That means that all children under the age of 12 are advised by government scientists to still wear a mask when around people other than their immediate family, both indoors and outdoors, and physically distance from strangers. The American Academy of Pediatrics similarly recommends that any child who isnt fully vaccinated continue to wear a mask in any situation, indoors or outdoors, where they may be around unvaccinated people. Some doctors, however, believe this guidance is too conservative, especially for outdoor situations, where scientists have found transmission is less likely. Monica Gandhi, an infectious-diseases doctor at the University of California, San Francisco, who supports a less restrictive policy, said studies show children would be at very low risk of contracting Covid-19 from unmasked, vaccinated people in most settings, though especially outdoors. Its not only too conservative, but it creates distrust of public health officials when very obvious scientific principles like low rate of transmission outdoors are not taken into account, Dr. Gandhi said. The CDC guidance for those who are unvaccinated advises that children should mask up outdoors when around others who arent in their immediate family. But many infectious-disease specialists now believe that nearly any outdoor activity, from picnics to visits to a park or playground or outdoor sporting events, is safe even for unvaccinated people without a mask or social distancing. At this point in the pandemic, we can really relax outdoor mask wearing, said Megan Ranney, an emergency physician and assistant dean at Brown University. Even for unvaccinated kids, if youre outdoors, youre pretty darn safe.
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/face-mask-doctor-recommendations-11622115405
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What does justice mean?
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Sharanya Manivannan By CHENNAI: It wrenches me beyond describing, therefore, to accept that I have violated that long-standing relationship of trust and respect between us and I apologise unconditionally for the shameful lapse of judgement that led me to attempt a sexual liaison with you on two occasions on 7 November and 8 November 2013, despite your clear reluctance that you did not want such attention from me. In November 2013, Tarun Tejpal the accused in a rape case against a younger, subordinate colleague not only sent this email to the survivor, but even had it published. This confession did not suffice; over seven years later, a fast-track court has just acquitted him. In Eve Enslers book The Apology, she channels/ imagines her late father, who had sexually abused her, and gives herself the apology she longs for. In Michaela Coles TV series I May Destroy You, which fictionalises a crime she experienced, she creates her closure as well, through a series of fantasised potential outcomes to confronting her trauma, including apology. Layli Long Soldiers poetry collection Whereas is a response to the duplicitous language and covert nondelivery of the Congressional Resolution of Apology to Native Americans, a U.S. government decree that was quietly signed in 2009 so quietly that many indigenous people, including the poet at first, did not hear about it. Sometimes an apology means nothing it cannot hold water in court, cannot repair what was done, cannot give back what was lost. Or it is tendered in a crafty way, to further exploit, to attract sympathy, to offer ruses and excuses. When I was contacted casually by someone who had hurt me in an incident that I later understood as having been sexual assault, I felt a mixture of dread and curiosity. My therapist said, as I processed my feelings: You need justice. I think I smirked, recalling everything I knew about how abusers of all stripes get away with wrongdoings of all degrees of severity, as I replied, What is justice? It was a question I had to answer for myself. After weeks of anxiety attacks, I sent him a long email. I wrote unequivocally about the impact of his actions and begged him not to reply if he could not do so gracefully. He didnt; a relief. It was never his apology I needed. But in the aftermath of Tejpals acquittal, I experience again the fear of being manipulated through words, the fear that the recipient of my email has just been biding his time and now has permission to be vicious, dishonest or glib. A bit of that old shadow creeps across my heart: here, on the public stage of the world, under the aegis of the law, is proof that an offender can make a confession and still be absolved. Long Soldier writes: Yet the root of reparation is repair. Healing is more beautiful than justice. Perhaps they are sometimes synonyms. We cannot always have it. When we can try, we must giving to ourselves, guiding our own ways into restoration. SHARANYA MANIVANNAN @RANYAMANIVANNAN The columnist is a writer and illustrator
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https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2021/may/27/what-does-justice-mean-2307967.html
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How were identity fraudsters able to post bogus recruitment adverts on the official Government jobs platform?
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Get email updates with the day's biggest stories Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Of all the places where you might expect to find crooks targeting people looking for work, the official Find a Job service on gov.uk probably isnt one of them. Yet job seekers have been targeted by fake posts for positions as a driver for a business called Apex Pharmacy. Applicants were asked for copies of passports, driving licences and sometimes birth certificates, as well as a photograph and address and phone number. Everything, in fact, an identity fraudster would want. As one person who handed over personal information said: Surely this should have been checked before going on to the Find a Job website? Theres no suggestion that any genuine business called Apex Pharmacy is involved, the crooks using generic outlook.com addresses. A spokesperson for the Department for Work and Pensions responded: We quickly removed these bogus vacancies and all affected customers have been informed. We are reviewing how we check the ads to help stop this happening again. The official advice is to check that email addresses used by potential employers match information such as the recruiting managers name and the company name. Which is sound advice, but I wonder if Find a Job itself followed it before posting the bogus adverts. The JobsAware service, which fights recruitment scams, warns that crooks are targeting people who lost jobs in the pandemic. Impersonation scams, where the fraudster uses the details of a real company, are currently very common across online job platforms and are designed to fool job hunters desperate for work, said JobsAware chair Keith Rosser. More must be done to protect work-seekers and legislation such as the planned Online Safety Bill should be extended to cover platforms offering jobs. Fraudsters have used the pandemic to target job seekers whose livelihoods have been destroyed with in demand jobs, such as these pharmacy delivery roles at a time when the UK was ramping up its vaccination programme, Impersonation scams, where the fraudster uses the details of a real company, are currently very common across online job platforms and designed to fool job hunters desperate for work. People in need of work are keen to impress would be employees and respond to requests for information quickly and efficiently. Fraudsters are preying on the vulnerabilities of people needing work, and due to COVID there are more people in real need of work and a greater reliance on technology to find that work. It is feasible that real employers would need identity documents and bank details making these scams believable. More must be done to protect work seekers and legislation such as the planned Online Safety Bill should be extended to cover platforms offering jobs.
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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/how-were-identity-fraudsters-able-24198589
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Is Afia Pokua right by saying Ghanaian politicians take Ghanaians for 'John'?
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Ghanaian journalist, Afia Pokuaa aka Vim Lady In a video clip forwarded to my WhatsApp page, we have Peace FM newscaster/programme presenter, Ms Afia Pokua alleging that Ghanaian politicians do take all Ghanaians for John. The John as applied by her is an inference to being taken for fools. Yes, most Ghanaian politicians indeed do take Ghanaians for fools. Instead of them serving Ghanaians, they come to lord themselves over us and again, some of them do misappropriate state funds and assets. This is an indisputable fact! However, I disagree with Afia Pokua on the premise she made her assumption or accusation. She said, both NPP and NDC are charlatans who always play on the intelligence of Ghanaians. Each accuses the other of corruption but when they come to power, they do fuck all to retrieve the monies allegedly embezzled by their rivals when in power. This is a fact! Where I disagree with her is her accusation against NPP for rushing to the site of the now operational Dzata Cement Factory established by Mr Ibrahim Mahama, the younger half-sibling of former President John Dramani Mahama, to heap praises on him. She said, the NPP accused him of borrowing millions of Ghana Cedis from Merchant Bank and UT Bank without paying back, contributing the end insolvency and collapse of both banks. She thought the NPP were going to hang him when they came to power, deducing from the vehemence of their attacks on him and threats to deal with him. However, they did nothing, she said. They are now singing his praises and doing free advertisements for him for putting up a huge 100% Ghanaian-owned cement factory. She went on to say, NPP while in opposition, threatened to deal mercilessly with Alfred Agbesi Woyome who had colluded with some faceless individuals to dupe Ghana of GHC51.2 million. Nevertheless, the NPP has not been able to retrieve a pesewa from him since they came to power while Woyome walks and talks freely in Ghana. When it comes to deliberating on MPs ex-gratia, increment in their salaries, government giving them loans to buy cars and paying them GHC50,000 upfront for their housing allowance, you will see both NPP and NDC MPs singing the same chorus of yeah, yeah, in perfect unison; punching the air. Therefore, should ordinary Ghanaians fight themselves because of these politicians, then Ghanaians are truly fools since the politicians dont really care about the suffering masses but themselves. I agree with her on some points she raised. Nonetheless, I beg to differ on her difficulty to comprehend why the NPP leadership that had earlier accused Ibrahim Mahama of wrongdoing should now be praising him for establishing such a big cement factory in Ghana. She should see that the NPP are realists. They praise whom praise is due and when due. They accuse who is to be accused and when due. They are unlike the NDC that always find fault with the NPP and their policies even when they know they are lying. Should the quality of Dzata cement be excellent as not to collapse but sustain my intended building, I shall buy from him rather than buying from other companies that are purely foreign-owned. I love to patronise made-in-Ghana goods. More grease to the elbows of Ibrahim Mahama. Nonetheless, I shall not hesitate to criticise him should he lapse into any malpractices
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https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/Is-Afia-Pokua-right-by-saying-Ghanaian-politicians-take-Ghanaians-for-John-1272013
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How can Biden be fair to Israel if he treats Hamas as a tolerable belligerent?
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Except for a passing reference in a New York Times article, May 26, about the threat of a U.S. veto of a Security Council resolution critical of Israel in connection with the recent round of fighting between the Jewish state and Hamas, this writer would not have known that the U.N. was meeting on the subject. (The Times article, "U.S. Is Looking to Rebuild Ties to Palestinians," suggests that a Security Council resolution on the Hamas-Israel fighting had not been drafted.) But indeed, the Security Council met, as did the General Assembly, on the recent round of fighting between Hamas and Israel with the media taking scant, if any, notice. The press release on the General Assembly meeting stated: With the Security Council unable to respond to the worst round of fighting between Israel and the Palestinians in years . . . speakers in the General Assembly today demanded . . . intensified efforts to restart peace talks that advance a two-State Solution to a conflict nearly as old as the United Nations itself. (The conflict is nearly as old as the United Nations itself, because the U.N. has a habit, more than seven decades old, of pulling the belligerent Arabs' chestnuts out of the fire.) The press release for the General Assembly was inaccurate; the fighting was between Hamas, controlling Gaza, and Israel, not between Israel and the Palestinians, who 1) control the West Bank and 2) are fierce rivals of Hamas. That General Assembly call to "restart peace talks" leading to a "two-state solution" ignores the reality of the Hamas charter, which opposes negotiations with Israel and is committed to jihad (that is, holy war) against the Jewish state. This writer was also struck by a description, in the long Security Council press release on its May 16 meeting on the fighting between Israel and Hamas, of the representative for the Palestine Authority appearing for "the State of Palestine." It would seem, therefore, that the United Nations bureaucracy has already come up with its own version of a "two-state solution." There was some mention at these U.N. meetings of the Hamas practice of firing missiles against the civil population of Israel from missile sites that place Gaza's civilian populations in harm's way, but the focus was on Israel to stop killing civilians in Gaza, to stop causing disproportionate deaths. This writer is particularly surprised that the New York Times did not cover the Security Council and General Assembly meetings on the latest round of violence, set off by the Hamas attack on Israel. Previously, some years back, the Times had a bureau covering U.N. news; apparently, no more. But 620 Eighth Avenue is just near the western side of 42nd Street, with the U.N. headquarters across town at First Avenue and 42nd Street. It would not be difficult for the Times to send a reporter across town to cover U.N. debates on fighting between Hamas and Israel. Perhaps the Times has concluded that U.N. debates on the Middle East are a waste of time. According on the U.N. press release on the Security Council meeting on the Hamas-Israel latest military round, Linda Thomas-Greenfield called on the "parties" to avoid incitement, violence, and "evictions notably in East Jerusalem and settlement construction east of the 1967 lines." Here Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield was drawing her focus, and directing no little pressure, on Israel. Her remarks, as summarized in the press release, did not mention, much less condemn, the Hamas policy of making Gaza's civilian population fodder for the purpose of anti-Israel propaganda. By her reference to "evictions," the Biden administration has signaled that ordinary rules for holding real property do not apply to "Palestinians" in East Jerusalem; they are immune to otherwise ordinary rules of rental tenancy that include monthly rent payments. Apparently for the quick-to-find-fault-with-Israel crowd, good-faith evictions of Palestinians by Jewish landlords are violations of international law as is this newly developed concept that deaths resulting from retaliatory attack must be in proportion to the losses caused by the belligerent. It is unclear how the proportionate formula is to be applied. It would seem clear, however, that had it been applied to protect Germany and Japan in World War II, that terrible conflict might still be ongoing. The Biden administration seems intent on rewarding Hamas for its commitment to jihad, not negotiations, concerning Israel. Notwithstanding this description of Hamas, from Thomas L. Friedman, in the New York Times, May 19: Hamas was "an Islamo-fascist organization without a shred of democratic fiber that is dedicated to destroying the Jewish state and imposing a Tehran-like Islamic regime in Palestine." And yet, in this column, "For Trump, Hamas and Bibi, It is Always Jan. 6," he suggests a moral equivalency of the former president and Israel with Hamas. One must wonder if the likes of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would call Hamas "Islamo-fsacist "and undemocratic. The account in the New York Times, May 26, on the Biden administration's intention of becoming "a more neutral mediator" between Israel and Hamas and the Palestinian Authority does not augur well for a lessening of Mid-East tensions. The Times report noted that secretary of state Antony Blinken emphasized the tragic loss of life of Gaza children. Unmentioned was the Hamas practice of putting civilians, including children, in harm's way, as propaganda fodder. The Times also reported that Biden administration "will help finance an enormous reconstruction effort in the Gaza Strip[.]" The administration will apparently do this notwithstanding the likelihood that Hamas will divert this "enormous reconstruction effort" to restore tunnels for aggressive use against Israeli civilians. The secretary of state was also reported as announcing the reopening of a consulate in Jerusalem to deal with Palestinian affairs and restoring "humanitarian" aid to the Palestinian Authority. In brief, Biden is reversing all the measures by the Trump administration that contained Palestinian revanchism and encouraged the Arab world in general to make peace with Israel. The current U.S. diplomatic documents on the Middle East will not be available until 2026 for 25 years, if practice is observed. That means the likely disclosure of the Biden administration's sharp tilt toward Israel's enemies will not be disclosed till some of us observers pass on. But the evidence of such a tilt does not require the immediate publication of the current documents on the Middle East conflict, documents marked "Top Secret." Consider: Biden, more than four months into his presidency, has yet to name an ambassador to Israel. This failure cannot be blamed on diplomatic oversight. That Times May 26 front page headline says it all: "U.S. Is Looking to Rebuild Ties to Palestinians." The subhead declares: "A Shift in Policy Risks Tensions with Israel." This, certainly, is how AOC and her totalitarian-minded friends would have it. Poor Joe Biden, held captive by The Squad. And that's not malarkey! Image: Gage Skidmore via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/05/how_can_biden_be_fair_to_israel_if_he_treats_hamas_as_a_tolerable_belligerent.html
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Could the marine compound plitidepsin promote recovery from moderate COVID-19?
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As 2021 approaches its midway point, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic shows no sign of subsiding in many parts of the world. With successive variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerging, some showing evidence of increased transmissibility and severity of disease, the need for effective and safe antivirals remains as urgent as ever. A new paper by an international team of researchers describes experimental evidence of the antiviral efficacy of a marine compound called plitidepsin against SARS-CoV-2. The findings show that plitidepsin inhibits SARS-CoV at low concentrations, as observed by a thousand-fold reduction in genomic RNA and viral titers in cells exposed to the virus in culture when treated. A preprint version of the team's study is available on the medRxiv* server, while the article undergoes peer review. Background The marine habitat is friendly to many viruses, especially those like SARS-CoV-2, with single-stranded ribonucleic acid (RNA) genomes. This prompted the search for potential antiviral natural compounds, resulting in the identification of plitidepsin. This is a cyclic compound that comes from a colony-forming sea squirt called Aplidium albicans, from the Mediterranean Sea. This peptide inhibits the activity of the host protein called eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1A (eEF1A), a very common eukaryotic protein synthetic factor. It is hijacked by many viruses to facilitate their replication within the host cell. SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) protein is important in viral particle assembly. It also interacts with eEF1A, and when the latter is blocked from expression, virus replication is impaired. Plitidepsin was developed as a cancer drug, and has been approved for the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, in combination with dexamethasone, by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Plitidepsin inhibits SARS-CoV-2 in vitro The current study was a proof-of-concept trial of plitidepsin in patients hospitalized in COVID-19. It inhibited 50% of cytopathic effects (CPE) produced by SARS-CoV-2 (50% inhibitory concentration, IC50) without harming the cells themselves, at 0.038M. This nanomolar efficacy was also seen with the newer viral variants, including B.1.1.7, in both human lung cells and gastrointestinal cell lines. The researchers also observed that "plitidepsin was more effective against both variants than remdesivir." Plitidepsin shows strong antiviral activity in vitro against different coronavirus species and variants. (A) HCov-229E-GFP-infected Huh-7 cells were treated with indicated doses of plitidepsin or DMSO. All cells were treated 8 hours after infection and fluorescent foci were analyzed at 48 hours. (B) Cytopathic effect on Vero E6 cells exposed to a fixed concentration of SARS-CoV-2 in the presence of increasing concentrations of plitidepsin. Drug was used at a concentration ranging from 5 nM to 100 M. Non-linear fit to a variable response curve from one representative experiment with two replicates is shown (blue), excluding data from drug concentrations with associated toxicity; cytotoxicity in the absence of virus is also shown (green). (C) Calu-3 and Caco-2 cells were pre-treated with remdesivir or plitidepsin at the indicated concentrations or DMSO control at an equivalent dilution for 2 h before SARS-CoV-2 infection. Cells were harvested after 24h for analysis, and viral infection measured by intracellular detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleoprotein by flow cytometry. Tetrazolium salt (MTT) assay was performed to verify cell viability. Testing clinical efficacy Extrapolating from the in vitro results, the researchers concluded that target plitidepsin concentrations in the human lung and in plasma could be reached at 1.5 mg to 2.5 mg. With these concentrations, the plasma concentrations remained above the IC90 for half and most of the treatment period, respectively. Another researcher showed that for an IC90 of 0.88 nM, the plasma concentration of the drug must be kept >0.18 g/L. Study details Following these results, the proof-of-concept APLICOV-PC study examined the effects of three dosage levels, namely, 1.5 mg/day, 2.0 mg/day, and 2.5 mg/day as single doses, over three days. The drug was administered intravenously over 90 minutes to hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Dexamethasone was used both for premedication prior to plitidepsin infusion, as well as an independent therapy for COVID-19, in about two-thirds of the patients in this study. After treatment with plitidepsin for three days, other agents were used in 16% of patients, such as remdesivir and tocilizumab. The multi-center Spanish trial included 45 patients, of whom 44 completed it. On average, patients were 52 years old, and two-thirds were males. Over 80% had other illnesses, mostly obesity, hypertension and diabetes. About half the patients had moderate COVID-19, with over a third showing severe disease. Bilateral pneumonia was present in >70%. All dosage groups had similar proportions of bilateral pneumonia and similar viral loads. Plitidepsin found to be safe One patient had a severe hypersensitivity reaction to the first dose and stopped treatment. For this reason, the remaining patients were given dexamethasone and antihistamines before plitidepsin infusions began. Over half the patients had adverse effects, and one in three had grade 3 adverse events, with the highest prevalence in the 2.5 mg/day dosage cohort and the lowest in the 2 mg/day cohort. Only two adverse events were traced to the drug, namely, the hypersensitivity reaction, in a patient on 1.5 mg/day, and diarrhea, in the 2.5 mg/day cohort. The others were attributed to the viral illness itself. No grade 4 events occurred. Three patients died, all of whom had severe COVID-19 at admission to the study. None of the deaths were due to the drug. 80% of patients discharged by day 15 The drug's efficacy was assessed on day 8 and day 15 from the start of the 3-day treatment regimen. Over 55% of patients who received plitidepsin were discharged by day 8, and over 80% by day 15. At the second time point, the viral load was reduced by 4.2 logs and became undetectable at an average of 13 days. As expected, severe COVID-19 patients took longer to reach this stage (15 days). At day 8, 43% of patients in the 1.5 mg/day were discharged, vs 67% at 2.5 mg/day. Even more significantly, all patients with moderate COVID-19 on the highest dosage were discharged by day 8, relative to 43% and 38% of those on 2 mg/day and 1.5 mg/day, respectively. Patients with mild and moderate COVID-19 were discharged at a median of 7 days, but 14 days in those with severe COVID-19 at the time of entry into the study. Other effects The study also suggests that at higher dosages, inflammation resolved more rapidly, due either to reduced viral replication or as the effect of the drug itself. Moreover, the researchers postulate that the emergence of plitidepsin resistance is unlikely since it targets a host protein and not a viral component. This may make the drug equally effective against all variants of the virus. This hypothesis, as well as the findings of the current study, must be confirmed in larger placebo-controlled trials. One such phase 3 trial is ongoing in Europe. This early proof-of-concept trial supports earlier in vitro and in vivo tests that show potent inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 infection by plitidepsin. This data promotes the need for advanced clinical trials to validate the finding of plitidepsin efficacy in enhancing recovery among patients hospitalized with moderate COVID-19. *Important Notice medRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information.
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https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210527/Could-the-marine-compound-plitidepsin-promote-recovery-from-moderate-COVID-19.aspx
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Was treibt Tter bei Belstigung im Internet an?
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Kopfschttelnd fragen sich viele Betroffene, was in Menschen vorgeht, die in Internet-Chats andere sexuell belstigen. Experten sagen: Es geht oft um Machtausbung. Tter, die vllig Fremden ihre Intim-Fotos aufdrngen. Mnner, die aus der Anonymitt des Netzes heraus Frauen in 700 Kilometern Entfernung derbe Sex-Angebote machen. Jungs und Mdchen, die Nacktbilder von Schulfreunden an die ganze Klasse weiterleiten. Es geht oft gar nicht so sehr um Sex, sondern mehr um Machtausbung, sagt Ulrike Fritsch, Sozialpdagogin bei der Rastatter Beratungsstelle Feuervogel. Und es geht mitunter auch darum, etwas zu kompensieren, was der Tter selbst an Gewalt erlebt hat. Unabhngig davon, ob diese Tter nun jung oder alt sind, pdophil oder nicht, ob sie im Netz oder im realen Raum agieren: Ja, es geht bei solchen Taten natrlich viel um Macht, besttigt der Psychologe Heinz Scheurer. Er ist einer der leitenden Psychotherapeuten bei der Forensischen Ambulanz Karlsruhe, die Sexualstraftter und pdophil veranlagte Menschen therapiert. Man gehe generell bei Sexualdelikten von mehreren zentralen psychologischen Bedrfnissen aus. Erstens treibt die Menschen an: Lusterfllung und Unlustvermeidung. Das bedeutet auch, Neues zu entdecken und zu erleben, sagt Scheurer. Im Bereich der Kinderpornografie geht es oft auch um Grenzberschreitungen, um das sogenannte ,Sensation Seeking. Auf Deutsch heit das Sensationssuche. Es umschreibt das veranlagungsbedingte Bedrfnis eines Menschen nach Abwechslung, nach intensiven, erregenden Erlebnissen. Und dafr nimmt man Risiken und Grenzverletzungen in Kauf. Bedrohen und Erpressen heit auch: Kontrolle Zweitens: Das Bedrfnis, Macht und Kontrolle ber andere zu gewinnen. Beim Cybergrooming manipulieren Tter einen anderen Menschen im Internet-Chat so, dass er sich beispielsweise auf sexuelle Handlungen vor der Kamera einlsst, Nacktbilder preisgibt. Das bedeutet alles Kontrolle und Machtausbung, sagt Scheurer. Auch, dass man Leute danach bedroht und erpresst. Drittens: Soziale Bindung. Die Sehnsucht danach sei eben auch ein wichtiger Grund, warum Menschen sich von einem Tter einwickeln lassen, erklrt der Psychologe. Wer sich ber lngere Zeit regelmig mit einem Anderen trifft und austauscht, entwickele eine Bindung, auch in der digitalen Welt. Viertens: die Selbstwertbefriedigung. Toll siehst du aus. Du hast einen schnen Krper wenn Menschen solche Komplimente erhalten, dann strke das zunchst diesen Selbstwert, sagt Scheurer. Gerade junge Menschen, die schwerlich Kontakt zu anderen aufbauen, seien fr Komplimente der Tter gewiss empfnglich.
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https://bnn.de/karlsruhe/taeter-belaestigung-internet-motiv-motivation-psychologe
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When does the Illinois high school spring sports postseason begin?
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The Illinois high school sports postseason is back. For the first time since last March, the Illinois High School Association is handing out state hardware. Bass fishing and boys gymnastics already have awarded state titles, and boys water polo is this weekend. The more mainstream spring sports postseasons begin when the calendar turns to June, with baseball, softball, track and field, girls soccer, boys tennis and lacrosse teams across the state speeding toward the state finals. Spring sports extravaganza:Busy high school sports schedule provides 'sense of normalcy' in Peoria There are a couple of changes aside from the condensed schedule: Most regional and sectional games in team sports will be contested at the higher seed, with neutral-site contests normally standard at all levels now reserved for supersectionals and state finals. Baseball and softball state finals are condensed into one day for each class. State finals in track is now split by class, with one competing per day. A look at the dates to know for the 2021 IHSA spring sports postseason. Regionals: Begin Wednesday, June 2. Semifinals in all classes are scheduled for Friday, June 4 and regional championships Monday, June 7. All games at the home of the higher seed. Sectionals: Semifinals are set for Wednesday, June 9 and championships on Friday, June 11. All games at the home of the higher seed. Supersectionals: The Elite Eight games are Monday, June 14 and various neutral sites around the state. State finals: Class 1A Thursday, June 17 at Duffy Bass Field on the Illinois State campus in Normal; Class 2A Friday, June 18 at Duffy Bass Field on the Illinois State campus in Normal; Class 3A Thursday, June 17 at Wintrust Field in Schaumburg; Class 4A Saturday, June 19 at DuPage Medical Group Field in Joliet. Baseball standouts:A look at five top pitching pairs in the Peoria-area Baseball elite:A look at the top 10 high school players in the Peoria area Regionals: Begin Wednesday, June 2. Championship games are set for Thursday, June 3 and Friday, June 4. All games at the home of the higher seed. Sectionals: Semifinals are set for Tuesday, June 8 and championships on Thursday, June 10. All games at the home of the higher seed. Supersectionals: Elite Eight games are Monday, June 14 and various neutral sites around the state. State finals: Class 1A and 2A Wednesday, June 16 at Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria; Class 3A and 4A Thursday, June 17 at Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria. Quite a catch:A look at seven standout catchers in Peoria-area high school softball Softball elite:A look at the top 10 high school players in the Peoria area Track and field Sectionals:Girls are scheduled for Wednesday, June 2, Thursday, June 3 and Friday, June 4 at various sites around the state. Boys are scheduled for Wednesday, June 9, Thursday, June 10 and Friday, June 11 at various sites around the state. State finals: Girls finals are scheduled for Thursday, June 10 (Class 1A), Friday, June 11 (Class 2A) and Saturday, June 12 (Class 3A) at O'Brien Stadium on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Boys finals are scheduled for Thursday, June 17 (Class 1A), Friday, June 18 (Class 2A) and Saturday, June 19 (Class 3A) at O'Brien Stadium on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Honor Roll:The best times, distances in Peoria-area high school track and field during the 2021 season Record-setting:Morton girls sprinter nearly sets all-time Peoria-area mark in race versus boys Sectionals: Friday, June 4 and Saturday, June 5 at various sites. State finals: Preliminary rounds Thursday, June 10 at various sites around the Chicago suburbs. Finals are Saturday, June 12 at Arlington Heights Hersey Regionals: Class 3A begins May 31. Championship games are scheduled for June 4. Games at the home of the higher seed. Sectionals: Class 1A and 2A use the sub-sectional system, with all games beginning Tuesday, June 1. Regional championships within the sectional complex are Friday, June 4. Sectional semifinals are Tuesday, June 8 and championship games Friday, June 11. Games at the home of the higher seed. State finals: Class 1A and 3A Semifinals are Friday, June 18 at Hoffman Estates; Class 2A Semifinals are Friday, June 18 at Palatine Fremd. All third-place matches are Saturday, June 19 at Palatine Fremd. All championship matches are Saturday, June 19 at Hoffman Estates. Boys soccer:Meet the 2021 Central Illinois High School Sports Awards boys soccer all-stars Lacrosse Sectionals: Sectionals begin Friday, June 4 for boys and Monday, June 7 for girls and run through Saturday, June 12. Supersectionals: All Elite Eight games are June 15 at sites across the state. State finals: Girls semifinals are Thursday, June 17 at Glenbrook North in Northbrook. Championship and third-place are Friday, June 18 at Glenbrook South in Glenview. Boys state finals are Thursday, June 17 and Saturday, June 19 at Arlington Heights St. Viator. Wes Huett is Journal Star sports editor. Email him at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @WesHuett.
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https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/05/27/ihsa-state-baseball-softball-track-soccer-tennis-spring-sports/5242708001/
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Which Law Firms Took Over Tom Girardi's Pending Cases?
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Now that lawyers and staff are returning to offices now or very soon, should they still wear masks around their office colleagues if theyre fully vaccinated?. Some big law firms say yes, for now, due to a combination of local government rules, Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines, thorny legal issues in identifying who has been vaccinated, and extra caution on the part of law firm administrators. But other firms, depending on their office locations and local rules, have recently updated policies to allow vaccinated lawyers and staff to unmask, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this month said vaccinated people could go most places without masks and did not have to social distance.
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https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2258126177986/which-law-firms-took-over-tom-girardi-s-pending-cases
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Why didnt the Packers tell Aaron Rodgers about the plan to draft Jordan Love?
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Getty Images Former Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith, who knows a thing or two about being entrenched as a starter and having the team draft his replacement, has said that the Packers handling of Aaron Rodgers has been inexcusable. Heres one reason for Smiths belief. Rodgers didnt know that the Packers planned to trade up for Jordan Love in round one of the 2020 draft. Smith, in contrast, was well aware of Kansas Citys plan. Yes, without a doubt, Smith told Colin Cowherd regarding Smiths awareness of the move up for Patrick Mahones. One hundred percent. . . . Im talking multiple times. . . . There were no surprises, it was absolutely laid out for me. And I think that all helps when thats communicated. It does make a difference how you treat people. Kansas Citys interest in Mahomes was one of the best-kept secrets of the 2017 draft. Indeed, a small handful of NFL coaches had become smitten with Mahomes, they kept their views quiet, and the media/draftniks had no idea that Mahomes was so highly regarded. Telling Smith what the Chiefs planned to do required the Chiefs to place significant trust in Smith. If hed known that the Chiefs had planned to trade up to draft his replacement, Smith easily could have leaked that information, with the goal of getting someone else to draft Mahomes before the Chiefs could. Thats an important factor to consider when trying to understand why the Packers didnt tell Rodgers about the plan to trade up for Love. Since the Packers gave Rodgers no heads up at all, its easy to say that they should have at least called him minutes before the trade was made and the card was submitted. Probably not. Rodgers would have had questions. Rodgers would have been upset, confused. To have full and proper notice, the Packers would have had to tell him about it well before the first night of the draft. They would have had to have as many conversations with Rodgers as the Chiefs had with Smith, and maybe more. So heres the real question. The Packers will never reveal their reason(s) for not telling Rodgers about Love. But there arent many potential explanations. First, they didnt think to do it. Second, they decided not to do it, because Rodgers simply works there and has no right to expect to know these plans. Third, they decided not to do it in order to protect the secret either against accidental disclosure or an intentional one. The fact that Rodgers has no animosity at all toward the coaching staff suggests that coach Matt LaFleur had no idea about the plan to move up for Love, either. Maybe that was part of the plan to keep the information from Rodgers; if LaFleur had known, theres no way he wouldnt have given Rodgers a heads up. Whatever the true reason for the teams failure to let Rodgers know about Love, the one gesture encapsulates the dysfunction that currently exists between the franchise and its franchise quarterback.
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https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/05/27/why-didnt-the-packers-tell-aaron-rodgers-about-the-plan-to-draft-jordan-love/
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