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Who are the Key Players in Market and How are They Performing in recent years?
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| Analysis and Forecast till 2027 by DBMR STUDY . Aluminum foil market is expected to gain market growth in the forecast period of 2020 to 2027. Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the market is growing with the CAGR of 9.7% in the forecast period of 2020 to 2027and expected to reach USD 26,571.67 million by 2027. Increasing demand of packed food to expand the durability and life spam of the food is the factor boosting the aluminum foil market growth. The key factors discussed within the Aluminum foil Market research report will surely aid the customer in studying the market on competitive landscape analysis of prime manufacturers, trends, opportunities, Market strategies analysis, market effect correlational analysis and consumer needs by major regions, types, applications within the global Aluminum foil Market considering the past, present and future state of the industry. 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Download Sample (350 Pages PDF) Report: To Know the Impact of COVID-19 on this Industry@ https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/request-a-sample/?dbmr=global-aluminum-foil-market Aluminum foil marketThe major players covered in the report are RUSAL, CONSTANTIA, China Hongqiao Group Limited, Amcor plc, Coppice Alupack Ltd., Tetra Pak International S.A., Arnold Magnetic Technologies, Zenith Alluminio Srl, Eurofoil, Toyo Aluminium Ekco Products Co.,Ltd., Hindalco Industries Ltd., Danpak, Plus Pack AS, Hubei HYD Aluminum Co., Ltd, Southern Aluminium Industry (China) Co.,Ltd, Alfipa, Zhejiang Junma Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd., Wrisco Industries Inc., PECTEC Corporation and among others players domestic and global. DBMR analysts understand competitive strengths and provide competitive analysis for each competitor separately. The persuasive Aluminum foil Market business report offers sustainable forward looking growth programs to make sure business success which is imperative for organizations. The market document makes available an thorough description, competitive scenario, wide product portfolio of key vendors and business strategy adopted by competitors alongside their SWOT analysis and porters five force analysis. The market insights are often critical to key business processes like product planning, new development, distribution route planning and sales department development. A trustworthy report also includes the detailed profiles for the Aluminum foil Market major manufacturers and importers who are influencing the market. An excellent Aluminum foil Market report explains market definition, classifications, applications, and engagements within the market. It classifies the worldwide market size with reference to its value & volume by manufacturers, type, application, and region. The report is extremely helpful for creating an accurate decision regarding the market and achieving an excellent success. This wide ranging report not only provides knowledge and knowledge about all the recent developments, product launches, joint ventures, mergers, and acquisitions by the several key players and makes but also acts as a synopsis of market definition, classifications, and market trends. Global Aluminum foil Market report serves to be a proven solution for businesses to realize a competitive advantage. Attribute Details Base year for estimation 2020 Actual estimates/Historical data 2014 2020 Forecast period 2021 2027 Market representation Revenue in USD Billion and CAGR from 2021 to 2027 Regional scope North America, Central & South, Europe, Asia Pacific, America & MEA Country scope U.S., Germany, Canada, UK ,Mexico, China, Japan, Brazil, India, Thailand, Report coverage Revenue forecast, company share, competitive landscape, growth factors and trends 15% free customization scope (equivalent to 5 analyst working days) If you need specific market information, which is not currently within the scope of the report, we will provide it to you as a part of customization TO UNDERSTAND HOW COVID-19 IMPACT IS COVERED IN THIS REPORT GET Detailed TOC: https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/toc/?dbmr=global-aluminum-foil-market Report Highlights: Detailed overview of parent market Changing market dynamics in the industry In-depth market segmentation Historical, current and projected market size in terms of volume and value Recent industry trends and developments Competitive landscape Strategies of key players and products offered Potential and niche segments, geographical regions exhibiting promising growth A neutral perspective on market performance Must-have information for market players to sustain and enhance their market footprint Some Points from Table of Content Aluminum foil Market Overview 1.1 Definitions and Scope Aluminum foil Market Executive Summary 2.1 Market Revenue and Key Trends 2.2 Key trends by Product 2.3 Key trends by Distribution Channel 2.4 Key trends by Geography Aluminum foil Market Comparative Analysis 3.1 Product Benchmarking Key Companies 3.2 Financial Analysis Key Companies 3.3 Market Value Split by Key Companies 3.4 Patent Analysis 3.5 Pricing Analysis Aluminum foil Market Startup Companies Scenario Premium 4.1 Key Startup Company Analysis by 4.1.1 Investment 4.1.2 Revenue 4.1.3 Venture Capital and Funding Scenario Aluminum foil Market Industry Market Entry Scenario Premium 5.1 Regulatory Framework Overview 5.2 New Business and Ease of Doing business index 5.3 Case Studies of Successful Ventures Aluminum foil Market Forces 6.1 Market Drivers 6.2 Market Constraints/Challenges 6.3 Porters five force model 6.3.1 Bargaining power of suppliers 6.3.2 Bargaining powers of customers 6.3.3 Threat of new entrants 6.3.4 Rivalry among existing players 6.3.5 Threat of substitutes Aluminum foil Market Strategic Analysis 7.1 Value Chain Analysis 7.2 Opportunities Analysis 7.3 Market Life Cycle Aluminum foil Market By Geography (Market Size $Million/$Billion) 8.1 North America 8.1.1 U.S. 8.1.2 Canada 8.1.3 Mexico 8.2 Europe 8.2.1 U.K. 8.2.2 Germany 8.2.3 France 8.2.4 Italy 8.2.5 Spain 8.2.6 Rest of Europe 8.3 Asia-Pacific 8.3.1 China 8.3.2 India 8.3.3 Japan 8.3.4 South Korea 8.3.5 Australia & New Zealand 8.3.6 Rest of Asia-Pacific 8.4 Rest of the World 8.4.1 Middle East 8.4.2 Africa 8.4.3 South America Aluminum foil Market Entropy Aluminum foil Market Industry/Segment Competition Landscape Premium 10.1 Market Share Analysis 10.1.1 Global Market Share Key Companies 10.1.2 Market Share by Region Key companies 10.1.3 Market Share by Countries Key Companies 10.1.4 Best Practices for Companies Aluminum foil Market Key Company List by Country Premium Aluminum foil Market Company Analysis 12.1 Company 1 12.2 Company 2 12.3 Company 3 12.4 Company 4 12.5 Company 5 12.6 Company 6 12.7 Company 7 12.8 Company 8 12.9 Company 9 12.10 Company 10 *Financials for private companies would be provided on a best efforts basis. Note The POST COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is impacting society and therefore the overall economy across the planet. The impact of this pandemic is growing day by day also as affecting the availability chain. The POST COVID-19 crisis is creating uncertainty within the stock exchange , massive slowing of supply chain, falling business confidence, and increasing panic among the customer segments. the general effect of the pandemic is impacting the assembly process of several industries. This report on Market provides the analysis on impact on POST COVID-19 on various business segments and country markets. The reports also showcase market trends and forecast, factoring the impact of POST COVID-19 Situation. Thanks for reading this article; youll also get individual chapter wise section or region wise report versions like North America, Europe, or Asia Etc.
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Which Key Regions are Reflecting Highest Growth in Demand and Sales for Market?
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| Crucial Insights and Forecast till 2027 Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market is projected to register a healthy CAGR of 12.6% in the forecast period of 2019 to 2026. The key factors discussed within the Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market research report will surely aid the customer in studying the market on competitive landscape analysis of prime manufacturers, trends, opportunities, Market strategies analysis, market effect correlational analysis and consumer needs by major regions, types, applications within the global Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market considering the past, present and future state of the industry. The market report has been prepared to cause comprehensive analysis of the market structure alongside forecast of the various segments and sub-segments of the market. the massive scale Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market report puts light on the whole market trends and analyses the effect of buyers, consumers, substitutes, new entrants, competitors, and suppliers on the market. To achieve maximum return on investment (ROI), its very crucial to work out brand awareness, market landscape, possible future issues, industry trends, and customer behavior where the reliable Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market report will help to a degree. Competitive analysis conducted during this market report makes aware of the moves of the key players within the market like new product launches, expansions, agreements, joint ventures, partnerships, and acquisitions. the massive scale Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market report gives the market insights which help to possess a more precise understanding of the market landscape, issues which will impose on the industry within the future, and the way to position specific brands within the best way. Get a Sample Copy of the Report @ (Use Corporate email ID to Get Higher Priority) @ https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/request-a-sample/?dbmr=asia-pacific-functional-safety-products-market As per study key players of this Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market t are Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Siemens, Endress+Hauser Management AG, MANGAN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, Balluff de Mxico, ABB, OMRON Corporation, Honeywell International, Inc., Rockwell Automation, Inc., SICK AG, Pilz GmbH & Co. KG, K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co. KG, HYDAC, Schneider Electric, Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Hitex GmbH, TV Rheinland, Intel Corporation, UL LLC. The persuasive Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market business report offers sustainable forward looking growth programs to make sure business success which is imperative for organizations. The market document makes available an thorough description, competitive scenario, wide product portfolio of key vendors and business strategy adopted by competitors alongside their SWOT analysis and porters five force analysis. The market insights are often critical to key business processes like product planning, new development, distribution route planning and sales department development. A trustworthy report also includes the detailed profiles for the Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market major manufacturers and importers who are influencing the market. An excellent Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market report explains market definition, classifications, applications, and engagements within the market. It classifies the worldwide market size with reference to its value & volume by manufacturers, type, application, and region. The report is extremely helpful for creating an accurate decision regarding the market and achieving an excellent success. This wide ranging report not only provides knowledge and knowledge about all the recent developments, product launches, joint ventures, mergers, and acquisitions by the several key players and makes but also acts as a synopsis of market definition, classifications, and market trends. Global Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market report serves to be a proven solution for businesses to realize a competitive advantage. Attribute Details Base year for estimation 2020 Actual estimates/Historical data 2014 2020 Forecast period 2021 2027 Market representation Revenue in USD Billion and CAGR from 2021 to 2027 Regional scope North America, Central & South, Europe, Asia Pacific, America & MEA Country scope U.S., Germany, Canada, UK ,Mexico, China, Japan, Brazil, India, Thailand, Report coverage Revenue forecast, company share, competitive landscape, growth factors and trends 15% free customization scope (equivalent to 5 analyst working days) If you need specific market information, which is not currently within the scope of the report, we will provide it to you as a part of customization Segmentation: Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market The Asia-Pacific functional safety products market is segmented into three notable segments which are product, solution & service and industry vertical. On the basis of product, the market is segmented into safety switches, safety sensor, functional safety controllers, emergency stop devices, pressure transmitters, camera systems, functional safety valves and others. Safety switches are further sub-segmented into electro-mechanical safety switches, safety locking devices, non-contact safety switches. Safety sensor is further sub-segmented into fluid sensor, fiber-optic sensor, distance sensor, angle sensor and others. Fluid sensor is segmented into level sensor, flow sensor, pressure sensor and temperature sensor. Distance sensor is segmented into mid-range, long range, ultrasonic and others. In October 2018, Intel Corporation has collaborated with the institute on its new artificial intelligence (AI) research center. This will feature technions computer science, electrical engineering, industrial engineering and management departments so that they can implement AI solutions and demonstrate real value. On the basis of solution & service, the market is segmented into solution and service. Solution is further sub-segmented into turbomachinery control, fire & gas monitoring control, burner management system, emergency shutdown systems, high-integrity pressure protection systems, distributed control system, supervisory control and data acquisition systems, others. Service is further sub-segmented into consulting & design, verification and optimization and training & education. In March 2018, Siemens AG has invested in the new technology which is additive manufacturing to produce gas turbines. It will enable highly precise solutions from powered high performance materials. On the basis of industry vertical, the market is segmented into oil & gas, chemical, railways, pulp and paper, automotive, power generation, food and beverages, pharmaceutical, mining and others. Oil & gas is further sub-segmented into onshore and offshore. Chemical is further sub-segmented into organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals and specialty chemicals. Mining is further sub-segmented into coal mining, metal mining and nonmetallic mineral mining. And More..Get Detailed TOC @ https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/toc/?dbmr=asia-pacific-functional-safety-products-market Report Highlights: Detailed overview of parent market Changing market dynamics in the industry In-depth market segmentation Historical, current and projected market size in terms of volume and value Recent industry trends and developments Competitive landscape Strategies of key players and products offered Potential and niche segments, geographical regions exhibiting promising growth A neutral perspective on market performance Must-have information for market players to sustain and enhance their market footprint Some Points from Table of Content Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market Overview 1.1 Definitions and Scope Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market Executive Summary 2.1 Market Revenue and Key Trends 2.2 Key trends by Product 2.3 Key trends by Distribution Channel 2.4 Key trends by Geography Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market Comparative Analysis 3.1 Product Benchmarking Key Companies 3.2 Financial Analysis Key Companies 3.3 Market Value Split by Key Companies 3.4 Patent Analysis 3.5 Pricing Analysis Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market Startup Companies Scenario Premium 4.1 Key Startup Company Analysis by 4.1.1 Investment 4.1.2 Revenue 4.1.3 Venture Capital and Funding Scenario Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market Industry Market Entry Scenario Premium 5.1 Regulatory Framework Overview 5.2 New Business and Ease of Doing business index 5.3 Case Studies of Successful Ventures Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market Forces 6.1 Market Drivers 6.2 Market Constraints/Challenges 6.3 Porters five force model 6.3.1 Bargaining power of suppliers 6.3.2 Bargaining powers of customers 6.3.3 Threat of new entrants 6.3.4 Rivalry among existing players 6.3.5 Threat of substitutes Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market Strategic Analysis 7.1 Value Chain Analysis 7.2 Opportunities Analysis 7.3 Market Life Cycle Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market By Geography (Market Size $Million/$Billion) 8.1 North America 8.1.1 U.S. 8.1.2 Canada 8.1.3 Mexico 8.2 Europe 8.2.1 U.K. 8.2.2 Germany 8.2.3 France 8.2.4 Italy 8.2.5 Spain 8.2.6 Rest of Europe 8.3 Asia-Pacific 8.3.1 China 8.3.2 India 8.3.3 Japan 8.3.4 South Korea 8.3.5 Australia & New Zealand 8.3.6 Rest of Asia-Pacific 8.4 Rest of the World 8.4.1 Middle East 8.4.2 Africa 8.4.3 South America Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market Entropy Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market Industry/Segment Competition Landscape Premium 10.1 Market Share Analysis 10.1.1 Global Market Share Key Companies 10.1.2 Market Share by Region Key companies 10.1.3 Market Share by Countries Key Companies 10.1.4 Best Practices for Companies Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market Key Company List by Country Premium Asia-Pacific Functional Safety Products Market Company Analysis 12.1 Company 1 12.2 Company 2 12.3 Company 3 12.4 Company 4 12.5 Company 5 12.6 Company 6 12.7 Company 7 12.8 Company 8 12.9 Company 9 12.10 Company 10 *Financials for private companies would be provided on a best efforts basis. Note The POST COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is impacting society and therefore the overall economy across the planet. The impact of this pandemic is growing day by day also as affecting the availability chain. The POST COVID-19 crisis is creating uncertainty within the stock exchange , massive slowing of supply chain, falling business confidence, and increasing panic among the customer segments. the general effect of the pandemic is impacting the assembly process of several industries. This report on Market provides the analysis on impact on POST COVID-19 on various business segments and country markets. The reports also showcase market trends and forecast, factoring the impact of POST COVID-19 Situation. Thanks for reading this article; youll also get individual chapter wise section or region wise report versions like North America, Europe, or Asia Etc.
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Could Tim Tebow fill a Taysom Hill-like role in Jacksonville?
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When it was announced that the Jacksonville Jaguars would be signing 33-year-old Tim Tebow to play tight end (a position hes never played at a high level), it was assumed to be a reflection of Jacksonvilles desperation to find an answer at the position. But according to a recent report, it seems the team might have other plans for the former quarterback. On ESPNs Get Up! episode on Thursday morning, Dianna Russini reported that league sources have expressed to her that Urban Meyer may be looking to use Tebow like the New Orleans Saints use Taysom Hill (as a wildcat quarterback). There are those in the league who think Urban Meyer is bringing Tebow in to play QB at that Taysom Hill role, Russini said. Using him in that wildcat as weve seen him use in the past. Take a look at all of those different offenses [that Meyer coached]. It actually makes a lot of sense. So, yes, he may be on the roster as a tight end, but there maybe more to this Tebow experiment than him playing that position. . @diannaESPN says a lot of people around the league aren't buying that Tim Tebow will be used as a TE. "There are those in the league who think Urban Meyer is bringing Tebow in to play QB at that Taysom Hill role. Using him in that wildcat as we've seen him use in the past." pic.twitter.com/XC7HfFwksz Get Up (@GetUpESPN) May 27, 2021 A quarterback in college at BYU, Hill has seen action all over the field for the Saints since he was claimed off waivers by the team in 2017 after going undrafted. Hes lined up at receiver, tight end, running back, and returner in addition to playing quarterback as the backup to Drew Brees. With Brees now retired, Hill will compete for the Saints starting job with Jameis Winston and Ian Book, the teams fourth-round pick, in 2021. In total, Hill has 809 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground to go with 336 yards and seven touchdowns through the air. Hes also thrown four career touchdown passes. Story continues Tebow almost certainly wont get the chance to see action at quarterback like Hill did with C.J. Beathard and Gardner Minshew representing very solid backup options to Trevor Lawrence. But he could be a similar utility player to Hill that could contribute all over the field. That may be a bit ambitious for a guy who hasnt been on a 53-man roster in nine years, and Tebows chances of making the team in any capacity are pretty slim given the number of offensive playmakers Jacksonville already has. But if hes able to contribute anywhere on the field (including the tight end position he was originally signed to play), Meyer may be able to justify giving him a spot on the final roster.
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How Was Dr. Fauci Put in Charge Based on His Historical Performance During the HIV Epidemic?
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Obviously, I am a Dr. Fauci skeptic. I often agree with his nemesis, Sen. Rand Paul. Fauci recently admitted that Paul was correct in saying that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded the Wuhan Institute of Virology. I reported the study that Paul seemed to be referring to on May 13. It not only specifies funding from NIAID, but it also states explicitly in the acknowledgments: Experiments with the full-length and chimeric SHC014 recombinant viruses were initiated and performed before the GOF [Gain-of-function] research funding pause and have since been reviewed and approved for continued study by the NIH. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. The NIH not only provided funding, but it also approved a continuation of the research during the pause in gain of function research during the Obama administration. It is not clear whether Fauci has ever been asked about the justification for that approval. After 15 months of nearly daily research, listening to the doctors and researchers the corporate media and health bureaucracy turned into heretics, and getting censored or forced to retract content based on politicized fact checks, I have hundreds of questions for Dr. Fauci. At this point, the one I am most curious about is how the man who botched the response to the HIV epidemic in colossal ways became the darling of the Left and ever became part of leading the nation through a pandemic again. There are at least three parallels between the HIV epidemic and COVID-19. First, when Dr. Fauci began talking about asymptomatic spread for COVID-19, he created a panic that shut down schools and businesses, put face diapers on peoples faces for more than a year, and made many Americans view their fellow citizens as mortal threats. Yet, in January 2020, he told reporters that asymptomatic spread was not a driver of respiratory viruses. Significant transmission of this kind would be unprecedented. It is not something that drives other respiratory viruses, even other coronaviruses. The assertion requires an extraordinary explanation, which has never been given. It would mean this was a virus that individuals could carry sufficient viral load to transmit without ever suffering symptoms. In all of infectious disease science, this idea is absurd. Yet, Fauci and others still use this assertion to keep unvaccinated citizens in masks indoors and outdoors. Even a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies contradicts the idea, placing transmission from those who never get sick at 0.7% of cases among household contacts. Those who are presymptomatic and have mild non-specific symptoms make up a far larger share of cases. That is known as prodromal stage spread and it is common to many contagious illnesses. The mitigation is to stay home and get tested when you feel slightly under the weather. The proper policy is not to insist, even today, that young children, who rarely suffer severe illness or death from COVID-19, wear masks at all times in public. During the HIV crisis in the early 1980s, Dr. Fauci created a similar panic regarding transmission. Fauci speculated that the virus could spread through regular household contact based on detecting the infection in an infant. The media immediately seized on this assertion and created panic and a stigma for those infected. Perhaps the most famous case of this stigma was Ryan White. He was a hemophiliac diagnosed at 13 after transfusion of a blood-clotting factor to treat his disease. Because of casual transmission fears, he had to fight to return to school following his diagnosis at the age of 13, when the virus was considered terminal. While White was eventually admitted to school following a legal fight, the stigma, harassment, and threats got so bad that his family moved to another town. Ryan would be my age today, and I recall the panic about casual transmission. People wondered if their fellow citizens were a mortal threat. At the time, other researchers had advanced blood and body fluid routes of transmission based on the evidence provided by the transmission pattern. The media largely ignored them in favor of Dr. Faucis more startling speculation during the election season of another Republican president the Left was desperate to defeat. Ultimately, Dr. Faucis colleagues were proven correct, despite getting ignored and attempting to contain the panic. Just like other researchers and academics have been ignored regarding an explanation of so-called asymptomatic cases of COVID-19. They rely on science and data about effective preexisting immunity based on exposure to other coronaviruses circulating in the population. I fully expect these researchers will be vindicated, just as Dr. Faucis colleagues in the 1980s were. During the HIV epidemic, people died of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). This syndrome took many forms. The cluster that would become an epidemic was a cluster of 41 young homosexual men who developed a rare cancer called Kaposis Sarcoma. The clinical course of these cases was highly atypical. Eventually, there were clusters of other opportunistic infections that typically attacked those with a compromised immune system. One of these was pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). Like Kaposis Sarcoma, in these clusters, PCP was fatal. It quickly became common in those suffering from AIDS. Bactrim, a combination antibiotic, was approved by the FDA in 1973. Dr. Walter Hughes successfully treated PCP in people suffering from other conditions that cause defects in T cell immunity, such as certain types of leukemia, with Bactrim in the 1970s. Frontline doctors began using it with demonstrated benefits in patients suffering from PCP to treat and prevent the infection. Between 1987 and 1989, doctors and activists pleaded with Dr. Fauci to publicize their success broadly using his platform as the unofficial HIV czar to save lives. According to Sean Strub, author of Body Counts, A Memoir of Politics, Sex, AIDS, and Survival, Faucis attitude towards existing treatments with known efficacy and safety was difficult to understand: Fauci refused to acknowledge the evidence and, according to one account, even encouraged people with AIDS to stop taking treatments, like Bactrim, that werent specifically approved for use in people with AIDS. Longtime treatment activist Richard Jefferys wrote in 2001 that Fauci went as far as telling activists attending a 1987 meeting that there was no data to suggest PCP prophylaxis was beneficial and that it may, in fact be dangerous. Faucis close colleague, Dr. Samuel Broder, who was head of the National Cancer Institute, even suggested in the absence of any evidence at all that the newly introduced antiretroviral, AZT, would make prophylaxis against PCP redundant! Lack of specific approval is not a reason to withhold a safe and effective drug to treat symptoms of an underlying illness. Many illnesses can cause fluid retention. A class of medications called diuretics is used to correct that symptom. The same goes for inflammation, blood clots, and other symptoms. In acute cases, you often treat symptoms before you ever know what the underlying illness is. Besides, Bactrim had already been used for the specific pneumonia AIDS patients were suffering from under similar conditions of immunosuppression. According to the last treatment guideline update on HIV.gov, TMP/SMX, the generic form for Bactrim, is the recommended prophylactic for PCP in patients who have HIV. AZT, still available in combination therapies, was a disastrous rollout and the original studies were deeply flawed. Documents obtained in a Freedom of Information Act request demonstrated the outcome criteria were changed during the study. In the two-year period where activists and treating physicians advocating Bactrim were ignored or forced to network outside official channels, nearly 17,000 AIDS patients died of PCP. Now, imagine a world where the new virus strain is circulating through a more straightforward transmission route, like respiratory droplets, where Dr. Fauci is considered the de facto expert on everything. Oh wait, that is the world you have been living in since last January. Doctors have been advocating treatment protocols that appear to have success in their practices, using safe and effective drugs since last spring. Pulmonologist Dr. Thomas Yadegar, ICU Director of Providence Cedars-Sinai, reported success with a protocol for hospitalized patients admitted to ICU that kept patients from being placed on a ventilator. It used existing medications to treat the clinical presentation of what he called a cytokine storm, basically an overreaction of the immune system that can be fatal, that seemed to be present in severe COVID-19. That was never mentioned in a White House Task Force briefing or put on the treatment guidelines. Dr. Zev Zelenko had success keeping people out of the hospital using aggressive outpatient therapy with a combination of generic drugs that included hydroxychloroquine during the Orthodox Jewish community outbreak in New York City. Even Rand Paul asked Dr. Fauci if steroids might alleviate some symptoms of severe COVID-19, to which Dr. Fauci scoffed. If you want a comprehensive and detailed view about just how bizarre the response to treatment of COVID-19 was, I cant recommend this interview with Peter McCullough, MD, strongly enough. In that interview and others, McCullough has asserted that doctors using drugs proven safe and effective to treat and alleviate the symptoms of COVID-19 are forced to network outside the established channels. This communication has been challenging during lockdowns. It also leaves the public in the dark and creates even more panic when people dont know there is treatment available. When he testified in front of Senator Ron Johnsons committee in December 2020, McCullough and his colleagues expressed frustration with the NIH continuing to ignore their data and with the complete lack of any focus on outpatient treatment as part of the pandemic response. This hearing took place directly before the highest peak of infections this winter. It sounded eerily reminiscent of the recollections of the doctors and activists promoting Bactrim. And the clinical trial, emergency use authorization, and inclusion of Remdesivir on the treatment plan echo AZT. It was based on a single placebo-controlled trial. The outcome criteria were changed during the course of the trial run by the NIH, and studies conducted by the WHO could not replicate the reduced length of hospitalization results. The agency recommended against its use in November 2020. Yet, it is still the only anti-viral recommended by the NIH. The only treatment now approved for outpatient care by the NIH as of May 14, 2021, is monoclonal antibodies like the Regeneron President Trump received in October 2020. Until this change, the guidelines recommended no treatment for outpatients unless they needed oxygen. I reported in February that HHS had set up infusion centers and a website for at-risk outpatients to locate treatment. Fauci never said anything to the nation about the treatment until his press conference on Tuesday. Dr. McCullough, Dr. Harvey Risch of Yale, and others have asserted that if the health care bureaucracies had embraced the outpatient treatment guidelines that showed clear signals of benefit across multiple observational studies, COVID-19 deaths could have been reduced by 50% just like the senseless deaths from PCP. Someone should really ask Dr. Fauci about his persistent disdain for safe, effective, and inexpensive generic drugs. There might be an interesting answer or two. But perhaps most importantly, we should ask why this man who was wrong about everything in the 80s continued to be promoted and was tapped to lead a second pandemic. Then we should insist on term limits for bureaucrats, even more fervently than we do for politicians.
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Which Key Regions are Reflecting Highest Growth in Demand and Sales for Functional Safety Products Market?
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| Crucial Insights and Forecast till 2027 Functional Safety Products market is projected to register a healthy CAGR of 8.5% in the forecast period of 2019 to 2026. The key factors discussed within the Functional Safety Products Market research report will surely aid the customer in studying the market on competitive landscape analysis of prime manufacturers, trends, opportunities, Market strategies analysis, market effect correlational analysis and consumer needs by major regions, types, applications within the global Functional Safety Products Market considering the past, present and future state of the industry. The market report has been prepared to cause comprehensive analysis of the market structure alongside forecast of the various segments and sub-segments of the market. the massive scale Functional Safety Products Market report puts light on the whole market trends and analyses the effect of buyers, consumers, substitutes, new entrants, competitors, and suppliers on the market. To achieve maximum return on investment (ROI), its very crucial to work out brand awareness, market landscape, possible future issues, industry trends, and customer behavior where the reliable Functional Safety Products Market report will help to a degree. Competitive analysis conducted during this market report makes aware of the moves of the key players within the market like new product launches, expansions, agreements, joint ventures, partnerships, and acquisitions. the massive scale Functional Safety Products Market report gives the market insights which help to possess a more precise understanding of the market landscape, issues which will impose on the industry within the future, and the way to position specific brands within the best way. We Offer up to 30% Discount, Get Sample Copy of Global Functional Safety Products Market Report now @ https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/request-a-sample/?dbmr=global-functional-safety-products-market Here are the names of top key players which are covered in Functional Safety Products market report: Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Siemens, Endress+Hauser Management AG, MANGAN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, Balluff de Mxico, ABB, OMRON Corporation, Honeywell International, Inc., Rockwell Automation, Inc., SICK AG, Pilz GmbH & Co. KG, K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co. KG, HYDAC, Schneider Electric, Cadence Design Systems. The persuasive Functional Safety Products Market business report offers sustainable forward looking growth programs to make sure business success which is imperative for organizations. 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Report Scope: Attribute Details Base year for estimation 2020 Actual estimates/Historical data 2014 2020 Forecast period 2021 2027 Market representation Revenue in USD Billion and CAGR from 2021 to 2027 Regional scope North America, Central & South, Europe, Asia Pacific, America & MEA Country scope U.S., Germany, Canada, UK ,Mexico, China, Japan, Brazil, India, Thailand, Report coverage Revenue forecast, company share, competitive landscape, growth factors and trends 15% free customization scope (equivalent to 5 analyst working days) If you need specific market information, which is not currently within the scope of the report, we will provide it to you as a part of customization Global Functional Safety Products Market Segmentation: By Product: Safety Switches, Safety Sensor, Functional Safety Controllers, Emergency Stop Devices, Pressure Transmitters, Camera Systems, Functional Safety Valves, Others By Solution & Service: Solution, Service By Industry Vertical: Oil & Gas, Chemical, Railways, Pulp and Paper, Automotive, Power Generation, Food and Beverages, Pharmaceutical, Mining Browse for Full TOC Report synopsis of Functional Safety Products Market at: https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/toc/?dbmr=global-functional-safety-products-market Report Highlights: Detailed overview of parent market Changing market dynamics in the industry In-depth market segmentation Historical, current and projected market size in terms of volume and value Recent industry trends and developments Competitive landscape Strategies of key players and products offered Potential and niche segments, geographical regions exhibiting promising growth A neutral perspective on market performance Must-have information for market players to sustain and enhance their market footprint Some Points from Table of Content Functional Safety Products Market Overview 1.1 Definitions and Scope Functional Safety Products Market Executive Summary 2.1 Market Revenue and Key Trends 2.2 Key trends by Product 2.3 Key trends by Distribution Channel 2.4 Key trends by Geography Functional Safety Products Market Comparative Analysis 3.1 Product Benchmarking Key Companies 3.2 Financial Analysis Key Companies 3.3 Market Value Split by Key Companies 3.4 Patent Analysis 3.5 Pricing Analysis Functional Safety Products Market Startup Companies Scenario Premium 4.1 Key Startup Company Analysis by 4.1.1 Investment 4.1.2 Revenue 4.1.3 Venture Capital and Funding Scenario Functional Safety Products Market Industry Market Entry Scenario Premium 5.1 Regulatory Framework Overview 5.2 New Business and Ease of Doing business index 5.3 Case Studies of Successful Ventures Functional Safety Products Market Forces 6.1 Market Drivers 6.2 Market Constraints/Challenges 6.3 Porters five force model 6.3.1 Bargaining power of suppliers 6.3.2 Bargaining powers of customers 6.3.3 Threat of new entrants 6.3.4 Rivalry among existing players 6.3.5 Threat of substitutes Functional Safety Products Market Strategic Analysis 7.1 Value Chain Analysis 7.2 Opportunities Analysis 7.3 Market Life Cycle Functional Safety Products Market By Geography (Market Size $Million/$Billion) 8.1 North America 8.1.1 U.S. 8.1.2 Canada 8.1.3 Mexico 8.2 Europe 8.2.1 U.K. 8.2.2 Germany 8.2.3 France 8.2.4 Italy 8.2.5 Spain 8.2.6 Rest of Europe 8.3 Asia-Pacific 8.3.1 China 8.3.2 India 8.3.3 Japan 8.3.4 South Korea 8.3.5 Australia & New Zealand 8.3.6 Rest of Asia-Pacific 8.4 Rest of the World 8.4.1 Middle East 8.4.2 Africa 8.4.3 South America Functional Safety Products Market Entropy Functional Safety Products Market Industry/Segment Competition Landscape Premium 10.1 Market Share Analysis 10.1.1 Global Market Share Key Companies 10.1.2 Market Share by Region Key companies 10.1.3 Market Share by Countries Key Companies 10.1.4 Best Practices for Companies Functional Safety Products Market Key Company List by Country Premium Functional Safety Products Market Company Analysis 12.1 Company 1 12.2 Company 2 12.3 Company 3 12.4 Company 4 12.5 Company 5 12.6 Company 6 12.7 Company 7 12.8 Company 8 12.9 Company 9 12.10 Company 10 *Financials for private companies would be provided on a best efforts basis. Note The POST COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is impacting society and therefore the overall economy across the planet. The impact of this pandemic is growing day by day also as affecting the availability chain. The POST COVID-19 crisis is creating uncertainty within the stock exchange , massive slowing of supply chain, falling business confidence, and increasing panic among the customer segments. the general effect of the pandemic is impacting the assembly process of several industries. This report on Market provides the analysis on impact on POST COVID-19 on various business segments and country markets. The reports also showcase market trends and forecast, factoring the impact of POST COVID-19 Situation. Thanks for reading this article; youll also get individual chapter wise section or region wise report versions like North America, Europe, or Asia Etc.
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Are perspectives shifting on the Israel/Palestine conflict?
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Reading Time: 3 minutes George Floyd has changed the world. His tragic death created a bond of international solidarity that no force can stop, no matter how they try. As a person of Middle Eastern descent living in the diaspora, Ive always taken an interest in the situation in Israel/Palestine. Palestinians I met would tell me they were from Jordan or Lebanon (which wasnt untrue) until they knew I was non-judgmental. To be Palestinian, in the eyes of many, meant that one was a terrorist. A few months ago, the great scholar Cornel West was refused tenure at Harvard University. He believes it was due to his stand on Palestinian issues. At the University of Toronto, renowned human rights lawyer Valentina Azarova was denied a position, it appears, due to her advocacy for Palestinian rights. I became reluctant to even mention Palestinian rights in my columns because this was always met with a scathing indictment from HonestReporting Canada, the media watchdog that seems to attack anything thats even remotely critical of Israel. As a public school teacher, I never bring up the Israel-Palestine issue and only reluctantly comment when directly asked by my students. This has been the environment in the North American press and academia for decades, even though the number of deaths of Palestinians has exceeded the number of Israelis killed by order of magnitude, even though Palestinians have continued to be forced from their homes, and even though they dont have equal rights, even if they are Israeli citizens. Labels just hurtful in search for Middle East peace by Gerry Chidiac Something is different now. Israel has disproportionately bombed Palestinian civilian populations many times in retribution for homemade rockets fired by the terrorist organization Hamas. This time, Western journalists are challenging the narrative of Israeli officials and making an effort to provide a balanced view of the conflict. Comedians John Oliver and Trevor Noah have questioned the heavy-handed response from Israel. And the alternate media, from which young people increasingly get their news, has been openly critical of Israel. Italian dockworkers have refused to load weapons bound for Israel onto ships. World leaders, including those from Western Europe and even Canada, are pushing Israel for a ceasefire. The United States, Israels largest weapons supplier, has pushed for negotiations. The fighting will end. Its inevitable and a ceasefire now appears to be holding. We should note that many Jews are among the most staunch and courageous critics of Israel. Theyve suffered condemnation from their communities for decades yet remain true to an understanding of scripture that recognizes a God of compassion. Despite the situation, I believe in a united future for Israel/Palestine. Though my grandparents left the Holy Land more than 100 years ago due to religious persecution, I know in the depth of my being that Semitic people, whether we are Jewish, Christian or Muslim, share an ancient bond as Children of Abraham. Regardless of how were told to hate, we know that were family and we will find a way to peace. The world has clearly changed. Were seeing the same global response we saw after a police attack on a peace march led by Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Ala., in 1965. Its the same response we saw during the peace movement that ended the Vietnam War. Its the same momentum we saw in Eastern Europe in the late 1980s that culminated in the fall of the Berlin Wall. The same energy that saw people take to the streets in May and June 2020 after police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd is moving us. We cried out Black Lives Matter, but we understood this was a cry of solidarity for oppressed peoples around the world, and we knew this included the Palestinians. Troy Media columnist Gerry Chidiac is an award-winning high school teacher specializing in languages, genocide studies and works with at-risk students. For interview requests, click here. The views, opinions and positions expressed by columnists and contributors are the authors alone. They do not inherently or expressly reflect the views, opinions and/or positions of our publication. Troy Media Troy Media is an editorial content provider to media outlets and its own hosted community news outlets across Canada.
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Is gold set to tear even higher?
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Just when the vaccine roll-out and economic optimism left gold looking like last years metal, it staged a recovery. Bullion is one of the best-performing commodities this month, erasing almost all of this years losses. Investors have been lured back by golds appeal as an inflation hedge, while the Federal Reserve maintains its monetary stimulus and says price pressures should prove temporary. Spot gold was little changed at $1,895.41 an ounce on Friday and is up more than 7 per cent in May. Also read: First tranche of 2015 Sovereign Gold Bonds to be redeemed at 4,837 per unit against 2,684 issue price Diego Parrilla, who runs the Quadriga Igneo fund, is among those who recently boosted their exposure to gold, saying that central banks wont risk increasing interest rates to combat inflation for fear of pricking the enormous bubbles theyve created. We have entered a new paradigm that will be dominated by deeply negative real interest rates, high inflation, and low nominal rates an extremely supportive environment for gold, said Parrilla, who manages $350 million. Still, gold is ultimately a haven asset which conventional logic suggests should suffer as the economy booms. Here are four key charts to watch. If you ask the Fed, the answer is the former. Parts of bond market disagree, with market-based measures of long-term inflation expectations rising to the highest since 2013 earlier this month. Thats a sweet-spot for gold, which benefits when monetary policy keeps bond rates low even as inflation persists. Real yields on Treasuries have slipped deeper into negative recently, burnishing the appeal of bullion. Where they go next will be critical. Any hint the Fed may taper because of inflation or labour market strength could see bond rates spike triggering a repeat of the taper tantrum seen in the wake of the financial crisis, when gold dropped 26 per cent in the space of six months. The position I think you get to is a place where it gets to be very vulnerable to the taper narrative, said Marcus Garvey, head of metals strategy at Macquarie Group Ltd. On the other hand, anything that drags on the global economic recovery be it poor jobs data or new virus variants should see real yields plunge, benefiting the metal. Dollar driver The dollar has been another important driver of gold this year. After initially strengthening as the US vaccination program outpaced the rest of the world, its declined since March as other nations closed the gap, providing a tailwind for the precious metal. Most analysts dont see much movement in the dollar going forward, with the median forecast compiled by Bloomberg suggesting only a slight strengthening. If theyre wrong, be it due to divergence in the global recovery or surprising hawkishness from other nations central banks, the implications for bullion could be significant. Investor demand Golds poor start to the year came as exchange-traded funds cut their holdings of the metal by 237 tonnes in the four months through to April. Hedge funds trading on Comex also reduced their exposure to the lowest since 2019 in early March. In the second quarter, flows have started to reverse. If that picks up steam, gold could find another leg higher. There is still potentially a lot of pent-up investment demand, said Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank A/S. Still, positions are relatively small. Others, including Aegon NVs Robert Jan Van Der Mark, who cut his exposure to gold in November after vaccines were announced, remain to be convinced. With vaccination roll-out on track and economies reopening, we have less appetite for a safe haven/stagflation type of assets in the portfolio, he said. Bitcoin bounce Often touted as digital bullion, Bitcoins rally in the first months of the year was demoralising for gold bulls. The two assets are both favoured by those fearful of hyperinflation and currency debasement, so the cryptocurrencys outperformance may have turned the heads of would-be bullion buyers. Bitcoin has dropped about 40 per cent from its mid-April high, with substantial outflows from funds. Gold could be a beneficiary.
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Who are the Key Players is Market and How are They Performing in recent years?
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| Analysis and Forecast till 2027 by DBMR STUDY Market Analysis and Insights: Middle East and Africa Prebiotics for Infant Formula Market Prebiotics for Infant Formula market is expected to gain market growth in the forecast period of 2020 to 2027. Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the market is growing at a CAGR of 5.3% in the forecast period of 2020 to 2027 and expected to reach USD 33.08 million by 2027. High utilization of the prebiotic ingredient in the infant formula and growing number of preterm birth in African region accelerates the growth of the market. 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Ask for Sample (High Priority to corporate email id) @ https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/request-a-sample/?dbmr=middle-east-and-africa-prebiotics-for-infant-formula-market Competitive Analysis: Middle East and Africa Prebiotics for Infant Formula Market The major players covered in the report are Jennewein Biotechnologie GmbH, zuChem Inc., Biosynth Carbosynth, ELICITYL SA, Dextra Laboratories Limited, Glycom A/S, Tereos, Ingredion Incorporated, Royal FrieslandCampina N.V., Sdzucker AG, Cargill, Incorporated., Fonterra Co-operative Group, Royal Cosun, COSUCRA, New Francisco (Yunfu City) Biotechnology Corporation Limited, Dana Dairy Group, Glycosyn LLC and DuPont among other players domestic and global. DBMR analysts understand competitive strengths and provide competitive analysis for each competitor separately. 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Attribute Details Base year for estimation 2020 Actual estimates/Historical data 2014 2020 Forecast period 2021 2027 Market representation Revenue in USD Billion and CAGR from 2021 to 2027 Regional scope North America, Central & South, Europe, Asia Pacific, America & MEA Country scope U.S., Germany, Canada, UK ,Mexico, China, Japan, Brazil, India, Thailand, Report coverage Revenue forecast, company share, competitive landscape, growth factors and trends 15% free customization scope (equivalent to 5 analyst working days) If you need specific market information, which is not currently within the scope of the report, we will provide it to you as a part of customization Click to View Full Report TOC, figure and tables: https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/toc/?dbmr=middle-east-and-africa-prebiotics-for-infant-formula-market Report Highlights: Detailed overview of parent market Changing market dynamics in the industry In-depth market segmentation Historical, current and projected market size in terms of volume and value Recent industry trends and developments Competitive landscape Strategies of key players and products offered Potential and niche segments, geographical regions exhibiting promising growth A neutral perspective on market performance Must-have information for market players to sustain and enhance their market footprint Some Points from Table of Content Middle East and Africa Prebiotics for Infant Formula Market Overview 1.1 Definitions and Scope Middle East and Africa Prebiotics for Infant Formula Market Executive Summary 2.1 Market Revenue and Key Trends 2.2 Key trends by Product 2.3 Key trends by Distribution Channel 2.4 Key trends by Geography Middle East and Africa Prebiotics for Infant Formula Market Comparative Analysis 3.1 Product Benchmarking Key Companies 3.2 Financial Analysis Key Companies 3.3 Market Value Split by Key Companies 3.4 Patent Analysis 3.5 Pricing Analysis Middle East and Africa Prebiotics for Infant Formula Market Startup Companies Scenario Premium 4.1 Key Startup Company Analysis by 4.1.1 Investment 4.1.2 Revenue 4.1.3 Venture Capital and Funding Scenario Middle East and Africa Prebiotics for Infant Formula Market Industry Market Entry Scenario Premium 5.1 Regulatory Framework Overview 5.2 New Business and Ease of Doing business index 5.3 Case Studies of Successful Ventures Middle East and Africa Prebiotics for Infant Formula Market Forces 6.1 Market Drivers 6.2 Market Constraints/Challenges 6.3 Porters five force model 6.3.1 Bargaining power of suppliers 6.3.2 Bargaining powers of customers 6.3.3 Threat of new entrants 6.3.4 Rivalry among existing players 6.3.5 Threat of substitutes Middle East and Africa Prebiotics for Infant Formula Market Strategic Analysis 7.1 Value Chain Analysis 7.2 Opportunities Analysis 7.3 Market Life Cycle Middle East and Africa Prebiotics for Infant Formula Market By Geography (Market Size $Million/$Billion) 8.1 North America 8.1.1 U.S. 8.1.2 Canada 8.1.3 Mexico 8.2 Europe 8.2.1 U.K. 8.2.2 Germany 8.2.3 France 8.2.4 Italy 8.2.5 Spain 8.2.6 Rest of Europe 8.3 Asia-Pacific 8.3.1 China 8.3.2 India 8.3.3 Japan 8.3.4 South Korea 8.3.5 Australia & New Zealand 8.3.6 Rest of Asia-Pacific 8.4 Rest of the World 8.4.1 Middle East 8.4.2 Africa 8.4.3 South America Middle East and Africa Prebiotics for Infant Formula Market Entropy Middle East and Africa Prebiotics for Infant Formula Market Industry/Segment Competition Landscape Premium 10.1 Market Share Analysis 10.1.1 Global Market Share Key Companies 10.1.2 Market Share by Region Key companies 10.1.3 Market Share by Countries Key Companies 10.1.4 Best Practices for Companies Middle East and Africa Prebiotics for Infant Formula Market Key Company List by Country Premium Middle East and Africa Prebiotics for Infant Formula Market Company Analysis 12.1 Company 1 12.2 Company 2 12.3 Company 3 12.4 Company 4 12.5 Company 5 12.6 Company 6 12.7 Company 7 12.8 Company 8 12.9 Company 9 12.10 Company 10 *Financials for private companies would be provided on a best efforts basis. 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What Factors Contributed to Growth of CAGR for Market?
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North America Functional Safety Products Market is projected to register a healthy CAGR of 5.7% in the forecast period of 2019 to 2026. The key factors discussed within the North America Functional Safety Products Market research report will surely aid the customer in studying the market on competitive landscape analysis of prime manufacturers, trends, opportunities, Market strategies analysis, market effect correlational analysis and consumer needs by major regions, types, applications within the global North America Functional Safety Products Market considering the past, present and future state of the industry. 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Get a Sample Copy of the Report @ (Use Corporate email ID to Get Higher Priority) @ https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/request-a-sample/?dbmr=north-america-functional-safety-products-market North America Functional Safety Products Market As per study key players of this market are Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Siemens, Endress+Hauser Management AG, MANGAN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, Balluff de Mxico, ABB, OMRON Corporation, Honeywell International, Inc., Rockwell Automation, Inc., SICK AG, Pilz GmbH & Co. KG, K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co. KG, HYDAC, Schneider Electric, Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Hitex GmbH, TV Rheinland, Intel Corporation, UL LLC. The persuasive North America Functional Safety Products Market business report offers sustainable forward looking growth programs to make sure business success which is imperative for organizations. 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Attribute Details Base year for estimation 2020 Actual estimates/Historical data 2014 2020 Forecast period 2021 2027 Market representation Revenue in USD Billion and CAGR from 2021 to 2027 Regional scope North America, Central & South, Europe, Asia Pacific, America & MEA Country scope U.S., Germany, Canada, UK ,Mexico, China, Japan, Brazil, India, Thailand, Report coverage Revenue forecast, company share, competitive landscape, growth factors and trends 15% free customization scope (equivalent to 5 analyst working days) If you need specific market information, which is not currently within the scope of the report, we will provide it to you as a part of customization And More..Get Detailed TOC @ https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/toc/?dbmr=north-america-functional-safety-products-market Report Highlights: Detailed overview of parent market Changing market dynamics in the industry In-depth market segmentation Historical, current and projected market size in terms of volume and value Recent industry trends and developments Competitive landscape Strategies of key players and products offered Potential and niche segments, geographical regions exhibiting promising growth A neutral perspective on market performance Must-have information for market players to sustain and enhance their market footprint Some Points from Table of Content North America Functional Safety Products Market Overview 1.1 Definitions and Scope North America Functional Safety Products Market Executive Summary 2.1 Market Revenue and Key Trends 2.2 Key trends by Product 2.3 Key trends by Distribution Channel 2.4 Key trends by Geography North America Functional Safety Products Market Comparative Analysis 3.1 Product Benchmarking Key Companies 3.2 Financial Analysis Key Companies 3.3 Market Value Split by Key Companies 3.4 Patent Analysis 3.5 Pricing Analysis North America Functional Safety Products Market Startup Companies Scenario Premium 4.1 Key Startup Company Analysis by 4.1.1 Investment 4.1.2 Revenue 4.1.3 Venture Capital and Funding Scenario North America Functional Safety Products Market Industry Market Entry Scenario Premium 5.1 Regulatory Framework Overview 5.2 New Business and Ease of Doing business index 5.3 Case Studies of Successful Ventures North America Functional Safety Products Market Forces 6.1 Market Drivers 6.2 Market Constraints/Challenges 6.3 Porters five force model 6.3.1 Bargaining power of suppliers 6.3.2 Bargaining powers of customers 6.3.3 Threat of new entrants 6.3.4 Rivalry among existing players 6.3.5 Threat of substitutes North America Functional Safety Products Market Strategic Analysis 7.1 Value Chain Analysis 7.2 Opportunities Analysis 7.3 Market Life Cycle North America Functional Safety Products Market By Geography (Market Size $Million/$Billion) 8.1 North America 8.1.1 U.S. 8.1.2 Canada 8.1.3 Mexico 8.2 Europe 8.2.1 U.K. 8.2.2 Germany 8.2.3 France 8.2.4 Italy 8.2.5 Spain 8.2.6 Rest of Europe 8.3 Asia-Pacific 8.3.1 China 8.3.2 India 8.3.3 Japan 8.3.4 South Korea 8.3.5 Australia & New Zealand 8.3.6 Rest of Asia-Pacific 8.4 Rest of the World 8.4.1 Middle East 8.4.2 Africa 8.4.3 South America North America Functional Safety Products Market Entropy North America Functional Safety Products Market Industry/Segment Competition Landscape Premium 10.1 Market Share Analysis 10.1.1 Global Market Share Key Companies 10.1.2 Market Share by Region Key companies 10.1.3 Market Share by Countries Key Companies 10.1.4 Best Practices for Companies North America Functional Safety Products Market Key Company List by Country Premium North America Functional Safety Products Market Company Analysis 12.1 Company 1 12.2 Company 2 12.3 Company 3 12.4 Company 4 12.5 Company 5 12.6 Company 6 12.7 Company 7 12.8 Company 8 12.9 Company 9 12.10 Company 10 *Financials for private companies would be provided on a best efforts basis. 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Whose death 'shocked' Wyatt Langmore star in Ozark?
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Jessica Frances Dukes shares behind-the-scenes look at Ozark FREE now for the biggest moments from morning TV SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up fornow for the biggest moments from morning TV 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. Ozark is almost over with just one last series left to air before it reaches its ultimate conclusion. The Netflix drama has stunned fans from the get-go, killing off characters like there's no tomorrow. Express.co.uk spoke to Wyatt Langmore star Charlie Tahan about the moment which took him by surprise. WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Ozark. Ozark has been on our screens since 2017, following the lives of Wendy (played by Laura Linney) and Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) as they are forced to launder money for a dangerous drug cartel. The couple with their children move to Ozark to start up the business but with an illicit business comes the fear of being killed. Unfortunately, there have been numerous big characters killed off over the years. But the one that sticks out to actor Charlie Tahan most is one that occurred in the latest season. Ozark: Janet McTeer played Helen Pierce. Meet the Queen of the South star Helen Pierce (Janet McTeer) worked as a lawyer for the Navarro Cartel and was often at loggerheads with the Byrde family. They knew that both of them couldn't stick around and it was up to boss Omar Navarro (Felix Solis) to choose which one to back. In one of the final few scenes of series three, Omar made his decision very clear as he shot Helen in the head, killing her instantly. Covered in the lawyer's blood, Wendy and Marty were pulled in for an awkward hug by the drug leader. Ozark: Actor Charlie Tahan is Wyatt Langmore. Trending Ozark: Helen was killed by Navarro Cartel leader Omar. He added: "I love Buddy I wish that he could come back and Cade Langmore played by the amazing Trevor Long who was taken from the show too soon." Buddy (Harris Yulin) was the owner of the Byrde's house who insisted on staying there until he died since he had terminal heart failure. The family grew to love him though but sadly he died with Wendy by his side as she drove back from burning the poppies. Meanwhile, Wendy had ordered the murder of Cade as he was causing problems for the cartel. So hitman Nelson (Nelson Bonilla) shot Wyatt's uncle so he would no longer be a threat to the Navarro Cartel or the Byrde family.
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https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1441380/ozark-wyatt-langmore-actor-charlie-tahan-death-shocked-helen-pierce-netflix
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How has Covid-19 shaped industry placements for T Level staff?
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You are using adblocker please support us by whitelisting www.fenews.co.uk This past year has, at times, felt more like a film than real life. There have been heroes and rouges, failures and successes, moments of immense sadness and overwhelming joy. But this story is not the brainchild of a Hollywood writer, it has been our reality. We have found ourselves integrating terminology, behaviours and restrictions into our daily lives that two years ago would have felt implausible. We have all had to face challenges and operate in a world that feels alien. Businesses, small and large, have been impacted by the pandemic. Across the country, they have and continue to overcome huge barriers to keep their heads above water and work towards securing their future. Perhaps the pandemic has reinforced the message and reminded us that change can sometimes be more important than business as usual. We have been contacting employers over the past year seeking support for the Education and Training Foundations Industry Insights programme, part of the T Level Professional Development offer. The programme aims to give staff from Further Education (FE) providers the opportunity to go back into industry to upskill, raise their awareness of current industry practices and subsequently take this knowledge back into the classroom. Twelve months ago this seemed an achievable task, however, the simple purpose of this programme became increasingly difficult to fulfil when operating under national government instructions to stay at home, work from home if you can and maintain social distancing. There have been times when it has felt almost inconsiderate calling or emailing an employer asking them if they could provide a five-day placement to a teacher, when they are unable to bring back their own workforce. This has been a fine line to walk and building relationships with employers has become increasingly difficult. With no clear idea of how long the lockdowns or regional restrictions would last, predicting when activity would be able to commence was near impossible. The programme was at risk of failing and not providing FE providers with the opportunity to gain exposure to industry. As we couldnt do it the way it was initially designed, in December 2020, we decided to design a whole new programme. You are using adblocker please support us by whitelisting www.fenews.co.uk Refresh this page FE Voices CASH BOOST FOR #TLEVELS Employers eligible for 1000 cash boost for e FE Voices @TomBewick talks to the International Network of Innovative Apprentice FE Voices @VistarQuals- Supporting Apprentice Retention Rates Spending increasin We began to develop three new virtual components to the programme virtual placements, industry mentoring and group industry collaboration. Operating the programme virtually was something we had never done before and building whole new processes, structures and ways of working seemed a daunting concept in such a short time frame. The new components were launched in February 2021. The new virtual activities were complimented by our Industry Workshops, short two hour online sessions led by employers covering demonstrations, Q&As, and updates on the latest industry practice. Although employers couldnt offer physical placements, the introduction of the new components opened the door to new conversations. Employers started to show their willingness to offer workshops and discuss how they could provide virtual opportunities. The breadth of employers involved in our workshops has been fantastic, including companies such as The Met Office, Vodafone and Willmott Dixon, to The Open University, NHS England and Skills for Care. A huge thanks must be given to all the employers involved for their time and support during such challenging times. As more colleagues began to apply for our virtual activities as an alternative to a physical placement, we started to see how these activities could benefit FE staff. Phyllis Francois, an industry mentoring participant at Solihull College & University Centre, said: The Industry Insights Mentoring Programme allows me to update and maintain my industrial and professional knowledge. This in turn enables me to deliver competent lessons to my learners both in theory and practice so they can then gain industry specific competencies, skills, and behaviours. The meetings give me a clear focus, where I benefit from guidance and explanations on what I need to know, what happens next and what needs to be done. As the roadmap to the easing of lockdown continues, we are starting to see some employers willing to explore the idea of a physical placement. We introduced three virtual components as a temporary measure to solve a temporary problem. Because of this, the programme has now evolved and offers far more opportunities than we first intended. Whether we would have adapted the programme remains to be seen, what is not in question is the creativity that the current situation has enabled us to harness. There is a sense of triumph over adversity and moving forward the virtual activities will remain as part of Industry Insights, alongside our face-to-face placements, offering more opportunities for FE staff to gain important exposure to industry. Applications for Industry Insights for the academic year 2021/2022 will open from 29 May 2021. Paul Bailey is Regional Manager (London, South East and East) at the Education and Training Foundation This article is part of The ETF Thinks campaign which aims to stimulate thinking in the FE sector and share ideas nationally.
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https://www.fenews.co.uk/fevoices/69425-how-has-covid-19-shaped-industry-placements-for-t-level-staff
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How dirty is Birmingham's air and do we still need a Clean Air Zone?
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Latest news email updates straight to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice A damning row has erupted about how 'dirty' Birmingham's air is ahead of the launch of the controversial city centre Clean Air Zone. Birmingham City Council is battling to contain a groundswell of opposition as launch day looms in just five days. From June 1, any high polluting vehicles that enter central Birmingham inside the A4540 ring road will face an instant daily charge. One in four vehicles on the road are thought to be affected, though a series of exemptions have been put in place to support the least well off. Even so, some critics - among them city MP Khalid Mahmood and community activists like Bishop Desmond Jaddoo - have claimed the exemptions do not go far enough, and penalise the poorest. Now Mr Mahmood has claimed air quality in the city is already below legal limits for the most harmful pollutants and the Zone should be scrapped. City council chiefs have rubbished his claims, which they describe as 'misinformation'. Clean Air Zone chief Cllr Waseem Zaffar says there is 'no chance' the city council would be pressing on with the project if it was not desperately needed to bring pollution levels inside legal limits and improve health. "If our air quality levels were compliant we would not be introducing charging zone D," he said. He told BirminghamLive readers at a live Q&A session that 'any politician' saying differently 'is just not true'. "There have been some criticism and people who feel this is the wrong project. "I would say to them that the grants and support mechanisms (in place) aim to support those who earn least and work inside the Clean Air Zone. "The MP for Perry Barr can be critical of the project, I believe in freedom of speech, and he can disagree with me, but do not put out misinformation. "He said we were within legal limits - we are clearly working on annual mean figures, not what the NO2 levels are at 4am on Broad Street." And the city's Clean Air Zone head, Steve Arnold, said monitoring "clearly shows that the concentration of locations where we have levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) above the legal limits are concentrated in the city centre," adding there were "around 20 locations" where legal limits are being exceeded. You can view the latest report here. For his part, Mr Mahmood claims publicly available data indicates levels of the pollutant are already in single figures. He recently tweeted: "Bham Council is spending 130 million and taxing the poor. This is to get nitrogen dioxide levels below 40. As I tweet they are at 8. Who is in charge?" He has described the scheme as a "tax on the poor", hitting hardest those who cannot afford newer cars; and, damningly, alleged the council has used "manipulated information and data" to justify its introduction. The answer matters because the Clean Air Zone's charging rules are based around the council's contention that it is the best and fastest way for it to ensure compliance with strict air pollution limits. Birmingham, like most cities, has been warned to reduce levels of the harmful pollutant NO2 so they are consistently below 40 micrograms per cubic metre, to protect people's health and avoid legal action. Birmingham was identified as one of the worst offenders and has been consistently breaking legal limits for a decade. In 2017 it was ordered by the Conservative Government to act. It then drew up a plan for a fully charging Clean Air Zone - the only city outside London to do so. That was because its levels of NO2 were persistently high, mainly in the city centre zone. (Image: Birmingham Mail) Since then, pollution has been dropping as more of the highest polluting cars, buses and lorries are scrapped, replaced by more eco-friendly, cleaner vehicles - but not fast enough, say Birmingham's leaders. And while coronavirus lockdowns caused an unusual fall in traffic levels, and pollution, in 2020, levels are starting to rise again to pre-pandemic heights. That's why, say city council chiefs, they have to press on with the planned Zone. (Image: PA) We spoke to Prof William Bloss, professor of atmospheric science at the University of Birmingham, for an independent specialist view. He said there was clear evidence that Birmingham faced a challenge dealing with high levels of NO2 and also with fine particles in the air, called PM2.5. Those are the pollutants that together drive the health impact on people, he said, affecting children, families and life expectancy. In Birmingham the dominant source of NO2 was traffic, particularly older diesel and petrol vehicles. He said around a quarter of vehicles were currently deemed high polluting - but they accounted for around half of the harmful emissions. That's why getting those out of the most built up areas would have a big impact, he said. The other troubling pollutant was PM2.5, describing miniscule particulates generated by combustion, including solid fuel burning, as well as traffic. That would be the subject of an environment bill shortly that would likely result in new legal limits around that pollutant too. Most of the NO2 generated in Birmingham was from 'local activity', he said, not drifting in from somewhere else. He said bringing NO2 levels below 40 over the course of a year was 'the magic number' in legal terms. "It's an objective that's been in place for a decade, and was given added impetus by legal action by Client Earth activists. "From that has come the requirement to comply legally as soon as possible." But he added for health purposes there is nothing magical about the 40 threshold. "It is not the case that 39 is fine, and 41 is bad. We carry on getting benefits if we make the air cleaner, and keep suffering increased health impacts, breathing difficulties and asthma in children for example, as concentrations are higher." A series of monitoring points are set up across the city. The council say a total of 90 points are recording data at any one time. There are six permanent points inside the Clean Air Zone - at Ladywood, Lower Severn Street, Colmore Row, St Chads Queensway, Moor Street Queensway, and the A5450 roadside at Watery Lane Middleway. There are additional permanent points at Stratford Road, Acocks Green, Selly Oak and New Hall, Sutton Coldfield. The permanent sites are supported by 'diffusion tube' monitors set up around the city centre and other hotspot areas. These constantly monitor levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matters (called PM10 and PM2.5) and other pollutants round the clock, and produce a running commentary about air quality. (Image: Birmingham Live) MP Mr Mahmood recently cited data from a city monitoring station, at a set time, to suggest levels of pollution are already well inside legal limits. We looked at the same data and could also see plenty of examples when pollution levels were very low, with NO2 below 10. But the Government's three permanent monitors in Ladywood, Acocks Green and at the A4540 roadside all also recorded days when NO2 levels topped 40. The Ladywood monitor, located in St Mark's Crescent, detected NO2 levels above the legal limit of 40 on May 22 and May 27. The A4540 roadside monitor is in Keely Street, just off the A4540 (Watery Lane Middleway). It detected NO2 levels above the legal limit of 40 every day except Tuesday. The monitor at Acocks Green nudged 40 on one occasion, but otherwise remained within legal limits. We put this data to Prof Bloss - and he said it would be wrong to draw conclusions from this limited, short term data, or any other type of 'snapshot' of air quality, about how well, or badly, the city's air is right now. Variables like the weather, how hot it is, wind directions and time of day can make a huge difference, he said. That is why pollution data is looked at over a year and average outcomes used. He also added that we can expect levels of NO2 to continue to decrease as vehicles get cleaner and newer. "If there is a big uptake in electric vehicles, for example, then a lot of NO2-related challenges will be relieved over five to ten years. "But that is a longer term solution." At the moment poor air quality gives rise to about 1,000 deaths a year across Birmingham, he added. According to the city council's own air quality status reports, levels of NO2 have been falling since it received a ministerial direction to introduce a clean air zone in 2017. In 2018, it reports, the annual mean for NO2 was exceeded at more than 30 locations. At two automatic monitoring sites, Moor Street Queensway and St Chads Queensway, average levels were 55 and 48. In 2019, the number of locations where the legal limit was exceeded over the course of the year was 24, according to the council. The data for 2020 is not yet published, but because of the pandemic it will show considerable falls in traffic levels and NO2 pollution because of the impact of travel restrictions and stay-home rules for large parts of the year. Steve Arnold, the city council's head of Clean Air Zone responsible for overseeing its implementation, set out how pollutants are measured and what the evidence shows. "In 2005 the council declared an air quality management area covering the whole of the city. The council has a network of 90-plus monitoring points, most in the city centre. "The locations were determined through modelling tools to identify the likely worst areas and that has helped determine where they go. "All that data is published and we take the annual mean across the whole of the year." He too confirmed that was to eradicate anomalies with weather. "The data is published in a technical report, it is technical data, and not always easy for people to work through, so the council's environmental services team have also published the information on a website to visualise that data and see each monitoring location across the city. "You can look at each of those locations and see how the air quality for each of those years has changed in time." The Government has told local authorities that Clean Air Zones only need to operate "until air quality has improved to the level required and there is evidence that this improvement would be maintained." At that point, the Government "expects local authorities to remove the elements of the zone that are no longer required at the earliest opportunity.
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https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/how-dirty-birminghams-air-still-20673188
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What time does the Indy 500 start and where can it be viewed?
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Jan Bolscher Thursday May 27, 2021 12:39 pm Last update: 12:44 pm The 105th edition of the Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for next Sunday. Starting from third place, the Dutchman Rinus Van Kalmthout will try to win. Find Out Everything You Need To Know Here The greatest racing spectacle. The Indianapolis 500 Indy 500 for short is the sixth round of the IndyCar season this year. The race takes place on the famous Indianapolis motor racing circuit and is considered the most important race of the year in the United States. With the Monaco Grand Prix and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the event is one of the crown jewels of motorsport. In 1990 and 1997 the race was won by Dutchman Arie Luyendyk. The article continues in video a Dutch success Van Kalmthout presents the famous Indy 500: I really think we can win itread more Next Sunday there is another chance for Dutch success. Rinus VeeKay van Kalmthout qualified third for the race. Two weeks earlier he had won his first race in the category, soon there should be one more: I think we can win. Really, he told some media, including GPFans. The Indy 500 is scheduled for next Sunday, May 30. The program starts at 4.30 p.m. Dutch time. Then the cars will be brought to the grid. The engines start at 6:38 p.m., after which the race begins at 6:45 p.m. Dutch time. The race can be viewed in the Netherlands via Ziggo Sport.
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https://dodofinance.com/what-time-does-the-indy-500-start-and-where-can-it-be-viewed/
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How can I enter Marylands COVID vaccine lottery? What are the odds of winning cash?
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Flanked by a Lotto-ball mascot, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan laid out the stakes: Forty daily drawings for $40,000 each and a $400,000 Fourth of July jackpot, he said. Get one coronavirus vaccine shot and youve got a chance for a share of the cash. If youre a Maryland resident 18 and older and youve received one vaccine dose, youre entered into the pool for a chance to win. That includes those already vaccinated and anyone who gets a shot before July 4. However, even if youre a Maryland resident, youre not eligible if you were vaccinated in another state or at a federal facility. The Maryland Department of Health keeps vaccination records in its ImmuNet system. To check those records, go to https://md.myir.net/rorl?next=/ . The Baltimore Sun checked in with professor Bimal Sinha, founder of the graduate statistics program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He and his student, Neha Agarwala, crunched the numbers. Assuming that roughly 3.3 million people have received at least one vaccine dose by Tuesday, the first day of the contest, and that the state adds about 20,000 administrations of first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and Modernas vaccines and Johnson & Johnsons single-shot immunization every day (its current seven-day daily average) the odds look something like this: Day 1 (May 25) : 1 in 100,000 Day 10 : 8 in 1 million Day 20 : 5.4 in 1 million Day 40 (Fourth of July) : 2.5 in 10 million The last figure represents everyones chance for the Independence Day jackpot. The starting odds are likely a little better, considering anyone under 18 cannot win even if theyve been vaccinated, Sinha said. While youths 12 to 17 years old have been getting vaccinated, the health department reports vaccinations by nine-year age brackets, meaning its difficult to disentangle the number of those ages 12-17 whove been vaccinated. But your chances to win could also worsen quickly if people get vaccinated in droves. From its vaccination records, the health department will assign a random number to the name of everyone whos vaccinated and over 18. The list of numbers will go to the Maryland Lottery, which will draw daily winners using the same random number generators they use for various promotions. If you win, the health department is whom youll hear from first, according to the lottery. Winners will get a $2 Million VaxCash Promotion Authorization Form allowing the health department to release information to the lottery. If you want the money, you have to fill out the form. The lottery said it will follow up with the claims process. But that doesnt mean your name will be publicized. Only if you want it to. The winners of this promotion will be permitted to remain anonymous, a digital information pamphlet from the lottery reads. For winners from larger towns with populations of 60,000 or more, the location of the winners hometowns will be published. Yes. Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Oregon are among states that have instituted or plan to put in place variations of a vaccine lottery system. Ohios lottery is an opt-in program, and millions of adults and thousands of teens have registered, said Daniel Tierney, a spokesman for Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. (He declined to offer precise numbers, for security reasons.) Any vaccinated Ohioan is eligible, regardless of when they got their shots. On Friday, Oregon joined the trend with the states lottery commission giving the go-ahead for a one-time, $1 million lottery for those vaccinated next month. Anyone who gets vaccinated at a state-run clinic in New York from May 24 to May 28 will get a scratch-off ticket that normally costs $20, and has prizes up to $5 million. Kentucky has been giving away 225,000 coupons for tickets to its Cash Ball 225 lottery to residents at Kroger and Walmart vaccine clinics. The lottery tickets usually cost $1 and the top prize is $225,000. At least in Ohio, early evidence suggests their program, Vax-a-Million, has incentivized people to get immunized. First announced on May 12, Vax-a-Million will have the first of five weekly $1 million drawings on Monday for vaccinated Ohioans ages 18 and older. Kids ages 12 to 17 who are vaccinated can enter a separate lottery for one of five all-expenses-paid educations at a state university. Ohio saw a 50% week-over-week increase after the Vax-a-Million announcement. Though some of that, admittedly, is due to the fact that the Pfizer vaccine was approved for 12- to 15-year-olds in that period. When those newly eligible youths are removed from the numbers, Ohio saw a 28% increase. The potential of winning a college scholarship appears to be influencing teens and their parents, at least anecdotally, Tierney said. Theres been a buzz amongst that age group for the scholarship opportunity, he said. The week before the announcement had seen a 25% decline. Baltimore Sun reporter Bryn Stole contributed to this article.
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https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2259824281129/how-can-i-enter-maryland-s-covid-vaccine-lottery-what-are-the-odds-of-winning-cash
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When does Pokmon Gos Season of Discovery start?
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Pokmon Go players will say goodbye to the Season of Legends on May 31, 2021. On June 1, immediately after this, the Season of Discovery starts. This will be a three-month period where the primary focus of the many events happening throughout Pokmon Go will be centered, and well also see Season 8 of the Battle League happening simultaneously. The previous season, Season of Legends, focused on several new legendary Pokmon, such as Therian Thundurus, Landorus, and Tornadus. These Pokmon were already in the game in their standard forms, which also made a return, but the Therian formes are a more powerful version of the Pokmon. We also saw the return of Giovanni who captured shadow versions of Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos. At the end of the season, Xerneas and Ylevtal made their debut to the game. Now, for Season of Discovery, the focus for Pokmon shifts into the summer. The first day for the season begins on June 1, with the upcoming events focusing on Discovery and adventure, which is ideal for the summer. The Battle League Season 8 also starts just before it, on May 31. The battle league will have the Great and Ultra Leagues divided into two-week periods, with the Master League being available for a solid week. There will be several events available throughout the summer, with more Pokmon for players to encounter and plenty of events each week.
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https://www.gamepur.com/guides/when-does-pokemon-go-season-of-discovery-start
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How to purchase the right property?
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Purchasing a home can be a wonder, and most people do not know how to go through this process. Many people do not know where to start. However, following these guidelines before coming to a decision can save us time, cash and ensure that our investment is safe. If youre looking to buy a newly constructed home or an older home Property for sale in Istanbul, these pointers can assist you in making the best decision possible. Obtain a Down Payment Financial assets typically require a greater down payment and also have far more severe approval criteria than owner-occupied residences. The 4% down payment you made on your present home will not fit an initial investment. Because mortgage interest is not available on investment homes, youll need at minimum a 21% down payment. A down payment could be possible with bank finance, such as with a home loan. Investigate Always do your homework before buying not only a house but anything. There will never be enough investigation. Many people rush into the real estate market unprepared, and this is when they make poor decisions. If youre after a home, learn more about the neighborhood; learn regarding the neighborhood criminal activity and how much nearby properties have ended up selling for. Discover almost everything there is to know. There seem to be a wealth of services that will provide you with all of these facts for free. Make long-term plans. If youre a first-time purchaser, you may simply like to get the feet on the satisfying area leave the rest of things on fate. However, most individuals end up staying in their residences for a long time, and this must be taken into account. If you do not purchase a property that you find as a future-proofed property, you may find yourself moving more often, which is quite costly. Make sure you get a home youll be able to settle into. As individuals, get older they prefer to have more room. If you dont have children, staying in the upper portion may not be a problem, although, with a baby pram, it can be a real challenge. Consider any conversions and improvements you might want to perform to the house; you must not pressurize yourself to do everything at once. Locate the Ideal Location The final issue you will prefer would be to get trapped with an investment home in a deteriorating neighborhood rather than one that is steady or growing. A town or location with a booming population as well as a redevelopment project in the works could be a good place to invest. Search for an area that demands less property taxes, a good board of education, as well as plenty of facilities, such as playgrounds, malls, cafes, and movie theatres, while looking for a property. Furthermore, a low-crime neighborhood with public transit and an expanding job sector may attract a wider pool of possible landlords. Share this: Facebook Tumblr Twitter LinkedIn Email Pinterest Reddit Pocket Print Telegram WhatsApp Skype
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https://theinscribermag.com/how-to-purchase-the-right-property/
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What is a mega backdoor Roth?
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A mega backdoor Roth is a tax strategy you can use to dramatically increase contributions to a Roth individual retirement account and bypass the usual Roth IRA income limits. A mega backdoor Roth is a tax strategy you can use to dramatically increase contributions to a Roth individual retirement account and bypass the usual Roth IRA income limits. As with any Roth, your money grows without being taxed, and the funds can be withdrawn tax-free in retirement. You may be able to make a mega backdoor Roth contribution if you: Have a 401(k) plan at work. Your 401(k) plan allows after-tax contributions. Your 401(k) plan permits in-service withdrawals or rollovers. There are several ways to fund a Roth IRA, and each strategy has different rules and restrictions. A mega backdoor Roth allows you to contribute significantly more funds to a Roth IRA than other Roth IRA funding strategies. Roth IRA. A Roth IRA is an attractive retirement account because growth and distributions are tax-free, and you dont have to take required minimum distributions in retirement. Unlike a traditional IRA, the money contributed to a Roth IRA has already been taxed. However, a Roth IRA has income limits that prohibit high earners from contributing directly to an account and a small contribution limit of $6,000 to $7,000 per year, depending on your age. Backdoor Roth. A backdoor Roth is a way for high-income individuals to bypass the ordinary income limits for a Roth. You can open a traditional IRA, and immediately convert it into a Roth IRA and pay the taxes. However, you can only contribute $6,000 a year to an IRA ($7,000 if you are over 50). Mega backdoor Roth. Some people who have a 401(k) plan at work that allows after-tax contributions and in-service distributions have the option to create a mega backdoor Roth. If you meet all the rules and requirements, you can save an additional $38,500 a year in a Roth by putting after-tax funds in the 401(k) and then rolling it over to the Roth. Its a fairly narrow group of people that get to do it, because of all the steps that are required, and many 401(k) plans are not set up to even allow it, says Adam Fuller, a financial advisor and principal at Homrich Berg Wealth Management in Atlanta. [Read: How to Open a Roth IRA.] The most you can contribute to a 401(k) out of your paycheck on a pre-tax basis is $19,500, or $26,000 for individuals 50 and older. However, the overall IRS limit on contributions is $58,000 ($64,500 at age 50 or older). Most people dont realize that they can actually contribute up to $64,500 to a 401(k), says Mike Piershale, president of Piershale Financial Group in Barrington, Illinois. After you have contributed the tax-deductible maximum of $19,500 (or $26,000 if 50 or older), you can contribute an additional $38,500 in after-tax contributions, if your 401(k) plan allows this type of contribution. You can then transfer that $38,500 to a Roth IRA, if your plan allows in-service distributions or rollovers. However, if you receive an employer match, that counts against the maximum total contribution of $58,000 ($64,500 if 50 or older). For example, if you contribute $26,000 to a 401(k) plan and receive $14,000 from your company as a 401(k) match, that counts as $40,000 toward your $64,500 limit. Thus, you will only be allowed to contribute another $24,500 in after-tax money that can then be rolled over to the Roth IRA. [Read: IRA Contribution Limits for 2021.] The Benefits of a Mega Backdoor Roth If you make $38,500 in after-tax contributions to your 401(k) and it grows by $30,000 by the time you retire, you will not have to pay taxes on your original $38,500 because it was invested as after-tax money. However, you will be taxed on that $30,000 in investment growth because the money does not grow tax-free in a traditional 401(k) plan. However, if you were to roll that $38,500 over to a Roth IRA in the same year you make the after-tax 401(k) deposit, you wont owe income tax on the $30,000 of investment growth and can take tax-free withdrawals in retirement. This is a way to get a lot of extra money in that Roth and of course the Roth is the goose that lays the golden eggs, because for the rest of your life when you pull that money out, it all comes out tax free, Piershale says. Thats why they call them mega backdoor Roth, because you put this huge amount in. [See: 12 Ways to Avoid the IRA Early Withdrawal Penalty.] How to Decide if a Mega Backdoor Roth Is Right for You In order to use the mega backdoor Roth strategy, you need to make sure your company allows after-tax contributions to your 401(k), which many large companies do. Your company also needs to allow an in-service rollover while youre still working for that company. Additional limits may apply if you are highly compensated. You have to be very careful to make sure you have everything you need. Otherwise, you may do the extra contributions and then realize that you cant roll it out, Fuller says. Make sure you ask all the questions and know exactly that all the steps are in place to make it work smoothly. Check with your human resources department or review your summary plan description to determine if your plan has the flexibility to allow the contributions and rollovers. Even if your plan doesnt, its not necessarily the end of your options. You can go to the employer and ask if theyll add it, Fuller says. Weve worked with some employers for some executives to try and get that done. A lot depends on the size of the company and other factors, but some companies will be amenable to making changes. It does create some additional costs for the company, so some may not be willing to do it. If you are uncertain about your 401(k) plans rules, it can help to work with a financial professional. The key thing here is for an individual to work with their advisor to go through the steps to first make sure that it makes sense to do this, even to make additional contributions on an after-tax basis, Fuller says. originally appeared on usnews.com
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https://wtop.com/consumer-news/2021/05/what-is-a-mega-backdoor-roth/
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Did Covid Cause The Catalytic Converter Crisis?
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In the past six months, we have seen a dramatic rise in catalytic converter thefts. Criminals are using lithium-ion battery-powered reciprocating saws to cut the catalytic converters out of vehicles. The criminals are not stealing them for replacement value because it is illegal to install a used catalytic converter unless its tested by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Thieves are stealing the catalytic converters for the precious metals inside. Advertisement Click Here to Read More Advertisement Some police departments report brazen thieves stealing converters in broad daylight and targeting specific vehicles because of the amount of rhodium, palladium and platinum in the converters. Some thieves have been killed due to jacks collapsing. Unfortunately, this is not the first time nationwide converter thefts have skyrocketed. In 2011, catalytic converters started to go missing. Precious metal prices increased due to a downturn in the economy and a strike at a mine. This time, price increases are due to increased demand and the pandemic. The first factor increasing the prices of precious metals is demand. Tightening emissions standards in China, India and other countries are driving demand for these metals, with increased rhodium prices the result of Covid-19. The largest mines for rhodium are in South Africa, with production being limited by lockdowns and new work rules. Also, Covid has hurt transportation of the rare metal. Some are blaming world politics for the price of palladium due to Russias actions around the world. If no one were buying catalytic converters, there would not be any thefts. States are enacting new legislation to discourage thieves by increasing the amount of documentation required to sell a converter to a licensed recycler. West Virginia and Minnesota have proposed new restrictions requiring the seller to be paid with a check and not cash. Texas is proposing new legislation that would require licensed recyclers to obtain a copy of the title of the vehicle to buy the catalytic converter from the seller. Many recyclers are taking risks purchasing stolen catalytic converters because selling them is very lucrative. But, some thieves are not selling to licensed recyclers. Some thieves and buyers are making a connection on social media. If you look at Craigs List and Facebook Marketplace and search for a catalytic converter, you will see ads for converters for sale and ads from buyers looking to buy. Most of the photos show converters that have been removed with saws. There are large recyclers in the U.S., but most police agencies think they are being shipped overseas to extract precious metals. Most catalytic converter thefts are covered under the customers comprehensive insurance policy. You might have to work with the insurance company to determine if they will cover replacement with an OE or aftermarket catalytic converter. The EPA made selling used catalytic converters illegal in 1990, unless tested and certified by the agency. They also enacted requirements that shops must follow if a catalytic converter is replaced to document the procedure. But, with new state laws, you might need to document who purchased your scrap converter. Both the customer and installer must sign a statement explaining why the converter was replaced (Manufacturers either provide such a statement with the converter or have an example in their catalogs.). If the replacement is required by a state or local program, the installer must keep a copy of the statement or order from the program representative. Retain copies of the above invoices and statements for six months and the old converters for 15 days (converters must be identified or marked as to which customers car they came from). The most significant difference between states is the length of time needed to keep documentation. California and New York require paperwork to be kept for at least four years. Advertisement
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https://www.tomorrowstechnician.com/did-covid-cause-the-catalytic-converter-crisis/
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What is behind Americas labor shortage?
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As more Americans are getting vaccinated, the economy is continuing to open up and more jobs are becoming available. During the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment peaked at 14.8% and this was higher than at any point in the two years of the Great Recession. Employers added 266,000 jobs in April, but shockingly, unemployment rose for the first time since April 2020, when lockdowns were still a recent implementation. Last month, the national rate stood at 6.1%, but for Latinos it was nearly 2% higher. The figure for Latinos is also nearly double the pre-pandemic average of 4%. More than 57% of Latinos reported losing work or wages as a result of the pandemic, compared to 41% of Whites, an UnidosUS report stated. This is because they are overrepresented in low wage and essential fields based on numbers gathered by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the food preparation and domestic work occupations, Latinos comprise 36.7% and 49.2% of the share of workers respectively. Those in food preparation experienced many layoffs due to restaurants closing or offering limited service and domestic workers were not needed as much since many of their employers were able to work from home. Both occupations have a median hourly wage that is less than $12, so these workers did not have a comfortable safety net to rest on during the uncertain times. This has prompted many Latinos to apply for unemployment benefits, but undocumented immigrants are not eligible for them and could not apply for the first round of federal stimulus checks. With many being out of work for months and the economy reopening at a promising pace, it is baffling to see jobs not being filled and the unemployment rate going up. Republicans across the country have blamed unemployment benefits for people not returning to work. They claim that unemployed people feel comfortable receiving government checks and would rather continue with that rather than bothering to apply for open positions. Both of North Carolinas GOP senators have called upon their states Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, to cease permitting the continuation of a federal unemployment program for his constituents. Over the last several weeks, weve heard from countless small, mid, and large-sized business owners across North Carolina struggling to hire enough workers to reopen this summer. Employers, particularly in hard-hit industries like tourism, service, and hospitality, are finding they cant compete with excessive federal benefits, the senators wrote in a joint statement. Gov. Cooper has sought a compromise with the Republican-controlled legislature by being open to supporting their plan of using those funds to create signing bonuses for those who find a job. Twenty-four states have ended a benefits extension that offers jobless Americans a $300 federal bonus given on top of states unemployment checks. This was part of the American Rescue Plan that President Joe Biden signed in March, and the program was scheduled to end on Sept. 6. The White House cannot force states to continue to disburse these checks, but Biden and the Department of Labor have remained consistent on kicking people off of unemployment insurance if they turn down a suitable job offer. Hawaii will start requiring proof of searching for work from unemployment claimants on May 29. Contrary to the belief of the GOP senators, the federal unemployment assistance is not a major contributor to the current labor shortage. There are parents, mainly women, who have not been able to rejoin the workforce because their children might not have access to daycare centers and schools that are open throughout the week at full capacity. President Biden plans to have this not be an issue in the future if he can pass his American Families Plan. The plan seeks to provide universal preschool to all three and four year olds in the country. It would also ensure that low and middle income families would pay more than 7% of their income on daycare for children under five. More parents would form part of the workforce since they can enroll their children in school earlier, or have the ability to pay for them to be in a daycare. Another part of the problem is that people do not want to work for low wages under poor conditions and employers are not doing much to change the situation. Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor under president Bill Clinton, explained how raising wages would bolster the economy. When there is more money in the pockets of low wage workers they turn around and they buy things Small businesses do better because people are paid more and they do even better when low wage people are paid more because low wage people spend everything that they receive, he said. With the richest 0.01% Americans being taxed at one-sixth the rate they were in 1953 and many accruing wealth in foreign bank accounts or offshore operations, they are doing less for cash circulation and the economy than the working class. The Chair of the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), believes that cutting federal benefits at this point while employers are not committing to providing a living wage is irresponsible. What the Republicans are saying by trying to do away with this supplement on top of unemployment is were going to starve you back to work. Whether you like it or not, he said. The problem is not a labor shortage. The problem is that all over this country workers are being asked to work for starvation wages. The progressive senator led an effort earlier this year to raise the federal minimum wage to $15, which would have doubled the current standard of $7.25. Eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus joined all 50 Republicans in voting against the action in March. If wages had kept pace with productivity since the minimum wage was created in 1938, then it would currently surpass $24 an hour, according to the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Certain states and companies, like Rhode Island and Under Armour, have recently announced that they will increase their minimum wage to $15 an hour, but if it were passed on a federal level, more people would have economic mobility and a lesser need to work multiple jobs. Until parents are provided with universal high-quality childcare and the reasons to return to work outweigh the federal benefits, then many businesses will keep help wanted signs in front of their establishments for months to come.
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https://aldianews.com/articles/leaders/business/what-behind-americas-labor-shortage/64891
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Can heart failure cause swollen feet?
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Among patients with both heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib), treatment strategies focused on controlling the heart rhythm (using catheter ablation) and those focused on controlling the heart rate (using drugs and/or a pacemaker) showed no significant differences in terms of death from any cause or progression of heart failure, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 70th Annual Scientific Session. The trial was stopped early and, as a result, has limited statistical power to reveal differences between the two treatment approaches; however, trends observed in the study suggest the type of heart failure a patient has may influence which approach is optimal, researchers said.
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https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2260210667487/can-heart-failure-cause-swollen-feet
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Is it safe to revise the standard for legally recognised brain death?
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I have been writing for many years about the implications of brain death, the lesser known donation after cardiac/circulatory death, diagnosed brain death cases like the supposedly impossible prolonged survival and maturation of Jahi McMath, and unexpected recoveries like Zack Dunlaps. Some mothers declared brain dead were able to gestate their babies for weeks or months to a successful delivery before their ventilators were removed. Last August, I wrote about the World Brain Death Project and the effort to establish a worldwide consensus on brain death criteria and testing to develop the minimumclinical standards for determination of brain death (emphasis added). I also wrote about the current effort to revise the (US) Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA) to assure a consistent nationwide approach to consent for brain death testing that could otherwise lead to a situation where a patient might be legally dead in Nevada, New York, or Virginia (where consent is not required). But that same patient might not be legally dead in California, Kansas, or Montana (where consent is required and might be refused) (emphasis added). The Uniform Declaration of Death Act (UDDA) was drafted in 1981 by a Presidents Commission study to brain death and approved by both the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Bar Association (ABA). It was intended to provide a model for states to emulate. It offered two definitions of when a person could be declared legally dead to align the legal definition of death with the criteria largely accepted by the medical community: Irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions (the traditional definition of death); or Irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem (brain death) (emphasis added) The UDDA in some form has since been adopted by all US states and the District of Columbia. Pushback against revision But now, 107 experts in medicine, bioethics, philosophy, and law, are challenging the proposed revisions to the UDDA. They include renowned ethicists like Robert P. George, John Finnis, and Franklin G. Miller. While they admit that they do not necessarily agree with each other on all aspects of the brain-death debate or on fundamental ethical principles, they do object to three aspects of the revision to: (1) specify the Guidelines (the adult and pediatric diagnostic guidelines) as the legally recognized medical standard, (2) to exclude hypothalamic function from the category of brain function, and (3) to authorize physicians to conduct an apnea test without consent and even over a proxys objection. (emphasis added) These experts objections to those proposed revisions are that: (1) the Guidelines have a non-negligible risk of false-positive error, (2) hypothalamic function [a small but essential part of the brain which helps control the pituitary gland and regulates many body functions] is more relevant to the organism as a whole than any brainstem reflex, and (3) the apnea test carries a risk of precipitating BD (brain death) in a non-BD patient provides no benefit to the patient, does not reliably accomplish its intended purpose and should at the very least require informed consent, as do many procedures that are much more beneficial and less risky. (emphasis added) And these experts further state that: People have a right to not have a concept of death that experts vigorously debate imposed upon them against their judgment and conscience; any revision of the UDDA should therefore contain an opt-out clause for those who accept only a circulatory-respiratory criterion. My own experience Many years ago, I served on a hospital ethics committee when a doctor complained that he could not arrange an organ transplantation from an elderly woman in a coma caused by a stroke because she failed one of the hospitals mandated tests for brain death. He said he felt like he was burying two good kidneys. Although I already knew that the medical criteria used to determine brain death vary often widely from one hospital to another, one young doctor checked our area hospitals and came back elated after he found a hospital that did not include the test the elderly woman had failed. He suggested that our hospital adopt the other hospitals criteria to allow more organ donations. When I pointed out that the public could lose trust in the ethics of organ donations if they knew we would change our rules just to get more organ transplants, I was told that I was being hard-hearted to people who desperately needed such organs. Unfortunately, now some countries healthcare ethics have degenerated to the point where euthanasia by organ donation is legally allowed. Personally, I am all for the ethical donation of organs and tissues. Years ago, I volunteered to donate a kidney to a friend and one of our grandsons was saved in 2013 by an adult stem cell transplant. But I do not have an organ donor card nor encourage others to sign one because I believe that standard organ donor cards give too little information for truly informed consent. Instead, my family knows that I am willing to donate tissues like corneas, skin and bones that can be ethically donated after natural death and will only agree to that donation. The bottom line is that what we dont know or what we are allowed to know can indeed hurt us, especially when it comes to organ donation. We need to demand transparency and accurate information because good medical ethics are the foundation of a trustworthy healthcare system.
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https://mercatornet.com/is-it-safe-to-revise-the-standard-for-legally-recognised-brain-death/72353/
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Why doesn't hunger make headlines during a pandemic?
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The short answer It happens when Indias junior home minister, G Kishan Reddy, donates packets of Doritos as relief material for Covid Warriors. Last weekend, the chips were received by Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Adesh Kumar Gupta, who promptly took to Twitter to announce that the BJP unit will not only distribute the food item to the hungry but also to municipal corporation employees and police officers. Doritos as food aid is a telling illustration of the unreal times we live in. Hunger is real. It is here, in the nations capital, and everywhere else, but it seldom makes headlines amid the overwhelming stories of death and disease unless there is a quirky angle. In February this year, I met Radha (not her real name), a 29-year-old woman in Lal Gumbad basti, a slum in South Delhi. Radha is a mother of three and her youngest was born last year. She used to work as a domestic helper but is now jobless. Delhi is under lockdown again and work has dried up. Her husband, a daily wager, also has little work. The pandemic has depleted the familys savings and the young mother tearfully told me she could not offer milk and fruits to her children. The hunger story during the second wave is almost invisible in the public and political discourse. Migrants walking down the highway last year shook everyone, even if fleetingly. But malnutrition and hunger don't lend themselves to such graphic images and are hardly being talked about, says Dipa Sinha, Assistant Professor (Economics) at Delhis Ambedkar University and part of the Right to Food Campaign which has been seeking to focus public attention on the growing hunger crisis in the country. The invisibility of the ongoing hunger crisis in the country in the wake of Covid-19 also stems from the dearth of official data. But there have been non-official surveys, anecdotal evidence and reports that more and more people are losing work and becoming jobless and household budgets are tight, leading to cuts in food intake. According to the State of Working India report 2021 of Azim Premji University, nearly half of India's formal salaried workers moved into informal work between late 2019 and late 2020 and the poorest 20 per cent of households lost their entire incomes in April and May 2020. The report points out that households coped by cutting back on food intake, selling assets, and borrowing informally from friends, relatives, and money-lenders. Even more worryingly, 20 per cent reported that food intake had not improved even six months after the (2020) lockdown. Over two-thirds of the respondents reported that in October 2020, the quantity of food they were able to consume was less than what it was before February 2020, before the onset of the pandemic, according to The Hunger Watch survey which tried to gauge the hunger and precarious livelihood situation of nearly 4,000 marginalised households in 11 states in October 2020. The respondents came from cities and villages in equal number. According to this survey brought out by the Right to Food Campaign and the Delhi-based Centre for Equity Studies, not only did people forego food items such as eggs and meat, there was also a reduction in the quantity of staples consumed. People spoke about skipping some meals, going to bed hungry and buying food on credit. Disturbingly, the slide back in nutrition started before the onset of the pandemic. The fifth National Family Health Survey (2019-2020), released last December, tossed up troubling data. In 13 of the 22 states and union territories for which data is available, stunting in children under 5 years had increased since the last survey (NFHS-4) in 201516. Wasting had gone up in 12 states and union territories. Many states had the dual burden of both wasting and stunting. Data about the remaining states, including populous Uttar Pradesh, are still awaited. Clearly, hunger was already on the rise prior to Covid-19; the pandemic has made it much worse. Also read: Opening up may not hit Covid-19 downswing: Govt Activists point out that delivering mid-day meals to all school children everywhere has run into challenges despite official directives. Anganwadi workers are distributing dry rations in many states but there is no growth monitoring. So, we shall not know Covid's impact on child nutrition for quite some time. Dipa Sinha says the very existence of hunger is shameful when there are 100 million tonnes of grain that can be distributed. The Right to Food Campaign has said that the record export of foodgrains at a time of widespread hunger and distress due to Covid-19 exposes the governments apathy towards the people. The central government has a relief scheme the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for economically weaker sections. This provides an additional 5 kg of food grains but only for two months (May and June) to those who already have ration cards. Informal workers and migrant labourers form a specially vulnerable group. Recently, the Supreme Court directed the central and state governments to provide dry ration to all migrant workers in view of the second wave of Covid-19. The apex court pulled up the Union and state governments for being "very slow" in the registration of unorganised workers. Activists say there should be a universal public distribution system that provides every individual with 10 kg grain, 1.5 kg pulses and 800 gm cooking oil for at least the next six months. They add that anganwadis should provide nutritious, hot cooked meals, including eggs, and midday meals should be resumed at schools while following all safety guidelines on distancing, sanitisation, etc. Childrens growth must be monitored and there should be nutrition counselling and additional supplementary nutrition for severely malnourished children. All this may sound like a tall order. But ignoring the worsening hunger situation is not an option. Hunger must make headlines, and not only when munchies are being doled out as food relief. Ends (Patralekha Chatterjee is an independent journalist and columnist.)
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https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/why-doesnt-hunger-make-headlines-during-a-pandemic-990969.html
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What Does the Renewal of the Existing TV Deal for the Premier League Mean for Sports Fans?
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In the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic, the Premier League decide to skip the TV auction this time. Instead, it renewed the broadcasting rights with TV studios for the next three years. Skipping the auction is a relief for PL clubs. Due to financial trouble all across Europe in the wake of the pandemic, a drop in revenue was expected. The Premier League acted quickly on this one, agreeing on the same financial deal as before. This means that fans can expect top-quality coverage of Premier League matches on Sky, BT, Amazon, and BBC Sport. Read the full article below to give the quick deal extension and what it means for fans below. New Deal from 2022-2025 The new deal is supposed to cost nearly 5 billion which is exactly the same as before. This is a massive relief for Premier League clubs who were expecting about a 10% drop in value. Clubs were rightfully concerned about a drop in value at the auction that was scheduled for June. The value of rights for domestic leagues in Europe has peaked, but in light of the economic impact of the pandemic, the value has dropped. To see how they may be affected in future, head to the homepage of betting.co.uk for the latest developments on odds and offers that reflect the market. So, with the new deal running from 2022-2025 is just an extension of the previous one. It guarantees financial certainty to professional clubs, while also enabling 100 million more to clubs with a place on the footballing pyramid in the next 4 years. The extra funding wont be for PL clubs only. It was made available to over 1,000 clubs in the National League system as well as womens and girls football clubs. The extra funding will help other leagues evolve. It will support other football-wide projects as well. Some, for example, are the PL project on head injuries in football, as well as the fan group projects and anti-discrimination projects. Helping the football pyramid getting back on its feet was saluted by the Premier League, but representatives have also sent a warning. The PL is looking for an urgent revision or a fundamental reset of the games financial model in terms of fair distribution of monies and realistic cost measures. Lucrative TV Rights The lucrative TV rights in the past have helped boost Premier League ratings. In the past few decades, it became the most lucrative football league in the world and a massive draw for popular players. In 2018, Sky, a Comcast subsidiary, paid 3.6 billion for PL rights. The deal saw it screening 128 matches per season. In comparison, BT screens 52 games for a deal of 975 million. With fans out of the stadiums this season and for a large chunk of the past, extra matches have been screened. Unlike BT and Sky, Amazon Prime Video has a much smaller number of matches. BBC has also renewed the deal for its popular Match of the Day programme. The extension of the deal was not received well by some streaming services. With so much money in play, its difficult to predict how this will affect the betting landscape, as the football sector is massively lucrative for the big operators. One operator, DAZN, has declined to comment on the topic so far but there were big rumours that it was set on adding PL matches on its fledgling service. However current talk about a potential bid for BT Sport means it might not have to wait until the next rights auction to become involved with the Premier League.
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https://www.seenit.co.uk/what-does-the-renewal-of-the-existing-tv-deal-for-the-premier-league-mean-for-sports-fans/
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How to Earn Maximum Profits Through Cryptocurrency?
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In todays fast-paced world, having a passive income that can make you money when youre sleeping is a blessing. Real estate and stocks have become old. Today, the world is talking about cryptocurrency and its undeniable potential to drive the financial situations of countries and continents. Among hundreds of options that come in search for the best ways to make money online, there are hardly any that can actually guarantee profits, credibility, and safety. Luckily, cryptocurrency is among one of those yet the hardest ones to deal with. From its high volatility to the competitive market, its not everyones cup of tea to find feet in the competitive world of cryptocurrency. Despite being the fastest-growing digital asset that has produced millionaires and billionaires, it serves as an excellent way to get money out of the pocket of stupid investors. Here is a short, simple, and effective guide on how you can earn incredible profits through cryptocurrency to save you from getting on the list. 1.Target on high priced coins: Being practical is great, but setting realistic goals for which you work hard can do wonders in a cryptocurrency portfolio. Not everyone who uses cryptocurrency has a budget to buy high-priced coins, but when you get a chance, dont miss it anyway. Its better, easier, and quicker to make profits on one high-priced coin than investing in multiple coins and their necessary costs. Today, Bitcoin is ruling the world, representing 65% of the total crypto market as told by The News Spy App. But its smart to play safe rather than be scared and earn peanuts through low-value coins. 2. Do your homework: Earning profits through cryptocurrency cant be done by taking emotional, rational, or impulsive decisions without any knowledge. Its another name of practicality that only comes with the right and credible knowledge, skill, and experience. Regardless of which cryptocurrency you own, your few hours of research can remarkably maximize your chances of winning. Its absurd to believe others or even your own instincts because cryptocurrency is merciless when it comes to saving you from losses. 3. Follow the Experts: Its the golden rule to mark your name in any business, especially if its as critical as cryptocurrency. By following the crypto industry experts, you can learn from their mistakes and years of regret rather than doing them yourself. Be it Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, or any other successful crypto investor, the road to your crypto success is concealed under their powerful advice. Follow their words, actions, silence, tweets, and youll see profits coming your way for not going with the flow. Thats the only mantra that all the rich people on the planet tend to believe all their life. Never let your emotions overcome you or your mind fool you to copy others but only use practical and factual decisions that you dont regret afterward. 4. Dont put all eggs in one basket: It might sound strange to you, but its time to read between the words. Not utilizing all your assets in one place is the first yet foremost rule of investing anywhere. There are more chances of making a profit from different coins invested in different deals than depending on one deal to turn favorable. Its as simple to remember as the more the number of investments, the greater the profit obtained. Not only this, high profits also possess an excellent long lasting impression on your cryptocurrency portfolio. Its the ideal strategy for a novice crypto trader trying to be on the safer side along with looking to make profits. 5. Understand the difference between trading and investing: Crypto enthusiasts often use both the terms interchangeably and end up losing the opportunities that were once on their doorstep. The basic difference is between the time duration for which you invest your money. Trading is a quick, short-term, risky and volatile way to earn money while investing is the opposite. However, both require a certain investment, time, skills, experience, and knowledge to succeed. When trading cryptocurrency, crypto investors often forget that its solely a matter of your success or loss. Hence, its important to learn the difference and invest or trade this digital asset at the right time and place. Conclusion: These tips will only do magic in your crypto trading if only youre willing to. Regardless of how much content you read on the internet, no one can make profits through your cryptocurrency except you. Besides following the advice, make sure you have the right mentor and adequate resources to kick start your cryptocurrency journey right away. For More Crytocurrency and Bitcoins News , Visit Here : https://www.chiangraitimes.com/learning/cryptocurrency/
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https://www.chiangraitimes.com/learning/cryptocurrency/how-to-earn-maximum-profits-through-cryptocurrency/
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What are the pros and cons of investing in bitcoin?
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The first and foremost thing to remember when dealing with the king of Cryptocurrency is dont trust anyone. No one is your friend here, even your hard-earned cryptocurrency, because things can change here in a blink of an eye. With remembering this, lets know the similar pros and cons of investing in Bitcoin and how to turn maximum balls in your court. Not everyone has the heart to invest in a cryptocurrency that has experienced the highest price fluctuations in history. The trillion-dollar Bitcoin has taken the whole world by storm by being the most risky investment. Like every other cryptocurrency, trading bitcoin has its own set of advantages and disadvantages that one must remember in order to succeed. Daily, hundreds and thousands of young enthusiasts step into the competitive crypto market but chasing bitcoin is not everyones cup of tea only if you follow Bitcoin Future. Before you invest in Bitcoin, its important to know a few things when you have to make a decision. Pros Fast transactions within minutes: Sending and receiving cross-border payments has always been a strain for both small and large-scale companies. Even with years of struggle, exploration, and technology advancement, finding a reliable, safe, and secure payment was really hard to find. But, no more with Bitcoin. Created in 2009, Bitcoin works through a decentralized, peer-peer blockchain platform that makes sure all the payment goes safe, secure, and directly in the users account. With no geographical limitation, least transaction fees, and absolutely no hassle, Bitcoin has changed how global currency is traded across the border. Greater profits: Among more than 4000 cryptocurrencies present yet, Bitcoin is known to have the greatest individual price value and market capitalization. Its high liquidity or volatility is an ideal feature if youre looking to make some part-time income with good profits and less hustle. From being the most demandable Cryptocurrency to recognized as the ultimate pioneer of the industry, Bitcoin is the best investment for excellent profits. Control and authorization: Having been founded on Blockchain, Bitcoin users have complete access and authority over every payment they make. Not only this, but all the bitcoin exchanges also make sure of their users privacy to avoid fraud risks and scams. By keeping all your information confidential, Bitcoin is miles away from being hacked, frauded, or any consumer risk. It is a big relief to all the bitcoin investors who are looking for a payment system that offers convenience, privacy, and transparency to make payments with complete freedom. Cons: Unsuccessful recovery: Unlike physical currency, Cryptocurrency is a digital asset that cannot be secured in pockets or has a straight eye every second. All the cryptocurrencies are stored in specific digital cryptocurrency wallets that often make them exposed to accidental misplacing. These wallets are accessed by unique private keys that are only under the possession of the account user. If you misplace, forget, or give these private keys to any third party, all your bitcoins may get stolen or end up at an unknown place. In such situations, there are nearly no chances of recovering your thousand-dollar bitcoin from which you could make never-ending profits. Irregulated Cryptocurrency: As already said, Bitcoin works on a blockchain platform that is not regulated by the government or any higher authority like banks. That is why they are often regarded as unregulated cryptocurrencies that can be taxed or banned by the government. Lately, several continents, including some parts of Asia, Africa, and the central USA, have implied specific tax shares on Bitcoin. According to them, Cryptocurrency is an asset that must be taxed and pay money to the government. Considering this fact, you can lose a major share of your Bitcoin profit and end up with empty pockets after paying to the government. High Volatility: The high liquidity of Bitcoin is the major factor why investors are held back when trying their luck on Bitcoin. It is one of the most scarce assets that is only mined once in four years, making Bitcoin an extremely risky investment. Its extremely hard to predict anything about the worth of bitcoin, even after a few minutes. Their price fluctuations are dependent on a myriad of factors which can be hard to follow every time when making decisions. Conclusion: We cannot deny that there are both rich and poor investors, with everyone having their share of struggle with investing in bitcoin. Its only you who can decide to be on the better side and make the most out of your resources, time, effort, and money. For More Crytocurrency and Bitcoins News , Visit Here : https://www.chiangraitimes.com/learning/cryptocurrency/
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https://www.chiangraitimes.com/learning/cryptocurrency/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-investing-in-bitcoin/
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Which Cryptocurrency is Worth Investing Despite Price Volatility?
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Investment opportunities are no longer limited as people see great potential in digital assets. However, it comes down to making the right choices by selecting the best cryptocurrency to invest in. A factor that counts a lot in making this decision is the volatility of the cryptocurrency(bitcoin). It is well-known to everyone that the cryptocurrency market is not stable and faces sudden price changes that can sometimes incur a great loss to investors. Bitcoin is famous all over the world as is thought to be the first option for investment. Platforms like bitqt.io are making it easy to trade in bitcoin. However, BTC is extremely volatile. Thus, we move on to the next best option which is comparatively less volatile i.e., Ethereum. Factors to Consider Before Investing When COVID emerged in 2019, it dealt a serious blow to the economical world. Cryptocurrency also faced devaluation in the disastrous year and many coins are still struggling to make their way back up. In such times, it becomes even trickier to make the right choice. You shouldnt only pay attention to the current rate of cryptocurrencies but also look at other factors because the price is the most volatile factor of cryptocurrency. You would have observed drastic changes in the price of the virtual coin but on the contrary, these factors prove to be much more stable: Market Capitalization It is the value that is assigned to all virtual coins of a particular cryptocurrency. A high market cap would indicate that there are a large number of digital coins in an active transaction. Thus, it implies that many investors are showing interest in this cryptocurrency. Liquidity Level The level of liquidity tells how fast you can sell a cryptocurrency at market price. If the liquidity level is high then it implies that you can sell your cryptocurrency at a market price quick. The most popular cryptocurrencies, like Ethereum, have a high liquidity rate. The trading activities on a cryptocurrency exchange indicate how many transactions are conducted with a specific period. This indicator will help you see how many traders are demanding the particular virtual currency. Ethereum is the silver to Bitcoins gold and it is different from BTC in many aspects. Ethereum is a practical approach to smart contracts that are used by many projects to ensure a digitalized transaction. The currency value is also expected to increase because the demand for its blockchain and functions is increasing and unlike BTC there is no deficit of the asset. A major role in the failure or success of this currency depends on the upcoming updates and the quick implementation of the proof-of-stake algorithm. Furthermore, the price of the currency can be affected by the approval of regulatory organizations and community decisions to de-list ETH from the Altcoin list. Ether is the token that runs on Ethereum platforms and applications. It is like a vehicle for moving around an Ethereum platform and developers that are looking forward to running or developing applications inside Ethereum use it. These days investors use Ether to make purchases of other digital currencies as well. Its not been a long time since the launch of Ether; it came into the market in 2015 and soon became the second-largest digital currency in terms of market cap after bitcoin. As mentioned above, Ethereum plans to use the proof-of-stake algorithm instead of the proof-of-work algorithm. It is a big advancement for the currency and it will help the Ethereum network run itself with minimum energy that will improve its transaction speed. As the name suggests, the proof-of-stake algorithm allows the users to stake their ether on the network. The entire process will help you to secure the network and process the transactions. Conclusion: No doubt you have an open-handed option to pick any cryptocurrency to invest in but remember to work with reliable and authentic exchange services and diversify your options. Another tip for you would be to include virtual coins in your assets while the top currencies like bitcoin and Ethereum are still hot for investment. For More Cryptocurrency News , Visit Here : https://www.chiangraitimes.com/learning/cryptocurrency/
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Will Germanys Joachim Lw End With a Fanfare Farewell?
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Joachim Lw, the longest-standing manager in international football, will be saying Auf Wiedersehen to the German national squad at the end of Euro 2020 after 15 years in charge. During his tenure, he has led Germany to one European Championship final, which they lost to Spain in 2008; a third-place finish at the 2010 World Cup was followed up four years later with victory against Argentina in Rio. Die Mannschaft were also winners of the Confederations Cup in 2017, beating Chile to win their first title. And now with Euro 2020 looming, after it was delayed by a year due to the global pandemic, squads are being announced and fans are frantically searching the latest Euro odds of which, France are the favourites. Its been 25 years since Germany last won a European Championships, but theyve come close at the last two tournaments, losing at the semi-finals stage at Euro 2012 and Euro 2016 and on both occasions, lost out to the eventual runners-up. Group of Death Of course, it wont be easy. Lws side were placed in the proverbial Group of Death, alongside the favourites and most recent World Cup winners, France; the current European champions, Portugal; and Hungary, who shouldnt be underestimated. Germany famously lost out to France in the semi-final stage of the tournament, five years ago with an Antoine Griezmann double sending Les Bleus to the final. But Munich is one of 11 cities hosting the tournament, meaning all of Germanys group games will be played on home soil, with Bayern Munichs Allianz Arena staging the action. France and Germany meet in their opening fixture on June 15th. When the draw was made, Lw was relishing the prospect: At first I feel joy because these are highlight games against France and Portugal. We play against the reigning world champions and European champions, Before he went on to say: Of course, its a group of death. Everyone in this group has to go to the limit if they want to get ahead. But I think that these games will be football festivals. Then we also play in Germany. Im looking forward to it. Squad announcement and recalls Earlier this week, Lw named his 26-man squad for the Euros and there were a number of surprises. There were no surprises at the back with club captain Manuel Neuer retaining his place between the sticks. However, in defence, Mats Hummels returns, and in midfield, theres a call-up for Thomas Mller. The two stalwarts of the national squad were members of the 2014 World Cup winning set-up, but in in 2019, Lw planned for the future without the duo and Jrme Boateng, who remains frozen out in mind. But in a u-turn decision obviously finally over the disaster which was their 2018 World Cup campaign the Germany coach hinted he would recall Mller, who is part of the 100-club when it comes to international appearances. Bayerns 17-year-old midfielder, Jamal Musiala, is also included after a remarkable breakthrough season at the Bavarian club. Having made his international debut in March, Musiala pledged his allegiance to Die Mannschaft, over England, who he represented as a youth. European experience Germany have played at 12 previous tournaments and their record of three wins (1972 and 1980 as West Germany; and 1996 following reunification) can only be matched by Spain. Furthermore, they have reached the final on an additional three occasions (1975, 1992 and 2008) and have the experience to deal with the big occasion. While the Group of Death is an exciting prospect, the beauty of football is that it can be unpredictable just look at Wales who overperformed at Euro 2016. A flying start in Group F will provide the team the pedestal to push on in the knockout stages they just have to overcome the World and European champions first.
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Who wears the PML-N trousers?
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Regardless of who lives at the palatial Jati Umra estate, the well-guarded fort of the PML-N has been home to a deafening silence for decades. Not a single tidbit of gossip about Sharif family dynamics has ever escaped those thick walls. However, the cracks began to appear in the facade earlier this week. A journalist asked what PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz thought about her uncle and leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly hosting a lunch for opposition parliamentarians. That question was met with the fierce response that it was just lunch and nothing more. The news-hungry media got the wind of the smoke billowing from behind the walls of Jati Umra. Maryam swiftly tried to put things right, explaining that the entire Sharif clan was on the same page on all issues. However, no one was listening. Of course, the family is not on the same page, especially in their approach to the PPP, says Ahsan Raza, a journalist based in Lahore. The Maryam-led faction of the PML-N is not ready to accept the PPP as an opposition partner in the Senate. Her senators do not follow the Opposition leader, Yousaf Raza Gilani. They have formed their own opposition group. Shehbaz Sharif hosted a dinner for the PPP parliamentarians to test the troubled waters of the family. The coming days are really important. Maryam has minced no words in trying to outshine Shehbaz and lower his profile. Before Shehbazs release from prison last month, Maryam was the only PML-N star. Yet once out of NAB custody, Shehbaz started plotting his his comeback to the political scene by meeting diplomats and opposition leaders. He hosted a dinner reception for major opposition parties in Islamabad on the pretext of uniting the opposition on a single platform to oust the incumbent PTI government. However, the younger Sharif was determined to revive the PDM (Pakistan Democratic Movement) the opposition alliance, which lost its steam and firepower after differences emerged between the PPP and the other parties over resignation from assemblies, and nomination of Senate opposition leader. The PPP saw the as dinner opportunity to gel with Shehbaz and poke the firebrand Maryam and her camp. Bilawal House sent a three-member delegation consisting of two former primer ministers Senator Yousaf Raza Gilani and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Senator Sherry Rehman. The ANP, which publicly accused the PML-N and the JUIF of squeezing them in the alliance, also tagged along. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and JUI-F Emir Maulana Fazlur Rehman were both conspicuous by their absence. But it was Maryams non-show that was the talk of the evening. To settle the score, the Maryam camp convened a meeting of the PDM, minus PPP and ANP soon afterwards, which remained a lacklustre affair. To dilute Shehbazs efforts to revive the PDM, former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, a Maryam camp comrade, told a TV channel that if the PPP and ANP were accepted back to into the PDM, he would resign from his post as the alliances secretary general. Neither Shehbaz nor Maryam has any sort of soft spot for the PPP but both Sharif scions are using the PDM platform to bury each other alive. If Shehbaz succeeds in bringing the PPP back to the PDM fold, he will emerge as a new kind of leader, which Maryam cannot bear. Shehbaz has chosen not to respond to his nieces snub. He has long waited to be crowned PMLN King, all the while standing silently behind his charismatic elder brother Nawaz Sharif. When things were swinging in his favour, Nawaz Sharif chose Shahid Khaqan Abbasi over Shehbaz for the prime ministers office in 2017. Later on, he put forward his daughter as his potential successor making Shehbaz a Pakistani version of Prince Talal of Jordan, who despite being a crown prince for decades was cornered by his own elder brother, King Shah Hussain. In monarchies, blood is thicker than water. As the PML-N is an established monarchy in the name of democracy, the real king has made Shehbaz a fall guy. Maryam will rule the PML-N roost. The fight is ongoing and Nawaz Sharif will have to act as moderator. The final decision rests with the London league. Yet it doesnt have to come to this. Not if Shehbaz finally develops some backbone. Determining unity of command is the only way to save his political capital. He must make himself seen and not heard. Not least by the elder Sharif, who glory days are long gone. Nawaz must play the final card. It will be his last hurrah.
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Are the Steelers WR making a mistake by skipping OTAs?
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So far, the Pittsburgh Steelers have had exceptional attendance at their OTAs. Keeping in mind these are completely voluntary, it has been great to see so many players showing up and working hard. If you played for the Steelers last season, you should be chomping at the bit to get back on the field and wash the bad taste out of their mouths from last season. The most notable absences have been by the Steelers top wide receivers. JuJu Smith-Schuster, Chase Claypool and Diontae Johnson all missed workouts and you have to assume this was a coordinated effort. Smith-Schuster and Claypool are both out in Los Angeles but Johnson has been quiet on social media since mid-March. Pittsburgh was seventh-worst in the NFL at only 5.1 yards per play and ninth-worst in passing yards per attempt. The Steelers also had the most drops among wide receivers in the NFL last season with Johnson among the worst in the league. These all feel like reasons the Steelers receivers might want to be there catching passes from Ben Roethlisberger. But we are asking you all what you think. Gallery Check out the Steelers full offseason roster View 87 photos
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Why is Ohio One of The Grossest States in America?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio While other states are ending pandemic unemployment ahead of the September cutoff, Ohios Republican Governor is not one of them. Governor Mike DeWine announced Monday that his state will not join others like South Carolina and Montana in ending pandemic unemployment assistance early. Those two states announced last week they would be cutting off the programs effective next month, ahead of the planned September end date. The reasoning cited by both state governors was a claim of shortage in workforce workers and claims that employers could not find employees due to the high payouts being given to the unemployed.
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Who wants an Android-powered music player with an e-ink screen?
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Theres a lot to see about Android 12. Weve already gone over most of the key details of Googles new operating system in several posts, and we now have a hands-on as well for anyone interested in looking at the first beta of Android 12 just a little bit closer. While Android 12 itself has been in the works for months and we already had the chance to play around with some developer previews, this beta resembles the finished product a little bit more closely, and were really liking what we see so far. Several improvements and changes to the way some Google products work were also showcased, but Google might be testing a few new tweaks as well. One of them is that pending app installs now show up on your home screen.
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Is it true that the port without access that Jokowi spoke of is Patimban?
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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) ordered the Monitoring Agency of the Ministry of Finance and Development (BPKP) and the Government Internal Monitoring Apparatus (APIP) to oversee various upstream programs from the start of the planning. Indeed, there are still a number of programs whose measures of success and budgetary targets are unclear. According to Jokowi, the program does not support the achievement of government goals at the same time is not synchronized with other programs or activities. As a result, the development gap achieved by central and regional governments continues. Also read: Observers slam Jokowi inaugurates infrastructure when construction is not complete For example, the government is building a new port which is not supported by road access to infrastructure. Jokowi asked, quoted from KompasTV, Thursday (5/27/2021). Thanks for reading Kompas.com. Get insight, inspiration and preview of E-mail you. Register now E-mail This has resulted in inoptimal leverage, and the community also feels at a disadvantage because they are not benefiting from the program. For information, recently, Jokowi inaugurated the first operation of the international port of Patimban in Subang, West Java. The inauguration of this first stage of operation took place at the end of last year or to be precise on Sunday (20/12/2020). What Are The Main Benefits Of Comparing Car Insurance Quotes Online LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2020, / Compare-autoinsurance.Org has launched a new blog post that presents the main benefits of comparing multiple car insurance quotes. For more info and free online quotes, please visit https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/the-advantages-of-comparing-prices-with-car-insurance-quotes-online/ The modern society has numerous technological advantages. One important advantage is the speed at which information is sent and received. With the help of the internet, the shopping habits of many persons have drastically changed. The car insurance industry hasn't remained untouched by these changes. On the internet, drivers can compare insurance prices and find out which sellers have the best offers. View photos The advantages of comparing online car insurance quotes are the following: Online quotes can be obtained from anywhere and at any time. Unlike physical insurance agencies, websites don't have a specific schedule and they are available at any time. Drivers that have busy working schedules, can compare quotes from anywhere and at any time, even at midnight. Multiple choices. Almost all insurance providers, no matter if they are well-known brands or just local insurers, have an online presence. Online quotes will allow policyholders the chance to discover multiple insurance companies and check their prices. Drivers are no longer required to get quotes from just a few known insurance companies. Also, local and regional insurers can provide lower insurance rates for the same services. Accurate insurance estimates. Online quotes can only be accurate if the customers provide accurate and real info about their car models and driving history. Lying about past driving incidents can make the price estimates to be lower, but when dealing with an insurance company lying to them is useless. Usually, insurance companies will do research about a potential customer before granting him coverage. Online quotes can be sorted easily. Although drivers are recommended to not choose a policy just based on its price, drivers can easily sort quotes by insurance price. Using brokerage websites will allow drivers to get quotes from multiple insurers, thus making the comparison faster and easier. For additional info, money-saving tips, and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/ Compare-autoinsurance.Org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc. "Online quotes can easily help drivers obtain better car insurance deals. All they have to do is to complete an online form with accurate and real info, then compare prices", said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company. CONTACT: Company Name: Internet Marketing CompanyPerson for contact Name: Gurgu CPhone Number: (818) 359-3898Email: [email protected]: https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/ SOURCE: Compare-autoinsurance.Org View source version on accesswire.Com:https://www.Accesswire.Com/595055/What-Are-The-Main-Benefits-Of-Comparing-Car-Insurance-Quotes-Online View photos
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Is China seeking Saudi-Iranian detente?
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Author: Guy Burton, Brussels School of Governance Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi embarked on a tour of six countries in the Middle East at the end of March 2021. On the eve of his departure, Wang announced China. five point plan for the region, which includes mutual respect, equity and justice, non-proliferation, collective security and development cooperation. The principles set out in the five-point plan are not in dispute, and it is also not the first time that China has released a plan for the Middle East. In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched a four-point plan around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Four years later, he relaunched it, this time referring to Chinas Belt and Road Initiative with Israel and Palestine as important partners. What makes the recent five-point plan unique is its broader scope to include other conflicts in Syria, Libya and Yemen, as well as rivalries in the Gulf. Departing from previous proposals, Wang also offered some concrete suggestions on how tensions in the Gulf could be handled. Among them, China hosted a multilateral dialogue conference to help create a confidence-building mechanism that, as a first step, could ensure the safety of oil facilities and shipping lanes. In the end, the five points might not make much noise. There was no statement on when the conference might take place or what role Beijing would have in designing or securing the trust-based mechanism. The plan was also overshadowed by media coverage of an alleged 25-year cooperation agreement signed between China and Iran, which some observers have argued. is exaggerated. Yet even though the five-point plan appears to be fading away, its spirit has held steady with regional developments over the past month. Saudi and Iranian officials met during a face-to-face meeting in Baghdad for the first time since diplomatic ties broke five years ago. Initially, the Saudis denied that the meeting took place. But at the end of April, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) implicitly supported this decision. In a TV interview, he abandoned his old language of confrontation with Iran in favor of a more conciliatory tone, expressing hope for good relations. To explain this change, analysts have focused on the changes taking place in the United States, particularly Joe Bidens presidency. Not only was Trump more sympathetic to MBS than Biden, but he also pursued a strategy of maximum pressure against Iran when he pulled the United States out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and reimposed sanctions. In contrast, Biden is perceived like more costs to MBS. Its administration is push back Saudi Arabias military campaign in Yemen and is also involved in indirect talks with Iran on the future of the JCPOA. But focusing on US-centric explanations is too limited given the growing multipolarity of the Middle East. A low-key Chinese word may also have made a difference. For example, official statements made clear that Wang was likely to have frank talks about peace in the Middle East during his trip to the region. China has a sufficient basis and motivation to have such conversations. First, Saudi Arabia and Iran are among the most important countries for Chinese trade activity in the Middle East. Besides the oil trade, Saudi Arabia and Iran are the largest and third largest beneficiaries of Chinese capital respectively in the region. Thus, instability in the region, including because of the Iran-Saudi Arabia rivalry, would have a negative effect on Chinas trade interests. Second, China has the means to engage with Riyadh and Tehran on a substantial basis. Chinas said commitment to non-interference makes him look like an honest broker. The two countries were also raised to the same level of importance in 2016, China signed global strategic partnerships with Iran and Saudi Arabia. This is the highest form of diplomatic recognition and cooperation that it can grant without a formal alliance. These partnerships aim to broaden the links beyond the economic sphere to include political interaction and exchanges at different levels. A Chinese word would not be ignored. For the Saudis, Bidens approach narrows the gap between American and Chinese positions in the Gulf. For Iran, its geopolitics has become heavily weighted to China and Beijing showed he was ready to take advantage of it, for example by previously persuading Iran to accept the JCPOA. But if China has certain advantages over the United States in influencing Saudi and Iranian behavior, it remains to be seen how long the detente between the two powers in the Middle East will last. Guy Burton is associate professor at the Brussels School of Governance and member of the Sectarianism, Proxies and De-sectarianization project at Lancaster University.
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What are operators doing to support their customers during the COVID-19 pandemic?
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The UK is heading into lockdown once again, with pressure building on the operators to deliver quality connectivity and support their customers during this difficult time May 27th AT&T are working with Walmart to offer people in financial hardship cheap or even free internet and wireless plans as part of the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program March 9th Vodafone launching communities.connected, offering unlimited data plans to the private and public sector at reduced rates so that they can support vulnerable people February 22nd Vodafone UK extend free mobile data to 150,000 more school kids February 12th With a lockdown half-term upon us, Virgin Media is extending its free TV offering by making a variety of entertainment, lifestyle and learning-based programming at no extra cost February 4th Virgin Media's Help for Home Learners initiative will provide 1,500 laptops and mobile dongles to disadvantaged schoolchildren across the UK Lycamobile has partnered with the Department of Education to give eligible families 20GB of free data per month to support childrens learning until the end of the school year January 29th Zen lowers the price of its full fibre broadband packages by around 10% to support home schooling and remote working Virgin Media is giving all TV customers free access to popular kids programmes during lockdown, to last until the 3rd of March January 22nd Research from Assemblyshows that UK operators have spent around 940 million on supporting the public throughout the coronavirus pandemic January 18th Hyperoptic is offering free broadband packages for families to help facilitate home education January 15th EE extends its unlimited data offer for NHS staff, as well as a 20% discount on their bill. Community Fibre are offering 1-year full-fibre broadband for free to vulnerable London households to help with homeschooling January 14th Vodafone offering free and discounted access to online learning resources, including Azoomee, MarcoPolo World School, SchoolOnline.co.uk, and New Skills Academy. January 12th Virgin Media have announced a wave of customer support measures, including: making some pay and on-demand services available at no extra cost; zero rating the Oak National Academy learning resources website; providing 20GB of additional mobile data per month for families facing financial difficulties; and free data, minutes, and texts for vulnerable customers The UK is heading into lockdown once again, with pressure building on the operators to deliver quality connectivity and support their customers during this difficult time May 27th AT&T are working with Walmart to offer people in financial hardship cheap or even free are working withto offer people in financial hardship cheap or even free internet and wireless plans as part of the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program March 9th Vodafone launching communities.connected, offering unlimited data plans to the private and public sector at reduced rates so that they can support vulnerable people February 22nd Vodafone UK UK extend free mobile data to 150,000 more school kids February 12th With a lockdown half-term upon us, Virgin Media is extending its free TV offering by making a variety of entertainment, lifestyle and learning-based programming at no extra cost February 4th Virgin Media's Help for Home Learners initiative will provide 1,500 laptops and mobile dongles to disadvantaged schoolchildren across the UK Lycamobile has partnered with the Department of Education to give eligible families 20GB of free data per month to support childrens learning until the end of the school year January 29th Zen lowers the price of its full fibre broadband packages by around 10% to support home schooling and remote working Virgin Media is giving all TV customers free access to popular kids programmes during lockdown, to last until the 3rd of March January 22nd Research from Assembly shows that UK operators have spent around 940 million on supporting the public throughout the coronavirus pandemic January 18th Hyperoptic is offering is offering free broadband packages for families to help facilitate home education January 15th EE extends its unlimited data offer for NHS staff, as well as a 20% discount on their bill. Community Fibre are offering 1-year full-fibre broadband for free to vulnerable London households to help with homeschooling January 14th Vodafone offering free and discounted access to offering free and discounted access to online learning resources , including Azoomee, MarcoPolo World School, SchoolOnline.co.uk, and New Skills Academy. January 12th Virgin Media have announced a wave of customer support measures, including: making some pay and on-demand services available at no extra cost; zero rating the Oak National Academy learning resources website; providing 20GB of additional mobile data per month for families facing financial difficulties; and free data, minutes, and texts for vulnerable customers. January 8th BT has announced its Lockdown Learning support scheme for kids and families that have limited access to the internet, offering free mobile data, WiFi vouchers, and zero-rating a number of education websites. January 6th Vodafone is making business broadband free for 12 months on a 36-month plan available to all small businesses (1-50 employees) until February 28th January 5th Three, Smarty, Virgin Mobile, EE, Tesco Mobile and Sky Mobile are partnering with the Department for Education so that children without internet access can request free, additional data through their school and the DFEs Get Help with Technology programme. Unlimited data will be applied until the end of the school year in July. Vodafone is providing 350,000 free data SIMS from via its schools.connected campaign December 20th The government has delivered 560,000 connected devices to schoolchildren in 2020. They are targeting a further million devices by Easter. November 18th Vodafone is giving 250,000 children free data SIMs so that they can continue their education throughout lockdown November 16th Virgin Media are launching their Essential broadband service , offering customers on Universal Credit a 15Mbps connection at a fixed price of 15 per month. November 9th Vodafone has offered an unlimited voice and data plan has offered an unlimited voice and data plan for jobseekers for 10 per month, and extended its free upgrade to unlimited data for NHS workers until January 31st Vodafone has won 30 million in government funding to help create A consortium includinghas won 30 million in government funding to help create advanced drones to support the industrial and engineering industries overcome some of the challenges brought on by the pandemic. November 5th Lycamobile offers NHS staff a free month of their International Unlimited Plan, with a 20% discount on the plan from their second month. *** June 19th The City of London Corporation is giving out free 4G mobile data and dongles to those who live in the Square Mile area of central London and who have been told to shield or self-isolate and who receive help to pay their council tax. May 28th Vodafone has teamed up with Bernardo's to launch ' has teamed up withto launch ' The Great British Tech Appeal ', asking the public to donate unwanted smartphones and tablets which would then be redistributed to those most in need during the pandemic. May 18th The UK government has Lycamobile, iD Mobil, Zzoomm, Ask4, Wightfibre, Spectrum, Community Fibre, Voneus, Tesco Mobile, Giffgaff, and the Post Office. The UK government has announced that it is working with a range of network operators to provide deals for NHS workers and vulnerable people in society. Companies providing these special offers includeand the May 6th Vodafone extends unlimited data for NHS and vulnerable customers for 6 months, with UK care workers now also eligible. April 30th Ofcom has revised its annual work has revised its annual work schedule in the wake of the mass disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Three has announced that NHS has announced that NHS video consultations will not consume customer data and can be viewed even by those with no remaining data. April 28th B4RN partners with ZyXEL to provide Rural broadband providerpartners withto provide free routers for 21 schools. April 23rd Glide had announced it will provide broadband free of charge for the 300800 key workers scheduled begin work at the Nightingale hospital in Bristol currently being constructed. April 22nd O2 has donated 1 million to has donated 1 million to support the BBC's Big Night In raising money for vulnerable people affected by the coronavirus. Mobile Ecosystem Forum, Mobile UK and UK Finance, telcos have Co-ordinated by theand, telcos have joined forces with banking and financing industries to try to tackle the recent boom in SMS related fraud, as scammers try to take advantage of coronavirus health messages. April 21st The UK National Cyber Security Service (NCSS) has reportedly taken down 2,000 coronavirus-related scams last month and today launched a ' Cyber Aware ' campaign, encouraging the public to report suspicious emails. GSA shows that the number of commercially available 5G devices A report by theshows that the number of commercially available 5G devices have increased 41% in the last month, with nearly 100 5G capable devices now available. April 20th Vodafone has announced it is providing connectivity for the newly made Nightingale Hospital and has announced it is providing connectivity for the newly made Nightingale Hospital and increasing capacity in the local area. They have also doubled the calling capacity of the NHS 111 advice service, allowing it to handle 2,400 calls simultaneously, as well as providing relief staff for the surging service. World Health Orangization and the International Telecommunications Union have announced a Theand thehave announced a joint project to work with operators to help send coronavirus advice messages via SMS to people around the world without access to the internet. While this scheme is set to begin in the Asia-Pacific region, it will be rolled out in Europe as soon as possible. April 19th UK government has announced a Thehas announced a scheme to provide 'disadvantaged children' with laptops and 4G routers to support their education during the pandemic. Care leavers, children with social worker support, and year 10 pupils, that do not already have access to the devices will be given them. April 17th Financial Times reports that most Brits (65%) are A new survey commissioned by thereports that most Brits (65%) are in favour of letting the government use mobile phones to track the spread of the coronavirus. Virgin Media is adding a further is adding a further 17 channels at no extra cost, including a range of popular entertainment and documentary channels. The channels will be free until May 16th. Virgin Media is now offering over 50 additional channels free of charge. April 15th Vodafone is providing customers with their new is providing customers with their new Lookout Mobile Security service for three months free of charge, aiming to minimise the impact of increased cyber security attacks during the quarantine period. April 14th Thousand Eyes showing a 64% decrease in outages across UK networks between the 6th and the 12th of April. Operators efforts to bolster their networks and make them more resilient appear to be working, with research fromshowing a 64% decrease in outages across UK networks between the 6th and the 12th of April. Guys and St Thomas and Kings College Hospital, supported by Kings Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre and Kings College London have launched the Life Lines project, allowing families to communicate with their hospital-bound relatives via a secure online platform. The Life Lines project seeks to provide two tablets to every intensive care unit (ICU) in the country - BT has collaborated with its tech partners Google, Samsung, and MobileIron to provide Life Lines with a large number of 4G-enabled tablets for this purpose. April 10th Working alongside the government, a group of operators have sought to centralise their message of support for NHS England, NHS Improvement, and NHSX. The measures taken include ensuring that NHS workers receive additional minutes and data to meet their needs at no additional costs, ensuring that clinicians working from home have their broadband upgraded to superfast as soon as possible, improved connectivity for care homes, and providing additional support for vulnerable customers. The operators taking part in the joint commitment are BT (EE), Openreach, Sky Broadband (Sky Mobile), TalkTalk, Virgin Media (Virgin Mobile), O2, Three UK, Vodafone, Cityfibre, Gigaclear, Tesco Mobile, giffgaff, Hyperoptic, and KCOM. April 9th EE has announced that it will enable unlimited mobile data for all NHS staff for the next six months. We hope this gives NHS staff one less thing to worry about. They can keep in touch with friends and family and use the internet without worrying about using up their data. Along with the discount we already provide, this is a thank you from all of us at EE to those in the NHS that are working so hard for us all, said Marc Allera, CEO of BTs Consumer Division. altnets are still investing heavily in full-fibre despite the coronavirus outbreak, with the Theare still investing heavily in full-fibre despite the coronavirus outbreak, with the latest research showing their combined coverage is up to 1.2 million premises. Virgin Media has added a range of Sky channels to its free TV channel offering it made earlier this week. The Sky channels include Sky One, Sky Comedy, Sky Crime, and Sky Sports Mix, and will be available to all of its TV customers from tomorrow until May 9th. April 8th Vodafone Foundation and Imperial College London have released a free app to help scientists A partnership betweeen thehave released a free app to help scientists accelerate coronavirus research . Once downloaded, the app, called DreamLab, uses the processing power of your idle mobile phone to contribute to a virtual supercomputer, which is using AI to hunt for anti-viral components in existing medicines. April 7th Honest Mobile have donated 1,000 sims to have donated 1,000 sims to DevicesDotNow , the campaign to help reach the 1.7 million UK households that don't have internet access and risk isolation during the pandemic. April 6th BT and Virgin Media have announced that their frontline workers, who are crucial to keeping their networks up and running, will be receiving a A number of operators includinghave announced that their frontline workers, who are crucial to keeping their networks up and running, will be receiving a pay rise during this difficult time. Sure, Guernsey's incumbent operator, is offering a range of measures to help keep the island connected, including upgrading all 'basic' broadband customers to 'standard', ensuring faster internet service. It also offers free roaming for those customers caught abroad and unable to return, free calls to COVID-19 support lines, and free 24-hour landline calls for customers using Piper Lifeline service or who are on the Telephone Assistance Scheme BT's CEO Philip Jansen is generously donating his salary to NHS workers for the next six months. He also noted that no BT staff will lose their jobs as a result of the coronavirus. Virgin Media has announced it will give its TV customers access to 18 additional channels free of charge until May 2nd, including Comedy Central, Discovery, Fox, Gold and MTV. The move builds on last month's decision to offer a range of kids TV channels for free (see below). April 3rd Tesco Mobile offers all pay-as-you-go and pay-monthly customers free evening (8pm to 8am) and weekend calls. April 2nd Teleconnect has committed to providing all of its customers with remote working capabilities for free, including IT support and delivering phone systems. April 1st Ofcom have praised the operators' efforts to keep the nation connected and have promised to do their part by relaxing their broadband obligations, such as end-of-contract notifications, speed guarantees, and automatic compensation where the operators are unable to carry out repairs. Vodafone is moving to support education during this difficult time, making online e-learning courses from Udemy and extended access to Perlegos online library of academic text books and publications available for free. The operator has also announced it will be extending its 30-day free access to unlimited mobile data offer to its Pay Monthly customers who are registered NHS staff. KCOM has removed all data caps from home broadband packages until further notice as part of measures to help its customers through the Coronavirus pandemic. Zzoomm is offering new and existing customers a free upgrade to their 900Mbps service for April, May and June as part of an initiative to keep people connected with connected with family, friends and colleagues. March 31st Manx Telecom: Isle of Man operator Manx Telecom has announced a number of special COVID-19 measures for its customers. It is making all local and national calls free to customers on the 'Low User Choice' social inclusion tariff. For PAYG mobile customers, it is extending PAYG vouchers and top-up validity from 90 to 180 days; and introducing a 50 percent call charge reduction in local mobile minutes to other Manx Telecom mobiles, as well as Sure mobiles. For broadband customers, the operator is removing all caps on broadband services for free, allowing Essential and Fast broadband customers to stay connected. The company also said that it would not disconnect any customers suffering financial hardship as a result of the economic impact of the pandemic. : Isle of Man operator Manx Telecom has announced a number of special COVID-19 measures for its customers. It is making all local and national calls free to customers on the 'Low User Choice' social inclusion tariff. For PAYG mobile customers, it is extending PAYG vouchers and top-up validity from 90 to 180 days; and introducing a 50 percent call charge reduction in local mobile minutes to other Manx Telecom mobiles, as well as Sure mobiles. Virgin Media: Virgin Media has announced that it is offering a number of popular childrens' TV channels, including Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, to its TV customers free of charge until April 21st. March 30th A consortium of UK operators have agreed to remove data caps on fixed line broadband. These currently include BT (including Openreach and EE), Virgin Media, Sky, TalkTalk, O2, Vodafone, Three, Hyperoptic, Gigaclear, and KCOM. They also promised to fairly and appropriately support customers who were struggling to pay their bills, as well as offering generous new landline and mobile packages, especially to vulnerable members of society. Its fantastic to see mobile and broadband providers pulling together to do their bit for the national effort by helping customers, particularly the most vulnerable, who may be struggling with bills at this difficult time. It is essential that people stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. This package helps people to stay connected whilst they stay home, said digital secretary, Oliver Dowden. BT Group: Despite the telecoms industry being one of those most resilient to the economic impact of coronavirus, BT Group has noted that slashing its dividends is the 'obvious' solution to recoup its virus-related losses. March 29th B4RN: A story in the : A story in the Sunday Times shows that Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN) have been working closely with local villagers to ensure that broadband connectivity was in place for rural communities before the lockdow. March 27th Vodafone: Vodafone offers 500,000 UK Pay Monthly customers 30-days free access to unlimited data. Those customers flagged as vulnerable will be proactively upgraded so they too can benefit. Juice Broadband: The Poole-based operator is offering unlimited free UK calls to customers. March 26th O2: The UK operator has decided to zero rate key websites providing support during the COVID-19 outbreak (i.e., visiting these sites will not count towards data allowance). Twenty-two organisations websites are included, such as Citizens Advice, Samaritans, Mind, and ChildLine. March 25th Uno: The national operator announced it would be removing data caps for all customers for three months. County Broadband: The rural broadband operator has removed data caps for all of its limited data package customers. The past few weeks have proved very disruptive for everyone with the COVID-19 health pandemic temporarily restructuring our way of life in rapid and profound ways. What has become very clear is that the internet has become the fourth utility, essential to employees remote working, children remote learning, providing entertainment and for staying in virtual touch with family and friends especially for those in more remote rural communities, said Lloyd Felton, County Broadband CEO. We are therefore today converting any packages with data caps to unlimited data packages and putting on hold inflation linked price increases that were previously planned to align our packages to the market as a whole. We hope this announcement will provide much needed help for our customers during this uncertain and challenging time. Our customer services team will also be providing additional support to those who need it. Virgin Media: The national operator has announced it will bring 500 customer-support (i.e., call centre) jobs back to the UK to overcome issues surrounding outsourcing location lockdowns in countries like India and the Philippines. March 24th KCOM: The operator announced it will not disconnect customers for non-payment of bills in an effort to help vulnerable customers stay connected. March 23rd Airband: Airband have upgraded their old network customers to unlimited usage packages, as well as doubling their previous broadband speeds. EDIT: Airband has since removed data caps for all broadband packages. March 20th BT: The UK incumbent operator has made a number of changes to help support their customer base during the pandemic: NHS online and 111 will no longer consume data allowance Unlimited home broadband for all Remove out-of-bundle charges for critical services, including landline and mobile calls, and introduce 5-per-month cap Dedicated support teams focussed on physical disabilities, mental health, and financial troubles KCOM: The operator excludes key work-from-home technologies (such as Skype, VPNs, and cloud-based office software packages) from consuming data allowance. EDIT: KCOM has since removed data caps for all broadband packages March 19th Jersey Telecom, Sure, Homenet: Jersey operators reach an agreement with local government to boost full fibre broadband lines on the island to 1 Gbps at no additional cost. Three: The operator announced that customers will not have to use their data when accessing NHS online. Vodafone and TalkTalk: The two national operators reported a surge in internet usage, up 20% since Monday, when the nation started to work from home in earnest. March 18th Virgin: Pay Monthly subscribers to be given unlimited minutes to landlines and other mobiles, as well as an additional 10GB of data, at no additional cost. March 17th Sky: Sky introduced a range of measures during the coronavirus outbreak: Sky Go Extra will be available to all customers free of charge, UK landline calls will be free for Sky Talk customers until April, and Sky Mobile customers will get a free 10GB data boost. Sky also noted that call centres and engineers would prioritise existing customers during this time to maintain a smooth service.
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https://www.totaltele.com/505321/What-are-operators-doing-to-support-their-customers-during-the-COVID-19-pandemic
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Who Is Matthias Schoenaerts and Why Was He Zack Snyder's Second Choice for Batman?
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2021 has turned out to be a great year for Zack Snyder. After being on the receiving end of fans' wrath since making Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice, he finally redeemed himself with the well-received Justice league HBO Max cut. In the latest episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Snyder revealed that he had talked to actor Matthias Schoenaerts about taking on the role of Batman had Affleck passed it on prior to production on Batman V Superman. This surprised many fans. Snyder said this about Matthias Schoenaerts possibly donning the cape and cowl. "I was talking to him a lot about it. He never got in the suit, but I did do a bunch of mock-ups of him because Ben was on the fence. And I don't blame him. Everyone should be on the fence when you're asked, 'Do you want to play Batman?" This news had many DC fans, and casual viewers alike, wondering out loud, "Who is Matthias Schoenaerts?" Because the actor isn't exactly a household name. Though, chances are you've probably seen him. Especially if you subscribe to Netflix and partake in their original movies. At the time of casting, Matthias Schoenaerts was concerned that he was too young to play an older version of Bruce Wayne in Batman V Superman. Schoenaerts is a Belgian actor who has worked in mostly in Belgian, French, British, and Hollywood films. Most fans will probably know him from Netflix's The Old Guard, where he acted alongside Charlize Theron and played "Booker". He also played the villain in Tom Hardy's vastly underrated The Drop. But his best roles were in the Oscar-nominated Bullhead and Rust and Bone. He made his acting debut at the age of 13 in another Oscar-nominated film, Daens. Schoenaerts would have been 36 had he been cast in Batman V Superman at the time of production way back in 2015. Instead of Ben Affleck, who was 42 at the time. While that's not a big age difference, Schoenaerts was a relatively unknown actor at the time. And fans would have kept their expectations low. Ben Affleck on the other hand was a household name and previously ventured into superhero territory in the badly received 2003's Daredevil. Due to Schoenaerts youthful looks, we could have gotten a completely different version of Batman than we saw in Batman V Superman and Justice League. Zack Snyder took inspiration from Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns comic and Ben Affleck did justice to the older and more mature version of Bruce Wayne. Schoenaerts himself felt uncomfortable playing a forty-something Batman and had he been cast, we may not have seen Frank Miller's aged take on the Batman Vs. Superman fight. That didn't happen, and we got a buff, violent and somewhat older caped crusader in the form of Ben Affleck who managed to silence his harshest critics. While Joss Whedon's Justice League may have mishandled the character, 2021's Snyder Cutt redeemed him. And now Affleck is returning to don the cape one more time in the upcoming Flash movie. Affleck was also supposed to make a solo film set in Arkham Asylum in which Batman goes head to head with Joe Manganiello's Deathstroke, but that seems unlike to happen now. As for Schoenaerts, he has since then starred in some amazing movies and worked with acclaimed directors like Thomas Vinterberg, Terrence Mallick, and Steven Soderbergh. we could also see him in the sequel of The Old Guard which has been green-lit by Netflix.
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https://movieweb.com/batman-who-is-matthias-schoenaerts/
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What is the Indian variant of COVID-19 spreading in Victoria?
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Victoria has entered a seven-day stalemate over concerns about a highly infectious variant of COVID-19. The Victoria variant is a version of what is often called the Indian variant, and is rapidly spreading to other countries. The main concern of our public health experts is how fast this variant is moving, Victoria Interim Prime Minister James Merlino said yesterday. We have seen abroad how difficult that move can be to control. While there is still much to learn about how this virus behaves, here is what we know so far. Like the UK variant B.1.1.7 and the South African variant B.1.351, the Indian variant B.1.617 is another variation of the virus that causes COVID-19. It was first discovered in India last October and has since spread to more than 40 other countries, including Australia. Experts have identified three subtypes, or sublines, of the Indian variant: B.1.617.1, B.1.617.2 and B.1.617.3. Each subline is slightly different, but all have spike protein mutations that have been associated with increased transmittance. Spike protein is what coronaviruses use to gain entry into human cells. Cases in the last Victoria group were infected with the first subline, B.1.617.1. EXPERTS I believe the Indian variant may be more contagious than previous variants, based on how fast it is spreading to other countries. Preliminary reports from the UK, where B.1.617.2 is growing in some parts of the country, suggest it is 50 per cent more contagious than the UK B.1.1.7 variant, which is now 50-100 per cent more contagious than the regular type, said infectious disease expert Raina MacIntyre. We do not know if this variant is more deadly or causes worse disease than other versions of the virus. Heres what you need to know about the Victoria COVID explosion: But Professor MacIntyre said there was some evidence that B.1.617 could cause various symptoms. Based on reports from India, this variant may have atypical clinical presentations, such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and hearing impairment, as well as a lack of fever, she said. If this is the case, people should be on alert for any of these symptoms, as well as more typical COVID symptoms like cough and fever. But its still early days when it comes to this particular variant, and experts are still learning about it. More peer-reviewed data and research is needed to determine exactly how this virus behaves. Experts are closely monitoring B.1.617.1, but because not much time has passed, there is still much to learn. We know more about it [B.1.617.2], because it has really started to rise and spread in the UK that the second variant is also spreading really well in India as well, said University of Sydney virologist Megan Steain. We know a little less about [variant] this is in Victoria just because there have been fewer cases with this particular [B.1.617.1] sub-variant. We know what mutations there are, and some of these mutations have been associated with increased transmittance and some evasions of some antibody responses. People were seen lined up for vaccinations in Mumbai, India, last month. ( AP: Rajanish Kakade, File File The World Health Organization (WHO) classified B.1.617 as a disturbance variant on May 11, based on evidence suggesting that those viruses had a higher rate of transmission compared to other variants. European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has specifically labeled B.1.617.1 a variant of interest, which essentially means that experts monitor it closely. The ECDC updated the second sub-line of the Indian variant, B.1.617.2, to a concern variant a few days ago. While experts believe the Indian variant may be more contagious than the other variants, there is some good news. The same protocols that have been effective in controlling previous outbreaks of blockages, masks and hygiene measures will also be effective in bringing the latter option under control. Victorian officials say the blockade will help bring the latest blast under control. ( ABC News: Patrick Rocca If all is put in place early, there is a really good chance we will be able to control this explosion very quickly, Dr Steain said. Rob Grenfell from CSIRO said it was only a matter of time before such an explosion occurred. We have been lucky in Australia; we have kept the virus away, but we have also become complacent, Dr Grenfell said. When they announced the blockade yesterday, Victorian officials said they were concerned about the speed with which the virus was spreading. Mr Merlino said the time between people catching the virus and transmitting it was narrower than ever. To put it in some perspective, ordinary broadcasting [of the virus] it s about five to six days, he said yesterday. In some of these cases, it was broadcast within a day. And in just 24 hours the number of cases has doubled. Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said the variant was highly contagious. When we see a member in a family get infected, almost everyone in that family is infected, he said. In a workplace, with some people infected, there are many, many infected people. This level of transmission is faster than has been seen in previous outbreaks in Australia. During last years outbreaks, it was not uncommon for some members of the household to be left without COVID while others were infected. So this speaks to the infectivity of this variant B.1.617, but also to the cycles it is going through, said Professor Sutton. More studies are needed, but early data from the UK is promising. A recent study showed two doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines that provided a similar level of protection against variant B.1.617.2, as they did against variant B.1.1.7 in the UK. This study provides assurance that two doses of each vaccine provide high levels of protection against symptomatic disease from variant B.1.617.2, said in a statement the head of immunization of Public Health in England Mary Ramsay. We expect vaccines to be even more effective in preventing hospitalization and death, so it is vital that both doses are taken to gain maximum protection against all existing and emerging variants. There is still not much information on how effective B.1.617.1 vaccines are specifically. But Dr Steain says the vaccines are likely to be effective against this version as well. Importantly, they will still protect people from getting really serious infections, ending up in hospital and dying, she said. It is normal for viruses to change and mutate over time, due to the way the infection process works. When a cell becomes infected, it generates more copies of the virus. Whenever a virus repeats itself, there is a good chance that when it copies its genome it simply makes a mistake, like a typo, Dr Steain said. Sometimes those typos dont do much at all. But from time to time they can change the way the virus behaves. In most COVID variants of the disorder, bugs share protein mutations that can make them more transmissible. Every time a cell is infected, it is releasing hundreds of thousands of copies of new viruses, Dr Steain said. So the chances of an error happening are quite high. Similar to previous outbreaks, the best thing to do is follow public health advice and get tested for symptoms. Professor Sutton said at the first sign of any symptoms or illness, no matter how mild, you should assume it is COVID until proven otherwise. People say, Am I really in danger? Other people may be at risk, but not me, I do not work at the airport, I do not work in hotel quarantine and I have not had high risk settings, he said. And yet here we are. And while we still have a lot to learn about B.1.617.1, one thing we do know is that vaccination will reduce the risks posed by this particular subline, and other variants that may appear in the future. [The UK variant B.1.1.7] it was quite challenging, said Professor Sutton. We do not want to deal with disturbing variants like this again. Again, vaccination works against this variant, as for so many variants.
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https://exbulletin.com/world/945307/
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What Makes Apple A Good Short Bet?
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In the world of music streaming, two names reign supreme: Apple Music and Spotify. While the latter has garnered a significant foothold with more than 158 million subscribers worldwide, bountiful playlists, and other exclusives Apple Music is still the most-subscribed-to service in the U.S. and is a towering force to be reckoned with. Home to over 50 million songs, curated playlists, social listening tools, Apple exclusives, and other awesome features, Apple Music shows no signs of stopping its exponential rise to digital music domination. If youre thinking of grabbing yourself a membership, weve broken down the fundamentals of the service to let you know what you can expect.
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https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2259902439924/what-makes-apple-a-good-short-bet
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Does Video Show Giant Moon Blocking the Sun Over the Arctic?
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A video shows a gigantic moon moving over the Arctic sky, eclipsing the sun, and disappearing, all in just 30 seconds. A video showing a gigantic moon rolling across the Arctic sky and briefly blocking out the sun has gone viral, with many claiming it is real. The moon in the video is very large, and appears to be extremely close to earth, moving at an unnaturally fast speed across the sky. The video went viral around the same time that many people in parts of the world saw the first total lunar eclipse in more than two years. At the same time, on May 26, 2021, the world encountered a Super Flower Blood Moon. A blood moon occurs when the moon takes on a red hue as it aligns with the sun and Earth and passes fully into Earths shadow. The moon is also at its closest point in its orbit to the earth, making it appear larger and brighter than normal, earning it the title super. The first full moon in the month of May is also given the title flower moon. But the video in question appeared to defy all scientific explanation. A number of people shared the video with the same message attached, claiming that it was taking place between Russia and Canada in the Arctic. Imagine sitting in this place during the day (in between Russia and Canada in the Arctic) when the moon appears in this big size for 30 seconds and blocks the sun for 5 Seconds then disappearsGlory to God's own creation. pic.twitter.com/vw6CunJZTe Mike Sonko (@MikeSonko) May 26, 2021 Imagine sitting in this place during the day (between Russia and Canada in the Arctic). The moon appears at this size and then disappears in about 30 seconds and blocks the sun for five seconds .on its way ! Glory be to God Almighty !#LunarEclipse2021 #LunarEclipse pic.twitter.com/voH7B2btCj Arun Deshpande (@ArunDeshpande20) May 26, 2021 A few red flags that told us this video is a fake: First, there is no reflection of the moon in the lake below it. Also, according to NASA, the closest the moon can approach the earth is an average distance of about 226,000 miles (363,300 kilometers), and realistically at this time the moon only appears slightly larger than it normally does. The video makes the moon look like it is rolling unnaturally close to the earth, without the photographer zooming in, which is how most photographs or videos of this nature are taken. The creator of this video appears to be TikTok user @aleksey__nz, whose account showcases CGI (computer generated imagery) celestial bodies placed over scenes on earth. One video even shows an exploding moon. The user seems to be experimenting with CGI animation and creating fantastical scenarios, and the above video is one such scenario. Given that the video is clearly a creative exercise in CGI, we rate this claim as False.
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/giant-moon-blocking-sun-arctic/
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What Is Critical Race Theory and Why Are Some People So Mad at It?
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Its probably safe to say that most members of the public had never heard of critical race theory before the fall of 2020, when then-U.S. President Donald Trump launched a rhetorical war on it or at least on what he thought it was. As we reported at that time, Trumps executive order, Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping, appeared to erroneously conflate workplace diversity training programs with critical race theory, a decades-old academic discipline that is primarily taught in law school. But his invectives against what is essentially a straw man have had political staying power amongst conservatives and even prompted new legislation in some states. Critical race theory is often vaguely, but falsely, raised as an ominous, threatening ideology being taught to schoolchildren that teaches hatred of white people or the nation. For example, Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida tweeted that critical race theory teaches us to hate our fellow Americans based on their identity, which is untrue: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who is facing reelection in 2022, sent a letter on May 20, 2021, to the Georgia Board of Education pushing to end what he alleged to be the teaching of critical race theory in that states K-12 schools. When asked by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to provide examples of critical race theory being taught to school children, Kemps office instead said a new policy would preempt the possibility that it could be taught in Georgia and also referenced an Encyclopedia Britannica entry when prompted to explain what they thought critical race theory was. Dozens of other states have introduced bills to try to ban critical race theory in schools or have already banned it, but these legislative efforts fundamentally mischaracterize what it is. For example, Tennessees law bars teachers from instructing that an individual, by virtue of the individuals race or sex, is inherently privileged, racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or subconsciously. University of California, Berkeley law professor Khiara Bridges called such takes on critical race theory a dumbing down of a very intelligent, and yes, critical body of knowledge. In a phone interview, Bridges told Snopes that the broad legal theory cant be pigeonholed as one static, bound topic. Its not like a thing that you can pull from the shelf with a compendium of ideas and positions on issues like reparations or police violence, she stated. The way the scholarship is being talked about by all these folks proposing to ban it is a fundamental mischaracterization of what it is. Critical race theory doesnt, for example, argue that anyone is inherently privileged, racist, sexist, or oppressive, as the Tennessee law states. In fact, critical race theorists generally acknowledge that race itself is socially constructed, and that even though there are no inherent attributes based on race, white people are statistically more likely to do better in society than similarly-situated people of color. Critical race theory interrogates why that is the case. Critical race theory is a discipline developed by legal scholars decades ago, and it is primarily taught in law school. It looks to the law for answers as to why racial inequality persists even as American founding documents and aspirational ideals vaunt equality, and after the civil rights movement brought about landmark legislation aimed at ending racism de jure. In her 2018 book, Critical Race Theory: A Primer, Bridges noted that critical race theory emerged in the 1970s and 80s as a counterbalance to the prevailing thought at that time that the law was not at all involved in creating and sustaining racial hierarchies. Basically, Bridges explains, critical race theory scholarship considers race to be a social construct and racial inequality the norm in American society, not a deviation from the norm. Bridges wrote: Prior to the advent of CRT [critical race theory], most in the legal academy had embraced the idea that norms of fairness, equality, and justice guided the law. Accordingly, they found it difficult to contemplate that the law could be involved in creating a society that, racially speaking, is unfair, unequal, and unjust. The intellectual forefather of CRT, Derrick Bell, was one of the first to challenge this view. Bell, the first black tenured professor at Harvard Law School, devoted his scholarship to exploring how it came to be that black people remained at the bottom of practically every measure of social well-being, even though the Civil Rights Movement had forced the passage of laws that ostensibly were designed to end black peoples subordination. Bell concluded that racial inequality endured in a post civil rights era because, among other things, the vision of racial justice that civil rights lawyers had championed was a weak and impoverished one. The result was that the civil rights laws that had been passed, which reflected this vision, were equally weak and impoverished. Thus, Bell argued that if racial inequality persisted in a post-civil rights era, then the law was central to explaining that persistence. Kimberl Crenshaw, one of the founders of critical race theory and a professor of law at Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles, told Snopes in a phone interview that critical race theory is a way of seeing and thinking about race that denaturalizes racial inequality. Meaning, Crenshaw said, that critical race theory takes seriously the idea that race is not a biological difference. There are not inherent differences in how people across races are constituted. Race is not real, its socially constructed. And since there are no inherent differences in how human beings are constituted, Crenshaw said, then there must be another explanation for the material differences in the quality of life of people by race. Critical race theory challenges the idea that racism exists only in silos like the Ku Klux Klan or individual acts of bigotry. Instead, the theory argues, racism is embedded in the system and enabled by the law. By interrogating how it lives on in the law, critical race theorists hope to help undo racism. In our society, the highest court in the land said Black people were so inferior they could never be citizens, and indigenous people could be removed from their own land, Crenshaw said. These were two conditions of possibilities; the theft of labor and the theft of land, that were foundational to the American republic and they were embedded in our laws. Crenshaw cited a recent example: Data revealed that Black, Latino, and Native American people were at a higher likelihood than white people of contracting, getting hospitalized with, and dying from COVID-19. (People of color were also largely shut out of the federal relief funds intended to keep small businesses afloat during the pandemic.) Crenshaw also pointed to the fact that Black veterans of World War II were unable to access housing assistance provided by the GI Bill due to systemic racism. Generations later, she said, because of home value appreciation, the descendants of veterans face completely different situations relating to family wealth, all because of race. In other examples of systemic inequality, Black and indigenous women are more likely to die from causes related to pregnancy. Non-white people have higher rates of all deadly encounters with police and mass incarceration. On average, they have less wealth than white people and are also more likely to be homeless. Ellen Berrey, professor of sociology at the University of Toronto, told us that critical race theory helps understand these disparities because it can be generalized, meaning it can be applied across different systems to see what links them. She used the metaphor of blue-blocker sunglasses used for fishing, that filter out blue light so their wearers can more easily see fish. Where you point that lens, you should be able to see a set of dynamics more clearly and understand them better, Berrey told us by phone. Critical race theory is strongest at explaining how broader systems interact how do racism and classism get embedded and institutionalized in the health care system, or the legal system, or the educational system, or whatever word you wart to put in front of system,' Berrey added. Understanding this dynamic means that there is hope for change, the experts we consulted told us. We are making policy decisions that are producing these racial inequalities, which means we can make different decisions that would rectify them, thats the work of critical race theory, Bridges told Snopes in a phone interview. Crenshaw told us that the recent prevalence of anti-critical-race-theory rhetoric among right-wing commentators, politicians, websites, and cable news shows is a backlash to the massive racial justice demonstrations that took place in the spring and summer of 2020, in response to the killing of George Floyd, a Black man who was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer. Crenshaw pointed out that its otherwise bizarre that a body of legal scholarship that has been around for decades only recently became a target for some media and political figures, but those figures who have been vocal about it have presented it in a distorted way. Its always a challenge when the table has been set by people who want to poison you, Crenshaw said. The right-wing media has introduced critical race theory to the public and introduced it in a distorted way. So the majority of people who have heard of it, have heard of it as the greatest threat to Western civilization. Nothing. Just the president retweeting a complete lunatic on a subject neither of them knows the first thing about pic.twitter.com/N6L5CVxVpf Jason (@longwall26) September 5, 2020 She pointed out that even though critical race theory is hardly new, it only became a prevalent talking point after millions of people of all races took to the streets calling for racial justice after Floyds murder. She called the backlash the weaponizing of lies. So when you ask what conservatives mean by "Critical Race Theory" and you don't get an answer, that's okay. One of its biggest critics just gave us their definition. It's fake outrage created because we don't put White people first in everything we do. I dont know of a place that is teaching first graders case law. Indeed, bombastic rhetoric and legislation about critical race theory supposedly cropping up in grade school curricula come up empty of real-world examples. Crenshaw called the attack on the scholarship a page out of a very old book. This is not about a particular theory. This is about whether we will continue to talk about racism in our schools, or whether we will have the censoring of racial discourse for generations to come, Crenshaw said. Were not going to allow ideas to be canceled, and were not going to shrink in the face of who we have been. To become the country we really need to be, we have to be strong enough to confront our history. As for Trumps executive order banning diversity training, shortly after his inauguration, his successor U.S. President Joe Biden reversed it. He also signed his own order aimed at advancing racial equity.
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How Many Amicus Briefs Were Filed In The Average Civil Case Between 2005 And 2020?
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When we left off our study, one-third of the Supreme Court's civil cases were drawing at least one amicus brief. In 2005, 27.08% of civil cases did. That figure rose to 34.69% in 2006 before falling by nearly half but rose back to 31.58% in 2011 and 32.35% in 2013. In 2017, 61.54% of the Court's civil cases had at least one amicus brief. In 2018, 27.27% did. In 2019, 41.18% did, and the share was 37.5% in 2020. Appellants averaged one-third of an amicus brief per case in 2005. After a one-year spike in 2006, that fell to 0.1463 in 2007 before rising to 0.3636 in 2010. By 2012, appellants were averaging 0.425 briefs per case. After a small dip, that rose to 0.4545 in 2015, 0.6154 in 2017 and 0.7647 in 2019. As usual, there were fewer amicus briefs filed in support of appellees. In 2005, appellees averaged 0.1875 briefs per case. That increased to 0.3939 by 2010 and stayed around that level for three more years before falling back in the three years following. In 2017, 0.3846 briefs per appellee were filed. After a one-year dip, that rose to nearly the same level - 0.3824 briefs per case in 2019, before settling to 0.25 in 2020. Join us tomorrow as we review the data for the same years in criminal cases. Image courtesy of Flickr by Curtis Abert (no changes). The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.
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How much of a threat is the India variant?
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The news of vaccines sparked joy and relief in many countries, as hopes grew about an end to the pandemic. However, a new "double mutant" variant of the coronavirus, labelled B.1.617.2 from India, has caused concern. The effect of this new variant is clear to see from the devastating scenes in India. Mark Ainsworth, who leads Schroders' global coronavirus research team and data insights unit, answers some questions about the new variant. Mark Ainsworth, head, coronavirus research, Schroders Not necessarily. Double mutant sounds scary, but viruses mutate all of the time. The new variant is called this because it shares two mutations that have been proven in other strains to produce partial immune-escape. This means it escapes natural immunity in the body, either brought about from being vaccinated or a previous infection.The good news is that it looks like vaccines do work against B.1.617.2. There is evidence for example - from a case where there was a coronavirus outbreak of the new variant in a London care home, where all of the residents had been vaccinated and nobody died. This indicates that vaccines work against severe illness even if they dont entirely stop transmission from person to person. Likewise, the case growth happening in Bolton a key UK hotspot for this variant is concentrated in younger age groups that havent yet been vaccinated.Essentially there are two groups. For the zero Covid countries like China and New Zealand, which have eliminated community transmission inside their borders, a faster-spreading variant means its essential they continue to enforce very tight restrictions on incoming travellers. For all other countries it increases the importance of getting their populations vaccinated, to slow transmission and reduce the need for other measures such as lockdowns to protect their populations.It is highly likely that variant B.1.617.2 will make its way around the world as the variants from the UK, South Africa and Brazil did. Japan has already announced new restrictions and genome sequencing there has found that between 20-30% of all new coronavirus cases are the new variant from India. It also makes foreign travel for holidays less likely globally as governments seek to stop this variant and others from landing on their shores.Were keeping an eye on lab research from the vaccine companies. Theyll look at the extent of immune escape as measured by neutralising titre a way of measuring how many antibodies are needed to neutralise an invading virus.The South African variant has a mutation that means it takes eight times as many antibodies to neutralise the virus as the original variant. This was a quite small reduction in real world immunity as your body can make lots of antibodies. If we see the need for 100 times more antibodies to neutralise the virus we would be concerned, as that would be a dramatic increase. So far it looks like vaccine antibodies work better against the variant from India than the South African one.
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Is It Getting Harder to Become a Professional Writer?
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The longer you wait to start, the harder it will be to make an impact. Rewind to 1912, and the world record for the mens 100-meter sprint was 10.6 seconds. If you had run at that pace during the 2009 world-championships, where Usain Bolt broke the record in 9.58 seconds, you wouldnt even rank in the top 8. The human race is constantly progressing and involving building on the success and knowledge of the generations before us. The advancements in technology play a key role in the vast improvement in results of our predecessors. Over the past 100 years, the average IQ has been slowly increasing. According to the APA, the average person of 2012 had a higher IQ than 95 percent of the population in 1900. The human race is smarter than ever before, and modern technology gives everyone a platform to display their intelligence. With that, its getting harder for each of us to stand out. Someone of my skillset may have been hailed a genius 100 years ago. Today, Im just one among millions with similar skills. Probably not; most of us would have already seen the ideas and themes in them through other mediums. At Saturation Point The way we create has changed. Before the modern spike in technology, only a select few could be professional content creators. Only the fortunate musicians would land a record deal, and if you were a writer, only the very best signed publishing details. If I had written these words back then, nobody would have seen them. Today, the barrier of entry is much lower. With the right equipment and know-how, anyone can be a musician. Being a writer is even easier, all you need is a laptop to have your words seen by thousands. Thats great news on the one hand, but on the other, the industry is more competitive one that used to contain the elite few, now contains millions of people, all with varying skills and abilities. Regardless of quality and accuracy. Today, you could publish a piece of complete garbage that still lands on a trending list and makes you thousands of dollars. Quality doesnt speak anymore. Quantity does. And with thousands of people all shouting into the abyss, its getting harder to stand out. Lesson: Perseverance is Key With so much noise on platforms like Medium, Instagram, and Spotify, its unlikely your work is going to be noticed straight away. Even if its ground-breaking and fresh. The number of articles constantly being thrown at our readers is to blame. Our work is just one of the hundreds they get suggested a day. But perseverance is key. The more articles you push out, the more readers will recognize your name and click your work. Ironically, articles arent viral because theyre high quality rather, because they are extremely clickable; they play on human emotion, or something that elicits a curiosity. Its hard to tell when a piece is going to be a hit. Regardless of whether your views are at 10, or 10,000, you should aim to produce the highest quality of work you can. When that viral story comes along, you want it to tell readers what youre all about, rather than attracting them for the wrong reasons. Trend Setters & Followers Take my example of Platos Republic. The reason it made an impact was because his ideas on justice were hailed as ground-breaking for the time period. Rather than following the path of his predecessors, he set himself the challenge of doing something no other man had achieved. He didnt follow the crowd. He didn't tell people what they wanted to hear as a means to gain attention. Instead, he spoke his truth. The modern social dynamic we live in doesnt reward this. Most creators measure their success through conventional and artificial means; through earnings and statistics and the easiest way to achieve on that metric is by following the crowd and writing about the hot-topics. With so many people all creating, it can feel like all the good ideas are taken. Rather than speaking our truth, creators fall into the trap of recycling old content. They see someone elses viral article and think that if they recycle that message, that it will have the same impact. Absolutely not. Its not ground-breaking, it doesnt reflect quality, and it doesn't stand out. The game hasnt changed, its just getting harder the jar of ideas in the universe is slowly growing empty. To be a success, you need to do something different. Lesson: Share Your Unique Message Each of us is living our own, independent life. We have our perspectives, ideas, interests, desires and so much more. In fact, the only daily experiences you have that arent unique are those online. If you want to stand out as a writer, you need to do something different. Touch on a topic nobody is talking about, share your opinions, your experiences. Something youre passionate about. One thing for sure; replicating the content you see online will not make you stand out. If youve seen it before, then so have thousands of other people. A Generation Left Unimpressed Cavemen were impressed by fire. Ancient Greeks were impressed by philosophy. The Victorians were impressed by Shakespeares work. Phones have given us the world at our fingertips, and it feels like weve seen it all before. Its getting harder to make an ever-lasting impression on someone. For the most part, we instantly forget the Facebook and YouTube videos we watch. It takes something special to impress someone. We have to do something to stand out. Yet, our readers are giving us less time to leave our mark. Our attention spans are now less than that of a goldfish. So if we are going to impress them, we need to do it as quickly and effectively as possible. You cant appeal to everyone, but you can produce content that resonates with a group of people. Write with their fascinations and curiosities in mind try and draw on a topic that they really care about. Writers talk a lot about the importance of a hook to draw readers in. While I agree grabbing their attention from the get-go is important, saying something worthwhile is just as much. Well, yes and no. Modern technology means that anybody, regardless of skill or experience, can instantly become a paid-to-be one so in that sense, its easier than ever. On the other hand, however, theres an increasing amount of noise in the writing industry. With millions of people pumping out content every day, it can feel like all the worthwhile ideas are taken. The standard has been raised over the last 20 years. But were fortunate that we get to take on the challenge and express ourselves. Competitive dynamics bring about the best in people and drive innovation; if you want to stand out, you need to create something unique and different, that deeply resonates with your audience. I write about Self-Improvement, Life Lessons, Philosophy, Psychology & Business to help you reach your full potential. To stay in touch, and to receive free and exclusive content, sign up to my mailing list.
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Could Joe Burrow win Comeback Player of the Year?
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is still recovering from a devastating knee injury that he suffered last November. The 24-year-old tore both his left ACL and MCL. He underwent knee surgery in December and has been recovering and rehabbing ever since. The devastating injury not only ended his promising rookie campaign it also drastically changed his entire offseason. Related Twitter reacts to the return of Bengals QB Joe Burrow Burrow made his first appearance during Bengals OTAs and looked pretty sharp all things considered. Both Burrow and team doctors believe that he will being ready for week one of the 2021 season, the home opener against the Minnesota Vikings. Most of the oddsmakers believe the former No. 1 overall pick is going to bounce back. Burrow has the third-best odds (+750) to win Comeback Player of the Year according to BetOnline. Only Dak Prescott (+250) and Saquon Barkley (+600) have better odds, as things currently stand. Joe Burrow at +750 is the bet I would make. https://t.co/GH3RkuIZfZ Corey Seeley (@coreyalex) May 27, 2021 Before suffering that season-ending injury, Burrow showed a great rapport with wide receivers Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd. Add the fifth overall pick and former teammate JaMarr Chase to this mix will only help Burrow. Include running back Joe Mixon and you have a group of offensive skill players that quarterbacks like Aaron Rodgers would salivate for. Im not a betting expert, but I would definitely bet my money on Joe Burrow to have a huge comeback year and win the Comeback Player of the Year award.
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Where did all of Prince Philip's money come from and how will it be divided?
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Prince Philip left an estimated $58.5 million when he died last month. Photo / Getty Images Prince Philip left an estimated $58.5 million when he died last month. Photo / Getty Images After the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, many were wondering how his large fortune would be divided up. The Duke, who passed away at 99, had amassed quite a large fortune throughout his lifetime, much like his wife and monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Prince Philip left an estimated $58.5 million when he died last month, and it was reported on Friday that "three key men in his life" were left money from his will, according to a royal insider. Prince Philip and The Queen are said to share a portfolio that includes stocks and land. Photo / Getty Images While the majority of his estate is likely to have been left to the Queen, a source close to Buckingham Palace claimed the Duke also recognised his closest aides. "Unlike some other royals, Prince Philip will be generous to the three men who looked after him," the insider told Fabulous. "These include his private secretary Brigadier Archie Miller Bakewell, his page William Henderson and valet Stephen Niedojadlo." All three men were hugely supportive of the Duke in his final years with Mr Bakewell frequently standing in for Philip when he couldn't make an engagement. Before the Iron Duke became the Queen's husband, Philip was born into royalty as the Prince of Greece and Denmark. His parents, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, were in line for the Greek throne, before they were exiled when Philip was 18 months old. His parents, Philip, and his four eldest sisters Princesses Cecilie, Margarita, Sophie and Theodora fled to France. It was in France where Philip was educated (in Paris, and later in Germany and the United Kingdom too), before he joined the British Royal Navy in 1939 when he was 18-years-old. Prince Charles leads the royals at Philip's funeral. Photo / AP Come March 1939 and Philip was a British citizen, adopting the last name Mountbatten which came from his mother's family. He had abandoned his Greek and Danish royal titles. This was the significant year that Philip began exchanging letters with Queen Elizabeth II, whom he later married in 1947. By the eve of their wedding, Lieutenant Mountbatten was formally named Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron of Greenwich, also given the title of His Royal Highness. While he inherited these royal titles, Prince Philip gained a large amount of money and assets. Philip was born into royalty as the Prince of Greece and Denmark. Photo / AP Prince Philip was given a salary, a royal allowance from the Sovereign Grant which was an official expense account which was paid for by British taxpayers. This was around $686,000 per year. Prince Philip retired from his official royal duties in 2017, but it is unclear whether or not he continued to receive this allowance. The Duke maintained access funds which were earned by a private portfolio of properties and land, as well as assets set up by the Duchy of Lancaster in 1399. Prince Philip and The Queen are said to share a portfolio that includes stocks and land which was inherited by the Queen's family, including their Balmoral Castle in Scotland and Sandringham Estate in England. The insider claimed that Philip's grandchildren, including Prince Harry who has launched a number of scathing attacks on the royal family in recent months, will have been "sorted out quite a while ago" when it came to money. They said: "Philip was not the sort of character to punish a grandson [Harry] for misbehaving. He was a very fair, even-handed and lovely man. Never held a grudge." They added: "Philip had plenty of time to sort out all the legal stuff so it wouldn't attract inheritance tax. He was no more of a fan of leaving his cash to the Treasury than anyone else." The source added that the Duke's children Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew have been told they can "take what they want" from his collection of 13,000 books in his library at Buckingham Palace.
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How old are the Friends cast and characters then and now?
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The Canadian Press Dylan DeMelo heard the cars honking out on Winnipeg's Portage Avenue as he took to the ice for warm-up on Monday. The Jets had a chance to sweep the Edmonton Oilers in their first-round playoff series and hockey fans were eager to show their excitement even if they couldn't be in the arena. While crowds have returned to many sports venues in the U.S., Canadian rinks have remained empty as governments continue to grapple with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Playing in empty stadiums has been difficult, DeMelo said, but it's especially hard now that the NHL playoffs are underway. "I think its hard to see watching the other teams play, especially in the U.S. where they've basically got full barns, or at least a lot of fans," the Jets defenceman said. "Those games are a lot more fun to watch than games without any fans in the building." The story finally will shift slightly in Canada on Saturday night. With a win in Game 5 over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, the Montreal Canadiens earned a trip home to play in front of 2,500 fans after Quebec loosened COVID-19 restrictions. It will mark the first crowd at an NHL game in Canada since March 2020, but it will be a far cry from the scenes south of the border. The 2021 NHL season has shown how much of an impact fans can have on games, said Catherine Sabiston, a professor in the University of Toronto's faculty of kinesiology and physical education. Watching U.S.-based events where crowds are allowed "feels more like what we're used to," she said. "The play feels faster, it feels more animated, you can tell that the players are reacting to the noise of the fans," said Sabiston, who also holds a Canada Research Chair in physical activity and mental health. "And then you turn to the Canadian playoffs and of course theres no fans in the stands. A big sort of dichotomy in terms of the play." Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan noticed the difference when about 9,000 fans were allowed in PPG Paints Arena for Game 1 against the New York Islanders earlier this month. "It was electric," Sullivan said after the Penguins downed the Islanders 2-1. "I know our players, they feed off it. They love the energy that the fan base brings. I think it helped us with the start that we had tonight. Its just such a great environment. Its not the same when theyre not there. The building was "going crazy," said Penguins defenceman Mike Matheson. "Any time you look up and those towels spinning with that many people in the building, especially with everything going on in the world and the fact that we havent been able to have everybody in the building this season, to see that gives you chills and really puts a spark in our team," he said. It was a much different scene for the first two playoff games in Winnipeg, with white towels covering all the empty seats to replicate the traditional playoff whiteout. Playing in front of a live audience gives athletes a sense of purpose that just isn't there with fake noise piped in over a sound system, Sabiston said. "Fans do help players who thrive on the motivation they get from the fans, the confidence fans instil in them, the positive feedback or the negative feedback motivates players to play differently, to play better," she said. "Thats really what were missing." One NBA player found motivation in a hostile crowd earlier this week. More than 15,000 raucous Knicks fans filled Madison Square Garden to watch Game 1 of New York's first-round series against Atlanta. Many jeered Hawks star Trae Young every time he stepped on the floor, chanting his name with an expletive in front. Young took the noise is stride, and put up 32 points and 10 assists. With less than a second on the clock, he hit a shot that gave the Hawks a 107-105 win. The 22-year-old guard held his finger to his lips as he walked away from the basket. As I hit the floater, everybody got quiet. I was waiting for those f-you chants again," Young said after the game. Ive always looked at it as Im doing something right if Im offending them with my play that much. If they hate me that much, I must be doing something right. "Im glad the fans are back. Im glad MSG was rocking tonight. The return of crowds to sporting events hasn't been entirely smooth. On Sunday, hundreds of golf fans got past barriers and surrounded Phil Mickelson on the green as he secured his PGA Championship win. An overhead shot of the scene showed the 50-year-old being completely engulfed by the South Carolina crowd. "It's an incredible experience. I've never had something like that,'' Mickelson said. "It was a little bit unnerving, but it was exceptionally awesome, too.'' There are lessons to be learned as live audiences return, Sabiston said, from where they should be seated to what slogans they should be prompted to chant in order to best motivate a team. It's also an opportunity to learn more about how noise can impact athletes, she said, and at what level it becomes too difficult for teammates to communicate. Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said the sound inside Boston's TD Garden was unbelievable when about 4,500 people watched his team edge the Washington Capitals in double overtime on May 19. Its loud because were so used to silence. I can only imagine when it goes to full capacity again," Cassidy said. "But for us right now, its great. Obviously the overtime for us is the loudest. It felt like a full building when that went in." The Bruins have announced that they expect the arena to be "near full capacity" when they face the Islanders in the second round. Returning bodies to sporting venues in Canada has been a slower process. Dr. Howard Njoo, Canada's deputy chief public health officer said on May 18 that allowing fans into games is not under "serious consideration." "I would say if you look at that timing and what's the schedule for the NHL playoffs, which is taking place right now and into the summer months, it's not really something that's under serious consideration in terms of fans in the stands, just based on where we are with our vaccination campaign at this point," he said. Later that day, however, Quebec gave the green light for the Canadiens to have 2,500 fans for a potential Game 6. The possibility of playing in front of fans was a motivator heading into a possible elimination game on Thursday, said Habs forward Tyler Toffoli. "Its definitely in the back of all of our minds. Weve definitely missed it this year the entire season," he said. "To get the opportunity to play in front of even the small amount thats going to be allowed is huge and will be a lot of fun." Another factor to keep an eye on as people return to live sporting events is how connected fans feel to their teams, said Sabiston. Fans feel like they have a say or a reaction that makes a difference to athletes," she said. "So a lot of that feeling of cohesion and connection to the team will also be important to follow over time. Ben Schellenberg, an assistant professor in the University of Manitoba's faculty of kinesiology and recreation management, has been looking into how NBA fans were impacted when the league suspended play as COVID-19 began to grip North America in 2020. Schellenberg and his colleagues had fans fill out surveys to gauge how they were feeling during the hiatus, what they were doing to cope, and how they were filling their free time. The research found that fans with an "obsessive passion" that dominates their life and identity reported higher levels of distress, avoided news about the suspension, were less likely to agree with putting the season on pause, and were more likely to use drugs and alcohol to cope. It does show that theres a consistent relationship between the extent to which someones obsessed with being a fan and how distressed they are when their favourite sport is cancelled or suspended for some reason," Schellenberg said. Sports provides people with escape and social connection, he added. "During a pandemic, were not allowed to be social with people and we have a lot to escape from. And when sport is cancelled, that can be tough for people," Schellenberg said. "Even if theres no fans in the stands, I think having games played that people can sit and watch and escape from the world for a few hours, I dont think thats frivolous to give people an outlet. As much as people need sports, some athletes and coaches feel they need a live audience, too. Having people in the building adds to the energy level, said Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice, and in an empty rink, it's harder to shift a game's momentum especially in the playoffs. The farther you go, youre kind of playing on fumes. And its not even just physical, its emotional," he said. "The fans drive it. The farther you go in the playoffs, theyre just the emotional well that you draw on. Winnipeg heads into the second round of the post-season without a glimmer of hope of playing in front of a crowd in the near future hard-hit Manitoba. For now, the team will settle for the noisy support fans have provided from afar. After the Jets beat the Oilers 4-3 in triple overtime on Monday, horns rang out on the city's streets, with many people cheering and hoisting brooms from their cars to celebrate the sweep. People living in the city's core probably weren't enthused about the timing, with the revelry coming around 3 a.m., said Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey. "But that makes it pretty special, driving home after the game and seeing some of the streets lined up with cars," he said. "People waiting to waiting to wave at us and celebrate in the best way you can at this point in time was pretty cool." With files from The Canadian Press and The Associated Press This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 28, 2021. Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press
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Is Royal Ascot going ahead this year and can people attend?
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Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking news Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Royal Ascot was held behind closed doors because of the pandemic last year, but in 2021, the runners and riders are set to return. Whether you enjoy it for Ladies' Day fashion or dramatic races, the four-day event is a key part of the Berkshire calendar. The rules are slightly different this year, however, which means tickets might be hard to find. Read on to find out everything we know about Royal Ascot so far. Royal Ascot has been selected as part of the governments Events Research Programme, meaning it will go ahead this year. With over 6million in prize money available, the worlds most prestigious horses will compete for their place in history. For those with an eye on the sartorial, high fashion will return, too - so if youre thinking of visiting, start planning what youre going to wear now. The style guide suggests utilising sustainability and conscious shopping to create eye-catching outfits. Royal Ascot starts on the June 15, and runs until Saturday, June 19. Stradivarius, trained by John Gosden, is currently the favourite to win the Gold Cup. If you do fancy a flutter, Ocean Wind has odds of 10/1, Subjectivist is currently at 6/1, and Tiger Moth is at 14/1. Spectators will be allowed to attend the races, with 12,000 tickets available each day. Those with 2020 bookings will be able to roll over their tickets, meaning new purchases arent necessary. Private dining and hospitality suites are available throughout the dates, as are hampers and picnic sets. BerkshireLive email updates: We bring the stories to you Signing up to the BerkshireLive newsletter means you'll receive our daily news email. It couldn't be simpler and it takes seconds - simply press here, enter your email address and follow the instructions. You can also enter your address at the top of this page in the box below the picture on most desktop and mobile platforms. There's an 'unsubscribe' button at the bottom of every newsletter we send out. You can also sign up to our website and comment on our stories by pressing here and signing in. An allocation of both Royal Enclosure Badges and Queen Anne (General Admission) tickets will go live on May 28. Around 500 free tickets are also available to those in the local area. Dress codes vary depending on the enclosure you have tickets for, so make sure to check before attending.
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What TV channel and time is Munster v Cardiff Blues on tonight in the Rainbow Cup?
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Sign up to our FREE newsletter Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Yes please! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Munster will be without Conor Murray for their Rainbow Cup clash with Cardiff Blues this weekend. Johann van Graan side's hopes of progressing to the inaugural final of the tournament against South African opposition took a huge blow when they lost to Connacht last time out. That defeat means that even if Munster win their final two games, their destiny will be decided elsewhere. Meanwhile, Cardiff lost their opening game in the competition against Ospreys, but have defeated the Dragons and Scarlets since. The match takes place at Thomond Park on Friday, May 28. The action gets under way at 7.35pm. Eir Sport 1 will show the clash live from 7pm. You can also follow updates with The Irish Mirror's live blog. Munster team Mike Haley; Andrew Conway, Damian de Allende, Rory Scannell, Shane Daly; Joey Carbery, Craig Casey; James Cronin, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer; Jean Kleyn, Fineen Wycherley; Jack ODonoghue, Tommy ODonnell, CJ Stander (C). Replacements: Diarmuid Barron, Jeremy Loughman, Keynan Knox, Gavin Coombes, Peter OMahony, Nick McCarthy, Jack Crowley, Jack OSullivan. Cardiff team Hallam Amos; Jason Harries, Willis Halaholo, Ben Thomas, Josh Adams; Jarrod Evans, Tomos Williams; Corey Domachowski, Kristian Dacey, Dillon Lewis; Seb Davies, Cory Hill; Josh Turnbull (C), James Botham, James Ratti. Replacements: Liam Belcher, Rhys Carr, Dmitri Arhip, Rory Thornton, Olly Robinson, Lloyd Williams, Harri Millard, Matthew Morgan. Quotes corner Munster coach Graham Rowntree: t's a knock-out game. "We've played against them twice this year, they're a good team. Dai (Young) has made a change there going in. "They're a physical team, good defensively, good in the breakdown, massive attacking threat as well, a running 10 and running 9 threat. We'll have our hands full, which is exactly what we need." Betting odds Munster win: 1/5 Cardiff win: 7/2 Draw: 22/1
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https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/rugby-union/what-tv-channel-time-munster-24188935
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What is a Step and Repeat Banners?
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| Bigger Better Banner. A step and repeat banner are a new marketing staple that has been making its rounds in the marketing world for the past few years. They are banners that contain multiple pictures or images which are repeated infinitely (hence the name), which usually appear at different angles and are designed to resemble a real billboard located in the middle of the screen with the words of your ad superimposed over the images on either side. There are a lot of advantages to this type of marketing method, and a lot of downsides as well if you choose to use one of these banners in your promotion, it is important to understand what makes them work and what makes them fail. I Dont Want To Spend This Much Time On What Is A Step And Repeat Banner?. The key benefit of using step and repetition banners to increase brand awareness with your product or service is that they are an extremely inexpensive way to get the word out about your business. Usually, companies will use this type of marketing technique at trade shows, conferences, expositions, product launches, trade shows, or even just at a special launch of a brand new product or service, where people need to be reminded of what theyre getting into. What is a step and Repeat banner are an inexpensive way to do this without spending a fortune on other types of marketing campaigns. Another main advantage of using these types of banners is that they are extremely low-cost. The reason why they are so cheap is because they are made from recycled vinyl and can be found at your nearest Goodwill or Office Depot. In short, it is a vinyl banner which contains a single picture or image that can be repeated infinitely, thus creating a looping effect which brings consumers into contact with the business for a change.
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https://tienstiens.org/what-is-a-step-and-repeat-banners/
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Could June 21 'freedom day' be in doubt?
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Published: 6:53 AM May 28, 2021 Updated: 6:58 AM May 28, 2021 New data has shown cases of the Indian variant are rising in the UK as fresh doubt has been placed over June 21 restrictions being eased. Health secretary Matt Hancock urged the nation to "remain vigilant" as Public Health England [PHE] figures showed a rise by 3,535 to 6,959 since last week. Prime minister Boris Johnson has said England "may need to wait" for the lifting of all Covid restrictions, which is currently planned for 21 June. He said he saw nothing "currently in the data" to suggest the government would have to delay the final stage of the roadmap. Shoppers wearing face masks in Norwich city centre - Credit: Archant But he added there were signs of an increase in the number of cases of the Indian variant. You may also want to watch: While some parts of the country have seen big rises in Covid-19 cases caused by the Indian variant, there have been fewer than 15 cases in Norfolk - and none in the past week. Dr Louise Smith, Norfolk's director of public health, said: Certain parts of the country have seen a rise in Indian variant cases and, with no travel restrictions into or out of those areas, we should continue to take sensible steps to follow the rules. Id encourage everyone to have a free lateral flow test, twice a week, to reassure themselves and their loved ones. "Tests are available from the government website and from Norfolk libraries and pharmacies. If you test positive, you must self-isolate and take a PCR test." Mr Hancock said the government had always expected cases to rise as restrictions were eased on a national level. He added: "The latest estimates are that more than half and potentially as many as three-quarters of all new cases are now of this variant. "As we set out our roadmap we always expected cases to rise - we must remain vigilant." The PHE data found the worst-affected areas continue to be Bolton, Bedford, and Blackburn with Darwen, which have seen 1,354, 366 and 361 confirmed cases, respectively. And there are a small numbers of cases of the variant in most parts of the country. But there are "early signs" rates in Bolton are starting to "cap out".
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https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/june-21-doubt-after-indian-variant-rise-8011050
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What does Unta Mosi Dada mean in Genshin Impact?
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Its Day 2 of the Mimi Tomo event which means more Hilichurls to help out, a new Unusual Hilichurl location to find, and more rewards up for grabs. There is even another translation to be performed, but all we need to worry about for Day 2 is the time of the day, as the rest of the quest is pretty simple. Thankfully, Ella Musk has given players the Handy Handbook of Hilichurlian that they can use to look up different phrases that the Hilichurls will use. On Day 2, players get through the vast majority of the quest before running into an awkward phrase, in this case, Unta Mosi Dada. The direct translation for this phrase is actually the wonderful time from lunch till just before sunset, and the Hilichurl is referring to pretty much any time between noon and six in the evening. In our game, we simply set our in-game clock to around 1 in the afternoon while we were at the site above Liyue Harbor and the Unusual Hilichurl was there. Players can open the Handy Handbook of Hilichurlian at any time by going to the Mimi Tomo section in the events menu and hitting the prompted button for the Handbook near the bottom of the event description. There are quite a few Hilichurlian phrases in there, but its still pretty easy to figure out what these little guys are talking about, thankfully.
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https://www.gamepur.com/guides/what-does-unta-mosi-dada-mean-in-genshin-impact
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Is Virginia Tech planning on attending satellite camps this summer?
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BLACKSBURG Virginia Tech might not attend any satellite camps this summer when recruiting opens back up on June 1. Most of Techs 2021 signees visited campus before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the same cant be said of the teams targets from 2022 and beyond. Thats why coach Justin Fuente wants his full staff on campus for a series of eight camps and the four weekends of official visits in June. Its been over a year since anybody has been on campus, Fuente said, in a phone interview with The Roanoke Times. We are making a big push to get kids here. Recruits are also allowed to make unofficial visits for much of the month. Tech could elect to send part of its coaching staff out on days when its hosting a camp, and it would still only count as one date the NCAA allows teams to participate in camps and clinics on 10 dates but Fuente doesnt plan on splitting up the staff on any of those eight camp days. That leaves Fuente and his staff with two open dates. Fuente said those dates may get used with coaches attending satellite camps, but Tech wont host any this year.
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https://roanoke.com/sports/college/va_tech/is-virginia-tech-planning-on-attending-satellite-camps-this-summer/article_dcf08a04-bf79-11eb-a43d-57f61f21fa8f.html
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Is Rugby a Game of Strategy or Brute Force?
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Rugby is one of the timeless sports classics we have today, and the game has evolved over 200 years, becoming one of the pivotal athletic contests of our times. The game requires a lot of strength and physical endurance, but also no small degree of skilled play and strategizing about your own play and that of the opponent. In fact, you may compare looking for the best rugby strategy to looking for the best casino bonuses UK. There is always some little detail that you need to keep an eye out for so that your gameplay may end up benefiting you the most. Naturally, there are many ways to achieve this in rugby, and while the game requires a lot of physical strength to play optimally, the best strategy usually allows the better team to win. Once again, the parallel with bonuses is evident. According to Tony Sloterman, product manager at Casino Bonuses Finder, the key to finding the best offer for yourself is to pay attention to what is available in terms of strategy, and this knowledge can be applied to rugby with equal validity. Here is what makes rugby a game of so much more than just physical attributes. Rugby Strategies Are Very Complicated You may think that a rugby strategy is about getting the punt across, well its not. Instead, players spend no small amount on strategizing and practicing trick moves that result from muscle memory, granted, and exploring what your teams weaknesses are. You can strategize about pivoting your attack towards the weakest players and making sure that it comes through not just physical attributes but also on creating your offensive so that it exploits some weakness you have acknowledged in the enemys lineup and using this to your strength. But the clearest sign that rugby is a game that requires a lot of mental preparation other than physical strength is the fact that you need a long time to memorize strategies and often many games to execute them properly. You Have to Hide What You Are Doing Any strategic game would require your team to hide what they are attempting to do from the opposing side. If they discover your strategy, they will have the right to bangs, and that is something you want to avoid as a rule of thumb. If you hide your strategy successfully, you can translate this into desirable results that will help you land a victory or even a trophy. That is why rugby teams actually train in secrecy and dont reveal too much about routines. The enigma that surrounds clubs is actually quite fascinating because it keeps fans on pins and needles until they see the play in action. Overall, a lot is happening in a game of rugby, and you will definitely come to appreciate the game for what it is as a whole. Strategy and physical strength are coming together to bring some of the most unforgettable plays in rugby, and that is what the game is all about precision.
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https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/guest-blogs/337524/is-rugby-a-game-of-strategy-or-brute-force/
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How will the edtech boom transform the existing education system?
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Now that technology has become an essential element in our teaching practice and pedagogy, the need to develop effective search skills to allow us to deftly navigate the web has become even more persistent. Fortunately, platforms such as Common Sense Education can tremendously help us in this quest. It features a wide variety of EdTech tools' recommendations as reviewed by fellow teachers and educators. It also provides collections of pre-made lesson plans that teachers and educators can appropriate to their own teaching situations. These lesson plans are digitally focused and integrate a number of educational web tools and mobile apps to provide teachers with practical working examples of the effective use of technology in classroom. Teachers can also create their own lesson plans and share them with the education community in Common Sense. To do so registration is required.
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https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2259843264666/how-will-the-edtech-boom-transform-the-existing-education-system
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How well does Woolworths' new virtual makeup try-on feature work?
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This virtual try-on feature works like an Instagram or TikTok filter, layering the shade of a lipstick, eyeshadow or blush onto your face using the live camera option on your phone, or when you upload a selfie. I tried it to find out. PROS: The virtual try-on feature is very easy to use and works on both a mobile phone and a laptop/PC, so you can use it at home, in-store or wherever you have a connection. As you access it via the Woolworths website, you arent forced to download an app to use it. There are now 125 products that can be virtually tried-on; this mainly includes lipsticks, blushes, eyeshadows, eyeliners, mascaras, highlighters, brow products and lip glosses. There are hundreds of shades to choose from, which gives you a lot of variety and makes the testing experience feel endless. Lipstick lovers, in particular, will appreciate this virtual try-on feature as it works well for testing lipstick shades and the shades look true to life. Not only can you test different shades of various products while virtually trying them on, but different makeup looks too. This especially applies to the eyeliners and eyeshadows. There is no one-size-fits-all liner or shadow shape, so you can see how youd look if you used a product to create a graphic fully-lined eye, a subtle cat eye, or a smoked-out shadow look. CONS: Unfortunately, the virtual try-on feature does not allow for the shade matching of foundation or concealers. The blush shades dont really pick up on a darker skin tone so it was a bit difficult to gauge what the exact colour payoff of a product would be. Some pastel and neutral shades were also difficult to differentiate between. You can distinguish between matt and gloss lipsticks, as the glosses have a small white highlight spot to make them look light reflective. However, the virtual try-on feature does not show off the shimmery, pearlescent or light-reflective textures of products like glosses, highlighters or glitter eyeshadows very well, and so it doesnt feel like it gives a true reflection of what the products would look like in real life. THE VERDICT: Its amazing to be able to shop online without having to worry about buyers remorse, because the virtual try-on feature makes you feel like youve made an informed decision about your purchase. I was very impressed by how easy the feature was to use, and think it added an exciting element to the online shopping experience. That said, as its so fun to use you could easily find yourself losing a couple of hours as you play around with it. For this reason, and because the feature takes a couple of seconds to refresh as you click between shades, if youre pressed for time, Id recommend you use it when you know that you like a product or shade thereof and just want to confirm 100% that its worthy of an add to cart click. Here are some other tips for virtually trying on makeup:
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https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2021-05-28-how-well-does-woolworths-new-virtual-makeup-try-on-feature-work/
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Are the Military and Trump in control?
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Dr. Laurie Roth, Ph.D I just got off the phone with a high up and trusted, military source I know. He comfirmed a few things for me. Regarding, the speculation/confusion as to whether President Trump signed the Insurrection Act or not, he did. He signed it on Jan 14th, 2021. The act of signing it immediately gave him 2 more months as President according to the very directives of the Act itself. I was then told that the military gave him 2 more months as President. The second extension was over on May 20th and most likely extended again by the military who is now in control per the signed Insurrection Act. Now, with Manhattan Attorney Cy Vance convening a Grand Jury against President Trump, regarding his taxes and business practices, the Trump which hunt continues. The only problem they may have is that they cannot arrest a sitting President and I am assured that he still is President. Once again, the liberal, legal crazies are desperately trying all they can to stop Trump. It was confirmed today that many Generals approached Trump to run for office to take out the deep state, criminal cabal. They have been making arrests since the Biden fake inauguration. The military support is all around Trump and continues under the Insurrection Act. I was told that the military goes through the FISA court and already did their own investigation, determining that there was international and domestic voter fraud They have long known the real election and voting numbers and have acted accordingly. Our military is bound by the constitution, their duty and the signed insurrection act to be in control, do what they have to do, make arrests and make things right. They are supporting a new election in August and the return of President Trump . I am told he will be returning very soon. My source shared much more with me that gave me real hope that justice was unfolding in a big way and the truth would soon come out in spite of the sellout media and ego-laden politicians. Hold on to your hat. Pray for President Trump and our military as the truth really comes out. God bless America. 2021 Laurie Roth All Rights Reserved E-Mail Laurie Roth: [email protected]
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https://newswithviews.com/are-the-military-and-trump-in-control/
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Will New Jerseys Mask Rules Change Just Before Huge Holiday Weekend?
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Once someone posts an opinion on Facebook, for the most part, all hell breaks loose. Think about it, every day you come across a Facebook argument, whether it's related to politics, sports, music, or food. Arguing and fighting on Facebook is not healthy for the average human being... but I'm not going to lie, sometimes I think it's hysterical. For example, I am a Facebook member of Jersey Sandwich Joints, which is a ten thousand person group. It's a cool Facebook group because you are able to learn about tasty New Jersey sandwich shops. However, every day hundreds of people argue about the difference between Pork Roll & Taylor Ham. It's a mix of pride and stupidity.
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https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2259946559273/will-new-jersey-s-mask-rules-change-just-before-huge-holiday-weekend
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Will Flags Be At Half-Staff Memorial Day Weekend For The Wrong Reasons?
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Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that flags on State government buildings are to be flown at half-staff and state landmarks to be lit red, white and blue on Sunday, May 30. As we head into Memorial Day weekend, many New Yorkers believe it's for the wrong reason. They will lower flags to half-staff and illuminate landmarks to honor COVID-19 essential workers on that day. Flags will remain at half-staff until noon and landmarks will remain lit on Monday, May 31 for Memorial Day. The New York State Department of Health posted the information on their Facebook page, and many have commented how the decision is disrespectful to those who served and lost their lives fighting to defend our country. The original post has since been deleted, but they posted again, apologizing for "incorrectly implying" that New Yorks tribute to COVID-19 essential workers overlaps Memorial Day honors for fallen military members. But wait.....that is what is implied by making that decision. Here's just what a few fellow New Yorkers had to say [and you can read more comments on the Facebook page:] No... try again. Still horribly missing the point. Its not New Yorkers youve offended its Americans. And its not veterans you owe an apology to, its Goldstar families, the memory of our fallen servicemen and women and all American citizens. Disgraceful. PLEASE find a different weekend. These people deserve to be recognized but it really will be overshadowing the weekend for the Military. Truly a slap in the face for Gold Star Families From Cuomo... "And remember them and their families on Memorial Day." There was nothing "incorrectly implied' It was never to be Sunday. He wants it on Monday, putting them on the same stage as our Military No flags should be flown at half staff at ANY TIME during Memorial Day weekend except to honor US veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice of their lives for the freedom of this country. To suggest anything or anyone else is shameful and disgraceful. Don't get me wrong. I do think it's a good and an important idea to have a day where flags are lowered to half-staff to honor our essential workers. Memorial Day isn't new. Maybe it would have been more appropriate to have it scheduled the same day as the one year mark of "flattening the curve." Let us know inside our station app. LOOK: The Inauguration in Photos LOOK: Route 66s quirkiest and most wonderful attractions state by state Stacker compiled a list of 50 attractions--state by state--to see along the drive, drawing on information from historic sites, news stories, Roadside America , and the National Park Service. Keep reading to discover where travelers can get their kicks on Route 66.
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https://wour.com/will-flags-be-at-half-staff-memorial-day-weekend-for-the-wrong-reasons/
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How is the housing market impacting real estate agents?
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George Schechter has an entirely new business model. A real estate agent at Compass Florida in Coconut Grove, Schechter has 12 years of experience in the real estate industry, so hes familiar with its cyclical ups and downs. But todays housing market has forced him to pivot to remain successful. This market is like nothing weve ever seen, he said. In certain neighborhoods, such as Coconut Grove and Coral Gables, were at 25-year lows in inventory, with buyer demand Ive never experienced. A recent example of the frothy market in South Florida: Schechter listed a house in Coconut Grove on a Friday at 7 a.m. for $895,000. By 10 a.m., he had 62 showing requests and by Monday, 27 offers. The house sold for $1.5 million. Theres plenty of advice available to help buyers and sellers navigate the current housing market. So many people got into the business last year because of the pandemic, said Sherri Johnson, a national real estate coach and speaker. Licenses went up dramatically due to job changes, and it does weed out the amateurs, the folks who cant adapt to change fast enough. The cream of the crop always rises, though anyone who is a good agent can sustain any type of economic or health crisis or any issue going on in the country.
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https://www.housingwire.com/articles/real-estate-agents-and-the-housing-market/
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Which coin can show the biggest price growth at the current bounce back?
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Even though Thursday has begun with a correction, bulls could seize the initiative. As a result, the majority of the top 10 coins are in the red zone. Top coins by CoinMarketCap BTC/USD Bitcoin (BTC) is trying to fix above the vital mark of $40,000, rising by 2.20% since yesterday. BTC/USD chart by TradingView Bitcoin (BTC) is looking bullish in the mid-term projection as bears could not keep the price above $40,000. In terms of the future price action, the chief crypto has gathered enough power to continue the rise to the next resistance level at around $45,000. The weakness of sellers is also supported by the low trading volume. Bitcoin is trading at $40,269 at press time. BNB/USD The rate of Binance Coin (BNB) has outperformed the one of Bitcoin (BTC), going up by almost 3%. BNB/USD chart by TradingView Binance Coin (BNB) is not an exception to the rule as the continued rise is also the more likely scenario for the native exchange coin. The low buying trading volume might be the only obstacle. In this regard, bears may show their strength in the area around $430. Such a price action is relevant until the end of the week. Binance Coin is trading at $382 at press time. DOGE/USD DOGE has not followed the rise of Bitcoin (BTC) and Binance Coin (BNB) with a price change of -1.57% since yesterday. DOGE/USD chart by TradingView Despite today's price drop, there are low chances of a further decline of DOGE. At the moment, the popular altcoin is located in the zone where most of the liquidity is focused. If bulls can keep the rate above $0.30, the next target of $0.45 may be attained within the next few days. DOGE is trading at $0.3418 at press time. DOT/USD Polkadot (DOT) has managed to show good price action, rising by 6% over the last 24 hours. DOT/USD chart by TradingView Polkadot (DOT) is following the chart of Binance Coin (BNB) as the current growth is not accompanied by a large selling volume, which confirms the weakness of bears. Even though the price is not far from the peaks, the next level at $32where most of liquidity is focusedmay be achieved shortly. Polkadot is trading at $23.89 at press time. UNI/USD Uniswap (UNI) is the biggest gainer today, rocketing by 15%. UNI/USD chart by TradingView Despite the ongoing rise, bears might seize the initiative in the short-term scenario as the rise is not accompanied by the trading volume. That is why there is a possibility to expect a false breakout of the $32 zone. UNI is trading at $29.60 at press time. BCH/USD Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is the second-biggest gainer today, rising by 7.11%. BCH/USD chart by TradingView The rise of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) may last until it reaches the mark of $933: the so-called mirror level at which a correction is possible. The low buying trading volume is another reason for a false breakout. Bitcoin Cash is trading at $774 at press time.
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https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/which-coin-can-show-the-biggest-price-growth-at-the-current-bounce-back-202105280539
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Is a part-time General Assembly still right for Rhode Island?
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As anyone who has witnessed the mad scramble of legislative activity at the end of each years General Assembly session can attest, it is hard to come away not thinking, theres got to be a better way. Months of behind-the-scenes political maneuvering and deal-making often comes to a head in the sessions waning days. And thats when legislative leaders sway over often blurry-eyed lawmakers, who go from day jobs to late-night Statehouse cram sessions, grows substantially. But thats the way its always been done in Rhode Island, which has a part-time legislature that meets for six months of the year. As this weeks package of cover stories reports, even some high-ranking members of the legislature think so. Both Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, a Democrat, and Republican House Minority Leader Blake A. Filippi think the legislative work has become too complex for citizen legislators. They think Rhode Island would be better served by a full-time, professional assembly. There are pros and cons and hybrid models such as Connecticuts to consider. There are few topics more important to all Rhode Islanders than how we want our state government to function. Legislative leaders should recognize the moment and form a study commission. Just because the General Assembly has always done things this way doesnt mean there isnt a better way.
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https://pbn.com/is-a-part-time-general-assembly-still-right-for-rhode-island/
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Why Has the River Ganga Turned Green in Varanasi?
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It has been a few days since the colour of the Ganga river in Varanasi turned green - and not exactly with envy. The change in the colour of the water has become a major cause of concern for the local people - more so, because in the same period last year, during the first wave of the pandemic, the Ganga water had become sparkling clean, mainly due to less pollution. According to Dr B.D. Tripathi, the chairman of Malviya Ganga Research Centre at Banaras Hindu University, the greenish appearance of the river could be due to microcystis algae. They can be found in flowing water. But it is generally not seen in the Ganga. But wherever the water gets stopped and the condition for nutrients is created, microcystis begin to grow. Its specialty is that it grows only in the waters of ponds and canals," he said. According to scientists, the water can turn toxic and needs to be checked if the greenish colour prevails longer. Environmental pollution scientist Dr Kripa Ram has said that the algae are seen in Ganga due to increased nutrients in the water. He also cited rain as one of the reasons for the change of colour of Ganga water. Due to rain, these algae flow to the river from fertile lands. After getting adequate nutrients, they start the process of photosynthesis. If the water remains still for long, then only the suns rays can go deep, enabling photosynthesis. Phosphate, sulphur and nitrate are the nutrients that help the algae grow. The nutrients can also come from agricultural land and sewage," he explained. The scientist said that there was no need to worry. It is a natural process and generally happens between March and May. However, since the water turns toxic, bathing in it can cause skin diseases and drinking it can harm the liver. The local residents, meanwhile, claim that this is the first time that the Ganga has turned so green. Almost the entire river has changed colour and a foul smell is emanating from the water. Samples of water must be thoroughly tested before scientists come to a general conclusion," said Ajay Shankar, an octogenarian. Read all the Latest News, Breaking News and Coronavirus News here
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https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/why-has-the-river-ganga-turned-green-in-varanasi-3785096.html
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What makes REITs an attractive investment vehicle?
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While Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are considered a relatively new investment vehicle in India, the structure has been a standard part of many investors' personal portfolios worldwide for many years. Historically, REIT portfolios have been one of the best-performing asset classes available and should be a core component in any long-term, diversified investment portfolio. REITs, a $2trn asset class, have been a huge success globally, providing institutional and retail investors with an opportunity to benefit from the growth in real estate across multiple sectors and geographies. In the US alone, 145 million individuals have invested in REITs through their retirement savings and other investment funds; equity REITs have outperformed the S&P 500 in the 20-, 25- and 30-year periods. STRONG LONG-TERM FUNDAMENTALS OF THE INDIAN OFFICE MARKET The REIT structure has permanently transformed the Indian office market since the listing of Indias first REIT, Embassy REIT, in April 2019, and subsequent listings of Mindspace Office Parks and, more recently, the Brookfield Office Parks REIT. The long-term fundamentals of Indias office market are solid. Global companies are looking for flexible, productive and dynamic workspaces that provide a complete business ecosystem for the young tech talent available in India and in short supply worldwide. The Nasscom industries in India employ over 4.5m people, housed in high-quality office premises across the major metros of India. Those businesses are growing every year and have record hiring plans and record order books coming out of last year's pandemic as the business world embraces digital transformation. These occupiers are not only about the older style ITES companies but increasingly are dominated by Global Captive Centres and Captive R&D Centres of international companies. Today there are over 1500 such Global Captive Centres, and expectations from industry leaders anticipate continued growth over the coming 3-5 years. These technology industries have been driving the growth of India's commercial real estate industry over the past decade. For India to have listed three REITs with a combined market cap of $7.6 bn or INR 55,267 crores in the last two years speaks of how eager investors have been to embrace the evolution and growth story of the office market in India, away from the fragmented, low scale, variable quality market to a more institutionalized, higher quality compliant market that provides a better product to occupiers and investors alike. ACCESSIBILITY TO RETAIL INVESTORS Commercial Real Estate has remained inaccessible primarily to retail investors due to high-ticket prices, illiquid long-term investments, and difficulties in administering and managing significant assets. Now retail investors can build wealth through commercial real estate, through the REIT product, in a liquid, tradable unit with tax efficiency and high-quality management. REITs invest primarily in completed buildings, income yielding real estate assets. These typically yield the highest returns on an exit timeline of 7-10 years, making it a long-term investment much like private equity or mutual funds. REIT investments are tradeable market instruments, and therefore transacting is significantly less cumbersome than directly investing in property. The REIT assets are secured by long term leases with multinational and Fortune 500 companies, ensuring stringent terms of lease with occupiers and a steady, predictable income flow. DIVERSIFICATION AND TOTAL RETURNS In addition to providing retail investors with an opportunity to invest in Grade A commercial real estate by offering stable returns as quarterly distributions, REITs also provide the potential of long-term capital appreciation to retail investors. Since REITs are required to distribute at least 90 percent of earnings to investors, it makes an excellent choice for those who need an income or wants to reinvest their dividends and let their gains compound over time. REITs provide greater diversification, potentially higher total returns and lower overall risk. The REIT assets are professionally managed with a compulsory minimum allocation of 80 percent to completed, income-generating assets, and disbursement of regular income to unitholders, which make REITs an attractive option for the Indian investor. TAX-EFFICIENT A further benefit is that REITs are particularly tax-efficient for the private investor; rental income received by the REIT, which are in turn distributed to unitholders, are treated as a pass-through flow and not subject to income tax. BEST IN CLASS GOVERNANCE AND TRANSPARENCY Global and domestic investors have increasingly accepted that the REIT structure in India possesses best-in-class governance and compliance standards. The way SEBI has structured REITs in India has made the asset a reliable investment for investors by maximizing security and focusing on investor returns. SEBI has implemented effective governance, stringent reporting, regulatory framework and disclosure practices ensuring greater transparency. SEBI has implemented effective governance and safeguards such as disclosure requirements, professionally managed real estate assets, a compulsory minimum investment of 80 percent in income-generating assets, and compulsory disbursement income to unitholders, making REITs a secure and attractive option for the Indian investor. PROVEN RESILIENCE REITs provide diversification, transparency, stable cash flow through distributions and capital appreciation, having the ability to build wealth with minimum downside risk over a long-term horizon. Not only have REITs continued to perform under normal circumstances, but they have also demonstrated resilience during the pandemic in India. For example, Embassy REIT delivered a total return of 24 percent since listing and has paid out more than INR 3700 Crores in distributions to its unitholders over the eight quarters since April 2019. REITs have the ability to withstand periods of high inflation and volatility in equity, high-interest rates and low bond dividend yields; and have grown from multiple levers contractual escalation, mark to market, on-campus development and acquisitions. With this track record, an office REIT focussed on the Indian market should form a core component of any asset allocation strategy alongside equity and bonds for all retail investors. INVEST IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE THROUGH LIQUID TRADABLE UNITS: Worldwide, REITs are a preferred mode of investment for retail investors as they offer security combined with high yield and growth through indirect and regulated ownership of Grade A real estate assets. The real estate sector has always been viewed favourably by Indian investors. However, traditional forms of investment in this sector had three significant shortcomings high quantum of initial investment, low liquidity and challenges around long term asset management. This meant that many investors could not invest in Grade A commercial assets REITs now allow Indian investors to participate in the benefits of the commercial real estate sector, which were hitherto unavailable to a large section of the Indian society. Like stocks, investors can buy and sell REIT units in the market, allowing high volume trades and creation of liquidity on disposal instead of direct investment that were opaque on fees, low on governance and illiquid. DIVERSIFICATION and TOTAL RETURNS REITs provide greater diversification, potentially higher total returns, and lower overall risk. The ability to generate dividend income along with capital appreciation makes a REIT an excellent instrument to offset equity and fixed income volatility. There is also evidence that shows REITs have outperformed listed realty stocks due to consistent dividend distribution, making them an attractive investment worldwide. With this track record, an office REIT focussed on catering to the Indian market should form a core component of any asset allocation strategy alongside equity and bonds for all retail investors.
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https://www.cnbctv18.com/real-estate/what-makes-reits-an-attractive-investment-vehicle-9454331.htm
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How do Suns Compete without a Healthy Chris Paul?
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In Game One of the First Round of the NBA playoffs, Phoenix Suns All-Star point guard Chris Paul went down early in the second quarter with a right shoulder contusion. He later came back in the game, but was obviously uncomfortable. Two nights later in the second game of the series, Paul tried once again pushing through the injury. However, Head Coach Monty Williams recognized his star players pain and decided to sit him. Chris Paul heads to the locker room after an apparent injury on this play.pic.twitter.com/SE8Mzitird Sporting News (@sportingnews) May 23, 2021 Play where Paul injured himself Its pretty obvious, Williams said after Game Two. Hes not able to make the passes he wants. He was laboring tonight. I dont want to get into too many details until I talk to him. But you could see that his arm wasnt he wasnt even running the way he ran and dribbled the ball this morning. With Game Three on Thursday at Staples Center, the coaching staff and players do not know if Chris Paul will be able to come back in time or what his ability will be on the court. He currently is listed a probable on Thursday for Game Three. However, the players understand that they are prepared for everything, including injury, during the playoffs. Back-up point guard Cam Payne played a majority of Pauls minutes late in crunch time. He finished with 19 points and brought energy everytime he was on the court. There are questions about Pauls availability and they could be without their future Hall of Famer in Los Angeles. Although Phoenix needs Paul to be on the court, there is a chance thats not an option. If Paul isnt available to play, Payne will be expected to perform to the same level as Game Two and lead this team as the primary point guard. This, too, means that Javon Carter or Devin Booker will also get some minutes at point guard. Focusing more on Game Three, Phoenix definitely has some issues to figure out. In Game Two, the Suns got out rebounded, including on the offensive side. They need to take out the Lakers size and continue to attack the boards. In Game One, the Suns did a much better job on the glass, holding big men Anthony Davis and Andre Drummond under 10 rebounds each. One of the bigger differences that played into the rebound difference was the wings and guards rebound totals. As DeAndre Ayton and Dario ari boxed out in Game One, the wings and guards did a great job of attacking the glass and grabbing rebounds. In Game Two, they were less aggressive, leaving the Suns big men to carry the rebounding load with less success. In Game Three, the Suns smaller players need to continue to attack the rebounds and help out the big men. Also, Phoenix should look to push the basketball in these situations to combat against the Lakers aggressive half court defense, an adjustment made in Game Two. Due to an increase in the Lakers pressure defense, the Suns turned the ball over a lot more in Game Two. Especially with the possibility of playing without Chris Paul, the Suns have to focus on making the smart pass everytime down the court. In Game Two, some of their passes were ill advised and easily stolen. This is something that definitely hurt Phoenix, especially against the Lakers who take advantage of any fast break opportunity they get off turnovers. Instead of getting the home-run pass everytime down the floor, the Suns should really focus on making sure the pass is one that will make it to a teammate instead of ending up in the hands of the scrappy Lakers. With a question to Pauls ability, Phoenix should prepare with expectations of him being limited. Although he is the most important piece in this turn-around season, as the saying goes, the show must go on. This series has been the most intense and competitive series throughout the first two games of any series. The Suns will look to reclaim home-court advantage on Thursday. Tip-off is 7 p.m.
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http://www.backsportspage.com/how-do-suns-compete-without-a-healthy-chris-paul/
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Is Orwellian the most ill-used adjective in our vocabulary?
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The man was a novelist, a journalist, a champion of clear English, but in the end Orwellian salutes none of that. Or not directly. Rather the label describes a world where every mouse-click leaves a cookie, where cameras sweep each junction, as covert agencies monitor our every action. George Orwells dystopian Nineteen Eighty-Four. Credit: The word was coined following Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four, his dystopian vision written in 1948. Google nGram, a tool to gauge any words usage over time, shows the adjectives own Everest since the postwar period. Fittingly, in a way, since Google Ngram embodies the Orwellian spirit, eavesdropping what words we say and write. Not that surveillance is the whole bleak enchilada. Dictionaries hedge their bets, declaring the adjective as resembling Orwells literary work. Fat lot of use that is. Shades of saying Daliesque is reminiscent of a painter called Salvador. Bolder glossaries lend more detail. This week, researching the term, I met references to propaganda, disinformation, totalitarianism, as well as the denial of truth or doublethink. A generous grab-bag, which introduces the problem. The moment a word can mean so many things, it means very little. In 2003, US linguist Geoffrey Nunberg declared Orwellian to be the most widely used adjective derived from the name of a modern writer And possibly the most ill-used.
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https://www.watoday.com.au/culture/books/is-orwellian-the-most-ill-used-adjective-in-our-vocabulary-20210524-p57ul0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_culture
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Should Norwich look to reduce city centre parking?
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Published: 6:00 AM May 28, 2021 Echoing car parks lay deserted during the pandemic as the public stayed at home instead of hopping in their cars and heading to the city. And a city centre leader said that the first bubbles of economic regeneration were in areas where people could walk, cycle, or wheel to the shops, prompting questions about the long-term future of cars in the city. Jamie Osborn, Green councillor for the Mancroft ward, said: "We do need to have fewer cars in the city - not only for the environmental reasons but also because it frees up space for people who really need to drive into the city for accessibility reasons. Jamie Osborn, Green city and county councillor. - Credit: Jamie Osborn "We saw the areas where foot, bike or chair access come back quickest because people felt more comfortable just to pop out and grab something and then maybe stop for a drink on the way back instead of relying on transport to get them somewhere." The news comes as it was revealed Norwich is among the cities with the worst parking space availability to blue badge holders. You may also want to watch: He was echoed by Anthony Breach, a researcher for Centre for Cities who said: "If we are serious about the climate crisis councils will have to start looking at reducing the number of cars in our cities. Although it's not a particularly popular policy, the best way to do that would be to reduce the availability of free parking spaces. "There needs to be a joined-up approach between councils, commercial landlords, and policymakers so they can establish how people can access towns and cities via public transport and indeed what will happen to car parks which are no longer in use." But Professor Joshua Bamfield of the Centre for Retail Research offered a "reality check" of closing car parks before the region was ready. He said: "It would not be a good story for retailers if car parking decreased in availability. What people want is to have a day at the shops, chuck their stuff in the boot and go home. "We also have to look at Norfolk as a whole and access both within the county and from outside is really only convenient via car. If you're coming in via the train often you have to change, and the buses are stuck on single-carriage roads which get users home in the dark. Professor Joshua Bamfield, director of the Centre of Retail Research. Picture: Joshua Bamfield - Credit: Joshua Bamfield "What would be a better way of reducing parking usage would be to use our on-street parking better. If we had half an hour slots like some other cities do then people could pop into the city and back out again instead of paying for an hour and then hanging around when they don't need to just to spend the time. "That means the people who are parked are there intentionally and sees fewer people driving around looking for spots."
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https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/business/should-norwich-reduce-parking-spaces-ar-parks-8010208
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What are the most iconic kids TV and film catchphrases?
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Disney, Hanna-Barbera, Contender Entertainment Famous phrases from Frozen and the Toy Story films have ranked top in a list of children's most iconic TV and film quotes. One thousands parents of two to seven year olds were asked to choose which catchphrases they thought were the best. "Let it go" sung by Elsa in Frozen topped the list, meanwhile Scooby-Doo's "Scooby-dooby-doo" catchphrase came second. Buzz Lightyear's "To infinity and beyond" from the Toy Story movies flew in at third place and Peppa Pig had three catchphrases in the top 20 - including the iconic, "pig snort". You can choose one below, or let us know in the comments.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/57271659
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Why was MortaL nominated at Esports Awards 2021?
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Being nominated in the Esports Awards is a dream for many streamers on different streaming platforms. MortaL, an Indian PUBG Mobile gamer, had his dream fulfilled after becoming nominated for the Steamer of the Year category at the Esports Awards 2021. For the second time in a row This really feels surreal.. There's only moving forward. With a smile https://t.co/JwW6n5PAHW MortaL (@Mortal04907880) May 27, 2021 In this category, the award is presented to a streamer who has increased the standards of gaming and created an entertaining and positive environment for their fans. Gaming enthusiasts have the power to decide who wins. Players can click here to cast their vote for their favorite streamer. Also read: PUBG Mobile, Free Fire nominated for Mobile Game of the Year award at Esports Awards 2021 The criteria for MortaL's nomination at Esports Awards 2021 Players who've been nominated for the Steamer of the Year category in the Esports Awards 2021 have to meet the Award Criteria. As per the official website, these are the three criteria based on which popular PUBG Mobile player, Naman "MortaL" Mathur, was nominated: Hosted live streams throughout the last year related to video games. Built and sustained a large audience of viewers who are consistently entertained. Innovated in the area of streaming with new ideas, technological advancements, or overall quality. MortaLs YouTube channel has over 6.39 million subscribers. He uploads videos almost every day and provides tips and tricks to battle royale players to improve their gameplay. MortaLs most viewed video has crossed the 17-million mark. He currently aims at spreading positivity and happiness through his channel. MortaL was nominated for the Esports Awards 2020 as well. He missed the title to another popular streamer, Ibai, and became the 1st Runner Up. Also read: PUBG Mobile players worried about potential account deletion in Battlegrounds Mobile India as Facebook ban rumours circulate online MortaL received the exciting news of his nomination for the Esports Award 2021 while live-streaming Subnautica on his YouTube channel. Players can watch his reaction in the video above from 1:34:19 onwards. Other streamers who've been nominated for the Steamer of the Year category in the Esports Awards 2021 are: Nickmercs TheGrefg Shroud Summit1g Valkyrae Ibai xQc Ludwig Courage Dr DisRespect LOUD Coringa Also read: Esports Awards 2021 finalists: Full list of nominees including MortaL, xQc, Dr DisRespect, and more
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https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/why-mortal-nominated-esports-awards-2021
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Which 3 teams are the NFL's version of the Bermuda Triangle?
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Well, let's find out. The Bermuda Triangle has been infamous for instances of mysterious disappearances of ships and aircrafts over the years. The triangle is located in an area of the North Atlantic Ocean that links Bermuda, Florida and Puerto Rico. Some believe alien or paranormal activity occurs inside the Bermuda Triangle, causing people, boats, and planes to go missing. The Bermuda Triangle of the NFL Many NFL fans may not know that a similar thing 'exists' in the National Football League as well. The Bermuda Triangle of the NFL links three franchises infamous for their failures, draft pick busts and championship droughts. Lets dip our toes into the mysterious waters of this triangle of turnovers and franchise failures to discover which teams make up the Bermuda Triangle of the NFL. So much wasted talent. More losing than you can ever imagine. A plethora of number 1 draft picks. Not a single Super Bowl win. I present you... the Bermuda Triangle of the NFL. pic.twitter.com/cFdAGxAdsH NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) May 26, 2021 The Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals and Detroit Lions are the three franchises that make up the Bermuda Triangle of the NFL. Even though all three teams have had multiple first-round draft picks, they haven't won a single Super Bowl. On that note, let's take a look at all three teams. Cincinnati Bengals If youre a Bengals fan, it would be understandable if you thought your team was cursed. If you look back over Cincinnatis history, youll find many instances of plain bad luck interspersed with rather poor decision-making. Cincinnati Bengals QB injury woes Lets start back in 1969 when the Bengals drafted quarterback Greg Cook in the first round. The great Bill Walsh, at the time Cincinnatis offensive coordinator, called Cook the best quarterback hed ever seen. Unfortunately for the Bengals, after winning their first three NFL games with Cook under center, he injured his shoulder and was never the same again. Carson Palmer was the Bengals' no. 1 draft pick in the 2003 NFL Draft. After slowly improving during his first two seasons in the NFL, he led the Bengals to the playoffs in 2005. In the wildcard game against bitter rivals Steelers, Palmer launched a deep throw to Chris Henry at the start of the game. During the play, the quarterbacks knee was hit, and he dislocated his kneecap. The Bengals went on to lose the game, and Palmer was never the same again. Cincinnati selected LSU QB Joe Burrow with the no. 1 pick in last years NFL Draft. The Bermuda Triangle of the NFL once again took another victim as Burrow tore his ACL, MCL and PCL in week 11 against the Washington Football Team. Cincinnati Bengals' first-round draft pick failures The Cincinnati Bengals have had a couple of unfortunate results with their first-round draft picks. (Again, that could be a curse.) In 1995, the Bengals traded up to get the first pick in the NFL draft for Ki Jana Carter, the star running back out of Penn State. Fas loved the pick till he blew out his knee in the first preseason game against Detroit and was never the same player again. In the 1999 NFL Draft, the Bengals picked quarterback Akili Smith with the third overall pick. The Saints had offered the Bengals a plethora of draft picks to move back in the draft, but Cincinnati refused. During the four years Smith was with the Bengals, he started only 17 games and threw just five touchdown passes and had 13 interceptions, eventually leading to his release on May 31, 2003. Moreover, the Bengals could have had the legendary Bill Walsh as their head coach but instead chose their defensive coordinator. Walsh went on to win three Super Bowls, beating the Bengals in two of them. Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions have a history that fits with the Bermuda Triangle, one full of disappearances and losses. The NFL franchise has never made the Super Bowl and are once again in rebuilding mode this year. Former NFL great Matt Millen was the president of the Lions from 2001 to 2008. During his stint in charge of the franchise, the team went 31-84. Millen was infamous for drafting the wrong players (Joey Harrington, Charles Rodgers) and overpaying free agents (Bill Schroeder, Dre Bly). Many Lions fans would like to think of Millen as an alien sent to Detroit to sabotage their chances of winning. Playoff failures The Detroit Lions have an NFL playoff record of 7-13. They have not won a playoff game since 1991, losing eight straight wildcard playoff games. So unlike the Bermuda Triangle, its not a mystery that they have never made the Super Bowl. Disappearing stars Two of the Lions greatest players in franchise history suddenly retired at the age of 30. Legendary running back Barry Sanders hung up his cleats after ten record-breaking seasons in the NFL. The star rusher held multiple NFL records at the time of his retirement. It was later revealed in his autobiography that he had retired due to frustration with the team management. 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Calvin Johnson is the second Lions star to retire abruptly. Megatron dominated the NFL during the nine seasons he played. The wide receiver retired in 2015, citing health concerns and a lack of success in Detroit. Cleveland Browns Once one of the premier teams in the NFL, the Cleveland Browns became the laughing stock of the league. Many fans blamed the Cleveland sports curse that was broken by LeBron James leading the Cavaliers to the NBA title in 2016. Jim Brown led the Browns to their last championship in 1964 before the Super Bowl was created. Here are just a few examples of why Cleveland is a big part of the NFL's Bermuda Triangle. The Drive One of the most famous (or infamous if youre a Browns fan) moments in NFL history happened in the 1987 AFC championship game. Cleveland were leading Denver 20-13 when the Broncos got the ball on their own two-yard line. John Elway went on to lead his team down the field to score a touchdown to tie the game in the final seconds. The Broncos would go on to win the game in overtime by kicking a field goal. The franchise that disappeared One episode in Cleveland Browns history will always link them to the Bermuda Triangle, the time Art Modell moved the team to Baltimore. On November 6, 1995, Browns owner Art Modell announced he was moving the franchise to Baltimore. The city sued, and the team was eventually reinstated to the league in 1999. But for a few years, there the Browns disappeared like a ship in the Bermuda Triangle. The Browns get their first playoff win in 25 years. Baker: 263 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT Chubb: 145 total yards, TD Hunt: 48 yards, 2 TD pic.twitter.com/zYPKSGb8fz StatMuse (@statmuse) January 11, 2021 After finally winning a playoff game last season, things may be looking up for the Cleveland Browns in the NFL this year.
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https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/which-3-teams-nfl-s-version-bermuda-triangle
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Has the Cambridges' charm offensive in Scotland bolstered the Union?
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Prince William and Kate Middleton concluded their week-long tour of Scotland on Thursday - dubbed a royal charm offensive to help persuade the country to resist the demands of nationalists for independence. The Duke of Cambridge, 38, bookended the trip with emotional speeches at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, where he represented his grandmother the Queen as Lord High Commissioner. The father-of-three stressed his deep connection to the nation and its people, admitting Scotland reminds him of 'some of his happiest and saddest memories'. He was at the Queen's Balmoral residence when he was given the devastating news his mother had died, yet found comfort in the Scottish countryside during his 'dark days of grief' - and he eventually met his wife while studying at St Andrews. On Thursday William yet again emphasised the country is 'so important' to him and his wife in a very personal address, adding: 'I am shaped by this place. The abiding affection I feel for it is rooted in my experience of its everyday life - in people, relationships, and its ethic of neighbourliness.' He added that he believes 'we can be confident about the future'. Prince William and Kate Middleton returned to London today after a week-long tour of Scotland dubbed a royal charm offensive to help persuade the country to resist the demands of nationalists for independence But while the royal couple have been well received by members of the public throughout their tour, their engagements largely failed to generate anywhere near the publicity they receive in England - though Kate's touching visit to a five-year-old cancer patient did secure them some positive coverage to cap off the trip. Edinburgh Live ran a story about the couple's sweet tribute to the late Duke of Edinburgh on Wednesday, when they arrived for a special film screening for NHS staff in one of his old Land Rovers, while The Scotsman ran a straight piece on their visit to Orkney to open a hospital. Certainly in the political sphere, the royals' attempt to curry favour appears to have had little impact. There was radio silence on social media from SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, despite the fact she met with Prince William at the start of the week - a discussion the Duke said he 'enjoyed' in his final speech. The majority of Scottish MPs failed to even acknowledge the royal couple's visit on their individual platforms, though a few expressed mild contempt for the way the royals' trip to Orkney was reported in the press. SNP MP Martin Docherty-Hughes retweeted a post by Sky News which read: 'Prince William and Kate have visited the Orkney Islands - their first official trip to the remote Scottish archipelago,' quipping in response: 'Checks map......oh aye 10 miles fae the mainland,' making the point Orkney isn't especially 'remote'. The majority of Scottish MPs failed to even acknowledge the royal couple's visit on their individual platforms, though a few expressed mild contempt for the way the royals' trip to Orkney (pictured) was reported in the press Given the royals are expected to remain impartial when it comes to politics, the Cambridges' apparent deployment to bolster the Union has attracted controversy with Scottish nationalist press (pictured on a visit to Starbank Park in Edinburgh) He also retweeted a post by writer David C.Weinczok which criticised the 'cliches' used to described 'anything Scottish', as well as a post which referenced a Channel 4 News report that Prince William 'had a private meeting with Gordon Brown with some suggestion of pulling the Royal Family into a campaign for the Union'. It added: 'Republicanism isn't a necessary consequence of Scottish independence, but that depends on the Royals' behaviour.' Peter Grant, SNP MP for Glenrothes, who is 'neutral on the question of the monarchy', retweeted a post which poked fun at the 'remote archipelago' reference and remarked: 'It's not the Pitcairn Islands ffs.' SNP MP for Ochil and South Perthshire, John Nicolson, also shared the tweet quoting the phrase 'remote archipelago', while SNP MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Angus MacNeil, retweeted a tweet criticising broadcaster STV for using the phrase in its coverage. He also retweeted an opinion piece published in The National which accused the royals of using Scotland as 'its own personal Tartan Disneyland'. Conservative MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Andrew Bowie, clearly saw the Cambridges' visit as a boost to his constituency, and retweeted a series of Royal Family posts. SNP MP Martin Docherty-Hughes retweeted a post by Sky News which read: 'Prince William and Kate have visited the Orkney Islands - their first official trip to the remote Scottish archipelago,' quipping in response: 'Checks map......oh aye 10 miles fae the mainland,' making the point Orkney isn't especially 'remote' Mr Docherty-Hughes also retweeted a post which referenced a Channel 4 News report that Prince William 'had a private meeting with Gordon Brown with some suggestion of pulling the Royal Family into a campaign for the Union'. It added: 'Republicanism isn't a necessary consequence of Scottish independence, but that depends on the Royals' behaviour' Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland, Alistair Carmichael, also appeared in favour of the visit, sharing a tweet by EMEC [European Marine Energy Centre] which said it was an 'honour' to host the Duke and Duchess during their stay in Orkney. The Cambridges tweeted about the company's renewable energy turbine which is helping to turn the tide on climate change. Mr Carmichael also retweeted a post by ITV reporter Hamish Auskerry which reported a chance encounter between the royal couple and local primary school children while out and about in Kirkwall. Given the royals are expected to remain impartial when it comes to politics, their apparent deployment to bolster the Union has attracted controversy with Scottish nationalist press. The column in The National by Kevin McKenna was particularly scathing, branding the royals a 'dysfunctional' family who use Scotland as a 'year-round, all-inclusive, holiday playground' with their 'every whim catered for by grown men and women jouking about in tartan like large liquorice allsorts'. 'Basically, the British royal family gets to use Scotland as its own personal Tartan Disneyland. It always has done,' it read. 'While Scotland remains in the Union, its large extended family is given the most picturesque half of the country to shoot animals, ride horses, walk their dogs and fish in some of the worlds grandest waterways. And all without having to encounter too many actual Scots and their unpredictable ways and rough manners.' The column in The National by Kevin McKenna was particularly scathing, branding the royals a 'dysfunctional' family who use Scotland as a 'year-round, all-inclusive, holiday playground' A separate piece penned by readers of the publication made a case for Scotland having its own 'down-to-earth' royal family with an 'approachable, slim-lined monarchy' like some of our European neighbours. Professor Aonghus MacKechnie, who contributed to the feature, suggested Prince William's language resembled a 'visiting diplomat' which he claimed 'evidences the royal detachment from Scotland'. 'After all, people would think it deeply odd were William to return home to make a public statement about how "incredibly important" England is to him,' he argued. 'But with Scotland still fresh in his mind, now might be a good time for him to state publicly that the issue of independence is a matter for the Scottish people and one in which the monarchy will take no part.' Elsewhere, writing in The Herald, columnist Rosemary Goring observed that May is the month when 'the English try to change out minds' and compared the visit to the 'rough wooing' of Henry VIII. She wrote: 'The present royal offensive is so pleasant, you might call it the Smooth Wooing. William and Kates itinerary allows them to revisit some of their favourite haunts, and to extol the virtues of a country that has played a pivotal part in their lives. It is a sentimental journey, in more senses than one... 'Lets not forget that, just as nationalists were not universally anti-Brexit, unionists are not automatically royalists. Or, to put it another way, should we ever gain independence, this will not be a charter for republicans to begin beating that drum with any expectation of success. When he was First Minister, Alex Salmond made clear his admiration for the Queen. In his vision of an independent Scotland, the monarchy remained firmly in place.... 'So much for William and Kates benign boost for the Union. The question is, who else, like Henry VIIIs army, will be dispatched northwards to sort us out?' Ultimately it's the Scottish people who'll have the final say over whether the country chooses to go it alone. The Courier painted a brighter picture about the royals' visit, with columnist Jenny Hjul suggesting 'wheeling out William and Kate' in Scotland was a 'shrewd idea', whether it was a deliberate ploy to boost the Union or not. 'The fact that they have such a strong Scottish back story makes them the ideal royals to dispatch north when Scots need reminding what binds the United Kingdom together,' she wrote. 'In the wake of an election that secured five more years of Scottish Nationalist bellyaching about independence, now is a good time to play the Windsor card, which still resonates with the majority here.' The Courier painted a brighter picture about the royals' visit, with columnist Jenny Hjul suggesting 'wheeling out William and Kate' in Scotland was a 'shrewd idea', whether it was a deliberate ploy to boost the Union or not She added that the appetite for a republic 'never really takes off in Scotland', despite a 'political undercurrent of anti-monarchism'. Jenny also suggested that the Cambridges' popularity 'clearly unsettles' Nicola Sturgeon, referencing the SNP leader's irritation about the couple's previous trip across the border in December. But for all of William's heartfelt musings and reminiscing about his family's special times spent in Scotland, according to TV presenter and historian Dr Tessa Dunlop, 'it will take more than William and Kate to save the Union'. 'Take it from someone who grew up in Scotland with an English accent, "vanilla" Kate and William won't be converting any nationalists,' she told Mail+. 'The Royal Family really are seen as an English family - it's only the Queen who can "pack a punch" north of the border, so don't expect them to "save the union".'
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9626657/Has-Cambridges-charm-offensive-Scotland-bolstered-Union.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490
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Is Europe Changing Its Strategy Toward China?
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Authored by June Teufel Dreyer via The Epoch Times, The answer might be yes... and no. The European Parliaments May 20 resolution freezing any consideration of a long-awaited Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) with China, along with advocacy of a strengthened European Union screening regulations on foreign investment and increased cooperation with the United States on a Transatlantic Dialogue on China, certainly seemed to symbolize a changed European attitude toward China. A container ship from China Shipping Line is loaded at the main container port in Hamburg, Germany, on Aug. 13, 2007. Northern Germany, with its busy ports of Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Kiel, is a hub of international shipping. Hamburg is among Europe's largest ports. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Undoubtedly, European leaders have become more wary than those who met with members of a visiting U.S. congressional commission two decades ago. Warned by commissioners against lifting an embargo on arms sales that had been passed after the massacre in Tiananmen Square, they replied stoutly and virtually in unison that China is not the same country that it was in 1989. They dismissed evidence that, although China was incontestably not the same country that it had been in 1989, it was in fact more repressive than it had been, and was getting more so. Both Eurocrats and politicians seemed intrigued by the notion of strategic partnerships that China held forth, denying that they had any military implications, even when shown that the ideograph for the first character in strategic , shows a man holding a spear. Possibly their receptivity had something to do with Beijings hints at the prospect of lucrative deals for purchases of the wares of European defense contractors as well as the hordes of Chinese tourists eager to visit the continents castles, cathedrals, and department stores. Interestingly, the Western European states who had never lived under communism were the most trusting of Chinese promises whereas the Eastern European states, which had, were far more skeptical. Fast forward twenty years and the picture changes dramatically. Not overnight, to be sure, but incrementally in rough proportion to increases in Chinese assertiveness. Enthusiasm for lifting the arms embargo waned after Chinas National Peoples Congress in 2005 passed an anti-secession law formally asserting Beijings determination to use non-peaceful means against the separation of Taiwan from China and in any scenario where unification [read: annexation] became otherwise impossible. So as well did Chinas moves to enforce its claims to contested areas of the South China and East China seas as seen in its outright rejection of the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) that Chinas nine-dash line had no basis in international law, and its willingness to use force, as it did against Vietnam in 2020. Revelations about the treatment of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, and the steady diminution of the rights of residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region that had been guaranteed under a 1984 treaty between Great Britain and China made it difficult to believe that Beijing cared about the rights of its peoples and international law. Or that post-1989 China was evolving toward the kind of liberal democratic state that European leaders had seemed so confident of. An aerial photo taken though a glass window of a Philippine military plane shows the alleged on-going land reclamation by China on Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, west of Palawan, Philippines, on May 11, 2015. (Ritchie B. Tongo/Pool/Reuters) Reports on the suppression of religion and the persecution of believers were widely reported, but had few policy consequences. It was not so much that Europeans did not care about human rights issues as that they were eclipsed by concerns with the lure of a rapidly expanding Chinese market and their desire to get a larger share of it for themselves and their countries, often in competition with other European states. There was no lack of awareness that China was negotiating with European countries one deal at a time, skillfully playing one against another, but also no consensus about what to do about it. French President Jacques Chirac declared 2004 the Year of China and bathed the Eiffel Tower in red for visiting counterpart Hu Jintao, with lucrative business deals signed during the latters four-day stay. And after German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with the Dalai Lama in 2007, she was criticized for jeopardizing German business opportunities in their rivalry with France. Most European states welcomed Xi Jinpings signature One Belt, One Road (OBOR, later renamed the Belt and Road Initiative) project that would facilitate Sino-European trade. Enthusiasm cooled markedly when it was discovered that too many of the railway cars that brought Chinese goods to Europe were being shipped back empty: a rueful quip was that OBOR should be renamed OBOW: One Belt One Way. In addition, it was noticed that European companies had slipped in global rankings even as Chinese companies like State Grid and Sinopec climbed into Fortunes top ten. With its 28, now 27, members, the European Union, finds it difficult to reach an agreement on most issues, let alone ones as contentious as dealing with China. Until the 2021 decision on CAI, the results tended to be tepid. Maritime law expert Peter Dutton deemed the EU statement on the PCAs decision on the nine-dash line, a deeply disappointing statement from a government that likes to consider itself one of humanitys strongest supporters of international law. They could have and should have said they support the tribunals decision. Period. China was also able to take advantage of economic downturns in the Euro economy to acquire strategically important assets at low prices. Chinas State Grid Corporation began acquiring stakes in the power networks of cash-strapped southern European countries, including Portugal, Spain, Greece, and Italy, raising concerns that Beijing might exercise control of their operations. In response to a query by Reuters, a State Grid official replied, This is not a financial investment, [its] more like a strategic investment. When chided by the EU for allowing Chinese shipping company COSCO to acquire rights in Piraeus, Greek officials responded angrily that the EU had done little to help their country in its hour of need and that they would welcome more investment from China. COSCO now has a 67 percent stake in Piraeus, one of the largest ports in the Mediterranean and strategically situated close to the Suez Canal. The Chinese-Greek partnership has had consequences for EU decision-making, as when Greece refused to sign an EU letter on the South China Sea and, later, on Chinas alleged torture of detained human rights lawyers. Hungary, where China had pledged to spend billions of dollars on a railway project, likewise declined to sign. Concerns grew that China could be targeting smaller countries with weaker economies in order to penetrate the region. And, when in 2012 China set up the 16 (later 17)+1 partnership with central and eastern European states, EU leaders fretted that this was a mechanism to try to divide Europe. A view of old warehouses in the port of Piraeus which will be transformed to five-star hotels, on Oct. 18, 2018 Chinese shipping giant Cosco said it has ambitious plans for the Greek port of Piraeus, including a boost on already-bustling container and car piers but also five-star hotel expansion. (Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP via Getty Images) Chinese interests were not confined to penurious southern and eastern European states. German firms specializing in engineering and technology were prime targets for acquisition. In 2016, news that Chinas Midea group planned to acquire cutting-edge robotics firm Kuka raised anxieties about loss of intellectual property. However, Chancellor Merkel declined to intervene, making Kuka essentially a Chinese company despite charges that German engineers were now designing robots for the Peoples Liberation Army (Chinese military). Vigilance, however, had been heightened. Shortly after the Kuka purchase, Germanys economics ministry withdrew its earlier approval of chipmaker Aixtron by Chinas Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund LP, with Chinese officials accusing Germany of protectionism. Although German sources gave as their reason the lack of reciprocity in their dealings with Chinawhich is truethe underlying issue was security. For example, Aixtrons new, highly efficient semiconductor technology are able to boost the power of military radar transmitters while consuming less electricity. Not all concerns were economic: Berlin-based scholar journalist Didi Kirsten Tatlows meticulously documented study of Chinas Einheitsfront (united front) operations, concluded that Beijings deliberate influencing in an orchestrated manner cannot be ignored, and that most Germans underestimate the CCPs (Chinese Communist Party) will to power. Similar revelations occurred in Britain bringing to an end what both sides called the golden era of bilateral relations, especially when, shortly after leaving office, former Prime Minister David Cameron accepted the headship of a fund to create new investment links between China and the UK. Security concerns were raised about Chinese participation in the UKs Hinkley Point nuclear power station. News of the persecution of Uyghurs and the crackdown on pro-democracy Hong Kong residents deepened concerns, with Hong Kong being a particularly sensitive issue in Great Britain since it violated the 1984 treaty under which the UK agreed to return its colony to Chinese jurisdiction. These were exacerbated when the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that the agreement no longer has any practical significance and is not at all binding for the central governments management over Hong Kong. Civil liberties not only in China but in the UK itself also began to be threatened with incidents such as Chinese students at the London School of Economics, likely acting on suggestions from their embassy, demanding that an LSE globe depicting Taiwan as separate from China be altered. The Chinese Embassy then threatened Oxford Universitys Vice-chancellor Louise Richardson with the withdrawal of Chinese students unless she stopped Chancellor Chris Patten from visiting Hong Kong. Both efforts were unsuccessful: LSEs globe remains unaltered and Richardson refused the embassys request. Patten subsequently said that China had betrayed the people of Hong Kong and the West should cease kowtowing to Beijing for an illusory pot of gold. And a February 2021 study of academic cooperation with Chinese entities found many UK universities unintentionally generating research that is sponsored by Chinas military conglomerates including those with activities in the production of weapons of mass destruction, intercontinental ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles, and other items of massively destabilizing weaponry. Oxford University in Oxford, United Kingdom, on Sept. 20, 2016. (Carl Court/Getty Images) Similarly high-handed statements from Chinese official sources occurred elsewhere. When meeting pushback, they tended to elicit insults. The ambassador to Sweden, reacting to its governments complaints about the arrest of one of its nationals and, separately, evidence that an incident of Chinese tourists being bullied was fabricated, declared that his country had fine wines for its friends but shotguns for its enemies. Replying to widespread criticism of his words, the ambassador responded that Sweden was not important enough to threaten. After a French scholar defended the rights of parliamentarians to visit Taiwan, tweets from the Chinese embassy called him a little hoodlum, ideological troll, and mad hyena. When Lithuanian intelligence services accused China of increasingly aggressive espionage campaigns and the use of tech companies as surveillance assets, the Chinese ambassador countered that his country was being demonized and charged Lithuania with cold war-ism. Eighteen months later, Lithuanias foreign minister announced his countrys withdrawal from the 17+ 1 organization and called on the other member states to do the same. The EUs tepid statement on Beijings rejection of the PCA ruling on the South China Sea did not diminish the concerns of nations with major shipping interests in the area. Britain and France announced plans to send naval vessels to emphasize the importance they attached to freedom of navigation in the area. France, which has geographically extensive territories in the South Pacific, was particularly articulate on this issue. After the ruling, then-defense minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called for joint EU patrols of the maritime areas of Asia and the establishment of a regular and visible presence there and, with China clearly in mind, Le Drian argued that if the rule of law and freedom of navigation were not respected in the South China Sea today, they will next be challenged in and around Europe. More surprising than the British and French FONOPs was Germanys decision, although it has no territories in the area, to send a frigate to the area as part of a newly-adopted Indo-Pacific strategy. Unquestionably, attitudes in major EU countries have hardened. In Germany, the Green partys candidate for chancellor, the Greens having a realistic chance to become the ruling party in the countrys September election, has vowed to be tough on China. The smaller Free Democratic Party, which has a reputation of being a kingmaker, has pointedly removed the one-China clause from its party platform. Britain has banned Chinese telecommunications provider Huawei from its 5G networks, offered UK passports to British National Overseas residents of Hong Kong, revoked state-owned broadcaster CGTNs UK broadcast license, and expelled three Chinese for spying. In Czechia, attempts to build influence in politics backfired and there was discontent when a number of promised investments failed to materialize. The Czech senate president visited Taipei in defiance of Chinese orders and declared I am Taiwanese; Pragues mayor publicly refused to accept a one-China clause and flies Tibetan flags from city hall. Prague City Mayor Zdenk Hib talks to media about China during his visit to Taiwan on March 29, 2019. (Zdenk Hib, Mayor of Prague/Facebook) Yet it would be foolish to overinterpret these events. China is defiant, with the Global Times editorializing that the conditions imposed for resuming the ratification process are rough and arrogant, that the sanctions imposed by China are actually countermeasures against the EUs sanctions over Chinese officials and entities, and that there is no way that China will lift those sanctions under pressure from the European parliament. EU organizations other than the EP and many more European countries, the paper pointed out, want the CAI to come into force. Global Times may well be correct. The CAI was, and presumably continues to be, a major priority for Chancellor Merkel because of Chinas importance to the German automobile industry: if ratified, it would allow European companies to own majority stakes in their Chinese subsidiaries rather than forcing them to operate though joint venture with Chinese partners and share trade secrets. China is Germanys largest trading partner. In less wealthy countries, the lure of Chinese largesse is a powerful force for leaders even where there is opposition from the general public. Czech president Milos Zeman, who has been described as ostentatiously pro-China, has vowed to make his country Chinas gateway to Europe, even welcoming Xi Jinping with a 21-gun salutean honor not accorded to any foreign leader for more than fifty years. Most recently, he praised China as the only country that helped us and sent medical supplies in the pandemic. In Serbia, although complaints about the environmental and political aspects of Chinese investment grew, its elected leaders, despite their aspiration to join the EU and claims to share its democratic values, lean further toward China, which offers big loans, vaccines, and investments without the constraints that the EU would impose. Mutatis mutandis, there is a similar situation in Montenegro, whose government has asked Brussels for financial assistance to refinance a loan to China for an expensive only partially built highway that, according to European analysts, was a risky proposition to start with. China holds a quarter of Montenegros debt; if it defaults, the terms of the contract give China the right to access the countrys land as collateral. It is also possible that the EU sanctions themselves may end up hurting Western companies as much or more than China. Beijing has imposed boycotts on companies such as Swedens H&M, among others, for its suicidal remarks on so-called slave labor in Xinjiang, thereby impacting an important market for the apparel maker. A Xinjiang factory manager, admitting an initial downturn in international purchases of cotton, stated that his factory had made up the difference by shifting to domestic orders. In sum, European strategy toward China has evolved beyond the so-called golden years, and present tensions are unlikely to abate in the foreseeable future. With the emotional naivete of the past now spent, European statespersons would do well to concentrate on the realistic economic and security aspects of the relationship. Given the democratic principles that undergird both Eurogovernance and those of Europes component states, Beijing will always have the upper hand in playing one off against another. How long this can continue depends on many factors outside the scope of this study. Meanwhile, however, the EUs dream of a partnership between a united Europe and a liberalizing China seems to have fallen victim to Xi Jinpings China Dream.
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What Are the Best Sunglasses for Men?
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All products featured on GQ are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Loafers have been having what we in the business call a moment for quite some time, but the best loafers for men feel more hyper-relevant now than ever before. What other shoe, pray tell, is better suited to this particular moment: laceless and comfortable like the slippers youve been lounging in for months; sharp and stylish enough for the post-vax life youve been dreaming about for those same months. Thanks to the Great Loafer Boom of 2021, youve never had more optionsfrom heritage menswear brands and big-name designers and tiny startup labels aliketo slide right into for summer.
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Who among these made their Bollywood debut in 1991 in the movie Prem Qaidi?
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Karishma Kapoor made her Bollywood debut in 1991 in the movie Prem Qaidi. First roles andstart.Kapoor did itactingdebut in 1991at the age of seventeen with the romantic dramaPrem Qaidi, facing newbie Harish Kumar. Karishma kapoorwas only 16 years old when he acted in thismovie, thats how shedebuts, whileherCo-star Harish Kumar was just 15. Note: Answers will be updated at 12:00 PM {Refresh this page or join the Telegram channel to see quiz answers}. It is basically a quiz, where 5 unique questions and are stored daily, each question has 4 answer options, choose the correct one. Step 1: This is the Flipkart app quiz only so you need to download the Flipkart app from Google play store. Step 2: Now just open the Flipkart app and log into your account or register if you dont have one. Step 3: In the Flipkart app, you will see the Games banner at the bottom. Step 4: Go to Games and scroll down and you will see the Flipkart Daily Trivia banner. Now press the Play Now button to play the quiz. Step 5: Now you will be asked 5 questions in the Flipkart Daily Trivia quiz, to win the quiz you will have to answer all the questions correctly. Step 6: Now you have to give the correct answers which are given below. Scroll down and get a response and earn some. Answer 1: Karisma Kapoor Question 2: Life Was Like a Box of ____ is a famous dialogue by Forrest Gump. Answer 3: Stevie Wonder Question 4: Fill in the name of this movie by Alia Bhatt Kapoor & Sons (since ____) Answer 4: 1921 Question 5: Based on the novel of the same name by Michael Punke, Alejandro Inarritu directed the film Answer 5: The ghost Answers of the quiz of the day: Flipkart Kaun Who Made It Responds Today May 27, 2021 Season 2 Flipkart Daily Trivia Answers Today May 27, 2021 Win Prizes Flipkart Prize Wali Paathshala Quiz answers today May 27, 2021 Flipkart Dating Aaj Kal Quiz Today Answers All Episodes What Are The Main Benefits Of Comparing Car Insurance Quotes Online LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2020, / Compare-autoinsurance.Org has launched a new blog post that presents the main benefits of comparing multiple car insurance quotes. For more info and free online quotes, please visit https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/the-advantages-of-comparing-prices-with-car-insurance-quotes-online/ The modern society has numerous technological advantages. One important advantage is the speed at which information is sent and received. With the help of the internet, the shopping habits of many persons have drastically changed. The car insurance industry hasn't remained untouched by these changes. On the internet, drivers can compare insurance prices and find out which sellers have the best offers. View photos The advantages of comparing online car insurance quotes are the following: Online quotes can be obtained from anywhere and at any time. Unlike physical insurance agencies, websites don't have a specific schedule and they are available at any time. Drivers that have busy working schedules, can compare quotes from anywhere and at any time, even at midnight. Multiple choices. Almost all insurance providers, no matter if they are well-known brands or just local insurers, have an online presence. Online quotes will allow policyholders the chance to discover multiple insurance companies and check their prices. Drivers are no longer required to get quotes from just a few known insurance companies. Also, local and regional insurers can provide lower insurance rates for the same services. Accurate insurance estimates. Online quotes can only be accurate if the customers provide accurate and real info about their car models and driving history. Lying about past driving incidents can make the price estimates to be lower, but when dealing with an insurance company lying to them is useless. Usually, insurance companies will do research about a potential customer before granting him coverage. Online quotes can be sorted easily. Although drivers are recommended to not choose a policy just based on its price, drivers can easily sort quotes by insurance price. Using brokerage websites will allow drivers to get quotes from multiple insurers, thus making the comparison faster and easier. 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Can Brand Modi survive an India transformed by Covid?
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By now, most savvy political observers will readily agree that it would be unwise to separate Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Brand Modi. In other words, the product and the commodity are indistinguishable. Even if the product does not meet obvious needs, it can still triumph as a commodity of desire and desire. This explains why colossal failures such as demonetization, a scattered implementation of a unified tax system on goods and services, rising unemployment and even the brutal migrant crisis of the first Covid lockdown have only helped. brush against Brand Modi rather than destroy him. As of April 15, the B.1.617 variant has evolved at a rapid rate, from 200,000 infections per day to a burn of 400,000 cases cooler in early May. Covid-related deaths in terms of official figures have climbed to over 4,000 a day, adding to the already horrific total of over 200,000 deaths in India so far. These numbers, however, have yet to withstand close scrutiny. Given how overwhelmed the crematoriums have been and the number of swollen bodies that have floated in the Ganges, figure-rigging cannot be ruled out. In a carefully numbered report published in the New York Times Wednesday, journalists Lazaro Gamio and James Glanz project that deaths could be as high as 4.2 million in the worst-case scenario. A more likely outcome, they say, could see the toll at around 1.6 million. Apocalypse Covid Nor can it be ruled out that the crushing death, smoke and grief over the past two months may have changed the shape of the battle of perception. A number of damning world headlines, in quick succession, have excoriated the Modis government for mismanagement and incompetence. Phillip sherwellpiece of s in Time, perhaps, set the international tone by holding Prime Minister Modi squarely responsible for the Indias Covid apocalypse. Many more hot titles have followed since then. They were completed by the prestigious medical journal Lancet, who, once again, put the full guilt on the doorstep of the Indian Prime Minister. Many national newspapers, news channels and social media have been equally ruthless in describing the crisis as brought on by an unhappy government, a restless state, a absent administration and even accusing the prime ministers office of turning into a version of Nero, the tyrannical decadent Roman emperor who fled as Rome burned down. Given how ruthless and fierce the punch was, most brand managers would readily admit that they lost the narrative and, at best, only dark damage control could now be attempted. Narendra Modis crimes against humanity. In his first avatar, the image of Narendra Modi was firmly based on the Gujarat model. The states rapid economic progress during his nearly 14-year tenure has earned him several nicknames of good governance, sane administrator and decisive leader. All of these added up, especially for Indias ambitious middle class, to an economic reformer that would fuel an economic boom. Who can forget the dreadful Time gushing cover of the 2012 magazines, Modi Means Business. Many savvy observers, however, have warned even then that Gujarats model rests primarily on the belief that economic development can occur without democracy. After 2014, however, after taking office as Prime Minister, Brand Modi was radically reconverted. In the highest office, the Modi government shamelessly pursued majority policy from the start, but with a twist. On the one hand, it resolutely fueled the idea of an angry, impatient and threatened Hindu, who became increasingly eager to restore an imagined glorious past. On the other, he hastily sought to concentrate wealth in the hands of a few conglomerates by suddenly causing severe social upheaval and economic disruption. The Modi brand, in essence, represented the strengthening of a majority identity while putting neoliberalism on steroids. Collateral damage This great turmoil, however, has caused devastating collateral damage in the form of destabilized institutions, from the courts to the Election Commission, the draining of government capacity in education and health care, and the erosion of institutions. social safety nets, even as she led several populist projects. . In the first wave of Covid-19, the Modi government was still confident to seek out market and Atmanirbar or self-help solutions. Even in the second and most vicious phase of the pandemic, these neoliberal instincts have so far remained intact. As economist Partha Mukhopadhya says, the Modi government turned the entire vaccination campaign into liberalized competition between state governments. The Modi brand, in fact, continues to be locked into the prescriptions of the free market and chooses to keep the ideological faith with private profit. Around the world, however, the success of the fight against Covid-19 has involved the return of big government, increasing public goods and implementing stimulus spending. In the United States, President Joe Biden did not hesitate to equate his interventions with the New Deal in the era of great government under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s. Cover article in The Economist, London. Narendra Modi disappears. No. He only withdrew to arrest the leaders of Trinamool in Kolkata at dawn, courts do not reveal his ineffectiveness in handling Covid, watch the oxygen black market, stop sticker posters in Delhi, etc. . pic.twitter.com/RJl5eN4Zui Jawhar Sircar (@jawharsircar) May 19, 2021 In India, however, some state governments have chosen to go their own way. Notably, the course taken in the Communist-controlled southern state of Kerala, under the guidance of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Not only has the government of Kerala been efficient and rational in managing its lockdowns, securing medical capacity and implementing a Rs 20,000 crore stimulus package, but the innovative administrative capacity of its former minister of Health, KK Shailaja, have proven, once again, that governments and not markets are more effective at sorting out disasters. Increasingly, as Covid-19 has begun to ravage India, its exhausted citizens, unsurprisingly, are losing their appetites for majority politics and free market ideologies. A recent report from PEW Research suggested that the pandemic could have reduced the size of Indias middle class by 32 million, more than any other country in the world. According to the Center for Monitoring Indian Economy, a leading data agency, the unemployment rate fell from 6.5% in March to 8% in April. Rating agencies such as Moodys Investor Services are already downgrading their economic forecasts for India, which suffered the worst economic contraction among the worlds major economies in the year of the pandemic. In such a context, Brand Modi appears to be woefully out of step: continually reiterating his confidence in the markets and the spectacle when what is needed is bigger government. This is, in fact, no longer a political mystery, a meaningful path to recovery will depend on how quickly an emphatic government delivers a blend of public health, social welfare, and targeted economic stimulus. The choice is clear, either Brand Modi radically reinvents itself or becomes history. Rajesh Mahapatra is a freelance journalist and public policy analyst. Rohan DSouza is a professor at the Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies at Kyoto University.
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Where is the Williams and Tyree tandem located?
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Theres a lot of fun about the 2021 Notre Dame Football team, and when all is said and done, they could put together another double-digit winning season. For the Irish to do this, they need one more big season from Kyren Williams, who came on the scene last season as a freshman, rushing over 1,100 yards. In fact, Williams got the job done on the ground and through the air, also racking up more than 300 receiving yards. He was a constant for Ian Book, serving as a security blanket on a crime that really got nothing from their wide receiver base all season. Behind Williams in 2020 was Chris Tyree, a true freshman who has the rare ability to take one home anytime. Tyree and Williams may have been young, but they dominated the ACC and are looking for an encore in 2021. Notre Dame Football loaded on run Recently, David Kenyon of Bleacher Report placed his rankings of the best receding groups in college football for the season ahead. It was no big shock that the Williams and Tyree combo made the list, coming in at number 4 overall, behind Oklahoma, Appalachian State and Oregon. A few weeks ago, we argued that this tandem could be the best in college football this coming season, especially with the change at the quarterback for the Irish. With a year like it had in 2020, Williams would become one of the top-10 rushers of all time at Notre Dame, which would be quite an achievement. In front of Tyree, he showed flashes like a real freshman and also has a bright future ahead of him. While he may not be the lead in 2021, hes going to put on a show and is likely to influence at least a few Irish wins this fall. There is also talent behind Williams and Tyree as CBo Flemister returns and real freshmen Logan Diggs and Audric Estime will try to play a part in Year 1. All in all, this is a group that will last a long time, making the Irishmen got an advantage on the ground almost every time out. 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Unlike physical insurance agencies, websites don't have a specific schedule and they are available at any time. Drivers that have busy working schedules, can compare quotes from anywhere and at any time, even at midnight. Multiple choices. Almost all insurance providers, no matter if they are well-known brands or just local insurers, have an online presence. Online quotes will allow policyholders the chance to discover multiple insurance companies and check their prices. Drivers are no longer required to get quotes from just a few known insurance companies. Also, local and regional insurers can provide lower insurance rates for the same services. Accurate insurance estimates. Online quotes can only be accurate if the customers provide accurate and real info about their car models and driving history. Lying about past driving incidents can make the price estimates to be lower, but when dealing with an insurance company lying to them is useless. 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When will cross-play come to Rainbow Six Siege?
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Ubisoft has confirmed that Rainbow Six Siege will finally be cross-play in the near future. The long-awaited connectivity feature is currently being tested for deployment on both PCs and cloud servers later this year. The developers of Rainbow Six Siege have confirmed that cross-play is currently being tested behind the scenes and will ship popular features by the end of the year. Currently, there are only PC and cloud games on the menu. A PlayStation-Xbox connection will eventually be added to Siege, but Ubisoft is warning about linking console and computer gamers in games that require precise aiming and instant action. I will. A long list of pros and cons will be considered before a decision is made. Both console families already support generational lobbies. Jean-Baptise Halle, director of Siege, said: When it comes to console cross-play, it would be great if the PlayStation and Xbox could at least eventually play together. UbisoftRainbow 6 players will soon be able to play in the same lobby, regardless of the console. Beyond the fact that Ubisoft is actually testing the feature on the 2021 release date, the details of Rainbow Six Sieges cross-play are relatively quiet. Developers will announce details of the System Link feature on the Ubisoft Forward stream on June 12th. Dexerto will announce more information about Xbox and PlayStation, as well as details on how to implement cross-progression. With cross-play. Ubisoft already knows that it is trying to bring a system hopping account to Rainbow Six Siege through the Ubisoft Connect program. This feature allows you to play the game on one platform and keep going on another. Dexerto initially proposed to achieve cross-progression much faster than cross-play. It seems that it may actually be released at the same time later this year. Ubisoft PlayStation and Xbox may have to wait a little longer than PCs and cloud gaming players. 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What drove the worst Kyrgyz-Tajik conflict in years?
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In late April 2021, the worst violence in decades broke out at a disputed section of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The disagreement, which began on 28 April, was reportedly over the installation of surveillance cameras by Tajik officials at the water-intake station of a reservoir. Over the next two days, this escalated into a conflict between the armed forces of both countries. More than 50 Tajik and Kyrgyz citizens were killed and over 200 were injured. Houses, schools and shops were destroyed in both countries and tens of thousands of people displaced. Ostensibly a dispute over water, the violence showcases decades of deteriorating relations. The pandemic has sharpened economic insecurity and regional peacekeeping mechanisms have proved insufficient, while climate change is also leading to greater stress over water sharing. But experts point out that there are a number of areas in the Ferghana Valley which straddles the two countries where resources are jointly managed. Instead the real causes may lie in increasing nationalist posturing and economic deprivation. Confrontations along this disputed border are not new. In the past 12 years there have been more than 150 clashes, of which 30 happened in 2014. But the number of casualties and scale of destruction this April marked a worrying intensification in violence in the region. Land tensions after Soviet break-up There is a long history of tension over access to resources in the region. In the era of the Soviet Union, allocation of land, water and pasture was a cause of disputes between republics and administrative divisions. These only increased after the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Even farms and plots of land on the borderlands of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan became contentious areas. While the border between the two countries is more than 970 kilometres long, according to government figures only 504 kilometres has been demarcated. Social tensions grew particularly in Isfara district of northern Tajikistan and in Vorukh, an enclave of 30,000 people in the middle of Kyrgyzstan. When private land ownership was introduced in Kyrgyzstan, some rented Tajik pastures were declared Kyrgyz citizens property. Gulmira Borubaeva, a pensioner from Ak-Sai, a borderland village in the Isfara valley, told The Third Pole that she fled to Kyrgyzstans Batken region in 2019 due to Tajik attacks. She said shepherds from Kyrgyzstan have stopped Tajiks from grazing cattle in recent years, as relations have worsened. As the issue of pastures subsided a little, the confrontation between Tajiks and Kyrgyz escalated because of water-related issues and territorial disputes, Zulpukarova said. The outskirts of the border village of Ak-Sai in Kyrgyzstan. Just beyond is the entrance to the Tajik enclave of Vorukh. The border here is not clearly defined (Image: The Third Pole) The water problem Gulmuria Borubaeva, head of the Department of Public and Media Relations for the Border Control Agency of the Kyrgyz State Committee for National Security, told The Third Pole that the reason for the conflict was the Golovnoi Vodorazdel (main watershed) area. It is from this area that the runoff from mountainous rivers is distributed between three countries the Ferghana Valley runs through: Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. During the Soviet Union, the administrative borders between the republics were not important when designing water-supply systems and infrastructure many canals and irrigation systems criss-cross boundaries, said Jenniver Sehring, senior lecturer in water governance and diplomacy at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education in the Netherlands. Intergovernmental agreements on the allocation of water developed over the course of decades from the 1980s. But over time, these agreements were ignored, an issue that was heightened in years with low amounts of water. This has intensified because of antiquated water infrastructure and inefficient irrigation methods. Recommended Mamat Aibalaev, the ex-governor of Batken region, told The Third Pole that conflicts on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border arise most often from two intertwined factors: the incorrect distribution of water, and contentious areas on the border that have not been fully delineated. Golovnoi Vodorazdel was always linked to us [Kyrgyzstan]. Its from where that water enters the Tortkul reservoir, which was built at the beginning of the 1970s in the Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic. Rivers from our mountain peaks flow towards us and thus by right, the majority of the water resources should be used by Kyrgyz farmers and peasants, Aibalev said. The head watershed for water distribution is in the upper reaches of the Kok-Tash village, Batken region, on the Ak-Suu river. Part of the water from here enters the Tortkul reservoir, from where it irrigates crops (Image: The Third Pole) The Tortkul reservoir is an artificial reservoir with a volume of up to 90 million cubic metres of water, built in 1972 on the territory of Kyrgyzstan. It irrigates around 11,000 hectares of fields and arable land in the Batken region (Image: The Third Pole) But Sehring disagreed, saying: I think it is wrong to see borders as such, or lack of border demarcation, as a problem. There are many examples in the Ferghana Valley where local communities have been managing their resources peacefully and flexibly across borders. She said that it is political rhetoric, instead, in recent years that has made borders much more apparent in peoples daily lives efforts to strengthen the nation state, national identity and increased presence of border posts decreased interaction across borders among citizens and nourished discourses against the others. The conflict does not show us so much about the state of cooperation about resources but more about how this cooperation is linked to wider political agendas Jenniver Sehring, IHE Delft Water was just a trigger, she concluded. The conflict does not show us so much about the state of cooperation about resources but more about how this cooperation is linked to wider political agendas. Tensions over water have not stopped with the ceasefire agreed on 1 May. Negmatullo Mirsaidov, a political analyst from Tajikistan, told The Third Pole that plans have been announced in Kyrgyzstan to build a reservoir on the small transboundary river of Hodzhabakirgan. Mirsaidov said this is a cause for major concern as water from there is used as drinking water in Tajik towns and settlements such as Gafurov, Buston and Khujand. Crime flourishes in the pandemic It is not just water that is driving tensions. Stanislav Pritchin, a former member of the Centre for Post-Soviet Studies at Russian think-tank IMEMO, writes that the grey area of the border between the countries is used by traffickers and criminal groups engaged in drug trafficking and the illegal transport of other products. Grigory Mikhailov, a Central Asia expert at the Commonwealth of Independent States, believes that a socio-economic crisis has arisen from the deficit of natural resources and flows of contraband, which has flourished during the Covid-19 pandemic and associated price rises. Because of the pandemic, people could not leave to work in Russia, and many lost their incomes while prices rose. Community solutions Cooperative arrangements have the capacity to lower tensions. The more that society and interested parties are integrated, the more mutual understanding develops between different populations, and thus less potential for conflict. Cooperation on a local level is the key to the sustainable development of local communities, said Madina Rakhmatova, a specialist from the USAID-funded Smart Waters programme, which aims to promote cooperation in the region. Kyrgyz ecologist Gamal Soronkulov recalled a project in 2011 between Kyrgyz and Tajik colleagues. Its information-based approach enabled the regulation of water-related disputes in contentious areas. Soronkulov said: At that time, we researched the Ak-Suu river (which the Tajik call Isfarinka), which flows through the villages of Ak-Sai and Kok-Tash. This is a river which not only gives life to the fields, gardens and plots, but also to the peaceful co-existence of the Kyrgyz and Tajik peoples. A Tajik teenager wades across the Ak-Suu/Isfarinka river to bring back a cow that has gone to graze on Kyrgyz land. The river marks the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, but residents of border villages only cross it in search of livestock (Image: The Third Pole) There are also ways to minimise the likelihood of conflict over resources. Kurbonali Partoev, an academic at the Tajik Academy of Sciences Institute of Botanics, pointed out that the harvest of fruit, grain, vegetable and fodder crops here [the Isfara region of Tajikistan] is good. In order to economise water, it would be useful to install drip irrigation or to use rainwater-collection systems. In order to maintain soil fertility, crop rotation is important. New types of crops and new methods of growing them could be employed. Farming in the fields of Batken region continues, despite a shortage of water for irrigation (Image: The Third Pole) Peacekeeping mechanisms disappoint In contrast, higher-level mechanisms have not been as useful. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is described as the Eurasian counterpart to NATO. An alliance of seven former Soviet states, its purpose is to defend any member that is threatened externally. Since the conflict in April, deputies from the Kyrgyz parliament have questioned the usefulness of Kyrgyzstans membership of the CSTO. Aibek Osmonov, a member of a Kyrgyz parliamentary committee on international affairs, defense and security, was reported as saying: The CSTO paid no attention when one country attacked another. If the organisation acts so unjustly, then I dont think we should be in it. Bolotbek Shamirkanov, a Tajik citizen and retired customs colonel, expressed disappointment in the CSTO when asked about its role in the recent conflict. In a sign of protest, I ripped off my CSTO badge on my uniform which I was awarded during the Indestructible Brotherhood [the CSTO peacekeeping forces] joint exercise, and I did it consciously, not in a fit of emotion, he said. Shamirkanov added that according to the CSTO charter, none of the participating countries shall interfere in the internal affairs of other members, including territorial disputes, since the goal of the CSTO is collective defence from external threats. And in regard to the SCO [the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance], their task is the strengthening of peace and joint fight against extremism, terrorism, separatism and narcotrafficking, therefore its members cannot get involved in other SCO members internal affairs. Small steps towards reconciliation On a more positive note, IHE Delfts Sehring pointed out that the presidents of both Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan offered to mediate in the dispute, with the latter proposing to consider the development of a mechanism for settling border incidents at a regional level. It seems that there is willingness to address not only this incident regionally, but also learn from it in order to prevent similar conflicts in the future, she said. Editors note: Reporting for this story was carried out by journalists from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
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What Are UPS Battery Backup Systems?
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Image Credit: Gpointstudio/Cultura/GettyImages A power outage is usually a minor inconvenience a frustration when you're working at a computer and lose all of your work but it can also have devastating consequences when it's prolonged. That's why it's always a good idea to have some sort of backup power, whether it be in the form of a backup generator to help you power all of your home's systems or a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) battery backup system to prevent damage to your home electronics. Even if you lose electrical power, a UPS battery backup system will keep your computer (or other devices) running long enough to safely shut down the system. Advertisement In its simplest form, the battery backup power kicks in almost instantaneously as the power goes out, and the time lag is so short that it won't affect what is on the screen. The battery will supply power to the device for a few minutes, although times vary based on the size of the battery and the manufacturer. While all UPS battery backup systems buy time to safely shut down your device, some types of UPS systems also clean up the electrical energy that reaches your computer and other electronic devices. That's sometimes necessary because electricity can vary in quality in the form of voltage drops, voltage spikes and other problems. Those changes in power quality can harm some electronic components, so it's a perfect addition to any smart home. Tip A UPS battery backup system can supply power to electronic devices like computers when there is a power outage. They prevent a loss of data on your computer (or other devices) and can act as chargers in case the power takes several hours to come back on. There are even UPS battery backup systems on the market that can power your home's systems if there's a prolonged power outage. Many people work at home at least part time. Losing important data or information because of a hurricane, tornado or some other type of storm can be devastating if your power goes out. Having a backup power system can also help you charge your phone, which can give you peace of mind in any emergency. A UPS battery backup can also protect game consoles, routers, monitors, modems, smart TVs, audio equipment and just about any electronic device that requires clean energy to operate efficiently. Electricity that is less than perfect can cause components to wear out quickly and interfere with how the product operates, producing fuzzy images, background noise and the like. There are many electrical abnormalities to which most of us pay little attention, but they can cause damage to electronics. For example, a power surge is usually caused by a lightning strike, and the spike in power can harm electronics. A brownout is a drop in available power when there is more demand than usual. Sometimes, utility companies will reduce the amount of power to avoid overtaxing the power grid. Voltage sags and voltage spikes can occur for a number of reasons. They are usually brief and not as evident as brownouts or surges, but they can still cause damage. Advertisement A surge protector can handle some electrical problems but not all. A home battery backup system can protect against both total blackouts and fluctuations of incoming power. UPS Battery Backup Technologies There are three configurations for UPS battery backup systems. They all come in different capacities, or the size of the electrical load they can protect. Standby systems, as the name implies, sit idle until they are needed. If the power goes out or if the line voltage falls or rises beyond acceptable levels, the unit switches to battery power. Batteries produce DC, or direct current, but the units contain an inverter that changes the DC to AC, or alternating current. Your home runs on AC electricity, and this is the type of electricity that home appliances use. Standby systems are considered entry-level products. For greater protection, many people rely on line-interactive systems. These systems have the ability to correct minor fluctuations in the incoming power without switching to battery operation, which saves battery life. The batteries on all UPS systems will eventually need to be replaced, but these systems can boost low voltages and suppress high voltages within certain limits. Line-interactive systems are a good choice for most home electronics, including video and sophisticated sound systems. The highest level of protection is offered by double-conversion, or online, systems. These systems provide the cleanest power possible. They do it by taking incoming AC power from the home and switching it to DC power and then back to AC. So, the battery is always providing power to the electronics while the home's incoming electrical system recharges the battery. Large versions of this type of battery backup are used to protect telecom installations, data centers and large-scale computer servers. Advertisement Image Credit: DonNichols/iStock/GettyImages UPS Battery Backup Types As with computers, UPS battery backup systems come in different sizes and configurations. Some standby systems look like surge protectors that can be placed on top of a desk or on the floor. Others are larger, towerlike appliances that are best placed on the floor. They all contain a number of receptacles where you plug in your electronics. The system itself gets plugged into a standard electrical outlet. That means you may need multiple units, such as one to protect computer equipment in a home office and another to cover the electronics in a home theater. Many backup units contain a few receptacles that provide surge protection only, not UPS battery backup. That allows the manufacturer to provide a large number of receptacles while keeping the size of the backup battery small. Ultimately, it's the battery's size and capacity that affects the price of the unit. In addition to receptacles, there may be USB charging ports so that the system can communicate with your computer as well as jacks for telephone connections. Some systems have LED displays that track the battery's strength and charge as well as the condition of the incoming electricity. Many manufacturers offer software that can automatically and safely shut down a computer or other device if there is an outage, and you are away from your desk. Choosing a Battery Backup System When deciding which UPS technology they want to use, most homeowners find that either a standby or line-interactive system will suit their needs. It's best to choose a specific product based on its capacity and the number of receptacles. Just remember that some of the receptacles will offer surge protection only. Advertisement To ensure that you don't overload the UPS, add up the watts your equipment consumes and match it to the capacity of the unit you are considering. If you are backing up a computer, don't forget to include items like the monitor and external hard drive in your calculations. To be safe, the wattage of your equipment should be about 20 percent less than the capacity of the battery backup. You may find the number of watts a product consumes listed on the product. Some products list the amps the product requires. You can multiply amps by line voltage to determine the number of watts. So, 3 amps multiplied by 120 line voltage means the unit will use 360 watts. You will also want to consider how long the backup battery power will last. Because the systems are designed to provide enough time to save your work and then safely shut down the system, the battery will run out of juice in a few minutes. A five- to 10-minute life is typical. Manufacturers will usually list run time for a full load and a half load. The less wattage the battery needs to provide, the longer it will last. Some companies list the full load time and a time for providing a low number of watts, such as 100 watts. You can boost the UPS run time by hooking it up to an external battery pack. Although you can find videos online of people attaching car batteries to UPS systems, it is not recommended, and it is probably dangerous. The companies that sell UPS systems also manufacture the add-on battery packs. Usually, the packs will work only with specific UPS systems. Battery Backup Waves If you could picture AC electrical power, it would look like a symmetrical wave where the peaks and valleys are equal. It is called a sine wave. UPS battery backup systems produce sine waves, but some produce pure sine waves, while others produce modified waves. Modified sine waves are not as smooth as pure waves. They are blocky and more stairlike than rounded pure sine waves. Advertisement For many electronics, that is not a problem, but some work best with pure sine waves. Computers that contain PFC or power factor correction, which is a feature that helps the computer and other devices use incoming electricity more efficiently work best on pure sine wave power. Most ENERGY STAR products work best with pure sine waves. Most electronics will still work on modified sine waves, but there may be some distortion. TVs and monitors may have fuzzy pictures, and speakers may buzz. Medical equipment, such as heart monitors, require pure sine waves to work properly, so be sure to consider that when you are shopping for your unit. Image Credit: Cindy Shebley/iStock/GettyImages Solar and Battery Backup Most homeowners who have a solar array on their home remain connected to the electric grid. Their solar panels produce energy they can use and also energy they can feed back to the electric utility. In these cases, a UPS battery backup would work just like it works for nonsolar houses. Grid-connected solar systems shut down when there is a utility blackout. That is necessary because electricity travels in a circuit; it travels from the generating station to your house and then back to the generating station. If electricity generated by the solar panels finds its way back onto the grid, it could harm people working to repair the electrical lines that they think are without power. Solar systems that are connected to the grid but also have battery backup for the solar system may benefit from UPS technology. In most cases, the UPS backup will click on when the utility power fails, after which the homeowner can switch to battery power. Advertisement UPS Battery Backup for the Entire Home Homes that use solar energy that are off-grid rely on a bank of batteries that stores the renewable electricity for use in the house. These types of batteries are becoming more efficient and more sophisticated as solar systems become more popular, and some manufacturers are marketing the batteries for use with backup systems in homes that have grid-tied solar systems or even no solar power at all. Tesla's yes that Tesla Powerwall battery is one such product that can be used with or without solar panels (though it's only for sale alongside their solar panels currently). These lithium-ion batteries can be charged by solar panels or by utility-supplied electricity. When the power goes out, the Tesla Powerwall switches on. Each battery has an energy capacity (the amount of power stored in the battery when it is fully charged) of 13.5 kWh (kilowatt-hours) with a 5kW power rating, which is the electrical power it can deliver at any one time. They produce a pure sine wave. Considering the average home consumes about 28 to 29 kWh per day, a single battery can provide power for 10 to 12 hours. If only essential systems were used in the home, the power would last longer. Also, up to 10 Powerwalls can be combined into a single system. The batteries can be floor- or wall-mounted, and they look fairly sleek and stylish. They are monitored and controlled through an app on a smartphone. Although this product is handy, expect to pay up: installation of one battery ranges from $12,000 to $15,000.
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Can Employers Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination?
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Yes, with some exceptions. Experts say U.S. employers can require employees to take safety measures, including vaccination. That doesnt necessarily mean you would get fired if you refuse, but you might need to sign a waiver or agree to work under specific conditions to limit any risk you might pose to yourself or others. Employers generally have wide scope to make rules for the workplace, said Dorit Reiss, a law professor who specializes in vaccine policies at the University of California Hastings College of the Law. Its their business. Rules will vary by country. But the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has allowed companies to mandate the flu and other vaccines, and has indicated they can require COVID-19 vaccines. There are exceptions. For example, people can request exemptions for medical or religious reasons. Some states have proposed laws that restrict mandating the vaccines because of their emergency use" status, but that may become less of an issue since Pfizer has applied for full approval and others are likely to follow. How employers approach the issue will vary. Many might not want to require vaccination because of the administrative burden of tracking compliance and managing exemption requests, noted Michelle S. Strowhiro, an employment adviser and lawyer at McDermott Will & Emery. Legal claims could also arise. As a result, many employers will likely strongly encourage vaccination without making it mandatory, Strowhiro said. Walmart, for example, is offering a $75 bonus for employees who provide proof they were vaccinated.
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Can Sligo Rovers last the pace in the LOI title race?
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HOW QUICKLY THINGS can change. Three weeks ago Shamrock Rovers further polished their sheen of invincibility by nabbing a last-minute victory away to Saint Patricks Athletic, sending them five points clear at the top and extending the longest unbeaten run in League of Ireland history. At the end of that weekend Sligo Rovers were eight points from the summitand now they are top. Four wins on the bounce coupled with the stuttering form of the champions two defeats and a draw in three games has Sligo a point clear after 13 games; the pendulum swinging their way thanks to a 1-0 win at Tallaght on Monday night. Injuries and suspension have bitten Shamrock Rovers hard: Sean Hoare, Ronan Finn, Sean Kavanagh, Neil Farrugia, and Dylan Watts were all missing on Monday night, with Chris McCann fit only for the bench, while Joey OBrien left through injury after only eight minutes. Circumstances have also blunted their creativity somewhat, as Danny Mandroiu has dropped deeper into midfield to cover absentees while Graham Burke has been playing in spite of not being fully fit. It all conspired to offer Sligo Rovers a sight of top spot, which they grabbed without a second thought. Given they were bottom of the league as recently as August 2020, its a pretty remarkable turnaround. Greg Bolger challenges Graham Burke. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Central to it has been Greg Bolger, who arrived from Shamrock Rovers ahead of the season and is already wearing the armband. Its not going to be a lack of effort, the lads are honest to the day, he says. The squad is tight. Weve got a few injuries and its a long season. But it wont be from a lack of effort, everyone is putting a graft in, a shift in, and weve got quality as well, well hurt teams. On the back of our hard work, we can hurt teams. Weve the best defensive record in the league. Its based on that, trying to be hard to beat, keeping clean sheets. Sligo usually play a kind of 4-2-3-1 with a steely backbone. Bolger and Niall Morahan sit in front of a defensive partnership of Garry Buckley and John Mahon, and opposition sides are finding it decidedly difficult to play through them. Sligo have conceded the fewest goals in the Premier Division so far seven in 13 games and concede relatively few chances, too: only Pats and Shamrock Rovers have conceded fewer shots across the season so far. Attacking-wise, Johnny Kenny and Ryan De Vries offer depth, and Jordan Gibson has been a revelation playing centrally behind striker Romeo Parkes. His pace and dribbling ability offers Sligo a lethal threat on the counter-attack, as was evident in Mondays win over Tallaght. If Sligo are to take a tilt at the title, however, they will have to continue playing above themselves. WyScout stats show that they have been outperforming both their Expected Goals and Expected Goals Against stats (these are a measure of the quality of chances both created and conceded.) Their Expected Goals total so far is actually the second-lowest in the league, at 9.69, only Waterford have created less. They have scored 15 goals, however, outperforming to a greater extent than anyone else in the league. (Drogheda are next closest.) No side in the division has a greater disparity between their Expected Goals Against and the number of goals conceded either, although this is less relevant as only Shamrock Rovers are giving away fewer goalscoring chances. The experience of Bolger and manager Liam Buckley, however, offers the kind of impalpable benefits not measured in stats, and the captain attests to the strength of the dressing room. Theres big characters in there. Garry Buckley has won stuff. Myself has won stuff. John Mahon is 21 years of age, hes like a veteran out there, the big mallet head on him. And then youve got the quality up front, and when youve got the work-rate and the boys are doing that Liam, John, myself, we can be demanding of the lads it bodes well. Off the field, the club are well-run, rooted in their community, and fiercely ambitious: they published plans for a 17.3 million redevelopment of the Showgrounds and academy earlier this month. To go top is great for the group and great for the community in Sligo, said Buckley after the win at Tallaght. Living up there now and seeing the effort and time that they put into the club, and the committee of people who run the club and all that, its a great reward for them considering the work and effort they put into the whole thing. An improbable title challenge would be quite the reward. 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How many episodes are in Panic on Prime Video?
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Panic: Olivia Welch stars in Amazon Prime Video trailer FREE now for the biggest moments from morning TV SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up fornow for the biggest moments from morning TV 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. Panic premeired on Amazon Prime Video today (Friday, May 28) and viewers want to know everything about the series before they sit down to binge-watch the show. Express.co.uk has everything you need to know. After more than two years of waiting, Panic has finally arrived on Amazon Prime Video. There are 10 episodes in the series, which are available to stream and download on Amazon Prime. To watch Panic, you must be an Amazon Prime customer. You can subscribe to Prime from 7.99/$12.99 per month after a 30-day free trial. Panic Amazon Prime: There are 10 episodes in Panic Panic Prime Video: Panic premieres Friday, May 28 on Amazon Prime Video READ MORE Panic Prime Video release date, cast, trailer, plot: When is it out... Panic is the American teen drama series created and written by Lauren Oliver. The series is based on Oliver's 2014 novel of the same name and stars Olivia Welch, Mike Faist and Jessica Sula. The synopsis teases: "In the forgotten town of Carp, Texas, Panic is the only way out. "Ever summer the graduating seniors risk their lives competing in a series of challenges for the chance to win life-changing money. Panic Prime Video: Panic is streaming on Amazon Prime Video now Panic Amazon Prime: Panic is the American teen drama series created and written by Lauren Oliver. Episode One: PANIC The first episode of Panic introduces the 47 seniors who have just graduated from high school and take part in a deadly competition to escape their small home town. Episode Two: HEIGHTS In HEIGHTS, the stakes are high (literally) for the 23 players who have made it into the competition. Episode Three: TRAPS Episode three sees the small town celebrate the fourth of July. Episode Four: ESCAPE Episode four see's a series of disastrous events hit the town. Episode Five: PHANTOMS In episode five, the players stay the night at a local haunted house. Trending
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https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1442417/Panic-Amazon-Prime-Video-how-many-episodes-in-Panic-series
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When is cross-play coming to Rainbow Six Siege?
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Ubisoft has confirmed Rainbow Six Siege will finally be getting crossplay in the near future, with the long-awaited connectivity feature currently being tested for rollout on both PC and cloud-servers later this year. The Rainbow Six Siege devs confirmed cross-play is currently being tested behind the scenes, with plans to ship the popular feature before the end of the year. Right now, only PC and cloud games are on the menu. PlayStation and Xbox connectivity are also expected to be added to Siege eventually, but Ubisoft are wary of linking console and computer gamers together in a game that requires precise aiming and split-second actions. The lengthy list of pros and cons will be weighed up before a decision is made. Advertisement Both console families already support cross-generational lobbies. Siege director Jean-Baptise Halle said: In regards to console cross-play, it would be great if PlayStation and Xbox could at least play together eventually. Ubisoft has been relatively quiet on Rainbow Six Siege crossplay details beyond the fact that they are indeed testing the feature for a 2021 release date. The developers plan to unveil more details about the system-linking feature in their Ubisoft Forward stream on June 12. Dexerto expects further information regarding Xbox and PlayStation to be locked in around that date, as well as details on how cross-progression will be implemented alongside crossplay. Advertisement We already know that Ubisoft is eager to bring system-hopping accounts to Rainbow Six Siege through their Ubisoft Connect program. This feature allows you to play the game on one platform, and continue progression on another. Read More: Rainbow Six Operation North Star patch notes Dexerto originally tipped cross-progression to come much earlier than cross-play. It now looks like they may actually launch at the same time, later this year. For now, keep your eyes peeled on that Ubisoft Forward stream on Saturday, June 12; every question surrounding Ubisofts plans for crossplay and cross-progression in Rainbow Six Siege will almost certainly be answered then. We will update this article as more information arises.
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https://www.dexerto.com/rainbow-six/rainbow-six-siege-cross-play-1583895/
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Is digital monitoring affecting WFH workers' privacy?
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COVID-19 has led to increased use of AI, algorithms and even facial recognition technologies to track employees and their work throughout the day The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased use of artificial intelligence, algorithms and even facial recognition technologies to track employees and their work throughout the day, according to a recent report. With companies around the world implementing work-from-home policies over the past year, the trend is expected to gather pace, with surveillance technologies controlling how, when and where people work spreading to several industries. The techniques and tools of the platform economy have spread far beyond gig work, resulting in widespread gigification and restructuring of workplace behaviours and relationships, jobs and communities, the report by the Institute for the Future of Work, a British research and development group, said. Advertisement Interviews with frontline workers and technology developers about the algorithms systems used in retail, logistics, manufacturing and food processing reveal that businesses are introducing these systems often with vague notions of their effectiveness, beyond an appetite for innovation for innovations sake, the report said. Also read: How your work from home may reduce property prices sharply This creates an environment of almost total surveillance, collecting and processing data about every aspect of working life, in real time. This is used to drive people to complete more tasks in less time, intensifying their work. Standards set by the system are then used to evaluate and manage performance, incentivise or penalise workers, and grant or deny them access to stable work contracts, the report said. With work from home increasingly the only option for businesses and workers, the spread of such technologies will only become more pervasive, the report said. American news network CNBC spokes to Andrew Pakes, deputy general secretary at UK-based trade union Prospect, who said these digital leash technologies have been on an upward trend for some time and that COVID-19 remote working has accelerated it. This was an issue we were picking up before Covid but over the last year, its grown rocket boosters as companies have turned to technology, Pakes said. On the one hand, technology has been really important in keeping us safe and connected whilst being at home but theres another side to it and thats the worry were seeing around it. In September 2020 Prospect published research into British workers attitude to these technologies, and the majority of respondents in one survey said they were uncomfortable with the likes of camera monitoring or keystroke monitoring. Prospect asked survey participant about different forms of monitoring technology that are already in use across the UK and are being actively considered for more widespread introduction by employers. It found that: 32% of workers had heard of keystroke monitoring and camera tracking technologies 66% of workers would be uncomfortable with keystroke monitoring with 44% very uncomfortable 80% workers would be uncomfortable with camera monitoring with 64% very uncomfortable Last year Microsoft faced criticism over its productivity score in Microsoft 365, which allowed managers to track an employees output. The company later apologised for enabling the feature, which critics said was tantamount to workplace surveillance. At Microsoft, we believe that data-driven insights are crucial to empowering people and organisations to achieve more, Jared Spataro, the corporate vice president for Microsoft 365, said. We also believe that privacy is a human right, and were deeply committed to the privacy of every person who uses our products. PwC faced similar backlash last year for developing a facial recognition tool for finance firms that would monitor an employee and ensure they are at their desk when theyre supposed to be. And Fujitsu developed an AI tool to study facial movements to determine how hard someone is concentrating in an online meeting or class. Having your every keystroke or app usage monitored by your boss while you are working in your own home may sound like a dystopia, but there are precious few controls in place to prevent it becoming a daily reality for millions of workers across Britain, the report quoted Prospect general secretary Mike Clancy as saying. While such studies are hard to come by in India, as the use of such technologies increases around the world, authorities in the country will have to put in place regulations and safeguards to protect businesses as well as employees.
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https://thefederal.com/covid-19/is-digital-monitoring-affecting-wfh-workers-privacy/
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What does it take to complete a bridge inspection?
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FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOAY) Bridge inspections are a vital part in ensuring that all of our bridges are up to code and dont have any issues. These inspections are done on each bridge every two years, but some of the them can go as long as four years before needing to be inspected. We are looking at every piece of steel on the bridge, said Department of Highways District 9 Bridge Inspection Coordinator Ed Swepston. They have to touch the steel, which is called a hands on inspection. This is the second day weve been out here and we will have one more day out here. So this bridge will take probably three days maybe three and a half days to get everything looked at. Aside from just looking at the steel structure, the inspectors also look at the barriers along the bridge for cracks and measure the gaps in the expansion joints to ensure they are within normal limits. To look under the bridge they use a special bucket truck that allows the crew to be lowered over the bridge and then goes all the way underneath. They also rotate crews every inspection so there is always fresh eyes on the bridge. We have two crews which we can break up into three or four crews if we need it, Swepston said. So four years ago team A inspected this bridge and this year team B is inspecting the bridge. Two years from now A will be back on it. So its just a fresh set of eyes. If an issue is found with a particular bridge the information recorded during the inspection is turned over to engineers so they can figure out what repairs are needed. These inspections are conducted with traffic on the bridge which makes the job extremely dangerous. So remember to slow down to the marked speed when entering a road work zone. The amount of time it takes to do an inspection depends on the size of the bridge. Larger bridges like the New River Gorge Bridge, can take up to three weeks to inspect. Related
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https://woay.com/what-does-it-take-to-complete-a-bridge-inspection/
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Is Biden Going Soft on Putin?
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Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenkas decision to force down an airliner so as to be able to arrest journalist Roman Protasevichthe editor-in-chief of the influential anti-regime Telegram channel NEXTA (see EDM, September 23, 2020 and May 24, 2021)sparked mixed reactions in Moscow. Those diverging opinions owe to the fact that Belaruss highly provocative special operation, though almost universally condemned elsewhere, presents the Kremlin with both new opportunities as well as fresh problems. On the one hand, it leaves Minsk more internationally isolated than it has ever beenand thus further dependent on Russia. But on the other hand, Lukashenkas action uncomfortably echoes certain things Russian President Vladimir Putin himself has done, which makes the Belarusian leader a more problematic ally for Moscow and an even more problematic candidate to lead Belarus into a closer union state with Russia (APN Severo Zapad, May 24). How the Kremlin resolves this contradiction remains to be seen, yet it may well involve an effort to extract Western approval (implicit or explicit) for a Russian move to replace Lukashenka. Such an outcome could give Moscow a double victory by involving the West in a Russian operation as well as by installing someone in Minsk who will prove less skillful than Lukashenka has heretofore been in playing off the two sides to keep himself in power and Belarus independent.
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https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2259805631544/is-biden-going-soft-on-putin
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Which Peterborough areas have the most fully vaccinated residents?
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Orton West & Castor leads the way with 3,693 people having had both vaccines (up to May 23), while Stanground is in second place with 3,527. When it comes to first doses, Stanground leads the way with 6,630 people having had at least one dose. Orton West & Castor is in second place with 5,822. For total doses, after Stanground (10,157) and Orton West & Castor (9,515) Longthorpe & Netherton is in third place with 8,406 doses given out, More than 100,000 people have now had at least one dose of vaccine in the city - although the city is near the bottom of the take up table across the country. Everyone aged 30 and over can now book their vaccine online via www.nhs.uk/coronavirus or by calling 119 1. Orton West and Castor 9,515 doses given out (5,822 1st doses, 3,693 2nd doses) Photo: Midlands Buy photo 2. Stanground 10,157 doses given out (6,630 1st doses, 3,527 2nd doses) Photo: Midlands Buy photo 3. Longthorpe and Netherton 8,406 doses given out (4,927 1st doses, 3,479 2nd doses) Photo: Midlands Buy photo 4. Newborough and Peakirk 8,613 doses given out (5,200 1st doses, 3,413 2nd doses) Photo: Midlands Buy photo
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https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/health/coronavirus/which-peterborough-areas-have-the-most-fully-vaccinated-residents-3252966
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Was sagt ein Antikrpertest nach einer Impfung aus?
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Letztes Jahr wurden Antikrpertests eingesetzt, um zu berprfen, ob man bereits mit dem Coronavirus infiziert war. Doch auch nach einer Impfung werden Antikrper gebildet gegen das Virus. Die Antikrper, die nach einer Impfung produziert werden, unterscheiden sich im Prinzip nicht von denen, die nach einer Infektion gebildet werden. Ein Antikrpertest sollte also in beiden Fllen ein positives Ergebnis liefern und kann in der Regel nicht zwischen Impfung und Infektion unterscheiden. Ein Antikrpertest gegen das Coronavirus muss immer in einem Labor durchgefhrt werden. Manche Testkits knnen im Drogeriemarkt gekauft werden, allerdings muss die Probe dann an ein Labor geschickt werden, wo sie untersucht wird. picture-alliance / Reportdienste picture alliance/dpa | Uli Deck Antikrpertests eignen sich nicht, um den Impferfolg zu messen Ein Antikrpertest eignet sich trotzdem nicht, um zu berprfen, ob eine Impfung angeschlagen hat. Vor allem zu zwei Zeitpunkten ist es denkbar, dass die Antikrperkonzentration im Blut unter der Nachweisgrenze eines kommerziellen Tests liegt, sagt Susana Minguet, Immunbiologin an der Uni Freiburg: kurz nach der Impfung und einige Monate spter. Es kann sein, dass du nach der Impfung zu wenig Antikrper produzierst, dass der Test es erkennen kann, aber es ist genug, um dich zu schtzen. So kann die Antikrperkonzentration bei Geimpften auch sehr stark variieren, so Susana Minguet weiter. Selbst bei einer niedrigen Antikrperkonzentration knne der Schutz aber ausreichen. Denn Antikrper sind nur ein Teil der Immunantwort des Krpers. Es werden auch sogenannte Gedchtnis-Zellen gebildet, die lange nach einer Infektion oder Impfung wenn nur noch sehr wenige Antikrper vorhanden sind eine relativ schnelle Immunantwort auslsen, sollte der Krper wieder in Kontakt mit dem Erreger kommen. Antikrperkonzentration kann im Labor gemessen werden Ein weiterer Grund, weshalb kommerzielle Tests nichts darber aussagen knnen, ob eine Impfung angeschlagen hat: Ihnen fehlt ein Vergleichswert. Sie sagen nur aus: Die Antikrperkonzentration liegt ber oder unter der Nachweisgrenze. Sie knnen aber nicht zeigen, wie stark eine Immunitt ausgeprgt ist. Sollte es, aus welchem Grund auch immer, notwendig sein, den Impferfolg zu messen, dann kann die Antikrperkonzentration im Labor gemessen werden. Kommerzielle Antikrpertests sind nicht so sensitiv, wie wir im Labor sein knnen. Im Labor ist es brigens auch mglich zu unterscheiden, ob die Antikrper von der Reaktion auf eine Impfung oder auf eine berstandene Infektion stammen. Denn bei allen in der EU zugelassenen Impfstoffen werden nur Antikrper gegen einen bestimmten Teil des Coronavirus gebildet das Spike-Protein. Bei einer Infektion werden aber auch Antikrper gegen andere Teile des Virus gebildet, zum Beispiel gegen Hllproteine des Virus. Eine Impfung kann nicht zu der Bildung solcher Antikrper fhren, weshalb ein Nachweis auf den Kontakt des Krpers zu dem echten Coronavirus hindeutet. So knnte nach der Impfung berprft werden, ob sich eine Person unabhngig von der Impfung mit dem Coronavirus infiziert hat. Antikrper-Schnelltest, der aus einer einzelnen Testkarte besteht, auf die Blut aufgetragen wird picture-alliance / Reportdienste picture alliance/dpa/dpa-Zentralbild | Sebastian Willnow Kreuzreaktionen sind mglich Nicht ganz geklrt ist wie stark Antikrper gegen andere Coronaviren einen Antikrpertest beeinflussen knnen. Solche Kreuzreaktionen sind bei verwandten Viren mglich und wurden auch bei Coronaviren schon beobachtet. Unter Umstnden knnten also Antikrper gegen ein harmloses Erkltungs-Coronavirus zu einem positiven Antikrpertest fhren, obwohl die betreffende Person weder mit SARS-CoV-2 infiziert war noch dagegen geimpft ist. Studie: Antikrper gegen andere Coronaviren knnen auch vor Covid schtzen brigens knnten solche Antikrper gegen andere Coronaviren auch einen gewissen Schutz vor SARS-CoV-2 bieten. Eine Studie aus Mnster fand, dass Menschen mit Antikrpern gegen das Erkltungs-Coronavirus OC43 ein geringeres Risiko fr einen schweren Verlauf einer SARS-CoV-2-Infektion haben. Fazit Antikrpertests knnen unter bestimmten Umstnden ein gutes Werkzeug sein, um eine vergangene Infektion nachzuweisen zum Beispiel, wenn jemand an Symptomen von Long-Covid leidet, sich aber nicht sicher ist, eine Infektion durchgemacht zu haben. Sie eignen sich aber nicht dafr den mglichen Erfolg einer Impfung nachzuweisen.
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https://www.swr.de/wissen/antikoerpertest-nach-impfung-100.html
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How hot will it get in Peterborough during the weekend mini heatwave?
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Sunny weather is forecast over the Bank Holiday weekend. Today (Friday, May 28) will be cloudy with sunny spells with temperatures topping 19C (66F) by 4pm before warmer weather moves in over the Bank Holiday weekend. The Met Office is forecasting another mainly cloudy day for Peterborough on Saturday with temperatures topping 20C (68F) by the afternoon when there will be more sunshine. Sunday will see clear skies and sunshine in Peterborough according to the Met Office with temperatures topping 20C (68F) before the warmest weather moves in on Monday. Bank Holiday Monday is forecast to be another sunny day, with more clear skies, and temperatures topping 21C (69.8F). Sign up to our daily newsletter The i newsletter cut through the noise Sign up Thanks for signing up! Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... That is forecast to be followed by more sunshine on Tuesday and Wednesday when temperatures will stay high and are forecast to top 22C (71.6F). Thursday is likely to see more sunshine and some cloud with highs of 21C (69.8F) before more unsettled weather moves in. The Met office said the longer range forecast for the East of England covering Peterborough could see some heavy rain and stormy weather: An anticyclonic pattern will continue to bring warm, settled conditions across many areas during next week. However, a band of rain will impact the far northwest, bringing more unsettled and cooler weather here for a time. Whilst there is still likely to be a good deal of dry weather for the first week of June, showers, which could be heavy and possibly thundery, and prolonged spells of rain become more likely across the south and west from midweek onwards.
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https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/weather/how-hot-will-it-get-in-peterborough-during-the-weekend-mini-heatwave-3253447
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Was muss man beim Kauf eines Gaming-Laptops beachten?
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MeinMMO stellt euch die wichtigsten Tipps vor und erklrt, worauf ihr beim Kauf eines Laptops achten msst. Wollt ihr einen Gaming-Laptop kaufen, dann werdet ihr von einer Vielzahl von Gerten erschlagen, die euch verschiedene Komponenten zu unterschiedlichen Preisen bieten. Wir von MeinMMO erklren euch, was ihr beim Kauf eines Gaming-Laptops beachten msst. Zu Beginn solltet ihr euch fragen, was ihr mit einem Gaming-Laptop alles machen wollt. Stattdessen sucht ihr nach einem soliden Notebook fr Multimedia und wollt hin und wieder eine Runde zocken. Stattdessen sucht ihr nach einem soliden Notebook fr Multimedia und wollt hin und wieder eine Runde zocken. Hardcore-Gamer: Gaming steht im Vordergrund, Arbeit und andere Aufgaben macht ihr lieber auf dem Tablet oder anderen Gerten. Mobilitt ist euch nicht so wichtig, da der Gaming-Laptop ohnehin fast immer am gleichen Platz steht. Gaming steht im Vordergrund, Arbeit und andere Aufgaben macht ihr lieber auf dem Tablet oder anderen Gerten. Mobilitt ist euch nicht so wichtig, da der Gaming-Laptop ohnehin fast immer am gleichen Platz steht. Zocken und Arbeiten: Ihr wollt sowohl Zocken als auch Arbeiten und euer Laptop wird fr fast alle Aufgaben gebraucht. Nicht nur fr Gaming, sondern auch fr die Arbeit ist ordentlich Leistung gefragt. Sucht ihr einen Gaming-Laptop als Gelegenheitsspieler, dann solltet ihr bereit sein, rund 1000 Euro auszugeben. Der verbaute Grafikchip ist aber nicht unbedingt zukunftstauglich. Auch in Sachen Khlung oder Display wird im Budget-Bereich gern gespart. Fr gute Gaming-Laptops zahlt ihr durchaus 1500 bis 2000 Euro. Hier bekommt ihr hufig bereits hochwertige Modelle mit einer flotten Grafikkarte, mit der ihr auch moderne Titel mit hohen Einstellungen und ruckelfrei zocken knnt. Bei Gerten mit modernster Hardware und hoher Leistung msst ihr bereit sein, 2500 oder mehr zu zahlen. Grundstzlich gilt auch hier wieder: Seid euch klar, was ihr mit dem Laptop machen wollt und ob sich die finanziellen Ausgaben wirklich lohnen. In diesem Abschnitt wollen wir euch vorstellen, fr wen sich welches Gert besser eignet. Dabei stellen wir euch sowohl den Gaming-PC als auch den Gaming-Laptop in verschiedenen Kategorien vor. Leistung In Sachen Leistung und Performance liegen moderne Gaming-Laptops mittlerweile kaum noch hinter der Desktop-Konkurrenz. Grundstzlich bieten Desktop-PCs weiterhin einen Leistungsvorteil und beispielsweise mehr Mglichkeiten mit Hitze umzugehen. Grundstzlich bekommt ihr bei einem Desktop-PC mehr fr euer Geld, bei Notebooks sind die Preise hufig etwas hher. Mobilitt Die wichtigste Strke des Notebooks ist die Mobilitt. Wenn ihr von unterwegs zocken oder arbeiten wollt, dann ist der Laptop die beste Wahl. Denn den Laptop knnt ihr problemlos in den Rucksack oder in die Tasche packen. Beim Desktop-PC ginge das theoretisch auch, wre aber viel zu umstndlich. Fr euren Laptop bentigt ihr grundstzlich deutlich weniger Kabel. Ein Arbeitsplatz mit Laptop wirkt hufig aufgerumter als bei einem Desktop-PC. Auch wenn ihr nur auf Bluetooth setzt, habt ihr dennoch irgendwo Stromkabel und Anschlsse liegen. Desktop-PCs bentigen auerdem eine Steckdose und einen Monitor. Beim Notebook ist dies alles bereits inklusiv durch das verbaute Monitor-Panel und den internen Akku. Der Desktop-PC ist an einer festen Position deutlich dynamischer, da ihr mehr Anschlsse habt und problemlos zustzliche Erweiterungen auf eurem Mainboard montieren knnt. Hardware-Upgrades Hier liegt der grte Nachteil des Laptops. Eine Aufrstung ist bei Laptops nmlich kaum mglich. Das liegt auch an der sehr kompakten Bauform. In einigen Notebooks knnt ihr den Arbeitsspeicher (RAM) oder die Festplatte austauschen, aber ein CPU- oder GPU-Upgrade ist fr den User praktisch nicht mglich. Auch von den Herstellern selbst wird dies nicht angeboten. Der Vorteil des Desktop-PCs liegt hier auf der Hand: Mit vergleichsweise wenig Aufwand knnt ihr hier problemlos einzelne Komponenten austauschen und gegen strkere Teile austauschen. Anstatt einen neuen Desktop-PC zu kaufen, knnt ihr nach und nach (auch kaputte) Bauteile austauschen. Gaming-Laptop oder Gaming-PC in der bersicht: Gaming-PC vs Gaming-Laptop im direkten Vergleich Auf der folgenden Seite erklren wir euch, auf welche Kriterien ihr beim Kauf eines Gaming-Laptops achten msst. Auerdem erklren wir euch, welche Hardware zu euch am besten passt.
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https://mein-mmo.de/was-beim-kauf-gaming-laptop-beachten/
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Is the jab the new black?
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Opinion | Threatening the poor with punitive measures is no way to go about removing vaccine hesitancy My mother-in-law is 80 and refuses to be vaccinated. When I mention this to people, responses range from Oh you must try to persuade her to Well, what can you do if shes made up her mind. So far, nobody has suggested forcibly dragging her out for jabs. A friend, in his 50s, also refuses the vaccine, saying he would rather wait for the very best vaccine to come along, with no side-effects whatsoever. Listening to him, some of us argue, some shrug. Notice, however, how responses change when people discuss a cook, watchman or driver refusing the vaccine. Cut her pay. Threaten to sack him. Refuse to let them in until they get jabbed. In fact, if it werent for the minor hitch of the country running massively short of vaccines, I am certain the impossibly self-righteous members of those residential welfare associations would have already issued directives banning entry to the unvaccinated. The zeal to spread good health notwithstanding, there is an obvious classist and exclusionary underpinning to these conversations thats hard to miss. After the first wave, the comfortable middle-classes had convinced themselves that Covid-19 was mainly confined to the unhygienic, undisciplined lower classes, and had bypassed them entirely because of their a) clean habits b) superior desi immunity c) the herbal concoctions they were gargling with and glugging down incessantly. But then the second wave came, ravaging the country, showing no respect for wealth, social status or potion quotient. So now it appears that they are busy anointing the very act of being vaccinated as the new Calvin Klein. Its not so far-fetched when you remember that billionaire Bill Gates has used his global health czar clout to insist that intellectual property rights be retained on coronavirus vaccines, which essentially means that instead of using life-saving drugs to save all of humanity, pharma companies want to hold on to patents for profits. This has partially led to the situation today where almost half the number of total vaccine shots have been used in the worlds 15 or 16 richest countries, leaving many others including India scrambling. Even as this blatant vaccine apartheid is sought to be put to rights, the Indian government which presides over a country where the number of people in poverty was estimated to be about 360 million in 2019 chooses inexplicably to not roll out a universal and free vaccination drive, but opts for open market competition, leading to unseemly and public jostling between central and state governments, among state governments, and between private and public sector hospitals. This comes over and above a botched vaccination project that has created an acute shortage in May, there were 20 million shots available for 600 million Indians aged 18 to 44. So when Khushbu Sundar and Karthi Chidambaram, public figures from two ends of the political spectrum, advocate the linking of vaccination records to distribution of rations and direct cash transfers, it triggers alarm bells. Such recommendations can only come from positions of extreme privilege, where access to neither vaccines nor five-star Covid care is ever in any doubt. For the large number of Indians who live on the margins of survival, the least governments can do is not to jeopardise their meagre handouts in the guise of health concerns. Sundar and Chidambarams suggestion is meant to counter vaccine hesitancy, but threatening citizens is no way to go about this. If there are fears about vaccines, the governments own lack of transparency, its unconscionable public support of pseudo-science, its encouragement of a busy WhatsApp universe of quack forwards must take a lot of the blame. The way to counter vaccine hesitancy is by a massive awareness drive, not by intimidation, of the kind infamously endorsed by our elites during the mass sterilisation of the poor carried out during the Emergency. Besides, its obvious that the poor are not the only ones refusing vaccines. Yet, as pointed out, nobody threatens upper-class doubters with drastic punitive measures. Clearly, any talk of withholding rations, bus passes or jobs is meant to create the sort of ecology where vaccination certificates become the next ticket for social credit. I cannot imagine anything worse. Where the writer tries to make sense of society with seven hundred words and a bit of snark.
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https://www.thehindu.com/society/is-the-jab-the-new-black/article34664661.ece
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What has the weekend in store for Leitrim and surrounding areas?
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Saturday, May 29 will be a very mild or warm day with good sunny spells breaking through. However, isolated showers may develop too. Highest temperatures will range 17 to 20 or 21 degrees Celsius, best values inland. Winds will be just light variable, though local sea breezes will develop. SATURDAY NIGHT: Most areas will be dry will clear spells. Mist of shallow fog patches developing locally though, in near calm. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees Celsius. SUNDAY: Most areas will be dry and warm with good sunny spells. Highest temperatures will generally range 19 to 21 degrees Celsius, in just light southerly or variable breezes. Not quite as warm across parts of the south and west coast, but nonetheless still very mild here with above average maxima. SUNDAY NIGHT: Staying dry across most areas with clear spells and light southerly breezes. However, some mist and fog will develop across southern counties. Lowest temperatures 6 to 9 degrees Celsius.
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https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/newsletter-leitrimobserver/636903/what-has-the-weekend-in-store-for-leitrim-and-surrounding-areas.html
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How does WhatsApp deal with child sexual abuse material?
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In the petition filed by WhatsApp against the Indian government over the IT Rules 2021, the messaging platform has detailed how it deals with child sexual abuse content without breaking end-to-end encryption. The implementation of end-to-end encryption means that only the sender and recipient can decrypt and see the content of messages. Its worth noting that an ad-hoc committee Rajya Sabha Committee had recommended that that law enforcement agencies be permitted to break end-to-end encryption to trace abusers. Subsequently, the IT Rules 2021 have mandated that all significant social media intermediaries like WhatsApp have to enable the tracing of the originator of any information that it deems as child sexual abuse material. But WhatsApp has long maintained that it has zero tolerance for child sexual abuse material being shared on its platform, raising the question about how WhatsApp deals with child sexual abuse material if it cannot access the contents of a message. Heres how: In the case of child sexual abuse content, WhatsApp relies on available unencrypted information including user reports, profile photos, group photos, group subject, and descriptions to detect and prevent abuse. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. When a user reports a message they received as spam or illegal, the user unencrypts the message for WhatsApp . This allows WhatsApp to see the contents of the message in question and determine whether it has violated its terms of service. . This allows WhatsApp to see the contents of the message in question and determine whether it has violated its terms of service. WhatsApp had also previously mentioned that it uses photo-matching technology called PhotoDNA to proactively scan profile photos for images of child abuse. called PhotoDNA to proactively scan profile photos for images of child abuse. If WhatsApp detects any child sexual abuse image on its unencrypted surfaces , it removes the image and bans the user as well as associated accounts within a group. , it removes the image and bans the user as well as associated accounts within a group. WhatsApp also shares the image along with associated account details to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) . NCMEC, in turn, provides Indias National Crime Records Bureau with access to India-specific reports through a secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection. . NCMEC, in turn, provides Indias National Crime Records Bureau with access to India-specific reports through a secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection. WhatsApp also provides a monthly report to Indias National Crime Records Bureau with the NCMEC report IDs pertaining to Indian users. This has also been reported by Forbes India. With regards to child sexual abuse material, the IT Rules 2021, which went into effect on May 25, require all social media intermediaries to: Inform users to not share any information that is harmful to a child Remove child sexual abuse content within 36 hours if issued court order or notified by appropriate government authorities Remove child sexual abuse content within 24 hours if reported by the victim or by an individual on behalf of the victim as part of the grievance redressal mechanism Significant social media intermediaries like WhatsApp further have to: Enable the tracing of the originator of any information that it deems as child sexual abuse material Build automated tools to proactively identify child sexual abuse content and notify users trying to access or share them Publish periodic compliance report every month mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken thereon Also Read
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https://www.medianama.com/2021/05/223-whatsapp-child-sexual-abuse-material/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+medianama+%28Medianama%3A+Digital+Media+In+India%29
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Will it be sunshine or rain today?
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Well, it will be a dull and misty start in many parts, while also bringing scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. It will ease off at times, especially this evening. But you will get the odd sprinkling of sunshine coming through. It will be Saturday before the really nice weather returns to our Donegal shores. And Met Eireann, the state forecaster say that it will be drier and brighter to the west, with the best of the sunny spells here, so hopefully that will extend to the north west. Highest temperatures 13 to 15 degrees Celsius. Winds will be mostly light variable, but increasing moderate southeasterly up along Irish Sea coasts. Tonight, it will be generally dry but misty in parts with just light variable breezes. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees Celsius, coolest under any clearer breaks. AS for tomorrow Saturday, it will be a very mild or warm day with good sunny spells breaking through. You might get the odd shower and temperatures will range from 17 to 20 degrees Celsius.
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https://www.donegallive.ie/news/news/636920/will-it-be-sunshine-or-rain-today.html
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Is Dogecoin Stabilising After the Latest Crash or Will It Drop Even Further?
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Dogecoin has been the favourite cryptocurrency of the Internet in recent months, with wild rises in its price. But things changed after peaking around the start of this month, and it's been in freefall since. However, although small drops continue (including fairly sharply in the last few hours) prices are starting to look a little more stable now, and are still high compared to the period before April this year. Dogecoin rose to an all-time high of $0.74 in the first week of May (the Dogecoin price in India was Rs. 54.06 at the time) but it has been dipping over the last two weeks. The market crash has affected other cryptocurrencies too for example, the Bitcoin price in India dropped to Rs. 25,34,271 earlier this week, compared to a high of Rs. 48,79,220 for Bitcoin in April. The Dogecoin valuation also dropped around 50 percent hitting bottom on May 23 at Rs. 21. Since then it has trended up a little and at the time of writing is just under Rs. 24. Dogecoin had gained 2.74 per cent in value from 24 hours ago and was trading at $0.34 internationally at the time of writing this report. After hitting the May 23 low, the CoinDesk chart for Dogecoin is relatively linear, suggesting it has not shown big volatility since then, except for one peak on May 25. Whether the stability shown by Dogecoin over the past few days will last is very difficult to say, but its value has reached where it was before the bull run started in April. Tech billionaire Elon Musk is widely credited for fuelling the wild run of Dogecoin through his tweets. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO began tweeting about it in February when the meme currency was relatively unknown and everyone's attention was focussed on Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency. Dogecoin is the people's crypto Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 4, 2021 Soon, Dogecoin surges by 50 per cent. And Musk has continued to rally investors behind Dogecoin since then, once saying he was in talks with the developers of the digital asset to improve system transaction efficiency. Working with Doge devs to improve system transaction efficiency. Potentially promising. Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 13, 2021 After the market crash last week, however, many investors have accused Musk of manipulating the cryptocurrency market with his social media commentary. Some currency bulls even formed a group to stop Elon from tweeting on the subject. The group has accused Musk of trying to pump crypto for ages, tweeting about it to no end, and even going on Saturday Night Live as a last resort to get Dogecoin up! It's ridiculous! Musk has said that he supports cryptocurrencies and they have the potential to become the future currency of the Earth. But for now, smart investors should remember that many of the cryptocurrencies that dropped in value during the 2018 crash never recovered past their all-time highs, and so "buying the dip" isn't necessarily a winning strategy.
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https://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/data-shows-dogecoin-stabilising-after-recent-crash-2451027
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Was macht ein Digitalberater und was zeichnet erfolgreiche Digitalberatung aus?
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Ein guter Digitalberater kennt die digitalen Trends und Tools. Ein erfahrener Digitalberater kennt die jeweiligen Vor- und Nachteile der digitalen Werkzeuge, der digitalen Kommunikationskanle und Plattformen, der Soft- und Hardware. Bei einer professionellen Digitalberatung werden diese Vor- und Nachteile kunden- und projektbezogen betrachtet, analysiert und bewertet, um dann die Kunden optimal zur Digitalisierungsstrategie zu beraten. Mithilfe eines erfahrenen Digitalberaters wie Daniel Grs werden die Kunden und Mandanten (Unternehmen und Organisationen, Personen und Marken) dann im Rahmen der vertrauensvollen Digitalberatung optimal durch den digitalen Dschungel geleitet. Ein guter Digitalberater ist also vergleichbar mit einem Lotsen, der aufgrund seiner speziellen Erfahrung und Kenntnisse seine Kunden (Schiffe) durch fr sie ungekannte Gewsser fhrt. Ein guter Digitalberater ist vor allem eines: erfahren. Diese Digital-Erfahrung sollte idealerweise aus vielen und mglichst unterschiedlichen Digitalprojekten stammen. Erfahrene Digitalberater wie Daniel Grs bndeln breite Erfahrungen auf Unternehmens- und Agenturseite mit dem Spezialwissen aus unterschiedlichen Branchen, fr unterschiedliche Unternehmen, Agenturen und Kunden, sowie unterschiedliche Anforderungen wie Start-up, Website-Relaunch, Internetshop-Aufbau, eCommerce, Digitalmarketing / Onlinemarketing, Suchmaschinenmarketing (SEM) und Suchmaschinenoptimierung (SEO), Onlinevertrieb, E-Branding, digitale HR, Social Media, Content Management Systeme, IT-Sicherheit, Prozessoptimierung, Bekanntheitssteigerung, Online-PR, Contentmarketing etc. pp. Ein Digitalberater sollte auch ein guter Coach sein Ein vertrauenswrdiger Digitalberater bert nicht nur rund um die Digitalisierung, digitale Transformation, Kommunikation, Innovation und Prozesse sowie Digitalmarketing, sondern steht seinen Kunden auch als Coach verlsslich zur Seite. Digitalisierung bedeutet Vernderung, und Vernderungen machen vielen Menschen Angst. Aus Angst und Sorgen resultieren Ressentiments, Ablehnung und Widerstand. Kein Wunder, dass die Grundhaltung vieler Unternehmen, Organisationen und Personen hinsichtlich Digitalisierung leider immer noch eine abwartende Haltung ist. Brauchen, knnen und wollen wir das?) kann ein objektiver Digitalberater als Coach auflsen oder zumindest relativieren. Denn einfach nur abzuwarten kann fatale Folgen haben, bis hin zur Bedeutungslosigkeit, zum Ruin beziehungsweise Insolvenz. Wer mit der Digitalisierung wartet, wird irrelevant(er) und unbekannt(er). In der digital bestimmten Welt geht es heute vor allem um die Whrungen Bekanntheit und Aufmerksamkeit. Nur wer digital gut aufgestellt ist, hat heute berhaupt noch Chancen, bei seinen Stakeholdern Bekanntheit und Aufmerksamkeit zu erreichen und seine Digital Relations zu pflegen. Digitalberater helfen Firmen / Unternehmen, Organisationen und Personen wie beispielsweise Selbststndigen und Solopreneuren, mit einer klaren Zielgruppenbestimmung, individualisierten Inhalten(Content) und einer guten Sichtbarkeit und Auffindbarkeit (Suchmaschinenoptimierung, SEO) dafr zu sorgen, dass die Stakeholder und Kunden sie berhaupt erst einmal (gut)finden. Die Herausforderungen des digitalen Wandels sind gro und komplex und mssen daher zur Chefsache erklrt werden. Die Entscheidung, welche Digitalberatung und welcher Digitalberater mit der eigenen Digitalisierung betraut wird, ist eine wichtige Entscheidung. Es ist dringend notwendig, die Digitalisierung, den digitalen Wandel, die digitale Transformation oder gar digitale Disruption aktiv mitzugehen und mitzugestalten. Professionelle Digitalberater zeigen ihren Kunden mit Ihrer Expertise und Erfahrung strategische wie konkrete und praktikable Wege auf, wie Unternehmen, Organisationen und Personen die Chancen der Digitalisierung nutzen knnen und wie sie Risiken und Probleme, die ebenfalls mit der Digitalisierung einher gehen, minimieren knnen. Die Digitalberatung und die Empfehlungen der Digitalberater sollten mit schlssigen Informationen, treffenden Argumenten und Handlungsoptionen unterfttert sein. Hilfreiche Digitalberater erkennen die individuell passenden und notwendigen Methoden, Modelle und Manahmen und geben ihren Kunden einen ntzlichen berblick ber mgliche Tools, Gerte, Prozesse etc., anstatt sich in Details zu verzetteln. So bewhren sich empfehlenswerte Digitalberater als verlssliche Lotsen und vielseitige Begleiter fr Unternehmen, Organisationen und Personen auf ihrem mglichst idealen Weg in die digitale Zukunft. Digitalberater sind erfahrene und verlssliche Lotsen im digitalen Wandel Neue Technologien, eine sich ndernde Mediennutzung, wachsende Mobilitt, Social Media, Blogs, Mobilgerte als Informations- und Transaktionszentralen dies sind nur einige der Aspekte, die den digitalen Wandel charakterisieren. Unternehmen, Organisationen und Personen sind gut beraten, sich den Herausforderungen der Digitalisierung zu stellen. Gute Digitalberater wissen, dass bei Digitalprojekten nicht alles ber den Haufen geworfen werden muss auch wenn dies vermeintliche Digitalberater mit Ihrer Maxime der digitalen Disruption immer lauter und intensiver propagieren. Wieder vllig bei null anzufangen, ist nicht sinnvoll. Denn die Grundregeln des erfolgreichen Managements und der Unternehmensfhrung, von Marketing, Public Relations und Kommunikation, von Verkauf und Personal haben auch in digitalen Zeiten nach wie vor Relevanz. Es geht also bei der erfolgreichen Digitalberatung vor allem darum, erfolgreiche Elemente durch passende digitale Elemente zu erweitern. Nicht alles muss von Grund auf verndert und digitalisiert werden vielmehr mssen Services und Produkte, Prozesse und Manahmen, Kommunikation, Marketing und PR sowie Fhrung und Personalwesen (HR) den vernderten Chancen und Risiken im digitalen Zeitalter angepasst werden. Je nach Unternehmens-, Organisations- oder Lebensbereich verfgen Digitalberater ber unterschiedliches Wissen, unterschiedliche Erfahrungen, Methoden und Lsungsanstze, auf die sie im Rahmen der Digitalberatung kundenindividuell zurckgreifen (knnen). Das Bundesministerium fr Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) autorisierte Grs Communications 2018 als Beratungsunternehmen fr das Frderprogramm go-digital Digital Change: Beratung und Coaching zu notwendigen Vernderungsprozessen im digitalen Zeitalter Bevor die digitale Strategie in Angriff genommen wird, sollten Digitalberater Unternehmen, Organisationen und Personen dafr auch fit machen. Denn Digitalisierung funktioniert nicht ohne Menschen (Kunden, Mitarbeiter, Vorgesetzte, Chefs, Manager, Unternehmer, Berater etc.). Der Digitalisierungsprozess sollte mglichst alle Unternehmens- und Organisationsbereiche umfassen. Bei den Vernderungsprozessen, dem Change Management und der Change Kommunikation sind Fhrung, Mitarbeiter und Kommunikation besonders wichtig. Auch hier bert ein guter Digitalberater nicht nur, sondern steht den Digitalisierungskunden auch als Coach und Moderator zur Verfgung auch im Rahmen von Workshops, Seminaren und Meetings. Digitalisierung und Glck Die Digitalisierung ist nur vordergrndig eine technologische Revolution. Viel strker sind die sozialen Umwlzungen. Wenn Unternehmen, Organisationen und Personen Schritt halten wollen, brauchen sie eine Feelgood-Kultur. Denn wer glcklich ist, arbeitet effektiver und kreativer. Glckliche Mitarbeiter liefern bessere Ergebnisse und machen ihrerseits die Kunden und Stakeholder glcklich. Fachkrfte und Leistungskrfte bleiben eher bzw. lnger bei Unternehmen und Organisationen, wenn sie sich wohlfhlen und glcklich sind. Glck ist also auch zentrales Element im War for Talents. Digitalberater wie Daniel Grs wenden daher im Rahmen der Digitalberatung auch Erkenntnisse der interdisziplinren Glcksforschung fr ihre Kunden an. Fazit: Im Artikel wird skizziert, was ein Digitalberater (idealerweise) macht und was gute Digitalberatung auszeichnet. Digitalberatung sollte nicht nur technologische, sondern auch soziale, mediale und kommunikative Belange umfassen. Hilfreiche Digitalberater sind weder Fachidioten noch Nerds, sondern betrachten Digitalisierungsprojekte ganzheitlich: Prozesse, Hardware, Software, Medien, Marketing, Menschen sowie die vorhandenen und notwendigen Ressourcen (Zeit, Geld, Arbeitskrfte). Jetzt individuelle Digital- und Marketingberatung anfordern Profitieren auch Sie vom digitalen Know-How von Daniel Grs und Grs Communications. Wir begleiten Unternehmen und Organisationen bei der Erarbeitung, Implementierung oder Oprimierung ihrer Digitalstrategie. Entwickeln Sie mit uns gemeinsam eine Digitalisierungsstrategie, welche auf Ihre individuellen Bedrfnisse angepasst ist. Professionalisieren Sie jetzt Ihre Prozesse und Ihr Digitalmarketing mit einer schlagkrftigen Digitalisierungsstrategie. Wenn Sie die Digitalisierung angehen mchten und einen erfahrenen Digitalberater als Lotsen durch den digitalen Dschungel bentigen, dann kontaktieren Sie Daniel Grs per E-Mail an info (at) goers-communications (punkt) de oder rufen Sie kostenlos an: 0800-GOERSCOM (0800-46377266). Kontaktaufnahme und Austausch natrlich auch gerne ber Social Media wie beispielsweise ber XING oder LinkedIn. Die Beratung fr PR, Content, Marketing und Digitalisierung Grs Communications (Lbeck / Ostsee / Hamburg) sorgt fr Kundengewinnung, besseres Image, Bekanntheits- und Umsatzsteigerung durch PR, Marketing und Media. Als Digital-, Marketing- und Unternehmensberatung, als Agentur und als Coach fr Public Relations (PR), Marketing und Digitalisierung helfen wir unseren Kunden, mit optimierter Kommunikation und modernem Marketing viel mehr zu erreichen: Mehr Umsatz, mehr Kunden, mehr Bekanntheit, mehr Aufmerksamkeit, klare Positionierung, cleveres Marketing, professionelle PR. Wir konzentrieren uns auf das, was wir am besten knnen: Communications, Consulting, Content und Coaching. Fr alles andere greifen wir bei Bedarf auf unserer ber Jahrzehnte gewachsenes, erfahrenes und belastbares Experten-Netzwerk zurck. Wir lieben und leben hanseatische Werte. Nachhaltigkeit und Wirtschaftlichkeit sind und bleiben unsere Maximen. Deshalb schtzen uns unsere Kunden seit vielen Jahren als Berater, Coach und Sparringspartner auf Augenhhe. Vor allem in Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, aber auch ber Norddeutschland hinaus. Der erfahrene PR-Experte Daniel Grs vermittelt PR-Grundlagen und befhigt Unternehmen und Organisationen, Unternehmer und Selbststndige, durch Do-it-yourself-PR ihre Public Relations und ffentlichkeitsarbeit selbst durchzufhren. http://www.grs.com Firmenkontakt Grs Communications PR Content Marketing Daniel Grs Westring 97 23626 Lbeck-Ratekau 080046377266 [email protected] https://www.goers-communications.de Pressekontakt Grs Communications PR, Medien-, Presse- und ffentlichkeitsarbeit Daniel Grs Westring 97 23626 Lbeck-Ratekau 080046377266 [email protected] https://www.goers-communications.de Die Bildrechte liegen bei dem Verfasser der Mitteilung.
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https://weltjournal.de/was-macht-ein-digitalberater-und-was-zeichnet-erfolgreiche-digitalberatung-aus/
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Did Jay-Z and Beyonc commission 20M Rolls-Royce?
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Advertisement The unveiling of Rolls-Royce's new 20million Boat Tail personalised convertible today set tongues wagging about which super-rich couple commissioned it - with industry rumours naming them as Jay Z and Beyonc. The British luxury marque said the car had been designed for a wealthy and 'flamboyant' duo with a love of chilled champagne and alfresco meals - hence the vehicle's incredible rear deck housing a dinner set, rotating cocktail tables with matching chairs and a parasol that automatically extends out. The convertible grand tourer, the first of an exclusive trio of highly personalised nautically-based limousines, was designed for the Mediterranean backroads of the Cote d'Azur, which Jay Z and Beyonc regularly visit and where they enjoy outdoor picnics. It includes a fridge set to 6C, the precise temperature required for the owner's favourite Armand de Brignac luxury vintage, priced up to 57,950 a bottle. Earlier, this year, Jay Z sold his 50% stake in the firm to Mot Hennessy for an unknown sum. The blue colour scene could also be a subtle hint to the couple's identity, as Beyonc and Jay Z's nine-year-old daughter in called Blue Ivy. An industry source told The Telegraph: 'It's thought this fantastic car has been commissioned by Beyonc and Jay Z, with all its detailing matching their favourite things.' Today Rolls-Royce refused to comment on the speculation. World's most expensive car - and picnic set: This is the ultra-exclusive Rolls-Royce Boat Tail - one of three supremely luxurious bespoke models costing 20million each The convertible grand tourer, the first of an exclusive trio of highly personalised nautically-based limousines, was designed for the Mediterranean backroads of the Cote d'Azur, which Jay Z and Beyonc (pictured) regularly visit It has taken four years of 'mind-boggling attention to detail' to design and manufacture in collaboration with clients who wanted a unique car to 'mark a sense of occasion', says the legendary British marque. And to put the exclusivity of the commission into context, the 20million price-tag would buy you the equivalent of around 40 personalised flagship Rolls-Royce Phantom limousines costing around 500,000 each (including bespoke extras). It is also double the cost of the previous two most expensive new cars in the world: Rolls-Royce's own 10million coachbuilt Sweptail of 2017 - the car that sparked new Boat Tail project; and Bugatti's one-off 11.5million 'La Voiture Noir' hypercar that was first shown at the March 2019 Geneva Motor Show. The reason for the vast expense is that the car has been engineered and designed from the ground up as a near one off. With production cars, the total costs are spread across the number of cars produced which in the case of Rolls-Royce will go into hundreds and thousands of vehicles over time. With mainstream car-makers those costs will be spread across millions of vehicles. In the case of the Boat Tail, the 'Coachbuild' construction means the chassis, engine and underpinnings may be based on the existing Phantom limo, but everything above that and every detail - from the largest ever hand-made panels, to the most intricate mechanism, and clock - has to be designed and created from scratch. Not just the most expensive new car ever, it's also the first to have its own extending umbrella and rotating cocktail tables Measuring just under 5.8 meters long, the new four-seater two-door Rolls-Royce Boat Tail is the first to be built by Rolls-Royce's new Coachbuild department at the company's boutique headquarters in Goodwood, Sussex Torsten Mller-tvs (pictured), Rolls-Royce Motor Cars CEO, at the unveiling of the incredibly bespoke Boat Tail limo It is therefore not a 'standard' car with a lot of bespoke extras and luxuries added. It is a brand new car effectively a one-off model though in this case the total costs have been shared across three vehicles, each of which is personalised to the owner. In artwork terms, is the difference between hanging a high quality print on your wall, or owning the only original oil-painting. When mainstream manufacturers launch a new model, they usually have to invest around 1billion before the first car comes off the line. But that average cost is reduced every time an additional car comes off the line, so the average costs reduce significantly. In the case of this coachbuild Boat Tail, much of the total cost has to be divided just three ways. Measuring just under 5.8 meters long, the new four-seater two-door Rolls-Royce Boat Tail is the first to be built by Rolls-Royce's new Coachbuild department at the company's boutique headquarters in Goodwood, Sussex. Slide me Unlike most convertibles with a roof that stows away at the touch of a button, the Boat Tail has an 'unconventional' single-piece carbon-fibre and canvas removable fixed-canopy roof (left). The idea is that owner will drive with it in place from, say, a home in rainy Britain, then remove it for open-topped driving when at a chateau in sunny South of France or Monaco The 20million Boat Tail convertible grand tourer is the first of an exclusive trio of highly personalised nautically-based limousines The rear deck opens like a pair of butterfly wings, providing under-cover storage for luxurious items - and two roatating cocktail tables that extend from the back of the vehicle Rolls-Royce say they have decided not to name the customers, but described them as an extremely well-heeled self-made couple 'with a sense of style and a love of travel, adventure, and entertaining who collect cars, watches, pens and fine champagnes and like sailing' all of which are reflected in their customised car. Rolls-Royce's new Coachbuild arm has been set up specifically to capitalise on the growing number of similar such super-rich customers who want a luxury limousine that they can help to create and is unique to them. The new grand cruiser is inspired by the elegant J-Class yachts of the early 20th Century and the original 'Boat Tail' Rolls-Royces of 1920s and '30s which in turn were inspired by them. It is left-hand drive suggesting it will be driven mostly on the Continent. The most eye-catching features centre around the Boat Tail's 'aft deck' a modern interpretation of a yacht's wooden rear deck in a special grey and black Caleidolegno wood veneer that is 'visually elongated' using brushed stainless steel pinstripe inlays Under the cover is an intricate 'hosting suite' for alfresco entertaining and displaying 'a treasure chest of moving parts' A treasure chest hidden under a veneer rear deck The most eye-catching features centre around the Boat Tail's 'aft deck' a modern interpretation of a yacht's wooden rear deck in a special grey and black Caleidolegno wood veneer that is 'visually elongated' using brushed stainless steel pinstripe inlays. At the press of a button this rear deck opens up like sweeping 'butterfly wings' to reveal an intricate 'hosting suite' for alfresco entertaining and displaying 'a treasure chest of moving parts'. To the left is a double refrigerator with special cradles to securely stow two bottles of champagne at a precise temperature. The aficionado owner's favourite Armand de Brignac vintage - which can cost up to 57,950 a bottle - should be stored at six degrees Centigrade for consumption - the exact setting the fridge operates at. The section also provides space for four glasses, napkins and other accoutrements. To the left is a double refrigerator with special cradles to securely stow two bottles of champagne at a precise temperature The aficionado owner's favourite Armand de Brignac vintage should be stored at six degrees Centigrade for consumption - the exact setting the fridge operates at. The most expensive bottle is a staggering 58,000 The section also provides space for four glasses, napkins and other accoutrements - as you can see in this amazing image The roating cocktail tables unfold from under the deck. There's also a matching set of picnic chairs to enjoy a bottle of bubble at the back of the Roller The right side is focussed on fine dining with a bespoke alfresco picnic and cuisine section with temperature controlled food warmers and cutlery made by Christofle of Paris and engraved with 'Boat Tail'. Two pop-out cocktail tables open out one at each side - and rotate elegantly 'to mimic the offering of an attendant' for aperitifs and dining. Two matching slim-line interlocking stools, designed by Rolls-Royce and created by Italian furniture maker Promemoria, use the same carbon-fibre and blue leather from the car and are stowed inside. Most dramatic of all is the sun shade parasol on an extending telescopic arm. It emerges, on demand, from the rear centre line beneath the opening rear deck wings 'in anticipation of fine weather'. The interior is also cooled to maintain constant temperatures regardless of weather. The right side is focussed on fine dining with a bespoke alfresco picnic and cuisine section with temperature controlled food warmers and cutlery made by Christofle of Paris and engraved with 'Boat Tail'. Most dramatic of all is the sun shade parasol on an extending telescopic arm. It emerges, on demand, from the rear centre line beneath the opening rear deck wings 'in anticipation of fine weather' Slide me As you would expect from Rolls-Royce, every intricate detail of the car is finished to the highest standard. All the accompanying features - from knives and forks to champagne flutes - are sourced from the finest makers Rolls-Royce says the sophisticated rear-deck reflects the character of its clients and marks something 'never seen before in the automotive world' noting: 'At the press of a button, the deck opens in a sweeping butterfly gesture, to reveal an intricate and generous hosting suite. 'Its complex movement was inspired by cantilever concepts explored by renowned architect Santiago Calatrava. 'Hinged towards the centre line, the synchronised balletic opening movement reveals a treasure chest of moving parts that offer themselves to the host at a precise angle of 15 degrees. This subtle gesture of presentation reflects a genteel and quintessentially British expression of service.' Rolls-Royce has even created a panel in the dashboard for the first owners - a well-heeled couple - to use their bespoke wrist watches as the car's clock The nautical theme continues inside, with a baby blue interior design and the same grey and black Caleidolegno wood veneer used on the rear deck lavishly splashed across the dashboard Luxury car, luxury watches and even a luxury pen Another unique luxurious touch blends the pinnacle of automotive and clock-making craftsmanship. To keep time, two reversible 'His & Hers' two-sided timepieces by Swiss-based 'BOVET 1822' either one of which can be taken off the owner's wrist and mounted on the dashboard fascia as a clock, while the other is stored in a special tray compartment. Rolls-Royce said of the three year collaboration: 'The mechanically minded clients sought to break new ground in horology. As esteemed and passionate collectors of both the Swiss-based House of BOVET and Rolls-Royce, their vision was to create exquisite, ground-breaking timepieces for their Boat Tail. 'The result is an accomplishment never before realised in either industry. Two fine reversible timepieces, one for the lady and one for the gentleman, have been designed to be worn on the wrist, or, placed front and centre within Boat Tail's fascia as the motor car's clock.' That's not the end of the bonkers exclusivity. Instrument dials are adorned with decorative Guilloche patterning as perfected by fine jewellers and watchmakers and there's an elegant thin-rimmed two-tone steering wheel This first example of the three to be produced is left-hand drive - so the mystery buyers are unlikely using it in the UK A particularly cherished Montblanc pen resides in a discretely placed, hand-crafted, case of aluminium and leather, in Boat Tail's glove box. Collecting pens is another of the clients' great passions. Blemish-free leather in a favourite shade of blue with a 'light metallic sheen' is sourced from hides of 'stress-free' Alpine cows in Bavaria. Instrument dials are adorned with decorative Guilloche patterning as perfected by fine jewellers and watchmakers and there's an elegant thin-rimmed two-tone steering wheel. Wooden trim in the lower cabin and floor area echo a ship's hull. And the hollow section of floor sills specially engineered to double as a resonance chamber to provide bass speaker 'surround sound' for 15-speaker audio system. The exterior paint is a special shade of blue 'the client's favourite colour' with embedded metallic and crystal flakes to catch the light. You're going to need deep pockets and a very good relationship with Rolls-Royce. With just two more set to be produced, they've likely already been promised to the brand's most dedicated returning customers The owners better hope the saying 'it rains in the South of France' is on the money Unlike most convertibles with a roof that stows away at the touch of a button, the Boat Tail has an 'unconventional' single-piece carbon-fibre and canvas removable fixed-canopy roof. The idea is that owner will drive with it in place from, say, a home in rainy Britain, then remove it for open-topped driving when at a chateau in sunny South of France or Monaco. Rolls-Royce explains: 'If inclement weather is encountered while the roof is removed, a temporary tonneau is stowed for static transitory shelter.' Nautical-style wrap-around windscreen recalls the visor on motor launches while the styling and tapered rear is designed to mirror 'a motor launch rising out of the water'. With the Spirit of Ecstasy 'Flying Lady' mascot at its prow, and a hand-painted darker graduated bonnet, the vast grille is hewn from block of aluminium and the car features the largest hand-beaten panels ever used on a Rolls-Royce. Rolls-Royce Boat Tail Price: 20million Production volume: 3 Built: Goodwood, Sussex, England by new 'Rolls-Royce Coachbuild' department Delivery: June 2021 Mystery first customer: Wealthy and 'flamboyant' self-made couple with a sense of style and a love of travel, adventure, and entertaining Dimensions: Length: 5760mm / Width: 2032mm / Height: 1581mm / Wheelbase: 3321mm Seats: 4 Doors: 2 Engine: 6.75 litre twin-turbo V12, circa 570 horsepower Gears: 8-speed automatic Top speed: Governed to 155mph 0 to 62mph: Approx 5 seconds Fuel-economy: Circa 20mpg CO2 emissions: More than 300g/km Advertisement No barge: It might look like a boat but it will accelerate like a sports car Under the bonnet of the Boat Tail is Rolls-Royce's massive 6.7-litre V12 twin turbo-charged petrol engine developing around 570 horsepower and linked to an 8-speed automatic. The company will say only that performance is 'adequate'. But based on that of the current Phantom, expect 0-to-62mph acceleration of around five seconds with top speed governed at 155mph, but gas-guzzling fuel economy of around just 20mpg and CO2 emissions in excess of 300g/km. A total of 1,813 exclusive new parts were created for the project which took 4 years, with the total amount of pre-production planning hours by engineers taking the equivalent of 20 years. It was tested in UK and Continental Europe at extremes of temperature from 80C to minus 20C. Slide me Rolls-Royce explains: 'If inclement weather is encountered while the roof is removed, a temporary tonneau is stowed for static transitory shelter' Explaining the nautical nature of the Boat Tail, the company said: 'Within this group, it emerged that three potential patrons shared a deep appreciation of contemporary nautical design' nd to put the exclusivity of the commission into context, the 20million price-tag would buy you the equivalent of around 40 personalised flagship Rolls-Royce Phantom limousines costing around 500,000 each (including bespoke extras) Five computerised electronic control units (ECUS) are need to create rear of car alone. Explaining the nautical nature of the Boat Tail, the company said: 'Within this group, it emerged that three potential patrons shared a deep appreciation of contemporary nautical design.' J-Class yachts were often referenced as points of inspiration, both for their purity of form and their requirement for hand craftsmanship at the highest level. 'And all three shared a single demand: 'Show me something that I have never seen before.' Rolls-Royce added: 'In consultation with the clients concerned, an agreement was reached whereby three cars would share a common body, but each would then be individually, highly personalised.' J-Class yachts were often referenced as points of inspiration, both for their purity of form and their requirement for hand craftsmanship at the highest level The Rolls-Royce Boat Tail is almost 10million pricier than the next most expensive new cars to ever hit the road Like all other Rolls-Royce models it retains the rear-hinged coach doors - which are massive. They have assisted opening and closing functions at the press of a button 'Coachbuilt' luxury electric cars will follow, says Rolls-Royce boss Chief executive Torsten Mller-tvs said Boat Tail marked 'a pivotal moment in our marque's history' noting: 'The attention to detail is mind-boggling.' 'We are proud to unveil Rolls-Royce Boat Tail to the world, and with it, the confirmation of coachbuilding as a permanent fixture within our future portfolio.' Rolls-Royce is also working on a zero-emissions pure electric limousine to be launched within the decade and coachbuilt versions of it would also be offered, he said. The company recently registered the name 'Silent Shadow'. Mr Mller-tvs said: 'Historically, coachbuilding had been an integral part of the Rolls-Royce story. Coachbuild is a return to the very roots of our brand. It represents an opportunity for the select few to participate in the creation of utterly unique and truly personal commissions of future historical significance.' Mr Mller-tvs stressed: 'Rolls-Royce Boat Tail is not a concept created to be retrospectively sold. Quite the contrary. Boat Tail is the culmination of a four-year collaboration with three of our most special clients.' Rolls-Royce last year (2020) experienced the highest levels of bespoke additions to its cars. Earlier this year the company reported record first quarter sales - up 62 per cent on the same period in 2020 and the highest in marque's 116-year history, exceeding the previous record set in 2019. Sales growth in all markets was strongest in China, US and Asia Pacific.
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Does the Jih Sun deal presage much-needed banking consolidation in Taiwan?
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Foreign bank departures, record profits, a big international investment gone badly wrong, an actual honest-to-goodness merger and fines and penalties galore the past year has been a topsy-turvy one for Taiwans banking sector. Lets start with the merger. These are rarer than hens teeth in Taiwan. The deal sparked to life in December 2020, when Fubon Financial Holding, owner of Taipei Fubon Bank, the sixth-largest domestic lender by assets, tendered a NT$24.53 billion ($880 million) bid for a 53.84% stake in Jih Sun Financial. For a few months it was on a knife edge. Fubon Financial targeted a minimum stake of 50.01% in Jih Sun, a far smaller commercial lender with $12 billion in assets. In the last week of March the deal was given the green light, pending approval from the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). For once, the main stumbling block was not interference from the powerful unions that have nixed any number of attempts at domestic consolidation. This time the challenge was convincing enough of Jih Suns shareholders to sell up. Japans Shinsei Bank was keen to divest its 35.5% stake. Capital Target was a different matter. It was keen to divest its block of shares, but there was concern about the identity of its owner.
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https://www.euromoney.com/article/28l29hww4o2bcha9h2ccg/banking/does-the-jih-sun-deal-presage-much-needed-banking-consolidation-in-taiwan
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How do we commemorate war heroes in a country in an era that is disconnected from war?
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Memorial Day, this year, is being commemorated in the shadow of two wars. One is a 15-month war with a deadly virus. It's a war that has claimed some 585,000 Americans, and which may very well climax for our country, at least on Memorial Day itself. In the coming weeks, we could learn decisively whether we've won or lost, depending on whether all those beach outings, barbecues and family gatherings Monday result in any uptick in the COVID rates. The other war, in Afghanistan, has claimed more than 2,300 American lives at 20 years, the longest war in U.S. history. It, too, is winding down. And now, consider our behavior in these two wars. COVID: we followed anxiously as the infection rates climbed, breathed a sigh of relief when they went down. We sacrificed: no travel, no movies, no restaurants. We sheltered in place, worked from home, washed our hands through two inane choruses of "Happy Birthday." Many of us donated to relief organizations, joined mask drives, volunteered. In Detroit, the Ford auto plant began manufacturing respirators. All over the country, people applauded our essential workers, and put up lawn signs to thank them. Many of us knew someone who died. In short, America behaved, during COVID, as we used to during an actual war. For most of us, those 20 years were background noise. If you didn't have a family member who was overseas, if you weren't yourself a soldier wondering where you were going to be deployed, if you didn't happen to know one of the 2,300 who were killed, the war barely existed. And that brings us to Memorial Day, 2021. "Decoration Day" as it was called years ago, when it was begun in 1868 to honor the war dead before it came to be Americas biggest beach day. "In World War II, everybody had a dog in that fight," said Jeremy Teigen, professor of political science Ramapo College in Mahwah. "People were planting victory gardens. Detroit was making tanks. These days the average citizen is asked to do very little towards these conflicts." For his war broadcasts, F.D.R. would ask each radio listener to come prepared with a map: he was going to guide them through the conflict, showing them exactly where the troops were and what they were doing. Walter Cronkite, Huntley and Brinkley, would put Vietnam up up on the TV screen. "Try this thought experiment: name a victory from the Second World War," said historian and author Sam Mustafa. Most of us could name lots: Midway, Battle of the Bulge, Normandy. "Now name a victory from the Afghan war," said Mustafa, who also teaches at Ramapo. "I teach military history, and I can't name them." He's not saying that there haven't been victories in Afghanistan. His point is that most civilians haven't felt the need to learn them. More:Pictures worth a thousand words: Four photos in Morristown tell powerful story of 1779 More:It's 58 feet long and 10 feet high: NJ sculptor's WWI monument will speak for a nation More:'My God, what have we done': NJ men who flew the historic mission, 75 years after Hiroshima Vietnam was probably the last conflict in which large numbers of civilians knew the names of the battles. Bruce Springsteen could sing that he "had a brother at Khe Sanh" with a fair expectation of being understood by his listeners. What's changed, of course, is that after Vietnam the U.S. military became all-volunteer. No president was ever going to risk, again, being in Lyndon Johnson's shoes: prosecuting an unpopular war that civilians felt they had a stake in. From now on, wars were going to be fought, comparatively speaking, on the down-low away from the TV cameras, out of the public consciousness, by people who had nothing to complain about. They had signed up for it. "None of the soldiers who died in Afghanistan, the American soldiers, were draftees," said Stephen R. Shalom, professor of political science at William Paterson University in Wayne. "That makes a big difference, in terms of impact on the country," he said. "To most Americans, the Afghan war wasn't front and center. If you didn't want to go, you didn't sign up very much unlike those earlier wars." Two ways about it In short, America has two models of how to wage war. One: compulsory service by a broad swath of the population making everyone stakeholders and giving all of us an intimate connection with the soldiers, living and dead. Conflicts like the Civil War, the First and Second World Wars, Vietnam. Conflicts that made people, in large numbers, want to remember their dead. Conflicts that gave rise to Memorial Day. Military operations like Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, all prosecuted by professional soldiers. We thank them, rightly, for their service but we don't have much interest in what that service is, where it is is, or what it involves. We're too busy shopping. "People have forgotten what the meaning of Memorial Day is," said Sonny D., a staff sergeant from New Jersey who served two tours of duty in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. (He prefers not to use his last name; he's still on active duty.) "Life is too easy for them. They've forgotten what it's like to work, to sacrifice for something." Afghanistan is an interesting case. You could say it began as one kind of war, and ended as the other. It was a volunteer operation from the start, of course. But in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, there was a lot of patriotic fervor. Everyone felt they had skin in the game. Many volunteered from a simple sense of duty. People like Pat Tillman, the superhuman-looking linebacker who heroically sacrificed his NFL career to fight and die overseas. People like Sonny. "I personally was like, 'Well, yeah, let's go, I want to see if I'm as good as I think I am," he said. "I want to go and do the job. That's how I felt. I do feel at the time most of the country was behind us. It was actually a good feeling." Later, as the war dragged on, people on the home front were not so engaged. Not that it mattered much to the men and women who'd been deployed. They were focused on the job. "I wasn't even thinking about it," Sonny said. Was somebody wounded because that becomes part of the mission. You worry about survival." But the consciousness that you're risking your life, for oblivious fellow citizens who are golfing and partying at home, might help explain a slightly unflattering view of civilians held by some in today's military. Perhaps you saw the 2014 movie "American Sniper." In it, Ben Reed explains that there are three types of people: sheep, sheepdogs, and wolves. Sheep most of us are helpless. Wolves are predatory. "And then there are those blessed with the gift of aggression, an overpowering need to protect the flock," he says. "These men are the rare breed who live to confront the wolf. They are the sheepdog." It's a simile Sonny has heard before. "I am the sheepdog," he said. "Everybody back home, we consider sheep. They are unwilling to do the fighting they see needs to be done. We are the sheepdog protecting the sheep." But the way he sees it, that's the way things should be. "You go back to the Constitution," he said. "It's about freedom. You can't say, 'You have to go,' unless it's special circumstances. Asking people to do what they don't want to do, in my opinion, goes against the founding of the country." Clearly, we civilians are still capable of mobilizing when we want to as our response to COVID proved. "Last year, with the signs on the lawn and the pot-banging, when we thanked our essential workers, that was reminiscent of the the collective spirit of sacrifice, of recognizing those who have sacrificed, that we used to sometimes see in war," Teigen said. It's just been a while since we've had that kind of enthusiasm, on that scale, for our military. To the extent that we are no longer a people who participate in our own wars, no longer lay wreaths on the graves of the dead, no longer feel the need to even know where the fighting's at, perhaps we are sheep. But soldiers like Sonny don't begrudge us. If if you happen to be one of the lucky majority this Memorial Day who will be chugging beers, barbecuing burgers, playing ladder golf, and otherwise celebrating the end of our lockdown year, enjoy and God bless. But you just might want to thank a sheepdog. Jim Beckerman is an entertainment and culture reporter for NorthJersey.com. For unlimited access to his insightful reports about how you spend your leisure time, please subscribe or activate your digital account today. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @jimbeckerman1
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https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2021/05/28/memorial-day-we-commemorate-end-two-wars/5203896001/
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Why did Paige VanZant get cut from the UFC?
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Former UFC fighter Paige VanZant seemed set for big things in the promotion. After being signed as a 19-year-old, VanZant quickly became a fan favorite. However, her run in the UFC was much more short-lived than many expected. VanZant now competes in the BKFC, where she is set to meet former UFC rival Rachael Ostovich at BKFC 19 on July 23, 2021. Paige VanZant bid farewell to the UFC after her final bout at UFC 251, which she lost to Amanda Ribas via submission in the first round. It was the last fight on VanZant's existing contract, and she had stated on multiple occasions before the fight that she wanted to explore free agency, regardless of the outcome of the fight. This was primarily due to VanZant's issues with UFC's fighter pay, which she shed light on multiple times. Heading into the final fight of her current contract, @paigevanzant is looking to prove her value at #UFC251 (via @arielhelwani) pic.twitter.com/t0NnW7ObRl ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 24, 2020 Following the loss to Ribas, UFC president Dana White said Paige VanZant was free to explore free agency. Clearly, VanZant's comments about fighter pay didn't sit well with the promotion's president. White reiterated VanZant's loss and her recurrent inactivity due to injuries, stating that higher pay must merit octagon performances worthy of the same. Dana White likes Paige VanZant but think she should test free agency after #UFC251. Watch full video: https://t.co/Os153VCibq pic.twitter.com/2dYOUXZkV1 MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) July 12, 2020 The fight with Ribas was VanZant's final bout in the UFC. It would appear both she and the promotion weren't keen on renewing her contract. Shortly after, Paige VanZant signed a four-fight deal with BKFC. After winning her first three fights in the UFC, VanZant had setbacks in the strawweight division against Rose Namajunas and Michelle Waterson. Paige VanZant decided to move up to flyweight owing to grueling weight cuts. Unfortunately for '12 Gauge', she had repeated problems with injuries. She amassed a 3-2 record at strawweight, with two post-fight bonuses: 'Fight of the Night' for her debut against Kailin Curran and 'Performance of the Night' for her win over Bec Rawlings. '12 Gauge' amassed a 1-2 record at flyweight before departing from the UFC. Paige VanZant's final bout in the UFC came against Amanda Ribas at UFC 251, where VanZant lost via submission in round one. Effectively, her record was 2-4 in her last six bouts. Please take 30 seconds to answer this survey so that we can better understand how to serve your MMA needs.
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Why was Rachael Ostovich released from UFC?
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Rachael Ostovich was released from the UFC towards the end of 2020 following three consecutive defeats in the promotion. Ostovich currently holds a professional MMA record of 4-6. She began her career as a professional mixed martial artist in January 2014. Rachael Ostovich faced Jenny Liou Shriver at Destiny MMA NA Koa 4 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her debut was unsuccessful as Henny Liou Shriver beat Ostovich via TKO in the second round. However, Rachael Ostovich was able to bounce back from her initial setback and picked up two victories, which came under the banner of Invicta FC. Rachael Ostovich then fought under Invicta FC three more times, out of which she lost two bouts. Her tenure with the UFC began with Rachael Ostovich becoming a part of The Ultimate Fighter 26. Her first fight at TUF ended in a submission victory over fellow flyweight contender Melinda Fbin. Ostovich submitted her opponent via rear-naked choke in the first round and advanced to the quarter-finals. Rachael Ostovich faced Barb Honchak in the quarterfinals of a tournament that was set to decide the inaugural 125lbs women's champion of the UFC. Ostovich lost the fight via unanimous decision. Get To Know TUF Cast: Rachael Ostovich-Berdon https://t.co/yxmxIvLPNK UFC News (@UFCNews) October 18, 2017 Rachael Ostovich's first non-exhibition fight with the UFC took place in December 2017. She faced Karine Gevorgyan in the finale of The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion. Rachael Ostovich executed yet another display of impressive grappling to submit her opponent via armbar in the first round. Unfortunately, Ostovich lost all three of her subsequent bouts against Montana De La Rosa, Paige VanZant, and Gina Mazany. The UFC cut her from the roster following three consecutive losses. Rachael Ostovich will face Paige VanZant in a rematch, but this time they will fight bare-knuckle After her release from the UFC, Rachael Ostovich recently signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC). Paige VanZant, too, signed with BKFC in August 2020. Having fought VanZant before in the UFC, Rachael Ostovich was offered a rematch against Paige VanZant under the BKFC's banner, which she immediately accepted. The two are scheduled to fight each other at BKFC 19 on July 23, 2021. Paige VanZant vs. Rachael Ostovich official for BKFC 19 on July 23 (@DamonMartin) https://t.co/heHgmuju0E pic.twitter.com/cbqPjyDQkA MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) May 27, 2021 Paige VanZant has already had a fight in BKFC, which she lost via unanimous decision. Sound off in the comments section! Please take 30 seconds to answer this survey so that we can better understand how to serve your MMA needs.
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Who is Sushant Singh Rajputs flatmate Siddharth Pithani?
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The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested Siddharth Pithani in a drug case linked to the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput in Hyderabad on Friday. Siddharth was Sushants creative manager and flatmate and was first questioned by the Mumbai Police just days after his death. Pithani was hired by Sushant in 2018 to work on a project. Mumbai Police said that Pithani was aware that Sushant was prescribed medication for depression but had stopped taking these medicines in the days leading up to his death. Also Read | NCB arrests Sushant Singh Rajputs flatmate Siddharth Pithani in drugs case At the time, a senior police official told The Indian Express, Pithani told us that he was not aware of the reason why Rajput was depressed. As he had been staying at Rajputs home, he had, however, overheard the actors staff saying that he had stopped taking the medicines in the past few weeks as he was feeling better. As per a report by PTI, Pithani had sent an email to Mumbai Police wherein he stated that he was being pressured by Rajputs family to record a statement against his girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty. Sidharth Pithani was also questioned by Enforcement Directorate in connection with its probe into a money laundering case linked to the actors death. When the CBI took over the case, Pithani was questioned by them in August at the DRDO guest house located at Kalina in Santacruz, Mumbai. The CBI took Pithani, cook Neeraj Singh and domestic help Deepesh Sawant, to reconstruct events from June 14 at the late actors house. Also Read | Sushant Singh Rajput death: CBI recreates events of June 14 The Indian Express reported in September that during one of the interrogation sessions, Sushants girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty was confronted with Pithani for the first time. Also Read | Sushant Singh Rajput case: CBI makes Rhea confront Pithani Siddharth Pithani was allegedly present at the actors residence when he was found dead.
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https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/who-is-sushant-singh-rajput-flatmate-siddharth-pithani-7334012/
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