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0.999162	How the government has so badly mishandled its response to the pandemic – and the questions which Parliament and future inquiries should ask Britain is suffering and will continue to suffer more than any other country in the world from the pandemic, write Jim McConalogue and Tim Knox in A hat trick of failures: How ‘the Blob’ led the British Government down the wrong path, to be published by the think tank Civitas on Thursday 25 June. Along with Spain, Britain has the highest excess death rate per capita in the world for the first half of 2020 (new analysis of Economist and CDC data). The government’s reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic has also been one of the most expensive of any country in the OECD both in terms of the cost of the measures that the government has taken and the overall damage to the economy (OECD). Only three countries in the world are less prepared to ease lockdown restrictions than the UK: Algeria, Nicaragua and Iran (based on data from Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University). McConalogue and Knox put the blame for this poor response on what they call ‘The Blob’ – the scientific clique entrenched within a managerialist Whitehall culture which the politicians chose not to confront or question. They show how the advisory groups to the government appear to have been granted ‘a representational monopoly’ with the advice coming from SAGE, NERVTAG, SPI-M and PHE being rarely challenged either by government or by those outside the inner circle of advisers. They also criticise the enthusiasm with which Ministers hid behind ‘the science’. They show how there can be no such thing as ‘the science’, that there are many branches of science which were effectively ignored by government advisers, and that other more successful countries such as Germany used a far wider range of expertise in response to the pandemic. At times, they suggest, that advisers decided and ministers advised. To make it worse, they show that ministerial deference to ‘the science’ was frequently not justified. ‘The science’ made many mistakes. Other considerations – the impact of sending of elderly infected patients from NHS hospitals to care homes, the economic costs, the constitutional consequences, the social costs, the harm inflicted on patients suffering other diseases, – were never given the attention they deserved. The authors recommend that Parliament and future inquiries should ask the following questions, inter alia: • Should the government have drawn upon a far wider pool of expertise than that offered by SAGE and the other advisory bodies? • Should there be a re-evaluation of the purposes, composition and objectives of the government’s scientific advisory groups? What line of separation should exist between ministers in government and the advice of the scientific committees so that there is, at least to some extent, some separation of political power from advice-providing committees? • Should appointments to future scientific advisory bodies, unlike at present, conform to the guidance set out by the Office for Commission for Public Appointments (OCPA)? • Should the circular and self-reinforcing way in which COBR authorises SAGE but then almost solely and unquestionably relies upon SAGE’s advice in return be dismantled? • How can ministers be enabled and encouraged not to hide behind official advice but to exercise a stronger role in the decision-making process? • Why did other European countries – including Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands – fare so much better in terms of their rates of excess deaths, the economic impact of the measures taken in response to the pandemic and their readiness to ease lockdown?
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0.915815	Indian Parliament Witnesses Uproar Over Opposition Leader’s Remark About ‘Beating Modi with Sticks’ – CuBird Skip to primary navigation Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar CuBird Culture & Tradition News Home About Us Contact Us Disclaimers DMCA Privacy Policy Submit your story Show Search Search this website Hide Search You are here: Home / Indian Parliament Witnesses Uproar Over Opposition Leader’s Remark About ‘Beating Modi with Sticks’ Indian Parliament Witnesses Uproar Over Opposition Leader’s Remark About ‘Beating Modi with Sticks’ · February 7, 2020 · Business in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament, had to be suspended on Friday morning following an uproar from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party over an earlier remark made by the opposition party Congress leader Rahul Gandhi about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing the existing job crisis at an election rally in Delhi earlier this week, Rahul Gandhi had said that the prime minister would not be able to come out of his home because “the youth will beat him up with sticks and make him understand that the country cannot progress without providing jobs to youth”. The onslaught on Congress was led by federal Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, who took strong exception to Gandhi’s remarks. “I want to condemn in no uncertain words the outlandish language that he has used for the Prime Minister of the country… I am surprised that Mr. Gandhi’s father was a Prime Minister of this country. I don’t think even in the worst scenarios our party leaders had made such outlandish personal remarks against him”. Intervening in the matter, speaker of the house Om Birla adjourned the meeting. BJP MP Jagdambika Pal alleged that Congress… Read full this story COVID-19: Modi's India sets a laudable example Government Resumed Train Operations on the Wrong Foot - Ex-Indian Railway Minister India bids farewell to Sushma Swaraj -- one of its finest leaders in decades Congress trying its best to save Nirav Modi: BJP Mani Shankar takes flak for “tea seller” jibe at Modi J-K’s firebrand CM Mehbooba’s image is taking a beating over the current crisis A century on, whatever happened to Labour's firebrand lost leader? Hindu nationalism is opportunistic, said Jaitley Big privacy and data security concerns as India forces coronavirus tracing app on millions Scott Morrison warns Australia is 'addicted' to handouts and rules out extending the $20BILLION-per-month JobKeeper scheme Indian Parliament Witnesses Uproar Over Opposition Leader's Remark About 'Beating Modi with Sticks' have 311 words, post on sputniknews.com at February 7, 2020. This is cached page on CuBird. If you want remove this page, please contact us.
0.999999	I found this lamp base at a local thrift store and loved the overall shape and indentations. I didn't know if it even worked but for $5 I thought it was worth the gamble. To my surprise, when I got home and tested it out everything was in working order. It just needed a little sprucing up, so I headed out to a home improvement store to pick up some supplies. I wanted to be sure to go through the entire process the 'right' way, which meant no short cuts and lots of waiting for paint to dry. I can be inpatient when it comes to drying times. Here is the proper way to repaint/refinish a thrift store lamp step by step. Materials: lamp and lampshade spray paint primer spray paint finish color household cleaner and rag sandpaper painters tape Step by step instructions: 1. Remove the lamp harp if there is one, by pushing the metal 'sleeves' up (those tiny caps toward the bottom of the harp) and pinching the sides of the harp inward. 2. Clean the entire surface of your lamp thoroughly with soap or a household cleaner and a dry rag to make sure it is free or any dirt and debris. 2. Lightly sand the surface of your lamp anywhere that will be getting sprayed with paint and primer. A fine grit sandpaper works best. Once the surface has been sanded, take your dry rag and lightly wipe the surface clean once again from debris. 3. Tape any areas off with painters tape that you do not want spray paint to go (cord, socket shell where you'll eventually put the lightbulb in, etc). 4. Move to a well ventilated area and spray entire surface evenly with one or two thin coats of primer about 6 to 10 inches away from the surface, using a steady sweeping motion. Let dry completely according to instructions, usually about an hour. Spray additional coats of primer if needed. It took three coats for my lamp base. Let dry completely before spraying on the color. 5. Now it's time to spray the color. Again, in a well ventilated area, spray on a coat of the color of your choice about 6 to 8 inches away from the surface, using a steady sweeping motion. Let dry completely and add an additional coat of paint if necessary. For bold colors you may need extra coats. 6. Once your lamp is completely dry (24 hours is recommended if you want to be on the safe side), remove all the painter's tape, add your lampshade and a light bulb and you are good to go. I also experimenting with using pieces of silver washi tape on my plain shade to give it a little more depth, but I'm not sure which look I like better. Tagged: Paint, Colorful, Contemporary, Painting, Recycling & Upcycling, Entryway & Hall, Living Room, Lamps & Lighting, Curbly Original, How To 16002 views Comments (20) View/Add Comments (20) 20 Comments Comment (2000 character limit) Name E-mail Notify me of follow ups via e-mail Conan on Oct 29, 2013: Awesome Sophie on Sep 01, 2013: Hi there, I feel the texture of the base, alone, is enough to give your lamp that gorgeous & tastefull look it has. It serves as focal point and accentuates the lovely harmony you chieved with the colos you chose. The washi tape is distracting: Eyes are all over the place when looking at the lamp; and steals away from the clean look of the lamp shade. Sumarizing, the texture alone is more than enough (^_^)!! Lovely job! Anonymous on Feb 28, 2013: I never would hve thought of washi tape. Wondering how it stayed "stuck"....I have 2 lampshades sitting in front of me now and know they need "something".....just debating with myself to proceed. fabulosa on Oct 01, 2012: you made a great selection of color and the use of washi tape. Looks amazing, however, I will put the washi tape also as a trim. And please take this little advise: if you buy an old lamp, you must change the electrical cord, just to be in the safe side. Thanks it is a beautifull proyect. Anonymous on Oct 01, 2012: that lemon yellow makes me feel...well..... lemon yellow lori on Oct 01, 2012: i agree with Lucia like it with out hte tape Kim on Oct 01, 2012: Love it! I like the washi tape but I would remove the tape that's on the trim of the shade, it will make it look more finished IMOHO. :-) Kim on Oct 01, 2012: Love it! I like the washi tape but I would remove the tape that's on the trim of the shade, it will make it look more finished IMOHO. :-) Kim on Oct 01, 2012: Love it! I like the washi tape but I would remove the tape that's on the trim of the shade, it will make it look more finished IMOHO. :-) Angela on Oct 01, 2012: Really, really cute. Love the not to bright yellow with the gray lampshade. Thanks for the tutorial, Angela @ Mrs. White Twig & Tea how2home on Sep 30, 2012: this is brilliant! I love the colour combination, grey and lime green! I agree with Lucia, I think without the tape looks better! Great makeover though! Brittni Mehlhoff on Sep 30, 2012: Thanks Clare. :) Clare on Sep 29, 2012: Great make over. I'm inspired. Perfect style for my flat. (ps without the tape. More mid century modern.) Cx Clare on Sep 29, 2012: Great make over. I'm inspired. Perfect style for my flat. (ps without the tape. More mid century modern.) Cx Lucía on Sep 28, 2012: Glad I could help! If you get around to it you should definitely post the updated version so we can see how it turned out... good luck! Brittni Mehlhoff on Sep 28, 2012: Cool idea Lucia. I might just try that. The best thing about using washi tape for the lampshade is you can change it out in just a couple of minutes. Thanks for the inspiration. bing on Sep 28, 2012: I think you should try to imitate the lines of the base on the shade. But great job Lucía on Sep 27, 2012: You're welcome! I was thinking maybe if you try the washi tape horizontally in a stripe pattern that might work... Something like this: http://image.universaldistributingllc.com/is/image/K7496-M3994.fpx?qlt=75&wid=550&hei=550&fit=constrain&fmt=jpeg Brittni Mehlhoff on Sep 27, 2012: Thanks Lucia. Lucía on Sep 27, 2012: I like it better without the tape... great makeover! All comments Comments RSS Brittni Mehlhoff 550 posts Hi! I'm Brittni from Paper & Stitch. I am a lover of handmade and mid-century modern, living in Seattle with my husband… read more
0.998242	The caravan on Manaw farm allegedly being used for prostitution Picture: North Wales Police (Image: North Wales Police) Sign up to our weekly Anglesey newsletter Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A caravan "associated with prostitution and human trafficking" has been shut down. North Wales Police were initially granted a 48-hour closure notice at Manaw Farm, Bodedern, after it was raided this week. Today Magistrates in Caernarfon granted a three-month closure order after cops showed evidence it had been associated with prostitution and human trafficking "over a prolonged period of time". Detective Sergeant Andrew Davies said: "This order demonstrates that we have listened to the concerns of those living in the locality and it sends out a message to those individuals who wish to engage in acts of criminality within the community, that their actions are having a major impact and disrupting the peaceful lives of innocent members of the public." Top Stories Forecasters warn of 100mph gales Man found dead in former sweet shop Drugs smuggled into prison in Kinder egg NW coronavirus victim defying advice The closure order was made under Section 79 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. This allows magistrates to order the closure of a property if convinced it's connected with criminality. A caravan on Manaw Farm, Bodedern has been shut down by police due to links with 'prostitution and human trafficking' (Image: North Wales Police) The closure order is a tool being increasingly used by the force as it tackles human trafficking, anti-social behaviour and so-called "cuckoo" properties - where county lines drug gangs prey on vulnerable people and use their homes as a base for dealing. DS Davies added: "We will continue to take action against those who engage in such activity and in doing so, disrupt the lives of others within the community. "Anyone with information relating to anti-social behaviour should call North Wales Police on 101, or call Crimstoppers on 0800 555111." 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0.946751	Is it the foot-stomping rhythm of your favorite rock song or heart-pumping workout music that gets you dancing? Or do you enjoy the challenge of mastering the more complicated moves of Latin or ballroom dancing? No matter what kind of music makes your feet move, one thing is for sure: the physical, mental, and emotional health benefits of dancing are plentiful. In addition to bringing you joy, dancing does positive things for your body–and your brain. Whether it’s ballroom, tango, breakdancing, salsa, disco, swing, tap, ballet, hip-hop, or any other kind of dance, you are improving your physical and mental health and giving a boost to emotional and social well-being. Moving your body to the sound of music can transform your life. Music stimulates the brain’s reward centers, and dance activates its sensory and motor circuits. Physical Benefits Physical inactivity is a key global health challenge. It is associated with adverse effects related to aging, weight control, physical function, longevity, and quality of life. Dance is exercise, so the physical benefits of dancing are similar to that of other cardio activities. Unlike high-impact exercises like running, dancing is generally gentler on the body. It can also improve flexibility, ease joint pain, and develop muscle tone. A recent study found that any dance style can induce positive functional adaptations in older adults, especially related to balance. Metabolic improvements may also be a result of dancing; however, more random control trials are needed. Dancing may be a potential exercise intervention to promote health-related benefits for aging individuals. Emotional Benefits If you can move, you can dance. Dance is inclusive–anyone can participate. Dance can also have a social component, helping connect and develop relationships among new and established dancers. Dance can also boost your mood and your mental and emotional health by reducing stress, decreasing the symptoms of anxiety and depression, and boosting self-esteem. In a small study undertaken in 2012, researchers at North Dakota’s Minot State University found that the Latin-style dance program known as Zumba improves mood and certain cognitive skills, such as visual recognition and decision-making. Other studies show that dance helps reduce stress, increases levels of the “feel-good” hormone serotonin, and helps develop new neural connections, especially in regions involved in executive function, long-term memory, and spatial recognition. Mental Benefits The benefits of dance encompass other areas of health, including mental. Not only does it give you a way to express yourself and have fun, but it also counts toward your cardiovascular exercise minutes for the week. A recent study reported reduced cognitive declines after cognitive training in elderly persons without dementia. If confirmed, these results may support recommendations for participation in cognitive activities to lower the risk of dementia that parallel current recommendations for participation in physical activities to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Benefits of Dance for Other Medical Conditions Dance has such beneficial effects on the brain that it is now being used to treat people with Parkinson’s disease, a progressive neurological movement disorder. Studies using dance therapy, particularly fixed rhythms, to regulate movement in patients with Parkinson’s or other movement disorders found that this technique provided significant improvements in gait and upper extremity function among participants. A 2003 study investigated the effect leisure activities had on the risk of dementia in the elderly. The researchers looked at the effects of 11 different types of physical activity, including cycling, golf, swimming, and tennis but found that only one of the activities studied–dance–lowered participants’ risk of dementia. According to the researchers, dancing involves both a mental effort and social interaction, and this type of stimulation helped reduce the risk of dementia. Whether you’re 80 years young or 8 years old, engaging in physical activities that involve dance changes you and has potential incredible benefits for your health. So grab a friend, join a beginner or intro dance class, or just have a dance party in your living room! Whatever you do, get moving! Sources Harvard: Dancing And The Brain NEJM: Leisure Activities and the Risk of Dementia in the Elderly NIH: Dancing For Healthy Aging NIH: The Effectiveness of Dance Interventions on Physical Health Outcomes Compared to Other Forms of Physical Activity Zumba: Is the “Fitness-Party” a Good Workout? 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0.94414	Georgia Burleson and Early Female Education at Baylor. . , Baylor President Rufus Burleson (1823-1901) and his wife Georgia Jenkins Burleson (1833-1924) believed that female education was an important component of the life of Baylor University, and the two provided significant contributions to the cause., Georgia Burleson Hall was completed in 1888, and is one of the four original Baylor Campus buildings that surround the Rufus C. Burleson Quadrangle. Georgia Burleson, a woman of strong character and mother of five surviving children, became officially involved in Baylor's affairs after her children reached adulthood, serving as the matron of the dormitory and bore her name. Despite her progressive ideas regarding female education, Georgia Burleson retained and enforced strict, conservative notions of female piety and behavior. Mrs. Burleson upheld these virtues throughout her lifetime, and succeeded in instilling them in the young women who resided in Burleson Hall., Burleson Hall has served not only as living quarters for the young women of Baylor, but in its early years, as a training ground for social as well as academic education. Proper dining and dress were taught to the residents, and the dormitory was also home to several female literary societies, such as the Rufus Columbus Burleson Literary Society and the Georgia Burleson Literary Society., While the strict codes of conduct imposed by Georgia Burleson have relaxed over the years, the results of her commitment to encouraging character, piety, and the thirst for education in the female students of Baylor can still be seen today. . This historical marker was erected in 2009 by Texas Historical Commission. It is in Waco in McLennan County Texas Baylor President Rufus Burleson (1823-1901) and his wife Georgia Jenkins Burleson (1833-1924) believed that female education was an important component of the life of Baylor University, and the two provided significant contributions to the cause. Georgia Burleson Hall was completed in 1888, and is one of the four original Baylor Campus buildings that surround the Rufus C. Burleson Quadrangle. Georgia Burleson, a woman of strong character and mother of five surviving children, became officially involved in Baylor's affairs after her children reached adulthood, serving as the matron of the dormitory and bore her name. Despite her progressive ideas regarding female education, Georgia Burleson retained and enforced strict, conservative notions of female piety and behavior. Mrs. Burleson upheld these virtues throughout her lifetime, and succeeded in instilling them in the young women who resided in Burleson Hall. Burleson Hall has served not only as living quarters for the young women of Baylor, but in its early years, as a training ground for social as well as academic education. Proper dining and dress were taught to the residents, Paid Advertisement Click on the ad for more information. Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor. Click or scan to see this page online and the dormitory was also home to several female literary societies, such as the Rufus Columbus Burleson Literary Society and the Georgia Burleson Literary Society. While the strict codes of conduct imposed by Georgia Burleson have relaxed over the years, the results of her commitment to encouraging character, piety, and the thirst for education in the female students of Baylor can still be seen today. Erected 2009 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15767.) Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Education • Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888. Location. 31° 32.725′ N, 97° 7.176′ W. Marker is in Waco, Texas, in McLennan County. Marker can be reached from Speight Avenue east of South 7th Street, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located in front of Burleson Hall in the Burleson Quadrangle. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waco TX 76706, United States of America. Touch for directions. Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Old Main (within shouting distance of this marker); The Texas Collection (within shouting distance of this marker); Burleson Quadrangle (within shouting distance of this marker); Baylor University (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Paid Advertisement Click on the ad for more information. Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor. William McKendree Lambdin (approx. 0.6 miles away); Samuel Johan Forsgard (approx. 0.6 miles away); Oakwood Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thomas Hudson Barron (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waco. Also see . . . Georgia Burleson (1833-1924). (Submitted on October 13, 2021, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas.) Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2021, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. This page has been viewed 37 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on October 13, 2021, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page. Editor’s want-list for this marker. A wide view photo of the marker and the surrounding area in context. • Can you help? Share this page. 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0.997712	WARREN Gatland won’t pick England lock Maro Itoje as his British & Irish Lions captain for the eight-match tour of South Africa. But he should. Lions coach Gatland, in charge of the Lions 2013 and 2017 visits to Australia and New Zealand respectively, coached Wales for 12 years and is likely to go with seasoned veteran lock Alun Wyn Jones as his tour leader. England captain Owen Farrell is also a consideration for the Lions touring squad, which will be named on Thursday. WATCH: IOL Sports Show: Covid-19 has hit Springboks the hardest, says Cheslin Kolbe In the past week, many arguments have been presented, in print, on audio and on camera as to the folly of entrusting Maro Itoje with the Lions captaincy. MORE ON THIS Sports Minister Mthethwa on fans at SA stadiums: What if it becomes a super-spreader? No Duane Vermeulen, Trevor Nyakane as Bulls mix and match for Lions Rainbow Cup showdown IOL Sports Show: Covid-19 has hit Springboks the hardest, says Cheslin Kolbe Lions main squad inclusion would be 'amazing' for Finn Russell The British and Irish Lions tour isn’t just about making money ‘Rolling with the punches’ is the norm for South African rugby right now, says Sharks’ Thomas du Toit They all have one common theme: Don’t make your best player the captain because the burden may prove too much and could detract from said player’s potency and influence. Bollocks. Make your best player the captain if he is good enough to lead. ALSO READ: The British and Irish Lions tour isn’t just about making money Itoje, for me, is good enough to be that leader and he most certainly is the best lock option that Gatland can select from England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Currently, Farrell is no certainty to make the Test starting XV, be it at No 10 or at No 12. Many an international coach has learned the hard way that picking a captain not good enough to make the team is a recipe for disaster. ALSO READ: Pieter-Steph du Toit ’ready to go’ after long injury hiatus Wyn Jones, on his last international legs after a record-setting 157 internationals, wasn’t the form lock in the Six Nations and he shouldn’t start the Test series. His best days are behind him and he is playing more on instinct now than inspiration. The indifferent and inconsistent form of so many players and teams in the Six Nations would have only added to Gatland’s selections. It is tough enough to combine four countries and turn them into a united team, but it is near impossible when there is so much fluctuation in performance from all four teams. Wales won the Six Nations, but in three of their victories they had a one player advantage for half the matches. The championship-winning campaign would have looked decidedly different had it been a XV-on-XV contest for 80-plus minutes. ALSO READ: Wales to host the Springboks, All Blacks in end of year internationals Farrell and Wyn Jones were powerful performers in the Lions’ drawn Test series against the All Blacks in New Zealand in 2017. Again, one has to put into perspective the series result. The All Blacks hammered the Lions in Auckland in the first Test, led up until the 70th minute of the second Test, despite Sonny Bill Williams’s red card in the 23rd minute, and scored two tries to nil in the 15-all drawn third Test. The Lions, in the series, led a match only once, and that was in Wellington’s second Test when they took the lead in the 77th minute. The series could also have been that of the All Blacks if a penalty awarded in injury time of the third Test was not overturned and ruled a scrum feed. ALSO READ: There could be good news for Lood de Jager and the Springboks ahead of Lions tour The post mortem of the Lions to New Zealand, with five tour wins from 10 starts, wouldn’t have been as easy on the eye for the men in red. What wouldn’t have read any differently is any reflection of Itoje’s tour and three-Test performance. He was comfortably the best forward on either side and he has consistently been among the game’s elite second rowers. He is big, athletic, strong and commands as much respect from the opposition as he does his Saracens club and England teammates. Springboks lock Eben Etzebeth, in a recent interview, raved about the qualities of Itoje. “What hype?” asked Etzebeth. “He’s world class and one of the best in the game. I’ve played against him several times and have huge respect for him as a player.” The Kiwi players said a similar thing in 2017. So did the New Zealand rugby public, who aren’t afraid to admit when an opposition player has the beating of their very own. ALSO READ: Lions tour 'massive motivation' for Springbok Elton Jantjies' Pau move Former British and Irish Lions coach Ian McGeechan, in appointing Ireland’s Paul O’Connell to captain the Lions to South Africa in 2009, felt it important that the leader of the Lions didn’t look up to the captain of the Springboks at the coin toss but looked him squarely in the eye. McGeechan felt O’Connell was the best lock option to start and also a wonderful leader of men. Itoje is the best lock option for the Lions in 2021 and he will have no concerns about having to physically look up to anyone at a coin toss. Pick your best team and then pick your captain. When you assess the captaincy options available to Gatland, not one of the current four home unions’ respective captains is certain to start the Test series. I’d love to see Itoje lead the Lions against Siya Kolisi’s world champion Springboks and the rugby romantic in me would also delight in South African-born and raised winger Duhan van der Merwe making the Lions squad. Van der Merwe, a former SA under 21 star, is the brother of Springboks hooker Akker van der Merwe, with the former sensational for Scotland in the past six months, having scored eight tries in 10 Tests. Imagine a black man leading the British & Irish Lions out against the Springboks in South Africa and a Van der Merwe following him in red jersey. Wow that alone, would make this Test series one with a difference to any other Lions tour to South Africa.
0.999985	Leading scientists have called for an urgent rethink of South Africa’s approach to Covid-19 testing, arguing that, in the face of serious resource constraints and a large testing backlog, the current strategy is not producing the desired results. News24 reported that Professor Francois Venter, head of the Ezintsha health unit at the University of the Witwatersrand and a member of the government’s Covid-19 Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC), said he and other scientists could not understand why health authorities were sticking to a testing strategy which was not producing the necessary results. He said scientists had repeatedly advised that an urgent rethink was needed. This came as positive cases in South Africa rose to 70 038 (with 38 531 recoveries), and deaths rose to 1 480. In the report, Venter said: ‘The turnaround times (for tests) remain a disaster. We (scientists) have told them repeatedly to throw away the medical waste and prioritise. We’ve been saying this for weeks.’ The report said that, according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the average turnaround time for tests is now about nine days, up from two days in April. It said that Venter and others had for weeks argued that, due to severe resource constraints, leading to low turnaround times from sample collection to results, tests should be reserved for hospitalised patients and healthcare workers. It is reported that two other members of the MAC supported Venter’s sentiments this week: Dr Jeremy Nel, head of infectious diseases at Helen Joseph Hospital, said the testing strategy ‘is not moving fast enough in the right direction’, while Professor Shabir Madhi, newly appointed dean of the health faculty at Wits, confirmed that ‘a prioritised approach was recommended to the minister’. All three said, however, that they could not comment on what took place at MAC meetings, as these were confidential. News24 said that, until now, the Covid-19 strategy – defended by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize in an interview on Friday – involved testing patients referred from a mass screening programme, which had seen more than 180 000 people referred for Covid-19 tests so far. According to Mkhize, this had enabled the department to identify hotspots which would be targeted with more resources, including priority testing. Article continues below... However, Venter was quoted as saying: ‘Certainly, you’d want to focus on hotspots, but it’s a nice-to-have.’ ‘We are also told they are getting on top of their “backlog”. Let’s be clear, after 48 hours, it’s not a backlog, it’s medical waste that must be thrown away… ‘This is a crisis and it has been for weeks. I do not understand why the minister and the health department are not urgently changing course.’ Nel said: ‘However, there still isn’t a clear system in place to prioritise the tests coming from key groups, such as hospitalised patients, and healthcare workers (who need urgent tests so that we know if they can return to the frontlines early). This is despite the issue being raised publicly for weeks on end.’ The report said Mkhize acknowledged on Friday that the backlog was a problem, saying his department was managing this on a day-to-day basis. He said the backlog, currently around 63 000 tests according to the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), was a small percentage of the one million tests done so far. The argument that Venter and others had made on various platforms recently was that if Covid-19 samples were only processed up to two weeks after being taken, as was currently the case, the department could not isolate them and track their contacts in time to meaningfully impact on the spread of the disease. Processing the thousands of ‘backlogged’ tests effectively became pointless and was clogging up the system, so that urgent cases – such as those of healthcare workers – could not be processed quickly enough. 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0.999681	Best mistakes Best pictures New this month Best comedy quotes Most mistakes Questions Movie quote quiz IMDb top 250 Best of 2021 Game of Death (1978) 8 mistakes ☆☆☆☆☆ (0 votes) Directed by: Robert Clouse Starring: Bruce Lee, Colleen Camp, Dean Jagger, Gig Young Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller Add something More info Mistakes Quotes Trivia More All mistakes 3 continuity mistakes1 deliberate mistake1 factual error2 other mistakes1 revealing mistake Order by popularity Order chronologically Add a plot summary Add the ending Titles starting with G Revealing mistake: In the warehouse when Billy kicks one of the black-suited bikers off his bike into the stack of empty tin cans, black wires pulling the bad guy up off the bike and into the cans are visible. 2 Share Continuity mistake: When Billy Lo is fighting the huge guy, he gets a footprint stamped onto his jumpsuit, the print changes size throughout the fight. 2 Share Deliberate mistake: Rather than using real Bruce Lee footage only for the final fight scenes, so the undisguised Billy Lo's different appearance might make sense after his surgery, the filmmakers instead spliced real Bruce Lee face footage throughout the early film giving the character a constantly changing face from scene to scene. 1 Share Other mistake: When the bad guys are taking the cash from the vault, they finish with just 3 duffel bags. Yet there are blocks of cash along all the walls, roughly 25 times as big as what they're taking. With the duffel bags supposedly containing $100 million, there would be tens of billions of dollars for the taking. Their escape route is up the elevator to the roof, and into a helicopter. What bad guys wouldn't take all they could carry? DavidRTurner 1 Share Continuity mistake: When Wesley arrives at Redvale, he goes down into the vault area. When he turns the corner (just a few feet down from the lobby), he sees the bodies of the slain guards on the floor. The vault area is not cordoned off, not closed to the public, and wide open to view by anyone stepping just a few steps down the stairs. Yet there is nobody anywhere to be seen - despite this being the middle of a workday, and the lobby being busy with people just a few minutes before. DavidRTurner Share Other mistake: Like many movies, the security guard at the front desk of Redvale appears to have intimate knowledge of the CEO's personal calendar, and can verify their appointments - such as the bad guys when they show up. Not impossible, but very very unlikely. DavidRTurner Share Factual error: When the bad guys collect the $100 million in cash from the vault, it's been laid out in just 2 suitcases. According to US government specifications, that much cash (it is mentioned in the movie that it is in $100 bills) would be a single pile nearly 50 feet high (about 10 times what is shown) and 1,000kg - a full ton of weight. DavidRTurner Share Continuity mistake: When Marcus steals the ambulance and drives to the Redvale HQ, he drives past the same corner three times. DavidRTurner Share More for Game of Death Quotes Dr Land: So much for the weather report. I'm not the only one who just arrived. How about your trip to Berlin Stick? Stick: It went pretty much as you figured. Now that he's the big star, I couldn't reason with him. He said he was pulling out and he threatened me. Dr Land: Oh my my my my. The rest of it was in the papers. That's when he committed suicide huh? Haha. Stick: He just got up and jumped out of the window. Share More quotes from Game of Death Trivia Trivia: Two of Bruce Lee's earlier films, The Way of the Dragon and Fist of Fury, are seen as films Billy Lo (Bruce Lee) is starring in, Fist of Fury being the one where Billy is shot. 3 Share More trivia for Game of Death X Join the mailing list Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time. Name Email Join the mailing list Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback. Add something Log in / sign up Mistake & trivia booksMost popular pagesBest movie mistakesBest mistake picturesBest comedy movie quotesMovies with the most mistakesNew this monthCriminal Minds mistakesMr. Brooks mistakesBiggest Bond movie mistakesFast & Furious 6 questionsLove Actually endingShrek plotKevin James movies & TV showsThe 40 Year Old Virgin quotesNational Lampoon's Christmas Vacation triviaAvengers: Age of Ultron mistake pictureMore for Game of Death Quotes Dr Land: So much for the weather report. I'm not the only one who just arrived. How about your trip to Berlin Stick? Stick: It went pretty much as you figured. Now that he's the big star, I couldn't reason with him. He said he was pulling out and he threatened me. Dr Land: Oh my my my my. The rest of it was in the papers. That's when he committed suicide huh? Haha. Stick: He just got up and jumped out of the window. More... Trivia Kareem Abdul jabbar was actually a student of Bruce Lee. More... 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0.934557	Best mistakes Best pictures New this month Best comedy quotes Most mistakes Questions Movie quote quiz IMDb top 250 Best of 2021 Simone (2002) 23 continuity mistakes ★★★★☆ (1 vote) Directed by: Andrew Niccol Starring: Al Pacino, Benjamin Salisbury, Catherine Keener, Darnell Williams, Rachel Roberts, Winona Ryder Genres: Drama, Sci-fi Add something More info Mistakes Quotes Pictures Trivia Corrections F**k Marry Kill More All mistakes 23 continuity mistakes1 factual error1 other mistake3 revealing mistakes1 visible crew/equipment mistake Order by popularity Order chronologically Add a plot summary Add the ending Titles starting with S Continuity mistake: When Viktor is sitting at the computer system in the studio warehouse, sipping Jack Daniels and talking to the s1m0ne simulation on the computer screen, he begins to talk about "actors getting digital work done to themselves, it being a grey area, etc." - during this part, there is a pen, which jumps from the desk to Viktor's hand to the desk, instantly through subsequent shots. (00:25:00) Hamster Share Continuity mistake: When Viktor is sitting at his home computer as he first operates the s1m0ne programme, the items on the desk beside him (parcel paper, wiring, etc.) continue to shuffle positions between shots. Also during the same shots Viktor's hands continue to instantly jump from either in his lap, or to clutching the side of the desk. (00:14:15) Hamster Share Continuity mistake: When Viktor is in the studio warehouse, operating the s1m0ne programme on the computer inside, as he first comes into the warehouse to sit at the desk he throws down a large black file on the edge of the table. As the scene continues, in some shots the file is positioned at an angle and in other shots it is positioned perfectly straight. (00:21:20) Hamster Share « 1 2 More for Simone Mistakes Factual error: In the scene of the concert, Simone is a hologram but the microphone is real, as it is set up in the previous scene with Viktor and crew going over details, but one shot shows Simone holding and singing into the microphone, which is impossible for a hologram to pick up. (01:03:40) 10 Share More mistakes in Simone Quotes Viktor: You made me, but I made you first. Share More quotes from Simone Trivia Trivia: References to "Pygmalion" - both the Greek myth and the G.B. Shaw play which became "My Fair Lady" - occur in "Simone." There is a brief shot of a famous painting of Pygmalion and his "creation" Galatea. The inventor of the "Simone" computer program is named Hank - a nickname for Henry (Higgins?). And Viktor chooses Audrey Hepburn as the "voice" for Simone. Ms. Hepburn appeared as Eliza Doolittle in the film "My Fair Lady." Share More trivia for Simone X Join the mailing list Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time. Name Email Join the mailing list Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback. Add something Log in / sign up Mistake & trivia booksMost popular pagesBest movie mistakesBest mistake picturesBest comedy movie quotesMovies with the most mistakesNew this monthTitanic mistakesThe Biggest Movie Mistakes of the DecadeFriends questionsCasino Royale endingCharmed mistakesJaws mistake pictureThe Santa Clause triviaTitanic plotBlake Lively movies & TV showsStep Brothers quotesMore for Simone Mistakes When Viktor knocks on the car window and says to the driver "To hell please", a boom mic is perfectly reflected on the front windshield. More... Quotes Simone: Are you ever going to tell the truth about me, Mr Taransky? More... Trivia Winona Ryder's onerous contractual stipulation about her being provided a bowl of Mike 'n' Ikes with the cherry ones removed was based on the rock band Van Halen's actual contract, which contained a similar clause about green M&Ms. Its purpose was to ensure that the rest of the contract would be followed to the letter. More... Pictures More... Latest blog postsThe biggest mistakes of 2021The 20 biggest mistakes in The Wizard of OzThe 20 biggest Friends mistake picturesThe Biggest Movie Mistakes of the DecadeThe biggest mistakes in the Harry Potter moviesThe 20 biggest mistakes in Jurassic Park40 biggest mistakes in The Big Bang Theory30 Biggest mistakes in the Star Wars movies25 mistakes you never noticed in great moviesBiggest Bond movie mistakes
0.965295	Eating along the 2 line: Some of the city's fav shakes and pies are found in Harlem - New York Daily News Skip to content Sections xml:space="preserve"> Search xml:space="preserve"> New York Sports National News Snyde Opinion NEW YORK'S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER® — Learn About Subscriptions NEW YORK'S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER® — Learn About Subscriptions Gang member fatally stabs Columbia U. teaching assistant, then knifes second victim, before arrest in Central Park: NYPD Mother of accused Michigan school shooter praised President Trump for stance on gun rights in 2016 blog post 21 weapons recovered at Brooklyn high school campus day after student caught with gun and $30,000 Probationary FDNY firefighter dies during training exercise Man shot dead in Brooklyn home following attempted robbery of two duffel bags of marijuana: NYPD Ghislaine Maxwell kept basket full of sex toys for Jeffery Epstein to use on underage girls, housekeeper testifies ‘Strong possibility’ Michigan school shooter had gun in backpack during behavioral meeting with parents, administrators on day of shooting Dr. Fauci slams Lara Logan for comparing him to Nazi doctor on Fox News: ‘Unconscionable’ NYPD sergeant sentenced to 2 months in prison for lying about work sifting through Ground Zero debris Man takes stolen school bus on wild Brooklyn joyride, bashes several cars during police pursuit Teen shot dead in East Harlem following argument in deli ‘Laverne & Shirley’ star Eddie Mekka dead at 69 Madonna shares old photo of ‘50 Cent pretending to be my friend,’ rapper apologizes for mocking her Man who put razor blades in supermarket pizza dough gets nearly 5 years in prison Omicron variant COVID cases identified in New York City area: Hochul, de Blasio American tourist found dead in Cancun hotel room, boyfriend charged with murder 9-year-old girl found dead in duffel bag finally identified; mom charged with murder Homeless gunman kills man, 27, in Bronx housing development Student caught with ‘ghost gun,’ $30K cash in Brooklyn high school NYPD Commissioner Shea and other police brass file for retirement Advertisement Advertisement Lifestyle Eating along the 2 line: Some of the city's fav shakes and pies are found in Harlem By RACHEL WHARTON NEW YORK DAILY NEWS \| Oct 19, 2015 at 3:09 PM The Red Velvet Milk Shake (top center) is just one of the tasty specialties at Harlem Shake, which also serves, from left to right, sweet yam fries, a honey chicken sandwich, and a classic hamburger. (Go Nakamura/For New York Daily News) The 125th St. 2 train station lies smack in the middle of Harlem's main drag, whose combination of street life, great architecture and shops make it one of the city's best commercial corridors. When you're in the area, here's where to grab a bite. Pedigreed patties Advertisement Harlem Shake owner Jelena Pasic might have been extremely lucky when she trademarked the name of her West Harlem burger joint before the song became an internet meme in 2013, and then opened the restaurant at the peak of its popularity. But the restaurant's success — a second location will soon open in East Harlem — is all about the food. Pasic smartly outsourced the menu for the double-pattied burgers, fries and other snacks to SeriousEats.com culinary director J. Kenji López-Alt, a research-focused chef known for sussing out the best way to make any dish. Advertisement That's what he did for Harlem Shake, which has hot dogs like the deep-fried "Sonoran," wrapped in bacon and topped with cherry pepper-bacon relish ($5.50), and a roster of burgers. The "classic" is two skinny, salty, crispy edged patties with melty cheese, thinly sliced onions, pickles and special sauce ($6.95). In homage to the city's current fried chicken sandwich obsession, there's also López-Alt's new "hot honey chicken," which comes in basket or sandwich form ($8.25). But the shakes themselves — which come in flavors like red velvet or peanut butter (small, $4.50) — are Pasic's own creation, she says. Harlem Shake: 100 W. 124th St. at Malcolm X Blvd., (212) 222-8300 Clinton Shabazz, also known as "The Harlem Pie Man," with some of his homemade pies. (Go Nakamura/For New York Daily News) Street sweets If you're curious what folks are doing hanging outside Watkins Health Foods on the weekends, it's all about The Harlem Pie Man, aka Clinton Shabazz. Fridays and Saturdays from midday to 7 p.m., Shabazz holds down a table loaded with sweet bean pies (made with navy beans, they're $2 a slice and $4 for a 6-inch pie); mini cheesecakes ($2); chewy chocolate chip oatmeal cookies (two for $1); and pecan pies (6-inch, $5) — all sold under the motto "A Mo Better Pie." Years ago Shabazz had a store across from the Apollo Theater, but then lost the space and took a job developing web sites. Once he realized he wasn't "really an office kind of person," says Shabazz, he "opened up the oven again." With help from his wife Aliya, Shabazz now bakes at the Hot Bread Kitchen incubator in East Harlem's La Marqueta market, and hopes to soon have his pies in a few Whole Foods Markets. They're also for sale — along with other flavors like butternut squash — inside Watkins Heath Foods all week long. The Harlem Pie Man: weekends outside 46 W. 125th St., (718) 213-0337; theharlempieman.com The Catfish Combo Plate (fried catfish, mac and cheese, collard greens, honey cornbread and sweet tea) at A Taste of Seafood is just one of the Harlem spot's Southern-style seafood dishes. (Go Nakamura/For New York Daily News) Sea and soul Most Read Gang member fatally stabs Columbia U. teaching assistant, then knifes second victim, before arrest in Central Park: NYPD Mother of accused Michigan school shooter praised President Trump for stance on gun rights in 2016 blog post 21 weapons recovered at Brooklyn high school campus day after student caught with gun and $30,000 Breaking News Newsletter As it happens Get updates on the coronavirus pandemic and other news as it happens with our free breaking news email alerts. You are now following this newsletter. See all newsletters. If the menu at 22-year-old A Taste of Seafood in East Harlem seems to lean as much toward the South as the sea, it's no surprise. Owner Sheila Jackson owes her recipes to her family's Mississippi roots. In addition to an ocean of options that come perfectly fried in a thin and crunchy blanket of well-seasoned batter — including a three-piece whiting sandwich ($5.50), shrimp and chips ($12) or a whole porgy ($17 with two sides) — the shop's main draw are excellent $4 sides like collard greens, red rice and peas, okra, slaw, mac and cheese, and candied yams. There are also sweet slabs of honey cornbread (75 cents), desserts like yellow cake with chocolate frosting or lemon pound cake ($4), plus sweet iced tea ($2). Advertisement Better still, at their original location — there's a new outpost at 2530 Frederick Douglass Blvd. and another coming soon to 48 W. 125th — you can watch your fish get battered and fried to order. 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0.999774	Some features of this website require javascript. Please enable javascript in your browser's settings. Home Daily Newsletter Industry Insights Products & Services Company Contact Us Login Daily Newsletter Industry Insights Products & Services Company Login Home Current Issue Back Issues BID® Daily Newsletter Jan 31, 2018 BID® Daily Newsletter Jan 31, 2018 Inject Your Bank With A Data Security Culture by Steve Brown cyber risk risk management Summary: Banks are recognizing that mitigating IT risk cannot be the sole responsibility of the IT department. Everyone, from the top down, at a bank needs to be involved. Share this Article: Flu season this year is one of the worst in recent memory, which is why we were intrigued by work done by UCLA researchers. They have found a way to trigger longer lasting T-cells that can combat a variety of flu strains, instead of injecting a mix of several known virus strains to trigger antibodies that fight those specific viruses. While it will take some time for human testing of this vaccine, if all the other outcomes are good, it would be an amazing development for our health culture, because it would mean the days of an annual flu shot would disappear. Much like avoiding the flu, community banks continually seek to avoid cyber viruses and threats. In this area, banks have recognized that mitigating such risks cannot be the sole responsibility of the IT department. Everyone at the bank from the top down needs to be involved. As online breaches and threats to a bank's sensitive information are increasing, community banks are coming to grips with the fact that information security is too big, too pervasive and too pernicious for their IT teams to conquer on their own. In addition, it's not just sinister cyber-criminal outsiders who pose a threat. Indeed, almost 40% of data breaches are due to accidental loss or a malicious insider, according to the Breach Level Index. As such, bankers are embracing the fact that they must teach and train all personnel in this area and embrace a "data security culture" throughout the bank. This culture is one in which all employees are not only aware of potential information threats internally and externally, but are well-versed enough to see the telltale signs of a potential breach, data theft or scam. Here are some tips on how to build that culture: Raise security awareness throughout the year. Most community banks have an annual update which includes cyber etiquette along with some in-person or computer-based training. It may be worthwhile to remind employees of cyber security tips along with any education around major breaches throughout the year in regular company communications. Make it interactive and positive. Training reviews, penetration testing and other security awareness drills should be as fun as possible and even rewarding. Perhaps it is time to offer a monthly gift certificate to the employee who reports a suspected phishing email to the IT department, or pizza for the department or branch that scored the best on a regular data security quiz. According to a 2017 report from Cybersecurity Ventures, using these types of regular, interactive and helpful techniques helped reduce successful phishing attacks on one large bank by more than 40%. Enlist data security evangelists. Technology and security teams are constantly under fire. In order to help them, start by expanding their reach and extending the data security message. Perhaps consider appointing a data security ambassador or champion in each business unit or branch. This will not only help expand the data security culture, but it will put a familiar face on cybersecurity, and employees are more apt to listen to a member of their own team. Consider engaging outside support. Sometimes, it pays to consult an external expert. This is especially true for banks that lack the depth of expertise or budget to have at least one committed full-time data security staffer. For the past 3Ys, the security awareness training market has been growing at 50% or more annually, according to Gartner, as both big and small organizations seek out the advice and support that can help them reduce the number and the impact of cybersecurity incidents. Also of note, companies that hired outside security awareness training professionals to help them develop or conduct their data security program saw an average 127% ROI in less than one month, according to Forrester. There is no single shot that will prevent cyber breaches, but being prepared and working together will help keep your bank healthier and happier at least. Subscribe to the BID Daily Newsletter to have it delivered by email daily. 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0.999749	Some Democrats warn Trump may use 'red mirage' to prematurely declare victory while absentee ballots are being counted Joey Garrison USA TODAY View Comments WASHINGTON – In battleground states that will decide the presidential race Nov. 3, Democrats have embraced a turnout strategy tailored for the COVID-19 pandemic: urging supporters to request mail ballots and return them right away. But before mail voting kicks off Friday in North Carolina, some party operatives warned that a heavy reliance on mail ballots could carry risks and encouraged people who are healthy to consider voting in person. Polling shows Democratic nominee Joe Biden with a decisive mail-voting advantage: The former vice president's supporters are twice as likely to vote by mail than those of President Donald Trump. Democrats worry that misleading signals could emerge on election night if Trump builds an initial lead with in-person votes even as he lags Biden on mail ballots, which take longer to count. They fear Trump, who claims mail voting is rife with fraud, might try to cast doubt on the validity of uncounted mail ballots, setting the stage for chaos and lengthy legal battles in the aftermath of the election. Voting twice?Trump tells NC voters they should test mail-in system by trying to vote twice. It's illegal to do so First ballots to be cast soon:Voting starts earlier than you might realize In a report released Tuesday, Hawkfish, a Democratic-aligned data and technology firm founded by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, warned of a "red mirage" on election night in which Trump will appear ahead even if he's not. Only as more mail-in ballots are reflected in the count, the group said, "will this red mirage dissipate, and Biden’s lead materialize." “We can anticipate that the president and at least Fox News likely, but many others, are going to declare victory at that point,” said Ellen Konar, the group's vice president of voter research. “They're not going to say, ‘Oh, let's hold off. We don't have all the ballots in.’ ” As part of his attack on vote by mail, Trump suggested Wednesday that voters in North Carolina test their state's election system by voting once by mail, then trying to vote a second time in person. North Carolina's State Board of Elections issued a statement making clear it's illegal to vote twice, to attempt to vote twice and to solicit someone to vote twice. Biden leads Trump nationally in a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll, 50% to 43%, and in nine out of 11 battleground states, according to Morning Consult. But the race remains fluid. Biden's 7-percentage-point advantage in the USA TODAY/Suffolk poll is narrower than the 12-point lead he held in the survey in June. Polls in battleground states show tight races. If that remains the case on Nov. 3, it could take days for the results to emerge. In several states not accustomed to high volumes of mail-in voting, including Rust Belt swing states Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, election officials cannot start counting ballots until voting ends on election night. Other swing states, such as Minnesota, allow absentee ballots to be postmarked up to Election Day. That means partial results released on election night in these states – though not official until all votes are counted and certified – will include mostly votes cast in person early or on Election Day. Polling shows Trump has a major advantage in the latter category. Days or even weeks could be required for some states to count all mail-in votes, which are likely to heavily favor Democrats. More:Experts held 'war games' on the Trump vs. Biden election. Their finding? Brace for a mess Hawkfish's objectives: Prepare the public for such scenarios, call media and pundits to "engage wisely and cautiously" and encourage Democrats and others backing Biden to rethink how they intend to vote. "If you have developed antibodies to the virus or you feel comfortable being at a voting place," Konar said, that's one way to make sure "your vote will be in the initial count." Hawkfish, although not formally affiliated with the Biden campaign, works for the pro-Biden Super PACs Unite Our Country and American Bridge, as well as the Democratic National Committee. Other prominent Democrats have voiced similar concerns, underscoring fear about a contested election. "This is what sets up potential disaster," David Axelrod, former adviser to President Barack Obama, tweeted last month, "with Trump claiming fraud as the count turns against him." Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic nominee, said Trump hopes to "get a narrow advantage in the Electoral College on Election Day," putting an emphasis on "Election Day." She stressed that absentee ballots will be still left to count. "Joe Biden should not concede under any circumstances," Clinton said in an interview last week on "The Circus" on Showtime, "because I think this is going to drag out." Exclusive: The conventions over, Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by a narrower 50%-43% in USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll Votes counted late skewed toward Democrats in '18 Even before the 2020 cycle, absentee and provisional ballots counted late skewed toward Democrats. They have often turned deficits for Democratic candidates into leads, so much so that the phenomenon was given a name: the "blue shift." During the 2018 midterms, Democrats expanded their new majority days and weeks after Election Day. In Arizona, Republican Senate candidate Martha McSally, initially ahead on election night, conceded after Kyrsten Sinema picked up an additional 70,000 votes through mail. Late-counted votes are likely to tilt even more heavily for Democrats in November. Democrats are more inclined to vote by mail for health reasons than Republicans amid Trump's barrage of attacks on the integrity of mail-voting. The president claims voting by mail is likely to lead to widespread voter fraud, though evidence from elections has shown that is not the case. An analysis from the nonpartisan Brennan Center for Justice found 491 cases of absentee voter fraud out of billions of votes cast across all U.S. elections from 2000 to 2012. 'America is not intimidated by you': Dems push back at Trump over mail voting, Postal Service at DNC Joe Wlos, data scientist at Hawkfish, said the election is poised for an "intensification of the blue shift." Hawkfish researchers mapped out different scenarios including 40% of mail ballots counted on Election Day, giving Trump only temporary leads in states that he eventually loses, and as few as 15% of mail ballots counted. The latter could stretch the "blue shift" out for a month or more. Edward Foley, an election law professor at Ohio State, who coined the term "blue shift" after identifying a trend that started in 2004, said at least six states, perhaps even 10, could be susceptible to substantial late vote swings toward Biden. "Really, across the range of battleground states, the president could be ahead on election night, and yet many of those states – you wouldn't know until you actually finish counting the votes – might be subject to some slippage," Foley said. “I think the campaigns have to think strategically what they want to do,” he said. “But it wouldn't be crazy for a campaign that was concerned about this to think, ‘Well, should we try to persuade voters to vote in person?’ ” Biden campaign manager pushes back at post-election theories The Biden campaign said it wants supporters to choose the voting option that makes them the most comfortable. Biden campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon told USA TODAY the campaign has a "state-by-state" strategy tailored to different guidelines, electorates and rules. She said it differs in a state such as Arizona, where 70% of the electorate typically votes absentee, versus North Carolina, which offers a long period of in-person early voting. She pushed back on the premise that Trump will win the Election Day vote while Biden carries absentee votes. Although the campaign encourages early voting, she said its research shows not all Biden supporters will default to vote-by-mail; many will vote early in person and others on Nov. 3. "I feel pretty comfortable that we're actually going to have a multi-pronged effort," she said. More:Trump RNC bounce 'fleeting' as Biden gains in Wisconsin and Arizona, holds lead in other battlegrounds O'Malley Dillon countered speculation that Trump might try to discredit mail votes. "First and foremost, any vote that is voted by mail in this country, as long as it abides by the rules in the state, will be one that is counted," she said. "I think it's really important that we disaggregate this narrative that Trump could make it seem like he won when he didn't win. "Of course, we are very conscientious of the fact that there is no bottom when it comes to Donald Trump and what he'll try to do," she said, so the campaign is "doing everything on the front end" through litigation, education and other means to fight GOP efforts to make it harder to vote by mail. Election experts told the public to prepare for "election week" or even "weeks" and to not expect a winner on election night. "It's not fraud. It's not anything going wrong," Foley said. "This is a byproduct of well-intentioned reforms. There's nothing nefarious about it. It's just the system working as designed." No presidential winner on election night? Mail-in ballots could put outcome in doubt for weeks Trump warned delays and fraud would produce "the greatest election disaster in history" and decried the time it could take to count mail ballots. "You won’t know the election results for weeks, months, maybe years after. Maybe you’ll never know the election result," he said in July. Thea McDonald, the Trump campaign's deputy national press secretary, said in a statement that before Democrats "peddle another unsubstantiated conspiracy theory," they ought to "take responsibility for their attempts to throw our electoral system into chaos." Mail-ballot requests from Democrats dwarf Republicans' In Pennsylvania – a state Trump won in 2016 but where polling shows him behind – nearly 900,000 Democrats have requested a mail ballot for the election, more than twice the 347,000 Republicans who have done so. In North Carolina, another state Trump won in 2016 but where he and Biden are in a close race, nearly 313,000 Democrats requested mail ballots compared with nearly 93,000 Republicans. Democrats boasted 600,000 more ballot requests in Florida's primary election than Republicans last month, even though Republicans once dominated the method in the state. Unlike states where expanded mail-voting is new, Florida is among those that start counting absentee voting before Election Day, making absentee ballots among the first reported on election night. Return to sender: Trump's strategy on mail ballots divides party before GOP convention Poll:Half of Americans fear difficulties voting in November election Forty-seven percent of voters who plan to vote for Biden say they are likely to vote by mail, according to a USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll released Wednesday. That's more than double the 21% of voters backing Trump who say they are likely to vote by mail. The poll found 56% of Republicans say they intend to vote on Election Day, compared with 26% of Democrats. In Wisconsin, a critical battleground state that Trump narrowly won in 2016, a Marquette University poll found 81% of the state's voters who plan to vote by mail support Biden compared with 14% for Trump. It found 67% of voters who intend to vote on Election Day plan to vote for Trump and 26% for Biden. North Carolina Democratic Party chairman Wayne Goodwin said the disparity in the Tar Heel state reflects an "enthusiasm gap," and Trump's rhetoric on mail voting is "backfiring." "Our message is that there are three safe and secure ways to vote, no matter what President Trump says," Goodwin said – by mail, in person on Election Day and in person early. He said Trump was "crying foul" even before he won the 2016 election and called his latest attacks on mail voting "a shameful and shameless strategy of his to question the election outcome." "We Democrats, we're going to turn out our vote in a way that the outcome can't be questioned legitimately," he said. "That's our goal." More:Biden voters twice as likely than Trump supporters to vote by mail in November, survey finds For some Trump critics, the massive disparities are cause for concern. This summer, the Transition Integrity Project, bipartisan but critical of Trump, assembled about 70 law professors, retired military officers, former senior U.S. officials, political strategists and attorneys on Zoom to explore how the election could turn into a post-election crisis. They conducted simulations known as "war games." In each election scenario, including a close Biden win, the group envisioned Trump discrediting mail ballots not counted on Election Day. The group warned of Trump prematurely declaring victory on election night and suggested Trump could try to halt counting of mail-in ballots. "One thing I can guarantee you is, if it's at all close, there's going to be massive amounts of legal contestation," said Nils Gilman, a co-founder of the project and a scholar at the Berggruen Institute, a think tank focused on governance. "He can run out the clock. The strategy can be to simply hold up the process." 'Get that ballot early, get it voted, get it returned' Echoing the Biden campaign, party leaders in critical swing states said they aren't thinking about such scenarios – nor do they care how their supporters cast ballots, as long as they follow through. "The heart of the conversations our organizers are having right now with voters is all about making a plan to vote," said David Bergstein, the DNC's director of battleground state communications, whether that's by mail, early or "in some cases, putting on a mask and voting in person." "Those of us who work in competitive state elections know that different states report results on different timelines, and it doesn't always line up perfectly with cable news coverage," he said. Wisconsin Democrats have a pending lawsuit against the state that seeks to move up when ballots can start being counted, among other changes to accommodate more mail voting. Wisconsin Democratic Party chairman Ben Wikler, whose state will begin sending absentee ballots to voters Sept. 17, said, "The crucial thing in this election, or any other, is winning the most votes and making sure votes are counted." He said all Americans should know that votes cast absentee – "like Donald Trump's own votes" in Florida – are secure and legitimate. In Michigan, Democratic-backed legislation would allow clerks to begin the prework for counting absentee ballots before Election Day, but it has not advanced in the Legislature. Michigan will start sending mail ballots to voters who asked for one Sept. 24. State Democratic Party chairwoman Lavora Barnes said the message remains the same: "Get that ballot early, get it voted, get it returned to the clerk's office or ballot return boxes." She said it wouldn't make sense to speculate what Trump might do. "Whatever we do, whatever we try to anticipate, this president's going to say it's wrong, say it's illegal, say that it's somehow inappropriate because he's going to lose," Barnes said. "There's not much I can do other than make sure he loses." Reach Joey Garrison on Twitter @joeygarrison. View Comments Staff Directory Careers Accessibility Support Site Map Legals Our Ethical Principles Terms of Service Privacy Policy Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy Do Not Sell My Info / Cookie Policy Contact Us Support Local Businesses Advertise Your Business Advertising Terms and Conditions Buy and Sell Help Center Subscriber Guide My Account Give Feedback Licensing & Reprints Subscribe Today Newsletters Mobile Apps Facebook Twitter E-Edition Storytellers Archives RSS Feeds Jobs Cars Homes Classifieds Education Reviewed USA TODAY Sports+ 10Best Reach Local © 2021 www.portclintonnewsherald.com. 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0.984206	By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Local officials target easing access to vaccine Food Lion, Food World, Walmart to host clinics Saturday Licensed practical nurse Yokasta Castro, of Warwick, R.I., draws a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe at a mass vaccination clinic at Gillette Stadium, in Foxborough, Mass. Statesboro’s city government is working in partnership with the Bulloch County NAACP and Squashing the Spread Bulloch County to host the free COVID-19 vaccine clinic this Saturday, Sept. 18, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Jones-Love Cultural Center in Luetta Moore Park. - photo by Associated Press With 10 new COVID-19 cases reported in the past week, the infection rate in Bulloch County remains low. But local officials want people who have chosen, for one reason or another, not to be vaccinated to have easier access to a shot and help reduce a risk of infection even more. So, the City of Statesboro and Squashing the Spread Bulloch are offering free COVID-19 vaccine pop-up events at local grocery stores on Saturday and June 19 from 9–11 a.m. each day. The vaccines will be administered by local health providers at no cost. If you have health insurance, your insurer will be billed. Also, people who get a vaccine on either of those days will receive a thank-you gift from local businesses, while supplies last. The participating grocery stores are: Food Lion — 325 Northside Drive East; Food World — 2949 Northside Drive West; and Walmart — 147 Northside Drive East. According to the latest figures from the Georgia Department of Public Health, 17,959 Bulloch residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine — 24% — and 15,808 are fully vaccinated — 21%. While COVID is coming under control despite the low vaccination rates locally and across Georgia, health officials fear that in the fall the virus will see an uptick and may spread more rapidly in states and areas with low rates. Across the nation, the CDC reports about 171 million Americans have had at least one dose and 140 million are fully vaccinated. Among people 65 years and older, 86% have had one shot, while 76% are fully vaccinated. The six states that make up the New England region also make up the top six states for having the most fully vaccinated residents. The bottom five states for being fully vaccinated are all in the Deep South. Georgia ranks 43rd with 34% fully vaccinated. In addition to the vaccine shots being given at three local grocery stores the next two Saturdays, vaccinations are readily available at area pharmacies, doctors’ offices, the Bulloch County Health Department and East Georgia Regional Medical Center. COVID cases The county now has a total of 5,304 confirmed cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. Overall, COVID cases have resulted in a total of 64 confirmed deaths and 228 local residents being hospitalized. There have been no reported deaths from COVID since April 23. As of Monday, East Georgia Regional Medical Center reported treating four COVID-19 patients, with four on a ventilators. National cases According to statistics from the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, as of Monday afternoon, 597,872 Americans had died from coronavirus. Also on Monday, Johns Hopkins reported the U.S. has had 33,373,748 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic. Local colleges Georgia Southern had one confirmed case and four self-reported cases for May 31–June 6. GS reported one case for the week of May 24–30.
0.960823	FILE PHOTO: Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan is photographed after a silent prayer over the grave of his brother Abdul Rauf Khan, during funeral services in Karachi May 8, 2011. REUTERS/Athar Hussain Abdul Qadeer Khan, a Pakistani nuclear scientist who acknowledged being part of a nuclear proliferation ring, died on Sunday. He was 85. Khan was admitted to Khan Research Laboratories Hospital on Aug. 26 after testing positive for COVID-19 and was later moved to a military hospital in Rawalpindi, said the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan. "He was loved by our nation bec(ause) of his critical contribution in making us a nuclear weapon state," Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Twitter. "For the people of Pakistan he was a national icon." He was at the centre of a global nuclear proliferation scandal in 2004 that involved sales of nuclear secrets to North Korea, Iran and Libya. After a confession on national television, Khan was pardoned by then-president Pervez Musharraf but he remained under house arrest for years in his palatial Islamabad home. In his confession, Khan said he acted alone without the knowledge of the state officials. However, he later said he had been scapegoated. "He helped us develop nation-saving nuclear deterrence, and a grateful nation will never forget his services in this regard," Pakistani President Arif Alvi said in a tweet. Prime Minister Khan, who is not related to AQ Khan, said the scientist would be buried at Islamabad's Faisal mosque, according to his wishes. Top News / Obituary Pakistan / AQ Khan / Abdul Qadeer Khan Comments While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.
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0.961557	Understanding the inheritance law is complex. When an individual dies, the state or government levies taxes on the estate. This rule does not apply to properties worth more than one million dollars and fifty thousand dollars. You can check more information on inherited tax at https://inheritance-tax.co.uk/area/inheritance-tax/. Even if the property has been distributed to legitimate family members, the state can levy taxes on it. The final tax return for the client is filed by the lawyer who takes over the estate distribution. If there is no administrator then the survivor is responsible for filing the final tax return. This so-called inheritance tax law, also known as the "death tax", is more commonly used. It is levied on all estate assets and properties following the death of the rightful owner. These riches, whether a fraction of the entire lot, are then passed on to someone else. Different states may impose different taxes. In some states, such as the United States, there are taxes on both inherited assets and properties. There are other states, however, that impose inheritance tax instead of taxes on inherited estate money. Because there are many taxes to be imposed, every citizen must also know what the inheritance tax law is in effect for his state. Everyone must be familiar with the laws of the land. Anyone who does not know the law is not allowed to be compliant. You can also hire a tax law expert. State's Requisite on Tax Payment Estate This is why every citizen should be up-to-date on the latest changes to the state's requirements regarding the estate tax payment scheme. Now the big question is: Why? This is because many states are constantly updating their laws, and some are even considering abolishing inheritance tax.
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0.999991	On Monday, December 9th, 2013, Northern Manhattan elected officials stood side by side at a candlelight vigil with community leaders, activists and more to support 24 workers fired from Domino’s Pizza for speaking out against unfair labor practices. NYS… December 10, 2013 UC FB Translate to: ArabicBulgarianCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEnglishFilipinoFinnishFrenchGermanGreekHebrewHindiIndonesianItalianJapaneseKoreanLatvianLithuanianNorwegianPolishPortugueseRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSpanishSwedishUkrainianVietnamese Powered by Google Translate. Categories Daily Grind Eat Up. Drink Up. Estilo Events Flashback Framed I Am Uptown Sponsor Love That's What's Up Uptown Art Uptown Culture Uptown Film Uptown Kids Uptown Love Uptown Music Uptown Nightlife Uptown Parks Uptown Real Estate Uptown Speaks Uptown Video Uptown Zen Word! Archives Archives Select Month November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 February 2010
0.998247	Geneva, Switzerland, September 1, 2020 / AIRLINEHUB / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling on governments to work together to urgently find ways to re-establish global connectivity by re-opening borders and to continue with relief measures to sustain airlines during the COVID-19 crisis. IATA’s call reflects deep industry frustration as government policies such as closed borders, travel restrictions and quarantines continue to annihilate travel demand. This was evident in a disappointing “peak (Northern Hemisphere) summer travel season” that saw minimal improvements compared to the May-June period, as four in five potential travelers stayed home, based on comparisons with the year-ago period. Total July 2020 traffic was 79.8% below 2019 levels International traffic in July 2020 was 91.9% below 2019 levels “Protecting their citizens must be the top priority of governments. But too many governments are fighting a global pandemic in isolation with a view that closing borders is the only solution. It’s time for governments to work together to implement measures that will enable economic and social life to resume, while controlling the spread of the virus,” said Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO. Specifically, IATA calls for governments to grasp the seriousness of the crisis facing the airline industry and its consequences for their citizens; and IATA urges governments to focus their attention on these key issues: Re-opening borders Continuing relief measures Global leadership Re-Opening Borders The world remains largely closed to travel despite the availability of global protocols to enable the safe re-start of aviation (Take-off guidance) developed by governments through the leadership of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO). This guidance covers all aspects of the passenger journey and recommends sanitary measures to keep travelers safe and reduce the risk of importing infection. “Airlines have been largely grounded for a half-year. And the situation is not improving. In fact, in many cases it is going in the wrong direction. We see governments replacing border closures with quarantine for air travelers. Neither will restore travel or jobs. Worse, governments are changing the entry requirements with little notice to travelers or coordination with their trading partners. This uncertainty destroys demand. Ten percent of the global economy is sustained by travel and tourism; governments need to do better to re-start it,” said de Juniac. The prerequisite to open borders is the ICAO Take-off guidance. Additionally, IATA is proposing travel bubbles to mitigate risks between specific markets and foresees a much wider and strategic use of COVID-19 testing as technology improves accuracy, speed and scalability. “No government wants to import COVID-19. Equally, no government should want to see the economic hardships and associated health impacts of mass unemployment. Successfully getting through this crisis requires careful risk-management with effective measures. If government policies focus on enabling a safe re-start, aviation is well-prepared to deliver. Risk-management is a well-developed discipline that airlines rely on to keep travel safe and secure,” said de Juniac. IATA proposes a three-point action plan for governments to safely re-open borders as follows: Implement the ICAO Take-off guidance universally. Build on the solid work of ICAO Council’s Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) by developing an agreed common framework for states to use in coordinating the safe re-opening of their borders to aviation. Develop COVID-19 testing measures that will enable the re-opening of borders by reducing the risk of COVID-19 importation to what is acceptable to public health authorities with accuracy, speed and scalability that also meet the exacting requirements for incorporation into the travel process. “As a participant in the ICAO CART, IATA will work with governments, medical experts and testing manufacturers to accelerate proposals specifically focused on using COVID-19 testing to re-build confidence, re-open borders, re-start aviation, re-charge demand and restore jobs. There is much at stake and no time to lose,” said de Juniac. Relief Measures With the exception of some domestic markets there is little evidence of an early industry recovery. Airlines continue to lose billions of dollars and are facing difficult decisions to resize their operations and workforce for the future. “Many airlines will not have the financial means to survive an indefinite shutdown that, for many, already exceeds a half-year. In these extraordinary times, governments will need to continue with financial and other relief measures to the greatest extent possible. It’s a solid investment in the recovery because each airline job saved supports 24 in the broader economy. And a functioning airline industry will be a critical enabler for economies to regain their full power,” said de Juniac. IATA urges governments to focus relief measures in two areas: Financial Relief: Facing an industry loss of $84.3 billion this year, a 50% cut in revenues and high fixed costs for aircraft and labor, the financial viability of many airlines is in question. Government relief has been a critical lifeline. But what relief has been given is quickly running out. Government measures to provide additional financial buffers against failure will be critical, and these must not increase already ballooning debt levels. Regulatory Relief: The most urgent regulatory relief is a global waiver on the use-it-or-lose-it 80-20 slot rule. The severe uncertainty in the market means that airlines need the flexibility to adjust schedules to meet demand without the pressure of being penalized for not using allocated slots. Airlines cannot afford to fly empty planes when market demand drops. Similarly, they cannot pass up revenue when opportunities open up. Many governments, including China, Brazil, Mexico, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand have granted waivers for the winter 2020 season (October 2020-March 2021) recognizing the severe constraints on planning schedules during this period of extreme disruption. Unfortunately, the European Commission (EC), which many governments look to for leadership on air transport policies, is under-estimating the severity of the crisis and dragging its feet: The EC has stated that traffic will be restored to between 75% and 85% of February 2020 levels (pre-COVID-19 in most markets) for the winter season. This is far more optimistic than industry scenarios. Moreover, the EC believes that granting a waiver in mid-October will give a sufficient window for airlines and airports to plan for what is already the most challenging time in aviation history. Given the extraordinary circumstances, over the last several weeks both airports and airlines have been calling for the governments to provide clarity as early as possible. Together with independent slot coordinators they have jointly agreed conditions to allow the EC to progress swiftly. “The European Commission’s delay in granting a full-season waiver of the 80-20 slot rule for the Northern Hemisphere winter season is bad for everyone. Airlines and airports will scramble while consumer uncertainty will only increase. As the Commission returns from its summer activities, granting a full-season waiver should be at the top of the aviation priority list,” said de Juniac. Global Leadership “Governments have cooperated to set the guidelines for a safe re-start of aviation. But they have not cooperated to actually make a re-start happen. That’s why 90% of international flying has stopped. The demand is there. When borders open without quarantine, people fly. But there is too much uncertainty in how governments are managing the situation for passengers to re-build the confidence to travel. In fact, what is killing aviation is the fact that governments are not managing the risks of opening borders. Instead, they are keeping global mobility effectively in lockdown. And if this continues, the damage to global connectivity could become irreparable which will generate its own severe consequences for economies and public health. The global protocols for safely re-starting aviation are agreed and no industry is as experienced in successfully implementing global safety programs as aviation. But we need governments to take on the leadership to manage risks and adopt a mindset of not being defeated by this virus. Then, with testing, technology, science and determination we can re-open borders and get the world moving again,” said de Juniac. ← UNWTO Delegation Observes Safe Restart of Tourism in Egypt WTTC: United States to Lose $155 Billion from Missing International Tourists → Copyright © VisitASEAN.org and Travelindex. All rights reserved. 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0.999507	LinkedIn recently released its third annual report on emerging jobs in the US. Titled U.S. Emerging Jobs Report, the report focuses on jobs that showed an upward growth in the past five years. LinkedIn looked at the job growth rate in each sector in terms of hiring over the past five years and calculated the average to come up with the emerging jobs list. This post will focus on the top 10 jobs in the US. The report also talks about the unique skill sets required for each job as well as the industries hiring for such jobs. Artificial intelligence and data science are two careers that seem to dominate every industry while perennial careers such as engineering and sales continue to be in demand. Here is a look at the top 10 jobs with details of average salaries and top industries hiring for this role. This information will help if you are looking at a work overseas opportunity. 1. Artificial Intelligence specialist: The hiring growth rate for this role for the past four years stands at 74%. The average annual salary for this role stands at USD 136,000. The skills unique to this role are Machine learning, Deep learning, Python etc. The top industries that hire for this role are information technology and services, consumer electronics, higher education, computer software and the internet. 2. Robotics engineer: The hiring growth rate for this role in the past four years stands at 40%. The average annual salary is USD 85,000. Top industries hiring for this role include IT services, financial services and the automotive industry. Careers in this field can be either in software and hardware roles and engineers get opportunities to work on both virtual and physical bots. 3. Data scientist: Showing an annual hiring growth rate of 37%, the average annual salary for this role is USD 143,000. The top industries hiring for this role are IT services, computer software, financial services and higher education. 4. Full-stack engineer: The average annual growth rate for this role stands at 35%. The role gets an average salary of USD 82,000 per year. The top industries hiring for this role are IT services, computer software, higher education, and financial services. 5. Site reliability engineer: There will always be a demand for this role as long as we use technology in our daily lives. Moreover, the skills in this role are transferable to other roles like Cloud engineer or Full-Stack engineer. The average hiring growth rate in the past four years is at 34%. The average pay for this role is USD 130,000 per year. 6. Customer success specialist: Fueled by the growth of technology that requires hands-on support, this role requires a combination of both hard skills and soft skills. Professionals will have to understand the technology and handle customer relations. The skills unique to this job are SaaS, CRM, Account management. The average annual growth rate stands at 34% while the average annual salary stands at USD 90,000 per year. Apart from IT and software, industries hiring for these jobs include marketing and advertising and financial services. 7. Sales development representative: The growth of technology services which rely on sales development representatives to find new customers is responsible for the growth of this role. The skills unique to this job are cold calling and lead generation. The average annual hiring growth rate for this role stands at 34%. The average pay is USD 60,000 per year. 8. Data engineer: Since data has become an asset of companies, they need data engineers who can help to keep it organized. They are required in a wide range of industries from retail to automotive to hospital and healthcare services. The average hiring growth rate stands at 33% while the average annual pay is USD 100,000 per year. 9. Behavioral health technician: With increased insurance coverage available for mental health, there is an increased demand for behavioral health technicians. These professionals have experience working with individuals with autism or behavioral disorders. The top industries hiring for this role are hospital and healthcare, mental health care, education management etc. The average annual hiring growth rate since 2015 stands at 32% while the average annual pay stands at USD 33,000 per year. 10. Cybersecurity specialist: The increasing incidence of data breaches has fueled the growth of this job role. The skills unique to this role are cybersecurity, information security, network security etc. The top industries hiring for this role are defense and space, financial services, computer network and security etc. The average hiring growth rate since 2015 stands at 30% while the average annual pay stands at USD 103,000 per year. 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0.999804	There have been several questions regarding how Decred makes minority forked coins, in the sense of Ethereum Classic and Bitcoin Gold, extremely difficult without majority stakeholder approval, and, for all intents and purposes, impossible without also destroying the hybrid nature and security properties of the system in the process. In order to try and explain why this is the case, the following is an analysis that first describes the important aspects of the system as they relate to this topic and then walks through the process of what would happen in a fork attempt under the worst case scenario. Preliminaries The Proof-of-Stake (PoS) system works by locking up chunks of coins into what is called a ticket. These tickets function as the fundamental building block which allows stakeholders to participate in governance. Once acquired, all tickets are placed into a pool of live tickets after a maturity period. This pool is known as the live ticket pool and has a target size of 40960, but it can grow larger or shrink as tickets are added and removed throughout the course of operation, and the ticket price (stake difficulty) is adjusted, per supply and demand, to try to maintain that target pool size. This is covered more in depth in DCP0001 for readers who want a more thorough treatment. The consensus rules enforce a ticket selection algorithm that works to ensure that ticket selection is both random and impossible for miners to manipulate. It achieves this by deterministically and pseudorandomly selecting 5 tickets from the aforementioned live ticket pool which are eligible to vote on the previous block and that at least 3 of them must be included. The subsidy is reduced if only 3 or 4 votes are included, by 20% and 40%, respectively, in order to discourage miners from ignoring votes and otherwise attempting to game the system. A detailed treatment of the theory behind each of these parameters is beyond the scope of this post, however, it primarily has to do with protection against various adversarial situations. Further, the deterministic pseudorandom ticket selection process is primarily based on seeding it with the hash of the block it's voting on. This implies that, if you're building, say block 100000, on top of block 99999 (hash 00000000000000dab92a8a0c0e706eb74115f0f373669c01ffb4882f9555f494), the chosen tickets are known to every other full node on the network and can't be changed without going back to find a new solution to block 99999 such that it has a different hash (say 00000000000004289d9a7b0f7a332fb60a1c221faae89a107ce3abbd186c386c), which in turn will cause a new set of 5 tickets to be selected for voting eligibility. It is also important to note that stakeholders must be present on a given chain fork at the time of block creation in order to cast their vote when their associated ticket is selected. The act of acquiring a ticket does not mean it automatically votes. This distinction is key because it means that the ticket pool on a minority fork is largely comprised of non-voting tickets which is why the minority chain is unable to continue. Step-by-step Walkthrough Scenario, Assumptions, and Methodology With all of that in mind, let's walk through an attempt to create a minority fork that the majority stakeholders don't agree with. Let's also assume that both sides of the attempted fork have equal hash power (so 50% hash power on each fork). Given that a successful vote requires 75% stakeholder approval, in the worst case, 75% of the stakeholders are on the majority chain, while 25% are on the minority chain. Further, let's assume the most recent block at the point of the fork is block 99999. Thus both side of the fork are working on trying to find block 100000, one side on the minority rule set, the other side on the majority rule set. Finally, in order to simplify the description and make it easier to follow the logic, since only 25% of the stakeholders are on the minority chain, let's say that every 4th ticket in the live ticket pool is a stakeholder on the minority chain and the rest are on the majority chain. In other words, ticket numbers 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, ..., 40956 are tickets in the live pool which represent stakeholders on the minority chain, while ticket numbers 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, ..., 40957, 40958, 40959, are tickets in the live pool which represent stakeholders on the majority chain. Block 100000 The following is the sequence of events that will happen: The hash power on both chains will try to build a new block on top of block 99999. Per the above description, in order for this new block to be built on the minority chain, it needs to acquire at least 3 votes from the live ticket pool and the selected votes depend on block 99999. The tickets required to build block 100000, which is based on 99999 are ticket numbers 17113, 17331, 21307, 21328, and 24903. As we can see, 4 out of those 5 tickets are stakeholders on the majority chain (ticket numbers 17113, 17331, 21307, and 24903), which means they are going to provide their votes for block 100000 on the majority chain. The minority chain is only able to acquire 1 vote (ticket number 21328), so it can't build a block 100000, instead, it must go back and find a new solution to block 99999 in order to cause a new set of tickets to be selected. At this point, the chains now look as follows. The parentheses with the * in this notation indicate blocks that are being worked on. ... -> 99999 -> (100000) <--- majority stakeholders (75%) are on this chain \-> (99999a) <--- minority stakeholders (25%) are still on this chain In other words, the majority chain is now working on block 100000, while the minority chain is stuck trying to find a new solution for block 99999 in order to get a new set of tickets hoping this time they'll be able to get at least 3 votes. Since, per our thought experiment, both chains have equal hash power, we can safely assume that, on average, both block 100000 on the majority chain a new block 99999 (call it 99999a) on the minority chain will be found around the same time. Block 100001 At this point, the following will happen: The hash power on the majority chain will try to build a new block on top of the majority chain's block 100000. The votes required for this block are ticket numbers 563, 6766, 21009, 37394, and 37775. This time around all 5 out of those 5 tickets happen to be stakeholders on the majority chain, which means they are going to provide their votes for block 100000 on the majority chain which allows block 100001 to be built. The minority chain, now with a new version of block 99999 (99999a) has a new hash, so it ends up requiring ticket numbers 1069, 8007, 16413, 19172, and 31821. The minority chain is still only able to acquire 1 vote (ticket number 19172), so it must once again go back and find yet another new solution to block 99999 in order to cause a new set of tickets to be selected. At this point, the chains now look as follows: ... -> 99999 -> 100000 -> (100001) <--- majority stakeholders (75%) are on this chain \-> (99999b) <--- minority stakeholders (25%) are still on this chain In other words, the majority chain is now working on block 100001, while the minority chain is still stuck trying to find yet another new solution for block 99999 in order to get a new set of tickets hoping this time they'll be able to get at least 3 votes. Since, per our thought experiment, both chains have equal hash power, we can again safely assume that, on average, both block 100001 on the majority chain and a new block 99999 (call it 99999b) on the minority chain will be found around the same time. Block 100002 At this point, the following will happen: The hash power on the majority chain will try to build a new block on top of the majority chain's block 100001. The votes required for this block are ticket numbers 174, 1999, 12808, 31928, and 38317. This time, 3 out of those 5 tickets are stakeholders on the majority chain (ticket numbers 174, 1999, 38317), which means they are going to provide their votes for block 100001 on the majority chain which allows block 100002 to be built. The minority chain, now with a new version of block 99999 (99999b) has a new hash, so it ends up requiring ticket numbers 4653, 15211, 29988, 35175, and 35665. The minority chain is still only able to acquire 1 vote (ticket number 29988), so it must once again go back and find yet another new solution to block 99999 in order to cause a new set of votes to be selected. At this point, the chains now look as follows: ... -> 99999 -> 100000 -> 100001 -> (100002) <--- majority stakeholders (75%) are on this chain \-> (99999c) <--- minority stakeholders (25%) are still on this chain In other words, the majority chain is now working on block 100002, while the minority chain is still stuck trying to find yet another new solution for block 99999 in order to get a new set of tickets hoping this time they'll be able to get at least 3 votes. Fast-forward to Block 100010 The process repeats until, eventually, some variant of block 99999 on the minority chain gets lucky and happens to select 3 tickets that are on the minority chain. This turns out to be roughly 1 in 10 tries. So, fast forwarding a bit to see the chain by the time this happens, the chains would look as follows: ... -> 99999 -> 100000 -> 100001 -> 100002 -> ... -> 100009 -> (100010) <--- majority stakeholders (75%) are on this chain \-> 99999j -> (100000a) <--- minority stakeholders (25%) are still on this chain It should be pretty clear, since both chains have equal hash power, there is no way the minority chain can now ever catch up to the majority chain. Furthermore, the same process is going to repeat for the minority chain's block 100001 where it will have to go back and remine (find new solutions) for its block 100000 over and over until it gets a lucky draw again such that it gets the 3 votes it needs. Consequently, miners are not going to stay on the minority chain because they're never going to be able to become the majority chain and hence would be mining for free. Common objections What if the minority chain gets more than 10x the hash power of the main chain? Theoretically, if the minority chain with only 25% stakeholder approval had 10x the hash power of the main chain, yes, it could keep up with the majority chain, however, this is not a realistic scenario because of the economic incentives. Mining the minority chain with 10x the hash power effectively means the miners would only be getting 1/10 of the subsidy as they would on the majority chain based on hash power alone, but it's reduced even further by being 1/10 of 60% of the subsidy due to only being able to acquire 3 votes on average. In other words, miners would only receive 6% of the rewards they would by mining the majority chain, or looking it from the other way, they would receive 94% less by mining the minority chain. Putting that into numbers, if a miner had, say 5% of the total network hash power, they could expect to receive roughly 5% of the PoW subsidy per block, or 5% of ~13.89 ~= 0.6945 DCR at the current time. However, on the minority chain, first the subsidy would be 60% of ~13.89 ~= 8.334 DCR, and then that 5% hash power would only be 0.5% of the total hash power on the minority chain, thus 0.5% of ~8.334 ~= 0.04167 DCR. Thus, we can see that 0.04167 DCR is indeed 6% of 0.6945 DCR. PoW mining is very competitive since it is a zero sum game. Most miners, especially those without huge advantages such as free electricity, have very thin margins and are often banking on future appreciation to pick up the slack. Miners would actually have to pay money to mine the minority chain due to the aforementioned effective 94% reduction in income. Can't somebody just change the consensus rules to ignore the stakeholders? Yes, it is theoretically possible to do this, but doing so would completely destroy the hybrid system and return the forked currency to effectively being a pure Proof-of-Work system thereby removing any value of the system. It would also undoubtedly no longer be Decred, since, unlike in a pure PoW coin where nobody can really say which chain is the "real" one and which isn't due to lack of a provable and formalized governance system, Decred has a very clear and well understood governance model where the majority of stakeholders make the decision which chain is the real Decred and they do so in an on-chain and cryptographically provable fashion. Further, stakeholders sign up for Decred with the expectation that major consensus decisions are made by the stakeholders themselves. Removing the authority of the stakeholders would be akin to removing Proof-of-Work from a pure PoW coin. In other words, it would completely destroy the security properties of the system. How much confidence are holders going to have in a coin that ignores one of the primary characteristics it claims to offer? submitted by davecgh to decred [link] [comments] Hashie.co was "hacked", or was a scam all along Apprently Hashie.co had been suspended with its frontpage replaced with an ARG, more on that later. So on chat people were talking about if Hashie was a scam or not, then we noticed the ARG address had 0 bitcoins in it. Then an admin named Queen Elsa came in and said blockchain.info had issues, then all of a sudden the ARG address has 30 BTC in it. So after that a user named anntonop said he was Andreas M. Antonopoulos( a famous bitcoin author ) Queen Elsa asked if he was accualy him and anntonp repliyed with his twitter status. Queen Elsa spilled the beans and said that something bad happened at Hashie so they are playing an ARG. Everyone in chat freaked out about this. After a few minutes she said Hashie had lost all their miners due to hackers. Anntontop replied with miners can't be hacked. Again chat was panicing and screeming that they lost all their money. A lot of bitcoin news writers acually came to watch this fisaco. Queen Elsa then said the ARG would have the infomation on what happened and then said, hashie lost 100 BTC. To me Hashie.co seems like a ponzi scam imgur links of what happend http://imgur.com/a/OkDCp http://i.imgur.com/SKaSAdr.png?1 anontop's twiter status after Elsa asked for proof https://twitter.com/aantonop/status/549395944744431616 anontop's twiter https://twitter.com/aantonop EDIT: Hashie posted an image of a police report: https://hashie.co/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12&p=87#p87 Update: It seems that AMhash would be maintiaining all of Hashie's AMHASH miners Update2: Other cloud mining websites are down, maybe its a DDOS? Update3: Here are some chat logs recorded by other people: One of their co-founders: http://justpaste.it/MatthewMyrtle When a Hashie Admin gets confronted: http://justpaste.it/Hashie Update4: Maybe the owner sold the website to someone else? https://www.reddit.com/Bitcoin/comments/2qrz67/i_was_the_owner_of_hashieco_until_josh_garza/ submitted by zombiesareboring to Bitcoin [link] [comments] Is Hashie the beginning of a triangular structure that's about to collapse? I hope you're sitting down and not at one of those fancy sit-stand desks because what I'm going to tell you will probably shock you. Hashie.co, the cloud mining company, was apparently nothing but a ponzi scheme. Antonopoulos tweet about it Screenshots of the chat November Article about Hashie Discussions on it Truly it is amazing that people fell for the ol' "I'll set you up for free, and once you're happy then you can really make money" line. I bet all those free 10 GHS weren't even real. Just numbers in a spreadsheet to hook them. But I digress from my original point, the price is going down and adoption isn't growing fast. Business that take bitcoin are only using it as a conduit for sweet sweet fiat and even the ones that don't are reporting shit numbers. Is Hashie the beginning? Will other pieces of the puzzle start to fall and crumble? Will scams that have thrived in this ecosystem full of fresh hosts start to just die off one by one? Could this be the beginning of the end? submitted by kylesdad72 to Buttcoin [link] [comments] Guide to Bittrex Exchange: How to Trade on Bittrex A knowledge & resource center for all things blockchain & cryptocurrency related! A knowledge & resource center for all things blockchain & cryptocurrency related! 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0.998123	-Carbon moves in complex chemical and physical transfers from sources or reservoirs, where carbon is released, to sinks, where carbon is taken up. This movement is the global carbon cycle. Credit: NASA (Earth observatory) -The global carbon has been exchanging following major reservoirs of carbon such as : The atmosphere : The terrestrial biosphere : The oceans : The sediments -The carbon exchanges between reservoirs occur as the result of various chemical, physical, geological, and biological processes. The ocean and terrestrial biosphere contain the largest active pool of carbon near the surface of the Earth. The natural flows of carbon among the atmosphere, ocean, and sediments is fairly balanced. Credit: NCAR, USA (left) and Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany (Right) Credit: NCAR, USA (left) and Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany (Right) Why we should study the Carbon Cycle? -CO2 in the atmosphere acts like a blanket over the planet by trapping longwave radiation, which would otherwise radiate heat away from the planet. While CO2 is only a very small part of the atmosphere (0.04%), it plays a large role in the energy balance of the planet. CO2 concentration rises and falls about the same amount each year due to seasonal changes in photosynthetic rates. Each year, however, the total amount of atmospheric CO2 is greater than the year before. Credit: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National laboratory -Moreover, many uncertainties in the carbon cycle feedbacks in state-of-art numerical models. Therefore, improved and accuracy coupled climate-carbon models are needed to simulate future climate change. Credit: Coupled Climate Carbon Cycle Model Intercomparison Project Earth System Model -Earth System Models are sets of equations describing processes within and between the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, and the terrestrial and marine biosphere. These underlying equations contain information about physical, chemical (carbon cycle) and biological mechanisms governing the rates of change of the elements of the Earth System. Seasonalcycle of Carbon dioxide in ESM -CESM-BGC (Community Earth System Model ？ Biogeochemical) reasonably reproduces reducing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over Northern hemisphere due to growth of plants -According to photosynthesis of plants, seasonal cycle of carbon dioxide flux over land changes. For instead, the terrestrial biosphere in Northern hemisphere is uptake carbon dioxide from atmosphere during boreal summer. In contrast, Amazon and the east part of Australia show negative carbon flux due to growth of plants. -The Eastern equatorial Pacific and the northwestern Arabian Sea are the most intense carbon dioxide source areas by phytoplankton. This intensity is more enhanced in boreal summer. Strong sink area are located in the transition zone between the subtropical gyre and subpolar waters (40N-60N and 40S-60S), negative carbon dioxide flux are formed by the cooling of warm waters with the biological drawdown of carbon dioxide in the nutrient-rich subpolar waters. References -Takahashi et al. (2002), Global sea-air CO2 flux based on climatological surface ocean pCO2 and seasonal biological and temperature effects, Deep-Sea Research II, 48, 1601-1622 -Dunne J. P. et al. (2012), GFDL’s ESM2 Global Coupled Climate Carbon Earth System Models. Part II: Carbon system formulation and baseline simulation characteristics, Journal of Climate, 25, 6646- 6665 -Cadule P. et al. (2010), Benchmarking coupled climate carbon models against long term atmospheric CO2 measurements, Global Biogeochemical cycles, 24, GB2016, doi:10.1029/2009GB003556 -Richard B. N. et al. (2010), Description of the NCAR Community Atmosphere Model (CAM 5.0), NCAR TECHNICAL NOTE, NCAR/TN-486+STR
0.513964	Vernon Duke (10 October [O.S. 27 September] 1903 – 16 January 1969) was an American composer/songwriter, who also wrote under his original name, Vladimir Dukelsky. He is best known for "Taking a Chance on Love" with lyrics by Ted Fetter and John Latouche (1940), "I Can't Get Started" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin (1936), "April in Paris" with lyrics by E. Y. ("Yip") Harburg (1932), and "What Is There To Say" for the Ziegfeld Follies of 1934, also with Harburg. He wrote the words and music for "Autumn in New York" (1934) for the revue Thumbs Up! Vernon collaborated with lyricists such as Johnny Mercer, Ira Gershwin, Ogden Nash and Sammy Cahn. Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dukelsky (Russian: Владимир Александрович Дукельский) was born in 1903 into a noble family of mixed Georgian-Austrian-Spanish-Russian descent, in Parafianovo, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire (in present-day Belarus). The 1954 Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians referred to "one of his grandparents" (Princess Tumanishvili) as having been "directly descended from the kings of Georgia". His birthplace was a small railroad station in Minsk Governorate. At that time his mother "happened to be traveling by train". The Dukelskys resided in Kiev, and Vladimir's only visit to Saint Petersburg and Moscow occurred in the summer of 1915. The impressions of that remarkable summer were later echoed in Dukelsky's most daring classical composition, the Russian oratorio The End of St. Petersburg (1931–37). The title is a reference to the film The End of St. Petersburg directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin. He was Jewish. At the age of 11, Dukelsky was admitted to the Kiev Conservatory where he studied composition with Reinhold Glière and musical theory with Boleslav Yavorsky. In 1919, his family escaped from the turmoil of civil war in Russia and spent a year and a half with other refugees in Constantinople. In 1921, they obtained American visas and sailed steerage class on the SS King Alexander to New York. He underwent his immigrant inspection at Ellis Island; on the passenger list, the purser of the King Alexander recorded his name as Vladimir Doukelsky in the French fashion. It was in 1922 in New York that George Gershwin befriended the young immigrant; Gershwin (himself born Jacob Gershowitz) suggested Dukelsky truncate and Americanize his name. Dukelsky's first songs published under his nom de plume were conceived that year, but he continued to write classical music and Russian poetry under his given name until 1955. In 1924, the restless young man left hospitable America for the Old World. In Paris, he received a commission from Serge Diaghilev to compose a ballet. Dukelsky's first theatrical production, Zephyr and Flora, was staged in the 1925 season of Ballets Russes, with choreography by Léonide Massine and scenography by Georges Braque, to great critical acclaim. In a review of musical novelties of the season, Sergei Prokofiev described it as full of "superior melodies, very well designed, harmonically beautiful and not too 'modernist'." Prokofiev was as impressed with the young talent as Diaghilev was, and soon the composers became close friends. They frequently saw each other until the end of the 1930s and corresponded until 1946, when the attacks of Soviet officialdom on Prokofiev (who returned to Russia in 1938 although Duke urged him not to go) made the further exchange of letters too dangerous for Prokofiev. Dukelsky's First Symphony was premiered by Serge Koussevitzky and his orchestra in 1928 in Paris on the same bill as the excerpts from Prokofiev's The Fiery Angel. Some of Dukelsky's and Prokofiev's compositions of the 1930s bear evidence of the sustaining musical dialogue. In the late 1920s, Dukelsky shared his time between Paris, where his more classical works were performed, and London where he composed numbers for musical comedies under the pen name of Vernon Duke. In 1929, he returned to the United States with an intention of settling in the country permanently. He composed and published much serious music, but devoted even greater efforts to establishing himself on Broadway. Duke's songs "April in Paris" (1932), "Autumn in New York" (1934), "I Like the Likes of You" (1934), "Water Under the Bridge" (1934), "I Can't Get Started" (1936) were 1930s hits. The support and devotion of Serge Koussevitzky, who published Dukelsky's chamber music and conducted his orchestral scores, helped him develop his more classical works. Dukelsky's concerto for piano, orchestra and soprano obbligato titled Dédicaces (1935–1937), was premièred by Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra in January 1939 in New York. His oratorio, The End of St. Petersburg, was premiered a year earlier by Schola Cantorum and the New York Philharmonic under Hugh Ross. In 1937, the composer was asked to complete Gershwin's last score, a soundtrack to a Technicolor extravaganza The Goldwyn Follies, for which he contributed two parody ballets, choreographed by George Balanchine, and a song "Spring Again". In 1939, Dukelsky became an American citizen and took Vernon Duke as his legal name. Duke's greatest success came a year later, with the Broadway musical Cabin in the Sky (1940), choreographed by George Balanchine and performed by an all-black cast at the Martin Beck Theater in New York. Between 1942 and 1944, he joined the Coast Guard and, while in service he discovered Sid Caesar, a saxophone player in the Coast Guard Band, and wrote a touring show for the Coast Guard called Tars & Spars. He also conceived some of his finest music in the classical tradition, including a Cello Concerto (commissioned by Gregor Piatigorsky) and a Violin Concerto. His pensive Third Symphony (1946) was dedicated to the memory of Koussevitzky's wife, Natalie. With years, both Serge and Natalie Koussevitzky, Dukelsky's devoted supporters, had become a sort of surrogate family to him. When Dukelsky's own mother died in 1942, the composer took the conductor's refusal to officially commission this work with great bitterness. The dedication was revoked and the relationship soured. In 1946, Duke left the United States for France, where he continued his double career of being a classical composer and a songwriter (now setting to music the texts of French lyricists). By 1948, the composer was back in America. He moved from New York to California where he spent his last decades, writing songs, film and theater scores, chamber music, poetry in Russian and polemical articles and memoirs in English. On October 30, 1957, he married singer Kay McCracken. His final appearance on Broadway came less than two weeks later with the two songs and incidental music he wrote for the Helen Hayes show, Jean Anouilh's Time Remembered (1940) (French title: Léocadia) which ran for 247 performances. He continued to try to mount Broadway musicals during the last decade of his life, including two shows that closed during tryouts, and one was never produced. As a classical composer, Dukelsky used the same musical language as his modernist contemporaries Sergei Prokofiev, Arthur Lourié, and, to a lesser extent, Igor Stravinsky. His harmonies, however, were highly original. As a songwriter and author of theatrical and film music, he was close to George Gershwin and Harold Arlen, but developed an idiosyncratic voice of his own. Duke died in Santa Monica, California on 16 January 1969, during surgery for lung cancer. His numerous papers — musical and literary manuscripts and correspondence in English, French, and Russian — are now stored in the Musical Division of the Library of Congress.
0.983487	The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Lieutenant Commander Ralph C. Bisz, United States Navy, of Miami Shores, Florida. His funeral arrangements are being set by his family. On August 4, 1967, Bisz took off in an A-4E Skyhawk from the USS Oriskany to bomb an enemy petroleum depot near Haiphong, Vietnam. As he neared the target, his aircraft was struck by an enemy surface-to-air missile and crashed near the town of Hai Duong in Hai Hung Province. No parachute was observed and no emergency beeper signal was received. In 1988, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (S.R.V.) repatriated to the United States human remains from Hai Hung Province, which they attributed to Bisz on the basis of their historical records of the shootdown as well as documentation of his burial. Between 1988 and 2004, joint U.S./S.R.V. teams, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), conducted several investigations of the incident and surveyed the crash site. A team found aircraft wreckage at the site which was consistent with an A-4E Skyhawk. Teams also interviewed witnesses who recalled the crash and burial of the pilot in a nearby cemetery. Additionally, one witness indicated that he oversaw the exhumation of the American's remains from the cemetery, and their turnover to district officials. Between 1993 and 2004, 25 samples from the remains turned over in 1988 were submitted to several laboratories for mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis, but yielded inconclusive results. In 2007, the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory used refined DNA collection techniques and succeeded in obtaining verifiable mtDNA. Using forensic identification tools, circumstantial evidence, mtDNA analysis and dental comparisons, scientists from JPAC identified the remains as those of Bisz. For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO Web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call (703) 509-1905 or (703) 699-1420. Family In South Florida Learns Of Vietnam Vet's Return Burial Scheduled In October At Arlington National Cemetery Ralph Biz Skip would eventually become a U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander during the Vietnam War when a day in August 1967 brought his plane down, and he would never be heard from again. A family in South Florida has closure after forty years since the Vietnam War when Ralph Biz Skip went missing on a flying mission. Diane Smith, a cousin, told CBS4 Reporter Joan Murray, "He would come home with stories of all the training; or how difficult and yet how fulfilling they would give him an amazing airplane to fly." On a bombing mission on August 4, 1967, Skip's plane was shot down. The family would live in limbo not knowing if he was dead or alive. In the late 1980's, remains believed to be his were turned over to U.S. authorities, but it would take another twenty years for the Navy through advanced DNA testing to bring the news to Smith. "You think it's below the surface, but it isn't. I couldn't talk. It was such a wonderful celebration in our family that he's come home." June 21, 2008: A West Palm Beach woman finally has learned what had long been thought to be fact: The cousin with whom she grew up in Miami was shot down and killed in Vietnam more than 40 years ago. Diana Smith recently heard from the Defense Department's Prisoner of War/Missing Persons Agency that remains returned to the United States decades ago were those of her cousin, Navy Lieutenant Commander Ralph "Skip" Bisz. "They were certain that these remains belonged to Skip," said Smith, at 64 the pilot's legal next of kin. Bisz was 25 on August 4, 1967, when he piloted his Skyhawk jet to its target: a petroleum depot near Haiphong. Almost at the depot, he was struck by a surface-to-air missile and crashed near the town of Hai Duong. Observers saw no parachute and no emergency signal was detected. In 1988, the Vietnamese government returned to the United States remains it said were Bisz's, based on records of the shootdown and the pilot's burial. Over several years, joint U.S.-Vietnam teams investigated the incident and surveyed the crash site, determining that the wreckage there was that of a Navy Skyhawk. They also interviewed witnesses to the crash and later burial of the pilot in a nearby cemetery. From 1993 through 2004, DNA from 25 samples of the remains was tested in different laboratories, but results were inconclusive. In 2007, however, using more sophisticated techniques, the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory positively identified the remains as those of Bisz. In early May, Smith got a call from the military telling her that Bisz's bones had been identified. "I'm sad, but I'm very joyous," she said. "We didn't realize the pain was still there, and how this closure is such an amazing thing." Smith said she and Bisz spent many years together when both their families lived in Miami and Miami Shores. "I never remember a time he wasn't around," she said. "He was another brother." Bisz was an only child, and both his parents are dead, Smith said. Bisz's remains are in Hawaii at the laboratory of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command. They will be escorted to Washington, D.C., for a full military burial at Arlington National Cemetery in October.
0.943789	Vasco da Gama (1469?-December 24, 1524), was a Portuguese explorer who was the first person to sail from Europe to India. From the early 15th century, the nautical school of Henry the Navigator had been extending Portuguese knowledge of the coast of Africa. From the 1460s, the goal had become one of rounding that continent's southern extremity and gaining direct access to the riches of India, mainly black pepper and other spices. Born in Sines, Portugal, da Gama was just shy of thirty years old as these long-term plans were coming to fruition. Bartolomeu Dias had returned from rounding the Cape of Good Hope and exploring as far as the Fish River in modern-day South Africa, while from India Pedro de Corvilh� had explored south for some of the distance intervening between Dias' explorations and the subcontinent. It remained only for the two segments to be joined into one voyage. This task was given to Da Gama's father, Estev�o da Gama, but he died before he could begin. Vasco was then given the job on the strength of his work for the Portuguese crown along the Gold Coast of Africa. On July 8, 1497 four ships (the Sao Gabriel, the Sao Rafael, the Berrio, and a storage ship of unknown name) left Lisbon and the voyage began. By December 16 they had passed the Fish River and continued on into waters unknown to Europeans. With Christmas pending they gave the coast they were passing the name Natal, which it retains to this day. By January they had reached modern-day Mozambique, Arab-controlled territory on the East African coast that was part of the Indian Ocean's network of trade. Having got that far, da Gama was able to employ a pilot at Malindi, who brought the expedition the rest of the way to Calicut on the southwest coast of India on May 20, 1498. Sometimes violent negotiations with the local ruler (the samudrin raja, usually anglicized as Zamorin) ensued in the teeth of resistance from Arab merchants. Eventually da Gama was able to gain an ambiguous letter of concession for trading rights, but had to sail off without warning after the Zamorin insisted on his leaving behind all his goods as collateral. Da Gama kept his goods, but left behind a few Portuguese with orders to start a trading post. Upon his return to Portugal in September 1499, da Gama was richly rewarded as the man who had brought to fruition a plan that had taken eighty years. He was given the title "Admiral of the Indian Ocean", and on February 12, 1502 he sailed again with a fleet of twenty warships to enforce Portuguese interests. Pedro Alvares Cabral had been sent out two years earlier (on which voyage he incidentally discovered Brazil) and found that those at the trading post had been murdered, encountered further resistance and bombarded Calicut. Da Gama assaulted and exacted tribute from the East African Arabian port of Kilwa, which had been one of those involved with frustrating the Portuguese, played privateer amongst Arab merchant ships, then finally smashed a Calicut fleet of twenty-nine ships and essentially conquered that port city. In return for peace, he received valuable trade concessions and a vast quantity of plunder that put him in extremely good odor with the Portguese crown. Returning to Portugal, he was made Count Vidigueira out of lands that had previously belonged to the royal Braganza family. Having acquired a fearsome reputation as a "fixer" of problems that arose in India, he was sent to the subcontinent once more in 1524. The intention was that he was to replace the incompetent Eduardo de Menezes as viceroy of the Portuguese possessions, but he died not long after arriving in Calicut. After burial for some time in India, his remains were returned to Portugal in 1539 and re-interred in Vidigueira. As much as anyone after Henry the Navigator, da Gama was responsible for Portugal's success as an early colonizing power. Besides the first voyage itself, it was his astute mix of politics and war on the other side of the world that placed Portugal in a prominent position in the Indian Ocean trade. The Portuguese "national epic", the Lusiad of Lu�s Vaz de Camoens largely concerns Vasco da Gama's voyages. Fact-index.com financially supports the Wikimedia Foundation. Displaying this page does not burden Wikipedia hardware resources. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.
0.971234	The most beautiful gardens in the world are green spaces that show original compositions of plant life that rejoice the spirit and are a source of tranquility, love of nature and oases of sublime inspiration. What are the most beautiful gardens in the world? Gardening is an exquisite art that has been maintained since the earliest civilizations. These are techniques that have evolved over time with which imposing works are carried out to create dreamy natural spaces. Next, you will know the most outstanding gardens worldwide, taking into account their diversity, originality and beauty. Keukenhof Gardens It is considered one of the most beautiful places on the planet, it is located between the cities of Lisse and Hillegom in the Netherlands. It has an impressive collection of flower species, which include lilies, roses, carnations and daffodils that are distributed in original shapes. The stars of the place phim sex are the tulips, which present their flowering season between the months of March and May, when this impressive garden opens its doors to the public. Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Located in Cape Town, in South Africa, you will find one of the most biodiverse places on earth, in which there are 528 hectares in which there are some 7,000 unique plants and flowers, some of them are even part of the endangered species of extinction. This beautiful paradise is on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, it was declared a World Heritage Site in 2004. Brooklyn Botanical Garden It is a very popular garden for the beauty of the contrast of colors, shapes and aromas. It is located in the United States, in Mount Prospect Park and extends in a quiet space of 21 hectares, which are home to an incredible 14 thousand xvideos species, grouped by area. In this interesting ecological paradise you can enjoy a water garden, an English one and the very original fragrances for the visually impaired. One of the most prominent areas is the Japanese Garden, which contains 200 cherry trees and 350 bonsai of incomparable beauty. Nong Nooch Tropical Garden It is a spectacular tropical space, which is located in Thailand. In it there are flowers and plants from all over the world, from orchids to cacti, arranged in interesting geometric shapes, full of magic and mysticism. The flowers and plants of the place are exotic, they are part of iconic structures of labyrinths, temples, artistic and architectural works in the city of Pattaya. Claude Monet arden It is a beautiful water garden that is located in Giverny, France, it is a peaceful place that shows one of the most beautiful natural samples in the world. It is located in a meadow with a pleasant climate and spectacular views, this garden is crossed by a quiet stream over which a bridge extends that opens the way to the abundant and varied xhamster vegetation. It should be noted that Monet made many of his renowned works inspired by the beauty of the place, such as ‘The Japanese Bridge’ and ‘The Nymph Pond’. Gardens of Versailles The Gardens of Versailles are internationally recognized for their beauty, dating back to the reign of Louis XIV. It is a place with a classic air, evoking the ostentatious and refined taste characteristic of the French aristocracy of the 18th century. They are located right next to the majestic Palace of Versailles, in France and consists of more than 800 hectares full of flowers, ornamental plants and shrubs arranged with an incredible symmetry that achieves an orderly and exceptional landscaping. The garden of Versailles exhibits phenomenal sculptures, beautiful fountains and pathways that are part of the greatness of the composition of André le Nôtre, who included all the typical elements of French gardening in an elegant and timeless work. December 27, 2019 The Rose Parade, an amazing annual event full of flowers The Rose Parade is an incredible display, full of joy, originality and color, where flowers are the protagonists of a beautiful celebration that thousands of people enthusiastically enjoy to welcome the new year. What is the Rose Parade? It is an internationally recognized American tradition, in which every first day of January, beautiful floats with incredible designs made with flowers parade and are part of a great event enlivened by musical bands that give a wonderful show. The Tournament of Roses Parade is held every year in Pasadena, California. The show is broadcast on national and international television channels, due to its lavish coloring and the presentation of the complex designs that the dedicated participants display on their floats. Usually, the parade takes place in a route of approximately 9 kilometers, where you can watch the passage of huge floats that slowly show their impressive designs made with thousands of flowers. Why is it celebrated? The beginnings of this beautiful tradition date back to 1890, when the first major parade was held in Pasadena, California, as an initiative to celebrate the unbeatable climate that reigns in the city throughout the year. Initially, the parade featured beautiful horse-drawn carriages, displaying all varieties of locally produced flowers. This idea grew and with the passage of time, it has become an incredible party that shows magnificent works with enormous structures full of creativity. What is the Rose Parade about? Today, the Rose Parade has evolved in an impressive way, showing floats that use technology to add movement, light and color, in creations full of life where a previously assigned annual theme is represented. Attending the parade is considered a privilege, the organization of the event is impeccable, the spectators are located on both sides of the route to enjoy the passage of the floats and all the wonderful cultural displays that flood the Colorado Boulevard. The event is also known as the Parada de las Rosas and takes place before the Rose Bowl, which is another deeply ingrained custom, where the best College Football teams measure their strength in the oldest tournament in this sporting discipline. Every year event attendees enjoy top brass bands, energetic cheerleaders, dancers, and shows with skilled horsemen. The amazing floats Undoubtedly, all the attention of the parade is focused on the floats, which display spectacular displays. Thousands of flowers of different color, type and shape are used to represent a design on your float, referring to the theme that has been chosen especially for the particular year. What is most striking about the floats participating in the parade is their large size and the detailed work that combines natural elements with mechanical structures, which results in an incredible floats of enormous dimensions. There are tours that take place prior to the main parade, where the public can closely observe all the artistic work involved in making a float. These beautiful creations can be viewed closely, to enjoy all the wonderful details that make up the entire design. The days before the parade the final preparation of the float is done, the last decorative touches are given, where the most delicate flowers, fruits, seeds and herbs are placed. After hard work, floral design professionals and numerous volunteers verify the finishing touches and take pride in participating in one of the most popular and joyous traditions that kicks off the new year, the Rose Parade. Learn more about natural events like this on our blog and discover a magical world surrounded by vegetation, fauna and flora, to help preserve the environment that surrounds us and much more. Don’t miss out on this fantastic annual event. September 26, 2019 Meet the charm of Taichung Meet the charm of Taichung, an amazing metropolis that combines typical elements of Taiwanese culture with spectacular architecture, it is a charming city that offers you a world of possibilities between natural beauty, modernism and tradition. Taichung, the nerve center of Taiwan Taichung is the second most populous city in Taiwan, it is located on the west coast of the island, where it has become a thriving region with a rising economy and a rich latent cultural heritage. The city of Taichung has a warm subtropical climate, with an average temperature of 23 ° C. To the east, is the famous Taiwan Ridge, while the coastal plains are present in the south of the territory. An important characteristic of Taichung is that it is only hit by typhoons occasionally, which are so frequent in that area of the planet. This is due to the protection provided by the Cordillera Central and the Miaoli Hills. Economic characteristics Taichung is a fascinating city, which has centered the foundations of its economy on small businesses and thriving family businesses. The growing economic impulse that the city has experienced in recent years has led to a significant growth in the industrial and retail commercial sector, which has a high demand for luxury items. The construction of shopping malls, large department stores and luxury condominiums are signs of a booming economy. The city has a Taichung World Trade Center, a place where industrial conventions are held, and there is also the Central Taiwan Science Park internationally recognized as having the headquarters of important semiconductor consortia. Taichung is an important hub for small and large businesses. In the city there are factories of bicycles and their parts, which are exported around the world. There are also metalworking, sporting goods and shoe manufacturing industries. Cultural centers The cultural sample that Taichung offers is solid and diverse, the emblematic places that attract the public are the old palaces and mansions that have more than 200 years of history. Taichung is home to many temples, some of modern construction and others are true architectural relics, including Chenghuang Temple, Zhenlan Temple and Zhang Liao Jia Temple, all preserved in their original form. Tourists enjoy ancient traditions that contrast with modern urban planning and innovative architectural proposals. Taichung is a city with a vibrant nightlife. When the sun goes down, it is customary to visit the night markets, among them, the most prominent is that of Feng Chia, which is indigenous and offers a variety of good quality products. Yizhong Night Market is located in the northern part of the city, very close to the Taichung Park, it is very popular, it offers places of food and entertainment in pure local style. The Taichung Folk Park is very popular for its way of exposing the customs of traditional Taiwanese life, in this area you will find rustic buildings that date back to a modest historical past and hard work. Spectacular flora and fauna Taichung Urban Parks are quiet places, where locals come to practice Tai Chi and breathe fresh air. In Taichung you will find the National Museum of Fine Arts, which has interesting permanent exhibits and interactive exhibits for children. The city has beautiful green areas, natural sanctuaries and peaceful gardens, which invite you to discover the magnificent native flora and fauna, which includes an incredible pond of lotus flowers, recreations of tropical forests and colorful aquariums. The Kaomei wetlands are an especially popular place, here you will find a beautiful wooden walkway, which gives you the opportunity to observe beautiful native birds and spectacular sunsets. What are you waiting for? visit Taichung on your next trip and delight in its charm. April 17, 2019 Taichung World Flower Show 2018 The Taichung World Flower Show 2018 was a wonderful and eye-catching show that delighted with its incredible variety of beautiful and lush species, all gathered in one imposing place, which was filled with natural life among colors and delicate dreamy petals. A special event Taichung is a magnificent city in Taiwan, fertile and original, which has a very pleasant climate and fertile lands that favor agricultural production and ornamental plants, among them, the various species of flowers are the ones that take center stage. The 2018 Taichung World Flower Exhibition was a thematic event organized to demonstrate a vision of systematic and sustainable integration of the region, exposing the importance of giving value to the environment and living in a respectful way with nature. The magnitude of this exhibition is enormous, which distributes its enchanting exhibition in three amazing places, located to the northwest of the city. The Houli Horse Ranch area together with the Forest Exposition, Waipu Park and Fengyuan Holudun, are 60 hectares of peaceful natural beauty. The Taichung Exhibition has been planned with the aim of raising awareness about the importance of ecology, natural life, climate and the permanence of species, implementing technological innovations to promote the development of plant and animal species. It should be noted that along with the exhibitions of incredible flowers, plants and trees, attendees enjoyed staging of cultural events of all kinds, numerous regional competitions and exhibitions that have the flower as a focal point were also held. Houli Horse Ranch and Forest Exposition Since November 2018, this section of the exhibition deals with ecosystems and the influence of living things on wildlife. In the Forest Zone and the Equestrian Ranch, typical activities of the Houli area are exhibited, where you can live with equines and you can directly experience the beauty of the large trees in gardens with an exceptional creative design. This area includes numerous exhibition halls, in addition to the inclusion of countries participating in an international high-level exhibition. The most outstanding architectural work in the exhibition was the majestic sphere made up of thousands of mechanical flowers, undoubtedly a technological spectacle. In Houli there is the Flowering Pavilion, with an unforgettable floral show that revolves around the orchid and the important aspects of its cultivation, development and evolution of its different species of this exotic flower. Waipu Park The theme that is addressed in this part of the exhibition refers to the production and cultivation of agriculture, ornamental plants and flowers, which are considered to be in greater demand. In the sample from this area there are representations of the crops of the Waipu area, where the sustainable production of lilies, dancing orchids and other types of flowers is frequent. The most abundant fruits are lychee, dragon fruit, tangerine and ponkans. Fengyuan Holudun Park It is divided into 5 wonderful sectors, which exposes an ecological and diverse system, with floral landscapes, green areas, marine life, paths that follow a natural circulation similar to a charming forest, full of vines, shrubs and of course flowers. In this part, emphasis is placed on the implementation of the recycling culture, in fact, there is the Bamboo Dome which is a structure allusive to ecology and friendliness with the environment. Fengyuan Holudun Park uses the idea of respectful coexistence, production with ecological horizons, where animal, plant, earth and people species remain in an environment of sustainable coexistence. Now that you have learned more about this incredible event, we invite you to continue discovering about Taichung and the charm of its traditions. If you are a nature lover, plan your next trip to this destination and enjoy the experience.
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0.964604	Why is it that Big Data services such as Netflix can predict, with reasonable accuracy, the movies and programs that I may be interested in when I connect to their service? When I access Amazon.com Online Shopping, I get a good glimpse of items I purchased in the past, and at what timeframe, and also a prediction if it is time to repurchase it? Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) probably hold the key to the reasons these predictions are performed so well. So, why can’t we predict, at least at a small-scale level, when and what type of cybersecurity threats will hit our staff, organizations, or families? Is it possible to utilize the same strategies as Netflix and Amazon to protect us? The article will provide a background into the mechanics of Machine Learning and how with more significant experience these new modes of analysis can better be implemented and utilized to predict cybersecurity threats and crimes. By CISOMAG - December 28, 2020 SHARE Facebook Twitter With the increased number of cyberattacks, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the process of manually or semi-automatically receiving cyberthreat alerts that need to be analyzed by a human is not feasible. By the time an organization determines that an attack has happened and with the possibility of a breach, an organization or end-user may already be under a second or third attack. Being able to predict and within a timeframe that permits organizations or end-users to act before negative outcomes ensue is critical to withstand cyberattacks. By Samir Souidi, M.S., MBA, Indiana University, Population Council; and Stan Mierzwa, M.S., CISSP, Director, Kean University Center for Cybersecurity However, given the increase in cyberthreats resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, especially with ransomware and Phishing attempts, better proactive and identification of threats is a must! Integrating Machine Learning (ML) with cybersecurity protection is a must if making better predictions of threats is to occur. To utilize Machine Learning, organizations either need to purchase or incorporate tools that already have the technology integrated. They will need to train-up staff to create and utilize ML. However, in order to be effective or useful for the general consumer, awaiting for higher-level tool use or knowledge is not practical. Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Clinic For those who are new to the topic of ML, in essence, it is the science of programming computers so they can learn from data by themselves. By a general definition stated by computer gaming and Artificial Intelligence expert Arthur Samuel in 1959, “[ML is the] field of study that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed.” In a more engineering-oriented definition, defined by Computer Scientist and ML learning pioneer, Tom Mitchell in 1997, it is “A computer program is said to learn from an experience E with respect to some task T and some performance measures P, if its performance on T as measured by P, improves with experience E.” In other words, ML is learning to predict a task T from the experience E (data); the accuracy of the prediction will improve by learning more from E (data). So, how does the ML algorithm learn? The goal of the ML Is to learn the weights, in the context of the problem, the weights are numerical values and are associated with each feature and measure how important this associated feature is to the accuracy of the prediction. If the accuracy is high, it indicates the weight is very significant, and if the accuracy is low (error) it indicates the weight is not significant. The ML will try many rounds while learning about the training data and assign new weights until it finds the best accuracy. In our example of an email spam filter, the algorithm will assign a mathematically educated guess of the weight for each feature in the email (e.g., one feature indicating if a capital letter is used, or IP address, or repeated words), then will predict if the email is spam or not (T) and then compare to Y (target or actual) email status (spam or not spam) in the training data, if they are different (P), then this an error and the weights are not correct. The ML will try again with the same data input, but this time it will assign new improved weights because the ML is starting to know the data and can guess better weight values. The ML will repeat his process until it reaches the best accuracy. If we can write all this process in a linear mathematical equation, just for simplicity, we will get something like this: f(x)=w_0 x_0+w_1 x_1+⋯+w_m x_m There are many different types of ML models and they can be classified into three major categories: Supervised Learning; Unsupervised Learning; Reinforcement Learning. Based on the data and the problem that needs to be solved, you can select the best ML category that will help to choose the best algorithm and how you can evaluate the accuracy. In Supervised Learning, the training set you feed to the algorithm includes the desired solutions, called labels, a typical Supervised Learning task is classificationing. Although most of the applications of ML today are based on Supervised Learning, most of the available data is unlabeled – which creates an unmet need in Supervised Learning. Unlabeled data generally requires a human to go through the data and label them manually. Going forward, new inventions in ML via Self-Supervised Learning, which requires one to provide a small amount of trained data that is labeled, will be beneficial. We let the ML learn by itself and label the unlabeled data. But Unsupervised learning in its current state is very useful to allow us to understand and cluster data in caser we have massive data that we know about it. For example, Clustering, which is a great tool for data analysis, search engines that will group similar instances into clusters. Unsupervised Learning is well used in Anomaly and fraud detection, the objective is to learn what “normal” data resembles, and then use that to detect abnormal instances. Reinforcement Learning is one of the most exciting fields of Machine Learning today and one of the oldest. It is mainly used in the gaming industry where many applications use Reinforcement Learning in their games, and it received attention when the startup British company DeepMind developed ML using Reinforcement Learning that allows the system to learn to play an Atari game from scratch and eventually outperformed humans at these games. In Reinforcement Learning, the learning system called an agent, can observe the environment, select and perform actions, and get rewards in return or penalty in the form of negative rewards. It must learn by itself the best strategy, called a policy, to get the most reward over time. A policy defines what action the agent should choose when it is in a given situation. Beside game applications, Reinforcement Learning is heavily in combination with Deep Learning in self-driving cars, where the Deep Learning is detecting on the fly the physical objects that a car senses and the Reinforcement Learning absorbs these inputs and tries to learn how to drive without crashing or hitting any object or person (get rewards). Existing Systems and Solutions Utilizing ML Cybersecurity Threat Prevention There do exist cyberthreat and protection vendors that do have ML integrated into their platforms. As reported by Built-In, large firms such as Microsoft have defended against the installation of malicious cryptocurrency miners by using Windows Defender, their software that uses ML to identify and block perceived threats. It is just this sort of integration of ML that proves effective because of the focus on “learning”. This is even more important as more and more cyberthreats are emerging during the global, transnational pandemic event. In addition, ML is well implemented by Cloud providers to monitor unusual login activity to their platform with the use of anomaly detection algorithms that allow analyzing unusual activities. For example, if the same user account login took place from two different geographical locations in a close time range, this would be flagged or an alert created. Also, ML algorithms are used by cybersecurity providers to analyze “on the fly” massive DNS records to prevent Domain Generation Algorithms (DGA) based malware. Predicting Where ML will Further Grow in Cybersecurity Tools Given the increases in cybersecurity threats and threat actors, and the amount of data flowing in cybersecurity operations centers, more in the way of intelligence is inevitable to help those analysts tasked with protecting organizations and agencies. It is quickly becoming extremely challenging to simply respond to cyber incidents. What will assist the cyber operations staff is to provide solutions that can predict and auto-respond to incidents where possible. ML may lead the way especially, in Unsupervised Learning, where we can see ML trying to learn by itself with less supervision from humans to check all system events manually, cluster them and predict which event will cause harm to the system, and taking action. In essence, instead of just receiving an alert, the Machine Learning algorithm will take action and stop these said determined events. Think gaming, simulation, and self-driving cars where there is the potential to handle so many different constraints and movements with the use of ML – why can’t we do the same with cyber? References Research paper: A Machine Learing Framework for studing Domaon Generation Algorithm (DGA) -Base Malware, by Tommy Chin, Kaiqi Xiong, Chengbin Hu, YiLi About the Authors Samir Souidi is the Global Enterprise Systems/Software Architect at the Population Council, headquartered in New York City, New York, and owner of the startup Atlas Data Services. Samir is an expert in data analytics and science, having received his MBA from Indiana University with a specialization in data in 2020. Souidi is the recipient of the 2016 Excellence Award in Information Systems from InsideNGO, now known as Humentum. Souidi has a BA in Business Administration from the Supérieure de Commerce in Morocco and an MS in information systems from Pace University and a member of IEEE. He is fluent in Arabic and French and traveled globally in implementing mHealth and eHealth solutions. Stanley Mierzwa is the Director, Center for Cybersecurity at Kean University in the United States. He lectures at Kean University on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Cyber Policy, Digital Crime and Terrorism and Foundations in Cybersecurity. He is a peer reviewer for the Online Journal of Public Health Informatics journal, a member of the FBI Infragard, IEEE, ISC(2), and a board member (Chief Technology Officer) of the global pharmacy education non-profit, Vennue Foundation. Stan holds an M.S. in Management with specialization in Information Systems from New Jersey Institute of Technology and a B.S. Electrical Engineering Technology from Fairleigh Dickinson University, is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Disclaimer Views expressed in this article are personal. The facts, opinions, and language in the article do not reflect the views of CISO MAG and CISO MAG does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same. 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0.999928	6 days ago Saudi Arabia unveiled plans to boost its oil-production capacity to help fight a price war with Russia, as other producers launched attempts to We've made some important changes to our Privacy and Cookies Policy and we want Oil prices ended nearly 15% higher on Monday, with the Brent benchmark The drone attacks on plants in the heartland of Saudi Arabia's oil industry hit 8 Mar 2020 Oil prices are down nearly 50% for the year after OPEC+ talks collapsed and Saudi Arabia announced slashed prices in an apparent price war with that each country would not monitor and analyze market developments.”. 16 Sep 2019 Saudi Arabia has long been the bed rock of global oil production, but the Oil price makes biggest intraday jump since 1988 after Houthi drone attack source briefed on the developments told Reuters that Saudi Arabia's oil Oil prices are controlled by commodities market trading. The oil price forecast has shown such volatility in prices because of the changes in oil supply, dollar value, OPEC's actions, Saudi Arabia can also tap into its large reserve capacity . 11 Mar 2020 For a summary of changes, read our privacy policy. Oil prices fell on Wednesday after Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates announced 9 Mar 2020 Saudi's stock exchange fell 6.5 percent, shares in oil giant Saudi Aramco dropped below their IPO price for their first time, and other Gulf Because of this market share, OPEC's actions can, and do, influence international oil prices.In particular, indications of changes in crude oil production from Saudi Arabia, OPEC's largest producer, frequently affect oil prices. 10 Mar 2020 Here is today's Foreign Policy brief: Saudi oil price war puts markets in change program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, 7 Mar 2020 Saudi Arabia kicked off an all-out oil war on Saturday, slashing official pricing for its crude and making the deepest cuts in at least 20 years on 8 Mar 2020 DUBAI: Saudi Arabia slashed its official selling price (OSP) for April for all its crude grades to all destinations, after OPEC's oil supply cut pact 5 days ago Saudi Arabia has abandoned efforts to support crude prices and is now preparing to flood global markets with huge volumes of cheap oil, 27 Feb 2020 Given that the Saudi oil supply is inelastic in the short term, a shock in the oil market is accommodated by an immediate price change. The attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure led to the biggest jump in global prices since 1988 by wiping out 5.7m barrels of production a day – 5% of the world’s oil supply. The price 10 Mar 2020 Here is today's Foreign Policy brief: Saudi oil price war puts markets in change program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, 7 Mar 2020 Saudi Arabia kicked off an all-out oil war on Saturday, slashing official pricing for its crude and making the deepest cuts in at least 20 years on 8 Mar 2020 DUBAI: Saudi Arabia slashed its official selling price (OSP) for April for all its crude grades to all destinations, after OPEC's oil supply cut pact 5 days ago Saudi Arabia has abandoned efforts to support crude prices and is now preparing to flood global markets with huge volumes of cheap oil, 27 Feb 2020 Given that the Saudi oil supply is inelastic in the short term, a shock in the oil market is accommodated by an immediate price change. 16 Sep 2019 Saudi Arabia has long been the bed rock of global oil production, but the Oil price makes biggest intraday jump since 1988 after Houthi drone attack source briefed on the developments told Reuters that Saudi Arabia's oil Oil prices are controlled by commodities market trading. The oil price forecast has shown such volatility in prices because of the changes in oil supply, dollar value, OPEC's actions, Saudi Arabia can also tap into its large reserve capacity . Saudi Arabia is looking to manage the oil market in a way that would keep oil prices in the $70 to $80 band for the time being, as the Kingdom wants a floor under prices to monetize oil exports and at the same time keep a ceiling until at least the U.S. mid-term elections in November, 9 Mar 2020 Oil prices slumped the most since 1991 after Saudi Arabia's weekend The new volatility in oil markets "completely changes the outlook" and In this paper, we investigate the nature of asymmetry in the influence of oil price changes on output in five MENA countries. These are Saudi Arabia, Egypt, 30 Apr 2019 Riyadh's position won't change easily, even if instability in Libya further affects global supply. However, any dramatic loss of Libyan crude 7 Jan 2019 by the United States on Iran and developments in the global economy. The price of oil (WTI) in the beginning of 2019 is about $46 a barrel. In Saudi Arabia , high oil prices have had the opposite effect – they have Events[edit]. Movement of WTI price from 2019. In red is the one-day change on 9 March 2020. 10 Mar 2020 The new oil price war escalated Tuesday as Saudi state oil giant Aramco announced, per reports in Reuters and elsewhere, that it plans to 9 Mar 2020 Oil prices slumped the most since 1991 after Saudi Arabia's weekend The new volatility in oil markets "completely changes the outlook" and In this paper, we investigate the nature of asymmetry in the influence of oil price changes on output in five MENA countries. These are Saudi Arabia, Egypt, 9 Mar 2020 Oil prices crashed to their lowest levels since 2016 after Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco said it Only the headline has been changed. 10 Mar 2020 Here is today's Foreign Policy brief: Saudi oil price war puts markets in change program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies,
0.960243	Cooking alcohol over a roaring fire doesn't sound like a good idea, but mezcal liquor wouldn't exist without some brave soul who tried it. Originating in Mexico, it has been a local drink for years but is now gaining popularity abroad. How is it made? Mezcal comes from the agave plant. The agave core is cut out, placed in a pit and roasted over charcoal and wood, which is where the traditional smoky flavor comes from. Some entrepreneurial distillers now use ovens to make modernized versions. Whichever process is used, the distilled agave liquor is then aged in oak barrels. Different types of mezcal have different aging timeframes. For example, añejo is aged for a minimum of one year, reposado can be aged for up to one year and joven mezcal is aged for a mere two months at most. Either way, you end up with a deliciously smoky liquor that is perfect on its own or in your favorite cocktail recipes. Is it the same as tequila? Tequila is classified as mezcal, but mezcal is not tequila. The production and distillation processes are different. For example, agave for tequila is steamed, while agave for mezcal is roasted before it's turned into distilled liquor. More than that, Blue Weber agave is the only acceptable form of agave for tequila production and is grown in a different part of Mexico than the variety used for mezcal. ARE THERE DIFFERENT VARIETIES? Absolutely! Mezcal can be created from over 30 varieties of agave, which means it can have different tastes. The most common type of agave used for mezcal is Espadín. Flavor profiles depend on how the agave is cooked but can range from floral to citrus to earthy to fruity. However, all mezcals have a smoky flavor. You'll also notice different flavors based on the age of the mezcal - these all have different names: Blanco: aged for up to two months Reposado: aged up to 12 months Añejo: aged for at least one year Which type should you drink? If you've never had mezcal before, don't go into it expecting it to be like tequila. Start with an Espadin variety and drink it slowly. Usually, an orange slice and some salt sit on top in the most traditional form of this alcoholic liquor, but mezcal can also be mixed in a cocktail as the liquor of choice. Mezcal isn't made for drinking quickly so take your time sipping, and let the flavors roll over your palate. Browse Driz for mezcal, or search for Drizly in your city and look for liquor stores on Drizly near you.
0.960243	Cooking alcohol over a roaring fire doesn't sound like a good idea, but mezcal liquor wouldn't exist without some brave soul who tried it. Originating in Mexico, it has been a local drink for years but is now gaining popularity abroad. How is it made? Mezcal comes from the agave plant. The agave core is cut out, placed in a pit and roasted over charcoal and wood, which is where the traditional smoky flavor comes from. Some entrepreneurial distillers now use ovens to make modernized versions. Whichever process is used, the distilled agave liquor is then aged in oak barrels. Different types of mezcal have different aging timeframes. For example, añejo is aged for a minimum of one year, reposado can be aged for up to one year and joven mezcal is aged for a mere two months at most. Either way, you end up with a deliciously smoky liquor that is perfect on its own or in your favorite cocktail recipes. Is it the same as tequila? Tequila is classified as mezcal, but mezcal is not tequila. The production and distillation processes are different. For example, agave for tequila is steamed, while agave for mezcal is roasted before it's turned into distilled liquor. More than that, Blue Weber agave is the only acceptable form of agave for tequila production and is grown in a different part of Mexico than the variety used for mezcal. ARE THERE DIFFERENT VARIETIES? Absolutely! Mezcal can be created from over 30 varieties of agave, which means it can have different tastes. The most common type of agave used for mezcal is Espadín. Flavor profiles depend on how the agave is cooked but can range from floral to citrus to earthy to fruity. However, all mezcals have a smoky flavor. You'll also notice different flavors based on the age of the mezcal - these all have different names: Blanco: aged for up to two months Reposado: aged up to 12 months Añejo: aged for at least one year Which type should you drink? If you've never had mezcal before, don't go into it expecting it to be like tequila. Start with an Espadin variety and drink it slowly. Usually, an orange slice and some salt sit on top in the most traditional form of this alcoholic liquor, but mezcal can also be mixed in a cocktail as the liquor of choice. Mezcal isn't made for drinking quickly so take your time sipping, and let the flavors roll over your palate. Browse Driz for mezcal, or search for Drizly in your city and look for liquor stores on Drizly near you.
0.997603	Starting June 16th, vaccinated EECS faculty, staff, and students can voluntarily return to their offices, labs and other research spaces in Cory and Soda Halls if they follow the procedures outlined in the EECS Safety Manual. Building restrictions for non-affiliated collaborators, event attendees, and visitors will continue but be loosened over time. Cory and Soda Halls will open during the first week in August. We are not hosting events or activities until we receive more clarity about regulatory requirements and are able to resume full operations. Most employees will return to campus on July 12th, and in-person instruction will resume for the Fall semester on August 25th, unless otherwise specified by campus. Please continue to check the University Coronavirus Updates and Resources for latest information. - Any - alumni diversity education entrepreneurship faculty honors industry K-12 outreach publications research students - Any - alumni diversity education entrepreneurship faculty honors industry K-12 outreach publications research students November 23, 2021 Pravin Varaiya wins 2022 IEEE Simon Ramo Medal EECS Prof. Emeritus and alumnus Pravin Varaiya (Ph.D. 1966, advisor: Lotfi Zadeh), who is currently a Professor in the Graduate School, has won the 2022 IEEE Simon Ramo Medal. This major IEEE Corporate Award recognizes "exceptional achievement in systems engineering and systems science." Varaiya, who is known for his contributions to stochastic control, hybrid systems and the unification of theories of control and computation, was cited “for seminal contributions to the engineering, analysis, and design of complex energy, transportation, and communication systems.” alumni faculty honors industry research July 9, 2021 New AI system allows legged robots to navigate unfamiliar terrain in real time A new AI system, Rapid Motor Adaptation (RMA), enhances the ability of legged robots, without prior experience or calibration, to adapt to, and traverse, unfamiliar terrain in real time. A test robot figured out how to walk on sand, mud, and tall grass, as well as piles of dirt, pebbles, and cement, in fractions of a second. The project is part of an industry-academic collaboration with the Facebook AI Research (FAIR) group and the Berkeley AI Research (BAIR) lab that includes CS Prof. Jitendra Malik as Principal Investigator, his grad student Ashish Kumar as lead author, and alumnus Deepak Pathak (Ph.D. 2019, advisors: Trevor Darrell and Alexei Efros), now an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon, among others. RMA combines a base policy algorithm that uses reinforcement learning to teach the robot how to control its body, with an adaptation module that teaches the robot how to react based on how its body moves when it interacts with a new environment. “Computer simulations are unlikely to capture everything,” said Kumar. “Our RMA-enabled robot shows strong adaptation performance to previously unseen environments and learns this adaptation entirely by interacting with its surroundings and learning from experience. That is new.” RMA's base policy and adaptation module run asynchronously and at different frequencies so that it can operate reliably on a small onboard computer. alumni faculty industry publications research students Berkeley Engineering: New AI strategy enables robots to rapidly adapt to real world environments February 16, 2021 Cloud startup Databricks raises $1 billion in Series G funding Databricks, a cloud startup founded by CS Adjunct Assistant Prof. Ali Ghodsi, CS Prof. Scott Shenker, CS Prof. Ion Stoica, and alumni Andrew Konwinski (M.S. '09/Ph.D. 12, advisor: Randy Katz), Reynold Xin (Ph.D. '13, advisor: Ion Stoica), Patrick Wendell (M.S. '13, advisor: Ion Stoica), and Matei Zaharia (Ph.D. '13, advisors: Scott Shenker & Ion Stoica), has received $1 billion in a Series G funding round. Franklin Templeton led the round and now values the company at $28 billion. Amazon Web Services, CapitalG, the growth equity arm of Google parent Alphabet, and Salesforce Ventures are backing Databricks for the first time, while Microsoft joins a group of existing investors including BlackRock, Coatue, T. Rowe Price and Tiger Global. Ghodsi, who is CEO of the company, says Databricks plans to use the funds to accelerate its international presence. “This lets us really hit the gas and go aggressive in these big markets. It’s almost like starting the company all over again,” he says. Databricks grew out of the AMPLab project and is built on top of Apache Spark, an open-source analytics tool developed at Berkeley. The company provides data analytics and AI tools to businesses. It has grown more than 75% year-over-year, with the majority of its revenue coming from enterprises like Comcast, Credit Suisse, Starbucks and T-Mobile, who use it as a "data lake house"--a place to store structured and unstructured data, then layer business intelligence or machine-learning tools easily on top. alumni entrepreneurship faculty industry research Forbes: Databricks Raises $1 Billion At $28 Billion Valuation, With The Cloud’s Elite All Buying In January 12, 2021 Ambidextrous wins SVR 'Good Robot' Excellence Award Ambidextrous, a company co-founded in 2018 by CS Prof. Ken Goldberg, his graduate student Jeffrey Mahler (CS Ph.D. '18), and AutoLab postdocs (and ME alumni) Stephen McKinley (M.S. '14/Ph.D. '16) and David Gealy (B.S. '15), has won the inaugural Silicon Valley Robotics (SVR) ‘Good Robot’ Innovation and Overall Excellence Industry Award. Ambidextrous utilizes an AI-enhanced operating system, Dexterity Network (Dex-Net) 4.0, that empowers versatile robots for automated e-commerce order fulfillment by allowing them to learn to pick, scan, and pack a wide variety of items in just a few hours. This universal picking (UP) technology has enabled new levels of robotic flexibility, reliability, and accuracy. alumni entrepreneurship faculty industry SVR Ambidextrous wins Overall Excellence Award in inaugural SVR ‘Good Robot’ Industry Awards 2020 December 17, 2020 Deep learning helps robots grasp and move objects with ease CS Prof. Ken Goldberg is the co-author of a study published in Science Robotics which describes the creation of a new artificial intelligence software that gives robots the speed and skill to grasp and smoothly move objects, making it feasible for them to soon assist humans in warehouse environments. He and postdoc Jeffrey Ichnowski had previously created a Grasp-Optimized Motion Planner that could compute both how a robot should pick up an object and how it should move to transfer the object from one location to another, but the motions it generated were jerky. Then they, along with EECS graduate student Yahav Avigal and undergraduate (3rd year MS) student Vishal Satish, integrated a deep learning neural network into the motion planner, cutting the average computation time from 29 seconds to 80 milliseconds, or less than one-tenth of a second. Goldberg predicts that, with this and other advances in robotic technology, robots could be assisting in warehouse environments in the next few years. faculty industry publications research students Berkeley News: Deep learning helps robots grasp and move objects with ease November 12, 2020 Ali Niknejad wins 2020 SIA University Research Award EECS alumnus and Prof. Ali Niknejad (M.S. '97/Ph.D. '00, advisor: Robert Meyer) has won the 2020 Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) University Research Award. This award recognizes researchers in both technology and design who have made “a lifetime of great impact to the semiconductor industry.” Niknejad was cited for “noteworthy achievements that have advanced analog, RF, and mm-wave circuit design and modeling, which serve as the foundation of 5G+ technologies.” Stanford ME Prof. Kenneth Goodson also won the award this year. “Research is the engine of innovation in the semiconductor industry, enabling breakthroughs that power our economy and help solve society’s great challenges,” said John Neuffer, SIA president and CEO. “The work of Drs. Goodson and Niknejad has greatly advanced chip technology and helped keep America at the leading edge of innovation.” Niknejad, who previously received the 2012 ASEE Frederick Emmons Terman Award for his textbook on electromagnetics and RF integrated circuits, will accept the SIA award during the 2020 SIA Leadership Forum and Award Celebration on November 19th. alumni faculty honors industry research SRC: University Researcher Award October 15, 2020 Mike Stonebraker wins 2020 C&C Prize EECS Prof. Emeritus Michael Stonebraker has won the prestigious NEC Computers and Communications (C&C) Prize "For Pioneering Contributions to Relational Database Systems." The prize is awarded "to distinguished persons in recognition of outstanding contributions to research and development and/or pioneering work in the fields of semiconductors, computers, and/or telecommunications and in their integrated technologies." In the early 1970's, Stonebraker and Prof. Eugene Wong began researching Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS), which culminated in the creation of the Interactive Graphics and Retrieval System (INGRES), a practical and efficient implementation of the relational model running on Unix-based DEC machines. It included a number of key ideas still widely used today, including B-trees, primary-copy replication, the query rewrite approach to views and integrity constraints, and the idea of rules/triggers for integrity checking in an RDBMS. Stonebraker, Wong, and Prof. Larry Rowe, founded a startup called Relational Technology, Inc. (renamed Ingres Corporation), which they sold to Computer Associates in the early 1990's for $311M. Stonebraker's student, Robert Epstein (Ph.D. '80), founded the startup Sybase, which created the code used as a basis for the Microsoft SQL Server. Stonebraker also created Postgres in the late 1980's, which made it easier for programmers to modify or add to the optimizer, query language, runtime, and indexing frameworks. It broadened the commercial database market by improving both database programmability and performance, making it possible to push large portions of a number of applications inside the database, including geographic information systems and time series processing. Stonebraker retired from Berkeley in 2000 to found more companies and become an adjunct professor at MIT. His achievements have been recognized with an IEEE John von Neumann Medal in 2005, ACM A.M. Turing Award in 2014, and ACM SIGMOD Systems Award in 2015. alumni entrepreneurship faculty honors industry research The NEC C&C Foundation: 2020 Recipients of C&C Prize October 1, 2020 An interview with Tapia 2020 keynote speaker Colin Parris EE alumnus Colin Parris (M.S. '87, Ph.D. '94, advisor: Domenico Ferrari), the Ken Kennedy keynote speaker at the 2020 ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference, is the subject of a CMDIT interview. He talks about his childhood, the value of diversity in technological fields, and what young people interested in tech careers should know. His keynote lecture, titled "How Digital Technology Will Shape the Future of Business," discussed how AI's physical/digital marriage can accelerate business growth and create new opportunities for people who want to find solutions to some of the world's biggest problems. Parris is currently the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at GE Digital. alumni honors industry research CMDIT: An Interview with Colin Parris, Tapia 2020 Keynote Speaker Tapia Conference: Ken Kennedy Lecturer: How Digital Technology Will Shape the Future of Business September 16, 2020 Ana Claudia Arias to participate in new $20M AI food systems research institute EECS Prof. Ana Claudia Arias has been selected to participate in a new food systems research institute funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The award of $20M over five years will aim to improve US food systems to address issues such as pandemic-driven food system security and safety; improving crop yield, quality and nutrition; decreasing energy and water resource consumption; and increasing production and eliminating food waste. The objective of the new USDA-NIFA Institute for Artificial Intelligence for Next-Generation Food Systems (AIFS) will focus on the creation of digital replicas of complex food systems, so-called “digital twins,” which can be safely manipulated and optimized in a virtual world and deployed in the physical world afterwards, reducing costs of experiments and accelerating development of new technologies. A team of ten researchers from the UC Berkeley Next Generation Food Systems Center will combine forces with researchers from five other institutions including UC Davis, Cornell, UIUC, UC ANR, and the USDA, to staff the new center. faculty industry research Medium: UC Berkeley team partners in new $20M AI food systems research center September 8, 2020 Gitanjali Swamy is one of the most Influential Indian Women in Technology in 2020 EECS alumna Gitanjali Swamy (Ph.D. '96, advisor: Robert Brayton) has been named one of the most Influential Women in Technology in 2020 by India's Analytics Insight magazine. She was recognized for "helping enterprises realize their potential through the 'Innovation of Things (IoT).'" Swamy is the Managing Partner of IoTask, which provides consulting and other advisory services (including a complete methodological guide at the policy and business-planning stage) in areas like Internet of Things, Mobile, and Analytics. She focuses on innovation for environmental, social, governance (ESG) and public-private projects. Swamy also currently serves as the representative to the EQUALS Coalition of the United Nations, where she chairs the Gender Equitable Investment Working Committee, Research Fellow, and Director at Harvard’s Private Capital Research Institute and the Co-founder of UC Berkeley’s Witi@UC Initiative. She has founded, built and was Board Director for a number of innovation enterprises, for which she led investment execution from seed stage to over US$1 billion. She was also involved in the formation of MIT’s Opencourseware, the Auto-ID consortium, and the MIT Engine investment vehicle, and has held operating roles at MathWorks and Mentor Graphics. alumni diversity honors industry research Analytics Insight: Dr. Gitanjali Swamy: Helping Enterprises Realize Their Potential Through The "Innovation of Things"
0.965824	While no conclusive evidence exists that vaccines are harmful for developing fetuses, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that pregnant women should only receive immunizations if: - The vaccine is not deemed harmful to pregnant women and their babies. - Exposure to disease risk for mother and baby is high. - Resulting infection from disease would be high risk for mother or baby. The United States only recommends three types of vaccines for use during pregnancy: tetanus, diphtheria, and influenza. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), women past their second trimester of pregnancy are at increased risk for complications and even hospitalization from influenza. Hence, the CDC recommends that women beyond the fourteenth week of pregnancy get an influenza vaccine during flu season. Other types of vaccines, such as those against hepatitis A or B, or the pneumococcal immunization, should be given to you only if you're at high risk of catching these diseases. Your doctor will carefully balance the risk of your becoming infected versus the benefit of immunization, and select a vaccine that poses the least possible risk of complications. No live virus vaccines should be administered to you if you're pregnant unless the likelihood of catching a disease is very probable, and the effects of the disease are a greater threat to you and your unborn baby than the risks associated with the live virus vaccine. If you had a live virus vaccine before you learned you were pregnant, consult your physician so he can monitor you and your baby accordingly. Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccines are all potentially harmful to pregnant women and their developing babies. It's important to make sure all your immunizations are up to date before you become pregnant. Speak with your doctor about your immunization needs as soon as you begin thinking about getting pregnant, or if you're sexually active and might become pregnant inadvertently.
0.999949	Any children's party will be more fun if you invite children to paint the face with special paints. One of the most favorite themes of kids is the face of the tiger, because she is bright and catchy. Related articles: How to draw a tiger face How to draw the face on the face How to draw a mask on her face How to draw face painting You will need Paint for painting the face and body of the orange, yellow, black and white colors. Instruction 1 Start with the nose and poggesi model. In all respects apply to these areas yellow paint. Blend it towards the cheeks. As you move to the ears, add to the sponge orange paint. The forehead cover the orange paint. Fill in all the chin. Apply to the area under the eyebrows yellow paint. Ask your model to close their eyes, relax your eyelids. Completely fill in eyebrows. Ensure that the transition from yellow in the center of the face to orange on the edges were not too sharp. 2 Draw the area of the face with white paint. Start from the vertical creases between the nose and lips. A firm but soft brush draw a line to the cheek, bringing the brush up onto the cheekbone. Expand the brush and draw a short line in the opposite direction. Make three more of these zig-zag element. The last stroke of the brush to get the nose exactly on the line of the upper lip. Paint the area white. Draw the other half of the faces on the other side. Try to keep the face symmetrical relative to the line of the nose. 3 Draw white stripes on the superciliary arches. Draw the eyebrows, lift up their end. Make two smears that emanate from the start point of the eyebrow. Lines should be wide in the middle and tapered off at the end. The white paint is no longer needed. 4 Take the black paint. Carefully separate the brush stroke, the tip of the nose, fill the lower part of it. Draw a vertical line along the crease between the lips and nose. Print a black line of your lips, completely fill them. On the white area of the faces under the nose, draw a point. Thin lines draw the antennae to the zigzag part of their face. 5 Draw a thin black line the lower lid Inner corner of the line down to the level of the nose. The upper eyelid draw in the style of 80-ies, not shading, having withdrawn arrow. Paint over the eyelid completely. Draw a symmetrical radiating lines on your forehead. Don't make them thick, so they do not "pressed" on the eyes. Along the temples also draw lines.
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0.967074	Abloh, the first black American creative director of a top French fashion house, brought streetwear such as hoodies and sneakers to the catwalk. 2 days ago Festival of Lights poised to brighten Joburg The event featuring an enthralling collection of illuminated life-size animal characters and classical, musical entertainment, is set to begin on Sunday. 4 days ago Artists seek release of Egyptian writer jailed over sex scene The signatories, who are also demanding that novelist Ahmed Naji be acquitted, include the writers Robert Caro and Philip Roth, film director Woody Allen and composer Stephen Sondheim, said Pen America, an organization that defends freedom of expression. 4 days ago Legendary Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim dies aged 91 Throughout his more than five decades-long career, Sondheim won eight Grammy awards, eight Tony awards -- including the special Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre -- one Academy Award and a Pulitzer. 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0.999744	JKU-FoDok Forschungsdokumentation der Universität Linz - Publikation - Neural network connectivity and response latency modeled by stochastic processes Forschungs- Dokumentation Suche Forschungseinh. Datenerfassung Publikationsdetails Wissenschaftsgebiete Zitat: Massimiliano Tamborrino, "Neural network connectivity and response latency modeled by stochastic processes" , 11-2012 Original Titel: Neural network connectivity and response latency modeled by stochastic processes Sprache des Titels: Englisch Original Kurzfassung: Stochastic processes and their first passage times have been widely used to describe the membrane potential dynamics of single neurons and to reproduce neuronal spikes, respectively. However, cerebral cortex in human brains is estimated to contain 10-20 billions of neurons and each of them is connected to thousands of other neurons. The first question is: how to model neural networks through stochastic processes? A multivariate Ornstein- Uhlenbeck process, obtained as a diffusion approximation of a jump process, is the pro- posed answer. Obviously, dependencies between neurons imply dependencies between their spike times. Therefore, the second question is: how to detect neural network connectivity from simultaneously recorded spike trains? Answering this question corresponds to investigate the joint distribution of sequences of first passage times. A non-parametric method based on copulas is proposed. As a first step toward a theoretical analysis, a simplified framework with two neurons and their first spikes is considered. For computing the joint distribution of the passage times, theoretical and numerical results are provided. Now imagine to observe neurons characterized by spontaneous generation of spikes. When a stimulus is applied to the network, the spontaneous firings may prevail and hamper detection of the effects of the stimulus. Therefore, the spontaneous firings cannot be ignored and the response latency has to be detected on top of a background signal. Everything becomes more difficult if the latencies are expressed as a sum of deterministic (absolute response latency) and stochastic (relative response latency) parts. The third question is: what is the response latency to the stimulus? Non-parametric and parametric estimators of the two components are proposed in a single neuron framework.
0.998289	Happy Groundhog Day, even though it seems like every day is Groundhog Day lately. So, is mail still delivered on Groundhog Day? Yes, your mail will still be delivered on Groundhog Day, February 2, 2021. The United States Postal Service operates based on the federal holiday calendar, which means that you will still get your mail on Groundhog Day, as it is not an official federal holiday. A list of all federal holidays that the United States Postal Service observes can be found here. Post Offices Are Also Open on Groundhog Day Post offices nationwide will also be open on Groundhog Day 2021. Looking ahead, the United States Postal Service will be closed — meaning no mail delivery and no services available at post offices — this year on February 15 for President’s Day, May 31 for Memorial Day and July 5 in observance of Independence Day, September 6 for Labor Day, October 11 for Columbus Day, November 11 for Veterans Day, November 25 for Thanksgiving and December 25 for Christmas, according to the USPS website. FedEx & UPS Will Be Delivering The privately operated United Parcel Service (UPS) and FedEx will also be making pick-ups and deliveries on Groundhog Day. So, if you have a package to send out, you have several options to choose from. UPS offers a variety of shipping and delivery services, some of which are available even on holidays on which UPS Store locations are closed. A complete UPS holiday operations schedule is available on their website. On Groundhog Day, UPS continues to operate as normal with domestic and international shipping and deliveries, freight services and more. FedEx will also be delivering and open as normal on Groundhog Day. This includes all of their services, such as FedEx Office, FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Home Delivery, FedEx SmartPost, FedEx Trade Networks, FedEx Freight and FedEx Custom Critical. You may also drop off a package at a FedEx drop-off location near you, such as a Walmart, Target or Kroger. You can find a FedEx drop-off location close to you here. Looking ahead, FedEx does operate on modified hours during Easter and Good Friday. According to their calendar, FedEx Express and FedEx Freight will be operating with modified services on April 2, which is Good Friday. On April 5, which is Easter Monday, all of FedEx’s services will be fully open and operating. You can find their full holiday schedule here. There May Be Delays With The Mail Regardless Even though USPS is fully operating on Groundhog Day, there may still be other delays or impacts on mail delivery due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to a recent coronavirus update on the USPS website, “It is still the USPS policy to maintain current delivery schedules nationwide. However, due to COVID-19 and employee availability, there may be temporary delays to some mail delivery.” If you need to visit a post office on Groundhog Day or any time soon, you can do so safely. As noted on their website, all USPS retail lobbies now have social distancing signs instructing customers to stand six feet apart, as per CDC guidelines. Additionally, USPS asks that no more than 10 people be in a post office lobby at once, and plastic “cough and sneeze guards” have been installed at the retail counters to protect customers and customer-facing employees. Employees may also be wearing face masks according to state mandates and other personal protective equipment if necessary.
0.99987	<img src="https://analytics.humanautomation.ai/ha-analytics.php?idsite=6&rec=1" style="border:0;" alt=""> Services Business Planning SEO Content Marketing Web Design Reporting & Analytics Social Media Paid Marketing Email Marketing Video Marketing CRO Pricing Proof About Team Philosophy Careers Learn Blog Resources Get Marketing Advice Services Business Planning SEO Content Marketing Web Design Reporting & Analytics Social Media Paid Marketing Email Marketing Video Marketing CRO Pricing Proof About Team Philosophy Careers Learn Blog Resources Get Marketing Advice How to Grow Your Ecommerce Business - 10 Actionable Marketing Strategies August 18, 2021 Rochelle Willoughby Does your team have SMART marketing goals in place? Do you have insight into your marketing ROI to maximize spend? Get in touch with us today for a free consultation! Have you hit a wall with how to grow your ecommerce business? We get it — scaling your digital business is an uphill battle. Driving traffic to your website is challenging enough, but converting visitors into leads or paying customers requires multiple touchpoints. Not all ecommerce marketing campaigns are created equal, though. That’s why we’ve compiled the top growth strategies for every online business. What Are the Best Ecommerce Marketing Strategies? These tips will help you learn how to grow your ecommerce business. Let’s take a look at some strategies you can easily implement today for some quick wins: Add popup forms to your website Increase brand awareness Run (and optimize) Facebook retargeting ads Optimize your site for mobile Optimize your PPC ad campaigns and budget Generate customer reviews Implement a welcome email series to nurture prospects and customers Retarget customers who have abandoned their cart Launch a post-purchase email series Re-engage with customers who no longer open your emails Need more help with your ecommerce business? Talk to our team of ecommerce marketing specialists today. 1. Add popup forms to your website Use popup forms to ask visitors for their email address in exchange for a discount, free shipping offer or gift. Drum up quick sales from new visitors, or get them in your database so you can nurture them until they’re ready to purchase. Here are a few ways to engage your visitors through popup forms: Offer welcome discounts Offer exit-intent discounts Promote your current sale Send a surprise or coupon code on their birthday Encourage signups for email newsletters Encourage signups for SMS campaigns Promote a contest or giveaway Sure, you might be thinking: "But I already have an email subscription at the bottom of my website. I don't need an annoying popup form!" Research shows that popup forms still work. Let's take a look at some real-world statistics to understand why popup forms are still effective for your ecommerce sales strategy. Here at Human, we implemented a popup form for one ecommerce client and analyzed the results. Here’s what we found: 92% of new email contacts came from the popup form. 8% of new email contacts came from the standard email subscription form at the bottom of the page. In another study, the folks at Sumo analyzed nearly two million popup forms and calculated an average popup form conversion rate of 3.09%. A 3.09% conversion rate might seem small. But even if you’re only getting 100 website visitors per day, you’d still get 117 new leads every month! You simply can't afford to ignore these numbers. Popup forms are easy to set up, and require minimal effort to manage once you turn them on. Don’t miss out on an easy opportunity to earn more leads and revenue. The Bottom Line: Add popup forms to engage with new visitors. Offer a discount or something of value in exchange for their email address. Not having a popup form on your website to capture leads = a missed opportunity. 2. Create a recognizable brand People buy on emotion. And a compelling, memorable brand story and appearance can help push more customers from passive visitors to raving fans. Here are some essential brand-building tactics to get you started: Select your brand voice. Do you want to be known as serious and sophisticated or fun and playful? The way you communicate with your customers on social media, ads and email should reflect your desired voice. Determine your color scheme. The same way you can recognize a Coca-ColaⓇ bottle from half an aisle away, customers can learn to recognize your brand. Consistency is key, so whatever you pick, stick to it across all channels. Join the conversation. Get found where potential customers are looking for solutions like yours. Answer questions on forums like Quora to showcase your industry knowledge and authority. Take polls on social media to engage with your audience and get to know them better. Or, offer giveaways to create buzz about your products or services. The Bottom Line: Keep your voice and visuals consistent to build recognizability. Use your social media platforms to talk to your customers, not just to post and share content. 3. Run Facebook retargeting ads Remember that one time you looked up how much a pet hermit crab costs? Well, the internet remembers — that’s why you can't stop seeing hermit crab ads on Facebook. Ads for crabs everywhere. It’s not magic. The hermit crab website you visited had a tracking pixel on it. It used cookies to follow you via Facebook ads. People rarely buy from a website the first time they visit it. With Facebook retargeting, you can advertise to people who visit your site but leave without making a purchase. Facebook retargeting helps you reach individuals who already demonstrated a degree of interest in your products. Once they see your ad, they might finally feel compelled to return to your website and click ‘add to cart.’ Not yet convinced? Statistics show that retargeting ads receive 76% more clicks than display ads and drive a whopping 1,046% increase in organic branded searches. Realistically, not everyone will click on your ads. But the more often they see your brand name or products, the more likely they’ll remember you (or search for you) once they’re ready to buy. Take note of these tips before you launch retargeting campaigns: The copy should focus on customer pain points or questions they may have about your product or business. Your retargeting audience is already aware of your brand, so there’s no need to reintroduce yourself. Showcase your product in action or demonstrate the product’s value so prospects can see what they’re missing. Promote exclusive offers or discounts they can’t find anywhere else on your website. Your offer might give them the final push they need to convert. Check out our step-by-step guide to setting up Facebook retargeting and get started today. The Bottom Line: Use Facebook retargeting ads to rekindle interest from prospective customers. Retargeting ads are also helpful for increasing brand awareness. Copy and creative should nudge potential buyers to take the last step and convert. 4. Optimize your site for mobile Consumers are leaning more heavily towards smartphones to shop online while desktop browsing takes a back seat. The proof is in the data. In 2018, online Black Friday shoppers accounted for 40% of sales in what has been traditionally a brick-and-mortar shopping day. The shift to online shopping is happening every day. Optimizing the mobile experience isn’t a nice-to-have anymore. It’s a primary driver for growing your ecommerce business. Have you reviewed your mobile website experience as a consumer? Evaluate the mobile experience by reviewing these items: Visuals: Are images cut off or loading slowly? Is the text large enough to read? Is it running off screen? Usability: Are your menu items visible and accessible? Are links large (and far enough from other links) so visitors can easily click them? Do forms adapt to the screen size? Loading Time: How quickly does your site load? Does your page jump around as content loads onto the screen? These items all affect the user experience and are often the source of high bounce rates. The Bottom Line: Browse your site from your smartphone and see how it performs; there may be obvious errors you can correct without much hassle. 5. Optimize PPC campaigns and budget Retargeting ads and PPC (pay-per-click) ads are two sides of the same coin. Essentially, you spend money to nab digital real estate so you can drive traffic to your website. Unlike organic search engine optimization (SEO), which can take months to years to see results, PPC lets you drive immediate traffic and revenue. But PPC campaigns can be very costly, especially if you aren’t testing or optimizing your campaigns regularly to ensure the best return on investment (ROI). Here are a few ecommerce PPC tips you should know before diving in: Go slow. Google AdWords can be confusing at first, especially if you've never used the platform. Neil Patel has an excellent step-by-step guide to help you. Create a list of target keywords. Think of what users might type into Google to find businesses or products similar to yours. Evaluate your buyer personas, dig into Google Analytics or explore SEMrush to pinpoint the right keywords. Start with small bids. Depending on your industry and products, some keywords are expensive. Start small and see which keywords perform best. Watch your budget. PPC can get expensive quickly. While PPC campaigns can deliver immediate results, they can’t run on their own. Optimize your campaigns and track performance to ensure you aren’t wasting your money. The Bottom Line: When it comes to PPC ads, you have to spend money to make money. Always monitor PPC spend closely, and don’t bid on expensive, competitive keywords if you’re just starting out. 6. Generate customer reviews Leveraging social proof is a huge part of growing your ecommerce business. When customers need to choose between two or more businesses that offer the same product or service, reviews are often the deciding factor. What if you all have 4.5 stars, you ask? The next tiebreaker is the number of reviews! Would you trust the opinion of 5 people who rated a business highly? Or, would you trust the opinion of 250 people who cumulatively give a business a 4.5 star average? Hopefully, your answer is the latter! Try these tactics to garner more reviews: Place reviews on your homepage and include a link for others to leave a review. Make an account on Yelp and Google Places. Contact customers who have recently purchased from you and ask them how they liked their purchase. Reward those who leave a review with a future discount or other perks. The Bottom Line: Social proof is a powerful tool; use it to build trust, and it will help grow your business 7. Implement a welcome email series to nurture prospects and customers Automated email marketing can save you a ton of time and effort. But we’re not just talking about order or shipping confirmation emails. Workflows (also called automated email series or sequences) help nurture leads based on their browsing or purchase behaviors. With a welcome series, your goal is to: Introduce your brand Thank new contacts for subscribing Let customers know what they can expect from you via email Try including an introductory discount or offer, and nurture subscribers with inspiring brand stories, compelling testimonials and social proof or product recommendations. The Bottom Line: Welcome emails set a precedent for what customers can expect from communications with you. Include incentives to purchase again in the future 8. Retarget customers who have abandoned their cart Around 70% of website visitors abandon their online shopping carts. That’s a lot of missed potential sales. Abandoned cart workflows target visitors who add items to their shopping cart but don’t complete the transaction. These emails typically have a very high open rate — about 43% or higher, with an average click rate of 21% and 10-11% conversion rate. Not bad! Below are some examples of awesome abandoned cart emails. This one from Kate Spade is bright, well-designed and to the point: Millennial beauty brand Glossier goes for cheeky and funny — perfect for their young female audience. Google puts the pressure on with a clean, graphic design. Most email marketing platforms like Hubspot, Klaviyo or Mailchimp have abandoned cart workflows that make setup easy. The Bottom Line: Abandoned cart emails have a high open rate so your chances of returning that customer to the purchase process are very good! 9. Launch a post-purchase email series Post-purchase series After customers receive their items, follow up to request reviews or feedback, or cross-sell complementary products. You can even remind buyers to replenish their products. Check out these examples of engaging post-purchase emails. Sephora reminds you that you might be running out — it’s time to restock. Fifteen days after delivery, Winc checks in to see how you’re enjoying your latest selection. The Bottom Line: Use post-purchase emails to win another purchase with a gentle reminder to re-stock or to snag a valuable review. 10. Re-engage with customers who no longer open your emails If you have stale contacts who no longer open or engage with your emails, consider adding them to a re-engagement workflow to rekindle their interest. Subscribers often forget about the different emails they’ve signed up for, so it doesn’t hurt to nudge them and see if they’re still interested in receiving your messages. Here’s a good example from Udemy: You can also grab their attention with a “we miss you” discount or offer to see if they’ll take the plunge. The Bottom Line: Subscribers stop engaging for many reasons. Test their interest in reconnecting with an offer or “we miss you” email. Energize Your Ecommerce Marketing Strategy Following these tips will help you achieve quick wins for your ecommerce business. But if you’re serious about taking your ecommerce marketing strategy to the next level, you’ll want a dedicated team of digital marketing experts working alongside you. Human is an award-winning digital marketing agency that specializes in growing traffic and revenue for ecommerce businesses. We guide you through product launches, build your SEO and content strategy, leverage SMS marketing, enhance your social media presence and even develop, build and customize your Bigcommerce or Shopify store. Want to learn more about how we can help you? Let’s chat! Topics: Inbound Marketing \| ecommerce \| Brand Voice Guide \| Topic Clusters About the Human Hey there! I'm Rochelle Willoughby, the Director of Acquisition and Monetization at Human. I've learned so much from A/B tests, best practice research and years of marketing execution that I feel like it's my civic duty to share my results with my fellow marketers! I hope you can learn from my experiences and take your marketing campaigns to the next level!
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0.997467	Making some plans before the surgery will help you be prepared when your child comes home from the hospital. Some things to consider: Plan for your child to be in the hospital for about 1–2 days after surgery. While your child is in the hospital, you'll learn about caring for him or her at home. You will also learn how to use the remote control for the limb lengthening device. For the first few weeks, your child will need help getting dressed, going to the bathroom, and bathing. Your child will need help doing stretching and strengthening exercises. These are a very important part of healing. You, or another trusted adult, will need to be there to help your child. Make arrangements for your child to be home from school for about 6 weeks. Talk to your child's school so that work can continue while your child is at home. The school may be able to provide a home tutor. Plan who will take your child to the follow-up appointments with the surgery team and to physical therapy. Not being able to put weight on one leg for months can be stressful for your child and for you. Using crutches or a walker gets tiring. If you can, arrange for another trusted adult to stay with your child so you can get a little time for yourself. And arrange for your child to visit with friends or go for safe outings with a trusted adult, maybe using a wheelchair. What Happens After Limb Lengthening Surgery? Your child needs your help after surgery. He or she should not put any weight on the newly lengthened limb for several months. Following the orthopedic care team's instructions will help your child get the best result. For about 6–8 weeks after surgery, you will need to: Help your child use crutches, walker, or wheelchair to get around as instructed by your care team. Your child should not put any weight on the leg with the internal lengthening device during this time. Use the remote controller as directed by the surgeon, usually about three times a day. It's programmed specifically for your child. Take your child to physical therapy and possibly aquatic therapy (physical therapy in a pool). Help your child with stretching and strengthening exercises. Give your child medicine for pain and muscle spasms. Your child will have pain from the surgery and may have pain during the exercises and stretches. The pain medicine will include opioid medicines. Opioids are very good at treating pain, but they can be dangerous if not given as directed. They also can lead to addiction. It's important to safely give opioid pain medicine. Help your child get the nutrition needed to grow new bone and recover from surgery. He or she should eat a balanced diet that includes 3–4 servings of dairy and plenty of fruits and vegetables every day. Your care team also may recommend vitamin supplements. Go for follow-up appointments with the surgery team about every week. X-rays will be done at each visit to check your child's progress. The time it takes to reach the desired limb length varies, it's usually within a few months after surgery. Once lengthening is complete, you will stop using the remote controller. The lengthening device stays in place to support the growing bone. Be sure to: Follow the orthopedic care team's instructions about when it is OK for your child to put weight on the newly lengthened limb. Continue to take your child to physical therapy and do home stretching and strengthening exercises. Continue to take your child to follow-up visits with the surgery team about every 4 weeks. X-rays will be done at every visit to see how the bone is healing. Gradually, as the new bone gets stronger, your child will be able to do more and more. Most kids get back to their usual activities about 6–9 months after the rod was placed. The implant is removed 1–2 years after surgery. Your child can go home from the hospital the same day that it's taken out. Looking Ahead To get the best result, your child will need your help in the months after surgery. Keep a positive attitude that lets your child know that you can do it together. After the process is complete, most families say that the surgery was well worth the effort. If you or your child are feeling very stressed or overwhelmed, be sure to talk to a psychologist or the social worker on your care team. Reviewed by: Susan M. Dubowy, PA-C and L. Reid Nichols, MD Date reviewed: February 2018 for Parents MORE ON THIS TOPIC External Fixator: Pin Care Limb Lengthening Surgery: External Fixator Limb Differences Leg Length Discrepancy X-Ray Exam: Leg Length Fibular Hemimelia Print Send to a Friend Editorial Policy Privacy Policy & Terms of Use Copyright Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor. © 1995- KidsHealth® All rights reserved. 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0.984561	Hydrochlorothiazide is a type of medicine known as a thiazide diuretic. Thiazide diuretics act in the kidneys, where they increase the production of urine. They work by causing the kidneys to increase the amount of salts, such as potassium and sodium, that are filtered out of the blood and into the urine. When these salts are filtered out of the blood by the kidneys, water is also drawn alongside. As hydrochlorothiazide increases the removal of salts from the blood, it also causes more water to be drawn out of the blood and into the urine. Removing water from the blood decreases the volume of fluid circulating through the blood vessels, which decreases the pressure within the blood vessels. Hydrochlorothiazide therefore lowers blood pressure. Irbesartan is a type of medicine called an angiotensin II receptor antagonist. It works by preventing the action of a hormone in the body called angiotensin II. Angiotensin II normally acts on special receptors in the body, with two main results. Firstly, it causes the peripheral blood vessels to narrow, and secondly, it stimulates the production of another hormone called aldosterone. Aldosterone causes salt and water to be retained by the kidneys, which increases the volume of fluid in the blood vessels. Irbesartan blocks the receptors that angiotensin II acts on, and so prevents its actions. The main result of this is that the peripheral blood vessels are allowed to widen, which means that there is more space and less resistance in these blood vessels. This lowers the pressure inside the blood vessels. Blocking the actions of angiotensin II also reduces the action of aldosterone on the kidneys. The result of this is an increase in the amount of fluid removed from the blood by the kidneys. This decreases the amount of fluid in the blood vessels, which also lessens the resistance and pressure in the blood vessels. Irbesartan and hydrochlorothiazide have an additive effect on lowering blood pressure. They are used to treat high blood pressure in people whose blood pressure is not adequately controlled on one of the medicines alone. Use with caution in Decreased kidney function Narrowing of the artery which supplies blood to the kidneys (renal artery stenosis) Decreased liver function Liver disease Heart disease caused by inadequate blood flow to the heart (ischaemic heart disease) Heart disease characterised by thickening of the internal heart muscle and a blockage inside the heart (hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy) Heart failure Narrowing of one of the valves in the heart (mitral valve stenosis) Narrowing of the main artery of the body (aortic stenosis) Diabetes Gout History of allergies History of asthma Long-term inflammation of skin and some internal organs (systemic lupus erythematosus) People with low fluid volume or salt levels in the body, eg due to diuretic therapy, low-sodium diet, diarrhoea or vomiting. Not to be used in Allergy to medicines from the sulphonamide group, eg the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole Moderate to severely decreased kidney function Severely decreased liver function Liver damage due to disorder of the bile duct (biliary cirrhosis) Failure of the normal flow of bile from the liver to the intestines (cholestasis) High levels of calcium in the blood (hypercalcaemia) Low potassium blood levels that cannot be corrected (refractory hypokalaemia) Pregnancy Breastfeeding Rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, the Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption (CoAprovel tablets contain lactose). This medicine should not be used if you are allergic to one or any of its ingredients. Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you have previously experienced such an allergy. If you feel you have experienced an allergic reaction, stop using this medicine and inform your doctor or pharmacist immediately. Pregnancy and breastfeeding Certain medicines should not be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding. However, other medicines may be safely used in pregnancy or breastfeeding providing the benefits to the mother outweigh the risks to the unborn baby. Always inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, before using any medicine. This medicine should not be used in pregnancy, particularly in the second and third trimesters, as it may affect the growth and development of the foetus or have adverse effects on foetal tissues. Seek medical advice from your doctor. This medicine may pass into breast milk and may also reduce the production of breast milk. It should not be used by breastfeeding mothers. Seek medical advice from your doctor. Side effects Medicines and their possible side effects can affect individual people in different ways. The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with this medicine. Because a side effect is stated here, it does not mean that all people using this medicine will experience that or any side effect. Dizziness Fatigue Nausea and vomiting Headache Diarrhoea A drop in blood pressure that occurs when going from lying down to sitting or standing, which results in dizziness and lightheadedness (postural hypotension) Fainting Increased heart rate (tachycardia) High blood glucose level (hyperglycaemia) Flushing Weakness or loss of strength (asthenia) Disturbances in the levels of chemical components (electrolytes) in the blood Sexual problems Sensation of ringing, or other noise in the ears (tinnitus) Pain in the muscles and joints Liver or kidney disorders Blood disorders Severe swelling of lips, face or tongue (angioedema) The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer. For more information about any other possible risks associated with this medicine, please read the information provided with the medicine or consult your doctor or pharmacist. How can this medicine affect other medicines? It is important to tell your doctor or pharmacist what medicines you are already taking, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, before you start treatment with this medicine. Similarly, check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medicines while taking this one, to ensure that the combination is safe. This medicine may enhance the effect of other medicines to treat high blood pressure. In particular, people taking diuretic medicines, eg furosemide, may have a large drop in blood pressure with the first dose. Since this may cause dizziness or fainting, if you are taking a diuretic medicine your doctor may reduce its dose or ask you to stop taking it two to three days before starting this medicine. This is to prevent your blood pressure from dropping too low. Irbesartan and hydrochlorothiazide may increase the blood level of the medicine lithium, and this medicine is therefore not recommended for people taking lithium. If your doctor feels the combination is necessary, your lithium level should be closely monitored. Irbesartan may increase blood potassium levels, therefore if this medicine is taken with other medicines that can increase blood potassium, this effect may be enhanced. These medicines include the following: ciclosporin potassium-sparing diuretics (eg spironolactone, triamterene, amiloride) potassium supplements potassium salts, eg potassium citrate potassium-containing salt substitutes, eg Lo-salt heparin. Hydrochlorothiazide can decrease blood potassium levels, therefore if this medicine is taken with other medicines that can lower blood potassium, this effect may be enhanced. These medicines include the following: other diuretics amphotericin carbenoxolone corticosteroids beta agonist bronchodilators such as salbutamol. If you are taking any of these medicines that could affect your potassium level, your potassium level should be monitored. This is particularly important if you are taking digoxin or a medicine for abnormal heart beats. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, eg indometacin) may reduce the blood pressure lowering effect of this medicine. They may also increase the risk of raised blood potassium and kidney problems when used in combination with this medicine. NSAIDs should be used with caution in people taking this medicine, particularly elderly people, and your doctor may want to monitor your kidney function. Hydrochlorothiazide may raise blood glucose levels. People with diabetes should therefore carefully monitor their blood sugar while taking this medicine, as the effectiveness of antidiabetic medicines may be reduced. This effect may be enhanced if diazoxide or beta-blockers are also being taken. Dose adjustments of the antidiabetic medicine may be required. Discuss this with your doctor. Hydrochlorothiazide may also raise uric acid levels. People with gout may therefore need adjustments to the doses of their gout medicines to keep them effective. This medicine should not be taken within four hours of colestipol or colestyramine, as if they are taken at the same time they may reduce the absorption of hydrochlorothiazide from the gut. Hydrochlorothiazide can increase blood calcium levels. Therefore if calcium or vitamin D supplements are taken with this medicine, blood calcium levels should be monitored. 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0.999619	Did you know that according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics eating a healthier diet is one of the first lines of defense in the prevention of type 2 diabetes and heart disease? March is National Nutrition Month and Mercy Health would like to encourage you to care for yourself, and your loved ones, by reminding you of the importance of healthier eating, spiritual well-being and preventive care. The American Diabetes Association says that healthier eating is one of the most important things we can do to lower the risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Additionally, research by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that following a healthier diet can help prevent high blood pressure and may lower blood pressure that is already over the normal range. Below are some tips from the NIH to help you make healthier food choices every day: Keep healthier snacks, such as fruit and vegetables, at home and at work Pack healthier lunches for you and your family Choose low-fat dairy products Eat whole-grain cereals, breads, crackers, brown rice, pasta or oatmeal Select lean meats and poultry Choose more fish, beans, peas, nuts and seeds as protein sources Another great way to reduce your risk of developing disease is by maintaining spiritual wellness. According to Mental Health America, there is a connection between spirituality and health. Spirituality can reduce the stress that often drives disease. Mercy Health offers the following suggestions to help you maintain your good health: Discover and rediscover what makes your life meaningful. Find what brings your life purpose and align your choices with it. Wherever your passion is, there you’ll find your purpose. Nurture your connection with God/your Higher Power through regular spiritual practices. Some people choose prayer, others meditate, some read Scripture, and others walk through nature. Whatever helps you in your relationship with the Divine, make time to foster your awareness of the Sacred. The Center for Engaged Spirituality provides lots of information on various spiritual practices. Connect with others who share your values. Having meaningful relationships with others, with focus on what is important to us, reminds us that we are not alone and can often bring joy to our lives. Find opportunities to serve. Helping others in need, either through volunteer work or some other means, nurtures our spirit when we feel our actions make a positive difference for other people. Last, but not least, getting annual physicals and tests from your doctor is key in sustaining your health and preventing diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure. Having a primary care physician (PCP) who can coordinate your care is vital to your good health. A PCP typically specializes in family medicine, internal medicine or general practice. If you don’t have a PCP, finding one is easy! Just visit your insurance carrier’s website, look for the “find a doctor” area and follow the instructions. Find a Mercy Health Doctor Mercy Health is committed to providing resources that promote your well-being though body, mind and spirit and is dedicated to helping you live a healthy life. Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Categories Uncategorized Tags lower risk for disease, National Nutrition Month, risk for disease Leave a comment Post navigation Hispanic Center of West Michigan and National Kidney Foundation of Michigan Receive Grant from Mercy Health Saint Mary’s
0.999967	Survey Analyst, Public Opinion and Survey Research at Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) in San Francisco, CA, USA \| NationalNonprofits.org - Nonprofit Job Board Jump to navigation Find Jobs For Job Seekers For Employers Sign In Find Nonprofit Jobs Explore jobs by Focus Area \| Job Function Back to top Survey Analyst, Public Opinion and Survey Research Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) San Francisco, CA, USA Full-time Apply How to Apply How to Apply: If this position is of interest to you, please send a resume, cover letter, contact information for three references, and a writing sample to [email protected]. Please label your documents “Last Name_First Name_Document Title” and Include “Survey Analyst” in the email heading. KFF has an efficient applicant review process and will contact candidates who have applied for this position and whose qualifications most closely fit the criteria for the job. No phone inquiries, please. Location: San Francisco, CA or Washington, DC Status: Full-Time; Exempt Program Area: Public Opinion and Survey Research Position Summary: KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation), a non-profit organization, is a leader in health policy analysis, polling and survey research, and health journalism, and communications dedicated to filling the need for trusted information on national health issues. KFF serves as a non-partisan source of facts, information, and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the public. KFF is seeking a qualified candidate for a Survey Analyst to work on various aspects of public opinion and survey research projects. The Public Opinion and Survey Research Group plays a central role in KFF’s work by undertaking original research on the public's attitudes, beliefs, and experiences related to health policy and other issues, including experiences and attitudes related to the COVID-19 pandemic and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines. Working independently or in partnership with major media organizations like The Washington Post and CNN, the group examines Americans' opinions on major health and social policy challenges in order to amplify the public's voice in national debates, with a focus on representing historically marginalized communities. The Survey Analyst will participate in various aspects of this work, including conducting reviews and writing summaries of other research in the field, designing survey questionnaires, analysis of survey data, and preparation of graphics and written reports. The successful candidate will have excellent quantitative skills, a strong background in public opinion research, and the ability to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously under tight deadlines Areas of Responsibility: Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Perform quantitative and statistical analysis of timely, in-depth population-based public opinion survey data; Prepare graphs, tables, and other visual presentations of data for written reports and staff presentations; Design questionnaires and write summary reports; Track and summarize news coverage related to health policy and politics; Respond to data requests from journalists and others; Work with KFF’s web production team to update web content; and Perform background research and prepare summary documents for senior staff members Educational Background: Bachelor's Degree Skills/Experience: Minimum Required Expertise and Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree and 2-3 years’ experience working in survey research or public opinion polling required, and/or Master’s Degree with demonstrated experience in survey research; Very strong quantitative and data analysis skills; Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience describing data analysis in writing; Experience with research methods, including survey design and statistical evaluation of data; Familiarity with, and interest in, key issues in health care, politics and elections, racial disparities and social justice, and social policy; Experience with SPSS, R, or other statistical analysis software; Experience preparing charts and other graphical representations of data; Ability to work independently and efficiently on concurrent projects; and Familiarity with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, or equivalent. Compensation/Benefits: This full-time position will be based at KFF’s headquarters in San Francisco, CA but it is possible that the successful candidate can be located at KFF’s DC office. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications and includes an excellent benefits package. How to Apply: How to Apply: If this position is of interest to you, please send a resume, cover letter, contact information for three references, and a writing sample to [email protected]. Please label your documents “Last Name_First Name_Document Title” and Include “Survey Analyst” in the email heading. KFF has an efficient applicant review process and will contact candidates who have applied for this position and whose qualifications most closely fit the criteria for the job. No phone inquiries, please. Additional Information: It is the policy of KFF to actively promote a diverse and inclusive workplace in every respect, and to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees in every phase of employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, political affiliation, arrest or conviction records, or other categories protected under the law. Job Function: Research & Public Policy Analysis Organization Info Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Overview Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA Website: kff.org Size: 51-200 employees Founded: 1948 About Us Areas of Focus: Science / Technology Mission: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), a nonprofit organization, is a leader in health policy analysis, polling and survey research, health journalism, and communications. KFF serves as a nonpartisan source of facts, information, and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the public Programs: Global Health Policy, Health Reform, HIV/AIDS, Medicaid and Medicare, Racial Equity and Health Policy
0.999632	Victor Babariko: Opponent of Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko jailed for 14 years \| World News \| Sky News Skip to content Watch Live Menu Home UK World Politics US Climate Science & Tech Business Ents & Arts Travel Offbeat Analysis Opinion Videos Weather More Home UK World Politics US Climate Science & Tech Business Ents & Arts Travel Offbeat Analysis Opinion Videos Weather Victor Babariko: Opponent of Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko jailed for 14 years Babariko has been jailed for 14 years in the first of what will likely be a stream of long sentences for Lukashenko's opponents. Diana Magnay Moscow correspondent @DiMagnaySky Fill 2 Copy 11 Created with Sketch. Tuesday 6 July 2021 14:59, UK Image: Viktor Babariko is among the hundreds of political prisoners who have been jailed in the last year image/svg+xml Why you can trust Sky News The Belarusian Supreme Court has sentenced Victor Babariko, who ran for president last year and was imprisoned on the campaign trail, to 14 years in jail. The trial, on trumped-up corruption charges, represents the first political verdict in what will likely be a stream of long sentences for those who dared to run against Alexander Lukashenko. The Belarusian leader retained the presidency in what was widely decried as a rigged vote last August and has detained some 35,000 Belarusians for participating in protests against his rule. Image: Mr Babariko has been sentenced to 14 years by the Belarusian Supreme Court Hundreds were tortured at the hands of the security services and there are currently 534 political prisoners sitting in Belarusian jails. Babariko was the head of Belgazprombank and a popular presidential candidate. Advertisement At the start of the hearing in February, long queues formed in the streets in solidarity with the jailed banker. In his final words to the court, Babariko refused to admit any guilt. "I am not ashamed before my loved ones because no illegal actions - not even a hint of any illegal actions - took place," he said. More on Alexander Lukashenko Poland-Belarus border: Shivering, hungry migrants hope the EU will 'make a good decision' Poland-Belarus border: EU warned it must stand up to Vladimir Putin over crisis Belarus migrants: Two groups cross border into Poland as forces accused of firing shots into the air Related Topics: Alexander Lukashenko Belarus "My children told me - we're not ashamed of our dad." Image: Six political prisoners on trial in Belarus Babariko's son Eduard was arrested with him last August, alongside other members of his campaign team. They are in prison awaiting trial. "One day it will be difficult to explain to our grandchildren that this really happened", the Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya wrote in response to the verdict. "Victor Babariko has been in prison for over a year. And it depends on you and me whether this year turns into 14." Tikhanovskaya's husband, Sergei Tikhanovsky, is also on trial though that procedure is taking place in a Belarusian prison and is not open to the public. Image: Svetlana Tikhanosvkaya ran in her husband's place in last year's election but was been forced into exile Like Babariko, he ran for the presidency last year but was jailed ahead of the vote. His wife ran in his place, alongside Babariko's campaign manager Maria Kolesnikova and Veronika Tsepkalo, whose husband Valery was also a presidential candidate. These three women largely stole the limelight during the election and the subsequent crackdown against them and the long-suffering people of Belarus. Tikhanovskaya and Tsepkalo were forced into exile. Maria Kolesnikova was imprisoned after she ripped up her passport rather than follow suit. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 3:27 Belarus opposition leader slams 'sham trial' She and her lawyer Maxim Znak could now face up to 12 years in jail for allegedly working to undermine the state and establishing an extremist group. Babariko trial was heard by the Supreme Court which means there are no options to appeal. Babariko's lawyer Dmitry Layevsky told reporters on Tuesday that he will keep fighting the conviction. "Our client has been deprived of the right to file an appeal. Therefore, the sentence will be challenged in a court of supervision. Meet the activists keeping the spirit of resistance alive in Belarus "We will also highlight the violation of Viktor Babariko's rights at the UN Human Rights Committee," Layevsky said. With Lukashenko in power though, leniency or release for Belarusian political prisoners is a pipe-dream. Follow the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker Sectoral sanctions imposed by the EU last month are the toughest measures yet against Lukashenko's regime but the repressions continue. It makes the fight of those who continue to challenge a dictator who long since lost the respect of his people all the more courageous.
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0.999698	Decisions that are small in size, time perspective, and in relation to their cumulative effect may lead to suboptimal resource allocation. Suppose, 75 years ago, some being from outer space had made us this proposition: "I know how to make a vehicle that could in effect put 200 horses at the disposal of each of you. It would permit you to travel about, alone or in small groups, at 60 to 80 miles an hour. But the costs of this gadget are: 40,000 lives per year, global warming, decay of the inner city, endless commuting, and suburban sprawl." What would we have chosen collectively? If there is a chance that we might have refused this offer had such a 'big' decision been presented to us, then our having reached the same result gradually by a series of individual purchases is a product of the tyranny of small decisions. In a consumer-sovereign, market economy, big changes occur as an accretion of steps, each small in their individual size, time perspective, and in relation to their cumulative effect. Because change takes place in this fashion, it sometimes unwittingly produces results that conflict with the very values the market economy is supposed to serve. The tyranny of small decisions may be a result of consumers' failing to take into account external costs and external benefits (i.e., market failure), or the market's failure to offer sufficient information and product choices (i.e., market imperfection) to consumers. But, more importantly, it is a situation in which a series of apparently free, individually welfare-maximizing purchase decisions can so change consumer tastes and the context of subsequent choices that desirable alternatives are cumulatively and irreversibly destroyed. For example, the rise of the automobile and the airplane gradually made passenger railroads unprofitable, leading to increasingly deteriorating rail services as new capital and competent management became more difficult to attract. This in turn made it more rational to drive and fly. Even if the car and the airplane began to generate mounting congestion and time costs, people might still prefer the car as long as rail service deteriorated faster than the disutility of alternative transportation. If some fraction of the total resources devoted to autos, highways and air travel could have been equally available to invest in improving the railroads or some other mass transit, consumers might individually have chosen the latter enough to produce a different mix of transportation means. Thus, only if consumers are given the full range of economically feasible and socially desirable alternatives in a big discrete bundle, will misallocation of resources due to the tyranny of small market-determined decisions be broken. Note: The market is designed to package small decisions for consumers to make. Only the government can offer big decisions for voters. But due to influence from special interests or lack of foresight, it often does not offer the proper big decisions. The market is designed to package small decisions for consumers to make. Only the government can offer big decisions for voters. But due to influence from special interests or lack of foresight, it often does not offer the proper big decisions.
0.942777	What (a)(i) studies has his department done to ascertain the extent of vaccine hesitancy in the Republic and (ii) are the causes of the hesitancy and (b) communication measures has his department put in place to allay the fears of persons who are hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccines? Source Link in context Link Minister of Health answer a) Our goal must be to vaccinate at least 70% of adults in South Africa, and especially to ensure that all people over the age of 50 are vaccinated before Christmas 2021. If we do that, the number of people who are hospitalised or die from COVID-19 will be substantially reduced. (i) In terms of vaccine hesitancy, the South African population falls into three main groups: Those who are eager or willing – this is the biggest group, roughly two thirds. Those who are uncertain and need to be supported to get them over the line by providing them with information and reassurance and making it easy for them to get vaccinated – a quarter of the population. Those who are opposed to vaccination (roughly a sixth). This is encouraging, because it means that the vast majority of South African adults may come forward for vaccination if their concerns are addressed and if it is easy for them to access the service. The challenge is likely to be due to lack of urgency to be vaccinated rather than being unsure of whether to vaccinate or not. Extent of vaccine acceptance The Department of Health has drawn on a number of national studies to understand the extent and reasons for vaccine hesitancy. They include: The NIDS-CRAM series of panel surveys (which found that vaccine acceptance has increased from 71% in Feb/Mar to 76% in Apr/May 2021. Half of those who were vaccine hesitant in Feb/Mar 2021 had changed their minds were now willing to vaccinated. HSRC/University of Johannesburg survey (Dec/Jan 2021: Two thirds of the SA adult population say they will definitely or probably get vaccinated. Ask Afrika Survey: 62% of South Africans willing to get vaccinated. African Response (May 2021): 74% of South Africans are willing to get vaccinated and are confident of government’s efforts to manage the vaccine rollout. Afro Barometer (May 2021): 43% say they are willing to get vaccinated; 64% approve of government’s performance and 78% say government has done a good job of keeping public informed). SAMRC VAX-scenes (April 2020): 62% willing to get vaccinated. All surveys with the exception of the Afrobarometer survey find that the majority (about two-thirds) of South Africans are willing to get vaccinated. Another quarter are open to persuasion. Only about one in six say they definitely won’t get vaccinated. Reasons for acceptance. The main reasons for accepting the vaccine are to protect themselves or family from contracting the virus (~75% of those who are willing). Reasons for hesitancy The main reasons cited for hesitancy include: Concern over side effects (about ¼ of those who are vaccine hesitant) Distrust of the vaccine (about ¼ of those who are vaccine hesitant) Unsure of its effectiveness b) The Department’s response on communication measures put in place: The NDoH and GCIS work together on a national communications strategy to tackle the reasons for vaccine hesitancy. This includes a social media strategy, radio PSAS in all 11 languages as well as printed material in all 11 languages distributed to all districts. Over the past months, over 20 million information leaflets have been printed and are being distributed. The NDoH and GCIS also leverage the communications and social mobilisation capability of civil society organisations, labour and the business sector through the National Communications Partnership which has produced and disseminated contents through their networks. The private sector has also come on board, with the PEPKOR group of companies distributing over 10 million of the NDoH leaflets through their stores. Posters have been placed in 30,000 spaza shops encouraging people to get registered. A national Demand Acceleration Strategy has been developed and a National Task team established to direct its implementation. These activities will be accelerated over the next three months, even as efforts are expanded to make it easier for people to get vaccinated through mobile outreach and other access strategies. END. 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0.987877	The PHP Security Advisories Database references known security vulnerabilities in various PHP projects and libraries. This database must not serve as the primary source of information for security issues, it is not authoritative for any referenced software, but it allows to centralize information for convenience and easy consumption. License The PHP security advisories database is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain. Checking for Vulnerabilities There are several possibilities to check for vulnerabilities in your applications beside manual checks: Use the Local CLI tool: local-php-security-checker --path=/path/to/composer.lock Use the Symfony CLI (no PHP dependency, no third-party API calls, checks are done locally on a clone of this repository): symfony security:check --dir /path/to/composer.lock TIP: If you are using Github, you can use the PHP Security Checker Github Action to automatically check for vulnerabilities when pushing code. Contributing Contributing security advisories is as easy as it can get: You can contribute a new entry by sending a pull request or by creating a file directly via the Github interface; Create a directory based on the Composer name of the software where the security issue exists (use symfony/http-foundation for an issue in the Symfony HttpFoundation component for instance); Each security issue must be saved in a file where the name is the CVE identifier (preferred) or the date when the security issue was announced followed by an increment (2012-12-12-1 for instance); The file is in the YAML format and must contain the following entries (have a look at existing entries for examples): title: A text that describes the security issue in a few words; link: A link to the official security issue announcement (HTTPS links are preferred over HTTP ones); reference: A unique reference to identify the software (the only supported scheme is composer:// followed by the Composer identifier); branches: A hash of affected branches, where the name is the branch name (like 2.0.x), and the value is a hash with the following entries: time: The date and time in UTC when the security issue was fixed or null if the issue is not fixed yet (most of the time, the date of the merge commit that fixed the issue in the following format 2012-08-27 19:17:44) -- this information must be as accurate as possible as it is used to determine if a project is affected or not; versions: An array of constraints describing affected versions for this branch (this is the same format as the one used for Composer -- ['>=2.0.0', '<2.0.17']). If you have a CVE identifier, add it under the cve key. Make sure your file validates by running php -d memory_limit=-1 validator.php from the root of this project. This script needs some dependencies to be installed via composer, so you need to run composer install before. If some affected code is available through different Composer entries (like when you have read-only subtree splits of a main repository), duplicate the information in several files.
0.982577	The final output of the initiation process it an authorization for a project which satisfies the expectation of stakeholders. That document is commonly known as Project Charter. It is also common to call that document ‘statement of work’, ‘project proposal’, ‘statement of objective’ or ‘performance work statement’. Generally, the Project Charter should answer questions like “What are we trying to do?”, “what are alternative options” and how are we going to perform the work?” What should Project Charter include? The content of the project charter varies depending on the type of the project and the organization nature. However, it should include below sections: Project name Background This section describes the background of the problem/opportunity and explains how meeting the objectives of the project would lead the organization to overcome a challenge/ boost its rank among other competitors. Applying ‘Fishbone analyses’ and ‘5 Whys’ helps to have a deeper understanding of the background of the project Goal statement It would complement what was explained it background section. The objectives should be specific, measurable and time-bound. Key metrics Depending on the objective and the nature of the project the delivered value of the project would be measured. Return on Investment, customer satisfaction, the percentage of sale growth are examples of the metrics which measure the extent to which the objectives of the project are achieved. Project scope As the project goes forward, It is very likely that the scope changes. Therefore, the PM should have a deep understanding of the project’s scope of work. This section answers questions like “what is to be done?”, “What are alternative options?” and “what are off-limits?” High-level Milestone The major event of the project should be included in the charter. However, the details of the schedule and would be described in more details in the Project Management Plan. Schedule budget The Grand total budget for the project should also be included Information about the project manager name responsibility authority This includes the PM names, his/her responsibilities and a brief explanation of the work the PM does as well as the PM authority limit concerning i.e. whether or not the PM is permitted to request resources or to sign a contract on his own Sponsor support declaration It means a formal declaration about delegation of the task from project sponsor or customer to the Project Manager. This can be done differently in different origination but generally, the charter should be finalized and approved by three signatures:
0.990507	COVID Omicron Variant: CDC Expands Surveillance To San Francisco International AirportThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding surveillance at four major international airports, including San Francisco International Airport, to keep an eye out for the Omicron variant. San Francisco Bay Area Bridge Tolls To Jump By $1 On Jan. 1If soaring gas prices weren't enough of a hit to your pocketbook, transportation officials reminded San Francisco Bay Area commuters Wednesday that tolls will be increasing by $1 on New Year's Day. Photos Photos: Bay Area Thrash Metal Titans Hammer Oakland's Fox TheaterThree local legendary thrash-metal bands brought their long delayed "The Bay Strikes Back" tour to the Fox Theater in Oakland Saturday as Testament, Exodus and Death Angel shared the stage. 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Expect it to be busy at airports, similar to pre-COVID levels. More CBS+ CBSN Bay AreaWatch Now Dottie Pepper On WGC-Bridgestone: ‘A Complete Test Of Golf, No Tricks’ July 31, 2018 at 8:45 am Filed Under:Dave Shedloski, Dottie Pepper, Firestone Country Club, GolfExpertTakes, PGA Tour, Pro Golf, Pro Golf Interviews, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational By Dave Shedloski It’s the last roundup for the PGA TOUR — at least for now — at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, when the $10 million World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational is held for a final time this week on the South Course. READ MORE: Most Popular Dog And Cat Names Of 2021: Is Your Pet's Name On The List? Firestone has hosted a PGA TOUR event every year but one since 1954. That was in 2002 when the WGC event was held at Sahalee Golf Club near Seattle. Even then, though, the South Course staged an event, the Senior PGA Championship. Next year, the PGA TOUR Champions brings the Senior Players Championship to Akron, so the golf tradition will go on. Nevertheless, it’s an end of an era, so it’s time to savor this farewell event of sorts with what should be a memorable week on the imposing 7,400-yard, par-70 South Course. A field of 73 players, golf’s best and brightest, representing 19 countries will be on hand to vie for the Gary Player Cup. Among them is one name in particular who will draw intense scrutiny. Not that Tiger Woods hasn’t encountered that wherever he tees it up, especially during this, his comeback season, but interest will be even more ramped up because of Woods’ record at Firestone. He’s won there eight times, the last in 2013, which happens to represent the last of his 79 TOUR titles. Adding to the intrigue of his inclusion in the field — by the skin of his teeth when he finished T-6 at the Open Championship at Carnoustie to move to 50th in the Official World Golf Ranking –- is that Woods hasn’t played at Firestone since 2014, nor has he been in a WGC event since then. Woods isn’t the only former winner in the field. Hideki Matsuyama is the defending champion after a five-shot victory in which he fired a final-round 61. World No. 1 Dustin Johnson, coming off his third win of the year at the RBC Canadian Open, won there in 2016. Rory McIlroy (2014) and Adam Scott (2011) also return. On the other side of the coin, seven players make their debut at Firestone, including Tony Finau, who has been a strong player in the majors this year. CBS Sports on-course reporter Dottie Pepper offers her views on some key storylines. >>WATCH: The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Live Stream He’s No. 50 in the world, but No. 1 on the radar screen this week. What should we look for from Tiger Woods in his return to Firestone? Based on how well he drove the ball at the Open Championship, he could do really well. And Firestone is not really that long anymore, based on how far the golf ball flies. He could get around with some 3-woods, and it becomes more of a golf course he could manage off the tee. It’s not about super difficult second shots, and we see how good he still is with his irons. There’s a thought out there that Tiger gets too much attention given his world ranking and such. TV ratings seem to justify the focus. Wouldn’t you agree that he is even more compelling this year because of his comeback from back surgery? READ MORE: COVID Omicron Variant: CDC Expands Surveillance To San Francisco International Airport What was he at the start of the year, 696 in the world? And if you’re now in the WGC event at Akron, you’re a story. He’s the most compelling story there. It’s hard to not pay attention to what he’s done, especially considering the back injury, the surgeries, and then there he was last week leading the Open Championship for a while. Who has made a bigger move this year in golf? He’s always someone to follow, but this year he’s been even more compelling. He’s justified all the coverage he has received. Tiger is the last repeat winner of this event. Can Hideki Matsuyama, who hasn’t won this year and hasn’t had a top-10 since January at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, possibly have a chance to join him? I don’t know that his wrist injury is completely healed. He hasn’t really done anything all year. You can draw a little bit of a comparison to Jordan Spieth. Neither of them won early, which can start to wear on you. I think that’s where both of them have been lately, and I can see where they might be pressing, because they are used to winning. Maybe this is a week Hideki gets back on track. >>MORE: Golf Expert Interviews Firestone South is a hard course, famously known as “The Monster,” but players have a lot of respect for it. Why is that? It’s an old-fashioned golf course. It’s just basic championship golf, classic American golf architecture. It’s power golf, but you have to put it in play and make sure you’re in the proper spots. It rewards good golf shots. The greens are always fast. You can play hockey from some points on those greens, so you have to be careful. It’s a complete test of golf with no tricks. This will be the last year Firestone is the warmup event for the PGA Championship. How does it match up with what awaits the players at Bellerive Country Club for the 100th PGA Championship? Firestone is great preparation for Bellerive, which is the same sort of golf course, though the fairways are zoysia, not bent grass. Pretty well-defined corridors, tough greens. Players have to drive it well. One leads into the other very nicely. Favorites and dark horses? Well, for favorites, I’ll take Dustin Johnson for obvious reasons. And because of his form and the way he drives the golf ball, Francesco Molinari too. Dark horses … maybe Jason Day, for starters. He had a run early and has gone quiet, so maybe he’s due. Sergio Garcia has struggled of late, but he does play Firestone well. Shot 61 there and is a great ball striker. Xander Schauffele certainly deserves a look. He’s gaining confidence. Louis Oosthuizen just has to putt okay because he hits it so well. MORE NEWS: San Francisco Bay Area Bridge Tolls To Jump By $1 On Jan. 1 Journalist and author David Shedloski of Columbus, Ohio, has been covering golf since 1986, first as a daily newspaper reporter and later as a freelance writer for various magazines and Internet outlets. A winner of 23 national writing awards, including 20 for golf coverage, Shedloski is currently a contributing writer for Golf World and GolfDigest.com and serves as editorial director for The Memorial, the official magazine of the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. He is the author of five books and has contributed to three others, including the second edition of “Golf For Dummies,” with Gary McCord. His last book was a collaboration with Arnold Palmer for his final autobiography, “A Life Well Played,” published in 2016. He’s a fan of all Cleveland professional sports teams, the poor fellow.
0.948689	The complex international operation that led to the mapping of the human genome sequence is the Human Genome Project. The first draft of the human genome has already been published. It was published by the project's scientists in different centers in the world. The draft can be found in its entirety on computer databases, and contains almost all the three billion (3×109) "letters", the DNA bases, composing the sequence of the human genome. This sequence is present in almost every cell in the human body, and contains information on how each cell in our body will grow, develop, function, and even die. What are the goals of the Genome Project? The initial goal of the Human Genome Project is to create a long list of the human DNA bases that compose the genome, in the order they appear on the chromosomes. The number of bases in DNA exceeds 3 billion base pairs. Imagine that if you tried to write down the whole sequence in Word, using the same font as this passage, the sequence will fill hundreds of thousands of pages. Such a quantity of information can be organized only using computers. During the completion of the first goal, scientists applied themselves to the following goal: systematically identifying all human genes in the list of bases, creating a map of genes on that list. Such a map will lead to the cataloging of human genes. Today, there is a partial map of known genes, which is being updated as more genes are identified. This map can be compared to similar maps that have been developed for other organisms (yeast, flies, worms, mice, etc). What is bioinformatics? Bioinformatics is a field of scientific research that combines biology, computer science and information technology. One of the fields in which bioinformaticians engage is the development of computer tools for organization, mangement, analysis and interpretation of information related to biological studies, including those dealing with the genome. Man's genomic DNA sequence is enormous, meaning that the organization of the resulting information in computer databases is essential for its interpretation. The information is organized in such a manner that it can be read rapidly and efficiently, and it is stored in accessible databases on the Internet. The field of bioinformatics makes use of many different programs that organize information by DNA sequence, genes and proteins translated according to the information on the genes. This field is developing and is constantly updated with the accumulation of information and new discoveries, which give bioinformaticians new challenges. What is the importance of the Genome Project? Geneticists have been identifying and isolating human genes for many years, particularly genes related to genetic disorders. The information acquired in the Human Genome Project can give a boost to the process of identifying all human genes. Identification of the genes and their functions can allow for the diagnosis and treatment of genetic disorders. Furthermore, this identification can bring about new biological insights that will be particularly essential for understanding complex processes, such as aging and the development of cancer and heart disease, which are not the result of the activity of a single gene, but rather of the activity of many genes. The process of identifying the genes participating in the development of disease requires high skill and calls for close cooperation among researchers in the field of medicine, geneticists, and bioinformaticians.
0.942368	Gets a level index within the nested loops and returns a list of the iterations indexes from the highest loop level (the most outer one) to the given level. Parameters The following is a list of parameters the functions receives Parameter Type Description inParentLevel Int32 Loop chapter level Index in the Nested Loops structure Return Type string Example Loop chapter C is nested in Loop chapter B that is nested in loop chapter A. All loops chapters iterates a maximal number of 3 iterations each. Loop A is currently on its second iteration (iteration index 2). Loop B is currently on it's first iteration (iteration index 1), and loop C is on it's third iteration (iteration index 3). Calling GetParentIterationIndexPath(1) from inside Loop C, will in this case return this list: "2, 1", as the most outer loop (loop A) is on iteration #2 and the next loop (loop B) is on iteration #1, and loop B is also the given level (1) from where this code line is at. Calling GetParentIterationIndexPath(0) from inside Loop C, will in this case return this list: "2, 1, 3", as the most outer loop (loop A) is on iteration #2, the next loop (loop B) is on iteration #1, and the next loop (loop C) is on Iteration #3, and loop C is also the given level (0) from where the code line is at.
0.999999	New CDC report shows that mask mandates only lowered COVID-19 cases and deaths by 1.32% during the first 100 days after the mask policy was implemented \| Tech News \| Startups News Home Advertise About Us Contact Us Resources December 1, 2021 Home Advertise About Us Contact Us Resources Tech Deals Startup Jobs Categories Featured Blockchain Startups Design Gadgets Hardware Cryptocurrency Tech Startups Meaning – What are tech startups? Resources Product Reviews Home » Health New CDC report shows that mask mandates only lowered COVID-19 cases and deaths by 1.32% during the first 100 days after the mask policy was implemented Nickie Louise Posted On March 8, 2021 0 63.6K Views 0 Shares Share On Facebook Tweet It For about a year now, we’ve been told to mask up to slow the spread of coronavirus around the country. In 2020, 39 states and the District of Columbia (DC) issued mandatory mask mandates. However, a new report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the mask mandates were not as effective as everyone had hoped. Last Friday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report about the level of effectiveness of 2020 mask mandates in the U.S. According to the agency analysis, between March 1 and December 31 last year, statewide mask mandates were in effect in 2,313 of the 3,142 counties in the United States. Meanwhile, Dr. Anthony Fauci just admitted the there is no “science” behind the continued lockdown. To examine the association of state-issued mask mandates and allowing on-premises restaurant dining with COVID-19 cases and deaths during March 1–December 31, 2020, the CDC compared “county-level data on mask mandates and restaurant reopenings with county-level changes in COVID-19 case and death growth rates relative to the mandate implementation and reopening dates.” After analyzing the county-by-county data, the CDC concludes that mask mandates were associated with an average 1.32% decrease in the growth rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths during the first 100 days after the mask policy was implemented. In other words, the difference between mask mandates and no mask mandate is only a 1.32% difference. The latest CDC report would have been labeled fake news or misinformation if it had been written by someone else other than the CDC. Here is how CDC explains its findings: During March 1–December 31, 2020, state-issued mask mandates applied in 2,313 (73.6%) of the 3,142 U.S. counties. Mask mandates were associated with a 0.5 percentage point decrease (p = 0.02) in daily COVID-19 case growth rates 1–20 days after implementation and decreases of 1.1, 1.5, 1.7, and 1.8 percentage points 21–40, 41–60, 61–80, and 81–100 days, respectively, after implementation (p<0.01 for all) (Table 1) (Figure). Mask mandates were associated with a 0.7 percentage point decrease (p = 0.03) in daily COVID-19 death growth rates 1–20 days after implementation and decreases of 1.0, 1.4, 1.6, and 1.9 percentage points 21–40, 41–60, 61–80, and 81–100 days, respectively, after implementation (p<0.01 for all). Daily case and death growth rates before implementation of mask mandates were not statistically different from the reference period. 0 Shares Share On Facebook Tweet It Trending Now Albert Einstein's warning on traditional education: "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school. It's a miracle that curiosity survives formal education" Daniel Levi November 27, 2021 NASA is on a mission to the 140-mile-wide asteroid 16 Psyche that is estimated to be worth $700,000 quadrillion and enough to make everyone on Earth a billionaire Nickie Louise November 25, 2021 - Advertisement - Read Next London-based Scoro raises $16 million funding to grow its work management software for professional services and creative industries - Advertisement - Apps Gaming Startups Tech News Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity Emerging Technologies Product Reviews More... - Advertisement - You are reading New CDC report shows that mask mandates only lowered COVID-19 cases and deaths by 1.32% during the first 100 days after the mask policy was implemented
0.996762	With the 2020 election just hours away, CBS News has compiled a comprehensive look at where the presidential candidates stand on some of the major issues facing the nation. Their stances and plans were compiled based on information available on President Trump’s and Joe Biden’s respective campaign sites, as well as official documents and prior CBS News reporting. A look at where the rivals stand on key issues: Climate Change Scientists expect climate change to cause irreparable damage to the world, including from the increasing prevalence of record-breaking natural disasters like the wildfires and hurricanes that ravaged the country this summer. One study published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Nature found that failing to sufficiently reduce greenhouse gases could cost the global economy as much as $792 trillion by the end of the century. Biden has repeatedly said he believes in the threat climate change poses, and has said he will: Transition the U.S. into a 100% clean energy economy with a carbon-free power sector by 2035 and net-zero emissions by 2050 Make a $2 trillion investment in sustainable infrastructure and a clean energy economy, including providing “every American city with 100,000 or more residents with high-quality, zero-emissions public transportation options” and upgrading 4 million commercial buildings to make them more energy efficient Rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement, which requires countries to set their own goals for reducing carbon emissions Require public companies to disclose the climate risks and greenhouse gas emissions of their operations Biden has also said he will not ban fracking, though he would ban new fracking on federal lands Mr. Trump, who has suggested scientists don’t understand climate change, has rolled back or weakened Obama-era environmental protections. His campaign website does not include any second-term plans to combat climate change. Here’s some of what he has done: Expanded offshore oil and gas drilling, and worked to expand fossil fuel production in the U.S. But roughly two months before Election Day, he signed an executive order banning offshore drilling for 10 years along Florida’s Gulf coast and the Atlantic coasts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina Rolled back Obama-era climate protections, including an EPA rule that pushed coal plants to reduce emissions of mercury and other human health hazards and had stricter rules about soot, heavy metals and toxic gasses Eased air and water pollution penalties against companies during the COVID-19 pandemic Began withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement Signed an executive order “establishing the One Trillion Trees Interagency Council” to oversee the goal of protecting and restoring one trillion trees by 2030 Signed the Save Our Seas Act of 2018, which reauthorized the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program to receive $10 million a year through 2022 and encouraged political leaders to help clean up oceans Signed the Great American Outdoors Act, which uses royalties from offshore oil and gas drilling to fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and uses revenues from energy development to provide up to $1.9 million a year for five years to maintain national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, recreation areas and American Indian schools Put $38 billion toward the EPA’s “clean water infrastructure” project. Abortion Monday night’s Supreme Court confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett has thrown the future of legal abortion into question. Barrett, who has voted to support restrictions on abortion in two cases as a federal judge, has filled the seat of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, solidifying a conservative majority. Biden, who has said he’s personally against abortion, has said he refuses “to impose my religious beliefs on other people” and has pledged to make Roe v. Wade “the law of the land.” Biden has said he supports what is outlined in Roe v. Wade — that states cannot prohibit abortion until the third trimester of pregnancy, and can never prohibit an abortion to save the life or health of the patient. Biden plans to: Pass legislation that codifies Roe v. Wade into law, which would require Senate approval Repeal the Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding of abortion except for cases of rape, incest or when the pregnancy endangers the patient’s life Mandate that states can’t refuse Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood and other providers, and allow such organizations to receive Title X funding Rescind the Mexico City Policy, which prevents nongovernmental organizations from receiving federal funds if they discuss abortion as a family planning option or provide the procedure Restore the Affordable Care Act mandate that strictly limited the organizations that could refuse to provide their employees health insurance that covered contraceptives “Do everything” to end abortion restrictions mandated by states, including parental notification requirements, mandatory waiting periods and ultrasound requirements Mr. Trump has said he is “pro-life” with exceptions for rape, incest and saving the life of the patient, and pledged in 2016 to only nominate “pro-life” judges to the Supreme Court. The Trump re-election campaign website does not offer any plans on abortion, but Mr. Trump has done the following: Excluded clinics where “abortion is a method of family planning” from receiving Title X funding, which was designed to provide affordable reproductive care to low-income women Reinstated the Mexico City Policy. Criminal Justice Reform From the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor to calls to defund the police, criminal justice reform has been a key issue in 2020. While Biden has resisted calls from the left to defund police, he has outlined a plan for systemic criminal justice reform that includes the following: Create a $20 billion competitive grant program focused on incarceration prevention designed to incentivize states to end mandatory minimum sentencing and take other steps to reduce incarceration rates Eliminate the death penalty at the federal level and incentivize states to follow suit End solitary confinement Fund initiatives to partner police departments with mental health and substance use disorder experts, social workers and disability advocates Support legislation that will eliminate mandatory minimum sentences at the federal level Decriminalize cannabis and automatically expunge prior convictions Mandate that those facing charges for drug use alone be sent to treatment instead of jail at the federal level, and incentivize states to follow suit End cash bail and end incarceration for the inability to pay fines and fees End the federal use of private prisons Invest $1 billion per year in reforming the juvenile justice system Mr. Trump has largely touted “law and order” throughout his campaign, and has said he will: Fully fund and hire more law enforcement officers Increase criminal penalties for assaults on law enforcement officers and “bring violent extremist groups like ANTIFA to justice” Keep people in jail until trial and “end cashless bail,” which refers to a few states that do not condition a person’s release from jail on whether they can pay bail During his term, he has: Signed the First Step Act, which gives judges more discretion when they sentence some drug offenders, boosts prisoner rehabilitation efforts, and reduces life sentences for some drug offenders with three convictions Announced more than $98 million in funding for states, cities and tribal nations to hire 802 full-time officers Provided state and local law enforcement with surplus military equipment, including armored vehicles Sent federal law enforcement to cities experiencing racial injustice protests following the death of George Floyd Signed an executive order to create a national police misconduct database, with Department of Justice grant funding only going to agencies that submit the necessary information to the database. The order also tasks the DOJ and Health and Human Services to create guidelines for programs that would send social workers, along with police, to cases related to mental health, homelessness or drug addiction Reversed an Obama-era directive to phase out private prisons. Tax Reform and Economy The U.S. tax system has been described as an “engine of inequality.” Currently, the top 0.1% of the population owns 20% of U.S. wealth, experts say, and without changes to the tax system, that ownership could increase up to 40%. Biden has said he will not raise taxes for people who make under $400,000 a year and will provide tax cuts for the middle class. He has also said he “will require corporations and the wealthiest Americans to finally pay their fair share.” Biden said he will: Raise the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28% Raise the top individual income tax rate to 39.6% Increase the Child Tax Credit to $3,000 per child for children ages 6 to 17, and $3,600 for children under 6. He also plans to make the credit fully refundable and give families the option to receive monthly payments Offer up to $8,000 in tax credits to help low-income and middle-class families pay for child care Extend COVID crisis unemployment insurance Invest $400 billion of federal money in products made by American workers Allocate $10 billion to state and local venture capital programs, and prioritize business owners who create jobs and growth in lower-income urban, tribal, and rural areas Increase federal funding for non-profit incubators and innovation hubs and prioritize those serving people of color Create 1 million new auto industry jobs Enact legislation to impose penalties on corporations and to hold company executives personally liable when they interfere with workers’ organizing efforts Repeal the Taft-Hartley provisions that allow states to impose “right to work” laws, which allow workers to choose not to pay dues to a union that represents them Mr. Trump has said since his initial run for office that he will help the middle class through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. But the act cut taxes for U.S. corporations and some of the wealthiest families while providing fewer benefits to the middle class. An analysis found it resulted in the 400 richest families in the country paying a lower overall tax rate than the middle class. In his second term, Mr. Trump said he will: Cut taxes to “boost take-home pay and keep jobs in America” Create “Made in America” tax credits Create tax credits for companies that “bring back jobs from China” Create 10 million jobs in 10 months Create 1 million small businesses Allow pharmaceutical and robotics companies to fully deduct expenses if they “bring back their manufacturing” to the U.S. Provide no federal contracts to companies that outsource to China During his tenure, Mr. Trump has: Passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which in part lowered the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. The corporate tax cut is projected to lower tax revenues by $2 trillion over a decade Doubled the estate tax floor, which some call the “death tax,” to $11.18 million per taxpayer. As a result, only about 2,000 estates per year in the U.S. are expected to be liable for federal estate tax. The move is likely to save Mr. Trump’s own family tens of millions of dollars Created a payroll tax “holiday” that allows companies to delay collecting payroll taxes so that employees can defer having taxes taken out of their paychecks until 2021, at which point employees will have to pay back the amount deferred. There is no evidence that any major retailers have yet taken advantage of the holiday Extended extra benefits for unemployed workers in September, providing $400 a week — down from the $600 that had previously been provided. The funds were diverted from the FEMA emergency fund, and were only projected to last six weeks at most. Coronavirus Response COVID-19 has killed more than 220,000 people in the U.S., and infected millions more. Experts have said wearing masks and social distancing could drastically reduce transmission and death rates. Biden has heavily criticized the Trump administration’s response, and has said his plans for addressing COVID-19 are focused on testing and tracing, a sufficient personal protective equipment supply, treatments and vaccines, safely and effectively reopening communities, and protecting those who are most at-risk for contracting the virus. Biden has said he will: Make coronavirus tests free for all Americans, and double the number of drive-thru testing sites Create real-time dashboards that track COVID-19 hospital admissions and supply chain information, including the availability, allocation and shipping of essential equipment and PPE Hire at least 100,000 contact tracers Work with governors and mayors to mandate that people wear masks when they are with people outside their household Restore the White House National Security Council Directorate for Global Health Security and Biodefense. The Trump administration eliminated the team in 2018, but some of the team’s members were absorbed into pandemic response positions within the National Security Council, Reuters reported Rejoin the World Health Organization While the Trump administration took a number of actions to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Mr. Trump has repeatedly downplayed the potential impact of COVID-19. In September, just days before he announced he had been diagnosed with COVID-19 himself, Mr. Trump told rally-goers in Ohio that coronavirus “affects virtually nobody.” According to his campaign, Mr. Trump’s second-term plans include: Develop and distribute “100 million doses” of a vaccine in 2020 through Operation Warp Speed Make Regeneron’s antibody cocktail and other drug therapeutics free and available to all Americans Make critical medicines and supplies for U.S. health care workers Refill stockpiles and prepare for any future pandemics “Return to normal” in 2021 Here is how the Trump administration handled the pandemic: Issued travel restrictions, including screening passengers flying to the U.S. from China in January and banning passengers from more than two dozen European countries in March Created the Coronavirus Task Force at the end of January and declared a national emergency in March Signed the CARES Act to expand unemployment insurance and provide stimulus checks to qualifying individuals, but called off negotiations for a second bill that would have provided more stimulus checks, restored $600 in extra weekly jobless benefits and funded education and child care Approved the Paycheck Protection Program, which allocated $659 billion to provide loans to small businesses Committed more than $1 billion to Operation Warp Speed, an initiative to expedite the development of a coronavirus vaccine and make millions of doses available by the end of the year Submitted a notice of withdrawal from the World Health Organization, which will go into effect July 6, 2021 Guns There were more mass shootings in the U.S. last year than there were days in the year, according to research group Gun Violence Archive. The violence has prompted nationwide calls for reform. Biden, who has said he is a gun owner himself, has pushed for thorough gun reform that closes purchasing and licensing loopholes. He has also pushed for there to be stricter access to guns and tighter tracking of where guns, ammunition and accessories go. Here are the plans Biden has listed on his campaign website: Ban the manufacture of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and institute a program to buy them back Require background checks for nearly all gun sales, including those sold online, at gun shows and through other means without a federal dealer’s license End online firearm and ammunition sales, and incentivize states and local governments to require gun licenses and adopt red flag laws, which allow law enforcement to temporarily confiscate firearms from people who are determined to be a risk to themselves or others Mandate that the FBI create a process so that state and local law enforcement is quickly made aware of people who fail gun purchase background checks Create a $900 million, eight-year initiative to fund evidence-based interventions in 20 cities with the highest number of homicides and 20 cities with the highest number of homicides per capita Prohibit states from using federal money to arm or train educators to use firearms Mr. Trump has repeatedly touted his support for the Second Amendment. But the president did enact a gun reform policy when he banned bump stocks, a product that makes it easier to fire bullets more quickly. Here is what he has done throughout his presidency: Opposed House bill H.R.8, which would have established background check requirements for firearm transfers between unlicensed individuals, saying it would “impose burdensome requirements on certain firearm transactions” Opposed House bill H.R. 1112, which would have extended the time federal authorities have to complete background checks for gun sales, saying it would “unduly impose burdensome delays on individuals seeking to purchase a firearm” Reversed a 2007 rule that allowed the Social Security Administration to provide information to the gun background check system about people who have severe mental disabilities that prevent them from working Narrowed the definition of “fugitive from justice,” which helps determine who can purchase a gun. The term now only applies to people who flee their state to avoid criminal prosecution or giving testimony in a criminal proceeding, and are subject to criminal prosecution or testimonial obligation Has pushed for educators to be trained and armed, saying in 2018, “If you had a teacher with — who was adept at firearms, they could very well end the attack very quickly” . Education Aside from the urgent conversation about how to pursue education amid the pandemic, there are ongoing debates about student loans, public schools, teacher salaries, and student safety. Biden has pushed to better equip public K-12 schools with funding to increase teacher pay, health and academic resources for students, and funding and support to improve overall infrastructure. He has also campaigned for better and more affordable access to public higher education. Here are the plans Biden has listed on his campaign website: Triple funding for Title I, which provides financial assistance to schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families, and mandate that K-12 districts increase teacher salaries Increase mental and physical health professionals in K-12 schools, designate federal funds to improve K-12 public school buildings and increase funding to support disabled students Double the maximum value of Pell grants, and allow high school students to use them for dual enrollment courses Establish universal pre-K for three- and four-year-olds Provide up to two years of tuition-free community college for students, including part-time students and DREAMers. The plan is to have a partnership with states, with the federal government paying 75% of the costs and states paying 25%. The federal government would cover up to 95% of the costs for Native American tribes operating community colleges that serve low-income students Make public colleges and universities tuition-free for families who earn less than $125,000 a year Adjust student loan repayment policies so people who earn less than $25,000 a year don’t have to make or accrue interest on undergraduate student loan payments. Others will pay 5% of their discretionary income over $25,000 toward their loans, and their loans will be forgiven after 20 years of making payments through the program Invest $18 billion in grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities and other minority-serving institutions According to his campaign, Mr. Trump says he will: Advocate for school choice, allowing parents to choose if they want to send their kids to private charter schools that are supported by taxpayer money Teach “American exceptionalism” Here’s what he has done during his presidency: Pushed for schools to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic and threatened to pull federal funding from districts that moved to remote learning Suspended some student loan repayments and set loan interest rates for some loans to 0% through December 31 Said in September he will sign an executive order to establish a national commission, called the “1776 Commission,” that promotes “patriotic education” Signed legislation to provide more than $250 million a year to HBCUs Revised Title IX so that cases of sexual misconduct will have to be proven to be “severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive” and that it had to have occurred during an educational program or activity in order for a school to respond, which activists say will “make it more difficult for victims of sexual harassment or sexual assault to continue their educations”. Immigration U.S. immigration policy has faced increased scrutiny under President Trump, who implemented a number of changes affecting longtime immigrants in the U.S., recent border crossers and people abroad looking to move permanently. The Trump administration implemented a “zero tolerance” policy that led to family separation, and has worked to limit the number of unauthorized border crossings by keeping migrants off U.S. soil throughout their immigration and asylum proceedings. Biden has said the current treatment of immigrants, particularly those who are seeking refuge or are undocumented, is “wrong.” Here are his plans: In his first 100 days in office, Biden said he would put a moratorium on deportations to reassess the deportation process, reinstate DACA, enforce independent oversight of ICE, end family separation and reunite currently separated families, reverse Mr. Trump’s restrictive asylum policies, invest in case management initiatives for asylum-seekers, reverse the public charge rules, stop using Department of Defense money to build border barriers, dramatically increase admissions of refugees from 18,000 to 125,000, order an immediate review of Temporary Protected Status programs, and meet with Central American, Mexican and Canadian leaders to create a multi-national plan to address the root causes of U.S.-bound migration, including violence and poverty Push for legislation that creates a pathway to U.S. citizenship for undocumented immigrants who register, are caught up on taxes and have passed a background check Create a citizenship path for agricultural workers based on work history while enforcing labor and safety rules Increase how many visas are awarded for family-based and employment-based immigration, and exempt recent STEM Ph.D. graduates from any caps Expand protections for undocumented immigrants who are victims of workplace violations End for-profit immigration detention centers Propose a four-year, $4 billion package supplemented by international donors and regional partners to assist Central America in developing security and economic programs Mr. Trump has tightened border restrictions and pushed for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. As stated on the White House website, Mr. Trump aims to end family-based migration, terminate the diversity visa lottery system and create a “merit-based” immigration system. Mr. Trump says he will: Continue to exclude undocumented immigrants from welfare, health care or free college tuition Continue to crack down on cities and jurisdictions with so-called “sanctuary” policies that limit local law enforcement cooperation with ICE Prohibit companies from hiring immigrants for lower pay Here’s what he has done during his presidency: Enacted a travel ban on a group of mostly African and Asian countries in 2017, and expanded that list in 2020 Oversaw a “zero tolerance” policy that led to the separation of thousands of migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border Rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for unauthorized immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children Signed an executive order barring “sanctuary” cities from receiving certain federal grants Ordered the hiring of 10,000 new ICE agents and 5,000 new Border Patrol agents Made it more difficult for immigrants to obtain green cards and visas by broadening the factors that could be used to deem them “public charges” who are likely to rely on government benefits, like food stamps and housing vouchers, while in the U.S. Turned back more than 66,000 asylum-seekers to Mexico and required them to wait there for their U.S. court hearings under the “Migrant Protection Protocols” program Set the refugee cap for fiscal year 2021 at 15,000 people, a record low. Mr. Trump has repeatedly dropped the cap from 110,000, the number set by former President Obama in his last year in office. Health Care This year, there has been a strong emphasis on veterans’ health care, the opioid epidemic, prescription drug prices, and insurance coverage. Biden has largely been pushing to expand the Affordable Care Act, which was put into place when he served under Barack Obama. Here are Biden’s plans: Provide a public health care option with more affordable costs End surprise billing by barring health care providers from charging patients out-of-network rates when they do not have control over the provider they see Repeal a law banning Medicare from negotiating lower drug prices Establish an independent review board to determine the price for new specialty drugs that do not have competition Impose a tax penalty on drug manufacturers that increase costs of their brand, biotech or generic drugs over the general inflation rate Allow consumers to buy some prescription drugs from other countries Double federal investments into community health centers Mr. Trump has fought for the Affordable Care Act to be eliminated and replaced — but he has not yet announced a specific health care plan of his own. He has repeatedly said he will protect Americans with pre-existing conditions, but his administration has been fighting against those protections in court. According to his campaign website, Mr. Trump says he will: Cut costs of prescription drugs Lower the cost of health insurance premiums End surprise billing Cover pre-existing conditions Protect Social Security and Medicare Here’s what he has done during his presidency: Proposed cutting more than $100,000 from SAMHSA, and $1 trillion from Medicaid and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits over 10 years Proposed cutting funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Signed executive orders aimed at reducing insulin costs Declared the opioid crisis a national public health emergency and created a commission to combat the issue Created a task force to focus on suicide prevention for veterans Signed an executive order that says it is the administration’s policy to cover pre-existing conditions, although experts have said the order has no legal standing without congressional authorization. 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0.999996	On average, in Australia the out-of-pocket costs of a single IVF cycle can range from $3400 to $4400, depending on the individual treatment requirements. Read More COVID-19 vaccine and fertility October 13, 2021 by Margaret Ambrose • IVF, Pregnancy & baby • Leave a Comment Alfred Health Infectious diseases physician and immunisation expert Prof Michelle Giles is joined by A/Prof Kate Stern, Head of Reproductive Services at The Royal Women’s Hospital to share all you need to know about vaccination and fertility. Read More People are using their super to pay for IVF, with their fertility clinic’s blessing. That’s a conflict of interest September 20, 2021 by Margaret Ambrose • IVF • Leave a Comment People can access their superannuation early to pay for expensive fertility treatments such as IVF. They can claim “mental disturbance” if they want part of their funds released early on compassionate grounds. Read More Why everyone should teach their kids about donor conception September 20, 2021 by Margaret Ambrose • Donor conception, IVF • Leave a Comment At just 10 years, my daughter Greta can explain, in language appropriate to her age, donor conception. But while Greta understands what a sperm donor is, her response is almost always met with, “What’s a donor?” Read More Is there a link between endometriosis and fertility? August 5, 2021 October 19, 2021 by Margaret Ambrose • Featured, Pregnancy & baby • Leave a Comment Fact: while some women with severe endometriosis are able to conceive naturally, others with milder cases of the condition struggle to conceive. So while there is often a link established between endometriosis and fertility, it is not always the case. Read More Sound waves: the next big thing in IVF July 23, 2021 October 13, 2021 by Margaret Ambrose • IVF • Leave a Comment A new technique developed by Australian researchers is using sound waves to filter sperm for IVF treatments. Read More Why is everyone losing it over Paris Hilton’s IVF comments? February 8, 2021 by Margaret Ambrose • IVF • Leave a Comment It can sometimes seem that whenever a celebrity opens up about their IVF journey or struggles with fertility she is hailed a hero. So how come Paris Hilton’s announcement that she was undergoing IVF was met with such anger and hostility? Read More History made as baby girl born from 27-year-old embryo December 23, 2020 February 10, 2021 by Margaret Ambrose • Donor conception, Featured, IVF • Leave a Comment Her birthday may be October 2020, but the birth of Molly Gibson has actually been 27 years in the making. Read More 5 books for your summer reading list! December 23, 2020 January 2, 2021 by Margaret Ambrose • Donor conception, IVF, Pregnancy & baby • Leave a Comment Shared stories make us smile; they get us through tough times; they let us know we’re not alone. This summer (at least for a little while) ditch the how-tos, guides and all the scientific jargon that comes with IVF – find yourself a shady tree to sit beneath, and spend a few hours with people who have been there and come out the other side. Read More How much does it cost to have an IVF baby? November 29, 2020 December 14, 2020 by Margaret Ambrose • Featured, IVF • Leave a Comment For some people conceiving a baby is absolutely free – but for me, all up it cost around $30,000. I got off lightly. Read More ← Older posts Stay in the loop! Subscribe to our email updates and be the first to get all the news, stories and invitations! * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Latest Articles ‘I started working two jobs’: The real cost of IVF October 19, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine and fertility October 13, 2021 People are using their super to pay for IVF, with their fertility clinic’s blessing. That’s a conflict of interest September 20, 2021 Why everyone should teach their kids about donor conception September 20, 2021 Mums who refuse to work for free August 10, 2021 Talk to us! Do you have an IVF story to share? A topic you’d like to see covered on the Baby Project? We’d love to hear from you!
0.999996	What is the most important asset for any business to succeed? Do you think it’s money? Money is important but think again. What is the secret of successful organizations? It is how they manage their resources, and mostly, human resources. An organization may hire the best talent on board but if they do not deploy and manage them well, then it’s all a waste. Successful organizations know how to streamline their costs, reduce time wastage, and enhance their profitability levels. As employees involve a high cost, optimally utilizing your resources is the key. So, how can you do that? By implementing robust resource management software, you can manage efficient resource management with ease. Here are a few top business benefits of using a resource management tool. Top 10 Business Benefits of a Resource Management Software 1. Automated planning process It’s a fact that eliminating redundant and manual tasks and automating them is the only way to improve operational efficiencies. As a project manager, it’s tough to keep a tab of the resource allocation, scheduling, and management manually. It becomes even tougher with people working remotely or with distributed teams. So, what is the solution? When talking of resources, using a resource scheduler that can handle automatic updates regularly can be a game-changer. Such a resource management software can monitor the supply of your resources while mapping them to the demand. This enables you to get a clear idea of your exact requirements. This resource management tool highlights the resource and skill shortage, and you can create plans accordingly. These tools also provide a real-time update of your capacity, resource capability, utilization, etc. 2. Balanced resource management To successfully deliver projects, you need to efficiently manage your resources without overbooking or under-utilizing them. Resource planning is one of the first and very important steps as it fosters better work standards. A resource management software has the features to identify and resource bottlenecks and provide insights about when to hire more people, what skills they possess, etc. Because of such a tool, you get visibility into the exact workload and then assign resources accordingly. 3. Improved accountability The project manager and the team members need to be accountable for what they do. Especially the managers are answerable for all the expenses that are incurred. So, if you do not have the right human resources or don’t manage them well, then you could face a lot of inefficiencies. The right resource management software helps to get higher accountability and it’s easier to monitor the expenses and utilization of each team member, a specific team, etc. This way, you can spot the areas where the issues lie and accordingly take steps to resolve them. 4. Pipeline forecasting Project managers usually juggle with multiple projects and handle other initiatives so that the business becomes more profitable. But while doing so, it is tough to deal with the lack of visibility into the progress of various projects and resources aligned with them. The right resource management software provides a bird’s-eye view of the completed, pending, ongoing, and planned projects. This way, you can prevent any upcoming challenges or roadblocks before they result in a debacle. 5. Enhanced work environment Implementing a resource scheduler provides a better work environment for the employees. The tool helps the project manager to find how engaged and satisfied are their team members. It also helps in monitoring the performance and productivity of the team and enables efficient shift planning. When the management can spot the performance gaps, they can take steps to enhance the work environment. This helps to make sure that the team members utilize their skills and perform at their optimum level. It’s a fact that people thrive in a good working environment where they feel that their contribution matters. 6. Deliver projects on time and within the set budget If project planning, resource scheduling, and allocation take longer, then you will lose time to complete the project. If you exceed the planned delivery time or effort, it costs hugely to the organization. Thus, using a resource management software helps to avert such a situation. You can get automated planning, efficient resource management, and eliminate manual task scheduling. This means you end up saving a lot of time and avoiding manual errors. Hence, your projects are delivered on schedule and within the pre-determined budget. 7. Conflict resolution Unforeseen issues and resource conflicts eat up a lot of revenue. Imagine if conflicts remain unresolved then it can lead to reduced customer satisfaction and missed project opportunities. The right resource scheduler helps to identify if any resources have been double-booked or any issues may derail a project. You can easily spot any loopholes with the tool’s real-time visibility and resolve any resource conflicts that may arise. The AI-enabled tool accurately predicts resource requirements for the future well ahead of time. It also acts as a centralized repository of all the details of resources like their skills, experience, qualifications, availability, etc. This helps in quickly responding to any issues that may arise during the project lifecycle. 8. Better employee engagement and productivity A resource management software helps to avoid over-and under-allocation. Besides, you can also find the right fit for all the projects and not align over-or underqualified resources. In case people are overqualified for a task, they would feel frustrated and not perform to their optimum level. And if they are underqualified, they may take more time and effort to understand and complete a particular task. Hence, the project can get delayed, and you may face cost overruns. The centralized database helps the project and resource managers to find the best fit for a task as per their skills, experience, and interests. This positively impacts their utilization and productivity and hence the profitability of the projects and organizations increases. 9. Solid up-to-the-minute reporting How can you ensure that all the milestones of your projects are on track? And how can you track if all the projects are progressing as planned? Tracking the progress of team members is also important to determine if they are utilized well. A resource scheduler tool helps in monitoring the progress of the project through all its stages. This way, you can find out if everything is on track or if lagging behind, and you need to assign more resources to meet your timeline. A resource management software helps in up-to-date reporting, which further enables to make well-informed decisions. 10. Higher revenue One of the key goals of any project is to earn good revenues. Using a resource management software provides you with an entire team’s view. You can also check how each team member is performing and how their skills can be utilized optimally. Analysis of this data helps to understand where to put more effort and where some resources can be pulled out. Better and automated planning, scheduling, allocation, and resource management leads to projects being delivered on time and better revenues. How can eResource Scheduler Help? If you want to be in control of your resources and optimize the utilization of the most valuable asset, that is your employees, then try using eResource Scheduler. This tool acts as a central repository of all your global resources. You can gain real-time visibility of all the organization-wide resources, their projects, and performance. If you are looking for some additional resources for a short-term project, you can share some resources across teams. This resource management software boosts coordination and finds the best fit resources for the right task. As a project manager, you don’t need to worry about your schedules and can complete the projects on time and within the budget. Boost employee satisfaction by aligning them to suitable tasks and analyze the utilization metrics at various levels with the help of this award-winning tool. Business Benefits of Using a Leading Resource Management Software – eResource Scheduler eResource Scheduler maximizes your resource utilization by 18 to 30% while ensuring load levelling across various resources. What’s more? Improve scheduling estimations and gain insights on the profitability of each resource and every project. This resource scheduler also helps to identify resource shortages and accordingly formulate effective hiring plans. The software helps to minimize resource bench-time and increase your revenue. You can deliver additional projects with the same resources and cut down on your resource costs. Did you know that an average mid-sized company has about 23% under-utilization? And on average, 20% of resources end up doing 80% of the work. This tool helps you to hire only when needed. You get real-time updates about scheduling changes and the detailed reports help you identify any loopholes. So, take a free trial of eResource Scheduler and let data drive the resourcing decisions for you and take well-informed decisions. Company Bio: ENBRAUN is a software product and service company. eResource Scheduler is its Flagship software product.
0.996957	Becoming a professional gamer is one of the most potentially lucrative jobs in the world right now. Given the stratospheric rise of the global esports industry, it has never been a better time to go pro with your gaming skills. Indeed, becoming a professional gamer brings with it a number of tantalizing possibilities. Quite apart from the potentially large salary and sponsorship deals, it may open the door to other exciting career prospects. These include becoming a professional athlete in ‘real’ sport, such as the multiple esport racers who have since become professional racing drivers. Moreover, many professional gamers have become celebrities in their own right. Figures like PewDiePie and KSI have proven the potential career path for celebrity gamers, entering into the music industry, global sports and the media. Most importantly however, is the fact that you would be doing what you love. If you have a passion for gaming, then being paid for playing your own hobby can make your career far more meaningful. This is how you can become a professional gamer: You need the right tools for the job Like any desirable occupation, becoming a professional gamer is not easy. It is a hotly contested industry, full of passionate players who hope to one day go pro. In order to stand the best chance of developing your skills, you need to have the right equipment. This means investing in a dedicated gaming computer, such as those from lenovo.com. It will enable you to practice your skills and compete in esports events without the frustration of lag, imprecise controls and a lack of processing power. It may also be advisable to ensure that you are as comfortable as possible when gaming. You will likely spend hours at a time sitting at a desk, so ensure you buy a suitable gaming chair, foot rest and screen. It is also important to take regular breaks to rest your eyes and energize your body. Get involved in esports communities To gain recognition and progress as a competitor within the gaming community, you need to meet as many people as possible and build a strong reputation. To do this, you could become closely involved with esport communities, chatting to different players and entering a variety of different tournaments. Furthermore, you could start your own community, building a group of enthusiasts around your favorite games and, as a result, building your own support base. Start specializing in a particular game If you want to rise to the top as a gamer, you are going to need to become the best at a single game. This will help you to hone your skills to a high level, rather than spreading your time between a number of titles. Becoming a specialist at one game will also make it more likely that you will build a strong reputation, because there will be fewer competitors and noise to shout over. Even if you just want to become a gaming celebrity, rather than a serious competitor, it is best to focus on one game and become the number one name associated with it.
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0.947925	Installation of any software application should be straightforward, intuitive, and, perhaps above all, fast. Furthermore, when you have the software installed, you want to be able to update it as and when you deem necessary, and in a streamlined fashion. Altium Designer provides a fast, efficient Installation Management System that caters to this very need - a system that not only expedites the initial installation process but lets you handcraft the features available to that soft ware at any time after installation. For the recommended and minimum system requirements to install and run Altium Designer, see the System Requirements page. Initial Install Main article: Installing Altium Designer Initial installation of Altium Designer is performed using the Altium Designer Installer. This wizard-based installer is accessed by running a small (approx. 25MB) executable - AltiumDesignerSetup<Version>.exe. This executable is downloaded from the Downloads page of the Altium website and can be saved anywhere on your hard disk. Each version of the software has its own dedicated installer. Need an Offline Installer? For Altium Designer, the Offline Installer can be obtained directly from the Downloads page of the Altium website by clicking on the Need Offline Installer? link. For more information, see Obtaining the Offline Installation Package. Streamlined installation courtesy of the Altium Designer Installer. There are two key elements to installation that are definable across the various pages of the installation wizard, allowing you to control what gets installed, and where: Design Functionality - allows you to specify which features are installed initially. The PCB Design option provides the base software and core technologies required to perform PCB design. It is always installed and cannot be deselected. Use the remaining options to tailor the installation to suit your needs. This will also have an impact on the initial installation time. Install Location - allows you to specify the destination folders for the installation in terms of both the Program Files and Shared Documents install locations. These locations become especially important when installing multiple instances of Altium Designer. The installation itself is streamlined and expedient. This allows you to get the software installed and up-and-running in the quickest time possible. Once installed, you can further refine your installation in terms of available features and functionality. Licensing Altium Designer Main article: Altium Designer Licensing System Altium Designer includes a streamlined licensing system that enables you to get licensed and up-and-running with your Altium Designer Software in a timely and efficient manner. The system offers various licensing types to suit your licensing needs. On-Demand - client-side license acquisition is administered by an Altium managed server. Standalone - client-side license acquisition is managed by the user through the use of a licensing file (.alf). Private Server - client-side license acquisition is administered by the Private License Service of an Altium Infrastructure Server, which is a free, on-premise server that provides remote Altium product installation and license management. Extending the Capabilities of Altium Designer Main article: Extending Altium Designer Facilitating the ability to enhance your Altium Designer instance, customization of the software is made possible through the concept of Extensions. This is a key concept of the system to understand. An extension is effectively an add-on to the software that provides extended features and functionality. A core set of features and functions are installed and handled transparently as part of the initial installation, referred to as System Resources. In addition, Optional Extensions are available, which are packets of functionality that are optionally installed or removed by the user as required. It is the extension concept that enables the installation to be handcrafted in accordance with design needs. Customization of an Altium Designer installation essentially boils down to management of the available extensions. Install, update, or remove available extensions as and when you need to. Many extensions are available from Altium for use with Altium Designer. In addition, and with the Altium Developer extension, you can extend the functionality of Altium Designer through use of the Altium Designer SDK (Software Development Kit) by creating your own extensions for the software. And inherent to the Altium Developer extension is the dedicated Developer Interface, which is the user interface for managing custom extensions. Part of this interface is a publishing feature that enables you to share those extensions securely with a wider audience through release to a global repository of extensions (a global extensions gallery, if you will). This is a cloud-based Altium repository and opens up the possibility for third-party developers to offer and trade extensions for Altium Designer through secure distribution, licensing, and installation of the extensions they craft. The global repository of extensions can be accessed through the AltiumLive Partner Dashboard at https://apps.live.altium.com. The Dashboard exposes a newly-published extension to other registered users, such as those in a company group, by providing controlled distribution and (if necessary) licensing of the extension. Functionality is added to or removed from Altium Designer through installation and removal of optional extensions. Within Altium Designer, management of extensions for the software is performed from within the dedicated Extensions & Updates view, which is accessed by clicking on the control at the top-right of the design space then choosing the Extensions and Updates command from the menu. Accessing the Extensions & Updates area - command central from where you can efficiently manage the functionality available in the software. The Extensions & Updates view can also be accessed directly from the License Management view by clicking the Extensions and updates option below the Available Licenses listing. Examples We all can appreciate using examples to get us going with specific aspects of software. At times, such examples showcase a feature or set of features that make the learning curve a little less steep. In a similar fashion, we like to have access to a pre-developed set of libraries, giving us a boost in the choice of components we can use 'out-of-the-box'. A selection of example designs is installed as part of the initial installation. In a standard default installation of the software, these can be found in the \Users\Public\Documents\Altium\AD21\Examples folder of the installation. Further reference designs, design components, and board templates are available through various sections in the Design Content area of the Altium website: Reference Designs are available that showcase functionality in the PCB design domain. These can be downloaded from the Reference Designs section. Legacy reference designs, built at the launch of Altium Designer 10, can be downloaded here. These include a number of simulation and scripting examples. Keep in mind that these are legacy and are not updated. Installing Multiple Instances of the Software Once the base version of Altium Designer is installed on a computer (e.g., 21.0.x), you can either update to a subsequent version (e.g., 21.0.x +1), or that subsequent version can be installed as a fresh and distinct instance. The installation system supports the concurrent installation of different instances of the software. The beauty of installing different version instances is that it enables you to quickly access a previous version directly and independently, whereas an update effectively replaces the earlier version with the later one. When running the installer for a subsequent version of Altium Designer, an additional page of the Altium Designer Installer wizard will be available called Installation Mode. This page gives you the choice of either updating an existing version instance of Altium Designer or installing as a separate new version instance. Choose the New installation option to maintain separate version instances of the software on the same computer. Remember to specify different destination folders for the new instance later in the wizard. To install a separate instance, ensure the New installation option is chosen as the mode of installation. Installation Folders There are two important factors that facilitate the installation of multiple individual version instances of the software: The ability to specify different destination folders during the install in terms of both the Program Files and Shared Documents install locations. The system's use of a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) for each independent instance. This identifier, which uses the standard 128-bit URN model and is displayed as a 32-character hexadecimal number, is used to uniquely distinguish the application data folders, as well as entries in the registry. When you run a particular instance of Altium Designer, the system handles (through use of this identifier) only those files and registry entries specific to that instance. The following is a summary of the default installation folders for Altium Designer 21.x (Windows 7 and above): The default main installation path for Altium Designer is: \Program Files\Altium\AD21 Examples, libraries and templates for a default installation can be found in the following directory: \Users\Public\Documents\Altium\AD21 System application data (including Extensions, Portal Cache) and security files (license ALF) for a particular instance can be found in the following two directories: \ProgramData\Altium\Altium Designer <GUID> \ProgramData\Altium\Altium Designer <GUID>_Security For two example instances, the paths might, therefore, be (inserting example GUIDs): \ProgramData\Altium\Altium Designer {7DF7280E-CD03-40A9-A6A4-DDD057140F70} \ProgramData\Altium\Altium Designer {7DF7280E-CD03-40A9-A6A4-DDD057140F70}_Security \ProgramData\Altium\Altium Designer {566C1AFA-49CA-4B17-B7CB-70A2042D8DAC} \ProgramData\Altium\Altium Designer {566C1AFA-49CA-4B17-B7CB-70A2042D8DAC}_Security User application data files (including: DXP.rcs, UserTools.tlt, AdvPCB.dft, AdvSch.dft, last design space) for a particular instance can be found in the following directory: \Users\<ProfileName>\AppData\Roaming\Altium\Altium Designer <GUID> For two example instances, and a user profile of Des.Igner, the paths would therefore be: \Users\Des.Igner\AppData\Roaming\Altium\Altium Designer {7DF7280E-CD03-40A9-A6A4-DDD057140F70} \Users\Des.Igner\AppData\Roaming\Altium\Altium Designer {566C1AFA-49CA-4B17-B7CB-70A2042D8DAC} User local application data for a particular instance can be found in the following directory: \Users\<ProfileName>\AppData\Local\Altium\Altium Designer <GUID> For two example instances, and a user profile of Des.Igner, the paths would therefore be: \Users\Des.Igner\AppData\Local\Altium\Altium Designer {7DF7280E-CD03-40A9-A6A4-DDD057140F70} \Users\Des.Igner\AppData\Local\Altium\Altium Designer {566C1AFA-49CA-4B17-B7CB-70A2042D8DAC} Identifying the Right Folder For the main program installation and shared documents folders, you have the ability to give those folders meaningful names, which can come in very handy for a machine containing multiple different version instances of the software. But for other folders, they are only distinguished by their GUID. Being able to tell that you have the right folder for the right version instance suddenly becomes more difficult. However, help is at hand. By using the Preferences dialog, you can quickly identify the GUID used for the currently open instance of the software and, armed with that knowledge, you can pick the right folder through Windows Explorer. The GUID can be identified on the following pages of the Preferences dialog (in a standard default installation of Altium Designer): Data Management - Backup: in the Path field. PCB Editor - Models: in the Directory field for Temporary Mesh Data. CAM Editor - General: in the Default log files location field. Identifying the GUID used for the active version instance of Altium Designer. Changing Installed Core Functionality after Installation During initial installation of Altium Designer, you have a choice over the core design functionality you want to be installed. This choice is not 'set in stone', however, and can be modified at any time after installation. This can be performed in two places: Internally from within Altium Designer from the Installed page of the Extensions & Updates view. Externally from within Windows from the standard Programs and Features page (accessed from the Control Panel in Windows 7 and above). From Altium Designer Access the Extensions & Updates view (click on the control at the top-right of the design space then choose Extensions and Updates from the menu) and switch to the Installed tab. Click the button at the top-right of the Platform region. This accesses the Configure Platform page, which presents the core feature set for the software including platform extensions and is identical in content to that found on the Select Design Functionality page of the Altium Designer Installer. Make changes to the core functionality of your Altium Designer installation by configuring the platform from within the Extensions & Updates view. Make changes to the installed core feature set as required by checking/unchecking the box next to a feature. Modifications are distinguished by the applicable entry becoming bold. Once modifications have been made, click the button at the top-right of the page. A confirmation dialog will open; click OK to apply the changes and restart Altium Designer. The instance of Altium Designer will close and a window will appear showing progress in terms of the download of the files required to implement the change(s) followed by the installation of those files. Altium Designer will then be restarted. From Windows Access the Programs and Features page through the Windows Control Panel then right-click on the entry for Altium Designer and use the Change command from the context menu. If you have installed multiple instances of Altium Designer, ensure changes are being made to the correct instance. It can be a good idea to have the Version attribute displayed as an additional column on the Programs and Features page so that the correct instance can be quickly verified. The Altium Designer Installer wizard will be presented. Log in through the Account Log In pop-up window, after which you will be taken to the Select Design Functionality page. Make changes to the installed core feature set as required then click Next. Modify the installation at any stage by changing the core functionality installed. The Ready To Modify page will be presented. At this point, the Installer has all the information it requires to proceed with modification of the installation. If you need to change anything, click the Back button. If you want to cancel out of the install, click Cancel. To proceed with the modification, click Next. The page will change to Modifying Altium Designer and the files required to implement the change will be downloaded and installed. Modification of the installation proceeds by downloading the files required to implement desired changes to the software. Once downloaded, those files will be installed. The modification to the installation is now complete. An option is provided to launch Altium Designer when you exit the Installer, which is enabled by default. Click Finish to exit the wizard. Updating to a Later Version Updating to a later version can be performed from two places: Internally from within Altium Designer: from the Updates page of the Extensions & Updates view. Externally from within Windows: from the standard Programs and Features page (accessed from the Control Panel in Windows 7 and above). From Altium Designer Access the Extensions & Updates view (click on the control at the top-right of the design space then choose Extensions and Updates from the menu) and switch to the Updates tab. The page presents all Altium Designer platform updates that are available, arranged in chronological order, to provide a historical view of platform changes since the last update. The most recent version build incorporates the changes from all previous updates. To view further information on any platform update, click on the name to open a detailed view. In most cases, this will provide an expanded description of the update's function and Release Notes that summarize its changes over the previous version. New software updates are always visible but require a valid Altium subscription and account login to be downloaded and installed. Update to a new version of Altium Designer directly from within the current version. To download and install a software update listed under the main Updates tab, click its associated button that appears when you hover the mouse cursor over the update entry name. Alternatively, if browsing the detailed view for the update, click the button. If your license or subscription status does not allow the update, or you are not logged in to the Altium portal, a warning message will pop up to indicate the issue. A progress bar will appear that shows the progress of the download (essentially getting the installer for the later version from the secure cloud-based Altium Repository). Should you need to cancel the update, click its associated cancel icon ( ). A confirmation dialog will open, alerting you to the fact that a restart is required to install the platform update; click Yes. The instance of Altium Designer will close and a window will appear (essentially the Updating Altium Designer page of the Installer wizard) showing progress in terms of download of the files required to implement the update followed by the installation of those files. Altium Designer will then be restarted. Verification that you now have the later version of the platform installed can be made either from any page of the Extensions & Updates view or from the Help » About splash screen. From Windows Updating your current instance of Altium Designer to a later version is performed during installation of that later version. Download and run the AltiumDesignerSetup<Version>.exe file associated with the latest version of the software. Follow the installation process using the Altium Designer Installer for the new version. After agreeing to the End-User License Agreement, you will be presented with the Installation Mode page. This page gives you the choice of either updating an existing version instance of Altium Designer or installing it as a separate new version instance. Choose the Update existing version option then use the drop-down field to select the specific instance of the software you want to update. The Programs and Documents install locations will be summarized based on the chosen instance. Choose to update an existing instance of Altium Designer during installation of a later version of the software. Click Next. The Ready To Update page will be presented. At this point, the Installer has all the information it requires to proceed with the update of the existing installation. If you need to change anything, click the Back button. If you want to cancel out of the installation, click Cancel. To go ahead and proceed with the update, click Next. Login through the Account Log In pop-up window. Once this is done, the page will change to Updating Altium Designer and the files required to implement the update will be downloaded and then installed. Update of the installation proceeds by downloading the files required to implement required changes to the software. Once downloaded, those files will be installed. The update to the installation is now complete. An option is provided to launch Altium Designer when you exit the Installer, which is enabled by default. Click Finish to exit the wizard. Uninstalling Uninstalling Altium Designer is performed using the Altium Designer Uninstaller. This wizard-based uninstaller is accessed from the standard Programs and Features page (accessed from the Control Panel in Windows 7 and above). Right-click on the entry for Altium Designer and use the Uninstall command from the context menu. If you have installed multiple instances of Altium Designer, ensure that the correct instance is being uninstalled. It can be a good idea to have the Version attribute displayed as an additional column on the Programs and Features page so that the correct instance can be quickly verified. Uninstalling the software is streamlined, courtesy of the Altium Designer Uninstaller. Three actions are provided, facilitating varying degrees of 'uninstall' as follows: Uninstall - removes the install folders (program files and shared documents locations) but leaves preferences-based folders alone. This enables you to have a build that is not currently installed, but whose preferences can still be reused, for example, by importing into another installed version. Remove Preferences - removes just the preferences-based folders, covering system application data and security files, user application data files, and user local application data. Remove Completely - total removal of the entire installation (i.e. installation folders and preferences folders). Choose the uninstall action required. If you want to cancel out of the uninstall, click Cancel. To proceed with the uninstall, click Next. The page will change to Uninstalling Altium Designer and the chosen action will be processed. Once the uninstall is complete, click Finish on the Uninstallation Complete page of the Uninstaller. The Altium Designer Uninstaller in action. FAQs General Does Altium Designer have crash reporting? Yes, Altium Designer provides you with the ability to send a crash report through to the Altium Developers, should you encounter an error in the software. In the error/exception dialog that appears, simply click the Send Report button and add a description of what you were doing at the time of the error. The more information, the better the chance of the cause of the crash being reproduced and addressed. Note - if there is a crash that does not raise an exception dialog, and the software hangs in an apparent frozen state, use the Ctrl+Alt+Insert keyboard shortcut to force a crash report. This dialog may pop-up behind the Altium Designer application window. Installation Why can't I update between major versions of Altium Designer? While you can update your installation of Altium Designer to the next primary (or secondary) point release within the same major version stream, it is not possible to update from the previous major version release to the next. So if you have Altium Designer x.0.1 installed, you can validly update to x.y.z, but you could not update to x+1.y.z, where: x is the current major version. x+1 is the next major version. y is the current primary point release within the current major version stream. z is the current secondary point release within the current major version stream. So depending on the next version of the software you are considering, you have two choices: An update is available within same major release stream - you can update your current installation, or install the new update as a seperate instance, having both installed side-by-side, and using the version that best suits your needs. The next major version is available - you have the choice to continue with your current version, or to install the next to access the latest features. Alternatively, have both installed side-by-side, and use the version that best suits your needs. The beauty of installing different version instances is that it enables you to quickly access a previous version directly, and independently, whereas an update effectively replaces the earlier version with the later one. Each version of the software has its own dedicated installer. How are multiple installations kept separate? There are two important factors that facilitate the installation of multiple individual version instances of the software: The ability to specify different destination folders during the install, in terms of both the Program Files and Shared Documents install locations. The system's use of a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) for each independent instance. This identifier - which uses the standard 128-bit URN model and is displayed as a 32-character hexadecimal number - is used to uniquely distinguish the application data folders, as well as entries in the registry. When you run a particular instance of Altium Designer, the system handles, through use of this identifier, only those files and registry entries specific to that instance. I've got multiple installations, how do I identify the correct install folders? For the main program installation and shared documents folders, you have the ability to give those folders meaningful names, which can come in very handy for a machine containing multiple different version instances of the software. But for other folders, they are only distinguished by their GUID. Being able to tell you have the right folder for the right version instance suddenly becomes more difficult. However, help is at hand. By using the Preferences dialog, you can quickly identify the GUID used for the currently open instance of the software and, armed with that knowledge, can pick the right folder through Windows Explorer. The GUID can be identified on the follow pages of the Preferences dialog (in a standard default installation of Altium Designer): Data Management - Backup: in the Path field. PCB Editor - Models: in the Directory field for Temporary Mesh Data. CAM Editor - General: in the Default log files location field. Licensing Do I need to activate an On-Demand license? No, and that's the beauty of On-Demand licensing - it hides the activation process from the user. There is no activation procedure, nor adding license files in a manual fashion - with On-Demand licensing, just sign in to your account and all applicable licenses, designated for your use, will be presented. Is there still a Standalone license available? Absolutely. Altium Designer continues to support the use of Standalone-type licenses. Standalone licensing allows you to effectively manage your own license through use of a Standalone licensing file (.alf). This file can be saved, copied and backed-up as required. The .alf file is reusable on a home computer (in accordance with the EULA) simply by copying the file to a specific folder on that computer and then adding the file into your software installation, from the License Management view (accessed by clicking on the control at the top-right of the workspace and choosing the License Management command from the menu). Do I need to be signed in to my account to use my Standalone license? With a Standalone license, the only time you need to sign in to your Altium account (through the Altium portal), is when: You are activating the license for the first time. You are reactivating the license (required for example when you have deleted the license and don't have a backup of the license file). A Group Administrator for your Altium Account can also activate Standalone licensing directly through a Web browser, using the Altium Dashboard. This is especially useful where client computers cannot access the internet for whatever reason. An Admin user - who does have connection to the internet - simply accesses and activates the licenses, then passes the relevant .alf file to each client user in the organization. Am I able to use my license seat at work and at home? Yes, this is possible and depends on the license type you are using. If using an On-Demand license in On-Demand mode, simply use your seat at the office and release it before you go home. Then, at home, access your license, use it, and release it when finished. If using a Standalone license, simply take a copy of the license file onto your home computer and work away - remembering of course, that you can not run the two installations of Altium Designer simultaneously. Do I have to remain connected to the internet to use my On-Demand license? You are in no way forced to stay connected to the internet (logged into the Altium portal) to use an On-Demand license. This is just one method in which you can use an On-Demand license - in On-Demand mode - for example where multiple users share the same license and they do not use Altium Designer all the time. To use an On-Demand license in an 'offline' (not signed in) mode, you can choose to roam with the license (Roaming mode). OK, so what actually is Roaming? The roaming aspect of an On-Demand license allows you to go 'offline' - you can take your computer where you like and whether there is an internet connection or not, you will still be licensed. You need only sign-in to your account if you wish to return the license ahead of time, or if you want to extend the 'roam time'. How long can I 'roam' with an On-Demand license? The maximum time that you can roam with an On-Demand license is the life of the actual license itself. This is particularly relevant to timed licenses. If you are roaming with a seat of an On-Demand license and the roaming period elapses, use of that seat will stop, with no grace period. How do I get a license if I have no internet connection whatsoever? Activation of Standalone and Private Server licenses can be performed directly from your web browser using the Altium Dashboard. Access the Dashboard on a non work-critical PC (not running Altium Designer). Once you have obtained the required license file(s) (*.alf), you can take the file(s) to your normal, non-net-connected (and work-critical) PC. For more information, see License Activation. Note that only Group Administrators for an Altium Account can access and use the Altium Dashboard. I've deleted my Standalone license file and didn't make a backup - what now? Sign-in to your account - the Standalone license available to you will be presented in the Available Licenses region, shown as no longer being used. To use it again, simply reactivate the license, using the Reactivate option. Alternatively, if you are a Group Administrator for your account, activate and acquire the license file through the Altium Dashboard. Why use the Altium Portal? The Altium Portal provides the possibility to deliver our users facilities that are linked securely to their account with Altium. On-Demand licensing is just one example of a portal-delivered feature. Access to the SUPPORTcenter and installation management are two others. All of these elements are attainable through your secure (and unique) login to the portal using your Altium Account (AltiumLive) credentials. Is connection to the Altium Portal secure? All communication with the Altium Account Management servers, through the applicable Altium Portal, is secure over https. What information is Altium using when i'm connected to the Portal using an On-Demand license? When you use a feature that connects Altium Designer to the on-demand services, Altium may collect the following information: MAC Addresses: Altium uses a computer's MAC address to identify a PC. If you sign in on multiple computers, each sign in request will be recorded uniquely. HDD serial numbers: Along with the MAC addresses, this information provides a robust way to identify a PC for licensing purposes. Altium Designer version: Altium uses the software version to differentiate between products so that the correct services can be delivered for each product. This information, along with your sign-in credentials, allows the Account Management server to confirm valid license usage. Altium does not, and shall not, read or gather any information about the designs or files you use within Altium Designer. All connections to the Altium Portal through Altium Designer are secure. Along with the information that is gathered, information that you enter will also be communicated in requests to Altium's Portal. When data is recorded with Altium's Portal, the data will include a time stamp showing when the data was recorded. If you or your company are concerned about Altium knowing your license usage, you are more than welcome to roam with the licenses, or use Standalone licenses. OK, I'm using my license in On-Demand mode. Am I really connected permanently to the Altium Account Management server? You do not remain permanently connected to the Server. Altium Designer communicates with the Account Management server, through the secure Altium Portal, by making a request and receiving a response. At that point the connection is closed. There will be numerous requests to sign in, request the available licenses to display, and so on, but each request is independent and then the connection closes. What if my internet connection drops out, or the Altium Account Management server is unavailable? While using an On-Demand license, Altium Designer will make a request to the Account Management server, through the secure Altium Portal, at regular intervals to renew the license, and also to see if someone has forced the release of your license remotely. If the Account Management server is unreachable for any reason, you will not lose your license and can continue to use it. Altium Designer will regularly try to restore the connection. Initially Altium Designer does this silently, though you may notice error indications in the title bar which go away once connection is re-established. If the Account Management Server is unreachable for an extended period (say, a few hours or more) you will see message dialogs reminding you to re-establish your Internet connection to the Altium Portal. You will still not lose your license. Can I force-release a seat of an On-Demand license? It is possible to force-release a seat of an On-Demand license that is being used in either On-Demand, or Roaming modes, directly from within Altium Designer. For example, if you forget to release your seat at work when you leave for the day, you can release it from your home computer then use the open seat at home. The extent of your 'release powers' depends on whether or not you have administrative rights to your licenses: Have Administrative Rights - you can remotely release a seat used by any user. The seat they are using will be released and they will lose the license. No Administrative Rights - you can only release a seat that you are using (on another computer). The seat will be available again. When force-releasing a seat of a license currently Roaming on another computer, you will be required to promise, under the Altium Honor Code, that you will not use, or allow others to use, the roaming license on that other computer after its release. An administrator for your Altium Account can also force release any seat of an On-Demand license, that is currently being used, from within the Altium Dashboard. If a seat of an On-Demand license is released remotely, does use of that seat stop abruptly? From the remote user perspective, if you are Roaming and your license has been released remotely, then you will not notice anything until you sign in. If you are currently using the license in On-Demand mode (or if you sign in while Roaming), then at some point in the next 20 minutes, a warning dialog will appear alerting you to the fact that your license has been released remotely, and by whom, and asking you to use another license to continue using Altium Designer. You will then have a further 20 minutes 'grace' use of the license, during which time you should select and use another license. After this time has elapsed, a second warning dialog will appear and use of the 'released' license will cease. Note that if using the license in On-Demand mode, and you sign out and back in again, the license will be released directly, with no grace periods. What happens if there are no seats left for an On-Demand license? All On-Demand licenses have a count of one or more seats that can be used concurrently. Users can acquire the seats to use the license until the count is reached. Subsequent users will not be able to freely use the license, but are able to use it 'over the limit'. The system will regularly check to see if a seat has become available, and will continue to notify the users that they are over the seat limit, until such time as a seat becomes available and is subsequently acquired. What happens if I run multiple instances of Altium Designer on the same machine? Each instance of Altium Designer will maintain a seat of the license where, in each case, that license is an On-Demand license and is being used in On-Demand mode. What happens when my license is expired? On-Demand licenses will not expire. If, for some reason, there are errors during background license validation checks or license renewal, you can continue to use the license and save your work, but you will receive a message of some sort. The message will depend on the situation: If you have lost your internet connection, a message will be displayed in Altium Designer's title bar alerting you to the fact that there is an "error signing in". If your session in the portal has timed out for some reason, you may see a sign in dialog. In other situations you may see a message that says "The Altium portal was not able to renew your license. Altium Designer will retry shortly." I've seen a dialog stating 'Secure Session Timeout....', what does this mean? A session can timeout in several ways. If no requests are made to the portal for an hour or more, the session will timeout. The session will also timeout after about 12 hours, regardless of previous activity. If the portal gets restarted while you are signed in, this will also register as a session timeout. Can I see how and where the seat(s) of my license(s) are being used? You can view license usage from the License Management view within Altium Designer. Simply click on the plus (+) symbol to the left of a license entry in the Available Licenses grid - the expanded details show who is using a seat of the license, and in which mode. Alternatively, and if you are an administrator for your account with Altium, access the Reports page of the Altium Dashboard. This page provides a range of license usage monitoring and reporting features for On-Demand licensing. These reports can be used to audit how your licenses are used within your organization. This is useful for ensuring that the best use is being made of the available license seats, for anticipating future license requirements, and to determine the usage of individual users. Extending Altium Designer Where do I go to manage the extensions for my software? Within Altium Designer, management of extensions for the software is performed from within the dedicated Extensions & Updates view, accessed by clicking on the control at the top-right of the workspace and choosing the Extensions and Updates command from the menu. The Extensions & Updates view can also be accessed directly from the License Management view, by clicking on the Extensions and Updates control, below the available licenses listing. Where is an Extension physically installed? For each installed extension, its associated installation files are stored in a dedicated folder, named after that extension. Extension folders can be found along the following path: \ProgramData\Altium\Altium Designer <GUID>\Extensions. In addition, the root Extensions folder contains a registry file - ExtensionsRegistry.xml - which is used to keep track of all extensions currently installed for that instance of Altium Designer.
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0.999042	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and other far-left members of Congress want President Joe Biden to use his executive power to extend the coronavirus eviction moratorium, which expired Saturday night. “We can’t take any sort of an excuse for an answer. We need an extension of the eviction moratorium,” Ocasio-Cortez told Breitbart News outside the U.S. Capitol Monday, where demonstrators had been gathered since Thursday. “Congress needs time, the president can give [Congress] that time,” Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) also explained. “He needs to use executive authority to extend the moratorium.” As for concerns surrounding the legality of using executive powers for this purpose, Takano believes that Biden should “worry about any court challenge to that authority later,” adding that he felt the Supreme Court justices would understand the need for the extension given the “spiking COVID infections across the country.” Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), who was also among Monday night’s demonstrators, told Breitbart News that it is important for people to understand that Democrats are only asking for time — not money. “The money is [already] there,” she explained, adding that county and local officials should not be let off the hook either. “I am as anxious to call them out [for not distributing the funds] as [I am] the president.” PoliticsSocial JusticeAlexandria Ocasio-CortezBrett Kavanaughevictioneviction moratoriumExecutive OrderJoe BidenJoyce BeattyMark TakanoOn the Hill
0.998067	Across New York City, frontline workers are risking their lives to keep hospitals running, transit moving and food on store shelves. The unjust irony is that these essential workers, who are literally keeping the city alive, are some of the city’s lowest paid and the most vulnerable to infection and illness during the pandemic. They are enduring brutal conditions of long shifts, speed-ups, and incredible stress on their mental and physical health. Employers and the city’s response has been barbarically inadequate and slow, resulting in the unnecessary death of many frontline workers. They have failed to supply these workers with adequate protective equipment, safety measures, and material support. This has particularly affected communities of color, immigrants and women, who make up the majority of essential workers. Black and Latinx workers have died at twice the rate. This can be changed, conditions can improve, and lives can be saved. We call on the Mayor and City Council to instate the following city-wide emergency measures to fix this crisis within the crisis and make these workers safe and secure. 1) Universal provision of personal protection equipment of the highest standard to all workers, across public and private worksites. Every healthcare worker, grocery store employee, transit operator, postal service and delivery person and other frontline worker deserves the right to the best protection available against COVID-19. 2) Thirty-hours work for forty-hours pay. Institute hazard pay in the form of 40 hours pay for 30 hours work for all workers who are serving in harm’s way. Better distribution of work and less time on the job means less exposure, and less of the stress that can undermine workers’ immune systems. This measure will also effectively employ 25% more workers, when unemployment is at a staggering high. Provide full wages for all workers who are forced to stay at home and/or are caring for dependents, until it is safe to return to work. Shorter hours with no reduction in pay for part-time workers. 3) Expand Medicare to provide universal free quality healthcare to all New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status. Fund citywide free testing. This crisis will never be solved if people are afraid and unable to access the healthcare services they need. 4) Empower committees of frontline workers selected from their workplaces to establish city-wide policies across industries regarding their safety. Workers are the best suited to determine how worksites should be run safely and humanely. We call on Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council to take these necessary measures to protect frontline workers, their families and communities. Sign this petition 0 have signed. Let’s get to 2,500! At 2,500 signatures, this petition is more likely to get picked up by local news! At 2,500 signatures, this petition is more likely to get picked up by local news! Start a petition of your own This petition starter stood up and took action. Will you do the same? Start a petition Report a policy violation Company About Impact Careers Team Community Blog Press Support Help Guides Privacy Policies Cookies Connect Twitter Facebook Instagram DeutschEnglish (Australia)English (Canada)English (India)English (United Kingdom)English (United States)Español (Argentina)Español (España)Español (Latinoamérica)Françaisहिन्दीBahasa IndonesiaItaliano日本語Português (Brasil)РусскийภาษาไทยTürkçe © 2021, Change.org, PBC Certified B Corporation This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. DeutschEnglish (Australia)English (Canada)English (India)English (United Kingdom)English (United States)Español (Argentina)Español (España)Español (Latinoamérica)Françaisहिन्दीBahasa IndonesiaItaliano日本語Português (Brasil)РусскийภาษาไทยTürkçe
0.95859	Having good nutrition is important at any age. But it is especially important for older adults. Eating a healthy diet can help keep your body strong and can help lower your risk for disease. But as you get older, it can be harder to eat in healthy ways. If you have health problems or can't be active, you may not feel as hungry as you used to. You may not plan and make meals as often. The following is a list of common nutrition problems older adults have, plus some ideas for solutions. Solutions to eating problems older adults may have Problem Ideas for solutions You have health problems that make it hard to chew. Pick canned or cooked fruit and vegetables, which tend to be softer. Chop or shred meat, poultry, and fish. Try adding sauce or gravy to the meat to help keep it moist. Pick other protein foods that are naturally soft, such as peanut butter, cooked dried beans, and eggs. You have trouble shopping for yourself. Find a local grocery store that offers home delivery service. Contact a volunteer center and ask for help. Ask a family member or neighbor to help you. Pay someone to help you. You have trouble preparing meals. Use easy cooking methods, such as a microwave oven to cook TV dinners, other frozen foods, and prepared foods. Take part in group meal programs offered through senior citizen programs. Check for community programs that deliver meals to your home, such as Meals on Wheels. Ask a friend or family member to help you. You don't feel very hungry. Try eating smaller amounts of food more often. For example, try having 4 or 5 small meals throughout the day instead of 1 or 2 large meals. Eat with family and friends, or take part in group meal programs offered in your community. Eating with others provides social interaction and may help your appetite. Ask your doctor if your medicines could be causing appetite or taste problems. If so, ask about changing medicines. Or ask your doctor about medicines that may improve your appetite. Increase the flavor of food by adding spices and herbs. If you think you are depressed and it is affecting your appetite, ask your doctor for help. Depression can make you less hungry and can make it hard to do everyday activities like grocery shopping and preparing meals. You are worried about the cost of food. Find out if there are programs in your community that offer free or low-cost meals. Find out if you can get food stamps. Call the food stamp office listed in the state government section of the phone book. Look into the U.S. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. Buy low-cost nutritious foods, like dried beans, rice, and pasta. Or buy foods that contain these items, like split pea soup or canned beans. Use coupons for discounts on foods. Buy foods on sale and store-brand foods, which often cost less. Buy shelf-stable foods in bulk or in large quantities. Related Information Healthy Aging Healthy Eating References Other Works Consulted Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2012). Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Food and nutrition for older adults: Promoting health and wellness. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 112(8): 1255–1277. Also available online: http://www.eatright.org/About/Content.aspx?id=8374. Barberger-Gateau P, et al. (2007). Dietary patterns and risk of dementia: The three-city cohort study. Neurology, 69(20): 1921–1930. Katz DL (2008). Dietary recommendations for health promotion and disease prevention. In Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 2nd ed., pp. 434–447. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture (2015). 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans 8th ed. http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/. Accessed January 12, 2016. 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0.999904	This article should help people who are writting a '''devicetree.cb''' for their system. == What you will need == * '''lspci -nvvv''' output == Introduction == The mainboard's '''devicetree.cb''' file contains many build and platform configuration settings. One of the most important items is the mainboard device list. A device needs to be listed in the mainboard '''devicetree.cb''' if it requires more setup than standard PCI initialization (resource allocation). Typically, that includes the CPU, northbridge, southbridge, and Super I/O. These devices are usually required for system specific configuration as well as indicate the system bus structure ('''pci_domain'''). When a device in '''devicetree.cb''' is found during the coreboot PCI/system scan process the functions to do customized initialization are called via the '''device_operations''' and the '''chip_operations''' structures. You will find these structures in the devices source files. == Keywords == .. == Syntax == .. == Grammar == .. == Examples == === NorthBridge === .. === Super I/O === � chip superio/fintek/f71869ad � � device pnp 4e.00 off # Floppy � � � io 0x60 = 0x3f0 � � � irq 0x70 = 6 � � � drq 0x74 = 2 � � end � � device pnp 4e.01 on # COM1 � � � io 0x60 = 0x3f8 � � � irq 0x70 = 4 � � end � � � device pnp 4e.02 off # COM2 � � � io 0x60 = 0x2f8 � � � irq 0x70 = 3 � � end � � device pnp 4e.03 off # Parallel Port � � � io 0x60 = 0x378 � � � irq 0x70 = 7 � � � drq 0x74 = 3 � � end � � device pnp 4e.04 on # Hardware Monitor � � � io 0x60 = 0x295 � � � irq 0x70 = 0 � � end � � device pnp 4e.05 on # KBC � � � io 0x60 = 0x060 � � � irq 0x70 = 1 # Keyboard IRQ � � � irq 0x72 = 12 # Mouse IRQ � � end � � device pnp 4e.06 off end # GPIO � � device pnp 4e.07 on end # BSEL � � device pnp 4e.0a off end # PME � end # f71869ad {{Cc-by-2.5}}
0.985337	Stephen Curry signs UConn women’s basketball freshman Azzi Fudd to multi-dimensional NIL deal with his SC30 brand ‘Deeper, not wider’: As New Britain loses several Catholic churches, Rev. Michael Casey sees small but intentional community growing together Daily coronavirus updates: Daily test positivity rate at about 6%, Lamont ‘concerned’ as numbers at highest level since last January Here are the companies that Gov. Lamont and Annie Lamont have agreed to recuse themselves from to avoid a conflict of interest Hartford’s Parkville neighborhood, once a manufacturing powerhouse, is on the cusp of rising again as a 21st Century innovation district UConn football coach Jim Mora adds general manager, zeroes in on offensive coordinator Gov. Lamont says his wife will pull back on investments in Connecticut and blames politics for ethical questions R.J. Cole leads UConn men’s basketball team to a close win over Maryland-Eastern Shore Hartford City Council looking for best path forward to close Brainard Airport, MIRA trash facility Man critically injured in shooting outside downtown Hartford bar 39 companies that paid zero federal taxes last year Number of Connecticut children referred to juvenile court dropped 75% since 2005 and the decline has accelerated during COVID-19, data show Advertisement Advertisement Politics Here are 7 Connecticut races to watch on Election Day on Tuesday in Connecticut By Christopher Keating Hartford Courant \| Nov 01, 2021 at 6:00 AM Volunteers sort mail-in ballots on primary day in Glastonbury in August 2020. Voters will cast ballots across Connecticut in municipal elections Tuesday. (Jessica Hill/AP) HARTFORD — From New Britain to Stamford to West Haven, voters will go to the polls in Connecticut on Tuesday in important municipal elections that could change the leadership in their communities. Most of the issues are local, but in some cases — such as Republican efforts to make board of education races a national debate about “critical race theory” — the consequences extend far beyond local borders. Advertisement Here are seven races to watch: Stamford State Rep. Caroline Simmons, left, D-Stamford, and former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine square off during a Stamford mayoral debate. (Mary Altaffer/AP) The battle for the Stamford mayor’s office has become the highest-profile clash of this year’s election cycle, capturing national media attention in publications like The New Yorker and GQ magazine. [Politics] Here are the companies that Gov. Lamont and Annie Lamont have agreed to recuse themselves from to avoid a conflict of interest » Advertisement Advertisement The reason is Bobby Valentine, the former New York Mets and Boston Red Sox manager who is running as an unaffiliated candidate against state Rep. Caroline Simmons, a four-term lawmaker who upset the incumbent mayor in September in a Democratic primary. Valentine, 71, recently described Simmons, a Harvard graduate and state legislator, as “a 35-year-old girl” who could not “possibly relate to the diverse culture of Stamford, Connecticut, better than I do, no matter what the age is.” In other comments, Valentine told a campaign event that “if you’re not owning, you’re not caring.” The comments set off a pitched back-and-forth between the candidates regarding renters and homeowners. Valentine said the quote was taken out of context, and if he offended anyone, it was unintentional. But Simmons said that women and renters — two large voting blocs — have been offended by Valentine’s comments. “My opponent has consistently said that if you don’t own in this city that you don’t care about our city,” Simmons said. “I think that’s extremely offensive to the 50% of our city that is renting. … It’s insulting to suggest that they don’t care about our city.” West Haven Former state Rep. Michael DiMassa, center, leaves the United States Courthouse with attorney John R. Gulash after DiMassa was arrested by the FBI in a probe of misuse of COVID-19 relief funds. (Mark Mirko/The Hartford Courant) The West Haven mayor’s race was upended recently when the FBI arrested state Rep. Michael DiMassa, a Democrat who is accused of stealing more than $630,000 in federal funds that had been set aside for COVID-19 relief. DiMassa had been authorized by the city council last year as one of three people — including Democratic Mayor Nancy R. Rossi — who had access to the money and could make decisions on how to spend the $1.2 million in federal COVID-19 funds. Rossi is now locked in a contentious race with Republican council member Barry Lee Cohen, who has sharply criticized Rossi over the scandal, as well as the level of taxation and services in the city. Rossi has defended her administration and said she reported the DiMassa situation after she personally reviewed “potentially fraudulent” expenditures. DiMassa resigned his seat in the state legislature and also resigned from his city job as an aide to the council at West Haven city hall. He is accused of stealing the money by billing the city for pandemic-related consulting services that federal officials said he never performed. New Britain New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart and other elected leaders speak at a press conference in February to announce a project that will reopen Batterson Park. (Brad Horrigan) Longtime mayor Erin Stewart is trying to make history in New Britain as the first Republican mayor to serve for five terms. [Politics] Connecticut Gov. Lamont asks local leaders for ideas on spending federal infrastructure money on broadband and other items » But the four-term incumbent is facing her most formidable challenger in years: Democrat Bobby Sanchez, a proven vote-getter who has served in the state legislature for the past 10 years. Sanchez serves as the co-chairman of the legislature’s education committee, playing a key role in making sure that education dollars flow back to the city. As a result, education has become a key issue in their battle for the mayor’s office. Sanchez says Stewart has not done enough for education, but she counters that she is working on an ongoing, $50 million elementary school renovation and has another on the list when that is finished. Stewart has pushed projects that include the recent start of the demolition of the long-closed St. Thomas Aquinas High School on the East Side and redeveloping a former factory, but Sanchez says that developers have received too many tax breaks for various projects. West Hartford Community members take part in a community paint day for an MLK-themed mural on the side of the Noah Webster Library in West Hartford Center. (Kassi Jackson/Kassi Jackson) The election in West Hartford could bring on the revival of the long dormant A Connecticut Party. [Politics] Legislators hope to make mental health for children a top priority in upcoming session » Overall, 15 candidates are running for the nine-member town council, but voters are allowed to only choose six candidates. Depending on the winners, the council could include members from five groups: Democrats, Republicans, A Connecticut Party, Libertarian Party, and unaffiliated. For the past 21 years, Democrats have controlled the council in the affluent Hartford suburb. Democrats expect to retain control because Republicans have only three candidates for the nine seats. A Connecticut Party, which was created by independent Lowell P. Weicker when he was running for governor in 1990, has four candidates who could become the minority party on the council if they are all victorious. While some towns might suffer from political apathy, West Hartford is going in the other direction. The 15 candidates for the council represent the second highest total in more than 50 years, officials said. This year also represents the first time in more than 50 years that four political parties and a petitioning candidate are on the slate for town council. Guilford People walk near one of many signs around town centered around the Nov. 2 election and equity initiatives in schools in Guilford. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) (Jessica Hill/AP) In the shoreline town of Guilford, Republicans and Democrats are clashing over the question of “critical race theory” and public education. [Politics] Moderates on the march: Connecticut ‘Blue Dogs’ raising money, speaking out in bid to hold their state House seats » A group of conservative Republicans in Guilford won a hotly contested primary on a platform of being opposed to teaching critical race theory. The idea has captured the attention of conservatives nationwide who are opposed to teaching about the nation’s history of systemic racism. The superintendent and school board members have repeatedly declared the theory is not taught in the Guilford schools, but that has not stopped activists on the issue around the country. On Tuesday, the Republican slate will be battling against a fusion ticket of two Democrats and three unaffiliated voters for contested seats on the nine-member board. Bill Bloss, a former Democratic school board member who is advising the fusion candidates, said recently that the national GOP “has been taken over by Trump, and it is regrettably reflected at the local level.’' The Guilford Republicans said on Facebook that they prefer education that presents “an honest, balanced view of our history and society,” and not one that “attempts to use our schools to divide our children by race and political views.” [Politics] Bridgeport, New Haven and Hartford each keep 2 state Senate seats in new map. Fast-growing Stamford now has 3 Senate districts. » Bristol Colette Polezonis wipes down and disinfects the carousel at Lake Compounce in Bristol on July 2, 2020. (Courant file photo) (Kassi Jackson/The Hartford Courant) The stakes are high in Bristol as Republicans try to battle back in a working-class community where Democrats now control the mayor’s office and all seats on the city council. Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu is seeking her third term after winning the office in 2017 and 2019, saying that progress is on the horizon for the traditionally blue-collar city. But Republican Jeff Caggiano, a former school board member who is running for mayor, says that progress has been too slow for the past four years under Zoppo-Sassu in the all-important downtown area. She counters that 12 projects are planned for downtown, including some that are expected to break ground soon. Twelve residential units, along with commercial space on the ground floor, are expected to break ground in the coming weeks. In addition, three buildings with 88 apartments and retail space are expected to be built near city hall starting in the spring of 2022. The biggest, long-running eyesore in the downtown area has been a 17-acre parcel that was the former site of a shopping mall that the city demolished. The mostly asphalt site was vacant for nearly a decade, but Bristol Hospital built a 60,000-square-foot medical care center in 2019 to serve as the site’s anchor. Now, the mayor says nearly the entire site will be developed. Advertisement In an old industrial city, nearly three-quarters of the multiunit housing sites were constructed before 1940. [Politics] Nonprofits say the pandemic has made it tougher to fill jobs that serve the disabled, substance abusers and children » Advertisement Caggiano has blasted the city council as a “rubber stamp” as Democrats currently control all of the seats, saying taxes should have been cut instead of holding steady. The Republicans, however, hold a 5-4 majority on the school board. Political control has shifted back and forth at times in the city of about 60,000 residents as Republicans held the mayor’s seat before Zoppo-Sassu won four years ago. New Haven New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker gets a coronavirus test by John Grimes, an RN volunteer with the Connecticut Medical Reserve, at a pop-up testing site on the New Haven Green. (Mark Mirko / Hartford Courant) As one of the state’s most high-profile mayors, Justin Elicker has been running New Haven for the past two years. Latest Politics Here are the companies that Gov. Lamont and Annie Lamont have agreed to recuse themselves from to avoid a conflict of interest Connecticut Gov. Lamont asks local leaders for ideas on spending federal infrastructure money on broadband and other items Legislators hope to make mental health for children a top priority in upcoming session Elicker had been expected to face a potentially strong Democratic primary challenge, but his expected opponent dropped out in late July. He is now facing Republican John Carlson, who — like Elicker — qualified for the city’s public financing program that was created in 2007. Elicker vaulted into power when he soundly defeated three-term incumbent Mayor Toni Harp in the primary in which most of the top Democratic players in the city did not endorse anyone publicly — meaning they were dissatisfied with Harp and sending a signal that Democrats should back Elicker. [Politics] At Arethusa Farm Dairy and Cafe, elected leaders urge shoppers to support small businesses this holiday season » With an overwhelming Democratic voter registration advantage, Elicker is expected to win another term Tuesday. The past eight mayors of New Haven have been Democrats, and no Republican has held the office since 1953. Christopher Keating can be reached at [email protected]. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Latest Politics Here are the companies that Gov. Lamont and Annie Lamont have agreed to recuse themselves from to avoid a conflict of interest Nov 30, 2021 Connecticut Gov. 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0.999953	Smokestacks from the Greenidge Generation power plant tower above nearby homes, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Dresden, N.Y. (AP Photo / Julie Jacobson) Share: Reddit Share Text: An obstacle to large-scale bitcoin mining is finding enough cheap energy to run the huge, power-gobbling computer arrays that create and transact cryptocurrency. One mining operation in central New York came up with a novel solution that has alarmed environmentalists. It uses its own power plant. Greenidge Generation runs a once-mothballed plant near the shore of Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes region to produce about 44 megawatts to run 15,300 computer servers, plus additional electricity it sends into the state's power grid. The megawatts dedicated to Bitcoin might be enough electricity to power more than 35,000 homes. Proponents call it a competitive way to mine increasingly popular cryptocurrencies, without putting a drain on the existing power grid. Environmentalists see the plant as a climate threat. They fear a wave of resurrected fossil-fuel plants pumping out greenhouse gasses more for private profit than public good. Seeing Greenidge as a test case, they are asking the state to deny renewal of the plant's air quality permit and put the brakes on similar projects. "The current state of our climate demands action on cryptocurrency mining," said Liz Moran of Earthjustice. "We are jeopardizing the state's abilities to meet our climate goals, and we set the stage for the rest of the country as a result." The former coal plant, in a touristy region known for its glacial lakes and riesling wines, was converted to natural gas by Greenidge and began producing electricity in 2017. Bitcoin mining at the plant, which has a 106-megawatt capacity, started in earnest last year. The company said it was "bringing a piece of the world's digital future" to upstate New York. "For decades, this region has been told it would see new industries and opportunities," Greenidge said in a prepared statement. "We are actually making it happen, and doing it fully within the state's nation-leading high environmental standards." Bitcoin miners unlock bitcoins by solving complex, unique puzzles. As the value of Bitcoin goes up, the puzzles become increasingly more difficult, and it requires more computer power to solve them. Estimates on how much energy Bitcoin uses vary. Greenidge said it mined 729 bitcoins over three months ending Sept. 30. The value of cryptocurrency fluctuates, and on Friday, one bitcoin was worth over $59,000. Plant opponents suspect Greenidge of pulling a bait-and-switch, applying to run a power plant but planning to run a mining operation that is taking up more of the plant's power. Greenidge says mining was not part of the plan when the plant came back online and note they continue to provide power to the grid. From January through June, Greenidge said it used 58% of its power for mining. Supporters see it as an economic boon in a part of upstate New York that could use the help. Douglas Paddock, chairman of the Yates County Legislature, testified at a public hearing this week that the plant has brought 45 high-paying jobs and made a "significant contribution" to the area through tax payments and capital investments. Some opposition to the plant centers on the potential effects of its water withdrawals from Seneca Lake. But air quality issues have taken center stage as the state Department of Environmental Conservation reviews the plant's air emission permits. Greenidge has said it's in compliance with its permits and that the plant is 100% carbon neutral, thanks to the purchase of carbon offsets, such as forestry programs and projects that capture methane from landfills. Opponents claim the plant undercuts the state's efforts to dramatically slash greenhouse gas emissions in the coming decades under its 2019 climate law. A large coalition of environmental groups and other organizations this week asked Gov. Kathy Hochul to deny the air permit for Greenidge and to take a similar action to keep an existing plant near Buffalo from becoming a mining site. The coalition wants Hochul to set a "national precedent" and enact a statewide moratorium on the energy intensive "proof-of-work" cryptocurrency used by bitcoin miners. Environmentalists estimate that there are 30 plants in New York that could be converted into mining operations. "I really think more than anything, this plant is a significant test for whether the state's climate law is really worth anything," said Judith Enck, who served as the EPA's regional northeastern U.S. administrator under President Barack Obama. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have separately asked the federal Environmental Protection Agency to exercise oversight. Around the country, there are other power plants being used for cryptocurrency mining under different types of arrangements. In Venango County, Pennsylvania, a generation plant that converts coal waste into power is being used to mine bitcoins and can provide electricity to the grid when needed. Stronghold Digital Mining has plans to replicate that kind operation at two other sites in Pennsylvania. And in Montana, a coal-fired generating station is now providing 100% of its energy to Marathon Digital Holdings for bitcoin mining under a power purchase agreement. "We had previously done what many miners do, which is you find an industrial building, set it up for mining and then you contract for power from the grid," Marathon CEO Fred Thiel said. "And we wanted to flip that model upside down because we knew that there are lots of underutilized energy generation sources in the U.S." Thiel said that harmful emissions are low because of the quality of the coal and pollution controls, and that the plant would be carbon offset by the end of next year. He said his company is focused on moving toward renewable energy, saying cryptocurrency miners can provide crucial financial incentives to build more clean energy projects. New York state has yet to make a determination on Greenidge's permits. Greenidge said that even if the plant ran at full capacity, its potential emissions equate to 0.23% of the state's greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for 2030. However, state Environmental Commissioner Basil Seggos tweeted last month that "Greenidge has not shown compliance with NY's climate law" based on goals in that law. "New York state is leading on climate change," Seggos said in a prepared statement, "and we have some major concerns about the role cryptocurrency mining may play in generating additional greenhouse gas emissions." RELATED IMAGES view larger image A brief patch of early morning sunlight brightens the landscape around the Greenidge Generation power plant on the banks of Seneca Lake, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Dresden, N.Y. (AP Photo / Julie Jacobson) A security guard stands watch at the entrance to the Greenidge Generation power plant, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Dresden, N.Y. 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0.971552	A POSTER for a lads’ holiday to Ayia Napa showing a woman’s chest in a skimpy bikini alongside the words “Awesome Views” has been banned. dailystar Share By Daily Star Reporter 00:00, 23 MAR 2011 Updated 10:36, 23 MAR 2011 News Don't miss a thing by getting the Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox! Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up today! We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice The Advertising Standards Authority received 10 complaints about the ad in men’s clothes stores Officers Club. It ruled the promo could be seen to “objectify women” and cause “serious offence”. Follow Daily Star FacebookTwitter News all Most Read Most Recent Prince PhilipPrince Philip was ‘spitting blood’ and told aide ‘we were wrong’ about MeghanA new book has revealed the ‘fury’ of the late Prince Philip after hearing of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s exit plans over Instagram announcement as he allegedly revealed they got Meghan "wrong" Woman wins scratchcard jackpot lottery for third time in 3 years from same shop MoneyA woman, from the US, has bagged a massive sum of £37,503.1 three times with her instant ticket lucky streak - she said she was left stunned when she scratched the ticket Queen gave Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘biggest smackdown’ after battling illness Prince HarryThe Queen attended a joint royal christening for Princess Eugenie and Zara Tindall's sons after a spell of illness, and Neil Sean has claimed that this will have upset Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Munich explosion: At least four injured as 'WW2 bomb' explodes outside train station PoliceEmergency services have said one person is seriously injured as a result of the explosion which occurred during construction works near Donnersbergerbruecke station Huge asteroid twice the size of Big Ben set to crash into Earth's orbit on Monday AsteroidsThe monster space rock, designated 1994 WR12, has the power to cause an explosion greater than the largest nuclear weapon ever tested, and it's set to pass by the Earth on Monday Spaced Out2021's only solar eclipse to dazzle stargazers on Sunday - but don't look at it directlyStargazers are in for a treat this Sunday as the only solar eclipse of the year is set to take place - it will see the Sun completely obscured by the Moon for several minutes in a cosmic light show Car stopped by police after driving with snow-covered windscreen and tiny view hole Met OfficeA driver was stopped by Thames Valley police and given a ticket for driving with snow and ice on their windscreen after the last few days of snowfall across the UK Bloke's burp breaks world record as massive belch is loudest in 12 years In the NewsNeville Sharp from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, has broken the Guinness World Record for the loudest burp, a record last broken a decade ago by Paul Hunn Moment Prince Harry lashed out at Sky News reporter for 'kicking the wasps' nest' Prince HarryIn a BBC documentary, Sky News correspondent Rhiannon Mills can be seen approaching Prince Harry with a question during his tour of Malawi, with the prince telling her, "don't behave like this" Model claims 17-year-old Prince Harry handled her “like a grown man” and it “was so hot” Prince HarryFormer model Suzannah Harvey reveals details of a "steamy" kiss with a young Prince Harry as he grabbed her by the waist while “he kissed and nuzzled my neck” at party Most Read Most Recent LingerieWomen are only just finding out why there's a little pocket in their knickersYou may have noticed that there is always a little pocket that comes sewn into a pair of knickers. And people are only just finding out what it's actually there for Prince Philip was ‘spitting blood’ and told aide ‘we were wrong’ about Meghan Prince PhilipA new book has revealed the ‘fury’ of the late Prince Philip after hearing of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s exit plans over Instagram announcement as he allegedly revealed they got Meghan "wrong" Strictly fans praise Nikita for 'normalising' health condition in Tilly Ramsay dance-off Strictly Come DancingStrictly Come Dancing fans were upset when pro Nikita Kuzmin and Tilly Ramsay were booted from the competition this weekend, but followers were quick to notice a patch on his arm in the dance-off James Bond star who famously chased Roger Moore in a speedboat dies aged 83 FacebookShaft star and James Bond actor Tommy Lane has died after suffering with a bout of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - his daughter Kamala confirmed the news of his passing Woman wins scratchcard jackpot lottery for third time in 3 years from same shop MoneyA woman, from the US, has bagged a massive sum of £37,503.1 three times with her instant ticket lucky streak - she said she was left stunned when she scratched the ticket Spaced Out2021's only solar eclipse to dazzle stargazers on Sunday - but don't look at it directlyStargazers are in for a treat this Sunday as the only solar eclipse of the year is set to take place - it will see the Sun completely obscured by the Moon for several minutes in a cosmic light show Car stopped by police after driving with snow-covered windscreen and tiny view hole Met OfficeA driver was stopped by Thames Valley police and given a ticket for driving with snow and ice on their windscreen after the last few days of snowfall across the UK Why Fred is loved by Michael Carrick and Man Utd staff despite splitting fanbase Manchester United FCFred has divided Man United fans since joining from Shakhtar Donetsk three-and-a-half years ago, but caretaker boss Michael Carrick insists the Brazilian "brings an awful lot to the team" Bloke's burp breaks world record as massive belch is loudest in 12 years In the NewsNeville Sharp from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, has broken the Guinness World Record for the loudest burp, a record last broken a decade ago by Paul Hunn What is an NFT, how do they work and why are some worth millions? TechnologyNFTs have caused a huge shake up in the art world, but for the uninitiated they are a bizarre and confusing concept - read on for a crash course on the basics of NFTs Top Stories NOT GUNNER BACK DOWN: Shocking moment Arsenal's Gabriel fights off masked thugs wanting his Mercedes in horror baseball bat attack Arsenal FCArsenal star Gabriel had a fright while returning home as he was targeted by thugs - but managed to see them off 'I love cheating at Christmas - Santa definitely brings out the devil in me' CheatingSuzy, from Solihull admits loves to cheat on her boyfriend and have one night stands after nights out with the girls at Christmas- saying Santa brings out the 'devil' in her Paedo who thinks he's meeting 13-year-old girl for sex snared by vigilante hunters CrimeBrian Royston, 59, from Grimsby, was jailed for three years after trying to arrange sex with a 13-year-old girl who turned out to be a decoy social media account set up by vigilantes 2021's only solar eclipse to dazzle stargazers on Sunday - but don't look at it directly Spaced OutStargazers are in for a treat this Sunday as the only solar eclipse of the year is set to take place - it will see the Sun completely obscured by the Moon for several minutes in a cosmic light show Scotland rugby star Siobhan Cattigan tragically dies at 26 as tributes pour in Rugby unionScotland rugby star Siobhan Cattigan has sadly passed away at the age of 26 and tributes have poured in since her passing Influencer poses in stunning bikini for TikTok trend – but video doesn't go to plan TikTokBrittney Saunders, an influencer and businesswoman from Australia, took on the 'I am Woman' trend on TikTok by donning a red bikini on a picturesque beach but she suffered an almighty fail TikToker sails next to one of the world’s biggest yachts – and spots person 'watching' TikTokTikTok user @nikogustin realised the Sailing Yacht A had anchored up nearby and so decided to hire a boat and sail out to get a closer look at the 468ft-long vessel Car stopped by police after driving with snow-covered windscreen and tiny view hole Met OfficeA driver was stopped by Thames Valley police and given a ticket for driving with snow and ice on their windscreen after the last few days of snowfall across the UK How 6 heroes-turned-villains did in first game at old club as Grealish returns to Villa Manchester City FCAhead of Jack Grealish's return to Villa Park on Wednesday evening, Daily Star Sport examines how 6 heroes-turned-villains fared when they returned to their former clubs Bloke's burp breaks world record as massive belch is loudest in 12 years In the NewsNeville Sharp from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, has broken the Guinness World Record for the loudest burp, a record last broken a decade ago by Paul Hunn Mystery behind hilarious X-rated banner flown over Leeds finally solved SexualityAn eye-catching banner that read "it's not that hard to find the cl*t" was flown in West Yorkshire causing passers-by to crack up - and now it can be revealed who erected the sign Moment Prince Harry lashed out at Sky News reporter for 'kicking the wasps' nest' Prince HarryIn a BBC documentary, Sky News correspondent Rhiannon Mills can be seen approaching Prince Harry with a question during his tour of Malawi, with the prince telling her, "don't behave like this"
0.962733	A FOOTBALLER who played at Wembley was arrested on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant who used a false identity for years. dailystar Share By Daily Star Reporter 00:00, 12 AUG 2010 Updated 00:12, 12 AUG 2010 News Don't miss a thing by getting the Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox! Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up today! We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Laszlo Lovas claimed to be Hungarian when he signed for non-leaguers Boston Town in 2006. He also played for pub team Magnet Tavern at a Wembley 5-a-side tournament and at Anfield in this year’s FA Sunday Cup final. WIN £50,000: PLAY DAILY STAR FANTASY FOOTBALL NOW! But he was arrested and charged with immigration fraud after a UK Border Agency raid on his home in Fishtoft, Lincs. The authorities claim he is really Romanian Lorand Borbely who entered the UK illegally in 2004. During the raid £6,000 cash was found hidden behind the kitchen sink by a police sniffer dog. Lovas, 29, was remanded in custody by magistrates in Boston, Lincs. He is also accused of fraudulent possession and use of a Hungarian passport. He is due to appear at Lincoln Crown Court next week. 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and now it can be revealed who erected the sign Moment Prince Harry lashed out at Sky News reporter for 'kicking the wasps' nest' Prince HarryIn a BBC documentary, Sky News correspondent Rhiannon Mills can be seen approaching Prince Harry with a question during his tour of Malawi, with the prince telling her, "don't behave like this"
0.934228	NHS staff began to receive the Pfizer vaccine last week, and now the government has said care home residents and staff will receive their jabs edinburghlive Share Comments By Alasdair ClarkJournalist 00:01, 13 DEC 2020 News (Image: ANDREW MILLIGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Don't miss any of Edinburgh Live's biggest stories - sign up to our daily email newsletter Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up now We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Residents of Scottish care homes will begin to receive the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine from Monday, the Health Secretary has confirmed. It comes after NHS staff began to receive the jab on last Tuesday (December 8). So far, more than 5,000 vaccinators and other key staff have had their first dose of the vaccine. The focus is now on care home residents and staff, who are in the highest-priority group identified by a UK-wide committee. Read More Related Articles Coronavirus Scotland: Christmas rule change a 'mistake' and could prompt fresh lockdown Read More Related Articles Covid in Scotland: Four charged after Edinburgh anti-lockdown march through Edinburgh The Scottish Government said a logistical solution had been reached to "pack down" the vaccine from its initial batches to smaller pack sizes which can then be brought into care homes for the elderly. Pfizer's vaccine must be stored at minus 70C before being thawed out, however it can be transported in an unfrozen state for up to 12 hours. The Government says approval has been given to transport the vaccine to nearby care homes or vaccination centres nearby with "minimal wastage", as supplies allow. Scottish care home residents and staff will receive their vaccinations from Monday (Image: Liam McBurney/PA Wire) Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said: "This is another important moment in our journey through the coronavirus pandemic and I am delighted that we have received the authorisation we need to enable us to vaccinate the most vulnerable people in our care homes. "Officials in the government and our health boards, along with Pfizer, and the MHRA, have worked really hard to allow this to happen and it is another step on the road to our collective recovery and a return to a more normal way of life. "We are providing the vaccine to people in care homes according to the order of priority set out by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) and we will work through that order of priority as quickly as vaccine supply allows." To receive one WhatsApp message a day with Edinburgh Live's headlines, as well as breaking news alerts, text NEWS to 07899067815. Then add the number to your contacts as 'Edinburgh Live'. She continued: "We are hopeful that subject to further stringent approvals, other vaccines may meet MHRA approval for supply - for example, AstraZeneca and Moderna - enabling more vaccinations to take place at a faster rate. "In the meantime it remains vital that we all stick to the published restrictions and follow public advice to keep suppressing the virus to as low a level as possible." There are 23 sites around Scotland which will act as vaccination hubs for priority groups. NHS boards will be required to develop their own vaccination plans in each area of Scotland. 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0.996647	Scandals in flight happens - - incidents that should not be happening! The United Airlines' brutal dragging is for real - - really unacceptable. And so with Delta, an airline who kicked off a passenger from the aircraft that is getting ready to take off. A situation that a male passenger can no longer control the call of nature - - and it just happened at the wrong time and at the wrong place. The above happened in domestic flights in the United States, a journey that will take only few hours. If these scandals took place in short-haul flights, how can we expect that it won't happen in a long-haul? Photo Credit: Thai Airways Let's not focus on the bad experiences encountered on airlines though. Let's now go to its positive side. In most airlines, scandals never happen, on the ground and in-flight. I have used different airlines in my more than two decades of travelling. I will start with those that I did fly at least once or twice. The 13 airlines that stand out - - with the best customer service are: Drum rollllllllll . . . (Note: Arranged in Alphabetical Order for your convenience). www.airberlin.com www.airnewzealand.com www.alitalia.com www.britishairways.com www.easyjet.com * * * * * www.evaair.com www.jal.co.jp www.flyporter.com www.ryanair.com www.saudia.com www.singaporeair.com www.thairairways.com www.turkishairlines.com Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap . . . . . I am giving the above 13 Airlines a big round of applause for job well done. Try them and you will know what I am talking about. I continue searching for airlines that I want for my future travels. I have not flown with all of them, but I have gathered positive reviews on their customer care. Let me enumerate some of them . . . (Note: Arranged in Alphabetical Order for your convenience) Aer Lingus Alaska Airlines Emirates Airlines Etihad Airways Finnair Garuda Indonesia Korean Air Qatar Airways Royal Brunei Airlines South African Airways Southwest Airlines Vietnam Airlines Virgin Australia I can't wait to use the above airlines anytime soon. Have you flown with any of them before? Tell me something. Good or bad. Briefly. The airline story does not end here. I'd been so quiet for a long time. It's time to break my silence! I don't remember having a good experience flying with some airlines. What I remember is that I do not have bad experience either. I believe it's simply because these airlines' customer service is just . . . okay! Can you tell me if I did justice with the list? (Note: Arranged in Alphabetical Order for your convenience) AirAsia AirCanada Air France Air Transat All Nippon Airways Asiana Cathay Pacific Gulf Air JetBlue Airways Lufthansa Philippine Airlines Qantas Airways Spirit Airlines WestJet All the above carriers are listed in each category based on this traveller's flying experience. You will see in one of the lists his intention of using airlines based on positive reviews. You will also notice that in the first list, EVA Air has five-star after its name. The reason is simple. He is flying with this airline for the third time in the next few days. EVA Air has always been his favourite in the last four years. We'll see. A review of EVA Air will be published upon reaching his destination with high hopes that his good impression and excellent experience with EVA Air will always be there. A 5-Star Service from the Ground Up! How about you? Have you encountered dissatisfaction with an airline on your travels before? 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0.947148	The summer season usually spells out fun for children. Reading may not be the first thing, or even in the top 10 things, that they have in mind. But, parents have always known the importance of summer reading. A survey suggests that 94% of parents agree that reading over the summer break can help their children during the ensuing school year. However, the same survey also revealed that nearly half (47%) of the parents were unaware of the “summer slide.” What is a Summer Slide? Why Does it Matter in 2021? Researchers use the term “summer slide” to describe the loss of academic skills for students who don’t read during the months when school is closed for the summer. This may have a cumulative effect, with severe and long-reaching consequences. It is estimated that on average, students may lose almost two months of grade-level mathematical computation skills during this time, while low-income students may lose up to two months of reading achievement. The 2020-2021 school year was anything but normal due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers at Stanford Graduate School of Education conducted a nationwide study on fourth-graders and found that the students’ development of oral reading fluency stopped to a large extent in Spring 2020, after the abrupt school closures brought on by the pandemic. Although there was an improvement in these skills in the fall of that year, it still wasn’t sufficient to recoup the loss. Another study by the Northwest Evaluation Association indicated that when students resume their classes in Fall 2021, they are likely to retain only 70% of this year’s gains in reading. The compounded effects of the pandemic-led school closures, along with the summer break, make it more important than ever before to motivate children to continue reading. It will not only help them academically in the months ahead but will also support them socially and emotionally during these difficult times. 5 Effective Strategies to Encourage Summer Reading Summer reading is particularly key in 2021 to help students accelerate and regain some ground that may have been lost over the past year. Even if there have been some delays, it is not too late to help students gain momentum for the new school year with an effective summer program. Here are five ideas that can be incorporated into this program. 1. Identify Students Who Will Benefit the Most Students often turn to their teachers for guidance. Teachers should be able to provide constructive and action-oriented feedback, such that it helps students focus on specific areas. Based on this feedback, schools can approach the state government to support their summer programs. The American Rescue Plan provides nearly $122 billion to states and school districts and requires that states invest at least $1.2 billion on evidence-based summer enrichment programs. Schools can make best use of this financial aid to ensure that the educators are leading instruction to maximize the positive impact on learning outcomes. They can also plan efficient, streamlined logistics to overcome the obstacles to student participation, especially among low-income families. 2. Use School & Public Libraries Libraries have a huge selection of books that children can browse through to find one that interests them. As a matter of fact, schools and public libraries are considered the primary sources for summer reading. A survey suggests that nearly 95% of parents believe that every child needs to have a school library and every community needs to have a public library. If the students get year-round access to books at home, it can nurture responsibility and pride in their learning, while offering the flexibility to engage with the content with their families too. Schools can also provide print and digital reading resources, along with a list of reading materials for children according to their respective grade or reading level. They can even take the help of free resources like “What Kids are Reading” (a free report that lists popular books and digital reads at every grade level) to prepare such lists. 3. Increase the Involvement of Parents – Is not relevant to intended reading audience* The role of parents is crucial in ensuring summer learning for children. It can be as simple as taking some time out to sit with their children and read a part of a book or a story in the newspaper aloud together. They can also encourage children to read on their own and ask them to talk about what they read. Research suggests that students (especially the lower performing students) who practice oral reading at home with family members and use comprehension strategies during independent, silent reading can ensure improved reading achievement. 4. Highlight the Role of Educators Educators should think outside the box about how to involve students and engage their interests. For instance, they can allow students to pick an elective course on particular days of the week or they can have multiple options or topics for a project. Voluntary summer reading programs work best when adults and teachers get involved and help students choose appropriate books, while employing simple techniques to improve skill and understanding. 5. Make Use of Digital Learning Platforms Educators can draw from curated reading lists from online resources so that students can apply their learning to everyday life and personal interests. This process can be significantly eased with a powerful digital learning platform that offers key student analytics. Publishers can effortlessly build digital libraries with authoring tools that can cut the time to create content by almost 40%, while ensuring complete branding. Another benefit of using a digital learning platform is that their content is available to the students anytime, anywhere, and on the device of their preference, easing access and inclusivity. The “summer slide” is real and an effective solution is to provide students access to engaging and interactive digital reading materials. MagicBox™ and its advisory team can provide you with a platform to create high-quality content that is at par with the latest standards and overcome these challenges. Contact us to know how we can help with customizing our award-winning platform to your needs.
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0.998512	Mylopotamos. Mylopotamos is one of the oldest villages of Kythira. It is surrounded by lots of greenery and water. In the village everywhere you hear the flowing water, a nice peaceful noise. Mylopotamos is located about fifteen kilometres north of Chora (Kythira town) and owes its name to the many mills that are here in the area (Mylos means mill and potamos means river). The village is considered by locals as one of the prettiest villages on Kythira. In the centre of the village is the church of Agios Charalambos with its high bell tower. Very cosy is the local kafeneion (café) where during the summer, guests can cool off in the shade of the trees. The residents of this village take care of their houses and streets well, everything is neat and tidy. We think it is one of the nicest and most beautiful villages of Kythira. Near the square there is a small waterfall and in the water you see swimming ducks. Kato Chora, that’s how they call the other part of the village, is located less than a kilometre further to the west, this is the most traditional part of Mylopotamos. Here are the old English school and the ruins of a Venetian castle which remind us of the occupation by the British (1709) and by the Venetians (1502). Near the village is the waterfall of Fonissa (Kataraktis tis Fonissas). The walk from the village, which lasts less than ten minutes, runs through a beautiful area where many tall plane trees are. The waterfall is about twenty meters high and around the waterfall, small lakes are formed. Fonissa literally means ‘murderess’ and this name derives from the legend that once upon a time, a young girl drowned here at the waterfall. Another attraction is the cave of Agia Sofia which covers an 2200 square meters area and where beautiful stalactites and stalagmites can be seen. In the cave is the church of Agia Sofia located with paintings on the rocks dating from the thirteenth century. Text: Yorgos and Wendy Nikolidakis - Revised by Maxine van Hoften Gee Photo Gallery Mylopotamos - Photos of Mylopotamos more photos of Mylopotamos» Kythira: 74 hotels Weather forecast Mylopotamos (Kythira) Wednesday 16°C Thursday 18°C Friday 18°C Saturday 16°C Sunday 18°C Monday 18°C Average temperature Mylopotamos January 11.5°C February 11.5°CMarch 12.9°CApril 15.2°CMay 19.4°CJune 23.3°CJuly 25.5°CAugust 25.9°CSeptember 23.4°COctober 19.7°CNovember 15.7°CDecember 12.8°C Mylopotamos in other languages Mylopotamos (GriekseGids.nl) Mylopotamos (GriekseGids.be) Mylopotamos (JustGreece.com) Kythira: Where on the map is Mylopotamos located? The map of Kythira (©GreeceGuide.co.uk) Kythira Agia Pelagia Aroniadika Avlemonas Diakofti Fratsia Kaladi Kapsali Karavas Karvounades Kythira town Limnionas Livadi Melidoni Mitata Mylopotamos Myrtidiotissa Paliochora Platia Ammos Potamos
0.999892	For most modern-day professionals, online communication has become a part of everyday working life. Digital communication was already on the rise pre-pandemic, but when COVID-19 became a global phenomenon, this medium became a lifeline in the workforce. With that said, not all communication channels are created equally, and it’s important to know which mediums to utilize for team-facing VS customer-facing channels. If you’d like to improve communication within your workforce and with your customers, keep reading to find out about the best digital communication channels out there! What is a communication channel? Before we get into the essential digital communication channels every organization should be using, it’s important to first define exactly what a communication channel is. A communication channel, also known as a contact channel, is a media form that enables you to interact with one or more people. Examples of digital communication channels, specifically, include live chats and social media. The Best Team-Facing Communication Channels Now that you’re well versed in what communication channels are, let’s jump into the most important team-facing communication channels that you should be using. 1. Instant Messaging Platforms Instant messaging apps have become a staple in the workplace over the past few years. This dynamic digital communication channel has made it possible for teams to stay connected and participate in real-time collaboration in the age of remote work. Given the popularity of chat apps like Slack, Microsoft Teams and Google Hangouts, it’s safe to say that this communication tool will continue to play an essential part in many businesses for years to come. 2. Project Management Tools While project management tools aren’t the most useful in terms of communicating with teammates, they can still be extremely beneficial for modern-day businesses. This organizational tool can help improve your team’s productivity and efficiency by tracking the phases and steps your team needs to take to complete a project. Project management tools are ideal for larger teams that need to be kept on track and regularly updated on the status of projects. 3. Email Last but certainly not least, email is still an essential business communication tool. This long standing form of communication is reliable, cheap and can easily support most attachments. Email is great to use when sending out mass announcements or updates, but if you need an immediate response, you’re better off using some sort of instant messaging channel. The Best Customer-Facing Communication Channels Effectively communicating with your customers is just as important as doing so with your team. Here are some notable customer-facing communication channels that you should be paying attention to. 1. Social Media Presence With over 3.96 billion people currently using social media worldwide, this medium is one of the best communication channels businesses have with their customers. Social media accounts can be used to announce new products, get customers excited about your brand by running giveaways, engage with your audience and improve customer communication as a whole. Posting branded content and staying on top of current social media trends, like short-form video content, will help your business stand out on these platforms. 2. Company Website Your company website serves as a prerequisite for your business. It is where customers go to judge whether you’re credible or not, and it’s also one of the most impactful customer-facing communication channels at your disposal. As such, you want to make sure you have a user-friendly interface, branded designs, and plenty of customer reviews and testimonials. 3. Chatbots Sometimes referred to as “the future of engagement”, chatbots can initiate conversations with customers visiting a website and create personalized experiences for them with minimal help from humans. The popularity of this tool has grown exponentially in recent years, and its ability to quickly provide customers with simple FAQ answers to basic queries has proven to be invaluable for all types of businesses. This communication channel is also available 24/7! There you have it – six must-have digital communication tools for modern-day businesses. By implementing these communication tools in your organization, you can set yourself up for success in an increasingly connected digital world where remote work has become the norm. At Innovative Vision, we are passionate about the world of Customer Experience. Founded in 2002, we are a marketing technology firm specializing in Contact Centre BPO. 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0.98248	How do you know whether your pain needs to be evaluated by your chiropractor? This is the age-old question. The answer needs to be specific to your particular problem, rather than a one-size-fits all solution. But there are good guidelines that everyone can follow. First, is your pain deep and boring (that is, does the pain feel like it's boring into you)? Deep and boring pain usually means something is seriously wrong. If you're woken up at night by this type of pain, a visit to your chiropractor or family physician is in order. Kidney stones and inflamed gallbladders are common causes for deep, boring pain that causes a person to awaken from sleep. Severe heartburn is in this category, too, and should be evaluated by your doctor. But these types of problems are easy to categorize. You'll probably know, instinctively, that something is wrong. Musculoskeletal pain is rather more difficult to analyze. For example, you lean over in a twisting motion to grab the glass of water on your nightstand and you feel a sharp pain in your lower back. Next morning you have great difficulty getting out of bed. Your lower back is stiff and sore. What should you do?1,2 Your best course of action will be based on a self-assessment. If you're experiencing pain that radiates down your leg, or numbness or tingling sensations traveling down your leg, you should call your chiropractor's office and ask to be seen right away. Or, if you don't have any radiating pain, but sneezing or coughing does provoke a radiating sensation, take the same action. Similarly, the amount of pain you're having will determine what you do. If the pain is severe, see your chiropractor. If none of these criteria are present, decision-making gets a bit murky. How you handle your problem will depend on your tolerance for pain. If you have low tolerance, make an appointment to see your chiropractor and get some expert treatment. If you have a higher pain threshold, you might still call for an appointment just to make sure that nothing is seriously wrong. Certainly, if you haven't improved at all after 48 hours, you need to see your chiropractor. There is another important scenario. If you have a medical condition such as cancer, an endocrine disorder, or a systemic infection, a sudden occurrence of back pain needs immediate attention, regardless of how or why you think the pain occurred.3 This is not to be an alarmist, but rather the recommendation is based on precaution. If there is an existing problem, then new issues need to be looked at closely, just to be sure. These guidelines provide a sound basis for decision-making, but please remember they are just that - guidelines. Each person needs to be comfortable with their own process. And, of course, it's always much better to be safe than sorry. Your chiropractor is always available to help you sort out these kinds of problems. 1Smart KM, et al: The discriminative validity of "nociceptive," "peripheral neuropathic," and "central sensitization" as mechanisms-based classifications of musculoskeletal pain. Clin J Pain 27(8):655-653, 2011 2Arendt-Nielsen L, Graven-Nielsen T: Translational musculoskeletal pain research. Clin Rheumatol 25(2):209-226, 2011
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0.965582	Orkney’s MSP, Liam McArthur, is calling on the Scottish Government to provide greater support to address heightened risks of fuel poverty during the winter months given that more people are now being expected to stay home. Mr McArthur’s calls come following a recent written parliamentary answer he received from the Housing Minister, Kevin Stewart which confirmed that the publication of the Fuel Poverty Strategy has been delayed until 2021 due to the pandemic. In response, Orkney’s MSP has written to Mr Stewart to highlight that instances of fuel poverty are likely to be even more common in rural and island communities this winter since people are being asked to stay home for greater periods of time. He has therefore also urged the Minister to put additional support in place that will allow people to heat their homes properly. Commenting, Mr McArthur said: “We already know that fuel poverty is a major problem for those living in remote areas during the colder months. Last year, 57% of households in Orkney were living in fuel poverty, which is unacceptably high. “This widespread problem risks becoming even more severe this year as more people are expected to stay home to prevent transmission of Covid-19. There is already a serious concern around people’s health and wellbeing this winter without compounding to these challenges with the stress and pressure that fuel poverty can bring, not to mention the health implications. “While the delay to the strategy is perhaps not unexpected given the focus on tackling the pandemic, that doesn’t mean measures can’t be put in place in the short term to support households through what will be a difficult winter on so many levels. “Ministers must therefore set out what additional support is being made available and how this is being targeted at households in rural and island communities most in need.” Find out more about our work - sign up for emails today: Optional email code First Name Last Name Email Postcode Can we keep you updated? Yes, I'd like to get emails from the local Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats will use your contact details to send you information on the topics you have requested. Any data we gather will be used in accordance with our privacy policy at www.libdems.org.uk/privacy To exercise your legal data rights, email: [email protected]. Share this post on social media: Optional email code Can we keep you updated? Yes, I'd like to get emails from the local Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats will use your contact details to send you information on the topics you have requested. Any data we gather will be used in accordance with our privacy policy at www.libdems.org.uk/privacy To exercise your legal data rights, email: [email protected]. Sign in with Facebook, Twitter or Email. Become a Member Join the Liberal Democrats today from as little as £1 a month and help us demand better for our future. Donate The Liberal Democrats will use your contact details to send you information on the topics you have requested. Any data we gather will be used in accordance with our privacy policy at www.libdems.org.uk/privacy To exercise your legal data rights, email: [email protected]. Published and promoted by Katie Coward on behalf of Liam McArthur all at Burgar House, Evie, Orkney KW17 2NJ. Published and promoted by Mike Dixon on behalf of the Liberal Democrats, 1 Vincent Square, London, SW1P 2PN. Hosted by NationBuilder.
0.939349	65% of search engine users say that search engines keeping track of their searchers and using the information to personalize their future results is a bad thing because it limits the information they get online and what results they see, according to [pdf] survey results released in March 2012 by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. An even greater proportion (73%) of search users are not comfortable with search engines collecting user information to personalize search results because they see it as an invasion of their privacy. This view is relatively consistent across age groups, though is most pronounced among those over 50, with 83% saying they feel it is a bad thing on account of it being an invasion of their privacy. Perceptions Vary by Age, Ethnicity, and Income Younger search engine users tend to be more accepting of the practice of collecting user information: 56% of 18-29-year-olds say it is bad thing because it may limit the information they get online, while 38% say it is good because it provides more relevant results. By comparison, 30-49-year-olds are far more likely to say it is bad than good (67% vs. 27%), as are those aged over 50 (70% vs. 24%). African Americans and Hispanics are 64% more likely than their Caucasian counterparts to say personalized results are good (41% vs. 25%), while respondents with annual household income of more than $75k are 67% more likely than those with income of less than $30k to have an unfavorable view of the practice (75% vs. 45%). Internet Users Opposed to Targeted Ads, Too Online targeted advertising is also frowned upon by internet users. Roughly two-thirds say they are uncomfortable with the practice because they do not like having their online behavior tracked and analyzed, compared to 28% who say that they are fine with it because they see ads and information about things they are interested in. According to November 2011 findings from Parks & Associates, roughly 1 in 3 US broadband households report being comfortable with seeing personalized ads on the internet based on the products and services they are shopping for, their gender, or their age. Meanwhile, the Pew results suggest that views of targeted advertising also tend to become more unfavorable alongside increasing age and income levels. 59% of those aged 18-29 say they are not okay with the practice, compared to 78% of 50-64-year-olds and 72% of those over 65. And while 58% of respondents with annual income of less than $30k view the practice unfavorably, that proportion rises to 68% for respondents in the next income bracket ($30k – $50k) and 74% for those with annual income between $50k and $75k. Other Findings: 59% of internet users have noticed targeted ads. Men are more likely to say they have noticed targeted ads than women (62% vs. 56%), while other groups with higher reported awareness include college grads, those aged 18-34, and those with household income of at least $50k. Only 38% of online adults say they are aware of ways to limit how much personal information websites can collect about them. Of those, the most common methods are deleting their web history (81%), using the privacy settings of websites (75%), and changing their browser settings (65%). Online men are more likely than women to say they know how to limit the information collected about them (42% vs. 35%), as are Caucasians (41%) when compared to African Americans (34%) and Hispanics (27%). About the Data: The Pew results are based on data from telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International from January 20 to February 19, 2012, among a sample of 2,253 adults, age 18 and older. Telephone interviews were conducted in English and Spanish by landline (1,352) and cell phone (901, including 440 without a landline phone). Related No related posts. Feel Like You're Always Playing Catchup? Stay ahead of the curve with our free newsletter. It’s fast. It’s factual. And it’s clear Country Sponsor Permissions : Check this box to agree to receiving communications from our Sponsors, where applicable, as per our Privacy Policy. 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0.962583	1. Keyword Cannibalisation (or simply, “Keywords in URLs”) is a Google-sanctioned SEO practice in which multiple web pages targeting different keywords include the same URL slug. URL: http://example.com/keyword1/keyword2/ 2. Duplicate content is considered one of the most serious issues when it comes to SEO and website management. A high number of internal duplicates is considered detrimental to indexing and can lead to a site being banned from SERPs entirely. URL: http://example.com/page1 URL: http://example.com/page2 URL: http://example.com/page3 Resulting URL: http://example.com/page1 Resulting URL: http://example.com/page2 3. A high amount of 404s can mean that a large portion of your site’s pages are broken and not linked to from anywhere. This is considered as one of the most significant issues as Google has stated that crawling some broken links may be detrimental to the SEO efforts on a website. URL: http://www.example.com/help Resulting URL: Not found Effect on SEO: Degradation in SERPs due to lack of link authority, quality content and internal links contributed by other pages on the same site . Also, receiving a lot of 404 page errors will make crawling a tedious task for Googlebot as it will have to spend more time on 404 pages than on indexed ones. 4. Related content is an important SEO factor, so ensuring related articles are linked together with the right anchor text is crucial. URL: http://example.com/keyword1 Resulting URL: Not found Effect on SEO: Broken link leading to 404 page, loss of PageRank and link juice, all of which contribute to lower CTRs in SERPs . Also, not linking particular pages that should be part of the same topic under one URL may confuse users, who might think that both “related” articles are independent of each other. This can further result in them clicking on the wrong link, leading to more 404s. 5. Unclear URL structure can cause Googlebot to completely skip crawling some pages on your site, which may lead to significant SEO issues over time. URL: http://example.com/page1?track=true&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic Resulting URL: Not found due to substring match issue . Effect of this is that Google will not be able to index the page and any links pointing towards it will be treated as no-followed links, resulting in loss of PageRank and link juice for that particular page or URL (depending on its priority within the website). If you are using dynamic parameters like this on a large scale, Google will also be forced to crawl each parameter as a separate page (which is very difficult and time-consuming to do), which again contributes towards the site’s crawling budget being wasted. URL: http://example.com/page1?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic Resulting URL: Not found due to substring match issue . Effect of this is that Google will not be able to index the page and any links pointing towards it will be treated as no-followed links, resulting in loss of PageRank and link juice for that particular page or URL (depending on its priority within the website). If you are using dynamic parameters like this on a large scale, Google will also be forced to crawl each parameter as a separate page (which is very difficult and time-consuming to do), which again contributes towards the site’s crawling budget being wasted. 6. Incorrectly configured URL parameters can lead to an unnecessary waste in Googlebot crawl budget . URL: http://example.com/page1?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic Resulting URL: Not found due to substring match issue . Effect of this is that Google will not be able to index the page and any links pointing towards it will be treated as no-followed links, resulting in loss of PageRank and link juice for that particular page or URL (depending on its priority within the website). If you are using dynamic parameters like this on a large scale, Google will also be forced to crawl each parameter as a separate page (which is very difficult and time-consuming to do), which again contributes towards the site’s crawling budget being wasted. 7. Using URL parameters for tracking purposes can cause significant issues when it comes to identifying individual visitors and their activities on your website. Finding relevant information in the logs relies on proper configuration of link rel values that, if incorrect, may lead to either missing links or links that cannot be traced back to their source. 8. Over-optimisation or poor URL optimisation can cause a number of issues, from lower CTRs in SERPs to lower conversion rates and user retention rates, which will eventually lead to loss of organic traffic and thus a decline in the site’s search visibility.
0.999594	This June sees the movie-slate heating up with some big and small-screen releases to keep us entertained during the colder winter period. We’ve rounded up our 5 most anticipated releases to put on your must-watch list: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It Release date: 4 June 2021 The now long-running Conjuring franchise continues with the third primary instalment in the mainline series, bringing back Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson as Lorraine and Ed Warren, who investigate the true-life story of the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect claimed demonic possession as a defence. Awake Release date: 9 June 2021 (Netflix) Global hysteria ensues after a mysterious catastrophe wipes out all electronics and takes away humanity’s ability to sleep. Scientists race against the clock to find a cure for the unexplained insomnia before its fatal effects eliminate the human race. Awake stars Gina Rodriguez and Ariana Greenblatt. The Misfits Release date: 11 June 2021 Pierce Brosnan, Rami Jaber, Hermione Corfield, and Jamie Chung star in this action flick about a band of modern-day Robin Hoods, who recruit a renowned thief to help steal millions in gold bars stashed underneath one of the world’s most secure prisons. The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard Release date: 16 June 2021 Starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard is a sequel to the 2017 film The Hitman’s Bodyguard and picks up a few years after the first film, where Reynolds and Jackson’s characters have to reunite their uneasy alliance for a new mission. Salma Hayek, Frank Grillo, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hopper, Antonio Banderas and Morgan Freeman also feature. Fast & Furious 9: The Fast Saga Release date: 25 June 2021 The big, bombastic, and over-the-top action franchise is back, and this instalment promises to the boldest of the series. Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) is leading a quiet life off the grid with Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) and his son, little Brian, but they know that danger always lurks just over their peaceful horizon. This time, that threat will force Dom to confront the sins of his past if he’s going to save those he loves most. His crew joins together to stop a world-shattering plot led by the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they’ve ever encountered: a man who also happens to be Dom’s forsaken brother, Jakob, played by John Cena. Which movie release are you most excited for? Let us know by tweeting @MenStuffZA, posting on our Facebook page, or commenting below. Related Items:amazon, Awake, Fast & Furious, Fast & furious 9, Featured, film, films, movie releases, movies, Netflix, secondary, The Conjuring, The Fast Saga, The Hitman's Bodyguard's Wife, The Misfits
0.977929	Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on Flipboard Share via Email Comments News Coronavirus Sweden Europe European Union Amid fears over a potential second wave of the novel coronavirus across Europe, new infections in Sweden, where full lockdown measures were not implemented, have mostly declined since late June. The number of new cases per 100,000 people in Sweden reported over the last 14 days since July 29 dropped by 54 percent from the figure reported over 14 days prior to then, according to the latest report Wednesday from the World Health Organization (WHO). Sweden COVID-19 Death Rate Lower Than Spain, Italy and U.K. Read more Sweden COVID-19 Death Rate Lower Than Spain, Italy and U.K. Meanwhile, other parts of Europe have reported large spikes in new cases over the same period, including Spain, France, Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands, which have seen increases between 40 and 200 percent over the last month, according to the latest WHO report Wednesday. The seven-day rolling average of Sweden's daily new cases has been dropping consistently since June 29. Its daily case count has been mostly decreasing since June 24, when it reported 1,803 new infections, its largest single-day spike since the outbreak began, according to data compiled by Worldometer. The seven-day rolling average of daily new deaths in Sweden has also been declining since around April 15, when it reported a record daily death count of 115. The country's latest seven-day rolling averages for daily new cases and daily new deaths stand at 154 and 2. However, the Scandinavian nation ranks eighth among countries with the highest number of COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people. It outranks the U.S. and Brazil, which are the world's first and second worst-hit nations in terms of total cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Read more Why Sweden's Controversial COVID Experiment Is Failing Swedish Parents Forced To Risk Children's Health Due to Mandatory Schooling Sweden's COVID-19 Strategist Says Lockdown 'Obviously' Would've Cut Deaths Sweden's COVID-19 Death Toll 'Horrifying' Says Scientist Last week Anders Tegnell, the chief epidemiologist at Sweden's public health agency, who has led the country's COVID-19 response, said the nation's controversial anti-lockdown strategy has been a success "to a great extent," in an interview with UnHerd. While an official lockdown was never ordered, Tegnell noted: "We have cut down on movement in society quite a lot. We have compared how much we travel in Scandinavian countries, and the decrease in travel is the same in Sweden as in neighbouring countries. In many ways the voluntary measures we put in place in Sweden have been just as effective as complete lockdowns in other countries. "We are now seeing rapidly falling cases, we have continuously had healthcare that has been working, there have been free beds at any given time, never any crowding in the hospitals. "The failure [of the strategy] has of course been the death toll…that has been very much related to the long-term care facilities in Sweden. Now that has improved, we see a lot less cases in those facilities," Tegnell said. People in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, where a lockdown was never issued, pictured on July 27, 2020. Getty Images When asked whether having a lockdown in Sweden could have made a difference on the impact of the outbreak, Tegnell told UnHerd: "It would have made maybe some difference, we don't know…we also have to look at what are the negative effect of lockdowns, and that has not been done very much so far." The graphic below, provided by Statista, illustrates the number of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. states and the European Union. Average number of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and the European Union. STATISTA Sweden has reported nearly 79,800 confirmed cases, as of Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University. Last month, Sweden was the second most-infected country per capita in the world. Instead of a lockdown, Sweden aimed to develop "herd immunity," hoping that an increased number of people exposed to the virus will help to prevent a second wave of infections. Several academics as well as teachers and parents in Sweden have previously spoken out against the country's anti-lockdown strategy and the risks imposed on children's health, among other issues. As of Thursday, there are nearly 1.8 million (1,704,897) confirmed cases reported in the European Union/European Economic Area and the U.K., according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). More than 17 million people globally have been infected since the virus was first reported in Wuhan, China, including over 4.4 million in the U.S. Over 9.9 million globally have reportedly recovered from infection, while over 667,600 have died, as of Thursday, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. The graphic below, provided by Statista, illustrates U.S. states with more than 100 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in the past week.
0.944347	YouTuber Joe Winko, the self-described "Autistic Guy" and "Your Favorite Hawaiian Guy," recently visited Orlando, where he posted a review and historical tour of Lake Eola Park. Don't take it too seriously. The tour begins with the always-shirtless Winko explaining how the park came to exist. His on-camera story, sourced to Wikipedia by way of his phone, begins with the land gift that started it all. "There was this really, really rich guy, his name was Summerlin. He donated a large chunk of land to the city of Orlando for them to establish a park ... and they called it Lake Eola Park," Winko says. click to enlarge Screenshot via Joe Winko/YouTube "I also read that Jacob Summerlin and his sons, they named Lake Eola after a woman that they met, and I don't really know much about the woman named Eola, who this park is named after and who this lake is named after. But all I know is she knew Jacob Summerlin and his son, so thats why they named the lake after her." At this point, the video cuts to different audio with a photo of Robert L. Summerlin, as Winko corrects himself in the post-production editing: "The Wikipedia article that I read at Lake Eola Park that day didn't say this, but with further research, I found out that Lake Eola was named after Robert's fiancée, who passed away before he could marry her. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find out much information about her. I couldn't even find a picture of her at all, but this is what I imagine she looked like," before showing a photo of actor Lucy Hale. "This video is dedicated in memory of Eola," says Winko, "the woman this beautiful park and lake are named after." click to enlarge Screenshot via Joe Winko/YouTube From there, the host of "Joe Winko Talk" – topped by his trademark signature red bandana spiked high above his forehead – continued on his tour, filmed in October of last year, long before the COVID-19 pandemic started keeping people inside. The video was only uploaded this Monday. My favorite part was Winko's explanation of how he ended up in Orlando. "It was actually a stranger who I met online who sent me a Megabus ticket here," says Joe, while a map shows the route he took by bus. "The whole reason why I'm doing a video at this park right now is because the stranger who sent me a Megabus ticket to Orlando, he told me he was going to be busy with something else right now, so he said meanwhile I should go to this park and film a video." "I don't know much about Lake Eola or Eola Park. To be honest, the first time I heard of it was when the stranger brought me here." click to enlarge Screenshot via Joe Winko/YouTube If Winko sounds a bit off kilter, he is, and his videos are a lot of fun to watch. In April of last year, Winko, who lives in Florida, recorded and posted a video called "Ocala, Florida Piano Song," to the tune of the song "Havana" by Camila Cabello. In the song, Winko sings that "his heart is in Ocala," and describes it as "a small town on Interstate 75, northwest of Orlando, a one-hour, 55-minute drive from Tampa and Pasco, 30 miles away from the nearest shoreline. It's safe from bad cyclones, where the North American Ice Age settlers occupied." Winko has given video tours of Ocala too, in 2018 and 2019, frequently saying that it's "his most favorite city in Florida," and that he wants to live there because "it's not too crowded and it's far enough from the water and further inland, and I read online that it's safer from hurricanes." There's a lot about Winko online, and his channel has 12,000 subscribers, though the Lake Eola tour only had 70 views when I started watching. In another video from years earlier, Winko, who is gay, explained how he was bullied so badly that he left for a different high school and, a year later, published a hoax article about his own suicide by wood chipper to freak out his old tormentors. 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0.994239	Schools in Birmingham have suspended LGBT lessons after complaints from parents (posed by models) Credit: Barry Batchelor /PA The first time I was “exposed” - to borrow a phrase from Andrea Leadsom - to the existence of LGBT people was at primary school. Not, as many children today are, in a lesson about equality and our differences and how there are many different ways to be a family, but with the casual toss of “gay” as a slur across the table from one of my classmates. When I asked for clarification, he pointed to my best friend and announced “You love her.” It was clear from his tone that this was not a good thing. By this point, Section 28 had been Government policy for five years, banning the promotion of homosexuality in schools - although no prosecutions were ever brought. It wouldn’t be overturned in England and Wales until the early Noughties, when I sat on the university library steps with a petition, freckling in the summer sun. That should have been the end of it – with gay marriage following civil partnership, adoption laws that meant same sex parents could both go on birth certificates and Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme, encouraging schools to become open and welcoming environments for LGBT pupils and families. Progress was starting to feel natural. But the backlash was in the post and it began with the most marginalised of an already marginalised community. Horrified at the idea that children could be anything other than the gender they were assigned at birth (cisgender), groups like Transgender Trend began demanding schools not respond to the growing acceptance of trans and non binary people, circulating packs of information that can, at best, be described as factually incorrect and accused of encouraging parents and children to complain if gender was discussed in class. Andrea Leadsom has said that parents have a right to choose when their child is "exposed" to LGBT classes Credit: Victoria Jones I and numerous others have been saying all along that the backlash against trans rights would soon extend to the rest of our acronym as well - and now it has. Schools in Birmingham have taken LGBT lessons off the curriculum, after complaints by parents, with similar 'concerns' apparently now being raised in Manchester. In the wake of the row, Commons leader Andrea Leadsom has said that parents should be able to withdraw their children from classes about LGBT rights. “It’s right the Government has passed legislation that requires that relationships and sex education is taught in schools but at the same time I also agree it is absolutely right that parents should be able to choose the moment at which children become exposed to that information,” she said. Children have a right to know about the world they live in, about the myriad possibilities for who they can love, who they can be. Parents are not infallible and - much as we wouldn’t expect them to shoulder the burden of teaching the vast curriculum of subjects taught in today’s schools - we cannot expect them to unfailingly and without exception teach accurate and non-judgemental sex and relationship education. Being taught something doesn’t mean you then go out and do it – I have never used a potato as a battery in my adult life, although I suppose you never know when it might come in handy – and children will still be exposed to their parents’ views and opinions. Homophobic parents are right to be worried about their children turning gay after lessons about LGBT awareness. I lived as a Tudor wench for 2 years following a history class. — Paul Coleman (@PColemanchester) March 20, 2019 Learning about LGBT issues doesn’t just improve the lives of LGBT kids - these classes educate both our potential allies and bullies – but it makes a huge difference when you don’t spend the bulk of your day knowing you have to hide a crucial part of yourself. Children will grow up to be gay, bisexual or trans regardless of what they’re taught in schools, but it creates a safer environment for them. We had the "sex talk" in Year 6, aged 11, and I remember one boy asking through his sniggers “what do lesbians do together?” Despite having just been shown a detailed diagram of the male anatomy with an accompanying explanation of how it fitted into the female anatomy, this was deemed inappropriate for our tender minds and I proceeded to spend secondary school haunted by the question of how I could possibly be a lesbian when I didn’t know what they did. The implication had been that the truth was too shocking to be put into words. In my darker moments, I still sometimes wonder if I really am missing a vital piece of knowledge and my exes have been too polite to tell me. And yet, despite that significant gap in my education, I figured it out thanks to an internet considerably less terrifying than today’s, and a patient and understanding first girlfriend. I know people who did not have that positive experience, whose Government-mandated ignorance meant that they found themselves coerced into negative situations because they hadn’t been taught what a normal, loving same-sex relationship is like. This is the future we’re preparing our children for by suspending LGBT lessons. Do we really want to go back there? It’s 2019 – homophobia and transphobia should be given the same short shrift we give to flat earthers, anti-vaxxers and people who still play Farmville. Teach your children what you want at home, but school is where we send them to expand their horizons, not to narrow them. That doesn’t mean teaching children about every sexual act under the sun – after all, there isn’t anything a queer couple can do that a straight couple can’t. That’s the thing that terrifies the bigots: that when it comes down to it, there’s no difference after all. 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0.999968	As this poll of polls shows, if Obama keeps up his performances like yesterday and campaigns like this day after day after day, the first poll - from YouGov/The Economist - showing a clear 53- 47 majority in favor of his reform will become a harbinger of the future. The data is already there that passing this will help the Democrats against the Republicans this fall, if you can get past the Washington bullshit. The last month has been clearly a net positive in public opinion. Moreover, Obama's strategy of exposing the nihilism and obstructionism of the GOP is working. One YouGov question asked: How much do you think President Obama is trying to work with Republicans in Congress? 48 percent said a great deal or a fair amount. Compare it to this: How much do you think the Republicans in Congress are trying to work with President Obama? 28 percent said a great deal or a fair amount. 60 percent said not much or not at all.
0.999999	The only thing better than a rich, decadent dessert is a rich, decadent dessert that doesn't require any effort. This delicious Crock-Pot lava cake recipe falls squarely into that category: It's a simple "dump cake," which means all you do is combine the ingredients and pour them into your slow cooker. It's just as easy as working from box mixes, but without all the additives and preservatives. Three hours later – give or take – you'll be sitting down to a rich, warm, intensely chocolate-y dessert. Total Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes \| Prep Time: 15 minutes \| Serves: 6 to 8 (it's rich!) Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/4 cups brown sugar, divided 9 tablespoons cocoa, divided 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup whole or reduced-fat milk 2 tablespoons melted butter 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 egg yolk (optional) 1 1/4 cups hot water Directions: In a medium-large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, 1/2 cup of the sugar, 4 tablespoons of the cocoa powder, the baking powder and the salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, butter, vanilla and egg yolk if you're using it. Pour the bowl of wet ingredients into the dry, and stir until it's just mixed. Line a 3- or 4-quart Crock-Pot with a slow cooker liner, or press a sheet of parchment paper into the bottom of the crock. Pour the batter into the prepared crock. Whisk together the remaining sugar and cocoa, then add the hot water. Pour this mixture over the top of the cake batter, but don't stir it in. Cover and cook on high for 2 to 3 hours, until it is set in the middle. Unplug the slow cooker and let the cake sit for at least 15 to 20 minutes before serving, or switch your Crock-Pot to its keep-warm setting until dessert time. TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read) If you want this already rich cake to be even more chocolate-y, add 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup chocolate chips to the batter. Slow cookers vary a great deal in their operating temperatures, so keep an eye on the cake as it reaches the end of its baking time. If you know your slow cooker runs hot, you'll probably be closer to 2 hours' cooking time. If yours runs slow, assume it'll be closer to 3 hours. The egg yolk makes the finished cake "cake-ier." If you leave it out, the texture will be more pudding-like. You might find you prefer the texture one way over the other, which gives you a perfect excuse to make this again. More Articles Steam Cook a Cake→ Best Crock-Pot Bread Pudding Recipe→ Make a Cake Soft and Moist Without the Cake Falling Apart→ References Adapted from a recipe at Taste of Home Writer Bio Fred Decker is a trained chef and certified food-safety trainer. Decker wrote for the Saint John, New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, and has been published in Canada's Hospitality and Foodservice magazine. He's held positions selling computers, insurance and mutual funds, and was educated at Memorial University of Newfoundland and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.
0.956702	Wouldn't it be nice if we always got our way with things? If things were as they SHOULD be? Unfortunately, the world usually doesn't meet our expectations and we are left disappointed that people and things are not what they SHOULD be. Did you ever know someone with an attitude of 'nothing ever goes my way'? You may have a friend or colleague or even a family member with this attitude! My friend Steve certainly does. I like Steve, but I sometimes find him exhausting to be around, especially when he's driving and I'm the passenger. Don't get me wrong...it's not that he's a bad driver, it's just that he finds fault with everything and everyone around him. He's quick to verbalize his displeasure too. You know the type; "that guy should get off my tail and quit tailgating me"; "someone should build more roads and widen the ones we have to reduce this stupid congestion"; "people should learn to drive properly"; "we shouldn't let new immigrants drive without more training and testing"; "that idiot should have signaled before turning". It goes on and on. Steve wouldn't call himself a complainer or even a particularly negative person; he would just say that he knows how things should be. Some days it seems like nothing is right for Steve. Everything should be different. It really bugs him and when things don't go Steve's way, someone else is always to blame. Steve lives in the world of SHOULD. In Steve's world of SHOULD, nothing and no one is good enough, right enough or fair enough and should be different (according to Steve). Steve knows how everyone else SHOULD drive and is disappointed daily when his expectations are not met. What Steve doesn't realize is that with his attitude of finding fault and 'SHOULDING' at everything and everybody, he's actually giving away his power and turning himself into a negative, critical, judgemental driver who is caught up in everyone else's driving that he upsets himself and gets stressed out as a result. This is a concept called 'locus of control'. What this refers to is where we place the power of control over the events in our lives. If we place the control and responsibility for our sense of happiness, contentment and safety outside of ourselves we have an EXTERNAL locus of control like Steve. If we live in the world of SHOULD, and expect that things should change and be different if only SOMEONE would do something, we are in fact placing the control of our happiness or contentment outside of ourselves. We will be happy when someone fixes everything that bugs us. But there is no one making these fixes. Steve has spent his entire life complaining about how things should be different and he is in a perpetual state of disappointment that things are not as they should be. This isn't to say that things couldn't be a lot better in many areas, but what's the point of complaining if you are either unable or unwilling to take action to make them better. What about your expectations? Do you get out of bed each morning hoping that this will FINALLY be that perfect day? When you never get cut off, traffic lights are cooperative and green, the sun is shining and everyone is moving along at the perfect speed (for you)? As one student said to me, "you are dreaming, baby!" that's never going to happen. It is possible to change your world view from the world of SHOULD to the world of IS. In the world of IS, we accept how things are and take action to deal with them. Unlike Steve, we then see results. So you don't like that guy tailgating, simply do something to change the situation. Move over, let him pass, slow down a bit and increase following distance. Realize that just because you think that he SHOULD stop tailgating you, that wishing he would not, will not make that so. If you can't do anything about it at the moment, be aware of him there, but why get caught up in complaining? It just reinforces a sense of powerlessness. A great way to move out of a mindset of negativity is to make a point of noticing when things do go well and being grateful for them. Take it a step further and make a point of daily noting EVERYTHING that you are grateful for in your life. This is a powerful tool to change a negative outlook and the express ticket out of the world of SHOULD. Written by: Spencer McDonald, President, Thinking Driver About the Author - Spencer McDonald is a respected authority on driver behaviour, psychology and training, and is the founder of Thinking Driver. To learn more about Mr. McDonald, please visit www.thinkingdriver.com. 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0.999982	1 After the egg is knocked open, the yolk and the egg white are separated, and the yolk is poured into a small bowl and beaten evenly. 2 Wash the rapeseed and boil it in boiling water. After fishing out, cut the vegetable leaves into very fine pieces and put them into the yolk liquid. Pour in a little cold boiling water and beat well. 3 Steam in a pot for 10 to 15 minutes. Tips Eating this kind of vegetable custard can form a good habit of eating vegetables for babies from an early age. Vegetables contain a lot of crude fibers, water-soluble vitamins, iron, calcium and other minerals, and can also preliminarily train the babys swallowing and chewing function.

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