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Leafly Holdings, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Leafly Holdings, Inc., a leading online cannabis discovery marketplace and resource for cannabis consumers, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2022.
"Leafly is helping brands and retailers reach more consumers at a time when driving business is critically important. Retailers are offering deals on Leafly at record numbers as consumers are looking for the best value. We are encouraged by our recent partnerships that allow us to drive new customer acquisition and online orders across the platform," said Yoko Miyashita, CEO of Leafly. "The cost reductions we implemented were aimed at setting us on a clear path to greater efficiency and monetization as growth in advertising spend returns and the market accelerates. The team is squarely focused on our highest priority initiatives and on optimizing the products we have already developed to maintain our position as a leader in cannabis and build the business for the long term."
Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Total revenue was $11.8 million, up 8.1% over Q3 2021
Gross margin was 87.1%, compared to 88.4% in Q3 2021
Total operating expense was $16.3 million, up 21.0% over $13.5 million in Q3 2021, and down 16.3% from Q2 2022
Net income was $15.5 million, and included $22.3 million of gains on derivative liabilities, due to fair value accounting, compared to net loss of $4.5 million in Q3 2021
Adjusted EBITDA loss was $5.2 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA loss of $3.6 million in Q3 2021
Ended the quarter with $27.8 million of cash, after repurchasing over 3 million shares of our common stock using $31.3 million of restricted cash
Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures have been provided in the tables included in this release.
"In October, we right-sized the business through headcount reductions and additional cuts in spending to accelerate our path to profitability," said Suresh Krishnaswamy, CFO of Leafly. "We are focused on managing our cash while preserving our ability to respond to opportunities in the market."
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Retailer average revenue per account ("ARPA")
Year over year, ending retail accounts grew 18.2%, reflecting 7.4% sequential growth in Q3 2022 that was driven by retailers in California, Oregon, and New Mexico.
ARPA declined 10.5%, primarily as a result of Leafly's strategy to use promotional pricing to expand retailer accounts in lower penetrated markets.
MAUs increased quarter over quarter highlighting the strength of news and learn content, technical improvements to SEO and the Company's expertise in the cannabis category. In Q3 2021, higher than usual levels of MAUs were driven by an increase in user traffic primarily as a result of the pandemic.
Q3 2022 revenue from retail accounts was $9.0 million, up 5.1% over Q3 2021.
Q3 2022 revenue from brands was $2.7 million, up 19.6% over Q3 2021.
Recently partnered with Uber Eats to bring third-party delivery platform to cannabis retailers and consumers in the local Toronto market.
Integrated with Onfleet delivery software to make it easier for cannabis retailers to manage delivery fulfillment of online orders placed directly on the Leafly platform all the way to the customer's doorstep.
Expanded partnership with BLAZE, offering cannabis retailers even greater operational efficiency while enhancing the consumer online shopping experience. Improvements in inventory management, menu capability and fulfillment tools allow cannabis retailers to accept online orders directly from Leafly without additional POS order inputs.
Launched new marquee ad products in October across Leafly, including on our high-traffic Strain Page. These new features ads provide prominent ways for retailers to reach millions of consumers visiting Leafly each year.
On October 18, 2022, announced realignment of cost structure for expected annual cash operating cost reductions of approximately $16.0 million beginning in 2023. These reductions are intended to allow Leafly to prioritize the highest growth opportunities and preserve capital.
Leafly is refining its annual guidance The Company does not provide quarterly guidance as a practice. Based on current business trends and conditions, the financial outlook is expected to be as follows:
For the full year 2022, Leafly expects revenue to be between $47.0 million and $48.0 million and Adjusted EBITDA loss to be approximately $26.0 million.
Leafly has not provided a quantitative reconciliation of forecasted GAAP net income (loss) to forecasted total Adjusted EBITDA within this communication because the Company is unable, without making unreasonable efforts, to calculate certain reconciling items with confidence. These items include, but are not limited to: depreciation and amortization expense from new assets; impairments of assets; changes in the valuation of any derivatives; the valuation of, and changes in, grants of equity-based compensation; gains or losses on modification or extinguishment of debt. These items, which could materially affect the computation of forward-looking GAAP net income (loss), are inherently uncertain and depend on various factors, many of which are outside of Leafly's control. For more information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this communication, please see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.
About Leafly
Leafly helps millions of people discover cannabis each year. Our powerful tools help shoppers make informed purchasing decisions and empower cannabis businesses to attract and retain loyal customers through advertising and technology services. Learn more at Leafly.com or download the Leafly mobile app through Apple's App Store or Google Play.
Definitions of Key Performance Metrics
Monthly active users ("MAUs") represents the total unique visitors to Leafly websites and native apps each month, which in turn represents the maximum potential unique visitors that could become a customer of a dispensary or brand listed on Leafly's platform, within a given month.
Users (visitors) are considered active by initiating a session on at least one webpage or app. Each month's MAUs is the total of unique visitors to Leafly during the specified month and includes both new visitors as well as those returning from the previous month. We count a unique user the first time an individual accesses one of our websites or native apps during a calendar month. If an individual accesses our websites using different web browsers within a given month, the first access by each such web browser is counted as a separate unique user. If an individual accesses more than one of our websites or native apps in a single month, the first access to each website or app is counted as a separate unique user since unique users are tracked separately for each domain and native app. The unique visitors are measured using Google Analytics for our web applications and Firebase for our native applications.
Ending retail accounts is the number of paying retailer accounts with Leafly as of the last month of the respective period. Retail accounts can include more than one retailer.
Retailer average revenue per account
Retailer ARPA is calculated as monthly retail revenue, on an account basis, divided by the number of retail accounts that were active during that same month. An active account is one that had an active paying subscription with Leafly in the month. Leafly does not provide retailers with an ongoing free subscription offering but may offer a free introductory period with certain subscriptions.

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Matthew is a Research and Evaluation Associate for the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center. In this position, Matthew has worked on a range of projects that have contributed to the Health Center's mission to provide high quality and affordable health care to the underserved, with a specific focus on Asian Americans. One of Matthew's main responsibilities is to provide program evaluation support to the Health Center's various programs. Evaluation projects that he has worked on have included: an evaluation of a Hepatitis B health education comic book; an evaluation of a parents of children with special needs skills training program; and evaluations of youth programs implemented by the Health Center's Teen Resource Center (TRC).
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A split in Ahrar al-Sham could prove very costly to the Syrian opposition.
On December 10, a group of influential figures within the Islamist group known as Ahrar al-Sham announced the creation of a new faction within the movement, to be known as Jaish al-Ahrar. The move, which threatens to escalate into a full-scale rift, caps a long internal power struggle between a Turkey-backed faction of relatively pragmatic Ahrar al-Sham members and hardline rivals who seek to take the group into the orbit of international Salafi-jihadism.
A split in Ahrar al-Sham that sheds its jihadi faction has long been understood to be the only realistic way of marginalizing the Al-Qaeda-linked jihadis of Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (formerly known as Jabhat al-Nusra), with whom Ahrar al-Sham has a close battlefield alliance. But that's a risky gamble. A messy split could also weaken the more pragmatic Islamist trends within Syria's insurgency and empower the jihadis, by shredding the only force able to balance Jabhat Fatah al-Sham's strength in areas such as Idlib.
Indeed, much is at stake and, whether Ahrar al-Sham manages to contain the crisis or not, it could have serious consequences for Syria's faltering insurgency.
Unlike many other Syrian rebel groups, Ahrar al-Sham has always placed great emphasis on maintaining a collective leadership through its Shoura Council and other institutions. It was never commanded by populist firebrands such as the late Zahran Alloush, who headed the Islam Army from 2011 until his death in 2015. Rather, its leaders have tended to be publicity-shy figures whose main job has been to reconcile the various views expressed in the Shoura Council.
This was particularly true after the passing of Ahrar al-Sham's first leader Hassan Abboud, who was killed alongside most of the founding leadership in a mysterious explosion in September 2014. Losing so many leaders at once should have been a killing blow, but to general surprise Ahrar al-Sham survived. Within hours of his death, Abboud was replaced by Hashem al-Sheikh, who then left after serving out his one-year mandate. Mohannad al-Masri assumed the mantle in 2015 and held office for another year. This November, Masri was in turn replaced by Ali al-Omar, who became the third leader of Ahrar al-Sham in as many years.
Part of the explanation for Ahrar al-Sham's survival after the September 2014 disaster was an immediate influx of foreign support from Turkey and Qatar, but there were internal reasons as well. As described by the Syrian researcher Ahmed Aba-Zeid, the group reacted to the loss of its founders by reemphasizing collective leadership while also centralizing control over local factions. It was a successful strategy, but it came at the cost of institutionalizing ideological rivalries inside the group, while the top-level leadership would remain weak and transient.
The internal friction that had been apparent even before the death of Abboud grew exponentially in 2014 and 2015, not least because Turkey sought to push the group in a more pragmatic direction. Ahrar al-Sham now seemed to freeze every time the situation called for a clear decision about its political course. Would it stand with its jihadi comrades-in-arms or with the mainstream opposition? For example, despite intense Turkish pressure, the group failed to take a clear position on whether to support a peace process with President Bashar al-Assad's government in 2015 and 2016.
Very roughly speaking, a polarization between two rival camps has emerged inside Ahrar al-Sham, though the group's internal politics is far more complex than a simple two-way split.
On the one side there is a more hardline, hawkish faction influenced by Salafi-jihadism. Its members oppose what they view as an over-reliance on Turkey and the Western-backed opposition, against which they raise doctrinaire religious arguments as well as political objections of the slippery-slope variety. This faction includes many members who seek a merger between Ahrar al-Sham and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham. Among the leading lights of the hardline faction is Ahrar al-Sham's former leader Hashem al-Sheikh, its military strongman in northern Syria, Abu Saleh Tahhan, and its former religious chief Abu Mohammed al-Sadeq.
On the other side stands a bloc of members who seek close collaboration with Turkey and want to limit friction with the West and its clients in Syria. In ideological terms, its members are associated with the shift away from Salafi-jihadi puritanism toward a more politically pragmatic Islamist militancy. While they laud Jabhat Fatah al-Sham's role on the battlefield and do not oppose the calls for unity in public, they tend to be uneasy about the political optics of an alliance with a proscribed terrorist group. Some in this group, which is occasionally referred to as the "revolutionary," or thawri, tendency, will openly fly the tricolor flag favored by the Free Syrian Army. In this bloc, we find figures such as the foreign relations official Labib al-Nahhas, his brother Kinan al-Nahhas, and reportedly also Mohannad al-Masri, who was until recently Ahrar al-Sham's general commander.
Around the time of the leadership election last November, Tahhan and other hardliners reportedly endorsed Hashem al-Sheikh's bid for a second term, while more dovish members rallied behind Kinan al-Nahhas. When the hardliners realized that they could not muster enough internal support, they threatened to wreck the group by defecting. To show that they were serious, around a third of the Shoura Council suspended its membership, including Sheikh, Tahhan, and Abu Mohammed al-Sadeq.
Ali al-Omar's primary mission is to hold Ahrar al-Sham together. In his December 1 inaugural speech, he made sure to stress the need to unite with other factions, as a sop to the Jabhat Fatah al-Sham-friendly hardliners. But this did not calm tensions. Hashem al-Sheikh is said to have refused to pledge allegiance to the new leader and Abu Mohammed al-Sadeq is accused of having engineered a challenge to the Shoura Council behind the scenes, possibly with encouragement from Jabhat Fatah al-Sham.
On December 10, the outvoted hawks made their move. In the name of several Ahrar al-Sham subfactions, some of which were allegedly already drifting into the arms of Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, they announced the creation of an armed unit called Jaish al-Ahrar. They refused to call this a split or a defection and have insisted that Jaish al-Ahrar will remain part of Ahrar al-Sham, being "an arrow in the movement's quiver," as Hashem al-Sheikh put it. In the hardliners' telling, this was a move for greater unity and a demonstration of their own ability to keep the movement from disintegrating. But to their rivals, the creation of Jaish al-Ahrar was a brazen attempt to overrule a majority vote—even a coup.
Indeed, one is tempted to think of Sheikh's declaration as the Syrian Islamist version of a pronunciamento, the classical "soft coup" of Latin American politics. This typically involves a group of dissident officers making known their opposition to the government and then waiting for the rest of the military to rally to their side. If they succeed, resistance will soon seem futile and they can seize the reins of government without having had to fire a shot.
In this case, however, Hashem al-Sheikh and his allies are known to be acting from a minority position. Unless the Jaish al-Ahrar dissidents can demonstrate that they are much stronger on the ground than in the Shoura Council, it seems likely that their bid for power will fizzle out and evolve into a mutually damaging stalemate. Such a situation would either have to be resolved through a full split—at which point the Jaish al-Ahrar leaders would decamp to join Jabhat Fatah al-Sham as members, allies, or proxies—or through negotiations, in which they could leverage the threat of defection to secure more influence inside Ahrar al-Sham.
Jabhat Fatah al-Sham may stand to gain from both eventualities. Either Ahrar al-Sham splits to Jabhat Fatah al-Sham's benefit, reinforcing the jihadis' position as the single-strongest rebel group in Syria; or their allies among the Ahrar al-Sham hardliners secure better terms within an organization that seemed at risk of slipping under full Turkish control.
However, for the Syrian insurgency as a whole, the declaration of Jaish al-Ahrar is bad news. With Assad's forces having nearly completed their takeover of eastern Aleppo, and advancing quickly in the East Ghouta near Damascus, this poorly timed round of internal score-settling between Ahrar al-Sham's competing camps could prove very costly.


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En 2008, à Hockenheim, il remporte la première manche de la Porsche Supercup.

En 2009, il participe aux 24 Heures du Mans. Au volant de l'Aston Martin DBR9 de Jetalliance Racing, il se classe au troisième rang de la catégorie GT1 et à la trente-et-unième place du classement général.

En , Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer remporte le championnat tchèque des voitures de tourisme.

En , il crée un groupe de rock nommé Miracle 66 en référence à l'écurie éponyme sur laquelle s'est construite le Jetalliance Racing.

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A Carving of Christ
An arresting object of religious significance came to light recently during the process of examining our icon collection. The piece was a centuries-old sculptured figure, about 135 centimetres high, of Christ crucified. It was carved from a section of European oak by an unknown artist.
The timber's condition was of concern due to the activity of borer and some deterioration from exposure to the elements over untold years. This is because of its probable siting as a wayside shrine, such as were evident prior to the wars outside villages across France and Belgium.
The work has now been professionally treated and coated with wax for preservation. Apart from the element of faith that inspired the work, which was of great interest to the University's Art Curator, Caroline Field, the inherent quality of the piece as an artistic carving is also noteworthy.
By its very crudity and unembellished simplicity as a work of devotional sculpture, it makes a compelling impact in the embodied tension within the form. The helpless body is sculpted in one piece, with arms both separated and attached.
An interesting question emerges as to why the features of Christ's face have become so weathered through exposure to wind, rain and snow over its long life. A protective shrine canopy that once accompanied the work may well have deteriorated or collapsed over the course of time.
When originally acquired by Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Greg Craven and Father Anthony, Director of Mission and Identity, in February 2016, the sculpture was affixed to a rough-hewn cross of new wood. This has since been discarded to enable the work to be examined in its original state.
It is now mounted in all its spiritual and artistic wonder in the Philippa Brazil Lecture Theatre, St Patrick's Campus, Melbourne.
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John Lansing, who has headed the five U.S. overseas taxpayer-funded networks since 2015, will become president and CEO of National Public Radio on October 1. The five U.S. networks are: Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Radio Free Asia (RFA), the Middle East Broadcasting Network in Arabic, (MBN) and Radio-TV Marti in…
A Struggle for Minds in Closed Societies: a Radio Free Asia Update
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In a live telecast on C-Span August 5, Radio Free Asia Director Libby Liu addressed a roundtable of public diplomacy specialists and focused on RFA's U.S. government-funded multimedia network's broadcasts to the Peoples Republic of China. RFA broadcasts on television, radio, and a variety of online channels to six East Asian countries: Cambodia, China, Laos,…
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Beyond Politics: The Economic Case for Migration
October 22, 2019 · by The Council on Business & Society	· in Food For Thought.	·
Nicolas Desarnauts, Global BBA student at ESSEC Business School and finalist of the CoBS 2019 CSR article competition, tackles the challenge posed by anti-immigration sentiments head-on, and categorically defends the need for migration in his insightful piece.
A perpetual bone of contention
Immigration is a contentious issue. In recent years, xenophobic political movements have surged in popularity across the West. Emboldened by flawed prejudices, these parties have often claimed that immigration is detrimental to the economy. In fact, the opposite is true. Migration flows contribute to economic prosperity, not only through their positive demographic impact but also through their propensity to induce innovation through their supply of unique talents and abilities.
Distorting facts to serve political agenda
Across the West, a wave of fringe political movements has succeeded in bringing anti-immigrant sentiment into the mainstream. According to an NBC News poll conducted one week before the Brexit vote, nearly 75% of prospective "leave" voters cited immigration as the most important issue in the referendum. And just a few months after the victory of Brexit proponents, Donald Trump was elected to the U.S. presidency. Indeed, much of these politicians' rhetoric has fallen on sympathetic ears. With rapid globalisation contributing to increased inequality in developed countries, immigration is a seemingly obvious culprit for those who have suffered economic woes. Nevertheless, politicians are largely to blame for making this association. In July 2015, the then presidential candidate Donald Trump expressed his belief that immigrants are hurting the U.S. economy, saying: "They're taking our jobs. They're taking our manufacturing jobs. They're taking our money. They're killing us." However, as much as Mr. Trump may believe that his wall will bring prosperity to his country, his claims about the economic impact of migration flows are based on flawed prejudices against immigrants.
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A popular misconception about migration is that immigrants are unskilled and uneducated, making them a drain on a developed economy. In December 2018, Tucker Carlson, an American political commentator, echoed this idea on his primetime Fox News show, telling his audience: "we're getting waves of people with high school educations or less" and that "as an economic matter this is insane." This is fiction. According to the Pew Research Center, recently arrived immigrants in the U.S. are more educated than ever before — over 75% have at least graduated from high school and 41% have at least completed a bachelor's degree. Furthermore, studies have shown that even low-skilled immigrants positively contribute to the economy by performing jobs that employers often struggle to fill with native workers. This brings another benefit: by producing goods and services at a lower cost, low-skilled labour increases the purchasing power of high-skilled workers in the country, making them relatively richer. However, critics argue that the issue being overlooked here is that immigrants lower the wages of low-skilled natives by "stealing" their jobs.
The extent to which immigration negatively affects natives by filling low-skilled positions is contested. Research has found evidence that wages can be pushed down by immigrants willing to work for less. But the effect measured is only marginal. For low-skilled natives, the greater concern should be the rise of automation in numerous industries. From manufacturing to agriculture, technological innovations are enabling robots to perform increasingly complex tasks that have traditionally been reserved for humans. Millions of jobs are at the risk of getting displaced. The threat from low-skilled immigration pales in comparison — not to mention that it is also significantly outweighed by the benefits of immigration as a whole. However, the political expediency of blaming immigrants has pushed some to ignore this fact at a time when migration flows may in fact be more critical to economic prosperity than ever.
A counterbalance to demographic decline
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In much of the developed world, countries are facing a demographic challenge as their populations age and begin to decline due to low fertility rates. According to a study by the OECD, the share of people aged 80 years and over in developed countries is expected to rise from 4% in 2010 to nearly 10% in 2050. Meanwhile, Japan and several European countries have started to experience population decline as yearly deaths surpass births. Although the severity of this change varies from country to country, the general direction of the trend is clear. Almost all developed countries will struggle to maintain the size of their active workforce. The few exceptions owe their continued growth to migration flows.
There is little doubt that migration can solve the problem of population decline. After all, for a population to grow it simply needs more people. Aging is more troubling. The increase in the elderly population will entail greater expenditure on social programs for healthcare and pensions — further straining developed countries' workforces. More than just a lack of people, developed countries will lack economically active people. This is why migration is critical to economic prosperity. On average, migrants are younger than natives and they possess skills and abilities that increase the stock of human capital of the host country — filling in gaps in the labour market. The U.S. has long benefitted from this. By filling manual jobs, migrants with little education in the country have pushed similarly-skilled natives into better jobs requiring more intensive communication and social skills. In addition, the growing presence of these migrants in the "household services" sector — which includes services such as cleaning, gardening, and child care — has enabled highly educated native women to join the workforce and dedicate more time to their careers. These economic benefits cannot be overstated. However, the positive effect of migration is not limited to demographics.
Drivers of innovation and prosperity
Migrants play a critical role in driving innovation in their host countries. Historically, this has been the case: One-quarter of American Nobel Prize laureates in the last 50 years were foreign-born. Indeed, history books are packed with prominent examples of successful migrants that advanced science and technology. However, these are not just a few isolated cases. Studies have estimated that highly-educated migrants are responsible for about one-third of U.S. innovation. By clustering in innovation centres, migrants with STEM backgrounds contribute to as much as 50% of the productivity growth in their host countries. This translates to real innovation, with studies estimating that these migrants account for 4 to 8% of technological change. This may not be surprising given that some of the world's most famous business leaders, such as Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, are either migrants themselves or the children of migrants. These pioneers may have never had the chance to fulfill their full potential in their countries of origin. Migrating to a more conducive business environment enabled them to employ their unique talents to the benefit of both themselves and their host countries.
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The need for innovation is only going to increase in the future. As much of the world's economy becomes ever more knowledge-based, human capital will be a determining factor in who gets ahead. Countries like the U.S. that have notoriously embraced immigration have been the first to benefit from the talent and skills sets that migrants bring to their workforce. In addition to directly contributing to innovation through new inventions and increased productivity, migrants indirectly support natives' innovation through a positive "spillover" effect. What's more is that this innovation does more than just help major corporations and investors — it translates to greater economic prosperity for the entire society by improving people's skills, creating new jobs and boosting wages. Due to the multitude of secondary effects caused by this innovation, it may not be easy to measure its full economic impact. But what's certain is that it is not insignificant.
Time to face the facts
Despite the evidence that migration flows contribute to economic prosperity, the perpetuation of flawed prejudices about migrants by fringe political movements has brought anti-immigrant sentiments into the mainstream. This comes at a time when the demographic challenge facing much of the developed world should, in fact, encourage these countries to adopt a more open policy toward migration. Moreover, as knowledge-intensive activities become ever more important to economies around the globe, the demand for migrants' unique talents and abilities will only continue to grow. As such, to achieve economic prosperity, policies must be redesigned to be more open to migration flows — further driving their positive impact on demography and fuelling their contribution to innovation for growth.
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بســم اللّـه الرّحمـن الرّحيــم
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه
Two years ago, on March 12, 2020, the Maldives declared its first State of Public Health Emergency. This was a measure taken in response to community transmission of COVID-19 in the Maldives, to protect the people from contracting the virus that had been spreading rapidly elsewhere around the world.
We have faced a lot of hardship and difficulties in the past two years with COVID-19. There is not a single family in the Maldives that has not been directly or indirectly affected by the damaging impact of COVID-19. Even now, there are many people among us who are suffering from the indirect effects of COVID-19. So far, 297 people have died from this disease.
I pray to Almighty Allah to bless them all and grant them eternal life in paradise. I also pray for a speedy recovery for all those suffering from COVID-19.
With the COVID-19 outbreak in the Maldives, we took strong protective steps early on to contain the spread of the disease. As a result, the Maldives was among the top nations with the most effective COVID-19 control measures in place, facilitating the early commencement of economic and social activities.
Like other countries in the world, the Maldives' COVID-19 response measures are geared towards protecting those at high risk of contracting the virus and reducing the number of deaths and hospitalisations. We have been closely monitoring the evolving COVID-19 situation while ensuring that essential services are provided without interruption.
Therefore, from today onwards, the State of Public Health Emergency declared in the Maldives to prevent the spread of COVID-19 has been brought to an end on the advice of health experts. The Ministry of Health will communicate the details of the next course of action.
A system will be established in the Maldives to assess the COVID-19 situation in the country. We already have in place a genetic sequence testing system to determine the type of COVID-19 virus that spreads in the country. Emerging changes will be identified and appropriate measures will be taken in response to the situation.
Many countries still consider COVID-19 as a pandemic. It is important that we stay vigilant to act swiftly should a new variant of concern emerge. The Ministry of Health will formulate and operationalize a national strategy and action plan that will serve to respond to the transmission of COVID-19 from here on.
As COVID-19 brought countries' economic activities to a halt, the greatest economic burden was expected to befall on the Maldives. It is estimated that our economy incurred around MVR 71.3 billion in economic losses within the past two years. Despite trying times, the Government's foremost priority was to ease the hardship borne by the citizens. The Government provided all the support it could lend through various means.
Discounts on electricity and water bills were granted to households. An income support allowance was given to those who lost their jobs and those whose salaries were reduced. A moratorium on loan repayments was introduced. A stimulus package targeted to businesses was introduced on the condition their staff have guaranteed job security. Social security was provided for those in need of it. Resort lease payments were deferred to a later date.
As the State of Public Health Emergency is lifted today, the Maldives is among five countries that financial institutions have forecasted would experience the highest economic growth rates this year. The Government's protective measures to curb COVID-19 and the steady cooperation of the Maldivian people played a key role to reach the present point.
At the same time, we must take note of the grit and hope of the Maldivians and our business people who worked tirelessly to revive the economy. The greatest strength towards our collective efforts was derived from the sacrifices of the frontline workers in the health sector. The invaluable contributions of Maldives National Defence Force, Maldives Police Service, other agencies and volunteers to implement the COVID-19 emergency measures.
On behalf of all Maldivians, and in my own name, I wish to offer them all our warm thanks and appreciation. I also wish to thank, on behalf of all Maldivians, our friendly bilateral partners who assisted our COVID-19 response efforts. I take this opportunity to highlight India, Japan, USA, UAE, China, Bangladesh, WHO and some of the UN agencies for their support.
In the last two years, India has generously aided us on many occasions. India donated the most number of vaccines. India purchased financial bonds worth USD 250 million to help recover our economy. We received a lot of equipment from India essential to provide health services. At the same time, a travel corridor was enacted between our countries to ensure continued tourist arrivals.
India also eased up access for Maldivians needing urgent health care, allowing them to travel to the country. This privilege was not afforded to any other country besides the Maldives.
Even though we are bringing an end to the State of Public Health Emergency with the grace of Almighty Allah, we must not forget the lessons we have learned from the last two years. It is important to maintain the good health habits we learnt to protect ourselves from this disease.
As we emerge from the lows posed by COVID and take a breath of relief, there is another dark cloud approaching us in the form of the dangerous war initiated by Russia in Ukraine. The shocks from this conflict are reverberating all across the globe.
Though the conflict is happening in faraway Europe, we in the Maldives would nevertheless feel its effects. Russia and Ukraine are amongst the top source markets for our tourism industry. The economic impacts of this would be felt both far and near.
Our stand on the Ukraine conflict is clear. The essence of our foreign policy is based on the idea of sovereignty. It is the fundamental building block of modern international relations and clearly articulated in the charter of the United Nations. As a small island nation, we have long championed the idea of protecting the sovereignty of small or less powerful nations. This is a principle we hold dear.
By joining 141 nations on the 2nd of this month at the UN General Assembly, in condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine, demanding an immediate ceasefire and withdrawal from Ukraine, the Maldives reiterates our call for the protection of the freedom and sovereignty of relatively less powerful small states.
This is a heartbreaking moment for Ukrainian citizens. I extend my sympathy to them in the face of these atrocities. The Maldives joins the calls of the international community for both countries to return to the negotiation table and resolve their disputes through diplomacy.
It will take years for Ukraine to recover from this war, no matter how and when it ends. It will also take time to offset the impact of this war on the global economy. Therefore, the Government is taking necessary measures to mitigate the damages caused by the crisis in Ukraine.
One such measure is to continue the efforts to evacuate the Maldivians residing in areas affected by the war who wish to return home. The other is to find a way for those Maldivian students who have returned from Ukraine to complete their studies as there is no guarantee when they can go back to Ukraine. This is currently being done by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education.
Presently, the Ministry of Finance is preparing an estimate of the potential damage to the Maldivian economy if this war worsens and putting together an apt response for it.
Aside from this, the Ministry of Tourism and Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) are currently researching the expected changes to the Maldivian tourism in the wake of the war in Ukraine. At the same time, they are working to explore other tourism markets.
Before concluding my speech, I would like to share one more thing with the beloved people of the Maldives. A week ago, I returned from Singapore following a thyroid surgery. With the grace of Almighty Allah, I am doing well. My family and I would like to express our sincere gratitude to those who prayed for me during this time.
May Almighty Allah bless us with success in our efforts to return to normalcy. May the Maldives be blessed with prosperity, stability and peace. Ameen.
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LOS ANGELES — All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald is expected to play for the Rams on Saturday in Green Bay after injuring his ribs in Los Angeles' playoff victory at Seattle.
Rams coach Sean McVay also said Sunday night that quarterback John Wolford and receiver Cooper Kupp are likely to be available for Los Angeles (11-6) against the Packers despite getting hurt against the Seahawks.
McVay said he doesn't expect to name a starting quarterback this week for the Rams' showdown with the top-seeded Packers (12-4), preferring to wait until game day for the second straight week.
Wolford left Lumen Field in an ambulance after getting hurt early in his second career start while taking a low hit to the head from Seattle's Jamal Adams. Wolford's injury turned out to be a stinger, and he returned to the stadium for the postgame celebration.
Longtime starter Jared Goff took over and led the Rams to the win, but went 9 for 19 less than two weeks after undergoing surgery on his right thumb.
"It affected him yesterday," McVay said. "If you watch the game, it did. It might not have been painful, but it was something that he did a great job battling. There were things he's typically able to execute where it seemed like (the thumb injury) was a factor."
McVay said he expects both quarterbacks to be available in Green Bay, but he will monitor their progress before deciding on a starter.
The coach also said the Rams are much more likely to have a third quarterback active against the Packers after Los Angeles had only two in uniform in Seattle. Veteran Blake Bortles and rookie Bryce Perkins are the Rams' other two quarterbacks.
McVay was vague on the details of Donald's injury, which occurred in the second half of the Rams' 30-20 victory when he pulled Russell Wilson down onto him during a tackle in the third quarter. Donald left the game and went to the locker room, but eventually returned to watch the Rams' win from the sideline.
"We'll be smart with him throughout the week," McVay said. "He's going to do everything in his power to be ready to go. Don't expect that to affect his game status for this week."
Donald had two sacks and three quarterback hits on Wilson before his injury.
Donald was a unanimous selection to his sixth consecutive All-Pro team last week. He also earned his seventh consecutive Pro Bowl selection during another dominant season in which he finished second in the NFL with 13 1/2 sacks.
Kupp, the Rams' leading receiver, left the game in Seattle early after taking a hit to his knee, but the injury turned out to be bursitis. Kupp's knee swelled after the hit, but is doing much better, McVay said.
Rams left guard David Edwards also left with Achilles tendinitis. He will be monitored throughout the week, but Bobby Evans will make his first start of the season if Edwards can't play. Evans started seven games as a rookie last season, and he performed well in Edwards' place in Seattle.
English wins Kapalua in playoff for 1st victory in 7 years
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Harris English went more than seven years without winning on the PGA Tour, and he didn't mind going one extra hole to win the Sentry Tournament of Champions on Sunday.
English missed a 10-foot eagle putt in regulation on the par-5 18th hole at Kapalua for a 4-under 69 to force a playoff with Joaquin Niemann, and he ended it on the 18th with a 6-foot birdie.
Niemann, who closed with a 64, pulled his approach enough to tumble down the steep, shaggy hill. His full swing from thick grass got him to the fringe, but he missed the birdie putt.
English capped off his remarkable turnaround at a tournament he ordinarily wouldn't be allowed to play. The Tournament of Champions is for winners only from the previous year, but the field was expanded to include anyone who reached the Tour Championship because of the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down the PGA Tour for three months.
The fact English made it to the Tour Championship was proof of turning around his game. He ended the previous season without a full card and mired in a slump that dropped him to No. 369 in the world. He did everything last year but win, and he took care of that in the first event of the new year.
Now the 31-year-old from Georgia is among the top 20 in the world, and guaranteed a return to Kapalua next year.
Wizards lose Bryant to torn ACL in left knee
WASHINGTON — The Washington Wizards likely will be without center Thomas Bryant for the remainder of the season because of a partially torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
Bryant is one of only two players who started all 10 games so far this season for the Wizards. He got hurt after incidental contact with two Miami players during the first quarter of the Wizards' loss to the Heat on Saturday night.
An MRI performed Sunday confirmed the partial tear. The Wizards have not announced when Bryant will have surgery or given an exact timeline for his recovery, but the rehabilitation process following ACL tears and surgery typically take several months at a minimum.
"I just know one thing about TB: He's a great kid that works hard, plays with passion, gives you everything he has," Wizards coach Scott Brooks said.
Bryant has averaged 14.3 points and 6.1 rebounds on 65% shooting this season.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin of the United States came back from match point down to beat Yulia Putintseva and reach the quarterfinals of the Abu Dhabi Open on Sunday.
Kenin posted 57 unforced errors to Putintseva's 43 but still prevailed 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 over the 13th-seeded Putintseva.
"I felt like today was more of a mental match. I practice with her quite a lot so I know her game well," Kenin said. "I'm just happy with the way that I fought even though I wasn't feeling 100% on court."
Kenin dropped the opening set for the second consecutive match in Abu Dhabi. Putintseva had match point when serving at 6-5 up in the second set, but Kenin saved the point and broke Putintseva's serve to take the set to a tiebreak.
Next up is a quarterfinal match with ninth-seeded Maria Sakkari, who beat former French Open and Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza 7-5, 6-4, posting 33 winners to five for the more defensive Muguruza. Kenin won her two previous matches against Sakkari, both in three sets in 2018.
Also, Elina Svitolina saved two match points in a final-set tiebreak to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (8) for a place in the quarterfinals. The second-seeded Ukrainian faces another Russian opponent, Veronika Kudermetova, in the next round.
Jessie Diggins wins 1st Tour de Ski title for United States
VAL DI FIEMME, Italy — Jessie Diggins won a first title for the United States in cross-country skiing's Tour de Ski on Sunday.
Leading the women's time standings after seven events, Diggins placed second in the 10-kilometer final stage of the 10-day competition raced in Italy and Switzerland.
Her final time of more than three hours was 1 minute, 24 seconds ahead of Russian Yulia Stupak. Ebba Andersson of Sweden was third.
In 15 years of the marathon competition, Diggins's third place three years ago is the only other podium finish by an American man or woman.
Four different Norwegians combined to win the past seven editions of the women's Tour de Ski. The cross-country skiing power did not enter the 2021 competitions because of safety concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
Diggins, from Saint Paul, Minnesota, won an Olympic gold medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games in team sprint with Kikkan Randall.
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George designed his first power boat over ten years ago – the Rossiter 14, and in 2013 introduced its most sophisticated power boat yet, the Rossiter 23 Classic Day Boat, subject of this review. The R23 is one of four outboard powered models from a 14-foot side console open boat, two seventeen footers – a center console and a closed deck classic runabout, to this 23-foot cuddy cabin. Rossiter also builds over seven different models of rowing boats which include yacht tenders, skiffs, recreational sport shells and its most popular model, the 17′ Loudon double-ender.
As with all Rossiter boats, the R23 is constructed to be "unsinkable" and contains no structural wood components with 100% composite construction and a self-bailing fiberglass inner liner cockpit. Even the eight stainless steel cupholders are self-draining. All Rossiter power boats are a variable deadrise true deep-vee design up to the maximum practical vee of 24-degrees. The deadrise on the R23 is truly deep at 22-degrees at the transom offering smooth wave-cutting capability.
Beneath the seat cushions of this stern bench seat are two similar sized, drained molded-in compartments; one reserved for storage and an insulated one intended as a fish box or cooler. The swim platform is unique in that its underside is part of the hull and its aft section is actually the boat's transom. The benefit is a full-width platform with lots of space between the motor cowling and the stern bench seat to allow easy side-to-side access. A four-step stainless steel telescoping boarding ladder is affixed to the starboard topside of this platform.
Access to the cuddy cabin is via a sliding, lockable, white acrylic door with a molded-in step to assist in access to the foredeck when in the closed position. Once inside the cabin, the unique positioning of the foredeck opening hatch immediately forward of the windshield base, permits even easier access to the foredeck. This positioning also provides "cleaner" deck lines. Extra long sturdy stainless steel grab rails on each side of this hatch extend forward toward the bow.
The cuddy cabin features port and starboard side full-length cushions meeting together at the bow with a centre aisle plus a forward centre aisle section removable cushion. A standard marine head with holding tank is located beneath this cushion. The cuddy cabin itself is multi-purpose as a huge lockable storage compartment, a private change room, or for snoozing.
The very practically laid out molded fiberglass helm sports a six-spoke, padded steering wheel plus instrumentation of your optional choice depending on your choice of motor brand. The molded passenger helm features a lockable glove box. The high, protective, five-piece windshield features open-able vents in the side wings to assist in ventilation and windshield de-fogging, especially during those very special Canadian early spring and late fall morning and evening cruise times.
The Rossiter R23 is rated for a maximum 250 horsepower of the outboard brand of your choosing but Rossiter recommends 200 horsepower as optimal. With this, Rossiter indicates a time to plane of 15 seconds and a top speed of 43 mph. Other notable standard equipment includes freshwater wash-down, multiple 12-volt receptacles, LED courtesy lighting, dual batteries with switch, plus trim tabs.
Notable optional equipment includes a choice of convertible top or bimini top with or without enclosure curtains, port and starboard windshield wipers, anchor windlass, stereo with MP3 connectivity, flush mount GPS, underwater lighting, docking lights, cockpit table, pop-up ski tow bar, portable 50-quart cooler for the swim platform, and a choice of removable cockpit carpet or Faux-Teak flooring.


It doesn't matter for how long, or why, but this is rank out of order!
Is it possible to send the pic to the PO head office? I don't think you will need to add a comment(but then perhaps you might). Like you,I think it is really antisocial.
(11-10-2012, 08:18 PM)ron Wrote: Is it possible to send the pic to the PO head office?
I've already tweeted it. They can't do much but act on it now.
(11-10-2012, 08:10 PM)thurrockdave Wrote: It doesn't matter for how long, or why, but this is rank out of order!
Thats as bad as those who use the parents and toddlers bays but dont have a childs seat in the car.
(11-10-2012, 08:59 PM)brodfather11 Wrote: Thats as bad as those who use the parents and toddlers bays but dont have a childs seat in the car.
Morally as bad, but the latter are not enforceable in law. I think some think they can use them because they have 'had' children.
Don't let the fact that they are in their 20's and have flown the nest put you off parking there.
What if it was a " Berlingo " rather than a " Combo "
The only badge hate is the van drivers hatred of blue badge holders. Or is that what you meant?
I don't have hatred for the Vauxhall marque.


Memories of gigs gone by.
Wow these New Yorkers are magic, who gave you these?
Imagining yourself Up On The Catwalk too.
Claiming mod status watching most of The Who.
Driving through the night having watched the Stone Roses perform.
Na na na na -ing in a tent till early morn.
Gonna get me some more memories despite of my age.


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Scientists Identify Genes from 'Ghost Population' of Ancient Humans
Posted on February 14, 2020 by CleburneTXPC
The history of the human family is not as straightforward as you might think. While there's just one species of human alive today, that was not the case at various points in the past. Studying the genetic markers floating around the Homo sapiens DNA pool can shed light on where our ancestors made contact with other human subspecies. In a new analysis of populations from West Africa, scientists believe they've discovered evidence of an as-yet-unidentified "ghost population" of genetically distinct humans.
Throughout most of human history, there have been multiple members of the genus Homo sharing the Earth. That is, until our ancestors swept across the globe, claiming the planet for Homo sapiens. Along the way, the ancestors of modern humans interbred with other human populations. For example, most people from outside Africa have between 1 and 4 percent Neanderthal DNA. Indigenous Australians and a few other populations often carry DNA from Denisovan hominids.
Both Neanderthals and Denisovans left traces of their existence in the form of settlements, art, and fossil remains. However, the hypothesized "ghost population" of hominids in Africa left behind only DNA. Arun Durvasula and Sriram Sankararaman from the University of California obtained genomes from 405 people in four different regions of West Africa.
By analyzing genetic markers, the researchers hoped to determine how much interbreeding happened among the participants' ancestors. The pair compared genes in their samples to modern human, Neanderthal, and Denisovan genomes. The results were surprising: between 2 and 19 percent of the genes come from an unknown group of archaic humans.
No one has discovered remains or artifacts from this mysterious group of hominids, but we know they existed. The ghost hominids most likely separated from the common ancestor of modern humans and Neanderthals between 360,000 and 1 million years ago. We would need a much larger sample to nail down the exact timeline, but Durvasula and Sankararaman estimate the ancestors of modern Africans interbred with the mystery humans at some point in the past 124,000 years. The researchers also note that it's possible humans interbred with several waves of different hominids over thousands of years.
Researchers around the world are hoping to learn more about these ancient humans. Once we know more about when and where Homo sapiens encountered these beings, we will know where to look for physical evidence.
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Tenerife Forum > English Forums > Tenerife Discussions > General Tenerife Chat > Broken shower, where do I stand?
View Full Version : Broken shower, where do I stand?
In the kitchen (luckily) I heard a loud crash 1 part of the shower had exploded and showered the bathroom in broken glass, the shop I bought it from are saying I have to pay for a new piece as these things happen when the panel is fitted too tight or had an accident neither of which have happen. My friend came today and took the door off so I could get at the rest of the bits of glass that were trapped, he unscrewed the door picked it up and that totally shattered in his hands cutting him badly.
The shop is now saying to go in on Monday and make a complaint but I will not get anywhere.
Anyone know where I stand?
Thank God you wasn't in the bathroom when it happened. It was obviously Safety glass by the way it has broken into smaller pieces rather than shards of glass, but as with anything like this no one really knows how 'safe' it is until it breaks.
Sorry Pepper I can't advise where you stand with this but I would still persue it through the shop where you bought it however long it takes.
its a common thing - happened to me.
I lifted the door to fit it into place, and it shattered in my hands !
I read that even the slightest thing can set it off and the shop will use every excuse to refuse refund etc. Unless they fitted it, then maybe there's a chance, but it's so easy for them to say that you must have struck it with something, which you can't prove otherwise.
Safety glass is designed to shatter upon impact to protect the person, but it can shatter ever so easily. It can expand in the heat whilst in position, (its hot lately) and the fixing bolts try to stop it, so it shatters.
Going to Hidraulica on Monday. I surprised they are being so flipant, perhaps they say that so people will buy a new piece and go away, however I am not going to go away as it could have caused me a serious injury, more than that Tiggertwo the cat often sleeps in there.
did Hydraulica fit it, or DIY fit ? as it could have been fitted poorly.
When was the door purchased?
Do you have a receipt for the fitting?
We are about to put in a new bathroom so am revising plans. Thanks for posting even if my reply doesn't help (!). Our cats like to sleep in the shower and glad Tiggertwo is okay. I thought everything was guaranteed for two years by Spanish law? Though I do believe you have to return it in its original packaging and am not sure how you are going to return a large box of glass shards. Hope you sort it out.
I bought the shower in September (got the receipt) and it was fitted in December by the builders (no reciept) and previous to that they had fitted two other showers that had been in boxes for 3 years and they are fine.
I have kept all the glass in a bin bag and even to it into the shop the other day to show them.
I used builders gloves when I was picking up the first lot of glass, but my friends who took out the door are actually the builders and had popped round to see how the Oscar the dog was and said the glass dangling was dangerous. dont think I could get them to wear protective clothing as one of them had canvas deck shoes on when they poured the concrete for the roof, did offer to buy him a pair of wellies!
These glass doors will take 1-2 million years to decompose so even if they'd taken some out of a box within 100 years they'd still be in perfect condition.
Sorry wrote it wrong I meant to say 2 showers in my house, they have done loads before both of them nearly 60.
I have thought about it and am going to approach the complaint like a Jack Russell terrier because I have been thinking I could have been using the shower at the time and how could I have got out with walking through the glass and as I live on my own well doesnt bear thinking about.
but a supplier of a product can't be held liable if it's been fitted by a third party - its a fitting problem they'll say. Maybe you should be looking at the builder for compensation for fitting it incorrectly ?
But if you didn't get an invoice/receipt from them, they're not professional builders really - and they're 'friends', and maybe that's why you're venting your anger at the supplier.
If you'd bought a kitchen from B&Q , had it fitted by friends, and a door fell off, would you blame B&Q or the builder ?
The supplier only sold it, are you then going to go to the glass producers to proportion blame ? ie. Pilkington ?
Do you get my point ?
Can you not claim thru your household insurance ?
I was just going to post that ... I have some very large picture windows ... a small crack appeared which slowly grew: Liberty sent around an assessor and agreed a claim straight away - over 2.000 euros as a huge crane had to be hired to replace it ... on fitting, I noticed a tiny crack in the corner (badly fitted) and it was replaced again, full cost the second time borne by the glass fitters.
missed out "are" nearly 60.
as for professional they are and have been for many years in the area, I originally wanted to employ English people I could communicate with however 12 different people made appointments with me and then could not be bothered to turn up even though in total it was 4 months work,if they didnt want to come all this way then why not just say so, all these were claiming to be professional!
I find the shower situation very upsetting and was only looking for some advice on consumer rights.
OK do you feel you have recieved the correct information from the forum about your situation?
Stand well back, is my advice, sorry.


It's just one less thing to have to worry about, especially when you're travelling, you know wearing contact lenses and having to take them out on the plane and, putting glasses on and, then travelling with your glasses, just taking that all away basically and, not even having to think about it no more, that's really the benefit for me, it's just one less thing to worry about. The staffs are all fantastic here, I mean just from the very initial walk through the door when I was really investigating whether it was something I wanted to do. They were able to run through all the options, explain all the treatments very well in simple terms so it was easy to understand, how the pricing broke down, what my options were, what I actually needed to have done, what I didn't and they were all very, very helpful. The actual procedure itself, it was a very quick procedure it was efficiently run, it enabled me to be in and out as quickly as possible, so that was much appreciated."
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In every case of strep throat, the incubation period can vary to some extent. But generally speaking, it will take approximately three days. This can also be for two days up to five days. However, in several instances, the incubation period was stated to be more than that and could reach up to eight days.
Incubation period means the time from when a person is exposed to the infection causing bacteria until the time when that person will begin to have the symptoms. Have you ever wondered if strep throat is contagious? Well, it actually is. Once you have observed the symptoms of strep throat, the infection becomes contagious for at least 24 hours especially if no antibiotics are prescribed. Read further to see what will happen after the bacteria have developed and all set to attack your throat.
It is necessary to go to the doctor when it comes to strep throat infection so that proper medical attention is sought. First of all this is because strep throat is contagious and second of all, it is painful.
Usually, the doctor will prescribe you with antibiotics for strep throat. They are useful in reducing the contagiousness of the infection and further complications such as rheumatic fever are prevented. Aside from the prescription of the doctor, medicines like ibuprofen and paracetamol which can be obtained over the counter can provide relief from pain in the throat and also reduce the fever. Home remedies are always available if you want to stay away from the side effects of antibiotics or do not trust in antibiotics. An example of a home remedy is drinking a lot of fluids but take note that chilled coke is not included.
If you drink a lot of soup broth and liquids which contain sugar, these will replenish the sugar, salt and water content of your body. Mixture of warm water and salt used as gargle is effective in relieving sore throat. Herbal teas which contain the substance called licorice are also helpful in soothing the frayed throat. Getting a lot of sleep is probably the best home remedy which most people are interested with.
In conclusion, the incubation period of strep throat will give us an idea about the severity of affected areas such as the pharynx and larynx. Since prevention is better than cure, general cleanliness should be observed. The best way to deal with strep throat infection is to avoid contact with individual who have the infection. Take proper care of your throat although you do not have the voice of Celine Dion or Bryan Adams!


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https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/UC-grad-nature-educator-identified-as-Berkeley-10851769.php
UC grad, nature educator identified as Berkeley homicide victim
By Kimberly Veklerov
Updated 6:10 pm PST, Thursday, January 12, 2017
Emilie Inman, killed in a Berkeley stabbing, is seen playing guitar a few weeks ago at a campsite in Joshua Tree.
Photo: Courtesy Of Lili Nakita Photography
A nature educator and graduate of UC Santa Cruz was identified by police as the victim of a deadly stabbing last week in Berkeley allegedly committed by a UC Berkeley student, who is also suspected of stabbing a second woman.
Alameda County prosecutors have yet to lodge charges against Pablo Gomez Jr., 22, who was arrested over the weekend in Southern California in the killing of the young woman, 27-year-old Emilie Inman. A spokeswoman for the district attorney's office said Thursday it had not yet reviewed the case.
Gomez of North Hollywood was arrested Saturday in Burbank. Investigators were expected to bring the suspect back to the Bay Area to face murder and assault charges in court next week.
In addition to Inman's stabbing death, Gomez is accused of stabbing another young woman, a student at UC Berkeley, whose injuries weren't fatal.
The suspect — who friends say uses the nonbinary gender pronoun "they" — is enrolled at the UC Berkeley campus with a major in Chicano studies, according to Janet Gilmore, a school spokeswoman. Gomez is an undergraduate senior, Gilmore said.
Police first got wind of the killing Friday just before noon, when they were called to the intersection of La Loma Avenue and Ridge Road — just north of the UC Berkeley campus on a block where several student cooperative houses are located.
A student who lives in one of the co-ops had been stabbed and flagged down a passing motorist, who stopped and helped her call 911, officials said.
Paramedics transported the student to a nearby hospital, and she is expected to make a full recovery.
The stabbing led detectives to Inman's apartment on Ashby Avenue near Telegraph Avenue in South Berkeley, where they found the scene of an apparent violent crime. Police said it wasn't until "much later" that they discovered the body of Inman, who had been stabbed to death.
Investigators have yet to disclose a motive for the stabbings.
A musician who is a native of France, Inman graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 2011 with a degree in environmental studies. Her SoundCloud is filled with original folk songs that touched on progressive issues. In one song she sings, "Wake up and live while you can, you don't have to side with the man" and "When you look out from your eyes, do you see what you want to see? It's time to realize the potential for humanity."
Most recently, Inman worked as a science teacher for fifth- and sixth-grade children at Sienna Ranch, an outdoor nature program in Lafayette.
The director of Sienna Ranch, Chris Lauf, said he has been inundated with messages from parents whose children were influenced by Inman, whom he described as a "brilliant, passionate, creative teacher and a sparkling, joyful, sincere person."
A parent of a child with special needs sent Lauf a message saying, "Emilie knew just how to transport this diverse group of friends from one world to another filled with fascinating plants, fuzzy-tailed friends, mud puddles, hillside daydream, and original songs she had written. As the group evolved to include more students from our extended community, Emilie continued to embrace ALL children, especially those with special and complex needs."
Inman's longtime partner, Matt — who asked that his last name not be published — said in an email, "She had nothing but positive energy, love, passion, creativity, and kindness radiating from her mind, body, and soul. From her deeply caring hugs, to her passion for educating and relentlessly being the change she wanted to see in the world, Emilie has been nothing but a source of encouragement and inspiration to those who interacted with her."
The slaying suspect, Gomez, was involved in progressive issues, too. In high school, Gomez worked for the Alliance for Climate Education and in college gave a speech at a summit held by the organization.
A spokeswoman for the climate program said Gomez's arrest came as a "total shock to us."
On Facebook, Gomez frequently posted about transgender issues, Palestinian liberation and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Friends of the suspect said they are in disbelief that Gomez would attack anyone and didn't know Gomez to be violent.
Matt, 29, who was with Inman for eight years, encouraged those hoping to honor her memory to "constantly strive to be the very best version of yourself you can be."
"In my experience, she was happiest seeing people passionately pursuing what they love to do," he said. "I know that she helped many of us find our purpose or provided validation that we were on the right path. Simply put — and in language she would use — she got stoked seeing other humans stoked on what they love to do."
Kimberly Veklerov is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: kveklerov@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @kveklerov
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Defective display Macs sold by Apple knowingly: US court
Back in 2016, when Apple introduced its MacBook Pro redesign it soon got stuck in a controversy. People have commented that Apple's 2016 generation of MacBook Pros are less compatible than their previous products and were sold at a higher price. A lawsuit filed against the company has now received support from a judge in the US.
Judge Edward Davila has recently allowed the lawsuit, also known as 'flexgate" against Apple to go forward. He ruled that Apple might have an idea that they would fail but still kept selling the product.
"The court finds that the allegations of pre-release testing in combination with the allegations of substantial customer complaints are sufficient to show that Apple had exclusive knowledge of the alleged defect," said the judge.
The MacBook Pro sold by the company had an issue called "stage light", which often happens due to cable damage in the screen of the laptop. The damage produces black spots at the bottom of the display screen. This issue was found in many Pro pieces sold back then which led to increase in complaints by the customers.
During the controversy, Apple's way of handling the issue raised serious concerns about the attitude of the company towards its loyal customers. When the issue spread in 2018, Apple silently started to use a new and slightly longer cable in display screens.
Later, more than 15,000 users signed a petition and sent it to the press. Which forced the company to open one of its free repair programs for existing customers who had purchased the MacBook Pro.
The free repair program termed the Display Backlight Service Program addressed the lighting issue in the 13-inch model but didn't have an option for the 15-inch model to get the screen issue solved. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit allege that Apple continued to sell the 15-inch model knowing the problem and provided no warnings to its consumers.
Judge narrowed the scope of the lawsuit but has allowed it to go forward. iFixit found that Apple switched to a thinner ribbon cable in the affected models. These cables slowly started to tear themselves creating the stage light issue on the screen and later causing the backlight of the screen to fail completely.
Cables that caused the stage light are easy to replace and cost just around $6 but Apple's design made it impossible to replace it due to its design. "In an apparent effort to make the display as thin as possible, Apple designed the cables as part of the display, so they cannot be replaced. This means that when (not if) those cables start to fail, the entire display unit needs to be replaced, as opposed to one or two little cables – effectively turning a $6 problem into a $600 disaster," said the judgement copy.
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