Heading to Penang, Malaysia Nov 13th, 2018.
Any suggestions beside AirBnb to find a place to rent? May be there for a couple of months.
Once you're on the ground and there you can use local FB groups to help find a long term accommodation. Stay in a hostel for a few nights as you checkout the places in person. This will be the best way to get the lowest price. Airbnb will be convenient though because you can book it in advance.
Hi Bali Girl, not sure if this is too late but we have two houses near the beach side of Penang in which we provide accommodation with different room options.
Most of our bookings are through Airbnb but we have been getting digital nomads that extend directly through us for their longer stays.
Already found a place. Thanks so much!!


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COVID-19 creates an opportunity for drone technology; Lens on MOB and DRO
May 06, 2020 02:55 PM AEST
In an era where artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cloud computing are gaining prominence, drone tech is proving to be a vital part of technology to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. While the world is grappling with the coronavirus crisis, companies engaged in drone technology are playing their role in coming up with innovative ideas to help the governments.
The Australian Department of Defence, the University of South Australia, Vital Intelligence Inc. (health data and deep learning Company) and Draganfly (drone Company) started an initiative, which intends to establish a global technology group to fight against pandemics such as coronavirus.
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Three primary benefits of using drones during the crisis induced by COVID-19 pandemic are mentioned below:
Surveillance: While several governments have directed their citizens to stay at home, drones are beneficial in keeping a check on the movement of people. By performing surveillance via drones, the likelihood of citizens adhering to the norms increases.
Broadcast: Drones are playing a vital role in delivering relevant information and messages about lockdown in rural areas. For communication purpose, the manufactured drones are equipped with loudspeakers. China and several other European countries have taken this initiative.
Disinfectant Spraying: Several infected countries around the globe are using agriculture drones as it can disinfect large public places. This initiative can stop the further spread of coronavirus. Also, it is efficient in covering more land in relatively less time as compared to traditional methods.
Let us look at two ASX-listed drone tech players and their recent activities during COVID-19.
Mobilicom Limited (ASX:MOB)
Melbourne headquartered infotech Company, Mobilicom Limited develops, designs, and delivers communication solutions without the need for any infrastructure.
MOB has two business units: SkyHopper and Mobilicom. Former provides solutions for mission-critical communication in Enterprise and the Government sector. Latter targets to Commercial Drone & Robotics sector and provides end-to-end equipment and solution.
Quarterly Activities: MOB announced the activities, financials, and COVID-19 business update for first quarter FY 2020 (period ended 31 March 2020). Key highlights are mentioned below:
Financials: On 28 April 2020, Mobilicom said that it had more than $2.1 million of backlog of orders.
The Company will receive nearly $260,000 in receipts in the second quarter from government grants.
MOB had $1.5 million of cash receipts from customers, an increase of 169 per cent from Q1 FY 2019. Also, the Company maintained $4.1 million of cash balance.
Delivery to Australian Government: The Company received its first order from an Australian developer of robotics and drones for communication and controller products. These products are to be integrated into robotics and drones of the Australian Company. Ultimately, the Australian government will use these robotics and drones in Defense and Homeland Security.
Update on Elbit Systems Contract: As announced by the Company on 18 December 2019, Elbit Systems has chosen MOB for a $2.1 million contract. As per the agreement, MOB is a vendor to Elbit for controllers for tactical drones. As an update, MOB notified that it had met the milestones as per its agreement with Elbit. Further, MOB also stated that during Q3 FY 2020, it expects to deliver the first commercial batch of controllers.
New and existing business wins: While MOB is getting repeat orders from its current customers, the Company is also receiving new customers.
SkyHopper received orders from Denmark, Israel, France, and the UK; with one existing and three new customers.
On the receipts of $250,000 in Q1 FY 2020, the Company provided a commercial drone upgrade solution.
COVID-19 Business Update: Majority of the Company's workforce is released or on unpaid leave. The remaining staff has agreed to a 50 per cent cut in salary for one month. Started from 19 April 2020 until the situation wrought by coronavirus gets improve, the Company has decided to continue its operations with limited staff. Also, the founders are taking 35 per cent salary reduction, and employees agreed to a salary cut of 10 - 20 per cent.
Stock performance: On 06 May 2020, MOB shares were trading at $0.05 (at 02:06 PM AEST), in line with the previous close. Mobilicom's market cap is $12.9 million, and the Company has ~257.94 million outstanding shares.
DroneShield Limited (ASX:DRO)
DRO has developed distinctive solutions of drone security to safeguard organisations, people, and crucial infrastructure from interference from drones. DroneShield is based out in Australia (Sydney), UK (London), and USA (Washington DC and Virginia).
R&D Grant Loan Facility: Recently, the Company entered into an agreement with R&D Capital Partners Pty Ltd. which will provide DRO with the ability to get R&D Capital funds comparable to most of the R&D Tax Incentive expected by the Company from the R&D Grant by the end of the year.
Concerning the Company's research and development activities in 2019, DRO is likely to receive nearly $880,000 in May 2020. Similarly, for 2020 research and development activities, DroneShield expects to get the R&D Grant in the first half of 2021.
The Company mentioned that under the agreement, it had elected to draw down $600000.
The total expected proceeds of $1,480,000 from both the sources mentioned above is likely to be used for sales and marketing, R&D, and general working capital.
Quarterly Update: DRO provided an update on its activities during the three-month period ended 31 March 2020. DroneShield's customer cash receipts reduced to $424,000. The snippet of other updates is provided below:
Australian Department of Defence: DRO is actively engaged with Australian Government agencies and Department of Defence (DoD). Recently, the Company had received $300,000 from DoD during the quarter.
Four main reasons that DRO continues to secure contracts of Australian DoD are:
Having 100 per cent Australian IP.
DRO is the only indigenous Australian manufacturer of the counter drone.
Having a local manufacturing operation in Western Sydney.
The effort of the Australian government to expand its domestic defence industry.
DroneShield is a member of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (Australian industry body) which promotes Australian manufacturers.
DRO is maintaining its joint venture for R&D with the University of Technology, Sydney.
Recently, the New Zealand Government agency had ordered for RfPatrolTM from DroneShield.
The Company sent a substantial batch of equipment to the Ministry of Defence of the Middle East. Once the customer receives the shipment, the Company expects a payment of around $2.9 million.
COVID-19 effect:
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Company is facing challenges such as delays in installation approvals and payments, logistics for a short while, delays of customer travel, and payments for products shipped.
DRO also mentioned that no order for its products is cancelled in the prevailing crisis, and a total of $4.2 million payment is expected from recently delivered products.
Stock Performance: On 06 May 2020, DRO shares were trading at $ 0.11 (at 02:06 PM AEST), a decline of 4.545 per cent compared to the previous close. The stock has generated a positive 1-month return of 10 per cent. DroneShield's market cap is $27.77 million, and the Company has around 252.46 million outstanding shares.
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Today I can show you another denim treasure from Martijn te Riele, a Pepe Jeans Denim Deluxe Miner from 1998. The UK, London based, denim brand from 1973 made with this jean a real statement at the time. The miner jean was packed in a pizza box and the jean itself featured all the classic details; crotch rivet, 24 dip dye Japanese red selvage fabric, hidden rivets, waistband cinch, selvage coin/watch pocket and a high rise fit. Thanks Martijn for sharing this deadstock Pepe Jeans. Enjoy Part 3 of Martijn's treasures.


Staysafe PPE Ltd: Donating your unwanted PPE to charity.
Our team at Staysafe PPE Limited, does its best to prolong the life of your PPE and protective gloves. Unfortunately there comes a point when they are no longer any use to their original owners.
If your gloves have excessive wear or a breach in their protective coating, they are unusable by industry. However, if the palms are intact they are still useful to volunteers and conservationists. With the full knowledge and permission of our customers, we donate them to local charities. These include Arley Arboretum, Ricoh's 'Ninja Eco-Warriors' and Crowsmill Craft Centre.
If you buy into our recycling for re-use programme, we will also help you by donating your unwanted PPE to charity on your behalf. The profits from cutting up personalised corporate clothing for re-use as wiper cloths is also donated.
We are exploring the transformation of used waterproof hi-vis jackets into waterproof coats for dogs. If successful, we will generate funds for a charity which supplies specialised breathing equipment for trained fire rescue dogs.
Again, our determination to make every possible use of your used PPE by donating it to charity not only compounds our corporate social responsiblity, but yours too! We offer a cradle to grave solution and alleviate the headache of what to do with used PPE!


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Castle (disambiguation)
The Castle (video game)
A castle (from Latin: castellum) is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for nobility; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Usage of the term has varied over time and has been applied to structures as diverse as hill forts and country houses. Over the approximately 900 years that castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls and arrowslits, were commonplace.
A European innovation, castles originated in the 9th and 10th centuries, after the fall of the Carolingian Empire resulted in its territory being divided among individual lords and princes. These nobles built castles to control the area immediately surrounding them, and were both offensive and defensive structures; they provided a base from which raids could be launched as well as protection from enemies. Although their military origins are often emphasised in castle studies, the structures also served as centres of administration and symbols of power. Urban castles were used to control the local populace and important travel routes, and rural castles were often situated near features that were integral to life in the community, such as mills and fertile land.
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Castles are fortified residences built in Europe and the Middle East in the Middle Ages.
Castle or Castles may refer to:
Castle, Bedford, an electoral ward in Bedford, England
Castle, Cardiff, an administrative community in the Welsh capital
Castle, Leicester, an electoral ward in Leicester, England
Castle (Colchester electoral ward), an electoral ward in Colchester, England
Castle (District Electoral Area), Belfast, Northern Ireland
Castle, Cambridge, a district and electoral ward of the city of Cambridge, England
Castle, Newcastle upon Tyne, a ward of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Castle, Swansea, an electoral ward in Swansea, Wales
Castle, Oklahoma, a town in the United States
Castle Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone
Newcastle-under-Lyme or Castle
The Smithsonian Castle, Washington, DC, USA
Castle (novel), a 2000 novel by Garth Nix
Castle (book), a 1978 book by David Macaulay
Castle (card game), designed by Bruno Faidutti and Serge Laget
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The Castle is an MSX game released by ASCII Corporation in 1986. The game is set within a castle containing 100 rooms, most of which contain one or more puzzles. The object of the game is to navigate through the Castle to rescue the Princess. The player can push certain objects throughout the game to accomplish progress. In some rooms, the prince can only advance to the next room by aligning cement blocks, Honey Jars, Candle Cakes, and Elevator Controlling Block. Additionally, the player's progress is blocked by many doors requiring a key of the same color to unlock, and a key is removed from the player's inventory upon use. The prince must be standing on a platform next to the door to be able to unlock it, and cannot simply jump or fall and press against the door. The player can navigate the castle with the help of a map that can be obtained early in the game. The map will provide the player with a matrix of 10x10 rooms and will highlight the room in which the princess is located and the rooms that he had visited. The player must also avoid touching enemies like Knights, Bishops, Wizards, Fire Spirits, Attack Cats and Phantom Flowers.
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Hibbing Daily Tribune 12 Jul 2019
Kelly Estey took a win in his Modified, Kevin Burdick won in his Midwest Modified and Super Stock, Chad Finkbone also took a win in his Pure Stock, Deven VanHouse took a win in his Late Model, Jori Hughes won in his Sprint Car, and Kyle House took a win in his Hornet ... 19G-Kevin Burdick, [5]; 2 ... 2-Mervin Castle III, [13]; 11 ... 19G-Kevin Burdick, [1]; 2....
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Feature- Skeeter Estey, Nick Daronco, Mark Kangas, Brandon Copp, Kevin Burdick, Michael Blevins, Dylan Miller, Tyler Kintner, Mervin Castle III, Cody Ossachuck, Eric Anderson, Wyatt Boyum, Chad Vanduker, Austin McClellan, Leo Schweiss, Zach Jackson, Travis Krumrei, Justin Feltus, Justin Bassa, Kelly Estey, Ritchie Lapointe....
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.Matt Keeves, Nick Lamattina, Pat Dillon, Kevin Kershaw (Pentucket); Jake Dolcimascolo (Georgetown); Ryan Castle, Alec Reardon, Randy Castle, Jay Theriault (Masconomet); Ben Yanakakis, Isaiah Morrissey, Jack Sotiropolous (Ipswich); Mike Sheridan (North Reading); John ......
Raiders' Young to play in IFCA North-South All-Star Classic
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Colorado House Republicans urged Gov. Jared Polis not to hold a special session to debate tax revenues in a letter sent this week ... "We urge you not to call a special session," the letter read ... The letter was signed by House Minority Leader Patrick Neville, R-Castle Rock, House Assistant Minority Leader Kevin Van Winkle, and other House GOP members ... ....
Race results: 33rd annual Boogie's Buddy Race
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Funding will see Machine Labs create Edinburgh jobs
Scotsman 01 Jul 2019
It will be used to help recruit a team of eight based in offices opposite Edinburgh Castle. The angel investors are Kevin Dorren, who becomes chairman, Richard Freedman and Bill Dobbie ... He said ... ....
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner to wed at historic French chateau - report
Music News 28 Jun 2019
The pop star originally tied the knot with Game of Thrones actress Sophie in an impromptu Las Vegas ceremony on 1 May (19), but they are now preparing to celebrate their union with a more formal event in Sarrians, after booking out the restored 18th century castle for their nuptials....
Shermane Joan Dishman
The Courier Times 26 Jun 2019
She was born March 27, 1954 in New Castle, IN to Sherman Dale and Joan Biddinger. Shermane and husband Kevin had lived in several locations throughout their 46 years together; from New Castle to Washington State, Germany, Noblesville and Kokomo but for the past 25 years they have resided in Mooresville....
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The Salem News 24 Jun 2019
Salt Marsh Kayak, 5.30 to 8 p.m., Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Road ... Contact Kevin Gibbons, gibbonskj@msn.com ... Caribbean Cocktails at the Castle, 6 to 8 p.m., Castle Hill at the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Road ... The Sculptors and Sculpture of Castle Hill, 5.30 to 7 p.m., Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Road....
Hastings College announces spring dean's list
The Grand Island Independent 23 Jun 2019
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Pork Chop the pig has to move from Eggertsville home
The Buffalo News 20 Jun 2019
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Floyd County pair indicted for alleged vehicle thefts, other charges
Floyd County Chronicle 20 Jun 2019
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A 561-Word History of Jewelry
The history of jewelry dates back to at least 3000 BC, when Egyptians wore jewelry for ceremonies and other special events. Their jewelry used gold as a primary base and rare gemstones as decorations, however evidence shows that sterling silver jewelry was around at this time as well. This time period was marked by ornaments worn on the head and body, as well as bracelets and necklaces. The Greeks incorporated some of the Egyptian work in their own pieces. Ancient Greek jewelry included elements made to look like natural things such as beads that looked like beetles and shells used as beads. They were also one of the first people to use different stones in one piece.
By the 8th century, the Italians were renowned for their jewelry and in particular their use of textured gold. They also made elaborate clasps on their pieces and introduced the locket, which early people wore with perfume in the middle. The Romans were known for using imported materials in their jewelry such as diamonds from Indian and Sri Lankan sapphires.
The 13th century brought about a change in the creation of jewelry as fake gems were incorporated into pieces. Glass pieces created to mimic traditional gemstones were popular, as were cultured and fake pearls. Faux pearls were typically made using egg white and the slime found on snails and then dried into a bead shape. By the 17th century, fake jewelry made from paste was popular among the upper and lower classes in Europe. This era also introduced an updated method of creating fake pearls, by coating hand blown glass with an iridescent finish.
Faux jewelry reached its height of popularity during the early part of the 18th century. Paris was viewed as the leading manufacturer of fake jewelry. Designers, including George Strass, made pieces that incorporated fake gemstones such as diamonds and opals. Many of these pieces still exist today. England soon began making elaborate fake jewelry of their own. This era also introduced the idea of matching jewelry or jewelry sets, where earrings, a necklace, bracelet, ring and other items all shared matching settings and stones.
The 19th century brought about mourning jewelry, meant to memorialize a deceased loved one. The pieces included a hollow portion where the user kept a lock of hair from their loved one. Jewelry wearers also rebelled against the mass produced pieces and turned to antique jewelry for quality work. This all changed at the end of the century as the Arts and Crafts movement caused designers to make pieces by hand. The movement celebrated handmade pieces, with the tool marks still in place. This return to a simpler time was evident the following century when jewelry used an abundance of white and silver.
More resources on the history of jewelry:
Antique Jewelry discusses the history of jewelry, beginning with the 18th century.
Jewelry History contains a history of jewelry, dating back to 3000 BC.
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History of Jewelry Bibliography
Jewelry is a constantly evolving and changing thing. Just as the elaborate Egyptian gold gave way to the simpler neutral pieces of the Greeks, so too has expensive jewelry given way to silver and costume jewelry. Though it dates back to ancient times, the history continues even today. There's no telling what new changes will come in the future.


Tried to get PCWorld to pricematch (£469) but not interested !
im not good with techy stuff. is this a good deal?
I hope so as I have ordered one !
They aren't much behind the Core 2's (they are the same CPU's with a bit less cache), the dfifference is only really noticable in gaming.


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C ryopreservation is defined as the technique which involves the freezing of the tissue or the cell so as to store it for future usage for the IVF treatment. With the storage of these embryos in earlier stages, the women does not have to go for the stimulation by fertility drugs to do the embryo transfer while the IVF infertility treatment cycles. The sperms and the embryos collected during this procedure are stored by freezing them and to be used in future IVF cycles avoiding the needs for additional surgeries for the patient.
Who should opt for Cryopreservation?
Cryopreservation is widely used preservation option for the couple who wish the following:
Couples who wish to have children in later stages of their life as at present they are focused on their career, relationship, etc.
Couple or the individual taking treatment of cancer or other serious disease which may affect their fertility
Having extra embryos left after the IVF cycle and could be used in future for pregnancy in future.
How many embryos are frozen on an average with an IVF cycle?
No. of embryos to be frozen depends on age of the individual
Response of the young females are impressive towards the treatment of IVF. Producing more eggs, thus resulting higher chances of having excess embryos available for the purpose of freezing
The average no of leftover embryos for freezing purpose are shown as below in the graph:
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Types of Cryopreservation
There are two types of cryopreservation known to be available to the patients by the Dynamic Fertility and IVF center. The types of cryopreservation with their brief description are given as follows:
The hormones used for the stimulation of the development of multiple eggs are of part of the regular course of the fertility treatment. After the stimulation, the eggs are retrieved and fertilized in laboratory by the technicians. The embryos created here can be effectively transferred to the female's uterus. These extra embryos of good quality are freezed in the laboratories so as to be used in future for enhancing the chances of pregnancy. The embryos are frozen during the stage between the first day and the sixth day after the retrieval of the eggs has been done.
Only good quality embryos are selected for the procedure of Cryopreservation. The slightly damaged or the poor quality embryos can not result in to fertilization , hence are not used in the cryopreservation procedure.
Cryopreservation treatment is not suggested for the intended couples to undergo after the age of 40 due to the health risk associated.
Some of embryos selected are very reliable and thus are preserved routinely by the method of cryopreservation whereas at present it is not efficient to freeze the eggs i.e oocyte cryopreservation. Isolated reports are also made from the resulting frozen eggs. Research centers around the world, are indulged in defining the safe and reliable egg freezing methods. The researchers have studied enough to design a breakthrough of the oocyte cryopreservation.


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A Bird's Paradise at the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
The AALBG is home to many species of birds. The first bird survey done at the site in 1987 recorded 137 species and since then the number has increased to 150 at last count.
As the garden grows in strength and matures, with more plants and thicker growth, the bird numbers will continue to grow.
Birds can be spotted all over the garden but we also provide two birdhides for those wanting to patiently wait for just the right bird. If you call into the gift shop, be sure to ask them about the "Birds of the Australian Arid Lands Botanical Garden" book which they have for sale. This book provides information about a lot of the birds found in the garden & where they are likely to be seen. This book was produced by Peter Langdon & Brian Reichelt, both "Friends of the AALBG", with proceeds going to the Friends group for projects in the garden.
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Why Australia isn't prepared for a foreign invasion

What would happen if Australia was invaded by a foreign country?

What would happen if Australia was invaded by a foreign country?
The tale of the "conquered West" is a long-standing trope in our stories, from the Red Dawn movies, to The Man In The High Castle, to Australian author John Marsden's Tomorrow When The War Began series.
But with political tensions rising around the world and aggressive tensions between powers such as Russia, China and the US, the average Australian could be forgiven for thinking that such events are inching closer to reality.
The bad news is, if somebody did invade us, it wouldn't end well for Australia, no matter how many plucky teenage guerillas formed a resistance.
"Our defence force is not structured to repel an invasion," security expert Professor John Blaxland of Australian National University's Strategic and Defence Studies Centre told nine.com.au
"It's because nobody can foresee one coming."
According to Prof Blaxland, the old truths that have kept Australia safe from invasion - except for the colonial project beginning in 1788 - are still in play.
He said despite widespread panic at the time, and post-war mythologising, even in World War II we were in no serious danger of occupation.
Essentially, our size and relative isolation make a military takeover an impractical option.
"Australia is a long way from anybody with serious military muscle," he said.
But that doesn't mean we can't be threatened by strongman rulers looking to flex their muscle.
"No serious pundit is talking about invasion," Prof Blaxland said.
"But more realistically, Australia can be and is being pressured to make concessions through political blackmail."
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GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY
"We can't rule direct violence out," Prof Blaxland said.
The very quirks and scale of the terrain that make Australia difficult to occupy also render us vulnerable in a different way.
"Where most Australians live is easily accessible to the military arm of a number of countries, particularly Russia and China," he said.
The submarine attacks on Sydney Harbour during WWII provide an example of what most security experts consider the worst case scenario in terms of direct military action.
Professor Blaxland said it would be within the power of Russia or China to park a contingent of submarines or warships off the coast near one of Australia's population centres and practice "gunboat diplomacy" - demanding concessions with the threat of force behind it.
But, he hastened to add, this was still considered an extreme situation by the brains paid to strategise about such things.
"It's still very much a relatively unlikely scenario," he said.
THE REAL THREATS
Prof Blaxland pointed to Russia and China as world powers who were likely to pose threats to Australia, either through direct coercion, or indirectly.
"There is a threat to Australian interests and connections around the world," he said.
He said coercion and blackmail of governments was in play in countries such as the Philippines, Vietnam, and other countries of the South China Sea, as Beijing continued to extend its power.
In Australia, politicians such as Sam Dastyari and Gladys Liu have also encountered controversy over alleged associations with groups connected to Chinese interests.
Prof Blaxland said coercion through measures such as cyber-attacks and economic sanctions could also be applied on broader fronts.
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And in areas such as the Persian Gulf and South China Sea, Australia can be threatened even without being the target.
"Australia's interests are in the maintenance of open and governed maritime space," Prof Blaxland said.
"It's protection of those interests that sees Australia deploy forces abroad."
Source: 9News https://www.9news.com.au/national/national-security-russia-china-threat-what-happens-if-australia-invaded/5b2ad210-9d78-46e4-a2ab-ea3034e8ca31
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Habs beat Rangers 4-2 at MSG
04:41 New York Vladislav Namestnikov (9) ASST: Brady Skjei (12), Kevin Shattenkirk (20) 0-1
07:27 Montreal Brendan Gallagher (28) ASST: Tomas Tatar (26), Jordie Benn (14) 1-1
14:38 Montreal Joel Armia (8) ASST: Christian Folin (4), Victor Mete (9) 2-1
04:29 Montreal Joel Armia (9) ASST: Jesperi Kotkaniemi (21), Brett Kulak (6) 3-1
17:28 New York Brendan Lemieux (10) ASST: Jesper Fast (12), Brady Skjei (13) 3-2
19:23 Montreal EN – Joel Armia (10) ASST: Paul Byron (13), Nate Thompson (3) 4-2
"Loved his game, loved it. He looks so posed, great skater, smart, so many good things about his game. That was great to see." – Henrik Lundqvist on Libor Hajek on MSG
"I thought Libor had a really good night. He was poised, fluid, defended well, looked confident with the puck. I liked a lot about his game. He looked comfortable right from the get-go. Any other player in the league doesn't get that penalty but he did tonight." — David Quinn on Libor Hajek
Adam Rotter:
This was another game where the Rangers were really good in spurts but in kind of the reverse of the Tampa game. The Rangers had a great first period but couldn't build on their 1-0 lead. Montreal then took over in the middle of the second and kept it going until the Rangers pushed in the final minutes.
It's the kind of game that the Rangers have played a bunch of times this season and will continue to the rest of the way. These kinds of games encompass who the Rangers are and where they are right now: they are a .500 team and they play like one. They are in almost every game, which is great and shows that they are buying in to David Quinn's style and system, but they just aren't good enough to win. Their ability to be in most games will prevent them from falling in the standings which can be good or bad depending on how you feel.
It was one game but there was a lot to like about Libor Hajek's game. His game is built around how he defends and is one of those players that is usually at his best when you don't notice him. His impact is in breaking up plays and doing little things in the defensive zone that help you win games.
The Rangers have to hope that Brendan Lemieux can be their Brendan Gallagher.
Brett Howden will be back from injury on Sunday, or Tuesday, and I don't think Filip Chytil will be out for more than another game or two. If the plan is to keep Chytil out of the lineup longer than a game or two they will send him to Hartford.
← Rangers call up Libor Hajek from Hartford → Chytil and Howden return to lineup against Caps


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Praise & Honors
Audiobook News
I have some audiobook news to report. Locus Online is going to be reprinting my audiobook review column a week or two after it appears in the dead-tree edition of Locus. The extra cash is nice, but also good is that I'll be reaching even more readers (I'm told "As a gross rule of thumb, the website gets 5 or 6 thousand visits per day, or 30,000 or so per week.")
I was also excited because this presented me with some other opportunities to perhaps write original articles for Locus Online. Much to my delight, this has already bore fruit — Mark Kelly has agreed to run an "audiobook primer" type of article for audiobook newbies. I'm going to point out the wonderful ways in which you can buy/rent/download audiobooks, and highlight some good playback and listening devices so that you all won't have to suffer the same sort of buyer's remorse I've felt over the years (hopefully, of course, the audiobook review column will help with that too!).
I was very eager to write a column like this one, if only so I could get my hands on some new gadgets to try out. I promised myself when I got the review column that I wouldn't spend all the money I make from it on new audio-related devices. So I've made some inquiries and had some positive responses already. I couldn't squeeze an iPod out of Apple (not even one to borrow for reviewing purposes), but they did agree to give me a couple gift certificates to the iTunes store, so I can try that out. I also scored a pair of pricy earphones (haven't got them yet but they're on route). So things are looking good so far.
Too bad none of my local friends have an iPod I could borrow for a few days. I might just have to give in and plunk down the cash for one myself.
Stokers
Just a quick note to let everyone know I'll be at the HWA Annual Conference and Stoker Banquet this weekend (June 3-6) in NYC. I'll just be commuting into the city on Friday evening and for part of the day Saturday, so I won't be there the whole time. On Friday, I'll be going to that Q&A session, which runs 6:30 – 8:00. Doesn't look like there's anything scheduled after that, but if there are any parties or anything I might check in on one of those. On Saturday, I definitely plan to attend the awards ceremony and banquet. Don't know if I'll be around the rest of the day or not.
So, if anyone else is going, do look for me to say hi.
Live Show Attended: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE | IN FLAMES | AS I LAY DYING
I just got back from a live show featuring co-headliners
Killswitch Engage and In Flames, with As I Lay Dying as opening act. When
I saw that Killswitch Engage was coming to town, I was excited, but when I saw
that In frickin' Flames was co-headlining, I absolutely had to go. They're
two of my favorite bands, playing the same show! Plus, In Flames is from
Sweden, so they don't get over to the States all that often, and I made a
promise to myself that if they did come here, I'd go see them. So going to
this concert was a no-brainer, even if Lord Slushaloth had to go solo.
The show was in New York City, at the Roseland Ballroom,
which is on 52nd St., between 8th Ave. and Broadway. Never been there
before, but I would gladly go again. It was a nice venue.
Inside, it was pretty much your standard fare for a metal
concert: lots of black apparel, (often in sizes 3, 4, or 5 XL), and much of it
featuring skulls; there was a lot of long hair and shaved heads; many varieties
of facial hair and facial piercings and eye makeup; a lot of pasty white skin.
And then there were the babes. Even though I've seen it before, I'm always
surprised at how many babes are at these metal concerts. Where do these
hotties who like metal hang out? I've never met one. (Hell, it's
been quite a while since I met a woman who likes metal, regardless of
appearance.)
So, as I said, As I Lay Dying was the opening act.
They were just okay, I thought. They performed their one song I like,
"Forever," so that was cool, but hearing them live just reminded me why I
couldn't get into their album: I can't understand a friggin' word the lead
singer says. He's like a dog barking most of the time (but on "Forever"
you can hear most of the vocals). The band is certainly talented
musically, though; maybe they should just ditch the singer or tell him to adopt
a new (or alter his current) vocal style.
In Flames was up next, and they were quite good.
They gave a solid live performance, nothing to complain about, but while I
enjoyed it very much, it didn't blow me away. Didn't quite live up to the
brilliance of their studio recordings. However…
Killswitch closed the show, and man, did they bring it.
They're easily the best live act I've seen (in my somewhat limited experience).
Just blew me away. Their vocalist, Howard Jones, has some serious stage
presence. And the band as a whole just sounded great live. I can
definitely see a live album in their future.
When Editorial Tastes Collide!
On the F&SF message board, someone asked if Gordon ever asks what I think of stories from his pile, and whether or not Gordon has ever published something I would have rejected. If you want to see the original thread, click here.
I thought my response might be interesting for others to read, so I'm cross-posting it here:
Gordon solicits my opinion on stories all the time. I read and react to pretty much everything Gordon buys (but most of the stuff he rejects I never see). I don't know how much my opinion sways him either way; you'd have to ask him, but I'm sure it varies on story to story.
I don't know that I'd say "Damn, I wouldn't have published that," but there have been times we have disagreed (which should be no surprise, as I don't like every story Asimovs or Sci Fiction publishes either even though I do like a great majority of it). Though Gordon's tastes and mine are pretty much in tune, there are inevitable differences of opinion.
It's hard to say about seeing those same stories in the slush. Reading slush is different from reading for acquisition. When I read slush, I'm not only reading for my own editorial taste; I'm also reading for what I think Gordon will like. I also set aside stories that I think have potential (even though they might be flawed), because an encouraging rejection from Gordon (perhaps with helpful comments) can be of great use to a beginning writer trying to develop his/her craft.
So, I'd like to say that no, I wouldn't have rejected them were I to come across them in the slush; I'd like to think that I would at least see the potential that Gordon saw in them, even if I disagreed on their overall merit, but it's impossible to say for certain.
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Temporal Anomolies
Seems I had my blog set in the wrong time zone. It was on Atlantic instead of Eastern Standard (Cory Doctorow is gonna kill me if he finds out about this!). Where the hell is Atlantic time anyway? It was an hour later….so that would be east of me, right? What the hell is east of here but west of Europe? A few islands in the Caribbean? Oh, Greenland, perhaps.
Ah, Google enlightens me: http://www.firstscience.com/site/time.asp. Much of South America, apparently…
And this accounts for how I posted this before I posted that stuff I already posted…. (Or have I discovered time travel?)
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Will alleged CIA misbehavior set Julian Assange free?
By James C. Goodale, opinion contributor — 01/13/20 10:32 AM EST
A few days before Christmas, Julian Assange Julian Paul AssangeWill alleged CIA misbehavior set Julian Assange free? UN official says US is torturing Chelsea Manning with detention Six ways we were blind to screaming red flags about government surveillance MORE testified to a Spanish court that a Spanish security company, UC Global S.L., acting in coordination with the CIA, illegally recorded all his actions and conversations, including with his lawyers, and streamed them back in real time to the CIA. He will, at the end of February, make a similar complaint to a British extradition court about the CIA's alleged misbehavior.
Will such misbehavior, if proven, set Assange free?
The Daniel Ellsberg case may be instructive. You may recall that after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the "Pentagon Papers" case, Ellsberg was indicted under the Espionage Act for leaking Pentagon documents to The New York Times and The Washington Post.
After the trial commenced in San Francisco, it was brought to the judge's attention that the "White House plumbers" broke into the office of Ellsberg's psychiatrist. Based on that information and other complaints of government misbehavior, including the FBI's interception of Ellsberg's telephone conversations with a government official, Judge William Matthew Byrne decided that the case should be dismissed with prejudice because the government acted outrageously.
For similar reasons, the case against Assange should be dismissed, if it reaches the U.S. courts.
The "plumbers" were a covert group formed by the Nixon White House to stop leaks of information from the government, such as the Pentagon Papers. They are notorious for their burglary at the Watergate complex, which led to former President Nixon's downfall. Approximately nine months before the Watergate break-in, the plumbers, led by former CIA agent E. Howard Hunt, burglarized a psychiatrist's office to find information that could discredit Ellsberg.
The CIA also was involved with the break-in. It prepared a psychiatric profile of Ellsberg as well as an ID kit for the plumbers, including drivers' licenses, Social Security cards, and disguises consisting of red wigs, glasses and speech alteration devices.
Additionally, the CIA allowed Hunt and his sidekick, G. Gordon Liddy, to use two CIA safe houses in the D.C. area for meetings and storage purposes. Clearly, the CIA knew the plumbers were up to no good. It is unclear whether the CIA knew Ellsberg was the target, but it would not have taken much to figure it out.
The Spanish newspaper El Pais broke the story that UC Global invaded Assange's privacy at the Ecuadorian embassy and shared its surveillance with the CIA. It demonstrated step-by-step, document-by-document, UC Global's actions and its contacts with the CIA. UC Global reportedly installed cameras throughout Assange's space in the embassy — including his bathroom — and captured Assange's every word and apparently livestreamed it, giving the CIA a free TV show of Assange's daily life.
After reading El Pais's series, you would have to be a dunce not to believe the CIA didn't monitor Assange's every move at the Ecuadorian embassy, including trips to the bathroom.
Ecuador granted Assange asylum in their embassy for seven years, after he jumped bail in London to avoid extradition to Sweden for allegedly raping two Swedish women. (Those charges are now dismissed.) If you can believe it, Ecuador had hired UC Global to protect the Ecuadorian embassy and Assange. Not surprisingly, the CIA later made UC Global its spy to surveil Assange.
When there was a change of administration in Ecuador, Assange's asylum was withdrawn, and he was immediately arrested by British police at the request of U.S. officials. The United States subsequently indicted him for violating the Espionage Act, for publishing the very same information published roughly contemporaneously by The New York Times, The Guardian, El Pais, Le Monde and Der Spiegel. (Assange already was subject to a sealed indictment in the United States for computer hacking.)
The behavior of UC Global and the CIA seems indistinguishable from the government's behavior in the Ellsberg case, which a federal judge found to have "offended a sense of justice" and "incurably infected the prosecution" of the case. Accordingly, he concluded that the only remedy to ensure due process and the fair administration of justice was to dismiss Ellsberg's case "with prejudice," meaning that Ellsberg could not be retried.
Can anything be more offensive to a "sense of justice" than an unlimited surveillance, particularly of lawyer-client conversations, livestreamed to the opposing party in a criminal case? The alleged streaming unmasked the strategy of Assange's lawyers, giving the government an advantage that is impossible to remove. Short of dismissing Assange's indictment with prejudice, the government will always have an advantage that can never be matched by the defense.
The usual remedy for warrantless surveillance is to exclude any illegally obtained information from the trial, but that remedy is inapplicable here. The government's advantage in surveilling Assange is not the acquisition of tangible evidence but, rather, intangible insights into Assange's legal strategy. There is no way, therefore, to give Assange a fair trial, since his opponents will know every move he will make.
When Assange begins his extradition hearing, this will be part of his argument — that the CIA's misbehavior violates his human rights by depriving him of his right to a fair trial.
The CIA will no doubt attempt to trump this argument by defending the surveillance on grounds of national security. This may be easier said than done, however: It is one thing to say the CIA can engage in surveillance abroad for its own intelligence-gathering purposes, and another to say it can listen to the private lawyer-client communications of a person against whom the U.S. government has an open criminal investigation.
More to the point, it does not seem immediately clear why eavesdropping on conversations of legal strategy protects U.S. national security. In my experience in national security cases (I led The New York Times lawyers in the "Pentagon Papers" case), every time the government is backed into a corner in such cases, it will simply serve up a defense of "national security" because it is difficult to defend against such an assertion and the government, consequently, has the ability to trump every competing argument.
Violation of Assange's fair-trial rights is only one of many arguments he can make to defeat extradition. For example, he can argue that his health is so poor that he cannot survive extradition. His father has said Assange will die in prison, and the United Nations Special Rapporteur overseeing his case, Nils Melzer, believes Assange's mental acuity has been damaged irreparably through "psychological torture."
Most importantly, Assange can assert that the action of the U.S. government is for its own political benefit. It is standard law that extradition be refused when a country seeks it in order to prosecute a political offense. In this case, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoCountries reach agreement in Berlin on Libya cease-fire push, arms embargo Trump Jr.: If 'weaker' Republicans only call for certain witnesses, 'they don't deserve to be in office' House Democrats may call new impeachment witnesses if Senate doesn't MORE has said the U.S. government would seek to shut down Assange for using "free speech values against us" and characterized Assange's organization, WikiLeaks, as "a non-state hostile intelligence service."
That statement does not sound like the government wishes to convict Assange for violating U.S. national security laws as much as to get rid of Assange himself for disclosing embarrassing information that is detrimental to American diplomatic and political interests. Whether the actions the U.S. government takes against Assange constitute a "political" offense will be hotly contested.
Former State Department and National Security Council legal adviser John Bellinger recently predicted on NPR a "battle royal because Assange and his lawyers will argue very forcefully that … the Trump administration is coming after him for political reasons."
No doubt there also will be a "battle royal" regarding whether the CIA can, with impunity, surveil Assange's actions and conversations — including those with his lawyers — and then livestream those to its offices without being heavily penalized for its behavior. It would seem the only appropriate remedy for such outrageous conduct would be to set Assange free.
James C. Goodale was the vice chairman and general counsel of The New York Times and is the author of "Fighting for the Press: The Inside Story of the Pentagon Papers and other battles."
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The Aegean Sea has seen a "very unusual" spike in dolphin deaths over the past few weeks, a Greek marine conservation group said Monday.
The Archipelagos Institute said while it's still unclear what caused the deaths, the spike followed Turkey's largest-ever navy drills in the region — the Feb. 27-March 8 "Blue Homeland" exercises that made constant use of sonar and practiced with live ammunition.
Fifteen dead dolphins have washed up on the eastern island of Samos and other parts of Greece's Aegean coastline since late February, the group said.
Its head of research, Anastassia Miliou, told The Associated Press that 15 is a worryingly high number compared to "one or two" in the same period last year.
After several mass beachings of whales, NATO adopted a code of conduct for using sonar to better protect marine mammals.
"With these giant exercises ... strain is placed on the entire marine ecosystem, including fish and plankton, because they cause intense noise pollution from which marine life can't escape," she said.
Miliou also said the Aegean "can barely handle" other strains humans are putting on the sea, such as pollution, overfishing and heavy marine traffic.


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Oh my! Is that a flaming clickbait post title? I believe that management really needs a reality check on this one, and maybe this direct attack will help to catch people's attention.
It looks like DevOps is the "flavor of the month". Companies do not know why they need this new shiny term in their development department, but damn if they are going to be left behind in this new trend. So they start setting up small DevOps teams, defining deadlines, and then… Miserably fail these initiatives.
DevOps is not something you can develop outside of the usual development chain. Remember: we are talking about the joint effort of development, operations and testing. There is already expertise on these three pillars on your business, so why are you looking "outside"? Perhaps you believe that someone outside of the actual development change can bring in some fresh air. A new point of view can be handy to solve the current predicaments. New hires are then sought, and brought into… Their own "DevOps department".
DevOps it's all about collaboration, information sharing, and speeding up processes. "External agents" to the work flow will see the sticking points in the pipeline, but will hardly have the power to drive any real change. They might even be perceived as a threat by those whose work are trying to change, despite pushing improvements. After all, who are these "new guys" to tell them how to do their job?
This reasoning is even worse when the new DevOps are young or inexperienced, which brings us to mistake number two: junior hirings.
You could think that "doing" DevOps is about technology and automation. Allow me to correct this misconception: is about people and communication. Is about removing unnecessary paperwork and outdated protocols. Is about reacting to change, about daring to be wrong and fix what was broken. And thus, in the end, DevOps is about managing people and their work. Someone without the adequate mileage will be utterly lost trying to use technology to automate a process, when the issue is the process existing, and pursuing to improve procedures. Or, if they have the correct ideas, those could be shut down because elder workers will not heed what the new blood is growing better.
Now, don't despair. Not everything is lost yet. You can still make DevOps work. What do you have to do for that? Locate and designate those senior elements in your department that have the drive to polish and refine methods. Find out who talks loudly about change, who tries to bring in new ideas. Do not put a label on someone, because DevOps is a verb. You are doing collaboration; you are improving what you already have and making it something better.
If you really want your business to succeed and expand, start by taking the following test: http://devopschecklist.com/ . It's a handy way to see how far is your agile evolution going. And then, start by noting down those items that you failed, and let your teams know what is necessary to be improved.
And then, you will also be DevOps-ing.


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In a neat bit, Blade: The Series begins sort of where the first movie ended. A Russian vampire runs down non-descript but obviously formerly Communist industrial tunnels. At a crossroads, he looks around in panic. Then there's that sound of a motorcycle - not just any bike, but one that's state of the art, with a rider in black leather, silvery weaponry and of course, plenty of attitude.
That's a good move by show creator David S. Goyer, because he has to reset some viewers' expectations. With the help of his old comics' writing partner Geoff Johns, Goyer returns the character of Blade to a more recognizable world, and this one can sustain the serial format of a weekly action series.
The series does crib ideas from each film in the trilogy, but lowers the stakes a bit. In the second film, it was a wonder that humanity had any chance at all, and the third made vampirism into a global conspiracy as intractable as Wesley Snipes' grim acting choices.
For the small screen, Blade (Kirk "Sticky" Jones) works out of Detroit, and conveniently, so does a large vampire clan, representing the shadowy House of Cthon. Nicely, in that it will allow a meta-story to build, these aren't the ones in control, but they're enough to oppose Blade's efforts to rid the world of vampires for now.
He still hides out in a dark warehouse space, now aided by the cocky Shen. At one point, a character makes reference to Kris Kristofferson's Whistler, but we must assume that he stayed dead after Blade's trip to Russia. Shen makes a capable replacement, cobbling together an effective arsenal for the Daywalker.
Yet after the dynamic opening, they largely remain in the shadows. Instead, the plot is driven by returned Iraq War vet Krista Starr (Jill Wagner). Her twin brother Zack has been found dead, and the police are no help. Though they dismiss the strange marking on Zack's neck as a gang tattoo, Krista knows there has to be something more.
Both Blade and Krista circle around the show's central villain, Marcus Van Sciver (Neil Jackson). The most public member of the House of Cthon, Van Sciver dedicates himself to the restoration of Detroit's landmark architecture. He's so good a citizen, in fact, that many might forgive him the bloodsucking and drug-dealing that apparently gives him his wealth.
Van Sciver also has a lovely blonde assistant, Chase (Jessica Gower), whose motivations are hard to pin down. Even with extended time for a pilot, it's hard for the myriad of characters to make much of an impression, but the possibly psychotic Chase does. Of course, at Fanboy Planet we stick by what the guys at YK Productions once said so bluntly and truly: female vampires are alluring.
The two-hour pilot has a different tone and pace than the films. Director Peter O'Fallon shoots much of the action a little darkly, perhaps to cover that the fight choreography isn't quite as cool as before. Though he gives Jones a couple of chances to strike Blade's signature poses, most of the fights are blunt affairs. But then, they probably would be.
If the lower budget affects the fights, it also forced the production team to get more creative. Borrowing from Trinity's body farming idea, here the "blood bagging" riff looks a lot more cobbled together, and somehow more chilling because it's strictly utilitarian.
By putting focus on Krista, too, Goyer's and Johns' script allows for a little more repartee between foes. The Blade Snipes created would not have allowed for much monologuing.
However, Jones' Blade just might. Though still growling, he slips a couple of looks of pleasure, as if the vampire hunter knows that what he's doing is kind of cool. Jones also has a higher register, treating Blade's attitude as just one more piece of armor instead of the only note Blade can play.
Overall, Blade: The Series lays the groundwork for a decent mythology. A few hints are dropped as to characters' long ago pasts that will probably be mined for future episodes. They'll be worth it. A surprise (and uncredited) guest star makes reference to another Marvel hero, too.
Not that it needs the help. If Jones can maintain his low-key charisma, there will be no need for Nightstalkers or anyone else from the Marvel Universe to make an appearance, at least not for a long time. Blade can hold the center just fine.
When and Where: Wednesdays, starting June 28 at 9 p.m. for the two-hour pilot, then 10 p.m. afterward, on SPIKE TV.


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A closer look at cable vs. 5G fixed wireless | Light Reading
16 Mar A closer look at cable vs. 5G fixed wireless | Light Reading
Will 5G and midband spectrum give AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile the ability to directly challenge the nation's cable Internet providers with their own in-home broadband offerings?
A full-throated, resounding answer appears to be: "Well, not really. At least not right now."
T-Mobile said last week it expects to gain between 7 million and 8 million fixed wireless Internet customers within the next five years across both rural and urban locations. While that's dramatically higher than the roughly 3 million customers previously forecast by the financial analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. over that rough time frame, it's also below the estimates T-Mobile provided in 2018, when it said it would gain 9.5 million customers within that general period. Moreover, T-Mobile's initial, bigger goal did not include the $10 billion in C-band spectrum the operator recently acquired the operator's new, smaller goal does. This means that, after conducting an LTE fixed wireless pilot with around 100,000 customers, T-Mobile both acquired more spectrum and also lowered its fixed wireless expectations.
Verizon initially said it would cover up to 30 million households with the fixed wireless Internet offering it launched in 2018, presumably on its millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum holdings. Last week the operator raised that coverage goal to 50 million by 2024 across rural and urban areas, but said only around 2 million of those homes will be covered by mmWave. The rest will likely be covered mainly by Verizon's C-band spectrum holdings. Further, Verizon said it expects revenues from the service to be around $1 billion by 2023, a figure the financial analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. said implies just 1.5 million subscribers.
AT&T, however, offered perhaps the most damning comments of all. "When you deploy wireless to solve for fiber-like services in a dense environment, you don't have the capacity," AT&T networking chief Jeff McElfresh told Marketplace, noting that the situation may be different in rural areas. This is from a company that already covers 1.1 million rural locations with fixed wireless services and closely tracks in-home broadband usage on its fiber network. (Though it's worth noting that AT&T trails both Verizon and T-Mobile in overall spectrum ownership and C-band buildout targets.)
The nation's cable companies are undoubtedly pleased by all this fixed wireless waffling. Indeed, Charter Communications CEO Tom Rutledge offered some prescient comments at a recent investor event, according to the New Street analysts, when he acknowledged that you can make a business work in fixed wireless. However, he said you'll need to throw an enormous amount of capital and spectrum at the issue considering you will get the same revenues (around $50 per month) from a smartphone customer who consumes 10GB per month as you would from a home broadband customer using around 700GB per month.
Those numbers roughly line up with recent estimates. For example, Ericsson reported that North American smartphone users consumed an average of around 12GB of data per month during 2020. Separately, OpenVault's study of home broadband users found average usage topped 482.6GB per month in the fourth quarter of 2020, up from 344GB in the year-ago quarter.
Ultimately, the question is whether you see the fixed wireless Internet glass as half full or half empty. In the half full view, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile are all using the technology to expand into a new market and get revenue they wouldn't otherwise have. And, potentially, over time they could expand their fixed wireless ambitions as technologies improve and new spectrum comes to market.
But in the half empty view, you have a trio of operators that have been working on this topic for the better part of a decade, and so far have almost nothing to show for it, except an almost constant stream of shifted goal posts.
It's clear that fixed wireless Internet services have their place after all, almost 7 million Americans use the technology today, mostly in rural areas but is it going to keep the likes of Comcast and Charter up at night? Not really. At least not right now.
Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading | @mikeddano


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Le pont international de l'Amitié est un ouvrage d'art à la frontière entre le Brésil et le Paraguay. Il relie la ville de Foz do Iguaçu, dans l'État brésilien du Paraná, à la ville 	paraguayenne de Ciudad del Este, en traversant le rio Paraná.

Le pont a été ouvert au trafic en 1965. L'écartement de l'arche principale est de , alors que le pont mesure au total .

Il est extrêmement important pour les économies des deux pays reliés. Une part importante des exportations et des importations du Paraguay y transite, ce qui occasionne des problèmes de trafic routier dans la région. Il sert également aux contrebandiers avec du matériel électronique comme des ordinateurs ou même des armes, depuis que leur vente est autorisée au Paraguay et interdite au Brésil.

Voir aussi
 Pont international de la Fraternité
 Liste de ponts du Paraguay

Lien
 Fiche sur le site Structurae

Pont au Paraguay
Pont transfrontalier
Amitié
Pont franchissant un cours d'eau au Brésil
Pont en arc
Pont routier au Brésil
Foz do Iguaçu
Pont au Brésil
Pont franchissant un cours d'eau au Paraguay
Frontière entre le Brésil et le Paraguay

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A new study explores the question of who should pay for dates and the results confirm what all recent research has found: Both men and women believe men should pay for dates. In fact, men believe this even more strongly than women do.
This is illogical and unfair – to everyone! Chivalry and dating clash in today's dating marketplace.
Nerdwallet asked 1,000 people who had been living with a partner for at least six months how they handled finances.
1. 82% of men and 73% of women believe men should pick up the check on the first date.
Just 14% of men and 24% of women believe the bill should be split. 4% believe men should pay nothing!
For straight couples, the territory is trickier to navigate. Women prefer that men initiate romance. In fact, women generally admire men who take the initiative in all sorts of ways. Most women are happy to share expenses, but they want that critical first date to be "He invites, he pays." Most men share this view.
The problem is that it bumps up hard against economic reality – women are outperforming men academically and professionally. Gender equity means equal opportunity, and we've got that. Problem is, our gain is their loss. This means chivalry is 100% extinct, and any female demand for it is unreasonable and unfair.
Unless you've got an explicit understanding that he's going to make all the dough and you're going to keep his shirts clean, you should be sharing half the expenses. First date's on him but after that you need to step up.
2. Just 41% of established couples report that they split the cost or take turns paying.
Personally, I'm not a fan of splitting checks. I don't even do it when I go out with women friends. Taking turns is a nice way of creating a cycle of generosity and reciprocity, and it all evens out over time.
39% of women wished men would not reject their offers to pay.
44% were bothered when men expected them to pay.
44% of men said they would break up with a woman who never pays.
76% feel guilty accepting money from women.
The egalitarian model has replaced the old norm of hypergamous mating, where the husband was generally of higher social status than his wife. He was usually better educated and often the sole provider for the family.
Contrary to the tedious and repetitive claims of those who favor "bring backery", hypergamy was never a "Female Imperative." Rather, it was a model embraced by both women and men during a time when women had limited opportunities and were forced to rely on males for provisioning. If anything, the imperative was male-directed.
I wouldn't go that far – I think most men are genuinely interested in being generous and having a successful date. But I think she's right about roles; it's a power dynamic at work, even if unconsciously.
"If an American woman wanted a lasting marriage in the 1950s, she was well advised to choose a man who believed firmly in traditional values and male breadwinning. Unconventional men — think beatniks — were a bad risk. Today, however, traditionally minded men are actually more likely to divorce — or to be divorced — than their counterparts with more egalitarian ideas about gender roles.
Any way you look at it, there is no good reason for women to expect men to pay their way, and that includes dating. By all means, demand that your partner help out around the house and share in the parenting. It's more than time to throw out the vestiges of an anachronistic chivalrous code, which was implemented to protect society's weak and defenseless. The American woman today is hardly that.
What's your policy? If you like for men to pay your way, what is your reasoning? If you insist on paying your own way, how do you find that men respond?
If you're a guy, what are your thoughts on this subject?
What works? What doesn't? Please share your own observations to help women and men navigate these changes!


Welcome to Turtle Canyon Adventure Sail, there is no better way to start your day, than to slip into the refreshing waters off Waikiki and swim with turtles, fish, and other marine life? All of our crew are PADI certified divers and can help you realize the beauty below the surface.
Depart on a relaxing sail through Oahu's beautiful Waikiki waters as Spinner Dolphins play alongside and iconic Diamond Head visible in the distance. Arrive at Turtle Canyon to snorkel among large schools of Hawaiian indigenous fish like Hawaii's State Fish the Humuhumunukunukuapua'a, and large Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles! Swim among some of Waikiki's most amazing reefs, and take in the serenity of a morning Sail. This morning eco-tour offers a fun way for everyone of all ages to enjoy the warm waters of Waikiki beach.
The "Holokai" is a new powered catamaran built in Portland. This Coastguard-certified catamaran is 45-feet long and 24-feet wide and able to accommodate 49 passengers. Equipped with two 50-horsepower engines, a sound system, luxury mid-deck seating, bar, restroom, and captain and crew. This catamaran arrived in 2106 and is the newest boat in Waikiki in over 20 years! Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.


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Photo: Meril Darees / Polar Bears International
Top 5 Favorite Mom and Cub Facts
By Alysa McCall, Staff Scientist
As I write this, my own little cub tears around the house, demanding water and snacks and attention. She's up and down and up and down and up … I am tired but at the same time can recognize how privileged I am. At my fingertips are all the conveniences of modern life to help me raise my daughter—from grocery stores and indoor heating to FaceTiming with Nana. I can offer books or toys, keep our home safe, and turn on Baby Shark to distract for a desperately needed minute. Plus, so much coffee.
Polar bear moms have no such support. Not even close.
All moms work hard, but polar bears are undoubtedly some of the hardest working single moms. Here are five of my favorite facts about polar bear families:
1. Polar bear moms have one of the longest fasting periods in the animal kingdom.
Photo: Shannon Curtis / Polar Bears International
After feeding all winter, polar bears in seasonal ice areas like Hudson Bay come ashore in the summer.
Females who mated in the spring and are fat enough to sustain a pregnancy build and enter a maternity den in the fall, which is soon hidden under drifts of snow. While in the den, the mother bears don't eat or drink. Instead, they live off their body fat.
In the late fall or early winter, they give birth to one to three tiny and helpless cubs, nursing them until they are strong enough to leave the den three to four months later. The denning period is considered the most vulnerable time in a polar bear's life.
Once the cubs are strong enough to withstand the rigors of the Arctic outside the den, the family will head to the sea ice to hunt seals right away because mama is hungry: by now she's gone eight months without a meal!
2. Polar bear cubs grow incredibly rapidly for the first few years of life.
Newborn cubs are only ~0.6 kg (1.3 lbs.) when born. By 3 months old, they may weigh ~10–12 kg (22-26 lbs.), growing approximately 20 times their original body weight in 12 weeks. If newborn humans did this, we'd need adult-size bassinets.
Cubs continue growing rapidly, more than doubling their weight between den emergence and their first birthday, and yet again between their first and second birthdays.
By 2 years old, male cubs can be as big as their moms and weigh hundreds of pounds.
The mother bear's rich milk is a significant contributor to the rapid growth of cubs but comes at a significant cost to mom.
3. Polar bear milk is the fattest of any land mammal's.
Photo: Dr. Steven Amstrup / Polar Bears International
Polar bear milk is about 31% fat when cubs are born, providing enough calories to help cubs grow rapidly.
The mother's milk changes fat content and composition as cubs get older and nurse less, becoming closer to 18% fat by the time the cubs are a year old.
Although polar bear moms may nurse cubs through their second birthday, some females wean their cubs sometime after their first birthday. It may depend on the body condition of the mother—nursing cubs is extremely costly from an energy standpoint. Either way, mom helps make sure her cubs get enough to eat!
4. Cubs have to learn all about being a polar bear in just over two years.
Photo: Kt Miller / Polar Bears International
Cubs stay with their moms for just over two years, learning as much as possible including how to navigate sea ice, when and where to migrate, how to hunt seals, how to avoid danger, and how to use their innate curiosity to learn new things.
Young cubs listen very well to their mothers, sometimes even mimicking mom's movements exactly. As the cubs get older, some listen better than others.
Moms must make decisions in the best interest of the family, balancing the best places to hunt seals with keeping cubs safe from dangers like adult males or drowning in frigid waters.
When cubs are weaned, they are considered subadults (from 2.3 years to 5 years old) and have to put their newly acquired skills to the test.
5. Female polar bears start a new family about every three years.
Photo: Dick and Val Beck / Polar Bears International
From about the age of 5, female polar bears mate and produce cubs approximately every three years depending on multiple factors.
If female bears reproduce consistently until their late 20s, that's more than eight litters of cubs at one to three cubs each. One female polar bear could potentially produce over a dozen cubs in her lifetime, though not all cubs will make it into adulthood or reproduce themselves.
As soon as moms wean their cubs, their days of being solitary are short lived. Very soon it's mating season (after which the males leave and are never seen again).
After mating, females must binge on seals to store as much fat as possible in order to start the cycle all over again.
Make sure you join us for International Polar Bear Day on February 27th to celebrate even more amazing things about polar bear families! Learn how you can help protect moms and cubs by donating to help us develop a new tool for finding, and hence protecting, polar bear dens hidden under the snow.
Circumpolar Cooperation
The IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group, the scientific advisory body to the Polar Bear Range States, meet every 2-3 years to set conservation priorities.
Why Do Polar Bears Have Black Skin?
Polar bears are white, right? But underneath all that white fur is black skin. Staff Scientist Thea Bechshoft explains why.
Arctic Refuge Leases Suspended
The U.S. Department of Interior recently suspended oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a critical denning habitat for polar bears.


Today on homify we will witness an unbelievable apartment transformation and renovation. Over the years, dwellings are often neglected and fall victim to the ravages of time. Unfortunately, if an abode is not maintained, it will very quickly regress into a state of disrepair, with the decay progressing exponentially. Most of the time this is repairable, but in some cases buildings have simply gone 'too far' in one direction, and are unable to be revitalised. Luckily, today's home is the former.
Located in Bilboa, Spain, this 90 square metre dwelling has been refreshed and brought back to life by the esteemed architectural team at Garmendia Cordero. In its initial state, the apartment was crumbling and in desperate need of repair. The floorplan was unusable, resulting in a structural wall being removed to open up the main living room. The home is now a light-filled residence boasting a bright colour scheme, versatile layout, and contemporary amenities.
If you would like to check out the before and after pictures of this incredible domestic makeover, take a gander at the images below!
The original living space in its neglected condition shows the structural wall having been removed. Many older dwellings are small and unusable, with poky rooms and awkward nooks. In order to bring this home into the 21st century, the architects knocked the central wall down, and created a large open space.
The new space is incredible! And a far cry from the original, dilapidated dwelling. Now the home is open and light filled, with a contemporary and hip aesthetic.
Although the central wall has been removed, the area is still split into two different living zones. On one side we see the dining space with chic moulded plastic Eames chairs, and on the right a cosy and comfortable living area fit for the whole family.
Bursts of statement colour are seen within the living zone, and these add playfulness as well as energy. The artwork upon the walls coordinates with the armchair, and invites the viewer to the balcony.
Turning around to view the dining room in full, we are able to witness the ingenious way the architects have installed the lighting. Recessed LED strip lights create an L-shape, providing the ultimate mood lighting for any dinner occasion.
The colour scheme is bright white, with green wall plants injecting fresh vibes throughout the space. The French balcony doors have been painted a dark contrasting black hue, which works brilliantly against the white and in coordination with the dining chairs.
Original features have been retained in the home, and this can be seen through the inclusion of the large timber beams. Here they haven't been covered up or plastered over, but instead embraced as a feature of the dwelling.
From this vantage we can also see the kitchen. Easily closed off by sliding timber doors, this ability to open up the home is another neat contemporary feature within the abode.
Taking a look at another before photo we see the hideous corridor that was in desperate need of a renovation.
This space, although neglected and poorly maintained shows the elegance that the dwelling might have previously enjoyed. Boasting faded wallpaper, this hallway is about to undergo a complete facelift!
The new corridor is grand and enticing. With a black ceiling and wall of doors it feels endless and expansive. The original grandeur has been replaced with modernity and a sense of futuristic opulence.
The old floorboards have been renewed with a light timber that works brilliantly to contrast the black hue and coordinate with the white.
For another insight into the original dwelling we take a look at one of the bedrooms. A little like something out of a horror film, this room is undeniably creepy. Although the window is large, it is doing nothing to bring light into the room, with the faded wallpaper adding an extra level of unsettling ambience.
This space is going to need some serious brightening up the home's new occupants are going to want to wake up here! Take a look at the next photo to see how the room was revitalised.
Not simply a dank and disturbing room any longer, the new area is bright and fabulous! Built-in joinery has provided a walk-in robe, while the opposite wall functions as the bed head, with integrated shelving.
This room is so airy and bright, we can hardly even compare it to its initial state! White is the predominant hue, with the timber offering a sense of warmth within the space.


People with avoidant personality disorder (APD) tend to be withdrawn and socially isolated. They often feel inadequate and suffer from very low self-esteem. If a person has an avoidant personality, she may be hypersensitive to rejection, embarrassment and loss, and go out of her way to avoid situations that may result in these feelings. Doctors aren't sure what the precise causes of avoidant personality disorder are, but it is likely due to a mix of genetics and environmental influences.
People with avoidant personality disorder tend to avoid situations that would force them to interact socially and cause potential embarrassment. They often steer clear of jobs that involve significant contact with others (such as meetings or presentations) and may prefer work that allows them to remain isolated. In many cases, they only become involved in social situations and relationships when they feel certain that they'll be accepted. When in intimate relationships, people with avoidant personalities tend to hold back for fear of being ridiculed.
Many personality disorders are believed to have a genetic link. Often, the chance of having the disorder increases significantly if a parent or other relative also has a personality disorder. Like other personality disorders, avoidant personality disorder causes appear to include a mix of genetic, environmental and biological factors. For example, there is some evidence that tempermental factors that may be associated with avoidant personality disorder can be inherited.
Scientists aren't exactly sure what causes avoidant personality disorder. Many believe that a combination of factors eventually result in the development of avoidant personality disorder.
Causes of APD may include parental criticism or rejection during childhood. These individuals may feel a strong need to bond with the parent who rejected them, but instead develop a protective shell to shield themselves from further criticism. They long for intimacy and acceptance, especially from their parents, but their mental barriers protect them from further hurt.
Eventually, these barriers can prevent people from forming relationships with others. As children with avoidant tendencies grow older, they may begin to feel socially isolated and awkward. If they are ridiculed by their peers, the embarrassment only adds to their developing feelings of inadequacy. One study published in the "Journal of the American Academy of Childhood and Adolescent Psychiatry" (2003) found that adults with avoidant personalty disorder were less involved in hobbies, less popular and had poorer athletic performance than their peers during adolescence.


These templates have a variety of vegetables.
Talk about different sizes, shapes and varieties of each vegetable.
Grow some vegetables in your garden or visit market stalls and fruit shops to see all the different ones – purple carrots, brown, red and white onions, broccoli and broccolini, different types of potatoes and pumpkins.
How do you like these vegetables cooked? Which ones can you also eat raw?


This contour bra features pretty lace trim that lies flat under clothes and hidden elastic in the sides and back for a seamless look.
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26/11/2007 · Another alternative is not to get at too close quarter when you're out - suggest that because you think this person is special you don't want to take things too quickly, you want to savour the moment and make a special occasion out of it. Then, next time, plan ahead and practice "safe snogging". Okay; maybe eat a real lot of parsley!!! 'luck.
Up at 6:30 AM and into work shortly thereafter. For some reason, I didn't feel as productive as usual today. Work has seemed relatively quiet all week long, but it just seemed to drag a bit today because I couldn't get the engines firing on all 8 cylinders.


Mathematical Olympiad Programme in India and related activities.
The Mathematical Olympiad Programme in India, which leads to participation of Indian students in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is organized by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) on behalf of the National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM) of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India. This programme is one of the major initiatives undertaken by the NBHM. Its main purpose is to spot mathematical talent among pre-university students in the country.
For the purpose of training and selection of students for the Olympiad contest, 25 regions all over the country have been designated and each assigned a Regional Coordinator (RC). Additionally, three groups (Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathana (KVS) have a 'Regional Coordinator' each. The Mathematical Olympiad programme consists of six stages.


How To Profit Wildly In The Direct Mail Industry!
Hi there. You're listening to Terry Telford... and we're very lucky to have someone today who is an extraordinary marketing person, both online and offline. His name is Jeff Sands. He's actually developed a direct marketing/direct mail business. He's been in the mail ordering business for 22 years, and he has built a list of over 500,000 people.
But, that's not even the most impressive part. The most impressive part is that those 500,000 people are not prospects; they're actually customers. He actually has 500,000 customers on his list. He's basically in the offline world, but he has stepped into the online limelight, and he has some very interesting stories and perspective of doing online business as opposed to working in the offline world.