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European football stands united against COVID-19 crisis: Ukraine

  • National association and clubs help purchase life-saving medical equipment
  • Association supports self-isolating veteran footballers




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European football stands united against COVID-19 crisis: Wales

  • Football stadiums made available to National Health Service (NHS) for emergency facilities
  • Ryan Giggs, Gareth Bale and Sophie Ingle spread NHS stay at home message
  • Domestic league clubs raise funds for health care services




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Coming Soon: Watch Disney+ in a Tesla

Elon Musk confirms that Disney+ is 'coming soon' to the Tesla Theater.




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Bosch Develops an Intelligent, Transparent Sun Visor

Combining a transparent LCD panel, driver-facing camera, and AI facial detection system, the Virtual Visor blocks the sun's glare, not your view of the road.




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Toyota Is Building the 'World of Tomorrow' at Mt. Fuji

The Japanese company is building the 'Woven City' in 2021, which will be used to test robotics, personal mobility, smart homes and artificial intelligence in a real-world environment populated by 2000 of its employees and researchers.




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Fisker Ocean Challenges Tesla Model Y for Coolest Electric SUV

From the ashes of the failed Fisker Karma sports car, automotive designer Henrik Fisker has designed a futuristic battery-powered luxury SUV that won't break the bank.




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Nissan e-4ORCE Makes Electric Vehicles Drive Like Sports Cars

By providing instant torque to all four wheels you can drive as normal in all conditions according to Nissan, while also feeling like you're in a sports car.




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The Coolest Cars and Futuristic Vehicles of CES 2020

The modernization of automotive tech is on showcase at CES. This year, we saw a new focus on sustainability and environmental friendliness, along with the usual array of futuristic concepts and autonomous driving tech. Here are some of the most eye-catching cars set to hit the road.




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Tesla: 'Unintended Acceleration' Petition Is False

Tesla says the petition under review by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was brought by a Tesla stock short-seller and is 'completely false.'




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Not your stereotypical missionary

From age 17, Ana Maria prayed to serve God in Switzerland. While she waited, she became a dance instructor with no idea dance would become her ministry.




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Visiting an underground church

Despite being aware of the need for discretion when talking about Jesus, Argentinian Cecilia felt no fear while she was in Central Asia.




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Get 1080p 75Hz Dell Display for Just $129

Priced this low, it could sell out at any moment, and this deal is only valid until January 19, so order now.




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First Look: Apple's Pro Display XDR, Reference-Quality Imagery at a Palatable Price?

Apple's new $4,999 Pro Display XDR monitor (and its $1,000 stand) may sound mighty expensive on the surface. It has the potential to upend a whole industry, however—it's made to compete with panels five to ten times the price. We have one in-house, and here are our first impressions.




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Wacom One Creative Pen Display

Not exactly an impulse buy but priced well below Wacom pen displays like the Cintiq 16, the Wacom One is a fine product for students, doodlers, and casual artists who'd like to write and sketch digitally.




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Apple Pro Display XDR

Apple's Pro Display XDR provides exceptional color accuracy and build quality at a price that's quite competitive with those of reference-grade pro monitors. It's exquisite enough that swallowing the wildly extravagant cost of its Pro Stand is worth it.




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There Is No 'Reading War'




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Reading Instruction 'Keeps Parents Up at Night': Advocates in Wis., Calif. Push for Changes

As schools apply more scrutiny to the methods and materials they use to teach early reading, educators and parents in some states have started to form new advocacy efforts—trying to pressure states and districts to adopt new approaches to teacher training and evaluating materials.




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Statistician argues that COVID-19 figures hint at ‘staggering number’ of deaths ahead

Source: www.geekwire.com - Friday, May 08, 2020
University of Washington researchers work with the virus that causes COVID-19 in a restricted lab. (UW Medicine via YouTube) In a newly published study, a University of Washington researcher argues that the eventual death toll from COVID-19 could be more than twice as high as the figures currently being discussed. The study was written by Anirban Basu, a health economist and statistician who’s the director of UW’s Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy and Economics Institute, also known as the CHOICE Institute . In his research paper , published online Thursday by the journal Health Affairs, Basu acknowledges there’s still lots of uncertainty surrounding the fatality rate for the disease caused by the coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2. But he says there’s evidence that the U.S. death toll could amount to 350,000 to 1.2 million. Anirban Basu is the Stergachis Family Endowed Director of the CHOICE Institute at the University of Washington’s School of Pharmacy. (UW Photo) “This is a staggering number, which can only be brought down with sound public health measures,” Basu said in an interview with MedicalResearch.com . The latest projections from UW’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimate that the U.S. death toll due to COVID-19 will amount to nearly 135,000 by Aug. 4. IHME’s projections are closely watched (and occasionally lowballed) by the White House. “We’ll be at 100,000” or 110,000 deaths, President Donald Trump to




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FDA Approves CRISPR-Based Coronavirus Test

Source: www.extremetech.com - Friday, May 08, 2020
Public health officials universally agree that the world needs much more coronavirus testing before we can safely ease current lock-down restrictions. Even at the low end, experts say we’ll need to do hundreds of thousands more daily tests, but the equipment and resources to make that happen are in short supply. An MIT spin-off company called Sherlock Biosciences has gotten FDA approval to begin using its CRISPR-based COVID-19 test , which promises to be faster and easy to perform without access to a full lab. Current coronavirus testing is based on PCR (polymerase chain reaction), the same technology used in DNA tests. This involves repeatedly heating the sample to amplify the genetic material so technicians can detect viral RNA. Sequencing those samples to hunt for viral genes requires expensive machines that many facilities don’t have, but the Sherlock method relies on a device similar to a pregnancy test. MIT’s Broad Institute developed Sherlock as a way to identify diseases with the clever addition of a reporter molecule with a DNA segment. Sherlock Biosciences now develops tests with this technology for specific diseases like COVID-19. CRISPR/Cas9 has gained fame as a powerful tool for genetic engineering, but that’s slightly different than the system devised by Sherlock. CRISPR is the sequence that guides Cas9 to the specific genetic code where you want to make a cut (known as cleaving), but scientists can also pair CRISP




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UEFA Club Financial Control Body adjudicatory chamber announces decisions

029 - Six clubs fulfil conditions set out by CFCB




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Stronger disciplinary regulations approved

030 - Venues for finals of UEFA 2015 club competitions chosen




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Racism resolution approved at UEFA Congress

Gibraltar becomes UEFA’s 54th member association




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UEFA pleased with CAS decision on Málaga CF




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Two Turkish clubs banned from UEFA competitions

038 - Romanian club handed deferred sanction




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Initial shortlist announced for 2012/13 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award

040 - Inaugural Best Women’s Player in Europe Award launched




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UEFA Appeals Body bans two Turkish clubs from UEFA competitions

042 - Decisions made after Beşiktaş JK and Fenerbahçe SK appeal initial decision




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Committee calls for ‘sunset clause’ in Common Agricultural Policy transition legislation

A Holyrood committee has called on the Scottish Government to include a “sunset clause” in legislation that will enable the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to continue to operate during a post-Brexit transition period




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MSPs call on UK and Scottish Governments to work together as billions of pounds in benefits go unclaimed

The UK and Scottish Governments must work more closely together to ensure people get the benefits they are entitled to, a new report by the Scottish Parliament’s Social Security Committee has said.




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Scottish Parliament suspends public engagement in response to Covid-19 Coronavirus

The Scottish Parliament has announced it will suspend public engagement activities as it prioritises supporting parliamentary business and responding to the Coronavirus.




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Scottish Parliament asked to consent to UK’s Emergency Coronavirus Bill

On Tuesday (24 March), MSPs from across the Scottish Parliament will scrutinise the proposed UK-wide Emergency Coronavirus Bill




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Lewis Macdonald MSP elected as temporary Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament in response to coronavirus pandemic

Lewis Macdonald MSP has been elected as a temporary Deputy Presiding Officer (DPO) of the Scottish Parliament. The election was held as part of the Parliament's response to the coronavirus pandemic.




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How best can businesses, workers and the economy be supported during the Covid-19 crisis, asks Holyrood’s Economy Committee

The Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee has today issued a call for views from Scottish businesses and workers on the current Covid-19 crisis.




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Scottish Parliament to hold Leaders’ Virtual Question Time

The first Leaders’ Virtual Question Time will take place tomorrow, Thursday 9 April, at 12:30, with arrangements set out in a message sent to all MSPs from the Scottish Parliament’s Presiding Officer, Rt Hon Ken Macintosh MSP, today.




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Scottish Parliament announces new scrutiny plans in response to Covid-19

The Presiding Officer has today written to all Members to set out new business plans this week. The first ever Members’ Virtual Question Time will be held this Friday, 17 April at 2:30pm.




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New Deputy Presiding Officer Lewis Macdonald chairs Parliament for first time

Lewis Macdonald MSP has today chaired parliamentary proceedings for the first time as Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.




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Parliament Committee to hear from leading microbiologist on the impact of COVID-19

A Scottish Parliament Committee will take evidence from a leading microbiologist, Professor Hugh Pennington, as it begins its scrutiny of the Government’s response to COVID-19.




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How best can the tourist and culture industry bounce back in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis, asks Holyrood’s Culture Committee

The Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee has today issued a call for views from the culture and tourism industry on the current Covid-19 crisis.




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Presiding Officer announces plans for further virtual scrutiny at Scottish Parliament

Plans for further virtual scrutiny at the Scottish Parliament have today been announced by the Scottish Parliament’s Presiding Officer.




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Government’s approach to coronavirus testing to be examined by Scottish Parliament Committee

The Scottish Government’s testing strategy during the coronavirus pandemic is to be investigated by the Health and Sport Committee.




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Fin24.com | Small is sexy

When scouting for a unit trust fund look for a decent track record.




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Fin24.com | Unit trusts: the great equaliser

Unit trusts make investing possible for everyone.




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Beşiktaş Park, Istanbul to stage 2019 UEFA Super Cup

The 2019 UEFA Super Cup will be played at Beşiktaş Park in Istanbul on Wednesday 14 August of that year, the third major UEFA final to be played in the Turkish city.




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UEFA Super Cup records and statistics

Diego Costa scored the fastest-ever UEFA Super Cup goal to help Atlético win in 2018: all the records.




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2019 UEFA Super Cup: Beşiktaş Park, Istanbul

The 2019 UEFA Super Cup will be played at Beşiktaş Park in Istanbul on Wednesday 14 August.




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Facebook's Fact-Check Scandal Is a Symptom of Something Bigger

Facebook's policy on political ads is no different than those of campaign commercials, but the social network's size and scale makes the debate more serious.




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Facial Recognition Is Tech's Biggest Mistake

Biometrics are generally a good alternative to passwords, but authentication via face-scanning is a terrible idea, according to security expert Max Eddy.




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What is Natural Language Processing (NLP)?

How does AI extract meaning from text? It's not as simple—and definitely not as easy—as you might think.




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Facebook Remains an Election Meddler's Paradise in 2020

Don't rely on Facebook's self-regulation to save us from election interference in this year's critical elections. In fact, despite a PR push to the contrary, the company is doubling down on the access it sells to would-be meddlers.




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On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Don't Let Silicon Valley Repeat History

Technology like DNA testing and facial recognition has helped me piece together a family history torn apart by war. But honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day is about more than remembering the past.




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Unorthodox Parenteral {beta}-Lactam and {beta}-Lactamase Inhibitor Combinations: Flouting Antimicrobial Stewardship and Compromising Patient Care [Commentary]

In India and China, indigenous drug manufacturers market arbitrarily combined parenteral β-lactam and β-lactamase inhibitors (BL-BLIs). In these fixed-dose combinations, sulbactam or tazobactam is indiscriminately combined with parenteral cephalosporins, with BLI doses kept in ratios similar to those for the approved BL-BLIs. Such combinations have been introduced into clinical practice without mandatory drug development studies involving pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic, safety, and efficacy assessments being undertaken. Such unorthodox combinations compromise clinical outcomes and also potentially contribute to resistance development.