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The Flash movie: know details here – TheNationRoar – TheNationRoar

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Danzig

Warner Bros announced a cinematic journey in 2014, gathering their pure gems. With Batman, Superman, Wonder Women, Aquaman, Cyborg and Flash, they negotiated a series of movies. Having tough times, they released Justice League in 2017, but the critics and commercial failure was a significant breakdown. Because of which they had to reconsider the plot and reconstruct it. It was the reason why The Flash wasnt declared yet.But the movie is on the right track now, and is in the early production stage. Here complete information we have until now.

The Flash appeared in movies like Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of justice and suicide Squad. But his main appearance in DCEU was in the 2017 film Justice League. In the movie, he got along with Batman, Aquaman, Wonder woman, and Cyborg to resurrect Superman to defeat Steppenwolf even though his most recent appearance was in CWs Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover.

he actual plot is hasnt been known till now, but in 2017s comic con International in San-Diego, the creators revealed movies logo and title.

The movie is on the basis o Flashpoint event, which is written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Andy Kubert. To save his mom from Reverse-Flash, he travels back in time. And when he wakes up, he doesnt have powers. However, he joins an alliance with Thomas Wayne, who becomes Batman after Bruces death and Cyborg, when there was a war between Aquaman and Wonder woman.

The Flash movie is to be released on June 3, 2022, If things go on the track. We will keep updating the information tho.

The agony and controversy of the Gol di Turone: the day ten centimetres cost Roma the title – These Football Times

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Danzig

On 10 May 1981, Juventus entertained Roma at the Stadio Comunale in Turin. The matchup looked likely to be the deciding encounter of the 1980/81 season. With just two more games to follow, theBianconeri sat atop of the table on 40 points, with Roma just a point behind.

The home team were perennial challengers for the title. They had topped the table in 1977 and 1978, before finishing third and then second in consecutive seasons. They had a team brimming with the cream of Italian talent, supplemented by expensive imports, and were determined that this season would see them reclaim their rightful spot as the nations top club.

With the incomparable Dino Zoff between the posts and a line-up boasting the likes of Gentile, Scirea, Causio and Brady, it was a squad built for the domination of domestic football. Coach Giovanni Trapattoni had fallen for the embrace of La Vecchia Signora five seasons previously, and had secured successive Scudetti in his first two years in Turin, also adding the UEFA Cup and a Coppa Italia.

The only currency of success for Juve, though, was the Scudetto the little shields that marked out a club out as the best the country had to offer. The previous two seasons had seen them fall short; first to ACMilan, then to bitter rivalsInter. Another failure would hardly be acceptable.

At the time, Roma were under the charge of Nils Liedholm, the Swedereturning to the club for a second stint at the start of the previous season. For 1978/79, he headed up the Milan side that had finished seven points clear of Trapattonis Juve, before moving back to Roma.

His maiden term in the Eternal City between 1973 and 1976 had been less than wholly successful, but now, with a league title to illuminate his CV, he was very much the finished article as a coach. As with Trapattoni, Liedholm had enjoyed early success with his new club, although a Coppa Italia was less prestigious than a league title of course.

The trophy was retained for 1980/81 however, meaning that if Roma could add the league title in the same term, not only would it mean a second title to add to the one secured almost 40 years previously, but also complete an unprecedented double for the club. A domestic double in his second season? It was something that would have eclipsed Trapattonis achievements at the same mark.

The double was rare in calcio, a feat that only clubs from Turin had achieved up to that point, Juventus having twice reached such elevated heights and Torino on a single occasion. If Roma could emulate their success, it would gift the club a period in the spotlight of European football, when so often in the past they had been compelled to lament their time sat in the shadows of the northern giants of Milan and Turin.

Liedholms squad would hardly pale in comparison that of Juventus. Bonetti, Conti and Ancelotti were outstanding players, and as the talismanic leader of the team, they had the hero of theCurva Sud and a native of Rome, the ultimately tragic but wonderfully gifted Agostino Di Bartolomei. Pulling the strings in midfield was the maestro of Brazilian playmakers, Falco, while leading the line, Roberto Pruzzos 18 goals would make him that seasons Capocannoniere.

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To play out the remaining fixtures, Juventus faced the daunting task of a visit to Napolis intimidating San Paolo. ThePartenopei would eventually finish in third place in the league, meaning the game was anything but a foregone conclusion. They would then complete their programme at home againstFiorentina, who would end the season in fifth.

Romas run-in looked less complicated. Their next assignment would at the Olimpico against already relegated Pistoiese. The unsung Arancioni from Tuscany would end the season bottom of the table on a mere 16 points, nine away from a group of clubs with 25 points. The final encounter would take Liedholms team to Campania to faceAvellino, one of those clubs in the group nine points ahead of Pistoiese.

It all meant that if Roma could win in Turin, not only would their fate be in their own hands as they sought the immortality of a domestic double, but the clubs they had yet to play were far inferior to the opposition ranged against their rivals. All they needed to do was to score without reply in Turin. To this day, many on the Curva Sud,and indeed beyond, remain convinced that this is precisely what they did. Perversely, the record books tell a different story.

The scene was set. The two outstanding teams in Serie A were to face off in a game that, to all intents and purposes, would decide which club could add that small but oh-so-important emblem to their shirts for the following season. The only other people on the pitch would be referee Paolo Bergamo of Livorno and his two linesmen, one of whom, Giuliano Sancini, would play a decisive role in deciding the outcome of the game and, ultimately, the destination of the title.

It would come as little surprise to anyone cognoscente with the pressures of a major football match when so much is at stake, let alone one in the volatile atmosphere of calcio, that the game was tense, nervous and at times hectic. It sounds more than a little trite to say there was no quarter asked or given, but it was very much the case. Bergamo issued seven yellow cards eight if you count the one that was hastily followed by a red, waved at Juves Giuseppe Furino 17 minutes into the second period.

For the home fans it was a contentious decision, but it was wasnt the event that led to a mark of seven out of ten for the Livorno official in the following mornings newspapers. The key incident of the game of the season came with just ten minutes remaining.

The bruising encounter was now leaning strongly towards favouring Juventus. A win would, of course, be even more advantageous, but denying a victory to their visitors and sharing the points would be adequate for a team convinced they could win both of their final two games and lockout the title. Consequently,Roma needed to score.

Driving forward from midfield to try and instigate another attack as time drifted away, Bruno Conti clipped one of his pin-point left-footed crosses towards Pruzzos head in the penalty area. Outnumbered by two defenders, and hampered in his jump to reach the ball by the penalty spot, this time the striker eschewed the opportunity to head for goal, realising that from the distance, the chances of beating Zoff would be slim. Instead, he nodded the ball across goal, having spotted a teammate advancing into space.

Maurizio Turone had joined Roma from Liedholms old club in 1979. A defender by trade, he played the sweeper role for much of career, more akin to the locking of the backline in catenaccio than the forward sweeping free player of Franz Beckenbauer or BarryHulshoff.

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After a relatively free-scoring spree in his early career with Genoa, when he notched nine goals in a century of league appearances, his prowess would be pushed very much to the backburner by the requirements of his defensive duties.After leaving Genoa, in almost 250 league appearances with Milan, Catanzaro, Roma and Bologna, he would notch just four goals in 11 seasons.

When the ball arced across the Juventus penalty area, however, astutely directed by Pruzzos header, it was Turone arriving with almost perfect timing to intersect its flight on the six-yard line and power a header past a helpless Zoff and inside the far post.

The referee pointed towards the centre circle and, despite being more than a little recalcitrant in the goalscoring stakes, Turone knew how to celebrate one of his rare strikes. As the Stadio Comunale fell silent, the defender turned arms aloft running towards the sideline. Roma had their goal: now all they needed to do was to keep the ten men of the home team at bay for the next dozen minutes or so and the gates of paradise would swing open for them.

As the reality of what he had apparently done sank in for Turone, the coquettish nature of the fates was revealed to him in all their spiteful malevolence. Standing directly in front of the Roma hero of the moment was Giuliano Sancini, indicating that the goal should not stand and the hero should return to zero.

Allegedly he was in an offside position when Pruzzo headed the ball. The flag above the linesmans head wiped out the goal, the timing of the run had only been almost perfect and the brief moment of exaltation felt by all Roma players, officials and fans fell away.

Turones arms fell to his sides as he stood transfixed for a moment. Bergamo saw his colleagues signal and ruled out the goal. The referee would later tell how difficult the game had been to officiate in. This was not because of the goal ruled out by Turone, however it was the mere ferocity of proceedings. He remarked that from the moment Furino piled into a heavy tackle on Falco, the tone of the game had been set.

Turning to the key moment, he revealed that initially he considered the goal to be perfectly legitimate. With a player running from a deep position to meet a pass, its always difficult to discern where, at the precise moment of contact, the player is in relation to defenders. Bergamos initial reaction was that the goal appeared legitimate, and that is why, at first, he signalled for it to stand.

Then, however, he noticed the flag being held aloft. Concluding entirely logically that his linesman was in a far better position to judge the merits or not of the goal, he accepted his assistants advice and ruled it out, later explaining, I couldnt do anything else.

Its difficult to dispute the logic at the time, but afterwards, when reviewing footage of the game, Bergamo thought the issue was less clear, and that his initial reaction may well have been valid. He still stood by his colleagues decision, however:Yes and doubts came to me, but on the offside the linesman is the only one able to judge at best because he is in line with the ball.Sancini was good. Right or wrong, good or fallible, the linesman would pay a heavy toll for the decision. Im sorry he suffered because of this story.Insults, threats, Bergamo explained sadly.

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At the time, Sancini owned a gift shop in Bologna, described as the citys oldest, dating back to 1694. To many adherents of the Giallorossi faith, a different kind of gift was proffered by Sancini at the Comunale on 10 May 1981, with Juventus the recipients.

If to some that seems more than a little harsh on what was surely the most hairline of decisions, its an attitude of mind built on paranoia fed by years of perceived injustices. Memories flood of instances when Italys northern powerhouse clubs were favoured at the expense of their southern brethren. In such cases, logic often finds difficulty in expelling emotional adherence, even when its valid and sometimes it may not be.

In any instance, Sancini feels that reality vindicates him: I saw and reviewed that action on TV and I have no doubt: certain offside. Is there any room for debate? No, I made the right decision.I was on the line and in mind I have a clear picture. Turone was past the line of the ball when Pruzzo headed it.

While there have been many references to television analysis of the event in the years since, some suggesting one thing, others another, Sancini accepts the evidence offered up by the RAI television company. Apparently, on the day of the game, strike action had reduced the number of cameras normally deployed for such games. But, reportedly, a journalist named Gianfranco De Laurentiis used a slow-motion technique called Telebeam to analyse the footage and backed up the linesmans decision declaring Turone to be offside by a matter of ten centimetres.

Quoted onTutto Juvein January 2016, Sancini clearly gives that little credence. Is Turone convinced of the opposite? Well, maybe I was better placed than he. He came from behind, but when Pruzzo touches the ball he was already ahead of everyone. I had a clear view, I saw well.

Sancini also revealed that there was little protest from Roma players or officials. He even mentioned that Roma president Dino Viola congratulated the officials on the game and that he was a gentleman about the entire matter. Bergamo concurred with the description of the post-match events. We received the compliments of the presidents of Juve and Rome. Yes, even Dino Viola came to thank us for our work. He claimed to have lost the Scudetto by a matter of centimetres.

Some time later, when it became evident that the same Viola had reportedly sought to bribe a referee ahead of a European Cup semi-final against Dundee United, more than a few Scottish fans may well have disagreed with the officials description of the Roma president.

Someone also likely to take a different view of the events is the man whose fleeting moment of ecstasy was then replaced with despair. As Sancini suggests, understandably Tuone disputed the decision, although as the years pass, he concedes to becoming a little worn down by the subject: Im a little tired of talking about it, people ask me all the time, its almost become an obsession.

That said, his recollection is different to that of Sancini, but perhaps not Bergamo. A glaring blunder, the dynamics of the action was in fact simple and the fact that I arrived from behind could not be doubted.I will say more: Bergamo was in an optimal position to decide for himself.But he didnt feel like taking the responsibility.

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Harsh, reasonable or still stained with a touch of bitterness and regret? Turone, a child of Varazze in the north of Italy, has little regard for talk of accommodations made or favours offered. I dont think Juventus was going to look for help.Lets not forget that this was a great team: Zoff, Gentile, Cabrini, Scirea, Tardelli.That is the skeleton of the national team that would become the world champion the following year.And then Bettega, Causio, Brady.

He clearly recognises that Juve were a top team, and perhaps worthy champions. One must not forget that, earlier in the season, they had visited the capital and come away with a goalless draw against Roma. Turone is also quick to suggest that, had things gone the other way, Roma would also have been deserved champions. But we were no less so: Conti, Pruzzo, Ancelotti, Di Bartolomei and above all Falco.A phenomenon, a complete player.

The game, and the events around the 80th minute, had an enormous effect on the championship, but Juve still had two difficult fixtures to complete, and the Roma manager for one was ill-disposed to raise a white flag. There were still two days to go until the end of the season and we were confident that we would still be able to recover the point that separated us from Juventus.

Those words sounded a little hollow after the following weeks matches. Roma rattled five goals past the abject Pistoiese to complete their side of requirement, but in Naples, an unexpectedly insipid Napoli seemed to offer little resistance to Juves title march and an own goal just past the hour mark by Mario Guidetti, diverting the ball past Luciano Castellini as he attempted to cut out a cross, gifted them a 1-0 victory.

Its the sort of outcome that inevitably reinforces feelings of paranoia and would have encouraged any number of wry smiles and nods of fearing the inevitable in Rome.

It seemed all was over then for the league title and so it was. A 1-1 draw against Avellino suggested that the Roma players were resigned to their fate, and when Juventus triumphed over Fiorentina, again by a single goal thanks to a rare strike by Antonio Cabrini, the die was cast.

Juventus would jealously guard the Scudetto the following season as they again ran out as champions, but the following term, Roma, Di Agostino and Liedholm would take their revenge, heading the table by four points. A run to the European Cup final the following season, with the game taking place in the Olimpico,offered another tantalising glimpse of glory for theGiallorossi, before the caprices of football again thwarted their ambition as Liverpool triumphed in a penalty shootout.

Liedholm left to return to Milan and, despite a slight renaissance under new manager, another Swede, Sven-Gran Eriksson, there was little to ease the burning hurt of perceived injustice of what might have been. This was the Gol di Turone, when ten alleged centimetres saw to Romas despair.

By Gary Thacker @All_Blue_Daze

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Allocating blame for Covid-19 might be satisfying, but it is unhelpful – The Guardian

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Danzig

Early March seems like a lifetime ago. Its easy to look back at those halcyon days with a sort of fondness, even a note of joy. Yes, there was sadness a family member lost their job, my wifes shifts were cut back and our income dipped substantially but there were also many bright lights shining through lockdown. Friends organised a weekly trivia, and while we never won, we had a great time playing. A group of gamers got together with our Nintendo Switches and played endless hours of Mario Kart, having fun together even though we were legally mandated to be apart. It was sad, yes, but also exciting and fun, something new to liven up the tedium of day-to-day life.

Six months later and its not fun any more.

Gone are the cheerful smiles as we enter yet another weekly hang with friends wed rather see in person. The weekly family chats are sparsely attended, and while were all keeping in touch, the distance looms ever larger. Living in Sydney, we could even perhaps reinstate some of these gatherings, but everyones just a little too scared of what might happen, despite the technological exhaustion. Weve all got Covid-19 fatigue, and even the vague thought that we might have to enter lockdown again is a terrifying weight on all of our minds.

We watch our friends in Melbourne and cannot even imagine their pain and sorrow.

In this blue atmosphere, the thing thats picking up more than anything else is the blame game. Its not surprising were all human, and when we are suffering we need someone or something to blame. Australia was doing so well, we think, It must be someones fault that were in this mess.

The virus has made us all feel helpless, so we search desperately for someone to denounce

And so we go on the warpath, looking for a sacrificial lamb. Maybe it was a horny security guard who doomed us all, even though such a person still hasnt actually been identified. Maybe its the government, who adopted masks too late, or too early, depending on your political persuasion. Maybe its those dastardly people who keep breaking quarantine despite the many government warnings and are obviously spreading the virus (of course, you too broke lockdown half a dozen times back in April, but that was different somehow). Maybe its society itself, that doesnt allow casual workers the time off to be sick and demanded that essential workers sacrifice their health and even their lives to keep the economy moving even before the pandemic started.

The problem is that this allocating of blame is, at best, unhelpful. In the autopsy of what went wrong in 2020, there will almost certainly be people who did the wrong thing, and Im sure well spend countless gleeful hours dissecting their mistakes. But here and now, apportioning blame is all but impossible. Sure, some teenagers broke the rules, but when we have had some politicians labelling lockdowns as worthless and national media figures dismissing the virus as harmless for the young, can we really blame them? If I was 18 again, ignorantly confident in my own immortality, I too would maybe think that this whole thing was a bit overblown.

As with everything this year, it feels like a tired phrase, but we really are all in this together. Angrily decrying peoples perceived mistakes, while sometimes satisfying, doesnt really help any of us. The virus has made us all feel helpless, so we search desperately for someone to denounce, even though the reality is that its Covid-19 thats really the issue here. Pointing the finger of blame may feel good, but often we dont really have enough evidence to even know who is at fault, never mind how bad the slip-up might have been. The one constant in this year of change is how little we truly understand about whats happening, because the simple fact is that none of us have ever dealt with a situation like this before.

I dont expect people to stop blaming each other as I said, were all human after all. In the face of an uncertain future, we want (or maybe even need) something to get angry about. We might be unsure of whats going to happen next and as an epidemiologist, I can tell you it is incredibly hard to predict but in spite of that its worth remembering most people really are trying their best.

I guess what Im saying is to love your neighbour. Hopelessly cliche, perhaps, but maybe theres a reason that such sayings are burned so deeply into our collective consciousness. We might eventually find a single person to blame (although I think its unlikely), but in the meantime we can really only get mad at the virus itself, because ultimately Covid-19 is behind all of this damage. It might not be as satisfying to yell at a microorganism as a person, but I can assure you its remarkably cathartic.

Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz is an epidemiologist working in chronic disease

Allocating blame for Covid-19 might be satisfying, but it is unhelpful - The Guardian

10 Best Kurt Russell Action Movies, According To Rotten Tomatoes – Screen Rant

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Danzig

By any measure, Kurt Russell is a force of nature. In almost everyindustry, the ability to last or have the staying power to be relevant over the decades is an indicator of greatness. Russell got his start in television on the show Dennis the Menace in 1962.

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But, movies would soon follow. Starting with Guns of Diablo in 1964, Russell became a familiar and popular film star in supporting and leading roles. The following are the 10 best action movies according to Rotten Tomatoes.

Unlawful Entry is a tense thriller about a couple terrorized by a police officer with boundary issues. Russell is the patient husband Michael Carr. But, when the officer, played by Ray Liotta, takes things too far, Russell fights back to protect his wife played by Madeleine Stowe.

This is a story about an everyman who is pushed to become a reluctant hero defending his home and loved one. Russell is a kind and understanding hero who only does what is necessary and does not relish violence. But, when he finally does strike, the mild-mannered Carr stands his ground and rises to the challenge.

Russell was part of an all-star cast that included Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday, and Michael Biehn and Powers Boothe as the leaders of the villainous Cowboys. Russell portrayed legendary lawman Wyatt Earp. Sam Elliott and Bill Paxton played his brothers Virgil and Morgan, respectively.

Tombstone was based more around the legend of the Earps than the historical record of the famed gunman and his family. Wyatt has given up the life of law enforcement and wants nothing more than to become a successful businessman. But, when his family is threatened, Russell brings to life a vengeful Wyatt Earp hungry for blood.

Backdraft was one of two major films starring Kurt Russell. The film is still famous for its haunting depictions of the danger that fires can create and the risk that firefighters face battling them. Russell and his younger brother, played by William Baldwin, butt heads when they are assigned to the same engine.

The film also paired Russell with legendary tough man Scott Glenn. The high-action firefighting scenes are coupled with a mystery arsonist and sibling rivalry. Russell's broken marriage and life on a boat also gave an insight into the complications that firefighting can bring into marriages and families.

Despite not breaking the eightieth percentile according to Rotten Tomatoes, Big Trouble in Little Chinawas and is a cult-classic. Russell's ultra-macho Jack Burton is a big talker who finds himself in the middle of an ancient war. With the help of his friend Wang Chi, played by Dennis Dun, Burton joins an army of martial artists and magicians in a battle with a 3,000-year-old warlord named Lopan.

At stake is Wang's fiancee Miao Yin, played by Suzee Pai, and a fledging reporter named Gracie Law, played by Kim Cattrall, who Burton has developed a romantic interest in. Demons, magic potions, and superb knife-throwing skills should make this a higher ranking title on Russell's action-movie list.

It's hard to get people to care about a movie that boils down to an unstoppable eco-disaster caused by an oil company's dangerous practices. The movie is built around the crew of the Deepwater Horizon that was present on April 20th, 2010 when the oil-drilling platform began leaking water.

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In anattempt to capture the scale of one of the largest man-made disasters in the world, Jimmy Harrell is a voice of reason trying to keep the platform running and his crew safe. He is a voice of moral conviction that British Petroleum (BP) refuses to listen to.

This updated remake of a 1951 classic cemented John Carpenter as a master of suspense and horror. The thirty years that passed also meant better special effects. But, it's Russell's portrayal of helicopter pilot MacReady of the everyman thrown into a nightmare that catapulted this film into the video vault's of fans and critics alike.

The isolated wilderness of an Antarctic research facility is the perfect setting for a thrilling psychological adventure. Facing an unknown foe that can change shape and dwindling numbers, The Thing showcases a Kurt Russell who can command a scene with tense acting and bursts of authentic action.

Grindhouse was an homage to the poorly edited chophouse films of the 70s that were cheaply made and filled with gratuitous violence, nudity, and mediocre special effects. The project housed two movies and the first was directed by Robert Rodriguez called Planet Terror. The second was directed by Quentin Tarantino and starred Russell as a crazed motorist delivering death at 200 mph who might as well be Death Proof.

Under the direction of Tarantino, Russell mows down a who's who of celebrities including Rose McGowan and Rosario Dawson. The sleazy tribute includes fake exploitation trailers and hatchet-style edits that echo the makeshift quality that made films like this an unapologetic hit in big city low-budget theaters.

Ego is the name of a living planet that originated in the pages of Marvel Comics. But, in the movie Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, hero-in-progress Peter Quill discovers that Ego is his father. Half-human and half-alien DNA saved him from the destructive forces of an Infinity Stone and made him one of the few progenies that survived.

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Russell's turn as Ego is as sweet as the character's love for the song Brandy. Things take a violent turn when Ego reveals that eating his children is the key to the living planet's immortality. CGI special effects only amplify Russell's ability to bring every action scene to life.

The 1981-version of 1997 is a bleak and tragic landscape. A broken world has turned the island of Manhattan into a maximum-security prison housing some of America's most dangerous criminals. Thankfully, Snake Plissken is willing to take the most dangerous jobs as long as the price is right.

Which is why the ex-soldier and current criminal accepts a bribe from a merciless prison warden. The deal is simple. The president's plane was hijacked. It crashed and the president is being held, hostage. Only a hardened criminal with the skills of a soldier can offer the country the hope of getting back its leader.

Sheriff Franklin Hunt is an aging sheriff in a little western town called Bright Hope. Hunt, played by Russell, is the town's only hope when cannibal's kidnap settlers, including a doctor. What follows is a harrowing account of an Old West mission of rescue and redemption.

The gritty action and Russell's relentless determination are driving forces. Along the way, the elder hero makes poignant statements like, "pain is your body's way of talking to you. You'd do well to listen to it," put this western at the top of Russell's action movie list according to Rotten Tomatoes.

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Can a quantum strategy help bring down the house? – Big Think

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Danzig

In some versions of the game blackjack, one way to win against the house is for players at the table to work as a team to keep track of and covertly communicate amongst each other the cards they have been dealt.

With that knowledge, they can then estimate the cards still in the deck, and those most likely to be dealt out next, all to help each player decide how to place their bets, and as a team, gain an advantage over the dealer.

This calculating strategy, known as card-counting, was made famous by the MIT Blackjack Team, a group of students from MIT, Harvard University, and Caltech, who for several decades starting in 1979, optimized card-counting and other techniques to successfully beat casinos at blackjack around the world a story that later inspired the book "Bringing Down the House."

Now researchers at MIT and Caltech have shown that the weird, quantum effects of entanglement could theoretically give blackjack players even more of an edge, albeit a small one, when playing against the house.

In a paper published this week in the journal Physical Review A, the researchers lay out a theoretical scenario in which two players, playing cooperatively against the dealer, can better coordinate their strategies using a quantumly entangled pair of systems. Such systems exist now in the laboratory, although not in forms convenient for any practical use in casinos. In their study, the authors nevertheless explore the theoretical possibilities for how a quantum system might influence outcomes in blackjack.

They found that such quantum communication would give the players a slight advantage compared to classical card-counting strategies, though in limited situations where the number of cards left in the dealer's deck is low.

"It's pretty small in terms of the actual magnitude of the expected quantum advantage," says first author Joseph Lin, a former graduate student at MIT. "But if you imagine the players are extremely rich, and the deck is really low in number, so that every card counts, these small advantages can be big. The exciting result is that there's some advantage to quantum communication, regardless of how small it is."

Lin's MIT co-authors on the paper are professor of physics Joseph Formaggio, associate professor of physics Aram Harrow, and Anand Natarajan of Caltech, who will start at MIT in September as assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science.

Entanglement is a phenomenon described by the rules of quantum mechanics, which states that two physically separate objects can be "entangled," or correlated with each other, in such a way that the correlations between them are stronger than what would be predicted by the classical laws of physics and probability.

In 1964, physicist John Bell proved mathematically that quantum entanglement could exist, and also devised a test known a Bell test that scientists have since applied to many scenarios to ascertain if certain spatially remote particles or systems behave according to classical, real-world physics, or whether they may exhibit some quantum, entangled states.

"One motivation for this work was as a concrete realization of the Bell test," says Harrow of the team's new paper. "People wrote the rules of blackjack not thinking of entanglement. But the players are dealt cards, and there are some correlations between the cards they get. So does entanglement work here? The answer to the question was not obvious going into it."

After casually entertaining the idea during a regular poker night with friends, Formaggio decided to explore the possibility of quantum blackjack more formally with his MIT colleagues.

"I was grateful to them for not laughing and closing the door on me when I brought up the idea," Formaggio recalls.

In blackjack, the dealer deals herself and each player a face-up card that is public to all, and a face-down card. With this information, each player decides whether to "hit," and be dealt another card, or "stand," and stay with the cards they have. The goal after one round is to have a hand with a total that is closer to 21, without going over, than the dealer and the other players at the table.

In their paper, the researchers simulated a simple blackjack setup involving two players, Alice and Bob, playing cooperatively against the dealer. They programmed Alice to consistently bet low, with the main objective of helping Bob, who could hit or stand based on any information he gained from Alice.

The researchers considered how three different scenarios might help the players win over the dealer: a classical card-counting scenario without communication; a best-case scenario in which Alice simply shows Bob her face-down card, demonstrating the best that a team can do in playing against the dealer; and lastly, a quantum entanglement scenario.

In the quantum scenario, the researchers formulated a mathematical model to represent a quantum system, which can be thought of abstractedly as a box with many "buttons," or measurement choices, that is shared between Alice and Bob.

For instance, if Alice's face-down card is a 5, she can push a particular button on the quantum box and use its output to inform her usual choice of whether to hit or stand. Bob, in turn, looks at his face-down card when deciding which button to push on his quantum box, as well as whether to use the box at all. In the cases where Bob uses his quantum box, he can combine its output with his observation of Alice's strategy to decide his own move. This extra information not exactly the value of Alice's card, but more information than a random guess can help Bob decide whether to hit or stand.

The researchers ran all three scenarios, with many combinations of cards between each player and the dealer, and with increasing number of cards left in the dealer's deck, to see how often Alice and Bob could win against the dealer.

After running thousands of rounds for each of the three scenarios, they found that the players had a slight advantage over the dealer in the quantum entanglement scenario, compared with the classical card-counting strategy, though only when a handful of cards were left in the dealer's deck.

"As you increase the deck and therefore increase all the possibilities of different cards coming to you, the fact that you know a little bit more through this quantum process actually gets diluted," Formaggio explains.

Nevertheless, Harrow notes that "it was surprising that these problems even matched, that it even made sense to consider entangled strategy in blackjack."

Do these results mean that future blackjack teams might use quantum strategies to their advantage?

"It would require a very large investor, and my guess is, carrying a quantum computer in your backpack will probably tip the house," Formaggio says. "We think casinos are safe right now from this particular threat."

This research was funded, in part, by the National Science Foundation, the Army Research Office, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the MIT Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).

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US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate Urges a Navy Veteran with Lung Cancer Who Had Asbestos Exposure Decades Ago to Pursue Compensation That Might…

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HOUSTON, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate says, "We are urging a Navy Veteran who now has lung cancer and who decades ago had significant exposure to asbestos on a navy ship, submarine or at a navy shipyard to pursue financial compensation and to please call the lawyers at the law firm of Karst von Oiste at 800-714-0303 to get the job done. Financial compensation for a person like this might exceed $100,000. If we are talking about a Navy Veteran who spent his career in the navy the compensation might be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

"Most Navy Veterans or people with lung cancer, who also had significant exposure to asbestos prior to 1982 are not aware the $30 billion dollar-asbestos trust funds were set up for them too. The typical person we are trying to identify is over 60 years old and it does not matter if they smoked cigarettes or not. If this sounds like your husband or your dad, please call the lawyers at Karst von Oiste at 800-714-0303 to discuss what might turn out to be significant financial compensation. This is worth your time and your dad could be in any state."www.karstvonoiste.com/

The lawyers at the law firm of Karst von Oiste have been assisting Navy Veterans and people with asbestos exposure lung cancer for decades and they are responsible for over a billion dollars in financial compensation for people like this. For direct access to the lawyers at the law firm of Karst von Oiste please call 800-714-0303.www.karstvonoiste.com/

High-risk workplaces for asbestos exposure include the US Navy, shipyards, power plants, public utilities, manufacturing factories, chemical plants, oil refineries, mines, smelters, pulp and paper mills, aerospace manufacturing facilities, offshore oil rigs, demolition construction work sites, railroads, automotive manufacturing facilities, or auto brake shops. With lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure the lung cancer may not show up until decades after the exposure.https://USNavyLungCancer.Com

According to the American Cancer Society for nonsmokers who have been exposed to asbestos in their workplace the risk of lung cancer is five times that of unexposed workers.https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/lung/statistics/index.htm.

States with the highest incidence of lung cancer include Kentucky, West Virginia, Maine, Tennessee, Mississippi, Ohio, Indiana, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Alabama, and Delaware.

However, asbestos exposure lung cancer can happen in any state including California, New York, Texas, Florida, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Arizona, Washington, Oregon or Alaska.www.karstvonoiste.com/

For more information about asbestos exposure lung cancer and mesothelioma please visit the CDC's website on these topics:https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/health_effects_asbestos.html.

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Betsoft’s new online slot The Hive offering extra spins at Intertops Poker as slot of the month – World Casino Directory

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Danzig

Intertops Poker is at it again! The online gaming site is now offering players a ton of extra spins via the new slot The Hive from Betsoft as well as providing Blackjack Quest bonuses once again. Players can log in to the site to take advantage of both deals this month.

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Intertops Poker has also been busy offering a $2,000 slot tournament. Players can still compete in this event, though it ends on August 10. The event features Reels of Wealth, Charms and Clovers as well as Monster Pop and Back to Venus. Playing these slot games earns you one tournament point for each spin. The top 16 players with the most points will earn a piece of the $2,000 prize pool!

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Five best resorts and casinos to explore in Canada – Travel Daily News International

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The second-largest country in the world, Canada, holds an incredibly varied geography. It's home to mystical mountains, magnificent cities, and rich flora and fauna. Its culture is considered a melting pot too, making it a great place for bot a stay and a visit.

Making this North American country extra-special is the presence of spectacular resorts and casinos. These extravagant casino resorts let guests relax, enjoy the unspoiled nature, or just roll the dice with style in an utmost luxurious environment. The best thing about these Canadian resorts is that it provides you the opportunity to enjoy the best of both worlds- the ruggedness of the outdoors and the convenience and luxury of the provided accommodations. Whatever makes you happy and comfortable, the sights, sounds, and resorts in Canada will make it possible. So, if you are planning for your grand adventure, start by checking out our list 5 best casino resorts to explore in Canada.

River Cree Resort and CasinoRiver Cree Resort and Casino is located on the west end of the Greater Edmonton Area. It is considered among the top play and dining facilities in Canada. River Cree casino floor features more than 1,300 slot machines and 40 table games along with an exclusive high stake poker room. According to the customer reviews, Casino Cree is heaven for seasoned gamblers.

You can find different types of casinos to play in brick-and-mortar casinos. Each game has its features, rules, and jackpots that can appeal to every player. At River Cree, you can access more than 1,300 slot machines and 40 table games that can serve your gaming requirements on some days.

Fallsview Casino ResortBuilt in 2004, Fallsview Casino Resort sits right on the bank of the great Horseshoe Falls. It lets you roll the dice right in front of the heavenly Niagara Falls. Covering over 200,000 sq ft, it is the largest casino ever built in Canada. Fallsview gaming area comprises of over 3,000 slot machines along with more than 100 gaming tables running all day long. The games offered here include a vast variety of poker, roulette, blackjack baccarat, keno, and even bingo.

Fallsview staying facilities feature a 374 room, 5-star hotel that awaits both national and international guests. When not playing their slot machines, you can use these facilities to relax, work, or access other platforms for games. For example, there are many new online casinos designed for casino players from Canada. You can also check out these online casinos to play online slots and table games if you don't feel like leaving your room. Just like the casino's collection of slot machines, the online slots are equally lucrative and entertaining and allow you to play safely and privately.

Casino de MontrealCasino de Montreal is yet another extravagant resort with a great view. Sitting on the bank of Ile Notre-Dame, it is considered to be the largest casino in the world. The gaming area here consists of 5 floors that are filled with over 3,000 slot machines and 100 gaming tables. Running all day long, these tables offer almost all of the gambling kinds including blackjack, roulette, hi-lo, craps baccarat, and many more. Moreover, there's also a special 18 table section entirely dedicated to poker. For dining, players can make their reservations at any of the onsite restaurants or hotels.

Casino RamaWith more than 2,500 slot machines and 100 gaming tables, Casino Rama is a grand Canadian casino. Established over two decades ago, Casino Rama has quite a reputation among casino players and enthusiasts. Its situated in the town of Rama, Ontario, and its massive gaming and entertainment complex is collectively owned by the Chippewas of Rama community and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.

It is famous for its high wagering tournaments and grand promotions that you wont find in any other Canadian casino. The games that you can enjoy here are the popular slot machines, blackjack, Sic Bo, baccarat, and all of the poker varieties. Though you wont find an exclusive poker section on the gaming floor. For the fun part, Casino Rama Resort features a fully functional hotel, an entertainment complex along with eight restaurants all offering special cuisines of their own.

Caesars Windsor Hotel & CasinoLastly, we have the award-winning Caesars Windsor Hotel & Casino. Situated right on the border between Canada and the United States, it acts as a magnet for punters coming from both nations. The gaming area houses hundreds of touch-sensing slots that can take drink orders at any given time. Apart from a comprehensive slots area, players can also try their luck on any of 14 poker tables handling all sorts of poker variations. The gaming area also features a massive sports bar provided with gigantic ultra-HD screens. Here, you can enjoy your cozy meals while wagering on your favorite teams. The twin-towered Caesars Windsor Hotel can handle over 700 guests. For dining and cousins, guests can choose from six restaurants and cafes. For fitness freaks, there is a massive 10,000 sq ft fitness complex along with the Esthetica Spa.

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Mesothelioma Lawyer: 5 Things to Look for in 2020 – California Herald

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Finding a mesothelioma lawyer can be complicated and troublesome for those diagnosed with this illness. Mesothelioma is a rare cancer caused by asbestos exposure and thousands have been affected by this disease over the past 5 decades world wide. Compared to the coronavirus, it is much more rare and seen mainly in individuals with work history around asbestos in some shape or form. Due to the illness being caused by workplace exposure, many have decided to hire attorneys to go after asbestos corporations who are responsible for their developing condition, thus, the mesothelioma lawyer was born. Here are a few tips to look for when searching for a mesothelioma lawyer https://www.gpwlaw-mi.com/.

1. Asbestos Product and Corporation Database: This is the single most important aspect about mesothelioma attorneys that sets them apart from all other forms of personal injury lawyers. An asbestos product and corporation database essentially refers to a collection of documents relevant to potential cases from asbestos corporations which can include but is not limited to depositions, invoices, product records, products sold, locations, and other key documents which outline how exactly a company is responsible for a victims exposure to begin with.

2. Experience: Experience is a critical aspect about looking for any attorney actually. This key piece is crucial as typically the more experience an attorney has under his or her belt, the more successful they will be in court. This is assuming that the second step follows closely behind this one.

3. Track Record in Court: A lawyers track record in court essentially refers to how many cases he or she has won or lost. Obviously, the more wins, the more likely said attorney will be able to achieve the same successful result for you or your loved ones case.

4. Care: Your attorney must care about you and your case deeply. They should not be caught up on how much they can make from a client and truly do the best they can for each and every client.

5. Notability: This is a unique, but not always necessary aspect of a mesothelioma lawyer. Your lawyers notability is essentially how well known they are in their specific area of litigation. Asbestos litigation has existed in the United States for over 5 decades. With this being said, there are plenty of notable and well recognized mesothelioma law firms across the United States. Notability does not necessarily mean TV advertisers, do not let that fool you. Notability truly refers to large lump sum wins for clients and a consistent practice history spread across many states successfully.

If you or a loved one is finding it difficult to search for a mesothelioma lawyer, one good option for them would be the attorneys at Goldberg, Persky & White P.C., their attorneys have fought hard for victims of asbestos exposure since 1976 and are continuing to do so even amidst the global coronavirus pandemic. As with any form of lawsuit, time is of the essence as each state has laws referred to as statute of limitations. Statute of limitations essentially refers to the time limit allowed to file a lawsuit after someone has been diagnosed with mesothelioma. On average this number fluctuates state to state, so speaking with an attorney sooner than later is always preferred. To add to this, a successful mesothelioma case may take over a year to fully settle with all relevant asbestos corporations due to how long it takes to gather, present, and hear back from relevant parties as well as court proceedings. If you or a loved one was recently diagnosed with mesothelioma, contacting a mesothelioma lawyer can be a life changing decision for them.

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Breach Of Duty Investigation: World Acceptance Corp. (Nasdaq: WRLD) – PRNewswire

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Danzig

MT. PLEASANT, S.C., Aug. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Motley Rice LLC is investigating whether certain officers and directors of World Acceptance Corp. (NASDAQ: WRLD) breached their fiduciary duties to shareholders. World Acceptance Corp. is a consumer loan company headquartered in Greenville, S.C.

On Aug. 6, 2020, World Acceptance Corp. agreed to pay $21.7 million to resolve claims by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the company's former subsidiary in Mexico paid millions in bribes to that country's government and union officials.According to the SEC's order, "the tone at the top from [WRLD] management did not support robust internal audit and compliance functions, and undermined the effectiveness of those functions."

If you have information that is relevant to the investigation or you would like to discuss the allegations, you may contact Motley Rice securities fraud lawyers Gregg Levin, Joshua Littlejohn and William Norton by calling 1-800-768-4026 toll free, or by email.

About Motley Rice Motley Rice LLC is one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation firms. With a tradition of representing those whose rights have been violated, Motley Rice attorneys gained recognition for their pioneering asbestos lawsuits, their work with the State Attorneys General in the landmark litigation against Big Tobacco, and their representation of 9/11 families in the ongoing lawsuit against terrorist financiers. The firm continues to handle complex litigation in numerous areas, including securities fraud; antitrust; consumer protection; mesothelioma; environmental contamination; prescription and over-the-counter drugs; other medical devices; human rights; aviation disasters; and wrongful death. Motley Rice, headquartered in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., has additional offices around the country, including in New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. For more information, contact Motley Rice attorneys Gregg Levin(DC, MA, SC), Joshua Littlejohn(SC), or William Norton(MA, NY, SC) 1.800.768.4026 or visit http://www.motleyrice.com. Motley Rice LLC, a South Carolina Limited Liability Company, is engaged in the New Jersey practice of law through Motley Rice New Jersey LLC. Esther Berezofsky is the attorney responsible for New Jersey practice. Connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagramand Twitter.

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Six-nation cycle challenge in memory of late mother and ‘Mrs Cricket’ of Swaffham – Lynn News

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Danzig

Following the passing of his mother, a 25-year-old and his friend will be embarking on a 1,000 mile cycle tour through six countries in her memory.

Alec Payne and Josh Ayres, 33, will be setting off from North Pickenham on Tuesday, September 8, before travelling through the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium and France in the space of 14 days.

They are raising funds for the Swaffham and Litcham Home Hospice who supported Alecs mother Sharon during her illness.

Sharon, a former nurse at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and a prominent figure at Swaffham Cricket Club, died at the age of 50 after a long battle with cancer.

And Alec and Josh who met at the Anglia Ruskin University have already surpassed their fundraising target of 2,000 in aid of the hospice.

Alec said: We are quite overwhelmed by the support we have received so far from close family and friends. The idea came from Josh who had been doing quite a lot of biking during lockdown.

Initially he wanted a new challenge and he met me and suggested this bike idea then I messaged him a week later to say I would do it.

The friends have a backup plan if coronavirus travel restrictions get in the way of their fundraising challenge.

Plan B would see them cycle 1,000 miles within the UK instead.

A Just Giving page has been set up for the cause with a message from Alec stating: Swaffham and Litcham Home Hospice provides free care to patients who have cancer or terminal illnesses. Sadly, my mother, Sharon, passed away in April of this year after a long battle with cancer.

The Swaffham and Litcham Home Hospice provided her with incredible care during her illness.

2020 has seen Covid-19 affect many aspects of all our lives. Many services face uncertainty in these troubled times so we wanted to support the hospice so that they can continue giving invaluable care and support to their patients; just like they did with Sharon.

Sharon was described as the Mrs Cricket of Swaffham due to her dedication to the club which saw her take on a number of roles including child welfare officer, the fixtures secretary and the youth coordinator.

Both of her sons Alec and Jasper play for the club. Sharon had been diagnosed with Mesothelioma in 1998 and cruelly suffered a stroke the week before she passed away.

Josh, who lives in Lynn, said: I knew a lot about Sharon as Alec used to talk about her to me. When I found out I was completely gutted because we are pretty close friends.

Pam Tottle, complimentary therapist, who supported Sharon as one of the services provided by the Swaffham and Litcham Home Hospice, said: I met Sharon when she came to the Home Hospice for reflexology and reiki about five-years-ago.

"Over the years, we grew to trust each other with our most personal thoughts. Although Sharon was in constant pain, her goal was to watch her sons graduate from university. When Sharon put her mind to do something, she succeeded!

"My fondest memory of our sessions together were the big cwtchs (hugs) at the end. We would just hold each other and get the sense of giving and receiving whatever was needed at that time.

"Sharon was so very proud of her husband and sons bravery and compassion. She managed to stay with us long enough to know her boys were settled in their lives and would succeed in becoming good compassionate men.

A statement on behalf of the Home Hospice added: As an organisation it is a privilege to offer the services and support that we do. We enter the lives of those most vulnerable at a most difficult time.

"The bravery, courage and determination of those we support never ceases to amaze us and Sharon was certainly no exception, she was an inspiration to us all.

"We cannot thank both Alec and Josh enough for setting up this fantastic cycling challenge in order to raise much needed funds to help us to continue to provide our free services within the local community, providing practical and emotional support to those who have received a cancer diagnosis.

"The onset of Covid-19 has brought difficulties and challenges to all of us like we have never known before. In these exceptionally uncertain times as an organisation we need fundraising and donations more than ever. Every single penny donated counts.

"We wish Alec and Josh the very best of luck with their adventure and hope that as many people as possible support their amazing effort by way of donation on their Just Giving page.

The pair are offering a sponsorship for local businesses in which they pay a minimum of 100 in return for the business logo being printed on the cycling tops, as well as a plug on social media.

Contact Josh on 07828580210 if you are interested in sponsoring.

Their Just Giving page can be found at http://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/cycleforsharon

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Bars in Clark County can now move gaming machines off the bar top and into the lounge – Eater Vegas

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Danzig

Bar owners get a bit of a reprieve now that Clark County voted to temporarily allow taverns to move up to seven bar-top gaming machines to stand-alone cabinets. The commission unanimously approved the measure that helps gaming lounges, which can earn up to 50 percent of their income from blackjack and keno machines installed on bar tops.

Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered all bars and taverns that do not serve food to close on July 10 in seven Nevada counties including Clark County to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Cases surged in Clark County since bars were allowed to reopen on May 29. On Monday, he renewed his order to close bars in Clark County as new coronavirus cases continue to rise.

Steiners Pub owner Roger Sachs, for example, estimates that about 50 percent of his revenue at three local bars comes from gaming.

Clark County joins the cities of Henderson, Las Vegas, and North Las Vegas in allowing bars to move their gaming off the bar and into the lounge.

Bar owners hoped to get permission to move up to 15 games.

Bar owners representing 37 local businesses already filed a lawsuit in Clark County District Court against the state along with Gov. Steve Sisolak that challenges his order to close bars to contain the spread of COVID-19.

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Five Online Blackjack Tips That You Can Use When Playing – Betting, Casino And Football Tips – Macon County News

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Danzig

Are you looking for online blackjack tips? There are many things you can learn from playing blackjack online. Here are five tips that you can use when you start playing online.

Rules to Play Online Blackjack: Before you play any blackjack online, make sure that you know all the rules to the game. Playing blackjack online requires you to understand the rules of the game. You may want to check out a few rules of the game before you start playing it.

Why to Play Blackjack: The reason to play a game of blackjack may not be related to gambling. Many people enjoy playing this type of game because it can be a fun way to relax after a stressful day. If you are tired and you want to take your mind off the days events, playing black is a great way to do this. It can also help you get rid of some of the stress you feel by simply playing a game with your friends.

What to Do When You Get Stuck: Before you can even think about playing your next game of black, you must find out what happened that caused you to be stuck. If you have a bad hand, you must figure out what cards you have in your deck and whether or not you can actually win the pot. This will allow you to figure out if there is a way to make the best of the situation. Even if you are stuck, you can always continue playing until you have won or even if you have lost.

Bet Wisely: Many people fail at black jack because they are not betting smartly enough. This may cause you to miss a hand or to bet too much on one particular hand. To be successful at this game, you need to read the FUN88 odds and how the game is progressing before you place a bet. Make sure that you get the amount of money that you can afford to lose and you should have no problem playing it.

Playing the Odds: If you are playing black jack for the first time, make sure that you know how to calculate the odds properly. You can use the calculator on the back of the deck of cards to figure out what the chances of getting a particular card are. There are many different kinds of games with odds and black jackpots. You may also want to use a calculator to figure out how many players are left in the game at one time. You may want to use an internet black jackpot calculator to figure out how many players are left to place bets and for how much each person will pay.

Keep Your Pokerface: When playing black, you need to keep your poker face when you are playing. Most people who play this game tend to get nervous and get angry or upset if the table is stacked against them.

If you get into a serious situation where you have a really bad hand, you may want to try to bluff out the dealer. In fact, you should not even consider calling the dealer unless you are certain that you are winning. By bluffing, you can give yourself time to think about what you want to say in response and make a convincing argument to make the dealer believe that you are a winner. After you have finished bluffing out the dealer, you can then make a decision about whether you will take a deal with the dealer or walk away.

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Mesothelioma T-Cell Therapy Shows Early Effectiveness in Trial – Asbestos.com

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Danzig

A mesothelioma clinical trial involving genetically modified T cells has opened to considerable acclaim, shrinking tumors in the first five patients who were treated.

The phase I portion of the clinical trial is designed to define the safety profile and optimal dosage level of TC-210, a novel immunotherapy targeting mesothelin, a cell-surface protein often overexpressed in several cancers.

While T cell modifications in the laboratory are proving safe and well tolerated, the initial signs of consistent efficacy became an early bonus in phase I.

Four of the patients treated had mesothelioma. The fifth had ovarian cancer. All five had previously undergone treatment that failed, including one targeting mesothelin.

Two of the five patients already had registered for hospice care before backtracking into the clinical trial.

What weve seen in the first few patients is very encouraging, Dr. Alfonso Quints-Cardama, chief medical officer at TCR2 Therapeutics, which is sponsoring the trial, told The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com. Weve seen consistent benefits across the board. This early data is quite meaningful.

The study, which soon will move into phase II, is being conducted at five top cancer centers across the country. They are:

Its very early yet, but my hope is that what weve seen so far can be replicated in subsequent patients, Quints-Cardama said. I know people are paying all this attention to the efficacy weve seen, but the focus now is still on safety.

All five patients in the trial showed tumor regression with TC-210, including two with partial responses and two with stable disease through six months. The disease control rate among the five was 100%.

We could not be happier with our start of this clinical trial, Garry Menzel, president and chief executive officer at TCR2 Therapeutics, said during a recent presentation to investors. We are motivated by the desire to bring a truly novel therapy that can have a transformational impact for cancer patients.

The early success of this clinical trial has been especially notable because, until recently, T-cell therapy had not shown effectiveness with advanced-stage solid tumors, such as mesothelioma. Its success had been with blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first T-cell therapy for pediatric leukemia in 2017.

The early TC-210 data suggests our approach may overcome the challenges faced by many T-cell therapies in the hostile solid-tumor microenvironment, Quints-Cardama said.

T-cell therapy is based upon a patients unique genetic profile and a modification of their T cells, a type of white blood cell that is separated from the blood through a process known as leukapheresis.

This process can take up to four weeks before the T cells are reintroduced with an ability to identify and potentially eliminate tumor cells by targeting mesothelin.

Its like an engine with many different parts. Most of the T-cell therapies employ only one or two of those parts, Quints-Cardama said. We engage all of them. That makes a difference. Its much more complex, much more difficult to do.

The current clinical trial is also open to certain types of non-small cell lung cancer, ovarian cancer and cholangiocarcinoma. Individual levels of mesothelin expression must be satisfied to be eligible for the trial.

More patients beyond the first five already are enrolled and are being treated. Phase I patients are receiving a one-time infusion and are actively followed for six months.

Once a dosage level has been established phase II will begin, with each patient receiving first a preconditioning chemotherapy drug and then TC-210. A small number of patients also will be getting pembrolizumab (Keytruda), another immunotherapy drug with a different target, to look for possible synergy with TC-210.

A second infusion is possible if ordered by the study physician. For up to two years, patients will be asked to return regularly to the clinic. Blood samples will be taken approximately 30 times throughout the 24-month period.

Its a complex, complicated, laborious therapy, a completely new way of attacking these tumors, Quints-Cardama said. Were genetically reprograming a patients immune system to attack their cancer. And were seeing success.

TCR2 Therapeutics is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and focused on developing T-cell therapies for solid tumors and hematological malignancies.

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Blackjack Tips For Beginners – Betting, Casino And Football Tips – Macon County News

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Danzig

Blackjack Tips For Beginners

Blackjack is the game that has been the most played by casino gamblers for thousands of years, and in those days it was only played by men. Now that the women are coming to play, there are a number of Blackjack tips for beginners that you need to know before you start your own home based casino career.

Blackjack tips for beginners can come from the pros themselves. Of course, they are more than likely to know what is good for you from their own personal experiences, which is one reason why they are so well rounded. These professionals have earned millions of dollars playing blackjack, so they know what works best for most players. If they are not making you a lot of money, then you have a problem, but many of them can still help you play Blackjack with a good win rate.

Another important tip on Blackjack is to learn about the rules of the game before you even begin your Blackjack career. Blackjack is a game where you need to know what you are doing and how to be effective at it. Knowing the basics will help you get into the right frame of mind to win and increase your bankroll.

The rules are pretty simple: you must have the highest hands, but you can use any hand you like as long as you are not dealt a straight. The dealer will also show you a card, either face up or face down, so that you know what you have to do and when you have to act.

Many new players get excited when they see a bunch of cards on the table. The excitement quickly fades once the game begins, because this is a game of timing. You dont have to wait until the cards reach your heart before you take action. Take action while they are still in front of you, even if it is on a face down card.

Blackjack is all about timing, so when you are first getting started you must develop a system of counting cards. This is very useful for both players. It can also give you an idea of how many cards you will be dealt, but is especially valuable if the dealer keeps shuffling the deck. Since there are a lot of different kinds of cards, each card counts differently.

One of the most important Blackjack tips for beginners is to be aware of your bankroll, which will be displayed in a table. on the screen when you are dealt a card.

Dont be discouraged if you lose more times than you win, because it happens to every player, but this doesnt mean that you cant learn from your mistakes and improve. In time, though, as you win more games and make more bets, your bankroll will rise, and that means more money for you. There is no reason that you cannot make a living playing Blackjack.

One of the best tips for beginners is to remember that you dont have to go on a spending spree in order to win Blackjack. Even with the easiest of decks, you will need to keep an eye on your bankroll to make sure that you dont run out of money before you actually hit the cards that you want to win. If you are lucky, you may find that you can make a lot of money with that hand and end up with even more money if you pick the right cards. or play the perfect game.

Some people think that if you have a lot of luck with their game, you can just throw it away and start over with a new one. The truth is that this is almost never the case, but sometimes people get the wrong idea.

As long as you practice, play, and know the rules, you can always win your next game. so dont forget that this is a game of chance. The more you practice, the better you will become at it.

If you really want to learn how to play Blackjack, and start winning, start by joining some local clubs. If youre a beginner, you may not have the money to join one, but it is a great way to learn the basic strategies of the game. This way you will learn a few strategies for beating the system.

Vovlo partners with professional futurists to help forecast vision – Industrial Vehicle Technology International

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Danzig

Volvo CE recently engagedDavid ZachandGlen Hiemstra, known for their work with dozens of innovative fortune 500 companies, to provide expert forecasts on where the industrial industries may be headed.

In order to build tomorrow, that means having a good sense of what tomorrow may look like, saidStephen Roy, senior vice president for the Americas, Volvo CE. While no one can be 100% certain about what the future has in store, these professional futurists can give us an educated guess based on the research, science and economic trends we see today. We asked students from theColumbia College of Hollywoodto animate some of these forecasts so that we have a vision of the possible future from those young persons who will soon inhabit it.

Presented below are a sample of the forecasts for each industry. A video outlining the project was also created.

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The Impact of COVID on Digital Health – Medscape

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Danzig

Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center.

Artificial intelligence may be used to anticipate future virus outbreaks.

There has been a rise in at-home diagnostic devices and lab tests, and their diagnostic accuracy will probably improve.

Using ultraviolet light, disinfecting robots can clean a hospital room in just a few minutes.

Patients are the most underused resource in healthcare; they could be collecting individualized health and lifestyle data through wearables.

A physician today is "a key holder to the gate of the ivory tower of medicine," but that ivory tower is crumbling as patients gain access to the same resources. Doctors in the future will transition into being more of a guide for their patients in healthcare.

This transcript has been edited for clarity.

John Whyte, MD, MPH: You're watching Coronavirus in Context. I'm Dr John Whyte, chief medical officer at WebMD.

What's the future of healthcare right now during COVID and post-COVID? To answer these questions, I've asked Dr Bertalan Mesk. He is a self-described geek physician his words with a PhD in genomics and is a medical futurist. Dr Mesk, thanks for joining me.

Bertalan Mesk, MD, PhD: Of course. Thank you for having me.

Whyte: First of all, what's a medical futurist?

Mesk: I launched The Medical Futurist website about a decade ago when I wanted to bring in two kinds of aspects. First was the futuristic foresight aspects, thinking about and focusing on the future of healthcare. The second one was the more technological aspect: how we can look at new medical technologies, especially digital health technologies that are available to both patients and physicians, and how we can bring these two fields together, creating a new kind of field of science or profession. That's how the Medical Futurist started.

Then I launched The Medical Futurist Institute, where they do the same but through peer-reviewed research.

Whyte: You had a great article recently that talked about what we've missed during COVID, some of the latest technological advances, particularly in digital health. Tell our audience what they might not have seen during this COVID pandemic.

Mesk: If you look around the world, every country and research institution right now, everyone is focusing on COVID-19. The technological news that came out and was not related to COVID was not so significant as we usually see in the news. I'm afraid everything that matters now has to do something with COVID-19.

Whyte: We all have talked about the role of telehealth, where it really has had this accelerated adoption. What are some of the other technologies that are going to be here to stay post-COVID?

Mesk: I think there are a few exciting ones. One is obviously artificial intelligence, in a way that it could be used to predict future outbreaks. We now know as fact that the first report about the outbreak in Wuhan came out of a Canadian startup called BlueDot. They were the first ones to predict the outbreak with an artificial intelligencebased algorithm that had access to data from national institutions [eg, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] and airline ticketing data.

Artificial intelligence is now being used by many governments in trying to find out what happens next how to prepare for a second wave, when the second wave could take place. The vast amount of computing power of these algorithms cannot be compared to how even the best epidemiologists in the world can digest data. The amount of data we receive through the systems now is just enormous. We need to use these artificial intelligencebased systems to at least try to support the job of public health officials. That's certainly one thing.

The second thing that comes to my mind is that there is a rise of at-home diagnostic devices, and even at-home lab tests. During the first days of the pandemic, we knew that even going to get a lab test to find out whether you have the virus itself or antibodies against it had a risk of being exposed to possible infections. We have been seeing a rise in at-home lab tests. I even took an antibody test at home through a few droplets of blood.

Whyte: How did you do it at home by yourself?

Mesk: I was surprised by that too. I received the package from an Italian company that developed a test, and they gave instructions about how to provide a few droplets of blood. As they use a quite sensitive technology called ELISA, I could send back the test myself through a biological sample in a package, and they could analyze it. In about 1 week or so, I received the results.

Whyte: In fairness, we do have issues with diagnostic accuracy of some of these tests, especially point-of-care testing. Do you expect that to be improved upon in the next few years?

Mesk: There is no doubt about that. It all started with the revolution about genomic and genetic testing. You've seen companies like 23andMe flourishing and having tens of millions of customers in the past couple of years. I had about six genomic tests myself. I had my whole genome sequenced without going to a lab to provide a sample.

There are doubts not only about the accuracy of these tests, but also about the privacy issues related to the results how these companies store the results and whether they shared them with third parties, even when they just use it for research purposes. That's an ongoing debate, but I have no doubts that at-home lab testing will stay with us.

Whyte: You talk about disinfecting robots for the future. Is that what we're going to be seeing?

Mesk: We've been talking about these robots far before COVID-19 hit. The robots can disinfect the hospital room in seconds, if not 1 minute or so, with UV light. We thought that these robots could be a good addition to the technological park that these hospitals are using. When COVID-19 hit, it was not a matter of choice; hospitals had to reach out to certain technologies with which they could still provide care. They had two options: Use the technology that many of them had been rejecting or had been against for a decade or so, or not be able to provide care at all.

Whyte: Now everyone's talking about wearables. But you're talking about wearables in the eye, wearables in the heart. Tell us about that technology.

Mesk: The most underused resource or resources in healthcare are the patients. We could measure data, provide parameters, and give them data about their daily lives without the need to go to the actual point-of-care facility. I think it has shown the real power of digital health. That's what these valuable devices can bring to us.

Whyte: What's the role of the doctor in the future? Is it going to be like it is today, or is it going to be vastly different?

Mesk: I think it's going to be different. The role that physicians have today is being a key holder to the gate of the ivory tower of medicine. As the ivory tower is breaking down, the patients have access to almost the same kind of information and data through the internet and peer social networks. In using technologies at home, there is no ivory tower anymore.

I think the physician's role is going to transition into being a guide for their patients in the jungle of digital and health information. I think it's a much more comforting role, leading to less burnout and stress, and feeling the chance that they could care for their patients and are not the only ones having the responsibility. They can share some responsibility with their patient because they want to get involved with their health and disease management.

Whyte: I'm just going to ask you a couple of rapid-fire questions. You tell me which one. iPhone or Galaxy?

Mesk: Android. That's a fair question.

Whyte: Tesla or Ferrari?

Mesk: Tesla.

Whyte: Twitter or Instagram?

Mesk: Still Twitter.

Whyte: Fitness app or online exercises?

Mesk: That's a good question, but I would go with the app.

Whyte: Print blog or video blog?

Mesk: Video blog.

Whyte: All right, thank you. Your home is in Hungary right now, correct?

Mesk: Absolutely.

Whyte: How is the adoption of technology different in Hungary than it is in the United States?

Mesk: I thought you would ask me about COVID-19. That would be a different answer for sure.

Whyte: We've been talking COVID all the time, Dr Mesk.

Mesk: You are right. The adoption is not perfect, but it's all right. With the pandemic going on, physicians and patients have to accept that these things are the new norm and telemedicine is now part of our lives. It has been a luxury to be able to get access to a physician in person with any kind of health issue.

With the doctor shortages worldwide and the rising number of patients having a chronic condition, we have to reach out to these digital health technologies and make sure that patients and physicians can get access to data. In Hungary, we are getting there. It's much better now than it has been in the past couple of years.

Whyte: Tell viewers where they can go to learn more about your readings and your predictions.

Mesk: We publish context around digital health news and also some foresights and predictions on medicalfuturist.com.

Whyte: Dr Mesk, thanks for joining me.

Mesk: The pleasure was all mine. Thank you for having me.

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