Mohave County health director sees signs of progress in battle against COVID-19 – Kdminer

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KINGMAN Mohave County is experiencing a reduction in the number of new cases of COVID-19, Mohave County Public Health Director Denise Burley told the county board of supervisors on Thursday, Aug. 6.

She spoke about some signs of progress, and said shes cautiously optimistic and that the positive trend will continue.

That said, Mohave County is still in the red zone, Burley added.

In the future, the public will experience a one-day delay in receiving updated COVID-19 statistics from the Mohave County Department of Public Health.

District 3 Supervisor Buster Johnson tried to stop the change from happening but did not find an ally on the board.

The change will be implemented starting Monday, Aug. 10.

The supervisors will receive their daily report by 11 a.m. each day, then the information will be delivered to the county communication director, who will release it to the media.

Soon, the countys coronavirus response hub on its website, mohavecounty.us, will be more visually appealing, Burley said, presenting a demo of the new look.

She also mentioned her department has hired a nurse and one more investigator the eleventh in what is expected to be a team of 12.

Burley praised the investigators work. They completed 400 investigations in two weeks, helping address a backlog of cases from a spike last month, she said.

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COVID-19 threatens global progress in fight against other communicable diseases – The World

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Dr. Joy Shuaibu, program director of Sightsavers in Nigeria, a group focused on eliminating some serious, neglected tropical diseases, has seen her work stalled since March as a result of the coronavirus.

Its worrisome on many different levels, she says and on the ground, its made it hard to get much-needed medications to people with diseases such as lymphatic filariasis, which causes massive swelling and trachoma and can lead to blindness.

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There are lots of medications, and on account of COVID-19, some of those medications are about to expire, Shuaibu said. Its kind of a difficult situation we find ourselves in.

Shuaibu says her work hit pause in March in response to safety guidelines issued by the World Health Organization in response to concerns that outreach efforts by groups like hers could further the spread of COVID-19. As a result, groups are limiting their work to case management and vector control to curtail transmission.

Although the pandemic shows no signs of letting up anytime soon, with cases surging and most of the world still susceptible, concerns are mounting over the singular focus on COVID-19; it could set back years of progress in efforts to stem the spread of other, long-standing communicable diseases.

Im afraid that if we do not find a balance between meeting the needs of people with neglected, tropical diseases in a safe way, we may lose the gains that we have made.

Im afraid that if we do not find a balance between meeting the needs of people with neglected, tropical diseases in a safe way, we may lose the gains that we have made, Shu-aibu said.

A modeling study recently published in The Lancet journal projected a big impact of COVID-19 on diseases like HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in low- and middle-income countries.

Its important for countries not just to focus on the imminent crisis, said Britta Jewell, researcher and co-author of the modeling study at Imperial College London.

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Jewells group estimates that COVID-19s adverse impact could mean deaths from HIV, tuberculosis and malaria increase by as much as 10%, 20% or 36%, respectively, over the next five years, compared to if there were no pandemic.

If countries choose to focus completely on the COVID-19 epidemic and neglect maintaining essential prevention and treatment services for HIV, TB and malaria, we could see deaths that are on the same order of magnitude of those that would be caused by COVID-19 itself, Jewell said.

Her projections, in part, come from potential interruptions in HIV treatments, which help suppress the disease and its spread, missed early detection and treatments for TB, and halts to critical mosquito bed net campaigns that can prevent malaria.

Similarly, another modeling study published in the journal Nature this past week found that if nothing is done, the six-month impact of COVID-19 on malaria efforts in sub-Saharan Africa could lead to a sharp rise in deaths.

An estimated one-sixth of the worlds population suffers from a mix of neglected tropical diseases, which are found in tropical and subtropical regions. Organizations like Sightsavers work to contain them by offering medications, testing and preventive care.

Dr. Yaya Coulibay, a senior researcher at the University of Bamako in Mali, says his work, too, overseeing some neglected tropical disease programs, has been held up. Mass drug administration programs have stopped for many of these parasitic and bacterial diseases, he said.

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The timing is troubling, he says, as the rainy season approaches.

To eliminate or stop the transmission [of these diseases], before the peak of high vector [insect] density, you need to treat people to help get the parasite load as low as possible. So, when vectors come and bite people, they have less chances to get infected and infect other people.

To eliminate or stop the transmission [of these diseases], before the peak of high vector [insect] density, you need to treat people to help get the parasite load as low as possible, Coulibay said. So, when vectors come and bite people, they have less chances to get infected and infect other people.

Diverting resources from other communicable diseases to fight COVID-19 is one tension, but another is the fear that people avoid getting health care altogether to stay away from places where they think theyll get infected, according to Dr. Alpha Mahmoud Barry, a public health specialist and epidemiologist who is a member of a coronavirus control committee in Guinea.

Related:Africa must invest 'in human capital' to fight the coronavirus, says Africa CDC director

As the director of the health nongovernmental organization Sant Plus in Guinea, Barry has worked in HIV and AIDS for years and has seen this happen before.

Like when we had Ebola, people are afraid of going to the hospital, he said, referring to the West Africa Ebola outbreak in 2014 when many people avoided the hospital at all costs for fear of winding up in the Ebola wards.

Studies found that deaths from other diseases, like malaria and HIV, actually went up at that time, even eclipsing the number of deaths caused by Ebola.

Barry, who is based near a major health center in the capital, Conakry, said he is already seeing signs that this could happen again amid COVID-19. Its almost like people think malaria and HIV have gone away, he said.

We are not talking about them anymore; its like we think HIV is already eradicated, said Barry, who is in the middle of a study to find out how widespread HIV is among women and children in the country.

HIV has not been eradicated, and it could start to spread faster if efforts to contain it arent ramped up again soon.

A report from the Global Fund projects that nearly $30 billion will be needed to effectively respond to COVID-19 and the ongoing threat of diseases like HIV, TB and malaria. As US Congress debates its latest supplemental funding for COVID-19, global aid advocates are pushing for more support, which has been absent from previous relief bills.

The dilemma, though, is also pushing community and global health leaders alike to reassess how to keep up critical work on non-COVID-19 diseases while continuing to fight the pandemic, according to Claire Standley, a professor at the Center for Global Health and Security at Georgetown University.

How can these services coexist with the realities of COVID-19? Are these opportunities that these control programs can use to rethink how preventive services are delivered? I think thats the question that needs to be asked rather than, OK, were stopped, so these services cant happen.

How can these services coexist with the realities of COVID-19? Standley said. Are these opportunities that these control programs can use to rethink how preventive services are delivered? I think thats the question that needs to be asked rather than, OK, were stopped, so these services cant happen.

For Shu'aibu, whose neglected tropical disease programs have essentially been on hold in Nigeria since March, figuring out how to adapt is key. She is focusing on how to deliver medicationsdoor-to-door to avoid mass distribution drives that require large gatherings.

Theres a lot of work that has gone into the past three to four months, lots of tools have been developed, operation procedures modified so when the time comes for resumption were doing that safely, ensuring we do not cause any harm, Shuaibu said.

That work also includes setting up training for health workers and trying to get personal protective equipment for them.

Shuaibu hopes they act fast so that years ofrelentless work to containother diseases dont take major steps backward, and that those medicines sitting on the shelf get to people who need them before the end of the year.

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Editorial: Legislature should follow up by moving forward a constitutional amendment that guarantees voting rights to all residents who are not incarcerated, regardless of their criminal history

Kudos to Gov. Kim Reynolds for signing an executive order restoring voting rights to many Iowans with felony convictions.

The people of this state should be proud of her.

They should thank her.

They should recognize she stepped up and took action after the GOP-controlled Iowa Legislature refused to move forward a constitutional amendment to restore felon voting rights.

Iowa ultimately needs a clean, simple constitutional amendment. A persons right to cast a ballot should not depend on who resides in the governors office. Former Gov. Tom Vilsack used an executive order to restore felon voting rights in 2005 before former Gov. Terry Branstad rescinded the order in 2011.

The way to avoid the flip-flopping, politicized and confusing policy changes is by amending the state constitution.

Starting that process should be a priority In the next legislative session.

So should repealing a new law that mucks up any future constitutional amendment by requiring felons to repay restitution before rights are restored. That amounts to a poll tax.

Reynolds' executive order does not include a stipulation requiring repayment of crime-related debt. She was right to craft the order that way, which required political courage to resist pressure from some members of her party.

The bottom line: Every Iowan who is not incarcerated should be able to vote.

People who are free to live and work in our democracy should be free to participate in our democracy. Criminal history should not prevent anyone from having a voice. Voting helps to encourage civic engagement and rehabilitation, which should be the goal of all leaders.

"It boils down to our belief in redemption and second chances," said Reynolds at the executive order signing Wednesday.

Unfortunately, her order is not blanket. Voting rights restoration will not be automatic for everyone. Probation, parole and special sentences associated with sex offenses need to be completed first. The order does not apply to people convicted of murder, manslaughter and other offenses listed in Iowa Code 707.

Those individuals still will need to seek permission from the governor for restoration.

And they should.

Its only August. Iowans have time to do everything they can to ensure they are able to vote in November. Election officials must quickly get the states felon voter database cleaned up. It is riddled with errors, and the names of people now eligible to vote under this order should be removed.

Until Reynolds acted this week, Iowa shamefully was the only state in the country that permanently banned felons from voting unless they sought and received approval from the governor to have their rights restored. Tens of thousands of Iowans have been disenfranchised. The ban disproportionately affected Black and Latino Iowans, because of their disproportionate incarceration rate.

So the executive order is welcome progress. The Iowa-Nebraska NAACP State Area Conference estimates that it will allow over 40,000 people to vote and run for office and that about 4,000 individuals each year will have their rights automatically restored.

They should immediately register to vote and cast ballots for candidates in November who will move forward a clean constitutional amendment that grants automatic restoration of voting rights for all felons when they are released from prison.

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Good Progress in New Canaan Today! Blocked Roads Now at 13, 58% of Town Without Power (Down from 75% this Morning) – HamletHub

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Eversource reports that about 58% of New Canaan customers remain without power at this time, down from 75% this morning.

Eversource crews in town have made real progress working with our Public Works crews to reduce the number of blocked roads to 13 from 30 earlier today.

As reported earlier, Eversource is estimating that the vast majority of its now 380,000 customers in CT without power will be restored by midnight next Tuesday with many customers being restored sooner.

Residents using Optimum phone and internet service remain without service in many parts of town due to lack of power, and AT&T mobile service at the Country Club tower is expected to be restored by early evening.

Residents can find free Internet access and phone charging this weekend outdoors at the Library, indoors and around Town Hall and Lapham Center (for seniors only) on Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and on Sunday from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.In addition, free Internet access is available outdoors around the Vine Cottage at 61 Main Street and on the patios surrounding Waveny House as well as at the New Canaan High School parking lot.Please be sure to wear your masks and maintain social distancing when indoors at these locations.

For residents in need, the Waveny Pool showers will be available from 8:00 am to 11:00 am and 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm this weekend.Please bring your own towels and wear yours masks when entering.

Potable water is available at the Fire House at 60 Main Street and at the South parking lot side of the YMCA on South Avenue.

If you need information or other assistance please call the Emergency Operations Center at 203-594-4100 from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday, or call the Police Department after hours at 203-594-3500.If you have an emergency please call 9-1-1.

Remember that downed electric power wires are very dangerous and should not be walked or driven over and please do not cross barriers.

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ISAIAS UPDATE: Progress is made but many local homes and businesses still without power – New Jersey Hills

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Mike Mikos' up close and personal encounter with Tropical Storm Isaias was a little too close for comfort.

Mikos, who lives on Selma Boulevard in Chester Township and works as a controller in Bridgewater, left work late Tuesday morning when it appeared the storm was moving faster than initially reported.

As he recounted, he was almost safety home when, near the Black River Wildlife Management Area on Ironia Road, the tip of a tree limb pierced the passenger side of his 2010 Jeep Liberty's windshield before being sucked back out into the storm.

"I first heard a bump on my roof, and then 'bam!'" he said. "I was literally 30 seconds from my driveway."

Luckily, Mikos wasn't injured in the encounter. He also had the good fortune that his insurance company quickly responded, and the windshield was replaced Friday.

Meanwhile, towns in Morris County reported slowly getting back to normal after the storm, which produced drenching rains and wind gusts of up to 75 mph on Tuesday afternoon.

But not soon enough for Morris County Freeholder Tayfun Selen of Chatham Township, who on Saturday issued a statement airing his frustrations with the time it was taking Jersey Central Power & Light to restore power.

"Im as fed up with JCP&L as you are," he said. "On Tuesday, a tropical storm impacted 150,000 Morris County customers. Five days later, there are still 31,000 customers in Morris County without power.

"Yes, it was a bad storm. But this is unacceptable and people must be held accountable."

JCP&L reported that there was great damage to the transmission lines, the lines moving power to the substations, due to falling trees during the storm. Fixing those lines was the focus during the first 24 hours of recovery, with much of the work being done by helicopter.

The utility then focused on attending to the substations that feed several towns. While that was happening, JCP&L had been summoning power restoration crews from other parts of the country to help with the outage. On Saturday, crews from as far away as West Virginia and southern Georgia were at work throughout the area.

However, JCP&L also reported that COVID-19 has also slowed repairs down. It limits the number of people in trucks and large groups working together.

Those still suffering outages or see lines down are asked to call 1-888-544-4877 (1-888-LIGHTSS) to report it.

JCP&L repaired another 1,987 homes in Washington Township on Friday, leaving 2,156 homes remaining or 30 percent of the homes as of 7 p.m. Friday night. The utilitys goal is to restore 90 percent of homes in the Township by Sunday.

The Township has at least 10 roads closed including the length of Wehrli Drive. However, major roads Schooleys Mountain Road, East and West Springtown, East and West Mill Road, Middle Valley Road, Naughright Road, Flocktown and Green Hill Roads are either open or passable through detours.

As of 6:30 p.m., Chester police reported that most major roads and several minor ones have been opened. Cora Lane remained closed at Dogwood, Linabury Lane was closed at 6 Linabury Lane, Old Mill Road was closed between Forest View Drive and Bridge. Pleasant Hill Road is closed between Hillside Road & Valley View.

Mayor Marcia Asdal said there were about 1,000 Township customers out of power as of Friday night.

JCP&L is estimating that 275 will be restored overnight with another 224 coming back on Saturday, 100 on Sunday and 62 on Monday.

Potable water and charging stations are being provided at the Highlands Ridge Barn. However, due to COVID requirements the barn itself is not open.

The Borough still has just over 400 homes or businesses without power, but nearly all streets are open. Pleasant Hill between Hillside and Valley View was the only closure as of Saturday morning. More restaurants and stores along Main Street have had power restored as well.

As of 4 p.m., Friday, JCP&L reported there were still 1,217 customers without power. That represents 63 new buildings that have recovered since Thursday night and an improvement of 900 from Wednesday.

On Friday night, Mayor Christine Glassner implored residents to report their outages to JCP&L.

We are aware that there has been more outages and we have reached out to our JCP&L officials that are saying that they are having difficulties with the substation, Glassner stated. We are continuing to monitor the situation but you need to report your outages immediately to JCP&L.

The OEM Team and Fire Department are also asking residents to call 911 if an alarm of any type goes off in your home when power returns. The re-powering of buildings has been triggering alarms.

The Mendham Borough Fire Department is prepared to handle these calls and will be fully staffed on Friday night. The Garabrant Charging Center is operating and will stay open.

Tempe Wicke Road is still fully closed East of Corey Lane. Other roads are partially closed however local traffic to residences can get in and out. Township police warn motorists not to drive around barricades, wires or cones. JCP&L has been able to restore some power and put a dent in the 1,575 customers that were noted to be without power as of 10 a.m. on Friday.

Charging stations have been set up at the Brookside & Ralston Firehouses where residents can come charge their electronic devices from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. If access to non-potable water is necessary, there is a hose available for public-use at both firehouses 24 hours a day.

JCP&L is providing free ice and water at the Kings in Mendham and the Shop Rite in Chester as well as other grocery stores in the area.

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Minding the perils of technological progress – MENAFN.COM

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(MENAFN - Gulf Times) It is always worth remembering that in the grand sweep of history, we are the fortunate ones. Thomas Hobbes's description of life as 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short was apt for most of human history. Not anymore. Famines and hunger have become rarer, living standards for most people have risen, and extreme poverty has been reduced substantially over the past few decades. Average life expectancy at birth even in the least healthy parts of the world is above 60 years, whereas a British person born in the 1820s would have expected to live to around 40.But, these fantastic improvements have been accompanied by catastrophic risks. Even if Covid-19 has shaken us from our complacency, we have yet to grapple with the dangers still facing us.The improvements of the past 200 years are the fruits of industrialisation, made possible by our acquisition of knowledge and mastery of technology. But this process involved trade-offs. Driven by the desire for wealth, firms and governments sought to reduce costs and boost productivity and profits, which led to disruptions that sometimes left hundreds of millions of people impoverished and unemployed.For decades, workers in mines and factories were brutally coerced to eke out ever more output, until they managed to organise and secure some political power for themselves. And, of course, the early industrial age encouraged slavery and the quest for access to natural resources, which led to massive wars and brutal forms of imperialist rule.These excesses were neither an aberration nor inevitable. Many have since been corrected through the market economy, labour-relations reforms, state regulation, and new (often democratic) institutions. But other significant unintended consequences of industrialisation have yet to be addressed, because no organised political constituency emerged to address them. The most pressing concern is catastrophic global risks, the most obvious being anthropogenic climate change a prime example of how a process of enrichment can create an existential threat.A second, somewhat related problem is biodiversity loss. The estimated rate of species extinction today is anywhere from 100 to 1,000 times that of the pre-industrial era, yet there is still very little recognition of the risks created by such a radical destabilisation of nature.The third global risk is nuclear war. Splitting the atom exemplifies both our mastery over nature and the potential for profound misuse of science and technology. Though nuclear technology has many peaceful applications (and may have a short-term role to play in addressing climate change), its most important consequence has been to inaugurate an era of mutually assured destruction. As with climate change and biodiversity loss, we still do not appreciate the risks that nuclear technology poses to humanity; in fact, countries that have nuclear arsenals are now rebuilding and expanding them.A fourth major risk is artificial intelligence, which could lead to technologies that we cannot control. In addition to the risk that superintelligent algorithms wipe out humanity, AI also has the potential to be deployed as an instrument of surveillance and repression, paving the way to a new kind of serfdom. And governments are already developing AI and autonomous weapons that could be put to all kinds of nefarious uses, especially if they end up in the wrong hands.Though no one can deny these risks, most people's first instinct is to discount steeply the likelihood of a catastrophic scenario. But this is misguided. During the 20th century, the world came close to nuclear war on multiple occasions. Because we were lucky, we now assume retrospectively that the risk was never as high as it seemed.But consider the counterfactual scenario. Where would we be today if all-out nuclear war had not been averted by the actions of Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov, a lone Second Captain who, at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, urged restraint when the other commanders aboard his Soviet nuclear B-59 submarine mistakenly believed they were under attack by the United States? We certainly wouldn't be reading books about the supposed decline in violence over time.On the other hand, those who do recognise the dangers posed by climate change and AI too often jump to the conclusion that economic growth itself is the problem. They argue that reducing emissions, preserving nature, and preventing the misuse of technology requires a deceleration or reversal of production, investment, and innovation.But pulling back from growth and technological progress is neither realistic nor advisable. The world is still a long way from ending poverty, and what people in both rich and poor countries need most right now are good jobs that leverage technology in the interest of workers themselves. Without secure employment and income growth, US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not be the last right-wing demagogues to threaten established democracies.The only responsible option is to forge a new growth strategy that emphasises the kind of technological innovation needed to address global threats. The goal should be to create a regulatory environment that encourages firms and entrepreneurs to develop the technologies we actually need, rather than those that merely increase profits and market share for a narrow few. And, of course, we need a much greater focus on shared prosperity, so that we do not repeat the errors of the last four decades, when growth became decoupled from most people's lived experience (at least in the Anglo-Saxon world).Although our track record in combating climate change is poor, we can embrace the fact that once-costly forms of renewable energy are now competitive with fossil fuels. This did not happen because we turned our back on technology. Rather, it is the outcome of technological advances brought about by a regulated market economy in which firms responded to carbon pricing (especially in Europe), subsidies, and consumer demand.The same recipe can work against other catastrophic risks. The first step is to acknowledge that these risks are real. Only then can we get on with the business of building better institutions and re-empowering the state to shape market outcomes with humanity's shared interests in mind. - Project Syndicate

* Daron Acemoglu, Professor of Economics at MIT, is co-author (with James A Robinson) of The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty.

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Texas Fire: Forward progress stopped on 150-acre blaze that threatened structures in Saugus area, prompted evacuations – KTLA Los Angeles

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Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a brush fire that threatened structures and prompted evacuations in the Saugus area on Thursday afternoon.

The blaze, dubbed the Texas Fire, broke out in the 30500 block of Bouquet Canyon Road around 1:50 p.m. Approximately 200 firefighters responded to the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Ground crews were aided from above by water-dropping helicopters and larger air tankers.

After racing up the mountain, the blaze quickly grew to 50 and then 130 acres.

But an hour after flames erupted, firefighters already appeared to have gained the upper hand, extinguishing hotspots that popped up along the charred hillside, the aerial video showed.

The blaze ultimately spread to 150 acres before forward progress was halted shortly before 4:30 p.m.

An aggressive and decisive ground and air attack has grown the containment to 10% and allowed us and @LACoFDPIO to get the upper hand on this fire, a tweet from the Angeles National Forests account stated.

Several structures were threatened at one point, and an evacuation order was issued for Bouquet Canyon Road between Vasquez Canyon and Spunky Canyon roads, fire officials said. The stretch of road was also closed.

Conditions in the area were relatively cool during the afternoon, with moderate humidity both generally favorable for firefighters. The fire was able to spread quickly because of very dry fuels and onshore winds, according to the National Weather Service.

The cause of the blaze was not immediately known.

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Quantum Computing in Aerospace and Defense Market 2020: Global Key Players, Trends, Share, Industry Size, Segmentation, Opportunities, Forecast To…

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DST Secretary highlights the importance of industry participation in Quantum Technology & Science in India – IBG NEWS

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Department of Science and Technology (DST) Secretary Professor Ashutosh Sharma highlighted the importance of bringing Industry on board in Quantum Technology and Science in India at the India Quantum Technology Conclave (IQTC2020), a webinar on Quest towards Indias Quantum Supremacy organized byThe Associated Chambers of Commerce of India(ASSOCHAM) recently.

The future is all about quantum and Industry 4.0, which involves convergence of cyber and digital spheres encompassing communication, computing, decision making and acting on it, needs to participate in it, he pointed out.

Further elaborating on DSTs initiatives in the field of Quantum Technology, Prof. Ashutosh Sharma said, Three years ago DST started a new division called Frontier Technology which has rolled out a mission on Cyber-Physical Systems. This mission has set up about 21 hubs and 4 research parks across India, which are going to form the base for the architecture and processes of Quantum Technology Mission and will empower the Industry.

These 21 hubs are holistic entities, starting from basic R&D in each hub, human resource generation, and training at different levels to translation of the knowledge with incubators attached with every hub. Thus this model completes the whole knowledge chain from knowledge generation to knowledge to consumption, he added.

For Quantum Technology (QT), a more ambitious mission called National Mission on Quantum Technology worth Rs 8,000 Crore has been launched by the Government if India. DST has mapped all the people and groups in India working in the field of QT and brought them on-board to write a Detailed Project Report, Professor Sharma mentioned.

Both these missions of DST are self-sufficient in terms of generating knowledge, translation of knowledge in terms of prototype design, and this ecosystem is part of Atmanirbhar Bharat in terms of science, technology, and innovation in India, he added.

The conclave focused on preparedness on Quantum computing and Technology adaptation in India where the attendees discussed the future strategies & roadmap in the development of quantum technologies in India.

Dignitaries like Shri Deepak Sood, Secretary-General, ASSOCHAM, Dr. Shesha Shayee Raghunathan, Senior IBM Quantum Ambassador, Dr. Rohini Srivathsa, National Technology Officer, Microsoft India, Asst. Prof. Manas Mukherjee, Principal Investigator, Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore Dr Lovneesh Chanana, Chairman, ASSOCHAM National Council on IT/ITes & e-Commerce, Shri Aditya Chaudhuri, MD, Accenture, Dr Hemant Darbari, Director General, CDAC, Dr. Philip Makotyn, Quantum Marketing Manager, Honeywell Quantum Solutions, USA were among the key participants of the conclave which saw the presence of eminent personalities from the public sector as well as the private sector, industry and academia from India and abroad. The India Quantum Technology Conclave looked at relevant solutions at a time when the whole world is hit with COVID, and technology is the way forward.

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McCaul: Semiconductors are the future. Building them should stay in Texas. – Austin American-Statesman

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The COVID-19 pandemic has opened the eyes of many Americans to the danger the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) poses to our supply chain, especially for critical items such as personal protective equipment (PPE) and lifesaving pharmaceuticals. When COVID was allowed to spread rapidly throughout China and the world, Chinese Communist Party officials hoarded supplies of PPE and banned their export to other countries a move they were able to make because of their stranglehold on that supply chain.

And just as frightening, the United States sources approximately 80 percent of its active pharmaceutical ingredients from overseas, including the Peoples Republic of China. Through one of its propaganda outlets, the CCP even threatened to impose export controls on pharmaceuticals needed to fight the coronavirus the party allowed to spread. Can you imagine what would have happened if they had followed through?

Thats why its important that we secure critical medical supply chains now. We also need to secure our technological supply chains before it is too late and that starts with re-establishing the United States as a true leader in the production of advanced semiconductors.

Semiconductors are the tiny chips that serve as the brains behind your toaster, your smartphone, all the way to fighter jets and, in the very near future, they will serve as the brains behind the innovations of tomorrow such as 5G, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence (AI). America is already a leader on semiconductors, with the U.S. industry accounting for nearly 50 percent annual global market share and with American companies at the forefront of advanced semiconductor chip design. But our leadership is being threatened.

The Chinese Communist Party is spending billions of dollars to become the leader in the production of advanced semiconductors, posing a serious threat to our economic and national security. Unless we take bold action, the United States may lose its edge in making advanced semiconductor chips to our adversary and endanger our technological future.

Thats why I worked with Democrats and Republicans in both Chambers of Congress, including my House colleague Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA), and my Senate colleagues Senator John Cornyn and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), to introduce the CHIPS for America Act. By providing funding and support throughout the semiconductor supply chainfrom research and development to productionour bill will supercharge investment, create thousands of jobs, and safeguard national security. I am proud a version of the CHIPS for America Act passed on the House floor as an amendment to this years National Defense Authorization Act, and will work with my colleagues in the Senate to get this to the presidents desk.

Existing semiconductor ecosystems like ones in Austin should be further energized by this bill, which will have a cascading effect on the local economy. And with the Armys Future Command, the University of Texas and the high-tech community already based in Austin, our city is ideally situated for this industry to grow and thrive here. Semiconductor manufacturing jobswhich net an average salary of $150,000 per yearcreate nearly five additional jobs in the broader economy. We have already seen this effect in Austin thanks to the Samsung Semiconductor facility the most significant foreign direct investment in this country. Beyond this fabrication facility, there are dozens of semiconductor companies that conduct research, design, or testing of semiconductors in my district, and dozens more that use a semiconductor to power a finished product, such as Apple, which builds its MacBook Pro computer in Austin.

Now is the time to act to preserve American leadership in the development and manufacturing of the technologies of the future.

McCaul, R-Austin, is lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and chairman of the China Task Force.

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Facebook and Twitter are taking a stronger stand against pandemic misinformation, we preview the latest version of macOS and a mental health startup raises $50 million. Heres your Daily Crunch for August 6, 2020.

The big story: Twitter, Facebook take action against Trump misinformation

Facebook and Twitter both took action against a post from President Donald Trump and his campaign featuring a clip from a Fox News interview in which he misleadingly described children as almost immune to COVID-19. Facebook took down the offending post, while Twitter went further and locked the Trump campaign out of its account (separate from Trumps personal account).

The @TeamTrump Tweet you referenced is in violation of the Twitter Rules on COVID-19 misinformation, Twitters Aly Pavela said in a statement. The account owner will be required to remove the Tweet before they can Tweet again.

Meanwhile, Twitter also announced today that it will be labeling accounts tied tostate-controlled media organizations and government officials (but not heads of state).

The tech giants

macOS 11.0 Big Sur preview Big Sur is the operating systems first primary number upgrade in 20 years, and Brian Heater says it represents a big step forward in macOS evolution.

Apple 27-inch iMac review This will be one of the last Macs to include Intel silicon.

Uber picks up Autocab to push into places its own app doesnt go Uber plans to use Autocabs technology to link users with local providers when they open the app in locations where Uber doesnt offer rides.

Startups, funding and venture capital

On-demand mental health service provider Ginger raises $50 million Through Gingers services, patients have access to a care coordinator who serves as the first point of entry into a companys mental health plans.

Mode raises $33 million to supercharge its analytics platform for data scientists Mode has also been introducing tools for less technical users to structure queries that data scientists can subsequently execute more quickly and with more complete responses.

Crossbeam announces $25 million Series B to keep growing partnerships platform Crossbeam is a Philadelphia startup that automates partnership data integration.

Advice and analysis from Extra Crunch

Can learning pods scale, or are they widening edtechs digital divide? In recent weeks, the concept has taken off all across the country.

Eight trends accelerating the age of commercial-ready quantum computing Venrocks Ethan Batraski writes that in the last 12 months, there have been meaningful breakthroughs in quantum computing from academia, venture-backed companies and industry.

5 VCs on the future of Michigans startup ecosystem According to the Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA), there are 144 venture-backed startup companies in Michigan, up 12% over the last five years.

(Reminder: Extra Crunch is our subscription membership program, which aims to democratize information about startups. You can sign up here.)

Everything else

More Chinese phone makers could lose US apps under Trumps Clean Network The Trump administrations five-pronged Clean Network initiative aims to strip away Chinese phone makers ability to pre-install and download U.S. apps.

UK reported to be ditching coronavirus contact tracing in favor of risk rating app Reports suggest a launch of the much-delayed software will happen this month, but also that the app will no longer be able to automatically carry out contact tracing.

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The countries set to be hardest hit by Covid-19’s impact on tourism – CNN

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(CNN) While popular destinations are slowly reopening and tourism is beginning to pick up in some spots, the impact of the pandemic on the industry has been nothing short of devastating.

Many countries that heavily rely on the revenue from tourism lost one of their main sources of wealth almost overnight back in March, but which are likely to be the hardest hit?

Mexico features at the top of Statista's list, closely followed by Spain and Italy.

Already among the countries with the highest coronavirus death tolls, the European destinations are also likely to be among the most affected by declining tourism due to their dependence on revenue from visitors, which contributed 14.3% to Spain's GDP last year and 13% to that of Italy's, according to WTTC.

After issuing one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe -- at one point adults were only allowed to leave their home to buy food, medicine or take their dog for a walk -- Spain has been keen to revive its struggling tourism industry, reopening its borders in the past month to all EU countries and approved third-party countries.

Tourism reliance

In 2019, tourism accounted for around 13% of Italy's GDP.

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Meanwhile, Italy reopened to travelers from the EU, along with the UK and the microstates and principalities of Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican, in a move the government described as a "calculated risk."

However, coronavirus cases here have risen significantly in Spain since restrictions were lifted, with some sections being issued with a second lockdown.

Italy has also experienced a slight rise in cases since easing restrictions, indicating the recovery process is likely to be slow with potential stops and starts.

The impact on the US, the world's largest economy, has been less significant, with tourism only accounting for 8.6% of its GDP, which is based on various contributions, including revenue from hotels, travel agents, airlines and restaurants.

However, WTTC indicates the total contribution from travel and tourism accounts for around 16.8 million jobs.

France sits just below the US on the list, with tourism making up 8.5% of its GDP in 2019, followed by Brazil at 7.7%.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, declining tourism is likely to have few financial ramifications for South Korea, with the tourism sector only accounting for 4.2% of its GDP last year.

"I'm not sure it [the travel sector] will ever be identical to the way it was [pre-Covid 19]," says Lori Pennington-Gray, professor and director of the Tourism Crisis Management Initiative at the University of Florida, told CNN Travel earlier this month.

"As far as operating at full capacities and with the same volumes, it may take years to get to that. But we know from previous crises that the travel industry is very resilient."

"The travel industry will rebound, it just isn't going to happen tomorrow."

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The Grand Velas Los Cabos hotel in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, has been named the eighth-best in the world and the top luxury hotel in Mexico by TripAdvisor, the worlds largest travel platform.

The 18th annual Travelers Choice awards compiled users opinions, ratings and comments left on the site in 2019, prior to the coronavirus pandemic.

Grand Velas is just one of a number of hotels and two hostels in Mexico that have garnered prestigious international travel awards in the past year.

Hotel Amparo, a five-room hotel in the center of the colonial city of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, took the No. 2 spot on Travel + Leisure magazines 25th annual Worlds Best Awards and was also named the top city hotel in Mexico last month. The hotel, which opened in a 300-year-old former mayors mansion in 2019, scored a ranking of 99.23 out of 100 in a survey of the magazines readers.

Also in San Miguel de Allende, the towns largest hotel, Live Aqua Urban Resort, won first place in the prestigious Prix Versailles awards in North America, presented in association with UNESCO and the International Union of Architects, which honor architecture and design in harmony with culture.

San Jos del Cabos Solaz Los Cabos resort took home a special prize for exteriors in the same competition. The luxury hotel mimics forms found in the desert and Sea of Corts, mixing elements of wood and marble in its interior.

Traveling north, Villa del Palmar in Loreto, Baja California Sur, has been recognized as Mexico and Central Americas best resort, family resort and beach resort in 2019 by the World Travel Awards, considered the Oscars of tourism, where members of the tourism industry vote for their top picks.

In addition, the World Travel Awards voted the Hyatt Ziva Cancn in Quintana Roo the best all-inclusive hotel, Casa Dorada in Cabo San Lucas was named the best beach hotel, and in Jalisco, Puerto Vallartas Hacienda San ngel won for best cultural hotel.

In a separate competition, the Fairmont Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, took the top spot in the luxury eco resort category for the World Luxury Travel Awards 2019, where 300,000 travelers and members of the tourism industry vote for their favorites. With rooms nestled among freshwater lagoons in a jungle-like setting, the Mayakoba is also a AAA Five Diamond winner, one of 26 hotels in Mexico to earn that distinction.

Its not just big hotels that win international awards. Smaller, more intimate and budget-friendly hostels in Mexico, most of which offer dorm-style accommodations as an option, have also been garnering recognition. The Posada del Abuelito hostel in San Cristbal de las Casas, Chiapas, was named by reviewers at hostelworld.com as their sixth favorite small hostel and Lum, in Tulum, Quintana Roo, was voted third place among North American hostels.

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Walt Disney World will reduce its park hours for autumn, a normal move amidst a not-so-normal season.

The Orlando, Fla. theme park traditionally cuts its hours in the fall after a busy summer season, but this is far from a traditional year. After shutting down in March for four months due to the coronavirus epidemic, Disney reopened in mid-July to a new normal. A lack of demand for travel, especially for flying, combined with drastically reducing the number of guests allowed into each park has stifled attendance.

Like most major companies, Disney is hemorrhaging cash. The company announced earlier this week it has lost $2 billion just from its worldwide theme park business alone. So the cutback in hours also might be a way to slap a band-aid on some of the bleeding.

According to the blog WDW News Today, the new hours for all four parks are:

Magic Kingdom: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Previously 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.)

EPCOT: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Previously 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.)

Disneys Hollywood Studios: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Previously 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.)

Disneys Animal Kingdom: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Previously 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.)

Hours at Disney Springs remain unchanged, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

The new hours do mean, however, that EPCOT will close two hours earlier even with its annual Taste of Epcot Food & Wine Festival this fall.

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Playing the crazy game of COVID-19 roulette | Opinion | enidnews.com – Enid News & Eagle

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Can we just agree at the outset that we are all sick of the coronavirus.

Not sick from it, thank God, but sick of it. Corona, COVID-19, call it what you like ... it has plagued our lives for the past, what, 32 months or so? At least it sure seems like it.

We are all equally tired of the debate surrounding how to handle said once in a century global pandemic.

At first we locked everything down, stayed home, watched our hair grow (and return to its natural color), cooked every night, did jigsaw puzzles, binge-watched everything on TV and told ourselves how heroic we were being, how noble, how public-minded.

And after a few weeks we went stark, raving mad. We had to get out, go to Walmart, get groceries, get our hair and nails done, take the dog to the groomer, interact with people to whom we were not related, stock up on toilet paper to last until disco comes back and live free.

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That was the sound of a revolver dry-firing on an empty chamber. For, you see, the reaction of many to the easing of restrictions surrounding the coronavirus has been the equivalent of a game of Russian roulette.

You know the game. Take a revolver. Load one chamber with a live round, spin the cylinder, put the gun to your head and pull the trigger.

Sound like fun? Of course not. It is a horror show. But that is what we are doing when we ignore the warnings about the novel coronavirus that has so plagued our world in 2020.

When you gather with a group of friends and dont practice social distancing, click. When you go out without a mask and enter a store or church other location crowded with people, click.

But you are not only pointing the gun at your own head you are pointing it at everyone with whom you come in contact. And you are pointing it at their loved ones at home. And you are pointing it at the members of your own family.

Like a game of Russian roulette, the results of each action are not necessarily lethal. You may go out, party, shop, live your life as if COVID-19 never existed and remain unscathed. Same with the people with whom you come in contact.

And even if you come down with the virus, you might suffer little more than cold and flu symptoms, spend two or three days in bed watching lousy daytime TV and be as good as new.

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But thats the chance you take, isnt it? And thats the chance you take with the lives of strangers, your friends and family, as well. Will anyone you know get it, or wont they? And if they get it, how bad will it be?

A lot of people have recovered from COVID-19. As of this writing, 34,320 Oklahomans were listed as recovered from the disease. Nationwide that number is upwards of 1.5 million.

So, you say, fine, you get it, you stay home and eat chicken soup, you get better and you go back to work. Uh-huh, unless you are like Nancy Blodgett of Portage, Mich. Despite being listed among the recovered on that states public health website, she says no. Heavens no, she told the Detroit Free Press. Recovered is when you can go back to work (and) when you can walk to the mailbox and not struggle to breathe.

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Abbigail Singer is a 22-year-old from Kansas City. She has recovered from COVID-19. After being exposed to the coronavirus March 25 at a wedding, she began exhibiting symptoms March 30. She was tested four times for the virus between then and July 7. Only the last one came back negative.

Sundays are the worst day of the week for me, Singer told the news website, The Pitch. Thats the day her family drops off groceries for her outside the front door of her apartment. She says getting up to move the groceries inside and put them away takes all the energy she has. I have only taken one shower standing up this entire time, she adds.

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The Rev. Terrence Big T Hughes, of Denver, contracted COVID-19 in early March. He wound up spending two months in a hospital, much of that time hooked up to a ventilator.

But Big T pulled through. He is home now after spending time in a rehabilitation center.

I was already dealing with some things as a disabled vet, but those things are heightened extremely due to COVID, he told TV station KUSA. I had to relearn how to walk again, I couldnt walk. How to use my hands. (Afterward) I used to have extreme tremors, where feeding myself was difficult. It was almost like I had Parkinsons, my hands would shake so bad.

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Other lingering post-COVID-19 symptoms include chronic fatigue, a racing and irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath, loss of sense of smell, achy joints, foggy thinking and damage to the heart, lungs, kidneys and brain, according to the journal Science. And that, of course, is only if you dont die.

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So its up to you. The gun is in your hands. Wear a mask, dont wear a mask, its your choice. Hole up at home or party like a rock star, its your call. Enids city government has apparently seen fit to declare our town a COVID-19 sanctuary city, so its anything goes around here. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe

Click. Boom.

Mullin is an award-winning writer and columnist who retired in 2017 after 41 years with the News & Eagle. Email him at janjeff2002@yahoo.com or write him in care of Enid News & Eagle at P.O. Box 1192, Enid, OK, 73702.

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Have you ever had a big win at the roulette table or won a 100-1 accumulator longshot? If you have, youll most likely have told everyone you know about your big win for the next few weeks, bending their ears about your skill or luck.

Well, can you imagine winning so big that the newspapers wanted to cover your story? The 5 people in this article have all hit the headlines after gargantuan casino wins. Read on to find out how they did it, how much they won and how the wins changed their lives.

1. Mike Ashley

Whenever you read a story about a person winning big at the casino you hope that theyre a nice person, maybe someone struggling to get by who will have their life changed by their winnings. Not a hard-nosed multi-billionaire who has arguably ruined one of the biggest and best-supported football clubs in the UK.

Fortunately, Ashleys big casino win came in 2008 when the public were still oblivious to some of his dubious business practices. His 1.3 million win at the roulette table was reported favourably at the time and there was also much talk about his winning roulette strategy.

The Sports Direct mogul reportedly wagered 480,000 on all splits, corners, six-line bets, streets and a single bet on the number 17. To get a better understanding of just how crazy this win was, have a look at this thorough guide to roulette odds compiled by gambling expert and author Frank Scoblete.

Mike Ashleys 1.3 million roulette win would be enough to buy 10,400 pairs of Air Jordans at one of his many Sports Direct stores

2. Sean Connery

The iconic James Bond actor is next on our list for his massive roulette wins back in 1963. Perhaps channelling the character of 007 himself, Connery took to the roulette table and had a speculative bet on the number 17.

Rather than taking his winnings and running for the hills, Connery wagered all of it on number 17 again and it came up! Yet again, Connery decided not to leave and had one more bet on the same number. It came up again and the Bond actor scooped $27,000 in winnings, the equivalent of $228,000 in todays money.

What was more remarkable than the amount of money won was the probability of Connery winning on number 17 three times in a row. Mathematically there was a 1 in 50,653 chance of the Bond actors bet coming in!

3. Elmer Sherwin

Most people play slot machines to relax and unwind and never really think about the possibility of winning big. World War Two veteran Elmer Sherwin had a completely different attitude altogether though, he played to win and win big.

On the 22nd November, 1989 Sherwin visited The Mirage in Las Vegas for its grand opening to the public and walked away with $4.6 million of winnings from one of the shiny new slot machines. The elderly gambler used his winnings to travel the world, but he still had a passion for slot machines and harboured hopes of winning big once again.

Elmer Sherwins double wins show that slot machines arent just about free spins and small returns!

4. Ashley Revell

Do you remember that terrible ITV show Red or Black? That was hosted by Ant and Dec back in 2011? If you cant remember this classic then it was basically a game show where contestants chose red or black on a roulette wheel for the chance to win a share of the 15 million budget.

The show, which was pioneered by Simon Cowell was actually inspired by the real-life events of Englishman Ashley Revell. In 2004 at the age of 33 Revell sold everything he owned and bought a plane ticket to Las Vegas.

He bet everything he had ($135,000) on red at the Plaza Hotel & Casino and doubled his money when the ball landed on number 7 red. Unlike Sean Connery, Revell decided to call it quits with his first successful bet and took the money he made and put it towards establishing his own online gambling company.

Unfortunately, that never really got off the ground and now he owns a company that matches gambling staff with online gambling companies.

5. Charles Wells

Have you ever heard the phrase gamblers fallacy? Well you probably didnt know that it originates from Charles Wells, a roulette player who actually won through following the gamblers fallacy in 1891.

On a visit to the Casino de Monte Carlo, Wells placed 23 bets in a row on the exact same outcome, winning every time! His behaviour now would be termed as gamblers fallacy as quite frankly, 23 consecutive bets on the same outcome would seem crazy.

However, Wells luck held, and he walked away from the casino that evening with 1 million Francs in his pocket, a staggering amount of money for the 19th century. Unfortunately for Wells his good fortune at the roulette table did not carry over into the rest of his life.

Years after his big roulette win, Wells found himself in prison after squandering his riches and failing to repay a loan he had taken out. At least he lived the high life for a time though!

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Fairspin is the first online casino with blockchain-based honesty control. Every user can track its deposits and withdrawals in publicly available smart contracts. The casino also publishes its balance, the latest gaming data, and the total amount of bets and wins on its homepage.

The project has been operating since 2018, using a license by Curaao eGaming and the TruePlay blockchain platform. Fairspin players have won over 130,000 ETH. This amount continues to skyrocket thanks to high payout percentages, lavish bonuses, regular promotions, and quick withdrawals to crypto wallets.

In July, one of the newly registered Fairspin players has set two records in a row: the biggest win and the biggest one-time withdrawal. He made several transactions on July 5th. The largest one amounted to 250 ETH ($57,060). This withdrawal has broken the previous record of 101 ETH ($23,395) set by the same user.

In total, the player has won and transferred to his crypto wallet 2,731 ETH ($650,803) in July.

All the record holders withdrawals were prompt and free of charge since he had been making deposits in cryptocurrency.

Lets consider an example of how Fairspin users withdraw big wins in cryptocurrencies. On July 13, one player got 209 403 TPLAY (Fairspins internal gambling currency). At 05:50:04, the amount arrived at his balance. You can check the exact transaction time on Etherscan.

At 05:51:12, one minute later, the amount of 209.4 ETH (the equivalent of 209,403 TPLAY) arrived at the players crypto wallet.

Absolute control over the funds won and fast transactions are among the key advantages that Fairspin users appreciate.

In July, the blockchain casino expanded its list of offers. Currently, players of all levels receive gifts.

Newbies get 30 free spins for registration and up to 140 free spins and 40 ETH for the first deposits.

Users who have made a deposit within an hour after registration receive a 120% bonus instead of a standard 100% bonus.

All players get 5% cashback Monday through Wednesday, 2% weekly cashback, and 1% monthly cashback. Also, a deposit bonus between 20%-25% is valid Thursday through Sunday.

VIP users receive the most lucrative offers: up to 25% cashback, up to 100% bonus on all deposits, up to 100 weekly free spins, the opportunity to bet up to $5,000 (the standard limit is $100), and up to x3 multiplier for tournament prizes.

More than 2,000 games by the leading providers are available on the platform. The main categories: live games, slots, roulette, card games, video poker, and lottery.

Fairspin is constantly expanding its game library. In July, the blockchain casino connected over 100 new live games by Evolution Gaming: roulette, blackjack, poker, baccarat, dice, wheel of fortune, and a football match simulator. Now Fairspin users can play with professional dealers and other players from all over the world.

Its worth noting that the above-mentioned huge amount of 2,731 ETH ($650,803) has been won in live games: Roulette A, Roulette Macao, Live Blackjack C, Live Blackjack D Live Blackjack E.

Fairspin held the Free Spin Funnel promotion between July 13-26. Users could get unlimited free spins. Twenty most active players shared a 10 ETH prize pool at the end of the race.

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By Samuel Baligidde

Although historical materialism and historical revisionism denote different concepts, Russian president Vladimir Putins recent use of the latter regarding alleged attempts to alter the history of World War II, in a Daily Monitor article [Wednesday, July 8] submitted by the Russian Federations Embassy in Kampala was significant and needs unpacking because of its implications. He might have a point.

While attending a special session of the UN General Assembly on disarmament in June 1978, I thought the superpowers were committed to it, but to them disarmament seems to have meant self-imposed restraints on selling weapons of mass destruction to Third World countries. The argument was that their leaders were irresponsible. Forty two years after the historic session, the number of irresponsible state actors seems to have exponentially increased.

Mercurial they might be, none of them has ever deployed a nuclear weapon in a limited border conflict with their neighbours or to brutalise protestors, have they? Never mind that some of them now possess stockpiles of them, Africa slumbers in sleep and waits to be turned into nuke fodder.

It was rumoured that a Neutron Bomb designed to put humans out of action a military euphemism for killing, while leaving military equipment intact, had been manufactured. With an impact ascertainable by numbers of victims Covid-19 replicates the latters characteristics.

Cogent ethical questions notwithstanding, with Hindu, Islamic and Juche nuclear bombs poised to wreak havoc, I too might be persuaded to queue behind Africas de facto ideological leader if he fast-tracks teaching nuclear power and its fuel cycle in African universities as a strategy for paving the way for an Afro-Arab Nuke.

Everybody for themselves, God for us all sounds a crazy idea, but as Korean leader Kim Jong-un demonstrated, nuclear superpowers respect only those with nukes. A nuclear balance of terror might be the best deterrence against a re-colonisation of Africa.

Russia seems poised for a war the Kremlin and its historical arch-enemies have for decades struggled to avoid. With Russo-American, Sino-US, US-Iran, US-Korean, Indo-Sino and Indo-Pakistan quarrels; war obsolescence, its ritualisation and pacification of humanity envisioned by disarmament are shattered.

I surrender to foreign affairs and defence analyst Russell Howes assertion that Disarmament was more poker than stripping. If war breaks out in a Europe perforated by Brexit and Nato is weakened by Turkish double-edged diplomacy in the worlds shatter belt of disorder, historically known for playing the game of Russian roulette, the stakes lay with Russia.

Kremlin Middle East weapons diplomacy has over the years significantly benefitted from self-imposed US inhibitions and mistakes. Considering the replacement of ideology with ultra-nationalism in international relations, president Putin is probably making a mistake to apply Middle Eastern Backgammon tricks and skills to the management of Russian-US relations to determine who won World War II or who now really rules the world.

Dialectical materialism, the kingpin of Communist Party philosophy expanded the context of historical materialism and affirmed the dialectic underlying the laws of development, nature, society and intellectual thought.

Marx applied it only to social and historical events, but Engels never argued that historical materialism could be deduced from it. Stalins Dialectical and Historical Materialism conflated it. Revisionism which Putin is reinventing was used by Communist China to undermine Gorbachevs perestroika and glasnost.

Soviet ideologues accused China of ideological adventurism. But de-ideologisation, a form of adventurism, ended Communism. Seeking a historical reinterpretation to reflect old truths or hype the importance of new discoveries is not wrong. Contestation is integral to learning the truth or getting a different perspective, but presenting an objective and truth-based re-assessment of historical events is crucial.

Mr Baligidde is a lecturer in Democracy, Governance and Politics of Public Policy at Uganda Martyrs University

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What Gender Pay Gap Looks Like at Google, Facebook, Apple and Other Top Tech Companies – Digital Information World

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Even though women play a significant role in the tech industry, there remains a clear pay difference between them and their male counterparts, recent research shows.

At an average, a woman earns 80.7 cents for every dollar a man earns at a full-time position. According to data issued by the US Census Bureau, womens median annual earnings are $9,909 less than mens.

When considered in the tech sector, women are offered 3% less than men for the same job at the same company, reports job portal Hired.

In this regard, self-reported salary data from PayScale was analyzed by Small Business Prices who looked at salary info for the top 10 Fortune 100 tech companies. They compared the salaries of both men and women and concluded that men reportedly earned more than women.

For instance, Facebook has roughly 50,000 employees globally. The average salary at the tech company is $120,000 while for men, the average is reported to be around $129,000. The same salary is $112,000 for the female, indicating one of the largest gender wage gaps.

Similarly, PayPal and Apple offer women employees $12,000 less than men at an average.

Other leading tech giants such as Microsoft, Oracle, Google Alphabet, Cisco, and eBay have a lower salary package for female workers.

To our surprise, the only company where women excel or make a higher income than men is Adobe. The American multinational software company has more than 22,000 workers worldwide. The average salary here is reported to be $104,000. But women at the firm are earning a whopping $126,500 while men are averagely offered $105,500 approximately $21,000 less than female.

Seems like leading tech companies should reconsider their business protocols and focus more on equality in all areas of their practices. just this week, Apples Tim Cook, Googles Sundar Pichai, Amazons Jeff Bezos, and Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg are scheduled to appear before the Congress and defend the allegation that they are not stifling competition.

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