Lisa Bonet And Jason Momoa’s Astrological Sign Compatibility Is Otherworldly – Women’s Health

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Theres a slim chance Jason Momoa could ever really hide anything from wife Lisa Bonet, and vice versa. Given their connection, theyre likely to tap into whatever the other is feeling.

Sure, you could chalk this up to being in love and all that, but youd be skipping over another big factor: astrology. Jason and Lisas moons, the planets that rule emotion and inner personality, are positioned opposite each other, explains intuitive astrologer Rachel Lang. The unique placement of their moons means theres a deep spiritual connection between them. When Lisa feels something, Jason likely picks up on those vibes, she says, and the same is true for Lisa with Jason. They will usually know if the other one is holding anything back.

This lunar interaction has allowed the couple to build a solid foundation of trust, so its unlikely either of them would ever try to hide anything from the other in the first place. What makes their moons worth noting at all is the way theyve allowed Jason and Lisa to be vulnerable with each other, which Lang says supports a nurturing home environmentone where commitment is top priority. Because their moons are in fixed signs, Lang can be sure neither of them is going anywhere because they are loyal and protective of one another.

Astro stats like these would be enough to convince anyone Lisa and Jason are on rock solid foundation and in it for the long haul, but Lang says their charts only get more impressive from here. Ahead, every detail that makes Lisa and Jasons marriage goals.

Lisas Mars is in aspect with two of Jasons planets: Uranus and Pluto," says Lang. "And Jasons Mars is in a challenging square aspect with Lisas Uranus and Pluto. All this to say, theyre good passion-wise.

Let's dig a little deeper: Lisas Uranus is in square aspect from Jasons Mars which tells Lang this is a couple that needs to give one another space to be themselves. As well as they get along, freedom and independence are actually crucial to their passion. They need variety in their lives and need to make room for it consistently. Time on their own allows them to keep their relationship fresh. If they dont get this alone time they could become easily irritated with one another, Lang says. The key to managing these occasional hiccups are common goals and creative visionswhich, for these two, is no biggie.

When they set their minds to achieving something together, whether thats activism or humanitarian causes, says Lang, Jason and Lisa always get it done. Connecting on this level helps them thrive as a couple.

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There are too many favorable planetary positions to list when it comes to Jason and Lisa, but Lang highlights her favorites.

The most notable is Jasons Sun in quintile aspect with Lisas Moon, says Lang. It makes them harmonious. Its what connects them on a deep spiritual level. And its the reason Lisa and Jason have similar aesthetic tastes and feel a strong sense of loyalty to the other.

Because Lisas Venus is in a favorable sextile with Jasons, Lang knows their romantic relationship is backed by friendship. And when it comes to how attracted they are to one another, theyre good in that respect too, because of the way Jasons Sun interacts with Lisas Venus. Its a desire that's meant to last.

And finally, Jasons Moon in Lisas fifth house of romance points to a compatibility in parenting styles, says Lang. They share the same commitment when it comes to life at home, meaning they're on the same page when it comes to raising their children, putting family first, and how they spend money.

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[Jason] likely felt an immediate sense that this relationship would be something more serious than others he had in the past, says Lang. His Venus, Mercury, and Sun are all in aspect to Lisas Saturn. Saturn is the glue that helps a relationship stick, and with these three planets involved, these are strong indicators of commitment, says Lang.

Lisa's more practical personality will sometimes clash with Jason and his playfulness, but because the relationship is based in love, friendship, and a spiritual bond, Lang says, any challenges are easily mediated and their commitment never wavers.

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‘Partial supernova’ blasts white dwarf star across the Milky Way – Space.com

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A strange white dwarf star hurtling through the Milky Way may be the survivor of a "partial supernova," a new study finds.

White dwarfs are the cool, dim Earth-size cores of dead stars that are left behind after average-size stars have exhausted their fuel and shed their outer layers. Our sun will one day become a white dwarf, as will more than 90% of the stars in the Milky Way.

Previous research found that white dwarfs usually have internal structures arranged in layers. Their cores are mostly carbon and oxygen, which is usually surrounded by a layer of helium and then a layer of hydrogen. Astronomers examining white dwarfs usually see just hydrogen, just helium or sometimes a mix of helium and carbon (although there are exceptions that hint at unusual pasts.)

Related: To find alien life, we should focus on white dwarf stars

In a new study, scientists zeroed in on the white dwarf SDSS J1240+6710, located about 1,430 light-years from Earth. Discovered in 2015, prior work found this white dwarf had an unusual atmosphere that seemed to possess neither hydrogen or helium, but instead was composed of a weird mix of oxygen, neon, magnesium and silicon.

Researchers in this new study used the Hubble Space Telescope to take a closer look at the white dwarf and they identified carbon, sodium and aluminum in the object's atmosphere. This mix sets this white dwarf apart from any other previously known, they said.

In this study, the scientists also found that the white dwarf was traveling about 560,000 miles per hour (900,000 kilometers per hour) in the opposite direction of the way the galaxy is rotating. Moreover, it had an especially low mass for a white dwarf only about 40% the mass of our sun.

"When we found this unusual white dwarf was really low in mass and really moving fast, that really triggered my curiosity into what happened to it in its past," study lead author Boris Gnsicke, an astrophysicist at the University of Warwick in England, told Space.com.

What might explain all these strange details about this white dwarf? The researchers in this study think that a thermonuclear explosion didn't completely destroy the white dwarf but, rather, a "partial supernova" blasted what remained of the object across the Milky Way.

Supernovas are the most powerful star explosions in the universe, bright enough to momentarily outshine entire galaxies. They can occur when a white dwarf dies from siphoning off too much mass from a companion star. All the extra weight from the stolen mass squeezes the white dwarf's core, which drives the core's temperature and density high enough to set off a thermonuclear chain reaction that explosively obliterates the white dwarf.

In the case of SDSS J1240+6710, the scientists noted the elements seen in the white dwarf's atmosphere could have all been produced in the first thermonuclear reactions of a supernova. However, there is a clear absence of what is known as the iron group of elements iron, nickel, chromium and manganese.

These heavier elements are normally cooked up from lighter elements, and their absence in this white dwarf suggests it only went part of the way through a supernova, failing to reach the high temperatures and densities needed to forge iron-group elements.

"That's what makes this white dwarf unique it did undergo nuclear burning, but stopped before it got to iron," Gnsicke said. "When it had its supernova event, it was likely just brief, maybe a couple of hours."

The researchers suggested that SDSS J1240+6710 was small compared to white dwarfs that normally undergo thermonuclear supernovas. As such, only a miniature supernova may have occurred, a type Iax, a partial supernova weak enough to leave behind most of a white dwarf.

"In the old days, researchers would have thought a thermonuclear supernova would destroy a white dwarf entirely, but in the past 10 or 15 years, scientists have found it's possible that a partial supernova could happen that leaves part of the white dwarf behind, burned and charred," Gnsicke said. "The explosion isn't powerful enough to totally disrupt the star."

This explosion would have blasted SDSS J1240+6710 away from its companion, ripping matter off the small white dwarf and hurling it through deep space at the speed at which it orbited its partner, Gnsicke said. This scenario would help to explain the white dwarf's speed, puny size and bizarre atmosphere.

Based on SDSS J1240+6710's mass and temperature, the scientists estimated this partial supernova occurred about 40 million years ago. Much remains unknown about the white dwarf's companion, but the researchers think it could have been a white dwarf much like SDSS J1240+6710.

Previous research into the origins of thermonuclear supernovas largely focused on larger white dwarfs. Now that this new study suggests that smaller white dwarfs can undergo similar explosions, future models could explore how these outbursts and their subsequent remnants might look, Gnsicke said.

"Thanks to the Gaia space mission, which was able to identify more than 50,000 white dwarf candidates, we can examine these white dwarfs to get a much better idea of what happens during these types of partial supernovas, such as what are the products of burning," Gnsicke said. "Hopefully we'll be able to identify a few dozen similar systems. We can start to go from one weird outlier to a small class of systems."

Future research could also explore whether astronomers may have already detected the brief dim flashes of light Gnsicke and his colleagues suspect are linked with this kind of strange white dwarf.

"It will be interesting to see if they will be able to find these very short supernova-like events that likely were just dismissed until now because they didn't look like supernovae," Gnsicke said. "Since they were so short, the chances were very slim to catch one, and there was very little time to follow up on whether any such detection was real. But in principle, the data suggesting these events are real exists somewhere."

The scientists detailed their findings online July 15 in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

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No, wearing a face mask isn’t a threat to your freedom – TheArticle

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Since the governments announcement that facemasks will soon become compulsory in all shops and supermarkets there has been an astounding level of backlash. The two main schools of thought seem to stem from either a) its anti-libertarian to impose controls like this or b) its harder to communicate with a mask on. The former is fundamentally incorrect and the latter is wilfully nave.

Indeed, fellow contributor to this site Sean Walsh has managed to produce a beautifully well-written article on the value of face to face interaction and human understanding. I dont refute the sentiment of it at all, but to pretend this pandemic is nothing to fear and the freedom to make facial expressions matters more than peoples lives is wrong.

Yes, Covid-19 has caused a major state intervention into the daily lives of everyone in the UK, and yes, I understand why people dont like this. There are many, me included, who fundamentally dislike the idea of being told what we can and cannot do by the state. Its not unreasonable to believe that we should be able to exercise individual freedoms, but sometimes circumstances have to overtake dogma.

The contention that some people dont feel the need to protect themselves inside a shop, supermarket or train is not a libertarian argument its a selfish one.

The purpose of a mask is not just to protect yourself, but to ensure that the chances of everyone in an enclosed space getting infected is reduced. For those who are still convinced that this is a government assault on individual liberty, try comparing your liberties to those of everyone else.

While wearing a mask, you are completely capable of doing basic daily tasks, such as going inside a shop, getting on a train and generally getting on with your daily life. Now lets say that you have any of the conditions that make you significantly more vulnerable to Covid. The risk of walking into shops with people coughing, sneezing and generally breathing all over each other suddenly becomes a daily gamble with your health. By that libertarian refusal to adhere to basic government guidelines the opportunities for so many others are significantly curtailed. A decision by the minority who see no direct threat to themselves, exposes the vulnerable to whatever people breathe on them. They then face the question of whether to even go outside their home. This doesnt even cover those working in the shops who often cant afford not to work, no matter the risks.

The idea that wearing a scrap of cloth across the lower-half of the face that allows for a full range of speech and movement, doesnt prohibit anyone from doing anything or going anywhere, is a threat to their civil liberties is laughable. The idea that the fit and healthy are willing to endanger others on the tenuous grounds of libertarianism is deadly serious.

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MOScout Weekender: Poll on Senate 27 – Hallway on Conservative Caucus Numbers – Franks to Gen Progress – WWTW and more… – Moscout

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Remington/MOScout Poll: Senate 27

Survey conducted July 15 through July 16, 2020. 414 likely 2020 Republican Primary Election voters participated in the survey. Survey weighted to match expected turnout demographics for the 2020 Republican Primary Election. Margin of Error is +/-4.9% with a 95% level of confidence. Survey conducted by Remington Research Group on behalf of Missouri Scout. Rehder is a client of Remington. See the full results here.

Q1: Do you approve or disapprove of Donald Trumps job performance as President of the United States?

Approve: 83%

Disapprove: 10%

Not sure: 7%

Q2: Candidates in the August 4th Republican Primary Election for State Senate are Holly Rehder and Kathy Swan. If the election were held today, for whom would you vote?

Holly Rehder: 51%

Kathy Swan: 29%

Undecided: 20%

Q3: In general, how do you feel about reopening the economy?

We should be reopening faster: 40%

We are going at about the right speed: 34%

We are reopening too fast: 18%

Not sure: 8%

Q4: What do you think is the most pressing concern for state government?

Dealing with the coronavirus: 26%

Ending police brutality: 18%

Creating more jobs: 19%

Improving healthcare: 7%

Making neighborhoods safer: 8%

Something else: 6%

Not sure: 15%

TYPE OF GOP: Thinking about the various types of voters within the Republican party, which type of voter do you consider yourself to be? Evangelical, a Trump Republican, Traditional, Libertarian, or something else?

Evangelical: 18%

Trump: 48%

Traditional: 17%

Libertarian: 4%

Something else: 13%

MOScouts Hallway Index: Next Sessions CC #

The Senates Conservative Caucus is backing candidates in the Republican Senate primaries. I asked the hallway: How many members of the conservative caucus will there be when session starts in January? 25 replies

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1. Less than 6 20%

2. 6 or 7 48%

3. 8 or 9 28%

4. 10 or more 4%

Sample of Comments

If they hold serve, could be 10+

10 inmates, controlling the asylum. Katy, bar the door!

It will be 8 or 9, but the number is a bit misleading because some of the new members are not on board with Eigel's fight against leadership.

The problem with any "caucus" is that as it gets bigger it invites dissension amongst the ranks. A caucus in the Senate probably works better if its just a few true believers instead of a greater number of folks that come and go on issues.

Ross and Rehder are looking likely to win so far. I believe the caucus will grow.

The Gang of Six might become Gang of Seven

My hopeful side wants to pick less than six but the realist in me cant do it.

I am saying five but am not counting Rehder as part of the group.

Who Won the Week?

Holly Rehder Jumps out to a lead in the latest MOScout poll.

Greg Razer Far outstripping his primary rival in money and organization with two weeks left.

Derek Grier Gets a White House invite for being a champion of regulatory reform.

Medicaid Expansion With the current outlook being that the opponents have decided on a grassroots campaign without big-dollar resources, passage gets better odds.

Deb Lavender Once again, she outraised incumbent Sen. Andrew Koenig by a large margin. She raised $141K to his $11K, and now holds a cash on-hand advantage of $426K to $175K.

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Franks to Gen Progress

Former Rep. Bruce Franks has joined Generation Progress as Senior Consultant.

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From their website: Generation Progress is a national advocacy and education organization that promotes progressive solutions to the political and social issues that matter to young people between the ages of 18 and 35. We strive to uplift the voices and leadership of young people across the country to ensure that their perspectives and needs are represented in policy-making spaces at all levels of government. Generation Progress is housed within the Center for American Progress, making us the only youth advocacy organization within a progressive think tank.

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HBS MO State PAC - $25,000 from Altria Client Services.

Missourians for Healthcare - $20,000 from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.

Missourians for Healthcare - $18,993 from Missouri Hospital Association.

Women For Justice PAC - $10,000 from Laborers Union Local #110 Voluntary Political Fund.

Friends for Rusty MacLachlan - $7,500 from Coalition for Building a Better Tomorrow.

Birthdays

Happy birthdays to Becky Cook, Gary Otten, Charlie Davis, and Jim Gwinner.

Sunday: Rep. Rusty Black, John Griesheimer, Ashley Varner, David Overfelt, and Jim Anderson.

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Venture capital firms bank on a sustained shift to the cloud – Brisbane Times

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"If you look at SafetyCulture, Culture Amp, and Canva is probably the best example of it, they are all built on the cloud," he said. "A lot of these companies are seeing (the shift to the cloud) accelerate as a result of the coronavirus pandemic."

Meanwhile, Airtree Ventures partner James Cameron pointed to the growth of online cloud computing training provider A Cloud Guru, which reached $116 million in revenue this year, as a good example of how tech startups can make the most of the rush to the cloud.

A Cloud Guru teaches people how to use cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform and has taught two million users since launch in 2015.

"It really has been the right time and right place (for the business) to enjoy that explosive growth," Mr Cameron said.

"They are sitting at this mega trend and of the tailwinds they have got behind them one is online education and the second is the shift into digital reskilling, then there's also the shift in the general software development world to the cloud."

A Cloud Guru co-founder and chief executive Sam Kroonenburg said remote working has been a key catalyst for the shift to the cloud.

A Cloud Guru co-founder and chief executive Sam Kroonenburg. Credit:Eamon Gallagher

"I think the world has a mandate to move to the cloud and this is a major shift that is happening across the world globally," he said. "Companies are wanting to move away from managing their own infrastructure, they want to have the flexibility to send their workforce home and COVID-19 is just accelerating that trend."

Mr Kroonenburg said he expected this shift to continue even after the pandemic is over.

"It is a long term systemic change," he said.

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Paul Bassat, co-founder of Square Peg, said migration to the cloud was one of the key themes the venture capital firm was focused on, pointing to its investments in Israeli data centre infrastructure startup Excelero and cloud storage infrastructure startup Lightfix.

"We are essentially seeing pretty much all businesses are going to move to the cloud, we are 20 to 30 per cent into that journey so there's still a long way to go here," he said.

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Cloud Computing Magazine Names Univa a 2020 Product of the Year Award Winner – Business Wire

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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Univa, a leading provider of workload management and cloud automation solutions for enterprise HPC, today announced that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has awarded Navops Launch 2.0 a 2020 Product of the Year Award, presented by Cloud Computing Magazine.

As more and more enterprises migrate HPC workloads to the cloud, there is a growing need for solutions to help manage the complexity of moving their compute to the cloud, said Rob Lalonde, VP and General Manager - Cloud, Univa. We developed Navops Launch 2.0 to help enterprises easily deploy and manage their HPC workloads within a wide range of hybrid cloud environments, regardless of workload complexity or scale. We are honored to have Navops Launch recognized for its innovation and benefits to enterprise customers.

Navops Launch 2.0 delivers powerful features for workload and resource automation that can be used in conjunction with any combination of cloud providers, including AWS, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure. With Navops Launch 2.0, enterprises can easily extend HPC workloads to the cloud to boost efficiency and productivity, and dramatically improve cloud ROI while reducing cloud-related spending by 30-40 percent. Navops Launch 2.0 achieves these substantial efficiency gains by right-sizing cloud resource selection, automating hybrid cloud operations, and monitoring key process indicators to ensure optimal resource utilization and full visibility and control over cloud spending.

Congratulations to Univa for being honored with a Cloud Computing Product of the Year Award, said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. Navops Launch 2.0 is truly an innovative product and is amongst the best solutions available within the past twelve months that facilitates business-transforming cloud computing and communications. I look forward to continued excellence from Univa in 2020 and beyond.

About Univa Corporation

Univa is the leading provider of workload management and cloud automation solutions for enterprise HPC. Customers around the world are using Univa Grid Engine and Navops Launch to manage diverse application workloads and resources and scale and automate infrastructure management to maximize efficiency, throughput and manage cloud spend. Univas solutions help customers run thousands of HPC, analytics and AI workloads across multiple industries to innovate faster, obtain better quality insights, and improve competitiveness and business productivity. Univa is headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Canada and Germany. For more information, visit http://www.univa.com.

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Perceptions of cloud computing in goverment – Government News

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The Australian government sector is a significant user of the public Cloud and spent almost $A1 billion ($US702 million) on it in 2018, according to a Deloitte Access Economics report.

A new whitepaper calledPerceptions of Cloud Computing in Governmentprepared by Which-50 and sponsored by Rubrik looks at the progress of cloud computing in the Commonwealth Government and reveals the attitudes of senior executives and industry leaders, the criticality of security, and impediments that keep agencies and departments on the sidelines.

The whitepaper also identifies the benefits government IT leaders believe cloud can provide. They include increasing the speed of delivering new platforms which allow for continuous improvement, providing easier access to services, and reducing the effort needed for maintenance, while allowing agencies to focus on improving service delivery.

With studies indicating that the cumulative productivity benefits of public Cloud to the Government sector could already be more than $A2 billion over the past five years, cloud computing offers genuine productivity benefits and transformational opportunities.

Yet while heavily supported by the government, and embraced by its agencies, the move is still stalling on some levels because of confusion around what Cloud really brings. There are also fears that it may not be secure, and consequently that it may pose a threat to highly sensitive data assets.

The authors of the report spoke to technology leaders in and around the Commonwealth Government to understand the issues concerning government guidance and policy related to Cloud services including their view of Cloud generally, their current posture to Cloud computing and their perceptions of how non-technical managers view cloud computing.

The report also draws on recent research by industry analysts and leading management consultants to help readers better understand the current state of play.

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Cloud Computing- A Revolution In The HR-tech Segment – Express Computer

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By Prasad Rajappan, Founder of ZingHR

Cloud computing has emerged as an indispensable organ in the HR technology segment. This technology refers to the use of configurable resources such as software development applications and storage over the Internet. The hardware is managed by a vendor and services are on a paid model. Cloud computing eliminates the use of additional infrastructure to maintain enterprises data and is a scalable investment that functions as a centralized repository for firms. Agility, ease of implementation, cost-efficiency and productivity are the hallmarks of cloud computing technology. A state-of-the-art cloud computing technology not only streamlines the recruitment process but transform the entire gamut of HR functions; it also heralds a new tech-driven culture in an organisation. Discussed are some of the recent trends in cloud computing technology.

The shift from multi-channel to an omnichannel model

Cloud computing has become more portable and ensures a seamless streamlining of functions with the proliferation of data integration platforms and vendors cross-platform alliances. What was multi-channel has now become omnichannel to benefit enterprises that have implemented it.

Role of Internet of Things

Internet of Things and Cloud Computing enjoy a complementary relationship. Greater connectivity by devices serves as a channel to transport massive information for use by firms. Here the technology used by the enterprise is not the only significant; its ramifications even extend to personal devices used by employees. Hence the IoT is a tool that can be utilized to transform massive amounts of data as information quickly. Though IoT generates a huge amount of data, storage is not a hurdle as it can be scaled up.

Key to employee wellness

Cloud computing can play a significant role in employee engagement and wellness that has emerged as a new focus for enterprises. Cloud communication can fill in the missing links in the communication. It also allows managers to review employees performance continuously through a single dedicated platform. It also allows employees to give feedback about their managers.

Key to learning culture

With more and more firms adopting e-learning, in-person and manual training have given way to sophisticated learning platforms. Cloud computing is an important enabler to keep employees in line with industry requirements along with fostering a culture of lifelong learning in an organisation.

Role of modular software

As organisations embrace decentralization, data will be stored in places other than the cloud. The wide adoption of modular software and different serves will enable this change.

Key to an agile workforce

An agile and flexible workforce has gained a new currency in recent times. Cloud Computing is an excellent medium to connect the workforce across diverse geographies and profiles. It provides quick, on-the-go and instant access to communication.

Role in Data Security

The HR function possesses a lot of data about employees credentials that have to be confidential. With data security and privacy emerging as potent concerns in these times, cloud computing if implemented with state-of-the-art security measures can protect the data to the core. Hence more and more enterprises are now relying on platform-specific security solutions rather than on third party solutions

Innovation to be the key

Innovation will still be the centerpiece while adopting cloud computing to enable a tech-driven workforce. New trends such as quantum computing, usage of the Kubernetes platform to overcome barriers among others will redefine the HR technology segment.

Hence cloud computing significantly empowers HR function by enabling it to be more productive, responsive and dynamic to help firms gain a competitive edge over their counterparts.

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Google Launches the First NVIDIA Ampere A100 GPUs in the Cloud with Computing Engine A2 VMs – InfoQ.com

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In a recent blog post, Google announced the introduction of the Accelerator-Optimized VM (A2) family on Google Compute Engine, based on the NVIDIA Ampere A100 Tensor Core GPU. A2 provides up to 16 GPUs in a single VM and is the first A100-based offering in the public cloud.

Google designed the A2-family of VMs to boost training and inference computing performance for its customers. The A2 features the NVIDIA A-100 Tensor Core graphics processing unit based upthe newly NVIDIA Ampere architecture. According to the blog post, the A-100 offers up to 20 times the compute performance compared to the previous generation GPU, and comes with 40 GB of high performance HBM2 GPU memory. Also, A2 VMs come with up to 96 Intel Cascade Lake vCPUs, optional Local SSDs for workloads requiring faster data feeds to GPUs and up to 100 Gbps of networking.

When customers have more demanding workloads, the A2 offers the a2-megagpu-16g instance with 16 A100 GPUs, which include a total of 640 GB of GPU memory, 1.3 TB of system memory and all-in-all connected through NVSwitch with up to 9.6TB/s of aggregate bandwidth.

Source: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/announcing-google-cloud-a2-vm-family-based-on-nvidia-a100-gpu

Note that A2 also offers smaller configurations allowing customers to match their need for GPU compute power. Customers can choose between five configurations, from one to 16 GPUs, with two different CPU- and networking-to-GPU ratios - each GPU to be partitioned into as many as seven GPU instances, owing to Amperes multi-instance group (MIG) capability.

Ian Buck, general managerand vice president of Accelerated Computing at NVIDIA, wrote in a recent company blog post about the availability of the A-100 on GCP:

In cloud data centers, A100 can power a broad range of compute-intensive applications, including AI training and inference, data analytics, scientific computing, genomics, edge video analytics, 5G services, and more.

With the A2 family, VMs Google further expands its portfolio of predefined and custom VMs ranging from compute- to accelerator optimized machines. Moreover, the company continues to compete with other cloud vendors such as Microsoft, which recently released new general purpose and memory-optimized VM families on various Intel Chipsets (AVX-512) and AWS, which recently released EC2 Inf1 instances based on its Inferentia chips. Many of these new VM types are targeted for customers with AI and Machine Learning workloads.

Holger Mueller, principal analyst and vice president at Constellation Research Inc., told InfoQ:

The battle for cloud leadership is primarily fought in the AI battle, and that is all about getting the AI load of enterprises attracted to each vendor's cloud. In the middle are platform vendors like NVidia, that providea cross-cloud platform and on-premise option. So with Google bringing the newest Nvidia platform to its Google Cloud, it makes it easier for CxOs to move AI workloads across on-premises and to the (Google) cloud.

Also, he said:

With Google being the #3 vendor, it has to be more open and more creative at attracting load - and this is another example of the Google strategy. In contrast, the larger AWS and Azure strategy is still to move to cloud proprietary compute architectures for AI loads. CxOs need to be awarethat lock-in is still a desirable outcome for most technology vendors and needs to balance the risks between convenience, speed and lock-in.

Currently, the A2 VM family is in alpha, and customers can request access by signing up. Moreover, Google states that public availability and pricing information will come later in the year. And finally, the company also announced forthcoming Nvidia A100 support for Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud AI Platform, and other services.

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Healthcare Cloud Computing Market Size, Share, overview 2020, Covid-19 Impact Analysis, Technology Trends, Global Industry Analysis, Business Growth…

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Healthcare Cloud Computing MarketSynopsis

Market Research Future (MRFR) proclaims that the global healthcare cloud computing market is predicted to garner a stellar CAGR during the forecast period (2017-2023). The surging adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) has catalyzed the growth of the market across the globe. Cloud computing can be referred to as the practice of using a network of remote servers which are hosted on the internet, in order to manage, store, and process data. Cloud computing does not require a local server and reduces the overall cost efficiently by cutting infrastructural expenses. Cloud computing provides several benefits which have impacted the general market for cloud-based technologies.

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Healthcare Cloud Computing MarketPotential and Pitfalls

Cloud computing helps to reduce the overall cost as it is used without the interference of physical infrastructure. The internet stores and manages data which cuts down the maintenance cost, thereby propelling the healthcare cloud computing market across the globe. With the widespread and high demand for cloud computing and revolution in IT, the overall healthcare sector has been affected positively. The amount of data generated in the healthcare sector has triggered the adoption of cloud computing across the globe. Moreover, major market players of the healthcare cloud computing are actively engaged in the development of improved services which has continued to optimize operations in complex and large sectors, for instance, healthcare.

The advent of blockchain technology in cloud computing is considered one of the key trends which are anticipated to gain prominence in the global market. The healthcare sector is highly deploying cloud computing systems in order to streamline claims, achieve greater data security, ensure drug supply chain, manage billings, and ensure health research integrity. Blockchain also provides integrity and superior data security to the systems in which is further employed owing to its distributed characteristics. Such factors are expected to bolster the market growth worldwide.

On the contrary, concern and security risks associated with the sensitive data being made available on the cloud is anticipated to deter the market growth throughout the appraisal period. Moreover, inefficient backup activities and cloud breaches with regards to data undertaken by the healthcare organizations are estimated to vitiate the market growth in the coming years.

Global Healthcare Cloud Computing Market: Segmental Analysis

Thehealthcare cloud computing markethas been segmented on the basis of application, deployment, end-user, and service.

By mode of applications, the global healthcare cloud computing market has been segmented into clinical information system (CIS) and non-clinical information system (NCIS). Among these, the clinical information system is considered to command the major share owing to the increased prevalence of chronic diseases coupled with the surging geriatric population resulting in an increased patient data volume.

By mode of deployment, the global healthcare cloud computing market has been segmented into public cloud, private cloud, and hybrid cloud. Among these, the private cloud is likely to gain prominence in the coming years owing to its higher adoption rate due to better security.

By mode of end-user, the global healthcare cloud computing market has been segmented into healthcare players and healthcare providers.

By mode of service, the global healthcare cloud computing market has been segmented into software-as-a-service (SaaS), infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), and platform-as-a-service (PaaS). Among these, the software-as-a-service is anticipated to gain prominence during the appraisal period owing to its easy deployment, less lead time, and service providers ownership of support and maintenance tasks.

Healthcare Cloud Computing MarketRegional Insights

Geographically, healthcare cloud computing market span across regions namely, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, North America, and the Middle East & Africa.

Considering the global scenario, the healthcare cloud computing market is dominated by the North American region owing to the presence of the U.S. with a high concentration of market players. Also, the presence of a significant healthcare sector is estimated to foster growth. The region also exhibits an affinity for the adoption of advanced technologies, which is further estimated to contribute to the market growth.

The Asia Pacific region is considered to expand at a rapid pace owing to the presence of well-developed healthcare infrastructure. Economies like China and Japan are among the most populous countries, possessing a massive patient population. The need to have proper operations in order to treat such a huge patient population has triggered the adoption of advanced healthcare cloud computing solutions in this region.

Healthcare Cloud Computing Industry Updates

January 02, 2019: 3M has recently announced their plan to acquire the cloud-based clinical documentation unit of M*Modal for USD 1 billion. 3M has planned to add the Pittsburgh-based M*Modal business to 3M Health Information Systems unit which is a supplier of services and software to healthcare payers and providers.

Healthcare Cloud Computing Market Competitive Dashboard

The prominent players operating in the global healthcare cloud computing market comprises Microsoft Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Merge Healthcare Inc., Cerner Corporation, Carestream Corporation, ClearData Networks Inc., International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation, CareCloud Corporation, Agfa-Gevaert N.V., Sectra AB, Siemens Healthineers, GE Healthcare, NextGen Healthcare, Dell Inc., athenahealth Inc., and Nuance Communications.

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2020-2025 Global Cloud Computing in Automotive Market: Development, Demand, Leading Players and Forecast Outlook | Orbis Research – Cole of Duty

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Nanotechnology in Energy Market is Thriving Worldwide By Size, Revenue, Emerging Trends and Top Growing Companies 2028 – Jewish Life News

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Nanomechanical Testing Market Introduction

Nanomechanical testing involves the technique and equipment used to study the fundamental mechanical properties of materials at the level of nanometers. The testing of mechanical properties of nanomaterials forms the scientific foundation for nanotechnology.

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Nanomechanical testing equipment and methods are used to test the effectiveness of nanomaterials for specific applications by thoroughly analyzing the thermal, elastic, and kinetic properties of nanostructures. The testing equipment and techniques is finding usage in the production of nanopowders, nanotubes, carbon nanotubes, nanocoatings, nanocomposite materials, nanorods, nanowires, and other nanostructures. Nanotechnology-based components are finding widespread adoption in an assortment of industries and the demand for these elements is estimated to remain robust in the foreseeable future. A surge in the demand for nanotechnology-based components in an array of industrial applications is expected to fuel nanomechanical testing market growth with the market generating revenues of approximately US$ 280 million in 2018.

Nanomechanical Testing Market Dynamics

High-Temperature Nanomaterial Testing to Remain a Vital Revenue Pocket

With nanotechnology being a relatively newer field of interest in an array of industries, it is necessary to analyze the mechanical properties of nanomaterials under harsh environmental conditions to ensure they impart effective performance in real-time conditions. Testing of nanomaterials under high temperature is gradually gaining traction, stemming from the burgeoning demand for nanocoatings in high-temperature applications such as aerospace engine component production, nuclear reactor cladding, and high-speed machining. Effective analysis of the mechanical properties of nanomaterials under extreme temperature conditions is necessary to ascertain the performance of these advanced materials. Nanomechanical testing of materials at high temperature requires the use of precise, accurate, and careful designing of equipment than the ones used for analysis of these materials at room temperature. The burgeoning demand for the development of high-precision nanomechanical testing equipment and techniques are estimated to contribute significantly to the market growth. Nanoindentation is gradually emerging as a popular nanomechanical testing procedure for effectively analyzing the mechanical properties of nanomaterials under high temperatures.

Breakthroughs in MEMS Development to Uphold Nanomechanical Testing Market Growth

MEMS or micro-electro-mechanical systems are miniaturized versions of mechanical or electro-mechanical components which can vary in size from one micron to several millimeters. These are nothing but miniature sensors, actuators, and microelectronics. Continuous innovation and research and development in MEMS production are aiding manufacturers to effectively use the devices in analyzing the mechanical and electrical properties of nanostructures.

Additionally, nanomechanical testing is also used for the production of effective MEMS designs and devices. Organizations are increasingly using nanoindentation in combination with other nanomechanical testing techniques for testing the fracture and stiffness resistance of MEMS structures. Further, nanomechanical testing is finding widespread usage in the assessment and optimization of MEMS device tribology which is central to measuring the performance, reliability, and efficiency of these devices. MEMS is expected to find extensive adoption in biotechnology, medicinal, communication, and sensing applications which, in turn, is likely to bolster nanomechanical testing market growth.

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Intensifying R&D in Structure Modification: Key Determinant of Market Success

Controlling the structure of conventional materials while their modification to produce relevant and desired performance results is gradually gaining traction in an assortment of industries such as construction, semiconductor manufacturing, and electronics. With increasing microstructure complexity and growing demand for thinner, flexible, and smaller nanomaterials, the requirement for efficient classification techniques to measure the impact of changes on the overall mechanical properties of the structure is on the rise. Accelerating development and investments in material technology is expected to bolster nanomechanical testing market proliferation.

Environmental Safety and Human Health Concerns Surrounding Nanomaterials to Stifle Market Growth

A rapid rise in the uptake of nanomaterial in an assortment of industries is causing an increasing concentration of nanomaterials to enter the environment and even the human body. Increasing concentration of nanomaterial in the environment has been found out to have an adverse impact on small fish, algae, bacteria, and other crustaceans, a factor which could potentially create an imbalance in the ecosystem. The lack of effective techniques for measuring and defining the adverse impact of nanomaterials on human health and environment is further raising concerns about the growing use of the material in industries. These factors are expected to dampen nanomechanical testing market growth as administrations around the world are increasingly contemplating to implement stringent guidelines on the manufacturing and disposing of nanostructures.

Nanomechanical Testing Market Notable Highlights

Other leading players operating in the nanomechanical testing market are Micro Materials Limited, Testometric Co. Ltd., Quad Group Inc., Illinois Tool Works Inc., MTS Systems Corporation, Nanomechanics Inc., and Biomomentum Inc.

Nanomechanical Testing Market Segmentation

On the basis of offerings, the nanomechanical testing market can be segmented into:

Based on the end-use application, the nanomechanical testing market can be segmented into:

On the basis of instrument type, the nanomechanical testing market can be segmented into:

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Across the country, demonstrators have marched against police violence and misconduct, and public support for the Black Lives Matter movement is at an all-time high. Politicians, corporations, and sports teams are calling for reform, and police departments nationwide are facing unprecedented scrutiny.

A prominent reform proposal is reduced funding for police. We agree that such expenditures, and criminal justice spending more broadly, should be much smaller than currently. But calls for reduced funding, by themselves, are potentially unconvincing because they do not specify what police expenditure or activity should be cut.

The ideal approach is to first eliminate laws that never made sense in the first place: those that limit freedom rather than protecting it.

Such laws roughly, those against victimless crimes include drug prohibition, laws against prostitution, criminal charges for nuisance crimes like loitering or vagrancy, and pretextual traffic stops, amongst others. Such laws also generate policies that infringe civil liberties and exacerbate racial tension by giving police an excuse to engage in overly aggressive tactics (no-knock warrants) or target minorities (stop-and-frisk).

In contrast, laws against murder, rape, assault, and theft aim to protect lives and property of genuine victims. And while enforcement of these laws is also open to abuse, the scope for misconduct is far smaller. Police officers trying to solve a murder must have at least some evidence that a crime has occurred and that an alleged perpetrator might have been involved. Police officers who want to harass Black teenagers can simply assert that a particular individual looked suspicious or acted like a drug dealer.

Laws that limit freedom thus create an artificial need for police and generate wasteful expenditure. More importantly, they promote conflict between police and the citizenry, especially minorities, because police have so much discretion in enforcement.

Repealing freedom-limiting laws, and their associated enforcement practices, will dramatically reduce encounters and tension between the police and the public, thus diminishing the possibility of violence or other harassment. And these laws were unwarranted limitations on individual liberty in the first place.

Without these laws, moreover, police could focus on preventing or solving serious crimes, not arresting people for selling loose cigarettes (as in the case of Eric Garner, who died after being placed in a chokehold by police), conducting invasive searches justified by the odor of marijuana (long permitted, albeit challenged in many states, including New York), treating Black gun owners as threats for legally carrying weapons (or killing them, in the case of Philando Castile), harassing people experiencing homelessness, or executing illegal no knock warrants like the one that led to the shooting of Breonna Taylor. Improving the low closure rates for violent crimes will do far more to improve public safety than arresting people for victimless crimes.

And so long as infringing basic liberties is a key part of policing, that occupation will attract the wrong type of person for the job. Under the status quo, warrior cop mentality, officers who are aggressive, reactive, and violent will thrive. Reorienting law enforcement towards stopping real crime, and helping people, will attract officers who care more about public safety than the adrenaline rush of breaking down doors.

And without these ill-advised laws, reduced police expenditures makes perfect sense. More than twenty percent of arrests in the United States in 2018 were for drugs, alcohol, prostitution, or vagrancy offenses. Eliminating these arrests will also reduce the burden on courts and prisons. Ending the prosecution of drug-related offenses alone would reduce state and federal expenditures by $47 billion.

Misguided laws are not, to be sure, the only cause of police misconduct. Other factors include limited accountability due to union rules and qualified immunity, which shield officers form the consequences of misconduct. The militarization of state and local police via federal grants for surplus military equipment also creates the wrong atmosphere, giving suburban police departments weapons and vehicles designed for war zones.

But aligning societys laws with appropriate objectives is a crucial condition for other reforms to have a major impact. Why? Because a system that is fundamentally misfocused in trying to limit freedom, rather than protect it will have a hard time keeping police accountable. So the starting point for reform must be eliminating those laws that create the wrong framework for the police, accompanied by the implied reductions in funding.

Jeffrey Miron is the director of economic studies at the Cato Institute and the director of undergraduate studies in the economics department at Harvard University. Erin Partin is a research assistant at the Cato Institute.

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Jim Beall and Scott Wiener: Recognize the progress of high speed rail – Santa Maria Times

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Californias High-Speed Rail project is under fire again, but history shows us that major infrastructure projects are almost always controversial.

Before it was built, the Golden Gate Bridge was derided as financially unsound, legally dubious and an aesthetic blight. BART was deemed the ultimate money drain. Today opponents of the high-speed rail shorthand their objections: boondoggle.

Mega-infrastructure projects are hard. The bigger the project, the harder it gets. And California hasnt tackled an infrastructure project as big or as bold as high-speed rail since the building of our state highway system more than 50 years ago.

Yet despite all the handwringing, the political infighting, the calls to cancel the project and redirect funds, progress marches steadily forward. The High-Speed Rail Authority is systematically and transparently working its way through full environmental clearance for the entire statewide system by the end of 2022 so that as continued funding becomes available, the state is ready to build.

Whats not reported often is that this project is undertaking the largest environmental clearance effort in the country. The authority continues to make steady progress on this effort, with a schedule that shows theyll meet the federally mandated 2022 deadline.

Construction of the high-speed rail system is fully underway at 32 job sites across several counties along the first 119 miles of the system. This stretch will be the heart of the system and the testing ground for the nations first electrified high-speed rail trains. As of this month, 4,000 men and women have been put to work on construction jobs in the Central Valley because of the high-speed rail project. Rather than joining the swollen ranks of unemployed Californians, these men and women are providing for themselves and their families and helping build Californias future.

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A week of progress in Turkeys fight against COVID-19 pandemic | Daily Sabah – Daily Sabah

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Turkey on Saturday reported 918 new COVID-19 cases as daily infections fell for the seventh day in a row. With the latest figures, Turkey's total caseload rose to 218,717. The coronavirus death toll reached 5,475 with 17 new fatalities over the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 1,179 more patients have successfully recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total to 201,013.

According to Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, the five provinces with the largest number of new cases over the last three days from most to least have been: Istanbul, Ankara, Gaziantep, Konya and Diyarbakr. Meanwhile, Artvin, Tunceli, Bayburt, Krklareli and Bartn have reported the fewest new infections over the same period.

With the latest figures, Turkey appears to be stabilizing the pandemic after a struggle with rising cases plaguing its normalization process, which went into full swing last month.

Increasing caseloads have been linked to the public failing to comply with new rules including wearing masks and maintaining a social distance. Though Turkey eased a string of restrictions, from weekend curfews to inter-city travel, mask requirement and social distancing rules remain in place. Security forces routinely conduct inspections in crowded areas and mete out warnings to those without masks, sometimes imposing fines.

Associate professor Sema Turan, a member of the Health Ministrys Coronavirus Science Board, warns that a second wave of the pandemic could be experienced in Turkey, as well as around the world at large.

September and October are two months we will likely see a second wave due to changes in the human bodys resistance to viruses, an increase in crowds in enclosed spaces and more people spending time indoors in those months, she told Demirren News Agency (DHA).

Turan says a second wave, or new surge, is common during such outbreaks. We should not be deceived by a decline in new cases. The human body is more resistant to viruses in the summer, but cases are not over yet. We ought not to drop our guard. Our Science Board repeatedly warns people to follow the rules, and the public should not think that we are exaggerating, she said, adding that Turkeys health care workers were working hard for each patients recovery and cautioning the public to pay attention to measures.

Our health system will do everything it can against the pandemic, but people should be careful too. If you follow the rules to a T, cases will decrease and we can be rid of the pandemic maybe in a mater of months.

Turan also warned about the upcoming Qurban Bayram, the Muslim holiday more commonly known outside Turkey as Eid al-Adha.

This is a time of great people movement where many feel obliged to gather together to celebrate. We want them to wear masks all the time in place of gatherings and avoid congratulatory handshakes. We advise people to exchange greetings by phone if possible, she said.

A world without scent

Turan further held up the example of Uur Duman, a 44-year-old surgeon from the northwestern city of Bursa, as an example of what those who catch and recover from the virus can expect. Despite it being two months since he recovered, Duman stated: I have no ability to smell almost any scent.

Duman was diagnosed with the coronavirus in April. Symptoms vary among patients, yet for him, it started with a slight cough.

I wouldnt care about such a cough if there wasn't an outbreak in Turkey, but I had a heart condition as well. So, I shared my concern with colleagues, and they ran tests on me."

"Imaging showed symptoms in my lungs, and I was diagnosed with the coronavirus, he recounted to Anadolu Agency (AA) on Sunday.

Luckily, Duman's symptoms were less severe, and the doctor was placed in self-isolation at home. After a five-day treatment and 14 days of quarantine, he fully recovered and is now back to work.

I felt immense solitude. This is what bothered me most while I was ill. I was lonely, away from my loved ones, he recounted.

However, the most significant impact of the virus has been his subsequent loss of smell.

I woke up one morning and could not smell anything. It has slightly recovered, but I still cannot make out most scents. I cant smell food, I cant smell flowers, he complained.

Duman said the virus can spread rapidly and thus advised fellow citizens to minimize contact with each other and comply with personal protective measures, adding: The Health Ministry has guidelines in place. Surely, as a society, we cannot abandon old habits, like gatherings for social events but we have to follow rules while doing them.

Wearing masks is of the utmost importance. It might seem like a simple measure, but it really provides protection. No one should feel confident that he or she can not be infected, no matter how young or healthy they are. Some can recover with slight symptoms while others of the same age and health can be confined to intensive care, he warned.

We still do not know how damaging the coronavirus will be for the body in the long-run. So, it is best to take measures until we know more about coronavirus and can take it under control, he added.

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WASHINGTON, July 19, 2020 (by Michael Dickens)

Katie Boulter can chalk up her Progress Tour Womens Championship title victory over Jodie Burrage to her experience. Although Boulter rarely had to play from behind during her week-long run to the title in Roehampton, England, she maintained her composure when she trailed early against Burrage on Saturday and was rewarded in a 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory.

Down 3-0 to start the final, it took a little while for the 374th-ranked Boulter to find her range with her forehand returns and to steady her nerves in the blustery conditions. However, once she did, there was no turning back. Boulter came from a set and a break down and picked up enough momentum to level the match during the second set of the two hour and 12 minute final That was contested on a hard court at the LTA National Tennis Centre.

In the final set, Boulter took advantage of two breaks of Burrages serve, the second which rewarded the 23-year-old Leicester native with the match on her racquet. Promptly, Boulters seventh ace was bookended around three unforced errors by Burrage. The former World No. 82 and British Fed Cup member won on her first match point opportunity when Burrage netted a forehand return.

Obviously, Im very happy to get the win, said Boulter. There was some good tennis and some bad tennis.Sometimes, you just have to find your way. Im very happy with the result.

Boulter, who overcame four service breaks and outpointed Burrage 92-89, capitalized on five service breaks in eight tries against her 21-year-old opponent whom she defeated in straight sets two days earlier in group play. I felt like I was struggling a little bit body-wise but I was tryin to push myself through and got a little bit lucky and kept the ball on the court, she said. Sometimes it happens. Today things went my way.

The loss was just the third for the 289th-ranked Burrage in her last 17 matches during this summers British Tour events. Two of them have come against Boulter this week. Boulter said during her post-match interview she feels if Burrage can maintain her consistency she could do well.

If she keeps playing that way, shes going to go very far, said Boulter. Ive always thought Jodies a very good player. Shes starting to put it all together and its really nice to see.

Boulters victory was the culmination of five consecutive wins in five days after being inactive for the past 19 weeks because of the coronavirus lockdown of pro tennis.Just to get my body through five matches was a huge accomplishment for me, she said. That was my aim for the week.

Earlier, in a breakthrough performance, 17-year-old Amelia Bissett defeated Erin Richardson, 19, 6-3, 6-2, to earn the Division One title. The clean-hitting Bissett, who is ranked No. 134 in the ITF rankings, won five straight matches to garner the title and did not drop any sets throughout the tournament.

The doubles title was won by Alicia Barnett and Olivia Nicholls over Emily Arbuthnott and Anna Popescu, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Power, depth lift Freedoms into WTT first place

Sofia Kenin won her showdown with Venus Williams 5-1 en route to leading the Philadelphia Freedoms to a 22-14 victory over the Washington Kastles in World TeamTennis play Saturday afternoon at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The Freedoms are 4-1 at the end of the first week of the WTT season.

Is Dominic Thiem ready to make his move?

As Dominic Thiemgoes after his second bett1ACES title of the week in Berlin, Tennis.coms Steve Tignor takes a look at Thiem and ponders if the World No. 4 is ready to make his Alpha move in pushing the Big Three.

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API welcomes modernized NEPA regulations that strengthen US environmental progress and support infrastructure development – WorldOil

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7/15/2020

WASHINGTON API welcomed the Council on Environmental Qualitys (CEQ) improvements to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. The finalized rule reduces the red tape slowing critical infrastructure projects and job creation across the country while strengthening environmental progress.

NEPA modernization will help America streamline permitting to move job-creating infrastructure projects off the drawing board and into development, API President and CEO Mike Sommers said. Todays action is essential to U.S. energy leadership and environmental progress, providing more certainty to jumpstart not only the modernized pipeline infrastructure we need to deliver cleaner fuels but highways, bridges and renewable energy. These reforms will help accelerate the nations economic recovery and advance energy infrastructure while continuing necessary environmental reviews.

A recent report by the National Petroleum Council concluded that overlapping and duplicative regulatory requirements, inconsistencies across multiple federal and state agencies, and unnecessarily lengthy administrative procedures have created a complex and unpredictable permitting process. While there have been bipartisan actions by Congress and the Executive Branch to expedite the permitting process, more improvements are necessary.

Potential investments in energy-related projects alone have been estimated at more than $1 trillion over the next 15 years. Todays NEPA modifications support the efficient permitting and construction of this critical infrastructure, including lower-carbon energy options like natural gas and renewables, as well as future clean-energy innovations.

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Progress of new Lincoln athletic facilities still on schedule’ – MLive.com

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YPSILANTI Construction for several athletic facilities at Ypsilanti Lincoln are moving along, despite the continuation of the COVID-19 outbreak.

A bond passed in 2018 approved renovations and upgrades to Lincoln facilities including new baseball and softball complexes and a 120,000-square foot indoor facility, along with other additions.

But during the initial wave of the pandemic in March and April, schools were forced to close, athletic events were halted and even construction projects were sidelined.

There were concerns earlier this year that construction on Lincolns new facilities could be pushed back because of the pandemic, but when cases began to slow in the early parts of the summer, construction resumed.

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Ypsilanti Lincoln athletic facility renderings

Now, with construction on Lincolns athletic facilities making strides, progress on the new athletic indoor facility, the baseball and softball complexes and the new weight room are all on schedule, according to Lincoln athletic director Chris Westfall.

Probably the only good thing about the school being shutdown is that the construction guys have been able to work unencumbered, Westfall told MLive. Its been one of the only positives of this whole craziness. Some of the construction is happening.

Westfall said the baseball and softball complexes are expected to be finished in time for the 2021 spring season, the weight room is on track to be finished for the fall and the 120,000 square foot indoor athletic facility is still on schedule.

The steel frames for the indoor facility have begun to go up, while installation of drain tile and underlayment for the baseball and softball fields are also ongoing.

Lincolns new turf football field was the first project in the plan to be finished last fall in time for the season, and Westfall said the schools new choir room is finished and the new band area for the school is also nearing completion.

Despite the recent rise in coronavirus cases across the state, Westfall said at this point in time he doesnt anticipate construction being halted like it was when the pandemic impeded progress earlier this year.

Obviously, were all concerned about falls sports and whatll happen to the school year, Westfall said. For me, Im just trying not to take the good news too well and the bad news too low. Well deal with it as it comes.

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Moms fear no progress if in-home therapy doesn’t start back soon – WSIL TV

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(WSIL) -- Local moms living in rural areas are showing us some of the challenges they've had with tele-health therapy for their children during the pandemic.

One of those moms is Rachel Rogers who lives in Eldorado. Her son Killian just turned two years old and like most toddlers his age, he's active.

Rogers says Killian is diagnosed with a duplication of the 22nd chromosome, "It's caused severe growth disorders and muscle mass is almost non-existent."

While, Danielle Richards of McLeansboro has a daughter with Microcephaly.

"Her brain is immature," Richards explains. "She has water on her brain. It's like pot holes filled with water."

Most have probably never heard of the disorder, but it causes many health conditions such as Epilepsy, a feeding tube, and hearing and sight loss.

Both moms enrolled their children into the the Early Intervention program provided by the state that's for children until they reach 3.

Parents pay a montly fee based off their income and it helps to fill the gap on medical expenses that insurance doesn't cover like little Landri's hearing aids.

The main thing is in-home therapy sessions that work around the parent's schedule, and Killian and Landri have a lot.

Those include physical, developmental, occupational and speech therapies for one hour at home each week and vision bi-weekly.

Rogers says the program has been vital to her son making progress.

"If it hadn't been for the Early Intervention therapy program, we wouldn't be where we are today," she says.

While Richards agrees, "she would still be like a newborn, and she's like at least a 4, 5 or 6 month old right now."

Both moms even praise the program for moving so quickly to tele-health when the pandemic first hit, but there's been some issues like not being able to get Killian into the same positions for muscle building as his physical therapist.

"It looks easy but then they show us what to do and then we're like how do you get him to do that I can't," Rogers explains.

Another challenge is trying to get a toddler to pay attention to a laptop or phone screen.

"I can't get him to stay in a screen, to get him to do the exercises that they want," Rogers adds.

Richards has the same issues and often feels like she's in a tug of war after work trying to spend time with her other children and get Landri the therapy she needs.

"I rush home; I have to hurry up and get the laptop going," she says. "Praying that the laptop doesn't freeze or the internet is going to work."

Richards adds that some therapies are not even available for tele-health or the therapist is not making an effort.

"Say we start back up in August, she will have missed out on 80 therapy sessions in home and that makes a huge difference," Richards explains. "These past few months are like years in her life."

The moms say now that the state has lifted some restrictions it's time for in-home therapy to start back up.

"We need a plan on how to get them back on track because she can't go a year without having actual physical contact because she will regress, she wont progress," Richards says.

Rogers feels the same way about her son Killian since Early Intervention helped her Collin, who is also diagnosed with a duplication of the 22nd chromosome.

"My 9 year old, if it wasn't for the 0-3 program, he wouldn't be where he is today," she explains. "I want to make sure that he (Killian) gets all that while he can."

The moms add they will do whatever it takes to get in-home therapy again. Whether that means wearing a face mask at all times, cleaning requirements for their home or temperature checks at the door.

News 3 also spoke to Dana Gilbert, who is the physical therapist for both Rogers and Richards.

Gilbert believes the state was quick to get tele-health up and running for the families who wanted it saying it only took about a week.

The physical therapist, who has been a part of the program for 20 years, says tele-health has been a good way to stay in touch with families and that she's making the best out of it.

However, it has been difficult to instruct parents on how to move their children properly for the therapy sessions since it takes training and being able to feel what is happening.

"I can tell you all kinds of stuff to do with that child to help them but to feel a child move or feel an adult to move through a motor plane," she explains. "That is touch that is something that you learn through the years."

Gilbert adds the most important thing is to keep everyone healthy, but hopes that there can be a plan in place for her to go back into the home if the parents feel comfortable and continue tele-health for others.

The last weekly update by state leaders on the program was on July 2nd saying that tele-health had been funded through july 27th.

The update also says a plan to resume in-person services has been submitted for review by infectious disease experts and is awaiting approval.

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