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Task management is superior to time management as it provides the required flexibility, personalisation and customisation.

According to a recent survey, more than half of doctors working in high-risk environments said there were either shortages or no supply at all of adequate face masks, while 65 per cent said they did not have access to eye protection. Furthermore, 55 per cent said they felt "pressurised" to work in a high-risk area despite not having adequate PPE.

Liberty House had last year stepped in to acquire units of Caparo Group, Lord Swraj Paul's steel company that went into administration.

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Jacques R. Lacroix, MD.

The year 2019 saw the launch of many smartphones. However, there were some of these which were game-changers and paved the way for the next generation of smartphones. ET Wealth rounds up the top six among these.

As per the circular, EPF members can now correct the date of birth up to plus or minus three years instead of one year earlier. This would make the linking of Universal Account Number (UAN) with Aadhaar easier.

A second general lesson is that critical mistakes in any phase can have a devastating impact, slowing momentum and negating hard-won gains.

Such animosity explains why most executives believe that any significant innovation initiative requires a team separate and isolated.

Global enterprises will be able to use big data sets to generate business hypotheses around innovation and new value creation.

Great managers know and value the unique abilities and even the eccentricities of their employees.

“It is information,” he wrote, “that enables knowledge workers to do their job.” This is especially true for executives.

Architectural capabilities are an important subset of dynamic capabilities that enable managers to see a complex technical system in an abstract way.

They have also asked for the suspension of the Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme which lets foreign students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) work in the United States for up to three years after graduating. In 2019, over 223,000 people had their OPTs approved or extended.

Even before I knew how to name it (or identify it) one of the core principles of my life was always to follow my energy....

The study, published in the journal Pathogens, found that all four drugs were effective in inhibiting, or blocking, the coronavirus' RNA proteins from making genomic copies of the novel coronavirus.

Though bleak, that number was smaller than analysts’ expectations of 22 million jobs lost.

Amazon Fire TV Stick is a content streaming device that plugs into an HDTV and lets customers access Prime Video and other OTT services such as Netflix and Hotstar.

The report further said the lockdowns have adversely affected the demand for chemicals and petrochemicals owing to decline in consumption and shutting down of manufacturing plants, supply chains and distribution networks.

The Department of Justice announced today that the Western Union Remission Fund began its first distribution of approximately $153 million in funds forfeited to the U.S. government from the Western Union Company (Western Union) to over 109,000 victims located in the United States and abroad. These victims, many of whom were elderly victims of consumer fraud and abuse, will be recovering the full amount of their losses.

A Hampton, Virginia, tax preparer was arrested yesterday on a federal grand jury indictment charging him with aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, theft of government funds, and failing to file tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard Zuckerman of the Department of Justice’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger of the Eastern District of Virginia. The March 9, 2020, indictment was unsealed following the arrest.

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a precedential opinion on Friday, April 24, 2020, affirming a district court decision that a transaction designed to generate massive foreign tax credits (referred to as the STARS tax shelter) lacked economic substance and business purpose and was subject to the accuracy-related penalty for negligence, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Joshua Wu of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.

Two commercial flooring executives, Robert A. Patrey Jr. and Kenneth R. Smith, pleaded guilty for their role in an antitrust conspiracy to rig bids and fix prices for commercial flooring services and products sold in the United States, the Department of Justice announced. The defendants are cooperating with the Justice Department’s ongoing investigation.

South Korea-based company Jier Shin Korea Co. Ltd., and its president, Sang Joo Lee, have agreed to pay $2 million to the United States for civil antitrust and False Claims Act violations for their involvement in a bid-rigging conspiracy that targeted contracts to supply fuel to U.S. military bases in South Korea, the Department of Justice announced today.

Authorities say details on his capture are forthcoming,

The Washington Horse Racing Commission on Friday voted to approve a 44-day season for Emerald Downs in Auburn, Wash. Racing was originally scheduled to begin on April 18 but has been delayed because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The new opening day is scheduled for Monday, June 22.  Initially, races will be conducted every Monday […]

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The calendar says late January but it's now less than 100 days until the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7 and it's time to start thinking about springtime and roses. The Kentucky Derby points races get a lot more serious in three weeks with the Grade 2 Risen Star at Louisiana Downs the […]

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Saturday's Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes is the first of 16 prep races that comprise the Kentucky Derby Championship Series – the stretch run, if you will, to the May 7 Derby. The Risen Star winner will be awarded 50 points, and based on recent history, that will secure a spot in the starting gates at Churchill Downs. […]

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The Hall of Fame defensive end also had his name on a chain of restaurants.

Baltimore sportswriter extraordinaire David Ginsburg & Orioles legend Rick Dempsey share stories you've never heard before as they take behind the scenes in the Orioles Dugout, Locker Room & Press Box

Police Commissioner Michael Harrison spoke Thursday to C4.

Last week we discussed the Santa Clara county study, in which 1.5% of the people tested positive for coronavirus. The authors of the study performed some statistical adjustments and summarized with a range of 2.5% to 4.2% for infection rates in the county as a whole, leading to an estimated infection fatality rate of 0.12% […]

The University of Washington in Seattle is a big place. It includes the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), which has produced a widely-circulated and widely-criticized coronavirus model. As we’ve discussed, the IHME model is essentially a curve-fitting exercise that makes projections using the second derivative of the time trend on the log scale. […]

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The engineering librarians at the Art, Architecture & Engineering Library are pleased to announce that some engineering textbooks for the Fall 2019 semester are available to you in full text online through Library subscriptions.

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Starting in May the National Park Service (NPS) will begin the reconstruction of Grand Canyon National Park’s popular South Kaibab Trail. The project will significantly improve the condition of the trail for both hikers and mule users alike. The project is expected to take anywhere from two to four years and will include resurfacing of the trail; stabilization and preventative maintenance to existing retaining walls; replacing retaining walls that have been lost to floods, slides, or erosion; repairing and aligning existing water diversion features; etc. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/nps-to-begin-trail-reconstruction-project-on-south-kaibab-trail-within-grand-canyon-np.htm

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/implementation-of-south-rim-visitor-transportation-plan.htm

Construction began this week on visitor improvements outlined in Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim Visitor Transportation Plan.  https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news-2009-05-01-phase-i.htm

On Tuesday, June 9, 2009, the National Park Service began a project to reconstruct the South Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park. The project is funded, in part, with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-national-park-begins-trail-reconstruction-project-using-funds-received-under-presidents-economic-recovery-plan.htm

Work recently began on renovations to the clinic building on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.  https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news_2009-08-03_dispatch.htm

As the first phase of improvements called for in Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim Visitor Transportation Plan nears completion, the transition to the new South Entrance Road alignment will begin on Tuesday, September 8.  https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news_2009-09-02_phasei.htm