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Wykeham McNeill | Tourism after COVID-19

The crisis of COVID-19 facing Jamaica and its tourism industry must be used as an opportunity to revolutionise the industry and re-engineer the sector to accommodate the new world we will exist in after COVID-19. There is no doubt that this crisis...




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Dennis Alcapone ‘fell in love’ with ‘Lollipop Girl’ Millie Small

In 1964, Millie Small made one of only two or three trips back to her homeland, Jamaica, and it is an occasion that is engraved in singer Dennis Alcapone’s heart. He was fortunate enough to have actually seen the sensational My Boy Lollipop singer...




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‘I have a dream that is not yet completed’ - Millie Small had plans of returning home to perform

Millie Small, the first Jamaican vocalist in popular music to make the world stop and look at Jamaica as an emerging musical powerhouse, passed away in London on May 5. She was 72 years old. Speaking to Small by telephone from her home in Shepherd’...




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Is This Working? Assessment and Evaluation Methods Used to Build and Access Language Services in Social Services Agencies In Social Services Agencies

The enactment of President Clinton’s Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Executive Order, issued in 2000, triggered a proliferation of efforts to provide services to individuals who cannot speak, understand, read, or write English fluently. With increased service provision, state and local government agencies have expressed a strong and growing interest in assuring the quality and cost-effectiveness of language access services. This paper attempts to catalog and describe some of those tools and practices.




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[ Polls & Surveys ] Open Question : How would fragrance companies benefit by the invention of smell-o-vision?




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[ Politics ] Open Question : Why can democrats never explain how sexism against women is a real issue when they get special treatment in society and courts?

Feminism is a lie and useless in modern America, patriarchy is a good thing and natural order of society. Women be like I'm oppressed cause I don't always get my way and choose careers that pay less




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[ Movies ] Open Question : Name of a movie about a man visiting a small town living with a single mom and her son. Everyone thinks he is a coward but he is a war hero?




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Filmfare recommends: Bollywood films revolving around journalism – Filmfare

Filmfare recommends: Bollywood films revolving around journalism  Filmfare



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Zoa donates blood for COVID-19 plasmatherapy

Producer Karim Morani's daughter Zoa Morani donated her blood for plasmatherapy trials for COVID-19 treatment at Mumbai's Nair hospital today.



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Four baptisms becomes five

After watching others be baptised, an Uzbek lady who had recently repented in the church expressed her desire to follow the others’ example.




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Encouraging smaller churches in Russia

Dorothea, from Germany, joins the one-year programme with OM Russia, which includes visiting Siberian villages to help churches and sharing the Gospel with locals.




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Internet evangelism, Internet dating and the Internet in world mission

A young couple who met on the Internet answers God’s call to missions to help others find Christ using their IT and web design skills.




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A Baptism and a feast

A teenage girl's courage and boldness opens door for family´s salvation (Philippines).




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A special baptism

OM worker rejoices her friend's baptism in Greece.




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Whisky tourism can be key to Scotland’s post coronavirus bounce back, says festival chairman

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Ian Bell: The dismantling of Hilary Benn's empty war rhetoric

IT isn’t often that a rousing speech on socialist internationalism is rewarded with a full transcript in the Spectator. In fact, it never happens. The Tory Party’s newsletter is funny like that.




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The smuggler

Alex Erdélyi, an OM contact in Czechoslovakia during the Cold War, continues to publish and distribute Christian literature today.




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Visitors flock to Smoky Mountains park on reopening day

Scores of nature lovers from dozens of states crowded trails, blocked-off areas.




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Absenteeism

Response-to-intervention models may help schools better support students who repeatedly miss school, finds a study in the Justice Evaluation Journal.




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No one too small to be a mobiliser

Nathan Schmutz, an OMer working in Latin America, shares how a five year-old girl embodies OM's new mission statement.




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Marketing a Smoke-Free Future

Philip Morris International became the world's leading tobacco brand by selling...well, cigarettes. Now it's planning on a smoke-free future




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Centre Preps "Image Correction" Exercise To Blunt Criticism Over Migrants

The centre will launch an "image correction" exercise to counter what is seen as not doing enough to help stranded and hungry migrant workers amid the lockdown necessitated by the coronavirus...




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Smaller, more affordable Honda Africa Twin might be called Transalp 790: To rub shoulders with KTM 790 Adventure!

The middleweight Honda Africa Twin will cater to a much wider audience, especially in a price-sensitive market like India and will lock horns with the KTM 790 Adventure.




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BS6 Hero Splendor iSmart price hiked: India’s first BS6 bike now costlier by this much!

BS6 Hero Splendor iSmart has seen a price revision very recently. Here's how much it now costs over its launch price and the outgoing BS4 model.




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Indian FTR Carbon revealed: Smashing new styling, but heavier than standard

Mechanically, the FTR Carbon is identical to the other non-Carbon versions. It is powered by the same 1,203cc V-twin engine that puts out 123 hp and has been tuned for a flat torque curve.




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Scooters, bikes with smartphone connectivity and navigation: From TVS NTorq to BMW F750 GS

Earlier, it used to be available on high-end expensive motorcycles, but now it is available in affordable scooters from, for example, TVS Motor Company. Allow us to list five from various segments.




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Ford Aspire Long Term Review: Small Sedan Big on Fun and Comfort

The 2018 Ford Aspire has recently joined Express Drives' long term fleet and we have been driving it extensively on city roads in rush hour traffic and on highways. Here is the first report on how our experience has been with this sub-compact sedan developed for the Indian market.




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MINI Cooper JCW road test review: Small hatch, big thrill everytime!

If ever you are feeling low or want more from your life, take a quick spin in the Mini Cooper S JCW and things will definitely look up. Perhaps momentarily!




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2019 Range Rover Sport (2.0 Litre) Review: Too Small, Sporty or a Compromise?

In this review, we try to find out if the new 2.0-litre petrol engine plonked under the hood of the Range Rover Sport takes downsizing a bit too far for a heavy 'SUV' and if this is worthy of carrying the 'Sport' tag.




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Gemopai Astrid Lite Road Test Review: Small is the new Big?

Gemopai's high-speed electric scooter Astrid Lite proved its mettle when it reached Murthal from Noida in a single full charge, covering 87 km. Here is how it performed on a day to day basis.




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Why small cardamom exports to Saudi Arabia likely to rise this Ramadan season

Small cardamom exports to Saudi Arabia are likely to increase during the current Ramadan season with the Saudi authorities agreeing to accept the globally accepted Codex Food Standards of the United Nations.




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Supply of essentials remains far from smooth

Grofers said the company’s warehouses are operational with 60% staff and to meet the surge in demand, the firm is hiring an additional 2,000 temporary warehouse and delivery staff across the country.




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Icra highlights exports uncertainty in Basmati business due to Covid-19

Going forward, price trends would be a function of demand. Both domestic and exports demand will be key determining factors affecting price trends.




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MSME trade body pegs loss to sector at Rs 40,000-crore per day

AIMO has requested the government to look at protecting the elders and senior citizens of the country and allow the working class to return to their livelihoods, by introducing a citizen risk assessment module.




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EGov: Panasonic eyes projects under Smart Cities mission in Guwahati, Jabalpur

The Japanese electronics firm has bagged city surveillance projects in Bhopal and Ludhiana. It is now eyeing projects under Smart Cities mission in Guwahati and Jabalpur.




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Bankers see opportunity in MSMEs – here’s how

The extent to which banks are using data to lend to SMEs can grow dramatically as almost every bank is working towards this initiative as there is a big opportunity, said the SBI chairman.




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Marketing a Smoke-Free Future

Philip Morris International became the world's leading tobacco brand by selling...well, cigarettes. Now it's planning on a smoke-free future




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Spirit of federalism: Centre must allow states to resume liquor sales

This trend continues even for local governments, which come to rely more on state transfers to run the administration.




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Flashback: Nokia's Touch and Type blurred the lines between smart and feature phones

The division between smartphones and feature phones has often been murky. In the past, it used to be about how well the device ran user-installed apps and games, these days it's mostly touch screen vs. keypad. But there always were devices that straddled the line between those two categories. Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type official photos Before Nokia released the no-quite-smartphone Asha phones, there were the two Touch and Type models. As we said, these phones tried to have it both ways. The Nokia X3-02 and C3-01 both came out in late 2010. What made them special was that...




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One on One: Jeff Smith and a World Without Channels

Jeff Smith of LiveRamp explains the connection between customer identity and going beyond omnichannel marketing




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Elon Musk resorts to insults in RUSSIAN to defend capitalism

As Elon Musk sues Californian authorities for stopping a Tesla factory from reopening, he has found a somewhat novel way of dealing with his critics – dismissing them with short Russian insults.
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Cartoon: Sponsored Smart Replies

If this isn't real yet, surely it soon will be...




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Mother’s Day 2020: Smart money moves to make to secure your mother’s financial future

This Mother’s Day, you can do certain things for your mother to make this day special for her from financial perspective.




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Retailers, architects, town planners, likely to be registered as MSMEs; govt to ‘examine’ request

Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: Retailers, architects, town planners have suggested Nitin Gadkari to allow malls resume operations, e-commerce operations for non-essential items, relief in rentals for retailers, extend moratorium period to nine months and more.





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Tidbits From TSMC Q209 Earnings Call - 40nm Yield

Earning calls sure are interesting! Below is an excerpt from the TSMC Q209 call (transcript from seekingalpha). The discussion revolves around the 40nm yield issues and TSMC's ramp to improving the yield. Dr. Liu really hits on a key element of DFM...(read more)






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Microsoft SMB Server Zero Size Pool Allocation

A vulnerability in the Windows kernel can be triggered via SMB in Microsoft Windows versions ranging from Windows 2000 through to Windows 7. This vulnerability allows an attacker to trigger a kernel pool corruption by sending a specially crafted SMB_COM_TRANSACTION2 request. Successful exploitation of this issue may result in remote code execution with kernel privileges, while failed attempts will result in a denial of service condition.