The Bermuda Shakespeare Schools Festival [BSSF] is getting set to host a drama workshop for Bermuda students beginning today [Feb 2] and running through February 5, 2015. The workshop will feature teacher and musician Devon Glover, also known as Sonnetman. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Shakespeare Schools Festival is excited about its drama workshop for […]

"Hollywood Squares," starring award-winning actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore as the center square, and hosted by Nate Burleson, premieres Thursday, January 9 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT).

If granted by the court, the ban would exclude the leader of National Rally from running in France's 2027 presidential election.

Boyko Borissov, leader of the election-winning GERB (EPP) party, has opened negotiations with the pro-Russian Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and the populists of There is Such a People (ITN) over a possible Bulgarian government. GERB won early parliamentary elections in October in one of the EU's…

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Borissov beginning coalition talks with a pro-Russian party and populists, the S&D threatening to defy its 'gentleman's agreement' with the EPP, and so much more.

Mark Gatiss, da série da BBC 'Dracula', e Rolin Jones, de 'Entrevista com o Vampiro' opinam sobre a questão.

Flaws in the Ask for Angela scheme have been exposed in a BBC undercover investigation.

Hamish Wilson, 18, from Crowborough, had just started university and was studying Philosophy.

The following article, Planned Parenthood Sounds Alarm As Liberals Weaponize Abstinence (Video), was first published on Conservative Firing Line.

Without a consequence-free hook-up culture, Planned Parenthood’s business model collapses. The left’s response to Trump’s election is an existential threat… to itself! If you ever wondered why Democrats are all-in with abortion, Planned Parenthood is a massive cash source for Democrat candidates. As just one example, WaPo wrote a 2017 story about Ralph Northam (the one whose …

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SAN JOSE, Calif.,  Nov. 13, 2024 — Ayar Labs, a leader in optical interconnect solutions for large-scale AI workloads, will demonstrate a broad range of optical I/O implementations for AI scale-up […]

The post Ayar Labs to Showcase the Future of AI Infrastructure with Fujitsu, Intel, Corning, and Altera at SC24 appeared first on HPCwire.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has laid-off an additional 325 workers after an earlier round of 500 job cuts earlier in the year, largely because of budgetary constraints.

Teraco Data Environments hired Absa to syndicate an R8 billion loan as the company gears up for a new facility to meet rising demand from artificial intelligence applications.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the government-run telecom service provider, launched a direct-to-device satellite connectivity service on Wednesday. The Indian Department of Telecommunications (DoT) announced the launch, calling it the “India’s first Satellite-to-Device service”. The Indian telecom developed this technology along with Viasat, a California-based communications technology company. It is aimed at offering seamless connectivity to users even in the remote and isolated corners of the country.

The trailer for Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein Season 2, now out on Netflix, hints at a gripping continuation of the dark thriller, as the show returns with even higher stakes. With new characters and dramatic tension, the series dives deeper into themes of love, power, and revenge. Fans are eagerly anticipating the season’s release on November 22, with high expectations for a storyline packed with unexpected twists and deadly consequences.

इस लड़के की टी स्टॉल पर लिखा है- सीबीएसई 10वीं फेल चायवाला. यही वजह है कि इस लड़के की टी स्टॉल सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल हो रही है.

In this article, we'll explore the benefits of carbs and fats, their impact on health, and help you decide which is the better option for your morning meal.

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, on Wednesday, failed to give an accurate account of how the N90bn subsidy paid by the Federal Government for the 2024 Hajj exercise was utilised. The House of Representatives, in July 2024, set up the panel, following the adoption of a motion titled, “Urgent need to investigate the National

Multichoice Group has announced that its Nigerian subsidiary lost 243,000 subscribers across its DStv and GOtv services between April and September 2024. The pay TV platform in its financial result for the year ended September 30, 2024, published on Tuesday, said the high cost of food, electricity, and petrol has forced many of its customers […]

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ILOILO CITY – Preference for digital payments in the country is growing based on the results of the 2021 Financial Inclusion Survey, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Wednesday. BSP Deputy Director for Payments Policy and Development Department Tricia Defante-Andres said digital payment channels, such as electronic (e)-wallets provided wider access to financial services for […]...

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Iran has made plans to sustain its oil production and exports and is ready for possible oil restrictions from a Trump administration in the U.S., Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said on Wednesday, according to the oil ministry's news website Shana.  In 2018, then-U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from a 2015 nuclear pact with Iran and re-imposed sanctions that hurt Iran's oil sector, with production dropping to 2.1 million barrels per day, or bpd, during his presidency.  "Required measures have been taken. I will not go into detail but our colleagues within the oil sector have taken measures to deal with the restrictions that will occur and there is no reason to be concerned," Paknejad said.  In recent years, Iranian oil production has rebounded to around 3.2 million barrels per day according to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, of which Iran is a member.  Iranian oil exports have climbed this year to near multi-year highs of 1.7 million bpd despite U.S. sanctions.   Chinese refiners buy most of its supply. Beijing says it doesn't recognize unilateral U.S. sanctions.  

1. SENSEX rises over 100 points, NIFTY50 trades above 23,600; Eicher Motors climbs over 6%, Swiggy up 5%  Upstox
2. Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex, Nifty erase gains, trade flat; mid, samllcaps shine  Moneycontrol
3. Sensex Today | Stock Markets Live Update: Sensex, Nifty turn red after giving up opening gains, Eicher up 7%  CNBCTV18
4. Stock Market LIVE Updates: FMCG, Oil, financial stocks drag Sensex 200pts to 77,500; Nifty at 23,500  Business Standard
5. Eicher Motors leads Indian shares higher at the open  Mint

The United States is pursuing an inquiry into Russian clients that UBS (UBSG.S) took on when it bought Credit Suisse, three people familiar with the matter said, heightening scrutiny of one of the world’s biggest wealth managers. The US sanctions enforcement agency, OFAC, has written to the bank as part of this inquiry, two people […]

[Leadership] The NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has successfully executed a Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) with Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE.

[Business Day Africa] Africa's biggest pay-television company Multichoice Group has reported a 99 percent dip in half-year profits on the back of subscriber decline and foreign exchange volatility in the operating environment.

Singer Ray J exposes secret deals of Sean Diddy CombsSean Diddy Combs, American rapper and producer, is currently in deep water as his on-going controversial charges continue to get worse each day. The 55-year-old is now going through a difficult phase of his life being held at the Metropolitan...

Demi Moore may never forgive Rob Lowe amid Bruce Willis’ health battleDemi Moore not happy with Rob Lowe as he revisits their past fling amid Bruce Willis ongoing health battle.A source spilled to RadarOnline.com, Moore believed it was “mean and even dimwitted” for Lowe as he...

Ariana Grande felt 'obsessed' with 'munchkins' on 'Wicked' setAriana Grande had a “wicked” obsession.Grande felt “immediately obsessed” the first time she saw the Munchkins on the Ivinghoe set of Wicked back in 2022.“She was just obsessed immediately. She wanted her...

Kim Kardashian has recently reflected on navigating parenthood in the absence of her former husband Kanye West for 57 days.Speaking on November 12 episode of iHeart What The Winkler? Podcast, the SKIMS founder opened up about parenting alone these days without ex-husband Kanye, who is in Japan...

ISLAMABAD: Following a disruption that rendered virtual private networks (VPNs) dysfunctional across the country, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday said that VPN usage would be restricted in the future to curb access to pornographic content.

In a statement, the authority claimed it had so far blocked 100,183 URLs containing blasphemous content, as well as 844,008 pornographic websites.

The statement by PTA highlighting its performance came a day after the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony wrote to the regulator to ask it to block blasphemous and pornographic content.

“In addition to PTA’s proactive efforts, individuals and government organisations also report such sites,” the statement added.

The telecom regulator also claimed that approximately 20 million attempts were made from within the country to access pornographic websites on a daily basis, which were blocked at the international gateway level.

“However, users bypass restrictions via VPNs and access porn contents, PTA remains fully committed to curbing this issue, taking all necessary measures to block this content effectively,” the statement added.

In another statement, the telecom regulator said it had organised a consultation on the issue of VPN use, attended by representatives from the Ministry of IT & Telecommunication (MoIT&T), the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), and the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA).

“The PTA introduced a stre­amlined VPN registration process, allowing legitimate users to register their VPNs through a new online portal at ipregistration.pta.gov.pk,” the statement said.

However, a senior executive from an internet service provider — in response to a Dawn query — said the authority was “making excuses”.

“How would they know that people are watching porn through VPNs? They have no capability to [monitor traffic through] VPNs, otherwise they would not block it,” the executive said.

He said the main target was blocking access to X and other social media platforms.

Published in Dawn, November 14th, 2024

Longtime Democratic Party strategist James Carville defended his past comments warning that the Democratic Party will lose male voters if it does not change its messaging.

Wouldn't it be nice if you could go out for a run without fear of being harmed? Technology has a way of making us both safer and at greater risk while out and about, but a new tool from Strava might help with the former. Strava has announced Night Heatmaps, a feature that shows which areas have more activity — or "heat" — between sunset and sunrise. Yes, Heatmaps is the feature that accidentally revealed the location of US military bases. 

The update is a welcome one with sunset getting very early in some areas of the world, while night seems to last late into the morning. It also comes alongside a new Weekly Heatmap, which shows heat levels in an area over the last seven days. Again, this can help you know which paths will have the most people, but at all times of the day. While this added awareness is great for knowing where to go, some people might also purposely choose to avoid the busiest times, for fear of unwanted attention (there's no winning here). 

In either case, the Night and Weekly Heatmaps are only available on subscriber accounts (a membership will cost you $12 monthly or $80 annually). It's also worth noting that Heatmaps pull solely from public activities on Strava, so you're not getting the full story of how many people go where. 

Night and Weekly Heatmaps join the Global Heatmaps (also subscriber exclusive) and your Personal Heatmap. You can access any of them through the Map tab and filter the Heatmap by activity type. 

Hydrow, a company that makes smart rowing machines, just announced the Core, a new model that eschews monthly subscription fees. The Hydrow Core Rower features the “same award-winning design” as the original Pro Rower, which we said was positioning itself to be “the Peloton of smart rowing machines.”

Obviously, the hook here is that the Core is a one-and-done purchase with no recurring subscription costs. It still comes with an attached display, which lets users “row through stunning destinations.” All told, this machine offers access to 30 self-paced rows through these exotic locales.

The Core Rower supports unlimited users, which is nice, but there is one major caveat. There’s no subscription, so there’s no access to instructor-led workouts, badges, milestones and other premium features. However, customers can add a membership later for all of that stuff. Hydrow charges $44 per month for a subscription. It could be useful to try it out for a month to see if all of those additional bells and whistles are worth it.

The Hydrow Core Rower is available right now and costs $1,995. This is the exact same price as the flagship Pro Rower. The company also recently released a trimmed down version called the Hydrow Wave. This one is smaller and cheaper, clocking in at around $1,700.

Everything old is new again. Turntable Labs just launched Hangout, a social music platform that’s eerily similar to that champion of 2010s internet, Turntable.fm. The app is available as a web client or via an app for Android and iOS. It allows users to play virtual DJ, with over 100 million songs to choose from.

It not only functions like the old-school Turntable.fm. It even looks the same. There’s a stage, record players and cartoon avatars that sort of look like characters from South Park. I started my own room just to check things out and am pleasantly surprised at the sheer number of songs here that I actually like.

This is because those 100 million songs have been secured through partnerships with Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group. The catalog also pulls from Merlin, which represents a vast array of indie labels and rights holders.

The company likens the experience to “gathering around a jukebox or listening to albums with friends.” It seems that way to me, as someone I don’t know just jumped in my room and started playing their own stuff. To that end, folks take turns playing DJ. There looks to be room for five people at the same time to play a game of round robin with their favorite songs.

The robust catalog is one major difference from Turntable.fm. The platform didn’t have agreements in place with labels, instead relying on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and a partnership with ASCAP. This forced a number of rules on users as to how many people could be in a room at once and how many songs could be played each hour. It looks like those rules are now dunzo.

Turntable.fm originally went dark all the way back in 2013, before showing signs of renewed life in 2021. This could be a fun retro throwback to an age when we actually got our music recommendations from people, and not algorithms.

The convergence of Trump’s political capital, Kennedy’s agricultural vision, and existing technological capabilities creates an unprecedented opportunity to restructure America’s approach to health and disease prevention.

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US President-elect Donald Trump chose loyalists with little experience for several key cabinet positions on Wednesday (Nov 13), stunning some allies and making clear that he is serious about reshaping — and in some cases testing — America's institutions. Trump's choice of congressman Matt Gaetz, 42, for US attorney general, America's top law enforcement officer, was a surprising pick. The former attorney has never worked in the Justice Department, or as a prosecutor, and was investigated by the Justice Department over sex trafficking allegations. His office said in 2023 that he had been told by prosecutors he would not face criminal charges. Trump tapped Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence. The former Democratic congresswoman-turned-Trump-ally has in the past spoken out against military intervention in the civil war in Syria under former President Barack Obama and implied that Russian President Vladimir Putin had valid grounds for invading Ukraine, America's ally.

LONDON — UK's King Charles will celebrate his 76th birthday on Thursday (Nov 14) by opening two food distribution hubs which are part of his project designed to cut waste and support charities that help those who are hungry. Last year, the king, an outspoken campaigner on environmental issues and supporter of a sustainable economy, launched the 'Coronation Food Project', his mission to 'bridge the gap between food waste and food need'. On Thursday, the monarch will open the initiative's first two food hubs — distribution centres which are designed to save and circulate tonnes of surplus food. He will visit one of the hubs in south London which will host a 'surplus food festival' making meals created from food which would have gone to waste, as well as virtually opening the other site in northern England. Their aim is to make it easier for food charities such as FareShare and the Felix Project to provide support for those in need, Buckingham palace said. It said since the launch of the scheme, the project had helped save an additional 940 tonnes of surplus food which was to the equivalent of more than 2.2 million meal portions.

The Indian government launched the official website for the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, a key platform for engaging with the Indian diaspora worldwide. The convention, scheduled for January 8-10, 2025, will focus on the diaspora's contribution to a developed India.

1. 'Absolutely box office...': Michael Vaughan picks this Indian player to watch out for in Australia  The Times of India
2. Jasprit Bumrah pitted against India's biggest Australian nemesis; 'confrontation' to overshadow Kohli vs Cummins battle  Hindustan Times
3. IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli played down as Adam Gilchrist lists key match-ups for BGT 2024-25  Cricket Addictor
4. Shami’s absence a major blow for India in BGT, says Paul Adams  Morung Express
5. Michael Vaughan predicts key battles for Border-Gavaskar Trophy, pits Bumrah against India's nemesis  MSN

1. India celebrates joining Square Kilometre Array Observatory as member country, to set up regional data centre  The Indian Express
2. India becomes full member of SKA, aims to build world’s most sensitive radio telescope  Deccan Herald
3. India to host regional centre for world’s biggest radio telescope  The Times of India
4. India set to contribute Rs 1,250 crore for construction of Square Kilometre Array Observatory  Telegraph India
5. India celebrates joining SKAO as member country  Hindustan Times

1. Gautam Adani plans to invest $10 billion in US energy, infrastructure to create up to 15,000 jobs  Moneycontrol
2. 'To create 15,000 jobs': Gautam Adani to invest $10 billion into US energy and infra, congratulates Donald Trump  Hindustan Times
3. 'Congratulations Donald Trump': Gautam Adani says his group will invest $10 billion in US energy, infra p  The Times of India
4. Adani commits $10 billion in U.S. energy, infra projects  The Hindu
5. Adani Group commits $10 bn in US energy, infrastructure projects  The Economic Times