virt Georgia Teens Teens To Put On Virtual Prom By feeds.bet.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 17:06:00 EDT They’re giving away $46,000 in cash grants to students. Full Article National News
virt DJ D-Nice Partners With Houseparty App For Epic Virtual Prom By feeds.bet.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 11:13:00 EDT You can still experience prom doing the COVID-19 outbreak. Full Article Music News
virt LeBron James Gets Real Award On Virtual Stage By feeds.bet.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 12:53:00 EDT The King was honored for his extensive philanthropic work Full Article Sports News National News
virt Lisa Price Will Deliver Virtual 2020 Commencement Speech By feeds.bet.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 16:54:00 EDT The Carol’s Daughter founder inspires future leaders. Full Article beauty news National News Celebrity fashion and beauty news
virt The Obama To Give Virtual Commencement Speeches By feeds.bet.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 12:00:00 EDT They will inspire graduates during the COVID-19 crisis. Full Article Michelle Obama Barack Obama National News
virt DJ D-Nice Will Host Virtual Prom Night For Students By feeds.bet.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 15:56:15 EDT The DJ is bringing prom night directly to your living room. Full Article BET BUZZ D-Nice Coronavirus
virt DJ Jazzy Jeff To Host Virtual Block Party By feeds.bet.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 18:01:00 EDT The all-day extravaganza is set for Saturday. Full Article Music News DJ Jazzy Jeff
virt Barack And Michelle Obama To Give Virtual Graduation Speech By feeds.bet.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 13:06:57 EDT This is definitely required viewing. Full Article Michelle Obama BET BUZZ Barack Obama
virt Secretariat wins virtual Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 19:22:27 -0400 Secretariat won a virtual Kentucky Derby against 12 fellow Triple Crown winners, 47 years after the chestnut colt won the real race at Churchill Downs. Full Article
virt Trump takes swipe at China, bickers with journalists during virtual town hall meeting By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 13:08:27 +1000 The US President said China tried to cover up the coronavirus outbreak before trying to blame other countries for the ensuing health pandemic. Full Article Health Diseases and Disorders COVID-19 World Politics Government and Politics Trade Business Economics and Finance
virt Despite battling COVID-19, oncologist continues treating patients virtually By www.thestar.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 14:31:12 EDT As a medical oncologist in Connecticut, Dr. Justin Persico was all too aware of the people he treats, who would be at greater risk for exposure to the virus. Full Article
virt Stress eating and coronavirus: Weight Watchers rolls out Zoom virtual workshops By www.thestar.com Published On :: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 16:40:30 EDT In mid-March, WW International, also known as Weight Watchers, decided to close its 3,000 physical locations but didn’t want to leave members to fend for themselves in these trying times. Full Article
virt How to access virtual therapy while in-person appointments are out of the question By www.thestar.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:30:00 EDT In this time of social isolation, mental health is top of mind. Here’s a guide to video chat, phone and even text therapy in Canada Full Article
virt Local Muslim community to break fast during Ramadan with virtual iftar Saturday By www.chicagotribune.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:43:42 +0000 Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA invites Americans across the country to unite together in interfaith virtual iftar celebrations during the pandemic. Full Article
virt MAGA Babe, Hillary Toilet Paper and Al Gore: The Weird World of the Virtual 2020 Campaign By www.politico.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 23:55:48 GMT The Trump-Biden fight is already underway, and it's totally online. What it's like to spend seven days following their whirlwind all-digital faceoff. Full Article
virt Shrunken leagues, virtual Olympics and simulated crowds: What sport might look like post-coronavirus By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 09:17:06 +1100 Coronavirus has changed sport forever. But what will it look like when it comes back? Full Article Government and Politics Infectious Diseases (Other) Respiratory Diseases COVID-19 Sport Australian Football League Rugby League NRL
virt Virtual sport takes off as athletes move online to get their competitive fix By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 14:47:57 +1000 A Test cricketer driving a Formula 1 car, virtual horse racing at Aintree and a husband tripping over computer cords while his wife is in second place in an online triathlon — here's how athletes are coping online during the coronavirus. Full Article Infectious Diseases (Other) Respiratory Diseases COVID-19 Cycling Horse Racing Indy Sport Motor Sports Formula 1
virt Scott McLaughlin does 'a Bradbury' to win virtual IndyCar race By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 12:10:25 +1000 Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin says he did his best "Bradbury" to avoid the carnage and win the virtual IndyCar race at Indianapolis. Full Article Infectious Diseases (Other) Respiratory Diseases COVID-19 Sport Motor Sports Indy Australian Touring Cars
virt Elastomers 2020 US Summits to be delivered in a virtual format By www.medicalplasticsnews.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:32:28 -0000 In light of Covid-19, Smithers Thermoplastic and Silicone Elastomers US Summits will now take place in a virtual format. Full Article
virt Principles for COVID-19 Healthcare Communications – 2 – The Virtual Medical Meeting By eyeonfda.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 11:15:07 +0000 Virtually everyone is going virtual. Even in February, which seems like a very long time ago, many organizers began either postponing or canceling major conferences and meetings. This has included major medical meetings and given that large gatherings will be … Continue reading → Full Article Advisory Committee Prepapartion Current Affairs
virt Digital synthesis of histological stains using micro-structured and multiplexed virtual staining of label-free tissue By feeds.nature.com Published On :: 2020-05-06 Full Article
virt Publisher Correction: High-performance virtual screening by targeting a high-resolution RNA dynamic ensemble By feeds.nature.com Published On :: 2020-05-06 Full Article
virt Class Notes: Virtual college counseling, rainy-day savings accounts, and more By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 16:28:18 +0000 This week in Class Notes: Accounting for the consumption value of college increases the rate of return to a college education by 12-14%. Virtual college counseling increases applications to four-year and selective universities, particularly among disadvantaged students, but the effect on acceptance and enrollment is minimal. Automatically enrolling employees into an employer-sponsored savings account is a cost-effective way of helping workers… Full Article
virt Virtually climb El Capitan with Google Street View By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Jul 2015 07:00:00 -0400 The Street View cameras now take you on extreme vertical tours alongside famous climbers. Full Article Technology
virt Transition City Bristol to Plant a Virtual Orchard By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:14:18 -0400 We’ve reported on Transition City Bristol before, one of the first city-wide Transition Town initiatives [Disclaimer: This author has good friends involved in the project, but we’d be writing about it even if we didn’t]. It looks like things are Full Article Living
virt Could virtual fences rein in free-range cows? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:00:00 -0400 The divide between environmentalists and stockmen can sometimes be pretty wide, but they may find common ground in a new wireless fence technology for cattle. Full Article Technology
virt You can now virtually walk among the elephants of Samburu National Reserve By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 10:15:03 -0400 Google and Save the Elephants teamed up to bring Street View to the Kenyan wildlife reserve to show its residents and spread the need for conservation. Full Article Technology
virt Growing virtual plants could teach farmers how to best grow real ones By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 10:36:11 -0400 Researchers are developing computer simulations that can improve agricultural success. Full Article Technology
virt HGTV Launches Virtual Tour of HGTV Smart Home 2016 - HGTV Smart Home 90 Second Tour By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 31 Mar 2016 09:50:00 EDT HGTV Smart Home 90 Second Tour Full Article Entertainment Household Consumer Cosmetics Real Estate Television Residential Real Estate New Products Services Broadcast Feed Announcements MultiVu Video
virt Demystifying Your Global Virtual Assistant for Everyday Life With GetFriday - GetFriday By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 28 Apr 2016 10:55:00 EDT GetFriday Full Article Banking Financial Services Multimedia Online Internet Outsourcing Businesses New Products Services Survey Polls & Research Small Business Services MultiVu Video
virt Sephora Launches Virtual Artist For The Sephora to Go App - Sephora Virtual Artist App By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 03 Feb 2016 11:15:00 EST Sephora Launches Virtual Artist for the Sephora To Go App Full Article Fashion Household Consumer Cosmetics Retail Mobile Entertainment Cosmetics & Personal Care Household Products (vacuum cleaners supplies etc) New Products Services Broadcast Feed Announcements MultiVu Video
virt Huangling Village Launches Helicopter and Virtual Reality Tours as Rapeseed Flowers Reach Full Bloom - A Panoramic View of Huangling Village By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 25 Mar 2016 08:56:00 EDT Praised as the most beautiful countryside in China, the unique view of shaiqiu can only be found in Huangling village where baskets of colorful harvest bask in the sunshine. Full Article Internet Technology Leisure Travel Hotels Publishing Information Services Travel Amusement Parks and Tourist Attractions Web Site New Products Services Broadcast Feed Announcements MultiVu Video
virt HGTV Launches Virtual Tour of HGTV Smart Home 2016 - HGTV Smart Home 90 Second Tour By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 31 Mar 2016 09:50:00 EDT HGTV Smart Home 90 Second Tour Full Article Entertainment Household Consumer Cosmetics Real Estate Television Residential Real Estate New Products Services Broadcast Feed Announcements MultiVu Video
virt Huangling Village Launches Helicopter and Virtual Reality Tours as Rapeseed Flowers Reach Full Bloom - A Panoramic View of Huangling Village By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 25 Mar 2016 08:56:00 EDT Praised as the most beautiful countryside in China, the unique view of shaiqiu can only be found in Huangling village where baskets of colorful harvest bask in the sunshine. Full Article Internet Technology Leisure Travel Hotels Publishing Information Services Travel Amusement Parks and Tourist Attractions Web Site New Products Services Broadcast Feed Announcements MultiVu Video
virt HGTV Launches Virtual Tour of HGTV Smart Home 2016 - HGTV Smart Home 90 Second Tour By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 31 Mar 2016 09:50:00 EDT HGTV Smart Home 90 Second Tour Full Article Entertainment Household Consumer Cosmetics Real Estate Television Residential Real Estate New Products Services Broadcast Feed Announcements MultiVu Video
virt Demystifying Your Global Virtual Assistant for Everyday Life With GetFriday - GetFriday By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 28 Apr 2016 10:55:00 EDT GetFriday Full Article Banking Financial Services Multimedia Online Internet Outsourcing Businesses New Products Services Survey Polls & Research Small Business Services MultiVu Video
virt New Research Shows Social Technology Associated with Better Wellbeing for People 80 and Above -- But 27 Percent Are "Virtual Shut-Ins" - Closer Relationships Live Here Every Day By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 13 Oct 2015 11:15:00 EDT Closer Relationships Live Here Every Day Full Article Computer Electronics Healthcare Hospitals Internet Technology Broadcast Feed Announcements Survey Polls & Research Senior Citizens MultiVu Video
virt 'Like a kid whose parents are withholding critical information': How workers feel about virtual layoffs By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:58:35 GMT Companies large and small are handling layoffs over minutes-long, scripted video calls, but workers say there's a better way to handle them. Full Article
virt Here's what to expect from Warren Buffett during Berkshire Hathaway's first virtual annual meeting By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 13:57:58 GMT Berkshire's cash pile has left investors wondering whether Warren Buffett has found some attractive investments after the market's record plunge. Full Article
virt Ireland says Brexit trade talks timeline 'virtually impossible' By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:50:04 GMT The coronavirus pandemic has made an already difficult timeline for a British-European Union trade deal "virtually impossible", Ireland's foreign minister said, cautioning that he did wish to raise expectations of London seeking more time. Full Article
virt Virtual banking will help banks like Standard Chartered cut costs: Fund manager By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 07:28:25 GMT Virtual banks may compete with traditional banks, but they also help lenders like Standard Chartered cut costs, says Paul Pong of Pegasus Fund Managers. Full Article
virt Doctor Who virtual reality experience The Runaway comes to YouTube and launches internationally By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 09:30:00 +0000 More Doctor Who fans than ever can now step inside a VR version of the TARDIS as the BBC’s hit virtual reality experience Doctor Who: The Runaway comes to the Doctor Who YouTube channel and launches internationally. Full Article
virt Join our virtual 5k “Walk Middle-earth Challenge” and get some exercise! By www.theonering.net Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 08:19:05 +0000 TheOneRing.net is hosting a series of four VIRTUAL 5K RACES in May. Each race will reflect a leg of the Fellowship’s journey through Middle-earth (though not in actual miles, of course). A new race will be posted on the first four Fridays in May. The 5k races (3.1 miles) can be run or walked at […] Full Article Activies Events Fans Other Events 5k activity Race Run Shire Sprint Virtual walk
virt Virtual 5k Week 2: Racing to Rivendell By www.theonering.net Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 08:54:54 +0000 If you’re ready for another race, welcome to “Racing to Rivendell” where we are following Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Arwen/Glorfindel, and Asfaloth (the horse who carried Frodo) as they race to outrun the Black Riders from Weathertop to Rivendell. (If you weren’t able to join us last week, you can still earn your Shire […] Full Article Activies Contests Creations Events Fans Fellowship of the Ring LotR Books Movie Fellowship of the Ring Parodies Uncategorized Arwen asfaloth black rider Event fellowship of the ring frodo glorfindel Race rivendell Virtual 5k
virt Biden's lead over Trump widens – but strain on his virtual campaign grows By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T09:00:52Z Coronavirus has robbed the Democrat of his typical back-slapping approach as he faces growing scrutiny and a third-party challengeThe Tampa, Florida, rally for Joe Biden on Thursday evening began as it normally might have, before a once-in-a-century pandemic transformed all aspects of American life, including the presidential campaign. A local high school student recited the pledge of allegiance, a campaign organizer pleaded with supporters to volunteer and a local DJ spun R&B music between speakers.But in a sign of how profoundly the coronavirus crisis has reshaped American politics, that was where the similarities ended. Continue reading... Full Article US elections 2020 Joe Biden Donald Trump US politics US news
virt Winter Lady Style, A Virtual Con, and More! By www.jim-butcher.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:13:48 +0000 We have a lot of great stuff happening this week, including a gorgeous new jewelry piece and a virtual convention appearance this Friday! And don’t forget: We also have a cosplay contest running, a series read-along on Goodreads, discounts going on the first three Dresden novels, and a mini-giveaway of coloring pages in exchange for [...] Full Article News appearances merch microfiction
virt Can virtual therapy help us cope with the coronavirus lockdown? By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 13:00:36 +0000 Many people are turning to virtual therapy and mental health apps to cope with the stress of the coronavirus pandemic, but they may not be as helpful as talking face to face Full Article
virt Biden's lead over Trump widens – but strain on his virtual campaign grows By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 05:00:52 -0400 Coronavirus has robbed the Democrat of his typical back-slapping approach as he faces growing scrutiny and a third-party challengeThe Tampa, Florida, rally for Joe Biden on Thursday evening began as it normally might have, before a once-in-a-century pandemic transformed all aspects of American life, including the presidential campaign. A local high school student recited the pledge of allegiance, a campaign organizer pleaded with supporters to volunteer and a local DJ spun R&B music between speakers.But in a sign of how profoundly the coronavirus crisis has reshaped American politics, that was where the similarities ended.With much of the US still in lockdown, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has been forced to take his campaign to unseat Donald Trump online. It has not always been easy.His campaign’s first attempt to recreate a traditional rally – part of a virtual swing through the battleground state of Florida – was later described by his opponents as an “unmitigated technological failure”. The video stream was glitchy and pixelated. The audio was choppy, rendering some remarks nearly incomprehensible. And there were lengthy delays between speakers and at one point, the feed went dark for several minutes.“Am I on?” asked Biden, beaming into the telecast from his home in Wilmington, Delaware, where he has been isolated since the middle of March. An off-camera voice replied that he was. Biden removed a pair of aviator sunglasses as he walked toward the camera.“Good evening, Tampa. Thanks so much for tuning in,” he continued, a hint of irritation in his voice. “I wish we could have done this together – and it had gone a little more smoothly.”For nearly two months, Biden has been the test subject in a novel political experiment: running for president in the age of Covid-19.Social distancing restrictions imposed to stop the spread of the virus have already starved the campaign of a victory tour to mark his ascent to the Democratic nomination. It may well deny Democrats the chance to formally nominate him in person at the party’s national convention this summer. Endorsements from former rivals and party leaders occur online to varying degrees of fanfare. . The remote set-up, anathema to Biden’s back-slapping, glad-handing approach to politics, has left the candidate walled off from voters and competing for visibility.Yet, technical difficulties aside, his campaign of confinement seems to be working.In recent weeks, Biden has widened his lead over Trump as the president’s support slips amid growing disapproval of his response to the pandemic. Surveys from Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Florida, North Carolina and Arizona – key battlegrounds that Trump won in 2016 – show Biden ahead. At a recent virtual fundraiser last week, Jennifer O’Malley Dillon, his new campaign manager, expressed optimism about Biden’s prospects in Florida and Arizona.“The natural state of this race is to be a referendum on Donald Trump and every time Donald Trump steps to the microphone he hurts himself,” said Mark Mellman, a veteran Democratic pollster. “That’s a pretty good position for Joe Biden to be in.”Biden initially struggled to adapt to his cloistered reality. In March, the campaign turned a recreation room in the basement of his home into a studio, though not fast enough for his critics, who launched a “Where’s Joe” campaign to mark the candidate’s relative disappearance from the national stage.But since then, Biden has been busy. Nearly every day he makes appearances on local TV news channels or national talkshows. He launched a podcast, where he has hosted conversations with prominent Democratic governors and potential vice-presidential candidates. He spends time each day speaking with a voter – a frontline worker, campaign volunteers – and he participated in what the campaign billed as a “virtual rope line”.“So what’s up?” he said to Ashley Ruiz of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, one of several voters on the rope line. “Tell me about your situation, Ash.”•••Biden’s rise in the polls comes as he contends with an allegation from Tara Reade, a former aide in his Senate office who accused him of sexual assault in 1993. In an interview this week with Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News and NBC television host, Reade said he should withdraw from the presidential race.Biden has forcefully denied the allegation. “It’s not true, I am saying unequivocally. It never, never happened,” he said last week, in an interview addressing her claim for the first time publicly.Publicly, Democrats, including prominent MeToo advocates, have rallied around Biden, though privately some in the party have expressed concern about the continuous drip of reporting on the matter.So far the allegation appears to have marginally dented his reputation, but not his lead. Most voters – 86% – are aware of the allegation, according to a Monmouth poll, which found the electorate divided over whether they viewed the claim as credible. At the same time, the poll showed Biden nine points ahead of Trump.Despite Trump’s falling electoral fortunes, many Democrats remain anxious about Biden’s position – and his strategy.David Axelrod and David Plouffe, two of Barack Obama’s top campaign strategists, implored Biden’s campaign to expand its digital footprint in a joint New York Times op-ed that compared the atmospherics of the candidate’s home videos to “an astronaut beaming back to earth from the International Space Station”.“Online speeches from his basement won’t cut it,” they wrote.Lis Smith, the former top adviser to Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign, followed with an op-ed on Thursday that offered a blueprint for turning Biden into the “hottest bad boy and disrupter in the media game”. She suggested his campaign use TV appearances and digital content to highlight Biden’s empathy, a trait even supporters say the president has lacked in response to the rising coronavirus death toll.Part of the campaign’s evolving digital strategy includes partnering with groups that already have an online presence, like JoeMamas2020, a national coalition of “moms, caregivers, moms to be, aunts & all the parental figures in between” with about 27,000 Facebook and 1,200 Twitter followers. The group has helped amplify Biden’s appearances and policy proposals while spreading the word about upcoming events.Julie Zebrak, the group’s co-founder, said the online army is growing with women energized to help elect a candidate who would end the Twitter presidency.“We are all extremely enthusiastic for Joe Biden to beat Donald Trump,” she said.Yet the same traits that endear Biden to a growing coalition of suburban women and Never Trump Republicans have largely failed to excite younger, progressive voters. It’s not that they prefer Trump – they don’t – but a lack of enthusiasm among those voters could spell trouble in November if they stay home or vote for a third-party candidate.The campaign has also ramped up its outreach to young people, who overwhelmingly supported Biden’s rival Bernie Sanders. On Friday, Biden presented his economic pitch in an appearance on NowThis, a social-media-heavy news outlet with a young, progressive audience.“This crisis hit harder and will last longer because Donald Trump spent the last three years undermining the core pillars of our economic strength,” Biden said in remarks that attacked Trump’s stimulus efforts a kind of “cronyism” and corporate welfare. Before he began speaking, Biden removed a face mask, a pointed rebuke of the president who had refused to wear one.Still, new research conducted on behalf of NextGen America found many young people weren’t convinced Biden’s policies meet the scale of the challenges bearing down on their generation.This makes the efforts of groups like Progressive Turnout Project, which endorsed him this week, all the more important. In the coming months, the group is investing more than $52m to turn out low-propensity Democratic voters – including young people and people of color – in 17 key battleground states.“The best thing we can do is go and knock on doors and have face-to-face conversations with voters,” said Alex Morgan, the group’s executive director. “We are still looking to do that. But it’ll be knocking on that door and then taking a few big steps back and having a more distant conversation.”•••Biden’s campaign also faces another looming threat. The Michigan congressman Justin Amash, who left the Republican party last year after voting to impeach Trump, recently announced that he would seek the Libertarian party nomination.His entrance has alarmed Democrats, who fear he could siphon off Never Trump voters who might otherwise back Biden, particularly in Amash’s home state of Michigan, where third-party candidates pulled away a combined 5% of the vote share in 2016. Hillary Clinton lost the state by just 10,704 votes, less than 0.25%.Many Democrats believe Biden’s fate may well rest on his ability to persuade their own side to vote.“Trump has shown no desire or ability to moderate for those swing voters in this election,” said Addisu Demissie, who served as Cory Booker’s presidential campaign manager. “So those voters are now likely going to end up either Biden voters or non-voters or third-party voters, and that’s the competition.”This week, Trump traveled to the battleground state of Arizona, where he toured a medical mask facility without wearing one himself. The visit was a symbolic show of his administration’s push to reopen the US economy but there were unmistakable elements of his signature campaign rallies, including the music that played when Trump finished his remarks (the Rolling Stones’ You Can’t Always Get What You Want).Trump’s cross-country venture stood in striking contrast to Biden’s virtual swing through Florida – which included a rally, a roundtable in Jacksonville and an appearance on the local news in Tampa. The technical glitches only further highlighted the limitations of his confinement.But the coronavirus has also upended Trump’s strategy, erasing the booming economy he has made a centerpiece of his re-election campaign. In recent weeks, his campaign has all but abandoned championing the president’s leadership, instead focusing its efforts on diminishing Biden.Trump’s campaign manager, Brad Parscale, previewed the onslaught on Twitter this week, comparing the Trump re-election juggernaut to the Death Star from the Star Wars movies. “In a few days we start pressing FIRE for the first time,” he wrote.As Trump prepares to make even greater use of the advantages of incumbency, Biden faces his biggest test yet. Can he really lead a Rebel Alliance from his basement? Full Article
virt Couples get married in virtual wedding ceremonies By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 06:37:09 GMT Video calling technology is helping people share their special day with others during lockdown. Full Article
virt USADA tries virtual self-testing program amid COVID-19 pandemic By www.mid-day.com Published On :: 20 Apr 2020 03:06:49 GMT The US Anti-Doping Agency has come up with a novel random testing program to cope with the unique circumstances of the coronavirus pandemic. With the United States, like much of the world, under lockdown as authorities try to slow the spread of the virus, USADA has launched a program in which athletes collect blood and urine samples from themselves at home, while being monitored remotely on Zoom or FaceTime by testing personnel. The test kits were sent to athletes, who must produce samples when they receive an unannounced call from a doping control officer. The officer watches the blood sample being taken, but urine samples are provided in private. The samples are sealed under the eye of the doping control officer and sent to an accredited lab for testing. USADA chief executive Travis Tygart told the New York Times that plenty of top US Olympic hopes were eager to sign up for the pilot project. Freestyle swimming great Katie Ledecky and athletes Noah Lyles and Allyson Felix were among those who volunteered. "We've been talking about this and laying the foundation for several months," Tygart told the newspaper. "COVID put that on fast forward and allowed us to roll it out." Ledecky said she "felt very comfortable" administering her first self test this week at her home in California. USADA has built safeguards into the system to limit opportunities for cheating. Although athletes are not observed during collection of urine, they show the monitoring officer the bathroom that will be used, they are timed and the temperature of the sample is recorded to lessen the chances of sample tampering or sample substitution. Catch up on all the latest sports news and updates here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates. Mid-Day is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@middayinfomedialtd) and stay updated with the latest news This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Full Article