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India's smartphone mkt grows 6%, Vivo tops

Smartphone supplies in India grew by 6 per cent to 4.6 crore in the July-September quarter with Vivo leading the chart and iQoo clocking the highest growth rate among top 10 brands, a report by market research firm IDC said on Wednesday. The market was dominated by Chinese players, with leading brands cornering around 72 per cent market share during the quarter. "The Indian smartphone market grew for the fifth consecutive quarter.




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'Trump Will Back India On Pakistan'

'Trump will absolutely back New Delhi on its position that Pakistan must do more to crack down on terrorists that threaten India.'




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'Sanju Samson Can Be India's Test Opener'

'People should realise he is an impact player, like Virender Sehwag.'




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Smart Glasses Bring Facial Recognition Concerns

Harvard students have demonstrated that "smart glasses" can be used to look at somebody in public and reveal their identities and personal information. Meta, which made the glasses used in the demonstration, say they have adequate security safeguards in place. The Ray-Ban smart glasses, produced by Facebook owner Meta, connect wirelessly to a smartphone. They include a camera, speaker and microphone and allows a range of hands-free actions such as filming, taking photos and making calls. (Source: meta.com ) Facial Recognition Abused AnhPhu Nguyen and Caine Ardayfio of Harvard University ... (view more)




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Smart Tech Tackles Dementia

Five gadgets are in the running for a $1.3 million prize for using tech to tackle dementia. They range from high-tech glasses to a device that looks like a landline telephone. The projects have all made the final of the global Longitude prize for dementia. It's part of a wider series of prizes based on an 18th century contest that rewarded scientists for finding a way for sailors to determine the longitude of their location. The five finalists will each get the equivalent of $392,000 to develop their products before competing for the overall prize. The money comes from the UK government and ... (view more)




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FTC Vows End to Free Trial and Subscription Scams

American consumers and businesses should soon find it much easier to cancel subscriptions, "free trials" and other ongoing payments. The FTC has added what it's dubbed the "Click to Cancel" rule that means it must be as easy to cancel such arrangements as it is to start them. The regulation is formally known as the "Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Programs." In this case "negative" means the provider will start or continue to take payments unless the user expressly cancels the arrangement. Free Trials Have Surprise Catch The FTC has been working on the ... (view more)




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Rapturemania and the Second Coming of Christ

We say in the creed that "He shall come again to judge the living and the dead." Is that the rapture? If not what is the rapture and the dispensational theology it springs from? Fr. Barnabas welcomes Dr. Terry Hebert from Dallas Theological Seminary, a non-dispensatonal Orthodox Christian working in an evangelical dispensational institution.




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Good Grief - Real Grief and Christian Hope

Fr. Barnabas is joined by Fr. James and Kh. Linda Ellison who have experienced personal grief beyond most. How do we grieve and maintain our Christian hope and how can we help those who are grieving?




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The Annunciation

On tonight's "Faith Encouraged Live," Fr. Tom Soroka, host of the "The Path" and the priest at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in McKees Rocks, PA, joins host Fr. Barnabas Powell to discuss the Feast of the Annunciation and field questions from listeners.




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African Americans and Orthodox Christianity

Fr. Moses Berry joins Fr. Barnabas to discuss his journey to Orthodoxy as the great grandson of a slave. What does Orthodox Christianity offer to the African American today? Learn more about Fr. Moses and a documentary film being produced called Hard Promise to Keep.




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Islam: An Orthodox Christian Perspective

Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou rejoins Fr. Barnabas for tonight's topic. What is the history and theology of Islam, and how does the Orthodox Christian faith compare?




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Choose Wisely - An Orthodox Christian's Guide to Courting

Subdeacon Adam Lowell Roberts joins Fr. Barnabas to talk about the importance of finding an Orthodox mate. Subdeacon Adam is the founder of Orthodox and Single, and Orthodox web site designed to help Orthodox singles find each other.




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Orthodox Evangelism and Using Media

Fr. Barnabas opens the lines tonight to talk about the use of media to spread the Orthodox Faith. Is it "anything goes?" or or there pitfalls?




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ICON Novel Author Georgia Briggs

What if faith was illegal? Fr. Barnabas and Georgia Briggs talk about her new thrilling novel "Icon." But first, a 15 minute interview with Alexei Krindatch talking about a free download of an Atlas of Orthodox Monasteries.




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Pediatric Euthanasia

Fr. Barnabas Powell welcomes back Wesley J. Smith, a lawyer and award winning author as well as a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism.




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Authentic Christianity and Preparing for Advent

Our guests are Leah Libresco and Elissa Bjeletich. Leah is on the first segment discussing building authentic Christian community and her recent book Building the Benedict Option, and Elissa will be talking about preparing for the Nativity fast.




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Ted Olson dies at 84; prominent conservative lawyer argued Bush recount, same-sex marriage cases

Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson, who served two Republican presidents as one of the country's best known conservative lawyers and successfully argued on behalf of same-sex marriage, died Wednesday. He was 84.




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Republicans seek to revoke security clearances for ex-intel officials over Hunter Biden laptop case

Several Republican lawmakers want Congress to strip the security clearances of dozens of former U.S. intelligence officials who worked against President-elect Donald Trump in 2020 by asserting that information in the laptop of Hunter Biden was likely Russian disinformation.




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Bob Menendez trial jurors were given evidence that judge had excluded, prosecutors say

Some evidence that a federal judge had excluded from the bribery trial of former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was inadvertently put on a computer given to jurors, federal prosecutors revealed Wednesday, though they insisted it should have no effect on the Democrat's conviction.




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Un avance hacia medicamentos y vacunas inhalables de ARNm

A la mayoria de la gente no le gusta aplicarse vacunas o inyecciones para recibir tratamientos. Por eso, los investigadores trabajan para crear mas medicamentos, como los que se fabrican a partir de ARN mensajero (ARNm), que puedan pulverizarse e inhalarse. Un estudio publicado en la revista Journal of the American Chemical Society informa sobre los avances para hacer posible los medicamentos de ARNm inhalables. Los investigadores indican que la nanoparticula de polimero lipidico, que es estable cuando se nebuliza y libera aerosoles (gotitas liquidas) en los pulmones de ratones de forma satisfactoria, se optimizo para contener el ARNm.




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Equifax UK launches digital tool for easier access to social tariffs

Equifax UK has unveiled a system designed to streamline...




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Jumio teams up with LatticeFlow AI to scale fraud prevention and compliance

US-based Jumio has entered into a collaboration with



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Marygold & Co. partners with Griffin to support healthy financial habits

UK-based Marygold & Co. has...




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Neo Financial secures USD 259 million in funding

Neo Financial has announced that it...




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Fantasia Fairy

Fantasia Fairy by Starlite Disney is a(n) Artist Proof. The Edition is Limited to Artist Proof No 6 of 125 pcs




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Vulcania

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Cinderella Castle Deluxe Chiarograph on Paper

Cinderella Castle Deluxe Chiarograph on Paper by Peter / Harrison Ellenshaw is a(n) Limited Edition. The Edition is Limited to 95 pcs




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Sleeping Beauty Castle Deluxe Chiarograph on Paper

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a little sangria LIMITED EDITION PRINT by Will Bullas is a(n) Limited Edition. The Edition is Limited to Limited Edition of 750 pcs






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Participants of OSCE-supported discussion in Bosnia and Herzegovina called to unite efforts in addressing online content that incites violence

Addressing online content that incites violence was in the focus of a two-day OSCE-supported roundtable discussion that concluded today in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).




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OSCE calls for multidisciplinary approach to preventing violent extremism in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Partnership between the security sector, civil society, local government and communities, and the private sector is of vital importance to effectively counter violent extremism in Bosnia and Herzegovi




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Safeguarding the environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Aarhus-style

Imagine a large investor coming to your community with plans to build a new factory or a power plant. You can’t ignore your concern for how this investment might impact the quality of your air or the water in your local river.




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Developing counter narratives to combat online violent extremism content, in focus of OSCE-supported course in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina this week organized a series of short courses, which concluded today in Sarajevo, on the use of Internet and social media in developing counter narratives to online content promoting violent extremism




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OSCE Mission supports further witness protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in co-operation with the Center for Judicial and Prosecutorial Training in Federation of BiH, completed today the first of eight seminars to be held this year for judiciary staff on witness protection ...




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Statement by Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on conviction of Radovan Karadzic

Ambassador Jonathan Moore, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, issued the following statement after the conviction of Radovan Karadzic ...




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OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s youth summits challenge stereotypes and promote tolerance to counter violent extremism

Some 100 high school students, pedagogues and psychologists from across Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) took part in two youth summits in Teslić and Vogosća this week co-hosted by the OSCE Mission to BiH and the BiH Security Ministry ...




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Free (Falling) Media in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The country that once served as an example for media freedom in the region - the first to decriminalize defamation and adopt the world’s most liberal media laws - has somewhat lost its shine. ...




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Ukrainian robbed of B8m in digital money in Phuket

PHUKET: A Ukrainian man who visited a friend's room on this southern tourist island claims he was forced to transfer cryptocurrency worth more than 8 million baht to a group of armed men.




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Indian tourist found dead after falling down Samui waterfall

SURAT THANI - Searchers have found and recovered the body of an Indian tourist who fell from a cliff while walking to the top of a popular waterfall on Koh Samui.




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'Digital Durian' project to boost farm productivity

The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa) has kicked off the One Tambon, One Digital (Otod) "Digital Durian" project to help 8.8 million durian farmers improve their productivity and set Thai durian standards using digital platforms and innovations.




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Early Ordovician to Early Devonian tectonic development of the northern margin of Laurentia, Canadian Arctic Islands

Dewing, K; Hadlari, T; Pearson, D G; Matthews, W. Geological Society of America Bulletin 2019 p. 1-20, https://doi.org/10.1130/B35017.1
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Subsurface analysis and correlation of Mount Clark and lower Mount Cap formations (Cambrian), Northern Interior Plains, Northwest Territories

Sommers, M J; Gingras, M K; MacNaughton, R B; Fallas, K M; Morgan, C A. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology vol. 68, no. 1, 2020 p. 1-29, https://doi.org/10.35767/gscpgbull.68.1.1
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Integrated bio-chemostratigraphy of Lower and Middle Triassic marine successions at Spiti in the Indian Himalaya: implications for the Early Triassic nutrient crisis

Sun, Y D; Richoz, S; Krystyn, L; Grasby, S E; Chen, Y L; Banerjee, D; Joachimski, M M. Global and Planetary Change vol. 196, 103363, 2020 p. 1-25, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2020.103363
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Major volcanic eruptions linked to the Late Ordovician mass extinction: evidence from mercury enrichment and Hg isotopes

Hu, D; Li, M; Chen, J; Luo, Q; Grasby, S E; Zhang, T; Yuan, S; Xu, Y; Finney, S C; Sun, L; Shen, Y. Global and Planetary Change vol. 196, 103374, 2020 p. 1-13, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2020.103374
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High-resolution mapping of glacial landscapes in central mainland Nunavut using ArcticDEM data and Landsat 8 imagery

McMartin, I; Godbout, P -M; Campbell, J E; Tremblay, T; Behnia, P. 2020 NWT and Nunavut Geoscience Forum, presentations; 2020 p. 1, 1 sheet




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Tellurium in late Permian-early Triassic sediments as a proxy for Siberian flood basalt volcanism

Regelous, M; Regelous, A; Grasby, S E; Bond, D P G; Haase, K M; Gleißner, S; Wignall, P B. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G3) vol. 21, issue 11, e2020GC009064, 2020 p. 1-15, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GC009064
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Northern Canada glacial geomorphology database 2020: part 1 - central mainland Nunavut

Behnia, P; McMartin, I; Campbell, J E; Godbout, P -M; Tremblay, T. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8717, 2020, 6 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/327796
<a href="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_327796.jpg"><img src="https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/images/geoscan/gid_327796.jpg" title="Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8717, 2020, 6 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/327796" height="150" border="1" /></a>




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Glacial Lake Low: a previously unidentified proglacial lake in western Labrador

Paulen, R C; Rice, J M; Ross, M; Lian, O B. GSA 2020 Connects Online - Geological Society of America Annual Meeting; Geological Society of America, Abstracts With Programs vol. 52, no. 6, 2020 p. 1, https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2020AM-358203
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