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Man Utd and Arsenal not among most influential Premier League clubs – Chelsea only 10th



Manchester United are one of the biggest football clubs in the world, but the Red Devils are not considered among the most influential Premier League sides according to new research.




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Fortnite Party Royale event COUNTDOWN: Start time, line-up, venue, live stream



FORTNITE Party Royale event is kicking off soon. Here's all you need to know about the start time, line-up, venue and how to live stream the latest in-game concert.




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Top 25 most likely January transfers ranked –  Man Utd, Liverpool signings, Chelsea exits



The January transfer window is just around the corner, so which players are most likely to move?




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Property sector faces ‘bloodbath’ as restaurateur King warns industry to go into meltdown



PROPERTY owners are set to struggle from next month as renters are unable to pay their monthly fees due to income being reduced or cut because of the coronavirus pandemic, businessman Jeremy King warned.




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Winds of Winter release date: When is Winds of Winter coming out? Countdown begins



THE WINDS OF WINTER has still not hit the shelves despite years of waiting for fans - so when is the new George RR Martin book coming out?




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Liverpool and Newcastle lead Kalidou Koulibaly transfer race after Man Utd and PSG move



Liverpool and Newcastle are leading the way for Kalidou Koulibaly.




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Man Utd and Newcastle given Donny van de Beek transfer boost as ‘verbal agreement’ emerges



Manchester United and Newcastle have both been linked with summer transfer raids for Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek.




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Man Utd to rival Jose Mourinho for transfer, Werner to Liverpool, Newcastle instruction



The summer transfer window is nearly upon us as Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and the rest of the Premier League look to strengthen for whenever the new season starts. Express Sport brings you the latest updates throughout the day.




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Man Utd star named most influential Premier League player, Chelsea ace tops Liverpool icon



Manchester United hero Wayne Rooney has been named as the most influential Premier League player of all time, but who else makes the top 20?




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Wayne Rooney penalty: Man Utd fans go crazy after Derby star scores Panenka vs Fulham



Derby star Wayne Rooney scored a brilliant panenka penalty against Fulham.




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Chelsea and Man Utd join Tottenham in race for PSG ace as Lampard looks to bolster squad



Chelsea and Manchester United have joined Tottenham in the pursuit of Paris Saint-Germain star Thomas Meunier.




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Man Utd Sancho transfer complication, £70m Coutinho to Newcastle, Liverpool's Werner boost



Manchester United are hoping to sign Jadon Sancho this summer as part of a revamp under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Newcastle are keen on landing Philippe Coutinho and Liverpool may be able to sign Timo Werner on the cheap.




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Man Utd fired Bruno Fernandes transfer warning because of Liverpool and Man City



Manchester United have been warned about their transfer activity.




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With Zion National Park closed, where are people going outdoors in Southern Utah?

Southern Utah's normal tourist hotspots are closed. Other public lands are seeing a lot more visitors.

       




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Local outdoor enthusiasts step up, keep land clean amid non-local influx

Members of Trail Hero and other local outdoor enthusiasts step up to keep Sand Hollow State Park clean after a wave of non-locals ended in vandalism.

       




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Looking for toilet paper, disinfecting wipes or hand sanitizer? Try bartering on Facebook and Nextdoor

Welcome to the real sharing economy. Friends and neighbors set up trades on Facebook and Nextdoor for household essentials like toilet paper, eggs and bread.

      




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High school football top-10 countdown: No. 6 Avon looks to reload

Orioles, coming off a nine-win season and sectional title, return starting quarterback and several other key players

      




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Annual General Meeting of ABB Ltd

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IU strength coaches using 'virtual weight rooms' to keep athletes fit, engaged during shutdown

In this time of social distancing and online learning, athletic departments across the country have scrambled to embrace flexibility.

       




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See designs for Greenwood outdoor sports complex, fieldhouse

Greenwood mayor Mark Myers announced plans for an outdoor sports complex during his State of the City address Thursday.

      




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Match of Their Day: How Wenger's Arsenal turned tables on Man Utd

Martin Keown tells Gary Lineker how manager Arsene Wenger changed Arsenal to help them challenge Manchester United in one of the Premier League's great rivalries.




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Football Focus: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 'ramping up' Man Utd training

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is "ramping up" training with tools such as GPS trackers, to make sure his side will be ready for a potential return to action.




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Man Utd: Odion Ighalo wants to extend loan and finish season

Odion Ighalo hopes his loan deal at Manchester United is extended until the Premier League season is completed.




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Just in time for Mother's Day, L.A. flower shops reopen after coronavirus shutdown

Los Angeles' mayor allows wholesale dealers to start selling under strict social distancing guidelines.




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Briggs: Anti-shutdown politicians don't want people to die, but ...

Despite the coronavirus death toll, some politicians want a quick end to stay-at-home orders, metro columnist James Briggs writes.

       




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West Ham sign Man Utd's Morrison

West Ham United sign Manchester United's Ravel Morrison for an undisclosed fee.




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Man City's Veseli joins Man Utd

Manchester United sign 19-year-old Swiss centre-back Frederic Veseli from local rivals Manchester City.




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Man Utd 2-0 Stoke

Penalties by Javier Hernandez and Dimitar Berbatov earn Manchester United a comfortable 2-0 victory over Stoke at Old Trafford.




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Formula 1 factory shutdown period doubled

Formula 1 almost doubles the shutdown period for teams as the coronavirus crisis continues to play havoc with the 2020 championship.




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Coronavirus capital by capital: How are Europeans coping with shutdown?

Europeans face a blizzard of restrictions on their freedoms as authorities try to stop the spread.




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Elon Musk says Tesla will 'immediately' leave California after coronavirus shutdowns forced the company to close its main car factory (TSLA)

  • Elon Musk says Tesla may leave its Palo Alto headquarters and Fremont, California factory. 
  • In a tweet Saturday morning, the chief executive continued his outrage against shelter-in-place orders that have forced most non-essential businesses to close. 
  • Last week, Musk likened the rules to fascism, and urged leaders to "give people their goddamn freedom back." 
  • Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

After a week of decrying coronavirus shelter-in-place orders that have left Tesla's main factory shuttered and unable to produce vehicles, Elon Musk says the company may move its factory out of the state.

"Tesla is filing a lawsuit against Alameda County immediately," the chief executive said on Twitter Saturday morning. "The unelected & ignorant 'Interim Health Officer' of Alameda is acting contrary to the Governor, the President, our Constitutional freedoms & just plain common sense!"

That was followed up with a threat to move Tesla's headquarters outside the state.

"Frankly, this is the final straw," he replied. "Tesla will now move its HQ and future programs to Texas/Nevada immediately. If we even retain Fremont manufacturing activity at all, it will be dependent on how Tesla is treated in the future. Tesla is the last carmaker left in CA."

It wasn't immediately clear if a suit had yet been filed, or in which court Tesla will file the lawsuit. Most state and federal courts are closed on weekends and do not allow filing. In a subsequent Tweet, Musk alsourged shareholders to file a class action suit for damages caused by shutdown. 

Tesla's press relations department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Alameda County did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

Alameda County — the East Bay locale which includes Fremont, California, and Tesla's gigafactory about 30 miles southeast of San Francisco — extended its shelter-in-place order on April 29 "until further notice." Local authorities have not allowed Tesla to reopen the factory, and all manufacturing remains prohibited under the order.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Tesla was planning to resume some manufacturing operations at the factory as soon as last Wednesday, May 6. Local officials said it did not have permission to do so.

"Right now, the same health order is in place so nothing has changed," Fremont Police Department spokeswoman Geneva Bosques told Business Insider at the time. "Operating the assembly line was determined early on to be a violation."

Last week, following Tesla's first-quarter earnings announcement, Musk decried the shutdowns as a substantial risk to the company's financials.

"Frankly, I would call it forcible imprisoning of people in their homes against all of, their constitutional rights, in my opinion," he said on a conference call. "It's breaking people's freedoms in ways that are horrible and wrong and not why they came to America or built this country. What the f---. Excuse me. Outrage. Outrage."

"If somebody wants to stay in their house, that's great and they should be able to," he continued. "But to say they cannot leave their house and that they will be arrested if they do, that's fascist. That is not democratic — this is not freedom. Give people back their goddamn freedom."

Some states, including Texas, Georgia, and others, have begun to slowly allow certain businesses to re-open in recent weeks.

Musk praised counties neighboring Alameda, like San Joaquin for what he said were more "reasonable" responses. In a podcast released May 7, he told Joe Rogan that the company had learned from the coronavirus in China, where it briefly forced Tesla to close its Shanghai factory — a claim he repeated on Twitter Saturday. 

"Our castings foundry and other faculties in San Joaquin have been working 24/7 this entire time with no ill effects. Same with Giga Nevada," Musk said. "Tesla knows far more about what needs to be done to be safe through our Tesla China factory experience than an (unelected) interim junior official in Alameda County." 

As Musk began to complain about factory shutdowns in April, workers at Tesla's Fremont factory told Business Insider that the comments made them anxious.

"I'm for going back to work, but only if it is safe for me, my family, coworkers," said one production employee. "I don't feel like I'm being forced to stay home or that my freedom has been taken away. It's for the good of California."

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oscon: High Availability in MySQL - how to pick a solution that best matches your use case http://t.co/PItdw0maTj @h_ingo #oscon #tutorial

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ITotD on Summer Break

My attempts at building a time machine having failed thus far, I find myself with too few hours in the day. So ITotD will be on a (hopefully brief) hiatus while I take care of business.




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MI Barber Shop Owner Defies Gov. Whitmer Shutdown Order…Opens Business…Police Officer Walks In…Says, “I love you!”…Walks Out

The following article, MI Barber Shop Owner Defies Gov. Whitmer Shutdown Order…Opens Business…Police Officer Walks In…Says, “I love you!”…Walks Out, was first published on 100PercentFedUp.com.

Last week, we reported about how Shelley Luther, owner of the Salon Á La Mode in North Dallas, Texas, who opened up her business in defiance of lockdown orders in the city. The salon owner said that she was ignoring a citation and a cease and desist order from the city to shut down. This one […]

Continue reading: MI Barber Shop Owner Defies Gov. Whitmer Shutdown Order…Opens Business…Police Officer Walks In…Says, “I love you!”…Walks Out ...




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77-Yr-Old MI Barber Defies Gov Whitmer’s Shutdown Order: ”I don’t need another mother” Shop Will Stay Open Until “Jesus walks in or until they arrest me” [VIDEO]

The following article, 77-Yr-Old MI Barber Defies Gov Whitmer’s Shutdown Order: ”I don’t need another mother” Shop Will Stay Open Until “Jesus walks in or until they arrest me” [VIDEO], was first published on 100PercentFedUp.com.

Emergency orders that “non-essential businesses” remain closed during the Covid-19 crisis have devastated small business owners across America. A wave of business owners across the nation are defying executive orders by their governors and opening their businesses anyhow. Yesterday, we reported about a small business owner in the state of Michigan, where Governor Gretchen Whitmer […]

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Asia’s Internet Shutdowns Threaten the Right to Digital Access

18 February 2020

Vasuki Shastry

Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme
Internet shutdowns by Asian governments are curbing their citizens’ space for debate and tougher global regulation is needed, writes Vasuki Shastry.

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People look at their mobile phones after authorities restored low speed mobile internet services in Kashmir Valley on 25 January 2020. Photo: Getty Images.

Internet shutdowns in Asia have become frequent and persistent, an ominous sign of shrinking public space for debate and discourse. The shutdowns have become an irresistible option for governments of all stripes and ideological affiliations. Democratic India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and the Philippines are prodigious offenders. So are Asia’s more repressive regimes, notably China.

In their defence, governments have offered real and imagined threats to national security as reasons for shutting down the pipes. It is useful to examine these claims as well as to objectively frame the issue. Are internet shutdowns in Asia legitimate and can be defended and explained as threats to national security? Or should we take a broader approach where international law, norms, values, rights and indeed economic stability could be invoked to curb this invidious practice?

Let’s start with the shutdown in Kashmir, where Indian authorities clamped down on internet access for a straight 165 days, described by rights group Access Now as the ‘longest shutdown ever in a democracy’. The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry estimates that the shutdown had huge economic costs, estimated at over £1.9 billion.

The economic cost of the continuing surveillance and shutdown in China’s Xinjiang province is likely to be higher. But India is a democracy and could be a role model, which is why the recent assertion of Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravishankar Prasad is worrying. He asserted in Parliament that the Indian citizen’s right to the internet was not a fundamental right. ‘While right of internet is important, security of the country is equally important…Can we deny (that) the internet is abused by terrorists…?’.

The minister’s primary defence of the shutdown – that the internet was being abused by terrorists and others to foment unrest – has some merit. Our starting point therefore is that big tech platforms should be doing a significantly better job in monitoring content and in removing material designed to provoke violence and hatred. This is the original sin and Asian governments are right to worry about messaging platforms, for example, becoming preferred channels for venom and hate speech.

To date, the big tech firms have made the right noises about monitoring and moderating content, but they have not gone far enough, providing governments with the excuse to routinely shut down access. To be blunt, self-regulation of the platforms is not working and tougher global regulation, enforcement and sanctions, possibly via the G20, would help.

At the same time, better policing of the platforms will not resolve the issue entirely because governments regard internet shutdowns as a useful way to restrict human rights and to consolidate political control and surveillance over citizens. The international community – including nation-states, NGOs and the private sector – needs to come together and embrace two overarching principles:

First, digital access is a fundamental human right and integrated into global declarations and norms.

Second, to protect fragmentation and Balkanization of the internet, the digital pipes which carry data across national boundaries should be embedded into international law as being part of the global commons (just like oceans are under maritime law). This would raise the bar on countries which frequently restrict digital access to their citizens.

Sensible though these recommendations might seem, it is obvious that many Asian governments would be loath to sign up to global declarations which would limit their policy options at home. There is an economic dimension to internet shutdowns, as the Kashmir case makes clear, which could be addressed by naming and shaming, just as the OECD’s Financial Action Task Force does for countries falling foul of money laundering regulations. Recommendations include:

  • Digital access should be included in the UN’s Human Development Index.
  • The World Bank’s closely followed Doing Business Index (DBI) should score countries favourably based on their commitment to offering unimpeded access to the internet. China and India watch the DBI rankings very closely and will be forced to pursue a more liberal approach if their rankings fall precipitously.
  • Since internet shutdowns have a clear economic cost, particularly in payments and financial services, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should make an annual determination of member countries (as part of its surveillance mandate) of the impact of shutdowns on economic activity and financial stability.

Finally, all Asian governments have declared a public commitment to drive financial inclusion by providing digital access and identity to the poor and vulnerable. This mandate is at odds with frequent internet disruptions. A small vendor in Kashmir, Xinjiang or elsewhere in the region has limited or no recourse when the pipes are shut down. Central banks in the region need to step in by offering some level of protection, just like deposit insurance coverage.

It is clear that many of these recommendations would be rejected outright by many Asian governments. They regard internet shutdowns as part of their policy toolkit to deal with external and internal threats to national security. In pursuing such a rigid approach, governments are wilfully curbing their citizens’ space for debate and ignoring a much broader issue of rights to digital access.

Armed with a hammer, it is tempting for governments to regard the internet as a nail. The international community and citizens’ groups have an obligation to make such hammering very expensive.




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Is Growth Outdated?

Growth at any cost is, well, costing us — and we can’t rely on the marketplace to solve the earth’s problems.




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Countdown 2010 Advisory Board Meeting, Montreal, 15 May 2009.




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CBD News: Message from Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Countdown 2010 Advisory Board Meeting, 13 October 2009, Brussels, Belgium.




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CBD Joint Press Release: Mobilizing society to support biodiversity: As Countdown 2010 initiative closes, local coordinated actions show way to solving the global biodiversity crisis.




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HKTDC helps SMEs amid unprecedented challenges

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HKTDC to launch Spring Virtual Expo and Guided SME Support

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HKTDC to host Summer Virtual Expo

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Centrelink apologises for web welfare shutdown

Centrelink clients around Australia are furious over missing payments.




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Centrelink's IT meltdown hits the disability pension

Centrelink's tech woes disrupts Disability Pension medical crackdown.




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ACT Health bogged down by outdated faxes

Archaic technology wasting time for Canberrans is in the target of new federal agency.




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Episode 79 - The Internet of New Year (IoNY) Meltdown & Spectre, iPhone batteries, iMac Pro and the VFX Bafta noms

2018 lands with a distinct thud as Charlotte Jee tackles Meltdown and Spectre, David Price wrestles with Apple's batteries and its new iMac Pro, before Miriam Harris works through the Bafta nominations for visual effects. Henry Burrell leads us down the rabbit hole.

 

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Forum 2019 : 8C Are regular casual employees entitled to paid annual leave? : the implications of the Federal Court's decision in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene / slides presented by John Love, EMA Legal.




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Beware the power of the attorney / paper presented by Robert Monahan, Monahan Estate Planning Pty Ltd.




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Die Blutdrucksteigerung vom ätiologischen und therapeutischen Standpunkt / von Karl Hasebroek.

Wiesbaden : Bergmann, 1910.