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The Seven Most Interesting Discoveries We’ve Made by Exploring Saturn

Scientists continue to learn new things about the planet, its sweeping rings and its many moons




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Maximising Online Visibility and SEO for Restaurants: Tips and Techniques

In the bustling world of the restaurant industry, standing out is more challenging than ever. With diners increasingly turning to the internet to discover their next meal, having a strong online presence is crucial. This guide will show you practical tips and techniques to maximise your restaurant’s online visibility and enhance your SEO efforts. By […]

The post Maximising Online Visibility and SEO for Restaurants: Tips and Techniques appeared first on Chart Attack.




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Suspect arrested in Snowflake data-theft attacks affecting millions

Threat actor exploited account credentials swept up by infostealers years earlier.




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A man told 911 a bear chased him off a cliff. Weeks later, he was arrested for murder

Authorities say Nicholas Hamlett killed a man in Tennessee in an attempt to steal his identity, and reported it to police as a bear attack. He was arrested in South Carolina after a weekslong manhunt.




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23 arrested after close to 100 shots fired in Toronto's west end

Toronto police say they have arrested 23 people after close to 100 shots were fired outside a recording studio in Toronto’s west end on Monday night – though no one was injured. 



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Rays' Wander Franco charged with illegally carrying a gun in the altercation that led to his arrest

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was charged with illegally carrying a gun in his vehicle during the altercation in a parking lot that led to his arrest in the Dominican Republic over the weekend, prosecutors said Tuesday.



  • Sports/Baseball/MLB

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Out Now: ‘Harvest Moon Home Sweet Home’, ‘Ocean Keeper Mobile’, ‘Ogu and the Secret Forest’, ‘Death Travelers’, ‘Snake.io’, ‘RWBY: Arrowfell’ and More

Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a …





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ZOE WILLIAMS: Billionaires don't just think they're better than rest of us -- they hate us...


ZOE WILLIAMS: Billionaires don't just think they're better than rest of us -- they hate us...


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Enlevée par ses frères dans un resto: «Elle criait d’appeler le 911»

Une ado qui aurait été enlevée de force par ses propres frères était en panique et criait d’appeler le 911, selon un témoin appelé au procès.




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U.S. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates again

The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Thursday. Policymakers took note of a job market that has "generally eased," while inflation continues to move toward the central bank's two per cent target.




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Phoenix soaring above the rest

‘Self-taught’ athlete Phoenix Martin is a gold medal winner thanks to his determination to succeed, and the help of his coach...his dad.




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Hospitals Are Relying More on PBMs to Manage Manufacturers' 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions: DCI's 2024 Market Analysis (rerun)

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while we put the finishing touches on DCI’s new 2024-25 Economic Report on Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Specialty Distributors.

Click here to see the original post from June 2024.



The 340B contract pharmacy market shows little sign of slowing down. Drug Channels Institute’s exclusive analysis of the 2024 market reveals that:
  • About 33,000 pharmacy locations—more than half of the entire U.S. pharmacy industry—act as contract pharmacies for the hospitals and federal grantees that participate in the 340B program. 
  • Five multi-billion-dollar, for-profit, publicly traded pharmacy chains and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—Cigna (via Express Scripts), CVS Health, UnitedHealth Group (via OptumRx), and Walgreens, Walmart—continue to dominate the 340B contract pharmacy market.
  • Federal grantees are aligned primarily with the vertically intergated organizations' retail pharmacies, while hospitals rely on mail and specialty pharmacies.
Over the past four years, manufacturers’ restrictions on 340B contract pharmacies have led hospitals to deepen their relationships with the largest PBMs—even as those PBMs have simultaneously limited hospitals’ direct participation in specialty pharmacy networks.

For an updated look at what’s next for the 340B contract pharmacy market, join Adam J. Fein, Ph.D., on June 21 for his latest live video webinar: The 340B Drug Pricing Program: Trends, Controversies, and Outlook.
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NY Passes Two Kids Privacy Bills to Restrict Access to Addictive Algorithmic Feeds

The New York legislature passed two bills on June 7, 2024 directed at children’s use of online technologies – the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act (S7694) that restricts access to addictive algorithmic feeds and the New York Child Data Protection Act (S7695) that bans sites from collecting, using, sharing or selling personal […]




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Health boards say around half of pharmacies have expressed interest in providing COVID-19 vaccines

Around half of Wales’ community pharmacies have expressed interest to health boards in providing COVID-19 vaccinations as part of the national programme.




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Cyrus Broacha on Indian wrestlers’ protest, IPL taking over sports and Ding Liren becoming the world chess champion

The columnist puts the spotlight on India’s star female wrestlers who have accused Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of serial sexual harassment



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Is Stopping the War Between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Russia’s (Vital) Interest?

Simon Saradzhyan writes that the benefits that discontinuing the war on Russia’s terms can generate for defending or advancing Russia’s vital interests will exceed the costs of doing so.







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It's Not Too Late for Restrained U.S. Foreign Policy

Stephen Walt writes that those who favor foreign policy restraint believe the United States should trade and invest in other countries, encourage other states to do the same, and be open to managed immigration instead of building walls in a fit of xenophobia.




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59 Percent of Car Seats Are Misused and One-Third of Children Killed in Car Crashes Were Completely Unrestrained at the Time of the Crash - Their Future: TV PSA

Their Future: TV PSA




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MEXICÁNICOS llega a Discovery en Español con los diseños más sorprendentes de hot rods y limusinas - Conoce al legendario restaurador y mecánico Martín Vaca quien construye autos [..]

Conoce al legendario restaurador y mecánico Martín Vaca quien construye autos fuera de serie desde hace más de 50 años. MEXICÁNICOS, estreno el 2 de marzo a las 10PM





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Interest on Capital consider as Capital Infusion

Hello Members,In one of the client case, he is partner at different firms. In one of the firm, the interest given to him on his Capital is consider as infusion of Capital since they had missed deducting TDS on the same. Now when we are filing his personal ITR, how do we con




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Checking in Again — Plus, Cognitive Dissonance and Restorative Justice

Hi there everyone.

This is such a challenging time.

Every day we're having to sit and watch in disbelief as people lie to our faces about COVID-19, how bad things are, and what to do about it. We watch in disbelief as nonviolent protesters are arrested and accused of violence — while the police use tear gas, rubber bullets, pepper spray, and batons against them. We watch in disbelief as white women pull guns on Black people after saying the actual words, "White people aren't racist… No one is racist." Our president lies so often, so willfully, childishly, self-centeredly, and so without compunction that FactCheck.org, a nonpartisan advocate for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics, has a Donald Trump archive that is 107 pages long. And now I read that we've started executing federal prisoners again — despite what we all know about how flawed our criminal justice system is.

It can be hard to keep on top of how awful everything is.

I wanted to provide a few clarifying links, and recommend a book.

First, if you're feeling overwhelmed by the number of people in denial around you — and the capacity for people to lie to themselves and others about reality — I want you to know that you're not alone. Also, you're not crazy. Also, THERE IS AN OBJECTIVE REALITY. Keep hold of it. And if you don't know what cognitive dissonance is — this might be a good time to learn! A couple links —

Cognitive dissonance, when handled badly, is a killer. It makes people inexcusably ignorant, hurtful, and destructive. I find it helpful to learn about it, so at least I know what we're up against — and also so that I can be better equipped to watch for it in myself, because after all, I was socialized into this society too. Maybe you'll also find it helpful, especially now. When you're surrounded by people who are lying to themselves… It can be incredibly disorienting! And distressing, if these are people who profess to care about you. Learn about cognitive dissonance and shine some light through the bullshit around you.

Next, on the not unrelated topic of "The Letter" ("A Letter on Justice and Open Debate," published on July 7 at Harper Magazine and signed by 153 writers, artists, academics, and journalists). I really liked Hannah Giorgis's thoughts about The Letter, over at The Atlantic: "A Deeply Provincial View of Free Speech". Giorgis skewers The Letter's vagueness. She also reminds us of what free speech actually is, and what threats to free speech actually look like. An excerpt: "Any good-faith understanding of principles such as free speech and due process requires acknowledging some basic truths: Facing widespread criticism on Twitter, undergoing an internal workplace review, or having one’s book panned does not, in fact, erode one’s constitutional rights or endanger a liberal society." Yes!

Finally, I'm listening to a really great audiobook: Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair, by Danielle Sered. Sered is the director of Common Justice, which is a program in Brooklyn that provides a survivor-focused alternative to incarceration for violent crime. What I love about this book is that while I've been aware that our criminal justice system is broken — and that it's a lie that prisons keep anyone safe — I hadn't realized that there are workable alternatives already in play. Sered presents an alternative to incarceration that creates not just safety, but healing. The program is very survivor-focused. Survivors are deeply involved in decisions about how the people who harmed them are held accountable. And since most people who commit violent crime have also been victims of violent crime, the program helps those who've caused harm to heal too. The book is realistic about why people harm each other, and about how to change the system. It's a good introduction to the growing movement of restorative justice, and reading it makes me hopeful.

A heads up that Sered has a crystal clear grasp of what it's like to have PTSD and is searingly articulate about how it feels to want and need a person who harmed you to accept responsibility for what they did. If you are a survivor — of any kind of harm, not just violence — parts of this book may be gutting. I recommend taking breaks now and then.

Also, if you don't have time to read a book or if you can't access it right now while the libraries are in flux, I can recommend a recent podcast episode on the same topic. It's from the The Ezra Klein Show and it's the episode called: "A former prosecutor's case for prison abolition: Paul Butler on how our criminal justice system is broken — and how to fix it". I learned a LOT about how broken our criminal justice system is from that episode. I noticed that Ezra also has an even newer episode, an interview with sujatha baliga called "The transformative power of restorative justice." I haven't listened to that one yet, but it's on the same topic, so I'm guessing that's also an interesting and informative conversation.

Okay! So those are the things I wanted to share. Hang in there, everybody. I'll be writing another craft lesson blog post soon. Also, in Winterkeep news, I expect to have a cover (or several) to share with you soon! Be well, everyone.




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Provisional Attachment under Section 83 valid when prima facie view arises that attachment is necessary to protect revenue interest

The Hon'ble Delhi High Court in the case of JV Creatives (P.) Ltd. v. Principal Additional Director General, DGGI, Gurugram Zonal Unit [W.P. (C) No. 10042 of 2024 dated July 23, 2024] dismissed the writ petition filed against the order of provisional attachment passed under Section 83 of the Central




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CodeSOD: All the Rest Have 31

Horror movies, as of late, have gone to great lengths to solve the key obstacle to horror movies- cell phones. When we live in a world where help is a phone call away, it's hard to imagine the characters not doing that. So screenwriters put them in situations where this is impossible: in Midsommar they isolate them in rural Sweden, in Get Out calling the police is only going to put our protagonist in more danger. But what's possibly more common is making the film a period piece- like the X/Pearl/Maxxxine trilogy, Late Night with the Devil, or Netflix's continuing series of R.L. Stine adaptations.

I bring this up, because today's horror starts in 1993. A Norwegian software company launched its software product to mild acclaim. Like every company, it had its ups and downs, its successes and missteps. On the surface, it was a decent enough place to work.

Over the years, the company tried to stay up to date with technology. In 1993, the major languages one might use for launching a major software product, your options are largely C or Pascal. Languages like Python existed, but weren't widely used or even supported on most systems. But the company stayed in business and needed to update their technology as time passed, which meant the program gradually grew and migrated to new languages.

Which meant, by the time Niklas F joined the company, they were on C#. Even though they'd completely changed languages, the codebase still derived from the original C codebase. And that meant that the codebase had many secrets, dark corners, and places a developer should never look.

Like every good horror movie protagonist, Niklas heard the "don't go in there!" and immediately went in there. And lurking in those shadows was the thing every developer fears the most: homebrew date handling code.

/// <summary>
/// 
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dt"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static DateTime LastDayInMonth(DateTime dt)
{
	int day = 30;
	switch (dt.Month)
	{
		case 1:
			day = 31;
			break;
		case 2:
			if (IsLeapYear(dt))
				day = 29;
			else
				day = 28;
			break;
		case 3:
			day = 31;
			break;
		case 4:
			day = 30;
			break;
		case 5:
			day = 31;
			break;
		case 6:
			day = 30;
			break;
		case 7:
			day = 31;
			break;
		case 8:
			day = 31;
			break;
		case 9:
			day = 30;
			break;
		case 10:
			day = 31;
			break;
		case 11:
			day = 30;
			break;
		case 12:
			day = 31;
			break;
	}
	return new DateTime(dt.Year, dt.Month, day, 0, 0, 0);
}

/// <summary>
/// 
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dt"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool IsLeapYear(DateTime dt)
{
	bool ret = (((dt.Year % 4) == 0) && ((dt.Year % 100) != 0) || ((dt.Year % 400) == 0));
	return ret;
}

For a nice change of pace, this code isn't incorrect. Even the leap year calculation is actually correct (though my preference would be to just return the expression instead of using a local variable). But that's what makes this horror all the more insidious: there are built-in functions to handle all of this, but this code works and will likely continue to work, just sitting there, like a demon that we've made a pact with. And suddenly we realize this isn't Midsommar but Ari Aster's other hit film, Hereditary, and we're trapped being in a lineage of monsters, and can't escape our inheritance.

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How a single gopher restored a landscape devastated by a volcano

Never underestimate what a single gopher can achieve in a day: one of the burrowing mammals helped boost soil fungi in an area blanketed by ash from the explosive eruption of Mount St Helens in Washington state




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rest in peace, bob newhart

When I worked on Big Bang Theory, each episode involved a few days of rehearsal before we did camera blocking and the actual taping in front of the audience. Most […]




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Restaurant workers' jobs threatened by Budget, bosses warn

Hospitality bosses are calling for changes to what they describe as "unsustainable" tax rises.




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Man arrested over knife incident outside Parliament

A man wearing a red hooded top was seen handcuffed and surrounded by police outside Parliament.





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India Nature Watch - Antlions resting on a blade of grass




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Tax-News.com: Netherlands To Restrict Excessive Borrowing From Own Companies

The Dutch Government has submitted a bill to parliament that will restrict the amount that shareholders can borrow from their own companies without the imposition of tax.




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Tax-News.com: Cyprus, Russia Agree Tax Hike On Cross-Border Dividends, Interest

Russia's Ministry of Finance has announced that it signed a Protocol to amend its double tax agreement with Cyprus on September 8, 2020.




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Tax-News.com: Hong Kong Again Slashes Interest On Early Tax Payments

The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department has announced a further reduction to the interest rate payable on Tax Reserve Certificates.




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Tax-News.com: Hong Kong Provides Tax Concessions For Carried Interest

The Hong Kong Government has gazetted legislation to provide tax concessions for carried interest distributed by eligible private equity funds operating in Hong Kong.




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Tax-News.com: Hong Kong Provides Tax Concessions For Carried Interest

The Hong Kong Government has gazetted legislation to provide tax concessions for carried interest distributed by eligible private equity funds operating in Hong Kong.




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Tax-News.com: Hong Kong Again Slashes Interest On Early Tax Payments

The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department has announced a further reduction to the interest rate payable on Tax Reserve Certificates.




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Tax-News.com: Cyprus, Russia Agree Tax Hike On Cross-Border Dividends, Interest

Russia's Ministry of Finance has announced that it signed a Protocol to amend its double tax agreement with Cyprus on September 8, 2020.




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Tax-News.com: Switzerland No Longer Paying Interest On Early Tax Payments

In an October 15, 2020, statement, the Swiss Government announced it will not pay interest on federal taxes paid early.




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COVID-19 Restrictions Reduced Nearly 750,000 Dengue Cases in 2020

COVID-19 restrictions limited human mobility and contact, which nearly reduced 750,000 dengue cases in 2020, reveals a new study published in iLancet Infectious Diseases.




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Naloxone: A Lifesaver for Cardiac Arrest Patients?

medlinkNaloxone/medlink, a life-saving medication, is commonly administered by first responders to individuals who have overdosed on opioids and still have a pulse.




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Tax-News.com: UK To Collect Interest On Overdue Digital Services Tax

The UK Government on September 16, 2020, tabled The Taxes (Interest Rate) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2020, which will enable HM Revenue and Customs to collect or pay interest on overpaid or underpaid digital services tax liabilities.




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Tax-News.com: Austria Gazettes Law For New Interest Deduction Limitation

Austrian lawmakers have signed off on the introduction of new limits on the deductibility of interest expenses for multinational corporations.




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Deforestation Drives Rabies Outbreaks

A recent study published in iEmerging Infectious Diseases,/i reveals that medlinkdeforestation/medlink in Costa Rica heightens the vulnerability




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Stem Cell-derived 3D Tissue (organoids) Restores Damaged Tooth

Tiny, self-organized three-dimensional (3D) tissue cultures (Organoids) derived from medlinkstem cells/medlink have been developed to produce teeth-protecting




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Cocoa farmers in Ghana show strong interest in solar-based irrigation, but pump costs are often too high

IWMI research shows that cocoa farmers in Ghana are interested in solar-powered irrigation pumps but face financial barriers. Policy changes and education are needed.

The post Cocoa farmers in Ghana show strong interest in solar-based irrigation, but pump costs are often too high first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).