dg US Space Force Releases First Recruitment Video, Acknowledges Netflix Comedy 'Space Force' By rss.slashdot.org Published On :: 2020-05-10T04:34:00+00:00 The newly-created U.S. Space Force has released its first recruitment video, CNET reports: In a video posted Wednesday to Twitter showing rockets, mission control-types rooms and U.S. Space Force members in spacesuits, a voice-over says, "maybe your purpose on this planet isn't on this planet." Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett said during a livestream Wednesday that so far recruitment hasn't been a problem for the Space Force. "There's been an avalanche of applicants." This sixth branch of the US military was established in December 2019 and will be operational by mid-2021. CNET notes the video appeared "a day after Netflix dropped a trailer for its upcoming comedy Space Force. And the leader of the U.S. Space Force says he's looking forward to the Netflix comedy co-created by Steve Carell. "The one piece of advice I'd give to Steve Carell is to get a haircut," Gen. Jay Raymond, the U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations, said Wednesday during a webinar hosted by the nonprofit Space Foundation. Raymond is bald, and joked that Steve Carell is "looking a little too shaggy if he wants to play the Space Force chief." Read more of this story at Slashdot. Full Article
dg Coronavirus: Postcard stories from the edge of a pandemic By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 06:36:51 GMT Lockdown words of love and comfort across Ireland and the globe during the Covid-19 pandemic. Full Article
dg Doctors can withdraw feeding from patient in minimally conscious state, judge rules By feeds.bmj.com Published On :: Friday, November 20, 2015 - 13:16 Full Article
dg Breakenridge eyeing three in a row for Portmore By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:06:09 -0500 While many Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) players are finding it very difficult to stay motivated and maintain their training regime until the league is able to restart, Portmore defender Romaine Breakenridge remains highly motivated and eager... Full Article
dg [ Singles & Dating ] Open Question : If someone says youre not edgy is that a bad thing? By answers.yahoo.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 09:30:55 +0000 Full Article
dg Immigration and U.S. Immigration Policy: Medium-Term Fiscal Impacts and Long-term Fiscal Sustainability for the U.S. Budget By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Testimony of Marc Rosenblum, MPI Senior Policy Analyst, before the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Full Article
dg Police in Saskatoon arrest woman who escaped from Edmonton healing lodge in 2018 By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 17:19:54 EDT Correctional Service of Canada says an inmate, who escaped from an Edmonton facility in 2018, was arrested by police in Saskatoon on Saturday morning. Full Article News/Canada/Saskatoon
dg Ian Bell: Osborne's plans to eradicate budget deficit dissolve into puddle of excuses By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 07:01:00 +0000 War is the great distraction. Right or wrong, foolish or wise, it suspends all the usual political and economic rules. Suddenly a chancellor who has spent five and a half years telling us “there is no money” can find ready billions for warfare. Full Article
dg Building a bridge to reconciliation By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:16:17 +0000 Teens attending TeenStreet Europe in July will raise money for a project to bring reconciliation to the ethnically divided youth of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Full Article
dg Hearts owner Ann Budge hits out at "shameful" decision to scrap reconstruction plans By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 20:14:17 +0100 Hearts owner Ann Budge has described the decision by Ladbrokes Premiership clubs to scrap league reconstruction as "shameful" and vowed the Tynecastle club will "formally challenge" any decision to end the top flight prematurely if they are relegated. Full Article
dg LOW BRIDGE ON CASHO MILL RD BETWEEN JULIE LN AND MUNRO RD - VEHICLES OVER 8' 7" WILL NOT FIT. By www.deldot.gov Published On :: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 11:49:14 GMT Full Article Special Travel Alert
dg SUMMIT BRIDGE HAS THE RIGHT LANE SB CLOSED UNTIL 2 PM By www.deldot.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 12:02:24 GMT Full Article Construction
dg BRENFORD RD HAS THE RIGHT SHOULDER CLOSED BTW HICKORY RIDGE RD & RYAN RD UNTIL 7 PM By www.deldot.gov Published On :: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 11:41:00 GMT Full Article Construction
dg Bajaj Discover 110, Discover 125 discontinued in India: Why these budget commuters didn’t attract many buyers! By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-04-06T14:10:19+05:30 Discover 110 and Discover 125 - the two budget commuters by Bajaj Auto won't be getting updated to BS6 emission norms and this can be due to multiple reasons. We explain! Full Article
dg BS6 TVS Radeon vs Hero Splendor Plus: Budget commuters compared in price, specs, features and more! By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-04-13T18:11:55+05:30 TVS Radeon and Hero Splendor Plus, the two popular entry-level commuters have been launched in BS6 avatars very recently. Here's how the two fare against each other on paper. Full Article
dg 3 utility stocks with potential to jump as much as 78% to help investors dodge Covid-19 power shock By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T17:45:00+05:30 With the majority of the population asked to stay indoor, power demand across the country tanked over 8% in March and was expected to fall another 32% in April. Full Article Markets
dg Uncertainty creates volatility, here’s what investors could do to dodge the crisis | Interview By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T09:50:00+05:30 As uncertainty looms large, volatility again jumped 28% on Monday as equity markets resumed trading after a long weekend. Full Article CaFE Invest Markets
dg Sensex, Nifty off day’s highs, slip into red; know what’s keeping investors edgy today By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T11:35:00+05:30 Most of the sectoral indices were trading in deep sea of red. Nifty FMCG index dropped 1.33 per cent weighed by Godrej Consumer Properties, Britannia, Dabur India and Marico. Full Article Markets
dg How Edge computing is fast becoming a base for most IoT devices By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-04-20T03:00:00+05:30 Edge computing is the way forward, but are we ready to surrender control to corporations. Full Article Industry Technology
dg Techsplained @FE: What is edge computing? How it works and why we need it By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-04-20T03:30:00+05:30 Now, any developer could create an app and run it on Amazon, Microsoft or Google’s servers and make millions or billions in the process. Full Article Industry Technology
dg Promoters’ pledged shareholding falls to 2.83% in Jan-Mar: Kotak Institutional Equities report By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2019-05-08T02:26:00+05:30 Outstanding promoters’ pledged shares were Rs 1.95 lakh crore, which is about 1.38% of the total BSE-500 Index’s market capitalisation in March 2019. Full Article Markets
dg Covid crisis: India at the cliff edge of a rating downgrade By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-05-02T06:30:00+05:30 India’s Achilles heel on ratings is its parlous state of fiscal affairs and the risk of a sharp deterioration of government debt to potentially ~75-80% of GDP. Full Article Opinion
dg Your salary hike might not be canceled, most firms across the globe plan to stick to increment budgets By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T19:17:00+05:30 In what could be seen as a silver lining for employees, as many as 50% of the organisations have reported no change in the planned salary hike budgets despite the headwinds that the novel-coronavirus pandemic has brought. Full Article Economy
dg WTO report says need to bridge digital divide as tech has played key role during COVID-19 crisis By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T18:17:00+05:30 The WTO work programme defines electronic commerce as the production, distribution, marketing, sale or delivery of goods and services by electronic means. Full Article Economy
dg GSTN develops functionality for transfer of amount available in electronic cash ledger By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T18:30:00+05:30 In a statement, GSTN said this new functionality on the GST portal is aimed at providing a major relief to taxpayers, especially at the time of the COVID-19 crisis when there is limited access to cash resources. Full Article Economy
dg Record excise duty hike on petrol, diesel unlikely to boost economic growth, help bridge fiscal gap, warns report By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T16:55:00+05:30 The record excise duty hike on petrol and diesel will not help the government bridge the fiscal gap as planned, nor will it help boost economic growth as consumption demand will further be crippled, warns a report. Despite crude prices trading at a two decades low, the government had earlier this week hiked excise duty […] Full Article Economy
dg The Hard Edges of Modern Lives By indiauncut.com Published On :: 2009-03-20T08:26:00+00:00 This new film is the latest remake of Devdas, but what is equally interesting is the fact that it is in conversation with films made in the West. Unlike Bhansali’s more spectacular version of the older story, Anurag Kashyap’s Dev.D is a genuine rewriting of Sarat Chandra’s novel. Kashyap doesn’t flinch from depicting the individual’s downward spiral, but he also gives women their own strength. He has set out to right a wrong—or, at least, tell a more realistic, even redemptive, story. If these characters have lost some of the affective depth of the original creations, they have also gained the hard edges of modern lives. We don’t always feel the pain of Kashyap’s characters, but we are able to more readily recognize them. Take Chandramukhi, or Chanda, who is a school-girl humiliated by the MMS sex-scandal. Her father, protective and patriarchal, says that he has seen the tape and thinks she knew what she was doing. “How could you watch it?” the girl asks angrily. And then, “Did you get off on it?” When was the last time a father was asked such a question on the Hindi screen? With its frankness toward sex and masturbation, Dev.D takes a huge step toward honesty. In fact, more than the obvious tributes to Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting, or the over-extended psychedelic adventure on screen, in fact, as much as the moody style of film-making, the candour of such questions make Dev.D a film that is truly a part of world cinema. Rave Out © 2007 IndiaUncut.com. All rights reserved. India Uncut * The IU Blog * Rave Out * Extrowords * Workoutable * Linkastic Full Article
dg Swedish Judge Says US Extradition Unlikely For Assange By packetstormsecurity.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:23:14 GMT Full Article headline government usa data loss sweden
dg US Dodges The Question Of Whether Its Military Built Stuxnet By packetstormsecurity.com Published On :: Mon, 30 May 2011 07:42:50 GMT Full Article headline government usa worm
dg Obama to Pledge $3 Billion for Climate Change Fund By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-11-17T16:53:00Z President Barack Obama will pledge $3 billion to a United Nations climate-change fund that’s intended to help poor nations boost renewable energy and counter the ill effects of global warming. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
dg Mexico Pledges to Cut Emissions 25 Percent in Climate Change Milestone By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-03-30T16:13:00Z Mexico has become the first developing nation to formally promise to cut its global-warming pollution, a potential milestone in efforts to reach a worldwide agreement on tackling climate change. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
dg Japan Anticipates Clean Energy Will Edge Out Nuclear Power By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-04-28T18:12:00Z Japan anticipates that by 2030 clean energy such as solar and hydro will generate slightly more of the nation’s electricity than nuclear power plants. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
dg Major US Corporations Pledge To Increase Renewable Energy Usage, Decrease Carbon Footprint By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-07-27T14:24:00Z Executives from 13 major U.S. corporations are announcing at least $140 billion in new investments to decrease their carbon footprints as part of a White House initiative to recruit private commitments ahead of a United Nations climate-change summit later this year in Paris. Companies including Apple Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. will join Secretary of State John Kerry and top administration officials at the White House for the announcement. In addition to pledges to cut emissions, provide financing to environmentally-focused companies, and reduce water consumption, the companies have said they will procure at least 1,600 MW of new, renewable energy. The White House said in a statement that it expects to announce a second round of similar pledges later this fall from additional companies. The commitments are being announced as President Barack Obama is looking to build momentum toward a legacy-defining global climate accord in Paris. In addition to company-specific commitments, the corporate leaders on Monday will signal their support for a strong climate agreement out of the United Nations talks. They administration is using the pledges to set an example for companies to find ways to eliminate their carbon emissions. Climate Talks “As the world looks toward global climate negotiations in Paris this December, American leadership at all levels will be essential,” the White House said in a fact sheet detailing the announcement. The administration’s actions are pushing the issue into the 2016 presidential debate. Hillary Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, released an energy strategy saying she would both defend and go beyond Obama’s efforts. Republican candidates have criticized the administration’s initiatives as costly to the economy and unnecessary. Among the pledges, aluminum manufacturer Alcoa Inc. has agreed to reduce emissions by 50 percent from its 2005 levels, while agricultural giant Cargill Inc. says 18 percent of its total energy use will come from renewable sources. Coca-Cola Co. said it would drive down the carbon footprint of its beverage production by 25 percent over the next five years, while Google says it plans to triple its purchases of renewable energy over the next decade. Berkshire Hathaway says it plans to invest up to an additional $15 billion in the construction and operation of renewable energy generators, while Bank of America Corp says it will increase its environmental business initiative by $75 billion over the next decade, according to the White House Other participating firms include Wal-Mart, United Parcel Service Inc., PepsiCo Inc., Microsoft Corp., General Motors Inc. The corporate commitments won’t be the administration’s only major climate announcement in the next few weeks. The Environmental Protection Agency is set to present final regulations that aim to reduce carbon emissions from power plants by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030 later this week. While visiting Kenya over the weekend, Obama repeatedly praised the country for its efforts to address climate change, saying its efforts tor educe emissions “has put it in the position of being a leader on the continent.” And next month, the president will travel to Alaska for an international summit on Arctic climate issues. ©2015 Bloomberg News For more, see Big Companies, Big Renewable Investments. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
dg Obama to Pledge $3 Billion for Climate Change Fund By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-11-17T16:53:00Z President Barack Obama will pledge $3 billion to a United Nations climate-change fund that’s intended to help poor nations boost renewable energy and counter the ill effects of global warming. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
dg Mexico Pledges to Cut Emissions 25 Percent in Climate Change Milestone By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-03-30T16:13:00Z Mexico has become the first developing nation to formally promise to cut its global-warming pollution, a potential milestone in efforts to reach a worldwide agreement on tackling climate change. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
dg Japan Anticipates Clean Energy Will Edge Out Nuclear Power By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-04-28T18:12:00Z Japan anticipates that by 2030 clean energy such as solar and hydro will generate slightly more of the nation’s electricity than nuclear power plants. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
dg ‘Snail’s Pace’ in Climate Talks, Weak Pledges Frustrate UN Chief By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-06-29T17:39:00Z The secretary general of the United Nations is frustrated with the pace of negotiations for what’s intended to be a crucial agreement limiting global warming. Climate change pledges submitted so far from the world’s leading economies won’t be enough to keep the planet from warming dangerously, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday in New York. Proposals to reduce heat-trapping emissions need to be “a floor, not a ceiling,” he said. The global increase in temperatures will exceed 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) under the national pledges already submitted to UN, Ban said. That’s the goal scientists and the UN have set to avoid the worst effects due to global warming. The proposals submitted to date “will not be enough to place us on a 2-degree pathway,” Ban said. Without any changes to global emissions, the world is on track to warm by 4 degrees Celsius or more, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Change Janos Pasztor said earlier this month. World leaders have five months to go before a meeting of almost 200 nations in Paris that’s intended to seal a new global pact to cut planet-warming carbon emissions. If successful, the agreement would be the first ever to require both developed nations like the US and growing economies like China to address climate change. “The pace of UN negotiations are far too slow,” Ban said. “It’s like a snail’s pace.” The U.S., the world’s biggest historic source of greenhouse gases, pledged earlier this year to cut its emissions by as much as 28 percent by 2025. The European Union has promised a 40 percent cut by 2030. Several other major economies, including Australia and Japan, have yet to submit climate plans to the UN. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
dg Major US Corporations Pledge To Increase Renewable Energy Usage, Decrease Carbon Footprint By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-07-27T14:24:00Z Executives from 13 major U.S. corporations are announcing at least $140 billion in new investments to decrease their carbon footprints as part of a White House initiative to recruit private commitments ahead of a United Nations climate-change summit later this year in Paris. Companies including Apple Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. will join Secretary of State John Kerry and top administration officials at the White House for the announcement. In addition to pledges to cut emissions, provide financing to environmentally-focused companies, and reduce water consumption, the companies have said they will procure at least 1,600 MW of new, renewable energy. The White House said in a statement that it expects to announce a second round of similar pledges later this fall from additional companies. The commitments are being announced as President Barack Obama is looking to build momentum toward a legacy-defining global climate accord in Paris. In addition to company-specific commitments, the corporate leaders on Monday will signal their support for a strong climate agreement out of the United Nations talks. They administration is using the pledges to set an example for companies to find ways to eliminate their carbon emissions. Climate Talks “As the world looks toward global climate negotiations in Paris this December, American leadership at all levels will be essential,” the White House said in a fact sheet detailing the announcement. The administration’s actions are pushing the issue into the 2016 presidential debate. Hillary Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, released an energy strategy saying she would both defend and go beyond Obama’s efforts. Republican candidates have criticized the administration’s initiatives as costly to the economy and unnecessary. Among the pledges, aluminum manufacturer Alcoa Inc. has agreed to reduce emissions by 50 percent from its 2005 levels, while agricultural giant Cargill Inc. says 18 percent of its total energy use will come from renewable sources. Coca-Cola Co. said it would drive down the carbon footprint of its beverage production by 25 percent over the next five years, while Google says it plans to triple its purchases of renewable energy over the next decade. Berkshire Hathaway says it plans to invest up to an additional $15 billion in the construction and operation of renewable energy generators, while Bank of America Corp says it will increase its environmental business initiative by $75 billion over the next decade, according to the White House Other participating firms include Wal-Mart, United Parcel Service Inc., PepsiCo Inc., Microsoft Corp., General Motors Inc. The corporate commitments won’t be the administration’s only major climate announcement in the next few weeks. The Environmental Protection Agency is set to present final regulations that aim to reduce carbon emissions from power plants by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030 later this week. While visiting Kenya over the weekend, Obama repeatedly praised the country for its efforts to address climate change, saying its efforts tor educe emissions “has put it in the position of being a leader on the continent.” And next month, the president will travel to Alaska for an international summit on Arctic climate issues. ©2015 Bloomberg News For more, see Big Companies, Big Renewable Investments. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
dg Summer Budget 2015 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-07-08 Reaction to the Chancellor's Summer Budget 2015 A radical budget with big surprises, as well as much of that was expected. A good budget for UK plc, with corporation tax rates to be reduced to 18% by 2020, the rates of VAT, incom... Full Article
dg Pre-Budget Report By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-12-05 The Chancellor set out a number of measures of interest to the property sector in his Pre-Budget Report on 24 November 2008. The key ones are: a reduction in the rate of VAT from 17.5 per cent to 15 per cent for the period 1 December 2008 to 31 D... Full Article
dg Coronavirus: FCT Chief Judge orders reopening of courts By www.premiumtimesng.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 05:14:33 +0000 Justice Bello said all courts in the FCT must resume on Monday. The post Coronavirus: FCT Chief Judge orders reopening of courts appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Full Article North Central Covid-19 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High court Ishaq Bello Nigeria PREMIUM TIMES premium times news premiumtimes Tanko Muhammad
dg Covid 19 coronavirus: Health Minister David Clark announces more medicines, vaccines in $160m Pharmac Budget boost By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 10:46:12 +1200 Health Minister David Clark has rejected claims he and other Government ministers have been "gagged", as he fronted today to announce a $160 million boost to Pharmac health spending.An email from the Prime Minister's office, obtained... Full Article
dg Nigeria: Coronavirus - FCT Chief Judge Orders Reopening of Courts By allafrica.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:24:41 GMT [Premium Times] The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Ishaq Bello, has ordered all courts in the FCT to resume regular proceedings from Monday, May 11. Full Article
dg Zimbabwe: Returnees Stuck at Beitbridge Border By allafrica.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 08:14:12 GMT [Zimbabwe Standard] AN acute shortage of buses has hampered the fast movement of Zimbabweans repatriated from South Africa with some of the returnees stuck in Beitbridge for the past two days despite having completed formalities to travel to provincial quarantine centres. Full Article
dg Golf tournament to use high-tech ID chip badges to track spectators By www.jpost.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:56:47 GMT The sale of draft beer and fountain drinks will be prohibited while all transactions will be restricted to credit cards. Full Article golf high tech Coronavirus
dg Covid-19 pandemic is a double-edged sword By www.nation.co.ke Published On :: 2020-05-10T03:00:00Z Simple rules that have been repeated to us ad nauseam can, if followed effectively, ward off the virus. Full Article
dg Covid-19 toll on marriage: divorce inquiries on the rise as stay-home measures push Hong Kong couples off the edge By www.scmp.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 13:00:14 +0800 Confined to their 100 sq ft space in a subdivided flat in Hong Kong amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Wendy Cheung and her husband quarrelled numerous times over hygiene, money and caring for their son.Finally, she decided it was time to get a divorce after eight years of marriage.The distress caused by the fear of coronavirus infection, confinement measures and social isolation has taken a toll on couples. Cooped-up Hongkongers have been flooding hotlines with calls seeking help with conflicts at… Full Article
dg Judge approves nearly $1B settlement between US and tribes By america.aljazeera.com Published On :: 2016-02-24T22:49:00Z Case centered on claims that the government shorted Native Americans on contract costs to manage federal services Full Article
dg APTMA submits budgetary proposals to govt By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 ISLAMABAD: Textile Industry has submitted with the government its budgetary proposal for budget 2020-21 asking for abolishing turnover tax, reduction of corporate tax to 25 percent and withdrawal of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article
dg APTMA submits budgetary proposals to government By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 ISLAMABAD: Textile Industry has submitted with the government its budgetary proposal for budget 2020-21 asking for abolishing turnover tax, reduction of corporate tax to 25 percent and withdrawal of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article