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PETER HITCHENS: Has our mad mass house arrest during Covid-19 saved even a single life? 

PETER HITCHENS: We will not escape from this misery until the Government has been forced to admit that it made a foolish mistake and over-reacted wildly to Covid-19.




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MasterChef star Brendan Pang reveals his recipe to make the perfect fluffy bao buns 

MasterChef Australia star Brendan Pang has shared his secret recipe to make the perfect steamed bao buns at home.




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PSG boss Thomas Tuchel warns of a frosty reception as Neymar set to make Ligue 1 return

The 27-year-old was the talk of the most recent transfer window having been linked with a return to former club Barcelona as well as Spanish rivals Real Madrid for the duration of the summer.




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Ana de Armas is a vision of spring as she steps out in a marigold singlet for dog walk in Venice

Ana de Armas was a vision of spring on Saturday when she stepped out in a marigold colored singlet for a walk around her Venice neighborhood with her dog.




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Miley Cyrus wishes 'OG mullet master' brother Braison happy birthday childhood throwback

She recently told The Wall Street Journal of her own mullet: 'But I made a record that's kind of rock influenced, hence my mullet. This was not just a random Wednesday Tiger King haircut.'




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TALK OF THE TOWN: Master Chef's John Torode sears himself like a steak during lockdown

TALK OF THE TOWN: According to his actress wife Lisa Faulkner, the MasterChef judge looks like he's been 'on holiday for four weeks' after catching some rays while at home in London.




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Famke Janssen keeps her mask on as she steps out to grab some takeaway for isolation

Famke Janssen was glimpsed braving the cold for some takeaway on a snowy Saturday in New York City. The 55-year-old X-Men star made sure to keep her pale purple face mask and her gloves on.




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Elle and Dakota Fanning wear masks as they head out together in Los Angeles

They have been self-isolating together amid the coronavirus pandemic. And Dakota, 26, and Elle Fanning, 22, were glimpsed stepping out together in Los Angeles this Saturday.




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PETE JENSON: Forget 'La Masia', Real Madrid's youth factory 'La Fabrica' is now more successful

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Diario AS counted 41 players in Europe's top divisions who have come from the Valdebebas academy and there are 42 ex-Madrid youth system players playing in Spain.




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Profesorii și elevii din ultimii ani vor fi obligați să poarte mască începând cu 15 mai (propunere)

Profesorii și elevii din ultimii ani de gimnaziu și liceu care revin la școală pentru pregătirea examenelor naționale sunt obligați să poarte mască, potrivit regulilor elaborate de Institutul Național de Sănătate Publică pentru perioada de după 15 mai, informează Radio România Actualități.

The post Profesorii și elevii din ultimii ani vor fi obligați să poarte mască începând cu 15 mai (propunere) appeared first on Forbes.ro.




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Mastan Shah vs The State Of Karnataka on 8 May, 2020

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned HCGP.

2. The case of the prosecution is that while the first informant/Police Officer attached to the respondent-police station along with other officials were on patrolling duty near a ware house situated close to Pratibha School at about 3.00 a.m., on 13.03.2020, they found these petitioners along with four others preparing to commit decoity. The petitioners were apprehended and a case was registered in Crime No.18/2020 of Roza police station for the offence punishable under Sections 399 and 402 of IPC.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that a false case has been foisted against the petitioners and 3 they are not involved in any such offence much less the one now alleged against them. He submits that the petitioners are eking out their livelihood by driving the auto and also by doing coolie work. He submits that the petitioners are arrested on 13.03.2020 and since then they are in judicial custody and by imposing any conditions, they may be enlarged on bail.




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'Culture Cops' and the mass media


The evidence of the pernicious influence of today's mass-media empires is overwhelming. But, lacking a historical consciousness that includes technology, modern India is thoroughly unprepared to tackle the excesses they promote, says Venkatesh R. Iyer.




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Massive fire at high-rise in Sharjah

Sharjah, May 06: A massive fire was reported in a residential building in AL Nahda in Sharjah on Tuesday. No casualties have been reported and the fire has been put out. The residential tower, Abbco Tower has 56 floors,




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Coronavirus outbreak: Study reveals heating N95 face mask disinfects it to reuse

Los Angeles, May 06: Heating may be the best way to disinfect N95 masks for reuse, according to a study which found that doing so preserves their filtration efficiency for 50 cycles. Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic, N95




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Brahmastra’s VFX Portions To Be Completed In London? Ayan Mukerji Being Cautious To Prevent Leaks

Ayan Mukerji's multi-starrer Brahmastra has delayed its shoot completion and therefore its release, quite a few times. It looks like the film, starring Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan and Mouni Roy, may be delayed yet again due to the Coronavirus




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Kamal Haasan Is All Praise For Vijay Sethupathi; Reveals What He Loves About The Master Actor!

Kamal Haasan, the senior actor is all praise for Vijay Sethupathi, the supremely talented actor. To the uninitiated, the Ulaganayagan and Makkal Selvan had recently had a live chat on social media. During the chat, Vijay Sethupathi asked Kamal Haasan a




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Vijay's Role In Master: This Team Member Reveals Some Interesting Details!

Vijay will be next seen in the highly anticipated upcoming project Master, which is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. The highly anticipated movie, which is said to be an action thriller is all set to hit the theaters once the all India




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COVID-19: Proper Use, Reuse And Disposal Of Masks

As of today, there are 2,000,951 COVID-19 cases with 126,782 deaths. On a hopeful note, 484,979 have recovered. The virus outbreak that began in 2019 continues to cause casualties, while health experts around the globe are extensively working on developing a




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COVID-19: Are Cloth Masks And Surgical Masks Ineffective In Preventing Virus Spread?

The coronavirus cases around the globe are at 2,484,301, with 170,501 deaths reported and 652,761 recoveries. The virus outbreak that began in 2019 continues to cause casualties, while health experts around the globe are extensively working on developing a vaccine and




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Types Of Homemade Masks And How They Can Help Lower The Risk Of Infection

Since the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the usage of face masks has become ubiquitous in countries affected with COVID-19. The health officials have been urging people to wear face masks as an essential protective measure against the coronavirus. The most popular face




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Christmas 2015: Bengaluru gets a 50 feet tall statue of Christ

To make this Christmas season even more special, a 50 feet tall statue of Christ the Redeemer has been installed by Fun World in J C Nagar.




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L'opera di Alessandro Volta: scelta di scritti originali / raccolti ed illustrati dal prof. Francesco Massardi ; pubblicati a cura della Associazione elettrotecnica italiana nel 1°. centenario della morte

Archives, Room Use Only - QC517.V92 1927




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Edison's open door: the life story of Thomas A. Edison, a great individualist / by Alfred O. Tate, his private secretary

Archives, Room Use Only - TK140.E3.T38 1938




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From beacon fire to radio (Masters of space): the story of long-distance communication / by Walter Kellogg Towers

Archives, Room Use Only - TK5115.T69 1924




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The life and inventions of Thomas Alva Edison / by W.K.L. Dickson and Antonia Dickson ; with 200 illustrations by W.K.L. Dickson, R.F. Outcalt, L. Bauhan and J. Ricalton

Archives, Room Use Only - TK140.E3 D34 1894




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Wireless explained: the book for officers of the mercantile marine / by Frederick Cross, Lieut. R.N.R., headmaster and operator on the training ship "Mersey"

Archives, Room Use Only - VM480.5.G7 C76 1918




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The papers of Thomas A. Edison / editors, Reese V. Jenkins ... [et al.]

Archives, Room Use Only - TK140.E3.A2 1989




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Postal telegraph: letter from the Postmaster General, transmitting a report of G.G. Hubbard, esq. of Boston, relative to the establishment of a cheap system of postal telegraph.

Archives, Room Use Only - HE7781.U556 1869




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The French Cable Station Museum: Orleans, Cape Cod, Massachusetts: museum tour book / by Warren S. Darling

Archives, Room Use Only - TK5611.D37 1988




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The 401st telegraph battalion in the World War / compiled by members of the Battalion and published under the direction of the Book Committee, consisting of J.L. Crotty ... [et al.] ; editorial staff R.E. Browning, J.L. Crotty, W.G. Thomas

Archives, Room Use Only - D570.346 401st.A76 1919




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The official report of the trial of Henry K. Goodwin for the murder of Albert D. Swan in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts: from notes of Mr. J.M.W. Yerrington.

Archives, Room Use Only - KF223.G655 G655 1887




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Decision of Hon. Philip F. Thomas, commissioner of patents, on the application of Samuel F.B. Morse, for an extension of his patent for a new and useful improvement in electro-magnetic telegraphs: patented April 11, 1846: patent extended for seven years f

Archives, Room Use Only - KF228.M674 U55 1860




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Biography of Thomas Davenport: the "Brandon blacksmith", inventor of the electric motor / by Walter Rice Davenport, D.D. ; with an introduction by the Hon. James Hartness

Archives, Room Use Only - TK140.D3 D38 1929




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Genealogy of some of the Vail family descended from Thomas Vail at Salem, Massachusetts, 1640: together with collateral lines / by Wm. Penn Vail

Archives, Room Use Only - CS71.V129 1937




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The new general and mining telegraph code / by C. Algernon Moreing and Thomas Neal

Archives, Room Use Only - HE7677.M6 M67 1903




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Moses Vail of Huntington, L.I.: showing his descent from Joseph (2) Vail, son of Thomas Vail, at Salem, Massachusetts, 1640, together with collateral lines and with additions and corrections to both H.H. Vail's "Jeremiah Vail family" (pub. 1

Archives, Room Use Only - CS71.V129 1947




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The new general and mining telegraph code ...: alphabetically arranged for the use of mining companies, mining engineers, stockbrokers, financial agents, and trust and finance companies / by C. Algernon Moreing and Thomas Neal

Archives, Room Use Only - HE7677.M6 M67 1907




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Handbook for wireless telegraph operators working installations licensed by His Majesty's Postmaster-General: revised in accordance with the Radiotelegraph Convention of London, 1912.

Archives, Room Use Only - TK5743.G74 1915




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Keemo Paul, Oshane Thomas to feature in CPL-produced films




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India envoy thanks Maldives for facilitating massive repatriation exercise




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Massive spike in COVID-19 cases in Gujarat, 49 deaths in 24 hours; tally crosses 6,000




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Combating COVID-19: Telangana Police set to roll out AI-based system to track those not wearing masks at public places




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In times of coronavirus, it's hello Namaste

In an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus, more people, including global leaders, are using the Indian greeting of namaste.People around the world are worried that shaking hands, hugging and kissing on the cheek might help spread the virus.In recent days, images of United States President Donald Trump and Britain's Prince Charles opting to use the Indian greeting over a handshake have gone viral.Take a look.




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Empty churches, online masses mark Easter Sunday

Unprecedented scenes of empty churches emerged from Italy and other countries of the world, as religious leaders found creative ways to address parishioners marking the holiday weekend from the confines of their homes.




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Youth sanitizes village, distributes masks

Youth sanitizes village, distributes masks




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ECMAScript regular expressions are getting better!

This article highlights what’s happening in the world of JavaScript regular expressions right now. Spoiler: it’s quite a lot — there are more RegExp-related proposals currently advancing through the TC39 standardization process than there have been updates to RegExp in the history of ECMAScript!




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Master the claim procedure to cope better during emergency in family

With the onset of this pandemic, policyholders should now take the next crucial step of understanding how to go about filing a health insurance claim




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Face mask norm: Cops to launch AI-based system




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What fabrics make the most effective homemade masks?

Scientists test various kinds of cloth for their ability to filter aerosols




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Paradise Papers: The moral dilemmas of tax avoidance

Mohan Guruswamy

The tranche of documents uncovered recently has not only brought several stalwarts of Indian politics, cinema industry, and business tycoons under scanner but has also thrown up pertinent questions over the moral dilemmas of avoiding tax

The paradise in the Paradise Papers refers to tax havens of low or even no taxation. Such havens usually are shadowy and sleazy little countries and principalities such as the Cayman Islands, Lichtenstein and Monaco, and sometimes entities within countries like Jersey, Guernsey, Bermuda in the UK and Delaware and Puerto Rico in the USA. Then there are low taxation countries like Switzerland, Singapore and Dubai that assure secretive rich people of their privacy. 

Essentially a tax haven exists to cheat sovereign states of their lawful incomes. The Tax Justice Network campaign group estimates that corporate tax avoidance costs governments $500bn a year, while personal tax avoidance costs $200bn a year. This in effect means that anywhere between $20-30 trillion of business transactions are sheltered from taxations. Moody’s estimated that in 2016 giant American technology companies such as Google, Microsoft and Apple were hoarding about $1.84 trillion cash in offshore havens. Clearly they are avoiding tax and as bending the rules of the tax system is not illegal unlike tax evasion; they are operating within the letter, but perhaps not the spirit, of the law.

In the early 1980’s, shaken up by the number of scandals in Wall Street, and by the number of its MBA graduates who were found wanting in ethical and moral values, the Harvard Business School made a course on “Leadership and Corporate Accountability” a core requirement. I am sure Jayant Sinha, a Harvard MBA, had to do this course and would have scored a high grade in it. Such courses now are in the core curriculum of the business schools attended by the other two young politicians also named in the Paradise Papers or capers if you will. Sachin Pilot graduated from the famous Wharton School of Business and Karti Chidambaram took his business masters from Texas and a law degree from Cambridge to boot.

Doing the required ethics course is one thing but it is quite something else to be able to resolve moral dilemmas of what John Kenneth Galbraith described as the “HBS’s ethical view of capitalism which derives straight out of the Protestant ethic and its transformational view of money, in which the ability to accumulate wealth is a reflection of one’s character.”

The charge against Jayant Sinha is that while acting as an Omidyar Network representative was on the board of a California company that made a loan to that company’s Cayman subsidiary. Usually such a loan to such a subsidiary suggests a fiddle. Whether Sinha knew this or did not know it is something else? Clearly the evidence does not suggest any malfeasance. But clearly there is room for skepticism. 

Omidyar Network proclaims its belief: “Just as eBay created the opportunity for millions of people to start their own businesses, we believe market forces can be a potent driver for positive social change.” Grand words but that hardly conceals the true goal that is to make bucks, sometimes fast ones too.  Again as Galbraith put it: “The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.”

Jayant, then fresh out of one of the IIT’s, worked with me way back in the mid 1980’s on a paper that proposed the mass construction of smokeless challahs for rural homes as a profitable employment for hundreds of thousands of rural workers. I remember it as a bit of an elaborate scheme that also computed the savings due to improved health results. It was published in this newspaper and the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi took note of it. I was impressed enough to write a recommendation when he applied for a Masters in Energy Management at Pennsylvania. 

I next met him when I was serving as his fathers Advisor in the Finance Ministry. Jayant and his wife were both working with foreign companies investing in Indian stocks. He was apprehensive about a proposal made by me to disinvest PSU stocks by selling them to the governments banks for onward restructure and disinvestment. The minister had clearly spoken to him. At that time too I wondered if the HBS’s core business ethics course would have seen conflict of interest issues in it? The minister however had plenty of flex in him.

To my mind tax avoidance is just as reprehensible as tax evasion. Sinha was too junior in the Finance Ministry to have expressed views on this. It would have been unlikely though for that is not the HBS way. The previous Finance Minister, himself a Harvard MBA, would not have any left footprints for young Sinha to tread on. Neither would the present lawyer Finance Minister. 

 

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