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Giá nhà trung bình ở con phố đắt nhất nước Anh lên tới gần 33 triệu bảng

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CẦN LIÊN KẾT SÀN VÀ CỘNG TÁC VIÊN CHẠY 200 SẢN PHẨM CHUNG CƯ MINI Ở LONG AN LONG

Cần tìm SÀN + CTV Chạy 2000 sản phẩm Chung cư MiNi DIỆN TÍCH 30 -40 M2 Giá thị trường 295 / 305 TRIỆU (Giá Bao Gồm Full Nội Thất, Chưa chiếc khấu) Tất cả chung cư nằm 2 hướng . Hướng 1: Tỉnh lộ 10 KCN Tân Đức Long An sát Bình Tân. Hướng 2 : Khu dân cư Xuyên Á , Mỹ hạn...




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Saigon Garden Riverside Village - Land for sale by Hung Thinh Corporation. Contact: 0938169445

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David Kelly’s Curated L&D Content for the Week of 5/4/20

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, this week’s resources continue to have the dual focus of providing resources that can help us navigate this […]

The post David Kelly’s Curated L&D Content for the Week of 5/4/20 appeared first on e-Learning Feeds.




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David Kelly’s Curated L&D Content for the Week of 4/27/20

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, this week’s resources continue to have the dual focus of providing resources that can help us navigate this […]

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Justin Trudeau should lift Canada's economic sanctions now

Ken Stone

On March 23, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed to G20 leaders: "I am encouraging the waiving of (economic) sanctions imposed on countries to ensure access to food, essential health supplies, and COVID-19 medical support. This is the time for solidarity not exclusion ... Let us remember that we are only as strong as the weakest health system in our interconnected world." At the same time, AP News reported, ambassadors of eight countries currently affected by economic sanctions -- namely, Cuba, Iran, Venezuela, Syria, Nicaragua, China, Russia and North Korea -- petitioned the secretary-general for "the immediate and complete lifting of those measures to enable nations to respond to the coronavirus pandemic." 

Regrettably, so far the wealthy and powerful countries of the world haven't heeded the secretary-general's call to loosen the screws on the weaker and poorer ones. They also ignored a similar appeal by Pope Francis in his Easter address. On the contrary, President Trump actually weaponized the pandemic by instituting further sanctions on both Iran and Venezuela, countries already targeted for regime change. 

In Canada, however, two peace groups, the Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War and le Mouvement Québécois pour la paix, sent an open letter signed by 100 prominent Canadians to Trudeau asking him to lift all of Canada's economic sanctions now. 

Unknown to most Canadians, Trudeau's government maintains economic sanctions regimes against 20 countries of the world, including nine African countries. In fact, under the Harper government in Ottawa in June 2013, Canada co-ordinated economic sanctions for the U.S.-led coalition of countries participating in the regime change operation against Syria. Similarly, under the Trudeau government, Canada helped lead the Lima Group in organizing multilateral sanctions against Venezuela. 

Canada typically applies five types of sanctions: arms embargoes, asset freezes, import-export restrictions, financial prohibitions and technical assistance prohibitions. Not all sanctioned countries feel the full weight of all five. However, some countries do: Iran, Syria, North Korea and Libya. 

The effect on the targeted country is crippling. The first result is usually a drastic decline in its currency's value, which translates into ordinary people being unable to put food on the table for their children. Then follow other crises for working people: unemployment due to closing markets for the country's exports and the inability to get spare parts; inability to receive payments from relatives abroad because the international banking system excludes the targeted country; the closing down of whole industries, such as tourism, because access to credit cards or even air access to national airports, as in the case of Syria, is turned off by the sanctioners.

Supporters will point out that sanction regimes generally exclude food and medical supplies. However, international trade requires financing through banks which are subject to penalties in the U.S., for example for trading with Iran, even though the participating bank may be domiciled in a country that has lifted its sanctions on Iran. This practice by the U.S. is called extraterritoriality.

Some have likened economic sanctions to acts of war and compared them to sieges of medieval towns in which the besiegers hope to make life so difficult for the besieged that they rise up against their feudal lords and open the gates. The comparison isn't far off since the brunt of sanctions aren't felt so much by the targeted countries' ruling elites but rather their civilian populations. A monstrous example was the decade of UN sanctions against Iraq between the First and Second Gulf Wars. Between 1992 and 2000, 500,000 Iraqi children perished from lack of food and medicines. But Madeleine Albright, former U.S. secretary of state in the Clinton administration, famously quipped that it was "worth it."  It was worth it to Albright because sanctions were part of U.S. foreign policy to soften up Iraq in preparation for the Anglo-American invasion and occupation of 2003 which continues today.

Notably, coercive economic measures are not levelled against U.S. client states, no matter the enormity of their crimes. Israel, which turned Gaza into the world’s largest open air prison and is annexing the West Bank, and Saudi Arabia, which wages a bloody war on Yemen and murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, don't worry about sanctions.

Under international law, economic sanctions are acts of war. That's why the UN charter restricts the power to level sanctions exclusively to the UN Security Council. That also explains why Canada's unilateral sanctions against 19 countries are illegal. Only in the case of North Korea are Canada's regime of a full spectrum of coercive measures explicable under international law.

While Trudeau tries to play the competent caring leader in his daily COVID-19 press conferences, he cannot ignore the damage he is doing to the efforts to fight the novel coronavirus in 20 of the world's poorest countries, and indeed to the global effort.

Ken Stone is a longtime peace, social justice, labour, anti-racist and environmental activist-resident in Hamilton, Ontario. He is treasurer of the Hamilton Coalition To Stop The War and executive member of the Syria Solidarity Movement.

Image: CanadianPM/Video Screenshot/Twitter




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FPS Second Extinction Announced for Xbox Series X, Xbox One and PC

Developer Systemic Reaction has announced three-player, online cooperative shooter, Second Extinction, for the Xbox Series X, Xbox One and Windows PC via Steam.

"I’m very proud of what our team has created," said Systemic Reaction managing director Tobias Andersson. "As a live game, we plan to support Second Extinction long-term, as we do with all our titles. We can’t wait for players to team up, start playing, and become part of our community."

Lead producer Brynley Gibson added, "Second Extinction is a real passion project for our tight-knit team, and we’re just getting started. It’s incredible how far we’ve come in this short time, and I’m super excited to reveal more details, including our live roadmap, in the coming months."

View the announcement trailer below:

Here is an overview of the game:

Second Extinction is an intense three-player cooperative shooter, where your goal is to wipe out the mutated dinosaurs that have taken over the planet. Teamwork is  vital as you adopt the role of one of the survivors, using a unique combination of  weapons, abilities and skills to take on the vast number of enemies. Fight through  a maelstrom of bullets, bombs, teeth, claws and gore, it’s up to you to reclaim  Earth!

Key Features:

  • Intense Three-Player Co-Op – Earth is overrun by mutated dinosaurs! Team up with up to two other resistance fighters to take it back in short but intense combat operations.
  • Battle Mutated Monstrosities – These dinos are nothing like the ones in your history books! From electric raptors  to behemoth T-Rexes that tower over the horizon, these deadly creatures have evolved into the ultimate killing machines.
  • Experience Spectacular Action – Combine your fireteam’s unique weapons and abilities for explosive results  against overwhelming opposition in challenging combat set pieces.
  • Take Part in a Joint Effort – Your actions, together with the rest of the community, will shape the course of  the war against the dinosaurs.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

Full Article - https://www.vgchartz.com/article/443423/fps-second-extinction-announced-for-xbox-series-x-xbox-one-and-pc/




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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Confirmed for Xbox Series X

It was confirmed at the Inside Xbox event today Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 will be getting a next generation release on the Xbox Series X. It was already confirmed the game will release on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC.

View the latest trailer below:

Here is an overview of the game:

Enter the World of Darkness and rise through vampire society. Experience Seattle - a city full of alluring, dangerous, characters and factions. You are dead now but stronger, quicker, more alluring and with potential for so much more. Choose to be brutal and unflinching or cultured and seductive. Use charm, cunning, terror and sheer will to rise through vampire society. What monster will you be?

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

Full Article - https://www.vgchartz.com/article/443424/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-confirmed-for-xbox-series-x/




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Traffic stop leads to numerous charges; police seize homemade conducted energy weapon

Two Windsor men face multiple drug, property and weapon charges after police pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation Thursday night. At around 8 p.m., officers from the Windsor police property crimes unit in the area of Tecumseh Road East and Mercer Road saw a black Chrysler 300 commit a traffic violation, police said […]




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How a flawed mentality led to Silicon Valley’s meteoric rise

In the memoir Uncanny Valley, Anna Wiener examines the collective hyperconfidence that has enabled the tech sector’s meteoric growth




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Surprise contender Honeywell enters the quantum computing race

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US Navy robot submarine would be able to kill without human control

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Experiment Shows Some Life Can Survive in Exoplanet-Like Conditions

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Second NY Child Dies From Rare Syndrome Linked to COVID-19

Lucas Jackson/Reuters

A 7-year-old boy from Westchester County is the second child in New York state to die from pediatric multi-symptom inflammatory syndrome tied to COVID-19 since the pandemic began. A 5-year-old boy died earlier in the week from the same syndrome at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital in New York City.

The childhood ailment has affected at least 73 children in New York state and authorities are now looking for other potential cases across the country. Cases have also been reported in Washington, D.C., California, Delaware, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington state and New Jersey, where a 4-year-old died with symptoms last month.

It has been previously thought that children are less likely to suffer any serious complications from the coronavirus.

Read more at The Daily Beast.




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Telco You've Never Heard Of Is Flogging 103GB Data For $38 A Month With No Contract

Circles.Life is a little-known telco with a questionable name choice. But it also happens to have a real hectic SIM-only plan deal right now. For $38 a month you get a whopping 103GB data -- also per month. And you don't even need to sign a contract. More »
    




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Lockdown warning: Tory MP Baker 'gravely concerned' at coronavirus economic damage



THE CORONAVIRUS lockdown is now causing serious damage to the UK's economy, Tory MP Steve Baker has warned - stressing he was now "gravely concerned" at the situation




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Grim statistics reveal coronavirus has decimated US economy



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State Pension top up: Can you top up missed National Insurance contributions?



STATE PENSIONS are calculated by National Insurance contributions - but can you top up any missed years?




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Mars may once have had right conditions for RNA to develop into life

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Is the universe conscious? It seems impossible until you do the maths

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SpaceX mission control to do social distancing for first crewed flight

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Flynn Walks: Trump's Betrayal of America Continues

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There's One Big Reason Why the Economy Can't Reopen

The country faces the same problem today it did two months ago: There are not enough tests to contain the virus.




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Construction Robots Learn to Excavate by Mimicking Humans

Human movements can teach robots the skills they need to dig holes and—maybe someday—build the first colonies on Mars




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Microsoft's AI Research Draws Controversy Over Possible Disinformation Use

Microsoft's AI could enable its popular chatbot to comment on news, but critics see a tool for spreading disinformation



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Why People Demanded Privacy to Confide in the World’s First Chatbot

In 1966, the Eliza program couldn’t say much—but it was enough



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AI and the Future of Work: The Economic Impacts of Artificial Intelligence

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In 2016, Microsoft’s Racist Chatbot Revealed the Dangers of Online Conversation

The bot learned language from people on Twitter—but it also learned values



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Map: Confirmed coronavirus cases, worldwide

More than 3.9 million people have been sickened and more than 270,000 killed by the coronavirus around the world. This map is updated daily.






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Time is running out for the leap second

Abolition would see 'official' time unmoored from the Sun.




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The Medium Release confirmed for Xbox Series X and PC with Silent Hill vibes



The makers of Blair Witch, Observer and Layers of Fear today announced a new psychological horror game - The Medium.




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Call of the Sea is coming to Xbox Series X in time for the console's launch



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DIRT 5 release date confirmed for PS5, Xbox Series X and existing consoles



Codemasters next racing game, DIRT 5 has been announced.




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Chorus: Rise as One release confirmed for PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox



Chorus: Rise as One is a new space-combat shooter, revealed during Inside Xbox. Here's everything you need to know.




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Second Extinction reveal: Xbox Series X game gives us serious Turok vibes



During Inside Xbox's special stream today, Systemic Reaction gave us our first taste of next-gen dino hunting glory




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FIFA 20 TOTS La Liga Confirmed with New Team of the Season Ultimate Team Cards



FIFA 20 Team of the Season So Far Premier League Squad is now live and features Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann.




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RPGCast – Episode 287: “Sleepcon”

Manny wakes up and gives us more Blizzcon details. Jon builds a Titan. The PS4 comes out…and so do we.




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RPGCast – Episode 333: “BACON”

On this morning’s podcast we have BACON! Er…excuse me. I mean to say that we learn about Nintend-BACON! Ok, fine, let’s get this out of...




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RPGCast – Episode 354: “Can I Conceive Now?”

Alice still can’t deliver a laser light show party. Manny tries to crash said party but only gets a console platform debate for his trouble....




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Ducklings spotted jumping off fifth floor balcony in Glasgow

A family of ducklings were spotted jumping off a flat in Glasgow as they left their nest for the first time.




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Coronavirus: Scottish Government given 'insufficient time' to consider Westminster proposals

SCOTLAND’S Economy Secretary has penned a letter to the UK Government venting her frustration at being given “insufficient time” to consider workplace safety proposals.




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Nicola Sturgeon "considering" relaxation of lockdown exercise restrictions

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said the Scottish Government is looking into expanding the current guidance about exercise during the lockdown.