As it gets colder out, your TV is about to become your best friend (besides a cozy fire and a cup of hot chocolate). We’ve been rounding up the best deals all week, and now that Cyber Monday has rolled around, there are yet more sales on TVs, soundbars, and all the home theater gear you need. Check out our roundups of The Best TVs and the Best Soundbars to make sure you’re getting the right gear, or read How To Upgrade Your Home Theater. You’ll soon be snuggled in and watching Lord of the Rings for the 4,000th time.
Updated November 27: We’ve updated this post with a new deal on the streaming service Max (previously known as HBO Max), and updated pricing and live deals as the final hours of Cyber Monday count down.
We test products year-round and handpicked these deals. The discount amounts we show are based on actual street prices at retailers in the past few months. Products that are sold out or no longer discounted as of publishing will be
crossed out. We’ll update this guide periodically.
For Apartments and Smaller Living Rooms
It’s not fancy, but this TCL is the best TV for most people (7/10, WIRED Review). It has the same quantum dot technology as the Roku Plus Series TV we also like, but comes with a Google interface. Plus, it’s easier than ever to use Chromecast to share your phone screen. This is the best price we’ve seen.
Hisense’s U7K was already a great value at its regular sale price, and it has hovered around $600 or so, but this sale makes it particularly enticing. With an intuitive Google TV interface and sought-after performance features like class-leading peak brightness, quantum dots for enhanced color volume, and great gaming features, it’s an all-around sweet deal.
This is our favorite TV for high-end features. This Hisense (8/10, WIRED Recommends) uses mini-LEDs for its zone-based backlighting, meaning better black levels and contrast, and brighter colors overall. It also has a 120-Hz refresh rate at 4K resolution, which means that whether you’re watching the highly contrasted scenes from the latest Star Wars shows or playing the latest racing game, this can keep up.
This TCL is very comparable to the TCL Q6, except that it adds a faster 120-Hz refresh rate to support the latest game consoles. This is a better buy if you watch a lot of sports or game, because of the smoother way that it displays motion on screen. There is even some software trickery onboard that TCL claims can make it look like up to 240 Hz at lower resolution.
This gorgeous 8K model from Samsung is one of the prettiest TVs we’ve reviewed this year (8/10, WIRED Recommends). Sure, there isn’t much in the way of 8K content, but the magic of this display comes in its brightness and its ability to upscale 4K content to its higher resolution. Colors are shockingly vivid, as is the smoothness of the response time, especially when watching sports with green backdrops or playing video games.
We call this our best TV for gamers for a reason: It has a lightning-fast response time of 9.2 milliseconds, and it has four HDMI 2.1 ports to connect your PC, Xbox, PlayStation, or Switch. Outside of gaming, it works fantastically well as a TV, with perfect black levels, and a great center mount that helps you place it on existing TV stands.
The G3 is LG’s most powerful and most refined OLED TV, providing top-tier brightness, incredible colors and contrast, and a slim design that sits flush with the wall when mounted. As we’re seeing across the TV market for Cyber Monday, this is the lowest price for LG’s flagship OLED all year.
LG really likes their LetterNumber naming scheme, apparently. This sibling to the C3 is giant. Seventy-seven inches is a whopper of a screen, and it retains the high-quality, OLED-powered picture that we’re used to from the other models in this lineup. Just make sure you’ve got room for it before you buy.
Sony’s A95L is the best TV we’ve ever seen from a performance standpoint, offering superb brightness, deep and naturalistic colors, fantastic contrast, and picture processing that reveals the subtle nuances of your content in stunning detail. This marks the first sale we’ve seen so far this year, making it a great time to go all-in.
Samsung’s QLED series helped rewrite the rules of LED TV performance, offering blazing brightness and vivid colors to go along with impressive contrast and black levels. The QN90C is the latest and greatest, offering plenty of top-line features, including Samsung’s excellent gaming hub for next-gen gaming, and this is the best price we’ve seen all year.
Sony has the best processing in TV land, and its OLED models are always shockingly gorgeous. This one has the same perfect black levels and a Google TV interface that makes it easy to stream any app with credibility. Sony’s upscaling makes older HD (and even non-HD) content look like it was made in the modern era. It’s a literal sight to behold.
Samsung’s mildly pretentiously-named “The Frame” earns its unique title. When not in use, this TV looks like it’s simply a framed piece of art. This 75-inch model is particularly huge, letting you hang a conversation art piece on your wall, so it doesn’t look like you spend all your time rewatching The Office. (Not that we’d judge you)
Samsung’s S90C is a second-tier premium TV that feels more like a flagship, probably because it’s basically last year’s flagship in an updated package. That means you’ll get a premium package at a great price, including excellent brightness, rich colors, and killer contrast from its QD-OLED display, alongside a swell of features like four HDMI 2.1 inputs and VRR gaming at up to 144 Hz.
Samsung’s S95C is easily one of the best screens you can buy this year, with class-leading brightness and color volume, fantastic contrast, and the perfect black levels that make OLED so beloved. This is the lowest we’ve seen it priced all year, and we don’t expect it to get much lower (if at all), so if you’ve been holding out for that sweet videophile upgrade, now’s the time.
Sony is best known these days for its OLED screens, but its LED TVs like the X90L still pack a punch with a mix of excellent picture processing, good brightness, and great local dimming for rich contrast. Like a lot of TVs this time of year, this 65-inch set is at the lowest price we’ve seen it all year.
These new QLED models from Roku look great, especially at such low prices. The quantum dot panel means better colors, and the built-in Roku interface makes it so easy to stream nearly any app under the sun. It even supports Dolby Vision and HDR10+, which means the best possible color accuracy for the price.
Streaming Device and Service Deals
If you watch a lot of Amazon Prime Video, the Fire TV Stick is the streaming device you need. You can stream from virtually any of the top services, but it’s heavily geared toward the company’s own content. This 4K Max, which was just released at the end of September, is faster and comes with 16 gigabytes of storage versus the older model’s 8. If you want to spend less and still stay in the Amazon ecosystem, the standard 4K Stick is on sale for $25 ($25 off).
Google TV is challenging Roku for the best interface these days. It offers virtually every single streaming channel you could ask for, and the little device even has Google Assistant built in. The HD version of the Chromecast is also on sale for $20, and it’s ideal for anyone with a 1080p TV. If you like watching content from your phone on your screen, Chromecast (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is also just about the easiest way there is to share photos, movies, and music with your TV.
The Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite isn’t the most powerful or robust streaming stick on the market. It is one of the cheapest. This one is perfect if you just need to put a smart TV interface on a spare TV or a monitor in the corner, and don’t want to shell out a ton of cash for something that’s not your main entertainment unit.
We’re big fans of Roku when it comes to streaming devices, and the Roku Ultra packs the best dual-band Wi-Fi of Roku’s devices. It also has an Ethernet cord for wired connections, can stream Dolby Vision, and supports HDR10+ too. There’s a headphone jack, included headphones, and a remote finder you can activate on the TV to make the remote start beeping.
Hulu has become a surprisingly good subscription service, particularly for cord-cutters who want to watch new and classic shows. This deal is available only for new Hulu customers or past users who haven’t been subscribed in the past month. It’s also only for the version with ads, so if you wanted to be free of those, keep that in mind.
The streaming service formerly known as HBO Max normally starts at $10/month (including ads), but if you’ve never signed up—or if you’ve cancelled your plan in the past—you can sign up right now and get the next 6 months for $3/month. That’s effectively four of the next six months for free. Plenty of time to watch Our Flag Means Death seven thousand times.
This stylish projector from Samsung offers up to 100-inches of screen real estate as well as cool features like Samsung’s built-in smart interface and gaming hub. It can also go portable with compatible add-on USB-C battery packs (not included) making it a great option for an outdoor movie night.
Having a projector in your home is a surreal, but incredibly worthwhile experience if you’re really into movies. This 4K HDR projector from BenQ puts out 3,200 lumens, which is bright enough to be visible even in rooms that aren’t totally dark. And the input lag on the projector is low enough that you can play games on it.
This fantastically bright projector is called the HT4550i in the United States, and the W4000i everywhere else in the world. But we promise it’s the exact same project even with such different model numbers. The colors look bright without getting washed out and awesome black levels. It’s usually only just under $3,000, but right now you can grab it for a couple hundred off.


There are a lot of interesting longer form stories out lately - wish I had time to fully read all of them, but I am trying to pass along some that might be of interest to FMMF readers. Der Spiegel has quite an interesting expose & opinion piece on how financial markets have reached the stage they are dominating economies, rather than vice versa like it should (used to) be. Certain people such as Paul Volcker (who thinks the only major positive innovation of the financial industry the past few decades is the ATM machine) would agree. [Jun 26 2009: Bloomberg - Volcker Marginalized: Our Life of Financial Oligarchy Does not Change] [Sep 10, 2009: Goldman Sachs CEO - Ok I Admit It, Some of our Financial Innovations are Socially Useless] Obviously the banking class of the U.S. and U.K. would disagree - and if you disagree with them you believe in class warfare. The truth lies in the middle but the contention here is many parts of the 'financial market' have now become a leach on the economy, rather than a support. Middlemen who extract an increasingly heavy tax ... and burden, for their 'service'. Especially true since the massive deregulation brought on by the Robert Rubin's and Lawrence Summers of the world. Further, many of the best and brightest minds have been drawn to this arena due to the financial rewards - potentially retarding other parts of the economy.
The view by Der Spiegel takes it to a more extreme view than I have.


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With the ban also go the height restrictions for all commercial buildings. Maximum height restrictions of 80 ft and 120 ft have, however, been prescribed for institutional and residential buildings respectively. The Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - defined as the ratio of the total built up area to the total ground area - has also been reduced from 4:1 to 2.5:1.
In an attempt to gauge the impact the removal of the ban will have on building activity in the city, India Today conducted a series of interviews with some of the more prominent figures in the construction trade, including leading architects and heads of the major construction companies in the capital.
P.N. Sikand, Managing Director of the Sikand Constructions Private Limited, who have built several multi-storeyed structures including the State Bank of India's headquarters building on Parliament Street, said that the Delhi Development Authority has been the major beneficiary of the ban order.
DDA has been able to get better prices for its land and has been able to develop the Nehru Complex in South Delhi much faster than it could have otherwise done. For the renters of office accommodation in the Connaught Place area it has resulted in a several-fold increase in rents.
Now that the ban has been lifted, there could be a rise in construction costs as several categories of construction workers are likely to be in short supply. This is partly because DDA itself has launched a massive building construction programme, and partly because many workers have migrated to West Asian countries.
Any impact of the lifting of the ban on the now prevailing high rents can be felt only after three years when the new buildings may be ready for occupation. "But the impact would not be much because the demand is outstripping supply so far as office accommodation is concerned. Besides, there are only about a dozen plots still vacant in the Barakhamba-Kasturba Gandhi Marg area. The government should release more areas for commerical buildings if the high rents are to be brought down. As for the high-rise residential buildings, these have ceased to be attractive for investment primarily because of high costs and relatively low returns. The only people going in for these apartments will be middle-level executives who want to live close to their place of work, and thus save on time and transport."
Raj Chopra of the Competent Constructions Company, builders of institutional complexes in the city, believed that the building cost could not escalate much since a good deal of unaccounted money has gone out of circulation in the recent past. As a result, speculation in this sphere is also low. Besides, steel and cement are available in plenty. The only increase the builders have to cope up with is the hike in labour charges announced by the Delhi Administration last April.
V.N. Vasudeva, Chief Architect of NDMC, conceded that the prices of land and rental value of accommodation have appreciated considerably during the ban period. He, however, pointed out that it had also put a stop to the haphazard vertical growth of the earlier period.
The pioneers in vertical construction in the Connaught Place area, Sushil Ansal, Managing Director of the Ansal Properties and Industries Private Limited, does not think that lifting of the ban is going to have much impact on building activity as most of the plots are bigger than 500 sq. mt. and would attract provisions of the urban land ceiling law. Builders who have bought land from government agencies have been exempted.
The same should at least be done in respect of properties which are being developed for multi-ownership. "This would be consistent with our socialistic aims. Secondly, five years have been a period of virtual paralysis of building activity in New Delhi. Now that the ban has been removed, a prompt decision on the urban land ceiling law exemption is overdue."
M.M. Rana, an eminent architect and the designer of many public buildings in the Capital, sees socialization of urban land as the best means for ensuring harmonious metropolitan growth. "High-rise buildings, yes. But we cannot have them all huddled together in the same area. We should not go vertically very high, simply for the sake of 'prestige'. This is going to put a great strain on basic services, make coping with emergency situations very critical, and produce very unhealthy social and psychological strains in people who live and work in such buildings. All this has been demonstrated aptly in places like the United States, and we need not repeat the same mistakes here."
While the lifting of the ban may ease the current cramped situation as far as office accommodation is concerned, whether or not NDMC will be able to provide civic amenities in these new centres of population concentration still remains a moot question.
NDMC's performance so far has been far from impressive, and once building activity starts around the crowded Connaught Place area, traffic problems, which are bad enough at the moment, will surely increase unless the present roads are widened. This unfortunately, seems to be a rather remote possibility in the near future.
When the Maharashtra State government recently removed the ban on construction of buildings more than 13 storeys high, builders and contractors heaved sigh of relief. But there was also a spate of criticism from architects, town planners and ecologists who have been clamouring for a "more sensible building and development policy" for the last few years.
The messy business of whether to reclaim or not and how high to build has once more become a subject of controversy. The bone of contention in this three cornered fight (the warring parties being the builders and investors on the one hand, the government on the other with the town planners and ecologists filling in the third angle of the triangle) is the development of the prestigious backbay area - 569 acres of land at the southernmost tip of Bombay - Nariman Point and Cuffe Parade.
From the beginning the scheme was described by urban planners and ecologists as technically unsound. But the government did not heed the warning, and allowed unplanned and unrestricted growth to take place which resulted in congested multi-storeyed "high-income slums". The ban had to come. The concentration of growth resulted in enormous civic problems - there were not enough telephone lines to cater for the huge commercial complex that came into being.
There were problems of water and power supply, drainage and sewage disposal, transportation, insufficient parking lots - in fact all the prophecies made by the ecological pundits were coming true. The irony of the situation was that the State government was not paying for these civic expenses at all - the government just sold the land-either reclaimed or unreclaimed, and relaxed.
The government consistently fights back all criticism by maintaining that the reclamation scheme has the blessings of the Study Group on Greater Bombay (1958) led by S.G. Barve who was then the Secretary to the government in the Public Works Department. Although the Study Group gave the scheme the go ahead signal, it did so with a view to utilizing the reclaimed land as community centres, and as land for housing slum dwellers. The land has, obviously, been misused.
The necessity to build high is created because of the astronomically high land prices. The FSI (Floor Space Index of the ratio of land area to built up area), has to be kept high so as to cover the cost of land and there is no alternative but to build higher and higher in order to consume the FSI. A very high density growth is a necessity to recover the initial very high price of the plot.
The reclamation of land was restarted in 1960 after the Barve Study Group submitted its report. Out of the 550 acres of land to be reclaimed, 264 acres were disposed of in the shape of plots, 60 per cent of these were for residential use and 40 per cent for commercial use. The FSI was fixed at 3.5 for residential buildings and 4.5 for commercial plots.
This was later reduced to 3.5 as it was realized that the roads and parking areas would be totally inadequate to support such high density development. The scramble for land was quite unprecedented. A stage was reached when builders were buying up plots of unreclaimed land - agreeing to reclaim the land at their own expense. The State government was the only one who benefited from all this.
Out of the original 550 acres 200 acres have been committed or allotted and the government now plans to revamp the whole scheme and put the remaining 300 acres "to better use". This is a welcome move. A study conducted by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) in 1971 on the Backbay reclamation scheme revealed that the area is experiencing a negative growth in spite of all the governments claims to the contrary.
The study examined the various civic agencies that are taxed or strained in this business of high-rise development and which the government has always tended to gloss over. A study of the total annual expenses involved revealed that the backbay area is a losing proposition and will start paying back only in 1991 when between 150,000 to 200,000 job opportunities are created. By then backbay will be a dense concrete jungle reminiscent of a surrealistic nightmare.
Dr Rafiq Zakaria, Maharashtra Minister for Urban Planning and Development told India Today, "Another reason for clamping down on high-rise construction was to protect Bombay's fast vanishing skyline. It has such a beautiful, low slung skyline, it's a crime to allow it to be disfigured like that. It is really terrible to see a sore thumb like the stock-exchange building sticking out.
"Personally, I'm not unhappy that building within the city has been curbed to such an extent. The southern end of the island definitely cannot take any more. Moreover a large amount of the money which was invested in building found its way into high-rise construction. We want to stop that kind of money flow. We had to lift the ban because so much public money was tied up in it. But we are definitely not allowing any more skyscraper type of growth.
We are only allowing them to complete these buildings which have been started. These kind of building curbs will be good for the building industry. They will force the builders to move into the suburbs and other-peripheral areas. Admittedly there is less money in the suburbs - land prices being much lower, but it is good for the common man and it is about time the builders put in their bit for the common man instead of concentrating on the rich. But along with this, we must concentrate on the twin city project. We must develop CIDCO in a really big way. Only then can we hope to take the pressure off Bombay city."
K.M. Satyamoorthy, a prominent builder of Bombay who has five offices and an equal number of telephones, criticized the government bitterly, "The government criticizes all builders - they think we cheat the public, exploit the poor. Why don't they understand that building is an industry, that we too give employment to hundreds and thousands of workers. The government very arbitrarily clamped down on high-rise buildings and just as suddenly lifted the ban. I don't understand this. They must be more realistic - after all it was 50-60 crores of rupees tied up all these years - and public money too. They must realize that skyscrapers are the product of a developing economy. You cannot ignore them or put them down."
Although, the ban on skyscrapers has been temporarily lifted, no new tall construction can be started. The government is still indecisive about what the future policy is going to be. Dr Zakaria summed it up when he said, "We are looking into the matter. An announcement will be made when the details are finalized."
Shirish Patel, a noted Bombay architect, who has been one of the most vociferous critics of the rampant and unplanned skyscraper growth in Bombay described the whole skyscraper experience, "How apt, for the city and times we live in: a little more suffering, a little more style."

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Manchester United weren’t at their best but got the job done in their 1-0 win over West Ham on Sunday. Marcus Rashford popped up with the winner in the first half, heading home after a fine cross from Christian Eriksen. Express Sport takes a look at five things learned from the showdown.
United’s new talisman confirmed
There have been some big players for Manchester United so far this season.
Eriksen and Casemiro have been superb, with the duo’s partnership in midfield going from strength to strength.
Defenders Diogo Dalot and Lisandro Martinez have also been in fine form, while David De Gea has been back to his best.
But Rashford, make no mistake about it, is the talisman of Ten Hag’s side.
The England international has now bagged 100 across all competitions for the club, with his header flying past Lukasz Fabianski in the Hammers goal.
It means he’s now bagged seven for the campaign and, after much was said and written about him back in the summer, he’s responded in the best way possible.
Man Utd transfers: Plans for next three signings are damning on Solskjaer
Maguire concerns remain
United had no real choice but to start Harry Maguire, with the England international picked from the off for the first time since the club’s 4-0 defeat to Brentford in August.
And while he didn’t do much wrong, there were still some alarm bells on display.
One was that Maguire was breached immediately, with West Ham playing through the 29-year-old and nearly going ahead in the early stages.
What was perhaps more worrying, however, was an exchange with David De Gea.
On a couple of occasions, Maguire seemed to ask for the ball – only for his team-mate to look in his direction before giving it to somebody else instead.
That suggests there’s some doubt when it comes to De Gea and Maguire’s relationship and trust. That said, the 29-year-old still managed to produce a fine block in the closing stages to see out the game.
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Eriksen a magician
Long have United waited for a midfield magician.
Not since the days where they had two, in the form of Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick, have the Red Devils had somebody capable of waving a magic wand in the middle of the park.
But Eriksen is something else these days, with the Denmark international arguably the signing of the summer so far – Erling Haaland aside.
His cross for Rashford’s header was described as ‘delicious’ by Gary Neville – and rightly so.
United missed out on signing Frenkie de Jong but Eriksen, on a free transfer, has certainly proven to be a bargain alternative.
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De Gea the sweeper
De Gea has always been a solid goalkeeper for United.
Yet, in the modern game, the Spain international sometimes looks a man out of time. Especially when it comes to racing off his line.
However, the 31-year-old has shown promising signs of evolving in recent weeks and another was on display against West Ham on Sunday.
With Said Benrahma looking to get through, De Gea was quick out of the blocks to boot the ball out of play in the first half.
It was just a minor moment in the contest but one that shows that, maybe just maybe, the former Atletico Madrid star can still keep the No 1 jersey for many years to come.
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Martinez a rock again
United’s summer signings have all fared well.
But it’s clear to see why Martinez is already a cult hero at the club, with the Argentina international putting in another strong showing.
Even as Maguire sometimes looked shaky, the man beside him oozed class and confidence as the Red Devils dug deep to take all three points.
Many raised their eyebrows when United forked out £47million to sign Martinez back in the summer.
But nobody is questioning that call now, with the former Ajax star improving by the week.
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The Spanish Agency for Data Protection has issued a resolution fining Google 10 million euros and Vodafone Spain 3.94 million for breaching the General Data Protection Regulation (RGPD).
The RGPD is the European regulation related to the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of their personal data and the free circulation thereof.
According to the resolution of the Spanish body, published this Wednesday in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and dated May 9, the sanction imposed on Google is due to the breach of article 6 and article 17 of the RGPD, in which regulate the legality of data processing and the 'right to be forgotten', respectively.
For its part, Vodafone Spain has been fined almost 4 million euros for violating part of article 5 of the Regulation, which regulates the guarantees for the confidentiality and integrity of personal data.
By virtue of the Organic Law on Data Protection and guarantee of digital rights, the Spanish Data Protection Agency is obliged to publish these sanctions in the BOE when they affect legal persons and their amount exceeds one million euros.
A Google spokesperson has told Europa Press that the company is reviewing the decision and will continue to interact with privacy regulators to reassess the company's practices.
“We always try to find a balance between the right to privacy and our need to be transparent and accountable about our role in moderating online content. We have already begun to reassess and redesign our data sharing practices with Lumen in light of the AEPD's considerations," the spokesperson said.
Lumen is a Harvard University project that seeks to help researchers and the public understand takedown requests for online content.

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APT ups revenues
August 24, 2022
By Chris Forrester
Bermuda incorporated APT Satellite reported its half-year results to the Hong Kong stock exchange saying that revenues grew helped by new business secured in Malaysia.
Revenues for the half-year to June 30th were HK$498.4 (€63.8m) up 10.75 per cent compared to the same period last year. Profits grew 11 per cent at HK$133.8 million.
The directors said they had invested in new Earth station gateways Hong Kong, Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia.
These investments had helped secure new business from Malaysia with new customers coming to APT as a result of a failed satellite (believed to be Measat-3 which suffered problems in June 2021).
Its Apstar-6E satellite, in which APT holds a 20 per cent equity share, is under construction by China Great Wall Industry Corp (CGWIC). Apstar-6E is scheduled for launching (by a Chinese rocket) in mid-2023.


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Stockholm, July 15, 2019
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – BTS GROUP AB (publ), a leading global strategy implementation firm, has agreed to acquire Swiss Virtual Business School VBS AG based in St. Gallen (Switzerland) and Toronto (Canada). SwissVBS provides high impact digital learning solutions for the modern corporate learner. It operates primarily in the European and North American markets, bringing thought leadership and creative solutions to clients through digital journeys as well as learning reinforcement methods.
The SwissVBS team will bring world class expertise in digital learning and performance support. This means that BTS can offer clients a wider range of solutions, become even more competitive as an end-to-end talent partner and increase wallet share. SwissVBS will also bring clients with whom the company has developed strong relationships and won awards, making BTS stronger in the Canadian and German-speaking markets.
SwissVBS was established in St. Gallen in 2001 as an offspring of the University of St. Gallen. Since then it has successfully grown into a respected provider of customized digital learning to some of the world’s largest corporations. Its consolidated twelve-month revenues through June 2019 are expected to reach approximately 3.0 MUSD. The company generates about 60% of its revenue in Europe and 40% in North America. SwissVBS has 23 employees, most of them in Toronto.
“We are really excited to welcome SwissVBS to BTS. As a full-service provider for digital journeys, this team creates impressive results for their clients. Our combined services will make us an even stronger partner in the marketplace and accelerate our growth in digital services,” says Henrik Ekelund, Founder & CEO of BTS.
The founding partners of SwissVBS, Shahin Sobhani and Sebastian Frankenberger have both agreed to stay on for a minimum period of two years to help propel continued growth. In addition, the other co-founders and advisors Christoph Lechner and Günter Müller-Stewens, professor and professor emeritus at the Institute of Management of the University of St. Gallen, respectively, will continue their collaboration with SwissVBS/BTS.
“We are delighted to become a part of the BTS family. We share the same values and business approach, which will make for an excellent cultural fit. The global presence of BTS, its services and experience will also be of great value for our customers and colleagues,” says SwissVBS CEO and co-founder Shahin Sobhani. “And we believe our services and digital solutions will be a perfect complement to BTS’s current offerings,” says SwissVBS co-founder Sebastian Frankenberger.
“The addition of SwissVBS to the BTS family will strengthen our digital capability considerably. The team brings us expertise that will increase our ability to provide the scalable, high-impact solutions our clients expect,” says Dave Ackley, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Digital at BTS.
The acquisition includes a cash consideration as well as a new issue of BTS shares corresponding to 100,000 Canadian dollars. An additional amount will be paid in 2021 provided the purchased operations meet specific targets 2019-2021.
BTS’s strategy for acquisitions aims to create a broader base for future organic growth while actively consolidating in a highly fragmented market. Through its acquisitions, BTS also seeks to broaden its customer base and offering by bringing in new, existing and innovative services based on state-of-the-art digital technologies.

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|Paediatrics Hospital No.1 reported admitting 250 inpatients with digestive problems each day over the last four weeks. Most of them had diarrhoea caused by food poisoning and digestive ailments.— Photo bs news
HCM CITY (VNS) — Hospitals reported an increase in admissions for respiratory and digestive ailments last week as temperatures climbed to 35-38 degrees Celsius.
Temperatures as high as 36-38 degrees Celsius are expected for the southern region, including the border with Cambodia, by late April or early May, according to the Southern Region Hydro-meteorological Centre.
Paediatrics Hospital No.1 reported admitting 250 inpatients with digestive problems each day over the last four weeks. Most of them had diarrhoea caused by food poisoning and digestive ailments.
Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital said it had admitted 30-70 patients with diarrhoea and inflammatory bowel disease over the same period.
Tran Ngoc Luu Phuong, the ward's deputy head, told Phu Nu (Women) newspaper that hot weather was a breeding ground for pathogenic bacteria to easily develop in food and water.
Last weekend Pediatric Hospital No. 2 admitted 205 children with pneumonia, and 22 of them were in serious condition, with some in the intensive care ward.
Dr Tran Thi Thu Loan, head of the hospital's respiratory diseases ward, said the hot weather had contributed to the increase in cases.
Respiratory ailments are common among children under five years old, she said, adding that most cases were not serious, but parents should not delay treatment.
If children do not feel better after three days of treatment, parents should take the child to a doctor again and try another drug and have an X-ray taken, she added. — VNS


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After all this time.
In honor of the upcoming 45th Anniversary of "One Life To Live" on July 15, 2013, Soaps.com asked some of the shows biggest stars to share their favorite memories from their time on the show, as well as the one storyline they are dying to tackle now that the show has been revived. Here’s what they had to say.
Hillary B. Smith (Nora Buchanan):
My favorite memory was the total camaraderie and professionalism that surrounded the rape/mistrial storyline. It was the romance of Bo [Robert S. Woods] and Nora. It was beautifully written. The acting was riveting from everyone. We watched Roger Howarth [Todd Manning] turn Frat Boy No. 1 into a force. Susan Haskell [ex-Marty Saybrooke] transformed the town bad girl into a sympathetic victim. It pitted exes Hank Gannon and Nora against each other in the courtroom. It was six months that made everyone hold their breath.
I would love for Nora to have a major disability. I am a technical actress and would love to have that challenge. Maybe dementia, early onset of Alzheimer's or maybe people just think she is demented ‘cuz she's being poisoned or something. Is Lindsay [ex-Catherine Hickland] out of jail yet?
Florencia Lozano (Tea Delgado Lord):
I have many favorite acting moments but my favorite all time memory is mooning Bob Woods and Nathan Purdee [ex-Hank Gannon] on the steps on the old armory on 66th street as they drove away in a cab, after getting very drunk with Hillary B. Smith and Crystal Chapell [ex-Maggie Carpenter] in the make-up room. I also really loved doing the live week and seeing Bob Woods give me the thumbs up behind the set when I was done chewing out Roger Howarth on live TV.
I am dying to play my own evil twin, who seems angelic on the surface but in reality is a sadist who has no mercy and is hell bent on destruction.
Melissa Archer (Natalie Buchanan Banks):
My favorite memory is probably the first time my character had to be confrontational with Viki [Erika Slezak]. But there are so many to choose from I can't swear that's the only one [laughs]!
I'd love to see my character become bad again on the reboot. Not evil, just bad!
Kassie DePaiva (Blair Cramer):
My memories are made by the incredible friends I've made over the years. The scenes that stand out are the ones that I felt worked best as a collaborative effort by all. I've loved my job since day one.
I’d love to live happily ever after as Mrs. Todd Manning, kicking butt.

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He reportedly died in Paris, where he had gone for cancer treatment last week after undergoing surgery in Iran earlier this year, according to an Iranian news agency.
Kiarostami stayed in Iran after the Islamic Revolution in 1979 and made more than 40 films, including documentaries. He won the Palme D’Or, the top prize at Cannes, with his 1997 film Taste of Cherry. He was the only Iranian to ever win the Palme D’Or.
Kiarostami was hugely influential in world cinema. Jean-Luc Godard is reputed to have said: “Film begins with DW Griffith and ends with Abbas Kiarostami.”
His film Ten was also nominated for a Palme D’Or. Shot on two digital cameras attached to a car, it followed a woman driving around Tehran with various passengers and explored social issues around the role of women. In 2005 he teamed up with the British director Ken Loach and the Italian filmmaker Ermanno Olmo to make a three-part film called Tickets.
I had the pleasure of meeting him during my childhood, while he was visiting Ireland (appearing in the documentary Abbas Kiarostami: The Art of Living). The warmth I remember him displaying in person was reflected very clearly in his films. He is, for all cinema lovers, an enormous loss.


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LG ensured that it was the first company that offered Android 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-box with its LG V20 smartphone. Now, the company has shown further commitment to provide the latest version of Android as quickly as possible and has started rolling out the Android 7.0 Nougat update, starting with its home country South Korea, for LG G5 users.
The company on Tuesday announced that it has started rolling out the update for LG G5 users and following South Korea, users in Americas, Asia, and other markets will be getting the Nougat treatment. Although the company did not announce a particular timeline for updates in respective markets, it has said that the update should be expected in “weeks to come.”
“Most G5 users will receive notifications on their phones when the update is available. More information will become available locally in the weeks ahead,” the South Korean company said in an emailed release.
Earlier this year in August, LG announced an Android 7.0 Nougat Preview Program for LG G5 users in South Korea, as a part of which 2000 applicants were selected by the company to test out the early build of the platform.
There are several features that will be added with the Nougat update including ‘In Apps’ feature, which allows users to carry out searches inside user-installed as well as preinstalled apps. Multi-Window feature allows users to run two apps side-by-side or switch between apps by just tapping twice.
“Getting software updates to our users faster than the competition is our way of demonstrating that LG is committed to supporting our products and customers to ensure they have a positive ownership experience,” Senior Vice-President and Head of Research and Development at LG Mobile Kim Hyung-jung was quoted as saying in the release.


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Pregnancy and Childbirth
Sadly, research has shown that the odds of infidelity increase during pregnancy and after childbirth. While these are happy times for most couples, why is it so many people struggle during these times?
When a couple has their first baby, it has a profound effect on their relationship. I have seen the way in which becoming a parent affects each of them as individuals and as a couple depends largely on their culture, beliefs, and values.
Of all the Western industrialized countries, the United States provides the least support for family adjustment and development following the birth of child. Politicians tell us that government puts a high priority on family life, but that is clearly not the case.
The way that a man makes the transition to parenthood and how a baby changes his relationship to his wife is a critical turning point. The stress around this stage of development in the couple’s relationship usually begins during the pregnancy and continues into parenthood. Fortunately, marriage therapy can help with this transition.
How Newborns Affect the Marriage
Once the baby is born, the focus of the new mother’s attention is on the baby. Although this is part of the normal developmental process, it is easy for a man to feel neglected because of the marked decline in attention from his wife. Mothers become preoccupied with the baby’s needs, often to the exclusion of everyone and everything else, including their spouse.
Because most new fathers are completely unaware of this normal maternal preoccupation, they are often surprised and frustrated at how abandoned they feel. Old school psychology neglected to consider that we experience these types of developmental stages throughout our lives.
Help for New Mothers and Fathers
During pregnancy many partners begin to develop a bond with their child. Many share the joy of laying their hands on the mother’s abdomen and talking to the baby. This personal and private communication is very powerful as a prenatal bonding ritual.
Partners also need to ask themselves what kinds of support they think they will need at the birth. Some of the most helpful resources are other partners.
Pregnancy results in some changes in a couple’s sexual relationship. While most physical changes occur in the mother, partners are often known to have sympathy pains, and both partners will experience the need to emotionally adjust to many changes.
Counseling Helps The Transition
Numerous studies have found that a couples’ satisfaction with their marriage declines significantly after the first child is born. Sleepless nights and arguments over whose turn it is to change the diapers can take the romance out of a relationship.
The transition into parenthood seriously tests the bond of many couples. Fortunately, couples counseling can help you safeguard your relationship.
Adjusting to the physical changes resulting from pregnancy can be difficult for both partners. You may find it helpful to join a pregnancy support group or attend couples counseling.

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There is no iron in dal pani it is better to give thick dal instead. Benefits of Garlic 1.
I have added a clove of garlic to the dal ka paani.
How to make dal ka pani for infants. When babies start eating food they must learn to manipulate foods of various textures in their mouth. You can start off with 5 tsp a daygradually increasing to 10-12 tsps. As your baby grows up you can introduce other variants of the dal as well.
Add to this a pinch of turmeric. Close the lid and pressure cook it in low medium flame for 4 whistles. According to recent studies plain dal ka paani does not have any nutrition and so always add a spoon of mashed dal to it.
Liquid foods do not contribute in any way to baby learning about different textures of food. Open the lid of the pressure cooker cool the mixture slightly and blend in a mixer with more ½ cup of water. Dal ka paani or Moong Dal Soup is one of the safest and most recommended first foods.
Pressure cook it for 3 whistles and allow the cooker to cool down. It is easy to make and easy to digest for babiesFor written recipe vis. It is easy to make and easy to digest for babies.
Find answers help on How to make chawal ka pani for six months baby and which rice at FirstCry Parenting. Sieve the mixture into the bowl using a mesh sieve to obtain a watery dal. Cook the daal for 4-5 whistles and shut the flame off.
Let your baby sit up straight with some support and then give him the dal pani. Check for the warmth by pouring a drop on to your wrist and feed your little one with the spoon. To make this masoor dal ka pani for babies all you have to do is clean and wash the masoor dal and cook it with water in a pressure cooker till 3 whistles.
Then add washed moong dal required amount of water and turmeric powder in a small pressure cooker. To make moong dal water for babies wash the yellow moong dal and combine it with water in a pressure cooker. Dal Ka Paani is one of the popular first food for babies.
Wash moong dal well in running water. Directions To Prepare Daal Ka Paani For Babies. Add sugar and salt if required.
Strain it as babies at an early age of 6 months have less digestive power. Add some water to adjust the consistency to thin and then blend till really smooth. Strain the water and serve it lukewarm to your bundle of joy.
If the dal pani causes gas in the baby add a pinch of hing to the water. Take a pressure cooker and add the soaked daal and a cup of water. Wash moongtoor daal in drinking water for 4-5 times and soak the daal for about 30 minutes.
Dal ka paani or Moong Dal Soup is one of the safest and most recommended first foods. Avoid adding salt in the pani to. 2 tbsps split yellow gram moong dal or red lentils masoor dal Pinch of turmeric haldi Description.
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A New York-based company has acquired the clothing brand, which sought creditor protection in June
Frank and Oak, a Canadian clothing retailer financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, has revealed restructuring plans under a new partnership.
In June, the Montreal-based company filed a notice of intention, under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, to make a proposal.
On October 2, the Unified Commerce Group (UCG) announced that Frank and Oak will become the new company’s first strategic investment. UCG is described in a press release as “a new retail acquisition and advisory group” based in New York City that was founded this year.
“UCG will provide Frank And Oak with the necessary resources to continue to nurture the brand’s strong following within Canada,” the company said in a statement, “as well as fuel its expansion into the United States and its growth into new markets, including Asia. “
Frank and Oak will remain headquartered in Montreal. The brand’s operator Modasuite, which owed approximately $19 million to creditors as of June 22, will seek approval of the sale asset transaction from the Superior Court of Quebec.
Hicham Ratnani and Ethan Song launched Frank and Oak in 2012, featuring women’s and men’s clothing and accessory collections designed in Montreal. Although it originally began as an online retailer, it expanded by opening up to 19 physical stores across Canada, including B.C., Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec.
The company has three stores in Toronto. While the company still operates a store in Vancouver, a Burnaby location location closed at the end of August, leaving only one location open in B.C.
This story originally appeared in the Georgia Straight.

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Next Naruto game has a release date for PS3 and 360, coming to PC this fall
8/15/2013 7:18:00 AM
Namco Bandai has recently announced that the latest game in the Naruto series, Naturo Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst, will be available both via retail and digital download for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 22, 2013 throughout the Americas. The game will also be released on the PC via Steam sometime this fall, marking the franchises' debut on the PC.
The game will feature the most extensive character roster of any game in the series to date and lets fans engage with a large number of their favorite Naruto Shippuden personalities, including Naruto in his Nine Tailed Beast mode, Madara, and all the Junchurikis. There will also be new features including a new chapter that will unite Sasuke and Itachi Uchiha into an uneasy alliance, Kabuto as a new playable character in Versus Mode, 100 new missions, and more. Fans who pre-order will also receive an art book for the game with art from Studio Pierrot if they pre-order at Gamestop for the Xbox 360 and PS3.


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Washington, DC – The percentage of high school students having sex has continued to decline, falling from 54 percent of all teens in 1991 to 46 percent in 2001. At the same time, the percentage of sexually active teens who reported using drugs or alcohol before their last sexual encounter increased slightly during from 22 percent in 1991 to 26 percent in 2001.
The national teen birth rate continued its dramatic decline in 2002, falling 31 percent between 1991 (61.8 births per 1,000 15-19-year-olds) and 2002 (42.9 births per 1,000 15-19-year-olds). Despite this progress, an estimated 18 percent of girls who are currently 15 years old will have a baby before age 20.
“When we see that 18 percent of 15-year-olds will become mothers before they are out of their teens, it reminds us of how far we still have to go,” said Angela Romano Papillo, M.A., who wrote the report with Jennifer Manlove, Ph.D. and Kristin Anderson Moore, Ph.D. “More than 400,000 teens had a baby in 2002 in the United States, possibly limiting their futures and the futures of their children.”
These and other statistics on teen childbearing, sexual activity, and contraceptive use – some previously unpublished – appear in the just-released 2003 Facts At A Glance, Child Trends’ annual newsletter on teen childbearing and related issues.
Facts At a Glance is available online at or by contacting Amber Moore at 202-572-6134 or [email protected]
Other findings that point to the progress that remains to be made on this issue include:
- Among teens who have sex before they turn 15, white females are as likely as white males to have sex early in life, while black and Hispanic females are less than half as likely as black and Hispanic males.
- Hispanics still show the highest teen birth rates even after adjusting for Census figures (which found a much larger population of Hispanics in the U.S. than originally projected).
- While the steady overall decline in the U.S. teen birth rate is remarkable, teen birth rates vary widely from state to state and between regions of the country. For example, New Hampshire maintains the lowest teen birth rate in the nation, at 21 births per 1,000 teenage girls ages 15 to 19. The teen birth rate in Mississippi – still the state with the highest teen birth rate – is 67 births per 1,000. The Southern and Southeastern states continue to have the highest rates of teen births. See this table for a complete ranking of the states.
- The percentage decline in teen birth rates between 1991 and 2001 also varied greatly from state to state. California and Vermont showed the largest declines in teen birth rates, at 40 percent and 39 percent, respectively. In contrast, Nebraska and Texas showed the lowest declines in teen birth rates in the past decade, falling only 13 percent and 16 percent, respectively.
The 2003 Fact at a Glance also provides a list of state requirements pertaining to HIV/AIDS, abstinence, and contraception education for all 50 states.
Updated teen pregnancy rates were also released this week on the Child Trends DataBank. Pregnancy rates for teens have fallen from 116.3 pregnancies per 1,000 females ages 15-19 in 1990 to 86.7 pregnancies per 1,000 teens in 1999 (the latest date for which this information is available). More on trends in teen pregnancy can be found on the DataBank.
State and national birth rate data were provided by the National Center for Health Statistics. Production and dissemination of Facts at a Glance is supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
Child Trends, founded in 1979, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center dedicated to improving the lives of children and their families by conducting research and providing science-based information to the public and decision-makers.


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Sprint Goal: Set up the Art Direction and collaborate as a team to set clearly designed goals for Klubbing concept
Note: During Sprint 3, the team were still in the ‘storming’ phase. I started working on an Art Direction Document and asked for collaboration on a One-Page Design Document – only one member participated in designing a prototype and collaborating towards a common goal.
There are many different approaches to art direction and the art direction document. Our team of five includes a 3D modeller’s, graphic designers, illustrators and UI designers. My Art Direction Document has been created in collaboration with the Branding and Style Guidelines created by the UX part of our team, so I have not included design elements like typography, colour choices and so on. In a small team like ours, and for a short 3-minute demo I felt the Art Direction Document should focus on visuals. The document not only gives me a chance to think things through but communicates the ideas visually for the whole team, so the avatar and branding and style should all coalesce.
The Original Art Direction Document:
The concept went through several different iterations, here is our final Art Direction Document:
I proposed we design a One Page Design Document for our game to help co-ordinate our ideas. I designed our own template in Miro, to collaborate on the idea and to show pictures and moodboards.
“There’s one type of design document that clearly does a better job than the other ones and that’s the one page design document” (Librande 2010).
The concept went through several different iterations, here is our final One Page Design Document:
Miro felt more collaborative than Google Docs, so I interpreted the One Page Design Document for our team on Miro. Our project is not quite an app or a game, it’s something new that is both.
- “Brief: One Page needs to provide a quick and clear idea about the game in a page long. This does not mean that we should accumulate tons of info in one sheet. Better we be…
- Clean and ordered. Readers’ eyes should travel easily inside the document, so consider carefully how you organize the pieces in the layout. We better respect the margins, spaces among paragraphs and lines. Here it is basic to transmit our ideas with an strong…
- Visual Identity. Last but not least, this frame it is a great opportunity to stand out and leave a mark in the audience. Logo, screens and other art pieces should inform about our game, their values, its style and reinforce our message. All these will lead the reader to remember the project” (Osorio 2016).
“Ultimately, the style in which you create the one-sheet doesn’t matter as much as the information in it. The first example is a text-only version, while the second adds images. No matter what the format, keep them short and informative” (Level UP 2014)
List of Figures
Figure 1. One Page Design Document
Figure 2. One Page Design Document Final
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‘1. THE ONE-SHEET SAMPLE – Level Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design [Book]’. 2021. [online]. Available at: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/level-up-the/9780470688670/ch18.html [accessed 18 Jul 2021].
OSORIO, David. 2016. ‘How to Design Your One Page’. 2021. [online]. Available at: https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DavidOsorio/20161220/287965/How_to_design_your_One_Page.php [accessed 18 Jul 2021].
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ROGERS, Scott. 2014. Level up! The Guide to Great Video Game Design. 2nd ed. Chichester: Wiley.

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We are targeting the English, Scottish and Welsh governments with petitions calling on public sector institutions to provide at least one vegan food option on every menu every day.
There is potential for these countries to become the first in Europe to enshrine a right to good quality, affordable, plant-based food in law.
Veganism is a protected belief under the Equality Act 2010 in England, Scotland and Wales but many hospitals, schools, universities, councils and prisons fail to offer vegan food, with patients and schoolchildren "often going hungry".
Plant-based food provision is also in line with a number of government objectives highlighted in relation to the Good Food Nation Bill, including health, sustainability, the environment, affordability, local production and food security.
Louise Davies, Head of Campaigns, Policy and Research at The Vegan Society, said: “The Government is responsible for ensuring that our public sector provides for vegans in the UK and the proposed legislation would assist in fulfilling that obligation.
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer John McDonnell with The Vegan Society’s Louise Davies at last year’s Labour Party Conference
“Provision for vegans in the public sector is lacking, with hospital patients and school children often going hungry.
“We hope that vegans and non-vegans alike will agree on the importance of our petition and join us in urging institutions to provide healthy and environmentally-friendly vegan food.”
The Catering for Everyone campaign encourages public sector institutions (schools, hospitals, universities, councils and prisons) to increase their plant-based options.
An English county council, universities in Manchester and London, and a Welsh health board are among the many public sector institutions making positive changes to their menus due to this campaign.
During the Party Conferences season this autumn, we are campaigning to protect the rights of vegans and for our health, the environment and animals, as well as holding fringe events on the topic.
Research carried out by Go Vegan Scotland found instances of vegans not eating for days in hospital and children missing out on free meals due to lack of vegan options.
Barbara Bolton of Go Vegan Scotland said: "The Scottish Government has recognised that veganism is a protected moral conviction under European and international law, but has not taken any steps to ensure that vegans are provided for in our state institutions.
Vegan schoolchildren are sadly not always catered for
"The result is that many people, including children, are missing out on free meals and are being denied access to suitable food when they're dependent on the state to provide for them.
"This is not a matter of people being ‘picky’; for vegans, avoiding participation in animal use and killing is a fundamental moral conviction, protected under law."
A Welsh hospital patient we spoke to admitted to "only eating crisps" for 3-4 days and discharging herself early so that she could go home and eat - as she had no family to rely on.
Positive examples include Portugal, which has introduced legislation compelling all public sector canteens to provide a vegan option on their daily menus.
The number of vegans in Great Britain has quadrupled in the last four years.
The British Dietetic Association says that well-planned vegan diets are suitable for every age and life stage and the United Nations has urged a move towards a meat and dairy free diet for the benefit of our planet.
Whether you're vegan or not, we're sure you'll agree that every vegan deserves to catered for, particularly in a public sector setting. Please sign and share our petitions widely so we can ensure this happens.


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How many Americans will lose their unemployment payments under the federal programs?
In a drive to get people back to work 25 states have announced they will end federal pandemic unemployment benefits early affecting millions of Americans.
Across the US Republican-led states are announcing an end to part or all of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program claiming that the enhanced unemployment benefits cause recipients to stay home instead of looking for work.
The programs set up in the CARES Act at the start of the economic crisis brought on by the pandemic have helped those who have been out of work over the past year keep their heads above water. The FPUC program consists of four types of benefits; providing unemployment compensation for those who wouldn’t normally qualify, extended compensation for those who have exhausted their state unemployment insurance, a boost for mixed-earners, and a boost to weekly benefits.
How many Americans will lose their unemployment compensation?
The federal unemployment benefits are scheduled to expire 6 September, but with the decision to end participation in them, some laid-off Americans will begin to see their payments stop as soon as 12 June. Looking at Labor Department data CNBC estimates that across the US around 3.7 million Americans will be affected by states’ opting out of the enhanced unemployment programs but the number could be even higher.
When announcing the decision to withdraw from the programs Governors have pointed to the high number of jobs available in their states but low uptake by those receiving unemployment benefits. The ending of unemployment benefits has been well received by the business community which has blamed stimulus checks and larger than normal financial assistance to those out of work for the shortage of people accepting jobs. The benefits are also said to be difficult to compete with causing some employers to raise wages.
Ending unemployment benefits will be costly for states
A new report from Congress’s Joint Economic Committee has found that ending the federal pandemic unemployment compensation programs will cost those states’ local economies over $12 billion. The report was published before Maryland announced its ceasing participation in the FPUC program. Those receiving benefits from the enhanced unemployment compensation will lose over $755 million. Every dollar of financial assistance to those out of work generates $1.61 according to the report’s estimates.
New report goes against GOP argument that $300 weekly extra dissuades job seeking
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Any recommendations for stops between York and Edinburgh?
not a lot to hang our hat on here, la. Car? Train? Kids? Adults? Elderly? First trip or return? What do you like to see? What do you like to do? What time of year? How long have you got?
Without some of that you may as well go to the tourist information websites for each county. I could list what I like but how do I know what you do?
Yorkshire Dales, Barnard Castle, Housesteads Fort on Hadrian's Wall, Melrose Abbey ruin. It's been a long time since we did the drive. Those are the highlights that I recall.
Fountains Abbey is spectacular and not to be missed! About 15 minutes off the main road.
Thanks for the suggestions. We're doing Antonine's Wall near Falkirk and wondered if we wanted to spend time at Hadrian's wall.
And, yes, Nigel, that info would help. Arrival in Edinburgh May 7, 2014. 2 couples in their 50's. Definitely a car, though we'd love to do a portion of the trip by train. But that leads to luggage issues and researching if there would be additional charges for dropping off the car. I lived in England while growing up but never made it to Northern England (pre-motorways). My husband has been to London but the other couple have never been out of the States.
We have about 5 days. My tentative plan is leave Edinburgh about 4pm and spend 2 nights in Lake District, 2 nights in Conwy and 1 night in York. Then drive back to Edinburgh. We like everything though I'm pretty shallow-don't want to spend ages at each site learning all the minutiae. Just a nice general overview.
Would like to do the Ironbridge gorge but don't think we have time.
Thanks again for the help. Once again I find myself in charge of the itinerary and items a huge responsibility.
Looks like you're planning to drive from York to Edinburgh in one day, about 200 miles and 4+ hours on the motorways. We loved Durham and its Norman cathedral looming over the river like a fortress. Others might recommend Castle Howard or Fountains Abbey or even Whitby, somewhat out of your way. Alnwick Castle is north of Durham near the coast, a Harry Potter site (but your crowd may be a little mature for that, right?) with famous gardens.
Hadrian's Wall is a wonderful sight, Housesteads and Vindolanda being reasonably close to your route. I don't know what kind of shape the Antonine Wall is in, presumably less intact because it was used such a short time. But you're the best judge of which wall (if any) to visit in the time you have.
BTW, just one night in York gives you little time to appreciate that great city. Maybe you should spend the morning there and then head on up to Edinburgh without sightseeing stops. Have fun!
Thanks, I think what we may do is stay one afternoon and one night in York and then drive north for a couple of hours to spend the night. That will give us a head start and more time for the drive back to Edinburgh.
We also have the option of returning the way we came, a little faster route, but my husband has family ties (doesn't everyone if you go back 32 generations?) to Alnwick Castle so we'd like to fit it in if possible.
Thanks also to Lee and Anita. I checked out the sights you recommended and it made me homesick for green. After over 3 years of drought in Central Texas, I just want to see rain and green again. I don't think I'm going to be disappointed.
Ah. lasmith, I too am in central Texas. And not a native. The green of ANYWHERE simply floods my senses. I was in Oregon recently, on the wet side, driving from I-5 to the coast. Thought I'd died and gone to green heaven!
You got it. I used to live on Lake Travis but with the Lake down 40 feet I don't any longer. But have my property taxes gone down? No way! And you know how high they are in this part of the world.
I have done the drive from York to Edinburg and Whitby was one of the highlights of the drive...might be a bit out of the way but it was worth it. Spent one evening at a hotel overlooking the water and had some fabulous fish & chips there.
We have done the drive too, and I will just have to second how much we loved Whitby and Robins Hood Bay!
Sounds like you have some good suggestions to work with. Planning ahead is very helpful, but the car will also give you the freedom to change your mind en-route. Have a good trip!
One more to add to the options: Holy Island (Lindisfarne).
I live and have grown up in the north east....wow there is so much to do! Ok, to give you a taster go to you tube and look up the following. Passionate people passionate places it gives you a feel for the area there's a couple of short videos...ok, wow where to start there's so so much I'm excited for you...first if you need up to date advice just mail me! I'll help you all I can.
Ok, the route up by car is fantastic. Next you need a good sat nav or road map best to get both. The best map of the UK is the Phillips navigator available on amazon. Ok, with me so far? Ok, the road up is the A1...whatever you do DO NOT get to the area of Newcastle/ Gateshead between 8 -9am and anytime from 4 -6 pm this is rush hour, you will make progress but it is slow mind numbing..however you will as you drive down a place called Bowes incline see the largest piece of public art in the world and one seen by more people than any other in the world..it's called the angel of the north ..you won't miss it! It's right next to the road...
Not far from the road is Beamish Museum if you google it see what you think, it's an open air museum with a village steam trains old buses an old school old fish and chip shop ..amazing place full of people in period costume etc... It's off the turn off at Chester le street...
Ok, into old castles? Why not stop for coffee or afternoon tea or stop overnight? Look up lumbley castle...you can go there and go to the library and just have a coffee in a real 11century castle that looks the part this is the real deal! It's again just off the motorway at Chester le street..
Want to do some shopping or eat? You will see signs near Newcastle Gateshead for the metro centre this was European biggest indoor shopping mall. It is literally ten yards from the motorway..look up metro centre Gateshead
If you have time Newcastle is worth a look around, try the Baltic flour mill (art gallery) it's free and the view from the viewing gallery at the top is surely one of the greatest views in Europe.
On your way up you will pass scotch corner this is the junction between the A66 and A1. Now this may seem a strange thing to say ...and you may need a map to understand...but it is a strange quirk ...ok, I live near scotch corner (situated in North Yorkshire and has nothing to do with Scotland) Right, what I'm about to say is true I know because I live here and do the journey often....instead of going straight up the A1 ....consider going A66, M6, M 74 then across to Edinburgh, it's motorway all the way and fantastic scenery...where as the A1 north of Newcastle is a single very busy and very dangerous road...it's a personal choice but for me the beautiful scenery of the north pennies the Lake District the borders and Scotland as you cruise an almost empty motorway or stop and go on a single road packed full of traffic..my route is longer in miles but in reality not much longer in time sometimes even quicker if there's an accident on th A1 as it's a single road it blocks easy...
Any questions just message me..
Forgot about Holy Island. Fantastic

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The meeting was opened by the key note speaker Jörgen Heilborn, Vice General Counsel of Ericsson, who described how Ericsson is looking into different support systems to increase productivity and quality and that all solutions are vetted against “quality, costs and efficiency”.
Later during the day there was an e-Signing panel moderated by Leif Frykman who discussed the status of the e-signing market in Sweden. All vendors confirmed that there is a significant uptake in the market the last year and they all foresaw dramatic changes on how businesses conclude contracts in the future.
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A Shropshire charity committed to helping young people develop and maintain their physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing is asking for help and calling on companies to name them as their charity of the year for 2022.
SYA (formerly Shropshire Youth Association) has exciting growth and development plans for next year but needs support in delivering the invaluable services it provides to a growing number of young people across Shropshire.
The charity engages with about 6,000 young people each year, helping to provide the opportunities and skills needed to meet future life challenges and enabling them to realise their full potential.
Richard Parkes, SYA Chief Executive Officer, said: “These are exciting times for the charity and news of our growth and development plans for 2022 is a perfect time for the wider community to get to know SYA better.
“SYA who are ‘All About Youth’ has never been stronger than it will be next year. With the launch of a new website, increased youth activity and a fresh focus on media and communications, we are set to hit 2022 running.
“The work we do supports youth activity across the geographical county of Shropshire enabling young people to build life skills, improve their wellbeing, build stronger communities, develop employability skills, and also helps reduce crime and anti-social behaviour.
“We seek to achieve this by working to fulfil our vision that “Every young person in Shropshire (both unitary council areas) has access to appropriate, affordable and quality leisure activity”.
“This might be via a local youth club, scout group, youth project, or mental health drop-in centre – all good examples of how and why SYA is engaging with about 6,000 young people across Shropshire each year.
“We need help to keep this essential work going and to meet our goals of expanding the service we provide, so we are looking to build relationships with companies and individuals who are interested in supporting us in the development of young people.
“Would it suit your company to be aligned to SYA in 2022 by choosing us as your charity of the year? Could you offer a leisure activity to be delivered at a youth club? Are you able to sponsor an element of our celebration event in March? Could SYA help you with safeguarding training if your work involves young people? If so, we would love to hear from you.”
Mr Parkes said cash donations to the charity can be used in many ways for the benefit of the young people SYA is supporting.
“£5 provides the refreshments at a youth club for a week or the night’s hire of an encaustic art set with all the materials,” he added.
“£10 pays for fabric pens for an arts activity or squash for a youth club over the course of a term, while £20 covers the cost of ingredients for a youth club cooking activity or the BBQ coals and food for an outdoor event.
“£50 helps us buy sports equipment to get young people more active or would pay for a coat a young person could borrow for an outdoor activity, £100 pays for a computer tablet for use at a youth club or a voluntary youth club’s annual insurance premium, and £500 would help a young person deliver a health-related piece of social action as a Young Health Champion, or provide an inter-club activity such as a day’s fishing at a lake.
“£1,000 would provide a residential experience for a youth group or fund the hire of a village hall for a youth club over the year, £4,000 allows us to run two holiday activity clubs for SEND Young People or provide a qualified youth worker to run a youth club with community volunteers for a year.
“£10,000 pays for a fully-staffed youth club for a year or would run a Heads-Up Health & Wellbeing project for a year in a school setting, while £12,000 covers the leasing of a nine-seater vehicle for three years or pay for the running of a fully-staffed youth club for a year including holiday activities.”
For more about how to get involved in helping SYA with the work it is doing in Shropshire, contact Emma on email@example.com
Pictured: Left to right: Grace Newcombe; Isla Coburn, Jenny Shepherd, John Owen, Jack Bryan, Eve Shepherd, George Cuss, Neville Curbishley (volunteer), Mandy Shepherd (volunteer) all at the Wem Youth Club litter pick in the community.


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I need to implement a WebRTC gateway for an existing conference bridge. The
WebRTC gateway has to support Signaling, ICE and DTLS. The webrtc clients
can be JsSIP or any webrtc client.
The conference bridge is an existing working one for SIP clients, and I am
trying to add webrtc support for that.
The webrtc gateway needs to be implemented in a way like a library because
it needs to be integrated into the existing platform.
There are some init functions and config function from the existing
conference platform, based on which the webrtc gateway has to be
Also, when a webrtc call come from a webrtc client, it needs to handle the
signaling and the media(RTP) has to go to the conference bridge platform.
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The magazine show, named The Fountainbridge Show will be presented nightly at 7pm from the studio by former Heart and Real Radio breakfast show host, Ewen Cameron and broadcaster and presenter Hayley Matthews. Ewen and Hayley will be joined on the live programme by roving reporters Zara Janjua and George Ward.
Following in the footsteps of its sister channel serving Glasgow, STV Edinburgh will be on air midday to midnight each day with an entertaining mix of news and features, live and interactive formats, and quality acquired and archive programming, including Take the High Road and Days of Honour.
Paul Hughes, channel editor for STV Edinburgh said: "The launch of STV Edinburgh offers a brand new platform for local community groups in the capital city to share their stories. The Fountainbridge Show is part of an entertaining schedule with locally relevant content for this unique city."
Channel bosses in Edinburgh hope to copy the success of STV Glasgow, which launched back in June 2014. STV Glasgow reaches a monthly audience of 600,000 in Glasgow and the west, with 64% of the transmission area tuning in since launch. Paul Hughes said: "STV Glasgow has delivered a strong performance since launch nearly six months ago and we anticipate a positive response from the people of Edinburgh when we begin broadcasting in early January."
An extension of the coverage to serve the approximately 30% of households in Edinburgh who receive their signal from the Black Hill transmitter is mooted; Ofcom recently invited interested parties to apply for a licence to operate local TV for Falkirk from Black Hill, using the frequency once proposed for an extension to STV Edinburgh's service. There were no takers, so it's possible it may be considered for Edinburgh local TV in the future, filling in the holes in the western half of the coverage area shown above.
STV Edinburgh will also be carried on Sky (channel 117) and Virgin (channel 159).
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With council elections fast approaching, some fresh candidates have thrown their hats into the ring.
Giuseppe Fraschini, 26, will be standing for Merton Conservatives in Colliers Wood.
The Swiss-born actor performed in the opening sequence of the London Olympic ceremony and organises the Giggle Box comedy club at the Colour House Theatre in Merton Abbey Mills.
He has high hopes to rise through the ranks of local government and enter national politics in the future.
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On the other side of the borough, Kevin Whincup, chairman of the Carters Estate residents' association, will stand for the Liberal Democrats in Raynes Park.
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