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The Genshin Impact Wind Chaser event is an upcoming domain event that’s set to release in the second phase of the Genshin Impact 3.1 update. It involves manipulating wind currents within Galezone domains to hunt down collectibles, solve puzzles, and defeat enemies within a specific time limit to receive valuable rewards, some of which you can spend on Genshin Impact banners for a chance to acquire your favourite Genshin Impact characters. The event begins October 17 and ends on October 31.
You must be Adventurer Rank 20 or above before you can take part in the Genshin Impact Wind Chaser event, so if you’re new to the world of Teyvat, check out our Genshin Impact leveling guide to get up to speed. Once you’ve met this condition, you can acquire the world quest to begin the event by speaking to Honglong, an event-exclusive NPC that veterans of the Genshin Impact Divine Ingenuity event are sure to recognise.
Genshin Impact Wind Chaser domain challenges
The Genshin Impact Wind Chaser event takes place within one of several Galezone domains available over the course of the event, and each includes a number of domain challenges to complete.
Most Galezone domains involve manipulating wind currents to solve puzzles. Each wind current is generated by a Snagwind Nexus device, which you can interact with in order to move the wind current in a number of different directions. Some may be blocking your path and must be realigned, while others grant you access to hidden areas via the use of your glider.
The domain challenge’s main objective varies depending on the Galezone. Some may require you to reach an end goal, while others demand you solve a puzzle or defeat a certain number of enemies. However, like most domain challenges in the RPG game, there are several sub-objectives that you should endeavour to complete along the way. The first is to collect 25 Windcoins scattered throughout the Galezone, while the second involves completing three Windgrasper challenges. You can initiate a Windgrasper challenge by picking up one of the many Anemo elemental particles within the Galezone. Collect them all to complete the challenge.
The Wind Chaser event domain challenges are primarily a collectathon, but don’t expect to complete them at your own pace. Each domain comes with a time limit, and failing to complete the Galezone domain challenges will limit the rewards you receive. If you’re having trouble or would simply prefer to complete the Genshin Impact Wind Chaser event as quickly as possible, you may invite another player to assist you in co-op mode.
It’s also worth mentioning that the Genshin Impact Wind Chaser event includes a specific Galezone known as the Realm of Southerly Winds, which grants a number of domain-exclusive combat effects that can be utilised to defeat enemies within a time limit. There’s also a Genshin Impact battle pass quest to conquer the Realm of Southerly Winds that rewards you with 1,500 Battle Pass experience (BEP), so it’s well worth pursuing.
Wind Chaser event rewards
By taking part in the Genshin Impact Wind Chaser event, you can expect to receive the following rewards:
- 420 primogems
- 21 Hero’s Wit
- 30 Mystic Enhancement Ore
- Two Guide to Freedom
- Two Guide to Resistance
- Two Guide to Ballad
- Two Adventurer’s Experience
- 310,000 Mora
It’s important to note that this list represents the total number of rewards available for completing every objective available within every Galezone for the duration of the event, so be sure to attempt them all.
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That’s everything there is to know about the Genshin Impact Wind Chaser event. Wind Chaser is just one of several upcoming Genshin Impact events scheduled. If you’re looking for more domain challenges in the expansive Sumeru region, check out our guide on how to unlock the Altar of Mirages in Genshin Impact, as well as the Garden of Endless Pillars domain location.

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The Republicans’ plan to destroy Obamacare via a “skinny repeal” bill failed early on Friday morning when three Republicans — Susan Collins, John McCain, and Lisa Murkowski — voted against the measure. It appears that the GOP’s years-long campaign to undo the Affordable Care Act is dead, for now.
For hours on Thursday night, it seemed that the Senate was poised to pass the bill, which would leave millions uninsured. House Speaker Paul Ryan had offered assurances that the legislation would merely create a Senate-House conference on repealing Obamacare, but there was no guarantee that the House wouldn’t enact the law. With lawmakers assembled on the Senate floor, the GOP leadership made a last-ditch effort to convince the wavering Republicans to switch their votes. Those staying up late to watch on C-Span resorted to body-language interpretation and attempts at lip-reading. Apparently McCain was aware of this, because he clearly mouthed an expletive during a jovial discussion with Democrats.
Ultimately Collins and Murkowski — the only two Republicans who voted against starting debate on Obamacare repeal earlier this week — were joined by McCain, who cast the decisive vote:
Later McCain explained in a statement that, as he’s stated several times, he intends to repeal and replace Obamacare, but he wants to do it the old-fashioned way:
In a speech on the Senate floor immediately after the vote, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said “It is time to move on.” He pulled the health legislation and said the Senate would move on to votes on nominations next week.
“Our only regret is that we didn’t achieve what we hoped to accomplish,” McConnell said. He claimed the problem was that Democrats refused to get involved in the process (though he recently used the idea of bipartisan talks as a threat against his own members), and said the left must be pleased that his push to kill Obamacare failed.
“We are not celebrating. We are relieved,” Schumer responded.
President Trump’s initial reaction was surprisingly restrained, but then again he’s always advocated for letting Obamacare implode (and Americans suffer) to improve the politics surrounding repeal.
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PORT EVERGLADES, FLA. (WSVN) - Officials have declared a state of emergency in Broward County after Florida Department of Health confirmed that a fourth patient in Broward tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Broward declared a state of emergency to access resources such as cleaning supplies for the port, government buildings and polling places.
“We’ll be issuing a declaration for state of emergency. Why is that important to us? It opens up resources from the state,” Broward County administrator Bertha Henry said. “A lot of what we need has been, in short, supplies, so we’re trying to get it from wherever we can get it.”
Health officials had announced a 69-year-old woman tested positive for COVID-19, early Tuesday morning.
She, like two out of the other three cases in Broward, is connected to, or employed by, Metro Cruise Services — a company at Port Everglades, according to the Department of Health.
With this new case, the department also issued an advisory for anyone who has recently traveled through Port Everglades.
Those who recently traveled through the port and are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms have been advised to immediately contact their doctor or local health department and self-quarantine for 14 days.
The port is one of the busiest ports in the world with nearly 4 million passengers passing through each year. Last December, the port announced that they had beat their own world record, where 55,964 passengers sailed in and out of the port in a single day.
The release of information came after tense moments during a roundtable discussion in Davie.
Broward Health Department’s medical director, Dr. Paula Thaqi, said there are ongoing interviews with one of the other patients, who is not associated with Port Everglades, to figure out how he contracted the virus.
A spokesperson from the port said that Princess Cruises is the only cruise line that uses Metro Cruise Services at Port Everglades, and that they are using a different subcontractor.
An online job posting for Metro Cruise Services said, “Metro Cruise Services is the ground handler that works with Princess Cruises in Port Everglades to create a smooth turnaround process for all cruise guests. Pier agents assist guests at the beginning and end of their cruise and meet guests from all over the world.”
7News has reached out to the company for comment but have yet to hear back.
The Regal Princess cruise ship has been docked at Terminal 2 in Port Everglades for two days after two crew members tested negative for the coronavirus. Employees have been going in and out of the ship since the ship docked Sunday night.
One of the employees said they’re on board the Regal Princess wiping down every surface.
Meanwhile, another Princess cruise ship, the Caribbean Princess, is scheduled to dock in Port Everglades on Wednesday.
The Broward County Commission convened to discuss protective measures against the virus. They said they have to be more aggressive about getting the message to the public, because thousands could have the virus and have not yet started to show symptoms.
They also discussed polling locations ahead of the primaries, which will commence in a week. They said they will have hand sanitizers at each location to encourage Floridians to go out and vote.
“We really want our people to vote,” Henry said. “We want people to come out to vote. We don’t want them to be discouraged about this, and so today, when they go into the polling places, they’ll see hand sanitizers.”
Commissioners said all equipment at polling stations will be wiped down every 15 or 30 minutes, and they have also hired day porters in all of the government buildings to assist in the sanitizing measures.
They spoke with the county’s Chief Judge and requested people wipe down doors every 20 to 30 minutes in government buildings, as well as places at the port that people often touch, such as door handles.
“The first thing I wanted to suggest is that we enhance our messaging,” said Commissioner Mark Bogan. “Our messaging has been wash your hands, don’t touch your face. I think a stronger message has to do with paper towels and tissue, and that is don’t touch. I think, don’t touch door handles, don’t touch keypads for credit cards, when you get gasoline, use things between your skin, whether it be paper napkins or tissue. I think the message needs to be enhanced.”
County officials said nasal swabs are available for those that want testing, so if anyone feels even mild symptoms, they should contact the Broward County Health Department through their website or by calling 954-467-4700.
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Although this was the first time Trump made those requests, others in his administration had already been agitating for them. About a week before aid was halted, Gordon Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, participated in a meeting in which he linked a possible visit to Trump’s requested investigations — a statement that prompted then-national security adviser John Bolton to quickly end the meeting.
Immediately before the July 25 call, after speaking with Sondland, special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker texted a Zelensky aide and explicitly linked a meeting at the White House with Zelensky “convinc[ing] trump he will investigate / ‘get to the bottom of what happened’ in 2016.”
Zelensky agreed to the investigations in that call — but the meeting wasn’t scheduled. In August, there were repeated back-and-forths between Sondland, Volker and Zelensky’s aide, Andrey Yermak, about the meeting and what Sondland called “the deliverable” — an announcement of investigations. That announcement, of course, would be useful to Trump, who would be able to say that Ukraine was concerned about Biden’s behavior or that it believed that foreign interference in the 2016 election targeted Trump, not Hillary Clinton, his Democratic rival. The group discussed wording and timing, but no announcement came.
Meanwhile, the aid was still on hold. No one knew why: Sondland, Volker and acting Ukraine ambassador have all testified that they were in the dark about why the aid had been stopped. Members of Trump’s Cabinet and Bolton were urging that it be released. Members of Congress weren’t offered an explanation.
On Aug. 28, the first news article dropped. Politico reported that the aid was on hold and quoted an administration official who insisted that it was under review. In that article, an official from the Defense Department stated on the record that no further review was necessary, the aid having gone through necessary reviews. But still, no assistance was coming.
The next day, Yermak, the aide to Zelensky, texted Volker and William B. Taylor, the acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, with concerns about the article. While there are some indications that Ukraine knew about the aid stoppage before that point, it’s clear that it was the Politico article that forced the issue to the forefront. Taylor testified that he was flummoxed, not being able to give Yermak a reason the aid had been stopped.
Sondland made it clear to Yermak on Sept. 1: The aid had been stopped because the Trump administration wanted those investigations. Sondland told investigators with the House impeachment inquiry that he simply assumed this was the predicate for the aid to be released, without any specific direction from Trump. In short order, that explicit link between aid and the investigations trickled out to the rest of the United States’ Ukraine team. Taylor said that after confronting Sondland that same day, he was told that “everything” depended on an announcement of new investigations, “including security assistance,” and that Trump wanted Zelensky “in a public box” on the issue.
Sondland had actually made the link before his conversation with Yermak. On Aug. 30, he told Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) that the aid had been held up until investigations were announced. Johnson asked Trump if that was the case the next day, pressing him to release the aid. Trump told Johnson that it was being held in part because he wanted to know “what happened in 2016.”
Johnson and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) met with Zelensky in Ukraine on Sept. 5. During that meeting, Zelensky asked about the aid, learning that only Trump could get it approved.
Zelensky and his team struggled with a choice articulated by Andrew Kramer of the New York Times: “whether to capitulate to President Trump’s demands to publicly announce investigations against his political enemies or to refuse, and lose desperately needed military aid.”
Zelensky — who won election as an anti-corruption reformer — decided to capitulate. He’d announce the investigations in an interview with CNN on Sept. 13, Kramer said. The Ukrainians told Sondland on Sept. 8 and he shared it with Taylor.
Taylor, worried about the appearance of Ukraine taking a side in U.S. politics, pressured then-Ukrainian national security adviser Alexander Danyliuk to keep the CNN interview from happening. Kramer describes Danyliuk as the “lone holdout” among Zelensky’s team; he told Taylor that the interview wouldn’t happen. As the interview loomed, Taylor asked Zelensky’s team to confirm that no interview would take place. Yermak, he said, “looked uncomfortable in response to the question.”
By then, though, the second article had come out. The Washington Post’s editorial board wrote on Sept. 5 that it had been “reliably told” that the aid was on hold to pressure Ukraine to initiate investigations helpful to Trump. That was a Thursday; by Monday, Sept. 9, Democratic lawmakers had announced an inquiry of the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine. That day, the House and Senate intelligence committees were informed about a whistleblower complaint filed in response to Trump’s July 25 call, although it’s not clear whether they were informed about its focus.
Two days later, after Zelensky had agreed to the CNN interview but before it was set to occur, the administration released the aid. Zelensky’s team canceled the interview, leaving Ukrainians to wonder what he might have said.
Within days, the entire effort to persuade Ukraine to announce new investigations became public, with a slew of news reports digging into Trump’s interactions with Zelensky. Two months after it occurred, Trump released a rough transcript of his call with Zelensky, arguing that it revealed no effort to pressure Ukraine to open new inquiries.
There is a scenario in which all of this worked as planned: that Ukraine released the statement about new investigations that Trump quickly dropped into tweets and campaign fundraising emails. That the aid was released shortly afterward and the pressure on Zelensky within his own country eased. That the whistleblower complaint, initially withheld from Congress despite the rules governing such things, and the call transcript, tucked into a top-secret storage system, never saw the light of day. Hints would have leaked out, like that mention in The Post on Sept. 5. But enough might have stayed in the shadows to make Trump’s gambit successful, an apparently independent inquiry by Ukraine that served Trump’s political goals.
On the same day that the rough transcript was released, Trump and Zelensky met in person for the first time during the U.N. General Assembly gathering in New York. Zelensky pointedly raised a subject that the two had discussed on the call: the promised meeting in Washington.
"I want to thank you for invitation to Washington," Zelensky said. "You invited me, but I think — I’m sorry. I’m sorry. But I think you forgot to tell me the date."
Trump played it off.
“They’ll tell you the date,” he said, pointing to the news media.
“Oh, yes,” Zelensky replied, “they know before us.”


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There are several other blog posts on parklets to give you an overview, get you prepared for Park(ing) Day (temporary parklets) and...
As NAR’s Placemaking Grant is now in its fourth year, it might be a good time to reflect back and see how some REALTOR® Associations used the grant to fund placemaking projects in their community.
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Parks are a valued amenity in communities and residents across the country are demonstrating their support for development of parks in their neighborhoods.
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The REALTOR® Association of Pioneer Valley has taken advantage of NAR’s Placemaking Grant and in the past two years was involved in 4 placemaking projects to help enhance their communities by creating new public spaces for residents. Here are two of those projects.
This is a re-post from City Lab. I particular like it because it is the type of project, Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper, that can be funded with our Placemaking Grant.
By adding some color and nature to a concrete plaza, designers in Australia...
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Pedestrian Plazas on the Fly. Temporary Parklets. Complete Streets Pilots. Pop-up Bike Lanes. Guerrilla Gardening. Pavement-to-Parks. Open Streets.
These are all a type of intervention called Tactical Urbanism – quick, often temporary, cheap projects that aim to make a small part of a city more lively or enjoyable. Other aliases include DIY Urbanism, Planning-by-doing, urban...
The National Association of REALTORS® encourages our state and local REALTOR® Associations to partner with others to make their communities better places to live. Our Placemaking Grant is available to our REALTOR® Associations to help fund local Placemaking projects. Since the launch of the grant in 2014, we have approved over $630,000 in funding for over 300 community placemaking projects...
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Housing Opportunity Grants support state and local REALTOR® Associations’ affordable housing activities. The goal of the program is to position REALTORS® as leaders in improving their communities by creating affordable housing
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Planned diversity initiatives makes good business sense. REALTOR® Associations with well-planned diversity programs create a stronger sense of community, particularly in neighborhoods with high concentrations of foreign-born and minority residents who are moving up the socioeconomic ladder and are buying homes.
NAR Placemaking Resources
Placemaking Guide: A Guide to Transform a Public Space into a Community Place
REALTORS® and state and local association staff can learn the details of Placemaking, the kinds of projects placemaking entails, how to organize them, and where to go for assistance and resources.
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Our Placemaking Webinar Series will provide more in depth information on the various types of Placemaking and how REALTORS® were involved in Placemaking activities in their communities.
The Placemaking Grant funds the creation of new public spaces, like pocket parks, trails & gardens, in a community. The grant focuses on “lighter, cheaper, quicker” placemaking projects, which can be built under a year and cost less than $200,000.

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Missouri (5-5, SEC) vs. No. 17 Iowa (6-2, Big Ten), Dec. 30, 4 p.m. EST
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Missouri: RB Larry Rountree III has rushed for 972 yards and 14 touchdowns on 209 carries and ranks fourth in the SEC. He’s the 23rd SEC player to surpass 3,500 career yards rushing and has 40 touchdowns.
Iowa: DL Chauncey Golston has 5.5 sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss. He’s tied for third on the team with 45 tackles with an interception and a forced fumble on the Big Ten’s second-best defense (313.8 yards allowed per game).
Missouri: The Tigers just missed their second consecutive six-win regular season but are back in the postseason under first-year coach Eli Drinkwitz. They rebounded from an 0-2 start to win five of their final eight contests in an all-SEC slate and finished third in the East Division.
Iowa: The Hawkeyes enter with a six-game winning streak that earned second place in the Big Ten West Division. They outscored opponents 214-83 during the run, and their two losses were by a combined five points. Their defense ranked third in the conference in scoring defense (16.0). Iowa is 6-5 in bowl games against the current SEC lineup.
Iowa won 27-24 in the 2010 Insight Bowl, but Missouri leads the series 7-6. The other matchups occurred between 1892-1910.
Missouri: First appearance in the Music City Bowl, 34th bowl appearance overall. The Tigers are 15-18 in bowls and fell 38-33 to Oklahoma State in the Liberty Bowl on Dec. 31, 2018. They’ve lost their last two postseason appearances.
Iowa: First appearance in the Music City Bowl, 34th bowl appearance overall. The Hawkeyes bring a three-game postseason winning streak and are 17-15-1 lifetime.
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► We list the fastest electric cars in the world
► Spoiler alert – they’re way quicker than petrol cars
► The fastest can get from 0–62mph in under two seconds
Electric supercars are the new performance kings. The best electric cars are now nipping at the heels of Formula One racers in the 0–62mph sprint, thanks to their devastating blend of immense power and instant torque delivery. The rate of change is rapid, too – at the start of the 2020s, most of the fastest cars on sale were still powered by combustion engines.
Tesla illustrates the speed of EV progress very well. The range-topping Model S Performance P100D was a blisteringly fast car when it was launched in 2017, boasting a 0–60mph time of around 2.4 seconds. Just when we thought the car couldn’t get any faster, Elon Musk unveiled the Model S Plaid in 2021 with a staggering 1006bhp and 0–60mph time of under two seconds.
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To give you a flavour of how much progress has been made in the world of performance electric cars, we’ve compiled a list of the fastest EVs in the world. Our run-down includes cars that are either on sale now or will be soon – and we’ve organised it by their 0–62mph (or 0–60mph) times. For fun, we’ve also included a couple of electric prototype race cars that you can’t buy but which have some deeply impressive performance figures. Buckle up…
The fastest EVs of 2023
Prototype racer claimed the outright hillclimb record at Goodwood
We’re kicking our list off with a car you couldn’t buy even if you’re Mark Zuckerburg – the McMurtry Spéirling. It’s a tiny single-seat electric racer that smashed the outright hillclimb record at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed, stealing the crown from the Volkswagen ID. R. It can also sprint from 0–62mph in 1.5 seconds and hit a top speed of 150mph.
It’s so fast because it has 1000bhp, and it weighs about the same as a basket of feathers. Its stellar performance at Goodwood was also partly due to its unusual downforce-generating fan, which works in the same way as system found on the infamous Brabham BT46B Formula One car.
The Spéirling’s fan can generate 2000kg of downforce standing still, which is double the car’s kerb weight. In theory, that means it could stick itself to the roof of the Dartford tunnel without moving. McMurtry also added some traditional aero appendages to balance the front and rear in the corners.
Read more on the McMurtry Spéirling
This is still the fastest-accelerating road-legal car in the world
Aspark launched the Owl back in 2020 with the bold claim that it was the fastest-accelerating car in the world. We’re three years into the future now, and only one company (McMurtry) has managed to build a car that can outstrip it. But the Spéirling is a race car – so Aspark can draw comfort from the fact that nothing else with a licence plate can escape the Owl.
The Owl is powered by a compact 64kWh battery pack and four electric motors, delivering a combined output of almost 2000bhp. That’s a lot of power – and it isn’t like it has much weight to haul around because the Owl’s bodywork is hewn from carbon fibre. So, 0–60mph is dealt with in 1.69 seconds, 0–186mph takes 10.9 seconds, and top speed is 249mph.
To put these figures into perspective, Ferrari’s latest petrol-powered supercar, the 296 GTB, can cover the 0–60mph sprint in just under 3.0 seconds and tops out at 205mph. Scared yet? Aspark also says the Owl will can cover 280 miles on a single charge, but we must wonder just how gently you need to drive it to make its tiny battery go that far. The slippery body and a roofline that’s one whole inch lower than that of an original Ford GT40 may have something to do with it.
Read more on the Aspark Owl
Thunderous performance from an emerging leader in the EV space
The Nevera is the second car to come from Croatian EV manufacturer Rimac – and it’s as much a toy for wealthy drivers as it is a marketing project for the brand’s technology. After the car’s concept was unveiled at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, Rimac signed electrification partnerships with the likes of Aston Martin, Koenigsegg and Automobili Pininfarina. Then, in 2021, the company entered another joint venture with Porsche and Bugatti to develop the next generation of hyper EVs.
If the Nevera is anything to go by, world-beating performance is pretty much guaranteed. It has four electric motors producing 1888bhp and 1739lb ft of torque. Coupled with Rimac’s sophisticated launch control system, that’s enough for a 0–60mph time of 1.85 seconds.
Rimac also says the Nevera can reach 100mph in just 4.3 seconds, while 186mph is dealt with in 11.8 seconds. Take the car to a drag strip, and it’ll cover the quarter mile in 9.1 seconds – or, if you have a long runway at your disposal, you’ll be able to reach a top speed of 258mph.
Plus, if you press the accelerator a little lighter, Rimac reckons the Nevera will go 403 miles between charging stops. Which it should, considering its battery is an enormous 120kWh unit. You pay for the performance, though. Each Nevera costs around £2 million.
Read more on the Rimac Nevera
Huge performance promises from the original electric sports car maker
Tesla unveiled the second-generation Roadster way back in 2017, with the promise it would hit the showrooms in 2020. But it still hasn’t entered production yet. In May, the company’s CEO Elon Musk said the car would finally roll down the assembly lines next year – but he’s made the same promise for the past three years on the bounce, so naturally, we’re sceptical.
The delays haven’t stopped Musk from publicising the Roadster’s performance claims. He says the car will be able to sprint from 0–60mph in under two seconds and reach a top speed of more than 250mph, comfortably making it one of the fastest cars in the world. He also reckons it’ll have a maximum range of 620 miles, thanks to its gargantuan 200kWh battery pack.
Tesla isn’t content with simply being fast, though. It wants to crush its rivals, too. So, the firm says the Roadster will dash from 0–100mph in 4.2 seconds and tackle the quarter mile in just 8.8 seconds, both of which undercut the Rimac Nevera.
Like the rest of Tesla’s ultra-high-performance cars, the Roadster will have four-wheel drive and, like the original Tesla Roadster from the early 2000s, it’ll have a detachable roof. And unlike its rivals, the Roadster will almost enter the realm of affordability. UK prices for the limited-edition Founders Series (that’s Tesla’s name for its first-off-the-block cars) will start from £189,000. Reserving one now means you’ll have to cough up £38,000 upfront.
Read more on the Tesla Roadster
Austrian start-up brand aims to give its established rivals a good kicking
The who what now? Exactly – we were as surprised as you when the Deus Vayanne exploded onto the scene at the 2022 New York Auto Show. The company’s marketing types were frolicking around the car, making outlandish claims about its performance capability – and if it can meet those claims, it’ll give the likes of Tesla and Rimac something to worry about.
The Austrian start-up has positioned the Vayanne as a rival for the Lotus Evija and Aspark Owl, but in terms of power output, it has its rivals well and truly top-trumped. Deus has promised the Vayanne will have more than 2200bhp and 1475 lb-ft of torque. It also claims the car will be able to sprint from 0–62mph in ‘less than two seconds and reach a top speed of 248mph.
First deliveries aren’t set to arrive until 2025, so if you’re fortunate enough to afford one, you still have quite a wait before you can have it on your driveway. If you’re keen but haven’t yet placed your order, you’ll need to move quickly because Deus only plans to build 99 examples.
Read more on the Deus Vayanne
Tesla Model S Plaid
It’s the most powerful electric family car you can buy
The Tesla Model S has been around since 2012, and over the last decade, the firm’s engineers have constantly fiddled with the formula, launching variants with ever larger battery packs and ever more powerful electric motors. The Plaid is current king of the hill.
It produces a frankly ridiculous 1006bhp, which is enough for a 0–60mph time of less than two seconds. Allow us to frame those figures with some context. This family saloon has more power than a McLaren P1 and can sprint to 60mph faster than a Ferrari LaFerrari.
The maverick American EV brand wasn’t happy with that, though, and decided to chance the car’s luck on the track. The PR stunt didn’t go to plan, though. Elon Musk claimed on social media that an unmodified Tesla Model S Plaid lapped the Nürburgring in just over seven and half minutes, which is a new record for production EVs. Or at least it would be if the time was officially verified by an independent timer. Which it wasn’t.
Setting this rather wobbly record claim aside, the Plaid’s performance figures are still deeply impressive considering its vast dimension and two-tonne bulk. Tesla also says the car can cover 396 miles on a single charge and dispatch the quarter mile in 9.23 seconds.
Read our full Tesla Model S Plaid review
Automobili Pininfarina Battista
Savage speed from a legendary Italian design house
The Automobili Pininfarina Battista is winner of CAR magazine’s inaugural ‘most syllables in a vehicle’s name’ award – and it’s easily one of the fastest cars on the road. However, because Pininfarina is known for its styling rather than its engineering, the company drafted in the experts and pinched the Rimac Nevera’s 120kWh battery pack and quartet of electric motors.
Because it was penned by Pininfarina (you know, the design house responsible for the likes of the Ferrari F40, Ferrari Enzo and Ferrari 458), the Battista features classic supercar styling. Most electric supercars look like the artistic intermingling of a 1950s streamliner and the Millenium Falcon, but the Battista has the archetypal short nose, long tail, low roofline and wide stance.
It’s also really rather fast. Its four electric motors have a combined output of 1877bhp, and Pininfarina says it’ll get from 0–60mph in less than two seconds before reaching a top speed of 217mph. If you’re prepared to baby it (which we certainly wouldn’t be), the company also says it can cover 280 miles between charges. It is quite a niche offering, though – just 150 examples will be built, each costing around £2 million. Maybe buy a lottery ticket and wish for some good fortune.
Read more on the Automobili Pininfarina Battista
Volkswagen ID. R
Volkswagen’s record-setting electric racer is still a performance king
The Volkswagen ID.R has been around since 2018. It was designed to be the ultimate pure-electric racer, and when it was launched, we were floored by its performance figures – but time has dulled its shine. There are six road-legal cars in this list that are faster than it in a straight line, which is a sobering indicator of how hard the winds of progress blow in the electric supercar game.
Still, there’s no arguing that the ID.R isn’t an immensely fast car. It only produces 671bhp, but because it weighs about the same as a carrier bag full of pocket lint, it can sprint from 0–62mph in 2.25 seconds. And all that aero means it can carry a biblical amount of speed through the corners.
In the years following its launch, the ID.R toured around the world, lapping up records as it went. For a while, it held the outright electric car record at the Nürburgring, Goodwood and Heavens Gate in China. So far, the only car to claim one of its titles is the McMurtry Spéirling.
Read more on the Volkswagen ID.R
Faraday Future FF91
Unusual electric SUV with a preposterous amount of horsepower
It’s fair to say that EV start-up Faraday Future has had a tough time bringing its first car to market. Years of turmoil and a fair share of corporate controversy have cast doubt on the company’s ability to deliver more than once. But now, with former BMW i boss Carsten Breitfeld at the helm, the brand says the FF91 is almost ready for production.
The FF91 is a Tesla Model X-sized SUV, but rather than daft gullwing doors and space for seven, it features svelte lines and luxurious business-class-style seating. It’s also supposed to be blisteringly quick. Originally, Faraday Future said the car would have a 0–60mph time of 2.39 seconds, but the firm has since revised that estimation to 2.2 seconds.
That savage speed is thanks to a 1050bhp output. It should be usable over long distances, too. The motors are fed by a 142kWh battery pack, which Faraday Future says gives the car a maximum EPA range (the American equivalent of WLTP) of 381 miles. In this company, it doesn’t even look that expensive – the FF91 will have a price tag of between £90,000 to £170,000, depending on options.
Read more on the Faraday Future FF91
Space and pace from America’s latest electric saloon
The Lucid Air is destined to arrive in the UK at the end of 2023 – and it’s looking like it’ll give the Porsche Taycan a severe thrashing. The brand’s bosses say the top-spec Air Dream Edition will have an output of 1080bhp and a 0–62mph time of 2.5 seconds. It’s a saloon car, but it’s faster to 62mph than a McLaren 720S.
Top speed stands at 168mph, while the car’s 113kWh battery offers a maximum range of 517 miles, according to the American EPA testing regime. It’s yet to pass through European WLTP homologation, which means that range figure could change by the time the EV makes the trip across the pond. But who cares? Just look at it!
Read our full Lucid Air review
Tesla Model X Plaid
Silly doors, a farting stereo and enough power to embarrass a Bugatti
Tesla’s ludicrous 0–60mph times aren’t limited to its smaller cars. Even the tank-like, two-and-a-half tonne Model X Plaid SUV posts a time of just 2.5 seconds. That’s mostly because it shares the same tri-motor powertrain as the Model S Plaid (above), which kicks out an impressive 1006bhp. Top speed is 163mph.
Because it’s an enormous SUV, it’s a bit more practical than the Model S. It has a big boot, and it’s a true seven-seater. Plus, it has a maximum range of 333 miles, which means your day trips needn’t be confined to the city. Then there’s Tesla’s spectacular ‘falcon-wing’ rear doors, which will never fail to cause a scene when dropping the kids off at school.
Read our full Tesla Model X review
Staggeringly quick electric supercar from a fledgling Chinese EV firm
Nio is well known in Formula E circles – and the EP9 was developed using the expertise gathered from its racing exploits. It’s powered by four electric motors which produce one megawatt of power. That equates to 1341bhp and allows the EP9 to sprint from 0–62mph in 2.7 seconds.
Other impressive performance figures include its 7.1-second 0–125mph time and its near 200mph top speed. Nio also says the car will cover 265 miles on a charge if you’re delicate with the accelerator.
If you’re more generous with your application of the go pedal (and you’re armed with titanium-grade willpower), you’ll be able to motivate the EP9 round the Nürburgring at record-setting pace. Nio claimed a new record for production electric cars at the track in 2017, posting a time of 6:45.9 minutes – a record it defended until the Volkswagen ID.R arrived in 2019.
Read our full Nio EP9 review
Porsche Taycan Turbo S
Proof that electric cars don’t need to be lifeless
Stepping away from electric hypercars for a moment, we have the decidedly more sensible – but still blisteringly quick – Porsche Taycan. Specifically, the Turbo S model which boasts a 0–62mph time of 2.8 seconds thanks to its peak power output of 751bhp, all-wheel-drive and 93.4kWh battery pack.
Unusually for an EV, the Taycan features a two-speed gearbox. First gear is only used to launch off the line as quickly as possible, while second gear is used the rest of the time.
Unlike most mainstream EVs, the Taycan runs on 800-volt architecture, which means it’s also quick at charging. Find a suitably rapid charge point, and it’ll take around 21 minutes to top up the range from 24 to 188 miles. Maximum range for the Turbo S is 235 miles. We reckon it’s easily one of the best electric family cars on sale today.
Read our full Porsche Taycan Turbo S review
Hethel’s answer to the Nevera (which we think has been misrepresented)
Yet another member of the sub-three-second club, the Lotus Evija, will be one of the world’s most powerful road cars when it enters production begins at the end of the year. Lotus says it’ll have an output of 1,970bhp.
Its four electric motors are fed by a fairly modest 70kWh battery pack, which was developed in partnership with Williams Advanced Engineering. There’s one motor mounted at each corner of the car, sending a little over 490bhp to each wheel.
However, we suspect Lotus is sandbagging when it comes to the Evija’s performance figures. An ‘under three-second’ 0–60mph time and over 200 mph’ top speed seem like conservative estimates given the vast amount of power on tap. We wouldn’t be surprised to see the former figure closer to two seconds and the latter closer to 250.
Lotus also says the Evija will stick to the company’s trademark mantra of ‘adding lightness,’ tipping the scales at a mere 1680kg. In electric car terms, that’s nothing. The brand is also hoping for around 250 miles of range.
Read more on the Lotus Evija
Rivian R1T / R1S
Practical electric pick-up that just happens to be monstrously fast
The Tesla Model X’s size and performance are already incongruous, but electric vehicle start-up firm Rivian plans to push that boundary further. The company’s R1S SUV and R1T pick-up truck (both of which will be based on the same platform) will offer 0–60mph times of 3.0 seconds and pass the 100mph barrier in under seven seconds.
These figures are for the range-topping example of each vehicle, which have 135kWh batteries, ranges of around 310 miles and a total power output of 753bhp. Rivian will also offer a huge 180kWh battery, but this is purely for range instead of performance, with 410 miles and 700 horsepower being the expected figures.
Production is expected to begin later this year, and prices will start from a modest $69,000. Rivian also plans to bring its vehicles to Europe, so you could be able to buy one soon.
Read more on the Rivian R1T
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Tesla Model 3 Performance
The Model S’s smaller and slightly less brazen brother
Who’d have thought a sensible family car would match a McLaren F1 to 60mph? That’s exactly what you get with the Tesla Model 3 Performance, along with seating for five, boots in the front and back, a 162mph top speed and a range of up to 329 miles using the WLTP standard.
The Model 3 is the smallest of Tesla’s current offerings and is quickly becoming a mass-market success, thanks to a starting price of less than £40,000. But if you want the F1-matching Performance version, you’ll need to spend around £57,000.
Read the full Tesla Model 3 review
Audi RS e-Tron GT
The sensible buyer’s alternative to the Porsche Taycan
We’re calling closing time on this list with the Audi e-Tron GT. It shares the same J1 platform as the Porsche Taycan, but it’s aimed at a slightly different market. It’s geared more towards touring than outright performance, delivering its power progressively rather than in bottomless servings. It’s incredibly comfortable, too.
Don’t let the GT’s softer character fool you, though. It’s still an immensely quick car with a 0–62mph time of 3.3 seconds and a top speed of 155mph. It also has a maximum WLTP range of 283 miles, but if you want more, you can opt for the regular model, which has an official range of up to 296 miles. We wouldn’t bother. We’d rather go fast and charge up more often.
Read our full Audi e-Tron GT review
What is the fastest 0–60mph electric car?
The current speed king is the McMurtry Spéirling. It can sprint from 0–60mph in a little under 1.5 seconds. However, it’s a track-only race car. The fastest road-legal electric supercar is the Aspark Owl, which can charge from 0–60mph in just 1.69 seconds.
What is the fastest electric car 0–100mph?
There are two contenders. The Aspark Owl can sprint from 0–124mph in 4.76 seconds, while the Rimac Nevera can storm to 100mph in 4.3 seconds. We reckon the two cars would be very closely matched if you lined them up alongside one another.
What electric car goes 200mph?
Browse through this list, and you’ll find loads. There’s the Lotus Evija, Pininfarina Battista and Deus Vayanne. Some electric supercars can beat that benchmark into a pulp, too. The Aspark Owl tops out at 249mph, while the Rimac Nevera and Tesla Roadster can crest 250mph.
What are EVs so fast?
Electric cars have it easier than petrol cars. The powertrains don’t need to climb into the upper echelons on their rev ranges before delivering their peak torque. All of it – and it’s normally a lot – is available from a standstill. Even a run-of-the-mill family car like the Kia EV6 (which is one of our best electric SUVs) can get from 0–62mph in around five seconds. That was hot hatchback territory a few years ago and supercar levels of performance a couple of decades ago.
Luke Wilkinson is a Senior Staff Writer for the Bauer Automotive Hub. He writes news, reviews, features and best of pages for both CAR magazine and our sister site, Parkers.


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For decades, both First Things and National Review have struggled to make as much peace as possible between two uncongenial streams of conservative thinking and praxis. That their editors have now planted their feet decisively in one of those streams marks an important moment in the history of American conservatism.
The phrase “achievement gap” refers to the well-documented discrepancies between the scholastic achievements of African American and Latinos on the one hand and white students on the other. What explains the gap? My meta-analysis revealed that if an African American or Latino student was a person of faith and came from a two biological parent family, the achievement gap totally disappeared, even when adjusting for socioeconomic status.
Is the world of private money an inevitability? Do we all need to get used to the fact that whether we like it or not, Facebook and Apple and Microsoft and Google are going to dominate the monetary landscape of the future? Not at all.
In order to alleviate our social crisis, we will need to improve the moral formation that our institutions provide their members. Yet the institutions best suited to lead in this task are those with a religious mission, which in turn are imperiled by the culture war that elite institutions are waging against them. The cause of institutionalism today therefore requires a forceful defense against the aggressions of the cultural Left. Part two of a two-part review essay.
In an important update to Aristotelian political thought, Yuval Levin’s new book shows that the health of a modern society depends on the health of its social institutions, and that our social institutions today are not healthy. Part one of a two-part review essay.
There are moral standards applicable to all forms of human behavior, including speech, but neither the existence of such standards nor even our acknowledgement of them entails that government should enforce them. Whether the government should enforce a given standard depends on the likely effects of such enforcement, and the sad history of censorship shows that empowering the government to suppress “immoral” or “offensive” speech is highly susceptible of abuse and results in serious violations of the rights we all have to engage in good speech and hear the good speech of others. Giving this power to government is wrong for the same reason that giving alcohol and automobiles to teenage boys is wrong.
The story of Cerian Williams affirms the intrinsic value of the unborn, handicapped, dying, and all who do not fit the standards of a culture that insists on strength, not weakness, for admission to its elitist country club.
All ideological fads eventually fade and collapse into disrepute, because they have no foundation in truth. “Pro-choice” ideology had its rise, which was based on the crude, reductionist falsehood that a human being in the womb is an anonymous, generic “bunch of cells.” Now, its central lie has been unmasked, and Roe is ripe for reversal.
The unstated mythology of therapeutic “abortion care” is that pregnancies come in only two types: wanted pregnancies, all of which children are delivered, and unwanted pregnancies, all of which children are aborted. But that’s not true. At least one in seven abortions in the U.S. are of children that the mother reports were wanted. I recently found that the risk of depression, suicidality or anxiety disorders from such abortions was almost four times higher than for women who had aborted a child in an unwanted pregnancy. Mine is the first empirical study ever to examine these more distressing, invisible abortions.
Active Christians exhibit greater current life satisfaction and are more likely to report that they are thriving. In addition, active Christians have higher levels of subjective well-being throughout the entire business cycle—not just in booms, but in the busts as well. Our results suggest that religion and religious communities will continue to play a driving role in helping people cope with change by keeping their eyes pointed towards the eternal even as storms surge around them.
Donor conception is an unethical practice that separates family members under the guise of charity. It’s okay to believe that the method of your conception was wrong and still give thanks for your life.
Robert Miller’s defense of free speech risks removing the moral ground that could explain the rightness or goodness of the freedom we seek to preserve. In place of a moral defense in principle, we would simply have a set of utilitarian guesses: that if we pretend we have no standards of judgment, things will work out better for us in the long run.


Adams and Nadler say NYC hosting 2024 DNC is best for Democrats
Saying New York is exactly what their party needs to retain the presidency, Mayor Eric Adams and Rep. Jerry Nadler teamed up in a closed-door press Saturday for the Big Apple to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
“The Democratic convention will get media everywhere it goes, but in New York it will get more media,” Nader, D-NY, said at a Midtown rally attended by about 100 labor leaders, politicians and other supporters.
“The Democratic National Committee, if it wants to maximize the odds of winning and supporting … jobs and labor organizations, it has to be New York.”
New York is the “safest big city” in America, Adams boasted, and the only logical place to host the convention.
“There’s something special about this city, and the DNC hosting this convention here would send the message that there’s something special about America,” Adams said.
Besides New York, Chicago and Atlanta are also being considered to host the convention.
While many close to him would expect President Joe Biden to be re-elected in 2024, the 80-year-old Democrat has yet to launch a campaign.
The Big Apple last hosted the DNC in 1992 when Bill Clinton secured the Democratic nominee before eventually being elected president.
If New York is chosen, Madison Square Garden would be the central site for the event, and the newly expanded Javits Center would host other gatherings.
In 2016, the city under then-mayor Bill de Blasio failed to bring the DNC to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
When asked how that offer compared to the city’s latest attempt to score the convention, Adams deflected the question and said, “We’re going to make it happen!”


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Atmospheric modeling: a tool to identify locations best suited for vine cultivation. Preliminary results in the Stellenbosch region
The choice of sites for viticulture depends on natural environmental factors, particularly climate, as grapevines have specific climatic requirements for optimum physiological performance and berry quality achievement. In the Stellenbosch wine-producing region, the complex topography and the proximity of the ocean create a variety of topoclimates resulting in different growth conditions for vines within short distances.
The Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) was used to perform numerical simulations over the South Western Cape, for a period of 18 days during grape ripening (February 2000). Four 4 nested grids (25 km, 5 km, 1 km and 200 m of resolution) were used, the coarse grid being the computational domain (taking the large scale circulation into account), while the finest resolution (200m) focused on the vineyards south of Stellenbosch (taking the local circulations into account) in order to extrapolate climatic data at a fine scale. Data from the analysis file were extracted and remapped using the climatic thresholds for viticulture, thereby making the meso-scale atmospheric modeling system applicable to grapevine cultivation. Temperatures were grouped into different ranges that would affect the physiology of the vine.
These preliminary results identified locations near Stellenbosch according to the thermal stresses for specific days as well as their potential to meet the climatic requirements for optimum physiological performance of the vine. Three typical weather situations are described at the peak of the photosynthetic performance period (12:00), using results of the two finest grid resolutions (1 km and 200 m). Modeled hourly data were extracted from the analysis file in order to calculate the mean hourly temperature fields for a 16-day period (1-16 Feb 2000) and the mean data were then reintegrated into a GIS as an additional descriptive variable useful for terroir identification.
Issue: Terroir 2004
(1) ARC-Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch 7599, RSA
(2) Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique (UMR 6016-CNRS), Blaise Pascal University, 24 Avenue des Landais, 63177 Aubière, France
(3) ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij Institute for Fruit, Vine and Wine, Private Bag, X5026, Stellenbosch 7599, RSA
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Way back in the mists of time (late '05 if memory servers), Google started offering a referral program through Adsense. One of the products in the referral program is Firefox: you put a button on your page (hint: bottom left-hand corner of this page) advertising Firefox, and Google gives you $1 for every user who clicks the button and follows through to install Firefox.
Fast forward a few months, and I've noticed something strange:
I've seen a few other sites as well - firefox2007 dot com is one. All these sites have is a large "Install firefox!" button, and the potential to earn the owner of the page $1.
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Having a root canal treatment is one big step toward saving an infected or damaged tooth. However, the root canal procedure itself, which has a 95 percent success rate, is only the beginning of the treatment process. There are several steps you can take – some immediately after your root canal and some over the long run – to ensure your tooth heals properly.
Caring For Your Teeth After A Root Canal
- Post-operative care. Immediately after the treatment, don’t bite down or chew with the treated tooth. You can manage discomfort with over-the-counter pain medication and by applying an ice pack to your face for 10 minutes every 20 minutes to reduce swelling. Return to your endodontist if discomfort persists or your original symptoms return.
- Taking prescribed medications. It is critical that you take all medications that may have been prescribed by your endodontist after your treatment.
- Dental restoration. Make an appointment with your general dentist around two weeks after your root canal so he or she can place a crown on the treated tooth to protect it from reinfection. A crown can also provide important support to the compromised tooth’s structure.
- Periodic endodontic appointments. Don’t skip follow-up visits to your endodontist after your restoration is in place. Your endodontist will examine the root canal by using X-rays and other assessment tools to make sure there are no signs of infection and to monitor healing.
- Good oral hygiene. You can keep your restored tooth healthy by brushing your teeth twice a day, flossing daily, and getting dental cleanings regularly.
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When a car enters an airport parking facility, it must pass through an access-barrier and the FASTag affixed to the car will be scanned.
Later, when the passenger exits the car, the fee applicable as per the parking rules will be debited directly from the car’s FASTag account based on the time elapsed between their entry and exit.
A similar system was implemented at the Mumbai airport in December itself. The FASTag-enabled parking system is part of SVPI Airport’s larger parking automation project.
Attempt to reduce long queues of vehicles
A FASTag-enabled parking system will enable cashless transactions and reduce turnaround time for entering and exiting parking spaces and waiting time in parking lots. It will also help in reducing long queues of vehicles at parking checkpoints at airports. The idea of creating this facility is going on so that less man power and transportation can be provided and traffic lines can be reduced quickly. Sources said that recently the airport operator SVPI charged private/commercial/SUV cars a minimum of Rs. 90 charges.
Hourly traffic of 37 thousand passengers
For a tempo or a minibus the same is Rs. 300 and for coach or bus Rs. 500 is Charges increase as the parking period extends. SVPI airport handles at least 37,000 passengers a day. Sources said an estimated 15,000 cars, including private and commercial vehicles, pass through the city’s airport every day.
Prepayment option is also available
The authorities concerned are also considering implementing pre-payment option for parking. If customers do not avail the FASTag option, before exiting, they can also scan the QR code and pre-pay for their parking period, a source said. In this way, passengers can directly exit the airport. A system is being worked on and will be in place soon.
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New federal laws have lifted the “gag order” that prevented pharmacists from telling you if the cash price of a drug is less than what your insurance requires you to pay.
Two bills to that effect — the Know the Lowest Price Act and the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act — were passed almost unanimously by Congress last month and signed into law by President Trump today.
During the signing in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Trump said drug prices were “out of whack” and “way too high,” partly because of the gag order.
“You look at prices in our country and for the exact same drug in other countries, it’s much lower-made in the same plant by the same company, and I said, ‘What’s going on?'” Trump said.
The legislation will allow — but not require — pharmacists to tell customers if they can pay a lower price for their prescriptions. It is up to the customer to ask.
“American patients should know: You can always ask your pharmacist whether you’re getting the best deal on the prescription drugs you need. This is just one step in the President’s plans to deliver better healthcare to Americans at lower prices, efforts that have already involved more action to bring down drug prices than any previous President has taken,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar in a statement.
The gag orders were clauses in contracts between pharmacies and drug companies or pharmacy benefit managers which set the prices of drugs. Pharmacists who violated the clauses could be reported to the drug companies, potentially causing their pharmacies to lose access to the drugs.
But critics say that lifting the gag orders doesn’t address the root cause of high drug prices. “As a country, we’re spending about $450 billion on prescription drugs annually,” said Steven Knievel of the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen. The sporadic savings provided by paying cash for drugs “is far short of what needs to happen to actually deliver the relief people need,” he said.


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The LLC, or Limited Liability Company, is a business structure that was invented to offer an array of advantages usually provided by other traditional business forms. An LLC has the same benefit of limited liability that a corporation does, but without being taxed as its own entity. Instead, it's taxed more similarly to a sole proprietorship or partnership. Also like corporations, LLC's may have as many shareholders, or members, as it likes. Unlike a corporation however, the death or bankruptcy of one of the members will dissolve the LLC. Limited liability has traditionally been a primary goal of many business forms, but since the legislature authorized it in New York, the modern LLC has become increasingly popular.
Can My Business Be Formed as an LLC?
Businesses in New York may organize using whatever form they choose. The office of the Secretary of State is the organization that accepts filings by those who want to open LLC's. However, some charge additional fees for the formation of LLC?s, and in New York there are certain laws that govern the actions of LLC?s. You should consider these laws when deciding whether to organize your business as an LLC. Finding the right business structure for your company might take some effort, but it will ultimately make your business more profitable.
Can I Change the Form of My Business to an LLC?
Businesses in Jericho might sometimes change form. A company is eligible for conversion to an LLC if its situation falls under circumstances that are detailed by New York law.
How Can an Attorney Help?
The decision of whether to form or convert to a LLC is best considered with the advice of local Lawyers practicing business law in New York.

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VOLUNTARY Arts Week is offering local arts and crafts groups to celebrate their activities while encouraging others to join them.
Throughout Scotland there are drama groups, orchestras, choirs, knitting circles, dance troupes, painting groups and more meeting up every week to enjoy themselves, help others learn and bring their local communities together.
Voluntary Arts Scotland (VAS) supports these groups and their endeavours. They are hosting the inaugural Voluntary Arts Week, between Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 14, to showcase their activities to the rest of the country.
VAS is asking groups in Montrose to support the week in a number of ways, such as holding a taster session to see if others might like to join them; running an open rehearsal so people can see how a show or concert is put together; putting on a special exhibition of their members’ work; taking their art/craft form out into the street, local shopping centre or bus station, or anything else that celebrates their work.
Further information about Voluntary Arts Week, and how to get involved, can be found at www.voluntaryartsweek.org


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Are you interested in an exchange to China?
A new exchange programme for young farmers was announced on Friday by Commissioner Phil Hogan and Han Changfu, Minister of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China. The project will give Irish young farmers a change to go on study trips to China, while young Chinese farmers and agriculture professionals can visit Ireland and other EU countries.
We need to encourage the next generation of young farmers and rural entrepreneurs to create a food and farming sector fit for the 21st century
It is being jointly funded by the EU and the Chinese authorities. It aims to let young farmers and agricultural professionals from both sides see how they each rise to the challenges of their respective farming sectors.
“In both Europe and China – and indeed anywhere else in the world – we need to encourage the next generation of young farmers and rural entrepreneurs to create a food and farming sector fit for the 21st century,” Phil Hogan said at the launch of the project. “I welcome this opportunity to strengthen the already positive and constructive relations between the EU and China in this area, which I saw during my visit there last year.”
The project will focus especially on sustainable farming techniques and environmental practices. Through a series of study tours the participants will have the chance to learn from each other’s experience in this area; this will then be translated into recommendations on sustainable farming to be shared with the wider farming and rural community, and with policy makers. The project recommendations will also be shared at a final conference to be organised in China end of 2018.