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Mark Auliya has no problem with snakes attacking other animals. Carnivores need to eat, after all. But last month, staring at a YouTube video in his home office in Bonn, Germany, the reptile expert threw his glasses down in disgust. “This is something really nasty,” he said. On Auliya's screen, a Burmese python, a constrictor that normally kills birds and small mammals, was locked onto a gibbon. The panicked primate was fighting for its life as the snake, coiled around its torso, began squeezing. Soon, the gibbon stopped moving. A man in a blue soccer jersey and jeans appears. Hurriedly, he uncoils the python, freeing the gibbon, and carries the snake offscreen. The traumatized gibbon cowers, covering its head. "It's so obvious this is fake, but people believe it," says Auliya, a herpetologist at the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig. The video seemed to suggest that the rescuer had arrived just in time to save the gibbon. But pythons first bite prey animals to anchor their constriction—something that didn't happen in the gibbon video, Auliya says. Pythons also are nocturnal hunters, yet this video and many like it were shot during the day. To Auliya, the only things that appeared real were the mistreatment of the animals being forced into these situations and the stress it must have caused them. Several years ago, animal welfare groups first started noticing that videos of fake animal rescues were proliferating on YouTube. They're all variations on a theme: An eagle attacks a snake, a crocodile attacks a duck, snakes attack pet cats, dogs, lizards. In each case, the kills are thwarted by human saviors who conveniently come upon them or hear the animals' cries in time to prevent carnage. Making the videos causes stress, injury, and likely death for the animals involved, says Anne-Lise Chaber, a wildlife veterinarian and One Health specialist at the University of Adelaide, in Australia. Beyond that, fake animal rescues spread misconceptions about species and inspire copycats, says Chaber, who has studied how YouTube normalizes the exotic pet trade and interactions between humans and wild animals. It's natural for animals to predate in the wild, without human intervention, yet the videos mislead viewers about animals' natural behaviors, demonizing predator species such as snakes and birds of prey. They also divert attention from genuine animal welfare and conservation issues, says Daniel Natusch, a conservation biologist at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, and a member of several reptile specialist groups with the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The IUCN sets the conservation status of wild animals. The videos often have titles with phrasing such as “primitive man saves snake” which encourages “racial intolerance and misunderstanding” he says. Why do people force captive animals into dangerous or harmful situations? To get as many clicks as possible and likely make money. By posting something that gets millions of clicks on social media, someone potentially can make thousands of dollars, according to Jason Urgo, the CEO of Social Blade, a company that tracks social media platform statistics. Anyone can create a YouTube channel and post videos to it. But to begin profiting from the Google-owned platform's ad-sharing programs, channel owners need a thousand subscribers and 4,000 hours of viewership during the previous 12 months. Since the first YouTube video was uploaded in 2005, the platform has grown exponentially—and with it, criticism that it doesn't do enough to prevent content judged to the public good, such as hoax conspiracies, hate speech, animal cruelty, and more. Its community guidelines bar "violent or gory content intended to shock or disgust viewers," and the company says it has hired 10,000 people and uses machine learning to moderate the 500 hours of video uploaded to the platform every minute. Between January and March 2021, YouTube says it removed more than nine million videos for violating its community guidelines. Yet the review process is cumbersome, slow, and inconsistent, current and former moderators have told The Washington Post. To help speed things up, YouTube has created tools such as its Trusted Flagger program—a way government agencies and NGOs, among others, can assist with moderation. Flaggers can't remove videos, but items singled out “may expedite review by our teams,” according to YouTube's written policies. Waiting for a remedy In March 2021, YouTube announced that it would take action in the next few weeks to ban fake animal rescue videos. Since then, more than a hundred have been posted and hundreds remain, according to tracking from Lady Freethinker, a California-based animal welfare nonprofit. Lady Freethinker applied to join YouTube's flagger program in April 2021. But days later, YouTube informed them that it was not “actively onboarding flaggers with expertise in the policy areas most relevant to your organization at this time,” Nina Jackel, the founder and president of Lady Freethinker, says. YouTube did not respond to questions about that decision and declined National Geographic's interview requests. “We have a dedicated policy team that reviews and updates our policies on an ongoing basis, and keeps them current,” the company said in a statement. The channel featuring the python-gibbon video, which has 83,000 subscribers, published nine dubious “rescue” videos in May. A post on another channel that claims to feature a “real fight” between a pig and a python has had more than six million clicks since it was published in March 2020; Nearly a million of those were in May alone. (YouTube deactivated the channels in June after National Geographic contacted the company to request an interview, and shared a list of videos with suspect rescues involving animals.

BMW M3 e30 è un punto di riferimento per gli appassionati, specialmente per quelli innamorati del Marchio dell'Elica. Sincera, arrogante, rabbiosa. Con le linee pure di quella che, forse, può essere considerata come l'epoca d'oro dell'automotive. Questa Cecotto Edition, messa in vendita da Fast Classics per circa 100.000€, è ancora più esclusiva. La Casa di Monaco ho infatti prodotto questa vettura in 480 esemplari per rendere onore al celebre pilota italo-venezuelano, protagonista assoluto nel motomondiale dei tempi di Giacomo Agostini e della Formula 1 di Ayrton Senna. Dopo un brutto incidente in cui si è rotto entrambe le gambe (nel GP di Gran Bretagna del 1984), Cecotto si è ritirato dalla Formula 1 per passare al Campionato Turismo. Così ha vinto il campionato italiano (nel 1989) e due volte il DTM, prima nel 1994 e poi anche nel 1998. Ma è proprio per omaggiare il trionfo nell'italiano che BMW ha prodotto questa M3 Cecotto Edition. La vettura, presentata nel 1989, sfoggia diverse modiche rispetto alla versione di serie. È infatti la prima vettura a montare il quattro cilindri S14 da 2,3 litri in una versione aggiornata da 215 CV, in seguito montato anche sulle altre M3. Cambiano, rispetto alle e30 dell'epoca, anche le colorazioni disponibili: Misano Red, Nogaro Silver e Macao Blue, come nel caso della vettura in vendita, che monta anche bei cerchi BBS da 16 pollici, terminali di scarico cromati, aerodin paccochetto II, il vetro del lunotto posteriore alleggerito ei fari fendinebbia. La M3 Cecotto Edition in vendita è la numero 341 delle 480 prodotte, anche se la targa commemorativa segna un totale di 505 esemplari. Altri 25 infatti, erano stati dedicati a Ravaglia. La vettura, fanno sapere da Fast Classics, ha percorso circa 140,000 km e viene venduta ad un prezzo di circa 100.000 €.

The desire to stay fit, eat healthy, and get in shape is something that we all have. But seldom does this desire reflects in our actions. We come up with excuses blaming our busy lifestyle, lack of time, and so on. So, is there a way to improve our lifestyle, eat healthy, and start exercising often? The answer is yes. Here are a few tips which will get you on the right track with ease. Get Professional Help What works for one person might not necessarily work for you. The lack of results is what makes most of us give up within a few days or weeks. Instead, consult a professional and get guidance from them on how you could lose weight, embrace a body-positive attitude, and embark on a healthy lifestyle journey. You could start by following reliable blogs and websites which have been around for a while and has well-researched articles. The Health Constitution blog shares tips on fitness, well-being, and home exercises and has won numerous awards in Australia over the past five years. Getting advice from credible sources will ensure that you do not harm yourself in the process of shedding that excess pound. A weight management expert will help you understand the health goals for your body type and guide you towards reaching them. Have Achievable Goals It is important to have a healthy BMI score. If you are overweight by around 50 pounds, it is natural that you want to shed that entire weight. However, this change cannot come overnight. Starvation and crash dieting can help you lose around 10 to 15 pounds with the GM diet and other such crash diets. But it is hard to keep up the diet plan for long. This would lead to weight gain again and take a hit on your motivation. Instead of aiming for a crash diet and instant weight loss, have a sustainable plan. While the long-term goal should be to reach your ideal BMI, target losing one or two pounds a week. As your body's metabolism increases while you try to lose weight the healthy way, you would soon reach your ideal weight. As the goal is easy to achieve, you will stay motivated. Get Ample Sleep There is a stronger link between your sleep and weight loss. Lack of sleep is one of the primary reasons for weight gain. People who are not well-rested tend to gain more weight and binge eat than their well-rested peers. Stop staring at your phone, computer, and television at least an hour before bedtime. The blue light in electronic gadgets makes it difficult for you to fall asleep. Have a bedtime routine, and make sure you hit the bed at the same time every day. This applies even for the weekends, where most people wake up late and sleep late, which takes a toll on the body's circadian rhythm and leads to stress, disturbed sleep, and weight gain. Switching to a healthy lifestyle cannot be an overnight change. Making drastic changes to your diet, exercise, and sleep routine can do more harm than good to your body. Instead, make a slow and steady switch and increase your goals as you go ahead. That way, you will be able to lead a healthy life and have sustainable weight loss.

The commander of the Libyan National Army, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, revealed for the first time exciting details about the battle of Tripoli, stressing that the withdrawal from the vicinity of the Libyan capital was a sovereign decision to confront a conspiracy that was targeting oil ports. In an interview with the Libyan newspaper "Akhbar Al-Hadath", Haftar said that the withdrawal was taken after it became clear that a plot to occupy the ports and oil fields was taken, and the decision to withdraw was to secure the wealth of the Libyan people. He added, "The enemy forces backed by regional powers were going to land in the areas of ports and oil fields, so it was to protect our back lines and areas and these areas." Field Marshal Haftar continued, "We did not regret not using excessive force to storm the capital in order to preserve the lives and property of our people." In 2019, the Libyan National Army launched an operation to regain control of the Libyan capital and expel the militias from it, before, after months of battles, it announced its withdrawal from the vicinity of Tripoli. The former Government of National Accord, led by Fayez al-Sarraj, backed by the militias, announced on June 6, 2020, its control over the entire administrative borders of the capital, including Tripoli International Airport, after great support from Turkey with Syrian mercenaries, military experts and equipment, most notably drones. The commander of the Libyan National Army comments on this by saying: “The militias and terrorists are deluding themselves of a false victory over the armed forces, and the hour of shocking truth will come for them one day soon.” Turkey does not hide its ambitions in Libyan oil, and harnesses all its capabilities to obtain it, whether in the sea or on land fields. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed his true goals for intervention in Libya when he spoke about the “sensitivity” of the process of controlling the city of Sirte and its surroundings due to the presence of gas wells. and oil. The US condition regarding Russia Field Marshal Haftar also revealed the role of the US military command in Africa, called "AFRICOM", in supporting the Tripoli militias in battles against the national army. He said, "Africom forces were the ones that targeted our forces at Al-Wattia Air Base and in a number of Tripoli axes." On the reason behind this, Haftar said, "The Americans asked the General Command of the Armed Forces to disengage from the Russian ally, and when we asked them for an alternative, they disavowed and unleashed Turkey, AFRICOM, and NATO techniques to target our forces." In June 2020, a delegation from the US Africa Command called for a strategic ceasefire in Libya. And the American intervention to support the Government of National Accord took place months before this, as the Libyan army spokesman, Major General Ahmed Al-Mismari, announced, with the start of the battles in April 2019, during a press conference that the Libyan National Army forces near Tripoli were surprised by the presence of American forces on the ground: “We were surprised by the presence of 300 American soldiers in full their advanced weapons and equipment. "We responded to the advice of friends" The commander of the Libyan National Army added that the Libyan Arab Armed Forces listened to their friends in stressing the political solution and going to elections in accordance with the outcomes of the Geneva talks. He added, "We came down to the desire of friends and allies, and we will go to the political solution until the end set in the road map, which is the elections." On June 20, 2020, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stressed that “Sirte and Al-Jafra are a red line,” stressing that “Libya will only be defended by its people, and we will help them in that.” At the same time, he called for preserving the current status quo in Libya without changing it. , and immediately start political negotiations to end the crisis. The option of war is there However, Haftar pointed out that the option of war exists if the political solution fails and the outcomes of the "Berlin 2" conference that was held last month and ended with the necessity of holding presidential and parliamentary elections on December 24th fails. Addressing his speech to the Libyans, the army chief said: "If we do not reach a solution, your armed forces are ready once again to liberate the capital from militias and criminals," stressing that Libya's unity, the integrity of its territory, and the exit of the occupier are red lines that should not be neglected. This came a few hours before the international mission to Libya announced the failure of the round of talks of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, which was held Friday in Geneva, to reach consensus on a constitutional basis for holding the next elections in the country on schedule. Residen Zeninga, Assistant Secretary-General and Coordinator of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya declared the failure of the round of talks, saying: “The Libyan people will surely feel let down, as they still yearn for the opportunity to exercise their democratic right in the presidential and parliamentary elections on December 24.” Sky News Arabia learned from sources inside the forum that major disagreements erupted over the past two days over proposals regarding the constitutional rule. The first proposal is to hold simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections in December on a temporary constitutional basis, while the second proposal is to hold parliamentary elections on a temporary constitutional basis and postpone the presidential elections after the approval of a permanent constitution, and the third is to hold presidential and parliamentary elections after approving the amended constitution according to the draft constitution during the phase Preliminary, and no agreement on any of them.

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Almost unfazed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the tech industry saw continued rapid growth. Adapting to the new normal, enterprises have demonstrated they've put new and intelligent processes in place, from contact-tracing apps to 3D-printed swabs designed with AI, digital passports, and more. Along these lines, global marketing intelligence firm IDC sti[CENSORED]tes the technology industry is on pace to reach $5 trillion in 2021. "If this number holds, it would represent 4.2% growth, signaling a return to the trend line that the industry was on prior to the pandemic," IDC revealed in its report. Furthermore, US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projections indicate tech occupations will grow 11% through 2029, which is "much faster than the average for all occupations." On top of great growth, a career in technology can also be very lucrative. Below is a compiled list of the highest-paying tech jobs in 2021. Keep in mind, most of these careers require extensive training and work experience. 1. IoT solutions architect involving a network of internet-connected objects exchanging data using embedded sensors. IoT developers are also well-versed in systems engineering and hardware device programming. 2. Big data engineer Average salary: $130,000/year Big Data engineers turn large volumes of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data into usable data. Also tasked with designing scalable data management systems, top-tier algorithms, and predictive models, big data engineers foretell market fluctuations, industry shifts, and other trends with high levels of accuracy. The most common titles for big data engineers include business intelligence developer, data analyst, and research scientist. 3. Cloud architect Average salary: $128,418/year Cloud architects design and develop cloud environments. A cloud architect may suggest a public, private, or hybrid cloud infrastructure depending on the organization's needs. Cloud architects also carry out deployment, maintenance, monitoring, and management tasks within the implemented cloud structure. 4. Computer network architect Computer network architects, or network engineers, design data communication networks from the ground up. Proposed networks may include local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), intranets, and extranets. After deployment, network architects troubleshoot issues as they arise. They also research new networking technologies and upgrade hardware and software, such as routers and network drivers, to support computer networks. Computer systems analyst, network administrator, and systems architect are po[CENSORED]r job titles in computer network architecture. With an average annual pay of $112,690, the network industry is one of the most lucrative fields to work in. 5. AI engineer Combining data engineering, machine learning, data science, and software development skills, artificial intelligence (AI) engineers build, test, and deploy complex networks of algorithms that mimic human intelligence. But that's not all. AI engineers also convert machine learning models into ready-to-use APIs so other applications can access them. Po[CENSORED]r designations for AI engineers include AI research scientist, business intelligence developer, and computer vision engineer. 6. Software developer Average salary: $107,510/year Software developers build applications that allow users to perform specific tasks on computers and other devices. They supervise the entire software or web development process while also leading and instructing programmers who write and test computer code. You can also spot developers writing code at times. After deployment, developers perform upgrades and maintenance. Software developers also work closely with UX designers and business and systems analysts to identify areas needing modification. 7. Quality assurance engineer Average salary: $105,00/year Quality assurance (QA) engineers play a vital role in the software development life cycle. They carry out tests to identify bugs and potential problems in a software product, keeping quality high. Most importantly, QA engineers ensure deliverables meet functional and non-functional (design) specifications and requirements. QA engineers also troubleshoot issues encountered by customers in live production environments. Based on a company's internal structure, QA engineers can advance to executive or managerial roles. 8. Data scientist Average salary: $100,560/year A data scientist analyzes large sets of structured and unstructured data to find trends that translate into actionable insights. Much like detectives, data scientists also investigate patterns within data to enable companies to make smarter business decisions.

Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, recently told his global workforce of 137,000 employees that they'd have to return to the office beginning early September. It's expected that employees will spend about three days a week at the office and the other two at home or remotely. In an open letter to Cook, some employees of Apple voiced their concerns about returning to an in-person office setting stating, “We feel like the current policy is not sufficient in addressing many of our needs.” The letter pointed out that workers delivered “the same quality of products and services that Apple is known for, all while working almost completely remotely.” Despite protests from workers, Apple is remaining resolute in its position. Remote-work positions will be limited and decisions made “on a case-by-case basis with any new remote positions requiring executive approval.” Software developer Cher Scarlett is one of the Apple employees who wrote the letter to Cook. In an hour-long interview with her, it's clear that Scarlett loves her job at Apple. To her it's a dream role that offers incredible intellectual challenges and the opportunity to pursue, interesting, exciting purposeful work. She's a loyal employee and devoted to her colleagues and company. Scarlett, like many others living with mental illness, requires accommodations. She is open about her bipolar disorder. One of the positive outcomes of the pandemic was the public discourse surrounding mental and emotional health matters. MORE FOR YOU The Cautionary Tale Of The Washingtonian Magazine CEO Who Warned Employees What Would Happen If They Didn't Return To The Office World Health Organization Survey Shows Working Long Hours Led To The Death Of 745,000 People Spotify Will Let Employees Work From Anywhere They Do Their Best 'Thinking And Creating' As a single mother with a nontraditional Silicon Valley background, she signed up to the company as a remote worker. The decision of Apple to restrict remote work was heartbreaking—and not just for her. Scarlett was concerned about other people who will face challenges with the new policy. She was surprised to learn of the news through the media instead of hearing directly from the company. “I was so distraught. It really upset me. I found out from 9to5Mac,” she said. Scarlett wanted to find out what the options were for herself and co-workers. “I went through so many channels—employee engagement and my people business partner.” Scarlett was disappointed that she wasn't provided with a “personal response, even in the form of a mass email.” She pointed out that remote work was highly successful for the company. Apple had an amazing year and the stock price hit record highs. "We spent a year working remotely. Look at all these great things we delivered.” There are flaws with the hybrid method for all companies. When people go into the office two or three days a week, what are the odds that the co-workers you need to collaborate with onsite are on the same schedule? After a long commute, you may find out that the folks you need to work with aren't there. You'll end up video conferencing them, making the trek into the office a complete waste of time. There are also office constraints. According to Scarlett, “In Cupertino, there's a lot of fighting over meeting spaces, where people end up on WebEx meetings anyway—either because they can't find space within the office or they're meeting with people who are in different offices, whether it's in China or the United States.” “There are people who work with other teams in different parts of the world, different parts of the United States, even different parts of California. There is nothing really that happens within Apple, that only happens in one place. It's alarming that that is the crux they've decided to set their idea on—that it's all happening being physically onsite,” Scarlett said highlighting the flaws in the system. This is one of the reasons why Gitlab's CEO Sid Sijbrandij said, “Hybrid remote work offers the worst of both worlds.” A requirement to seek a manager's permission for remote work seems reasonable at first. When you dig deeper, there are flaws in that logic. Each manager may have a different perspective, which would result in unfair treatment. For instance, a manager with an "old-school" mindset may automatically default to telling people to return to the office, whereas a progressive forward-thinking supervisor would likely be more sensitive to the individual needs of their staff. Scarlett brings up a conversation she had with a peer. “I had someone reach out to me that doesn't want to go into the office and she's the only woman on her team. I started thinking about the fact that for a lot of women, they're the only women on their teams. Of course, a lot of them are uncomfortable. It's scary. There is a lack of empathy and insight.” This highlights the awkward position some women will be placed in when going to management for remote approval. It's not easy nor comfortable to share personal mental, emotional and physical challenges to a supervisor. Employees will be forced to share highly personal information. There has to be a worry and concern if a manger will now look at the person differently. It would be understandable for an employee to fear that by disclosing personal matters, it may harm the progression of their career. Could this information leak out to others within the organization? “Apple is doing themselves a disservice by not recognizing that people—especially about disabilities—are coming to somebody who they don’t know who is a colleague, but not anywhere near their team, to say, ‘Hey, I trust you with this information. Can you help me navigate this situation?’ But they’re not going to the team literally designed to do that.” Scarlett voices concern for others. “Apple cares so much about your data, so you should think automatically I could go to them and let them know I have a disability, let them know I need to be able to work from home and I am going to be treated with kindness, fairness and privacy, but people don’t feel that way.” She said, “They need to recognize that people feel that way and go head on in addressing it. A part of the reason people feel that way is when they put out videos like this, pleading with them about their personal life circumstances, whether it’s health related—physical or mental—they’re taking care of sick family members, ones that got sick during the pandemic or have had to move because they were struggling financially because they lost their jobs during the pandemic. Do you think within three months they're supposed to say, ‘Oh, sorry! I can't take care of you anymore.’?” Scarlett added, “Employees feel scared they’ll be retaliated against no matter how many times you tell them there's a non-retaliation policy. You’re protected by the law. You can talk about workplace issues.” Deirdre O’Brien, senior vice president of retail and people said in a company video, “We believe that in-person collaboration is essential to our culture and our future.” She continued, “If we take a moment to reflect on our unbelievable product launches this past year, the products and the launch execution were built upon the base of years of work that we did when we were all together in-person.”

Employment data scheduled to be released tomorrow will refuel ongoing debates about U.S. job growth (or lack thereof) and what to do about it. Regardless, two things are clear: The labor market is in a very strange place — and because it is, the focus of policy should shift to the supply side of the U.S. economic. There are so many forces at work on the labor market that they are difficult to disentangle: unemployment insurance bonuses, hesitancy over Covid, lack of child care, low wages. Still, after more than a year of debating whether to spend more government money to stimulate the economy, Congress needs to turn its attention to the incentives created by that spending. During economic downturns, Congress and the Federal Reserve are typically (and rightfully) concerned with stimulating the economy through more spending and cheaper lending. This is known as demand-side stimulus. Then, as things get better, they graduallycurtail that spending. That's why the debate over whether things are getting better is so important: Too much spending, according to the conventional wisdom, can overheat the economy. At the same time, it's important to note that, for the past two decades, the primary error policy makers have made is ending stimulus too soon. This in part explains the host of economists who were somewhere between annoyed and apoplectic at former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers's warning that the American Rescue Plan would overstimulate the economy and that the Fed might need to think about cutting rates. Summers’s critics were right when they said that the risks of doing too little were greater than the risks of doing too much. The data, however, have come in largely as Summers feared. Job growth has been below expectations from earlier this year, while inflation has met or exceeded forecasts. So the risk calculus of Summers’ critics, myself included, is shifting. To be clear, the U.S. economy is nowhere near the point where the Fed should raise interest rates, nor should Congress back off the (relatively modest) bipartisan infrastructure bill. The more ambitious bill still being pushed by Senator Bernie Sanders, however, is a different matter: With a contemplated price tag of up to $6 trillion, it is large enough to be worrying from an inflation perspective, even if moderate Democrats whittle it down. They should turn their focus to the supply-side incentives in the bill. For example, Democrats have long wanted to expand the number of Medicaid recipients who could receive at-home or community care. The White House has linked that goal with a higher minimum wage for home-care workers, as well as employer mandates designed to encourage unionization. These types of mandates decrease employee flexibility, increasing the shortage of labor and feed inflation. It would be better if employers — especially those benefiting from stimulus spending — responded to the tight labor market by expanding the pool of workers they are willing to hire, and by spending more money on training them. That would increase the supply of workers in the labor force and raise the productivity of more marginal workers. Both of those effects would moderate inflation pressures. Wages would still rise as a result of the tight labor market, but accompanied by productivity increases and larger pool of workers, they would be less likely to set off the dreaded wage-price spiral. Another example: Congressional Democrats want to increase the supply of affordable housing. Any plan to spend more on affordable housing, however, has to include aggressive measures to increase the total supply of housing. As long as supply is constrained by land-use regulations, efforts to increase affordability will only increase the profit margins of landlords. Housing credit programs like the one envisioned by Vice President Kamala Harris during her campaign would have given more money to low-income and historically disadvantaged tenants — but their new purchasing power would drive up rents overall. Making it easier to build more homes and denser neighborhoods will put downward pressure on rents in the entire market as well as provide more living space for those who might come to take advantage of a new job. Both of those effects — cheaper rents and more workers in the local labor market — ease inflation pressures. Analysts and politicians may disagree on whether Covid spending has already been excessive and whether that spending has been in ways that have slowed growth in employment. At the same time, it's clear that neither the supply of workers nor the goods they produce is increasing fast enough to calm inflation fears. For that reason, Congress should be especially focused on supply-side effects as it debates its next major spending bill.

No, my dear, they are crocodile tears! We often use the term "crocodile tears" to describe the false and deceptive tears that crocodiles usually release after they prey on their victim. But did you think in advance that we oppress crocodiles with these provisions? In fact, we are not only unfair to crocodiles, but to many other animals as well, as we circulate many similar po[CENSORED]r proverbs that are not related to the truth. For example, we say: blind as a bat, or stubborn as a mule, or even “it has 9 lives like cats.” . In this report, we have collected for you a number of po[CENSORED]r proverbs that accuse some animals of traits that have nothing to do with the truth: Po[CENSORED]r proverbs about animals that have nothing to do with reality 7- "Blind as a bat" Surprise! Bats are not blind and do not even suffer from low vision, all that is, they have an exceptionally sharp sense of hearing and also have a highly developed ability to locate objects by echo, in other words, bats are a natural sonar device. According to the US Science Daily website, the bat emits pulses or ultrasound waves that are reflected off objects, and then bounce back to them. Bats use this bouncing sound to effectively avoid obstacles and hunt their prey. And with the fact that bats are nocturnal animals and have amazing echolocation skills, their sense of sight is not so important to them, they see with their ears. This may give rise to the myth of her blindness. It may also have something to do with the fact that humans have long viewed bats, the world's only flying mammal, as amazing and disgusting at the same time, qualities that have given rise to many myths about these creatures. Po[CENSORED]r proverbs about animals - istock Po[CENSORED]r proverbs about animals - istock 6- "eats like a bird" This proverb is often said to the person whose taste in food is difficult to satisfy or the person who eats very little. In fact, this analogy is completely wrong. According to the Smithsonian Research Institute, birds feed on a wide variety of insects, nectar and other things, in addition to eating many times throughout the day. It may seem that birds don't eat much, because they consume a small amount of food at a time. How much food a bird eats depends on its size. Large birds may eat a quarter of their body weight per day, while small birds eat about half their body weight. There's also the tiny hummingbird, which is famous for consuming up to twice its weight in nectar and insects per day in order to keep its wings frantically flapping. Accordingly, it is never correct to compare a person who has no appetite as eating like birds, because birds are greedy for food much more than we imagine. Po[CENSORED]r proverbs about animals - istock Po[CENSORED]r proverbs about animals - istock 5- "crocodile tears cry" If someone says that you cry crocodile tears, they mean that you are crying or pretending to cry when you are not sad at all. In fact, you may be very happy. This proverb arose out of the belief that crocodiles cry while enjoying devouring their prey. Yes, crocodiles sometimes shed tears while eating. Researchers at the University of Florida believe that animals become overly excited while eating their food, which leads to Air rushes through the sinuses and makes the eyes shed tears. So, there's no sadness or emotion behind these tears, it's just a physiological response just like sweating when you're stressed, according to HowStuffWorks. 4- "Like the knees of a bee" This expression is used to describe the excellent quality of a particular thing. But do bees really have knees? And if so, are bee rides really cool? The legs of a bee are divided into 6 parts. Each part is connected to the next by a joint, which can be considered the part that is most similar to the joint found in the human knee from a functional point of view. But in reality, bees don't have knees the way we imagine. Some hypothesize that a possible explanation behind the use of this expression is that bees have small, hairy sacs on their legs to hold pollen. Perhaps from here, the expression "bee knees" came to refer to the fact that pollen is an excellent thing of very high quality. 3- "Stubborn as a mule" When you hear this phrase, your mind is likely to conjure up the image of someone trying to pull a mule forward with a rope while the mule resists and sticks its hooves into the dirt, refusing to move. But are both animals really stubborn? First, let's distinguish between a mule and a donkey. A mule is a hybrid animal that results from mating a mare with a male donkey and acquiring their traits. According to the US "lucky three ranch" website, donkeys have 62 chromosomes, while horses have 64 chromosomes, so mules are born with 63 chromosomes, an odd number that makes them unable to reproduce. Coming to the basic question, are donkeys and mules stubborn? Answer: "No." A study conducted by the University of Canterbury Christ Church in England and the British charity The Donkey "Sanctuary" showed that when it came to showing flexibility towards problem solving and the ability to learn, mules came first, followed by donkeys, horses and dogs. Why this common misconception? Mules and donkeys are intelligent and have a keen tendency towards self-preservation. So, they won't usually put themselves at risk and won't allow their owners to overburden and overburden them. These traits led to her being described as "stubborn". 2- “A cat with 9 lives” Everyone knows that cats don't really have 9 lives. This proverb appears in part because cats are somewhat mysterious and unpredictable. It jumps at high altitudes and sometimes suddenly disappears and reappears. People often use the expression "cat with 9 lives" to refer to its ability to survive things that other animals cannot, such as falling from great heights. However, this does not mean that they have superhuman abilities to survive. If the cat falls from a low height (eg 2 or 3 stories), it will not have time to adjust its position in the air and land on its four claws to survive. If you also fall from the top of a tall building, you may be hurt by the force of the impact or die. The so-called 9 cats may lose their lives for very common reasons. Cats get into fierce fights with each other, get attacked by other animals, such as dogs, get hit by cars on the road, or die of a disease, such as cancer; So we overestimate their wondrous abilities to survive. 1. "You can't teach an old dog a new trick." This proverb is often used to refer to old people (or animals) who cannot learn anything new. But this is not true, whether in the world of humans or dogs. You can teach older dogs a lot of things. It may just take a little longer. Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna studied 145 Border Collie dogs between the ages of 6 months and 14 years to see how their attention and concentration changed with age. The study, published by Science 2.0, found that older dogs tended to lose interest in things faster than younger dogs, but if someone was holding the object, older dogs showed similar interest as their younger counterparts.

Today, the automotive sector is experiencing a revolutionary shift that has not been witnessed since Henry Ford began operating the first production line of cars in 1913. Thanks to electric cars, they are expected to outsell gasoline and diesel cars in record time. This is certainly expected by major automakers, with Jaguar planning to sell electric cars only from 2025 and Volvo from 2030. Over the past weeks, British sports car maker Lotus has announced its decision to sell electric cars from 2028. Perhaps the desire of many governments around the world to stop the manufacture and sale of internal combustion cars running on fossil fuels is one of the main reasons accelerating the transition to electric cars. But there is also the revolutionary technical development that hastened the end of the era of internal combustion engines. What is happening today in the automotive sector can be compared to the digital revolution that the world has experienced with the development of our use and dependence on the Internet since the late nineties of the last century until the present day, where the Internet in that period caused a great buzz about its ability to connect computers with each other. Let us then see the emergence of many companies that have made qualitative leaps in the use of the Internet, such as Amazon, Google and other companies that have imposed their presence in the Internet world in a way that surpasses their predecessors such as Altavista, Yahoo and others. When looking at the growth trajectory of the use of the Internet, we find that it is similar to the growth trajectory of the use of various operational energy technologies witnessed by the automotive sector, whether in terms of the use of internal combustion engines, or steam engines, and this is what will happen with electric cars, which dates back to the beginnings of trying to use them in the 1930s In the nineteenth century, Scottish inventor Robert Anderson began developing the first electric car. However, competition in this field has only intensified during the past few years, thanks to the development of its technologies and low prices. Battery Challenge About 20 years ago, General Motors worked on developing the EV1 electric car at a cost of one billion dollars, and yet it did not achieve any success at the time, with a single charge of 50 miles at best. But many things have changed in the electric car sector since then. Many electric car models appeared, most notably the Tesla 3 3, which is capable of covering 300 miles on a single charge, and can go from zero to 60 mph in 3.1 seconds. As well as its other technical specifications. The electric car sector is witnessing today a revolutionary shift in the technologies of electric motors, computer systems that control them, charging systems and their modern design. And most importantly, the battery technologies you use. The most notable change is the drop in prices. Ten years ago, a kilowatt-hour of its battery cost $1,000, but now it costs $100. This has helped reduce the prices of electric cars, and make them more desirable compared to cars with an internal combustion engine. When we compare the operating costs of electric cars and cars running on fossil fuels and the maintenance services they need, we will find that the costs of using electric cars are much lower than those operating with gasoline and diesel, especially with the development of battery technologies used in them, which are witnessing a remarkable improvement in terms of the distance that the car can drive. Electricity cut off on a single charge. Last year, the Chinese company CATL, the leading manufacturer of electric car batteries, unveiled the world's first battery capable of powering an electric vehicle for a distance of one million miles. competitive stage Experts predict that once electric cars reach the stage of cost-competitiveness with fossil fuel cars, the balance will tip in favor of electric cars. That's what Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, is betting on. Which told investors last month that the Tesla 3 has become one of the world's best-selling luxury sedans. Musk predicts that Tesla's new and cheaper Model Y will be the best-selling model of any. "We've seen a remarkable shift in customers' perceptions of electric cars, as the levels of demand for our products are higher than ever before," Musk said in his meeting with investors. So, it is only a matter of time before electric cars dominate the auto sector sales. This is well understood by all major car manufacturers, as most of these companies are working to develop their products to become electric and competitive in this rapidly growing sector, especially during the last ten years.

Eating healthy food has always been a concern for people. A very early book on diet called Body Speech was published in 1864. It was written by a purveyor of weight gainer named William Banting, according to The Conversation. In it, Banting revealed how his success by switching things like sugar and carbohydrates to things like animal proteins and vegetables can be attributed to his success. Since then (and perhaps before Banting's claim to fame), watching what you eat has become synonymous with living a healthy lifestyle. Nowadays, good eating has taken on a new look in the form of flexibility, vegetarianism, and veganism. Sentient Media notes that between 2004 and 2019, there was a 300% increase in the number of people choosing to eat vegetarian food (about 10 million Americans). The post also noted that there was a decrease in the number of people who thought they were meat eaters, a number that Swedish startup The Raging Pig Company hopes to increase. The Raging Pig Company is getting people to eat a vegan diet with the Get Off Meat Hypnosis Podcast Struggling with fully switching over to a plant-based lifestyle? The Takeout reports that The Raging Pig Company is looking to help out by hypnotizing people into no longer wanting to eat meat. According to the publication, the Swedish start-up is looking to remove the "disease" of eating meat. So, what do you have to do to fully get on the plant-based wagon? The Takeout cites that there are three 20-minute sessions of hypnotherapy, called the "Get Off Meat" podcast, that can be listened to through Spotify and Apple Podcasts for free. Plant Based News explains how listeners will enter "an altered state of awareness" to help them along on their journey of enjoying a meat-free, plant-based lifestyle. The publication cites that the start-up used techniques that have helped those who have experiences with trauma and addiction. The Raging Pig Company explains that the hypnosis program helps reset the brain and recover from "meateatism disease." When you've been in a food rut for months, or maybe even years, there's nothing quite so appealing as a shiny new diet, promising to take off the extra weight and inspire you to live a healthier life. Whether it's avoiding carbs, banning meat, or feasting on pre-packaged shakes and bars with virtuous-sounding names, there's always some diet trend clamoring for your attention – and your wallet. The weight loss industry is a $179 million market and is expected to reach $229 million by 2026, according to a press release shared by Expresswire (via MarketWatch). But before you spend another dime on a diet product, or start changing the way you eat, Jamie Hickey, NASM, FMS certified trainer, ISSA certified nutritionist, and founder of Truism Fitness, urges you not to fall for what are essentially myths about weight loss. "Stop taking the advice of a celebrity or fitness model on what the next best fad diet is," he told Mashed. "In order to lose weight and keep it off, you need to change your lifestyle, and you can only do this if you're practicing a diet that is sustainable." According to Hickey, nearly every hot new approach to dieting perpetuates ideas about health that are simply not true. Becoming a vegetarian and following the keto diet would almost seem to be mutually exclusive – vegetarians only eat plant-based foods, and people on the keto diet load up on animal products while eating fruits sparingly, while completely avoiding grains. Yet, according to Hickey, both of these approaches have one thing in common: they promote the myth that to eat healthily, you have to cut out a food group. "Fad diets are not effective for the vast majority of people because they normally tell you to exclude one of the major food groups," he explained. "The keto diet tells you to not eat carbs, the carnivore diet tells you to avoid plant based foods, and a vegetarian diet tells you to never eat meat."

The health authorities in Morocco are racing against time to confront the mutated version of the Corona virus known as “Delta”, after discovering 3 foci of the new mutant. The city of Casablanca (the economic capital) and another in the city of Kenitra, which is about 35 km from Rabat. The three outposts were discovered in the city of Casablanca (the economic capital) and another in the city of Kenitra, which is about 35 km from Rabat. alert According to sources for "Sky News Arabia", the state of alert launched by the authorities, came immediately after the circulation of the pioneers of social networking sites Facebook and the "WhatsApp" application, what was confirmed by Professor Moulay Said Afif, a member of the Scientific Committee for the Media regarding the emergence of 3 hotspots in Casablanca for the Indian mutant Delta And the fourth in the city of Kenitra. According to the same source, the health authorities have taken all health measures to contain the spread of infections with this mutant, which is distinguished by its speed of spread by 70 percent more than the British mutant. And a member of the Scientific Vaccination Committee revealed last May that the first case of the mutated Indian strain of the Corona virus in Morocco was recorded in an Indian citizen, residing in the Kingdom, while a second case was detected in one of his contacts. Afif added, to "Sky News Arabia", that the two cases were monitored in the city of Casablanca, before flights with India were suspended, and the injured were transferred to Moulay Youssef Hospital, to receive the necessary treatment and medical care. The member of the committee stated that more than 17 people who were in contact with him were placed under medical observation, as laboratory tests confirmed that they were not infected with the "Indian mutant". On Thursday, the authorities announced that 789 new cases of the emerging corona were recorded, compared to 525 cases of recovery and two deaths during the past 24 hours, at a time when the number of people who received the first dose of the anti-Covid vaccine reached 10 million and 28 thousand and 791, while the number of recipients of the second dose reached 9 million 140 thousand and 785 people. Non-compliance is a problem In this regard, Tayeb Acidi, a doctor who researches health policies and systems for the "Moroccan Sahara", says, regarding the Indian "Delta" variant, it was previously announced officially that two cases had appeared in Casablanca for more than a month and a half, and the matter is related to a Moroccan citizen who came from a foreign country , then a foreign citizen residing in Morocco, among whom were contacts who were subjected to sanitary isolation and this case was controlled. And acidy confirms that medical sources revealed that there are three hotspots of the Indian “Delta” mutant in the city of Casablanca, and a focus in Quneitra, indicating that it is related to citizens who came from foreign countries, and it was discovered that they were infected with the “Delta” mutator. The researcher in health systems explains that any rapidly spreading mutator can enter all countries of the world, and that no country in the world has the ability to prevent the entry of viruses and mutants. And the doctor himself adds, there is no country that is immune from the pandemic, or has the ability to prevent the original virus or strain from entering its country, and he says we are talking about this mutant we are talking about the discovered cases. He pointed out that it is certain that no country in the world can discover the case of the Indian mutant, because there are cases that will be discovered through laboratory analysis, and others that are not discovered, and the latter, unfortunately, if you enter a society whose citizens do not respect individual or collective precautionary measures, the epidemic will spread. Rapidly. The worst must be avoided Acidic stresses the need to adhere to precautionary measures, in order to ensure comprehensive protection, by avoiding unnecessary travel and gatherings, avoiding mixing, wearing a mask in a healthy manner, using sterilizers constantly, and respecting social distancing. He points out that if a society respects these measures, it will confront the mutated strain, because it will not find the appropriate environment for its spread. He added, "When the precautionary measures are not respected, the virus will spread in a short time and will infect a large number of citizens." In this context, acidi sends a clear message to citizens, calling on them to adhere to and adhere to precautionary measures to avoid the worst and avoid an epidemic setback. Upload for the virus Acidic clarifies again, that although 30% of the po[CENSORED]tion benefited from the vaccination process against the Corona virus, this does not excuse them and makes them immune from the spread of the epidemic again, the fullness of the recovery departments and the high death cases. He also believes that although 30 percent of the vaccinated po[CENSORED]tion is important, it remains insufficient to achieve herd immunity. “We have a young society, unlike Western countries that have a high rate of aging, but we find that a number of these young people missed the date of vaccination, either because of neglect, fear or forgetfulness, and it remains that the first victims of the virus are those who missed the appointment and then those with chronic diseases, they are The virus is up for grabs." And acid states, that the study showed that taking one injection is not enough and vaccination with two injections gives very important protection, so he stresses the need for vaccinated people to continue to adhere to precautionary measures in order to reach collective immunity. Injury index is ascending On the other hand, the Ministry of Health stated in its daily bulletin of the results of the epidemiological monitoring of (Covid-19), the new outcome of HIV infections raised the total number of confirmed cases in the Kingdom to 532,150 cases since the first case was announced on March 2, 2020, while the total number of cases reached Full recovery 518 thousand and 101 cases, with a recovery rate of 97.4 percent, while the number of deaths increased to 9,298 cases, with a lethality rate of 1.7 percent. As for the deaths, a case was recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, and the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region. According to the ministry, the cumulative infection index in Morocco has reached 1462.5 injuries per 100,000 people, with an injury index of 2.1 per 100,000 people during the past 24 hours, while the total of active cases reaches 4,751 cases. The number of new serious or critical cases in the resuscitation and intensive care departments recorded during the last 24 hours reached 18, bringing the total number of these cases to 230, of which 7 are under penetrative artificial respiration, and 140 are under non-invasive artificial respiration, while the rate of filling the resuscitation beds designated for (Covid). -19) it reached 7.3 percent. It is noteworthy that due to the outbreak of the Indian mutant "Delta" in several Portuguese cities, the Moroccan authorities decided to suspend the inauguration of the maritime line between the port of "Biotimar" in Portugal, in order to preserve the safety of the Moroccan community, and for fear of the Indian mutant entering Morocco through the community.

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Quantum has released a new version of ActiveScale object storage software that is reshaping the way they store, manage, and extract value from their unstructured data stores. ActiveScale 6.0 is said to provide unlimited scalability and stable performance at any scale without compromising data availability, robustness, and security. The software is now available as a subscription on eligible platforms including the new ActiveScale X200, a streamlined, converged platform that delivers high-density, high-capacity storage in a small footprint. “The acceleration of digital transformation is also accelerating data growth and we want our customers to have the tools they need to use data to drive their business forward,” said Jamie Lerner, President and CEO of Quantum. “The seamless scalability of our ActiveScale software makes them able to use their data, regardless of its size, to its fullest potential – whether they are making new scientific discoveries, identifying business trends that give them a competitive advantage, or delivering the next mega-hit on the big screen.” Quantum 4 Quantum's new ActiveScale X200 object storage platform Innovations in genomics, artificial intelligence/machine learning, Earth and space sciences, and the use of video are driving massive data growth. IT and data center managers are challenged not only to store this data at an affordable cost but also to keep it accessible to all for continuous research, reconfiguration, and reuse. ActiveScale 6.0 and the X200 platform are said to meet this need with high-performance access at greater system density, increased user productivity and reduced management, energy and overall infrastructure costs. ActiveScale 6.0 offers unlimited expansion in capacity, processing, and number of objects, making it easy to grow and manage big data. With ActiveScale, organizations can seamlessly scale compute, networking, and storage resources to achieve consistent performance at scale without the need for performance tuning or rebalancing. The two-layer software architecture optimizes flash and disk resources, using real-time heuristics to dynamically position data across all system resources in parallel for maximum efficiency and long-term balanced performance. Quantum's new ActiveScale X200 object storage platform takes advantage of the latest generation of high-density, high-capacity server technologies. Within a standard data center rack, compared to the previous generation platform, the X200 triple-module ActiveScale object storage suite now supports 78% greater storage density (14.6PB raw), up to 7X greater sustainable throughput (up to 51Gbps) and 6 times the number of objects (30 billion). These capabilities reduce the overall system footprint and simplify deployment in both large and small configurations. When scaling with the new platform, capacity, performance, and number of objects are unlimited, creating a unified system cluster that grows to exabytes of capacity and billions of objects. ActiveScale X200 joins the recently announced ActiveScale P100E3 Input Object Storage Platform. With this expanded portfolio, ActiveScale systems can be deployed from hundreds of terabytes to hundreds of exabytes and more.

As NASA continues to diagnose a computer glitch on the Hubble Space Telescope, engineers are preparing to turn on some of the observatory's backup hardware. The main computer on the venerable telescope shut down unexpectedly on June 13; Since then, the operations team has been working to identify and troubleshoot the problem, which is turning out to be rather elusive. More than two weeks into the process and while continuing to work to pinpoint the root cause of the issue, NASA is now preparing to potentially move the telescope to backup hardware, according to a statement released on Wednesday (June 30). “In parallel with the investigation, NASA is preparing and testing procedures to turn on backup hardware onboard the spacecraft,” agency officials wrote in the statement. "The telescope itself and science instruments remain healthy and in a safe configuration." NASA personnel are continuing to approach the situation cautiously, and the agency estimates they will spend about a week reviewing and updating the procedures necessary to switch Hubble to its backup hardware. The team will also test its plan on a high-fidelity simulator, according to the statement. When the telescope first went offline, mission personnel suspected a degrading memory module in the aging payload computer was to blame. But as NASA has continued to investigate the glitch, the fault has been elusive. Technicians are still considering that the problem might lie with a couple of units on the telescope's Science Instrument Command and Data Handling (SI C&DH) unit, which includes the payload computer. In particular, NASA is examining the Command Unit/Science Data Formatter (CU/SDF), which handles data, and the Power Control Unit's power regulator that manages how much voltage reaches the payload computer. Implementing a workaround for either or both of these pieces of the system would be more complicated than measures NASA has evaluated in the past weeks, according to the agency. "If one of these systems is determined to be the likely cause, the team must complete a more complicated operations procedure to switch to the backup units," NASA personnel wrote in the statement. “This procedure would be more complex and riskier than those the team executed last week, which involved switching to the backup payload computer hardware and memory modules. To switch to the backup CU/SDF or power regulator, several other hardware boxes on the spacecraft must also be switched due to the way they are connected to the SI C&DH unit." The computer systems on Hubble date to the 1980s and were installed in 2009 during the final servicing mission by astronauts to repair the orbiting telescope. The backup computer hadn't been used since it left Earth until engineers turned it on during tests about a week ago, only to encounter the same glitches that were troubling the primary computer. Astronauts the Hubble Space Telescope from the space shuttle Discover in 1990; the telescope has taken more than 1.5 million observations in the intervening 31 years.