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Electronics and computer software exports are pivotal to any country and even more so now that the pandemic has hit us. To understand the position of India's exports in this segment, ET Digital spoke to Sandeep Narula, Chair of the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC). Edited excerpts from the interview: ET Digital (ET): How do electronics and software exports work? Sandeep Narula (SN): The pandemic has affected every aspect of business, and electronics and software are no exception. However, over the past fiscal year, we've seen that it hasn't been seriously affected. Electronic hardware exports declined slightly, while software exports remained stagnant. We haven't seen the growth we were expecting. This year, we were very optimistic at first. But with the second wave of damage reaching new levels, we have a revised estimate of electronics exports. It is now between $10.5 billion and $11 billion. We estimate software exports to be close to $145 million. Ads ET: Why aren't hardware exports doing well? SN: Supply chain issues play a spoiling role in electronics exports. The ingredient industry in India has not matured. Our supply chain requirements are highly dependent on countries. So much about China. Hardware means the physical movement of goods and delays and restrictions in the supply chain affect us. ET: We all know that countries all over the world are highly dependent on China. How does that become a problem for India? What can we do to turn India into a hub when it comes to electronics exports? SN: India has been trying to outperform in the electronics sector for a long time now, as we have in software. Since 2014, the government has started focusing on strengthening India to make it a global hub. Therefore, a stepwise approach must be followed. India came up with PLI (Production Linked Incentive) schemes for various sectors and we came up with a phased industrialization scheme. In this we will see low hanging products that can be developed for manufacturing here and then we can start making semiconductors as well. This, of course, will take some time to take effect. Ads ET: Where did we miss when it comes to electronics, and how has China been ahead of us? SEKEM: This needs some serious reflection. But the fact remains that government policies have not been conducive to the localization of electronic devices. This was followed by the fact that our industry did not invest heavily in research and development. So we gave up on what we could have had. ET: It is not easy to make a semiconductor because it requires a lot of infrastructure. How do we go down this road? CN: There are very few companies that have a semiconductor industry in the world and these companies cater to the entire world. When Covid started in 2020, most of the fab laid off their staff and closed their doors. They believed that this drop in demand due to the pandemic would last for a long time, especially in the auto industry - the world's largest consumer of semiconductors. But many sectors - including consumer electronics and automobiles - have seen new jumps in numbers, leading to serious supply constraints around the world. Now, we have a serious problem on our hands as the fab has been booked for too long and the lead time has been increased to over 52 weeks for critical ingredients. Unfortunately, we don't have a fab in India, and we're totally dependent on Taiwan, Korea, and other places for this. ESC has come up with a study paper on semiconductors - which will be released shortly - where we talk of a solution the government can consider. I'm sure the government is also working on incentivising the semiconductor fab vertical. It is going to be a long-term process but we need to deal with this on an urgent basis. With PLI scheme, India is now net exporter of mobile phones: ESC's Sandeep Narula Long dependent on imports, India's electronics manufacturing may be turning the page. The Government's Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) may be showing early evidence of success as the country has now moved from being a net importer of mobile phones to net exporter, says Sandeep Narula, Chairman, Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC) . ET: What will be the role of PLI in domestic manufacturing? SN: One example that stands out is that of the mobile industry, where we were the net importers. Electronics imports would have surpassed the oil import bill in our country. This goes on to show how big the potential of electronics is in India. With the PLI coming into shape, we have become a net exporter of mobile phones. We started with assembling and then we can go into phased manufacturing of LCDs and plastic molds, power supplies and some of the components. The whole supply chain process for the mobile phones and electronics industry will take a long time to be put in place, but it will help us in the future. ET: How are we placed in the development of machine learning and artificial intelligence in the software segment? SN: We have been giving a lot of thrust on quantum technologies, especially AI and the internet of things (IoT). In fact, ESC recently did a show on IoT on a virtual platform. We got a very good response not only from Indian exhibitors who have developed the technologies and solutions based on advanced technologies, but also from buyers across the world. I'm seeing that the numbers for the products and solutions in the advanced technologies are going up, and it is a value-add segment for our country. We cannot compete with China or Vietnam at this stage but we are in a very strong position.

The market for software engineers has been on a steep growth path and shows no sign of slowing down. Software engineering jobs are to increase by 22% by 2029, the highest projected growth rate of all other occupations combined. By some counts, the U.S. is home to more than 4.4 million software developers. Needless to say, software engineers and developers are in extreme demand. This article is for those who want to grow their careers in software engineering and are looking for opportunities to pursue that growth in 2021. Below are some strategies that can help you beat out the competition. Skill 1: Programming With constant upgrades and developments, it has become common to see alternative technologies exceeding each other regularly. As a result, becoming a developer necessitates constant skill upgrades. The hype in the industry also has brought in many tools, languages and frameworks that might confuse the developer. Here are some things you can do to improve your developer skills: • Do not stick with one language. It seems every large corporation is coming up with its own programming language for developer mindshare and usage. I expect there is going to be continued fragmentation in programming languages and frameworks. Look at semantics and not syntax — quite a few IDEs (integrated development environments) can help you with syntax. • Understand the basics and how things work before then building on your programming expertise. Here is a list of the top 10 programming languages in demand for 2021. Skill 2: Creative And Complex Problem Solving Developers need to confront issues necessitated for team collaboration, such as being creative in their problem-solving and communication skills. These are not only needed to take on strategic initiatives but also in software development to deal with difficult problems. As the industry evolves at a rapid pace, engineers do not yet know the issues they will face next, but they will for sure need to be problem-solvers. Think through problems before turning to online help. I have seen many go to Google first without properly understanding the problem. Google is there to help, but you will first need to understand the problem before you can determine what is needed for a solution. Skill 3: Learning Agility Because technology continues to evolve, organizations that accept new methods are the only ones that can stay competitive in their sector. Companies are looking for personnel who can demonstrate a high level of adaptability to change and learning. As a CEO, I prefer to recruit someone who is eager to learn and be adaptable rather than someone who possesses all of the technical capabilities but lacks curiosity or flexibility. Here are some tips: • Rethink what learning and unlearning mean. • Encourage curiosity and enthusiasm for learning. • Establish a learning North Star. • Create a personal learning journey; manage your schedule to make time for learning. • Begin to make little adjustments to replace old talents with new ones. Skill 4: Time Management Working from home is the new normal of the day, and working hours often merge with personal time. As a result, many people believe that there are not enough hours in the day. Time management skills will assist you in making the most of your time and achieving your goals.

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A number of my readers have brought to my notice that the a Counter Strike Server created using the Steam CMD is prone to crash after the first launch. After finally being able to re-create the problem, I have come up with a solution. Step 1: Download the HLDSCrashFix.bat file and place it into the folder containing the hlds.exe file of your Counter Strike Server. Step 2: Run HLDSCrashFix.bat, a Command Prompt window will open that is now going to launch your Counter Strike Server in Console mode. Step 3: Your Counter-Strike Server should now be functioning normally, if you do not find the Console mode comfortable you may close the Command Prompt window first and then type “quit” in the Console. Now run your Server using the hlds.exe file and your server should start without crashing. The advantage of this method is that if you keep the Command Prompt window open, your Counter Strike Server will automatically re-start if it crashes. Hence this method is great if you keep your Server running unattended for long periods of time. I have another solution There can be many reasons for this happening. Usually, this takes place when software on your computer interferes with the ESEA Client. This can also happen when files or modifications to the game have been installed. This can happen if you join a custom public server that requires you to download addons. Try the following: Download and update to the latest version of Windows Close the programs following if they are running: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive ESEA Client Faceit Client Temporarily disable any endpoint protection security software you may have installed. You can also add an exception in most security software for the ESEA Client, the ESEA folder, and the game's folder. Delete the following folder on your computer if it exists: Steam\SteamApps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\csgo\addons Start the ESEA Client again and attempt to join an aim or scrim server before finding a matchmaking game I have collected for you the best solutions to a problem, I hope I have done something useful for you, apply the work in everything I say based on my experience in this matter! Regards:Devil

Spectra Logic has made several enhancements to its StorCycle Storage Lifecycle Management software. StorCycle software is designed to help global organizations solve the challenges of exponential data growth by providing a better understanding of their data, migrating data to free up primary storage, protecting against ransomware attacks and enabling disaster recovery copies of data. Spectra Logic-4 Spectra Logic: StorCycle The new features in StorCycle 3.5 allow tiering and protection of cloud data, provide increased protection against ransomware attacks and boost metadata searchability and accessibility, among other benefits. The company also announced a free 60-day trial of StorCycle software for IT professionals who want to gain insight into their organizational data to determine storage capacity and cost savings. “With new cloud mandates and mounting ransomware attacks, it’s more critical than ever for organizations to get visibility into their data and manage that data for its lifetime,” said Jeff Braunstein, director of product management for Spectra Logic. “Organisations need to know how much data they have, where it is located, how to find it when needed and where to protect it long-term. StorCycle is built to meet those requirements.” StorCycle’s new features include S3 Source Storage, allowing users to migrate or copy S3 cloud data to a BlackPearl object storage device, and data encryption. Previously, data encryption was provided in StorCycle via the encryption capabilities of the storage targets themselves. Now, StorCycle can also encrypt the data as it is moved or copied to a storage target, providing users with an easy method to protect all migrated data. It is also now possible for a single HTML file link to be left for an entire job/project, rather than for each migrated file, making it easier to access and restore data. With this feature, the structure remains clean and organized on the source. In addition, Job Queue Priority Control allows users to prioritise jobs in the queue, giving users greater control over job execution order. Daily capacity limitations, meanwhile, mean administrators can set daily restore limits for users to regulate the amount of data returned to primary storage. This ensures that the data returned to primary storage stays beneath a pre-determined threshold to maintain system and performance advantages. For organizations with multiple StorCycle installations on the same network, the software can now link to other instances and provide a single search window. This feature makes the search for migrate/store projects much easier. In addition, instead of pre-set age ranges for data migration, StorCycle now enables users to customise the age range that triggers a migration. For example, a user might set the policy to migrate all data that is 97 days old and older. Finally, StorCycle leverages the failover capabilities of hyperconverged Virtual Machine (VM) systems to provide high availability. If a VM instance of StorCycle fails, a VM instance of StorCycle will be auto-restarted on a new node. “As an enterprise technology partner with a focus on data center modernisation, we see organizations struggling to manage growing data sets every day,” said Mat Brown, president at One Technology. “With Spectra's StorCycle we have an elegant solution for clients to solve data issues across their entire infrastructure. Our customers like StorCycle because it is easy to deploy, streamlines their workflows and automates the management of their data. The byproduct ends up being improved infrastructure performance and lower costs.”

Microsoft on Monday announced its first Windows 11 preview, along with hardware and system requirements, plus some tips for organizations operating considering a move to the new client system. Windows 11 preview build 22000.51 was released on Monday to the Windows Insider Program's Dev Channel subscribers. Microsoft redesigned the PC setup process (also called the "out-of-box experience") for in-place upgrades from Windows 10 to Windows 11. It's also possible to "clean install" (wipe and replace) the new OS. Windows 11 is an all-64-bit OS for x64 and ARM64 processors. There's no 32-bit version for x86 machines being released. The production-ready "general availability" version of Windows 11 is expected to arrive this fall. Windows 11 will be a free upgrade for users of the latest Windows 10 versions, but their hardware also must also be compatible, which complicates matters to a high degree. IT pros using certain Microsoft tools, such as Endpoint Analytics or Update Compliance, will be able to determine Windows 11 hardware compatibility when Windows 11 reaches general availability commercial release, according to an announcement by John Cable, a program manager on Microsoft's COSINE servicing and delivery team. Microsoft is planning three client OS releases in the second half of this year, namely Windows 10 version 21H2, a new Windows 10 long-term servicing channel product and Windows 11. Cable noted that Windows 10 will be hitting its end-of-life phase on Oct. 14, 2025. The OS will stop getting updates, including security patches, after that date. 'What's New' Splash Event Microsoft had unveiled Windows 11 last week in a Thursday "What's New with Windows" online event. During it, Microsoft played up the new OS's user interface enhancements. Windows 11 includes a Start button redesign, Snap Layouts and Snap Groups, widgets, taskbar integration with Microsoft Teams for chats and Microsoft Store support for accessing Android apps on Windows 11. Many of the features shown during the Thursday event were not expected to appear in the initial preview release, Microsoft had previously indicated. Window 11 notably will have feature updates that are released once per year. Moreover, these feature update releases will have "24 months of support for Home or Pro editions, and 36 months of support for Enterprise and Education editions," Microsoft indicated. In making that change with Windows 11, Microsoft acknowledged IT pros' grumblings that biannual Windows 10 feature update releases were just too frequent. PC Health Check Tool Suspended Last week, Microsoft had released a PC Health Check tool to make it easier for Windows 10 users to tell if their PCs can make the jump to Windows 11. However, Microsoft acknowledged on Monday that it had removed the PC Health Check tool to better respond to recent user feedback. In particular, Microsoft mentioned it wants to improve the tool's assessment of upgrade compatibility for "Windows 11 on 7th generation processors." On the Intel side, seventh-generation processors include the Kaby Lake products, which were released in the 2017 time period. The new processor requirements for Windows 11 are based on using certain security, reliability and compatibility capabilities. In a mixed statement concerning the suspension of the PC Health Check tool, Microsoft suggested that eighth-generation processors would be needed to run Windows 11, while Microsoft also suggested that seventh-generation processors could work. Here's how Microsoft put it: Using the principles above, we are confident that devices running on Intel 8th generation processors and AMD Zen 2 as well as Qualcomm 7 and 8 Series will meet our principles around security and reliability and minimum system requirements for Windows 11. As we release to Windows Insiders and partner with our OEMs, we will test to identify devices running on Intel 7th generation and AMD Zen 1 that may meet our principles. Possibly, the hardware requirements for Windows 11 are "still fluid." At least that was a concept floated by Michael Niehaus, a Windows deployment expert and former longtime Microsoft employee, in this Twitter post. Test Base for Microsoft 365 Microsoft is promising high application compatibility with Windows 11, much like its Windows 10 forebearer. In cases where application incompatibilities are detected, Microsoft has its FastTrack App Assure program, where Microsoft or its carry out remediation steps in some partners circumstances. Windows Insider Program testers of Windows 11 can use a new Test Base for Microsoft 365 solution to check application compatibility early on, as described in this Microsoft announcement. Test Base for Microsoft 365 is an Azure service that checks applications. It's been at the "private preview" release stage for almost a year and was first rolled out to "critical third-party software vendors," such as makers of "antivirus, VPN and disk encryption" products. At some point, it'll be possible to use Test Base for Microsoft 365 in Microsoft Endpoint Manager, Microsoft promised, although exact timing wasn't described. "If you are an Intune customer, you will soon be able to find the link to Test Base on the LOB and Win32 application page on the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center," Microsoft's announcement explained. Other Hardware Requirements Microsoft has published a "Windows 11 Minimum Hardware Requirements" document, which can be downloaded from a link at this page. With regard to the processor support question, the minimum hardware requirements document includes a link to a "Windows Processor Requirements" document. It contains links to lists showing the specific AMD, Intel and Qualcomm processors that have support for Windows 11. Windows 11 requires that machines use the Universal Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). There's no support listed for BIOS-based machines. Microsoft is turning on Secure Boot by default with these Windows 11 UEFI machines. Secure Boot wards off malware present at the boot-up level, which otherwise might go undetected. Windows 11 machines are also required to have a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 chip installed, which is used with Secure Boot. Microsoft began requiring that Windows Server products have TPM 2.0 chips and Secure Boot turned on by default back in February. TPM 2.0 chips have been required in new PCs since July 28, 2016, according to this Microsoft "TPM Compliance" document: Since July 28, 2016, all new device models, lines or series (or if you are updating the hardware configuration of an existing model, line or series with a major update, such as CPU, graphic cards) must implement and enable by default TPM 2.0 (details in section 3.7 of the Minimum hardware requirements page). The requirement to enable TPM 2.0 only applies to the manufacturing of new devices. For TPM recommendations for specific Windows features, see TPM and Windows Features. Early on, TPM 2.0 use was marketed toward enterprise or business organizations. However, Microsoft's statement above makes it clear that TPM 2.0 chips were supposed to be part of new PCs running the Windows 10 Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions. According to, it's possible that consumer PCs built within the last five years already have TPM 2.0 chips installed, but consumer awareness might be lacking. The TPM 2.0 question has been confusing, with some people suggesting that those chips aren't factory-installed in gaming PCs, per this Twitter thread. Possibly, Microsoft's PC Health Check tool looks for TPM 2.0 chips, but it's on hold for now. Feature-Special Requirements Beyond hardware and system requirements, Microsoft lists "feature-specific requirements" for Windows 11, which perhaps are only essential when you want to use the feature. Some of the feature-specific requirements are kind of plain. For instance, to use 5G wireless connections, Windows 11 users will need 5G-capable modems in their machines. The use of the Windows Hello biometric user authentication service requires having a camera that supports near infrared imaging, or a biometric-reader device. Windows 11 devices are capable of using Wi-Fi 6E, a wireless technology accessing the newly opened 6-GH spectrum. Wi-Fi 6E is billed by Microsoft as enabling "3x more Wi-Fi bandwidth." People wanting to use it will need "a PC that's equipped with a Wi-Fi 6E device such as the Intel AX210 and a capable driver," Microsoft explained. They also will need a Wi-Fi 6E-capable router.

by Tax Notes State Commentary Editor Doug Sheppard Growing up in a rural area of eastern Jamaica in the 1980s, the culinarily inclined Denvil Duncan dreamed of becoming an executive chef on a cruise ship. Inspired by a cousin who worked in that capacity on the luxurious barges that pulled into Jamaican ports, Duncan saw a future in the planning, preparation, and presentation of delicacies while sailing the high seas. Until he got a reality check. “That did not work out in part because studying in high school in Jamaica, this would come under home economics, and my family did not have the means to support me taking this particular subject in high school,” Duncan recalled. “Because it was both theory and practical, and for the practical part, you would need to be buying all these ingredients, taking them to school, making dishes, and so on.” Little did Duncan know that the death of this dream would lead him to study economics and take him from a modest upbringing in Guy’s Hill — a small rural town in the parish of Saint Catherine — to a prestigious academic career in the United States with stints at Georgia State University and, ultimately, Indiana University. Economic Roots When culinary reality set in, Duncan began studying economics in earnest at St. Jago High School in Spanish Town, the capital of Saint Catherine — earning two additional years of study by performing well on the CXC exams. MORE FOR YOU 50 Years Later: The Fight For Tax Transparency What The 2020 Election Could Mean For Tax Reform He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in economics and accounting from the University of the West Indies in Kingston in 2001 and a master’s degree in economics from the same institution two years later. Upon attaining the latter, he started teaching at the university as an assistant lecturer in the economics department. Around that time, one of the pivotal events that would shape Duncan’s career happened when in late 2004 he met Sally Wallace and Roy Bahl of Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, who were consulting with the Jamaican government on a tax reform package. “Toward the end of that project, both Roy and Sally gave a presentation at the University of the West Indies — this was right around the time that I was applying for graduate school, and the plan was always to do a PhD in economics,” Duncan said. “So I was fortunate enough to meet both of them during that seminar. Both of them encouraged me to apply to Georgia State University, which I did, and my application was successful — and I joined the PhD program in the economics department of the Andrew Young School.” Academically, Duncan was well prepared for the transition when he made the move in 2005. Otherwise, the move from Jamaica to Atlanta was a significant adjustment for someone whose only previous trip to the United States was a two-day conference in San Antonio. Not only is Kingston (po[CENSORED]tion 1.2 million) only about a fifth of the size of metro Atlanta (po[CENSORED]tion 5.8 million), but the tropical climate is a far cry from the weather in Georgia. Customs, food, and of course the locals’ Southern accents also took some getting used to. “I’m a native speaker of English, but the accent in the South was quite interesting,” Duncan said. “It was the first time I was experiencing this, and I can remember vividly the first couple of weeks — there would be a time delay between when the train operator indicated the name of the next stop and when it registered in my brain that, ' OK, that's what he just said.' There would be a gap between when that was announced and when I could understand exactly what was going on. So it took a couple of weeks for me to adjust to the accent.” Much like his collegiate experience saw his initial interest in corporate finance and developmental economics shift to public finance, it was in graduate school that Duncan developed an interest in taxes, thanks in part to meeting public finance economist James Alm and labor economist Klara Sabrianova Peter — who both inspired his studies in public and labor economics. “I’ve just continued with the taxation side of things and understanding how tax policy influences the decisions that economic agents make — however you define economic agents,” Duncan said. “Whether you're looking at individuals, corporations, policymakers, sellers, or buyers, it's all very interesting when you think about how implementing a tax policy can have such important implications for revenue generation and expenditure policies. What can you fund and how will those policies end up influencing the lives of common people?” By 2010, Duncan had completed his PhD studies — including a dissertation on public finance — and was ready for the job market. Describing himself as “fully committed to public finance and taxation,” he received offers from both Deloitte (working on tax policy issues) and Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs (now known as the O'Neill School) — ultimately choosing the latter . “I ended up taking the [Indiana] job because I just felt like I’d have more opportunities to work on the things that interest me,” Duncan said. “And I suppose after spending three to four years working on a research project, working on research for your dissertation, it kind of becomes part of you in a sense — at least it was for me. It became part of who I am, who I was at the time, so it just seemed more natural — like a better fit — for me to go to academia than to go to industry.” The job may have been a good fit, but Duncan once again found that he would have to get used to the change of scenery — namely, the colder, cloudier climate and the significantly smaller locale. Insufficient sunlight was particularly an issue for the Jamaican native, who found himself dealing with mild bouts of seasonal affective disorder. “For some reason, that really messed me up in my first semester — to the point that I’m pretty sure my neighbors thought I was a crazy guy,” Duncan said. “Because I would go to the back door of my apartment, a glass door that backs up to the other apartment, and on the few days when we had sun, I would be standing there in my boxers alone — trying to absorb as much of that sunlight as I could.” Traffic was also an adjustment. “After spending five years in Atlanta driving two hours to cover 6 miles, I moved to a city where I could get to pretty much anywhere I wanted to be in 10 minutes — and find myself eventually becoming frustrated if I had to stop behind a car at a stoplight,” Duncan said with a chuckle. “That was quite a big difference — a favorable one, of course.”

With the constant heat wave, not only are people looking for ways to get out of the heat, but the local wildlife is doing their best to stay cool. “Just like us, animals need to stay hydrated and need to find shelter so they can stay out of the scorching heat of the sun,” says Andrea Wallace, director of wildlife care at BC SPCA. "There are a lot of people they can do in their own yards." How do you water the wildlife? The most people can do right away is set up a birdbath. It can be a shallow dish that allows small animals to get a quick drink and dive without worrying about drowning. She adds that something with slowly sloping sides is best, and adding rocks to the dish to perch, so the animals can climb out, is best. WildSafeBC Regional Coordinator Vanessa Isnardi agrees with the birdbath idea, but adds that putting up anything bigger is not a good idea. I noticed that many animals are opportunistic when searching for food and water. "Animals may appear in places where we would not expect them to appear," she says. Wallace agrees, noting that all animals need water right now and will keep an eye on it. Most large mammals know where the bodies of water are and will go to them. Creating larger artificial water sources may conflict with humans. “It's not something we want to encourage,” Isnardi says, noting that attracting predators to areas with lots of humans is a bad idea. To this end, anyone who has water in their backyard, such as an aquarium or children's pool, should check before heading out, lest they be surprised by a furry visitor. "Before you send out the kids, check to see if the animals are in your backyard," she says. Isnardi adds that in addition to larger, potentially dangerous animals, the water supply may also drive out pest animals, such as mice. She also noted that the smallest of creatures can also use their hand in the heat, and making sure your birdbath is insect-friendly can greatly help bees and the like. Adding some stones that protrude above the surface allows it to sink in, absorb some of the water, and then continue. For those who have set up a bird bath, Wallace suggests washing it every other day to help prevent the spread of disease. Shady plants for everyone While people can't necessarily do it today, Wallace points out that creating a shaded area for the animals is another good idea if you want to help the animals during hot days. Creating shaded areas with leafy plants, watering them frequently and adding mulch around the base will provide much appreciated shelter. "Having lots of plants, shrubs, and trees can provide that essential shade for animals," Wallace says. "Even tall grass and uncultivated grass can provide shelter for young animals." If shade from plants is not available, animals, such as skunks, may seek protection from the sun under porches or other human structures. Tips for getting out in the wild If you're entering animal homes, also known as nature, Isnardy has a few suggestions. “In terms of helping wildlife, the most important thing to do is keep your pets on a leash,” she says. It's common advice, but more important than the fact that wildlife will be more stressed than usual now, and may be in more vulnerable situations. Isnardi was outside recently when she came across a small crowd of people watching a crow behaving strangely on the ground. I defined the behavior as a circular flutter. "She was just trying to stay calm, but she was also a bit more vulnerable," she says. Since water is a major attraction for animals at the moment, anyone who is close to running water (such as a creek) should be aware that the animal may not hear you coming and could be surprised by a single human from the bush along the bank. Using your voice will alert the animals in front of you that something is coming. "It's always better to tell them we're in the zone," Isnardi says. recent confrontations This may all sound somewhat theoretical, but the British Columbia Conservation Officials Service (BC COS) reported three bear accidents this weekend in the metro Vancouver area. Sgt. Simon Gravel says incidents have been reported in West Vancouver, North Vancouver and Coquitlam where bears have entered homes. They all managed to enter the houses because the doors were left open and the bear was able to open or break the glass doors. "During these heat waves, consider wildlife and mitigate your access points, or if that's not possible, keep them closed," he says. One of the bears was captured and euthanized. In other incidents, the traps had to be removed because they were deemed inhumane due to the heat. He adds that any bear that finds a food reward in a household learns that this is easier than hunting. "We know, through experience, that any bear like this that gets rewarded is like repeating behaviors and teaching cubs the behavior," he adds. Therefore, making sure that bears cannot enter the house means less dangerous encounters with people.

Johnny Lewis (10) in action on his Royal Enfield at the Lima Half-Mile. Photo by Scott Hunter, courtesy AFT. ROYAL ENFIELD CELEBRATES FIRST-EVER HALF-MILE VICTORY Lewis wins in commanding fashion at the Lima Half-Mile Milwaukee, Wis (Tuesday, June 29, 2021) – Round seven of the 2021 Progressive American Flat Track Championship proved to be a historic moment for Royal Enfield, as Johnny Lewis and the Moto Anatomy x Royal Enfield Team were the class of the field on Saturday evening at the Allen County Fairgrounds in Lima, Ohio. The win marked the team’s first victory since the Daytona I Short Track, and the first-ever Half-Mile win for Royal Enfield and the Moto Anatomy x Royal Enfield Team. Johnny Lewis (center) on the podium with Cory Texter (right) at the Lima Half-Mile. Photo courtesy Royal Enfield North America. “This weekend gave us the opportunity to showcase what the Royal Enfield Twins FT is capable of,” said Moto Anatomy x Royal Enfield rider Johnny Lewis. “The team has been working extremely hard every time out to improve the motorcycle and this result reflects all the effort we’ve put into the program. We couldn’t be happier with this achievement. Thank you to Royal Enfield, the team and all our supporters for backing us.” Lewis got out to a decent start in the main event but had to work his way into the lead, which took him less than a minute to do. From there, Lewis simply dominated the field, leaving the competition to battle over second as he stretched his lead. A red flag (due to a downed rider) with less than two minutes remaining prompted a restart, and once again Lewis had to make some passes to get out front, but he simply powered his Royal Enfield Twins FT around the outside, reclaiming the lead and taking the checkered flag. Johnny Lewis’ win at Lima, Ohio comes after a steady season of progress with the Moto Anatomy x Royal Enfield Team. Following some flashes of brilliance aboard the Twins FT in the 2021 season, Lewis and the team knew they had the engine to be competitive, and worked on fine-tuning the chassis with their focus specifically on the Half-Mile. The classic venue at Lima, Ohio—the only cushion Half-Mile on the American Flat Track schedule—was the perfect stage for this significant victory for Royal Enfield. “This historic win came at the right moment for the team, for Johnny and Royal Enfield,” said Breeann Poland, Marketing and Communications Lead – Royal Enfield Americas. “We started the season with a new crew led by David Lloyd and have been looking for our first win at a Half-Mile. We look forward to continuing our development and seeing Johnny progress even more throughout the 2021 American Flat Track season.” Lewis and the Moto Anatomy X Royal Enfield team will be back in action on Saturday, July 24, at the Port Royale Half-Mile in New York. They will be joined by the Royal Enfield BUILD TRAIN RACE (BTR) program as the ladies are looking toward their next exhibition race at the same venue. About Royal Enfield The oldest motorcycle company in continuous production in the world, Royal Enfield made its first motorcycle in 1901. A division of Eicher Motors Limited, Royal Enfield has created the mid-size motorcycle segment in India with its unique and distinctive modern classic motorcycles. With its manufacturing base in Chennai, India, Royal Enfield has been able to grow its production rapidly against a surge in demand for its motorcycles. Royal Enfield is a leading player in the global middleweight motorcycle market. The Moto Anatomy x Royal Enfield team is supported by Harris Performance, SENA, Spectro Oils, Beringer Brakes, Solid Performance, EVS, ODI, Just 1, Tucker, Saddlemen, S&S Cycle, Team Lawant, Quayle Construction and Goon Glass and Rubber. Royal Enfield North America (RENA) is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is developing a growing network of more than 125 dealers in North America, including the contiguous U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. RENA currently offers the all-new Meteor 350, Himalayan and the 650 Twins (INT 650 and Continental GT 650) motorcycles, along with a range of Genuine Motorcycle Accessories and apparel. For more information on Royal Enfield North America, LIMA, Ohio – Indian Motorcycle Racing carried out its 2021 American Flat Track (AFT) season Saturday evening under the lights at the Johnny K’s Indian Motorcycle Lima Half-Mile powered by Drag Specialties at the Allen County Fairgrounds. Indian Motorcycle factory rider and two-time Grand National Champion Briar Bauman took first place, solidifying his second win of the 2021 AFT season. Joining Bauman on the podium were fellow Indian Motorcycle riders Brandon Robinson and Jared Vanderkooi. Robinson, who won last week’s Oklahoma City Mile I, has recorded back-to-back second-place finishes, while Vanderkooi, an Ohio local, secured his third podium of the season. “This is the same track I secured my first Twins win on back in 2017, so to be able to come in tonight, in front of a sold-out crowd, and take the podium after a dramatic battle is pretty special,” said Bauman. “We knew we were going to have fierce competition, so to have bar-to-bar action and come out on top means a lot to our team and gives us a boost of confidence as we look to the second half of the season.” The pure muscle win at the Lima Half-Mile sets Bauman at the top of the leaderboard with 139 points. Robinson trails closely with 127 points, while Jared Mees sits in third with 116. Through seven races, the three riders find themselves with two wins a piece, while Bauman has recorded six total podium finishes.

The painful accident suffered by Mahmoud Abdel Azim, known in the media as "the crutch dancer", which led to the amputation of one of his legs, did not cause him to lose his hope of becoming a football player. Mahmoud says that the accident motivated him to challenge his disability and succeed in introducing the sport of football for the amputee into the country after he started practicing it on a professional level. The 31-year-old explains in an interview with "Sky News Arabia": "I graduated from the Faculty of Law, Ain Shams University, and a famous picture of me was spread while I was dancing with the crutch with joy that Egypt qualified for the FIFA World Cup after an absence of 28 years, and I went down Photo on the FIFA website. Mahmoud continues: "At the age of 6, I had an accident, as a result of which I underwent nine surgeries and ended with the amputation of my leg. After that, I tried to work in more than one profession since I was young. I worked in blacksmithing as well as selling clothes, and after graduation I worked in the legal profession." He added, "After losing my right leg, I started playing football with crutches in the street and at school. I attended Al-Ahly club and the Egyptian national team matches in the stadiums. Then I went to one of the clubs for people with special needs, where I met my godfather, Captain Khaled Hassan, who is the first swimmer in the world from People with disabilities cross the Sea of Manish. The young Egyptian says that he told Captain Hassan, "I want to play football, so he chose me among other sports because football is not available for special cases at the present time in the club." Football practice with healthy people Mahmoud explains: "I was running away from swimming exercises and going to watch football matches until the coach of the team in this club saw me and his name was Osama Hassan, and he allowed me to train with the team for 3 years without participating in official matches." Later, Mahmoud learned that "football for amputees is an official sport practiced in the world and has a World Cup and African Nations Cup, as well as the European Nations Cup and the European Champions League, but this sport did not enter Egypt, which prompted me to work on establishing the game in Egypt." The founding of football for the amputee Mahmoud Abdel Azim founded football for amputees in Egypt, starting with the Peace Youth Center, and in the presence of the media, and from this center came an offer to professionalize in the Turkish football league for amputees, to become the first Egyptian professional in football with special needs. dream championships Mahmoud Abdel Azim confirms to "Sky News Arabia": "My dream is to get with the Egyptian national team the African Nations Cup for amputees in Tanzania and then get the World Cup." And he added, "I see that this sport will have a great future in Egypt for people with special needs, especially since football is the most po[CENSORED]r game in the world and athletes with special needs will want to play it."

Background The influence of lifestyle factors on the quality of life, incidence and tumor recurrence has been evaluated in several studies and is gaining increasing importance in cancer research. However, the extent of the influence of such lifestyle factors on the quality of life of cancer patients remains largely unclear, as does the number of patients actually pursuing these lifestyle changes. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and predictors of lifestyle changes in patients with gynecological cancer. Methods The survey consisted of a pseudonymous questionnaire that was conducted from January to May 2014 via a telephone interview with 141 patients with a gynaecological malignancy who had undergone surgery at our Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. Lifestyle factors (diet, physical activity, stress level, alcohol and nicotine consumption) prior to and after the diagnosis of cancer were evaluated. Results 89% (n = 125) of the reported lifestyle changes after being diagnosed with cancer. There was a significant association between the implementation of lifestyle changes and age as well as the use of complementary medicine. Nutrition: 66% of the patients (n = 93) consumed more fruit and vegetables and 65% ate less meat (n = 92). Physical activity: 37% (n = 52) reported no change in their exercise routine, 36% (n = 51) described a decrease, 27% (n = 38) an increase in their physical activity. Subjective feeling of stress: 77% of the patients (n = 108) described a reduction in their perceived level of str ess. Nicotine consumption: 63% (n = 12) of the 19 patients who were smokers at the time of the diagnosis quit or reduced smoking thereafter. Alcohol consumption: 47% (n = 61/129) of the patients reduced their alcohol consumption. Conclusions Most of the patients from our study group implemented lifestyle changes after being diagnosed with cancer. Prospective randomized trials are needed in order to determine the benefit of lifestyle changes (physical activity, dietary habits and stress reduction) for cancer survivors. The potential impact of lifestyle on the quality of life and the trajectory of the disease should be discussed with all oncological patients. background There is a growing body of literature regarding the influence of lifestyle factors such as nutrition, nicotine and alcohol consumption, as well as exercise on the development of various types of tumors, and lifestyle plays an increasing role in the prevention of malignancy. The impact of these lifestyle factors on long-term survival and quality of life of cancer patients remains largely unclear, as does the question of how many cancer patients actually implement lifestyle changes after a diagnosis of malignancy. Some data indicates that 58% of long-term cancer survivors are overweight, 25% continue to smoke, 50% exercise and less than 20% report adequate consumption of fruits and vegetables [1]. In the United States, only 20% of cancer patients do the recommended 2.5 hours of physical activity per week, and only 35% are not overweight [2]. Based on the existing body of evidence, lifestyle modifications that affect diet, body weight, and physical activity may improve the prognosis of malignancy. Nagle et al. and Dolecek et al. reported long-term survival in patients with ovarian cancer with increased intake of fruits and vegetables while increased consumption of meat and dairy products had a negative impact on survival of the same patients [3, 4]. In contrast to findings published by Dolecek et al., the Women's Health Initiative Monitoring Study did not show an association between consumption of certain food groups and improved survival. This long-term national health study evaluated 161,808 postmenopausal women between 1995 and 2012 with the goal of developing strategies to help prevent cardiovascular disease, breast and colorectal cancer as well as osteoporotic fractures. The questionnaire ("Healthy Eating Index") was used to assess dietary routine during the trial period and to assess potential association with the human race. Within the questionnaire the consumption of 12 food items (total fruit including juice, whole fruits excluding juice, total vegetables, dark green and orange vegetables and legumes, whole grains, whole grains, milk, meat and beans, oils, saturated fats, and sodium, were evaluated). Calories from solid fats/alcoholic beverages/added sugar). 636 participants of the trial were diagnosed with ovarian cancer during the period of observation. There was no statistically significant impact of the consumption of different food groups prior to the diagnosis of ovarian cancer and the overall mortality in this subset of patients. However, a higher dietary quality according to Healthy Eating Index (2005) was associated with a significantly lower mortality, suggesting an influence of the overall nutrition on the course of the disease rather than different dietary components [5]. In the setting of an increasing number of overweight patients, an evaluation of a potential association between the body mass index (BMI) and the prognosis of gynecological malignancies is of great interest. The largest data collection on a potential influence of obesity on the survival of ovarian cancer patients was published by the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC) in 2015, including 21 trials and a total of 12,390 women. Women who had been obese (BMI ≥ 30) for one to five years prior to the diagnosis of ovarian cancer were shown to have a 12% increase in mortality [6]. Similarly, obesity (BMI > 25) was associated with a higher overall mortality in endometrial cancer patients [7, 8]. This difference in survival may be explained by different hormonal mechanisms as well as an insufficient dose of chemotherapy in overweight patients [9]. The American Cancer Society recommends regular physical activity (at least 150 min per week and including weight training on at least two days) and a quick resumption of regular daily activities to cancer survivors [10]. The first prospective trial evaluating the influence of physical activity in 600 ovarian cancer patients with a median follow-up of 10.9 years was published in 2014. It reported a reduction of the cancer-specific and overall mortality by 26% and 24% respectively in women who reported regular vigorous physical activity before the cancer diagnosis [11]. The lifestyle intervention study LIBRE-1 (Lifestyle Intervention Study in Women with Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer), a randomized, prospective trial aiming to test the feasibility of lifestyle modifications in BRCA-1 and -2 mutation carriers, showed that there was a significantly lower prevalence of cancer in participants who had been physically active during their adolescence (p = 0.019). Patients who were smokers prior to the diagnosis of cancer also showed a significantly higher prevalence of malignancy than non-smokers (p < 0.001). In the 68 patients evaluated as part of this study, non-diseased mutation carriers revealed a significantly higher physical activity level than diseased mutation carriers (p = 0.046) and diseased mutation carriers (22.5 ± 5 kg/m2) had a lower BMI compared to non-diseased mutation carriers (25 ± 8 kg/m2), however this difference did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.079) [12]. Studies have shown the negative effect of stress on multiple female conditions such as infertility and endometriosis [13, 14]. Previous studies have described a higher level of stress and depression in cancer patients which can lead to a reduction of quality of life, thus having insight into the emotional status of the patients is critical [15,16,17]. Davis et al. [18] evaluated spiritual growth as a potential area of posttraumatic growth in 241 ovarian cancer patients prior to surgery and one year post-operatively. Spiritual growth was measured by examining the three following items: meaning (eg, “I have a reason for living”), peace (eg, “I feel a sense of harmony within myself”), and faith (eg, “I find comfort”). in my faith or feelings”). An increase in peace was associated with lower rates of depression (p ≤ 0.001) and anxiety (p = 0.004) at one year. There was no statistically significant association between the changes in meaning and faith and rates of depression and anxiety. Changes in peace helped neutralize the effect of stressful life events on depression (p = 0.027) and anxiety (p = 0.05), resulting in the worst psychological outcomes after one year in patients with a high number of life events and a decrease in peace. These findings suggest that the quality of peace may be the most adaptive parameter of spiritual growth in cancer patients. Furthermore, changes in peace appear to reduce the effect of life events on the psychological well-being. Furthermore, it should also be highlighted that patients undergoing surgery for gynecological malignancies can strongly benefit from specialized pre-/intra and post-operative care. The ERAS-protocol (“Enhanced Recovery After Surgery”) includes over 20 items such as adequate nutrition, early post-operative mobilization and pain management. Through implementation of this protocol, it was possible to significantly reduce the time of hospitalization, post-operative complications and a reduction of the use of opioids for pain management [20]. While including lifestyle modification strategies into oncological patient care is becoming more and more common, there is limited evidence on it. The goal of the current study was to add further data on the important aspect of lifestyle modifications in this group of patients in order to integrate relevant aspects into oncological treatment plans in the future.

The Syrians were surprised by the decision of the Syrian Ministry of Health to raise drug prices after drug factories stopped producing and their owners were asked to raise their prices. The Syrian market has recently suffered from drug interruption, so the shelves of many pharmacies have been emptied of medicines for diabetes, stress, liver diseases, neurological diseases and children's medicines, while others are closed in the capital, Damascus, and several cities, including Aleppo, Homs and Lattakia. The ministry’s decision led to an increase in the prices of pharmaceutical grades by up to 50 percent in light of the deteriorating economic conditions of the Syrians, which recorded the worst levels in the world, with the successive UN warnings that more than 12 million Syrians face the specter of famine. poor pharmacy With the crazy rise in drug prices and the collapse of the health sector in the country, Syrians turned to alternative medicine and herbal medicine as a solution to their health problems. Attarin markets in Syrian cities have become the pharmacy of the poor, and herbal medicine has become po[CENSORED]r after the high cost of medicine from doctors’ examinations and the prices of medicines and hospitals to frightening numbers in countries exhausted by war and poverty. Raeda Satouf resorted to a herbal shop in Al-Buzuriya market in Damascus to treat the problem of gravel and sand, which she suffers from and which has caused her great pain after spending the money in nephrologists’ clinics. Raeda, a mother of three, says that she turned to traditional medicine after long, useless treatment sessions and weekly reviews of the doctor who advised her to undergo an expensive surgery that exceeded her husband’s capacity, working as a guard in one of the villas in the Al-Assad villages area in Damascus countryside, to Sky News Arabia, that Al-Attar described her a mixture of herbs Soaked in lemon juice for 3 days before eating it. The woman in her thirties said: "The herbal mixture saved me from the amounts of sand and small stones in my kidneys, and I feel much better, and it only cost me 3000 Syrian pounds (one dollar), while the cost of high-priced medicines with doctor's examinations cost me about 50 thousand pounds per month, and my husband's salary is 100 thousand." Syrian pounds ($33), so I resorted to herbal medicine.” Hanna Akub, a seller of natural herbs and has been working in traditional medicine for 30 years, says that he inherited the profession from his father and grandfather. He added, to Sky News Arabia, that his shop is very po[CENSORED]r, especially with the high prices of hospitals, doctors' clinics, the prices of medicines, and sometimes their loss. Akub pointed out, in his speech, to Syria's richness in medicinal and aromatic herbs that saved many of its children from diseases, and said: "I bring to my clients mixtures to treat various diseases such as diabetes, hepatitis, intestinal diseases, kidney failure, colon, ulcers, diarrhea, slimming mixtures, and others, at very low prices, which saved them huge sums of money." . And the English language teacher, Maysoon, replaced the old grandmothers’ prescription for treating her polycystic ovaries problem, and she tells Sky News Arabia that she refrained from visiting the doctor’s office after he raised the examination price to 15,000 Syrian pounds and asked her for analyzes that amounted to 600 thousand Syrian pounds (200 dollars). Except for the drug prescription, which may reach 90,000 Syrian pounds for each prescription ($30), while she receives a monthly salary of 60,000 Syrian pounds ($20), so she resorted to the Al-Buzuriya market, which one of the perfumers prescribed to her with the herb Lion's Man and Melissa as a treatment for her problem and the parsley infusion. Maysoon points out that the recipe cost less than one dollar, and sometimes some perfumers do not charge the price of some herbs, but give them free of charge to their very poor customers.

ARMONK, NY, June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- At Mobile World Congress 2021, IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced new hybrid cloud AI-powered automation software for communications service providers (CSPs) to help deliver on the promise of 5G, Including zero-touch operations, reduced costs and the rapid delivery of innovative services to customers. Using IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation, CSPs can use AI-powered automation to stand up and manage networks quickly, in a wide range of environments, and is engineered to scale new services in days, rather than months. CSPs provide a vital lifeline for citizens and enterprises globally, and even more so today, as unpredictable events can drive massive changes in network needs and traffic patterns. In fact, according to an IBM Institute for Business Value study, 82% of leading CSPs surveyed identified faster time-to-market of new services as the most important element for successful automation initiatives1. "As the telco industry races to capture new value from 5G and Edge computing, many are transforming their networks to software-defined platforms that can deliver on this promise. Yet our customers have identified that limited automation and the lack of real-time visibility across networks have hindered their ability to deliver innovative services to customers fast enough,” said Andrew Coward, General Manager, Software Defined Networking, IBM. "To help address these growing demands, IBM's new Cloud Pak for Network Automation software uses AI-powered automation to enable zero-touch provisioning of new services which can facilitate the simplification of the management of network functions from the core to the edge." IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation, which is engineered to run in a wide range of environments on Red Hat OpenShift, provides a full suite of AI-powered automation capabilities to implement 5G and edge services by managing multi-vendor software-based network functions, which supports the evolution to autonomous operations. The software brings together advanced analytics, machine learning and AIOps to help CSPs discover hidden patterns and trends in networking data, so they can continually optimize network operations and performance with minimal human intervention. With the integration of IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps and edge solutions including IBM Edge Application Manager, CSPs can automate the delivery of resources where they are needed dynamically. With the addition of IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation to the IBM Cloud Pak portfolio, CSPs can benefit in the following ways: Generalized Network Lifecycle Modeling: creates and automates vendor-agnostic models of physical, virtual and container network functions. Intent-driven Orchestration: Models the desired optimal operational state of a network that is automatically created rather than preprogramming workflows. Automated Service Design and Testing: Automation for the service itself and all underlying resources for test, pre-production, and production environments. Real-time View of Live Network Performance: Real-time view of all network and cloud infrastructures to monitor network uptime, performance optimization and faster automated problem resolution. Closed-loop Operations: Coupled with the IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps, operators could realize a feedback loop between assurance and orchestration as they evolve to zero-touch or 'lights-out' operations. IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation is designed so that a network engineer could use it to turn up a site in a matter of 4-5 days. The solution enables hundreds of thousands of network functions, including hostname details, server ports, network architecture, tenants, IP address plans and more, to be organized and brought together (ie: "orchestrated") in real-time to deliver a holistic network service. With the recent close of the acquisition of Turbonomic, IBM plans to deliver the needed analytics and monitoring capabilities required of virtualized, automated networks. IBM plans to offer IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation with Turbonomic network performance management and assurance. Turbonomic provides the ability to ingest large amounts of telemetry information and provide insight into performance and services to manage day-to-day operations. Through this planned integration, customers will have access to network recommendations from analytics, which will become dynamic actions within the network. IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation is one of the IBM Automation Cloud Paks that include a set of shared automation services supported by more than 30 ecosystem partners that helps professionals self-automate routine tasks so they can focus on high-value work. Today's announcement follows IBM's recent launch of IBM Watson Orchestrate to provide AI-powered automation to business professionals, and the acquisitions of Turbonomic, myInvenio, Instana and WDG Automation to build out a complete end-to-end AI-powered automation portfolio of software for transforming business processes and IT operations. IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation is built on Red Hat OpenShift®, can run in a wide range of environments including hybrid multi-cloud and multi-vendor, and can manage divergent networking vendor infrastructures, including edge networks. IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation is available now. For more information, please visit https://www.ibm.com/cloud/cloud-pak-for-network-automation

Microsoft has fitted Windows 11 with onerous new requirements that prevent any system without Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 technology from installing the new operating system, but it turns out that the company will allow some systems to ship without the feature enabled. Unfortunately, normal users probably won't be able to access ISO installs or the workaround used for those builds, although we could see them leak to the public. Alternatively, these special builds are likely to be designed for use in countries that don't use Western encryption technologies, such as China and Russia. Windows 11 requires either a physical TPM key, which results in an almost immediate hardware shortage and rapid inflation, or fTPM support, with the exception of a large number of relatively recent systems from receiving the update. And for those who thought Microsoft would bend under public pressure due to unpo[CENSORED]r new TPM requirements, the company doubled down on it — at first, Microsoft only listed TPM 1.2 support as a baseline, but has since clarified that Windows 11 will only support the latest 2.0 revision. This requirement also limits the number of computers that can use Windows 11. The company has now clarified that some systems will operate without any flavor of TPM-enabled cryptographic processors [edit: spell "enabled"], which will make the requirements appear redundant to critics. Microsoft outlines the full system requirements in its Windows 11 Minimum Hardware Requirements Document (Warning - PDF), with the sixteen-page document giving us a much deeper look into the nuts and bolts of the operating system than the base version Microsoft previously published. As we can see in the image above, upon approval, Microsoft will allow some systems to ship without TPM 2.0 enabled, meaning that it will obviously have either a special ISO for those installs or a method to bypass the TPM restriction during installation. Installing Windows 11 on a system without TPM enabled will require special approval from Microsoft. The company allows "OEMs for special purpose commercial systems, custom order, and customer systems with a custom image" to ship systems without TPM support enabled. Microsoft's uneven application of the TPM requirement is probably designed to cater to countries that either forbid or don't use the TPM cryptoprocessor security functionality, like China (which receives its own special Windows builds already) and Russia, both of which don't use the technology for security reasons. (Both countries have their own alternative encryption algorithms/technologies.) It's also conceivable that some systems without the TPM requirement could ship into other areas of the globe for other uses, so we're following up with Microsoft for more details. Microsoft's TPM requirement isn't po[CENSORED]r, particularly because it doesn't enable any new functionality — all of the tech it enables already exists on Windows 10 systems that don't require TPM for installation. The primary difference is that Windows 10 users can opt to use those features by enabling TPM, or simply choose not to use them. Enterprising enthusiasts are already finding workarounds to install Windows 11 on systems without TPM support (we're aware of a few already). Still, it is unclear if those techniques will work on shipping versions of the ISO. Unfortunately, it appears Microsoft is sticking to its guns on the Windows 11 CPU support matrix, too. The updated Windows 11 minimum requirements document doesn't outline any expansion of the current list of supported Intel and AMD CPUs. That means Windows 11 will not install on all CPUs before second-gen AMD Ryzen and eighth-gen Intel models. Curiously, many unsupported CPUs, like Skylake-X, support TPM functionality but aren't on the supported CPU list. We're reaching out to Microsoft for more information on the TPM matter and will update as necessary.

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BAGHDAD - The leaders of Iraq, Egypt and Jordan prioritized the economic aspects at their tripartite summit on Sunday in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, over political and security issues, raising questions about what Egypt and Jordan could offer to Iraq. The summit, which kicked off on Saturday, included Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Iraqi President Barham Salih, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Jordanian King Abdullah II. While Egypt and Jordan see opportunities in Iraq, which has just announced that it has overcome its budget deficit thanks to high oil prices, many Iraqis do not see any economic benefits from these two countries. A member of the Iraqi parliament, who preferred not to be named, told The Arab Weekly that "Egypt and Jordan have nothing to offer Iraq." Iraqi political analyst Rahim al-Kaabi believes that "Iraq's increasingly difficult economic and living conditions and increases the country's tensions call for partners who are able to provide economic solutions to the frustrations of the Iraqi street. But it seems that the government has chosen another option." In his interview with Arab Weekly, Al-Kaabi asked: "What has changed so that the Arab Cooperation Council, in its amended form, has become a solution for a country deprived of its sovereignty and burdened with crises, tensions and divisions like Iraq?" Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh and Jordan's King Hussein established the Arab Cooperation Council in February 1989. But the alliance soon collapsed after the Kuwait crisis in 1990. Iraqi political researcher Hamid al-Kafaei believes that Egypt and Jordan are two Arab countries that are important to Iraq and are globally important, and the rapprochement and coordination between them is beneficial to Iraq and enhances its regional and international standing. In his interview with Arab Weekly, Kafai added, "Iraq's rapprochement with any other Arab country will not be at the expense of its Gulf relations, as it benefits Iraq and enhances its position, especially in light of Iranian threats to its sovereignty, culture and national existence." The Baghdad summit also represented an opportunity for Jordan to restore its normal relations with Iraq following a period of estrangement and distrust after the US invasion. BAGHDAD - The leaders of Iraq, Egypt and Jordan prioritized the economic aspects at their tripartite summit on Sunday in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, over political and security issues, raising questions about what Egypt and Jordan could offer to Iraq. The summit, which kicked off on Saturday, included Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Iraqi President Barham Salih, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Jordanian King Abdullah II. While Egypt and Jordan see opportunities in Iraq, which has just announced that it has overcome its budget deficit thanks to high oil prices, many Iraqis do not see any economic benefits from these two countries. A member of the Iraqi parliament, who preferred not to be named, told The Arab Weekly that "Egypt and Jordan have nothing to offer Iraq." Iraqi political analyst Rahim al-Kaabi believes that "Iraq's increasingly difficult economic and living conditions and increases the country's tensions call for partners who are able to provide economic solutions to the frustrations of the Iraqi street. But it seems that the government has chosen another option." In his interview with Arab Weekly, Al-Kaabi asked: "What has changed so that the Arab Cooperation Council, in its amended form, has become a solution for a country deprived of its sovereignty and burdened with crises, tensions and divisions like Iraq?" Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh and Jordan's King Hussein established the Arab Cooperation Council in February 1989. But the alliance soon collapsed after the Kuwait crisis in 1990. Iraqi political researcher Hamid al-Kafaei believes that Egypt and Jordan are two Arab countries that are important to Iraq and are globally important, and the rapprochement and coordination between them is beneficial to Iraq and enhances its regional and international standing. In his interview with Arab Weekly, Kafai added, "Iraq's rapprochement with any other Arab country will not be at the expense of its Gulf relations, as it benefits Iraq and enhances its position, especially in light of Iranian threats to its sovereignty, culture and national existence." The Baghdad summit also represented an opportunity for Jordan to restore its normal relations with Iraq following a period of estrangement and distrust after the US invasion. Jordan and Iraq had previously agreed on projects that could represent a new basis for economic cooperation between the two neighboring countries, especially the Basra-Aqaba pipeline, the joint economic zone and the electrical grid integration project. The trade balance has been in favor of Jordan in recent years. But Amman expects to increase oil exports from Iraq, from which Jordan imports no more than 10 percent of its oil needs. For many years before 2003, Jordan imported most of its oil needs from Iraq for free or at preferential prices. Some experts link the economic ambitions that underlie the relationship between the three countries relate to a number of considerations including the desire to invest in Egypt's large consumer market (110 million po[CENSORED]tion) and to benefit from the huge oil wealth of Iraq and the geographical location of the kingdom of Jordan, which links the other two countries. The head of the Arab Forum for Policy Analysis in Cairo, Mohamed Mohsen Abul-Nur, said that the summit had “declared objectives, which included boosting the economic and partnership between the three countries, and benefiting from each country’s assets. But there are other undeclared objectives.” Abul-Nur added, “there are implicit goals that can be deduced, such as hostile regional expansionism in Iraq,” and setting up plans between the three countries to thwart “the expansion of Turkish and Iranian lobbies in Iraq against Kadhimi and to strengthen the Iraqi state's defenses through economic, political and security initiatives.” In some political circles, there has been an increasing use of the new term "Al-Sham Al-Jadeed" (the new Levant) to refer to the cooperation formula between the three countries. This is a hint to a change in political geography linking the Levant to Syria and reassuring those who may believe that the new bloc aims to pave the way for the assimilation of Syria into its fold after the rapid developments signaling the rehabilitation of President Bashar al- Assad's regime. The use of this term lowers expectations and speculation that linked it to security and political alliances and focuses instead on its economic goals, at least at this stage. Such an interpretation is likely to mitigate the expected criticism by some regional powers, who may see in it as the nucleus of an alliance that goes beyond economic goals. Kadhimi used the expression "the new Levant" for the first time during his visit to the United States last August, pointing out that he intends to enter into an economic project with Cairo and Amman to form a regional bloc capable of meeting challenges. The same term has been repeated to different degrees and at different times by officials in the three countries which means that the “New Levant” project has been under consideration for some time and has been waiting for the appropriate conditions to be launched. The Baghdad summit may be a prelude to its general official use.

About 236,000 people drown every year, according to the World Health Organization. Humans aren't the only animals that drown, of course; Dogs, snakes, birds and more can drown when they're caught in water with no way to escape. But what about fish and other marine animals? Can animals that live in the water also suffocate in it? “Marine animals also need oxygen to live,” said Frances Withrow, a marine scientist at Oceana, an environmental protection and conservation organization. "It's just that they live off of dissolved oxygen, while we get oxygen from the air." Most fish breathe when water moves across their gils. But if the gills are damaged or water cannot move across them, the fish can suffocate. They don't technically drown, because they don't inhale the water, but they do die from a lack of oxygen. Fishing equipment, such as some types of hooks, can damage the gills. Disease can also be the cause. Pathogens, mainly bacteria, may attach to the gills, blocking them so they can't filter oxygen from the water or degrading them to the point where they no longer work. "It's just like if we had a really bad respiratory disease," Withrow said. "It makes it [the animal] work harder to breathe." Although some fish can pump water across their gils while at rest, many fish must swim constantly so that water flows past them. If they get trapped, such as in a fishing net, they may get stuck and suffocate, Withrow told Live Science. Sharks need their fins to swim. Some fishers catch sharks and remove their fins for foods such as shark fin soup and then toss the shark back into the water because the rest of the animal may not be valuable on the market. "This is often an illegal activity because it's unsustainable," Withrow said. "Not only is it not great for the general po[CENSORED]tions of sharks, but it's pretty cruel." The shark can't swim when it's tossed back in, so it will be eaten by predators, die of starvation or suffocate. Other marine animals, such as turtles and dolphins, get air the way we do — they breathe it from the air. But they can only do it when they surface. Fishing equipment can trap them underwater, preventing them from doing so. Drift gill nets, or giant nets that float in the water and are not designed to target a particular species of fish, are a major culprit. "Depending on the size of the net, it will catch anything that swims by," Withrow said. This includes fish, sea turtles and marine mammals that the fishers don't intend to sell. Other types of fishing equipment have ropes that can entangle animals, like whales, and prevent them from surfacing. It's difficult to know how many marine animals suffocate, Withrow said, but entanglement kills 300,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises each year, the International Whaling Commission estimates. Sometimes, areas of the ocean may not have enough dissolved oxygen to support the fish that live there. One way this can happen is if many plankton bloom simultaneously after sufficient nutrients become available. The plankton use up all the oxygen in a short period, causing fish in the area to suffocate. "The ocean is always mixing, but in strange ways," Withrow said. "So the water isn't always able to replenish that oxygen very quickly." Moreover, warm water doesn't hold as much dissolved oxygen as cold water does, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. As ocean temperatures increase due to climate change, "dead zones" with lower oxygen levels are emerging, Live Science previously reported.

harles Leclerc ieri ha illuminato il Gran Premio di Stiria con i suoi guizzi, ravvivando una corsa in certi frangenti pericolosamente soporifera. Leclerc è ormai l'idolo delle folle della Ferrari, un eroe dai modi disperati e aggressivi, che si aggrappa ai risultati con una fame da leone. Non è perfetto, ma per i tifosi della Rossa è perfetto nella sua imperfezione, nella sua emotività, che prima lo trae in inganno, come Icaro involato, e poi lo fa rialzare dalla caduta, senza arrendersi. Charles ragiona di pancia, sbaglia, si maledice, va avanti. Ed è esattamente questo che lo rende così amato. Che ieri Leclerc si sia complicato l'esistenza, però, è pacifico. Charles, in partenza, ha peccato di troppa foga, arrivando al contatto con Pierre Gasly, impegnato a destreggiarsi con un cliente scomodo come Fernando Alonso. Il risultato? Ritiro per Gasly, ala anteriore rotta per Charles, costretto a ricominciare da capo. Leclerc, a ben guardare, ha commesso un errore di valutazione riguardo allo spazio a sua disposizione per sgomitare. Si è trattato di un contatto di gara, e la direzione della corsa, come solitamente accade con episodi analoghi, ha deciso saggiamente di lasciar correre. Leclerc, però, non è nuovo ad un'eccessiva foga in partenza. E, visto che non è più un novellino, dovrebbe ricordarsi di quel vecchio adagio che fa presente come le gare non si vincano allo start, ma si possano perdere. Nel caso di Charles, non c'era nulla da perdere. Ma Leclerc si è ritrovato novello responsabile dell'ufficio complicazione affari semplici. Perché, se non avesse avuto un approccio così aggressivo, molto probabilmente avrebbe ottenuto un risultato assai simile al settimo posto effettivamente colto, ma senza essere costretto ad una rimonta impegnativament. Ai suoi estimatori, al momento queste valutazioni importano poco. Meglio una gara da Leclerc che cento da Carlos Sainz, ideale contraltare di Charles con la sua costanza, si diranno. Ma l'indole da cavaliere senza paura su un destriero ipertecnologico di Leclerc potrebbe anche rivelarsi il suo limite più grande. Perché, quando arriva il momento di lottare per un titolo mondiale, bisogna essere in grado anche di pensare come un ragioniere. I campionati di F1 sono delle maratone, non degli sprint. E per quanto sia esaltante vedere un pilota riprendersi dalle difficoltà con la forza di un leone, sarebbe anche meglio non infilarsi nei guai. Un esempio lampante di questo assunto arriva dal grande protagonista di questa fase della stagione 2021, Max Verstappen. Ruvido come il suo carattere, provocatore nato, Verstappen negli anni ha capito che l'eccesso di foga in pista non paga. È ancora aggressivo, beninteso. What a troppo. È un equilibrio che arriva con l'esperienza: Max, a dispetto dei suoi 23 anni, ne ha molta, visto che è alla settima stagione in Formula 1. E, con la maturità acquisita imparando da errori costosi, Verstappen ora a vince è pronto un mondiale. La classe di un pilota si può vedere anche da un unico sorpasso ragionato, studiato, e poi perfezionato senza un plissé. Non serve semper scendere agli inferi per rivedere la luce. Sulla foga di Leclerc pesa sicuramente la frustrazione di non avere a disposizione una monoposto degna del suo talento, questo è indubbio. Ma diventare campioni passa anche dal controllo delle proprie emozioni, per quanto sia entusiasmante vedere in pista un pilota che non si risparmia mai, e non si arrende ai propri errori. È questo l'unico limite che Leclerc deve superare per essere pronto, quando la Ferrari gli darà una macchina da mondiale.

Construction is booming along Dutchess County’s Route 9 corridor and one developer who is seizing the moment is Tom Mulroy. Mulroy is planning what he hopes will become a model for others striving to strike a balance between the region's natural beauty and its inevitable development. Bellefield at Historic Hyde Park is the name of the live-work-play neighborhood planned for 340 acres of woods across from The Culinary Institute of America. The Route 9 property, formerly owned by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) came on the market by a circuitous route and was eventually bought in 2011 by Mulroy, founder and CEO of T-Rex Capital Group. The $500 million mixed residential/commercial project includes 844 housing units and over 781,000 square feet of commercial space that would be built in several phases, using approximately 140 acres of the parcel for structures while leaving its remaining 200 acres as open space. The first phase, now completed, of the project focused on Belleville's “horizontal” infrastructure — public water, electricity and a wastewater treatment plant. Its main entrance on Route 9/Albany Post Road also stands ready, its $1 million traffic light poised to allow future residents and visitors easy access to its rolling hills. Phase two includes a hotel and a mix of residential/commercial space. Mulroy, in a joint venture with Bob McCarthy (former COO of Marriott International) and Shaner Hospitality, plans to build a 137-room Residence Inn. That construction, delayed due to the pandemic, is now expected to break ground in the third quarter of this year. Hart Howarton is the architect/land planning firm decided to design a variety of commercial and residential offerings for the project's second phase. Among those designs will be one for the Hudson Valley Culinary Marketplace, a venue for food retailers selling artisanal goods. City Winery is among the tenants that will be on board once construction ramps up. Bellefield planners will also carve out a separate parcel that will be dedicated to sustainable farming and agriculture. In the next phase of development, Mulroy plans a second hotel that will offer up to 300 boutique-style rooms with amenities, including a wellness center and spa that will also be made available to Bellefield residents. T-Rex Capital Group is expected to request a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and an exemption from sales use taxes on construction materials, and an exemption from the mortgage recording tax following the exemption percentages as published in the 2018 prepared by the Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency. The Bellefield project is expected to bring new households and employees to the town of Hyde Park. Camoin 310, an economic development consulting firm in Saratoga Springs, completed a 2020-dated summary that estimates the town of Hyde Park will receive a total of $9.39 million of net fiscal benefit over a period of 10 years. In addition, its economic/fiscal impact study projects that Bellefield's on-site operations will create more than 400 construction jobs. When fully built out, its hotels and on-site businesses are expected to create several hundred full-time jobs in the county. Mulroy is enthusiastic about the project, giving kudos to all the members of the team he's assembled to bring Bellefield at Historic Hyde Park to life. He expects completion of the campus will take a minimum of five to seven years. He doesn't underestimate the power Dutchess County has to attract. “We are directly across the street from The Culinary Institute of America. Walkway Over the Hudson gets a minimum of 800,000 people visiting each year, and Bellefield will offer a trail that connects directly to the Walkway over the Hudson and the Hudson Valley Rail Trail. “All told, the Hudson Valley attracts approximately 25 million visitors each year and since we’re on a main artery, Route 9, more than 4 million of them will come right by our front door. We’ve seen the success that similar projects have achieved — Steve Nygren’s wellness community, Serenbe (located in Chattahoochee Hills, outside of Atlanta), is an example of what we are working to achieve here in the Northeast.”

Everyone in Germany is surprised Jadon Sancho has not had more game-time for England at Euro 2020 - but they don't want to see that change on Tuesday. Sancho is huge in Germany because of what he has done with Borussia Dortmund, and is seen as a big star in the Bundesliga - he is only 21 but he has been spectacular for the past few seasons. Another young England player at Dortmund, Jude Bellingham, is rated very highly too, but he is a different kind of player. It is Sancho that Germany would fear at Wembley - if he plays. They know how good he is. What makes him such a special talent is his technical capability at a very fast pace, and he is fearless - he just goes at people. I love watching him because, when he gets the ball, he excites the fans. Of course people who watch him for Dortmund expected him to get more of a chance at this tournament - he has had only six minutes of action so far, as a substitute against the Czech Republic - but the same discussion you are having about fitting England's young talent in your team, we are having about Germany's emerging players too. We have Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sane, Kai Havertz, Timo Werner and Jamal Musiala but, like England manager Gareth Southgate, Joachim Low has the choice of five or six players but only maybe three roles to give away since he brought back Thomas Muller, who is a fixture in that team. The interesting thing about all of these youngsters is their power to surprise - they have so much ability and can decide a game at any given time, but they can also be inconsistent. So, do you go with exciting young faces, or the tried and tested ones? Both managers have got some very similar decisions to make. Penalty misses, 'ghost goals' and tears - it's Germany again Germany 'very tough test' for England - Henderson Check out the Euro 2020 scores and fixtures History will not matter to the new generation Whoever plays at Wembley, I don't think the past meetings between the two sides will have any bearing on the outcome. Of course, for the fans that are a bit older and the generation of players like myself who were in those big games like in 1990 or 1996, we look at it a bit in the context of history - the games we played in or watched. But the younger generation will not do that at all. There have been no big clashes between England and Germany at tournaments in the recent past - it is 11 years since the 2010 World Cup and Muller is the only player left on either side who played in that game. So, don't ask the players that play this game on Tuesday what their kind of feeling is for our wins at the 1990 World Cup or 1996 European Championship is, because they didn't live through that. Most of these current England and Germany players, were not even born in 1996, especially the young attackers I have just been talking about. There is a lot of football history between these two nations, but not between these two teams - it is a completely new set of cards that is put on the table this time, and at a new stadium. What happened at the old Wembley at Euro 96, when Gareth Southgate missed that penalty, is not going to matter to them, not at all. That also applies if this last-16 game goes to a shootout too. We were better at them back then, but you cannot predict who will step up this time, if it comes to it. It is a completely new chapter in the story of England and Germany to be written this week, and I cannot wait to see what happens. Let's enjoy it. Only one thing matters now Part of what makes this latest meeting super-exciting for everyone is that it is so close to call. I would put both team's chances at 50-50 and it could go either way. No-one wants to think about exiting the Euros, but it will happen to one of us, and we know it. Both teams have had good and bad moments in the group stages but that doesn't matter because this is a different phase - it is the beauty of knockout football, and it is a new tournament now. There is no calculating about what you need from each game and who you might meet next, it is down to the moment and who is the best at dealing with it. I am sure both teams understand that. Everyone else loves looking at the draw and planning a route to the final but the players will know that only one thing matters - how do I survive this next game. Tuesday is not about playing well - I doubt anyone will remember that afterwards. It's about getting through to the quarter-finals, and it doesn't matter how.