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(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 25 - President Sergio Mattarella said Dante Alighieri's life and work still teach us lessons today as Italy's celebrates the 700th anniversary of the death of the author of the Divine Comedy on Dantedì - Dante Day. The great poet died in Ravenna after being exiled from Florence due to his political activities. "Dante gave a lesson of coherence for everyone, politicians included, because you must not go against your conscience," Mattarella told Corriere della Sera. "And one of the most important parts of his legacy is the dilemma between justice and compassion". The 'Supreme Poet' will be celebrated across the country with the highest-profile event being a televised reading of Canto XXV of the Paradiso by comic actor, director and Dante buff Roberto Benigni at the presidential Quirinal Palace at 19:10 in the presence of Mattarella and Culture Minister Dario Franceschini. In the famed canto, Dante's muse Beatrice vouches for the poet and pilgrim's possession of hope in redemption. March 25 was chosen as Dante Day as scholars believe it was on this date that Italy's greatest poet descended into Hell for the first part of his epic journey through the Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso. Later on Thursday Benigni will recite on Rai3 the iconic Paolo and Francesca episode from Canto V of the Inferno, a tale of forbidden love and honour killing that has inspired artists including Rodin and Dante Gabriele Rossetti, as well as countless musical interpretations. Dante as a pilgrim was so struck by the story of passionate love that he fainted in Inferno, while Dante the philosopher and religious thinker condemned the lovers for their adultery. (ANSA).

TORONTO -- While Canadians remain under a travel advisory, one Indian Ocean island nation is reopening to tourists, no vaccine required. As of March 12, the Seychelles had provided the first vaccine dose to 63.5 per cent of the total po[CENSORED]tion, while only 27 per cent had also received their second dose, according to an update on the Seychelles government website. The island will be taking a wait-and-see approach to the COVID-19 situation. “What they say is they're just going to monitor the situation,” travel expert Loren Christie told CTV’s Your Morning on Thursday. “This is very unusual and there's not a lot of other countries to measure up against it.” People will be keeping a close eye as border restrictions lift in Seychelles, Christie says, particularly because their herd immunity threshold is lower than other countries’. “It's a little bit more of a higher percentage of the po[CENSORED]tion to be vaccinated, around 85 per cent versus the 63.5 of the Seychelles, so people will be watching to see how it goes for sure,” he said. While there’s no quarantine, there are still restrictions: travellers to the Seychelles still require a negative PCR test within 72 hours before arriving in the country, Health Travel Authorization is required, and they must have travel insurance that covers COVID-19 related care. In Canada, border restrictions remain in place and the federal government still advises against all non-essential travel.Travellers returning to Canada by plane must have a negative PCR test 72 hours before departure. Once arriving in Canada, travellers begin their 14-day quarantine by spending three nights in a government approved hotel while awaiting new PCR test results. Once results have been received, Canadians can finish their quarantine at home, where they will administer a self-test on day 10 and await those results. A recent poll suggests that Canadians aren’t too eager to reopen the border and allow travellers from the U.S. to enter. The poll, conducted by the Association of Canadian Studies, showed that 70 per cent of Canadians were either very worried or somewhat worried about allowing American vacationers into the country. Only 31 per cent of Americans felt similarly about lifting border restrictions. Safety should be the number one priority when reopening, said Christie. “We have to make sure that residents feel safe, comfortable, inviting people in,” said Christie. Part of making residents and tourists feel safe is making sure they understand the guidelines and are confident they’re good. “The lesson that you could learn with any of the countries around the world that have done varying stages of opening up to tourists, is make sure that the rules are very clearly understood and easily enforceable,” he said. He said that Dubai ran into trouble over the winter after allowing European travellers in, which resulted in another lockdown. “Even more recently, think about Miami Beach just last week during spring break, you know, people were not obeying the rules there to the point where they had to call in law enforcement and you had the mayor on TV saying to people, please don't come,” he added. The Canadian government needs to commit to a reopening plan so that Canadians can feel safe welcoming tourists across the border again, Christie said. “It's imperative that we get the health and safety right and whether that's proof of vaccination, or negative COVID testing or an efficient contract chasing method, all of that is important,” he said. “But I think what we really need, what we're missing right now, we don't have the governments committed to what is the criteria to reopen the border.” With that information, Canadians can prepare for tourism and tick the boxes needed to get it going again, he said. “They need to release what that is to everybody so we can all feel confident,” he said. “Travellers can plan to travel and businesses in the tourism industry have a roadmap on which to reopen and get ready to welcome tourists.”

Salesforce has revealed an updated version of its Sales Cloud CRM growth platform complete with AI-driven features under the banner of Sales Cloud 360. The update has been designed to meet the changing needs of businesses post-COVID with a firm focus on improving its digital-based sales tools. Business professionals will have a suite of CRM features at their disposal including a more dynamic Salesforce Meetings tool that packs in a 360 view of all attendees. Meanwhile, Pipeline Inspection is another new tool that uses AI to home in on the most critical deals that appear in the workflow of sales staff. And, with only 38% of salespeople saying they’ve received training on virtual selling over the past year, Salesforce has built in myTrailhead, a digital skills platform that has been integrated into the Sales Cloud package. Take a look at the best accounting software The best tax software around today Check out the best POS systems Salesforce carried out research and compiled data from 250 sales professionals in the run up to the release. The results of its survey show that 51% expect to travel less than they did prior to the pandemic, while 45% reckon most of their selling will be done virtually in the future. A substantial 61% of professionals questioned also felt that their roles have changed permanently since the arrival of coronavirus, resulting in an increasing need to use their CRM systems in a slightly different way.The new package will also boast Einstein Conversation Insights, which is a feature that analyzes video call transcripts and then visualizes trending keywords including product names, competitor mentions and other key points raised during meetings. AI will again be called into play for making sales predictions, offering insights and delivering automated explanations. With businesses under pressure to deploy new systems rapidly Salesforce made a point of creating the new CRM to be quick and easy to configure. It has built in MuleSoft Composer for Salesforce, a feature that connects data and apps without the need for any coding. It’ll allow sales operations teams to deploy the system more rapidly and automate sales processes, along with connecting their own apps and systems into the Salesforce platform. “Salesforce created the playbook for sales 22 years ago, and today we’re rewriting it for an all-digital world,” said Warren Wick, EVP AMER Commercial Sales and Chief Revenue Officer, Sales Cloud. “Over the past year, we held more than six million calls with customers to understand what they needed to be successful as they worked to transform their business with more urgency than ever before. We’ve reimagined Sales Cloud to guide every company as they rethink the digital sales experience, from leads to coaching to processing revenue.”

Whether or not you grew up wanting the Nintendo Power Glove doesn't matter. Now anyone can make their own—or at least something similar—with this awesome creation by maker Hriday Badot. Using a Raspberry Pi Pico with an MPU-6050 accelerometer module, he was able to steer and drive a car in the racing game Asphalt 8. To accelerate, Badot tilts his hand forward. Steering left and right is as easy as leaning your hand to the sides. The motions are intuitive for driving but could easily be adapted to control other types of games, as well. Everything was programmed using CircuitPython. The MPU-6050 module is connected to the Raspberry Pi Pico which feeds gyroscope and acceleration data in real-time. The Pico interprets this information into controller input signals.The best Raspberry Pi projects are the ones that keep giving! According to Badot, there are plans in the works to upgrade the project with new features and adapt it for other platforms, including virtual reality systems.

World Of Warcraft Classic is returning to Outland—and if you're particularly eager to return to The Burning Crusade, you can now opt-in to Blizzard's closed beta for the throwback expansion. Beta testing for WoW Classic's first expansion began this month, Blizzard revealed over on the game's forums (via Wowhead). While still a closed beta, you can sign up to be chosen for beta testing by hitting opt-in over on the expansion's store page, adding your name to the pool of players randomly chosen to receive testing invites. Once selected, the beta should appear alongside your other WoW installs in the Battle.net launcher. Beta testers can choose to create a new character, or carry over any of their existing WoW Classic characters.While unconfirmed, we reckon The Burning Crusade will eventually launch later this summer or fall. You'll be able to boost one existing Classic character to 60 to jump into Outland immediately, with post-launch updates to drip in over the coming months. After that, it's only a matter of time before Classic rolls into WoW's best expansion, Wrath Of The Lich King, right? Blizzard hasn't confirmed as much, but is far from writing it off entirely.A one-time dog sledder, pancake flipper, alien wrangler and indie darling, Nat now scours the internet looking for the hottest PC gaming news. Destined to become Scotland's first Battlemech pilot.

At least in one part of Wales, he is treated as "one of their own". An adopted son of Swansea because of his impact on the pitch and then in the dug-out. It is why the Belgium manager says taking on his one-time homeland will evoke "special memories". Yet with a Welsh history still haunting Belgium going into their World Cup qualifying meeting, Martinez is not dwelling on the past after dismissing the notion Wales are Belgium's bogey team. For the last four fixtures, Belgium have been left frustrated by Wales. The most recent, the European Championships quarter-final five years ago, clearly left a mark; the word "traumatised" was used by one journalist in the press conference ahead of Wednesday's game in Leuven. Since then, Belgium have lost only four times since Martinez was appointed as Marc Wilmots' replacement in the aftermath of Euro 2016, one of which being the 2018 World Cup-semi-final against eventual winners France. Ranked No.1 in the world, they are being tipped by many to make up for that loss in Lille by winning Euro 2020 and be among the contenders in Qatar in 2022. A shock appointment after being sacked by Everton, Martinez contract with the Red Devils has once been extended to take in that tournament, with his role as manager doubled with that of technical director of the Royal Belgian Football Association. Not bad for the man who stepped off a Chester City team coach on his way to a game to accept the job at Swansea in 2007 with zero managerial experience to his name. Martinez, who helped Swansea survive relegation from the Football League as a player before winning promotion to the Championship as a manager, laughs when it's put to him it's all a long way from the Vetch Field. "The memories will be always there and it's part of my life that made me the person I am," he said. "As a coach, everything started there in 2007. The manager I am is part of the experiences I had there. It feels a long, long time ago but you don't forget the memories - you carry those with you." There are those aforementioned memories Belgium wish to forget, though. Aside from Euro 2016, Wales were the last side to beat Belgium in a qualifying fixture. Kevin de Bruyne and may have won 23 and drawn one of the 24 since, but there are still unwanted reminders of Gareth Bale's winning goal in Cardiff in June 2015. "I think that's something from club level - it doesn't happen in international football," said Martinez when asked if Wales had become Belgium's bogey team. "The stats are just for the outside and the media to prepare the game, but internally there is a lot of continuity that can affect the game." Martinez calls it "a brand new encounter" with vice-captain Kevin de Bruyne eager to agree. "We've played them a lot of times in qualification and the last one was tough," said the Manchester City midfielder, who will captain Belgium in the absence of the injured Eden Hazard. "But it depends on the group at the time - we played one when we had already qualified [a 1-1 draw in Brussels in October 2013] so it had less meaning. "This is a very different stage, the first game of a new qualifier, different scenery, totally different players, it's not comparable to what's happened in the past." De Bruyne also acknowledged that the disappointment of Euro 2016 formed the basis for Belgium's improvement under Martinez, claiming the run to the last four in Russia 2018 was forged by what happened against Wales. All under a man whose management style was forged in Wales, the Catalan going from Swansea to Wigan and Everton before his international calling, with coaching badges gained from the Football Association of Wales. He has often returned to Wales for coaching conferences, relaying his experiences but also seeing first-hand the pathway of young talent to the first team. "They've been working with their playing and philosophy for many years now with different personnel," he said. "They have players like the captain (Gareth Bale) with good experience around the new blood coming through with real clarity about how to play because they've been doing it in the youth teams. "So there will be no secrets, from our end or Wales."

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 24 - Italy will mark Dante Day Thursday on the 700th anniversary of the Divine Comedy author's death in Ravenna. The 'Supreme Poet' will be celebrated across the country with the highest-profile event being a televised reading of Canto XXV of the Paradiso by comic actor, director and Dante buff Roberto Benigni at the presidential Quirinal Palace at 19:10 in the presence of President Sergio Mattarella and Culture Minister Dario Franceschini. In the famed canto, Dante's muse Beatrice vouches for the poet and pilgrim's possession of hope in redemption. March 25 was chosen as Dante Day as scholars believe it was on this date that Italy's greatest poet descended into Hell for the first part of his epic journey through the Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso. Later on Thursday Benigni will recite on Rai3 the iconic Paolo and Francesca episode from Canto V of the Inferno, a tale of forbidden love and honour killing that has inspired artists including Rodin and Dante Gabriele Rossetti, as well as countless musical interpretations. Dante as a pilgrim was so struck by the story of passionate love that he fainted in Inferno, while Dante the philosopher and religious thinker condemned the lovers for their adultery. (ANSA).

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 24 - Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio confirmed Italy's commitment to the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Wednesday, sources said. He also confirmed Italy is willing to keep playing a lead role in Iraq, according to the sources. Di Maio said that NATO should do more to manage instability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) area, the sources said. Di Maio and Stoltenberg talked about relations with Russia too, the sources said. (ANSA).

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Microsoft is working on a long-awaited feature for the Teams desktop client that will prevent messages getting lost in the churn. According to the company’s product roadmap, Microsoft Teams will soon allow users to respond to specific messages, quoting the original query in the response. “The original message will be quoted in the reply text box, helping everyone in the chat to more easily understand the message’s context,” Microsoft explained. Check out our list of the best video conferencing services out there We've built a list of the best headsets for conference calls right now Here's our list of the best business webcams on the market The feature will apply to one-on-one conversations, groups and in-meeting text chats and is set to land for all Teams users by the end of next month.The ability to respond to specific messages is nothing new in the world of collaboration tools. Slack, for example, has allowed users to create message chains for years and the Teams mobile app also already offers the feature. The upcoming update will restore parity between the desktop version of Microsoft Teams and its rivals in the field of collaboration. The feature will be particularly helpful in situations in which multiple conversations are occurring in a channel at once. The ability to quote the original message in a reply will make the thread of conversation much easier to follow and ensure fewer queries go unnoticed or unaddressed. Not only will users be able to reply to specific messages, however, but they’ll be given a much wider selection of emojis to use in their responses. Microsoft has also revealed it is working on a major expansion to the Teams emoji library, which will be expanded from just 85 items to more than 800.

When it comes to finding a good gaming monitor deal, it can be hard to strike the right balance between resolution, refresh rate and price. Acer’s Nitro XZ272U handily delivers on all fronts with a QHD resolution and a 165Hz refresh rate, while keeping a reasonable price that is made even better with this $60 discount. You can pick one up now for its lowest ever price of $269.The 1500R curve of this 27-inch panel brings your peripheral vision into the 16:9 cinematic gaming experience. Of course, the star of the show here is that pairing of 1440p resolution and 165Hz refresh rate, but it’s worth highlighting the vivid 130% sRGB color gamut and HDR for a deep and colorful picture at all times. Alongside this are other gaming enthusiast essentials like AMD FreeSync, HDMI and DisplayPort connections and display utility software for customizing your image without fiddling with buttons. And, of course, ergonomics have been kept in mind with VESA-compatible mounting and plenty of height and angle adjustability on its stand. Plus, with blue light shielding technology, your eyes are protected from unnecessary strain over longer sessions.

Andrzej Zawadzki, a lead gameplay designer on Cyberpunk 2077, has announced that he will be leaving CD Projekt Red after nearly eight years with the studio. Zawadzki announced his departure on Twitter, saying, "After almost 8 years, my time at CDPR has come to an end. It's time for the new adventure. To every person I've met on the way – thank you It was an honor and pleasure. See you around :)" After almost 8 years, my time at CDPR has come to an end. It's time for the new adventure.To every person I've met on the way - thank you It was an honor and pleasure.See you around pic.twitter.com/Hts3TE9VzWMarch 22, 2021Zawadzki joined CD Projekt Red as a QA tester, working on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and its DLC Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine. According to his LinkedIn, he was then given the role of Junior Gameplay Designer in 2016 and began working on Cyberpunk 2077. During the course of its development, Zawadzki took on different roles including RPG Coordinator, before becoming the game's Senior Gameplay Designer in March 2020.

Helm Motorcars - a company set up last year to restore and modernise Series 1 Jaguar E-Types - has revealed the first completed car of an initial run of 20. Each Jaguar E-Type Reimagined retains at least 30% of the original, reinforced steel monocoque shell, and the car’s 3.8-litre, naturally aspirated engine has been rebuilt with the addition of fuel injection for added reliability and performance. Producing around 300bhp, 0-62mph could take as little as 4.5sec. The E-Type has registered 160mph on tests conducted on a rolling road. Various elements are completely new: the car features a bespoke five-speed gearbox, speed-sensitive power steering, alloy front brakes, adjustable suspension, a heated screen and soft-close doors, among several additions. All of the wiring is modern too. The renovated interior has been designed and produced by Bill Amberg, whose studio has been in operation for over 30 years. It features a mix of suede and semi-aniline leather throughout, with handcrafted aluminium panels wrapped by Amberg’s team of leather experts. Leather also features on the toggle switches, steering wheel and grab handles, and every example of the car comes with a matching luggage set. It is claimed that a total of 3800 hours of work go into each individual E-Type. Helm says the base price for the Jaguar E-Type Reimagined is £420,000, with prices rising depending on the exact demands of each customer. Of the 20 examples to be built, two have already been sold. Company founder Chedeen Battick is said to have spent more than a decade tracking down and restoring Jaguars for Automo, another E-Type specialist. “I wanted to create the E-Type the way I feel it should be, remaining sensitive to its history, but without a vinyl interior, and without the hassle of carburettor trouble,” said Chedeen. “We combine British craftsmanship with the finest standards of modern automotive engineering, instilling a feeling of love, care and attention to detail within each component.” The original Jaguar E-Type was designed by Malcolm Sayer in 1961. The first Helm car will be launched on 24 March, with private viewings available on request.

Worthington, who won eight England caps and scored twice for the national team, began his career at Huddersfield Town. He went on to make more than 200 appearances for Leicester City and played for clubs including Bolton, Birmingham City, Southampton, Leeds United and Sunderland. He also had a spell as player-manager of Tranmere Rovers. Former Leicester striker and BBC Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker paid tribute, tweeting: "Profoundly saddened to hear that Frank Worthington has died. He was my boyhood hero when he was at LCFC. "A beautiful footballer, a maverick and a wonderful character who was so kind to this young apprentice when he joined the club. RIP Frank [Elvis]." Worthington was known as much for his flamboyant antics off the pitch as he was for his maverick talents on it. He played in 22 consecutive Football League seasons from 1966 to 1987, scoring 266 goals in 882 appearances in all competitions. In 14 of those campaigns he played in the top division, notching 150 goals in 466 matches, and won the Golden Boot award playing for Bolton in 1978-79 as the leading scorer ahead of Liverpool's Kenny Dalglish and Arsenal's Frank Stapleton. It was during that season he scored one of the defining goals of his career against Ipswich at Burnden Park in April 1979, juggling the ball with his back to goal on the edge of the penalty area before turning, knocking the ball over the onrushing defenders and volleying low into the corner. He was player-manager of Tranmere between 1985-87 before having a number of short spells at non-league clubs including Chorley and Weymouth. He was player-coach at hometown club Halifax in the 1991-92 season. He made all eight of his England appearances in 1974, scoring in friendlies against Bulgaria and Argentina. In a statement, the Professional Footballers Association said: "We are very sad to hear the news about Frank Worthington. He was a great player and great character who lit up the game. He was also a marvellous after dinner entertainer with his football tales. "Our deepest sympathies to Carol and all his family. Frank will be much missed but never forgotten." Former Bolton striker Alan Gowling, who provided the assist for Worthington's famous goal against Ipswich, told BBC Radio Manchester: "Frank was a really skilful player. We always used to have a little laugh about the fact I used to do all his running for him while he was doing all the show business bits. "Frank was up there with the George Bests and people of that ilk in football. He had this image of being the playboy. In fairness to him he enjoyed a social life, but his football came first. "I'll remember him as a good friend a great footballer with the best left foot I have ever seen on anybody." In 2016, Worthington's daughter, Kim Malou, announced that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, something he publicly denied the following day. In a statement, his wife Carol said: "Frank brought joy to so many people throughout his career and in his private life. "He will be greatly missed by everyone who loved him so much." 'One of the game's great entertainers' - Phil McNulty's tribute Frank Worthington will be remembered as one of the game's great entertainers, a magnificently gifted striker with a colourful lifestyle that made him revered by team-mates and loved by supporters everywhere. Ian Greaves, his manager at Huddersfield Town and Bolton Wanderers described him as "the working man's George Best." There were similarities on and off the field but nothing must ever disguise or downplay the wonderful natural ability that made the tall Worthington one of the game's most silky and effective attackers. He graced a host of clubs throughout his career but even that may path may have taken a different turn when he moved from Huddersfield Town to Liverpool for £150,000 in summer 1972. The traditional signing pictures were taken with Liverpool manager Bill Shankly and his then right-hand man Bob Paisley only for Worthington to fail the medical on the grounds of "high blood pressure." Who knows how he would have fared at Anfield but Leicester City, who he joined shortly afterwards, and all those clubs he subsequently played for were eternally grateful that they were able to benefit from the services of this one-off maverick - he even had a picture of his idol Elvis Presley on his desk when player-manager at Tranmere Rovers - who brought excitement and entertainment wherever he went. Worthington only won eight England caps but he played in an era when unpredictability was often greeted with suspicion. He enjoyed a glorious career in which he stayed true to his footballing principles that the game was about entertainment and enjoyment and everyone who witnessed him in action will be glad that he did.

In just about any other year, the ad’s boldly proclaimed tagline, “Stay positive,” would be seen as straightforward encouragement to remember to look on the bright side of things and be thankful for all the little sources of happiness you’ve been blessed with. However, with the ad coming in the middle of a global pandemic, where many people’s inner monologues consist of bouncing back and forth between the questions “Am I/my family/my friends going to get sick?” and “Wait…are we already sick but just don’t know it yet?”, some people’s immediate interpretation of the word “positive” isn’t in the sense of “happy,” but “infected,” making it seem like Seibu Sogo is saying “Make sure that your COVID-19 infection lasts through the holidays!” It’s probably not helping that the Stay Positive print poster shows two friends giving each other hugs with extremely extended arms, standing so far apart that they’re not even in the same room, visually hammering home a reminder that the coronavirus is floating around out there right before bringing up the word “positive.” Negative online reactions have included: “Get ready for Christmas by staying infected!” “I know I shouldn’t, but I can’t help laughing about this.” “NOBODY noticed this?” “We’re at the point now where advertising production companies really should have two or three people who’re really good at foreign languages on their design teams.” “They should contract for a native speaker to check these things.” “Should have gone with something like ‘Stay strong’ instead.” “This is terrible, Seibu. The meaning of ‘Stay positive for Crhismas’ [sic] depends on things like the time and conditions in which it’s said.” On the other hand, a number of commenters have no problem with the ads, instead taking them in the way that they were obviously intended. “’Stay positive’ is a perfectly normal way to say ‘stay upbeat.’” “I think Seibu Sogo’s ad is fine. It’s better than ‘Save the World from Kyoto,’ anyway.” “If you hear ‘Stay positive’ and you think the only thing they could be talking about is the coronavirus, I think you’ve got something wrong with your head.” “Come on now, let’s try to think more positively.” In Seibu Sogo’s defense, the English word “positive,” with the corrupted pronunciation pojitibu, is a commonly used loanword in Japanese, and is used only in the sense of “happy/optimistic.” While there’s plenty of talk about people’s coronavirus infection status going on in Japan these days, when speaking of someone who’s tested positive for a disease, the term used is always the indigenous Japanese yosei, or alternatively kansensha (“infected person”). The use of “stay” also nudges the needle towards the “happy” interpretation of positive, since saying “stay infected” would sort of imply that being infected is mankind’s default state, which isn’t the case. Sources: Seibu Sogo, Twitter/@cetus03 via Jin, Twitter Read more stories from SoraNews24.

Teachers, parents and the broader community are being asked to help shape the new English and Maths syllabuses for Kindergarten to Year 2. The release of the new curriculum for feedback is the first major milestone in the NSW Government’s ambitious curriculum reform, which will see a renewed focus on the core subjects of English, maths and science. The new syllabus will start to rollout next year. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the new evidence-based curriculum would deliver on the government’s goals of decluttering and raising standards to equip students for the jobs of the future. “The new curriculum prioritises the basics and will ensure students develop strong foundations in maths and English,” Ms Berejiklian said. “Thank you to the 45 expert Kindergarten to Year 2 teachers who have already met with the NSW Education Standards Authority to review and provide feedback on the new curriculum content. “The curriculum is more explicit in the direction of what Kindergarten to Year 2 students need to be taught and does not leave room for interpretation. “We are now calling on all NSW teachers, parents and the broader community to provide their feedback on the draft Kindergarten to Year 2 curriculum.” Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell said literacy and numeracy skills were critical to unlocking young people’s potential while at school, improving their academic outcomes and enhancing their life choices. “The evidence speaks for itself, and we need all teachers following the evidence, teaching essential knowledge in evidence-based sequences,” Ms Mitchell said. “We have prioritised essential content and provided clear examples to teachers to reduce ambiguity. “Teachers are the drivers of student outcomes. By reducing the clutter and confusion for teachers, it allows them to focus on their students. “Our approach to these reforms is evidence-driven and focused on student success. The feedback we have had from teachers so far is very positive and confirms we are moving in the right direction.” Visit the NESA website to read the consultation materials and have your say: educationstandards.nsw.edu.auExternal link Public consultation closes on 30 April 2021.

Nick: PRODEXOR Real name: Ahmed How old are you?: 18 Which Games you play? and for how long?(each of them): i playing cs 1.6 and zombie Where are you from?(country and city): egypt from Albuhera Describe yourself(at least 50 words): im a good gay and i helping all my friends and other also and i working in my projuets and my activity very good i think all here know my activity It is true that I was not interested in the staff because I was busy, and now I felt that I was capable of this grade and everyone knows about me that I do not like to bother anyone or make him get angry with me Note some of your qualities: Polite and interested in my studies and solving friends' problems Tell us some of your defects: Lies Had you before any kind of responsabilities(describe it): I have a year and a half and I am here with my friends and I had a moderator in ts3 and I joined some projects v.g.rs & Journalist & Authors & and I am now here I joined it and as I am continuing On which category/categories have you been active lately?(describe your activity): V.G.R & Journalist & Authors Which category/project you want to care off?: I don't want any more. I have already joined the projects I had it How well you speak english?(and other languages): i speak arbic 100% / and English 65 or 70 % Do you use TS3? Do you have an active microphone?: nah i just have ts3 but i don't have mic For how long can you be active after you get accepted?(days, weeks, months, years): I am active everyday Contact methods: fb , wsup, ts3 , pm Last request: https://csblackdevil.com/forums/topic/384149-request-recruitmentsolutioned/

One of the most-loved apps on Windows 10 is set for a significant upgrade in the next major update to the software. Notepad, the word processor app bundled with Windows, will soon become a separate Store-updateable application, with its own section and page on the Microsoft Store. This means that Notepad users will now be able to receive new features and upgrades automatically via the Microsoft Store as soon as they are available, rather than needing to wait for new additions to be bundled with a wider Windows 10 OS update. These are the best text editors around today Forget Windows, Linux or MacOS: Our choice of the best alternative operating systems And here's our pick of the best productivity tools Notepad upgrade Some reports have also claimed that Notepad has been moved out of its traditional place in the Windows Accessories folder, moving over to have its own place in the Start menu, showing that the app is getting a lot more attention from Microsoft all of a sudden.Notepad has come automatically installed in Windows since version 1.0 of the operating system was released back in 1985, with sister program WordPad was automatically installed beginning in 1995 as part of the Windows 95 operating system. The update comes as part of the newly-announced Windows 10 21H2 “Sun Valley Update” test build, which Microsoft is rolling out to testers in its Dev Channel now. Version Build 21337 or newer of this release will see Notepad updates automatically pushed via the Microsoft Store. Sun Valley is set to bring a number of upgrades and changes to Windows 10, including a whole new look for many of the platform's most po[CENSORED]r apps and services. Reports earlier this year claimed this includes pop-up alert boxes being changed by adding rounded corners – which is becoming something of a theme for the desktop OS. Microsoft is also apparently looking at updating the background colors to common colors, and to make it so that when the box isn’t being actively highlighted by the cursor, the close button border is removed. This move to rounded corners looks to be coming to a number of Windows 10’s core apps, the Settings panel, and other major elements of the desktop UI including the Start menu and Action Center. Sun Valley is expected to get a wider launch in Microsoft's second feature update of 2021 (the 21H2 update).Also check out our roundup of the

Because it's hard to get a modern graphics card, some suppliers are now trying to meet demand for entry-level options by re-launching older products. Earlier this month we reported that Japanese vendor Kuroutoshikou decided to re-start sales of its GeForce GTX 1050 Ti boards. This past weekend the card made it into retail, but its price is far from what we usually consider an entry-level. The unit costs ¥22,800 ($210 with taxes), according to Akiba PC Hotline. Meanwhile, such boards can cost even more in the U.S. The Kuroutoshikou GF-GTX1050Ti-E4GB/SF/P2 is produced by Palit Microsystems and is based on Nvidia's GP107-400 graphics processor, with 768 CUDA cores (featuring the Pascal architecture and introduced in October 26, 2016) paired with 4GB of 128-bit GDDR5 memory with a 7 GT/s data transfer speed. The card has three display outputs: DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b and a DVI-D for legacy monitors (fitting for a legacy architecture). As for compatibility, the board does not require an auxiliary PCIe power connector and will fit into most desktops, including Mini-ITX systems, but not low-profile machines. Nvidia's 4.5-years old GPU will hardly deliver sufficient performance in modern games (unless maybe you're happy to dial down most settings). Its performance should be comparable to or higher than that of Intel's Iris Xe G7 (96 EUs) integrated GPU, so it is still faster than the vast majority of integrated graphics solutions that are used today.Given that the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is outdated in terms of performance and architecture, demand for such a product would be close to zero under normal conditions. But today the GPU market does not act normally, which is why the price of the product exceeds $200. In fact, Akiba PC Hotline claims that a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti was priced at ¥11,000 with taxes in October, 2019. So, in less than two years this outdated product has become twice as expensive in, at least in Japan. But if you thought that was bad, it's worse in other countries. Based on data from CamelCamelCamel, new GTX 1050 Ti boards were recently sold for betwee $399 – $599 at Amazon.com. So maybe it's time to dig through your closet and see if your old graphics card could finance a new CPU or SSD upgrade.

As build-up to Wrath of the Druids, the first paid expansion for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, a free seasonal event began on March 18. Called the Ostara Festival, it's an Easter-themed fair taking place in the village of Ravensthorpe. There are Easter egg hunts, competitions, invading spirits, and a quest to become the May Queen. However, many players were prevented from taking part in all that because they experienced crashes when they tried. "We're aware of increased instances of crashes in and around Ravensthorpe since the release of Title Update 1.2.0", Ubisoft said on Friday. "Our team is working on a solution that should be ready sometime next week. We thank you for your patience in the meantime." The culprit was apparently the festival decorations added to Ravensthorpe by the update. A hotfix has now removed them, and there's a fuller patch to come. As Ubisoft explained, "We’re deploying a server-side hotfix to address a rise in crashing near Ravensthorpe. Settlement decorations will be temporarily removed and Ostara Festival quests involving decorations will not be completable. Thanks for your patience as our team releases a permanent fix soon!" The Ostara Festival was due to run until April 8. Wrath of the Druids, which takes Eivor to Ireland, will be available on April 29.

About a decade ago, Shreya Kangovi and colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania interviewed 1,500 people in Philadelphia on porches, at hospital bedsides, and in shelters — people who were living in high-poverty communities. All the people interviewed were asked one question: What makes it hard for you to stay healthy? “Patients told us, for example … that health care providers were constantly setting them up to fail because we give people goals that are not realistic,” said Kangovi, an associate professor of medicine at Penn and a leading national expert on the use of community health workers to improve po[CENSORED]tion health. “We say, ‘Mr. Jones, you need to take your Lasix,” Kangovi said. “Well, [Mr. Jones] needs to keep his job as a bus driver, and he can’t stop to pee every 30 minutes.” Kangovi and her team used those interviews to develop IMPaCT, a standardized, scalable program that leverages community health workers — trusted lay people from local communities — to improve health. IMPaCT has been delivered to over 10,000 high-risk patients in the Philadelphia region. And in the last three years, it has become the most widely disseminated community health worker program in the United States, having been replicated by organizations across 18 different states, including the Veterans Health Administration, state Medicaid programs, and integrated health care organizations. Kangovi said she thinks of community health workers as a bridge between communities and health systems and other systems of care. Unlike other kinds of health care professionals who are strictly defined by licensure and degrees, community health workers share life experience with the people they serve and often have leadership roles within the community, so they can leverage trust in unique ways. Typically, community health workers are paired with people in high-poverty neighborhoods who are battling a confluence of health and social inequities, from housing insecurity to high blood pressure. “We are not actually in the midst of a novel pandemic of coronavirus,” Kangovi said. “But rather what we’re seeing is actually just a manifestation of a pandemic that’s been going on for a much longer time, and that is the pandemic of injustice.” Despite overall improvements in po[CENSORED]tion health, Kangovi said, health disparities like cardiovascular disease have persisted over time, particularly in marginalized communities of color. There is about a 20-year gap in life expectancy between the richest Americans and the poorest Americans. But the primary focus of physicians has been to address risk factors for disease such as smoking or diabetes. And the same has been true of the COVID-19 response in Black, Asian, and Latino American communities, where the death rate is disproportionately higher than that of white Americans. “What we are calling risk factors are just, in fact, intervening mechanisms,” Kangovi said. “And actually the cause of disease is the underlying socioeconomic conditions.” Local and federal policies such as immigration and labor laws, neighborhood and domestic exposure to violence, air, and water pollution — these all set the stage for certain groups to have a disproportionate burden of disease. Kangovi said unlike doctors who focus on treating health outcomes such as diabetes or hypertension on the downstream of injustice, community health workers can intervene at all stages because they share life experience of discrimination and disadvantage with those they serve.At 13, Nahar Alam was forced into an arranged marriage in her birth country of Bangladesh. Alam married a local police officer, and he quickly became physically abusive. Looking for a way out, she fled to the United States in 1993 and found work as a caretaker. “I came to this country to survive,” recalled Alam. “ But then I worked as a babysitter, and I found so much abuse there which is not reported.” Settling in Brooklyn, New York, where she had no family to depend on and little English proficiency, she would soon encounter another form of abuse in the homes of her employers. Exhausted and overworked from 12-hour-plus shifts, Alam said she would make as little as $75 a week. And it was common to be denied time off. She even recalls her employers socially isolating her and workers like her by denying them access to the phone. “And then I thought, let me find out how I can help myself and others,” Alam said. Stressed by those working conditions, three years later she became a volunteer for Sakhi for South Asian Women, a nonprofit domestic-violence prevention organization. There, she connected with other South Asian immigrant women working as caretakers, cooks, and cleaners in domestic settings who were also experiencing a spectrum of workplace abuses. “There was nobody to listen to us,” Alam said. “We started the program just to talk to each other, listen to each other, and [do] outreach for each other.” The women found power in their shared experiences, and together they worked to promote fair working conditions and minimum wage and labor standards, and organized demonstrations outside the homes of exploitative employers. Then in 1998, Alam founded her own organization, Andolan — one of the first domestic workers’ groups to emerge in New York. Composed of a handful of South Asian domestic workers, Alam and her team helped women through lawsuits against abusive employers and linked them to a range of city services. In 2010, in collaboration with a local labor network called Domestic Workers United, they fought for better working protections and ushered in the first Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. Alam’s self-advocacy turned into powerful community advocacy. Now, she’s the program associate at the Diabetes Research, Education and Action for Minorities Initiative (DREAM), a community health worker intervention that addresses the burden of cardiovascular disease in New York City’s Bangladeshi community. “If you hear ‘organizer,’ ‘housekeeper,’ ‘babysitter,’ or ‘community advocate,’ that’s the same [thing] as a community health worker,” Alam said. The same way I advocated for people [then] is the same way I’m doing it now in the health care system.”

Veterans make up an important portion of Washington State University’s student po[CENSORED]tion, with 3.1% of students either previously or currently serving in the military, according to Fall 2020 student data. This is a distinctive student po[CENSORED]tion that brings a unique set of experiences and abilities to the classroom. On WSU’s Pullman campus, two English department faculty members, who happen to be veterans themselves, are doing what they can to build awareness and understanding of this unique student po[CENSORED]tion by delivering Student Veterans Awareness training for English 101 faculty members. “Veterans, military members, and their families are a vital and vibrant part of the WSU Cougar community,” said Mike Edwards, an assistant professor of English. “We want these students to know that they are welcome here and that their service and life experiences are valued.” Edwards, a US Army veteran and previous instructor at the US Military Academy at West Point, has been teaching the Student Veterans Awareness training for fellow English faculty members every year since 2013. Elijah Coleman, another English faculty member who is a Marine veteran, co-leads the training. The training is part of an ongoing, year-long, professional development series required for faculty members teaching English 101 courses. “The idea is to cast as wide a net as possible in creating awareness of student veterans. Virtually everyone takes English 101 when they first start college, so we know there will be a significant po[CENSORED]tion of student veterans in those courses,” said Edwards. “New instructors also start with English 101, so we want to start them out early with an understanding of this unique student community.” The training is designed to inform instructors on how to recognize veteran students in their classrooms and how to better understand various cultural attributes that can distinguish those in the military and veteran community. “Many faculty members don’t have any experience working with veterans, and it’s our goal to introduce them to recognize these students and understand the military experiences they’ve had,” said Edwards. According to Coleman, one prominent topic of discussion during the course is the positive impact those who have military experience can have on the classroom. “Student veterans and their families bring a wealth of experience and perspective to our classrooms. Learning about student veterans and their families helps instructors learn how to better tap the drive and energy and commitment that they bring from service,” said Coleman. “For example, veterans are problem solvers by training and necessity. Learning how to revise assignments to provide more clarity in instructions enables a student veteran to channel their critical thinking and problem-solving experience.” “Many have also travelled the world and interacted with people from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds,” said Edwards, who was deployed to Afghanistan while teaching at West Point. “Those experiences give them very valuable and interesting perspectives to engage with during class discussions.” The course also explores the unique challenges and special needs experienced by veterans and how to promote better inclusive practices to make the classroom a welcoming space for all students. “We want faculty members to be able to spot a student in crisis, so they can intervene and get them help if they need it,” said Edwards. “More broadly speaking, we want faculty members to understand some of the challenges that veterans can face, including PTSD, access to health care, and other important issues.” Both Edwards and Coleman say they have seen a positive impact come from the training, reflected in feedback from fellow faculty members. “The most immediate impact we’ve seen has been greater understanding of and respect for veterans and their families, not just in awareness of the challenges and issues they face, but also in awareness of the incredible skills and experiences they bring to their communities and their workplaces,” said Coleman. “After the sessions we’ve hosted, I’ve heard feedback that our work has led many instructors to revise and clarify assignments and goals in ways that helped all students, especially students from non-traditional backgrounds.” Edwards and Coleman are currently working with WSU Academic Outreach and Innovation (AOI) and Student Affairs to bring their Veteran’s Awareness Training to a wider audience across the WSU university system. “We would like to spread the word to more faculty members in all WSU academic departments, potentially in a virtual environment available to all,” said Edwards. “We feel that this is important training to help our great Cougar faculty members be the best instructors they can be, while letting every student know that they are welcome and valued at WSU.”