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Artist: kunno Real Name: Guillerno Kunno Birth Date /Place: 8 de mayo del 2000 Age: 21 Social status (Single / Married): Single Artist Picture: Musical Genres: reggaeton Awards:- Top 3 Songs (Names): tal vez no, crush,que perra soy . Other Information:🤮
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https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/02/politics/biden-covid-omicron-republican-blockade/index.html The entrenched Republican opposition to public health measures like vaccine and mask mandates has become one of the most difficult challenges facing President Joe Biden as he tries to fulfill his campaign promise to shut down the Covid-19 pandemic. GOP leaders for months have simultaneously blamed Biden for failing to stamp out the virus while becoming the party hellbent on protecting the rights of the unvaccinated, even if that means putting the health and safety of all other Americans at risk. The Gordian knot they have created for Biden was on full display once again Wednesday when -- at virtually the same time that the first case of the Omicron variant was discovered in the US -- several Republican senators threatened to derail a stopgap measure that will avert a government shutdown Friday night unless their colleagues acceded to their demand for a vote on defunding Biden's vaccine requirement for large employers. With unvaccinated Americans now about three times as likely to lean Republican as Democratic, Biden has found few influential GOP allies to help him push his case for vaccinations in deep red areas where Americans remain most resistant to getting them. Summing up what has become a central talking point for GOP candidates as they head into the 2022 midterm primaries, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters on Wednesday that his party should "use every tool we have to protect people's rights, and the vaccine mandates are illegal, they're abusive and they're hurting this country." But Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, warned that forcing a shutdown over a health measure intended to save lives would prove disastrous for the Republican Party: "I certainly hope they don't shut out the lights of this government (in) some kind of bold display of stupidity," he said. Not all Senate Republicans are going along with the machinations of conservative lawmakers -- namely Sens. Roger Marshall of Kansas and Mike Lee of Utah -- who would like to force a showdown over vaccine mandates. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters Wednesday that he thought "we're gonna be OK" as he worked to avert a shutdown. But this latest battle exemplified the degree to which America's chances of emerging from the pandemic anytime soon will continue to be dampened by the partisan posturing over public health measures. The contretemps on Capitol Hill is unfolding at a time when many Americans are anxious about whether they will be protected against the Omicron variant and just as Biden was slated to deliver a speech Thursday laying out his plans for the next phase of confronting the pandemic at the National Institutes of Health. The President pushed ahead with the vaccine requirements for large employers (whose workers could opt out if they adhered to routine testing) and certain health care workers after countless public health experts argued that the only way to end the pandemic was by increasing vaccination rates. Biden has gotten little help from Republicans as he has pleaded for Americans to get vaccinated. Tthe mandates had been slated to go into effect in January as the President faces the reality that roughly 45 million American adults are still unvaccinated -- and are unlikely to be persuaded by his arguments.
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https://www.earthrangers.com/top-10/top-ten-tiger-facts/ 1) Tigers are the largest cat species in the world reaching up to 3.3 meters in length and weighing up to 670 pounds! tiger sitting in the grass 2) Tigers are easily recognizable with their dark vertical stripes and reddish/orange fur. tiger sleeping 3) The Bengal tiger is the most common tiger. Bengal tiger 4) Tigers live between 20-26 years in the wild. tiger face 5) Adult tigers generally live alone. Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) 6) Unlike most other cats, tigers are great swimmers and actually like the water. wet tiger Photo credit: Flickr User Tambako The Jaguar 7) Cubs are born blind and only open their eyes 1-2 weeks after birth. 😎 Cubs start learning to hunt at six months of age but stay with their moms until they are about 18 months old. mom licking tiger cub Photo credit: Flickr user Tambako the Jaguar 9) Tigers are stalk and ambush hunters; they lie in wait slowly creeping towards their prey until they are close enough to pounce. hiding tiger Photo credit: Flickr user Tambako The Jaguar 10) Tigers communicate using scent markings, visual signals and lots of sounds like roars, growls, snarls, grunts, moans, mews and hisses.
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https://hiconsumption.com/best-motorcycles/ A new generation of Ducati Streetfighter powered by the Bologna-based marque’s all-new V4 engine platform, the Streetfighter V4 is essentially a stripped-down version of Ducati’s Panigale V4 superbike. As such, the Streetfighter V4 not only gets a 1,103cc V4 engine that generates well-over 200hp, but also an advanced suite of electronic rider assists, down-force-generating winglets, a TFT display, top-of-the-line running gear, and one of the meanest-looking two-wheeled designs in recent history. It admittedly doesn’t come cheap, though the Streetfighter V4 genuinely does offer world-class performance capabilities, with top speeds of over 200mph. Ducati also sells the Ohlins-equipped S-spec for an extra couple grand over the already-incredibly-capable base model.
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https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/02/us/michigan-oxford-high-school-shooting-thursday/index.html Oxford, Michigan (CNN)The timeline of events leading up to a deadly high school shooting Tuesday in Michigan reveals there were concerns about the teen suspect's behavior before the tragedy that left four dead and seven injured. The day before Ethan Crumbley, 15, allegedly opened fire on his classmates at Oxford High School, the student met "with school personnel about some concerning behavior," Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. And hours before the shooting Tuesday, Crumbley and his parents had a meeting with school officials about a different issue, according to Bouchard, who declined to expand on the details of those discussions. During Crumbley's arraignment Wednesday, authorities said they found two videos on Crumbley's cell phone in which he talked about shooting and killing students at the high school. Another piece of evidence investigators uncovered is a journal that was in Crumbley's backpack that detailed his "desire to shoot up the school to include murdering students," Lt. Tim Willis said during the arraignment. Here's why the suspected Michigan school shooter has been charged with terrorism Here's why the suspected Michigan school shooter has been charged with terrorism Video from the school shows the assailant fired at the victims at close range, often aiming at the head or chest, Bouchard told CNN Wednesday. In court, prosecutors said video from school surveillance cameras showed Crumbley with a backpack, and a minute later exiting a bathroom without the backpack and with a gun in hand. Crumbley began firing outside the bathroom, prosecutor Marc Keast said. After students started running away, he proceeded down the hallway at a "methodical pace" and shot inside classrooms and at students who hadn't escaped, Keast said. That continued for another four or five minutes until he went to another bathroom, Keast said. When deputies arrived, he set down the gun and surrendered. Crumbley on Wednesday was charged as an adult with terrorism causing death and four counts of first-degree murder. He also faces seven counts of assault with intent to murder and 12 counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, Oakland County prosecutor Karen D. McDonald said. "There's a lot of digital evidence ... there's video, there's things that have been on social media, but you probably don't even need to see that to know how terrifying it is to be in close proximity of another student shooting and killing fellow students. I mean, it's terror," McDonald told CNN of the terrorism charge. Addressing the first-degree murder charges, McDonald told reporters the accusation "requires premeditation and I am absolutely sure after reviewing the evidence that it isn't even a close call, it was absolutely premeditated." Crumbley's lawyer entered a not guilty plea on the teen's behalf Wednesday during the arraignment. The judge scheduled a probable cause hearing for December 13 and a preliminary examination hearing for December 20. He's currently being held at the Oakland County Jail. Additionally, McDonald has indicated her office is considering charges against Crumbley's parents, with the potential charges stemming from the parents owning a firearm, which McDonald said comes with legal responsibilities like securing the gun properly and ensuring ammunition is kept separate. The weapon authorities said was used in the shooting, a 9mm Sig Sauer SP2022 semiautomatic pistol, was purchased by Crumbley's father four days before the shooting, Bouchard said Tuesday. CNN has pressed the prosecutor to speak on whether evidence was recovered to support potential charges and which charges are being considered. The prosecutor declined to go into detail citing the investigation, but reiterated that an announcement would be made as soon as possible regarding whether charges would be brought.
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The Coalition for a Level Playing Field includes several European Union (EU)-based companies led by open source hosted cloud storage vendor Nextcloud. “This is quite similar to what Microsoft did when it killed competition in the [web] browser market, stopping nearly all browser innovation for over a decade. Copy an innovators' product, bundle it with your own dominant product and kill their business, then stop innovating,” says Frank Karlitschek, CEO and founder of Nextcloud. Arguing that Microsoft’s behavior is bad for the consumers, the coalition has asked the EC to enforce a level playing field for all the players, and ensure that Microsoft doesn’t leverage its dominant market position in the operating system sector to drive out competition in other segments. On their homepage, the coalition suggests that the anti-competitive behaviour of Big Tech is not only killing competition, but in doing so is harming the consumers and business. Microsoft is integrating [Microsoft] 365 deeper and deeper in their service and software portfolio, including Windows. OneDrive is pushed wherever users deal with file storage and Teams is a default part of Windows 11. This makes it nearly impossible to compete with their SaaS [Software-as-a-Service] services,” reasons the coalition. To further drive home the point, it argues that while Microsoft, Google, and Amazon have grown their market share to 66% in the EU, the share of local providers has contracted from 26% to 16%. If you looking to make you business data omnipresent, these are the best business cloud storage services
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As the global semiconductor crunch grinds on, the major fabless companies—those without the sort of silicon manufacturing capability of a company like Intel—are fighting over limited wafer capacity so that they can continue to sell products with volume. The biggest of these companies by far is Apple. The staggering amount of money in the Cupertino company’s bank accounts mean that it's first in line to take up the limited capacity on offer from TSMC, leaving other fabless companies, such as Qualcomm, AMD and Nvidia fighting over what's left. AMD in particular, despite its apparent success, simply doesn't have the really big dollars to fight these larger companies in order to guarantee a good enough chip supply. Even in the last day or so, news comes that AMD is raising its GPU prices due to a rise in TSMC's costs. The way things are now, most current generation PC products (and consoles too) sell out as soon as they come into stock. Woeful graphics card prices are a meme at this point, DDR5 memory is being scalped at ridiculous prices and even motherboards continue to creep upwards in price thanks to component shortages. And that's just on the supply side. The pandemic means more people work from home. They need PC’s and laptops because their tablets and phones don’t have the grunt to deal with most workflows and multitasking. And with lockdowns and more time at home, we have more time to play games. This means we have a supply and demand double whammy. Companies know they have a rare opportunity to capitalise and make huge profits, but in order to do that, they need reliable component suppliers too. Taiwan based TSMC, the major supplier of many of the CPUs, GPUs and components that are critical to the running of our PCs, isn't the only chip maker, even it it is the most technologically advanced one at this point in time. AMD's Zen 4 processors are rumored to be built on TSMCs 5nm node. It's been reported that next generation Nvidia GPUs will also be built by TSMC, and not Samsung. So with Apple hogging a lot of TSMC's advanced node production capacity, and Nvidia joining the fight over what's left, AMD could find itself being squeezed out by its more cash flush competitors. A picutre of Samsung's Austin, Texas facility That brings us to Zen 5. It's a given that AMD would never partner with Intel. Global Foundries (AMD's former fab division) and UMC aren't trying to compete with TSMC on the bleeding edge nodes, but Samsung is, and it may be that AMD is uniquely positioned to partner with the Korean giant to manufacture its future products. If such a move happens, we're unlikely to see the fruits of the partnership for a few years. These decisions are made years in advance as the design of a CPU and the node it is manufactured on are very much tied together. You can be sure that Zen 5 development is well underway, so if such a move were to happen, the documents have probably already been signed. Black Friday deals Black Friday 2021 deals: the place to go for the all the best early Black Friday bargains. We can't ignore the current geopolitical tensions. The China and Taiwan issue isn’t going to go away anytime soon, and it's certain that a global leader in manufacturing like TSMC is a pawn on the minds of Chinese and Taiwanese leaders. Relying on one manufacturer can be catastrophic if there is a supply side shock. However, if the political situation deteriorates further, the loss of TSMC output would make the current semiconductor shortage look like the effect a couple of burnt muffins has on a Sunday cake stall. Should AMD partner with Samsung, they’ll be neighbours. Samsung has announced the construction of a new $17B plant in Taylor, Texas which is just a few kilometers up the road from Austin, Texas. Guess who else has a significant corporate presence in Austin? You guessed it. AMD. Though such a geographical link may prove entirely coincidental, a USA based cutting edge mega foundry won’t have to go far to find customers. Smart money wouldn’t bet against AMD being one of them.
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The PC was declared the Ultimate Hardware of All Time at the Golden Joystick Awards yesterday, an obvious and completely correct acknowledgement that PCs both predate and outpace any game console you care to name. As Gabe Newell put it in his award acceptance speech, "Gamers and developers have benefited enormously from the relentless innovation in PC gaming hardware." But if PC is the ultimate gaming hardware, then what, you might reasonably ask, is the ultimate game? That, according to the Golden Joysticks, is FromSoftware's 2011 ARPG Dark Souls, which beat out other contenders in the fan-voted category including Doom, Half-Life 2, Minecraft, Halo: Combat Evolved, Grand Theft Auto 5, Portal, and Space Invaders. "Thank you very much for receiving such a wonderful award," Dark Souls director Hidetaka Miyazaki said in a statement reported by Yahoo Japan (via Google Translate). "It's still unbelievable that the user chose from the nominated works, but I feel it's a great honor." Sponsored Links Top 30 Most Beautiful Women in the World HealthyWomanMag Miyazaki also paid tribute to his colleagues at FromSoftware, saying that newcomers to the studio when it began working on Dark Souls are now "the core of the latest effort, Elden Ring." It's interesting to recall, in light of this award, that the original release of Dark Souls on PC, the Prepare to Die edition, was really quite a mess. FromSoftware described it ahead of launch as "strictly a port from the console version," with no optimizations for PC, and they weren't kidding: Among other issues, it was locked to 720p/30fps at launch, which even in 2013 was definitely not cool. Modding hero Peter "Durante" Thoman quickly released a patch that did away with those graphical limitations, but it still suffered from wonky sound and brutally bad mouse-and-keyboard controls. It wasn't until the 2018 release of Dark Souls Remastered that we got an out-of-the-box experience that didn't look like it was deliberately calculated to make us all buy PS3s. Hopefully the rollout of FromSoftware's latest soulslike will be a lot smoother: Elden Ring is currently set to arrive sometime in February 2022.
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PC Gamer is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Dark Souls named 'Ultimate Game of All Time' By Andy Chalk 3 days ago Director Hidetaka Miyazaki said he was "deeply moved" by the honor. The PC was declared the Ultimate Hardware of All Time at the Golden Joystick Awards yesterday, an obvious and completely correct acknowledgement that PCs both predate and outpace any game console you care to name. As Gabe Newell put it in his award acceptance speech, "Gamers and developers have benefited enormously from the relentless innovation in PC gaming hardware." But if PC is the ultimate gaming hardware, then what, you might reasonably ask, is the ultimate game? That, according to the Golden Joysticks, is FromSoftware's 2011 ARPG Dark Souls, which beat out other contenders in the fan-voted category including Doom, Half-Life 2, Minecraft, Halo: Combat Evolved, Grand Theft Auto 5, Portal, and Space Invaders. "Thank you very much for receiving such a wonderful award," Dark Souls director Hidetaka Miyazaki said in a statement reported by Yahoo Japan (via Google Translate). "It's still unbelievable that the user chose from the nominated works, but I feel it's a great honor." It's interesting to recall, in light of this award, that the original release of Dark Souls on PC, the Prepare to Die edition, was really quite a mess. FromSoftware described it ahead of launch as "strictly a port from the console version," with no optimizations for PC, and they weren't kidding: Among other issues, it was locked to 720p/30fps at launch, which even in 2013 was definitely not cool. Modding hero Peter "Durante" Thoman quickly released a patch that did away with those graphical limitations, but it still suffered from wonky sound and brutally bad mouse-and-keyboard controls. It wasn't until the 2018 release of Dark Souls Remastered that we got an out-of-the-box experience that didn't look like it was deliberately calculated to make us all buy PS3s.
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Musician Name: Luis Silva Birthday / Location: 5 of diciembre of 1962 (age 58 years old), Santa Rosa, Venezuela Main instrument: arpa,cuatro y voz Musician Picture: Musician Awards & Nominations: Best Musician Of joropo venezolano Best Performance: Jehová te de la paz Other Information: -
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Artist: J Balvin Real Name: José Álvaro Osorio Balvín Birth Date /Place: 7 of may of 1985 Medellín Age: 36 Social status (Single / Married): Married with Valentina Ferrer Artist Picture: Musical Genres: Hip Hop , Reggaeton Awards: Latin Músic awards. Top 3 Songs (Names): cobertura, otra noche sin ti , Mi gente Other Information:-
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https://edition.cnn.com/politics President Joe Biden speaks as he announces that he is nominating Jerome Powell, left, for a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chair, during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Biden also nominated Lael Brainard as vice chair, the No. 2 slot at the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) President Joe Biden speaks as he announces that he is nominating Jerome Powell, left, for a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chair, during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Biden also nominated Lael Brainard as vice chair, the No. 2 slot at the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Washington (CNN)President Joe Biden on Monday mourned the lives lost in a deadly incident at a Wisconsin holiday parade, calling the violence a tragedy that has left a community struggling to understand what has happened. At least five are dead and 40 others injured after a man drove his vehicle through the Waukesha, Wisconsin, holiday parade. Biden -- who has been briefed multiple times on the incident and is closely monitoring the response -- said he and his family are praying for the community. "Last night, the people of Waukesha were gathered to celebrate the start of a season of hope, togetherness and thanksgiving," Biden said at the White House. "This morning, Jill and I -- and the entire Biden family and I'm sure all of us -- pray that that same spirit is going to embrace and lift up all the victims of this tragedy, bringing comfort to those recovering from the injuries and wrapping the families of those that die in the support of their community." The city's live stream of the parade showed a marching band had just started playing "Jingle Bells" when a red SUV barreled into the parade from behind. At least 18 children were hospitalized after the incident, said Children's Wisconsin, a pediatric hospital in nearby Milwaukee. There are indications the driver was fleeing another incident when he drove into the parade route, according to multiple law enforcement sources familiar with preliminary investigation findings. So far, there is no known connection to international or domestic terrorism, and it does not appear to be connected to the recent verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the sources said. Authorities have not released any details of the five people killed, but the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies said some members of the group were among the victims. Biden thanked first responders for their "extraordinary work" and the "emergency room doctors who are working around the clock to deal with the terrible consequences of what happened last night." "While we don't have all the facts and details yet, we know this morning that five families in Waukesha are facing fresh grief of a life without a loved one," Biden said at the start of an event announcing that he has picked Jerome Powell for another term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. "At least 40 Americans are suffering from injuries, some of them in critical condition and an entire community is struggling, struggling to cope with the horrific act of violence."
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https://www.lemurconservationnetwork.org/top-10-facts-about-lemurs/ What loves to bask in the early sunlight, has sweat glands in their wrists, and is found only in Madagascar? If you said the lemur, then you guessed right. In this blog post, we will highlight what makes lemurs so fascinating and unique, explore why they need protecting, and share what you can do to help them. Ring-tailed lemur baby Ring-tailed lemur baby. Photo: Mathias Appel. 1. Madagascar is the only place lemurs naturally call home. Located 250 miles off the east coast of Africa is the island of Madagascar, the 4th largest island in the world, and the only habitat for all wild lemurs in the world. Madagascar is classified as one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots! With a large proportion of its wildlife found nowhere else in the world, much of Madagascar’s wildlife is also threatened by human actions. Interestingly, some lemur species—the brown lemur and mongoose lemur—were introduced by humans and now live on the Comoros islands, a volcanic group of islands located off the north west coast of Madagascar (1). Learn about Lemurs 2. There are over 100 species of lemur, in all shapes and sizes. Image showing illustration of Megaladapis edwardsi from Lemurs of Madagascar book. Image showing illustration of the extcint Megaladapis edwardsi from Lemurs of Madagascar book. With an estimated 112 species, lemurs come in all shapes and sizes. The smallest, Madame berthe’s mouse lemur, has an average body weight of 30g, and the largest, the indri, weighs about 6-9.5kg (that’s about the size of a human child!). The indri is the largest of the living lemurs, however subfossil records show extinct lemurs as large as 85kg! Most notably, Megaladapis edwardsi that used to roam the island of Madagascar and was thought to be the size of a gorilla! (2). The number of lemur species changes often due to new discoveries and genetic testing, leading to the scientific classification of new species! 3. Lemurs have a female-dominant society. Who rules the world? Well, in lemur society the females rule! At the center of lemur society is a female leader who rises to the occasion of directing a social group. This happens quite rarely in mammals, where male dominance generally stands. Lemur females show signs of dominance in the way they mark their territories within the group. Another fact is that female lemurs snatch food away from the males, kick them out of sleeping spots, and show actual physical aggression (3, 4, 5). 4. Lemurs are legendary … Books from the Ako Project by the Lemur Conservation Foundation. Books from the Ako Project by the Lemur Conservation Foundation. Lemurs play a significant role in culture to Malagasy people and are subject to many fady, or cultural taboos and traditions that originate from ancient folktales. Fady or taboos are passed on from generation to generation through stories and provide guidance on the do’s and don’ts for local people. Many fadys involve lemurs. For example, the indri are fady for many Malagasy people. Old legends speak of the spirits of ancestors living on within these lemurs. Thus, people should not hunt, kill or eat indri. Another lemur species at the center of many fady is the Aye-Aye. But unlike the indri, the Aye-Aye is thought to be associated with evil. It is believed that ill-fortune comes to any person who sees one. This has led to persecution of the Aye-Aye across its range in Madagascar.
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https://hiconsumption.com/best-motorcycles/ Despite undeniably being the market leader in the electric motorcycle space for over a decade, it wasn’t until this year that California-based two-wheeled EV outfit, Zero Motorcycles finally introduced its first fully-faired model with the SR/S. Starting with the firm’s existing SR/F naked sportbike model, the SR/S gains a full front fairing that affords it 13% better highway efficiency. An upright rider’s triangle and a 31” seat height make for a comfortable riding position ideal for navigation urban traffic, while still lending itself to spirited riding in the twisties. Backed by a half-decade warranty, the SR/S’s battery is good for up to a 200-mile range (with the optional “Power Tank”) and can receive a full charge in as little as an hour.
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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/nov/22/after-sex-on-toilet-crossing-road-cant-put-phones-down to write to a British soldier who was stationed in Hong Kong: “She knew a soldier out there and he wondered if any of her friends would like to write to him,” she says. “I thought it would be nice for them to get letters so far away from home.” She began to write to Colin and they soon struck up a friendship. “Jackie and I wrote about once a week, and talked about our lives,” he says. While he was living near the Chinese border, taking part in military exercises, Jackie was helping her mother to look after her father, who had a disability, and going out with friends in London when she had the chance. “Colin comes from a big family – he’s one of 16 children. I remember him telling me all about his brothers and sisters,” says Jackie. Shortly before Colin returned to the UK in April 1960, Jackie’s father died. “I told him in one of my letters and he wrote back, telling me I’d never walk alone. That’s the moment I knew I was going to marry him,” she says. When Colin came home, he had two weeks leave before his next posting to the Isle of Wight. He and some army friends arranged to meet Jackie and the other women who had written to them while they were stationed abroad. “I met her under the clock at Euston,” he recalls. “I was planning to stay for a short time, then get the train up north to see my family.” She says they were “shy with each other” when they finally met: “I wore a white coat with a rose emblem on the collar so he could recognise me easily.” Colin “already knew she was pretty” because they had exchanged photographs in their letters. Advertisement Despite initial shyness, they hit it off instantly. When Colin said he was going to see his family, she invited him to her house instead. “She insisted,” he says, laughing. “So I went to stay with her family in Kent for my period of leave.” Two weeks later, he was stationed on the Isle of Wight but came to Kent at weekends. “Before the army, I’d never been one to have girlfriends. I was more interested in sport,” says Colin. “But once we met I knew that was it – we were going to stay together.” They were engaged that July, and married in March 1961. Over the next few years they travelled between army bases in Germany and the UK, returning to stay with Jackie’s mum in Kent when they could. ‘We never row – life is too short,’ says Jackie, left, with Colin in 2016, on their 55th wedding anniversary. ‘We never row – life is too short,’ says Jackie, left, with Colin in 2016, on their 55th wedding anniversary. Photograph: Courtesy of Jackie and Colin Colin left the army in 1964 and they moved to Dorset five years later, where he found work with a forklift truck company. The couple have three children, born in 1965, 1968 and 1974. In 1976, they moved to Runcorn in Cheshire, along with Jackie’s mum. “It meant we could be close to my family in the north-west, and near cities with good colleges and job prospects for the children,” says Colin. They now have six grandchildren and celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in March this year. “We got a card from the Queen,” says Jackie. “That was so nice because Covid meant we couldn’t really celebrate.” Colin says “tolerance, patience and kindness” is the secret to their long, happy marriage. “Jackie is very helpful to everyone – she’d do anything for anyone. She is never selfish.” They look after each other every day. “He’s had a heart attack and a triple heart bypass, he’s insulin dependent and has had a stroke, while I have problems with my eyes. We take care of one another and that’s what marriage is about,” says Jackie. “We never row – life is too short for arguments. We’re always laughing together. It’s a bit like an old pair of slippers – you want to hold on to them and never throw them away.”
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https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/22/europe/romania-covid-19-vaccine-skepticism-intl-cmd/index.html Bucharest University Hospital is the Romanian capital's largest medical facility treating Covid-19 patients and is struggling through the country's fourth wave, its worst yet. "I never thought, when I started this job, that I would live through something like this," said Ionita. "I never thought such a catastrophe could happen, that we'd end up sending whole families to their graves." Europe is learning a crucial lesson -- vaccines work, but they alone won't stop Covid now Europe is learning a crucial lesson -- vaccines work, but they alone won't stop Covid now Several floors above, all the beds but one in the hospital's now-expanded intensive care units were full. A nurse was changing the sheets on the one vacant bed -- empty, because the person who occupied it now lay in the morgue. Romania has one of Europe's lowest vaccination rates. Just under 36% of the po[CENSORED]tion has been vaccinated, even though the country's vaccination campaign got off to a good start last December. Medical workers and officials attribute this low vaccination rate to a variety of factors, including suspicion of the authorities, deeply held religious beliefs, and a flood of misinformation surging through social media. Dr. Alexandra Munteanu, pictured at the Palatul Copiilor vaccination center in Bucharest on November 16, is ready to vaccinate as many people as needed -- if only they would come. Dr. Alexandra Munteanu, pictured at the Palatul Copiilor vaccination center in Bucharest on November 16, is ready to vaccinate as many people as needed -- if only they would come. When Dr. Alexandra Munteanu, 32, arrived for duty at one of Bucharest's vaccination centers after an overnight shift in hospital, she found turnout was low. She's perplexed that the gravity of the disease just doesn't seem to have sunk in. "There are lots of doctors, myself included, who work with Covid patients, and we are trying to tell people this disease actually exists," she said. One of the country's most vocal and high-profile anti-vaxxers is Diana Sosoaca, a member of the Romanian Senate. In one of her many public stunts she tried to block people from entering a vaccine center in her constituency in the northeast of the country. "If you love your children, stop the vaccinations," she says in a video clip on her Facebook page. "Don't kill them!" The most important way of stopping another Covid surge The most important way of stopping another Covid surge The vaccines on offer in Romania have been extensively tested for use in children and have proven to be safe and effective, but that hasn't stopped her and others from spreading wild rumors on social media and local television. Officials and medical personnel are exasperated that public figures have done so much to undermine their efforts. "Look at the reality," said Col. Dr. Valeriu Gheorghita, an army doctor who runs the national vaccination campaign. "We have our intensive care units full of patients. We have lots of new cases. We have, unfortunately, hundreds of deaths every day. So this is the reality. And more than 90% of patients who died were unvaccinated
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It's excellent news if you're in the market for a laptop, with several of our favorites, including the best 2-in-1 around and a beast of a gaming machine, on offer. There's also an RTX 3080-powered PC, high-refresh-rate monitors, and several accessories, all with free shipping. Prices and availability may change over the next few days, so make sure to check back regularly. HP Envy Laptops (13 inches, 15 inches, 17 inches) Windows 11 laptops packing 11th-gen CPUs, starting from $699 HP's line of Envy laptops has long offered the enticing combination of price, power, and features. The three sizes here—13, 15, and 17 inches—are all currently discounted to varying degrees. No matter what size you opt for, each Envy Laptop comes with an 11th-gen (Tiger Lake) Intel CPU, ranging from the i5-1135G7 to the Core i7-11800H. While they feature Intel's Xe Graphics, some models can be specced with an RTX 3060 for an extra $220. All base Envy laptops use FHD IPS screens, though larger options feature 4K, touch, and even AMOLED options. There's also up to 2TB of NVMe M.2 storage, 32GB of RAM, and Windows 11 Home, along with plenty of other features: a fingerprint reader, Thunderbolt 4 (17-inch model), USB Type-C, DisplayPort 1.4, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5, microSD card reader, HDMI 2.0b and more. As with most HP laptops, the keyboard and trackpad built into the clean, stylish design are excellent. You also get a security system that blocks the webcam. The HP Envy 13 starts at $699, down from its usual $889 starting price. The fifteen-inch model with an RTX 3050 is reduced by $350 to $1,149, and the 17-inch version with Windows 10 Home is $999, down from $1,199. Additionally, HP has knocked $140 off the price of its touch-enabled 14-inch Envy Laptop with a GTX 1650, Windows 10 Pro, and WUXGA display, bringing it to $949. All models come with 5% off selected accessories. HP Spectre x360 15-inch Still our favorite convertible laptop, now $1,399 There are plenty of ultraportable 2-in-1 laptops out there right now, but our favorite remains the HP Spectre x360, thanks in no small part to the gorgeous 4K OLED touchscreen that comes as standard. Once you use an OLED laptop, you'll struggle to go back to anything else. In addition to the excellent build quality, brushed metal finish, and 360-degree hinge for switching between laptop and tablet modes, the Spectre x360 packs a Core i7-1165G7 CPU with Iris Plus integrated graphics, up to 2TB of NVMe M.2 storage, 16GB of RAM, and Windows 11. It also carries Intel's Evo badge, which the company awards to laptops that deliver sleekness, power, and performance. Buyers get an active stylus pen, Windows Hello facial recognition, a webcam kill switch, fingerprint sensor for secure logins, and Wi-Fi 6. There are also plenty of connectivity options for an ultraportable: two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports, a MicroSD slot, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a USB-A 3.1 port, all in a svelte chassis weighing just over 4 pounds. The 15-inch Spectre x360 usually starts at $1,629, but HP has reduced it to $1,399. The 14-inch model, meanwhile, is also discounted to $1,069, and the 13-inch version with an FHD screen and Core i5-1135G7 is down by $199 to $890. HP Pavilion x360 A great 2-in-1 that starts at just $629 Looking for a large 2-in-1 that offers exceptional value for money? Check out the HP Pavilion x360, a 15-inch thin-and-light convertible that's now available for just under $629. That low price gets you a Core i5-1135G7 with 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD + 16GB Optane storage. It also comes with a 15.6-inch 1336 x 768 touchscreen, though we would recommend paying the extra $60 to upgrade to the full HD touch display. The Pavilion x360's build quality and full-size backlit keyboard are excellent, especially at such a low price, and it comes with a 720p webcam, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5 (you can add Wi-Fi 6 for $10 more), B&O dual speakers, a media card reader, an HP pen, Windows 11, and USB-C. In addition to the extra 5% off select accessories, buyers also get 10% off HyperX accessories. HP Pavilion 15 Laptop The power of Ryzen and Vega for under $460 Finding a laptop under $499 these days that isn't a complete potato is no easy task, but the HP Pavilion is an excellent AMD-powered all-rounder that is now reduced from $619 to just $459. The 15-inch Pavilion comes with a six-core/twelve-thread Ryzen 5 5500U with integrated Vega 7 graphics as standard, which offers some solid fps in less demanding games/lower settings. Alternatively, you can up the performance by paying an extra $110 for the Ryzen 7 5700U with Vega 8. Elsewhere, the Pavilion 15 features a 768p screen, which we again recommend upgrading to the 1080p option for an extra $40. There's also 8GB of RAM, 256GB of NVMe SSD storage, a backlit keyboard, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5, 720p webcam, SD card reader, and Windows 11. It also comes with 5% off select Accessories, buyers also get 10% off HyperX accessories and a free HP headset. HP Omen 17-ck000 An RTX 3070 and Core i7-11800H for $1,549 Prices for both graphics cards and gaming laptops are skyrocketing right now, so it's refreshing to see the 17-inch Omen, which packs an RTX 3070 and Core i7-11800H, reduced by $150 to $1,549. While the Omen's FHD 144Hz display with 7ms response time will be loved by gamers, an extra $60 upgrades it to a QHD screen with a 165Hz refresh rate and 3ms response time, making the most of that higher-end Ampere offering. If you've got deep pockets, the Omen can be specced all the way up to a Core i9-11900H with an RTX 3080. The Omen comes with 512GB of M.2 SSD and 16GB of RAM as standard. The hardware is surrounded by a sleek and sexy chassis that has a more adult feel compared to the previous Omen design, full of grey, anodized aluminum and subtle air vents. It also has a slew of connectivity options, including Thunderbolt 4 with USB4 Type-C, DP 1.4, an SD media card reader, and HDMI 2.1, along with Wi-Fi 6 and a 720p webcam. Being a gaming laptop, the Omen features a 4-zone RGB backlit, shadow black keyboard with 26-Key Rollover Anti-Ghosting Key technology. And the fast-charging support means it can be juiced to 50% in around 30 minutes. This laptop comes with 5% off accessories. Victus by HP HP's more affordable gaming laptop brand, reduced by $140 While the Omen is HP's flagship gaming brand, the Victus line introduced earlier this year caters to the mid-range market. This particular 16-inch model has received plenty of glowing reviews (we awarded it a score of 85) and the base model has been reduced right down to $719. For that price, you get a Core i5-11400H, GTX 1650, 8GB RAM, and a standard 16.1-inch FHD screen, but there is a range of excellent upgrades, including jumping to a 144Hz display ($20) and adding a Core i7-11800H with an RTX 3060 ($440).