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内博貴、加藤シゲアキ『オルタネート』の本屋大賞ノミネート祝福「心から、おめでとう」
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Chunichi Shimbun
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https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/190445/
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[
"中日新聞Web"
] |
[] |
俳優の内博貴が22日、横浜・KAAT神奈川芸術劇場で行われた舞台『ドクター・ブルー』の開幕直前取材会に参加。かつて同じグループに所属した加藤シゲアキの最新長編『オルタネート』が『2021年本屋大賞』ノミネート作品となったことを祝福した。
【写真】白衣＆聴診器を身に着けた室龍太も登場！
加藤は、2012年1月に『ピンクとグレー』（KADOKAWA）で、小説の世界に鮮烈なデビューを果たすと、以降、NEWSのメンバーとして芸能活動の傍ら、作家としても活動を続け、数々の話題作を世に送り出してきた。
そんな加藤の3年ぶりの新作長編となる『オルタネート』は、刊行直後から話題を呼び、発売から5日目にして緊急重版する事態に。そして昨年12月18日、本作が第164回直木賞にノミネートされたことが発表されると、あらゆるメディアからの取材が殺到し、1月5日に累計10万部（5刷）のベストセラーを記録した。
直木賞の受賞はならなかったが、21日に発表された『本屋大賞』にノミネート。内は「本当に、素直に『おめでとうございます』とお伝えしたい」と祝福。直木賞の発表はリアルタイムで見られなかったそう。「正直に言っていいですか、こっちにずっと集中していたので外のニュースは見ていなかった」と苦笑い明かしつつも「その話を聞いて、すてきな気持ち、幸せな気持ちになりました。すごくうれしいですし、心から『おめでとう』と思います」とにっこり。「今は進む道は違いますけど、彼は彼の才能がある。そこを突き進んでほしい。それぞれが頑張っているので、お互いが応援し合えたら」と絆を語っていた。
同舞台は、緊急を要する病気と戦う医者“ドクター・ブルー”にスポットを当て、突如として猛威を振るい始めた未知の感染症に挑む感染医や若き医師、さまざまな立場の医療従事者の日々の葛藤や奮闘ぶりを中心に、感染症に罹患した人々、患者を取り巻く家族や市井の人々を描くとともに、命の大切さ、感染症予防に対する新たな生活様式、これまでの生活を取り戻すための希望を模索する医療ヒューマンドラマ。
取材会には、松下優也、室龍太、吉倉あおい、黒田こらん、喜多乃愛、麻実れい、天宮良、 高島礼子も参加した。
舞台は、2月7日までKAAT 神奈川芸術劇場、13日～14日に名古屋・御園座、26日～28日にNHK大阪ホールで上演される。
【写真】全員がマスク着用！製作発表会見の模様内博貴、「パパと同じステージに」 “原点”の大阪松竹座公演【写真】爽やかな笑顔の内博貴【全身ショット】ありのままの自分を…“ヒゲ姿”で登場した内博貴佐藤アツヒロ、自宅をテレビ初公開 まさかの“趣味”にA.B.C-Zがドン引き？
| 2021-01-23T19:00:00Z | true |
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FTSE to climb as strong start to 2021 continues – live updates
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/01/06/ftse-set-climb-strong-start-2021-continues-live-updates/
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[
"Louis Ashworth"
] |
[
"Dow Jones Industrial Average",
"FTSE 100",
"Markets",
"Business",
"Global economy",
"Shares",
"Pound",
"Coronavirus"
] |
New car sales in the UK plunged by almost a third last year, marking the worst annual fall since 1943.
My colleague Louise Moon reports:
Good morning. The FTSE 100 is set open about 0.9pc higher as the blue-chip index's strong start to the year continues.
Meanwhile several news outlets have just called the Georgia Senate run-off for Democrat Raphael Warnock. The other race is still too close to call.
1) Deficit could hit £450bn on third lockdown: The latest shutdown looks set to shatter the OBR’s £394bn borrowing forecast for the current financial year, made just six weeks ago.
2) Paperchase on the brink of administration: The company behind 173 stores and concessions has filed a notice to appoint administrators as it scrambles to secure its future.
3) Half of rail services set to be slashed: The emergency plans will reduce services 50pc to 60pc of pre-pandemic levels for up to three months as part of a scramble to slash costs.
4) Chief execs earn more in six days than workers get all year: It will take the median blue chip boss just 34 hours to earn £31,461, the median annual wage for a full-time UK employee.
5) 'I fear for my industry': firms fret over third lockdown: Hear from a restaurant and a shop owner who have spent months under restrictions but still face costs such as heating even when they are closed.
Asian shares were mostly lower on Wednesday as surging virus counts and China-US tensions weighed on sentiment.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 0.8pc after authorities arrested dozens of pro-democracy figures, including lawmakers. A move by the Trump administration to further sanction Chinese companies fueled unease over tensions between the two biggest economies.
Shares also fell in Tokyo, Shanghai and Sydney, despite broad gains on Wall Street on Tuesday as stocks regained their footing after starting out 2021 with their worst loss in months amid the worsening pandemic and potentially market-moving US Senate elections.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index lost 0.4pc to 27,036.51 and the Kospi in South Korea fell 0.2pc to 2,987.17. The Hang Seng gave up 240 points to 27,409.35. In Australia, the S&/ASX 200 dropped 1.3pc to 6,595.10. The Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.2pc to 3,522.72.
Corporate: Greggs, Topps Tiles (Trading statements)
Economics: UK services PMI; BRC shop price index; Fed minutes (US); oil inventories data (US); global services PMIs (Dec)
| 2021-01-06T07:49:00Z | true |
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平野紫耀、イギリス短期滞在時の秘話 茶葉に関する悩みを解決
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Chunichi Shimbun
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https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/190446/
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[
"中日新聞Web"
] |
[] |
人気グループ・King ＆ Princeの平野紫耀が、26日放送の日本テレビ系朝の情報番組『ZIP!』（毎週月～金曜 前5：50）のコーナー『解決！King & Prince』（前7：15頃）に出演。引き出物などでもらったまま家にたまってしまった、紅茶や緑茶の茶葉に関する悩みを解決する。
平野紫耀のテレビ出演歴
同コーナーではKing ＆ Princeのメンバーが、世の中の『暮らしにまつわるお悩み』を体を張って、汗をかき、解決に導いていく。彼らの頑張る姿と共にその日にすぐ役に立つ生活情報も届けていく。
実はいろんな活用法があるお茶っ葉。賞味期限が切れてしまったお茶っ葉で家電に染みついてしまった嫌な臭いを除去したり、キッチン回りの掃除にも生かす。イギリスに短期滞在していた中学時代に、紅茶を飲み過ぎて“紅茶だけに苦い思い出がある”という平野も驚く紅茶を使ったお手軽料理も紹介される。
King ＆ Prince平野紫耀、『SHOWチャンネル』で体張ってサバイバル挑戦平野紫耀＆杉咲花、『花晴れ』以来3年ぶり再タッグ キュートなウサギに変身「緊張して照れちゃいました」平野紫耀×橋本環奈が再タッグ 『かぐや様は告らせたい』続編、8・20公開決定キンプリ平野紫耀「キムタくん」呼び 木村拓哉が公認「あり、あり、あり」King ＆ Prince・平野紫耀、23歳にして初のアイロンがけ挑戦
| 2021-01-23T20:00:00Z | true |
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Neue Behörde zur Einwanderung von Fachkräften prüft Anträge
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Die Welt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/rheinland-pfalz-saarland/article224031248/Neue-Behoerde-zur-Einwanderung-von-Fachkraeften-prueft-Antraege.html
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"Rheinland-Pfalz",
"Kommunen",
"Migration",
"Kaiserslautern",
"Karriere",
"Einwanderung"
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Kaiserslautern (dpa/lrs) - Die neue Ausländerbehörde zur Einwanderung von Fachkräften nach Rheinland-Pfalz ist seit ihrem Start zum Jahresbeginn nach eigenen Angaben bereits gut gefragt. Bisher seien 14 Anträge eingegangen und 10 umfangreiche Beratungsgespräche mit Unternehmen geführt worden, teilte die zuständige Stadtverwaltung von Kaiserslautern mit. Die Anfragen würden nun im Zuge des beschleunigten Verfahrens bearbeitet. Die Behörde hatte mit einer Gruppenleitung und vier Mitarbeitenden den Betrieb aufgenommen.
Kaiserslautern koordiniert seit dem 1. Januar 2021 zentral das beschleunigte Verfahren zur Einwanderung von Fachkräften in Rheinland-Pfalz. Zuvor waren alle 36 Ausländerbehörden im Bundesland einzeln zuständig. Die pfälzische Stadt mit rund 100 000 Einwohnern übernimmt die Aufgaben aus dem neuen Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz.
Es sieht vor, dass zum Beispiel ein Kfz-Meister einen Vertrag mit einem Mechatroniker im Ausland abschließt und von diesem eine Vollmacht für das beschleunigte Einwanderungsverfahren erhält. Er legt der Ausländerbehörde Dokumente zur Qualifikation vor.
Diese werden von der zuständigen Stelle geprüft. Wird eine Gleichwertigkeit festgestellt, ergeht ein positiver Bescheid. Sonst ist eine Nachqualifizierung möglich. 2019 kamen nach bisheriger Gesetzeslage etwa 1100 ausländische Fachkräfte nach Rheinland-Pfalz.
Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz
| 2021-01-09T09:17:21Z | true |
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Man randomly attacks and repeatedly slashes Queens hotel worker
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9134453/Man-randomly-attacks-repeatedly-slashes-Queens-hotel-worker.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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"Snejana Farberov"
] |
[
"Los Angeles",
"New York"
] |
Police in New York City are hunting for a knife-wielding suspect who was caught on video repeatedly slashing a worker at a Queens hotel early Sunday morning.
According to the NYPD, the violent assault took place at 6.15am at the La Quinta Inn at 37-18 Queens Boulevard in the Long Island City neighborhood.
An unidentified man had been loitering in the hotel lobby when a 33-year-old employee asked him to leave.
The suspect then approached the worker and asked him for a bottle of water, according to investigators.
Security video from the lobby shows the hotel worker step out from behind the front desk and hand a bottle of water to the man.
The pair exchange some words before the suspect pulls out a knife and lunges at the employee.
The attacker pursues the victim into a corner and a violent struggle ensues, during which the man with the knife overpowers the victim, pins him down and slashes him in the hands and left ear.
The injured hotel employee ultimately manages to escape the attacker and seek refuge in the enclosed reception area, which has a door on the side.
The victim leans on the door to prevent the suspect from entering, and after a few moments the assailant leaves.
Video shows the unidentified suspect, dressed in a black sweatshirt, light-colored sweatpants and black sneakers, slowly walking out of the hotel.
The victim was transported in stable condition to New York Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst to be treated for his injuries.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
| 2021-01-11T15:06:44Z | true |
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Autorin über Roman „Eine echte Mutter“: „Biologisches nicht überbewerten“
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Die Tageszeitung (taz)
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https://taz.de/Autorin-ueber-Roman-Eine-echte-Mutter/!5738821/
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"Katharina Borchardt"
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"Buch",
"Roman",
"Literatur",
"Belgien",
"Adoptionsrecht",
"LGBTQIA-Community",
"Kultur",
"Schwerpunkt",
"taz",
"tageszeitung"
] |
Lesbische Liebe, Kinderwunsch, Familie, Biografien: Ein Gespräch mit der belgischen Autorin Saskia de Coster über ihren Roman „Eine echte Mutter“.
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Lesbische Liebe, Kinderwunsch, Familie, Biografien: Ein Gespräch mit der belgischen Autorin Saskia de Coster über ihren Roman „Eine echte Mutter“.
taz: Frau de Coster, „Saskia“, so heißt die Erzählerin in Ihrem Roman „Eine echte Mutter“. Ihre Partnerin bekommt ein Kind und so wird auch sie zur Mutter. Aber eigentlich will Saskia keine Dreierkonstellation mit Kind. Sie hat Angst, schreibt sie immer wieder. Wovor eigentlich?
Saskia de Coster: Saskia lebt in einer wunderbaren, beinah symbiotischen Beziehung mit Juli. Das könnte für immer so bleiben. Jetzt aber kommt noch jemand hinzu und fordert Raum. Da verändert sich natürlich vieles. Davor hat Saskia eine riesige Furcht. Auch als das Kind, das Saul heißt, dann da ist, ist sie unsicher. Sie merkt immer stärker, dass sie von ihren eigenen Eltern nicht gelernt hat, wie man liebevoll für ein Kind sorgt.
Julis und Saskias Eltern sind sehr gegensätzlich. Julis Eltern wählen rechts, lieben ihre Tochter aber vorbehaltlos. Saskias Eltern hingegen sind ihrer Tochter gegenüber skeptisch.
Und das, obwohl sie katholisch sind und daher Nächstenliebe leben sollten! Doch sie haben eiserne Prinzipien, und die gehen ihnen über alles. Homosexualität etwa gibt es für sie nicht. In diesem Sinne akzeptieren sie Saskia nicht – ihr eigenes Kind! Mit der vorbehaltlosen Liebe ist es in Saskias Familie also nicht so weit her, und das hat auch Einfluss auf sie selbst. Sie zweifelt daran, ein Kind uneingeschränkt lieben zu können.
Saskia heißt Saskia …
… wie ich. Nein, das ist kein Zufall. Zum ersten Mal habe ich in einem Roman eine Figur geschaffen, die wirklich eine Version meiner selbst ist. Ich könnte also auch Ich sagen, wenn ich von Saskia rede. Aber ich bleibe hier mal bei Saskia.
Und wie realitätsnah sind die anderen Figuren?
Saskias Beziehung zu Juli und die zu ihren Eltern sind auch dem Leben abgeschaut. Und Sauls Vater ist tatsächlich mein bester Freund. Ich habe aber alle Namen verändert, denn ich kann echte Menschen als Autorin natürlich nicht „claimen“. Zudem ist jede Figur immer eine literarische Konstruktion, so sehr die Realität sie auch inspiriert haben mag.
In „Eine echte Mutter“ erzählt die Autorin, wie Saskia und Juli mit ihrem etwa einjährigen Saul nach Kanada reisen. Sie wollen die Hippiefamilie Karls, des biologischen Vaters, besuchen, die auf einer geradezu paradiesischen Insel vor Vancouver lebt. Karl ist Saskias bester Freund. Er ist schwul und per Samenspende Sauls biologischer Vater geworden.
Ihr Roman beginnt damit, dass Juli die Flugtickets nach Vancouver bucht. Als die beiden Mütter mit ihrem Kind auf der Insel Portes vor Vancouver ankommen, erwartet sie ein idyllisches Setting, eine große Familie und eine sorgende Großmutter.
Saskia erlebt die Insel zunächst als Paradies. Das aber darf nicht so bleiben – sonst gäbe es ja keine Geschichte. Ich bin mit Freundin und Kind selbst auf dieser Insel gewesen, aber ich habe sie später literarisch stark manipuliert. In meinem Roman wurde daraus ein zunächst überwältigend schöner und dann zunehmend klaustrophobischer Ort. Ein bisschen gothic. Denn Saskia wird auf der Insel sehr heftig mit ihren eigenen Ängsten konfrontiert.
Sie zeichnen Großmutter Molly als Übermutter, die ständig irgendwas backt oder kocht und die Familie zusammenhält. Ein Gegenmodell zu Saskia, die viel zweifelt, schweigt und sich zurückzieht?
Ja, Molly ist die Inkarnation des Muttermythos. Sie hat auf jede Frage eine Antwort und für jedes Problem eine Lösung. Ein sehr instinktiver Mensch. So ein Muttermythos ist für viele junge Mütter bis heute ganz schön belastend. Auch mich selbst hat dieses Mutterbild enorm gestresst. Außerdem hatte ich das Gefühl, alles aufgeben zu müssen, um ganz und gar Mutter zu sein. Und das wollte ich nicht.
Während Juli das Inselleben genießt, zieht sich die Erzählerin Saskia zunehmend zurück. Sie hat sporadisch Kontakt zu einer Frau in Belgien, mit der sie eine Affäre hat. Und sie bezieht eine kleine Hütte auf der Insel, in der sie allein sein und schreiben will. Der Roman besteht aus drei sich abwechselnden Textformen: der Geschichte von der Kanadareise, kurzen Dialogen zwischen Saskia und Juli abends im Bett und Saskias Tagebuchnotizen.
Im niederländischen Original heißt Ihr Roman „Nachtouders“, also Nachteltern, worin auch die dunkleren Seiten der Elternschaft mitschwingen. „Eine echte Mutter“, wie finden Sie den deutschen Titel?
Ich finde den deutschen Titel ziemlich „to the point“. Denn das ganze Buch ist eine einzige große Suche danach, was es bedeutet, in einer Beziehung zu seinem Kind zu stehen. Ich bin zwar nicht die biologische Mutter meines Kindes, aber ich bin seine Mutter doch ganz und gar geworden. Davon erzähle ich in meinem Roman. Dazu gehört die Auseinandersetzung mit den eigenen Eltern. Und dazu gehört es auch, Vertrauen zu fassen – in sein Kind, aber auch in sich selbst als vollwertige Mutter.
Mal abgesehen von persönlichen Prägungen – liegt nicht auch ein strukturelles Problem darin, in einer lesbischen Beziehung Mutter Nr. 2 zu sein? Einfach weil es ja auch eine Mutter Nr. 1 gibt. Bleibt da für die zweite Mutter nicht per definitionem nur die Nebenrolle?
Das ist die Frage. Aber es ist doch so, dass ein Kind in erster Linie Eltern braucht, die es uneingeschränkt lieben. Da ist es tatsächlich egal, ob das nun zwei Mütter, zwei Väter oder Mutter und Vater sind. Zumal es in keiner Beziehung – weder einer homosexuellen noch in einer heterosexuellen – so ist, dass je einer der Partner total übereinkommt mit „dem Männlichen“ oder „dem Weiblichen“. Letztlich kommt es darauf an, eine echte Bindung mit dem Kind einzugehen, und nicht, eine vermeintliche Checkliste an Erwartungen und Rollenmustern abzuarbeiten. Auch das Biologische will ich nicht überbewerten. Denn das hieße ja, dass Adoptiveltern oder Pflegeeltern oder auch Heteropaare, die mithilfe einer Samenspende Eltern geworden sind, keine richtigen Eltern sind. Das so zu sehen, fände ich in jedem Fall falsch.
Ihre Erzählerin Saskia denkt aber oft darüber nach, dass sie mit ihren schwarzen Haaren ihrem blonden Sohn ganz offensichtlich nicht ähnelt.
Ja, darin unterscheide auch ich mich von meinem Sohn. Ich sehe mich in ihm genetisch nicht widergespiegelt und muss mich zu weitergegebenen Genen in der Tat auch nicht verhalten. Vielleicht fehlt der Beziehung daher eine Komplexität, die ich nicht kenne. Trotzdem finde ich, dass die soziale Bindung zum Kind immer das Wichtigste ist. Daran muss jeder Elternteil in jeder erdenklichen Konstellation arbeiten.
Sie erzählen in Ihrem Roman, wie einfach es ist, Saskia in Belgien als Mutter eintragen zu lassen. Ein Termin im Rathaus – fertig. Das ist anders als in Deutschland, wo die zweite Mutter das Kind in einem aufwendigen Verfahren adoptieren muss.
Die belgische Gesetzgebung ist tatsächlich sehr fortschrittlich. Zwei Tage nach der Geburt unseres Sohnes wurde ich per Unterschrift vor dem Gesetz und lebenslang seine Mutter. Er hat auch meinen Nachnamen bekommen. Das war im Jahr 2014. Bis zum Jahr 2013 musste man als Mitmutter noch an einem Adoptionskursus teilnehmen. Ich bin sehr froh, dass Belgien so progressive Gesetze hat. Die Gesetze sind der Mentalität sicher ein bisschen voraus. Das finde ich eine gute Sache.
| 2021-01-11T12:33:00Z | true |
Tunceli’de koruma altındaki şamualar görüntülendi - Tunceli Haberleri
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Haberturk
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https://www.haberturk.com/tunceli-haberleri/84036073-tuncelide-koruma-altindaki-samualar-goruntulendi
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"Habertürk"
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[
"Tunceli Haberler",
" Tunceli Son Dakika",
" "
] |
Tunceli’de kar altında yiyecek arayan ve Şamua olarak bilinen çengel boynuzlu dağ keçileri görüntülendi. Tunceli’de koruma altında bulunan çengel boynuzlu dağ keçileri, bir firmada çalışan, fırsat buldukça da doğa fotoğrafçılığı yapan Muzaffer Akyüz tarafından kar altında yiyecek ararken görüntülendi. Keçileri, Munzur Dağları’nın zirvelerine yakın bir noktada çeken Akyüz, “Elektrik arızasını gidermek için gittiğimiz bir köyün zirvelerinde keçilere denk geldim. Yanımda bulunan fotoğraf makinesiyle karda yiyecek arayan şamuaları görüntüledim” dedi. Tunceli’nin yaban hayatı bakımından zengin olduğuna vurgu yapan Akyüz, “Bu canlıları hepimizin elbirliğiyle koruması lazım” ifadelerini kulandı.
İLGİLİ HABERLER
| 2021-01-19T10:57:00Z | true |
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„Die Leuten müssen frühzeitig wissen, ob sie ansteckend sind“
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Heise
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https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Die-Leuten-muessen-fruehzeitig-wissen-ob-sie-ansteckend-sind-4990600.html?wt_mc=rss.red.tr.tr.rdf.beitrag.beitrag
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[
"Veronika Szentpétery-Kessler"
] |
[
"Antikörper",
"Antikörpertest",
"Coronavirus",
"Leben",
"Medizin",
"PCR",
"Schnelltest"
] |
Michael Mina forscht als Epidemiologe an der Harvard University. Er will mit häufigen Antigen-Heimschnelltests für Herdenimmunität sorgen.
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Michael Mina forscht als Epidemiologe an der Harvard University. Er will mit häufigen Antigen-Heimschnelltests für Herdenimmunität sorgen.
Technology Review: Sie machen sich für Antigen-Schnelltests für Covid-19 im großen Maßstab stark. Welchen Vorteil haben diese Tests?
Michael Mina: Menschen sind in den ersten zwei Tagen vor den Symptomen und bis zu vier Tage danach am ansteckendsten. Wenn sie jedoch auf einen PCR-Testtermin und das Ergebnis warten müssen, sind sie oft nicht mehr infektiös und das Ergebnis ist nutzlos. Die einzige Möglichkeit, Infektionen früh genug zu erkennen, besteht darin, häufig zu testen – und zwar auch dann, wenn man asymptomatisch ist.
Wir sollten Menschen wissen lassen, ob sie ansteckend sind, damit sie sich nicht jeden Tag so verhalten müssen, als wären sie es. Wir müssen also schnelle Antigen-Tests zu den Menschen nach Hause bringen, die einfach und in 30 Sekunden durchführbar sind. Dann finden Sie im Schnitt mehr Menschen in der frühen Infektionsphase.
Wie oft sollte man sich testen?
Für einige Monate jede Woche – zweimal pro Woche. Wenn wir genügend Menschen nach nur einem Tag Infektiosität erfassen könnten, hätten sie meist noch niemanden angesteckt. Damit könnten wir die Ansteckungen um bis zu 90 Prozent senken, die durchschnittliche Neuinfektionsrate auf der Bevölkerungsebene unter eins pro infizierter Person drücken und so einen Herdeneffekt erzielen.
Wie viele müssten dafür mitmachen?
Wenn man die gesamte Bevölkerung drei Wochen lang alle zwei Tage testen könnte, würde das exponentielle Wachstum des Ausbruchs um 80 Prozent zurückgehen.
Könnte man sich auch privat wieder mehr treffen?
Ehrlich gesagt, ist genau das der Punkt: soziales und physisches Abstandhalten sind psychologisch schädlich. Wir können mit diesen Tests wieder ein bisschen mehr Normalität herstellen.
Ist es nicht ein Problem, dass Schnelltests eine geringere Sensitivität haben als PCR-Tests?
In der infektiösen Phase haben die Schnelltests eine Sensitivität von 90 bis 95 Prozent, manchmal sogar 99 Prozent. Sie sind also nicht so gut wie die PCR-Tests, aber das wird durch häufigeres Testen kompensiert.
Wir müssen im öffentlichen Gesundheitswesen den Fokus von der Genauigkeit des Virusnachweises darauf lenken, wie viele Infizierte wir finden können. Dann sind diese Tests letztlich viel empfindlicher als die PCR. Der PCR-Test findet nach meiner Kalkulation nur etwa fünf Prozent, ein Antigen-Test mit einer Empfindlichkeit von 90 bis 95 Prozent dagegen 50 bis 70 Prozent Infizierte. Je nachdem, wie viele mitmachen.
Setzt ein Land bereits erfolgreich auf diese Strategie?
Ja, die Slowakei war ein wirklich gutes Beispiel. Sie haben etwa 3,4 von 5,5 Millionen Menschen an einem Wochenende getestet, am nächsten Wochenende eine etwas geringere Zahl und eine Woche später erneut.
Das hat zu einem dramatischen Rückgang des exponentiellen Anstiegs geführt. Sie mussten dann leider aufhören, weil ihnen die Ressourcen ausgegangen sind. Auch Österreich bereitet sich auf ein solches Testprogramm vor, und es funktioniert gut innerhalb medizinischer Einrichtungen.
Können Laien die Schnelltests richtig anwenden?
Ja, bei den meisten nimmt man bei sich selbst einen Abstrich vorne in der Nase und gibt den Tupfer in ein Röhrchen mit einer Pufferlösung. Dann fügt man einen schmalen Papier-Teststreifen hinzu…
… auf dem entlang zweier Linien Antikörper aufgebracht sind.
Genau. Und wenn man infiziert ist, bilden sich ein oder zwei Linien. Ist der Test negativ, gibt es keine Linien. Es funktioniert also wie ein Schwangerschaftstest.
Es gibt Experten, die vor Selbsttests warnen, zumindest ohne wissenschaftliche Begleitung.
Es gibt diese alte Einstellung der Medizin und des öffentlichen Gesundheitssystems, die man langsam beerdigen sollte: dass man der Bevölkerung nicht vertrauen kann.
Und was kosten die Tests?
Sie werden in den USA für 20 bis 30 Dollar verkauft – weil sie als Medizinprodukte hergestellt und zugelassen werden müssen. Aber wenn die Regierung die Herstellung übernehmen würde – ohne Gewinn machen zu wollen – und stattdessen die Wiedereröffnung der Wirtschaft als Kapitalrendite sehen würde, dann könnte man sie wahrscheinlich für zwei Dollar produzieren.
| 2021-01-04T07:00:00Z | true |
Greggs profits won't recover until 2022
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/01/06/greggs-profits-wont-recover-2022/
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[
"Simon Foy"
] |
[
"Business",
"UK coronavirus lockdown",
"Companies",
"Retail and Consumer industry",
"Greggs",
"Standard"
] |
Sausage roll maker expects to swing to a £15m pre-tax loss for its full-year
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Sausage roll maker expects to swing to a £15m pre-tax loss for its full-year
Greggs does not expect profits to recover to pre-pandemic levels until 2022 at the earliest as the bakery chain said it culled 820 jobs last year.
The sausage roll maker expects to make a £15m pre-tax loss for its full year after sales plunged by nearly a third to £811m.
Trading conditions in the final three months of the year were "variable" as different parts of the UK moved in and out of tight Covid restrictions, the company said, and sales in December were "initially robust".
However, the introduction of a third national lockdown in England has led to "significant uncertainties" in the short term.
Greggs said: "The significant uncertainty over the duration of social restrictions, along with the impact of higher unemployment levels, makes it difficult to predict performance. However, we do not expect that profits will return to pre-Covid levels until 2022 at the earliest."
Before the pandemic struck, Greggs was a major British success story and, this time last year, dished out a one-off £7m bonus to staff after bumper sales of its vegan sausage roll sent revenue soaring.
In an attempt to weather the crisis, the chain established a delivery partnership with Just Eat last year. In the fourth quarter, delivery represented 5.5pc of shop sales, and the company expects to increase the number of shops providing a delivery service to 800 from 600 in 2021.
Chief executive Roger Whiteside said: "In light of the recent Government announcements significant uncertainties remain in the near-term. We have taken action to position Greggs to withstand further short-term shocks and are optimistic about our prospects for growth once social restrictions are lifted. I want to thank everyone who has supported Greggs through 2020."
Greggs will report its preliminary results for 2020 on March 16.
| 2021-01-06T07:42:00Z | true |
Afghan officials: Taliban attacks, violence kills dozens
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9163111/Afghan-officials-Taliban-attacks-violence-kills-dozens.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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"Associated"
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A wave of Taliban attacks and violence has killed dozens across Afghanistan, even as talks are underway between the government and the insurgents in Qatar, officials said Tuesday.
A statement from the defense ministry said four army soldiers were killed late Monday night in Taliban attacks on checkpoints in Kunduz province.
According to the ministry, 15 Taliban fighters were also killed and 12 were wounded. The details were impossible to independently verify as Kunduz is off limits to journalists and the Taliban hold sway across most of the province's rural areas.
However, Ghulam Rabani Rabani, a provincial council member in Kunduz, gave a significantly higher casualty toll. At least 25 members of the security forces were killed by the Taliban in separate attacks in the Dasht-e-Archi district, including 13 soldiers and four policemen, he said.
At least eight other soldiers were killed near Kunduz city, the provincial capital, he said. Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said the insurgents were behind all the attacks. The Taliban were able to seize weapons and ammunition from the checkpoints, he said.
Meanwhile, in southern Helmand province, Abdul Zahir Haqyar, administration chief in Washer´s district, was shot and killed by unknown gunmen on Monday night, said Abdul Nabi Elham, the provincial governor of Helmand.
Two of Haqyar´s bodyguards were wounded in the shooting. No one immediately claimed responsibility for that attack.
Separately, in southern Urozgan province, at least 10 people, including women and children, were wounded, when a sticky bomb placed on a motorcycle exploded, according to the provincial governor, Mohammad Omar Sherzad.
A private car belonging to police officers was the target of the explosion, he said.
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for multiple attacks in the capital of Kabul in recent months, including on educational institutions that killed 50 people, most of them students. IS has claimed responsibility for rocket attacks in December targeting the major U.S. base in Afghanistan. There were no casualties.
Taliban representatives and the Afghan government earlier this month resumed peace talks in Qatar, the Gulf Arab state where the insurgents maintain an office. The stop-and-go talks are aimed at ending decades of conflict. Frustration and fear have grown over the recent spike in violence, and both sides blame one another.
There has also been growing doubt lately over a U.S.-Taliban deal brokered by the outgoing Trump administration. That accord was signed last February. Under the deal, an accelerated withdrawal of U.S. troops ordered by Trump means that just 2,500 American soldiers will still be in Afghanistan when President-elect Joe Biden takes office on Jan. 20.
| 2021-01-19T11:31:28Z | true |
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Colin Bell: King of the Kippax – A shrewd footballer, dignified leader and a player 20 years ahead of his time
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/01/06/colin-bell-king-kippax-shrewd-footballer-dignified-leader/
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[
"Jim White"
] |
[
"Sport",
"Football",
"Comment",
"Manchester City FC"
] |
With Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee, he formed an attack as good as any in Man City's history – he would be an asset to any team in any era
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With Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee, he formed an attack as good as any in Man City's history – he would be an asset to any team in any era
It is one of the unanswerable questions about the greats of the sporting past: how might they fit into today’s game? Of Colin Bell, who has died aged 74, there can be one answer: easily.
On Wednesday night, the Manchester City team will walk out to take on their neighbours United in the Carabao Cup semi-final wearing vintage pale blue shirts with his number 8 on the back in tribute to the great man. And there is no doubt, were he able to join them at his peak, Bell would enlighten Pep Guardiola’s side. With his pace, athleticism and game intelligence, he would fit perfectly into their midfield, not running but gliding.
You only have to look at footage of City’s 4-3 win over Newcastle that brought them the League title in 1968 to appreciate how much Guardiola would love to call on a player of his perspicacity. The pass he lays on for Francis Lee to score the fourth goal that afternoon is a thing of wonder, perfectly timed, perfectly disguised, a stiletto intervention cutting the defence asunder. It is an assist of the highest order long before such touches were ever so named.
“Our club has lost a true great,” said the City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak on the news of Bell’s passing. How right he is.
Like so many professional footballers before and after him, Bell was a product of the North East mining community. Born and raised in the Durham coalfield, just down the road from the Charlton brothers, he was first signed by Bury as a teenager. At Gigg Lane, such was his quiet, dignified leadership, he became club captain before he had turned 20. And when Malcolm Allison and Joe Mercer saw what he was delivering just down the road from where they were transforming Manchester City, they moved quickly. He signed for them in 1966, a famous year for English football.
What the managerial duo had bought was the finest natural athlete of his era. When England arrived in Mexico for the 1970 World Cup, to help the squad acclimatise, the coaching staff organised a mini Olympics, with a variety of middle distance runs, sprints and jumps. Bell won every event. By a mile.
Plus, if it was thought Martin Peters was ten years ahead of his time, then Bell was 20. In the days before data and analysis, with his shock of blond hair making him easily identifiable on the pitch, he was producing figures that would have put him at the top of any modern chart: he ran further than anyone else, he completed more passes, he provided more assists. Together with Lee and Mike Summerbee, he formed an attacking trident as good as any in the club's history. Though for the City faithful, there was no doubt who was the senior figure in that triumvirate: it was Bell they nicknamed the King of the Kippax.
He made 492 appearances for the club, scoring 152 goals. In the process he won the full hand of domestic honours – the League Cup, the FA Cup and most significantly the League title – plus the European Cup Winners' Cup.
But whatever his achievement, Bell preferred not to shout about it. In a time and place where football was becoming fashionable, he left the limelight to be occupied by George Best and his teammate Summerbee. Modest, humble and understated, he preferred to make his noise on the pitch.
Sadly, he could not match his club trophy haul internationally. Despite the fact he shone in almost every game he played, his 48 England caps came at a time when the national side was beginning its decade long decline. Instead, his record is one of ignominious moments: he came on as substitute for Bobby Charlton in the 1970 World Cup quarter final debacle against West Germany (when England should have been awarded a penalty after he was fouled by Franz Beckenbauer) and he was in the team that lost to Poland in 1973, thus denying him the chance of shining at a second World Cup.
For those who were privileged to watch him play in his pomp, there remains the thought about what might have been. Aged 29, in November 1975, in a Manchester derby of a League Cup tie like Wednesday evening's he got his studs caught in the turf while attempting to conduct a drag back. The United skipper Martin Buchan’s tackle caught his static and twisted knee full on, ripping every ligament and cartilage. Looking back, he said he knew the moment he felt his career was over. He spent three years trying to recover, but never managed it. His attempt to make a comeback in a Boxing Day match against Newcastle in 1977 is recalled to this day by older blues fans as one of the most poignant events in the history of the club.
“He was just the greatest footballer we ever had,” said Summerbee. “He was a lovely man and so humble. He was a huge star for Manchester City, but you would never have known it.”
Not one to parlay his fame into management or media punditry, Bell’s retirement was characteristically quiet and undemonstrative. He devoted his time to his family, delighted to watch his son Jon become a leading consultant at the Christie’s hospital in Manchester. And in recent years he was often at the Etihad, watching the modern City team take the club to places unvisited since his day. Every time he went, he was sure to be stopped by a supporter who would tell him how he would fit right in alongside Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero. The fact is, they are right: he would.
| 2021-01-06T07:00:00Z | true |
Mekke camii yükseliyor - Bursa Haberleri
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Haberturk
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https://www.haberturk.com/bursa-haberleri/83763928-mekke-camii-yukseliyor
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[
"Habertürk"
] |
[
"Bursa Haberler",
" Bursa Son Dakika",
" "
] |
Bursa'nın Mustafakemalpaşa ilçesinin Tatkavaklı Mahallesinde temeli 2019 yılı Mayıs ayında atılan Mekke Camiinin inşaatı hızla yükseliyor. 43 metrelik çifte minareleri geleneksel Türk usûlü, şerefeleri ise Kabe örnek alınarak projelendirilen Mekke Camii, 1150 metrekarelik alanıyla ilçenin temel alanı en büyük camii olacak. Tatkavaklı Pelitlik Camii Yaptırma ve Yaşatma Derneği himâyesinde sürdürülen Mekke Camii’ndeki inşaat çalışmalarının bir yıl içinde tamamlanması planlanılıyor. Camide kubbe kaplama işinin bugün itibariyle bittiğini söyleyen Dernek Başkanı Cemâl Burhan, iç sıva çalışmalarına geçileceğini ve cami dışının mermerle kaplatılacağını belirtti. Dernek Başkan Yardımcısı Hüseyin Tunçer de ibadet alanı 750 metrekare, sosyal alanı ise 950 metrekare olan Mekke Camii’nde aynı anda 2 bin 500 kişinin namaz kılabileceğini dile getirdi. Hüseyin Tunçer, “Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar Parkı’na 20 metrelik mesafedeki camimiz, 22 metrelik kubbe çapıyla bölgenin en büyük kubbeli camii olacak. Çalışmalarımız hızla sürüyor. 250 kişilik mescidimiz şu ân ibadet için kullanılabiliyor. Şadırvan ve lavabolar da faal durumda. Camimizin en büyük özelliklerinden biri de İzmirİstanbul yoluna hitap etmesi. Seyahat hâlindeki vatandaşlarımız, trafiğe girmeden camimizi rahat bir şekilde ibadet için kullanabilecek” dedi.
İLGİLİ HABERLER
| 2021-01-09T09:23:00Z | true |
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Weißer Ring dringt auf Einrichtung von Traumaambulanzen
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Die Welt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/rheinland-pfalz-saarland/article224031392/Weisser-Ring-dringt-auf-Einrichtung-von-Traumaambulanzen.html
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[] |
[
"Rheinland-Pfalz",
"Deutschland",
"Kriminalität",
"Psychologie",
"Mainz",
"Gesundheit",
"Weißer Ring",
"Jörg Ziercke",
"Verband Weißer Ring"
] |
Mainz (dpa) - Die Hilfsorganisation Weißer Ring will ab 2021 besonders die Einrichtung von Traumaambulanzen im Blick haben. «Ab 1. Januar 2021 müssen alle Bundesländer verpflichtend flächendeckende Angebote an Traumaambulanzen einrichten», sagte der Bundesvorsitzende des Vereins zur Unterstützung von Kriminalitätsopfern, Jörg Ziercke, der Deutschen Presse-Agentur in Mainz. Darüber habe der Weiße Ring bereits 2020 mit vielen Sozialministern und -ministerinen gesprochen. «Wir gehen davon aus, dass das große Defizit insgesamt weiter bestehen bleibt, was die Behandlungen von Traumata und Unterstützung von Menschen angeht», sagte Ziercke. «Diesem Thema ist bisher nicht annähernd Rechnung getragen worden.» Hochproblematisch bleibe dabei unter anderem, dass es insgesamt zu wenige Therapeuten gebe.
In Traumaambulanzen werde immens wichtige Unterstützung geleistet. Menschen, die sich infolge einer Straftat belastet fühlen, erhalten fachliche Hilfe. Diese reicht von der Abklärung der Folgen der Tat bis zu traumaspezifischer Psychotherapie, wenn sich schon eine Traumafolgestörung heraus gebildet hat.
Für die Traumaambulanzen müssen bis 2024 Qualitätskriterien entwickelt werden. Allerdings hätten die Opfer auch Anspruch, sich anderweitig Hilfe zu holen. «Nur wer bezahlt das dann?», fragte Ziercke. Schon jetzt finanziere der Weiße Ring Psychotherapien für Opfer vor.
| 2021-01-09T09:19:47Z | true |
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AFL star Jonathon Patton is STOOD DOWN over lewd photos allegations
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9134473/AFL-star-Jonathon-Patton-stood-lewd-photos-allegations.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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[
"Alana Mazzoni"
] |
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"Melbourne",
"AFL"
] |
AFL star Jonathon Patton has been stood down over allegations he sent unsolicited inappropriate photos to at least three young women.
The Hawthorn Hawks ruckman has been suspended until the club's investigation into the bombshell allegations is finished.
'The club's Integrity Committee met this afternoon and will continue to ascertain all relevant information,' Hawthorn said in a statement on Monday night.
'The club will provide a further update at the completion of the investigation and asks that the privacy of all parties involved be respected at this time.'
Patton didn't appear at the Hawks' training session on Monday morning.
The 27-year-old contacted several women in early 2020 who, unknown to him, all knew each other, The Herald Sun reports.
The women then spoke about their alleged experiences with Patton in a group message.
Over the weekend an unnamed woman accused him of sending her 'intimate' pictures through social media.
A day after the allegations were made, Jacqueline Kearton, from Melbourne spoke publicly on her own alleged encounter with Patton.
She claimed he sent her unsolicited lewd photos and videos via Instagram in September 2019.
Ms Keaton didn't contact police at the time, but wants him to be held accountable.
'He just needs to be made an example of so that young guys that are coming up and looking up towards these older players think 'I better not do that sort of stuff,' she told 7News.
'Unfortunately it's not something that's uncommon, but it makes you feel uncomfortable.'
Ellen Coonan also claims she also received unwanted messages from Patton.
'Basically from the get-go he was talking to me in such a sexual nature that I never reciprocated,' she told Nine News.
'He would send me photos of him in bed, like exposed. I would make it really clear that I didn't want that from him.'
He has since closed his social media accounts following the alleged scandal.
'Hawthorn Football Club is aware of allegations made on social media regarding the behaviour of Jonathon Patton,' the club said in a statement.
'The allegations are of behaviour that does not reflect the values and standards of Hawthorn Football Club.
'As soon as it became aware the club addressed the matter with Patton directly and clearly communicated that any behaviour of this nature would not be tolerated.
'The club takes these allegations seriously and has referred the matter to Hawthorn's Integrity Committee.
'Hawthorn promotes and advocates for equality and respect for everyone and demands this same behaviour from all involved with the club.'
Depending on what is uncovered in the internal investigation, Hawthorn's Integrity Committee can issue fines or match bans to players.
Patton, the AFL's number one draft pick in 2011, joined the Hawks this season after playing for Greater Western Sydney from 2012 to 2019.
Injuries saw him play just six games this year.
| 2021-01-11T14:57:14Z | true |
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Funkloch immer dabei
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Heise
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https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Funkloch-immer-dabei-4990003.html?wt_mc=rss.red.tr.tr.rdf.beitrag.beitrag
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[
"TR Online"
] |
[
"Funkloch",
"No Signal Sleeve",
"Produkte",
"Toca"
] |
Damit ist auch mal Ruhe: Die Handyhülle "No Signal Sleeve" schützt nicht nur das Gehäuse, sondern auch die Daten vor äußerem Zugriff.
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Damit ist auch mal Ruhe: Die Handyhülle "No Signal Sleeve" schützt nicht nur das Gehäuse, sondern auch die Daten vor äußerem Zugriff.
Steckt ein Smartphone im No Signal Sleeve, sind alle gängigen Signale wie GPS, WLAN, 3G, LTE, 5G und Bluetooth blockiert. Etwa als Wecker funktioniert es aber weiterhin. Das Gadget eignet sich auch für Funk-Autoschlüssel, damit Diebe deren laufend ausgestrahlten Funksignale nicht abfangen können.
Das Säckchen besteht aus recycelter Fallschirmseide und versilbertem Gewebe. Es ist ausgerollt 23 mal 10 Zentimeter groß und passt damit zu allen gängigen Smartphone-Modellen.
Produkt: No Signal SleeveHersteller: Toca Productdesign Preis: 25 Euro
| 2021-01-06T07:00:00Z | true |
Bauingenieur über Coronamaßnahmen: „Nur zwei Personen im Container“
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Die Tageszeitung (taz)
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https://taz.de/Bauingenieur-ueber-Coronamassnahmen/!5742675/
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[
"Barbara Dribbusch"
] |
[
"Corona-Maßnahmen",
"Corona-Prävention",
"Bauwirtschaft",
"Deutschland",
"Politik",
"taz",
"tageszeitung"
] |
Auf dem Bau gibt es kein Homeoffice. Die Beschäftigten müssen Abstand halten, sagt Frank Werner von der Berufsgenossenschaft.
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Auf dem Bau gibt es kein Homeoffice. Die Beschäftigten müssen Abstand halten, sagt Frank Werner von der Berufsgenossenschaft.
taz: Herr Werner, auf dem Bau gab es wegen Corona nie einen Lockdown, aber auch kein Homeoffice. Wie haben sich die Infektionen in diesem Bereich entwickelt?
Frank Werner: Auf dem Bau gab es bisher keine Hotspots für Corona-Infektionen. Wir haben pro Jahr etwa eine Million Baustellen in Deutschland. Mit etwa 400 Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern ist die BGBAU bundesweit für die Beratung zu allen Fragen des Arbeitsschutzes und für die Überwachung auf diesen Baustellen unterwegs. Mir sind nur sehr wenige Baustellen bekannt, auf denen mehrere Beschäftigte gleichzeitig positiv getestet wurden.
Verhindert die viele Arbeit an der frischen Luft Infektionen?
Im Sommer war es kein Problem, den Leuten zu sagen, dass sie Abstand halten und sich nicht in Gruppen aufhalten sollen. Jetzt im Winter müssen wir aber besonders aufpassen und etwa Pausen in den Bauwagen und Containern entzerren, sodass es Pausenschichten nacheinander gibt. Dazwischen ist gründlich zu lüften.
Wie sieht es in der Montage aus? Auf den Baustellen sieht man manchmal Leute eng beieinander arbeiten.
Wir versuchen, die Abstände zu gewährleisten. Wenn zwei Beschäftigte Platten transportieren müssen, die 1,20 mal 2,30 Meter groß sind, dann kann ich meinen Abstand nur einhalten, wenn ich die Platte über die lange Seite trage, nicht über die kurze. Man muss also manchmal nur die Arbeitsabläufe geringfügig verändern und bekommt so tolle Lösungen. Oft ist es auch möglich, dass die Kollegen alleine in unterschiedlichen Räumen arbeiten.
Die Leute könnten auch Masken tragen.
Wenn der Abstand nicht einzuhalten ist, dann müssen sie Masken tragen. Wir haben im Bau schon einige Erfahrung etwa mit FFP2-Masken. Die werden zum Schutz vor Staub eingesetzt und es gelten maximale Tragezeiten. Eine FFP2-Maske mit Auslassventil etwa kann man längstens zwei Stunden tragen. Die anschließende Erholungszeit dauert mindestens 30 Minuten. Hat die Maske kein Ventil, beträgt die maximale Tragezeit nur 75 Minuten.
Halten sich die Leute daran?
Niemand will sich infizieren oder eine Infektionswelle an der Arbeitsstätte lostreten. Sowohl die Arbeitgeber als auch die Gewerkschaften hatten von Anfang an ein großes Interesse am Infektionsschutz. Die Lösungen für die Praxis haben wir gemeinsam abgestimmt. Unsere Aufsichtspersonen überprüfen, ob neben den Arbeitsschutzvorschriften auch die Infektionsschutzmaßnahmen auf den Baustellen eingehalten sind.
In der Fleischindustrie waren es besonders die Sammelunterkünfte, die sich als Infektionstreiber erwiesen. Auch auf Baustellen gibt es Sammelunterkünfte.
Ja, aber hier gilt der Grundsatz: „Gemeinsam wohnen, gemeinsam arbeiten.“ Und außerdem wurden die Belegungen in den Sammelunterkünften reduziert. So wohnen jetzt zum Beispiel nur noch maximal zwei Personen in einem Container. Das funktioniert sehr gut und findet auch in anderen Branchen Anwendung.
| 2021-01-11T14:07:00Z | true |
Uşak'ta kumar operasyonu
14 kişiye 33 bin 690 tl para cezası kesildi - Uşak Haberleri
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Haberturk
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https://www.haberturk.com/usak-haberleri/84038197-usakta-kumar-operasyonu14-kisiye-33-bin-690-tl-para-cezasi-kesildi
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[
"Habertürk"
] |
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"Uşak Haberler",
" Uşak Son Dakika",
" "
] |
Uşak'ta iki farklı adrese yapılan kumar operasyonunda 14 kişiye 33 bin 690 TL para cezası kesildi. Uşak'ta İl Emniyet Müdürlüğü'ne bağlı Asayiş Şube Müdürlüğü ekipleri, merkeze bağlı Bozkurt Mahallesi'nde bir evde ve Köme Mahallesi'nde bir kıraathanede kumar oynatıldığı bilgisine ulaştı. Ev ve kıraathaneye eş zamanlı operasyon düzenleyen ekipler, evde 9, kıraathanede 5, toplam 14 kişiye kumar oynamak ve sosyal mesafe kuralına uymama suçlarından 33 bin 690 TL para cezası kesti.
İLGİLİ HABERLER
| 2021-01-19T12:01:00Z | true |
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Ten global funds that can power through choppy markets
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/investing/funds/ten-global-funds-can-power-choppy-markets/
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[
"Jonathan Jones"
] |
[
"Money",
"Shares",
"Investing",
"Standard",
"Funds"
] |
Funds investing in technology, ethical or 'high-quality' businesses made the highest returns while limiting losses
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Funds investing in technology, ethical or 'high-quality' businesses made the highest returns while limiting losses
Investors looking to put their cash into the most consistent global funds could turn to ethical and technology specialists to make the highest returns without losing too much if markets fall.
Global funds investing in technology, ethical or “high-quality” businesses have proved best at delivering strong returns when shares are rallying while shielding investors from the worst of the stock market bumps over the last five years, Telegraph Money has found.
The most consistent global fund over the last five years is the £394m Gam Star Disruptive Growth portfolio. Run by Mark Hawtin, it invests in companies that are at the forefront of new technology, such as Alphabet, the parent company of Google, and taxi firm Uber.
The portfolio has been the best-performing global fund for investors over the past five years, making 245pc. That strong performance has been powered both by higher returns than the global stock market when shares have risen, and narrower losses when they have fallen.
The fund boasts an “upside capture” ratio of 183pc relative to the MSCI World index – a barometer for the global stock market – over the past five years, meaning that for every 10pc the index rose over that period, the fund made 18.3pc.
Its “downside capture” of 80pc over the five years meanwhile means the fund lost a fifth less than the index when stocks were falling.
Gam Star Disruptive Growth has a large weighting to technology stocks (39pc), as well as communications companies and consumer brands, and focuses mainly on American firms, with 79pc of the portfolio invested across the pond.
Another top scorer is the £6.7bn Robeco Global Consumer Trends fund run by Jack Neele and Richard Speetjens. While the returns are more modest – 186pc – it has been among the best global funds during market downturns. When shares have dropped, it has limited losses to three-quarters those of the global stock market, together with making 13.7pc for every 10pc the market has risen.
The fund managers look to invest in companies tapping into the “digital consumer”, those benefiting from growing consumer spending in emerging markets and strong brands. Payment companies Paypal and Square are among its largest holdings.
They also consider environmental, social and governance issues when investing, a theme that was particularly strong in 2020, when ethical funds evaded the worst of the market falls thanks in part to shunning large oil companies, which were hit hard by the pandemic.
The £1.2bn Liontrust Sustainable Future Global Growth and £1.4bn Janus Henderson Global Sustainable Equity funds also made the list, while funds run by Baillie Gifford also performed strongly, with both its £574m Global Stewardship and £2bn Global Discovery making the cut.
Terry Smith’s £23.2bn Fundsmith Equity, Britain’s largest fund, also made the top 10. The renowned fund manager buys companies with strong brands and reliable revenues, whose shares have been bid up in recent years as nervy investors put their cash into safer bets.
Over the last five years, it has been one of the best global funds during downturns, losing a fifth less than the global stock market when shares have fallen.
The fund has outperformed the market in good times as well, although it has lagged others on the list which hold more of their investments in soaring technology stocks.
| 2021-01-06T07:00:00Z | true |
Europe's space leaders seek to boost sector, starting in Brussels
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Euronews (EN)
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https://www.euronews.com/2021/01/11/europe-s-space-leaders-seek-to-boost-sector-in-light-of-brexit-covid-and-international-com
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[
"Jeremy Wilks"
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"European Space Agency",
"Space exploration",
"Brexit",
"COVID-19"
] |
The European Space Conference in Brussels takes place this week, so Euronews spoke to European Space Agency Director General Jan Wörner about the challenges the sector faces in 2021.
Brexit troubles Europe's space sector
Brexit is a headache for the European space sector, as the UK is a permanent and committed member of ESA, but is now outside the EU. Leaving the EU has made everything more complicated: under the terms of the agreement signed in December 2020 the UK can continue to be part of the Copernicus Earth observation programme at least until 2028, as both the EU and ESA contribute funding to it. However, it loses access to high-quality positioning from the EU's Galileo satellites, and is now out of EGNOS. The British stop being a full member of the European space debris tracking system, but still have access to it as a non-EU partner.
There are outstanding questions over the role of British companies in building spacecraft for EU-related projects. ESA DG Jan Wörner told Euronews he believes 'it is possible to have a solution', given that non-EU countries like Switzerland and Norway are able to take part in the construction of satellites under Brussels contracts. However, the sheer size of the UK space sector is an issue. "Some fear in Brussels that if a big member state is doing something different, then this could be a magnet for other countries to do the same," admits Wörner.
EU project to beam internet to all
A hot topic around the virtual and real water coolers at the Brussels Space Conference will be the Commission's new plans to create a network of low-Earth orbiting internet satellites, which should offer broadband, 5G and more to rural communities across the bloc.
The initiative is being spearheaded by Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, with a broad consortium of space industry players comprising Airbus, SES, Arianespace, Eutelsat, OHB, Orange, Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space.
The vision is similar to the Starlink and OneWeb systems, both of which have already launched satellites aimed at offering a new kind of holy grail in communications, a low-flying communications network from orbit which allows everyone, at least in theory, to enjoy high-speed connectivity.
The European version would be a public-private partnership, and initial work will begin this year.
Defining ESA-EU relations
The EU's enthusiasm for space is clear: just before Christmas the European Commission and Parliament approved a 14.8 billion euro budget for EU space activity. The funding for the period 2021 to 2027 includes 9 billion for Galileo and 5.4 billion for Copernicus.
It's part of a continued and rising commitment to developing Europe's space sector, but it does beg the question of just how close ESA and the EC would like to become? For Wörner, moving further in the EU's direction is a 'political decision' but not one that necessarily fits with ESA's principals on return on investment, which see agency member states receiving reciprocal industrial contracts which are very close in size to their level of investment in a given programme. "The link between what ESA is doing and what states want to happen is very close, and a really big advantage," he says.
The current director of Earth Observation at ESA, Josef Aschbacher, has said that defining the relationship between the two organisations is one of his main objectives when he replaces Wörner in July 2021.
Competition from US and China
A key focus of the Brussels Space Conference is the desire for Europe to develop a vibrant and independent private space sector. So far, major initiatives like Galileo and Copernicus have spawned a large number of small and specialist space startups selling value-added services based on the free data from these two projects. However, the old continent has so far struggled to create the kind of attention-grabbing commercial space firms like SpaceX and Planet Labs that NASA has helped foster in the US.
Then, there's the speedy growth and unbridled ambition of the Chinese to take into account. When Jan Wörner first came to his job in 2015 he made a media splash with his dreams of creating a 'village on the Moon'. In late 2020, however, he could only watch in awe as the Chinese sent a robotic mission to fetch samples from the Moon. It's something only the Soviet Union and the United States have achieved before.
"My first thought was congratulations, of course," he says, "but I quickly thought 'ah, they are fast, and we should be faster'". He told Euronews he hopes the joint ESA-NASA Mars Sample Return mission will be even more inspiring and impressive and give Europe's exploration programme a much-needed boost in publicity.
There are areas where ESA is a leader, particularly in Earth observation thanks to the Sentinel fleet. Catching space debris and working out how to deflect an asteroid on a collision course with Earth are another two of the growth areas for public and private initiatives in Europe. ESA is also pushing ahead with its Space Rider vehicle, an un-crewed flying machine which resembles a mini-Shuttle, and could offer commercial and institutional clients a relatively low-cost means of reaching orbit, and returning home afterwards.
However, the new Ariane 6 rocket continues to face delays. Much vaunted as a flexible new vehicle to compete in this highly-competitive market, the replacement for the heavy-lift Ariane 5 is now only due to launch in the second quarter of 2022. Arianespace has called on European governments to step up their commitment to launchers to better compete with SpaceX, which has grown rapidly on the basis of lucrative American government launch contracts.
| 2021-01-11T21:09:28Z | true |
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Millennial Money: Crafting smarter money goals in 2021
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9163127/Millennial-Money-Crafting-smarter-money-goals-2021.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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Setting money goals in 2020 was likely an exercise in futility. Maybe you´d been saving for a trip abroad, but the pandemic kept you at home. Or you wanted to save up for a down payment on a house, then the recession left you out of a job.
The pandemic made achieving yearlong goals a challenge for many last year. In fact, 29% of Americans with financial goals for 2020 said COVID-19 forced them to put some of those aspirations on hold until 2021, according to a NerdWallet survey conducted online in late fall by The Harris Poll among over 1,700 U.S. adults with 2020 financial goals.
Although the pandemic is still part of our daily lives, the new year offers an opportunity to craft fresh money goals - and perhaps the trials of last year can help you clarify your financial ambitions.
KNOW YOURSELF AND YOUR PRIORITIES
Before you set your goals, think about your current financial situation and your priorities for the new year.
"Take an inventory of where you are and more importantly who you are," says Jordan Awoye, an equitable advisor based in Long Island, New York.
First, dig into the state of your finances, including your income, monthly expenses and emergency fund. Understand where you are right now to get an idea of where you could be in a year´s time.
Then think about your personal priorities and values - and how they may have shifted as a result of the pandemic - to pinpoint what you want from your finances. Maybe you want to get back to a baseline of where you were in early 2020, before a year of financial challenges. Or maybe you want to use the money you saved while staying at home to put a down payment on a house.
"Start with an understanding of the why behind your goal," says Kristen Holt, CEO of the nonprofit credit counseling agency GreenPath Financial Wellness. "A great goal is `I want to get out of debt,´ but go deeper and ask why. Will you be able to sleep better? Will you be able to enjoy life more? Get clear on your why, because that can be motivation to stick to your goal."
CRAFT SMART(R) GOALS
With the foundation of your priorities and motivation settled, it´s time to establish the framework to build your financial future. That means crafting your goals in a way that makes them easier to achieve. The SMART template for goal-setting can help:
- SPECIFIC: Make your goals as specific as possible. If you want to curb your spending, for example, pin down how much you spend on unnecessary items each month. Then set an exact dollar limit for such spending.
- MEASURABLE: Choose a way to track your progress. If you´re paying down debt, think about using a debt tracker. Or if you want to save a certain dollar amount, consider visualizing your goal in a savings progress chart that you´ll color in as you go.
- ATTAINABLE: Your goals need to be something you can accomplish within a year. If you´re paying off $10,000 in credit card debt, for example, find what you can realistically pay monthly, multiply that by 12 and use that amount as your goal.
- RELEVANT: Choose goals that are meaningful to your personal values. Similar to finding your "why," choosing relevant goals helps ensure that your 2021 financial plan is connected to your life goals. If you want to retire early, think about upping contributions to a retirement account so you´re on track to accomplish that multi-year goal.
- TIME-LIMITED: Setting a deadline can keep the pressure on. And think about breaking up your overarching goal into smaller pieces that you´ll achieve on a monthly basis. Hitting monthly goals can provide a steady feed of accomplishments, which can keep you motivated.
Take the SMART acronym a step further by tacking on an "R" for "reward." Plan rewards for yourself as you make progress. The more enjoyment you get out of the process, the more likely you are to keep working at it.
Say you want to reduce debt. For each $100 you pay off, find a way to treat yourself, maybe by making a nice dinner or having a DIY spa day at home.
TACTICS TO BOOST YOUR PROGRESS
Finally, here are a few simple tips to build momentum:
- AUTOMATE: Taking a "set it and forget it" approach can make accomplishing your ambitions easier. For savings goals, try direct depositing a portion of your income into a high-yield savings account. And for debt payoff, set up automatic payments for an amount above the minimum due to ensure you´re making progress.
- CUT YOUR INTEREST RATE: If less of your payment goes to interest, more of it goes to debt payoff. You may be able to reduce your rate by refinancing your mortgage, student loan or car loan. If you have credit card debt, see whether you can qualify for a debt consolidation loan or a balance transfer credit card with a 0% APR promotional period.
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This column was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance website NerdWallet. Sean Pyles is a writer at NerdWallet. Email: spyles@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @SeanPyles.
RELATED LINK:
NerdWallet: Money goals in flux under pressure of pandemic http://bit.ly/nerdwallet-pandemic-money-goals
| 2021-01-19T11:36:01Z | true |
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Geleceğin polisleri bu parkurda yetişiyor - Bursa Haberleri
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Haberturk
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https://www.haberturk.com/bursa-haberleri/83764510-gelecegin-polisleri-bu-parkurda-yetisiyor
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"Habertürk"
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Bursa’da beden eğitim öğretmeni Rıdvan Karadağ, Bursa’nın Osmangazi ilçesinde yüzlerce genci polislik sınavlarına hazırlıyor. Antrenör Rıdvan Karadağ, polislik sınavlarının oldukça zorlu olduğuna dikkat çektiği açıklamasında kapsamlı bir hazırlık yapmadan sınavları geçmenin neredeyse mümkün olmadığının altını çizdi ve detaylı bilgiler paylaştı. Polis Meslek Eğitim Merkezleri her yıl bünyesine binlerce polis adayı ekliyor. POMEM başvurusu ön sağlık kontrolü, fiziki yeterlilik ve mülakat sınavından oluşuyor. “Erkeklerin parkuru 48 saniyede bitirmesi gerekiyor” Polis akademisinin beceri koordinasyon sınavına Bursa’da Rıdvan Karadağ öncülüğünde yüzlerce genç hazırlanıyor. Hayatında hiç spor yapmamış kişileri bile burada en temelden eğittiklerini anlatan Karadağ, “Önce kuvvetsiz olan vücudu çalışmalara adapte etmek için çalışmalar gerçekleştiriyoruz. Daha sonra beceri koordinasyon parkurlarına teknik ve kondisyon anlamında bilgilerimizi gençlerimize aktarıyoruz. Erkeklerde boyun en az 1 metre 67 santimetre olması gerekiyor. Kadınlarda boyun 1 metre 62 santimetre olması gerekiyor. Boy sınırının altında kalan adaylar doğrudan eleniyor. Mülakatlara giremiyorlar. Ön sağlığı geçen aday spor mülakatına girmeye hak kazanıyor. Spor mülakatında beceri koordinasyon parkurunu erkekler en az 48 saniyede, kadınlar 50 saniyede bitirmesi gerekiyor.” dedi. “KPSS ve TYT'den geçerli puan almak şart" En az lise mezunu olmak gerektiğini aktaran Karadağ, “Ön lisans ve lisan mezunu arkadaşlarımız KPSS’den yeterli puan aldıkları takdirde başvuruda bulunabiliyorlar. KPSS’den ön lisans mezunlarının en az 65 puan, lisans mezunlarının ise 60 puan alması gerekiyor. Lise mezunu olan arkadaşların ise TYT’den en az 250 ham puan alması şartı bulunuyor. Bu kriterleri sağlayan adaylarımız polis olmayı düşünürlerse ilan tarihi açıklandığı andan itibaren başvurularını gerçekleştirebilirler.” diye konuştu.
İLGİLİ HABERLER
| 2021-01-09T09:38:00Z | true |
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Haushalt: Globales Essen
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Heise
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https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Haushalt-Globales-Essen-4989423.html?wt_mc=rss.red.tr.tr.rdf.beitrag.beitrag
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"TR Online"
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"Keramik",
"Produkte",
"Schüssel-Set",
"getdigital"
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In einem bunten Set verschachteln sich unterschiedlich große Schüsseln wie Matrjoscka-Puppen. Sie repräsentieren den inneren Aufbau der Erde.
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In einem bunten Set verschachteln sich unterschiedlich große Schüsseln wie Matrjoscka-Puppen. Sie repräsentieren den inneren Aufbau der Erde.
Es ist das perfekte Geschenk für Geologen – oder Anhänger der Flache-Erde-Theorie: vier ineinander stapelbare Keramikschüsseln, mit denen man sich quer durch die Welt futtern kann. Von außen nach innen gibt es die Erdkruste (1450 Milliliter), den Erdmantel (740 ml), den äußeren sowie den inneren Erdkern (380 und 120 ml).
Der Anbieter verweist darauf, dass das Set – wie auch der Planet Erde – einer behutsamen Behandlung bedarf: Die Schüsseln seien zwar mikrowellengeeignet, aber nicht spülmaschinenfest.
Produkt: Schüssel-Set Anbieter: getDigital Preis: 39,95 Euro
| 2021-01-04T07:00:00Z | true |
BBC under 'existential' threat after losing 250,000 TV licences equalling estimated £38m
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Daily Express
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https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1388146/bbc-news-tv-licence-fee-payment-over-75s-criminal-defund-the-bbc-latest-vn
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[
"Claire Anderson"
] |
[
"headlines",
"ctp_video",
"bbc news",
"bbc tv licence fee",
"bbc tv licence payment",
"bbc tv licence over 75s",
"bbc tv licence criminal",
"defund the bbc latest"
] |
THE BBC has been warned they face an "existential" crisis if they continue to lose viewers as 256,000 fewer TV licence fees were bought last year.
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THE BBC has been warned they face an "existential" crisis if they continue to lose viewers as 256,000 fewer TV licence fees were bought last year.
Defund the BBC's Liam Deacon has accused the BBC of being "arrogant" for not looking into any matters before it affected the broadcaster. The BBC Television Licence Trust released its annual report which showed that the number of licence fees sold by the end of March was down by 256,000. The TV licences, which cost £150.50 in 2019, would have equalled £38.2 million. Speaking to talkRADIO, Mr Deacon said: "The rate that it's going down is quite extraordinary.
"It's 250,000 fewer people paid a licence fee last year.
"If that carries on at that rate, this is really existential.
"The fact of the matter is the BBC should have taken these questions very, very seriously a long time ago and they obviously didn't. I think that was to do with arrogance."
It comes as the Government confirmed it is not going ahead with plans to decriminalise non-payment of the licence fee but will keep the issue under "active consideration", it has said.
READ MORE: Oxford vaccine boss urges Brits to take WHICHEVER jab they can
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said switching to a civil enforcement system risked being seen as an "invitation" to evade the fee and could ultimately reward those who declined to pay.
But he said the Government remained concerned that a criminal sanction was "disproportionate and unfair" in the current public service broadcasting landscape.
The Government launched an eight-week consultation in February last year, and it closed after receiving 154,478 responses from individuals, campaign organisations and other stakeholders.
Taken together, the majority of all of the responses which gave an opinion were opposed to decriminalisation.
Responses from individuals were split with 17,652 for decriminalisation and 19,199 against.
From campaign groups, there were 18,869 for and 92,831 against.
Of stakeholders, 21 were for decriminalisation and 45 against, while 15 offered no overall view.
The issue will be revisited as part of licence fee negotiations between 2022 and 2027, when the BBC's royal charter expires.
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The BBC has previously warned that decriminalising licence fee evasion and switching to a civil system would cost it more than £1 billion and lead to significant cuts to programmes and services.
In a statement announcing the Government response, Mr Dowden said: "After carefully considering the responses received, the Government remains concerned that a criminal sanction for TV licence evasion is increasingly disproportionate and unfair in a modern public service broadcasting system.
"The consultation responses showed that a significant number of people oppose the criminal sanction with some highlighting the considerable stress and anxiety it can cause for individuals, including for the most vulnerable in society, such as older people.
"However, the Government recognises that changing the sanction for TV licence evasion would have wide-ranging impacts for licence fee payers, including the potential for significantly higher fines and costs for individuals who evade the licence fee requirement under a civil regime.
"The consultation also highlighted significant impacts in terms of both the cost and implementation - particularly as the current system is very efficiently handled in the magistrates' court - and challenges posed to the ongoing collection of the licence fee."
| 2021-01-23T19:42:00Z | true |
Gleimhaus-Literaturpreis zum Thema «Unterwegs»
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Die Welt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/sachsen-anhalt/article224031634/Gleimhaus-Literaturpreis-zum-Thema-Unterwegs.html
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[] |
[
"Museen",
"Sachsen-Anhalt",
"Literatur",
"Museum Gleimhaus",
"Halberstadt",
"Musik",
"Harz"
] |
Halberstadt (dpa/sa) - Das Thema «Unterwegs» steht im Mittelpunkt des diesjährigen Gleimhaus-Literaturpreises. Bis 17. Februar seien Schülerinnen und Schüler aufgerufen, sich an dem im Landkreis Harz etablierten Wettbewerb zu beteiligen, heißt es auf der Internetseite der Stadt Halberstadt, wo sich das Museum Gleimhaus befindet. Mit dem Literaturpreis soll an den Dichter Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719-1803) erinnert werden, der in der Zeit der Aufklärung in Halberstadt wirkte und auch dort starb.
1862 wurden seine Sammlungen in seinem einstigen Wohnhaus öffentlich zugänglich. Es handelt sich nach Museumsangaben heute um den größten erhaltenen Dichternachlass des 18. Jahrhunderts am historischen Ort in der ursprünglichen Sammlungskonzeption. Der sogenannte Freundschaftstempel Gleims gilt als einer der größten Porträtgalerien der deutschen Aufklärung.
Die literarische Form für eine Teilnahme an dem Wettbewerb sei offen, hieß es. Schülerinnen und Schüler ab der 5. Klasse könnten Gedichte oder Geschichten schreiben und beispielsweise ausdrücken, wohin ihr Weg sie führt und von welchen Gefühlen und Wünschen sie begleitet werden. Die Preise sollen den Angaben zufolge am 20. März im Gleimhaus verliehen werden.
Ausschreibung Gleimhaus-Literaturpreis
| 2021-01-09T09:29:49Z | true |
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Cricket fan claims he was booted out of SCG for defending spectators
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9134503/Cricket-fan-claims-booted-SCG-defending-spectators-accused-abusing-Indian-players.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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[
"Bryant Hevesi"
] |
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"India",
"Twitter"
] |
A cricket fan claims he was booted from the Sydney Cricket Ground for defending spectators accused of racially abusing Indian players.
Prateik Kelkar was made to leave the venue on Sunday after India's Mohammed Siraj stopped play and told umpires he was targeted with racist remarks by fans.
Mr Kelkar said he was kicked out after trying to explain to police the men at the centre of the racism row had not made offensive comments.
'He (Siraj) turned around, flipped them the finger and then walked off to tell the umpire that he was racially abused,' Mr Kelkar told 7NEWS.
'But there wasn't a single racist word said.'
Mr Kelkar, who was seated two rows in front of the men, said had there been racist comments directed towards Siraj he would have stepped in and called it out.
'I would've said something myself. I've experienced racism in Australia,' he said.
'We wanted to speak up because we saw they were getting pulled out and it was just not fair.'
The men accused of making the bigoted comments face life bans if they are found guilty of racial vilification.
Police are reportedly waiting on cricket investigators before continuing to pursue the matter further.
The allegations of racial abuse marred day four of the third cricket test at the SCG.
Cricket Australia issued an apology to the India team and said it would 'prosecute the matter to its fullest extent'.
India captain Virat Kohli, who is back home to be with his expectant wife, was incensed by the incident and took to Twitter to demand more action against crowd abuse.
'The incident needs to be looked at with absolute urgency and seriousness and strict action against the offenders should set things straight for once,' Kohli said on Twitter.
'Racial abuse is absolutely unacceptable. Having gone through many incidents of really pathetic things said on the boundary lines, this is the absolute peak of rowdy behaviour. It's sad to see this happen on the field.'
Cricket Australia's Head of Integrity and Security Sean Carroll insisted the matter will be dealt with.
'The abuse of cricketers by crowd members is not acceptable,' he said.
'We thank the Indian team for their vigilance in reporting (Sunday's) incident, which we are now in the process of investigating.
'It is most regrettable that an otherwise excellent test match contested in tremendous spirit by two friendly rivals has been tarnished by the actions of a small number of spectators over the past two days.
'As hosts, we once again apologise to the Indian team.'
Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is no stranger to sledging and abuse from Australia cricket spectators but he said this was one step too far.
'They have been quite nasty, they have been hurling abuses as well, but this is the time they have gone one step ahead and used racial abuse,' all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin told Sky Sports.
'It is definitely not acceptable in this day and age. We have seen a lot, right? We have evolved as a society. This must be definitely dealt with an iron fist. And we must make sure that it doesn't happen again.'
Boria Majumdar, a prominent Indian sports journalist, reported on Sunday that Siraj was called a 'brown dog'.
Siraj and Bumrah had made it known to the umpire on Saturday that they had been targeted verbally by fans and they, along with stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane, brought it to the attention of Cricket Australia officials at the end of play.
But more incidents followed on Sunday, and Siraj reported it to the umpire and pointed to a section of the crowd near where he had been fielding at fine leg.
'Siraj bowled a poor over the over before and he came back to have a drink and someone in the crowd goes, 'you do not deserve a drink, as you bowled a poor over', and Siraj got to the boundary and gave the bird to the crowd, middle finger,' a spectator told The Daily Telegraph.
The publication reported police sources indicated the comments were more of a heckling nature than racial abuse.
One spectator who was sitting in the Brewongle Stand, where the alleged abuse came from, said 'it didn't make sense' for police to throw the men out of the oval.
Rishi Aryan said spectators were just doing 'a bit of sledging' to the outfield players, firstly Jasprit Bumrah and then Siraj.
'They kept calling him Shiraz and all that crap. Next thing you know they said: 'Welcome to Sydney, Siraj' and then he got the sh**s. That was literally it. Then he walked off,' Mr Aryan told The Sydney Morning Herald.
Another spectator confirmed hearing the 'Welcome to Sydney' remark.
Others said some were singing Que Sera, Sera by substituting the main lyrics by using Siraj's name instead.
| 2021-01-11T15:00:07Z | true |
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Questor: from the fund manager who gave us a 250pc gain in 2020 – an undervalued tech stock
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/investing/shares/questor-fund-manager-gave-us-250pc-gain-2020-undervalued-tech/
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[
"Richard Evans"
] |
[
"Money",
"Markets",
"Standard",
"Questor",
"Technology",
"Business",
"Shares",
"Investing",
"Share tips"
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Questor share tip: an experienced investor prompted our CrowdStrike tip last year. For 2021 he says Samsung looks compelling
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Questor share tip: an experienced investor prompted our CrowdStrike tip last year. For 2021 he says Samsung looks compelling
It is time for Questor’s share tip of the year and we will do as we have on previous occasions: ask the fund manager who put us on to our best performer of the previous year for a new idea.
Last year’s top performer by a very long way was CrowdStrike, the computer security firm. Its shares stand 248pc higher than when we tipped them in January 2020 on the basis of a conversation with Walter Price, manager of the Allianz Technology investment trust.
So we can have high hopes for Mr Price’s latest stock idea, which is Samsung, the diversified electronics group. He said its key attraction was its chip-making arm, which makes products such as “dram” (dynamic random access memory) and “nand” chips, another type of memory.
“Samsung’s margins are 20pc higher in dram and nand at the bottom of the cycle than its competitors, and the cycle is turning up in both products,” he said.
He told Questor semiconductors experienced cycles in the same way as many other products, oil being the most obvious.
We referred to the way in which low prices of a commodity bring about the conditions for a recovery in yesterday’s column: low prices force inefficient producers out of the market because they cease to be profitable, so supply falls, the balance between supply and demand shifts and prices start to rise.
But while that dynamic is borrowed from true commodity markets such as oil, a key distinction is that memory chips are becoming less and less of a commodity, Mr Price said.
“The latest types of memory are getting harder and harder to make, so fewer and fewer manufacturers are able to stay in the market – a lot needs to be spent on research and development to build the factories that can make the chips efficiently,” he said. “Only Samsung and the market leader in chip making, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, are really in the race.”
But Samsung leads the field in flexible phone screens and “oleds”, organic light-emitting diodes, and is gaining business in the market for 5G mobile phone base stations from Huawei because the Chinese giant has been frozen out of many Western markets over security concerns.
Mr Price said Samsung had lots of cash and generated plenty of free cash flow, which was being returned to shareholders. And, unlike some of the more cutting-edge technology stocks – CrowdStrike would be an example – Samsung is very reasonably valued.
“The stock trades at only 15 times our estimate of earnings in the next year,” Mr Price said. “I think this stock is very undervalued. Readers can invest via “global depositary receipts” traded in London.
Questor says: buy
Ticker: SMSN GDR
Share price at close: $1,907
Few sensations are sweeter than to make a prediction that comes true and Questor has had a (rare) opportunity to savour one this week.
On Monday an American casino company made a takeover bid for a British gambling firm now called Entain but previously known as GVC, which owns Ladbrokes and Coral. We had the good fortune to predict such a bid when we tipped it last month.
The offer is the latest in a series of bids from American companies for British technology firms – and it is Entain’s technology that is the attraction. This is because America’s gaming market is small and only now attracting investment as a result of a relaxation of the rules, whereas British gaming firms have had much longer to develop their platforms.
The relaxation of the laws in America is expected to create a huge market and it makes perfect sense for US companies to get a quick leg-up by buying proven technology from foreign firms rather than waste time by deciding to develop it themselves.
Entain’s shares have gained 28.7pc since our tip at £10.90 but the board says the offer is mean and some brokers expect any buyer to pay £20.
Questor says: hold
Ticker: ENT
Share price at close: £14.03
Read the latest Questor column on telegraph.co.uk every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 5am.
| 2021-01-06T07:26:00Z | true |
Besetzer*innen über Flinta*-Raum: „Wir haben einen Nerv getroffen“
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Die Tageszeitung (taz)
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https://taz.de/Besetzerinnen-ueber-Flinta-Raum/!5740709/
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Aktivist*innen möchten in der Bremer Dete einen Raum für Frauen, Lesben, Inter-, non-binäre, Trans- und a-Gender-Personen (Flinta*) schaffen. Warum?
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Aktivist*innen möchten in der Bremer Dete einen Raum für Frauen, Lesben, Inter-, non-binäre, Trans- und a-Gender-Personen (Flinta*) schaffen. Warum?
taz: Warum braucht Bremen einen Raum für Frauen, Lesben, Inter-, non-binäre, Trans- und a-Gender-Personen, kurz: Flinta*?
Lotta: Dass sich eine Gruppe von Menschen zusammentut und viel Zeit, Energie und Nerven darauf verwendet, einen solchen Raum zu schaffen, ist doch der Beweis dafür, dass es einen solchen Raum braucht!
Annika: Hier gibt es sowieso zu wenig Kulturräume, vor allem aber keine eigenen Räume nur für Flinta* und auch nur sehr wenige Veranstaltungen für sie. Für Inter- und non-binäre Personen gibt es überhaupt keine Angebote.
In den letzten Wochen wurden Sie mehrmals angegriffen.
Lotta: Es gab Schmierereien, es wurden Böller geworfen und es wurde eine FDP-Fahne draußen an die Dete gehangen.
Haben Sie eine Vermutung, wer dahinter steckt?
Annika: Es gibt es einige Anwohner*innen und andere Leute, die ein Problem mit uns haben und nicht kommunizieren wollen. Genau wissen wir es nicht, aber es gibt da irgendwie eine feindliche Haltung. Das zeigt ja schon, dass wir einen Nerv getroffen haben.
Haben alle Anwohner*innen ein Problem mit Ihnen?
Annika: Es gibt auch nach wie vor ganz viel Solidarität von Anwohner*innen und das ist sehr schön.
Welchen Gefahren sind Flinta* in Bremen ausgesetzt?
Annika: Flinta* sind in einer patriarchalen Gesellschaft einer Vielzahl von Ausgrenzungs- und Gewalterfahrungen ausgesetzt, sei es durch Sexismus, Queer-Feindlichkeit oder Rassismus. Das kann ganz verschiedene Formen annehmen: Flinta* können sich nicht überall sicher fühlen, sie müssen Diskriminierungserfahrungen machen und können sich nicht so ausleben, wie sie möchten.
Lotta: Vielen Frauen in der Mehrheitsgesellschaft ist schon bewusst, dass sie unterdrückt und benachteiligt sind. Personen, die noch auf andere Arten diskriminiert sind oder politischen Minderheiten angehören, haben es aber noch viel schwerer in dieser Gesellschaft. Wir haben den Anspruch, all denen einen Platz zu geben.
Finden sich solidarisierende Männern auch irgendwo Platz?
Annika: Das ist auf jeden Fall ein schwieriges Thema. Wir bleiben dabei, dass das Haus selbst Flinta*-only ist, und dass auch nur Flinta* die Entscheidungen treffen. Wir freuen uns auch, wenn sich Cis-Männer solidarisch zeigen wollen. Aber es muss immer deutlich sein, dass das unser Raum ist und wir da keine Zugeständnisse machen.
Wo liegt der Fortschritt, wenn Cis-Männer kategorisch ausgeschlossen werden?
Lotta: Es geht erst einmal darum, dass es einen Raum gibt, an dem ich mich sicher fühle.
Annika: Wir möchten einen Raum bieten für politische Plena, für Veranstaltungen und für den Austausch über Themen – der in einem Rahmen stattfindet, in dem die Leute sich offen äußern können und sich nicht durch cis-männliches Sprechverhalten dominiert fühlen müssen.
Tommy: Oft wird uns von Cis-Männern Ausgrenzung unterstellt. Aber es ist in dieser patriarchalen Gesellschaft wichtig, diesen Freiraum zu haben. Und wenn Cis-Männer an diesem kleinen Ort nun mehr oder weniger ausgegrenzt werden, ist das eine Erfahrung, die sie sonst so nicht machen müssen.
Wie dürfen Sie die Dete derzeit überhaupt nutzen?
Lotta: Zur Zeit findet keine Besetzung statt! Die Klage des Eigentümers wurde zurückgezogen. Er hat im Prinzip gesagt: Unsere Gruppe kann das Haus für ein Jahr nutzen, aber die Stadt muss sich darum kümmern. Gerade können wir uns also legal hier aufhalten und sind nun dabei, die Situation durch Gründung eines Vereins auf rechtlich stabile Füße zu stellen.
Wie stehen Sie zu finanzieller Unterstützung durch die Stadt?
Annika: Uns ist wichtig, dass wir uns nicht in unsere inhaltlichen Entscheidungen hineinreden lassen. Wir würden uns gerne selbst finanzieren können. Das ist gerade, auch aufgrund von Corona, nicht möglich. Insofern finden wir es auch okay, Fördergelder anzunehmen.
Was ist von der „rosaroten Zora“ und der ursprünglichen Besetzung übriggeblieben?
Annika: Wir sind ja nicht dieselbe Gruppe, sondern haben uns während der Besetzung auf der Straße zusammengefunden und danach das Haus übernommen.
Was unterscheidet Sie?
Annika: Im Gegensatz zur „rosaroten Zora“ haben wir den Weg gewählt, verhandeln zu wollen. Die „rosarote Zora“ hatte das abgelehnt. Wir können also nicht für sie sprechen.
Fühlen Sie sich von der Politik verstanden?
Lotta: Vor allem mit den Personen, mit denen wir gerade in Kontakt stehen, haben wir ein gutes Gesprächsklima.
Links organisierte Gruppen werden schnell mit gewaltbereit-anarchistischen Aktionen in Verbindung gebracht. Schadet das Ihrem Ruf?
Annika: Was ich bezeichnend finde: Akteure wie die CDU bringen uns lieber mit irgendwas in Verbindung oder halten sich an Sachen auf wie: „Da ist ein Bürgersteig nicht frei“ – anstatt sich um unsere Anliegen zu kümmern.
Tommy: Allerdings stehen wir unter ständiger Polizei-Beobachtung. Teilweise gibt es da auch willkürliche Aktionen wie Ausweis-Kontrollen.
Kritiker*innen sagen, dass man Ihnen den roten Teppich ausrolle, was unfair anderen gegenüber sei, die sich legal um einen Raum bemühen.
Annika: Ich finde das unfair und sehe nicht, dass wir den roten Teppich ausgerollt bekommen. Außerdem nehmen wir ja keiner anderen Gruppe irgendetwas weg.
Fühlen Sie sich von den Politiker*innen, mit denen Sie sprechen, instrumentalisiert?
Lotta: Natürlich hat Politik immer etwas mit Profilierung zu tun. Aber ich glaube auch, dass die Personen, mit denen wir sprechen, uns zuhören, uns verstehen und versuchen, gemeinsam mit uns auf eine Lösung hinzuarbeiten.
Wie organisieren Sie sich?
Annika: Wir haben ein großes Plenum, das die Entscheidungen trifft und einzelne Arbeitsstrukturen, die eigene Bereiche übernehmen.
Die Dete können Sie nur zwischennutzen – das ist keine langfristige Lösung.
Annika: Die Stadt hat uns zugesichert, mit uns gegebenenfalls einen anderen Raum zu suchen und zu finden. Die Vereinbarung besagt, dass dauerhaft ein Flinta*-Raum in Bremen geschaffen wird und das ist uns auch wichtig.
Wir würden Ihnen hier gerne einen externen Inhalt zeigen. Sie entscheiden, ob sie dieses Element auch sehen wollen.
Wir würden Ihnen hier gerne einen externen Inhalt zeigen. Sie entscheiden, ob sie dieses Element auch sehen wollen.
| 2021-01-11T11:19:00Z | true |
Bahçesaray’da 70 yerleşim yeri ulaşıma kapandı - Van Haberleri
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Haberturk
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https://www.haberturk.com/van-haberleri/84037714-bahcesarayda-70-yerlesim-yeri-ulasima-kapandi
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"Habertürk"
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"Van Haberler",
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Van'ın Bahçesaray ilçesinde yoğun kar yağışı nedeniyle 70 yerleşim yeri ulaşıma kapandı. Van'da etkili olan kar yağışı, hayatı olumsuz etkilerken, Bahçesaray ilçesinde 20 mahalle, 50 mezra toplam 70 yerleşim yerinin yolu ulaşıma kapandı. Van Büyükşehir Belediyesi Fen İşleri Daire Başkanlığı'na bağlı Bahçesaray Şantiye Şefliği ekipleri kapalı yolları açmak için çalışmalarını aralıksız sürdürürken, Bahçesaray merkez ve ara sokaklar ise belediye ekipleri tarafından temizleme çalışmaları devam ediyor. Kar yağışı sonrası mahalle sakinleri, evlerinin damlarında birken karları kar kürekleri ile temizlemeye başladı.
İLGİLİ HABERLER
| 2021-01-19T11:42:00Z | true |
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Ireland breaks ranks to admit 'real problem' over EU's struggling coronavirus vaccine plan
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Daily Express
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https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1388148/coronavirus-vaccine-ireland-micheal-martin-eu-news-astrazeneca-oxford
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"Bill McLoughlin"
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IRELAND'S Taoiseach Micheal Martin has broken ranks to admit his concern over the delays to the delivery of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University produced vaccine.
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IRELAND'S Taoiseach Micheal Martin has broken ranks to admit his concern over the delays to the delivery of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University produced vaccine.
AstraZeneca has warned supplies to Europe will be delayed due to problems with the company's supply chain in Europe. Amid the possibility of a delay in the delivery of the drug to Ireland, Mr Martin admitted there may be severe problems to the country's vaccine rollout. The critical delay in the EU's vaccine rollout procedure, which was spearheaded by the European Commission, could now mean a delay to vaccinating the over-70s in Ireland.
Mr Martin also expressed concern over Ireland ability to move to a mass vaccine strategy going forward into the spring.
Speaking to RTE, he said: "Astra-Zeneca combined with extra volumes of Pfizer/BioNTech was going to be the catalyst for us to move from a low level of administration of vaccine to a mass vaccination situation.
"Now AstraZeneca puts a real problem in our midst, but we're gonna have to deal with it and see what else we can do."
The EU had ordered 400 million doses for member states of the drug developed with Oxford University last summer.
Armed with the promise of the vaccine, many member states built their own strategies around having access to the vital drug.
This year, Ireland had expected to receive 600,000 doses of the drug in the first quarter, prior to the European Medicines Agency approving the vaccine.
While EU states wait for the approval of the drug, the UK has surged forward with its own vaccination programme and today reported 478,248 further doses.
This means the UK has now vaccinated 5,861,351 people across the country with a first shot of the vaccine after approving both the AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech drugs.
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In order to vaccinate as many people as possible, the UK has deployed a single-shot strategy.
The vaccines need to have a gap of up to three weeks for both to reach their full efficacy but the Government has stated a 12-week window is sufficient.
With the coronavirus picture worsening on the continent, France's health watchdog has now advised a six-week delay should be used in administering the drug.
The Haute Autorité de la Santé has now called for a delay of six weeks in order to give out more jabs.
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They said today: "The still high number of contaminations and the worrying arrival of new variants call for an acceleration of vaccination to face the risk of an outbreak of the epidemic in the coming weeks.
"The still high number of contaminations and the worrying arrival of new variants call for an acceleration of vaccination to face the risk of an outbreak of the epidemic in the coming weeks,"
The EU's vaccine rollout has come under scrutiny after delays to the Pfizer-BioNTech drug.
The companies decided to reduce the number of vials they had planned to send out due to supply chain changes.
This has caused serious issues with vaccination programmes across the continent with many member states calling for additional help.
Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, said on Twitter following the delay to AstraZeneca's drug: "EU Commission and Member States expressed deep dissatisfaction with this.
"We insisted on a precise delivery schedule on the basis of which Member States should be planning their vaccination programs, subject to the granting of a conditional marketing authorisation.
"The EU Commission will continue to insist with Astra-Zeneca on measures to increase predictability and stability of deliveries, and acceleration of the distribution of doses."
| 2021-01-23T19:33:24Z | true |
Meghan seeks court ruling over 'serious breach' of privacy
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9163143/Meghan-seeks-court-ruling-breach-privacy.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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LONDON (AP) - Lawyers for the Duchess of Sussex asked a British judge on Tuesday to settle her lawsuit against a newspaper before it goes to trial by ruling that its publication of a "deeply personal" letter to her estranged father was "a plain and a serious breach of her rights of privacy."
The duchess, 39, is suing Associated Newspapers for invasion of privacy and copyright infringement over five February 2019 articles in the Mail on Sunday and on the MailOnline website that published portions of a handwritten letter to her father, Thomas Markle, after her marriage to Britain´s Prince Harry in 2018.
Associated Newspapers is contesting the claim, and the full trial is due to be held in the autumn at the High Court in London.
The duchess is seeking a summary judgment that would find in her favor and dismiss the newspaper´s defense case. Her lawyer Justin Rushbrooke argued that the publisher had "no real prospect" of winning the case.
"At its heart it´s a very straightforward case about the unlawful publication of a private letter," he said Tuesday at the start of a two-day hearing, held remotely because of coronavirus restrictions.
Rushbrooke said Meghan had every expectation that "a heartfelt plea from an anguished daughter to her father" would remain private.
Lawyers for the publisher argue that Meghan made personal information public by cooperating with the authors of a behind-the-scenes book about her and Harry, "Finding Freedom." She denies collaborating with the authors - though she acknowledges allowing someone close to her to speak to them - and the book is expected to feature prominently in the trial.
In October judge Mark Warby agreed to Meghan´s request to postpone the trial, scheduled to begin this month, until October or November 2021. He said the reason for the delay should remain secret.
Meghan, an American actress and star of TV legal drama "Suits," married Harry, one of the grandsons of Queen Elizabeth II, in a lavish ceremony at Windsor Castle in May 2018. Their son, Archie, was born the following year.
A year ago, the couple announced they were quitting royal duties and moving to North America, citing what they said was the unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British media. They recently bought a house in Santa Barbara, California.
| 2021-01-19T11:41:29Z | true |
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Bursa’nın emekli hayvanlar çiftliği - Bursa Haberleri
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Haberturk
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https://www.haberturk.com/bursa-haberleri/83765044-bursanin-emekli-hayvanlar-ciftligi
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Bursa Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanı Alinur Aktaş, eziyet gören, sahibi tarafından sokağa atılan, yaralı bulunan ve başka sebeplerden ötürü yardıma ihtiyaç duyan at, eşek, inek, koyun ve tavukların sığınağı olan ‘Emekli Hayvanlar Çiftliği’ni ziyaret etti. Hayvan Hakları Federasyonu (HAYTAP) ve Her Eve Bir Pati Derneği (HEPAT) tarafından, eziyet gören, sokağa atılan, yaralanan ve yardıma muhtaç hayvanların kalan günlerini huzur içerisinde geçirebilmeleri için Bursa’da kurulan Emekli Hayvanlar Çiftliği’, tüm vatandaşları ziyaretine bekliyor. Bursa’nın üstyapısından altyapısına kadar tüm bölgelerinde hizmetin aralıksız sürmesi için çalışmalarını sürdüren Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanı Alinur Aktaş da çiftliği ziyaret ederek tedavi gören hayvanları ziyaret etti. HAYTAP Genel Başkanı Ahmet Kemal Şenpolat, Büyükşehir Belediyesi Genel Sekreter Ulaş Akhan, AK Parti Nilüfer İlçe Başkanı Eşref Kurem, dernek ve belediye yöneticilerinin yer aldığı ziyarette, Başkan Aktaş çalışmalar hakkında yetkililerden bilgi aldı. Çiftlikte koruma altına alınan eşeklere havuç veren Başkan Aktaş, yaralanan hayvanların tedavi sürecini de yerinde gördü. Daha sonra köpek barınağına geçen Başkan Aktaş ve beraberindekiler, 500’den fazla her cinsten köpeğin bulunduğu merkezdeki çalışmaları dinledi. Barınağa köpek sahiplenmek için gelen bir aileyle de sohbet eden Başkan Aktaş, kendisinin de bir hayvanı sahiplenebileceğini söyledi. “634 hayvan tedavi edildi” Her canlının değerlidir ve kıymetli olduğunu söyleyen Bursa Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanı Alinur Aktaş, son yıllarda sokak hayvanlarıyla alakalı bilincin geliştiğini, ancak bunun yeterli olmadığını belirtti. Büyükşehir Belediyesi’nin altyapıdan üst yapıya, kültürel mirastan tarihi mekânlara kadar birçok alanda hizmetleri hayata geçirdiğini ifade eden Başkan Aktaş, bunun yanında bakıma ihtiyacı olan kimsesiz insanlara sahip çıkıldığını, barınma evi ve huzur evinde insanların hayata tutunabilmesi için destek verdiklerini anlattı. Bunan yanında sokak hayvanlarıyla alakalı güzel çalışmalar yapacaklarının da müjdesini veren Başkan Aktaş, “Büyükşehir Belediyesi Sokak Hayvanları Tedavi Merkezi yaralı birçok hayvana şifa oldu. Son bir yıl içerisinde 634 hayvanını tedavisi yapıldı. Pandemi sürecinde kentin farklı noktalarında 62 ton mama dağıtıldı. Şehrimizde bu konuda güzel çalışmalar yapan kurumlar var. HAYTAP üyesi olan HEPAT da bu kurumlardan birisidir. Hazırladıkları örnek mekânı gezdik. Gezerken keyif aldığım çiftliğin oluşturulmasında emeği geçen herkese teşekkür ediyorum. HEPAT, Şubat ayından itibaren sahipsiz sokak hayvanları ile ilgili çalışmalar başlattı. Beslenmeleriyle alakalı bugüne kadar 4695 kilogram köpek maması, 325 kilogram kedi maması desteğinde bulunduk” dedi. “Türkiye’ye örnek merkez” Kurulan Emekli Hayvanlar Çiftliği’ni tüm Bursalıların ziyaret etmesini tavsiye eden Başkan Aktaş, sahibine veya şehrine hizmet etmiş ancak farklı rahatsızlıkları sebebiyle artık ayakta zor durabilen hayvanların çiftlikte itinayla tedavi edildiğini anlattı. Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi’nin HAYTAP İzmir temsilciliğiyle ortak yapılan çalışma kapsamında İzmir depremi sonrası 7 ton mamayı sahipsiz ve mağdur sokak hayvanlarına ulaştırdığını da hatırlatan Başkan Aktaş, “HAYTAP ve HETAP derneklerinin yöneticilerine gayretli çalışmaları için teşekkür ediyorum. Büyükşehir Belediyesi olarak desteklerimizi arttırarak sürdüreceğiz. Tüm Bursalıların da güzel mekana sahip çıkmasını bekliyoruz. Sağlık İşleri Daire Başkanlığı Veteriner Şube Müdürlüğü marifetiyle Türkiye’ye örnek olacak bir projeyi tamamladık. 60 dönüm merkezi olmak üzere çevresindeki ormanla birlikte büyük bir alanda farklı bölümlerin yer aldığı örnek merkezin inşaat çalışmalarına yakın zamanda başlayacağız” diye konuştu. HAYTAP Genel Başkanı Ahmet Kemal Şenpolat, çalışmalarına verdikleri desteklerden ötürü Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi’ne teşekkür etti. Bursa’da pilot bir projeyi yürüttüklerini anlatan Şenpolat, derneklere, belediyelere ve bakanlıklara örnek çalışmanın somut halini gösterdiklerini söyledi. Kedi ve köpekler için bakımevleri, hastaneler yapılmaya başlandığını ve Türkiye’de bir bilincin oluştuğunu belirten Şenpolat, “Kedi ve köpek dışındaki hayvanların da hayvan olduğu unutulmamalı. Bir eşek, at veya çiftlik hayvanı zarar gördüğü zaman vatandaş nereyi arayacağını bilmiyor. Kangren olmuş soruna çözümü, Bursa’da somut bir projeyle ortaya koyduk. HAYTAP olarak bunu küçük bir bütçeyle yaptık. Diğer kurumlar da yapabilir. İnsanların çiftliğe gelmesini bekliyoruz. Geldiklerinde rahatlayacaklarını görecekler. Bugüne kadar Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi'nin büyük katkısını gördük. Bundan sonra daha da artarak süreceğini biliyoruz” dedi. HEPAT Dernek Başkanı ve HAYTAP Bursa Temsilcisi Emre Demir, Emekli Hayvanlar Çiftliği’nde 19 eşek, 3 inek, 6 küçükbaş, 15 kanatlı hayvan ve tavşan ile bir tane at bulunduğunu dile getirdi. Köpekler bölgesinde ise 500 ile 600 arasında terk edilmiş hayvan bulunduğunu anlatan Demir, hepsine birer yuva bulmayı hedeflediklerini belirtti. 2020’de 222 tanesi yurtiçinde, 255’i yurtdışında olmak üzere 500’ün üzerinde hayvanı yuvalandırdıklarını dile getiren Demir, “Tüm vatandaşlarımızı merkezimize bekliyoruz. Hayvanların satın alınması yerine buradan yuvalarına kavuşmasını istiyoruz. Herkes hayvan bakamayabilir. Durumu müsait olmayabilir ama buraya gelip onlara değer verebilirler” dedi.
İLGİLİ HABERLER
| 2021-01-09T09:59:00Z | true |
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What made the recent record-breaking years in the art market the most exciting ever?
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/art/made-recent-record-breaking-years-art-market-exciting-ever/
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"Colin Gleadell"
] |
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"Sales",
"Standard",
"Culture",
"Art",
"Luxury art",
"Luxury"
] |
Inside the tussle for most expensive living artist, alleged multi million pound fakes and FBI arrests
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Inside the tussle for most expensive living artist, alleged multi million pound fakes and FBI arrests
As we enter 2021, it seems a good time to assess the previous decade. From a long-range perspective the high points might be: the resounding recovery from the 2008 banking crash; the virtually continuous growth in prices for modern and contemporary art; or, more recently, the market’s adaptation to the erosion of the physical experience of art during the pandemic.
Closer inspection reveals geographic shifts of activity, such as the way the London gallery scene went into overdrive: between 2010 and 2017, numerous powerful international galleries opened or expanded in the capital. Also from Europe came an injection of Mediterranean culture with the arrival of specialist dealers from Italy, such as Mazzoleni and Tornabuoni.
But recently, this burgeoning entrepot has looked a little insecure. In March 2020 Blain Southern, the gallery that sprang up a decade earlier into the vacuum left by the retirement of Anthony d’Offay, went into administration. Under the threat of Brexit, Marian Goodman has closed in London and David Zwirner switched his attention to Paris.
A dominant trans-Atlantic axis was visible not just in the auction statistics, which saw London closing the gap on market leaders New York, but in the title of “most expensive living artist” swinging backwards and forwards between the two. Going into 2010, it was held by Lucian Freud whose Benefits Supervisor Sleeping (1995) sold in 2008 to Roman Abramovich for $33.6m (£17.2m).
In 2013 it switched to America, where Jeff Koons’s Balloon Dog (Orange) (1994-200) sculpture sold for $58.4m, then back across the pond in 2018 to David Hockney for his 1972 painting Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), which sold for $90.3m. In May 2019, though, the title returned to both America and Koons, when his stainless steel Rabbit (1986) sold for $91.1m, reportedly to the US hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen.
Britain, however, has hung on to the most expensive living female artist title ever since Jenny Saville’s nude self-portrait, Propped (1992), sold in 2018 for £9.5m. In general, this past decade has deemed female artists underpriced and witnessed increased demand, doubling the auction sales revenue of the previous decade.
Prices were led by a 1936 painting by the American Georgia O’Keeffe, Jimson Weed, which sold for $44.4m in 2014 to the Walmart heiress Alice Walton. The most conspicuous group reassessment took place for women associated with the notoriously male dominated American Abstract Expressionists – Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler and Lee Krasner, for instance, who realised record levels of $16.6m, $7.9m and $11.7m respectively.
On the private market, a benchmark sale occurred in 2013 when Cohen paid $155m for Picasso’s Le Rêve. He bought the 1932 oil painting from the Las Vegas casino magnate Steve Wynn, who had previously had to mend the painting when he stuck his elbow through it. Wynn’s ex-wife, Elaine, then spent a similar amount ($142.4m) on buying Francis Bacon’s 1969 triptych, Three Studies of Lucian Freud, making it the most expensive work of art sold at auction at the time.
In 2015, that price was overtaken by Picasso when his Les Femmes d’Alger (Version ‘O’) sold for $179.4m to the former Qatari prime minister, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani. Chinese buyers also entered the competition for modern Western art and, again in 2015, billionaire Liu Yiqian used his American Express card to pay a record $170m for Modigliani’s large Reclining Nude (1917) in New York. All were trumped by the American hedge fund manager Ken Griffin who, in 2016, bought Jackson Pollock’s Number 17A (1948), for $200m and Willem de Kooning’s Interchange (1955) for $300m, both from record producer David Geffen.
Auction sales that year could not keep up, but bounced back in 2017 with what would be the sale of the decade – Leonardo da Vinci’s (heavily restored) Salvator Mundi for $450m. The painting, which last sold at auction in 2005 as a copy and for less than $10,000, was presented in 2011 as the real thing in an exhibition at the National Gallery.
It was subsequently acquired in 2013 for $127m by the Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, who sent it to auction with a $100m estimate. Much of the background to this sale had been played out in the law courts and was said to be an attempt by Rybolovlev to establish whether Yves Bouvier, the agent who sold it to him, had ripped him off. If that was the motive, the outcome was unexpected, as Rybolovlev came out with an estimated $270m profit when it sold.
Other court cases gave us insights into the shadier aspects of the market. In 2011, the much-respected Knoedler Gallery in New York closed, accused of selling fakes by a Chinese artist named Pei-Shen Qian as genuine examples by Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Willem de Kooning to eminent collectors for a reported $80m. Then in 2019, the London based dealer Inigo Philbrick went missing after various parties claimed he had swindled them into buying art worth $20m by artists such as Basquiat, which he had also sold to someone else. Philbrick was arrested by the FBI last summer on a South Pacific island and the dealer, who denies the charges, is now awaiting trial.
The auction stunt of the decade, though, was quite legitimate. In 2018, Banksy arranged for his Girl with Balloon painting to tear into shreds before the eyes of an astonished crowd at Sotheby’s, as it sold for £1.04m – supposedly doubling its value as it was destroyed. The shredder was built into the frame, so the buyer got that, too.
The most bullish feature of the market was previously underappreciated African diaspora, chiefly American, painters. Principal milestones here were the $110.5m paid by the Japanese online fashion magnate, Yusaku Maezawa, for Basquiat’s skull-like 1982 portrait, Untitled, in 2017, followed by the $21.1m paid by rap star Sean “Diddy” Combs for Kerry James Marshall’s city park scene, Past Times (1997).
Among the younger generation, Amy Sherald – whose 2018 portrait of Michelle Obama made the artist famous when it was hung in the White House – has seen her auction record jump from nothing in 2018, to $4.3m last December. Speculative interest similarly drove prices for Amoako Boafo, a newly discovered 36-year-old Vienna-based, Ghanaian painter, to $1.2m at auction, also in December.
Although live auction totals inevitably plummeted because of the pandemic, online-only auction sales at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips soared by 511 per cent, to over $1 bn last year. Private sales by the auction houses also took off. Christie’s came close to $1 bn – an increase of 57 per cent over last year – and Sotheby’s $1.5 bn.
Finally, while total sales at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips fell overall by 26 per cent during 2020, the data analysts ArtTactic showed that Hong Kong was less affected than London or New York. In doing so, Hong Kong came second in the ratings, ominously ahead of London for the first time.
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| 2021-01-06T07:00:00Z | true |
Einbruch und Diebstahl: Zwei von drei Tätern gefasst
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Die Welt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/sachsen/article224031244/Einbruch-und-Diebstahl-Zwei-von-drei-Taetern-gefasst.html
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[] |
[
"Sachsen",
"Kriminalität",
"Polizei",
"Zwenkau",
"Krimi",
"Auto",
"Überwachungsaufnahmen"
] |
Zwenkau (dpa/sn) - In Zwenkau sind drei Menschen in ein Geschäft eingebrochen. Nach Angaben der Polizei vom Samstag hebelten die Täter zunächst die Eingangstür des Ladens auf und klauten Tabakwaren, Pakete und weitere Gegenstände. Die Täter flüchteten dann in einem Auto einer Fahrzeugvermietung vom Tatort. Die Tat fand in der Nacht zum Freitag statt.
Die drei sollen sich vor der Tat auf einer Tankstelle aufgehalten haben. Durch die Überwachungsaufnahmen wurde ein polizeibekannter 40-Jähriger identifiziert und gestellt. Ein 22 Jahre alter Mann wurde durch die Ortung des Fluchtautos gefasst. Der dritte war zunächst weiter auf der Flucht. Die Polizei ermittelt wegen besonders schweren Diebstahls.
| 2021-01-09T09:23:43Z | true |
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Donald Trump und der Golfsport: Auf Distanz
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Die Tageszeitung (taz)
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https://taz.de/Donald-Trump-und-der-Golfsport/!5738879/
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[
"Andreas Rüttenauer"
] |
[
"Golf",
"Donald Trump",
"USA unter Donald Trump",
"Sport",
"Schwerpunkt",
"taz",
"tageszeitung"
] |
Die PGA Championship 2022 wird nicht auf einer Anlage des US-Präsidenten stattfinden. Der Imageschaden für das Turnier wäre zu groß.
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Die PGA Championship 2022 wird nicht auf einer Anlage des US-Präsidenten stattfinden. Der Imageschaden für das Turnier wäre zu groß.
BERLIN taz |Als es noch als witzig galt, Anekdoten aus dem verlogegen Leben des Donald Trump zu erzählen, da waren seine Betrügereien auf dem Golfplatz gern gehörte Geschichtchen. Beim Golfen hielt und hält sich der scheidende US-Präsident ja gerne auf. Über die Website trumpgolf.com kann man zu 19 meist sehr noblen Golfanlagen navigieren, die zu Trumps Immobilienbesitz gehören. Auch dass er am Tag nach dem Sturm seiner radikalisierten Anhänger auf das Kapitol in Washington die zwei Ausnahmegolfer Annika Sorenstam und Gary Player mit der Freiheitsmedaille der USA ausgezeichnet hat, verdeutlichte das enge und zumeist gute Verhältnis der Golfszene zu Donald Trump.
Es ist also durchaus bemerkenswert, dass die Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA) nun verkündet hat, ihre Championship, eines der bedeutendsten Turniere der Welt, im nächsten Jahr nicht wie vorgesehen in Trumps Bedminster Golfclub in New Jersey auszutragen.
In einer Videobotschaft meinte PGA-Präsident Jim Richardson, es sei klar geworden, dass die Ausrichtung des Turniers in Trump Bedminster der Marke PGA Schaden zufügen würde. Es ist dies wohl auch ein Reaktion auf die verheerenden Kommentare, die sich die beiden am Donnerstag mit der Freiheitsmedaille ausgezeichneten Golfer eingehandelt haben. „Als Repräsentanten ihrer Sportart, als Geschäftsleute, die vom Golf leben, wird das Ansehen der beiden für immer befleckt sein. Sorenstam und Player werden für immer mit Trump in diesem schrecklichen Augenblick unserer Geschichte in Verbindung gebracht werden“, meinte Kolumnistin Christine Brennan in einem Kommentar für die Tageszeitung USA Today.
Commander in Cheat
Trump, über dessen Unredlichkeit beim Golfspielen ein ganzes Buch mit dem Titel „Commander in Cheat“ erschienen ist, soll während seiner Amtszeit versucht haben, seine Autorität als Präsident dafür einzusetzen, bedeutende, mithin lukrative Golfturniere in seine Anlagen zu holen. Die British Open hätte er gerne im altehrwürdigen Turnberry in Schottland gesehen, wo ihm die noble Anlage seit 2014 gehört. Einem Bericht der New York Times zufolge soll er versucht haben, den US-Botschafter im Königreich Woody Johnson als Botschafter für seine Turnierbewerbung einzusetzen.
Bevor das alles dementiert wurde, hatte Johnson selbst davon erzählt. Unternehmenserbe Johnson gehört als Unterstützer Trumps in dessen erstem Präsidentschaftswahlkampf zu den Vertrauten des Präsidenten. Dass er Besitzer der New York Jets, einem Klub der National Football League, ist, fügte der Affäre um Trumps präsidiale Einflussnahme auf private Geschäfte eine weitere sportpolitische Note hinzu.
Die Absage für Bedminster war übrigens keine Premiere. Schon einmal wurde einer Golfanlage in Besitz von Trump das Recht, ein Turnier zu veranstalten, entzogen. 2017 zog die PGA Tour mit ihrer World Golf Championship von Trumps Resort bei Miami nach Mexiko-Stadt. Mit Politik hätte das nichts zu tun, sagte damals PGA-Tour-Geschäftsführer Tim Finchem: „Es ist ein Sponsorenproblem.“ Cadillac hatte sich zurückgezogen, weil die Automarke neben der beinahe ebenso starken Marke Trump nicht genug glänzen konnte. Es hatte indes lautstarke Proteste gegen den Austragungsort gegeben, nachdem Trump, damals noch Präsidentschaftskandidat, durch rassistische Pöbeleien mexikanischen Einwanderern gegenüber aufgefallen war.
| 2021-01-11T14:18:00Z | true |
Van’da beklenen kar yağışı başladı - Van Haberleri
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Haberturk
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https://www.haberturk.com/van-haberleri/84037819-vanda-beklenen-kar-yagisi-basladi
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[
"Habertürk"
] |
[
"Van Haberler",
" Van Son Dakika",
" "
] |
– Van kent merkezinde yılbaşından bu yana süren sıcak hava yerini kar yağışına bıraktı. Hava sıcaklığının 4 ila 5 derece azaldığı Van’da, öğle saatlerinde kent merkezinde etkisini artıran kar yağışı vatandaşları sevindirdi. Yılbaşından bu yana sıcak havanın etkili olduğu Van’da aralıklarla yağan kar yağışının yüksek kesimlerde daha etkili olacağı bildirildi. Meteoroloji 14. Bölge Müdürlüğü, Van'ın güney ve kuzeyinde yağışların kuvvetli olması beklendiği belirtilerek, gece ve sabah saatlerinde buzlanma ve don olayı ile birlikte gün boyunca yer yer pus ve sis hadisesi olacağından dolayı dikkatli ve tedbirli olunması konusunda uyarıda bulundu. Öğle saatlerinde etkisini gösteren kar yağışına yakalanan vatandaşlar, 2021 yılında Van'da kar yağışının geç yaşandığını belirtti. Genel bir kuraklıkla karşı karşıya olduklarını ve kuraklık nedeniyle Van'da karın yağmasının sevindirici olduğunu ifade eden vatandaşlar, yağışın tarım arazilerinin ve yer altı suları açısından önemli olduğunu söylediler.
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| 2021-01-19T11:47:00Z | true |
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The jewellery in Bridgerton is the dazzling escapism we all need right now
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/jewellery/jewellery-bridgerton-dazzling-escapism-need-right-now/
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"Annabel Davidson"
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"Standard",
"Luxury jewellery",
"Luxury"
] |
It may not be entirely historically accurate, but the ravishing jewellery seen throughout the hit period drama is a visual feast
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It may not be entirely historically accurate, but the ravishing jewellery seen throughout the hit period drama is a visual feast
If you’re feeling like escaping reality right now, and just want something trashy, historically inaccurate and gossipy to sink into with some seriously good jewellery viewing, Bridgerton ticks all boxes. The eight-part period drama that first aired on Christmas Day is set in Regency-era London, and features an aristocratic cast of characters alongside an absolute feast of necklaces and tiaras, bandeaus and earrings of every style, from garland and festoon to chandelier and demure little studs.
Based on the novels by Julia Quinn and featuring a voice over by none other than Julie Andrews as Lady Whistledown, whose gossipy newsletter is seized upon by every member of the Ton (the upper crust of the day), this is jewellery-heavy viewing from the get-go.
Opening at a ball for debutantes set in 1813, the screen is a sea of pushed-up bosoms bedecked with every style of necklace imaginable – and not necessarily from the era.
According to of my favourite jewellery books ever, The Necklace – from Antiquity to the Present, by Amanda Triossi and Daniela Mascetti, 1813 was the end of ‘the bridging years’, a sort of post-revolutionary return to simplicity and an ode to the fashions of ancient Greece – and this can be seen in the foamy empire-line muslin dresses worn by debutantes dancing at balls in the series. But it was also the beginning of another era, when luxury materials and wealthy people – and their jewellery – began to return to Paris, the epicenter of jewellery creation.
So while there are lots of signs of Classical influence throughout Bridgerton – cameo necklaces carved in shell, great big coral pieces in brilliant orangey reds, there are also plenty of pieces that speak to the new Regency era. These are possibly inspired by the fashions of Paris as they made their way to London, and often with their origin in Napoleon’s ‘courtly circles’, helmed, of course, by Empress Josephine.
This is the heyday of Nitot, the founder of Chaumet, and Boucheron, and is rich with flounce and detail – stones of every colour, from emerald and amethyst to garnet and turquoise.
It also runs the entire gamut of scale – from the delicate diamond necklace worn by the series’ protagonist, Daphne Bridgerton, at her coming out, to the bonkers, over-the-top coral rose choker worn by one of the rival Featherington sisters, or the trippy seed-pearl headpieces worn by guests at a ball held by Queen Charlotte to introduce her royal nephew to our heroine.
The costume directors of Bridgerton have taken fashion history with a pinch of salt, and so the entire series is a sort of trip through jewellery history between the 17th and 20th centuries. It might not be factually correct, but it’s a visual feast – and one I’m more than happy to devour.
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| 2021-01-06T07:00:00Z | true |
Mandzuki´c returns to Italy, signs for league leader AC Milan
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9163181/Mandzuki-c-returns-Italy-signs-league-leader-AC-Milan.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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"Associated"
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MILAN (AP) - AC Milan signed 34-year-old Mario Mandzuki´c on Tuesday, giving 39-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic support in attack for the Italian league leader´s title challenge.
Milan said the Croatia veteran "agreed on a deal until the end of the current season with an option to extend the contract for the next one."
Mandzuki´c returns to Serie A - where he won four straight titles with Juventus from 2015-19 - after a spell in Qatar with league winner Al-Duhail.
Milan is seeking a first Serie A title for 10 years and leads by three points from city rival Inter.
Milan is also in the Europa League round of 32 and faces Red Star Belgrade next month.
Mandzuki´c will wear the No. 9 shirt, the club said.
He won a Champions League title with Bayern Munich in 2013 and scored for Juventus in a 4-1 loss in the 2017 final against Real Madrid.
Mandzuki´c is also the only player to score for both teams in a World Cup final, in Croatia´s 4-2 loss to France in 2018.
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| 2021-01-19T11:51:02Z | true |
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Otomobilin çarptığı motosiklet sürücüsü hayatını kaybetti - Bursa Haberleri
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Haberturk
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https://www.haberturk.com/bursa-haberleri/83765338-otomobilin-carptigi-motosiklet-surucusu-hayatini-kaybetti
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[
"Habertürk"
] |
[
"Bursa Haberler",
" Bursa Son Dakika",
" "
] |
Derya EVREN-Abdulselam UĞUR/BURSA,(DHA) BURSA´da otomobilin çarptığı motosikletin sürücüsü Bülent Çam (41), hayatını kaybetti. Kazanın ardından gözaltına alınan otomobil sürücüsü Mehmet Y., adliyeye sevk edildi.Kaza, dün akşam, Osmangazi ilçesi 11 Eylül Bulvarı´nda meydana geldi. İddiaya göre, Mehmet Y. yönetimindeki 09 KK 790 plakalı otomobil, Bülent Çam´ın kullandığı 16 AYK 473 plakalı motosiklete arkadan çarptı. Çarpmanın etkisiyle savrulan motosikletten düşen Çan, kafasını yola çarparak, ağır yaralandı. İhbar üzerine kaza yerine sağlık ve polis ekipleri sevk edildi. Motosiklet sürücüsü, sağlık ekiplerince Çekirge Devlet Hastanesi´ne kaldırılarak, tedaviye alındı. Beyin kanaması geçirdiği tespit edilen 2 çocuk babası Çan, doktorların tüm çabasına karşın kurtarılamadı.Kazanın ardından gözaltına alınan Mehmet Y., emniyetteki işlemlerinin ardından bugün adliyeye sevk edildi. Mehmet Y.´nin savcılık sorgusu sürüyor.DHA-Güvenlik Türkiye-Bursa / Merkez Derya EVREN-Abdulselam UĞUR/BURSA,(DHA)2021-01-09 13:14:48
İLGİLİ HABERLER
| 2021-01-09T10:15:02Z | true |
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Erinnerung an die Sedan-Schlacht 1870: Unangebrachte Ehrung
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Die Tageszeitung (taz)
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https://taz.de/Erinnerung-an-die-Sedan-Schlacht-1870/!5738754/
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[
"Petra Schellen"
] |
[
"Bismarck",
"deutsch-französisch",
"Napoleon",
"Erinnerungskultur",
"Straßenumbenennung",
"Hamburg",
"Nord",
"taz",
"tageszeitung"
] |
In vielen Städten im Norden gibt es Sedanstraßen und -plätze. In Hamburg fordern Friedensaktivisten erneut eine Umbenennung.
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In vielen Städten im Norden gibt es Sedanstraßen und -plätze. In Hamburg fordern Friedensaktivisten erneut eine Umbenennung.
HAMBURG taz | Er klingt fremd, fast poetisch, und eigentlich müsste man ihn französisch aussprechen: Den Namen „Sedan“ tragen fast 100 Straßen hierzulande, und die meisten Anwohner denken sich wohl nichts dabei. Dabei gäbe es gute Gründe: Sedan – eine französische Kleinstadt an der belgischen Grenze – war am 1. und 2. September 1870 Ort der brutalen Entscheidungsschlacht des deutsch-französischen Krieges.
1940, im Zweiten Weltkrieg, war Sedan abermals Kampfstätte. Die Straßennamen preisen allerdings die Schlacht von 1870, bei der 6.000 Soldaten starben und 20.000 verwundet wurden. Auslöser des Krieges war die Weigerung Frankreichs gewesen, den preußischen Prinzen Leopold von Hohenzollern als spanischen Thronfolger zu akzeptieren – man fürchtete eine preußische Übermacht.
Nach wechselseitigen Provokationen – die Schuldfrage ist ungeklärt – begann im Juli 1870 der Krieg. Das Besondere: Auf preußischer Seite kämpften erstmals süddeutsche Fürsten und Monarchen gemeinsam mit dem „Norddeutschen Bund“. Unter der Ägide von Reichskanzler Bismarck besiegten sie quasi „gesamtdeutsch“ den „Erzfeind“ Frankreich und nahmen Kaiser Napoleon III. gefangen.
Es war mehr als ein militärischer Sieg: Wenige Monate später – am 18. 1. 1871 – wurde Preußenkönig Wilhelm I. in Versailles als deutscher Kaiser proklamiert und das „Zweite Deutsche Reich“ gegründet. Frankreich musste Teile des Elsasses und Lothringens abtreten. Die Deutung dieser „Reichsgründung“ war allerdings ambivalent: Während Wilhelm I. sie als Verdienst besagter Fürsten betrachtete, sah Bismarck sie als Sieg des „Volks unter Waffen“.
Sehnsucht nach dem Mittelalter
Man habe diese Nationalstaatsgründung als Wiedererstehen eines mittelalterlichen Reichs verstanden, das in den Napoleonischen Kriegen vernichtet worden sei, erklärt der Historiker und Bismarck-Forscher Christoph Nonn, Professor für Neuere Geschichte an der Düsseldorfer Heinrich-Heine-Universität. „Aber das ist eine historische Konstruktion. Dieses mittelalterliche Reich war etwas ganz anderes – und es war auch kein deutsches Reich. Aber so lautete damals der nationale Mythos.“
Auch glaubte man, der (preußische, protestantische) Gott habe den Sieg befördert. „Also schlug der westfälische Pastor Friedrich Wilhelm von Bodelschwingh 1872 den 2. September als Datum für ein Dank- und Friedensfest vor“, sagt der ehemalige Hamburger evangelische Pastor Ulrich Hentschel, der inzwischen im Ruhestand ist.
„Der Sedantag wurde aber nie offizieller Feiertag“, sagt Historiker Nonn. „Es war ein beliebtes, teils antifranzösisches Volksfest mit Veteranenaufmärschen, das im Lauf der Zeit an Popularität verlor.“ Umso erstaunlicher sei, dass Hamburg noch 1899 die einstige Louisenstraße – benannt nach der Ehefrau des Stiftsgründers Johann Heinrichs von Schröder – in Sedanstraße umbenannte.
Initiatoren könnten Soldaten im nahen Kasernenquartier gewesen sein, von dem in der Sedanstraße noch das einstige Bekleidungsamt zeugt, ein wuchtiger Backsteinbau. In dem Kasernenkomplex residierte damals das „Infanterie-Regiment 76“, dem der umstrittene „Kriegsklotz“ von 1936 am Dammtor-Bahnhof gilt. Vielleicht, sinniert René Senenko von der Hamburger Geschichtswerkstatt “Willi-Bredel-Gesellschaft“, sei die Umbenennung in Sedanstraße auch im Vorwege des Hamburg-Besuchs von Kaiser Wilhelm II. geschehen. Genau wisse man es nicht.
Jedenfalls, sagt Pastor Hentschel, sei die Sedanstraße „eindeutig völkisch und militaristisch konnotiert“. Sie erinnere an ein grausames Gemetzel und deutschen Größenwahn und gehöre umbenannt.
Der seit Jahrzehnten kirchenkritische und friedensbewegte Pastor Hentschel ist nicht der Erste, der sich an dem Straßennamen stört: Seit Jahrzehnten schon macht der Hamburger Soziologe und Friedensforscher Peter Lock entsprechende Eingaben beim Hamburger Senat.
Gefruchtet hat es nichts: Selbst ein Schreiben von 2015 an den damaligen Ersten Bürgermeister Olaf Scholz (SPD), Bevollmächtigter der Bundesrepublik Deutschland für die deutsch-französischen Kulturbeziehungen, blieb folgenlos. „Man teilte mir mit, solche Namen erinnerten eben an historische Ereignisse. Und wenn man die Sedanstraße umbenenne, müsste man ja auch das ganze Generalsviertel im Stadtteil Eimsbüttel umbenennen, das an Militärs von 1870/71 erinnere.“
Dabei gäbe es für die Sedanstraße eine würdige Alternative: „Man könnte die Straße nach dem dort gleich um die Ecke geborenen Deserteur Ludwig Baumann benennen, der 2018 verstarb“, sagt Günter Knebel, Vorstand der Bundesvereinigung Opfer der NS-Militärjustiz. Baumann war 1942 aus der Wehrmacht desertiert, hatte das lebensgefährliche „Bewährungsbataillon 500“ an der Ostfront überlebt und, zeitlebens traumatisiert, stetig für Rehabilitierung der Deserteure gekämpft. Der Bundestag gewährte sie schließlich 2002.
Historiker Nonn indes will keine Empfehlung für oder gegen eine Umbenennung der Sedanstraße abgeben. „Natürlich müssen Namen von NS-Tätern und solche, die eindeutig Kolonialgreuel oder Militarismus verherrlichen, von Straßenschildern entfernt werden“, sagt er. Wenn man allerdings alle Straßen nach Heldenfiguren wie Sophie Scholl umbenenne, verzerre man die Geschichte. „Manchmal genügt vielleicht auch ein zusätzliches Schild, das über die Bedeutung des Straßennamens und sein Zustandekommen informiert. Aber darüber müssen die Bürger oder deren gewählte Vertreter entscheiden.“
Göttingen schaffte den Namen schon 1947 ab
Das tun sie – mit unterschiedlichen Resultaten. In Göttingen hat man – wohl auf Druck der britischen Alliierten – die Sedanstraße schon 1947 umbenannt. Im traditionell vom Militär geprägten Kiel dagegen – nach Kriegsende 1945 gleichfalls britische Besatzungszone – gibt es neben der Sedanstraße gleich ein ganzes Viertel mit Straßen, die Ortsnamen von 1870/71er-Schlachten im Elsass und in Lothringen tragen. „Das Viertel wird im Volksmund als,französisches Viertel' bezeichnet und ist inzwischen positiv besetzt, ohne dass dies ein bewusster oder gesteuerter Prozess gewesen wäre“, sagt Stadtarchivar Johannes Rosenplänter. Eine Initiative zur Umbenennung der Kieler Sedanstraße gebe es seines Wissens nicht.
Auch in Bremen moniert niemand die Namen „Sedanstraße“, „Sedanplatz“ oder „Elsass-Viertel“. Nur in Hannover bewegt sich etwas: Hatte der einschlägige Beirat die „Sedanstraße“ bis dato unproblematisch gefunden, haben Linke und Piraten just dieser Tage – am 8. Januar dieses Jahres – im Kulturausschuss einen Antrag auf Umbenennung von Straßen eingereicht, die nach Schlachten benannt sind – darunter Sedan und Tannenberg.
Antrag der Hamburger AfD
Nun könnte man argumentieren, das alles sei lange her und die Erinnerung an Nationalistisches und Militaristisches längst aus dem kollektiven Gedächtnis getilgt. Aber das täuscht: Erinnerung kann jederzeit aufgefrischt und instrumentalisiert werden. Das zeigt ein aktueller Antrag der Hamburger AfD-Fraktion auf Wiederaufstellung des 1903 geweihten, heute in den Wallanlagen stehenden Reiterstandbilds von Kaiser Wilhelm I. auf Hamburgs Rathausmarkt. Anlass ist der 150. Jahrestag der „Reichsgründung“ am 21. 1. 2021.
Es gehe, so der AfD-Antrag, um die Erinnerung an die „Gründung einer Nation als den entscheidenden Ausdruck des politischen Willens eines Volkes“. Zudem sei man in Hamburg schon früh nach dem Tod Kaiser Wilhelms I. bemüht gewesen, „dem beliebten Monarchen ein Denkmal zu errichten“. Um ein Mahnmal für Demokratie geht es hier also nicht.
| 2021-01-11T15:00:00Z | true |
Inside the Californian suburb where US elites are hunkering down during the pandemic
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/property-and-architecture/inside-californian-suburb-us-elites-hunkering-pandemic/
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Just 28 miles up the coast from LA, a former hippie enclave is now home to titans of finance sheltering from Covid-19
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Just 28 miles up the coast from LA, a former hippie enclave is now home to titans of finance sheltering from Covid-19
Malibu was always a town that attracted artists, designers and creative souls from all walks of life. Despite the celebrity residents, the vibe was one of understated, hippie chic. That is until Covid-19 enticed a new wave of one percenters seeking warm weather and the bucolic surfer lifestyle. Now, just about every house is rented (at up to $200k per month), and owners who once only came for the summer have decided to stay put here.
In-demand properties range from the white stucco and red roof tiles of Spanish Revival estates to modernist masterpieces like John Lautner’s Stevens House (now owned by Edward Norton) to eco-conscious hippie shacks like the one Daryl Hannah just sold to ex-boyfriend Neil Young.
Local property experts say Malibu is experiencing one of its strongest real-estate booms in years. Sara Grisanti, a real-estate broker and wife of Paul Grisanti, the Mayor elect of Malibu, notes an uptick of renters from the East Coast since the pandemic began. “It felt like an evacuation,” she says, “I couldn’t find places fast enough. There is very little inventory on the rental market left.” And if you’re looking to buy, think again: houses on the bluff can sell for $100m.
How did this small town, jokingly once described by Malibu Country Mart founder (and nephew of retail giant Fred Segal) Ron Herman, as “a highway and three strip malls,” become the preferred retreat for the super rich?
The surfing and those accompanying beaches are a large part of it. Anyone who remembers Keanu Reeves at his hunkiest in Point Break can still visualize those crystal blue waters and perfect tubular appeal. A mere 35-minute drive from central LA means it’s accessible: even Malibu’s Carbon Beach, known as Billionaire’s Beach, is now open to the public and anyone brave enough to try the Pacific swell can paddle out to catch a wave.
Certainly, it’s come a long way from the days of 19th-century pioneers May and Frederick Rindge who bought the 27-mile stretch called Rancho Malibu and mounted a fierce campaign to keep public roads and railroads from running through it. When Frederick Rindge died in 1905, May continued the fight. She paid her legal fees by leasing the oceanfront property to Hollywood movie stars like Barbara Stanwyck and Gloria Swanson who built “shacks” along the one-mile private beach that came to be known as the Malibu Colony.
Privacy has always been part of the Malibu framework, which holds obvious appeal for celebrities fleeing paparazzi attention. Leonardo di Caprio, Kylie Jenner, Mel Gibson and Jeffrey Katzenberg and Beyonce are just a few who have owned houses here. It’s perfectly normal for stars like Dustin Hoffman to exchange banter with passers by, or for Nick Nolte, say, to turn up in his fuzzy bathrobe at local grocery store, Ralphs.
According to W magazine, “Nobu is the celebrity pandemic bubble,” where a centrifugal force seems to draw such a continuous stream of famous faces that even during the height of Covid everyone from the Kardashian-Jenners to Kaia Gerber and Jaden Smith have dropped by for sushi and air kissing.
They aren’t the only attention seekers in Malibu. “It’s not uncommon to find yourself standing behind someone in at supermarket wearing a string bikini,” says Neda Sobrerqvist, a celebrity trainer who teaches Lady Gaga, Minnie Driver and Larry Ellison a high-impact cardio workout from her double-width trailer in the Serra Retreat, located in the hills of lower Malibu Canyon.
While the celebrity headcount might be high here, locals tend to give them some space. They know movie stars add to the Malibu experience and view them much as they do the glorious sunsets over Point Dune Beach: the glamorous backdrop to daily life.
And if the paparazzi do try to step in, locals start circling the wagons. Dorothy Lucey, an ex-Fox TV Entertainment reporter and Malibu local for over 30 years, recalls a time when Pamela Anderson (whose kids were in school with hers) was stalked by a photographer using, appropriately, a surfboard as cover. She and a few of the other Malibu parents called the beach security over and the pap was forced to escape over the sand dragging his surfboard and camera behind him.
“It’s always felt like a small town,” says Lucey, “Even with the wildfires, mudslides and that pioneer spirit.”
Malibu or “the ‘bu” as it’s known, has remained a tight-knit community. Secrets are quietly kept, but there have been wild times along that beach. In the colony’s beginnings Gloria Swanson reputedly entertained John F. Kennedy’s father Joseph Kennedy in her beach shack, and in 1965 Jane Fonda threw an infamous all-night party (The Byrds played at dawn). In 1975 Cat Stevens had his Muslim conversion moment in Malibu after nearly drowning off the coast.
The music community invaded in the late 1960s and 1970s and rock stars too countless to name partied here while sylph-like young things swayed to the beats and smoked fierce amounts of ganja.
But that was then, and now Malibu probably has more in common with the Long Island’s Locust Valley or Oyster Bay than the hippie vibe of years past. Perhaps that’s why so many of the new crop of financial titans like billionaire Chase Coleman III of Tiger Capital Management (worth $6.9 billion according to Forbes) has hunkered down here for the pandemic Blackstone Group founder, Steve Schwarzman, has a house here.
Another financier, Thomas Laffont, co-founder of Coatue Management, bought a place here for a mere $13m after the devastating wildfire Woolsey Fire destroyed more than 1,643 homes in 2018; Robert Smith, billionaire founder of Vista Private Equity (and one of America’s richest Black investors) bought a house here in 2016. And many other finance types who are less known have joined the ‘bu at least temporarily.
There are no tax advantages to living in California. But there is another very key reason why they come. “The weather,” says Grisanti, “Where else can you find summer but for all but six weeks of the year? When it rains, people stop what they are doing and come out of their offices to look at it.”
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| 2021-01-06T07:00:00Z | true |
Corona-Hotspot Sachsen: Mehr als 152 000 Infektionen
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Die Welt
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Leipzig (dpa/sn) - In Sachsen ist die Zahl der Coronainfektionen auf über 150 000 angestiegen. Alleine von Freitag auf Samstag wurden 2752 Neuinfektionen registriert, insgesamt schlagen für den Freistaat seit Beginn der Pandemie im vergangenen März 152 459 Corona-Infektionen zu Buche, wie aus den aktuellen Zahlen des Robert Koch-Instituts (RKI) hervorgeht. Der Wert der Neuinfektionen pro 100 000 Einwohner binnen sieben Tagen liegt demnach bei 339,1, am Vortag lag die Inzidenz bei 298. Sachsen bleibt mit Blick auf die Inzidenz bundesweit negativer Spitzenreiter. Deutschlandweit liegt der Wert derzeit bei 153,9.
Die Daten sind derzeit aber noch schwierig zu interpretieren, weil es über den Jahreswechsel Verzögerungen gegeben hat. Das RKI geht davon aus, dass die Meldedaten zum Infektionsgeschehen frühestens Ende nächster Woche/Anfang übernächster Woche wieder belastbar sind. Landesweit und bundesweit hat laut RKI nach wie vor der Landkreis Meißen mit 558,1 den höchsten Inzidenzwert.
Im Kampf gegen die Corona-Pandemie hat Sachsen den Lockdown bis zum 7. Februar verlängert. Demnach bleiben Kitas und Schulen im Freistaat bis zu diesem Tag weitgehend geschlossen. Kontakte werden eingeschränkt, allerdings will Sachsen Ausnahmen für die Kinderbetreuung ermöglichen. So ist eine abwechselnde Beaufsichtigung von Kindern unter 14 Jahren erlaubt, die Kinder dürfen aber höchstens aus zwei Haushalten kommen. Damit dürfen sich etwa zwei Familien bei der Kinderbetreuung abwechseln.
RKI Zahlen
| 2021-01-09T09:21:49Z | true |
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Analysis: why the South African coronavirus variant is so worrying
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/06/analysis-south-african-coronavirus-variant-worrying/
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The additional mutations seen in this new strain of Covid-19 'may interfere with vaccine effectiveness'
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The additional mutations seen in this new strain of Covid-19 'may interfere with vaccine effectiveness'
If the coronavirus was a horror film, we have now reached the obligatory ‘not dead yet’ scare, in which the seemingly conquered monster returns from the grave to give a final fright.
Just as light was beginning to emerge at the end of a very long and gloomy tunnel, the South African variant of the virus threatens to undermine the vaccine and testing gains of recent months.
Brian Pinker, 82, received the first Oxford vaccine on Monday, yet there are real concerns that he and the hundreds of thousands of others who have had their jabs may not be fully protected against this latest mutation.
Clearly the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is expecting some vaccine tweaks to be needed as it has already begun to look at how quickly an altered jab could be approved, and Matt Hancock has said he is "very worried".
The problem lies in how the virus has mutated. Variants of coronavirus have been around since the beginning of the pandemic and are a natural evolutionary process by which viruses adapt to their hosts as they replicate.
Most of these mutations have no effect, but occasionally they can improve the ability of the virus to infect or become more resistant to the body’s immune response. This is one such occasion.
The South African variant has three mutations in important genes. One, the N501Y mutation, has already been found in the UK variant and could be responsible for it being so infectious.
However, the South African version carries two more mutations (E484K and K417N) that are absent in the British version and make it far more worrying.
“These two additional mutations may interfere more with vaccine effectiveness in the South African variant than in the UK variant,” said Dr Julian W Tang, honorary associate professor and clinical virologist, University of Leicester.
“This does not mean that the existing Covid-19 vaccines will not work at all, just that the antibodies induced by the current vaccines may not bind and neutralise the South African variant as well as it would the other circulating viruses, including the UK variant.”
The South African variant carries mutations in a gene which builds spike proteins – the rod-like structures on the outside of the virus which attaches to human cells.
Spike proteins are also produced by vaccines so that the body knows what to look for and what to fight off.
So, any significant changes to the spike protein may mean the body can no longer spot the virus, even after vaccination or a previous infection, and antibodies produced in anticipation may not be able to attach properly in order to clear it away.
Worryingly, the mutations may also mean that it is harder to pick up cases through the normal Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, so it could have already spread widely. It quickly became the dominant variant in the Eastern and Western Cape provinces of South Africa.
Yet there is still hope. Even if the new variant is more infectious, it may not cause more severe disease. England's chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, and chief scientific officer, Patrick Vallance, are believed to have briefed Boris Johnson, claiming they are not overly concerned about the new variant.
And even if the South African variant becomes more widespread and dominant, both vaccines can be modified to be more effective against this variant in as little as six weeks.
Most scientists believe that existing vaccines will still work to some extent, even if the new variant lowers the overall efficacy.
The mutations have not altered the shape of the spike protein to such an extent that antibodies cannot bind at all, they just may be less effective.
“It is not anticipated that this mutation is sufficient for the ‘South African’ variant to bypass the protection provided by current vaccines,” said Prof Francois Balloux, professor of computational systems biology, University College London (UCL).
“It’s possible that new variants will affect the efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccines, but we shouldn’t make that assumption yet about the South African one.”
Researchers are working round the clock to find out just how dangerous this new variant is, and new lockdown measures introduced by the Government will undoubtedly help to stem the tide, and give scientists room to find a new solution.
Prof James Naismith, director of the Rosalind Franklin Institute, and University of Oxford, said: "We can all help if we redouble our efforts to wash our hands, wear a mask and socially distance. The faster and further the vaccine is rolled out, the quicker the end to this nightmare.”
| 2021-01-06T07:53:00Z | true |
How many coronavirus cases have there been in your area? Use our tool to find out
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Enter your postcode in the tool below to find out how many people have been infected with coronavirus in your area
Boris Johnson has announced a new national lockdown, which becomes law at 00:01 on Jan 6, though its measures immediately came into place.
Everyone has been told to stay at home, and only to go out for one of five reasons: to work if it is “impossible” to work from home; to shop for essentials; to exercise; to provide care, and for medical appointments.
The new restrictions are expected to last until mid-February at least, and come after Boris Johnson said the country faces a “tough, tough” few months because of rocketing coronavirus cases.
Mr Johnson said he had been forced to act to prevent the NHS becoming overwhelmed, but held out the prospect of restrictions being lifted - perhaps permanently - if enough people are vaccinated by mid-February.
The UK reached a daily record for Covid-19 infections on Jan 5, with 60,916 new lab-confirmed cases. A further 830 people also died within 28 days of testing positive with the virus.
A new strain of coronavirus has been blamed by the Government for the rapid rise in cases, with analysis suggesting it is 70 per cent more transmissible. Although, there is no evidence that it is more deadly or unable to be protected against by vaccines.
Public Health England release a daily update on how many confirmed cases of coronavirus there are in each English local authority.
Type in your postcode in the tool below to find out how many cases there have been in your local area.
The UK has become the first western country to begin administering the coronavirus vaccine, hopes have been renewed that mass vaccination could help slow the infection rate, particularly among the vulnerable older generation.
Following approval by British regulators, a mass rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations began on Dec 8, with a 90-year-old grandmother from Coventry becoming the first person to receive the Pfizer jab.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) granted an emergency use license to the Pfizer Biotech vaccine, and one million jabs were delivered to the NHS on Thursday, Dec 3.
The UK has secured 40 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine overall, which has over 90 per cent efficacy at preventing Covid-19 when administered in two doses.
The Oxford vaccine has also been approved by the MHRA on Dec 30 and the vaccine rollout began on Jan 4.
The Government is aiming for two million people to receive their first dose of either the Oxford vaccine or the Pfizer jab within a fortnight as part of a major ramping up of the inoculation programme.
The Telegraph can also disclose that mass vaccination centres at sports stadiums and conference venues are primed to launch in the second week of January.
An army of more than 10,000 medics and volunteers has been recruited by the NHS to help deliver the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine.
In a statement, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: "This is a moment to celebrate British innovation - not only are we responsible for discovering the first treatment to reduce mortality for Covid-19, this vaccine will be made available to some of the poorest regions of the world at a low cost, helping protect countless people from this awful disease.
"It is a tribute to the incredible UK scientists at Oxford University and AstraZeneca whose breakthrough will help to save lives around the world. I want to thank every single person who has been part of this British success story. While it is a time to be hopeful, it is so vital everyone continues to play their part to drive down infections."
The Prime Minister confirmed that as of Jan 5, with the Pfizer and Oxford jabs combined, 1.1 million people in England and over 1.3 across the UK have been vaccinated. That includes more than 650,000 people over 80, which is 23 per cent of all the over 80s in England.
Mr Johnson has pledged that the NHS is committed to offering a vaccination to everyone in the top four priority groups by Feb 15.
To help with meeting this target there are already 595 GP-led sites providing vaccines with a further 180 coming on stream later this week, he said. There are also 107 hospital sites with a further 100 later this week.
Seven vaccination centres will also be opening in places such as sports stadiums and exhibition centres.
On Dec 14, in his address to Commons, the Health Secretary also announced a new variant of coronavirus had been identified in England that has caused a rapid increase in cases in London and the South East of England.
In England there has been a "relative increase" of this new variant in every area, said Professor Whitty, that is "spreading around the country".
The fastest increases were in the East, South East and London, but it is "now taking off in other areas as well", he said at a news conference on Jan 5.
However, Mr Hancock has said it is “highly unlikely” that the new variant will cause a more serious disease or compromise the vaccine.
Read More: What exactly is the Pfizer vaccine, who will get it, and is it safe?
At the end of Dec 2019, the Chinese authorities sent out a public alert warning that a “pneumonia of unknown cause” had been identified in Wuhan, central China.
Some 10 days later, on Jan 7, scientists announced that a new coronavirus was the source of the outbreak – quickly adding that it then did not appear to be spreading between humans.
At that point, fewer than 60 cases had been found. But now the virus, since given the name SARS-CoV-2, has spread to 185 countries, infecting more than 85.8 million people with the disease Covid-19 and killing more than 1.8 million.
This map, which updates automatically, shows where the disease is now, how many cases there have been and how many people have died:
| 2021-01-06T07:46:00Z | true |
ForscherInnen warnen vor Impfeuphorie: Optimismus macht unvorsichtig
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Die Tageszeitung (taz)
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https://taz.de/ForscherInnen-warnen-vor-Impfeuphorie/!5742854/
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Menschen neigen angesichts guter Nachrichten zu Leichtsinn, zeigt eine Studie. Für die Corona-Impfungen lässt das nichts Gutes erwarten.
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Menschen neigen angesichts guter Nachrichten zu Leichtsinn, zeigt eine Studie. Für die Corona-Impfungen lässt das nichts Gutes erwarten.
STOCKHOLM taz | Die Erwartung, sich bald impfen lassen zu können, kann Menschen gefährlich unvorsichtig machen. Das zeigt die schwedische Forschungsstudie „Anticipation of COVID-19 Vaccines reduces social distancing“, die das Research Institute of Industrial Economics jetzt veröffentlicht hat. So könne sich das Virus noch rascher ausbreiten, fürchten die ForscherInnen.
„Positive Informationen über Effektivität und Zugänglichkeit eines Impfstoffs mindern den Willen, die Empfehlungen zur Wahrung sozialer Distanz und guter Hygieneroutinen einzuhalten“, fasst Ökonomieprofessor Erik Wenström, Mitverfasser der Studie, zusammen: „Sie glauben dann, dass sich das Leben schneller wieder normalisiert, was ihre Aufmerksamkeit und ihre Bereitschaft, den Empfehlungen der Behörden zu folgen, zu verringern scheint.“
Wirklich überraschend sei eine solche Reaktion nicht, betonen die WissenschaftlerInnen. Menschen seien nun einmal gerne zuversichtlich, wollten lieber mit positiven Visionen als sorgenvoll in die Zukunft blicken. „Optimism bias“ nennen Sozialpsychologen diese Tendenz.
Die Crux sei, dass „solcher Impfoptimismus zu einem schlechteren Gesundheitsverhalten führen kann“. Politik und Gesundheitsbehörden müssten sich dessen bewusst sein, empfiehlt die Studie: Wenn die Impfungen begännen, seien keine Lockerungen bestehender infektionsbegrenzender Maßnahmen angebracht, sondern womöglich sogar „strengere Regeln erforderlich“.
ForscherInnen wollten schnell informieren
Die Studie wurde zwischen dem 10. und 13. Dezember vorgenommen, als es in mehreren Ländern erste Notfallzulassungen des Corona-Impfstoffs von Biontech/Pfizer gab, eine EU-Zulassung für die Zeit nach Weihnachten angekündigt wurde und in Großbritannien Impfungen starteten. In einer bevölkerungsrepräsentativen Umfrage wurden den TeilnehmerInnen unterschiedliche Szenarien zur bevorstehenden Impfentwicklung vorgelegt. Danach wurden sie nach ihren dadurch veranlassten Verhaltensweisen befragt. Dabei habe es so signifikante Unterschiede zwischen der Personengruppe, der man das optimistischste Szenarium präsentiert hatte, und einer Kontrollgruppe gegeben, dass man sich entschlossen habe, die Studie noch vor einem Peer-Review-Prüfverfahren und der Publikation in einer Wissenschaftszeitschrift zu veröffentlichen, um Öffentlichkeit und Politik aktuell über sie informieren zu können.
Das ist vermutlich keine schlechte Idee, wie Nachrichten aus Dänemark zeigen. In „Feierlaune“ waren nach eigener Aussage Personal und BewohnerInnen eines Altersheims in Aarhus, nachdem alle am 29. Dezember geimpft worden waren. Womöglich war diese Partystimmung etwas zu ungestüm, denn eineinhalb Wochen später wurden drei Personen aus dem Pflegepersonal und sechs BewohnerInnen positiv getestet. Ein 35-jähriger Pfleger musste sich sogar in Klinikbehandlung begeben.
Nicht nach einem Pieks vorbei
Mit dem ersten Impf-Stich dürfe man das Corona-Problem keinesfalls für erledigt halten, betont Jens Lundgren, Professor für Infektionskrankheiten am Rigshospitalet in Kopenhagen: „In den ersten 14 Tagen nach der Impfung muss man sich als nicht-geimpft ansehen.“
Lundgren warnt im Übrigen auch davor, dem britischen Beispiel zu folgen und den Zeitraum zwischen der ersten und der zweiten Impfdosis auf 12 Wochen zu verlängern, um angesichts begrenzt zur Verfügung stehender Impfdosen so viele Personen wie möglich zumindest einmal impfen zu können. Er hält eine solche Vorgehensweise, die auch in Deutschland diskutiert wird, „für zutiefst riskabel“, weil man damit unter anderem das Risiko für das Entstehen impfresistenter Mutationen erheblich erhöhe.
| 2021-01-11T12:40:00Z | true |
Zonguldak'ta 126 köy yolu ulaşıma kapandı - Zonguldak Haberleri
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Haberturk
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İLGİLİ HABERLER
| 2021-01-19T10:56:02Z | true |
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What are the five levels of Covid-19 alert in the UK?
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/06/covid-alert-levels-coronavirus-5-uk/
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The UK's threat level has been moved to Level 5
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The UK's threat level has been moved to Level 5
The UK’s coronavirus threat level moved to the highest rating for the first time, as the four chief medical officers (CMOs) warned the NHS is at risk of being overwhelmed in just three weeks time. This led the Prime Minster to introduce a third national lockdown, which will become law at midnight on Jan 6.
The Joint Biosecurity Centre moved the country up to Level 5 prior to the announcement, signalling that the spread and severity of the virus has now eclipsed the first wave in March.
In a joint statement, the CMOs warned that “many parts” of the four nations’ health systems are “already under immense pressure”.
“There are currently very high rates of community transmission, with substantial numbers of COVID patients in hospitals and in intensive care,” they continued.
"Cases are rising almost everywhere, in much of the country driven by the new more transmissible variant.
“We are not confident that the NHS can handle a further sustained rise in cases and without further action there is a material risk of the NHS in several areas being overwhelmed over the next 21 days."
While the alert levels, which were first established at the onset of the pandemic, are separate from the Tier system, they are used by the Government to help assess how draconian measures should be.
The level is determined by a number of factors, including the UK's R number and the number of confirmed Covid cases at any one time.
During the first lockdown, the alert level was set at Level 4, reflecting the fact there was a “high or rising level of transmission.”
However, under Level 5, the virus is deemed to be spreading to such an extent that stricter social distancing measures are required.
So what are the five different levels and what are they likely to mean to us and daily life?
For our lives to return to normal, we would need no transmission of infections in England. This situation is currently only foreseen in the event of a successful vaccine being administered across the country.
Likely response: No venue closures; clinically vulnerable able to leave homes.
The Government would need to be confident that virus transmission was at minimal levels.
Likely response: Shops and restaurants could be allowed to open with social distancing measures. Clinically vulnerable people are likely to be advised to remain indoors.
The number of new infections would not be increasing significantly. The reproduction rate, or R number, would be below one, meaning that each infected person is transmitting the infection to less than one other, on average.
Likely response: Partial lockdown, although with significant relaxations compared to level four.
The virus is not contained, with the R number above one in at least some areas. However, hospitals would be able to cope with the levels of admissions.
Likely response: Nationwide lockdown imposed by the Government, with the vulnerable shielded and those who can work from home asked to do so. During the UK lockdown, Britain was at this level.
Infection spreading at a highly dangerous rate, with the R number significantly above one. The NHS would be overwhelmed with patients, with many hospitals over capacity. The country entered this level on Jan 4, and will remain there until case rates fall.
| 2021-01-06T07:52:00Z | true |
Gemma Collins buys ‘dream home’ after ‘tough months’ with dad in hospital
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Metro
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https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/23/gemma-collins-buys-dream-home-after-tough-months-with-dad-in-hospital-13955806/
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"Kim Novak"
] |
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"Gemma Collins"
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Gemma Collins has revealed she has the keys to her new ‘dream home’ following a difficult few months with her parents catching coronavirus.
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Gemma Collins has revealed she has the keys to her new ‘dream home’ following a difficult few months with her parents catching coronavirus.
The GC, 39, shared a photo of three bottles of champagne and a bottle of Whispering Angel rose wine on the table, next to two cards and the keys to her new house.
She told her followers: ‘It’s been a very tough couple of months but some good news today to share I finally got my dream home and now have my keys #newchapter.
‘I don’t have a clue how I’m going to style it yet but it’s going to be fabulous as soon as my dad is home from hospital and he sees it then my heart will be full and I can get cracking.’
The Towie star had also spoken about her new place on The Gemma Collins Podcast, revealing that her dad had viewed the house before he ended up in hospital and had loved it.
She revealed: ‘When I took my dad to see the house he absolutely loved it. I told him in the hospital dad the house has all gone through and I just see lights in his eyes. I am so excited about it.
‘All in all it has been a positive, positive week for me.’
Gemma added that her dad has been improving after being in hospital with coronavirus for several weeks, and should be coming out very soon.
She revealed: ‘I have had such a distressing time due to both my parents having Covid, I finally got a call from the doctor to say that my dad has been keeping really stable. And he is coming down off of his breathing masks.
‘We’re hoping to have him home with us next week. We have all known about the Covid, we’ve all been very aware of it but when it happens so close and within your family it literally tears you apart.’
She added that the family had had to discuss what would happen if her dad was to die of the deadly virus when he was at his worst.
Gemma added: ‘Our house is not the same without my dad and it has been such a scary time because we just haven’t known how he was going to be and if he was going to make it.
‘There were moments where we all had to have the chat about, you know, what if dad doesn’t pull through?’
| 2021-01-23T18:37:06Z | true |
Lockdowns 1, 2 and 3: What are the differences, and what are you unable to do?
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/06/lockdown-1-2-3-vs-tier-4-differences-unable-do/
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"Megan Slack",
"Gareth Davies"
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The country is in lockdown once again, but how do these rules compare to the first two and Tier 4?
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The country is in lockdown once again, but how do these rules compare to the first two and Tier 4?
England has entered its third lockdown after the Prime Minister ordered the country to once again stay at home in an address to the nation on Jan 4.
From Wednesday, Jan 6, the lockdown will become law, and people will only be allowed to leave their homes for specific reasons, such as to shop for essential items or exercise.
Compared to the previous lockdowns, these restrictions resemble those we saw in the first lockdown in March.
The Government have not committed to a timeframe, but it is expected that some restrictions will still be in place in March.
Here are the key similarities and differences between the three lockdowns:
In an announcement that resembled the first lockdown, Boris Johnson reiterated the Government's first slogan - 'Stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives' - amid a significant rise in hospital admissions.
You may now only go outside to shop for essentials, to visit those in your support bubble, for medical purposes, exercise, and to work, if you are unable to work from home.
The majority of the public - some 44million - were already living under these restrictions in Tier 4; however, the Prime Minister has now enforced these rules across the whole country.
They will become legally-binding when Parliament reconvenes on Wednesday.
These restrictions are also similar to the second lockdown in November before the tier system which saw non-essential shops begin to close.
You are limited to go outside to exercise once a day, which was the case in the first lockdown.
You can exercise in a public outdoor place:
Public outdoor places include:
But, once more, you will not be able to sit down with this person because park benches are again off-limits.
Also, unlike the March lockdown, the Government has promised to keep playgrounds open, encouraging children to stay active.
Gyms and leisure centres will be forced to close throughout the new lockdown, as they did in March, November, and in Tier 4.
Outdoor sports teams will also be postponed with only elite spots allowed to continue.
The vulnerable will receive a letter, once again, which instructs them to shield and protect themselves.
Mr Johnson announced the Government and local GP's would advise the vulnerable on what the rules mean for them, saying: "If you are clinically extremely vulnerable, we are advising you to begin shielding again, and you will shortly receive a letter about what this means for you."
These letters resemble both the March and November lockdown when the vulnerable received a letter of support.
Perhaps the biggest difference between the three lockdowns is the question of school closures.
The first lockdown saw schools close for everybody except the children of key workers.
However, in November, schools and other education settings, remain open, meaning many children continued studying as normal.
In this current lockdown, all schools and higher education settings such as universities will close as they did in March, so the children of key workers will be allowed to go to school. Other children and students will have to resume remote learn, until at least February, the government has announced.
The closures come after scientists warned that school closures were essential to keep the country’s R number below one.
Nurseries remain open.
Another big change is alcohol.
All restaurants, bars and other hospitality settings must close their doors once again under measures which are similar to those of the first two lockdowns.
But, unlike March and November, the Government has set tighter rules on drink.
Many enjoyed takeaway pints during the previous two lockdowns.
So while restaurants can offer food and soft drinks for delivery or takeaway, they will no longer be allowed to sell alcohol, with the Government aiming to prevent people from mixing with alcohol in the streets.
Unlike the measures seen last spring and autumn, places of worship will remain open for prayer, and for weddings and funerals.
Previously, places of worship were forced to close, with the exception of funerals, or to record a service for a broadcast or live stream.
Weddings can only take place under exceptional circumstances, however, funerals can go ahead, and a maximum of 30 people can attend.
Just as the first lockdown, we do not yet know how long these restrictions will stay in place. Mr Johnson suggested he expects the measures to last until mid-February at least.
However, in an interview with Sky News, Michael Gove said we were more likely to see some restrictions being eased at the beginning of March.
This is different to the November lockdown, when Mr Johnson promised the measures would end one month after the announcement, on Dec 2.
However, unlike the first two lockdowns, we are now amid the largest vaccination programme in British history, which is the biggest difference between the three.
Mr Johnson said: "The weeks ahead will be the hardest yet but I really do believe we are entering the last phase of the struggle.
"Thanks to the miracle of science not only is the end in sight but we know exactly how we will get there."
| 2021-01-06T07:51:00Z | true |
Bursaspor altyapısından 26 gol - Bursa Haberleri
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Haberturk
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https://www.haberturk.com/bursa-haberleri/83765566-bursaspor-altyapisindan-26-gol
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"Habertürk"
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Türkiye’nin önde gelen altyapısına sahip olan Bursaspor, yine farkını ortaya koydu. Transfer yasağını kaldıramadığından dolayı zorunluluk dahilinde takımı gençlere emanet eden yeşil beyazlıların 26 golüne, Vakıfköy tabanlı isimler imza attı. Bursaspor altyapısı bu sezon da parıldamaya devam ediyor. Sezon öncesinde transfer yasağını maddi imkansızlıklar sebebiyle kaldıramayan ve takımda kalan birkaç tecrübeli isim dışında kadronun neredeyse tamamını altyapıdan gelen oyunculara teslim eden Bursaspor, bundan pişman olmadı. Gol yollarında oldukça etkili olan yeşil beyazlı takımın altyapısından yetişen oyuncular, lig ve kupa dahil tam 26 gole imza attı. Bunların en başında ise Ali Akman geldi. 18 yaşındaki forvet, rakip fileleri 9 kez sarsarken, Batuhan Kör ve Burak Kapacak 5’er golle Ali Akman’ı takip etti. Emirhan Aydoğan’ın 4 gol attığı sezonda, Kerem Şen, Çağatay Yılmaz ve İsmail Çokçalış da Bursaspor’a 1’er golle katkı sağladı.
İLGİLİ HABERLER
| 2021-01-09T10:19:00Z | true |
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4 hurt in string of shootings in Pennsylvania's Poconos
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9163183/4-hurt-string-shootings-Pennsylvanias-Poconos.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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"Associated"
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MOUNT POCONO, Pa. (AP) - Authorities early Tuesday lifted a shelter-in-place order hours after a string of shootings left at least four people injured in a community in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains.
Authorities tweeted that while the investigation was ongoing, they did not believe the public was in "imminent danger."
Shots rang out on Monday not far from each other in at least four different areas of Monroe County, Pennsylvania. A woman was flown to a hospital with a gunshot wound to her back, while another victim appeared to be shot in the head, Pocono Mountain Regional Police Chief Chris Wagner said at a news conference, during which he said no suspects had been arrested.
One of the other victims suffered a gunshot to the arm and the fourth victim was hit in the leg. None of their medical conditions were disclosed.
Police were interviewing people of interest in the shootings, which they believe were connected. Police have also requested multiple search warrants and have witnesses, Wagner said.
The Monroe County Office of Emergency Management tweeted at about 8:48 p.m. EST that residents "on the 196 corridor between Pocono Country Place and Pocono Farms East" should shelter in place and report any suspicious activity. The order was lifted just after 3 a.m. Tuesday.
In a separate statement, the office said police located multiple victims at the first reported shooting in the Pocono Country Place neighborhood. A second shooting was reported at a nearby shopping center, followed by a third shooting along Pennsylvania Route 196 with a victim and a fourth shooting nearby with another victim, the office said.
| 2021-01-19T11:51:02Z | true |
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Bomb thrown at anti-gay church amid same-sex marriage protests
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Daily Star
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https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-bomb-thrown-anti-gay-23373832
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"Emma Parker"
] |
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"Crime"
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The FBI have confirmed a bomb was thrown at First Works Baptist Church in El Monte, California, the same church that has been the site of protests in recent weeks following its anti-gay marriage stance
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The FBI have confirmed a bomb was thrown at First Works Baptist Church in El Monte, California, the same church that has been the site of protests in recent weeks following its anti-gay marriage stance
A suspected IED bomb exploded outside an anti-gay church in Los Angeles that was vocal about its condemnation of same-sex marriages.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed a bomb was thrown at The First Works Baptist Church in El Monte, California on Saturday Jan 23.
Nobody was injured in the explosion, but the church was also reportedly ransacked inside.
Detectives have said they're investigating whether the bomb was "motivated in any way by hate" but did not confirm the attack as a "possible hate crime."
The church had been the site of protests in recent weeks following its condemnation of same-sex marriages and anti-gay views.
According to SGTV, the First Works Baptist Church had been threatened with an arson attack earlier on in January.
The El Monte Police Department said: "Anytime a house of worship is attacked, we will respond.
"If it was motivated in any way by hate, that’s always a working theory when a house of worship is attacked, although that has not been confirmed."
Lieutenant. Christopher Cano told local media: "When our units arrived at the scene they found that the church … was having some smoke come out of the windows.
"It appeared that the walls to the church had been vandalised as well as all the windows.
"The windows appeared at first to be smashed, then we realised that the windows were not smashed, that they had actually blown out from some type of explosion."
First Works Pastor Bruce Mejia said in an interview that his doctrine includes the condemnation of same-sex relationships on January 11.
He then received a threat of arson on social media, which he logged with police, sparking outrage within the local community.
On its Facebook page on Saturday morning, the church posted two Bible verses that talked about turning the "wicked into hell" and said "vengeance is mine."
The verses, taken from Psalm and Romans, said: "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
"Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath; for it is written: Vengeance is mine. I will repay, saith the Lord."
| 2021-01-23T20:17:03Z | true |
Schwerpunktkontrollen in den sächsischen Wintersportregionen
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Die Welt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/sachsen/article224034428/Schwerpunktkontrollen-in-den-saechsischen-Wintersportregionen.html
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Leipzig (dpa/sn) - Der Schneefall weckt zwar die Lust auf eine Rodelpartie oder Spaziergänge in den sächsischen Wintersportregionen - die Polizei warnt aber vor Verstößen gegen die Corona-Regeln. Es werde Schwerpunktkontrollen an den Parkplätzen zu den Ski- und Rodelhängen im Erzgebirge, dem Fichtelberg und im Vogtland geben, sagten am Samstag Sprecher der Polizeidirektionen Chemnitz und Zwickau. Dabei werde verstärkt auf die Einhaltung der Corona-Schutzverordnung geachtet.
Im Vogtland kündigte die Polizei Kontrollen in Schöneck und Klingenthal an, im Erzgebirge wird ein Schwerpunkt Augustusburg sein. Dort ist nach Polizeiangaben der Parkplatz zum Ski- und Rodelgebiet Rost's Wiesen gesperrt. Der Betreiber hatte die Stadt und die Polizei um Hilfe bei der Durchsetzung des Verbots gebeten.
Gemeinsam mit dem Ordnungsamt und der Polizei werde dafür gesorgt, dass die Bewegung im Freien nicht wieder zu Pulkbildungen auf gesperrten Flächen führe, sagte der Augustburger Bürgermeister, Dirk Neubauer. «Die Menschen dürfen für Spaziergänge in den Wald und auch auf verschneiten Hügeln rodeln. Es darf aber nicht wieder zu Menschenaufläufen wie vergangenes Wochenende kommen», sagte der SPD-Politiker.
| 2021-01-09T10:23:09Z | true |
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Gesichter in der Coronapandemie: Mehr Maske zeigen
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Die Tageszeitung (taz)
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https://taz.de/Gesichter-in-der-Coronapandemie/!5738777/
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"Philipp Rhensius"
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"Maske",
"Gesichtserkennung",
"Coronavirus",
"Alltag",
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"Schwerpunkt",
"taz",
"tageszeitung"
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In der Pandemie verlieren wir unser Gesicht zum Schutz anderer. Ist das schlimm? Oder ist ein bisschen weniger Gesicht auch eine Chance? Ein Essay.
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In der Pandemie verlieren wir unser Gesicht zum Schutz anderer. Ist das schlimm? Oder ist ein bisschen weniger Gesicht auch eine Chance? Ein Essay.
„Was willst du mit der Maske, du Idiot?“, rufen zwei Typen draußen vor dem Supermarkt. Ich gehe weiter und nehme es nicht persönlich. Für sie scheint Zynismus ein wirksames Medikament zu sein gegen eine Welt, die nur noch überfordert. Außerdem meinen sie sicher nicht mich, sondern sind gegen die einfache Idee: auch ohne genügend Belege zur verringerten Ansteckungsgefahr durch Masken im Zweifel für die Schwächeren zu handeln.
Ich glaube jedoch, dass hinter ihrem falsch verstandenen zivilen Ungehorsam mehr steckt. Dass es ihnen weniger um den Verlust der Freiheit geht als um den Verlust des Gesichts. Doch was ist eigentlich ein Gesicht?
Das Gesicht ist vieles. Im Alltag steht es für das, woraus Menschen ihr mehr oder weniger eigenes Selbst zusammenbasteln. Es ist eine Nutzeroberfläche, oder Medium, es vermittelt das öffentliche Selbstbild, das jede Person für sich in Anspruch nimmt – das „Image“.
Das Gesicht ist wie der Kapitalismus oder der deutsche Wald. Es wird für natürlich gehalten, ist aber gemacht und geht einem komplexen Prozess voraus. Die Philosophen Gilles Deleuze und Felix Guattari nennen ihn „Vergesichtlichung“. Dieser Prozess, sagen sie, habe mit dem berühmten Märtyrer begonnen, der bis heute an vielen Orten dieser Welt gesenkten Hauptes über Türen abhängt: Jesus. Durch Jesus mit seinem allgegenwärtigen Antlitz in Gemälden, Büchern und Kreuzen sei das Subjekt, also der menschliche Prototyp, stetig mit dem weißen männlichen Gesicht verknüpft worden.
Gesichter folgen Logik des Genres
Mit der Porträtmalerei in der Renaissance wurde dieses Urgesicht schließlich zum Verkaufsschlager. Und in der zur selben Zeit beginnenden Ära des europäischen Kolonialismus zum Symbol einer imperialen Gleichmachung, kulturell wie territorial.
Mit dem erfolgreichen Export in die kolonisierten Länder hat sich nicht nur das weiße Gesicht, sondern auch dessen binäre Politik verbreitet. Alle, die jenem Urgesicht nicht entsprachen, Nichtweiße, Kinder und Frauen, wurden als Abweichung markiert. Abweichungen, die im 19. Jahrhundert pseudowissenschaftlich begründet und systematisiert wurden. So meinte etwa der Naturforscher Francis Galton, Grundsteinleger der Eugenik, 1869 in seinem Buch „Hereditary Genius“ bei dem Vergleich verschiedener Gesichter herausgefunden zu haben, dass die „durchschnittlichen intellektuellen Fähigkeiten“ nichtweißer Menschen „in etwa zwei Stufen unter den unsrigen“ lägen.
Solche menschenfeindlichen Gespinste sind im gesellschaftlichen Unbewussten gespeichert und prägen bis heute die standardisierte Wahrnehmung von Gesichtern. Sie sind eng mit der Geschichte des Rassismus verbunden – und haben Menschen zu Objekten gemacht. Gesichter folgen der Logik von Genres: Sie sind derart genormt, dass ihre Träger bereits kurz nach der Geburt unbewusst in existierende Gesichtsgenres eingeordnet werden.
Das beiläufige „du siehst aus wie“ oder „du erinnerst mich an jemanden“ im Alltag ist Ausdruck einer mehr oder weniger unbewussten Kategorisierung von Typen, die alle Menschen vornehmen – und die auch medial forciert werden: Seit dem Kalten Krieg haben Bösewichte in US-Serien und Hollywoodfilmen (von „Black Hawk Down“ bis „Homeland“ ), aber auch in deutschen Vorabendserien, oft nichtweiße Gesichter. So werden bestimmte ethnische Stereotypen mit negativen Konnotationen verknüpft.
Markierung von Abweichungen
Seit der Entstehung des Urgesichts sind noch weitere, wenn auch eher ästhetische Systeme entstanden, die vorschreiben, wie ideale Gesichter aussehen sollen, etwa die heteronormativen Weiblichkeits- oder Männlichkeitstypen in der Werbung und Popkultur. Auch sie markieren Abweichungen vom Mainstream, nichtnormative Sexualitäten, queere und LGBTQ+-Lebensstile oder religiöse Verschleierung als marginal – oder exotisch.
Gesichter stehen diesen Denkmustern zufolge gerade nicht für Individualität, sondern für eine Art Stilelement, das einem Genre eingeordnet wird, indem sie innerhalb weniger Sekunden die sexuelle Orientierung, Ethnie oder Klasse preisgeben sollen.
Die jahrhundertealte Praxis des Objektifizierens findet heute in der Gesichtserkennung ihre industrielle Perfektion – Gesichter sind profitable Devisen. Es ist kein Zufall, dass ein Unternehmen, das digitale Räume als „Öffentlichkeit“ verkauft, „face“ im Namen trägt: Algorithmen lieben Gesichter – und wer stets vorne im Feed mitspielen möchte, sollte möglichst viele Selfies seines Gesichts posten, das mit der Digitalisierung sozusagen ein Upgrade bekam: Als überindividuelles, dicht vernetztes, dynamisches Ding verbreitet es sich in jeder Sekunde als Werbefläche zur Schaffung neuer Daten.
Auch der vertrauenerweckende Effekt von Gesichtern ist lukrativ: So macht sich das Industriedesign seit jeher gerne die sogenannte Fusiform Face Area zunutze, also die menschliche Gesichtserkennung, indem es die Fronten von Autos wie Gesichter formt – und sie so zu vertrauten Objekten macht, die man einfach lieb haben muss, oder vor denen man, wie bei den aktuell eher dämonisch geformten SUV-Fronten, Angst bekommt – je nach Vorliebe.
Was bedeutet der Verlust des Gesichts?
Wenn Gesichtern basale Merkmale abhanden kommen, werden sie unvertraut – und lösen im schlimmsten Fall Furcht aus. Doch wovor? Vielleicht vor Kriminellen oder Leuten wie die von schlechten Drogen gezeichneten, aber oft liebenswerten Menschen, die vor meiner Haustür in Neukölln campen. Vielleicht aber auch vor dem Verlust des Gesichts – und damit der Macht. Etwa die Macht der Sichtbarkeit des dominanten Genres „weiß und männlich“.
Womöglich ist es diese Macht, nicht die zum substanzlosen Kampfbegriff heruntergerockte „Freiheit“, für welche die Männer vor dem Supermarkt und ihre Querdenker-Kolleg*innen so vehement eintreten. Doch was ist eine echte Maske eigentlich gegen ein Gesicht, das selbst eine Maske ist? Nicht nur in der dominanten Form des weißen männlichen „Urgesichts“, sondern auch als „Charaktermaske“, der sich Karl Marx zufolge Menschen als Träger*innen gesellschaftlicher Funktionen unterwerfen müssen?
Wäre der Verlust eines solchen Gesichts so schlimm? Könnte die Verhüllung des Gesichts nicht gerade das Gegenteil der Entmenschlichung bewirken, die es hervorgebracht hat? Eine neue Vermenschlichung durch die Verweigerung des Sichtbarkeitsregimes? Keine Frage, Masken verletzen den hart erarbeiteten Stolz des Selbstausdrucks. Sie sind gleichmacherisch, weil sie markante Gesichtsbereiche verdecken. Sie verlangen dem Ego eine Demut ab, die es als Individuum, das sich im digitalen wie im physischen Leben stets von der besten Seite zeigen will, längst verlernt hat.
Was also ist eine Person ohne Gesicht? Die kurze Antwort: ein Wesen unter vielen. Die komplexe: ein Wesen, dessen Gesicht selbst eine Maske ist, die ihr Macht, Status oder Anerkennung verleiht – oder Ohnmacht auferlegt. Ein Wesen, das Teil einer Gemeinschaft ist, die, wie sich in der Pandemie in Echtzeit zeigt, auf eine fatale Trennung zwischen Ich und den anderen, zwischen Natur und künstlicher Umwelt setzte.
Neues Symbol im Anthropozän
So schwierig es auch sein mag, beim täglichen Aufsetzen nicht wieder „Scheißmaske“ zu denken oder erwartbare Beschimpfungen zu ignorieren, weil utopisches Potenzial ausfindig zu machen von den Hüter*innen des Realismus gerne als weltfremd abgetan wird: Jetzt wäre ein guter Zeitpunkt, die Verdeckung des Gesichts durch Masken als Symbol der Demut umzucodieren, die auch über die temporäre Pandemie hinausgeht: als Symbol für ein neues, der gesamten Erde weniger feindlich gesinntes Wesen im Anthropozän.
Das gegenseitige Abhängigkeiten und Gemeinsamkeiten andeutet, ohne in quasirassistische Farbenblindheit zu verfallen, die behauptet, alle Menschen seien gleich. Das der Menschheit vor Augen hält, wie destruktiv es ist, die heteronormative Mehrheit als Mitte eines Wertesystems zu verstehen, dessen scheinbare Allgemeingültigkeit unterdrückt, statt zu befreien.
Ein bisschen weniger Gesicht ist die Chance auf eine Gesellschaft, die sich neu entdeckt, indem sie ihre Verletzlichkeit nicht versteckt.
| 2021-01-11T14:16:00Z | true |
M-Dax: Goldene Mitte für Anleger
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Süddeutsche Zeitung
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https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/mdax-rendite-etf-1.5178543?reduced=true
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[
"Victor Gojdka"
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"Geldanlage und Finanzen",
"Börsen",
"Dax",
"ETF",
"M-Dax",
"Wirtschaft",
"Süddeutsche Zeitung"
] |
Die vielleicht größte Liebeserklärung für den M-Dax kam Anfang August von Heinz-Jürgen Bertram. Der Chef des Duftstoffherstellers Symrise hatte damals glänzende Chancen, mit seinem Unternehmen in den prestigereicheren Leitindex Dax aufzusteigen. Ob er Gefallen an diesem Gedanken finde? "Ich weiß nicht, ob es toll ist, dem Trümmerhaufen Wirecard im Dax nachzufolgen", sagte Bertram. Die Botschaft zwischen den Zeilen war klar: Bertram wollte erst einmal im M-Dax bleiben. Das, was andere despektierlich die zweite Liga am Parkett, das Unterhaus der Börse, den kleinen Bruder des Leitindex nennen.
| 2021-01-19T12:11:59Z | true |
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New Covid strain: how dangerous is it, and could it hamper a vaccine?
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/06/new-covid-strain-what-coronavirus-variant-symptoms-where-uk-dangerous/
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"Sarah Knapton"
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"Vaccines",
"UK coronavirus lockdown",
"Standard",
"Pfizer",
"Pandemics and epidemics",
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Scientists are studying it at laboratories in Porton Down, and it may spread quicker and infect more people
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Scientists are studying it at laboratories in Porton Down, and it may spread quicker and infect more people
A new UK variant of coronavirus was identified shortly before Christmas and is thought to be behind the huge surge in cases, particularly in London and the south east of England.
The alarming spread is one of the reasons that Boris Johnson imposed a third national lockdown in January as daily cases rose to more than 58,000 and increase of nearly 50 per cent in just a week.
Deaths and admissions to hospital have also risen by 20 per cent since Christmas week and are likely to continue to rise in the coming weeks until the severe restrictions begin to lower transmission.
At a Downing Street press conference on Jan 5, Professor Chris Whitty said that data from the two weeks ending Dec 30 shows that cases in the UK have increased by 70 per cent.
Pointing to graphs, Professor Whitty added that the data shows the number of areas with very high rates of transmission have increased across the whole of the UK.
The most recent data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows that across the country as a whole roughly one in 50 people have got the virus, which is higher in some parts and lower in others.
That is an estimated 1.1 million people in private households in England had Covid-19 between Dec 27 and Jan 2 - equivalent to around 2.06% of the population.
In England there has been a "relative increase" of this new variant in every area, said Professor Whitty, that is "spreading around the country".
The fastest increases were in the East, South East and London, but it is "now taking off in other areas as well", he said.
More than 50 countries stopped flights to or from Britain to prevent onward transmission of the virus, although it has already been picked up in several countries.
Although Britain now has two vaccines against coroanvirus, there are fears that the mutated virus may be able to evade the immune system, even after vaccination or previous infection. Here is everything we know about the UK variant:
The variant - called ‘VUI – 202012/01’ - carries a mutation to the gene which forms spike proteins. These are little grippy rods on the outside of the virus cell which attach to human cells.
Vaccines work by instructing the body's own cells to produce these spike proteins, which the immune system then spots as a foreign object and develops antibodies which attach to virus and clears it away. Once that has happened the body has a memory of coronavirus and so those antibodies are ready if it sees the virus again.
However a change in the shape of the spike protein makes it more difficult for the immune system to spot, because it has been trained on a different model. It also makes it harder for antibodies to bind to the virus so it can be eradicated from the body.
Scientists are currently studying whether the current vaccines will work against the new strain.
There is currently no evidence to suggest it is more likely to lead to serious illness. However if it can bind more easily to human cells, it may spread quicker meaning more people will become infected and need hospital treatment.
Professor Lawrence Young, a molecular oncology expert, said the new variant does two things which make it more transmissible.
Prof Young, of the Warwick Medical School, said: "One is it's getting into the body more efficiently and it looks like that's because this change (mutation) which has occurred in the spike protein increases the strength of the interaction of the virus with cells in our bodies - it increases the stickiness, if you like.
"There's also data reported last week from Nervtag (The New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group) and it looks like where you do see this virus infection individuals are making more of it as well - there are higher virus loads in the throat."
Scientists have said the mutated coronavirus strain could more easily infect children and Prof Young added that preliminary research suggests this is also due to its "stickiness".
He said children have less of the receptors which picked up the older coronavirus variant, meaning they were less likely to catch it, but the new variant "might compensate for lower levels of that receptor or that door to the virus in children by being stickier".
However there is currently no evidence that this variant - or any other studied to date - has any impact on disease severity.
Prof Neil Ferguson, speaking at a Q&A with experts from the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag), said there is strong evidence the new mutant strain is 50 per cent more transmissible than the previous virus.
While Professor Calum Semple, a member of the Sage scientific advisory group, told Sky News that the new variant of Sars-Cov-2 could become the dominant global strain as it has an "evolutionary advantage in transmitting more quickly".
At the moment, it seems the symptoms are the same as the more familiar strain. The variant was spotted through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests which are usually only given to people with traditional symptoms of the virus, so we can assume the symptoms are identical.
Government scientists have been carrying out random genetic analysis of around 10 per cent of PCR tests and spotted the new mutations. The Covid-19 Genomics UK (Cog-UK) Consortium tracks new genetic variants as they spread and investigates if these changes lead to detectable changes in the behaviour of the virus or the severity of Covid-19 infections.
Matt Hancock said the highly transmissible coronavirus variant makes up the majority of new cases in the UK.
A random testing sample of people in the South East found that the new, more transmissible variant accounted for 71 per cent of new cases, rising to 72 per cent in London.
Data from the Office for National Statistics also found the new strain was responsible for 67 per cent of the cases in the East of England and 53 per cent across the whole of England.
The figures indicate that the new variant has come to dominate the latest cases, detected in the week ending Dec 18, as it sweeps like wildfire through communities despite the continuing tiered restriction system.
Professor Peter Horby, chairman of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag) has stated that the variant started from one person in Kent and could have been caused by 'random errors' when the virus copies.
The variant likely originated in this patient, as they may have a weakened immune system which was struggling to beat the virus. Therefore, instead of destroying the virus, they became a breeding ground for the virus to mutate.
Professor Lawrence Young, Virologist and Professor of Molecular Oncology at the University of Warwick, said: “While levels of the variant virus were low in mid-December in many parts of England, rapid rises were beginning to appear in certain regions (e.g. Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Birmingham and Solihull) consistent with the conclusion that this new virus variant which is fuelling infections in the UK is more transmissible (infectious).
“The report also highlights that this variant is responsible for the increased levels of infection observed in individuals under 20 years old.
"This suggests that the spread of this virus variant during a period of lockdown may have been driven by schools remaining open and by spread of the variant over the Christmas period."
The virus is now spreading in at least 30 countries. French health officials confirmed the variant was found in a patient, who displayed no symptoms and has now entered self-isolation, on the morning of Dec 26.
Northern Ireland recorded its first case on Dec 23, and German officials revealed the variant had reached their nation on Christmas Day. Japan and South Korea also also confirmed the variant is now in the country.
Travellers from the UK are banned from entering the United States, in an attempt to keep the new variant under control.
No. Coronaviruses mutate frequently and many thousands of mutations have already arisen in the SARS-CoV-2 genome since the virus emerged in 2019.
As early as March, scientists had already discovered the virus has evolved into two major lineages (dubbed ‘L’ and ‘S’ types).
The older ‘S-type’ appeared to be milder and less infectious, while the ‘L-type’ which emerged later, spreads quickly and by the Spring accounted for around 70 per cent of cases.
Another variant (D614G) has also been detected in Western Europe, and North America which, although it spreads more easily, does not cause greater illness.
A worrying mutation, dubbed ‘Cluster 5’ was found in mink farms in Denmark leading to a cull of 17 million animals.
An even more worrying variant, called the South Africa variant, was found in Britain at the end of December. This mutated virus could be even more infectious because it carries even more mutations to the spike protein.
Possibly. Most coronavirus vaccines are targeting the Spike Protein which the virus uses to latch on to human cells. The vaccines prime the body to be able to spot the spike protein so the immune system can spot the virus.
However, if the spike protein mutates the body will no longer be able to recognise the virus and vaccines may prove ineffective.
Professor Calum Semple of Liverpool University said it is "the million-dollar question" whether vaccines will be effective against the new variant of coronavirus but he thinks they will.
The member of Sage told the BBC's Breakfast: "Some of the mutations are occurring in the key that the virus uses to unlock the cells. And we see this with flu each year and that's why the flu vaccine has to change year on year."
He added: "I would expect the vaccine still to be reasonably effective because it's currently 95 per cent effective. Even if we dropped a few percentage points, it's still going to be good enough, and much better than many other vaccines on the market.
Furthermore, the current figures follow concerns from scientific advisors who have warned that one million Covid-19 vaccinations a week will not be enough to bring the pandemic under control.
The director of the Wellcome Trust, Sir Jeremy Farrar, a member of Sage has said: "We're not going to be free of this pandemic by February; this is now a human endemic infection.
"If we do manage to hit the target of a million [vaccinated] a week, frankly I don't think that's enough to speed that up if we wanted to get the country covered."
"And the next bit of good news is that the new vaccines are essentially like emails that we send to the immune system, and they're very easy to tweak.
"So if we know that the lock has changed very slightly, we just have to edit that email, change a word or two and then the vaccine that will be ready in six to eight weeks' time after that, will be competent and better targeted to the new strain.
"So this is not a disaster. This isn't a breakdown in all our plans. This is just what we expect with a new virus, and it's what the scientists and the doctors have come to understand, and we will adapt."
The chief executive of BioNTech said he was confident that its coronavirus vaccine works against the UK variant, but further studies are need to be completely sure.
Ugur Sahin said on Dec 22 that "we don't know at the moment if our vaccine is also able to provide protection against this new variant," but because the proteins on the variant are 99 per cent the same as the prevailing strains, BioNTech has "scientific confidence" in the vaccine."
Mr Sahin said BioNTech is currently conducting further studies and hopes to have certainty within the coming weeks.
"The likelihood that our vaccine works ... is relatively high." But if needed, "we could be able to provide a new vaccine technically within six weeks," he added.
Prof Van Tam stated on Dec 30 that it would take up to two weeks for scientists to confirm the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines were effective against the new strains of Covid-19.
Moderna, which manufactures a different coronavirus vaccine, is also testing its jab against the faster-spreading version of the disease.
Most scientists are downplaying this development as most mutations found so far have not proved more deadly. Some variants actually prove to be less aggressive and many die out.
In November, scientists at UCL published research showing that there had not been a mutation so far that has increased transmissibility.
Prof Tom Solomon, the Director of the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, at the University of Liverpool, said: “SARS-CoV-2, the virus which cause Covid-19 is evolving and mutating all the time, as do all similar viruses. Such changes are completely to be expected.
“In the UK we are doing very detailed genetic assessment of many of the virus strains detected. From what Matt Hancock has announced it sounds as though a particular variant is being detected especially across the South of England.
"Just because there has been a small change in the virus’ genetic make-up this does not mean it is any more virulent, nor that vaccines won’t be effective. Our experience from previous similar viruses suggests that the vaccines will be effective despite small genetic changes.”
Dr Zania Stamataki, Viral Immunologist, of the University of Birmingham, added: “The emergence of different coronavirus strains a year after SARS-CoV-2 first jumped to humans is neither cause for panic nor unexpected. Mutations will accumulate and lead to new virus variants, pushed by our own immune system to change or perish.
“This virus doesn’t mutate as fast as influenza and, although we need to keep it under surveillance, it will not be a major undertaking to update the new vaccines when necessary in the future. 2020 saw significant advances take place, to build the infrastructure for us to keep up with this coronavirus.”
However Prof Nick Loman of Uni of Birmingham says this new variant is "concerning", as there's "a strong association" with areas of high growth & there appear to be changes in the spike protein which feel "quite likely" to influence the virus' behaviour.
| 2021-01-06T07:54:00Z | true |
Covid in Wales: Online education 'patchy and inconsistent'
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The BBC
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-55635638
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"By Bethan Lewis"
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.css-14iz86j-BoldText{font-weight:bold;}Online education is "patchy and inconsistent" and there should be a clearer national approach, according to Wales' future generations commissioner.
Sophie Howe said the Welsh Government should do more to ensure consistency of learning by schools across Wales.
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The Welsh Government said it had been commended for the way it had provided devices to access online learning.
Ms Howe said "real leadership from the top" was needed along with clarity about what parents should expect regarding "how many hours, what type of work, how we should be using digital platforms, and indeed how best to support parents to facilitate all of that".
She said a chief digital officer for education was needed.
"What we're seeing at the moment is parents having to compete with multiple different platforms. I think I counted about six or seven that my four children are on," she said.
"It does seem that some schools are offering face-to-face virtual lessons, some are just offering worksheets and so on."
The Welsh Government said it had successfully provided laptops and MiFi devices to families who were struggling to access online learning, plus guidance and training for teachers.
It confirmed there was no legal duty on schools in Wales to deliver a minimum amount of online teaching after schools in England were told it would be mandatory to deliver three to five hours of remote learning per day - a duty overseen by school inspectors.
The Welsh Government said the inspectorate, Estyn, was not formally overseeing the delivery of remote learning in Wales but had been part of a Blended Learning Working Group which also involved regional education consortia and local authorities.
Guidance to schools says pupils should generally receive "the duration of learning time they would receive were they in school".
Nick Langston, a professional guitarist from Chepstow, Monmouthshire, and his wife Lisa, a solicitor, are helping home school their two young children.
Their eight-year-old son is required to complete one piece of literacy and numeracy, and another topic every day which is set online and then sent back to teachers to be marked.
Nick said: "We were concerned initially that we'd be expected to be teaching the kids for six hours a day, which would have been quite a challenge.
"But, actually, the big focus seems to be on making sure the kids' reading and writing keep going, and their numbers keep going, and then they've given us flexibility."
Lisa said the communication from the primary school has been "fantastic".
She said: "They respond really quickly which is great because obviously they've got a lot of children to respond to, and they're very positive in their comments and encouraging and pushing the children along.
"There's a real interaction between the kids and the teacher which has been great."
Nick and Lisa's eight-year-old son Henry said he found doing his school work at home "good" although it could be "a bit stressful doing it".
He said he had been completing maths, spelling and work learning about the forest, at home.
"It gets my brain working through the day.
"But it has been a bit annoying because everybody is talking and you have to concentrate to do work," he said.
Meanwhile 17-year-old A-level student Jackson said the lesson work he is set was "not that different" to when he was in school.
"It varies for each lesson, ranging from 15 minutes to the entire hour," he said.
Plaid Cymru said the Welsh Government needed a plan to get rid of a "postcode lottery" of provision and the government should provide clear expectations for teachers to address inconsistencies "from school to school and pupil to pupil".
"There should be a clearer expectation on schools [and] teachers coming from the Welsh Government that remote learning has to be ramped up. There should be national expectations set out that does include remote learning," said education spokesperson Sian Gwenllian.
"Obviously, face-to-face learning is the best way and anything that can replicate that, remotely, needs to be the focus - so live streaming of lessons and individual lessons between smaller groups."
The Welsh Conservatives said the situation had improved since schools were closed in March but the picture was still "not very consistent".
"I think there's a case to be made for a minimum number of hours, but without being prescriptive about what those hours are used for because teachers are best placed to know how individual classes would work," said the party's education spokesperson Suzy Davies.
She said the regional education consortia should have a role in monitoring the quality of provision and "supervising and supporting teachers".
The schools watchdog Estyn said provision was becoming "less variable" than during the first lockdown.
Meilyr Rowlands, chief inspector of education, said education staff had risen to the challenges posed by the pandemic.
"The periods of learning from home has meant that all schools have had to think afresh about how pupils learn and how face-to-face teaching can best promote resilience and independent learning skills," he said.
"Overall, the education and training system is now better prepared for distance learning and the provision is becoming less variable than during the first lockdown.
"As a result, schools and other providers are planning to implement more extensive programmes of live-streamed and pre-recorded lessons for learners during the current lockdown period."
Eithne Hughes, director of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Cymru, said schools were now in a far better position than at the outset of the pandemic to deliver remote teaching.
"We will also be talking to the Welsh Government about how schools can be best supported in order to ensure this provision is of the highest quality," she said.
"However, the success or otherwise of remote education is not entirely within their power.
"Some children will not have access to a laptop or tablet, or will have to share access, or will not have a stable internet connection, or a quiet space in their homes."
| 2021-01-12T22:57:08Z | true |
Sacha Baron Cohen gets sued ‘relentlessly and constantly’ over stunts
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Metro
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https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/23/sacha-baron-cohen-gets-sued-relentlessly-and-constantly-over-stunts-13955865/
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"Kim Novak"
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"Borat",
"Sacha Baron Cohen"
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Sacha Baron Cohen has revealed that he is forever on the receiving end of lawsuits for the antics of his controversial characters such as Borat.
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Sacha Baron Cohen has revealed that he is forever on the receiving end of lawsuits for the antics of his controversial characters such as Borat.
The actor and producer, 49, revealed in a chat with Ben Affleck for Variety, that he and his crew have to be ‘very careful’ not to do anything illegal while filming their movies.
Speaking about the scene in Borat 2 where the fictional Kazakh journalist storms the CPAC conference during Mike Pence’s speech, while dressed in a comedy Donald Trump outfit, Sacha revealed: ‘It reminded me a bit of Argo, actually.
‘Where the vice president was speaking, that’s the same level of Secret Service as the president. We were limited with how much we could find out.
‘We’d never break the law. We’re very, very careful in case anyone sues us that we’ve never done anything illegal.’
Admitting he gets sued ‘relentlessly and constantly’, Sacha added: ‘Oh, all the time.
‘Something like that, we know the scene is two minutes long. I’m going to run in with my daughter over my shoulder and try to give her to Mike Pence.’
He revealed that he had been in prosthetics and make up since 1am on the morning of shooting, for his six-hour transformation into Donald Trump.
Once he arrived at the venue, he had to go through ‘different layers of security, get a fake ID, go through TSA, wand me down’.
He revealed a terrifying moment during the wanding, where it beeped when it registered the microphone he was wearing.
Thinking on his feet, Sacha managed to convince the TSA agent that it was simply a pacemaker causing the alarm to go off.
He explained: ‘Over my chest, it goes, “Beep.” And the guy says, “What is that?” And I go, “It’s my pacemaker.”
‘I’ve got a field producer next to me who’s completely c**pping himself. We’re going to get busted. The moment they touch my belly, they’re going to know that I’m wearing a fat suit.
‘And he goes, “What is that?!” And I didn’t know what to say. I was completely stumped. He goes, “Oh, that’s the wire leading to your pacemaker, right?” I was like, “Obviously.” He goes, “All right, come through.”’
| 2021-01-23T19:05:13Z | true |
The priority list for the Oxford and Pfizer vaccines - and how they will be rolled out
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/06/oxford-pfizer-vaccine-priority-list-who-first-covid-when/
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"Telegraph Reporters"
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The Covid-19 vaccination programme is underway - the largest in British history
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The Covid-19 vaccination programme is underway - the largest in British history
Boris Johnson said on Jan 5 that if the NHS can vaccinate all over-70s and vulnerable people by mid-February – 13.2 million people – it would protect the NHS from becoming overwhelmed.
As he announced a new national lockdown, the Prime Minister insisted that that there is "one huge difference" compared to the lockdown of last March.
"We are rolling out the biggest vaccination programme in our history," he said. "We have vaccinated more people in the UK than in the rest of Europe combined. I can share with you tonight the NHS' realistic expectations for the vaccination programme in the coming weeks.
"By the middle of February if things go well, and with a wind in our sails, we expect to have offered the first vaccine dose to everyone in the four top priority groups identified by the Joint Committee of Vaccination and Immunisation."
The Government is pushing to roll out a newly approved Covid vaccine as the new virus variant surges across the country.
The Oxford vaccine has started to be rolled out, with 82 year old, Brian Pinker, being the first person in the UK to be given the vaccine at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's Churchill Hospital.
Mr Pinker, who is a dialysis patient from Oxford, stated that he is "so pleased to be getting the Covid vaccine today and really proud that it is one that was invented in Oxford. The nurses, doctors and staff today have all been brilliant."
The largest-scale vaccination programme in British history was already underway following the rollout of both the Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
As of Jan 5, 1.1 million people in England and over 1.3 across the UK have been vaccinated so far. That includes more than 650,000 people over 80, which is 23 per cent of all the over 80s in England.
Regarding the Oxford vaccine approval, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: "This is a moment to celebrate British innovation - not only are we responsible for discovering the first treatment to reduce mortality for Covid-19, this vaccine will be made available to some of the poorest regions of the world at a low cost, helping protect countless people from this awful disease."
The Government has ordered 100 million jabs, with 40 million due to be rolled out by March.
Regulators have said the key to success will be to administer two full doses between four to 12 weeks apart, in order to give as many people the initial dose of the vaccine as possible, which offers some protection from the virus.
Prof Whitty said that extending the gap between the first and second jabs would mean the number of people vaccinated can be doubled over three months, after being asked whether the longer gap could lead to an increase risk in an "escape mutant".
It is a worry, but a "small real worry", he said.
"If over that period there is more than 50 per cent protection then you have actually won. More people will have been protected than would have been otherwise," he told a No 10 news conference.
"Our quite strong view is that protection is likely to be lot more than 50 per cent."
GPs have warned that a “larger workforce” was needed for the vaccine roll-out.
The Army is to be deployed in the biggest ever peacetime operation in the UK to help roll out vaccines and testing.
Tesco offered up its distribution arm to help with the AstraZeneca roll out.
The Prime Minister has pledged that the NHS is committed to offering a vaccination to everyone in the top four priority groups by Feb 15.
To help with meeting this target there are already 595 GP-led sites providing vaccines with a further 180 coming on stream later this week, he said. There are also 107 hospital sites with a further 100 later this week.
Seven vaccination centres will also be opening in places such as sports stadiums and exhibition centres.
The first vaccine was received by Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother from Coventry, on Dec 8 with the Government prioritising those over the age of 80 in the first phase of the roll-out.
Football stadiums and other sites across the country will be opened from the first week of January, to allow mass vaccinations on a scale never seen before in the UK.
Professor Stephen Powis, national medical director of NHS England, told BBC Breakfast on Jan 4: "It's a remarkable scientific achievement. Who would have thought that, within a year of this virus first becoming apparent, that we would have not just one vaccine but two vaccines that we are able to use?"
Two of the first NHS staff to get the jab suffered allergic reactions and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency warned the vaccine should not be administered to people with a history of ‘significant’ allergic reactions.
Prof Stephen Powis said that this was common for new vaccines and the staff have recovered well.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation ( JCVI) has recommended that both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines are safe and do provide high levels of protection against coronavirus.
However, the head of immunisations at Public Health England has advised against mixing different Covid-19 vaccines. Dr Mary Ramsay said: "If your first dose is the Pfizer vaccine you should not be given the AstraZeneca vaccine for your second dose and vice versa."
Around 540 GP surgeries and 101 hospital sites are administering vaccinations and prioritising people over 80 years old, as the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation determined age was the most important factor in Covid-19 deaths.
Age aside, NHS workers and care home residents will be prioritised, followed by health and social care workers and then key workers like first responders and teachers.
Health secretary Matt Hancock said care home residents will be included in the first roll-out of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, starting from Jan 4.
As cases and the number of areas in Tier 4 continue to rise, the UK drugs regulator said administering the first vaccine dose to as many vulnerable people as possible should be prioritised.
This applies to first doses of both the Pfizer and Oxford vaccines, with a second dose to be administered four to 12 weeks later.
The British Medical Association called on the Government to publish the scientific justification for this approach.
Dr Richard Vautrey, chairman of the BMA GP committee, said: "This group of very elderly patients is at the highest risk of death if they contract Covid-19, which is why GPs are so concerned for them.
"It is grossly and patently unfair to tens of thousands of our most at-risk patients to now try to reschedule their appointments.
"The decision to ask GPs, at such short notice, to rebook patients for three months hence will also cause huge logistical problems for almost all vaccination sites and practices.
Scientists have said only half of those vaccinated could have immunity after a single dose and elderly people should wait until they are fully protected with a second dose before hugging relatives.
Dr Simon Clarke, associate professor in cellular microbiology at the University of Reading, said that with the first and second jabs administered three weeks apart, it will take one week after the second jab to develop full immunity.
The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine will begin to be rolled out from January 4, with 6 NHS Trusts in England initially administering the inoculation before GP-led services, which will take place later in the week.
The NHS Trusts are:
Here are the 53 NHS Trusts in England rolling out the Pfizer vaccine:
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said there would be “three modes of delivery”, with hospitals and mass vaccination centres along with pharmacists and GPs offering the jab.
After GPs have received the vaccine they have been instructed by NHS England to administer 975 doses to priority patients within three-and-a-half days.
The NHS plans to open GP surgeries from 8am to 8pm every day, each dispensing at least 1,000 jabs a week.
This depends on vaccine deliveries from Pfizer, which has said it will distribute “as rapidly as the company can manufacture”.
Revised MHRA guidance states patients should be monitored for 15 minutes after inoculation, following adverse reactions from two NHS staff.
Easier to store, handle and more readily available than the Pfizer vaccine, the Government also intends to distribute the Oxford jab to mass vaccination centres, including sports hall, stadiums and conference centres from the second week of January.
Prof Whitty's deputy, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, also previously suggested that people who cannot leave their homes may need to wait for the Oxford jab as it can be more easily split into smaller quantities.
Military personnel have been ordered to transform 10 sites into vaccine hubs, including:
Other facilities under consideration include:
The vaccine must be stored at -70C to be effective, meaning it can only be delivered to GPs with the facilities to keep it at that temperature.
It will be difficult to administer in care homes. Deputy chief medical officer professor Jonathan Van-Tam said: “This is a complex product. It is not a yoghurt that can be taken out of the fridge and put back in several times.”
The vaccine will be rolled out to elderly residents in care homes with more than 50 registered beds in England within the next few weeks.
It is understood the vaccine batches are being broken down into doses of 75, and the focus over the next fortnight will be on elderly residents and staff in homes with more than 50 beds to avoid wastage.
The Oxford vaccine does not need to be stored in such cold conditions - it can be kept at temperatures between 2C and 8C.
This means it could be more mobile than the Pfizer jab and therefore more easily deployed into care homes of varying sizes and into private homes for individual doses.
Experts believe the Oxford jab will be easier to deploy beyond formal healthcare settings, in part because it does not need to be stored at such cold temperatures as the other approved vaccine.
Read more: How the UK will get Pfizer's Covid vaccine from factory to patient
On Dec 13, news that up to 40 per cent of care home staff may not have jab sparked new fears that the vaccine roll-out may not be successful.
This research, from the National Care Association, suggested that as many as 20 per cent of care workers are adamant they won’t receive the jab. Furthermore, 20 per cent of other care workers are unsure and may follow their example.
Nadra Ahmed, a representative from the charity, revealed that “between about 17 and 20 per cent of staff in-services are saying they definitely won’t have it, and then you have the rest who are waiting to see".
"So, we are looking at potentially 40 per cent who decide not to have it.”
On December 30, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Jonathan Van Tam said that although people receiving the vaccine would be protected, he could not provide assurance they would not still "pose a hazard" to others in terms of passing on the virus.
"We will know quite quickly within a couple of months the impact of these vaccines on reducing severe illness in the population," he said.
"We don't know if the vaccines will reduce transmission but Public Health England have their finger on the pulse."
The South African variant of the virus has threatened to undermine the vaccine and testing gains of recent months.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is expecting some vaccine tweaks to be needed as it has already begun to look at how quickly an altered jab could be approved, and Matt Hancock has said he is "very worried".
Sir Patrick Vallance said in a press conference on Jan 5 that it is possible the South African coronavirus variant may have some effect on vaccine effectiveness but is unlikely to "abolish" their effect.
The chief scientific adviser said that a possible change in the virus shape in the variant "theoretically gives it a bit more risk of not being recognised" by the immune system.
"There is nothing yet to suggest that's the case. This is being looked at very actively," he said.
Read more: Analysis: Why the South Africa strain is so worrying
The chief executive of BioNTech says the German pharmaceutical company is confident that its coronavirus vaccine works against the UK variant, but further studies are need to be completely sure.
Ugur Sahin said on Dec 22 that “we don’t know at the moment if our vaccine is also able to provide protection against this new variant,” but because the proteins on the variant are 99 per cent the same as the prevailing strains, BioNTech has “scientific confidence” in the vaccine.
Mr Sahin said BioNTech is currently conducting further studies and hopes to have certainty within the coming weeks.
“The likelihood that our vaccine works … is relatively high.” But if needed, “we could be able to provide a new vaccine technically within six weeks,” he added.
On Dec 28, Sage advisor, Sir Jeremy Farrar, announced his concerns that one million Covid-19 vaccinations a week would still not be enough to bring the pandemic under control.
Mr Farrar said: “We’re not going to be free of this pandemic by February; this is now a human endemic infection.
“If we do manage to hit the target of a million [vaccinated] a week, frankly I don’t think that’s enough to speed that up if we wanted to get the country covered.”
Prof Van Tam stated on December 30 that it would take up to two weeks for scientists to confirm the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines were effective against the new strains of Covid-19.
| 2021-01-06T07:56:00Z | true |
MLS still waiting to hear from players on new CBA proposal
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9140621/MLS-waiting-hear-players-new-CBA-proposal.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber said Tuesday that the MLS Players Association hasn't responded yet to the league´s proposed changes to the collective bargaining agreement.
Garber said that while he understands players need an opportunity to adequately review the league´s proposal, time is also becoming a major factor as the sides have less than three weeks to come to an agreement on a revised CBA.
"I´m not putting any blame whatsoever. I want to be very clear on that, that they have not done anything wrong here. But we have a sense of urgency that we´ve got to get together and we´ve got to solve this together," Garber said. "Frankly I think we did solve it together last spring, and we´ve been able to work through difficult CBA negotiations since the first one that we had 15 years ago."
The league invoked its force majeure clause in late December that obligates MLS and the MLSPA to negotiate modifications to the existing CBA in good faith for 30 days, with a deadline in late January.
The league presented revisions to the CBA last week that propose players receive their full salaries after they agreed to a 5% pay reduction as part of a renegotiated CBA last June. As part of the new proposal, MLS wants the current CBA extended through 2027.
If an agreement on the modifications cannot be reached, the CBA from June could be terminated. The league invoked the clause following a season during which it says it suffered nearly $1 billion in losses due to the pandemic as it played in mostly empty stadiums and with increased costs for testing and charter flights.
Players had expressed worry late last season that the league would try to change the CBA and stressed that the idea of another negotiation would not sit well with the union.
"The proposal was very simple and the reason it´s so simple, and in our view so fair and reasonable, is because we know how difficult CBA negotiations are," Garber said. "They´re difficult for ownership, they´re distracting for the league office, they´re difficult for the players who want to get on with doing what they do and what they do so well, which is to get on the field and practice and then ultimately play in games."
The league values the proposed two-year extension through 2027 at being worth between $100 million and $115 million, but while players may receive full salaries in the short-term, the long-term potential of salary growth may be handcuffed by extending the CBA.
The league is also moving ahead with planning for the upcoming season. Garber said mid-March remains the target start date with the hope of playing a full 34-game schedule amid a busy calendar that includes the CONCACAF Gold Cup and World Cup qualifying.
There are also unresolved issues about the league´s three Canadian teams and whether they will be allowed to play in their home markets or have to move operations to the U.S., as they did for a significant portion of last season.
The league is also now taking the lead on the sale of Real Salt Lake. The league announced last summer that Dell Loy Hansen would be selling the team after reports surfaced he made racist comments.
Garber said the league took over the sale process this week, but the team continues to operate as usual.
"We are continuing to engage with possible buyers, we have an investment bank that´s been working with us and we´re hopeful that we´ll get the team sold, sometime in 2021," Garber said.
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More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
| 2021-01-12T23:31:52Z | true |
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Privés de tire-fesses ? Essayez le ski de fond, remède scandinave à la vieillesse
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Le Monde
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https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2021/01/12/prives-de-tire-fesses-essayez-le-ski-de-fond-remede-scandinave-a-la-vieillesse_6066031_1650684.html
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"Sandrine Cabut"
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Discipline d’endurance par excellence, le ski de fond fait travailler autant les bras que les jambes. Une option de choix pour rester actif en hiver, et prévenir les maladies cardiovasculaires.
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Discipline d’endurance par excellence, le ski de fond fait travailler autant les bras que les jambes. Une option de choix pour rester actif en hiver, et prévenir les maladies cardiovasculaires.
Chronique. Et si la fermeture des remontées mécaniques pour cause de pandémie était une occasion de découvrir des activités comme les raquettes à neige, le ski de fond ou de randonnée ? Dans une précédente chronique, nous avions souligné les bienfaits pour la santé physique et mentale du ski alpin.
Les données disponibles sur le ski de fond montrent que cette discipline a au moins autant d’atouts pour entretenir sa forme et prévenir des maladies chroniques. De surcroît, elle permet d’être en pleine nature tout en restant accessible, et elle est moins à risque sur le plan traumatique que les autres sports de glisse ou d’endurance, comme la course à pied.
Qu’il s’agisse du style classique, qui s’apparente à une marche glissée, ou du skating, plus proche du roller, c’est un sport d’endurance par excellence, avec un effort plus continu qu’en ski alpin. « Le ski de fond est l’une des disciplines qui fait dépenser le plus de calories, avec l’aviron, et qui sollicite le plus l’organisme en termes de VO2 max [débit maximal d’oxygène], souligne Cyril Burdet, entraîneur de l’équipe de France. Cela s’explique par le fait que les membres supérieurs travaillent autant que les membres inférieurs. »
Des années de vie en plus
Dès 1974, une publication du finlandais Martti Karvonen suggérait que ce sport était un élixir de longue vie, les skieurs de fond de haut niveau – près de 400 étudiés – vivant quatre ans de plus que la moyenne nationale.
Depuis, d’autres études, menées surtout en Europe du Nord, ont confirmé cette tendance. Et pas besoin d’être un champion pour gagner des années de vie en plus. A partir d’une cohorte de plus de 2 000 hommes d’âge moyen vivant dans l’est de la Finlande, suivis en moyenne pendant vingt-six ans, le cardiologue Jari Laukkanen a calculé que la mortalité – toutes causes confondues – est abaissée de 15 % à 20 % chez les adeptes de ski de fond. Le bénéfice est proportionnel à la durée et au volume de la pratique (Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 2018). Toujours en exploitant les données de cette cohorte, Jari Laukkanen et ses collègues ont aussi mis en évidence une moindre incidence d’hypertension artérielle et de diabète chez les fondeurs.
La baisse de la mortalité et des accidents cardiovasculaires constatée chez les pratiquants de cette discipline – et d’autres sports d’endurance comme la course à pied – relève de plusieurs mécanismes, selon une revue de la littérature du médecin finlandais : effet anti-inflammatoire, amélioration de la fonction endothéliale des artères – qui permet un meilleur tonus de ces vaisseaux –, réduction des facteurs de risque cardiovasculaires (tels les niveaux de glucose, de lipides et de tension artérielle), et augmentation des capacités cardio-respiratoires.
| 2021-01-12T22:55:55Z | false |
コロナと暮らし 公的支援足りているか
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Tokyo Shimbun
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https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/79563/
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[
"東京新聞 TOKYO Web"
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緊急事態宣言に伴って暮らしを支える施策があらためて必要になっている。倒産や解雇は増え続け、多くの人々が生活苦に直面している。国は予算をフル活用して生活支援に全力を挙げるべきだ。
東京証券取引所の株価はバブル崩壊後の最高値を更新し続けている。昨年十一月の時点では完全失業率や有効求人倍率も改善している。しかし、これらの経済指標が生活実態を正確に反映しているとは言い難い。
株価上昇は各国で金融緩和が続く中、行き場を失ったマネーが流れ込んでいる可能性が極めて高い。
有効求人倍率の改善も新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大で離職者が相次ぐ医療や介護現場での求人が激増していることが主な要因だ。健全な雇用環境が戻ったとは、とてもいえない。
緊急事態宣言により最も打撃を受けるのは私たちの暮らしだ。
厚生労働省の調査では昨年、コロナ禍に関連して解雇・雇い止めに遭った人は約八万人に上った。一部企業の希望退職者が含まれていないとの指摘もあり、実態は数字以上に深刻な可能性が高い。
失職で収入が途絶えた世帯の苦境は想像に難くない。将来の道を閉ざされる若者も増えるだろう。
国の雇用対策の軸は、解雇を防ぐために事業主に支払う雇用調整助成金である。これを手厚くした特例措置が二月末で切れるが、確実に延長してほしい。
中小企業などを支援する持続化給付金や家賃支援給付金も今月十五日が申請の締め切りとなる。国は新たな支援策を構築する方針だが、救済内容をより充実させた上で、迅速に実施すべきだ。
国は昨年末、財投債と呼ばれる国債などでまかなう財政投融資を含め、約四十兆円を支出する追加経済対策を決めた。ただ、この中にはデジタル化推進策や災害対応を念頭に置いた国土強靱（きょうじん）化のための予算も盛り込まれている。
追加対策の中身を吟味し直し、緊急性の低い予算は生活支援策に回すなど柔軟に対応すべきだ。
今回、営業時間短縮に応じた飲食店への協力金の上限が四万円から六万円に増額されたが、一部の飲食店からは「家賃や給料を考えると焼け石に水」との声も聞こえる。政府の対応には「的外れ」「後手」との批判も強い。
菅義偉首相には実効性ある支援策の迅速な実現を強く望みたい。そのためにも首相は先頭に立ち、国民の声に謙虚に耳を傾け、かつ誠実に語りかけることが必要だ。
| 2021-01-12T22:08:47Z | true |
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The Masked Singer UK 2021: Judges convinced Bush Baby is Noel Fielding
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Metro
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https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/23/the-masked-singer-uk-2021-judges-convinced-bush-baby-is-noel-fielding-13955929/
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[
"Louise Griffin"
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"Noel Fielding",
"The Masked Singer"
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The Masked Singer UK has absolutely stumped viewers this year, with Bush Baby being particularly hard to guess.
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The Masked Singer UK has absolutely stumped viewers this year, with Bush Baby being particularly hard to guess.
Judges Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan and Davina McCall have been a bit all over the place with their guesses, with the panel not being sure if he’s putting on his Aussie accent or not.
Meanwhile, five weeks into the show, Mo’s just found out that a bush baby is a real animal – so you could say things are going well.
However, Rita is convinced she’s had a breakthrough, guessing Great British Bake Off host and The Mighty Boosh star Noel Fielding.
‘The Mighty Bush!’ she declared triumphantly, before Jonathan reminded her it was ‘Boosh’ – but there could still be some wordplay happening here.
Bush Baby has so far told us that he’s a ‘nocturnal creature’ and is ‘cheeky and full of mischief’.
With his distinctive gothic style, the comic has often joked he’s a bit of a vampire, and is known for his goofy antics on Bake Off.
Bush Baby also said that The Masked Singer isn’t his first competition – potentially another reference to Bake Off?
Other strong guesses have included Masterchef’s John Torode. Not only is he Australian, but the clue packages have included lots of references to food.
Meanwhile, comedian Brian Conley is a popular guess due to the references to magic.
He often performed magic on The Brian Conley Show, and has competed on Strictly Come Dancing and I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here.
Elsewhere, viewers have guessed Little Britain star Matt Lucas.
However, only time will tell.
So far on the show, Sophie Ellis Bextor has been unmasked as Alien, while Mel B was revealed to be Seahorse.
Martine McCutcheon was revealed as Swan, and the judges were left shocked to see Grandfather Clock unmasked as Glenn Hoddle.
Basically, it could be anyone behind the mask.
The Masked Singer continues Saturday at 7:30pm on ITV.
| 2021-01-23T20:22:04Z | true |
Oxford Covid-19 vaccine Q&A: How effective is it, and how is it different to the Pfizer vaccine?
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/06/oxford-vaccine-astrazeneca-covid-19-what-safe-uk-rollout-who/
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"Jordan Kelly-Linden",
"Jamie Johnson"
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"UK coronavirus lockdown",
"Vaccination",
"Standard",
"AstraZeneca",
"UK News",
"University of Oxford",
"News",
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The roll out of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has begun in the UK - here is everything we know so far
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The roll out of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has begun in the UK - here is everything we know so far
The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has begun to be administered in the UK from Jan 4.
Brian Pinker, 82, was the first person to be vaccinated with the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's Churchill Hospital.
The dialysis patient stated that "I am so pleased to be getting the Covid vaccine today and really proud that it is one that was invented in Oxford. The nurses, doctors and staff today have all been brilliant and I can now really look forward to celebrating my 48th wedding anniversary with my wife Shirley later this year."
Batches of the newly approved coronavirus vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca started arriving at hospitals early in the new year ahead of the jab's rollout.
Some 530,000 doses of the vaccine will be available across the UK from Jan 4, with vulnerable groups already identified as the priority for immunisation.
On Jan 4, the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, described the roll out of the vaccine as a "vital step" in the fight against coronavirus, following a dramatic rise in the number of cases in the UK following news of a new strain.
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesman said in December: "The Government has today accepted the recommendation from MHRA to authorise Oxford University/AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine for use.
"This follows rigorous clinical trials and a thorough analysis of the data by experts at the MHRA, which has concluded that the vaccine has met its strict standards of safety, quality and effectiveness."
Overall results from phase three of the Oxford/AstraZeneca trial, which had more than 11,500 volunteers from the UK and Brazil, show the vaccine is 70.4 per cent effective on average. However, when administered at a half dose and then a full dose the vaccine can be up to 90 per cent effective.
At an MHRA briefing, regulators said the data points to the vaccine being 70 per cent effective 22 days after the first dose is given.
Professor Stephen Powis, national medical director of NHS England, told BBC Breakfast on Jan 4: "It's a remarkable scientific achievement. Who would have thought that, within a year of this virus first becoming apparent, that we would have not just one vaccine but two vaccines that we are able to use?"
The Prime Minister said in a press conference on Dec 30 that he would move “heaven and earth” to roll out the vaccine so restrictions can “recede into the past” by spring.
He would go on to say that the government was working "as fast as we can" in order to get the vaccine rolled out.
The head of immunisations at Public Health England has advised against mixing different Covid-19 vaccines. Dr Mary Ramsay said: "If your first dose is the Pfizer vaccine you should not be given the Astrazeneca vaccine for your second dose and vice versa."
With the Pfizer and Oxford jabs combined, 1.1 million people in England and over 1.3 across the UK have been vaccinated as of Jan 5. That includes more than 650,000 people over 80, which is 23 per cent of all the over 80s in England.
The vaccine – called ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 – uses a harmless, weakened version of a common virus which causes colds in chimpanzees.
Researchers have already used this technology to produce vaccines against a number of pathogens including flu, Zika and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers).
The virus is genetically modified so it is impossible for it to grow in humans.
Scientists have transferred the genetic instructions for coronavirus's specific 'spike protein' – which it needs to invade cells – to the vaccine.
When the vaccine enters cells inside the body, it uses this genetic code to produce the surface spike protein of the coronavirus.
This induces an immune response, priming the immune system to attack coronavirus if it infects the body.
AstraZeneca – a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company with its headquarters in Cambridge – and Oxford University announced that their jab was effective in preventing many people getting ill and it has been shown to work in different age groups, including the elderly.
Partial immunity against Sars-Cov-2 is then detected approximately 22 days after administration of the first dose, the MHRA reported.
Data published in The Lancet in early December showed the vaccine was 62 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19 among a group of 4,440 people given two standard doses of the vaccine, when compared with 4,455 people given a placebo drug.
Of 1,367 people given a half first dose of the vaccine followed by a full second dose, there was 90 per cent protection against Covid-19 when compared with a control group of 1,374 people. Again, this dosing regime was not approved on Wednesday.
The overall Lancet data, which was peer-reviewed, set out full results from clinical trials of more than 20,000 people.
Among the people given the placebo drug, 10 were admitted to hospital with coronavirus, including two with severe Covid-19 which resulted in one death.
However, among those receiving the vaccine, there were no hospital admissions or severe cases.
The combined analysis from both dosing regimens resulted in an average efficacy of 70.4 per cent.
However, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Jonathan Van Tam said in a press conference on Dec 30 that although people receiving the vaccine would be protected, he could not provide assurance they would not still "pose a hazard" to others in terms of passing on the virus.
"We will know quite quickly within a couple of months the impact of these vaccines on reducing severe illness in the population," he said.
"We don't know if the vaccines will reduce transmission but Public Health England have their finger on the pulse."
He would also go on to say that it would take up to two weeks for scientists to confirm the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines were effective against the new strains of Covid-19.
The UK has secured 100 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, this is the most the Government has ordered out of all of the potential vaccine candidates.
The order is enough to vaccinate 50 million people.
AstraZeneca said it aimed to supply millions of doses in the first quarter of this year as part of an agreement with the Government.
There will be four million doses available post authorisation and tens of millions of doses in the first quarter of this year.
A specific schedule is difficult to establish as batches need to be quality approved by the MHRA.
On Jan 4, six NHS Trusts in England will begin to roll out the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. This is before inoculations of the vaccine will be administered by GP-led services later in the week.
The six NHS Trusts are:
Brian Pinker, 82, was the first person to receive the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine at Churchill Hospital in Oxford.
Yes. The jabs from Pfizer and Moderna are messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines.
Conventional vaccines are produced using weakened forms of the virus, but mRNAs use only the virus's genetic code.
An mRNA vaccine is injected into the body where it enters cells and tells them to create antigens.
These antigens are recognised by the immune system and prepare it to fight coronavirus.
No virus is needed to create an mRNA vaccine. This means the rate at which the vaccine can be produced is accelerated.
The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have both been approved in the US.
The UK Government began the roll-out of the Pfizer vaccine on Dec 8.
Unlike the Pfizer vaccine, the Oxford jab does not require ultra-low temperatures.
The Oxford jab requires temperatures between 2C and 8C and can be stored for at least six months.
This is the typical temperature of a domestic refrigerator and this will make deployment of the vaccine much easier and faster.
The Pfizer, Oxford/AstraZeneca and Moderna vaccines have been shown to provoke both an antibody and T-cell response.
Antibodies are proteins that bind to the body's foreign invaders and tell the immune system it needs to take action.
T-cells are a type of white blood cell which hunt down infected cells in the body and destroy them.
Nearly all effective vaccines induce both responses.
The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine induces robust antibody and T-cell responses across people of all ages, the data indicates.
Yes. The UK Government has secured 100 million doses as part of its contract, enough for most of the population.
The head of the UK Vaccine Taskforce, venture capitalist Kate Bingham, has said she is confident it can be produced at scale.
While there are some doses coming from Europe in the very first instance, the majority will be provided from the UK supply chain.
The MHRA has recommended the over 18s should receive two doses to be administered with an interval of between four and 12 weeks.
There have been concerns that a Covid-19 vaccine will not work as well on elderly people, much like the annual flu jab.
However, data from the Oxford/AstraZeneca trial suggests there have been "similar" immune responses among younger and older adults.
The results show that the vaccine is better tolerated in older people compared with younger adults, and produces a similar immune response in old and young adults.
Brian Pinker was the first person to be administered with the vaccine. The 82 year old dialysis patient from Oxford stated that he is "so pleased to be getting the Covid vaccine today and really proud that it is one that was invented in Oxford."
Pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers have now been given the green light to take either the Oxford and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines following an appropriate case-by-case risk evaluation with their healthcare practitioner.
This is a reversal of previous advice which was put in place as precautionary measure.
Traditionally pregnant women are not included in clinical trials, but following a review the MHRA are recommending pregnant women be given the opportunity to receive the vaccine as as there is no evidence they would be at risk.
Dr June Raine, chief executive of the MHRA, said: "Our advice to date has been that given that in initial lack of evidence on a precautionary basis, use of a vaccine wasn't recommended in pregnancy and women with breastfeeding should not be given the vaccine.
"But now that we have reviewed further data that has become available, the Commission on Human medicines has advised that the vaccine can be considered for use in pregnancy when the potential benefits outweigh the risks following an individual discussion with every woman."
The roll-out of the Pfizer vaccine was halted for those who are known to suffer from severe allergic reactions following a handful of adverse events in the initial distribution of the vaccine.
There were some concerns that this would also apply to the Oxford jab.
However, following a review, the UK regulatory body has recommended both the Pfizer and Oxford vaccine are safe to administer to those with food or medicine allergies.
Only those who have a known history of reacting to vaccines in the past should proceed with caution.
Sir Munir Pirmohamed, clinical pharmacologist and geneticist, and chairman of Commission on Human Medicine Expert Working Group, said. "We've come to the recommendation people with a known history of reacting to any specific ingredients of vaccine should not have it. But people with allergies to other medicines or food can have the vaccine."
Dr June Raine added that "at least 800,000 in the UK, probably a million and a half in the US" have already received the Pfizer vaccine.
There has been "no additional concerns and this gives us further assurance that the risk of anaphylaxis can be managed through standard clinical guidance and an observation period following vaccination of at least 15 minutes."
The Oxford vaccine will be rolled out from Jan 4 across the country.
The Government is aiming for two million people to receive their first dose of either the Oxford vaccine or the Pfizer jab within a fortnight as part of a major ramping up of the inoculation programme.
The Oxford jab will be administered at six hospitals for the first few days for surveillance purposes before the bulk of supplies are sent to hundreds of GP-led services to be rolled out.
Hundreds of new vaccination sites are due to be up and running in the first week of January as the NHS ramps up its coronavirus immunisation programme with the newly-approved jab.
As many as one million doses of the vaccine will be available for rollout across the UK from Jan 4, with vulnerable groups already identified as the priority for immunisation.
An army of more than 10,000 medics and volunteers has been recruited by the NHS to help deliver the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine.
Mr Johnson has pledged that the NHS is committed to offering a vaccination to everyone in the top four priority groups by Feb 15.
To help with meeting this target there are already 595 GP-led sites providing vaccines with a further 180 coming on stream later this week, he said. There are also 107 hospital sites with a further 100 later this week.
Seven vaccination centres will also be opening in places such as sports stadiums and exhibition centres.
| 2021-01-06T07:57:00Z | true |
Homeoffice und Kinderbetreuung: Dieses Mal keine Medienkolumne
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Die Tageszeitung (taz)
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https://taz.de/Homeoffice-und-Kinderbetreuung/!5738816/
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[
"Anne Fromm"
] |
[
"Homeoffice",
"Kolumne Unter Druck",
"Medien",
"Gesellschaft",
"Serie",
"taz",
"tageszeitung"
] |
Unsere Kolumnistin würde sich in ihrer Medienkolumne gerne mit Angriffen auf JournalistInnen beschäftigen. Aber das Homeoffice lässt das nicht zu.
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Unsere Kolumnistin würde sich in ihrer Medienkolumne gerne mit Angriffen auf JournalistInnen beschäftigen. Aber das Homeoffice lässt das nicht zu.
Dies ist eine – stopp – Medienkolumne. Sie heißt „Unter Druck“, weil sie eine Branche beobachtet, die unter Druck steht.
Es gäbe gerade viele Themen – stopp – für diese Kolumne: die JournalistInnen, die beim Sturm auf das Kapitol gejagt wurden, ihr Equipment, das auf einer – stopp – Art Scheiterhaufen zerstört wurde; die Öffentlich-Rechtlichen, denen vorgeworfen wird – stopp –, bei alldem nicht schnell genug live gewesen zu sein. (Warum das schnelle Livegehen bei Katastrophen für ARD und ZDF gar nicht so einfach ist, hatte ich hier – stopp – schon einmal aufgeschrieben.)
Aber das wird heute nichts. Diese – stopp – Medienkolumne entsteht im – stopp – Homeoffice. Für jedes Stopp, das hier steht, habe ich meine Arbeit kurz unterbrochen, bin aufgestanden und habe mich um eins meiner Kinder gekümmert. Getröstet, Kakao gemacht, Apfel geschnitten, ein Buch aus dem Regal geholt, verkippten Tee aufgewischt, eine Windel gewechselt, eine Frage beantwortet (Nein, du darfst jetzt nicht fernsehen). Meine Kinder sind 1 und 3 und derzeit pandemiebedingt zu Hause.
Ihre Kita ist zwar theoretisch – stopp – geöffnet, aber sie sagt: Bitte, bitte, liebe Eltern, wenn es irgendwie geht, lasst eure Kinder zu Hause. Stopp.
Der Kolumnentitel passt trotzdem
Der Berliner Senat sagt etwas Ähnliches. Privat, im Wechsel mit anderen Eltern, dürfen wir die Betreuung nicht mehr organisieren – laut den neuen Pandemiebestimmungen darf man nur noch eine haushaltsfremde – stopp – Person treffen. Meine zwei Kinder kann ich also – stopp – nirgendwo abgeben.
Die Bundesregierung hat Sonderurlaub genehmigt für Eltern, die ihre Kinder zu Hause betreuen. Zehn Tage. Die kann man aber nur nehmen, wenn die Kinder krank sind oder die Kita tatsächlich geschlossen ist. Und unsere Kita ist ja nicht geschlossen. Das Gesundheitsministerium ist grundsätzlich der – stopp – Auffassung, dass ArbeitnehmerInnen zu Hause arbeiten und auf ihre Kinder aufpassen können. Was dabei herauskommt, lesen Sie hier. Eine Medienkolumne jedenfalls nicht.
Ich bin in einer privilegierten Situation: allein, dass ich überhaupt – stopp – in einem Job arbeite, der mir Homeoffice ermöglicht, in dem ich mich von der Pandemie abschirmen kann. Dass ich nicht alleinerziehend bin. Dass – stopp – meine Kinder nicht in die Kita müssen, weil das der einzige – stopp – Ort ist, an dem sie eine warme Mahlzeit bekommen oder nicht geschlagen werden. Stopp.
Wir wollen sie – stopp – in die Kita – stopp – schicken, damit sie – stopp – ihre Freunde treffen können und wir – stopp – arbeiten können.
Aber ich will natürlich auch nicht – stopp –, dass wir, eines meiner Kinder oder ich, Corona bekommen, nur weil ich meine Kinder auf Biegen und Brechen in die Kita geschickt habe, damit ich arbeiten kann. Stopp. Ich höre schon mein schlechtes Gewissen rufen: karrieregeile Rabenmutter! Stopp.
Dies war keine Medienkolumne. Ihr Titel, „Unter Druck“, passt trotzdem.
Wir würden Ihnen hier gerne einen externen Inhalt zeigen. Sie entscheiden, ob sie dieses Element auch sehen wollen.
| 2021-01-11T11:48:00Z | true |
Tyson Summers out as defensive coordinator at Colorado
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9140633/Tyson-Summers-defensive-coordinator-Colorado.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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[
"Associated"
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[] |
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Tyson Summers is out as defensive coordinator at Colorado after two seasons.
Summers was hired under former Buffaloes coach Mel Tucker in December 2018, and was one of the staff members retained by current Colorado coach Karl Dorrell.
Summers is due around $500,000, which could be lowered if he finds another position.
The Buffaloes allowed 420.3 yards per game and 31.7 points last season as they finished 4-2. The team lost to Texas 55-23 in the Alamo Bowl.
Before his arrival in Boulder, Summers was a defensive analyst for quality control at Georgia. Among his other previous roles were head coach at Georgia Southern, along with stints as defensive coordinator at Colorado State and Central Florida.
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More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
| 2021-01-12T23:36:18Z | true |
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Arsenal fans spot Edu's 'new ploy' to get Folarin Balogun to sign new contract
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Daily Star
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https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-edu-balogun-contract-instagram-23373250
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[
"Nick Murphy"
] |
[
"Arsenal FC",
"Premier League",
"Transfer news"
] |
Arsenal technical director Edu has taken to Instagram in his latest attempt to get Folarin Balogun to sign a new contract - and it's not gone unnoticed by Gunners fans on social media
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Arsenal technical director Edu has taken to Instagram in his latest attempt to get Folarin Balogun to sign a new contract - and it's not gone unnoticed by Gunners fans on social media
Eagle-eyed Arsenal fans have spotted technical director Edu's latest attempt to get Florian Balogun to sign a new contract - by using Instagram.
The highly-rated youngster has six months left on his current deal at the Emirates and has yet to agree fresh terms with the club.
With both sides at a stalemate, Brazil legend Edu has taken to social media to encourage the 19-year-old to stay in North London.
Balogun posted a picture of himself on Instagram after scoring a hat-trick in Arsenal U23s' 5-0 win over Brighton on Friday.
Arsenal first team stars Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka were quick to lend their congratulations to their team mate.
But it was the intervention of Edu just ten minutes after the teenager's post which caught the attention of Gunners fans on Reddit.
The former attacking midfielder posted a series of emojis applauding Balogun's performance and suggested that the striker was 'top baller.'
Edu's comment was immediately picked up by Arsenal supporters, with one suggesting: "Have to respect Edu's workrate in getting Balogun to sign."
Arsenal's New York-born starlet is one of the top scorers in Premier League 2 this season with seven goals and has been on the fringes of Mikel Arteta's squad throughout the campaign.
He has featured five times for the first team in the Europa League and EFL Cup, scoring twice against Dundalk and Molde.
| 2021-01-23T19:53:20Z | true |
＜ふくしまの１０年・イチエフあの時 続く苦闘編＞（７）やはり 水たまり発見
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Tokyo Shimbun
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https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/79564/
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[
"東京新聞 TOKYO Web"
] |
[] |
二〇一三年八月十九日朝、東京電力福島第一原発（イチエフ）のボルト締め型タンクを見回っていた東電社員が、タンクの周囲の地面に水がたまっているのを発見した。四月の地下貯水池からの汚染水漏れに続く、大トラブルの始まりだった。
漏れたのは、放射性セシウムはほぼ除去されたものの、放射性ストロンチウムなどが一リットル当たり二億ベクレルも含まれる高濃度汚染水三百トン。タンク内の約三分の一が漏れた。
「溶接していないからね。だけど、こんなに大量に漏れるなんて…。毎日汚染水が何百トンも生まれ、どんどん造らないと追いつかなかった。溶接型は時間がかかるから。それにしても急げ急げで、必死に造ったのになぁ」。タンク増設に関わった作業員の一人は、こう語った。
現場では数多くの対応を迫られた。汚染水が染み込んだ可能性のある土壌を除去したほか、タンクに水位計を設置し、他のタンク群に異常がないか総点検。漏れの原因究明も必要だった。パトロール要員は、九人から六十人に大幅増員され、見回りは一日二回から四回に増えた。
総点検では、他のタンクでも漏れた痕跡がいくつも見つかった。タンク底板の接ぎ目のボルトのゆるみや止水材の変形がいくつも見つかった。耐久性のある溶接型への置き換えは避けられなくなった。
◇ご意見はfukushima10@tokyo-np.co.jpへ
| 2021-01-12T22:11:07Z | true |
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Schools to close in new Covid lockdown: latest news on when they could reopen
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/06/schools-closed-new-lockdown-when-reopen-uk-areas-covid/
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[
"Dominic Penna",
"Steve Bird"
] |
[
"Schools",
"Standard",
"UK News",
"Education & Careers",
"Teachers",
"Department for Education",
"Primary Schools",
"Schools reopening",
"Secondary education",
"Coronavirus"
] |
All Primary and Secondary schools forced to close on January 5
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All Primary and Secondary schools forced to close on January 5
Boris Johnson has announced that all primary and secondary schools will have to close from Jan 5, as England moves into a third national lockdown.
The Prime Minister said schools will need to offer remote learning until at least mid-February and GCSE and A-level exams face cancellation for a second year.
Mr Johnson said the new measures were necessary: "because we have to do everything we possibly can to stop the spread of the disease".
Only vulnerable children and the children of key workers will be allowed to attend schools for face-to-face learning, and early years settings such as nurseries will remain accessible.
The Prime Minister said he understood the "distress" that the new measures will cause to millions of parents and pupils, and said that until now the Government was doing "everything in our power to keep schools open".
He added: "We know how important each day in education is to children's life chances."
Those entitled to free school meals will continue to receive them during closures, and more devices will be distributed to help remote learning, according to Mr Johnson.
The Government had insisted schools would remain open only a day before the new measures were announced, reassuring parents it was "safe" to send their children back for the start of term on Jan 4.
But the move prompted backlash from four national teaching unions, who called for the delay seen across London to apply to all schools in England amid concerns the new strain of Covid-19 poses a threat to teachers.
Anne Longfield, the Children's Commissioner for England has called for teachers to be vaccinated "as a priority".
The new lockdown measures mean the entire country will be subject to the same tougher measures, including the closure of all schools, meaning the tier system is not currently in place.
Every school had been instructed to draw up plans to ensure children continue to receive an education even if they have to stay at home.
Mr Johnson said on the announcement of closing schools: "I want to stress that the problem is not that schools are unsafe to children."
"The problem is that schools may nonetheless act as vectors for transmission, causing the virus to spread between households."
Read more on the previous tier system:
All schools will remain closed until mid-February, with the possibility that these measures could be extended further.
This means most secondary school pupils will stay at home until at least February half term.
The Government had previously set out a plan for every secondary school to test as many pupils and staff as possible when they reopened.
It is not yet clear if schools will still be required to mass test pupils after the latest school closures have ended.
The plans stated that 40,000 volunteers will have to be recruited by secondary schools to mass test their pupils, according to Government documents.
Testing would need to be supported by 1,500 Army personnel who will help deliver the tests to schools and provide online training, but it is up to head teachers to recruit parents and governor volunteers, or advertise for contract workers.
Schools could employ lateral flow tests, which produce results in 30 minutes, and in the case of a positive result a second sample will be sent to a laboratory for confirmation.
When schools reopened in September the Government published 25,000 words of guidance explaining how school children and staff should be kept safe.
So-called “bubbles” have been created so youngsters learn and mix with fellow pupils. Large assemblies or collective worship should not include more than one group. Break and lunch times can be staggered to keep bubbles apart. Ensuring these “distinct groups do not mix” makes it quicker and easier to identify contacts if a positive coronavirus case emerges or someone has symptoms.
The bubbles can be larger, increasing to whole “year bubbles”, if teaching demands require it. Books, games and shared equipment can be used within that group, but must be cleaned if then used by another bubble.
Older children will be encouraged to avoid close contact with one another, in part because risks increase with age. Teachers are not restricted to a single bubble, but are urged to stay at the front of any classroom to reduce contact. In class, pupils must sit spaced out side-by-side and facing forward.
The use of the staff room by teachers is also meant to be “minimised”.
Schools must contact local health protection teams immediately so those in close contact with the child can be traced. Currently, pupils in a bubble, year groups and very rarely, the entire school, could be asked to self-isolate. A mobile testing unit could also be sent to a campus.
Schools will be offered "serial testing" of close contacts of staff and pupils who test positive to negate the need for entire year groups to self-isolate at home.
NHS Test and Trace would be informed, and the pupil or teacher would be quarantined for 14 days and tested. If a child with symptoms is waiting to be collected by a parent, he or she should be moved to a room to isolate.
Teachers who help a child with symptoms do not have to self-isolate unless they develop symptoms themselves. However, they should thoroughly wash their hands and wear PPE while with the child. The area where someone suspected of having Covid-19 has been must then be intensively cleaned.
If a parent insists a child with symptoms should attend school, the headteacher can refuse to take the pupil if they believe there is a threat to others.
Although guidelines do not recommend the universal use of face coverings, each school can decide whether pupils above Year 7, teachers and visitors should wear them when in corridors and communal areas, where passing briefly is deemed a “low risk”. They will not be worn in class.
A school supply of masks is also recommended for youngsters spotted wearing old or damp ones. Primary school children are not required to wear them.
The guidance insists a “robust hand and respiratory hygiene” regime is in place, with children encouraged to clean their hands when they arrive at school, return from breaks, use bathrooms, change classrooms and before eating. Hand sanitiser stations should be commonplace, with possible supervision “given risks around ingestion”.
Staff will also supply and promote the use of tissues as part of the “catch it, bin it, kill it” technique to control germs.
“Enhanced cleaning” regimes will be introduced on surfaces which students touch regularly, such as desks, door handles, books and playground apparatus, which are cleaned with bleach and detergents. Toilets should also be cleaned regularly.
Pupils must limit equipment they bring to school, only carrying bags of essential items, “such as lunch boxes, hats, coats, books, stationery and mobile phones”.
| 2021-01-06T07:50:00Z | true |
Yukatel denizlispor rize'de terleyecek - Denizli Haberleri
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Haberturk
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https://www.haberturk.com/denizli-haberleri/83763196-yukatel-denizlispor-rizede-terleyecek
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[
"Habertürk"
] |
[
"Denizli Haberler",
" Denizli Son Dakika",
" "
] |
DENİZLİ, (DHA) Süper Lig'de son olarak evinde Hes Kablo Kayserispor'a 1-0 yenilerek düşme hattından kurtulamayan Yukatel Denizlispor yarın deplasmanda Çaykur Rizespor'un rakibi olacak. Çaykur Didi Stadı'nda Volkan Bayarslan'ın yöneteceği müsabaka saat 16.00'da başlayacak. Denizlispor'da sakatlıkları süren Cenk, Mustafa, Varela, Subotic ve Özgür mücadelede forma giyemeyecek. Teknik direktör Yalçın Koşukavak, Rize'de iyi bir sonuç alıp çıkışa geçeceklerini söyledi. Mali krizlerle boğuşan Ege ekibinde sol bek Zakaria Bergdich'in de takımdan ayrılacağı iddia edildi. Alacaklarını tahsil edemediği gerekçesiyle Denizlispor'la sözleşmesini fesheden orta saha İsmail Aissati ile kadrosunu güçlendiren Adana Demirspor'un Bergdich'e de kanca attığı vurgulandı. Faslı futbolcunun Denizlispor'la olan sözleşmesini feshedeceği ve Adana Demirspor'a imza atacağı kaydedildi. DHA-Spor Türkiye-Denizli Deniz TOKAT 2021-01-09 12:02:05
İLGİLİ HABERLER
| 2021-01-09T09:03:03Z | true |
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The Masked Singer UK: Costume designer on making ‘wearing of masks ok’
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Metro
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https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/23/the-masked-singer-uk-costume-designer-on-making-wearing-of-masks-ok-13955702/
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[
"Sabrina Barr"
] |
[
"The Masked Singer"
] |
The Masked Singer UK’s costume designer has expressed his hope that the show could encourage viewers to ‘regain a positive relationship with masks’ while wearing face coverings during the Covid-19 outbreak.
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The Masked Singer UK’s costume designer has expressed his hope that the show could encourage viewers to ‘regain a positive relationship with masks’ while wearing face coverings during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Last year, it emerged that Tim Simpson, managing director of Plunge Creations and costume designer for The Masked Singer UK, had begun making PPE for NHS staff on the frontline of the pandemic, joining a network of thousands of people using 3D printers to manufacture the essential equipment.
As the summer of 2020 arrived, Tim was working on extremely different kinds of masks – visors for NHS workers and costumes for the weird and wonderful new series of The Masked Singer UK, which wrapped filming in September.
During a recent conversation with Metro.co.uk, Tim explained that the direction of his work changed drastically at the time, going ‘from critical PPE masks to just entertaining, distracting and silly masks’.
In Tim’s opinion, the fun of The Masked Singer could help people to start viewing masks in a more positive light, especially if they are feeling a bit tired of having to wear face coverings when they’re out and about.
‘The Masked Singer needs to be part of us regaining a positive relationship with masks because masks have become something where we go, “Oh goodness, we’ve got to put our masks on,”’ Tim said over Zoom.
‘But actually, historically masks have been something which have been used for entertainment, all the way around the world.’
Tim explained that for eons, masks have been a part of cultures across the globe, in various areas of life including performances and rituals.
‘Not wanting to go too highfalutin, but I think The Masked Singer is the next chapter in crazy masks and making the wearing of masks ok,’ he stated.
When Tim started making PPE for NHS workers, he collaborated with a company called 3DCrowd, which he noted is ‘still going’.
‘We were really essential when none of the normal supply chains were online and it meant that 7,000 volunteers around the country with 3D printers were able to fulfil a very, very immediate need,’ he recollected.
The network is currently ‘looking at other projects’, including making ventilator splitters, which Tim explained would enable ‘countries with limited numbers of ventilators to double their ventilator capacity through tiny 3D-printed parts’, which would otherwise be extremely difficult and expensive to make.
They are also looking into making prosthetics for children, as 3D-printed prosthetic limbs ‘are really expensive through traditional manufacturing techniques’.
During our conversation, which took place a week into January, Tim said that they are currently trying to produce more visors for hospitals that have reached out to them for assistance.
The 3D printers also helped to supply around 10,000 visors to soup kitchens around the country at Christmas, in order to help ‘lots of people who are not able to shield and not able to protect themselves easily’.
‘It was an amazing thing to be a part of,’ Tim recalled.
The Masked Singer UK airs tonight at 7pm on ITV.
| 2021-01-23T18:50:42Z | true |
Man ID'd as speaker's office invader appears before judge
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9140655/Man-IDd-speakers-office-invader-appears-judge.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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"Associated"
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - The man identified as the rioter photographed sitting in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi´s office chair during last week´s Capitol insurrection made his initial federal court appearance Tuesday.
Richard Barnett, 60, of Gravette, Arkansas, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Erin Wiedemann in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to hear the charges against him. Among them is a charge that he unlawfully entered a restricted area with a lethal weapon - in this case, a stun gun.
Barnett also is charged with disorderly conduct and theft of public property. If convicted on all charges, including the new lethal weapon count, he could be sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison.
Barnett´s conceded the validity of the arrant against him, said his attorney, Anthony Siano of White Plains, New York. Siano offered no further comment.
Barnett will remain in federal custody at the Washington County Detention Center in Fayetteville pending a Friday virtual detention hearing, at which time a judge will decide whether to grant him bond.
Barnett surrendered himself voluntarily Friday to FBI agents at the Benton County Sheriff´s Office in Bentonville, Arkansas, and has remained in the Washington County jail since then.
Authorities say Barnett was among supporters of Trump who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday. Five people died because of the protest and violence, including a Capitol police officer.
Authorities said in court documents that they were able to identify Barnett in part through photographs taken by news media when he was inside the building. Authorities also used video surveillance from inside the Capitol and a video interview Barnett gave to a New York Times reporter in which he said, "I didn´t steal (an envelope). ... I put a quarter on her desk, even though she ain´t (expletive) worth it."
Barnett is from Gravette in northwest Arkansas. He has identified himself on social media as a Trump supporter and gun rights advocate.
| 2021-01-12T23:46:23Z | true |
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Mehrere Menschen mit Rauchgasvergiftung nach Wohnungsbrand
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Die Welt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/thueringen/article224031388/Mehrere-Menschen-mit-Rauchgasvergiftung-nach-Wohnungsbrand.html
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[] |
[
"Thüringen",
"Polizei",
"Vacha",
"Rauchgasvergiftung",
"Krimi",
"Wohnungsbrand"
] |
Vacha (dpa/th) - Bei einem Wohnungsbrand in Vacha sind sechs Menschen mit Verdacht auf Rauchgasvergiftung in ein Krankenhaus gebracht worden. Das Feuer sei in der Wohnung in der Nacht zum Freitag ausgebrochen, teilte die Polizei am Samstag mit. Auch die darüber liegende Wohnung wurde zeitweise evakuiert. Nach kurzer Zeit war das Feuer wieder gelöscht. Die betroffene Wohnung war jedoch unbewohnbar. Der Schaden wird auf 30 000 Euro geschätzt. Die genauen Brandursache war zunächst unklar.
| 2021-01-09T09:26:27Z | true |
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Su sayaçlarının donma tehlikesine karşı belediyeden uyarı - Zonguldak Haberleri
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Haberturk
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https://www.haberturk.com/zonguldak-haberleri/84036403-su-sayaclarinin-donma-tehlikesine-karsi-belediyeden-uyari
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[
"Habertürk"
] |
[
"Zonguldak Haberler",
" Zonguldak Son Dakika",
" "
] |
Zonguldak’ın Ereğli ilçesi Belediyesi su tesisatlarının donma tehlikesine karşı vatandaşları uyardı. 2 gündür kenti etkisi altına alan yoğun kar yağışı sonrası, Kdz. Ereğli Belediyesi Su ve Kanalizasyon İşleri Müdürlüğü, su tesisatlarının donma tehlikesine karşı vatandaşları uyardı. Yapılan açıklamada donma riskine karşı su borusu ve sayaçlarının muhafaza edilmesi gerektiği duyurulurken şu ifadelere yer verildi: “Kentimizde etkili olan kar yağışı ve soğuk hava dalgası sebebiyle su sayaç ve tesisatları donma tehlikesiyle karşı karşıya kalabilmektedir. Su tesisatında ve sayaçlarında donmadan kaynaklanabilecek arızaların önlenmesi için bazı tedbirlerin alınması gerekmektedir. Açıkta bulunan su boruları soğuk hava ile temas etmeyecek şekilde kapatılmalı ve yalıtım malzemesi ile izole edilmelidir. Sayaçlar açıkta ise kesinlikle muhafaza altına alınmalı ve etrafı soğuğu geçirmeyen izolasyon malzemeleri ile korunmalıdır.”
İLGİLİ HABERLER
| 2021-01-19T11:08:00Z | true |
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＜もういくつ寝るとお正月＞−。一月も半ば近くになって童謡「…
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Tokyo Shimbun
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https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/79565/
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[
"東京新聞 TOKYO Web"
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＜もういくつ寝るとお正月＞−。一月も半ば近くになって童謡「お正月」もあるまい。あのコラム書きもいよいよ血迷うたかと思われるだろうが、米国のトランプ大統領の退任を待ちわびる人にはやはり＜もういくつ寝ると＞なのだろう▼バイデンさんの大統領就任式は今月二十日。あと一週間ほどでトランプさんは政権からいやでも去ることになるのだが、トランプさんを許せぬ米民主党はその一週間でさえ待ちきれないとみえる。トランプ大統領の弾劾手続きに向けて動きだした▼政権の灯火は待てば消えるが、一分一秒でも早く、その火を吹き消したいという気分は分からないでもない。米国の民主主義の汚点となった、一部のトランプ支持者による連邦議会襲撃事件。支持者をけしかけたのはどう考えても、選挙結果を受け入れなかったトランプ大統領である▼政権の終わりが近づく大統領が次にどんな行動をするのか分からないという恐怖心や不信感も弾劾の裏にはあるのだろう▼大統領が核兵器のスイッチを握っているという事実も頭をかすめる。無論そんなことは起こるまい。それでも連邦議会が占拠され、五人が死亡するような事態が起きることを誰が想像できただろうか▼弾劾の動きにトランプ支持者が反発し、さらに過激な行動に出るのではないかという見方もある。＜もういくつ寝ると＞米国は落ち着くのか。
| 2021-01-12T22:11:47Z | true |
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In der Corona-Warteschlange: Das Prinzip des Anstands
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Die Tageszeitung (taz)
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https://taz.de/In-der-Corona-Warteschlange/!5738660/
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[
"Laura Ewert"
] |
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"Kapitalismus",
"Warten",
"Konsumgesellschaft",
"Coronavirus",
"Alltag",
"Gesellschaft",
"Schwerpunkt",
"taz",
"tageszeitung"
] |
Menschen stehen derzeit oft in Warteschlangen. Immer wieder posten Andere Fotos davon und lästern darüber. Was steckt hinter diesem Phänomen?
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Menschen stehen derzeit oft in Warteschlangen. Immer wieder posten Andere Fotos davon und lästern darüber. Was steckt hinter diesem Phänomen?
Es ist ein altes Menschheitsphänomen, das dem mutmaßlich bald auf der Erde eintreffenden Besuch aus dem All dann wohl sehr possierlich vorkommen wird: Menschen, die in Schlangen stehen.
Dabei auf dem Handy schieben, in der Nase popeln, die Uhr in einem nervösen Armruck nach vorn vom Gelenk schütteln, auf Ärsche starren oder Babys vom Boden ziehen. Kinder zählen dabei die Eissorten auf, die sie zu bestellen gedenken, während die Geldstücke in ihrer Hand zu schmilzen beginnen. Studis haben Tee dabei.
Es gibt seit je nicht nur Warte-Stereotypen, sondern auch Scherze dazu. Über die Deutschen etwa, die sich in jede Schlange stellen, die sich ihnen bietet, weil sie die Ordnung so sehr lieben, oder über die Engländer, die selbst an der Bushaltestelle in Reihe warten.
Die Betrachtung und Ächtung der Schlangenbildung ist allerdings ein etwas neueres Phänomen. Denn Familienverliebte kannten das Anstellen aus Postämtern in der Vorweihnachtszeit, Vollidioten von Apple Stores oder Sneakerläden.
Aber nun kennt fast jeder eine Schlange aus so ziemlich allen Kontexten von Schnelltestzentrum bis Baumarkt, mal mit mehr, mal mit weniger Abstand. Und wenn sich mehr Warteschlangen bilden, nimmt auch das Fotografieren selbiger zu, samt Weiterverbreitung inklusive Bewertung.
Das Schlangenfoto – sowohl von innerhalb als auch von außerhalb aufgenommen – ist ein Hit in den sozialen Medien. In denen, die sich der Empörung und des Diskurses widmen als nur der schnöden Schönheit, sind es öfter von außen aufgenommene. „Unfassbar“, „Wahnsinn“, „WTF“ steht dann daneben, oder ein Emoji schlägt sich gegen die Stirn.
Wer Bilder aus einer Warteschlange heraus postet, braucht eher Mitgefühl oder will sich zugehörig machen. Wie die Bilder aus der Schlange vor dem Berliner Kitkat-Club, in dem sich viele vor der Weihnachtsheimfahrt noch einen Soforttest in die Nase stecken ließen. Sie rufen nach Zuspruch, sollen zeigen, dass man die Pandemie irgendwie ernst genommen hat und deswegen Warteleid auf sich lud – oder andersherum.
Mal gelten die Engländer, mal die Franzosen als Erfinder der Schlange, die als egalitär beschrieben wird, weil hier der Frühaufsteher zuerst mahlen konnte und nicht der Reichste. Woher also der Spott? Woher diese Faszination für die Menschenschlange?
Die Antwort ist ebenso possierlich wie das Anstehen selbst, denn der Mensch interessiert sich vor allem für Warteschlangen, weil er sich für sich selbst interessiert. Ein Blick auf und in die Schlange ist ein Blick auf das Menschsein, die Sozialisation. Sie ist ein Gradmesser für den Zustand der Gesellschaft.
Wer wofür ansteht – Klopapier im März 2020 oder Bananen im Jahr 1971 oder Butter im Jahr 1915 – das erzählt etwas über politische Zustände. Gerade zum Beispiel: Die Bilder von Schlangen an blauen und orangen Food-Delivery-FahrerInnen vor den Restaurants der großen Städte. Sie erinnern daran, dass die Gewinner der Pandemie die Plattformkapitalisten sind und Menschen sich vor dem Virus schützen können, indem sie Ärmere als Boten arbeiten lassen.
In so eine Menschenschlange lässt sich also viel hineindeuten. Es lässt sich aber auch einiges herauslesen. Die Betrachtung des Menschen in der Schlange ist eine Betrachtung seines Charakters. Sag mir, wie jemand in der Schlange steht, und ich sage dir, ob er ein Schwein ist. Wer in der Schlange steht, spricht nicht laut, am besten gar nicht, schaltet den Klingelton seines Telefons ab.
Der Vordrängler gilt als ein besonders mieses Exemplar Mensch, derjenige, der Mutter und Kind vorlässt, Bonbons verteilt, beim Ausfüllen von Formularen hilft, anstatt die Unvorbereiteten einfach zu überspringen, kann sich dafür Applaus im Internet abholen.
Der Tagesspiegel zitierte mal die Anthropologen Joseph Henrich und Robert Boyd, die das zivilisierte Anstehen als Fähigkeit der Krone der Schöpfung bezeichnen und wissen lassen, dass die „freiwillige Interaktion mit Fremden“ die „höchste Form kooperativen Gruppenverhaltens“ sei. Sich im Drive-in also nicht in die Stoßstange zu donnern, sich beim Bäcker nicht in die Backen kloppen, weil nur noch ein Stückchen Bienenstich da ist – Glückwunsch, Mensch, zu dieser Leistung!
Allerdings, die Zivilisation ist dem Menschen ein hohes Gut, deswegen wird in der Schlange auch so viel gemaßregelt und Verhalten kontrolliert: Versucht da jemand vorzudrängeln? Ist der Abstand nah beziehungsweise in den letzten Monaten fern genug?
Wie dünn das Eis unserer Zivilisation wirklich ist, zeigt sich in einem der passiv-aggressivsten Sätze, den der Mensch sagen kann: „Entschuldigung, stehen Sie an?“ Innerhalb der Schlange steht man sich eher feindselig gegenüber, zumindest dann, wenn man das, wofür man da ansteht, gar nicht unbedingt braucht.
Wer in der Schlange ein lockeres Gespräch beginnt, das nicht damit zu tun hat, die Langsamkeit der MitarbeiterInnen zu beklagen, braucht schon einen eher expressiven Charakter. In Warteschlangen bei der Tafel e. V. aber, so beschreibt es eine Kollegin auf jetzt.de, würde man plaudern und sich einander zuwenden. Das, wofür sie anstehen, ist Grundversorgung.
Gemeinsam anstehen ist Zugehörigkeit
Wer gemeinsam in einer Schlange steht, beginnt also nicht unbedingt soziale Kontakte, aber macht sich zugehörig zu einer Gruppe. Wer vor dem Louvre steht, hofft, sich zu den Kunstkennern zählen zu können, wer in schwarzer Kleidung vor dem Berliner Berghain steht, möchte Teil einer Jugendbewegung sein.
Daher also auch der Spott. Denn nicht wenige stellen sich in Schlangen der Schlange wegen. Wer im Sommer über eine Stunde vor dem Kreuzberger Gemüsedönerstand von Mustafa anstand, tat das nicht wegen des Döners, sondern weil die Schlange so aussah, als sei das Essen besonders lecker. Und nach so langer Wartezeit redet man es sich dann auch einfach ein.
Man muss die Schlange also von beiden Enden betrachten. Die Warteschlange steht für Warenknappheit, die DDR etwa wird auch als Unrechtsstaat erzählt, weil Menschen dort in Schlangen stehen mussten. Genauso aber wird sie eingesetzt, um Verknappung zu suggerieren und damit den Umsatz zu steigern. Feine Restaurants brauchen eine kleine Schlange, auch TürsteherInnen vor Clubs werden durchaus mal angehalten, sie künstlich herzustellen.
Ein weiterer Grund für die Hassliebe für die Schlange liegt in der Scham. Sie ist uns ein bisschen unangenehm, weil sie unser Bedürfnis sichtbar macht. Und weil sie uns mit Fragen konfrontiert: Was brauche ich? Und was bin ich bereit zu geben?
Wer spotthaft das Foto der Schlange vor dem Münchner Delikatessenladen Dallmayr teilte, die sich kurz vor Weihnachten über den Marienplatz reihte – der Boulevard berichtete von 200 Metern –, hat vermutlich auch nur mit seiner inneren Konsumscham zu tun.
Und die so teils angeekelte Betrachtung der Warteschlange zeigt vielleicht auch, dass wir wissen, dass sie im Coronajahr nicht mehr nur egalitär ist. Wer sich anstellt, hat entweder zu viel Zeit, da er vorm Frischeparadies 40 Minuten wartet, um eine Entenstopfleberterrine zu erwerben, oder zu wenig Geld, um outzusourcen. Dann doch lieber die Kamera draufhalten. Das schafft Distanz.
Wir würden Ihnen hier gerne einen externen Inhalt zeigen. Sie entscheiden, ob sie dieses Element auch sehen wollen.
| 2021-01-11T15:07:00Z | true |
Scotland lockdown: what are the new Covid rules and Tier 4 restrictions?
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/06/scotland-lockdown-tier-4-rules-covid-restrictions-when-end-review/
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[
"Telegraph Reporters"
] |
[
"Travel ban",
"UK coronavirus lockdown",
"Social distancing",
"Standard",
"UK News",
"Scotland",
"News",
"Nicola Sturgeon",
"Coronavirus"
] |
Mainland Scotland placed under tougher restrictions from midnight on Tuesday January 5
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Mainland Scotland placed under tougher restrictions from midnight on Tuesday January 5
Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the "Stay At Home" message is now enforceable by law on the Scottish mainland. This is similar to the lockdown seen in Scotland in March last year.
In an address to the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish First Minister has stated that new restrictions were put in place in reaction to the spread of the new variant, which accounts for almost half of all cases in Scotland.
The restrictions will remain in place until the end of January, although Ms Sturgeon has not ruled out extending this lockdown if necessary.
Scotland recorded 1,900 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours on January 4.
The First Minister said on the same day as the roll out of the Oxford/AstraZeneca began, that: "To ensure the vaccine wins the race we must increase delivery as much as possible. But to give it time to get ahead, we must slow the spread of the virus.
"We have an opportunity in Scotland to avert the situation deteriorating to that extent, but we must act quickly."
All areas under Level 4 restrictions will be placed under the new rules, with the Isles remaining under the Level 3 restrictions. People have also been told not to enter or leave Scotland unless in exceptional circumstances.
Previously, Chief Constable Iain Livingstone had stated that the number of police patrolling the border with England will be doubled in order to deter people crossing during the festive period.
New guidance for those shielding will also be introduced. If you are shielding but cannot work from home, do not go to work - the Chief Medicial Officer will write to all that this applies to which will act as a doctors note.
Schools are to shut for an additional fortnight, until Jan 18, with online lessons supposed to start from Jan 11.
A new lockdown began on 00:01 on Jan 5, meaning travelling outside of the country will not be allowed until at least mid-February.
Under Scottish regulations, you must not travel between Scotland and the rest of the UK unless you have a reasonable excuse, such as for work, education or essential shopping.
Other exceptions include travel for healthcare, childcare or shared parenting, and a full list can be found on the Scottish Government website.
| 2021-01-06T07:48:00Z | true |
The Masked Singer UK: When is the final of the competition?
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Metro
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https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/23/the-masked-singer-uk-when-is-the-final-of-the-competition-13955447/
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[
"Sabrina Barr"
] |
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"The Masked Singer"
] |
Ever since it began, the new series of The Masked Singer UK has gripped the nation, with viewers becoming absorbed by speculation surrounding who the celebrity singers behind the masks could be.
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Ever since it began, the new series of The Masked Singer UK has gripped the nation, with viewers becoming absorbed by speculation surrounding who the celebrity singers behind the masks could be.
Several strong contenders have already been eliminated, including Sophie Ellis-Bextor in the first episode and Spice Girls member Mel B the following week.
But there are plenty of talented performers still in the running, all hoping that they will come out victorious in the end as judges Rita Ora, Mo Gilligan, Jonathan Ross and Davina McCall try to guess their identities.
As we prepare for more costumed competitors to be revealed, when can we expect the highly-anticipated grand final to air?
When did The Masked Singer UK series two begin?
The first episode of The Masked Singer UK’s second season aired on Boxing Day last year.
Filming on the production finished in September, despite fears that it would have to be shut down as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
‘It was mad, obviously, there were a lot of rules and regulations so the relief when we got it done was amazing,’ host Joel Dommett told Metro.co.uk at the time.
How many episodes are there?
Online entertainment database IMDb currently states that there are six episodes for this year’s The Masked Singer UK.
However, if there were only going to be six episodes, this would mean that the series would wrap on Sunday January 30, which doesn’t seem likely.
The previous series of The Masked Singer UK consisted of eight episodes, culminating in a grand final which followed two consecutive weeks of double eliminations.
Therefore we’d hedge our bets on the same happening this year.
When will the final of the competition air?
Although the date of the competition’s finale has not yet been officially confirmed, if there are eight episodes – as we suspect there will be – then this would mean that the final episode would take place on Saturday February 13.
For any couples watching, tuning into the final would be the perfect date night option for Valentine’s Day weekend, in our opinion.
The Masked Singer UK airs tonight at 7pm on ITV.
| 2021-01-23T18:40:07Z | true |
In-form Everton maintain Champions League challenge with victory at...
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-9140385/In-form-Everton-maintain-Champions-League-challenge-victory-Wolves.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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"PA Media"
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Michael Keane maintained in-form Everton’s Champions League challenge after a 2-1 win at Wolves.
The defender’s second-half header lifted the Toffees back into the Premier League’s top four.
Ruben Neves cancelled out Alex Iwobi’s first league goal for 17 months as the teams traded early blows.
But Keane’s far post header secured victory, although Neves hit the woodwork with a late free-kick, to leave Carlo Ancelotti’s side back in the European picture.
Wolves have now won just once in eight league games since Raul Jimenez fractured his skull at the end of November and they dropped to 14th.
Last season’s 3-0 defeat at Molineux in July left the Toffees 11th and boss Ancelotti furious as he questioned their spirit and blasted an “unacceptable” display.
This time the visitors came away back in the top four after a fifth win in six games to underline their progress.
They were robbed of 14-goal Dominic Calvert-Lewin with the striker out with a hamstring injury but Iwobi eased concerns over his absence after just six minutes.
James Rodriguez’s measured pass found Lucas Digne and his cushioned volley was met by the onrushing and unmarked Iwobi to produce a first-time finish from 16 yards into the bottom corner.
It was the forward’s first Premier League goal since he scored against Wolves in September 2019.
It also meant the hosts have now conceded first in 10 of their last 11 league games but they trailed for just eight minutes.
Tom Davies conceded a soft corner which Yerry Mina only half cleared and Rayan Ait-Nouri skipped down the left. His drilled cross was volleyed in by Neves for his second goal in two league games.
Three minutes later only a sharp Jordan Pickford stop denied Fabio Silva and Rui Patricio saved from Iwobi soon after.
Iwobi should have done better and it was the final chance of an entertaining first half, despite the game failing to build on the early drama.
Two well-matched teams struggled to find the same fluency after the break, though, although Leander Dendoncker headed over Joao Moutinho’s free-kick.
It came after Abdoulaye Doucoure was booked for chopping down Pedro Neto and the midfielder will now miss the Toffees’ next game.
Wolves are yet to find the consistency which propelled them to Europe and, without Jimenez, look unlikely to challenge again this season after another lightweight display.
Neves was close to a spectacular second when his 30-yard volley dipped just wide with 20 minutes left but the hosts never prised Everton open.
Richarlison was introduced to give the visitors some impetus but it was Keane who grabbed the winner with 13 minutes remaining.
Andre Gomes worked space on the left and his teasing cross was powered in at the far post by the England defender.
Neves’ free-kick then clipped the bar with five minutes to go but Wolves could not find a leveller.
| 2021-01-12T22:22:28Z | true |
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５Ｇ情報、計画的に持ち出しか パスワード使用し転職前に
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Tokyo Shimbun
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https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/79580/
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[
"東京新聞 TOKYO Web"
] |
[] |
高速大容量規格「５Ｇ」の営業秘密持ち出し事件で、不正競争防止法違反容疑で逮捕された楽天モバイル社員合場邦章容疑者（４５）＝横浜市鶴見区＝が、パスワードを使用してソフトバンクの技術情報ファイルを持ち出した疑いがあることが１３日、捜査関係者への取材で分かった。
合場容疑者は２０１９年１１月下旬、ソフトバンクに退職を申告。持ち出したとされるのは同年１２月３１日で、同日付で退社し翌日の２０年１月１日付で楽天モバイルに入社していた。警視庁は、知る人が限られたパスワードを悪用し転職直前、計画的に持ち出したとみて調べている。持ち出した情報の使途も調べる。
| 2021-01-12T22:47:53Z | true |
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Libya´s rivals meet in Egyptian resort over constitution
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9163213/Libya-s-rivals-meet-Egyptian-resort-constitution.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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CAIRO (AP) - Libyan officials from rival administrations on Tuesday began talks in an Egyptian Red Sea resort about constitutional arrangements for presidential and parliamentary elections later this year, the United Nations said.
According to the U.N. acting envoy for Libya, Stephanie Williams, failure to find an arrangement will have "negative repercussions on the other tracks, including the security and economic situation."
She urged the gathering via videocall to wrap up their discussions within a two-month deadline agreed to in November in Tunisia. That agreement also called for presidential and parliamentary elections to be held on Dec. 24, 2021.
Oil-rich Libya sunk into chaos following a NATO-backed uprising that overthrew and later killed dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. The North African country is today divided into two rival administrations, each backed by an array of militias and foreign powers. An administration backed by military commander Khalifa Hifter rules the east and south while a U.N.-supported government based in the capital, Tripoli, controls the west.
The so-called Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, has been negotiating a mechanism for choosing a transitional government that would lead the country to elections. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed former Slovak Foreign Minister Jan Kubis on Monday to lead the U.N. political mission.
Kubis, the current U.N. envoy in Lebanon, replaces Ghassan Salame who resigned last March amid fierce fighting between Libya´s rival sides over Tripoli.
In October, Libya's rivals agreed to a U.N.-brokered cease-fire in Geneva, a deal included the departure of foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya within three months. But so far, no progress has been made on that.
| 2021-01-19T12:06:02Z | true |
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Pep Guardiola ridiculed for being 'rattled' by Cheltenham throw-ins vs Man City
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Daily Star
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https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/guardiola-man-city-cheltenham-throw-23373805
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[
"Joshua Peck"
] |
[
"Pep Guardiola",
"Manchester City FC",
"Cheltenham Town FC",
"FA Cup"
] |
Manchester City survived an FA Cup scare as they scored three quick goals to turn their tie with Cheltenham Town around having gone behind from Ben Tozer’s long throw in
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Manchester City survived an FA Cup scare as they scored three quick goals to turn their tie with Cheltenham Town around having gone behind from Ben Tozer’s long throw in
Football fans have ridiculed Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola after he was seen remonstrating with the referee during the FA Cup tie with Cheltenham Town.
City survived a scare having gone behind at the League Two club, eventually going on to win 3-1.
Cheltenham’s goal had come following a long throw in from Ben Tozer, with the set pieces proving to be a constant threat.
And as the hosts set up for another throw late on, Guardiola was seen storming down the touchline to remonstrate with referee Stuart Attwell over where it should be taken from.
Fans loved to see the Spaniard getting so worked up by a League Two team, with one writing on social media: “You’ve got to love the FA Cup when a generational manager like Pep Guardiola is using delay tactics to prevent Cheltenham Town from taking a quick long throw.”
While a Cheltenham fan explained: “Man City might go on and win this FA Cup but no team will give them a tougher game than we did tonight.
“Guardiola one of the best managers ever totally rattled by a L2 Ben Tozer throw.
“Those players had hearts of lions tonight did themselves the club and fans proud.”
And another football supporter posted: “Highlight of that game was big Pep Guardiola getting rattled by Ben Tozer’s Long throw.”
While one more put: “Pep Guardiola arguing about where a 4th Division team should take a throw in. What a time to be alive.”
A fifth said: “Seen it all now Guardiola is genuinely remonstrating with Cheltenham players and the referee where a throw in should be taken.”
With another adding: “With all the tactical genius & know-how of Guardiola, he is having to get into arguments with the ref about throw in positions in fear of losing against a league two team.”
And one more simply put: “Guardiola rattled over a long throw you love to see it.”
| 2021-01-23T20:10:06Z | true |
Wales lockdown rules: What are the latest level 4 restrictions?
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/06/wales-lockdown-rules-level-4-covid-travel-when-end/
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[
"Telegraph Reporters",
"Lizzie Roberts"
] |
[
"UK coronavirus lockdown",
"Social distancing",
"Standard",
"Working from home",
"Wales",
"Pandemics and epidemics",
"Coronavirus"
] |
A four-level alert system was introduced in Wales on Dec 20
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A four-level alert system was introduced in Wales on Dec 20
Wales is currently under a full lockdown which began on Sunday, Dec 20.
Mark Drakeford, the Welsh First Minister, had previously stated that the country would enter a new Tier 4 lockdown for three weeks following Christmas.
However, the restrictions were brought forward to Dec 20 following concerns over a new strain of the virus. All non-essential shops, hospitality venues and gyms must close under these restrictions.
The lockdown measures will last for an initial three weeks before being reviewed.
In a press conference on Jan 4, the Welsh Health Minister, Vaughan Gething, said that Wales had received an initial 22,000 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine following the roll out.
However, Mr Gething did warn that although the two vaccines do "offer us a path out of this pandemic", the country is not out of the woods yet.
Mr Gething said "the overall incidence rate for Wales has fallen from a high of 636 cases per 100,000 people on December 17 to 446 cases today." However, he said that although case levels have fallen in most parts of the country, the numbers are still too high.
As of Jan 4, there are currently 2,700 coronavirus-related patients in hospitals across the country.
Mr Gething said people who were previously shielding "should no longer attend work or school outside the home" due to the surge in coronavirus cases in Wales.
Full lockdown came into place at 00.01 on Sunday 20 December. The following restrictions now apply:
From Jan 4, the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine will start to be administered across the UK, with Wales receiving an initial 22,000 doses.
Vaughan Gething announced that some 22 mass-vaccination centres will operate to deliver the jabs to the most vulnerable and health and social care workers. Mobile units and more than 60 GP services will also provide the vaccinations in the coming weeks, signalling there is "light at the end of the tunnel."
In addition to this, a total of 35,335 people in Wales had received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine as of January 4, figures have shown.
However, there are currently 2,700 coronavirus-related patients in hospitals across Wales, with 208 patients in critical care, with more than half of these having coronavirus.
Schools and colleges across Wales will move to online learning until January 18, the country's education minister has announced.
Kirsty Williams said the Welsh Government would use the next two weeks to work with local authorities and education settings to "best plan for the rest of the term".
The government had previously arranged for schools to have flexibility over the first two weeks of the spring term, allowing them to choose when students would return to in-person learning.
In a statement, Ms Williams said the decision to move to online learning only until January 18 had been taken in consultation with the Welsh Local Government Association and Colegau Cymru.
It followed the four chief medical officers agreeing that the UK was at the "highest level of risk" in terms of coronavirus, she confirmed.
Universities will continue to offer both in person and online classes, but students must stay home in their university accommodation under the new rules - except for limited purposes such as exercise, and must work from home wherever possible.
Wales' GCSE, AS and A-level exams due to take place in summer 2021 have been cancelled, Education Minister Kirsty Williams announced on Nov 10.
Mrs Williams said it was impossible to guarantee a level playing field because of the impact of coronavirus, so grades will be based on externally set classroom assessments under teacher supervision.
England has re-entered a national lockdown, meaning incoming and outgoing travel to other countries is banned until mid-February.
You may only leave your local area for a legally permitted reason, such as for work.
Scotland has also brought in a "stay at home" order and closed it's borders, meaning travel is off the cards between all the devolved nations.
Mr Drakeford said: “Coronavirus doesn’t respect borders – we all have a part to play in keeping Wales and the UK safe. Please think carefully about where you are going and what you are doing. This virus thrives wherever we come together with others."
A "Restrictions Business Fund" worth £160m will be on offer which will enable around 60,000 hospitality, tourism and leisure businesses which pay non-domestic rates (NDR) to access grants of up to £5,000.
A total of £180 million will also be available from the Economic Resilience Fund. Small and medium sized businesses could receive up to £100,000 in grants and larger businesses could receive up to £150,000.
| 2021-01-06T07:49:00Z | true |
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer´s Manchester United finally back on Premier...
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-9140387/Ole-Gunnar-Solskjaer-s-Manchester-United-finally-Premier-League-summit.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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"PA Media"
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Manchester United moved top of the Premier League for the first time since September 2017 with a win at Burnley on Tuesday.
Barring one day in a false first position – after beating Leicester in the season-opening Friday night fixture on August 10, 2018 – United have been waiting more than three years to look down on the rest of the division.
They have had to watch their closest rivals Liverpool and Manchester City dominate the league in that time.
Here, the PA news agency assesses how United and their rivals have fared.
PA has looked back over the league table at the end of every day during the Premier League season since September 16, 2017, when City ended United’s last spell at the summit. The close seasons have been excluded, as has the three-month coronavirus-induced stoppage during last season, leaving 896 days.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men have continued to challenge at the top during that time, spending more time – 255 days – in second than any other position and almost 35 per cent of their time in the top four.
However, they have occupied every position down to 16th at some stage with over half their time spent between fifth and 10th and shockingly, almost 12 per cent in the bottom half.
They have started each of the last three seasons poorly, that opening-day win over Leicester notwithstanding, and were 16th as recently as October 16 after their 6-1 defeat to Tottenham and the subsequent international break.
That was after three games and they were 13th at the same point in 2018-19, again after Spurs won at Old Trafford, while last season saw them down in 14th after nine games – virtually a quarter of the season. They recovered to finish third.
Liverpool and City have won the last three titles between them in commanding fashion and it is no surprise to see them top for the vast majority of United’s absence.
Jurgen Klopp’s side lead the way with 426 days at the summit to City’s 372, a combined 89 per cent of the period under scrutiny.
Interestingly, the best of the rest are two teams from outside the established ‘big six’, with Everton spending 30 days at the top and Leicester 25.
Tottenham are just behind on 23 with 10 for Chelsea, seven for Arsenal and even Southampton, with two, exceeding United’s one schedule-assisted day at the top.
The Gunners have fallen from grace in recent years and their record compares poorly to their big-six rivals.
While Liverpool and City have spent 88 and 85 per cent of their time respectively in the Champions League places and Chelsea over 64 per cent, for Arsenal that figure is only 16.4 per cent – 147 days out of 896.
That is barely a third of north London rivals Tottenham’s share of almost 47 per cent, and less than half that of United – and Arsenal too have spent 12 per cent of their time in the bottom half, with a week spent just one place above the relegation zone in August 2018.
Chelsea spent a week in 19th in August 2019 but 95 per cent of their time in the top half, with Liverpool, City and Spurs also in the 90s for that figure. Liverpool’s only two days in the bottom half were the product of the same scheduling that took United top to start 2018-19 – they moved top by winning their Sunday opener 4-0.
| 2021-01-12T22:22:38Z | true |
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Linkes Hausprojekt Rigaer94 in Berlin: Senator drängt auf Kontrolle
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Die Tageszeitung (taz)
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https://taz.de/Linkes-Hausprojekt-Rigaer94-in-Berlin/!5742897/
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[
"taz. die tageszeitung"
] |
[
"Rigaer Straße",
"Hausprojekt",
"Linke Szene",
"Andreas Geisel",
"Berlin",
"taz",
"tageszeitung"
] |
Innensenator Geisel (SPD) fordert den Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg auf, den Brandschutz in dem linken Hausprojekt zu überprüfen.
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Innensenator Geisel (SPD) fordert den Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg auf, den Brandschutz in dem linken Hausprojekt zu überprüfen.
BERLIN dpa/taz | Im jahrelangen Konflikt um das linke Hausprojekt Rigaer94 in Friedrichshain hat Berlins Innensenator Andreas Geisel (SPD) den Bezirk zum Handeln aufgefordert. Dabei geht es um angebliche Verstöße gegen den Brandschutz in dem verbarrikadierten Gebäude.
Geisel bestätigte am Montag im Innenausschuss des Abgeordnetenhauses, dass er am Freitag das von den Grünen angeführte Bezirksamt angeschrieben habe. Er habe dieses „aufgefordert“, dass die dortige Bauaufsicht mit Blick auf die Brandschutzbestimmungen tätig werden solle, weil es Umbauten im Haus durch die BewohnerInnen gegeben habe. Ob diese allerdings wirklich gefährlich seien, wie manche Medien und auch die Opposition immer wieder spekulieren, „weiß niemand“, so Geisel. Eine öffentliche Beurteilung fehle.
Die Opposition, namentlich Kurt Wansner von der CDU, hatte Geisel zuvor aufgefordert, eine „Ersatzvornahme“ vorzunehmen, sprich stellvertretend für den Eigentümer tätig zu werden und mögliche bauliche Mängel abzustellen. Der Innensenator verwies allerdings darauf, dass der Eigentümer nach wie vor unbekannt sei, sogar dem Senat. Auch drei Gerichtsverfahren hätten daran bisher nichts geändert.
Frist bis 5. Februar
Sollte der Bezirk handeln, werde die Polizei das unterstützen, kündigte Geisel an. Er habe dem Bezirksamt eine Frist bis zum 5. Februar für eine Stellungnahme gesetzt.
Im vergangenen Jahr war bekannt geworden, dass der Baustadtrat Florian Schmidt (Grüne) die Durchsetzung von Brandschutzmaßnahmen in dem Haus mehrfach verhindert hatte. Schmidt und der Bezirk argumentierten, sie wollten „eine Störung des öffentlichen Friedens“ vermeiden.
| 2021-01-11T11:37:00Z | true |
The Voice 2021: Anne-Marie reveals who she regrets not turning for
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Metro
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https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/23/the-voice-2021-anne-marie-reveals-who-she-regrets-not-turning-for-13951796/
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[
"Louise Griffin"
] |
[
"KSI",
"The Voice"
] |
Anne-Marie has been smashing it as a new coach on The Voice UK this series.
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Anne-Marie has been smashing it as a new coach on The Voice UK this series.
Joining Tom Jones, Olly Murs and Will.i.am, she’s already made her mark as she builds up her dream team of talent – but she’s quick to admit that she’s made some mistakes.
In fact, the 2002 hitmaker regrets not turning around for a couple of singers, after some female rock musicians blew the roof off during their auditions, but didn’t make it through.
Chatting to Metro.co.uk with KSI for their and Digital Farm Animals’ new hit Don’t Play, she admitted: ‘There’s been a couple of rock chicks that I wish I’d turned around for. I think it’s really hard when you’re sitting in that seat because you only have a certain amount of spaces each day.
‘You have 10 spaces obviously, but you want to spread it out, and you get really nervous about having too many people in one day, so sometimes that messes you up and you’re like, “Ah, I wanna turn but I haven’t got enough spaces.”
‘So I feel like I should have – and I will learn from that I think, because those rock chicks were so cool and they sounded incredible. So I need to fix up on that to be honest!’
Last week, Rebecca Watkins belted out a rendition of AC/DC’s Back In Black, while previously, Kim Jennett stunned with her version of R.E.M’s Losing My Religion.
While neither of them were chosen by the coaches, they definitely made their mark on viewers.
With Anne-Marie brightening up our TV screens every Saturday, KSI – real name Olajide ‘JJ’ Olatunji – has teased that he could also be set for more small screen work very soon.
He’s most at home on YouTube, but last year provided us with his insights on the best of British TV (and his ridiculously contagious laugh) on Celebrity Gogglebox.
Keeping tight-lipped, he explained: ‘I’m sure I’ll do more TV stuff in future. Who knows, I might have already recorded some TV stuff already!’
But for now, the pair are over the moon with their new track Don’t Play.
Speaking about the message behind the song, JJ mused: ‘There will be heartbreak in your life.
‘You’re not always gonna be on top of the moon all the time but ultimately things do get better. That’s just life, there’s gonna be ups and downs and you just have to ride the wave.’
‘Woah that was lovely!’ Anne Marie added. ‘That was beautiful! I think for me as well, beyond the message, I think the vibe of the track and it being old-school garage, I feel like garage is coming back and all the kids are loving it.
‘And also people who grew up listening to garage are vibing with it too so as long as it makes people happy and feel good, then that’s the aim.’
Don’t Play by Anne Marie, KSI and Digital Farm Animals is out now. The Voice returns tonight at 8:30pm on ITV.
| 2021-01-23T20:00:35Z | true |
米国務長官ら外国訪問を中止 欧州側の会談拒否が原因か
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Tokyo Shimbun
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https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/79581/
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[
"東京新聞 TOKYO Web"
] |
[] |
【ワシントン、ブリュッセル共同】米国務省は１２日、米政権交代が２０日に迫る中、ポンペオ国務長官のベルギー訪問を含む同省で予定された全ての外国訪問を中止すると発表した。「円滑で秩序だった政権移行手続きの完了」を優先させることを理由に挙げているが、予定された欧州首脳らの会談拒否が原因との臆測を呼んでいる。
ポンペオ氏は１３～１４日にベルギーを訪れ、北大西洋条約機構（ＮＡＴＯ）のストルテンベルグ事務総長やベルギー外相との会談を予定していた。
ロイター通信によると、複数の欧州外交官らはＥＵ首脳とルクセンブルクの外相がポンペオ氏との会談を拒んだのが原因としている。
| 2021-01-12T23:31:13Z | true |
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Wednesday morning news briefing: Pharmacies snubbed over jab
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/06/wednesday-morning-news-briefing-pharmacies-snubbed-jab/
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[
"Danny Boyle"
] |
[
"News",
"Standard",
"UK News",
"Coronavirus"
] |
Plus, Democrats close in on US Senate control, China denies entry to WHO team - and 20-minute workouts to squeeze into any day
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Plus, Democrats close in on US Senate control, China denies entry to WHO team - and 20-minute workouts to squeeze into any day
By any measure, the UK's Covid vaccination programme needs to be urgently ramped up. But high street pharmacies "desperate" to roll out more than a million doses of the Oxford vaccine every week have been snubbed by the Government, senior industry leaders reveal today. Ministers have been urged to deploy an army of thousands of trained vaccinators at pharmacies including Lloyds and Boots to help deliver the jabs rather than relying on GPs, nurses and retired volunteers. Around 1.3 million people have been vaccinated against Covid-19 across the UK so far. This suggests jabs are being carried out at a far slower rate than will be needed to hit the target of 13.4 million people by mid-February. And documents seen by The Telegraph show that Public Health England has decided not to deliver vaccine supplies to hospitals on Sundays.
It came as the chief medical officer warned that Covid restrictions might still be needed next winter. As it emerged that one in 50 of the population is currently infected - around 1.1 million people - compared to one in 900 in September, Prof Chris Whitty cautioned against assuming that the coronavirus pandemic will be a thing of the past by the end of this year. Remind yourself of what the lockdown that became law at a minute past midnight early today means for your daily life. Amid the gloom, Matt finds the funny side with today's cartoon.
A World Health Organisation team of experts due to arrive in China to investigate the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic has been prevented from entering the country at the last minute. Two members of the 10-strong international team of scientists had already set off before getting the news that their visas had not yet been granted. The origins of Covid-19 remain bitterly contested, lost in a fog of recriminations and conjecture from the international community - as well as obfuscation from Chinese authorities determined to keep control of its narrative.
With the can-do camaraderie of Lockdown 1 long gone, how to summon the energy to keep fit this time round? Staying active has proved one of the best ways to stay sane and occupied while stuck inside. Studies suggest a burst of activity will also help to reduce appetite and stress. We have rounded up the five best online fitness videos in 20 minutes (or less). I can also recommend our 365 newsletter for more health and fitness tips.
Brexit fallout | An Irish fishing boat has been blocked from entering the 12-mile zone around Rockall by a Scottish patrol vessel, after post-Brexit restrictions on European fishermen's access to UK waters were enforced for the first time. A fishery patrol vessel operated by Marine Scotland arrived at the North Atlantic island the day after the transition period ended. Crew members boarded the boat as it prepared to cast its nets.
Democrats won the first of two knife-edge runoff races in Georgia early today - moving them a step closer to controlling power in the US Senate under Joe Biden's presidency. Follow the latest updates. In a new unfounded claim of election fraud, President Donald Trump alleged officials are "setting up a big 'voter dump' against the Republican candidates". View more of today's best pictures from around the world.
Next property threat | Covid has hammered landlords as they grapple with punitive tax changes and prepare for further costly legislation. But there is a new threat on the horizon: the rise of build to rent.
Keep Kids Active campaign | The Government is facing a backlash from grass-roots sports over lockdown inconsistencies across the UK. Under-12s, angling, golf and tennis organisations expressed dismay over activities being permitted in Scotland but not in England. The Children's Commissioner for England has called for exemptions from Number 10.
Pumpkin and sweet potato curry with coconut and greens | A coconut-rich south-east Asian curry by Diana Henry. View the recipe and try out our Cookbook newsletter.
Chemical weapons and movie deals | The killer depicted in a new BBC drama was linked to the murder of 12 tourists. So how did he end up in Paris in the 90s as a free man? Susannah Goldsbrough looks at the Parisian life of The Serpent killer Charles Sobhraj.
| 2021-01-06T07:47:00Z | true |
Manchester United move top of Premier League with win over Burnley
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-9140389/Manchester-United-Premier-League-win-Burnley.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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"PA Media"
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Paul Pogba fired Manchester United to the top of the Premier League as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men ground out an important victory at Burnley.
The Red Devils had won their previous four visits to Turf Moor and knew a positive result would move them top at this stage of the season for the first time since Sir Alex Ferguson bowed out as champion in 2012-13.
Pogba’s second-half strike was the difference as United secured the result their dominance deserved at Burnley, with the 1-0 triumph giving them a three-point cushion over Liverpool heading into Sunday’s mouth-watering Anfield encounter.
The video assistant referee provided the main talking point of a tense opening period, with last man Robbie Brady avoiding sanction for bringing down Edinson Cavani due to a Luke Shaw foul in the build-up.
The left-back, who was booked for his hefty challenge on Johann Berg Gudmundsson, soon swung in a cross that Harry Maguire headed home from an acute angle, only to be ruled out for an apparent foul on Erik Pieters.
The United skipper was furious that the decision was not reviewed and his side flew out of the blocks in the second half.
Solskjaer’s men completely controlled proceedings and Pogba came up trumps in the 71st minute, firing home at end of a move he started via a slight Matthew Lowton deflection.
Tuesday’s match was played out in sub-zero temperatures in Lancashire, where the home side attempted to make things uncomfortable from the outset with balls into the box and dogged defensive play.
Cavani was angry to caught by the arm of Ben Mee as United looked to make early attacking headway, but it took 17 minutes for them to muster a shot and Nick Pope dealt with Bruno Fernandes’ attempt.
Anthony Martial saw an overhead kick blocked as United looked to find a way through, but Burnley were nearly gifted an opener by Fernandes.
Sean Dyche’s men pounced on the Portuguese’s uncharacteristically heavy touch and made a series of quick passes, resulting in a close-range Chris Wood shot that Eric Bailly blocked and sent looping over his own goal.
Martial bent over wastefully soon before controversy reigned at Turf Moor, where Shaw smashed into a challenge with Gudmundsson and launched a rapid break that ended with Cavani being brought down by last man Brady.
Referee Kevin Friend inexplicably only booked the Republic of Ireland international, leading both teams to fume at the official about the other side’s challenge.
There was a lengthy VAR review of the passage of play and a red card against Brady was ruled out after Friend went to the monitor, with that yellow rescinded and Shaw instead booked.
There was more controversy soon after when Maguire saw a headed opener ruled out for an apparent foul on Pieters when rising to meet Shaw’s cross.
Aggrieved United continued to push for an opener as half-time approached, with Martial’s curling effort bound for the top corner until Pope pushed over.
Shaw saw penalty appeals ignored and fuming Fernandes was handed a yellow card, with Maguire having a long chat with referee Friend at half-time.
United returned strongly and Cavani fluffed his lines shortly after the restart, with Marcus Rashford and Fernandes seeing low shots saved as pressure continued to mount on the Clarets.
Pope stopped a hopeful Fernandes strike and Cavani bent wide of the far post after wriggling free at a corner as it began to feel like one that would get away until Pogba’s 71st-minute strike.
The midfielder won the header that started a move he finished with aplomb, volleying home Rashford’s cross from the right as the ball flew home via a deflection off Lowton.
The relief was as palpable and United looked to add another, with James Tarkowksi producing an important last-ditch challenge on Martial.
Josh Brownhill struck wide and substitute Matej Vydra saw an effort deflected into the side netting by Bailly as Burnley launched a late attack, with the VAR checking a handball against Maguire in the box.
Things ended nervily as Tarkowski miscued a shot, with Shaw needing treatment and Martial wasting a later chance to put things to bed.
| 2021-01-12T22:22:55Z | true |
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Who is Badger on The Masked Singer? All the clues you need to know
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Metro
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https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/23/who-is-badger-on-the-masked-singer-all-the-clues-you-need-to-know-13876542/
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[
"Jack Slater"
] |
[
"The Masked Singer"
] |
The Masked Singer returned for its second series in the UK on January 2, and since then the nation has not stopped trying to guess who are under the masks.
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The Masked Singer returned for its second series in the UK on January 2, and since then the nation has not stopped trying to guess who are under the masks.
Every week a handful of hidden famous faces sing for judges Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Rita Ora, and Mo Gilligan, alongside host Joel Dommett – with the losing celeb having to take their mask off and reveal their identity.
There are still plenty of characters to unmask, including Badger.
We won’t keep badgering on – let’s take a look at the clues.
What clues have been given about Badger?
Viewers met Badger in the first episode, where he performed a version of Nina Simone’s classic Feeling Good.
He then went on to perform I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith in week three.
Viewers were also given some clues about who the man underneath the mask is. These included:
Badger also told two lies and a truth:
So, from these clues, what names have been thrown around?
Ahead of Badger’s third performance, the singer offered further clues about their identity.
Who could be Badger on The Masked Singer?
David Myers
One half of the Hairy Bikers, Myers is currently Coral’s favourite to be unmasked as the Badger.
One of the clues inferred a love of motorbikes, which is one of the biggest clues here.
Carl Fogarty
Coral’s second favourite to be the man behind the mask is Carl Fogarty.
Sometimes known as Foggy, he is an English former motorcycle racer and one of the most successful World Superbike racers of all time, holding the second highest number of race wins at 59.
Andy Serkis
One name tossed into the mix by the judges and social media is prominent voice actor Andy Serkis, one of the highest-grossing actors of all time, with his film work in motion capture critically acclaimed.
The star, who is perhaps best known for voicing Gollum, might have a degree of anonymity as he quite obviously does not look like Gollum every day.
However, Serkis has starred in films showing his actual face before, including 2018’s Black Panther so this might be a stretch.
Jay Kay
Another name thrown into the mix is Jay Kay, lead vocalist of the jazz-funk band Jamiroquai.
Known for wearing wacky ensembles, he would, in theory, have some anonymity when he wasn’t dressed in the typical Jamiroquai fare – which unfortunately resembled that of one of the US Capitol rioters this week, forcing him to deny his involvement.
Another potential clue? One of Jamiroquai’s biggest hits was called Virtual Reality – a nod to the Badger’s clue about a virtual world?
The Stig
Another suspect mentioned by many viewers is one of the most famous masked celebs in the world: Top Gear’s character The Stig.
This is because he is used to being anonymous (tick), is not easily recognised on the street (tick), and is into motorbikes (tick).
Courtney Act
RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Courtney Act is known to many, but would they be as recognisable out of drag?
Courtney Act, when not performing, goes by Shane.
Though maybe less recognisable to some, Courtney did win Celebrity Big Brother three years ago, where viewers got to see Shane quite regularly.
Alan Titchmarsh
Panellist Rita Ora got a little confused when she tried to suggest Alan Titchmarsh, but ended up suggesting Alan Patridge, Steve Coogan’s comedy character.
You never know, Rita, you never know!
Other guesses include singer Will Young and rapper Ne-Yo.
The Masked Singer continues tonight at 7pm on ITV.
| 2021-01-23T16:48:00Z | true |
金正恩氏、核抑止力強化へ全力 党大会閉会、妹は韓国非難
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Tokyo Shimbun
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https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/79582/
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[
"東京新聞 TOKYO Web"
] |
[] |
【北京共同】北朝鮮の朝鮮中央通信は１３日、平壌で５日から開かれていた第８回朝鮮労働党大会が１２日、閉会したと伝えた。金正恩総書記は「結論」の中で「核戦争抑止力をより強化しながら、最強の軍事力を育てることに全力を挙げねばならない」と述べた。
一方、正恩氏の妹、金与正党副部長は１２日付で談話を発表し、北朝鮮が１０日深夜に軍事パレードを実施した動きを確認したと韓国軍が１１日に発表したことを強く非難した。軍事パレード実施を否定したとみられる。
また、最高人民会議が１７日に招集されると伝えた。人事や新たな経済５カ年計画に関する法令採択、今年の国家予算が討議される。
| 2021-01-12T23:10:24Z | true |
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Gezinti faciasında gölette kaybolan 2 arkadaştan 1’ine ulaşıldı
aracını kurtarmak için mücadele eden arkadaşının arkasından gölede giren yusuf’u arama çalışmaları devam ediyor. - Denizli Haberleri
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Haberturk
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https://www.haberturk.com/denizli-haberleri/83763385-gezinti-faciasinda-golette-kaybolan-2-arkadastan-1ine-ulasildiaracini-kurtarmak-icin
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"Habertürk"
] |
[
"Denizli Haberler",
" Denizli Son Dakika",
" "
] |
Denizli’de, içerisinde beş genç arkadaşın bulunduğu hafif ticari araç balçığa saplanarak sulara gömüldü. Aracını kurtarmaya çalışan genç ve onun için gölede ikinci kez atlayan arkadaşı kayboldu. Araç sahibinin cansız bedenine ulaşılırken, arkadaşı için kendini feda eden Yusuf'u arama çalışmaları devam ediyor. Olay, Acıpayam ilçesi Alattin Mahallesi'nde bulunan Alattin Sulama Göletinde meydana geldi. Edinilen bilgilere göre; Acıpayam ilçesinde yaşayan Ali Kılınç (18), Ersin Karakaya (22), Fatih Karagün (22) ve Yusuf Konar (23) arkadaşları Mehmet Erkan’ın kullandığı hafif ticari araçla gezintiye çıktı Beş arkadaş sohbet etmek için araçlarını göledi yanına park etmelerinden kısa bir süre sonra suların dibine kadar yanaşmış olan ticari araç balçığa batmaya başladı. Aracı kullanan Mehmet Erkan dışındaki diğer 4 genç araçtan inmeyi başararak kıyıya çıktı. Erkan’ın sulara gömülen araçtan çıkamadığını gören Yusuf Konar, onu kurtarmak için kendini az önce çıktığı sulara yeniden attı. 2 gencin araçtan çıkamaması üzerine, diğer 3 arkadaş yardım talebinde bulundu. İhbar üzerine bölgeye çok sayıda jandarma, itfaiye ve sağlık ekibi sevk edildi. AFAD ve Denizli Büyükşehir Belediyesi İtfaiye Daire Başkanlığı ekiplerinin gece 04.00’te ara verdiği çalışmalara sabahın ilk ışıklarıyla birlikte yeniden başlandı. Uzman dalgıçların katılımıyla devam eden çalışmalarda aracı kullanan Mehmet Erkan’ın cansız bedenine ulaşıldı. Erkan’ın cansız bedeni otopsi için morga kaldırıldı. Arkadaşını kurtarmak isterken canından oldu Arkadaşını kurtarmak isterken ikinci kez girdiği gölette kaybolan Yusuf Konar’ı arama kurtarma çalışmalarına ise yoğun yağış nedeniyle ara verildi. Çalışmalarda son olarak Konar’a ait cep telefonuna ulaşıldığı öğrenildi. Olaydan hafif sıyrıklarla kurtulan diğer 3 gencin ise ayakta tedavi edilerek taburcu edildiği bildirildi.
İLGİLİ HABERLER
| 2021-01-09T09:03:00Z | true |
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What England's new national lockdown rules mean for you
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/01/06/covid-lockdown-national-new-rules-uk-restrictions-when-end-review/
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[
"Jordan Kelly-Linden",
"Chris Graham",
"Lucy Fisher",
"Harry Yorke",
"Charles Hymas"
] |
[
"UK coronavirus lockdown",
"Boris Johnson",
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Boris Johnson said that the weeks ahead would be the "hardest yet" but he believed the country was entering "the last phase of the struggle"
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Boris Johnson said that the weeks ahead would be the "hardest yet" but he believed the country was entering "the last phase of the struggle"
Boris Johnson has plunged England into a third national lockdown to try to curb the rapid spread of coronavirus, as the country moved to Covid Alert Level 5.
Instead of introducing a Tier 5, the Prime Minister announced a new national lockdown, which replaced the Tier system across England.
Alert Level 5, the red level,is the highest level in the plan announced by Mr Johnson in May. Level 5 means there is a significant risk that the healthcare services could become overwhelmed, and strict social distancing rules are needed.
The lockdown means people will only be able to leave their homes for limited reasons, with measures expected to stay in place until mid-February.
In an address to the nation on Jan 4, the Prime Minister said the new coronavirus variant - which is 50 per cent to 70 per cent more transmissible – was spreading in a "frustrating and alarming" manner.
"As I speak to you tonight, our hospitals are under more pressure from Covid than at any time since the start of the pandemic," he said.
The regulations are expected to be laid before Parliament on Jan 5, with MPs retrospectively being given a vote after they are recalled early from the Christmas break on Jan 6.
The third national lockdown - the strictest since last spring - begins immediately.
Pupils will not return to the classroom until after the February half-term at the earliest as Mr Johnson shelved plans for a staggered reopening amid mounting resistance from England’s teaching unions.
He confirmed that blanket school closures will be implemented, having been warned by the Government’s scientific advisers that the measures used during November’s lockdown could prove insufficient to stem the spread of the new covid variant.
As was the case during the first lockdown, pupils will now switch to remote learning. Children deemed vulnerable or whose parents are key workers will still be able to attend in person.
On Monday night Government sources indicated that plans for GCSEs and A-levels to take place this summer would not go ahead as scheduled, suggesting they could be scrapped for the second year running. BTEC tests due to take place this week will still go ahead.
The Department for Education is now expected to consult Ofqual before announcing a final decision in the coming weeks. Nurseries, special educational needs schools and other early year settings will remain open, with existing childcare support bubbles also still open to parents.
It marks a significant shift in Government thinking in just 24 hours, with sources revealing that only on Sunday Downing Street had been considering a much shorter delay until January 18 for GCSE and A-level year groups.
It is the second time schools have been forced to shut since the pandemic reached the UK, with students missing almost six months of teaching in the last academic year during the first wave.
Secondary school pupils were originally due to return after the Christmas break under a staggered timetable, with GCSE and A-level students in Year 11 and Year 13 starting on January 11, followed by the remaining age groups a week later.
Primary schools across London were told to close over the weekend, with education unions demanding a pause for all returns in January.
On Monday night Mr Johnson said that the Government would now provide “extra support” to ensure pupils on free school meals would continue to receive them during lockdown, with extra devices, such as laptops, distributed to aid remote learning.
He added that he understood the "inconvenience and distress" caused by the last-minute change, and that while schools were still safe for pupils, their closure was necessary because they are acting as "vectors for transmission" in the wider community.
Providing that the measures work, Mr Johnson said it was his hope that schools would reopen in mid-February.
Read more: Michael Deacon After yet another inevitable U-turn, Boris Johnson begs for parents’ mercy
The reopening of campuses will be delayed until at least mid-February after ministers moved to prevent students from reseeding the virus after returning home for Christmas.
Under the latest restrictions, students will be expected to study remotely from their current residence. Those who have not yet returned to their student accommodation should refrain from doing so until the restrictions are relaxed.
However, a small number of courses, such as medical students who need to be present for face-to-face teaching, will still go ahead.
The Government has strengthened its “stay at home” message, allowing people to leave their residence only for five legally permitted reasons.
People in England will now only be allowed to leave the house for one of five reasons:
The permitted reasons for leaving home include going to the supermarket or pharmacy, seeking medical assistance, fleeing danger or the threat of violence, or providing care to a vulnerable person.
Where travel is necessary, people should aim to stay local, and walking or cycling should be chosen above public transport.
People must work from home unless they are a key worker, in a return to the restrictions brought in during the first lockdown.
The list of key workers include those working in health and social care settings, schools, frontline charities, public services, food production and distribution, police and public transport.
In addition, people working in construction are exempt from the order to stay at home.
Driving tests for learners will be cancelled until the restrictions are relaxed.
Read more: Janet Daley: The PM has staked his credibility on his February vaccine pledge. He better not mess it up
People will be allowed to exercise outdoors with one other person outside of their household, although this should be limited to once a day and performed locally. This means two people may go for a walk together, but may not sit on a bench for a drink, it is understood.
The police will have powers to issue fines or dispersal orders if people are caught flouting the rules.
Close-contact care home visits are not allowed.
Read more: When can I host events again?
All non-essential shops, entertainment outlets and hotels must shutter nationwide, as the Government has levied the previous Tier 4 rules related to these categories on the whole country.
Supermarkets, chemists, garden centres and builders’ merchants may remain open; all other shops and market stalls must close.
Theatres, concert halls, cinemas, museums, galleries, casinos, bowling alleys and funfairs cannot open. Hairdressers, beauticians, nail and tanning salons, spas, and tattoo and piercing parlours must shut too.
Hotels, hostels, guest houses and campsites are banned from housing guests, unless providing a roof to people who cannot go home, are enrolled in a homeless support scheme, or need accommodation for work purposes.
Read more: What are the rules for non-essential shops?
All restaurants, cafes, pubs, bars and social clubs are banned from opening their doors to customers. Alcohol may no longer be sold as a takeaway in a tightening of previous Tier 4 rules. However, food and soft drinks can still be provided via takeaway, click-and-collect, and delivery services until 11pm.
Concerns had arisen on Whitehall that people were buying takeaway alcoholic beverages and then consuming them directly outside hospitality venues, leading to crowds building up.
Read more: What are the five levels of Covid alert in the UK?
Only essential journeys overseas are permitted, such as for work.
Pre-departure testing of travellers inbound to the UK is to be introduced within days by ministers as part of a potential toughening of border controls to combat the spread of Covid.
All passengers excluding hauliers will have to show they had been tested negative Covid up to 72 hours before arrival at a UK airport or port under the proposals.
The move mirrors regimes already operated by countries across the EU like Spain and France which require negative PCR test certificates.
The measures would be on top of the current quarantine restrictions that require any arrival from a country without a travel corridor to quarantine for 10 days, an isolation period that can be halved if the passenger pays for a private test on the fifth day.
It is understood Boris Johnson has asked transport and home office ministers and officials to review whether border controls need to be tightened further.
Read more
People may still form a childcare bubble, through which they can provide or receive childcare from one other household if they live with a child under 14.
Support bubbles also remain permissible. A person is eligible to form a support bubble if they live alone, if their household includes a child under the age of one, or if they are a single adult living with one or more children under the age of 18.
A support bubble may include a maximum of two households and should be “fixed”; people are advised against switching between different bubbles.
All amateur sports are now banned, including outdoor games such as golf and tennis, as well as children’s sport. This marks a toughening of the Tier 4 rules, which had ordered indoor gyms and sports facilities to close, but allowed any outdoor sports courts, gyms, swimming pools, archery driving and shooting ranges, riding arenas to remain open.
An exception is that team sports for the few children still in school in coming weeks will be permitted.
Unlike the first lockdown in March, outdoor playgrounds will remain open.
Elite sportspeople and their coaches, as well as parents of athletes aged under 18, are still permitted to gather in order to compete and train.
Read more: Will elite sport continue and what form of exercise and activities can we still do?
People deemed “clinically extremely vulnerable”, which means they are at very high risk of severe illness from coronavirus, have been ordered to shield once again. They should avoid the workplace or school, and should aim to visit shops or the pharmacy only at quieter times of day, or else ask friends, family or volunteers to collect supplies on their behalf. It echoes advice first issued in the initial March lockdown and latterly applied in Tier 4 areas.
Communal and individual prayer will be permitted to continue, marking a change in strategy from the first lockdown. However, Tier 4 requirements will now apply nationwide, meaning people will be required to observe social distancing rules and will be banned from attending services at churches and other places of worship with anyone outside of their household.
For weddings and civil ceremonies, only six people will be permitted to attend. Funerals can be attended by up to 30 people, although both are subject to strict social distancing rules.
The decision to keep churches open comes after ministers said in December that they recognised the importance that many people placed on religious worship.
Read more: What the latest lockdown restrictions mean for your wedding
Boris Johnson left open the door for the measures to remain in place beyond the initial six-week period set out.
The new rules will become law in the early hours of Wednesday morning, but should be followed immediately, he said.
It is unlikely that restrictions will be lifted before the middle of February.
The Telegraph understands that the tipping point for the Prime Minister came when he was told that more than 80,000 people had tested positive on Dec 29 - around 20 times the peak of last spring.
The number of people in hospital with Covid - 26,626 - is 40 per cent higher than the peak last spring. Another 58,784 people tested positive for coronavirus, with 407 deaths.
The Government’s Joint Biosecurity Centre placed the country in Covid Alert Level 5 for the first time since the system was introduced last year, meaning there is “a material risk of healthcare services being overwhelmed”.
It follows warnings from doctors that many hospitals around the country have already exceeded the numbers of Covid patients they were treating at the height of the first wave of the pandemic.
In his address to the nation, the Prime Minister said that on Dec 29 "more than 80,000 people tested positive for Covid across the UK", the number of deaths is up by 20 per cent over the last week "and will sadly rise further".
"It's clear that we need to do more together to bring this new variant under control while our vaccines are rolled out," he said.
"In England we must therefore go into a national lockdown which is tough enough to contain this variant."
England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, tweeted: "Covid cases are rising rapidly across the UK in large part due to the new variant.
"The NHS is treating many more Covid patients and vaccinating vulnerable citizens. NHS staff deserve our profound thanks. But we must act now or the NHS will come under even greater pressure."
The chief medical officers for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland said in a joint statement: “We are not confident that the NHS can handle a further sustained rise in cases and without further action there is a material risk of the NHS in several areas being overwhelmed over the next 21 days.”
A few hours before the PM's televised address, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced at the Scottish Parliament that most of the country would be placed in lockdown for the rest of January.
A legally-enforceable stay-at-home order will apply from Jan 5 to areas currently under Level 4 - mainland Scotland and Skye - with exemptions in place for carers, essential shopping, unlimited outdoor exercise and being part of an extended household.
Schools and nurseries will remain closed to most pupils until February, meaning an additional two weeks of home learning for most pupils.
All of Wales is at alert Level 4, meaning people should stay at home, not mix with other households and not travel without a reasonable excuse.
Some schools in Wales were preparing to resume face-to-face learning as early as Jan 6, but education minister Kirsty Williams announced on Jan 4 that schools and colleges would remain closed until at least Jan 18 and move to online learning.
"Wales remains in the highest level of restrictions. Everyone must stay at home," Ms Williams said.
Northern Ireland is in the second week of a six-week lockdown in which non-essential retail is closed, and people are urged to stay at home.
But, amid soaring numbers of coronavirus infections, ministers were taking part in an urgent meeting late on Jan 4, with First Minister Arlene Foster saying the Stormont Executive has "very difficult decisions to take" in a "dire situation".
She did not rule out keeping schools closed.
The current plan is for primary pupils to be taught remotely for the week from January 4-8, while for secondary school Years 8 to 11, remote learning is due to last for the entire month.
The Prime Minister had started the day celebrating the rollout of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine, with an 82-year-old man in Oxford the first to receive it.
But he was forced to admit that even if vaccinations quickly reach 2 million per week, drastic action is needed immediately to slow the spread of the new strain of the virus.
The Prime Minister has challenged the NHS to vaccinate all over-70s and vulnerable people by mid-February - a total of 13.2 million people - in order to protect the health service from becoming overwhelmed.
The lockdown will be reviewed at that point, with a possible easing of restrictions at the end of February, as the vaccines take around two weeks to give recipients immunity.
Mr Johnson told the nation: "I know how tough this is, and I know how frustrated you are and I know you have had more than enough of government guidance about defeating this virus, but now, more than ever, we must pull together."
He said that the weeks ahead would be the "hardest yet" but added that he believed the country was entering "the last phase of the struggle".
| 2021-01-06T07:47:00Z | true |
Lionel Messi left so starstruck by player he 'couldn't look him in the face'
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Daily Star
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https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/lionel-messi-barcelona-thierry-henry-23373534
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"Nick Murphy"
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Lionel Messi has won everything there is to win in the game, but the Barcelona star has admitted there was one player who left him completely starstruck when they signed for the club
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Lionel Messi has won everything there is to win in the game, but the Barcelona star has admitted there was one player who left him completely starstruck when they signed for the club
Lionel Messi has revealed that he was so starstruck when Thierry Henry joined Barcelona that he couldn't even look the striker in the face.
Messi was only 20 when the Frenchman arrived from Arsenal in 2007 and has admitted for the first time how nervous he was at Henry's arrival.
"The first day he entered the dressing room, I did not dare to look him in the face", Messi told Marca via L'Equipe.
"I knew everything he had done in England. I had an image of him made and suddenly we were on the same team. What I feel for Titi may be a form of admiration.
"I loved Henry. The ease of finishing an action, how he takes the road to the goal and ends the play. He gives the impression that it is natural. His career, his dribbling, the last gesture. It is fluid, proportionate."
Henry and Messi were at the opposite ends of their respective careers when the pair played together at Barcelona.
But that did not stop them forming a devastating partnership with Samuel Eto'o which had pace in abundance and goals by the bucket load.
The trio scored a combined 100 goals during the 2008-09 season which saw Pep Guardiola's side complete a La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League treble.
Eto'o would leave the club 12 months later in 2009 before Henry departed for MLS and New York Red Bulls in 2010.
Messi and Gerard Pique are the only two members of the all-conquering 2008-09 squad who are still with the Catalan giants.
| 2021-01-23T20:02:10Z | true |
Medienkonzentration in Deutschland: Die Macht der Konzerne
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Die Tageszeitung (taz)
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https://taz.de/Medienkonzentration-in-Deutschland/!5738640/
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Medienunternehmen sollen nie so viel Marktanteil haben, dass sie die Meinung bestimmen. Aber die Gesetze, die das regeln, sind veraltet.
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Medienunternehmen sollen nie so viel Marktanteil haben, dass sie die Meinung bestimmen. Aber die Gesetze, die das regeln, sind veraltet.
Die Bild hat vorgelegt, nun zieht RTL nach. Der Privatsender will ebenfalls ein Live-Video-Angebot im Netz starten, um jederzeit auf Nachrichtenlagen zu reagieren. Ob der Kölner Konzern das aber überhaupt darf, darüber musste erst die KEK entschieden, die Kommission zur Ermittlung der Konzentration im Medienbereich – eine Gruppe von Sachverständigen. Und die urteilte im Dezember: RTL darf. Denn seine Meinungsmacht sei allen Aktivitäten zum Trotz keine Gefahr.
Die KEK prüft seit Ende der 90er Jahre die Medienmacht der Konzerne – und zwar unabhängig von Standortinteressen, die zum Beispiel die Landesmedienanstalten umtreiben. KEK-Berichte sind frei zugänglich, begleitet von Grafiken über die Verflechtungen der Szene. Die KEK schafft damit Transparenz in einem für Außenstehende eher undurchsichtigen Markt.
So ist zum Beispiel auf einen Blick ersichtlich, was eine aktuelle KEK-Grafik aufschlüsselt: Bertelsmann ist über acht Stufen an der RTL Television GmbH beteiligt, zu der auch das deutsche Vollprogramm RTL gehört und – über einen weiteren Abzweig – n-tv. Wer noch hinter RTL-Sendern steckt, zeigen andere Pfeile, etwa zu RTL2, bei dem noch immer die Verlagshäuser Bauer und (ein kleines bisschen) Burda mitmischen, mittelbar auch Walt Disney, das wiederum noch stärker auch hinter SuperRTL steht.
Die KEK rechnet zum Beispiel so: Von allen Fernsehzuschauenden haben zuletzt gut 22 Prozent die RTL-Sender eingeschaltet. Weil der Hauptsender auch noch Regionalprogramme und Sendungen von Dritten wie Spiegel TV und Stern TV zeigt, ziehen die Prüfer knapp 5 Prozent ab. Das mache „bei der Bewertung nur noch ein[en] Zuschaueranteil von 17,3 Prozent“. Unruhig wird die Kommission erst in Richtung 30 Prozent Zuschaueranteil, das ist die Alarmgrenze. Weil RTL davon nach der aktuellen Berechnung weit entfernt ist, darf es seinen Stream-Kanal starten.
„Fehler im System“
Aber ist diese Berechnungsmethode noch zeitgemäß, um festzustellen, welche Medienkonzerne wie stark auf die Gesellschaft einwirken können? „Meinungsmacht wird am klassischen, linearen Fernsehen gemessen“, erklärt Georgios Gounalakis. Er sitzt der KEK seit bald vier Jahren vor. Was im Netz passiere, dürften er und seine Kolleg*innen hingegen in aller Regel nicht prüfen. „Das ist ein großer Fehler im System.“
Nur wenn der Zuschaueranteil 25 Prozent überschreitet, dürfen die Prüfer auch andere Märkte dazurechnen, um herauszufinden, ob die Marktmacht aus Fernsehprogrammen und etwa Zeitungen oder auch Produktionsgesellschaften das gegenwärtige Limit überschreitet. So hatte die KEK zum Beispiel 2006 untersagt, dass Axel Springer – damals noch ein klassischer Zeitungs- und Zeitschriftenverlag – mit der Sendergruppe ProSiebenSat1 zusammengehen konnte. Ein Gericht kippte das zwar – zur Fusion kam es dennoch nie. Das Urteil zeigte aber schon damals die Reformnot beim Medienkonzentrationsrecht.
Die KEK schaut sich weiter an, was Springer macht – auch, weil dieser Medienkonzern inzwischen mit „Welt“ selbst zum Fernsehveranstalter geworden ist. „Welt“, das man bis 2018 noch unter N24 kannte, geht ironischerweise zurück auf das Fusions-Hickhack mit ProSiebenSat1 in den 2000ern. Doch sogar die Livestreaming-Offensive von Bild ist bei den KEK-Prüfungen außen vor: Bild sendet nicht im klassischen TV.
Wer aber wissen will, welche Macht Springers Großinvestor KKR im deutschen Medienmarkt hat, erfährt unter anderem, dass KKR mittelbar auch an RTL2 beteiligt ist und an dem aufstrebenden TV- und Filmlieferanten Leonine. Vieles, was KKR stützt, ist aber nun mal kein direkter Fernsehbetrieb und damit für die KEK derzeit irrelevant.
Medienvielfalt schützen
Inzwischen arbeiten die Länder an einem neuen Medienkonzentrationsrecht. „Wir halten es für dringend renovierungsbedürftig“, betonte im Herbst Heike Raab. Die SPD-Politikerin koordiniert die Medienpolitik der Länder und will weg von der „bisher sehr fernsehzentrierten Sicht“.
Raab hat eine Arbeitsgruppe installiert zu der Frage, wie Medienvielfalt geschützt werden kann. Aber um Stiftungen oder Abgaben von Facebook und Co geht es dabei nicht. Vielmehr sollen beim Blick auf Medienkonzerne und -geldgeber alle Aktivitäten beleuchtet werden. Erst dann wären etwa auch Streamingangebote ein Thema, von deutschen Sendergruppen wie RTL oder ProSiebenSat1, aber auch aus den USA. „Auf diesem Auge sind wir derzeit blindgemacht“, sagt KEK-Vorsitzender Gounalakis. Er würde gerne auch auf Netflix und Amazon schauen, darf es aber nicht, obwohl auch sie zunehmend deutsche Produktionen einstellen, auch Dokumentationen und Dokuserien.
Eigentlich sollte das große Update beim Medienkonzentrationsrecht längst da sein: Die Länder wollten es von Anfang an in ihrem Medienstaatsvertrag verankern, der Ende vergangenen Jahres den überholten Rundfunkstaatsvertrag ersetzt hat. Allerdings hatten Bayern und Nordrhein-Westfalen gebremst. Das ist kein Zufall: In Köln sitzt RTL, in München ProSiebenSat1. Die beiden Länder wollten offenbar nicht das Risiko eingehen, dass neue Spielregeln die „eigenen“ Konzerne einengen könnten.
Nun verhandeln die Länder also weiter. Das Portal medienpolitik.net ist zum Forum für diese Debatte geworden. Wie schwerfällig sie ist, zeigt ein dort veröffentlichtes Gespräch mit dem CDU-Politiker Dirk Schrödter. Der Chef der schleswig-holsteinischen Staatskanzlei mahnte: Eine Einigung könne nur gelingen, „wenn die Länder trotz des Wunsches, auch die eigenen Interessen durchsetzen zu wollen, das oberste Ziel eines funktionierenden Medienkonzentrationsrechts nicht aus den Augen verlieren“. Ein klares Signal an Nordrhein-Westfalen und Bayern.
Die Länder planen noch viele Gespräche mit Expert*innen. Unklar ist etwa, auf welche Daten sich eine viel weitreichendere Bewertung der Medienkonzerne und -geldgeber stützen soll, wenn es um publizistische Wirkmacht geht. Bestenfalls wird über die künftigen Währungen und Grenzen bei der Medienkonzentration aber nicht hinter verschlossenen Türen entschieden.
| 2021-01-11T12:37:00Z | true |
Premier League must set right example by following protocols -...
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Daily Mail
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-9140423/Premier-League-set-right-example-following-protocols--Richard-Masters.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has written to clubs to stress the importance of adhering to strengthened coronavirus protocols.
Masters warned that clubs should prepare for more matches to be postponed or rearranged at short notice – as the PA news agency understands coronavirus-hit Aston Villa are in discussions about the potential rescheduling of Sunday’s visit of Everton.
“It is already clear that we must do all we can to efficiently utilise all available calendar slots, given there have been three significant Covid-19 outbreaks at clubs to date and we should therefore realistically plan for the fact that there may be more,” Masters wrote in his letter.
“Inevitably, requests for postponements will be at short notice and present difficulties for all parties and we appreciate clubs’ ongoing flexibility in helping us achieve our collective objectives.”
Fulham’s Scott Parker called the decision “scandalous” to rearrange a match for them against Tottenham on Wednesday as Villa could not fulfil the fixture due to their training ground being closed.
Spurs boss Jose Mourinho had been equally critical when the original game with the Cottagers was called off at a few hours’ notice on December 30 but Masters said judgements had to be made “within tight timeframes”.
In terms of adhering to the new protocols sent to clubs last week – which includes avoiding hugging, handshakes and swapping shirts – Masters added: “We are fortunate to be able to continue to play and bring our competition to fans at home and around the world.
“This brings justified additional scrutiny and the Premier League must take the lead in setting the right example to follow.
“The FA has written to all clubs remaining in the FA Cup on similar terms, after disappointing and concerning scenes at some third round FA Cup matches.”
Villa’s game against Everton has already been put back 24 hours in the hope it would allow more time to fulfil the fixture after the club’s training ground was closed last week following positive tests for nine players and five staff.
It resulted in their youth team having to face Liverpool in their FA Cup third-round tie on Friday and with the club having to sit out their midweek slot this week, having already been two matches behind the majority of their top-flight rivals, having to fit in a third rearranged game would push the already stretched programme further.
Meanwhile, Grimsby have been sanctioned by the EFL – understood to be a £4,800 fine suspended until the end of June – for several breaches of Covid-19 protocols, which included former manager Ian Holloway playing darts with members of his squad.
The League Two club were forced to request the postponement of three matches earlier this season.
EFL chief executive Trevor Birch has written to clubs warning the competition would come under pressure from the Government to stop playing if they “continued to flout the rules”.
“Throughout the pandemic, football has provided a glimmer of hope for many millions of people affected by restrictions but we all understand the scrutiny the game remains under and we will come under extreme governmental pressure if we continue to flout the rules,” Birch wrote.
“While football is permitted to continue the actions of all participants will be clearly under the microscope, whether this be in technical areas, dugouts, or in relation to general behaviour and interaction between players on the pitch and staff off it.”
The EFL reported 11 further positive cases from last week’s round of testing, taking the total number of positive tests to 123 for the week, and Brentford’s Championship matches against Bristol City and Reading have been postponed due to recent positive tests.
There were 15 positive tests reported from 942 carried out by the Barclays FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship last week, while the FA Youth Cup has also been temporarily suspended.
Meanwhile, Premier League side Brighton’s Amex Stadium is to be used as a training centre for those who have volunteered to administer coronavirus vaccine.
A range of sports venues are now involved in the nationwide vaccination rollout programme, including Lord’s cricket ground and Manchester City’s Etihad Campus.
| 2021-01-12T22:32:35Z | true |
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Ministerium: Rund 10 500 Thüringer gegen Corona geimpft
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Die Welt
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https://www.welt.de/regionales/thueringen/article224031568/Ministerium-Rund-10-500-Thueringer-gegen-Corona-geimpft.html
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Erfurt (dpa/th) - Die Zahl der Corona-Infektionen in Thüringen bleibt hoch. Von Freitag auf Samstag wurden nach Angaben des Gesundheitsministeriums 1257 Neuinfektionen gemeldet. Weitere 41 Menschen starben mit oder an dem Sars-CoV-2-Virus. Seit Beginn der Pandemie wurden damit im Freistaat 1298 Todesfälle und rund 50 300 Infektionen verzeichnet.
Bundesweit gilt Thüringen nach Sachsen weiter als der Corona-Hotspot. Die Sieben-Tage-Inzidenz lag bei 289,3 Infektionen je 100 000 Einwohner. Besonders betroffen von der Pandemie ist derzeit in Thüringen laut dem Robert Koch-Institut der Kreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt mit einer Sieben-Tage-Inzidenz je 100 000 Einwohner von 540,7 - auch das ist bundesweit der zweithöchste Wert.
Seit dem Impfstart Ende Dezember wurden in Thüringen laut dem Gesundheitsministerium 10 513 Menschen geimpft (Stand Samstag 0.00 Uhr). Das waren 2518 Thüringer mehr als zum Vortag. Von 100 000 Thüringern seien damit statistisch gesehen 4,9 Personen geimpft.
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| 2021-01-09T09:29:11Z | true |
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Who is Dragon on The Masked Singer? All the clues you need to know
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Metro
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https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/23/who-is-dragon-on-the-masked-singer-all-the-clues-you-need-to-know-13877065/
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"Jack Slater"
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"Courtney Act",
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The Masked Singer’s second series in the UK is a welcome break for many – an opportunity to enjoy some harmless entertainment and throw around any and every name imaginable to guess which stars are performing in disguise.
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The Masked Singer’s second series in the UK is a welcome break for many – an opportunity to enjoy some harmless entertainment and throw around any and every name imaginable to guess which stars are performing in disguise.
The celebrities unmasked so far include a queen of the dancefloor, a Spice Girl, a former EastEnders- with Sophie Ellis Bextor and Mel B the first two stars unmasked, and Martine McCutcheon revealed as the third.
In the fourth week, it was football manager, Glen Hoddle, who was delivered a red card.
As the show continues, more characters have yet to be sussed out, including Dragon.
What clues has Dragon given about who they really are?
What clues have been given about Dragon?
Viewers met Dragon when they performed You’ve Got a Friend in Me, from Toy Story, week three when they performed ‘Reach’ by S Club Seven and in week five when they sang Céline Dion’s All By Myself.
Viewers were also given some clues about who the star underneath the mask is. These included:
So, from these clues, what names have been thrown around?
Michelle Visage
Michelle Visage is a repeat offender when it comes to viewers’ speculation – there are many who thought she might have been Swan before she was unmasked.
The reasons why the RuPaul’s Drag Race judge and former girl band member could be the Dragon are to do with her connection to the drag and LGBTQ community.
Clues about the Dragon saying they musn’t ‘drag on’ could be a pun about her role on the hit Drag Queen reality show, and the rainbow colours on the Dragon costume could be representative of her place in the Queer community.
Anyone who has watched RuPaul’s Drag Race will also know Visage has a fiery temper indeed – never one to back down from direct – but constructive – criticism
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
It was judge Rita Ora who first threw Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s name into the mix – and perhaps she was on to something.
The actor is best known for his role on Modern Family – which could be connected to the clue involving the house as playing happy family definitely earned him a pretty penny.
An out gay man and strong advocate for the LGBTQ community, the rainbow colours on the costume could also be a nod to this.
As for the fiery temper, Ferguson is a redhead – perhaps he was being tongue-in-cheek with his fiery puns.
Courtney Act
Another one maybe playing on the drag word play is the multi-talented drag queen, singer and actor Courtney Act.
The same clues that applied to Michelle Visage would work for Courtney Act – a drag queen who starred on RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Courtney later went into the Big Brother house where she won – a house full of money is one of the clues.
Kevin McCloud
The bookies posed the Grand Designs presenter is a possibility, early on, with odds of 12/1.
The clue involving the house with money would fit, as McCloud is best known for presenting the show where homes and buildings get huge makeovers and redesigns.
Sandi Toksvig
Davina McCall and Jonathan Ross were very taken with the clue that Dragon ‘knows their IQ backwards’.
With all the panellists speculating that the star is a comedian, they pointed out it could be Sandi, who has hosted QI.
Other guesses have included Rebel Wilson, Miranda Hart, Sue Perkins, Amy Schumer, and Lily Savage – to name a few.
The Masked Singer continues tonight at 7pm on ITV.
| 2021-01-23T10:02:00Z | true |
We are about to find out what the Lions really mean to those in power
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The Telegraph
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2021/01/06/find-lions-really-mean-power/
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"Gavin Mairs"
] |
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"Sport",
"Comment",
"British and Irish Lions",
"Rugby Union"
] |
Unprecedented crisis created by pandemic likely to prove ultimate test of priorities for the decision-makers - club, country or Lions first?
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Unprecedented crisis created by pandemic likely to prove ultimate test of priorities for the decision-makers - club, country or Lions first?
Anyone looking for inspiration amidst the latest lockdown gloom could do worse than watch the video on social media of Jim Telfer’s speech to his forwards ahead of the British and Irish Lions' first Test against South Africa in June 1997.
“This is your f***ing Everest, boys,” Telfer told Martin Johnson and co. “Very few ever get a chance in rugby terms to get to the top of Everest. You have the chance today.
“Being picked is the easy bit. To win for the Lions in a Test match is the ultimate, but you’ll not do it unless you put your bodies on the line.”
We are about to find out whether the Lions board is prepared to do the same when it assembles at the end of the month to consider the options for the Covid-19 threatened tour of South Africa.
Telfer knew 24 years ago that the future of the Lions was also on the line. The professional era had just dawned and there was significant debate about whether there would be any place for the Lions in this brave new world.
A historic 2-1 Test series victory secured the long-term future of the Lions, which has remained the pinnacle for players ever since.
Yet, in the intervening years, the status and stature of the Lions has been chipped away and the format of the tour has been stripped to the point where any further cuts would render it little more than a three-Test series.
This reached a new low when the decision was taken to reduce the number of matches in future tours from 10 to eight, and from six to five weeks, at the San Francisco global calendar negotiations in 2017 without any independent Lions representation beyond the chief executives of the home unions, who also had their individual interests to pursue.
Now the issue of who speaks up for the Lions is set to come to a head, with the unprecedented crisis created by the pandemic likely to prove the ultimate test of priorities for the decision-makers – club, country or Lions first?
There will effectively be three options on the table when the Lions shareholders meet at the end of this month to begin their discussions, in collaboration with the South African Rugby Union.
One option – holding the tour in the UK and Ireland – has the attraction of making money if, and that has to be a big ‘if’ given the present rates of infection, the matches are played in front of capacity crowds.
The SARU, like its New Zealand and Australian counterparts, relies heavily on a Lions pay day once every 12 years from ticket and hospitality sales and broadcasting revenue and this option would at least help meet those financial targets.
As demand for tickets for the Lions pre-tour game against Japan at Murrayfield has demonstrated, there is no doubt that every match would be a sell-out.
And yet this option would go against everything that the Lions stands for as a touring side and would in an instance devalue the brand which is in part founded on its scarcity. And the risk would remain that the games could end up being behind closed doors away given the current rates of infection in the UK.
The second option is to proceed with the tour as planned but with the near certainty that supporters will not be able to travel and the matches may have to be played behind closed doors in South Africa.
Professional sport around the world is proceeding with such restrictions and the benefit for the Lions is that it would guarantee the tour goes ahead without any disruption to club or international fixture schedules.
This would appear to be the worst option, apart from cancellation, for the SARU, however, given the financial implications. And, from a Lions perspective, what is a tour without the famed ‘sea of red’?
Over 30,000 fans are expected to travel, with demand for travel packages already exceeding any previous tours, and the mystique and uniqueness of the Lions is intertwined with the experiences of the supporters.
The third option, which is the preferred option for the SARU, is to postpone the tour until next year, when hopefully normality has returned to the world. It would also give the Lions the best chance of allowing supporters to travel and ease the burden on the players that this year’s disrupted season has already created.
It is comfortably the best option from the Lions point of view but also the option that would require everyone to set aside vested interests.
There are already summer tours scheduled for next year - including England to Australia and Ireland to New Zealand - and of equal import is the potential impact of staging a Lions tour just a year before the World Cup in France in 2023.
The current Lions board, chaired by Jason Leonard, includes the four home union chief executives - Bill Sweeney (RFU), Mark Dodson (SRU) Steve Phillips (WRU) and Phillip Browne (IRFU) - and understandably each will have their own national issues to consider.
The challenge facing Ben Calveley, the Lions managing director, is to dig his heels in for what is in the best interests of the Lions entity, while former players on the board - Gavin Hastings, Ieuan Evans and Tom Grace - must also add their voice and demonstrate that the Lions remains their ‘Everest’.
| 2021-01-06T07:45:00Z | true |
Kommentar: Corona-Lockdown notwendig
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Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
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https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Kommentar-Corona-Lockdown-notwendig,hamburgkommentar500.html
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"Frauke Reinig"
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"Hamburg",
"Kommentar",
"Corona",
"Coronavirus",
"NDR",
"Norddeutscher Rundfunk",
"Norddeutschland",
"Radio",
"Fernsehen"
] |
In Hamburg gelten jetzt nochmal schärfere Corona-Regeln. Und es ist klar: Der Lockdown bleibt bis mindestens Ende Januar. Das ist jetzt notwendig, meint Frauke Reinig aber auch sehr ermüdend.
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In Hamburg gelten jetzt nochmal schärfere Corona-Regeln. Und es ist klar: Der Lockdown bleibt bis mindestens Ende Januar. Das ist jetzt notwendig, meint Frauke Reinig aber auch sehr ermüdend.
Ja, ich kann es auch nicht mehr hören: Regeln, Appelle, hohe Infektionszahlen. Die Pandemie nervt! Mehr als je zuvor. Die Feiertage sind vorbei. Im neuen Jahr sollte alles besser werden, ist es aber nicht. Die Impfungen mögen das Licht am Ende des Tunnels sein, der kommt mir jetzt aber noch sehr lang und düster vor. Mit meiner Lockdown-Müdigkeit bin ich nicht allein.
Verzicht und Disziplin wichtig
Gerade deswegen sind jetzt aber nochmal Verzicht und Disziplin gefragt. Denn, seien wir ehrlich, hätten wir uns alle an die Regeln gehalten, und auch die Appelle von Politikern und Wissenschaftlern befolgt, wären die Infektionszahlen jetzt wahrscheinlich nicht so hoch. Und sie sind dramatisch: Die Krankenhäuser verzeichnen mehr als doppelt so viele Covid-19 Patienten, wie bei der ersten Welle im Frühjahr. Allein in Hamburg sind seit Montag mehr als 100 Corona-Tote gemeldet worden. In nur 5 Tagen.
Angst vor dem Virus abgenutzt
Aber die Angst vor dem Virus hat sich über die langen Pandemie Monate abgenutzt. Kaum sind die schärferen Maßnahmen in Kraft, geht das Geschachere wieder los. Was geht jetzt noch? Ah, eine Lücke im Gesetz -- also gleich ausnutzen. So bekommen wir die Infektionen nicht in den Griff und erst recht nicht unsere Freiheiten wieder. Wer sich jetzt noch überlegt, wie er Regelkonform möglichst viele Menschen treffen kann, stellt die falsche Frage. Die Kontakt-Regeln sind nicht dafür gedacht, möglichst raffiniert ausgereizt zu werden.
Komplettes Kontaktverbot ernst nehmen
Betrachten Sie es doch mal andersherum: Machen sie sich klar, dass eigentlich ein komplettes Kontaktverbot gilt. Mit Ausnahmen, für diejenigen, die darauf angewiesen sind. Und nochmal: Ja, das nervt. Ich finde es auch schlimm, dass ich meine Eltern wochenlang nicht zusammen mit meinem Freund besuchen kann, mich nicht mehr mit beiden Geschwistern und ihren Kindern treffen darf. Noch schlimmer fände ich es aber, wenn der Lockdown auch noch auf den Februar und März verlängert wird. Also bitte bloß nicht auf der Zielgeraden des Tunnels nochmal ins Straucheln kommen. Das Licht ist doch schon in Sicht.
| 2021-01-09T07:40:00.063000Z | true |
Kdz. ereğli belediyesi acil hastaların yardımına koşuyor - Zonguldak Haberleri
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Haberturk
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https://www.haberturk.com/zonguldak-haberleri/84036424-kdz-eregli-belediyesi-acil-hastalarin-yardimina-kosuyor
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"Habertürk"
] |
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"Zonguldak Haberler",
" Zonguldak Son Dakika",
" "
] |
Zonguldak’ın Ereğli ilçesi Belediyesi, kenti etkisi altına alan yoğun kar yağışı nedeniyle evlerinden çıkamayan acil hastaların yardımına koştu. Kdz. Ereğli’de 2 gündür etkisini artıran kar yağışı nedeniyle evlerinden çıkamayan acil hastalar için Belediye ekipleri seferber oldu. Zabıta ekipleri, 53 hastayı diyaliz merkezleri ile hastanelere taşıdı. Yoğun kar yağışı, hayatı olumsuz etkilerken Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Başkanı Halil Posbıyık’ın talimatıyla seferber olan Kdz. Ereğli Belediyesi ekipleri, bir yandan kapanan yolları açmaya çalışıyor, diğer yandan acil hastaların yardımına koşuyor. Zabıta Müdürü Halit Aydın, kapanan ara sokaklarda evlerinden çıkamayan acil hastaların Zabıta’nın 4x4 hizmet aracı ile alınarak hastanelere ve diyaliz merkezlerine taşındığını, tedavileri biten hastaların da evlerine götürüldüğünü söyledi. ‘Alo 153 Zabıta’ hattını arayan vatandaşların yardımına koşmaya devam ettiklerini ifade eden Aydın, şu bilgileri verdi: “Başkanımız Halil Posbıyık’ın talimatlarıyla ekiplerimizi ve araçlarımızı seferber ettik. Bize ulaşan ihbarlar neticesinde 2 günde 53 hastaya yardım ettik. Evlerinden alıp diyaliz merkezleri ve hastanelere taşıdık, tedavileri sona erenleri tekrar evlerine götürdük. Hastanede nöbeti olan hemşire ve doktorlarımıza da yardımcı olduk. Bunun yanında kömürü biten vatandaşımıza kömür taşıdık, benzer diğer ihtiyaçları olanların da ihtiyaçlarını karşıladık. Kötü hava koşulları süresince bize ulaşan vatandaşlarımıza yardımcı olmaya devam ediyoruz.”
İLGİLİ HABERLER
| 2021-01-19T11:09:00Z | true |