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newslide Polish fans buy Tom Hanks iconic ‘toddler’ car Residents of a city in southern Poland have bought American Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks an iconic communist era “toddler” car after he shared a photograph of himself with the automobile on social media last year. It all started with a picture of Tom Hanks and the words which the actor posted on Twitter: “I got a new car! […]

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Submitted by Charles Hugh-Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, We cannot advance until we dump the Technocrat Class and decentralize the power that the Liberal Establishment happily concentrated into the hands of corporate cartels and the central state. Those who don’t yet understand our centrally-planned cartel-state system will benefit from reading How Democrats Killed Their Populist Soul (The Atlantic). I’ve presented related analyses in three recent essays: The Protected, […]

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American football fans can watch Super Bowl 51 live in a handful of pubs and restaurants across the UAE that will open in the early morning hours to show American football’s biggest event. On Monday, the New England Patriots will take on the Atlanta Falcons in Houston, Texas — which is 10 hours behind the UAE. Set your alarm — kickoff time is 3.30am — and go […]

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Millions of Indians are preparing to vote in the biggest test of public opinion since prime minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation of 500 and 1,000-rupee notes three months ago – a move which has plunged the country into an unprecedented cash crisis and sent the economy into a tailspin. Over the next four weeks, starting today, a series of regional elections will be held across India […]

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Written by Anees Jillani | Published:February 1, 2017 12:31 am Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (File Photo) Since January 4, a five-member Bench headed by the second seniormost judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan has been hearing for three hours every day petitions alleging corruption by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, filed by the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Imran Khan, and the head of the […]

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London, UK based SaaS platform GRABR has launched BLINK, a secure mobile content distribution platform for brands, broadcast media, music labels, event organisers, news outlets and public services. The software as a service (SaaS) platform, launched in 2016, allows brands to create their own social networks and build communities to engage directly with consumers. BLINK is a suite of marketing tools that enables brands to securely distribute […]

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Photo: Jack Schofield Microsoft was very prominent at last week’s 33rd annual BETT (British Education, Training and Technology) exhibition in London, as much for its hardware as for the ubiquitous Windows 10 operating system. Of course, for many visitors, robots and robotics will have left the most lasting impression, especially the ones who met Pepper. For the select few invited to private demos, however, Microsoft’s HoloLens trumped […]

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From the top left corner, moving clockwise, the four images depict: University at Buffalo students performing an experiment, clean drinking water, water evaporating, and black carbon wrapped around plastic in water with evaporated vapor on top evaporated water. Credit: University at Buffalo. You’ve seen Bear Grylls turn foul water into drinking water with little more than sunlight and plastic. Now, academics have added a third element—carbon-dipped paper—that […]

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Credit: Tel Aviv University The handwritten signature is still the most widely accepted biometric used to verify a person’s identity. Banks, corporations, and government bodies rely on the human eye and digital devices such as tablets or smart pens to capture, analyse, and verify people’s autographs. New software developed by researchers at Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev now enables smartwatches, currently worn by […]

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, receives Angelino Alfano Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy (C). Seen with Dr Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, during a Sea Palace barza. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court — Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy […]

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Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for January 31, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Abu Dhabi Fitness offer Bodytree Studio will celebrate Valentine’s Day throughout ­February with Bring a Buddy to Bodytree, which offers two-for-one prices for drop-in classes, including all morning yoga classes, from Sundays to Thursdays […]

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Yet Mathews was a regular contributor during his three seasons with the Golden Bears, and Williams-Goss was on the all-Pac-12 freshman team at Washington in 2014 before transferring across the state after his sophomore season. Continue reading the main story “I mean, Arizona is in first place in the Pac-12 right now, and we beat them,” Williams-Goss said. “We beat Washington,” he said, citing another Pac-12 team. […]

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DraftKings was just approved for a Controlled Skill Games License from the Malta Gaming Authority, which is the entity that runs gaming in Malta – a small island nation south of Italy. While this may not sound like a big deal, (especially considering Malta has a population of under 500,000 people) the nation is part of the European Union, meaning DraftKings can now expand into some other […]

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ABU DHABI // Donald Trump’s decision to impose swingeing restrictions on travel to the US is not only an effective ban for thousands, but also leaves many in a bureaucratic limbo. For Sudanese Lubna Hakim, whose mother Maryam has permanent residency in the US, the president’s executive order is effectively a locked gate. Her mother travelled home to Sudan to visit family for an extended holiday. But […]

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“It seems to me like a lot of people think we’re in a new inflationary boom,“ but, warns Gluskin-Sheffs David Rosenberg, “the answer is no… that’s just not gonna happen. It’s not like Ronald Reagan at all in that regard.” Full podcast: Submitted by Patrick Ceresna via Macrovoices.com, This time around, not only are valuations at 15-year highs but we’re entering it into the eighth year of […]

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DUBAI // As professional cycling teams power through the streets of Dubai this week, one group of riders will carry a special message of hope for the country’s many diabetics. Team Novo Nordisk is ­making its third appearance in the ­Dubai Tour, which begins from the Marina Club on Tuesday with a 181-kilometre opening stage. The team is the world’s first all-diabetic professional cycling outfit and was […]

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There’s a strong tendency in storage to go for the one-size-fits-all approach. Nobody wants to manage two systems when one will do. But you need to understand exactly what your use case requires – and ensure the critical success factors are well implemented. That’s the case with RAID arrays and archiving. Until about 5 years ago, you had two choices for enterprise archives: tape silos or RAID […]

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The basics of good interviewing apply to an audio story. But there are additional factors for audio narratives, especially if you’re planning to tell the story without the benefit of a reporter or narrator. Here are some tips for producing non-narrated stories: Ask the person speaking to say their name and occupation in the form of a sentence. This serves several purposes. You’ll probably need to lead […]

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Credit: ZDNet In the early 2000s, Microsoft was all-in on robotics. By the middle of that decade, the company seemingly had all but abandoned the robotics space. But this may be the year that Microsoft may be ready to get back into robotics, on multiple fronts. special feature AI, Automation, and Tech Jobs There are some things that machines are simply better at doing than humans, but […]

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After testing out TripIt Pro and receiving hundreds in credit for a future vacation flight, I’ve been an annual subscriber. The app is regularly updated and the latest improvement fills a gap in my travel plans. The latest version for Android and iOS introduces TripIt Navigator. This feature helps you get from point A to point B with a search tool that shows you various transportation options […]

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Floods rising in Cagayan de Oro, Northern Mindanao – PAGASA Published January 29, 2017, 12:10 AM by Camcer Ordoñez-Imam, Aaron B. Recuenco, and Ellalyn De Vera-Ruiz Cagayan De Oro City — The state weather bureau has put most of Northern Mindanao under Code Red alert yesterday afternoon due to continuous rains that have flooded this city and the provinces in the region. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and […]

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newslide Marvel’s Black Panther filming gets underway Marvel Studios has announced that filming has begun on its latest superhero epic which for the first time will feature a black actor, Chadwick Boseman, in the lead role. The news comes just after a record number of black actors were nominated for this year’s Oscars and as Hollywood pushes for more diversity. Boseman will play the lead role in […]

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“There’s no way I would be at 23 without her; there’s no way I would be at 1 without her,” Serena Williams said of Venus Williams in the on-court ceremony after their match. Photo Venus, left, and Serena Williams embraced after the Australian Open final. Credit William West/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images “There’s no way I would have anything without her. She’s my inspiration,” Serena Williams continued. […]

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