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Day: August 10, 2024

Rachael Gunn — the ‘different’ breaker, researcher, teacher | Olympics

Paris: Coming into the Paris Olympics, Rachael Gunn wasn’t afraid to do things differently. And checking out of the Games as a breaker who broke the social media with those faceless trolls having a laugh at her expense, she wouldn’t be deterred either. Australia’s Rachael Gunn, known as B-Girl Raygun, competes at the breaking competition…

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More than greenwashing? Sustainable aviation fuels struggle to take off

Enlarge / Sustainable aviation fuels could help cut carbon emissions from commercial flights. Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images Last November, Virgin Atlantic Airways made headlines for completing the world’s first transatlantic flight using “100 percent sustainable aviation fuel.” This week, the Advertising Standard Authority (ASA) of the U.K. banned a Virgin radio ad released prior to…

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Mobile phones priced between ₹10,000-20,000 dominate Indian smartphone market: Infinix India CEO

Mobile phones priced in the range of ₹10,000-20,000 dominate the country’s smartphone industry, constituting over 40 per cent of the total market size, according to Infinix India CEO Anish Kapoor. Infinix 4G mobile phones: These android-powered smartphones are efficient and cost effective. Kapoor said the demand for 5G-enabled handset has increased in the recent past…

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Eli Lilly second quarter hints it’s making headway in weight loss race

Eli Lilly shares are surging after it posted impressive second-quarter results, helped by a combination of more supply and better pricing for its blockbuster weight loss drugs, Mounjaro and Zepbound, suggesting it might be making headway against Novo Nordisk . “Investors were nervous going in and this print would come as a huge relief,” wrote…

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Security In eLearning: Best Practices For Online Learning

Security Measures For Protecting Your eLearning The growing reliance on eLearning highlights the need for robust security measures to protect both educators and students. With the flexibility and access to resources that online education provides, it is vital to safeguard personal information, ensure the integrity of educational content, and create a secure learning environment. Understanding…

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Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO, dies at 56 after cancer battle

Susan Wojcicki, who served as CEO of YouTube for nine years and was one of Google’s first hires, died on Friday at age 56 after a battle with cancer, her family announced. Wojcicki’s husband, Dennis Troper, announced her death in a post on Friday evening on Facebook. “It is with profound sadness that I share…

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Why Quebec is backing away from controversial health-care language directive

The Quebec government appears to be backing away from a polarizing language directive that has sparked fears it could restrict access to health care in English and potentially violate the Canada Health Act. The 31-page directive, which came into effect July 18, has triggered anger and confusion in the province, a rebuke from at least…

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Authorities conduct a sudden inspection of the Air Itam-Tun Dr LCE Expressway bypass project

Following complaints received from the residents in Island Glades over the dust issue from the bypass project in the neighbourhood, a sudden inspection from the authorities was carried out by the authorities. During the inspection, state Housing and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Seri Sundarajoo Somu, Seri Delima assemblyman Connie Tan, and a team from the Department…

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A Prayer When You Don’t Have Any Friends – Your Daily Prayer – August 10

A Prayer When You Don’t Have Any FriendsBy Kelly Balarie “The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.” – Matthew 11:19 NIV Have you ever noticed – it is possible…

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How Aman Sehrawat avoided cruel Vinesh Phogat fate to lose 4.6 kgs in 10 hours to be ready for Olympic bronze play-off | Olympics

Aman Sehrawat, on Friday, won the sixth medal for India at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the fifth bronze and the first medal in wrestling. The Indian wrestler beat Puerto Rico’s Darian Cruz by a score of 13-5 in the men’s Freestyle 57 kg weight category in the bronze-medal face-off. The win also kept India’s streak…

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Perseids meteor shower: how to get the best view

The annual Perseids meteor shower is expected to continue through September. Meteor showers occur when space debris heats up as it enters the atmosphere, and the Perseids are especially bright. To get the best look at the Perseids, watch the sky at night away from clouds and other light sources. The Perseids are back to…

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Here’s what the electric Dodge Charger’s “Fratzonic exhaust” sounds like

Enlarge / Dodge doesn’t want to be accused of building a boring EV. Dodge Electric motors have many advantages over internal combustion engines, including the fact that they don’t waste a lot of their power as sound energy. So quiet are electric vehicles, in fact, that federal vehicle safety regulations require EVs (and hybrids) to…

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Equity fund inflows fall 9% to ₹37,113 crore in July, SIP book at record high

Aug 09, 2024 03:32 PM IST Monthly gross systematic investment plan (SIP) inflows hit a fresh record high of ₹23,332 crore during July. Open-ended equity mutual fund inflows fell 8.61 per cent to ₹37,113.39 crore during July owing to a fall in investments in large-cap and mid-cap funds, as per the data released by the…

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Eli Lilly (LLY) earnings Q2 2024

Eli Lilly on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that blew past expectations and hiked its full-year revenue outlook by $3 billion as sales of its blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro and weight loss injection Zepbound spike. Shares of Eli Lilly closed more than 9% higher on Thursday. The drugmaker now expects revenue for the year…

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7 Skills That Every L&D Manager Should Possess

The Must-Have Expertise Of L&D Managers For a company to evolve and reach even higher goals, every employee should have a chance to keep growing and acquiring new talents and skills. A Learning and Development (L&D) manager ensures everyone is offered the opportunities they need. At the same time, they focus on what the company…

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Trump Media says its second-quarter revenue plunged 30% to under $900,000

Trump Media and Technology Group, the social media business owned by former President Donald Trump, said its second-quarter revenue plunged 30% to $836,900 from a year earlier.  The company, whose main asset is the social media network Truth Social, also reported losing $16.4 million during the quarter, representing a narrower shortfall from its $22.8 million…

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U.S. FDA rejects psychedelic drug treatment for PTSD. Here’s why – National

Federal health regulators on Friday declined to approve the psychedelic drug MDMA as a therapy for PTSD, a major setback for groups seeking a breakthrough decision in favor of using mind-altering substances to treat serious mental health conditions. Drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics said the FDA notified the company that its drug “could not be approved based…

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