Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a national lockdown on 24 March “to protect the country, and each of its citizens…” in his “decisive fight against the Corona pandemic”. All activities, except certain essential services, were halted to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Exactly six months after India’s national lockdown started, and despite the gradual elimination of the measures, life has still not returned to what it was during the pre-lockdown period amid many curbs and new precautionary rules which are still in place. The latest guidelines issued by the federal Home Ministry on 29 August mandate that schools and colleges remain closed […]
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A man stops on his bike Saturday along the Willamette River as smoke from wildfires partially obscures the Tilikum Crossing Bridge in Portland, Ore. John Locher/AP hide caption toggle caption John Locher/AP A man stops on his bike Saturday along the Willamette River as smoke from wildfires partially obscures the Tilikum Crossing Bridge in Portland, Ore. John Locher/AP Wildfires are destroying homes and communities on the West Coast — and they are also creating some of the world’s worst air pollution in a region usually known for its clean living and stunning views. The fires and massive plumes of smoke are […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107981/89/1079818967_48:0:1318:714_1200x675_80_0_0_16a1cf232d9ddae5a4dfdb2bb490bf50.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202007081079819033-a-secret-to-good-quality-sleep-golden-retriever-gets-comfortable-in-his-couch/ Good morning, everyone! Or maybe it is time to go to bed in your country? Anyway, every person has his or her own rituals before and after sleep. And our pets do. A video has been uploaded to Instagram recently, showing Rufus the golden retriever trying to get comfortable in his cosy couch. Almost asleep, his eyes closed, the dog appears to be making its place a real shelter where he can feel protected from all the noises of the world that surrounds him. Source link
Watch the video, John Oliver is brilliant, and of course, utterly truthful and very well informed Daily Beast: The comic then threw to Vice President Mike Pence’s press conference, in which the man who once allowed a horrifying HIV outbreak during his stint as Indiana governor lied through his teeth. “The truth is, we did slow the spread,” he said. “We flattened the curve. We were able to stand up the resources and the capacities in our health-care system to be able to meet this coronavirus, uh, in a way that would put, um, the health of all of our country first.” […]
In 2019, several employees revealed that they had been pressured by officials in the company to make shortcuts when manufacturing cars in order to meet Elon Musk’s ambitious target of 6,000 vehicles a week. The workers also complained about the harsh conditions they were working in. Tesla’s cars have been ranked the worst in quality, according to a survey conducted by J.D. Power, a US-based data analytics and consumer intelligence company. The annual study looks at the problems experienced by owners of new 2020 model-year vehicles during the first 90 days of ownership with the quality determined by the number of […]
During this time, two things have completely changed for me: I’ve been cooking more, and one of my favorite activities, going to the grocery store, has been tainted. Instead of a fun, almost relaxing experience, it’s now a stressful one I try to avoid at all costs. But since I’m cooking pretty much all of my meals, I still want high quality ingredients, maybe even better ingredients than normal, on hand so I can cook up a delicious meal on a whim. This New Jersey butcher shop has the solution, no matter where you are in the country. Instead of anxiously […]
Firefly has announced that they have received the AS9100 Quality Certification. This will allow Firefly to move from the development phase to the production phase as Firefly is getting ready for the maiden flight of the Alpha rocket. Firefly passed all of the quality requirements in order to receive the AS9100 Quality Certification. The AS9100 certification is a quality management practice that is widely used and standardized across the entire aerospace industry. Firefly has required all suppliers to be AS9100 certified to ensure quality assurance, as qualification test begins for full production capabilities. See Also Firefly Forum Section L2 Future Vehicles/Firefly […]