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Son Ye-jin, who is pregnant, reveals what she has been cooking ... (The Straits Times)

The South Korean actress shared photos of food such as pizza, kimbap (Korean rice rolls) and beef stew. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In the caption of her latest post, she wrote: "Are you all having a pleasant Sunday evening? The photos of food from last time were so well received, so I did my best again and took some photos." SEOUL - South Korean actress Son Ye-jin has been posting a number of food photos lately and her fans are lapping it up.

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Finishing Off Floors: Understand What Thresholds Are and What ... (ArchDaily)

The threshold is a constructive element of the floor that serves to finish when there is a notable change in material or level. Much more prominent in the ...

The threshold is a constructive element of the floor that serves to finish when there is a notable change in material or level. When the idea is to create a prominent element, you can use less usual materials to demarcate this transition, such as hydraulic tiles, burnt cement, or natural stone, for example. In the past, thresholds were mostly made of wood or polished stone, such as marble and granite.

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What is the Meaningfully Different Framework? (Kantar UK Insights)

What does it mean for brands to be salient, meaningful, and different and how can they use the meaningfully different framework to create value?

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CNA Explains: What to watch out for as Malaysia's parliamentary ... (CNA)

The three-week meeting is expected to pass the anti-party hopping Bill and provide indications on the state of bipartisan cooperation in the Lower House.

The report added that the five-year ban on MPs who quit their seat and trigger a by-election will be removed. The deal will be in effect from the date of signing until parliament is dissolved, and the MOU stated that the government has promised not to dissolve parliament before Jul 31. The MOU was inked in September 2021 in parliament to strengthen political stability amid the COVID-19 pandemic, following turmoil that saw the change of government and the recalibration of political alliances. “The plan is for the Bill to be debated on Jul 27 and Jul 28 in the Lower House, but this is at the discretion of the Lower House speaker,” he said in a statement on July 13. In September last year, it was reported that the government would propose amendments to the Constitution to create a third deputy speaker post, which would be held by the opposition. The three-week meeting is expected to pass the anti-party hopping Bill and provide indications on the state of bipartisan cooperation in the Lower House.

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Now that 5G is becoming widespread what can we expect from 6G ... (BetaNews)

The 5G rollout is continuing, but technology companies, academics, service providers, and even governments are already starting to look ahead to the next ...

Without a better policy framework, the risks to privacy and security are real and governments need to up their game. • Societal: Communications technology consumes power and other global resources and often for the sake of entertainment and advertising. For technology to be standardized, much work must be done to develop and prove out the innovations needed to realize the vision -- the list is long, and each item has many levels of complexity. Government policy always lags technology and policy with respect to cybersecurity remains stalled in the 20th century. The risk of bifurcation (or further split) of a wireless standard is real. First, 3GPP is not the only specifications body who will contribute to 6G. Changes will have to be made by Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), several parts of European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), and O-RAN to name a few. RN: I continue to read criticism in the media that 5G is not meeting expectations and 6G is restating some or the same original goals set even in the early days of 4G. One example was peak data rates. We read in the same trade journals that 5G is not meeting expectations. The prospects of a much more flexible system, with capabilities that can scale on multiple dimensions, (speed, capacity, latency, coverage, resilience, security) must be taken seriously and aggressive goals are how we will get there. RN: Innovation and development are happening across that entire list of technology I provided above. While 4G has little chance of a peak data rate of 1Gbps, few would argue that 4G is not a successful technology. 6G will take that step further for real-time adjustments and programmability enabling real-time changes in capabilities, not just depending upon a service-level agreement between two entities but reprogramming the network real-time on a per-session basis.

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What is a metaprise? (Ericsson)

The metaverse will be a fruitful place for businesses that are prepared to explore it. Here are some opportunities that XR presents for innovative ...

The Radio Dot System gives you a better-than-WiFi private wireless network and more bars all with a single system. For businesses, this means lower costs, simplified operation and management, and a platform to create their metaprise. In addition, the same Radio Dot System that provides more bars can also deliver a private wireless network = two solutions in one. Today, the Radio Dot System supports 5G, including CBRS spectrum, and is backward compatible with 4G LTE. Advancements in multi-operator, neutral host functionality provide improved mobile network coverage and performance for an enterprise’s employees, customers, suppliers and partners. We also have a growing ecosystem of devices, sensors, and machines that can use it. And, we’ll be introduced to metastars – a new group of entrepreneurs and individuals who will bring their creativity and talents to bear in the metaverse.

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Job Offer Rescinded? What to Do If You Had Already Given Notice (Bloomberg)

It's not a situation anyone wants to face: After sending out resumes, enduring multiple interviews and going through the agony of negotiation, you've landed ...

“It doesn’t hurt to tell them, ‘I am crushed that I will not be able to join your company and I hope that when your circumstances change we will have another opportunity to work together.’” It’s not a situation anyone wants to face: After sending out resumes, enduring multiple interviews and going through the agony of negotiation, you’ve landed a fantastic new job … only to have the offer rescinded. “When we get the bad news, every molecule of fear, anger and helplessness rushes in,” says executive coach Liz Kislik. “Sometimes we can say things that are not useful to our future selves.” Instead, look for ways to express disappointment without burning the bridge.

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What Is A Flow-Through Entity? (uschamber.com)

Flow-through (or pass-through) entities enable business owners to avoid double taxation.

The biggest drawback to a flow-through entity is that individuals may face a higher tax burden. “Individuals generally cannot use the income earned through a source to offset losses from another. These individuals pay taxes on business income as if it’s their wages, taxed at their ordinary income tax rate. A flow-through entity is a business in which income is passed straight to its shareholders, owners, or investors. Businesses and individuals are both considered taxable entities, meaning that they must pay the IRS based on the money they earn. Curious as to how flow-through entities work and whether or not one is right for you?

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What The Bitcoin Industry Needs To Learn From Forestry (Forbes)

In New York state, a new law placed limits on what bitcoin miners can do, and the state also recently denied a permit renewal to a coal-fired power plant ...

Chain-of-custody for a commodity designed to be traded with anonymity would be more difficult, but this is less of an issue for the FIRST purchaser of the resultant green bitcoin. And this is where establishing a branded standard would really help — because the tech giants, pension fund managers and big banks who are purchasing bitcoin for their balance sheets and/or clients could be pressured to declare they will only purchase certified “green” bitcoin directly from miners who meet this established standard. Such a standard will need to include the establishment of standards around what a “green bitcoin” actually is, and that will be contentious. And it would help forestall or at least blunt the impacts of the looming climate-bitcoin crackdown in major economies like North America and Europe. In short, if a bitcoin miner is doing the things necessary to achieve whatever “green bitcoin” standards are established, it will then not be difficult or costly for them to prove it and gain a certification. There are grid-level ancillary services benefits via bitcoin mining (or more plainly, turning off mining activities on demand) that are also potentially useful for encouraging renewables development in stressed grids like Texas. With this complex set of factors, it would be useless for the BMC and other industry advocates to try to establish what a “green bitcoin” is all by themselves, it would never achieve necessary credibility. Then once those standards are negotiated and accepted, the practices must also be fully auditable and transparent. In New York state, a new law placed limits on what bitcoin miners can do, and the state also recently denied a permit renewal to a coal-fired power plant that was being kept alive to power bitcoin mining. And the bitcoin mining industry is going to need a more effective response than the one they’ve tried already: Arguing that bitcoin mining is inherently good for the planet BECAUSE it uses a lot of electricity. By this same logic, we should all leave our refrigerator doors open all the time, along with turning on all of our lights and every other piece of electricity consuming equipment we can put onto full blast. But the attacks and political responses aren’t going to go away either. But nevertheless, with such high energy consumption levels and growing, this means the industry is under attack.

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What to Cook Right Now (The New York Times)

Maybe that's Vietnamese iced coffee or a simple mojito. It could be pasta with caramelized peppers, anchovies and ricotta. (It took me a long time to learn to ...

“I think he was the best newspaper writer of our time,” Charles Kaiser, a former Times reporter, said in an email that’s quoted in the article. Do you remember “ The Crane Wife,” a 2019 essay in The Paris Review that went viral right after publication? We think we’re offering fair value in return: thousands and thousands and thousands of recipes to help you cook as simply (or as elaborately!) as you like. “It takes almost a lifetime to learn how to do a thing simply,” Joseph Mitchell wrote in “ Up in the Old Hotel.” I suppose that’s true of painting birds and writing sentences. We’re on a journey here, each of us struggling to be a little better than the day before, to learn new things, to strip away what’s unnecessary. Even J. Kenji López-Alt, in his recipe for perfect boiled eggs, acknowledges the height of that summit: “No technique in the world can promise that level of perfection.”

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Ayesha Curry On What's New At Her Grill-Centric Restaurant ... (Forbes)

From renowned Chefs Michael Mina and Ayesha Curry, San Francisco's International Smoke is a restaurant that showcases wood fired steaks, seafood, ...

For example and definitely a popular choice, our tomahawk ribeye is cut tableside and we’re putting the finishing touches on a presentation that includes a Dutch oven on a bed of smoldering hay. We have also used a smoke box to introduce some of our beverages tableside, which is definitely a favorite for guests. Our kitchen is not the only part of the restaurant that gets to play with smoke! The bar team has just as much fun, and with every great meal is a great beverage. We wanted to create a space and menu that lets patrons travel the globe without ever having to use their passport. There is a common thread with cultures around the globe gathering at the table to share a meal and that meal usually has some sort of grilled, barbecued, smoked component.

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What Was the Most Dangerous Carnivorous Dinosaur? (Discover Magazine)

Deciding which carnivorous dinosaur was the most dangerous between the Tyrannosaurus rex, Velociraptor and Spinosaurus, is more complicated than you think.

Velociraptor was much smaller than portrayed in Jurassic Park, closer to the size of a turkey; its larger cousin Deinonychus was closer to Hollywood Velociraptor proportions. It wasn’t as bulky as T. rex, but its length has been estimated at nearly 60 feet — around the length of a semi-truck. This is an animal that spent a huge amount of time in the water submerged, actively pursuing prey underwater.” You really wouldn't want to meet that one in a dark alley,” says Ibrahim. But the kicker to determining that Spinosaurus was an aquatic predator was its dense, heavy bones. The T. rex is hardly the only ferocious dinosaur out there. It used those jaws to not only tear flesh, but also crush bone — fossilized T. rex poop is full of bone fragments. T. rex was also just plain big — at 40 feet from snout to tail, and heavier than an elephant. “But then when you piece it all together, it all makes sense.” Canale and his colleagues found that in many big theropods, big heads and little arms go hand in hand. Just about all carnivore dinosaurs, from the two-pound Microraptor to nine-ton T. rex, belong to the same group: the mostly two-legged, three-toed theropods. But does it live up to the hype?

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NGL Is the App That Will Tell You What You Don't Want to Hear (The New York Times)

NGL is only the latest anonymous-messaging platform to take off by making explicit the subtext of most social media: We're all judging one another.

“I read a lot of insecurity in the subtext,” he said. “I’m not a confrontational person in the slightest,” he said. “If you want to talk to somebody, how are you going to accomplish this by sending anonymous notes?” he said. “These apps give you the idea that people are interested in who you are and want to know more about you,” he said. Of the 130 responses he got, there was “more hate than not.” “I was very wrong,” he said. “If this person knew me, they would know this isn’t something I would be into.” “I’m not sure 2015 Reggie would like 2022 Reggie.” Another one called him “a social climber.” He said he had seen a few friends use the app and expected “more crass or more lewd” comments. “You could be so successful but your attitude is awful, you won’t make it,” he said. “But it’s hard to draw boundaries around the comments that undermine how you think about yourself.” “I figured there would be more questions about my transition, and I’d be able to give some insight into how to ask those questions appropriately,” he said.

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With the tourists gone, what now for Lopburi's famous monkeys? (The Guardian)

Deprived by the pandemic of their steady diet of treats, the city's omnipresent macaques are turning to outright banditry.

Female monkeys have the capacity to reproduce twice a year, and the abundance of high-sugar treats given over recent decades has ensured those in Lopburi had plenty of energy to do so. She hopes too for a greater emphasis on animal welfare, and on conditions inside buildings the monkeys have occupied. “You have to stay vigilant,” she says. So far 300 monkeys have been sterilised in 2022 - a number the DNP is now attempting to double before the end of the year. “It’s difficult to do that because it’s very complex and sensitive.” “If I leave the food unattended they steal the food as well.” Lopburi, in central Thailand, is overrun with macaques – and managing their presence has only become more challenging in the wake of the pandemic. Manad Vimuktipune, of the Lopburi Monkey Foundation, hopes the building could one day be renovated. “The comb, the mirror,” he says. They lurk on rooftops of popular cafes and shops, ready to ambush customers. Instead, the soaring cost of living and fears over monkeypox – despite there being no cases detected in Thailand – have further deterred visitors. Thieves are everywhere, and they are both nimble and brazen.

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What is AIS? Income tax department answers all your queries about ... (Economic Times)

The Annual Information Statement (AIS) is a tool the tax department uses to let people know what information it holds on them.

navigate to AIS under Services Menu after login”) navigate to AIS under Services Menu after login”). navigate to AIS under Services Menu after login”). navigate to AIS under Services Menu after login”). The activity history tab will also be updated, and you will be able to download Acknowledgement Receipt. Email and SMS confirmations for submission of feedback will also be sent. Ans. AIS Consolidated Feedback file (ACF) gives the taxpayers a facility to view all their AIS feedback (other than feedback, ‘Information is correct’) related information in one pdf for easy understanding. (“For more info. It shows processed value (i.e. value generated after deduplication of information based on pre-defined rules) and derived value (i.e. value derived after considering the taxpayer feedback and processed value) under each information category (e.g. Salary, Interest, Dividend etc.). The derived information in TIS will be used for prefilling of return, if applicable. AIS also provides the taxpayer the option to give feedback on the transactions reported. Ans- Yes, you can track the activity history in AIS by clicking on the Activity history button on AIS homepage. (Details related to Demand will be released soon) • Other Information: - Details of the information received from the other sources, such as data pertaining to Annexure II salary, Interest on refund, Outward Foreign Remittance/Purchase of Foreign Currency etc., is displayed here.

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What NATO's virtual rapid response cyber capability means for the ... (Help Net Security)

At the recent meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Madrid, NATO heads of state agreed to boost resilience to cyber and hybrid threats.

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What exactly is this bottom fishing strategy? MintGenie explains | Mint (Livemint)

Bottom fishing is one of the many techniques applied in the stock market which involves buying stocks when they are at their most condensed or discounted ...

And of course, "do not put all your eggs in one basket," as Warren Buffet advises the investors. It is a high-risk approach that is employed with the hope of making a rapid, short-term profit; at the time of investing, technical and fundamental indicators may or may not completely support it. Bear markets, for instance, can deplete your portfolio, and stocks that you currently think are undervalued can become really cheap in the future.

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