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Five 2 Nine Productions: Capturing the Joy of Outdoor Life

Playak 

Picture a magazine photoshoot. Then trade the studio for a tranquil lake, the gowns for PFDs, and the wind machine for a summer breeze. The Five2Nine team doesn’t just create branded content for their clients. They curate an organic experience for cast and crew alike. The result is something eye-catching and authentic. Something that makes you want to get out into nature. Which, if you’re an outdoor equipment brand, is kind of the goal.

Ready to help on Kashmir issue if India, Pak request: UNGA president-elect

Business Standard 

UN General Assembly president-elect Volkan Bozkir on Monday said that he is ready to help Pakistan and India within his mandate to resolve their differences on Kashmir issue if requested by both the parties. Addressing a news conference along with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Bozkir said that the resolution of the Kashmir issue was vital for sustainable peace in South Asia, and offered that he can help as per his mandate. "If my assistance is requested by the parties, I will be... Читать дальше...

COVID-19 kills 189 more in Iran

Azertag.az (en) 

Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Monday that some 189 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 18,616, according to IRNA

Joint mine clearance exercise 3B Divex started on Monday

Err.ee (en) 

A joint mine clearance exercise of the navies of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, 3B Divex 2020, is taking place in Narva Bay this week, in the course of which war-era explosive devices left in the area will be relocated and destroyed and international interoperability and routines of action rehearsed.



Coronavirus Relief: Deregulate Lawyers and End the State‐​Enforced Legal Monopoly

Cato Institute 

Doug Bandow

COVID-19 has delivered an occasional silver lining in the economic clouds troubling America. The most obvious is to highlight stupid regulations imposed to benefit special interests and their political enablers. Including members of the legal monopoly.

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Professional regulation is supposed to protect the public. However, even doctors and lawyers, among many others, have used controls to limit competition for their services. They are even more insistent that... Читать дальше...

Biodiversity may limit invasions: Lessons from lizards on Panama Canal islands

Sciencedaily.com 

Introduced species can become invasive, damaging ecosystems and disrupting economies through explosive population growth. One mechanism underlying population expansion in invasive populations is 'enemy release', whereby the invader experiences relaxation of agonistic interactions with other species, including parasites.

Lebanese Government Resigns in Wake of Protests After Beirut Blast

Sputnik International 

The move comes following days of protests and clashes between police and demonstrators in the aftermath of the August 4 ammonium nitrate explosion in Beirut's port, with critics accusing authorities of ignoring the danger posed by the hazardous material for many years. Thousands of residents of the capital have taken to the streets in recent days.

Gulf war illness, chronic fatigue syndrome distinct illnesses, study suggests

Sciencedaily.com 

A brain imaging study of veterans with Gulf War illness (GWI) and patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) (sometimes called myalgic encephalomyelitis), has shown that the two illnesses produce distinctly different, abnormal patterns of brain activity after moderate exercise.

Postgraduate Academic Excellence funding for International Students at University of Wollongong, Australia

Scholarship-Positions.com 

If you want to take your knowledge to new heights, then you can apply for the Postgraduate Academic Excellence Scholarship offered by the University of Wollongong. The purpose of this application scheme is to support talented students who want to complete a postgraduate degree at the University of Wollongong. The University of Wollongong (UOW) was brought …

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How maths modelling helps efforts to eradicate banana bunchy top virus

Sciencedaily.com 

Modelling the predicted movements of pervasive sap-sucking tiny insects before they infest banana crops has the potential to become a key tactic in the fight against a devastating virus, according to new research. Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is an aphid-transmitted banana disease that has been in Australia since 1913. Researchers have designed a model that tracked the probability of a banana plant being infected by aphids that carried the disease.





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