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Mass Tourism

Can’t travel because of Covid-19? There’s always the inner journey

This week normally sees legions of holiday-makers rushing to the ports and airports for an Easter getaway. But that’s all changed. Countless short breaks have been cancelled, and summer holidays look doubtful too, with the coronavirus pandemic yet to peak. Are people missing out by being stuck at home? Yes…

bubmagApril 2, 2020

Black Swan

What Are the Lessons of This Black Swan Crisis for Leaders?

Is it possible to prepare for a Black Swan event like COVID-19? What are the lessons for leaders in today's pandemic? asks James Heskett. Eddisonphotos While sheltering in my condo recently, I took the opportunity to reread Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s book, The Black Swan. In it, he defines a Black…

bubmagApril 2, 2020

Matteo Salvini

World’s Virus Crisis Fighters Can Learn From Greek Tales of Woe

View photos(Bloomberg) -- For a guide to the dangers to a European democracy enduring a uniquely debilitating economic shock, Greece is an easy example at the continent’s doorstep.A contraction of at least 10% may be unprecedented in postwar times for most industrialized nations, but that’s what UniCredit predicts for the…

bubmagApril 2, 2020

Kashmir

Morning digest: India sees a sharp spike in infections, Wimbledon cancelled for the first time since WWII, and more

Coronavirus | India sees a sharp spike in infectionsIndia reported three deaths and over 370 new cases on April 1 — the highest-ever single-day increase in its COVID-19 tally.This brought the total confirmed cases to 1,637 and took the death toll to 38. One hundred and thirty two persons have…

bubmagApril 2, 2020

Qassim Soleimani

President Donald Trump warns Iran against attacking US troops in Iraq

By: AP | Washington | Published: April 2, 2020 8:07:48 am Trump said at an evening White House briefing that his administration has received intelligence that Iran is planning a strike, but did not provide additional details. (File Photo)President Donald Trump has said that Tehran should expect a bold US…

bubmagApril 2, 2020

Moravec‘s Paradox

Teaching Robots Workplace Etiquette

Most often, humans and robots do not have to work directly together, instead working on different parts in a production pipeline or with the robot performing tasks instead of a human. In such cases any human-robot interaction (HRI) will be superficial. Yet what if humans and robots have to work…

bubmagApril 2, 2020

Mexico Border Wall

Large Cache of Illegal Drugs Seized in Tunnel Stretching Across US-Mexico Border

By VOA News April 01, 2020 U.S. federal agents seized a large cache of drugs from a long tunnel used by smugglers to move them across the U.S.-Mexico border. The 600-meter long tunnel, which ran under a series of warehouses from the northern Mexican border town of Tijuana to the…

bubmagApril 2, 2020

Colin Kaepernick

Former All-Pro LB Aldon Smith reportedly signs with Cowboys after four-year absence from NFL

After a four-year absence from the NFL, former All-Pro pass rusher Aldon Smith is back. According to Fox Sports' Jay Glazer, Smith has signed a one-year deal with the Cowboys worth $4 million. Selected by the 49ers with the seventh pick in the 2011 draft, Smith quickly became one of the…

bubmagApril 2, 2020

AR-15

Preparedness Notes for Thursday — April 2, 2020

This is the birthday of Émile François Zola, a novelist and essayist. He is most often remembered as the author of “J’accuse” (I Accuse!), his lengthy open letter to president Félix Faure, which accused the French government of anti-semitism. — A quick update: I talked with a major storage food…

bubmagApril 2, 2020

Hydrogen

Hyundai Designed The Palisade N, Nexa N And Prophecy N In Jest, But Never Say Never

It’s no secret that Hyundai’s N performance division has big plans for the future and intends on launching a host of new models in the coming years. Could these plans include a Palisade N, a Nexo N and even a Prophecy N? To give us an idea of what the…

bubmagApril 2, 2020

Can’t travel because of Covid-19? There’s always the inner journey

What Are the Lessons of This Black Swan Crisis for Leaders?

World’s Virus Crisis Fighters Can Learn From Greek Tales of Woe

Morning digest: India sees a sharp spike in infections, Wimbledon cancelled for the first time since WWII, and more

President Donald Trump warns Iran against attacking US troops in Iraq

Teaching Robots Workplace Etiquette

Large Cache of Illegal Drugs Seized in Tunnel Stretching Across US-Mexico Border

Former All-Pro LB Aldon Smith reportedly signs with Cowboys after four-year absence from NFL

Preparedness Notes for Thursday — April 2, 2020

Hyundai Designed The Palisade N, Nexa N And Prophecy N In Jest, But Never Say Never

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