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Britain’s counter-terrorism chief Neil Basu says he can’t guarantee authorities will catch those responsible for the nerve agent poisoning of the Skripals and Dawn Sturgess, and is even unable to say if both incidents are linked.
Basu, who is national lead for Counter Terrorism Policing, told residents of Amesbury he would “love to be able to say that we have identified and caught the people responsible and how we are certain there are no traces of nerve agent left anywhere in Wiltshire, but the brutal reality is that I cannot offer you any reassurance or guarantee at this time.”
Sturgess and Charlie Rowley reportedly fell ill after coming into contact with Novichok on June 30, and Sturgess died days later. This is the same nerve agent believed to have poisoned Sergei and Yulia Skripal in March. Public Health England have repeatedly said there is no wider threat to the public arising from the Skripal case.
“At this stage, we cannot say with certainty that both the incident in March and this latest incident are linked,” Basu told attendees at Tuesday evening’s community meeting.
Despite the admission, and acknowledging that the investigation “must be led” by evidence and “facts alone,” the Scotland Yard officer added that he believed it to be “implausible” that there would be two separate incidents in one small English county.
He said scientists would continue to establish if the nerve agents are from the same batch, but that the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down are “already crystal clear” that both are Novichok. Police believe Sturgess and Rowley came into contact with a container holding nerve agent inside and are trying to find it. They have not found any evidence that they visited any of the sites which were decontaminated following the Skripal poisoning.
Despite the British government blaming Russia, police have not named suspects in either poisoning incident. In May, the UK’s national security adviser Sir Mark Sedwill said authorities did “not yet” know who was responsible for the Skripal death, and no updates have been offered since.
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When visiting Disney World, try to book an on-site hotel to save you time getting to and from the park.
Don’t always follow the crowds and eat at irregular hours to avoid lines and waiting times.
Walt Disney World in Orlando has four theme parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom), two water parks (Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon) and Disney Springs, a restaurant and shop-filled area. Your vacation will fly by, even if you have a week to spend exploring all WDW has to offer. Here are eight key tips from those in the know.
Stay on-site at a Disney hotel
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Staying on site can be a time saver, says Shani Wolf, a travel consultant specializing in Disney vacations. Not only can you use Disney’s transportation to get from park to park, purchases made in the parks can be delivered to your room and Disney’s Magical Express will transport you from Orlando International Airport to your hotel — you don’t even have to wait for your luggage. There are hotels at every price range from the budgetDisney’s All-Star Sports Resortsto the luxuryDisney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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https://briefnews.eu/these-8-insider-secrets-will-guarantee-you-make-the-most-out-of-your-disney-world-vacation/feed/0Lavrov: US & allies refuse to amend UN draft to include guarantee militants honor Syria ceasefire
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https://briefnews.eu/lavrov-us-allies-refuse-to-amend-un-draft-to-include-guarantee-militants-honor-syria-ceasefire/#respondFri, 23 Feb 2018 14:22:14 +0000http://briefnews.eu/lavrov-us-allies-refuse-to-amend-un-draft-to-include-guarantee-militants-honor-syria-ceasefire/ Washington and its allies refuse to amend a resolution drafted by the UN Security Council to include guarantees that militants will observe the ceasefire in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
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Russia is ready to vote for the UNSC draft, but for the proposal to yield real results, it needs “a formula allowing the ceasefire to be made real, and based on the guarantees of everyone in Eastern Ghouta [province in Syria] and beyond.” Moscow’s top diplomat also cautioned that there are no guarantees that the militants will stick to the humanitarian pause instead of a continued shelling of residential areas in Damascus.
These guarantees should be supported by those who can influence “extremist groups” in Eastern Ghouta, Lavrov stressed, apparently referring to the US-led coalition.
At the same time, Washington and its allies do not want to pass any amendment that would place responsibility on itself for the militants’ failure to stop the hostilities, according to the diplomat.
“For now, they refuse to accept an amendment which will place responsibility on them to ensure that the militants give clear guarantees to stop the shelling,” the Russian foreign minister stated on Friday.
]]>https://briefnews.eu/lavrov-us-allies-refuse-to-amend-un-draft-to-include-guarantee-militants-honor-syria-ceasefire/feed/0IHG Changes Best Rate Guarantee Policy, Gets Rid of Free Nights
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IHG Changes Best Rate Guarantee Policy, No More Free Nights
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A cruise liner is offering a Northern lights guarantee for any passengers who are onboard at the time.
Using expert astronomers to detect them, they give 100 per cent success rate, something that will entice many travellers due to the unpredictability of the auroras.
If the Northern Lights aren’t spotted within the trip, then they are then entitled to another cruise trip free of charge.
Guests can even opt in to a tannoy system within their room to be alerted to any unusual activity that may signify the lights are present.
They state on the website: “One of your best chances of experiencing the Northern Lights is on a Hurtigruten voyage in the winter season.
“In fact, we’re so confident that we have issued a Northern Lights Promise for our 12-day voyages between October and February.
“If you are unlucky enough that the Northern Lights don’t occur during your voyage, we will send you to try again next winter for FREE!”
The free cruises are eligible on three of their 12-day tours, including the Classic Round Voyage and the Astronomy Voyage, with prices starting from £947.
The Astronomy cruise, which celebrates it’s 10th voyage last year, still has a 100 per cent success rate in seeing the Northern Lights.
During the trip, the ship spends nearly half of the journey under the auroral ring around the pole to ensure the best possible chance.
The best time to see the lights is often between September and April when the nights are darker with the prime time between 5pm and 2am.
Many flock to Iceland or Norway for the best view, with less light pollution to affect the view.
This new experience is just one of the ways in which cruise holidays are changing.
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Which Airlines Offer a Price Guarantee?
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]]>https://briefnews.eu/which-airlines-offer-a-price-guarantee/feed/0Deepak Chopra’s 5 tips to guarantee the best night’s sleep
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https://briefnews.eu/deepak-chopras-5-tips-to-guarantee-the-best-nights-sleep/#respondSat, 17 Jun 2017 12:25:17 +0000http://briefnews.eu/deepak-chopras-5-tips-to-guarantee-the-best-nights-sleep/There’s not much worse than insomnia or a lousy nights sleep. Deepak Chopra, physician, educator and author of “You Are the Universe: Discovering Your Cosmic Self and Why It Matters,” reveals the secrets to a restful nights sleep. Following is a transcript of the video:
So, the best way to prepare for a good night sleep is actually turn off the television at least 2 hours or 3 hours before you are planning to go to sleep. Especially in the bedroom especially these days, if you’re watching Sean Spicer or something like that, then you better turn it off even earlier.
Do not use your bedroom for anything other than sleep or sex. Don’t watch TV, don’t listen to the radio, preferably not even read, so your mind associates your bedroom with sleep. That is a very important thing.
Secondly, trying not to eat at least 2, 3 hours before you go to bed because you know if your body and your brain is occupied with digestion, it’s going to disturb your sleep. Make sure that the room is really dark, as dark as possible when you going to sleep because that turns on melatonin in your pineal gland. It’s good to have a really dark room
Fourthly, you can use aromatherapy to go to sleep especially a calming, sleep-inducing aroma called something like lavender or rose or Jasmine and then there are many other things you can do.
You can take a hot bath in a hot tub before you go to sleep and that’ll also help you and then you can do a short meditation.
]]>https://briefnews.eu/deepak-chopras-5-tips-to-guarantee-the-best-nights-sleep/feed/0Predators back up Subban's guarantee with emphatic Game 3 win
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https://briefnews.eu/predators-back-up-subbans-guarantee-with-emphatic-game-3-win/#respondSun, 04 Jun 2017 05:07:39 +0000http://briefnews.eu/predators-back-up-subbans-guarantee-with-emphatic-game-3-win/P.K. Subban and his Nashville Predators made good on the defenceman’s bold guarantee that the upstart Predators would bounce back to win Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final in the boisterous and friendly confines of Bridgestone Arena.
In recent times these sort of victory pledges have rung hollow since Mark Messier set the trend and promised his New York Rangers would win Game 6 of the 1994 East final against the New Jersey Devils.
But more attention was paid to Subban’s guarantee because of his outspoken, confident personality and because he’s one of the most polarizing figures in the game. Good for Subban to step up and profess the faith he has in his club, that the team would come through at home.
Why not? The Predators fans are among the best in the hockey business. They exhibited this to a worldwide television audience on Saturday with their chants, standing up for almost the entire game to support their club.
The Predators fed off the wonderful atmosphere their fans created, ratcheted up their team speed and made good on their odd-man rushes to score a 5-1 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Predators now trail the best-of-seven series 2-1 with Game 4 back in Nashville on Monday.
Rinne’s resurgence on home ice
It may have looked bleak for the home side when Penguins rookie Jake Guentzel scored his 13th goal of the post-season to give his club an early lead. But the Predators stuck to their system and broke through in the second period for three goals to take a lead they would never relinquish.
There was frustration in the Predators camp early in this series. They outplayed the Penguins in the first two games in Pittsburgh, yet returned home down 2-0 after 5-3 and 4-1 defeats.
But Subban stepped up with his confident words and his teammates followed. Even when the Penguins stormed Nashville’s end after the Predators made it 2-1 in the second period, veteran goalie Pekka Rinne kept his team in front until it took over the game for good.
Rinne was the weak spot in the first two games but rebounded in the first Stanley Cup final game played in Nashville in team history. If there was any doubt this was not a hockey town, it was wiped out on Saturday evening.
From expansion to Balsille to Broadway
Later this month, the Predators will celebrate the 19th anniversary of their expansion draft that built the foundation for their team. With the 25th of 26 selections, Nashville general manager David Poile selected Mike Sullivan. Yes, the gent who now coaches the Penguins. Later that summer, Poile flipped Sullivan to the then Phoenix Coyotes for a seventh-round pick.
It was a challenge in those early years for the Predators. The television broadcast team of play-by-play man Pete Weber, who left Buffalo to head south, and analyst Terry Crisp, a three-time Stanley Cup winner (two as a player with the Philadelphia Flyers and one as a coach with the 1988-89 Calgary Flames), had their work cut out for them.
Nashville fans have embraced the Predators while creating a unique hockey culture. (Mark Humphrey/Associated Press)
They didn’t turn down any invitations to luncheons, dinners or gatherings to address groups and educate them about the game.
Still, a NHL franchise in Nashville was slow to take. The team was almost sold to Canadian Jim Balsillie and moved to Hamilton. But local ownership stepped up to save the team, a group that includes 59-year-old Calgary businessman Brett Wilson.
That was then and this now. The country music community has taken to hockey. The Predators rink is right on Broadway, the main street in Nashville, and steps away from the heartbeat of country music.
There were thousands inside and outside cheering the Predators on to their eighth victory in nine home games in this magical playoff ride this spring.
Subban doesn’t need to guarantee a win on Monday. The Predators have made a series of this final, and we can’t wait to see where Game 4 takes us.
]]>https://briefnews.eu/predators-back-up-subbans-guarantee-with-emphatic-game-3-win/feed/0Should the Government Guarantee Everyone a Job?
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https://briefnews.eu/should-the-government-guarantee-everyone-a-job/#respondThu, 18 May 2017 17:14:08 +0000http://briefnews.eu/should-the-government-guarantee-everyone-a-job/Should Uncle Sam give a job to every American who wants one? That question feels awfully theoretical, given the slate of dramatic spending cuts pending in the Republican-controlled Congress. Still, it is one that Democrats are starting to ask.
The policy proposal is called a jobs guarantee, and the Center for American Progress—arguably the most influential think tank on the mainstream left—is officially pushing it as of this week. In a new report, CAP calls for a “Marshall Plan for America” to “counter the effects of reduced bargaining power, technical change, globalization, and the Great Recession.” With wages stagnant, the middle class shrinking, and workers without college degrees falling behind, the government should engage in massive infrastructure investment and start a public-employment program, the report argues.
The specific aim of the proposal is to boost the employment rate for prime-age workers without a college diploma, and to keep it high. Right now, that would mean creating more than 4 million jobs—a number that would surge during a recession. Assuming that those jobs would pay $ 15 an hour plus benefits, the program would currently cost something like $ 158 billion a year—again, a number that would surge during a recession. “This is approximately one-quarter of Trump’s proposed tax cut for the wealthy on an annual basis,” the report notes.
For that kind of money, the government would pull millions of families out of poverty, proponents of guaranteed-jobs programs argue. It would push up the wages of workers with private-sector jobs by creating a hotter labor market overall. It would address income stagnation and the decline of the middle class. It would improve and expand public services. Rural America would get a boost, and the government would have a strong standing measure to counter recessions and end long-term unemployment.
Of course, there might be less salutary effects as well, and the CAP proposal leaves a number of questions unanswered. For example, the report suggests turning the current pool of unemployed, displaced, and discouraged workers into teachers’ aides, EMTs, and elder-care assistants. But those are jobs that require a considerable amount of training and skill, and are generally long-term careers rather than temporary gigs. They might not be the right ones for a public-jobs program aimed at disaffected workers, in other words. Moreover, those would not be easy job categories to expand in the event of a recession. Demand for health-, elder-, and child-care workers is mostly based on the country’s demography, after all, and again, those jobs require training. Supplying streets with crossing guards, cleaning up highways and national parks: Those more menial tasks might be better suited for a public jobs program, but are not mentioned.
On top of that, the report seems to underestimate the cost of overhead and infrastructure—the program would need to be physically present in every zip code of this vast country, and the Washington has not run anything like this since the Great Depression. The fact that most government-sponsored worker-retraining programs perform abysmally goes unmentioned, too.
The money might be better spent on a combination of targeted help for the long-term jobless, targeted help for distressed communities, targeted help for displaced workers, and targeted help to connect young people to the labor force, along with policies like infrastructure investment and expanded labor protections. But the report does not break out an estimated dollar-for-dollar impact of a jobs guarantee, or competing proposals. Moreover, it does not discuss how a jobs guarantee might change the Federal Reserve’s mandate to seek maximum employment along with price stability. (One question: Would the Fed allow higher interest rates that would cool off private-employment growth in a world with a jobs guarantee?)
But rather than critique the idea’s policy merits, perhaps it makes more sense to look at the CAP proposal in political terms: another sign that Democrats are moving to the left, not the center, and thinking big, not small. Proposals like a jobs guarantee, Representative Ro Khanna’s $ 1 trillion expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the increasingly popular universal basic income might appeal not just to the Bernie Sanders left, but also to Trump voters who felt abandoned and unmoored during the Obama years, the thinking goes. The rise of populist movements and the shrinking of the middle class—with all the economic pain and political turbulence that comes with that—seems to have increased the appetite of both parties for dramatic proposals.
As such, even before the CAP proposal had come out, the idea of a jobs guarantee had been gaining traction on the left. The economists and public intellectuals William Darity of Duke University and Darrick Hamilton of the New School have been pushing for a federal jobs guarantee, for instance, in part to ease the country’s profound racial disparities and to act as a more effective recession-fighting measure than unemployment insurance. The European Union recently implemented a youth-guarantee initiative to reduce the number of young people “not in employment, education, or training,” often referred to as “NEETs.”
The idea itself is a very old one, with proposals for it extending back for hundreds of years. A number of Renaissance humanists pushed cities to provide work for the impoverished, for instance. Here in the United States, during the Great Depression, Huey Long argued for confiscating fortunes and incomes above a certain limit and using the money to ensure every American had work. With World War II raging, President Franklin D. Roosevelt called for a “second bill of rights,” including a jobs guarantee. “People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made,” he said. Martin Luther King Jr. famously supported one too. “We must develop a federal program of public works, retraining, and jobs for all, so that none, white or black, will have cause to feel threatened,” he said.
Even with mainstream Democrats starting to support a jobs guarantee, such a proposal still might feel airy to consider at the moment. But after another recession, another lost decade, another jobless recovery, the left seems to be betting, it might not.