Telling everybody human nature

SAN FRANCISCO — Tech industry titans have navigated a lot to get where they are today — the dot-com bust, the 2008 recession, a backlash against tech power, the pandemic. They have overcome boardroom showdowns, investor power struggles and regulatory land mines. But this summer, some of them encountered their most threatening opponent yet: multifamily townhouses. Their battle took place in one of Silicon Valley’s most exclusive and wealthiest towns: Atherton, California, a 4.9-square-mile enclave with a population of 7,500, just north of Stanford University. There, tech chief executives and venture capitalists banded together over the specter that more than one home could exist on a single acre of land in the general vicinity of their estates. Their weapon? Strongly worded letters. Faced with the possibility of new construction, Rachel Whetstone, Netflix’s chief communications officer and an Atherton resident, wrote to the City Council and mayor that she was “very … [Read more...] about The summer of NIMBY in the Bay Area’s poshest town

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for setting up an eco-tourism development board to fully utilise the tourism potential of the state. The board will be headed by the state chief minister with ministers of 10 departments as its members, Tourism Minister Jaiveer Singh told newspersons here. The need for the board was being felt for long and a decision to set it up was taken at the meeting presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, he said. The minister said the board will help the state attract domestic and international tourists. There are vast historical, cultural, religious heritage and natural resources in the state needing proper publicity, which will be done through this board, he said.Ten departments included in the board are tourism, forest, AYUSH, rural development and irrigation, urban development, agriculture, horticulture, sport and transport. <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Beyond its spiritual … [Read more...] about UP Cabinet Approves Setting Up of Tourism Board

The emotions which we experience have been refined through the course of human history and are essential for human survival. Anger is also one of the several basic emotions that humans experience and is as elemental as happiness, sadness, anxiety or disgust. It has always been branded as a bad or negative sentiment, but Psychotherapist Emily H. Sanders said that it is simply a feeling that provides data just like other feelings do. She addressed the anger issues and spoke about the common triggers which lead to this feeling. Through an Instagram post, the psychotherapist explained that anger is a signal which tells us that we need something. However, how we express or manage our anger might put us in a tough spot. Therefore, it becomes important to pay attention to what triggers our anger and tune in to our needs. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Emily H. Sanders, LMFT (@emily.sanders.therapy) The health expert poses a few questions which … [Read more...] about What Causes Anger? Psychotherapist Lists Common Triggers

The conservative-leaning Lincoln Project has taunted former President Donald Trump in a new ad released on Tuesday warning him that his Republican allies are "turning" on him. The Lincoln Project's new ad , "Outsider," addresses the former president directly and argues that no one is being honest with Trump except the group that has produced the recent ad. The new ad follows a familiar pattern for the Lincoln Project in ostensibly speaking to Trump and warning him about those close to him. It also highlights his own criticism of the group as the "Loser Project." The Lincoln Project describes itself as a "leading pro-democracy organization" and was founded in 2019 by former members of the Republican Party opposed to Trump. The group has become well-known for its ads aimed at the former president. "You hate us," a female narrator tells Trump. "And we're not your biggest fans either." "But in a funny way, we're the only people you can trust," the narrator says as the video … [Read more...] about Trump taunted in new Lincoln Project ad: “They’re turning on you”

Two Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks were ordered to pay more than $200 million to hundreds who fell victim to their crimes. U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner awarded $106 million in compensatory damages and $100 million in punitive damages to nearly 300 people in a long-running civil suit against the judges, writing the plaintiffs are “the tragic human casualties of a scandal of epic proportions.” In what came to be known as the kids-for-cash scandal, Mark Ciavarella and another judge, Michael Conahan, shut down a county-run juvenile detention center and accepted $2.8 million in illegal payments from the builder and co-owner of two for-profit lockups. Ciavarella, who presided over juvenile court, pushed a zero-tolerance policy that guaranteed large numbers of kids would be sent to PA Child Care and its sister facility, Western PA Child Care. Ciavarella ordered children as young as 8 to … [Read more...] about Kids-for-cash judges ordered to pay more than $200M

Sinopharm, a Chinese state-run pharmaceutical company, announced on Monday that it had submitted an application for clinical trials of an “Omicron-specific mRNA COVID-19 [Chinese coronavirus] vaccine [candidate]” that it allegedly produced, China’s state-run Global Times reported . “The application for clinical trials of a domestic Omicron-specific mRNA COVID-19 [Chinese coronavirus] vaccine [candidate] has been submitted for approval, marking a leading step in efforts to fight the Omicron variant, Chinese leading vaccine producer Sinopharm said on Monday,” the Global Times relayed on August 15. Sinopharm is officially known as the China National Pharmaceutical Group Corporation (CNPGC). “Sinopharm has independently developed four COVID-19 vaccines, four COVID-19 diagnostic reagents and four COVID-19 treatment drugs to date. It is the only manufacturer in the world that has developed three types of COVID-19 vaccines at the same time,” according to the Global Times , … [Read more...] about China Claims It Has an mRNA Vaccine Product for the Omicron Variant of Coronavirus

Filmmaker Ayan Mukerji’s Brahmastra is one of the most highly anticipated films of the year. While it has captured the attention of the audience by bringing real-life couple, actors Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, on the big screen for the first time, it is also being lauded for its unique concept inspired by deeply rooted tales from Indian history. The fantasy film belongs to a three-part franchise and marks the beginning of India’s first original universe, The Astraverse. It revolves around Shiva, who discovers that he can control fire. Earlier today, the makers of Brahmastra dropped a video where Mukerji provides a glimpse into the inspirations behind the film, which dates back to anecdotes he heard as a child. He shared, “As a child, I grew up loving stories from Indian mythology. My father used to tell me a lot about our powerful gods and goddesses and I was deeply affected by them – Lord Shiva, lord Vishnu, lord Ganesha, lord Hanuman, goddess Durga, and goddess Kali. I believe … [Read more...] about Brahmastra: Ayan Mukerji Opens Up About Inspirations Behind Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt Starrer

A new 21st century foreign policy is being written in the background of the battle lines being drawn in the Indo-Pacific. The ‘Great Game’ now stretches from Afghanistan to this vast area of immense geopolitical significance. The Indo-Pacific is marked by a precarious geometry of fault-lines and historic strategic mistrust. It has become the centre of China’s efforts to establish its pre-eminence as the dominant, indeed, sole superpower. What is the geographic scope of the Indo-Pacific? It is generally agreed that it extends from the east coast of Africa to the west coast of the Americas. Drawing precise geographic borderlines is not important since the Indo-Pacific is primarily a geostrategic concept. It is the core and nerve centre of international geopolitics and a new global power game. It is encircled by major population centres. Eight of the top twenty economies are situated here, giving it immense geo-economic importance. New threats and challenges to the existing world … [Read more...] about The New Great Game: Free World Needs Quad-Like Alliances to Confront Chinese Threats