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Representative Image Families in Beijing rushed to stock up on food. Supermarkets stayed open late. Residents endured long lines for mandatory testing. China’s stock markets plunged. A fresh coronavirus outbreak in China’s capital has raised concerns that Beijing could become, after Shanghai, the next Chinese megacity to put life on hold to contain the spread of the omicron variant. The central government has leaned heavily on lockdowns despite their high social and economic costs, in pursuit of Communist Party leader Xi Jinping’s “zero-COVID” strategy of eliminating infections. On Monday, the Beijing government said 70 coronavirus cases had been found in Beijing since Friday. Nearly two-thirds have been in the district of Chaoyang, which ordered all 3.5 million residents to take three PCR tests over the next five days. In other cities, mass testing in response to initial coronavirus cases has sometimes been a prelude to stringent lockdowns, like the four-week one in … [Read more...] about COVID Outbreak in Beijing Prompts Panic Buying and Lockdown Fears

Make that four weeks in a row of gains for the U.S. stock market, as the rally has become undeniable. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both climbed more than 3% last week, with the the Dow up 2.9%. The S&P 500 has now climbed 15% from its lows in mid-June, while the Nasdaq has clawed back 20% since then. That could technically be described as a new bull market for the index. A 20% retracement from a recent low fits the bill—or the bull—but there are a lot of opinions about that. But we can't deny the strength of the rally, especially when we dig into the charts. The average stock in the Nasdaq Composite index is up 34% from its lows. Remember, just a few months ago, we were talking about the average Nasdaq stock being down 50% from its highs. The pendulum has swung back in a big way. Across the market, the breadth thrust has been pretty impressive. And no, that's not a swimming stroke. The breath trust indicator is a technical indicator used to ascertain market momentum … [Read more...] about Going Back to School with Stock Market Fundamentals

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO Even before it shut down for good a few days ago, the property of Colegio de San Lorenzo (CDSL) was about to be sold, and violations, such as the school’s lack of building permit, were already up for investigation, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte disclosed on Thursday. According to Belmonte, CDSL owners approached the local government of Quezon City manifesting their intention to sell the school property, but she told the owners to come up with a proposal. “Now, I just learned that the school was sold but the sale wasn’t fully completed,” Belmonte said in an interview with One News PH. “My question is why did they decide to continue with this school year if they decided to sell the school property?” She did not elaborate on CDSL’s sale and has yet to respond to the Inquirer’s queries. READ: Colegio de San Lorenzo did not inform DepEd of intent to close Legal liability The legal liability concerning its closure and … [Read more...] about Mayor bares issues vs closed QC school

UNSAFE The building of Dugong Elementary School in Bucay, Abra, shows cracks, and its columns and beams are shattered after the magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the province on July 27, 2022. An inspection by local authorities on August 11 shows the school is not safe for occupancy. —PHOTO FROM DUGONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACEBOOK BAGUIO CITY — Four Abra schools were still serving as evacuation centers just days before the opening of the new school year on August 22, an official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Wednesday. Among these was Supo National High School, which currently housed 21 families, or 58 individuals, from Barangay Supo in Abra’s Tubo town, said Enrique Gascon Jr., the DSWD assistant director for the Cordillera, at a press briefing on Wednesday. Post-quake assessment Gascon said the displaced residents live in an “unsafe” area in their village, citing a post-quake assessment by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau and the Philippine … [Read more...] about DSWD: Some Abra schools still serve as evacuation sites after quake

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin If you’ve ever run a race (competitively or casually to raise money for a good cause), you’ve experienced the solace that comes with knowing the finish line is just around the corner. It’s this idea of a pandemic finish line that has kept many of us going for the last two-plus years, even when we thought we had zero reserves left in us. But Covid-19 is not like a regular race. This finish line keeps moving. And parents in the workforce are feeling like every step forward leads to two (or twenty) steps back. A 2022 Maven Clinic survey showed that 70% of employers have seen higher rates of attrition among working parents due to Covid-19. They also found that unsupported employees feel less loyal to their employer. As it stands, we’re in yet another wave of high Covid cases, not to mention new fears of monkeypox spreading in schools. Instead of that return-to-normal fairytale we’ve been telling ourselves at night so we can … [Read more...] about 4 Ways Companies Can Support Working Parents Juggling Back To School (During COVID-19, Again!)

The retired secret service agent who performed a threat assessment of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that was ignored prior the deadly shooting last February revealed himself in an interview to The Sun-Sentinel Friday. Steve Wexler, a former secret service agent whose own daughters previously attended Stoneman Douglas in years past, was asked by the school officials to perform a threat assessment back in late 2017 The Daily Caller first reported back in April. (RELATED: Parkland Teacher: School Ignored Suggestions After 2017 Threat Assessment Of Campus) Wexler, according to a Stoneman Douglas teacher, “Came in. He parked in the front of the school for 20 minutes. He was never approached by anyone. He gained entry to the campus never being stopped by anyone at any time and put post-its on 21 random people.” Each person that Wexler put a post-it note on represented a casualty by a perpetrator who potentially could have gained access to the campus.  The agent ran out … [Read more...] about Secret Service Agent Who Performed Ignored Threat Assessment Of Stoneman Douglas School Reveals Himself

The New York Times editorial board contradicted itself in a Sunday article about New York City mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to better integrate students into eight specialized high schools. Titled “ It’s Time to Integrate New York’s Best Schools,” the article addresses de Blasio’s idea to replace the required admissions test — which disproportionately hinders black and Latino students from selection — with a better system that would focus more on middle school grades and state exam performance, criteria more promising for minorities. The Times at first says the mayor is taking an “important step” and that his “plan is far from radical,” citing the University of Texas’ similar approach. Several positive statistics are listed: Students from hundreds of middle schools would see new offers to attend the elite high schools, and black/Latino representation would rise from 10.4 of specialized high school students to 45 percent. But in a near 180 degree turn, the editorial board … [Read more...] about NYTimes Can’t Make Up Its Mind Over NYC School Integration Proposal

A school in Baltimore County, Maryland, has decided to cancel its upcoming production of Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.” due to the play’s “negative stereotyping of Arabic culture.” The Westowne Elementary had already held auditions for the play and started rehearsal for next year’s show when the school announced that the play has been scrapped, stating that it “is not the best fit for our Westowne community,” according to WBAL-TV channel 11 Tuesday. (RELATED: California High School Told They Have To Change Their Arab Mascot) WATCH: “Recently, it has been brought to our attention that Disney’s Aladdin Jr. has historically been criticized for its inaccurate, negative stereotyping of Arabic culture,” a statement to drama club parents from the school’s principal, J. Palmer Wilker, read. “Here at Westowne, we want to cultivate students who have a strong self-image, appreciation, and respect for other cultures. It is important that we make choices that resist negative stereotypes, … [Read more...] about School Cancels ‘Aladdin Jr.’ Play Over Its ‘Negative Stereotyping Of Arabic Culture’

- A + A The Chinese leader emerged from the Communist Party’s secretive summer retreat on the Yellow Sea this week facing mounting problems at home and abroad. Xi has just a few months to make sure they don’t overshadow his greatest achievement yet: securing a precedent-breaking third term as leader at a party congress later this year. (Aug 18): Shortly after President Xi Jinping took power in 2012, he outlined his “Chinese Dream” for national rejuvenation. A decade later, he’s entering his most challenging period yet for turning that vision into reality. The Chinese leader emerged from the Communist Party’s secretive summer retreat on the Yellow Sea this week facing mounting problems at home and abroad. Xi has just a few months to make sure they don’t overshadow his greatest achievement yet: securing a precedent-breaking third term as leader at a party congress later this year. With economic growth forecasts being slashed, Covid cases rising to a three-month … [Read more...] about Xi starts march to third term in China facing problems at home and abroad

Datuk Rosol Wahid (Bernama filepix) - A + A KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 18): The declaration of the Malaysia Reprographic Rights Centre (MARC), the first-of-its kind initiative in the country, is for the protection of rights of authors, publishers and visual artists, said Deputy Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Rosol Wahid. Speaking at the National Seminar on Managing Copyright in Malaysia Education on Thursday (Aug 18), Rosol said MARC has the responsibility of monitoring and enforcing rights, as well as for collecting and distributing royalties to the rights holders. The organisation will be tasked with monitoring the re-use of print and digital works across Malaysia, such as at schools, universities, libraries and print centres, in collaboration with the relevant entities such as the Education Ministry and Higher Education Ministry, he said. “MARC, as the Collective Management Organisation (CMO), will work with local universities to develop a simple … [Read more...] about New centre protects rights of authors, publishers and visual artists