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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Finland will apply for NATO membership, the country’s leaders confirmed Sunday, ending decades of neutrality in a move Russia has condemned as “wrong”—but Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to take the news calmly, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said . Key Facts Niinistö and other officials prepared a report on Finland’s planned application to NATO that Finland intends to submit after running it by parliament. Finland has remained neutral in conflicts between larger nations since 1948, when it signed a treaty with the Soviet Union prohibiting either country from joining a military alliance against the other. In a Saturday phone call with Niinistö, Putin warned applying to NATO would be “wrong” because “there are no threats to Finland’s security,” and the move could harm relations between the two countries, the Kremlin said. Niinistö told CNN’s State of the Union on … [Read more...] about Putin ‘Calm And Cool’ After Learning Finland Will Apply To Join NATO, Finnish President Says

Full disclosure: My original plan was to do a “3 best places to find free e-books, music, and movies” column wherein I found for you three different but excellent sites. advertisement advertisement Then I discovered that one excellent site in particular stood out as having the best overall mix of everything. So, I figured that instead of sending you to the far corners of the internet for all your free content needs, I could just direct you a single convenient destination instead. You and I are both busy people, so let’s get straight to it, shall we? Hoopla That’s the site: Hoopla . What’s the catch? There are three. advertisement advertisement First, you’ll need a library card. That part is not all that hard. Second, your library must be a Hoopla partner. That doesn’t seem super hard, either. I live in a smallish town, and our library works with Hoopla. You can check this map to see if your library is on board. Do that … [Read more...] about Here’s the best (legal) site for free e-books, music, and movies

There’s a lot of conversation around the “ Great Resignation ” as employers are losing talent to other companies that boast higher pay, cool perks, flexible work, sign-on incentives, and professional growth opportunities. It’s an interesting phenomena, but we don’t speak enough to the other side of the coin, something called the “Great Regret” or the “Big Mistake”—where an employee leaves one company for another believing the grass to be greener, and it turns out to be, in fact, worse than where they left. advertisement advertisement Early in my career, I had a Great Regret moment, back in 2008, where I left a job for more money and what seemed to be an amazing opportunity. From day one of my new job, I immediately had negative, early indicators about what was to come. It was a terrible six months in a role punctuated with a culture of high turnover, low morale, scandals, and toxic leadership. I deeply regretted my decision to leave my prior company … [Read more...] about Ready to join the Great Resignation? Here’s how to avoid a disappointing job switch

In March 2019, before a gunman murdered 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, he went live on Facebook to broadcast his attack. In October of that year, a man in Germany broadcast his own mass shooting live on Twitch, the Amazon-owned livestreaming site popular with gamers. On Saturday, a gunman in Buffalo, New York, mounted a camera to his helmet and livestreamed on Twitch as he killed 10 people and injured three more at a grocery store in what authorities said was a racist attack. In a manifesto posted online, Payton S. Gendron, the 18-year-old whom authorities identified as the shooter, wrote that he had been inspired by the Christchurch gunman and others. Twitch said it reacted swiftly to take down the video of the Buffalo shooting, removing the stream within two minutes of the start of the violence. But two minutes was enough time for the video to be shared elsewhere. By Sunday, recordings of the video had circulated widely on other social platforms, … [Read more...] about After Buffalo shooting video spreads, social platforms face questions

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin When crisis strikes, we tend to look to our leaders for what we can do to help. Right now, as so much of the world watches in horror at the invasion of Ukraine, many of us have fretted from afar about what we can do to help. Impressively, business leaders outside of Ukraine has leapt into action. Companies I admire like A.Team , for example, were quick to launch social media fundraising campaigns. Many others have splashed “We stand with Ukraine” on their home pages and social accounts. And while that’s helpful, I’ve been impressed by two particularly inspiring startup companies that are leveraging their unique business propositions to make a difference—beyond moral and simple financial support: Who’s Helping The Babies In Ukraine? Embrace Global. According to Embrace Global , 260,000 women were pregnant in Ukraine when the war started. “Over 1,000 women are giving birth in Ukraine every day,” says Jane … [Read more...] about Beyond Moral Support: How Two International Startups Are Bringing Clever Aid To The People Of Ukraine

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya India records its deaths due to Covid through a transparent and legal process and does not agree to the WHO's estimate of Covid mortality for the country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday. He also said the 14th Conference of Central Council of Health & Family Welfare (CCHFW) passed a resolution in this regard. The resolution was passed on the second day of the three-day CCHFW –'Swasthya Chintab Shivir', which concluded here on Saturday. Mandaviya said the registration of births and deaths in the country is extremely robust and is governed by the decades-old statutory legal framework the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1969. "On the 2nd day of the conference of the CCHFW yesterday we have passed a resolution that we do not agree to the WHO's estimate of Covid mortality for India," he said, referring to the WHO estimate of 4.7 million Covid-related deaths in India. "India records its deaths through a … [Read more...] about India doesn’t agree to WHO’s estimate of COVID-19 deaths: Mansukh Mandaviya

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Lyle Lovett's masterful new record, 12th of June , is like a primer on the genius of Lovett. After opening with an instrumental jazz cover, "Cookin' At The Continental," the record covers the spectrum of Lovett's musical abilities. There are songs of humor like "Pants Is Overrated," jazzy tunes like "Straighten Up And Fly Right" and then there are songs of stunning, sheer beauty — the title track, "The Mocking Ones" and "Are We Dancing. For Lovett, who hadn't released a studio album in a decade, it was important to cover his full musical spectrum. "For somebody that hadn't heard the large band before, I wanted them to kind of know what it was about," he said when I spoke to him this week. "And then for folks that are familiar with my music, I wanted this record to feel like something that they would want to hear or would expect to hear." Lovett will be taking 12th of June tour this summer as part of a double bill … [Read more...] about Sunday Conversation: Lyle Lovett On New Music, Fatherhood, Songwriting, Cartoons And More

Administrative responsibilities can tax any company, but for smaller businesses in particular managing human resources can be a heavy burden. When you run a small company with limited time and resources, the last thing you want to do is divert your attention from the core business that's your bread and butter. Outsourcing human resources functions can reduce your administrative workload and free up your time so you can focus on your business objectives. If you haven't given serious thought to outsourcing, the range of tasks that can be offloaded might surprise you. An HR outsourcing company can manage a whole range of human resources functions that you might otherwise outsource to multiple providers - these functions include everything from payroll processing and benefit plan management and administration to recruiting, training and more. With one provider to take responsibility for a range of HR functions, you'll not only spend less time on administration, but less time managing … [Read more...] about Best HR Outsourcing for Small Businesses in 2022

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Lyft is lifting the notion they’re all about ride-hailing and scooter rentals. On Saturday, the San Francisco-based company is announcing the expansion of its adaptive cycling pilot program to New York City. It enables disabled people to ride adaptive bicycles. The program, called the Adaptive Bike Library, was created in collaboration with disability athletics organization Achilles International . Starting in Central Park, a disabled person wishing to experience bike-riding has access to trained staff who will help orient them to handcycles and tandem bikes. There are free, weekly sessions in four of the city’s five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens. The initiative runs from May through November, operating on a “library” model where people go to one location and “check out” the bikes on-site. Besides Achilles, Lyft collaborated with the New York Department of Transportation and the NYU’s Ability Project … [Read more...] about Lyft, Achilles International Announce Expansion Of Joint Adaptive Cycling Program

(CNN) TikTok posts about actor Johnny Depp's defamation trial against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, have turned a stay-at-home mom based in Scotland into an accidental influencer. Or, perhaps more aptly, a DeppTok influencer. Sophie Doggett, whose TikTok was previously populated by videos on everyday things such as herself or her pets, posted to her TikTok account on April 25 a clip of Heard's lawyer asking a question of a witness and then immediately objecting to the response. It is one of many moments in the trial that has been seized upon by people like Doggett, as clips of testimony and references to the case have pervaded TikTok in a way that no trial has before. That's partly because the proceeding, set to resume Monday, is being livestreamed during the age of TikTok, and also because of the high-profile celebrities the case involves. Doggett, who paired the clip to playful music, said she gained 30,000 followers seemingly overnight from the post which has, to date, … [Read more...] about Dissection by TikTok: Johnny Depp, Amber Heard trial posts are making accidental influencers out of some, targets out of others