12 March 2020

A New Streaming Platform for Short Attention Spans

Punk'd and Singled Out revivals on Quibi

Quibi is a company that is trying to capitalize on the ever deteriorating attention span of the consumer.

The service aims to compete with TikTok and YouTube by creating professional content people can watch on their phones that's cut down to 7 minute segments - far shorter than traditional 22 minute TV shows.

The platform is also taking advantage of consumers' incessant need for the ridiculous. Some of the ideas it is launching its service with include "a cooking contest where competitors are slammed in the face with meals fired out of a cannon, a show about customized dog houses called 'Barkitecture', and a home-renovation program that 'removes the stains' from houses where murders were committed," according to Bloomberg.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Team Mate Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Cristiano Ronaldo, en un partido con la Juventus.
Juventus, a football club based in Turin, a city in Piedmont situated just outside Italy's initial exclusion zone, just confirmed that center-back Daniele Rugani has tested positive for the coronavirus, though it's not yet clear who.
This is the first time a Serie A football club has confirmed that one of its top players has been infected.
And suddenly, it seems clear that Italian soccer's plan to ban fans at league contests is truly inadequate.
Immediately, most fans thoughts probably turned to Cristiano Ronaldo, the club's star player.
11 March 2020

"Taiwan" to "Taipei" Johns Hopkins coronavirus map changed

A heat map showing number of coronavirus cases in China, and in "Taipei and environs."
Screenshot: JHU Coronavirus Resource Center
The Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center, which maintains an interactive map tracking the number of coronavirus cases worldwide, has changed how it refers to Taiwan, Axios has learned. Instead of "Taiwan," the map now uses "Taipei and environs."

Why it matters: The change tracks closely with how the Chinese government prefers to refer to Taiwan, which it views as part of Chinese territory.
  • Screenshots from early February show that the JHU coronavirus map still used "Taiwan" as a category under a section called "Confirmed cases by country/region."
  • But now the map uses "Taipei and environs," referring to Taiwan's capital city and surrounding areas.
What they're saying: When contacted Lauren Gardner, an associate professor of civil and systems engineering at JHU who directs the map project, said that they had just caught the change and would be changing it back to "Taiwan" immediately.

The big picture: Over the past several years, the Chinese government has increasingly sought to control how international organizations and companies refer to Taiwan, insisting that they change wording to align more closely with the Chinese Communist Party's "one-China policy."
  • In 2018, the Chinese government threatened airlines around the world with retaliation if they did not change wording on websites and on-place reading materials.
  • Those airlines now list the capital of Taiwan as simply "Taipei" or as "Taipei, China."


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Manipur closes international gates at Moreh: Coronavirus


A couple wearing masks. File

An order says that all district authorities and security forces have been instructed to close down all entry points.

The legalised border trade with Myanmar came to a grinding halt from Tuesday as the Manipur government closed both the international gates I and II at Moreh, Manipur’s border town.


An order issued by H. Gyan Prakash, the special secretary (Home), Manipur, says that the preventive measure was taken to check possible outbreak and transmission of Coronavirus in Manipur. Crossing the international gates by all sections of people through these gates is prohibited. The order says that all district authorities and security forces have been instructed to close down all entry points.


On Monday, the troops of 43 Assam Rifles deployed along the border had banned crossing of the border. Only a few people are going to Myanmar and entering Manipur through these gates manned by officials of Manipur and Myanmar. Majority of the traders bring their goods to Manipur through other parts of the border. An official source says that the sealing of the international border will be extended to Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh which have a common border with Myanmar.
There have been local media reports saying that just one or two officials check the people coming from Myanmar. As there is no crowd control system near the international gates, the possibility of contracting the disease is high. Besides, reports say that those wanting to enter Manipur are stranded for hours as the doctors are yet to arrive from Imphal.

Health officials said that the tests conducted on 12 suspect persons were found to be negative. One Indian coming to Imphal was lodged in the isolation ward of the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal. Medical Superintendent C. Arunkumar said the patient was improving and said that he may be discharged soon.

There are two isolation wards in the two medical colleges, RIMS and JNIMS, in Imphal.

Chief Minister N. Biren had already given approval for the construction of a full-fledged isolation ward on the RIMS complex to meet any eventuality. He also appealed to the people to shorten the Holi festival which is a five-day carnival in Manipur.

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International Boder Shutdown Creates Panic in Mizoram

Residents have been queuing up at shops for essential commodities since Monday evening after the Mizoram government shut its international and inter-state borders, barring a few entry and exit points, over the novel coronavirus outbreak. Some traders reportedly hiked prices following rumours on social media about a patient allegedly being detected with coronavirus in Assam. It sparked apprehension that the government may close its border with Assam, from where Mizoram essential supplies are routed.

In Aizawl, some shops ran out of stocks by Tuesday evening. Civil supplies and consumer affairs minister K. Lalrinliana, however, said there was enough stock of essential commodities, including oil and cooking gas. A trader said that there was no cause to worry as more stocks are coming from neighbouring states.


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13 December 2016

Mizoram and Hmar People’s Convention to hold peace talks

Lalthalien said Hmar would lead the delegation this time, while 'Deputy Army Chief' of the outfit Lalbiaknunga, earlier tipped to be included in the delegation will not be present.

Aizawl, Dec 13 : The Mizoram government and Hmar People’s Convention (Democratic) will hold a third round of peace talks on Friday.

The HPC(D) delegation, for the first time since August 10 last, would be led by Working Chairman of the outfit Lalthangliana Hmar, Hmar sources on Tuesday said.

Lalthalien, a church leader in Imphal, who had led the HPC(D) delegation in the first and second rounds of talks, told PTI that Hmar would lead the delegation this time, while ‘Deputy Army Chief’ of the outfit Lalbiaknunga, earlier tipped to be included in the delegation will not be present.

Meanwhile, in a goodwill gesture by the government, HPC(D) ‘Army Chief’ Lalropuia Famhoite, who had been incarcerated at the Central Jail near Aizawl since 2015, was released on bail by a local court on Monday.

Officials, however, did not comment on his likely participation in the talks.

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08 March 2016

94 serows die of goat pox in Mizoram

At least 94 serows, the state animal of Mizoram, have been found dead across the state since the outbreak of goat pox disease last year, Environment and Forests department officials said.

The carcasses were found in the forests, mainly near rivers.

Goat pox is caused by the Capripox virus, which can be found in potential hosts such as goats, sheep and cows, and although India is a known endemic region for the virus, there have been no recorded cases of its outbreak in Mizoram, the officials said.

It was initially believed that the animals died of sarcoptic mange, a skin disease caused by a particular kind of mite.

Sarcoptic mange could have been a secondary infection but it was most likely not fatal, they said.