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10 predictions for music in 2025 – National

5Jan

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10 predictions for music in 2025 – National

With a fresh year before us, ’tis the season to look ahead at what things we may look forward to over the next 12 months and which things may befall us in the world of music. 1. Possible consolidation within the streaming music businessWe’ve all heard of the Big Four of streaming music: Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and Amazon Music. You may have encountered Deezer, Tidal, Napster and Qobuz. We can throw iHeartRadio, Bandcamp, and SoundCloud into the mix. But what about 8Tracks, Boomplay, Jango, LiveOne, Joox, JioSaavn, Patari, KKBox and Hoopla? Those are streaming music services as well.Some survive because of their special focus on specific areas of the world — China, South Asia and the Middle East, for example — but you have to wonder about the financial viability of the non-Big Four. G...

Speculation grows that Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl will be asked to form a government – National

5Jan

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Speculation grows that Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl will be asked to form a government – National

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Sunday announced that he would meet with far-right politician Herbert Kickl as speculation grows that he will ask the Freedom Party leader to form a government. Van der Bellen made the announcement after meeting with Chancellor Karl Nehammer and others at his presidential palace.Nehammer has announced his intention to resign after coalition talks between his conservative Austrian People’s Party and the center-left Social Democrats collapsed over the budget.Nehammer has ruled out working with Kickl, but others within his party are less adamant.Earlier Sunday, the People’s Party nominated its general secretary, Christian Stocker, as interim leader, but the president said Nehammer would remain chancellor for now.In the past, Stocker has criticize...

How RCMP is responding to ‘unprecedented’ threats against MPs, officials – National

5Jan

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How RCMP is responding to ‘unprecedented’ threats against MPs, officials – National

The head of the RCMP unit in charge of protecting politicians says the force is ready for a looming federal election, even as it deals with an “unprecedented” level of threats against MPs and candidates. Michelle Paradis, the RCMP assistant commissioner in charge of protective policing, says requests for protection are continuing to increase, and more members are being recruited to meet the demand. Those members are consistently being trained up on new and emerging threats at home and from abroad, with the goal of ensuring they are “constantly vigilant,” she said.“What I want is for our officers to be trained in a way that… their head is basically on a swivel,” Paradis told Mercedes Stephenson in an interview that aired Sunday on The West Block.“It’s not complacency. It’s about changing to...

50 best Golden Globes dresses of all time | The Standard

5Jan

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50 best Golden Globes dresses of all time | The Standard

This year, all eyes will be drawn to the cast of Emilia Pérez, the front-running film this evening with a record-breaking 10 nominations, while stars counting Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, with Wicked, Angelina Jolie, for her role in Maria, and Timothée Chalamet, having played Bob Dylan in a A Complete Unknown, lead the expected A-listers in attendance. Source link

Winter can raise risk of prostate problems in men over 60, says expert

5Jan

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Winter can raise risk of prostate problems in men over 60, says expert

As temperatures drop, a trend of increased prostate-related problems among men over 60 has been observed by experts. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also called prostate gland enlargement, is a common condition that older men can suffer from during the winter months. In a conversation with mid-day.com, Dr Saurabh Mittal, Urologist, Apollo Spectra, Karol Bagh, Delhi, explains, “The cold weather can lead to reduced physical activity and dehydration, both of which are factors that can exacerbate prostate problems like BPH. Dehydration makes the urine more concentrated, irritating the bladder and increasing urination frequency.” Sharing how common this problem is, he says, “In the OPD, every day, 5 in 10 men over 60 are complaining of urinary problems and are evaluated for BPH. Older men...

Jeff Baena, indie filmmaker and Aubrey Plaza’s husband, dead at 47 – National

5Jan

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Jeff Baena, indie filmmaker and Aubrey Plaza’s husband, dead at 47 – National

By Staff The Associated Press Posted January 4, 2025 1:37 pm Updated January 4, 2025 7:08 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, who was married to his frequent creative collaborator Aubrey Plaza, has died. He was 47. Baena was found dead Friday at a Los Angeles home, according to medical examiner’s records. The circumstances were unclear Saturday. The records indicated that the medical examiner’s office was investigating and did not include any informat...

A quarter of Indian population can access stroke centre within an hour: Study

5Jan

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A quarter of Indian population can access stroke centre within an hour: Study

Roughly a fourth of the Indian population has access to a rehabilitation centre within an hour of experiencing an ischaemic stroke -- caused when a blood clot affects supply to the brain, a study has found. The research, published in the International Journal of Stroke, also estimated that there is less than one ischaemic stroke centre per million population. Ischaemic stroke is the most common, accounting for about 70-80 per cent of all strokes in India, according to a September 2024 study, published in the journal Scientific Reports. In the recent study, researchers, including those from the US` Ascension Health and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Hyderabad, found that a total of 566 stroke centres equipped with the `intravenous thrombolysis` method of treatment (whic...

The Science of Storytelling for Business with Will Storr

4Jan

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The Science of Storytelling for Business with Will Storr

Whether you're a business leader, marketer, or communicator, the power of storytelling can dramatically enhance how you connect with your audience. Discover the science behind why the human brain is hardwired for stories, and learn how to craft compelling narratives that motivate and inspire.Hosted by Will Storr, the in-demand story guru and author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Science of Storytelling, Will Storr, this evidence-based masterclass draws on the latest findings from psychology and neuroscience. You’ll learn how to use storytelling is used to influence, persuade, build loyalty and to ultimately to achieve extraordinary results. Packed with practical techniques and in-depth case studies, this unique session will enable you to build narrative and create communications with i...

Nearly 30 years later, is Quebec headed for another independence referendum?

4Jan

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Nearly 30 years later, is Quebec headed for another independence referendum?

Ten years ago, Jean-François Lisée predicted that Quebec’s independence movement would be reborn. “It could rise again given the right circumstances,” he said in 2015. “What could trigger it, I cannot say.”Three years later, as leader of the sovereigntist Parti Québécois, Lisée lost his riding and saw his party reduced to 10 seats when the upstart Coalition Avenir Québec, led by François Legault, swept to power for the first time.The 2018 election was widely seen as proof that separatism was no longer a defining issue in Quebec politics, and pollsters speculated that the PQ’s days were numbered. The province’s new leader was a former sovereigntist at the helm of a conservative-leaning, nationalist party promising not to hold a referendum, and Quebecers rewarded him with a decisive majority...

HMPV not killer like Covid, can cause lung infection in some: IMA expert

4Jan

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HMPV not killer like Covid, can cause lung infection in some: IMA expert

Amid the recent outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, an expert from the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday said that the virus does not cause fatalities like Covid-19 but can in some individuals cause lung infection. Speaking to IANS Dr. Rajeev Jayadevan, Chairman of the Kerala State IMA Research Cell, said that HMPV is very common in young children and there is no vaccine or antiviral treatment recommended. “The HMPV or the Human Metapneumovirus is not a killer virus. It is not a virus that causes severe pneumonia or causes deaths like Covid did in the first part of the pandemic,” Jayadevan said. “In fact, this virus is so common among young children that nearly 100 per cent of younger children would have become infected by the age of four or five years,” he add...