Posts

NEWSWEEK: Your new post has been called “high-risk, high- reward.” Agree? TAKENAKA: If we expect high return in the economy, the government also should take some risk. Since I used to be a university professor, I’d like to use an economic term: the cost of adjustment. Liquidity will be needed. As factors of production like capital, labor and technology move to other areas, friction will occur. But through this process the potential power of our economy will increase....

Excerpts: Q: How would you sum up 2015 season? A: The 2015 season was really eventful, I picked up 7 titles this year in total and that’s the best I’ve done so far. I was playing my best squash in the month of September where I picked up 3 titles but I wasn’t able to keep that up in the next few months. I picked up a win at the Singapore Open just prior to Christmas so that was a good way to end the year for me....

The charity event is the brainchild of retired Singapore Armed Forces member and the founder of FFC, Austin Prakesh. We caught up with the man himself before the event. How did you come up with the novel idea of incorporating martial arts and charity? Well, I’ve been boxing professionally since the age of 16. Eventually, we were called in to do a charity fight. We did it because we were young and we felt it was kind of cool to fight for charity....

Bangkok Glass FC 6-0 Sisaket FC The Friday night flight saw Bangkok Glass claimed the impressive result, winning 6-0 over Sisaket FC at its home ground, Leo Stadium. Jhasmani Campos gave the Rabbits the 30th minute lead when the newly signing from Kazma SC netted his very first goal for Bangkok Glass in 2017 Toyota Thai League. Then the Bolivian international midfielder’s well-time cross allowed Daniel Garcia Rodriguez to double the advantage for the hosts at the break....

Trewhella says he would never kill a physician who performs abortions. Moreover, he insists that anyone in his mission who advocated violence “would be asked to leave.” But after last month’s murder of Pensacola, Fla., doctor John Britton, federal authorities aren’t taking the 34-year-old pastor at his word. According to a confidential FBI document, Trewhella is one of a half dozen anti-abortion activists now under investigation as possible conspirators in a campaign of violence against abortion clinics....

As scientists describe it in the April 1 issue of the journal Sleep, they let some of their 32 healthy female volunteers sleep through the night undisturbed (in a sleep lab at Johns Hopkins University) for seven nights, awakened some of them once an hour for eight hours during nights three to five, and delayed the bedtime of the rest of the women for those three nights. On night six, women in the last two groups underwent 36 hours of sleep deprivation, followed by an 11-hour recovery sleep....

The social media influencer—who goes by Navid Alpha and has more than a million Instagram followers—took part in a race between two Lamborghinis and a Porsche on Saturday. The race resulted in a fatal accident on the A66 highway near the city of Hofheim in Germany, when Alpha’s Lamborghini collided with a Skoda and the unidentified driver was killed. A video of the incident filmed by a car that was traveling behind the three sports cars sees the two Lamborghinis and the Porsche racing on the highway before the crash....

Traditional Medicare Versus Advantage Medicare Parts A and B make up Traditional Medicare. This is the default entitlement of those who attain Medicare eligibility through age or disability. Traditional Medicare is often paired with Part D (Prescription only) plans, group plans and/or Medigap plans. A Medicare beneficiary can also elect to take a Part C or Medicare Advantage as their primary instead of Traditional Medicare. This does not cause them to lose Traditional Medicare; simply, it allows them to take advantage of certain plan offerings that may or may not be what they prefer....

Practitioners of integrative medicine see patients as partners and work closely with you to ensure you’re receiving the treatments you need. Integrative medicine addresses many factors, including the physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and environmental influences that affect a person’s health status. In addition to providing treatments that address immediate health concerns, integrative medicine focuses on the broader concepts of health (including living a healthy lifestyle) that promote a person’s overall health and well-being now and into the future....

In a video uploaded to YouTube a few days ago, Intel demonstrated its XeSS, or Xe Super Sampling, algorithm in the survival base-building game The Riftbreaker. Lasting just over a minute, the clip shows the game in split-screen, with a 1080p version of it on the left, and the 4K upscaled version on the right. The narrator points out that the view on the right is much sharper, with greater clarity, while the one of the left appears somewhat more blurry, especially when it’s zoomed in....

Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti claimed in the wake of Inter’s 1-0 win at San Siro on Boxing Day that Koulibaly, who was sent off in the 80th minute, was subjected to racist chants. Ancelotti also said his side requested the game be stopped on three occasions due to the abuse aimed at the Senegal international. Lega Serie A announced on Thursday that Inter would have to play their next two home games behind closed doors, while the Curva Nord section of San Siro will be shut for a third match....

The Argentina striker sealed a pulsating clash after Ricardo Rodgriguez impeded Danilo D’Ambrosio at a corner late on and stroked home having twice given Luciano Spalletti’s side the lead with a pair of wonderfully taken goals. Suso netted impressively for Milan’s first equaliser and Samir Handanovic’s own-goal nine minutes from time had a third consecutive 2-2 draw in this fixture on the cards before Icardi had the final word....

“UC Sampdoria announces the signing of the player Jose Rodolfo Pires Ribeiro, better known as Dodo, on a temporary basis from Inter," a statement on Sampdoria’s website announced. Dodo made 20 appearances in his first season in Serie A. However, he made just one appearance in all competitions in the first half of the 2015-16 campaign. 0 votes

Inter rallied from a goal down to beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 on Wednesday and record its second victory after conceding first in the Champions League. Both times, captain and striker Mauro Icardi was front and center for the Nerazzurri, scoring a late equalizer two weeks ago against Tottenham and the winner against PSV. “He made the difference in a very good match despite not having much luck,” said Inter coach Luciano Spalletti....

The highly-rated striker, who turned 18 on Friday, has extended his deal through to June 30, 2021. Kaka: Why Neymar is my favourite player Pinamonti had been linked with Premier League clubs Tottenham and Liverpool, although his agent had suggested last month that his fondness for Inter would likely influence a decision over his future. “In addition to the new contract, we are also discussing the sporting plans with the Nerazzurri,” Tullio Tinti told Calciomercato....

Milan head into the match having spent the international break stewing on back-to-back Serie A defeats against Sampdoria and Roma. Vincenzo Montella’s side sit seventh, seven points adrift of third-placed Inter and nine back from pacesetters Napoli. Candreva acknowledges that Milan will be desperate to turn their fortunes around against Inter, but assured Luciano Spalletti’s men have plenty of desire to win. “I’m happy to have done well for Italy and I’ve returned with great enthusiasm, motivated for the match with Milan,” said Candreva....

In fact, many have made requests for more content based on Bill that highlights his past. While a lot of this appreciation for Bill comes from his unique attitude, Bill’s Town is also a major factor in the fandom’s love for the character. Boasting as much personality as the man who inhabits it, Bill’s Town is full of traps that he uses to survive in an area that is full of infected....

Marissa Nelson, a licensed marriage and family therapist based in Washington, D.C., says there are no hard and fast rules to locking lips and everyone has their own preferences and kissing styles, but there are certain principles that if followed, can assure it’s a pleasurable experience. The first, she says, is exploration and communication. “Kissing should always aim to be fun, connecting and a great base for exploration. It is important to share how you would like to be kissed, and what your turn-ons and turn-offs are about kissing for you,” she tells Newsweek....

But a lot has changed over the past few years. MORE: What we learned on Raw | Exclusive Dean Ambrose movie clip | Highs and lows of Sting’s career Paul “Triple H” Levesque is now in charge of the NXT developmental program and has focused on signing the top independent stars — like Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn and Samoa Joe — and molding them into the next WWE superstars. But he hasn’t stopped there, also looking overseas and bringing in international stars Finn Balor and Hideo Itami....

The now-viral Reddit post, which has 7,600 upvotes, was posted to the subreddit “Am I The A**hole” on February 12 by u/Sea-Refridgerator2986. It’s titled, “AITA for being weirded out by my mother’s ‘pregnancy gift’ for me?” The original poster (OP) revealed she is 20 weeks pregnant with her first child. Her mother recently gifted her an old picture she drew when she was about 5. “It’s a disturbing picture honestly,” she said....