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Cultural activities during quarantine: how to visit the best museums and theaters without leaving your home

In order not to be bored at home during the forced quarantine, pay attention to online offers from world famous museums, galleries, theaters and other cultural institutions - thanks to modern technology, you can spend two weeks with benefits not only for health, but also for the soul. In addition, this is a good reason to engage in self-education. Travel + Leasure.

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Top 12 museums - from London to Seoul

Google Arts & Culture has teamed up with over 2500 museums and galleries around the world to provide everyone with virtual tours and online exhibits of some of the most famous museums in the world.

Now you can "go to the museum" without getting up from your own sofa.

The Google Arts & Culture collection includes exhibits from the British Museum in London, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, and literally hundreds of other places where you can learn about art, history and science. This collection is especially useful for students looking for ways to study while in quarantine.

Here are some of the best Google museums that offer online tours and exhibits. And if culture is not enough for you, the Metropolitan Opera in New York will offer free digital shows every night at 19:30 from March 16 to 22.

British Museum, London

This iconic museum, located in the heart of London, allows virtual visitors to explore Queen Elizabeth II’s Great Courtyard and discover the ancient Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies. You can also find hundreds of artifacts in museum virtual tour.

Guggenheim Museum, New York

Function Google Street View allows visitors to explore the famous Guggenheim spiral staircase without leaving home. There you can find incredible works of art from the era of the Impressionists, post-Impressionists, modern and modern times.

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

This famous American art museum presents two online exhibitions on Google. The first is an exhibition of American fashion from 1740 to 1895, which presents, among other things, many models of clothing from the era of colonialism and revolution. The second is a collection of works by the Dutch baroque artist Johann Vermeer.

Orsay Museum, Paris

You can take a virtual walk in this popular gallery, where dozens of famous works by French artists are stored who worked and lived between 1848 and 1914. Get acquainted with the works of Monet, Cezanne, Gauguin and others.

National Museum of Modern Art, Seoul

One of the popular Korean museums can be accessed from anywhere in the world. Virtual tour Google guides you through six floors of Contemporary Art from Korea and around the world.

Pergamon Museum, Berlin

As one of the largest museums in Germany, the Pergamon Museum has a lot to offereven if you cannot physically be there. This history museum is home to many ancient artifacts, including the Babylonian Ishtar Gate and, of course, the Pergamon Altar.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Explore the masterpieces of the Dutch golden age, including the work of Vermeer and Rembrandt. Google offers a tour of this famous museum on Street View, so it seems that you really wander through its halls.

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Any fan of this brilliant artist can see his work nearby (or almost near) by visiting this museum virtually - here you will find the largest collection of works by Vincent van Gogh, including over 200 paintings, 500 drawings and over 750 personal letters.

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Getty Museum, Los Angeles

In this California art museum, you can find European works of art until the VIII century. Commit Street View tourto discover a huge collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, manuscripts and photographs.

Uffizi Gallery, Florence

This lesser known gallery houses a collection of works of art by the Medici, one of Italy's most famous families. The building was designed by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 especially for Cosimo and Medici, but anyone can take a walk through its halls from anywhere in the world.

MASP (Art Museum of Sao Paulo), Sao Paulo

The São Paulo Museum of Art is the non-profit and first modern museum in Brazil. Works of art placed in transparent plexiglass frames give the impression of floating in the air. Commit virtual tourto experience this amazing effect.

National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City

This museum, built in 1964, is dedicated to archeology and the history of Mexico's pre-Hispanic heritage. There is 23 showroomsfilled with ancient artifacts, including some of the Mayan civilization.

Unfortunately, not all popular art museums and galleries can be included in the Google Arts & Culture collection, but some museums do make a commitment to offer online visits. To see more visit Web site collection. Google also has thousands Museum Street View.

A few more options for online tours offer Point ART.

Louvre Museum, Paris

Currently, the Paris Museum is closed until further notice, but offers virtual tours in a special section Site. Here are videos that tell about various exhibitions of the museum, about individual exhibits and discoveries.

Hermitage, St. Petersburg

You can take a virtual tour of the Hermitage in the project "Hermitage. Shot on the iPhone » - 45 halls and 600 works of art by the State Hermitage were shot in one shot on a single charge of the iPhone 11 Pro Max. The film lasts 5 hours 19 minutes, more about it can be read here.

Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The capital's museum offers virtual tours of current exhibitions, and the gallery’s website also has a large archive of past exhibitions and special projects. The section for those who, for various reasons, cannot leave the house, but wants to join the fine art, contains text, audio and video materials, as well as reproductions. Virtual walks in the Tretyakov Gallery can be made here.

The best online broadcasts of performances

Cultural institutions are massively closed, restrictions on attendance and quarantine are introduced. So that people do not feel divorced from life and the world, in particular, from the world of art, many theaters switch to online broadcasting.

Bavarian Opera, Munich

STAATSOPER.TV The 2019/2020 season offers six live broadcasts, as well as the opportunity to watch and listen to the theater's repertoire for 30 days.

Three new productions are available online: The Snow Queen by Hans Abrahamsen, The Judith by Bela Bartok directed by Katie Mitchell and the world premiere of Marina Abramovich's 7 Deaths of Maria Callas. Broadcasts will be accompanied by live broadcasts: BR-KLASSIK host Maximilian Mayer will meet interesting people before the performance and during intermissions to tell more about the production.

In parallel with the Internet, broadcasts will also be traditionally available on the air at Bayerische Staatsoper, as well as at BR-KLASSIK Concert.

Schedule upcoming broadcasts:

  • March 16, starting at 20:00 (13:00 ET): Academic concerts: Schubert, Liszt, Mahler. Conductor Joanna Malvitz
  • March 21, beginning at 19:30 (12:30 ET): Swan Lake, Bavarian Opera House Ballet
  • April 11, starting at 18:30 p.m. (11:30 a.m. ET): “7 deaths of Maria Callas”, directed by Marina Abramovich
  • May 23, beginning at 19:30 (12:30 ET): "Ratmansky / Dawson / Eyal", one-act ballets directed by Alexei Ratmansky.
  • June 28, starting at 18:00 p.m. (11:00 a.m. ET): Castor and Pollux, premiere of the opera by Jean Philip Rameau, conductor Ivor Bolton, featuring Emeke Barat and Edwin Crossley-Mercer
  • July 11, beginning at 19:00 (12:00 ET): Falstaff, the premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's opera directed by Igor Petrenko.
  • July 19, starting at 19:30 (12:30 ET): The “Dead City” by Erich Wolfgang Korngold with the participation of Jonas Kaufmann.

Berlin State Opera, Berlin

The Berlin Opera canceled all performances from March 11 and closed its doors until April 19. You can watch online broadcasts of performances of the Berlin Opera on the channel rbb24, the first - “Carmen” by Georges Bizet was held on March 12, the further broadcast schedule will be updated in real time.

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Bolshoi Theater, Moscow

The main metropolitan theater continues its work as usual: on March 29, you can see the ballet “Romeo and Juliet” directed by Alexei Ratmansky, and on April 19 the ballet “Jewels”, choreographed by George Balanchine to music by Gabriel Fore, Igor Stravinsky and Pyotr Tchaikovsky . Those who are forced to stay at home will be able to watch the broadcast of ballets on the site Bolshoi Theater.

Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg

Media broadcast The Mariinsky Theater offers viewers who are unable to leave their homes to enjoy productions through online broadcasts.

Schedule upcoming broadcasts:

  • March 17, 19:30 (12:30 ET): Creative workshop of young choreographers as part of the XNUMXth Mariinsky International Ballet Festival.
  • March 22, beginning at 19:00 (12:00 ET): “Seven concerts for harp and orchestra”, Closing of the IV International harp festival “Northern Lyre”

Philharmonic named after D.D. Shostakovich, St. Petersburg

The Philharmonic has been conducting live broadcasts of concerts for a long time, opening a wide audience a window into the world of classical music, but now this aspect is gaining maximum relevance. Broadcasts take place on the site philharmonicas well as in the official group in VC.

Schedule upcoming broadcasts:

  • March 16, starting at 20:00 (13:00 ET): Beethoven and Mahler performed by the Philharmonic Academic Orchestra; Conductor Christoph Eschenbach, Piano - Rudolf Buchbinder.
  • March 25, 20:00 (13:00 ET): Concert for the 75th anniversary of the MDT - Theater of Europe. Prokofiev and Shostakovich performed by the Academic Orchestra of the Philharmonic; conductor Yuri Temirkanov, soloist Sergey Dogadin.

In addition, once a week, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic will broadcast its best concerts at UAF YouTube. The broadcast will be arranged as an interactive trip to the hall - shooting on five cameras from different plans, professional sound recording, and during the interval - an interview with one of the musicians or a mini-lecture of a musicologist.

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Woman accuses fertility doctor of secretly using own sperm

A woman is suing a New York fertility doctor, claiming he used his own sperm to secretly impregnate multiple patients — something she said she discovered when DNA genealogy tests revealed she had at least nine half-siblings.

The lawsuit was filed Saturday by the 35-year-old daughter of a woman who got fertility treatments from Dr. Morris Wortman in Rochester in the 1980s. It said he falsely told the family the sperm donor had been a local medical student. He kept the truth a secret, the lawsuit said, even after the woman, his biological daughter, became his gynecology patient.

Wortman was with patients and unavailable for comment Tuesday, his Rochester office said. The office did not immediately respond when asked for the name of an attorney who could speak on his behalf.

The case is one of more than 20 instances in recent years where fertility doctors have been accused of using their own sperm, rather than samples from anonymous donors, to treat patients. The discovery of such scenarios has been made possible with the rise of genealogy sites like Ancestry.com and 23andMe.

In Indiana, Dr. Donald Cline was accused of using his own sperm to impregnate as many as dozens of women after telling them the donors were anonymous. He ultimately pleaded guilty to lying to investigators during an investigation and was given a one-year suspended sentence.

HBO released a documentary last year, "Baby God," about a Nevada doctor accused of inseminating multiple patients with his sperm. In another example, a Colorado doctor was sued by at least six families alleging negligence and fraud for allegedly using his own sperm in several successful artificial insemination procedures from 1975 to 1989. A New Jersey woman sued a former New York doctor with similar allegations earlier this year.

The woman who sued Wortman asked, through her attorney, that her name be withheld because of the personal nature of the allegations and because they involved her medical history. She declined to be interviewed.

The lawsuit differs from some others involving fertility doctors in that Wortman, a gynecologist, had also treated the woman as a patient for nearly 10 years, performing numerous breast and pelvic exams and discussing her sex drive and other personal issues.

The doctor’s conduct “shocks the conscience,” the legal filing said.

The lawsuit said the woman had known that she was born in 1985 through artificial insemination and that Wortman had, in fact, been “revered” in her family for helping her mother conceive through what they thought was an anonymous sperm donation from a University of Rochester medical student.

But the woman began to question the story after taking a genetic test in 2016 that began to link her with one half-sibling after another — all people who were, themselves, the children of sperm donors.

One such sibling, David Berry, had been in touch with the woman for about four years before their growing suspicions were confirmed. He and other half-siblings were at first delighted to meet over their shared bond. His feelings are more complicated now.

“An interesting dichotomy is feeling gratitude for your existence and knowing at the same time that you are the product of something that should have never happened,” Berry, 36, said by phone from Miami, Florida.

“It became a tougher pill to swallow,” he said. “On one hand you’re grateful for your existence and the people you’re sharing the experience with. On the other, I don’t know how you forgive the violation of confidence and trust that a woman puts into her physician in the most intimate of settings.”

In the meantime, Wortman continued to give the woman medical care, sometimes peppering her visits with personal questions about her husband and children and telling her about his own background as a child of Holocaust survivors. At one appointment, Wortman introduced her to his wife.

During an April visit, the lawsuit said, Wortman chuckled to himself and said aloud, “You’re a really good kid, such a good kid."

Follow-up DNA testing with Berry and Wortman’s daughter from his first marriage confirmed the genetic link in May, the lawsuit said.

The suit accuses Wortman and his Rochester clinic, the Center for Menstrual Disorders, of medical malpractice, battery, infliction of emotional distress, negligence, fraud and lack of informed consent.

Wortman is unlikely to face criminal charges because too much time has passed, according to the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office.

“While no victim has reached out yet, our appeals bureau did do some quick research and it appears that in reference to what has been made publicly available, any criminal action is barred by the statute of limitations,” spokesperson Calli Marianetti said in an email Tuesday.

A handful of states, including Indiana, where Cline practiced, have enacted laws in recent years expressly making it illegal for a doctor to secretly donate sperm for a fertility patient, but few if any legal restrictions existed in the 1970s and 1980s, the period involved in many of the allegations.


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FBI: Man charged in killing of his 2 children with spear gun cited QAnon, ‘serpent DNA’

Surveillance video stills (Baja California Attorney General)

Matthew Taylor Coleman, the owner of a California surfing school in Santa Barbara, was charged Wednesday after confessing to using a spearfishing gun to murder his two children in Mexico, citing QAnon conspiracy theories that convinced him "his children were going to grow into monsters," according to an FBI affidavit.

Coleman, 40, was arrested after the bodies of his 2-year-old son and 10-month-old daughter were found Monday morning by a farmworker at a ranch near Rosarito in Baja California, said Hiram Sanchez, Baja California’s attorney general.

According to court documents, Coleman allegedly said that "he believed his children were going to grow into monsters so he had to kill them."

The girl had been stabbed 12 times, and the boy was stabbed 17 times, Sanchez said.

Coleman is currently facing a federal charge of the foreign murder of U.S. nationals, the U.S. attorney's office said in a statement.

Coleman’s wife filed a missing persons report when she discovered that her husband and two children were missing. Using a computer application, Coleman’s wife was able to determine that her husband’s phone had been in Rosarito on Sunday afternoon, the affidavit states.

SHARED: SoCal dad who killed his 2 kids with spear gun in Mexico was QAnon-obsessed, FBI says

Coleman's wife reported to Santa Barbara police on Saturday that her husband had left with the children in the family's van, she didn't know where they were going, and he hadn't answered her text messages.

Coleman's wife said she didn't believe the children were in any danger, that she hadn't had any problems with Coleman, and "they did not have any sort of argument" before he left, according to the court affidavit.

Video footage showed Coleman and the children leaving the hotel before dawn on Monday, Mexican authorities said. The man returned alone later that morning and then left the hotel for good, authorities said.

An iPhone-finding application placed Coleman's phone in Rosarito on Sunday, and on Monday it was traced to an area of Mexico near the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego, according to the affidavit.

Coleman was detained at the border checkpoint, where during an interview with an FBI agent "he explained that he was enlightened by QAnon and Illuminati conspiracy theories and was receiving visions and signs revealing that his wife, A.C., possessed serpent DNA and had passed it on to his children," according to the affidavit.

Coleman runs the Lovewater Surf Co., a surfing school based in Santa Barbara, according to the company’s website.

This tragic news comes after the FBI and Department of Homeland Security in June warned of increased violent actions by QAnon supporters to the United States.

"Even before the horrific January 6th insurrection, QAnon supporters spread disinformation that amplified hatred and violence and threatened our democratic institutions. This assessment raises awareness for our government and the general public to the evolving threat posed by domestic violent extremists’ adherence to QAnon’s dangerous principles and further shows the urgent need for an independent January 6th commission," said Majority Leader Schumer.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.


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Fully vaccinated people half as likely to develop long-term COVID-19, study suggests

A study of breakthrough COVID-19 infections published this month suggests that fully vaccinated people are half as likely to develop long-term COVID-19 symptoms.

While most people with COVID-19 recover within weeks of illness, some experience ongoing health problems for weeks or months after first being infected with the virus in what’s become known as "long-COVID" or "long-haul COVID." The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the conditions can range from brain fog, fatigue and persistent loss of taste or smell, to a "pins-and-needles feeling" and even the development of autoimmune conditions.

The CDC and experts around the world have been working to better understand why COVID-19 infection can impact some people long-term — and who is most at risk.

The new findings, published Sept. 1 in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases, included self-reported data from adults in the United Kingdom between Dec. 8, 2020, and July 4, 2021. The breakthrough cases — or reports of when a vaccinated person becomes infected with the coronavirus — were analyzed by researchers from both U.K. and U.S. institutions.

"We found that the odds of having symptoms for 28 days or more after post-vaccination infection were approximately halved by having two vaccine doses," researchers wrote in the study. "This result suggests that the risk of long COVID is reduced in individuals who have received double vaccination when additionally considering the already documented reduced risk of infection overall."

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The researchers analyzed data from more than 1.2 million adults who shared any symptoms on a mobile app called the COVID Symptom Study. It included reports from those who had received vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna or AstraZeneca — and compared findings to a control group of unvaccinated people.

Out of the 1,240,009 participants in the study who reported receiving the first dose, 0.5% — or 6,030 — tested positive for breakthrough COVID-19 infections. Among the 971,504 people who reported receiving a second dose of the vaccine, just 0.2% — or 2,370 — later tested positive for COVID-19.

Some groups were more vulnerable to a breakthrough virus infection than others, according to the study. The odds after the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine were higher in "frail, older adults and in those living in more deprived areas," and as well as for obese individuals.

In addition to being less likely to develop long-COVID, fully vaccinated individuals were also less likely to have more than five symptoms in the first week of illness and less likely to be hospitalized, compared to unvaccinated people, the researchers said.

Overall, COVID-19 symptoms were more common in the unvaccinated participants across age groups.

"Fully vaccinated individuals with COVID-19, especially if they were 60 years or older, were more likely to be completely asymptomatic than were unvaccinated controls," the researchers wrote. "This finding might support caution around relaxing physical distancing and other personal protective measures in the post-vaccination era, particularly around frail older adults and individuals living in more deprived areas, even if these individuals are vaccinated."

The U.S. has faced a surge in COVID-19 infections this summer, fueled by the highly contagious delta variant. The CDC says the current vaccines remain highly effective at preventing severe disease and death, including against the delta strain.

But the agency in late July recommended fully vaccinated people once again wear masks indoors, citing new data showing the delta variant is more infectious and can lead to increased transmissibility when compared with other variants, even in some vaccinated individuals.

In addition to the now-dominant delta variant, experts say breakthrough infections may also be a combination of waning immunity from those who were vaccinated eight months ago and fewer community mitigation measures to stop the spread.

U.S. health officials have announced plans to administer COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection, pending U.S. Food and Drug Administration and CDC approval.

While there is still much to learn about the rapidly evolving virus and long-term COVID-19 conditions, the CDC says the best way to prevent infection is by getting vaccinated as soon as possible.

"Rapid and multi-year studies are underway to further investigate post-COVID conditions. These studies will help us better understand post-COVID conditions and how to treat patients with these longer-term effects," the agency states on its website.

"To maximize protection from the Delta variant and prevent possibly spreading it to others, get vaccinated as soon as you can and wear a mask indoors in public if you are in an area of substantial or high transmission," it adds.

This story was reported from Cincinnati.


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Unvaccinated Americans not changing their views, behavior on COVID-19 pandemic, study finds

A recent study shed light on a behavioral difference between Americans who received the COVID-19 vaccine and those who willingly remain unvaccinated.

The Kaiser Family Foundation first published its study last week after a survey as part of its ongoing research in the public’s attitudes and experiences with regards to the COVID-19 vaccine.

Researchers found that 67% of Americans who received the vaccine, or plan to get one, still have the same attitude towards the vaccine since June.

RELATED: COVID-19 boosters: Some in US getting extra shot without FDA approval

The study found that three in 10 Americans remain unvaccinated. One in ten of those Americans have a "wait and see" approach, and 3% of unvaccinated Americans said they would get the shot only if required to do so.

Fourteen percent of unvaccinated Americans said they will definitely not get the shot and that response hasn’t changed since December, according to the study.

The study pointed out that many unvaccinated Americans are much less worried about coronavirus and the delta variant, and are less confident in safety measures used to stop the spread of the virus compared to Americans who have received the COVID-19 vaccine.

Three-fourths of unvaccinated adults said they’re not worried about getting seriously ill from the virus with some believing the vaccine is a bigger risk to their health than a coronavirus infection.

However, researchers found that the rise in COVID-19 cases fueled by the delta variant has made some people likely to wear masks and avoid large gatherings again though, that’s mostly coming from vaccinated adults.

The study also pointed out that when it comes to mask-wearing, political party plays a role in which side of the issue people follow.

"Mask-wearing has become a partisan issue during the coronavirus pandemic with majorities of Republicans saying they "never" wear a mask outdoors in crowded places, outdoors with friends and household members, at work, or in a grocery store," the study authors pointed out.

RELATED: Delta plus variant: What it is and how it differs from other coronavirus strains

"Democrats, on the other hand, are more likely to report wearing a mask in all of these locations, except when outdoors with household members and friends," the authors continued.

Several cities have reimposed indoor mask mandates to curb the spread of the coronavirus, such as Los Angeles. Face coverings will be required again within all indoor public places, businesses and establishments in Durham County and the city of Durham due to the rapidly spreading coronavirus, government officials announced on Saturday.

The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States crossed 100,000 new confirmed daily infections Saturday, a milestone last exceeded during the winter surge and driven by the highly transmissible delta variant and low vaccination rates in the South.

RELATED: 'I truly regret not getting the vaccine': COVID-19 patient urges people to get vaccinated

Health officials fear that cases, hospitalizations and deaths will continue to soar if more Americans don’t embrace the vaccine. Nationwide, 50% of residents are fully vaccinated and more than 70% of adults have received at least one dose.

Hospitalizations and deaths are also increasing, though all are still below peaks seen early this year before vaccines became widely available. More than 44,000 Americans are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, according to the CDC, up 30% in a week and nearly four times the number in June. More than 120,000 were hospitalized in January.

The seven-day average for deaths rose from about 270 deaths per day two weeks ago to nearly 500 a day as of Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University. Deaths peaked at 3,500 per day in January. Deaths usually lag behind hospitalizations as the disease normally takes a few weeks to kill.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. This story was reported from Los Angeles.


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Big investor offers about $6.5 billion for athenahealth

Prominent athenahealth investor Elliott Management Corp. is offering about $6.5 billion to take the medical billing software maker private after saying it has grown frustrated with the company's performance.

Athenahealth stock soared Monday after the shareholder outlined its unsolicited bid.

The investor says it owns about a 9 percent stake in athenahealth, and the company has not made the changes it needs to grow and create value as a public company.

Elliott Management said in a letter to athenahealth's board that the company "despite all of its promise, has not worked for many years ... and will not work in the future." The letter, signed by Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager Jesse Cohn, adds that athenahealth has not made changes that would enable it to create "the kind of value its shareholders deserve."

Cohn noted that the company's leadership team lacks stability after going through five chief financial officers in the last four years. He also said the company has had problems with product execution and has missed guidance targets.

"Athenahealth's team has shown that it lacks visibility into its business performance," Cohn's letter stated.

Cohn wrote that Elliott Management had approached athenahealth about a deal last November involving the hedge fund and other parties it did not name, but athenahealth "refused to engage."

Athenahealth said Monday its board plans to carefully review the proposal from Elliott Management, which was founded by billionaire investor Paul Singer. Watertown, Massachusetts-based athenahealth makes medical record, revenue cycle and care coordination products and delivers most of its offerings through cloud-based software.

Elliott Management plans to take over athenahealth for $160 per share in cash. That's a 27 percent premium to the stock's Friday closing price of $126.08. The hedge fund also said it might "substantially improve" that price if it is allowed to do additional private diligence.

Leerink analyst David Larsen sees the offer as a positive.

He noted that athenahealth recently reported good first-quarter results, but the company is still dealing with a slow-down in the electronic medical records market and increased competition. He said in a research note that the company is making progress on a push to cut costs and expand operating margin, but it will take "considerable time" for big changes.

"In our view, Elliott's offer presents a good path to unlock value for current shareholders and we view the proposal favorably," Larsen wrote.

Shares of athenahealth Inc. jumped more than 16 percent to close at $146.75, while broader indexes rose slightly. The stock had slid about 5 percent so far this year as of Friday's close.


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Catholic bishop attacked on altar during Mass for baseball Hall of Famer

A Catholic bishop in New Jersey was slightly injured during a memorial Mass for a revered Hall of Fame baseball player when a crazed man in a white robe walked up to the altar and punched him in the mouth.

The attack Saturday caught the 63-year-old Most Reverend Manuel A. Cruz, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, completely by surprise, knocking him backward until he fell on the altar, according, a local news website.

Officers with the Essex County Sheriff’s Office rushed the altar and handcuffed the attacker, who may have showed up for the Mass at Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in a classic purple Cadillac Eldorado with a faux-zebra skin interior, the website reported.

About 75 people witnessed the attack, according to the website reported.

The Mass was being held to commemorate the life of baseball great Roberto Clemente, who died in a 1972 plane crash as he flew to Nicaragua to deliver aid to earthquake victims.

“We are all praying for Bishop Cruz,” said Newark elected official Luis Quintana, who organized the Mass and was in tears when he spoke to Tapinto. “It's hard to understand what would provoke a man to attack a member of the clergy within the sanctity of a church. It just doesn't make any sense.”

The punch may have loosened some of Cruz’s teeth, according to the website.

Cruz was taken to the hospital for treatment and authorities said his injuries were not serious, the Newark Star-Ledger reported.

Officers told the paper the man who was arrested for the assault was Charles Miller, a 48-year-old Newark man.

Officials weren’t saying why Miller punched Cruz.

“We are thankful that law enforcement officers were able to apprehend the assailant,” said James Goodness, spokesman for the Newark Archdiocese. “This is not something that we expect to happen in any of our churches.”


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Economy-Boosting Consumption Behavior Linked to Americans' Personal Confidence About COVID-19

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Key factors predict confidence in avoiding COVID-19 infection that drives consumer milestones

WASHINGTON, D.C. — While the U.S. continues to grapple with a challenging COVID-19 caseload, new research from Franklin Templeton and Gallup’s ongoing Economics of Recovery Study suggests a path toward safe public consumption. The latest research, based on surveys completed by more than 5,000 U.S. adults from Sept. 4-13, finds that several factors are predictive of Americans’ confidence that they can protect themselves from COVID-19 infection in public. In turn, this confidence appears to drive important forms of public consumption, including dining at a restaurant, visiting a gym or salon, booking a flight or rental car, or reserving a hotel.

Among the factors that appear to be driving confidence:

  • mask use
  • fear and emotions
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Americans living in states that mandate mask use for workers are more likely than those who do not to be “very confident” in their ability to protect themselves from infection in public (30% vs. 22%, respectively). This relationship is particularly strong among Republicans; 35% of those in states with worker mask mandates are very confident they can protect themselves, compared with 24% of those in states without a mandate.

Moreover, those who are likely to wear a mask tomorrow if out in public are more confident they can protect themselves than those not likely to wear a mask.

Fear and emotions
Americans who say it would take them at least a few months to recover from COVID-19 — or that they would never fully recover — are less likely to be confident in their ability to avoid infection. This perception holds even after controlling for age and, more importantly, does not always correspond to actual risk.

Men are more likely than women to express confidence that they can protect themselves. Understandably, older Americans are less likely to have high levels of confidence, in light of their greater vulnerability to severe illness from COVID-19. Curiously, while Black and Hispanic Americans are more concerned about COVID-19, they are individually more confident than White and Asian Americans in their ability to protect themselves from infection in public.

COVID-19 misperceptions
The analysis sounds a clear note of caution regarding Americans’ understanding of the risks of COVID-19. Those who downplay the risks of COVID-19 relative to other risks like the flu express high levels of confidence in avoiding it. Conversely, those who accurately assess that COVID-19 has caused more deaths than the flu this year tend to be less than very confident they can protect themselves from infection.

Higher confidence associated with increased public consumption
Those Americans who express higher confidence about protecting themselves are especially likely to engage in forms of consumption outside the home, aiding industries that were hit particularly hard by the pandemic.

Individuals who are very confident they can avoid infection while out in public are at least twice as likely as those who express less confidence to have dined out in the past 24 hours, visited a gym in the past 48 hours, visited a salon or barbershop in the past 48 hours, or booked a flight that departs in the next 30 days.

“These results clearly outline areas where individual consumer confidence can be boosted, aiding the economic recovery while also keeping Americans safe,” said Sonal Desai, chief investment officer of Franklin Templeton Fixed Income. “There are good reasons for Americans to feel confident in making certain economic decisions when the right precautions are taken. However, there are some areas where mistaken perceptions about COVID-19 may be skewing confidence levels and should be monitored.”

“The consumption and confidence analysis demonstrates the key role confidence plays in consumption behavior,” said Jonathan Rothwell, Gallup principal economist. “Where confidence is backed up by healthy assumptions about risk and reassurance offered by behaviors like mask usage, it shows a path forward to safe consumption that accelerates spending while respecting the risks of the disease.”

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SENTRY Farming Group has announced a 93% slump in pre-tax profits, making just £94,000 last year.

The collapse in commodity prices due to the strength of the £ is the main reason, though poor weather at harvest is also blamed.

The company also reports that Farmwealth, a UK registered agricultural investment company with whom Sentry has contracts in central Europe, owes the group £493,000 of which £85,000 is due. Farmwealth is attempting to raise the cash through a share issue.

Sentry has also announced it is selling its Friarsthorne Farm in Norfolk for £1.45m, the result of an unsolicited offer deemed "too good to ignore". But it is contract farming 10% more land in the UK, and 35% more in central Europe, compared with a year ago.

Despite that boost to coffers, shares fell 2p to 65p following the announcement, rounding off a £1 fall in the past 12 months. &#42

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pareidolia păr″ī-dō′lē-ə (n.): The perception of a recognizable image or meaningful pattern where none exists or is intended, as the perception of a face in the surface features of the moon. (Merriam-Webster, 2020)

The portrait is a genre whose nature has metamorphosed through time. The earliest recorded portraits date as far back in history as ancient Egypt, and the function of this artistic tradition has metamorphosed over generations, movements, and eras. Before the advent of photography, portraits were proof of life; that this individual existed, and that this was their likeness. Portraits were used by historical figures as instruments of power, asserting dominance and moral virtues over those viewing. On the other hand, the portrait has also been used as a platform for subversion, critique, and counternarratives.

This realized will to become a subject of art is an act of agency. The past century has seen the portrait integrate itself further into society in terms of technology. The photographic portrait has become proof of identity, and the proliferation of social media and self-portraiture has given the viewing public a heightened sense of what it means to become an image. The individual once preceded the portrait; but in the present, the portrait often precedes the individual.

Such is the contemporary state of affairs that surrounds the literal depiction of a face. Beyond distinct visual characteristics, a portrait can illuminate a certain inner sanctum of the self that one many not even be privy to. Perhaps it is instinct to see faces where there once were none, and art is an avenue for this to come to fruition. Pareidolia, presented by Galerie Roberto, reckons with the portrait today: what it can be, and what it is capable of. — DCB

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James Bond 25 Fully Revealed (Sort Of)

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James Bond's 25th film adventure has been revealed--sort of. Following a recent tease, fans expected the movie's title to be unveiled, possibly along with a trailer, but neither snippet was forthcoming during the film's reveal livestream, which you can watch below.

Instead, we got some details regarding cast and crew and more clues about the film's plot. As expected, Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, and Lea Seydoux will all reprise their roles in what is still only known as Bond 25. Jeffrey Wright and Ben Whishaw also return.

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Actors new to the series include Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody), Billy Magnussen (Game Night), Ana De Armas (Blade Runner 2049), David Dencik (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy), Lashana Lynch (Captain Marvel), and Dali Benssalah. Malek will seemingly play the film's villain, as he stated his excitement to be a part of the film before promising to make sure "Bond does not have an easy ride."

The only plot hints given away were that Bond is "not on active service" at the start of the film; he is instead "enjoying himself" in Jamaica. A plot synopsis continues: "His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology."

Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson confirmed the film's script has been written by longtime Bond duo Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, along with newcomers Scott Z Burns (The Bourne Ultimatum) and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve).

Lastly, director Cary Fukunaga revealed a segment of filming has already been completed in Norway, and the crew is about to begin shooting in Jamaica. Production will then move to London and, finally, Italy.

The movie was previously rumored to be titled Shatterhand, a reference to one of Ernst Stavro Blofeld's aliases from the 1964 novel You Only Live Twice. However, Broccoli later indicated this was inaccurate.

The project has suffered a somewhat troubled production so far, with its first director, Danny Boyle, leaving in August due to "creative differences." Fukunaga replaced Boyle before the film was delayed first from October 2019 to February 2020 and then again to April 3, 2020.

The Bond actor himself, Daniel Craig, appeared reluctant to return for Bond 25. After wrapping Spectre, the previous film in the series, he claimed he'd rather slash his wrists than play the character again. He also said if he were to play Bond again, it would "only be for the money." A year later, a report claimed that Craig was offered $150 million to star in the next two 007 movies, before the actor confirmed his return in August 2017.

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BCLC Report Shows Online Gaming Potential

By Ben Hamill - September 21 2020

BCLC Report Shows Online Gaming Potential

British Columbia has always been able to rely heavily on the support of a high-performing provincial online gaming industry. This is true in the present and was true even before global disaster hit around mid-March. And even though B.C.’s brick-and-mortar gaming establishments have historically enjoyed popularity and success in uninterrupted fashion, players have over the past few years with increased frequency opted to take their money and their aspirations online.

This shift in land-based vs. online dynamic created an even bigger crisis when land-based casinos province wide were in March ordered closed due to the risks posed to the health of players as well as employees. Land-based revenue suddenly witnessed even more of a plunge than the gradual decline previously caused by the online gaming digital migration.

So much so that the British Columbia Lottery Corporation’s (BCLC) latest report clearly shows a year-on-year decline of 2.2% in terms of land-based revenue performance. For the 12 month-period leading up to March 31, 2020, the Crown corporation generated revenue to the tune of CA$2.53 billion.

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Broken down into individual performances, slot machine and table game revenue plummeted 2.3% all the way down to CA$1.83 billion and CA$417 million, respectively, marking a 2.3% decline for slots and an 8.1% decline for table games.

Online gaming, however, witnessed an increase in revenue even despite a global disaster that left many Canadians without a means to a livelihood. The BCLC’s Playnow online gaming site, unlike its land-based compatriots, witnessed not a decline, but in fact a superb 19.5% improvement – all the way up to CA$179 million reported for the mentioned 12-month period.

And what makes of the reported figure an even more stunning show of performance is the fact that the bulk of the revenue was generated even before the global health disaster struck in March. All of which indicates independent growth largely undriven by a forced disaster-catalysed online migration.

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A significant driver of overall growth, so confirmed the Crown corporation, has been the recent revamp of its sports betting platform. The BCLC early this year mandated several significant upgrades to the registration of new players, live dealer solutions, and also the overall look and feel of the mobile version of its betting app.

That the corporation, in an attempt to draw high-stakes players away from illegal gambling sites, increased its weekly deposit limits from CA$9,999 to CA$100,000 is also confirmed to have driven a large portion of the reported growth.

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Wildflower seed company warns of an ongoing nationwide seed shortage

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Millions of us turned to gardening as a form of solace during an uncertain year, growing our own vegetables and planting up pots as a way to get outside.

Over lockdown, we had plenty of time to come up with wildlife garden ideas that look great and support the environment, including growing a lovely wildflower patch. But a huge increase in demand for seeds has unfortunately contributed to a shortage, along with climate change.

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According to a UK-based wildflower seed company called Seedball, orders are still coming in thick and fast. Lots of budding gardeners ordering seeds for the first time – coupled with last autumn's poor harvest – has resulted in a nationwide shortage.

'Unfortunately, the harvest did not produce enough seeds to meet the demand, following the unusually hot spring in 2020,' comments Seedball Co-founder & Director, Dr Emily Attlee.

'With increasingly variable and extreme weather patterns being recorded, and dire climate change reports, there may be further seed shortages on the horizon.'

She highlights that heatwaves and record temperatures will negatively affect wildflower growth. So climate change has a huge knock-on effect on local environments and habitats by limiting the number of wildflowers and wildflower seeds for the future.

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Seedball also reveals that large landscaping projects that require seeds have now started up again, after being delayed during the pandemic. Personal and commercial demand has therefore put a significant strain on resources.

In the US, seed companies have seen an enormous increase in orders, too. The owner of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds in Mansfield, Missouri, tells the BBC that the whole seed industry hadn't seen anything like the demand back in March 2020 since the Great Depression.

The shortage comes as Monty Don warns of a plant shortage too, encouraging his fans to stock up on spring bulbs early, planning spring garden ideas well in advance. 'Most plants are in short supply at the moment through a combination of the effects of the pandemic and Brexit,' he writes on his blog.

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'So it is a good idea to order your spring-flowering bulbs in good time, so they can be planted in September or October (although tulips should not be planted until November),' says Monty.

It's brilliant to see this new enthusiasm for gardening and interest in learning how to plant a wildflower meadow. But extreme weather due to climate change, plus Brexit, has meant supply simply hasn't been able to meet demand.

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Millie joined Gardeningetc in January 2021 as a news writer. When she isn't writing about gardening, she's tending to her small front garden. Her geraniums, dahlias and nasturtiums are looking lovely right now. She recently bought a bench for the garden and is loving alfresco lunch breaks and taking time to notice seedlings growing. She loves picking up some new plants at the local garden centre and is never without some fresh flowers at home.


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This 2-minute Consult the Board survey summary contains inputs from 10 members regarding their practices around dematerializing and digitalizing invoices from the external suppliers. It examines the percentage of physical invoices that were digitized in 2019, IT cost per supplier invoice, and plans to undertake dematerialization projects at members' organizations.

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Existing data management solutions contain an abundance of metadata that most organizations find difficult to identify, much less analyze. Data and analytics leaders can reuse existing metadata to build the data fabric for the enterprise and simultaneously get real value from enterprise metadata.

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