#covid in bhutan

[dailybhutan]

Bhutan's 114th National Day: A Historic Celebration | Daily Bhutan

Explore the rich history of Bhutan's National Day (Gyalyong Duechen) on December 17th. Discover the significance of this event and gain insights into the celebration. Stay updated with Daily Bhutan for the latest on Bhutan's cultural heritage and more

[alfredlbrock]

"Defense Department official acknowledged the U.S. military engaged in secret propaganda to disparage China’s vaccine in the developing world"

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda

[magicalhideoutengineer]

It all started in December of 2018, with a sneak peek on social media from the author and screenwriter of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them franchise, J.K. Rowling, who, after announcing the completion of her newest screenplay, posted the following phrase on her Twitter: “Rio de Janeiro had better brace itself.”

A month earlier, Rowling had already made a mention about 1930’s Rio de Janeiro in a tweet that led to curious speculation from Brazilian fans of the franchise: what did old Rio have to do with the creator of Harry Potter? 

In the following weeks, it was discovered that the author had set her newest film creation in the marvelous city of Rio. The project’s production team, following her lead, began to plan trips to Brazil in order to film certain older areas of downtown Rio and use them as backgrounds for the 3rd episode film of the film series. And Brazil Production Services was the Brazilian production company chosen to head the production unit in Brazil of this international mega-blockbuster. 

When Warner Brothers contacted BPS, the job at hand involved the mapping and scanning of dozens of buildings and areas in downtown Rio de Janeiro, where several buildings from the city’s colonial, imperial, and turn-of-the-century periods are located.  This material would then be used by the film’s visual effects team to digitally reconstruct the city circa 1930 by way of computer graphics. The idea was to do something big, exploring the city’s beautiful backdrop that could transport the fans to a magical version of Rio de Janeiro of that time.

However, the coronavirus arrived in Brazil in March of 2020, causing the production plan and the script to undergo dramatic changes. 

Actor Eddie Redmayne, in an interview, spoke about the final version of the film that was released worldwide in April 2022: “The whole section that is set in Bhutan was meant to be set in Brazil … we were meant to travel and go and shoot there. Then COVID hit.” The actor lamented the cancellation of Rio as a main location – and so did we at BPS…

And so, what was supposed to be an intricate shoot in Rio showcasing some of its most interesting architecture turned out to be a production with only one of these locations.  This location was a quick shot at an iconic location in Rio, in which the magical community of the city celebrates the victory of Vicência, a character played by the Brazilian actress Maria Fernanda Cândido. 

The location in question was none other than the big house at Parque Lage in Rio de Janeiro, a world-renowned location with that also features Rio’s famous statue of Christ the Redeemer in the background. 

The beautiful house was scanned by the BPS team using LIDAR technology, which, according to the company’s Executive Manager Valéria Costa, is a tool widely used for building digital environments nowadays. The technology captures and measures properties of reflected light falling upon structures and, from that data, accurately documents a building’s 3D characteristics, providing the post-production team with high quality raw material to work on for the creation of digital backgrounds. 

Anyone who blinks might miss the lightning-fast appearance of Rio in the final version of the film, but at least it gave a taste, however small, of Rio’s beautiful scenery.  In short, after months of doubt as to whether or not Rio would be the setting for the film, the image below was what was left of the author’s original conception in the final form of the film.

Although disappointed with the shrinking of Brazil’s participation in the project, we look back on the experience philosophically affirming that one scene is better than no scene at all, right? 

[belladonnagraybella]

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2022 in a nutshell 

Had my first Omakase experience; which cost my date $900 for 2 pax. It was so, so good. I will never forget how rich the uni was, the lobster broth and how fluffy abalone tempura could be

Had my first cat-fished experience twice this year. One had no neck (and no, he isn’t fat) and the other had the audacity to meet me looking so far-fetched from his profile (he still had his jawline in his profile pic)!!! 

Had 2 dudes randomly deleting our entire convo on Telegram and un-matching me on apps IN THE MIDST OF A VERY ENGAGING CONVERSATION. Bro???

Had 3 times Stay-home-notice when I have no covid.

Had covid from clubbing after being successfully avoiding it for 2 years.  

First time making out with a dude this young in the club, prolly 24 or so.

Got ghosted 251061563 times by dudes randomly in the midst of a really good conversation - no, really, wtf

Papa got admitted into hospital 

My close friend got diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BP)

Papa got diagnosed with brain cancer 

Shuttling between hospitals visiting papa and my friend 

Clients giving trouble at work

Close girlfriend who is constantly late on me for so long, confronting me on why am I avoiding her

Friend’s parents refused to let her take her BP medicine, even though my friend wants to eat her medicine

Sissy got married

Papa refuses to eat medicine

Papa passed away 

Friend got better

More ghosting from random ass dudes

Sissy moved out

Had a minor eye op to remove 2 styes and 1 chalazion 

Slipped and fell. Multi-fracture on my 5th metatarsal bone and had bone displacement 

Travelled out to Phuket in a wheelchair for Company Retreat - all of the above for the first time, in an aircast ( which apparently, is a Singaporean invention!!!)

Bought Bhutan tickets, bought Hokkaido Biz class tickets

More quarrels at home regarding money, helper and assets

Settled administrative papers 

More fucked up clients

Birthday was great - no need to wait for a girlfriend that is always late, and then I can’t be angry because it’s my birthday 

Me blogging this. 

I need this year to end, ASAP. 

I am so, so tired. It comes to a point where I don’t mind being taken out of this life - is living supposed to be this difficult though? 

All the bad things must end with this year. 2022 shall be the WORSE year of my life and nothing more. I am done with hospital visits and calls. I am done with administrative work. 

[sweetswesf]

I Found an Old Goals List...

...and it made me chuckle...

by each of the "Want to Be"s, I put who I knew was currently in that role...some names, I don't even recognize...How I feel today is in red...

Want to Be

Fundraiser

Owner of Microfinancing Philanthropist

Financial Infrastructure Engineer

Data Scientist

Product Director

Trader on Wall Street

Enterprise Saleswoman

App Owner/Business Owner/Entrepreneur/Mogul

Professor

Teacher

Author

Investment Banker

Fantasy

Actress

Dancer

DJ (Hannah Bronfman)

TV Host (Desus & Mero)

Tour Manager

Don’t Want to Be

Attorney

Real Estate Agent

Rapper

Singer

Scientist

Fitness Coach

Event Planner

Office Manager

Financial Advisor

Financial Analyst

5 Year Plan – 2017 - 2021 – 24 - 28 YO (6/13 complete)

Establish connections, gain industry experience (happened)

Complete my 1st Marathon – 2017 (happened)

Raise & Promotion @ L – 2017 (happened 2018)

Leave L – 2018 (happened 2022)

Visit Cuba - 2018 (didn't happen, lost my passport and fought w/my mom pretty badly over this one...)

Join Netflix w/ 6 figure salary – 2018 (hahahah)

Complete UC Berkeley data science program – 2018 (no longer a desire)

Make 1st trade on NYSE - 2018 (happened 2019)

Visit KT in Bangkok/Bhutan/Charles in Singapore – 2019

Visit Japan - 2020 (happened 2018)

Become Mid-level Finance Manager – 2021 (ahahhaah)

Earn CFA - 2021 (not a desire)

Visit Switzerland - 2021 (not a desire)

10 Year Plan – 2022 - 2026 – 29 - 33 YO

Visit Capetown - 2022 (2023...2022 is over this week, I don't think this finna happen...)

Return to work in NYC on Wall Street as Financial Infrastructure Manager – 2022 (no, but I did work in NYC in 2021...)

Finish the NYC Marathon - 2022 (don't care to anymore)

Learn basic conversational and reading in Japanese – 2022 (I tried in 2021...but other things were prioritized)

Visit Hong Kong - 2022 (with that air pollution & covid?? nahhh)

Harvard Business School funded by employer – 2023 (could happen...)

Visit Dubai/UAE/Mecca - 2023 (I don't care to go there anymore...human rights reasons...)

Work abroad in Italy, South Africa, Japan or London – 2024 (could happen...)

Visit Brazil – 2024

Visit Australia – 2025 

Visit Tahiti – 2026 

First child with natural birth – 2026 (yikes...unless my future husband has 8 figures, miss me with this one...)

Own NYC loft - 2026 (we shooting big here!...can happen...)

Get hired at T4 or T5 SWE position at my top choice company - 2023

Get a $180k+ base salary - 2023

Start dating a guy a like and who likes me - 2023

Move to a 1 bedroom in Manhattan or Brooklyn, New York - 2023

Master all the topics I want to before June 2023 - June 2023

Look like Tamara Prichett, Melanie Alcantara, Jade Cargill, or Massy Arias - 2024

Update my app to be on React - 2024

Mentor an intern engineer - 2024

Get a promotion - 2024

Staff engineer - 2025

Visit friends in Milan - 2023

15 Year Plan – 2027 - 2031 – 34 - 38 YO

Visit the Amazon – 2027 (don't really care to do this anymore)

Fundraise for my own app – 2027 (2028)

Go public with my company – 2031 (2037, MAYBE)

Get married to a really rich man (2026)

Move back in with grandparents to code for my app full time or live off of my really rich husband - 2027

35 Year Plan – 2032 – 2050 – 39 – 58 YO

Grow company

Tech Invest - 2040

Own home in NJ or NY - 2040

Retire – 2050 

40 Year Plan – 2051 – 2055 – 59 – 63 YO 

Become teacher in LA – 2051

41 Year Plan – 2056 - 2060 – 64 - 68 YO

Become USC Trustee

It could happen...I have to believe and work hard...

[breathagainlife]

Your dream city?

If you live in a metro city, chances are you adapted to make peace with it. Traffic, distances, lack of schools, hospitals, and so on.

So when someone says they are building a new city, you stand up and take notice. What is their vision? What are they building? Can others emulate them?

Neom in Saudi Arabia and Gelephu in Bhutan, are new cities being built. Bhutan has long eschewed growth at all costs, preferring happiness coexisting with development. But a rapid migration of the young, especially post covid, has made them think again.

Gelephu is a thousand square kilometers of land area being modelled as a new city in the Kingdom of Bhutan. Just for context, the country Singapore is approximately seven hundred kilometers.

Mindfulness, wellness, health, serenity are some themes. Education that serves these themes. Nestled amidst nature. Tourists are welcome.

Neom is a new city being built in Saudi Arabia, the size of Belgium. Its theme is new age, modern, the use of green materials. It is open for business - financial services and technology but also health and wellness.

So if you could pick at will, which one would you pick and why? You could easily say both given the quality of life you have today. You could say neither, too comfortable with the friends and family you have nearby.

Moving, they say, is as stressful as a divorce. But India for example, has cities that are broken. If you have lived long enough, you may not notice, but the city takes a toll on your mind and body.

The air quality, the noise pollution, the traffic, lack of affordable schools and hospitals. The list is endless. Building in cities that are habited is hard.

So we need new cities, built from scratch. With a vision that cannot be altered no matter what the commercial interest.

What would your dream city look like?

Reach out to me on twitter @rbawri Instagram @riteshbawriofficial and YouTube at www.youtube.com/breatheagain

[samiholloway]

Bhutan, after prioritizing happiness, now faces an existential crisis https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bhutan-emigration-crisis-60-minutes/

Are all the solar punk friendos looking at Bhutan as a model of an actual functional society based on things other than consumption? Bc look at how it runs now. There's problems, of course, that's what this article is about, but... So many good things too.

[psatalk]

BHS talks of automation in corrugated industry

At the recently concluded IndiCorr Expo 2024 in Mumbai, BHS talked about how its automation solutions can help reduce input costs and improve margins for players in the corrugated industry. Ajay Bhardwaj, sales manager for India at BHS, highlighted the company's focus on minimizing reliance on manpower.

"We are going to help customers by reducing the dependency on manpower, adding more and more automation—not just on the corrugated line, but beyond it,” he said.

BHS has been working on introducing automated systems to streamline production, such as automated conveyor systems that enhance efficiency from the exit conveyor to the work-in-progress and final goods areas. Bhardwaj pointed out that this development aligns with the growing demand from customers for automation, particularly after Covid-19.

Asked about the Indian corrugation industry’s adoption of automation, Bhardwaj noted a significant shift post-Covid. He explained, "Before 2020, the industry was very low-tech, with basic jobs and simple machines. However, we have seen a major shift since Covid, with customers moving from semi-automatic to fully automatic machines."

This trend, he said, has led to the industry's embrace of technology that not only automates production but reduces costs by cutting electricity and glue consumption, as well as minimizing wastage. This is especially important as 80-85% of product cost in the corrugated industry is paper.

Bhardwaj highlighted the advanced technology BHS offers for reducing wastage, specifically in managing paper splices during job changes. "Our splice technology allows customers to manage all five paper joints within a 3-5 meter length, significantly reducing paper wastage," he explained.

Looking to the future, Bhardwaj expressed optimism about BHS’ growth in the Indian market. He said since starting operations in 2011, BHS initially sold only one machine by 2015, but the company has since gained momentum. "From 2016 to now, we have increased the number of corrugators from 4-5 to over 20," Bhardwaj said. He attributed this growth to the introduction of more suitable products for the Indian and African markets, such as the 2.2-meter and 1.8-meter working width corrugators, which have been well-received in India.

Bhardwaj said BHS’s journey in India has been spurred by key partnerships with major customers in the corrugation industry, which have placed repeat orders.

In addition to its success in India, BHS has expanded its footprint to neighboring countries such as Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, selling multiple machines in these regions.

Bhardwaj concluded by expressing confidence in the company's trajectory, saying, "With our continuous innovation and strong customer relationships, the growth we have seen since 2019 is set to continue."

[brookston]

Holidays 10.4

Holidays

Assault on Friedrichstadt Day (Denmark)

Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral Day

Cable Street Day (UK)

Carrying in the Pudding (London, UK)

Crew Appreciation Day

Ctenophore Day

Day of Peace and Reconciliation (Mozambique)

Day of the Space Forces (Russia)

Dick Tracy Day

eDay (New Zealand)

Forever Alone Day

Get Your Friend Day

Global Work From Home (WFH) Day

Golf Lovers Day (a.k.a. National Golf Day)

Hug a Non-Meat Eater Day

Improve Your Office Day

International Dakota Johnson Day

International No Disposable Cup Day

International Sputnik Day

International Toot Your Flute Day

International Walk & Bike to School Day

International Wound Hygiene Day

International Zookeeper Day

Kids Music Day

Kindness to Animals Day

National Capicola / Capocollo / Gabagool Day

National CB Radio Day

National Clothespin Day

National COVID-19 Remembrance Day

National Day of Action for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls & Two-Spirit People (Canada)

National Day of Chilean Music (Chile)

National Day of Life (Colombia)

National 4-H Spirit Day

National Laura Day

National Mask Exemption Awareness Day

National Ship in a Bottle Day

National Side Bae Day

National Sisters in Spirit Day (Canada)

National Talk Like a Trucker Day

National Teach German Day

National Trucker’s Appreciation Day

Odd Socks Day (Australia)

Peace and Reconciliation Day (Mozambique)

See the Light Day

Snoopy Day

Space Forces Day (Russia)

Territory Day (Christmas Island)

Thanksgiving Day (Saint Lucia)

Thimpu Tsechu (Bhutan)

Ten-Four Day

What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? Day

Winter Squash Day (French Republic)

World Animal Day

World College Radio Day

World Day of Bullying Prevention

World Pet’s Day

World RBD Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Canadian Beer Day

Cinnamon Roll Day (Finland)

Kanelbullens Dag (Cinnamon Bun Day; Sweden)

National Frappe Day

National Taco Day

National Vodka Day

Sardines Day (Japan)

Independence & Related Days

Belgium (from the Netherlands, 1830)

Constitution Day (Vanuatu)

Lesotho (from UK, 1966)

1st Friday in October

Bandcamp Friday [1st Friday]

Barrel-Aged Beer Day [1st Friday]

Byte Night (UK) [1st Friday]

Cerrado Mineiro Day [1st Friday]

Children’s Day (Singapore) [1st Friday]

College Radio Day [1st Friday]

Comfort Food Friday [Every Friday]

Fast Food Friday [1st Friday of Each Month]

Five For Friday [Every Friday]

Flashback Friday [Every Friday]

Freaky Friday [1st Friday of Each Month]

French Canadian Heritage Day (Michigan) [1st Friday]

Friday Finds [Every Friday]

Fry Day (Pastafarian; Fritism) [Every Friday]

Kids Music Day [1st Friday]

Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest begins (Canada) [Friday before 2nd Monday thru 10.19]

Manufacturing Day (a.k.a. MFG Day) [1st Friday]

National Beep Beep Day (Ireland) [1st Friday]

National Body Language Day [1st Friday]

National Denim Day (a.k.a. Lee National Denim Day) [1st Friday]

National Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Recognition Day [1st Friday]

National Diversity Day [1st Friday]

National Potato Day (Ireland) [1st Friday]

National Tree Planting Day (Jamaica) [1st Friday]

Plaidurday [1st Friday]

TGIF (Thank God It's Friday) [Every Friday]

World College Radio Day [1st Friday]

World Multiplication Table Day [1st Friday]

World Smile Day [1st Friday]

Weekly Holidays beginning October 4 (1st Week of October)

Cleveland Beer Week (Cleveland, Ohio) [thru 10.13]

Milford Restaurant Week (Milford, Connecticut) [thru 10.13]

National Manufacturing Week (thru 10.10) [Begins 1st Friday]

National Storytelling Week (thru 10.6) [1st Full Weekend]

World Space Week (thru 10.10)

Festivals Beginning October 4, 2024

Alabama Butterbean Festival (Pinson, Alabama) [thru 10.5]

Alabama National Fair (Montgomery, Alabama) [thru 10.14]

Anacortes Bier Near The Pier (Anacortes, Washington) [thru 10.5]

Applefest Celebration (Franklin, Pennsylvania) [thru 10.6]

Apple Harvest Festival (Southington, Connecticut) [thru 10.6 & 10.11-13]

Arkansas Apple Festival (Lincoln, Arkansas) [thru 10.6]

Art & Wine Walk (Chico, California) [thru 10.6]

Austin City Lights (Austin, Texas) [thru 10.13]

Bayfield Apple Festival (Bayfield, Wisconsin) [thru 10.6]

Beaufort Shrimp Festival (Beaufort, South Carolina) [thru 10.5]

Berlin Festival of Lights (Berlin, Germany) [thru 10.13]

Berwick Riverfest (Berwick, Pennsylvania) [thru 10.6]

Bloomfield Apple Festival (Bloomfield, Indiana) [thru 10.6]

Brews and Brats Oktoberfest (Kingman, Arizona) [thru 10.5]

Brunswick Pecan Festival (Brunswick, Missouri) [thru 10.6]

California Avocado Festival (Carpinteria, California) [thru 10.6]

Cedaredge Applefest (Cedaredge, Colorado) [thru 10.6]

Clayton Oktoberfest (Clayton, California) [thru 10.6]

Colisium International Music Forum (Moscow, Russia.) [thru 10.5]

Ertel Cellars Winery 18th Annual Festival (Batesville, Indiana) [thru 10.5]

Fall into Tupelo featuring Chili Fest (Tupelo, Mississippi) [thru 10.5]

Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival (Highwood, Illinois) [thru 10.6]

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival (San Francisco, California) [thru 10.6]

Harrisburg Wine and Fine Spirits Festival (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)

L.A. Comic Con (Los Angeles, California) [thru 10.6]

Lebanese Food Festival (Lewisville, Texas) [thru 10.6]

Lincoln Park Wine Festival (Chicago, Illinois) [thru 10.6]

Lone Star Gourd Festival (Dripping Springs, Texas) [thru 10.5]

Louisiana Cattle Festival & Fair (Abbeville, Louisiana) [thru 10.6]

MagicCon (Bonn, Germany) [thu 10.6]

The New York Coffee Festival (New York, New York) [thru 10.6]

North Carolina Seafood Festival (Morehead City, North Carolina) [thru 10.6]

Ohio Gourd Show (Delaware, Ohio) [thru 10.6]

Oktoberfest (Amana Colonies, Iowa) [thru 10.6]

Oktoberfest (Fredericksburg, Texas) [thru 10.6]

Oktoberfest (Lava Hot Springs, Idaho) [thru 10.5]

Oktoberfest Northwest (Puyallup, Washington) [thru 10.6]

Ozark Fall FarmFest (Springfield, Missouri) [thru 10.6]

Pumpkinfest (Zeeland, Michigan) [thru 10.5]

Pumpkinfest (Webster, South Dakota) [thru 10.5]

Republic Pumpkin Daze (Republic, Missouri) [thru 10.5]

Sorghum Festival (Springfield, Kentucky) [thru 10.5]

Squealin' on the Square (Laurens, South Carolina) [thru 10.5]

Springs Folk Festival (Springs, Pennsylvania) [thru 10.5]

St. George Antiochian Orthodox Food Festival (Phoenix, Arizona) [thru 10.6]

Twin Cities Oktoberfest (St. Paul, Minnesota) [thru 10.5]

Unicoi County Apple Festival (Erwin, Tennessee) [thru 10.5]

West Point Crab Carnival (West Point, Virginia) [thru 10.5]

Feast Days

Amun (a.k.a. Ammon; Christian; Saint)

Anne Rice (Writerism)

Aurea (Christian; Saint)

Beethoven (Positivist; Saint)

Buster Keaton Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Buttering-Up Final (Shamanism)

Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors; Macau)

David & Dickory (Muppetism)

Day of Victory of Heaven (Unification Church)

Double Ninth Festival (China) [9th day of 9th Lunar month]

Edwin, King of Northumberland (Christian; Saint)

Elder’s Day (China) [9th Day of 9th Lunar Month]

Feast of Hathor (Egyptian God of Drunkenness)

Fortified Wines Day (Pastafarian)

Francesco Solimena (Artology)

Francis of Assisi (Christian; Saint)

Frederic Remington (Artology)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Artology)

Jejunium Cereris (Fast of Ceres; Ancient Rome; Everyday Wicca)

Jean-François Millet (Artology)

Jejunium Cereris (Feast for Demeter; Pagan)

Kazuki Takahashi (Artology)

Lucas Cranach the Younger (Artology)

Marcus and Marcian (Christian; Martyrs)

Martyrs of Triers (Christian; Saint)

October Winds Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Petronius of Bologna (Christian; Saint)

Pietro Consagra (Artology)

Robert Lawson (Artology)

Roy Blount Jr. (Writerism)

Wolf Kahn (Artology)

Hebrew Calendar Holidays [Begins at Sundown Day Before]

Rosh Hashanah, Day 3 (Ends at Sundown; Judaism) [29 Elul-2 TIshrei]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Prime Number Day: 277 [59 of 72]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [46 of 57]

Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [46 of 60]

Premieres

ABC After School Specials (TV Series; 1972)

Alice in the Wooly West (Ub Iwerks Alice Disney Cartoon; 1926)

All the Right Reasons, by Nickelback (Album; 2005)

An American in Paris (Film; 1951)

Around the World (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1931)

The Batman Superman Movie: World’s Finest (WB Animated Film; 1997)

Beverly Hills 90120 (TV Series; 1990)

Blackboard Jumble (Droopy MGM Cartoon; 1957)

Bound (Film; 1996)

Bridge of Spies (Film; 2015)

Commando (Film; 1985)

Dolemite Is My Name (Film; 2019)

The EGGcited Rooster (WB MM Cartoon; 1952)

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, by Donald J. Sobol (Novel; 1963)

Extraordinary Machine, by Fiona Apple (Album; 2005)

The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma (Hanna-Barbera Animated TV Special; 1981)

Goldie Locks and the Three Bears (Ub Iwerks Laugh-O-Grams Cartoon; 1922)

Gravity (Film; 2013)

How Wet Was My Ocean (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1940)

Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby, by Louis Jordan (Song; 1943)

Joker (Film; 2019)

Jumping with Toy (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1957)

Knight Templar, by Leslie Charteris (Novel; 1930) [Saint #4]

The Last Emperor (Film; 1987)

Last of the Curlews (Hanna-Barbera Animated TV Special; 1972)

Leave It To Beaver (TV Series; 1957)

The Longest Day (Film; 1962)

Lost Horizon, by James Hilton (Novel; 1933)

Lovesick (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit; 1937)

The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick (Novel; 1962)

The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays, by Albert Camus (Essays; 1942)

Neon Genesis Evangelion (Japanese Anime; 1995)

Notes on Democracy, by H.L. Mencken (Political Book; 1926)

River Ribber (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1945)

The Saint, starring Roger Moore (TV Series; 1962)

Showdown (Fleischer Cartoon; 1942) [#11]

Spree for All (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1946)

That Thing You Do (Film; 1996)26)

Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (WB Animated Film; 2022)

200 Motels, by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention (Soundtrack Album; 1968)

Walls & Bridges, by John Lennon (Album; 1974)

Today’s Name Days

Aurea, Edwin, Franz (Austria)

Franciska, Franjo, Franka (Croatia)

František (Czech Republic)

Franciscus (Denmark)

Randel, Rando, Randolf, Ranno (Estonia)

Frans, Saija, Saila (Finland)

Aure, Bérénice, François, Frank, Orianne, Sarah (France)

Aurora, Edwin, Emma, Franz, Thea (Germany)

Ierotheos, Kallisthenis, Verina (Greece)

Ferenc (Hungary)

Francesco, Petronio (Italy)

Francis, Modra, Zaigonis (Latvia)

Eivydė, Mąstautas, Pranas, Pranciškus (Lithuania)

Frank, Frans (Norway)

Edwin, Franciszek, Konrad, Konrada, Manfred, Manfreda, Rozalia (Poland)

Ierotei (Romania)

František (Slovakia)

Francisco (Spain)

Frank, Frans (Sweden)

Damara, Damaris, Berenice, Bernice, Bonita, Bonnie, Bunny, Fannie, Fanny, Frances, Francesca, Francesco, Francine, Francis, Francisco, Frank, Frankie (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 278 of 2024; 88 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of Week 40 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Gort (Ivy) [Day 6 of 28]

Chinese: Month 9 (Jia-Xu), Day 2 (Xin-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 2 Tishri 5785

Islamic: 30 Rabi I 1446

J Cal: 8 Orange; Onesday [8 of 30]

Julian: 21 September 2024

Moon: 3%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 26 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Weber / Rossini]

Runic Half Month: Gyfu (Gift) [Day 13 of 15]

Season: Autumn or Fall (Day 13 of 90)

Week: Last Week of September/1st Week of October

Zodiac: Libra (Day 12 of 30)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 10.4

Holidays

Assault on Friedrichstadt Day (Denmark)

Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral Day

Cable Street Day (UK)

Carrying in the Pudding (London, UK)

Crew Appreciation Day

Ctenophore Day

Day of Peace and Reconciliation (Mozambique)

Day of the Space Forces (Russia)

Dick Tracy Day

eDay (New Zealand)

Forever Alone Day

Get Your Friend Day

Global Work From Home (WFH) Day

Golf Lovers Day (a.k.a. National Golf Day)

Hug a Non-Meat Eater Day

Improve Your Office Day

International Dakota Johnson Day

International No Disposable Cup Day

International Sputnik Day

International Toot Your Flute Day

International Walk & Bike to School Day

International Wound Hygiene Day

International Zookeeper Day

Kids Music Day

Kindness to Animals Day

National Capicola / Capocollo / Gabagool Day

National CB Radio Day

National Clothespin Day

National COVID-19 Remembrance Day

National Day of Action for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls & Two-Spirit People (Canada)

National Day of Chilean Music (Chile)

National Day of Life (Colombia)

National 4-H Spirit Day

National Laura Day

National Mask Exemption Awareness Day

National Ship in a Bottle Day

National Side Bae Day

National Sisters in Spirit Day (Canada)

National Talk Like a Trucker Day

National Teach German Day

National Trucker’s Appreciation Day

Odd Socks Day (Australia)

Peace and Reconciliation Day (Mozambique)

See the Light Day

Snoopy Day

Space Forces Day (Russia)

Territory Day (Christmas Island)

Thanksgiving Day (Saint Lucia)

Thimpu Tsechu (Bhutan)

Ten-Four Day

What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? Day

Winter Squash Day (French Republic)

World Animal Day

World College Radio Day

World Day of Bullying Prevention

World Pet’s Day

World RBD Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Canadian Beer Day

Cinnamon Roll Day (Finland)

Kanelbullens Dag (Cinnamon Bun Day; Sweden)

National Frappe Day

National Taco Day

National Vodka Day

Sardines Day (Japan)

Independence & Related Days

Belgium (from the Netherlands, 1830)

Constitution Day (Vanuatu)

Lesotho (from UK, 1966)

1st Friday in October

Bandcamp Friday [1st Friday]

Barrel-Aged Beer Day [1st Friday]

Byte Night (UK) [1st Friday]

Cerrado Mineiro Day [1st Friday]

Children’s Day (Singapore) [1st Friday]

College Radio Day [1st Friday]

Comfort Food Friday [Every Friday]

Fast Food Friday [1st Friday of Each Month]

Five For Friday [Every Friday]

Flashback Friday [Every Friday]

Freaky Friday [1st Friday of Each Month]

French Canadian Heritage Day (Michigan) [1st Friday]

Friday Finds [Every Friday]

Fry Day (Pastafarian; Fritism) [Every Friday]

Kids Music Day [1st Friday]

Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest begins (Canada) [Friday before 2nd Monday thru 10.19]

Manufacturing Day (a.k.a. MFG Day) [1st Friday]

National Beep Beep Day (Ireland) [1st Friday]

National Body Language Day [1st Friday]

National Denim Day (a.k.a. Lee National Denim Day) [1st Friday]

National Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Recognition Day [1st Friday]

National Diversity Day [1st Friday]

National Potato Day (Ireland) [1st Friday]

National Tree Planting Day (Jamaica) [1st Friday]

Plaidurday [1st Friday]

TGIF (Thank God It's Friday) [Every Friday]

World College Radio Day [1st Friday]

World Multiplication Table Day [1st Friday]

World Smile Day [1st Friday]

Weekly Holidays beginning October 4 (1st Week of October)

Cleveland Beer Week (Cleveland, Ohio) [thru 10.13]

Milford Restaurant Week (Milford, Connecticut) [thru 10.13]

National Manufacturing Week (thru 10.10) [Begins 1st Friday]

National Storytelling Week (thru 10.6) [1st Full Weekend]

World Space Week (thru 10.10)

Festivals Beginning October 4, 2024

Alabama Butterbean Festival (Pinson, Alabama) [thru 10.5]

Alabama National Fair (Montgomery, Alabama) [thru 10.14]

Anacortes Bier Near The Pier (Anacortes, Washington) [thru 10.5]

Applefest Celebration (Franklin, Pennsylvania) [thru 10.6]

Apple Harvest Festival (Southington, Connecticut) [thru 10.6 & 10.11-13]

Arkansas Apple Festival (Lincoln, Arkansas) [thru 10.6]

Art & Wine Walk (Chico, California) [thru 10.6]

Austin City Lights (Austin, Texas) [thru 10.13]

Bayfield Apple Festival (Bayfield, Wisconsin) [thru 10.6]

Beaufort Shrimp Festival (Beaufort, South Carolina) [thru 10.5]

Berlin Festival of Lights (Berlin, Germany) [thru 10.13]

Berwick Riverfest (Berwick, Pennsylvania) [thru 10.6]

Bloomfield Apple Festival (Bloomfield, Indiana) [thru 10.6]

Brews and Brats Oktoberfest (Kingman, Arizona) [thru 10.5]

Brunswick Pecan Festival (Brunswick, Missouri) [thru 10.6]

California Avocado Festival (Carpinteria, California) [thru 10.6]

Cedaredge Applefest (Cedaredge, Colorado) [thru 10.6]

Clayton Oktoberfest (Clayton, California) [thru 10.6]

Colisium International Music Forum (Moscow, Russia.) [thru 10.5]

Ertel Cellars Winery 18th Annual Festival (Batesville, Indiana) [thru 10.5]

Fall into Tupelo featuring Chili Fest (Tupelo, Mississippi) [thru 10.5]

Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival (Highwood, Illinois) [thru 10.6]

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival (San Francisco, California) [thru 10.6]

Harrisburg Wine and Fine Spirits Festival (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)

L.A. Comic Con (Los Angeles, California) [thru 10.6]

Lebanese Food Festival (Lewisville, Texas) [thru 10.6]

Lincoln Park Wine Festival (Chicago, Illinois) [thru 10.6]

Lone Star Gourd Festival (Dripping Springs, Texas) [thru 10.5]

Louisiana Cattle Festival & Fair (Abbeville, Louisiana) [thru 10.6]

MagicCon (Bonn, Germany) [thu 10.6]

The New York Coffee Festival (New York, New York) [thru 10.6]

North Carolina Seafood Festival (Morehead City, North Carolina) [thru 10.6]

Ohio Gourd Show (Delaware, Ohio) [thru 10.6]

Oktoberfest (Amana Colonies, Iowa) [thru 10.6]

Oktoberfest (Fredericksburg, Texas) [thru 10.6]

Oktoberfest (Lava Hot Springs, Idaho) [thru 10.5]

Oktoberfest Northwest (Puyallup, Washington) [thru 10.6]

Ozark Fall FarmFest (Springfield, Missouri) [thru 10.6]

Pumpkinfest (Zeeland, Michigan) [thru 10.5]

Pumpkinfest (Webster, South Dakota) [thru 10.5]

Republic Pumpkin Daze (Republic, Missouri) [thru 10.5]

Sorghum Festival (Springfield, Kentucky) [thru 10.5]

Squealin' on the Square (Laurens, South Carolina) [thru 10.5]

Springs Folk Festival (Springs, Pennsylvania) [thru 10.5]

St. George Antiochian Orthodox Food Festival (Phoenix, Arizona) [thru 10.6]

Twin Cities Oktoberfest (St. Paul, Minnesota) [thru 10.5]

Unicoi County Apple Festival (Erwin, Tennessee) [thru 10.5]

West Point Crab Carnival (West Point, Virginia) [thru 10.5]

Feast Days

Amun (a.k.a. Ammon; Christian; Saint)

Anne Rice (Writerism)

Aurea (Christian; Saint)

Beethoven (Positivist; Saint)

Buster Keaton Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Buttering-Up Final (Shamanism)

Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors; Macau)

David & Dickory (Muppetism)

Day of Victory of Heaven (Unification Church)

Double Ninth Festival (China) [9th day of 9th Lunar month]

Edwin, King of Northumberland (Christian; Saint)

Elder’s Day (China) [9th Day of 9th Lunar Month]

Feast of Hathor (Egyptian God of Drunkenness)

Fortified Wines Day (Pastafarian)

Francesco Solimena (Artology)

Francis of Assisi (Christian; Saint)

Frederic Remington (Artology)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Artology)

Jejunium Cereris (Fast of Ceres; Ancient Rome; Everyday Wicca)

Jean-François Millet (Artology)

Jejunium Cereris (Feast for Demeter; Pagan)

Kazuki Takahashi (Artology)

Lucas Cranach the Younger (Artology)

Marcus and Marcian (Christian; Martyrs)

Martyrs of Triers (Christian; Saint)

October Winds Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Petronius of Bologna (Christian; Saint)

Pietro Consagra (Artology)

Robert Lawson (Artology)

Roy Blount Jr. (Writerism)

Wolf Kahn (Artology)

Hebrew Calendar Holidays [Begins at Sundown Day Before]

Rosh Hashanah, Day 3 (Ends at Sundown; Judaism) [29 Elul-2 TIshrei]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Prime Number Day: 277 [59 of 72]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [46 of 57]

Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [46 of 60]

Premieres

ABC After School Specials (TV Series; 1972)

Alice in the Wooly West (Ub Iwerks Alice Disney Cartoon; 1926)

All the Right Reasons, by Nickelback (Album; 2005)

An American in Paris (Film; 1951)

Around the World (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1931)

The Batman Superman Movie: World’s Finest (WB Animated Film; 1997)

Beverly Hills 90120 (TV Series; 1990)

Blackboard Jumble (Droopy MGM Cartoon; 1957)

Bound (Film; 1996)

Bridge of Spies (Film; 2015)

Commando (Film; 1985)

Dolemite Is My Name (Film; 2019)

The EGGcited Rooster (WB MM Cartoon; 1952)

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, by Donald J. Sobol (Novel; 1963)

Extraordinary Machine, by Fiona Apple (Album; 2005)

The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma (Hanna-Barbera Animated TV Special; 1981)

Goldie Locks and the Three Bears (Ub Iwerks Laugh-O-Grams Cartoon; 1922)

Gravity (Film; 2013)

How Wet Was My Ocean (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1940)

Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby, by Louis Jordan (Song; 1943)

Joker (Film; 2019)

Jumping with Toy (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1957)

Knight Templar, by Leslie Charteris (Novel; 1930) [Saint #4]

The Last Emperor (Film; 1987)

Last of the Curlews (Hanna-Barbera Animated TV Special; 1972)

Leave It To Beaver (TV Series; 1957)

The Longest Day (Film; 1962)

Lost Horizon, by James Hilton (Novel; 1933)

Lovesick (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit; 1937)

The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick (Novel; 1962)

The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays, by Albert Camus (Essays; 1942)

Neon Genesis Evangelion (Japanese Anime; 1995)

Notes on Democracy, by H.L. Mencken (Political Book; 1926)

River Ribber (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1945)

The Saint, starring Roger Moore (TV Series; 1962)

Showdown (Fleischer Cartoon; 1942) [#11]

Spree for All (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1946)

That Thing You Do (Film; 1996)26)

Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (WB Animated Film; 2022)

200 Motels, by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention (Soundtrack Album; 1968)

Walls & Bridges, by John Lennon (Album; 1974)

Today’s Name Days

Aurea, Edwin, Franz (Austria)

Franciska, Franjo, Franka (Croatia)

František (Czech Republic)

Franciscus (Denmark)

Randel, Rando, Randolf, Ranno (Estonia)

Frans, Saija, Saila (Finland)

Aure, Bérénice, François, Frank, Orianne, Sarah (France)

Aurora, Edwin, Emma, Franz, Thea (Germany)

Ierotheos, Kallisthenis, Verina (Greece)

Ferenc (Hungary)

Francesco, Petronio (Italy)

Francis, Modra, Zaigonis (Latvia)

Eivydė, Mąstautas, Pranas, Pranciškus (Lithuania)

Frank, Frans (Norway)

Edwin, Franciszek, Konrad, Konrada, Manfred, Manfreda, Rozalia (Poland)

Ierotei (Romania)

František (Slovakia)

Francisco (Spain)

Frank, Frans (Sweden)

Damara, Damaris, Berenice, Bernice, Bonita, Bonnie, Bunny, Fannie, Fanny, Frances, Francesca, Francesco, Francine, Francis, Francisco, Frank, Frankie (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 278 of 2024; 88 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of Week 40 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Gort (Ivy) [Day 6 of 28]

Chinese: Month 9 (Jia-Xu), Day 2 (Xin-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 2 Tishri 5785

Islamic: 30 Rabi I 1446

J Cal: 8 Orange; Onesday [8 of 30]

Julian: 21 September 2024

Moon: 3%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 26 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Weber / Rossini]

Runic Half Month: Gyfu (Gift) [Day 13 of 15]

Season: Autumn or Fall (Day 13 of 90)

Week: Last Week of September/1st Week of October

Zodiac: Libra (Day 12 of 30)

[indiaandforeignaid]

India’s Role in the SAARC Tech Initiative

India’s leadership in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Tech Initiative has played a leading and an important role in driving technological advancement and regional development. By leveraging its growing technological capabilities, India has fostered collaboration among SAARC member states, paving the way for collective progress. This initiative emphasizes digital infrastructure development, cross-border technology exchange, and innovation in sectors like e-governance, telecommunications, and education, ultimately benefiting millions of people across South Asia. India's efforts have not only addressed shared challenges like digital inequality and infrastructure deficits but also strengthened regional ties.

A prime example of India’s influence can be seen in the realm of digital infrastructure. India’s Digital India program has set a regional benchmark for digital transformation, inspiring neighboring countries to enhance their technological landscapes. Collaborative projects like cross-border fiber optic connectivity between India and Bhutan (as discussed in the previous blog) have dramatically improved internet access in the latter, enabling significant advancements in e-governance, online education, and trade relations. India’s role in providing both technical expertise and financial backing highlights its commitment to boosting the digital economy throughout the region.

India’s success in e-governance has also left a lasting impact on SAARC member nations. By promoting the digitization of public services, India has set an example that countries like Bangladesh and the Maldives have begun to follow. Bangladesh’s national ID system, inspired by India’s Aadhar program, has streamlined government services and reduced fraud in welfare distribution. Such initiatives demonstrate India’s capacity to export its technological advancements to neighboring nations, ultimately improving governance and public service delivery.

The SAARC Tech Initiative’s focus on education and innovation has further showcased India’s leadership in fostering regional growth. India's advancements in educational technology (EdTech) have provided scalable models for other SAARC countries to follow, particularly at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indian platforms such as BYJU's and Coursera India have expanded their reach to neighboring countries, offering courses and resources to students in Sri Lanka and Nepal. Additionally, cross-border teacher training programs facilitated by India have helped improve digital education methodologies, making quality education more accessible in remote areas.

In the telecommunications sector, India’s contribution has been especially notable. Indian telecom giants like Jio and Airtel have expanded their services to Nepal and Sri Lanka, bringing affordable mobile connectivity to previously underserved areas. This improved access to telecommunications has had a profound impact on these economies, particularly in rural regions, where internet access was once limited. The role of Indian companies in transforming telecommunications across the SAARC region reflects India’s commitment to regional connectivity and digital inclusion.

India’s startup ecosystem has also played a vital role in fostering innovation within the SAARC Tech Initiative, with many startups getting name and fame through international media like shark tank. Collaborative efforts through startup exchange programs and incubator partnerships have created opportunities for entrepreneurs across South Asia. Indian accelerators like T-Hub in Hyderabad have partnered with counterparts in Bangladesh to provide mentorship, funding, and market access for tech-based startups. These collaborations not only promote technological innovation but also address local challenges, fostering sustainable growth.

Despite these, the SAARC Tech Initiative faces challenges, particularly political tensions between member nations. Disparities in technological infrastructure between countries also pose obstacles to seamless collaboration. However, India’s role remains crucial to overcoming these barriers. By continuing to promote regional cooperation in emerging fields like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and cybersecurity, India can help future-proof the region and address common concerns such as climate change, agriculture, and disaster management.

India’s leadership in the SAARC Tech Initiative is both a responsibility and an opportunity even though the initiative is at its beginning stages. By fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment, India can continue to drive regional progress and uplift the technological capabilities of South Asia in the future. The success of this initiative reflects the importance of regional cooperation in the digital age and underscores that technological advancement is a shared endeavor that has the potential to benefit millions across borders.

[dulichbonphuongglobal]

🌾Một đất nước chưa từng có bệnh ung thư

🌸Không có người nhiễm Virut Covid - 19.

🍁Quốc vương và Hoàng hậu Bhutan là những người ăn chay trường.

💕Đất nước Bhutan được mệnh danh là đất nước hạnh phúc nhất. Quốc vương Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck sinh năm 1980. Người được thế giới nhìn nhận là một nhà lãnh đạo đương đại ấn tượng nhất . Dưới sự lãnh đạo của ông , đất nước Bhutan được báo chí thế giới ca ngợi là một đất nước có khí hậu trong lành bật nhất , cũng như danh hiệu đất nước hạnh phúc nhất toàn cầu .

💖Bhutan là một đất nước đặc biệt. Dân chúng không sát sanh , không giết bò heo hay gà vịt... không câu cá và bắn chim để ăn thịt . Trong nước không có trộm cướp và bạo động... Đi ra khỏi nhà chẳng cần khóa cửa . Rau trái thì được trồng 100% theo lối hữu cơ .

💕Họ sống hòa thuận , không cãi cọ . Tuối thọ trung bình của dân chúng Vương quốc này là 90 tuổi trở lên . Ung thư đối với đất nước này là chưa từng có. Mọi thiên tai , dịch bệnh đều không có đủ nguyên nhân để xâm nhập Vương quốc này !

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A country that has never had cancer

🌸No person is infected with the virus Covid - 19.

The King and Queen of Bhutan are life-long vegans.

The country of Bhutan is known as the happiest country. King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck was born in 1980. He is recognized by the world as the most impressive contemporary leader. Under his leadership, Bhutan is hailed by the world as the country with the purest climate, as well as the title of the happiest country in the world.

Bhutan is a special country. People do not kill. They do not kill cows, pigs or poultry for meat. They do not fish and shoot birds to eat. There are no thieves and riots. People go out without locking their door. Fruits and vegetables are grown 100% organically.

People live in harmony and do not quarrel. The average life expectancy of the people of this Kingdom is 90 years or older. There is no cancer in the country.

[toughgirlchallenges]

Beth Whitman - completed the Grand Slam Plus with Racing the Planet. This included running 5 separate events, each 250K, across Georgia (the country), the Namib Desert in Namibia, the Atacama in Chile, the Gobi in Mongolia and Antarctica.

Beth is a traveler first and foremost. With 35 years of travel experience, each year she spends three to four months abroad, combining her love of adventure with vacation and business. 

For 15 years she has been running WanderTours, focusing on women-only tours, where she encourages and inspires women to dive deep into cultures and to challenge themselves by getting out of their comfort zone.

She recently discovered running and, at age 50, ran her first marathon. She then discovered ultra-running and has been using these as an excuse to explore remote destinations around the globe that few people ever see.

Most recently she completed the Grand Slam Plus with Racing the Planet. This consisted of running five 250K stage races across four deserts: the Gobi in Mongolia, the Atacama in Chile, the Namib in Namibia, Antarctica and, the one non-desert race, a run across the country of Georgia. 

While many people have completed these races, she is part of a small group of competitors (only seven women!) who have completed them in a year's time (OK, slightly longer due to Covid).

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We first spoke with Beth - Feb 11th 2020 - Running her 1st Marathon at 50, completing the Snowman Trek in Bhutan. 

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Show notes

Who is Beth Whitman and what she does

Speaking with Beth at the end of 2019 where she shared more about running her first marathon and completing the Snowman Trek in Bhutan. 

Going back to the start of 2020

4 desert races - with Racing the Planet 

Wanting to run these 4races in 1 year (Namib Race (Namibia), Gobi March (Mongolia), Atacama Crossing (Chile) and The Last Desert (Antarctica))

Continuing to run and train, even when races and borders were getting closed

Not knowing what was going on, and continuing to hope that the race would go on. 

Running every street in your city/neighbourhood  

Having a purpose to get up every day and go running

The rules of the ‘running every street’

The mental side of always being ‘on’ while running 

The challenges of running a tour company during covid

Dealing with uncertainty 

Her first race - running Georgia (country) in 2021

Dealing with stress

Using mediation and becoming more aware of her thoughts

Needing to know what was happening and starting to doom scroll

Becoming more aware of her habits

Cutting back on caffeine and sugar

Moving on quickly from each trip/race

Needing to spend more time in reflection and appreciation for what’s been achieved

Revenge travel

Having 7 weeks between the Georgia race and the next ultra in Namibia

Fuelling ultra marathons being a mostly vegan 

Magical moments and highlights from running 

Running in Antarctica and the challenges with the terrain and weather

The mental struggle and thinking that she wasn’t going to be able to carry on while running in the desert

What kept her going during the tough times

How to find out more about Beth and her tours

Being most active on Facebook

Final words of advice

Having something to look forward to 

The power of making a plan 

Why you are capable of so much more than you think 

  Social Media

  Website:

www.WanderlustAndLipstick.com 

www.WanderTours.com 

  Instagram:

@bethwhitwa

@wandertours_pics

  Facebook: @bethwhitwa

    Check out this episode!

[crestedinteriors]

She asked “If you could do anything in the world, what would you do?”

The only thing that kept running through my mind over the past year is to honestly escape.

Escape in longing of finding myself.

To simply put it, I honestly wish I could just book a ticket to Nepal/Bhutan and go on a solo hiking trip with my phone completely off.

Retreat and disconnecting myself from the world and in hope of reconnecting with myself.

Tuning in to my own feelings. Cutting off all responsibilities and worldly distractions.

Slowly unrevealing and peeling myself to the bare bones. The core. The basic necessities.

Sometimes I do miss covid times, the lockdown times to be exact. Everything seems so much simpler. The world seemed hectic and deadly but life was so much simpler then and I weirdly, do miss it.

Over the years, we go back running on autopilot, going into the routines and eventually forget who we truly are. Forget what was truly important.

But sadly, the mere thought of ditching one’s responsibility and switching off completely seems like a fantasy. At least for now.

[iruchakalyan]

Global 5G Technology Market : Growth and Analysis ,Forecast 2023 to 2032 by Product Revenue and Type.

The Global 5G Technology Market was valued at USD 139.5 Billion in 2023 and is estimated to reach USD1780.60 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 40.9 % from 2023 to 2030.  

Scope of the market:

A 5th-generation technology for digital cellular wireless networks that offers faster speed, reliable connection, and increased network capacity. 5G service technology supports 5G applications like Augmented reality(AR), virtual reality(VR), Internet of Things (IoT), and many more.5G networks have faster speed as compared to previous networks like 4G, providing super-fast data transmission. For instance, augmented reality will enhance the wearable technology that will be integrated with the person’s daily life due to its speed. 5G will also help in improving the safety and security in smart cities. For example, tracking car accidents, real-time video recording, and terrorist attacks can automatically send signals or warn security to take a step ahead. For CCTV systems as well 5 G-enabled equipment will be able to receive the updates wirelessly and can also link various devices simultaneously.

5G technology in the future will demand more gadgets and increasing demand for smartphones will expand this market growth. The 5G mobile services market revenue is expected to generate 845 billion dollars by 2033. Moreover, post-Covid, people are more reliable on faster network speed which has developed a demand for high-speed connectivity.

Moreover, laptop manufacturers are enabling the 5 G inbuilt as the primary need for coming generations. Additionally, chipmaker Intel has offered new 5G solution 5000 modems in laptops from Asus, Acer, and HP covering most of the models.

According to Ericsson, 5G subscriptions will tremendously expand in the year 2020 to 2027, to almost acquiring 4 billion subscriptions. Countries like India, Bhutan Nepal, and East Asia will be highly capturing subscriptions.

Economic Impact of Covid-19:

The analysis of the COVID-19 recovery trajectory provides an overview of the main strategies that industries are implementing to respond to and recover from the economic crisis. It alsofocuses on the post-pandemic and pre-pandemic era of the Global 5G Technology Market through PEST analysis, SWOT, Quantitative and Qualitative analysis, Attractive analysis, and DROs.

Key Players:

Qualcomm Technologies Inc,

Samsung Group

MediaTek Inc,

ZTE Corporation

Accenture Plc

Dell Technologies Inc.

HCL Technologies Ltd.

Viavi Solutions Inc.

Fujitsu Ltd

Cisco Systems Inc.

Intel Corp.

Deutsche Telekom AG

T Mobile US Inc.

Siemens AG

Telstra Ltd.

Recent Developments in Global 5G Technology Market.

In 2023, Qualcomm Technologies, a leader in 3G, 4G, and 5G is now driving the technology evolution for 5G Advanced in Release 18. This 5G advance will support new devices, services, spectrum, and deployments. 5G is predicted to power the digital economy and will enable up to 13.1T $ globally by 2035. The connected intelligent edge will deliver better privacy and lower latency.

Snapdragon, X70 has introduced the world's first 5G AI processor in a 5G Modem-RF system, a breakthrough 5G performance.

In 2023, MediaTek and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd completed the successful testing of 5G standalone Uplink (UL) 2CC carrier aggregation with C-band UL MIMO to reach the top uplink which is the best achievement on wireless mobile capabilities. The demand for uplink performance is increasing due to factors like live streaming, video conference, and multi-player gaming.

With over 50 million 5G consumers reliance Jio has led the 5G adoption in India.

Know More- https://nexbindinsight.com/information-and-communications-technology/global-g-technology-market