Current Affairs Articles and Ezines
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1. Importance of handwashing during Corona Pandemic
October 16, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic provides the major reminder that handwashing with soap and water is one of the simplest, most effective ways to stop the grow of germs and stay healthy.
Handwashing with soap and water can prevent 1 in 3 people from getting unhealthy with diarrhoea and 1 in 5 people from getting a respiratory illness. That is why handwashing is so important, especially at lead times such as after using the bathroom, when preparing food, before eating, and after coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose.
"Hand Hygiene for All" is the theme of this year's Global Handwashing Day, fo... (read more)
Author: Anjali Devri
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2. Call for decency and cooperation
October 04, 2020
I am a concerned patriot of the United States of America, and I beseech those who love our country to consider. Take heed. I've thought much about the time when we could disagree with one another, but that didn't mean that we should banish those who disagree with us from this country or even the planet. Disagreement provided us with the opportunity to grow as individuals and as a country. Disagreeing helps us see things we hadn't considered. When we approach issues with respect for others and concern for the health and safety of all people not just for ourselves, and with common decency we are... (read more)
Author: marvell lawson
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3. Demanding Justice but Showing No Mercy - The Obvious Hypocrisy of the Protests
September 01, 2020
Without resorting to entire theological treatise to explain it, and it being most likely that a secular mind would hardly care, much less understand it, one single Bible verse will do fine.
“He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” (Mic 6:8)
The equation is blindingly obvious. The cops need to do justly when dealing with our black citizens. We see that in some cases they are not. For the black community the call is to be merciful. We see that black on black crime and aborti... (read more)
Author: Michael Bresciani
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4. YEEOUCH!!!
August 31, 2020
A day last week, I played tennis in the morning, hustled home, cleaned up, and joined a four-way ZOOM teleconference call for an hour and a half. About 30 minutes of the call was actually value-added; the remaining time dedicated to trouble-shooting technical issues on one end of the telecon or off-the-subject rabbit trails. Maddening. I can report that a week later, we are no closer to our goal; have accomplished nothing positive; maybe took a step back. It was basically another exercise in listening to ourselves talk. We’ve been participating in this futility for years. It’s like we’re... (read more)
Author: Gene Myers
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5. NJ Medical Marijuana Got Cheaper in 2020 July
July 15, 2020
New Jersey sales tax on medical marijuana was cut to four percent on July 1, down from six percent. This represents the first stage in a three-year plan designed to phase out state taxes on purchases of medicinal cannabis. Fast forward to July 1, 2021 and you may see that the state sales tax will undoubtedly be cut a lot more — to two percent. Then, in 2022, it will be completely gone.
Don’t assume that this means marijuana that is medical be totally tax-free, though. Each community is permitted to impose a two percent “transfer tax” on purchases; that said, no municipality has instituted... (read more)
Author: Vincent Gentile
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6. AN AVIATOR'S FINAL FLIGHT
July 13, 2020
I’ve got to tell you, folks, I’m becoming depressed and weary from writing these kinds of articles, but at my age I don’t see the trend abating. Initially, it was my first college friend and fraternity brother, Mike Glossinger, then a lifelong friend from primary school, Larry Livingston. There are others I have not written about, so permit me a bit of venting about the unavoidable biological reality that claims us all: DAMN! DAMN! DAMN! With that in mind— July 8, 2020 was the last day for Dennis James Hull. I would say he boarded the mystery train, but in Dennis’s case he took ... (read more)
Author: Gene Myers
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7. Global Crisis - Coronavirus Appeal
June 12, 2020
In this global crisis, so much is under threat. It is not just about the risk to our health, our lives, and that of our loved ones. It is also about what this is doing to the world we live in. Society is changing. People have lost their income, children are not able to attend school, seniors are in homes and unable to see loved ones. The world is struggling economically and people are in isolation and scared. People are having to manage as best they can. But those in communities that were already disadvantaged and vulnerable are being hit harder than anyone else. We are focusing on helping the... (read more)
Author: Richard Conard
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8. Government scheme for getting life cover after retirement
June 10, 2020
The Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) is a retirement advantage government scheme that gives budgetary coverage to the workers (EPF account holders) after retirement. In any case, do you realize that the EPF rules additionally gives life coverage to the workers? Thus, let us think about this component of the EPF plan. Life Coverage for EPF Account Holders Truly, all EPF Account Holders can get free life cover u/s 17(2a) of the Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI) 1976 guidelines when his EPF account gets opened. The amount Life Coverage for EPF Account H... (read more)
Author: Anjali Devri
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9. Unlock 1.0 special safety measures by health ministry of India
June 06, 2020
The world is battling a quiet war with Coronavirus however the truth of the matter is it is difficult to stay at home for a considerable length of time, in this way, Lockdown 5.0 or Unlock 1.0 has been presented now. India is the nation that has joined together and done all of the exertions to spare crown patients.
Outline of Unlock 1.0 otherwise known as Lockdown 5.0
It has been over 70 days from lockdown now the Union Health Ministry has discharged the new Standard Opening Procedures (SOPs) in which a proposition for re-opening lodgings, eateries, and shopping centers as Unlock... (read more)
Author: Anjali Devri
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10. Importance of Aarogya setu app
June 02, 2020
To battle the Novel Coronavirus malady or COVID-19, the Indian government has now forced Lockdown 5.0. Subsequent to considering the effects of the Lockdown 4.0 on the COVID-19 circumstance, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has now discharged a warning under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, for additional expanding the Lockdown. The Lockdown 5.0 otherwise known as Unlock 1 will go on till 30th June 2020.
Know:- Which activities allowed while Lockdown 5.0? According to the MHA rules, downloading of the Aarogya Setu application on cell phones is obligatory for all residents. Le... (read more)
Author: Anjali Devri
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11. Covid-19, Crisis or a Crossroads - When Defiance Becomes a Delusion
May 08, 2020
Like blind men stumbling around in the dark, daily we hear more about the great efforts to beat back the Covid-19 pandemic. While President Trump sends a hospital ship to New York and the Javits Center field hospital opens up for treating patients – endlessly vociferous Gov. Cuomo, keeps sending people to nursing homes - to die.
State governors are violating every part of the constitution they can think of and are feeling the backlash and the wrath of the people in some states. Who is not now aware of a Texas woman sent to jail and fined $7K for opening her salon?
In another big help... (read more)
Author: Michael Bresciani
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12. COVID-19: A Micro Godzilla
April 30, 2020
COVID-19, certainly not to be taken lightly, has interrupted life as we know it including the international economy and other things interesting like visiting relatives, eating out, and other forms of socializing. Typical of people in crisis we’ve developed a herd mentality. The media and politicians, who as long as I can remember, have had 20-percent integrity, believability and credibility ratings exaggerate and spread panic; and suddenly we believe everything they bloviate. Go figure. To be more precise, the scribes insist on being called journalists, which they are NOT—in any sense of... (read more)
Author: Gene Myers
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13. COVID-19 Update: No need for DSC for GSTR-3B filing during the lockdown!
April 30, 2020
Today the world is nearly trapped in a significant fiasco as COVID-19 pandemic. India has been put under complete lockdown till May 3, 2020. Because of the failure of the representatives to satisfy their normal consistency, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has given certain relaxations. The due date for filing FORM GSTR-3B for the long stretch of February, March, and April 2020 has been as of now expanded. Moreover, the notice has been likewise discharged on the GST Portal that from now onwards, the citizens have been given the alternative of filing GSTR-3B by... (read more)
Author: Anjali Devri
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14. Covid-19: Four Ways to Survive and Thrive in Challenging Times
April 17, 2020
The fragile global economy has taken a major hit from Covid 19 pandemic. The global supply chain(s) was the first economic system to be impacted by the Coronavirus outbreak occurred in China. Since then, business operations and personal finances have been on a downward spiral due to the lockdowns and “social distancing”. Therefore, its important to look at time-tested ways to reduce the consequences to our wallets. We also have a large number of alternative financial opportunities available (to us) using the Internet.
There is no doubt that these are some of the most challenging times we... (read more)
Author: David Love
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15. Covid-19 and Our Money: Managing Money and Staying on Top
April 17, 2020
Money can be a slippery customer at the best of times. Maybe we don’t quite hit our projected income targets for a certain period. Perhaps we ended up spending a little more than we would like to. Or it could be that we simply can’t pin down the reason our finances don’t quite add up. This is because money management is... well, it’s tricky. Factor in global issues like Covid-19, and it becomes even more tricky. The coronavirus has had far-reaching effects across the planet, causing death, misery, social division, and economic depression. When faced with something like this, kee... (read more)
Author: David Love
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16. Covid-19 and Our Money: Fighting a Psychological Battle
April 17, 2020
Across the world, governments and populations alike are encountering the same challenges – namely, how to treat the coronavirus and prevent its spread.
But this is just the beginning. Certainly, in the here and now – in the immediate future – bringing the virus under control is the priority, and we salute the legions of scientists, medical personnel, and key workers who are making that happen each and every day. But what comes next? How do we deal with the economic depression that follows such a crisis? How do we avoid global recession? There is one thing we must do: We must not give in.... (read more)
Author: David Love
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17. REVERIE
April 17, 2020
MEMORIES POP-UP at random times during a lifetime, sometimes triggered by music, return to a familiar place, a sudden thought about a particular person, an old photograph; it could be any of a number of things. Today, a song on the radio took me back to a long ago event. It was one of those pleasant recollections that had me reminiscing for a while; the kind that prompts one to wonder aloud, “Where did the time go?”
That got me off on a sidetrack of wondering about what my final memory will be—you know, just before the lights go out, the music fades, and all goes silent behind my eyes. F... (read more)
Author: Gene Myers
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18. The Mirror Rearview; Report # 15
April 03, 2020
Special Report # 15: Stephen P. Bye, correspondent for the Mirror Rearview.
An on-going series from Stephen P. Bye, a Correspondent for the Mirror Rearview, a fictional newspaper in Laicos County, an imaginary USA municipality. Please refer to the previous 14 reports for further background.
(April 3, 2020) I’m back on the beat as an unpaid reporter for The Mirror Rearview after a twelve-month absence, while serving my sentence in prison. Thankfully, my attorney, Sue Yourbutt, took my case to the State Supreme Court, who ruled I was inappropriately arrested for expressing free speech ... (read more)
Author: Stephen Bye
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19. Cybersecurity & Covid-19: Vulnerability and What to Do About It
March 31, 2020
Cybersecurity & Covid-19: Vulnerability and What to Do About It
Steve Burgess, 2020
As if we didn’t have enough to worry about.
With so many of us working from home (close to 90% of American corporations are encouraging or requiring employees to do so) and having little time to set up corporate cybersecurity barriers, employees and their companies may be more vulnerable than ever. Hardly anybody has had their home setup properly pen tested or security-checked.
Cybercriminals, ever ready to jump on an opportunity, are likely to take advantage immediately with malware, phishi... (read more)
Author: Steve Burgess
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20. Government gives relaxations in GST laws due to COVID-19
March 27, 2020
The flare-up of horrendous pandemic Novel Coronavirus otherwise known as COVID-19 has caused a boundless financial downturn. The Indian government has forced a lockdown all through the nation till fourteenth April 2020. Because of the interruption of the ordinary course of business, specialists can't satisfy their lawful compliances in the present time allotment. In an offer to give some unwinding, the Honorable FM Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman had directed a live public interview over Video Conferencing and reported that Due Dates for all the Business Compliance will currently be delayed in the... (read more)
Author: Anjali Devri
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21. A TIME TO LIVE
March 21, 2020
A TIME TO LIVE, AND A TIME TO DIE are two appointments all living things must keep; and is the thesis for a poem by Audrey Heller. Further, she charged us not to let precious time go by. I consider this very good advice, which I’ve attempted to follow during my allotted time. I say, burn a candle at both ends (and maybe in the middle) rather than throw it in a closet to waste away. The “living” part is (by far) my favorite, mainly because the other is a mystery. Hospice workers report that as individuals near death, they’re not afraid and even see family members waiting on the other side ... (read more)
Author: Gene Myers
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22. Coronavirus, the Economy and the Great Eschaton - Fair Warning
March 14, 2020
Coronavirus, the Economy and the Great Eschaton – Fair Warning
Some doomsdayers are well onboard with dire and severe warnings about the emergence of the coronavirus outbreak. Some, like CNN are already calling it a “pandemic.” But level heads, both in and out of prophetic warnings, are more cautious and see it as a foretoken or even a formula for worldwide problems, yet to come.
Speculations abound.
Some say Covid-19 is a bioweapon, yet others think it came from outer space, like astrobiologist Chandra Wickramasinghe of the Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology.
Where does it... (read more)
Author: Michael Bresciani
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23. ROLLER DERBY, POLITICS, and the NBA
March 02, 2020
This essay is about quality, or rather about the disintegration of quality in certain aspects of my life, much of it occurring since the end of the 1980s. I admit “quality” is in the perception of the beholder; that is, it varies from person to person. However, no matter how you cut it, QUALITY has two aspects.
The first aspect is CONFORMANCE TO REQUIREMENTS; that is, whatever the product or service is; it must conform to whatever standards one requires as an individual or customer. To fall short of one’s expectations is to NOT have “quality”. The second aspect is DESIGN FEATURES. These ... (read more)
Author: Gene Myers
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24. METAMORPHOSIS: Transformation of an Opinionated Man
January 10, 2020
AS GREGOR SAMSA AWOKE from unsettling dreams one morning, he found himself transformed into a monstrous vermin. --Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis Ever know anyone who has experienced a life-altering metamorphosis? Come to think of it, that’s probably a rhetorical question. Chances are we all have. The experience may not have been as extraordinary as that described by Franz Kafka, but to me, my particular creeping transformation is just as unwelcome as turning into Kafka’s giant bug. Read on… So, things being what they are, I’m in a brooding and reflective mood, y’know? Just between u... (read more)
Author: Gene Myers
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25. Prophecy 2020 - Will it be a Year of Success or Catastrophe?
January 01, 2020
Touching briefly on current events is enough to cause trauma!
The year 2019 found over 12 major nations in protests and unrest, fulfilling many prophetic warnings including those of Jesus…
“And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.” (Mt 24:6)
“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are co... (read more)
Author: Michael Bresciani
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