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Janey Godley reveals the worst thing about dying as she approaches ‘the end of it’

Janey Godley reveals the worst thing about dying as she approaches ‘the end of it’

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Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Janey Godley has revealed the “worst thing” about dying as she receives end-of-life care. In September, the Scottish comedian confirmed that her cancer had spread and she is now getting palliative care in a hospice. “The chemo ran out of options and I just couldn’t take any more of it and the cancer has spread,” the 63-year-old said in a video at the time. “So it looks like this will be getting to near the end of it and it’s really difficult to speak about this and say to people.” In a new interview with The Times, conducted together with her 38-year-old daughter, Ashley Storrie, Godley revealed what she believes to be the “worst thing” about approaching the end of her life. Godley said …

Typhoon Ampil approaches Tokyo, holiday traffic snarled

Typhoon Ampil approaches Tokyo, holiday traffic snarled

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TOKYO: Typhoon Ampil bore down on Tokyo on Thursday (Aug 15), prompting airlines to cancel hundreds of flights and railways to suspend part of their operations in the peak summer travel season. The typhoon, categorised as “strong” by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), was about 690 km off Japan’s Pacific coast at 9am (8am, Singapore time), heading towards Tokyo and surrounding regions. The agency has two higher categories – “very strong” and “violent”. Ampil was blowing winds of 35m per second, with a maximum gust of 50m per second, according to the JMA. “With this typhoon approaching, we urge the public to be highly vigilant against storms, high waves and heavy rains,” a JMA official told a news conference. Japan Airlines said it planned to cancel 191 domestic and 26 international flights, many of them leaving or arriving at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, on Friday. Another major airline, ANA, announced it would cancel 280 domestic flights that were originally slated for Friday, affecting more than 60,000 passengers. Central Japan Railway said it would cancel all the …

The End of Biden’s Candidacy Approaches

The End of Biden’s Candidacy Approaches

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At the start of the day yesterday, it was conceivable that Joe Biden might manage to hold on to the Democratic nomination for president. But this morning, things seem to be slipping out of his grasp. The blows to Biden were both procedural and political: The Democratic National Committee delayed a pivotal vote that would have made replacing him more difficult, a prominent Democrat called for Biden to step down, and reports of behind-the-scenes maneuvering made clear that other top party leaders have lost faith in Biden’s candidacy, even if they aren’t willing to say so publicly yet. The president’s strategy for riding out the calls for him to step down was apparently to survive until a virtual roll-call vote sometime in July. (Even this might not have been enough: Elaine Kamarck, a political scientist at the Brookings Institution and a member of the DNC Rules Committee, told me last week that she was skeptical that would have done the trick. “There’s work-arounds for all of these things,” she said. “Monday night at the [Democratic …

‘We are divided’: unity in Israel fades as war in Gaza approaches ninth month | Israel-Gaza war

‘We are divided’: unity in Israel fades as war in Gaza approaches ninth month | Israel-Gaza war

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In what appears to be a burnt-out building in Gaza, with Hebrew graffiti on the walls reading “Kach” and “Kahane”, references to an infamous Jewish supremacist and his outlawed political party, a masked soldier addresses Israel’s defence minister. “Yoav Gallant, you can’t win the war. Quit. You can’t command us,” the man says in a long clip posted to social media on Saturday, in which he pledges loyalty to the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Another 100,000 reservists would mutiny, he warned, if wavering elements of the government such as Gallant scuppered Netanyahu’s goal of “complete victory” over Hamas. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has opened a criminal investigation into the video, which was shared by the prime minister’s outspoken son Yair. The reservist’s behaviour was a “serious violation of IDF orders and IDF values”, the IDF said in a statement. In Israel’s deeply polarised society, split along ethnic, religious and political lines, the military is supposed to be “the people’s army”, an apolitical melting pot that brings the country together. But as the war against …

4 “love-based” approaches to allyship after the DE&I backlash

4 “love-based” approaches to allyship after the DE&I backlash

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In recent years, many organizations have realized that the journey towards real allyship and lasting societal change is not as simple as hosting one employee celebration and posting about it on social media. It’s a long and complex path, requiring a concerted and sustained effort from the entire company in a way that underpins their culture and values.  Many leaders are still committed to this journey but tackling the fatigue in our teams — the “ally-weariness” as I call it — has been made even harder as organizations navigate the growing backlash against DE&I. Movement against progressive policies has seen a rollback of legislation around affirmative action in the US, and many roles within DE&I are being cut as resources are quietly reassigned elsewhere. Vocal pushback on social media has also made business leaders more cautious, afraid to rock the boat and become the next target of negative online attention.  Try Big Think+ for your business Engaging content on the skills that matter, taught by world-class experts. But allowing this backlash to impact our path forward …

Spacecraft approaches metal object zooming around Earth, snaps footage

Spacecraft approaches metal object zooming around Earth, snaps footage

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A spacecraft has carefully approached and imaged a large hunk of metal orbiting Earth — a step in tackling humanity’s mounting space junk woes. The delicate space mission, undertaken by the Japanese satellite technology company Astroscale, used its ADRAS-J satellite to travel within several hundred meters of an abandoned section of a noncommunicative, derelict rocket, proving it could safely observe in such close proximity. “Pics or it didn’t happen,” the company posted on X (formerly Twitter). “Behold, the world’s first image of space debris captured through rendezvous and proximity operations during our ADRAS-J mission.” SEE ALSO: NASA scientist viewed first Voyager images. What he saw gave him chills. The mission is part of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA, which is Japan’s NASA counterpart) “Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration” project, which seeks a proven way to remove problematic space junk from Earth’s orbit. A collision involving a large object can create thousands more pieces of debris, stoking a domino effect of future impacts. The experimental spacecraft will now continue to closely approach the rocket, which …

How NTT Research approaches its basic science explorations | Kazu Gomi interview

How NTT Research approaches its basic science explorations | Kazu Gomi interview

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It’s still heartening to see that big companies can still invest in basic research, with much of the work done in Silicon Valley. Japanese telecommunications firm NTT announced a series of research projects last week that could pave the way for better AI and more energy efficient data centers. At a press conference in San Francisco, NTT resea…Read More Source link

U.S. reconsiders Venezuela oil sanctions as deadline approaches

U.S. reconsiders Venezuela oil sanctions as deadline approaches

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A man walks past a mural featuring oil pumps and wells in Caracas, Venezuela, as the country faces the prospect of the U.S. reimposing oil sanctions. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption toggle caption Matias Delacroix/AP A man walks past a mural featuring oil pumps and wells in Caracas, Venezuela, as the country faces the prospect of the U.S. reimposing oil sanctions. Matias Delacroix/AP BOGOTÁ, Colombia — As Venezuela’s authoritarian regime continues to crack down on its opponents, the U.S. government must decide this week whether to reimpose sanctions on the country’s vital oil industry. The deadline is Thursday. Those sanctions were temporarily lifted last October after Venezuela signed an agreement to take steps toward holding a free and fair presidential election. Instead, analysts say that President Nicolás Maduro’s regime has reneged on the deal by persecuting the political opposition. “The list [of abuses] is so long,” says Ryan Berg, director of the Americas program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. “I think you need some kind of reimposition of sanctions to show …

As a landmark United Methodist gathering approaches, African churches weigh their future.

As a landmark United Methodist gathering approaches, African churches weigh their future.

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The United Methodist Church lost one-fourth of its U.S. churches in a recent schism, with conservatives departing over disputes on sexuality and theology. Now, with the approach of its first major legislative gathering in several years, the question is whether the church can avert a similar outcome elsewhere in the world, where about half its members live. The question is particularly acute in Africa, home to the vast majority of United Methodists outside the U.S. Most of its bishops favor staying, but other voices are calling for regional conferences to disaffiliate. At the upcoming General Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, delegates will tackle a wide range of proposals – from repealing the church’s ban on same-sex marriage and ordaining LGBTQ people, to creating more autonomy for regional conferences to set such rules, to making it easier for international churches to leave the denomination. Delegate Jerry Kulah of Liberia said he believes it’s time for African churches to leave. He said that when he first attended a General Conference in 2008, he was shocked by proposals …