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An advert for big televisions. Forget the 65-inch TVs that were considered bigger than average a decade ago. In time for the Christmas holidays, manufacturers and retailers are rolling out more XXL screens measuring more than eight feet across. That’s wider than a standard three-seat sofa or a king-size bed. Supersize televisions only accounted […]
Stacy Shi Some 10,000 skilled technicians are expected to be imported over the next three years under special visas, with detailed information to be released in the middle of next year, according to Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han. Sun earlier on Thursday released the latest manpower projection, which estimated a shortage of […]
Key Takeaways To create a local user account, head into Settings > Accounts > Other Users, click “Add Account,” choose “I Don’t Have This Person’s Sign-In Information,” select “Add a User Without a Microsoft Account,” and enter the account details. Make an account from Command Prompt by running the “net user NewUser NewPassword /add” command. […]
The high cost of food and clothing has left some parents struggling to buy essential items for their children, but two mothers are working together to give struggling parents a break. Two Edmonton mothers started an initiative aimed at taking the pressure off parents who are struggling to buy essential baby items. Iris Toon, a […]
Astronomers have crafted a detailed three-dimensional map of the Local Hot Bubble (LHB), a vast, low-density region surrounding our solar system. This bubble, filled with hot, X-ray-emitting gas, has been a subject of study since the 1970s, and recent data from the eROSITA All-Sky Survey has provided new insights into its structure and history. The […]
Reviving Heritage: Ros + Falguera Restores former Sardine Facility Ros + Falguera Arquitectura has transformed a former sardine salting facility into a sustainable residence on the Catalan coast, preserving the cooperative spirit and minimalist design ethos of early 20th-century Catalonia. At the beginning of the 20th century, cooperativism emerged strongly in the Catalan region, […]
Narra and Rizal have emerged as the only towns in Palawan among the 23 local government units to earn the prestigious Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) for 2024, according to the Department of Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) official list released on November 14. Of the 71 local government units in MIMAROPA region assessed […]
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has called for increased funding for the National Youth Commission (NYC) and other youth programs under the 2025 budget of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), emphasizing the need to empower the next generation of Filipino leaders. Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Youth, underscored the […]
CHICAGO — It’s tough to run a small business. Thankfully, Chicago is filled with entrepreneurs who embrace the challenge and help make our neighborhoods more vibrant with their shops, restaurants and services. Every year, Block Club reporters hit the beat to highlight more than 100 businesses in every corner of our great city. So whether […]
Research led by the University of Tartu has revealed a potential link between industrial air pollution and localised snowfall. Observations using both satellite and ground-based radar indicate that industrial facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia may trigger local snowfall by causing ice to form in supercooled clouds. This phenomenon, observed near factories such as […]