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Dr. Alex Meininger didnt just know he wanted to be an orthopaedic surgeon someday. He specifically knew he wanted to practice in a ski resort town.

As a skier, competitive cyclist and outdoorsman, he understands the opportunity for work-life balance that living in a community such as Steamboat provides. It also offers him the chance to relate and socially interact with his patients, almost all of whom are fellow athletes and outdoor enthusiasts.

Maintaining an active lifestyle can also be an outlet and decompression for a stressful occupation, Dr. Meininger said.

Dr. Meininger specializes in sports medicine and minimally invasive arthroscopic techniques, with a focus on joint preservation and knee injuries, at the Steamboat Orthopaedic and Spine Institute (SOSI). He has gravitated toward knee injuries such as ACL tears and meniscus injuries because theyre prevalent among so many of his athletic patients.

My practice is about saving lifestyles, not lives. Were giving people the function theyre seeking to pursue the lifestyle they want. Dr. Alex Meininger

I enjoy taking care of athletic people and the problems common to them, he said. Ive developed my practice as a knee specialist to care for complex and advanced injuries, and also as an educator of arthroscopic surgery.

Saving lifestyles

Performing more than 500 knee surgeries a year about 150 of which are ACL reconstructions in addition to numerous hip and shoulder procedures, Dr. Meininger focuses on helping patients return to their passions.

One of the best things about being an orthopaedic surgeon is that its a tangible specialty. We identify a problem that we can see, feel and touch; and offer a repair or other ways to physically solve that problem, he said. My practice is about saving lifestyles, not lives. Were giving people the function theyre seeking to pursue the lifestyle they want.

Instructor and author

Dr. Meininger is a leader in the field of arthroscopy, serving as an Associate Masters Instructor of Arthroscopy and volunteering regularly with the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA).

As an instructor, I take away a lot of pearls myself just by interacting with fellow leaders in the field, he said. Meetings and conventions provide opportunities and time to brainstorm and develop new techniques.

Dr. Meininger is also a respected author of multiple scientific publications; including two books dedicated to the treatment of sports injuries, author of numerous scientific articles and an invited author of textbook chapters on orthopaedic surgical techniques. Steamboat Springs truly has access to world-class orthopaedic sports medicine care right here in our resort community.

Orthopaedics is a lifelong passion, and its truly one of the greatest things of my life, Dr. Meininger said.

Orthopaedic innovation

Dr. Meininger is an expert in joint preservation, taking measures to restore the joint and prolong longevity in order to avoid joint-replacement surgery. He uses advanced tools for regenerative medicine such as platelet-rich plasma or stem-cell injections, as well as MACI surgery, which repairs cartilage defects of the knee.

Given Steamboats active population, many patients suffer multiple injuries, Dr. Meininger said. He wants these patients to know that when injuries get complicated, SOSI can provide the latest and best treatments right here in town.

We can accomplish anything the big cities can offer, he said.

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Its been eight years since we last spoke to FUBUS J. Alexander Martin. Instead of slowing down, the successful entrepreneur has continued to thrive and expand, and not only with the FUBU brand. His businesses are still growing, with more on the way.

In an exclusive email interview with BLACK ENTERPRISE,Martinexpresses how his business acumen keeps him going, how FUBU is involved with theBlack Lives Mattermovement, and how theCOVID-19 pandemichasnt stopped him in his endeavors.

FUBU is not only still in existence but has expanded in many directions. What do you currently have going on and how are you able to keep the brand FUBU relevant and, more importantly, in business?

Contrary to common belief, the brand has always been in the marketplace. Yes, its true our market share has diminished over time but that is just the nature of doing good business.

Weve restructured our business specifically relating to distribution. FUBU is primarily a licensing company. Taking advantage of what we stand on the principles and values of For Us, By Us and our dedication to the culture of hip-hop music. We have signed global licensing deals for mens, ladies, and kids apparel, which have rescheduled to launchdue to the COVID-19 virus[in] fall 2020. We have collaborated with #BlackLivesMatter to create a line of t-shirts, hats, and hoodies. Meanwhile, you can visit our website at fubu.com for details.

Lets talk about the FUBU Network. Do you currently have programming? What plans do you anticipate as far as growing the network?

FUBU network is my brainchild. I teamed up with Roberto Rush Evans, Terence Greene, Datu Fasion, and Kev Chen of Phoenix Digital and re-named the company For Us By Us Network. We have distribution on Comcast VOD, Roku, OTT networks, and our digital network, ForUsByUs.com. We also recently signed distribution deals with Verizon/Yahoo slated for late fall 2020.

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BadAzz Boosie

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Spinning The Globe

Synopsis: Iconic female rapper Charli Baltimore has two beautiful daughters, one a model for Ford and the other a DJ, but will their egos clash as fame grows?

Boxer Wives

Synopsis: Boxing royalty Zab Super Judah, is trying hard at taking care of his family, but things take a twist when his ex-wife and current girlfriend try to co-mingle as one happy family.

I Wanna Be Heard

Synopsis: We hear the horror stories but see it up close and personal with the artist who doesnt get the correct credit they deserve.

In My Closet

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Chopping It up With Oakley

Synopsis: Cooking plus great conversations. How could you go wrong? Thats what you see when entering the kitchen of basketball great Charles Oakley and his megastar guests.

Tell us about HotelFUBU, FUBU Radio, and Daymond John.

HotelFUBU is a boutique hospitality brand innovation that was founded in 2015 by myself, Carlton E. Brown, and my chief operating officer, Cecily R. Groves.

Combining more than 30 years of professional real estate and commercial development experience, hotelFUBU represents the new millennium of real estate innovators utilizing technology and lifestyle branding to debut new concepts for a new era of consumers and communities. We currently have three locations in development in NY Times Square, downtown Brooklyn, and South Beach Miami.

Keith Perrin started FUBU Radio out of frustration of hearing the same 20 songs played on terrestrial radio. He wanted to be able to also have a voice in the community as well as uplift, educate, empower, and entertain our audience with music and life-changing content.

He started the station in 2015 with a monthly listenership of 2,000 listeners and has grown FUBU Radios base to over 6 million listeners a month with 3.6 million new listeners.

FUBU Radio currently has 10 radio shows with hosts on-air each and every week.

FUBU Radio signed a partnership deal with iHeartRadio a year ago and are working on another partnership as we speak with Radio.com

FUBU Radios fan base is worldwide with listeners in the UK, USA, South Africa, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Japan, Brazil, Netherlands, and Denmark who tune in regularly.

While Daymond John is on his eight season on the award-winning show Shark Tank, he also has a branding company called Shark Branding, a co-working space called BluePrint & Co, and continues to author bestselling books while selling out arenas with his Daymond John Academy series and his inspirational speeches.

We also have new licensees in the following categories: mens, womens, kids, eyewear, suits, footwear, watches, bags.

How does the mind operate in terms of getting business done as opposed to when you first launched FUBU?

I talk about this in my new book, Building an Empire. You must think outside the box. You must follow your own vision. You must create your future. Dont let your circumstance dictate your reality.

Longevity is one aspect of business that keeps it successful. To what do you attribute the longevity of the FUBU brand and being able to branch off and create other aspects and businesses based on the company you and your friends started?

Always evolving and being in touch with your customer. We are the consumer so we know what we want. We are the narrative and the narrator at the same damn time! We are from the streets of Queens where hip-hop became mainstream via Run DMC and LL Cool J. We took urban fashion all over the world. The culture is our DNA. We wouldnt be who we are, or have made such an impact without being true to oneself. We are African American Black men navigating in a country that thinks less of us. That gives us strength to keep going. As Black men we have to stick together. We are all we got! For Us By Us!!

What advice would you give to someone who wants to replicate the type of success you have and continue to have all these years?

My advice in any business is my startup exercise. I write down all the foreseeable obstacles in starting that particular business and I find an answer for each obstacle. After thats done then I start my business. This practice makes you pragmatic, allowing you to pivot when the market changes.

This formula has helped us have staying power.

Was there ever a time when you didnt think youd be able to sustain your business?

No, businesses have life cycles. You may struggle financially, however, we built a movement based on the culture of hip-hop. If hip-hop dies, we die! Hip-hop has evolved as we have.

Whats next for J. Alexander Martin?

Due to the COVID-19 virus, I personally felt a need to help by using my business relationships in distribution and manufacturing along with the plethora of contacts to help government, states, and hospitals obtain PPE products. I have been involved in successfully distributing over 1 billion masks to municipalities via my company, J. Alexander Martin Consulting LLC. I am SAM registered and Im on the national disaster registry list.

I am on the board of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, [which] is dedicated to economically empowering and sustaining African American communities through entrepreneurship and capitalistic activity within the United States and via interaction with the Black Diaspora.

Im the director of entrepreneurship for DreamSmart Academy, a performance-enhancing, behavioral-based, socially conscious, online coaching, and wellness curriculum. Our wellness curriculum aligns students/learners body, mind, soul, and finances. DreamSmart Academy calls this alignment HarMone. The alignment of body, mind, soul, and finances optimizes students/learners abilities to be productive in the real world. Through consistent practice of HarMone students/learners have the best possible chance to make their dreams and goals a reality.

Im the board member of the National Association of Black Professional Athletes. NABPAs mission is to provide a global platform for black professional athletes to come together and unite to be an impact on social justice reform and outreach to underserved people of our communities.

Im the managing partner of Greenpoint Capital, a middle-market consulting and advisory firm that helps both public and private companies secure equity/debt capital, form strategic partnerships, help with staffing needs, and with mergers and acquisitions.

For more details visit my website, Jalexandermartin.com

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As a Black cultural worker, it is important to sustain a spirit of fervor, even in a time of uncertainty and resentment. I denounce the police brutality towards our people that will not cease. I denounce the delusion of the media to virtue signal without holding the correct parties accountable. But we must continue to rejoice in what is good and true. In my case, that is my nomadic community of artists and my passion for the arts of the diaspora, unwavering to trends, and how the works can change minds.

By choosing The Hamptons as our location for Superpositions two year anniversary exhibition, titled CELEBRATE LONGEVITY, we want to show that it is not a foreign concept for Black and brown people to attain success in this particular place. We have always found an oasis to ourish in and leave a mark on. In Sag Harbor village, where I have lived every summer since 2014, there have been Black enclaves dating back to the 1940s, and referred to collectively as SANS. Just down Hampton Road are three neighborhoods: Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest and Ninevah. Colson Whitehead grew up in Azurest and in 2009 wrote a lackadaisical yet cunning novel, titled Sag Harbor, which gives narrative shape to his experience there. Sag Harbor has no plot, but instead describes the musings of a 15-year-old Black boy splitting time between Manhattan and the summer beach town in the 80s. The narrator, Benji, tries to gure out, like every other American boy, what it means to grow up when surrounded by forms of leisure and friendship that remind you of your childhood self. I heard this very sentiment expressed by a white person from the Hamptons as well; We all know everything about each other, and were going to know each other forever. Yet these two communities are living parallel universes, with the same memories, never really crossing paths. The only memories not shared, which Whitehead made me both wince and cackle at while reading: avoiding buying watermelons when walking through Main Street in Sag because of white onlookers. Black Boys with Beach Houses, Whitehead wrote. This was a paradoxical identity, an unfathomable existence, but one that does, indeed, exist, Karen. Black people who go to the beach every day, wearing polo shirts and salmon khaki shorts. They are fortunate to have received property passed down from their successful grandparents. They found refuge and relaxation during and after Jim Crow thanks to the founders of SANSarchitect Amaza Lee Meredith and her sister Maude Terrywho secured the bayside waterfronts that were less desirable to white Hamptonites. To be quite honest, as I drove through these enclaves the other day, I noticed many real estate signs. Through more research, the Voldemort came up:

BLACKROCK.

BLACKROCK?

BLACKROCK!

BLACKROCK this word is probably the top omen there is for a gentrication junky like myself, and I remember when it became imprinted in my memory while I was living in Spain. Watching El Born be sent into corporate and private oblivion and the Catalonian residents who had been displaced from one shanty town to another. These observations led to the conception of my brainchild, that is Superposition: watching resilient people shift, adapt and recreate their worlds time and time again. Each more beautiful than the last. As we do in our studios, and as we are forced to do in life with no land or trust to our names.

Installation view of Celebrate Longevity, 2nd Rotation at Reform Club Amagansett.

Our ancestors always surprise us with already having been where we are going. But when I rst arrived in the Hamptons for an internship, Jamaicans were the only Black people I saw were here. They work at various stores like Schiavonis and King Kullen and, in some sort of code, we signal to each other that everything is okay. They compliment my hair or my nails to acknowledge the prowess, giving me a boost in front of my white friends who adhere to the more modest or understated fashion of the Hamptons. After coming here for seven years, I feel it is nally okay to create instead of observe. I have done my research. Ive had the white sand in all possible crevices, been stung by the jellysh, endured the winter months, watched businesses come and go. It was a ripening in which I felt ready to tell this island that I am here to stay, and with that comes Superposition. With that comes sharing this life with my artists, who should also know that it is attainable for them. Its not as exclusive as depicted. All the arts media outlets describe art collectors eeing to their second homes, where only the top galleries can afford to meet them. I say, So what? My artists will not miss out on any opportunities. Weve always been the mobile gallery. Even if the show is in a backyard, we will be here.

Through CELEBRATE LONGEVITY, I intend to make roots in a space, beyond the enclaves, that is thought not to be for us. At rst, I explore a spot on Hampton Road close to Pierson High School. While I am discussing the terms of the lease, which I think to be a private conversation, an older white woman comes in with boxes and asserts her dominance. According to the landlord, she is relocating her SoHo store and has not signed or paid for anything yet, but because she knows someone else is interested, she makes sure to make an appearance. She starts to ponticate loudly to her friend in tow about how childrens clothes will be hung with twine in the windows. They sit there drinking Jacks coffee. The two of them dont take their eyes off of me until I drive away to the sound of the landlord promising me a call later, which never comes. The next place in Bridgehampton tells me they will only let the show happen if it is tasteful. I dont even bother to ask what that means. I know.

I am about ready to cancel the show. Within three days of the anniversary date, I reach out to Dominique Clayton, another Black gallerist back in Los Angeles, to see if she knows any people out here who could help me. Miraculouslyand in retrospect, obviouslyby reaching into my own community, they are able to direct me to the Reform Club in Amagansett. The owners daughter had recently become the head of events and management. She is bubbly and eager to secure a deal, stating that it would be mutually benecial for both parties. Reform Club is not widely known, despite having been there for 10 years, and only one or two of my friends who are townies know what I am talking about. Oh, that place by Balsam Farms! This was more than exclusive. Hannah Bronfman is staying on the property in one of the rental cottages and apparently Kanye had just been there last summer. I am shellshocked entering the grounds for the rst time. I thought I had just dreamt what took placethe owners daughter giving us the Tea House, a small cottage, for a whole month, and being excited to do so? At rst, I am apprehensive to take up space for that long. My mission statement is all about expanding and contracting for a weeks time, so as not to leave too much of a footprint on the community. But I realize this is the inverse of gentrication. I should stay for as long as possible, to dismantle preconceived notions of who deserves to take up space there.

1st Rotation of Celebrate Longevity in the Tea House at Reform Club Amagansett, featuring Jeremiah Onifad. Courtesy Superposition Gallery.

Walking into a majestic and lush property with brick pathways, tall hedges, trellises and apple orchards, you nd yourself entering the oasis we created for Black and brown excellence: Ludovic Nkoths towering and uid painting, Alien in the Making, of his immigration ID photo after moving here at 13 from Cameroon, with his green card number etched into the bottom corner; Haleigh Nickersons photograph Searching for Self As Hero, a self-portrait of one of her many characters in a costume she designed herself, black cape and bamboo earrings as chest armor, reminiscent of TChalla in Black Panther; Jessica Bellamys Mid-Wilshire Midsummer oil painting of a stop sign engulfed in California foliage and honeysuckles, but grafti has changed its message to read STOP killing us; Layo Brights Aso Ebi: Mummys Pink Gele for which she cast her own face in plaster dipped in gold pigment, Ghana-Must-Go bags fastened to the top of her headwrap to look like leaves; Jeremiah Onifads The Percussionist, a frieze of a memory from his village in Nigeria where he and a family friend fought over a bowl of sh soup, spilling the contents and both losing a tooth; Dodi Kings the beef was hysterical and the delusion so tender, an oil painting that depicts four women, two white and seated at dinner, and two of color driving past the former as they eat what looks like steak au poivre; Marcus Leslie Singletons Girl Getting Hair Braided, one of many softly rendered works on paper that illustrate the calm in-between moments within the intimate settings of Black life; John Rivas and Raelis Vasquezs collaborative works, I Once Dreamt Bigger and Sueos Mio, combining two friends styles into a new and ambitious exquisite corpse that nods to Rivass use of found objects such as dried pinto beans and jewelry alongside Vasquezs highly-worked and academic style of oil painting.

These all now exist here, displayed on easels, as an homage to the artist studio frenzy that was the Hamptons back in the 60s. Visitors immediately note the context of placement. A friend from Water Mill exclaims, Im so relieved to not be looking at more paintings of Nantucket I mean, the gravity of them all showing here its so refreshing.

More noticeable in metropolitan areas, the Black Lives Matter protests press forward as I sit in the Tea House amongst the artwork. Changing one mind at a time, by appointment. Mask on. Dance aerobics and yoga classes led by a Hampton socialite on the Reform Club property offer a hilarious yet sobering soundtrack to my curatorial walkthroughs. Look how we are co-existing! During a crisis, we can still nd moments of celebrationwe can still step outside of it and analyze how to nd refuge from our divided nations uncertainty. In Purifoy-ian fashion, I intend to react to the BLM riots as he did to the Watts Rebellion in LA in 1965: making room in my heart, even when seeing red, to reach those who still have a lot to learn and unlearn through art. Those who ed the city to look away, to not take part in history, will now be met with the opportunity to take in our stories.

CELEBRATE LONGEVITY wears many hats. It is a call for commitment from art enthusiasts to recognize that Black and diasporic art is not a trend. It is a call for commitment from my artists to understand the importance of persevering through the market fever. It is a call for recognizing the spaces and arts workers who are in it with them for the long haul. It is a statement of commitment from Superposition to our cohort, and an affirmation that we are here to stay. After two years, we are excited for many more. We are not discouraged by economic and social doubt. Superposition is a phoenix, which rebuilds for every iteration of borrowed space.

CELEBRATE LONGEVITY is open by appointment at Reform Club Amagansett (23 Windmill Ln, Amagansett, NY 11930) through September 25th. Make an appointment by contacting storm@superpositiongallery.com

Exhibiting artists: Rakeem Cunningham, Haleigh Nickerson, Ludovic Nkoth, Marcus Leslie Singleton, Raelis Vasquez, John Rivas, Layo Bright, Myles Loftin, Eilen Itzel Mena, Joe Hayes III, Jessica Bellamy, Martin Etem, Melanie Luna, Jeremiah Onifad, Dodi King

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PES 2021 is the riskiest football effort Konami has released this generation. Announced as an update of last years edition, PES 2021: Season Update boasts the same base gameplay and modes from PES 2020 while adding the new football seasons kits, squads and transfers. Threadbare as that may sound, there's good news. While everything about PES 2021 invokes dj vu as you load up familiar menus and identical modes, on the pitch it's significantly different to its predecessor.

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Release date: 15 September 2020

Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC

Developer: Konami

Publisher: Konami

Yes, there are still areas that need to be improved, and the lack of a new mode might hurt the longevity of this year's edition. But new on-pitch refinements and added myClub content make PES 2021 a worthy entry in the long-running football game franchise and an excellent entry point for new fans especially at the special anniversary price of 25.

Its challenging to review a game that feels overly familiar. Similar to a remaster of a classic title, sometimes its difficult to highlight non-visual changes or big mode expansions. PES 2020 introduced some bold tweaks such as a new camera angle, unique dribbling mechanics and an overhauled interactive Master League experience. All of these changes freshened up the look of the game dramatically and it was easy to spot the advancements from PES 2019 to PES 2020. In PES 2021, the menus, player screens, team introductions, presentation and modes are all identical to PES 2020 apart from a slight colour change and the addition of a new soundtrack.

But when you step on the pitch, PES 2021 becomes much more than a reskinned PES 2020. The pace is slower. Players handle more responsively. Everything feels more natural. The AI is vastly improved when playing offline. Sharper and more aware, offline gamers will really enjoy the variety of matches this year. PES has always prided itself on its iconic Player ID; an area that long-time rival FIFA 21 has always struggled to match. PES 2021 sees superstar players mixing unique skills and tricks and exploring different ways to attack you.

Some matches can become frustratingly unrealistic such as when a lower ranked team suddenly turns into Bayern Munich and passes around you with ease. Thankfully, this flaw is much less prevalent than in PES 2020 because players now make plenty of mistakes. From a mistimed snap shot or an overpowered cross, or an ill-judged slide tackle or header, the action feels more alive and varied.

While FIFA continues to flirt with arcade-style dribbling and modes such as Volta to broaden the appeal of the game, Konami is still chasing that illusive simulation/arcade hybrid. And apart from a few hiccups, PES 2021 has the ability to get you out of your seat with a last second winner or a last-ditch tackle. Its a lot easier to become engrossed this year.

PES 2021s handful-or-so small changes add up a more complete experience. Theres a wider variety of shots and saves, and wing play makes a return with a buff to dribbling. In fact, even though dribbling has just been slightly tweaked, it makes for a marked difference. Skilful players can cause havoc on the wings and in tight areas. Direct, quick passing counter attacks are still rewarded, but the option for long ball football is also more prominent.

Defending is more risk/reward, with space easily exploited and you can easily leak goals if you dont concentrate against a skilled opponent. Similarly, a patient player can shut down lesser skilled opponents so park-the-bus Mourinho enthusiasts are catered for too.

With last years name change to eFootball PES, Konami embraced online like never before so having a stable net-based experience is paramount to the series success going forward. As with all games that blend offline/online modes, there is a difference between the modes in PES 2021. Konami has added extra filters to matchmaking (such as requiring a stable connection when searching for an opponent) but the base online experience does feel improved. Player collisions (one of the most frustrating aspects of PES 2020) are better too.

Players still knock into each other, and clipping still exists, but the engine adapts better this time around. Every ref in the game could do with a trip to Specsavers though, as some scathing challenges can go largely unpunished. With football games, you always get a little bit of sweet with the sour. Its a tough balance to strike as offline players want to see more fouls given and engage in slower paced matches while online gamers just want fast end-to-end action. This delicate balance of frustration/enjoyment is even more prominent when you hit the online pitch.

Online divisions and co-op remain the same, with one exception. MyClub is Konamis answer to rival FIFAs juggernaut mode Ultimate Team, in which you acquire players, open packs and take on opponents from all over the world. One key difference between myClub and FUT is the point of entry. In PES, Its easy to get a stacked team from the get-go and playing with legends such as Del Piero, Maradona and Beckham is always going to be fun especially if you are used to never packing similar icons in Ultimate Team. PES 2021 even offers five special Club Editions, which offer instant access to an iconic moments player such as a young version of Messi or prime Dennis Bergkamp.

This does have the knock-on effect of you coming up against strong sides early on in the life cycle. In FIFA, the grinding aspect of building a squad with challenges, objectives and in-game content adds plenty of legs for the year whereas myClub relies on the building/playing combination. Here is where PES 2021 will be judged over the next few months, rather than in the now. Hopefully some cool campaigns get added throughout the year to keep things exciting for regular players.

Aesthetically, the game looks great with licensed teams and partner clubs benefitting from face scans and accurate builds. Neymar looks and plays like Neymar. Players like Van Dijk, Hazard & Messi have unique animations and play-styles which are perfectly recreated. Legends are also amazingly detailed. Presentation wise, its still not hitting the lofty heights of its rival and commentary needs a big revamp but the exclusivity of Juventus and Roma is a smart move from Konami, especially with the inclusion of a deep edit mode.

While modes may be lacking, the gameplay refinements add fresh playability to a familiar experience. Konami should be applauded for its transparency, too. By breaking the yearly development cycle to jumpstart development on next-gens PES 2022, its given itself a huge chance to start the PS5/Xbox Series X era with a bang, at the same time as improving frustrating areas of last years PES 2020. And for a football experience this strong, you cant argue with a price point of twenty-five quid.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) said health care workers make up about1 in6 cases of coronavirus around the world and more than a third of cases in some countries.

While health workers represent less than 3% of the population in the large majority of countries and less than 2% in almost all low- and middle-income countries, around 14% of COVID-19 cases reported to WHO are among health workers, the health agency said in a statement Thursday.

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In some countries, the proportion can be as high as 35%, the WHO said, noting that COVID-19 has exposed health workers and their families to unprecedented levels of risk and thousands have lost their lives globally.

The WHO noted that its data was limited as its not possible to determine whether medical front line workers were infected in the workplace or in their community setting. The numbers could also be skewed because health workers are typically prioritized for testing.

The pandemic has also placed tremendous psychological stress on health care workers battling the virus on the front lines. In addition to the physical risk, the WHO said a recent review found one in four health workers reported experiencing depression and anxiety during the outbreak, and one in three suffered insomnia.

During a news briefing marking World Patient Safety Day, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged governments to address the threats health workers face and announced the launch of the Health Worker Safety Charter. The charter includes steps to better protect workers and improve their mental health.

The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded all of us of the vital role health workers play to relieve suffering and save lives, Tedros said. No country, hospital or clinic can keep its patients safe unless it keeps its health workers safe.

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An international study into soil erosion has found that more than 90% of conventionally-farmed soils are thinning, with 16% of them having lifespans of less than a century.

However the study, led by Lancaster University, also concluded that the longevity of soils can be extended by the use of conservation techniques.

Lead author, Dr Dan Evans from Lancaster University, said while recent headlines suggesting the worlds topsoil could be gone in 60 years had not been supported with scientific evidence, his groups study of data from 255 locations across 38 countries provided evidence-backed relevant estimates of soil lifespans.

He added: Our study shows that soil erosion is a critical threat to global soil sustainability, and we need urgent action to prevent further rapid loss of soils and their delivery of vital ecosystem services.

Both conventionally farmed soils and those which are managed using conservation techniques were studied to find out how changes to land use and management practices can extend lifespans.

The data showed that soils which were managed with conservation strategies tended to have longer lifespans, and in some cases these practices promoted soil thickening.

Only 7% of soil under conservation management had lifespans shorter than a century, and nearly half exceeded 5,000 years.

Co-author, Professor Jess Davies, also from Lancaster University, added: What our study also shows is that we have the tools and practices to make a difference employing the appropriate conservation methods in the right place can really help protect and enhance our soil resource and the future of food and farming.

The study, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, found cover cropping, ploughing along contours and hill slope terracing were beneficial for lengthening soil lifespans. However, the most effective measure was found to be converting arable land to forest.

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