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At first, archaeologists thought they were scanning the mummy of an ancient Egyptian priest named Hor-Djehuty. Then, in the body’s abdomen, images revealed what appeared to be the bones of a tiny foot.   Full scans confirmed it: the foot belonged to a tiny fetus, still in the womb of its deceased and mummified mother. Not only is this the first time a deliberately mummified pregnant woman has been found, it presents a fascinating mystery. Who was the woman? And why was she mummified with her fetus? So peculiar is the discovery, scientists have named her the Mysterious Lady of the National Museum in Warsaw. “For unknown reasons, the fetus had not been removed from the abdomen during the mummification,” archaeologist Wojciech Ejsmond of the Polish Academy of Sciences told Science in Poland. “For this reason, the mummy is really unique. Our mummy is the only one identified so far in the world with a fetus in the womb.” The mummy and its sarcophagus were donated to the Univ...

Chauphuong Ly Dinh, 50, is given a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination, in Los Angeles, California, April 12, 2021. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday urged Americans to make sure they receive their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccines, saying the second shot provides “dramatic” benefits. Pfizer’s and Moderna’s Covid vaccines require two doses given three to four weeks apart. Both vaccines are about 95% effective against the virus, but that strong protection doesn’t kick in until two weeks after the second dose, officials say. Fauci said Friday that about 8% of Americans who received one dose of the Pfizer or Moderna Covid vaccines have not returned for their second shot. But skipping the second dose could cause problems for those Americans, he said, because a single shot of the vaccine triggers a weaker immune response compared with two. Fauci cited numerous scientific studies, including a Centers for Disease ...

More posts by this contributor Should you give an anchor investor a stake in your fund’s management company? How VC and private equity funds can launch portfolio-acceleration platforms Many fintech startups have tried to become a market-maker between investors and investment opportunities. However, the challenge with this two-sided market is: How do you get the investors to show up? It’s hard enough to get retail investors, but family offices and other large check writers are even more challenging to lure. I’ve been meeting lately with an increasing number of family offices interested in investing directly into companies in lieu of via funds. As a result, I’ve started investigating some of the online platforms that enable direct investing. For instance, those focused on: Primary investments in private companies : AngelList, AngelSquare, ClearList, iAngels, FundersClub, Future Africa, Gust, Interprivate, iSTOX, LetsVenture, Manhattan Street Capital, MicroVentures, Nasd...

Seth Rogen is set to appear in the Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee biopic film as Rand Gauthier, the man who stole the couple’s infamous sex tape. Seth Rogen , 39, looked straight out of the ’90s in these photos! The Canadian actor is set to appear as Rand Gauthier in the Hulu series Pam & Tommy  about the iconic romance between Tommy Lee , 58, and Pamela Anderson , 53. As part of his transformation, Seth sported a throwback curly mullet for the role along with a vintage pair of jeans and a baby blue v-neck t-shirt while on-set in Los Angeles on Friday, April 30 — see the photos via Daily Mail  here. Seth will be playing the role of the electrician — also known as  “Uncle Rand” — who is best known for stealing the former couple’s sex tape. The VHS tape was later sold to a porn company and released as Pam & Tommy Lee: Stolen Honeymoon  in 1998, earning an estimated $77 million in sales. The theft occurred after drama pertaining to Pam and Tommy’s Malibu mans...

I t is time for a public inquiry. The coronavirus crisis has been an extraordinary period for the UK, and the toll substantial. More than 127,000 people have died, children have lost years of education, and we have seen the largest drop in GDP since consistent records began more than half a century ago. There have been myriad other harms to individual livelihoods, and to wellbeing. Much of this flows from decisions made in Whitehall. While the government has done some things well – the vaccine programme is an undisputed success so far – there are sincere, legitimate questions about many of its other choices. International comparisons are imperfect. Even still, on almost every measure the UK has performed worse than similar nations, suggesting that things could have been different. Understanding how decisions were made, and specific choices taken, is important and can only be gained through a comprehensive, independent public inquiry. The prime minister has promised such an inquiry,...

Match details Fixture : (6) Karolina Pliskova vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Date: 2 May 2021 Tournament : Mutua Madrid Open 2021 Round : Second round (Round of 32) Venue : Madrid, Spain Category : WTA 1000 Surface : Red clay Prize money : €2,549,105 Match timing: Approx. 2.30 pm local time, 6 pm IST Live telecast : USA – Tennis Channel | UK – Amazon Prime Video Karolina Pliskova vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova preview Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Karolina Pliskova had to fight her way through to the second round of the 2021 Mutua Madrid Open. She was taken the distance by spirited teenager Coco Gauff on Friday, but ultimately prevailed 5-7, 6-3, 6-2. Pliskova took some time to find her rhythm, and in the first set struggled to hit the ball past Gauff. But she got better as the match progressed, and will be feeling good about her game going into the Round of 32. The Czech will next face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who defeated Madison Keys in straight sets. Pavlyuchenkova mana...

After proving powered, controlled flight is possible on the Red Planet, NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter has new orders: scout ahead of the Perseverance rover to assist in its search for past signs of microbial life.   The next phase extends the rotocraft’s mission beyond the original month-long technology demonstration. Now, the goal is to assess how well flyers can help future exploration of Mars and other worlds. “We’re going to gather information on the operational support capability of the helicopter while Perseverance focuses on its science mission,” Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division, told reporters Friday. The type of reconnaissance that Ingenuity performs could one day also prove useful to human missions, by scoping out the best paths for explorers to traverse, and reaching locations that aren’t otherwise possible. The four-pound (1.8 kilogram) mini chopper successfully performed the fourth of its five originally planned flights on Friday, “goi...

In this handout provided by NASA, Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk watches the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the balcony of Operations Support Building II carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft on NASAs SpaceX Crew-2 mission with NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide onboard on April 23, 2021 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA | Getty Images U.S. space agency NASA has told Elon Musk’s SpaceX to halt work under a contract it won to develop a lunar spacecraft, pending the outcome of challenges by rival bidders at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the agency said on Friday. NASA’s decision means SpaceX has to stop any work specifically related to the moon program contract until the GAO makes a ruling, expected Aug. 4 at the latest. A SpaceX spokesman did not immediately respond ...

What moves the needle for digital lenders is serving loans to their respective customers. But where does this money come from? The pool is usually equity or debt. While some lenders use the former, it can be seen as folly because, over time, the founders tend to lose ownership of their businesses after giving out too much equity to raise capital for loans. Hence the reason why most lending companies secure debt facilities.  TechCrunch has recently reported on two prominent digital lenders (also digital banks in their own rights) gaining steam in Africa — Carbon and FairMoney . In 2019, Carbon secured $5 million in debt financing and the following year, FairMoney did the same but raised a higher sum, $13 million. Enter Lendable, the UK-based firm responsible for supplying both lenders with debt finance. The company with offices in Nairobi, New York, and Singapore advances loans to fintechs across eight markets in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America . Since launching in ...

Ready to be seen headlining some big projects in South cinema, Raashii Khanna has kicked off the shoot for Dil Raju’s upcoming Telugu film, Thank You, costarring Naga Chaitanya in Milan, Italy. What makes the movie special for the gorgeous actress is that it is the first film that shall feature her real voice as it’s being shot with a sync-sound setup. A sync-sound setup is one in which the sound of the film used during the shot makes it to the final edit and the actors don’t need to dub for their scenes separately. Also Read – Thank You: Raashi Khanna begins shooting for the first schedule of the Naga Chaitanya starrer in Milan — deets inside Pumped about the challenge, Raashii Khanna shares, “This is the first time I am shooting for a Telugu film, which will be shot with this technique. People will hear my real voice and not a dubbed voice. It’s not easy to be shooting in such a set-up. I am nervous and excited because for the first time the audience will hear my voice over my fac...

The bodies came, one after another, after another, after another. So many bodies that the ambulances and trucks carrying them into the crematorium blocked traffic. In Delhi, a city where someone dies from Covid-19 every four minutes, every day is a battle not just for hospital beds but for a space to say goodbye to the dead with dignity. The official capacity at the Ghazipur crematorium in east Delhi is 38 bodies, and before the pandemic, only once in living memory had all the funeral pyres been taken in one day. Now, as a deadly second coronavirus wave sweeps the capital, sometimes 150 bodies have already arrived by early morning. The staff have expanded operations into the car park, but its not nearly enough. In India’s capital, the virus is showing no sign of abating. On Friday morning, Delhi registered another record-breaking 395 deaths, and 24,235 cases. Across India, the total number of new confirmed new cases was 386,693, another global record. Crematoriums are expanding at ...

KL Rahul has overtaken Shikhar Dhawan in the race to the IPL 2021 Orange Cap title. Courtesy of his 91-run knock against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday, Rahul is now number one on the Orange Cap leaderboard, with 331 runs to his name in seven matches. Shikhar Dhawan is right behind him with 311 runs, while Faf du Plessis, Sanju Samson and Prithvi Shaw are the other batters in the Top 5. Glenn Maxwell had an opportunity to sneak into the Top 5 last night in Ahmedabad, but he got out for a golden duck. Even AB de Villiers could not improve his position in the standings after scoring just three runs versus the Punjab Kings. There are no other changes in the Top 10. Harshal Patel continues to be at the helm of the IPL 2021 Purple Cap leaderboard (Image Courtesy: IPLT20.com) Although he went wicketless against the Punjab Kings, Harshal Patel continues to be in the number one position on the Purple Cap leaderboard. Avesh Khan, Rahul Chahar, Chris Morris and Rashid Khan ar...

Cancer isn’t just a modern-day affliction. A new archaeological analysis suggests malignant growths in medieval Britain were not as rare as we once thought.  Even before widespread smoking, the Industrial Revolution, and the modern surge in life expectancy, it seems cancer was still a leading cause of disease.   Scanning and X-raying 143 medieval skeletons from six cemeteries in and around the city of Cambridge, archaeologists have predicted cancer cases between the 6th and the 16th century were roughly a quarter of what they are today. That’s 10 times higher than previous estimates, which had put cancer rates at less than one percent. “Until now it was thought that the most significant causes of ill health in medieval people were infectious diseases such as dysentery and bubonic plague, along with malnutrition and injuries due to accidents or warfare,” says archaeologist Jenna Dittmar from Cambridge University. “We now have to add cancer as one of the major classe...

Amazon confirmed on Thursday that its annual Prime Day deals event will be shifting earlier this year, as the e-commerce giant looks to boost spending in what is normally a slower time in the retail calendar. The company has yet to confirm the specific date. The two-day shopping extravaganza originally has been held in July, but Amazon said it will now take place in its second quarter, implying a June event. Amazon has provided a second-quarter outlook for revenue of $110 billion to $116 billion — which surpassed Wall Street’s projection of $108.6 billion, as it included an expected bump from Prime Day. During an earnings conference call, Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky said Amazon intended to hold Prime Day earlier in the year in 2020, but those plans were thwarted by the Covid pandemic. Instead, the event was delayed until October, resulting in an earlier-than-ever kickoff to the holiday shopping season. “There’re a number of factors,” Olsavsky said about why Amazon is mo...

Joey Lei is director of service management at Synoptek. With more than 14 years of experience in engineering and product management, Lei is responsible for the development and growth of the Synoptek service portfolio and solution development with strategic technology alliance partners. More posts by this contributor How startups can leverage elastic services for cost optimization Debbie Zelten Contributor Debbie Zelten (SAFe(R) 4 Agilist, SAFe Scrum Master, CSM, LSSGB, PMI-ACP) is the director of application development and business intelligence at Synoptek. She has over 20 years of experience in implementing software and data analytics solutions for companies of all sizes. With an increasing number of enterprise systems, growing teams, a rising proliferation of the web and multiple digital initiatives, companies of all sizes are creating loads of data every day. This data contains excellent business insights and immense opportunities, but it has become impossible fo...

Janet Mock asked a surprised crowd why she is only ‘making $40,000’ per episode of ‘Pose’ at the Season 3 premiere and declared, ‘F*** Hollywood.’ “F–k Hollywood,” Janet Mock , a director and executive producer on the television series Pose , told a reportedly stunned crowd gathered for the FX drama’s Season 3 premiere event at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 29. Janet called attention to her pay and other issues that transgender people in Hollywood face as she said amid her roughly 15-minute speech, “This makes you uncomfortable? It should. It should make you f–king shake in your motherf–king boots. This is speaking the truth. This is what Pose is,” according to The Daily Beast . Janet Mock stuns in a custom gold Atelier Versace dress at the Season 3 premiere of Pose on April 29, 2021. [Shutterstock] On the topic of her pay, Janet asked the crowd, “Why am I making $40,000 a motherfu–ing episode? Huh? Do you know who the f–k I am? Do you know what I f–king ...

A rule forcing care home residents who go on any sort of outside visit to then spend two weeks in their room is being scrapped, the government announces today. Campaigners have hailed the reversal, with one group saying the regulation had turned “care homes into prisons”. Under new guidance to begin from Tuesday, people living in care homes in England will not have to self-isolate if they leave the home to be in the garden of a relative or friend, or to visit outdoor spaces such as parks and beaches. They must be accompanied by either a care worker or a named visitor, and must socially distance when away from the home. They cannot meet in groups, as currently permitted for others outside, and can go indoors only to use toilets. The full guidance has not yet been set out, and could vary for areas with high or fast-rising levels of coronavirus infection, or the presence of variants of the virus being monitored by the government. John’s Campaign, which pushes for better visiting rig...