Before the Surface Pro X though, that battery life came at a heavy price. Older Windows PCs on ARM chips felt slower than laptops I used to use when I was back in college. In tech years, thats prehistoric.

Its not enough even for someone like me, whose usage mostly revolves around a million tabs on Chrome, word processing software and now, thanks to the pandemic, about a thousand video calls a week.

But though the Surface Pro X is a huge leap forward, its just not enough to be the solution just yet.

The big accomplishment here is that the Surface Pro X doesnt make you want to throw it against the wall. Neither does it feel like a cheap laptop with very little RAM and an older processor. If anything, the Surface Pro X isnt just modern in its looks, but also in how it performs.

To spare you a lot of jargon, running Windows on ARM is sort of like switching chassis for a car with a different cars chassis. You can make it run almost as well as the original, but it will be wobbly at times. ARM chips assume software will be built for a certain processor architecture, but legacy Windows software hasn't been made for that. Microsoft tried to fix this by adding an emulation layer to Windows, which is akin to hammering the new chassis to fit the other car. It just doesnt work for all software.

The bottomline is this, the Surface Pro X and devices that follow its example in future, will be almost ready to replace laptops, but wont quite get there. Who will this really matter to? Well, power users come to mind. Companies like Adobe arent fully ready to embrace these processors, and the work theyve already done is better suited to Apples iPads than Windows on ARM.

The result is these little lags when Im selecting all the typed text on a long Google Docs document, or updating my notes on Evernote. It doesnt hamper how fast I work enough to really complain about them, but I can see why it will matter to a heavier user than myself.

The real qualm here is that while Microsoft does have a solution to Windows 10s problems with ARM, its not a foolproof solution yet. Theyre getting there though, and thats heartening.

Having said that, the problems with the Surface Pro X dont end there. $1000 price tags are more acceptable in the US than they are in India. At this point, the Surface Pro X is a device that works. But Indians dont pay Rs. 98,999 for devices that just work, nor should we be expected to.

The value proposition is worse if you consider the fact that the Pro X is only a laptop replacement with Microsofts TypeCover keyboard case. Thats an additional Rs. 13,699 and the new Slim Pen" stylus will add Rs. 14,299 more.

The complete Surface Pro X is too expensive for a journalist like me, who is the ideal user for it right now. Assuming you have that kind of money and are bent on an always connected device with SIM support, the new iPad Pro with its Magic Keyboard costs about the same. In fact, if you pair the Magic Keyboard with last years iPad Pro, you will actually save some money.

Theres another problem here. While Windows 10 on ARM promises over 20 hour battery lives, Microsofts claimed battery life for the Pro X is much lesser. And in my experience, I could never get past the 10-hour mark. Thats good for an ultrabook, not good for an always connected mobile device.

If you can give up the always connected part, the Dell XPS 13 is a viable alternative. In fact, even Microsofts own Surface Pro 7 is in the lakh rupees range. If I cant leave my charger home, Im not settling for the wobbles.

On the other hand, the Surface Pro X covers the thin and light part easily. It weighs under a kilogram without the charger and is extremely loud. The display is great too, though not quite as bright as the new iPad Pros Liquid Retina display, and the Slim Pen is as good as any other stylus Microsoft has made so far. It also has two USB Type-C ports, which I really hope Apple adopts too.

In sum, the Surface Pro X is a big leap for Windows 10 on ARM. It would have been a viable solution for many who want a PC-like mobile device, if it wasnt for the price. Perhaps enterprises would want to hand it to their CEOs as a productivity tool. It also benefits from Microsofts enterprise features.

But most importantly, we know Windows 10 can work on ARM now. Microsoft better refine things as fast as possible.

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Wellington Regional Hospital has the worst electrical infrastructure in the country, and ranks in the bottom three of the country's hospitals for its mechanical infrastructure.

Most of its high-voltage cables need replacing, as well as the main switchboard, and its site generators are in poor condition with replacement being investigated.

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The dire picture comes as part of a major stocktake of the country's hospitals, released on Wednesday.

It comes just a day after Wellington Hospital was forced to run its back-up generators after a Newtown power outage and years of issues with leaky pipes.

On top of the hospital's electrical problems, the report found its steam pipes and hot water storage were also in poor condition.

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General manager of corporate services Thomas Davis says the facilities and infrastructure are safe and will remain so while improvements take place. (File photo)

Stormwater drains, medical gases, heating pipes, fire water and cooling pipes, as well as windows and doors were described as in average to poor condition.

General manager of corporate services Thomas Davis said the DHB had not had time to fully consider the new report and wasn't able to comment in detail.

But he gave assurances the facilities and infrastructure were safe and would remain so while improvements took place.

CCDHB has a programme for the prioritisation and completion of planned and deferred maintenance," he said.

"This ensures our facilities and infrastructure undergo continued maintenance and management as our campus is upgraded through a staged programme of work."

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Wellington Hospital was the only facility whose electrical infrastructure was rated as 'poor' in a new report.

Many of the issues won't be a surprise for users of the hospital, which has long been beleaguered by leaky pipes.

Capital & Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) is suing contractors after the hospital's pipes sprung 300 leaks in a debacle reported to have cost $19 million.

And every part of the hospital is due to shut down over the next six years as more than 28.7 kilometres of faulty copper pipes are replaced.

The DHB reported issues with Wellington Hospital's electrical infrastructure in 2017.

An independent report released to Stuff at the time painted a picture of tired infrastructure with a high potential for a complete outage to the hospital in a major emergency.

It found a "high risk of catastrophic failure" where patient and staff safety was at risk.

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A major stocktake of infrastructure at the country's hospitals says a fix-it bill of $14 billion is needed.

In the latest stocktake of hospital infrastructure, the Hutt Valley District Health Board and CCDHB were two of 10 DHBs found to have poor financial management systems.

Hawke's Bay DHB had electrical infrastructure which was near or beyond end of life, according to the report. Its high voltage supply had regular failures and its major switchgear was vulnerable to failure, affecting theatres.

Executive director of financial services Carriann Hall said the DHB aware of the issues.

It was working to upgrade the electrical systems and high voltage supply and was in the final stages of replacing its main electrical switchboard for the boiler house.

The report said many of the country's intensive care units, operating theatres and emergency departments were in "poor or very poor" shape - with a fix-it bill set at $14 billion over the next decade.

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Apples latest souped-up iPads, along with accessories like the Magic Keyboard and software enhancements in iPadOS, have turned the companys tablets into bona-fide desktop and laptop replacements.

But if you really want to use your iPad as your primary computing device, there are a few things you should keep in mind. Here are five tips for replacing your PC or Mac with one of Apples tablets, whether for work, school, or just day-to-day usage.

Lack of mouse support was long the main hurdle preventing the iPad from operating as a PC replacement. But Apples latest iPadOS update gives the iPad external mouse and trackpad support, giving you a desktop- or laptop-like cursor for the first time.

But before you get a mouse to go clicking away, you should probably get a keyboard, too. You can pair your own Bluetooth keyboard to your iPad and get your typing done that way, but you can also get yourself a keyboard cover that doubles as a case, and makes your iPad look more laptop-like than usual. Apple makes its own keyboard covers with different features depending on the iPad youre using: iPad Pro users can grab the trackpad-free Smart Keyboard Folio, or the trackpad-equipped Magic Keyboard Cover. iPads lacking the Pro moniker have an Apple-provided option when it comes to keyboards: the Smart Keyboard uses the tablets embedded Smart Connector, and doubles as a cover when not in use, but doesnt feature any flexibility in terms of viewing angles.

You can also look to third-party keyboards for added functionality. Keyboards like Logitechs backlit Combo Touch turn your iPad into the closest thing to an iPad Pro without the added cost. It adds a detachable keyboard and trackpad cover to the iPad, along with an adjustable kickstand akin to the Microsoft Surface arguably more useful than Apples own Magic Keyboard and its inflexible posture. Theres also the series of wireless keyboards from Brydge, which affix to your iPad to turn it into a facsimile of a laptop. The new Brydge Pro+ works with the iPad Pro and includes an integrated trackpad, while the Brydge Pro fits on the lower-end iPad, but lacks a trackpad.

Some things are just easier to do on a PCbut that doesnt mean theyre impossible to do on an iPad.

Need to send specific files or open certain links in particular apps and web browsers? Check out Opener, an app that lets you take advantage of the iOS share sheet (indicated by the box with an arrow sticking out of it). Use an app like 1Password to access your protected online accounts on any device, on iOS, Mac, or PC. TextExpander can save you time typing repeated email responses, names, addresses, or forms by creating shortcuts corresponding to their longer stored sentences and paragraphs.

Need a more powerful to-do list? Apples integrated Reminders app is free and suitable for day-to-day tasks, but apps like Todoist or Omnifocus offer multiple ways to restructure your priorities and projects you want to accomplish whether on the job or around the house. What about a word processor? Google Docs, the minimalist iA Writer, and the organization-friendly Scrivener all offer different takes when it comes to writing, drafting, and organizing text. For a more powerful text editor, check out Drafts, which can send the text you write to other apps, boosting your productivity and saving you time in the process.

Understanding how to manage your app windows is perhaps the most frustrating part of using an iPad as a replacement for your PC.

Whereas window management is a snap on a PC, on an iPad, youll be dragging apps, holding them in place, and swiping them to certain parts of the screen to keep your multitasking habits alive. The iPads Split View feature puts two apps side-by-side, while its Slide Over feature will overlay an iPhone-shaped version of your app on a section of either your home screen or atop the app youre already using. You can operate up to three apps at a time, and drag and drop items like photos and email attachments between them.

To start using the iPads multitasking feature, open an app or place it in your iPad dock. From there, you can select another app in the dock, long press it, and drag it up either on top of the current app, or next to it, enabling its Split View mode. You can adjust the real estate each app takes up by sliding the central divider left or right. By repeating the process with a third app, you can layer it on top of either of the two apps, letting you have a word processor on one side, a calendar on the other, and your messaging app of choice on top of that.

While slick, its still not perfect. Using the keyboard in Split View gets a bit frustrating if you keep switching between apps, and not every app supports every multitasking mode.

If youre using your iPad as your primary machine these days, youre probably suffering from some pretty poor postureyoure more hunched over with your neck tilted downward, perhaps. Working that way for a few days might be well and good, but for longer periods of time, youre just asking for a strained neck, uncomfortable back, and generally unpleasant feeling.

But an iPad on a stand? Thats a game-changer. Not only will a stand help correct your bad posture, but with the right modeleither one attached to an articulated arm or with a swiveling headyou can use your iPad in either portrait or landscape mode, and pair it with a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse (or trackpad) to gain even more control.

If you need to connect lots of devices to your iPad, youve probably already encountered a problem: it only has one port. The solution? A USB-C hub, which allows you not only to connect devices like flash drives or digital cameras to your iPad, it also supercharges your tablet when paired with the right external accessories.

Streaming video for a conference call? Connecting your iPad to a hub with an Ethernet port gives you a wired connection for lag-free calls. Need to offload some photos from your digital camera? A hub with an SD card slot, combined with Apples Files app, makes short work of getting your pictures off the card and into your app of choice (or the cloud). You can even connect your favorite wired keyboard rather than spend money on a wireless model.

A hub can also give you some much-needed screen space by connecting your iPad to a second display. Depending on the app youre using, your iPad will either mirror your screen or offer you a secondary monitor to display images, keynote presentations and more unencumbered by your user interface or editing tools. Apps like Photos, Keynote, and Procreate can use a second display to show off larger versions of whatever youre viewing on your iPad, tooits great for displaying presentations or photo slideshows.

Still, iPad second screens arent perfect. When viewing a photo in an app like Photos, the image itself will be showcased in an awkward 4:3 aspect ratio, with the image taking up the entirety of the monitor only after you do a little zooming in with your fingers.

Even better is the ability to send video to your second, larger display when connected. The iPad retains its 4:3 aspect ratio when plugged into an external display, even if its a widescreen monitor. But when watching video from, for example, your favorite streaming app, the iPad will take advantage of the entire monitor, providing you with a proper 16:9 aspect ratio and viewing experience.

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Googles enterprise communication tools have seen a flurry of changes in recent weeks. The latest is a Progressive Web App for Google Chat that replaces the existing Electron client.

First detailed last April, the PWA lets you use Google Chat in its own separate window that does away with your browsers address bar and hides other unnecessary controls. It can be launched from a desktop/dock app icon, with the messaging experience otherwise unchanged.

For admins, Google touts the secure and always up-to-date nature, as well as simplified deployment. Theres also better loading performance. Version 73 of Chrome (from March 2019) or higher is required with Mac, Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS supported.

Google recommends that admins and users uninstall the existing Electron-based app. There are three ways to install the PWA once on chat.google.com:

Available to all G Suite customers, the Google Chat PWA is rolling out now. As of this evening, we are not seeing the automatic prompt to install yet. It joins other apps like Google Drive, YouTube Music, and YouTube TV.

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Fridays chaos gave way to order on Saturday as clean-up efforts began.

Andrew Song and his family spent Saturday morning cleaning up Kwan's Deli and Korean Kitchen, which was broken into and looted Friday night, its front windows shattered.

Song, whose father immigrated to the U.S. from Korea and started the business next to Centennial Park in 2002, said the destruction was a huge shock, though he is relieved the damage wasnt worse.

Well get this cleaned up and then well see how tomorrow works, he said.

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Outside the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame, Fred Turner of Grove Park helped sweep up glass. He wore a sign around his neck stating that two wrongs dont make it right.

Tearing up our city doesnt make sense, said Turner, who added that he agrees with the message behind the original protest.

The sign outside the CNN Center, defaced with graffiti on Friday, had been cleaned by Saturday morning.

Kimberly Beaudin, CEO of the heavily damaged College Football Hall of Fame, was also outside sweeping up broken glass Saturday morning and cleaning up the ransacked gift shop. She said there is a level of disbelief following the destruction and no estimate yet on the cost of the damage.

Rioters burned police cars and smashed their way into stores in downtown Atlanta and Buckhead despite pleas by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and civil rights activists who urged demonstrators to stay home and seek meaningful ways to honor the death of George Floyd.

>> MORE:Hip-hop stars T.I., Killer Mike and others try reason amid the chaos

Stunned city officials, long used to peaceful protests in the cradle of the civil rights movement, were left to reassess their strategy after masses of demonstrators defaced the CNN Center, torched a visitors center in Centennial Olympic Park and stormed through Phipps Plaza, an upscale mall in Buckhead.

This is not a protest, Bottoms said during an emotional news conference late Friday. This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. This is chaos. A protest has purpose. When Dr. King was assassinated, we didnt do this to our city. You are disgracing our city. You are disgracing the life of George Floydand every other person who has been killed in this country.

Nirav Bodiwala's liquor store on Baker Street was a disheveled mess Saturday morning.

"These guys were thugs," he said, as workers swept up the broken glass from his storefront. When he got to the store Saturday he found the interior strewn with blood and debris, his best liquor bottles gone, and his cash register raided. They even hauled off his safe, which had been bolted down.

Worse, Bodiwala said, They tossed lighted cardboard into his store, apparently attempting to set it ablaze.

Peachtree Liquor Store sits at the base of a 23-story building, the floors above filled with hundreds of apartments.

"That would have burned the whole building because of the alcohol I have in there," he said.

They left behind a small white sign. Scribed in red: "Justice for George Floyd."

City officials said police officers trying to maintain the peace were targeted with knives, eggs, firecrackers and other projectiles. Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields, who condemned the actions of Minneapolis officers involved in the call that left Floyd death, had said she would allow protesters to mass so long as they didnt violate laws.

The demonstration started off as a peaceful march from Centennial Olympic Park to the state Capitol, and participants waved signs expressing outrage over Floyd's death and chanted demands of justice and equality.

But it took a dangerous turn as the night wore on and splinter groups gathered outside the park to engage in testy clashes with law enforcement officers, who at times fired tear gas into crowds that turned barricades into weapons.

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At some damaged spots, Fridays rioters were replaced with Saturdays Good Samaritans.

Samuel Harden and his wife usually celebrate Valentines Day at McCormick & Schmicks, a restaurant in CNN Center ransacked Friday night. On Saturday morning, the Hardens were there to help clean up.

We hate that the frustration tuned into damage of property," said Harden, who grew up in the city and now lives in Douglas County. "I understand the anger, but youve got to go peacefully.

Recent Georgia State University Devin Mitchell also pitched in.

He said he understands the community is grieving due to racial injustice, but the protest escalated into something it wasnt.

"As far as tearing our own community up, I dont think thats the right thing, I dont think thats what anybody from the past wouldve wanted us to do, said Mitchell, who played basketball at GSU. It was just really tough to watch everybody going crazy I had to come do my part.

The last time a major protest rocked Atlanta, when Black Lives Matters protesters massed outside the Governors Mansion in 2016, it was defused by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed when hepromised a sit-down with demonstrators.

But the outrage over Floyd's death presents a different challenge, as demonstrations spread widely across the nation to protest police brutality.

Bottoms turned to aging civil rights activists and young hip-hop stars to plead for calm and end to the looting, staging a press conference just blocks away from where the largest group of demonstrators had gathered.

It is your duty not to burn your own house down for anger with an enemy, said a tearful Killer Mike, also known as Michael Render. It is your duty to fortify your own house so that you may be a house of refuge in times of organization.

The violence that shuddered through this city threatened restaurants, retail stores and businesses already reeling from a coronavirus pandemic. Amir McRae, who owns the ATL Cruzers downtown Segway tour business, was awoken early Saturday by an ADT alarm call.

Hed hoped his black owned signs would spare his building, but his windows were smashed in nonetheless.

Im just feeling hurt, he said. Here we are with utter destruction of property.

As he spoke, he shooed away looters picking over a Circle K that was overrun.

We worked way too hard for this, he said, as they slinked away. Do whats right. Keep it moving!

Sakeema Freeman, a 26-year-old student in a construction management masters program, was cleaning graffiti from a placard outside Centennial Olympic Park that read: Black Lives Matter.

She said she took part in the peaceful part of the protest early Friday before peeling off when it grew more raucous. She followed the events from her downtown apartment on social media and out her window, and helped to watch younger demonstrators who wanted to steer clear of the violence.

I tried to do my part, said Freeman, who saw the damage in the morning and got out a rag and soap and went to work with her father, Veree.

She wasnt mad Saturday just matter of fact.

Youve got to clean up your familys mess.

Across the street, Katie Labgold and Yvanna Pantner were busily wiping away graffiti as well. Labgold, a doctoral student in epidemiology, said it seemed like an immediate action to start the healing process and, long-term, to help to end racist actions and fight white silence.

Pantner, who is about to start a social work program, described it in a similar vein.

Our goal is to recognize that being anti-racist starts with the individual. My job is to look within myself and say, What can I do to be anti-racist today? And to listen to people of color in my community and ask what my role is in all of this. This is really a systemic issue. It has to be viewed that way.

The scene was far different Friday night.

Just as police officers seemed to contain the violence in downtown Atlanta, large crowds moved north to the affluent Buckhead area. Big-box stores were ransacked and video showed trespassers trying to empty luxury retailers at Phipps Plaza. Atlanta Fire Rescue responded to reports of blazes at the historic Tabernacle downtown andDel Frisco's Grille in Buckhead.

Firefighters were unable to respond immediately to Del Friscos because of the large protester presence. Once they were able to extinguish the flames, crews returned to trucks that had been set upon by vandals.

The beleaguered local authorities and Georgia State Patrol officers were reinforced shortly after midnight by Kemps order, whichactivated as many as 500 Georgia National Guard troops.

A contingent of 100 soldiers was immediately deployed to the Lenox Square Mall area, and authorized to make arrests.

Early Saturday morning, Atlanta police reported gunshots outside Phipps Plaza and downtown Atlanta, and widespread looting at stores across the city. Rioters smashed windows of firetrucks and ruined police cars; a WSB-TV news truck was also targeted.

As police strained to control the damage, civic leaders stepped up their pleas for calm. T.I. urged protesters to stay home this city doesnt deserve this and bright-red digital billboards lit up with a message: If you love Atlanta, PLEASE GO HOME!

We have to be better than this moment. We have to be better than burning down our own homes, said Killer Mike. Because if we lose Atlanta what else do we have?

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Some restaurants in downtown Cincinnati and Over-the-Rhine have announced that they are closing for the weekend due to the current situation downtown.

Protestors responding to the death of George Floyd marched through downtown and Over-the-Rhine Friday night and early Saturday morning. After several hours of peaceful protests, some people turned to violence and vandalism, and several businesses sustained visible damage, including broken windows.

Protests on Saturday afternoon have been peaceful.

Downtown restaurants Butcher and Barreland the View at Shires Gardenand Ch in Over-the-Rhine, which are all operated by IgniteEntertainment, posted messages on Facebook about closing temporarily on Saturday morning.

To our friends and guests, we are so sorry, but due to the current situation downtown, we have decided to close our business today, effective immediately, the messages read. When we plan to reopen, we will post on social media and our website. We will be notifying all guests with reservations through Open Table momentarily. Please stay safe and love one another, and thank you for your support.

Several businessesand restaurants, such as Washington Platform and Fiery Hen, have boarded up windows on Saturday, either to cover damage or as protection.

Washington Platform at Court and Elm streets, downtown Cincinnati, is boarded up on Saturday, May 30, 2020, after protests the night before.(Photo: Sam Greene/The Enquirer)

The Mercer OTR and Nation in Pendleton also announced on Saturday they are closing for the weekend.

Nation posted a photo on Facebook showing a covered door. We will be closed today and are talking this afternoon to discuss the rest of the weekend, the post said. Doors can be replaced. Time for us to come together as a community and support each other.

Arnold's Bar and Grill will also be closing for the weekend. "It is with careful thought and consideration that Arnolds has decided to not be open for the rest of the weekend. We hope to see you next week. We love you Cincinnati. Please stay safe," a Facebook post said.

Aladdin's Eatery and Lounge has closed its Over-the-Rhine location for the weekend. "For the safety of our staff and guests we have decided to shut down this location during this difficult time. Please check back on our Facebook page for an update on our re-opening.#justiceforgeorgefloyd," a Facebook post said.

Gomez Salsa has also closed its Over-the-Rhine location but the Walnut Hills location remains open.

Other restaurants, including Bru Burger, Quan Hapa,Court Street Lobster Bar and Sundry and Vice, announced theyare open but will be closing early tonight because of the 10 p.m. curfew Saturday and Sunday imposed by Mayor John Cranley.

We are saddened over last nights rioting. We are heartbroken over what led to it. We love you guys and this beautiful city, posted Sundry and Vice in Over-the-Rhine.

We will be open from 2-8pm in accordance with tonights 10pm curfew. An earlier close allows our staff and guests time to get home before the curfew is in place.

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Leeds United's promotion charge will hopefully get the go ahead to continue shortly with the club standing just nine games away from a place back in the Premier League.

Director of football Victor Orta will already be no doubt hard at work and scouting potential options for the next chapter in the clubs future.

Marcelo Bielsa is currently blessed with a settled squad and dependable players in almost every position, but there will undoubtedly be a question mark over who starts between the sticks going forward.

It was hoped that Kiko Casilla could be the one to fill that spot, but his future must now be under question after being served an eight-match ban for an FA charge of racist abuse, with a number of erratic moments before that.

While Illan Meslier has impressed so far, catching the eye in his debut against Arsenal and keeping back-to-back clean sheets in his first two league appearances, it would be a bold move to look to depend upon a relative novice at just 20 years of age.

If Casilla were to leave, adding competition - ideally with experience - would be imperative.

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A controversial choice, perhaps, after his spat with Patrick Bamford and antics during Norwichs 3-1 win over Leeds last season, but hes got plenty of experience and would fit the mould.

Daniel Farkes Canaries dont play in quite the same style as Bielsas Leeds, but there is an emphasis on passing from the back. The 31-year-old Netherlands international has completed more passes than any other Premier League goalkeeper this season.

Krul is contracted at Carrow Road until 2022, while a likely relegation - Norwich currently sit bottom of the Premier League table, six points adrift of safety - could potentially make a move a goer.

The wildcard option. English audiences havent been too impressed with the Manchester City goalkeeper for his less-than-stellar shot-stopping record. But he fits the mould in terms of passing style and knows Bielsa well from his time as Chile coach.

Not only has he proved a penalty shootout hero for his country twice in back-to-back Copa America wins over Argentina, but hes enjoyed a brilliant career at club level and continues to lift silverware as Edersons back-up and cup goalkeeper at City.

At the age of 36, Bravo is by no means a long-term option, but could be a useful presence to aid Meslier's development, and is used to sitting on the bench if the plan is to keep trusting the young Frenchman. Hes also out of contract this summer and could potentially join on a free.

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After impressing out on loan, Ramsdale has been given a chance this season by his parent club Bournemouth this season and looks to have provided the answer to their goalkeeping woes of recent years.

Hes enjoyed a stellar breakthrough campaign, in spite of the Cherries battle against relegation. There will certainly be lots of competition for his signature in the event they do go down, and be a statement of intent.

Ramsdale only averages a 53.9% pass completion rate, meaning he doesnt quite fit the template of what Bielsa would be looking for - thats 30% down on Casillas rate this season, for example. But at the age of 21, hes still young enough to learn new skills and develop his game.

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In March, states undertook dramatic and unprecedented measures to stem the spread of the SARS2-COV virus. And yet COVID-19 has claimed 100,000 lives in the U.S. Was the lockdown effective? Economists frequently address such questions in our research.

Seeing the unseen, or the path that we did not choose, is the key here. It is the fundamental challenge of economics, as illustrated by Frederic Bastiats parable of the broken window. A shopkeeper must replace a broken window. A neighbor, perhaps offering solace, points out that if windows never got broken, the town glazier would starve. To avoid believing that broken windows boost the economy, we must recognize what the shopkeeper did not buy due to replacing the window.

Economists visualize the alternative paths we could choose. What would have happened if we didnt pass NAFTA, or hadnt bailed out banks during the financial crisis, or if we raised the minimum wage to $15 per hour? The term counterfactual refers to the unchosen path.

Economists devise principles for constructing counterfactuals. Scenarios must be logically coherent and consistent with the available evidence. We must avoid overly optimistic or pessimistic alternatives.

I have never estimated potential deaths in an outbreak of a disease but have researched tornado warnings and worst case tornadoes. Like most economists, I recognize the challenges in evaluating the lockdown.

Heres a first challenge. WalletHub has scored the strictness of states COVID protection measures. The average COVID fatality rate for the ten states with the strictest lockdown policies is 686 per million residents, versus a fatality rate of 68 for the ten least strict states, or one tenth as much. The three highest fatality rate states are among the ten strictest states.

Does this show that lockdowns cause COVID-19 deaths? No. The states suffering the worst outbreaks will impose the strictest measures. This is the endogeneity of policy problem. Ignoring this issue would lead us to conclude that hospitals cause death because many people die there. Controlling for policy endogeneity is a major research focus.

Another problem arises because states imposed policies and Americans realized that COVID-19 was a serious health threat at about the same time. The NBA suspended its season March 11, people sharply reduced travel around March 15, and the first state stay-at-home order took effect March 19. We have very few data points to tease out the effect of various policies from behavioral changes.

The United States was slow in rolling out testing for COVID-19, creating another challenge. If we compared the number of COVID-19 cases in the month before and after lockdowns to test effectiveness, the total would rise simply because many more people were tested. Can we detect a decline in infections during a period of expanding testing?

Even if Marchs lockdown was effective, the policies may not be effective in another time or place. Policy effects may not transfer for several reasons. For the COVID lockdown, an important factor is peoples willingness to comply. If Americans do not favor shutting down the economy for a second wave of the virus, stay-at-home orders may prove ineffective when reimplemented.

Researchers at Columbia University have evaluated the lockdown, based on computer simulations with travel data between cities and reported cases and deaths. The policies appear to have stemmed the illness; indeed implementation of the same policies two weeks earlier could have avoided 83 percent of U.S. deaths through May 3.

The sophisticated technical analysis here, I think, obscures a bigger point. Nonpharmaceutical interventions, as epidemiologists call such policies, do not prevent COVID-19 deaths. Americans who did not get COVID this spring can still get sick next fall. Only a vaccine or effective treatment will truly prevent deaths.

Whether school closings and stay-at-home orders slow an outbreak is an important and really challenging research question. This question must be answered before we compare economic costs and health benefits. Ultimately a lockdown is merely a delaying action. Delaying actions are only worth fighting as part of a larger strategy.

Daniel Sutter is the Charles G. Koch Professor of Economics with the Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy at Troy University and host of Econversations on TrojanVision. The opinions expressed in this column are the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Troy University.

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The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission approved an application as submitted for the renovation of the Boston Athenaeums south balcony during a virtual hearing on Thursday, May 21.

The applicant, Matthew Bronski, a principal with the Waltham engineering firm Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, said the scope of the project includes removing existing waterproofing and slate paving from the balconies at the second- and fifth-floor levels at 10 Beacon St. facing the Old Granary Burying Ground and replacing them with new waterproofing and non-slip bluestone paving. The proposed work also includes the replacement of non-original existing railings on the second- and fifth floors with equivalent railings that would be up to code, as well as the installation of a new copper gutter on the fifth floor.

The commission approved an extensive renovation of the Athenaeums north faade and terrace at its previous monthly hearing, which was held virtually on April 16.

In a matter continued from September of 2018, the commission approved the applicants to plan to construct an interior staircase at a two-story carriage house owned by the Park Street School at 55-57 Brimmer St., as well as planned changes to the design of the faux carriage house doors on the adjoining one-story garage while denying the proposed window reconfiguration and additions on the garage building to preserve the integrity of the historic building.

The Park Street School intends to convert the garage into a science lab and classroom while the former single-family residence upstairs would be repurposed as a meeting room and administrative offices.

On an application for a building owned by the Park Street Church at 3 Park St to replace insulated glass in kind; to replace an existing intercom system; and to replace an existing copper chimney-cap with a vented copper chimney-cap to restore the chimney to its original use, the commission gave its approval, with the provisos that the chimney cap be made of copper and not painted black, and that the modern intercom system be housed inside a brass box in keeping with the character of the neighborhoods Historic District.

The commission also approved an application for 19 Myrtle St. to remove existing panel antennas at the roof level and replace them with new ones of similar size while painting them to match the existing structure, with the proviso that the antennas be housed inside a fiberglass screen enclosure painted the same color as the existing structure, and that the applicant submit drawings of the enclosure to staff for approval.

In another matter, the commission approved an application for 34 West Cedar St. to repair and repaint trim in kind, and to repair and replace slate in kind at the dormer level, with the proviso that the applicant provide a sample of new slate to staff for approval, and that the entire dormer be clad in slate for consistency with the district standards.

In considering an application for the installation of a new gas line at the front faade garden level at 41 Beacon St., the commission approved it, with the proviso that the connection is made beneath the building to avoid penetrating any granite walls, and that the applicant submit drawings showing a trellis wood screen painted grey to staff for approval. The applicant will also need to provide a letter from the city indicating that the location of the gas meter is the only possible option, and that it can t be installed inside the building.

The commission also approved an application to install new street numbers on the Archer Residences at 45 Temple St., with the proviso that the numbers not exceed 12.5 inches in size and match the material and color of the adjacent window mullions.

Meanwhile, the commission approved an application to install an alarm bell in the entryway of the front door at 54 Pinckney St., with the proviso that it be painted black or dark grey if permitted by the Boston Fire Department.

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