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Jailings over a peaceful protest – yet another milestone in Hong Kong’s self-mortification
The outrages perpetrated by the Hong Kong and central governments over the past two years have been so brazen and so numerous that most Hongkongers have numbed their political psyche in preparation for the next almost certain assault on the civil liberties they once took for granted. Police have gone out of their way to beat up peaceful protesters and innocent bystanders, and the Legislative Council has been neutered of any meaningful opposition. Overnight, a Beijing-imposed national security law turned free speech and free elections into crimes against the nation, while the so-called “elector...
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NBA DFS Plays: Tuesday, April 20
With several high-profile players such as Kevin Durant already ruled out tonight, let’s take a look at the top options at each position on DraftKings for tonight’s five-game slate. Lineups lock at 7:30 p.m. EST, as three games will tip off at that time. Then there will be two games that start just a bit after 10:00 p.m. EST. Judging by the odds in Las Vegas, you are going to want to heavily target the Nets-Pelicans game and the Timberwolves-Kings game, as they have the two highest implied totals by a pretty significant margin. Now let’s get down to business. Point GuardKyrie Irving, Brooklyn N...
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2021 NFL Draft: Examining The Top Tight End Prospects
After Travis Kelce and Darren Waller, the tight end position has been the toughest position to find consistency across the fantasy football landscape. The 2021 NFL Draft isn’t going to change that drastically, but there are a few prospects who could certainly make some noise and earn their way into our fantasy hearts this fall. With a handful of players projected to go in the first three rounds, here are the players that will be worth a look in fantasy drafts: Kyle Pitts, FloridaPros Extremely athletic pass catcherGreat timing and ability to extend for catchesQuick release off the line, good s...
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The Hong Kong politicians who love to talk about democracy yet can’t stomach the reality
Let us contemplate a paradox. As democracy recedes into the far distant future, the most unexpected people suddenly cannot resist talking about it. The very people who are depriving us of the reality cannot resist the word. The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, is a good example. Last week she was asked if she had any comment on a remark by Emily Lau – one of the few veteran democrats not in prison – that democrats might be reluctant to take part in the new system for filling Legislative Council seats (there is not much actual election involved). Ms Lau had said that potential candidates faced the ...
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Hong Kong’s same-sex couples deserve a happier future
By Jerome Yau In 2001, the Netherlands blazed a trail when it legalised same-sex marriage. Over the past two decades, nearly 30 countries have said yes to equal marriage rights including, in 2020, Switzerland, notwithstanding an ongoing bid by opponents of gay marriage to put the issue to a national referendum. In Hong Kong, we have come a long way from the ”dark ages” when being gay was a criminal offence. Since the Law Reform Commission released its report on laws governing homosexual conduct in 1983, our society has move forward – more and more people agree that LGBT+ people should be treat...
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Progress against the pandemic – but the press remains under fire in Asia
After a year of lockdowns, plummeting job numbers, school closures and travel bans, the vaccines against Covid are finally making their way into people’s arms. It has by no means been a perfect process, but for the first time in what seems like an eternity, there is hope that life can eventually return to some semblance of normal. But the first quarter of 2021 has also seen violence, repression and other attempts to silence free speech and the free press throughout Asia and around the world. The problems that began in 2020 have continued, and in some cases worsened, with no real respite in sig...
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2021 NFL Draft: Examining The Top Running Prospects
In recent years, the running back position has lost its stock in the NFL draft. The last two drafts have seen just two players from the position selected in the first round in Josh Jacobs (2019: No. 24 overall) and Clyde Edwards–Helaire (2020: No. 32 overall). That means that for fantasy purposes, we can look pretty far down the draft board and find guys who could provide value far sooner than any other position. The 2020 fantasy football season even saw undrafted free agent James Robinson shoot up to RB1 status with the single-win Jaguars. Here are the top running back prospects heading into ...
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Spacation in the time of COVID-19
Despite M’s assurances that every part of the spa is disinfected after use and open for subsequent use only after four hours, I was wary. By Jisha Krishnan It was not an impulsive decision. The need to get away had been intense, gnawing at me since several weeks. Finally, one fine day, I decided to sign up for an overnight stay at a five-star hotel in my neighbourhood. And guess what, as part of some incredible offer, I got a spa treatment (of my choice) absolutely free! There was a time when I used to treat myself to indulgent spa offerings every other month. Alas, since the pandemic tipped o...
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Hong Kong National Security Education Day: What makes a nation worth securing?
The physicist Richard Feynman was once asked by a US Congressional defence committee what the latest multi-billion dollar atom smasher had to do with defence of the nation, from whose budget it was to be built. “It may make the nation worth defending,” he replied. Today, on Hong Kong’s National Security Education Day, it is perhaps worth pausing to consider what makes a nation – any nation – worth securing. First, a confession. I’m not a great believer in nationhood. To me, it’s a dated concept, something which cropped up in Europe during the Hundred Years’ War, which served a somewhat useful ...
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NBA DFS Plays: Wednesday, April 14
Today, we take a look at Wednesday’s 11-game slate of NBA action, which begins at 7:00 p.m. EST. Here are the top plays at each of the five core positions on DraftKings. Point GuardMonte Morris, Denver Nuggets (DK: $3,800) vs. MIAAfter Jamal Murray went down with a torn ACL, there are going to be plenty of extra opportunities for Morris in the backcourt. Not to mention, he is a huge cap saver and will allow you to get some other studs into your lineup. If you are going to pay up at the point guard position, I suggest going with De’Aaron Fox, who is coming off a massive outing in which he dropp...
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