OnePlus Watch Cyberpunk 2077 Edition Tipped, Watch Straps Leak
Is OnePlus 8T the best ‘value flagship’ of 2020? We discussed this on Orbital, our weekly technology podcast, which you can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or RSS, download the episode, or just hit the play button below. Last month, OnePlus teased the arrival of a smartwatch in India, hinting that it may arrive soon. However, ever since that teaser, OnePlus has remained quiet about its smartwatch launch plans. A recent report suggests that the company has indefinitely delayed the launch of the OnePlus Watch. The reason for this postponement is not clear but complications with the production or software development are speculated.Past leaks hint that the OnePlus Watch may sport a circular dial design, and it was even spotted on BIS certification in September this year. The wearable may have been delayed, but it is not completely shelved if the new leak is to be believed. Apart from the Cyberpunk 2077 Edition, there should also be a vanilla OnePlus Watch launch in the future.OnePlus introduced OnePlus 8T last month, along with OnePlus Nord N10 5G and OnePlus Nord N100. OnePlus Watch was expected to be unveiled alongside the aforementioned launches, but it remains unofficial to date.- Advertisement – OnePlus Watch is back in the news with a fresh leak hinting at a Cyberpunk 2077 Edition of the smartwatch in the offing. OnePlus Watch is not yet official and a recent report suggested that the wearable may have been delayed indefinitely. A tipster shared pictures of the watch straps, marked by the game’s logo and a yellow-black design. The company recently introduced the OnePlus 8T Cyberpunk 2077 Edition smartphone to celebrate the arrival of the highly-anticipated new game by CD Projekt Red.Tipster Digital Chat Station shared an image showing off straps of what he claims to be the OnePlus Watch Cyberpunk 2077 Edition on Weibo. The straps show unique cuts and have the words ‘OnePlus‘ and ‘Cyberpunk’ embossed on them. The image shows the straps to don a matte black finish. However, the tipster did not reveal the dial.- Advertisement –
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Meyers was detained by police at Los Angeles International Airport in July 2018 after he was allegedly caught vaping during a flight from Miami to L.A.The airport’s public information officer told Us at the time that the police received a call “regarding a smoker” on Meyers’ flight, which led to officers meeting the plane at the gate. “Police conducted a full investigation and found there was no domestic incident or smoking incident that had occurred and found that there was no crime,” the PIO said, noting that airline employees claimed that “there was drinking involved, but not enough” to cause trouble.In September 2017, the Ireland native relapsed after his wife, Mara Lane, suffered a miscarriage.- Advertisement – Deputies responded to the accident at 5:45 p.m. The deputy noted that the actor was alone in the car and did not strike another vehicle, adding they are “unaware of any injuries” at this time.According to the arrest documents, bail was set at $5,000 and the Tudors star was released on citation on Monday, November 9, with a promise to appear in court on February 25.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Ken McKay/ITV/ShutterstockThe 12th Man actor has a history of alcohol abuse and run-ins with the police, including an airport incident two years ago.- Advertisement – Jonathan Rhys Meyers was charged with a DUI and arrested on Sunday, November 8, Us Weekly can confirm.The Vikings alum, 43, was given a field sobriety test after police received a call about a solo, minor collision in Malibu, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s spokesperson Deputy Tina Schrader told Us.- Advertisement – “Depression is a real concern from past abuse as well as alcoholism which he was born with. He has been able to turn any ugliness and hurt in his life into art and is the strongest person I know,” Lane wrote via Instagram. “I do not know anyone who has been through what he has been through and reached his level of successes. It does seem though that every time we seem to be making so much progress… sometimes it’s like two steps forward, one step back.”The Eugene actress also addressed recent photos that surfaced of Meyers being escorted out of Dublin Airport for allegedly being too intoxicated to board the flight.“My husband is an Irishman who battles alcoholism and depression and drank between jobs to try to cope with the sadness of this news,” she continued. “He is safe and with his sober living companion and bodyguard to get into a detox closer to home since he was denied hospital help twice in Ireland because of an already two month wait period. Life is life. Life is beautiful. Life is tough sometimes though so let’s try not looking down at someone unless we intend on helping them up.”Two years prior, Meyers apologized publicly for another “minor relapse” he had while in London in May 2015, where he was photographed drinking straight out of a vodka bottle walking in the street.“Mara and I are thankful for your support and kindness during this time. I apologize for having a minor relapse and hope that people don’t think too badly of me,” he wrote on his then-fiancée’s Instagram account. “I stopped drinking immediately and it is no reflection on Damascus Cover as I was not meant to attend Cannes this year and I apologize to fans and colleagues.”He added: “I feel I made a mistake and feel quite embarrassed but this was just a blip in my recovery otherwise I’m living a healthy life. Love and blessings. #Rebel #Angel.”The Dracula alum was hospitalized in June 2011 after another relapse.With reporting by Marjorie HernandezListen to Us Weekly’s Hot Hollywood as each week the editors of Us break down the hottest entertainment news stories! – Advertisement –
– Advertisement – Both Mr. Biden and Dr. Biden wore masks while at the memorial.Mr. Trump emerged from the White House for Veterans Day without a mask, and he did not wear one at the military cemetery, in an apparent violation of its coronavirus guidelines. All visitors to Arlington are required to “wear face coverings while on cemetery grounds,” according to its official Twitter account. “Anyone not having a face covering in their possession at cemetery entry points will not be granted access to the cemetery.”At the cemetery, Mr. Trump stood next to Vice President Mike Pence, who also did not wear a mask. The president looked uncomfortable in the rain but played his role: he approached a wreath and stood for a moment of silence before retreating and saluting as a lone trumpeter played TAPS.- Advertisement – Last year, Mr. Trump returned to New York for the holiday, participating in the city’s 100th annual Veterans Day Parade. On Wednesday, the president-elect, his wife, Jill Biden, and the mayor of Philadelphia, Jim Kenney, were seen at the black marble memorial. Mr. Biden did not make public remarks, but he took pictures with a few groups of people after the presentation of the colors and a brief ceremony that was presided over by a local judge. The Bidens placed a wreath of flowers at the memorial before departing.- Advertisement – Mr. Biden has made several speeches in that time, including one on Tuesday in which he assailed attempts by the president and his Republican allies to invalidate the Affordable Care Act in the Supreme Court. President Trump participated in a brief, silent Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery and President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. made a 15-minute visit to the Philadelphia Korean War Memorial, a morning of somber reflection for both men even as Mr. Trump continued to falsely accuse Mr. Biden of stealing the election from him.Mr. Trump’s visit — a tradition for the occupant of the White House — was his first public appearance since a news conference last Thursday where he lied about the vote count and attempted to undermine the integrity of the electoral system.- Advertisement – Since then, as the coronavirus pandemic has surged across the country to record levels, Mr. Trump has made little effort to continue governing, raging on Twitter about baseless claims of voter fraud. The president has been seen traveling back and forth from his Virginia golf course. His official schedule has been empty all week.
– Advertisement – xlocal progressive groups came together to celebrate Arizona’s blue shift today. they credit it to the work of Black, Brown and undocumented community organizers who came together after the passage of SB 1070 @azcentral pic.twitter.com/ihpGh2KS7P— Farah Eltohamy فرح التهامي (@farahelto) November 5, 2020- Advertisement – “With Arizona now a solid purple,” Latino Decisions said in its polling, “the question remains whether Republicans will go down the path of California Republicans by doubling down on their extreme message.” Activists and groups that have been doing the work are ready to keep fighting if that’s the path Republicans choose in defiance of Arizona’s progression.“Something we must absolutely celebrate in the immigrant rights movement is the incredibly high level of participation of Latino voters in states like Arizona,” said Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services leader Erika Andiola, who is from Arizona. “We’re making change in this state because of the years of nonstop organizing and fighting against racists, anti-immigrant laws like SB-1070 and white supremacists politicians like Joe Arpaio.”“Arizona has been flipped,” Hinojosa continued in her tweet. “This is HUGE. A decade ago it created the most hateful anti-immigrant law. And this created a new generation of organizers. On the street & for the ballot. And this is what it looks like.” Young Latino voters in the state were pumped up, too. Mother Jones reports that advocacy group Voto Latino “estimated that 70,000 new Latinx voters were expected to vote in Arizona this year, half of them young voters between the ages of 18 and 39.” According to NPR, “[s]trategists say that they believe Latinos younger than 30 to have been decisive” in the state.xLUCHA campaign director says what we are seeing in Arizona is because of 10 years of grassroots organizing starting against Joe Arpaio… “We claim victory because we showed up, we were told that Latinos don’t show up but what did we show tonight, Latinos show up!” pic.twitter.com/GwD5tuuFli— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) November 4, 2020
Advocacy group Progress Arizona tweeted that advocates and groups including LUCHA Arizona and Mi Familia Vota “made [winning] possible,” this year by knocking on nearly 1.5 million doors, making nearly 20 million phone calls, and registering nearly 185,000 people to vote. “Arizona Latinos got the job done,” veteran journalist Elvia Díaz wrote in the Arizona Republic. “Nobody can dispute the work and enthusiasm of Latinos. They put their heart and soul into getting their own and others out to vote.”Helping bring this home for Biden and Kelly were results in a populous county terrorized for years by Arpaio and his lawless deputies—that is, until his glorious defeat in 2016. “Thanks to Maricopa County and other fast-growing Latino counties, Arizona may join the rest of the Southwest as a reliably blue state based on the strength of Democratic-leaning Latino voters,” Latino Decisions cofounder Gary Segura said. According to the firm’s election eve polling, 71% of Latinos in the state supported Biden.- Advertisement – Navajo, Hopi, and Apache voters and organizers were also vital in helping to flip the state, said Navajo County Democrats-Northeast Arizona Native Democrats Campaign Director Jaynie Parrish.“We advertised drop-box locations, early voting locations, ran radio ads, coordinated literature drops, utilized social media, print media, had folks standing in high traffic areas with signs reminding our communities to vote and directing folks to the polls,” she wrote at Daily Kos. “We had car parades, cars to the polls, and in one of the most awesome displays of cultural pride and representation, partners on the White Mountain Apache reservation organized a Vote As a Tribe March the day before the election and had their traditional Crown Dancers lead community members to the polls in Whiteriver, AZ. This is the power of local Indigenous organizing.”“Tribes helped turn Arizona blue in a presidential election for only the second time in the past 72 years,” she continued. “Native voters, on tribal lands, in Apache, Navajo, Coconino, Gila, and Graham counties overwhelmingly voted for Joe Biden/Kamala Harris, Mark Kelly, Tom O’Halleran, and all our Democratic candidates up and down the ticket.”- Advertisement –
“The F.D.A. set a very modest target of 50 percent efficacy, so it was pretty impressive when Pfizer blew past that,” Carl told us. “I think it’s more impressive when Moderna blows past it, too. It shows that there wasn’t anything super special about Pfizer’s secret sauce.”Both vaccines are based on an experimental method that opens the door to an entirely new way of creating vaccines very quickly. They use a package of genetic instructions called messenger RNA to program human cells to make copies of a fragment of the virus. That fragment sets off alarms in the immune system and stimulates it to attack, should the real virus try to invade.- Advertisement – The Navajo Nation reinstated a stay-at-home order for the next three weeks after health officials warned of “uncontrolled spread” of the virus across the vast reservation. – Advertisement – Restrictions on the riseDespite the positive vaccine news, there is still plenty of cause for concern in the U.S. The country is averaging 150,000 new cases a day and just surpassed 11 million total cases. Sometime this week, we expect to tell you that 250,000 Americans have died from the virus. Cases are surging in 48 states.In Chicago, a sweeping stay-at-home advisory went into effect today. Philadelphia will prohibit indoor dining and close gyms, libraries and museums beginning Friday. California will ban indoor operations in museums, houses of worship, gyms and restaurants in most of the state beginning tomorrow, and the governor is considering a curfew. In Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will shut down some businesses and halt in-person learning at high schools and colleges for three weeks beginning Wednesday.If you haven’t felt the seriousness of the latest surge yet, then maybe you haven’t been to a supermarket. Many businesses in the U.S. have recently put in place new restrictions as they brace for a long winter.The grocery chains Kroger and Wegmans have begun limiting purchases of items that were in high demand earlier in the pandemic, like toilet paper, paper towels, disinfecting wipes and hand soap. Walmart is now counting the number of people who enter its stores, to ensure they don’t exceed capacity. Costco members with a medical condition used to be exempt from wearing a mask; now they must wear a face shield instead. Who will receive access to scarce vaccines first? – Advertisement – Sweden will reduce the limit on public gatherings to eight people from 300, as part of a new approach that runs counter to the country’s previously lax virus restrictions. Tell us about your Thanksgiving plansAs coronavirus cases surge ahead of Thanksgiving, many families and friend groups are swapping out big holiday gatherings for pandemic-friendly celebrations. Some people are planning to drop off food at relatives’ houses. Others are sharing and cooking recipes so that they can enjoy the same meal together on Zoom. We’d like to know how your family is adjusting Thanksgiving traditions this year. Please tell us by filling out this form. We may use your response in an upcoming newsletter.Resurgences – Advertisement –
“Vaccine makers had to pick a target on the virus for their vaccines, and both of these vaccines picked the same target — it’s called the spike protein,” Carl said.The biggest apparent difference between the two vaccine candidates, Carl said, is how they will be delivered. Pfizer’s vaccine has to be kept at minus 94 degrees Fahrenheit, while Moderna’s can be delivered at minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit. Moderna said its vaccine had a longer shelf life in the refrigerator than previously thought: 30 days, not seven. And it will last 12 hours at room temperature, the company said.There are dozens of vaccines under development around the world and we need as many as possible, because Pfizer and Moderna will not have nearly enough doses ready to vaccinate everyone in the U.S., let alone the world, Carl said. How long will it take for the vaccines to become widely available? And while we know more about these two vaccines, there are still some big outstanding questions. Will they work equally well in older and younger people? What about children, who are not included in the initial vaccine trials, and those with pre-existing conditions? India will fly doctors into the region around New Delhi, double the number of tests it carries out and ensure that people wear masks, in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus in the capital, Reuters reports. Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain, who had a bad case of Covid-19 in April, is in quarantine after coming into contact with a lawmaker later found to be infected. Here’s a roundup of restrictions in all 50 states.What else we’re followingWhat you’re doingMy mom has been making cross-stitch Christmas stockings every holiday season as far back as I can remember — she’s made one for almost every member of our family. She was working on one for my grandmother when she decided her eyesight wasn’t good enough to continue. She sent it to me to scrap for parts and material, but I’ve been secretly working on it and hope to finish it by Christmas to give to my grandma from both of us. Especially this year when we won’t be seeing any family, its particularly lovely to feel more connected to the women in my family. — Annie Schnackenberg, Ripon, Calif.Let us know how you’re dealing with the pandemic. Send us a response here, and we may feature it in an upcoming newsletter.Sign up here to get the briefing by email.Email your thoughts to briefing@nytimes.com.
Vikings 7-3 BearsCairo Santos 23-yard field goal Vikings 7-0 BearsKirk Cousins 17-yard TD pass to Adam Thielan (extra point) Chicago pulled back to within one at 7-6 by half-time thanks to a pair of field goals by Cairo Santos, who connected from 23 yards in the first quarter and hit from 42 yards late in the second.The second half exploded into action as Patterson took the kick-off 104 yards for the score, the eighth return off his career, seeing him into a tie for first place in NFL history alongside Josh Cribbs and Leon Washington.A 37-yard field goal by Bailey cut the Vikings’ deficit to 13-10 and his second, from 43 yards later, tied the game up. Minnesota took the lead for good courtesy of Thielen’s joint-league-leading ninth touchdown reception of the season.Minnesota had to hold off a late fourth-quarter drive by the Bears to clinch victory, a drive in which Foles exited the game after being taken down by Vikings defensive end Ifeadi Odenigbo.Foles laid on the ground for a few moments as the medical staff tended to him before he was eventually carted off. Nagy has since informed the media that Foles’ leg and hip are being evaluated.Backup QB Tyler Bray came on in relief of Foles with a chance to pull off some heroics. His first pass found its way to running back Ryan Nall for a gain of 18, but Bray’s next three passes would fall incomplete, leading to a game-ending turnover on downs.Sky Sports NFL is your dedicated channel for NFL coverage through the season – featuring a host of NFL Network programming, a new weekly preview show as well as at least five games a week and NFL Redzone, you won’t miss a moment. Don’t forget to follow us on skysports.com/nfl, our Twitter account @SkySportsNFL & Sky Sports – on the go! A couple of Dan Bailey field goals in the third quarter tied the game up at 13-13, before Cousins’ second scoring connection with Thielen with 10 minutes left in the fourth put the Vikings up for good.The victory is the third-straight for Minnesota (4-5), while Chicago (5-5) suffered their fourth consecutive defeat, with the two NFC North divisional rivals headed in very different directions. FIRST QUARTER – Advertisement – Scoring summary Vikings 19-13 BearsKirk Cousins six-yard TD pass to Adam Thielan (failed two-point try) Bears quarterback Nick Foles left the game with 37 seconds remaining after suffering a heavy hit when sacked SECOND QUARTER The Minnesota Vikings overcame the Chicago Bears 19-13 in a cagey Monday night meeting in which Bears quarterback Nick Foles was carted off the field with what looked like a serious injury in the final 37 seconds.Minnesota quarterback Kirk Cousins, meanwhile, exorcised some demons as he threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns – both to Adam Thielen – to record his first victory on Monday Night Football, at the 10th attempt.Vikings stats: Kirk Cousins, 25/36, 292 yards, 2 TD, 1 INTRushing leader: Dalvin Cook, 30 carries, 96 yardsReceiving leader: Justin Jefferson, eight catches, 135 yardsChicago took the lead as Cordarrelle Patterson started the second half with a 104-yard kick-off return for a touchdown – the team’s only trip to the endzone in the game as the Bears offence struggled again, even after the move from head coach Matt Nagy to hand over play-calling duties to offensive coordinator Bill Lazor.Bears stats: Nick Foles, 15/26, 106 yards, 1 INTRushing leader: Cordarrelle Patterson, 12 carries, 30 yards (and kick-off return TD)Receiving leader: Allen Robinson, six catches, 43 yards- Advertisement – 
The patterns have prompted researchers to questions if outbreak strain virulence varies based on the presence and expression of various Shiga toxin gene combinations. Researchers plot virulence mapTo test the hypothesis, the authors used a real-time polymerase chain reaction system to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 96 loci in 528 E coli O157:H7 strains, of which 444 were collected from Michigan patients between 2001 and 2006. Their findings appear in an early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). They included the other strains to represent different geographic sites and collection dates. Mar 12, 2008 (CIDRAP News) Researchers from Michigan State University have shown that genetic differences in Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains relate to virulence, confirming suspicions public health experts have had and shedding light on why patients in recent outbreaks seem to have had more severe symptoms. Finds expand knowledge, add new toolsCraig Hedberg, PhD, a food safety expert at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, told CIDRAP News that the study findings are important. “There have been several lines of research over the past decade that have pointed in this direction, although this will stand as the definitive paper to carry the argument,” he said. SNP analysis may provide a useful surveillance tool for gauging the impact and progression of E coli O157:H7 illness outbreaks, Hedberg said. “Despite the small number [n = 11] of HUS cases identified, HUS patients were seven times more likely to be infected with clade 8 strains than patients from clades 1-7 combined,” the authors wrote. They estimated that the frequency of clade 8 increased significantly among the Michigan patients whose E coli O157:H7 strains were included in the study, which they said was surprising, given the overall national decrease in such infections. The study represents a continuing evolution in the understanding of E coli O157:H7, said Hedberg, who is an associate professor of environmental and occupational health. “Things start to make sense in new ways, and we can apply this new knowledge to our old data,” he said. For example, E coli O157:H7 now appears to be highly clonal, though at one time researchers thought it represented a single clone. “People didn’t think you could gain a lot from subtyping, but that proved to be shortsighted,” Hedberg said. “We’re increasingly learning that what appears to be minor differences can have huge impacts on populations,” he said of the different patterns that emerge with the clade 8 lineage. Further study is needed into why the prevalence of clade 8 is increasing and what factors enhance its virulence and promote transmission in food and water, the authors wrote. They also said a rapid, inexpensive test to identify more virulent E coli O157:H7 subtypes would help laboratories identify patients who have a greater risk of HUS. The researchers found no evidence that clade 8 recently emerged; they reported that they identified that type in clinical cases from 1984 on multiple continents. However, they wrote, “These results support the hypothesis that the clade 8 lineage has recently acquired novel factors that contribute to enhanced virulence.” The identification of a “hyperpathogenic” strain of E Coli O157:H7 probably won’t have much regulatory impact, he said. “All O157 strains will still be considered adulterants in ground beef or ready-to-eat foods,” Hedberg said. However, he added that public health officials may respond more aggressively if they know an outbreak involves a more virulent strain. Scientists have noticed a wide variation in the severity of E coli O157:H7 infections, the authors wrote. Patients struck by outbreaks in the early to mid 1990s had relatively low rates of hospitalization and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a serious complication that can lead to kidney failure or death. However, they pointed out that patients sickened in the 2006 spinach outbreak had high rates of hospitalization and HUS. They also noticed other virulence patterns with different E coli O157:H7 clades. For example, patients infected with clades 2 and 8 were more likely to report bloody diarrhea than were patients with clade 7 strains. Female patients were more likely to be infected with clade 7 and 8 strains, and infections in those younger than 18 were more likely to be clade 8. Upon phylogenetic analysis they found 39 SNP genotypes that differed at 20% of SNP loci and were separated into nine different clades. Each clade varied by distribution of Shiga toxin gene and by type of clinical disease. Researchers found that patients who had HUS were more likely to be infected with clade 8 strains, which they report have become more frequent over the past 5 years. Manning DS, Motiwala A, Springman AC, et al. Variation in virulence among clades of Escherichia coli O157:H7 associated with disease outbreaks. Proc Natl Acad Sci 2008 (posted online Mar 10) [Full text]
Feb 16, 2009Vietnam reports new H5N1 caseA Vietnamese man has tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza, according to an Associated Press (AP) story today. The 35-year-old man from Ninh Binh province in the north developed a fever Feb. 5 after slaughtering and eating several ducks that his family had raised, said a provincial health official. If confirmed by the World Health Organization, his case would be the country’s 109th overall and second this year.More avian flu outbreaks in EgyptEgyptian veterinary officials report that H5N1 avian influenza has struck more poultry in the country, according to reports posted Feb 12 on the Web site of Egypt-based Strengthening Avian Influenza Detection and Response (SAIDR). The outbreaks have affected Fayoum, Giza, Oseim, Beheira, Gharbiya, Asyut, and Menoufiya governorates.Airport temperature scanners of little use in pandemic, study findsUsing temperature-scanning equipment at airports is of little use when disease incidence is low, as it likely will be during the start of an influenza pandemic, a recent study found. French researchers, reporting in the Feb 12 issue of Eurosurveillance, used data from temperature-screening efforts such as the 2003 SARS (sudden acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak to predict that non-contact infrared thermometers would be of little help in delaying introduction of a novel flu strain into a country.[Study in Feb 12 Eurosurveillance][Feb 15 Canadian Press article]FDA committee to discuss flu vaccine strains this weekThe idea of adding a second strain of influenza B to seasonal flu vaccines will be one of the topics at a meeting of the US Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee on Feb 18 and 19. The committee also will discuss which flu strains should be used in next winter’s seasonal flu vaccine, among other topics.[Jan 16 CIDRAP News story on influenza B strains in seasonal vaccine]Poultry farms may have caused 2008 Oklahoma E coli outbreakContamination from nearby poultry farms may have caused last year’s E coli outbreak in northeastern Oklahoma that killed one and sickened more than 300, according to the state’s attorney general’s office. Samples of well water used by the Country Cottage Restaurant in Locust Grove were found to contain poultry DNA, according to a Feb 13 report from KOCO TV in Oklahoma City. Investigators said poultry litter spread on nearby fields may have washed into the water supply.[Sep 17, 2008, CIDRAP News story on end of E coli outbreak]
I am NOT a supporter of the theory that sport is too big an ambassador and advertisement of a country in the world.Kudos to all the fantastic successes of Janica and Ivica Kostelic, Sandra Perkovic, Sara Kolak, Tina Srbic, water polo players and handball players. These are results that are sensational by all criteria and that have spread the name of Croatia around the world, but because of them no one decided to visit Croatia, or only a small number of people did.Football, however, is something completely different.I was walking towards the newsroom today when a guy pulled me by the arm in the middle of Držić’s. I was listening to music and at first I didn’t understand it, but when I took off the headphones I realized it wasn’t from here and needed help.”I’m sorry, I’m looking for this hostel,” he asked me in “Indian” English and showed me the address on his cell phone.Since the hostel was very close and in my direction I told him I would take him. Classic, he asked me if I was from here, I asked him where he was from. He told me that he was from India, from Kolkata, but that he had been working in Warsaw for several months and that he had never been to Croatia before.Just when he wanted to say something, a taxi driver with a hood covered with a Croatian flag passed in front of us. The Indian laughed.As a good host, I explained to him that Croatia is in the finals of the World Cup and that the whole country is in a collective delirium. There are days off, no eating and no sleeping and everyone is just talking about football and waiting for the game against France.He laughed again and patted me on the shoulder.”I know, my friend, that’s why I came,” he said with a laugh.”I pray?””Yes, I came from Warsaw for two days so that I could watch the match with the Croats. I read on the internet about the madness in Croatia and I had to see it first hand, when I couldn’t get tickets for the game. It’s going to be crazy, isn’t it? ” he asked me.I explained to him that the match would be watched on the Square and that the players would already have a spectacular welcome on Monday.“And yes? Oh, well then I stay another day. Thank you for your help and good luck “, he said with a greeting.He turned, raised his hand, and shouted,“My friend, don’t worry! Croatia! World Champions! ”He has never been to Croatia before. But he came when he saw what the Croats were doing at the World Cup.Published by: Stjepan Mati, Index.hr
In accordance with the public invitation, it is necessary to produce a total of 200 photographs (40 photographs per county), which must represent the following topics: Cultural – historical heritage, natural beauty and active vacation, wine tourism, gastronomy and rural areas as a display of authenticity, originality, hospitality . The competition is open until April 14, 2019. See the attachment for more details The Croatian National Tourist Board (CNTB) has published a public call for bids for photography of the Slavonia cluster. Cover photo: Screenshot croatia.hr / Photo: Davor Rostuhar
Attachment: CNTB / PHOTOGRAPHY OF SLAVONIA CLUSTER