Boeing Co. BA, +19.47% is offering buyout and early retirement packages to employees as it works to combat the impact on its business of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 that has grounded airlines around the world and decreased demand for new planes, according to media reports Thursday. The aerospace giant announced the plan in a memo to employees from Chief Executive Dave Calhoun, according to CNBC. "It's important we start adjusting to our new reality now," he wrote, said the CNBC report. Boeing has about 151,000 employees, roughly half of whom are based around Seattle's Puget Sound region. The company has called on the federal government to bail it out with a $60 billion package. The company was struggling before the virus outbreak with the fallout from the grounding of its 737 Max fleet, following two fatal crashes. Job cuts may complicate the company's efforts to get bailout money, however. Boeing shares were up 2.6% premarket but have fallen 60% in 2020 to date, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +7.73% has fallen 27% and the S&P 500 SPX, +7.03% has fallen 24%.

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Manu may have retired from basketball, but his name is still making sports headlines. While many sports are shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, horse racing is still taking place in Arkansas.

And believe it or not, there is a racing horse that has been named in honor of the Argentinian basketball star. He, the horse, made a trip from his California home to Hot Springs, Arkansas for a race last night. Interestingly, a horse named for Rafael Nadal is also making the rounds on the tracks.

Unfortunately. Ginobili came in fifth for his race.

So, for now, Manu is still the winningest of Ginobili named athletes.

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THE UNDERTAKER hinted it could be all over with a cryptic social media post after Wrestlemania 36 suggesting he could be set to retire.

After his victory over AJ Styles at the weekend, many thought the American could call time on his wrestling career.

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And now it looks increasingly likely that will be the end of The Undertaker.

The 55-year-old took to social media to share a photo of him in deep thought at the scene of his latest fight.

He wrote: "It was a hell of a ride! #BoneyardMatch #WrestleMania #30years"

And many were convinced that was the sign it was all over.

One commented: "Thank you for everything."

Another said: "Oh c*** I think he's done."

A third added: "What a way to go out. Congratulations."

One went with: "Wait... is this the end? If so, thank you for everything - you are the Greatest of All Time. No one comes close to you."

Another typed: "55 YEARS OLD AND STILL PUTTING ON CLASSICS. That was an amazing match and if its your last, I thank you for all the memories!! But Id love to see you end it all next year with the crowd at Mania."

And a final user replied: "Im so proud of you even if this is your last match ever you will always be my favorite whether it would be the American bad a** or the dead man you are number one in my opinion #ThankyouTaker."

In scenes not dissimilar to a horror movie, Taker took on Styles in the BoneYard.

And he sealed the Mania win by climbing into a digger and pouring dirt all over Styles before mounting his motorbike and riding off.

The Undertaker - actually called Mark William Calaway - joined WWE in 1990, hence the "#30years" in his tweet.

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He has hinted at retiring many times since the late 90s but each time has convinced himself to step back in to the show.

Calaway has had his fair share of injuries over his career and required surgery on plenty of occasions.

There was even a rumour that he had died in 2014 but that proved to be a hoax.

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Nurse Shelly McHugh has come out of retirement to return to the IWK Health Centre to help fight the COVID-19 crisis.

Two weeks ago Shelly McHugh was anxious, as any nurse would be, coming out of retirement in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.

So, on her first day, she took the long way, around the Bedford Basin, from her home into the IWK Health Centre, as she always did when reflection was required.

I didnt know what I was going to be doing, the 61-year-old told me Sunday.

All this woman, who graduated from nursing school in 1980, knew was that she would be contributing and helping, which was enough.

Thats why, two years after her retirement, she applied for and received a four-month conditional nursing licence.

Thats why, four days a week, she now leaves her Bedford home and heads back to the IWK, where her last full-time job was clinical director of the Perinatal Follow-up Centre.

Signing on, McHugh said yes when asked if she would be willing to go into the assessment unit and take swabs testing for the virus.

Instead, on the first day of first duty, she was deployed to the IWKs occupational health arm, which oversees employee wellness at the regions biggest pediatric hospital.

Its not the front lines, she stresses.

McHugh emphasizes that shes not doing the heavy-lifting like the nurses, doctors, cleaners, respiratory therapists and other staffers at the IWK, long-term care facilities and throughout the health-care system, along with everyone else going head-to-head with COVID-19.

Theyre the heroes, she said.

But what she and three other retired nurses in the IWKs occupational health department do dealing with the health concerns of the hospitals employees is critical.

Experts tell us over and over again that if our health-care providers get ill, our ability to flatten the curve diminishes, and chances of our whole health-care system being overwhelmed by this plague increase.

Its like a great big puzzle, said McHugh whose hobby is actually putting together huge, 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles. And were all a piece in it.

She seemed predestined for this moment.

Growing up in northern New Brunswick, she heeded the words of her miner father who said that he always wanted a nurse in the family.

Outside of a short stint in London, Ont., when her husband Ed was studying at the University of Western Ontario, shes been a nurse in the Halifax area, almost all of it at the IWK, including nearly two decades in the neonatal intensive care unit.

When she retired two years ago it wasnt to put her feet up.

McHughs nursing training came in handy during a grim run of family-related illness that included the death of her father-in-law, her own dads dementia and a sister-in-laws cancer treatment.

Coming out of the other end of that she thought that maybe shed take another nursing job, or perhaps try something new altogether.

Then this came along, she said.

All those years in the neonatal unit taught McHugh a thing or two about hand washing and wiping down high-risk surfaces.

Their workplace is cut off from the working part of the hospital. Social-distancing is practised in her office, which is down the hall from her occupational health managers. She and her colleagues, who are known as the seasoned nurses deals with health-related questions over the phone, rather than in person.

Nevertheless, entering in the door at home after work, McHugh takes off all her clothes and throws them in a laundry basket. Then she immediately heads for the shower.

Last Friday she had a bit of a scare, a sore throat that turned out to be nothing.

But shes not going to lie: its tiring. Shes 61 and doing something shes never done before.

The calls never seem to stop hundreds, in seems, during every eight-hour shift even if the tone of most of them is downright inspirational.

They just want to know when they can get back to work, she said.

McHugh will go where they need her.

Her area of expertise, neonatal, is limited. But to fight COVID-19. team nursing units are being struck which she could be a part of.

The likelihood of her joining the IWKs assessment unit is probably pretty slim. But you can learn pretty quickly how to take a swab, she said.

By which she means that if sheis needed there, well McHugh is fine with that too.

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Everything about Netflixs new documentary series Tiger King is out of the ordinary. Its not only the crazy plot or the animals in captivity but also the larger than life characters that make it a compelling watch. So whats this most-watched show on Netflix all about? Tiger King captures the life of private zoo owner Joe Exotic as he takes you into the wilderness of Oklahoma where he lives. With a murder-for-hire charge against him, things only start to spiral downwards. You also get to see his story unfold with his three husbands and a constant sense of hatred he shares foranimal rights activist and sanctuary owner, Carole Baskin.

The seriesalso tackles topics like suicide and drug abuse and make them look trivial in comparison to the other aspects of the show. And for all the above reasons, we believe this show should be the one you should watch, especially if true crime documentaries are your thing. But if you are done watching the series and are on a lookout for more, allow us to present shows that will promise a crazy ride like Tiger King. Scroll through for a list of shows on Netflix that will help you get over the Tiger King hangover.

Wild Wild Country is the first series that struck my mind after watching Tiger King, for its wild plot and wildest characters. Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh a.k.a Osho sets out to establish Rajneeshpuram in Wasco County, Oregon, for his cult. Things start to go haywire when Ma Anand Sheela along with Osho gets involved in a national scandal with the local community. Theres plenty of sex, scandal and money in this series to keep you hooked.

If Tiger King has unleashed your longing for watching true crime docu-series, let this be your pick. The series revolves around a video circulated on the internet showing the ruthless murder of two cats by an anonymous person. Deanna Thompson from Las Vegas and John Green from Los Angeles start an online manhunt to find the killer. Theres also the common reference of dont fuck with the cats in both the shows.

Making A Murderer is the most popular among the true-crime docu-series for many reasons. The plot is based on Steven Avery who is wrongfully convicted of sexual assault and murder of Penny Beerntsen. The show is two seasons long and can take up your entire weekend if you have no other plans in place.

Season one of this true-crime series revolves around the murder trial of O.J Simpson giving you an up-close into what went behind the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. A gripping tale with many twists and turns, this one is followed by a season two where the anthology takes on the murder of famous personality Gianni Versace.

Another true crime docu-series to complete this list is Evil Genius, a story of Americas most diabolical bank heist in 2018. With four episodes, this series in its short span talks about the murder of Brian Wells. No shortage of crime and thrill on this one for sure.

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Release date: March 16, 2018

Platform: Netflix

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Release date: May 10, 2018

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Many bullish investment theses for bitcoin are grounded in expectations that the upcoming halving of block rewards will cause the bitcoin (BTC) price to increase. Previous supply constrictions, from 50 BTC to 25 BTC and 25 BTC to, where we currently stand, at 12.5 BTC, have had that effect. Still, given the rare nature of these events, our data points are limited and increase the anticipation and speculation around upcoming halving some time in May 2020.

There are many great pieces on the mechanics of a BTC halving and how they were described in the original white paper and subsequently coded into the structure of bitcoin. So I will assume familiarity with these concepts going forward as we try to understand the supply constriction narrative of the halving thesis.

Unfortunately, many investors are pointing to the halving as a catalyst for a price increase in the face of a difficult bitcoin market, which has had three straight quarters of negative returns, and have set sky high expectations for what sort of price action we may see after. I certainly believe that the halving will have a positive impact on price, but I am concerned by investors expecting parabolic gains in the fashion of 2017.

As it currently stands, the bullish thesis around the halving is that as block rewards get cut in half, the number of miners able to sustain their operations will decline. Since fewer BTC are being brought into circulation, there should also be some reduced sell pressure as miners often sell BTC to fund operations in their local currency. One could then conclude that the supply constriction will allow the price to appreciate.

While I generally believe this thesis to be sound, I think it hinges on the assumption that a drop in block rewards will force miners offline, and that demand for bitcoin will not decline and this merits further analysis.

Mining is a difficult game of balancing BTC inflows with fixed cost outflows of hard dollars. Their most prevalent cost is electricity. In order to cover this cost, miners sell BTC, creating a consistent sell pressure in the market.

Next-gen miners are more efficient on a hashes-to-electricity-consumption basis helping alleviate some of concerns around electricity cost. According to recent research piece by BlockWare Solutions, a large distributor of mining rigs in North America, roughly 62 percent of miners are using new-gen miners (the Bitmain S17 and up) and 38 percent are using old-gen miners (the Bitmain S9 and below). The table below, from BlockWare Solutions, shows a breakdown of the mining landscape based on their internal data, which has insight into 20 percent of the total hash rate on the network.

I believe the recent downward price action has already caused a miner capitulation, which is reflected in the recent drop in hash rate and the compensating downward adjustment of difficulty. At current bitcoin prices (roughly $6200), 19 percent of bitcoin miners are operating at a loss. With the halving being a doubling of break-even price, we can see that roughly an additional 38 percent of miners will join them. Thats roughly 57 percent of the market in. And while that constitutes a majority of the hash power, the reality is that miners can and often do operate below break-even prices. To sustain themselves, they sell bitcoin from their own treasury, adding to the selling pressure.

While the halving will certainly take miners offline, I believe this will be a gradual change as opposed to an instantaneous change. It will likely be preceded by additional selling pressure from miners operating below break-even costs, unless there is a substantial spike in price or consistent decline in difficulty allowing these miners to stay online.

Isnt it priced in? is the most common question I hear from both short term traders and long term investors. I find this question to be shallow because it is nearly impossible to answer for any asset, let alone one as nascent as bitcoin. Despite the steady press coverage, I feel that the true impact of the halving is not priced in certainly not outside the core long term BTC holders.

Investing is a matter of patience. The halving will bring a positive impact to price but we should be measured in our expectations.

Current futures price would suggest market participants are unaware of a halving or do not expect it to have a big impact on price with post halving expiry contracts trading in line with pre halving expiry contracts.

Historically, bitcoin has had large run-ups in the year leading into the halving followed by parabolic gains in the year after.

While this narrative was certainly compelling in the summer of 2019 with bitcoin peaking around $13k, bitcoin is currently up 20 percent on a year over year (Y/Y) basis. This is still a phenomenal return, especially compared to the -13 percent Y/Y return in SPY the exchange-traded fund tracking the S&P 500. Since the returns leading into the 2020 halving are compressed compared to the parabolic returns leading into the past two halvings, the returns after the 2020 halving should be positive but more constrained.

A measured response is in no way a condemnation of the halving thesis. It is the natural evolution of an asset class that is becoming understood by a broader market. Recent price action has been encouraging as the market has been able to absorb the selling pressure created by miners in the face of a large price decline due to a global flight to USD. While the price decline was substantial and primarily driven by short-term holders, the ensuing stability in the $6,000 range is positive and shows that demand for bitcoin has remained strong. With stablecoin capitalizations at an all time high, there is plenty of capital on the sidelines, but as markets mature, a singular, well broadcast event rarely causes outsized impact on price after the fact certainly not one as talked about as BTCs halving.

Early in its life BTC traded like a venture investment. Even in 2017, the crypto boom was fueled by a belief that distributed ledger technology would revolutionize all industries and that adoption of digital cash was close. But bitcoin is unique in being both a technology and a representation of strong money principles digital gold.Its strong money principles are encompassed in a self correcting system incentivizing miners while slowing the rate at which this fixed supply asset is trickled out. I believe we will look back at bitcoins third halving and instead of parabolic gains see bitcoin come into its own during a period of global macro distress.

Quick gains usually turn into quick losses. Investing is a matter of patience. The halving will bring a positive impact to price but we should be measured in our expectations. Current actions by central banks around the world have given more positive catalysts to bitcoin than a singular event. Macro trends (such as the debasement of the U.S. dollar by the Federal Reserve) occur slowly and we have yet to see the impact of these events in traditional markets, let alone bitcoin. Patience and measured expectations are key in this market. After all, no asset has rewarded those two principles as handsomely as bitcoin.

NOTE: This article has been changed to reflect that currently post-halving futures are trading in line with pre-halving expiries.

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NEW YORK CITY: Town Stages has announced the recipients of the third annual Sokoloff Creative Arts Fellowship and its inaugural Residency Program. The fellows will receive approximately 400 hours of available weekly workspace in Towns venue to work, rehearse, write, meet, organize, connect, and collaborate. With support and guidance from Towns leadership and board, the cohort will work in community for a full year.

This years cohort consists ofAdam Odsess-Rubin (National Queer Theater), Adefolakunmi Adenugba (ISE-DA), Adrianna Mateo, Aime Sophie Garcia, Alie B. Gorrie, Amy Jo Jackson, Andi Lee Carter, Andrea Prestinario (Ring of Keys), AriDy Nox, Arpita Mukherjee (Hypokrit Theater Company), Brandon Powers, Bryanna Bradley, Darlene Arrington, Denitia Odigie, Diana Oh, Dustin H. Chinn, Florencia Iriondo, Hester Li (LAUNCH), Janelle Lawrence, Jasmin Richardson, Jolaubi Osho (HERoines Inc.),Julian Hernandez, Julin Mesri, Kate Douglas, Kristin Yancy (MinuteZero), Laura Winters, Lili Torre, Matthew J. Schneider, Mei Ann Teo, Mika Kauffman (Trans Theatre Alliance), Nancy Sun, November Christine, Rachel Gita Karp, Rebecca Louise Miller, Shakina Nayfack (Savage Godx), Sugar Vendil, Sydney Baloue, Tia DeShazor, Tiff McFierce, Trevor Latez Hayes, Troy Anthony, Zachariah Ezer, Zach Infante, Althea Stevens and Amoy Barnes, Emily Hartford and Ned Massey, Jacob Jarrett & Nina Roy, Julia Cavagna and Kate Bell (Theater to the People), Iyvon Edebiri and Katy Donnelly (The Parsnip Ship), Larissa Marten and Leia Squillace (Herd).

The inaugural resident artists were selected from the 2019 fellowship class and will receive a second year consisting of expanded fellowship resources and extended evening hours. Additionally, the residents will operate as community leaders, providing another layer of guidance for the 2020 fellows.

The 2020 Resident Artists areCharlotte Arnoux, amon Boylan, Molly Powers Gallagher, Tess Howsam, Rachel Lin, Anna Lubina, Benjamin Moniz, Marina Montesanti, Zach Morris, Tara OCon, Alex Parrish, Tidtaya Sinutoke, Jeff Tang, Will Thomason, Rebecca Vineyard, Vanessa Walters, Emma Rosa Went, and Jamila Youngstedt.

Just four weeks ago, we were celebrating how far weve comehaving grown our operation to expand the size of this vital program, said Town founder and CEO Robin Sokoloff in a statement. Then three weeks ago, we welcomed our new class of fellows in. There is so much we dont know about COVID-19. This unfolding health and labor crisis is sending shockwaves through our industry. While we cant be together at Town at this time, we are going digital and supporting folks from there.

Over the past two years, Town Stages has supported more than 600 events, created more than 1,000 local jobs, and subsidized over 5,200 hours of arts programming to the public. This is all in addition to a fellowship program geared toward artists whose work is accessible, ethical, pioneering, enterprising, and inclusive.

Affordable and accessible space should not be a privilege, it is a human right, Sokoloff said in her statement. Making space for todays community leaders who are building a more compassionate and inclusive world is our business.

Opened in 2017 in partnership with Sokoloff Arts, Town Stages is a cultural space and institution located in Tribeca. With its goal of advancing equity for arts, hospitality, civic, and social justice workers, the organization centers the voices of women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, and people of all abilities.

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We're now in a post-Tiger King world. You've probably read a million articles on what happened to the various people you met in Netflix's latest documentary series, which is about the wild life of big cat owner Joe Exotic. But now it's time to figure out what you'll watch next.

Below, we've rounded up a few favorites that we think you'll want to see, now that Tiger King is done. All of them are on Netflix, except one, which you can stream on Amazon Prime. Not all of them are documentaries, either, as we've made recommendations based on specific elements of the show.

Did you like the true crime elements of Tiger King? We've picked out some hits of that genre, even if the subject matter is vastly different in our selections. Do you like your documentaries with a bit of humor, or do you simply enjoy cats? We've based a few choices around those things too.

Your first stop after this piece should be our list of the best Netflix documentaries, where you'll find a lot of great stuff to watch on the factual side.

Where to stream it: Netflix

If you loved how quickly Tiger King escalated, then youre going to want to check out Wild Wild Country. Wild Wild Country is a docuseries about Indian guru (and controversial cult leader) Osho, who gathered such a huge number of followers in the 80s that he decided to build a utopia in Oregon to house them all. But this wasnt just made up of tents and camp fires, this utopia was essentially a functioning city complete with an airport. But, of course, Oshos practises werent exactly above board, and thats when things get truly interesting.

Wild Wild Country will have you wondering how the heck you (probably) never heard about this story before, and have you perplexed at the lengths some people will go to to become (and follow) powerful figures.

Where to stream it: Netflix

Tiger King starts as a show about an eccentric with an eyebrow-raising number of big cats who seemingly just wants to be famous, before it gets darker. The overall larger-than-life quality of the Joe Exotic persona is one way the show gets you hooked.

If you've not seen it yet, mockumentary series American Vandal should be your next stop, if you enjoyed these comedic elements of the show.It's fictional, and therefore gets to be as funny as it wants to be,

The first season is set in a high school where pictures of penises are spray-painted onto every teacher's car, with one slightly wayward student taking the fall for the crime. Did he actually do it, though? The filmmakers in this excellent series investigate, and it's got as many twists and turns as any real true crime series. The second season, set in another school where the entire student body is afflicted by laxatives, is another wild ride with an unforgettable conclusion.

Where to stream it: Netflix

Jenny Slates standup isnt just funny its otherworldly. In this hour-long comedy special for Netflix, Slate jokes about paranormal sightings in her childhood home, looking like Anne Frank as a child, and making love to the moon in one beautifully-twisted meditation on the self and way our identity is forged.

Its very, very weird but the Netflix format gives us a look behind the scenes too, with interviews with her family and candid moments backstage to show the apparatus behind the fever-pitch humor we get to see onstage.

Where to stream it: Netflix

The best part about Tiger King is all the b-roll footage of big cats, and if you want a long unbridled look at the best household pet animal, Cats_The_Mewvie is basically 90 minutes of videos of cats.

Well, technically theres a documentary somewhere here, looking at why cats are so popular in our lives and in online media, but if you can hear that over the awww and lookatit!s of the audience, you really need to turn your TV down.

Where to stream it: Netflix

Perhaps one of the most suspenseful documentaries on Netflix right now, the Devil Next Door follows a Cleveland grandfather and retired autoworker who is accused of being a notoriously sadistic Nazi guard known as Ivan the Terrible at the Treblinka extermination camp during the Holocaust.

The Devil Next Door sees John Demanjuk arrested, denaturalized as a US citizen, and extradited to Israel for what was one of the most highly publicized trials of the 20th century. If you loved Tiger King for its true crime intrigue, then The Devil Next Door should be the next show you add to your watch list, even if the subject matter is very different.

Where to stream it: Amazon Prime Video

Ever heard of a documentary premise that appears so outlandish that it couldnt possible be true? Then only to watch the film and find out the harrowing truth? Thats Dark Days in a nutshell.

Its an unbelievable look at New York Citys homeless community at the turn of the millennium, where a forgotten cohort of rough sleepers have established a literal underground community in a shanty town in the citys abandoned subway lines. Living their days without sunlight, its an eye-opening, often sad, look at what happens to those that society turns its back on. An excellent DJ Shadow soundtrack complements the black-and-white footage.

Where to stream it: Netflix

Making a Murderer was the first big Netflix true crime documentary to really capture the public's attention, sparking wider interest in the genre. Exploring the question of guilt or innocence of the convicted Steven Avery for the murder of young photographer Teresa Halbach, you could argue this show has created a frenzy for the genre that borders on the unhealthy.

It's a very different show in subject matter, tone and seriousness, as you'd expect.

Making a Murderer remains the best true crime documentary on Netflix. You've got two seasons to watch here if you somehow haven't seen it already, and it's very well-made. Be sure to read more background materials on the case once you're done watching.

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A few taps on the tiny triangles, and 22 editions of Tintin hurtled into my phone like the avalanches on his Tibetan adventure. A close friend had sent the pdf versions on WhatsApp without a comment the way mothers quietly leave a towel and a cup of hot chocolate when you come back wet in the rain.

The e-books are a sweet, sticky slice of nostalgia, to be savoured in the yawning leisure of a lockdown. The past is at a premium in the time of pandemic.

Indians are travelling back to the 1980s and '90s on the dusty, old carpet called Doordarshan, watching Ramayan, Mahabharat, Shaktimaan and Chanakya, asking for Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, Nukkad, Humlog and other serials to be dusted out of the archives.

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Others are turning to Friends and the 1990s of Spyro video games, audio cassettes and eraser pencils.

So, is there a profound connection between crisis and nostalgia?

Is something deeply unsettling and life-altering like the COVID-19 outbreak trigger regression to happy, distilled memories?

Is watching the finest Sachin Tendulkar or VVS Laxman innings on loop a way to cope with disaster and uncertainly?

Does watching the 1980s Liril ads help mask the smell of fear?

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"The main purpose of nostalgia is precisely to ensure the continuity of identity in the face of adversity these stories of nostalgia are vital aspects of maintaining the continuity of the self, or a narrative identity, when much else in life is characterised by discontinuity and uncertainty," researcher Oddgeir Synnes writes in Narratives of Nostalgia in the Face of Death: The importance of lighter stories of the past in palliative care.

Psychoanalyst Erik Erikson is among the earliest and most notable to describe an individual's sense of identity as a continuity of one's past, present and future.

Which probably explains our need to delve into myths, stories and objects from childhood that define us, to make sure catastrophic events or an unpredictable future do not break the thread of our identity.

Because Sachin's straight drive, Kodak's extinct film rolls, 'main samay hoon' opening of Mahabharat, roasted wild boars of Asterix comics and many other living-dead make us what we are.

We chose peripatetic heroes like Lord Ram or Tintin, as Carl Jung explains, because "heroes are usually wanderers, and wandering is a symbol of longing, of the relentless urge which never finds its object".

Representational image. Tintin and the Picaros

Future, present, past

The search for this continuity takes TS Eliot to the Bhagavad Gita. In Four Quartets, Eliot writes of nostalgia as "wistful regret" of the future about the present:

I sometimes wonder if that is what Krishna meant Among other things or one way of putting the same thing: That the future is a faded song, a Royal Rose or a lavender spray Of wistful regret for those who are not yet here to regret, Pressed between yellow leaves of a book that has never been opened.

Humans retire into happy pockets from the past to deal with crisis. During the coronavirus lockdown, people also have enough time to ponder whether they have allowed themselves to be slaves to machine pace.

In big cities, even sparkling blue skies and clean air, or leopards, deer and civets unexpectedly sauntering into our space represent something pure and primordial, things from a forgotten past.

Osho's words, however, cut through this sentimentality like cold shards.

"One who goes on looking back cannot live the future. It is as if you are driving your car looking only at the rear-view mirror. You are doomed. Only when you reverse your car, it is okay, use it. Or sometimes somebody is honking his horn from behind, then look but dont get obsessed with the rear-view mirror. It may be a beautiful mirror, but please, look ahead. You are driving into the future."

But then, the coronavirus lockdown has put us in reverse gear. For a while, we can indulge ourselves with a few wistful glances at the rear-view mirror.

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On the basis of Application, the Global Organic Food Additives Market is studied across Bakery and Confectionery, Beverages, and Dairy Products.

For the detailed coverage of the study, the market has been geographically divided into the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, Middle East & Africa. The report provides details of qualitative and quantitative insights about the major countries in the region and taps the major regional developments in detail.

In the report, we have covered two proprietary models, the FPNV Positioning Matrix and Competitive Strategic Window. The FPNV Positioning Matrix analyses the competitive market place for the players in terms of product satisfaction and business strategy they adopt to sustain in the market. The Competitive Strategic Window analyses the competitive landscape in terms of markets, applications, and geographies. The Competitive Strategic Window helps the vendor define an alignment or fit between their capabilities and opportunities for future growth prospects. During a forecast period, it defines the optimal or favorable fit for the vendors to adopt successive merger and acquisitions strategies, geography expansion, research & development, new product introduction strategies to execute further business expansion and growth.

Research Methodology: Our market forecasting is based on a market model derived from market connectivity, dynamics, and identified influential factors around which assumptions about the market are made. These assumptions are enlightened by fact-bases, put by primary and secondary research instruments, regressive analysis and an extensive connect with industry people. Market forecasting derived from in-depth understanding attained from future market spending patterns provides quantified insight to support your decision-making process. The interview is recorded, and the information gathered in put on the drawing board with the information collected through secondary research.

The report provides insights on the following pointers: 1. Market Penetration: Provides comprehensive information on sulfuric acid offered by the key players in the Global Organic Food Additives Market 2. Product Development & Innovation: Provides intelligent insights on future technologies, R&D activities, and new product developments in the Global Organic Food Additives Market 3. Market Development: Provides in-depth information about lucrative emerging markets and analyzes the markets for the Global Organic Food Additives Market 4. Market Diversification: Provides detailed information about new products launches, untapped geographies, recent developments, and investments in the Global Organic Food Additives Market 5. Competitive Assessment & Intelligence: Provides an exhaustive assessment of market shares, strategies, products, and manufacturing capabilities of the leading players in the Global Organic Food Additives Market

The report answers questions such as: 1. What is the market size of Organic Food Additives market in the Global? 2. What are the factors that affect the growth in the Global Organic Food Additives Market over the forecast period? 3. What is the competitive position in the Global Organic Food Additives Market? 4. Which are the best product areas to be invested in over the forecast period in the Global Organic Food Additives Market? 5. What are the opportunities in the Global Organic Food Additives Market? 6. What are the modes of entering the Global Organic Food Additives Market? Read the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p05871840/?utm_source=GNW

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The Global Organic Food Additives Market is expected to grow from USD 3,162.12 Million in 2018 to USD 4,189.12 Million by the end of 2025 at a...