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Dec 14 (Reuters) - The world's leading players' associations unveiled a universal declaration of player rights on Thursday designed to give athletes a global voice and protect them from the fallout from corruption and a broken anti-doping system.

Router A router is a piece of hardware that communicates with your modem to send and receive data over a wireless network. In short, it's the device that creates the Wi-Fi signal and lets you connect with your modem without wires.

You must pay for any treatment upfront but can then claim back the cost - typically 50 per cent, 75 per cent or sometimes up to 100 per cent - depending on the treatment and level of cover you have, up to your maximum annual limit.

A router with MU-MIMO capabilities, which is the majority of Wi-Fi 5 routers and all Wi-Fi 6 models, divides the Wi-Fi signal into multiple streams, accommodating multiple devices at once and potentially delivering extra bandwidth to any that may need it. MU-MIMO MU-MIMO stands for multi-user, multi-input, multi-output.

The schemes, sometimes known as NHS top-up plans, are a form of low cost insurance policy to help meet the cost of a range of non-urgent healthcare procedures and appointments - not just at the dentist but also at the optician and for osteopathy, physiotherapy, chiropody and a visit to a chiropractor.

Senior wildlife officers refused to confirm that the May 1 Nagaon incident points to 'meat consumption,' but other experts expressed fears that the 'newly acquired taste' could lead to a spurt in elephant poaching.

Brendan Schwab, executive director of the WPA, likened the institutional and state-mandated doping uncovered in Russia by the World Anti-Doping Agency and International Olympic Committee investigations to something close to "subjecting athletes to scientific experimentation in pursuit of sporting success".

Rituraj Phukan of the Nagaon-based Green Guards Organisation told Mail Today, 'While historically, jumbo flesh isn't eaten by tribes of Karbi Hills, we were surprised by the May 1 incident and similar ones in the past 10 years.



India only has about 30,000 elephants left in its forests and reserves, and the huge animal enjoys the highest Schedule 1 species status under the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), 1972 besides declared endangered by global body, IUCN.

The World Players Association (WPA), whose member unions include FIFPro, NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB and which represents more than 85,000 athletes from 60 countries, hailed the declaration as the first comprehensive articulation of athletesґ rights.

What does that mean to you? Wi-Fi 5, which was the standard for nearly the last decade and likely the one your current router falls under, is 802.11ac. Well, looking at what comes after the "802.11" on a router will show you what category of standards the device falls under. The newest router standard, known as Wi-Fi 6, is 802.11ax. So, if you're in the market for a new router and want the latest, greatest device, look for models with 802.11ax. 

Specifically, the exploit, dubbed KrШШk allowed hackers to tinker with the encryption of data communicated between a device and the router, causing it to change from a random string of characters to all zeroes and effectively rending the encryption useless.





This decrypts witless 'packets' which are essentially shipments of data from a device to a router that are broken up into smaller parts and then reassembled at their destination. Those packets could contain anything from an email to an IP address and more. 



Wi-Fi extender Even the best Wi-Fi routers can only do so much. These devices often plug directly into an electrical outlet, but since they connect to your router wirelessly, you'll want to plug it in where there's still somewhat of a strong signal, otherwise there won't be much for the device to "extend."  That's where Wi-Fi extenders come in. Sometimes also called a Wi-Fi booster or repeater, Wi-Fi extenders increase the range of your Wi-Fi signal coming from the router.

"I find it somewhat ironic when it comes to the issues of clean sport that there is almost an automatic leap to issues of doping and athlete cheating and virtually no discussion about the corruption that has clearly infected sports bodies, sports leagues and sports owners," said Smith.



With Wi-Fi, the latest version is Wi-Fi 6. The Wi-Fi standard gets updated with new features and capabilities every decade or so, similar to the way cellular connections have progressed from 3G to 4G and now 5G.



Because, unlike the dial-up days, a simple understanding of routers, modems and your network can make a big difference in your connection quality and security. It's time to take some of the mystery out of your home internet connection and shed light on some of the seemingly complex terms and acronyms. Let's take a look at the home networking terms worth knowing.