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Motion systems developer Kollmorgen is introducing a software program it said simplifies the sizing and selection of linear- and rotary motor-and-drive systems. Motioneering Application Engine 6.2.0 is aimed at machine builders and uses a mechanism project concept to collect and save load information for multiple axes. It automatically calculates application results and compares them against a database to identify the optimized linear or rotary motion system quickly, to meet specific machine builder application requirements.
Version 6.2.0 offers several updates to help simplify the task of specifying motors and drives. Included among these are Kollmorgen’s latest AKM servomotor, the AKM8, and the new line of VLM servomotors.
Motioneering 6.2.0 also includes a Help file that explains program functions and defines terms and algorithms used to perform application results. Units-of-measure options for mechanism and motion profile data-entry, and the ability to convert data into other available units, also simplify the user’s programming task. For rotary applications, Motoneering 6.2.0 can sum the effects of multiple axes of motion to help “right size” the power supply and shunt regeneration.
After application results are calculated and system selections are made, the Motioneering PDF generator issues a complete report of application results, system and product specifications, and system performance and user-profile curves with application placement within the plot. The results are thereby easy to review and distribute.
Motioneering 6.2.0 is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.0. |
An occupational phenomenon that results from chronic workplace stress. That's what the World Health Organization, also known as WHO, labeled burnout in 2019. If you have survived a tax busy season you know that can be a very stressful time. So does that mean that you have to be a victim of burnout just because you work in the tax industry? The answer is no, but ultimately the choice is yours.
The majority, but not all, tax professionals that I know who have become Enrolled Agents did so for freedom. They desired to not only help taxpayers but to control their schedule, and start their own business. But what I see is that when push comes to shove, they fall into the trap of doing things as the industry has always done them.
70 -80 hour work weeks
Working on Saturdays
Not seeing sunlight from January - April
But the pay is great...
Does this sound familiar? It does for me because that's what my first looked like. I would crash on the weekends. But that's what I thought a career in accounting looked like. So when I started my practice years later, that's not what I wanted to do. Slowly but surely it crept up on me and I was in the hustle cycle.
Except without all of the staff and resources, my weekend crash wasn't enough recovery time. I found myself at a point where I felt guilty because I wasn't working hard enough but too drained to do anything but work. Then it happened. I just could not go any further. I was officially burnt out, and this was before catching COVID in 2021. That just added a cherry on top of everything.
It has been almost 3 years and I still can't push myself with the same intensity. I still experience brain fog and extreme exhaustion, where I can't go anymore.
I didn't start my business to feel this way. I know you didn't either. That's why I want you to take a lesson from my book and not end up here. No, this article does not speak directly to helping clients or reaching income goals. But it indirectly does, because if you're burnt out you can't serve anyone or enjoy the income you're making.
These keys are directly related to each other. If you don't have key #1 it's difficult to get 2-5.. If you lose one, you'll soon lose all 5. So, let's have an honest conversation at the end about where you're at.
Here are 5 keys to avoiding burnout as an Enrolled Agent.
Setting Boundaries as an Enrolled Agent
Yes, I've talked about this before. But it's critical to your monetary and emotional success. Your family will thank me!
Going above for your clients is noble. But not when it results in you burning yourself out. No amount of money is worth that. If you're not sure what type of boundaries you need to establish check out this list of boundaries I had to establish.
Communication - it has to be my way or the highway. When I first started my business I used Facebook a lot. Clients would not only follow my business page but they would send my friend requests, no big deal right? I turned out to be wrong. Clients began reaching out to me on social media via my DMs and prospects did too. Then I would have people upset with me if I didn't see their message. |
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You can see how Parke families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Parke family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Parke families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 182 Parke families living in London. This was about 18% of all the recorded Parke's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Parke families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Parke surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
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Southern flying squirrel is one of the only two types of Flying squirrels found in North America. It is slightly smaller in size than the other one that is found in this region. This species of mammal is amazing to observe and know about. They are as cute as any squirrel and as efficient as any other flying creature. Find out all about this marvelous creature in the article below.
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Size : They are about 7.75 inches to 10 inches long measuring from their heads to tails.
Color : Their fur is grey or brown on the upper part of their body. Their underneath parts are grey colored.
Face : They have small and round shaped heads. Their eyes are round, big and black colored. They have tiny and pointed ears on two sides of their heads.
Picture 1 – Southern Flying Squirrel
Body : This mammal have a furry membrane on either side of it body, joined from their fore limbs to their hind limbs. It glides with the help of this membrane that looks like wings. It has a cute, furry and fattened tail.
These squirrels are very interesting to observe. Their behavioral traits combine both of squirrels’ and bats’.
They watch their prey from high above the tree-branches and then sweep down to grab them.
Their first mating season occurs after 1 year of birth.
Though they glide still they are considered as mammals and not birds.
Their gliding ability is their most useful adaptive feature.
Southern flying squirrels mainly diet on acorns, berries, seeds and nuts, eggs of birds, lichens, small dead animals and insects. These mammals chew on antlers and bones of other dead animals to sharpen their teeth. This also acts as a good source of calcium for the species.
This sibling species of the only two of Flying squirrels is found in eastern parts of North America, stretching from Canada to Florida. Their existence has also been recorded in some parts of Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico.
These squirrels dwell in deciduous forests. They reside on high up the trees in abandoned nests of grey squirrels and woodpeckers’ holes.
The territorial range of these mammals varies between 0.5 acres and 4 acres.
Hawks, eagles, weasels, owls, cats, coyotes, foxes and many more such animals both in wild and sometimes in domesticity as well.
These humble, little mammals do not have much of adaptive features apart from their gliding ability. When they are threatened by bigger birds flying atop trees, these squirrels glide downwards through the branches of trees and get into denser zone where the bigger birds cannot enter.
When these flying squirrels face threat on ground by other carnivorous mammals, they climb up to higher branches of the trees.
Picture 2 – Southern Flying Squirrel Image
Mating season of Flying squirrels depend on the latitude of their distribution range. In the northern zone of their range, mating occurs between spring and fall. In the southern zone of their inhabitation, mating occurs between late summer and winter.
Both sexes of this mammal species attain sexual maturity at the age of 1 year. The gestation period lasts for about 40 days.
New born Southern flying squirrels are hairless, blind and even their ears are folded close. They weigh only 4 gm when born. Their ears unfold and open up on the fifth day. The eyes open up about 24 days later. In 12 weeks the juveniles metamorphose into adult Southern flying squirrel look alike.
These squirrels have a life span of 6 years to 7 years in the wild. They have been observed to have lived for about 12 years to thirteen years in captivity.
These mammals don not have any sub-species. However, they have one sibling species known as the Northern flying squirrel.
Housing : (i) The cage housing one Southern flying squirrel should be 16 inches deep, 16 inches in width and 30 inches in height.
(ii) It is advisable to provide the mammal with as much natural resources as possible. Provide some tree branches inside for them to climb and play around.
(iii) Provide a cozy hanging pouch inside for them to sleep. This is a perfect natural set up for the sweet pet’s slumber.
(iv) Some cotton should be provided for them to nest inside the cage.
(v) Spread enough newspaper at the bottom of the floor of the cage. This makes cleaning excretory matters of the pet from the cage easier.
Food & Water : (i) Give them their regular diet as in the wild. Nuts, fresh fruits, vegetables, etc.
(ii) Keep a water bowl of 8 oz. measurement inside the cage.
Caring : Carry the cute and favorite pet along in pocket or a pouch most of the times for initial couple of weeks after getting it home.
Conservation Status : Least Concerned
According to IUCN reports this species is completely safe and faces no threat to their existence. The association has listed the Southern flying squirrel under Least Concerned category.
Find out the most interesting facts about this amazing species of mammals listed down below.
Though their name suggest that they might fly, but in real they glide.
Despite having wings and gliding ability this species is a mammal.
These squirrels attain sexual maturity in just 1 year of age.
They are very friendly creatures.
Their existence is completely safe despite the environment being affected and wildlife affected in turn.
Here are some images of this amazing flying squirrel: |
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“We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us!
We’re all going to die, all of us, what a circus! That alone should make us love each other, but it doesn’t. We are terrorized and flattened by trivialities, we are eaten up by nothing. You have to die a few times before you can really live.
It may be that we are doomed, that there is no hope for us, any of us, but if that is so then let us set up a last agonizing, blood curdling howl, a screech of defiance, a war whoop!
Away with lamentation! Away with elegies and dirges! Away with biographies and histories, and libraries and museums! Let the dead eat the dead. Let us living ones dance about the rim of the crater, a last expiring dance. But a dance!”
If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery–isolation.
Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And, you’ll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you’re going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It’s the only good fight there is.
“Some people never go crazy, What truly horrible lives they must live!”
“unless it comes out of
your soul like a rocket,
unless being still would
drive you to madness or
suicide or murder,
don’t do it.
unless the sun inside you is
burning your gut,
don’t do it.
when it is indeed time,
and if you have been chosen,
it will do it by
itself and it will keep on doing it
until you die or it dies in you.
there is no other way.
and there never was.”
― Charles Bukowski |
We've all heard it: College tuition is monstrously expensive and growing more so by the year.
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In this video, Fool analysts Morgan Housel and Matt Koppenheffer share some data showing how the much-hyped tuition bubble may be exaggerated.
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New GOC Registrant Workforce and Perceptions survey
The survey looks at challenges and opportunities in the sector
The GOC have launched their Registrant Workforce and Perceptions survey 2022 and are encouraging all registrants to take part.
This year’s survey is focused on learning more about the challenges and opportunities in relation to your job and career path.
The GOC will use the data to help them understand job satisfaction levels, future career plans and challenges that optometrists and dispensing opticians may face in daily clinical practice.
The survey is also an opportunity for you to give wider feedback on how well the GOC is performing as a regulator.
The findings from the survey will be presented in an easy to read report and shared with registrants and professional representative bodies. The survey takes 8-10 minutes to complete and there is a prize draw to win a £100 online gift card as a thank you for taking part.
The GOC has appointed Enventure Research to carry out this research, and all responses are confidential. |
Our Classic Tomato Pasta Sauce is quite simply delicious. A no fuss, easy recipe that is full of flavour.
It tastes incredible on its own, stirred into pasta with shavings of parmesan on top. It is also a superb base for adding lots of other healthy ingredients. Whatever your preference, we guarantee you won't want to buy pre packed tomato sauce ever again!
If you have an allotment and grow your own fruit and veg then this recipe is excellent for making use of lovely, freshly picked tomatoes. A firm family favourite recipe!
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Cooking Time; 1 hr 10 Minutes
- 1kg Fresh red tomatoes
- 1 Medium onion - finely diced.
- 1 Large clove fresh garlic - crushed
- 10 Large, fresh basil leaves
- 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- Glug of olive oil
- Parmesan - for serving
- Prepare the vegetables. Roughly chop the tomatoes, finely slice the onion, crush the garlic and finely dice the basil stalks. Keep the leaves to one side.
- Add a large glug of olive oil to a pan and heat over a medium setting. Add the onion cook for 5 minutes, stirring regularly so they do not burn.
- Add the garlic and add the basil stalks. Continue to cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, balsamic vinegar and half of the basil leaves, torn into pieces. Season with a little salt and pepper. Stir well.
- Turn the heat down to low and simmer for about an hour without the lid on. Stir every now and then, you need to wait until the liquid has reduced to a thick consistency.
- Add the tomato sauce to a blender, blitz a little. Tear up the remaining basil and stir into the sauce just before serving.
- Delicious served with pasta with a shaving of parmesan on top.
Double the quantities and freeze for up to 1 month!
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At Aqua Excursions, we pride ourselves on our expertise in redfish fishing and inshore fishing, ensuring that every outing is packed with action and memories to last a lifetime. Our knowledgeable guides are passionate about showcasing the abundant marine life and stunning scenery of Hilton Head, making each trip an immersive journey into the wonders of the Lowcountry. Whether you're seeking a laid-back day on the water or an adrenaline-filled fishing excursion, Aqua Excursions is your ultimate destination for unforgettable Hilton Head fishing experiences.
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Proposals to reform the management of the EU’s fisheries would restore fish stocks to sustainable levels – providing a stable, secure and healthy food supply. They aim to return the fishing industry to profit, end its dependence on public subsidies and create new opportunities for jobs and growth in coastal areas.
Change is urgent. Current EU measures have reduced the danger for some fish stocks, but commercial trawlers are still catching fish faster than they can reproduce. The result? Three out of four fish species are now overfished, threatening the entire marine ecosystem. The industry is suffering decreasing returns and an uncertain future.
Estimates show that the new measures would lead to a 70% increase in fish stocks. Overall catches would increase by around 17% and result in a more profitable industry.
The proposals include:
- basing fisheries management on long-term goals and the best scientific advice available
- setting catch quotas to bring all fish stocks to sustainable levels by 2015, in line with the EU’s international commitments
- requiring fishermen to land all the fish that they catch – they will not be allowed to discard unwanted fish species caught
- reducing fleet overcapacity through market measures rather than subsidies – for example, individual catch quotas would be tradable among fishermen
- providing support to help small-scale fisheries adapt to the changes
- giving more power to EU countries on conservation measures so these can be tailored to regional and local needs – fishermen would also make their own decisions on fleet sizes and supply
- providing consumers with better information on the quality, origin and sustainability of the seafood they buy
EU financial support will be granted only to environmentally friendly fisheries projects. Strict controls will end funding for rule-breakers or projects that lead to overcapacity.
The Commission also plans to promote fisheries conservation internationally through new EU agreements with other countries.
The report includes supporting sustainable fish farms to meet the demand for fish: "Promoting the sustainable development of aquaculture is essential to meet the growing global demand for fish and seafood. In the EU aquaculture is a varied activity, ranging from extensive and traditional coastal and pond farming to a high-tech industrialised activity, in particular marine fish farming. Aquaculture is also an important economic activity underpinning sustainable economic growth in rural and coastal communities and the aquaculture activity can contribute to the preservation and protection of environmental features, such as for instance extensive aquaculture in wetlands.
"The sustainability of aquaculture as well as the quality and safety of its products are crucial factors on which to build the industry's potential and to improve its competitive edge. The EU must promote sustainable, competitive and diverse aquaculture, supported by the most advanced research and technology, overcoming problems of access and administrative
"There is a clear EU dimension, since strategic choices at national level may impact the development in neighbouring Member States. The reform will require Member States to prepare national strategic plans based on a set of strategic EU guidelines to create favourable conditions to encourage the economic activity and improve its competitiveness, to support its sustainable development and innovation, and to stimulate diversification. Open methods of coordination may take the exchange of information and best practices among Member States a step further (e.g. access to space and waters, licensing)."
The proposals now go before the European Parliament and EU governments for consideration. |
Have you ever decided to buy something, only to find out about additional costs at the end? The last thing you want is to be surprised by unexpected fees – especially at your closing.
You’ve made your financial calculations. Extra charges at the eleventh hour could make all your plans go bust.
But you can't just skip the closing – that's when the legal ownership is transferred.
Want to avoid being blindsided at your closing? Here's how to plan ahead for closing fees:
What’s the deal with closing costs?
Closing costs typically run about 2% to 5% of the purchase price and are paid to lenders, attorneys and other third parties. Buyers often have more closing costs than sellers because most fees are related to the new mortgage loan.
Common closing costs for buyers:
How can you lower the costs?
After applying for a mortgage, you’ll receive a Loan Estimate from the lender. It summarizes the loan terms, such as the loan amount, interest rate and all closing costs. Comparing Loan Estimates from different lenders is important.
Page 2 of the Loan Estimate also details the services you can shop around for, such as surveys, appraisals and title searches.
Are closing costs ever negotiable?
Yes. A seller or buyer sometimes agrees to pay part or all of the other party’s closing costs. This is something we can negotiate into the purchase agreement.
As for paying the closing costs? Some lenders will allow you to roll the cost into your mortgage. However, you’ll pay interest on it for the life of the loan. Paying cash upfront is a smarter option if you have the funds available.
Have more questions about closing on a home? Or are you ready to get your home search started? Reach out today.
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Since earlier times, craftsmen have been extracting a small amount of a shiny precious metal (Tin) from a mass of rock, and then using that metal to manufacture articles to decorate their homes.
Tin is the fourth most valuable metal in general use, after Platinum, Gold and Silver, and has been used to manufacture Pewter since those early times.
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Perched on the northeast tip of the Olympic Peninsula and kept surprisingly dry—as Pacific Northwest standards go, anyway—by the Olympic Mountains’ rain shadow, the city of Port Townsend, Washington, has long attracted attention. The S’Klallam and Chimacum peoples found a clamming beach there and set up camps, well before white settlers arrived and seized the land for state and federal use. In 1896, as ornate Victorian houses began dotting the area, the United States Congress established three forts in the area to protect Puget Sound from naval attack, including the 400-acre Fort Worden. The military built a quartermaster’s house at the fort before erecting 600 other permanent and temporary structures, but neither the compound nor its neighbors—together they were given the moniker “Triangle of Fire”—ever saw combat. After decades of being used as a storage site, Fort Worden was made a state park in 1973. Today, its buildings embrace yet another function, thanks to an extensive adaptive reuse program headed up by Seattle’s Signal Architecture + Research.
“The Quartermaster’s House was the toolbox for every other building on site,” said Signal principal Mark Johnson. Or perhaps a set of architectural marching orders: the house, also known as Building 305, has a commanding presence, with a flagstone foundation, masonry piers, and gabled roofline. Signal’s plan, begun in 2015 in coordination with the Fort Worden Public Development Authority and Washington State Park, calls for renovating three of ten landmarked structures into a creative hub called Maker’s Square. Instead of military defense, the $13 million complex will spark collaboration among artists in the visual, performance, design, and even culinary fields.
Signal began as the military did, with the Quartermaster’s House. The 19,000-square-foot Building 305, which until recently functioned as a shed, shows clear signs of new life. On the outside, the architects touched up the white cladding and green skirting boards, added new windows and doors, and installed a luxuriant, ADA-compliant entrance stair that doubles as spillover space during events. Studios for working with clay, watercolors, and large-scale sculptures are grouped in the center of the ground floor, bookended by two double-height halls reserved for lectures and exhibitions. Upstairs, a pair of writers’ studios and a small gallery occupy parts of what was previously a dim, stuffy attic. The design team worked with Arup’s acoustic department to convert the basement into performance and broadcast studios for local radio station KPTZ. Plywood walls throughout offer flexibility for resident artists to use and remove as imagination dictates. While installing the necessary wiring and mechanical systems, Johnson said, his team strove to keep everything up to date and up to code without leaving the building’s character behind. |
At Arcstone Financial we take your financial security very seriously. In recent years wire fraud / electronic funds transfer / cyber and email phishing fraud has continued to escalate. Due to this, we have taken measures to notify you as best as possible to ensure that you do not fall victim to such crimes resulting in great financial losses.
During your transaction, you will communicate and conduct business electronically as this is convenient and efficient. This has provided hackers and scammers new opportunities for their criminal activity. The lending industry is at the forefront of these types of scams therefore we ask that you pay extra close attention to all emails and VERIFY ALL information with Arcstone Financial via phone call by speaking with your point of contact ONLY to get confirmation of the validity of any electronic communication.
While wiring or electronically transferring funds is a common convenience, caution should be exercised at all times. Emails attempting to induce fraudulent wire transfers have been received and have appeared to be legitimate. Reports indicate that some hackers have been able to intercept emailed transfer instructions, obtain account information, and, by altering some of the data, redirect the funds to a different account. It also appears that some hackers were able to provide false phone numbers for verifying the wiring or funds transfer instructions. In those cases, the victim called the number provided to confirm the instructions and then authorized a transfer to somewhere or someone other than the intended recipient.
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Died May 6, 1951 in Korea
Private Spears was a member of the 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while a prisoner on May 6, 1951.
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A little sweetness, a little spiciness, and a little smokeyness will make this Southwest Smoked Turkey the highlight of your holiday table.
The best Turkey I’ve had was a smoked turkey a few Thanksgivings ago. I shared that recipe in my first cookbook, Smoke It Like a Pit Master. But this version rivals that first one and it absolutely delicious and very easy to make!
If you don’t have a large enough smoker to handle a whole 12-14 pound turkey, then pick up a bone in turkey breast and follow the cooking instructions above. double the butter and herbs, garlic, salt, and pepper and prepare as directed above. Decrease cooking time to 3 1/2 – 4 1/2 hours (depending on the size of the breast).
What Temperature is Smoked Turkey Done
Smoked turkey is done at 165°F. Use a digital thermometer to test the thickest part of the turkey (breast meat) without touching a bone. A 12-15 pound turkey will take between 6-8 hours. The best way to ensure the turkey doesn’t dry out is to use a digital thermometer that can stay in place during the cooking process.
This is my favorite thermometer as it can go in 2 place (breast & thigh) to ensure the whole turkey is cooked to the proper temperature.
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What Wood for Smoked Turkey
My favorite woods to use for smoked turkey are mesquite or hickory. For this Southwestern Smoked Turkey, I prefer the mesquite since it has a little bit of a southwestern flavor.
What Goes With Smoked Turkey
I love keeping holiday meals simple and only make my family’s favorite side dishes. Whether I make this Southwest Smoked Turkey, a Deep Fried Turkey, or a baked turkey I make the sides stay the same. So really, you can serve your family’s favorites or try a few of mine, like Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole, Slow Cooker Stuffing, Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Brown Butter, and BLT Deviled Eggs.
Will Smoked Turkey Be Pink
Smoked Turkey can be pink on the inside depending on the type of smoker you use. However, it will not be pink all the way through. There may be a pink or red smoke ring near the skin of the turkey when cut. To ensure the turkey is fully cooked, use a thermometer and the juices should run clear.
Can Smoked Turkey Be Frozen
Yes, absolutely! While the turkey is still warm, pull all the meat off the bones and shred with forks. Package in freezer bags, label and freeze for up to 6 months. Or plan to use the leftovers immediately, which is my favorite thing to do. I love getting creative with the leftovers, here are a few of my favorites:
Sweet Potato & Turkey Hash
Turkey, Cranberry & Blue Cheese Pizza
Turkey Pot Pie
Cranberry Turkey Sliders
Turkey Noodle Soup
- 1 12-15 pound Turkey
- 4 tablespoons Brown Sugar
- 2 tablespoons Chili Powder
- 1 tablespoon Smoked Paprika
- 1 tablespoon Black Pepper
- 2 teaspoons Mexican Oregano
- 4 1/2 teaspoons Coarse Kosher Salt
- 4 teaspoons Cumin
- 2 teaspoons Ground Coriander
- 2 teaspoons Garlic Powder
- 2 teaspoons Onion Powder
- 1 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
- 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Prepare the smoker’s water pan according to the manufacturer’s instructions and preheat the smoker to 240°F. While it heats, fill a medium bowl with water and add 3 or 4 handfuls of wood chips to soak.
- Remove any turkey giblets from the cavity of the bird, then dry well. In a medium bowl, combine all the herbs and spices. Rub the turkey with olive oil and then coat heavily on all sides with rub, including the inside; you’ll use most if not all of it. Add some under any loose skin for even more flavor.
- Set the turkey directly on a smoker rack, breast side up and add a small handful of the soaked wood chips to the chip loading area. Keep adding more chips at least every 30 minutes. The turkey is done when it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F, about 6-8 hours depending on the size of your turkey (plan 25-30 minutes per pound).
- Remove from smoker and loosely place a foil tent over the breast to cool for 15-30 minutes before slicing.
If you don't have a smoker large enough to handle a whole 12-15 pound turkey, then pick up a bone in turkey breast and follow the cooking instructions above. double the butter and herbs, garlic, salt, and pepper and prepare as directed above. Decrease cooking time to 3 1/2 - 4 1/2 hours (depending on the size of the breast). |
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THE ROLE OF NIGERIAN MONETARY AUTHORITIES IN BANK DISTRESS PREVENTION (1990 – 2005)
A research project was carried out as an opinion survey to determine the role of Nigerian Monetary Authorities in Bank Distress prevention from 1990 to 2005.
A sample size of ‘68’ was arrived at using ‘204 randomly selected staff from CBN. NDIC and First Bank of Nigeria Plc Uwani branch as the population size.
The research works consist of five chapters, which will be discoursed one by one.
Chapter one includes the introduction, statement of problem, objectives of the study, the research questions, statement of hypothesis, the significance of the study, limitations of the study and definition of operational terms.
Chapter two is the review of related literature. This chapter discussed the nature of Nigerian deposit insurance company, and also discussed the causes and implications of distress on the economy the chapter also discussed the roles which the monetary authorities play to prevent bank distress and its effectiveness.
Chapter three which is the research methodology includes the research design, the area of study, the population, sampling technique, the instrument of data collection and the method of data analysis.
Chapter four of the study includes the presentation, analysis and interpretation of data. The sixty eight (68) questionnaires which were distributed was analysed through the use of table. The statistical method, which is used in analyzing the result of the information, are the simple percentage and chi-square (X2).
Chapter five of the study consists of the summary of findings, conclusion and recommendation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.2 Background of the study
1.3 Objectives of the study
1.4 Research questions
1.5 Statement of hypothesis
1.6 Significance of the study
1.7 Limitation of the study
2.0 Review of related literature
2.1 Historical background of the study
2.2 Meaning of bank distress
2.3 The nature of Nigeria deposit insurance company (NDIC)
2.4 Reasons for establishing the deposit insurance scheme in Nigeria
2.5 Establishment of central bank of Nigeria (CBN)
2.6 Functions of the central bank of Nigeria (CBN)
2.7 Recent developments in the banking sector and bank distress
2.8 Distress defined
2.9 Causes of bank distress in Nigeria
2.10 Implications of distress on the economy
2.11 The role of the regulatory authorities in preventing bank distress through the use of “CAMEL”
2.12 Effectiveness of distress prevention measures
2.13 Lessons and challenges of handling bank distress
3.0 Research methodology
3.1 Research design and methodology
3.2 Research design
3.3 Area of study
3.5 Sample and sampling technique
3.6 Instrument of data collection
3.7 Method of data presentation
3.8 Method of data analysis
4.0 Presentation, analysis and interpretation of data
4.1 Questionnaire analysis
4.2 Testing of hypothesis
5.0 Summary of findings, conclusion and recommendation
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The deteriorating condition of financial institutions particularly banks has remained a problem of great concern to policy makers. It is now a well know fact that there is wide spread distress in the banking system and despite the measures recently taken by the government as well as bank regulators and supervisors, there remain fear that the problem is not over yet and is being suppressed and not being suppressed and not being dealt with decisively.
Banking crisis is not limited in Nigeria, it is also present in other parts of African, latin America, Asia, Europe and North America. Infact, it is a development that has come to be associated in particular with economic in which financial liberalization is being or has been implemented.
There is wide spread belief that banks occupy unique positions in most economics, both developed and developing countries, as creators of money, the principal depository of savings, major allocators of credit, and the manager of the country’s payment mechanism. Consequently, the government often deem it necessary to formulate policies, for the soundness, efficiency and safety of the bank industry. The monetary authority has the responsibility for the supervisor of the banking system. This responsibility is discharged by undertaking both of site and on-set examination of the books of the banks. The provisions among other things cover minimum capital requirements, returns to be submitted to the CBN Central Bank of Nigeria by banks, power of the CBN to conduct routine and special examination and power of the CBN to revoke a bank’s license.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
This work seeks to determine the role of Nigerian Monetary Authorities in Bank Distress prevention from 1990 to 2005.
Distress in the Nigerian banking system is a phenomenon that must be tackled with every amount of vigour by CBN/NDIC in order to minimize its occurrence in the economy in this light, some possible corrective measures that could be adopted to ameliorate the consequences of distress in the economy will be suggested.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The specific objectives to the study includes:-
1. To identify the monetary authorities involved in bank distress prevention between 1990 and 2005.
2. To find out and describe the role of NDIC in bank distress prevention since 1990 to 2005.
3. To identify the guidelines CBN provided to banks inorder to prevent distress in the banking system 1990-2005.
4. To identify the role of federal ministry of finance in prevention of distress in the banking system from 1990-2005.
5. To find out the effectiveness of distress prevention measures “CAMEL” set up by monetary authorities between 1990-2005.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. Do the monetary authorities have any involvement in bank distress prevention between 1990 and 2005?
2. Do the NDIC play any role in bank distress prevention since 1990-2005.
3. Do the CBN provide guidelines to banks in order to prevent distress in the banking system?
4. Do the federal ministry of finance play any role in the prevention of distress in the banking industry.
5. Has the distress prevention measure “CAMEL” set up by monetary authorities effective in distress prevention between 1990-2005.
1.5 STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESIS
For the purpose of this study, the following hypothesis are formulated;
Ho: Monetary authorities emphasis on the employment of qualified and honest professionals by banks as a way of preventing bank distress in Nigeria.
Hi: Monetary authorities do not emphasis on the employment of qualified and honest professionals by banks as a way of preventing bank distress in Nigeria.
Ho: Increasing minimum capital base requirement of banks every decade by the monetary authorities will prevent distress in the banking system.
Hi: Increasing minimum capital base requirement of banks every decade by the monetary authorities will not prevent distress in the banking system.
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The significance of the study is its importance to the following.
1. Government: This research will be of tremendous use to the government and monetary authorities in handling the issues of bank distress and to prevent its occurrence. It will also give the government advice on strategies to embark on to improve CBN/NDIC’s roles in financing distress in the banking sector.
2. Financial Institutions: It will be of great relevance to financial institution particularly banks in checking their performance based on their ability to meet the following five bank examination rating system “CAMEL”.
3. Academic: This study will provide data for future researchers on the subject matter.
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
1. Bank: This simply an institution, which accepts, deposits from the public and in turn advances loans by creating credit.
2. Central Bank: This is a government owned bank which is set up to help handle its transactions to coordinate and central other banks. This is the Apex Bank.
3. Role: The part played by somebody or something in the process of attaining a particular goal.
4. Deposit Insurance Scheme: This is a financial guarantee to depositors particularly the small ones in the event of bank failure.
5. Distress: This is the suffering caused by the wart of money and other necessary things.
6. Financial Institutions: These are places meant for financial assistance for the survival of young businesses such as commercial banks, trustee companies, savings and loan association. |
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“When I first met Anthony Marn he was painting cityscapes of Manchester and landscapes of Saddleworth, his dark rainy streets were atmospheric and his green rolling hills charming.
It was evident that Anthony had a natural talent for painting, his use of light and colour was wonderful, yet I felt there was something missing.
The paintings were technically accomplished but they felt like pastiches of other artists’ work, I told Anthony that I couldn’t see ‘him’ in any of his paintings.
He remarked that he’d always found it too painful to paint what he truly felt, and talked at length of his parents’ suicide and how as a young man he’d struggled to come to terms with the trauma. We discussed how artists who are in touch with their emotions often produce superior work, and how you grow as an artist the moment you no longer care what people think.
That afternoon Anthony went home and painted ‘The Boy Behind the Door’, a heartbreaking self-portrait of himself as a teenager. Within weeks he’d painted a deeply moving collection of images of himself, his brother, his parents and life growing up in 1970s Manchester.
His exhibition at the Weavers Factory is the very first step towards creative enlightenment for Anthony, a crucial turning point where he begins to paint what is truly inside his heart. And for anyone viewing his work, whether they’ve experienced the heartbreaking tragedy of suicide or not, they cannot fail to be moved by Anthony’s paintings. We’ve all been affected by the loss of someone we love, and the aching space that is left behind.
Julian Bovis, Curator. |
Since the time, WhatsApp has been introduced, it has been the number one messaging app out there. You can come across many messaging apps in the app store, but none of them beats WhatsApp. This is one messaging app that is used by millions of users all around the world. They keep adding new features to make the app more interesting.
According to news, WhatsApp is currently working on its new feature which will allow you to use different backgrounds for all your chats. This feature has already been used in the beta version of ios. But now it’s time for the android user to enjoy the same. This new wallpaper feature could be sighted in the beta version of WhatsApp which is v188.8.131.52 for Android. Right now this feature is being developed for android users and therefore, you won’t be able to use the feature even if you are using the beta version of the app.
WhatsApp is expected to make the feature available for everyone. But for now, we don’t know when that is going to happen.
WABetaInfo found about the new feature in the WhatsApp v184.108.40.206 beta version for Android. According to a report, when users will try to use a default wallpaper, the app will ask them if they want to download the WhatsApp Wallpaper application. This means that there is going to be a WhatsApp app that will provide you Wallpapers for the messaging app. The good thing is that the app is available in Google Playstore and was updated in 2011. After the new feature is out, they will surely update the app and also add more new options.
As per the new feature, you will be allowed to use different wallpapers for all your chats. In other words, a new wallpaper for each of your chats. The feature is going to be similar to what was previously spotted on the beta version of ios. WABetaInfo said that the feature is going to arrive for android users soon enough. But they didn’t give us a date.
Other than the new Wallpaper feature, they are also known to develop storage usage features as well. According to this new feature, the app is going to have a storage bar added at the top. This will provide you details on the amount of space occupied by the files you shared over the app. along with that, the app is expected to have a Suggested clean up feature too. This will allow you to delete the files that you don’t need any more after reviewing them. This will help you create more space. As far as we know, this feature too is under development. it is not yet available for the beta users either.
With all these new features the app is going to become more useful and efficient. right now we don’t know the release dates of these features. but we expect them to arrive soon enough. |
Asset managers are not expecting China’s central bank to increase liquidity in markets any time soon, as regulators apply pressure to the country’s shadow banking system.
The Shanghai interbank offered rate (Shibor) – the rate at which banks offer loans and China’s equivalent of Libor – hit a record high of 13% on Monday, and the People’s Bank of China has given no indication it will cut rates in the near future, say fund executives.
The PBoC’s crackdown comes amid concerns that the country’s loan market has grown too fast and too soon, with the central bank hoping that high Shibor rates will curb the expansion.
Traders fled stock markets yesterday, sending the Shanghai Composite below 2,000 for the first time in 2013 and leaving the index down 13% year-to-date.
On Monday, the PBoC issued a statement saying “liquidity in our country’s banking system is staying at a reasonable level, [and] financial institutions should manage their liquidity and profitability at the same time”, in a clear indication that it does not plan to move to boost liquidity.
“We would expect the liquidity to remain tight near term, given the central bank is [focused on] deleveraging, especially in shadow [financing] areas,” says Raymond Chan, Allianz Global Investor’s Asia-Pacific CIO. The rate hike is a “deliberate regulatory crackdown on some shadow banking financing channels”, he adds.
Tightening credit will curb lending practices but will also stifle GDP growth in the market, which has been on the decline from double digits to around 7.5% today.
“China will likely enforce this tight liquidity situation for quite some time,” says Frederic Lamotte, CIO at Crédit Agricole Private Banking. “This basically means there will be much higher financial risk, lower economic growth prospects and subsequently lower corporate growth as well.”
The tightening of credit could ultimately lead to a number of small-to-medium size banks collapsing, with Lamotte expecting a few smaller players to go bankrupt, although he maintains that it will be positive for the industry as a whole.
Lamotte argues that one or two small defaults would be good for the industry as it would lead to an uptick in mergers, which will in turn mean there will be fewer banks to regulate, a bonus as far as the PBoC is concerned.
“I think we are entering a turbulent area that will last a year-and-a-half to two years,” Lamotte adds.
However, most analysts and fund managers do not believe the Chinese banking system is due for an imminent collapse.
For example, Paul Chan, Invesco’s Asia ex-Japan CIO, is confident that the PBoC and the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) will be able to handle a potential credit crunch as both entities have adequate capital and reserves to keep the system stable.
“I am not predicting a collapse of the banking system. The problem is still early. If they step in now, they can resolve it,” Chan says. “The difference from [the situation in] the US is that when the market realised the problem, it was already too late. Plus, China has enough capital to recapitalise the banks.”
CN Benefit, a Chengdu-based wealth management consultancy, agrees that a large-scale default is unlikely, but believes costs will become an issue. Fang Rui, analyst at CN Benefit, argues that commercial banks will cope with tightening credit by rolling over existing products, borrowing from the interbank market and selling the bonds. |
Wholesaler Costco is planning major expansion by opening 14 new stores in the UK over the next two years.
The wholesale warehouse chain is currently looking at locations across the country. A Costco source told The Sun that the chain was hoping to open the new sites “as soon as possible” – although some openings could be delayed if the acquisitions take longer than planned.
Costco is also looking for sites which would allow them the ability to develop a petrol filling and electric vehicle station.
The warehouse chain has partnered with property development company Chase Commercial to find and convert the new sites. Chase Commercial said it was looking for six to 12 acre sites to provide 150,000 sq ft buildings with 650 parking spaces.
Costco is currently looking to snap up warehouses to convert in locations such as Chelmsford, Colchester, Exeter, Oxford, Cambridge, Maidstone and Brighton.
The bargain wholesaler is also set to open a new site in Gloucester after it acquired a major site in Eastern Avenue, just off the M5 motorway last month. The exact opening date has not yet been confirmed. The nearest Costco stores are currently in Bristol and Birmingham. Costco began life as a trade-only wholesaler, but in recent decades has soared in popularity with families seeking big brand names with significant discounts.
Costco currently has 29 stores across the UK including in Leeds, Derby and Croydon. The 15 proposed new stores would take its total to 44. |
A Protein Printer
How to make a machine that turns bits into molecules.
This essay is a thought experiment about a protein printer, a new technology to convert digital bits into physical molecules. It is speculative writing, because this printer doesn’t yet exist. But there are no physical reasons that it couldn’t, and we think it could change biology as much as printers changed the news.
We are living through an inflection point in biology’s history, in which a simple laptop can design proteins with wondrous new functions. Scientists at the Institute for Protein Design have crafted proteins that self-assemble into nanomaterials or that can be used as vaccines for the flu and HIV. In the future, “designer” proteins could be used to make new medicines or clean up toxic spills in the environment.
But “progress in science depends on new techniques, new discoveries and new ideas, probably in that order,” said Nobel Laureate, Sydney Brenner. And, unfortunately, it’s much simpler to design a protein than to build one. Computers are plentiful and electricity is cheap. Millions of proteins can be sculpted in the digital world, but each one costs at least $50 to make in the real world. That’s because proteins are made, in the laboratory, using synthetic DNA and cells; and DNA is expensive. Hundreds of protein designs must also be tested before we find one, finally, that works.
Our machine would make proteins without using any DNA or cells. It could be sold as a kit, and could theoretically make one billion unique proteins for about one dollar.
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A protein is a long rope, speckled with beads, and each bead is an amino acid with a distinct shape and charge. The order of beads determines the final form of a protein; sequence begets function.
Proteins act as machines and messengers inside crowded cells. Some catalyze reactions 30 million times per second. Others break down food and build up cell walls, or capture carbon and store it in sugar molecules.
All cells make proteins in two steps: DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA, which is then translated into protein. This is the Central Dogma, a concept taught in textbooks and whispered about by biologists in reverent undertones. It is the untouchable foundation of molecular biology. But we will try to convince you that, perhaps, we can do better.
The ribosome is a molecular printer that threads ‘beads’ onto a protein string. It moves along RNA and reads three letters at a time, called codons, to build the amino acid sequence of a protein. The codon ‘GCA’ encodes alanine, ‘CUC’ encodes leucine, and so on.
Now, when we try to make proteins in the laboratory, there are only two options: Build with chemistry or harness the ribosome. The first option takes individual amino acids and fuses them together to form a chain. Chemists can make proteins with up to 164 amino acids in a few hours, but this requires specialized equipment and chemicals.
The second option, which is more common, is to design a protein on a computer, work backward to turn its amino acids into a DNA sequence, and then send that out to a chemical synthesis company. Scientists build the physical molecules and return them in the mail. The gene is then inserted into cells, and the ribosome does its thing and makes the protein.
But this is too many steps. It’s like writing before printers were invented. It’s like sending a text to a printing house, only to see your work weeks or months later. What we need, really, is a printer that takes words from a screen and quickly converts them into a physical book. In other words, we need to hijack the ribosome to turn bits into molecules, without DNA.
A typical protein has 400 amino acids, and each amino acid is encoded by three letters. This means that 1,200 bases of DNA must be ordered to build one average protein. Most DNA synthesis companies, such as Twist Biosciences, sell genes for as little as 7 cents per base, so a gene usually costs between $50 and $300. Many companies are building new technologies to make longer pieces of DNA, but we’re not aware of any that intend to cut costs.
Hence, our search for a cheaper and faster way to make proteins.
When we envision what a protein printer might look like, we think of a sort of rotary telephone in which all the different codons — AUA, AUG, AUC, and so on — are placed on a single, continuous loop of RNA. The ribosome would then be engineered to ‘hop’ from one codon to the next to build custom proteins.
This would require that we reimagine core parts of the Central Dogma, which won’t be easy. But we’ve workshopped the idea with ribosome engineers, and not a single person said, “This is impossible” or “This breaks a law of physics.” Two people sent emails with sketches of how this protein printer might work, and one said that his research group had thought about pursuing a similar idea.
So, here’s the plan…
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The first step is to build a loop of RNA that encodes all the different codons. This is simple. We’ll start by making a linear RNA strand, using chemistry or biology, and then fuse the two ends together with a ligase enzyme. Circular RNAs are translated by the ribosome, just like normal RNA, but decay far more slowly because they are not easily recognized by “degrader” enzymes. Circular RNA has a half-life of 24 hours or longer, compared to perhaps a few minutes for linear RNA.
The circular loop does not have to contain all 64 possible codons, because the genetic code is redundant and there are only 20 amino acids. But the loop should have a diameter wide enough for the ribosome to freely move around.
Now, the next steps are more difficult to solve, because they require ribosome engineering.
Ribosomes are made from dozens of smaller proteins and RNA strands that come together in a brilliant symphony of molecular finesse. This machine evolved over billions of years to be incredibly precise, and to move along an RNA strand by one codon at a time. And we want to subvert this.
For simplicity, we'll focus on the bacterial ribosome, which is made of two subunits, called 50S (large) and 30S (small), that are held together with non-covalent bonds. Amino acids are carried into the ribosome on tRNAs, which enter the ribosome on one side and exit out the other. This happens about ten times every second. Fresh proteins emerge from the ribosome like beads threaded on a string.
Now, for our machine to work, we have to carefully track the position of the ribosome as it moves along the loop. The ribosome should move to a specific codon, and then some kind of signal, perhaps a molecule or light, will signal, “Hey, add an amino acid at this position!” None of this will work if the ribosome falls off and we lose track of its position.
In a normal situation, inside cells, ribosomes grab onto short RNA sequences, called ribosome binding sites, to initiate translation. We’ll place one of these binding sites in the loop next to an ‘AUG’ start codon. The ribosome will grab onto this sequence, move to the start codon, and then will stay there, stuck, until we add tRNAs to its environment.
We’ll also tether the small and large subunits together — which has been done before — to keep the two ribosome halves together. A small protein “latch” would then clasp the ribosome together and keep it from falling off the RNA loop.
So now we have a ribosome that is stuck at the start codon on the RNA loop. How do we make sure that, as it moves along the circle, it only adds amino acids at the codons we specify?
This may be possible with a “protein gate” that physically blocks tRNAs from entering the large subunit. The protein gate could be clicked ‘on’ or ‘off’ using light. This sounds a bit like science fiction, but similar light-sensitive protein switches have been made in the past. It may be challenging, though, to make sure that only one amino acid is added each time.
Now, for the final part of our protein-making machine, we need to figure out how to make the ribosome “hop” or “slide” from one codon to the next. And this is no small feat.
“The ribosome is so engineered, so evolved, to not move in anything other than the three codon units,” says Jessica Willi, a biological engineer in Michael Jewett’s laboratory. “You may have to rebuild the entire small subunit to make this happen.”
*Gulp* Still, we think there are a few options to make this work.
Our first idea was to fuse the ribosome to a protein motor that burns chemicals to do physical work. Several DEAD-box proteins bind to RNA, and perhaps they could be fused to ribosomes to pull them along the RNA loop.
Another option is to hijack ribosome “sliding.” Sometimes, in nature, ribosomes get stuck on RNA or they have to skip certain codons. Excellent work from the Max Planck Institute shows that these ribosomes will stumble along an RNA strand — without adding amino acids to a protein! — until landing at a specific RNA sequence, where they resume translation.
Sliding starts when a “loop” in the RNA pushes the ribosome into a hyper-rotated state. A protein called EF-G then “fires” and burns energy to push the ribosome along. Perhaps we could hyper-rotate the ribosome artificially, using light (at a different wavelength than the protein gate) or another signal to coax the ribosome into this “gliding” state.
Each codon in the RNA loop would be placed next to a sequence that stops the ribosome from gliding, or surrounded by a hairpin structure that physically blocks the ribosome from moving further.
When the ribosome stops at each codon, a blue light signal would trigger it to add an amino acid, whereas a red light signal would push the ribosome onto the next codon without adding an amino acid.
None of these options are perfect, of course. We are fighting billions of years of evolution. The small subunit is exquisitely sensitive; it acts as a sort of brake pedal to stop the ribosome from slipping, says Alan Costello, a ribosome engineer, and so we’d have to loosen the small subunit’s tight grip on the RNA.
The tolerance for errors in this protein printer is also low. A typical ribosome makes a mistake once for every ten thousand amino acids. There has been a lot of recent progress in ribosome engineering, but we’re likely still years away from designing such an intricate, molecular machine with anything matching natural levels of precision.
But, fortunately, it doesn’t have to work perfectly straight away. Methods improve, slowly, over decades (just see the story of PCR, which was awful in the beginning). This protein printer could be tested, initially, by coaxing it to make small proteins with just a few amino acids. There is a tiny protein, with just 12 amino acids, that emits a fluorescent signal (manuscript in preparation). That means we could make many variants of the protein machine, put each of them into a different tube, program them to make this tiny protein, and see which tubes give off the most fluorescent signal.
This essay is speculative. But by pondering theoretical solutions to a problem, we often think more deeply about the nature of the problem itself.
Remember that protein design has three steps: Design the protein, build it, and make sure it works. The first problem will likely be perfected in the near future, using some fancy AI models. This essay deals with the second problem, but it does not touch on the third. Protein design will only reach its full potential when the second and third problems get solved.
Adaptyv Bio, the company that Julian (a co-author of this essay) co-founded, is trying to solve the third part. They are building a foundry, where scientists can submit protein designs via an API and have them tested on automated workcells. By miniaturizing protein synthesis and characterization, and removing manual steps from the process, they aim to bring down the cost of protein engineering and help more people design proteins.
Still, the major obstacle in testing more proteins is the cost of DNA. So let’s see how our method compares.
A living cell burns 2 ATP and 2 GTP for each amino acid added to a protein. It costs about $1 for one milligram of GTP and about $1 per gram of ATP (a negligible cost). One gram of amino acids costs about one penny.
Let’s assume that our device requires 1,000 molecules of GTP and ATP to make an average protein. One could theoretically make 1 x 1018 proteins, then, for a thousand dollars. Even if you make a million copies of each protein, two trillion different kinds could be made for the same amount of money.
If the protein printer can be controlled with light, then its uses become even more profound. In the future, we may be able to design a protein on a computer, use a Python script to convert its amino acid sequence into a series of flashing lights, and then use those lights to move ribosomes to make proteins in real-time.
A student could even use LEDs, attached to an Arduino board, to control protein synthesis in a little tube. Or, a matrix of 64 x 64 LEDs, which costs about $50, could program protein synthesis in 4,096 wells at once. Light-based manufacturing is an established field, and more complex technologies are already used to make computer chips and 3D-printed parts.
But who is going to fund all of this? Maybe Speculative Technologies or Schmidt Futures have the money and desire. Or, perhaps, you are reading this and know how to make it all work — a solution has floated into your mind — and you’re buzzing to get started. We hope that’s true, because it would validate the entire notion that speculative writing can still drive progress forward.
So what are you waiting for? Let’s give it a shot.
Julian Englert is the CEO of Adaptyv Bio. Check out their blog to learn more about what the team is building to make protein engineering easier.
Cite as: McCarty, N. & Englert, J. A Protein-Making Machine. 2023 July. Available from https://www.readcodon.com/p/machine
Thanks to Erika DeBenedictis, Alan Costello, Michael Jewett, Devon Stork, Camila Kofman, and Jessica A. Willi.
Disclosure: The views expressed in this blog are entirely my own and do not represent the views of any company or university with which I am affiliated. |
What to know about the hostages still held by Hamas
TEL AVIV, Israel — Joyful scenes of Israeli hostages freed and their tearful reunions with loved ones have dominated the news in Israel since last week's start of a temporary cease-fire deal with Hamas.
So far under that cease-fire, Hamas has released more than 80 of around 240 hostages Israel says Hamas seized in its Oct. 7 attack on Israel. In return, Israel has freed 180 Palestinian prisoners.
Of the 61 Israelis released so far, almost all are women and minors. In addition, foreign workers — mostly Thais — have been released in a separate deal.
Around 160 hostages remain in captivity. Perhaps 100 are Israeli civilians. Some of the rest are soldiers, seized when Hamas raided military bases in Israel. They may end up being held the longest. There are also dual Israeli American citizens — possibly including some soldiers, according to the U.S.
Israeli attacks have killed at least 13,300 people in Gaza since the start of the conflict, according to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza. Hospitals are without electricity. Food, water and fuel are in short supply. The U.N. says three-quarters of Gaza's 2.2 million people have been internally displaced by the conflict.
Here's what to know about who is still being held hostage and some of the possible complications for releasing more.
Who are the hostages held by Hamas?
Israel's army has said that Israeli civilians and foreigners — including U.S. citizens and more than two dozen Thai farm laborers — were among those captured in the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel. The attack killed some 1,200 people, Israeli authorities say.
A "substantial" number of Israeli soldiers were also seized, Israel's Haaretz newspaper quoted an army spokesman as saying on the day of the Hamas attack. The Israeli military has not specified how many soldiers were captured.
The hostages released so far are mainly Israeli women and minors, as well as a Filipino, a Russian-Israeli man and 19 Thais, mostly men.
The Israelis have reported losing weight during their seven weeks in captivity and say they've survived mostly on bread and rice, sleeping on rows of chairs. Many were held underground.
On Sunday, a 4-year-old girl, Abigail Mor Edan, a dual U.S. and Israeli citizen, was among those set free. U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the Biden administration believes eight or nine more Americans are still being held but the U.S. does not have "solid information on each and every one of them."
One Israeli captive, an 84-year-old woman released on Sunday, was flown by helicopter directly from Gaza to an Israeli hospital due to a serious medical condition, according to Israeli media reports.
Four hostages were released last month, before the temporary cease-fire, when Hamas freed two U.S. citizens and two Israeli women.
What is Hamas' history with hostage-taking?
Hamas has a history of involvement in hostage situations.
In 2006, Hamas abducted an Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, to the Gaza Strip, holding him for more than five years before finally handing him over in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinian and Israeli Arab prisoners.
Israel's current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in power then, too. Dennis Jett, a retired U.S. ambassador, told NPR last month that it "wasn't lost on Hamas" that such a steep price could be exacted for a high-value Israeli hostage.
In 2007, BBC journalist Alan Johnston was kidnapped by the Army of Islam, a Gaza-based jihadist group, and held for nearly four months, in what he described as "an appalling experience," before Hamas helped secure his release.
How are decisions made about how many hostages and prisoners to release?
Each day, Hamas draws up lists of hostages it is willing to release and Israel does the same with Palestinian prisoners. Israel releases three Palestinians for every Israeli hostage Hamas frees, according to the terms of the temporary cease-fire agreement.
Speaking on NPR's Morning Edition, Shibley Telhami, the Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland, said, "It's not known why they arrived at this particular ratio, but it is clear that ... Hamas was asking for a lot more."
"In past exchanges, the ratio was much larger — for one Israeli soldier, there were hundreds of Palestinian prisoners," Telhami said. "Remember that it's very easy for Israel to arrest Palestinians. They are under occupation. Israel has a military. It can go into any town or village and arrest any number of people at any given time."
So far, all the prisoners released have been women or minors, and many who were detained on allegations they threw rocks or Molotov cocktails at troops. Human rights groups have criticized Israel's frequent detention of minors — often hundreds each year — and its process for holding people in detention for months or more without charges.
"Most of them are lone wolves," Harel Chorev, a senior researcher at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, says of those released so far, "people who tried to commit some sort of an attack but did not succeed."
Going forward, Cherov says, Hamas is likely to want the release of higher-profile prisoners and Israel is going to want higher-value hostages returned in exchange.
According to Mustafa Barghouti, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, there are 8,000 Palestinians in Israeli prisons, including 3,200 who have been arrested since Oct. 7. That number, he says, includes 250 Palestinian children and 2,200 inmates held without charge in administrative detention.
How might the temporary cease-fire complicate more hostage and prisoner releases?
As the pool of hostages shrinks, Hamas could demand more prisoners, or higher-value ones in exchange for hostages it holds — either under the current deal or a future truce arrangement.
CIA Director William Burns arrived in Doha on Tuesday for meetings with Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and David Barnea, chief of Mossad, Israel's spy agency, a U.S. official tells NPR.
The meeting in Qatar, a key broker as the temporary cease-fire deal has unfolded, is focused on securing the release of more hostages, and partly about expanding the pause in fighting.
Barghouti notes that Gilad Shalit's release by Hamas in 2011 garnered the return of 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Now, in exchange for the remaining Hamas captives, he says, "It's just natural that 8,000 Palestinian prisoners should also be released. Especially [because] many of those are simply civilians who have not even had any charges or any due legal process."
It's highly unlikely, however, that Israel would agree to such a deal.
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Nevada's GOP nominating process is confusing — and already yielded a likely winner
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Next week, Nevada holds its presidential nominating contests. But due to changes this year, when it comes to awarding delegates to the Republican National Convention, some votes will count more than others. And the winner of those votes, we already know it will likely be former President Donald Trump. Paul Boger with member station KNPR explains how next week will be different for GOP voters.
PAUL BOGER, BYLINE: With early voting underway, you might expect to see candidates asking voters to cast their ballot ahead of Nevada's presidential primaries on February 6. But former President Donald Trump is urging his supporters to skip the primary altogether. Here he is at a rally in Las Vegas over the weekend.
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DONALD TRUMP: Don't go on Tuesday, February 6. That's two days earlier. Don't do it. Don't use the mail-in ballot. Don't do anything. It's a meaningless event.
BOGER: His reasoning? He's not on the primary ballot. Instead, Trump is choosing to run on a different ballot on a different day. The Nevada Republican Party's caucus on February 8. The dueling dates are confusing voters, and it's leading to a bit of chaos. Back in 2021, when the Democratic-led legislature voted to change the nominating process, they didn't require parties to accept the results. Citing tradition, the state GOP chose to continue using a caucus to determine its delegates. They also adopted new rules. Candidates running in the primary can't run in the caucus. And even though there's no widespread evidence of voter fraud, they enacted what they call voter security measures, stuff like voter ID, paper ballots and no same-day registration. It's left some Republican voters frustrated.
KELLY JOHNSON: I am very displeased with the process this year. I think caucuses are a messy, long process.
BOGER: That's Kelly Johnson, a registered Republican who lives in Henderson, a suburb of Las Vegas. Like many Republicans, Johnson is now left with a dilemma, cast a vote she knows won't matter in the delegate count, participate in a process she doesn't like, or both, which is actually allowed. Johnson also isn't alone in her concerns. In a letter to party brass obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal last year, the Nevada Republican Club urged leaders to engage with the primary. Otherwise, they wrote, the party would make some feel, quote, "disenfranchised, angry and potentially less willing to support the Republican Party further."
Trump is running virtually unopposed on the caucus ballot. The only other candidate left standing is Texas businessman and pastor Ryan Binkley, who doesn't have widespread name recognition. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley chose to follow Nevada state law and is running in the primary. But state GOP Chairman Michael McDonald is telling Republican voters to focus on the caucus because he sees the primary as irrelevant.
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MICHAEL MCDONALD: You don't need February 6 - that's for the Democrats. February 8, you come out to your location, you walk in with your neighbors, you sit with your neighbors and tell them how great Donald Trump is. And then you cast your ballot for Donald J. Trump.
BOGER: That was McDonald at a Trump rally in Reno last month. Earlier that month, McDonald and five other party officials were indicted on felony charges for falsely pledging Nevada's electoral votes to Trump in 2020. Biden won with more than 30,000 votes. The Nevada GOP has repeatedly denied any allegations of impropriety, but McDonald's continued support of Trump is leading some to question the fairness of the caucus. Here's Fred Lokken, a political science professor at Truckee Meadows Community College.
FRED LOKKEN: The confusion will just leave a bad taste in anyone who felt disenfranchised in the process. It's very - other than supporting the candidate that sort of drove this process, no other good comes out of it for the party.
BOGER: Lokken warns that distaste could extend past the primary and into the fall. With Nevada being a battleground state, candidates will need every vote they can get if they hope to win here in November.
For NPR News, I'm Paul Boger in Reno.
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Emily Deibert recognized with the U of T Alumni Association’s Graduate Award of Excellence!15 Apr 2020
Congratulations to Emily Deibert on being recognized with the University of Toronto Alumni Association’s Graduate Award of Excellence! These awards are the highest honour of the University of Toronto.
As we know, Emily excels in her research, her teaching as a TA, is an enthusiastic outreach presenter, and helps make the University a better place for all of us.
You can read the full citation here: |
These Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bars are decadence at its finest! Soft, delicious gluten free cookie dough is combined with peanut butter, made into a bar and topped with chocolate and peanut butter combined. They’re no bake, so easy to make, and absolutely yummy!
Okay, hands up if you’ve ever eaten raw cookie dough when you, or someone else, is baking cookie dough? If you didn’t put your hand up, I can only assume you’re lying! Even though we’re told it will give us salmonella, we just can’t resist, it’s so yummy – and hey, you have to check the dough is worth baking into cookies, right? To be honest, the likelihood of getting any kind of food poisoning from raw eggs is very, very low – especially if you’re using fresh eggs. But raw egg is kind of not nice to eat, so edible, eggless cookie dough to the rescue!
This Gluten Free Granola is packed full of five different types of nuts, raw cacao nibs, raisins and peanut butter. It has tonnes of protein from almonds, brazil nuts, pecans, peanuts and hazelnuts and is sweetened with pure maple syrup, this is a breakfast option that will fill you up until lunch time, tastes totally delicious, and is easy and quick to make ahead! It’s also naturally gluten free and vegan (just make sure you’re using gluten-free certified oats, as some oats are processed with wheat). What more could you want from a breakfast? Watch the recipe video now!
If you follow me on instagram , you may have seen that I started a diet this week (or a “lifestyle change” as my BFF would make me say!) and that diet is Weight Watchers. I did it last year and lost over 30lbs, which was pretty awesome (and my BFF has lost 53lb and counting since September ’16!!). I didn’t get to my goal weight though and I kind of fell off track, and I’ve put about 5lb of that weight back on. Which isn’t really a big deal, I’m not all that unhappy with my weight. However, I do want to eat healthier and not put so much processed crap in my body, and losing a little weight would be nice too!
These Gluten Free Triple Peanut Blondies are chock full of delicious peanut goodness, with peanut flour, peanut butter and peanuts in their original form. They’re chewy, moist and absolutely yummy – a peanut lover’s dream! They’re so easy to make, so give them a try today – you won’t be sorry!
Do you ever feel like you’re constantly playing catch up and never on top of your to-do list? That’s pretty much a constant state for me, but lately it seems to be getting worse! Even with some time off work recently and quite a few four day weeks (yay for bank holidays!), I just feel like I never have enough time to get things done for the blog. On top of all the recipe development, baking, photography and writing, there always seems to be something new to add to the list for the behind-the-scenes stuff – I think I need a personal assistant whose only job is to kick me up the butt to get going with these things! Any takers?! Don’t get me wrong, I’m not really complaining, I love doing the blog, it’s just hard to stay on top of everything! I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels like this, whether it’s in regards to blogging, work life, home life, all of the above! There’s just never enough hours in the day, is there?
15 of the most popular recipes in 2016! Delicious cakes, indulgent desserts, scrummy cookies, and amazing cocktails – Giraffes Can Bake had a very tasty year! Here are the 15 recipes you lovely readers loved the most!
2016! What a year! There’s been a lot of ups and downs, but overall it’s been a pretty good year for me. I experimented a lot more with my second love, mixology, and you guys loved it as much as I did – 6 of the most popular recipes this year were cocktails! There will definitely be more to come in 2017, I can’t wait to get mixing! I also learned to bake gluten free, which was a big, and often frustrating, challenge but I mastered it in the end – 5 of the top 15 recipes were gluten free, I’m glad you liked them as much as I did! Let’s take a look at the 15 recipes you loved the most in 2016, in no particular order…
These were the first of gluten free baking successes – and it definitely started my 2016 gluten free baking with a delicious bang! They’re egg free cookie dough, dipped in salted caramel, wrapped in brownie and covered in chocolate! Holy awesomeness batman! I mean you can’t go wrong with these little balls of heaven, especially since they’re so easy to make!
These Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars have a flourless peanut butter cookie base, with a creamy cheesecake loaded with tonnes of peanut butter, and topped with a rich and silky chocolate ganache. These cheesecake bars are so easy to make, and naturally gluten free so no fancy, expensive ingredients are needed! They’re a must try!
As a food blogger, I’m constantly trying to think of new recipe ideas to test out, flavour combinations to try and technical bakes to master. I have a long list of ideas on the notes on my phone, which range from fully formed ideas to just two ingredients/flavours I want to try putting together, to everything in between. This long list is probably a pretty good look into how my brain works, but I like to keep it secret, for no real reason, I just do!
As you can imagine, this list never seems to get any shorter, even when ticking off ideas I have tried (whether they end up being successes or failures). Part of the reason for that is because I have a million ideas swirling around my head and only so much time to try them out, and the other part of the reason is things like these Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars! |
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Atitlan.com has gone though a few permutations since I first bought the domain over twenty years ago and it's time for it's next reincarnation. When I started websites were still a novelty, and not knowing what one should or could be, I created a travel magazine with antidotes and observations I had accumulated over the years.
Then I turned it destination site where travelers could book rooms, houses and hotels. While I will continue to be a destination site, I would also like to go back to doing what I did when I started, namely sharing observations and antidotes. While not particularly remunerative, I enjoyed sharing my thoughts and stories on Lake Atitlan and the Maya who live here, and traffic stats would indicate they were well received.
But I am also going to take Atitlan.com in new directions, in particular I want promote what I feel are well conceived and executed environmental and social projects of which there are any number. That said, the lake has become a haven for well meaning, but all too often, unproductive projects. I hope to promote those that actually do good, both by presenting them to a wider audience and financially, but sharing the proceeds of what we sell. For example, 10% of the retail price of the coffee we sell will go to environmental projects around the lake. |
This article is part of a longer paper—What world post-COVID-19? Three scenarios. Download the full paper using the button below.
As of mid-May, there were 4.62 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 with more than 300,000 known deaths from the disease worldwide. The United States accounted for 30 percent of the average global daily deaths. In recent weeks, Latin America and the Caribbean accounted for 25 percent of all global daily deaths, fueled by the growing outbreak in Brazil.1“Coronavirus Tracked: The Latest Figures As Countries Fight to Contain the Pandemic,” Financial Times, accessed May 27, 2020, https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441. Russia and India had also become COVID-19 hot spots in April and May, respectively. The number of global deaths from the coronavirus is almost certainly higher. In some countries, mortality has been as much as 50 percent higher than the historical average.
If the coronavirus infected half the world’s current population over the course of a year with a 1 percent fatality rate, the death toll would be 35 million. By comparison, the Spanish flu infected an estimated 500 million people and killed 50 million worldwide in 1918-19.
As the coronavirus spreads to the developing world, there is increased worry about higher death tolls because of the more fragile health systems in many of these countries. Hugo López-Gatell, Mexico’s coronavirus tsar, “has admitted [in late April] that the true infection level is at least eight times higher.”2Andres Schipani and Jude Webber, “Latin American Gravediggers Fear Virus Death Toll Higher Than Admitted,” Financial Times, April 20, 2020, https://www.ft.com/content/7b46b8c3-b395-45ba-af68-50280cfeed47. As of mid-May, there were almost 50,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Mexico. India was leading Asia with almost 100,000 cases. There are confirmed reports of the virus spreading to a refugee camp in Bangladesh that houses nearly one million Rohingya.3“Coronavirus Confirmed in Bangladesh Refugee Camp Housing Nearly 1 Million Rohingya,” ABC News, May 15, 2020, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-15/bangladesh-says-coronavirus-detected-in-rohingya-refugee-camp/12252114. Refugees in the camp do not have access to enough soap and clean water to protect themselves against the contagion.4Ibid. In Pakistan, the public health system is ill-equipped to handle any crisis. In Karachi, for example, there are only 600 intensive care unit (ICU) beds for the city’s population of 20 million.
Pakistan’s public health system is extremely ill-equipped to handle any crisis; it has only 600 ICU beds for the whole Karachi population of 20 million.
As the coronavirus leaves a mounting death toll in its wake, we may not be in the clear until a vaccine is created and widely distributed. To avoid a reoccurrence, countries will need to keep their social distancing measures in place and lockdowns enforced where hot spots reappear. It will be important not to ease up too soon on all restrictions, given the still lingering strains of the virus. Testing will need to continue in order to discover who might be a carrier despite showing no symptoms. Based on the Vò Euganeo experiment—the small village in Veneto, Italy, where all 3,000 inhabitants were tested twice—up to 50 percent of those infected could be asymptomatic, which explains the larger spread than we would have seen from just the confirmed cases. Only when the public has been properly vaccinated will the virus be completely conquered.
We must expect that the coronavirus will continue to mutate, potentially making it harder to develop a vaccine. RNA-based viruses like the coronavirus tend to mutate about 100 times faster than DNA-based ones, although the coronavirus will not mutate as quickly as influenza viruses.5Tomas Pueyo, “Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance,” Medium, March 19, 2020, https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-thedance-be9337092b56. Nevertheless, the general notion prevails: the more people are infected, the more of a chance for a mutation. In late April, a Los Alamos National Laboratory study found there were 14 strains of the coronavirus with some proving to be more infectious than others.6Elizabeth Weise, “Many Coronavirus Mutations Are Circling the Globe, But We Don’t Know If Any Are More Dangerous,” USA Today, May 5, 2020, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/05/05/coronavirus-strains-mutating-some-more-dangerous-than-others/3085752001/.
We must be prepared for the coronavirus to become a “recurring fact of life,” like the ordinary flu, but much deadlier.
The pandemic is not just a global health crisis.
In its wake, the global economy lies in tatters, leaving open the question of how and when countries and regions will be able to start a real recovery, if governments must maintain social distancing and other restrictions for some time.
We all hope for a quick V-shaped return to the status quo ante, but there are disturbing signs that the recovery will be difficult and extended, causing substantial damage to the social and political fabric in many regions.
The United Nations’ World Food Program has warned that “the number of people facing acute food insecurity could double in 2020 from the year before, to 265 million. The pandemic and lockdown measures combined with rising unemployment and limited access to food could lead to violence and conflict.”7FT reporters, “Warnings of Unrest Mount As Coronavirus Hits Food Availability,” Financial Times, April 21, 2020, https://www.ft.com/content/443b74f7-e9f2-412f-b9d6-241168cc1710. Even in advanced economies, there are growing fears of malnutrition. In the United Kingdom, three million people have had someone in their household going without food, according to a Food Foundation survey.8Bethan Staton and Judith Evans, “Three Million Go Hungry in UK Because of Lockdown,” Financial Times, April 10, 2020, https://www.ft.com/content/e5061be6-2978-4c0b-aa68-f372a2526826. In the United States, food banks have seen long lines of people relying on free food to survive.
Without a swift global economic recovery, for example, the gains we have seen in the expansion of a global middle class and poverty reduction could be sacrificed. In rich countries where the middle class has already been under pressure, a return of high unemployment and income stagnation could bolster populism and widespread discontent.
The Spanish flu, which hugely added to the death toll from World War I, was a factor in ending the second phase of globalization and sparking conflict in the interwar period.
From a dream of making the world safe for democracy, the post-World War I era ended up leading to the rise of fascism and communism in Europe. The United States turned its back on the world, electing not to join the League of Nations and passing draconian legislation that largely ended immigration.
Will there be a repeat of history in the post-COVID-19 era?
Even before the pandemic started, there were ample signs of deglobalization, rising anti-immigration sentiment, and great power competition. Will the coronavirus, therefore, tip the balance against global cooperation and multilateralism and instead strengthen the forces of nationalism, populism, and authoritarianism?
As in the interwar period, a lack of global cooperation at this critical moment will worsen the ongoing health crisis and make a rapid economic recovery impossible.
The Homeland Under Threat
Since the beginning of May 2020, the US curve of new COVID-19 cases has been flattening.
From a high of more than 36,000 new cases, it was trending downwards to between 21,000 to 27,000 new cases per day in late May.9Coronavirus Resource Center, Johns Hopkins University & Medicine, “New Cases of COVID-19 In World Countries,” https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/new-cases. When the tri-state area around New York City is “excluded from the national case count,” the number of daily cases is rising, however.10Aria Bendix, “The US is Reopening Too Soon. One Chart Shows Cases Are Still on the Rise Outside the Tristate Area.” Business Insider, May 7, 2020, https://www.businessinsider.com/states-easing-lockdown-restrictions-premature-us-cases-rising-2020-5. With more than 30 US states easing lockdowns, medical experts worry about a spike in new cases, particularly in rural and other areas lacking in health care access. “Large parts of the South and Appalachia are especially vulnerable,” according to a health-risk index identifying counties with high rates of underlying conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, heart disease, and chronic lung disease.11Nadja Popovich, Anjali Singhvi, and Matthew Conlen, “Where Chronic Health Conditions and Coronavirus Could Collide,” New York Times, May 18, 2020, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/18/us/coronavirus-underlying-conditions.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage. 12Ibid. These conditions have been known to increase the risk of anyone contracting the disease becoming severely ill.13Ibid.
So far, the “most vulnerable and disadvantaged populations in the US” have been the hardest hit14Coronavirus Resource Center, Johns Hopkins University & Medicine, “Racial Data Transparency,” https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/racial-data-transparency. While there is still only limited data, Johns Hopkins medical researchers have found that “black Americans and other historically disadvantaged groups are experiencing infection and death rates that are disproportionately high for their share of the total population.”15Ibid. Asian Americans and Latinx Americans also show elevated impacts in some regions.16Ibid. These groups are also overrepresented in the essential jobs in health care, food supply, and transportation where they are more likely to be exposed to the virus.17Coronavirus Resource Center, Johns Hopkins University & Medicine, “Racial.”
Any economic recovery in the United States is projected to be staggered and slow.
Restrictions will likely remain in place on some activities—large sporting and cultural events, restaurants, and other venues where social distancing cannot be assured. Many borders are likely to remain shut or highly controlled for some time to come. The lockdown will be eased in phases with a total lifting dependent on the availability of a vaccine. US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell does not expect the US economy to be full recovered until the end of 2021. That assumes there will be no second wave which would prompt of reversion to lockdown conditions. Powell also believes a vaccine is needed for the US economy to fully recover.18“Here’s a Recap of Fed Chairman Powell’s Comments on US Economic Outlook,” CNBC, May 18, 2020, https://www.cnbc.com/video/2020/05/18/heres-a-recap-of-fed-chairman-powells-comments-on-the-us-economy.html.
China is perhaps farthest along the path to economic recovery with many conditions such as increased manufacturing and greater traffic congestion in Beijing and other cities reappearing. In early May, however, several provinces in northeast China were “reimposing lockdown measures in reaction to 34 new cases of the coronavirus,”19Mia Jankowicz, “At Least 25 Million People in China Are Under Enhanced Coronavirus Lockdowns After an Outbreak of 34 Cases in a Province Next to Russia,” Business Insider, May 19, 2020, https://www.businessinsider.com/china-restarts-lockdown-measures-jilin-after-34-new-coronavirus-cases-2020-5. affecting 25 million people. These measures were taken despite the fact that the number of new cases in China remains very low, not exceeding “100 per day since mid-April.” The fear remains, nevertheless, of a larger outbreak if lockdowns are not imposed in areas where new cases are reported.
Japan, Singapore, and South Korea have similar experiences of an increase in new cases, requiring the reimposition of restrictions. Many of the new cases resulted from returning nationals who brought the disease with them from Europe or the United States. There has been some easing of borders, for example, between China and the Koreas, but not a wholesale return to the admission of international visitors from other countries. If the experience of these countries is any guide, the lifting of lockdowns in the West will not be a smooth path. Restrictions will be reimposed where outbreaks occur. With increased testing, there will be the ability to localize the lockdowns, sparing a reversion to another blanket lockdown as long as outbreaks are caught early. Germany, Italy, and Spain are nevertheless moving this summer towards accepting international visitors in order to help save their tourist and travel industries.
Only when “safe and effective tools for mitigating the risk of COVID-19 are available, including broad surveillance, therapeutics that can rescue patients with significant disease or prevent serious illness in those most at risk, or a safe and effective vaccine” can all the various restrictions, including social distancing, be completely lifted.20Scott Gottlieb, National Coronavirus Response: A Road Map to Reopening, American Enterprise Institute, March 29, 2020, https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/national-coronavirus-response-a-road-map-to-reopening/.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) expects unemployment to average 15 percent in the latter half of 2020, gradually reducing to 8.6 percent by the fourth quarter of 2021, which is over five percentage points above the unemployment level in March 2020 before the lockdown in the United States.21Congressional Budget Office, Congress of the United States, “Interim Economic Projections for 2020 and 2021,” May 2020, https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2020-05/56351-CBO-interim-projections.pdf. Others are forecasting an even higher unemployment rate, closer to the 20-25 percent rate of the Great Depression.
According to the CBO, “low-wage workers and low-income families have borne the brunt” of the downturn. “Workers who are younger, female, have less education, and are from certain racial or ethnic groups have seen disproportionately large job losses,” it said. For example, while “employment between February and April declined by 16 percent overall, it decreased by 31 percent for people ages 16 to 24, by 18 percent for women regardless of age, by 19 percent for people age 25 or older without a bachelor’s degree, and by 21 percent for Hispanic workers regardless of age. Among black workers, employment declined by 18 percent.”22Ibid., p. 4.
Forecasts by the CBO and others see an approximate 6 percent drop in GDP for 2020. This assumes the second half of 2020 will see renewed economic activity. Should a second wave of the disease occur this fall with more lockdowns, the drop in GDP could be greater before a recovery in 2021 to 4.4 percent.23Ibid., p. 20. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes the eurozone could see an even bigger drop of 7.5 percent before a 2021 recovery.24International Monetary Fund, “Latest World Economic Outlook Growth Projections,” April 2020, https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2020/04/14/weo-april-2020#Growth Projections Table. With the exception of China and other emerging markets, the rest of the world also will drop into negative territory this year,25Ibid. according to the IMF. The drop in China’s growth rate to barely 1 percent this year constitutes a shock, breaking a record of elevated growth in the country since 1993.26Trading Economics, “China GDP Annual Growth Rate,” https://tradingeconomics.com/china/gdp-growth-annual.
The United States’ stimulus package that passed in record time constitutes 11 percent of GDP, more than 5 percent above what was levied following the 2008 financial crisis to restore growth.27“How Does the G20 COVID-19 Fiscal Response Compare to the Global Financial Crisis?” EconoGraphics, April 26, 2020, https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/how-does-the-g20-covid-19-fiscal-response-compare-to-the-global-financial-crisis/. Because of the steep drop in economic activity, many experts believe further fiscal and monetary measures will be needed. Similar to the 2008 financial crisis, there is a growing risk that the middle class will suffer another drop in its standard of living, particularly if unemployment remains high for a long period.
The United States, like other countries, is facing a difficult choice that could have long-term implications. If it does not keep strict measures in place for long enough, the pandemic could flare up fueling a second wave, endangering more lives and undermining the economic recovery. If it does not ease up, however, the damage to the economy will be even greater, stalling a recovery.
Some physical distancing measures and limitations on gatherings will still need to be in place to prevent transmission from accelerating again.
Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series Jul 7, 2020
US global leadership at risk
By Mathew Burrows, Peter Engelke
The post-COVID world represent a step-change in world order, pushing countries toward isolation and setting the stage for open conflict. The US could still change that outcome.
Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series Jul 7, 2020
India and South Asia: potential humanitarian disaster
By Mathew Burrows, Peter Engelke
A disorganized—and perhaps tardy—COVID-19 lockdown could mean food shortages and high mortality rates for India, while Pakistan’s military, religious and civil leaders offer contradictory directives that could overwhelm the country’s weak public health system. |
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What is an electric panel heater?
A panel heater or electric panel radiator is a radiator that utilises electricity rather than gas to heat a room. Utilising a heating method called convection heating an electric panel radiator warms and heats aluminum heating elements within the body of the panel heater. Once these heating elements have reached the correct temperature, they draw air in from the bottom of the electric panel radiator which passes the heating elements. Heat from the heating elements is transferred to the passing air which is then push through the top of the panel heater and into the room.
There are 5 simple steps to how a panel heater works:
- Panel heater is turned on and begins to heat the heating elements
- Air is drawn into the panel heater and passes along the hot heating elements
- The heat from the heating elements begins to transfer to the air passing along causing the air to heat up
- The warm air then begins to rise, reaching the whole room
- This warm air begins to cool causing it to fall and be drawn back into the panel heater to be heated up and continue the convection heating process
What room is best for an electric panel heater?
Because electric panel heaters use convection heating to heat a room, they are best suited for small rooms like:
- Guest Rooms
- Home Offices
This is because the hot air from the panel heater rises to the top of the room and as it begins to cool falls to the bottom which is then drawn back through the panel heater to begin the heating process again. A small room is best suited due to requiring less room space to heat up which means a panel heater can effectively heat the room a lot quicker. If you are looking to heat a larger room like a room living or small hall you may need multiple electric panel heaters to keep the room warm, but if this is the case then you would be best suited to looking at fluid-filled electric radiators.
What are the benefits of an Atlantic electric panel heater?
Electric panel heaters are a cost-effective way of heating the home. Using standard rate electricity, Atlantic's range of panel heaters can quickly heats up the required room for fast convection heating.
Designed with the customer in mind, Atlantic panel heaters are built with a wide range of features offering not just home heating, but home comfort as well. Built with LCD digital displays, energy consumption indicators, open window detection, as well as smartphone control capabilities through Cozy Touch and featuring aluminium heating elements. Atlantic’s panel heaters are designed to pass energy savings of up to 45% to the customer (depending on the appliance).
Engineered to offer comfort and flexibility to the customer our Agilia IO and Oniris electric panel heaters have been designed to work with CozyTouch meaning the user can wirelessly control their heating from the comfort of their sofa or when have finished work and on their way home. |
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The virtuoso yacht mooring is a common and understandable issue for those who spend much time on the water. However, novices frequently struggle with this.
Pay attention to this subtlety because awkward mooring can result in damaging the boat’s integrity. Maybe the most well-known safeguarded occasion is an impact between yachts while securing, crushing into a billet, or into one another item situated close to the water.
Assuming you intend to keep your boat moored in case of a storm, buying, storing, and using bumpers to safeguard your boat from harm is strongly suggested. This article explores the benefits of using Inflatable boat fenders, especially during hurricane season.
5 Benefits of Inflatable Boat Fenders
Below are some benefits of using inflatable fenders.
Inflatable bumpers are exceptionally light; they are not difficult to ship and move both on board the actual vessel and ashore. This assists the group in rapidly attending to any circumstance. It gives extra security to the sides by moving all the bumpers to the ideal side. With inflexibly fixed or weighty fenders, its cumbersome fenders. They can also be lifted onto the ship and folded into a locker during the departure to preserve the ship’s smooth operation.
Suitable for every water
Marine experts and sporting boaters utilize unbending inflatable boats in a wide range of water. There is a rigid inflatable boat to suit your prerequisites. They can be as little as tenders or as strong as workboats that can hold many people and a great deal of stuff, much like conventional boats.
These inflatable boats that marine specialists made for salvage missions in unpleasant sea conditions have been adjusted into various designs. A few RIBs have open deck space for road and relaxation trips, while others have an encased lodge and deep v-body for serious sea tasks.
Everything you do on the water requires an agreeable ride; whether working or having some good times, you would rather not be awkward when things get unpleasant. Unlike other boats, the hard frame and inflatable collar give incredible shock absorption. You will work better when you have a ride that is agreeable and stable.
Should you utilize your boat to ship travelers for hire, solace is particularly significant. It won’t be a pleasant encounter if your visitors can’t concentrate on their adventure when they’re awkward.
Present day technologies
The materials sciences concerning the utilization of elastomers, rubbers, polymer blends, and different materials to enhance the properties of finished products for special working boundaries have made some amazing progress.
Such advancements require information in regions like physical, natural, and inorganic chemistry, polymer science, and chemical reaction kinetics. Product execution prerequisites often direct the selection of materials.
These materials should be harmless to the ecosystem, don’t hurt human well-being and the environment, meet security requirements, endure sun exposure and microorganisms, and oppose corrosion.
Efficiency of fuel
Due to the lightweight nature of RIBs, they are more eco-friendly than other sorts of vessels. It takes less ability to raise the boat to an acceptable speed, and you can get up on a plane quicker and with less energy; this builds your reach and means you can finish more work with the same measure of gas.
If you use RIB for a traveler-situated business like visiting or whale watching, reducing your fuel expenses has an instant positive effect on your profits. Fuel is often the biggest cost for commercial sailing tasks, and RIBs are a fantastic method for reducing expenses without forfeiting functionality.
The utilization of inflatable boat fenders is worth the effort. They help you manage fuel efficiently, are good for all kinds of water, are well-built in modern technologies, are easy to use, and are very convenient. Finally, inflatable fenders are the best for boats. |
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Del 24 de gener al 27 d'abril de 2023
Online - Zoom
The Societal Challenges Lecture Series is aimed at early career researchers with a two-fold objective: delivering cutting-edge academic analysis on the diverse problems of our times, and providing international networking opportunities for doctoral researchers and postdocs.
Del 15 al 17 de febrer de 2023
University of East Anglia (United Kingdom)
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UEA has been organizing successful speech competitions for over 5 years, to celebrate the global happening World Speech Day.
World Speech Day is happening on the 15th of March 2023 and on this day people, in over 130 countries worldwide, are organising events to give unexpected voices a platform to share their ideas for a better world.
Public speaking is an essential skill and young voice need to be heard in these challenging times.
The decisions being made today by politicians are YOUR future!
Make your voices heard and learn how to 'Dare to Speak up' about matters important to you!
Del 4 de febrer al 30 de juny de 2023
Enrich your Master's learning experience with an inspiring, hands-on iCSL course. In iCSL2, you complement your academic knowledge with real-world insights by collaborating with societal organisations and communities.
✓ Get more out of your Master programme and participate in real-world experiences with local communities and external partners
✓ Cross the boundaries of your discipline and the walls of the university
✓ Be better prepared for your career after graduation
✓ Make societal impact before you even graduate
You can read more on the course here.
Del 5 de desembre al 4 d'abril de 2023
Online - MS Teams
This is a series where students, staff and academics of Aurora universities working or interested in the field of internationalisation are invited to share experiences, projects, initiatives and expertise, debate and ask questions. The aim is to create an interactive gettogether where we can learn from each other, share ideas and good practices.
Join us for our monthly lunch talk!
The lunch talk will take place on Teams every first Tuesday of the month (except December and January) from 13:00-14:00 h CET. Registration is not necessary, just stop by!
Del 24 de gener al 7 de febrer de 2023
Online - Registration deadline: 31/12/22
URV presents the 3rd Edition of the online course How to innovate in your research. Applications now open for Aurora Ph.D. students!
Based on your research, regardless of what point you are, and through three experiential workshops facilitated by an expert in co-creation for innovation with online collaborative tools, you will explore and detect real challenges and multidisciplinary design solutions.
The Universitat Rovira i Virgili from Tarragona presents this course, designed by doctoral students, as a first approach to co-creation methodologies that you can apply to your research, professional and personal life. You will learn to think about the future in the ideation process and move from idea to action into a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment.
Date: 24/01/2023, 31/01/2023 and, 07/02/2023, from 09:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Places: 20 (12 for URV and 8 for Aurora) PhD students. The places will be given according to the order of registration, which guarantees the teams' multidisciplinary.
Registration process: 1. Apply through this online form; 2. If you are selected to join the course, you will receive a confirmation email before 03/01/2023. In the following days, you will find the email with the link to the virtual campus with all the needed material and links.
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The VIII TIEC aims to provide a forum for junior and early-career researchers with different backgrounds in which to present and discuss their research and works-in-progress. In addition, this event seeks to create a friendly environment for meeting fellow students and colleagues that share a common interest for environmental law.
De l'1 de juliol al 31 de juliol de 2023
We are pleased to announce that you can now apply for the Aurora Student Schemes for the upcoming Academic year 2022/2023. Become part of an international community of students by taking on one of the following two roles:
If you want to be a part of an international community of students, the role of Aurora Student Ambassador will be perfect for you.
This role is created specifically for students that want to go the extra mile. You will directly work on the key Aurora topics, in addition to the joint activities provided to Aurora Student Ambassadors.
The application is ongoing and will remain open until the end of the Academic Year. You can join the program at any point until July 2023. |
Should I Return to Study? The Nurse's Question...
Published: 10 July 2019
Published: 10 July 2019
When you’re a nurse who has completed your initial study, earned a diploma or degree and become licensed as a healthcare professional, the very thought of returning to university can be overwhelming.
However, sometimes another course of study and the degree it bestows can be the best option for your success. The question of returning to study for further nursing education can indeed be a source of confusion and angst. How can you make such an important decision in a thoughtful manner, especially when considering every aspect of your life?
When assessing the current state of your nursing career, there are various lines of inquiry that will empower your decision-making. A few to consider include, but are not limited to:
Asking yourself questions and responding honestly is an important part of the career assessment process. It’s crucial to not only assess your work; you also need to assess your personal lifestyle, ascertaining if your work, family and the other aspects of your life mesh together.
For instance, if you’re a mother and your current nursing position severely curtails your ability to spend time with your young children, a change may be necessary. Or, if your parents are ageing and you need to be more available to them, what change to your schedule or work responsibility would allow you to be more present for their mounting needs and declining health? And if you’re feeling professionally unfulfilled, how can you turn that around?
There are no easy answers, and that’s why you must ask the difficult questions and answer with true honesty.
Your future - both professional and personal - is entirely of your making. There are, of course, situations and forces beyond your control, so you have to make the choices that work best for you, your family and the career you’re in the process of creating.
One thing entirely within your control is what you do next, even if that means doing nothing at all. However, if your life indeed allows for the financial and personal resources to return to study and further your education, this is something to consider. Here are more questions to ponder:
Pursuing further education can certainly complicate your personal life in the short term. Going to university can also be difficult to do, especially when you’re raising children, caring for sick loved ones or working full time. In the same breath, we can also say that study can open your mind, provide intellectual stimulation and enrich your knowledge base and confidence. Earning a higher degree may increase your earning potential while also opening you up to new opportunities, promotions or novel career-related avenues of pursuit.
Working and pursuing more education isn’t always easy, and when you consider everything else you need to do on a daily or weekly basis, it may seem utterly untenable.
No one can by rights tell you what to do, and you do not need to listen to people who 'should' you to death. In fact, the voice inside you is the one to pay the most attention to, as well as your mentors, spouse or other people in your life who understand your goals and will respectfully advise you without injecting their own agenda into the conversation.
Make your choice with care and seriously consider timing. Perhaps returning to school would be best when your last child goes off to university themself. Or maybe right now is the very best time to seize the day.
Your career is yours to create and manage; make the decisions that feel best, and trust your powerful nurse’s intuition to lead you where you most need to go. |
Bridgeport, Connectocut is the largest city in the state and the fifth most populous in New England. With over 150,000 residents, this seaport community is a major cultural, historic, economic and athletic center. Nowadays, Bridgeport is renowned for its public park system, which has led to its official nickname as “the Park City”.
Originally, Bridgeport was one of the first western colonies in North America, flourishing thanks to shipbuilding, whaling, agriculture, and trade. Bridgeport politicians and citizens had been faced with a number of challenges that arose after WW2, including deindustrialization and unemployment. Fortunately, the overall improvement of the economic situation has been consistent amid Bridgeport’s redevelopment earlier this century.
Today, Bridgeport offers its resources to thriving local and national businesses. Over the past several years, the city has clearly changed for the better thanks to the growing investments and new development projects. Not that long ago, MGM announced their big plans to build the shopping mall and the casino in Bridgeport. Just imagine how many tourists will it attract!
In the world of the restaurant business, Bridgeport has stories to tell. For centuries, local farms and fishers have been harvesting organic vegetables, fruits, meats, and fish. In the late 19th century, it’s believed Bridgeport made history in the food world. The infamous Frisbie Pie Company was located here, so the credit of inventing frisbee goes to Bridgeport students, throwing FPC’s tin plates during lunches.
Some inventions are accidental, some are planned. At Avery Restaurant Consulting, we love to improvise, however, these days we need more substantial, knowledgeable and competitive restaurateurs. Whether it’s a fast food restaurant geared towards Bridgeport’s busy students, or a sports bar for all the Bluefish fans to enjoy, or an upscale waterfront restaurant booked out for weddings and special events – let’s make it your way, and let’s make it legendary! |
Branford is a Connecticut town located in New Haven County. Near the shore, Branford now has a population of just under 30,000 residents. There are a handful of high-quality restaurants in Branford and our team always loves working with restaurants in Connecticut. Over the years, our team has worked with a handful of restaurants in Branford. If you own a restaurant in Branford or would like to open one, continue reading to learn how we can help!
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Good hospitality services set up a strong foundation for restaurants. Most restaurant customers expect only the best service, so restaurant hospitality is never something to take lightly. To ensure your restaurant’s hospitality is on point, always be friendly with customers, offer prompt services and give them the best customer experience possible.
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Most restaurant customers would say the quality of food is the most important aspect of a restaurant. Consistency is key when it comes to the quality of food and drink your restaurant serves. A well-refined menu can also be a difference maker. Always make it easy for the customers to find what they are looking for. If your restaurant needs a new menu design, Avery Restaurant Consulting can help you achieve it!
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A restaurant staff represents a restaurant so they must be properly trained. If your restaurants current training methods are leading to lackluster results, our consulting team can help lay the groundwork for new training methods. The restaurant industry is synonymous with high turnover rates so retention strategies are imperative. Our team can help your restaurant devise retention strategies to improve employee retention rates.
At Avery Restaurant Consulting, we can help your restaurant business soar to the next level. Whether you are just opening or believed you have plateaued, we can work with you to sort out the kinks. With numerous years of helping other restaurants, we are sure we can help you succeed on a higher level. Let’s make it your way, and let’s make it legendary!
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Ignas Vosylius, the CEO of Axioma Metering, was awarded the LINPRA (Lithuanian Engineering and Technology Industry Association) Medal of Honor at the beginning of 2024.
The head of the organization, I. Vosylius, was appreciated for his significant contribution to developing a rapidly and successfully growing production organization, accelerating the export of Lithuanian engineering products, and strengthening Lithuania’s image in the world as an innovative and high-technology country.
According to the general director, “LINPRA, in my eyes, is one of Lithuania’s most active and purposeful associations. Knowing that professionals in our industry present the awards makes this award really important. Of course, it is also obvious that with this Medal of Honor, not only was I noticed and recognized, but our entire organization. I am delighted to be the ambassador of our talented team.”
LINPRA (Lithuanian Engineering and Technology Industry Association) has operated as an independent business self-management organization since 1993. At the international and national levels, the association represents the interests of the engineering and technology industry sector: plastics, metal products, machinery and equipment, devices, electrical engineering, electronics, etc., for companies.
Every year, LINPRA looks to evaluate, encourage, and introduce to the public persons who significantly contribute to developing and strengthening the competitiveness of the Lithuanian engineering and technology industry; the association presents its Medal of Honor.
The Medal of Honor is awarded to employees of companies and organizations who have distinguished themselves by being innovative and productive, who have achieved significant results in the integration of science and business, and who have made the name of the company or engineering industry famous in Lithuania and beyond. |
Tautvydas Lukaševičius "Verslo žinios"
When Saudi Arabia announced plans to build a futuristic city called The Line, where about 9 million people will live in an area of 34 sq. km, many likely thought it was just another marketing gimmick best suited for investor pitches.
It is challenging to imagine the planned construction of a 200-meter-wide and 170-kilometre-long structure connecting the northeastern coast, desert and mountains of Saudi Arabia to be built by 2030.
However, Ignas Vosylius, the CEO of Axioma Metering UAB, which manufactures smart water meters in the Kaunas Free Economic Zone (FEZ), assures that the plans of the state of the Arabian Peninsula are plausible.
The country attempts to invest in the latest technologies, which make living a modern life less exhausting for the environment.
Even before the interview with VŽ, the CEO says Saudi Arabia seeks to attract manufacturers of the most modern technologies. Axioma Metering also has expansion plans there. However, until the contracts are signed, we agree to turn the conversation slightly differently.
Have you built another plant in the Kaunas FEZ? How did it go? You must have already hung the wreath.
The building is already standing. Equipment assembly work is now underway. We will start production at the beginning of the year, most likely at the end of January.
The factory is the same as the first one? Is there any difference?
Functionally, it is very similar to the first one. It will simply hold two times more equipment. When we entirely build it, our production capacity in the SEZ will have tripled from the original.
In numbers, it would be?
We will be able to produce about 6 million pcs of smart water meters per year.
Maybe it was necessary to build a bigger factory right away? Didn't you predict success?
We predicted. That's why we bought two plots at once. They are next to each other. In the first factory, we did everything gradually; we started with one production line. It is not necessary to rush to do everything at once. At each stage, we also introduce technological innovations. We are raising the level of automation and robotization. We do not copy-paste; we improve processes. Experience and knowledge come with time.
How much does it cost to install one such line?
One line costs about 10 million euros. Our production is distinguished by the fact that we do everything ourselves under one roof. We do not order anything from outside because the production processes are very sensitive, so it is important to maintain the quality parameters. We want to have complete control and keep the knowledge to ourselves.
In principle, it would be cheaper to outsource some operations, but the intellectual property remains with us.
And the building construction estimate did not inflate?
We worked with a construction company belonging to the same group of companies, so there were no problems. Everything was built on time and within budget. Separately, the construction of the building cost another 13-15 million. Eur. It depends on how you count with or without all the furniture.
Full article (in Lithuanian): Gamybą Kauno LEZ plečianti „Axioma Metering“ taikosi į 100 mln. Eur klubą ir Saudo Arabiją - Verslo žinios (vz.lt) |
One of the effects of stroke is the occurrence of hemiparesis or paralysis which makes the patient bed rest for a long time, causing the risk of pressure injury. Several pressure injury prevention interventions have been mentioned in previous studies, but with varying methods and results. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of using an air cushion and a 300 lateral position in reducing the risk of pressure injury in stroke patients. This study uses a quasi-experimental method with pre and post-test with a control group design. The minimum sample size required is 17 patients for each group (intervention and control). The group was given a combination of air cushion and right and left lateral position 300, while the control group was given daily intervention (standard) ward maintenance. The duration of the intervention was 3 days. Assessment of the risk of pressure injury using the Braden scale, and monitoring of changes in position using the observation sheet. Pressure ulcer risk assessment is carried out every morning. The data were statistically tested using the Wilcoxon test and the Mann-Whitney-U test. Data analysis showed that the combination of an air cushion and a 30º position effectively reduced the risk of injury p-value of 0.035 (<0.05). While the control group obtained a p-value of 0.480 (> 0.05), which means that the daily intervention by the control group nurse proved ineffective in reducing the risk of pressure injury in stroke patients. The Mann-Whitney test obtained a p-value of 0.009, meaning that the combination of an air cushion and a 30º lateral position in stroke patients with bed rest was effective in reducing the risk of pressure injury compared to the control group. This study proves that the prevention of pressure injury by giving a combination of air cushions and a 30° lateral position is effective for at least 3 days. |
The aim of the study was to evaluate the population mortality seasonal dynamics in the settings of emergency medical care availability. The study was conducted in Sumgait based on the medical certificates of death data analysis for 2013. The average daily number of deaths from all causes and from circulatory system diseases, the monthly number of death cases proportion in the structure of annual death cases, the proportion of deaths from circulatory system diseases among the total number of deaths were calculated. The average daily number of deaths from all causes was 4.42, including 2.72 cases - from circulatory system diseases. The average daily number of death cases from all causes below the annual average rate was observed in June, July, August and September, and when performing the seasonal analysis - in summer and autumn from circulatory system diseases - in January, June, September and December. The winter and spring increase in all-cause mortality rate was registered, whereas the mortality rate peak was characteristic for February and March. In the seasonality analysis the largest proportion of death cases number from circulatory system diseases in the structure of total annual mortality rate was in the spring. The proportion of deaths from circulatory diseases among the death causes of Sumgait population was 61.5±1.2%. In winter, the proportion of deaths from circulatory system diseases in the structure of causes of death from all causes was minimal (53.3±2.3%), and in the summer - the maximum (68.9±2.4%). The regularity of mortality seasonal dynamics in Sumgait is the winter-spring increase and summer decrease in all-cause mortality rate; distinctive feature of the mortality seasonal dynamics in Sumgait is associated with mortality risk increase in spring due to circulatory system diseases. |
When Christ was laboring beneath the heavy cross, He faltered, and a maiden, St. Veronica, rushed forward to wipe the perspiration from His brow. The impress of His face was found upon her napkin. Such is the story of St. Veronica, and because the markings of some species of Veronica resemble a face, this flower was named after St. Veronica. It is a pretty story and one we recall when looking at this flower. Veronicas are excellent border and rock garden subjects. The diversity of the species render them of use in many spots.
SPECIES. Veronica longifolia subsessilis. Japanese Speedwell. This is, perhaps, one of the most attractive of all blue-violet flowers for the border. The long spikes of bloom are feet tall and are produced through July to late September.
V. spicala grows 1 1/2 feet tall and bears either blue, pink, or white flowers in June.
V. incana seldom grows over a foot tall and besides having amethyst-blue flowers, it has gray foliage. It blooms in July and August.
V. virginica, Culver’s Root, is a tall sort, 3 to 5 feet high, producing clusters of white spikes of bloom throughout July. Often called Leptandra virginica.
V. Teucrium rupeslris and V. repens are dwarf, trailing sorts carpeting the soil with green and covered with pale blue flowers in May and June.
UTILIZE. As already stated the Veronicas are superb for the perennial border and the rock garden. V. Teucrium rupeslris and V. repens are also good ground covers for dry banks or graves. The taller sorts are good for cutting, especially Y. longifolia subsessilis.
GENERAL. Veronicas are of easy culture; they usually prefer moist soil. Although they grow in poor soil, some fertilizer in the form of bonemcal will increase the size of the spikes. They generally prefer full sun, perhaps with the exception of Y. virginica and Y. repens.
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US captain Zach Johnson will have some big calls on his hands ahead of next year's Ryder Cup, but he has already revealed that he will have the legendary Tiger Woods on hand to aid him along the way.
Johnson appeared with European captain Luke Donald on Tuesday to look ahead to the 2023 event, which will take place in Italy for the first time at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome.
When asked about Tiger Woods, Johnson confirmed he was unclear if the 18-times major winner would make it to Italy as a player - but said that he had no doubt that Tiger would play a crucial role in the US team's preparation for the Ryder Cup.
US Ryder Cup captain confirms Tiger Woods involvement
Ever since breaking his leg in a car accident in spring 2021, Tiger Woods has struggled for fitness and form, with emotional scenes following his final round at this year's Open at St. Andrew's.
It would certainly be an impressive feat if he managed to fight his way onto the US Ryder Cup team for next year's contest in Rome, but captain Zach Johnson says he will be involved either way:
Given who he is and what he's all about, I can tell you right now, I don't know if he'll be here next year, but he'll be a part of this team in some capacity - he already is, practically.
I can't put this mildly - he loves the Ryder Cup. He has made it a priority of his and certainly of Team USA. He wants to be a part of it as best he can.
Tiger Woods has been part of eight previous American Ryder Cup teams as a player, winning in 1999. He was a vice captain for the 2018 edition in France, before missing last year's event through injury.
The addition of Tiger Woods in any form is of course a massive boost to the US Ryder Cup team, given his wealth of experience.
On the European side, captain Luke Donald has said that the tournament presents an opportunity to build bridges in golf, amid the ongoing LIV series controversy.
Donald himself was only elevated to the role of captain in recent weeks, after previous captain Henrik Stenson chose to sign with the LIV series. Speaking at the Ryder Cup event this week, Donald said:
The history of the Ryder Cup is vital really, I think. What’s so great about the Ryder Cup is that it does garner an interest in a new generation of players and fans to this game. I think it’s always an inspiration to the fans, to anyone.
The Ryder Cup is bigger than any individual player and it’s a great way to unify everyone. I think it will continue to do that.
It's just under a year to go until the Ryder Cup and, with Tiger Woods involved on the US side, and several Irish players in contention to make the European team, it's set to be a cracking installment in the tournament's history. |
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Is a Variable Annuity Right for Me?
For the casual observer, it sometimes seems that variable annuities are either “terrible” or “wonderful.”
Commentators in the financial media seem to occupy a polarity of opinions we might see in politics. What gets lost when these commentators collide is “the individual.” Unfortunately, the discussion is rarely centered on whether a variable annuity is relevant and useful to you and your set of needs.
Before considering investing in a variable annuity, you may want to make sure that you are exhausting the contribution limits of your 401(k), IRA, or other qualified retirement plan.
Variable annuities are sold by prospectus, which contains detailed information about investment objectives and risks, as well as charges and expenses. You are encouraged to read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money to buy a variable annuity contract. The prospectus is available from the insurance company or from your financial professional. Variable annuity subaccounts will fluctuate in value based on market conditions, and may be worth more or less than the original amount invested if the annuity is surrendered.
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Do you value the guarantees and predictable income that annuities can provide?
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By Valerie Willis (Author)
Was it self-proclaimed destiny or an unforetold prophecy?
Tony finds himself facing new urges and new problems like the paranormal beings he serves since his change. With trouble on the horizon, Lillith has ghosted, and he's left with Batlle Goddess Badbh for his training. When a ghost from the past appears, a former King will teach the new King how to be true to both his lineages. Meanwhile, no one knows when Cedric and the gang will emerge from the Otherworld.
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Will Tony's training be enough to protect him, or will Lillith have to use her magic to protect her newfound love?
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This tour is designed to get highlights of Bhutan, a beautiful country residing in the lap of the Himalayas. It is mainly the cultural tour exploration highlighting the main historical cities and sites rich in culture and archaeology. This 5-days Bhutan tour is the most preferred tour in Bhutan. During the tour, you can visit major Dzong, the most popular hiking trail in Taktsang Valley, farmhouses, and local farm markets. You can also enjoy the traditional hot stone bath whilst visiting there.
On this tour, you first land at Paro airport enjoying the spectacular views of the Mountains in the northern region of Bhutan. It will be one of the most spectacular of all mountain flights you ever have. The aerial beauty of Bhutan will amaze you in various ways and the flight offers exciting descent into the land of the thunder dragon. On arrival at the airport, you will be received by the tour representative and get transferred to Thimpu, the capital city of Bhutan.
Then you will have enough time to explore this city, where you can visit Wangdsite Monastery, the Thangtang Dewachen Monastery, Changangkha Lakahang, and the Painting School or National Institute for Zorig Chusum. The next day we drive from Thimpu to Punakha, which is 75km via Duchala pass(3000m). The drive will offer you a beautiful glimpse of the remote and traditional villages of Bhutan. Punakha Dzong is the religious and administrative center of the region that has an important role in Bhutan's history. Thus this place offers the cultural and traditional essence of Bhutan and enriches the importance of the region.
Next, we will hike to Tiger's Nest Monastery which would be a round trip of approximately 5 hours. This monastery is also referred to as Taktsang Monastery as it lies on the hill of the Taltsang Valley. It is the most famous monastery all over the Butan which is built on the side of a rocky cliff and was considered the meditation cave of Padmasambhava who introduced Buddism to Tibet and Bhutan. Later on, you can go on sightseeing the Paro City. There you can visit the Rinpung Dzong, Kyichu Lhakhang, the National Museum of Bhutan, vibrant and colorful markets, Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang, and many others. |
Bhutan, a country nestled in the Himalayan Mountains, offers a range of trekking adventures for both moderate and adventurous trekkers. Whether it's a day hike or a week-long trek, the pristine surroundings of green valleys, rolling hills dotted with farm villages and terraces, and high moraines of ice and glaciers provide breathtaking scenery. Trekking through the deep forests of tall rhododendron, pines, firs, oaks, birch, spruce, hemlocks, and firs, one can witness the beauty of miniature wildflowers on the lush green grass in spring and summer. Camping arrangements are necessary for all trekking expeditions, and local agents provide top-class equipment, expert guides, porters, and pack animals such as mules, yaks, and horses, along with healthy and delicious meals. In some shorter treks, guests can stay in guesthouses or cottages with hospitable locals.
One of the most popular treks in Bhutan is the Gangtey and Gogona trek, which leads trekkers through beautiful natural surroundings of lovely forest-valleys, including the famous Gangtey Gompa (monastery) with Phobhika valley, where rare and endangered Black Necked Cranes can be spotted during their migration seasons. The trek reaches an altitude of 2,800 m to 3,000 m, offering stunning views of the mountains that border Bhutan from Tibet. Another exciting and scenic adventure is the Chomalhari trek, which begins with a tour of the famous Taksing Monastery, also known as Tiger's Nest, and Dzongs or forts. This two-week adventure takes trekkers through the beautiful areas of Bhutan, where they can witness the inspiring backdrop of Mt. Chomolhari or Jumolhari, the highest peaks in Bhutan standing at 7,314m, and strenuous trekking at a high point of 4,820m.
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First Look: 2011 Donruss Elite Football
By Andrew Tolentino | Football Editor
Fresh off the plane from the 2011 Industry Summit in Las Vegas, Panini America officials unveiled the first glance at a newly-revamped Donruss Elite line.
Slated for a June release, 2011 Donruss Elite will land with a familiar innovation to the hobby, but a revolution for the card company. Multi-player autographed memorabilia booklets —much like the Joe Montana / Tom Brady combo seen below — will first fall on Panini’s early-summer Throwback Threads insert set. Otto Graham, Sammy Baugh, Emmitt Smith and Dan Marino — among other greats — will also grace these surely-sensational hits.
“Of all the years I’ve been working on Donruss Elite, this is by far my favorite set yet…. [collectors are] going to be blown away,” said Panini America NFL Brand Manager Carlos Torrez.
With a $6 price tag, five-card packs come 20 per box, which should deliver four autograph or memorabilia cards, four Rookie Cards (limited to 999), one Aspirations or Status parallel, and seven additional inserts or parallels. Dough-endowed case breakers will find either a booklet or a dual-signed Passing the Torch card and at least one autograph from a league luminary.
Founded on a 200-card base set, 2011 Donruss Elite features a hotbed of veterans and rookies — key components in a long list of other limited finds.
We’ll have to wait for warmer weather to see these cards in person, but this six-card gallery should shed some light on the pending release. |
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Bernie’s Weekly Q&A (10/6)
Gavin Newsom, Kevin McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, and more!
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Did you see Gavin Newson after the GOP debate when he went on all the cable news outlets including Fox? When asked about California gas prices being $7 a gallon, the highest in the country, he said oil companies were gouging the state. What? Just his state? He also proclaimed Biden has a wonderful record to run on and has accomplished a great deal. He also called Ron DeSantis a liar. It went on and on with him acting like the smartest guy in the room. Listening to him, he made me think Baghdad Bob sounded more like Eric Sevareid than a nut. I get he's a surrogate for Biden. What do you think is in it for him to go out and and proclaim all is hunky dory with Biden? There has to be something in it for him, right? — Warren M.
First, great Eric Sevareid reference. What’s in it for Newsom is making sure everyone knows he’s a loyal Democrat backing Joe Biden — so that (and here’s the important part) if Biden drops out, Newsom is right there to be the candidate. And if Biden stays in, Newsom is the frontrunner in four years. Of course, there’s the Kamala Harris problem. If Biden drops out, progressives will argue that she’s the logical choice to run … and if they pick Newsom (or anyone else who’s white) … there will be trouble inside the Democratic tent. Stay tuned.
A very interesting read, Bernie, on your latest Q&A. I think you are on the money regarding the last GOP debate. Which got me thinking, how many more are there? Answer: at least 1, in Ron's home turf of Miami on November 8. Which also got me thinking, what's the point? Why go through all the theatrics again?To quote Hillary Clinton "What difference, at this point, does it make?" — FDM
Every candidate still in the race thinks he and she have a shot. They won’t drop out at least until after a few early primaries. So the longer they stay in, the more it will look like 2016 all over again.
Bernie and John: I wanted to get your comments on this recent headline in USA Today: "From Fight To A Miracle: How Congress Averted A Government Shutdown". To me this illustrates two issues with the MSM. For one, other than the Beltway crowd and the NY Times newsroom, I don't know anyone who much cares about or certainly obsesses over government shutdowns or potential shutdowns, which seem to happen every few months. This breathless coverage is just an eye-roll in flyover country. Secondly, we have all noticed how religiously secular most of the media has become. Their religious fealty is to government, climate science, radical gender ideology, and other leftist causes. Thus the reference to religious terminology like "miracle". After reading the headline, I have no trust in any kind of balanced story that follows. Your thoughts? — Steve R.
From John: I didn’t read the piece, Steve, but the headline sounds pretty sensational. You’re of course right that the story meant a lot more to the DC crowd than most regular folks, but that’s not to say that a government shutdown isn’t a big deal. It is. It just doesn’t feel like a big deal to people like you and me, because we’ve heard it all before many times, and we’re desensitized to it.
From Bernie: The “miracle” is that the headline wasn’t: Republicans hate America and thanks to Democrats we still have democracy in America.” Ok, I exaggerate, a little. But you get the point, Steve, right?
Bernie and John, As much as I detest Kevin McCarthy, I find it disturbing that he lost his job.... for DOING his job, i.e. finding a compromise to avoid a government shutdown. I know he created, or certainly helped create, the dynamics in the House that made it possible for a handful of Maga-ites to get him fired. This sort of feels like a Chris Stirewalt moment..... What say you? — John M. |
Conservatives Behaving Like Liberals
There was a time when I was invited by a well-known conservative magazine to speak on cruises that the magazine organized. Conservatives from all over America paid good money to visit far away places and listen to the likes of me talk about how corrupt the liberal media had become. But one evening, while cruising the Caribbean, I said there was also a problem with conservative bias in the media. The crowd literally hissed and booed and I was never invited on another cruise.
There was also a time when I was a regular at a yearly conference of conservatives at a fancy hotel in Florida. When I talked about the excesses of liberalism the crowd cheered. But one time I talked about the insanity of the “Birthers,” those geniuses who think Barack Obama was born someplace outside the United States. Turns out a “Birther,” who was a big contributor to this conservative conclave, was in the audience. I never got invited back.
When I’m on the O’Reilly show I get two kinds of reaction from my conservative friends: love emails and hate emails. When I talk about liberal dopiness I get the love kind. When I say conservatives at times can be just as bad as the lefties, I get hate mail.
Let me be very clear … conservative groups can invite anyone they want to be part of their events. I have no constitutional right to speak to people who don’t want to hear what I have to say. And truth be told, I was never comfortable being in the same place at the same time with so many like-minded people. And people who watch Fox can like me or hate me. That comes with the territory.
Conservatives complain about liberal orthodoxy all the time. When liberals call some black conservative an Uncle Tom, we bristle and say liberals can’t stand it when a black man “strays from the liberal plantation.” We talk about how close-minded liberals can be.
Well, my friends, conservatives can be, and too often are, just as orthodox -- and it’s starting to really annoy me.
As some of you may know I used to be a liberal Democrat. I grew up in a blue-collar family so the Democrat part was a given. The liberal part came with age. Most young people are liberals.
Then when I got older I realized how crazy liberals had gotten. Being for civil rights wasn’t good enough. You had to also be for affirmative action, even if the kid getting the advantage was the son or daughter of a well-to-do black professional. How was that fair to poor white kids, I wondered. Did a white coal miner’s kid have more advantages that the son of a black lawyer?
And being a supporter of women’s rights wasn’t enough, either. You also had to support a woman’s right to be a firefighter even if she wasn’t strong enough to carry a man out of a burning building.
And abortion? Being pro-choice is one thing; supporting late term abortion in the name of “choice” is something else all together.
So I moved right. Or more accurately, the left moved so far left that they left me, not the other way around.
Now I find myself more and more uncomfortable on the other side. I don’t like conservative orthodoxy any more than I like liberal orthodoxy. I’m no fan of President Obama, but the constant, non-stop bashing from conservatives in the media is getting downright boring. I’ve never been a fan of one-note sambas.
I mean, is Mr. Obama really responsible for what some left-wing minister says about social conservatives on Easter Sunday … just because the president was in his church at the time?
There are those on the Right, as Peter Wehner describes them in a piece for Commentary magazine, who seem "to be in a near-constant state of agitation, ever alert to identify and excommunicate from the ranks those they perceive as apostates. One day it is Chris Christie; the next day it is Bob McDonnell, or Jeb Bush, or Mitch Daniels, or Eric Cantor, or Lindsay Graham, or Mitch McConnell, or someone somewhere who has gone crosswise of those who view themselves as prefects of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith."
That kind of conservatism leaves me cold. But if I sit home on Election Day because I’ve had it with the right-wing purists, I’m in effect voting for the Democrats … and I can’t do that, not as long as they think we don’t have a spending problem and taxing the “rich” is a sensible policy.
So what to do? I’m not sure at this point. But if conservatives demand purity, if they don’t want to hear from anyone who doesn’t toe the conservative line, if they see social moderates as wimps or sell-outs, they will lose election after election and they will have only themselves to blame.
That’s one more thing the purists on the right don't want to hear. |
13 Things about SAS You May Not Have Known
SAS software needs no introduction. In the world where business intelligence is growing more than ever the demand for SAS experts is continuously growing. Every year a huge number of applicants are enrolling in SAS Certification Training in order to make a mark in this field. In this blog we will cover 13 highlighted benefits of this software which will further help you understand why it is considered as an undisputed market leader.
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- Easy to use with other Programs: This is one point that makes this software a true winner. No matter in which function your data is, Excel, Minitab, Stata or Systat you can easily in- cooperate it with SAS software. This software can easily convert data as per the user which makes the task easier for the engineers.
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- A Huge and Powerful Network of Support: A community of SAS users is present worldwide. No matter where you are located you can get help instantly in case you are stuck. The SAS community is already in big numbers and is growing every year. You can easily avail knowledge and expertise on this subject from the users who are connected with each other from different parts of the world.
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About: A Theology Of Biblical Counseling.
Since the beginning of the biblical counseling movement in 1970, biblical counselors have argued that counseling is a ministry of the Word, just like preaching or missions. As a ministry, counseling must be defined according to sound biblical theology rather than secular principles of psychology.
For over four decades, biblical theology has been at the core of the biblical counseling movement. Leaders in biblical counseling have emphasized a commitment to teaching doctrine in their counseling courses out of the conviction that good theology leads to good counseling…and bad theology leads to bad counseling.
A Theology of Biblical Counseling is a landmark new book that unpacks the core theological convictions that underlie sound counseling, and practical wisdom for counseling today. Dr. Heath Lambert shows how biblical counseling is rooted in the Scriptures while illustrating the real challenges counselors face today through true stories from the counseling room. A substantive textbook written in accessible language, it is an ideal resource for use in training biblical counselors at colleges, seminaries, and training institutes. In each chapter, doctrine comes to life in real ministry to real people, dramatically demonstrating how theology intersects with the lives of actual counselees.
"The knowledge of God--theology--is like dawn for the human heart. Lambert wakes us up early and takes us outside to see this light flood the landscape of human life. A fine overview of how key Christian doctrines relate to counseling, this book will be on my required reading list."
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Stemming from its solid commitment to continuous development and expanding its network, Reynaers Middle East (RME), the Bahrain-based regional office of leading European aluminium solutions provider Reynaers Aluminium, has recently participated in the annual International Marketing Conference 2023, held at Reynaers’ headquarters in Brussels.
Held on September 13-15, 2023, the event witnessed the participation of 50+ marketing personnel from Reynaers Aluminium worldwide; representing the Brand in more than 70 countries.
RME delegation to the Conference included the Company’s Marketing Department representatives; Ms. Hina Khan and Ms. Eman Salman, who engaged in an enriching set of activities held with the aim of exchanging expertise, sharing insights on the latest developments in the field and bolstering bonds among multi-national professionals working under the umbrella of Reynaers Aluminium.
The three-day event also included several other activities, such as a walking networking tour through the historic city of Mechelen, a gala dinner followed by an awards ceremony, panel discussions that addressed the future strategies of the multinational aluminium solutions’ provider, and interactive workshops highlighting the latest trends in the field of marketing.
On this occasion, Mr Ali Khalaf, CEO of Reynaers Middle East, stated: “We are delighted to take part in this year’s edition of the International Marketing Conference, which provides an ideal platform to share experiences with our peers and admire the dedication and creativity of our global team as a whole. The Conference was a testament to our shared commitment to growth, innovation, and building lasting connections, and a symbol of our shared journey towards excellence. We look forward to participating in the coming edition of the Conference, which reflects the essence of our organisation; a vibrant community of individuals working together to achieve greatness.”
It is worth noting that RME is the subsidiary office of the leading European specialist Reynaers Aluminium, which specialises in the development and marketing of innovative and sustainable aluminium solutions. Reynaers Middle East is headquartered in Bahrain and caters to the entire GCC region in addition to Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan and Iraq. With a rich portfolio of leading projects across the region, RME aspires to further advance its leading position as one of the leading aluminium solutions providers in the Middle East region.
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Modern60 has launched the Senior Discount platform for 2024, offering a range of exclusive discounts to senior citizens across various sectors. This initiative includes retail discounts at major stores like Amazon and Walmart, dining discounts at popular restaurants like Olive Garden and Denny’s, entertainment discounts with services like Hulu and Comcast, and utility discounts including Verizon’s plans. The program aims to acknowledge and appreciate the senior community, enhancing their lifestyle and making essential services more affordable. This initiative is part of Modern60’s broader commitment to fostering respect and inclusion for seniors.
United Kingdom, 2nd Jan 2024 – In an exciting development that redefines the retail landscape, Modern60 is proud to announce the launch of its innovative Senior Discount platform, “Senior Discount Club“. This groundbreaking initiative recognizes the valuable contributions of senior citizens, offering them a range of exclusive discounts across a multitude of brands and services.
What is Senior Discount?
According to Modern60 “Senior discounts are benefits or reduced prices for people who are usually 55 or older. The age range for senior discounts varies from 50 to 65, with most deals starting around 55 or 60.”
Senior discounts are a fantastic way to maintain your budget and enjoy the benefits of being an older adult. Keep in mind, that there is not a legal requirement to offer discounts to seniors, so it pays to ask before you buy. If you can think of it, there just might be a discount for it!
Popular Types of Senior Discounts
From retail and grocery to insurance and health care, there are all types of senior discounts to claim. Maximize your savings and make the most out of your purchases (large or small) by cashing in on the following discounts.
Retail Discounts for Seniors
Modern60 has collaborated with leading retailers to provide significant savings for seniors. The program includes discounts at renowned stores like Bealls Outlet, Lowe’s, and Target. In a unique partnership with Amazon, the Amazon Prime Senior Discount offers unbeatable benefits on the e-commerce giant’s platform.
- Amazon Prime Senior Discount
- Bealls Outlet Senior Discount
- Lowe’s Senior Discount
- Target Senior Discount
- Walmart’s Military Discount
- TJ Maxx Senior Discount
- Senior Discount at Sam’s Club
- Ross Senior Discount
- Walmart Senior Discount
- Publix Senior Discount
- Costco Senior Discount
- Woolworths Senior Discount
Additionally, Walmart honors veterans and active military personnel with Walmart’s Military Discount, while TJ Maxx, Sam’s Club, Ross, Publix, Costco, and Woolworths are also participating in offering substantial discounts to seniors.
How Old Do You Have to Be to Receive a Senior Discount?
While 65 is the age to officially claim Medicare, many senior perks and discounts start much earlier! If you enroll in an AARP or Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) membership on your 50th birthday, you’ll have a head start cashing in on senior discounts. For all other discounts, the minimum age requirements vary based on the company or location and can range from 50 to 65 years of age.
Unsure if you qualify for a senior discount? Don’t hesitate to ask! Not all businesses advertise their discounts for older adults, so a little detective work might be in order.
Restaurant Discounts for Seniors
Recognizing the joy of dining out, Modern60’s program includes special offers at popular eateries such as Olive Garden, Denny’s, Texas Roadhouse, McDonald’s, and Wendy’s.
- Olive Garden Senior Discount
- Denny’s Senior Discount
- Texas Roadhouse Senior Discount
- McDonald’s Senior Discount
- Wendy’s Senior Discount
These discounts make dining out more accessible and enjoyable for seniors, allowing them to savor their favorite meals at a fraction of the cost.
Senior Entertainment Discounts
Entertainment is an essential part of life, and Modern60 hasn’t overlooked this aspect. The program includes the Hulu Senior Discount, ensuring access to a broad range of streaming content.
Additionally, Comcast is offering discounts on their services, making home entertainment more affordable for seniors.
Senior Discounts on Utilities
Understanding the importance of communication and connectivity, Modern60 has also included utility discounts in its program. Verizon’s Senior Discount, for instance, offers special deals on various plans, ensuring that seniors stay connected with their loved ones without worrying about high costs.
Auto Discounts for Seniors
Modern60’s CEO commented, “Our ‘Senior Discounts- Modern60 Club’ platform is more than just a senior discount site, it’s a celebration of the lives and experiences of our senior citizens. We believe in acknowledging their contributions to society and making their lives more comfortable and enjoyable.”
This initiative by Modern60 not only offers financial benefits but also demonstrates a deep commitment to respecting and valuing the senior community. By partnering with a variety of retailers, restaurants, and service providers, Modern60 has created a comprehensive program that caters to the diverse needs and interests of seniors.
About Modern60 Club
Senior Discount – Modern60 Club, your one-stop for comprehensive senior deals & discounts with a strong community, we celebrate the rich possibilities of life’s next chapters we’re not just about offering discounts. We’re about celebrating the spirit of being 60 and beyond. We offer exclusive deals for major brands across retail, leisure, travel, grocery, internet & communication, gifting, outdoors, restaurants and more. Join our Senior Discount Modern60 club to embrace your passions through smart living and savings in the golden years.
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Gallery of our Maternity gowns in use
Everyone has different ideas and inspiration for their Maternity session so I am happy to take time to discuss with you any ideas you may have. I have a selection of drapes, dresses and backgrounds to suit all tastes, however if you are happier to bring your own feel welcome to do so. Most of our beautiful gowns are made of stretchy, comfortable, forgiving fabric, so many will fit clients from a size 8 to 18. Below is a gallery of our gowns in use, we have 14 held in storage, so feel free take a look at the sizing, the styling and fits and we can look to see if they will be a good fit for you. |
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Bowties, and Bow & Pocket Square Sets
Above you will find our entire in-stock collection of bow ties. We carry the more popular and convenient pre-tied bow ties as well as the traditional self-tie bow ties that can be found on a separate page here. While most of our bow ties are also available as matching pocket squares, we also made it easier by offering some of the best selling colors as bow tie and hanky sets at a discounted price.
When to Wear What Bowtie
Just like the dress code suggests, Black Tie Attire, requires men to wear a classic black bow tie, while the even more formal White Tie dress code requires a solid white bow tie which is traditionally worn with a black tailcoat jacket, a waistcoat, and wing-collar tuxedo dress shirt. Slightly less formal than the black or white bowtie are other solid colored ties. For evening attire, darker color shades are better suited such as dark navy, burgundy, silver, and charcoal. For semi-formal day-time attire, such as spring and summer weddings, lighter & brighter colored bow ties are also an excellent choice. Usually wedding colors change by season with current 2024 wedding trends being light pastel colors such as sage green, steel blues, soft pinks, and so on.
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Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by AntonioMartin1, Apr 1, 2024.
Boom! The ship went down!
What do you all think happened to him? Specially after Chapo?
Chapo busted the coconut.
I loved Rasi-aluji Bramble fights with Ray Mancini. He was never the same after the Rosiaro fights
It happens. When the immovable object gets blasted by the irresistible force there can be a cerebral effect that takes place where suddenly, a fighter can't take a shot anymore. It also happened to Sean O'Grady against Andy Ganigan, John Tate against Weaver, Pipino Cuevas against Hearns, etc.
Right but I mean more like what happened to his career?
While I agree in general the irresistible force that ruined John Tate was cocaine and a terrible manager.
Bramble was riding high after the Mancini fights and beating Tyrone Crawley .. he twice beat up a very tough and good if not great Mancini in front of huge audiences and in addition was a colorful character .. he was thought to be a monster, impervious to pain and looked it taking Mancini's best shots without budging ... then Rosario , an underdog going in based on the Ramirez fights and despite the Camacho showing rocked his world , decimated him and he was never the same ...
Scartissue is correct about the seemingly unbreakable chin being finally broken, and I would only add that there is a mental thing probably happening there too. He now KNEW that he could be hurt.
He also went up in weight later, and didn't have the kind of power that resonates to compensate for being the smaller man moving up.
Crawley was a talented boxer but had no power, Mancini was a come forward brawler with decent power but was not a puncher.
Bramble was able to match up well against them due to his physical strength and defence.
Rosario was on the other hand was pure puncher and cracked Brambles chin and confidence in which he never recovered from.
Although Bramble did have a good performance after vs Oba Carr which he should've won.
I have a friend who was a journeyman heavyweight who once told me, in discussing his career, ‘All I can say is it’s different after you’ve been knocked out … because you KNOW you can be knocked out.”
Its like being super popular and then being turned down by a romantic love. This is something both men and woman can tell you. It shakes your confidence.
Didn’t he do a Ring Magazine ‘Best I’ve faced’ interview a few years back where he seemed to be in complete denial about what happened in the Rosario fight? He insisted that Rosario thumbed him in the eye and he only dropped to the canvas and stayed down because he couldn’t see out of the eye. He seemed to gave Rosario no credit at all like it was his only way of coping with the loss even after more than 30+ years later.
Yes i heard that! Its like the boxers who dont admit that a first-round ko loss was your most difficult opponent! LOL
Honestly I just don’t think Bramble was ever really that good. He was entertaining to watch because he had a good punch and liked to mix it up. But his wins over Mancini were largely due to the fact that he was facing a man whose head just wasn’t in the game anymore. I think killing a guy in the ring does a lot to mess with a person’s psyche and I don’t think Ray ever forgave himself for that.
I have actually seen Bramble spar in person and let me tell you he is very strong physically and he had a cement chin.
I do think he was stronger at lightweight and moving up didn't do him any favors.
I was told he was a pain to work with in trying to make a bout and often would price himself out of many fights.
I also got the impression he didn't train the way he should.
When he fought Tony Martin he was signed to fight JC Chavez latter that year if he won vs Martin.
He was winning the fight and around the 4/5 round injured his left shoulder and couldn't really throw his left. He ended up dropping a decision and lost out on the Chavez fight. |
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The British Council were delighted to welcome partners from around the world across the Skills and International Development Sectors for a discussion in to co-inside with the Global Disability Summit which took place in London on 24 July 2018. The British Council hosted Skills, Disability and Inclusion Roundtable focussed on improving employment outcomes for disabled people through Technical and Vocational Training (TVET) and through the wider enabling environment for tailor-made support for disabled people to access and thrive in enterprise or employment. This event featured presentations from four global perspectives. We heard findings from British Council’s research into the disability and TVET landscape, including research conducted with STEP in Pakistan and Goss Consultancy in the United Kingdom. We shared success stories from the work of Sightsavers in Uganda and were inspired by Ryan Gersava, a young disabled serial social entrepreneur who is using digital and tech to transform employment opportunities for disabled people in Philippines.
The discussion featured a range of contributions which set out key challenges and opportunities in improving TVET provision for disabled people.
One key challenge identified was that stigma and discriminatory practice towards disabled people is often coupled with the negative perception of TVET pathways compared to other routes in many countries. It was also pointed out that Skills Systems face a number of challenges and getting enough policy ‘bandwidth’ and financial resource to improve provision for disabled learners can be difficult. There was agreement that whilst there is a lack of data about disability, the business case for disabled people’s inclusion in economic life is clear and that being in work leads to better health and wellbeing outcomes and to changes in social norms and attitudes towards disabled people. However the changing nature of work and digital technology presents an untapped opportunity for disabled learners and for new models of employment. How we and policy makers can enable effective practice may be a better way of achieving success in this area rather than seeking to legislate the problem away although policy making and, in particular, funding is a crucial enabler.
It is clear that excellent training for disabled people does not all look alike. The United Kingdom in particular has considerable experience to share about supported learning models that enable disabled people to access and engage in TVET in the mainstream. It was clearly felt by all the speakers that education cannot be seen in isolation from enterprise and employment. It is critical that disabled people are actively involved and included along with policy makers, education providers and employers, families, service providers and the wider TVET system to design and track models that ensure that there is the right tailored provision for disabled people and for everyone
Further comments were made as the discussion widened, including that:
- Raising aspirations for learners and parents is a key ambition as is tackling negative perceptions
- That good training is not enough and there need to be good outcomes for learners into employment
- That it is important to look at the whole picture of training including confidence building, tailored support and enabling environments as well as the technical competences.
- Underemployment as well as unemployment needs to be addressed both for economic and social reasons.
There was a general consensus that this issue is growing challenge. The British Council would welcome any other contributions from partners to the discussion or ideas for future collaboration.
Please do get in touch by emailing firstname.lastname@example.org if you are interested in supporting this agenda, would like to discuss this topic or have any other projects you think would be of interest. |
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During the referendum campaign the UK electorate was clamouring for “facts” when there were none. Now that the referendum result has been determined there seems to be an insatiable appetite for comment on what will happen going forward. The BSIF cannot of course second guess the impacts or consequences of any potential changes created by the decision to leave the EU.
In the coming weeks we will doubtless have many rumours and misinformation to deal with and the BSIF will be seeking early guidance from UKTI / BIS on their position. The Personal Protective Equipment market in the UK has been based on EU directives for a generation and after years of discussion the new Regulation (EU) 2016/425 came “into force” in April this year and we can only at this stage assume that the market will continue to recognise it. The Federation will work diligently with legislators to be on the inside of any discussions, and we will ensure that members of the BSIF are kept up to date with all pertinent developments.
What we do know is that the UK has led the world in Occupational Safety and Health and the Federation remains dedicated to making sure that Safety and Health is properly recognised in this country as a force for good. Irrespective of the momentous changes we now face in our political landscape, the Federation will continue to ensure safety and health is acknowledged as an important sphere in Government policy and it is regarded as synomymous with good business practice. Within this, the BSIF’s Registered Safety Supplier Scheme will further strengthen Occupational Safety by ensuring that the market is supplied with quality personal protective equipment provided through a capable supply chain. |
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When I look at some people’s bug out bag lists, I have to wonder how they’re going to carry it all. It’s easy to go overboard on a bug out bag, especially when you consider that you don’t really know how long you’re going to be out in the wilderness. However, every ounce of extra weight you carry is going to eat into your body’s energy reserves and slow you down. If you’re not careful, that extra weight can hinder you, more than help you.
Seasoned backpackers say, “The lighter the pack, the more enjoyable the journey.” However, they’re going out for a week or less at a time; with the expectation of going home at the end of their trip. So, the criteria that apply to them, really can’t apply in the same way to bugging out. Even so, it can work as a starting point.
Looking at several websites for backpackers, it seems that ideal weights for backpacks vary a bit from one person to the next. Obviously, the physical condition and stamina of the individual is a factor that needs to be considered. However, most of these backpacking experts seem to favor a backpack that’s 1/6 of the person’s body weight.
One-sixth of a 150 pound man is 25 pounds. But 1/6 of a 220 pound man is 36 2/3 pounds. The problem here is that the 220 pound man probably isn’t n as good a shape, physically speaking, as the 150 pound man. So, if we go just on body weight, we may be hurting ourselves more than we expect to.
There are a few who advocate 1/4 of the individual’s body weight as a maximum weight. That actually seems more realistic to me for a bug out bag. This isn’t a pleasure trip, but rather bugging out to survive. That’s going to dictate carrying some things that are going to make your weight go up.
It is said that “the proof of the pudding is in the eating.” I think that’s very applicable to the bug out bag. Pack a bag with 1/4 of your body weight and see how far you can walk with it. If you can’t walk several miles, without feeling that you’re going to die, then it’s too much; regardless of your body weight. Try the same thing with a bag packed to 1/6 of your body weight. Then, adjust the weight to find a point that works for you. Make that your target weight.
Okay, so how do you get your bag weight down to the point of your target weight? First of all, realize that some percentage of that weight is food. You’re going to eat about two pounds of food a day. So, if you’re just a couple of pounds over, I wouldn’t worry about it. You’re bag is going to be under your weight limit all too fast.
Look through your bag, asking yourself the question, “Do I really need this?” You’ll probably find some things you’re carrying because someone said you should or because you thought it was a neat gadget. If you don’t really need it, it’s time to get rid of it.
The next thing to do is to look for places where you can combine equipment to save weight. Simple things, like replacing a pair of pants and a pair of shorts with a pair of pants that have removable legs, will save you precious ounces. The best savings for things like this are your heavier items, like tools. A combination hatchet, hammer and crowbar is lighter than having a separate hatchet and hammer.
Finally, look for ways of replacing equipment with lighter weight alternatives. Good backpacking equipment is extremely light; that’s a lot of what you’re paying for. So, take everything out of your pack and weigh each piece individually, preferably on a postage scale. That will tell you your heaviest items. Then go looking for lighter weight items to replace those. You can always sell your old items to someone who isn’t as concerned about weight as you are.
Let’s keep the discussion going. Comment below with how much your bug out bag weighs.
It may seem odd to think about how to prepare for economic collapse and the possibility of a complete US or a global imminent economic collapse right now. After all, the stock market is up and unemployment is down- things have gotten markedly better than they have been in years. There are those that believe that we are in the exact same place we were in 2008, right before we slipped into one of the worst recessions in US history. With our stock market set up with artificially inflated numbers due to an overly aggressive bond-buying program, we may soon see the entire economic system collapse upon itself. The entire market is currently predicated on a system of borrowing and investing and financial engineering that can’t bear its own weight.
So that raises the question; how to prepare for economic collapse? We don’t mean the stock market dropping a little, or the price of gas going up a few dimes. We mean to say the complete collapse of the economic marketplace that would make your bank accounts void and the currency in your pocket to become worth only as much as the cost of the paper. What if you had a newborn or small child at home, you as the head of your household have an obligation to protect your family. You need to know what is going to help you and your loved ones survive an economic collapse.
3 Tips on How to Prepare for Economic Collapse!
Bartering Will Be Huge
Bartering is our oldest system of currency; physical goods or services for physical good or services- square deals built on a handshake. When money becomes worthless, barter will once again become the currency of the common man. That means you need to have either goods to trade, or a trade to ply. A few good items that you can stock up on now that will have huge value include personal toiletries, salt, liquor, staple foods, and if you have the ability and room- livestock and small game. As for trades, make sure you have some skills that will be in demand. You may be a marketing director now, but there will be little need for those skills in a collapse. Find a skill that will have real value; whether it is gardening, blacksmithing, knife sharpening, vehicle and mechanical repair, carpentry- anything that can provide a real and practical value.
Don’t Trust All Your Money to the Bank
If the grid went down tomorrow every dollar in your account would float away like so much data. Don’t leave your survival to chance. While paper money will eventually become worthless, in the beginning cash will be king. There will be those who believe the system will right itself and they will be rich with all the cash they make. Keeping this in mind, start stashing away a little bit of cash every time you can. $20 here and there, maybe $100 when you can- anything to start a safety net of cash.
Eventually once you have a pretty good stockpile, say $5000, you should start considering a real investment.
Precious Metals Will Always Have Value
Even as our dollar lowers in value every day, precious metals like gold and silver are steadily climbing in value. In 2006 gold was priced out at $472 dollars an ounce. As of this writing, it has climbed to a staggering $1,132.85. It has nearly tripled in value over a 9 year period. You won’t find a stock market investment that will yield that kind of return. As the dollar deteriorates, it will be precious metals that our economy turns to.
When answering the question how to prepare for economic collapse you have to keep in mind that disasters don’t really care very much whether you believe in them or not. That’s part of their strength, they happen when we least expect it and often despite our best efforts and intentions. You owe it to yourself and your family to be prepared for the very real possibility of a coming economic collapse. Nothing we have talked about here can hurt, it is all solid and logical. The only thing you are doing is giving yourself the peace of mind that you can protect your family and continue to provide for them.
Let’s keep the discussion going.
Comment below with any suggestion on how to prepare for economic collapse.
There’s a very common problem that many people run into when they first become interested in prepping; that’s the problem of their spouse, or in the case of those who aren’t married, their “significant other” as the politically correct term has come to be known. It’s rare that a couple both develop an interest in prepping at the same time. Usually, one sees what’s happening in the world around them and decides they need to do something, while the other has their eyes closed to all that.
Even worse than having a spouse who’s eyes are closed to the problems we all face is having one that wants their eyes closed. Maybe they just don’t like to think about anything bad happening, but more likely they are counting on Big Brother government to take care of them. They haven’t realized that the government has a very poor track record of doing that.
Prepping without your spouse can be an especially challenging proposition. Not only does it help to work together on doing all that needs to be done, but there’s the problem of money. Spending money on stockpiling food and other supplies, when your spouse isn’t in agreement, can become a bone of contention in any marriage, especially when spending that money means that you might not be able to do something else that your spouse wants to do.
It’s clearly better to have both partners on-board with prepping. But how do you get that reluctant spouse going? What can you do, if they just don’t see things the way you do?
First of all, be realistic. You’re not going to make any headway talking about the Yellowstone Supervolcano blowing up the country or the Earth’s axis shifting. Get them on board with seeing the risk of hurricanes or winter blizzards; any local weather problem which could leave you without power or the ability to go to the grocery store. Once they are on board with the little disasters, you can gradually work your way up to the bigger ones.
Take their Blinders Off
Part of the reason that your spouse may not see the need to be prepping is that they don’t see the world situation as you do. Maybe you watch the news and they don’t. If that’s the case, you are much more likely to see the risks that we face every day than they are. Educate them, so that they will know why there’s a good reason to be a prepper.
Don’t try to go off the deep end, selling your home and moving to a bunker, hidden in the middle of nowhere. Decide on doing preps that are in alignment with the risks you are talking about, not an end of the world scenario. As they come on board, you can gradually up the ante, looking at bigger risks and what you should do to be ready for them.
You’ve got to realize that it took time for you to get into the prepping mindset and it’s going to take time for them to do so as well. You can’t expect that the conclusion which you reached after months of thinking about prepping is going to hit them in one short conversation. You’ll probably need a number of conversations, each of which helps them come to understand the problems that you see.
There are things you can do to start prepping, which don’t necessarily look like prepping, especially if you can attribute them to some other reason. Planting a vegetable garden can be because you don’t like the idea of GMOs, instead of for prepping. Then you can start canning, to preserve what you’ve grown. Put in a rainwater collection system, as a way of saving money on watering the garden and avoiding putting all that chlorine in the garden. Things like this make sense in a non-prepper world, but help you to be prepared as well.
You can also buy some survival equipment, without the need to make it look like prepping. It could be emergency equipment for the car or camping equipment, rather than bug out equipment. Buying a gun or a hunting knife makes sense for hunting or just shooting. You don’t need to shove it in their face that you are prepping, just work on it subtly.
Are you having trouble getting your spouse or significant other on-board with prepping? If so, share your situation and/or comments below.
Why? That’s an amazing question. Little children learn it well and use it to drive their parents bonkers. Answering the question doesn’t get you out of trouble either, as they respond with one more “Why?”
This has to be the most common question that non-preppers ask preppers too. “Why prepare?” Those who haven’t asked the question have probably thought it; they just haven’t found anyone to ask. Even if they did, they might not understand the answer they’d get.
There are laws which require that anyone who drives a car has car insurance. Why? Any financial advisor worth their salt will tell you to buy life insurance. Why? The fire department (as well as your homeowner’s insurance provider) will tell you to have a fire extinguisher in your home. Why? Even the government tells you to have at least three days worth of food in the house in case of emergencies. Why?
All these things have one common root; they are insurance. Does the person who buys life insurance of a fire extinguisher expect to need either of them in the next week? Probably not. What they are doing is recognizing the fact that life occasionally throws us a curve-ball. The idea behind having insurance is to be ready for that curve-ball.
Many will follow their question of why one should prepare with some sort of platitudes of how big brother government will take care of us all, should anything happen. We’ve all seen one president or another making announcements about authorizing X number of billions of dollars in “disaster relief” to help people out after a disaster. It’s one of the better sound bites for the politician in question, making them look good and increasing their chances of reelection.
WHY PREPARE – Don’t be another statistic.
However, the government’s track record on helping out in a time of trouble is dismal at best. When Hurricane Katrina hit, the government at all levels was so busy pointing fingers at one another, that very little actually got accomplished to help the people. Even with emergency crews working round the clock, it took over a month to restore electricity to everyone.
Hurricane Sandy wasn’t any better. After all the high-level investigations in the wake of Katrina and all the talk about revamping FEMA, they didn’t do a bit better seven years later, when New Jersey was plastered by Sandy. Oh, it looked better to the people, but that’s only because the news media refused to report on what was happening, whereas with Katrina, they hounded the story to death.
So, if you want to count on FEMA to rescue you, go right ahead. But I don’t see any reason to trust them. They don’t have a good track record and they don’t have your and my best interests in mind. Therefore, if I can’t trust Big Brother to take care of me, I’m stuck with having to take care of myself.
That’s what prepping is all about; taking care of me and my family. Where most of the population is still expecting Big Brother to take care of them, preppers have decided that they can’t count on it. Instead, they develop a plan for taking care of themselves and then take the necessary steps to make sure that they can do it. It’s just one more form of insurance; because none of us know what tomorrow may bring.
The federal government has completed a study which states that in the event of an EMP attack from our enemies, only ten percent of our population will survive. That breaks down to the three percent of our population who are preppers, probably another percent who are people living in remote areas and the other six percent will be federal government bureaucrats, who will take care of themselves, before even thinking about taking care of anyone else. So, where does that leave you? If you’re not preparing, you may just end up becoming a statistic.
The term “bug out bag” is gaining a lot of popularity these days, but there’s still a lot of confusion about what is a bug out bag. Perhaps that confusion comes from the fact that there are many different people, with many different ideas about what a bug out bag can do.
If you compare what the DHS says about a bug out bag on their website, to what you find on most prepping websites, you’ll find that the contents listed are extremely different. That’s because the DHS has a much different idea about bugging out than the average prepper does.
Any bug out bag is about surviving. The basic idea is to have a bag packed, which you can use to help you survive, if you are forced to abandon your home quickly. You might be forced to flee due to a pending natural disaster, a nuclear accident or a zombie invasion. So your bug out bag needs to be prepared in such a way that it can help you to survive any of these situations.
After asking what is a bug out bag there are two major factors in creating any bug out bag.
- The first is the survival skills that the user of that bag has. Packing a backpack full of top notch survival equipment isn’t going to help a city dweller who’s never been out in the woods at night. They won’t know what to do with all that expensive equipment, so it really won’t help them survive.
- The second is the bug out plan that the owner is planning on using.
The DHS idea of a bug out bag was obviously created for people who are going to leave their home and go to a temporary government shelter or a FEMA camp. If you tried to survive out in the wilderness with what they have listed in their kit, you’d last about as long as your food and water did; then you’d be out of luck.
Before starting to create a bug out bag, you need to develop your plan. There are a lot of questions to ask yourself before you’re even ready to start building your bug out bag.
- What are you going to do if you are forced to leave your home?
- Where are you going to go?
- What type of living conditions will you have available to you when you get there?
- Will the supplies you need be available at your bug out, or will you need to bring them with you?
- Is your bug out location going to be to a city, a government shelter, a small town, a prepared bug out retreat or are you going to bug out to the wilderness?
- How are you going to get there?
- What will you do if you can’t use your primary means of transportation?
You’ll need to make sure you have the right equipment and supplies to support your bug out plans. Your answers to each of those questions will determine what goes into your bag.
Now that we have discussed what is a bug out bag you can move on to gathering the right equipment and supplies to support your bug out plans.
Please comment below if you have any questions about bug out bags. |
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The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, a new player in the world of cruising, has confirmed an order to Chantiers de l’Atlantique for two “super yachts”: the Ilma and the Luminara. The construction of two additional ships could also be planned as an option for this contract.
The Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard, located in Saint-Nazaire in the Atlantic France region, is expanding its portfolio. The company, which has 3,400 employees and a turnover of €2 billion, has signed a new contract for two luxury superyachts from the Ritz-Carlton.
228-suite, high-end luxury ships
The group that owns the famous Ritz-Carlton hotel chain wants to establish itself in the luxury cruise sector. The two new ships, Ilma and Luminara, are respectively planned for 2024 and 2025 and will be 242 metres long. Following the construction of the gigantic Wonder of the Seas and its 6,400 passenger capacity, the shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique is tackling the ultra-luxury market.
The two new Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection ships are both inspired by the Evrima, which will be inaugurated in 2021, with the first cruise scheduled for August 2022. Private terraces have been announced for each of the 228 suites, which will measure up to 100 square meters. On board, there will be five restaurants, six bars and a wine cellar. Once in operation, the yachts will offer 7-10 day, all-inclusive cruises in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean.
This order represents 2 million working hours, equivalent to one year’s activity, and an investment of €800 million. Each ship will be equipped with four hybrid engines and will use liquefied natural gas (LNG) as its primary fuel, significantly reducing its emissions compared to traditional vessels. The yachts will also have sophisticated water treatment systems, an efficient heat recovery system, LED lighting and other features to reduce environmental impact. |
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Goldman Sachs Initiates Coverage of Xpeng with a Buy Rating
Goldman Sachs Forecasts 30% Upside for Xpeng
Goldman Sachs recently initiated coverage of Xpeng, a Chinese electric vehicle maker, with a buy rating. This comes with a 12-month price target on U.S.-listed Xpeng shares at $18.10, indicating a potential 28% gain from the stock's close on Monday at $14.15. Following Goldman's bullish comment, Xpeng's stock increased by over 5% on Tuesday. The firm is confident in Xpeng's latest car, the G6 Ultra Smart Coupe SUV, and believes the market has not fully reflected its potential yet.
Positive Outlook for Xpeng's Vehicle Delivery Volume and Margins
In a note, Goldman Sachs stated that they expect Xpeng's vehicle delivery volume to regain momentum with the launch of the G6 model, leading to an improvement in margins. They also anticipate a decline in battery pricing, further contributing to margin improvement. The G6 was launched in the second quarter of this year, and deliveries have just started this month. Goldman Sachs believes that the G6 is the most competitive product released by Xpeng to date and has high potential in the market.
Xpeng Exceeds Delivery Forecast, Reports Quarterly Return to Growth
Xpeng reported a quarterly return to growth for car deliveries, surpassing its own delivery forecast. In the second quarter of 2023, the company delivered 23,205 cars, showing a 27% quarter-on-quarter rise. This positive performance indicates that Xpeng is rebounding after more than a year of declines in car deliveries. The report of exceeding delivery expectations suggests that Xpeng's business is gaining traction and recovering.
Goldman Sachs Sees Xpeng's Potential in Overseas EV Market
Goldman Sachs believes that Xpeng, as a pure EV maker in its volume ramp-up stage, can capture the overseas EV market in the long run. Currently, Xpeng prefers to sell into overseas markets through exports only, according to its latest strategy. However, the firm sees this as a strategic move that positions Xpeng well to meet the growing demand for EVs in international markets. With its competitive products and a strong presence in the Chinese electric vehicle industry, Xpeng has the potential to expand its reach globally.
Conclusion: A New Business Opportunity in the Electric Vehicle Market
The recent coverage initiated by Goldman Sachs on Xpeng, a Chinese electric vehicle maker, highlights the potential for new business opportunities in the electric vehicle (EV) market. With a buy rating and a price target indicating a significant upside, Xpeng's stock has already experienced positive growth in response. This presents an exciting prospect for entrepreneurs considering entering the EV industry.
Goldman Sachs forecasts a positive outlook for Xpeng, pointing to the expected increase in vehicle delivery volume and improved margins with the launch of the G6 model. As Xpeng's car deliveries exceeded expectations and showed a substantial quarterly rise, it indicates a resurgence in the company's business. This growth demonstrates the potential for market recovery and establishes Xpeng as a strong player in the EV market.
Furthermore, Goldman Sachs recognizes Xpeng's potential in the overseas EV market. As Xpeng focuses on exporting vehicles to meet the growing international demand for EVs, it positions itself strategically for long-term success. With competitive products and an established presence in the Chinese electric vehicle industry, Xpeng has the opportunity to expand its reach globally.
For new businesses looking to capitalize on the growing popularity of electric vehicles, partnering with or entering the EV market could be a lucrative decision. The positive outlook for Xpeng, supported by a reputable institution like Goldman Sachs, indicates a favorable trend in the industry. By offering innovative EV solutions, investing in research and development, and targeting emerging markets, new businesses can position themselves to capture a share of the growing EV market. The key lies in understanding consumer demands, leveraging technological advancements, and establishing strategic partnerships to drive success in this rapidly expanding industry.
Article First Published at: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/11/goldman-says-chinese-ev-maker-xpeng-can-rally-almost-30percent.html |
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How India can create opportunities for its new-age farmers
- India’s agriculture industry has been neglected for a long time.
- As per World Bank, agricultural workers in the total workforce will drop from 58.2% in 2001 to 25.7% by 2050.
- Ravi Annavarapu, President of agricultural sciences company
FMCIndia speaks to Business Insider about how to make agriculture a more lucrative business opportunity for India’s youth.
AdvertisementThe number of agriculture workers is reducing in India; and is expected to drop further to 25.7% by 2050. And, it was at 58% in 2001.
On the other hand, the number of agritech startups are on the rise. There were about 450 agritech startups in India before the pandemic, growing at the rate of 25% year-on-year, according to a NASSCOM report. Farming, like many other sectors, is all set to be disrupted by technology.
“Advanced technology and precision farming have the potential to take Indian agro-economy to newer heights. The
This means, the tech-friendly, younger generation would be taking part in new-age farming much more than the earlier generation did. It will also create employment opportunities in rural areas.
“With renewed focus by the government on eliminating inefficiencies of the sector, newer avenues are opening up for youth, in terms of R&D, agritech, startup culture and food processing sectors,” said Annavarapu.
Agriculture contributes around 20% to India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but the sector continues to be a laggard in the Indian economy. The progress of the country depends on the growth and sustainability of this sector.
Despite the pandemic and climate change risks, growth in agriculture and the allied sector rose to 3.9% in 2021-22 from 3.6% a year earlier, driving the overall Indian economy's real GDP expansion of 9.2% in FY22, according to the Economic Survey 2021-22.
“The pandemic has been a blessing in disguise as digital technology and innovative solutions were adopted, which gave rise to the agritech models. New tech business models, such as e-commerce platforms, are undoubtedly assisting smallholder farmers in increasing their income by directly connecting them to customers. This practice is also giving rise to sustainable farming,” said Annavarapu.
Making agriculture attractive
Agriculture, however, is yet to catch the fancy of the youth. The high risks and low returns, coupled with the continued fragmentation of land holdings is becoming a big mental block for rural youth.
Advertisement“The most significant way to inspire youth to enter agriculture is to showcase the immense scope, growth possibilities, resource-rich terrain of the country, and involvement of modern roles (research and development, technology, farmers training etc),” said Annavarapu.
Agriculture should be taught early in school, he said, applauding the government’s efforts to include agriculture at school levels under the New Education Policy.
“The focus should be on changing the narrative – from agriculture being a rural-centric occupation to a larger picture, which educates them on the gamut of opportunities present in the industry, and its importance in nation-building,” said Annavarapu.
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