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St. George College of Management, Science & Nursing is a well-known institution was established in 1998 in Bangalore, the “Silicon Valley” of India, under the supervision and intervention of St. George Educational & Charitable Trust. In the first two years of commencement it shot to the limelight of being recognized as one among the reputed Institutions in Bangalore providing Management, Science & Nursing courses for graduate and post graduate programmes.
In lieu of imparting high quality education the vision of the leadership team was to emancipate high quality education to students in various course disciplines. Our focus is imparting and creating knowledge in the young minds.
Our teaching fraternity and faculty are led by high knowledge personnel with vast teaching experience. Our students represent different states in India and 24 Foreign nationalities. Our teaching-learning method is providing knowledge and value addition supplementing the academic programmes.
In 2002 we have we have established a new academic programme St. George college of nursing under the aegis of St. George educational & charitable Trust Bangalore runs St. George College of Nursing since 2002, affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health and Science (RGUHS) recognized by government of Karnataka and approved by Indian Nursing Council (INC) New Delhi,
In the year 2011-12 we have initiated the MBA programme building budding management professionals, entrepreneurs. Our MBA programme is affiliated to Bangalore University approved by AICTE. Our MBA programme is deciphered with Industry Ready programmes.
As an institution our motto is Knowledge is Power.
Our academic courses help students to build and shape their careers. During the academic tenure our faculty, trainers help students in grooming their technical and managerial skills with trainings. Our training personnel impart Personality Knowledge through in-house training programmes. At St.George College we are always on the fore-front of collaboration with industry for industry-ready training programmes. Students privilege from the trainings programmes in building competence to be at part with industry requirements.
Internships, Industrial Tours help students to understand the industry and shape and sharpen their skill set.
We are privileged having industry leaders to select and employ students from our college.
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About Color Wheel Tool Using Color Theory
When picking colors, one of the most common concerns is deciding which hues go together. The color wheel is a simple tool based on color theory that can help answer that question. Every decorative color combination can be defined by where it resides on the color wheel, a diagram that maps the colors of the rainbow.The color wheel makes color relationships easy to see by dividing the spectrum into 12 basic hues: three primary colors, three secondary colors, and six tertiary colors. Once you learn how to use it and its hundreds of color combinations, the color wheel can provide a helpful reference when deciding what colors to try in your design, home, etc.
What is Color Wheel?
A color wheel or color circle is an abstract illustrative organization of color hues around a circle, which shows the relationships between primary colors, secondary colors, tertiary colors etc
A color wheel based on RGB (red, green, blue) or RGV (red, green, violet) is an additive color wheel; Alternatively, the same arrangement of colors around a circle with cyan, magenta, yellow (CMYK) is a subtractive color wheel.
Most color wheels are based on three primary colors, three secondary colors, and the six intermediates formed by mixing a primary with a secondary, known as tertiary colors, for a total of 12 main divisions; some add more intermediates, for 24 named colors. Other color wheels, however, are based on the four opponent colors and may have four or eight main colors.
How the Color Wheel Works
Primary colors are red, blue, and yellow, these colors are pure, which means you can't create them from other colors, and all other colors are created from them.Secondary colors are between the equidistant primary color spokes on the color wheel: orange, green, and violet. These hues line up between the primaries on the color wheel because they are formed when equal parts of two primary colors are combined.Tertiary colors are formed by mixing a primary color with a secondary color next to it on the color wheel. With each blending (primary with primary, then primary with secondary), the result hues become less vivid.
How to Use the Color Wheel to Build Color Schemes
You can rely on the color wheel's segmentation to help you mix colors and create palettes with varying degrees of contrast. There are four common types of color schemes derived from the color wheel.
Monochromatic Color Palette
- Three shades, tones, and tints of one base color. Provides a subtle and conservative color combination. This is a versatile color combination that is easy to apply to design projects for a harmonious look. Although the monochromatic look is the easiest color scheme to understand, it's perhaps the trickiest to pull off. A design filled with just one color can feel boring or overwhelming, depending on how you handle it.
Analogous Color Palette
- For a bit more contrast, an analogous color scheme includes colors found side by side, close together on the wheel, such as orange, yellow, and green, for a colorful but relaxing feel. Neighboring hues work well in conjunction with each other because they share the same base colors. The key to success for this scheme is to pick one shade as the main, or dominant, color in a room; it's the color you see the most of. Then choose one, two, or three shades to be limited-use accent hues. This living room demonstrates an analogous scheme of blue, purple, and fuchsia.
Complementary Color Palette
- A complementary color scheme is made by using two hues directly opposite each other on the color wheel, such as blue and orange, which is guaranteed to add energy to any design. These complementary colors work well together because they balance each other visually. You can experiment with various shades and tints of these complementing color wedges that find a scheme that appeals to you.
Split Complementary Color Palette
- Alternatively known as a compound color scheme,split complementary color scheme consists of two opposite colors placed either side of one base color. This is less attractive than complementary, but just as effective. A good example is Taco Bell's logo, which consists of blue, purple and yellow colors.
Triadic Color Palette
- Triadic color scheme is made by three colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel, which provides a high contrast color scheme, but less so than the complementary color combination — making it more versatile. This combination creates bold, vibrant color palettes.
Tetradic Color Palette
- A tetradic color scheme is a special variant of the dual color scheme, with the equal distance between all colors. All four colors are distributed evenly around the color wheel, causing there is no clear dominance of one color. Tetradic color schemes are bold and work best if you let one color be dominant, and use the others as accents. The more colors you have in your palette, the more difficult it is to balance.
Make the Color wheel square!
A new feature of the color wheel tool for you is to use a square color wheel (I think it might be called a color cube :D).
In this section, like the circular section, you can have the color wheel as Monochromatic mode, Complementary mode, Square mode, Cool-colors mode, and Warm-colors mode.
In each section, select the desired color by flicking small circles inside the square, or enter the hexadecimal code of the desired color. And even increase or decrease the number of colors you want.
Finally, like, share, or save the desired palette. And this way, you can find colors that match. Let's see how this works?! |
About Color Contrast Checker Tool
This tool checks the color contrast between the foreground and background of the elements that are on the page according to the WCAG2. Color is a key component of web design and how it is used affects how accessible a website or app is. So, Color contrast is a very important component of creating a more accessible web for all users. To make your text easy to read, the contrast between the text and the background should be high.
Use this color contrast checker to determine whether your color combinations are accessible or not, and to see if your chosen color combo has the standard contrast ratios.
What is color accessibility?
There is a fundamental design principle in the Web that makes it accessible to everyone, regardless of hardware, software, language, location, or disability. When the Web meets this goal, it is accessible to people with a diverse range of hearing, movement, sight, and cognitive ability. Nonetheless, if websites, applications, technologies, or tool designs are poorly built, they couldn’t be used even by unimpaired persons or search engine crawlers.
Users must be able to perceive the information of different colors on a web page because color has such a significant role in both being visually pleasant and transmitting messages. Color accessibility is significant because it aids users with visual impairments such as poor vision or color blindness in correctly distinguishing content elements and reading/viewing them. Contrast Checker tool tests the contrast ratio of background and text colors for accessibility. Color is an important part of web design since it is used to convey personality, draw attention, symbolize action, and denote importance.
Color and Disabilities
Color blindness is a must to consider while choosing colors. Color blindness affects about 8% of the population, and picking the wrong colors can render your page unreadable for them. Red and green, for example, are two colors that are less appealing than others. For this reason, blue and yellow are typically used, and high contrast between text and backdrop should be maintained. Also, don't rely just on color as a visual signal in your design.
Colors and Texts
Contrast is extremely vital for text. The use of incorrect colors can significantly reduce readability and quickly fatigue the eyes of the reader. The most readable typography is black text on a white backdrop. Blue and white, as well as black and yellow, are two other combinations that are frequently easy to read. As an example, any people find it especially difficult to read green text on the red and red text on the green. Or a vibrating sensation is created by the combination of red and blue, which can make reading difficult.
What Is Color Contrast?
Simply put,contrast is the difference between two colors. The farther apart they are from each other, the higher the contrast. Therefore, complementary combinations will have the strongest contrast, while analogous combinations will have the weakest.
Contrasting colors, also known as complementary colors, are colors from opposite segments of the color wheel. Colors that are directly across one another on the primary color wheel provide maximum contrast.
Colors can contrast in hue, value, and saturation,but various types of contrasts have been determined by color theorists over the years. Here are some of the most important:
Contrast of Hue
Contrast of Tint and Shade
Contrast of Saturation
Combination of Contrasts
The color wheel combinations discussed above are most closely related to hue contrast. The greater the contrast between two colors, the wider apart they are. As a result, complementary colors have the most contrast, whereas analogous colors have the least.When it comes to typography, a color contrast alone is rarely enough to make the text as legible as desired. If that's the case, you might wish to combine hue contrast with another type of contrast.
The contrast between warm and cold colors is a specific example of hue contrast. Cold colors appear to be further away, whereas warmer colors appear to be closer, due to the way the human eye works. This suggests that using a warm color for a symbol is a good option.
When it comes to establishing enormous differences, value contrast is quite efficient. The most extreme contrast, black and white, can be described as a value contrast. Large differences in lightness are generally pleasing to the eyes, while low value contrasts can be effective for more subtle variances, such as in the background.
For design elements that do not require a lot of focus, saturation contrast is frequently preferable.Transparency can be defined as a collection of colors with varying saturation on a grey background. This is a technique that can be utilized to create an intriguing effect.
While any of the contrasts listed above can be used effectively on its own, it is more typical to use a combination of them, especially for text. This creates a vivid mix that can be eye-wearying. You can make a combination that is much more attractive to the eye and readable by adjusting the value and saturation.
Working against the colors' inherent values can have negative consequences. Yellow, for example, is naturally lighter than its complementary color, blue. It would be weird to have a yellow-blue combo.
What Is Color Contrast Ratio?
Color contrast ratio refers to the difference between the light levels in the foreground and the background, a measure of contrast in web accessibility. Due to the fact that colors are generated using unique codes on the Internet, we are able to accurately compare and analyze those codes off each other, resulting in a ratio.
Why Contrast Matters?
Sometimes after spending a long time in the sun or being fatigued from using a computer or mobile, your eyes yearn for a contrasted screen or inversion of color. Color blind people can often become sensitive to certain colors or shades of light and even experience physical pain when the color of the text and the background of the page they are looking at, have no contrast.
The contrast between white and black is the highest and safest level of contrast between the two colors. But sometimes, depending on the situation, you may not want to use these two colors and may need two other colors that have the best contrast for the comfort of the eyes.
What Does Color Contrast Mean For Web Accessibility?
The use of complementary colors on the Web is about finding shades that provide enough contrast between the content and the background for people with low vision impairments or color deficiencies. The colors should not only be limited to contrasting colors but instead, there should be a level of contrast in body text, logos, and essential diagrams or other pieces of content.
What is WCAG?
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) developed the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) in collaboration with people and organizations from around the world, with the goal of providing a single shared standard for web content accessibility that meets the needs of individuals, organizations, and governments internationally.
WCAG describes how web content can be made more accessible for people with disabilities. Web “content” generally refers to the information in a web page or web application, including:
Natural information such as text, images, and sounds.
Code or markup that defines the structure, presentation, etc.
The Best Level of Color Contrast Ratio
In WCAG2.0, the Color Contrast Standard describes the set up of requirements for AA & AAA conformance levels. The minimum contrast ratio for normal-sized text is 4.5:1 in compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
The contrast between two colors is measured by a grading system known as 'levels of conformance' . The strongest possible grade is AAA, and this is achieved with a contrast ratio of 7:1.W3C state s that although it is not always possible to achieve the highest level of conformance across an entire website, the goal should be to achieve the highest level of conformance in critical areas throughout a site, including headlines and body text.
- Section 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum): Level AA
- For body, subtext, or general copy, the goal is a contrast ratio of approximately 4.5:1 For headers or larger text (Font size 18pt or 14pt bold), the goal is a contrast ratio of approximately 3:1
- Section 1.4.6 Contrast (Enhanced): Level AAA
- Recommended for an expected audience that has aged or low vision.For body text, the contrast ratio can be enhanced from 4.5:1 to 7:1
WCAG Color Requirement For Image
Images must pass the WCAGcontrast requirements. Images that contain text must ensure that the contrast between the image background and the text is sufficient, especially if the images are of low quality and if the image needs to be enlarged in any way. Images of text must have a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1.
For images that do not contain text, but still convey meaning, the image components must still have sufficient contrast to ensure that the overall image is perceivable. WCAG2.1 level AA specifies that graphical objects and author-customized interface components such as icons, charts, and graphs, buttons, form controls, and focus indicators and outlines, have a contrast ratio of at least 3:1.
Color Contrast Checker is a tool that tests the contrast ratio of your background and text for accessibility. It will also indicate if the colors pass the newer WCAG2.0 contrast ratio formula. You can use color contrast checker to determine whether or not your color combinations are accessible or not.
Dopely’s Color Contrast Checker helps you determine the accessibility of your text size, color contrast, and spot checks your visual elements.
We evaluate your color combination based on WCAG guidelines for contrast accessibility.
If your combination does not meet the guidelines, we find the closest combination that meets the guidelines by modifying the color lightness. To keep the color as consistent as possible, we only modify the lightness value.
To get started with this tool, you can click on the camera icon and select the photo you want.
- There are two options for doing this:
- Select “Image to color” and then select or drop the image
- Enter the URL
Or you can manually enter your desired color code (hex) in the “Background Color” and “Text Color” fields. Sometimes, it is more convenient to enter color values by hand.
In the next step, you can adjust the contrast of your text using the roller in Hue, Saturation, and Lightness parts.
After each adjustment, check the Contrast Ratio for Large text and Normal text.
If a blue check is placed next to each component, the Contrast Ratio of your text is OK.
If a red X is placed next to each component, the Contrast Ratio of your text is not OK. |
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Blastoise is finally coming to Pokemon Unite. The popular MOBA-style video game announced that Blastoise will be added to the game on September 1. Blastoise will be classified as a Defender Pokemon and seems to have several area of effect attacks, along with the move Surf, which we've previously seen as a move for Slowbro. Fans can likely expect a balance patch to be released on the same day, which will likely shake up the metagame even more. You can get a sneak peek at Blastoise's moveset below:
Blastoise: September 1.August 25, 2021
Pokemon Unite is a MOBA-style free-to-play game featuring 5v5 team battles. Players control a single Pokemon and level it up by defeating wild Pokemon and opponents. Players also collect Aeos Energy from wild Pokemon and try to score goals on their opponent's side. While the game is missing several features from traditional Pokemon games (such as type advantages), it's still a fun blend of MOBA-style tactics and classic Pokemon.
Blastoise is perhaps the most-anticipated Pokemon to be released to Pokemon Unite. Despite being available in the beta version of the game (and making an appearance in a tutorial), Blastoise was not one of the 20 Pokemon included in the initial launch roster. Pokemon Unite quickly announced that Blastoise would be added in the future, but put in Blissey and Gardevoir before this popular Pokemon. Many fans assumed that Blastoise would be held back until a mobile release, but it seems that Pokemon Unite wants to have the popular Pokemon on the roster prior to the mobile launch later in September. As you can see from Pokemon Unite's tweet above, it seems that even they were sick of hearing fans ask where the popular Pokemon was.
Other upcoming Pokemon confirmed for Pokemon Unite includes Mamoswine and Sylveon. It's unclear what role those Pokemon will take on in the game, but many are speculating that Sylveon will be a Supporter type like several other Fairy-type Pokemon.
Be sure to keep an eye out for Blastoise's addition to Pokemon Unite one week from today. |
Every time I go to my local comic book store or to a comic book gathering, I find myself cringing.
Why, you may ask?
It is because I don't like some of my fellow fans.
Not cool, I know. I can't help it.
Let me explain with examples why I get this way.
I usually go into the comic store on Wednesdays full of energy and excitement. As I am thumbing through the new issues, inevitably one of my fellow fans will pipe up with "Man, this sucks because the _______(insert art, creator, price, experience) is crap (something to that effect)". Now, it isn't so much that something isn't to their taste that gets me irritated, it is the fact that they are trying to influence other buyers with their very important opinion, and if you ignore them and buy the issue they commented on, you are instantly judged as inferior.
Screw that noise. I want to buy certain comics because I like them. Thanks for the opinion, but I am a big girl who can make up my own mind. I don't judge your taste, so don't judge mine!
I also don't like flippant comments that are made if my husband and I spend $50 for that week's books. I really hate the "Wow, you must be rich" comment. The fact is that I choose to spend my money on comic books rather then other toys or vices like alcohol or cigarettes. Sue me!
Further irritating is the stereotypical, but very real customer with bad odors emanating from them. Please brush your teeth and shower before you go out in public. All you are doing is perpetuating the hype, and I don't want to have to hold my breath while I am browsing the aisles.
I hate being talked down to because the fellow fan thinks they are the ultimate expert on certain characters or books. The fact is that I don't always care about specifics. I read comics for the enjoyment, not because I want to be the most knowledgeable. There is a difference between knowing fun facts and fighting for supremacy.
I have a job, so I can't stay and chat. I come pick up my comics during my lunch hour and have to go back to work. Don't give me crap or comment about me being bitchy or "PMS" because I am in a hurry. That just makes me dislike you, and it makes my husband want to kill you. I don't need the aggravation and my hubby doesn't need a jail sentence.
At any rate, I mostly hate how smart most fans think they are and how much they think their opinion matters. The best example I can give is message boards on the internet, and I won't go there!
I try to be patient and nice, and I really like quite a few of the fellow fans I interact with, but there is a select group that makes me feel uncomfortable or upset. I don't mind talking to anyone, but I refuse to be talked down to, or chastised for my taste. Let me like Birds of Prey even if you think it has sucked since Dixon left. Also, don't grab Uncanny X-Men out of my hands and laugh at me, while saying the X-Men have sucked for the last 20 years. Good for you for thinking so, but leave me the Hell alone. I like the frigging X-Men, okay?
Do any of the rest of you encounter this? How do you deal with it? I love comic books and will probably always find a way to collect. My husband works for the local store, and loves comics as well, so we are regulars. I just really dislike the opinionated, non-hygenic snob. How do I get around this group?
I am up for suggestions. I don't like being a hater. It isn't my personality, and it frustrates me.
Fellow fans, help me to deal! |
“Galtor Luzen, resident Demon Lord on the continent of Masgenia, falls head over heels for the Hero's mother.”
Once upon a time, a Demon Lord lost his wife and was all alone. But due to an unexpected turn of events, he met a woman he fell in love with at first sight. She happens to be...a Hero's mother?! |
The Place Of The Word In Your Life
What value do you place on the word of God? Your value of the word determines how often and how much you study it, and consequently how much of God is delivered into you. The place of the word in your life determines your victories and successes in life. It is your manual for life on earth. This article emphasizes the importance of having the word of the Lord as number one priority in your life.
Seedtime And Harvest-Give And It Shall Be Given Back To You
Do you desire a financial breakthrough? As long we are on earth, we will need money for daily needs and wants. Having more than enough is ideal so that you will be a blessing to others. However, many are barely scratching to meet their needs not to talk of meeting the needs of others. Thank God there is a way out! This article shares the basis of financial prosperity: seed-time and harvest.
5 Metaphysical Myths Discredited
The New Age marketplace includes many honorable individuals sincerely striving to offer genuine self-help and spiritual methods to help others and make this world a better place. However, it also includes its share of scam artists.
Sacrifice and Survival (Armistice Day 2018)
“(Jesus) sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money intothe treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. 42A poor widow came and put intwo small copper coins, which are worth a penny.
How Hard for a Rich Man to Enter the Kingdom (Mark 10:17-31)
“Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!”” (Mark 10:23) Last week I wasn’t at my post at Holy Trinity. I was out in the bush, leading a small but courageous troop of wilderness warriors in a series of death-defying challenges, aimed at conquering their harsh environment.
Encountering the Other (A Sermon on Job 24:3-6)
3 You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’ Surely, I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know. 4 “You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
The Secular Side of God (A Sermon on Esther)
“When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman hadthrown himself on the couch where Esther was reclining; and the king said, “Willhe even assault the queen in my presence, in my own house?” As the words leftthe mouth of the king, they covered Haman’s face.” (Esther 7:8) It’s hard to avoid the book of Esther when it pops up in the lectionary every three years, and yet, the more often this book comes around, the less comfortable I feel preaching on it.
The Contemporariness of Being Old Fashioned – This Is More and Deeper Than Philosophy!
This is one of the most significant areas of study and reflection I have undergone this year – and it may be one of the most important pieces I have written – because when we understand this so many other aspect of thought fall into place. When we are challenged about our attitude to the Bible, how are we to answer? Might someone who approaches with such a question really want to know? Could it be an invitation to serious enquiry, or is the remark a superficial flippant dismissal? “That is just your opinion – a most subjective view.” It is invariably helpful to ask the curious enquirer, “Tell me what is your interpretation?” “You are too narrow” can be a favourite objection or accusation. It was Jesus himself who taught that the way is narrow and few there be that find it. ‘Old fashioned’ is another comment. Well, we came into this world in an old fashioned way and we will go out of it in an old fashioned way.
Timing Is Crucially and Critically Important in Virtually Every Area and Dimension of Life!
Worry is worthless. Worry cannot change the past, or affect the future – it can spoil the present. Can we learn anything about timing from the Scriptures in the Bible that will help us and encourage us to improve in this vital matter of timing. So much in life can depend upon timing. Those in business and people pursuing careers, and possible promotion, need to hone their ability regarding timing. The birth of Jesus Christ teaches much about God’s timing. God has a timetable for everything that happens. The ‘right time’ is used on over 90 occasions in the Bible. This is not a minor theme. If you wish to enhance your ability to time scenarios better then seek to improve your skills in timing.
Karma Is Sometimes Complicated
The metaphysical definition of karma is a direct and clear action, then reaction, such as diligently striving to be a successful performer in several lifetimes, then finally succeeding in a subsequent lifetime. Many people toss around the word karma, even those who don’t believe in reincarnation (though you can’t have one without the other). |
Following a particularly rough February for the Boston Bruins, who lost 8 of 12 in the month, they were expected to make a splash before the NHL’s March 8 trade deadline. However, the team, for the first time in years, stood pat.
Ahead of the deadline, many rumors were afoot, concerning a potential jolt the Bruins could need. Names that floated around were Calgary Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin (he/him) and Vancouver Canucks center Elias Lindholm (he/him). Despite this, the Bruins would only make two minor trades. AHL forward Luke Toporowski (he/him) would be packaged with a sixth-round pick to the Minnesota Wild for forward Pat Maroon (he/him), and former Bruins defenseman Jakub Zboril (he/him) would be packaged with a third-round pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets for defenseman Andrew Peeke (he/him). As is the case with less attractive deadline acquisitions, the results have been mixed. Zboril and Toporowski would both be sent to the AHL affiliates for the teams they were traded to.
Maroon has been recovering from back surgery and has yet to play a game for the Bruins. At 35-years-old, it’s difficult to gauge his usefulness to the team until he plays. As for Peeke, he has been a regular fixture for the Bruins’ bottom defensive pair since his acquisition. However, with a glut of talent at the position, he will have to compete with Mason Lohrei (he/him), Parker Wotherspoon (he/him), and Kevin Shattenkirk (he/him) for the two spots of the bottom defensive pair.
Ever since the deadline, the Bruins have had a fairly smooth ride. However, it comes with a caveat: three of their four wins have come against teams out of the playoff race, and their one win has come against the Philadelphia Flyers, who are barely hanging on to their ambitions. Meanwhile, their two losses have been against a combative St. Louis Blues team and a New York Rangers team vying for the best record in the league. They also lost against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon. With ten games remaining in the season, including a six-game road stretch, the Bruins should hope to find consistency in their play before the postseason. |
While Wagyu beef is an excellent choice for high-end steaks, it’s expensive. In recent years, several notable importers have entered the Japanese market. In addition, many Michelin-starred restaurants have begun serving wagyu steak. Because wagyu is so expensive, it’s not available in supermarkets. Instead, it’s available only at special restaurants. Here’s how to buy wagyu beef.
When it comes to finding the right wagyu, the first thing to do is to learn about the different types of wagyu. The most popular type of wagyu beef is the one from Japan, which has a high marbling ratio throughout the meat. This makes the meat very tender and juicy. Furthermore, it can be eaten raw, making it a popular choice for those who want to enjoy high-quality meat.
Because wagyu beef is so expensive, the Japanese government has regulated its production and quality. Most farmers provide their wagyu cows with three meals a day. While this is not ideal, it’s worth mentioning that a typical wagyu cow is usually about $1,500. In addition to being delicious, Wagyu cows are also raised on open-air farms. The Japanese government controls the production of Wagyu beef, which makes it an ideal choice for food.
Unlike traditional beef, wagyu beef is free of hormones, which means that the cows do not use antibiotics or growth hormones. The Japanese government strictly regulates the production of wagyu, which means that the beef is extremely expensive. The Japanese government is adamant about the quality of wagyu and does everything possible to prevent its contamination. This beef is a great choice for any kitchen and will make you feel happy!
“We have a “100% No Waste” philosophy at KOW; meaning we use every part of butchering to create a variety of products that might surprise you. We work with an amazing team of chefs to create products like our Wagyu sausage. The intensive marbling in our beef gives you the high-fat content you’d expect from pork; but, because it’s our beef, you don’t have to overcook it until it resembles a hockey puck. Our bone broth and Wagyu jerky are two other very popular new items that are not only delicious but are packed with nutrition. We also sell Wagyu ground beef for the best burger you’ve ever tasted,” said Urbana.
Despite the high price tag, wagyu beef is a great choice for traditional Japanese dishes. Its rich flavor and high-quality marbling make Wagyu beef a great choice for yakitori. It’s also a great choice for people who love to eat beef. There are many other ways to eat wagyu beef, but it’s best to consult with a professional before purchasing it.
Japanese Wagyu beef is a delicacy. Its lean body and rich taste make it a popular choice for food lovers. It’s also highly sought-after in the world. However, it’s not just the quality of wagyu that makes it so popular. The Japanese government also bans the export of Japanese wagyu beef. If you haven’t had the chance to sample Wagyu beef, it’s time to try it.
Wagyu beef is a special type of Japanese beef. It’s not just red or black; it’s also famous for its deep marbling. The meat is renowned for its tenderness and flavor. Its marbling is also an important factor in its delicious taste. It is known for its high quality, which means it’s the best choice. It’s the ideal choice for any chef or foodie who loves wagyu.
It’s hard to find wagyu beef without tasting the meat. While it’s rare in the domestic market, it’s considered an ideal choice for a special occasion. It’s also known for its health benefits. It’s easy to see why Wagyu beef is so popular. In fact, a Japanese steak is more nutritious than other types of beef. It’s high-marbling and high-fat content contributes to its exquisite taste.
The most popular wagyu beef cuts are usually the ribeye, filet mignon, and rump. They are all the best options for a gourmet dinner. It’s not necessary to eat a whole cow. You can get the same delicious and healthy protein from a single cut of meat. The fatty acid in wagyu beef gives it a buttery taste and smell.
Wagyu beef has an excellent taste and texture, making it a great choice for any high-end dinner. Although it’s expensive, it’s still a great choice for those who want high-quality beef. Besides, wagyu beef is also very versatile. You can cook it in the same way you would a hamburger or a burger, but it’s best to ask the chef first.
It is a popular choice among chefs and other foodies. The richness of the meat is not only pleasing to the palate, but it also has a strong umami flavor. It is considered the most nutritious beef. Compared to other cuts of beef, wagyu has the highest fat content. This is another benefit of wagyu. In addition to its superior flavor, it has more protein and less cholesterol than any other type of meat. |
Gold Price, Chart, and Analysis
- 10-year US Treasury yields back above 1.60%.
- Gold sitting on a prior resistance level.
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Gold has given back nearly all of last Wednesday’s post-CPI release rally and is now back at an important chart level that has steered price action over the last few weeks. The precious metal’s main driver remains the US dollar which in turn is being driven by US Treasury yields and future inflation expectations. The yield on the market barometer UST 10-year is now back above 1.60% and is close to printing a fresh multi-week high, helping the greenback push back off last week’s lows. There are a clutch of Fed members speaking tomorrow and their comments need to closely followed for further indications on tapering and price pressure expectations.
US DOLLAR BASKET (DXY) DAILY PRICE CHART OCTOBER 18, 2021
The daily gold chart is back trading around the 50% Fibonacci retracement level at $1,764/oz. with little in the way of support until a cluster of recent lows around $1,750/oz. The technical outlook has taken a turn for the worse with gold opening below both the 200- and 50- day simple moving averages, with the 20-dsma is currently under pressure. A break and open below here would bring $1,750/oz. into play ahead of the late-September double low prints around $1,722/oz.
GOLD (XAU/USD) DAILY PRICE OCTOBER 18, 2021
Retail trader data show 80.24% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 4.06 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 2.58% higher than yesterday and 2.98% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 3.20% higher than yesterday and 12.01% lower from last week.
We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests Gold prices may continue to fall. Positioning is less net-long than yesterday but more net-long from last week. The combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a further mixed Gold trading bias.
What is your view on Gold – bullish or bearish?
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Every month, Netskope Threat Labs releases a report that summarizes the threat activity observed on the Netskope Security Cloud platform during the previous month. Today, we released our November report, showing malware downloads coming from 158 apps, led by Microsoft OneDrive. Among the most common malware families were the BlackBasta ransomware and the AgentTesla RAT.
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Becoming a Mom is a wonderful, scary, life altering journey that no one is really ready for. Think back to the conversation you had when you decided to have a baby. The discussion about about having enough money, or time, or help. My statement was most likely similar to most women, pleading with my husband, “We will never have enough time or money, but I want to have a baby.” So we did in fact have not one, but three babies over the course of four years. So here is my advice on surviving the first days with baby.
- SLEEP: This title is in capital letters because it is simply that important. Sleep as often as you can. If someone offers to sit with the baby, tell them yes please, and then go take a nap. Don't do laundry, or dishes, or anything else. Sleep is so important and although we can live without it, we don't function well and everyone suffers.
- Breast or Bottle You Decide: This is 100% up to you. It is your body, and here is the best part....There is no wrong answer. You will in fact be feeding your baby, so either way you are doing your job. I have done both and I can tell you that all three of my kids are alive and thriving at the ages of 9, 6, and 4. They all took some from the boob, and the rest from the bottle. It is up to you and you alone to decide.
- Eat: Don't forget to feed yourself. Eat what you want, when you want. You need to have enough energy to take care of all of the people living in your tiny village. Keep up your energy and don't even think about “losing the baby weight” at this point in time. You will need all of the energy that you can produce to not only physically take care of baby, but the mental struggle is just as real and just as exhausting.
- Accept Help: You are home with your miracle and he hasn't stopped crying for a solid 60 minutes. If your husband, or mother in law, or best friend just so happened to stop by, pass that baby over. Take a shower, a nap, or paint your toenails. Take a deep breath and know that it's OK to accept help and take a break. You are a better Mom when you accept help, the more the merrier.
- Give up the guilt: Mom guilt is self imposed. It is pretty much the same thing as the Boogie-Man. We all know that the Boogie-Man isn't real, but tell that to a 3 yr. old who insists that he is in his closet. Mom guilt can only wreck us if we allow it to become part of us. For many years I struggled with this daunting guilt. It is not productive or realistic to think that I will be able to be everything all of the time. Let the dishes sit, the laundry pile up, and the toys remain on the floor. I guarantee that they will still need attention tomorrow, so sit in a rocking chair with your baby and be still.
- Cry: It feels good to let it out. Crying is an acceptable emotion, especially if you just gave birth to a baby. You are not weak, or out of control if you cry or show emotion, you are simply human. Crying will give you an outlet and help you feel better about the current situation, even if your crying about an ASPCA commercial. I get it, I have done it, and I will most likely do it again.
So let yourself adjust to having another person in the house. When my first born was two weeks old I called my mother and cried for at least an hour. He was a colicky baby who only wanted to nurse. I remember telling her, “He is like an angry house guest that won't leave. I know I am supposed to love him, but he just cries all the time.” As soon as the words left my mouth I felt bad, but what my Mom said I will never forget. “He won't cry forever. Give him to your husband and go take a shower.” She was right, the crying eventually stopped and then I had more babies :) So relax and give up the guilt. It is only welcome at your table if you offer it an invitation. |
I just received this camera and plan to shoot legal depositions with it. Problem is that I can not find a way to make the time code and date appear on the video after it has been moved to the pc. Without time and date on the video I could not use it at all. I have spent the last two hours on this and no luck. Thx for any suggestions.
There aren't a lot of modern cameras that support "time-code burn in" for legal depositions anymore. All the timecode and other information is kept in metadata now. Most of the solutions I can think of for getting this to work involve either post production or downconverting to SD. I can't say I've seen this feature on a new camera since about 2003.
You may be able to use the HDMI out of your HF G30, leave the date and time displaying on the HDMI out, and record that to another device?
I have the same problem. I have read the manual about HDMI out but don't understand it. I need my videos to have the date and time stamp for court purposes as well. Any suggestions? Other low light cameras?
I havea canon r500 and you can display the date and time on that (only a few months old). Low light is not so good on it though.
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I had an Epson Stylus Photo RX620, but Windows 10 on my new laptop wouldn't recognise it completely so some functions wouldn't work, so I bought a Pixma TS8351
I have a couple of vinyl jukeboxes and can produce the title cards for them on a proforma and download them as a PDF from an enthusiast's website.
The problem is the Pixma prints off the cards slightly smaller than they should be, (as did the Epson) but with the Epson you change the percentage of the reproductions by a few percent.
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Dance competitions are an exciting opportunity for dancers to showcase their talent, creativity, and hard work. Whether you’re a professional dancer or a passionate hobbyist, participating in dance competitions can be a thrilling experience. However, winning a dance competition requires more than just talent and skill. It requires careful preparation, dedication, and a competitive mindset.
The Benefits of Participating in Dance Competitions
Before diving into the strategies for winning dance competitions, it’s important to understand the benefits that come with participating in them. Dance competitions offer dancers the chance to:
- Hone their craft and improve their skills
- Showcase their talent in front of an audience and judges
- Receive valuable feedback and critique from industry professionals
- Build resilience, self-confidence, and stage presence
- Make new connections and form friendships with fellow dancers
- Gain exposure to potential career opportunities in the dance industry
With these benefits in mind, let’s explore the strategies and techniques that can increase your chances of winning a dance competition.
Choosing the Right Dance Competition
Not all dance competitions are created equal. It’s essential to carefully select the competitions you participate in to maximize your chances of success. Consider the following factors when choosing a dance competition:
- Categories and genres: Make sure the competition offers categories that align with your dance style and strengths.
- Judging criteria: Research the judging criteria of the competition and understand what the judges are looking for in a winning performance.
- Competition level: Consider your skill level and experience. Choosing a competition that aligns with your abilities will give you a fair chance of winning.
- Reputation: Look into the competition’s reputation within the dance community. Competitions with a strong reputation often attract top talent and industry professionals.
- Location and logistics: Take into account the location and logistical aspects of the competition, such as travel, accommodation, and scheduling conflicts.
By carefully selecting the right dance competition, you’re setting yourself up for success right from the start.
Preparing for a Dance Competition
Winning a dance competition requires meticulous preparation, both physically and mentally. Here are some tips to help you prepare:
- Set clear goals: Define your objectives for the competition and break them down into actionable steps.
- Create a training schedule: Develop a training schedule that includes regular practice sessions, conditioning exercises, and rehearsals.
- Seek feedback: Take advantage of the expertise of dance teachers, mentors, and coaches. Ask for feedback and incorporate their suggestions into your routine.
- Pay attention to details: Refine every aspect of your performance, from technique and musicality to costume and stage presence. Attention to detail can make a big difference.
- Build stamina: Dance competitions can be physically demanding. Focus on increasing your stamina and endurance through cardio and strength training.
- Mental preparation: Practice visualization techniques to imagine yourself performing flawlessly and confidently. Develop strategies to manage performance anxiety and nerves.
Remember, preparation is key to performing your best and increasing your chances of winning.
Perfecting Your Dance Routine
Your dance routine should be a reflection of your skills, passion, and creativity. Here are some tips to perfect your routine:
- Choose the right music: Select music that complements your dance style and evokes the desired emotions.
- Create compelling choreography: Choreograph your routine in a way that highlights your strengths and showcases your unique style.
- Focus on transitions: Smooth transitions between movements and formations can add polish and professionalism to your routine.
- Showcase versatility: Incorporate a variety of dance elements and styles to demonstrate your versatility as a dancer.
- Create a captivating opening and ending: The beginning and ending of your routine should grab the audience’s attention and leave a lasting impression.
- Costume and presentation: Pay attention to your costume, props, and overall presentation to enhance the visual impact of your performance.
A well-crafted and memorable dance routine will make you stand out from the competition.
Performance Day Tips
The day of the dance competition can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. Here are some tips to help you perform at your best:
- Arrive early: Give yourself enough time to warm up, stretch, and mentally prepare before your performance.
- Stay hydrated and eat well: Proper nutrition and hydration are essential for maintaining energy and focus throughout the day.
- Warm up properly: Warm up your body and practice specific movements to prevent injuries and improve your performance.
- Maintain a positive mindset: Stay confident and believe in your abilities. Positive self-talk can help manage nerves and anxiety.
- Focus on the present moment: Avoid distractions and stay fully present during your performance. Trust your practice and training.
- Perform with passion and emotion: Connect with the music and emotions of your routine. A heartfelt performance will captivate the judges and audience.
By implementing these tips on the day of the competition, you’ll be able to deliver a powerful and memorable performance.
Winning a dance competition requires a combination of talent, hard work, preparation, and the right mindset. By carefully selecting the right competition, preparing meticulously, perfecting your routine, and delivering a captivating performance, you increase your chances of coming out on top. Remember, winning isn’t everything – participating in dance competitions is also about personal growth, learning, and enjoying the journey as a dancer. |
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Using a dual monitor setup improves your productivity by offering ease at multitasking which would have been a seemingly impossible task with a single monitor setup. While this idea might sound fantastic to you, finding the right desk size with good weight-bearing capacity for a dual monitor setup can be a bit of a hassle especially if you have no idea on the computer desk size to look for.
The first thing to put into consideration when searching for suitable computer desk sizes for a dual monitor setup is the monitor sizes. On this note, studies have shown that the majority of people with dual monitor setups often use monitor sizes that are within 24 inches to 27 inches which is great for 1080p and 1440p monitor resolutions.
If your monitor sizes are within the above range ( or a bit bigger) it’ll be in your best interest to use a computer desk size that is within 47 inches to 55 inches.
For some people, this desk size specification might be too big but the bigger it is, the more space it has to contain your computer peripherals within a reasonable distance of each other. This is so that your computer desk doesn’t look clustered and saves you from the stress of turning everything over when looking for something on your desk.
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Creating a Composer Solution (Part 3)
After you’ve gathered data from Salesforce (Part 1) and added it to your document templates (Part 2), it is time to tell Composer what to do with your documents. In this video, you will learn how to add behaviors (also called parameters) to build advanced automation into your Composer solution.
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Diocesan Development Manager Trevor Douglas has described being awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) by King Charles III in his New Year Honours’ List as ‘very humbling.’
Trevor, who is also General Manager of Belfast Cathedral, received his award for services to peacebuilding and to the community in Northern Ireland.
Trevor has worked for Connor Diocese for the past 10 years, and prior to that was manager of The Jethro Centre in Lurgan, Co Armagh.
He is married to Karen, and they have two daughters, Laura and Joy, and became grandparents to baby Poppy during 2023.
Trevor continues to live in Lurgan, where he grew up in an interface area of the town. “This set me on a course where I realised that this country needed to go down a different route than it was in the early 1970s,” he said.
The owner of a plumbing supplies company, Trevor was a volunteer with Shankill Parish Caring Association for 10 years. He was appointed the first manager of the new Jethro Centre, set up by Shankill Parish, in 2004.
“I was determined it would not be a community centre but would be at the centre of the community,” Trevor said. “The position enabled me to start peacebuilding projects and initiatives in Lurgan.”
One of these, a year-long project named ‘Understanding Your Neighbour,’ brought people from Protestant and Catholic communities together, supporting them in understanding their faith, culture, belief, and ambitions.
Among other things, the Jethro Centre also ran cross-community youth projects and worked with ex-prisoners.
Trevor’s peacebuilding work continued when he joined Connor Diocese. “Some of the work has been around parading issues, working with community groups in north Belfast along with our former Bishop, Alan Abernethy, and Fr Gary Donegan, as well as community groups involved in the Twaddell Avenue dispute,” Trevor said.
“I am now working closely with the Dean of Belfast, the Rt Rev Stephen Forde, and Fr Martin Magill, together with a small cross-community steering group around establishing a new cross-community project based in St Anne’s Cathedral.”
Trevor said the BEM was awarded to people specifically for work in their local community. “I find this very humbling and a bit emotional,” Trevor said. “If my mum and dad had been alive today they could not comprehend it, as I cannot comprehend it. When I first received a letter telling me about the nomination for the award, I had to read it a couple of times.”
Trevor currently worships in St Saviour’s Parish Church, Dollingstown.
“I have always believed that the best way to serve God is to serve others in HIS name and the fact that you are recognised by the King for doing that is somewhat incomprehensible to me,” he added.
“What challenges me most is that as an individual I have always tried to work in the background and it is unusual for me to be highlighted. To be rewarded for something you are passionate about leaves me feeling quite overwhelmed.”
The BEM Awards are likely to be presented at Hillsborough Castle later this year. “I am a Royalist, I respect the Monarchy, which makes this Honour from the King all the more poignant,” Trevor said. |
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Expenditure Program Areas track general areas of PEPFAR expenditure.
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Object classes provide highly specific ways that implementing partners are spending PEPFAR funds on programming.
Cross-cutting attributions are areas of PEPFAR programming that contribute across several program areas. They contain limited indicative information related to aspects such as human resources, health infrastructure, or key populations programming. However, they represent only a small proportion of the total funds that PEPFAR allocates through the COP process. Additionally, they have changed significantly over the years. As such, analysis and interpretation of these data should be approached carefully. Learn more
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In February, we had conversations with two strategists in the association industry that really helped us think through how important taking time out to think strategically really is for real growth. In our first conversation with David Carrithers of both the BusinessHive.com and Profitable Associations, we talked about the tough questions Carrithers finds himself asking of association executives to be sure he can keep them focused on where they are going and to evaluate if who they are today is who they were yesterday and who they need to be in the future.
In our second conversation, available to watch next week, we spoke with David Carnes of ArcStone and explored the topic of storytelling as part of a digital marketing strategy that includes website design. Where do these two conversations intersect? Outlined below are some key take-aways that we came up with as a result of the two discussions.
Strategy, what it is and what it is not: Too many organizations stay in short term strategy land unknowingly. They build a website, set up an annual event, create a few email drip campaigns, and then go about their set it and forget it way. This isn’t wholistic strategy, it’s short-sighted planning. To consistently be relevant in your industry, it’s important to see all your organization’s assets as constantly evolving and changing based on the needs of the industry it serves. This is where mid-to-long term strategy comes in. It’s not just about setting higher revenue goals or membership objectives, it’s about rethinking what worked to get you here and strategizing on what new things will work to get you there.
Resources, time and talent must come from somewhere: I once heard a great quote, “hallucinations are visions without resources”. Every organization has a vision but if you are strapped for resources, be they financial resources, human capital, or specific skill sets, then your vision can quickly become a hallucination. Fortunately for most organizations, scalable resources are not only in vogue, but they are also here to stay. Everything-as-a-Service is a thing, take advantage of it. Your vision can’t suffer the consequences of not being able to bring the right resources to bear based on what you need to accomplish. If you are hitting a wall in growth, bring a strategist in that can help poke the bear and ask the tough questions. If your website is still seen as a place for people to grab your contact information, pull in a digital marketing group that can help you turn your web presence into a storytelling, authentic, engagement tool that can drive revenue.
Daily driver, be with them every day: Your members are going to work every day, are you in it with them as they tackle their industry’s toughest problems every day too? Going back to events and websites, if you are only planning to connect with your constituents once a year over three days, how can they see you as their reliable resource for help in the day to day? What about the website, is it consistently delivering new and meaningful stories and content that can help them navigate what is happening today? These are the questions you will need to ask of yourselves to be sure that you become that dependable daily driver of information, connection, and resources that your members are assuredly looking for, and betting on when they find it.
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Animal Concerns Research and Education Society
Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) is a non-governmental organisation and a registered animal welfare charity with the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) in Singapore.
In which country Singapore is located?
Can you visit ACRES?
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What does ACRES stand for?
|American Civil Rights Education Services
|Association Canadienne pour la Recherche en Economie de la Santé (Canadian Health Economics Research Association)
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Is kissing allowed in Singapore?
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How to say acre in French
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La Fortuna Waterfall in Costa Rica, also referred to as Catarata La Fortuna (‘lucky waterfall’ in Spanish), is one of the best things to do in Arenal, and a top visited Costa Rica waterfall.
Derived from the refreshing Arenal River in the Alajuela Province, nestled into the lush Costa Rican rainforest, La Fortuna Waterfall Costa Rica features a strikingly blue lagoon and a 246-foot (75-metre) thunderous column of water.
With 500 steps downward and oh-so-beautiful rainforest surrounds, this Arenal waterfall makes a great self-guided half-day trip or as part of an epic all-day adventure with nearby attractions like the Mistico Hanging Bridges and La Fortuna hot springs like Tabacon.
Make sure to bring your swimmers along with you on your hike to La Fortuna Waterfall. By the time you reach the bottom, you will be dying to sink your feet into the clear, refreshing waters. Keep your eyes open, as you may just see an adorable white-nosed coati, a bright-coloured bird, or even a Costa Rican sloth!
So, if you are planning to visit Catarata La Fortuna Costa Rica (which you should!), then read further to find out where it is, how to get there, what to expect at Cascada La Fortuna and more!
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Where is La Fortuna Waterfall
in Costa Rica?
La Fortuna Waterfall Costa Rica (or Catarata La Fortuna), one of the best things to do in La Fortuna is located a 3.5 mile (5.5km) distance from downtown La Fortuna Costa Rica in the northern Alajuela Province.
Click on the La Fortuna Waterfall map below to interact with Google Maps and find your ideal route to visit Cascada La Fortuna, or read on about the best ways to get to the waterfall.
How to Get to La Fortuna Waterfall
By Rental Car
You can reach the Arenal waterfall within a 10-minute drive with your rental car. I always rent through Discover Cars. They are great because they compare local and global companies to find you the best price. Plus, the last time I was in Arenal, rental cars were completely sold out! So, make sure to book ahead.
Plug ‘La Fortuna Waterfall’ or ‘Catarata Rio Fortuna’ into Google Maps (or Waze) and you are good to go. Otherwise, follow Route 702 away from the main drag in La Fortuna (the 142) for 4 minutes, and turn right heading up Diag. 301. You will reach the La Fortuna Costa Rica waterfall visitor’s centre in approximately a 6-minute drive from there.
TIP | You do not need a 4×4 vehicle to visit La Fortuna Waterfall as the entire roadway is paved.
If you don’t have a rental car, you can opt to take an official red taxi from the town centre to the entrance of the hike to La Fortuna Waterfall. The cost will be roughly $15 USD. You can find the official taxi stand on the road in front of La Fortuna central park.
TIP | Make sure your driver turns on the taxi metre to properly track your trip. Otherwise, you may fall victim to overcharging.
If you are an avid hiker or just an all-around active person, you can choose to walk to Catarata La Fortuna. From the centre of La Fortuna town, follow the same instructions for getting to the falls by vehicle. The walk will take you around 1 hour and 15 minutes with a slow and mild uphill incline.
A great way to experience the walk on foot without having to do both ways is to take a taxi to La Fortuna Waterfall and then walk back on the slight decline. A more enjoyable stroll. Make sure to stop and admire Arenal Volcano! Fingers crossed it’s a sunny day for you.
Do note, that the walk is along the main road of Route 702 and Diag. 301, so please use street sense. Not advisable for families with young children.
Best La Fortuna Waterfall Tours
Alternatively, you can grab a spot on an epic all-day guided Arenal adventure with a knowledgeable local guide. Combine a hike to La Fortuna Waterfall with a visit to Arenal Volcano, the Mistico hangings bridges or one of the relaxing La Fortuna hot springs.
A guided combination tour is a very popular and highly rated way of seeing La Fortuna and the Arenal Volcano region, in general. Even if you have a rental car, it can be nice to have the added knowledge from a professional guide and local.
If you love horses, try a horseback riding excursion through the rainforest at the base of Arenal Volcano that will take you to the top of La Fortuna Waterfall in Costa Rica.
La Fortuna Waterfall Entrance Fee
The easiest and fastest way to get your tickets is by purchasing the Skip-the-line Admission Ticket through Viator. This is especially handy if you plan to visit in the high season of December-April, and during the morning hours.
If not, you can simply purchase your tickets at the visitor’s centre upon arrival.
La Fortuna Waterfall Price | $18USD for Adults, Free for Children Under 8 Years Old
La Fortuna Waterfall Costa Rica Hours
The La Fortuna Waterfall opening hours are from 7AM – 5PM daily with the last entry at 4PM.
La Fortuna Waterfall Parking
You can find a nicely paved parking lot just outside the visitor’s centre at La Fortuna Waterfall. The parking lot can take up to 25 cars and is free of charge.
Because the waterfalls are so popular (one of the top waterfalls in Costa Rica!), I would recommend getting to the falls early to snag a spot. There is one accessible parking stall.
La Fortuna Waterfall Amenities
As a popular waterfall in Costa Rica, La Fortuna Waterfall enjoys a few established amenities. A trip to these waterfalls near La Fortuna is no longer a wilderness adventure, which can be a good and not-so-good thing depending on what type of traveller you are.
Situated behind the visitor’s centre across a bridge is the outdoor restaurant called Restaurant Rio Lounge. The restaurant offers a few typical, yet elevated, Costa Rican cuisine options like ceviche, plus a variety of meals catered to the North American palette like burgers, sandwiches, pasta and salads.
The restaurant opens its doors at 9AM and is a perfect spot to grab breakfast after your visit to the falls. The restaurant closes at 5PM.
Restrooms + Lockers
Well-maintained restrooms and lockers are available just past the visitor’s centre. If you don’t have your swimsuit on already, make sure to change here before descending the 500 steps down to the falls as this is your only opportunity on site.
If you’d like to leave your bag and belongings and not carry them with you on your Catarata La Fortuna hike, you can rent a locker at the visitor’s centre for $2 USD. Please note, that a $10 USD deposit is required for locker rental in case of key loss.
Of course, with any big attraction, you can purchase a souvenir to commemorate your trip or to gift to loved ones at home. There is a souvenir shop at the visitor’s centre just for this purpose.
Best Time to Visit La Fortuna Waterfall
Time of Year
The best time to visit La Fortuna Waterfall is in the dry season of December – April. After heavy rains, the waterfalls and lagoon tend to turn brown and lose their beautiful blue hue.
It’s important to note, that even during the dry season, the Costa Rican rainforest in Arenal can experience periodic heavy rains, so check yesterday’s forecast before visiting.
If you plan to visit Costa Rica in the wet season when the rainforest is at its most lush, don’t fret if it’s always raining. La Fortuna Waterfall will always be a great experience no matter the weather. Plus, the well-built stairs at the waterfall will keep you safe on your feet.
Time of Day
The best time of day to visit the La Fortuna Waterfall is first thing in the morning when the visitor’s centre opens at 7AM. If you aren’t joining a daily tour, this will be the quietest time of day to thoroughly enjoy nature and the waterfall all to yourself.
Tours will arrive between 9-10AM (although this popular tour arrives around 8AM).
Alternatively, you can visit the Rio Fortuna Waterfall after the mid-morning rush around lunchtime or in the afternoon to experience fewer crowds.
What to Expect at La Fortuna Waterfall
Read on for a step-by-step guide to visiting La Fortuna Waterfall, just in case you are looking for a trip without surprises. Otherwise, you can just go, enjoy it and report back on your experience! I have no doubt, it will be a good one.
La Fortuna Waterfall Visitors Centre and Facilities
When you first arrive at the visitor’s centre, park your rental car in the paved parking lot (space for 25 cars) and make your way to the admission counter. Here, you can purchase your tickets, or show your Waterfall skip-the-line ticket and receive your admission bracelet. Make sure to wear your bracelet for your entire visit to Cascada La Fortuna.
Then, you will cross a bright green bridge, reminiscent of the Mistico Hanging Bridges, and arrive at the on-site amenities. Here you will find the bank of changing rooms and restrooms, and further on the restaurant to the left.
Here is the last opportunity to go to the restroom, change into your swimsuit or grab a bite to eat before descending down to the La Fortuna Waterfall in Costa Rica.
La Fortuna Waterfall Viewpoint
So, you’ve changed into your swimmers, had a quick bathroom break and grabbed a snack, you are officially ready for your visit to La Fortuna Waterfall! It’s time to walk towards the viewing platform that will give you panoramic views of the Costa Rican rainforest and La Fortuna Waterfall spilling out of the lush surrounds.
Make sure to stop here! It is rare you get such a beautiful, all-encompassing view like this at any waterfall in Costa Rica. Plus, the viewing platform is accessible for all visitors as it doesn’t require any steps to get up.
If you are a photographer or content creator, this is a perfect spot to put up your drone. To make sure you aren’t disturbing other visitors, arrive at the La Fortuna viewpoint just after opening at 7AM.
The Orchid Trail
Just past the viewing platform, you can choose to start your hike to La Fortuna Waterfall or take a very short detour to follow the Orchid Trail. This scenic trail loop will take you through an orchid garden consisting of up to 200 native orchid species planted along the path.
The walk takes about 5-10 minutes to complete (including stops to admire the flowers) and is worth seeing.
The end of the trail loops back to the start of the descent to La Fortuna Waterfall, so it’s super convenient and a great addition to your visit to Waterfall La Fortuna Costa Rica.
La Fortuna Waterfall Hike
First off, I wouldn’t call the La Fortuna Waterfall hike a ‘hike’ per se. What I imagine when I think of a hike is dirt or rocky trails, steep elevation and hard work. Although you will be descending and ascending 500 stairs, it will be a very easily navigable climb on a paved surface.
The La Fortuna Waterfall Stairs
After strolling among the beautiful orchids, make your way to the top of the stairs down to Catarata La Fortuna. Here you will follow the well-built and well-maintained staircase of 500 steps downwards.
Make sure to enjoy the surrounding rainforest on your way down and keep an eye open for native Costa Rican wildlife like coatis and sloths.
Depending on your fitness level, you may want to stop at the very nice rest areas with benches that are located every 100 steps or so. Take a seat, grab some water from your reusable water bottle and enjoy being in nature (I certainly did this on the way back up!). Costa Rica is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, after all.
After crossing a bridge or two and several sets of stairs, you will make it to the bottom of the waterfalls. The La Fortuna Waterfall hike length is about 15 minutes on the way down depending on how many times you enjoy the rest stops.
The trip back up the stairs will take upwards of 20-30 minutes.
The Base of La Fortuna Waterfall
Now it is time to ascend a couple of steps to the paved viewing platform at the base of the falls. Here you can really feel the strength and glory of nature as the 246-foot waterfall rushes into the strikingly blue lagoon below.
Yes, you can walk down to the waterfall lagoon and stand amongst the rocks on the edge of the pool, but it’s important to note two things:
- The rocks at the base of the La Fortuna Waterfall are slippery! Please be careful or simply wear a good pair of grippy water shoes. I wear these water shoes.
- You are not allowed to swim in the lagoon directly below the La Fortuna Waterfall. There is a lifeguard on duty that will get testy if you try to wade too far into the water. Don’t worry though, you can swim a short distance further downstream.
Swimming at La Fortuna Waterfall
Can you swim in La Fortuna Waterfall? The answer is yes and no.
While you are able to swim while visiting Catarata La Fortuna, you aren’t allowed to swim directly under the waterfall. About a 30-second stroll down the river, you will find a clear, refreshing swimming hole with waters directly from the waterfall and Arenal River itself.
It’s a great way to cool off after your descent down the 500 steps.
There is a small sandy beach at the swimming hole and there are small hooks provided to hang your bags, clothing items and towels while you enjoy the water. Note, there are small silver dart river fish in the freshwater pool, but no worries, they are super friendly!
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There are a few important things you should bring with you on your visit to Waterfall La Fortuna. On my visit, I got really good use out of my grippy water shoes and was happy I brought a quick-drying microfibre towel and mosquito repellent. Plus, I always bring my purifying reusable water bottle with me on my full-time travels. It’s the best thing since sliced bread.
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- hiking sandals
- hooded rain jacket
- water resistant daypack
- purifying reusable water bottle
- microfibre quick-drying towel
- waterproof phone case
- natural mosquito repellent |
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It is critical to fill the gaps left by a missing teeth with dental implants. London, Ontario, patients choose dental implants over other options for their numerous benefits, including great durability — you can usually expect an implant to last for life. But why is it so important to receive a dental implant?
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When you leave a gap between teeth, your oral health starts to suffer. Other teeth will slowly drift into the gap, impacting alignment. This results in large spaces between teeth, where food particles can build up, causing tooth decay. You may also find it difficult to eat and speak. Finally, a missing tooth can change your appearance, leading to self-confidence issues.
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As technology evolves, an increasing number of companies are using cloud-based solutions for all aspects of their daily operations, including payroll management using payroll cloud based softwares in dubai. Due to the numerous advantages, employing payroll cloud based software is growing in popularity in the UAE.
Managing your payroll can be a time-consuming and difficult chore if you own a business in the UAE. However, with the introduction of cloud-based payroll software, managing payroll has never been easier or simpler. Let us discuss a few of the advantages of employing cloud-based payroll software in Dubai and the UAE in this article.
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The convenience that cloud-based payroll software provides is one of its main advantages. As long as you have an internet connection, cloud-based software allows you to access your payroll information whenever you need it from any location. As a result, managing your payroll doesn’t require you to be present in the office; you may do it from home or while traveling. Small business owners who might not have the staff or resources to manage payroll internally may find this to be of great benefit.
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How to Make Intermittent Fasting Work For You
Intermittent fasting, or IEF, is a type of diet where you can change your meal timings every few days. This method is commonly known as periodic or alternate-day fasting, and it can be done daily or weekly. The main difference between intermittent and regular fasting is the timing of meals. In some cases, you can even switch between periods of intermittent and regular fasting. Here’s how you can make your intermittent fasting regime work for you.
You can start and stop intermittently, either within a six- or eight-hour window. You can also do it more frequently, but this may take longer than you think. The main benefit of intermittent fasting is that it helps you lose weight. While it requires fewer stops to eat, you’ll save time and money. You’ll also need less food. The most common type of intermittent fasting is the 16-hour period.
It’s important to remember that intermittent fasting is not a “miracle” that makes it impossible to lose weight and keep it off. Rather, it can help you to lose weight. However, the best way to do this is to try it with a supervised, professional. You can choose which type of intermittent fasting is best for you. You can choose between two methods: one is based on your personal preference and the other is a combination of both. |
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Before Fidelity, Osvaldo served around ten years at TIAA, working on the institutional side of the business for four years and the Wealth Management space for around six years. During his tenure at TIAA, he was a part of projects and pilots catering specifically to DOL and Suitability changes, including regulatory requirements and user interface.
Before joining TIAA, he was a Financial Advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors for two years, responsible for the Wealth Management offering out of 5 offices. Osvaldo began his career as a Financial Advisor at Bank of America / Merrill Lynch for around seven years, where he was responsible for running a Wealth Management practice across six offices.
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Do you have a deposit in your transaction list that is actually a staking reward?
If you mark it as a staking reward, the correct tax calculation will be applied to it (as described above).
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Clicking on the “label” icon to the right in the transaction line.
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common and alarming form of violence against women, affecting up to 25% of all women in Catalonia. It is a complex phenomenon that involves aspects of social interaction, cognitive-emotional processes, neurobiological alterations and cultural context. Using an integrative methodology, IPV will be approached as a form of chronic exposure to severe stress that alters the stress-response system of exposed women, affecting their capacity to cope with future everyday situations. Fortunately, coping strategies can be subject to change through learning mechanisms and thus the identification of vulnerabilities can help build resilience strategies that may have a long-lasting impression on women's healthy functioning. It is proposed that the sustained exposure to violent social interactions impacts two key aspects of future behavior: i) altered psychosocial coping, and ii) enhanced emotional reactivity to acute stress. To test this hypothesis, the psychosocial and neurobiological response to common social acute stress will be analyzed among women with and without previous exposure to IPV. The Trier Social Stress Task (TSST) will be used, which is a valid test of acute stress that resembles the real life situation of a (mock) job interview. Based on a social neuroscience perspective, quantitative and qualitative measures will be used of cognitive performance, neuroendocrine activity and face-to-face interviews to obtain an integrative description of the response to the TSST that includes the personal narrative of the experience by women themselves. Finally, the proposal will benefit from the fact that all participants will share the same experimental condition (the TSST), and this mock job interview will be used as the common reference point for a workshop about the difficulties and strengths put to test during a stressful situation. The focus of this workshop will be on raising awareness of such coping limitations and abilities that participants themselves will be able to identify. The results of this workshop will inform guidelines and recommendations for future work and prevention strategies, and participants will be invited to be an active part in our dissemination strategy
The burden and prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) has helped recognized this issue as a global public health problem, one of particular interest in the field of mental health as women who suffer intimate partner violence present an increased prevalence of depression compared with non-exposed women. The devastating consequences of IPV on women's health have been attributed to an enduring impact of IPV on the stress system that has long-term consequences on the victim's quality of life and are mediated by changes in neuroendocrine system, particularly the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Despite the critical importance of this stress system, most research on IPV has merely evaluated basal HPA activity, leaving unanswered the question of responsiveness: do women previously exposed to IPV have difficulties when coping with new emotional situations? The activation of the stress system in response to novel stressful situations is a central matter as it reflects the person's capacity to respond to the changing demands that commonly occur at work and at home. Biases for threat have been linked to chronic stress and violence, and are associated with HPA axis activity. Under these conditions, an altered stress response may have important consequences in women's future development. For example, a job interview could be a stressful circumstance that affected women may have to face after recovering from IPV. The performance during the interview (i.e. getting or losing the job opportunity) will largely depend on the person's vulnerability to emotionally stressful situations or, on the contrary, on the successful strategies women may present to cope with acute stress. The present proposal aims at identifying these learnt vulnerabilities and resilience resources among IPV-exposed women, using valid measures of psychosocial and neuroendocrine response to acute stress. It is hypothesized that women exposed to IPV will present a profile of increased stress vulnerability characterized by: i) a sensitized HPA axis response to acute stress, and ii) a dysfunctional psychosocial response. To test this hypothesis, a group of women with a history of IPV will be compared to a group of women without such history from the same community in order to: 1) Assess the long-term impact of IPV on the patterns of psychosocial coping (i.e. personal attitudes and perceptions, and selective attentional processing bias) and neuroendocrine response to acute stress, 2) Examine the association between IPV and an "increased vulnerability to stress profile" characterized by dysfunctional psychosocial and neuroendocrine responses to acute stress, 3) Identify the strategies used by resilient women (psychosocial schemes, neuroendocrine regulation) to cope with acute stress, and 4) Explore the value of the above findings to inform the development of prevention resources for IPV-exposed women and at-risk groups. Procedures: Adult women will be recruited from the Primary attention unit and the Adults Mental Health Unit at the reference Hospital. Three main groups of women will be included: women exposed to intimate partner violence (E-IPV), women not exposed to IPV (NE-IPV), and not exposed to IPV with major depression disorder. This last group will provide a comparison group in relation to mental health disorders. Groups will be matched by age, socioeconomic position and educational level. Sample size calculation: The task used to assess stress reactivity (Trier social stress task) reliably activates the HPA axis and triggers a two- to three-fold release of cortisol in about 70-80% of participants. Assuming an increase in hormones with the task of about 70% and a standard deviation of 30% of the mean, a sample size of 43 participants per group will be needed to detect differences among the two groups of half of this increase with a power of 0.80 and an alpha of 0.05. Therefore, the complete sample will include: i) the E-IPV group composed of 90 women, 43 of them with history of childhood abuse and 43 of them without such history, and ii) a NE-IPV group composed of 90 women, 43 of them healthy controls and 43 with a diagnosis of major depression disorder. Total sample size: 172 women. Work plan: After identification of the participants according to the project's criteria, women will be contacted by a researcher and one interviewer will be assigned to each woman all through the assessment. The objectives and the activities of this study will be clearly differentiated from those of any assistance that participants may be receiving in other services. Women willing to receive a full laboratory and hair cortisol analysis will be referred for blood extraction and collection of hair sample. Assessments will be performed in two different days separated by a two-week period. On day one, participants will respond to the initial interview including demographics, clinical and physical information. On day two, participants will respond to a social stress task that will be followed by a post-task face-to-face interview. A saliva sample will be collected before the beginning of the task, again 10 minutes after the beginning of the task, and finally 30 minutes after the beginning of the task. Data analysis: A detailed descriptive analysis will be run that includes the information from the initial interview and the neuroendocrine response trajectories during the TSST. With this information groups will be compared (E-IPV with and without childhood abuse, and NE-IPV with and without depression) to test for putative psychosocial and neurobiological differences at the level of stress response. These data will be analysed with standard statistical methods and the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS, Chicago) software. Ethical considerations: Following WHO's recommendations, participants who come to the interview accompanied by their partners will not be included. No participant will be excluded on the basis of their ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. Written informed consent (previously approved by the Ethics Committee) will be obtained after a full description of the study's aims and design. Participants will be informed of the confidentiality of their comments following data protection laws (European data protection law: 2016/679). Registry and use of information resulting from this study will follow the Declaration of Helsinki agreements and local laws on biomedical research (Law 14/2007 of Biomedical Research). The collected data will be identified by means of a code that guarantees the confidentiality of the information. The results obtained from the analysis of the sample will be dissociated from the personal data and the health information obtained. Biological samples will be stored under a collection located in the Hospital laboratories, from which the main researcher of the study will be the holder, and that will be registered in the National Registry of Biobanks.
Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria for both groups:
E-IPV group: - past history of at least 1 year of IPV exposure after the age of 18.
NE-IPV group: - no history of IPV lifetime
Two groups of women will be included: women exposed to IPV (E-IPV), and women not ex-posed to IPV (NE-IPV). Inclusion criteria for the E-IPV group: (Index of Spouse Abuse18,19; Woman Abuse Screening Tool20,21). Inclusion criteria for the NE-IPV group: no history of IPV or any other form of chronic exposure to violent behaviour. Exclusion criteria for both groups: inability to read or comprehend instructions, pregnancy, current use of steroid-based medications and/or presence of any endocrine alteration. Groups will be matched by age, socioeconomic position and educational level.
Exclusion Criteria (both groups):
172 participants in 2 patient groups
Central trial contact
Ximena Goldberg, PhD
Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov |
Tyler Chatwood is not cutting it for the Chicago Cubs. Could the team receive a boost two years in a row from a Chicago White Sox pitcher?
I don’t want to overreact too hard, I truly don’t. Tyler Chatwood is half season into a three-year contract. Things can obviously change sooner or even later, but the Chicago Cubs must address the situation as soon as possible.
I won’t get into the specifics, though you can read all about Chatwood’s latest start and his struggles here. In short, the main takeaway from Chatwood’s start Saturday is that the Cubs need to make a move.
What kind of move, you ask? Well, acquiring the best starting pitcher available would be nice, of course. However, that is simply unrealistic for the Cubs based on the assets they would have to give up.
Chatwood is not the Cubs’ ace, though. I wrote all about how the team does not need him to pitch like one, but rather need him to pitch like a serviceable fifth starter. He has not, and it is time to find someone who will. That just might be James Shields. |
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The Land of Error | Ioanna SakellarakiJuly 16, 2022
The Land of Error | Ioanna Sakellaraki
Ioanna Sakellaraki is best known for her evocatively mournful series The Truth is in the Soil, and it was the work of hers that initially caught my attention. But perusing her site, the more enigmatic and haunted The Land of Error series is the work that keeps pulling me back to it, and inspires me to share it with others.
The only descriptor from the artist for this work is the following bold – and surely intimidating yet also evocative – declaration:
THE FUTURE IS SPLIT BETWEEN MANMADE ANTITHESIS AND PARODIES OF HUMAN PREDICTION. THIS IS WHERE FICTION FINDS ITS JUSTIFIED PLACE.
Sakellraki’s work is often about memory, and an element of mourning. I would inject here that looking at these images, I am reminded of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem Ozymandius (1918) : Nothing beside remains. Round the decay / Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare, The lone and level sands stretch far away. Realizing that poem was written as WWI came to a close, I see correlations between the enigmatic post industrial wastelands that Sakellraki captures, and that earlier era’s destruction and desolation through technology. Quiet scenes of abandonment and detritus…..
Less historical, but equally dark, I’ve begun re watching the science fiction series FRINGE: and Sakellraki’s images also bring to mind the fictional group ZFT, from that show, with story arcs often centred upon world – building – and, of course, world – destroying, too. From that show’s mythology: ZFT in fact stands for “Zerstörung durch Fortschritte der Technologie” which is German for “Destruction by advancement of technology”….
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Abstract, originally published in Epilepsy & Behavior
Introduction: Psychogenic nonepileptic events (PNEE) are a type of Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder that present with events that appear epileptic but are not associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain. In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, our PNEE clinic switched to a telemedicine format, and we present here our experience with providing care to children and adolescents with PNEE in this format.
Methods: The multidisciplinary clinic shifted to a telemedicine platform in March 2020 with the same joint provider format. Follow-up phone calls are completed at one and three months following the visit. Data are presented with descriptive statistics. Referral volume and outcomes data are compared to historical patients, including rates of diagnosis acceptance, linkage to counseling, and change in event frequency.
Results: Twenty-three patients were scheduled to be seen via telemedicine or hybrid visits from March through June, twenty completed their visits. Sixteen (70%) were reached for follow-up at one month. Of those reached, twelve (75%) accepted the diagnosis, eight (50%) were linked with counseling, and fourteen (88%) with improvement in event frequency. Of the sixteen reached at three months, eleven (69%) had accepted the diagnosis, ten (63%) were linked with counseling, and all but two reported improvement in event frequency. In comparison, the previously published results showed 3-month rates of 75% of patients accepting the diagnosis, 76% linked with counseling, and 75% with improvement in event frequency.
Conclusions: Video telemedicine visits are a feasible and effective way to provide care for children and adolescents with psychogenic non-epileptic events. At 3 months, patients seen by telemedicine had similar acceptance rates, decreased connection to counseling, and increased rate of improvement in event frequency. This study suggests telemedicine may have some benefits over traditional clinic visits, such as improved show rates and access to clinic; so should be considered a reasonable alternative to in-person visits. |
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The class is intro to financial advising (insurance financial advising). You can talk about things like term life, whole life and universal life, selecting a life insurance policy, types of annuity, etc.
INSU 175 Financial Advising Final Paper Rubric – Worth 75 points
You will be researching a large topic throughout the semester. Your paper must be a minimum of 1000 words (4-5 pages), double spaced.
The following are the logistics of the final paper:
• Your paper will be in APA format and include writing a narrative or abstract, at least 4 references and sources will be cited within the paper. A guest lecturer may be used as a source. You may not use the textbook as a reference.
• Please go into specific details about your chosen concepts, topics or terms to demonstrate an understanding of how they relate to your topic. Don’t just tell me about the concepts. I want you to apply them to real life situations. You can include claims, law suits, individual stories, etc.
INSU 175 Final Paper Rubric
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APA Format and Abstract included. Citations, References. Bibliography. Minimum of 1000 words. 10
No spelling &/or grammar mistakes.
All references cited correctly using APA citation style. Minimum of 250 words.
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Insufficient or incorrect information and many errors in format. Does not meet the 250 word minimum 10
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The topic is focused narrowly enough for the scope of this assignment. Clearly explained with specific details pertaining to your concepts 55 Points
The topic is focused but lacks direction. Not explained with specific details pertaining to your concepts 45 Points
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Seven malicious Android applications identified on the Google Play Store pretended to be antivirus solutions in order to spread the SharkBot banking trojan. According to a report by Check Point researchers Alex Shamshur and Raman Ladutska, SharkBot illegally obtains credentials and banking information. This malware has a geofencing function and evasion strategies, which distinguishes it from other malware.
Users from China, India, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus are targeted explicitly by the trojan. The malicious apps are downloaded over 15,000 times before being removed, with most of the victims hailing from Italy and the United Kingdom. The research adds to NCC Group’s prior discoveries, which revealed that a bankbot acting as an antivirus program was carrying out illicit transactions via Automatic Transfer Systems (ATS).
SharkBot uses the Accessibility Services rights on Android to display false overlay windows on authentic banking apps. As a result, when unwary users type their usernames and passwords into windows that seem like legitimate credential input forms, the information is intercepted and transferred to a malicious server. One new feature of SharkBot is its ability to automatically react to Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp messages to transmit a phishing link to the antivirus program, thus spreading the malware in a worm-like method. Similar functionality was added to FluBot earlier in February.
“What’s also noteworthy here is that the threat actors push messages to victims containing malicious links, which leads to widespread adoption,” said Alexander Chailytko, cyber security, research and innovation manager at Check Point Software. “All in all, the use of push-messages by the threat actors requesting an answer from users is an unusual spreading technique.”
On March 25, Google took measures to remove 11 applications from the Play Store after they were discovered to be using an intrusive SDK to steal user data such as exact location information, nearby devices, email and phone numbers, and passwords. |
1. Ocular findings of AHT
2. Pathophysiology of ocular and brain injury during AHT
3. Ocular findings of Normal Vaginal Delivery and differences from AHT ocular findings
Lecturer: Dr. Donny Suh, Ophthalmologist from The University of Nebraska, USA.
DR SUH: Well, good morning or good evening, depending on where you are. Again, my name is Donny Suh, the chief of pediatric ophthalmology, at the Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, also associate professor as the Truhlsen Eye Institute. I want to thank you for joining me this morning. Just a brief introduction. I live in Omaha, which is right here. Between Nebraska and Iowa. We are actually known for lots of farmland, beautiful golf courses, and this is the beautiful downtown of Omaha, and also the world-famous Omaha Zoo. Here is the Truhlsen Eye Institute at the University of Nebraska, and also the Children’s Hospital and Medical Center. I’ve been involved with Orbis since 2003. This is my picture. My first Orbis trip in 2003. And it’s truly been a great pleasure, in so many different ways. But the reason I enjoy Orbis so much is I get to share all the knowledge. So it’s not just me teaching. But I always learn far more than what I contribute. And this is definitely one of my favorite activities. That I’m involved in. Of course, this would not be possible without the support of our wonderful Orbis staff. That are coming from all over the world. And these are some of the Orbis staff, as you can see here. By the way, Lawrence, can you hear me okay?
>> Yep, we can hear you.
DR SUH: Okay, perfect, perfect. So I truly believe that dreams can come true by working together, and Orbis definitely makes this possible. So without further ado, I would like to — I actually have a very interesting case that I would like to share with you. And we’re gonna have a further discussion. And I’m gonna ask, before we start, I may actually ask about four to five questions, to get your feedback. Because, of course, the audience is from all over the world, and we — with different backgrounds — and I would like to get some feedback from you of what you’re familiar with. Before I start the talk. But first, let me present the case, and then we’ll provide some questions. First, I have a five month old child that was admitted with unresponsiveness, and we were consulted. And one day prior to presentation, the patient had a mild fever, diarrhea, and vomiting overnight, and became unresponsive by following morning. CPR was initiated, and was brought to the emergency room. On exam, patient was hypothermic, bradycardic, hypoxic, and had a Glasgow coma scale of 3, which meant virtually unresponsive. And the patient had a soft tissue swelling over the right parietal region. And patient was subsequently sedated and intubated, and full body CT scan was performed, it was unremarkable, and laboratory testing was performed, and the patient had hypernatremia and thrombocytopenia with INR of 2. So the patient was diagnosed with DIC, which I’m gonna discuss later. Disseminated intravascular coagulation. And as we all know, these patients do not have a very good prognosis. The patient was immediately started on infusion of red blood cells and fresh frozen plasma, platelets, and vasopressors. Antibiotics were initiated, along with antivirals. MRI of the brain was performed, which showed diffuse brain edema with inferior tonsillar herniation, with a diminished size of vasculature of Circle of Willis. That’s when we were consulted. Pupils were fixed and dilated, 4.5 millimeters, had right parietal localized soft tissue erythema, edema 3×3 centimeters. Otherwise unremarkable. On examination, the patient had these small focal areas of hemorrhages. And that’s the optic nerve right here. Multifocal hemorrhages of various sizes, involving the macular, perimacular, and peripheral areas. And if you look closely, there’s some white center areas here. This is a different view of the right eye. And this is the left eye. So in summary, patient has a diffused multifocal retinal hemorrhages. With just a little bit of disc edema on the right eye. But the left eye was virtually unremarkable. So at this point, one day following the eye exam… Unfortunately, the patient ceased spontaneous breathing and passed away. So I would like to ask some questions from the audience. What are the potential causes of retinal hemorrhages in this case? First, this is potentially a CPR induced hemorrhage from chest compression, anemia retinopathy, because the patient was anemic. DIC coagulopathy induced hemorrhage, normal vaginal delivery hemorrhage, increased ICP induced hemorrhage, abusive head trauma, and others. And if you could type the answer in the box, I would appreciate it. Okay, great. Let me go to the next question. Have you seen a case of abusive head trauma induced retinopathy? Yes or no? Lawrence, we don’t have to wait the full 30 seconds. We can probably go a little quicker. Perfect. So 58% of the audience has never seen it. Do you believe shaking a baby can induce retinal hemorrhage? Yes or no? Let’s just wait 10 seconds. Perfect. Yes, okay. How common is unilateral retinal hemorrhage in abusive head trauma or shaken baby syndrome? Doesn’t happen, 10%, 15 to 25%, 50%, or others? Okay. Perfect. So it’s pretty evenly distributed. Did you ever have to testify in court for an abusive head trauma case? Yes or no? Okay. Thank you. Could this be a normal vaginal delivery retinal hemorrhage? Yes or no? Likely or unlikely? Thank you. Okay. For the next — I’m gonna say about 40 minutes — I’m just gonna kind of go over some of the general knowledge on abusive head traumas, and some of the differential diagnoses, and the pathophysiology, and a study that we have performed, that we just submitted for publication. And then we’re gonna summarize everything, and then we’re gonna have a Q and A session afterwards. So the retinal hemorrhage in infants — the differential diagnosis can be quite extensive. As we can see here. I don’t want to go through the entire list. But this list is actually getting longer and longer, as more of the physicians are reporting anecdotal experiences of different conditions. For example, there are some recent reports of osteogenesis imperfecta, there’s some collagen vascular disease in young patients, developing retinal hemorrhages. There’s just more and more case reports that are being presented. But just in general, overall, I would say these are good categories. Retinal hemangiomas. Congenital. CMV infections, with other types of viral infections. Bacterial meningitis. Juvenile X-linked retinoschisis, various types of coagulopathy, anemia, leukemia, increase in intracranial pressure for various reasons, including Terson syndrome, hypoxia, and changes in sodium concentrations. But in this particular case, I would like to focus on — it could be actually — the patient, remember, as you recall, had a chest compression with CPR. So it could be an increased intrathoracic pressure, which I’m gonna discuss a little bit. It could be DIC, it could be from abusive head trauma, or it could actually be from a normal vaginal delivery. Because this can actually occur 25% to 50% of the cases. And actually, I’m gonna talk about that in detail. The retinal hemorrhages in CPR are due to increased intrathoracic pressures. Sometimes people refer to it as a Purtscher retinopathy. This is due to transient increased intrathoracic pressure in victims, who typically also have rib fractures. And it’s the cotton wool spots with the white retinal patches, with a few retinal hemorrhages. But truly, it is localized to the macular area. And the posterior pole. And most cases of CPR-induced retinal hemorrhages — these patients typically have a significant coagulopathy that coexists. So in this particular patient, with the diffuse retinal hemorrhages, with no white retinal patches, no cotton wool spots, it’s probably unlikely. Could this be from a DIC? DIC is a systemic activation of blood coagulation, which results in generation and depositions of fibrin, leading to microvascular thrombi. That actually results in extensive consumption of the coagulation protein and platelets, inducing severe hemorrhages or bleeding elsewhere. So you actually have areas of thrombus, and you actually have areas of bleeding. And this can be diagnosed based on serological testing. But it is truly — the ultimate diagnosis comes from a clinical — it is a clinical diagnosis. What causes DIC in infants? The number one, the most common cause, is severe sepsis. And then second is — most common — is traumatic brain injury. So DIC can develop, as many as a third of the traumatic brain injury. Even trivial head trauma history can produce coagulation changes, according to some of the studies. And pediatric abusive head trauma even without the signs of DIC shows abnormal coagulations in 71% of the children. So first, could this be a DIC? First, the infection. The sepsis was truly ruled out. Because the patient had extensive cultures. Of blood, serum, and urine. And it all came back negative. There was no signs of any infections. Could this be a traumatic brain injury as a result of possibly abusive head trauma, resulting in DIC? Then you have to think — okay, why would the retinal hemorrhages be isolated to just one eye? And second is that usually these patients with traumatic brain injury-induced DIC typically have other signs of hemorrhages. Because they have a coagulopathy. So it would be more generalized, rather than just localized to the one part of the retina. So they would have lid ecchymosis or conjunctival hemorrhage, or facial bruising, or other types of findings. And this particular patient did have a small parietal edema. So this could actually — is something that you should consider. But could this be actually just an actual case of abusive head trauma? Well, just a brief background. The abusive head trauma actually went through different names in the past. Initially it was called battered infant. And later it was called battered child syndrome. Whiplash shaking infant, shaken baby syndrome, and non-accidental trauma. Now we’re using the term abusive head trauma. So this entity has actually been recognized for over 50 years. And unfortunately, the abusive head trauma — it is the single most common cause of death due to child abuse, and about 4 to 5 children die per day. And it is the most common cause of traumatic death in children under the age of 12 months. And 80% of the survivors, even if they survive, many times they have permanent sequelae in the forms of motor, intellectual, and visual deficits, with cortical visual impairment. Victims are typically younger than 2, and 30% of the cases of abusive head trauma may go unrecognized. Why is that? Well, first of all, sometimes the physical manifestations may not be evident. Because as some of you believe, just a non-physical contact abuse can potentially cause these retinal hemorrhages. So if they don’t have any physical manifestations, it may actually just go unrecognized, if they don’t come into the medical setting. And second reason actually — the main reason I wanted to share this case with everybody — is that I truly believe that there’s a significant cultural barrier. What do I mean by that? I actually have been involved with Orbis for the last — Orbis and also other medical mission programs — for the last 17 years. Truly all over the world. And whenever I bring up this topic, most doctors have never seen it, actually. And if you actually go through the peer reviewed Chinese journals, I personally actually have not seen any cases of abusive head trauma. If one of the audience disagrees with that, please let me know. Because I personally could not find any cases of this particular entity in peer reviewed Chinese journals. And also in countries like India, this is just not something that is well recognized. And for the United States, this is a graph — this is a map that shows incidences of abusive head trauma. The darker the color, the higher the incidence. And so this is from the Omaha World-Herald, from 2014. And shows that the highest incidence of abusive head trauma occurs in Sarpy County in Nebraska. This is right next to where I live, and most of these patients end up at my medical centers. And fourth is Douglas County. This is where I live. So I actually see these unfortunate cases. And that’s actually part of the reason I got interested in this topic, and I’ve done some extensive research. So just quickly, the pathophysiology, the injury — it’s thought to be caused by direct impact. And as you can see here — or from an indirect impact. From the direct impact, as you can see, one can easily understand how this can cause skull fractures, edemas, and potentially retinal hemorrhages, if there was a direct impact. But indirect impact — this is where the head has no direct impact, and you’re simply shaking. So can brain or eye be injured and develop these types of hemorrhages even with no direct contact? Some question this, and some believe that this is actually not possible. So I would like to — and actually, I’m doing some studies to prove that indirect contact can actually cause these types of damages. And I’m gonna share that with you in just a little bit. First of all, how does this happen? These are some of the potential explanations. There’s an increase in CSF. There’s an increase in fluid, due to incomplete myelinization of the brain and optic nerve that allows for greater movement of the brain. And also, the neck is extremely flexible, because they don’t have the well developed neck muscles at this time. And also, their cervical spine is not hardened. Is not stiff. So they can actually develop cervical spine injuries as well. Because of the proportionally large head, large and heavy head. And with significant movement, the cervical spine can actually be injured. And this actually potentially can create a greater range of motion, with the torsional force to create acceleration and deceleration. So what does that mean? So with the acceleration and deceleration, first, with the forward movement, this abrupt deceleration — so as the head moves forward, abrupt deceleration can cause the brain to collide inside the skull. So this is the initial injury. And then second, this CSF, the water, which is denser than the brain, can rush into the site of impact, forcing the brain to move backwards in the opposite direction, and that causes a second wave of injury. So some people call this a coup and contrecoup injury. So that’s what happens to the brain. So here, let’s talk about what actually happens in the eye. So, again, the pathophysiology — these are some of the potential explanations — first, there’s an increased intracranial pressure from brain damage that can occur from various hemorrhages. Subdural, subarachnoid, intraventricular. So this edema can cause an increase in venous pressure at the optic nerve level, which causes obstructions of the retinal vasculature, that leads to rupture of the retinal vessels. So that’s one. Second is that linear acceleration. So this repetition of acceleration and deceleration, this linear acceleration, induces a shearing force at the vitreoretinal interface. And as we all know, the vitreous is bound to the retina at the retinal vessels, the macula, the optic nerve, and the vitreous base. So this shearing force can cause a disruption of the vitreoretinal interface. And that shearing force can tear the blood vessels and cause retinal hemorrhages. And also, this type of movement can disrupt the autonomic supply to the retinal vessels, affecting the vascular integrity and autoregulations. So that’s the linear acceleration. Now, there’s also an angular acceleration component, which I think is probably far more important. So here — there’s a significant torsional force that’s induced by the angular acceleration and deceleration. With the patient’s large, heavy head, with a soft neck as a hinge. And minimal head motion can create a large head movement. As a torque. And then this creates a torsional force — which has a far greater effect on the shearing force of the vitreoretinal interface of the entire retina, with minimal effort and minimal movement. So if this is a hint — so with minimal movement — I’m just barely moving my finger — there’s a greater range of motion of the head, and this creates a significant torsional force. Now, I want to actually talk about that just a little bit more in detail. Here, this is the hourglass. And this is the oil, and that’s water. And that interface is separated by the oil and water — is separated at the interface here. And as you move this back and forth, in a linear fashion, with linear accelerations and deceleration, that interface does get disrupted. But it’s actually pretty minimal. So here I’m actually shaking… So that interface is typically violated minimally. So there isn’t significant disruption. But here, if you actually hold the hourglass at the base, and just rotate it in this fashion, just with a minimal effort, as you can see… The vitreoretinal — the interface of the oil and water can get disrupted very, very easily. And so what does that mean? Okay. So when a baby is shaken, the translational force, plus a significant torsional force, plays a significant role. And probably for the shearing force, more of it actually comes from the torsion. So here’s another video. So here’s the baby that’s being shaken. And here — the baby’s shaken at 0.5 to 1 hertz. Which means it’s 1 cycle per minute. And at a low frequency, probably these patients develop small microhemorrhages that resolve very, very quickly. Because as you shake, and as you increase to 2 hertz… More significant hemorrhages. And then as you go up to 3 to 4 hertz… Which we speculate is the frequency of these babies potentially being shaken — these hemorrhages will become larger and more significant. Because the shearing force becomes more perpendicular, or more normal. Okay? This actually was developed with the help of our excellent iEXCEL Development Team. So retinal hemorrhages in abusive head trauma, with indirect injury, meaning no physical contact of the head — the retinal hemorrhages can be very helpful in diagnosis of abusive head trauma with little or no evidence of trauma and poorly documented history. So here at the University of Nebraska, we’re developing a computer generated finite element model. There are some finite element models that are available out there, but we’re actually going down to the cellular level. And we’re actually looking at the vitreoretinal interface, and we’re calculating the force that’s being induced by the linear and angular acceleration. And we’re in the process of developing this. The traditional thinking is that the retinal hemorrhages are considered a hallmark of abusive head trauma since the 1960s, and with a specificity of 94%. And diffuse retinal hemorrhage that extends into the periphery of the retina indicates, again, abuse. And other specific retinal findings such as vitreous hemorrhage can be very specific for abuse. Well, the problem with this is that the normal vaginal deliveries can induce retinal hemorrhages. And I actually have witnessed and seen some of these cases. And these are actually photographs of some of the normal vaginal delivered babies. Not C-section. Not vacuum-assisted. These are just normal vaginally delivered babies with hemorrhages that look like this. So this actually concerned us. And with the help of — this actually concerned us. And we actually did further investigation. And this is actually, again, a potential pathophysiology of the normal vaginal delivery retinal hemorrhages. The compression of the head that acutely influences — the compression of the head as the baby goes through the vaginal canal. This increases the intracranial pressure within the birth canal. May cause the retinal hemorrhages, due to increase in venous pressure. And also, most babies have coagulopathy, with the vitamin K deficiency. And that’s why they’re actually given vitamin K, around the time of birth. And also, most babies have, actually, the neonates have elevated prostaglandins, specifically prostaglandin E. In fetal circulation. They already have elevated PGE. But also some of the medications that are actually given to the mom during delivery can elevate the prostaglandin level, which are vasodilators, and also inhibits aggregation of blood platelets. And that in itself, along with the lower blood viscosity, which is present in neonates, increases the chance of these patients — increases the chance that these babies, these neonates, of developing these retinal hemorrhages, as they’re born. So it’s multifactorial. But there’s really no vitreoretinal tractional force that’s causing these retinal hemorrhages. We wanted to look at the patterns of the retinal hemorrhages a lot more in detail. So the dilemma in this situation is that the false-negative diagnosis of abusive head trauma may lead to some children at risk, because they have to go back to potential abuse situations. But the false positive is just as disastrous, because you can actually destroy the family dynamics. And the family. So we actually did a study. We were aiming to study — to analyze the patterns of abusive head trauma, and also normal vaginal delivery groups, to elucidate the difference and aid the clinician. So we did a retrospective review of all cases of potential child abuse in three years, here at UNMC. And we found 165 cases. And then of those, 31 cases were confirmed cases of abusive head trauma. With the perpetrator confessions, clinical-physical findings, witnessed abuse, and confirmed during legal proceedings. And the retinal hemorrhages were analyzed of these 31 patients. And this is what we found. And then for the normal vaginal delivered groups, with the help of my previous fellow, Dr. Soi Young Kim, in 2015-2016, we looked at 20,389 healthy neonates. Again, no C-sections, no vacuum assisted. These are normal vaginally delivered babies. They went through eye screening. All consecutive babies went through eye screening. And we obtained the retinal images, using a RetCam. And this is what we found. So they do share some common clinical findings. So we actually analyzed the differences of these two groups. Very carefully. So these — in these two cohorts, we actually looked at the number of hemorrhages — so we actually physically counted these hemorrhages within the photographs. And we looked at the sizes of the retinal hemorrhages, and we also looked at the retinal hemorrhages and determined the retinal layers. Whether it’s preretinal, intraretinal, or subretinal, based on the patterns and shapes of the retinal hemorrhages. And then we looked at the macular optic nerve involvement, and also involved zones. And then looked at the severity of the retinal hemorrhages, and we gave it a score that was modified from CHOP grading scale. And then we looked at the vitreous hemorrhages, retinal folds, and retinal detachments. So this is the grading scale that we used. So if the retinal hemorrhages were — the lesion was 1 disc diameter or less, it would get a score of 1. So if there’s any retinal hemorrhages that has these type of retinal hemorrhages, of this size, that would give a score of 1. And if they would have anything bigger than that, less than or equal to 2 disc diameters, they would get another point. 2 disc diameters, they would get another point. And then macula, if there’s any hemorrhages within the macular area of 2 disc diameters from the fovea, they would get another point. Peripapillary, another point, and if they had any retinal hemorrhages outside of that peripapillary area, they would get another point. So each eye can have the potential of 6 points. With a maximum of 12 points for both eyes. So let’s look at this photograph here. So you can see that these hemorrhages — there’s a lot of small intraretinal hemorrhages. And you can see how this right here is about 1 disc diameter. So this patient would actually get 1 point. Because I don’t see any hemorrhages that’s much greater than the 1 disc diameter. So the patient would get 1. And the patient actually has a hemorrhage in the macular area, peripapillary area, and also outside of that area. So there would be 1 here, and 3 points from the extent. So the patient would get a score of 4. So what did we find from the study? One, that 31 patients with abusive head trauma that were confirmed — we looked for retinal hemorrhages. 20 of the 31 patients developed retinal hemorrhages. And 75% of those patients had retinal hemorrhages in both eyes. But 25% actually had it in just one eye. And then of those over 20,000 in the NVD group, the retinal hemorrhages were found in 25% of the cases. It was in both eyes in 66, and 33% just in one eye. And there was no difference in the laterality, in both groups. And the retinal hemorrhage size were significantly larger in the AHT. So 3.1 disc diameter versus 0.96. It was statistically significant. And RH involving all three layers was significantly more common in AHT, versus 0.6 in the NVD group. In the NVD group, 92% of the cases were all purely intraretinal. There were no hemorrhages in preretinal and subretinal in 7.8% of the cases. And other things. Both macula and optic nerve were involved in AHT. In 77 versus 30%. And it was statistically significant. And vitreous hemorrhages were present in 54% of AHT. But some of the patients with NVD actually did have vitreous hemorrhage. Very important. And the grading scales. In AHT, it was 7.15. But in the NVD group, it was 3.59. And of course, it was statistically significant. And optic nerve was found only in AHT group. And the patients in the AHT group had other clinical findings, besides the retinal hemorrhages. The patients had subdural hematoma, loss of consciousness, seizures, and other things. So these patients had complete neurological and physical examinations, and they all were able to find other clinical findings that would support the diagnosis of AHT. But of course, in the NVD group, there were no other clinical findings. These are healthy babies with no other medical conditions. But there were some surprising results. Number one is that the number of retinal hemorrhages were not statistically different between the two groups. And also, the retinal hemorrhage-involved zones, whether macular, peripapillary, and periphery — the zones were not significantly different in these two groups of 0.34. And in the patients with the NVD retinal hemorrhages, they all — the majority of the retinal hemorrhages resolved within 4 weeks, when they came in for their initial examinations. And 95% of the cases actually resolved within 4 weeks. And out of those 10,000 cases, only 2 severe cases with vitreous hemorrhage required 12 weeks to resolve completely. So that’s 3 months. So what do we learn from this? Retinal hemorrhages in abusive head trauma and NVD do share some common findings, but have very distinct characteristics. So first, in the NVD group, up to 25% of the NVD groups do develop retinal hemorrhages. So this is real. And most retinal hemorrhages are intraretinal, and resolve spontaneously. Usually by 4 weeks. But rarely persist beyond 6 weeks. And abusive head trauma group — significantly more severe, with a higher grading scale, involved the macula and optic nerve more frequently, and more commonly, all three layers were involved. And much higher incidence of vitreous hemorrhage. And they all had other clinical findings. So why is there a difference? First is that in the NVD group, the force is circumferential around the head. It’s circumferential, unidirectional, and translational. It’s non-repetitive vector force on the retina. Versus the abusive head trauma group — the force is translational, but it’s also torsional, and the degree of repetition — the repetition plays a significant role, causing more stress and fatigue on the retinal vesicles. Therefore, the retinal hemorrhages in abusive head traumas are more likely to have more severe retinal hemorrhage features, and slower to resolve. And previously thought that the bilateral and numerous retinal hemorrhages that extend into the periphery were highly suggestive of abusive head trauma, but our studies do not agree with that statement. The bilaterality and the number and the peripheral retinal hemorrhages were not significantly different in both groups. But what was important — more important predictive factor — were retinal hemorrhage size, retinal layer involvement, and vitreous hemorrhage, with a higher score. So this is actually the last slide. These are key points. The indirect head impact, with no external physical injury, can result in retinal hemorrhages. And abusive head trauma may result in normal retinal exam. So just because they have a completely normal retinal exam does not rule out a potential abusive head trauma. In our cases, actually, there was a significant portion of the patients — did not have any retinal findings with the confirmed cases of abusive head trauma. And unilateral retinal hemorrhage does not rule out abusive head trauma. And complete physical and neurological evaluation is critical. Our case is still in court. The family is still under investigation. And the final verdict is still pending. And I want to thank you for taking your time to watch this webinar. This is actually my first time doing it. And I really would love to hear some of your feedback and how I can improve. You know, I’ve never given a talk in this fashion. This is actually a little bit challenging, because I always have to make eye contact, when I talk. But I would love to hear your feedback of how I can make things better. But I would love to have some of your questions. Any questions or thoughts?
>> So, Dr. Suh, we don’t have any questions yet, but we had some questions asked at the time of registration. Maybe we can go over those. Can you see my screen?
DR SUH: Let me just see. Actually, I went over these. I read these questions before my talk. And I actually addressed these questions. But can the audience ask any questions now?
>> Yep, we just got two in.
DR SUH: Perfect.
>> You can open the Q and A box on your side.
DR SUH: Perfect. Well, thank you. Any questions? I would love to hear any questions.
>> So we can stay on for a few minutes and see if questions come through.
DR SUH: Thank you for the compliment. Yes. The Valsalva retinopathy is definitely — that’s real. And I actually have seen cases of Valsalva retinopathy-induced retinal hemorrhages. So this would be something that would be similar to the CPR-induced retinopathy, like, something that would be similar to the Purtscher’s retinopathy. But I’m gonna talk based on my experience and what I know. Based on my experience with the Valsalva retinopathy, these retinal hemorrhages are pretty small and localized. This is actually the result of an increase in venous pressure, resulting in retinal hemorrhages. So this would be very similar to the ones that one would find with the Purtscher’s or CPR-induced retinopathy. So these patients would typically — and I think that this is… Most of these hemorrhages are very localized to the macula or the optic nerve area. And more to the posterior pole. Obviously there is no component of the vitreoretinal traction with the shearing force, so the patterns would look very different. Thank you for your question, Luis. And then… In my center, dilated fundus exam is not routinely done for neonates, and visual assessment is not common in infants, so how do you suggest we look out for abusive head trauma? As I suggested, I think this is truly teamwork. So these patients would typically come in to the emergency room, or would be admitted to the hospital with, for example, new onset seizures, loss of consciousness, so if there’s any hint of potential abuse, and with any type of — with or without any external signs — they should consult ophthalmology, and then ophthalmology should evaluate that patient with the dilated examinations. Now, is dilated examination essential? And is it a must? No. In certain situations, neurosurgeons would like to assess their mental status, along with the pupil, on a daily basis. Sometimes they prefer that we don’t dilate the patients’ eyes. And so in those cases, many times you can actually see the fundus without dilated pupils. But it’s definitely more preferred. So I would recommend that, again, like I said, it’s teamwork. If there’s any clinical suspicion of potential abuse, they should consult ophthalmology. And ophthalmology should evaluate the patient. And the visual functions in these patients — these are infants. So you just want to make sure the patient reacts to light, patient can fixate and follow, depending on the age. And do a careful fundus examination. Preferred dilated. Okay? And then — are there incidence where the retina hemorrhages fail to resolve? Yes. Unfortunately, like I said, I actually do see quite a bit of these cases. And I actually had two cases where we had to go in and drain the blood. Because these patients are younger patients, and typically, I observe for about three months. But if I do not feel that the blood is — there’s no signs of any blood that’s resolving, then a vitrectomy occasionally is required. So yes, in very extensive retinal hemorrhages, they do fail to resolve, and surgery is required. If you wait longer than three months, potentially could it go away? Yes, but you have to think about the risk of amblyopia as well. And you have to know what is going on behind the retina as well. So you have to do an ultrasound, make sure the retina is flat under the hemorrhage, and if there’s any signs of retinal detachments or retinoschisis, that needs to be addressed. Documenting with iPhone or Android smartphone or with any camera? That is an excellent idea. We’re actually doing a study on that right now, as we speak. By the way, I have no — I forgot to mention — I have no financial interests in any of the things that I’ll be talking about. There are various devices that are available. I actually personal use a device called a DI. D, then EYE. D-EYE. It’s a device that goes on your phone, a very small device that goes on your phone, and you can actually take pictures. Especially with a dilated pupil, it’s actually very, very easy. And most of the time, you’re not gonna be able to document the photographs in the periphery. But with the phone, you can probably capture 60, 70 degrees, and most of these patients — it would be very unusual for patients to have hemorrhages just in the periphery, sparing the posterior pole. Obviously there’s a reason for that, because that’s where most of the blood vessels are. And that’s where the majority of the traction occurs. So with the phone, with the smart — with the device — you should be able to take good quality photographs of the fundus. Especially with the retinal hemorrhages and things. So if you don’t have access to a RetCam, which is quite expensive, I think a phone is a good, good alternative. Especially in court. If you ever have to testify. Having images can really save a lot of time and effort. Sidra, okay. How long does it take on average for NVD retinal hemorrhages to resolve? And is there any long-term detrimental effect on vision in newborns with retinal hemorrhages? Or after recovery, these patients do well? Good question, Sidra. I believe, based on my experience, the NVD retinal hemorrhages resolve very quickly. I don’t think it takes a month. I think it’s within, like, actually — sometimes I would see these patients in the NICU. They would resolve within two to three days. So the majority of cases — I think they resolve very, very quickly. So it’s very, very unusual that it takes a month or six weeks. But based on what we have found, 99 — I’m gonna say 99.9% of the time, actually, they resolve within 4 to 6 weeks. But as far as we know, there’s no detrimental effect of these small hemorrhages, because they resolve very quickly. And after recovering, they do extremely well. Uchenna. What dilating drops are preferred in neonates? For me, we always use a cyclomydril, because it has a lower concentration of the phenylephrine and the cyclogyl. So in dark eyes, like when I go to Africa or India, with very dark eyes, you may actually have to put two sets of eye drops, and wait for the eyes to dilate. In rare situations, I may actually have to put three sets. But just make sure you monitor their vital signs. The cyclomydril. Uchenna — any documentations of the macular hole formations in abusive head trauma? Yes. So these tractions can cause a retinoschisis or retinal tear or retinal folds. We will be doing an experiment on a human retina from a cadaver, and we’re gonna be separating the vitreous from the retina, and we’re gonna actually — we’re trying to calculate the force it requires to separate the two. And actually, Dr. Bethany… Dr. Bethany Coates from the University of Utah is actually currently doing that experiment right now, as we speak. And we’re planning on repeating that study here. So those things can occur, but the macular hole formation — personally, I’ve never seen it. But I can see how that could potentially happen. But the force is great enough to separate the macula, if the force is significant enough to cause a macular hole to pull the macula off the vitreous, which actually has very tight adhesions — I would think the patient probably will have significant vitreous hemorrhage that would probably obscure the view of the macular hole. And so unless you’re doing OCT, in these neonates, it may be difficult to document. To the best of my knowledge, I don’t think it’s ever… To the best of my knowledge, I don’t know if that’s ever been documented. We have two RetCams in my city, but they’re secluded to the hospital. Smartphones are instruments that could be used with a 28 or 30 diopter lens to document in many more places. Just need to go to YouTube or papers to become self-trained. I agree, Luis. Perfect. The one that I talked about is one particular device. But there’s an app that you can purchase through the iPhone. That particular program is not available for Android. It’s actually for iPhones. So you could actually use an iPhone, and using a 28 or 30-diopter lens — and you can actually take photographs with your iPhone. And I think that’s an excellent way to document. I completely agree. Okay. Any other questions? Well, it’s been an hour. It’s truly been a pleasure. I really enjoyed the webinar, and I hope you guys have a great day. |
Pensioners across the country have started to receive up to £600 to help with energy bills this winter.
Winter Fuel Payments – boosted again this year by an additional £300 per household Pensioner Cost of Living payment – will land in bank accounts over the next two months, the vast majority automatically.
The money will appear in bank statements with the payment reference starting with the customer’s National Insurance number followed by ‘DWP WFP’ for people in Great Britain, or ‘DFC WFP’ for people in Northern Ireland.
The overwhelming majority of Winter Fuel Payments are paid automatically but some people need to make a claim, such as those who qualify but do not receive benefits or the State Pension and have never previously received a Winter Fuel Payment. The payments deliver additional support to pensioners, the majority of whom are on fixed incomes and also are unable to raise their incomes through fixed employment.
The start of the Winter Fuel Payments season comes hot on the heels of the recent £300 Cost of Living payments made by the DWP to more than seven million eligible households across the UK.
Pensioners receiving Pension Credit also qualify for this extra support. The average Pension Credit award is now worth £3,900 per year and there is still time for those who are eligible to apply and receive the £300 Cost of Living payment.
This is because an eligible claim for Pension Credit can be backdated by three months provided the entitlement conditions are met throughout that time. |
Santi Cazorla has confirmed what we all might have suspected: Arsenal aren’t going to sign Karim Benzema.
After months of speculation and vague ‘maybe, maybe not‘ statements from Wenger, Cazorla seems to have confirmed what we already partically knew, which is that we won’t be signing a new striker this transfer window. At least not Benzema, anyway.
Talk that we’re been reportedly bringing in the Real Madrid forward has been rife in recent weeks, with us apparently willing to stump up over £40m for the Frenchman. As a consistent 20+ goals-a-season scorer, it’d be hard to argue that he wouldn’t be an excellent addition.
However, our midfielder maestro, who signed a contract extension with us recently, has now revealed that he doesn’t believe we’re signing him, despite him potentially being a great for our squad.
“I don’t know but the manager has said [Arsenal are not interested],” Cazorla said “I’m not very aware on whether there is any interest or not. The manager knows it better than anyone.”
He added, “Benzema is a great player. Every side would like to have him but I think the manager has already his team made and probably he is not looking for another striker. Benzema fits into any team. The good players fits well in every side. He has quality and would adapt great.”
Although it sounds as if the midfielder is about as In The Know as we are on the matter of transfers, it’s looking increasingly unlikely that a transfer for Benzema is, or ever was, on the cards. |
Attacks on pensions are an everyday reality across Britain’s workplaces – but university workers have shown that it is possible to fight for restoration and win.
There are few certainties in life. Benjamin Franklin famously identified just two: death and taxes. Through the experience of the decades-long war on the working class in Britain, it has come to seem like there is a third: workers who have their pensions degraded don’t see them restored.
Defeats faced by the trade union movement since the 1980s can be tracked in many ways. Perhaps the two most commonly used metrics are the steep decline in union membership and the even more precipitous drop-off in labour’s share of national income.
But the steady degradation of pension schemes for workers in all sectors of the economy has been just as devastating. Intensified exploitation of the wealth we create as workers hasn’t stopped in working life: wage theft follows us to the grave.
That’s why it is of such historic significance that UCU members in USS – the second largest private pension scheme in the country – are now on track to win full restoration of their pension benefits, after employers imposed devastating cuts last year which wiped hundreds of thousands of pounds from retirement funds.
University employers’ systematic attack on our pensions really began in 2011. At every turn, our members have fought with great determination to defend their retirement income – most notably in 2018 when we halted a cruel plan to close down the defined benefit (DB) scheme and institute a defined contributions (DC) one in its place.
With our strikes having stopped employers from downgrading the scheme, they resorted in 2020 to spuriously degrading its value. Against the wishes of the union, they supported an opaque and deeply flawed valuation amid the Covid-induced global economic shutdown, and then took advantage of this rigged assessment to impose a 35% cut to the guaranteed retirement income of the average members.
Par for the course, perhaps: employers using the pretext of a financial deficit to attack workers and wreck their pensions. But our members refused to accept this as inevitable, despite being encouraged to do so by many a pension ‘expert’. At first we took strike action in tens of universities where we won local, disaggregated ballots, but despite the steadfastness of members on picket lines that approach simply did not give us enough leverage.
University employers took nationally coordinated action to decimate the value of our pension and steal our benefits. To win them back, we knew we needed to organise on the same scale. So we took the bold decision to hold a national aggregated strike ballot last summer, allowing us for the first time to hit all 67 universities in the pension dispute with strike action at the same time.
Many doubted we could win that ballot, but we did so overwhelmingly. University employers were so assured of our failure that they stood by their pension theft –even though their valuation imposed higher contributions on everyone to plug a non-existent deficit.
Winning the ballot was one thing; delivering national strike action another. But it was the most supported strike in UK university history, with unprecedented participation, massive picket lines, and sustained support from our students.
It has put us on the brink of a major win: university bosses have been forced to admit that not only can our pension benefits be restored but members’ contributions can be lowered too. In March, they confirmed in writing that restoring benefits would be prioritised.
Having won this agreement, approved by 85% of UCU members who voted in a recent consultation, we will now hold employers’ feet to the fire. We won a second national strike ballot last month, and so have a mandate for further industrial action on pensions to use if we need it. In the coming months, UCU, employers and the pension trustee will work together to make restoration happen.
But for us to be at this point is a testament to every worker who – in the face of disregard and often intimidation from employers – has stood on freezing university picket lines for years on end.
When our pension benefits are restored, it won’t only be an industrial triumph for UCU members. I hope it will also raise the bar for, and offer hope to, workers everywhere. At a moment of revival and renewed militancy for organised labour in the UK, workers are fighting for pay restoration. We should be fighting for our pensions back, too.
Pensions aren’t a luxury. They aren’t a gift from the bosses. They are deferred wages. They belong to us.
There is no reason for us to accept that good, secure pensions are a thing of the past: as trade unions we can build the power to win them back. UCU’s win will be a shot in the arm for unions wanting to fight for improved pension benefits. It shows defined benefit (DB) schemes are still more than viable, and it demonstrates the power of workers’ collective action over intransigent employers and ostensible financial experts.
Before becoming general secretary of UCU, my academic research focused on pensions and industrial relations. I sadly studied many glorious defeats. So on a personal note, I am especially proud to be leading a union on the brink of one of the biggest pension wins in UK trade union history.
We are now focused on fighting for improved pay and conditions, in the confidence that determined, strategically executed industrial action gets the goods.Original post |
If you want to understand the baffling popularity of the Royal Family, one place to start is the multimedia imperial modernist spectacle of the 1953 coronation.
Queen Elizabeth II after her coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, which took place in June 1953, was an occasion like never before. The first British coronation to be fully televised, with cameras being allowed inside Westminster Abbey for the ceremony itself, it was a fully public event that sought to construct a particular type of royal identity for the new Queen. The ceremony created a spectacle of monarchy that was designed simultaneously to shock and awe as well as to provoke feelings of pride, ownership, and even perhaps sympathy in the viewing British public. The event was also, crucially, a moment of imperial myth-making, the construction of a Commonwealth monarchy that was intended to knit together imperial populations across the globe.
Elizabeth had been on holiday in Kenya with her husband, Phillip, when she heard the news of her father’s death, and indeed she was a frequent traveller across the British Empire-Commonwealth throughout her life. The speech she gave on her twenty-first birthday, broadcast on the radio, which affirmed her devotion to the service of the British people ‘and the great imperial family to which we all belong’, had been given during a trip to Cape Town. Once she became Queen, she continued to build her royal identity around protecting and sustaining Britain’s imperial commitments (indeed, on her death, it was frequently noted that she had ‘overseen the expansion’ of the Commonwealth, although with little acknowledgement of the role that decolonisation of the empire had also played in this process).
The Queen insisted during her coronation that her gown be embroidered with the symbols not only of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, but also those of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, India, and the then-Ceylon. Footage of the coronation was flown across the Atlantic for same-day transmission in Canada and made it to Australia on a plane in under three days, a new record for the trip. And, of course, the jewels on show were largely drawn from the empire: the coronation necklace included the Lahore Diamond, taken from the Lahore treasury in the Punjab by British colonialists and given to Queen Victoria in 1851; the coronation earrings included diamonds that had originally been part of the setting of the controversial Indian Koh-i-noor Diamond (which was itself in the Queen Mother’s crown for the event); the piece that Elizabeth was actually crowned with, the Imperial State Crown, includes one of the stones of the Cullinan Diamond, the second ‘star of Africa’. And imperial and Commonwealth troops — less than a decade after their unprecedented mobilisation as part of the empire’s Second World War effort — lined the route to the Abbey and marched in the procession.
Ordinary people across the metropole and empire were encouraged to mark and celebrate the coronation. Across the empire there were street parties, military parades, horse races, fireworks displays, and coronation lunches — some doubtless featuring the especially devised recipe of ‘coronation chicken’, itself drawing on imperial legacies in its inclusion of curry powder. In London, the street architecture of the coronation was designed by Hugh Casson, who two years earlier had worked on the Attlee Labour government’s Festival of Britain as its director of architecture. In turning his attention to the coronation he took a similarly celebratory approach, seeking to elevate the existing identity of the metropole via decorative motifs: the decorations on Hungerford Bridge focused on trains, while those on Oxford Street included celebrations of different clothing producers such as milliners and shoe-makers. Around the country, many local celebrations incorporated maypole dancing, mummers’ plays, tableaus, and fancy-dress parades: all drawn from traditional folk celebrations, many associated with spring and early summer.
This collision of high and low culture, the sacred and the profane, the Queen of England’s diamond crown and the local May Queen’s ribbon sash, all served to create an event which inscribed the meaning of monarchy into a British and imperial population for years to come. The solemn and awe-inspiring ceremony in Westminster Abbey, with the enormous — 8,000 strong — audience chanting ‘God Save The Queen’ at set points throughout the ceremony, was juxtaposed with sandwiches and bunting and an extra day off work; and so the everyday and the ornate were knitted together to create a particular image of this particular monarch. The British audience certainly watched the ceremony and felt the might of the empire massed behind them, and they stood secure in their understanding that they were at the centre of an empire that was yet to truly decolonise — Ghana, the first British African colony to gain independence, would not do so for another four years, but many of the colonies were deeply ambivalent about the meaning of the new monarch.
It was recently announced that the new King Charles seeks to slim down his coronation ceremony, to reflect a ‘smaller’ and ‘more modern’ monarchy and to better embody the spirit of our times. It was similarly noted that his wife, Camilla, will not wear the Koh-i-noor as part of her jewellery, presumably to avoid the unavoidable imperial undertones and the controversy over its return. But his attempts to present a monarchy shorn of history miss both the point of monarchy itself and one of the key secrets of his mother’s longevity: the framing of the ruler in relation to tradition and the past, which is most critical to the monarchy’s sustained popularity in Britain.Original post |
Justice M. M. Abubakar of Bauchi State High Court has convicted and sentenced Sarita Aliyu Bello, Managing Director of Workman Microfinance Bank, Bauchi.
She faced a two-count charge bordering on misappropriation and forgery brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Bello’s offences were contrary to Section 308 and 363 and punishable under Section 309 and 364 of the Penal Code Law.
Sometime in 2020, according to the EFCC charge, she misappropriated the sum of N4,786,700.
Bello used the password of the bank’s Head of Credit Unit, created fictitious names, generated fraudulent loan requests, approved and paid the same to herself.
The MD pleaded guilty to the charges when the EFCC presented evidence of the crime to her.
Justice Abubakar sentenced Bello to five years imprisonment and ordered the repayment of N3,786,700 to the bank through the EFCC. |
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The chairman of the FCT Football Association, Adam Mouktar Mohammed, has said members of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Congress are doing everything possible to abort tenure elongation for the present NFF board.
He made this declaration Wednesday against the backdrop of emerging signals that the NFF Executive Committee led by Amaju Pinnick is not favourably disposed to carrying out the recent directive by the federal government.
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It will be recalled that the federal government through the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has ordered the NFF president to ensure that the 2022 NFF election is held in September.
The letter also urged Pinnick to make sure that the infamous Bayelsa High Court Order restraining the NFF from holding its congress is vacated.
However, instead of obeying the government’s directive, Pinnick and his members are said to be secretly plotting for a FIFA normalisation committee which they believe will favour them.
Mouktar said the intervention by the government is meant to avert another crisis in the NFF.
He also maintained that everything necessary will be done to shoot down any plans geared towards tenure extension for the present NFF Executive Committee members.
“I don’t envisage any FIFA ban at all unless the NFF has written certain letters to certify otherwise. I see it as FIFA’s responsibility to strengthen the Member Association Governance Mechanisms to ensure timelines for elections are respected.
“I feel there is a deliberate attempt to create a crisis somewhere by some people that will lead to no elections and actualise a Normalization Committee but as congress we are working not to allow such,” said Mouktar. |
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The legend tells us: Grandfather Ivan spent most of his time at the sheepfold located in a pine forest near Varshets. With him lived his granddaughter Miglena – an orphan child who remained without her parents when she was a little girl.
In the fresh air and from the fresh milk, under the warm care of her grandfather, the girl grew beautiful, became good and diligent. One day, the Turks knocked on Grandfather Ivan’s door. His grandfather and granddaughter kindly welcomed the guests. They gave them fresh milk, treated them well. Then the Turks asked Grandfather Ivan to take through the Koznitsa Mountains to get to Serdika faster.
As he was old and sick, they left with Miglena. The girl rode the horse in front of the line through the steep valleys and led the Turks over the mountain peaks until dark.
Miglena felt more than she saw in the great darkness. She had to jump, so that the people in the column behind her didn’t understand what was going on. Without stopping for a moment, the girl lifted her horse and plunged into the precipice. After her, all the Turks fell. Later, in the area where Ivancho’s sheepfolds were found, the people named the place “Ivan”s Meadow”, in honour of the old man, who educated his granddaughter in a spirit of disobedience towards the conquerors and with great love for the oppressed. Every year, thousands of people go to rest in the town of Varshets to visit this wonderful place. They breathe the fresh, fragrant air, listen to the song of the birds and think of those distant and cruel times. |
On this episode of The Darin Batchelder Real Estate Investing Show, we’re joined by Dusten Hendrickson, a seasoned expert in the realm of apartments. Dusten offers insight on market trends while discussing his journey from overhead roofing to multifamily spaces. With a passion for passive income and a love for green building, he has even worked on the first certified Passive House in South Dakota. Dusten is a multifamily syndicator and the founder of Mailbox Money RE, helping others invest the way wealthy people do. Get ready to dive into an insightful conversation about real estate investing, passive income, and more.
- [00:02:36] Urban shift to suburban for cheaper space.
- [00:05:39] Brand new development cuts out garages.
- [00:09:16] Autistic side, entrepreneur, multifamily focus, successful projects.
- [00:12:41] Slow scaling until 40 units, then collect money.
- [00:17:36] High cash flow, focusing on design, low occupancy problems
- [00:20:45] Development offers higher returns and steady income. Acquiring is challenging due to high pricing.
- [00:23:30] Set up fund for raising money easily.
- [00:26:37] Like small projects, gain experience, help others.
- [00:31:42] Limited time for mentoring, but available.
- [00:36:19] Finding value in conferences and conversations.
- [00:39:02] Market goes higher, normalizing prices, few green deals.
- [00:43:08] Recession, distress, and lowered distributions due to higher interest rates.
- [00:44:25] Real estate value will increase in Dallas.
- [00:47:57] Liberal city allows unique development projects.
Episode Table of Contents
- Building Real Estate and Design-Focused Apartments
- Dusten's Journey in Real Estate and Public Speaking
- Dusten's Approach: Design-Focused Apartments and Organic Marketing
- Challenges, Personal Insights, and Scaling in Real Estate
- Design Innovations and Sustainable Approaches for New Apartments
- About Dusten Hendrickson
Building Real Estate and Design-Focused Apartments
Dusten Hendrickson, a seasoned expert in the multifamily space, joins Darin Batchelder on this episode. Dusten shares insights into his personal journey in the industry. Starting as a roofer and gradually moving into real estate development. He emphasizes the importance of mindset and persistence in achieving success in the field.
When discussing market trends, Dusten highlights the growing demand for design-focused apartments in the current real estate landscape. He explains that many tenants are seeking high-quality, affordable housing options without the burden of excessive amenities. Dusten believes that some amenities, such as pools, dog parks, and garages, are rarely utilized and can add unnecessary maintenance costs to properties. By eliminating these amenities and focusing on attractive, functional interiors, developers can provide comfortable living spaces that appeal to modern professionals while keeping rental prices affordable.
Profitable Apartments and Unique Living Spaces
Dusten shares his approach to building profitable projects, emphasizing the importance of scalability and specialization. He recommends focusing intensely on a specific niche, such as multi-family developments, to maximize returns. By concentrating on multifamily properties, Dusten has learned to identify promising opportunities and make informed decisions that align with his expertise.
In terms of design-focused apartments, Dusten discusses the benefits of providing unique living spaces tailored to the needs and desires of tenants. He believes that there is an opportunity to separate oneself from the competition by offering trendy, well-designed units in an underserved market. By leveraging social media and organic marketing strategies, developers can generate interest and attract tenants who appreciate the aesthetic and functional aspects of these modern living spaces.
Overall, Dusten highlights how combining his real estate knowledge with a focus on design has allowed him to create successful projects and provide affordable housing options with high occupancy rates and low concessions.
Finding Comfort in Panel Discussions
Dusten Hendrickson shares his experience and challenges with public speaking during the podcast episode. Despite considering it one of his weakest skills, Dusten finds comfort in participating in panel discussions and engaging in Q&A sessions. He reveals his preference for conversational settings, which align better with his natural communication style. Dusten recalls taking a speech class that didn't resonate with him, further highlighting his inclination towards more interactive and dialogue-driven interactions.
Real Estate Market Outlook
When discussing the real estate market outlook, Dusten expresses confidence in its continued growth. He believes that the market will maintain its upward trajectory, with high prices becoming more psychologically accepted and normalized among people. He also anticipates that a drop in interest rates will further boost property values. However, Dusten acknowledges the challenges faced by smaller players in the market, as large companies and insurance firms dominate deal acquisitions. He highlights the importance for aspiring investors to find their niche within the multifamily space, as syndicators make up only a small fraction of the market.
The Beauty of Real Estate Investments: "That's the beauty of real estate, is that you may gotta remember you're buying a business. So when we're developing a property, we're adding tons of value. Because we're starting up a cash producing asset on ground that's not producing anything and there's a liability."— Dusten Hendrickson
Dusten's Approach: Design-Focused Apartments and Organic Marketing
Dusten emphasizes the advantage of living in a liberal city that allows him to pursue unique and innovative projects. He shares his experiences in bringing novel ideas back to his community on a smaller scale. One example of this is creating an entire apartment comprising 30 studios, which wouldn't be feasible for other developers. Dusten's motivation comes from understanding the lifestyle people aspire to but are hindered by the lack of comparable properties in the system. He seeks to address this gap and sell his ideas by breaking into the system and taking advantage of the high cash flow in his area.
Market Demand for Trendy and Well-Designed Apartments
Dusten recognizes the market demand for trendy and well-designed units, which are predominantly available as condos for sale rather than rentals. With almost 100% occupancy, low concessions, and minimal bad debt, Dusten's properties have proven successful. His focus on design sets his properties apart from others in the market, making them desirable for renters. By providing high-quality living conditions at affordable rates, Dusten aims to meet the needs of tenants and create a sustainable business model.
The Power of Design in Real Estate: "So if you separate yourself through design, there's this massive pool… And with the Instagram age and everything, it's, like, just it keeps getting more and more like the HGTV. Everyone's more aware. And so then you have these trendy units, and there's just not that many in all of the market."— Dusten Hendrickson
Utilizing Organic Marketing Through Social Media
To market his projects, Dusten adopts organic marketing strategies through social media. He takes advantage of platforms such as Facebook to reach potential tenants and investors. By showcasing his unique designs and value proposition, Dusten generates interest and ensures that his projects receive maximum exposure. His approach to organic marketing helps him connect directly with his target audience and enables him to differentiate his properties from the competition.
Challenges, Personal Insights, and Scaling in Real Estate
Dusten candidly shares about his self-diagnosed position on the autism spectrum and the official diagnosis of his son. He believes that his different mindset and ability to work for himself sets him apart from others in his family who are engineers. Dusten recognizes that his unique perspective and thicker skin help him handle criticism and navigate challenges in real estate with resilience.
The Power of Focusing Intensely and Scaling
Dusten reflects on his earlier career in real estate, where he ventured into various sectors and experienced limited profitability. Attending a syndication event in Nashville introduced Dusten to the importance of intense focus and scaling within a specific vertical. Through his partnership with Omar, Dusten realized the benefits of specializing in multifamily properties and learned to turn down deals that didn't align with his core focus. By maintaining a deliberate focus on multifamily, Dusten found that scaling became easier. H was able to provide valuable insights and knowledge to his growing team.
Scaling and Focusing in Real Estate: "Like Warren Buffett always says, you gotta focus intensely to make the most money. So I really like multifamily, so I really focus on multifamily."— Dusten Hendrickson
Leveraging Conferences and Gaining Insights
Dusten highlights the value of attending conferences and gaining insights that can be applied to his real estate business. By participating in industry events, Dusten has acquired valuable ideas and connections that have contributed to his success. He emphasizes the importance of selectively absorbing useful information while staying focused on the core principles of his business.
Design Innovations and Sustainable Approaches for New Apartments
Dusten discusses the advantages and disadvantages of incorporating garages into apartment buildings. While garages were initially included in their projects, Dusten found that they had minimal impact on rental income as they were often utilized for storage rather than parking. However, the expenses associated with building and maintaining garages outweighed their returns. As a result, Dusten made the decision to remove garages from his apartments. He mentions the option of adding garages later by converting open-air parking spaces, showing his commitment to flexibility in design and adaptability to market demands.
Design-Focused Apartments and Scalability
Dusten expresses his interest in developing design-focused apartments. This combines his artistic abilities with the goal of providing affordable housing options. He believes in the importance of scalability in the real estate industry, starting with a single unit and gradually expanding to multiple units. However, Dusten points out that once a certain threshold is reached, individual efforts become less impactful. At that point, building an investor base and raising funds to support larger projects become significant challenges. Despite this, Dusten finds fulfillment in mentoring others in his team. Sharing his real estate knowledge as he continues to expand his multifamily ventures.
Dusten Hendrickson's insights on real estate development, design-focused apartments, and scalability provide listeners with valuable knowledge about the workings of the market and innovative approaches to property design. His experiences highlight the importance of persistence, adaptability, and the continuous pursuit of creative solutions in the ever-evolving field of real estate. Dusten's story serves as an inspiring example of how strategic decision-making, combined with a passion for design and affordable housing, can lead to long-term success.
About Dusten Hendrickson
Dusten has been immersed in the real estate world throughout his career. With a passion for passive income and a love for green building, he has even worked on the first certified Passive House in South Dakota. Dusten is a multifamily syndicator and the founder of Mailbox Money RE, helping others invest the way wealthy people do. |
At 25 years of ages, Etoro (France) Limited … I discover myself excited to explore brand-new avenues for monetary development and make my mark worldwide of investing. One platform that has actually stimulated my interest is, a vibrant and easy to use platform that offers a series of investment chances, including cryptocurrencies. Join me as I take you through my first experience with Etoro, sharing the highs, the lows, and the lessons I learned along the way.
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prior to we kick things off I simply wish to state that the material that will be discussed on this area is planned for info on instructional purposes only and should not be considered Financial suggestions okay so because of worldwide females’s day I’m joined by a really special visitor Julie Lee and for those that you do not understand who Julia is Julia is an ETF equities financial investment strategist at stage 3 Worldwide consultants and she has more than 20 years experience in the financial markets and has worked in various roles including CIO for Australia equities fund and Equity strategist at Bell direct for 11 years and Julia is likewise on the board of directors for the Australian stock Brokers foundation and has our masters of organization in financing and Julia thanks so much for joining me today we are delighted to have you here such an enjoyment anticipating it I am what incredible career that you’ve had over the last 20 years um it’s quite outstanding however maybe it’s finest that you present yourself and tell us a little bit about who you are and what you do and I believe you can do a better task than I can sure so um I’ve remained in financing now for over twenty years
I am a bit of a nerd um I believe in my earlier years I was definitely an introvert however I would have to say of him quite an extrovert now but I’m likewise quite independent as well um I am rather strong-willed that makes it a little bit hard for hubby sometimes but I I do like the marketplaces and I do love learning too so I’m a little a reader I like numbers and I guess I’m a bit of a late bloomer also I think yeah yeah and to the point that you have actually pointed out that you’re an introvert and how I believe I was an introverted shy yeah obviously you’re you’re now an extrovert however how did you how did you shift in between that and you’re quite you’re put constantly out there putting yourself out there how did you shift in between that
sure I think among the important things that people ask me or or get discussed quite a bit is that I seem to be a natural speaker that I’m rather good at public speaking but that absolutely was not always the case and it was a discovered skill for me so whether it was the um overcoming the nerves part or the part around body movement and even called The Confident walk I believe all of those were um sort of taught abilities so it certainly wasn’t something that came naturally to me and I worked extremely hard I guess to get that ability of having the ability to speak um and I believe something that made a huge impression on me for someone who was late Blue Moon introvert and relative actually shy in my younger years was that everybody has the right to speak so to be able to express yourself in a way that individuals understand I believe was rather essential to me and um I guess that’s why I worked at the school and ideally I am better at it now than I was when I started I would absolutely say so um and how did you can you tell us a little bit about how you began in um Finance like why did you select a career in financing and what was the the first point of contact in the monetary world existed a parental influence or was this something that you were just constantly thinking about I would like to say that you understand I always understood what I was going to do which was Finance however that was not the case at all I can return when I began working it wasn’t.
uncommon just to fall into your profession for me I actually wished to be a legal representative from the time I had to do with 7 years of ages however at the time that I went to UNI there were a lot of legal representatives that the unemployment rate with law was so high that you needed to do a double degree um so that was sort of five years of a double degree plus an extra year of law school and then three years practicing as a lawyer and I thought oh that sort of sounds like an additional 10 years so I in fact ended and went up studying business at UTS so um similar to a Commerce degree um but throughout uni I um I worked at an Italian dining establishment and after that I tried to open an Italian restaurant and to do that um I had to take out a loan with a NAB and really I required to pay back that loan when it didn’t work out so um I I saw an ad in the paper and it stated do you want to be a stock broker and I believed oh yeah that sounds pretty good yeah we’ll give it a go we’re here we go and um you understand I was fortunate in that sense since I I do enjoy the work I love having the ability to understand companies and to work in a market where you’re continuously being able to keep up to date with what’s occurring in the world what’s occurring in terms of developments in technology or biotechnology and science I believe is an amazing thing so I like to read it and I never have a lack of stories to check out when it concerns the marketplaces yeah terrific and between transition from oh I may want to be a stock broker how did you become say inequities investment strategist how did that take place um existed.
did you work your method approximately a certain position or did you simply apply and then begin with there like how did that take place sure so um I think when it comes to the financing world you sort of start everybody begins at a base level and after that you move into the area that you have an interest in my location of interest is constantly markets and I took the view that um you understand when I started I didn’t want to just um just sort of I think sell something that I was initially associated with so I made a huge effort to walk the walk and talk with talk which implies anything that I was talking about I I made the effort to really trade myself or buy myself too and I began in financing with the view that you understand in any profession or in any occupation it generally takes you about 2 or three years of discovering to comprehend the lessons included and what was taking place in that kind of world so I I started a financial investment journal with the view that um you understand I wanted to discover as much about investing as possible in a sort of 2 to 3 amount of time so in that amount of time I sort of gave myself or I enabled myself the opportunity to lose money as I believed to myself for the two to 3 years um that the the objective wasn’t to make as much cash as possible but the objective was to learn the skill of having the ability to make money so that I can apply it for the rest of my life so that was a terrific period for me and I I discovered a lot of lessons I explored essential analysis technical analysis understanding services looking at industry analysis I likewise looked at things like alternatives trading which is a lot more risky however that was an excellent duration where I I sort of laid the foundation of entering into Equity strategy which I actually do delight in and the reason I delight in being an equity strategist is I love understanding cycles and how that influence on various businesses and the different.
company environments as well so um yeah it’s been a a long journey however one I I have actually definitely um taken pleasure in so I’ve gone from providing um things like essential analysis technical analysis tax effective investing options to heading up a basic analysis unit where I got to take a trip a lot to the US and then I transferred to Bell direct where I was Equity strategist there for 11 years and after that relocated to do my own funds management organization birming invests which I sold in June and now here I am at State Street Global consultants and equities strategists for the ETF location well amazing um during that duration when you discussed um the two to three years of learning how did you discover that your confidence was initially versus after the three years and how did you find um the resources to uh educate yourself like nowadays we have podcasts um I’m sure like before then we didn’t have a lot of resources available as we do now and was it through books or uni.
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When planning a trip to the vibrant city of Chicago, finding the perfect hotel can greatly enhance your overall experience. From the bustling streets of downtown to the magnificent skyline views, the right accommodation can truly elevate your stay.
So, what makes a hotel truly “nice”? In this article, we will explore the key factors that contribute to a hotel’s overall appeal, including its location, amenities, and customer service. We will also take a closer look at the top 5 nicest hotels in downtown Chicago, each offering a unique blend of luxury and comfort. We will delve into what sets these hotels apart, from their luxurious rooms and exceptional dining options to their spa and fitness facilities. We will provide you with valuable tips for booking a nice hotel in downtown Chicago, ensuring that you make the most of your visit to the Windy City. Whether you’re a seasoned traveler or a first-time visitor, this guide is designed to help you navigate the myriad of hotel options in downtown Chicago and make an informed decision for a truly unforgettable stay.
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Being situated in the heart of Chicago allows guests to easily access renowned landmarks such as Millennium Park, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Magnificent Mile, where they can immerse themselves in the city’s rich culture and iconic architecture.
Moreover, Chicago’s thriving culinary scene means that guests can indulge in diverse gastronomic experiences, whether they prefer Michelin-starred fine dining or authentic deep-dish pizza from local pizzerias.
The convenience of a centrally-located hotel not only enhances the overall travel experience but also provides easy access to public transportation, making it convenient for guests to explore the city and its many offerings.
A hotel’s amenities, such as luxurious spa and fitness facilities, access to urban wineries, and proximity to major league sports teams, contribute significantly to its overall appeal and the satisfaction of its guests.
Visitors seek a relaxing escape from everyday life, and the presence of a luxurious spa provides the perfect opportunity to indulge in rejuvenating treatments and massages. Similarly, a well-equipped fitness center allows guests to maintain their fitness routines and stay active while away from home. Access to urban wineries offers a unique experience for wine enthusiasts, allowing them to explore local flavors and culture.
Exceptional customer service, coupled with the provision of stunning views and proximity to iconic landmarks like the suspension bridge and annual festivals, elevates the overall guest experience at downtown Chicago hotels.
Guests are not only pampered with exceptional service but also treated to breathtaking views of the cityscape and the serene river. The convenience of being close to iconic landmarks adds an extra layer of excitement to their stay, allowing them to immerse themselves in the unique culture and energy of Chicago.
The combination of outstanding customer care, visual splendor, and the proximity to famous attractions creates an unforgettable experience that keeps guests returning to downtown Chicago hotels time and time again. Whether attending a festival or simply enjoying the city’s skyline, these elements contribute to a stay that is both comforting and exhilarating.
Top 5 Nicest Hotels in Downtown Chicago
Downtown Chicago boasts an array of top-rated hotels that have garnered acclaim from travelers and prestigious readers’ choice awards, offering a blend of luxury, convenience, and access to Michelin-starred restaurants at competitive prices.
One such hotel is The Langham, Chicago, renowned for its breathtaking views of the city and river. Its elegant suites and impeccable service have earned it high praise from discerning guests.
Another standout is the Waldorf Astoria Chicago, located in the heart of the Gold Coast neighborhood, known for its opulent accommodations and proximity to renowned dining establishments.
The Four Seasons Hotel Chicago is celebrated for its luxurious amenities and stunning vistas of the city skyline, offering an unparalleled level of comfort and indulgence.
The The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago, perched atop Water Tower Place, boasts upscale accommodations and an extraordinary dining experience at its Michelin-starred restaurant.
Rounding out the top 5 is The Peninsula Chicago, which excels in providing a sophisticated blend of modernity and timeless elegance, complemented by its proximity to the city’s finest culinary offerings. These hotels consistently captivate guests with their exceptional service, lavish accommodations, and access to Michelin-starred dining, making them sought-after destinations for discerning travelers.
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
The Four Seasons Hotel Chicago stands as a luxurious haven in the heart of downtown, offering an ideal retreat for romantic getaways and access to championship golf courses, adding to its allure as a premier destination for discerning travelers.
The hotel boasts opulent accommodations, with each room featuring spectacular views of Lake Michigan or the city skyline. Its elegant decor and attention to detail create an atmosphere of refined luxury in every corner of the property. Guests can indulge in world-class dining experiences at the onsite restaurants, which showcase culinary artistry and unparalleled service.
For couples seeking a romantic escape, the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago offers exceptional spa treatments, creating a serene and intimate environment for relaxation and rejuvenation. Plus its luxurious amenities, the hotel’s prime location provides easy access to renowned shopping districts, cultural attractions, and entertainment venues, enhancing the overall experience for guests.
The Langham, Chicago
The Langham, Chicago, nestled within the vibrant downtown area, offers access to Michelin-starred restaurants and proximity to the world-class zoo, embodying an exceptional blend of luxury and proximity to renowned attractions and dining establishments.
Guests of The Langham, Chicago are greeted by an atmosphere of sophistication and comfort, with its elegantly appointed rooms and suites boasting stunning views of the city skyline or Chicago River. Its prime location provides easy access to the acclaimed Alinea, a three Michelin-starred restaurant offering innovative and unforgettable culinary experiences.
The hotel’s close proximity to Lincoln Park Zoo, one of the nation’s oldest and most distinguished zoos, allows visitors to immerse themselves in the wonders of nature and wildlife, creating an unforgettable experience.
The Langham, Chicago prides itself on offering a luxurious and convenient stay through its exceptional amenities, including a state-of-the-art fitness center, a serene spa, and an indoor swimming pool. The hotel also features diverse dining options, such as the Travelle Kitchen + Bar, renowned for its contemporary American cuisine and breathtaking views of the Chicago River.
With its commitment to detail, impeccable service, and a perfect location for both leisure and business travelers, The Langham, Chicago sets the standard for opulence and elegance in the heart of the Windy City.
The Peninsula Chicago
The Peninsula Chicago, steeped in elegance and splendor, offers proximity to historic and cultural attractions, providing guests with a regal experience amidst the rich tapestry of royal historic sites and cultural landmarks in downtown Chicago.
The hotel’s prime location allows guests to immerse themselves in the city’s vibrant history and diverse cultural scene. From the iconic architecture of the Art Institute of Chicago to the world-renowned exhibits at the Museum of Contemporary Art, visitors can easily explore the city’s rich artistic heritage.
The hotel’s opulent facilities and world-class service create an atmosphere of luxury and refinement, making it an ideal base for travelers seeking an indulgent and sophisticated retreat.
The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago
The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago, renowned for its opulence and grandeur, offers guests access to iconic landmarks like the suspension bridge and seamless proximity to annual festivals, establishing its status as one of the most popular downtown hotels for discerning travelers.
With its lavish interior design and impeccable service, The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago provides an unparalleled experience for those seeking luxury accommodation in the heart of the city. Strikingly nestled amidst the cultural and architectural wonders of Chicago, guests can easily explore renowned attractions such as Millennium Park and The Magnificent Mile from this prestigious establishment.
Waldorf Astoria Chicago
The Waldorf Astoria Chicago presents an inviting blend of luxury and leisure, offering access to championship golf courses and urban wineries, making it a compelling choice for visitors seeking proximity to popular downtown destinations and upscale recreation.
Guests can indulge in the hotel’s opulent amenities, such as the award-winning spa, rooftop pool, and world-class dining options. The elegant accommodations feature stunning city views and lavish furnishings, providing an exquisite retreat for discerning travelers.
Beyond its luxurious offerings, the Waldorf Astoria Chicago boasts convenient access to renowned championship golf courses and urban wineries, creating an ideal haven for those seeking a harmonious blend of urban sophistication and leisurely pursuits.
What Makes These Hotels Stand Out?
These top hotels in downtown Chicago stand out due to their luxurious rooms and suites, high-end restaurants and bars, well-appointed spa and fitness facilities, and a commitment to providing exceptional customer service, ensuring an unforgettable stay for their discerning guests.
Guests can indulge in opulent accommodations that feature stunning city views, plush bedding, and modern amenities designed for comfort and convenience. The dining experiences at these hotels are unparalleled, offering a diverse range of culinary delights from renowned chefs and mixologists.
The spa and fitness centers provide a haven for relaxation and rejuvenation, with expert therapists and state-of-the-art equipment. What truly sets these hotels apart is their unwavering dedication to personalized, attentive service, catering to every need and surpassing expectations.
Luxurious Rooms and Suites
The luxurious rooms and suites offered by these hotels in downtown Chicago create an idyllic setting for a romantic vacation, accompanied by the charm and allure of a historic city, catering to the diverse preferences of discerning travelers.
Each room or suite exudes an opulent ambiance, featuring plush furnishings and elegant decor that provides an intimate and inviting escape from the bustling city life.
The panoramic views of the iconic Chicago skyline or Lake Michigan from these accommodations add an extra layer of romance and allure, perfect for couples seeking a memorable and picturesque experience.
The integration of historic architectural elements and modern amenities within these spaces offers a seamless blend of old-world charm and contemporary luxury, enriching the stay with a sense of timeless allure.
High-end Restaurants and Bars
The high-end restaurants and bars within these downtown Chicago hotels, including Michelin-starred establishments and renowned dining venues, offer an exquisite culinary journey that complements the overall luxury and sophistication of the guest experience.
From expertly crafted tasting menus to innovative fusion creations, these establishments take pride in their commitment to culinary excellence. Each dish is a work of art, meticulously prepared by world-renowned chefs who infuse their unique flair into every plate. Guests can savor a symphony of flavors, from the delicate nuances of fine dining to the bold and vibrant offerings of contemporary cuisine.
The ambiance of these dining venues is equally captivating, with opulent decor, panoramic city views, and exemplary service that elevate every dining experience to new heights of indulgence and refinement. If you’re planning to stay in downtown Chicago, check out the Nicest Hotels in Downtown Chicago for a luxurious and unforgettable experience.
Spa and Fitness Facilities
The inclusion of spa and fitness facilities within these downtown Chicago hotels, complemented by stunning views and opportunities for activities like horseback riding, enhances the holistic wellness and relaxation options available to guests during their stay.
Guests can immerse themselves in a revitalizing experience by indulging in the upscale spa services, ranging from soothing massages to rejuvenating facials, all while gazing out at the breathtaking skyline of downtown Chicago.
The state-of-the-art fitness centers within these hotels offer a wide array of equipment and wellness classes, catering to guests seeking an invigorating workout amidst the urban landscape of the city. Complementing these wellness amenities, the option of horseback riding provides a unique opportunity for guests to connect with nature and enjoy the picturesque surroundings in a serene and active manner.
Exceptional Customer Service
The unwavering commitment to exceptional customer service exhibited by these downtown Chicago hotels, set against the backdrop of iconic landmarks like the suspension bridge and the vibrancy of annual festivals, resonates with traveler ratings and ensures a memorable and delightful guest experience.
Guests at these downtown Chicago hotels often find themselves engulfed in the warm hospitality and attention to detail that sets the experience apart. The close proximity to iconic landmarks such as the suspension bridge offers a mesmerizing view that adds a touch of magic to the stay.
The bustling energy of annual festivals in the vicinity adds to the vibrant atmosphere, allowing guests to immerse themselves in the rich cultural tapestry of the city. Such distinctive features, combined with personalized experiences and attentive staff, contribute to the outstanding traveler ratings that these hotels consistently receive.
Tips for Booking a Nice Hotel in Downtown Chicago
For travelers seeking the best price and a seamless booking experience at popular downtown hotels in cities like Chicago, leveraging reputable travel sites and considering off-season booking options can lead to exceptional value and savings without compromising on quality.
Reputable travel sites offer a wide selection of downtown Chicago hotels, providing detailed information, genuine reviews, and competitive rates. When exploring off-season booking options, visitors can capitalize on reduced rates and fewer crowds, allowing for a more relaxed and authentic experience. By using trusted platforms like Expedia, Booking.com, or Hotels.com, travelers can secure exclusive deals and benefit from loyalty programs for additional savings. Such carefully planned bookings ensure that guests can enjoy upscale accommodations, convenient amenities, and personalized service while staying within a reasonable budget.
Book Directly with the Hotel
Booking directly with the hotel can often yield the best price and exclusive perks for travelers seeking to experience popular downtown destinations, ensuring a seamless and rewarding booking process that aligns with their preferences and budget.
By bypassing third-party booking platforms, guests can take advantage of personalized reservation services, complimentary upgrades, and special loyalty program benefits. Additionally, direct bookings often come with flexible cancellation policies and the assurance of clear communication from the hotel staff, resulting in a stress-free experience.
The convenience of accessing local insights and recommendations from the hotel staff can further enrich the stay, contributing to a truly immersive visit to downtown Chicago. Moreover, real-time availability and the possibility of negotiating favorable room rates are distinct advantages of direct booking, ensuring that guests secure the ideal accommodation that meets their specific preferences and budget.
Consider Booking During Off-Season
Exploring off-season booking options for popular downtown hotels in a romantic vacation spot like Chicago can unlock exceptional value and afford travelers the opportunity to indulge in luxury and comfort at reduced rates while savoring a quieter and more intimate ambiance.
During the off-season, the bustling downtown area of Chicago takes on a serene charm, offering a more leisurely pace and allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the city’s enchanting essence. With fewer crowds, guests can relish the personalized attention from hotel staff, enhancing the overall experience. Off-peak travel periods often grant vacationers greater flexibility in selecting accommodations, ensuring a wide array of available rooms and suite options for a truly tailored stay. The reduced rates during this period also free up budget for indulging in the city’s world-class dining, entertainment, and cultural offerings. Check out the Nicest Hotels in Downtown Chicago for an unforgettable stay.
Read Reviews and Compare Prices
Before booking, travelers are advised to read reviews and diligently compare prices across reputable travel sites, ensuring that the selected downtown hotel aligns with their expectations and garners positive traveler ratings across various cities.
Reading reviews can provide valuable insights into the overall guest experience, allowing prospective guests to gauge factors such as cleanliness, customer service, and amenities. By comparing prices, travelers can secure the best possible rates for their desired stay dates, potentially unlocking special promotions or discounts. This proactive approach not only ensures that the chosen downtown hotel meets personal preferences, but also reduces the likelihood of encountering any unpleasant surprises upon arrival.
Further, by seeking establishments with positive traveler ratings in diverse cities, visitors can gain confidence in the hotel’s consistent performance and quality standards.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are some of the nicest hotels in downtown Chicago?
Some of the top-rated and highly recommended hotels in downtown Chicago include The Langham, Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, The Peninsula Chicago, and Waldorf Astoria Chicago.
Do these hotels offer any special amenities?
Yes, these hotels offer various amenities such as luxury spa services, fine dining restaurants, rooftop pools, and fitness centers. They also have room options with stunning city views.
What is the average price range for these hotels?
The average price range for these hotels is between $300 to $600 per night. However, prices may vary depending on the season and availability.
Are these hotels located near popular attractions in downtown Chicago?
Yes, these hotels are conveniently located near popular attractions such as Millennium Park, Navy Pier, and the Magnificent Mile. Some even offer easy access to public transportation.
Are there any budget-friendly options for hotels in downtown Chicago?
Yes, there are budget-friendly options for hotels in downtown Chicago such as Hyatt Place Chicago/Downtown-The Loop, Hampton Inn Chicago Downtown/N Loop/Michigan Ave, and La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Chicago Downtown.
Which of these hotels have the best views of the city?
The Langham, The Peninsula Chicago, and Waldorf Astoria Chicago offer stunning views of the city skyline. You can also request for a room with a view at other hotels in downtown Chicago. |
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In the wake of 5-weeks of uncertainty, lost income for many, and regulatory bodies being put on hold, the shutdown impacted car sales.
In January 2019 the longest government shutdown in the history of the United States finally ended after 35 days of uncertainty for federal workers and many industries. The partial shutdown meant that ‘non-essential’ agencies were not funded and 800,000 federal employees were furloughed or forced to work without pay. It began on December 22, 2018, after last-minute negotiations in Congress failed to end the budget standoff, and finally ended on January 25, 2019. The automotive industry felt the knock-on effects in several ways.
Automotive Sales Decline in January 2019
Automotive sales saw a decline in January 2019 compared to last year. However, January is traditionally one of the weakest months for auto sales, which is largely due to consumers curbing spending after the Christmas buying spree. But it could also be partly attributed to the government shutdown. Consumers are more wary and conservative about buying a big-ticket item during and after a shutdown of this nature. And this one was especially long and brutal for those both directly and indirectly affected. Losing five weeks of pay can obviously affect the ability to purchase a car and forced a change of plans for those who were thinking of purchasing a vehicle at that time or even sometime in the future. And of course, some government departments were not able to purchase new vehicles during this time.
Credit Applications Down From 2018
There was a significant impact in Washington D.C. and surrounding markets, where credit applications for car purchases were down from last year. This area has the highest percentage of federal government workers and is the country’s eleventh biggest vehicle market.
Government Safety Regulations Delayed
Then there’s the impact of the delays in safety regulations implemented by government agencies affected by the shutdown. The automotive industry relies on the federal government to provide many regulations, such as fuel economy certification, federal safety recalls, and crash tests. A backlog can lead to consumer distrust and cause a dip in sales. TheNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration was deemed non-essential and so had no funding during the shutdown. One of their tasks is issuing safety recalls so this could have caused a ripple effect. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for issuing official emissions certifications on new cars. A backlog of several weeks could affect launch timing for many dealerships and automakers.
Lower Tax Refunds May Affect Car Sales
If tax refunds are delayed as a result of the government shutdown this could also affect car sales. People often use their refunds as a down payment for a used or new car, but if tax returns come in late this could slow down vehicle sales. Another factor to consider regarding refunds is the effect of the new tax laws. Refunds may be lower than usual for many people this year because of adjustments to the amount of money being withheld in paychecks and changes in deductions. People may even owe more money than usual. So this may also affect how people spend over the next few months–including the choice of whether or not to purchase a car.
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I was also fortunate to attend my first Faux Decorative class which was a major accomplishment for me. Incorporating everything I've learned and read about has helped me to transform my humble home with meager $$$ into a home I'm comfortable with. It's encouraging to know it is possible to Decorate with Cents! Here are a few of my accomplishments I'm able to look back on and feel proud.
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When you play a slot, it’s important to choose a machine that offers the best return-to-player percentage. A high return to player ratio means that you have a better chance of winning a large amount of money.
A slot has a random number generator (RNG) that determines where the reels stop when you spin them. These random numbers are determined by a mathematical formula that’s been programmed into the slot’s internal computer.
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There are two ways to win on a slot: you can hit combinations that are displayed on the screen or you can hit symbols on the paylines. You can also hit scatter symbols on the paylines, which will trigger a bonus game.
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Don’t get greedy or bet more than you can afford to lose. Those are the biggest mistakes gamblers make while playing slots.
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Alphington steal the show
Lapford shattered by a second cup semi final defeat
Newly crowned Premier champions Lapford hopes of reaching the East Devon Senior cup final for the first time ever were destroyed in blazing sunshine at Edgerly Park by Division One champions Alphington Res. The Alphas who won the cup 42 years ago came from two goals down to earn extra time and then win 5-3. Defeat was also the first time Lapford have been beaten at home for three and a half years, and remarkably that was to Alphington Res 3-2 when the teams were in Division One.
Exeter Panthers are through to the Geary cup final after a 3-2 win at home to Exmouth Rovers and will now face Hatherleigh Town. The parents of Harvey McWilliams the former Panthers youngster now no longer with us were at the game and given a round of applause by both teams to mark Harveys memory. All three goals for the Panthers came from Nathan Hopkins.
In the league Topsham Town ended their Division One season with a 4-1 success at home to the University but finish fourth place behind Sandford.
Newton St Cyres missed out on third place in Division Two following a single goal defeat at Exmouth Spartans, while the University completed their season edging Otterton 3-2. Ghanmi Achref and Lee Mitchell with the Otters goals.
Lyme Regis clambered into the top half of Divison Three with a 1-0 win at home to Exeter United, who end on the bottom rung.
The University were unable to field a side against St Martins who will finish third when they are credited with the points.
Third place South Zeal United won their final Division Four game at Culm United 2-1, Connor Mills and Rhys Holland with the goals.
The University failed to raise a side for their final game in Division Five a week after the AMG did the same in their fixture at the college ground.
Central defeated Division Six champions St Thomas SC 2-1 in the last match for both clubs this season, and the University defeated Tedburn St Mary 5-2 to bring the curtain down on Division Eight.
PREMIER CHAMPIONS; Lapford RUNNERS UP Thorverton
DIVISION ONE CHAMPIONS; Alphington Res RUNNERS UP Crediton Res
DIVISION TWO CHAMPIONS;; Teignmouth RUNNERS UP Winkleigh (subject to points awarded)
DIVISION THREE CHAMPIONS Westexe Park Rangers RUNNERS UP Devon Yeoman
DIVISION FOUR CHAMPIONS; Cranbrook RUNNERS UP Farway United
DIVISION FIVE CHAMPIONS: University Exeter 6th RUNNERS UP AFC Exe (subject to points awarded)
DIVISION SIX CHAMPIONS: St Thomas Social Club RUNNERS UP Uplyme
DIVISION SEVEN CHAMPIONS: Starcross Dons RUNNERS UP Thorverton Res
DIVISION EIGHT CHAMPIONS: Heart Of Oak RUNNERS UP Whipton & Pinhoe
DIVISION NINE CHAMPIONS: City Raiders Res RUNNERS UP Exmouth Rovers
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This weekend, Longwood Gardens will reopen the main fountain garden after a two-year, $90 million renovation.
Four thousand pieces of carved limestone were removed and sent to conservators, while underground pipe was also removed so a new infrastructure of underground concrete tunnels could be built.
The restored gardens will wow visitors with water streams that will spin, spiral, and shoot up in the air. They are illuminated by 1,400 LED lights that can create infinite color combinations. To top it all off, some of the jets will incorporate propane flames.
Visit NewsWorks to learn more about Longwood Gardens’ newly renovated main fountain. |
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Notice of such matters would be appreciated and should be sent to the Town Clerk.
Further to the updates from Committee Chairs, the Mayor opened the floor to questions from the public, beginning with the first four which had been submitted to the Town Clerk ahead of the meeting.
Q1. Urban Meadow and Verge Guidelines. Will the Town Council be following these guidelines within Witney Town? Will the mower operators be given appropriate instructions and monitored?
Cllr R Smith responded and explained that not all areas in Witney were owned by WTC. All Councils had plans to increase biodiversity, however some of these schemes had not been successful and the town council was no exception; it had tried multiple ground maintenance methods with varied success.
The Town Council does however maintain a wildflower meadow in Windrush cemetery and will add wildflower seed to Tower Hill & Curbridge Road roundabouts this year. If any of these swards successfully flower the cuttings can be collected and distributed over areas to promote species diversity using our “Grillo” grass cutting machine. Some schemes, such as the reduction of cutting in Quarry Road have not been welcomed by residents.
In October 2022 the town council’s grounds maintenance was brought in house so it now had qualified operators who were able to act more quicker and carry out action where required.
Q2. Does Witney Town Council monitor the potholes in the town? Who informs Oxfordshire County Council about the potholes that need repair? And How is it that a hole, like one outside the Windrush Pub, can have a white mark around it and be filled, while holes immediately before and after it are ignored?
Cllr D Enright (OCC) advised the County Council highways crew actioned repairs on receiving a report and were tasked to inspect the area for other potholes, however they were unable to relay whole section of road. He explained March was the worst time of year for potholes following the cold, wetter, winter months and repairs could not take place during that time. Money had been borrowed and more had been fixed this year than ever before; a trial of pothole ‘Superusers’ was ongoing to expediate reports.
He encouraged residents to report potholes via the Fix My Street online service. It was a nationwide scheme for reporting all manner of problems that residents encounter and reports in Oxfordshire would be sent to the relevant authority to deal with.
Q3. Do Witney Town Council and the residents of Witney have a say in the speed restrictions, the implementation and review of them?
I ask this because of what I see as inconsistencies in how they have been imposed across parts of Oxfordshire I have visited. I compare Woodstock Road in a busy built-up part of Oxford, where the speed limit is 30 compared with 20 on the Burford Road which could easily be 30 and then 40. I look at the speed limits in Charlbury and compare them to Witney.
Cllr D Enright (OCC) again replied confirming that most councils were moving to 20mph which would become the norm. In response to inconsistency, he added that some of the bus routes into Oxford were still 30mph at the request of Bus Providers in order that they could still provide the required service. There were a number of things to be considered in changes which included; wideness of the roads, proximity to schools and pet mortality. Regarding the 20mph in Puck Lane raised by a resident, Cllr Enright advised that this was the lowest legal limit that could be applied.
It was advised that the town council were contacted by the County Council to become a 20mph trial area which allowed councillors to highlight the roads to be included in the scheme and the town council supported the reduction. It also hosted the Witney Traffic Advisory Group where all subjects that involve travel and transport were discussed.
Cllr Enright continued by advising that road safety appeared to be improving, and the town council had received positive feedback, including correspondence from the Headmaster of Wood Green School supporting its introduction and stating that children felt more safe travelling to School.
Cllr R Smith advised that it was Thames Valley Police who were responsible for the speed cameras and enforcement of the 20mph limit, however it also relied on everyone being socially responsible for their speed.
There were representations on the scheme for and against and non-adherence, particularly in Corn Street
Q4. I cross the Windrush on my way to work and have noticed that since the national outcry over the polluted state of many of the nation’s rivers, including the Windrush, it has lost its opaque grey appearance. I can only assume that that is because the sewage company upstream is no longer releasing effluent into it. As the Windrush river passes through the council's boundaries I assume that you have an active interest in the river's condition. I would like to know what you are doing to ensure that the water companies that have been causing the pollution are kept to account?
This question was raised ahead of the meeting and the resident was not in attendance. The Mayor advised that everyone was rightly concerned about this issue and the Council did keep abreast of situations as much as it could. The town was fortunate to have the group Windrush Against Sewage Pollution (WASP) who kept everyone informed.
Q5. What are the changes to on street parking enforcement?
Cllr D Enright (OCC) responded and advised the County Council would take over the on-street parking enforcement from 1 April 2023; the District Council would retain the enforcement in its car parks. As the authority responsible for all the highways in the county, information was collected on traffic flows so if the flow was restricted in an area due to parking issues, they would be better places to focus enforcement on that area.
Q6. Where are residents of Corn Street to park? Will there be resident parking permits and charges?
Cllr D Enright (OCC) agreed to look into this and report back to the resident. He was not aware of any charges and the only area with permits was West End as part of a historical arrangement.
Cllr D Harvey added that he hoped that the transfer of enforcement changes and change of staffing would not mean a loss of the community aspect the District Council community wardens brought to their role.
Q7. Who is responsible for the lifts at Marriotts Shopping Centre?
Cllr D Enright (WODC) advised that following the ownership changes at the shopping Centre he would investigate the continual breakdown of lifts with the necessary officers at the District Council.
Q8. Does the council have a digital strategy to engage with young people in order to engage with them?
Cllr Joy Aitman (WODC) responded to inform the District Council had recently completed a survey of schools to gather information on forming a strategy to reach younger people, as a former teacher, she was aware of the issues faced.
It was advised that the Witney Town youth council was wound down over the Covid period. Cllr Aitman explained she was also aware of the relationship between youngsters’ mental health and sport and was working along with her fellow councillors across authorities to improve and inform the sports strategy.
Q9. Could we have an update on the Flood Warden initiative?
Cllr L Duncan advised the details of the County Council pilot scheme had been advertised and asked that any interested parties contact the town council so their details could be forwarded.
Q10. Are there any plans for the West Witney Sports Ground, such as a commercial aspect to generate income for the council?
Cllr V Gwatkin advised there were plans for the facility, but it was a difficult site with many stakeholders and varying restrictions. The town council supported Witney Parkrun, tennis and football teams, and West Witney Sports & Social Club. It was working with these clubs to grant leases so that they can access grant funding and the Council’s aims could be found in the adopted Open Spaces strategy ion the Council’s Website.
Cllr J Aitman (WODC) advised there was a playing pitch strategy which covered west Oxfordshire. There was a huge shortage in pitches, and this was trying to re-address the balance.
Q11. What does it take to get the Witney Gazette to attend?
Cllr O Collins understood the frustration of residents about the Witney Gazette not covering Witney news and confirmed the town council did send press releases to them. There was little else the Council could do to encourage attendance.
Q12. In response to the above question, an attendee referred to problems in advertising amateur dramatics events, which were exacerbated by the difficulty in advertising on the town hall noticeboard?
Cllr O Collins apologised but assured the town council supported all events across the town and would investigate the problems with advertising third party events.
Q13. What plans do the council have for the Coronation of King Charles III?
Cllr O Collins responded the town council did indeed have plans, party in the park, volunteer day, children’s activities and a community bunting-making challenge. Further details would be advertised in the coming weeks.
Q14. What are the Plans for opening the High Street?
Cllr D Enright (OCC) advised that nearly £2m had been allocated to improve the access for all, and the County Council had engaged with the Witney Chamber of Commerce and Traffic Advisory Group. After May there would be an in-person event/exhibition and associated stakeholder meetings to assist in the planning of a brand-new scheme.
It was advised the District Council were hoping to hold an event on the High Street in the Autumn for food and drink event. |
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Pearly whites without the price: the new player shaking up the dental industry
Plenty of Aussies want a great white smile, but time in a dentist’s chair can be expensive.
As many as 30% of Australians go without regular dental care, largely due to cost.
A new startup company is shaking up the dental industry with an ‘Uber model’ capping fees at $99 for basic procedures.
Dental 99 allows patients to choose from four basic procedures, booking and paying on their smartphone. Those four procedures include check-ups and cleanings (including X-rays), fillings, dental pain management and simple extractions. But crowns and vaneers are off the list.
“What we’re doing is using technology to make general services more accessible to everyone,” says Founder Gamma Verdian.
Even the Australian Dental Association (ADA) has welcomed the radical new arrival.
“As long as the patients have access to appropriate care, appropriate information and appointment availability, we have no problem with it,” says ADA President Carmelo Bonanno.
Dental 99 currently operates two clinics in Sydney, with a third planned for Melbourne soon. But eventually, they plan to have locations across Australia. |
Buying a luxury home that has room for improvement can help you get a great deal for a minimum of work. If you are about to sell your home, you can boost its value with a few simple changes. Here are a few simple improvements that you can make to a house, whether you are looking to improve a property you recently bought or hoping to increase the value of a house you are selling.
1: Light Fixtures
Changing the lighting in a room can make a huge difference in the way a person approaches a room. Light fixtures are very easy to install and cheap to buy. They also give you a chance at improving the overall energy efficiency of a home. Eco friendly lights will help reduce the efficiency bills long-term, while more expensive lights that simulate natural sunlight can have some terrific health benefits.
If you have a weekend free, you can typically redo the floors of a large room as long as they aren’t in extremely poor repair. Hardwood floors are the easiest to redo, since they involve simple standing and refinishing. Carpeted floors require a little more effort to redo, but they can still be cleaned or replaced as needed. Floors tend to take the most damage over time of any other part of the home, and a few simple repairs can totally change the way a home looks.
3: The Front Door
Yes, it seems like a minor repair, but the front door is especially important if you plan to sell your home. It’s the first part of the house that your potential buyers see, and repainting it or even replacing it is an extremely easy fix. If you aren’t trying to sell the house, you can still improve your overall home site value and impress your guests. A simple change to the entrance of your home can greatly improve the character of your home.
Bathrooms tend to get a lot of wear and tear, especially due to the fact that they are composed of so many hard surfaces and light-colored tiles. Replacing old tiles, cleaning the grout, and polishing surfaces can transform a fading bathroom into something that is truly worthy of being in a luxury home. If you’re willing to spend a little more money, putting in a jacuzzi or claw-foot tub can add a lot of appeal to the house.
5: The Attic or Garage
The storage space in a home can be altered fairly easily to add a lot of utility and luxury. A large attic or concrete garage can be turned into some extra space with the addition of a divider or two. You should make sure not to take too much storage space away, but adding a little extra something to an area you don’t normally use can add a lot of appeal to the house.
All of these changes are very simple and inexpensive, but they can turn even the most impressive luxury home into something extra special. Whether you are buying or selling, these are excellent changes to make. |
You can export a design to QuickBooks in Design.
To create the link between Design and QuickBooks, you can specify a default setting for your exports. You can set preferences to export customer and price information directly to QB when the program is open, or to an IIF file (QB file).
- With the QuickBooks Pro version, you can export complete order information including customer information, jobs, list of all items and item types.
- The lighter version EasyStart does not allow the export of jobs, only of customers. It does not add item types automatically either; all items are associated with a generic type already created for the company in QuickBooks.
- Export as an Intuit Interchange Format - IIF file and import it in QuickBooks.
- In Design, click FILE, Preferences and then select Send to QuickBooks.
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design week mexico 2017: as curated by savvy studio.
11 October 2017 - 15 October 2017
An event every day that begins at 12:00am, repeating until 15 October 2017
savvy studio is happy to announce their activities for design week mexico, taking place this october 11th-15th in mexico city. savvy studio will be an official venue during design week taking over cordoba 25 and puebla 109. they will be curating and showcasing unique artistic and design interventions in collaborations with various local designers. from the launch of a new furniture line to a full-house exhibition, this is a lineup that you don’t want to miss. |
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A powerful opportunity to reverse the negative health trend in Canadian children
Actives for Life is a national initiative about physical literacy, and we’ve partnered with the Coaching Association of Canada to provide information for coaches to learn about physical literacy and the long-term athlete development model that is at the core of healthy sports for kids.
The articles below are written with parents in mind, so they are great to share with your parents. The more parents understand the benefits of LTAD, the easier it will be for coaches.
We’ve also included some Facebook and Twitter posts that you can use to share the importance of physical literacy and long-term athlete development.
Social media posts
Use these tweets and Facebook posts to share this page with your coaches and parents:
What is #physicalliteracy about? And why is it important for your players? Find out: http://ow.ly/VqYW1
Learn how hopping, swinging, and catching are important first steps in your players #physicalliteracy: http://ow.ly/VqZQ8
Kids play sports for the fun of it
Useful information for community coaches
Pre-teen years should emphasize skills development for all
Physical, mental, and emotional maturation of children varies greatly
Developing physical literacy optimizes both lifelong physical activity and athlete development
Variety is crucial until the age of 14 or 15
Diversification is more important during a child’s first decade
Repetition of one activity to the exclusion of all others is rarely wise
Here’s a hint: it’s not single sport specialization |
Most of the coaches in Canada are volunteers.
They are the moms and dads in your community who agree to take charge of the group of six-year-olds for a season of soccer, or hockey, or basketball.
They are the teachers who stay late after school to help students prepare for the inter-school track meet, or to help start an Ultimate Club.
Anytime someone agrees to supervise kids they are taking on a great responsibility. And nearly all of them take that responsibility very seriously.
Related read: New abuse reporting hotline promotes safe sport
But there will always be one or two who don’t.
That’s where the Responsible Coaching Movement (RCM) comes in.
A program designed by the Coaching Association of Canada, the RCM has three steps:
- The rule of two: A coach is never alone with a child and out of sight of other adults. If a female player has an injury, she should be attended to by two adults, one of whom should also be female.
- Coaches must have a background screening conducted by the local police department and two character references.
- Coaches should complete ethics training which prepares coaches to handle situations and includes training in abuse and harassment prevention.
We all have a responsibility to make sure that the kids are safe no matter what. As parents, you can play a role by making sure that the sports clubs and organizations your child is part of have mandatory background screening for all coaches. Ask your association to also make mandatory ethics training and National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) completion.
You can also make sure that coaches and kids are never alone and out of sight.
To learn more about how you can ensure that your kids have positive experiences in sport, visit Commit to Kids, a division of the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, and Respect in Sport, which offers training for everyone to help create positive environments for children and youth. |
Everything a music video should be in my opinion is beautiful and loosely narrative. If it does any job at all of revealing the zeitgeist then I’m even happier, whether it be intentional or not. Music videos today often neglect their ability to serve as a time capsules for generations. This video for Mates of State by director Daniel Garcia both tells the story of a party crashing bear with an internal conflict too big to solve, and simultaneously captures the spirit of 2008 thanks to the styling of Alice Bertay.
On the flip side, how do you make a successful animated video? While it’s a harder concept to pin down, due to all of the added challenges animation creates, the same rules apply. In this fun video for Ghostly International, we get to see three pals literally bring the color back to a gray city. While the story might not be the most innovative idea ever, it entertains. The artwork painted by Liz Artinian is perfect. It recalls early cartoons without coming off as too kitsch; it’s almost modern in some ways. Oh, and the animation, perfect.
You can download the entire album “Ghostly Swim” which I cannot vouch for but hear is very good. You can also watch the video here. Apologies for the link I believe the video is still exclusive and can only be seen on this website for now. |
- The number of innovations poised to transform the world is staggering.
- Proponents promise these technologies will herald a brighter future, while opponents worry they'll cause harm and widen social divides.
- We need to ask questions and think deeply when assessing the ethics of future innovations.
It seems like every day we’re bombarded with new inventions and innovations poised to transform the world. Quantum computers promise to exploit multidimensional spaces to solve previously impossible problems. 3-D printers promise to remodel the way we manufacture food, clothes, and spare parts. Synthetic biology promises to refashion entire organisms. And artificial intelligence promises to conquer jobs performed by humans for hundreds of years.
What are we to make of these claims? That depends on whom you ask. Proponents believe these innovations will change the world for the better, citing their potential to make it cleaner, safer, or more productive for more people. Conversely, opponents spin stories of unintended consequences and doomsday scenarios — if they don’t outright question the technology’s feasibility.
Biochemist Jennifer Doudna knows a thing or two about evaluating controversial innovations. Her pioneering work in genetic engineering led to the development of CRISPR-Cas9, a gene-editing technology that allows for precise alterations to an organism’s genome. For her work, she won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Emmanuelle Charpentier.
In a Big Think interview exploring the ethics of CRISPR, Doudna sided with neither the technophiles nor the Luddites. Instead, she considered the innovation’s pros and cons through a series of guiding questions. Here are six such questions you can ask to help you better assess and understand future innovations.
1) Which applications of the innovation might be desirable?
Any up-and-coming technology should aim to improve the world and the lives of the people in it. Otherwise, what’s the point? CRISPR offers an illustrative case (one we’ll return to throughout this article).
The ability to directly edit genes has widespread therapeutic applications. Researchers are exploring its potential to treat cancers and cure genetic disorders. Both of these definitely fall within this category.
“We’ll also be seeing more CRISPR applications in agriculture to help combat hunger, reduce the need for toxic pesticides and fertilizers, fight plant diseases, and help crops adapt to a changing climate,” Doudna told Freethink. “Traits that we could select for using traditional breeding methods, that might take decades, we can now engineer precisely in a much shorter time.”
With that said, we shouldn’t let our imaginations run away with us. It’s enticingly easy to contemplate a future where a simple flick of the genetic switch makes humans as intelligent as Albert Einstein, as empathic as Mahatma Gandhi, and as athletically inclined as Michael Jordan. Easy to imagine, difficult to actually do.
As psychologist Steven Pinker pointed out in an interview, unlike diseases such as sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis, intelligence isn’t linked to a few key genes. There are “dozens, hundreds, maybe thousands” of intelligence genes, each one having the potential to impact someone’s IQ in infinitesimal ways. Knowing the totality of their effects, much less how to edit them safely, is something we may not know for a long time, if ever.
As such, we must temper our answers to this question with a healthy dose of reality and scientific understanding.
2) Which applications might be undesirable?
Just because a technology has its desirable qualities doesn’t mean we should ignore its undesirable ones. An important consideration for CRISPR is that genes seldom work in isolation. They are interconnected and can influence each other in various ways, meaning an alteration to one gene could have an unintended ripple effect elsewhere. For example, editing a gene to give babies a one-point IQ boost might accidentally raise their chances of developing epilepsy or schizophrenia later in life.
Similarly, national security expert Richard Clarke worries CRISPR might be used to create biological weapons, diseases for which there are no antidotes, or further the divide between the haves and have-nots. The latter includes not only socioeconomic access but also the concerns over germline gene editing — that is, editing the genome so traits are passed down to future generations. (Though, it is worth noting that such research is currently prohibited in many countries.)
“What if in the process of that kind of gene editing, we created a caste society, where some people were genetically designed to do menial tasks and didn’t have the capability of doing anything else? And other people were designed to be the rulers, with huge IQs and the capability of understanding things beyond the pale for lesser humans,” Clarke said in an interview.
Balancing the desirable and undesirable against each other is the first step in evaluating an innovation’s potential. The next questions consider how to improve the odds those desirable applications will come to fruition while halting the undesirable ones.
3) Who gets access?
Doudna calls CRISPR a “democratizing technology” because it is relatively inexpensive and widely available. Its costs don’t limit availability to a few prestigious, well-funded labs. But access of that kind is only part of the equation. We must also consider whether the technology’s desirable applications can reach the people who need them and if they can afford them once they become available.
For example, in 2019, Victoria Grey became the first person to have sickle cell disease treated with a CRISPR-based therapy. Years later, she continues to live without the pain, fatigue, and trauma that had been a chronic part of her life. That’s great news!
However, Grey was a volunteer in a trial run. Others have calculated the potential costs of such therapies once made public, and they are staggering. By one estimate, the gene therapy itself would cost at least $1 million. Other expenses include the chemotherapy necessary to prep the bone marrow, the time spent in the hospital, and the months of recovery. Even with insurance, the out-of-pocket costs may be a substantial barrier to access for many people.
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture provide another relevant case. As Doudna noted in her interview, many people have rejected GMOs for two reasons. First, they don’t understand the science, and second, they saw the products as “not widely accessible or would be extremely expensive to people that couldn’t afford them.” That combination of ignorance and lack of accessibility has proven to be a deadly hurdle to clear. Among their desirable applications, GMOs can help combat nutrient deficiencies that are responsible for a million deaths and even more diseases worldwide every year.
4) Who decides if and how it should be regulated?
Sometimes, an innovative technology falls nicely in line with existing laws or traditions. We have a government agency ready to provide oversight, or market forces do their thing. But that isn’t necessarily the case. Consider the lack of progress we’ve made in deciding how social media or cryptocurrencies should be regulated.
Regulating CRISPR may be more fraught because the technology has such a broad range of applications that fall under the purview of many different laws, agencies, and industries — none of which may agree with each other as to what qualifies as a desirable use or undesirable misuse.
Bioethicist Alessandro Blasimme argues collective governance will be necessary to successfully regulate gene editing technologies moving forward. Such participatory assessments would be handled through processes such as focus groups, citizens’ juries, and deliberative panels aimed at “integrating public insight into governance and decision-making processes.”
He points to France’s “Estates General of Bioethics” as an example in action. Every five years, the country engages in a months-long consultation with the public to garner their opinions on bioethical issues. The National Consultative Committee on Ethics then produces a report to summarize the results and propose legislation to address concerns.
“If scientists and members of the public remain open to different articulations of genome editing’s ethical stakes, transparent and inclusive forums can help both scientists and citizens subject their assumptions to scrutiny and revision when needed. Public engagement in genome editing governance would not just promote scientific or social consensus. It would offer opportunities for inclusive dialogue about the impact of genome editing,” Blasimme writes for the AMA Journal of Ethics.
5) Can we arrive at a consensus around its use?
Challenges abound in answering this one. Nations will have their own agendas, fears, and predicaments to consider when concluding how to adopt a particular innovation. And the conclusions they draw can have far-reaching effects. In Europe, for example, gene-edited plants are subject to the same regulations as conventional GMO foods. This limits the planting and sale of such plants throughout the European Union, which can further limit investment in research among the globe’s wealthiest nations.
Speaking on genome editing, Glenn Cohen, professor of law at Harvard Law School, told The Harvard Gazette: “Public policy or ethical discussion that’s divorced from how science is progressing is problematic. You need to bring everyone together to have robust discussions. […] It’s very hard to deal with a transnational problem with national legislation.”
Thankfully, as an international community, scientists have begun the necessary work. To date, two international summits on human gene editing have been held, with a third one scheduled for early March in London. Hosted by the Royal Society, the summit looks to be trying to answer many of the questions outlined above, including those surrounding equity, accessibility, and the roles we all play in setting regulatory and research agendas.
Will these summits answer all of these questions? Probably not. But they at least provide a place for us to explore them to determine a better course forward.
As Doudna said in her interview: “I think with any new technology, one always has to try to get the balance right. On the one hand, we of course want to see technologies and science being used to solve real-world problems. But on the other hand, we want to ensure that that progress is responsible and that we are working together with the stakeholders to ensure that there’s not an unintended or even a negative intended consequence of the use of these technologies. How to do that is a big challenge.” |
Intersections are common roadway features, whether four-way stops in a neighborhood or traffic-light-filled exchanges on busy multi-lane thoroughfares.
Given the frequency, variety and risk associated with intersections — more than 50 percent of serious accidents in the U.S. happen at or near them — it’s critical that an autonomous vehicle be able to accurately navigate them.
Handling intersections autonomously presents a complex set of challenges for self-driving cars. This includes the ability to stop accurately at an intersection wait line or crosswalk, correctly process and interpret right of way traffic rules in various scenarios, and determine and execute the correct path for a variety of maneuvers, such as proceeding straight through the intersection and unprotected intersection turns.
Earlier in the DRIVE Labs series, we demonstrated how we detect intersections, traffic lights, and traffic signs with the WaitNet DNN. And how we classify traffic light state and traffic sign type with the LightNet and SignNet DNNs. In this episode, we go further to show how NVIDIA uses AI to perceive the variety of intersection structures that an autonomous vehicle could encounter on a daily drive.
Read the full blog, At a Crossroads: How AI Helps Autonomous Vehicles Understand Intersections, on the NVIDIA Blog. |
Connecting via SOAP Web Service Connections
Web services provide a standard means of inter-operating between different software applications, running on a variety of platforms and/or frameworks. It is a way to connect to a remote application and request data directly from the application without going to a DBMS. Designer supports SOAP Web Services defined by WSDL 1.1 or WSDL 2.0 as data sources. You can add SOAP Web Service data sources to a catalog by importing WSDL files. This topic describes how you can set up web service connections in a catalog, and add and manage tables obtained from SOAP Web Service data sources in the catalog via the connections.
This topic contains the following sections:
- Setting Up Web Service Connections in a Catalog
- Adding Tables to a Web Service Connection
- Editing the Operation Used to Create Tables
- Managing the Tables in a Web Service Connection
To set up a web service connection to connect a catalog to a web service data source, follow the steps below:
- Create a catalog or open a catalog.
- In the Catalog Manager, right-click the node of a data source and choose New SOAP Web Service Connection from the shortcut menu.
If you want to set up the connection in a new data source in the catalog, select any of the existing catalog data sources, select New Data Source on the Catalog Manager toolbar, then in the New Data source dialog box, specify the name of the data source, select the SOAP Web Service connection type and select OK.
Designer displays the SOAP Web Service Data Source dialog box.
- Specify a WSDL file to create the web service connection.
- If you want to use a WSDL file on your local disk, select the Local File radio button, then select the Browse button to browse for the file.
- If you want to use a WSDL file through a URI, select the URI radio button, then type the URI string in the text box and specify the user name and password for assessing the WSDL file.
- Select the Options button to show the additional settings.
- Select the Time Zone and Locale button to specify the time zone and the locale as required.
- If you want to use the catalog or schema, or both of them in data manipulation, make the selection in the Qualified Name Pattern box accordingly.
- Type the number of seconds in the Time Out text box to specify how long to wait to get the WSDL file.
- Select the Security Configuration button to display the Security Configuration Setting dialog box to configure the security policy.
- Specify the user name and password for the user name token to be used in the security policy.
- From the Key Store Type drop-down list, select the type for the key store.
- Select the Browse button next to Key Store File to specify the key store file.
- Type the password in the Key Store Password text box to get the access to the key store file.
- In the Client Key box, specify the alias name to be used as client signature in the key store, and set the password for the name.
- In the Server Key box, specify the alias name and password to be used to get the server-side certification or public key in the key store.
- Select OK to go back to the SOAP Web Service Data Source dialog box.
- Select OK to set up the web service connection.
When you configure the security policy for a web service connection, except for Key Store Type, you can control all the other options in Security Configuration Setting dialog box by constant level formulas. However, the formula control is only available after you have set up the web service connection, meaning, when you edit an existing web service connection.
After you have set up a web service connection in a catalog, Designer stores all the information of the web service defined in the WSDL file in the catalog, including information of service, operation, and the input message and output message in each operation. You can then add tables into the catalog via the connection based on this information. However, you can only define tables based on operations which support SOAP binding.
- Do any of the following:
- Right-click the web service connection and select Add Tables from the shortcut menu.
- Right-click the Tables node of the web service connection and select Add Tables from the shortcut menu.
- Right-click an existing table in the web service connection if there is and select Add Tables from the shortcut menu.
- Right-click any folder in the Tables node of the web service connection if you have already created some and select Add Tables from the shortcut menu.
- Select the Tables node of the web service connection, or any existing table or folder in the connection any and select Add Tables on the Catalog Manager toolbar.
Designer displays the Add Table dialog box.
- Select a service from the Service Name drop-down list.
- If you use WSDL 1.1 to define the web service, you also need to specify the port type for the selected service from the Port Type drop-down list.
- Designer lists all the operations with SOAP binding that are included in the selected service in the Operation Name drop-down list. Select one as required, Designer then displays the input message of the operation. You can define the value for the input message by either typing in the value in the text box in the Value column, or selecting in the text box to select or define a constant level formula or parameter in the current catalog data source to return the value.
If the Input Message column is empty, that is to say, the input message has its own defined values, there is no need for you to provide it the value.
- Type the number of seconds in the Time Out text box to specify how long to wait to get the specified service and operation information defined in the WSDL file.
- If you use WSDL 1.1, you may sometimes find that the XML schema described by the output message does not match the concrete XML instance in the SOAP responded from the web service, as a result, Designer is not able to read data properly from that XML instance. In this case, you can select the option Use Schema from Response, so as to ignore the XML schema in the output message and directly parse the XML schema from the specific XML instance included in the SOAP responded from the web service.
- Select OK to accept the changes and exit the dialog box.
Designer displays the service and operation you have selected to create the tables in a web service under the Tables node of the connection. If you use WSDL 1.1 to define the web service, Designer also includes the defined port type. You can edit the information of the operation.
- Select the web service operation node, right-click it and then select Edit from the shortcut menu. Designer displays the Edit Operation Calling Property dialog box.
- In the Input Message column, select the input message you want to edit, then modify its value in the text box of the Value column. You can either type in the value, or select in the text box to select or define a constant level formula or parameter in the current catalog data source to return the value of the input message.
- Type the number of seconds in the Time Out text box to specify how long to wait for the operation to complete.
- If you use WSDL 1.1 to define the web service, the option Use Schema from Response is available. Select it if you want to ignore the XML schema described in the output message and parse the XML schema directly from the specific XML instance in the SOAP responded from the web service.
- Select OK to accept the changes and exit the dialog box.
For the tables you have added into a catalog via a web service connection, you can refresh them, organize them into folders, and remove and add the table columns the same as you do with tables from a JDBC database. |
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Nutrition for Triathletes
The triathlon is perhaps one of the most physically demanding sports in the world. Therefore, working out, training and practice are integral to a triathlete’s daily routine. A lot of triathletes go for low-impact cardio exercises, such as a game of golf. However, one must keep in mind that nutrition also plays a massive role in providing the required energy for the triathlete to undertake the physical coercion. Hence it is essential to chart out a specialized diet plan to prepare your body before participating in a triathlon. This article will try to help you get accustomed to the fundamentals of planning a triathlon diet plan.
- Maintain a nutrition diary: It is common among triathletes to keep a journal or a logbook where they maintain a list of all the food items they consume. By determining the calorific value of every item on the list, a triathlete can plan future meals in a way that helps them meet their calorie goals. The food log can also help them find out the food items they need to cut out from their regular diet. This also imparts a lot of discipline to the food habits of the triathlete.
- Consume many carbs: Carbohydrates are the most straightforward and most copious sources of energy in the food pyramid. Since the triathlon requires a lot of energy, food items that are rich sources of carbohydrate must occupy the central place in a triathlete’s diet. Nutritionists suggest that a triathlete should consume around half a gram of carbs for every pound of their total body weight. They are also advised to consume 15 to 20 grams of protein around half an hour to one hour after completing a race or a training session.
- Do not try to lose weight drastically: Indeed, triathletes are usually required to have a lean physique to maximize their agility and mobility. However, it is not a good idea to lose a lot of weight in a matter of weeks in preparation for a triathlon. Triathletes are instead advised to participate in sports such as golf that involve a healthy full-body workout while at the same time helping the triathlete shed a few extra pounds.
To Sum Up
Triathletes need to be on their top game at all times and maintain a shape and physique that is ideal for the game. To participate in a triathlon, you will need a lot of energy, endurance, stamina, and speed since a triathlon requires the participant to complete multiple racing tracks such as a swimming race, a cycling race, and a running race without any break or respite in the middle of the game or between each sport. These races can take place over longer or shorter distances depending on the nature of the triathlon, and to win, a triathlete has to finish all these racing tracks combined in the shortest possible time. If you follow the pointers listed in this article, you will be able to harness enough energy and stamina to participate in a triathlon game.
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