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warc | 202143 | One of the largest rooftop solar energy projects in the Roanoke region is now operating at Goodwill Industries of the Valleys.
The nonprofit recently installed solar panels at its jobs campus building on Melrose Avenue. About 90% of the building’s electricity will be generated by renewable energy, reducing annual carbon dioxide emissions equal to that produced by burning 581,000 pounds of coal.
“The new array will save us money and be a long-term solution to rising energy costs,” Jackson Green, chief financial and compliance officer of the organization, said in an announcement Monday.
The solar panels will have a maximum capacity of 548 kilowatts at any given time, and over a year will produce up to 742 megawatt-hours of electricity.
“500 kilowatts is a good-sized system,” said Aaron Sutch, the Virginia coordinator for Solar United Neighbors, a national nonprofit that promotes solar energy.
While solar has been growing in the Roanoke Valley, it so far consists mostly of relatively small arrays of panels on the rooftops and grounds of homes, businesses and institutions such as nonprofits and colleges.
The region has yet to see a utility-scale project, which would generate greater amounts of electricity that would go directly into the power grid, as opposed to being used to offset the power bills of individual users.
Energix-US announced plans in the spring to construct a solar farm on 220 acres in the Westlake area of Franklin County, between Virginia 122 and the Bettys Creek section of Smith Mountain Lake.
The project faced criticism from the lake community, and in September the company dropped its plans. An Energix official told county officials that the company was working to find a more suitable location.
A company official could not be reached Monday.
Appalachian Power Co., which serves about 530,000 customers in Western Virginia, does not currently draw any of its electricity from utility-scale solar operations.
The first such venture will involve Appalachian purchasing power generated by a facility that is under construction in Campbell County. The goal is to complete the Depot Solar Center, which will consist of a 150-acre bank of solar panels, by the end of the year, according to Appalachian spokeswoman Teresa Hall.
On a smaller scale, Appalachian has about 2,000 customers that are using net metering, a billing mechanism that credits solar energy users for the electricity they don’t need and add it to the grid. Most of those customers — 1,951 as of last month — were residences.
The amount of solar energy is not large enough to even register on Appalachian’s power portfolio, which currently consists of about 80% from coal and natural gas.
In 2013, the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salem built a collection of about 6,000 solar panels on a field at the eastern edge of the hospital campus. The array was capable of producing as much as 1,629 kilowatts of electricity — enough to provide about 10% of the power to the sprawling VA complex.
At the time, it was described as the largest solar energy project in Southwest Virginia.
For Goodwill, the installation at its Roanoke Jobs Campus follows an earlier, smaller project at its Salem location.
“The money saved will provide for more opportunities for future investment in people, programs and new ventures which will strengthen our mission and the communities we serve,” Green said. | 3,472 | 1,721 | 6,845.145845 |
warc | 202143 | Description
The instruction for use
medicine for experts
of ALKOSON
the Trade name
of ALKOSON
the International unlicensed
name Disulfiramum Dosage Form
of the Tablet of 500 mg
Structure
One tablet contains active agent – Disulfiramum of 500 mg, excipients: PVP K30 povidone, starch corn, cellulose microcrystalline PH 102, silicon dioxide colloidal (aerosil 200), sodium of starch glikolit (explotab), magnesium stearate.
The description
of the Tablet of white color with crosswise risky on one party Pharmacotherapeutic group the Drugs used in alcohol addiction. The code of automatic telephone exchange N07BB01
the Pharmacological
Pharmacokinetics At properties intake extent of absorption of Disulfiramum is non-constant, is distributed, first of all, in kidneys, a pancreas, a liver, intestines and fatty tissue. Disulfiramum is quickly metabolized in diethyldithiocarboxilic acid (DDK) which is conjugated with glucuronic acid, is oxidized to sulfate, methylated and breaks up to diethyl amine which is removed by kidneys and carbon disulphide which is removed by lungs. It is removed, mainly, through kidneys.
A pharmacodynamics Effect of Disulfiramum, first of all, is connected with an irreversible inactivation of an atsetaldegiddegidrogenaza. In lack of enzyme the metabolism of ethanol is blocked and intracellular concentration of ethyl aldehyde increases. The symptoms arising from reaction Disulfiramum-alcohol depend on ethyl aldehyde level. Also transformation of dopamine into noradrenaline and reduction of noradrenaline in heart tissues is inhibited that allow ethyl aldehyde to affect directly these fabrics, leading to rush of blood, tachycardia and lowering of arterial pressure. In addition to this action of an atsetaldegiddegidrogenaza, Disulfiramum inhibits other fermental systems, including dopamine – a beta hydroxylase (turns dopamine into noradrenaline) and microsomal oxidases of a liver (responsible for metabolism of many drugs). Thus, Disulfiramum can exponentiate the effect of drugs which are exposed to metabolism by means of these enzymes.
Indications
– an alcoholism.
The route of administration and doses
Treatment is carried out under observation of the doctor. Treatment by Alkoson has to be begun, at least, 12 hours later after the alcohol intake termination. Treatment begin with the maximum dose 500 mg/days within the 1 or 2 weeks once a day. The maintenance dose has to be 250 mg/days (150-500 mg/day) and should not exceed 500 mg.
Side effects
the Side effects connected with Alkoson depend on concentration of alcohol in blood – garlic or metal smack in a mouth – drowsiness, feeling of fatigue, a headache – psychological disorders – an optic neuritis, a polyneuritis of the lower extremities, disturbance of sense of smell, peripheral mono – and polyneuropathy – a skin itching, rash, a small tortoiseshell, dermatitis – impotence – a loss of consciousness – disturbances of activity of a cardiovascular system – exacerbation of gastritis, peptic ulcer of a stomach and duodenum – thrombophlebitis – hepatitis – acute psychoses, an acute alcoholic paranoid, acute alcoholic hallucinosis,
the Contraindication tremens
– hypersensitivity to Disulfiramum and other derivatives of Teturamum – mental diseases – endocrine diseases (a thyrotoxicosis, diabetes) – a pronounced cardiosclerosis, coronary insufficiency – before – and postinfarction states – an aortic aneurysm – arterial hypertension of II and III stages – atherosclerosis of brain vessels – serious vascular diseases of a brain – heart and vascular diseases in a decompensation stage – diseases of the haematogenic bodies – a pulmonary tuberculosis with a pneumorrhagia – fresh tubercular infiltrate – bronchial asthma – the profound emphysema of lungs – the bleeding stomach ulcer – diseases of a liver and a kidney – epilepsy and epileptiform syndromes – polyneurites – neuritis of acoustical and eye nerves – infectious diseases of a brain – glaucoma – malignant tumors – an idiosyncrasy to Teturamum
Medicinal interactions
Alkoson lowers plasma clearance of diazepam and chlordiazepoxide. At treatment benzodiazepine drugs preferable are oxazepam, to alprazola or lorazepam. Alkoson can have toxic effect at combined use with Phenytoinum, warfarin or antipyrine. As Alkoson can increase a prothrombin time, correction of a dose at the patients accepting oral anticoagulants is necessary. At combined use of an isoniazid and Alkoson there can be a shaky gait and a behavior disorder. In that case, treatment by Alkoson has to be stopped. If Alkoson is accepted together with metronidazole perhaps development of toxic psychosis. If it occurred, the termination of reception of one of drugs is necessary. Chlorpromazinum and amitriptyline can increase weight of reactions Alkoson-akogol, and diazepam can reduce. Also some symptoms can be reduced by Chlorpromazinum.
The special
instructions ALKOSON NOT OWES BE APPLIED WITHOUT the CONSENT of the PATIENT TAKING ALCOHOL. Patients have to be informed on consequences of reaction of Alkoson-alkogol. It is impossible to take alcohol and alkogolsoderzhashchy products, drugs and also to apply the personal hygiene means containing alcohol (i.e. sauces, cough syrups, aftershave lotions). The reactions caused by combined use of drug and alcohol can be shown even 14 days later after alcohol intake. Reaction of Alkoson-alkogol Symptoms: an enanthesis, heartbeat, a headache, short wind, nausea, vomiting, the increased perspiration, thirst, stethalgias and hallucinations. If, despite these symptoms to continue treatment, there can be complications in the form of cardiovascular collapse, arrhythmias, a myocardial infarction, an acute heart failure and, in hard cases, a lethal outcome. Treatment: oxygen or mix of 95% of oxygen and 5% of carbon dioxide, intravenously vitamin C (1 g) and ephedrine sulfate are appointed. Symptomatic treatment. At heavy reaction (a severe headache with feeling of a raspiraniye and pulsation, sharp difficulty of breath, a considerable lowering of arterial pressure, black-outs, psychomotor excitement, spasms) lasting 1 1/2 h 15-20 ml of 1% of aqueous solution methylene blue intravenously enter, glucose solution with ascorbic acid, under skin – Cordiaminum, Corazolum or camphor, intramusculary – Cytitonum or lobeline, ephedrine, strychnine, make oxygen inhalation. In heartaches apply validol, Corvalol and if it is necessary, nitroglycerine. At low arterial blood pressure enter a phenylephine hydrochloride or ephedrine. In case of sharp oppression of warm activity enter intravenously 0.25 – 0.5 ml of 0.05% of solution of strophanthin into 20 ml of isotonic solution of sodium of chloride or 5% of solution of glucose, in spasms – intramusculary 10 ml of 25% of solution of magnesium of sulfate. In severe nausea and vomiting enter intravenously 10 ml of 10% of solution of Calcii chloridum or a gluconate, give in 0.015 g of extract of a belladonna, under skin enter 0.5 ml of 0.1% of solution of atropine. In case of convulsive reactions enter Chlorali hydras (15 – 20 ml of 6% of water and starched solution) in the form of an enema or apply tranquilizers, at psychomotor excitement enter intramusculary 1-2 ml of 2.5% of solution of aminazine. At the beginning and during treatment, the level of transaminases in blood serum and the developed blood test has to be determined each 6 months. It is necessary to apply with care at patients with a renal failure, diseases of a liver and kidneys, diabetes and epilepsy. Use in pediatric practice Safety and efficiency of use for children was not established. Pregnancy and a lactation Safety of use of this drug for pregnant women is not established. Therefore Disulfiramum has to be applied according to the decision of the doctor only if the expected advantage exceeds possible risk. It is unknown whether this drug with breast milk is emitted. Therefore Disulfiramum should not be applied by nursing mothers. The feature of influence of medicine on ability to run the vehicle or potentially dangerous mechanisms of Patients should inform on the danger connected with control of automobiles, service of the mechanical equipment and other potentially dangerous types of activity.
Overdose
Symptoms: coma, collapse, various neurologic phenomena. Treatment: symptomatic
Form of release and packing
of the Tablet of 500 mg. On 14 or 25 tablets in a polyethylene bottle together with the instruction for use.
To Store storage conditions at a temperature not above 25 °C, in the dry, protected from light place.
To store out of children’s reach!
Not to apply an expiration date of 5 years after an expiration date.
Prescription status
According to the prescription
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warc | 202143 | COVID-19 Is the New Global Warming
September 29, 2021 (American Thinker) – Despite their supposed apolitical nature, some issues develop along hyper-partisan fault lines and become a litmus test in identifying where someone rests along the ideological spectrum. One might never think topics like patriotism or merit-based admissions or respect for law enforcement or the recognition of human XX vs. XY chromosomes would be cause for political friction and strife, but in today’s America, they are.
Take anthropogenic global warming as a prominent example. This has been a central calling card for the Progressive cause. They claim it’s entirely the fault of conservatives — that heartless Republican businesspeople, in their relentless pursuit of immoral profits, willfully and callously disregard the environment and run their businesses in a deliberately “dirty” manner in order to maximize their earnings and keep their expenses, like best environmental practices and the purchase of costly pollution-reduction devices, to a minimum.
When the warming that was promised in the late ’80s and early ’90s failed to materialize by the early 2000s, Progressives changed the terms of the discussion from “global warming” to “climate change.” That way, they could blame any weather-related anomaly or damaging event on what they saw as conservatives’ willful disregard for the environment.
The intent here is not to re-fight the entire matter of global warming. It’s simply to point out that one’s position on the question defines in explicit terms the political ZIP code of the neighborhood in which that person resides.
Now there’s another — perhaps even better — ZIP code–revealer: COVID-19. This subject is imbued with so many points of contention that it’s hard to know where to start.
Everything about COVID is controversial. A person’s position on every one of these points marks his political leanings:
The name. Is it the China Virus? COVID-19? Coronavirus? We call them “West Nile” and “Ebola” and “Legionnaires Disease” to reflect where and how they originated. But “China Virus” is now all of a sudden racist to the wokeists. Where/how it began. In a lab, as an experiment gone wrong, or perhaps a failed bio-weapon effort? At a so-called wet market? Progressives scoff at any suggestion of evil Chinese intent. President Trump’s early stages response. This varies from a hands-off failure, where he totally underestimated and intentionally downplayed the threat, to a sterling effort that involved such fast action (like the hospital ships to L.A. and NYC and the initiation of Operation Warp Speed) that he even received enthusiastic support from both Andrew Cuomo and Gavin Newsom. Dr. Anthony Fauci. He has transitioned from being seen by most of the public in the early days of the pandemic as sort of a neutral America’s Doctor figure to conservatives now thinking he’s nothing more than a flip-flopping, Progressive-pleasing, anti-Trump opportunist, willing to say anything — no matter how inconsistent or blatantly false — to enhance his own stature. Mask mandates. This has two distinct sides. On one side are those who believe that wearing masks is essential to protect public health and anyone who opposes that viewpoint is ignorant and a danger to society. The other side is more skeptical of masks, pointing out inconvenient little facts like that the typical mask opening is four times larger than the COVID-19 particle (500 nanometers to 125 nanometers), so wearing a mask is like trying to stop a swarm of mosquitoes with a chain-link fence, as that cliché goes. Mask mandates in the public sphere and for kids in school divide the electorate sharply along ideological lines. Vaccine mandates and vaccine passports. The acceptance or rejection of the vaccine mandate and passport is more a reflection of political loyalties and the degree of wokeism an individual exhibits than it is a desire to adhere to rigorous scientific evidence. Firstly, it’s not a vaccine, not in the traditional sense. Real vaccines, like the polio vaccine, prevent the disease. This doesn’t. The-drug makers don’t even claim that it will. Nor will it stop the transmission. All they claim is a meaningful reduction in the chances of getting COVID-19 and a reduction in the severity and duration of symptoms should a person become infected. A recent study showed that U.S. COVID cases in early September 2021 were up 300% compared to September 2020, even though 66% of the adult population is vaccinated in 2021 compared to 0% in September 2020. So much for “prevention.”
They’re treatments, therapeutics, not vaccines. There have more incidents by far of bad side-effects with these so-called vaccines than with other longer-standing vaccines that have been in use for decades. Cheaper, totally safe COVID therapeutics (like ivermectin, Regeneron, and hydroxychloroquine) exist that have proven extremely effective, even if the studies showing that have been suppressed by politically motivated parties and the liberal media and Big Tech.
Again, as with global warming, the intent here is not to re-fight this battle. Obviously, everyone is free to determine if getting the shot is right for himself. Everyone is free to decide whether or not he considers it a “vaccine” or not. There is no intent here to prove that the vaccines are bad or imply that a strong nexus exists among the pharmaceutical parent companies of the COVID vaccines, the advertising dollars they spend on the major news networks, and the political donations they make to various candidates of all stripes. That information is out there, and people can draw their own conclusions.
One’s position on the COVID-19 issue identifies one’s political loyalties, pure and simple. Question the efficacy of the vaccine or the commonsense need for vaccine passports and mask mandates, and in the eyes of Progressive thought leaders and the liberal media, you are just the typical ignorant conservative, displaying a selfish, callous disregard for the safety of society and an unintellectual refusal to acknowledge what Progressives insist are unimpeachable facts.
Yet astonishingly, it is those
oh, so tolerant Progressives who favor the draconian government vaccine and mask mandates, while the supposedly anti–civil rights conservatives come down unequivocally on the side of individual freedom and “my body, my choice.” That’s a contradiction that no Progressive even tries to reconcile. By Steve Feinstein | 6,729 | 3,250 | 13,395.886154 |
warc | 202143 | SSA refers a person suspected of fraud or other misconduct to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG).
If OIG investigates and validates that fraud or other misconduct occurred, it refers the matter to the U.S. Attorney to consider an action for civil or criminal false statements and related misconduct.
If the U.S. Attorney declines to prosecute and issues the formal “declination” required by statute, OIG may refer the case to its Office of the Counsel to the Inspector General (OCIG) to consider imposing a Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) and any assessment.
If OCIG determines the case meets the legal requirements for a CMP, it contacts the individual by mail to advise it is considering a CMP and to request the individual to provide information regarding his or her financial circumstances.
If the individual responds, OCIG may attempt to negotiate a reasonable settlement, in light of the individual’s financial circumstances, the seriousness of the offense, and other aggravating or mitigating circumstances specified by Congress in the statute.
If the person does not respond, OCIG sends the individual a second notice that addresses any known information about the individual’s financial and other circumstances and proposes to impose the CMP. The notice advises where the individual should send payment and how to request review of the fine.
Thereafter, the individual has 60 days to seek review of the proposed action and request a hearing by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Departmental Appeals Board (DAB) in Washington, D.C.
If the individual does not seek review within 60 days, OCIG relies upon the record information that is available and notifies the individual of its decision to impose a CMP. The notice imposing a CMP includes a demand for payment. | 1,830 | 864 | 3,804.027778 |
warc | 202143 | Who Is Ready to Own Their Incarnation?
There are no problems, only solutions awaiting discovery. How many of us see life this way? If we do, why is that? If we don’t, why not?
We’re all being programmed. It started with our parents, then went into high gear in school. Among the many things we were taught, these were likely omitted:
“It will never be possible by pure reason to arrive at some absolute truth.“
~Werner Heisenberg,Physics and Philosophy “Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Most of us don’t yet realize, with Sophocles, that
“What people believe prevails over the truth. “
We don’t realize the extent to which
we’re creating our own reality; our own experience of reality. We’re under the misperception that we all occupy the same reality simply because we can see & interact with one another. In the midst of the current chaotic political mess, many are coming to realize that just isn’t the case. Friends & neighbors can live in drastically different realities, perceiving the same words & actions in amazingly different ways.
We haven’t been taught or guided to own our experience of reality, to lay claim to it, to perceive the guidance it continually offers. Though we may be old enough to be aware that hindsight is often 20/20, that doesn’t mean we get it when it’s happening. That takes some reflection.
Everything that happens is a gift.
Who can accept that? If you can’t accept it, will you at least choose to consider the
possibility it’s true? We underestimate the power of perspective all the time, not realizing how life-changing a shift in perspective can be.
Our challenge is the
Belief Systems with which we’ve been burdened — or gifted — take your pick. Our beliefs will craft our perspective, our experience of reality, until we put ourselves — our Self — more firmly in the saddle & take up the reins of control. Who is ready to own their incarnation?
Einstein expressed an important point, here:
“The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.”
Einstein well knew that dreams & daydreaming bore more valuable fruits than mental endeavoring. When the mental work is
in service to Heart, to our Inner Being, only then is it most useful. Otherwise, it can make us like a dog chasing our tail.
We do best to begin with a certain emptiness, a lack of arrogance that lets us be open to All That Is, to many perspectives. Only then do we open ourselves to inner guidance. When we come to a topic convinced we know all about it, we’re closed to new input of any kind. A favorite quote:
“To know that you do not know is the best. To think you know when you do not is a disease. Recognizing this disease as a disease is to be free of it.” ― Lao Tzu
How many of us recognize that to think that we know when we don’t is a disease? How many people do we know who recognize this? Our arrogance usually gets in the way, so convinced that we know what we know, not open to realizing we only
think we know. We know but one perspective. It halts our progress along these lines, feeding our arrogance.
We do all of this without even being aware of it. So very strange, yes? As we begin to awaken, we get many a good laugh at the self, at our expense. They may begin with a tinge of embarrassment, but that quickly passes, enabling the easy flow of a chuckle or deep belly laughter.
We’re not used to paying much attention to ourselves; not this way. Most of us don’t have a good relationship with ourselves. Instead, we’re critical, never feeling we meet whatever standards we’ve set, never feeling we’re quite
good enough. That works against us. It’s pure nonsense, but we don’t see that until we’re ready to do so.
It’s not visible until we’re ready to see it, & there’s nothing we or anyone else can do about that.
If you feel a certain kindship (“typo” for kinship), a friendship with yourself, that’s great. It’s evidence you’re going deeper within, not living just on the surface of life, i.e., in the mental realm. It won’t be the mind that reveals any of this to us. Heart does that, we know not how nor from whence it comes.
We want so much to be loved, don’t we? Who
doesn’t want to be truly loved & appreciated? What if the requirement for that is to first give that Love to the self/Self? It’s not so much that there’s an “I” who gives something to a “self,” either. It’s not like that. It’s more like us getting out of the way of a natural flow.
Love is our natural state.
We’ve learned how to get in the way, how to block it at every turn. We’ve been programmed that way, so let there be no judgment around it, no sense of guilt, but rather a simple acceptance of What Is as our starting point. It’s just something we observe at some point — when that readiness arises.
Love of self/Self is all we really need. In the presence of That, all the rest takes care of itself. Then, we’re tutored & guided by more than just parents or teachers, bosses or counselors. Somehow — we don’t know how — the Universe, ItSelf, begins to guide us. It seems to come both from without & from within, simultaneously. It’s quite strange.
Life is infinitely better than what we’ve been programmed to believe it is or it could be;
infinitely better, mind you. We will, at some point, so far exceed our expectations as to make them appear to be childish, to be ridiculous & nonsensical.
Our job
isn’t to somehow take ourselves there, into such a state. Oh no, our job is to get the heck out of our way. Universe will teach & show us how we are & have ever been the ONLY one in our way. Again, though, this is only in the presence of an inner readiness that no one can command. It just shows up when it will, quite unexplained & unexplainable.
So, if we can at least consider these things as possibilities, that’s great; a great sign. We can open ourselves to dream, much as Einstein often did, enabling his best inspirations to flow.
It’s a getting out of the way, a setting of mind’s offerings to the side.
For now, we can at least
entertain the possibility that Life is & is meant to be much better, much finer than any mind can conceive. We can accept the possibility that whatever is happening to & right around us is a gift, is for our benefit.
Once we enable ourselves to consider things this way, an important door is opening. We are NOT who we take ourselves to be; certainly not limited to the body-mind form.
We are awareness, itself, Source-in-form, ultimately unbounded & unlimited. While our 3D body-mind will retain certain limitations, if we’re sufficiently open, we’ll be shown that most of those are not strictly necessary.
We engage with 3D (or whatever-D) for the
fun of it, friends. We’re not here to do a job, not here to learn new things, not here even to awaken. We can choose to realize that we’re already — as Source-in-form — quite thoroughly awakened. We have a LOT of perspectives to shift, a lot of re-membering to enable. The point of it all is to enjoy the NowHere moment, the NowHere-ness of it all. Our enjoyment (our In-Joy-Me-Net) is such a vital aspect of our overall awakening. Joy is truly the motor of life. I forget who said that. 😃
It’s all so much simpler than our mind would have it be. Minds feed on complexity. That’s fine for the mind, but not so much for Who we are. At our best, we radiate Joy, a joie de vivre that’s palpable around us.
Let’s be experts in Joy, dear brethren, no longer settling for anything less.
When the globalist push is to divide-and-conquer us, to bring us down, let us laugh & just slip away, slip that noose & move on. If something needs to be fixed, let us delve in with joy. We have better things to Be than bothered or angry, than to generate food for the beast.
Abraham-Hicks Daily Quote for today, 2019/09/27
If you’re not selfish enough to want to feel good, then you can’t connect with the energy that is your Source which does always feel good.
Excerpted from Lincroft, NJ on 10/15/96 Our Love, Esther (and Abraham and Jerry)
Namaste
~♥~
12:57 a.m., Friday, 2019/09/27 — Mayan day 5 Monkey / Chuen | 8,596 | 3,977 | 17,507.568519 |
warc | 202143 | Henry Cavill remains in the lead for a function as Superman in the honest Male of Steel movie. You’ve seen the pictures, currently see the star at work. There are some Henry Cavill Superman exercise tricks you require to know if you intend to appear like your preferred super hero. Firstly, these kinds of workouts are done specifically for that role.
Henry Cavill is not an enthusiast individual. He is 6′ 2″ and also looks equally as athletic as you or I. That is why his instructor keeps him really fit. It’s important to discover an exercise regimen that helps you, not for Henry Cavill. A program created for a lover with jock impulse won’t benefit a guy that simply had a bad back injury and also is recovering.
You can make use of a couple of various kinds of workouts. There are some Henry Cavill film celebrity physical fitness secrets that will certainly benefit him both physically as well as emotionally. The first thing you will certainly want to do is jump on a treadmill as well as do slow-moving cardio. This can be done easily in the house. Below are some pointers on just how to do it:
– Slow Down There are some Henry Cavill flick star physical fitness secrets that involve decreasing your speed and also strength. In fact, you intend to do just sufficient to obtain your heart price up. After that, as your heart price climbs up, you will certainly duplicate the procedure. This works since your body will feel the increase in intensity, then adapts by reducing it down. Henry Cavill Movies Amazon Prime
– Diet plan One of the essential Henry Cavill star secrets includes his diet regimen. Henry Cavill eats 5 or six little dishes a day rather than the common 3 or four big dishes. As opposed to having three large meals, he has smaller sized ones that are full of carbohydrates as well as healthy protein. It assists him adhere to his fat burning strategy and keeps him stimulated during the procedure.
– Endurance Training For the physical aspect of Henry Cavill’s exercise, he does high-intensity sprints. He includes all body parts in these sessions, which aids develop endurance. Nevertheless, do not overdo it. The suggestion is to avoid building way too much tiredness and that will assist you boost your general endurance. The more high-intensity exercises, the far better.
– Cardio Every excellent workout includes some type of cardio task. This helps maintain your body at an optimal temperature for maximum efficiency. You ought to include some cardio activities like jogging, strolling, dance, swimming, or playing tennis. As well as while you are at it, see to it to maintain your weight controlled to avoid gaining undesirable fat.
Overall, there are a great deal of Henry Cavill motion picture celebrity physical fitness keys to be had. The essential thing to remember is that you require to frequently be working out if you ever before intend to preserve your physique. If you can adhere to your fat burning strategy, then you will certainly see outcomes. Yet the trick is to always be exercising hard. Besides, your hard work is what will keep you going and also reaching where you want to go. Henry Cavill Movies Amazon Prime | 3,222 | 1,549 | 6,579.203357 |
warc | 202143 | Psychological health if not treated properly. This included knowledge from clinical research demonstrating that these merchandise had been superior to non-antibacterial washes in stopping human sickness or lowering infection. Meanwhile, SNPs resulted within the leakage of reducing sugars and proteins and induced the respiratory chain dehydrogenases into inactive state, suggesting that SNPs have been able to destroy the permeability of the bacterial membranes. Based on the mode of action of antibacterial medicine at present used, targets will be outlined as distinct cellular constituents akin to enzymes, enzyme substrates, RNA, DNA, and membranes which exhibit very particular binding sites on the floor of these parts or at the interface of macromolecular complexes assembled in the cell.
The dominating targets are bacterial membranes. The spinal mechanics are totally different. Seek medical care if symptoms of a spinal infection are current. One among the significant difficulties that you will have to take care of when on a weight-reduction plan regimen program is the issue of gaining weight if you lose it. After 24 h, Act-D was added into the culture medium,” one examine notes. Companies will no longer be capable to market antibacterial washes with these components because manufacturers didn’t exhibit that the elements are both safe for lengthy-time period each day use and more effective than plain soap and water in preventing sickness and the unfold of sure infections. This text will review the currently permitted antibacterial vaccines, which are vaccines for pertussis, tetanus, diphtheria, meningococcus, pneumococcus, Haemophilus influenza, cholera, typhoid, and anthrax. You’ll uncover different pharmacies that give you discount rates to pharmacy mall members and unique accessibility to distinctive cures. Do the low infection charges around the globe counsel that COVID-19 herd immunity is just around the nook? Antibacterial peptides are the effector molecules of innate immunity. Nevertheless, a correlation is established between the peptide exercise and membrane perturbation potential, which is defined by interfacial hydrophobic patches and basic residues within the case of cationic peptides.
Structures of the peptides have been determined in membrane-mimetic micelles by solution NMR spectroscopy. Some antibacterial peptides are clearly multifunctional. New agents which can be efficient against common pathogens are wanted significantly for these resistant to typical antimicrobial agents. Most essential oils are too highly effective to be used immediately on skin without being diluted. The number of targets exploited to date by industrial antibacterial agents is estimated to be about 40. The most important biosynthetic pathways and cellular structures affected by antibacterial medicine are the cell wall biosynthesis, protein biosynthesis, DNA per se, replication, RNA per se, transcription and the folate biosynthetic pathway. Future research might assess physician responses to patient requests over social media platforms like Facebook. Target-primarily based excessive-throughput screening had been disappointingly unsuccessful for antibiotic research. The current antibiotic discovery mannequin shouldn’t be delivering new brokers at a rate that is ample to fight present ranges of antibiotic resistance. The development of bacterial super resistant strains has resulted within the at present used antibiotic agents failing to end many bacterial infections. Amongst these functions, great advances have been made in the sphere of antibacterial agents. Here, current advancements in the usage of graphene and its derivatives as antibacterial brokers are reviewed.
A very powerful scientific issues to deal with are getting molecules into the Gram-adverse bacterial cell and avoiding their efflux. Important: This content material displays info from varied individuals and organizations and will offer alternative or opposing points of view. This web page offers data concerning the in vitro susceptibility of micro organism to sure medicine. The order of susceptibility of the bacteria in opposition to viperidae venoms was -S. All these compounds exhibited substantial exercise against species of corynebacteria, staphylococci, streptococci, Bacillus subtilis, Shigella, Salmonella, Vibrio cholera, and Escherichia coli. 2048 mg/L) towards all the examined species with the exception of Prevotella sp. With the exception of 5-hydroxy-7,4′-dimethoxy-flavone the flavonoids were not toxic in the direction of human lymphocytes. A womb freed from contaminants is also a human proper, and we should have interaction with enterprise, commerce and government to ensure that the foundations of economic improvement guarantee that every baby born into this world has the chance to be born toxic free. This compound is potentially toxic to human cells and exhibited the poorest antioxidant exercise whereas rhamnocitrin and rhamnazin exhibited sturdy antioxidant exercise. Seven antibacterial flavonoids have been subsequently remoted by bioassay-guided fractionation, i.e. apigenin; genkwanin; 5-hydroxy-7,4′-dimethoxyflavone, rhamnocitrin; kaempferol; quercetin-5,3′-dimethylether; rhamnazin. Although these flavonoids are known, this is the primary report of biological exercise with several of those compounds. Pure preservatives are being extensively investigated for his or her potential industrial applications in foods and different products. | 5,538 | 2,673 | 11,390.91807 |
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Female bodybuilding recipes
Some of those are completely about bodybuilding and include recommendations on the method to bulk or cut, whereas others give consideration to high protein recipes that may naturally complement any bodybuilding food plan.
We believe these nutritional details are important to creating complete diets that can provide adequate protein, female bodybuilding meal prep. The dietary breakdown and nutritional content of those recipes might be essential to your well being.
The fundamental vitamins you want
As most individuals know, protein in a meal normally incorporates the identical primary amino acids as these in protein powder, however with a a lot slower release of amino acids from muscle tissue so the food needs to be saved in a situation to protect. All protein in a meal ought to have at least the following amino acids per serving:
Sodium: 1.8g per 300g serving (1/2oz)
Mg: 14g per 400g serving (3oz)
K: 15g per 600g serving (6oz)
Mg, Sodium, and Me: each can come from three to 10g
Potassium: 17g per 800g serving (16oz)
Iodine: 14g per 100g serving (8oz)
Folate: 19g per 100g serving (4oz)
Phosphorus: 12g per 60g serving (3oz)
Iron (Fe(II)): 24g per 100g serving (4oz)
In common, should you're gaining muscle, search for foods with round 10 g of protein per 200g serving
Potassium, especially low in crops and dietary supplements, is a typical supply of iron in a food plan. Potassium ought to be larger than the quantity usually found in most meals because of that prime iron content. The really helpful daily allowance for Potassium is 2500mg of potassium for most older adults and 2500mg potassium supplements for younger adults, simple bodybuilding recipes. That's a 2-3x increase for children.
If you're attempting to eat much less protein but cannot discover low protein objects which are lower in Potassium-bearing micronutrients, attempt adding in another micronutrient rich gadgets like darkish star fruit, soy lecithin or different non-meat proteins
It's usually really helpful to combine two or three macronutrients to meet your protein requirements. For example:
One serving of potatoes or legumes (with 50 g of protein in one serving)
Proteins include: protein, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin E and Selenium
Bodybuilding snacks recipes
Some of those are exclusively about bodybuilding and embrace recommendations on the means to bulk or reduce, while others give consideration to excessive protein recipes that might naturally complement any bodybuilding diet.
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Eat sufficient protein
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Another tip to create muscle (and lose fat) fast is to avoid consuming all the fats you can on any given day. So keep away from all these snacks and drinks and eat only a very small amount of carbs, somatropin crs batch 3.10.
Here's a detailed listing of a few foods and carbs you should include in your food regimen daily which is ready to make you really feel and look extremely lean, somatropin crs batch 3.11! I've chosen these meals as a result of I believe they're the best to consume throughout a full food plan, somatropin crs batch 3.12.
For example, in my present bodybuilding regimen, I do not eat any of these as a end result of they're hard to consume with correct nutrition.
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Gravitational waves have been a serious focus of astrophysics for the previous few years. According to the overall idea of relativity, these occasions create ripples in time and area as an object accelerates. This happens many light-years away from us. However, these ripples will be detected on Earth. Nevertheless, the gravitational wave idea in astronomy and astrophysics is simply in its early days, and it requires extra researching and observing. A newly printed paper, nonetheless, suggests new kind of gravitational wave might be noticed within the close to future.
To today, scientists have solely seen gravitational waves that got here from colliding black holes and stars. However, new badysis signifies that scientists will likely be able to recognizing an entire new kind of gravitational wave throughout the subsequent decade. It is predicted that they are going to use a brand new software known as a pulsar timing array (PTA.) The waves may spring from pairs of black holes that are 1 million instances the mbad of our Sun. In such pairs, one black gap orbits the opposite.
Previous gravitational wave occasions you might need heard about have been noticed by LIGO and Virgo, that are lengthy, underground tunnels the place laser gentle is being cut up after which introduced again collectively. A gravitational wave is made when one of many cut up laser beams begins to wobble and interferes with one other laser beam that has cut up, which makes the form of the wave seen in a detector, although the detectors can solely uncover wobbles that happen at the very least 10 instances per second. Less frequent wobbles might be created by issues reminiscent of galaxies which might be merging with large black holes at their middle.
Scientists imagine totally different sort of experiment would contribute to the invention of those sure black holes, they usually imagine that experiment might be pulsar timing arrays. The experiment measures the timing of pulsars, that are the sunshine sources that ship beams to earth at common intervals. The process for conducting the experiment was defined intimately by Chiara Mingarelli, an astrophysicist from the Flatiron Institute, in a weblog put up for Scientific American.
“PTAs take advantage of the regular arrival times of radio pulses from millisecond pulsars to search for gravitational waves. When two supermbadive black holes coalesce into one, the mergers bathe the universe in low-frequency waves, stretching and squashing the fabric of spacetime. The pulsars and the Earth behave like buoys on the surface of a choppy spacetime sea, bobbing up and down as the waves pbad by. This causes changes in the timing of pulsar pulses that can be detected in carefully designed experiments here on Earth.”
Mingarelli’s mannequin, which was printed in
Nature Astronomy, used actual knowledge to find what number of galaxies would radiate this type of wave. The discovery of the brand new kind of gravitational wave will rely on a number of issues reminiscent of ambient noise isolation.
Scientists gave this experiment a ten-year prediction, so we should wait and see whether or not they succeed or not.
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Xiaomi is a name better associated with smartphones than it is with kitchen appliances, but the brand offers a range of smart home devices covering everything from smart plugs and smart lights to home security cameras. Now, the company is dipping its toe into the world of smart kitchen appliances.
The Xiaomi Mi Smart Air Fryer works in much the same way as every other air fryer on the market. It circulates hot air around foods to cook them, ensuring the same crisp finish you get from deep-frying, but using far less oil. Xiaomi claims the Mi Smart Air Fryer can reduce the amount of oil required by 85%.
It’s a versatile appliance. Not only can you air fry, but it also offers the ability to bake, roast, dehydrate and even ferment yoghurt, since the temperature can drop as low as 40ºC. The air fryer has a capacity of 3.5 litres, and there are eight presets that activate set temperature and cooking durations for different foods. It’s possible to manually adjust these settings, too.
The glossy white air fryer has a minimalist design and ditches an array of buttons in favor of a 1.8-inch dial and screen in one, which can be used to select the presets and access the settings menu.
The Mi Smart Air Fryer can connect to your home Wi-Fi network so that, using the app, you can select from a range of recipes, and activate the correct cooking duration and temperature with just a single tap. The appliance also integrates with Alexa and Google Assistant, too.
For anyone looking for a compact and stylish air fryer to enjoy indulgent treats such as fries and chicken wings without worrying about the negative effects on their health, or those who’d like an appliance that can be controlled by Alexa or Google Assistant, the Mi Smart Air Fryer is well worth considering.
Xiaomi Mi Smart Air Fryer price and availability
The Xiaomi Mi Smart Air Fryer is priced at £79.99 and can be purchased through the Mi store. It currently isn’t available in the US or Australia.
Design 3.5-litre capacity Comes with a frying basket, crisper tray and grill Compact design
The Xiaomi Mi Smart Air Fryer is a compact appliance measuring 33.5 x 25.2 x 30.4cm (h x w x d), and unlike most air fryers, it sports a glossy, white finish. Rather than an array of buttons on the front, the Mi Smart Air Fryer features a 1.8-inch dial on its front, which also acts as the display. Use the dial to scroll through the eight presets for set dishes such as fries, chicken wings and shrimp, which have a default temperature and cooking time. Next, push the dial to select the one you want, or to access the settings menu.
There’s a manual mode, too, which allows you to select the cooking temperature and duration that suits you. It can cook at temperatures ranging from 40ºC to 200ºC, and for up to 24 hours at a time – although the latter is at lower temperatures. At its maximum temperature, it can cook for up to one hour.
The Mi Smart Air Fryer comes with a frying basket, crisper plate, and grill rack, which can be used to create two shelves inside the frying basket for those occasions you’re cooking for several people. Handily, all these accessories are dishwasher safe. Its capacity stands at 3.5 litres, which Xiaomi says is sufficient for up to five people.
As well as air-fry, the Mi Smart Air Fryer can roast, bake, dehydrate and ferment yogurt, making it as versatile as many of the best air fryers we’ve tested.
The Xiaomi Mi Smart Air Fryer comes with Wi-Fi built in, enabling control of the air fryer remotely from a smartphone through the Xiaomi home app. The app offers plenty of inspiration over what to cook with access to more than 100 recipes, and lets you connect the appliance to Alexa or Google Assistant to use your voice to control the air fryer.
Performance Crisp results when cooking fries Air fryer can be controlled via an app Quiet in use
The Xiaomi Mi Smart Air Fryer produced crisp, crunchy fries, when cooking frozen steak-cut chips, as well as a homemade version of the potato snack. We followed a recipe from the app for the latter, which required 2tbsp of oil for a 500g batch of fries. While this is considerably less oil than is used for deep-frying, it’s a larger quantity than is required by air fryers such as the Instant Pot Vortex Plus, for example. So, if you’re keeping an eye on your waistline, this is something to take into consideration.
The Fries preset has a predefined cook time of 15 minutes; however, the fries weren’t as browned as we’d have expected after this time, so we added on a further 10 minutes. Following 25 minutes of cooking time, we had crisp, crunchy fries with a fluffy potato centre.
As we’ve already mentioned, the air fryer can connect to your smartphone over Wi-Fi, offering an array of recipes that can be activated from the app. This means the suggested cooking time and temperature are sent straight to the air fryer without you needing to manually tweak them.
Since the air fryer doesn’t have a dedicated preset for frozen food, we opted to use a recipe from the Xiaomi Home app instead. Unfortunately, this recipe didn’t include a reminder to turn the food half way through – a feature that’s present on the presets selected via the air fryer itself. Subsequently, while all of the fries were cooked with fluffy potato insides, not all of the fries were crisp, nor evenly browned.
We were a little disappointed with the air fryer’s performance for cooking chicken wings, too. Once again, the preset suggested a cooking duration of just 15 minutes, but the skin wasn’t crisp or brown enough for our taste, although the meat was succulent.
During cooking, the Mi Smart Air Fryer registered 57dB for noise on our decibel meter, which is equivalent to the gentle hum of a refrigerator. This makes it one of the quietest air fryers we’ve tested to date.
It’s also possible to schedule the air fryer to start cooking up to 24 hours in advance, but the food will need to be left in the frying basket.
Should I buy the Xiaomi Mi Smart Air Fryer? Buy it if… You want a compact air fryerMeasuring 33.5 x 25.2 x 30.4cm, the Mi Smart Air Fryer is one of the most compact air fryers we’ve tested. It’s ideal if kitchen-countertop space is tight. You want Wi-Fi connectivityThis is one of a handful of air fryers that can be connected to your home Wi-Fi network and controlled via your smartphone, which will be a welcome addition for some. You like quiet appliancesThis is one of the quieter air fryers we’ve tested to date, registering just 57db, which is around 5db quieter than other air fryers on the market. If you prefer as little noise as possible when cooking, this is the model for you. Don’t buy it if… You’re cooking for a familyWhile Xiaomi claims the Mi Smart Air fryer can hold enough food to feed five people, with a capacity of 3.5 litres, this is one of the smallest-capacity air fryers we’ve tested. If you’re feeding a large family, look elsewhere. You love chicken wingsWhile the Mi Smart Air Fryer excelled at cooking fries, we were left somewhat disappointed with its attempt to produce crisp chicken wings. They weren’t as brown as we’d hoped, the skin wasn’t sufficiently crisp, and while the meat was succulent, it didn’t fall off the bone. If you want an air fryer primarily for chicken wings, this is one to avoid. You need a reminder to shakeThe Mi Smart Air Fryer does have such a function, but only when using the presets on the appliance itself. If you use one of the recipes in the app, you won’t receive an alert to turn the food half way through cooking. First reviewed: September 2021 | 7,806 | 3,242 | 18,265.365824 |
warc | 202143 | Thought LeadersDr. Yana VinogradovaSenior Research FellowUniversity of Nottingham In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Yana Vinogradova about her latest research into menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and its unassociated risk to dementia. What provoked your latest research into menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and dementia?
We have been involved in very large observational studies into drug risks for some time. This is our third study investigating serious side effects associated with MHT. Early studies had reported problems, such as venous thromboembolism (VTE) and breast cancer, and this had caused a decline in the use of the therapy, which had persisted.
In 2015, the UK’s National Institute for Clinical Excellence issued new guidelines recommending the wider use of MHT, at the same time calling for more detailed research into the risks of serious side effects. Because they were the side effects most commonly known and discussed, our first studies into MHT addressed the additional risks of VTE and breast cancer. This third study on dementia was triggered by existing inconsistent research findings on additional risks of developing dementia associated with MHT.
Please can you give an overview into what MHT is and how it works?
Menopause is the stage in a woman’s life when her hormone levels decrease and periods stop. At this time, many women also experience a range of symptoms, such as hot flushes, sleep disturbances, depression, mood swings, or memory losses – sometimes so severely that they need treatment to counteract the effects.
Menopausal hormone therapy usually consists of two types of hormones– an estrogen being the key component and a progestogen added for womb protection (combined therapy). Oestrogen-only therapy is prescribed to women who have undergone procedures involving the removal of the uterus.
Some menopausal symptoms are similar to early warnings of future dementia and biological studies have suggested both that exposure to estrogen may have a protective effect on the aging brain and that the addition of a progestogen may counteract this effect.
Menopausal hormone therapy is effective in easing menopausal symptoms, but whether women who use it were at higher or lower risk of developing dementia was unclear.
Image Credit: Image Point Fr/Shutterstock.com Why have a lot of studies surrounding MHT and dementia provided inconsistent findings?
Dementia is relatively rare and the number of MHT specific hormones used in different treatments is wide. Assessing risks for different combinations of hormones, dosages, and duration of treatment requires that a very large number of women be followed up over a long time.
Previous investigations on this topic have either been too small to deliver clear results or have investigated only a few available treatment formulations. The large Women’s Health Initiative study, for example, investigated only one combination of hormones. A recent Finnish study on MHT and Alzheimer’s disease reported rather high risks, but the study design had some methodological weaknesses.
Our study aimed to investigate all menopausal hormone treatments available from the National Health Service in the UK and included – as do all our studies a very large number of women, representative of the general population.
Can you describe how you carried out your latest research into MHT and dementia?
We used patient records from two of the largest primary care databases in the UK, which also have links to secondary care and other data sources, creating a rich data set with extensive information about patients, and patient histories and characteristics. From these, we extracted information on all women aged 55 or older, who had been diagnosed with dementia in the last 20 years.
We then matched each of these cases to up to 5 women without dementia, who were from the same practice and were of the same age. Finally, we analyzed prescription information and compared it between cases and controls taking into account all other available factors which are known to affect their risk of developing dementia.
What did you discover?
When we investigated diagnoses for generic dementia (regardless of a specific type), we found no additional risks of developing dementia associated with the use of MHT. This was consistent across different treatment formulations, dosages, ways of administering the therapy, and duration of use.
The only elevated risk was found in an analysis of the subgroup of cases diagnosed specifically with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and their controls. Here we found a very small association for users of combined MHT therapy, increasing with duration of use and reaching a measurable level only among long-term users (11% uplift for use of 5 to 9 years and 19% for use of 10 years or more). In absolute terms, the risk was equivalent to extra respectively 5 and 7 women per 10,000 per year.
It should be stressed that our estimates for the AD cohort were lower than those from the Finnish study mentioned earlier and that these risk associations are not causal. AD is a slowly developing form of dementia and shares some symptoms with menopause.
Our findings are more like identifying a group of women with histories or characteristics that make it more likely both to require HRT for longer and to be slightly more likely to go on to develop dementia.
Image Credit: Robert Kneschke/Shutterstock.com What were some of the limitations of your study?
The main limitation of the study is that the records for menopause were not complete and we could not know which symptoms triggered women to take MHT. With respect to the finding for Alzheimer’s disease mentioned above, it is possible that some women had menopausal symptoms similar to signs of Alzheimer’s disease, and persistence of those made them stay on MHT for longer.
To minimize this anticipated possible indication bias, our analyses discounted all prescriptions within the three years before the diagnosis date, but there still might have been some residual confounding.
How will your findings help the wider medical community including doctors and policymakers?
The study should further reassure women about the safety of MHT treatments, particularly when not used for an extended period. For women who do still have concerns, this information will be useful to doctors, facilitating discussions with their patients. For policymakers, it also clarifies the situation and will help underpin their recommendations concerning HRT.
How will your research also help to reassure women who require MHT?
MHT is a medication and like any medication has some side effects. For women suffering from severe menopausal symptoms, MHT brings relief and improves their quality of life. Our research in this area has shown in general that risks of serious side effects are minimal (as with dementia) or very low.
The more detailed findings in our studies also help women of different ages to identify the relative risks for them of specific treatments and regimens (formulation, dosage, and/or duration). We would always advocate that women discuss their concerns with their doctor to identify the most appropriate treatment for their needs.
Women’s health is an often neglected area of research. Why is it important to continue to research women’s health? What more can be done here?
I am not so certain of the opening premise – as a researcher into aspects of women’s health as well as more general health studies, I am aware that there are many aspects of health that need investigation or where existing findings could be improved.
My main concern is that patients’ needs should be at the center of every health study – with respect to MHT, for example, the real need for relief from severe symptoms means that effective treatments are needed, but what is also needed are studies to identify the safest treatments and so help reassure patients concerned about serious side effects.
Image Credit: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com What are the next steps for you in your research?
We intend to continue research on risks and benefits from MHT treatments – primarily very large observational studies using real patient data collected in ‘real world’ treatment centers.
Our aim is to deliver outcomes observed in the general population so that our estimates reflect what ordinary patients might expect.
About Dr. Yana Vinogradova
I studied Applied Mathematics at Moscow State University (MGU) and became a Research Fellow at the Cardiology Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences in Moscow. After moving to the UK, I worked in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Leicester, and in the Centre for Health Service Studies (CHESS), and in the Division of Health in the Community at the University of Warwick.
In 2005, I joined the University of Nottingham as an expert in medical statistics in 2005. I have since worked in the Division of Primary Care of the School of Medicine, where I was awarded a Ph.D. in Medicine by published works in 2017. I am now a Senior Research Fellow.
Current Research
My research involves the use of mathematical models and statistical methods to improve understanding of the dynamics and incidence of diseases, and of treatment outcomes. My work at Nottingham has largely been in the area of drug safety, focusing on two aspects – adherence to prescribed medications and drug safety, in particular looking at rare and/or slowly developing outcomes. These require very large observational studies, and I use anonymised real patient data gathered over long periods in NHS primary care environments, which are linked to secondary care and other relevant data sources.
This allows the studies to deliver accurate and robust estimates of risk, reflective of outcomes in the general populations, and down to the level of detail of specific drug formulations, dosages, delivery measures, and exposures. As well as my drug safety work (currently focusing on MHT,) I am involved in a wide range of collaborative research projects.
Past Research
I have been involved in a wide range of research – observational and trial studies in Moscow Cardiological Research Centre and Leicester and Warwick University. Since joining Nottingham University, I have also worked on risk prediction modelling (QRisk) and observational studies to do with injury prevention.
Future Research
I have highly developed skills in the use of very large data sets and pioneered the use of multiple large databases (specifically QResearch and CPRD) to facilitate more detailed research into drug types and formulations and improve the accuracy of risk estimates.
My aim is to build on what I have achieved at Nottingham to continue to deliver independently-researched drug safety information of use to patients, doctors and regulators. I enjoy extending my areas of expertise and envisage researching using new machine learning and other novel techniques, though always from the perspective of utility rather than fashion.
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warc | 202143 | There are food production challenges across the globe including low-yield seedlings. To tackle this, plant breeders have developed variety of seedlings with genetics, DANIEL ESSIET report.
Chief Executive, BROTE Urban Vegetable Farm and Processing Limited, Mr. Innocent Mokidi, is a successful farmer today because of his preference for quality seeds. His average maize yield of three tonnes per hectare has been possible because of improved seeds.
He said good quality seed is a prerequisite for the production of high yields, adding that it helps to increase agricultural productivity and improve food security. He added that traditional seed varieties no longer met the needs of over four million agricultural households nationwide.
He said there are varieties of seed which produce high-yielding crops, with better tolerance of physical and biological stresses, as well as improved nutritional quality.
He noted that enhanced soya bean varieties produced higher yields within a shorter growing period, pointing out that yields from some farms across the country were lagging far behind the rest of the world.
Providing farmers with high-yielding and hybrid seed varieties, according to him, is an important part of the solution to agricultural development. According to him, farmers stand a chance to boost their yield if they adopt better seeds.
Speaking with
The Nation, the Team Leader, International and Rural Development, Livelihoods Support and Development Centre, Prof. Kola Adebayo. said the ever-increasing demand for crop production required plant breeders to keep pace with improved seeds.
Experts said plant breeding alone contributes to a very significant increase in crop production – the genetic make-up of a seed accounts for up to 40 per cent of the ultimate yield.
Adebayo said the production of high quality varieties is possible with well-trained plant breeders.
With the nation facing the challenge of increasing the level of food production because of a growing population and shifting diets under pressures brought by shifting weather patterns and a changing climate, he said leveraging agricultural research and technology would help to increase agricultural productivity.
The Head of Department, Crop Science and Biotechnology, Imo State University, Owerri, Prof Onuh Martin Onuh, said plant breeding was essential to sustainable agriculture production that fosters food security and healthy nutrition.
He said seeds should be produced to quality standards; incorporating genetic positions so that the farmer would actually realise the productivity gain.
Last year, the Federal Government took steps to secure the legacy of plant breeders. A new draft law – the Plant Variety Protection Act – will provide legal intellectual property rights to plant breeders who develop new and improved seeds.
The Federal Ministry of Justice is reviewing the draft law for possible adoption.Through the Partnership for Inclusive Agricultural Transformation in Africa (PIATA), together with AGRA, the Rockefeller Foundation and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID has been collaborating with the Nigeria Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) to support the enactment of legislation that will provide a plant variety protection system that will incentivise national and multinational agribusiness investments.
Additionally, at the global level both AGRA and USAID are collaborating with the International Union for the Protection of New Plant Varieties (UPOV) in Geneva, Switzerland to secure new seed systems and varieties of high-performance seeds for Nigeria’s agricultural transformation.
The law will give breeders and investors the assurance and confidence to invest in Nigeria and thereby address issues of low yield per hectare by farmers. Plant breeders are at the frontline in the delivery of sustainable food supplies.
With the world’s population to reach nearly 10 billion people by 2050, food production levels need to increase by 70 per cent (WHO). Unfortunately the number of plant breeders around the world is decreasing at a critical time when it should be growing to address these challenges.
Strategies now being rolled out to ensure food security on the African continent are sustainable, according to the African Plant Breeders Association (APBA).
The association is calling for greater access to modern plant breeding techniques and improved seeds as a more sustainable way to address food insecurity challenges, especially since the number of undernourished people on the continent has increased over the last two decades.
The plant breeders are particularly worried about the impact of climate change on efforts to ensure food security. “Frequent droughts further constrain the amount of water available for cropping. Water scarcity is further aggravated by climate change.
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Climate change is having and will increasingly have more severe implications on food security in Africa,” they said.
“Climate change, which results from carbon emissions into the atmosphere, has resulted in an average increase in global temperatures which has several implications on food production.
Crop productivity is expected to decrease in lower altitudes, especially in dry and tropical regions, and also decrease the area suitable for agriculture, and the length of the growing season particularly in arid and semi-arid areas.
If this trend continues, wheat production is expected to disappear from Africa by the 2080s,” the statement noted.
“Plant breeding offers a huge opportunity for providing sustainable options to increasing the domestic supply of food and dietary diversity in Africa,” the APBA said.
“Crop improvement through development of ‘smart’ and nutritious varieties that yield under diseases, pests, limited water and input conditions, provides an opportunity to increase crop productivity to meet the ever-rising food demand under the heavily constrained production factors such as water and land.”
But the association is concerned that Africa still lags behind other continents in terms of knowledge about and access to modern breeding techniques to help deal with these challenges.
There is also a general lack of awareness on the importance of plant breeders with regard to their capacity to drive innovations and technology adoption in the agricultural sector in Africa, hence the need for the association.
In an attempt to address these concerns, the APBA last year hosted its first conference at the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) at the University of Ghana. It followed the theme:
Advances in classical breeding and application of modern breeding tools for food and nutrition security in Africa.
The Alliance for Green Revolution (AGRA) is backing the association’s concerns. Dr. Rufaro Madakadze, who is the AGRA capacity building lead, told the conference that “Africa is facing a strong climate emergency.
As a result, we have seen higher cases of unprecedented droughts, floods, pest and diseases. The greatest risk posed by this emergency is that the gains we have worked so hard to make are getting eroded.
“For example, today, the number of people going hungry in Africa has grown to about 250 million since 2015,” Madakadze noted. “This represents a major reversal of the decline witnessed before 2015.
While different measures have been put in place to address these challenges, breeding is the surest way of increasing farmers’ adaptation to climate change.”
Madakadze urged breeders not to breed for the sake of breeding. “We must ensure that these varieties get to the farmers. This will have to be done with urgency… every single day we delay in using science to improve food production, families will continue to face terrible choices,” she said. | 7,937 | 3,536 | 17,449.727941 |
warc | 202143 | realestateinvestar.com.auon 2021-10-11 13:57:51
House prices across Australia have continued their strong upward trajectory in September, with values rising 1.5%.
The latest data from CoreLogic, paints a bullish picture for homeowners, with dwelling values now 20.3% higher in the past 12 months, which is a level of growth we last saw back in 1989.
Once again, every capital city in Australia saw positive growth in September, with Hobart and Canberra once again the best performers, increasing in value by 2.3% and 2.0% respectively. Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane all saw strong growth of nearly 2%, while Perth and Darwin were the weakest capital cities with gains of just 0.3% and 0.1%. Regional Australia is also continuing to see strong levels of growth and has outpaced its city counterparts for another month. In October, regional areas grew by 1.7%, taking the annual rate of growth to 23.1% in what has been a stellar period for housing outside the big cities.
Source: CoreLogic
Head of Research at CoreLogic, Tim Lawless says that despite a solid 12 months, growth is slowing easing back from record-high levels. “With housing values rising substantially faster than household incomes, raising a deposit has become more challenging for most cohorts of the market, especially first home buyers.”
“Sydney is a prime example where the median house value is now just over $1.3 million. In order to raise a 20% deposit, the typical Sydney house buyer would need around $262,300…”
“Existing homeowners looking to upgrade, downsize or move home may be less impacted as they have had the benefit of equity that has accrued as housing values surged.”
Along with record low interest rates, another key ingredient in the current housing boom has been record low levels of stock highlighted by very few properties listed for sale. Although new listings are slowly increasing as we enter Spring, the trend in total listings remains low. Across the country total advertised supply levels are -28.1% below the five-year average and every capital city is recording a below-average amount of advertised supply.
Source: CoreLogic
Mr Lawless says that even with listings rising, we’re still in a seller’s market. “Nationally, homes are selling in 35 days, up from 29 days in April, and vendor discounting levels remain around record lows at -2.8%. Another factor pointing to strong selling conditions is the bounce back in auction clearance rates as restrictions relating to one-on-one property inspections were eased mid-month across Melbourne and Canberra. By the end of September, the combined capitals clearance rate had returned to 80.5%, its highest since late March.” Compressed Yields Thanks to the strong period of capital growth, rental yields have reached new record lows across most areas of Australia. Gross yields across the combined capitals have fallen to 3.0% in September, with gross yields in Sydney (2.5%) and Melbourne (2.8%) well below the other capitals., while regional Australia is higher at 4.4%. CoreLogic suggests that, although yields are low, so too are investor mortgage rates. In July, the average three-year fixed rate for a new investor loan was 2.38% while variable rates were averaging 3.01%, suggesting there are opportunities for positive cash flow investment properties outside of Sydney and Melbourne. Positive Outlook for Property Prices Overall, the trend for house prices around Australia remains positive according to CoreLogic. Growth in housing values is being supported by an expectation that mortgage rates will remain at record lows for an extended period of time, while strong demand is occurring alongside persistently low advertised supply levels. However, there are a number of factors on the horizon that investors need to be aware of. While the RBA has made it clear rates are likely to remain low for an extended period of time, we’ve recently heard from APRA (Australian Prudential Regulation Authority) who are looking at tighter debt-to-income ratios and the readdition of higher serviceability buffers, which could lead to more pressure on those seeking new loans. Additionally, with lockdowns easing in the weeks ahead, the expectation is that stock levels will continue to rise for the remainder of the year, which has the potential to change the buyer-seller dynamic that we’ve seen for the past 12 months. | 4,438 | 2,125 | 9,107.820235 |
warc | 202143 | It can be hard to make connections.
Picture this: you’ve been grouped off by a professor to have a “small group discussion” with some classmates you do not know. You awkwardly answer the prompts on the board, but after that, the conversation lulls. You end up exchanging uncomfortable pleasantries until the teacher calls the class back to attention. Or maybe you’ve gone to do your laundry at a public laundry room, and when you walk in, there’s a group of people getting their clothes out of the dryers. Though you try to think of something pleasant to say to them, you ultimately decide to just stay silent for fear you’ll say something weird or embarrassing.
Sadly, these types of situations are inevitable and happen to everyone. They’re awkward and uncomfortable, and we generally feel ridiculous after they happen. Especially in this time of general “newness” at the beginning of the school year, I think a lot of us are feeling heightened pressure to make good impressions, be open to conversations, and attract new friends. At the end of the day, we all just want to
connect with the people around us.
The only problem is, making connections is a difficult thing to do. Some people are blessed with a natural ability to connect and converse with any person they meet, but for the rest of us, are there established steps we can take to actively improve our ability to connect with other people?
As I scoured various psychology websites to find the answer to this question, I started to notice a common theme in many of the suggestions: if you want to connect with others, you have to be
actively selfless. In other words, you must strive to actively take your focus off of your own doubts and insecurities and instead, place it onto the needs and wants of others.
American writer and psychology pioneer Dale Carnegie said, “You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” The truth is, people are only going to want to get to know you if they enjoy the way you make
them feel about themselves . While we often focus on the pressure to “sell ourselves” or “make a good impression” during a conversation, constantly obsessing over others’ opinions of you only leads to a more disastrously awkward exchange, making it all the more difficult to spark connections with others.
If you are a person who gets over-stressed about yourself in social situations, have no fear! Here are the top three most-suggested steps you can take to remove your focus from yourself and be intentional about uplifting the people you interact with on a day-to-day basis (as recommended by a plethora of random internet psychologists).
As simple as it sounds, many of us accidentally keep our “RBF” on throughout the day and we forget to turn it off when we are trying to be social. Even if we don’t Smile! intendto come off as pissy or rude, when we look angry, bored, or unhappy, people will assume that we are angry, bored, or unhappy people. A little smile goes a long way in making others feel comfortable around you. As the well-known motivational writer William Arthur Ward said, “A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.”
Now, this doesn’t mean you have to paste a fake smile on your face 24/7 if you want to make friends. Instead, find a few times throughout the day to intentionally flash a smile at people — even if it feels uncomfortable at first! When you pass by someone on your dorm floor or in the hallway of an academic hall, don’t avert your eyes or pretend to answer a notification on your phone. Be intentional and smile! When you sit down near someone you’ve never met before in your AOI class, smile at them and — if you’re feeling rambunctious — even offer a little wave. A little smile goes a long way in showing your willingness to connect with others.
Look people in the eyes when you talk to them. Take your earbuds out when you sit down in class. Put your phone down on the walk to your next building. Although we like to keep to ourselves and to our technology (it’s awkward to have nothing to do with our eyes or hands!), we end up unintentionally “giving off the impression of someone who prefers to be alone rather than to socialize,” according to Psychological/Brain Sciences Professor Dr. Susan Krauss. Now, you may very well be an introverted person who prefers to keep to yourself, but just because you are introverted doesn’t mean you don’t like to make friends like anyone else! Pay attention!
If you are a person who struggles to get that initial connection going even when you want to, you’d be surprised how many more opportunities you stumble across when you just keep your eyes open to the people around you. By no means am I suggesting you never walk to class with your headphones in ever again. Instead, just pick some concrete times to “unplug” yourself and look around, so you let the people around you know that you are interested in socializing and having a conversation with them.
Well, here we are! You’ve smiled at the person you’d like to get to know better, you’ve taken your headphones out, and you’re ready to spark that conversation. Now what? For this, I give you the “Offer and Ask” method. Disclaimer, I did not find this exact method on any particular site created by any particular professional. It is actually a combination of lots of different pieces of advice that I found, and it goes like this: offer a quick tidbit about yourself, and follow it up with a lighthearted question. The “Offer And Ask” Method!
For example, if the weather is gorgeous outside, you could say, “I love the sunshine, don’t you?” Six words! Or you can think of something relatable, that any college student would have an opinion about. “Oh my gosh, I was up until midnight reading… Did you have a lot of homework yesterday?” Maybe, if you’re feeling extra bold, you can even make your question into an invitation: “I really don’t understand this homework… would you want to study together sometime?”
As I mentioned earlier, sparking connections with other people is ALL ABOUT making the other person feel better about themself as a result of speaking to you. People love it when others willingly ask to hear about their lives! Though we all love to talk about ourselves, entrepreneur and life coach Dr. Kerry Petsinger says that if we want to be a person who attracts and invites connection, we need to “be the person in the conversation who asks the questions.” Asking people questions signals that you are interested in what they have to say, and other people will be interested in spending more time with people who find them interesting!
Of course, none of this advice is foolproof! You may smile at someone in the hallway, and in return they flip you off. Maybe you mention to the person sitting next to you how much you love your dog and you ask them if they have any pets… but then they inform you that their dog was recently run over by a car. Yes, these situations are uncomfortable and awkward and weird, but that is nothing to be afraid of! Sometimes the deepest connections can bud from the most embarrassing and wild of situations, but you’ll never know until you try. Hopefully, these tips will at least ease the awkwardness in your next small-group discussion or late-night laundry session, and you’ll be on your way to making meaningful and lasting connections with those around you in no time! BONUS TIP: Don’t let the fear of awkwardness keep you from trying! | 7,842 | 3,546 | 16,626.101523 |
warc | 202143 | Vacancy Announcement for National advisor for the MINICT Directorate of Future Planning
Rwanda has distinguished itself as a country that is deeply committed to leveraging innovation and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a means to accelerate growth and reduce poverty. The Government of Rwanda has therefore prioritized using digitally enabled solutions, wherever possible, to leapfrog traditional approaches and support innovation in service delivery. Beginning as early as 2000, Rwanda began charting an ambitious course for achieving rapid digitization, through a series of five-year plans – culminating in the SMART Rwanda Master Plan. These policies have resulted in the progressive roll-out of digital infrastructure, impressive public e-services expansion, as well as initiatives to support digital skills and to position Rwanda as a regional ICT hub, underpinned by government institutions and leadership committed to this agenda. Today, Rwanda continues to articulate ambitious strategies in relation to many of these areas.
The Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT) has prioritized positioning Rwanda as a nation where innovative solutions to great socio-economic challenges are translated into rapid economic growth, employment creation, increased productivity, and competitiveness. To boost these activities, MINICT has established a Future Planning Directorate to effectively facilitate the identification and integration of frontier technologies into systems that will bring solutions to challenges of various sectors. The Directorate will support the development, diffusion, and adoption of these technologies, which would tangibly contribute to the country’s socio-economic development goals and targets.
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GIZ has worked in Rwanda for over 30 years. The primary objectives between the Government of Rwanda and the Federal Republic of Germany are poverty reduction and promotion of sustainable development. To achieve these objectives, GIZ Rwanda is active in the sectors of Decentralization and Good Governance, Economic Development and Employment Promotion, Energy, and ICT (Information and Communications Technology). The project “Digital Solutions for Sustainable Development”(DSSD) is advising MINICT, RISA, and Rwandan institutions on the digitization of various priority sectors.
In this context, GIZ Rwanda together with the Ministry of ICT and Innovation is recruiting a
National Advisor of the Future Planning Directorate General.
Location
: Kigali
Fixed Term
: 1 year
Position
: 1 position A. Responsibilities
The senior advisor will be responsible for the operationalization of the Future planning Directorate by structuring key projects and building capacities for the Directorate’s new staff members to be recruited. She/he will act as the Senior Expert of Future Planning, at the Ministry of ICT and Innovation.
The n ational advisor performs the following tasks: B. Tasks C. Required qualifications, competencies, and experience Qualifications Professional experience Other knowledge, additional competences
Interested candidates should submit their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates, and references
) until 27 th September 2021, by e-mail to recruitment-rw@giz.de The email attachment (max. size 2 MB) should be a PDF file. Please quote the job title in the subject GIZ is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified candidates. This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation, if needed, in order to participate in the job application and interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please let us know, if you have any particular requirements should you be invited for assessment/interview or that you wish us to consider when considering your application. Women and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for test and interview.
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warc | 202143 | As an experienced London cleaning company, we know how much your home matters. It is a place where you want to be happy and healthy. And thus, if you have pets, small children, or suffer from allergies, a carpet clean twice or more per year can be extremely beneficial. Not only does this allow you to feel finer, but also for your home to look like new. Everyone deserves to be able to relax and enjoy their personal space with the assurance of clean, safe surfaces – and a carpet clean is a key way to ensure this.
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warc | 202143 | Archive for the ‘ System x’ Category
If you’ve ever fancied yourself a sort of Walter Mitty-ish astronomer, you’re going to like this one.
IBM announced today that the Victoria University of Wellington, on behalf of the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) Consortium, has selected IBM systems technology to help scientists probe the origins of the universe.
This effort is the result of an international collaboration between 13 institutions from Australia, New Zealand, U.S. and India. The MWA is a new type of radio telescope designed to capture low frequency radio waves from deep space as well as the volatile atmospheric conditions of the Sun.
The signals will be captured by the telescope’s 4,096 dipole antennas positioned in the Australian Outback in a continuous stream and processed by an IBM iDataPlex dx360 M3 computing cluster that will convert the radio waves into wide-field images of the sky that are unprecedented in clarity and detail.
The IBM iDataPlex cluster will replace MWA’s existing custom-made hardware systems and will enable greater flexibility and increased signal processing.
The cluster is expected to process approximately 50 terabytes of data per day at full data rate at a speed of 8 gigabytes per second, the equivalent to over 2,000 digital songs per second, allowing scientists to study more of the sky faster than ever before, and with greater detail.
The ultimate goal of this revolutionary $51 million MWA telescope is to observe the early universe, when stars and galaxies were first born.
By detecting and studying the weak radio signals emitted from when the universe consisted of only a dark void of hydrogen gas — the cosmic “dark age” — scientists hope to understand how stars, planets and galaxies were formed. The telescope will also be used by scientists to study the sun’s heliosphere during periods of strong solar activity and time-varying astronomical objects such as pulsars.
The IBM iDataPlex cluster will be housed on-site in the Murchison Radio Observatory (MRO) site around 700 km north of Perth, near the radio telescope antennas.
With a 10 Gbps communications link to Perth, it will allow the images to be transferred and stored and made available for research. The MRO site will also be the Australian location for a significant portion of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), which will be the world’s most powerful radio telescope and is being co-hosted by Australia and South Africa.
The MWA project is led by the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research at Curtin University and is one of three SKA precursor telescopes.
You can learn more about the MWA telescope here.
I wrote in a post just the other day about the opportunity for companies looking to build their enterprise mobile strategies, mentioning some 75 percent of respondents in our CIO study asserted that mobility is a top priority for their business strategy.
But I also mentioned the challenges, like the continued emergence of new platforms and OSes and devices, concerns about security and privacy of sensitive corporate information, and other related concerns.
Today, IBM made another announcement that will help more companies embrace the opportunity mobility presents, but also enjoy the fruits of IBM’s massive investments in virtualization technology as well.
This new set of flexible workplace solutions are intended to enable clients to create a simple, cost-effective environment that allows employees to use
any device to access workplace applications anytime and anyplace.
IBM SmartCloud Desktop Infrastructure solutions are designed to help clients get ahead of the rising trend toward employees bringing their own electronic devices to work. It allows organizations to manage desktops centrally while small or large numbers of users can access desk top applications from any location or device, including personal computers, tablets, smart phones, laptops and thin clients.
The solutions were created to help clients escape the constraints of physical computing — simplifying desktop management, tightening security, and enhancing overall employee productivity.
The IBM offerings support the widest range of industry hardware, software and virtualization platforms across various industries, including health care, education, financial services and retail, as well as the public sector, local, state and federal government agencies.
For example, the 2,000-student Gilmer County, Texas Independent School District is using the offering to provide a more flexible workplace for teachers and administrators.
School District Technology Director Rusty Ivey had this to say about this new virtualization solution: “The IBM virtual desktop solution with Virtual Bridges VERDE on System x allows us to lower desktop management costs, while improving data security and disaster recovery. VDI improves the productivity of our teachers and administrative staff, as well as lab users by providing instant access to the latest operating systems and applications anytime and anywhere, using their choice of electronic devices.”
The IBM SmartCloud Desktop Infrastructure solutions come fully-tested across hardware, software and services to help streamline IT administration and help take the guess workout out of the transition to a virtual desktop environment. The offerings were created in collaboration with leading solutions providers such as Citrix, Virtual Bridges and VMware.
The IBM System x powered solutions are immediately available worldwide in configurations to match a client’s individual desktop management requirements. You can learn more about this new solution in the video below. | 5,742 | 2,673 | 12,096.222222 |
warc | 202143 | Abstract
The provision of online assessment and feedback has received considerable academic attention in recent years, building on the significant body of literature relating to the need for higher educational institutions to provide more effective quality feedback. Researchers such as Heinrich et al (2006) have argued for the use of specialist software such as Turnitin and GradeMark for assessing essay-type work. Burrows and Shortis reviewed a number of online marking and feedback systems and concluded that Turnitin/GradeMark provided users with a “comprehensive assignment annotation functionality which was not present in other marking and feedback tools” (2011: 11). Henderson supports these findings stating that “GradeMark automates some of the marking process, is tied to the student’s work and is much quicker than hand writing the same comments over and over again” (2008: 11.2). The benefits of electronic feedback identified by Venables et al (2012) include reduced marking time, improved accuracy and consistency, higher quality, timelier feedback, improved student satisfaction and improved student learning. These benefits relate directly to the seven principles of good assessment and feedback practice as identified by Nicol and Macfarlane-Dick (2006).This project involved the provision of electronic feedback via the Turnitin/GradeMark tool in Blackboard Learn+ (BB) for students taking business and management modules at levels 4 (L4) and 6 (L6) (UK qualifications and credit framework (QCF)). The project was conducted in the Ulster University Business School, Ulster University, academic year 2013-14. Staff provided summative feedback on an individual essay using GradeMark and annotated marked work was made available to students through Turnitin. Students were informed of the post date of feedback and staff could identify those students who had or had not reviewed their feedback, allowing follow up with an email. Students received feedback on their academic writing style via the Turnitin plagiarism software and qualitative comments, assessment and mark through the GradeMark annotation features. Subsequent project evaluation consisted of a survey of 113 undergraduate business studies students undertaking a L4 module (n=77) and L6 module (n=36) respectively. The survey consisted of two classification questions and a combination of 17 closed/open quantitative and qualitative questions. The quantitative data was analysed with SPSS and thematic analysis was used to identify themes from the qualitative responses. This study found that on the whole students favoured electronic online feedback over traditional written feedback, citing a range of perceived benefits including ease of access, flexibility and convenience, the level of personalisation, timeliness, clarity, quality and quantity of feedback, the ability to re-access and review again and its ability to help improve academic writing style and facilitate feed-forward learning. The study also highlighted that students would like to see further use of online feedback in other aspects of their courses. However, some technical issues were also identified which provided some useful guidance and recommendations on how future adoption and implementation of the technology might be enhanced. This project relates directly to the broad themes of this learning, teaching and student experience conference and specifically to the sub-theme of assessment and feedback.
Original language English Title of host publication Unknown Host Publication Publisher Chartered Association of Business Schools Number of pages 3 Publication status Published - 2015 Event The Association of Business Schools Annual Learning and Teaching Conference - York
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Conference The Association of Business Schools Annual Learning and Teaching Conference Period 1/01/15 → … Bibliographical noteReference text: Burrows, S. and Shortis, M. (2011). An evaluation of semi-automated collaborative marking and feedback systems: Academic staff perspectives. Australiasian Journal Educational Technology, 27(7), 1135-1154.
Heinrich, E. Milne, J. Crooks, T. Granshaw, B. and Moore, M. (2006). Lierature review on the use of learning tools for formative essay-type assessment. In e-Learning Collaborative Development. Wellington, New Zealand: Tertiary Education Commission.
Henderson P. (2008). Electronic grading and marking, History Australia, 5, 1, 11.
Nicol, D. and Macfarlane-Dick, J (2006). Formative assessment and self-regulated learning:A modle and seven priciples of good feedback practice. Studies in Higher Education, 31(2), 199-218.
Venables, J. Aitken, A. Chang, V. Dreher, H, Issa, T. von Konsky, B. and Wood, L. (2012). Developing a research design for comparative evaluation of marking and feedback support systems, Proceedings of the 21st Annual Teaching and Learning Forum, 2-3 February 2012, Perth: Murdock University.
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warc | 202143 | It’s Super Bowl weekend. Last year’s champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, will be defending against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The veteran quarter back, Tom Brady of the Buccaneers (considered by many as the greatest of all time), will be challenging the young and very talented Patrick Mahomes (who is driven to be the greatest of all time). Who will win? Experts predict a very close game. Victory will be sweet. Defeat will be a setback.
What about us? Will we experience victory? Are we experiencing victory in life now? As followers of Jesus Christ, we know the end of the story, Jesus comes back, and we win. Evil will be destroyed, creation will be restored, and those who have been redeemed from their fallen condition will live joyfully with Him forever. It is the biggest, most decisive victory we can imagine, and we get to be a part of it.
Even so, many believers feel defeated. Our lives may look mundane and even powerless, and we may go through our days without great expectations that anything worthwhile might happen for us. We’ve disengaged from battles because we really don’t expect to win any. Yes, we know God is King, but we’ve forgotten to declare His Kingship and represent His authority in our specific circumstances.
One way out of such stinkin’-thinkin’ is to begin worshiping God as King. Like the psalmist, we also need to declare:
(Psalm 44:4) “You are my King and my God, who decrees victories for Jacob.”
Whether we are descendants of Israel or not, we are His heirs by faith. We are God’s people. He declares victory for us – especially when we worship and praise Him for His victories in our lives. When we need Him, let’s worship a particular “face” of His character that we need most. When we need victories, let’s appeal to the God who decrees them. He, being much more gifted and reliable than an elite super bowl quarterback, is always ready to deliver when we’re ready to receive it.
So, what do you say, let’s choose to live with a victory mentality, regardless of what we see happening around us.
Assume Success, even if we encounter temporary setbacks. As Kingdom citizens we can’t afford to be defeatist in our outlook. You see, God speaks the language of victories, not defeats. Yes, we know that our faith will be challenged, and sometimes we will seem to suffer loss. But here’s The Truth, nothing is lost in The Kingdom; all things work together for good of those who love God and are called according to His purposes (see Romans 8:28). That’s more than a consolation prize, or a super bowl championship; it’s ultimate success. So, let’s assume victory, God’s victory, in every battle. Let’s refuse to let our faith falter and wait instead for God to come through. Let’s remember and never forget, He always decrees victories for those whose heart are engaged with His.
Have a victorious weekend. Make it better by worshiping The LORD with those who have staked their lives on the victorious King and live like more than conquerors.
All For Jesus – Nothing More, Nothing Less, Nothing Else.
“He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, The King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see, to Him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.” (1 Timothy 6:15b-16) | 3,435 | 1,717 | 6,567.912056 |
warc | 202143 | the current research’s research of MS in internet dating will give you important practical and theoretical understanding.
The current research’s research of MS in online dating sites will give you crucial practical and theoretical understanding. For a level that is practical on the web daters might be uncertain regarding whether it is safer to meet potential partners FtF quickly after establishing online contact, or postpone offline encounters until crucial relational markers such as for instance trust and closeness have now been established. The current research will talk toward this matter, and may therefore offer daters with essential advice in connection with perfect timing of FtF conferences.
For a theoretical degree, the current study seeks to boost scholarly knowledge of the MS procedure. Prior research has used designs that are experimental which individuals had been arbitrarily combined with someone and assigned a task to perform ( e.g., Ramirez & Zhang, 2007; Ramirez & Wang, 2008). These experiments were built to mimic the pattern of workgroups created on the internet and eventually migrate offline, yet environmental credibility might have experienced because of the synthetic nature of this partnerships and tasks. The current research seeks to treat this dilemma by expanding the modality switching viewpoint into the applied and naturalistic environment of online dating sites lovers whom elect to establish FtF contact in their relationship initiation procedure.
Literature Review.Online Dating
Main-stream notions of connection initiation hinged upon a person’s opportunity encounters with other solitary grownups in his/her geographical proximity ( ag e.g., fulfilling some body in the office, a social engagement, or food store), or introductions created by users of his/her social networking ( e.g., being arranged by a buddy or a member of family). On line internet dating sites break clear of these conventions by giving people with “increased information on a wider pool of prospective lovers than often obtainable in face-to-face encounters” ( Heino, Ellison, & Gibbs, 2010, p. 428). Because of this, online dating services are really a convenient method for solitary grownups to strategically locate other people who are searhing for a partnership.
Finkel and peers ( 2012) summarize that online dating services offer users with three key solutions: 1) unprecedented usage of prospective dating partners, 2) the capacity to communicate utilizing mediated networks before determining to fulfill FtF, and 3) a choice of being matched utilizing romantic compatibility algorithms. Web internet Sites vary into the particular procedure through that they look for to facilitate these solutions. Online dating services such as eHarmony.com and Chemistry.com use compatibility algorithms that make an effort to match clients along with other users that are highly compatible. Web Internet Web Sites such as Match.com and PlentyOfFish.com, in the other hand, enable people to look through a database that is entire of pages with no constraints of compatibility algorithms. No matter what the exact matching procedure, the websites typically require people to make a profile by providing textual and photographic indicators that convey private information ( ag e.g., height, physical stature, age, career, etc.), and determine the characteristics they really want in a potential romantic partner. The profile functions as an essential impression that is first daters who will be hoping to bring in possible lovers ( Heino et al., 2010). As an outcome, many online dating research has focused on understanding dilemmas of self-presentation and misrepresentation throughout the creation and interpretation of pages ( Ellison et al., 2011; Toma & Hancock, 2011).
The perspective that is hyperpersonal Walther, 1996) is often employed to look at self-presentation and impression development in mediated interaction contexts.
The viewpoint shows that online communicators can afford to make use of the asynchronous and nature that is anonymonous of interaction to create messages that represent selective, and frequently extremely good, self-presentation ( Walther, 2007). Because of this, communicators are susceptible to developing relationships that are hyperpersonal mirror increased closeness in accordance with FtF communicators. | 4,395 | 2,024 | 9,469.661561 |
warc | 202143 | These are the 12 grilling tools that no cook can do without. Most of the gadgets are basic, inexpensive, and not that fancy, but they’ll help you get where you want to go … and that’s barbecue and grill perfection.
The first tip for using these devices is to have them within easy reach of the grill before starting to cook. Organization is key to producing quality grilled food.
1) Butane Lighter: Forget having to search for matches again. With a long handle and long nose, the butane lighter makes it safer, easier to use, and easier to find than matches.
2) Meat thermometer: having to repeatedly open the grill lid to verify that it is done causes it to lose heat and increases the cooking time. Have a digital probe roast thermometer. This stays in the meat during cooking and allows you to read the temperature without lifting the lid.
3) Chimney Starter: For those with a charcoal grill, a chimney starter is a must. All you do is place the charcoal on top of the starter, roll up some newspaper, and glue it to the bottom. Place the fireplace lighter on the food rack and light the newspaper. As soon as the coals are done, just pour them onto the grill.
4) Grill Tongs – Helps you flip food without piercing. The best grill tongs have long handles and spring hinges.
5) Timer – A standard kitchen timer is all you need to avoid overcooking your grilled food.
6) Spray Brush or Mop: Use a spray brush to apply sauces to meats without keeping the grill lid open for long periods of time. A brush with natural bristles works well too.
7) Metal spatula: a long-handled spatula with a wide stainless steel blade. It is one of the most essential grilled items. Perfect for flipping large cuts of meat.
8) Long Handle Fork – This helps lift large cuts of meat or poultry off the grill. Never pierce the meat until it has finished cooking, as the juices will drain onto the grill.
9) BBQ Gloves – Flame retardant gloves protect your hands when working with the grill and hot embers.
10) Wire Grill Brush: A stiff wire brush allows for quick cleaning of food grates before the grill cools down.
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warc | 202143 | “The demand has shifted from formal to informal put on. Vogue designers are predicting a transfer from tighter, body-fitting vogue to extra unfastened attire. You and I are going to see extra baggies,” stated Sanjay Jain, chief government officer (CEO) at PDS Multinational Fashions Ltd.
When Jain speaks, you’re taking him significantly. He represents an organization that clocked greater than ₹6,000 crore in income in 2019-20 from doing enterprise with among the world’s best-known vogue retailers resembling Superdry, Primark and Subsequent, in addition to with grocery store chains resembling Walmart, Woolworths and Sainsbury’s.
PDS runs a world operation that gives product growth, sourcing, design and manufacturing providers to clothes manufacturers within the UK, Germany, Hong Kong and North America. The corporate helps retailers in establishing subsequent season’s vogue and materials, creates samples and will get the orders manufactured.
Requested about the way in which ahead for vogue, Jain throws up telling numbers. In 2019, for PDS, the spilt between informal and formal put on was roughly within the ratio of 75:25. This has modified to 95:5 within the post-covid period.
“The house emptied by formals has been taken over by a rise in demand in athleisure (Nike, JD Sports activities), denim and loungewear,” stated Jain. Athleisure is informal snug clothes match for train and on a regular basis put on.
Given the pattern, footwear retailer Bata India, too, is eyeing the informal attire class as shopper focus shifts to athleisure. In a latest interview to
Mint, Bata Shoe Organisation’s world CEO Sandeep Kataria stated the corporate was testing its coaching and health attire beneath the Energy model.
The designers at PDS point out that athleisure and denim might be outstanding this yr. “We’re seeing the pattern being shifted from causal trousers to denim. Earlier than covid, the break up was 70% (causal trousers) and 30% (jeans), which has reversed post-covid,” Jain stated.
T-shirt attire and polos are additionally seeing strong demand in Europe and North America. Shirts have dropped by 30-40% in gross sales throughout causals and formals, Jain stated.
It’s robust to foretell if formal clothes will bounce again. “The revival of formal put on relies on the idea that the vaccine will have an effect, covid will go away and also you and I’ll return to workplace. The traits are encouraging, however a structural shift has taken place. There’s a realization that do business from home is doable,” Jain stated.
Kataria too believes that at the same time as we come out of the pandemic, some quantity of do business from home will proceed. Due to this fact, consolation put on may have a long-lasting affect.
Bata shoppers are additionally in search of informal footwear. “Consolation and casualization would be the driving traits,” Kataria stated. He expects traction for extra open footwear and sandals to proceed.
But, formals are anticipated to get better, although they could not attain pre-covid degree gross sales any time quickly.
“Formal vogue is among the traits being regarded for the following spring summer season assortment. A few retailers are asking us to work on this,” Jain stated.
The opposite takeaway from a post-pandemic world is the transfer in direction of sluggish vogue. Kataria positively finds that consciousness and shoppers’ curiosity in being extra accountable in direction of the atmosphere has gone up and is anticipated to realize extra floor.
The corporate takes delight in Bata factories already being zero-effluent. Moreover, a few of its footwear manufacturers resembling Energy use recycled tyres in its footwear. In different markets resembling Australia, Bata recycles footwear made out of polymers and turns them into uncooked materials once more.
“As consciousness round sustainability grows, accountability from corporations is sure to replicate that demand from shoppers,” Kataria stated.
Jain, nevertheless, stated that although shoppers are getting extra acutely aware about sustainability, affordability is beneath query. Genuine sustainable uncooked supplies are costlier. But, there might be growing strain on suppliers and retailers from shoppers in search of buying selections in sustainable merchandise at the same time as their wardrobes get smaller and extra snug.
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warc | 202143 | As we celebrate the legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., ICWJ anticipates the 2016 Faith Labor Breakfast, where we will be inspired and motivated by a national leader in the racial and economic justice movement. Reverend Michael Livingston of the Riverside Church in Manhattan will deliver the keynote address: “The Communities We Want: Striving for Racial and Economic Justice.” Livingston says of his inspiration for ministry:
It was the courageous witness of the church in the Civil Rights Movement that awakened my understanding of the gospel as being about the prophetic transformation of society.
The area of labor and economics is one in which our society still falls short of the dreams of Dr. King and other civil rights leaders. Livingston will speak on the intersection of the new Civil Rights movement and the new Labor movement, which must unite for change for
“The Communities We Want.” We hope you’ll join us at the Breakfast to hear Livingston’s timely message. Get your tickets today
—Â A Holiday Reflection on MLK Day & Economic Justice by Rabbi Renee Bauer, ICWJ Director —
It is Jewish tradition to sing a series of psalms on joyous days of celebration. Today is such a day, so I invoke the words of Psalm 118 to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy to our nation:
Open the gates of justice for me, that I may enter them and give thanks unto God […] I give thanks to you for you have answered me and have been my deliverance. The stone rejected by the builders has become the chief cornerstone. This is God’s doing; it is marvelous in our sight. This is the day God has made. Let us celebrate it and express our joy. (Ps. 118 excerpts)
To honor King is to not only rejoice and thank God, but also to take action. Reverend King said to the striking sanitation workers in Memphis, in one of the final speeches of his life:
Now our struggle is for genuine equality, which means economic equality. For we know now, that it isn’t enough to integrate lunch counters. What does it profit a man to be able to eat at an integrated lunch counter if he doesn’t have enough money to buy a hamburger? […] We are saying, “Now is the time.†Get the word across to everybody in power in this town that now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. (Mar. 18, 1968)
We give thanks that some of our calls for justice and equality have been answered. An African-American family lives in the White House. We see this and other signs that some of those who were rejected by the builders of this country are becoming the cornerstone of our democracy.
Now is the time. Despite the advances of the civil rights movement, despite having inaugurated the USA’s first African American President on the day after the MLK holiday seven years ago, racial inequality plagues our nation, our state, and our city. For this reason we hear the cries of Black Lives Matter and the cries of the Fight for $15.
These movements are urging us forward. We have not come far enough when full-time workers are caught in cycles of poverty and cannot provide food for their children, do not have access to health care, and struggle to keep a roof above their head. We have not come far enough when African Americans are disproportionately incarcerated or killed at the hand of officers. We must get the word to those in power that now is the time to make real the promise of democracy, the promise that all people – whether Black or White, Muslim, Jewish or Christian, whether they recently crossed a border or were born in this country, whether they collect our trash or teach our children – all deserve dignity and access to a decent livelihood. Our nation today still has not lived up to the Dream of justice that King imagined, but current movements for justice provide hope that we will.
Let us pray for the strength to harness the groundswell of change that is sweeping across our country and work to open the gates of justice wider so that all people can enter and truly give thanks to God. Amen. | 4,281 | 2,012 | 8,579.021869 |
warc | 202143 | JERUSALEM — Aharon Shulov was a man of faith who knew his Scriptures by heart. Especially the passage in which Isaiah promises a new heaven: “The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, says the Lord.”
When Shulov opened the Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem in 1940, he took the prophet’s words literally and placed a wolf and sheep in the same enclosure. Well, the sheep had to regularly be replaced. But Shulov’s faith was not shaken. The Ukrainian immigrant had decided to gather together all 130 animals mentioned in the Jewish scriptures, beginning with jackals, hyenas, a wolf and a series of sheep. Now his zoo on the outskirts of Jerusalem is home to more than 3,000 animals.
The zoo is no longer limited to animals mentioned in the Scriptures: Israel’s most popular tourist attraction could not maintain its position without the crowd-pleasing elephants and giraffes. This year the zoo welcomed around 770,000 visitors, mostly locals.
This is the world’s only "biblical zoo", but its importance goes far beyond that. For Jerusalem, the divided city where Jews avoid the Eastern quarters and Arabs steer clear of the orthodox neighborhoods, the zoo is the only place where people of all backgrounds and religions come together. Fathers with kippahs stand next to mothers in headscarves while their children watch the sleeping lions. Around a third of the zoo’s visitors are orthodox Jews. For them, cinemas and cafes are outlawed, so the zoo is one of the few places where they can go out to enjoy themselves. The staff are a mix of Jews and Arabs and tours are offered in Hebrew, Arabic and English.
Politics is left at the entrance, says the zoo’s management.
Animals in the line of fire
However, the zoo has not always been an oasis of calm in this conflict-ridden country. When Shulov first moved a handful of animals into the center of Jerusalem in 1940, his zoo was quickly overrun by visitors who had little opportunity to escape from the persecution and war that dominated Jerusalem under British rule.
Shulov’s dream also ran into complications as many of the 130 species mentioned in the Scriptures were extinct in the wild. The Asian lion, the emblem of Jerusalem, had disappeared by the time of the Crusades. The Mesopotamian fallow deer was not only a delicacy at King Solomon’s palace; there was no trace of it in the region by the end of World War I.
History had not been kind to the land: the Osmans cut down entire forests for their railroads and the British continued construction projects, destroying more natural habitats. Shulov had to ask for animals from foreign zoos, and deal with neighbor’s complaints about the hyena’s cries and worries that dangerous predators would escape from their improvised enclosures. His only option was to move up to Mount Scopus, where he soon found himself on the front line of the First Arab-Israeli War.
When Arab troops besieged Jerusalem in 1948, Shulov had to dodge flying bullets to feed his animals. Israel held Mount Scopus but the routes to it were given to Jordan as part of the ceasefire agreement. The UN had to intervene to ensure that supplies could reach the animals, and both sides eventually agreed to evacuate the zoo into the Israeli quarter of the town.
By this point Shulov’s animals had been significantly reduced, but he was able to rebuild the zoo thanks to international help. During the Six Days War in 1967, however, more than 100 animals were killed by errant bullets and shrapnel.
A modern Noah’s Ark
Until Shulov retired in the 1980s, the zoo remained a ramshackle affair, with enclosures built by the director himself. Things changed when Teddy Kollek, Jerusalem’s long-serving mayor, recognized the zoo’s potential. “In a complicated city with a complex society, Jerusalem Zoo builds bridges between people,” he said, and called for investment. In 1993 the zoo was moved to its current premises with impressive new enclosures.
The current zoo looks like a modern-day Noah’s Ark. In the belly of a giant wooden ship visitors discover that the zoo gathered together around a third of all animals mentioned in the Scriptures. Eleven of those that had disappeared from the region, including the Mesopotamian fallow deer, have been reintroduced into nature reserves in the north of Israel.
At first glance, the place looks like a normal zoo, but when you look closer you can see the rituals that are only to be found in Israel. The animals eat kosher food. Every morning keepers bring tons of fruit, grains, fish and meat from the market, which they are given for free: according to Jewish religious law, a tenth of the harvest is given to clergy and their animals. On Passover, the animals eat only unleavened bread or rice, and on the Sabbath the small train that takes visitors to the high-up enclosures doesn’t run.
Visitors still walk the two kilometers, as at the top they can find the zoo’s secret attraction. Jewish and Arab children both grimace in front of the cage. “Urgh, a pig,” one boy calls out and loses his kippah as he runs away.
He should have taken the time to read the sign outside the enclosure. It is the only one that is also written in Yiddish, so that fundamentalist orthodox Jews, who reject Hebrew as a spoken language, can understand. The sign says that the animal is a peccary and adds: “This is not a pig!” The zoo’s management explains that without the sign, the animal would be in danger of being stoned by outraged visitors.
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Local villagers in western India have been forced to live with a mining waste site on the edge of town. What happens when you wake up one day and the giant mound of industrial waste has imploded?
BADI — Last week, when the men and women from the Bharwad community in this small village in western India stepped out for their daily work to herd livestock, they were greeted with a strange sight.
The 20-meter-high small hill that had formed at the open-cast mining dumpsite had suddenly sunk. Unsure of the reason behind the sudden caving-in, they immediately informed other villagers. In no time, word had traveled far, even drawing the attention of environment specialists and activists from outside town.
This mining dumpsite situated less than 500 meters outside of the Badi village in the coastal state of Gujarat has been a matter of serious concern ever since the Gujarat Power Corporation Limited began lignite mining work here in early 2017. The power plant is run by the Power Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited, which was previously known as the Bhavnagar Energy Company Ltd.
Vasudev Gohil, a 43-year-old resident of Badi village says that though the dumping site is technically situated outside the village, locals must pass the area on a daily basis.
"We are constantly on tenterhooks and looking for danger signs," he says. Indeed, their state of alert is how the sudden change in the shape of the dumpsite was noticed in the first place.
Can you trust environmental officials?
For someone visiting the place for the first time, the changes may not stand out. "But we have lived all our lives here, we know every little detail of this village. And when a 150-meter-long stretch cave-in by over 25-30 feet, the change can't be overlooked," Gohil adds.
This is not the first time that the dumpsite has worried local residents. Last November, a large part of the flattened part of the dumpsite had developed deep cracks and several flat areas had suddenly got elevated. While the officials had attributed this significant elevation to the high pressure of water in the upper strata of soil in the region, environment experts had pointed to seismic activities. The change is evident even today, nearly a year since it happened.
It could have sunk because of the rain.
After the recent incident, when the villagers raised an alarm and sent a written complaint to the regional Gujarat Pollution Control Board, an official visit to the site was arranged, along with the district administration and the mining department.
The regional pollution board officer Bhavnagar, A.G. Oza, insists the changes "aren't worrisome" and attributes it to the weather.
"The area received heavy rain this time. It is possible that the soil could have sunk in because of the rain," he tells
The Wire. The Board, he says, along with the mining department, is now trying to assess if the caving-in had any impact on the ground surface.
"We visited the site as soon as a complaint was made. Samples have already been sent to the laboratory and we will have a clear idea only once the reports are made available," Oza adds.
Women from the Surkha village have to travel several kilometers to find potable water
A questionable claim
That the dumpsite had sunk in was noticeable for at least three days between October 1 and 3, but Rohit Prajapati of an environmental watchdog group Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti, noted that it was not the first time.
"This is the third time in four years that something so strange is happening. It is a disaster in the making and the authorities ought to examine the root cause of the problem," Prajapati says, adding that the department has repeatedly failed to properly address the issue.
He also contests the GPCB's claim that excess rain could lead to something so drastic. "Then why was similar impact not seen on other dumping sites in the region? One cannot arrive at conclusions for geological changes without a deeper study of them," he says. "It can have deadly implications."
Living in pollution
The villagers have also accused the GPCB of overlooking their complaint of water pollution which has rendered a large part of the land, most importantly, the
gauchar or grazing land, useless.
"In the absence of a wall or a barrier, the pollutant has freely mixed with the water bodies here and has slowly started polluting both our soil and water," complains 23- year-old Nikul Kantharia.
He says ever since the mining project took off in the region, he, like most other villagers has been forced to take his livestock farther away to graze. "Nothing grows on the grazing land anymore and the grass closer to the dumpsite makes our cattle ill," Kantharia claims.
The mining work should have been stopped long ago
Prajapati and Bharat Jambucha, a well-known environmental activist and proponent of organic farming from the region, both point to blatant violations of environmental laws in the execution of mining work, with at least 12 violations cited by local officials. "But nothing happened after that. Mining work has continued without any hassles," Jambucha says. Among some glaring violations include the absence of a boundary wall around the dumping site and proper disposal of mining effluents.
The mining work has also continued without a most basic requirement – effluent treatment plant and sewage treatment plant at the mining site, Prajapati points out. "The mining work should have been stopped long ago. And the company should have been levied a heavy fine. But no such thing happened," he adds.
In some villages, the groundwater level has depleted over the past few years and villagers attribute it to the mining project. Women from Surkha village travel several kilometers outside for potable water. "This is new. Until five years ago, we had some water in the village and did not have to lug water every day," says Shilaben Kantharia.
The mine has affected the landscape around the villages
Resisting lignite mining
The lignite mining project has a long history of resistance. Agricultural land, along with grazing land were acquired from the cluster of 12 adjoining villages in the coastal Ghogha taluka between 1994 and 1997. The locals estimate that villagers here lost anything between 40-100% of their land to the project. "We were paid a standard Rs 40,000 per bigha," Narendra, a local photographer, says.
The money, Narendra says, felt decent in 1994 but for those who had been dependent on this land, the years to come proved very challenging. "Several villagers have now taken a small patch of land in the neighboring villages on lease and are cultivating cotton and groundnut there," Narendra says.
They were dependent on others' land for work.
Bharat Jambucha says things get further complicated for the communities which were historically landless. "Most families belonging to the Dalit or other marginalized populations in the region never owned any land. They were dependent on others' land for work. Once villagers lost their land to the project, the landless were pushed out of the village," he adds. His organization, Prakrutik Kheti Juth, has been at the forefront, fighting for the rights of the villages affected in the lignite mining project.
In 2017, when the mining project finally took off, villagers from across 12 villages protested. The demonstration was disrupted after police used force and beat many protesters. More than 350 of them were booked for rioting.
The villagers, however, did not give up. Protests and hunger strikes have continued from time to time. A few villagers even sent a letter to the President of India threatening that they would commit suicide if the government did not return their land.
"We let them have our land for over 20 years," says Gohil.
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There is much to learn about home improvement and success can go along with this knowledge. There is plenty of information available, however, not everything you read will apply to your specific situation. This article will give some tips, in regard to home improvement.
Protect yourself when you change the blades in your utility knife. While changing the blade, wrap tape around the old blade before tossing it in the trash. By doing this, the sharp edges of the blade will be covered. When taking out the trash, or packing down the trash, the sharp edges will not be able to hurt anyone with the tape wrapped around them.
Generally, when painting a room, you should apply a primer to the walls, to allow for better adherence by the paint. However, now there is an alternative that you may want to try. Many hardware stores now sell products that have a combination of primer and paint. This eliminates the primer step and speeds up the process of painting.
Put in a garden. It can be a lavish outside nursery, or a simple box window in the kitchen to grow your herbs. The addition of live plants and the appeal they bring to your home is unmatched. If you don't have much of a green thumb, plant strong plants that need little attention, and add a timed drip or sprinkler system for easy watering.
A new front door could increase significantly the value of your home, sometimes up to 10 percent. Even if you can't replace the whole door, a coat of paint and a new doorknob can give your old door a new look.
A great home improvement tip is to call local repair services and shop around for the best deal. By shopping around, you'll have more of an awareness of who you're doing business with, and you'll be more likely to find the right person for the job. This can be a great way to make sure you're getting quality work done.
Bathrooms need to be well ventilated. When you shower using hot water, humidity forms, which makes it more likely for mold to form. Repainting the walls in your bathroom won't get rid of the mold. Instead, you need to try things that get rid of it once and for all. Put in a fan and clear the air for good.
How To Start A Home Remodeling BusinessReplacing the windows in your home is one of the most important steps in perfecting your home. This is because the windows are one of the first thing a person notices in a home. Make sure to get windows that are durable. Vinyl windows are the best choice for durability and strength.
Copper is by far the most attractive building material for thieves, so exercise care when installing copper pipe and wiring. Whenever possible these installations should not be done until the house, ideally the entire property, can be protected by lock and key. Thieves are talented at stripping copper from a building site very quickly. Protect your copper supplies, so you don't wind up buying it twice.
If you live in a home that was built before 1990, consider having your attic re-insulated with newer materials and energy saving foam. Newer home insulation technology can save you hundreds of dollars in less than a year by improving the overall efficiency of your heating and cooling systems.
Any renovation you make must keep the home's occupants in mind, especially if seniors live there. One good example of this is a shower stall that can simply be stepped into or rolled into with a shower chair. Easy additions like grab bars also make your home safe and more comfortable for your parent.
How To Learn Home RemodelingPaint your home's entrance and purchase a new welcome mat. The entrance is the first impression that guests make of your house. Extra touches such as a pretty potted plant at the door will surely impress visitors.
If your patio is looking a little old, why not try laying a new flooring on over your patio. Cement patios do not give off a sense of beauty or home. If you add new flooring to your patio, you can create an entirely different feeling in your outdoor living environment.
Fruits and flowers can freshen up the look of your kitchen. Try arranging fresh cut flowers in a vase for instant appeal. This is a great way to make your kitchen look more presentable. Looking at a vase filled with vibrant flowers any time at home will elevate your mood and make your kitchen look really nice.
Another tip for making your landscaping look great when it's time to sell your home is install fully grown flowers rather than seedlings. When you do this, you will have color instantly all around the exterior of your home. It will also enable you to fill in any empty spots in your landscaping. Seedlings may not mature fast enough to provide any real enhancement. Your goal is to have the prospective buyer feel that it will be easy to take care of the yard just as it is.
What Kind Of Door Do U Put In A Garage ConversionOld toothbrushes can be used for cleaning. Old toothbrushes will work in the sink, around the faucet, or in the garage. The best thing about recycled toothbrushes is that they are free and disposable. When it is time to replace your toothbrush, don't throw away a perfectly useable brush; instead, simply move it to wherever you store your cleaning supplies. Put https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7600903/From-London-garage-cork-house-Kevin-McCloud-reveals-contenders-House-Year.html for other things.
Do you enjoying being outside, but hate having to deal with pesky mosquitoes and other bugs? Think about adding screened porch space to your home. Use this area to provide a general sitting-area for yourself and the guests when the group decides to head outdoors. If you would like, you can add a large ceiling fan.
If you want to do all of the home improvements and not have to pay more in the long run by having someone else do it, you must start with having all of the essentials. If get redirected here do not have the tools that you need to complete your work, you will be wasting your time.
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warc | 202143 | MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Bonnie’s Bus, a 45-foot, state-of-the-art mobile mammography vehicle, will visit Lewis, Gilmer, Greenbrier counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women.
Family Medical Clinic of Jane Lew from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 12. For an appointment, call 304-884-7880. Gilmer County Health Department in Glenville from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 13 and 14. For an appointment, call 304-462-7351. Rupert Community Center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 15 and 8 a.m. to noon on Oct. 16. For an appointment, call 304-793-2498.
Patient and staff safety is a top priority, and extra precautions will be taken during the pandemic. Changes will include staff wearing masks, patients waiting in their car until their appointment time, and extended appointment times to allow staff to thoroughly sanitize between patients.
The screening mammograms are billed to private insurance, Medicaid, or Medicare, if available. Patients who are underinsured or uninsured and meet enrollment criteria will be assisted in enrolling in the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program (WVBCCSP) to cover the cost of their screening mammogram. Uninsured women living in West Virginia who are 40 and older can receive a free screening mammogram on the Bus through the generosity of grant funding and donations. A physician’s order is needed for a mammogram.
Bonnie’s Bus has provided more than 21,500 mammograms for women throughout West Virginia and led to the detection of more than 110 cases of breast cancer since 2009. Many of those screened are underinsured or uninsured and qualify for screening through the WVBCCSP.
Bonnie’s Bus works in collaboration with a statewide partnership of clinicians, public health professionals, women’s groups, and other community leaders working to help reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer in West Virginia.
Made possible by a generous gift from West Virginia natives Jo and Ben Statler to the Cancer Institute, Bonnie’s Bus is operated in partnership with WVU Hospitals. The Bus is named after Jo Statler’s late mother, Bonnie Wells Wilson.
For information on Bonnie’s Bus, see WVUCancer.org/Bonnie.
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warc | 202143 | July 13, 2021 - CC QI Spotlight: Assessing Patients With Back Pain in a Resident-Run Clinic
The July QI project was submitted by Alexandra Samas, DO. Dr. Samas completed this project during her residency at Stony Brook University in Long Island, NY, where she graduated in 2019. She is now consulting at Summit Medical Consultants in Denver.
Dr. Samas noticed that due to a frequent rotation of residents in her outpatient clinic, there was a lack of continuity in assessing lower back pain in patients. For her project, she provided the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) survey for patients experiencing lower back pain to create a baseline assessment for each patient's visit.
A chart review after 5 weeks revealed that 80% of the sampled charts contained a completed ODI, which achieved Dr. Samas' initial goal of 75% completed ODIs.
Thank you for submitting your QI project, Dr. Samas!
The QI Project Spotlight (formerly the PIP Spotlight) is a periodic feature on the ABPMR News Center to highlight exemplary Quality Improvement projects submitted by your fellow diplomates (or residents) for continuing certification (CC) credit. Diplomates can use the QI Project Spotlight as a tool to plan their own QIs or as a way to connect with other diplomates doing similar work.
What is the problem you are trying to solve?
Being a resident-run clinic with rotating residents every few months, there is a lack of continuity within the clinic setting. A patient rarely sees the same resident twice. Since a large majority of our patients have complaints of lower back pain, the goal is to better assess their perception of their pain. By having patients fill out the ODI [Oswestry Disability Index], this gives us an idea of how patients feel their pain impacts their ADLs [activities of daily living] and quality of life. Doing this and documenting the score would allow for a baseline assessment to be passed from visit to visit. This would provide better continuity, despite the rotating residents.
What data (objective measurements) do you have that supports this as a problem?
With doing a full chart review, it was clear that every resident uses their own template with different physical examinations and special tests documented. Unless a patient had a follow-up within a few weeks, this discrepancy was noticed with every encounter. This was more evident in patients with complaints of back pain. It is unclear whether this is due to a larger variability in physical examination for the lumbar spine, or because of the pure volume of patients with complaints of lower back pain. Regardless of the reason, it was obvious that there was poor continuity between subsequent visits.
What is your opportunity statement? State the goal you hope to achieve.
The initial goal is to get at least 75% compliance with filling out the ODI. This will allow for better evaluation of the patients, and provide a documented score that can be placed in their chart. I wanted to have this completed within a 5-week time frame. It would give us the opportunity to eventually see if our interventions improved their perception of their symptoms/pain, as well as provide continuity between providers.
What is the underlying cause of the performance/quality problem?
With a teaching hospital, there is no true continuity of care. Residents rotate through the clinic and patients rarely see the same physician every time. It is difficult for the patient to get a regulated evaluation, as every physician has their own way of doing the H&P [history and physical]. This lack of continuity makes it difficult to assess how much is improving or worsening between visits. This was realized by speaking with the patients, who made comments such as, “You do things differently from your colleagues.” Also, there are often significant time gaps between visits, and even if the same physician saw the patient, it is difficult to fully compare each assessment.
What change(s) did you implement?
The initial change that was implemented was adding the ODI survey to each encounter when the patient had a chief complaint of back pain. What this required was a full chart review of the patients prior to the start of clinic to screen for consults pertaining to back pain, as well as asking for the survey to be completed as part of each visit. This score was then documented in the chart to provide a baseline for the patient, which will allow for better evaluation at subsequent encounters. This change is meant to standardize each patient’s pain, and use their own initial perception as a control.
Did you achieve your goal or target from your opportunity statement? What data do you have to support your conclusion?
Yes, our goal was achieved. After 5 weeks, a chart review was performed which revealed that 80% of the sampled charts contained a completed ODI. There was a total of 222 patients seen, 87 of which had a chief complaint of lower back pain. 70 patients completed the ODI and 17 did not.
Will you continue with the changes you have implemented?
Yes, the initial goal was achieved, and the plan is to continue with this assessment to provide for better patient care. We will continue to provide the ODI survey to every new patient with a chief complaint of lower back pain and document the score. The plan going forward is to use this evaluation to assess how well certain interventions worked for the patient (PT, acupuncture, chiropractor, etc), and help to guide further intervention. This clinic is mostly resident-run, which will not change in the near future. Although seeing different residents is not a bad thing, providing a baseline evaluation can help to standardize the patient’s perception of pain/disability, as well as use the patient as their own control for all future visits. Doing this will allow us to provide better care for the patient and hopefully show improvements in the ODI over time. | 5,933 | 2,551 | 13,703.346139 |
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warc | 202143 | With 86 percent of major U.S. corporations predicting that artificial intelligence will become a mainstream technology at their company this year, management-by-algorithm is no longer the stuff of science fiction.
AI has already transformed the way workers are recruited, hired, trained, evaluated and even fired. One recent study found that 83 percent of human resources leaders rely in some form on technology in employment decision-making.
For example, at UPS, AI monitors and reports on driver safety and productivity, tracking drivers' every movement from the time they buckle their seat belts to the frequency with which they put their trucks in reverse.
At IBM, AI identifies employee trends and makes recommendations that help managers make decisions on hiring, salary raises, professional development and employee retention.
Even NFL teams are using AI to assess player skills and make injury risk assessments during the recruiting process.
Amazon, a pioneer in the use of AI, has gone all in by integrating the technology throughout its entire company, especially in human resources. Just a few months ago, contract employees for Amazon claimed that they were being summarily fired by automated emails for failing to meet preprogrammed productivity bench marks.
In fact, Amazon's use of an electronic tracking system made headline news for the way it monitored worker productivity and allegedly automatically fired employees it deemed were under-performing.
According to a 2018 letter written by attorneys for Amazon, if an employee spent too much time off task, the system "automatically generate[d] ... warnings or terminations regarding quality or productivity without input from supervisors."
An Amazon spokesperson subsequently clarified, "It is absolutely not true that employees are terminated through an automatic system. We would never dismiss an employee without first ensuring that they had received our fullest support, including dedicated coaching to help them improve and additional training."
These reports highlight the need for employers to find the right division of labor between artificial intelligence and human resources personnel--between using AI to improve human decision-making and delegating decision-making entirely to algorithms.
Using AI to make decisions ordinarily made by HR professionals can have significant legal ramifications, so employers should exercise caution when deciding when--and whether--to hand such matters over to algorithms.
There may be cases in which compliance with federal anti-discrimination law requires human intervention. This is frequently the case when it comes to workplace accommodations for pregnant, disabled and religious employees.
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. Similarly, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, employers cannot discriminate on the basis of pregnancy and religious practices of employees. Generally, these accommodations are granted through an interactive process between employer and employee: two humans.
Most of the time an employee initiates the interactive process by notifying the employer of the need for a reasonable accommodation, a conversation that can be sensitive, personal and even difficult for employees.
If an employee's primary interface with his employer is an app or an algorithm, initiating that process may be daunting and employees may not be willing to disclose some of their most personal and protected issues to a chatbot. For that matter, it may not even be clear to the employee who the appropriate point of contact is.
It may come as a surprise that there are some instances in which an employer may be expected to initiate the interactive process without being asked--for example, if the employer knows that the employee is experiencing workplace problems because of a disability. Under those circumstances, the process often starts when a supervisor senses, with their own eyes or judgment, that an employee needs intervention.
Accordingly, employees and civil rights advocates have voiced concerns about whether the use of AI in employment decision-making allows for a process that is so heavily dependent on personal interactions. An algorithm, no matter how sophisticated, may not be capable of the sort of sensitivity and responsiveness needed to meet the needs of employees in need of accommodations.
Whether employers rely on algorithms, human HR professionals, or both, they must develop and implement policies to handle various, more nuanced employee situations. If an employer uses AI for reviewing performance and tracking productivity, the employer should ensure that their AI system allows for and accounts for reasonable accommodations related to disability, pregnancy and religious observance.
Above all, employers must inform their employees that the requirement to engage in an interactive process for an accommodation under the ADA and Title VII still applies when the employer uses AI to track productivity.
While AI is becoming mainstream technology in the workplace, discrimination-by-algorithm must not.
Keith E. Sonderling is a commissioner on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. | 5,280 | 2,414 | 11,491.764706 |
warc | 202143 | Doha
03 April 2017 (GOIS)
Abdulaziz Bin Hamad Al-Ageel, Secretary General of The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC), a regional diplomatic organization, inaugurated the 1st Forum of GCC Food Products Manufacturers and Food Security Program and the 1st International Exhibition for Food, Beverage and Process Technology (FOODEX) at the Doha Exhibition and Conference Center (DECC).
The event will take place until 4th of April, 2017. Present on the occasion were GOIC assistant secretaries general, a number of Arab, Gulf and foreign ambassadors, investors and interested parties in food manufacturing in GCC countries.
Abdulaziz Bin Hamad Al-Ageel, Secretary General of GOIC, delivered a keynote speech at the inauguration of the event. He said: “Food products manufacturing in the GCC is receiving a growing attention from governments and decision makers alike. Food manufacturing is actually a highly important activity in the GCC. It is one of the necessary pillars to shape the strategic economic dimension as it actively contributes to providing nutrition for humans, guaranteeing maximum food products self-sufficiency and reducing dependency on imports which leads to food security.”
GOIC Secretary General added: “This is why GOIC collaborated with Emirati Al-Fajer Information & Services in coordination with the Organization’s partner in Qatar, the Gulf Marketing Event Management & Advertising, to organise the 1st Forum of GCC Food Products Manufacturers and Food Security Program in conjunction with the 1st International Exhibition for Food, Beverage & Process Technology. GOIC’s main objective is to provide food industry-related information to the largest possible range of stakeholders like policy makers, decision makers, investors and researchers in this field. Thus, they will have access to valuable information to develop and promote the Gulf food products manufacturing industry, as it is a promising sector capable of actively contributing to economic growth in the region.”
“Food industries have become one of the cornerstones of a solid economy, for it depends on agricultural activities and developing livestock and fisheries, in addition to its vital role in achieving GCC food security and self-sufficiency. In this regard, GOIC believes in the importance of its role in the areas of consulting, research and studies. Consequently, the forum and exhibition will create an opportunity to introduce investment opportunities that were prepared by GOIC experts to be accessible to investors and businessmen and executed in Qatar or any other GCC country in accordance with its goals aiming at creating a developed economy in the region”, said Al-Ageel.
“GCC countries’ interest in developing the food manufacturing industry played a major role in promoting this sector. In fact, approximately 25 billion USD were invested and about 257 thousand people were offered jobs in 2063 factories operating in the food manufacturing sector in 2016, Secretary General GOIC said”
Al-Ageel added: “GCC countries have what it takes to establish industrial food projects, notably access to technology, low customs tariffs on agricultural imports, high health control standards and specifications, the capacity to spend on research and development, a strong purchasing power, high food products import bill, the capacity to make agricultural investments in other countries and to attract skilled workers, in addition to benefiting from the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) to promote food exports.”
He wished the forum great success and hoped participants would reach recommendations to boost the food manufacturing sector. Likewise, he expressed his wishes of success to FOODEX Qatar in achieving its desired objectives to develop this industrial sector in GCC countries.”
Dr. Abdullah Al-Nameh, Chairman of Gulf Marketing said, “It is not uncommon for the development of Qatar’s industrial sector and its scope. In order to contribute to this, Gulf Marketing and Exhibitions Company, together with the partnership of Fajr Information and Services in Dubai, decide to organize this exhibition for food and beverage technology and the manufacturing process in the name of “Foodex Qatar 2017”.
In conclusion, participants agreed on a number of recommendations based on the aforementioned working papers to improve and develop the food manufacturing industry in the GCC as follows:
1. Deploying relentless efforts to overcome difficult climatic and natural conditions that limit the expansion of agricultural lands.
2. Taking into account agricultural policies aiming at raising productive efficiency and optimising the utilisation of economic resources in the agricultural sector.
3. Developing agricultural exchange and transport means between GCC countries.
4. Encouraging investments in support of agricultural production and food industries.
5. Endeavouring to increase design capacity of factories in order to achieve food security.
6. Relying on local raw materials in the field of food manufacturing.
7. Deploying efforts to achieve more cooperation and coordination between GCC manufacturers, which is the ideal solution to face problems like dumping, price war and others that harm manufacturers’ interests and finding appropriate solutions and mechanisms to treat them.
8. Focusing on establishing food industries that can replace imports and offer job opportunities to the labour force.
9. Strengthening technical support programs targeting food manufacturers to boost quality and productivity. | 5,651 | 2,515 | 12,434.446918 |
warc | 202143 | This Is How You Prevent Excruciating Leg Cramps
Do you ever go to sleep in your cozy bed after a hard day and wake up with unexpected and painful leg cramps? This phenomenon is called Nocturnal Leg Cramps and Dr. Lisa Shives, from the Northshore Sleep Medicine in Illinois, says it's actually a very normal and common thing.
Having Leg Cramps at Night? Then You Need to Know This
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Sick of Painful Leg Cramps? Here's What You Need to Do...
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warc | 202143 | Tooth Extraction in Dallas, TX and Fort Worth, TX We offer tooth extract at Beyond Dental & Implant Center! Call us for more information or request an appointment online.
Your teeth are an important feature of your mouth. Along with biting and chewing, your teeth control airflow when you speak. They also provide you with a beautiful smile and help to maintain the health and integrity of your jawbone. Because the teeth are so important, the ideal solution when they are faced with damage is to restore them. However, when the teeth are severely damaged, they may not be able to be repaired. In fact, attempting to save severely damaged teeth can compromise your oral health. At Beyond Dental and Implant Center, we can help to restore your oral health by extracting these teeth and providing you with replacements.
Do I Need a Tooth Extraction? There are several situations in which a tooth extraction may be necessary. These situations include: Cracks below the gumline. Teeth with cracks that start at the crown, but travel below the gumline or teeth with cracks completely below the gumline make treatment with a crown impossible. Teeth that are completely split in half or shattered. These teeth cannot be saved with a crown. Significant tooth decay. Fillings compromise the integrity of teeth with severe decay, and there may not be enough tooth structure remaining to support a crown. Impacted teeth. While wisdom teeth are the most common teeth to become impacted, this issue can affect any tooth. An impacted tooth is one that cannot erupt properly, or at all, through the gums. These teeth not only cause significant pain, but they can also put your oral health at risk as well. Overcrowding. Overcrowding can affect your smile and your oral health. In some cases, one or more teeth may need to be extracted to allow for effective orthodontic treatment. Determining if a Tooth Can Be Saved or Should Be Extracted
When you are faced with tooth damage, it is important that you schedule an appointment as soon as possible. We will perform a thorough oral exam to assess the extent of the damage and explore every possible treatment option. Your exam involves both a visual assessment of your teeth as well as
dental x-rays. Minor damage that only affects the enamel of your teeth often only requires a minor cosmetic treatment to restore the appearance of your smile. More significant damage may require a filling or a crown. If the extent of the damage is too severe, restoring the tooth may not be possible, and a tooth extraction becomes necessary. While discussing tooth extraction, we will also go over your options for tooth replacement. Performing Your Extraction
There are two ways in which teeth can be extracted, a simple extraction or a surgical extraction. A simple extraction is done under a local anesthetic. We grip the tooth and move it back and forth to widen the periodontal ligament, which then allows us to lift the tooth free.
In more complex situations, a surgical extraction often becomes necessary. This procedure is done under a local anesthetic. Sedation may also be provided. We make small incisions in your gums to expose the root of the affected tooth and the surrounding bone. Next, we remove the tooth. This may require us to remove a portion of bone around the tooth or to section the tooth and remove it in pieces. Once the tooth is fully removed, we clean the empty space and suture the gums closed.
While restoring damaged teeth is always the preferred solution, it is not always the best. If you have suffered severe tooth damage and are in need of tooth extraction,
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warc | 202143 | Home Exterior Ideas Currently Trending in Arizona
When planning a home exterior makeover, it is important to pen down ideas that are stylish, and long-lasting. After all, it is not every day that you come up with home exterior ideas and change the exterior of your house.
Whether it is listing down the ideas for the exterior of the house or the actual home exterior makeover, a lot of effort, time, and money go into the process. Hence, it is important you create a design that lasts a good 20 years. You do not want to end up with home exterior ideas only to realize that you need to upgrade everything in the next 3 years.
The real question is how does one come up with ideas for the exterior of the house that is elegant, modern, stylish, and timeless? Let’s talk about some of these designs ahead.
1. Contrasting garage doors
The modern exterior home designers recommend homeowners construct a garage door that stands out. New homeowners want their garage door to be outstanding and elegant. In fact, these days garage doors are designed with window panels, and strikingly contrasting colors to make the door prominent.
There is no better and easier way to make a garage door stand out other than using contrasting shades on the walls beside the door. This will help keep the door a secret yet making the exterior stylish and modern.
2. Exteriors using lighter color palettes
Do you feel your house looks too claustrophobic? Or too small? Well, one way you can make it look spacious and royal is by using light-colored palettes on the exterior.
For reference, you can browse through Spanish and Arizona home designs, where designers avidly use light-colored palettes to paint the exterior walls and the roof tiles. Besides, light shades are timeless. You can also opt for concrete-based roofing tiles to get that Arizona home exterior look.
Concrete tiles and light shades on the exterior are among ideal home exterior ideas. One that will not run out of style for many decades.
3. Outdoor sitting & living
Do not have a large porch in your house? Always wanted an outdoor sitting for live BBQ nights or cozy tea evenings? Do not feel sad. There are smart ways to utilize your outdoor space for living and sitting.
You can build DIY pergolas and patio umbrellas with beautiful flower settings in the surrounding areas to frame the pergola. And besides, this pandemic has introduced the incredible idea of work from home. An outdoor space with perfect sitting is ideal to have tea, morning breakfast, and your workspace.
4. You know what…Go all white!
No, we’re not kidding. You heard it right. Go all white and thank us later. The best thing at times you can do for your home’s exterior is to paint it all white. White can be tricky to handle with the contrasting tones, however, white can never go wrong and stands the test of time as well for decades. With white, you do not need to re-modernize for many years to come.
You can always color break the white theme by adding wooden furnishings and plantations in the surrounding. Go for white walls, wooden outdoor sittings, a wooden door, and a dash of color with the right flower arrangement outside framing the windows or the outdoor setting.
5. Varying architectural lines and frames
It is not a secret that architectural trends keep changing every year. Now, we see that arched windows are quite a trend but predictions are that they’ll soon run out of style.
Arched windows can uplift the curb appeal of any place and are among some popular home exterior ideas, but future trends point towards windows in straight lines or panels. You can upgrade your arched windows with straight ones and get an instant upgrade on the exterior! In fact, do not add any railing and keep the glass plain. It gives a luxurious look to the overall architecture.
6. Add in a touch of nature
Another famous home exterior trend that is commonly seen nowadays is going all “nature-inspired”. People are trying to keep the natural accents intact when redesigning their exterior.
This includes wooden fences, wooden doors and window frames, bushy trims creating the boundary, and trees surrounding the house. For the exterior walls, you can go for red bricks. They do not even need paint or touchups!
7. Large Windows
Now that people spend most of their time indoors, it is not a bad idea to get maximum lighting in during the daytime. One way to achieve this is by going for the large-sized and the maximum number of windows around the house.
Wall-sized windows give an elegant and modern appeal to any home without disrupting the basic architecture and hence are quite significant when we talk about home exterior ideas. Honestly, what more one can ask for in a renovation? After going through this list, you may be wondering how you can find best contractors within your area to get the exterior of your home renovated. It is quite simple to find best contractor go through a well reputed online business directory and you will find a lot of options for getting the job done. | 5,076 | 2,292 | 11,104.303665 |
warc | 202143 | Bohning Archery makes the number one-selling vane in the world (the Blazer® Vane), so we field a lot of questions about vanes. In the world of Olympic style shooting, we’re asked questions like: Can I shoot plastic fletchings with a recurve bow? What’s the best vane size for Olympic recurve? Spin wings vs plastic vanes, which is better?
Outdoor Archery with Small Diameter Arrows
Olympic recurve archers have a lot of equipment choices to make – will you opt for Hoyt or Win & Win risers and limbs, Easton X10 or Carbon Express Nano Pro X-Treme arrows, Axcel or Shibuya sights? And those are just the big ticket items. There are a lot of small components to consider as well. In this article we’re going to walk you through your options for one of those items: vanes.
The Advantages of Plastic Vanes for Olympic Recurve archers
In general, you get more stability out of a plastic vane. Larger vanes spin and stabilize arrows quicker, for this reason some Olympic recurve archers choose a plastic vane. For small diameter arrows like Easton X10s, you don’t need a four-inch length vane to steer it, a two-inch vane is plenty. Another benefit of plastic fletchings is that they’re really durable and easy to fletch.
Bohning’s 2” Air Vanes, 1.5” X Vanes and 1.75” X Vanes are very popular fletching choices for recurve target shooting. They’re tough enough to survive a pass-through without tearing, and the low profile gives you plenty of clearance for the clicker and riser.
Like all Bohning vanes, the Air and X Vanes are no-prep. Why don’t you have to clean the bases of Bohning vanes before fletching them? Because we extrude our vanes so there is no mold-release agent to clean off. In fact, we pre-prime the bases of all our vanes, so we highly recommend that you NOT clean off the base of the vane as it will remove that primer.
Plastic vanes are really simple to install because you can use any style of quality fletching jig, from traditional styles like the Bohning Pro Class Fletching Jig, to the best plate-style arrow fletching jigs such as our Multi-Fletcher. Using a jig helps you install vanes more accurately, especially when you’re fletching at an offset or helical which is difficult to get perfect if you’re installing them by hand. By using a good archery glue like instant Blazer Bond, or Fletch-Tite Platinum, you’ll rarely see a vane come off the shaft. That’s really convenient as you don’t have to spend your time constantly replacing fletchings.
The Drawbacks of Plastic Vanes for Olympic recurve archers
So what are the drawbacks of plastic (sometimes called “rubber”) glue-on vanes for Olympic recurve archers? Since plastic vanes stabilize an arrow quicker, they also slow it down quicker. When you’re shooting long Field or 3D distances, and especially the 70-90 meter Fita ranges, you want your arrow to maintain as flat of trajectory as possible. Additionally, vanes with a larger surface area are more susceptible to weather-related variables like crosswinds. But spin wing type vanes (also called “mylar” vanes) can have these same drawbacks, especially lateral arrow movement from crosswinds since spin vanes often have just as much surface area as a standard plastic vane. In addition, Spin wing type vanes aren’t advantageous when it comes to durability and convenience. Properly and accurately fletching a mylar vane requires extra steps and a significant amount of time; marking your arrows with a tri-liner, painstakingly applying the double-sided tape to each vane then installing it onto the arrow by hand, and finally, adding the striping tape to the tip and tail of each vane to secure them. Given their fragility and tendency to tear and deform, you have to replace them a lot. That being said, there are a lot of brands out there – Spider vanes, KSL Jet6, the original Range-O-Matic Spin Wings – some are more durable than others. If you’re an archer who already uses spin vanes, none of this is news to you.
Why many Olympic recurve archers choose spin wing type vanes
So with all the drawbacks, why do some Olympic recurve archers use spin vanes? The answer, quite simply, is weight. According to Jake Kaminski, an American Olympian, the fact that mylar vanes are lightweight is the number one reason recurve archers use them. When you remove weight from the back of the arrow, it weakens it, allowing your fingers to make slight mistakes without greatly affecting the trajectory of the arrow. This is the same reason that Easton X10 arrows are the number one choice for high-level Olympic archers (besides the fact that they’re very high quality, of course). X10 shafts are barreled, which makes the back of the arrow weaker, which makes it more forgiving.
A better alternative to spin vanes
You’ve probably heard about Bohning’s new Griffin Vane for Olympic recurve archery. Perhaps, like many archers, you wonder what the benefits of this strange-looking vane could be. Well, quite simply, the Griffin Vane offers optimum
performance, durability, and convenience for archers shooting Olympic style bows. At 1.2 grains each, it is extremely lightweight and the reduced profile height provides plenty of clearance for your clicker, arrow rest, and riser. It measures just 1″ (25.4mm) in length and 0.21″ (5.3mm) in height. The minimal “cut-out” surface area means it’s not affected by crosswinds, and the twisted ribbon design aids in arrow rotation which provides steerage. The best part? It’s made of durable, non-deforming vane material, so one pack will last you a really, really long time. Sure, you’ll spend a little more up front, but it’ll save you time and money in the end. READ MORE ABOUT GRIFFIN VANE DEVELOPMENT Griffin Vane Performance
Olympic recurve archers who tested the Griffin Vane saw their group sizes shrink when compared with mylar vanes, especially in windy scenarios. There are two main reasons for this. First, the “cut-out” surface prevents downrange wind drift, while the integrated right helical twist provides the required spin and steerage. Second, that same cut-out design keeps the grain weight to a minimum, making the back of the arrow weak and forgiving.
These images illustrate the weight of mylar vanes compared to Griffin vanes. Our scales measure out to one-tenth of a grain. You’ll notice the glass walls – these are necessary because a slight breeze, or even a person’s breath, can throw off the weight measurement.
Durability of the Griffin Vane
To address the main drawback of mylar vanes, we made sure the material we chose for the Griffin Vane was extremely durable. It’s actually a similar material to our Heat Vanes, which is quite a stiff material. Griffin users have reported that, despite shooting groups tight enough to break a lot of nocks, the Griffin Vanes come out unscathed. Your time is precious. Most of us have to find time to squeeze in archery practice. If you can spend a few more hours a week practicing instead of repairing arrows with torn spin vanes, what might happen to your scores?
How to install the Griffin Vane
For best adhesion and to reduce weight, we recommend using an instant glue with the Griffin vanes. We identified the average weight of double-sided fletching tape plus striping tape at 1.5 – 2 grains per arrow, while the average weight of glue is 1 grain per arrow. If you use the “dot and spread” method of applying instant glue you can control the amount, and thus the weight, applied to each vane. We know some archers just prefer tape, and it’s not a problem to tape the Griffin Vanes. You will need to use both double-sided fletching tape – we recommend Bohning Premium Fletching Tape – as well as cap tape. A little hint to save you money – if you do use tape you can re-use the Griffin Vanes, moving them from one set of arrows to another without damage.
We manufactured a clamp insert to make it easy for archers to fletch the Griffin Vane with a Pro Class style fletching jig (see video). Because the helical is already built into the design of the Griffin vane, you can install the vane straight. The ability to use a fletching jig eliminates the need to line your arrows, and lets you quickly install vanes much more uniformly and accurately when you’re fletching at home or in the archery shop. We’re also working on a new Pro Class clamp specifically for the Griffin Vane that permits the vane to fit directly and securely into the clamp without having to use the insert – looks for this in late 2021. Like all Bohning vanes, the Griffin Vane is no-prep. We pre-prime the bases of our vanes, so we highly recommend that you NOT clean them as it will remove that primer.
We also know that, though it won’t happen very often if you’re shooting the Griffin Vanes, sometimes you have to re-fletch in the field. That’s why we designed the clamp insert so that you can use it without a jig when necessary. The clamp insert is stored right inside the Griffin packaging, which is very slim and fits nicely in your quiver. Each pack of Griffin Vanes comes with two clamp inserts. The final touch was designing the packaging to securely store the Griffin vanes.
Indoor Olympic Recurve Archery with Large Diameter Arrows
Because of the work involved in getting Olympic recurve setups properly tuned, many archers stick with the same arrow configurations for both indoor and outdoor. There’s nothing wrong with this decision, but for archers who have the ability and time to get a different setup precisely tuned, there are more options.
Moving from outdoor to indoor shooting gets rid of two major factors: long distances, and wind. For this reason, some Olympic recurve archers choose larger diameter arrows such as the Easton X23 paired with 3” – 4” fletchings for indoor spots. The 23 diameter arrow provides obvious line-cutter advantages, and larger arrows require bigger vanes or feathers for adequate steering. The great thing is that when shooting indoors, you get all the benefits from shooting a larger vane and few of the drawbacks. They spin and stabilizes your arrow quickly, and the fact that they slow your arrow down isn’t really a negative factor since the distance to the target in indoor is relatively short. Plus, the surface area of your fletching isn’t a big deal since there is no wind, though you do still have to take into account how much clearance your setup offers.
For indoor Olympic archers using large diameter arrows, the choices for fletchings are fairly simple: plastic vanes or feather. Feathers don’t tear when shot through a clicker, and the way they “collapse” upon contact with the riser, plunger, or clicker means arrow flight is not significantly affected. Vanes, however, are far more durable and easier to fletch. If your setup is tuned well enough that contact is not an issue, opting for a vane that is 3-4” in length and very low profile is the better bet. Bohning produces several styles of indoor vanes, but the two that give you the best steerage/clearance combination are the4” Zen vane which measures 0.37″ (9.4mm) in height, and the 3” Bronco Vane which measures 0.43″ (10.9mm) in height.
LEE FORD, TEAM USA –
“Hell YES! The Griffin Vanes are AWESOME in the wind! Even during the crazy east coast storms we’ve had, they performed perfectly. And they’re super durable – now when I’m on the road, I don’t have to spend my time re-fletching. Plus, the packaging is sweet – literally, it looks like a fancy chocolate bar, I love it.” | 11,848 | 5,092 | 26,567.255302 |
warc | 202143 | NEW YORK — Half of American workers are in favor of vaccine requirements at their workplaces, according to a new poll, at a time when such mandates gain traction following the federal government’s full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.
The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that about 59% of remote workers favor vaccine requirements in their own workplaces, compared with 47% of those who are currently working in person. About one-quarter of workers — in person and remote — are opposed.
The sentiment is similar for workplace mask mandates, with 50% of Americans working in person favoring them and 29% opposed, while 59% of remote workers are in favor.
About 6 in 10 college graduates, who are more likely to have jobs that can be done remotely, support both mask and vaccine mandates at their workplaces, compared with about 4 in 10 workers without college degrees.
Christopher Messick, an electrical engineer who is mostly working from home in Brunswick, Md., said he wrote to his company’s human resources department to ask that employees be required to get vaccinated before they are recalled to the office.
Messick, who is vaccinated, said he doesn’t just worry about his own health. He said he also doesn’t want to worry about getting a breakthrough infection that could land an unvaccinated co-worker in the hospital.
“I don’t want sit an office for eight hours a day with someone who is not vaccinated,” said Messick, 41.
So far, many vaccine requirements are coming from private companies with employees who have mostly been able to work from home during the pandemic. The companies, including major tech companies and investment banks, have workforces that are already largely vaccinated and consider the requirement a key step toward eventually reopening offices. Goldman Sachs joined that trend Tuesday, telling employees in a memo that anyone who enters its U.S. offices must be fully vaccinated starting Sept. 7.
Gov. Charlie Baker last week announced a vaccine mandate requiring state workers in the Executive Branch to get their shots or show a medical or religious exemption by Oct. 17.
By contrast, few companies that rely on hourly service workers have imposed vaccine mandates because the companies are concerned about losing staff at a time of acute labor shortages and turnover. Exceptions include food processing giant Tyson Foods and Walt Disney World, which reached a deal this week with its unions to require all workers at its theme park in Orlando, Fla., to be vaccinated.
The poll was conducted before the FDA granted full approval of Pfizer’s vaccine, which some experts and employers are hoping will persuade more people to get the shot and support mandates. | 2,813 | 1,401 | 5,503.521056 |
warc | 202143 | These roll off dumpsters can be used for common household and commercial projects, including home cleanouts, remodeling, general construction and demolition.
*Disclaimer: All dumpster dimensions may vary slightly but volume is accurate. Prices and availability are subject to change without notice. Capacity estimates are based on the volume of a 33 gallon trash bag.
Whether you're cleaning out your garage or updating a store in Woodfield Mall, rent a dumpster with Budget Dumpster to make getting rid of debris easy. From your first call until your roll off container is hauled away, we'll be available to answer any questions you have. We’ll help you choose the right size dumpster for your cleanup and set up a drop-off window that fits your schedule. Not sure where to place the bin? We’ll help you pick a smart delivery location for your workflow. Call 312-416-9993 today to get started with your roll off dumpster rental.
Budget Dumpster makes debris and junk removal quick and simple for any cleanup in the Chicago area. With us, you can get rid of a variety of materials, including drywall, lumber, tile, carpet and household junk. Working on a commercial project? We accept heavy debris as well, including concrete and brick. And we offer dedicated support before, during and after your dumpster rental.
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When you call to rent a dumpster, we can discuss the best drop-off location for your project. Our containers should be kept on a smooth, flat surface, with no overhead obstacles. A driveway is normally the best spot for home projects. If you don’t have space in your driveway or if it’s on an incline, we may be able to place the dumpster on a street next to the property. If street placement is the best option for your dumpster rental, contact the Village of Schaumburg to see if you’ll need a Right-of-Way permit.
1. Choose a size and delivery spot. We require 60 feet of space in a straight line and 23 feet of vertical clearance. 2. Prepare for delivery. Remove any vehicles, materials or low-hanging obstacles to ensure we can deliver your dumpster and to avoid a trip fee. 3. Fill up your dumpster. Remember to keep your included weight limit in mind to prevent overage fees. 4. Schedule your pickup. To ensure pickup and avoid a trip fee, your dumpster must be accessible and only contain approved debris piled no higher than the sidewalls.
Want more business? Work with us and you can sell more dumpsters without the added overhead. Learn more about partnering with Budget Dumpster. | 3,607 | 1,761 | 7,285.689381 |
warc | 202143 | Transform education To the Editor:
Education is the backbone of our Republic and powers our economic growth. Drastic restructuring is required immediately to overcome the education deficits we're currently facing. International student assessment ranked our students 23rd in science, 17th in reading and 31st in math. Our students are inadequately prepared and the drop-out rate is around 40 percent. Foreign students aren't more intelligent than ours; they just work longer and harder.
Our six-hour school day and 180-day year will not compete in a global economy whose students have higher academic standards. Their teachers are better prepared, spend 30-50 percent more time in class, and have a parent culture that expects more from their children. Teacher and administrator preparation must be more rigorous and employment more selective, requiring degrees in content courses like math, history and science. Eliminate the 12th grade but enroll students in either a community college or voc tech school.
School board members should meet stringent requirements along with term limits. Compensation and benefits should be comparable to similar positions in the private sector and awarded on performance, degree and skill. Eliminate tenure. Explore time, effort and expense of extracurricular activities relative to value produced and received. Require more emphasis on basics and core values of respect, responsibility, honesty, self discipline and citizenship. Implement a parent involvement plan that encourages school district appraisals with external evaluators to determine the school district's effectiveness.
Experts agree we need to transform education to regain U.S. competitiveness. Actions taken to date have failed. Our destiny will hinge on restructuring education.
Respectfully submitted,
Frank Mazur
South Burlington, Vt. | 1,847 | 1,005 | 3,377.896517 |
warc | 202143 | Journal of Catalysis, Vol.394, 273-283, 2021
How to scrutinize adsorbed intermediates observed by in situ spectroscopy: Analysis of Coverage Transients (ACT)
The understanding of catalytic mechanisms is enhanced by the observation of surface intermediates at reaction conditions using spectroscopic techniques, but this is insufficient, as the observed species may not be involved in the reaction. This work describes a general method of analysis of hydrogenation or oxidation reactions which uses transient spectroscopic data to determine whether an adsorbed species is a reactive intermediate or a spectator on the surface. The assumptions and limitations of the method are summarized. Although the technique is approximate, it is easy to implement, and provides order-of magnitude estimates of the rate of reaction of an intermediate. The method consists of measuring the change of coverage of the species with time, dh/dt, during adsorption in inert gas or at reaction conditions. An example is given with the hydrodeoxygenation of the model compound gamma-valerolactone (GVL) using a Ni2P/MCM-41 catalyst, one of the most effective catalysts reported for the transformation. The reaction is relevant to the upgrading of bio-oil derived from pyrolysis of lignocellulosic feedstocks. The kinetics of the reaction and observation by in situ infrared spectroscopy of adsorbed GVL and its transformation to pentanoic acid are consistent with a Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism. Analysis by in situ transient X-ray absorption fine structure shows that the adsorbed GVL is a true reaction intermediate. (c) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. | 1,646 | 850 | 3,179.684706 |
warc | 202143 | Nature, Vol.587, No.7832, 139-+, 2020
The landscape of RNA Pol II binding reveals a stepwise transition during ZGA
Zygotic genome activation (ZGA) is the first transcription event in life(1). However, it is unclear how RNA polymerase is engaged in initiating ZGA in mammals. Here, by developing small-scale Tn5-assisted chromatin cleavage with sequencing (Stacc-seq), we investigated the landscapes of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) binding in mouse embryos. We found that Pol II undergoes 'loading', 'pre-configuration', and 'production' during the transition from minor ZGA to major ZGA. After fertilization, Pol II is preferentially loaded to CG-rich promoters and accessible distal regions in one-cell embryos (loading), in part shaped by the inherited parental epigenome. Pol II then initiates relocation to future gene targets before genome activation (pre-configuration), where it later engages in full transcription elongation upon major ZGA (production). Pol II also maintains low poising at inactive promoters after major ZGA until the blastocyst stage, coinciding with the loss of promoter epigenetic silencing factors. Notably, inhibition of minor ZGA impairs the Pol II pre-configuration and embryonic development, accompanied by aberrant retention of Pol II and ectopic expression of one-cell targets upon major ZGA. Hence, stepwise transition of Pol II occurs when mammalian life begins, and minor ZGA has a key role in the pre-configuration of transcription machinery and chromatin for genome activation. Binding of RNA polymerase II during zygotic genome activation in mouse embryos is determined using the newly developed method Stacc-seq. | 1,657 | 840 | 3,260.739286 |
warc | 202143 | There have been many words of tribute in this newspaper to former
CC editor, Bert Witvoet. My interactions with Bert were limited to a few exchanges I had with him when he was Editor of the Christian Educators’ Journal in the 1990s. I do recall that Bert was released from his Christian high school teaching position for daring to expose his students to J.D. Salinger’s novel Catcher in the Rye. I experienced a similar backlash from the community of Fraser Valley Christian High School in Surrey, B.C. in the early 1970s when a teacher presented a pre-release recording of the rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar to his senior students. Several parents withdrew their kids from the school as a result. Ever thereafter, when a teacher proposed a potentially “risky” curricular innovation, the response was: “Be careful, we don’t want another Superstar fiasco.” Live apart? Both Bert’s Catcher in the Rye experience and my Superstar one raises the age-old question of how Christians should engage with secular culture. The isolationist view holds that Christians should shun engagement, living apart from the world as much as possible. In this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are certainly aware that, in the absence of any known cure for the disease, the best we can do is isolate ourselves from one another in the hope of mitigating our chances of catching the disease and/or spreading it to others. But isolation is only moderately effective and socially very disruptive. Infectious disease scientists know that the best way of eventually curbing COVID-19 is by developing a vaccine against it. By inoculating a weakened form of the virus into large numbers of the population, our bodies’ immune system will produce antibodies against the organisms in the vaccine. Then, in the event of serious exposure, the antibodies are already there to fight the disease and most of us won’t get sick and thus won’t have to be isolated. Thoughtful participants Reformed thinking holds that the inoculation metaphor is better than the isolation one for characterizing Christians’ engagement with the “world.” Thus, for example, Christian schools should inoculate students against the “spirits of the age” at developmentally appropriate times thereby honing their ability to discern and resist these spirits. In this manner, Christian teachers, like Bert Witvoet, help their students become thoughtful participants in society, equipping them to further the restorative work of Christ on earth.
By the way, this is not to say that there are no limits to the literature, theater and music (and more) that Christians may experience. Any art that is blatantly pornographic or that celebrates violence has no place in the Christian life. But one must be careful not to judge a literary or other artistic work on superficial moralistic grounds. The Bible includes many graphic accounts of sex and violence. Many of the heroic figures of the Old Testament are not the sort we would want our children to “hang out” with. Think, for example, of David, that Old Testament King and “man after God’s own heart,” who was both an adulterer and murderer. Despite his grievous shortcomings, David loved God, confessed his sins and was used by God as a link in the covenant line that led to Jesus. A careful consideration of the life of David might well inoculate us against following his sinful example. But, if we do, there is still, thank God, the final cure of Jesus’ forgiveness.
You just read something for free. But it didn’t appear out of thin air. Writers, editors and designers at Christian Courier worked behind the scenes to bring hope-filled, faith-based journalism to you. As an independent publication, we simply cannot produce award-winning, Christ-centred material without support from readers like you. And we are truly grateful for any amount you can give! CC is a registered charity, which is good news for you! Every contribution ($10+) is tax-deductible. | 4,069 | 2,026 | 7,931.135735 |
warc | 202143 | North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grants increase bird populations and wetland habitat, while supporting local economies and American traditions such as hunting, fishing, bird watching, family farming, and cattle ranching. Wetlands protected by NAWCA provide valuable benefits such as flood control, reducing coastal erosion, improving water and air quality, and recharging ground water.
The NAWCA program provides matching grants to wetlands conservation projects in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. There is a Standard and a Small Grants Program. Both are competitive grants programs and require that grant requests be matched by partner contributions at no less than a 1-to-1 ratio. | 709 | 422 | 1,186.146919 |
warc | 202143 | I'm on the following regimen now, since 2,5 weeks:
- Candida diet (including whole rice and spelt, legumes and quite a bit of coconut/olive oil, olives and avocado, because I'm underweight I really need the calories)
- Betaine HCL and digestive enzymes with every meal.
- 9 Types of antifungals (oregano oil, garlic, GSE, artemisinin, asafoetida, cinnamon, berberine sulphate, pau d'arco, olive leaf) of which I use 3 together, and rotate every 4 days... I take them 3 times a day on an empty stomach.
- High dose of special enzymes to break down fungi; (hemi)cellulases, protease etc... in the morning and evening along with the anti-fungals.
- Beta-glucan, L-lysine, high dose vitamin C & superfoods (chlorella, barley grass) to enhance immune function.
I have thrush on my tongue and also vaginal candidiasis. And many symptoms tell me that I have candida overgrowth in my intestines as well (possibly also blastocystis).
I have just done a parasite cleanse (Clarke) and since I'm on the antifungals, my symptoms are improving a bit.
BUT...
I notice that by the end of the day, my tongue is almost clear of thrush. However, in the morning when I look at my tongue, it's back! This has been going on for over a week now.
I thought of using my tongue as a kind of 'indicator' of my current yeast problem... believing that the anti-fungals I take would slowly (completely) eliminate the thrush as well.
I don't want to use Gentian Violet topically on my tongue to eradicate the yeast (yet), because then there's no way to tell how the rest of my body is doing.
That the thrush grows back during the night... what does that say?
I thought I might be reinfecting myself with my toothbrush/tongue cleaner... so I keep these in an H202 solution now.That hasn't solved the problem though. :(
Now I'm afraid my regimen isn't working. Or maybe it is working in my intestines??.. but not in my mouth (yet)?? I don't know. Am I too impatient? It just scares me that the thrush grows back every night. | 2,007 | 1,105 | 3,616.232579 |
warc | 202143 | This study is motivated by a growing popularity of artificial neural network for process modeling and regression problems. However, many ANN regression application studies are performed by expert' users who have a good understanding of ANN methodology. Since the quality of ANN models depends on a proper setting of ANN architecture and ANN meta-parameters, the main issue for practitioners trying to apply ANN regression is how to set these parameter values (to ensure good generalization performance) for a given data set. Non-expert users face a difficulty in finding an optimum ANN architecture and are often confused about how to choose the ANN meta parameters. The present paper addresses this issue and develops a new hybrid procedure to find the optimum ANN architecture and tunes the ANN parameters, thus relieving the non expert' users. This method incorporates hybrid artificial neural network and differential evolution technique (ANN-DE) for efficient tuning of ANN meta parameters. The algorithm has been applied for modeling of a commercial ethylene oxide (EO) reactor. The model developed through this hybrid algorithm can predict the EO reactor output with only 0.4% error.
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warc | 202143 | October 11, 2021
September 24, 2021
It is a widely known fact that the demand for teletherapy has seen massive growth since the onset of the pandemic. Nationwide adoption of telehealth on modern platforms is stabilizing at levels unimaginable just over a year ago.
Generic online counseling jobs typically pay between $35 and $45 per hour after taxes.
This works out to around $80,000 per year at 40 hours per week. Based on our independent research and our contracts with telehealth providers, the average teletherapist prefers to limit themselves to several teletherapy sessions per week. However, many platforms have activity bonuses or other ways to increase efficiency for full-time providers.
Full-time teletherapists who dedicate themselves to an active platform frequently report making $100,000 per year. For instance, therapists working with BetterHelp enjoy an estimated annual income of $100,100. Up to $150,000 in billable hours is not unheard of.
More specialized apps for specific diagnoses, or apps that require some training to use, will generally pay more than all-purpose teletherapy apps. Specialized apps will have stricter hiring requirements.
Large teletherapy companies generally employ therapists under a 1099 arrangement. The benefit of this setup for therapists is that advertising, insurance, and most of the technical and preparatory work are taken care of in advance by the teletherapy platform. Under a 1099 contract, the provider is classified as an independent contractor instead of a full-time employee. This implies that you are responsible for paying the taxes on your salary.
To calculate what your final pay rate would be as a 1099 contractor, try taking 25% off of the stated teletherapy salary. A pay rate of $50 per hour would work out to $40 per hour in this estimate.
Thanks to the rapid investments flowing into telehealth, recruitment bonuses for teletherapy have become common.
In the past, DirectShifts has been able to offer up to $700 to any therapists based on demand. Bonuses of $100 are more likely.
Recruitment bonuses vary, but you can look for virtual counseling jobs on DirectShifts or elsewhere.
Teletherapy hiring requirements depend on the employer. You’ll generally need to be licensed to practice without supervision. A history of malpractice will also make it difficult to be hired. There are counseling jobs available for all clinical specialties - from LPCs and LMHCs to psychologists, social workers, and psychiatrists.
A small business loan can help you get set up with your own teletherapy platform. If you’re looking to formally integrate a teletherapy platform into an existing business that you own - whether as part of the business or a separate brand - it’s easy to do.
Teletherapy provides a steady income stream to pay off student loans and ongoing practice costs. The advantage of consistent, flexible, low-pressure work can sustain the ebbs and flows of in-person practice. Teletherapy can be a great way for therapists to supplement their income.
DirectShifts has several teletherapy openings available for therapists, counselors, psychiatrists, and social workers nationwide. Apply for jobs now for a fulfilling career in teletherapy. | 3,244 | 1,572 | 6,628.3257 |
warc | 202143 | Juggling several projects at once can leave your brain in a spin if you don’t organise and prep yourself effectively. Finding a good organisation tool can make your workday a lot less stressful and also helps you relax outside of work knowing you have everything in order.
Delivering projects quickly and efficiently ensures a professional service, instils trust and keeps clients coming back time and time again.
In the past we’ve tried lots of things to keep track of our projects, whiteboards, pinboards, scrap bits of paper floating about on our desks and spreadsheets. Each of those has it’s limitations so thankfully we’ve moved on and for the last three years we’ve used
Trello to manage and track our projects.
Trello is a collaborative online tool that has a range of easy methods to organise tasks and teams. It is our virtual whiteboard.
Art imitates life
To keep our process familiar and repeatable, we have project template that may get tweaked slightly to suit the individual requirements of each project.
We replicate the main stages of our projects into lists, then within those lists, we create cards for individual tasks, and assign those to people in our team. You can also add bright, customisable labels which helps you to see in a single glance what needs attention and what’s been done. And showing what smart cookies they are at Trello, the labels have optional patterns which make them more distinctive to people with a colour vision deficiency.
One for all and all for one!
The projects we work on sometimes involve the whole team, or sometimes can be done by just one person. Even though there’s not likely to be a lot of communication between other team members on that particular job, we still set up and use a Trello board to keep things running smoothly. This pays dividends when something unexpected happens, like someone falls ill, or perhaps something occurs where the project needs an earlier delivery date and we need to bring more people in on the job.
If someone else needs to pick up the project, they need to know where everything stands so they can continue the work without spending valuable time working out what’s been done and what needs looking at next.
Also, as experienced animators we’re used to having more than one project at once, so having each project visibly planned out, there’s no stress in coordinating everything effectively.
Dear Diary…
On all of our Trello boards, we have a card set up as a diary. We use that to give an overview of progress, such as what has been sent to the client, when it was sent, and how many rounds of amends each stage has gone through. If another team member needs to pick up a project, they will be able to tell instantly what stage of the process the project is at and continue its progress easily.
Yes Comment
As a distributed team with a flexible working week, it’s vital to keep everyone informed so we leave regular comments which get sent automatically to people’s email inboxes, making sure they don’t miss a thing.
Shot by Shot
Supporting the Diary, each stage of the project has its own card, giving room to make specific notes and instructions. That keeps things clear and so comments and feedback don’t get mixed in with other parts of the project. It also means that if someone jumps in to help, they then can go directly to the part of the process they need to attend to and see exactly what needs to be done.
Share and Share, I like!
The fact that Trello is online makes it very easy to bring in external freelancers in, and with Trello’s very intuitive interface, it needs very little explaining. It saves building a separate document or email to give instructions when you can simple invite them to a board, then add their name to a tasks that you need them to work on.
All in all, Trello has streamlined our project management and made it much easier to keep everything on track, and ultimately ensuring we deliver the best quality animation possible. Trello’s easy-to-follow interface is great for visual thinkers, and while it may lack some of the advanced features of other project management tools, it’s a great fit for us and over 50 million other users! | 4,277 | 2,027 | 8,788.211643 |
warc | 202143 | Triple+ CLM All-In-One $360.00 Overview Features/ Specs Manuals / Downloads Related Reviews Also Bought
Significant water damage is caused mainly due to explosion in the piping. One in 5 properties suffers from flooding damage per year. Moisture and pollution cause damage to property, swelling of walls and wooden floors, corrosion, mold and bad odors in the building, and irreversible damage to the contents. The damage is to the property itself, the building and the neighbors. In all cases the time factor is critical to the process, so in order to significantly reduce the extent of the damage and prevent irreversible damage and high financial losses as a result of water damage precautionary measures must be taken in advance.
Triple+ CLM All-In-One is part of the world’s most intelligent and affordable water leak detection and damage prevention system. As soon as abnormal water flow is detected from your plumbing system, the main water line is shut off automatically which means costly water damage and unwanted water waste is mitigated instantly. Triple+ CLM All-In-One takes only minutes to install and requires no cables.
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warc | 202143 | Why the name ThoughtWorks?
I heard a speech in the early 1990s by Dee Hock, the founder of Visa. He had said that if the 19th century was manufacturing and hardware, the 21st century was going to be the century of "Thoughtware". I thought of creating something on these lines that uses heart and head more than anything else. We thought of putting ideas into practice, and so the company, ThoughtWorks, was born.
How different is your company from other software development
firms? We are working towards creating a flat organization. Thirty percent of Thoughtworkers have worked in countries other than their home country, 20 of them live or work outside their home country every year. No company does this. Every employee at ThoughtWorks rotates globally. The only regret I have is not managing to recruit many women leaders in our company. But, in the ThoughtWorks University, we have more women than men.
What is special about the way software is developed at
ThoughtWorks? We have attained a high-level of innovation in the actual software process. I think we are the leaders in that space. But, there is still a lot of scope for improvement for the software processes to become mainstream. Only a very small percentage of software has been infected with regional ideas. There is a huge opportunity for the world to improve the way software is developed. This is a problem that will take a long time to resolve. The IT industry has a lot to learn from Toyota, which revolutionized the way a car is made.
You have criticized large software companies for not working
efficiently. Can you elaborate? Some of the biggest companies are not bothered about all these, and have focused on increasing their headcount to do all this. They are hurting the productivity of the human society. Software can be developed much faster than the amount of time the big companies take. Nobody is going to wait for a company to build software in two years. The market and the needs are set to change in these two years. The 19th century was about eliminating variation in production while the 21st century is about managing variations to create products.
Sudesh Prasad
sudeshp@cybermedia.co.in | 2,190 | 1,079 | 4,418.563485 |
warc | 202143 | If you’re feeling concerned about post-operative complications after a cosmetic or plastic surgery procedure, Aspen After Surgery is here to help you by addressing your issues and restoring your preferred results.
Address Problematic Outcomes with Aspen After Surgery
While any experienced and well-trained practitioner will make sure to avoid complications as best as they can, they do still sometimes occur. Whether they’re caused by improper surgical technique or an unexpected biological reaction frequently matters little when you’re searching for answers and a way to resolve any troublesome issues you may be facing. The good news is there is now a non-surgical, proven, cost-effective way to not only address problems after surgery but also prevent them to begin with. The solution is called The Aspen After Surgery Treatment. This treatment uses advanced non-surgical technology and patented therapeutic techniques to ensure the best results. Aspen After Surgery is here for you, and we’ll help to guide you back to the results you deserve to enjoy. To learn more about how we can help you, simply reach out and set up your consultation with a member of our team today.
How Aspen After Surgery Can Help You
We take care to connect with every patient about their needs and goals, so we can learn about the specific issues you’re facing and come up with the right treatment plan that sees them addressed. Your peace of mind is of paramount importance to us, so our team will work closely with you and guide you through every step of your process. Aspen After Surgery can help you deal with the following issues:
Breast implant unevenness, tightness, hardness, and discomfort Liposuction Lumpy and Bumpy contour irregularities Tummy Tuck lumps/tightness Swelling, bruising, nerve damage after a facial procedure Pain management for medspa procedures Post Op Day 1 Lyphmhatic Drainage and recovery Our Post-Surgery Aspen Therapy Options
Take a look at the various ways we can help you with postoperative complications, and don’t hesitate to reach out and set up your consultation when you’re interested in learning more.
Breast Augmentation Complications
Issues like capsule contracture or capsular hardening (breast implants that sit high, hard, and sometimes painful) can sometimes cause minor cosmetic issues, while other times they can cause painful medical problems that must be dealt with immediately. We offer a number of methods by which we can address these issues and restore your results. Don't forget, if you've had these problems in the past, we offer the Aspen Treatment after surgery to help prevent these issues from re-occurring.
Tummy Tuck or Lipo Complications
We often see issues like contour irregularities (Lumpy and Bumpy) or other issues related to the tummy tuck (which is a much more invasive and involved procedure) that can cause tightness and sometimes discomfort. We can help you with safe, effective, and non-invasive therapies that will effectively deal with these issues.
Facial Therapy
Sometimes after a facial procedure, patients can experience issues like facial swelling, facial bruising, and sometimes even nerve damage. We have the ability to help you overcome these complications, so you can enjoy your ideal appearance and make a full recovery from your facelift procedure.
Restoring Your Results
Dr. Cappuccino has implemented the Aspen After Surgery treatment as he believes in providing his patients with every option to get the best results. Choosing a Plastic Surgeon who utilizes post-op Aspen vs relying on just natural recovery and healing is what separates him from other surgeons. He believes that you deserve to enjoy the results you were looking forward to better, faster, and with fewer complications. If you’re feeling frustrated with postoperative complications, reach out and set up your consultation with a member of our staff today. We’ll get to know your issues and work with you to chart a course for recovery. | 4,037 | 1,809 | 8,872.919845 |
warc | 202143 | About Eastern Eco Homes were formed in 2017 after a small team spent 30 years developing a Build System.
Research showed that building houses required modernisation. A resin-based system of GRP composite was chosen to replace a water base system, in a fundamental change to the construction of housing. GRP Composite is a permanent method of construction as it retains its structure over time. Water is used in traditional builds for mixing concrete, cement mortars and plaster. The water evaporates over time leading to shrinkage which can require rectification.
First it has to be manufactured in a factory as the materials require fabrication in a controlled environment. Perfect then for an offsite build. Secondly, the technical properties of GRP Composite enabled a freedom of design concept eliminating many problematic issues associated with current building systems.
A build system was developed using only GRP Composite no timber, steel or concrete was used in the construction of a prototype build erected in 1988. It has been used daily ever since, providing confirmation of its structural integrity, durability and longevity. This was a necessity born out of the fact GRP Composite was an industry in its infancy, and it needed to be proven, which subsequently it has done most successfully.
GRP Composite has embraced many industries over the last 60 years, from boats and cars to recent advances such as aeroplanes and wind turbines.
Now is the time for a proven build system, Eco Building GRP, to embrace the housing market. | 1,547 | 835 | 2,853.149701 |
warc | 202143 | College Fest A standout amongst the most noteworthy occasions of your college life is the college fest. They are meant to be unforgettable. Organizing a college fest is a momentous accomplishment and the diligent work pays off when you feel the happiness on the essences of your mates and educators. Planning out a fest isn’t only an obligation of few because to be fruitful it needs to draw in the student crowd from different colleges in huge numbers.
In spite of the fact that it appears extraordinary fun, arranging a college fest requires a great deal of proper planning. It takes a lot of time, effort and money to organize a college fest. Keep in mind these essential steps when organizing a grand and splendid college fest:
Also Read:- Healthy Snacks Ideas for Work and School 1. Support from College
You can not organize a college fest without the support of your professors and college management. In fact, if you get the backing from your professors, it becomes easier to convince the management. Moreover, it is often seen that the teachers get the administration to give approval for the college fest.
Hence, it is important to keep your lecturers in the loop, who are involved to be the decision-makers, about the planning to take place in the fest. As this occasion isn’t just about understudies and fun, but also the reputation of the college will be at stake.
2. Form the TEAM – the fest organizing committee
The team assumes an essential job; they have to carry on the work assigned to them. A well-shaped team is like winning half the battle.
Look out for students who could support and volunteer for the fest. The students that are willing to go an extra mile for their college event must be part of the fest organizing committee. Hold a recruitment drive for the committee and involve professors as well in the selection of students for the team.
After choosing students, select the
fest coordinator who will be the main person responsible for the successful execution of the college fest. Ideally, the team consists of a mix of students from different batches and streams, headed by the fest coordinator. This committee is overlooked by a college professor who acts as the chair for the fest.
It is also recommended to have back-ups. This is helpful in situations like losing a key member right before the fest. This might damage the fest. Try to onboard the students who are genuinely enthusiastic and interested.
3. Assign Team Responsibilities and take decisions
Post the committee selection, the team sits together and discusses the roadmap.
An agenda must be set up for the college fest. The committee has to take decisions on important topics such as
how to go about the execution how to get funding and sponsorship what are the implementation ideas how to market the event logistics
For taking these decisions, each team member must know his/her responsibility. The fest coordinator along with the guiding teacher must assign or delegate appropriate responsibilities to the committee. The coordinator needs to communicate regularly with the team and have frequent discussions or meetings for status updates.
4. Decide on theme and fest activities
Every College Fest is created and catered around a subject theme, decide yours and plan out the activities accordingly. Name the college fest as per this theme.
For selecting a theme, you can take inspiration from other fests and try to replicate the same. This is one of the ways to choose a theme. It can work if you execute the fest in an altogether different way.
The way to come up with a theme is only through thorough research. So dive deep and keep thinking out of the box and research. At the end of the day, successful research with proper brainstorming will lead you to your own college fest theme.
5. Budgeting and Logistics Sponsorship and Budgeting
Arrange for funding and sponsorship for your fest. Post that, set up a budget and expense sheet for your fest. Based on various events and activities, the estimated number of participants, the ticket prices and various logistics decide on the budget.
Ticketing for College Fest
Select a ticketing partner for your fest where students can easily register and make the payment – you can use Townscript for online ticketing and registration for your fest.
Plan the venue
Be it your school amphitheater or an outdoors ground stage, choose where you might want the various activities to occur. You can even plan some activities indoor inside the college auditorium and some activities like pro-nights on outdoor grounds. Remember – the venue must be your college and not any outside location for your college fest.
Arrange for Food
Food is one of the most significant parts of any occasion. Book for a food vendor(s) and plan out the cuisines and dishes well ahead of time. Set up live counters of Chaats and Pizza to enchant and engage the participants. A very good idea would be to invite famous local food vendors to put up food stalls in your college fest.
Accommodation for Students
Providing accommodation for students from outside the college city is essential to get more students to participate in your college fest. The accommodation for all students travelling for your college fest must be arranged so that no student is left out. The arrangement needs to be organized so that participants do not have a negative outlook for your fest.
Other Logistics
The Lighting, sound systems, and other technical setup need to be taken care of. Dedicate a team for this task.
Remember that it is essential to give students an amazing experience for your college fest. Food and Accommodation are two very significant aspects of this experience. 6. Work on a strong marketing strategy
It barely matters how well you have organized a fest if students do not turn up. Exploit the assets around you: beginning from advertising (paid + organic) on social media and setting up a site for free are the two things one must do.
Spread the word – go around and tell people about the college fest. Attract the maximum crowd by aggressively pushing your event details online Put up posters in different colleges and universities – or hire
campus ambassadors for different colleges.
An attractive, insane marketing strategy to get the word out is crucial. Make your fest a brand in itself, wear it as your pride, and hype about it as though it were your most-happening thing in life!
Also Read:- 10 Benefits of Green Chillies You Know 7. Post-event activities
When so much has gone into setting up an incredible show, it is similarly essential to recognize the endeavors: be it money related or the thoughts. A post-review session is the place where this should happen. Thank the sponsors, college administration, your professors, all the suppliers, and the volunteers. Everyone deserves a pat on the back. | 6,901 | 3,083 | 15,279.34674 |
warc | 202143 | Many people replace their flooring when it is damaged or outdated. It's important to determine the condition of your flooring before you replace it so that you know how much money and time will be needed for this project. This blog post will discuss why you should replace your flooring, what signs to look out for, and other factors that may lead to a need for new flooring in certain rooms.
Consider and Look for the Condition of Flooring
If you are worried about the condition of your carpet, it's a good idea to replace it with something that will wear better and last longer. Carpet wears out over time even if there is no visible damage present. If there is lots of traffic in the room or if there are heavy items being stored in the room, this can lead to premature wear.
Look for any Signs that There is Problem with Flooring
If you notice that water is pooling and sitting on your carpet for long periods of time without drying up, this could be a sign that the padding underneath your carpet has become wet and is not drying. This can lead to mildew, mold, or rotting materials beneath the flooring in this room.
If The Carpet has Become Wet and Matted Down
If you notice stains on your carpets that are not coming up with a simple scrubbing, this could be an indication that your carpet has become dirty or stained. Old carpet makes the home look old so it's best to get the new carpeting for the home when you want to make your home look beautiful and simple as well.
Look for Stains that are not coming Out after Hard Struggle
If you notice stains on your carpets that are not coming up with a simple scrubbing, this could be an indication that your carpet has become dirty or stained. After a long and hard struggle of removing stains, these stains don't get out then only solution is to replace the flooring.
For an Updated and Modern Look
If you want to replace the carpets in a room so that it will match new furniture, replace because of damage, or for any other reason which requires updating the style of your home, replace the carpets in that room. Design of homes and with the design of homes everything changes, like it evolves by the time, people change the carpeting and flooring every few years just to make it look modern.
If you are Tired of Coloring and Want a Change
If you want to replace old carpet with a new color or change up the style for any reason, this is something you can do as well. Colors play a great role in changing the floors, most people change the floors only because they hate the coloring and mismatches of the home.
To Update The Style In Your Home
For an updated look and/or if there are lots of stains on your existing carpets, consider replacing them when they start looking worn or dirty. This will help maintain the resale value of your home by showing potential buyers that it's been taken care of. If time permits before selling your property, replace all flooring at once so colors match and the current style is maintained.
Conclusion
When you replace your flooring, it's important to know what type of carpet is best for the room and the condition of that carpet. This will help you find the perfect fit for your home so that you can improve resale value or make a desired change in style without breaking the bank on new carpets. | 3,310 | 1,412 | 7,717.082153 |
warc | 202143 | Pharmacies and Drug Shops: Expanding contraceptive choice and access in the private sector 1 Background
Expanding access to contraceptive methods through the private sector and community-based sources—which includes task sharing—is an important strategy to help achieve national family planning and development goals and, in particular, aims to reduce barriers to access for youth, lower-income, and other marginalized groups. Private sector pharmacies and drug shops are often the first line of health care in low- and middle-income countries, particularly for many underserved populations and especially in rural areas that have very few private or public clinics.
3,4 While there are differences between pharmacies and drug shops (see box), there are also common issues around implementation and impact. For both, training and support can improve and expand the range and quality of services they offer and thereby increase access and choice for women. Pharmacies: Retail facilities that sell both prescription and over-the-counter medicines and are overseen by licensed pharmacists. Drug shops: “Lower-tier retail outlets, with no pharmacist on staff, that sell over-the-counter drugs, chemical products and household remedies” (also known as licensed chemical sellers, chemist, patent and proprietary medicine vendors, accredited drug distribution outlets, etc.)2
Pharmacies are generally larger than drug shops, are staffed by a licensed pharmacist, and carry a wider range of products.
5 Like pharmacies, many drug shops also sell over-the-counter family planning methods, especially condoms, oral contraceptives, and emergency contraception. Drug shops typically have storefronts, product displays, and a counter. Many have a small room in the back, separated by a curtain or door, for examinations and treatment. The owners of these shops may or may not have some type of retail license, and frontline staff may or may not have family planning training, or health accreditation such as training as a nurse, nursing assistant, pharmacy assistant, or traditional medicine practitioner.
Pharmacies and drug shops, with their convenience, anonymity, and cost savings (compared to private physicians), are an essential source of health services, products, and information that is particularly important in the context of “high maternal mortality and morbidity, poorly stocked clinics, high unmet need for family planning” and critical health-worker shortages.
4 In recent years, drug shops and pharmacies have been recognized in many countries for their potential to improve health across a wide area of diseases and health issues. 6,7 Despite their popularity and potential, pharmacies and drug shops have often not been considered part of the larger health system; they are typically missing from countries’ health strategies, policies and regulation, and monitoring. A regulatory scan of 32 countries found that there has been more official recognition for drug retail outlets in recent years(e.g., in the form of licensure), with increasing awareness that these sources are responsible for a substantial share of modern family planning services. 2
Evidence shows that with training and support, pharmacy and drug shop staff can facilitate the use of a broad range of modern contraception, especially in areas where the unmet need is high, access to family planning services is poor, and health worker shortages and other barriers prevent women, men, and youth from accessing family planning services. Access to contraceptives through pharmacies and drug shops can also be critical during emergency situations when there is added stress on the health care system and restricted mobility for many people. This brief describes the importance of these outlets for providing commodities and information, and outlines key issues for planning and implementing programs to support pharmacy and drug shop staff. While many pharmacies and drug shops already provide family planning, this high-impact practice focuses on how to strengthen and improve these services and their impact.
Theory of Change Why is this practice important? Pharmacy and drug shop staff advise clients and treat a variety of ailments in many countries, providing an opportunity to reach existing and potential family planning clients. For decades, people have routinely used drug shops and pharmacies for treatment of common ailments. Studies in Thailand, 8 Nigeria, 9 Indonesia, 10 and Uganda 10 confirm that pharmacies are primary sources when people are ill and need outpatient treatment or drugs. In some countries, drug shops are just as important, if not more so. 11,12 Both pharmacies and drug shops are particularly important in countries where health system infrastructure is weak, overburdened, poorly distributed, or understaffed. Training and support for pharmacy and drug shop staff can strengthen these widely used services to ensure that users receive quality services. Besides providing information on family planning, pharmacy and drug shop staff can safely provide a wide range of methods. Drug sellers are a major source of short-acting reversible contraception 13 and an important outlet for affordable socially marketed products. Pharmacies and drug shops are a common source of supply for condoms in many countries (Nguyen et al., 2011). 14Female condomsare also an appropriate method for distribution at drug shops 15and a study in Nigeria found that both male and female condomswere mostly procured from patent medicine dealers and pharmacy shops. 16However, there is still generally low knowledge and use of female condoms, as well as more limited access (Ananga et al., 2017). 17 Pharmacies and drug shops are the main source for obtaining oral contraceptives (OCs)and emergency contraception (EC)in many countries. 18For example, in Ghana, 94% of EC users indicated buying it at a pharmacy or drug store. 19Studies in Tanzania and Nepal demonstrated that women obtaining contraceptives at pharmacies were able to self-screen for contraindications to combined OCs as well as nurses. 20,21Training and sensitization around EC is particularly important to update knowledge and dispel misconceptions among pharmacy and drug shop staff. In India, training led to improvements in knowledge, attitudes, and dispensing practices of EC among pharmacists in terms of correct dosage and when to take EC. 22 A significant proportion of women rely on pharmacies and drug shops for injectable contraception, including both through intramuscular (IM) and subcutaneous (SC) administration. Half of the drug shops in a study from Nigeria and Uganda had administered injectables before the training, demonstrating a demand for injectable contraceptive services from these providers. 23In Bangladesh, the Blue Star program, a social franchise network of private sector providers, demonstrated that, when trained and supported, drug shop staff can safely and effectively provide high-quality family planning services, including injectable contraceptives, and many clients preferred the option of obtaining DMPA from local drug shops. 24 Drug shops, in particular, remove barriers to family planning access in underserved areas. Doctors and pharmacies are usually concentrated in urban areas. 25,26 In countries where drug shops are permitted, they are usually more common than pharmacies, which can reduce travel and distance barriers. Studies show that clients often find private providers, such as drug shop operators, more acceptable than public sector clinics. 27,28 Pharmacies and drug shops offer clients proximity, expediency, flexibility in operating hours, and responsiveness to the client’s needs compared to public sector clinics. 29 Supporting and strengthening pharmacies and drug shops is an effective way to complement the public sector and expand the impact of a health system. The World Health Organization (WHO) global guidelines on task sharing include operators of retail outlets such as pharmacies and drug shops as important cadres to be part of task-sharing efforts for contraceptive services. This can help to alleviate the burden on the public sector and expand access to services. 30 Implementing these guidelines requires policy change, which has happened in a number of countries. For example, in February 2020 the Minister of Health in Rwanda approved a change in policy that would allow the administration of injectable contraceptives by private community pharmacists, and in 2018 the National Drug Authority in Uganda allowed licensed and accredited private drug shops to stock and administer injectable contraception. Pharmacies and drug shops can also play an important role as a bridge to self-care practices—an area receiving growing attention as a way to improve health and well-being and contribute to universal health coverage. 31 Recommendations for family planning in the WHO self-care guidance include making oral contraceptives available over-the-counter without a prescription and making self-administered injectable contraception available. What is the impact? ACCESS: Pharmacies and drug shops are an important source of supply for a range of contraceptives in many countries.
Pharmacies and drug shops were a large source of contraception in the majority of countries with a modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR) of less than 20%, with use of these sources highest in Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Cameroon, where more than 40% of women obtained their contraceptive from a pharmacy or drug shop.
32 In many countries, around half of pill users and as many as 80% or more of condom users obtained their methods at pharmacies or drug shops, with a growing proportion of injectable users also using these sources (Figure 1). Pharmacies and drug shops were the main source for emergency contraception, oral contraceptive pills, and condoms in urban Nigeria and Kenya. 5 A study in Uganda found that “almost half of the drug shop clients had switched from other providers, primarily from government health clinics, mostly as a result of more convenient locations, shorter waiting times, and fewer stock-outs in drug shops.” 3 Social marketing programs in Africa and elsewhere enable contraceptive users to access pills, condoms, and injectable contraceptives from pharmacies and drug shops. ACCESS: Pharmacies and drug shops are popular for short-acting contraceptive users, including hard-to-reach or underserved populations, such as unmarried women, males, and youth, due to convenience, cost, and confidentiality. Hard-to-reach populations in urban Kenya and Nigeria were the most likely to choose these outlets over public-health sector health facilities to obtain their short-acting methods. 5Young women (often single), who may be stigmatized in traditional family planning outlets, constitute a majority of the women who source their contraception in drug shops and pharmacies in countries with a low modern contraceptive prevalence rate. 29,32 Drug shops are convenient for men and boyswho may be less willing to go to clinics or pharmacies, especially if they have to travel longer distances. Generally, men do not attend public clinics to obtain family planning information or condoms, or to accompany partners for antenatal/child health care. Family planning clinics have traditionally focused their services in provision and counseling of modern contraceptive methods on women (Maharaj, 2001). 33Those clinics, partly due to the limited number of male-centered contraceptive methods, have not sufficiently engaged male participation in family planning counseling. 34,35Men in India indicated that pharmacies are their primary source for obtaining condoms, 36and men in urban Nigeria and Kenya reported that they obtained most condoms from a pharmacy or drug shop. 5 In countries with low mCPR countries (mCPR < 20%), “over one-third of pharmacy and drug shop clients are youth.” 32In Nigeria, younger women (<25 years old) who use short-acting methods were significantly more likely to obtain their method from a pharmacy or drug shop than another type of facility. 5Youth cited convenience as a major draw of pharmacies, specifically their longer operating hours, accessible locations, and ease of family planning commodity access. 37In Delhi, a survey of pharmacists providing EC found one-third of the clients were adolescents. 38 QUALITY: Training and support improve the quality of family planning services offered by pharmacies and drug shops, thereby improving client satisfaction.
With training and supportive supervision, pharmacy and drug shop staff generally provide family planning services safely, reliably, and with greater client satisfaction. A 2009 literature review of interventions to improve the quality of services provided by drug shop operators in sub-Saharan Africa found that training can improve their knowledge and practices, as well as their counseling of patients.
39 Studies have shown that, after appropriate training, drug shops are more likely to use sharps disposal boxes 40,41; give information on side effects of EC 42; and make referrals to facilities. 43 The majority of clients in a study in Nigeria reported receiving high-quality counseling with injections from drug shops and discontinuation rates were not due to the provider. 40 Take-home brochures for clients and job aids for drug shop staff, such as screening and standard procedure checklists, can further improve the quality of services and information. In Nigeria, patent and proprietary medicine vendors (PPMVs)* who used at least two family planning job aids were more likely to have injectable contraceptive knowledge nine months after training compared to those who used one or no job aids. 41
Social franchising and social marketing have helped expand the role of private sector pharmacies and drug shops in increasing access to a range of contraceptives, and also play a role in improving skills and quality.
44 As important outlets for socially marketed products, pharmacies and drug shops benefit from the follow-up provided by these programs. For example, as part of the Goli ke Hamjoli (Friends of the Pill) campaign in India, project staff followed up on training of pharmacists with periodic detailing visits to refresh knowledge and share point-of-sale materials leading to increased knowledge among staff and increased uptake of oral contraceptives. 45 For more information, see the Social Marketing and Social Franchising HIP briefs. How to do it: Tips from implementation experience
Programmatic experience indicates that the following strategies can help support drug shops and pharmacies in providing a wider variety of family planning methods and information.
Know the legal, regulatory, and policy environment. Efforts to expand the role of drug shops and pharmacies should consider whether country regulations are supportive and adequate for expanding access to family planning information and products. Are shops registered and operating legally? How is the quality of medicines or services provided by these shops monitored? Which contraceptive methods can shops legally sell? Technical assistance can be organized to offer evidence-based advocacy for changes in policy related to the sale of family planning methods through these outlets, and to support training and accreditation. Promote simple and clear processes for licensing drug shops and pharmacies.These processes are often defined by the drug regulatory authorities, the pharmacists association, or a similar association. It is important to work with national authorities to seek their input into successful strategies for engagement and continuing education. Integrate drug shops and pharmacies as a part of the larger health system. Globally and nationally, efforts should be made to include pharmacy and drug shop provision into family planning guidance, such as service delivery guidelines. Locally, drug-shop and pharmacy staff should be comfortable referring clients to higher level clinical services and should be knowledgeable about what services are available and where. Create a quality assurance or oversight system.Quality assurance systems are desirable for providing ongoing support to drug-shop and pharmacy staff, and can ensure periodic reviews, including use of regular monitoring data. Minimum quality standards, such as those adopted by the Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets (ADDO) program in Tanzania ( Center for Pharmaceutical Management, 2008), can be used to maintain standards for: Staff training and continuing education Drug availability Drug quality Stock control, handling, and record-keeping Sanitation and hygiene of the premises and personnel Shop location and building design/layout (privacy) Seek to price contraceptive supplies so they are affordable for clients yet offer sufficient profit to motivate the drug-shop and pharmacy owners to stock and sell a range of modern contraceptives.Profit incentives appear to increase sales and use ( Wafula et al., 2010). Provide drug-shop and pharmacy staff sufficient training and support on the family planning methods they offer.Training should be high-quality, interactive, and customized to the learners’ needs. A 2009 literature review of interventions to improve the quality of services provided by drug-shop operators in sub-Saharan Africa found that training can improve their knowledge and practices, as well as their counseling of patients ( Wafula et al., 2010). In 2008, data from 272 pharmacists (22% response rate) in Florida found that 56% of respondents thought that EC causes birth defects and 46% thought that it causes abortion. Only 22% said that EC can be purchased in advance of need. Many felt uncomfortable dispensing to adolescents (61%) and men (58%). Knowledge about EC was the most important predictor of dispensing (Odds Ratio [OR]=1.57, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.22-2.03). Pharmacists who knew EC is not an abortifacient were more likely to dispense it (OR=4.64, 95% CI 2.15-10.00) ( Richman et al., 2012). Because pharmacy and drug-shop staff often work long hours and are reticent to attend training sessions, training courses should be as brief as possible at convenient hours, such as in the evening. Also consider mechanisms for trainees to share information with their colleagues. For example, provide handouts to take back or talking points to share. Create point-of-sale information and promotional materials to improve family planning use and the quality of services.Take-home brochures for clients and job aides for drug-shop staff, such as screening and standard procedure checklists, can improve the quality of services and information. In social marketing programs, product inserts and other client materials will likely be provided by the distributor. Explore franchising and branded networks of drug shops and pharmacies as potential ways to increase visibility and introduce basic monitoring and quality assurance.Several programs are seeking ways to include drug shops in a wider network of providers, such as Licensed Chemical Shops in Ghana, Blue Star clinical social franchising efforts in Bangladesh, ADDOs in Tanzania, and ProFam programs in several African countries. See Social Marketing: Leveraging the Private Sector to Improve Product Access, Choice, and Use. Indicators
The following indicators are recommended for measuring implementation of the HIP, with programs needing to select appropriate indicators depending on availability of routine data. Programs could try to disaggregate pharmacies and drug shops, if possible with available data.
% of pharmacies and drug shops providing family planning services, including at least three modern methods. The methods should be specific to the country or area where the practice is being implemented. % of pharmacies and drug shops with staff members trained in family planning % of women/men who received their last method from a pharmacy or drug shop Drug Shop Operators Family Planning Curriculum (Uganda 2018) https://toolkits.knowledgesuccess.org/toolkits/cba2i/drug-shop-provision-family-planning Toolkit: Expanding Access to Injectable Contraception through Pharmacies (SHOPS PLUS). https://www.shopsplusproject.org/resource-center/toolkit-expanding-access-injectable-contraceptives-through-pharmacies Private Sector Counts (https://www.privatesectorcounts.org/) and FP Market Analyzer (http://fpmarketanalyzer.org/), two tools from SHOPS PLUS to understand where women access contraception and help with data visualization to inform advocacy Priority Research Questions What kinds of training, supportive supervision, or other interventions work best to improve family planning knowledge and practice among pharmacy and drug shop staff? What are the best ways to facilitate effective referrals? What are the key issues around supply chain management to ensure a consistent supply of quality-assured products for pharmacies and drug shops? What are family planning consumers’ preferences regarding accessing pharmacies and drug shops? References
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Suggested Citation
High Impact Practices in Family Planning (HIPs). Pharmacies and Drug Shops: Expanding contraceptive choice and access in the private sector. Washington, DC: HIPs Partnership; 2021 Aug. Available from: https://www. fphighimpactpractices.org/briefs/drug-shops-and-pharmacies/
Acknowledgements
This brief was written by: Sara Chace Dwyer (Population Council), Katy Footman (MSI), Sameh Madian (DKT), Tracy Orr (FHI 360), Laura Raney (FP2030), Vinit Sharma (UNFPA), John Stanback (FHI 360), and Julie Solo. It was updated from a previous version, available here.
This brief was reviewed and approved by the HIP Technical Advisory Group. In addition, the following individuals and organizations provided critical review and helpful comments: Mozzam Ali (WHO), Sean Calahan (Abt Associate), Jill Chanley (Population Reference Bureau), Mohammad Eslami, Rebecca Husband (PSI), Shawn Malarcher (USAID), and Tanvi Pandit-Rajani (John Snow Inc.).
The World Health Organization/Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research has contributed to the development of the technical content of HIP briefs, which are viewed as summaries of evidence and field experience. It is intended that these briefs be used in conjunction with WHO Family Planning Tools and Guidelines: https://www.who.int/ health-topics/contraception.
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warc | 202143 | I'm sorry. I thought you were going off about apprenticeship and school requirements by the FAA. I also thought you were saying you wished there was an easier way for owners to work on there own certified aircraft. I'm glad you weren't. Could you imagine some Idiot with limited training and limited understanding of the regs keeping his plane flying with NAPA parts for 20 years. Then, when he decides he's done with it, instead of scrapping it, he sells it to mom and pop and their two kids. Next thing you know mom and pop and their two kids are on the news. Almost like a doctor doing surgery without training you might say. Anyway, glad we're on the same page. I'd hate to think someone would think those planes would never change hands or never give other people rides.I suggested nothing of the sort. I don't have an objection to the "experience through supervised work" way of going at an A&P; I just can't feasibly do it myself because I haven't been logging all that time and haven't gotten anyone to backsign for the work I did. Stop putting words in others' mouths. I'm suggesting that there should be some sort of option like the LSA repairman and inspector certificates for the owners of certified airplanes that would let them work on their own-- and--airplane, or a way for purchasers of secondhand homebuilts to earn a repairman certificate for ONLYtheir own their ownairplane. Because there's a really big difference between "I'm just going to fix my ownstuff" and "I'm going to get paid to fix other peoples'stuff". And someone doing the former (working on their own spam can) doesn't need to get into thrust reversers, helicopter rotor tracking, and air cycle machines. Pilot certificates have graduated levels like this (private pilot for someone just flying themselves for fun, commercial and ATP for those doing it for money). We don't set the minimum pilot experience at the equivalent of commercial pilot with multiengine, glider, seaplane, and rotary wing ratings. Sure, pilots in general would be much safer and better-trained, but sport aviation as we know it would cease to exist. But for maintenance, there isn't really any such option. It's all-or-nothing--get trained to do all the work, on any kind of airplane, for pay, or stick to changing tires and oil, with no in-between. I'm also suggesting that maybe the FAA should stick to approving the content of A&P schools, and not regulating the specific class schedules, so that said schools don't need to go get additional approval just to offer the same classesat different times of day. It's ridiculous that my local A&P school would have to get specific FAA approval to offer the very same classes on a part-time evening/weekend schedule. I don't see why the FAA gets into that level of detail. I'll note that there is an industry movement seeking to implement "competency-based" training rather than time-based--that is, instead of a rigidly-fixed hours-based curriculum, it would be more "show us you can do it". FAA Proposed Rule Means Flexibility for Maintenance Training | NBAA - National Business Aviation AssociationThe FAA proposes expanding a previously proposed rule to allow aviation maintenance technician schools to use competency-based training and satellite training locations.nbaa.org Finally, I'm not in any way trying to denigrate the work that A&Ps are doing, or the training and experience they get along the way; I think that education and experience is definitely necessary if you're going to be doing that work for others. I'm just saying that perhaps, in light of the decades of experience "we" have with people maintaining their own second-/third-/fourth-hand homebuilts, and in Canada with "owner-maintained" aircraft, that just maybe there could be a way found for people to work on their own non-homebuilt airplanes. We already have such a path for LSA's and the FAA itself proposed such a thing in 2013 (see "primary non-commercial").
People by certified planes for multiple reasons. One is that they are supposed to be maintained to a certain standard. As an A&P/IA I see people trying to cut costs all the time on their certified planes. Luckily we have trained professionals out there to catch most of the bad choices. And I know trained professionals make bad choices too. At least their possible loss of livelihood keeps most of them in check. You give a cheap owner the freedom to do maintenance and inspections unsupervised and it will be another hit to the GA industry.
Anyway, can't wait to have coffee with you next Oshkosh.
Brandon
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warc | 202143 | In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. TEDxKanke, an independent TED event organized its 28th version of the webinar series based on the theme "The Rise of A New World" in July. Having covered a long journey in multiple optics, this version of the webinar was entitled "Health Begins from Kitchen" wherein Swati Bathwal was the guest speaker.
Swati Bathwal, a well-known health expert, public figure, influencer, and an Accredited Practicing Dietitian , has made her exclusive stand in the fitness industry in both national and international stances. She was born in Ranchi, Jharkhand, but she lived most of her adult life in boarding school and in Australia. She belongs to a clinical background dealing with cancer care, diabetes, and allergies. However, her prowess is not restricted to a single domain which signals her multi-potential attribute. She is also a sportsperson, nutritionist, ambassador of the Fit India Program.
Further, she has even served as a panelist in several news corporations like CII and GSIC. While her success story is not limited, this webinar series too had no boundaries for which it was live-streamed via zoom call and TEDx Kanke's social media platforms like YouTube and Facebook to make it open for everyone across each country. It was revealed during the session that Swati is very close to her podcast named "Diet X" which can be heard on radio channels of India as well Singapore.
Her journey of boarding school has been pivotal to her where she used to teach her batchmates. Soon after she entered 8th standard, bio-chemistry caught her major interest. She had to go through a lot of social and peer pressure as she suffered from growth spurt which brought curiosity in her to dive deep into the concept. Later, moving to Australia she could explore more in her area of interest. It's been 12 years to it, yet she hasn't stopped learning different specializations. Apparently, around COVID when the lives of people have switched to some extent, a healthy lifestyle plan was delivered by her basically for adults. The plan includes good sleep, exercise/yoga, and a habit of eating fresh food.
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Amidst this seminar, various questions were raised around the topic from which gentle suggestions were given especially to the parents who are worried for their kids. To help your kid have an active and healthy lifestyle, Swati suggests: "Do not give food in front of the television or else they won't concentrate on their food. And always try to monitor the usage of gadgets by your kid. If possible switch on the yellow light on the digital device, as the blue rays are quite harmful to them.
Furthermore, she said; the cholesterol in a body starts to develop from the age of 10 itself, which means if you see the cholesterol deposit within your body in later years, the base was set from childhood itself. She passed on a message to every viewer, " never let the external factors impact you. Take care of your body and always keep yourself happy.
On the other hand please keep a note that maintaining a weight loss is more crucial than just following a diet one time to lose weight. To have a balanced nutrition diet, regardless of what you eat, the plate must be around 300-350 calories, as signified by her rational plate technique.
Referring to Ayurveda and the dry ginger compound, which is even used by Japan, she prescribed to have it to prevent any ache or migraine than taking pain killers. Many such ailments, tips, and concepts like cheat meals were explained by her with a detailed analysis of its functioning. She responded to a variety of questions and covered the advantages of having the right quantity & way of having seeds, apple cider, various kitchen condiments, and so on. The viewers' attention and interaction were quite evident from the endless stream of questions till the very end of the show. | 4,018 | 2,099 | 7,656.979514 |
warc | 202143 | Hyderabad: The National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) and Center for Human Security Studies (CHSS) is organizing an Executive Certificate Program (ECP) on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Smart Policing between November 18 to 20 at the Dr MCR HRD Institute, Jubilee Hills.
The programme aims to equip the participants with comprehensive and in-depth understanding about applications of AI in the effective functioning of the police force in the country. The 3-day residential and online programme will cover legal, ethical and technical intricacies of AI through theoretical-practical and use-case based approaches, said a press release from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.
The faculty for the course comprises of AI enabled tech manufacturers, AI Research community and academics of global repute to empower police and paramilitary forces of the country.
The course enhances law enforcement officers’ understanding of the risks of malicious use of AI by criminal and terrorist groups, including new digital, physical, and political attacks. It also helps understand the social impact of using AI and robotics in law enforcement. Fairness, accountability and transparency in the use of AI can be monitored.
Interested candidates can contact NALSAR at + 91652810374 or email director@chss.org.in, for registrations and fee details. | 1,363 | 798 | 2,309.243108 |
warc | 202143 | Technology teams and lines of business are often seduced by cool new technologies, products, and services. The business is drawn to promises of better insights, higher productivity, improved economics, and ease of use. IT is drawn to increasingly powerful technologies that enable the team to more effectively implement and manage an increasingly complex ecosystem.
However, the art of the possible often overshadows what's practical or what the business is trying to achieve.
Solutions architects can help better align technology acquisition with business goals, albeit not single-handedly. They need to collaborate with the business, IT, and vendors to orchestrate it all.
"A solutions architect has a foot in enterprise architecture, a foot in business program management, and a foot in vendor product management," said Dirk Garner, principal consultant at Garner Software.
"We help determine what the business needs are and align the right technologies and products. Solutions architecture is really at the center of those things." Architecting the right solutions
Sound technology acquisition starts with a business problem or goal. Then, it's a matter of selecting "the right" technologies and products that will most effectively solve the business problem or help the business achieve its goal.
"So often we do it backwards, we say we have this technology so let's do this," said Garner. "Once you understand the business environment, it's assessing the current state of technology and then taking a look at what you actually need to pursue opportunities and survive in the business environment."
Given the fast pace of business today, there's an inclination to just acquire technology now. However, there are often trade-offs between short-term pain relief and a longer term benefit to the business. A sounder approach is to compare current capabilities with the capabilities required and then define a roadmap for getting there.
"The number one challenge is that people are myopic," said Garner. "Vendors focus on how great their product is [rather than] what the customer needs. The business always comes to the table with unrealistic expectations - how little money they want to spend and how fast they want things delivered."
Since IT can't meet those expectations, lines of business purchase their own technology, not realizing that they’ll probably need IT's help to implement it.
"You hear a lot about collaboration today but when you talk to these people, they're still siloed," said Curt Cornum, VP and chief solution architect at global technology provider Insight Enterprises. "Even within the IT department, when you get into those types of conversations they're not talking to each other as much as they should."
The persistent silos are keeping businesses from meeting their goals and staying competitive. Meanwhile, their agile counterparts are pulling ahead because their business and IT functions are working in unison. Collaboration is critical.
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Agile organizations have three important advantages over their less agile counterparts: a collaborative approach to problem-solving, a focus on incremental improvement, and a technology infrastructure that is capable of adapting to rapid change.
Garner will address all of these things in his upcoming session entitled, "Evolved Data Warehousing: A Hybrid Warehouse Journey" on Friday, May 19. The session is ideal for anyone who's on a quest to manage data in an agile way that meets the needs of the business. | 3,563 | 1,686 | 7,442.992883 |
warc | 202143 | Robot journalism is a growing factor in many newsrooms. One example of a news publisher that has used this strategy with great success is Bergens Tidende in Norway, which was awarded three INMA Global Media Awards silver places for its Home Sales Web site section, entirely populated with robot-generated content.
Over the past year, Bergens Tidende has generated more than one million pageviews, and is now driving 5% of all BT’s article conversions of paying subscribers. How did they do it? By partnering with United Robots.
In a Webinar for INMA members, Cecilia Campbell, chief marketing officer at United Robots and blogger for INMA, explained that her company turns structured data into text, using AI and natural language generation, that is enriched with images, maps, graphics, metadata, and links.
“Then we send the content to the publisher, either into the CMS or directly to readers on [Web] sites, through apps, or push notifications,” Campbell said. “The vast majority of the articles we generate and send to publishers are automatically published with no tasks from the newsroom.”
In addition to Bergens Tidende, United Robots has also partnered with MittMedia, Aftonbladet, Schibsted, Gannett, and many others and produces automated content in nine languages.
“We know there’s concern in the newsroom that robo-journalism is technically difficult,” Campbell acknowledged. “That’s certainly true if you’re going to build your own robot or use a self-service, too. But we build the robot for you. We don’t sell tech; we build a service.”
Once the robot is built, the content begins being auto-generated and sent directly to the publisher.
Bergens Tidende has found great success with this robot-generated content, primarily in its real estate section. The core value of United Robots’ real estate offering is the single sale articles, Campbell said. This allows publishers to cover every house sale in every neighbourhood — content readers of hyper-local publishers love.
“The real estate content has a proven track record of driving subscription sales,” she said. Users purchase a subscription to view the real estate content and listings, which in turn drives up advertising sales and revenue.
In Scandinavia, real estate is the highest performing robo-content for digital subscription sales. Home sales verticals generate up to 20% higher CPMs due to premium inventory.
How to make automated content relevant to your readers
In short, the AI robot produces an article for each open real estate listing in the local and regional market — about 13,000 of them in the past year. This represents about one-quarter of all the BT content during that time.
These articles help BT reach an audience they would not have otherwise reached. The trick to this is to make the content relevant, Bergens Tidende Project Lead Jan Stian Vold told Webinar attendees.
“We treat it like any other journalism,” he said. “Don’t do it just because you can, or it will increase volume, but because it will bring real value to your readers.”
Volk said that in the beginning, robo-journalism was greeted with caution in the newsroom. They began slowly, automating just part of their content. Soon everyone embraced the model, from the top down.
“Real estate automation became the first product,” Volk told INMA members, launching in July 2020.
“It’s relatively easy to produce automated content,” he continued. “But the trick is to make it relevant. What we tried to do was reproduce, or imitate, all parts of the editorial process.”
One key is creating engaging headlines, paired with great photos. Volk called the real estate robo-content a “headline machine.” A set of rules is built into the robot to make sure the most interesting, engaging, high-quality, and relevant content is produced.
Another important aspect is to make sure the articles are presented as editorial and not confused with advertising.
“We take an editorial approach. We emphasise the journalistic value, which is important,” Volk said. “Buying or selling a house is one of the most important economic decisions you make. The importance of being informed in the real estate market benefits customers.”
He noted that automating this real estate content isn’t because journalists can’t do it, but because it is so time-consuming that it’s a very difficult area to cover well.
The result is extremely hyper-local content that area readers find of high value.
How to target readers
The next topic Volk discussed was how to make sure the right readers are able to find this robo-generated content. Geotargeting, to make sure readers get the local, relevant content on the home page of their community edition, is one way.
“This has improved the kick rate between 40 and 80%,” he said.
They also use the front page of the Web site to promote the best articles.
“Still, I think we can do more to make the service more user-friendly. A map solution is in the planning,” he said.
How to get the newsroom on board
BT’s automated real estate content has the support of the entire organisation, but Volk said getting there is an important part of the journey.
Some team members expressed concern that the content be obviously disclosed as robot-generated, which is the case. Each article is clearly designated that it has been automatically created by a robot.
Volk recounted a day that proved the value of the robo-journalism, when a billionaire sold a property in Bergen for one of the highest prices ever in the city. The robot picked up the story before anyone else.
“We have several other examples like this, where the robot is beating journalists to top stories,” he said. “This is of course a boost for the service.”
They have also recently started using United Robots to auto-generate annual reports.
The business model
“One important goal when we started out was to add a new revenue stream,” Volk said. “Like all media houses, Bergens Tidende is trying to become digitally sustainable.”
That’s going rather well, he reported. “We recently reached 50,000 digital subscribers, which has been a goal for us for many years.”
To secure further growth, however, they must keep adding new revenue streams.
“As the digital subscribers grow, that ‘either/or’ dilemma between subscription revenues and ad revenues becomes less and less prominent. With more and more paying readers, we can aim for both sources and develop more strength. It’s a win-win situation.”
Volk shared some key numbers:
Approximately 13,000 articles robo-generated since July 2020.
1,200 subscriptions sold.
Real estate robot has produced one million clicks in one year.
Annual report robot has generated 10,000 clicks per day since launching in late June 2021.
Time spent and scroll depth is as good as with ordinary, non-robot articles.
As far as return on investment, the 1,000 digital subscriptions per year will generate approximately US$230,000, while advertising sales will bring in close to US$60,000.
“On top of that is the loyalty of readers already subscribing,” Volk added. “A service like this adds value.”
While the numbers aren’t “breathtaking,” Volk said, this is a new revenue stream is driving digital subscriptions and furthering Bergens Tidende on the path to digital sustainability. | 7,615 | 3,333 | 16,523.156316 |
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warc | 202143 | A successful matrimony and relationship require you to build emotionally healthful relationships initially. I’m sure that the seems like a simple choice. Yet you will discover far too many relationships and associations where a single party or perhaps the other is somewhat more determined by the other person than they’re self-sufficient. The result? Unresolved conflict and pain.
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When you’re working to build emotionally healthier relationships then you certainly have to stop mind browsing what’s going on in another person’s mind. If you start mind browsing, you’ll find yourself simply being defensive more quite often than not. By defending yourself you will only confuse them and make elements worse. By starting your communication with them by simply clarifying beliefs, instead of guarding your have needs, to get much more likely to get them to go with you.
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warc | 202143 | Protection of honour and consideration of ladies for marital relationship is usually often prioritized from early childhood, regardless of capability to afford higher education for their forthcoming spouses. Hence, secondary education attendance does not hinder or delay marital relationship for most females. In fact , secondary education contains are more common amongst girls nowadays than it absolutely was in before generations. Which rate is obviously increasing because the social acceptance of girls’ education and their rights to increase daily. The marriageable age is an important factor, however , when checking the readiness of a gal to get married.
Girls via low cash flow families, just where both parents stay at home, are definitely more vulnerable to child marriage. The dowry program, in which a groom keeps the bride in the home till she is legally betrothed, is a public barrier. A lady may be also young to get married during these circumstances, but many can still do so. dowry systems could possibly be abolished, nevertheless social pressures to wed in a very early age continue. Therefore, secondary education is an important software for delaying marriage.
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Many authors have got explored the role of faith and community in surrounding and impacting on girls’ marriage decision making. A Khasis’ narrative, for example , suggests that honouring the woman child in one’s house is a deeply rooted spiritual value. If your girl is married at an early age, her really worth as a female diminishes. Because of this , the father of the star of the wedding pays a dowry to the groom and brings up his daughter in the home because his wife.
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warc | 202143 | Twenty years after the floodgates in Isahaya Bay, Nagasaki Prefecture were closed in a project to reclaim part of the bay and create farmland, the national government remains stuck in a legal quagmire over the issue of whether the gates should be reopened. A new court ruling last Monday only confirmed the stalemate. The antagonism shows no sign of dissipating between nearby fishermen, who blame their declining catches on changes in sea currents since the gates were closed, and local farmers, who have settled in the reclaimed area and oppose reopening the gates out of fear that their crops would be damaged by saltwater.
The government, which took charge of the ¥253 billion reclamation project, bears the primary responsibility to resolve the impasse. It needs to make a political decision to settle the problem. Leaving the matter to the judiciary is unlikely to produce results that satisfy both the fishermen and the farmers.
In response to a request from Nagasaki Prefecture, the government made the decision to go ahead with the Isahaya reclamation in 1986 for the purposes of farmland development and reducing flood damage. Three years after the floodgates were closed in 1997, however, fishermen from neighboring Saga Prefecture operating in the Ariake Sea suffered a record poor harvest of seaweed as well as a sharp decrease in their shellfish catch due to frequent red tides. Claiming that the floodgates weakened the velocity of the sea current, causing the declining harvest and catch, the fishermen filed a lawsuit with the Saga District Court in 2002, calling for a court order to open the gates.
The land reclamation project was completed in 2008, creating some 670 hectares of farmland. But three months later, the Saga court ordered the government to keep the gates open for five years to evaluate the impact on fisheries. The Fukuoka High Court upheld that decision in 2010, accepting a cause-and-effect relationship between closing the gates and poor fishing hauls. The ruling was finalized as then-Prime Minister Naoto Kan of the Democratic Party of Japan-led administration did not appeal the decision.
However, the legal battle over the floodgates was far from over. In 2011, the farmers filed a suit with the Nagasaki District Court calling for a court order to prevent the government from opening the gates. The court issued a provisional injunction in 2013 ordering the government to halt its preparations to open the gates, saying that doing so would deprive the farmers of their livelihood. The Nagasaki court confirmed the decision on Monday by ruling to the same effect.
Thus the government remains caught in a bind between the two conflicting court decisions — one ordering it to open the floodgates and the other telling it to keep them closed. Six years after the 2010 Fukuoka court ruling, the Isahaya Bay gates remain closed, and the government keeps paying ¥900,000 a day to the fishermen as a fine for failing to honor the Fukuoka court order — with the total reaching ¥765 million so far. An earlier attempt by the Nagasaki court to urge a settlement — in which the government proposed creating a ¥10 billion fisheries promotion fund — ended in failure. Six other cases are pending in courts that involve the government, the fishermen and the farmers, making it likely that the court battles will go on.
If the government leaves a final resolution of the problem to the judiciary, it will be nothing other than an abdication of its responsibility. While the bureaucracy may be good at implementing what has been decided, it is not good at reviewing and altering a policy already in place. This is where elected lawmakers must step in to work out a political solution.
The government should consider whether there are means to revive the damaged fisheries grounds other than opening the floodgates, which the farmers would not accept. It should examine, for example, whether other factors like the construction of a new port facing the Ariake Sea and a dam on a river that empties into the sea are responsible for the changed sea environment. Such studies may lead to the discovery of a new way to revitalize it.
A political solution will require building trustful relationship with the parties involved. For that matter, farm minister Yuji Yamamoto has visited Isahaya only once — when he was tapped to the post last August. Instead of just repeating that the government will cope appropriately with the relevant lawsuits and make efforts to resolve the problem, he should sincerely listen to both the farmers and the fishermen to search for a mutually acceptable way out of the gridlock.
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warc | 202143 | Over the last two years, Joseph Chamberlain College (JCC) has refurbished and developed its campus to provide outstanding facilities for an increasing student population. Now it is offering 1,300 new places for students to study from next September.
The college offers AS and A Levels in 35 subjects and a wide range of BTEC courses. Last year’s A Level results showed a 100% pass rate, and a BTEC Level 3 pass rate of 100%. That keeps the pass rate exceptional for the seventh year in a row.
JCC students have started incredible journeys during their time in further education. Over 90% of all university applicants got their desired places last year, including six students who went on to study medicine.
Excellent teaching and support for students
This success is due to the excellent teaching and support on offer to get students going in the right direction.
Many students also get involved in the Student Council, clubs, societies and other enrichment activities such as The Duke of Edinburgh Award and work experience.
The College has very close links with universities and schemes, such as the Aston Medical School programme. These connections help students progress to outstanding careers.
Discover the refurbished modern campus
The campus itself has recently undergone some dramatic changes.
Social Street boasts a 400-seat capacity with four food areas: a pizza restaurant, a sandwich bar, a coffee shop, and a hot food restaurant serving a themed menu each day. All of this is beautifully furnished with neon lights, booths, sofas, and incredible murals by local graffiti artist, Gent48.
There are 13 additional study areas across campus with 600 brand new computers and super-fast Wi-Fi throughout. The Open Learning Centre has been transformed into a light and focussed zone for quiet study and access to computers throughout the day.
Attend a virtual or in-person open event
Joseph Chamberlain College will be hosting a series of face to face and virtual open events, starting with Open Days on Saturday, October 16 and Saturday, November 13, both will run from 10am to 2pm.
The principal, Tony Day, said: “We hope that this event will provide an inspirational insight into all that JCC has to offer. Future students will see our amazing facilities and be able to find out everything they need in relation to the courses on offer. You will be able to meet our key support areas and ask all of the questions that will help you to make the best choice for your future”. | 2,512 | 1,312 | 4,752.121951 |
warc | 202143 | Next month the
finale of the AJ Bell Women’s Tour will take place in Suffolk, and to celebrate, Active Suffolk have partnered with Suffolk County Council to invite local primary schools to participate in the Women’s Tour School Challenge.
Following the completion of the challenge,
three lucky primary schools will win a day of cycle coaching, provided by Bike Smart and delivered by former National BMX Champion and British Cycling Coach, John Stockwell.
Coinciding with
Bike to School Week which runs from the 27th September to 1st October, pupils from primary schools across the county will be challenged with logging the time they spend cycling or scooting, with the intention of travelling the equivalent distance of the final leg of this year’s AJ Bell Women’s Tour which will take the riders from Haverhill to Felixstowe.
Cllr Andrew Reid, Cabinet Member for Public Health, Communities and Public Protection, said “The Women’s Tour Schools Challenge is a fantastic opportunity for pupils and teachers to get actively involved in the AJ Bell Women’s Tour in the build up to the race on the 9th October and I would encourage them to sign up straight away.
Cycling has so many benefits for the environment and our health and I very much hope that the school challenge will help inspire more young people to get out on their bikes and get more active.”
All Suffolk primary schools are invited to sign up for the challenge before Thursday 23rd September. They will then be sent challenge posters which will allow their children to log the minutes they have spent cycling or scooting during Bike to School Week.
Shan Bendall, Project Officer at Active Suffolk said “Cycling is a fantastic way to get active as a way of travel or just for the fun and freedom it brings. As well as helping children along the way to their 60 active minutes a day, cycling improves fitness, boosts positive mental attitude and teachers report higher levels of alertness in children who have cycled to school.
Through the creation of a fun and inclusive challenge like this one, we hope to support many more young people to be active and excel.”
After the week-long challenge, schools will be asked to submit their posters to Active Suffolk where three lucky schools will be randomly selected to win a day with John Stockwell who will deliver a range of fun and inclusive cycle coaching sessions for their children.
If you work in a local primary school, request your challenge pack today at www.activesuffolk.cresign.co.uk/. Remember, the deadline is Thursday 23rd September. | 2,620 | 1,232 | 5,435.649351 |
warc | 202143 | DATE: November 17, 2021
TIME: 7:00am PST, 10:00am EST, 4:00pm CET
Filamentous fungi are historically known to be a rich reservoir of bioactive compounds that are applied in a myriad of fields ranging from crop protection to medicine. The surge of genomic data available shows that fungi remain an excellent source for new pharmaceuticals. However, most of the responsible biosynthetic gene clusters are transcriptionally silent under laboratory growth conditions. Therefore, generic strategies for activation of these clusters are required. Here, we present a genome-editing-free, transcriptional regulation tool for filamentous fungi, based on the CRISPR activation (CRISPRa) methodology. Herein, a nuclease-defective mutant of Cas9 (dCas9) was fused to a highly active tripartite activator VP64-p65-Rta (VPR) to allow for sgRNA directed targeted gene regulation. dCas9-VPR was introduced, together with an easy to use sgRNA “plug-and-play” module, into a non-integrative AMA1-vector, which is compatible with several filamentous fungal species. To demonstrate its potential, this vector was used to transcriptionally activate a fluorescent reporter gene under the control of the penDE core promoter in Penicillium rubens. Subsequently, we activated the transcriptionally silent, native P. rubens macrophorin biosynthetic gene cluster by targeting dCas9-VPR to the promoter region of the transcription factor macR. This resulted in the production of antimicrobial macrophorins. This CRISPRa technology can be used for the rapid and convenient activation of silent fungal biosynthetic gene clusters, and thereby aid in the identification of novel compounds such as antimicrobials.
Learning Objectives:
Discuss the generation of a CRISPRa / dCas9-VPR system for transcriptional activation
Describe advantages and disadvantages of Synthetic Transcription Factors
Discuss modular cloning-based synthetic transcription unit construction
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warc | 202143 | Education and Online Learning
It is clear that education has faced many changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The most prominent of those being the migration from in-person to online learning. With 1.53 billion students out of school worldwide and school closures in 188 countries across the globe, online methods of learning have been crucial to continuing education.
Although online learning has many benefits, some students reported that they struggled to adapt to new methods of learning. For example, over half of students in higher education in the UK reported that the lack of face-to-face learning had a major or moderate impact on their academic performance.
Therefore, it is increasingly important to choose online learning that is engaging and effective. Learning 247’s wide range of online courses have all been designed with the learner’s experience in mind. Our online learning service is also more effective as you can choose to learn when you are at your most focused and motivated.
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. here The Impact on Educational Technology
The need for new methods of online learning led to the increase in use of educational technology. Technology has been a key way in which students and teachers have been able to adapt to the new normal. One piece of technology that saw a huge rise in usage was Zoom. As a result of the pandemic, Zoom sales increased by 370% from the end of 2019 to the end of 2020.
The increase in educational technology will have lasting effects even after face-to-face learning has been fully reintroduced. Many educators and teachers have found that online methods of communicating and learning have been useful and that they will adopt new learning schedules that incorporate both in-person and online methods of learning
The Impact on Work Routines
Working routines have also been impacted by the pandemic, with many professionals having to adapt to working from home. Almost 50% of workers were working from home during the first few months of the pandemic, compared to just 5% in 2019. As with education, this migration meant an increase in the usage of technology like Zoom for work colleagues to keep in touch with each other and hold meetings and briefs.
Is More Flexible Working the Future?
Working from home has had a positive impact for many businesses, aside from preventing from the spread of COVID-19. For a start, working from home has saved businesses money on funding physical office spaces. Employees have also felt benefits such as saving on transport and childcare costs, more flexible working hours and increased comfort.
However, these benefits also come with some downsides. For example, some employees found it difficult to adjust to balancing home and work life. Many felt disconnected from their work colleagues and found it difficult to find motivation. Moving forwards, many organisations are already offering more ‘hybrid’ ways of working to give employees the benefits of both types of work.
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warc | 202143 | Heart disease is the leading cause of death for adults in our country. That's why Legacy Health provides a complete circle of cardiovascular care, with you at the center.
Our board-certified doctors include world-renowned experts in every area of cardiology. They work with a team of experts — doctors, nurses and other medical specialists to prevent, diagnose and treat heart disease.
A cardiologist is a doctor that has been trained to find, treat and prevent heart and blood vessel diseases. A cardiologist can be called the "general contractor" of your heart, with electricians (electrophysiology cardiologists) and plumbers (interventional cardiologists) as specialists in heart care. Cardiologists may refer to a cardiac surgeon (cardiothoracic and cardiovascular), if heart surgery is needed.
The heart has its own "electrical" and "plumbing" systems. The electrical system is how the heart beats and is controlled by heart cells that create an electrical pathway. The plumbing system concerns the blood vessels and the blood flowing through them.
Heart disease refers to heart and blood vessel conditions. These conditions include coronary artery disease, heart valve disease, abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), heart conditions present at birth (congenital heart disease), congestive heart failure and other heart conditions. Heart disease can cause heart attacks, strokes and other complications.
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warc | 202143 | Felix Name: Felix Where do you live? I live in Coral Gables. How long have you lived in the area? 11 years in Coral Gables and 28 years in Miami. Where are you originally from? I was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey. Please share about what you do for a livelihood or what keeps you busy during the week? I work for the Miami-Dade County Government at the Miami International Airport. This April will make 26 years working there. I work in airport operations and my particular area is the airfield. What does the operations group include? Operations involves everything that makes the airport function efficiently and safely for the passengers. That includes the terminal, what we call the landside – where people drop off, and the airfield where the aircraft operate. We make sure that the airfield is safe and efficient for the operation of flights. We are responsible for runway inspections, assigning gates, and once in a while we have to respond to an emergency. Have you ever been there during an emergency? Yes. Most of the time, emergencies work themselves out. After an emergency, we may have to do a runway inspection to make sure that the runway is safe to operate. I’ve seen a few incidents. There was once a 727 that had an engine containment failure and we had to bus the passengers from the runway. We spent nearly an hour picking up parts from the runway before we could certify the runway was safe to operate again. What do we as passengers need to know in an emergency? The airlines have become very creative in how they present the safety briefing before the flight departs. I would recommend to pay attention, look at the exits and prepare for an orderly evacuation if there should be an emergency. When you go to the airport as a traveler, not for work, is that experience different for you? That’s an interesting question, and you’re right, I see all the activity out the windows that most of the passengers are oblivious to. Except, maybe for the little kids staring out the windows. I’m proud to say that I have never flown out of any other South Florida airport. I always book my flight through MIA – and it helps that I’m only three miles away. You’ve mentioned, at the market, a desire to go into radio broadcasting. How does this fit in with what you are doing? I believe there’s so much that the public can learn about aviation. If I can somehow merge the two fields, radio broadcasting and aviation, I think that would be great. I’m a student of architecture and especially airport architecture. Look at TWA terminal by Eero Saarinen at JFK, it’s a national historic site now. Or, his Washington Dulles airport design, it is beautiful. At MIA, we have very nice concourses as well. If you can see the J concourse from the outside, it looks like a giant wing or cruise ship. By being a public servant, I’m always reaching out to help others with a desire to help people build a sense of community. Radio used to be local and helped create community. Maybe we can bring some of that back. What type of things might you teach? Do you know that aircraft are no longer made of pressed aluminum? Now, more aircraft are made with a very strong and light-weight composite that can yield up to a 40% savings in fuel costs. Also, new aircraft are more inviting and environmentally friendly both from the exhaust and noise standpoint. The carbon footprint is a lot less than what it was in the 60’s. Would you share your story about the Fourth runway at MIA? When I was in college, I was a peer counselor, and an English professor wrote a recommendation letter for me that I have an ability to listen to others and understand their point of view and see where they’re coming from. I guess that just boils down to a civility and courtesy and knowing that everybody has something interesting to say. Our boss asked us if anyone wanted to go to a public hearing about the addition of a fourth runway. Speaker after speaker after speaker gave the economic justification for construction of the fourth runway. There were some people in opposition to it, especially those who lived in the flight paths. I just kept listening and finally I thought I should just go up there and say something different. It came right out of me, from an operations perspective, that we are a three runway airport and two of the runways intersect. If we have an incident where the two intersect, immediately we become a one runway airport. So if we had a fourth runway, that actually increases the margin of safety because the planes won’t get backed up and we can bring them in more safely. The opposing side actually clapped. I think they were glad to hear that somebody listened and shared a reason that they would want the runway too. What lessons have you learned at the airport? I’ve learned, over the course of 26 years, that eventually things work themselves out. I learned this as a gate controller. I used to be worried when flights would not come in at their scheduled time. Gate control is kind of like a puzzle. My coworkers, who were more seasoned than I, would tell me, ‘Felix, just worry about your first two hours and eventually you’ll find a gate for the flight that’s coming in four hours.’ Like the Fourth runway, things worked themselves out. How often do you come to the market? I try to come every week when you’re in the Gables. What do you like to get from our stand? I really love the Flower Power smoothie. It’s like a jolt of energy, life, prosperity, and well-being, to feed – not just my body- but my mind and soul. What you and Adena do is remarkable and comes with so much love and thoughtfulness. I’m not just drinking the fruit, I’m drinking all the experiences and the care and thought your family puts into it – from growing to the market. Since I can’t always make it to Pinecrest, I want to take advantage of that refrigerator delivery service that you started. What else do you like to buy from other stands at the markets? I’ve bought the organic honey and sometimes I’ll buy the produce in the middle part of the market. What do you think the market’s missing? My daughter lives in the Hollywood area and they have a very interesting farmer’s market with part of it under a roof. They have freshly opened coconuts with a straw, which we’re missing, and there was even a booth for massages. A farmer’s market where you can get a massage – that’s great! Do you have any restaurant suggestions? I like Talavera restaurant in Coral Gables. It’s a Mexican restaurant, but it’s not your typical Mexican food. And, they have awesome margaritas and guacamole. I like to order the Swiss enchiladas.
And, in my opinion, the best pizza and Philly cheesesteak can be found at A Little Bit of Philly in Miami Springs.
Where do you like to go for a special occasion? I like Cafe Italia. It has a very nice ambiance, delicious food and my favorite dish is the Ravioli Amatricianna. Do you like to cook at home? I really don’t cook but would like to learn. I guess my energies are channeled into other creative endeavors like writing poetry. What do you think Miami’s best kept secret is? The lighthouse at Bill Baggs State Park has a tremendous view. Also, sometimes I’ll go to the intersection of Krome and Tamiami Trail and set my tripometer to zero and drive 12 miles west to the Value Jet Memorial. It’s a memorial that was designed by the University of Miami architecture students. It’s 110 columns and each one represents a victim. By just driving 12 miles west, you are in this very peaceful place in the Everglades. What’s a worthy splurge? Wall’s ice cream for a chocolate milkshake. What’s a good rainy-day activity? A snuggle inside and reading a good book with a hot cup of cocoa. Is there a question you would like to ask us? Do you plan to go national with your products? (A+W) Right now we are focused on local. The fruit from our farm is distributed all over the nation, but our focus is bringing products we make with our fruit to the local market. The markets are a great place to constantly grow and there’s nothing more fun than talking with the people we meet. Is there a question or something you would like to ask our community? Don’t be afraid to use your turn signals. It’s not a shameful thing. Is there anything else that you would like to share that I haven’t asked? I’d like to wish everybody three big O’s for 2019. Options, Opportunities and Optimism. It’s the year to prepare for 2020. I call the year 2020, the Year of Perfect Vision. When you have perfect vision, you know exactly where you’re headed. Related Posts | 8,870 | 4,016 | 18,996.730578 |
warc | 202143 | ISSN: 2572-4916
Aakshi Kainthola
Muscle weakness and atrophy are symptoms of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), which is caused by the gradual degeneration and permanent loss of the anterior horn cells in the spinal cord (i.e., lower motor neurons) and the brain stem nuclei. Weakness can appear at any age, from before birth through maturity. The weakening is symmetric, gradual, and proximal > distal. Before the genetic basis of SMA was discovered, it was divided into clinical categories depending on the highest level of motor function obtained; however, it is now obvious that the phenotype of SMN1-associated SMA is a continuum with no distinct subgroups. Poor weight gain with growth failure, restrictive lung disease, scoliosis, and joint contractures are typical consequences with supportive care alone; however, newly accessible targeted therapy approaches are altering the illness's natural history.
Published Date: 2021-06-26; Received Date: 2021-06-19 | 966 | 602 | 1,542.069767 |
warc | 202143 | Jude Nosek
My grandfather, Keson’s founder Roy Nosek, told me a story about perspective when I was a boy. It has stuck with me over the years. I am now North of 50, probably close to the age he was when he told me. I have told this story to my children and sometimes to others. I have heard a similar tale about many builders, architects, even other professions, so I am certain it’s an old story and has been co-opted by many to illustrate a simple truth: how you choose to see what you do is important. This is close to how I heard it first:
When SOLA came to Keson in 2017 with the idea of introducing the SOLA offering of levels into the North American market, many on Team Keson were very excited. I think I was the only hesitant member of that team. Keson had done a rebranding campaign in 2010 and 2011. In 2013 and 2014, we had the opportunity to expand our short tape measure (tapes measure under 40 feet), offering from about 24 products to about 60 tapes in 5 different styles (we are now at 70+). In 2015 we challenged redesigning our chalk line reels and repackaging our chalk offering to better align with emerging industry standards. This took us the better part of two years. In 2017, I was very interested in tackling a tune-up of a key product family for us, namely measuring wheels. So, I was resistant when the possibility of collaboration for levels came our way by the knowledgeable and enthusiastic folks at SOLA.
Image caption: SOLA FOCUS vials
The spirit and screeding levels options in North America had not changed very much for decades. SOLA Measuring Tools, a 70-year manufacturer of levels, introduced innovations to level markets in Europe and worldwide. And they were having incredible success. Most notable among the features of the SOLA levels is the SOLA FOCUS vial technology. The FOCUS vial changes the way builders look at levels. Compared with standard ring vials, FOCUS vials show a considerably higher contrast. This patented technology gives users a better, faster, and more accurate reading, even from a distance or in a low-light setting.
The SOLA team was very persuasive, extremely engaging, and the products were fantastic. Over the next 18 months, as we worked together on exploring this option and refining a marketing strategy, I realized that my resistance was unnecessary. After a lot of market research, A lot of market research convinced us that it was possible and a great idea. But a lot would have to change for Keson. We did not want to be merely a reseller for SOLA into the North American market. We had sold levels in the past and had only mild success. The main issue was that levels were not among our core offerings.
At the time, our core consisted of:
1. our founding product line, tape measures (long and short, steel and fiberglass),
2. measuring wheels (made at Keson in Aurora), and
3. chalk and chalk line reels (also made at Keson).
For Keson to have success with levels, we would need to commit to a change. We would have to make levels the fourth pillar of our core offering. That is just what we did.
Image caption: Aaron Nosek (left), President of Keson and Wolfgang Scheyer (right), SOLA’s CEO, introduces their newest level, featuring SOLA’s FOCUS Vials.
So, in 2018 the Nosek and Scheyer families joined together to form a new company, Keson LLC. Keson and SOLA are both family-owned, third-generation businesses. The grandsons of the company founders lead both. SOLA started in 1949 with a leveling tool invented on the roof of the Scheyer family home in Goetzis, Austria. Keson started in 1968 in the basement of the Nosek family home in Berwyn, Illinois. Both companies are leaders in measuring and marking tools, offer complementary product lines, and share similar values with a combined 120 years of market experience. The Keson and SOLA alliance built upon Keson’s U.S. manufacturing, existing distribution network, and strong relationships by adding SOLA’s European manufacturing expertise, precision engineering, and industry-leading technology.
In 2019, we launched a
two-brand strategy that delivers superior durability, unmatched accuracy, and a better user experience:
The SOLA branded levels are at the high-end of the market and are the best-of-the-best, just as SOLA levels have been in Europe and around the world for the last 70 years.
The Keson branded levels are positioned as the best of the mid-tier levels, backed by SOLA technology and the reputation Keson has built over the last 50 years.
Keson LLC introduced more than 60 different level products under the SOLA and Keson brands. All the levels are built at one of SOLA’s two European manufacturing facilities in either Austria or Hungary.
The last three years have exceeded our expectations despite some very unique global challenges. With limited trade shows, customer calls, end-user visits, and even restricted customer access to distributors’ showrooms, getting the products in front of customers has been no easy task. Once we get the levels into their hands, however, end-users immediately see and feel the value of these high-precision tools and word-of-mouth is enthusiastic and positive.
Image Caption: The SOLA Measures app enables the use of additional smart functions such as remote reading and remote control.
The need to document, record, and share information quickly drives our decisions to bring it to distributors. The market needs tools that work consistently and reliably. With younger users more readily adopting technology, we know we need to continue to supply products that meet those expectations, too. Our 2021 introduction of Bluetooth® enabled digital levels, the coming addition of mason protective pads for box-beam levels that masons prefer, and expansion of our offering to include some products that are new to the US market (like the SOLA pencil offering, which goes beyond just carpenter pencils to include tools designed to write on stone, glass, metal and many other surfaces), are adding to the line.
Image Caption: Full Line of SOLA pencils now available in the USA
Our European partners are intimately involved in our entire product and marketing strategy for North America, bringing creativity, enthusiasm, and business acumen to our planning sessions. Increased information about global resources and markets has brought new solutions to us. The partnership has increased our in-house knowledge and capabilities.
Alliances with organizations, especially the MCAA, are critical to our success. This MCAA partnership enables us to learn more directly from builders, providing greater access, engagement, and richer relationships. We have learned a lot in the last couple of years and look forward to learning and sharing more. It’s already exciting and rewarding. We are pretty fired up, and we are just getting started!
About Keson LLC: Keson is a third-generation, family-owned company founded in 1968 in the basement of the Nosek family home in Berwyn, Illinois. Now headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, Keson is well known for providing reliable, innovative, and easy-to-use measuring and marking products to professional tradespeople who are passionate about their work. They believe outstanding service is just as important as outstanding products. Find out more at the Keson website, keson.com. About SOLA-Messwerkzeuge GmbH: For 70 years, the brand SOLA has meant high precision measuring and marking tools. As market leader in premium spirit levels, the Austrian company manufactures various products, including screeding levels, folding rules, long and short tapes, squares, marking products, laser distance meters, and a customized laser program. SOLA Measuring Tools is globally present in 70 countries around the world. 75% of all products are manufactured in Goetzis, Austria, where the headquarters and production facility are located. Find out more at sola.us. | 7,946 | 3,634 | 17,208.315905 |
warc | 202143 | A zero-hours contract of employment effectively creates an ‘on call’ arrangement between employer and employee. It does not oblige the employer to provide work for the employee, or for the employee to accept the work offered, but the employee agrees to be available for work as and when required, so that no particular number of hours or times of work are specified.
Several pub chains use zero-hours contracts, including Spirit Pub Company and JD Wetherspoon, the latter of which confirmed to the PMA that 80% of its staff, or 24,000 people, work under such arrangements, although pub managers do “try to give staff the hours they want”.
Meanwhile, brewer and pub operator Greene King said it is “currently in the process of removing” the practice.
One pubco boss famously did away with zero-hours contracts in his own company after discovering that his daughter was sent home unpaid from her pub job because it was quiet. Keith Knowles, of Beds & Bars, said zero-hours contracts “make my blood boil”, adding: “If you’re sending somebody home, how are you going to persuade that person that having a career [in hospitality] is a worthwhile thing?”
Flexible
And this is the point. If we are to encourage talented young people to join the pub industry for more than just a holiday job or a stopgap before their ‘real career’ begins, then we must make its jobs fair and attractive.
There is a real need for flexible employment in the pub trade, which has seasonal, weather and event-related effects on business, some of which can be hard to predict accurately. The British Hospitality Association, among others, argues that zero-hours contracts can provide some employers with the flexibility they need and some employees with the working hours that suit their lifestyle.
As is often the case with employment law, it is not the use of zero-hours contracts that is the problem here, but abuse of zero-hours contracts. If managers are deliberately staffing their pubs to cater for maximum potential business safe in the knowledge that if that business doesn’t materialise they can send staff home unpaid, that is morally wrong.
Business-building
While overstaffing is not ideal, especially when margins are tight, it doesn’t take much thought to deploy a spare member of bar or kitchen staff in a business-building function on an otherwise dead afternoon. Well-targeted social-media work or other marketing activities — such as updating websites, email lists and posters, or distributing flyers — can pay dividends, and may help to ensure that the same time next week is not so quiet.
Otherwise there are always cleaning, minor repair, and lifting and shifting jobs to do. Every pub should have the following message displayed in the eyeline of staff: “If there’s time to lean, there’s time to clean.”
If staff are being sent home because there’s not enough for them to do, it’s not zero-hours contracts at fault, but zero-imagination managers. | 3,068 | 1,515 | 5,953.742574 |
warc | 202143 | Dr. Corinne Hohl is an associate Professor in UBC’s Department of Emergency Medicine, scientist at the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, and an associate member of UBC’s School of Population and Public Health. She practices emergency medicine at Vancouver General Hospital.
Hohl’s main interests are in patient safety, health systems innovations and drug safety and effectiveness. She has developed and evaluated clinical and health systems interventions to improve care for patients with adverse drug events. She is presently working on a provincial initiative to improve adverse drug event reporting, and integrate these data into electronic medical records and provincial information systems to improve patient safety, expand population-level data on adverse drug events, and develop a provincial surveillance platform.
Hohl was the recipient of a Best Paper Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians in 2011, a CIHR New Investigator Award in 2012, and a CIHR Foundation Grant in 2016.
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Stashinvest is a Fintech company that primarily offers various financial products aimed at attracting American retail investors. The fintech market comprises sales of technology and platform-based financial services and some other related goods. This industry implements technology and innovation in its work processes to provide financial services to customers through internet-based service platforms. In 2019, the global fintech market reached a market value of around $111,240.5 million and is expected to grow to around $191,840 million in 2024, $191,840 million in 2025, and around $325,311 million in 2030.
The witnessed growth in this sector has come as a result of growth in the market, increased funding and investments in fintech companies, increased interned reliability, and an increase in the amount of disposable income. The increasing popularity of digital payments and blockchain technology will drive this sector to greater heights in the coming future.
Today, we will be discussing the Stashinvest business model in detail and explore its various business processes to answer- “How does stashinvest work?” and “How does stashinvest make money?”. Keep reading this article till the end to get your answers and learn everything about the fast-growing startup company, Stashinvest.
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Stashinvest- The Beginning
Stashinvest is a financial technology company based in New York, USA. It was founded in February 2015 by Brandon Krieg, David Ronick, and Rd Robinson. All three of them already had immense experience in the field of entrepreneurship and finance before starting up with Stashinvest.
Back in 1988, Krieg used to work in EdgeTrade where he helped the company to grow. In 2007, EdgeTrade was acquired by Knight Capital for $59.5 M. Krieg started giving his next 5 years to Knight to help with the integration of EdgeTrade. Soon he started working with Macquarie where he developed a good relationship with Robinson. Consequently, the two decided to team up and launch a company of their own. Later, David Ronick, a person with years of experience in launching his own business, joined them as the third co-founder.
For the first few months, the team kept on talking to people and analyzing the market related to money management, investing, and saving. Then finally in February 2015, they started working on an iOS app and launched it along with the Android version of itself. Before the launch, Stash already had 50,000 people already signed up.
Stash had gained early exposure because of the team’s marketing strategy. Before the launch, they had built a hype about their business by conducting interviews in various business and finance-related publications. In the beginning, Ronick was the CEO of Stash but left the company within a year of its launch.
Although in the beginning, the team raised a $15 million angel round from friends and family, in 2016, the startup was successful in raising $37.3 M. The huge prior experience of the team was of great advantage as they already knew about their customer demography. Their target customers were mainly the millennials having an annual income of about $50,000. The company allowed its users to start trading with just $5. Also, its business model is emphasized on educating the users using quality content.
This was a great start for a startup company. Soon the team planned on expanding its product offering by adding features to the platform that were developed by considering the customer’s exact needs. In a nutshell, the company’s founders had a great customer understanding which led them to successfully raise money through the Stash business model.
Stashinvest Business Model
Stashinvest is one of the fastest-growing financial startups in the US today- reaching a million users in its three years of launch. It aims to make it easier for deprived, and less-income users to invest in the stock market. The platform uses a micro-investing model where users can make more periodic investments at fractional dollar amounts. The uniqueness of starting with a small dollar amount has attracted a large number of first-time investors, more specifically, the Gen Y group. This particular group had otherwise stayed out of the stock market for a long time. Stashinvest platforms act as a Robo advisor for “Stashers” (users of Stashinvest).
As earlier mentioned, Stashinvest particularly targets low-income millennials who are new to the world of the stock market. The platform allows them to enter the market with a minimum investment of $5. The service is available on the web as well as on its mobile app. It repackages existing funds and then helps its users navigate and select the best investment option. Stash considered providing quality content to its users so the company has made a huge investment in sharing valuable content in the form of a blog. These contents help the company to sell themselves as a Robo advisor and help the users in understanding finances better with those articles.
Services and products offered by Stashinvest
Let’s talk about the products and services included in the Stashinvest business model. The company typically offers banking, retirement, individual investment, and custodial accounts through its subscription model.
Users can take advantage of the services through the web as well as its mobile app. They can invest as little as $0.01 increments into fractional shares of thousand stocks. They (users) can invest in personal accounts, retirement accounts, Roth IRAs, traditional IRAs, or custodial accounts. The platform also offers its users to automate investing in order to make the service more easy and efficient. Along with this, the content offered by the platform to its users is very helpful in educating them about finance and the market.
Stash offers financial advice and news to its users via its website and mobile app to help them in making financial decisions and enhance knowledge. For adults, there is StashLearn where users are provided with all the money news, stock market news, financial advisories, and other related articles in the form of blogs. They have content for adults with kids in the section- “StashLearn” where the content shares with parents the right way of giving financial knowledge to their kids. Here, parents are given advisories on topics such as teaching to count money, sorting coins, money values, etc.
Features of Stashinvest
Now that we have discussed the Stashinvest business model in detail, let’s move on to discussing some of the features of Stashinvest. These features will let you understand why most of the users are choosing Stashinvest over any other platform present on the Internet.
Automatic investing: Stashinvest platform has the feature of automatic investing where fractional shares are calculated automatically to make it easy for people to invest what the user can afford on a set schedule. Investing with Stock-Back card: For a user to be eligible for a Stash banking account, they must have an opened taxable brokerage account on Stash. Stash Visa Debit card is issued by Green Dot Bank. If the user has this card he/she can invest easily with every swipe. Also, the everyday card issued will help him/her earn stock while shopping. Affordable plannings: Stashinvest allows the user to invest easily using three subscription plans which makes investing affordable and easy. Banking: Stashinvest helps its users to use banking facilities better with no hidden banking fees and access to early payday through direct deposits. Retirement: Stashinvest offers investments for retirement to allow users to invest for their secured future. Also, it offers both Roth or IRA accounts. Family investments: Stashinvest offers children’s investment accounts to fulfill the long-term goals of users with families. Users can also avail life insurance offers.
…and many more. These features and financial services are accessible using the subscription plans offered by the company such as Stash Beginner, Stash Growth, and Stash+. We’ll discuss more of this later in the article.
Commission and Fees
Earlier, Stash used to charge a 0.25% wrap fee annually for its advisory services, with an additional $1 minimum per month for taxable accounts and $2 for retirement accounts. In August 2019, this fee structure changed to a tiered structure with $1 a month for the Beginner account, $3/ month for the Growth account, and $9/ month for all the Plus account subscribers.
How does Stashinvest work?
Stash, a fintech company, acts as a personal finance application for its users offering a variety of products for investing and saving purposes. Let’s understand its working process to answer the question – “How does Stashinvest work?”
Stash is the best option for new investors who want guidance while selecting investments. It provides valuable financial education to the users through its educational content and support. To get started with stashinvest, a user has to go through the signup process and create an account on the platform. During the signup process, Stash asks many questions from the user to determine the user’s level of risk tolerance as well as individual’s financial goals. This information helps the platform to offer efficient and relevant advice regarding the user’s financial activities such as budgeting and investing.
After providing all the information, the user has to pick a subscription plan which starts at just $1 per month. With Stash, one can get access to investing with a personal brokerage account, Stock-Back card, budgeting and investing tools, advice and education, and life and family insurance coverage through Avibra. Depending upon the plan the user chooses, he/she can also open an individual retirement account (IRA) or an investment account for his/her kids.
Consider yourself as a user and that you have chosen a subscription plan of Stashinvest to get started. Now, you can add money to your Stashinvest account, automatically. To do this, you can either set up a direct deposit to send money or you can receive your paycheck up to 2 days early. There is also a feature on the platform that allows users to use automatic budgeting and savings tools to organize the cash into different spaces, create goals, and even track expenses. Once the cash is added to the Stash account, you can choose to invest in fractional shares of thousands of stocks present in the platform’s listings with $5 or less or make purchases with a Stock-Back card and earn stock on Stash as you spend the cash.
Who are stashinvest’s investors?
The big tech companies are aiming at providing financial services to customers which is resulting in the positive growth of the fintech market. Today, most investors are interested in investing in fintech companies because of the positive growth expected in the coming future. With the increasing mobile payment technology and the growing popularity of blockchain technology, it is undoubtful to believe in the growth of the fintech market in the future.
According to Crunchbase, Stashinvest has successfully raised a total amount of $427.4 million of investment in over 10 funding rounds. At the present time, Stashinvest has 12 investors in total, out of which, 6 are the lead investors. Entree Capital and T. Rowe Price are the most recent investors of the company. This latest funding was raised on 3 Feb 2021 from a Series Ground.
Some of the investor company names available on Crunchbase are Entree Capital, T. Rowe Price, Eldridge, Goodwater Capital, Owl Ventures, Lending Tree, and Greenspring Associates.
Until now, Stash has made only 1 acquisition. On 23rd Jule, 2021, Stash has successfully acquired PayGrade.
How does Stashinvest make money?
Stashinvest makes money from its users through its subscription model, referral fees from the cashback program, payment for order flow, and returns on funds that the card owner holds. Let’s discuss all these revenue streams in detail to understand the Stashinvest revenue model in a better way.
Revenue through Subscription plans:
Stashinvest offers three types of subscription plans i.e., Stash Beginner, Stash Growth, Stash +. The features of these subscriptions are:
Stash Beginner: This subscription plan is available at $1 per month. In this plan, users are offered various basic facilities such as an advice facility for beginner investing, investing access (Personal Portfolio), banking access (you can get paid up to 2 days early), insurance access with $1K life insurance offered by Avibra. Stash Growth: This subscription plan is available to users at $3 per month. In this plan, users get everything that the Stash Beginner plan consists of but in addition to this, financial advice is given to such users for growing personal finances, and also access to investing (Smart Portfolio and Retirement) is offered here. Stash+: This plan offers advanced features to its subscribers for $9 per month. Everything in Stash Growth is involved in this plan but in addition, users also get- Advice for family finances, Stash + market insights, investing access with 2 kids portfolio (custodial accounts), banking access (2x times with the Stock-Back Card), and insurance access with $10k life insurance offered by Avibra. Revenue through Cashback rewards:
Stashinvest offers cashback rewards to its users with a Stock-Back card. Whenever a person makes the payment using the debit card at a Stashinvest partner shop, a percentage of the amount spent on the purchase is used automatically in buying fractions of that firm’s stock. Users can earn cashback rewards of up to 5 percent. Stash makes money every time a user uses a Stock-Back card in making payments. In such a scenario, the company receives a fraction of the reward in exchange for encouraging users to shop at a partner’s store.
Revenue through Payment for order flow:
This is also one of the income sources of the Stashinvest business model. This revenue model of payment for order flow is being used by most of the modern-day online broker platforms.
Whenever a user places an order on the stock using the Stash platform, the order is sent to the market makers who compensate Stash in exchange for bringing in deal flow.
Revenue through Interest on Cash:
Stash works like a bank by using the cash residing on user accounts and lending out to other institutions. Then, they collect interest from such institutes.
Conclusion
As per experts, if we consider the growth potential of the Fintech market by the type of service then the insurance market will arise soon which will gain thousands of millions in the global annual sales by the year 2023. The coming fintech businesses must focus on integrating emerging technologies such as Blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile payment methods, and partner with other financial organizations to grow their customer base.
In 2019, the payment processor was the largest segment in the Financial Technology market by type of service provider and is also expected to be the fastest-growing segment. By considering the technology used in the fintech market, the robotic process automation market is considered to be the fastest-growing segment in the coming days.
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warc | 202143 | Calling all educators!
National Educational Services is here to make your life as easy as possible when it comes to managing your finances and saving money. Take a look at the list below to find the top 5 money-saving tips we have for teachers all across the country.
1. Take Advantage of Educator Tax Deductions
Educator tax deductions are one of the many perks available to educators across America. Each year when you file your taxes, as an educator you are eligible for a $250 above the line deduction that can be used to cover the cost of your classroom supplies, tuition, and professional development programs.
While this deduction may not seem like a very large amount, it still makes a major difference when it comes to saving money at tax time. Read more about Teacher Tax Deductions on our blog HERE.
2. Keep Track of Expenses in Order to Reduce Monthly Bills
While it may seem simple or even pointless to some, tracking all your expenses is a great way to manage your spending and reduce your bills each month. Getting your finances and money under control really makes a difference and can change your overall financial well-being.
A simple way to track your expenses is to create a spreadsheet and write down each purchase you make. This will give you an overall view of how much you are spending and exactly where you are spending the money so you can determine the areas you need to work on spending-wise and where you are doing well.
3. Create and Grow an Emergency Fund
An emergency fund is one of the most essential and best ways to grow your savings account. You never know when a disaster may occur, or any important aspect of your life may need repairing or replacing. Having an emergency fund will relieve some of your stress in times like these.
Additionally, if you are in need of instant funds for an emergency, having this fund available at your disposable will allow you to avoid facing hefty penalties that come with withdrawing from your retirement accounts early.
4. Open an Annuity to Save for Retirement
A tax-sheltered annuity plan such as a 403(b) or 457(b) are both great options for individuals looking to grow their retirement savings. Read more about these specific types of plans on our blog, or contact a National Educational Services advisor to learn more.
5. Pick Your Credit Cards Wisely
Today, there are hundreds of different options when it comes to deciding which credit card to sign up for. When you are researching credit cards and their rewards, one topic you should not skip over is the interest rates. Listed below are some tips you should use when researching and opening a new credit card:
Determine whether the card has a fixed interest rate of a variable interest rate, Fixed interest rate cards tend to be the more financially stable card in the long run, Variable interest rate cards can be enticing in the beginning due to the low starting rates, but the interest rates on these cards build up fast, Determine which card rewards you will actually use.
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warc | 202143 | FRANCE, SEPTEMBER 2015. The Kick-off Meeting for the EU Social Protection Systems Programme brought together key stakeholders and partners for a discussion on how best to support countries in the development and reform of national social protection systems. By bringing together policy-makers, researchers, practitioners, and donor partners, the event fostered a debate and reflection about the challenges and opportunities for the systematization of social protection in developing countries, and how research and capacity building can best to support national efforts. Throughout the one-day meeting, a series of panel discussions explored these issues in greater detail.
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warc | 202143 | Most of us now know that switching to a plant-based diet is one of the ways that we can help fight climate change and practice impactful sustainability in our own lives. However, for those of us whose favorite meals include dishes like a juicy beef burger, or tender, fall-off-the-bone ribs, switching to vegetarianism or veganism may be a struggle.
Luckily, the world of lab-grown meats is expanding and improving. In 2009, scientists first tried their hand at lab-grown meat and the results were less than appetizing. But over the last few years, the quality of lab-grown meat has risen to include classic steaks, ribeye cuts, and chicken. Now, thanks to scientists from Japan’s Osaka University who have mastered cutting-edge bioprinting techniques, the first lab-grown “beef” that resembles the famous marbled texture of Wagyu cows has been produced.
To accomplish this, the Osaka University researchers started out with two types of stem cells harvested from Wagyu cows: bovine satellite cells and adipose-derived stem cells. These cells were then incubated and coaxed into becoming the different cell types needed to form fibers for muscle, fat, and blood vessels. The team then arranged these into a 3D stack to resemble the high intramuscular fat content of Wagyu (more commonly known as marbling or
sashi in Japan).
These stacks were then sliced in a perpendicular direction to make the cuts of lab-grown beef. The success of the Wagyu-like beef produced in the lab by the Osaka University scientists also opens the door for producing cultured meat with customizable and controllable amounts of fat.
“By improving this technology, it will be possible to not only reproduce complex meat structures, such as the beautiful
sashi of Wagyu beef but to also make subtle adjustments to the fat and muscle components,” says senior author of the study, Michiya Matsusaki.
So, for those meat-lovers out there who have switched to a plant-based diet in the name of sustainability, your efforts are appreciated and will potentially be rewarded very soon as this promising research continues. For those who have not adopted a fully plant-based diet, check out these articles on regenerative agriculture and eating locally to ensure your meat is coming from a sustainable source.
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Nature Communications—Engineered whole cut meat-like tissue by the assembly of cell fibers using tendon-gel integrated bioprinting | 2,460 | 1,260 | 4,722.809524 |
warc | 202143 | Dentist Serving Bergenfield, Dumont, Paramus and Oradell, New Jersey As healthcare professionals, we are in full compliance with all ADA and CDC recommendations and are carefully following all government executive orders. We have resumed routine services with heightened safety protocols to help ensure the continued health and safety of our patients and our staff. When you contact us to schedule your next visit, we can provide you with information on arriving for your appointment, steps taken during your visit to protect your safety, and what may be required of you to help ensure the safety of our staff. We are excited to resume providing the exceptional dental care your family deserves and look forward to seeing you soon!
When choosing the appropriate type of tooth colored filling to use, Oradell, NJ cosmetic dentist Dr. Howard Perlmutter may consider the amount of damage to the tooth, the position of the tooth in your mouth, and the placement of the cavity which needs to be filled. For smaller cavities, it is very common to use
composite fillings, a type of white filling which can be created in a single office visit. Creating a Composite Filling Composite fillings are very similar to dental bonding in that they are comprised of a dental composite material that is applied in several layers. Each layer is hardened before the next is applied, and the final layer is sealed to protect the filling from moisture and bacteria.
Dental composite comes in a variety of tints and can be matched to the color of your surrounding teeth, making it to virtually undetectable to others. This benefit, along with the ability to be placed in a single day, often makes composite fillings the favored choice over porcelain inlays and onlays, which require two visits to create and place.
Additionally, composite fillings almost never require additional tooth material to be removed. For this reason, they are preferred for smaller cavities. If the cavity is too large, porcelain fillings may be used instead of dental composite because it is harder and will more effectively withstand wear and tear.
Why Composite Instead of Metal
Composite fillings are comprised of a combination of resin material and ceramic material, making it much more chemically stable than metal fillings. Metal fillings not only expand and contract with heat and cold, causing the tooth structure to weaken and possibly break, but many types of metal amalgam still contain traces of mercury, a dangerous substance which has been linked with tissue disorders. Even traces of mercury can leach into the surrounding soft tissue of your gums and mouth, causing gum damage.
Unlike metal amalgam, dental composite will not cause damage to soft tissue it comes into contact with. This, coupled with its ability to match the shade of surrounding tooth enamel, makes composite an ideal material for fillings and certainly a preferable choice compared to metal amalgam.
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warc | 202143 | Anne L’Huillier. [Image: Courtesy of A. L’Huillier]
At this year’s Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science (FiO+LS) meeting—which, like the 2020 conference, will be held as a virtual event—Optica Fellow Anne L’Huillier, a professor of atomic physics at Lund University, Sweden, will give a plenary talk entitled “From Extreme Nonlinear Optics to Ultrafast Atomic Physics.” She spoke with OPN ahead of the conference and discussed her work on attosecond atomic physics, the research prospects that ultrafast lasers have enabled, and her thoughts on virtual conferences. Could you remind our audience how high-harmonic generation lets us study these extremely short, attosecond timescales?
When you generate high-order harmonics by focusing a laser in a gas, the radiation is emitted, in the time domain, as trains of attosecond pulses. And these attosecond pulses can be used to study ultrafast dynamics in matter. This is what I’ve been doing in the last decade or so—developing techniques to study dynamics of photoionization in atomic systems.
What are you planning to cover in your plenary talk?
I would like to give a historical background of high-order harmonics, reminding people of the physics of it, and describe what we are able to do today. This will be the first part of the talk. And the second part will relate to one application in atomic physics, which is to study electron dynamics.
What would you say are some of the biggest developments—technical or otherwise—that have made this such an active area of research in the past several years?
The lasers used to generate attosecond pulses are making progress all the time. So, we have better and better tools, and thus better and better sources. For example, we now have access to rather compact, high-repetition-rate attosecond pulse sources, and this enables us to do things we could not dream of doing before—like using reaction microscopes to study atomic and molecular systems.
Another thing that is happening is that applications are blooming, including in industry. And industry is pushing us to be more precise and more quantitative. So, it’s kind of pushing us back to the basics, asking questions like, How many photons can you deliver? How can you improve the spatial quality?, etc.
Are there any examples of particularly exciting research or insights that have come out from this recent work on ultrashort pulses?
[Image: Ulrika Kestere / Courtesy of A. L’Huillier]
In general, many things are happening, and it is difficult to mention one example. One fascinating research area is the study of photoionization using attosecond pulses. It really gives a different view of the interaction between light and matter. Instead of seeing it in the frequency domain, as we have done for a century, we can now understand it in the much more intuitive temporal domain.
I have had the privilege to work in this field of research for a long time and to see the evolution of the ideas and the technological progress. Extremely interesting!
Could you tell us bit more about your work in electron dynamics? What are you trying to measure, and why?
With synchrotron radiation, scientists have been able to measure, with very good accuracy, cross-sections. With attosecond pulses, we are able to measure not only the cross-section, but also the phase of the transition, and this gives us access to the dynamics. If you know both amplitude and phase, you can do the Fourier transform and you get the temporal evolution.
What are the big next improvements that people are looking at in these light sources to improve attosecond science?
I think there are many things that can still be improved. One objective is to extend the photon energy towards the X-ray region using mid-infrared radiation. Another direction is to improve the repetition rate.
Also, the attosecond pulses generated with high harmonics are still not very intense. And this is a little bit disappointing. Although there is a lot of research behind that, it’s very difficult to refocus all of these frequency components on a small spot and to get high pulse energy. This is something obvious that we need to continue to work on. It’s one the goals of some of the beamlines that are being built at the European Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) facilities.
Are people working on getting even shorter than attoseconds—to zeptoseconds? Or is that not really a problem that is solvable yet?
I would guess some people are working on it—I’m not doing it myself. But, in principle, there is no fundamental limit. I mean, you need to synchronize a very large bandwidth. So, you can do that with harmonics. But you need to have a broad bandwidth and all of the components in phase with each other, which is, of course, difficult. I think it’s more interesting to continue to develop these sources toward higher intensity, higher repetition rate, higher photon energy, thus opening the door to more applications.
FiO+LS will be an all-virtual event in light of the pandemic. How do you feel about presenting at virtual meetings?
I think we have to get used to it. We will have to do it more and more, not only because of the pandemic, but also because of climate change. So my hope is that this is going to be a more accepted way to participate. Not the only option, of course, because you still need to interact with people—but I hope that we will not be going back to exactly as it was before, and that hybrid approaches will be possible. | 5,585 | 2,523 | 12,070.949267 |
warc | 202143 | Richard Thaler on "Nudging" the pandemic, climate change and retirement saving
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Professor Richard Thaler has spent his career investigating how people really behave – how we save for retirement, what we choose to eat, how we use energy. Through understanding the many reasons for human misjudgement, such as being too optimistic, or facing too many choices, Richard Thaler's work has helped people make better decisions. The concept is known as "nudge" and nudge units are now commonplace in governments and businesses around the world to develop better policy.
Guest: Professor Richard Thaler, Professor of Behavioural Science and Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, 2017 recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and co-author of "Nudge".
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warc | 202143 | Banff, Canada / October 19, 2018 / Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada – PTAC is honoured to have received the Environmental Services Association of Alberta (ESAA) Environmental Innovation award on October 11, 2018 at the Remediation Technologies Symposium at the Banff Springs hotel in Banff, Alberta.
This award recognizes the tireless teamwork, innovation, and commitment of the Remediation and Reclamation Committee members of the Alberta Upstream Petroleum Research Fund Program (AUPRF).
Through the AUPRF program, PTAC has launched over 400 environmental projects in the areas of remediation and reclamation, air quality, water, biodiversity, and well abandonment.
This award demonstrates that there does not need to be a trade-off between financial and environmental performance – using collaborative innovation, industry can meet both goals simultaneously.
“Four R&R AUPRF projects alone have reduced the annual environmental industry cost equivalent to more or less what industry has contributed to over 400 AUPRF projects. This is an incredible testament to the power of the collaborative model used here at PTAC.”
~ Soheil Asgarpour, President, Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada
These four projects have resulted in savings of approximately $20 – $40 million dollars annually. To date, $23 million, contributed by industry, has been allocated to AUPRF projects.
PTAC Remediation Reclamation Research Committee Members Leadership provided by: Daniel Pollard Alberta Energy Regulator Gordon Dinwoodie Alberta Environment & Parks Ole Mrklas Cenovus Energy Sonia Glubish Canadian Natural Resources Technical Guidance/Support: Ayan Chakraborty Imperial Oil Ltd. Chris Meloche Husky Energy Darren Mason Shell Canada Debbie Tainton Canadian Natural Resources James Agate Canadian Natural Resources Linda Eastcott Imperial Oil Ltd. Paul Hartzheim Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Shawn Willetts ConocoPhillips Canada Stephen Bromley Husky Energy Asfaw Bekele Imperial Oil Ltd. Steve Kullman Husky Energy
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warc | 202143 | Amazon River Cruise, 7 days Description of Amazon River Cruise, 7 days
Travel 200 miles upstream on the Rio Negro, the Amazon’s largest tributary. As you voyage deeper and deeper into the jungle you’ll find yourself far from civilisation, in the most untouched rainforest of the whole Amazon.
Exploring the Amazon’s tributaries takes you away from the many settlements on the bank of the main river, giving you more chances to spot wildlife. Your home for the seven days is a traditional-feel white riverboat with loads of windows over its decks. From the observation deck, you can fully appreciate the magnitude of the forest, whilst motor launches take you on smaller expeditions away from the main vessel. There are many different kinds of rainforest, and you’ll explore many of them, from terre firme forest, free from flooding, where tall hardwood trees grow, to varzea forest, annually dosed with rich floodwater so its trees grow thick and green. There are orchids and bromeliads, iguanas and tall, elegant fishing birds, and monkeys cavort on the branches. When night falls, you’ll venture out with torches to listen to the rainforest’s chorus in the darkness. Your torch might pick out red eyes glowing in the night – the eyes of caiman, Amazonian alligator, lurking in the water. Map Check dates, prices & availability Travel guides Responsible Travel PlanetThe basic areas on which we focus are energy conservation, waste management, and pollution control.
In the realm of energy conservation we have equipment and procedures in place to conserve energy while at the same time retaining the comfort of our cruises. Our vessel has two solar power systems, a photovoltaic system to generate electrical energy, and a direct, active solar system to heat water. The solar generated electricity is used to power our galley refrigeration, our ice makers, cold water dispensers, some lighting, and, importantly, energizes the batteries that we use to propel our ship's launches on excursions. The solar water system is one of two entirely separate water circulation systems on the vessel, the other is powered by diesel electric generators. The vessel throughout is designed to support both systems. Each of the bathrooms on board actually has two shower heads: one of them for gravity fed water heated by our solar collectors and the other pressurized hot water powered by fossil fuel, our diesel generators.
Operationally we have a variety of ship's procedures to promote energy conservation. First, we have a policy of “solar power hours” when we actually turn off all diesel consuming machines for certain hours of the day when they are not needed. This is done in the early morning and late afternoon when the boat is generally at anchor and most travelers are not on board the ship. The vessel remains comfortable even without electrical generation because it was designed to offer water, illumination, and climate control even without diesel generators operating. Because the vessel has two completely separate water systems, even when there are no generators functioning the refrigeration, sinks, toilets and showers on the vessel continue to function.
Secondly we do not heat or pressurize water to be used in sinks and showers 24 hours a day. Instead, we have “on-demand” water heaters installed in each stateroom which are energized during specific hours of the day. There is water in the showers available at all types and powered by the solar collectors, though the water temperature is determined by the sun.
The vessel was designed with large windows so that travelers are able to use natural lighting during the day. This mostly eliminates the need to generate power for illumination during the day and is a significant reduction of fuel consumption. All but a very few of the light bulbs on the vessel are LED bulbs which greatly reduces power consumed. When it comes to climate control, the vessel has an efficient air-conditioning system that functions in the heat of the day and at night. But even during the solar power hours, the staterooms stay cool because the vessel is thermally well insulated. Almost all of the windows on the vessel open and close and we have a practice of opening the windows in the public spaces in the cool of the afternoon. Many travelers choose to turn off the air-conditioning for the duration of the trip. Together, all of these measures enable us to greatly reduce fuel consumption and emission of pollutants.
Our cruise procedures also include a number of measures to encourage sustainable conduct in the rainforest. We strive for zero impact in operations which means travelling only in small groups, not removing anything from the forest, leaving nothing behind, staying on defined trails, not creating new trails, keeping noise to a minimum, and leaving no waste behind. We take considerable measures not to disturb creatures that we observe including not getting too close, leaving an area if an animal becomes disturbed, not handling creatures that we encounter. We recycle our waste, we haul our trash back to landfills in the city, and we use as many sustainable natural products as possible.
The ship design, mechanical equipment, and the extensive conservation have, we believe, helped make the our vessel the most sustainable expedition vessel in the entire Amazon.
PeopleWe are part of the communities of both the remote villages we visit and the larger city where our vessel is home ported, Manaus, Brasil. We do our best as members of these communities to share the benefits of tourism as broadly as possible as well as work conscientiously together as responsibly as we can. The vessel's team has a commitment to positive impacts on the environment and the local community of which we are a part. Sustainability is not just about avoiding negative impacts - sustainable tourism must also have a positive benefit.
The operations of the vessel are crafted to both share the economic benefit with the community and to promote conservation of the Amazon rainforest. The basic ways that these goals are sought is through promoting environmental education, providing stable well paid long term employment, by implementing procurement policies that distribute the benefit of ship purchasing, and, importantly, through providing revenue to local communities in a way that places high value on preserving wild rainforest.
Supporting Cultural Preservation:
On our cruises we are very careful in our interaction with local peoples and to avoid turning the villagers into trinket vendors or cultural reenactors. We have elaborate procedures in place for not disturbing small communities with our visits. This includes varying the places we visit and ensuring that the interactions with local peoples are respectful and not economically or culturally disruptive. We provide materials that can benefit not just individuals, but the entire community such as diesel fuel for the generator or writing materials to the village school.
Community Support:
Our cruise supply and maintenance purchases are quite considerable and we do our best to purchase directly from the local farmer at the farmer’s markets. There is a significant multiplier effect of revenue from our vessel operations. Because we are ourselves locally based, virtually all of our activities have social and economic benefits to local people. We especially support sustainable tourism through employment and careful and considered purchasing for our expedition cruises. All of our staff members are licensed by the Brazilian maritime and tourism authorities. While many tourism enterprises hire part time, free-lance guides, all of our staff are long term employees. They are skilled naturalists and mariners and their enthusiasm for communicating their knowledge of the forest, as well as promoting sustainability, are the most important aspects in the success of our cruises. Almost all of our crew members have all grown up in the forest and have a vast store of experience to share with our travelers. Everyone on the vessel's team shares in the benefits of long term employment and receives comprehensive health care, paid vacation time, retirement accounts, and a variety of other benefits that demonstrate our collective commitment to working together as a team for sustainable forest preservation.
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warc | 202143 | Back in March 2020, we all embarked on our working from home experiences, questioning whether our working world had changed forever. Social media became flooded with images of home workstations and people embraced tech to allow us to stay connected with our work colleagues. In fact, tech was so heavily adopted that providers of video communications saw phenomenal growth[1].
Nearly a year on, the novelty of remote working is starting to wear off. Back-to-back video conferences, non-stop email and chat threads, along with the challenges of home schooling and no demarcation between work and home life, cracks are starting to show. Searches around terms like ‘Remote working mental health’ have increased significantly during lockdown in January 2021, with over 90,000 people looking for help and solutions to ease the pressures they are feeling.
GetBusy, a task management software solution wants to reinvent how we work by looking at working more simply in a to-do list style format by breaking down projects or tasks into bite sized chunks to stop us from feeling overwhelmed. By taking away the admin of delegation and chasing, it will provide support for busy workloads.
“Feeling overwhelmed, exhausted and unproductive are the signs of burnout and we want to ensure that people don’t get to that level. We feel it’s important to help people work smarter, not harder and give them the collaboration tools to help them prioritise their tasks” says GetBusy’s CEO Daniel Rabie.
“The thinking is, if we breakdown what we do and how we feel into simple units, the challenges we face become simpler to address, and changes become easier to make.
Daniel concludes: “It’s like the metaphor about when a plant starts to struggle you change something ie. the position, the lighting, the amount of water you provide to help. What you don’t do is blame the plant for not prospering – you work out what it needs to thrive instead. We think employers need to relook at the email drain and the back-to-back video calls and try something different for the sake of their employees’ mental health (and their own).”
GetBusy has given some top tips for remote working and keeping team motivation high. Ensure your team is happy
First and foremost, make sure you have a happy and motivated team and take time to check in with them regularly. An engaged employee cares about their effort, work and performance and the difference it can make to a business. Organisations that support employees and communicate honestly and accurately as part of the ongoing culture of the company will see the results in the bottom line. Using the right tools to communicate – GetBusy, WhatsApp, and Zoom are all great ways of keeping the lines of communication open and clear.
Prioritise your day
Having a to do list is a great way to get organised, but it can often lead to overload. It’s a better idea to have your daily tasks so you can focus on what you need to do in the current day. Why not prioritise it in order and work your way down the list, the science of productivity has shown this is the best way for anyone to tackle their day and make you feel you have achieved something.
Get the most difficult tasks completed first
It’s all too easy to put off the hardest tasks till the end of the week and start with the easy ones. Don’t. The dread starts to build as the week goes on and it can really start to play on your mind. Choose the right time of day when you feel the most productive and get it off your to do list. You will feel a sense of accomplishment and you can then crack
on with the easier tasks that you enjoy. Practise positive reinforcement
If someone finishes some outstanding work, then praise them. Making employees feel valued usually leads to more work worthy of being praised. That positive reinforcement helps to keep morale high and remember, success is a reward in itself, but a little bit of spontaneous praise can be a source of motivation for every team member.
For more information about GetBusy, please visit www.getbusy.com
[1] Zoom usage hit an all-time high of 300 million by the end of April 2020, increasing its share price by 400% and revenue to £132m by the end of October 2020.
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warc | 202143 | In case of wired Internet access services from Austrian operators the findings serve as basis for a so-called prima facie proof of certain warranty aspects. With such prima facie evidence, the legal position in case of a dispute improves considerably. The certified measurement can also be used in case of a so-called “mobile Internet solution for at home” (e.g. Internet via router or "cubes" with a SIM card) to determine the actual speed of the Internet access. In such a case, the results of the certified measurement are not prima facie evidence. This means that the proven value of the certified measurement for a fixed Internet access is higher than for a “mobile Internet solution for at home”. | 726 | 373 | 1,366.359249 |
warc | 202143 | Antony Whitaker is a multi award-winning salon business coach. Today he tells us what he thinks is needed to become a super stylist!
All salon managers are on the look out to hire super stylists to grow their business. If you are a stylist looking at getting your foot in the door of a top salon, you’ll need to read what Antony has to say.
Antony’s Super Stylist Commandments! 1. Clarity:
Start by getting some clarity: clarity about what you want in life and from your career, you need to know where you want to be to get there!
2. Commercial Reality:
You need to develop a commercial reality about your chosen occupation. What are the key skills to master? What results matter? What are the indicators of good performance?
3. Become a salesman:
Selling retail products on to your clients is massively profitable so you need to understand and master selling to the point it becomes as as normal as offering a cup of coffee. Believe me, in the salon, we are all selling something.
4. Sell yourself:
You need to understand what you are really selling. It’s not just about your product or services, be it haircuts, colour, tans, bottles of shampoo or anything else. It’s about selling relationships and experiences.
5. Keep them coming back:
You need to cultivate a repeat business or rebooking culture where at least 75% of your clients have made their next appointment before they walk out the door. You need to understand what that means to your income.
6. Create word of mouth:
You need to build a referral-based business. You probably can’t afford to advertise your way to growth, and even if you could, it wouldn’t work, so you need to get your existing clientele working for you‚ and that doesn’t happen on its own. Consider discounts for bringing friends along.
7. Become the business:
You must begin the marketing of “You Incorporated.” You – whether you own the salon or just work there‚ are the business‚ and everything you do and say and wear‚ everything‚ creates an impression and has an impact.
8. Challenge yourself:
You must learn to step outside your comfort zone and set goals to become the person you want to become. | 2,228 | 1,100 | 4,322.32 |
warc | 202143 | This is the year of Darwin (yes, yes, it’s also the year of astronomy, I know), and especially this week -- around the date of Chuck’s birth -- we are seeing a spike of events, radio and tv pieces, and printed articles. (Expect a second peak in November, for the anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species
.)
In doing some research for my next book (on the differences between science and pseudoscience), I re-read this rather stunning piece of writing: “Scientists these days tend to keep up a polite fiction that all science is equal. Except for the work of the misguided opponent whose arguments we happen to be refuting at the time, we speak as though every scientist's field and methods of study are as good as every other scientist's, and perhaps a little better. This keeps us all cordial when it comes to recommending each other for government grants.”
“I discovered a flaw in the model that I perceived is the critical functioning structure that defines how the world works.” This, infamously, was uttered by former chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan, who admitted that his view of how economies work was deeply flawed, and yet refused to issue an apology for years of federal intervention (or lack thereof) based on his “flawed” model. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are suffering economic hardship as a result of someone making policy decisions on the basis of a flawed assumption.
Metaphors are dangerous things. On the one hand, it seems pretty much impossible to avoid using them, especially in rather abstract fields like philosophy and science. On the other hand, they are well known to trick one’s mind into taking the metaphor too literally, thereby creating problems that are not actually reflective of the reality of the natural world, but are only perverse constructs of our own warped understanding of it. | 1,909 | 1,040 | 3,410.501923 |
warc | 202143 | Do you want to find out the charges and cost of Movers and Packers in Bangalore for home shifting or storage related services? Are you unsure about costs of movers and packers services? Unsure about charge for local home shifting in Bangalore or to a nearby suburb?Or are you trying to reach out to movers and packers in Bangalore but not sure where where to start and how to go about it?
Read through this post first and you will be able to find answers to every question that you may have regarding the costs of movers and packers companies in Bangalore. Ready? Let’s get to that then.
Cost of movers and packers in Bangalore
Movers and packers companies’ offer various types of services and costs of their services vary accordingly. Cost of local home shifting services would be different than a domestic home shifting services. Cost of transporting a car from Bangalore to Hyderabad will be different than shifting a car from Bangalore to Delhi. So basically cost of movers and packers in Bangalore will vary depending on different parameters primarily on distance and types of services that you want to avail.
Similarly cost of movers and packers in Bangalore for shifting entire household goods and appliances will be different than shifting just a few of the essential household materials. So all in all, its distance and the volume or types of materials being relocated is what matters while estimating costs of movers.
But that does not mean you can’t get some idea of costs of shifting or storage services before hiring a movers and packers company. In fact it’s a good idea to find rates and costs of some of the most efficient and reliable packers and movers companies so that you can evaluate and take right decision.
Here’s how to find costs of movers and packers in Bangalore, effortlessly
As you know costs of movers depends on what is to be moved and from which city to city or what is to be stored and for how long, it’s a good idea to start preparing your list of things to be moved or stored in a warehouse. Once you have that list ready, it’s time to find and call movers and packers.
Instead of making random calls and multiple searches on the internet, use ServiceSutra – an exclusive platform to compare and hire trusted packers and movers companies in nearly all of the major cities across India. Or simply dial 09831329628 to tell your requirements.
That’s the smartest way to find costs and charges of home shifting, car transportation or storage related services.
When you search for movers and packers companies in Bangalore, you will come across several listing on various yellow pages and directories. You can easily find contact numbers there, but you still have to make calls to those movers and packers companies. Irritating isn’t because some of the contact number may not be working in fact?
But you can use ServiceSutra instead – just post your requirements by completing a simple quote request form and relax. You’ll receive calls and offers from up to three different movers and packers companies in no time. Talk to them and start evaluating.
What if you have already spoken with movers but unable to take a decision?
If you have already spoken with multiple movers and packers and you have also received quotes and offers from them with detailed breakup of different charges then you are good to go. But some time even if you know rates of different moving companies, you will feel like confused and unable to take a decision about hiring one of the movers. What if that happens?
Here’s how to evaluate and get through the details to take an informed decision and be proud of the decision you made about hiring a movers and packers company in Bangalore;
If you have not already spoken with movers or have received rates and estimates from movers for services that you need then do that first. Post your movers packers service requirements here to receive estimates from multiple companies in next 15 minutes.
If you have already received rates of movers and packers then here’s how you should evaluate all of the offers and quotations;
Look at the profile of all of the participating movers and packers companies. Evaluate them carefully and see if any one of them has got any specific certification like being a Pvt. Ltd. company or ISO certification or IBA approval etc. Check for their network of branches or associates. Evaluate them based on their approach and safety measures. Look for online reviews and feedback of all of the service providers who have submitted their estimates and there is no need to trust all that you see online, but it should give you a fair idea. If possible, speak to some of their existing customers that they might have served in the past in your city. And at the end, do evaluate them on the basis of rates that they might have quoted for the services you need.
When you evaluate a movers and packers based on these parameters, you should be able to get best deal and hire a truly professional and capable movers and packers in Bangalore for home shifting, storage or car transportation services.
To conclude
Entire home shifting is going to be done by the professional you hire and thus it’s essential to ensure that you are dealing with a good movers and packers in Bangalore who can handle everything and offer you competent rates. In service industry, rates are supposed to be different when you talk to different companies/service providers. So it’s better to compare rates of top movers and packers in Bangalore before you hire. Not only it helps you hire the best professional, but it also helps you save money since you have options and power to negotiate. | 5,742 | 2,292 | 14,129.528796 |
warc | 202143 | Understanding mold in your home. Let SERVPRO of St. Cloud help! 9/6/2018 (Permalink)
SERVPRO of St. Cloud is contacted often regarding mold related questions. There are many concerns about mold in your home or business and how that can affect your health. To understand the impact of mold, here are ten things you should know about mold:
Potential health effects and symptoms associated with mold exposures include allergic reactions, asthma and other respiratory complaints.
There is no practical way to eliminate all mold and mold spores in the indoor environment; the way to control indoor mold growth is to control moisture. If mold is a problem in your home or school, you must clean up the mold and eliminate sources of moisture. Fix the source of the water problem or leak to prevent mold growth. Reduce indoor humidity (to 30-60%) to decrease mold growth by: Venting bathrooms, dryers and other moisture-generating sources to the outside Using air conditioners and de-humidifiers Increasing ventilation Using exhaust fans whenever cooking, dishwashing and cleaning Clean and dry any damp or wet building materials and furnishings within 24-48 hours to prevent mold growth. Clean mold off hard surfaces with water and detergent, and dry completely. Absorbent materials such as ceiling tiles, that are moldy, may need to be replaced. Prevent condensation: Reduce the potential for condensation on cold surfaces (i.e., windows, piping, exterior walls, roof, or floors) by adding insulation. In areas where there is a perpetual moisture problem, do not install carpeting (i.e., by drinking fountains, by classroom sinks, or on concrete floors with leaks or frequent condensation). Molds can be found almost anywhere; they can grow on virtually any substance, providing moisture is present. There are molds that can grow on wood, paper, carpet, and foods.
Should you think you have mold related concerns, please contact SERVPRO of St. Cloud for an assessment. We can be reached at (320) 248-5400 or office@SERVPROstcloud.com | 2,033 | 1,052 | 3,917.196768 |
warc | 202143 | [ed. note: Michael Jorrin, who I like to call Doc Gumshoe, is a longtime medical writer (not a doctor) who writes about non-financial health and medical issues for us a couple times a month (past submissions can be found on his author page here). Like all of our authors, he chooses his own topics and his words and opinions are his alone. Enjoy!]
This subject has been simmering in my mind for a while, but it just came to a boil a few days ago, when I read a piece in the
New York Times Magazine. The magazine is the good grey newspaper’s attempt to do something a bit more trendy and appeal to a younger readership, perhaps. There’s a weekly section entitled “The Ethicist” where readers pose supposedly ethical questions to a supposedly wise individual with the credentials to offer supposedly ethical advice.
In this particular case, the unidentified questioner in New Jersey was wondering what he/she should do, if anything, about a physician who “just might be a quack.” The case the questioner posed was this: he/she personally knew 12 persons who had been diagnosed with Lyme disease by this single physician. Several of these persons had previously seen other physicians, characterized by the questioner as “Lyme disease experts” – presumably infectious disease specialists – and had been assured that they did not have Lyme disease. But the possibly quack physician, relying on a test that had to be sent “out of state,” diagnosed these 12 individuals as having Lyme disease and prescribed courses of treatment costing about $35,000, which could not be covered by insurance. The questioner, moreover, commented that according to the CDC, the incidence of Lyme disease in New Jersey was 29 per 100,000 population, so it was highly improbable from a statistical perspective that he/she would be personally acquainted with 12 persons with Lyme disease, noting that, based on the 29/100,000 incidence (or 0.0029%), he/she would need to know about 40,000 residents of New Jersey to come up with 12 that had Lyme disease.
The “ethicist,” Mr Kwame Anthony Appiah, who teaches philosophy at NYU, dedicated about half of his answer to a frail statistical quibble, based on the probability that the number of Lyme diagnoses is about one-tenth the number of actual Lyme infections in the community, and that the CDC incidence might be for a four-year period, so the questioner would only need to know about a thousand New Jersey residents to make it somehow statistically not impossible that 12 of them might have Lyme disease. Mr Appiah did not address the likelihood that these 12 individuals would all have been diagnosed by the same physician.
Mr Appiah then went on to make several points. One, that the physician might genuinely believe that the test she is using catches previously undiagnosed Lyme, that the condition is underdiagnosed, and that in that way she is actually helping these patients.
That’s possible, of course. But then Mr Appiah goes further. He asserts that these patients would have been grateful for the Lyme diagnosis, and that the questioner would likely get nowhere voicing his concern about the physician’s potential ethical transgression to the relevant New Jersey authorities. He then implies that these patients may have been “doctor shopping,” which he asserts is common among the “more affluent.” And finally, that those patients may be hypochondriacs.
At this point I boiled over and resolved to write a letter to the magazine (which they almost certainly will not print), in which I pointed out that if the Lyme diagnoses were incorrect, which they probably were, this physician was doing real harm to these patients: first, by preventing them from finding the real cause of their symptoms, and second, by consigning them to a lengthy and costly course of treatment that would likely bring about significant adverse effects. And I said that the suggestion that these patients were hypochondriacs was cynical and demeaning, and that Mr Appiah, by brushing off the questioner’s concern, had forfeited his claim to be an ethicist.
I do not know for a fact whether the physician in question is a member of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), whose guidelines list no fewer than 25 very common conditions which they claim may be due to Lyme disease. The list begins with fatigue, low grade fever and chills and proceeds through just about every common symptom to headaches, light-headedness, and dizziness. ILADS proclaims that Lyme disease can be present despite negative ELISA and Western Blot assays, and that individuals with negative results on those tests are just as likely to have Lyme disease as individuals with positive results.
Chronic Lyme is certainly a reality. There are instances in which a person ignores the initial symptoms of Lyme and does not receive treatment, in which case the pathogen, an elusive spirochete called
Borrelia burgdorferi persists and may cause a range of symptoms. These nasty little bugs tend to wend their tricky ways to parts of the body where antibiotics find it hard to penetrate. But the symptoms listed by ILADS as being related to Lyme are much more likely due to other causes, and jumping to the Lyme diagnosis without some kind of positive identification of the pathogen is a huge disservice to patients. Are patients grateful for a diagnosis, even if it’s wrong?
The answer to that one is YES! Here’s a little story: a friend of my wife had been experiencing | 5,599 | 2,601 | 11,777.058439 |
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warc | 202143 | When we think of noise pollution, thoughts usually go first to its impact on humans – frustrations living near busy roads or flight paths, for example. However as developed land begins to encroach more on space shared with various forms of wildlife, the impact noise can have on them must be considered. Ashley Shepherd, Principal Acoustic Consultant here at Tetra Tech, who specialises in the impact noise can have on water birds, shares his thoughts on the current issues which need consideration. How is noise pollution affecting ecology and is it getting worse?
The UK is reaching its capacity for new buildings and the search for suitable sites – either for industrial, commercial, or residential use – is pushing developers towards the coast, particularly for industrial or logistics plants which need a large square footage.
These coastal regions are full of wading water bird colonies, which have spent years feeding and nesting there, and any significant changes to their environment can be hugely detrimental.
Whilst many birds can get used to new sounds over time – particularly when they are continuous or regular – however, the sudden and very loud noises made typically during the construction phase of a development is particularly disturbing. And once an industrial site is completed, general operations and HGVs can all cause high levels of disturbance.
In worst case scenarios, noise pollution can cause wading water bird colonies to relocate or cause such disruption that they don’t nest or breed. This can severely disturb the populations of, in some cases, already near threatened species like curlews and black-tailed godwits.
What should clients be aware of with regard to noise pollution?
For successful management of noise pollution, consideration needs to be built into design from the very earliest stages – both to mitigate construction sounds and when the asset is complete.
Noise pollution is measured in decibels, with high levels above 75dB, medium between 55dB and 70dB and low levels below 55dB. We aim to design sites around this lower end of the spectrum, for example using other infrastructure as physical mitigation to reduce noise, planning major works outside of key breeding times, or working with clients to create detailed operational noise management plans ready for when the building is in use.
However, unless acoustic and ecology experts are engaged in a site from the beginning, it can often be too late to factor in changes that will make any real difference. As a multi-disciplinary firm, our team’s advice is often sought on Tetra Tech projects elsewhere in the business, as all our consultants are aware of the need to consider impact on ecology. However, this isn’t necessarily practised industry-wide, and for clients keen to ensure they create the most sustainable assets, it is important to specifically input into the design to prevent disturbance from noise.
Are there any rules or legislations that try to mitigate the effect of noise pollution on ecology?
At the moment, there is no legislation controlling the levels of noise pollution created by new developments, with respect to ecological receptors, only suggestions from Natural England, or guides of best practice, such as the TIDE Waterbird Disturbance & Mitigation Toolkit. These are also only focused on water birds, and there’s even less clarity around how to protect other species who may be similarly affected.
This has got to change. While we can advise as best as possible about the potential disturbance to local ecology – and once aware, many developers do want to do all they can to support wildlife – without sufficient legislation and more research into the effect of noise on other species, this will not become an industry standard. Until this comes into play, there needs to be a concerted effort from all – consultants, clients and contractors – to be aware of the risk of noise pollution on habitats and factor it into design as standard, regardless of legal requirements.
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warc | 202143 | The social and economic devastation of the Covid pandemic has eroded years of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2020 global labor income fell by USD $3.7 trillion; over 100 million people were pushed into unemployment; and 108 million people were pushed into poverty. The weight of this devastation is borne disproportionately by vulnerable populations, including migrant workers.
As the Covid crisis evolves — and its long-term effects are understood — the business community has a critical responsibility to consider how we can help rebuild economies on a more resilient foundation of respect for human rights. Human trafficking, including forced labor, is among the most egregious and endemic human rights challenges of our time. It feeds a sprawling and illicit global business worth USD $150 billion annually. An estimated 25 million people are in forced labor, many of whom are in industries that may feed into global supply chains. Migrant workers are particularly susceptible, due to language barriers, lack of access to health care, poor living conditions and stigmatism associated with immigration status. The pandemic has exacerbated the challenge.
As Vice President of Global Human Rights at The Coca-Cola Company, I am proud to oversee a global program focused on embedding respect for human rights into every aspect of our operation and value chain. The battle against forced labor is at the heart of our program. The fight demands internal commitment. But, in the face of a wrong so pervasive, none of us succeed alone. That’s why we are committed to engaging with companies and stakeholders who share our commitment.
The Consumer Goods Forum’s Human Rights Coalition – Working to End Forced Labor (HRC) is devoted to “harnessing the power of collective action” among member companies to effect practical and lasting change in forced labor practices across the world. Along with Veronika Pountcheva of Metro AG, I am proud to serve as HRC co-chair to advance this critical mission.
In 2016 HRC identified the forced labor practices that are both most problematic and most prevalent; these informed our
Priority Industry Principles devoted to addressing SDG 8.7, the eradication of forced labor, child labor and human trafficking. Our work is now focused on supporting individual and collective member action in three key workstreams: 1) Implementing forced labor due diligence in our own operations; 2) Developing and implementing systemic measures to tackle labor abuses in palm oil supply chains; and 3) Supporting responsible recruitment through government advocacy and public-private cooperation in high-risk countries.
Earlier this year the coalition published its Human Rights Due Diligence in Own Operations Maturity Journey Framework—outlining the actions members can take to fight forced labor—which we are now implementing with the help of the Fair Labor Association. I’ll be participating in a panel on Day 2 of the Sustainable Retail Summit to discuss the work of our Coalition during a segment entitled “A Unique Partnership to Eradicate Forced Labour” — I hope you can join us.
Throughout the pandemic, The Coca-Cola Company and our peer consumer goods companies of all sizes have focused not only on ensuring business continuity and keeping workers safe, but also on innovative ways to contribute fighting COVID-19. Companies lent manufacturing expertise, diverted core products to aid disaster relief efforts and made meaningful philanthropic funds available. Let’s take this opportunity to act with the same urgency to respect the dignity of everyone in our supply chains. CGF is uniquely positioned to address such intransigent and global challenges through our diverse supply chains and our shared commitment to a better tomorrow. | 3,871 | 1,921 | 7,641.245185 |
warc | 202143 | At this time last summer, we were watching the legislative process unfold that gave birth to the Dodd-Frank Act (aka FrankNDodd), and we were anxiously wondering what sort of post-apocalyptic world we might be living in once the various provisions of Dodd-Frank came into effect. With Dodd-Frank’s first birthday fast approaching (I already have some Dodd-Frank birthday gigs on my calendar), we find ourselves in more of a state of limbo than “Mad Max.” The SEC Staff has been working incredibly hard to develop rules to implement many provisions of the Act under difficult circumstances, most notably the ridiculous implementation deadlines set forth in the statute, the perennial problem of understaffing and intermittent threats of government shutdown. With all that, some progress has been made, and there will no doubt be much more progress coming soon. As for the corporate governance and compensation provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act affecting public companies, the lay of the land today is as follows:
1. The SEC has completed rulemaking on the Say-on-Pay provisions and whistleblower provisions of Dodd-Frank. Say-on-Pay turned out to be more like “Y2K” than the apocalypse, with significant support for Say-on-Pay resolutions at most companies.
2. The SEC expects to adopt rules with regard to the compensation committee and adviser independence provisions in the second half of 2011. It seems likely that the final rules on these provisions will be adopted this summer, to be followed by the exchanges’ efforts to establish the applicable listing standards.
3. The SEC expects to adopt rules implementing the “specialized corporate disclosure” provisions (conflict minerals, payments by resource extraction issuers and mine safety) in the second half of 2011. It seems that the SEC wants to treat all of these disclosure provisions as a package deal, otherwise they probably would have adopted the mine safety rules by now, given that mining companies already have to comply with the statutory requirements. The conflict minerals disclosure provisions continue to present many challenges in coming up with workable rules for a potentially very large proportion of the universe of public companies, so we should all be thankful that the Staff and the Commission are taking their time to deliberate the outcome.
4. The SEC currently plans to propose rules in the second half of 2011 regarding pay for performance disclosure, the median employee/CEO pay ratio disclosure, compensation recovery listing standards (and related disclosure), and disclosure regarding employee and director hedging. With the press of other business under the Dodd-Frank Act and otherwise, I could see some or all of these provisions getting pushed back even further, perhaps even past the 2012 proxy season.
5. The SEC has not yet come out with any proposal as to the other significant matters which would be excluded from broker discretionary voting, although that one might be expected some time later this year in anticipation of getting something on the books for the 2012 proxy season.
6. A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in the lawsuit challenging Rule 14a-11 (adopted in August 2010 after authority issues were cleared up by Dodd-Frank) is still expected this summer.
Will Congress Help?
It doesn’t seem that Congress will have much appetite to pare back the most onerous provisions of Dodd-Frank applicable to public companies, however earlier this week there was at least a sliver of hope when the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to consider bills which included H.R. 1062, the Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act, which would repeal the pay ratio disclosure requirement in Dodd-Frank. At the hearing, the Financial Services Committee ordered that the bill be reported to the full House. It is anybody’s guess as to whether the bill may ultimately get voted on, but at least it made it out of the Financial Services Committee.
Delaware Addresses Advance Notice For Shareholder Proposals
An interesting advance notice development from Steven Haas of Hunton & Williams:
Recently, the Court of Chancery issued an interesting decision in Goggin v. Vermillion, Inc. applicable to shareholder proposals and annual meetings. In denying a motion to enjoin a stockholders meeting, the court enforced an advance notice requirement for shareholder proposals that was set forth in the company’s 2010 proxy statement rather than its bylaws.
By way of background, the company’s 2010 proxy materials mailed last October provided that the advance notice deadline for shareholder proposals at the 2011 annual meeting was January 1, 2011. At the time, however, it wasn’t clear when the company’s 2011 annual meeting would be held. While the company traditionally had held its annual meetings in June of each year, it had filed for bankruptcy in 2009 and decided to hold its 2010 meeting in December–just weeks before the January 1, 2011, advance notice deadline disclosed in the proxy materials.
In February 2011, more than a month after the advance notice deadline had passed, the company announced that its 2011 annual meeting would be held on June 7, 2011. As a result, the January 1 deadline resulted in a 150-day advance notice requirement for the 2011 meeting–far more than the typical 90 or 120-day requirements found in many bylaws of Delaware corporations.
The court observed that Delaware law does not require that shareholders provide advance notice of proposals or of director nominations to be raised at an annual meeting. It also acknowledged that the company didn’t have an advance notice bylaw, although it had since adopted one applicable to its 2012 stockholders meeting. Nevertheless, the court held that “the Company set forth its notice requirement for the 2011 Meeting in the October 20, 2010 proxy and that the plaintiff was unlikely to prevail on the merits by showing that the advance notice requirement was unreasonably long or unduly restrictive of [his] franchise rights.”
The court seems to have been strongly influenced by the fact that 5 of the 6 directors were independent and there were no clear signs of entrenchment motives (e.g., the plaintiff did not signal his dissatisfaction with management until after the advance notice deadline had passed). Thus, the deadline was established on the “proverbial clear day” and conformed to the company’s pre-bankruptcy practices.
Still, many observers may be surprised to see the court enforce an advance notice provision that was not set forth in the company’s governing documents. It also is notable that shareholders had approximately 2½ months notice of the pending deadline (i.e., the time in between the mailing of the October 2010 proxy statement and the January 1, 2011, deadline), and that the deadline turned out to be 150 days before the then-unknown meeting date. In contrast, many advance notice bylaws provide that, if the date of an annual meeting significantly deviates from the prior year’s meeting date, shareholders can provide notice of proposals or director nominations within 10 days after the announcement of the meeting date.
– Dave Lynn | 7,310 | 3,146 | 16,639.195804 |
warc | 202143 | Freedom of speech and expression is one of the cornerstones of Indian democracy. Freedom is meaningless if we cannot express our opposition to ideas and ideologies and courts should ensure this, writes PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR.
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’s latest WITTERtransparency report mentioning that India has surpassed the USA in sending legal requests for information on accounts should bring a certain level of satisfaction to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. India shares its paranoia about national security with America, the superpower in decline.
The Americans see many real and imagined enemies, mostly at the ideological level—these include al-Qaeda and its affiliates, the Islamic State and the Russians. There could also be enemies that are figments of the overwrought imagination of the US State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency.
India’s case seems to be slightly different. While the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and the Intelligence Bureau are on the lookout for India’s external and internal enemies respectively, the state is also marking ‘enemies’ of the Hindutva ideology of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
The moot question is whether the ‘enemies’ of Hindutva are to be treated as anti-national. While jihadists threaten India and want to impose a universal caliphate—a product of the delirious imagination of Muslim fanatics—and Maoists too want to overthrow the ‘bourgeoisie’ Indian state, the regressive Hindutva forces also imagine restoring the ‘glory’ of ancient Hindu India with no respect for the Constitution and democratic values.
Now that the BJP is in power, it professes belief in the Constitution and democracy. But the extremist Hindutva elements do not accept the modern state with its guarantee of individual rights. And, it appears that the BJP is chipping away parts of the Constitution with the possibility of a totalitarian Hindu state down the road.
The Modi government wants to checkmate the ‘enemies’ of Hindutva, who do not pose threat to India—most of them are unarmed social activists spreading the message that it is a poisonous ideology. If such people do threaten India’s security like jihadists and Maoists, they should definitely be dealt with sternly.
Organising protests is not an anti-national activity though it is an anti-government act. As the Modi government is unable to distinguish between anti-Hindutva activists and anti-nationals, the courts should step in to clarify the difference.
The role of courts also assumes significance as proponents of opposing ideologies could indulge in hate speech, which could trigger violence. The best way to handle hate speech is to bring it under the purview of libel laws.
Freedom of speech and expression is one of the cornerstones of Indian democracy. Even opponents of Islamic jihad ideology who are dubbed anti-Islam or anti-Muslim cannot be denied the right to articulate their views and protest.
Though the ‘enemies’ of Hindutva, Islamic jihad and Maoists could disturb peace, the criteria for restricting their freedom or arrest need to be detailed. It is only when such opponents advocate or instigate violence through their meetings, protests, and speeches, they should be imprisoned.
Freedom is meaningless if we cannot express our opposition to ideas and ideologies and it could be endangered if people resort to violence. Similarly, if the state intervenes without sufficient reason—for example, arresting a protester arbitrarily—it too is guilty of indulging in violence.
Courts in the 1990s struck down bans on the RSS and the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) due to the state’s inability in presenting evidence that they posed a clear and present danger to the country.
The government’s new strategy of identifying its ideological enemies by singling out individuals, not organisations, has proved to be weak due to the difficulty in proving that ailing social activists like Father Stan Swamy and Varavara Rao—both arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, for sparking violence in the Bhima Koregaon case and alleged Maoist links—can overthrow the government or a human rights activist like Sudha Bharadwaj, with Ischemic Heart Disease, is an enemy of the state.
The Modi government is unlikely to agree that dissent is part of freedom of speech and expression . Dissenters or critics cannot be faulted because they don’t believe in the right-wing nationalist ideology of blind obedience to the state. Also Read: The Law of Sedition and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
This belief is shared by other schools of political thought too, especially those who subscribe to the legalistic notion of sovereignty. The defining characteristic of a state is sovereignty and anyone defying it should be punished. A part of this blinkered view of sovereignty finds its way into the law on respecting the national flag and the national anthem. It is necessary to remember that the code for respecting the national flag, part of the Fundamental Duties, was introduced by then-PM Indira Gandhi, who was a fierce nationalist without the fanaticism of right-wing BJP.
Freedom of speech and expression or dissent is an important subject that cannot be ignored for long—and courts have to play a critical role in supporting this right if freedom has to have any meaning.
(Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr. is a senior Delhi-based journalist, political commentator, and author of several books. The views expressed are personal.) | 5,675 | 2,635 | 11,856.119545 |
warc | 202143 | Planning a holiday is an exciting task, especially after many months of not being able to travel abroad.\u00a0As well as deciding when and where to visit, you may be thinking about how to fund your trip.\n\n\n\nFor those who don\u2019t have a savings pot already sufficiently stocked to pay for a week or two away, here is our step-by-step guide on how to build up enough money for your travel plans.\n\n\n\nBelow, this article covers:\n\n\n\nHow to plan a holiday on a tight budgetThe best savings accountsTips on saving money when booking a trip\n\n\n\nThe coronavirus pandemic disrupted holidays, but travel is now starting up again\n\n\n\nHow long will it take to meet my travel savings goal?\n\n\n\nThere are too many variables to put a time on reaching your goal, but you can explore how to get there as quickly as possible.\n\n\n\nMake a list of expenses\u00a0\n\n\n\nWith your holiday budget, there is far more to consider than flights and accommodation.\u00a0\n\n\n\nYou will also need to think about:\n\n\n\nGetting to and from the airport this side and at your destinationA hire car if you need one.Anything you need to buy for your trip, which could include sun cream or hiking equipment.The spending money you will need for food and drink, and any excursions you plan to go on.\n\n\n\nCalculate the total cost of your trip\n\n\n\nAdd everything up and you should have your grand total \u2013 your savings goal.\n\n\n\nReview your finances/budget\n\n\n\nNow is the time to take a good look at what you earn and spend each month \u2013 write down what goes in and what comes out of your bank account.\n\n\n\n\n\nAdjust your budget to make savings\n\n\n\nTry and find ways to cut spending on all bills. For energy, the golden rule is not to slip onto your provider\u2019s default standard variable-rate tariff - the most expensive deals of all. If that\u2019s you, it\u2019s time to switch. \n\n\n\nYou can also drive down car insurance and home insurance by challenging expensive automatic renewal quotes. Use a price-comparison website to find a better price. \n\n\n\nAnother tip is to cull any subscriptions you\u2019re not using and check your bank statements for any automatic payments you may have forgotten about.\n\n\n\nWork out how much you can afford to save\n\n\n\nAdd up what you can save and work out how long you need to save for in order to reach your goal. Make sure you factor in any interest that a savings account will pay.\n\n\n\nIf you have been in financial difficulty and worry whether you will be able to acquire a savings habit, read Put it away: start saving towards a sound financial future.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat's the best holiday savings account?\n\n\n\nWith interest rates paid on savings accounts pretty low, you may be tempted by the stock market and its potential for generating higher returns. \n\n\n\nBut share prices can go down as well as up and the stock market is only recommended if you won\u2019t have to call on the money for at least five years.\n\n\n\nFind out more: How to invest \u00a310,000\n\n\n\nFor shorter-term savings goals, you should look to a savings account. There are a number of different accounts to choose from.\n\n\n\nInstant access accounts\n\n\n\nYou can get at your savings whenever you want to, but rates are usually variable, which means they can go down or up.\n\n\n\nTop 3 instant access accounts:\n\n\n\n\n\nNotice accounts\n\n\n\nThese accounts, which also tend to be variable-rate, pay more interest but will require you to give notice before withdrawing. If you want to leave the money untouched for your holiday, this shouldn\u2019t be an issue. The notice period can be 30 days or even 90 days.\n\n\n\nTop 3 notice accounts:\n\n\n\n\n\nFixed-term accounts\n\n\n\nThese can also be called fixed-rate bonds. They require you to lock your money away for a set period \u2013 a year or more. They offer slightly better rates as a reward for doing so.\n\n\n\nTop 3 fixed-term accounts:\n\n\n\n\n\nRegular savings accounts\n\n\n\nThese can pay an attractive rate as long as you commit to a standing order payment each month for 12 months.\n\n\n\nMake sure you search online for the best holiday savings account for you, with the best rates you can find.\n\n\n\nTop 3 regular savings accounts:\n\n\n\n\n\nTips to make extra holiday savings when booking a trip\n\n\n\nTo take advantage of discounts and deals, below are some further tips that can help you save money.\n\n\n\nClear your cookies when browsing for flights\n\n\n\nDelete your browser history and clear cookies when you are looking at booking flights. Prices can increase based on the number of times you revisit a particular website to re-check fares. \n\n\n\n\n\nAvoid peak times\n\n\n\nThere is a knack to getting a good price on holidays; timing is everything, particularly with flights. The best-value days to fly anywhere are usually Tuesday to Thursday so you avoid both the Monday-morning business travellers and the weekend escapers. \n\n\n\nFriday is consistently the most expensive day to fly out because of the increased demand from those trying to get away for the weekend. \n\n\n\nThe time of day of your flight departure can also affect costs. Morning flights tend to be more expensive, and those who have the flexibility to travel between about 6pm and midnight will save most.\n\n\n\nSign up for newsletters\n\n\n\nStay ahead of the salesby signing up to airline and comparison-site newsletters and alerts. This means you will be first to know about flash sales, discounts and special offers.\n\n\n\nOpt for all-inclusive\n\n\n\nThe all-inclusive holiday is popular for travellers on a budget who like to pay one sum and know that will account for the bulk of their spending. \n\n\n\nAll-inclusive means that your meals, snacks and drinks are included in the upfront cost of your holiday resort, so once you arrive, you won\u2019t need to pay for anything else (apart from excursions, for example).\n\n\n\nJust watch out for the terms and definitions of the offer. All-inclusive may only cover certain (sometimes local) alcoholic drinks; if you order something different, you may be charged.\n\n\n\nDon\u2019t forget: tips won\u2019t be included in an all-inclusive deal, so you may still want to carry some cash.\n\n\n\nAlso, all-inclusive and full-board aren\u2019t the same \u2013 full board typically means all meals, but there might be charges for drinks.\n\n\n\nPlanning a holiday is an exciting task but there is a lot to think about \n\n\n\nTop tips to save money for travel\n\n\n\nDon\u2019t be too shy to haggle\n\n\n\nWebsites that connect you with homeowners looking to rent out their holiday apartments and villas \u2013 such as HolidayLettings and Airbnb \u2013 state their prices. \n\n\n\nYet private owners would rather take a discounted rate than have the place empty, so it\u2019s always worth getting in touch with them to state a price you can afford if it\u2019s not what they\u2019re asking.\n\n\n\nYou can email them through the websites, or often their phone number will appear.\n\n\n\nCut out small, recurring spending\n\n\n\nIf you\u2019re prone to spending money on things you don\u2019t really need, then make cuts here and there for a time while you build up your travel fund. Rather than buying lunch out every day, cut it to two or three days a week.\n\n\n\nIf retail therapy is your downfall, resist splurging on new clothes until you have reached your total savings goal.\n\n\n\nUse reward card schemes\n\n\n\nCollecting points as part of a loyalty scheme that allows you to exchange them for flights is a smart way to save money on a holiday. You can find a list of the best rewards credit cards here.\n\n\n\nFor example, Nectar card points \u2013 perhaps earned spending in Sainsbury\u2019s \u2013 can be used towards flights with British Airways, and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club members can exchange Tesco Clubcard points for air miles.\n\n\n\n\n\nFind out more: Best air miles credit cards\n\n\n\nUse spare time to earn extra cash\n\n\n\nYou could boost savings by using your spare time to bring in a little extra cash. \n\n\n\nFor example, you could earn money for your opinion on survey websites, which can be about anything from tourism to food, media, shopping, or public affairs and politics. Surveys often take 30 minutes.\u00a0\n\n\n\nMany of these operate a reward scheme where you earn points \u2013 for surveys completed \u2013 that can be exchanged for shopping vouchers at brands such as Amazon or John Lewis. \n\n\n\nOthers pay cash \u2013 up to \u00a315 per survey.\u00a0Check out Survey Compare, Crowdology,\u00a0YouGov or\u00a0i-Say.\n\n\n\nDon\u2019t focus solely on price\n\n\n\nComparison sites focus on the cheapest fares first, but often their cheapest flights involve long stopovers and multiple stops, so you need to sift through the best deals carefully.\u00a0\n\n\n\nSave on holiday reading\n\n\n\nTake out books at your local library or buy from a charity shop to save on the cost of buying brand new copies.\n\n\n\nSave at the airport\n\n\n\nBuying a one-off access pass to an airport lounge could save you money \u2013 with shops and restaurants in airport departure terminals charging eye-watering premiums on snacks and alcoholic (and non-alcoholic) drinks. \n\n\n\nMost lounges offer free wi-fi, food, alcohol and showers, as well as peace and quiet from the hustle and bustle of an airport.\n\n\n\nA day pass costs from \u00a332, but it\u2019s worth investigating and weighing up the cost depending on what you usually spend on eating and drinking before you fly. Check out No1 Lounges.\n\n\n\nIf budgeting and planning finances isn\u2019t your thing, you might get some useful tips from reading Clueless about your finances? Help is here. | 10,147 | 4,268 | 23,196.878866 |
warc | 202143 | Temptations to Sin 17 And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” Increase Our Faith
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
Unworthy Servants
“Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’? Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and dress properly, and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink’? Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’”
Jesus Cleanses Ten Lepers
On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” When he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”
The Coming of the Kingdom
Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”
And he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. And they will say to you, ‘Look, there!’ or ‘Look, here!’ Do not go out or follow them. For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day. But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man. They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot—they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all—so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed. On that day, let the one who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away, and likewise let the one who is in the field not turn back. Remember Lot’s wife. Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it. I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left. There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken and the other left.” And they said to him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.”
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Luke 17 Commentary by Hank Workman
Directly on the heels of Jesus speaking of the rich man in hell and the poor beggar in heaven chapter 17 continues his conversation to the disciples. He speaks of stumbling blocks and faith; heals 10 men with leprosy and teaches then the crowd of His coming kingdom. Sometimes reading chapter by chapter where it simply stands alone for the day takes the urgency out of what Jesus speaks. In my opinion, the story sets the stage for the soberness of this chapter. For Jesus is giving strong warnings here of our own duty as Believers; the need to be thankful and His ultimate return.
We need such reminders. The life we live is but one. We have one chance throughout to live for Christ. We have one life to make a difference. We become distracted by so many things. We are by very nature selfish and self-absorbed. Our choices usually revolve around the mentality of ‘what’s in it for me?’
The calling of Jesus is to leave these things and pursue Him relentlessly.
I think it’s too easy to armchair postulate about many things in Scripture. It’s easy to sit in condemnation of the Pharisees and Teachers of the Law who were so wrapped up in their inward thinking. They gave the illusion of spirituality yet were empty to the things of God. The Messiah stood physically before them and most of them missed it. They were so wrapped up in their theology, their outlook, their own lives they had no clue to the spiritual deficit they held.
The calling of Jesus is very personal. Although the requirement is the same, how it works itself out in real-time it is very individualized.
As Jesus spoke of His return he uses very graphic descriptions of what that day will look like and compares it to the days of Noah and Lot.
“As it was in the time of Noah so shall it be in the days of the Son of Man. Everybody kept on eating and drinking, and men and women married, up to the very day Noah went into the boat and the flood came and killed them all. It will be as it was in the time of Lot. Everybody kept on eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. On the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and killed them all. That is how it will be on the day the Son of Man is revealed.”Luke 17:26-30
The people were going on with their busy lives in the two examples Jesus references; and that is the issue. Interestingly, there are no specific sins mentioned here. Instead, it was the sin of complacency. And the sin of our own complacency to the things and ways of God is a warning to our everyday lives. Most people will be going about with their everyday tasks and completely indifferent to God.
Life will be carrying on as usual the day Jesus returns. There will be no warning. This is a call for us to take seriously the life we have, the one chance we’ve been given and to live beyond ourselves. We must take personally the calling of Jesus because it is personal. We must evaluate our own self-induced illusion of spirituality and make changes that reflect this relationship we have and the live for Him until His return with all that has been entrusted to us.
Luke 17 Commentary by Brad Boyles
It is a common occurrence for people to be tripped up in this life. The word Jesus uses in verse 1 to describe a “stumbling block” is also used in many other places in Scripture. In order to get a good understanding of what He’s talking about, let’s explore what it actually means.
Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this – not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother’s way.Romans 14:13 NASB
In Romans, Paul addresses the stumbling block as the judgment of another brother or sister in Christ. A judgment can come in many different shapes and sizes, but Jesus warns that we as believers should not be the ones to “bait the hook.” Paul addresses it again in Romans 16.
Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them.Romans 16:17 NASB
There are those who can be stumbling blocks by causing dissension through false teaching among the body. Typically, these people are hung up on their own interpretations and through deceptive speech lead others astray with concepts not based entirely on Biblical truth. Those who are slaves to Jesus will look like Him, but those who are slaves to another will leave a constant trail of division and turmoil.
How strongly does Jesus oppose this action of causing others to stumble?
“It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he would cause one of these little ones to stumble.Luke 17:2 NASB
Those are some bold words. Jesus is giving a strong warning to those who seek to destroy the body of Christ through various stumbling blocks – the most obvious being judgment. The natural question then becomes, what about sin? How do we make judgments without allowing our judgment to become sinful? Are we to let sin slide by in the name of love? Jesus answers this question in the very next verse.
“Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.Luke 17:3 NASB
Jesus encourages believers to deal straightforwardly with each other. In other words, there is a difference between dividing the body by being a stumbling block and dealing honestly in love with one another. A person who deals in love will call out sin (in love) but will be quick to forgive. A person who is divisive does nothing in love but seeks to “punish” the person for their wrongdoing.
In summary, we need to remember that the Holy Spirit has the power to convict. In this way, a stumbling block that comes from Him is exactly what is needed. We must love people where they are, and let the Holy Spirit do the rest. Much easier said than done. If we have a reputation of shooting straight with truth but doing it in love, that is exactly what Jesus desires most. We cannot achieve this in our flesh. It will only occur through the power of the Holy Spirit. | 10,235 | 4,432 | 22,797.815884 |
warc | 202143 | The Power of Preaching the Gospel
Randy Harshbarger
Mt. Pleasant, Texas
The title of this article suggests that there is power in the preaching of God's word, the gospel, or as Paul says in Romans 1:16, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation." The Apostle was duty bound to preach only the gospel, for it is the only message that can accomplish what God wants accomplished, namely, the salvation of the souls of men. When something other than the gospel is preached, men are converted to someone or something other than the Lord. Paul understood the responsibility placed upon him to preach only God's word (1 Cor. 9:16) and, with dauntless resolve, preached only the preaching of God's son (1 Cor. 1:21; 2:2).
This article does not purport to tell anyone how to preach. We recognize the various backgrounds, temperaments and abilities of men (as was true, at least in part, of the apostles). It is, though, without reservation the message that must be preached, the gospel, that we must focus on. Yes, preach the truth in love, but preach the truth! Preachers today must have that single-minded purpose Paul, Peter, Stephen and the Lord had! It is our business to preach the word, and preach Christ. We must exalt the name of the Lord, keeping the story of the cross always before the hearts of men. If the simple story of the cross does not stir men's hearts, then they will not be properly moved (Lk. 8:13,14). Depending upon our own eloquence, or playing upon the sympathies of men with something other than the gospel, is to lead people away from the Lord, not to him. It is truth that makes us free from sin, and only truth (Jn. 8:32). Paul recognized that to preach something other than, or in addition to, the gospel, was to be unfaithful to the Lord, and would result in the condemnation of souls (Gal. 1:10,11).
The carnal appeals of Satan, sin and compromise are many and always attract the worldly minded (Acts 17:21). Yet, the weapons of our warfare are not carnal (2 Cor. 10:4,5). To teach and reason from Scripture will turn men from Satan to God. Funny stories or jokes that have no other purpose than to entertain are out of place in true gospel preaching. The experiences of men, while important to them, do not establish the basis of fellowship with the Lord. And, our own experiences cannot establish a right relationship with the Lord, but will lead to a completely subjective, better-felt-than-told salvation. When an appeal to something other than the gospel is made, we weaken our efforts to reach lost men.
It has been said (with validity) that the social gospel and institutionalism, represent a loss of confidence in the power of God's word. There seem to be some trends discernible today pointing in the direction of a loss of confidence in the power of the gospel. In the beginning stages, trends are hard to discern. Sometimes the changes in thinking, preaching, writing, etc., are almost imperceptible. Yet, some signs are more easily observed. Of course, none would, openly admit to a rejection of the gospel and its power, at least not now. But, what about ten or twenty years from now? Apostasy does not happen over night, but remember the new generations to come and what happened to Israel (confer Judges 2), Some things are being said and taught that represent a drift away from the message God commands that we teach and preach.
Most will agree that the power of the gospel can be seen in the specific application of truth. The people on Pentecost got the point, were duly convicted of sin, and understood that they needed to do something. Stephen was rather pointed in his message, saying, "Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your Fathers did, so do ye" (Acts 7:51). Jesus told the Sadducees that they were wrong (Matt. 22:29). He did not try to deal with the negative in a positive way. He simply said: "You are wrong!" Did he love them? Certainly, and it was evidenced in the fact that he said what needed to be said, when it needed saying. We can all take a lesson from that! Paul dealt with Peter's vacillation face to face (Gal. 2:11). No doubt today, Paul would be charged with having an image problem. How could Peter reach his potential with all the negative publicity? When Paul stood before Felix, he preached "righteousness and self-control and the judgment to come" (Acts 24:25). Paul was not concerned about Felix feeling good about himself. He did want Felix to be at peace with God, and preached the only message that would achieve that. No doubt, Paul would have flunked out of any Dale Carnegie course.
Was Jesus using slurs when he said to the scribes and Pharisees: "Woe unto you . . . hypocrites . . . blind guides . . . inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity" (Matt. 23)? Too negative? Some today would say yes! Why is it, though, that some complain and criticize in such a negative way, against anything negative (Rom. 2:1)? We cannot blindside people with the truth. To preach the truth and condemn error is not to engage in personal attacks. Yes, strive for balance. A steady diet of all negative is out of balance, just as much as all positive is. The gospel has both. Those who call for non-doctrinal sermons and shorter sermons and less Scripture need to study 2 Timothy 4:1-5. One of the problems with the Positive Mental Attitude philosophy is that, carried to its ultimate end, all preaching directed to such things as immodesty, dancing, social drinking, disregard for God's marriage laws, etc., will eventually be eliminated.
The life of the Christian is compared to many things, one of them being a war that continues throughout life. Some opt for a peaceful co-existence with the world, but the attitude of the world is such that fellowship with the Lord and the things of the world cannot be (1 Jn. 2:15-17; Jas. 4:4). The world, evil, Satan and sin, all seek to overcome us (1 Jn. 5:19; Rom. 12:21). Error seeks to trap us, but only truth will make us free (1 Jn. 4:1,2; Jn. 8:32).
Men who are lost in darkness need the eyes of their hearts enlightened by the word of God (Eph. 1:18). Only the gospel can turn men to the Lord (Acts 26:18). To be delivered from sin and Satan's kingdom is possible because God in his love sent his Son to die for all (Col. 1:13,14). We must be good soldiers and fight the good fight of the faith (2 Tim. 2:3,4; 4:6-8; 1 Tim. 5:12). This warfare must be the concern of all, and every child of God must be on duty. Our weapons are not carnal (2 Cor. 10:4,5); our armor the Lord provides (Eph. 6:10-20).
Our commitment must be to the Lord and to his truth. When we contend earnestly, let it be for truth (Jude 3). Loving the souls of men, we hate the sin that condemns. But let us remember the message the apostles preached: "And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God,.ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe" (1 Thess. 2:13).
Many of the old pioneers preached a sermon variously titled, but often called "The Adaptation of the Bible to Man" (confer The Gospel Preacher.- A Book of Twenty Sermons, by Benjamin Franklin). These lessons help us understand that God's word fits perfectly and applies in every way to man as he is. No, we do not need a new gospel for a new age, nor do we need to help the Lord in trying to improve his word. It would do any Christian good to hear such sermons again today. When a gospel preacher laughs at and ridicules brother Roy Cogdi4l's New Testament Church, charging it is out of date and would not fit modern audiences, brethren we are doing more than just drifting!
May we have great faith in the Lord and in the power of his Word. Let us "buy the truth, and sell it not" (Prov. 23:23). Let us plead for a "thus saith the Lord" and be content to speak only the things that "befit the sound doctrine." Let us be content with and continue to tell the old, old story of Jesus, and his love (Reproduced from With A It Boldness, March 1991).
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warc | 202143 | Inheriting a property is great, it means that you are going to have a new place to live in, or extra money if you choose to sell it. Once we get a home that is ours to do whatever we want with, a number of possibilities open. It is said that most people who get a new home after the inheritance, choose to sell the place and invest the cash into something else or something better. If you are presented with an opportunity like this, you are probably interested in getting it over with as soon as you possibly can.
Time is the thing that bugs us the most, and we don’t want to wait for years for our plans to start happening. In this article, we are going to tell you how long does it take to sell a house after inheritance. Continue reading if you want to find out how you can increase your odds of finding a reliable buyer, and what you need to do to avoid the most common mistakes that sellers make.
Is it in good condition?
The state of the property will make the biggest difference in this case. Some people choose to advertise their home as-is, without making any changes or renovations. This is a good option, and it could be beneficial. When people don’t need to pay for additional changes, and when the price is based on the current state, more buyers may come. The reason for this is that people usually want to do all the remodeling on their own, and when they have to tear everything down once it’s been remodeled, they know it is going to cost them more.
On the same note, some buyers may be interested in a place that is move-in ready. So, think about the people who might be interested in your house, and what they would want to get.
No matter if you choose to list the place as is, or if you are going to do some remodeling first, you should clean it and make it look presentable. You don’t want to put people in a dirty, dusty room and expect them to be interested in it. You can also learn some tricks on how to make the rooms look bigger, better, and more appealing to potential customers.
Do you want help during the process?
During this process, you should do everything you can to let people know that you have a property for sale. Some people choose to do it all on their own, and they start by putting an ad on different websites and social media platforms. This is a great way to get people to learn about the house, and you can have direct contact with them, and show them the place depending on your schedule.
However, this process can sometimes be risky, and even if you find a potential customer, you will have to go through the legal labyrinth on your own. Note that if everything is not done properly and correctly, you risk getting into serious legal trouble.
If you want to avoid any potential risks, both when it comes to the legality of the transaction, and potential scammers, you should collaborate with an agency that could do everything instead of you.
A professional agency can help you with every step of the way to sell house fast, starting from the marketing, getting the place ready, up to the closing date. They will tell you which selling method would be the best one for you, and they will guide you every step of the way.
Negotiations
One big thing that is going to make a difference with this process is the price of your property. Some people just want to haggle, and they are going to feel happier if they manage to lower the price for just a few thousand dollars. They are more likely to make a purchase if they feel they made a better deal.
In some cases, if people are interested in your house, they may offer larger bids for the home you are selling, but if this is not the case, and if there are not a lot of potential buyers, you may need to be open to lowering the price.
You should consult with your agent about the price you should put, and add a few thousand dollars extra. That way, if someone interested comes around, you will be able to show that you are willing to negotiate, and still end up with the sum you were interested in.
Time estimations
As you can see, there is no exact time frame on what will happen with your property. It depends on a lot of things, both external and things that are in your control. It also depends on the area where your house is located, and how desirable of a location that is.
In most cases, you should be able to find a great buyer within the first few weeks, up to several months, and you should not have to wait for more than six months to finish everything up. However, even if the place is in great condition, in a desirable location, and even if the price is good, sometimes you may need to wait for a longer time to get someone to purchase it.
No matter how long you are waiting, you should not give up and you should not get discouraged. There will be dozens of people who are going to come and see it, and most of them will not be the right people for the purchase. Look for potential homeowners who understand why your place is valuable, and who will be interested in discussing all the details with you.
Sometimes it may take more than a year to sell the place, and you should be aware that even though it is rare, it may happen. To increase your odds of selling the house you should collaborate with a real estate agent, and you should help them sell your house. They should be able to advise you on what to do, how to manage the price, what you need to do to make the place more attractive, and what you should expect when it comes to dates and numbers.
As you can see, it all depends on several factors. With the right agent, and with the right plan, the whole process should not take more than two months. Make sure that all the documents are correct and collected after the inheritance so you don’t end up with an unpleasant surprise. | 5,797 | 2,450 | 13,605.204082 |
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