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Everybody has the right to feel safe while they're at work. When you're getting on with your day-to-day job, the last thing you expect is to be injured because of your employer's negligence.
All employers are legally required to make sure the environment in which you work is as safe as possible. As part of this, they should provide you with the training and safety equipment you need for your role. They should also carry out regular risk assessments and take steps to avoid accidents from happening.
If you've suffered from a work injury which was somebody else's fault, then you shouldn't be left to deal with the financial and emotional consequences on your own.
You could make a work injury claim so that you can get compensation to cover the costs of your accident, and the effect it's had on your social and family life.
To find out whether you could claim, you can speak to a legal adviser for free on 0800 234 6438.
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Accidents can happen in almost any industry – from office workers, to lorry drivers, to police officers – so, unfortunately, while you may feel safe in your workplace, there's always some risk of an injury.
But some jobs carry more risk than others, which is why there are laws and procedures in place which are specifically designed to help keep people safe while they're at work.
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 sets out rules which employers should follow to reduce the chances of accidents happening. For example, the very basics of this includes:
If you've suffered an accident at work because your employer hasn't followed these regulations, then it's likely you can seek help to make a claim.
Making a claim against your employer can be daunting, but there are laws in place to protect you from being unfairly dismissed or treated differently, such as the Employment Rights Act 1996.
Quite simply, it's illegal for you to be fired or disciplined for making a claim against the company you work for. But in the unlikely event that you do lose your job, you'll be able to take legal action against your employer.
By making a claim for an accident at work, you might also reduce the chances of one of your colleagues being injured in the same way, as it's likely your employer will make safety changes to avoid the same thing happening again.
You might be worried that you'll put your employer under financial pressure because of your claim – but that's not true.
All businesses should have "liability insurance", which covers them if an employee is injured while at work. This means your compensation will be paid by their insurance company, not by your employer personally.
This also means that you may still be able to make a claim if the company which caused your injury no longer exists – so long as the insurance company can be tracked down, then you can still make your claim.
Every workplace, in every industry, should have a procedure in place for when somebody is injured – this protects both the employers and employees.
In the shock of an accident, it can be difficult to remember what to do. If you have the chance, taking the steps below can help when it comes to making a compensation claim:
This short video takes you through a basic introduction on claiming for compensation if you have been injured in an accident at your workplace.
It's likely you've had to take time off work after suffering from your injury. On top of everything else, this probably means you've received a reduced wage, or maybe even no pay at all.
In some cases, you might have had to find a new job altogether because of your injuries, especially if your accident was particularly serious.
A specialist solicitor will take all the financial impacts of your injury into consideration when making your work accident claim. As well as recovering your lost earnings, they'll also look to cover:
For more information, you can speak to an adviser for free on 0800 234 6438, or fill out your details into one of the secure forms on this page.
After you've suffered from an accident at work, it's likely you'll need to take some time off work while you recover. If you need more than four days off sick in a row after your work accident, you should be entitled to Statutory Sick Pay (£94.25 per week as of January 2020) as a minimum.
However, many employers are more generous than this and will pay more. It's likely that your contract of employment will say what your entitlement is for sick pay – or your employer will be able to tell you if they use a sick pay scheme.
If your employer is clearly liable for your injuries, they might agree to give you more sick pay, even if they don't have to.
Once you're back at work, it's possible you'll still need to take time off work to go to medical appointments, physiotherapy sessions or other check-ups.
Unfortunately, your employer doesn't legally have to give you time off for these appointments. Most reasonable employers will let you leave work for check-ups or treatment if you ask – especially if your accident happened at work in the first place, but you might not be paid for it.
There is an exception to this: if you fit the definition of 'disabled' under discrimination law, then you might have a legal right to paid time off for your medical appointments. If this is an issue, your solicitor will be able to help you.
Because it can take a long time to recover after an injury, you might not be able to return to your normal job for a while – especially if your work involves physical labour, standing for long periods of time, or carrying files or boxes.
If your injury is likely to stop you from being able to do your normal job, your employer might let you come back to work on 'lighter duties' to help with your recovery. This means they'll find less physical roles for you to do, and will make allowances for the fact that you're not as mobile as usual.
It's possible that you won't receive your full pay while on lighter duties, but it can help to ease you back into work.
Also, lost earnings while on light duties can form part of your overall compensation claim, so it's possible you'll be able to get the money back anyway.
Although your employer has to take measures to make sure you're safe while at work, you and your colleagues also have a responsibility to make sure you're not putting yourselves or each other at risk of injury.
In some cases, staff can be injured because of their own carelessness. But in other cases, an accident could be both the employee's fault – and a result of the employer's breach of health and safety rules.
For example, if an employer has not provided full safety equipment to a worker operating a cutting machine, and that worker ignores clear safety signs and suffers a head injury or hand amputation, both could be held partly responsible for the injuries.
If you're partly at fault, you might still be able to make an injury claim, but the amount of compensation you receive will be lower to reflect the extent to which you were to blame.
You have three years after your accident at work to start legal proceedings for injury compensation, otherwise you may be out of time under the Limitation Act 1980.
However, if you're claiming on behalf of someone who has a mental disability – for instance, your spouse was seriously injured in a work accident and has lost their mental capacity as a result – this three-year period doesn't start to run until they've regained their mental capacity.
Also, any person who was injured while under the age of 18 has until their 21st birthday to start their claim.
Injury compensation claims following accidents at work can be very complicated, but an expert legal adviser and specialist solicitor will be able to do most of the work on your behalf. You can speak to an adviser for free on 0800 234 6438 to start a claim.
Our aim is to keep the process as simple and stress-free as possible – which means your solicitor will negotiate your compensation for you, leaving you with the time and space to focus on your recovery.
But if possible, it can be helpful to collect as much information and evidence as you can to get your claim started. For example, keeping a diary of your recovery can be a good way to record how your injury has affected you and your loved ones.
It's also worth having details of your doctor and hospital noted so that your medical records can be released and shared with your solicitor. You should also provide a copy of any report following an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive if this is available.
You might think about submitting a Subject Access Request (SAR) to get all the information your employer has about you, including about the accident or your occupation health. To find out how to do this, visit the Information Commissioner's Office website, and also talk to your solicitor for further advice.
Nicola is a dual qualified journalist and former solicitor. She is a legal journalist, editor and author with more than 20 years' experience writing about the law.
Nicola is a dual qualified journalist and former solicitor. She is a legal journalist, editor and author with more than 20 years' experience writing about the law.
When you submit your details, you'll be in safe hands. Our partners are National Accident Helpline (a brand of National Accident Law, a firm of personal injury solicitors regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority). They are the UK's leading personal injury service. Their friendly legal services advisers will call you to talk about your claim and give you free, no-obligation advice. National Accident Law may pay us a marketing fee for our services.
By submitting your personal data, you agree for your details to be sent to National Accident Law so they can contact you to discuss your claim.
If you win your case, your solicitor's success fee will be taken from the compensation you are awarded - up to a maximum of 25%. Your solicitor will discuss any fees before starting your case.


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ROZZA and PELLIZZON, (1)Morphology Department, Biosciences Institute, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brazil conducted a review presenting the experimental activity of essential oils traditionally used in the gastric ulcer prevention and treatment activity.
Gastric ulcer is an excoriated area of the gastric mucosa. It is among the predominant gastrointestinal chronic diseases.
The essential oils represent an important part of the traditional pharmacopoeia in many countries and have been successfully used for gastro-protection and ulcer healing.
Thus, this review presents the experimental activity of essential oils traditionally used in the gastric ulcer prevention and treatment, considering their families, part of the plant studied, bioassays, and their mechanisms of gastroprotection and ulcer healing, with the aim of stimulating novel studies in the search for a new phytomedicine to treat gastric diseases. © 2012 The Authors Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology © 2012 Société Française de Pharmacologie et de Thérapeutique.
Rozza AL(1), Pellizzon CH. Essential oils from medicinal and aromatic plants: a review of the gastroprotective and ulcer-healing activities. Fundam Clin Pharmacol 27(1):51-63. Feb 2013. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2012.01067.x. Epub Aug 14 2012.

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I'm not sure what town The Poker House is set in, but it's small enough that children can be allowed to sit at the bar for hours while their parents are out, poor children and the homeless can chat for hours waiting for the bottle depot to open, and everyone knows exactly what the "Poker House" is. We're not sure before the film begins, but we know very well by the time it concludes, as we've spent 90 minutes there. Imagine spending your entire life in this awful location.
Some of you reading this will no doubt have lived in a similar locale for parts of your lives, and if that's the case, The Poker House will really connect with you. This is a film that feels very real, largely because of the talent behind its creation. While it may be spoiling to say this, I feel it's important anyway: The writer/director of this film, Lori Petty, is basing this film on her life. She lived through this, and she recreates it with passion and enthusiasm, trying to keep it as realistic as possible. The film tells us right at the beginning that it's based on a true story, but it's only at the end that we learn the whole truth.
I'm not sure if it's best to keep this hidden. Maybe it makes the film hit harder right when it ends, but I don't think that's the case. I knew going in that this was a semi-autobiographical film, and the entire thing still hit me hard. It doesn't exactly matter that the film is a personal project that the filmmaker needed to get made, but it is worth noting just because of how real it feels, how many small details were thrown in, and how emotional is can make you if you either have experienced this kind of situation or can easily empathize with it.
The lead is given to Jennifer Lawrence, playing Agnes, a 14-year-old girl living in a dysfunctional household. "Dysfunctional" is putting it mildly. She wakes up early every morning, makes sure all of the overnight guests leave (and fears for her life every time she does so), cleans up, and then wakes her two younger sisters (played by Sophia Bairley and Chloë Grace Moretz) ever so quietly. She makes them breakfast with whatever food is left in the house (usually not much), and on a normal day will send them off to school. It's implied that she works part-time at two different jobs, and is done with school. We're not sure, as The Poker House takes place over the course of one day, which happens to be a day off for everyone.
What of the girls' parents? Their mother, Sarah (Selma Blair), is a prostitute hooked on alcohol and crack, while the father hasn't been seen from in years after an unfortunate incident in which he had a "meltdown." Yes, I think that's the best way to describe it. Essentially, Agnes is raising the two kids, paying all of the bills, and just hoping that her mother or any of the guests who come to this house to party won't kill her. As she repeats a few times over the course of the film: "Anything can happen, and anything does." She lives it day by day, so it's only fitting that The Poker House takes place over that single day.
Perhaps this exact day never happened in real life. I have a hard time believing that it could, simply because it was so packed. But condensing a great amount of events into one day helps us see things from the protagonist's perspective, allowing us to feel overwhelmed by the world, while only eating up a small chunk of time. Truthfully, this film could have been three hours long and I wouldn't have minded, but then, you can say that about most really good films.
It's fair to say that there's too much going on in this film, and that there's not a lot of continuity between scenes. We go from one scene to the next, rarely aware of why. There's not exactly a whole lot of cause-and-effect here — just a lot of effect. We know why the characters act the way they do, and we understand why a scene is required after it happens, but when it starts, we're sometimes left a little confused. I'd like to think that a longer version of The Poker House exists somewhere out there, but since this is what we get, it has to be noted that it's not edited together with the most care, even if it was shot meticulously.
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The Poker House is a film that takes the wost situations that one can face at the age of fourteen and compresses them all into one day. Is it necessarily believable that all of this can happen in a single day? No, but it doesn't matter. You forget the implausibility and become emotionally invested in the lead character and her problems with the world. This film will hit home for people who experienced something like this, or can empathize with the situation for whatever reason. Personally, I think you should watch Petty's passion project the next chance you get. It's that good.


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St George and the dragon
- Object:
Design for a theatrical drop-curtain
- Place of origin:
London (made)
- Date:
early 1920s (designed)
- Artist/Maker:
Polunin, Vladimir Yakovlevich, born 1880 - died 1957 (designer)
- Materials and Techniques:
watercolour, body-colours and gold paint
- Credit Line:
Bought from the International Theatre Exhibition Fund.
- Museum number:
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case TST
Physical description
Design for a drop-curtain sketched in water colour, body-colours and gold paint.
Place of Origin
London (made)
early 1920s (designed)
Polunin, Vladimir Yakovlevich, born 1880 - died 1957 (designer)
Materials and Techniques
watercolour, body-colours and gold paint
Marks and inscriptions
W. Polunin
Height: 26 cm, Length: 40 cm
Object history note
This is a sketch for the drop-curtain for the Russian Ballet season at the London Coliseum in 1925. A very close version of the same design was reproduced as the frontispiece to Polunin's The Continental Method of scene Painting (London, 1927), where the work is described: 'In order to separate the performance of the Diaghileff Company from the varied programme of a music-hall, I was commissioned to design a drop-curtain which should at once effect this purpose and be symbolical of the spirit of the Russian ballet...'
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Vladimir Polunin Design for drop-curtain depicting St George and the dragon. Early 1920s.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, pp. 44-45, cat. 172.
Jane Pritchard, ed. Diaghilev and the golden age of the Ballet Russes, 1909-1929 London: V&A Publishing, 2010. ISBN: 9781851776139.
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1926, London: Board of Education, 1927.
Watercolour; Bodycolour; Gold paint
Watercolour drawing
Subjects depicted
Designs; Drawings; Paintings; Theatre
Production Type
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection


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We had such a wonderful time! The rally, while mainly focused on immigration, was also solidly behind the idea of unity as many minorty issues were addressed. Aaron, at first was a little unsure just what was being accomplished, after all this is only his second rally. But the speakers brought that home for him, made their message clear. Solidarity. Unity. Resistance. That what makes this country great is that we
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The Conference of the Birds by Farid Ud-Din Attar is a classic in Sufi-literature and Islamic esoteric teaching. The work is also known from other translations from Persian as "Speech of the Birds". The story takes place at a meeting where the birds are to find a new king to rule them. The birds embark on a quest through seven valleys to find their coming king, the legendary Simorgh. Each bird represents human faults, standing in way for personal and spiritual development.
The book was written in the twelfth century and used to be required poetry for Sufis, and the story is widely regarded as a metaphor for life itself.
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Breast cancer is known to be one of the most common malignant and life
threatening cancers in woman worldwide. It can affect both woman and men,
however woman are around 100 times more likely to develop the disease. It is
estimated that there are 1,384,155 estimated new cases of breast cancer
worldwide with a near 459,000 related deaths (Tao, et al.2014). Statistics from
GLOBOCAN 2012, show that around 1.7 million women were diagnosed with breast
cancer and 522,000 related deaths (Tao, et
al.2014). Although there are various factors such as, life style and environmental
factors that affect the risk of breast cancer, the genetic factors are particularly
important when it comes to breast cancer development.
There are different types of breast cancers, Ductal carcinoma in
situ (DCIS) and Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) being
the most common. DCIS is the most prevalent type of
non-invasive breast cancer, whereby cancers cells remain in situ in the breast ducts
due to their inability to spread into the normal tissue (Malhotra
et al., 2010). LCIS are cells that look like cancer cells; they grow in the
lobules of the breast and do not spread beyond (Malhotra et al., 2010).
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It is estimated that around 5 to 10% of
all breast cancers are hereditary, therefore it is determined by mutational
changes in a specific gene (Ratanaphan, 2012). The two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2 are
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2018). Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC) is known to cause
50% of all hereditary breast cancers. BRCA1
and BRCA2 are both involved in double stranded DNA break (DSBs) repair and are
the common genes in autosomal dominant and high penetrance form of HBOC. They work
by helping to maintain the cell's genetic information and stopping cells from dividing
in an uncontrolled way. BRCA increases the lifetime risk of developing breast
cancer due to its pathogenic mutations (Alhuqail et al, 2018). They have a function to
produce tumour suppressor genes (TSG), meaning they act as a negative regulator
of tumour growth (Mehrgou and Akouchekian, 2016). Through mechanisms
such as, homologous recombination and DSBs, BRCA1 plays a crucial role in in
the repair of cellular DNA damage (Ratanaphan, 2012). The BRCA1 gene was first mapped on chromosome 17q in 1990, contains
1863 amino acids and has two non-coding exons (Miki, et al. 1994). The BRCA1
gene has many functions in cellular processes including, DNA repair, cell cycle
regulation, protein ubiquitination and more (Ratanaphan, 2012)
Evidence suggests that so far, BRCA1
contains around 300 disease-causing mutations in the gene and there are more
reported incidences of BRCA1 carriers than BRCA 2 carriers (Mehrgou and Akouchekian.2016).
The BRCA1 protein is mainly always present in normal breast tissue, whereas in
some breast tumours the protein is either reduced, altered or absent. Patients
who have the BRCA1 predisposing alleles, the wild-type copy of BRCA1 is
invariably lost when chromosome loss occurs in breast and ovarian tumours,
while the presumptive mutant allele remains (Peshkin, Alabek and Isaacs, 2011). The
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Carlo Strenger on what might be heading in Israel's direction:
Netanyahu's real goals have never changed since the 1990s, when he presented his long-term view in books, articles and op-ed pieces. As he wrote in his book A Durable Peace, he believes that Palestinian sovereignty should be limited to four cantons surrounding major Palestinian cities, on an area of no more than 40 percent of the West Bank. His current actions indicate, that he continues to move toward settling as much land as possible. The goal, it seems, is to prevent Palestinians from applying the principle of the right of return, even to a future Palestinian state.
Of course no Palestinian leader would ever accept Netanyahu's plans, and Netanyahu knows this as well as anybody else.
It is less clear how he envisages the near and far future. His government has already indicated that it will revoke the Oslo agreements if the Palestinians seek UN recognition for their state in September. This might indeed suit Netanyahu - if he wants to make a Palestinian state impossible, he might actually like the idea of rescinding all previous accords. In his view, this gives Israel full freedom to do as it wishes in the West-Bank.
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Low carb veggies are an important part of the Keto diet. In fact many veggies can be eaten quite freely when following a Keto diet plan but how do you know which vegetables to eat?
A simple and easy guide would be to focus on vegetables that grow above the ground! Above ground vegetables are usually lower in carbs than those that grow underground. This is the general rule.
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Best Keto Vegetables
Green leafy vegetables such as cabbage, kale, spinach and broccoli are fantastic for those on the Keto diet.
When following the Keto diet, vegetables with less than 5 net carbs can be eaten freely.
Covering your vegetables with oils, butter or other sauces can add flavour and taste to your meals but also helps you to get the macronutrients you need each day along with the fat's needed for your Keto friendly diet plan.
When following the ketogenic diet is it important that less than 5% of your daily calorie intake is from carbs. When your aiming to eat less than 20g of carbs a day, vegetables can be a great source of energy and nutrition.
Keto Diet Vegetable Carb Amounts
All foods are comprised of macronutrients – carbs, protein, and fat. While meat and most dairy are primarily made up of protein or fat, vegetables contain primarily carbs.
On a strict ketogenic diet, with fewer than 5% of calories from carbs, it's important to know which veggies are the lowest in carbs, particularly if your goal is to consume fewer than 20 grams of carbs per day.
Keto Vegetable List
Here are some of the best Vegetables to eat when on the Keto diet. This is not an extensive Keto vegetable list but a great starting guide. The carb amounts are per 100g of vegetables.
- Cauliflower, 3g carbs
- Cabbage, 3g carbs
- Avocado, 2g carbs
- Broccoli, 4g carbs
- Zucchinni, 3g carbs
- Spinach, 1g carbs
- Aspargus, 2g carbs
- Kale, 3g carbs
- Green Beans, 4 carbs
- Brussel Sprouts, 5 carbs
- Celery, 1g carbs
- Cucumber, 3g carbs
Keto Vegetable Snacks
One way to enjoy your Keto Vegetables is to dip low carb veggies into savoury dips, cream cheese or sour cream. This is a fantastic way to add fat to your diet and enjoy your vegetables at the same time.
You do need to be careful of carrots which are sometimes the go-to dipping veg. Carrots have 7 grams of carbs per 100g serving.
In comparison celery has 1 gram of carbs and cucumber only 3 grams per 100g serving.
On average green leafy veg is much lower in carbs than colourful vegetables. This does not mean to say you can't enjoy coloured veg. You simply have to factor it in when making your Keto food choices.
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This year's MACIL summer programme as part of the MISU will examine the causes of crises in international law and their possible solutions. In view of current developments, seminars are going to address various issues regarding shortcomings and inherent problems of international law and its future role in the face of global challenges, inter alia:*
- The prohibition of the use of force – What is left of the fundamental principle?
- Between rise and decline: Where do the ICC and International Criminal Law currently stand?
- Current challenges for international arbitration law as traditional form of dispute settlement
- Are free-trade-agreements threatening the world trade order?
- The question of accountability regarding new actors on the international level
- Climate Change and robot warfare as challenges of the 21st century for international law
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Low down payment requirement and relatively less stringent borrowing process make FHA loans quite popular among people looking to buy a new home or altering existing premises.
A big positive about an FHA Loan is that the mortgage is insured by The Federal Housing Administration, and hence the lender's interests are protected in case of a default by the borrower.
Since FHA loans are insured, lenders offer interest rates that are quite attractive. Even the process is simple as qualification requirements are less stringent.
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Simple Eligibility Criteria
To become eligible for an FHA loan with a low down payment, normally 3 to 3.5 percent, a credit score of 580 or higher is required. Those with credit scores between 500 and 579 may have to shell out down payments of 10 percent or even higher.
A mortgage with down payment of 3.5 percent is an incredibly attractive offer. Isn't it? This can easily be met out of your savings. Additionally, you can seek down payment assistance from state government, if eligible for such a grant.
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FHA does not lend. It only insures the mortgage loans offered by approved lenders. You need to scout for the offer that meets your requirements as interest rates and other costs offered by lenders vary.
Upfront Mortgage Insurance Premium
You need to pay an upfront mortgage insurance premium of 1.75 percent of the loan amount while getting an FHA loan. Additionally, you have to pay an annual premium (this is normally paid monthly) of 0.45 – 0.85 percent of the loan amount. The slabs will be based on the down payment made and the tenure of the loan.
Availability of Additional Funds
Besides lending for buying a home, extra cash is available, if required, under an FHA Loan, to meet expenses towards non-structural repairs that include painting and furniture replacements.
Relief At Difficult times
Under FHA loan, a borrower can get some relief in the form of reduced interest rate or longer loan duration at no extra cost, if his financial position has suddenly turned worrisome.
FHA Loans Take Care of Closing Costs
Since the mortgage is insured by FHA, lenders may agree to pay certain closing costs like appraisal fee, credit report charges and title expenses, as an incentive to buyers of a new home.
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Carve Out A Couple Hours On The Couch To Watch The 2018 Olympics Closing Ceremony
The curtains are falling soon for the 2018 Winter Games and if you're wondering when the Olympics closing ceremony will start and end, know that you'll have two opportunities to catch the ceremony. For Americans, the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony will take place on Sunday, Feb. 25. PyeongChang is 14 hours ahead of the United States, so you can watch the Olympics closing ceremony either live or during primetime broadcast.
For audiences that want to catch the action in real time, you can watch NBC's online streaming at 6 a.m. EST on the network's website or app — but without any commentary from a TV anchor. For viewers who want the commentary, they can watch the final celebrations later that night when NBC airs the closing ceremony at 8 p.m. EST. Olympians and former figure skaters Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir will host the event for NBC. Along with their expert opinions during Olympics figure skating competitions, the duo has also been charming viewers with their big hair, flashy outfits, and colorful commentary.
The end time for the Olympics closing ceremony is unknown, but it will likely finish in time for you to still make it to Sunday brunch or have an early nightcap, depending on which start time you choose. The 2014 Sochi closing ceremony clocked in at a little more than two hours. The 2018 PyeongChang opening ceremony lasted a similar duration. Should the Olympics closing ceremony in PyeongChang follow suit, it will end around 8 a.m. (live) and 10 p.m. (primetime broadcast) EST.
The 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony will be going down at the same location as the opening ceremony: the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium. South Korea will immediately dismantle the venue following the games to save on post-Olympics maintenance costs.
Like with the Olympics opening ceremony two weeks ago, you can expect entertainment in music, dance, and art. (In some delightful timing, the U.S. delegation of athletes marched out to "Gangnam Style" by PSY.) K-pop star CL and Korean boy band EXO are set to perform at the closing ceremony, as well as a surprise guest, reported the Korea Times. EXO's lead vocalist Baek Hyun sang South Korea's national anthem at the opening ceremony.
"The theme for the Closing Ceremony is 'Next Wave'," said Oh Jang-hwan, director of ceremonies for the PyeongChang 2018 organizing committee, according to the official Olympics website. "We have created a show that looks towards the future; it includes quite a lot of traditional Korean humor and fun elements to add to the party feel."
The Olympics closing ceremony will also feature the final parade of athletes and South Korea will hand off the Olympic torch to the next host nation, China, who will hold the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Leading the U.S. presidential delegation is none other than Ivanka Trump.
As a reminder, the closing ceremony also falls on the last day of competition in the Winter Games so you can watch the finals in men's bobsledding, women's cross-country skiing, women's curling, and men's hockey before the ceremony. Some of Team USA's last scheduled events include the battle for gold in men's curling on Saturday and men's big air snowboarding on Friday.
Of course, no Olympics is complete without some surprise wins and controversy. In the women's hockey final, Team USA defeated arch rivals Canada in a thrilling shootout. In an upset win, Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggin beat Sweden by .19 seconds to give the United States its first ever gold in cross-country skiing's team sprint. Outside of Team USA, France's ice dancer Gabriella Papadakis overcame a wardrobe malfunction to hold on to a silver medal. In one of the biggest underdog shocks, Ester Ledecka, who's more of a snowboarder, was the Czech athlete who won women's super-G on skis she borrowed from American Mikaela Shiffrin, who won the gold in the giant slalom.


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The BBC is to start phase four of its digital transmitter rollout this year, achieving approximately 97 percent coverage of the UK population by 2015. The announcement was made at the Radio Academy Festival TechCon on Monday by BBC Distribution director Alix Pryde, who also argued the case for traditional broadcast delivery. Delivering the first ever TechCon keynote speech at The Lowry, Salford Quays, Pryde (pictured) said the first transmitter to come into operation as part of the new programme of DAB expansion for the BBC's national services would cover the Hampshire town of Basingstoke. She added that although there was no definite timetable yet it was hoped the site would be transmitting before Christmas. In total 162 new transmitters will be installed between now and the end of 2015, which Pryde commented was an average rate of three a fortnight. The work is being handled by transmission specialist Arqiva, which received the BBC order during the summer. Pryde said the project would make digital radio available to an additional 2.5 million people, on top of those already able to receive DAB signals. While many of the transmitters will be in regions that have not had BBC digital radio before – including parts of Wales, the Isle of Man and Guernsey – the intention was also to improve coverage in areas already receiving transmissions. "It's a big investment over a long period," Pryde commented, "By Christmas 2015, 49 in 50 people will have access to our UK-wide digital services." Other sessions at this year's TechCon highlighted the potential influence of new technologies for broadcasting, including IP streaming and 4G LTE broadcast, but Pryde said terrestrial FM and DAB transmissions were still the way to deliver radio to a large number of listeners. "This isn't a battle between broadcast and IP," she said, "and multicast IP will change things. But radio transmission as it is today is the best way to cope with the scale of heavy lifting to reach daytime audiences of 7.5 million people." http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/posts/Making-Waves-extending-the-BBCs-digital-radio-coverage-to-a-further-two-million-people
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PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — Sometimes modern technology helps farmers grow bigger and better crops.
And sometimes it helps to give them away.
"The guys were sitting in their tractors this spring and they got talking," said Jill Verwey, who is married to one of the four Verwey brothers who farm together around the Portage La Prairie area.
One day the brothers, working in different parts of the operation, had been hearing about the STARS air ambulance service and its need for money. The old technology of radio brought them the information, but then the newer technologies of cellphones and autosteer allowed them to brainstorm about how to help STARS, all while they were busy putting in the 2018-19 crop.
"I've supported it since it came to Portage," said Gerry, sitting with his brothers, and Jill, Ray's wife, around a table on the farm.
The Verweys decided to donate 40 acres of this year's soybeans from their farm to STARS, with local input suppliers providing the seed and inputs.
"You might help a neighbour, or someone 250 miles away with a bee sting," said Ray.
"From a bee sting to a p.t.o. (accident) to a quad tipped over, anything can happen."
Conrad, thinking like a farmer, says donating to an air ambulance service makes him think of crop insurance.
"Every farm has lost a crop," said Conrad.
"There needs to be something there for when things go wrong. You can lose a crop if you don't have the right equipment. You can lose a person that way too."
The Verwey farm is a bustling operation, with fields spread across 40 kilometres. They ruefully noted that they were in the rare position of getting flooded on both sides of Portage la Prairie during the 2010 inundations; from the flooded shores of Lake Manitoba to the intentionally flooded land near Hoop-and-Holler bend on the Assiniboine River.
They are also rare in today's grain business because they operate a dairy barn.
Their beef cow operation is less unorthodox, but still more rare than it was in the past because most farms today concentrate on either crops or livestock.
They grow the usual Red River Valley crops, which these days includes a lot of soybeans, but have stopped growing potatoes, which they found to be marginal and too hard to manage.
"God said, 'you're free now,' " said Ray, with a laugh, about getting out of potatoes.
Three of the brothers' sons work full-time on the farm. Other children help out at times, with a number being in university.
The brothers get along easily and seem to have found a way to manage a multi-family operation. They have installed tile drainage and have some irrigation, which is common in the valley and around Portage.
This particular farm was founded in 1959 by John and Norma Verwey, who are the parents of the four brothers and a sister, and still living. The original Verweys came to Manitoba in the early 20th century.
It's a rich agricultural region, with complicated challenges, but the Verweys have found a way to be involved in many types of farm production, while managing the human complexities of multiple families working together.
Projects like the soybean donation to STARS give them something else to work on together, which is something they seem to enjoy.


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We skipped breakfast and woke up and I went to the parlor car to finish my book. Brenda got ready and then fell back asleep on the couch in the room. We ate lunch with a couple from Anchorage, Alaska, who were very nice as we went through the wine country.
When we got to the sea, which would have been around Surf Beach, it was getting dark, and we got into a conversation with a returned commercial airline pilot. We had also been talking separately with an air traffic controller. So we introduced them and they had plenty to talk about in their professional lingo; matchmaking of a different sort.
As we left the Santa Barbara station, the train got really quiet. Alexis, our parlor car attendant, started cleaning up. Brenda and I took the Red Line from Los Angeles' Union Station to North Hollywood, and we then grabbed a taxi back home to Burbank. It was a fun trip!


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Favorites were volleyball and rugby 7s.
Most, by far, of the time I watched Canadian TV, which pretty much turns the cameras on at 5 in the morning and just shows events, any event, until the day ends. Commercials are few, but they are maddeningly repetitive. I swear I can recite the lines of every commercial Canadians saw in the last two weeks. The best were a series of poems celebrating the sporting ethos, but I forget what the company was.
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Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010
Posted: 1:15 p.m.
By John Mullin
Sometimes it really is all in your head. It certainly was with D.J. Moore.
After a virtually invisible rookie season, the former Vanderbilt All-American has emerged as an impact player in the Bears' nickel packages. He had six solo tackles, one for loss, against Philadelphia, and followed that with another half-dozen (three solo, three assists) in Detroit, plus a sack shared with Brian Urlacher, another tackle for loss, a quarterback hit and a pass deflection.
Moore also is among league leaders with four interceptions.
It is a borderline-remarkable turnaround for a fourth-round draft choice from a rookie in which he played in only three games and then mostly on special teams. And that was an especially painful comedown after playing in 37 SEC games for Vanderbilt, starting 34, and being voted All-SEC as both a sophomore and a junior.
Moore didn't exactly pout but his attitude was ultimately as much a problem as anything else.
"I was mad last year," Moore admitted. "I didn't play and I knew I was good, so I was upset. You've just got to work hard and wait for the coach to put you out there. Learned just working hard, just not taking everything.
"I was so upset last year. I don't know what to tell you. Everything. I was mad at everybody and I probably should've been mad at myself for not working hard enough."
Not even one-on-one coaching from former defensive back Lovie Smith was enough to get his head facing in the right direction.
"I think sometimes you've just got to wait and I had a little different attitude last year," Moore said. "I think I could've played last year but sometimes you've got to wait when it's not your time."
Feeling a draft?
What's a little notable with New England is how the organization built its offensive line, the one that takes awfully good care of Tom Brady, himself a sixth-round draft choice an NFL long time ago. The Patriots have a No. 1 at left guard (same as the Bears; OK, so that wasn't the original idea with Chris Williams, but stay with me on the overall) in Logan Mankins.
Their center, Dan Koppen, was a fifth-round pick, same as Bears left tackle Frank Omiyale.
But New England spent No. 2's on right tackle Sebastian Vollmer and left tackle Matt Light. Omiyale is turning out to be arguably the best personnel nugget since Roberto Garza, but both of them were acquired via free agency and right tackle J'Marcus Webb, who may turn out to be the nugget of the 2010 draft someday, was a seventh-rounder.
A No. 1 and two No. 2's out of five starting positions: Is that one explanation behind the long-term New England excellence on offense besides simply Brady? You decide.
But while you're thinking about it, consider this: New England could have three first-round picks in the next draft. The Patriots have their own No. 1 plus the Oakland Raiders' No. 1 via the Richard Seymour deal. And they hold Carolina's second-round pick, which right now (with the Panthers at 1-11) is the first pick of the second round.
New England with three picks in the first 33, after finagling eight trades around the 2009 draft and seven this past draft -- the word you're looking for is "scary."
Big numbers
Coaches look at turnovers as a defining game statistic. The Bears continue to make significant achievements in two others regarded as key.
The offense converted 5 of 9 third downs against the Lions after just 3 of 10 vs. Philadelphia. In their five-game winning streak since the off week, the Bears have converted 36 of 68, nearly 53 percent.
As important, the Bears scored touchdowns on all three of their red-zone possessions, an area of serious concern earlier this season. The 3-for-3 day follows a 3-for-4 against Philadelphia. Since the off week they have scored touchdowns on 9 of 13 red-zone possessions and field goals on two others (vs. Minnesota).
Really big numbers
The Bears had to deal with Michael Vick two games ago and now they draw another top-rated quarterback in Tom Brady, leading the NFL with a passer rating of 109.4. Brady has thrown 27 touchdown passes and only four interceptions and is sacked only once every 22.4 pass plays.
By comparison, Jay Cutler has been sacked once every 8.8 pass plays.
"Tom Brady is a future hall of famer, maybe a first-ballot guy when he's finished playing," said safety Chris Harris. "He's arguably the greatest quarterback in the league."
John "Moon" Mullin is CSNChicago.com's Bears Insider, and appears regularly on Bears Postgame Live and Chicago Tribune Live. Follow Moon on Twitter for up-to-the-minute Bears information.


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SmartSpace is a unique and cost effective design and build option without the hassle of expensive stand designers and builders. Fully customised Bespoke or modular System Stands can be altered to your preferences and are tailor-made to meet your needs.Offered by Reed Exhibitions Ltd (organisers of in-cosmetics Global). Available to stands over 12m².
Space Only Fee + €319 per m² (if contract signed by 31 December 2019)Space Only Fee + €333 per m² (if contract signed after 31 December 2019)
Choose between the Bespoke Stand option (designed exactly to your needs) or a System Stand option which offers a fixed cost approach.SmartSpace provides you with everything including design, build, furniture, artwork printing, lighting, sockets, catering, floral decoration, internet connections and audio visual equipment.
You will be allocated an account manager from our Operations team who will advise & guide you through the entire process.To make your life as easy as possible, your account manager will complete all the necessary forms and paperwork required on your behalf.
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KWIK-STIK™ 2 Pack
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa derived from ATCC® 15442™*
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Product FormatKWIK-STIK™ 2 Pack
Strain CharacteristicsPyocyanin not produced
Test MethodMicrobial Identification
Catalog number0693
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MediaTryptic Soy Agar (Soybean Casein Digest Agar), Non-selective Sheep Blood Agar, Standard Methods Agar (Plate Count Agar) or Nutrient Agar
Growth Time24 to 48 hours
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Fifty seven years after the original 'The Blob' was released, the horror classic is getting a remake. This is not 'The Blob's first remake. 30 years ago Chuck Russell's version was unleashed on the world.
Now Simon West is set to direct the updated version about the killer goo. West has already directed some big name titles like 'Con Air', 'The Expendibles 2', 'The Mechanic', and 'Lara Croft Tomb Raider'. West has proved he can do action well.
Goldcrest Films will produce the 'The Blob'. Neither the cast list or release date have been released yet.
The original 1958 'The Blob' about an alien life form that consumes everything in it's path as it continues to grow, was written by Theodore Simonson and Kay Linaker. The movie was directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. and Russell S. Doughten Jr. and starred Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut and Earl Rowe.
With today's CGI technology I think the remake of 'The Blob' has the potential to be a great movie. A lot of people have never seen 'The Blob' and to be honest we haven't seen the idea copied over an over and over like most of the remakes and reboots of horror movies being made these days. The story itself is full of destruction and death, just how we like our horror movies. I can't wait to see what they cook up for this movie.
The trailer for the original (1958) 'The Blob'.


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On this day in 1974 the Garland Landmark Museum was dedicated. The museum's original location was behind City Hall at Museum Plaza. Currently, it is at Walnut and Sixth Streets in Heritage Crossing.
September 23, 2019, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM @ Central Library
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Deb has been working with Stained Glass for 20 years now. Her business Elegance Stained Glass has been an industry leader in Sydney since 1989, and has recently relocated to Wagga Wagga as a tree change.
Leadlighting has been the perfect marriage of my interests in architecture, art, colour and design, and of course the medium of glass. My work has been largely architectural glasswork up until recently. My new home here has re–ignited my dreams of combining stained glass with wrought iron in sculptor when we found an old iron frame from an upright piano on our land. All I could see was how amazing it would be it filled with glass as a garden installation.
I am venturing into working with different mediums such as ceramics, found objects, rock, metal, natural wood and crystals combined with stained glass as hanging and static sculptures.
I'm presently working on incorporating ceramic features into stained glass projects, stained glass hangings focusing on abstract and old style motifs, and insects, birds, animals and nature that have an ad–hoc and brightly coloured stained glass feature incorporated into them, where the accent is on the bright colours of the glass rather than the subject.
From there I will expand these ideas into larger garden sculptures utilising found objects, rock, iron and timber.
I am situated about 20 minutes out of Wagga in the Olympic Highway and 10 minutes from Junee. Look for the Wagga Art Trail Banner on the corned of Yathella Rd and turn left off the Highway from Wagga, and right from Junee. Our property is the first lane on the right, and signposted for the Wagga Art Trail.
The studio is open from 10 am to 4pm, Saturday and Sunday, with demonstrations of leadlighting, refreshments and pieces for sale.
Please note; Yathella Rd is also known as 'Bronte Lane' on GPS devices.
Elegance Stained Glass
36 Yathella Rd
Yathella NSW 2650
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With the growth of Cloud Computing and the Salesforce Platform, many people are looking to learn how to work within this space and increase their skill level. While some of the terminology may seem foreign, the Salesforce community has developed a wealth of resources for you to use, whether you want to learn new concepts or deepen your existing understanding of the platform.Read More
CRM, Go Live Day – Be Pacific
You're live on your new CRM. All that work, leading to this moment. Like landing at warm and sunny locale in February. Or, for you winter lovers, hopping off the gondola at the top of the mountain and putting on those skis.Read More
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The Nonprofit Starter Pack (NPSP) 3.0 is an App that configures Salesforce for lightweight demographic, relationship management, donation management and volunteer management needs of nonprofits. The NPSP is offered free of charge by the Salesforce Foundation. The Salesforce Foundation makes it easy to get NPSP 3 whether you are new to Salesforce or upgrading from an earlier version. Heller Consulting released a white paper describing the basic features of the NPSP. Last month we covered Data Model and Functionality, today we will go over Demographics.Read More
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Back in November, Heller Consulting teamed up with roundCorner and Alliance to Save Energy for a webinar about NGO Connect. Part one of the transcript is available here. Stuart Longley from roundCorner gave a demonstration on some of the most important features of NGO Connect explaining both the functionality and the daily use and benefit of these tools. Here is a brief overview of what he covered.Read More
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It's that time of the year again! In just under two weeks, thousands of people will head to Austin, TX to attend the 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference (15NTC). Organizations of all sizes and missions will be in attendance sharing their successes and failures as well as tips and techniques for how to make a nonprofit the best it can be.
The Nonprofit Technology Conference is one of the most anticipated events in the nonprofit community and the 2015 conference will not disappoint! This year's agenda includes a Science Fair exhibit hall, over 100 sessions about the latest trends in nonprofit technology, valuable networking time with over 2,000 experienced nonprofit professionals, and a Day of Service program which includes virtual volunteering opportunities as well as on-the-ground volunteer opportunities in Austin. Can't leave the office? No worries, register for Online NTC and join the conversation!
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Understanding Governance
What is the purpose of the chapter?
How does Chapter 3 connect to other chapters?
- The healthcare system in Singapore as a case study to demonstrate governance in action.
- Singapore's economic progress has made possible progress in our healthcare system and vice versa (contributions of system towards economy). Can explore the exporting of Singapore's healthcare service.
- Comparisons with British case study to show different approaches and measures of success.
- Relevance of healthcare sector as case study
- Impact of success in meeting needs of people on legitimacy of government. Healthcare as one of the most visible indicators of effective governance, issue that touches lives of people directly.
- Amount of resources allocated, long term planning involved.
- Healthcare policies are related to many policies in many other areas: economic development, urban planning, labor manpower, population planning etc.
- To demonstrate how policies evolve over time to meet changing needs. What are the key changes? What is the significance of these changes for understanding the role of governance?
- Singapore's healthcare system has been moving towards self-reliance: partly a result of increasing affluence, partly a result of belief in avoiding the trappings of a welfare-based system.
- Need to take into account growing realities in Singapore society: Differentiated healthcare (pay what you can afford) reflect increasing differences in socio-economic status
- Need to innovate: Community-based healthcare services can be seen as evidence of growing innovation in governance, and also an attempt to achieve a balance between self-reliant and welfare-based system.
- Balancing act: Need to balance need of conserving resources and need of managing societal expectations.
- Appreciation in context via comparison with Britain's system. How is the comparison done and what is the impact of the comparison?
- Similarity in presentation lies in showing how have both systems evolved and met needs of people?
- Difference in how self-reliance is positioned against a 'welfare'-based system. Importance of showing that difference is not that stark. Singapore's system is not entirely based on self-reliance nor is Britain's system entirely welfare-based.
- Pros and cons of 'welfare system' need to be shown: welfare systems can work in some societies.
- Long term causes and consequences of governmental decisions, e.g. the decision to adopt a welfare based system in Britain is partly the result of the country's long history of exposure to political ideologies that supported such a system; and once adopted, such a decision is difficult to reverse.
What do I already know about the workings and how would I assess the quality of the healthcare system in Singapore?
What do my students already know/what are my students' existing perceptions?
- What are my personal experiences and opinions about the healthcare system in Singapore? How will I assess the quality of the system?
- How would I find out my students perceptions of the system?
- Key indicators to measure effectiveness of healthcare systems. The first is Access: Equitability, Affordability; the second is Quality: Facilities, Manpower, Research capabilities, Health education. Try to maintain a balance between the two, as the latter is often neglected because the improvements are less visible and tend to evoke less emotive responses from the public.
- Engage personal experiences and stories that students may have to share about their own or known encounters with health services.
What are the different ways through which to develop an appreciation of the topic?
- What is my and the students' stake in the issue? Why does healthcare matter to me/them?
- How is healthcare connected to other social issues?
- Engaging personal experiences and stories may be a useful avenue as students' families and friends may have rich encounters to share, which would help bring the learning alive.
- See connections with governance above. Healthcare policies are related to many policies in many other areas: economic development, urban planning, labor manpower, population planning etc.
- What other foreign case studies may be used to provide more insights?
- America: tussle between public and private healthcare, recent healthcare reforms.
- Vietnam/China: healthcare reform in developing countries with close links to Singapore.
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When it's time to celebrate, why worry about hailing a cab, or parking and choosing a designated driver? A Limo Liberty chauffeur will arrive at your door to transport you and your group in style. Get the party started before you even reach your destination and travel through Mount Vernon in style and comfort. There is no better and safer way to ensure that your bachelor or bachelorette party will be a night to remember!


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Jason Day has grand ambitions upon long-awaited return to Australia
Australian golfer Jason Day is targeting a return to the world number one ranking, and promises the next decade will be even better than the last.
Having just turned 30, Day says his 2017 was "a kick in the butt", as he looks to claim his first tournament victory in 18 months at the Australian Open starting on Thursday.
Day, who will start second favourite with bookmakers Neds for the Australian Open, currently at $6.25, held the number one ranking until March, but has fallen down to 12th in the world as he manages a degenerative disc problem in his back.
World number two Jordan Spieth is the favourite at $3.40.
But the Aussie believes the lessons learned in 2017 will help him in the future.
"I turned 30 just recently and I feel my 30s will be a lot better than my 20s," said Day.
"I definitely believe I am going to get back.
"I don't just want to get back to No.1, I want to get back and stay there for a long time."
He used the example of Greg Norman who held the No.1 spot for 331 weeks – "that's legendary stuff and that's what I want to be able to do."
Like many before him, Day found the demands of being world number one took up much of his time, and in the future he'll be more likely to "say no, politely" to the multitude of requests that come with holding the top spot.
Day's 2017 campaign was placed on the backburner to some extent as his mother Denning battled cancer. She's now been given the all-clear and is with Day in Sydney this week.
Day also has a new caddie, having replaced long time mentor Colin Swatton with childhood friend Luke Reardon. Swatton will remain as Day's coach.
"I think it is going to be good for me," said Day.
"To be honest I think it is going to free me up a little bit more.
"As a coach I always felt like he (Swatton) was sort of judging me to a certain degree - he may not have been - but that was just how I felt so I felt like I couldn't really go and kind of freewheel out there."
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Here are the most common and popular questions I hear all the time about both Wicca and witchcraft. It can be a helpful place to start if you are new to either practice and have these same questions yourself.
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Have you ever built a house or worked on a construction site? If so, you know it takes a long time. Besides, there are mistakes. The level of quality is sometimes not at the expected level. And finally, it's quite expensive. In this article I explain how Lean principles can improve construction of buildings.
So, after finding out the issues what to do? How can construction processes be optimized to improve quality, lower costs and delays? You just have to draw inspiration from the best practices in the world, and industrialize the construction process.
It is in Germany we should take a look. It is the cradle of manufactured panelised building system. In New Zealand, Concision enters this market, with the aim of revolutionizing and improving the construction of buildings.
How to improve the construction of buildings?
First of all, it is important to remember that construction is a craft. The craftsmen succeed each other on the site. They each carry out their work according to their expertise. Every building site is different. But in the end, the houses all look a little alike. Similarly, the larger construction sites have structures that are repeated.
Each of these craftsmen can improve. The organization of the construction site can also be improved. However, since houses have been built for centuries, the majority of optimizations have already been achieved. The tools have become mechanized and the materials simplified.
To go further, we must industrialize: manufacture houses in factories. As we have already done for clothing, tools or more recently all consumer goods.
With the exception of a few countries, the majority of buildings are made up of a wooden or steel structure, covered with panels. To industrialize this type of construction efficiently, there are several principles to follow:
- DFMA: Designing For Manufacturing and Assembly
- Standardize
- Communicate between the different trades
- Use the lean principles in the factory.
Why spend more time designing?
This idea is revolutionary in the construction industry. Once the plans are completed, the workers are used to adjusting, correcting, repairing on the construction site. Spending more time in design seems like a waste of time.
Indeed, there is nothing concrete at this stage. However, by knowing the industrial constraints, costs can be reduced. For example, if industrial equipment can make 12 metres long panels, then 12 metres walls must be designed, or that add up to a 12 metres panel. Reducing the amount of materials "lost" also reduces the environmental impact.
Then you have to decide how much integration you want. Thus, it is possible to install all the networks (water, electricity, telephony) in advance. In the factory, the wall is a board accessible from all sides. This configuration makes mounting easier. The downside is an increase in design work. It is also more complicated to change during construction.
This is an important change for customers. Instead of walking around a partially built house and indicating where they want their electrical sockets and switches, they need to do it on a plan. Virtual reality could help customers better visualize and decide.
Standardize plans
As I mentioned earlier, standardisation is the basis for mass production and cost reduction. Unfortunately, although it is financially interesting to build a single model of school or gymnasium, everyone wants a unique building that testifies to their identity.
It is possible to build residential quarters, based on two or three models of house. On the other hand, everyone will want to modulate the interior space, choose the location of the sockets.
Because a lot of work is done upstream, changing plans for each client means significant costs.
The main question that arises then in the industrialisation of construction is how far to standardize. What choices to offer the customer, to customize his building, while maintaining a high level of industrial integration.
Communicate between the different trades
As in any industrial process involving different stakeholders, communication is key to success. This starts with the use of common protocols for file sharing.
For example, the steel structure manufacturer makes its plans. Instead of sending them directly into production, he shares them with Concision, which makes the walls. By superimposing the two drawings, we immediately see the collisions. Everyone can then work on changing their design and then redo the calculations so that the assembly is perfect. This avoids the need to cut or adjust on the site. The structure therefore has the expected resistance.
Following discussions with carpenters and masons, Concision changed the organization of the walls in the truck. This speeds up on-site construction. They also interact with plumbers and electricians, to facilitate their work when the panel does not have built-in fluids.
Use the toolkit of operational excellence
Finally, all lean tools can be used to improve even more. For example, the concept of the poka-yoke supports the assembly of the panels. By pre-drilling holes in the right places, carpenters can't go wrong on the job site.
The 5S are of course deployed throughout the assembly plant. The work is standardized on each workstation. Finally, the employees are polyvalent, in order to facilitate the smoothing of the load on each station.
A way forward to improve construction?
Is the market ready for prefabricated and standardized homes? Concision makes the bet that it is by proposing new products, that the market will evolve. The past and the industrialization of the construction market in Germany make them right.
To improve a process that already seems optimal, we need to look further, to other industries or other countries. Finally, it is important to innovate and revolutionize its market.


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Former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Yolanda Hadid is more than just a strong, beautiful woman. As far as reality TV housewives go, Yolanda has had more than her fair share of challenges—it hasn't been an easy road for her, but she's persevered and come out on top. Whether it was her failed marriages or health concerns, she's proven that any struggles that life has thrown at her aren't going to keep her down.
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In 2017, Yolanda penned a memoir and surprisingly didn't dish on her Housewives co-stars or her famous daughters, Bella and Gigi Hadid, that much, but instead shed more light on her battle with Lyme disease. It was a surprisingly real, honest, and eye-opening look at just how painful her health journey has been.
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VINCENNES, Ind. - Vincennes University's Business and Industry Training program, through the Haas Technical Education Center, will be offering 15-week CNC machining classes starting Jan. 8, 2018.
Classes will be held concurrently in Vincennes at the Indiana Center for Applied Technology and in Lebanon at the Gene Haas Training Center. This program was specifically chosen and designed to meet the needs of Indiana employers and to provide job opportunities for veterans and underemployed workers. The Vincennes Center for Applied Technology was the location for last year's Day of Wood, sponsored in partnership with Purdue University.
According to Doug Bowman, director of VU's Haas Technical Education Center, courses have been developed for individuals that may be new to the manufacturing environment. Students attend class five days per week for 15 weeks, resulting in six industry credentials in the high-demand CNC field.
Vincennes University recently opened a CNC Teacher Training Center is North America's first HTEC teacher training and certification center.
VU's Right Skills Now CNC Machining program is designed to prepare veterans and civilian adult learners to become well-rounded, entry-level CNC machinists with upward mobility potential. The curriculum is a combination of machining theory and extensive hands-on training. By successfully completing the 600-hour course, 24 credit hours may be earned as well as a Certificate of Program Completion.
Students seeking assistance with tuition and fees may qualify for Indiana's Next Level Jobs initiative which is part of Governor Eric Holcomb's Next Level Indiana agenda to continue the positive momentum of the state. Two million Hoosiers need additional training to compete in the 21st Century workforce, and there will be over one million job openings in Indiana due to retirements and the creation of new jobs in the next decade. For Hoosiers looking for a better-paying job or employers looking for a better-skilled workforce, Indiana's Next Level Jobs initiative can help. The deadline to register for Right Skills Now CNC Machining is Jan. 4. Registration may be completed by contacting Martha Thomson, Business and Industry coordinator, 812-888-5284, [email protected].
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