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The economic anxiety over Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the relentless pace of automation is real and shouldn't be dismissed.
A growing challenge Manufacturing organizations continue to face today is how to modernize their dated systems and processes to deliver digital experiences customers and employees rely on in the consumer world.
Coming out of Cyber Monday, let's take a look at the history and evolution of e-commerce, where we can clearly see where accessibility to technology & the internet was once only available in the workplace or outside of the home. As broadband, personal computers, and smartphones became more affordable and accessible - their rapid pace of innovation continued and businesses failed to keep up.
The Evolution of E-Commerce
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) was standardized through ASC X12. This guaranteed that companies would be able to complete transactions with one another reliability.
Netscape arrived and providing users a simple browser to surf the Internet and a safe online transaction technology called Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
Two biggest names in e-commerce are launched - Amazon.com and eBay.com
The Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) provides faster, always-on Internet service begins replacing dial-up services. This prompts people to spend more time and money online.
Retail spending over the Internet reaches $20 billion, according to Business.com
The dot-com bust. Most Internet access to homes was provided using dial-up, while many businesses and schools were using broadband connections.
Coming out of the bust we really begin to see the digital divide take form as the pace of technology continues to grow with consumers.
Amazon had its first full year of profit.
The term "Cyber Monday" was coined. In late November 2005, The New York Times reported: "The name Cyber Monday grew out of the observation that millions of otherwise productive working Americans, fresh off a Thanksgiving weekend of window shopping, were returning to high-speed Internet connections at work Monday and buying what they liked." At the time, a lot of people had slow Internet at home.
The Apple iPhone is announced and released this year.
90% of the Internet access subscriptions used broadband, broadband had grown to more than 300 million subscriptions, and dial-up subscriptions had declined to fewer than 30 million.
2010 - Today
With each passing season, another wave of mobile devices is released that are more capable and more powerful than the generation preceding it. We're at the point where anyone armed with a current model smartphone or tablet is able to handle almost all of their at-home—and even at-work—tasks without needing anything else.
High-Speed Internet access is readily available almost everywhere and digital platforms and apps make it easy for consumers to do business, communicate and engage through personalized experiences and transparency.
As we enter the cusp of the 4th Industrial Revolution, we work with Manufacturers to drive their Digital Transformation initiatives both strategically and tactically. Are you ready to start your journey?
-Article by Andrew Rieser, President of Mountain Point.


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Tips on How to Offer Choice to the Elderly in Care
Many elderly people who move into care homes are suddenly faced with very few choices in how to live their lives. They are told when to get up in the morning, and when to go to bed, what to eat and when, what they are expected to do throughout the day, and even when it is convenient for them to go to the toilet! When choices are taken away from a person like this it can have a very negative effect on their well being. A person can become depressed and see no point in living. Incontinence increases as do behavioral problems, as this is sometimes the only way a person can take any control over their own lives.
It is very easy for a care home, whether nursing or residential, to fall into this trap. You only have a certain number of staff on shift at any one time and there is an awful lot of work for the staff to do during their shift to ensure all the residents receive the care they need. With strict budget restrictions placed on the home by the owners, changing a routine that appears to work so that the staff get all their duties completed in the alloted time can seem like an enormous undertaking, and even impossible!
Institutional Abuse
Institutional abuse occurs when a home is run to suit the staff rather than the residents. By not offering any choices to the service users of the home, their needs are not being met. Health and well being issues are over looked, service users are over medicated and staff tend to be stressed in this environment because the residents are displaying behaviours that are difficult to deal with. This kind of environment breeds abuse either unintentional or intentional, so the systems and processes of running the home need to changed.
Good carers can turn into abusive carers without even realising it, due to stress, time restrictions and bad management of the home!
Time for Change!
Whether your home is rated poor, good or excellent, your systems and processes of running the home need to be reviewed regularly to ensure that the staff are not falling into institutionalised routines that could be harmful to the well being of your service users. Here are the choices that should be offered to all the individuals living in the home on a daily basis, and some ideas in how to implement them.
Establishing Person Centred Routine
Routine can be very important to an elderly person who has moved into care, especially if they have memory problems and health issues that need to be taken into consideration. However, each individual will need their own routine, not the same as all the other service users. This can be established when they move into the home, but remember, people have the perogative to change their minds! Here are some questions that should be asked:
- What time do they like to get up in the morning?
- What do they like to eat and drink, and when?
- What are their interests, what activities can you offer them that will keep them active and alert?
- What time do they like to go to bed?
- How do they want their personal care to be delivered?
- How can you meet their individual health needs whilst still respecting their individual choices?
Lets look at how to respect these choices in a little more detail.
Getting Up and Going to Bed
- People like to get up and go to bed at different times, so the staff need to organise their time to account for this. It's easy really, if someone likes to get up early, then attend to them first, leaving the people who like a lie in until later.
- If someone likes a lie in, it is important to check on them early to ensure they are ok to be left lying in bed. Do they need a pad change or a trip to the toilet so they can sleep for a couple more hours comfortably and without the risk of pressure sores developing? Do they need turning? Do they actually want a lie in that day? It won't always be the same people each morning that want to get up early or want longer in bed. Offer the choice!
- Management need to organise the shift times according to the needs of the residents, which do change over time! It's no good starting the early shift at 6am, if no-one likes to get up until after 7am, and vice versa. Staff need to be flexible so that shift times can be changed to reflect the busy periods within the home.
- The residents should not be expected to go to bed by a particular time i.e. before the night staff arrive! If you have lots of service users who like to stay up watching tv, or chatting regularly, then adjust the shift times to account for this.
Meal Times
- People like to eat their meals at different times of day. Breakfast should be offered when they get up. There should be no restriction on how late breakfast is served, it's not a hotel, it is the residents home!
- There should be menu choices for all meals, and snacks available at all other times. Elderly people often end up in care as a result of not eating properly, so it is important to offer a well balanced healthy diet as well as tasty treats such as cake to encourage people to eat.
- People have different dietary needs due to their health, culture and life choices. For example a vegetarian needs to be offered as many choices as a meat eater. Special diets need to offered to reflect health issues such as diebetes.
- Ideally there chould be no set meal times. It should be individuals choice as to when they have their lunch or tea. However, it is beneficial to the service users to promote socialising and some routine, so having a meal in the dining room with others can become an enjoyable activity, that encourages people to socialise and to eat! So meal times need to be flexible to reflect the needs and wants of the people living in the home. Someone who does not want to eat at the same time as most of the others, should be able to have their meal whenever they are ready for it.
- "Tea rounds" are commonplace in residential and nursing homes, they happen at specific times throughout the day. They are important for ensuring that the residents are offered enough to drink and do not get dehydrated, which can lead to an increase in falls and other health problems. Tea, coffee or a soft drink should be offered to each individual on every tea round! People change their minds, they may usually want tea but they are quite within their rights to decide they want coffee for a change! Drinks should also be offered and available at all other times of day!
- There should be an activities program that reflects the interests of the residents of the home. A choice of group activities need to be available every day, as well as things that people can do alone according to their likes, interests and abilities.
- An activities coordinator needs to be employed to ensure that all residents have enough to do to stop them getting bored and to keep them active and alert, and to keep the activities program up to date.
Personal Care
- Ask people what help they want or need with their personal care. Independence needs to be encouraged, so even if it takes longer for them to complete a task by themselves, it is preferable to a carer doing everything for them. This is important for a persons self respect and dignity.
- All service users should be offered a choice of what to wear, every day! It can be an informed choice i.e. you've told them what the weather is like or what activities are on that day that they may want to take part in and dress appropriately.
- Individuals should be able to bath or shower morning or evening as they choose, and as often as they choose! Of course sometimes staff need to encourage residents to bath or shower regularly, this can be addressed in the individuals care plan.
- Toiletting is important, and although staff will be sticking to set times for some pad changes, there should never be an occasion when the staff are too busy to assist someone to the toilet if they wish to go!
- Culteral needs are important to consider, for example, in some cultures women would never let a man other than her husband see her undressed. To ignore this in an elderly person can cause great distress, so should be considered when organising who does what amongst the staff team.
Every aspect of an elderly persons life in a care home should revolve around choices they have made. The staff need to be suitably trained and have enough time to implement these choices whilst ensuring that all their duties and paperwork are completed by the end of their shift. There are many good carers out there. They need to be feel valued by the management of the home and have enough time to do their jobs properly to ensure that the residents are well cared for and their choices are respected. Management can create a happy working envirnment for the staff, thereby creating a happy living environment for the residents by ensuring all training is up to date, necessary equipment is available and working, and by listening to what the staff say and talking to the residents to ensure their choices are being met.
Some Further Reading
Hey Jennifer Stone great hub, but one thing is that you mention in the hub, I am not agree with you. Not all the home care agencies do these stupid stuffs, If Someone hire well known and reputated care agencies, they give more than what we provide our elder at home.
Thankyou for these wonderful tips...its one of the best hubs, which is not only informative but inspiring too, that i'm sure will motivate people for taking a gud care of their elders & other elderly people around us.....i'm really happy it will help me a lot in taking a better care of my 97 yrs old MIL rather say my mother as i've spent more time of my life that is 30 yrs with her than my own mom and we are so close to each other that i can't think of the life without her. its my MIL who after my husband's death gave me & my children her full support morally as well as financially and she encouraged me for doing job & starting a new life... today whatever i've achieved in my life is all bcoz of my MIL..i'm really thankful to God for his blessings & I pray Him for her well being & a long happy life to be with me for ever!
well its actually my ex mother in law - haha my divorce was final in February - whatever with that - she been my mother in law for 22 years so she may as well just b my mother now haha. Anyway I plan on writing a hub rewriting the song where have all the flowers gone and replace the word flowers with elders .... I mean seriously when I go out and about I don't see many elderly people and people stare at me funny when I wheel my "mother" into the grocery store - people sometimes just run up to me and start making excuses as to why they put their parents in a home - why? I didn't ask - but for some reason they feel guilty enough to just start blabbing off like that its sad - our parents took care of us and when its our generations turn to care for them they are being shrugged off and drugged up and its seriously disgusting - what ever happened to the old saying - respect your elders
That it! You got it :) after the nursing home killed my father in law I brought my mother in law to live with me - she was on 16 meds and it took me two years of research and doctor shopping and now she only takes one thyroid med just one - she didn't need the other 15 meds and as a matter of fact the one thyroid med was not one of the original 16 meds - she was hard to care for at first because of all those meds - they even had her not walking and said she never would again - well guess what? She walks now :) haha Im going on my 4th year of caring for her - she absolutly loves to stay up until midnight watching tv with the children - she dosnt like to eat big meals - she is 88 years old and simply can't digest as much at a time so she eats small snacks and small meals throughout the day and oh boy does she love her chocolate! Nice hub thanks for writing it I wish more people in the world would think this way about the elderly

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We've gotten our first peek at what may well be the next generation Samsung Galaxy S II, or at least the idea of it, in a short 30 second teaser trailer for IFA 2011. This trailer is at the moment no longer available for public viewing (and will probably remain this way until we get a bit closer to the actual Berlin event,) but based on what we've seen, IFA 2011 is sure to have an "Unpacked" event that'll reveal some sort of newness in the smartphone-holding hands of citizens in the form of bright lights. This advertisement took the form of the handheld torches sort of look we've been treated to in the past when the Galaxy S II was first teased, this new ad revealing not just a whole heck of a lot of additional info on the subject.
What we can guess though from the YouTube listing as it exists in cached form is, based on the tags Samsung hath bestowed upon it, that this is going to be a 4G LTE version of the Galaxy S II. Thus far the device has only been able to work with 3G bands – if this is true, we may well be looking at a cross-carrier release here in the USA when the time comes. A Verizon 4G LTE Samsung Galaxy S II – can you imagine? Further, in the text from the YouTube video we can also clearly look forward to a Samsung Unpacked app to be released before the event – will it contain additional teasers?
Something Big Is Coming! Join us at SAMSUNG MOBILE UNPACKED 2011 Episode II, Sketches of Your Desire, on September 1st, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. You can also download UNPACKED application from Samsung Apps and Android™ Market.
Something Big could also be an enlarged display size. God knows we've been enjoying the insane largeness of the Samsung Infuse 4G with its Super AMOLED Plus display – why not bump up the Samsung Galaxy S II now that it's about to have a USA release? Something Big could mean anything, on the other hand, and aside from the fact that the tags for this video indicate pretty clearly that this is going to be a Samsung Galaxy S II release: what do you think it could be?
Also we're working on finding an alternate source for the video, so stay tuned!
UPDATE: WE got our hands on the video and you can take a peek at it here:
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Holiday Package
Spend this festive season in the traditional mountain village of Portaria, just 15 minutes from the sensational festivities happening in Volos!
The magical ambiance of Portaria, the homeland of the Centaurs, meets the enchantment of Volos, at Santa Claus Town, with a myriad of celebratory events that are bound to thrill visitors of all ages.
During the eves of Christmas and New Year's, you can huddle around our fireplace, next to the sparkling Christmas Tree, enjoying our warm hospitality and delving into the sweet serenity of Erofili Hotel.
Celebrate in the company of locals at Portaria's central square, savouring traditional, handmade treats together with plenty of wine and, of course, Christmas caroling and festive attire.
Wear your thickest coat and warmest beanie and take to the outdoors enjoying the winter wonderland of Pelion as you walk the Centaur trail, only a 5 minute walk from our hotel. Winter sports lovers will be excited to know that Pelion's ski center, Hania, is only 12 km away from Portaria.
In the evening, Volos, just 15 minutes from Portaria, puts on its most festive outfit and invites you to experience some truly memorable moments of fun through the most extensive entertainment program in Greece during the holiday season!
Our Festive Package includes:
- 3 nights stay
- Rich, traditional breakfast
- Welcome drink
- Exclusive rates
3 reasons to stay with us:
1. You will find our best rates on our website for all our room types
2. The combination of tradition and entertainment make Erofili Hotel the ideal choice for your Christmas holiday.
3. Access to Portaria from Volos is incredibly easy, at just 11 km away.


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25 years later, the ruling party still cannot fulfil its mandate on inequality
The ANC was elected in 1994 with a clear mandate to redress the inequalities of the past in every sphere: political, social and economic.
Yet, SA remains one of the world's most unequal society.
Of yet greater concern is that policies over the past 25 years have only served to deepen and entrench poverty, unemployment and inequality among the masses.
"Radical Economic Transformation" was a campaign slogan of the ruling party alliance during the recent general election.
To be fair, it is possible that such policies would have more appeal among ordinary ANC activists and conference delegates than the country.
The fact is that the ANC has for years been troubled by trying to serve the interests of all classes and being everything to everybody, at the expense of the poor black majority who suffer the brunt of 'racial capitalism' and whose interests after 1994 should have been the utmost priority.
Tito Mboweni's 77-page turnaround plan, with some saying that he should have consulted wider, is just symptomatic of the ANC's own inability to come to terms with the necessity to provide definitive ideological clarity for themselves, let alone society at large, and I am not sure if they will ever reach such a point.
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Accountant by day, MTB athlete/coach by night, and no stranger to wearing tights! Jaime started her career as an athlete at a young age as a gymnast, which lead her to West Virginia University on a full NCAA gymnastics scholarship.
While accounting has its perks, a flexible schedule and the obvious joy of "geeking-out" to Excel spreadsheets, Jaime's passion lies with coaching and riding. The best part about coaching, says Jaime, is helping others' overcome fears and reach their riding goals, whatever they might be.
It's tough to pin down one favorite riding buddy because Jaime likes the vibe of bigger group rides and the variety of riding with different people who challenge her; but if she had to choose just a few, she'd have to say fellow Juliana rider Sarah, her bestie Victoria for smashing park laps, or Celina, D-Rail, Jay and Annie for an epic trail day – no matter what they're always up for whatever adventure Jaime could dream up!
Jaime didn't get introduced to riding bikes until the age of 26 years old, after moving across Canada from Toronto to Whistler, BC. Jaime remembers seeing the bad-ass chicks coming out of the bike park and thinking how awesome it'd be to give it a try. After one lap, she was hooked! She gravitated to the gravity-fed discipline of DH for the sheer adrenaline and feeling of being completely free and in the moment and quickly took to jumping and racing DH. About five or six years ago, Jaime began exploring terrain outside of the park, and soon found the joy of adventuring into unknown places by the power of her own two feet – Today she enjoys big epic rides, but still revels in hitting big jumps!
Jaime brings to mountain biking the same dedication it takes to be a world class gymnast but also knows the value of having fun and not taking herself too seriously!
When Jaime's not getting rad on her bike, you'll find her in the gym working on her Olympic lifting PRs or out busting a move on the dance floor. The discipline of lifting helps compliment her training focus, while hitting the dance club helps satiate her love of having a good time – it's all about balance for Jaime. "If you're not having fun, what's the point?!"
If Jaime were to leave on a biking trip tomorrow the top three things she couldn't live without would be snacks (number one!!!), a few beers for the top of the climb, and more snacks! Her favorite snack is probably chocolate and nuts…but she's not picky and has even packed homemade "pocket burgers" in a pinchJ
One thing no one might know about Jaime is that one of her childhood dreams was to be a break dancer in a music video…she's still working on that one!
Favorite local trail – That's a really tough decision, because the Sea to sky Corridor has so many great ones to choose from, says Jaime, and really depends on what zone your riding in! Brittania Beach has some of the best slabs to ride, while Squamish and Whistler trails have lots of tech. Pemberton's steep, loose and fast trails are some of Jaime's favorites, and if she had to choose a favorite lap in the bike park, it'd probably be a top to bottom jump line consisting of Freight Train, Dirt Merchant and Lower A-lineJ
So far, Finale Italy has been one of the best places Jaime's ridden outside of BC, and is a close comparison to the feeling she gets riding her local trails. Oregon and Santa Cruz have some gems too, and are super fast – Jaime's favorite kind of trails!
- Team: Free Agents
- Height: 5'1.5"
- Home: Pemberton, BC
Career Highlights
- 2014 – 20th Leogang world Cup
- 2014 – 29th EWS #2 Peebles
- 2013 – 15th Mont Saint-Anne World Cup
- 2013 – 5th Canadian National Championships
- 2012 – 19th Windham World Cup
- 2012 – 5th Canadian National Champs
- 2012 – 2nd Western Open
- 2011 – 1st Western Open
- BC Provincial DH champion
- Completed BA International Business
- Received full NCAA gymnastics scholarship and represented Canada at 2 gymnastics world championships
- Commonwealth Games and Pan-American games prior to becoming an MTB racer


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The much discussed laboratory tool known as CRISPR could soon become a rapid, inexpensive, highly sensitive diagnostic tool with the potential to transform research and global public health.
A Broad Institute-led team has presented a study in which they show how they had turned CRISPR into an inexpensive, reliable diagnostic tool that could also be used to detect not only viral and bacterial diseases but also potentially to find cancer-causing mutations.
It could for example detecting Zika virus at low concentrations in blood, urine and saliva, but it was alsoable to distinguish between two different strains of the virus.
The earlier controversial gene-editing tool used a molecule called CRISPR Cas9, but this one uses another enzyme, characterized for the first time only a year ago, and now dubbed Cas13a.
The name choosen for the new toll is unforgetable SHERLOCK, wich stands for Specific High Sensitivity Enzymatic Reporter UnLOCKing.
"Nature is really amazing. Over the course of billions of years, it's come up with all these very powerful enzyme systems, and by studying the basic biology of these systems, some of them will give rise to important applications — like genome editing, like diagnostics," Feng Zhang, of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and one of the pioneers of CRISPR, told in an interview with The Washington Post.
Zhang and his 18 colleagues says that the new technique is highly portable and could cost as little as 61 cents per test in the field. also it will be extremely useful in remote places without reliable electricity or easy access to a modern diagnostic laboratory:"We showed that this system is very stable, so you can really put it on a piece of paper and it will survive. You don't have to refrigerate it all the time," Zhang said.
William Schaffner, a professor of infectious diseases and preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, who was not involved in the new research says "If you had something that could be used as a screening test, very inexpensively and rapidly, that would be a huge advance, particularly if it could detect an array of infectious agents."
Co-author Jim Collins said the scientists behind SHERLOCK have filed for patents on the technology, and are discussing ways to move their new tool from the laboratory to the clinical arena.


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To a new cooperation partner
Dear potential future cooperation partner of the foundation TTÜ Development Fund,
The goal of the foundation TTÜ Development Fund is to support young talented students, junior researchers and lecturers. The scholarships awarded by partners of the Development Fund provide an opportunity to focus on studies and to recognize the employees whose commitment sets a good example to others.
At present TTÜ Development Fund has nearly 60 partners (both companies as well as private persons) who contribute through their activities in the framework of the scholarship competitions held in spring and autumn. These partners include, e.g. ABB, State Real Estate Ltd RKAS, Silberauto, Telia and Viru Keemia Grupp AS.
Why award a scholarship in your or your company's name?
- Creates the best opportunities for students to focus on studies and acquisition of knowledge
- Helps to establish contacts with and make early connections with talented students
- Provides an opportunity to introduce your company to students
How are scholarships awarded?
- Every spring and autumn a public competition is held for awarding scholarships.
- The awarding of scholarships is agreed upon with the cooperation partners once a semester before the scholarship competition.
- If necessary, we will prepare or update a cooperation agreement and a scholarship statute. The cooperation partner can set out in the statute for whom the scholarship is intended and the terms and conditions that must be fulfilled by the scholarship recipient.
- A notice of the scholarship competition, including the names of the cooperation partners, is published in the magazine Mente et Manu, on the website of the TTÜ Development Fund, in the weekly newsletter TTÜ Student Life and in at least one national daily newspaper. Also, we organize all additional communication to students.
- Students, junior researchers and lecturers can apply for scholarships within one month by submitting the application documents required in the statute.
- We collect the application documents that comply with the requirements and submit the documents to the cooperation partner for selecting the scholarship recipient.
- The cooperation partner selects the scholarship recipient based on the application documents.
- The cooperation partners award the scholarships to scholarship recipients at a festive ceremony held in Tallinn University of Technology. The Rector welcomes and expresses his thanks on behalf of the university. A reception for the scholarship recipients and cooperation partners takes place after the ceremony. The names of the scholarship recipients and cooperation partners are published in a national daily newspaper, on the TTÜ website and on social media.
According to the guidelines of the Board of the TTÜ Development Fund, the recommended amounts of scholarships are the following: á 1300 euros in bachelor's studies, á 2000 euros in master's studies and á 3200 euros in doctoral studies. The foundation TTÜ Development Fund is included in the Government's list of non-profit associations and foundations benefiting from income tax incentives.
How to get started?
- Please let us know if you are interested: arengufond at taltech dot ee
- Let's discuss your wishes and find a suitable solution!


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what kinda cool will we think of nexTT?
DOWNLOAD: Cody ChesnuTT — what kinda cool will we think of nexTT?
My loyal readers already know of my undying love and admiration for Cody ChesnuTT (but read THIS for a refresher). It comes as no surprise that the release of his latest track "what kinda cool will we think of nexTT?" brings me nothing but joy and much needed inspiration. It's a song for the times and I think if you take a listen (or two) you'll find the lyrics and general tone resonate with the present moment. It feels like my favorite artists (like Cody, Janelle Monae and Jay Electronica) take the longest to put out new finished material but when they do, it's completely worth the wait. Enjoy!


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I'm looking to generate a list of computers that have/have not been patched. And if they have been patched, what date the patches were applied.
When I tried generating a report on Web Reports with "Remediated Fixlets", it gave a list of patches applied to all computers (even those that are new and have NEVER BEEN PATCHED). Logging into the computer itself and seeing the "Updates history" further proved that no patches were applied but Web Reports tell me the contrary.
Could someone please help me with this?
Thank you,
Looking I think there is a Patch details report. Let me see if I can find it…
there is also another report called computer to baseline audit report.
Perfect! This was exactly what I wanted… Thank you!


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¿Quién es Lewis Rollinson?
Today we have the pleasure of introducing you to our Head of Studies & Material Developer, Lewis Rollinson. Let's find out a bit more about him…
Every week we are going to ask Lewis a different question, and breakdown the language he uses for you to learn.
Tell us a little bit about yourself, where are you from?
Well my name's Lewis, I'm from a small town in the north of England close to Leeds, erm I went to university in Liverpool, a great city, it's the home of the Beatles where I studied Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
My Spanish is better than the other two languages but it's still not perfect. And well I lived in Seville for two years then I moved to Australia and now I'm back, looking forward to getting started with Teachify.
Grammar breakdown...
So Lewis used an interesting phrasal verb 'look forward to' which is Spanish translates to 'tener ganas de' a difficult phrasal verb to translate, as it has more than one way to say and use it.
Important! When we use the phrasal verb look forward to, it is always followed by 'verb + ING' or a 'noun'.
Lewis "I am looking forward to gettING started at Teachify". So you should be Lewis!
Here are some more examples of when you could use the same phrasal verb.
- I'm really looking forward to going on holiday next week.
- They are looking forward to learning English.
- I am looking forward to the football this weekend. NOUN
- They are looking forward to Christmas. NOUN


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Last month, we heard about the Lamborghini Aventador SV that was listed on eBay. You're right, the one-off vehicle finished in a Verde Singh paint, that was being sold along with the matching speed boat.
A few days ago, an Aventador S came out at the Goodwood Festival of Speed with a beautifully painted matte-finish Grigio Acheso with orange accent, combined with an interior that matches the exterior design, by Ad Personam.
Now, photos of the last ever Lamborghini Aventador SV have been circulating online, as Lamborghini Edinburgh delivers the specific model to its designated buyer. This is the last Aventador SV to ever roll off the assembly line at Sant'Agata Bolognese, making it extra special.
The Scottish dealership stated on their Facebook page that they were so honored to have been a part of the creation of such a bespoke car. In fact, they have spent months working on this to ensure that it comes out perfect. This car alone took them "many hours of phone calls, many trips to Italy" and a lot more sleepless nights. But they are glad that the model is finally done.
Dubbed the "last Aventador SV", the model truly had a unique specification. This car went through 12 stages in its paint job just to attain the 'Porsche 918 Spyder Liquid Metal Blue' shade of silver that you can see in the photos. The paint job alone must have taken over a week to finish, and must have cost a lot to begin with (around $65,000 premium). To make this Aventador appear different from any other Aventador out there, the exposed carbon parts, as well as the black bits, were all painted in the same shade to make it appear seamless. It looks beautiful indeed, but it somewhat lost the emphasis brought by the certain details and lines of the car.
To make sure that it catches people's attention, the Aventador was given a set of large golden multi-spoke wheels, which are visible from afar. The Lamborghini dealer claims this to be "the world's highest spec" SV, and now, it will be sent off to its lucky owner.
Under the hood of this beauty is a naturally aspirated V-12 engine, with a maximum output of 750 horsepower (559 kilowatts) and a maximum speed of 217 miles per hour (349 kilometers per hour). This beast has recorded a sub-7-minute lap time on the Nurburgring.
Though it was not mentioned how much this SV costs after all the customizations was made, we are guessing that the owner invested over $200,000 on add-ons alone. If you're curious, the customization was made by Lamborghini's Ad Personam program.


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Drug and Alcohol Detox and Addiction Counseling
Narcotic medications and alcohol are extremely physically addictive chemicals accounting for the growth in alcohol and drug dependence rates annually. When your system is determined by the material for normality, the lack of this material could lead to great pain and distress to be levied on the person, called withdrawal.
Medication and alcohol dependence counseling and detox are controversial topics and fulfilled by lots of combined beliefs and schools of thought, particularly when physical and non-physical medication dependence is worried. Unlike previously when dependency was regarded as a moral failing, most practitioners have been picking for a more effective method of addiction therapy. Many specialists and practitioners have started to see addiction as a disorder that is progressive and deadly if not treated. The disorder can, however, be detained through discontinuing all addictive behavior accompanied by counseling and a daily routine of retrieval.
Physical dependence and also the need for detox
Opiates like heroin and codeine, benzodiazepines like Valium and Rohypnol, several amphetamines like methamphetamines (eg Tik) along with ethyl-alcohol (that exactly the kind of alcohol contained in routine alcoholic beverages like whisky and beer)are compounds that the body becomes more dependent on if subjected to their consequences within a definite length of time. Quaaludes, anabolic steroids, beta blockers, caffeine, and smoking also result in independence.
Physical dependence may only be overcome via the addicted person abstaining from using addictive substances. This will cause the body to enter a condition of withdrawal since it's determined by the material for work.
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5.6 Required Readings
- Face-to-Face vs. Cyberspace: Finding the Middle Ground
- Is Online Life a Breeze? A Case Study for Promoting Synchronous Learning in a Blended Graduate Course
- Engaging with new learning
- Preparing faculty for successful synchronous and asynchronous discussions: plan, implement and evaluate
- A study of asynchronous and synchronous e-learning methods discovered that each supports different purposes
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Jun 18, 2018 - National Geographic Quest
After a misty evening sail away from Juneau, we woke to clear skies in Tracy Arm – Ford's Terror Wilderness, offering spectacular views of even the tallest snow-capped peaks within the wilderness. The Wilderness Act of 1964 defines a designated wilderness area as a place "where man remains but a visitor." On today's exploration of the raw and dynamic nature of the waterfall-adorned fiord landscape of Tracy Arm with an up-close Zodiac visit to Sawyer Glacier, we truly felt like visitors to this wild place. What a wonderful welcome to Southeast Alaska for this week's expedition!
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Peardale / Chicago Park / Cedar Ridge
Located on Highway 174 between Grass Valley and Colfax is the Peardale / Chicago Park area. The landscape boasts lovely tree cover and an abundance of beautiful terrain. In 1880, the first settlers arrived at the Peardale area from Illinois. The region drew in travelers with its simple, natural beauty and rich soil. Peardale / Chicago Park was later settled by a group of Italian immigrants searching for a place to establish a new life and pear farming.
Soon after, the great gold rush of the west began. The pear orchards in Peardale / Chicago Park were overrun by prospectors seeking their fortune. Today, there are few pear orchards remaining; however, the community is just as wonderful a place to live. From the majestic oaks and cedar trees to the expansive Rollins Lake, Peardale/ Chicago Park offers an abundance scenery and recreation.
Residents of Peardale/ Chicago Park enjoy fishing on Rollins Lake and walking nature trails. Many just enjoy soaking up the quiet beauty of the Sierra Nevada foothills. The quiet is one of the aspects residents like most about living in this community, along with the convenient location close to the larger towns of Grass Valley and Colfax.
Both Peardale and Chicago Park are unincorporated and are a part of Nevada County. The cost of living in this area is very affordable. There are several different price points and home styles to choose from. Condos, town homes and single family estates fill these hills, and home seekers can find very reasonably priced pieces of property.
Cedar Ridge
Cedar Ridge is another small, unincorporated area along Hwy 174. It's known for its forested setting, nestled amidst thick sections of cedar and oak trees. Many settle in Cedar Ridge because of the gorgeous landscape, the peaceful community, and overall affordability of the area.
Within Cedar Ridge sits The Cedars, a small gated community featuring fine luxury living for the discerning home buyer. Homes found within The Cedars are often priced closer to the millions and are a luxurious getaways for the home buyer or vacation home seeker.
The communities of Peardale / Chicago Park and Cedar Ridge are close to the historical Empire Mine State Park, where visitors can enjoy a museum, tours, exhibits and miles of trails. Cedar Ridge does get some snowfall during the winter and spring. However, the area still yields quite a bit of agriculture, from apples and pears to peaches, pumpkins, grapes, berries and vegetables.
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How to Enjoy and Win Playing Bingo
Bingo has always been sociable and highly entertaining. Whether it may be you round up the gang and head to your local bingo hall, or jump online and logon to mFortune Bingo, which has always been a favourite with many, you are in for a good time. Bingo has had a rebirth in the last decade with more people getting their eyes down. Online bingo has especially drawn in a new crowd from the usual pensioners and females. Plus, thanks to smartphones, more younger people and more males are joining the fun.
Even the most social bingo players like to experience the thrill of winning at bingo, but how can you help that happen? Isn't it just a game of pure chance? Not exactly – read on to learn about tips to win at bingo while always having fun.
- Choose the Best Bingo Sites
Researching the best bingo sites is one way of maximising your enjoyment from bingo and improving your chances of taking home the big prize pot. Some sites have significant jackpots and shouting house could mean you can afford to buy one. However, it is not just about big jackpots. Choosing a bingo site that offers regular promotions and offers goes a long way to maximising both your enjoyment and winning potential. Do your research before committing to a gaming site.
- Avoid Busy Bingo Halls
If you are not an online bingo player, then you will be one of the thousands of people who perch themselves in the country's bingo halls during the week. The UK is building more exciting bingo venues to the joy of avid players. Finding a bingo hall with an atmosphere and one that all your friendship group can get to, is of course important. After all, bingo is better with a fun and friendly atmosphere. However, try and strike a balance between a bingo hall that is fun and one that is not overcrowded. The more people playing bingo makes it more difficult for you to win money.
- Set a Budget
Bingo is a game of chance and for that reason makes it a form of gambling. Just like any other method of gambling, this requires you to be sensible and set budgets on what you can afford to lose. Losing more than you are willing to is the first step in losing even more money as you try to win it back. Before you go to the bingo hall take only your budget. For online bingo players, there are easier ways to restrict your budget through daily or weekly limits. Gambling responsibly will both enhance enjoyment and give you a better chance of winning over the long term.
These are just three top tips in making sure you have a fantastic time playing bingo, while also improving your chances of winning some cash. Whether you play in the bricks-and-mortar bingo halls or on the digital ones, bingo remains an age-old game that is fun for everyone!
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Professor, Health Education Program, Department of Physical Performance & Development
(Associate Dean for Research, College of Education, 2001-2005) University of New Mexico
A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Western Region (SSSS-WR), Redondo Beach, CA., April 6-8, 2006.
This research was supported by a grant from the COE Overhead Funds Allocation Committee at the University of New Mexico, April 2006.
The field of sexuality research comprises a wide array of both sensitive and less-sensitive topical areas. Many of these topics involve relatively uncomfortable issues, which cause some individual's considerable consternation as well as awkwardness. Added to this uneasiness are differing political views, social dynamics and of course morality.
Sexologist sexuality educators, counselors well as therapists all deal with this sometimes uncomfortable climate in their own fashion. Regardless of position or specialty interest individuals who wish to conduct research on sexuality normally must seek out support and funding. This pursuit can be not only frustrating but also challenging due to the political atmosphere currently prevailing in the country today. In order to effectively negotiate this political terrain researchers seeking funds need to search the internet with an equal measure of both perseverance as well as strategy.
This paper outlines a variety of strategies for achieving this goal. Researchers both new and seasoned often have similar difficulties finding support for their research interests. Part of this difficulty is related to not knowing precisely where funding for different areas may exist. Moreover many investigators do not have a process or strategy configured ahead of time that would permit them to efficiently search the internet and web for needed support.
This paper attempts to provide researchers with a very general and basic process for conducting such a search. It needs noting that URL's (Uniform Resource Locators)regularly change and that following these modifications can be challenging. Relatedly, many sites often require computer capacity and compatibility which some individuals may not posses. Regardless, the basic information shared in this report is intended to help investigators locate an array of funding opportunities for their research interests. To this end and therefore to search efficiently individuals should ask themselves two crucial questions.
First Question: Sensitivity
Investigators should ideally start with the question: "what is the sensitivity level of my particular research area?" If a researcher wishes to investigate, for example, "health risks of engaging in BDSM", searching federal, or state and even local health sources is probably not going to be successful. Such agencies normally do not fund such relatively sensitive inquiry. Conversely, a wide variety of private organizations and foundations may be quite interested in such research if it advances knowledge and safer practices among the population who practice such unique sexual activities. Federal, state and local entities do, however, normally have funds available for less sensitive topics such as preventive programs in the domain of teenage pregnancy. Regardless of sensitivity, fundors will award support only if the application demonstrates that a benefit will accrue to the designated recipients (i.e., families, parents, young people, community).
Table 1 lists a brief and very generalized typology of selected entities, which have a philosophical division/orientation by level of sensitivity. As is shown and with the probable exception of San Francisco and a very few other municipalities (South Beach, Greenwich Village, Hollywood), most city government agencies are normally charged with supporting mostly less-sensitive topics. A search around their sites will most likley not turn up opportunities for grants addressing things like "transgender issues", "gay/lesbian psychosexual research" or " paraphilia-related behavior." However, such fundors will have links to sites with opportunities in areas such as "STD control", " HIV prevention ", "abstinence education" and "condom usage." Researchers may well enhance their search for grants if they first answer the question of their topics sensitivity level. While the gray area here is sometimes quite large, investigators need to get some approximation of how sensitive their specified area of interest actually may be. If they do not, they may spend time looking for grant competitions in an area (i.e., autoerotic control mechanisms) that is certainly not going to receive consideration.
Second Question: Scope
Once an investigator has estimated the relative sensitivity of their research topic, s(he) should estimate the size and scope that their research will entail.. Small sample sizes ( N < 100) and limited research scope (e.g., time, resources required etc) generally suggests targeting private philanthropics, centers, foundations, institutes and smaller scale agencies. Even though the research planned may be of small stature some larger governmental entities such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as the National Service Foundation (NSF), also routinely sponsor funding competitions for "new investigators" or "Early Career Awards" that support smaller-scale research projects.
While both these questions may leave a significant area of uncertainty in the eyes of the researcher, they do help get the search for financial support initiated. Additionally, researchers with access to major public universities, especially " Research 1" level institutions can go to the institutions research office and obtain a wide array of materials designed to help all researchers apply for funding. Unfortunately, for investigators not employed by the university there is rarely any support beyond sharing materials. Moreover, even if one is affiliated there are few administrative support staff knowledgeable about or comfortable with many sexuality topics. In the final analysis we are left with our own creativity, perseverance and collaboration in order to find and be awarded necessary research support.
The following section lists a wide variety of URL's and describes what relative sensitivity and size/scope each funder may be soliciting. It is in no way meant to be exhaustive or even authoritative. Rather it is offered as a first starting point for sexuality researchers to explore financial opportunities related to their work and inquiry. Note: less sensitivity implies the fundor has a conservative orientation toward certain sexuality topics.
* Centers for Disease Control & Prevention : http://www.cdc.gov The home page lists numerous categories for research. At SEARCH box : type in "sexuality education grants" and 334 hits show in .2 secs. Sensitivity level is relatively low but the range of topics they will support in the generalized area of sexuality is very expansive. Beginning investigators should always consider the CDC because of its range as well as its flexible scope: there are numerous opportunities for smaller-scale projects.
* The Chronicle of Philanthropy : http://philanthropy.com Lists a wide range of funding areas mostly conservative in orientation. Researchers will need to explore this site with an eye out for areas that improve social conditions. While sexuality is not specifically emphasized creative researchers may find a way to link improvements in sexuality to improvements in human social conditions.
* The Gates Foundation : http://www.gatesfoundation.org
While the priority areas here are many aimed toward educational research and training, there are program opportunities for areas in sexuality that link with improved academic success. Foundations like Gates tend toward less sensitive topics but not exclusively.
* Kinsey Institute: http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/resources/grants.html
As the pioneering Institute for progressive sexuality research in the nation, Kinsey remains a strong source for all varieties of sexual inquiry. Its site links researchers to a wide array of opportunities across a wide array of scope and size.
* The ISIS Fund : http://www.womenshealthresearch.org
An innovative and progressive entity focusing mainly on "sex-based biology" topics. As might be inferred this type of orientation leaves a significant amount of latitude for describing research aims across a wide area (i.e., homosexual research, hormonal influences on behavior, gender role & identity …). Scope and size are also flexible.
* American Foundation for Addiction Research : http://www.addictionresearch.com
This foundation sponsors their own " Research Grant Program" where a variety of topics are funded: sex offending, sex addiction inquiry and related topics with a progressive orientation. Requested size and scope are varied.
* Athena Institute : http://www.Athenainstitute.com
Another less well known entity with a strong and progressive orientation toward women's health, sexual health and vital sexual functioning.
* National Institutes of Health : http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide
NIH is so massive that most beginning researchers will probably shy away from trying to locate grant support. Yet many of the less progressive federal agencies DO have early career awards competitions and/or new investigator awards which have more flexibility in what they'll fund.
* National Science Foundation : http:// www.nsf.gov
The National Science Foundation has been a mainstay for physical scientists searching for grant support for many years. In the past five years, however, it has expanded its normally conservative orientation to support more sensitive areas of science, including biological, behavioral and educational hypotheses in the area of human sexuality. It has a vast listing of grant competitions that include both small and larger in scope.
* CastroOnline.com : http://www.ggba.com/
The "Castro" in San Francisco is many regards the premier gay social activist community in the nation. Despite the fact that they do not appear to have a formal grant support system for researchers, they do list a "Doing Business" link where various "members" and "politics" links are shown and who have interests in helping with specific GLBT initiatives. Sensitivity here is irrelevant of course (the conservative among us will not want to open this site), but scope of support is quite small. Go to "Doing Business" -> then to "Politics" and follow the links.
* Yes Institute of South Beach Miami : http://www.gaysouthbeach.com
The east coast counterpart of Castro is Miami's South Beach area. Their site lists the Yes Institute which supports small-scale efforts in the areas of suicide prevention and related topics. Go to the SEARCH box and type in your interest area and see what they turn up. If that does not work, go to the links "statistics & research" and/or "resources & referrals".
Both Castro and South Beach are community-based organizations with little financial wealth or endowment to share with researchers. Despite their austerity there are small opportunities from time to time that beginning researchers in GLBT areas should canvass. One can never tell where support networks may emerge and lend some kind of support.
For the truly intrepid -> http://www.top-grant-sites-reviewed.com
It goes without saying that a large number of entrepeneurs exist on the Internet who claim to be able to get us all "funding". This site is one of many that state "apply for government grants, free, on any topic worthwhile". One hundred and forty-eight grant programs are reviewed for beginning investigators who wish some "free money". There are numerous federal grant programs evaluated by these individuals and multiple links to others. It is always worth a look to see what such sources are claiming and how their links sort out. One never knows.
Key Search Descriptors
The search for grants in our area of science is not easy. Many of our topical areas are less-than-well received in conservative sectors and they frequently are the ones who have the financial support. This paper has hopefully provided investigators with some new insights on how to possibly enhance this pursuit. While individual researchers have their own ways for searching the internet the following descriptors may help their search.
Admittedly, ones specific area of interest (i.e., erotic tendencies in the disabled) will often dictate the first descriptors entered. However, since no perfectly effective and reliable set of descriptors exist across all areas, the following may be of assistance:
I. > Major Universities; Gay/Lesbian/TG orgs; Sex Counseling orgs; Sex Therapy orgs; Sex Education & Information org ; Liberal Philanthropics / Institutues / Centers; Liberal City / State govs; Liberal Religious orgs ..
II. < Federal agencies; State / County agencies; school districts; Conservative Philanthropics / Institutes / Centers .. Conservative Universities, Colleges
It can be assumed that sexuality researchers intuitively know to search the following web sites to locate possibilities for support :
Federal Register (< sensitive) Right To Life (< sensitive…www.rtlc.org) Planned Parenthood and Right To Choose ( > sensitivity.. www.plannedparenthood.org/vox and same /global -> for international research exchanges
Numerous others exist of course but these sites are easily navigated with minimal time and effort. If the investigator knows what s(he) requires to conduct the research (and its sensitivity & relative scope), these sites allow a quick assessment.
Planned Parenthood recently reported on the awarding of a $2,000.00 grant to a team of sex educators from the "ANDRE WAGNER PEACE TRUST ", to conduct research and preventive sexuality outreach in St. Kitts, Carribean. While this amount does not appear significant, to beginning investigators focused on getting a research record started, it is a sound beginning they can expand from in future applications.
Philanthropics abound in the country but not many appear interested in sexuality research and prevention unless it is relatively mainstream ( < sensitive). Still a number of these are worth surfing. Among them are :
Open Society Institute, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Levi Strauss Foundation, Global Fund for Women, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation …
Moreover, if one has a research idea of considerable scope and sensitivity is not too far "left", the nations Research Centers are an excellent source of funding support. Among the most diverse and flexible are the University of Michigan's Survey Research Center (SRC) in Ann Arbor ( www.isr.umich.edu/ ) and the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center (NORC) (www.norc.uchicago.edu/).
The SRC offers, for example, the Charles Cannell Fund in Survey Methods. More established sexuality researchers interested, for example, in the difficulties of conducting sound surveys of "unique sexual populations", could possibly find support with a strong proposal to this group. Added to this is the A. Regula Herzog Young Investigators Award. Newer researchers should see what types of competitions this group routinely offers. Sample competitons as of March 06 include :
"Youth & Social Issues" , "Social Environment & Health" , "Life Course Development" , and " Social Indicators".
In the final analysis, locating funding support for sex-related topics is not an easy journey. The team that puts the final application together should keep in mind that competition for grants is keen in nearly all sectors and having "sex" in the title only makes it more of a gamble. Despite these caveats sexologists, sex therapists, sex counselors and sex researchers across a wide expanse of sexuality have continued to find financial and other support for their work. The principle four correlates of successful grants procurement have historically been and will continue to be:
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A Curvature Based Approach for the Automated Screening of Retinopathy of Prematurity in Preterm Infants
R, Sivakumar and V, Veena and John, Renu (2017) A Curvature Based Approach for the Automated Screening of Retinopathy of Prematurity in Preterm Infants. In: 13th International Conference on Signal-Image Technology and Internet-Based Systems, SITIS 2017, 4-7 December 2017, Jaipur, India.Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is a curable retinal disorder which mainly affects premature infants. The early treatment of the disease starts with the diagnosis of Plus disease which is characterised by excessive tortuosity and dilation of the retinal blood vessels. The method used for the disease diagnosis involves a retinal specialist, to visually compare the fundus vasculature with a gold standard image. This technique often lead to errors due to inter expert variability in the final diagnostic decision. So there arises the need for a computer aided system for the early detection of the disease. In the presented work, the presence of ROP is investigated by evaluating the retinal blood vessel tortuosity in the fundus images using a curvature based method. The method includes vessel delineation using COSFIRE filters followed by quantification of its tortuosity. The developed system is tested on a private dataset consisting of 35 images. The result obtained shows that the reported system achieves a sensitivity and specificity of 0.88 and 0.94 respectively.
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A short and brief ride review of the 2017 Harley Davidson Softail Slim S
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I enjoyed this movie, and was tremendously moved by the ending, even though, having read the novella, I knew what was coming.
The story is simple enough — a dozen alien space ships suddenly appear above the earth. Why are they here? Various governments put together teams of specialists, from linguists to mathematicians, to attempt to communicate. Stuff happens.
Amy Adams, as the master linguist, gives a wonderful performance. It didn't attract Oscar attention — Oscars tend to go to actors who play damaged people who undergo dramatic transformation. Here, most of Adams' character transformation takes place in her head. But whenever she's on screen, you can't take your eyes off her.
Where the film really shines, though, is in its astonishing visual imagery. It's not merely pretty — although there are plenty of dramatic vistas. Nor is it merely a matter of special effects — although they way they depict the alien gravity field is remarkable. It is a tour-de-force of visual imagination — from the odd-shaped "how can that possibly exist" alien spacecraft, to the weirdly beautiful pictograms, even to the fractal earrings your eye barely register. I guess it's not that surprising that the director is French, a country whose best art has always been visual (Not all cultural stereotypes are false.)
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What is it?
Open leadership is a blend of mindsets, behaviors, and practices that enable people to thrive and contribute in an open organization.
Leadership is not a position. The opportunity to lead is open to everyone. The role a person holds in the organization provides expression and amplification of their leadership behaviors, for good or for bad.
Open leaders default to open in their thinking and their actions.
Open leaders believe:
Everyone has something special to contribute
Everyone has untapped potential
Everyone has the responsibility to lead
Everyone has a stake in the success of the company
Why use it?
To develop an Open Leadership Mindset.
Default to open mindset - We believe open is a better way to do things, and therefore, it's our "default setting." Information should be transparent and open to all, unless there's a good reason to close others' access to it. You believe that everything from source code to policies to ideas to knowledge should be open to others to see, improve, build upon, remix, and modify to make it useful in new ways.
Inclusive mindset - Everyone has something to contribute, and therefore, it's best to include them in your efforts,. You don't believe that you always know best, or that only "subject matter experts" should be included, though, they play a special role. You're open to collaboration and co-creation.
Growth mindset - as opposed to a fixed mindset. You believe that everyone has untapped potential, and that everyone is capable of improving through practice, training, and effort.
You believe that talent is not a fixed quality and that you're born with a certain amount. While we all have different baseline levels of ability, anyone can improve at anything. Effort is far more important than talent, when it comes to achievement. This plays well with the inclusive mindset, because it opens you to the possibility that anyone can make a difference.
Opt-in mindset - while not everyone is a people manager, in an open organisation everyone can be a leader. You believe that everyone is capable of leading, and indeed, has a responsibility to do so. You believe it's best to use your personal power (your influence), rather than your positional power, when interacting with others. And there are times when, even though you have the positional power, you expect your team members to lead the way and you will follow.
Enterprise mindset - Putting the organization or company's interests ahead of your own team's interests or your self interest. It's the belief that everyone benefits (at least on the whole), when we set aside our individual fiefdoms and interests, and work together toward common goals and with a shared purpose. It's as relevant in open source communities as it is in companies.
Further Information
You can use Open Decision Framework (ODF) to practise open decision making.
Learn more about open decision framework (ODF) at Github :https://github.com/red-hat-people-team/open-decision-framework
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Eddy Merckx: Chris Froome should ride the Giro d'Italia if he is a championNov 26 2017 01:20 am CET
Belgian legend Eddy Merckx believes that Chris Froome has to make an appearance in the Giro d'Italia if he wants to confirm his status as a true champion.
The Cannibal shared his opinion with La Gazzetta dello Sport, saying that Froome should start in the upcoming Giro despite any other plans he may have.
"Froome would do well to ride the Giro. If he is a champion he has to start," Merckx said. "Even if he is already thinking about his fifth Tour de France win.
While Nairo Quintana proved that a Giro-Tour double is extremely complicated in modern cycling, Merckx believes that Froome does have what it takes to do well in both.
"For a rider like him, it's definitely possible. With the Tour-Vuelta double he proved that he can do it. He has the mentality and the motivation to pull it off, or at least try it."
The Belgian also spoke about the possibility of seeing a battle between Froome and Tom Dumoulin. "If Dumoulin takes part it will be a fantastic fight. No idea who would win it."


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Spiky Gold Hunters follows six courageous, rough, tough and charismatic characters as they battle the tempestuous elements of Southern New Zealand to deliver the gastronomic equivalent of diamonds to fine diners around the globe - sea urchin!
With a colourful cast led by skipper Dwane Herbert, Raymond, Red Dog, Dion and Storm hit the high seas in search of Spiky Gold. The environment in this part of the world is not for the faint-hearted. These waters a breeding ground for great white, white pointer and seven gill sharks and territorial sea lions!
On the edge of the seaport town of Bluff is the notorious Foveaux Straight, a rugged channel prone to vicious storms, big swells and ever-changing weather conditions. Our divers must overcome freezing temperatures, inherent threat of shark attacks, and the perils of free diving.
Unlike abalone, sea urchin divers of the deep-south do not use any scuba breathing apparatus at all and work with the most basic equipment; wetsuit, mask, snorkel, weight belt and flippers. They literally put their bodies on the line every single time they jump into the water in an attempt to feed the burgeoning local and international market's hunger for this prized delicacy.
Spiky Gold Hunters reveals one of New Zealand's most dangerous jobs and gives a unique insight into the sub culture of sea urchin fishermen. These real cowboys of the southern oceans take us on a wild ride both on and off the water as they look to get rich in the pursuit of Spiky Gold!
Watch on DUKE, from Wednesday 13th November, 8.30pm.
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Here we are, half way through January of 2019 and the internet has suddenly re-woken with social media posts and content from your favourite bloggers and vloggers. I missed all of the Christmas content that had been bubbling away since November when it dramatically dried up during the holidays as my followed influencers spent time with their families.
It was strange holiday for me as I had a week booked off of work of which I had been promising myself some time for things I really wanted to do such as read a book, write some blog posts or organise some rooms in the house. I was fully ramped up to spend my holiday with my family too because this was the first year we would be a family of three. As my luck would have it, I spent most of the week clearing up sick after my husband who was very unwell for the entire festive season and trying my best to keep on top of the house whilst trying not to do too much to wear myself out.
Yup. I spent quite a few evenings on my own in the house after everyone had gone to bed during Christmas. It was a bit crap and I didn't even have social media to keep me distracted. Nor could I pick my way through the festive food loot I battled through Morrisons for because I just couldn't face it alone.
However, we're now into a new year and my sights have been firmly set on the next twelve months ahead. My other half has recovered enough to keep me company and help the housework feel like less of a mountain to climb (if you haven't caught onto the TOMM trend I'd recommended that you get started, it's a winner) so right now we need to start concentrating on the next chapter of our lives together – we're having a baby!
At time of writing I'm seventeen weeks pregnant and baby is due in late June. I've had a few ups and downs with this pregnancy and I feel that I may just be one of those women that don't have a smooth ride, but I'm totally calm about that. I had a scan just before Christmas, another one of the 28th of December and then a third as recently as last weekend. I might go into the details of this pregnancy in future blog posts but I'm not promising anything – I'm just happy that the baby seems okay and is growing nicely.
With a new addition to our family comes an extra motivation to make positive changes to our home and lifestyle and I've felt the pull more than most to get going this month. I've had a few bad habits that have been hanging around for a while that I'm now totally focusing on breaking because I know that I will have the mental space during my maternity leave that start focusing on them exclusively. I also really want our home to feel more streamlined and easier to move around so I've started some de-cluttering that I'm slowly getting through every couple of days. Generally there are three things I want to put the spotlight on during 2019:
Re-organising the house – my stepdaughter really needs a bigger bedroom as she's getting older. Not only is the smallest room in the home overtaken by her toys and clothes from Christmas and a birthday in December, it's time that she had the room to move around and to enjoy.
I want her to have a space she can manage as well as somewhere she can seek peace once her little brother or sister is born. This means downsizing our office to her old room before the baby is born and then eventually getting a desk and two bookcases into the master bedroom when the baby needs their own space. We also need to make the whole house a bit more baby-ready with room for a pram etc.
Phew. It feels like a lot of work but I feel that it will take more discipline than anything. I can let go of my possessions quite easily but glancing at my husband's bookcase… him not so much.
Seeing things through – I have an exceptionally bad habit of letting tasks and hobbies fall by the wayside, my blog included. The amount of times I've come back to this place with a fresh promises is starting to get embarrassing to be honest. I want to start properly embracing my interests and really investing time in them but this is quite a hard thing to do for me as I tend to spend a lot of my time vegetating in front of TV or my phone screen. I want to keep up regular time slots doing activities such as reading so I'd like to commit each weekend to at least an hour or two put aside to reading a book and enjoying it which is something I haven't been able to do for a while.
I've read for challenges in the past yet these can feel like a chore to me so I tend to put them off – much like writing blog posts at times and drives me up the wall that I subconsciously delay what should be enjoyable activity.
I think somewhere in my mind I procrastinate so much because I daren't fall down the hole of getting lost in something for hours on end and seeing time fly from under me and then having to pack it all away ready for another week of work, where I have to keep focus solely on the day job. I made a pledge a couple of years ago to completely separate my work and home life and I feel that I may have done too much of a good job on such – I will spend hours clock-watching at home and just not filling my time because I should be 'relaxing' outside of work, especially when I've had a mentally draining week.
Putting down my phone – I am absolutely awful at scrolling endlessly through my phone. I went into my new phone contract last year with all intentions to full my handset with blogging tools and I just don't do any of what I intended with it. I primarily spend my hours scrolling, and scrolling, and scrolling my social media streams. I love Instagram and Twitter but I'm instantly shy about putting myself out there for fear of criticism so I tend to hover and make very few interactions – the worst habits for an aspiring blogger to have to be honest.
I will wallow in a pit of social medial absorption during every spare moment I have and it drives me up the wall. I want to put my phone down and be done with it on an evening. The important people in my life know how to contact me, I automatically mute my WhatsApp group conversations and I use the 'Do Not Disturb' feature on my iPhone from 10pm so why am I not putting that demon-device down more often? I'm ready to let go and enjoy doing other things.
Honestly, this coming year is going to be a little bit mental, maybe stressful and full of new experiences. I've done enough finding myself through my early twenties so I'm pretty much settled on who I am as an individual – I feel it's time to embrace life and do the things I want to in my spare time.
Plus, I'm very excited about becoming a Mum to our new addition. Also, I'm very excited for morning sickness to bugger off once baby is born.
Have you made promises to yourself for this new year? Is there anything you really want to achieve that you've been putting off? Let me know in the comments.


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Soaking cotton balls in milk is a common home remedy for puffy eyes, and there is plenty of anecdotal evidence to support its effectiveness. The fact is milk is a cold liquid, and a cold compress is the best treatment for swelling like under-eye puffiness. Cotton balls soaked in milk will help puffy eyes, as will cold water or tea, but there is no scientific evidence to support using milk over any other cool liquid.
Puffy eyes can be caused by lack of sleep, allergies, genetics, or certain medications. Dehydration can also cause puffy eyes, as can fluctuating hormone levels, especially in pregnant women. Most people experience occasional puffiness or dark circles with no cause for concern, and the puffiness usually goes away within a few days, or in some cases, a few hours. Others have chronically puffy eyes, which can be bothersome but usually not dangerous.
Putting something cold on your puffy eyes is the best way to reduce the swelling and irritation. The Mayo Clinic recommends applying a cool tap-water compress to under-eye puffiness. Chilled gel masks or cucumber slices are also recommended by the Mayo Clinic, and should be left on the eyes for several minutes. Eye Doctor Guide.com and many home remedy Web sites recommend applying a milk-soaked cloth to the affected area, but no clinical studies have confirmed milk's benefits. Many people also swear by hemorrhoid cream for under-eye puffiness, but the Mayo Clinic cautions no studies have confirmed this anecdote, and hemorrhoid cream can irritate the sensitive skin that surrounds your eyes.
To prevent puffiness, make sure to get at least eight hours of sleep each night, and try sleeping with your head slightly elevated. If you think allergies might be causing your puffy eyes, ask your pharmacist for over-the-counter medications that might help, or visit your doctor to discuss prescription options.
When to See Your Doctor
If you experience joint pain or swelling in other areas of your body in addition to under-eye puffiness, you could be experiencing systematic inflammation and should see your doctor. Systematic inflammation can be triggered by an allergic reaction, illness, chronic stress or an autoimmune disorder, and is often easiest to notice in delicate areas like the skin under your eyes.


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10 Tools To Gain Electrical Contractor Efficiencies
- March 12, 2020
- Best Practices
- Electrical
An increase in high-tech demands combined with the overall aging of the American population has led to a shortfall in electrical workers. Luckily, products and services exist to help contractors improve jobsite efficiency and safety.
According to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of electrician jobs will grow by 23 percent between now and 2020. McGraw-Hill Construction found that nearly half of all general contractors say they are worried about recruiting enough skilled tradesmen to meet the coming demand.
Now, more than ever, contractors are forced to think differently and find ways to gain efficiencies in order to stay competitive. A licensed electrician who spent years working in the field, himself and now a Contractor Services Manager at Van Meter, Garry O'Leary, shares his top picks for tools you won't want to work without.
- RACO STAB-IT Box contains built-in cable connectors, designed to lock the cable in place quickly and easily to increase production.
- B-Line 4Dimension™ Strut System, ideal for new and retrofit applications, profiles with two-sided and four-sided functionality. It saves space and weight, all while cutting installation times.
- B-Line KwikSplice™ Cable Tray features a patent pending splice retention groove I-beam side rail which allows installers to easily guide and snap the splice plate into position.
- Eaton 60-Circuit Plug-On Neutral Loadcenter enables more circuits to be wired in a single installation, eliminating the need for a subpanel.
- Wheatland SpeedCouple is a pre-installed swivel coupling. Instead of turning the elbow, simply turn the coupling and let the lead-in threads do the work.
- Pre-installed Pulling Heads installed locally from Van Meter's certified team can increase job safety, as well as eliminate the need to manually strip wire and marry multiple heads in the field.
- Southwire SIMpull REEL is a maneuverable payoff system that makes it possible for one worker to safely and efficiently maneuver a 6,000-pound reel through spaces as narrow as a 36-inch doorway.
- Southwire SIMpull Rope is UV resistant, lightweight, ultra-low stretch and comes standard with dual factory-installed pulling eyes. It does not absorb water, therefore eliminating rope rot. With a breaking strength of 32,000 pounds, contractors need only one rope for pulls up to 10,000 pounds.
- Southwire Circuit CoilPAK™ provides inertia-free pulling and versatility on the job. All coilPAKs are less than 50 pounds and can be stacked or laid flat directly on the floor, eliminating the wire tree.
- Southwire MCap® Cable, both UL-listed and NEC-compliant, can replace conventional AC or MC cable in a broad range of applications, saving up to 30 percent in installation time and costs.
In addition, Van Meter's customized wire and cable services are focused on creating jobsite efficiencies and a total project savings for you. Services include SIMpull Reels, paralleled reels, stacked runs, compartment reels, customized small-circuit bundling, custom labeling and pulling head installation. For more information on any of the products or services mentioned, please contact a member of our sales team at 1-800-247-1410.
O'Leary joined Van Meter in 2011 and has more than 22 years in the jobsite safety industry.


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Nigerian Woman Slams Bloggers Over Fake Suicide Report…Brenda Chidinma Orioha Breaks Silence
Abia Woman Who Allegedly Killed Herself & Her Children After Husband Slept With Housemaid Denies Report
Meet Brenda Unique, a woman who reportedly took her own life and that of her children in Abia state after she allegedly caught her husband pants down with their housemaid.
Lagos-based Brenda who hailed from Umuahia Abia state has slammed those spreading false rumour about her.
Her real name is Brenda Chidinma Orioha. The photo in the viral report is that of her children.
Here is her response to the false report.
"May thunder strike the originator of this post.
May his or her generation be wiped out from the surface of this earth.
Where did you get your facts from?.
What will u gain by displaying my pictures and that of my children with this your malicious lies and deceit.
Please people disregard this information as i am the person in question and is a big lie.
Am alive and also my children and such incidence has never happened in my marriage..
Beware of things you read on the social media.


text: Adam graduated in 2001 from the University of Michigan with a degree in Fine Arts. He has worked as a chef in numerous Michelin-starred restaurants in New York City, and most recently at Blackberry Farm here in Tennessee. Adam is working on his coursework towards obtaining a Master's Degree in Mathematics. He tutors high school and college level Mathematics, including Calculus, Differential Equations and Abstract Mathematics, while pursuing his coursework at the University of Tennessee. He is available Thursday evenings for tutoring by appointment.


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We've all likely done it – after a particularly trying day at work we come home and treat ourselves to a snack. Occasionally emotional eating happens, but there is also a more extreme side to the story where people eat to cope more than here or there. They regularly emotionally eat to suppress or sooth negative emotions or painful feelings. To combat sadness, anxiety, stress, loneliness, etc., they use food for comfort.
How to identify emotional eating
- There are a few signs that you are emotionally eating:You eat when you aren't hungry
- You mindlessly eat (for instance, sitting in front of the TV snacking but not realizing how much you are consuming)
- You act on cravings that are triggered by emotions like stress, anxiety or sadness
Emotional triggers
Eating to fill a void or deal with negative emotions can ultimately lead to rapid weight gain and quickly becomes an unhealthy habit. Generally, the foods people crave are high in fat and high calorie salty and sweet snacks. People who eat to satisfy their emotions often find it hard to care about the consequences, as they are just looking for an outlet to suppress their emotions.
Depression is a serious issue. If you're regularly eating emotionally to suppress negative feelings, it's recommended that you visit your doctor.
However, if you're an occasional emotional eater, there are things you can do to prevent yourself from reaching for the cookies after a trying day.
- Keep a food journal and track what you eat throughout the day. Check your journal and look for signs of true hunger as opposed to emotional eating. This can be an eye-opening exercise and help you realize what triggers you to reach for the junk food.
- If you do want to snack, stock up on fresh fruit, veggies and protein-filled snacks that will keep you full longer.
- Eat mindfully – meaning pay attention while you're eating. Be aware of what you're eating, how much you're eating and how your body feels.
- If a craving strikes, put a timer on for 10 minutes. Don't allow yourself to eat until the timer buzzes. As you wait, have a big glass of water and complete another small task. If after 10 minutes the craving is as intense, measure out a small portion of the food, but most likely, the craving will have subsided.
- Practice breathing exercises. Instead of turning to food when stressed, try focusing on something else like your breathing. By focusing on your breathing, you will sooth and relax yourself in a healthy way and the craving for comfort food will likely pass.
- Exercise – Regular physical exercise may help relieve the emotions that drive you to overeat