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Case Report Volume 4 Issue 1
Hamad Medical Corporation-Psychiatry Department, University of Medical Science and Technology, Sudan
Correspondence: Nahid Mohammed Elhassan Ali, Assistant professor, University of Medical Science and Technology, Hamad Medical Corporation-Psychiatry Department, P.O Box 3050, Sudan, Tel +97430384007
Received: November 09, 2015 | Published: February 5, 2016
Citation: Elhassan NM. Effect of corporal punishment on Sudanese pupils from parent's perspectives: part 1. MOJ Clin Med Case Rep. 2016;4(1):25-27. DOI: 10.15406/mojcr.2016.04.00079
Despite the fact that corporal punishment (cp) in schools and homes proved to be of serious consequences and of no benefit, it is still an acceptable tool of disciplining children over the world notably Sudan against national acts and international convention. The importance of this research is to serve the field of child protection with background information needed for strategic planning for the prevention and promotion of positive discipline. The aim was to Study the impact of corporal punishment on pupil's academic performance and behaviors form parent's perspective. Through comparative analytical study included 200 parents from two schools. Where School (A) using corporal punishment and school (B) declaring not using corporal punishment. The study was conducted in the period from first of June to 30th of July 2013 using structured questionnaires that assessing socio demographic data, use of corporal punishment, believes behavior and academic consequences. Variables were completed and analyzed using parametric and non-parametric test within SPSS 16. The majority of parents were using cp to discipline their children at homes (83.4%). Parental believes about cp as right and effective tool of child discipline; increase home/school CP and decrease child number of friends. Mother Low education was significantly associated with the use of CP (p value 0.02). Most of the parents found CP of no benefits in the long run. The use of CP at home acts as moderator with school CP that made the child dislike school and significantly increases children absence from school. Low parent's education, low income, parent's beliefs about CP and the presence of domestic violence were proved as predictors of use of CP at homes. Negative child characteristics and recurrent school requisition for Parents were significantly related to school (A), both p values (0.01). Positive child characteristics significantly related to school (B). Although parents claimed that they rarely used CP in disciplining their children this rare use proved of negative consequences and of no benefits in long term and moral internalization. Reducing use of corporal punishment is found to be significantly associated to good behaviors and academic success. The research was replicating other international studies except increase rates of CP in children from 6-14years, the use of CP by the parent regardless of their age group. Using cp in School or at home decrease sense of safety and put the child at risk of bullying or violence.
Keywords: corporal punishment, academic performance, behavior
Corporal punishment is defined as "the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but not injury, for the purpose of correction or control of the child's behavior. Examples of frequent types of CP include slapping a child's hand or buttocks and squeezing a child's arm or others.1 Most of parents and teachers think that corporal punishment is the best way to motivate children in order to improve their behaviors and academic performance. Teachers and parents are not aware of the negative consequences of corporal punishment that proved by research and studies.
For the last few years, Ministry of Education-Khartoum State in collaboration with Child Rights Institute, started to work on ending corporal punishment in schools and promoting positive discipline. In 2010, Minister of Education in Khartoum State, issued article 10 that prohibited corporal punishment in primary schools in Khartoum State. In spite of this, some teachers outside and inside Ministry of Education still value corporal punishment as a tool of disciplining children in schools. Regardless, the dramatic increase in numbers of deaths and severe injuries due to corporal punishment in Sudanese schools.2
The World Report on Violence against Children (2006) reveals the magnitude and significant impact of violence on children, noting that violence "occurs in every country in the world in a variety of forms and settings and is often deeply rooted in cultural, economic, and social practices." The Report has further established that while some violence are unexpected and isolated, most violent acts are carried out by the people children know and trust such as their parents, relatives, schoolmates, teachers or employers.
While the field of ending corporal punishment generates several researches, debates and studies around the world, in Sudan, the field of research in corporal punishment in schools and homes is still slightly touched. Sudan is a diverse country where corporal punishment is part of its cultural believes notably Muslim societies. Sudanese teachers are working in poor environment, where few teachers sometimes- like in Darfur-looking after hundreds of students in crowded classes. Teachers are underpaid, poorly trained and using old, primitive educational tools and methods.
State of education in Sudan
The final report prepared by the Federal Ministry of Education in 2008, based on survey in basic education in Sudan revealed that; education system is composed of two main education levels which are; Basic Education and Secondary Education. Basic education is divided into two sub-successive education levels; Pre-education level (Khalwa and kindergartens) in which the education begins at age 4 and ends at 5. And Basic education level begins at age 6 and ends at age 13. Then children enter Secondary Education level that composed of two types; Academic education and Technical education (Commercial education, Industrial education, Home Science and Agriculture). Both academic and technical education is three-year program. The Sudan growth enrolment for pre-school education is estimated at 23%. The 2006/2007 education statistics show that of the 333,856 pupils (148,055 females, 185,801 males) who sat to the Basic school certificate exams in the 15 Northern States, 237,730 (71.2%) succeeded (among them 106,647 or 72% girls and 131,083 or 70.5% boys). Expenditure on education as a percentage of public expenditure was reported to be 2.9%. Most communities have been playing an important role in providing different types of support for schools. It is believed that educational councils provide assistance to cover the daily running costs of the schools. International organizations and other regional and NGOs are also providing significant assistance (including school feeding and other essential services). The total number of teachers in general education reached 227,166 in 2007 of which 28185 are in pre-school. For basic education the total number of teachers is 145,999; (91,777 females, 54,222 males). The average pupils–teacher ratio in basic education is 1:35, lower than the 1:40 standard ratio for many developing countries while the average class size was 45 pupils /class. Although overall the ratio seems low to the advantage of Sudanese children, significant regional variations exist especially in Darfur States. Whereas the class size could exceed more than 100 pupils; this is especially in urban areas while in rural areas the average number of class size is less than 25 per class. The same can be argued about pupil's teacher. The percentage of trained teachers in basic education was estimated to be 66.3%.The ratio of pupils to trained teacher was 1:44 in 2006/2007. Teachers training courses in educational sciences and teaching methods varied between short courses, up to two weeks, to long courses lasting for two to six months.3
Cross-sectional comparative analytical Study was conducted in two governmental basic schools for boys, at (Karari) locality, in Khartoum state. Both schools were sharing the same socio-cultural environment, living in the same area and attended by different ethnic groups and almost the same level of economic situation. This area was selected after several researches and different visits to different schools; where; only one governmental school declared avoidance of corporal punishment and promotion of alternative discipline.
For the purpose of this research the school that using corporal punishment was labeled (A). And the school not using corporal punishment was labeled (B). The study was carried out in the period from the beginning of July 2013 to the end of August 2013.
The target groups were:
In order to capture the diversity of schooling conditions and experiences, a purposive sample from two government schools was used. In this article we will be analyzing Parents believes and attitudes towards cp.
For parents
Research included any Parents of student attending the selected school at least one year before the research time. And accepted to attend the meeting and filling the questionnaires or responded to questionnaires at home. Invitation was send to parent to attend a meeting were questionnaires were filled from 157 person, who responded to invitation and accepted to fill the questionnaire as planned in school (A), (the school that using corporal punishment).
Questionnaires were send with open letter, that explain the purpose of research randomly to 200 families in School (B), (the school that not using corporal punishment) and 187 person responded. The first received 100 samples from any school were analyzed.
Questionnaires were tested through pilot study. And verbal informed consent was obtained from the students and their families. The ethical clearance was granted from the two schools and Ministry of Education, Training Department.
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS for Windows version 16.0) was used for data analysis. Frequencies cross tabs, Chi-square test, linear regression and multiple logistic regression analysis tests were applied.
Parents were relatively young and educated. (35.5%) of fathers were older than 45years, (46.5%) of mothers between (35-45) years. Fathers (69.5%) and mother (66.5%) were educated to higher secondary school or university level. Most of the families (54%) were living with 6-10 members in the same house. And the majority of families (71.5%) were living with a monthly income of about 1000 SDG or less (=or <150$ at the time of research). The majority of parents think that their children's health (78%) and intelligence (64.6%) were almost more than average.
This research was carried out using a kind grant from Child Rights Institute -Sudan.
The author declares no conflict of interest.
©2016 Elhassan. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and build upon your work non-commercially.


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Small Business Majority voices support for Illinois' Do Not Harm Healthcare Act
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Small Business Majority writes in support of Illinois Bill HB 4165 HA 1, the Do Not Harm Healthcare Act. The bill would bring more stability and certainty to healthcare marketplaces in Illinois. This legislation would help ensure Illinois has control over potential changes to marketplace regulations by requiring the General Assembly to approve any requests made by the governor for waivers that would affect healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act or Medicaid.

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I teach two card classes a month in my home. Tuesday May 14th is my next Quick and Cute card class. We do 6 cards for $12 or FREE with a $25 order. I thought I would share two of the three cards we are going to be making.
I want to give credit where credit is due, the lollipop card is CASE'd from Wendy Fredrick in Florida. I don't have her blog address. Isn't it beautiful!
Stay tuned for Monday's post. I will let you know how my big Flea Market day in Plymouth was and share about my daughters Lemonade Stand.


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Our cooler doesn't seem to be cooling as well?
"HELP! Our cooler is blowing hot air" or "HELP! The cooler isn't cooling"
Some common calls for help we receive and as murphy's law would have it it's always at the least convenient time- the in-laws are coming, it's Christmas or we are about to have a heatwave?!?!
Let's discuss the two main reasons you may experience this and what you can do!
Rain, sweet rain – it's liquid gold, isn't it?
The tanks are filling and the paddocks are getting some green pick. Life is good.
With moisture in the ground and warm weather comes the dreaded frizzy hair, sticky skin, greasy floors and foggy windows aka humidity!
We often receive calls from customers concerned their evap (commonly referred to as the swampy) is no longer cooling effectively.
Have you ever wet your finger and popped it in the air? Or jumped out of the pool and felt the chill of the air? This is how evaporative cooling works. The wind blowing across wet evaporative pads causes a cool draft. But as heat and humidity increases, the evaporative pads start to heat and thus warm air is blown from the unit instead of cool air.
What can you do?
Evaporative coolers work best when the outdoor humidity is between 30-50%.
If you notice your evaporative is not cooling as effectively, your floor is greasy or there is moisture on your benches – the best action to take is to turn off the "pump" and run the fan only feature of your unit.
This will ensure you are still being cooled in your home and will reduce the moisture in your home.
Evaporative Pump Failure
Have you noticed your evap is blowing warm air throughout the house?
Another reason why your evaporative cooling may not be working as effectively is the failure of the evaporative pump.
Evaporative pumps push the water through the evaporative pads which are then struck by fan air to push through the ducting and into your home.
From time to time they will fail and will result in the air from the outside being delivered uncooled throughout the house.
What can you do?
Call your local air conditioning mechanic (cough, cough BP Air) and we will arrange to come to site and change the pump, ensuring that you are not sweltering, the in-laws are satisfied and Christmas can roll on!


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A recent opinion article argues that in mitigating cardiovascular-related deaths, reducing air and noise pollution is key.
An international expert team claims in the piece that there is compelling evidence that air and noise emissions are related to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
The article published in the European Heart Journal, identifies a variety of techniques that can help minimize the impact on cardiovascular health that air and noise pollution can have.
Cardiovascular health and pollution
Every year, 17.9 million people die of cardiovascular disease worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This makes it the leading cause of mortality worldwide.
The WHO describes cardiovascular disease as an umbrella term for a series of conditions that affect the heart and blood vessels of a person. A heart attack or stroke causes four out of every five deaths due to cardiovascular disease.
Genetics can make a person more vulnerable to cardiovascular disease, research has shown. Ecological factors, however, which an individual may be able to act on also play an important role.
Key environmental drivers of cardiovascular disease include an unhealthy diet, low physical activity levels, smoking, and excessive alcohol consumption, according to the WHO.
However more recently, research has been carried out by scientists that seems to suggest a correlation between environmental pollutants and cardiovascular disease. Both air and noise emissions contain these.
In this paper the authors argue that it is important to resolve these sources of pollution to reduce mortality from cardiovascular diseases.
Growing evidence
The authors agree that while evidence of ties between air and noise pollution and cardiovascular disease is growing, it is more difficult to understand the precise effects of each cause. This is in part because the same problems also cause air and noise pollution.
A busy road, for instance, contributes to a large amount of noise from the touch of the wheels of the vehicles and the surface of the road. Meanwhile the combustion engines and braking wear of the vehicles can generate a significant amount of particulate air pollution.
It is difficult to untangle the two variables to better understand how much each contributes to damaging cardiovascular health.
Nevertheless the authors highlight a European Commission study that estimates that air and noise pollution, significantly more than alcohol and smoking, could cost Europe about 1 trillion euros.
Global premature deaths due to air pollution have been reported at almost 9 million in another piece of research highlighted in the paper.
And a WHO study found that road traffic noise raises the risk of ischemic heart disease by 8 percent for every 10 decibels of noise in a person.
Potential mechanisms
The authors of the article indicate that noise pollution, whether awake or asleep, can impact the cardiovascular health of a person.
Noise pollution can make an individual feel irritated or angry during waking hours, causing stress. Increased oxidative stress and inflammation can result in this which can affect cardiovascular health.
Noise pollution, on the other hand, can interrupt sleep cycles, which are critical for cardiovascular health.
The authors emphasize that air pollution in a variety of ways can also cause cardiovascular harm. These involve stiffening of the arteries and increased blood coagulability in the short term, and plaque accumulation of blood vessels in the longer term.
Dr. Thomas Münzel, head of the cardiology department at the Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center in Mainz, Germany, claims that reducing air emissions to WHO-recommended levels, mainly by phasing out fossil fuels, could avoid around 400,000-500,000 excess European deaths.
Pollution mitigation
More focus must be put on finding efficient ways to reduce these contaminants, considering the adverse effects of these environmental pollutants, the authors argue.
Of course, the most productive way of mitigating noise emissions depends on its source.
The authors state that the solutions available to individuals and local governments have a marginal impact on themselves. As a result, they suggest that in areas more heavily affected by noise pollution, multiple measures are required.
These could involve installing windows that reduce noise, using quieter road surfaces and low-noise tires, lowering speed limits, and installing barriers that reduce noise.
The authors also report that government action is the most significant way to reduce air pollution. "The political impetus needed to achieve this globally, however is presently small," they observe.
Consequently, in addition to electing governments which take environmental pollution more seriously, they highlight actions that individuals can take.
These activities include wearing masks such as N95 respirators, which are meant to eliminate toxic particles from the air, prevent and exercise routes through heavily polluted areas.
However, currently, N95 respirators are not approved for general use by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as these are vital supplies during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic for healthcare staff and other medical first responders.
The authors of the article stress that even though it takes a person through a polluted environment, exercise is necessary because the benefits of the exercise are very likely to outweigh the harm caused by air pollution. However if a person has a choice, the best choice is to exercise away from polluted areas.
The authors also propose that it is possible to reduce both air and noise emissions by improved urban design.
This involves the creation of housing and urban areas that facilitate walking, cycling and the use of public transport and ensure that urban developments have a lot of greenery, but preserve proximity and compactness.
Finally, the authors note that it is important to increase the information of the investigations into the relationship between environmental pollution and cardiovascular disease.
Clinicians, foundations, interest groups and individuals are in the strongest position to persuade governments and international organisations to implement structural reform by providing the most credible and reliable data possible.


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Margaret Reckless faces further challenges
The Tenants' Union of NSW has been following and supporting Margaret Reckless' fight for her rights in the residential land lease community she has lived in for the past six years. Over that time she has had some great wins which have led to positive outcomes for many other residents living in land lease communities across NSW.
In January 2019 in Outasite lite 33 we published an article about Margaret's battle against the operator of her community who were overcharging for electricity they were supplying to residents through an embedded network. Margaret took the matter all the way to the Supreme Court of NSW and when the matter returned to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal the Reckless method for calculating electricity charges in an embedded network in residential land lease communities was born.
In our 2020 Outasite magazine we wrote about the latest battle over electricity charges with many operators outsourcing electricity supply within their embedded networks to the retailer Hum Energy. Margaret was one of the impacted residents and as a result of the operator's decision was facing very large electricity price increases. Margaret took a stand on this issue and refused to accept a transfer to Hum. In Outasite 2021 we wrote about two notices of termination for breach which were served on Margaret by the operator which she disputed as retaliatory in the Tribunal.
Sadly in August 2021 in our Outasite lite 40 we had more to report on Margaret's situation and we outlined the latest challenge facing Margaret with her operator obtaining development consent to develop the site which included removing Margaret's home to facilitate a new access road in the community. At the time we wrote the article it was unclear when the operator would commence this work.
We were very sad to hear that Margaret's home in Ballina Waterfront Village & Tourist Park was inundated with flood waters on the 1st March 2022. Margaret lost all her possessions including her car in the floods. At 6.20am Margaret received a text message informing her she needed to evacuate the community by 7am due to rising flood waters. With such little time all Margaret could grab was some important paperwork and she walked out the door of her home. As her car would not start she needed to get a lift from a neighbour to the evacuation centre at the Bowling Club in Ballina.
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Unfortunately the move into the pod has not gone smoothly for Margaret. On the second night of living in the pod Margaret went out for a walk at dusk. The area where the pods have been placed is still under construction and important safety features were missing with no external lighting or markings on the walkways. Margaret walked off the edge of some steps and smashed her arm into a concrete bollard. As a result of the fall Margaret has broken her wrist and it's been in plaster for six weeks. This has impacted her ability to get around as she cannot drive and has therefore made her more isolated and reliant on others to access services.
With many elderly people moving into the pods not having safety issues attended to is a big concern of Margaret's. The day after Margaret's accident portable tower lights were brought in to light up the streets and plastic reflective strips have been installed on the street where she fell. The staff on site have been wonderful and have been checking on her since the accident.
It's been a very long road for Margaret since the 1st March 2022. Margaret feels like many elderly people impacted by the floods, that she has lost her dignity and independence. She is very grateful for the evacuation centres and donations she has received. Without this help she is unsure of what would have happened to her. She even needed the basics, like toiletries, as when she left her home there was no time to pack a bag. Margaret says charitable organisations left the government for dead in their response to the floods. The charitable organisations were there at the coal face with vouchers for residents to go and buy clothes and groceries. It's these things that make it easier for people to exist while living in emergency accommodation.
Margaret is very grateful that she survived the floods as many lost their lives. Being able to stay in the pod for the next two years is comforting, as so many people are homeless and many living in cars. What happens at the end of the two years is unclear at this stage.
Margaret is now faced with the task of what to do with her damaged home. Her home was not insured and she is currently waiting for a report from the government appointed assessors. The operator of her land lease community has not had any compassion for the predicament of Margaret and other residents in the community. The only abatement of her site fees she has received since the flood is $22. Margaret has paid full site fees for the past six months for a home that is currently uninhabitable. It is currently a ghost town in the community with all homes impacted by flood water apart from one home owned by the operator. The majority of the 70 home owners were not insured. A couple of home owners have been able to get their homes fixed but most have not moved back. Margaret has heard from other residents that it is very difficult to get tradies or tradespersons and materials and any qualified tradesperson doesn't want to work in the community due to the reputation of the operators.
Margaret has not lost her fighting spirit in standing up for the rights of residents in land lease communities. She says there needs to be an amendment to the Residential Land Lease Communities Act 2013 to ensure home owners get proper site fee abatement when sites and homes are damaged in a flood. Currently the abatement of site fees is only when the site is wholly uninhabitable and it doesn't take into account whether the home is habitable after natural disaster events.
Margaret remarks that she has been through a lot for someone of her age and we 100% agree and are in awe of her ability to overcome all these events! We are hopeful that Margaret can spend the next two years getting back on her feet and that life is a bit quieter for her.
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Manchester United 3 Partizan Belgrade 0
Manchester United's vibrant young attack shot the Reds into the knockout stages of the Europa League with two matches to spare as we tore Partizan Belgrade apart en route to a 3-0 victory.
Mason Greenwood, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford, with an average age of 21 between them, were far too hot for the Serbians as they all got on the scoresheet to make it a stroll into the next stage for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side, ahead of the long-haul trip to Kazakhstan at the end of this month against Astana and the Old Trafford final group L game against AZ Alkmaar in December.
There was no shortage of early goalmouth action, though both managers would have been angry that it all came about largely through defensive sloppiness.
Both sides had goals chalked off in the first four minutes of the tie. Martial, who scored the penalty winner in Belgrade last month, knew straight away he wouldn't get away with it when he latched onto Rashford's pass clearly in an offside position. However, the French striker tucked the ball in anyway before accepting the flag ruling out his effort.
Within a minute, his opposite no.9, Umar Sadiq's shot was deflect over Sergio Romero by Marcos Rojo but he, too, was offside.
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Rashford should have got the Reds on the scoresheet legitimately, after nine minutes, when Aaron Wan-Bissaka's cross took a kind deflection into his path. With no markers in touching distance, he struck his shot wide from 10 yards out.
United's no.10 then volleyed over following a deep cross by Wan-Bissaka. It would have been the rapid scoring start Solskjaer had called for but he didn't have to wait too much longer to get what he had demanded.
Greenwood then supplied a cool finish in the 21st minute to open the scoring. After Rashord's ball had split the defence, the teenage hitman cut inside his marker and, with Vladimir Stojkovic off balance, fired in a left-foot drive to make it 1-0.
Partizan were not put off by the setback and showed more adventure that ended with Seydouba Soumah curling a counter-attack shot wide four minutes later.
Martial came up with a brilliant solo goal to make it 2-0 in the 33rd minute.
He pounced on a deflected clearance, off Greenwood, then danced through three attempted challenges from Partizan defenders before slotting the ball home with his favoured right foot.
The lively centre-forward could have made it two in a minute but followed up his clinical execution with a slightly off target chip over the bar as keeper Stojkovic advanced.
There was no letting up from an increasingly confident United as we came steaming out of the traps for the second half. Four minutes after the interval, Juan Mata sent a long accurate cross-field pass to Ashley Young.
The skipper cushioned his lay-off for Rashford to stick a belting drive high into the net for 3-0. Young then almost added a goal to his assist but saw his free-kick curl just wide as the Reds looked to grab a hatful with the Serbs wilting.
Fred almost made it four but his free-kick was tipped over by Partizan's overworked keeper Stojkovic and the Brazilian then made way for James Garner, making his home senior debut, after 63 minutes.
Solskjaer made a second substitution minutes later with Andreas Pereira coming on for Rashford, who received a deserved ovation.
It was an encouraging 49-minute goal bonanza for the Reds but three substitutions interrupted the flow and we couldn't add to the goal haul as time wore on. An injury to Scott McTominay was the only negative as Sergio Romero kept another clean sheet, with United still to concede in this season's Europa League.
We now look ahead to the round of 32 draw on December 16 in Nyon but top spot in Group L remains open after AZ crushed Astana 5-0 in Kazakhstan.
United: Romero; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Rojo, Young (c); McTominay (Lingard 75), Fred (Garner 63) Greenwood, Mata, Rashford (Andreas 65); Martial.
Subs not used: Grant, Jones, Williams, James.
Scorers: Greenwood 21, Martial 33, Rashford 49.
Bookings: Young.
Partizan: Stojkovic, Miletic, Ostojic, Pavlovic, Urosevic, Zdjelar, Natcho (Tosic 59), Scekic, Soumah, Asano (F Stevanovic 69), Sadiq (Ivanovic 85)
Subs not used: N. Stevanovic, Vujacic, Brezancic, Lutovac
Bookings: Natcho, Pavlovic.
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Apparently California is in a drought, while the other half of the country is buried under heaps of snow. So let's take advantage of our clear, blue skies and warm winters, and I'm not talking about sunbathing at a club.
On a cloud-free day, if you stand at the top of the stairs by the senior lounge, you can see the Hollywood sign, one of the most defining features in the City of Angels. If you feel like experiencing something similar to Des's (Bachelorette Season 16, duh!) date with heartbreaker-to-be Brooks, drive up to Griffith Park, and follow the signs that guide you to the Hollywood-sign hike. You have to start above it and work your way down, and don't worry if you're afraid of heights—it's not legal to climb on the sign anyway– you won't have to experience the trauma of Justin Timberlake's character in Friends with Benefits. The view's not the best, since the sign faces mostly southwest, but the experience is a definite must for all L.A. natives.
If you feel more like getting lost in the woods for a while, or possibly re-enacting a scene from Twilight (I know we all want to), there's another spot in Griffith Park that is perfect for that. The entrance to this path is in the middle of a residential spot in Los Feliz, but don't underestimate its difficulty. The hike is steep and rocky, but once you reach the height of the hill and look up, you will find that the sky has enclosed you in a semi-circle of purples, pinks and oranges. I highly suggest hiking at sunset, especially if you're looking for a good Instagram opportunity. Walk through the Twilight-esque woods, and you'll find yourself standing on what locals call the helicopter landing, although I've yet to see a helicopter actually land there.
Another fabulous hiking spot is Eaton Canyon, which is closer to those of you who are valley-dwellers because it's right in the middle of Pasadena. This stunning preserve, located at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, features multitudes of winding paths. This hike is definitely more strenuous compared to the other two, but if you like a challenge with some adrenaline-infused fear running through your veins, this is the spot for you. Climb a steep trail to reach your destination of Coyote Falls, which, because of our extreme dry-spell, may not contain any water…but hey, it never hurts to try!
All of these places provide beautiful sights and a fun experience, so grab a friend and lots of water, and hike your troubles away!


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Kathleen E Jones
Campbell University, United States
*Corresponding Author: Kathleen E Jones, Campbell University, United States.
Received: September 28, 2021; Published: April 28, 2022
The present-day pandemic has closed many professionals off from one another during times of quarantine, while offering a platform to work from home. This has had benefits and negatives, with professional burnout occurring more than ever before. A Gallop Poll in the United States of America reports that 30% of workers are stressed to the point that their work is directly affected, while another 40% are actively dealing with burnout, with 62% worried about their professional futures. Burnout occurs, it begins typically with feelings of waning passion, then work begins to suffer, followed by making poor choices of coping with the issues at hand, and then ending with the worker being completely disengaged. Identification is key. This paper offers how to identify professional burnout, and how to quell it and reverse its effects. The concept of professional burnout is likened to the simile of a fire burning as an example of the experience process.
Keywords: Professional Burnout; Academia; Team Dynamics; Change of Mindset
Citation: Kathleen E Jones. "Preventing Professional". Acta Scientific Paediatrics 5.5 (2022): 49-51.
Copyright: © 2022 Kathleen E Jones. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.


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Travel: Cheonggyecheon Stream in Korea
Cheonggyecheon is an 8.4 km creek flowing west to east through downtown Seoul and passes close to other tourist spots like the Deoksugung Palace, Seoul Plaza, the Sejong Center, Insa-dong Street, Changdeokgung Palace, and Changgyeonggung Palace.
Here you will come across almost two dozens overhead bridges like the Narae Bridge, expressing a butterfly in flight, and Gwanggyo Bridge, symbolizing the harmony of the past and future. There's also a mini art gallery under one of the bridges and so many photo opportunities along the way. The whole stream, by the way, illuminates at night.
If you are soul searching, I highly recommend a stroll in Cheonggyecheon Stream!
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text: The Vietnamese government has tried to move from the Vietnamese economy from a government-led economy to a liberalized economy for quite a few time now. There have already been many successes but the journey is not over yet. The year 2018 should see Vietnam adding many additional stock listing by previously state-owned companies. The "new driving force of Vietnam is the acknowledgment that the state will not mobilize or distribute or regulate resources, but direct [companies] via policies," Nguyen Duy Hung, chairman and chief executive of Saigon Securities, said on November the 15th in Hanoi. The Vietnamese government is looking to "promote a better environment for both local and foreign investors," Hung said. This initial public offering process has started for quite sometimes but we expect the process to accelerate next year. This will offer new opportunities for Vietnamese investors.


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A creative and energetic activist in the LGBT community died on December 22, the victim of a hit-and-run in Warwick, at the age of 51. Donald Boss (Aurora Borealis) was one of the earliest hosts of Gay Bingo (now called Drag Bingo), a hugely successful fundraiser for AIDS causes, and led the Rhode Island Gay Pageant Association for several years. Contributions in Donald's memory will help his grieving family. You may visit: www.gofundme.com/f/help-donaldbosss-family.
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UHT milk: Combating malnutrition, saving the dairy industry
While malnutrition remains a major hurdle, milk that contains powerful nutrient values are less consumed, produced in low volume and often wasted for dearth of a fitting processing and distribution system in the country, official data says.
One solution to all the problems may be UHT (Ultra high-temperature) processing technology for milk and its six-layer aseptic carton pack, experts have said.
UHT processing for milk ensures supply of uniform nutrient values devoid of any contamination. UHT technology helps the milk last for as long as six months without the need for refrigeration or using preservatives.
This technology is recognised worldwide for more than 60 years and more countries are adopting the methods gradually, says Prof Raihan Habib, head of Department of Dairy Science in Bangladesh Agricultural University.
This method can save the country's milk industry by processing safe and hygiene milk and making its nationwide distribution easier. At the same time, these technologies would provide nutrition and a better immune to one's body that has become vital amid the coronavirus situation, he said.
Use of UHT milk has already been growing in Bangladesh for last one decade. Recently, several major companies started manufacturing by setting up UHT processing plants, an early adopter being Pran Dairy Limited.
"UHT milk is our future… indispensable for children and even pregnant women. Only children under one-year age require doctor's consultation. It should be made compulsory in school meals to combat malnutrition," Prof Habib said.
According to Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), malnutrition rates declined in the country over last one decade. Still, FAO data shows, some 95 lakh preschool-age children, which is 54 percent of the age group, suffer stunned growth, 56 percent children are underweight and 17 percent children suffer a low-weight that carries risks of mortality.
Milk has strong nutrient values. Its high quality protein supplies energy. Its calcium, vitamin-D and phosphorus strengthen bones and teeth. It has ingredients for the immune system, for skins, eyes, blood and psychological growth. It helps weight control, lowers blood pressures, protects against heart diseases, and plays role in prevention of Type 2 diabetes.
World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends 250 millilitres and yearly 90 litres per capita milk consumption per day. But the country's real daily consumption is barely above 52 millilitres, which is barely one third of the WHO recommendation, Prof Habib say quoting his own study.
However, the annual data sheet of Department of Livestock Services in 2019-20 recorded the per capita milk consumption per day to be 175 millilitres, which is still lower than the recommended amount.
The DLS data shows the annual production of milk in 2019-20 was 107 lakh tons, which is 30 percent less than the national demand for 152 lakh tons to follow the WHO recommendation.
The country's major milk production occurs in the northern areas, especially in Pabna and Sirajganj districts. The harvested milk in the districts cannot be distributed nationwide immediately as milk perishes within a few hours of production. Refrigeration can help, but the process was often found impossible without contamination. Besides, many countries like Japan has banned traditional process of harvesting milk for its flaws.
Another process of pasteurizing the milk lengthens the milk's life to maximum seven days.
Besides, most of the country's milk production happens in the winter, leaving little scope for nationwide distribution round the year.
Here, UHT technology can help, Prof Raihan Habib, who has intensive research profiles in UHT processing, explained.
Normally, people consume milk after boiling it in 100 degrees Celsius for hours in homes. In that process, many useful elements of milk are lost with harmful bacteria.
Pasteurized milk is heat treated at 72 to 74 degrees Celsius for 15 to 20 seconds leaving chances for harmful elements.
In UHT processing, Prof Habib says, the milk is heated in the range of 135-140 degrees Celsius and brought down in normal temperature in a closed mechanised system for only four seconds.
"Heating in an ultra-high temperature for a short time sterilises milk, but protects all its nutrient values," he says.
Additionally, milk from different cows doesn't carry same nutrient values. Collecting milk from different cows, the UHT technology follows certain rotation and homogenising process where all milk share uniform nutrient elements, he says.
After processing, the milk is put into sterilised carton pack.
Carton pack is a packaging method that uses six layers of high-quality paperboard, polyethylene and Aluminium. Tetra Pak has invented this UHT technology and six-layer special pack.
Polythene in innermost layer make the package liquid tight, while paperboards on the exterior keeps the package dry. Aluminium layers in the middle protects milk from light and oxygen, eliminating the need for refrigeration and using preservatives.
UHT milk is risk free and safe, Golam Md Sarwar, deputy director of Agriculture and food wing of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution said.
As it doesn't require refrigeration, sellers can keep it anywhere in their stores and transport to distant districts easily to make it available to consumers. People can drink it directly from the package without boiling, he said, quoting BSTI's regular vigilance reports.
"But once the package is opened, it would require refrigeration," he says.


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Joaquín Rodrigo is one of the most celebrated composers and musicians of the 20th century.
Blind since the age of three, Joaquin soon devoted himself to his musical studies and started to make his mark as a composer.
In 1939, he wrote his most famous piece, Concierto de Aranjuez, a classic guitar concerto which turned this Spanish composer into a world-renowned artist.
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Legislation that would target the tax status of affiliated foreign reinsurers would likely have its most significant reverberations in the U.S. catastrophic risk market, according to industry professionals.
But how much — and how deeply — the cat market will change remains up for debate as both sides dig in for a protracted lobbying battle .
Last week Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) sponsored legislation that would limit the deductibility of reinsurance paid by domestic insurers to affiliated foreign reinsurers.
Practically, U.S. subsidiaries would no longer be able to deduct the full reinsurance premiums ceded to foreign-domiciled affiliates. Instead, they would be required to pay taxes on premiums that exceed an "industry average" determined by the U.S. Treasury of reinsurance paid to unaffiliated reinsurers.
A similar bill died in committee in the previous congressional session and lobbyists expected that it would reintroduced.
While the legislation does not target specific business lines, foreign reinsurance makes up a significant portion of U.S. reinsurance capacity and, consequently, an important share of domestic catastrophic cover.
According to the Reinsurance Association of America [as cited by the Insurance Information Institute], the market share in 2008 of both unaffiliated and affiliated offshore reinsurers is 83.6 percent of U.S. reinsurance premiums. The RAA adds that more than $58 billion in U.S. insurance premiums were ceded to more than 2,600 offshore reinsurers during the same period.
The bill's opponents argue that removing premium deductibility would specifically disrupt insurance markets in catastrophe prone regions in the U.S because foreign affiliated reinsurers would remove capacity to avoid the tax.
"These negative effects would be felt most significantly in disaster-prone states like Florida, Louisiana and California," said a statement from the Coalition of for Competitive Insurance Rates, a Washington D.C.-based lobbying group backed by the Association of Bermuda Insurers and the Risk and Insurance Management Society.
The group cited a report issued by Boston-based consultant Brattle Group which argues that if the legislation is passed the net the supply of primary reinsurance in the U.S. would drop by approximately two percent with premium rising an average of two percent.
"We have a huge exposure to cat risk and those lines are particularly sensitive to the availability of foreign reinsurance from Bermuda and parts of Europe," says J. David Cummins, professor of risk management, insurance and financial institutions at Temple University's Fox School of Business and co-author of the Brattle Group report. "The states where you have the highest concentration of cat risk would have the biggest swings."
Cummins adds that additional capital from non-affiliated reinsurance and capital markets solutions like catastrophe bonds would not make up the difference quickly enough to impact price or offer enough capacity.
"Yes, there will be similar capital formed. Yes, there will be unaffiliated reinsurance. But they are not a perfect replacement [for existing foreign affiliated cover]," Cummins added. "The net effect would be supply declines and price increases that would have the catastrophe lines and commercial liability lines taking the biggest hit."
Proponents of the bill, however argue that the impact on catastrophe markets is overblown and that there is enough capacity from non affiliated reinsurers to absorb any shock.
"The bill specifically does not affect third party reinsurance. Thus, additional needed capacity for catastrophic coverage provided by policies that spread risks among unrelated parties is not affected by the legislation," said an earlier statement from the Coalition for a Domestic Insurance Industry, a group of 14 U.S.-based insurers attempting to remove foreign affiliated reinsurance deductibility. "In fact, companies that regularly engage in related party reinsurance typically are not providers of direct homeowners coverage."
While the legislation did not survive the last Congress, it may have a better chance in the current session since President Barack Obama was critical of offshore reinsurance arrangements in his 2008 campaign.
At that time candidate Obama criticized Republican candidate John McCain (R-AZ) over his support of offshore tax arrangements that "hide" profits.
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Wanning celebrated as Hainan's 2nd longevity county, after Chengmai
A centenarian in Wanning city, Luo Kaiming, 103
Recently, Wanning city passed the certification program of the Gerontological Society of China (GSC) to become Hainan's second longevity county after Chengmai County, with its authorization ceremony to be held at Xinglong Overseas Chinese Tourist Resort in Wanning on October 16th.
Luo Kaiming and his wife Wu Guanfeng, 104
According to the 6th National Population Census in 2010, the average life expectancy in Wanning is 79.85 years.
They are still strong enough to take care of themselves.
In 2012, the census data showed that around 24.53% of those over 65 years old were over 80, and that there were 18.12 centenarians per 100,000 population, much higher than the proportion of 10/100,000 needed to qualify as a national longevity county.
SOURCE: WOS Team
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"I am the bread of life."—John 6:35.
"AFTER these things," says John; and various connected incidents show that it was nearly a year after the miracle and discourse of our last lesson. It is well understood that the Gospel of John does not claim to be a full record of our Lord's sayings and doings. It would appear to have been written after the other Gospels. John evidently recollected matters which, in whole or in part, had been overlooked by the others, and his Gospel sets forth some very interesting incidents and prayers and discourses, whose omission would have been a serious loss to us. Thus we see how God operates in various ways to accomplish his purpose. He could have miraculously used any one of the Evangelists to give the full and detailed account, but he chose rather to allow each to state himself in his own manner, and to supply the details in four narratives, in preference to one.
This very arrangement, indeed, has led to a greater search of the Scriptures, and has thus brought the various details more pointedly to the attention of the Lord's people. We are to remember, however, that, altho a liberty was allowed, the matter was nevertheless under divine care and supervision, to the intent that the records should not err in their statement. Our Lord's promise we may rely upon, viz., that whatsoever the apostles bound or loosed on earth, is bound or loosed in heaven, so completely were they under divine direction and protection against deception and misstatement.
News had just reached our Lord and his disciples that John the Baptist had been beheaded, and "when Jesus heard of it he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart." (Matt. 14:13.) Our Lord withdrew, probably in part to have an opportunity for private meditation and conference with his disciples, who undoubtedly would be greatly agitated by this news, and needed his calming influence and assurance that Herod could have no power over him or them except such as might be permitted of the Father. The wilderness place to which they went was just outside the boundary of Herod's dominion, near Bethsaida. And the fact that our Lord's conference with his disciples had a pacifying and strengthening effect is evidenced by their return that same night to Galilee, Herod's territory.
It was while they were thus quietly aside, on the mountain slopes on the north-eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, that they beheld "a great company coming toward them." The largeness of the company is accounted for by the fact that it was near the time of the Feast of the Passover, and according to custom large numbers of the religiously inclined were on their pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
From the other Gospels we learn that the day was spent in healing the sick of the multitude, and preaching to them the things pertaining to the Kingdom of
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God, and that it was toward evening that they were miraculously fed on five barley loaves and two small fishes,—and had twelve baskets of fragments remaining. (Matt. 14:15; Mark 6:34; Luke 9:11.) It is remarkable that the Gospels do not parade our Lord's generosity and kindness, but content themselves with recording the simple facts: yet these facts give ample testimony to those who have eyes to see, showing them in him "the glory of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." Here, for instance, we note the fact that he specially sought rest and privacy with his disciples, yet when he saw the multitude he was "moved with compassion toward them:" he could not refrain from giving them his vitality in curing their ailments, and pouring in the oil and wine of truth, and satisfying their hungers and thirstings of heart with the good promises of the Kingdom, and finally providing them natural food. And such will be the spirit of all the Lord's followers, in proportion as they have learned of him, and become partakers of the spirit of his holiness. Their delight will be, not in self-gratification, but chiefly in "doing good unto all men as they have opportunity, especially to the household of faith." "So shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye love one another."—Gal. 6:10; John 13:35.
John's narrative, in connection with those of the other Evangelists, shows us that our Lord counseled with the apostles respecting what should be done with the multitude, and that their general advice was that they be sent away, that they might find lodging and victuals in the nearest villages. The people themselves seem to have been so entranced with the good tidings that they entirely forgot their own necessities. Our Lord specially addressed Philip, respecting the matter, because his home was in the neighboring city of Bethsaida.
The general conclusion of all the apostles was that the feeding of such a multitude was beyond any reasonable hope of theirs. And it must have been with bewilderment that they obeyed the Lord's direction to seat the people in orderly companies, and proceeded to distribute their scanty supply. All had sufficient to satisfy their hunger, and the fragments that remained, gathered into the haversacks (mistranslated baskets) in which the twelve apostles carried their provisions, were a good supply for their future necessities. Thus did our Lord additionally teach economy, frugality. The disciples and the multitude would be very likely to draw the inference that, where there was such power to create and to multiply, there would be no necessity for frugality. The course pursued by our Lord is a valuable lesson for our time also. It implies that those who receive of the Lord's bounty should be none the less appreciative of it, and careful in its use. According to the divine arrangement, it would seem to be the proper thing that wilful waste, sooner or later, brings corresponding woful want.
The Lord's people should be careful to avoid wasting, in earthly food and temporal matters, not because of selfishness, and a desire to hold and accumulate, but, as the Apostle explains, "that ye may have to give"—that thus we may have opportunity to be imitators of our Heavenly Father, who is continually giving to the needy, some of his blessings being bestowed alike upon the worthy and unworthy. (Eph. 4:28.) The same principle applies to some extent in spiritual matters. We may partake of our spiritual blessings to our full satisfaction, and with thankfulness; but we are not to waste spiritual privileges because they are God's free gifts. Rather are we to prize every spiritual morsel and to gather up in store for future needs of ourselves and others. The memory is our "basket," our haversack, and divine provision is so bountiful that every disciple may gather his basket full.
The same generous heart which had compassion upon the multitudes, declaring that they were as sheep having no shepherd, and following blind guides, and about to fall with them into the ditch of Israel's great calamity, and who taught them, healed them and fed them, is the same yesterday, to-day and forever. We may know, therefore, that he is to-day looking with
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sympathetic compassion upon the multitudes of so-called "Christendom." He sees that the great doctors of finance, of sociology and of theology, tho thoroughly blind and disputing with each other respecting the way, are nevertheless leading the people on to the great time of trouble that is nearing. He beholds the multitudes, dissatisfied with the husks of human tradition and philosophy, hungering and thirsting after righteousness (truth), yet blinded from seeing it, by prejudice and superstition, and led of error by priestcraft and human subserviency. He sees the dark night of trouble approaching, but before sending the people away he instructs all who are his disciples to supply them with something to eat—with spiritual food, with truths pertaining to the Kingdom, which will afford them some strength and some encouragement during the dark hour of that "time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation."
The Lord has already made provision sufficient in quantity and variety, under his blessing; and he bids each of his specially consecrated ones to have faith, and to go forth in the distributing of the food, trusting the result to him. Brethren and sisters, let us be energetic in handing forth the bread of life, the "meat in due season," to the multitude,—to whoever is hungry enough to desire to partake. Those who thus distribute will find in the end—their own vessels full.
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I am upgrading my mtb, an '04 Specialized Epic. Currently, it has a Shimano 9sp cassette on Mavic xm317 wheels, and I am looking to change to a 10 or 11 speed cassette. I am aware that I need to change shifters, derailleurs etc to get this to work, they are not part of the question.
My question is: With all Shimano components, is the limiting factor in compatibility the hub? Are there other aspects/parts which limit compatibility with newer cassettes?


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I feel so bad for those jurors on the R. Kelly trial. How gross: they have to watch the 25-minute sex tape! You can read the article on CNN. I'm not linking to it because sometimes when I link to CNN, the post gets trackbacked and I get werido comments. I have to imagine that when they chose the jury for this they made sure they picked people who wouldn't take issue watching something like that. But seriously – how do you prepare yourself? All I can think of is Dave Chappelle's hilarious spoof (definitely NOT safe for work or anywhere near kids!). Somehow I doubt that the real tape is anywhere near as funny (in a potty humor kind of way, of course).
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Hand knotted in Afghanistan for generations, Beljik rugs are high quality and extremely fine pieces of artistry. Beljik rugs glisten at any angle and the rich colour combinations of reds and deep indigos are truly remarkable. There is a dramatic shift in colour depending on the angle from which a Beljick rug is viewed.
An excellent example of top end tribal weaving, this particular piece features the classic, 'Broken Branch' design. It has been intricately woven using a hi-quality and soft NZ wool on strong cotton foundation.


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Cobalt Digital to Participate in Several Events in and Around IBC 2022
Cobalt Digital to Participate in Several Events in and Around IBC 2022
Dr. Ciro Noronha, EVP of engineering, tapped as a panelist and speaker by many – and then there's the party!
Amsterdam – 5 September 2022 – Cobalt Digital can be found in numerous places and at several events in and around IBC 2022. The designer and manufacturer of award-winning edge devices for live video production and master control, and a founding partner in the openGear® initiative, will be well represented by Dr. Ciro Noronha, the Company's evp of engineering, at informative sessions hosted by industry organizations and vendors, and Cobalt will wrap the show by hosting a RIST cocktail reception on its Stand #10.B44
Thursday – 8 September at 3:30 PM – SVG Europe's Sports Production Summit
One day before the show doors open, Dr. Ciro Noronha will join specially selected representatives from SVG Europe sponsors at the organization's Sports Production Summit for a session entitled: Thought leader perspectives: Production Workflows. Noronha will provide insight into what sports broadcasters, producers and federations are asking for regarding production workflows. The event will be held at the DeLaMar Theater in Amsterdam.
Friday – 9 September 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Media Roundtable with Advanced HDR by Technicolor
On opening day, Noronha will be one of the panelists contributing to a Media Roundtable with Advanced HDR by Technicolor. The invitation-only session is geared for the media, takes place at IBC and is titled The State of HDR in Europe. Noronha will join other vendors that are all players in the HDR ecosystem.
Saturday – 10 September 12:30 PM – Presentation at the IP Showcase Theatre
Noronha, a founder and current president of the RIST Forum, will be a featured speaker at the IP Showcase Theatre presenting a RIST Relay Overview. Noronha will discuss the work being done in the VSF RIST Activity Group to address the problem of facilitating secure communication between broadcast streaming devices behind firewalls, without the need for special configuration.
Sunday – 11 September – 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Cocktail Reception
Cobalt will be hosting a RIST cocktail reception for the RIST community on their Stand 10.B44 on Sunday from 5:00-6:00 PM.


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Suspects arrested in death of cyclist
Published 12:00 pm Tuesday, October 8, 2013
The Pearl River Sheriff's Department has arrested two people in the hit-and-run that took place on Aug. 22 that killed cyclist Luiz Perez of Lumberton.
Thomas Jamison Bullock, 38, of 8 Bullock Rd., Purvis and Brandace R. Green, 26, of the same address, were arrested for felony leaving an accident scene causing death. Bullock was additionally charged with manslaughter and failure to yield to a bicyclist, said Chief Deputy Shane Tucker with the Pearl River County Sheriff's Department.
"We have been looking at this case for several weeks and have gotten many tips from the community and many tips from other law enforcement," Tucker said.
Bullock was arrested on an unrelated felony charge Thursday in Lamar County. The Lamar County Sheriff's Department received a tip about the case and investigated. The Lamar County Sheriff's Department found the front of Bullock's truck had been dismantled, Tucker said.
Green was arrested on Friday in Pearl River County. Bullock will be brought to Pearl River County jail later this week, Tucker said.
Tucker said drivers aren't supposed to come closer than three feet to a cyclist.
Perez was riding west on Hillsdale Gumpond Road on Aug. 22 when Bullock, also traveling west, struck him. Perez's family became concerned after Perez never came home and went out searching for him. They discovered him in a ditch and proceeded to call the Pearl River County Sheriff's Department.
"This was initiated with the help of the Lamar County Sheriff's Department and resolved through the efforts of the Investigations Division. We have worked on this case every day since Aug. 22. A lot of hard work has been put into this and hopefully now the Perez family will be able to get some closure from this," Tucker said.


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Wearables can tell if you are sick before you can
New research from Stanford shows that fitness monitors and other wearable biosensors can tell when your heart rate, skin temperature and other measures are abnormal, suggesting possible illness.
Wearable sensors that monitor heart rate, activity, skin temperature and other variables can reveal a lot about what is going on inside you, including the onset of infection, inflammation and even insulin resistance, according to a study by researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine.
An important component of the ongoing study is to establish a range of normal, or baseline values for each person in the study and when they are ill. "We want to study people at an individual level," said Michael Snyder, PhD, professor and chair of genetics.


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"What happens when you release music without involving men?" - RedBullMusic
Interview with Cherish's founder Evelina Åslin about the work for change in the music scene.
"BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS: CHERISH TAKE ON THE MUSIC INDUSTRY" - Totally Stockholm
Interview with Cherish's founder Evelina Åslin and partner Senait Tesfai about the music industry.
"Listen to the futuristic, full-throttle debut EP from Swedish production duo HABIB1. The four-track release is titled selfish." - The FADER
The EP "selfish" by HABIB1 premiered in The FADER.
"Cherish Label har skapat något alldeles unikt." - HYMN
HYMN joined the Cherish family backstage at a label night in Stockholm for an interview.
"Photo Diary: TMRW at Greenland's Nuuk Nordisk Kulturfestival" - The Line of Best Fit
TMRW playing in Greenland at Nuuk Nordisk Kulturfestival made a photo diary for Line of Best Fit.
"Rising Swedish producers from Cherish Label take on 'That's Not Us' with two diverse remixes." - Nothing But Hope and Passion
Premiere and interview with Beatrice Eli, Linnéa and sweeep about the That's Not Us remixes.


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External (Global) Styles — (Paragraph, Character, Table, etc) to sync and apply to multiple documents
It is constantly frustrating that every year Adobe fails to update InDesign with external Style functionality.
It should be easy to define a set of Paragraph Styles and apply that as "Global Style" which can then be used
across multiple InDesign files. Updating a "Global Style" would then apply those Style changes to all affected documents.
This should apply to all things that can have styles applied, Table, Object, Paragraph, Character, etc. Any of these different styles should be able to be saved to an External Global Style — that can be then saved externally locally — or saved to the Cloud and applied that way.
Currently this is not really possible and it's deeply annoying. I should be able to easily create a style that can be applied to any document I wish, and have any adjustments I make to that style automatically apply to all documents using it.
Obviously there could be a simple dialog box that prompts when opening a document using a global Style that has been updated. The user is then given a choice to update the document so that it is in-sync with the style updates, or create a new style from the previous state, or keep all the current settings and not update the documentand keep the older style settings without overriding them with the new updates from the external Style.
GLOBAL STYLES. Without them updating documents in the same sort of style language is a massive pain, because any evolutions or changes to a style in one document immediately makes all other documents out of sync — this is a very common use-case problem deisgner run into, and the fix to it is very strightforward.


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On January 21, 2021, ELGL members will discuss "Greedy Bastards" by Sheryl Scully at the ELGL Book Club. We gave away six signed copies of the book to our members and asked them to write reflections on the book. Here's the reflection post by Ruanda McFerren, Housing Program Manager with the City of Kansas City, MO.
It is not the norm for a woman to be the top executive at a $3 billion organization with 13,000 employees. Over the last few years, it has been pretty well documented that women are often hired as company CEOs when businesses are in dire need of an overhaul and this precarity sets women up to fall off of the glass cliff. So, when a woman achieves this level of leadership, turns the organization around, and maintains the position for 14 years, you know she had to have done a lot of things right and that there are going to be some stories to tell. And Sheryl Sculley does tell some stories in her book Greedy Bastards: One City's Texas-Size Struggle to Avoid a Financial Crisis.
Prior to reading, I was not familiar with Sculley and the notorious police and fire union contracts that she spent years negotiating. Because of this, I opened the book not really knowing what to expect. About the first two-fifths of this quick read serves as a highlight reel of the first few years Sculley spent in San Antonio. Implementing a new financial system, updating employee onboarding and a host of other staff trainings, building up a management team, and rooting out bribery and poor customer service in the city's one stop development services center are some of the examples that stood out to me.
More than anything else though, what stood out to me most as I read was the amount of toxic masculinity that Sculley had to endure in her role. Toxic masculinity, as defined by Maya Salam in the New York Times, is "a set of behaviors and beliefs that include the following: suppressing emotions or masking distress, maintaining an appearance of hardness, [and] violence as an indicator of power." Perhaps I am particularly primed to notice these instances since I have been thinking a lot about gender roles and norms lately. After all, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo is one of the last books I read in 2020. With chapters discussing a range of topics from voter enfranchisement to manifest destiny to sports, this book is a bit of a social history detailing the ways in which men have stifled different types of societal progress. A section on Sculley's experiences negotiating with San Antonio's police and fire unions would fit right perfectly in Oluo's book.
You may be asking yourself why this was such a tense and toxic process. Well, San Antonio's public safety unions had negotiated a real sweetheart of a contract in 1988 that they benefited from for over 25 years and, without significant contract changes, the city was headed for financial insolvency. Union leadership could have realized that the current contracts had outlived their useful life, but they did not. Instead, they approached the negotiations with an attitude of "if all else fails, we'll drop the bomb and live in the ashes." The smear campaigns against Sculley, stall tactics, and escalation strategies that union leadership used were part of a formula outlined in a step-by-step guide for unions on how to defeat city hall.
The negotiations in San Antonio didn't have to be this way. In fact, they more than likely would not have been as contentious had Sculley been a Stewart instead of a Sheryl. San Antonio journalist Robert Rivard probably said it best: "When women like Sculley excel, it's not uncommon to see them targeted as intimidating or tagged with one or more of the B-words: Bossy, Bitchy, Bully. It's an effective way to change the subject when … the status quo is challenged."
As Sculley said early on in the book, this really could be the story of events in Any City, USA. While she had an extreme experience due to San Antonio's size, the issues she faced can and do play out all over the country. So, here are two clear takeaways that may be helpful to you in your city, regardless of your gender:
Lay the groundwork to be successful. Sculley and her team spent countless hours over years educating four different mayors and 40+ council members on why changing these union contracts could not wait. The team had the numbers to back them up and had done stakeholder outreach to identify community allies. This allowed them to stand firm in their approach and have an outcome that benefitted the city for the long term.
Consider what is being sacrificed. I am sure that the leadership of the San Antonio's police and fire unions felt that they were doing what was right to protect their members. But, in fighting to keep their preexisting union contracts in such a public and negative way, a lot of community good will and morale among the uniformed employees was lost. Not to mention how many probably hundreds of thousands of dollars they spent on their efforts. This energy could have been directed to other, more beneficial, areas had they thought early on about whether or not a brutal fight to keep the contracts was worth the cost.
Ruanda McFerren is a Housing Program Manager with the City of Kansas City, MO where she works on federal contract administration and special projects. She is a previous Cookingham-Noll Management Fellow and an Arkansas native. Connect with Ruanda on Twitter or LinkedIn.


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URGENT ALERT: Abortion Bills Set for Monday Hearings
Monday is a big day for pro-life advocates. And Concerned Citizens of ND — a pro-life political action committee — is gearing up for it. Two important bills regarding abortion are set to be heard in the House Human Services [read more…]


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Best Sales Enablement Content Tips for Remote Selling
How to Create Sales Enablement Content for Remote Selling
8 Tips for Successfully Engaging Prospects You Never Meet
With the upheaval of 2020, many companies were forced to quickly and unexpectedly pivot to remote selling. After the initial growing pains associated with that protocol change, a good number of those companies have decided to move forward indefinitely in this new selling landscape.
If your organization finds itself in this situation, here's what you need to know about sales enablement content today.
8 Keys to Successful Sales Enablement Content When Selling Remotely
Remote selling is playing more of a role than it ever has before for organizations. Here are eight key elements to keep in mind when developing your sales enablement content to support those efforts:
1. Put The Customer First
In every piece of content you create and in every strategy, system, or process you implement, start with your buyer and work backward from there.
More than ever before, you need to thoroughly understand your customers. Research who they are, but also do a deep dive into their core challenges, needs, goals, and desired outcomes.
The goal is to drive engagement with that buyer from the initial point of contact all the way through the buying transaction and beyond. (Learn more about the ins and outs of account management here.)
Even if, for example, a potential customer signs up for a demo, don't lead that interaction with you and your product. Have a conversation with them. Understand their needs and why they're considering you. Then you can tailor the content you provide during that demonstration to best resonate with them.
2. Create Experiences for Your Customers
When you're creating content for potential buyers, keep their desired outcomes and goals in mind. Aligning to these will help ensure your messaging is relevant and impactful.
Once you've ensured that's done, enhance the impact of your content by making it experiential. Interactive, immersive experiences simply create a more lasting impression with potential buyers.
(Need inspiration? Check out these incredible experiential marketing campaigns with tips for how to implement this kind of effort into your own brand.)
It's important to note here that experiential selling doesn't have to be a massive in-person undertaking. Creating an experience can absolutely be done remotely. Interactive presentation tools, such as LivePreso, demonstrate this well. Rather than a dry standard PowerPoint presentation, you can incorporate your value messaging, knowledge, and insight into a platform that lends itself to better visuals, more engagement, and more interactive elements.
Thinking even a little outside the box can create an experience that differentiates you from your competition and promotes an engaging, immersive interaction with a prospect.
Again, though, never lose sight of your customers in this process. Always think about what kind of experience your specific customers want and how your content can get them there.
3. Lead with Value
People today are exhausted with product pitch, and they're also experiencing "Zoom fatigue." (It's real. Just ask Stanford.) Couple these two things, and it's a recipe for disengaged prospects and ineffective selling.
How can you combat this? Never lead a conversation talking about your product. Especially in early-stage conversations, people don't want to hear about how great you are or how your features or services outperform the competition.
What you're saying could be 100 percent true, but people are not responding to that kind of selling today. Rather, people crave value, education, and insight. They want to know how they can solve real problems they're having.
Rather than overtly selling to prospects, provide your value-focused messaging. (At this point, you've put in the research and should know what will be valuable to those potential clients.) Get their heads nodding, and then seamlessly lead them to your product or service as a potential solution.
4. Focus on Video-Based Content and Other Visual Mediums
Content is everywhere today. You'd be hard-pressed to find a successful company that doesn't have a website, produce blogs, host a podcast, or put out some form of content into the digital landscape.
With so much content created every day, it's easy for it to become white noise. Differentiate your content by focusing on more visual elements. If you're giving a presentation, for example, don't fill the deck with paragraphs of text. Use a few carefully selected, impactful visuals to get your point across and to resonate with your prospect.
If you can incorporate video-based content, all the better. This tactic can be used throughout the buyer's journey, from the initial point of contact all the way though the sale and beyond.
Remember, video-based and visual content must still align to overarching best practices. That means the content should still align to your value messaging, it should still be educational and informative in form, and it should provide an immersive experience for the viewer.
5. Focus on Customer Outcomes
Content always needs to be created with the customer in mind. In particular, make sure you're thinking about their desired outcomes. Use what you're seeing in your market or vertical to assess where there's value to be offered. Then position your content to deliver on that value and to get prospects closer to their outcomes.
6. Be Consistent across Platforms
There's a prevailing opinion that email is somehow outdated, but there's nothing inherently wrong with more traditional communication platforms. You just have to ensure the messaging you're delivering through those platforms is highly centered on value and aims to provide an interactive, immersive experience.
Maybe you're using LinkedIn or some other social tools. Maybe you're putting out blog posts. Whatever the platform, be consistent in your messaging, be committed to value, keep your customers' outcomes in mind, and seek to differentiate yourself.
7. Draw Them in with Story
When you see a movie, think about what happens in the very beginning. It's usually something exciting, unexpected, or moving. It serves as the driving force to propel the rest of the movie forward. Replicate this model in your own content.
Think about your communications throughout the entire buyer's journey as a movie. In this context, how are you going to make a big initial impact? How are you going to draw prospects in quickly from the very onset? The first content connection with a prospect matters, so think about how you want to start that conversation.
When you're storyboarding, think about the value piece, think about customer outcomes, and think about how you can incorporate bold, eye-catching visuals.
8. Training Your Reps
Content essentially falls into two buckets: external and internal. All your external content is client facing. These are the pieces that are provided to prospects and clients. Internal content, though, is just as important to sales enablement.
Training your reps about how to deliver value messaging and to productively approach conversations in a remote selling landscape is key. You can have the best content possible, but if your reps aren't enabled to deliver that content successfully, you won't see any headway with prospects.
In addition to the coaching and training programs, also make sure you're enabled with the technology you need for reps to quickly and easily access all content—both client-facing collateral and just-in-time training material.
(Looking for some potential sales training platforms? Check out what companies like SalesHood and SPARXiQ are offering.)
The way people sell has changed—potentially forever. Even when some companies go back to the office, remote selling is poised to be an increasingly relevant and impactful factor in the selling landscape. If your organization is thinking about adopting sales enablement technology to facilitate remote selling, make sure you've implemented your structured digital strategy first. Once you've done that, please feel free to start to narrow down your technological options using our quick, free, simple sales technology selector tool.