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World Europe 15 Jun 2020 Europe starts to reopen borders
World, Europe
Europe starts to reopen borders
Published : Jun 15, 2020, 12:34 pm IST
Updated : Jun 15, 2020, 12:34 pm IST
From Iceland to Greece, many restrictions for EU and Schengen visitors ease on Monday
A woman walks through a disinfection booth upon arrival to the opening of Cinemacar drive-in cinema in Alicante on June 11, 2020. (AFP)
Brussels: European countries ease some border controls on Monday after coronavirus lockdowns, but Spain's continued closure, a patchwork of restrictions elsewhere and new ways of working mean pre-pandemic levels of travel are a long way off.
The Schengen area of 22 EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland operates control-free crossings, but they have been mostly closed for three months to all but goods traffic and critical workers.
European Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson urged Schengen members last week to lift internal border controls by Monday, to allow a gradual reopening to other countries from July.
The move could help salvage the part of the summer season for Europe's battered travel and tourism industry. With recreation and culture, the sector makes up almost 10% of the EU economy and an even bigger chunk in Mediterranean countries, some hit of which were hardest by the pandemic.
From Iceland to Greece, many restrictions for EU and Schengen visitors will ease on Monday, but it will not be a return to unfettered travel for the Schengen area's 420 million inhabitants.
Spain will allow no foreign tourists until June 21, with exceptions on some Spanish islands.
Elsewhere, the right to travel will depend on where you live and where you are going.
Greece will mandate quarantines for those arriving from a string of airports in eight EU countries. The Czech Republic has a traffic-light system, barring entry for tourists from 'orange' or 'red' countries such as Portugal and Sweden.
Denmark will allow in tourists from Iceland, Germany and Norway, but notably not Sweden, on condition they book at least six nights' accommodation.
Britain's mandatory two-week quarantine for visitors means Brits will face the same confinement in France.
Before the crisis, an average of 3.5 million people crossed an internal EU border every day, according to a European Parliament report last year, some 1.7 million of the commuting to work.
Many of the latter are now working from home, while continued restrictions and health concerns are expected to curb tourism and business travel.
At Brussels Airport, day one of the reopening will see around 60 flights operating, 10% of the normal 600.
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Aafia Siddiqui: Pakistani prisoner at centre of Texas siege


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Home Press ReleasesPrime Minister's Address to the Nation on 19th August 2013
Prime Minister's Address to the Nation on 19th August 2013
August 20, 2013| Press Releases|
My Dear Brothers, Sisters and respected Elders,
Aslam-u-Alaikum
While addressing you today, I am filled with the feelings of immense gratitude and indebtness to Almighty Allah. I am thankful to you from the core of my heart for reposing your confidence in me and my party. To me your confidence means a great responsibility and a sacred trust. I assumed the office of the Prime Minister in June and I was eager to speak out my heart as soon as possible. I wanted to share with you my long cherished dreams and intentions about the prosperity and development of the country. But after taking over the office, I realized that the situation was far worse than what I expected it to be.
The gravity of the situation demanded that instead of making speeches, I must deeply analyze the wounds inflicted on Pakistan and explore the ways and means to heal them. Not a single moment has passed in the last two and a half months that I have not reflected on how to meet the present challenges. Not a single day has passed without brooding on how to eliminate the menace of terrorism, relieve the nation from load-shedding and other problems.
My Dear Brothers!
We should not close our eyes to the fact that presently Pakistan is facing very serious problems. On one hand the ever increasing terrorism has put the country at stake, on the other, the worst load-shedding has crippled our economy.
During the last 14 years, worst governance, widespread corruption, incompetence, nepotism and wrong policies have shattered the very foundations of the country.
Whether it is PIA, Pakistan Railways, Pakistan Steel, WAPDA or any other institution, all are at the verge of collapse and total disaster. There was a time when we used to be proud these institutions. Supporting the national exchequer in the past, these institutions are now causing a loss of Rs. 500 billion to the country, i.e. these institutions have eaten up Rs. 2500 billion of national wealth during the last 5 years. All this amount is the return of your sweat and toil. Had this money not been wasted, we could built a new PIA and Railways with it. A new motorway could have been constructed from Karachi toLahore and more than 2 million houses could have been built. We could have provided clean drinking water to all the villages of the country. Similarly, we could have established prestigious universities and hospitals. Not only this, but we could do away with the power crisis for ever.
Dear Countrymen!
By June 1999, that was till the end of our last government, Pakistan's total debt liability was only Rs. 3000 billion. Just imagine that this amount has increased to Rs.14,500 billion during the past 14 years. Now the tragedy is that we have to borrow additional amount to pay heavy installments of these loans. God forbid, if we fail to repay, the country may become insolvent.
I do not want to dwell into details of the past corruption in this address; but I do want to give you at least two examples of the insensitiveness and plunder which are directly related to power generation and load-shedding. An electricity generation project was initiated with Chinese assistance in 2007 at Nandipur. Billions of rupees were spent on the installation and import of machinery for this project. This was the time that the nation was facing the worst load-shedding and people were desperate for every single unit of electricity.
But the greediness of few people blocked the way of this project. Machinery worth billions of rupees kept rusting at Karachi Port, so much so that the copper inside the cables was also stolen. In this way, a project of 425 MW was destroyed.
After taking over the office, we resumed work on this project without wasting anytime. But the project cost has escalated from Rs. 23 billion to Rs. 59 billion during the elapsed time.
Resultantly, this project will now not only cost an additional amount of Rs. 36 billion but also face a delay of 6 years in its completion.
The story of Neelum Jhelum project is also not much different. Initiated a number of years ago, this project of 970 MW was to be completed in 6 years time. But the way this project of national importance was subjected to ill-administration and inaptitude is a cause of sorrowful concern.
This project will now cost Rs.274 billion instead of Rs. 85 billion. I have given necessary directions for completion of this project by 2016. You will hardly believe that the feasibility of this project did not include plan for transmission of the electricity generated to the consumers. When I visited the project, the concerned staff had no answer to the question as to how the electricity generated by this project would be supplied. A project of 3 years is needed for laying transmission lines only. I have directed that this aspect should be included in the main project and necessary work be started immediately. You can imagine that had we not taken this step, electricity could not be supplied to household and industries even after completion of the generation facility, thereby leading to wastage of billions of rupees investment.
Now I would like to inform you on steps that we have taken to control load-shedding. You are well aware of the problem of circular debt, due to which the power plants were unable to produce electricity to their full capacity.
Despite miserable financial situation of the exchequer, we have paid Rs. 480 billion to these units. These payments have resulted in an increase of 1700 MW in electricity generation. One of the main reasons of load-shedding is pilferage of gas and electricity, which according to experts amount to Rs. 150 to 250 billion annually. This is an open plunder of national resources.
We have undertaken a full fledged anti-theft drive against the culprits, which is still going on with firm determination. Insha Allah, the government will deal with such persons strictly. The culture of loot is over now.
Ladies and Gentlemen!
I would like to share that after thorough hard work and labour, and with the consensus of all the provincial governments, we were able to formulate mutually agreed energy policy.
The approval of this policy is a milestone in our efforts to control electricity crisis. Alhamdullilah, the Federal and Provincial governments are united and in agreement over the solution for overcoming power crisis.
My dear Brothers and Sisters!
I do not want to keep you in dark about the fact that despite payment of circular debt, controlling theft and other administrative measures, we shall not be able to do away with electricity emergency. For this purpose, we have upgraded the sources of power generation. The problem is that this is not possible right away. It would take a minimum of 3-4 years to install a coal based power producing unit, while 8-10 years for a hydel unit. Considering these facts, we have to take some basic decisions without further wasting time.
I will, Insha Allah, soon give you the good news of inaugurating a 6600 MW project at Gaddani. Similarly, development work will commence on electricity projects at Thar.
I am confident that with accelerated pace of work power crisis will continue to wither away and we shall, Insha Allah be able to do away with load-shedding completely.
This was just a summary of what we have done on the electricity front during the past 9 weeks. Though partly, but there has been certainly a marked improvement in the situation because of these measures.
Very truly, by the grace of God Almighty, had me and my team not worked day and night on this front, the situation would have improved earlier.
Terrorism, like load-shedding, is also the outcome of wrong policies and ulterior motives. It is a pity that so far more than 40 thousand nationals including Pak Army, Police, Law enforcing agencies and innocent civilians have perished. The relic of our Quaid at Ziarat was destroyed with bombs. Our schools and worship places are bathed with blood. The worst of all is that we do not find ourselves capable enough to restrict the culprits or even identify them, to spot their hideouts and take them to task. What does this all mean? Shall we call it incompetence or insensitiveness? Whatever we name it,Pakistan can not tolerate this anymore.
Time has come that we should be brave enough to call a spade a spade. We should admit that our administrative and security agencies and the system of our punishment and reward has failed to come up to our expectation against the challenge of terrorism. Had this been not the case, today there would have been no bloodshed, bomb-blasts and fires in the country.
The nation has the genuine right to ask as to why tangible and meaningful steps were not taken in the past to stop the widespread killings in the country?
Who is not cognizant of the fact that the terrorists easily escape to this hideouts after playing with innocent lives on busy streets.
Even if some terrorists are held, those who hold them are overtaken by horror. Professional expertise, personal interest and devotion are not employed in the process of investigation even after apprehending the culprits. And when the cases go to the courts of law, the judiciary often seem to avoid hearing of such cases. The witnesses are also confronted with the same situation and appear terrified with fear. On the other hand, jails are broken and the terrorist succeed in fleeing away their companions.
I sincerely invited the political parties, after elections, to cooperate with the government in addressing the problems the country is facing. This offer of mutual consultation and reconciliation is not limited to political parties only. I am going even a step further to hold dialogue with those who have unfortunately adopted extremism. We have more than one option to deal with terrorists; but wisdom and mind-set demand such a way out as to avoid further loss of innocent lives.
Being the Prime Minister, every Pakistani is my kith and kin. I can not shoulder the funerals of my sons every day. Like every Pakistani, I want an early end to this bloodshed, whether it is through the process of dialogue or heavy use of the state force. All the institutions of the country are unanimously united on this national issue.
I am fully aware that the security threats and other national problems are related to our foreign policy in one or the other. We have to seriously consider, that so far what are our gains and losses due to foreign policy.
Undoubtedly, our foreign policy demands a brave revision without which we can not spend our national resources on the wellbeing and prosperity of the people and we could not become Asian Tigers. We must have become Asian Tigers if our momentum progress and development had not been stopped in 1999. Our economy was on the top in the region. Our currency was no. one in the region. We shall take time to be on the same track again, but I assure you that we will certainly achieve our goals.
Kashmir is the lifeline of Pakistan and is our national issue, and its solution is dear to me as it is to every Pakistani. We have to keep this fact always in mind that without making Pakistan economically strong, we can not achieve any of our targets.
In order to relieve the people of India and Pakistan from poverty and illiteracy, it is incumbent on the leadership of both the countries to sit together and ponder over these issues.
Wars in the past have pushed us back. The world history has proved that development and prosperity lie in the peaceful and friendly relations among neighbouring countries.
For this reason, we want to maintain friendly relations with India. I have always given high priority to good relations with India for the sake of durable peace in the region and the nation has endorsed this standpoint during the recent elections. Both the countries should now realize that we should spend our energies to alleviate poverty, ignorance and diseases instead of fruitless wars. I also want to make it clear that the Pakistani nation is always ready to defend its mother land shoulder to shoulder with the Pak. Army.
We have to re-prioritize our policy with respect to Afghanistan. We have to devise such a strategy as to introduce Pakistan in the world with a bright new face.
I have very clearly expressed my viewpoint that the Drone attacks are an open violation of Pakistan's national sovereignty and independence. The attacks are also against international law and humanitarian principles. I also took up this issue with the USSecretary of State John Kerry and stated to him regarding immediate halting of Drone Attacks. The United Nations Secretary General also condemned the killing of innocent civilians in these attacks and unequivocally declared them as violative of international laws.
I have informed the American government about the gravity and importance of these attacks. I am ever confident that the independence and sovereignty of the Pakistanwill be dully respected.
The present situation in Balochistan is matter of grave concern for every Pakistani. Whoever the ruthless killers may be, it is clear that the victims of their brutality are innocent Pakistanis. I can not reconcile with the idea as to how Balochistan was dragged into such a situation? How is it possible that Balochistan was burning with bloodshed and we were its mere witness? The soil of Balochistan demands answers to these questions. I want to tell you that the era of insensitiveness and indifference is now over. Gone are the days when Balochistan was ignored.
I want to make it clear at this moment that the Federal Government will provide all necessary resources and assistance to the elected political government of Balochistan to control the ongoing bloodshed and accelerate the pace of development work in the province. I must tell you that PML-N could easily form its government in Balochistan but we preferred not to do so. By doing so we did not do any favour to anyone. Balochistan and Pakistan are very dear to Nawaz Sharif. Governments come and go, the existence of the state is more important than the government. Though the C.M & Governor Balochisan are from other political parties but I own them and believe that they are our allies.
The present situation in Karachi is also a matter of concern for every Pakistani. I am sure that the provincial government will take meaningful steps to control lawlessness and killings on permanent footings. Pakistan's largest city and the hub of economic activity cannot be left at the mercy of criminals. Karachi was a city of peace and tranquility and this identity should be restored at all cost. The Federal government is ever ready to extend all possible help to the provincial government in this regard.
I consider the government of PPP in Sindh as my own government. I would be the happiest person when C.M. and Governor Sindh and I myself perform the ground breaking of underground metro train in Karachi.
The bright future of Pakistan and the prosperity of its people is not possible without strong and stable economy. As I have already mentioned that without putting an end to power crisis and terrorism, Pakistan can not progress.
For this purpose, an increase in domestic and foreign investment is a pre-requisite. After assuming the office, this was the purpose of my immediate visit to China. Apart from agreements in Power Sector various other agreements were also signed with Chinese leadership. The most important agreement among them is the construction of highway from Kashgar to Gawadar. A railway track will also be constructed alongside the highway in future. New industrial and economic zones will be constructed along this highway and it will usher Pakistan into a new era of progress and prosperity and will prove to be a game changer.
We also signed an agreement to construct Lahore-Karachi Motorway with Chinese. We shall be proud to have a motorway connecting the entire country fromKarachi to Peshawar. I look forward and hope that this motorway connects Kabul, Central Asia and the entire SAARC countries with each other.
I assure you that the Kashgar-Gwadar economic Corridor will not only be beneficial to Pakistan but will bring a revolutionary change in the destinies of the people of the whole region.
I want to clearly state that I am not satisfied with the performance of the administrative machinery. Whether it is the power crisis or any other area of national life.Pakistan can no more bear the menace of corruption and incompetence. I consider sluggishness as a cancer. Now only those officers will command respect who consider serving humanity and provision of justice to people as part of their belief in Allah. The administrative machinery in Pakistan will now have no room for lethargic and corrupt workers. I can not build a great Pakistan with this rusted machinery.
My Dear Countrymen!
I have openly disclosed my heart to you. We are one nation and one family. You know that when a calamity befalls on a family, all the members face it collectively. Today, Pakistan is passing through very difficult times. To face these difficult challenges, we have to take difficult decisions for the wellbeing and prosperity of the country. I assure you that my government will not play politics on the issues of power crisis and terrorism.
We have to take effective measures to save the national institutions from incurring losses worth billions of rupees. I am well aware of the obstacles ahead. But now every single penny of national exchequer will be spent as a sacred deposit. Insha Allah, our firm determination will never wither away. I will always need your cooperation to deal with the difficult challenges. It is not possible to stop the advancing flood of terrorism without your active support. Obviously we have to lay sacrifices and bear losses in this endeavor. I assure you that my government will not do any politics on economic policies, terrorism and energy issues.
My Dear Youth of the Country!
Today I especially want to address you as you are the precious asset ofPakistan. I will never forget the spirit that you demonstrated during the recent elections and the love that you expressed for me. I wish to provide full opportunities to the Pakistani youth to play its effective role in the development of the country. We have decided to adopt such strategies as to enable you to stand on your own feet and make your own living. I will Insha Allah, very soon announce the details of the programme devised for our youth. We have to relieve our people from the vicious circle of poverty and backwardness. I want the youth to play their active role in rebuilding the nation. I can see the vigour and energy in our youth to do so.
I want that more than one person should be an earning hand in every family ofPakistan.
I want to give you another good news at this occasion. We have prepared a scheme of low cost houses for the low income families. To provide a safe living abode to his family is the cherished dream of every individual. We have decided to make this dream a reality for every body. I gladly announce that during the next 5 years the low income and homeless people in all provinces of Pakistan would possess a house of their own equipped with all modern facilities. Insha Allah, I will announce the details of this scheme in October this year.
I want to state that our endevours are not limited to curbing terrorism and eliminating load-shedding only, but I and my team are actively busy in working out ways and means to get rid of all other existing problems. These endevours also include matters relating to minorities and woman empowerment.
I am also concerned about health, education, clean drinking water issues and other matters of daily life.
Although many of these issues fall under the purview of provincial governments, yet I will keep you informed about planning and progress on these issues. I would also need your suggestions and proposals in this respect.
I want to especially mention the flood affected countrymen. The Federal government is ever ready to extend all possible help to the affected people. The provincial governments are expected that they will leave no stone unturned in taking care of the accommodation, food, medical assistance and fulfilling other needs the affected population. I appeal to the whole nation to come forward and help their brethren adhering to the great Islamic and national traditions. We need to demonstrate national spirit and harmony in this hour of distress.
I spoke to you from the core of my heart. In the end, I want to stress that by mere dreaming we can not grow flowers in the desert. By mere wishing we can not achieve anything. The ways to prosperity and development are filled with thorns and need sacrifices. I am confident in my heart that despite immense difficulties and problems, we can build the Pakistan of our dreams. We have to be resolute for this purpose. We have to overcome our shortcomings and weaknesses and lay sacrifices for our promising future.
The problems are not larger than our spirit and our faith in Allah. There are no doubt difficulties but not greater than our determination.
Our destination is far but we have the necessary resources to reach there. I have full confidence in our faith, your spirit and above all the help from Almighty Allah. I have the intuition that Pakistan of Allama Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah is entering a new era of prosperity. I can see the clouds of backwardness clearing away and an era of prosperity is about to dawn. I can feel that the sacrifices of our innocent people are bearing fruit.
Let us face the difficulties and move forward. We are under the shade of the blessing of Holy Prophet and the mercy of Allah. Insha Allah, every new day will dawn with a new hope and prosperity for us.
May Allah be our saviour. Ameen. Pakistan Zindabad

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Q: Force Vimeo HTML5 Video Embed I'm trying to embed a Vimeo video and force it to use HTML5 by default.
Here's a thread about doing the same thing I'm tying to do but with YouTube.
Here's another thread talking about getting the Vimeo HTML5 cookie
Here's a discussion of the issue on Vimeo's site. Basically, I would be doing it in response to a user's preference on my site so their concerns don't really apply.
Does anyone know a workaround or way to force HTML5 Vimeo embeds even when Flash is available?  (I know the cookie should work in Safari but I have many Chrome users.)
Thanks.

A: Currently there is no way to force HTML5 with the embed script. The "universal player" automatically chooses the format based on the device.
The old embed provides a way to force Flash, but that's the only other option.
Let's hope for the option in the future.

A: On a browser with flash the player loads in html5 mode with the following code. The sandbox prevents the iframe from accessing any plugins including flash.
<iframe sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups"
  id="foo" width="100%" height="90%"
  allowfullscreen="" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen=""
  src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/28544156?api=1">
</iframe>

To allow the vimeo button to open the vimeo web page for the video you need the 'allow-popups' permission. It's not needed to play the video.
Edit: adding complete example
If you had just a black view it's possible that the video had a size of zero because I had the iframe set to fill parent with width 100%, but if the parent was shrink to fit then that size would still be zero. Here is a whole web page with the CSS to make the video fill up most of the page. Additionally the -webkit-transform will mirror image the video, and then rotate it slightly. If it was displaying in flash this would produce a black screen as it can't handle rotations at all. I have since found out that this probably won't work on firefox at all because it doesn't natively support h.264 which is all vimeo serves, and disabling plugins will disable whatever plugin is making h.264 work on firefox.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <style>
div {
  display: inline-block;
  top: 0px;
  left: 0px;
  bottom: 0px;
  right: 0px;
  position: absolute;
}
iframe {
  -webkit-transform: scaleX(-1) rotate(2deg);
}
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div>
      <iframe sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups"
        id="foo" width="100%" height="90%"
        allowfullscreen="" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen=""
        src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/28544156?api=1">
      </iframe>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

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"""This is the main public API of Morepath.

Additional public APIs can be imported from the :mod:`morepath.error`
and :mod:`morepath.pdbsupport` modules. For custom directive
implementations that interact with core directives for grouping or
subclassing purposes, or that need to use one of the Morepath
registries, you may need to import from :mod:`morepath.directive`.

The other submodules are considered private. If you find yourself
needing to import from them in application or extension code, please
report an issue about it on the Morepath issue tracker.
"""

from dectate import commit
from .app import App, dispatch_method
from .core import (excview_tween_factory as EXCVIEW,
    poisoned_host_header_protection_tween_factory as HOST_HEADER_PROTECTION,
    model_predicate, name_predicate, request_method_predicate,
    body_model_predicate)
from .core import body_model_predicate as LAST_VIEW_PREDICATE
from .view import render_json, render_html, redirect
from .request import Request, Response
from .autosetup import scan, autoscan
from .authentication import Identity, IdentityPolicy, NO_IDENTITY
from .converter import Converter
from .reify import reify
from .run import run

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namespace MordorsCrueltyPlan
{
    using System;

    public class StartUp
    {
        public static void Main()
        {
            var foodFactory = new FoodFactory();
            var moodFactory = new MoodFactory();
            var gandalf = new Gandalf();
            var input = Console.ReadLine().Split(new[] { ' ', '\t', '\n', '\r' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
            foreach (var foodStr in input)
            {
                var food = foodFactory.GetFood(foodStr);
                gandalf.Eat(food);
            }

            var totalHappinessPoints = gandalf.GetHappinessPoints();
            var currentMood = moodFactory.GetMood(totalHappinessPoints);
            Console.WriteLine(totalHappinessPoints);
            Console.WriteLine(currentMood);
        }
    }
}


Health networks battle with questions like, "should we put all patients through one wait list?" or "should we have one single phone number for patients to call?". Otherwise put, should we centralize referrals for service, or decentralize? Stories frequently appear in the media, often after an effort to centralize referrals fails to bring the desired results. Centralized intake departments often "go under the knife" like in this Ottawa example or with Fraser Health's centralized flu shot booking.
Can nature teach us a better way?
When birds flock in a V formation, it appears as though there is a "lead" bird controlling the direction and speed. In fact, none of the birds "lead", but rather each bird interprets what to do based on the movements and sounds of other birds right near them. It is a coordinated, decentralized, decision making system. The result is a beautiful migration pattern with birds maintaining strong interactions to keep their formation. Insect behaviour is similarly decentralized, where decisions are distributed across the colony, rapidly and accurately.
Unfortunately, handling patient transitions between services isn't like a flying V, it's more like herding cats – chaotic, with little synchronization (even the MythBusters can't herd cats).
When clinicians refer today, first they have to find the right service in a confusing ocean of information. Then they have to find the right form, fax it, and wait. Nobody knows when the patient will be served. Referrals get backlogged, phone tag begins, and some referrals never get completed. Confused patients adapt by seeking out alternatives, often resorting to costly hospital emergency department visits.
Referrals can feel chaotic and unorganized. A common solution is to centralize the transition process, but can the solution also incorporate the benefits of informed coordinated decentralized decision making?
"Centralizing intake" typically means that all referring clinicians in a region direct referrals of a specific type to one spot, using one form, or through one phone or fax number, with one central agency "triaging" the referral before it is routed to the final provider agency. The key benefit of this approach is that it makes life simpler for the referrer.
The main problem with a central referral process is that the quality of the interaction between the referrer and the patient doesn't fundamentally improve, as the patient still doesn't clearly know the next step in their transition.
In fact, there is often weaker interaction and less connection using the traditional centralized referral processes because there is less available information to convey to the patient. The referrer usually doesn't even know what organization the referral will land at. The message to the patient becomes a variation of "someone will be in touch with you, sometime".
Once the central referral department receives the referral, they often have to apply the same referral procedures that the original referrers once used. Centralized intake, without a fundamental process change, is still confusing for the patient (also, it can be quite costly).
Referring clinicians can improve the quality of interactions with patients when they book referrals for patients. A booked referral is where front line clinicians directly provide patients with appointment time options, and book them into a preferred time slot with the referred service. Patients clearly know the next step in their care.
Health system planners often feel that they need to decide between a costly centralization agenda or a decentralization agenda. With Caredove, this becomes a false dichotomy. Both models co-exist in a coordinated access model with booked referrals. Referrals to most services can be handled by directly booking the right service for the patient, or enabling patient to directly sign up. For situations where an intermediary would provide additional value (e.g., early assessment of patient needs for a service with a long waitlist), clinicians can refer to a centralized intake function which, itself, performs a booked referral to the required service.
Caredove provides the information and tools necessary for a health system to behave like a coordinated flying V, with the benefit of a single control centre, using both decentralized and centralized approaches to improving patient transitions.
Contact Caredove to start a conversation about affordable e-referral today.


WORCESTER, Mass. – For the first time ever, the Worcester State University women's volleyball team has been crowned the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) tournament champions as the first seeded Lancers downed the fifth seeded Bridgewater State Bears by a score of 3-0 in the semifinal round, and then defeated the Framingham State Rams by a score of 3-1 in the championship round. Worcester State's Allie Nolan (Melrose, Mass.) was named the tournament MVP.
The first seeded Worcester State University Lancers posted a 3-0 (25-17, 25-10, 25-17) win over the fifth seeded Bears of Bridgewater State in the first MASCAC semifinal game of the afternoon. The fans brought a different element to the matchup as they erupted after every kills, provoking a fire that was visibly different than regular season play.
Following back-to-back kills from Bridgewater's Kayla Baril (Seekok, Mass.) to put the Bears ahead, Worcester State's Nolan achieved a season milestone, as she earned her 1,000th assist. The game then saw ties at 3-3 and 4-4 before Bridgewater State pulled away on kills from Baril and Sarah Gibbons (Quincy, Mass.). The Bears held the lead until Nolan setup Amari King (Lawrence, Mass.) for an 8-8 tie score. From then on, Worcester State held a slim lead and extended it to six with Lauren Murphy (Taunton, Mass.) and Katrina Kangwijaya (Dunstable, Mass.) at the service. The Lancers closed out the set with consecutive kills from Murphy for the 25-17 set one score.
Worcester State showed no mercy in the second set as they tallied four points on kills from Emily Carens (Northborough, Mass.) and Stephanie Chapin (Hampden, Mass.) before Bridgewater scored a point on a Worcester attack error. The Lancers then went on a 9-0 run with Kangwijaya at the service to push ahead by 12. The Blue and Gold maintained their lead and even extended the lead to close out the second set ahead 25-10. Worcester State favored 14-6 kills over the bears to take the big 25-10 win.
The Lancers used their momentum from the first two sets to get a quick lead in the third set and force the Bears a timeout, with a 7-2 score. The Bears closed the gap to three over a period of time, however, Worcester State jumped ahead with four consecutive points to cause another timeout (17-10). The Lancers kept the lead and ended the game with a bad set from Bridgewater.
King mastered a double-double of 11 kills and 15 digs with two assists in the win.
Carens also reached double figures in the kills category as she posted a game-high 13 with another game-high .480 hitting percentage.
Nolan tallied 39 assists in the win.
On the defensive end for the Lancers, King led with the 15 digs, while libero Megan Leavens (Storrs, Conn.) dug up 10 balls. Worcester State also saw great effort on defense from Murphy, Kangwijaya, and Katie Gagnon (Hampden, Mass.) who had 9-9-8 digs, respectively.
Bridgewater State's attack was led by Sydney Rice (Medway, Mass.) who posted a team-high seven kills and another team-high hitting percentage of .467. Elizabeth Roberts (Swansea, Mass.) and Gibbons notched six kills each.
Elexi Miskiv (Centerville, Mass.) helped the attack with 24 assists.
Cassidy Tyros (Chelmsford, Mass.) logged a game-high 18 digs.
Worcester State held a 44-30 advantage in kills.
The Lancers also notched a .276 hitting percentage, while Bridgewater stood at .142.
The Framingham State Rams overcame a 2-0 deficit to come back and beat the third seeded Owls of Westfield State by a score of 3-2 (18-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-19, 15-13) in the second semifinal game of the evening.
It was a close matchup from the start regarding the Ram and Owl women's volleyball teams. The Westfield Owls took the first to sets 25-18 and 25-23. Although that didn't stop the unyielding Framingham State Rams from taking the third set, gaining the win by a large ten points 25-15. The fourth set went to the Rams as well as they sealed the win 25-19.
The first set was nothing short of a grudge match. Kill after kill, point after point, every play was emotional for the Rams and Owls. Agitation was high for the Rams as the Owls took a high lead 21-13 late in the set with Lynn Shattuck (Townsend, Mass.) at the service. The Rams squad exploded with excitement after Brandey Rodriguez (Lawrance, Mass) made two key blocks to keep her team in the game. Rodriguez blocks although were not enough to clinch the win of the first set as the Owls walked to the opposite with the win (25-18). Westfield's Natasha Belaro (Springfield, Mass.) had a team high of six kills to help defeat the Rams in the set.
The second set was shown to be relentless for the Black and Gold as they knew they needed this second set win. The Owls and Rams deficit did not exceed three points during the entire second set. Westfield did not let up tempo either, as they made great defensive plays and strong kills to compete with the Rams. The game was tied 17-17 when underclassmen Mia Jeronimo (Ludlow, Mass.) sky rocked in the air to gain a huge block for the Owls. Not long after, the Blue and White were down 20-19 when Jeronimo made another clutch block to gain her team a huge point to tie it up once more. The ferocious match ends 25-23 in favor of the Owls. The Owls headed into the third set feeling confident and ready for what came next but that didn't stop the Rams. The Owls Brianna Starkey (Rockland, Mass.) secured six kills collectively during the second set.
During the third set, the spectators saw a different engine underneath the Ram's caboose as they came out early acquiring a lead 10-3 early on after coming right off of two losses. Framingham's Rodriguez, Micheala Cronin (Hampden, Mass.), and Kelly Brinkman (Gardiner, Mass.) each had four kills during the set with an addition of three more electrifying kills executed by Deirdre Fay (Cornwall, New York). Framingham's hitting percentage went from .075 in the first set to advancing .307 percent higher by the third do or die matchup. Resultantly, the final set score went to the Rams 25-15.
The Rams continued to stay the underdogs in set four trailing a 2-1 competition against the Owls. Starting the fourth set, the Rams exemplified the same do or die attitude walking on the court just as they did the last set, consequently leading by five points, 9-4 early on. Late in the set, the Rams kept composure, and one serve at a time settled into a grove. Although the Owls rallied back to tie the score 18-18 minutes following, they could not control the lead going forward. The Rams tied the Owl record for the semis 2-2 as they triumphed for the second time today winning 25-19.
The final set had the fans to the edges of their seats. The set started to get extremely eventful following the tie score 8-8. The score was 12-11 when the young sophomore for the Owls Miceala Murray (Nortfolk, Mass.) spiked the ball in Ram territory for a huge kill to tie it up again 12-12. Starkey then followed with another kill shorty after to make it 13-13. Standout freshmen, Cronin put the team on her back as she performed the winning kill to send the Rams in the Championship against the Lancers.
Framingham's attack was led by Brinkman who had a team-high 18 kills. Rodriguez followed with 17 while Fay collected 13.
Fay, Alexandra Fish (Lincoln, R.I.), and Mackenzie Whalen (Norton, Mass.) each acquired double-doubles. Fay registered 13 kills and a team-high 34 digs, Fish notched 10 kills and 23 digs, while Whalen notched a game-high 62 assists and 15 digs.
For the Owls, Starkey led the attack with 23 kills.
Bridgid Murray (Norfolk, Mass.) helped with 46 kills, while Lizzie Taylor (Medfield, Mass.) led the Owls with 43 digs.
The Rams held a 70-55 advantage in total attacks.
Framingham State held a .194-.171 edge in hitting percentage.
The Lancers claimed their first-ever MASCAC tournament championship as they downed Framingham State 3-1 with set scores of 25-20, 21-25, 25-17, and 25-14.
Worcester State took the first lead of the championship game with Marissa Proia (Framingham, Mass.) at the service. The Lancers gradually pulled away and gained a 6-point lead. However, the Rams battled back and knotted the score at 10-10 on kills from Fish, Rodrigues, and Fay. Worcester State pushed away again with Proia and Murphy at the service to put the score at 22-12. The Rams did not give up and battled off a 6-0 run to close the gap within four (20-24). Though, Worcester State took the first set win on a King kill.
The Rams took the first lead in the second set and held it with a slim lead until Worcester tied the score at 13-13 with a Ram error. The set saw four more ties until Framingham State took advantage of Worcester attack errors and saw kills from Rodriguez to seal the 25-21 set win with a 7-3 run.
Worcester State took the lead to start the third set with a kill from Carens. After earning an 8-point lead with three consecutive points with Leavens at the service, the Lancers did not allow the visitors to close the gap, resulting in a 25-17 third set win.
The Lancers completed the tournament with a fourth set force. Worcester State jumped off to a 4-0 lead and, once again, never looked back. The Lancers attained a 10-point lead on a 5-0 run with Murphy at the service, and kept that lead throughout the remainder, and were named MASCAC champions after Carens completed the day with a kill for a 25-14 score.
Worcester State's King logged her second double-double of the day with 13 kills and 17 digs.
Carens also collected 13 kills, while Murphy and Chapin registered nine and eight, respectively.
Nolan acquired 40 helpers in the win.
The Lancers' defense was not only led by Leavens who had a team-high 24 dis, but also Chapin who had 10 block assists in the championship game. Five other Lancers notched blocks in the win as well.
Framingham State's Fish recorded her second double-double of the day as she notched 13 kills and 20 digs. Brinkman gathered 11 kills for the Rams.
Whalen registered 39 kills, while Victoria Anderson (Attleboro, Mass.) led the team with a match-high 26 digs.
As a team, Worcester State held a .191 attack percentage while Framingham's was at .106.
The Lancers held a 49-48 edge in kills, while they held a 27-5 advantage in blocks.


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BJP-PDP alliance split in J&K: The phone call from Governor NN Vohra that ended Mehbooba Mufti's CM tenure
BJP general secretary Ram Madhav announced the BJP's decision on Tuesday to withdraw from the alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, citing that it had become "untenable" for the party to remain in alliance with the PDP in the state. Following this, Mehbooba Mufti tendered her resignation to Governor NN Vohra as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
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New Delhi: It was a regular working day for Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday when a phone call from Governor NN Vohra signalled the end of her maiden tenure as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, as he informed her that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had decided to withdraw from its alliance with the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
As per PTI, Mufti was in her office in the civil secretariat when Chief Secretary B B Vyas received the call from the governor. According to the report, the governor asked the chief secretary about the whereabouts of the chief minister and directed him to immediately arrange a call with her.
Officials told the news agency that the governor's call came just a few minutes before BJP general secretary Ram Madhav held a press conference in New Delhi to announce the saffron party's decision at around 2 pm. The call was arranged by the chief secretary with the governor informing Mufti about the BJP's decision, officials aware of the developments told PTI.
BJP state president Ravinder Raina had earlier sent a letter to the governor to convey the party's decision along with the resignation letters of the BJP ministers. According to the news agency report, 59-year-old Mehbooba Mufti heard the news in Delhi. After a brief pause, she said that talks with the BJP were not necessary and that she would be submitting her resignation soon.
In a press conference held on Tuesday afternoon, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav announced the BJP's decision to withdraw from the alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, citing that it had become "untenable" for the party to remain in alliance with the PDP in the state. "Keeping in mind that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and in order to control the prevailing situation in the state, we have decided that the reins of power in the state be handed over to the governor," Madhav said.
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This is a relatively low poly skin for DragoN777's il-76M add-on plane. It is based off of the il-78 tanker aircraft, which is a slightly larger air-to-air refueler used by the Russian Air Force.
Installation is relatively easy and just involves dropping the skin into the il-76M .ytd file.
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Could Graceland go to number 1 again?
Paul Simon's Graceland album, which reached number 1 in 1986, is at number 6 on this week's album rankings and looks set to rise further.
A reissue of Paul Simon's chart-topping Graceland was the week's highest climber in the UK album rankings this week, rising 39 places to number six.
At number one is Chris Brown's Fortune, followed by Maroon 5's Overexposed, Linkin Park's Living things, Ed Sheeran's Asylum and Emeli Sande's Our version of events.
Graceland has beaten Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto (#7), Rihanna's Talk that Talk (#8) and Adele's 21 (#9).
Ahead of Simon playing the album in full at this weekend's Hard Rock Calling, this is its highest UK chart position since its original run in 1986. Could it reach number one again by next week?
The veteran musician will perform Graceland in its entirety at the three-day music festival in Hyde Park this Sunday with a line-up featuring trumpeter Hugh Masekela and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, who both played on the original album.
Organisers of Hard Rock Calling have pledged "the show will go on" as they battled round-the-clock to repair Hyde Park following the cancellation of Wednesday's Hit Factory Live show that would have featured a rare duet between Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan but was called off after safety inspectors declared the park unfit.
The churned turf in front of the main stage is being carpeted with a mountain of bark shipped in by lorry from the West Country in an attempt to prevent a repeat of last weekend's Wireless festival mudbath.
An army of groundsmen have been spreading the venue with more than 8,000 cubic metres of woodchip – enough to fill three Olympic swimming pools, to make it safe.


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On this week's Interchange podcast: possible pathways for blockchain in electricity.
Where is this whole blockchain thing headed?
Blockchain is largely untested compared to its potential. We know it's likely transformative — we just don't know exactly how.
Of all the scenarios for the future ofblockchainin energy, which one is most likely?
Imagine a future in which blockchain doesn't take off. What is the likely reason?
Are there any pilots or trends underway now that push us in any of these directions?
In the second half of the show, we'll talk with Kristen Brown, a business technology expert at Commonwealth Edison, about how the regulated utility sees blockchain influencing operations. We'll also talk with Michael Horwitz, a partner with Greentech Capital Advisors, about how he evaluates investment opportunities in the space.
If you missed the companion episode, listen here.
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Chamber shows support for La. gas tax increase with new analysis
by: James Selby
Posted: Apr 26, 2019 / 08:49 AM UTC / Updated: Apr 26, 2019 / 08:49 AM UTC
BATON ROUGE, La. (WVLA) – (4/26/19) The Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) Thursday released an analysis of gas tax increases in states that voted for President Trump in 2016.
Nineteen of these states have raised their gas taxes between $0.03 and $0.19 per gallon since 2015, and four more are currently considering increases between $0.08 and $0.45 per gallon.
BRAC is highlighting this activity as part of its support for Rep. Steve Carter's bill that would raise Louisiana's gas tax, currently $0.20 per gallon, by $0.18 over twelve years.
"This map is eye-opening. We are allowing Louisiana to fall behind on economic development by not investing in our infrastructure. The Baton Rouge Area business community is asking for action," said Randy Cangelosi, chair of BRAC's Board of Directors and partner at Kean Miller. "If not now, when will elected officials think is the right moment for Louisiana to compete? We are asking Louisiana's leaders to learn what other conservative states know: that infrastructure development is economic development."
"Louisiana's roads are consistently ranked among the worst in the nation. In 2019, DOTD closed 19 bridges because of structural deficiency," said Liz Smith, BRAC's senior vice president for economic competitiveness. "Conservatives don't like taxes, but red states across the country are endorsing gas tax increases, figuring out ways to ensure the money is protected and used correctly, and keeping their economies growing. It's time for Louisiana to join them."
Several key details of Rep. Carter's HB 542 appeal directly to conservative lawmakers:
The new dollars can only be used for transportation construction, and are locked in a dedicated fund that was approved statewide by Louisiana voters in 2017
The increased tax is phased in slowly over several years
Over the first five years, the legislation forces DOTD to seek money for retirement and healthcare benefits from the general fund and puts the dollars currently used for salaries toward construction
Current and future modes of passenger and commercial vehicles (such as electric) are all included in the increase
The legislation names seven critical infrastructure projects across the state that must be built with the new funds, including a new bridge and bypass crossing the Mississippi River in the Capital Region
Louisiana's gas tax hasn't been increased since the 1980s.
Using the Consumer Price Index to estimate, the value of $1 dollar in 2018 was worth $0.49 cents in 1989.
The basis of Louisiana's transportation revenue hasn't changed since then.
But in that time, motor vehicles have become much more fuel efficient, meaning less gas is being bought and the average visit to the gas pump today generates less transportation funding for Louisiana roads than it did in the 1980s.
The double-whammy of inflation and fuel efficiency means Louisiana has less money for transportation infrastructure every year that the state fails to act.
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by ALLISON BRUHL / Jul 17, 2019
BATON ROUGE, La. – (7/17/19) Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards' request that the federal emergency disaster declaration is expanded to include six additional parishes were approved by President Donald J. Trump. The parishes that have been added include Allen, Beauregard, Catahoula, Concordia, Evangeline, and Vernon.
"I'm very thankful to the Trump administration for approving this request so quickly," said Gov. Edwards. "It means that the affected parishes will be able to receive federal assistance as the amount of the damage is determined and our citizens work to recover. In addition, teams from the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness are preparing to travel to the various parishes and will continue the formal process of assessing the storm damage."
Jury finds Matthew Naquin guilty in hazing death of Max Gruver
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana jury has convicted a former Louisiana State University student of negligent homicide in a fraternity pledge's drinking death during a hazing nearly two years ago.
The Advocate reports the six jurors took less than an hour Wednesday to convict 21-year-old Matthew Naquin (NAH-kin) in the death of 18-year-old Max Gruver.
Amber Alert canceled after Arizona children 'found safe' in Louisiana, parents arrested
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona authorities say an Amber Alert issued for two young boys taken from state Department of Child Safety custody was canceled after they "were found safe" in Louisiana where their parents were taken into custody.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety said Wednesday it had canceled the alert it issued on behalf of the Florence Police Department after the boys were taken Tuesday morning by their parents.


Mr. Jean-Pierre Clamadieu is a graduate of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines of Paris and ingénieur du Corps des Mines. He began his carrier in various positions within the French Civil Service, in particular for the Ministry of Industry and as technical adviser in the Ministry of Labour. In 1993, he joined the Rhône-Poulenc Group and held various executive positions. In 2003, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Rhodia Group and in 2008, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer. In September 2011, further to the combination between the groups Rhodia and Solvay, Mr. Clamadieu became Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee of Solvay and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rhodia. Since May 2012, Mr. Clamadieu has been Chairman of the Executive Committee and member of the Board of Directors of Solvay.


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Craig David's TS5
Ibiza Rocks Ibiza
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Table Reservations close at 3:00 AM
Terrace Table
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High-top table on elevated 1st floor deck overlooking pool.
Terrace "B" Daybed
Tables B1-B13. Daybed + table on 1st floor deck overlooking pool.
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Tables A1-A12. Daybed + table on 1st floor deck overlooking pool
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Tables P1-P3. Daybed on edge of pool with access to private to jacuzzi.
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Spacious private cabana area with couches and tables.
After a successful debut that exceeded all expectations, the British producer Craig David renews his resident pool party at Ibiza Rocks Hotel for a record 4th season every Tuesday from 9 July to 24 September.
Craig David's TS5 began in Miami and started as a party for him and his friends at his home in Tower Suite 5 (TS5), but with Craig David in charge of the music and the mic, the word soon spread and very quickly, TS5 became the hottest place to party in Miami.
In 2016, Ibiza Rocks offered Craig David the opportunity to celebrate his pool party at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel. The residency became the revelation of the summer with an overwhelming demand for tickets, selling out all of the 8 dates across the season. Since then, the TS5 parties have crossed the seas and taken the world by storm, now becoming an international success.
The TS5 crew has taken the ethos, vibe and garage sets from those days partying at home with friends and shared the concept globally, bringing a mix of RnB, garage and hip-hop to the White Isle.
The multi-platinum selling star is famous for his incredible energy and enthusiastic sets combining singing, DJing, MC'ing and some of the biggest party anthems we all know and love.
There is no doubt about it, the people are excited to see it, and we are too. Some things in Ibiza are mandatory, and Craig David pool-party is one of them.
Returning this summer for an amazing 12-week residency, grab your tickets for Craig David's TS5 Pool Party now!
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British rhythm-and-blues (R&B) singer Craig David rocketed to success at age 19 with his very first album, Born to Do It. His unique blend of soulful lyrics, subtle melodies, and infectious beats have earned him critical admiration and popular fame, prompting Sir Elton John to proclaim him the best singer in England. Also a songwriter, rapper, and record producer, David rose to fame in 1999, featuring on the single "Re-Rewind" by Artful Dodger. David's debut studio album, Born to Do It, was released in... View More
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Digestive Problems – Can they be Treated Naturally?
Of course they can. If you are interested in an alternative or complementary treatment for your Digestive Problems, homeopathy offers a real and effective solution.
In fact, this is what brought me to homeopathy in the first place. After years of trying to control my digestive problems through diet and lifestyle, I eventually went to a homeopath who prescribed a couple of remedies and I never looked back.
You are what you eat – but you can add to that you are what you feel too. A combination of the two is what usually disorders our digestive tracts. Our guts definitely hold on to our emotions. So put good stuff in, and good stuff comes out (food and emotions/thoughts). Easier said than done sometimes.
Constipation is so common, among children as well as adults. Children can hold on for days without going. You can read more about treating constipation in children at home with remedies yourself HERE. Constipation in adults often signifies a difficulty in 'letting go'. Letting go of the hurts, letting go of the past, letting go of emotional pain, letting go of the stress, letting go of the fears and barriers that are holding us back in life, letting go of the 'crap' … literally. So finding a homeopathic remedy which matches on an emotional level as well as a physical level will have a good outcome.
Diarrhoea is also common and can become chronic, both in adults and children. There sometimes can be a feeling of being out of control or fearfulness and anxiety.
Let's sort this crap out!
IBS is a chronic condition with lots of symptoms (gas, bloating, pain and cramping, diarrhoea/constipation, rectal incontinence, mucousy stool). There is often a lot of stress and fear of making change. There are lots of remedies for IBS – the key is to find the right one(s) by focusing on the physical complaint along with the emotional wellbeing. This is easily done by taking a very detailed case history with the present-day circumstances.
Ulcers usually are associated with some unresolved issues on an emotional level.
Crohn's Disease, Gastritis, Gallstones, Bad Breath, Colitis, Piles, Heartburn – all can be helped with homeopathy.
If you are taking Nexium, you should read my blog on using an Alternative to Nexium HERE.
Why do these Digestive Problems happen?
Nature in that we are born the way we are, with predisposition or susceptibility to particular ailments. Some of this can be genetic.
Homeopathy is holistic so getting a detailed picture of everything that is going on is the key. Then a remedy or remedies can be put together that matches everything about the person, which allows the body to begin healing.
Support remedies can also be prescribed which work at a therapeutic level – zoom in on a particular symptom or problem (such as prescribing Colocynthis for cramping pains in the tummy).
If you would like to discuss your Digestive Problems with me to see if I can help, you can book the FREE 15 min Skype Chat. No obligation with this chat.


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The Psychology of Sports Injuries
By Linda Purves
If you are an athlete, the effects of being forced out of action through injury can be psychological as well as physical. A period of rest and recovery is essential to aid the rehabilitation process but the sudden loss of physical activity in your life can create a psychological state that has been likened to the grieving process. Here are the various stages that characterize the trauma associated with sports injuries.
The bereavement process defined by Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross as the "five stages of grief" can be applied to the rehabilitation process following a serious sports injury. The sense of loss experienced when unable to take part in sport leads to the first two stages of denial and anger. At top competitive level, an athlete considers himself to be superior in terms of physical prowess so he is mentally unwilling to accept that he could be injured. The realization that an injury has occurred leads to a period of being angry at himself for having allowed the injury to occur.
Enforced rest after a sports injury can lead to a mental state of bargaining. At this stage, an injured athlete will try desperately to speed up her return to action by attempting to bargain with anyone in a position to change her circumstances. She'll plead with her physiotherapist and her coach using a bartering system of willingness to comply with their requests in exchange for being allowed to return to training within an unrealistic time frame.
An athlete facing months of relative inactivity can slip into a state of self-pity and become increasingly withdrawn. At professional level, an athlete lives and breathes his sport so an injury creates a void that leaves him feeling out of sorts with life. At recreational level, an amateur or hobby sportsperson often has a social life connected to his sporting interest so being unable to participate can lead to a sense of isolation in other areas of life. It's at this stage that he might lose hope of ever fully recovering and could even decide to give up on his sport completely.
A mental state of acceptance occurs once an athlete realizes that focusing on the physical rehabilitation process will give her the best chance of being able to return to her sport. A physical rehabilitation program can only be of benefit if it is adhered to so she must first psychologically accept that the prescribed exercises are the most effective way to move forward.
Studies carried out by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece have concluded that psychological interventions positively influence athletic injury recovery. As a result, sports psychologists now advocate the use of mental skill training, including the technique of goal setting, to aid physical recovery after injury. In an article titled "Psyched Up or Psyched Out," Keith Henschen, professor of exercise and sport science at the University of Utah states, "Often people forget that the mind is just as important as the body…It is now known that an athlete's mental response to an injury will affect how his body responds to physical rehabilitation. "
"Sidelines": Psyched Up or Psyched Out
"On Death and Dying"; Elisabeth Kubler-Ross; 1969
Linda Purves is a personal fitness trainer and sports coach with professional qualifications gained in many areas including athletics, cycling, equestrian sports and sports psychology. Since 2003 her published articles have appeared in a variety of U.K. magazines including "Your Horse," "Horse and Rider" and "Running Free." Purves' first book, "Horse and Rider Fitness," was published by Kenilworth Press in 2006.
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Meet Akhila: forty-five and single, an income-tax clerk, and a woman who has never been allowed to live her own life - always the daughter, the sister, the aunt, the provider - until the day she gets herself a one-way ticket to the seaside town of Kanyakumari. In the intimate atmosphere of the all-women sleeping car - the 'Ladies Coupe' - Akhila asks the five women the question that has been haunting her all her adult life: can a woman stay single and be happy, or does she need a man to feel complete?
This wonderfully atmospheric, deliciously warm novel takes the reader into the heart of women's lives in contemporary India, revealing how the dilemmas that women face in their relationships with husbands, mothers, friends, employers, and children are the same world over.
It is difficult to be born as a woman. From day one, she is burdened with expectations. No, I am not talking about Indian women only but worldwide. There are many a moniker bestowed upon women – she is a daughter, a sister, a friend, a lover, a wife, mother, a teacher, a mentor, a guide, a nurturer, a caregiver, etc. I could go on an on. With the many roles, comes many requirements – a woman should be delicate, beautiful, loving, fragile, domestic goddess, maternal, docile, submissive. And if, god forbid, she doesn't choose to be any one of these, she invites shame. She is just not good enough.
It is an odd, uncomfortable feeling. A discomfort, a stiffness one must live with, and it weighs one down, i.e., living one's life solely for others, without having any say. It is what Akhila or Akhilandeshwari, the 45-year old, single, never-been-married protagonist of Ladies Coupe lives with.
Finally fed up with her caged existence having lived for her mother and sibling all these years, Akhila embarks on a solo journey, shocking everyone. As a lone woman, she gets a seat/berth in the Ladies Coupe along with five other women. They are all strangers to each other, from different walks of life, different personas and yet, when they come together, they all seem to question the same things – can't not a woman live her life without a man? Does she really need permission to do what she wants and how she wants even if she is accomplished? Is sacrifice only a woman's prerogative? Through their journey, each of these women shares what their life is all about, her ambitions or the lack of it, their desires, their choices, etc. They bare their souls and their hearts to complete strangers. These women are never likely to meet again and even if they do, the invisible they formed on their journey, there is no fear of judgment.
Each of them, even Janki and Prabha, who seem to have an accomplished family life, don't feel fulfilled. One berates and secretly loathes her loving husband while the other has clipped her own wings to molded herself as the perfect housewife, as the epitome of womanhood to maintain the sanctity of her marriage in society.
On the other hand, women like Margaret Shanthi are women never to be trifled with. Her patient, slow and revenge over her narcissist, dominating husband is worthy of respect. The killing of her ambition and dreams thanks to her blind love for an undeserving man probably hurt me the most.
On Marikolanthu, I don't have words to fathom or express how I feel about her circumstance and the choices she made. She chose to survive and make the best of her situation. Once you get to know her, you will be sure that she will carry on, make tough decisions for the sake of living. For Sheela, the youngest who was yet to begin her journey as a woman, we already know how life would shape up for her.
Coming back to the protagonist, Akhila, the reader can feel her frustration, resentments and the unspent anger. I was jubilant when she finally puts her younger, selfish sister in her place and drops the façade of the protector and breadwinner of the family to live her life. To many, the ending was an anti-climax, but to me, I felt it was Akhila's choice, and the very idea of this book was to be non-judgmental.
Ladies Coupe is an enjoyable read with the narrative constantly shifting to different an 'I'. I think the author has done justice to all her characters, but I felt Prabha and not Janki, was the weakest link. Through this book, Ms. Nair brings out the perverse complexities of relationships, shedding light on how each one of us is a medium to serve a purpose in life. If we do not decide this purpose for ourselves, someone else will.


Picking up and falling in love with the guitar just a few years earlier, Rich McCloud recored this intimate, raw and uncut acoustic album with just him and his guitar in 2015.
The 8 song mp3 album is in a compressed/zipped file format.
Open the compressed/zipped file. Click any of the individual song files. Enjoy and upload them on all your music playing devices!


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Home Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" premiere
"The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" premiere
Title "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" premiere
Photographer Avery, Sid.
Collection ID Sid Avery Collection
Los Angeles Photographers Collection
Location/Accession GPC_b133_f2_i17
Notes Titled supplied by cataloger.
Description Crowds watch celebrities on the red carpet outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre for the premiere of "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" on April 12, 1956.
Subject Chinese Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Man in the gray flannel suit (Motion picture).
Motion picture premieres--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles).
Motion picture actors and actresses--United States.
Motion picture theaters--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles).
Marquees--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles).
Neon signs--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles).
Crowds--California--Los Angeles.
Umbrellas--California--Los Angeles.
Spectators--California--Los Angeles.
Awnings.
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments.
Hollywood Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Los Angeles Photographers Collection photographs.
Sid Avery Collection photographs.
Night photographs
Sub-Collection Name Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection


These festive Valentine's Day stand up, zipper, food pouches are heat sealable. After being sealed these pouches have a convenient tear notch and a second a zip lock re-sealable seal. The front and back panels are identical with a striped pattern and a heart shaped window. Choose from a variety of sizes. Use our table top or hand held heat sealers to seal these bags.


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Q: Get bits from a ByteBuffer I am working on a BitBuffer that will take x bits from a ByteBuffer as an int, long, etc, but I seem to be having a whole lot of problems.
I've tried loading a long at a time and using bit shifting, but the difficulty comes from rolling from one long into the next. I am wondering if there's just a better way. Anyone have any suggestions?
public class BitBuffer
{
    final private ByteBuffer bb;

    public BitBuffer(byte[] bytes)
    {
        this.bb = ByteBuffer.wrap(bytes);
    }

    public int takeInt(int bits)
    {
        int bytes = toBytes(bits);
        if (bytes > 4) throw new RuntimeException("Too many bits requested");

        int i=0;
        // take bits from bb and fill it into an int
        return i;
    }
}

More specifically, I am trying to take x bits from the buffer and return them as an int (the minimal case). I can access bytes from the buffer, but let's say I only want to take just the first 4 bits instead.
Example:
If my buffer is filled with "101100001111", if I run these in order:
takeInt(4) // should return 11    (1011)
takeInt(2) // should return 0     (00)
takeInt(2) // should return 0     (00)
takeInt(1) // should return 1     (1)
takeInt(3) // should return 7     (111)

I would like to use something like this for bit packed encoded data where an integer can be stored in just a few bits of a byte.

A: The BitSet and ByteBuffer ideas were a bit too difficult to control so instead, I went with a binary string approach that basically takes a whole lot of headache out of managing an intermediate buffer of bits.
public class BitBuffer
{
    final private String bin;
    private int start;

    public BitBuffer(byte[] bytes)
    {
        this.bin = toBinaryString(bytes); // TODO: create this function
        this.start = 0;
    }

    public int takeInt(int nbits)
    {
        // TODO: handle edge cases
        String bits = bin.substring(start, start+=nbits);
        return Integer.parseInt(bits, 2);
    }
}

Out of everything I've tried this was the cleanest and easiest approach, but I am open to suggestions!

A: You can convert the ByteBuffer into BitSet and then you'll have continuous access to the bits
public class BitBuffer
{
    final private BitSet bs;

    public BitBuffer(byte[] bytes)
    {
        this.bs = BitSet.valueOf(bytes);
    }

    public int takeInt(int bits)
    {
        int bytes = toBytes(bits);
        if (bytes > 4) throw new RuntimeException("Too many bits requested");

        int i=0;
        // take bits from bs and fill it into an int
        return i;
    }
}


The Christiansburg Aquatic Center is home to: 50 meter competition pool with diving platforms for 1 and 3 meter springboards and a 5, 7 ½, and 10 meter platform. A family leisure pool with a beach entry that will include a triple loop water slide, spray features, and fountain with dumping water buckets. A heated therapy pool with a spa-like atmosphere that is excellent for those with arthritic joints and overexerted muscles. It is an ideal amenity for rehabilitation or physical therapy programs 1,000 seats for spectators; sun deck and observation deck. Locker rooms, family changing areas, wet classrooms, administrative offices, fitness areas, a warming kitchen, lounge areas, multi-purpose rooms, and Wi-Fi.


Marcel, the tiny shell with shoes on, returns in a sequel to the original viral hit directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp and starring Jenny Slate. The little guy's charm is so unstoppable, his creators have released a book.
For more films by Dean Fleischer-Camp, visit http://www.deanfleischercamp.com/.


This is a two-part workshop where participants learn how to increase the production of your garden space with successful succession planting by efficient use of space and timing. Manage crop rotation throughout the season to get the most out of your space. During part two of this workshop, participants will also learn about season extension and the bending of hoops to create cold frames for your garden space.
You can buy tickets for one or two parts! Discount when registering for both parts together!


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Khalifeh Baghi (, also Romanized as Khalīfeh Bāghī) is a village in Garmeh-ye Jonubi Rural District, in the Central District of Meyaneh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 254, in 60 families.

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Populated places in Meyaneh County

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Located in an impressive old draper's warehouse, Citibase Birmingham Mailbox is in the heart of the vibrant Mailbox shopping, entertainment and dining district. The recently refurbished reception area is reminiscent of a New York warehouse and the centre provides a wide range of offices many with amazing city views, including new Loft-style suites.
With New Street Station and the smart new Grand Central Shopping Centre, the Central Business District and the vast array of other shopping and dining options all under 10 minutes' walk away, it's the ideal location to grow your business.


HYDROMETAL's expertise is based on wide range of hydrometallurgical technologies which are unique in the world for treatment of complex residues containing non-ferrous metals which are often considered as toxic and hazardous wastes. We pay a very high attention to our contribution to the environment and as such, we make sure that our hydrometallurgical processes consume as little energy as possible and produce very low quantities of CO2. We are particularly proud of being able to give a second life to lots of metals and thus contributing to the prolongation of their life cycle.
Our technology and expertise form an integral part of the typical recycling cycle of raw materials : logistics and warehousing - we have important storage potential : 10.000m³ for liquids, 15.000 t in boxes, 10.000t for packed materials and 3.000 t in silos - sampling and analyzing, treatment via hydro-metallurgical technologies and finally packaging for sale.
We have as many as 6 different plant units which enable us to process a very wide range of different materials.
Finally, we spend considerable resources on our Research & Development Program which gives us a strong basis to our future business growth. Remaining at the forefront of innovation in our area of competence is indeed a major objective of our Group's strategy.
All our recycling activities are compliant with all relevant health and security and environmental rules and permits, subjects which are at the very core of our Group's Values and Commitments.


Bloom's Taxonomy categorizes skills that students are expected to attain as learning progresses. Originally published in 1956, the tool is named after Benjamin Bloom, who was the Associate Director of the Board of Examinations at the University of Chicago. Now a classic arrangement of intellectual skills, the taxonomy and its revisions can be used to develop effective learning outcomes.
Bloom and his graduate students developed the taxonomy as a framework that would allow test banks of questions with specific objectives to be shared across universities for comprehensive examinations. The original taxonomy consisted of three domains (cognitive, psychomotor and affective); the cognitive domain is the most widely utilized, describing six levels that capture lower to higher-order thinking. Bloom's Taxonomy was revised in 2001, and the updated version is described in the table below.
Metacognitive Knowledge: strategic knowledge, cognitive tasks, including appropriate contextual and conditional knowledge, self-knowledge.
Write Intended Learning Outcomes - Bloom's Taxonomy is a useful tool for writing learning outcomes to help students attain higher order thinking skills. Using the taxonomy in combination with Backward Design, instructors can design courses that support student learning at multiple levels of cognition.
Design Activities and Assessments - Because alignment is key to attaining intended learning outcomes (see Backward Design), instructors should be mindful to develop classroom activities and formative and summative assessments that correspond to levels of Bloom's Taxonomy as intended in course learning outcomes. Instructors can also apply Bloom's Taxonomy to existing quizzes and examinations questions to assess what levels of cognition they cultivate.
Consider Other Taxonomies - Instructors can also deploy other educational taxonomies besides Bloom's and Krathwohl's. Other tools include Marzano's Taxonomy, referenced below. Marzano's Taxonomy is made up of three systems (Self-System, Metacognitive System, and Cognitive System) and the Knowledge Domain. Fink's Taxonomy of Significant Learning, referenced below, expands Bloom's taxonomy to include metacognition and wider human needs (Foundational Knowledge, Application, Integration, Human Dimension, Caring, and Learning How to Learn). Further taxonomies, including SOLO and other revisions to Bloom, are explored in the UCD citation below.
Bloom B. et al. (1956). Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification of Educational Goals. Handbook I: Cognitive Domain.
Fink, L. Dee. (2013). Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses. eBook: Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series.
Krathwohl DR. (2002). A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy: An Overview. Theory Into Practice 41(4): 212-218.
Marzano RJ and Kendall JS. (2007). The New Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Corwin Press: Thousand Oaks, CA.
O'Neill, G. and Murphy, F. (2010). "Guide to Taxonomies of Learning." University College, Dublin: UCD Teaching and Learning / Resources.
Handout featuring theory and practical examples of Bloom's Taxonomy and effective learning objectives.


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Fishermen scour the seas again for BDM
MORE reports have disclosed people mostly in the Islands and lagoons have been engaging again in harvesting beche-de-mer, (BDM) with news of the soon to be lifted ban circulating throughout the country.
Many more local and foreign businessmen are also reported to be buying BDM from rural people, and many more are seeking BDM licenses from the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources.
Last week, this paper published sources from the government claiming that the ban will be lifted sooner than expected, after Cabinet's approval.
The reports stated that the Ministry of Fisheries is only waiting on the regulations to be signed by the Minister.
This has repeatedly been denied by both the Ministry of Fisheries and the government, claiming that no decision has yet been made on the matter.
Despite such, harvesting and buying of BDM continues not only in the provinces but also in Honiara.
"We are continuing to harvest BDM from our seas, as we have been told the ban will be lifted and that many (businessmen) have given word that they would either come over or have us send our BDM for them to buy.
"For us fisherman, it is our most valuable source of income as selling BDM will earn us more money than our normal daily fishing exercises," Sweeney Satu from the Lau lagoons in Malaita Province told this paper.
Mr Satu added that many have encouraged other fishermen and communities to open up their seas and start harvesting BDM as the ban will be lifted.
Similar sentiments were echoed by others in the Western Province who said that people have already been heavily involved in harvesting BDM awaiting the ban to be lifted.
"As soon as the ban is lifted, many of us will bring our BDM over to Honiara to look for market.
"We have invested a whole lot of our money, time and effort in harvesting BDM based on news that the ban will soon be lifted," Brian, from Roviana said.
Meanwhile the Ministry of Fisheries previously informed this paper that unless Cabinet informs them and gives them the directive, the ban will remain.
The ministry said to date; no green lights have been given.
By JEREMY INIFIRI


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10 Amazing Female Israeli Tech Leaders Who Put Quality In Equality
By Sophie Imas, NoCamels May 12, 2014 8 minutes
People Technology
Top 8 Israeli Women Who Put The 'Quality' In 'Equality' via BigStcok
James Brown sang "It's a man's world," but as these 10 Israeli women show, that couldn't be farther from the truth.
NoCamels has sifted through the Startup Nation to bring you the top ten key female figures in Israel's booming tech scene.
And if you think we've missed other bright and bold female leaders, tell us in the comments below.
Dr. Kira Radinsky – Next-generation oracle
Kira Radinsky
This 27-year-old has had the world watching her with wide eyes ever since she used her unique software to predict Cuba's first Cholera outbreak in 130 years several months before it occurred. By using complex algorithms, this young prodigy developed software that is capable of predicting the future. At the young age of eight, while most children were still playing in the sandbox, Radinsky had already started coding, taken extra courses at a special Russian after-school in Israel, and earned a black belt in Karate. Radinsky then began studying at the Technion, Israel's Institute of Technology, at the age of 15, and had completed her PhD in data mining by the time she was 26, not without taking a break in the middle to serve as a software engineer in the army. Staying true to her passion of predictive analytics, Radinsky founded SalesPredict in 2012, a company which works to advise salespeople on how to identify and handle promising leads. Already, Radinsky's keen foresight has earned her a spot on MIT's list of Top 35 Innovators Under 35. With such a lengthy list of accomplishments at the mere age of 27, only time, or perhaps her software, will tell where Radinsky's genius will lead her next.
Sivan Borowich Ya'ari – Bringing Israeli innovation to Africa
Sivan Borowich-Ya'ari
Sivan Borowich-Ya'ari has been branded the "Israeli sunshine girl" for a reason: in 2008, Borowich-Ya'ari founded Innovation:Africa, a non-profit organization bringing Israeli clean technologies in solar energy and water to regions in need throughout in Africa. Borowich-Ya'ari's connection to Africa is deep-seated, her father and mother emigrated to Israel from the northern African countries of Algeria and Tunisia. So far, the organization has carried out 68 projects in Ethiopia, Uganda, Malawi and Tanzania, providing more than 450,000 people with electricity through sustainable energy sources, enough to power schools, orphanages, medical clinics and water pumping systems. For its efforts, the organization has obtained consultative status at the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and received the UN Innovation Award. Not only has Borowich-Ya'ari taken on the task of helping communities in Africa obtain vital resources, this philanthropist operates under the declared mission of using Israeli innovation to change the world for the better.
Dr. Michal Tsur – The "Iron Lady" of Israeli innovation
Michal Tsur
Dr. Michal Tsur, nicknamed the "Iron Lady" of Israeli startups has already accomplished more than most people hope to achieve in a lifetime. With a successful startup exit under her belt, she is now the co-founder and president of a multi-million dollar company. But Tsur ended up in the startup world entirely by accident, after earning a doctoral degree in application of game-theory to law from NYU, and a post-doctoral fellowship from Yale. Her lack of coding knowledge didn't stop her from co-founding Cyota, an online security firm (which sold for $145 million just a few years after its creation), only to move on to co-found another leading Israeli company, Kaltura, an open source video platform that collaborates with big names such as AT&T, Disney and ABC. But Tsur's success doesn't stop there: she is also an advisor and angel investor in several successful startups, and is a pro at juggling her family life with a fast-paced, intercontinental business routine. With all this under her belt, even Kira Radinsky might find it hard to predict what Tsur will bring to the table next.
Malvina Goldfeld – Breaking through cultural boundaries
Malvina Goldfeld
Malvina Goldfeld is the definition of cosmopolitan: she was born in Moldova, grew up in Israel, studied in Canada, the US, Japan and Chile and has worked in Ukraine, Italy, the UAE and Vietnam. Being fluent in five languages (English, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese), Goldfeld has broken through cultural and business boundaries, holding a number of prestigious positions at large corporations worldwide, allowing her to foster her passion for learning new languages and reading literature. Since July 2013, (when she had not yet turned 30), Malvina has been the Head of Business Development for Africa at PayPal, working to connect sub-Saharan Africa to the global marketplace. Previously, Goldfeld worked as the Vice President at Battery Ventures, a global venture capital fund focusing on investments in e-commerce and internet applications and as a business analyst for McKinsey & Company in Israel and Eastern Europe. Goldfeld began to build her profuse resume as a camp counselor at Seeds of Peace, a summer program working to promote dialogue and build bridges between Israeli and Palestinian youth. In 2013, she was one of the speakers at TEDxTelAvivWomen, a conference of the leading women in Israeli innovation, and in her spare time (apparently she has some), she mentors young girls in the coastal city of Bat Yam.
Orit Hashay – Serial Entrepreneur
Orit Hashai
This serial entrepreneur is no stranger to the startup world, joining the industry over 10 years ago. Perhaps the very epitome of an entrepreneur, Hashay hasn't rested a moment since she entered the market. Armed with 15 years of experience in software and business development for companies like Emblaze and Comverse, Hashay has a knack for providing tech-savvy solutions to women's daily problems. So far, she's founded mit4mit.com (a popular Israeli portal for wedding-planning), Ramkol.co.il (a business review site), Brayola (a personalized, crowdsourced form of online bra shopping) and Vetrinas (a virtual shopping site). And her success hasn't gone unnoticed; in 2012 alone, she was included both in the Top 50 Most Influential Women in Israel list, compiled by "Globes" and the Top 100 Girls in European Tech by the international Girls in Tech Network.
Daphna Nissenbaum – Putting an end to plastic
Daphna Nissenbaum
Although she started out as a computer engineer, this Israeli mom couldn't shake her passion for sustainability and the environment. After holding management positions in companies in Israel and the United States, Nissenbaum founded Tipa, a green tech startup, in 2010. The company's aim is to fulfill the growing need for genuinely ecologically sensitive food and beverage packaging. This savvy businesswoman developed 100 percent biodegradable and compostable packaging that decomposes within 180 days and acts as a seamless alternative to regular plastic, cardboard or aluminum packaging. So far, Nissenbaum and Tipa's efforts to contribute to the green revolution has been met with impressive international recognition. In 2012, Tipa won first prize at Israel's Cleantech out of 50 promising companies, as well as the Anuga Foodtec prize, a leading food industry packaging conference in Germany. And just last month, Calcalist reported that Tipa is raising $10 million, led by Chinese billionaire Li Ka-Shing's Horizon Ventures and joined by existing investors Aviv Ventures and GreenSoil.
Amit Knaani – Giving kids access to tech
Amit Knaani
Amit Knaani began her journey into the world of startup development at what some would call the top. She started off as the Senior Product Manager at WiX.com, the world's leading platform for website development, and then quit her prestigious job to join BabyFirstTV, a TV network for toddlers, as Product Manager in 2010. Together with Yami Glick, this mother of two then created her own startup in 2012 called Vikido, a video messaging service designed to allow kids and parents to communicate via video messages using an interface with no reading prerequisites. At the same time, she worked as Head of Product for ooVoo, a free video chat and instant messaging application, which has won a number of awards from "PC Magazine" since its founding. Today, she is the Vice President of Product at another up-and-coming website creation site called duda, specializing in the creation of mobile websites for businesses free of charge.
Triinu Magi – Connecting with the spirit of Israeli innovation
Triinu Magi
While she originally hails from Estonia, Triinu Magi has successfully caught the Israeli innovation bug. An expert data and security analyst and software architect by trade, Magi recently co-founded Neura, a system which allows users to profile their connected environment and create logical connections between devices, people, locations and the web. Before Neura, Magi worked as the head of Israeli company RSA's (a leading global software corporation) emerging technologies and fraud detection models. She has also previously worked as the data analyst and project manager at Estonia's Ministry of Justice, being one of the youngest people to help build the country's e-services and e-government infrastructure. Undoubtedly, the future looks bright for this new Israeli immigrant and leader of the revolution of The Internet of Things (IoT) and connected devices.
Liat Aaronson – Teaching entrepreneurship for a brighter future
Liat Aaronson
This lady's got the passion for entrepreneurship in her bones. From educating the business leaders of the future, to getting budding startups on their feet, Liat Aaronson is working hard to make innovation and entrepreneurship indelible parts of Israeli culture. A lawyer by trade, Aaronson currently serves as the Director of the prestigious Zell Entrepreneurship Program at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya, an exclusive program that teaches the promising business leaders of tomorrow everything they need to know to make their venture succeed. As part of her job, she travels all over the world to coach the program's 252 alumni and current students as they develop and promote their ventures, including by introducing her young protégés to Warren Buffett. In 2009, Aaronson attended TEDIndia and decided to launch the viral conference series in Israel, becoming the co-organizer of two TEDx events, one in Tel Aviv and another focused on Israeli-Palestinian discourse called TEDxHolyland, in 2010. From 2009 to 2013, Aaronson was also the director of Startupseeds, a non-profit organization for technology innovation for high school students.
Ayelet Noff – The blonde queen of the social media scene
Ayelet Noff
Ayelet Noff is convinced that not only do blondes have more fun, they are also masters of social media networks. At least that was the idea when she founded her new media public relations agency Blonde 2.0 in 2006 at a time when Facebook was still in diapers. But before she set off on her own, Noff was the Marketing Manager at one of the first and most successful Israeli instant messaging startups, ICQ, and was a contributing writer for major tech news portals like TechCrunch and The Next Web. Now, she and her team of 20 at Blonde 2.0 promote over forty Israeli companies to the likes of HP, Mobli and Viber on social media networks. Noff got the message early on that when it comes to social media, when a [smart] blonde says it, people listen.
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