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About TCM chef Raphael
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A cure to your health woes?
By Elizabeth Mutambara on 10/05/2010
Pick up a toy, a dinner plate or even an electronic good and chances are you will see a 'Made in China' tag.
It shouldn't surprise you though; after all, the Chinese people have been making and inventing things for a long time: paper, the compass, gunpowder and printing have all originated from China.
The Chinese also invented technologies that involve mechanics, hydraulics, and mathematics applied to things such as astronomy, agriculture, music theory, engineering, nautics, craftmanship and warfare.
They have also, for centuries, been practicing a form of traditional medicine based on the philosophical concept that the human body is a small universe with a set of complete and sophisticated interconnected systems that work in balance to maintain the healthy function of the body.
Chef Raphael Gamon (pictured) says that Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) reduces not only the doctor visits and ailments, but it also reduces the medical bills.
TCM has been around for over 3000 years and integrates traditional herbs into cooking, which help supports a healthy diet and improve the way you feel.
"The food that we eat can make a major difference to our long-term health, if we learn to eat properly, which is where TCM comes into play," Raphael says.
"Don't worry, this isn't going to bore on about cutting our meat and eating your veggies – TCM is about cooking for taste, for health and for enjoyment."
And by eating certain foods, you help your body maintain that healthy function.
For example, consuming the Chinese yam is reportedly supposed to help balance your hormones and strengthen the stomach while red dates and goji berries are meant to increase your blood circulation.
"This is not hocus-pocus potions and remedies. It is an accepted form of cuisine that they have been enjoying tastefully in Asia since well before the USA was discovered," Raphael says.
However, consuming certain Chinese herbal medicine involves a risk of allergic reactions (like most foods) and in rare cases, there may be poisoning.
Poisoning is usually due to introducing toxic herbs in your diet, which thankfully, are not available in most western countries.


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Arabic AI Ushers in New Era for Local Businesses
Mohannad Aljawamis
If there is one big word businesses have been obsessed with (well before COVID) it would be: Artificial Intelligence. But AI is not just a buzzword. We constantly hear about the efforts of various companies, organizations, and even governments to put AI to use and instantly reap economic, technological, and social benefits.
But is the Arab world benefiting from Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial Intelligence has been somewhat dominated by the global powerhouses: namely USA and China. This has meant that the applications of such technologies have been concentrated within these geographies and they have been built specifically for these regions' native languages. But that soon may no longer be the case.
Arabic speaking AI-powered technologies are on the rise. Efforts in various countries across the Middle East, such as the UAE's One Million Arab Coders program and other initiatives, are quickly enriching the MENA region with tools and resources that are built and tailored for its exact needs.
Today, Jordan sets a new example of the importance of Arabic-first technologies and tools that seek to expand the applications of the Arabic language and preserve its value. With the birth of Xina, an AI-powered interactive voice assistant and chatbot, the possibilities of applying AI to a native language and for the needs of local businesses is a possibility.
But what are the benefits of Arabic Artificial Intelligence for local businesses?
Well, using artificial intelligence in a way that is not limited by linguistics or localization needs means that the possible benefits are endless. It means that all the promises of automation, efficiency, higher quality, and improved data is all within reach for local businesses of the MENA region. Here are some highlights:
Automating interactions with customers, suppliers, partners, and employees
Artificial intelligence that is built using the Arabic language can introduce a whole new level of automated communication. Companies, organizations, and governments can build systems that automatically create interactive touch-points with their stakeholders and handle all the day-to-day written and verbal communication in a way that is smooth, native, and highly efficient.
Xina utilizes the concept of automated communication but takes things a step further and puts AI to its full use by building the capacity to interpret intent, detect gender and dialect, summarize and analyze conversations, and much more. Such tools are not simple chatbots or voice-bots, they are powerful human-like communicators that create enormous efficiencies and opportunities to scale local businesses.
Improving organizational productivity and efficiency
The coolest aspect about using artificial intelligence is that it takes care of various tasks; big or small; mundane or complex. As a result, businesses have more possibilities to free up valuable human resources and to allow them to focus on strategic and goal-oriented tasks and projects that can further the success and growth of the organization.
In this aspect too, Xina is focused on efficiency and optimization. It is designed to handle an ever-growing number of customer-facing tasks with the objective of minimizing pressure on human agents and amping up operational efficiency.
Enhancing data and analysis
Perhaps the biggest drawback of not using AI is missing out on the rich data and analytics. All AI-powered tools are based on millions of data points that are stored and retrieved based on the designated task. The "intelligence" part comes in with the application of these data points to resolve specific objectives but also to create systematic, data-driven business solutions.
Undoubtedly, the value of data and analytics is insurmountable for planning, decision making, and for achieving organizational success. Platforms like Xina provide a great example of how rich customer service data can be key to achieving objectives related to customer service and product quality, sales, operations, and much more.
Overall, AI is becoming a must in the business world today. Needless to say, companies across the MENA region that are competing for profitability and growth would highly benefit from Arabic AI tools that are designed to increase their efficiency, productivity, and strategic decision making.
Click here to explore how Xina's Technology is using Arabic Artificial Intelligence.
Xina is the world's first Arabic Interactive Voice Assistant (IVA) and Chatbot that utilizes Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Understanding to automate customer care functions.
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Birds Of Southern Africa And Their Tracks & Signs (Paperback)
Lee Gutteridge; Illustrated by Louis Liebenberg, Warren Cary, Mark Elbroch
This book is a totally fresh approach to observing birds in southern Africa. It affords you the opportunity to gather previously inaccessible and indecipherable information in the form of tracks and signs left behind by our avifauna. The book explores the unique details of the spoor, or tracks, of many species of birds. This is done in multiple ways including by observing their droppings, examining their feeding behaviour as well as their general nesting structures.
It's remarkable how tracks and signs in nature help you to enrich your knowledge of bird species, providing knowledge as straightforward as the shape of the individual nests of our various species of weaver, or the ability to recognise and understand the role of a drum-site in the life of a bearded woodpecker, or even being able to see the subtle signs of a cardinal woodpecker on the various acacia pods which host its larval food.
Louis Liebenberg has generously provided some sketches of spoor he has made for his own publications, making these clear schematics available to assist with identification. Skulls, feathers, beaks and egg shells are also occasionally encountered, and a few examples of these will be included, as they also tell a story of a bird which has passed by. This approach to southern Africa's birdlife will add tremendously to how we experience our wonderful avifauna.
Invertebrates Of Southern Africa And Their Tracks & Signs (Paperback, None Ed.)
Lee Gutteridge
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This book intensively covers a never-before-explored aspect of Southern African nature and is an essential new addition to the library of every nature lover. It was researched and written over the last four and a half years to open a door to a little known micro-world that exists all around us. Invertebrates – which include commonly seen creatures such as butterflies, spiders, beetles, worms and scorpions – are everywhere. The signs of their day-to-day activities are all around us if we know where to look.
The life cycles and behaviours of many animals are discussed, with a special focus on interactions between mammals and invertebrates – a fascinating subject in itself.
While working on this book, Lee Gutteridge spent many hours in the field with expert entomologists and arachnologists, many of whom commented that; even though they had spent a lifetime in the field, this experience, of invertebrate tracking, had changed the way that they see the invertebrate world.
With funding received from the Oppenheimer family, 250 copies will be donated to indigenous trackers, whose knowledge Lee appreciates and respects.
Bushman Rock Art - An Interpretive Guide (Paperback)
Tim Forssman, Lee Gutteridge
The prehistoric record of southern Africa extends back some 2 million years. The oldest cultural artefacts are stone tools such as handaxes, cleavers and choppers. In more recent centuries, archaeologists have found an extensive repertoire of artefacts including not only stone tools, but tools of bone, wood and shell as well as beads, jewellery, grinding stones, clothing, fishing equipment, burials and southern Africa's enigmatic rock art. Understanding these painted scenes and menageries is not immediately obvious. Using this interpretive guide, visitors to these ancient shrines can properly interpret rock art panels and make sense of the complex world of Bushman beliefs. Bushman Rock Art is the first of its kind. Never before has rock art been so dissected and presented in such an easy-to-understand, interpretive manner, exploring the deep symbolic meaning behind the art and what these powerful images meant to Bushman artists. The images they painted, all with exquisite attention to detail, have deep ties to Bushman cosmology and their religious beliefs. With a selection of images from across southern Africa, deciphering the painted sequence of motifs is simple and innovative, making it possible for the layperson to truly appreciate this phenomenal artistic tradition. Also included is a guide to rock art sites in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.
Mammals Of Southern Africa And Their Tracks & Signs (Paperback)
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Tracking is a much-loved, yet difficult, subject that attracts at least some of the attention of almost every bush-goer who ventures into the wild places of southern Africa. The ability to accurately read difficult, partial or little-seen signs left in the soil or sand is rare and largely the domain of professionals. However, by making use of a comprehensive guide, anyone who applies him- or herself can begin to decipher these natural hieroglyphs etched on the ground. In this volume, Louis Liebenberg's highly accurate sketches of animal tracks, showing all the details one would find in a perfect example of the spoor, are combined with a wide selection of extremely varied photographs that explain the difficult truth of the matter, and represent what you are most likely to actually see in the many different substrates where the animals walk. This field guide to mammal tracks and signs also serves as an ID guide to the mammals of southern Africa as full colour photographs of each animal are included.
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Health, US News	 April 22, 2021 November 5, 2021
A Murky Future: COVID-19's Effects on College Admissions and Post-Secondary Plans
Nastia G., Arts Department Co-Editor
As college decision season rolls around, the full effects of the coronavirus on the college admissions process are becoming brazenly clear. Along with claiming the lives of over 500,000 U.S. residents alone, COVID-19 also affects the futures of over 20 million teenagers (ages 15-19) across the country. Graduation and what used to be prom season is just around the corner, and many communities are acknowledging the unfortunate cancellations of these in-person high school events with sympathy. Some schools are even working on creative ways to allow these cherished teenage milestones to persist even under stringent safety protocols. There is no doubt about it- high school juniors and seniors are not having the high school experience they waited for, and it is unfair. But the sad truth is that not even a magical prom or in-person graduation ceremony will amend the anger and disappointment high schoolers nationwide feel. The real brunt of coronavirus on teenagers is not that it forces high school experiences to look different but that it seriously impacts life beyond graduation and makes the future even murkier.
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Arts, Feature, Reviews	 February 19, 2021 April 21, 2021
Mankind's Crucible: What Arthur Miller's 1953 Masterpiece Taught Us
Nastia Goddard, Arts Department Co-Editor
The Crucible is one of those titles that almost everyone is familiar with or has at least heard of- and for a good reason. Arthur Miller's 20th-century classic drama tells a brazenly timeless story, though few truly recognize its candid relevance in the modern world. As society becomes increasingly polarized in the digital age, it is easy to brush off the lessons of the past as inapplicable historical lectures. Such thinking is inherently flawed: how can we move forward if we refuse to acknowledge our past? The answers to some of today's most pressing questions may lie in the text of a play that most high schoolers begrudgingly skim.
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Opinion, Science	 February 2, 2021
Meet the Uterus: A Conversation About Childbirth and Female Reproduction
The female body is a taboo topic. In ancient times, women's bodies symbolized the purest of entities. The female anatomy was supposed to be mysterious, sophisticated, and beautiful. Men and women knew little of reproductive anatomy, and most early diagrams of these systems were abstract. Until the 1960s, most men and women were not educated in schools about the construct of their own bodies, and many never received proper sexual education at all. In the present day, more than half of the United States, including the District of Columbia, do not require sexual education to be taught in public schools. Despite the lack of proper anatomical education, there are dozens of slang words for different female body parts, most of them used as insults against men as a means of degrading them.
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The Year Without a Nutcracker: Reimagining Holiday Traditions in Unprecedented Times
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The holiday season of 2020 is sure to be unique. With social distancing guidelines in place, many families are unable to gather for collective meals and take part in timeless traditions. Some have found creative ways to stay connected, even when apart. Thanksgiving went virtual on Zoom, where families were able to indulge in the scrumptious festivities from a safe distance. The video software even dropped its 40-minute time limit for unpaid subscribers in the spirit of the celebration. The holidays are meant to be a time of warmth and togetherness, and in a year like this, they are needed now more than ever, even if adjustments must be made. Indeed, 2020 will be the year to make brand new traditions as we all try to navigate this new world.
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Arts, Entertainment, Feature	 November 4, 2020 November 6, 2020
"Live From New York: It's Saturday Night!" — SNL is Back
In March, coronavirus swept through the world, leaving a destructive trail in its wake. Auditoriums, professional theaters, cinemas, and art galleries were forced to close down to prevent the spread of the virus, as the threat of exposure was high in tightly packed spaces such as these. The arts were essentially forced to shut down. For many, the only way to see other people and stay entertained was through cable television, Netflix, YouTube, and TikTok. While networks and media companies worked tirelessly to provide viewers with sufficient amusement with which to stay busy when the world shut down, this task proved far more difficult than most realize. Even the most well-known television series struggled to deliver entertainment with new episodes. Many networks placed strict COVID-19 regulations in studios to keep actors, technicians, and directors safe. Most shows were postponed until further notice. Live shows faced a particularly brutal beating. To survive, many live shows continued to air from hosts' and guest stars' homes via Zoom or Skype. Saturday Night Live's 45th season ended in sketches recorded and designed by the stars from their own living rooms.
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The latest revelations about Russia and President Trump's campaign are useful because they might help unravel the mystery that has always been at the center of this story. Why has Trump had such a rosy attitude toward Russia and President Vladimir Putin? It is such an unusual position for Trump that it begs for some kind of explanation.
Trump is what historian Walter Russell Mead calls a "Jacksonian" on foreign policy (after Andrew Jackson), someone deeply skeptical and instinctively hostile toward other nations and their leaders, who believes in a fortress America that minds its own business and, if disturbed, would "bomb the s---" out of its adversaries and then retreat back to its homeland.
Trump so admired Putin that he imagined that the two of them had met, making some variation of that false claim at least five times in public, and playing down any criticisms of him. "In all fairness to Putin, you're saying he killed people. I haven't seen that," he said in 2015. "Have you been able to prove that?" When confronted on this again earlier this year, he dismissed it, saying, "We've got a lot of killers. What, you think our country's so innocent?" Trump could not have been making these excuses for any political advantage. The Republican Party was instinctively hostile toward Russia, though in a sign of shifting U.S. alignments, Republicans today have a more favorable view of Putin than Democrats by 20 points.
"There's nothing I can think of that I'd rather do than have Russia friendly," Trump declared at a news conference last July. His campaign seemed to follow this idea. He appointed as a top foreign policy adviser Michael Flynn, a man who had pronounced pro-Russian leanings and, we now know, had been paid by the Russian government. Paul Manafort, who was for a while the head of Trump's campaign, received millions of dollars from Ukraine's pro-Russia party. During the Republican convention, there was a very unusual watering down of hawkish language on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. And once elected, Trump chose as his secretary of state Rex Tillerson, who had been awarded one of Russia's highest honors for foreigners and had a "very close relationship" with Putin. Finally, there are the repeated contacts between members of Trump's campaign and family with key Russian officials and nationals, which again appear to be unique to Russia.
It is possible that there are benign explanations for all of this. Perhaps Trump just admires Putin as a leader. Perhaps he has bought in to the worldview of his senior adviser Stephen K. Bannon, in which Russia is not an ideological foe but a cultural friend, a white Christian country battling swarthy Muslims. But perhaps there is some other explanation for this decade-long fawning over Russia and its leader. This is the puzzle now at the heart of the Trump presidency that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III will undoubtedly try to solve.


"For Christ's sake!" Thinking about how that phrase is used so often, or misused.
My mind goes to Psalm 23 verse 3 specifically.
I'm taking time right now to really look at that part a little closer and just focusing in, pondering it, meditate on what God inspired David to write as he strived after pleasing God and how David did it as well as what God did for David as he made the effort to be a man after God's owb heart (1 Samuel 13:14) and why God did it.
He refreshes and restores my life (my self); He leads me in the paths of righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him–not for my earning it, but] for His name's sake.
I find also that God renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. (Psalms 23:3 NLT) and all I need to do is seek Him, accept Him and get out of the way (humble myself), allowing Him to do it.
Many times in my life I find that I am my own worse enemy. Battles take place in my heart (my soul), my body and my mind because I am seeking my own will, even at times of my trying to please God, rather than letting Him be in complete control. Acknowledging His ability, grace and mercy.
Really all any of us need to do is accept the free gifts He gives and allow Him to do what He does best.
God's will not our own.
I did a several post on The Lord's prayer back in February breaking it down into sections (Lead Us). That prayer Jesus taught puts emphasis on acknowledging our Father as the supernatural power (higher power) that is not of this world (holy) and asking for His Kingdom to reign.
In that prayer Christ teaches us to ask for our needs to be met, forgiveness, deliverance and for Him to lead us.
Before Christ closes the prayer, once again He acknowledges God's Kingdom, power and Glory, which will last forever.
In my life, once asking God to save my soul and make Jesus my Lord, I noticed that a true change came over me when I really meant it (more than words) I was ready for a change and He did it. I've been born again.
When we allow Christ to come in there is a significant change. The "being born again" Jesus talks about in John 3 is seen when individuals stop living for themselves and start living for Christ. However, that is just the start.
As we continue through life we quickly realize we must constantly feed this new being in us (this new spiritual life) that is in us as He fuses with our own souls.
As long as Jesus is truly Lord we are constantly changing for His will (supernatural life after death) rather than our natural destiny (death).
If we feed only our flesh and only our ego and our own desires, paying no attention to The Holy Spirit we very rapidly beging to slide further and further away for God and His will and lean more and more on our own understanding.
Looking once again at Psalm 23:3 we see David proclaiming how God is able to restore, refresh and renew our souls: He leads, guides and directs us in the paths of righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him–not for our earning it, but] for His name's sake.
We can focus on Him, seek Him (chase after His Will for His glory) and live as subjects of His Kingdom now and forever. Those rewards go far beyond this life and are not just temporal.
The struggle only comes when we get in the way and choose to not acknowledge Him or get some type of glory & recognition for what we do.
The life of a Christian is about letting God renew us (killing our old ways) and letting Christ lead us all for His sake and HIS glory, not our own.
Extra: Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.
Yes, we live under constant danger of death because we serve Jesus, so that the life of Jesus will be evident in our dying bodies.


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JAMA article on talc's link to ovarian cancer likely underestimated risk
Study's lead author says "it is not good data" for an analysis of talc ovarian cancer risk.
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A recently released Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) article examining the link between genital use of talcum powder and ovarian cancer failed to consider lifetime use, according Dr. Anne McTiernan, epidemiologist and researcher at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle and Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. "Because of this, the risks from talcum powder exposure seen in this paper are likely underestimates of their true sizes," she said.
Other clinicians and the JAMA authors also acknowledged there are limitations with the study, and even the study's lead author, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences epidemiologist Katie O'Brien, told Reuters that while the study was large, "because ovarian cancer is such a rare disease, it was still not big enough to detect a very small change in risk," and, in general, "it is not good data."
The study involved data from about a quarter-million women from four U.S. cohorts. Researchers found that over a median follow-up of just 11.2 years, there were 61 cases of ovarian cancer per 100,000 person-years among women who used powder on their genitals at any point, compared to 55 cases per 100,000 person years for women who had never used powder on their genitals.
The study also found that women who had used talcum powder on their genitals at some time in their lives had an 8% increased risk of developing ovarian cancer. Certain groups were at an even higher risk. For example, for women who used baby powder on their genitals and never had a hysterectomy or tubal ligation, the risk of ovarian cancer was 13% higher than women who had never used talcum powder on their genitals. Weekly users of baby powder had a 19% increased risk of developing the disease. And among frequent talcum powder users diagnosed with epithelial ovarian cancer – the type that most plaintiffs suing consumer health care companies like Johnson & Johnson have been diagnosed with – their risk was 21%.
The article also supported other research that talcum powder particles can travel up the vagina, through the fallopian tubes to the ovaries, where they can inflame tissue and "set off a cascade of increased oxidative stress levels, DNA damage, and cell division, all of which can contribute to carcinogenesis."
Beasley Allen has been privileged to represent thousands of women who developed ovarian cancer after using Johnson & Johnson talcum powder on their genitals for feminine hygiene. The firm continues to investigate these cases. For information, contact Ted Meadows, who heads up Beasley Allen's Talc Litigation team, and Leigh O'Dell, who serves as co-lead counsel in the talc federal multidistrict litigation.
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Goal 13:
" We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. "
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13: Climate Action
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Reduction of single-use plastics
A key sustainability initiative at SMT Shipping is the reduction of single-use plastics throughout our fleet. Thanks to the installation of reverse osmosis water purification systems, seafarers will have filtered water for drinking without the...
SMT goes solar in Guinea
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SMT Shipping adopts the UN Goals
SMT Management is pleased to announce its decision to align its sustainability initiatives with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This set of 17 interconnected goals are meant to address the urgent environmental, political,...
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At the rank of Assistant Librarian (tenure-track), the Metadata and Digital Strategies Librarian reports to the Head of Digital Programs and Services. S/he oversees metadata generation and reuse processes for a diverse portfolio of digital projects and provides technical expertise to relevant stakeholders in order to grow and support LSU's digital initiatives. S/he may supervise student workers and graduate assistants as needed.
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At Technology4Change we often feature examples of how technologies developed for other applications such as space, automotive and telecommunications are being applied in the built environment, but this time buildings are inspiring a ground-breaking physics innovation.
Researchers at the Australian National University were inspired by the radical shape of a Canberra building to develop a new material that allows scientists to put a perfect bend on light. The new material called a topological insulator could lead to the development of an improved computer chip using light. It could also be used to improve the performance of microscopes, antennae and even quantum computing.
The researchers Alex Slobozhankyuk and Andrey Miroshnichenko, pictured in front of the building with models of the material structures, were part of the team led by Professor Yuri Kivshar. As the picture shows the building's rows of offset zigzag walls are a highly irregular shape.
This unique topology allows light to travel unhindered and bend around corners without any loss of signal. The material innovation is related to the material structure rather than the molecules it is made from.
"In our experiment we used an array of ceramic spheres, although the initial theoretical model used metallic subwavelength particles, even though they are very different materials they gave the same result" said Dr Miroshnichenko.


In this story Bill Marks jumped to a conclusion based on his bias about the new, younger employees who worked for him. This is a troubling example of almost making a decision based on very limited information (data) about what was going on in the situation.
Bill was prevented from making an awkward and wasteful decision by the involvement of an H.R. Director who understood how to diagnose a problem. Fortunately, Bill had enough "common sense" to check with his H.R. Director, Raymond Webster, before taking any action. Raymond, with many years of experience applying his "Good Scientist" skills, was able to show Bill how to apply the Scientific Method to the situation in which he found himself.
Here's the story as told by Raymond Webster.
My name is Raymond Webster and I'm the Director of Human Resources for a large furniture manufacturing company located in a small town in Ohio. Bill has 20 years with the company and is responsible for an assembly plant that employs 150 associates. Our business is beginning to pick up so we started hiring again about six months ago.
1. When does Bill usually ask people to work overtime? How much advance notice does he give?
2. What are the scheduled delivery dates for the Anderson order?
3. Were there any backups or breakdowns that delayed processing the order?
4. Was there more than a normal absentee rate at the time of the overtime offer?
5. Were there any external factors that might be affecting associates' decisions about whether to volunteer or not to volunteer for overtime?
6. How does Bill usually ask for overtime volunteers? Is he demanding and pushy?
To get the answers to my questions, I took a walk out in Unit 4 and made a stop at the Scheduling and Plant Engineering area. I also took a swing through the plant, stopping randomly to chat with associates, and I included both old timers and several of the new, younger associates.
It took me about two hours to complete my walk around. I had promised Bill I would get back to him before the shift ended, and I had about 15 minutes to organize the information I had collected and put it into a cause and effect statement describing what I thought was going on.
Q1: What is the scheduled delivery date for the Anderson order?
A: The delivery date for the order is next Monday (source: Scheduling area).
Q2: Were there any backups or breakdowns that could have delayed processing the order?
A: On Tuesday morning the line was shut down for 3 hours due to an electrical failure at the edging machine. It took 4-5 hours before the line was back to normal. This threw the whole schedule off for the week and created the need for overtime on Saturday. The breakdown was caused by a motor failure on the equipment (Source: Scheduling & Engineering).
Q3: When does Bill usually ask people to work overtime?
acted "frustrated" which was unlike Bill, and he started canvassing associates trying to get three more names. Associates who signed up don't yet know for sure if they will be working on Saturday. One volunteer said, "We've got lives too, and we all have plans we'll need to cancel if we are going to work on Saturday." (Source: Associate).
Q4: Was there more than the normal absentee rate at the time of the offer?
A: The absentee rate was normal yesterday when the offer was made. However, I noted that 8 to 10 associates had been granted unpaid leave on Friday. We always have some requests for unpaid leave, usually one or two, but this was an unusually high number.
Q5: How does Bill usually ask for overtime volunteers?
A: Of the 8 associates I spoke with, including 3 of the newer employees, all reported that Bill is courteous and not demanding. As one associate put it, "Bill is a thoughtful person who cares about us." (Source: Associates).
Q6: Were there any external factors that might have affected peoples' decisions to volunteer for work on Saturday?
A: When I looked at the local community calendar I found that the high school graduation was scheduled for Saturday. I checked two nearby school districts and their graduations were also planned for Saturday.
As Bill was leaving, Roger asked, "What are you going to do?" Bill paused and said, "I'm going out and apologize to my whole crew for jumping the gun and acting frustrated. If I do that I might just get 2 or 3 more to sign up for Saturday overtime".
Bill did just what he said he would do and indeed got 3 more volunteers.
Put yourself in Bill's shoes and recap the steps Raymond followed. What was Raymond's diagnostic approach? How did he Grasp the Situation?


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Recent research from Deloitte has underlined the increasingly global nature of organisations of all shapes and sizes.
Now of course the concept of doing business globally is not new. As LBS professor Lynda Gratton points out in a recent article in HR Magazine, businesses have been international ever since silks and spices first started being moved around the world. Recent years, however, have seen a seismic shift and globalisation is now affecting what she describes as "the whole nature and fabric of work".
Thanks to advances in technology, people can literally work anytime, anyplace and with colleagues from anywhere across the world. Managing these dispersed workforces presents a real challenge for organisations – who are also grappling for the first time with a 4G (four generation) workforce, with all the demands and expectations that brings. But while advances in technology are at the root of many of the challenges facing global businesses, the latest generation software can also do much to help organisations manage their people effectively, move to more collaborative ways of working and achieve the best possible performance.
The day-to-day minutiae of managing a team can take up an inordinate amount of time. Managers waste precious hours co-ordinating annual leave, monitoring sickness absence and making sure performance reviews get completed and acted upon. The problem is multiplied when you're dealing with people who you rarely see face-to-face and who may be operating in different time zones and across a variety of flexible working arrangements. It's hardly surprising that we are seeing the rise of what Deloitte calls the 'overwhelmed employee' – managers who are so overloaded with information and bogged down with admin that they struggle to get the real work done. Cloud-based HR solutions provide an easy way out of the admin fog that descends on so many. The latest generation solutions come with self-service, so that employees can manage their own holidays and log sickness absence on line. They give managers an overview of what's happening in their team so they can make sure work is properly resources and make it easy to find all the important documents and policies in one central place.
As the key world economies emerge from recession, talent is once again at a premium. Organisations are facing critical skills shortages and are battling to hold onto their best people. HR software can do much to help companies get a clear picture of the skills they have available in house and those they need to develop to support their business plans going forward. They can also significantly raise both the profile and practice of performance management. Automated systems 'nudge' managers, for example, when appraisals are due and make all the necessary forms available on-line. It helps to ensure the important conversations take place on a regular basis, so that managers are clear about the aspirations of their top talent and high-potential employees can see the business is serious about investing in their future development.
Millennials are projected to make up 75 per cent of the global workforce by 2025 – but research has shown that the Gen Y employees entering the workforce now have very different expectations of work than their older colleagues. They expect to change jobs frequently, are hungry for rapid progression and demand regular recognition of their achievements. They place high priority on work-life balance and value the opportunities to 'give back' to society. One of the key characteristics of this generation is also that they are 'digital natives'. They have grown up in a connected, wired world and expect to find the same when they enter the workforce. They are shocked when they come into organisations and find that social media sites are banned and manual processes are still alive and well, particularly in many basic areas of HR. Forward-looking organisations have recognised that if they want to get the best out of millennial employees they need to meet them on their virtual turf. They are using HR software solutions not just to automate key processes, but to enable Gen Y employees to ask questions, showcase their achievements, take advantage of just-in-time learning and connect with people across the business in a way that feels natural to them.
One of the key impacts of globalisation has been a rise in collaborative working. Forward-thinking organisations have realised that in a fast-moving, competitive environment, they can no longer afford to keep people in their traditional silos. They need to encourage input and ideas from people across the business and to exploit the full range of skills and talents they have in house. As a result, we are seeing a move towards more fluid teams, brought together for specific projects and then disbanded when their work is done. There has also been a rise in remote teams who are conducting their business via virtual meetings. LBS professor Lynda Gratton describes how she is working with organisations to create 'jams' – on-line events which help companies "tap into the collective wisdom of their crowds and encourage conversations between employees in different locations." The latest HR technology can do much to support these emerging ways of working. Many of the latest systems come with integral social portals, for example, which allow employees to collaborate on projects, access key documents easily and find quick answers to important questions.
Making people feel part of the same corporate 'family' can be difficult in a growing, global business. It's easy for people working in smaller remote locations to feel divorced from what's happening at the centre and distant from overall business objectives. Once again, social portals have a real role to play. They allow the business to share its thinking about future direction, reinforce key messages about priorities and get input from employees. They spell the end of the static annual employee survey and pave the way for a more vibrant community of employees who can give feedback on a continuous basis, allowing the business to regularly 'take the temperature' and get an insight into how people are thinking and feeling. If employees feel they have a voice they are much more likely to feel engaged with their role and their employer and will ultimately be more loyal, productive and effective.
Advances in technology has had another benefit too; costs have dropped dramatically. HR software "in the Cloud" (or Software as a Service) vendors like Cezanne are able to offer sophisticated international HR solutions that are quick to deploy and much more affordable than older-style – or even some of the more modern – enterprise HR applications. Global HR software is no longer the preserve of major internationals – but available to smaller global businesses too.
How is HR software helping you manage your global workforce? Look out for next week's blog, where we will be talking about the key features you need to look for in global HR solutions.


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A Work of Devotion
Newfoundland: Can You Dig It? by Paul Chafe
A Grand Adventure: The Lives of Helge and Anne Stine Ingstad and Their Discovery of a Viking Settlement in North America by Benedicte Ingstad The Forgotten Songs of the Newfoundland Outports: As Taken from Kenneth Peacock's Newfoundland Field Collection, 1951-1961 by Anna Kearney Guigné
Untitled by Laurence (Laurie) Ricou
Songs of the Indians by John Robert Colombo
A Mixed Bag by Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Afrika by Colleen Craig Mr Karp's Last Glass by Cary Fagan and Selçuk Demirel All-Season Edie by Annabel Lyon Skids by Cathleen With
Untitled by W. H. New
La Poésie Québécoise Contemporaire by Jean Royer
Reference by Laurence (Laurie) Ricou
Dictionary of Literary Bibliography - Canadian Writers Since 1960: Second Series, Volume 60 by W. H. New Dictionary of Literary Bibliography - Canadian Writers Since 1960: First Series, Volume 68 by W. H. New Dictionary of Literary Bibliography - Canadian Writers Since 1960: First Series, Volume 53 by W. H. New Profiles in Canadian Literature: Volume 6 by Jeffrey M Heath Profiles in Canadian Literature: Volume 5 by Jeffrey M Heath Canadian Writers and Their Works: Poetry Series, Volume 5 by Ellen Quigley, Robert Lecker and Jack David Canadian Writers and Their Works: Poetry Series, Volume 3 by Robert Lecker, Jack David and Ellen Quigley
Carl Spadoni
A Bibliography of Stephen Leacock. ECW Press
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Thirty years ago, on the anniversary of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, US first observed National Coming Out Day as a reminder that one of our most basic tools is the power of coming out.
In honour of National Coming Out Day, FSoG honours all who have come out as LGBTQ or as a straight ally for equality.
That takes bravery, and we commend you.
On Oct. 11, 1987, half a million people participated in the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. It was the second such demonstration in our nation's capital and resulted in the founding of a number of LGBTQ organizations, including the National Latino/a Gay & Lesbian Organization (LLEGÓ) and AT&T's LGBTQ employee group, LEAGUE. The momentum continued four months after this extraordinary march. As more than 100 LGBTQIA activists from around the country gathered in Manassas, Va., outside Washington, D.C.
Recognising that the LGBTQ community often reacted defensively to anti-LGBTQ actions, they came up with the idea of a national day. It is meant to celebrate coming out. They chose the anniversary of that second march on Washington to mark it. The originators were Rob Eichberg, a founder of the personal growth workshop. The Experience, and Jean O'Leary, then head of National Gay Rights Advocates. From this idea the National Coming Out Day was born.


KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian law enforcement agents have arrested 23 former high-ranking tax-administration officials suspected of helping the government of ex-President Viktor Yanukovych to defraud the state of nearly 97 billion hryvnyas ($4 billion) in what authorities called the largest-ever operation of its kind here.
Chief Military Prosecutor Anatoliy Matios said Ukraine's economy had "suffered" from the activities of the officials and warned others that this was only the "first wave" of arrests.
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov and Chief Military Prosecutor Anatoliy Matios told reporters that the former officials were taken into custody over the course of 454 raids in 15 regions across Ukraine on May 24.
They said the operations involved 1,700 National Police officers and about 500 military prosecutors. Matios said the raids and arrests were part of an inquiry into the operations of Ukraine's Income and Tax Ministry under its former minister, Oleksandr Klymenko.
Klymenko, like his ally, Yanukovych, fled to Russia at the height of antigovernment protests in February 2014.
He is believed to be living in Moscow.
Matios said Ukraine's economy had "suffered" from the activities of the Yanukovych-linked officials and warned others that this was only the "first wave" of arrests.
"During the course of the criminal investigation we foresee detaining and charging employees of the Prosecutor-General's Office, Ukraine's SBU Security Service, and employees of the state tax administration," Interfax-Ukraine quoted Matios as saying.
Avakov, who called the raid "the biggest anticorruption operation the country has ever seen," said some suspects tried to evade arrest, including one official nabbed at the airport.
Matios said some of top suspects were being brought to Kiev by helicopter.
"The courts now will become the battleground," Avakov said.
Activists praised authorities for the arrests, but noted that the bigger challenge will likely be prosecuting them.
Ukraine, which has struggled to combat pervasive corruption since Yanukovych's ouster, has not convicted a single senior-level official accused of corruption since the pro-Western government of President Petro Poroshenko came to power in May 2014.


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Access to Work has 'marketing problem' with mental health
Hywel Roberts, September 04, 2014
The government's Access to Work programme, designed to help disabled people into employment, is too focused on those with physical disabilities, according to a panel speaking to the Work and Pensions Select Committee.
The scheme is intended to help those with physical and mental disabilities to enter and stay in employment through financial and personal support.
However, Centre of Mental Health IPS project co-ordinator Nicola Oliver claimed those suffering from mental health conditions are not always effectively reached.
"There is a marketing problem with Access to Work," she said. "All the examples of support given by Remploy seem to be of people with physical disabilities. So when people with mental health contact Access to Work they're not necessarily sure what support would be available for them."
Oliver said she believes the marketing for Access to Work can be too focused on the employer.
"Many people with mental health problems won't disclose them to the employer," she said. "So the support needs to be available without their knowledge."
She suggested marketing the scheme to support staff, such as community mental health teams and GPs, might be a more effective use of resources.
National Autistic Society workplace support consultant Susan Askew suggested the scheme is not sufficiently tailored to meet the needs of individuals with diverse and specialist needs.
"Everybody with autism is very different and I don't think that's fully understood by Access to Work. Meeting one person with autism does not mean you understand everybody on the autistic spectrum," she said.
"We've come across support workers who have made unhelpful comments and have not shown they understand the condition at all."
Notting Hill Housing administrative assistant Rachel Brown, who has Asperger's Syndrome, revealed that when she visited her local GP there was "no mention" of Access to Work on any of the posters in the waiting room.
"I hadn't heard of it before I started at Notting Hill and one of my colleagues told me about it," she said. "In my last three roles I haven't had any support because I wasn't aware it was available."


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It's alive – my franken hand wash!
So yesterday I told you about my empties and said that I cheated with a few? Well here it is – my hand wash creation with the dregs of Tesco face wash, Anatomicals shower gel, He-shi shower scrub, and N-spa raspberry shower gel. I did actually finish this Compagnie De Provence Orange Blossom liquid soap but I thought I'd save my money (and my sanity) and use the last bits of a few things that would have sat in the shower forever. It seems when they get to the last 1/4 of the bottle they suddenly get ignored, so I think this is the way forward for a few months whilst I'm finishing off some more shower gels.
So what do you think of my franken, good idea/bad idea?
I agree with Ms Red as long as it smells good…. great way to save on bathroom supplies!
@MsRed – It does smell pretty good and your right is does look volcanic. Jamie was impressed too!
@Beauty Soiree – The layers happened by themselves if I tried to re-create it again I'm sure I'd fail!
@Aseya – I recommend it, it's a great way to get rid the last few bits of things you'll never use up.
@Jude – I want to see a picture of your volcanic handwash please!
@Joy – I never thought this would make such a splash (pardon the pun) with everyone.
Great idea I should do this. I'm terrible for rejecting things when they're almost done… I replace them and want to use the new product immediately!
@Ms Wedgie – I'm sure if I tried to make a franken polish it would be sludgy brown!
@Jade – Yes I agree it does look a bit spooky but it works!
@Strawberry Blonde – Well I nearly cracked a threw a bunch of things out before they were finished, I will definitely be doing this again!
Thanks for stopping by ladies, I really appreciate your comments!
Looks insane! Don't know how they'd all work together but hey, it just might be the next best thing.
@Adriana – Why thank you my dear I thought it was pretty clever myself!
@Taylor – Well everytime I use the hand wash I get a different sensation and scent, it's working pretty good so far and the colours have changed too!


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Baxter Obtains U.S. FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Regiocit Replacement Solution Used in CRRT
DEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a global leader in acute care, announced it has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Regiocit, the company's replacement solution that contains citrate for regional citrate anticoagulation of the extracorporeal circuit. Under the EUA, Regiocit is authorized to be used as a replacement solution only in adult patients being treated with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) and for whom regional citrate anticoagulation is appropriate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Acute kidney injury (AKI), a potentially life-threatening condition where the kidneys suddenly stop working and fluid and uremic toxins build up in the body, is one of many complications affecting COVID-19 patients. A recent meta-analysis of 20 studies evaluated more than 13,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, 43% of whom were in the intensive care unit or had severe infection, and found that AKI prevalence was 17%, with a range of 0.5% – 80.3%.1 CRRT mimics many of the functions of the natural kidney and is the cornerstone of treatment in patients with severe AKI.2 A citrate-based replacement solution can be used for regional citrate anticoagulation in patients who are at greater risk of bleeding during CRRT, as it eliminates the need to administer a blood thinner, such as Heparin, to prevent clotting in the circuit. Regiocit is the only authorized citrate-based replacement solution available in the U.S. for use in CRRT during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Demand for CRRT remains elevated as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to progress, and we're proud to offer Regiocit as an important new option to help healthcare providers in the U.S. optimize care for critically ill patients requiring CRRT and regional citrate anticoagulation, while bringing an additional supply of replacement solutions to the U.S.," said Reaz Rasul, general manager of Baxter's Acute Therapies business.
During CRRT, the patient's blood passes through an extracorporeal filter where fluid and uremic toxins are removed before the cleaned blood is returned to the body. CRRT allows for slow and continuous removal of fluid and toxins, which can be better tolerated than other conventional treatments in patients who are hemodynamically unstable. Replacement fluids are needed during CRRT to flush toxins from the body and replace electrolytes and volume lost during the filtration process. There have been reports of increased filter clotting in COVID-19 patients during CRRT, which may result from cytokine storms that occur in some patients when high levels of inflammatory mediators circulate in the blood as an intense immune reaction to the virus.3 Clotting can disrupt the flow of blood and impact the effectiveness of treatment. An anticoagulant is often infused into the blood circuit to help prevent clotting during CRRT.4
Regiocit contains physiological concentrations of sodium (140 mmol/l), chloride (86 mmol/l) and a low concentration of citrate (18 mmol/L) and can provide the necessary pre-filter volumes required to replace filtration losses during convective therapies. It is used in combination with other standard dialysis and replacement solutions that supplement missing electrolytes such as potassium, magnesium and phosphate.
Regiocit has not been approved by FDA in the U.S. but is currently in use in countries around the world, including in Europe and Asia. A limited initial shipment will be available in the U.S. immediately, with more significant production ramping up throughout the coming weeks and months.
Supporting Acute Dialysis in COVID-19 Patient Care
Baxter continues to provide CRRT machines, fluids and sets to help healthcare facilities address patient needs around the world. Baxter has received EUAs for several of its products used in CRRT, including Oxiris, the HF20 Set and the ST Set. Oxiris is the only filter set available in the U.S. to reduce pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in the blood, including for use in CRRT, for confirmed COVID-19 cases admitted to the ICU with confirmed or imminent respiratory failure who require blood purification. Under its EUA, the HF20 Set is authorized to deliver CRRT to treat patients of low weight (8-20 kg) and low blood volume who cannot tolerate a larger extracorporeal circuit volume in an acute care environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ST Set is authorized for use under its EUA to provide CRRT to treat patients in an acute care environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the HF20 Set and ST Set can be used with the PrisMax or Prismaflex control units (monitors). The FDA has not cleared or approved Oxiris, the HF20 Set and the ST Set. Rather, the EUAs authorize the products for use in CRRT during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic evolves, Baxter remains focused on supporting healthcare providers during these extraordinary circumstances.
About Baxter
Every day, millions of patients and caregivers rely on Baxter's leading portfolio of critical care, nutrition, renal, hospital and surgical products. For more than 85 years, we've been operating at the critical intersection where innovations that save and sustain lives meet the healthcare providers that make it happen. With products, technologies and therapies available in more than 100 countries, Baxter's employees worldwide are now building upon the company's rich heritage of medical breakthroughs to advance the next generation of transformative healthcare innovations. To learn more, visit www.baxter.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
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Important Safety Information for Regiocit
Regiocit is authorized by FDA under an Emergency Use Authorization to be used as a replacement solution only in adult patients being treated with CRRT and for whom regional citrate anticoagulation is appropriate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Regiocit will be administered only by a licensed healthcare provider in a critical care setting and will be available for use only in facilities that Baxter has qualified and provided appropriate training on the use of Regiocit. Regiocit is authorized for use for no longer than the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency and has neither been cleared or approved by the FDA. Regiocit is intended to be used in continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) and hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF) modalities.
Contraindications for the use of Regiocit include:
Severe liver failure
Shock with muscle hypoperfusion
Known hypersensitivity to any component of Regiocit
All treatments with Regiocit must be prescribed by a physician. The size, weight, metabolic and fluid balance, cardiac status, and general clinical condition of the patient must be carefully monitored by the prescribing physician before each treatment.
This release includes forward-looking statements concerning Regiocit, including potential benefits associated with its use (in connection with the COVID-19 epidemic or otherwise) and its anticipated availability. The statements are based on assumptions about many important factors, including the following, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements: ability to maintain supply continuity; actions of regulatory bodies and other governmental authorities (including with respect to the granting, potential extension or termination of any new or existing EUA by FDA); contractual requirements, product quality, manufacturing or supply, or patient safety issues; changes in law and regulations; and other risks identified in Baxter's most recent filing on Form 10-K and other SEC filings, all of which are available on Baxter's website. Baxter does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.
Baxter, Regiocit, Oxiris, Prismaflex and PrisMax are registered trademarks of Baxter International Inc.
1 Shelief Y. Robbins-Juarez, BA, Long Qian, MD, Kristen L. King, MPH, Jacob S. Stevens, MD, S. Ali Husain, MD, MPH, Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, Sumit Mohan, MD, MPH. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Of Outcomes for Patients with COVID-19 and Acute Kidney Injury. Kidney Int Rep. Published online June 24, 2020
2 Lins RL, Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2012;27:4252-4255
3 Rabb H. Kidney diseases in the time of COVID-19: major challenges to patient care. J Clin Invest. 2020;130(6):2749-2751.
4 Ashita Tolwani, M.D. Continuous Renal-Replacement Therapy for Acute Kidney Injury. N Engl J Med 2012; 367:2505-2514.


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My grandfather was a soldier in the Polish army and was captured by the Russians. He escaped — only to be later captured by the Nazis.
Miraculously, they both survived and met in West Germany after the war. My mother was 4 years old (the same age my own daughter is today) when they came to America.
When I first heard of Edith Eger, I was of course curious about her story. At 90 years old, she just released The Choice: Embrace the Possible. The book is a treasure of lessons from a women who turned her pain into powerful gift to heal others.
I found myself highlighting many powerful lessons in the book.
If you only read one book this year, consider hers. And if you also find it helpful, leave her a review on Amazon.
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Kuek, Mamour Choul Turut (1999) The Effects of Reading On Writing: A Study on Sixth Form Students of Sekolah Menengah Tinggi Kajang. Masters thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
A quasi-experimental study was conducted to test the hypotheses that teaching reading and writing integratively in the ESL classroom enhances students' intellectual processes and their syntactical maturity in writing more than the teaching of these two skills separately. The subjects of this study comprise 43 Form 6 students of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tinggi Kajang, a high school in the suburb of Kuala-Lumpur, Malaysia. Out of a total of six classes, two classes were randomly selected, one Science class and the other an Arts class. Each group was left intact in their own class. In both classes, English was taught as a subject. The subjects were given writing tests before the start of the study. Then the two classes were clustered randomly assigned into experimental and control group. The experimental group was taught reading and writing integratively while the control group was taught reading and writing separately. At the end of the study the two groups were post-tested. The findings showed that the integrative teaching of reading and writing enhances students' syntactical maturity in writing (t =2.110, df = 36, P <0.05). The findings also showed that integrative teaching of reading and writing enhances students' intellectual processes in writing. The study suggested that reading and writing should be taught integratively in ESL classrooms.


BlueFox.io today announced the closing of its $7 million Series A funding, with participation from Baseline Ventures, Panasonic, NewGen Capital and Pentalog.
BlueFox.io, the company developing disruptive real-time customer engagement solutions for brands and brick & mortar retailers, today announced the closing of its $7 million Series A funding, with participation from Baseline Ventures, Panasonic, NewGen Capital and Pentalog.
"We're excited by the strength of our investors. The quality and depth of our sales pipeline illustrate the appetite for our technology from top tier brands and retailers who can now increase sales and manage premises better and cheaper than before," said Guillaume de La Tour, the founder and CEO of BlueFox.io.
Homan Yuen, Managing Partner at NewGen Capital, said, "We are very happy to have Baseline Ventures and Panasonic join the Bluefox.io team. NewGen has been a proud supporter of the company's vision and is excited to see the technology and business further validated by these strong partners."
BlueFox.io technology reinvents traffic counting and customer engagement in physical spaces. It offers a cloud platform that makes counting simpler and more affordable. The company also provides brands and retailers a unique approach to real-time customer engagement on smartphones, without the need for a mobile app or costly beacon installations. To learn more, please visit http://www.bluefox.io.
BlueFox.io is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.