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Officially, VMware, according with the vExpert FAQ, say that the biggest benefit of the award is the public recognition as a VMware vExpert Award winner.
Be sure to follow the vExpert blog, in order to be updated to all opportunities.
But there are also a lot of other benefits (this was the 2015 related list) by third part companies (or also individuals). In my opinion the most valuable for vExpert are the Pluralsight content access (great to learn new stuff) and the Ravello lab access (great to test new stuff).
If I miss any reference, feel free to send me a comment (in this post) and I will add it to the list.
Historically TrainSignal gave the access to a lot of material. Some years ago it was acquired by Pluralsight and the available material has increased!
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For more information about Ravello virtual lab see this post.
The VMware Press team have bring an exclusive offering to the vExpert community. VMware has built an alliance with Pearson (VMware Press) and is the official publisher of VMware books and training materials for critical topics with the latest VMware technology for professionals. VMware press offers books, ebooks, video training, simulators and practice tests. All 2015 vExperts can save 35% off any purchase from vmwarepress.com.
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Note that this does not apply only for VMware vExperts, but also for VMware Certified Professionals (VCP), Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCP), Microsoft Certified Technology Specialists (MCTS), Most Valuable Professionals (MVP) and more.
Symantec will give to VMware vExpert, VMware Certified Professional or VMware Certified Instructor a free license of Symantec Backup Exec 2015 V-Ray Edition along with 12 months of essential support to use in production or non-production environments (e.g. evaluation, demonstration or training purposes).
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AOMEI provide backup and restore solutions, and interesting tools to manage disk partitions. AOMEI acknowledges that Microsoft MVPs, MCPs, MCTS as well as VMware vExperts, VMware Certified Professionals, VMware Certified Instructors, VMUG members, etc provide resources and guidance to the community. AOMEI is glad to reward that contribution with free, NFR licenses of their products to above people.
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When it comes to your wedding ensemble, it's hard to make up your mind. Marriage is considered one of the most auspicious occasions in India. Most of the Indian couples tie the wedding knot after much scrutiny and horoscope matching. As it's one of those days where you want nothing to go wrong when it comes to the wedding. Checking your compatibility with your life partner is just level one. The next step is checking which designer matches your Zodiac Bridal Wear.
The Aries bride is bold and is not one to shy away from the latest trends. But still, they want to wear the traditional red. And trust me your choice of choosing red will be the best choice, it's a fiery version for sure.
The Taurus bride is all about subtle elegance. You prefer soft, pastel shades of pink, blue or green accessorised with light jewellery. Taureans prioritise consistency and reliability in all areas of their lives.
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Deeply intuitive and sentimental, Cancer's tenacious personality is one that cares about those around her. The best colours for the Cancerian brides are blue, white and light green.
Virgo brides like things that are feminine, but simple too. You love the finer things that make a dress feel unique. You can also choose your bridal dress in light blue or green colour.
The Libra bride is very fashion conscious. You know you want to make a statement on your wedding day. The colours for you are turquoise, all shades of blue and ivory.
Incredibly passionate, the intuitive water sign is strong and powerful. You are extremely emotional and very secretive. Red, blue and purple are your colours to choose.
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They are very traditional as far as values of life are considered. They are also masters of self-control and responsibilities. Shades of grey and blue are just perfect choice for your wedding day.
The Aquarius bride is extremely independent, slightly quirky and very fashion-forward. You can wear brown, grey, violets and dark blue colour on your wedding day.
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NC State has a long connection to dairy and dairy products. The first pasteurized milk in North Carolina was pasteurized at the university in 1918, partnering with a nearby Army base. While dairy husbandry was already going on in North Carolina in the 1800s, dairy processing started to grow in the early 20th Century, much of it centered around NC State.
As Howling Cow continues to be popular in the area and it now becomes available in commercial grocery stores, Hollifield said their goal is still to fund the education of students at the Feldmeier Dairy Processing Lab and in their departments.
Through selling Howling Cow to fund research and scholarships, Hollifield said they do not need to use tax revenue.
"The dairy industry supports us because we provide well trained students without diverting university funding," he said.
The new Harris Teeter ventures means more funding and more research, Hollifield said, with research into new whey protein isolate already underway.
"We have new agriculture education on our farm. It's the work being done, even if it may not reach the public for 10 years," he said.
Howling Cow is now available at Harris Teeter, with other purchase locations at NC State as well.


Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 28th February 2016, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates.
Malta now has its first reinsurance special purpose vehicle (RSPV) as Exchange Re, a platform for collateralised reinsurance transactions, has been launched by captive management specialist USA Risk.
Insurance and reinsurance group XL Catlin has announced a new hire to support and help drive the expansion of its alternative reinsurance capital and insurance-linked investments activities, appointing Daniel Brookman as Senior Vice President, Alternative Capital.
Insurance-linked investors in Everest Re's Bermudian insurer and reinsurer Everest Re's collateralized reinsurance sidecar Mt. Logan Re Ltd. are set to receive returns as high as 20.2% from their 2015 allocations to the vehicle, according to data sourced by Artemis.
Insurance, reinsurance and risk-linked securities (ILS or IRLS) are an "example of an innovative solution which allows the capital markets to provide an efficient and growing means to transfer risk," according to SIFMA EVP Randy Snook.
The wealth of alternative capital in the global reinsurance market could be utilised to increase demand and grow the overall reinsurance pie, creating opportunities for insurance-linked securities (ILS) to meaningfully enter new regions and perils, according to industry experts.
Reinsurance firms operating with a hybrid balance-sheet approach to capital sources, management and funding, are the future of the industry, according to speakers at the SIFMA IRLS 2016 conference in New York.
The insurance-linked securities (ILS) asset class, of funds featuring catastrophe bonds, collateralised reinsurance contracts, quota share and sidecar investments, industry loss warranties (ILW's) and other private ILS, displays the lowest volatility of any hedge fund strategy.
The increased maturity of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector has been reflected in the transition of its investors, from pure capital providers to sophisticated players with a greater willingness to understand their exposures, underlining the importance of pricing transparency in the sector.


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Re: Community Update #7 - Romance & Companionship
Emrikol #675653 23/09/20 07:25 PM
deathidge
Originally Posted by Emrikol
Originally Posted by deathidge
Nope, not mad about romance. I'm upset with sexually explicit content.
I doubt we're going to be seeing any 'peepees' and 'weewees', so I wouldn't call it sexually explicit. Personally, the whole romance thing, sexually charged or not, is of no significance to me whatsoever, and from my own worldview, resources could have been devoted to other more important things. But that's me. Plenty of other people probably love this stuff and find it to be a significant element to the overall appeal of the game.
Yes, everyone gets their own opinion and what they want out of the game. But if sexual content is a "significant element to the overall appeal of the game" to someone then I'm sure someone could refer them to other games where that is supposed to be a bigger part of the game. IMO, this is Dungeons & Dragons and sexual content shouldn't even be on the list of things to put in the game. Playing P&P it's easy and quick to allude to explicit content and be done with it. This, however, is a video game and Larian has opted to put significant resources towards creating sexual content that adds nothing to the game that the classic fade-out didn't also add. Now if I buy the game, i'm really only getting a % of the total content because I don't care for watching sex scenes.
deathidge #675659 23/09/20 07:45 PM
KillerRabbit
IMO, this is Dungeons & Dragons and sexual content shouldn't even be on the list of things to put in the game. Playing P&P it's easy and quick to allude to explicit content and be done with it.
People play differently. One of the groups I played with was entirely made up of couples. At one point the DM decided to replace the lovers with doppelgangers to see if we could spot the difference between the character and the double. "I'm going to try and seduce the guard!" was a frequent ploy that usually produced lots of laughter and blushing. Yeah, we 'faded to black' and didn't require details but that group did have romances in pen and paper version of D&D.
Emrikol
Hey, I agree that this stuff really doesn't seem like it belongs in D&D. I think it's overdone in movies and TV as well. Just doesn't seem necessary, and is often boring. But Larian doesn't seem to me like the sort of company who would willy-nilly decide to throw so much time into something that they haven't vetted. If they didn't and it continues to be received the way it has in this thread, they'll lose more than any of us.
The Composer #675663 23/09/20 07:54 PM
Wormerine
I like a good relationship system in an RPG (I wish they would say more n how it is to work), don't care for romance itself (prove me wrong Larian! - not by making a digital porn video though) but I couldn't peeled my eyes from the video hoping for another look at this magnificent beauty:
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kanisatha
It's interesting how reactions to this update seem to be the opposite of how people have reacted to this game thus far.
For me as a strong critic, this was a good update, maybe even an awesome update. Just to get the sex issue out of the way, my attitude on romances in cRPGs is very absolute: either go all the way and include everything (so NO CHEESY fade to black) or else leave romances out altogether. I greatly value realism even in my games.
But this update had so much more. It was a great update about decisions, choices, and consequences. And that stuff is the heart and soul of the RPG experience for me. I LOVE that they phrased this entire discussion as being about RELATIONSHIPS, with romances being just one part of it all. Relationships is what it ought to be all about, including a great variety of different types of relationships, both between your PC and NPCs as well as among NPCs with each other. And, there was a lot in there about how your custom character will not be shortchanged relative to the Origin characters in this department. This means a lot to me as someone who will not ever play an Origin character. Heck they even revealed that at some point one of your companions may not survive because of reactions between you and that companion, as in you kill them. Awesome! The evil companions must DIE!! For someone like me who very strongly favors the outside-of-combat roleplaying parts of a cRPG, this was a hugely meaningful update.
The one thing that left me a bit confused/concerned was this from the Q&A:
Will companions be interchangeable during long rest?
Yes, at the start of your adventure your recruited companions will be at camp when not in the adventuring party, and can be swapped in and out at camp. Just like friends in real life! After the first act however you are going to have to commit, also just like in real life.
That very last sentence is what has me concerned.
qhristoff
It means that like in DOS2, after Act 1 your party is fixed and cannot be changed.
But hey, "it's not DOS3!" ...
It just means that the story will be fixed and linear like in DOS. You will basically be on rails through the acts with "large" maps that you can explore, but not return to after you complete each act.
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qhristoff #675666 23/09/20 08:01 PM
Originally Posted by qhristoff
Seriously?! Because if this is the case, that would be awful.
kanisatha #675667 23/09/20 08:05 PM
But this update had so much more. It was a great update about decisions, choices, and consequences. And that stuff is the heart and soul of the RPG experience for me. I LOVE that they phrased this entire discussion as being about RELATIONSHIPS, with romances being just one part of it all. Relationships is what it ought to be all about, including a great variety of different types of relationships, both between your PC and NPCs as well as among NPCs with each other. And, there was a lot in there about how your custom character will not be shortchanged relative to the Origin characters in this department.
Why does it concern you? Personally, I dislike the Get-them-all feel of most modern RPGs - while BG1&2 didn't exactly block companions you did adventure with the party, I did generally stick to certain party composition. I still do so in modern RPGs (PoEs Kingmaker) with other guys only joining for quests. I find it somewhat cheap that one can experience "everything" while not actually not using companions. I didn't really know Kana, Hiravias or Takehu until I traveled with them for the majority of the game. I don't mind having to commit more.
That's one of the things I liked in D:OS2, though they could have done something more interesting with it. It sounds good to me on paper - we have one chapter to explore companions available to us and form the party for the adventure. And if companions are good enough then subsequent playthrough would feel more different, then "you got everyone" approach. It would be cool though, if non picked comanions would still be in the game in some form - perhaps join enemies or get turned into mindflayers and such.
Warlocke #675668 23/09/20 08:06 PM
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IrenicusBG3
Originally Posted by Warlocke
Originally Posted by IrenicusBG3
The update is not only about romance, there are a lot of interesting relationship dynamics there.
I just wish that it is not exclusively during Camp time.
Other thing is that Gale and Shadow Heart don't look too evil for me as far as we have seen.
Evil characters don't have to be explicitly evil, but Swen did say that the characters in EA or all either evil or neutral.
Sure, but if Swen didn't tell me I would be thinking they were all good from what we've seen so far.
Warlocke
If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say that it means that only 4 of the total x characters are going to successfully extract their tadpoles.
my thoughts exactly. pure contrivance, just like the source collars.
this game is pound for pound turning in to an upgraded DOS2.
It does resemble, but the plot here is far better.
My concern is the camp for now. Are we gonna be teleported from the Underdark or a cavern everytime you take a long rest? Or you will not be able to take long rests in Underdark?
we actually don't know if the plot is better. it's the setting that's better, and all of that is pre-written for them.
Wormerine #675675 23/09/20 08:42 PM
Originally Posted by Wormerine
I can see where you're coming from on this, but I just don't like it. I see it as a limit on my roleplaying, and I don't care for anything that limits my roleplaying. I think it ultimately comes down to whether you are big into replaying this game. People who expect they will replay this game a lot will probably not care. But those gamers who typically don't replay a game a lot, or at all, will likely not be happy. For my part, I also value greatly the notion of being able to tailor my squad for the mission at hand.
If this ends up being how the game is set up, the importance of being able to increase party size to six becomes even more huge.
IrenicusBG3 #675676 23/09/20 08:43 PM
I imagine that there must be different camp "biomes," so I'm not too worried about that.
And the whole pet companions travel with you to a new biome? Guess we will find out soon.
But those gamers who typically don't replay a game a lot, or at all, will likely not be happy. For my part, I also value greatly the notion of being able to tailor my squad for the mission at hand.
Fair enough. I for one prefer for the mission to be tailored to my squad - I am fine with certain quests or paths becoming unavailable.
The Composer #675753 24/09/20 09:38 AM
KeraTerra
I just watched the Romance community update. It seems that Larian do take a lot of care to implement romance as a narrative and cinematic feature.
They want players to care about the characters and impact that such relations have on the story.
But I want to suggest something that could take that impact to the next level - gameplay.
What if characters who are in love could gain a treat that would enable them to react to things that happen in the fight? Perhaps even automatically?
For example, Shadowheart could have a chance to cover the player with a shield from an attack, or the player character could immediately counterattack the monster who hurt their love interest. Rule-wise it could work based on the reaction rules similar to some spells to stay true to the DND source.
The closest I have seen to this was either the new unique skills in Tyranny, permanent buff to the stats in NWN:Mask of the Betrayer, or the friendship system in the XCOM series.
Of course, it may be seen as an imbalance, but imagine the impact such system could have on the player. We would spend 60 to 80% of our time in combat, and having romance change something about how characters behave in combat and not just in dialogue would be precious and previously unseen in RPGs.
qhristoff #675757 24/09/20 10:25 AM
Why though? It looks like more time was spent on making sure anyone can fuck anyone than was spent on actual writing or character development.
I know now what kinds of gamers work at Larian. The kinds who care more about fucking goblins for the lols than about the adventure itself.
I hate playing D&D with people like that, and I can guarantee I will hate this game now.
This isn't D&D. This is pre teen masturbatory soap opera trash.
This kind of cringe garbage makes me REALLY not want this game now. It keeps looking worse and worse with every update.
Lol, how did you manage to analyze all that based on seing a few sketches? Anyway since you somehow know how many hours Larian has spent on each different section of the game could you share some of this insight and where you learned it from? Id be greatly interested in such info.
To continue following up on my take of this update, I think it is stuff like this that Larian should've led with following the February announcement, rather than focusing on combat as the first thing we were exposed to. Decisions and choices and consequences and relationships and storytelling and roleplaying: this is what is most important in a ROLEPLAYING game. For people like me, it is as I learn now, belatedly, more about these aspects of the game that I have a more positive reaction to the game. But unfortunately, I have already soured on the game quite a bit from all that I had been exposed to in the first few months after the reveal, because that was all about combat which is always a very divisive and controversial area in games like this one. And that's too bad.

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Programme changes are processed via issue management while configuration management provides the control for managing these changes. Purpose of configuration management in a programme is to control the development of, and changes to, programme management documentation and assets, products and services created by programme. The following are the five basic processes involved in programme-level configuration management. Let us begin with planning. It includes decisions regarding what level of configuration management is appropriate based on blueprint and organisation's approach to configuration management. The next process is identifying. This includes identifying all the assets created during the programme and dependencies for which the configuration management is required. The third process is controlling. The configuration of the programme is baselined once the definition of the programme in document is approved. As most programmes change over time, version control changes are needed in the configuration document along with other documents. The next process is status accounting. This involves maintaining the current and the historical information concerned with each configuration, such as, the configuration items and all dependencies including those external to the programme as well as inter-project dependencies. The fifth process is verifying. This includes auditing the programme to ensure that there is conformity between the expected and actual status of the products and the configuration items before the delivery to operations. In the next screen, we will focus on an example based on the concepts discussed.
As part of the Nutri Snack, a programme to create a healthy evening snack, the R&D department of Nutri Worldwide Inc. has decided to import the highest level cocoa beans from the Ivory Coast. But the past experience with the vendor XYZ used by the organisation suggests that the former does not have a good network in Africa and may delay the import. Following are some of the risk responses under discussion: 1. Use coffee beans instead of cocoa beans because the former is easily available. 2. Put a clause in the contract that any delay in delivery will lead to penalty for the vendor XYZ. 3. Ask a different vendor ABC to get cocoa beans from Brazil. The quality might not be same though. 4. Insure the consignment against delay. In the next screen, let us see how to categorise these risk responses as Reduce, Accept, Avoid, Share and Transfer.
Following are the risk responses that may be undertaken by the R&D department of Nutri Worldwide Inc. Firstly, coffee beans should be used instead of cocoa beans because the former is easily available. This is the response named 'avoid' as the risk of delay is eliminated in this case. Secondly, a clause should be included in the contract that any delay in delivery will lead to penalty for the vendor XYZ. This risk response is known as 'share' as a part of the loss is to be borne by the vendor as well. Thirdly, the vendor should be asked to get cocoa beans from Brazil. The quality might not be same though. In this case, the organisation would try to reduce the impact. This risk response is known as 'reduce'. So, even if the organisation may not get the best quality seeds, they will have cocoa available for the recipe. Finally, the consignment should be insured against delay. Insurance is similar to transferring the risk as it passes the risk to a third party.
Let us summarise what we have learnt in this lesson: Issue is a relevant and unplanned event that requires management action to prevent or reduce its impact on programme. The steps involved in the issue management framework are capture, examine, propose a course of action, decide and implement. The threat responses are avoid, reduce, transfer, share, accept and prepare contingent plans. The opportunity responses are exploit, enhance, share, accept, transfer and prepare contingent plans. Configuration management provides the control for managing the changes in a programme. Next, we will focus on risk and issue management within the transformational flow.


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Vacations contribute to Americans' 'creeping obesity,' study suggests
By Susan Perry | 01/28/2016
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When the study participants returned from their vacations, 75 of them (61 percent) had gained weight — an average of 0.32 pounds each.
Taking a vacation — even if it involves a lot of walking — is likely to lead to a small but significant weight gain that will persist even after you return back home, according to a study published earlier this month.
Researchers found that people who go on vacation for one to three weeks gain an average of a third of a pound while they're away — added weight that tends to remain on their bodies at least six weeks after they return.
The extra weight may sound inconsequential, but it probably contributes, say the study's authors, to the slow but steady gain in weight — an average of 0.9 to 2.2 pounds per year — that so many Americans accumulate over their lifetime, starting in early adulthood.
As the study's authors also point out, 70 percent of American adults are either overweight or obese.
The current study was led by Jamie Cooper, an associate professor of food and nutrition at the University of Georgia, and published earlier this month in the journal Physiology & Behavior.
For the study, Cooper recruited 122 adults (43 men and 79 women) aged 18 to 65 who were about to take a short vacation (seven to 21 days) in a location away from home. Participants met with researchers three times: right before the vacation, right afterward, and then six weeks later. Various measurements, including weight, body mass (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio, were taken at each meeting. Blood pressure was also measured, and the participants answered questions about health-related habits, such as exercise.
Forty-six of the participants (37.7 percent) were overweight at the start of the study, while 19 (15.6 percent) were obese. The average BMI of the participants before they went on vacation was 25.8, which falls into the "overweight" category (although not by much).
When the participants returned from their vacations, 75 of them (61 percent) had gained weight — an average of 0.32 pounds each. Six weeks after the vacation, the total average weight gain had increased a bit more, to .41 pounds.
Those people who had been away from home the longest tended to have put on the most weight.
'Creeping obesity'
Importantly, at their six-week post-vacation meeting with the researchers, only 39 of the 75 participants who had gained weight said they were trying to lose it.
"This highlights the importance of 'creeping obesity' and how it can be problematic for individuals to prevent weight gain," writes Cooper. "The amount of weight gain that occurred on the vacations was small; possibly too small for most participants to feel like it was necessary to try to lose the weight they had gained. Yet the fact that this weight gain persisted indicates that the vacation weight gain could contribute greatly to yearly weight gain."
"In fact," she adds, "one vacation alone could theoretically make up all of a person's yearly weight gain."
Cooper also points out that, on a daily basis, the vacation-related added weight observed in this study is more than twice the average amount that previous research has found people gain over the two- to three-month annual holiday season of pre-Thanksgiving to post-New Year's Day.
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What might have caused people to gain weight while on holiday?
Interestingly, the weight gain didn't seem to be associated with a decrease in physical activity. The study's participants actually tended to report increases in their total daily physical activity during their vacations, particularly an increase in the time they spent walking.
That finding suggests that the weight gain came primarily from eating more, not from exercising less, says Cooper. Unfortunately, the study collected only limited data on the vacationers' dietary habits, although 107 of the participants (88 percent) did acknowledge consuming more food while they were away.
They also reported a huge increase in their alcohol consumption — from an average of eight drinks per week before they left on their trips to an average of 16 drinks per weeks while vacationing.
Given the amount of calories in alcohol, those drinks could alone explain up to 30 percent of the weight gain observed in the study, says Cooper.
The study has some important limitations. It included a relatively small number of participants, for example, and had no control group. It also followed people for only six weeks, a time frame that may not have been long enough to capture the participants shedding the pounds they had gained.
Still, writes Cooper, "it is important for adults to understand how small weight gain on a vacation can be meaningful, and that this weight gain should be lost to help prevent yearly weight gain and creeping obesity."
One final finding from the study: Cooper reports that the participants tended to experience a "significant" reduction in their systolic blood pressure and in their self-perceptions of stress while on vacation — and that both these benefits were still apparent six weeks after the vacation had ended.
But, she warns, "whether or not these positive changes in [blood pressure] and stress can overcome the negative health implications of gaining weight on vacation are yet to be determined."
FMI: You'll find an abstract of the study on the Physiology & Behavior website. The full study is behind a paywall. Physiology & Behavior is the official journal of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society.
Obese women experience much more negative social stigma than previously thought, study finds
People who report weight-related stigmatization are more likely to become binge eaters and to avoid exercise and other healthful habits.
To help fight obesity, experts suggest ways to downsize food portions
"A combination of regulatory and non-regulatory measures is likely to be needed," write the authors of a new BMJ article.
'Fat but fit' concept may be misguided, study suggests
The authors of the study say their data suggests that being aerobically fit does not protect obese people from premature death — at least, not young obese men.
Susan Perry writes Second Opinion for MinnPost, covering consumer health. She has written several health-related books, and her articles have appeared in a wide variety of publications.
Submitted by Pat Berg on 01/28/2016 - 12:37 pm.
Well there ya' go!
No more vacations for ya'!
Submitted by Susan Lesch on 01/28/2016 - 02:05 pm.
More paid vacations please
Shhh. The U.S. needs a lot more paid vacation time (not less!).
Submitted by Robert Freeman on 01/28/2016 - 02:12 pm.
If Europeans get three times as much vacation as we do, why aren't they three times as obese?
Submitted by Ben Maxwell on 01/29/2016 - 10:25 am.
Thank you for mentioning the limitations because it seems like a limited sample size and lack of a control group would indicate that these results are more anecdotal than scientific, even for the low standards of rigor on many statistical based health related studies.
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Today's Paris memories center on Disneyland Paris.
It's smaller than Disneyland (and much smaller than Disney World), but the rides are much better (Indiana Jones is a coaster with a loop; Space Mountain also has loops and blows away the CA version) and the park is much more do-able in a day.
Plus: WALL*E and French food!
And best of all, it's very easy to reach from Paris (the park is in the suburb Marne-la-Vallee). Simply hop on the Metro to any of these stations: Charles de Gaulle Etoile, Auber, Chatelet Les Halles, Gare de Lyon or Nation. At any of these stations, you'll need to switch to the RER regional trains (and buy a separate ticket for it, since Paris Metro passes/tickets don't cover suburban trains). Hop on the RER A train to Marne-la-Vallee — the signs for this train also are conveniently marked Parcs Disneyland. The last stop is just outside Disneyland in what is essentially the Paris version of Downtown Disney.
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Its been three and half years since we last came to Melaka, and in that time we expected many changes especially to our beloved walkabout venue, Jonker Walk.
Turned out nothing much has changed. It remains as hustly and bustly as always, and the sights and sounds never seems to amaze us.


2017 was the year I discovered Audible, which changed my reading life forever. Below is a list of the books it has allowed me to read this past year, along with some short notes. I hope you can find something that piques your interest for your own 2018 reading list!
Today Will Be Different was the last novel I actually "read." I was about to say it was my last paperback, but that would be wrong-I read it on my beloved Kindle. I love Maria Semple. Where Did You Go, Bernadette? was genius, and Today Will Be Different did not disappoint. A relatable, flawed and troubled protagonist is everything for me. I highly recommend this novel to those seeking literary fiction at its best.
11/22/63 was my first Audible book and also my first Stephen King novel (yes, yes, I know!). The creativity and the attention to detail of this one blew me away. Just to think of all the research that went into this novel! Highly recommend to thriller lovers.
I've resisted reading Liane Moriarty for a while. The rebel in me sometimes winds up missing out on something fun just for the sake of being contrary. But HBO was coming out with an adaptation (I don't have HBO), so I decided to give it a try. Holy crap, was I immediately hooked! Liane Moriarty is one of my most favorite authors now. The way she writes her characters is impeccable. They are nuanced, they are relatable. Loved Big Little Lies.
Pretty much "read above." Highly recommend to those who love quality women's literature.
I've heard a lot of buzz about the Tana French mysteries and finally decided to give this one a try. It was good, and I certainly wanted to know what comes next, but it didn't click that much for me. I'm curious about the background of the main character, but I'm not sure I'll continue with the series for now. I may get back to it.
I'm sorry to admit this but The Couple Next Door is my least favorite book this year. This doesn't happen often, but try as I might, I still can't find much to say about it. There is too much telling, barely any showing, and the whole thing is riddled with stereotypes on every level. This is a well ranked and reviewed book so this was quite a surprise.
After having such a negative experience, I simply had to cleanse the palette with some more Liane Moriarty. What Alice Forgot wound up being my favorite book by the author. Alice and I share quite a lot in common.
A highly suspenseful novel! I can't wait for the next installment.
I don't read much YA but this was such a thoughtful book. Simply lovely. It does a wonderful job at attempting to renew your faith in mankind. Highly recommend to fans of the genre.
This is probably my most favorite thriller. I could not turn it off (an Audible equivalent of being unable to put the book down). Great imagery, great foreshadowing, a great story. It's #4 in the series but I read it as a standalone book and it totally worked.


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Business Reports Covid-19
How a pandemic drove healthcare system development around Maldives
By Yameen Saeed
January 10, 2021 , 11:43
Health workers seen attending to a patient at IGMH, Male' City | Photo: IGMH
The Covid-19 pandemic has badly shaken what was thought to be some of the best healthcare systems in the world, pointing out the many bottlenecks that have existed for years and forcing administrations to act quickly, reinforcing existing facilities and procedures and procuring modern equipment.
Governments that failed to do this saw their healthcare workers overwhelmed with some contracting the disease, patients with chronic diseases with years of improvement become worse after months of missed treatment, emergency patients dying as ICU's are constantly at zero capacity.
While the Maldives has been fortunate enough to not be hit as hard as some other countries, Dr. Nazla Musthafa, outlining the currently delicate healthcare system in the country, said that Health facilities in Maldives have faced great difficulties since the pandemic started, and said that due to difficulties travelling to Male' for treatment, local health centers in islands have just been barely able to treat patients.
Surgeries never attempted before have been successfully completed throughout the Maldives.
The local health centers and hospitals she mentioned have performed many previously unattempted procedures successfully, that would have otherwise been performed in Male' or at overseas hospitals if not for travel restrictions.
Some examples of these are; the submandibular sialoadenectomy surgery Shaviyani Atoll Hospital, the first maxillofacial surgery performed in Addu at Addu Equatorial Hospital (AEH), a neurosurgery, hip replacement surgery and joint replacement surgeries have also been successfully performed at AEH.
Addu Equatorial Hospital (AEH) announced on October 5, 2020 that they have carried out five successful spine surgeries at the hospital in a single day.
The surgeries were lead by Dr Yoosuf Shaan from IGMH, Dr. Hazem and Dr Mohamed Munshid's team and these cases included referals from nearby Fuvahmulah and Thinadhoo. The hospital has also informed that they were preparing to do arthroplasty surgeries at the hospital as well.
The first spine surgery at AEH was carried out in April 14 of this year and the first neurosurgery was carried out on a 62 year old at the hospital with the assistance of ADK Hospitals neurosurgery team in September of this year.
More recently, in December, a successful total hip replacement surgery was done at Addu Equatorial Hospital
The hospital stated that this the first time such a hip replacement surgery was performed in Addu City, adding that the surgery was a success and the patient has made a successful recovery after the operation.
Picture of one of the spine surgeries which was carried out at AEH on October 5, 2020 | Photo: AEH
The Covid situation in Maldives has been relatively controlled largely due to assistance from multiple international organizations who have donated millions, along with equipment that has become invaluable due the pandemic.
The Word Health Organization, European Union, World Bank, UNDP and numerous governments have provided Maldives with significant aid during the pandemic. With donations of masks, personal protection equipment (PPE) such hazmat suits, N95 masks, surgical gowns, surgical masks, goggles, face shields going a long way in protecting medical staff. Donations of test kits, laboratory and ICU equipment have been of great assistance to various hospitals in the country.
The Maldivian government received more than 520 million in aid and concessional loans by October 2020, according to the Ministry of Finance.
The government has also invested a lot more into the health sector, and while some policies and facilities are planned to be temporary, numerous changes are here to stay.
The Ministry of Finance has revealed that as at December 17 2020, MVR 2.72 Billion was spent on Covid-19 expenditure in Maldives, with the government spending a lot of money on supplying ventilators and developing quarantine/isolation facilities. According to the ministry, till December 17, they had spent MVR 198.7 million for this purpose.
Multiple health infrastructure projects, are in progress or scheduled, such as a Covid facility in Thinadhoo , regional ICU facilities, a clinical building in Hulhumale' among many others.
Development efforts resulted in Lhaviyani Atoll Hospital, in December, commenced chemotherapy services, a first for any health facility outside of the capital city or greater Male' region.
Many previously neglected health centers have received equipment due to the pandemic. One such example is Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital, located in the northern region of Maldives, that received their first incubator system in 15 years.
The hospital released the information marking the World's Prematurity Day of the year, stating that the hospital is happy that the facility is now available for the public.
With this, the number of pregnant women and mothers who need to travel with their newborns all the way to Male' is expected to decrease, as it was also revealed that the hospital's NICU has also received three state of the art baby warmers and 2 neonatal ventilators.
Looking at the recovering tourism sector, new guidelines have made it necessary for nurses and health professionals to be present on resort islands. Numerous resorts have opened up positions for resort doctors and nurses, and have contributed to augmenting local healthcare networks.
While numerous Heath Protection Agency (HPA) guidelines are to go away once Covid does, health infrastructure investments in resorts and by guesthouses means that good healthcare will be available in many small islands of Maldives that would not have such facilities otherwise.
Most resorts now have isolation and quarantine facilities, along with nurses and a doctor on the island.
New guidelines state guesthouses that are run in populated islands now have greatly improved healthcare systems, as permission to reopen will only be given to those guesthouses that are in accordance with the guidelines and requirements which have been published by the HPA.
The guidelines mandate that the total number of isolation rooms island would be based on the total number of beds in that specific island, and specified that there must be a separate isolation room for each guesthouse. In addition to this, separate isolation rooms should be arranged for people who are mildly positive and the contacts of such people according to this guideline.
The guideline also states that the islands with operating guesthouses must have a special transport vehicle for transporting positive people to facilities as well as have a flu clinic to treat symptomatic people. Furthermore, every Acute Respiratory Infection case consulted at the flu clinic must be reported to HPA and if any symptoms are seen, then the person must be tested for Covid-19. The cost for testing and treatment of the tourists is to be covered on their own.
Many facilities around the Maldives have received essential equipment, effectively decentralizing health care.
Flu Clinics, isolation facilities and various upgrades to existing hospitals have all been obtained during the pandemic. Most recently, vaccine storage facilities with specialized freezers that accommodate the new vaccines according to the regulations given by WHO and UNICEF are to be established in atolls and in the capital Male' city.
This not only ensures numerous regions in the Maldives are ready for covid vaccination, but allows for more facilities to offer vaccination for other diseases and to store any newly developed vaccines that may have sub zero storage requirements.
While it is undeniable that Covid-19 has caused significantly more damage, the advancements made in health sectors around the globe are very apparent. The sector must develop even faster to keep well ahead of any other potential pandemic, to successfully battle the increasingly worrying problem of antibiotic resistant diseases and to find new treatment for terminal illnesses, all while ensuring emergency services are ready and well equipped.
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I'm backpacking in South America and have found myself in an interesting situation. I was travelling in Paraguay and got to Ciudad del Este, from there I took a local bus across the river to Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil. There's virtually no Customs on the border (you can see large trucks being stopped but not pedestrians, cars or buses) and I crossed without hitting Paraguayan or Brazilian customs.
Now I'm in Brazil without a Paraguayan exit stamp or Brazilian entry stamp.
In the next day or two - I'm going to Puerto Iguazú in Argentina.
Does anybody know how Customs will react to me not having these stamps?
What should I do to minimise any hassle when I reach the Argentinian / Brazilian border?
It's the same there - since MERCOSUR citizens and residents, i.e. the vast majority of people crossing, do not even need passports to cross, having fixed border control is deemed to be superfluous.
Thus, those who are neither MERCOSUR citizens nor residents have to self-report to immigration authorities when entering/exiting.
I agree with Crazydre that it won't be a problem when going to Argentinian side of Iguazu (just don't exit the bus, I did that last week and no one cared).
But later, when you'll be leaving Brazil by any other border (I'm assuming your passport is not Brazilian), you need to have stamped Cartão de Entrada e Saída (Entry / Exit card), not having it may be a big issue with Policia Federal, which are rather infamous for their bureaucracy and being petty.
then properly entering Brazil and filling Entry / Exit card.
Otherwise you should be good but may have problems in the future, from my experience it depends on mood of the officials.
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« Welcome to the 2011 Tour | Main | Stage 1: Gilbert win brings early Tour chaos »
Each year, I take a look at where the Tour's riders are from, with special attention to the traditionally English-speaking countries.
Here's this year's rundown:
Cadel Evans, BMC
Simon Gerrans, Sky
Matthew Goss, HTC-High Road
Stuart O'Grady, Saxo Bank-Sungard
Richie Porte, Saxo Bank-Sungard
Mark Renshaw, HTC-High Road
Australia had 11 riders in the 2010 Tour, but returns to 2009's total of six this year. The addition of HTC-High Road's Matt Goss and Saxo Bank's Richie Porte means 7 Ausies who rode in 2010 aren't here: Adam Hansen, Brett Lancaster, Matt Lloyd, Robbie McEwen, Luke Roberts, Mick Rogers, and Wesley Sulzberger.
Brent Bookwalter, BMC
Tom Danielson, Garmin-Cervelo
Tyler Farrar, Garmin-Cervelo
George Hincapie, BMC
Chris Horner, Radio Shack
Levi Leipheimer, Radio Shack
Danny Pate, HTC-High Road
Christian Vande Velde, Garmin-Cervelo
Tejay Van Garderen, HTC-High Road
David Zabriskie, Garmin-Cervelo
Climbs from 8 to 10, with Armstrong retired, and the addition of Tejay Van Garderen and Tom Danielson, both in their first Tours, and Danny Pate, returning with HTC-High Road. Van Garderen, Farrar, and Bookwalter are the only Americans under 30 in the Tour.
Ryder Hesjedal, Garmin-Cervelo
With Michael Barry out, Ryder Hesjedal is truly carrying the Weight of a Nation for Canada.
Mark Cavendish, HTC-Columbia
David Millar, Garmin-Cervelo
Ben Swift, Sky
Geraint Thomas, Sky
Bradley Wiggins, Sky
Great Britain had eight riders last year, but 5 this year, with Cummings, Hunt, Daniel Lloyd, and Wegelius not here, but Ben Swift starting for Sky. Cavendish chases green, and Wiggins hopes to rebound from 2010 to go at least Top 10.
Julian Dean, Garmin-Cervelo
Dean returns to lead out Hushovd and Farrar for Garmin-Cervelo.
Nicolas Roche, AG2R-La Mondiale
Again, Roche repeats as the only Irish rider.
South Africa is again shut out, with Robbie Hunter watching from home.
Other countries (2010 in parentheses):
40: France (35)
26: Spain (31)
15: Italy (17), Belgium (12)
12: Germany (15), Netherlands (8)
10: USA (8)
9: Russia (6)
6: Australia (11)
5: Denmark (5), Kazakhstan (3)
4: Switzerland (5), Slovenia (4)
3: Lithuania (1), Poland (1), Ukraine (3)
2: Colombia (0), Luxembourg (2), Norway (2), Portugal (3)
1: Austria (3), Belarus (3), Canada (2), Costa Rica (0), Czech Republic (1), Estonia (1), Ireland (1), New Zealand (1), Slovakia (0)
Shut out from last year are four countries that each brought one rider: Japan, Moldova, South Africa, and Sweden.
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