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A UK survey exploring the assistant practitioner role across diagnostic imaging: current practice, relationships and challenges to progression
Snaith, Beverly; Harris, Martine A.; Palmer, D. (2018)
Objective: Skill mix has been established as one method of maintaining imaging service delivery, with vertical and horizontal substitution of roles and tasks. Assistant practitioners (APs) have been undertaking limited imaging practice for almost two decades, but there remains a paucity of evidence related to the impact of their roles. Methods: This article reports on an electronic survey of individual APs within the NHS in the UK to explore utilisation, role scope and aspirations. Results: Responses were analysed from APs (n = 193) employed in 97 different organisations across the UK. The majority work in general radiography or mammography, with very few responses from other imaging modalities. Training routes varied across modalities, with most achieving Band 4 under Agenda for Change on completion of education. Limitations on practice vary between organisations and modalities, with many reporting blurring of the radiographer-AP boundary. Many aspire to continue their training to achieve registrant radiographer status, although there were clear frustrations from respondents over the lack of overt career prospects. Conclusion: Integration of the role into imaging department practice does not appear to be universal or consistent and further research is required to examine the optimal skill mix composition. Advances in knowledge: Skill mix implementation is inconsistent across modalities and geography in the UK. Opportunities for further workforce utilisation and expansion are evident.
UK-born Pakistani-origin infants are relatively more adipose than white British infants: findings from 8704 mother-offspring pairs in the Born-in-Bradford prospective birth cohort
West, J.; Lawlor, D.A.; Fairley, L.; Bhopal, R.S.; Cameron, N.; McKinney, P.A.; Sattar, N.; Wright, J. (2013)
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown markedly lower birth weight among infants of South Asian origin compared with those of White European origin. Whether such differences mask greater adiposity in South Asian infants and whether they persist across generations in contemporary UK populations is unclear. Our aim was to compare birth weight, skinfold thickness and cord leptin between Pakistani and White British infants and to investigate the explanatory factors, including parental and grandparental birthplace. METHODS: We examined the differences in birth weight and skinfold thickness between 4649 Pakistani and 4055 White British infants born at term in the same UK maternity unit and compared cord leptin in a subgroup of 775 Pakistani and 612 White British infants. RESULTS: Pakistani infants were lighter (adjusted mean difference -234 g 95% CI -258 to -210) and were smaller in both subscapular and triceps skinfold measurements. The differences for subscapular and triceps skinfold thickness (mean z-score difference -0.27 95% CI -0.34 to -0.20 and -0.23 95% CI -0.30 to -0.16, respectively) were smaller than the difference in birth weight (mean z-score difference -0.52 95% CI -0.58 to -0.47) and attenuated to the null with adjustment for birth weight (0.03 95% CI -0.03 to 0.09 and -0.01 95% CI -0.08 to 0.05, respectively). Cord leptin concentration (indicator of fat mass) was similar in Pakistani and White British infants without adjustment for birth weight, but with adjustment became 30% higher (95% CI 17% to 44%) among Pakistani infants compared with White British infants. The magnitudes of difference did not differ by generation. CONCLUSIONS: Despite being markedly lighter, Pakistani infants had similar skinfold thicknesses and greater total fat mass, as indicated by cord leptin, for a given birth weight than White British infants. Any efforts to reduce ethnic inequalities in birth weight need to consider differences in adiposity and the possibility that increasing birth weight in South Asian infants might inadvertently worsen health by increasing relative adiposity.
Under-recognized complications in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria: raised pulmonary pressure and reduced right ventricular function.
HIll, A.; Spasford, R.J.; Scally, Andy J.; Kelly, R.J.; Richards, S.J.; Khurisgara, G.; Sivananthan, M.U.; Hillmen, P. (2012)
Pulmonary hypertension is becoming a recognized complication of the hereditary and acquired haemolytic anaemias, associated with a poor prognosis. Recently we reported that patients with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) have high levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), a biomarker associated with both right and left ventricular dysfunction and cardiac dysfunction. In the current study we evaluated a cohort of patients (N = 29) with haemolytic PNH for elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressure and cardiac function by Doppler-echocardiography. Of the 29 patients, eight were further studied using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as well as two additional patients (number of patients studied using cardiac MRI = 10). Plasma from the first cohort (N = 29) demonstrated intravascular haemolysis associated with a 12-fold increase in median nitric oxide (NO) consumption when compared with healthy volunteers (P < 0·001). Doppler echocardiography demonstrated normal left ventricular function and elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressure in 41% of patients. Cardiac MRI from the second cohort (N = 10) demonstrated depressed right ventricular function in 80% of PNH patients tested, and 60% had findings suggestive of subclinical small pulmonary emboli. Together, these data suggest a high prevalence of haemolysis-associated NO scavenging, Doppler-estimated systolic pulmonary hypertension, and depressed right ventricular function in patients with PNH.
Understanding and applying practitioner and patient views on the implementation of a novel automated Computer-Aided Risk Score (CARS) predicting the risk of death following emergency medical admission to hospital: qualitative study
Dyson, J.; Marsh, C.; Jackson, N.; Richardson, D.; Faisal, Muhammad; Scally, Andy J.; Mohammad, Mohammad A. (2019-04)
Objectives The Computer-Aided Risk Score (CARS) estimates the risk of death following emergency admission to medical wards using routinely collected vital signs and blood test data. Our aim was to elicit the views of healthcare practitioners (staff) and service users and carers (SU/C) on (1) the potential value, unintended consequences and concerns associated with CARS and practitioner views on (2) the issues to consider before embedding CARS into routine practice. Setting This study was conducted in two National Health Service (NHS) hospital trusts in the North of England. Both had in-house information technology (IT) development teams, mature IT infrastructure with electronic National Early Warning Score (NEWS) and were capable of integrating NEWS with blood test results. The study focused on emergency medical and elderly admissions units. There were 60 and 39 acute medical/elderly admissions beds at the two NHS hospital trusts. Participants We conducted eight focus groups with 45 healthcare practitioners and two with 11 SU/Cs in two NHS acute hospitals. Results Staff and SU/Cs recognised the potential of CARS but were clear that the score should not replace or undermine clinical judgments. Staff recognised that CARS could enhance clinical decision-making/judgments and aid communication with patients. They wanted to understand the components of CARS and be reassured about its accuracy but were concerned about the impact on intensive care and blood tests. Conclusion Risk scores are widely used in healthcare, but their development and implementation do not usually involve input from practitioners and SU/Cs. We contributed to the development of CARS by eliciting views of staff and SU/Cs who provided important, often complex, insights to support the development and implementation of CARS to ensure successful implementation in routine clinical practice.
Understanding automated dose control in dynamic X-ray imaging systems
Gislason-Lee, Amber J.; Hoornaert, B.; Cowen, A.R.; Davies, A.G. (2013-03)
Understanding Depression in Palliative and End of Life Care
Taylor, Vanessa; Ashelford, Sarah L. (2008)
Understanding Sepsis
O'Donnell, Peter; Waskett, Catherine (2016-06)
Identifying and explaining the pathophysiology of sepsis, as well as the importance of monitoring for indicators of patient deterioration in sepsis.
Understanding the mother-infant bond
Milne, Elizabeth; Johnson, Sally E.; Waters, Gillian M.; Small, Neil A. (2018-09)
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Mountain, Gail (2014-06)
Unusual perceptions at the end of life: limitations to the diagnosis of hallucinations in palliative medicine
Kellehear, Allan (2017)
The diagnosis of hallucination for unusual perceptions such as deathbed visions, near-death experiences, or visions of the bereaved, is unhelpful in palliative medicine both academically and clinically. This paper reviews the broad prevalence data about unusual perceptions in the general population as background to identifying the more narrow epidemiological source from which the much smaller focus on hallucinations seem to emerge. Major debates and limitations of current hallucination research are reviewed to show that current academic and clinical certainties are largely confined to unusual perceptions that can be readily linked to psychopathology, quite specific organic disease states and psychoactive drug use. Current state-of-the-art in hallucination studies does not warrant broad or uncritical use of this type of diagnosis in end-of-life care. Conclusions from interdisciplinary (as opposed to single discipline) hallucination studies suggest that the way forward for clinical and research work in palliative medicine may lie in a more biographical and cultural approach to unusual perceptions at the end of life.
The use of biomedicine, complementary and alternative medicine, and ethnomedicine for the treatment of epilepsy among people of South Asian origin in the UK
Rhodes, P.J.; Small, Neil A.; Wright, J.; Ismail, Hanif (2008)
Studies have shown that a significant proportion of people with epilepsy use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). CAM use is known to vary between different ethnic groups and cultural contexts; however, little attention has been devoted to inter-ethnic differences within the UK population. We studied the use of biomedicine, complementary and alternative medicine, and ethnomedicine in a sample of people with epilepsy of South Asian origin living in the north of England. Interviews were conducted with 30 people of South Asian origin and 16 carers drawn from a sampling frame of patients over 18 years old with epilepsy, compiled from epilepsy registers and hospital databases. All interviews were tape-recorded, translated if required and transcribed. A framework approach was adopted to analyse the data. All those interviewed were taking conventional anti-epileptic drugs. Most had also sought help from traditional South Asian practitioners, but only two people had tried conventional CAM. Decisions to consult a traditional healer were taken by families rather than by individuals with epilepsy. Those who made the decision to consult a traditional healer were usually older family members and their motivations and perceptions of safety and efficacy often differed from those of the recipients of the treatment. No-one had discussed the use of traditional therapies with their doctor. The patterns observed in the UK mirrored those reported among people with epilepsy in India and Pakistan. The health care-seeking behaviour of study participants, although mainly confined within the ethnomedicine sector, shared much in common with that of people who use global CAM. The appeal of traditional therapies lay in their religious and moral legitimacy within the South Asian community, especially to the older generation who were disproportionately influential in the determination of treatment choices. As a second generation made up of people of Pakistani origin born in the UK reach the age when they are the influential decision makers in their families, resort to traditional therapies may decline. People had long experience of navigating plural systems of health care and avoided potential conflict by maintaining strict separation between different sectors. Health care practitioners need to approach these issues with sensitivity and to regard traditional healers as potential allies, rather than competitors or quacks.
The use of history to identify anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the acute trauma setting: the 'LIMP index'
Ayre, Colin A.; Hardy, Maryann L.; Scally, Andy J.; Radcliffe, G.; Venkatesh, R.; Smith, J.; Guy, S. (2017)
Objective To identify the injury history features reported by patients with ACL injuries and determine whether history may be used to identify patients requiring follow-up appointments from acute trauma services. Multi-site cross-sectional service evaluation using a survey questionnaire design conducted in the UK. The four injury history features investigated (LIMP) were 'Leg giving way at the time of injury', 'Inability to continue activity immediately following injury', 'Marked effusion' and 'Pop (heard or felt) at the time of injury'. 194 patients with ACL injury were identified of which 165 (85.5%) attended an acute trauma service. Data on delay was available for 163 (98.8%) of these patients of which 120 (73.6%) had a follow-up appointment arranged. Patients who had a follow-up appointment arranged waited significantly less time for a correct diagnosis (geometric mean 29 vs 198 days; p<0.001) and to see a specialist consultant (geometric mean 61 vs 328 days; p<0.001). Using a referral threshold of any 2 of the 4 LIMP injury history features investigated, 95.8% of patients would have had a follow-up appointment arranged. Findings support the value of questioning patients on specific injury history features in identifying patients who may have suffered ACL injury. Using a threshold of 2 or more of the 4 LIMP history features investigated would have reduced the percentage of patients inappropriately discharged by 22.2%. Evidence presented suggests that this would significantly reduce the time to diagnosis and specialist consultation minimising the chance of secondary complications.
Use of self-inflating bags for neonatal resuscitation.
Oddie, S.J.; Wylie, J.; Scally, Andy J. (2005)
Background: Lung inflation is the most important, and most difficult step in newborn resuscitation. A wide variety of devices are used to achieve lung inflation, but there are relatively few data to guide clinicians in their choice of device. Methods: We tested the ability of instructors and trained candidates on a newborn life support course to deliver initial inflation breaths to a test lung, using a pressure limited blow-off valve, a 240-ml self-inflating bag and a 500-ml self-inflating bag in sequence. Results: Use of a 240-ml self-inflating bag was associated with shorter initial inflations of 1.8 s mean (95% CI 1.60¿1.99 s), compared with 2.42 s (2.24¿2.61 s), 2.40 s (2.08¿2.71 s) for 500-ml self-inflating bags and ¿Tom Thumb¿ T piece, respectively. Delivery of breaths within a target pressure range of 30 ± 5 cm H2O was significantly better using a T piece than either self-inflating bag (proportion within target range 0.05 (95% CI 0¿0.11), 0.17 (95% CI 0.12¿0.23), 0.89 (95% CI 0.83¿0.94) for 240-ml and 500-ml self-inflating bags and ¿Tom Thumb¿ T piece, respectively. Excessive pressure delivery with both sizes of self-inflating bag was frequent. Conclusions: These data do not support use of 240-ml or 500-ml self-inflating bags for resuscitation of newborn term infants. A variable pressure T piece blow-off system may be the easiest device to use for newborn resuscitation and the most reliable at delivering desired pressures for set times.
Use of single-vision distance spectacles improves landing control during step descent in well-adapted multifocal lens-wearers
Timmis, Matthew A.; Johnson, Louise; Elliott, David B.; Buckley, John G. (2010)
PURPOSE: Epidemiologic research has shown that multifocal spectacle wearers (bifocal and progressive addition lenses [PALs]) are more than twice as likely to fall than are nonmultifocal spectacle wearers, with this risk further increasing when negotiating stairs. The present study investigated whether step and stair descent safety is improved by using single-vision distance lenses. METHODS: From a stationary standing position on top of a block, 20 long-term multifocal wearers stepped down (from different block heights) onto a lower level wearing bifocal, progressive addition, or single-vision distance lenses. RESULTS: Use of single-vision distance spectacles led to an increased single-limb support time, a reduced ankle and knee angle and vertical center-of-mass velocity at contact with the lower level, and a reduced ankle angular velocity and vertical center-of-mass velocity during initial landing (P < 0.03). These findings indicate that landing occurred in a more controlled manner when the subjects wore single-vision distance spectacles, rather than tending to "drop" onto the lower level as occurred when wearing bifocals or PALs. CONCLUSIONS: Use of single-vision distance spectacles led to improvements in landing control, consistent with individuals' being more certain regarding the precise height of the lower floor level. This enhanced control was attributed to having a view of the foot, step edge, and immediate floor area that was not blurred, magnified, or doubled and that did not suffer from image jump or peripheral distortions. These findings provide further evidence that use of single-vision distance lenses in everyday locomotion may be advantageous for elderly multifocal wearers who have a high risk of falling.
Use of single-vision eyeglasses improves stepping precision and safety when elderly habitual multifocal wearers negotiate a raised surface.
Johnson, Louise; Buckley, John G.; Harley, Clare; Elliott, David B. (2008-01)
Use of The Distress Thermometer for the Elderly (DTE) in the Identification of Distress and Need in Nursing and Care Homes.
Dilworth, J. A.; Thomas, K.; Sawkins, N.; Oyebode, Jan R. (2011)
User and community participation at the end of life
Small, Neil A.; Sargeant, Anita R. (2011)
Using a prediction of death in the next 12 months as a prompt for referral to palliative care acts to the detriment of patients with heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Small, Neil A.; Gardiner, C.; Barnes, S.; Gott, M.; Payne, S.; Seamark, D.; Halpin, D.
Dear Editor In undertaking studies of palliative care in heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the UK, we identified procedural, conceptual and ethical challenges that may arise from one feature of The End of Life Care Strategy for England.1 The strategy presents the question, 'Would I be surprised if the person in front of me was to die in the next six months or one year?' as a prompt to initiate discussion of endof-life care needs and preferences (paragraph 3.23). We believe this question is inappropriate in heart failure and COPD and its use will inhibit the initiation of a palliative care approach with these patients.
Using authenticity to achieve competitive advantage in medical tourism in the English-speaking Caribbean
Chambers, D.; McIntosh, Bryan (2008)
Medical tourism is a relatively recent global economic and political phenomenon which has assumed increasing importance for developing countries, particularly in Asia. It has been slower to develop within the context of the tourism industry in English-speaking Caribbean countries but there is evidence that the tourism policy makers in the region perceive medical tourism as a potentially lucrative niche market. However, while the potential of medical tourism has seemingly been embraced by the region's political directorate, there has been limited discussion of the extent to which this market niche can realistically provide competitive advantage for the region. The argument of this conceptual paper is that the English-speaking Caribbean cannot hope to compete successfully in the global medical tourism market with many developing world destinations in Asia, or even with other Caribbean countries such as Cuba, on factors such as low cost, staff expertise, medical technological capability, investment in healthcare facilities or even in terms of the natural resources of sun, sea and sand. Rather, in order to achieve competitive advantage the countries of the region should, on the one hand, identify and develop their unique resources and competences as they relate to medical tourism, while, on the other hand, they should exploit the demand of the postmodern tourist for authentic experiences. Both these supply and demand side issues, it is argued, can be addressed through the development of a medical tourism product that utilises the region's indigenous herbal remedies. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]; Medical tourism is a relatively recent global economic and political phenomenon which has assumed increasing importance for developing countries, particularly in Asia. It has been slower to develop within the context of the tourism industry in English-speaking Caribbean countries but there is evidence that the tourism policy makers in the region perceive medical tourism as a potentially lucrative niche market. However, while the potential of medical tourism has seemingly been embraced by the region's political directorate, there has been limited discussion of the extent to which this market niche can realistically provide competitive advantage for the region. The argument of this conceptual paper is that the English-speaking Caribbean cannot hope to compete successfully in the global medical tourism market with many developing world destinations in Asia, or even with other Caribbean countries such as Cuba, on factors such as low cost, staff expertise, medical technological capability, investment in healthcare facilities or even in terms of the natural resources of sun, sea and sand. Rather, in order to achieve competitive advantage the countries of the region should, on the one hand, identify and develop their unique resources and competences as they relate to medical tourism, while, on the other hand, they should exploit the demand of the postmodern tourist for authentic experiences. Both these supply and demand side issues, it is argued, can be addressed through the development of a medical tourism product that utilises the region's indigenous herbal remedies. Reprinted by permission of Carfax Publishing, Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Medical tourism is a relatively recent global economic and political phenomenon which has assumed increasing importance for developing countries, particularly in Asia. It has been slower to develop within the context of the tourism industry in English-speaking Caribbean countries but there is evidence that the tourism policy makers in the region perceive medical tourism as a potentially lucrative niche market. However, while the potential of medical tourism has seemingly been embraced by the region's political directorate, there has been limited discussion of the extent to which this market niche can realistically provide competitive advantage for the region. The argument of this conceptual paper is that the English-speaking Caribbean cannot hope to compete successfully in the global medical tourism market with many developing world destinations in Asia, or even with other Caribbean countries such as Cuba, on factors such as low cost, staff expertise, medical technological capability, investment in healthcare facilities or even in terms of the natural resources of sun, sea and sand. Rather, in order to achieve competitive advantage the countries of the region should, on the one hand, identify and develop their unique resources and competences as they relate to medical tourism, while, on the other hand, they should exploit the demand of the postmodern tourist for authentic experiences. Both these supply and demand side issues, it is argued, can be addressed through the development of a medical tourism product that utilises the region's indigenous herbal remedies.


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Entering a crowded space is never easy. But Davis Smith, founder and CEO of outdoor clothing and accessories retailer Cotopaxi, believes he has found a differentiated approach to a competitive market.
"One of the things I talked about [early on] was that we're not going to win by creating another brand that's competing for the top of the mountain—the most hardcore people," Smith told the audience at the Fortune Impact Initiative, a conference for business leaders responsible for ESG issues, which took place in Atlanta this week. "The way we win is by welcoming more people into the industry."
From the get-go, Smith says it was his mission not just to create an inclusive outdoors brand, but to create a company that would do good while making money. The Utah-based retailer, known for its colorful vests, is a certified B Corp (a company that has committed to accounting for its impact on all stakeholders, not just shareholders). To that end, Cotopaxi encourages employees to spend 10% of their work time outdoors or doing community service. The company also earmarks 1% of its annual revenue to provide grants to nonprofits worldwide, with a focus on education, health, community building, among other causes.
Smith believes this ethos has led to positive growth for Cotopaxi, allowing it to spend less than usual—for a direct to consumer brand—on customer acquisition. The CEO also says that the reputation and mission-driven DNA of Cotopaxi has provided benefits when it comes to recruiting. (Earlier this year, the company posted one job opening for a junior graphic designer, and received 3,000 applications.) But early on, when the company launched in 2014, it was a struggle. According to Smith: "The first five years, we gave away more money than we made."
That didn't make for a particularly attractive proposition for investors, at least not at the beginning.
"I ended up pitching about 100 different angel investors, impact investors, and VCs, and kept a spreadsheet of every conversation," says Smith. "[I got rejected] 70 times, 80 times, it was a lot. And honestly, it was a little discouraging. But I believed so deeply that this brand needed to exist."
Eventually, Forerunner Ventures' Kirsten Green came in as Cotopaxi's first investor. Others followed—interestingly, all of Smith's early investors were women. More recently, in September 2021, Cotopaxi raised an additional $45 million in financing, bringing its total funds raised to date to just over $77 million.
"I think you get better returns when you have purpose driven businesses," says Smith. "But I will say, it wasn't always easy."
There is another way in which Cotopaxi has differentiated itself from the pack—or at least some of the pack. When asked if his company wants to become the next "finance bro uniform," Smith said he wouldn't fight it, and would welcome the opportunity for more partnerships.
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It's the story of a mother & daughter. Their journey, struggle and the mother's dream to make her daughter a renowned singer. Due to various family constraints, the mother could not become a successful singer and now she wants her daughter to become one to fulfill her long cherished desire.
Raagini, the daughter, at a tender age of 8, won the best singer award at the junior Sangeet Samman, a prestigious music reality show. But, soon after she got separated from her mother.
Years later while performing in a huge show, she sings her favourite song which her mother once taught her, in an effort to find her long lost mother. Ragini fulfills her mothers wishes but will she fulfill her own wish to be reunited with her mother? Will her voice be able to reach her mother at last?
To find out watch the Zee Bangla Cinema Originals Film "Raagini", and be a part of this musical emotional saga.
As an associate director, Anindya Sarkar has been a part of several mega & weekly serials such as 'Trishna', 'Aasha', 'Sukher Khoje', 'Sonar Horin' - each of which has garnered great success. His career reached greater heights with the highly acclaimed mythological saga - 'Sree Ramkrishna'. His first ZBCO venture " Chaturango" was also a hit.


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Zemun Park is proud to present a rock-and-roll temple in Belgrade. The club on whose stage today's big names practiced the first chords and the place where the rock style of life is carefully cherished. They successfully resist modern trends that are imposed at all times and do not allow rock music to fall into oblivion. Loud sound and modern lighting complement the audio-visual effect of every musical event.


Traveling the world as a digital nomad is not only for the 20-somethings without kids. You might wonder, though, how to set up a location independent life when you have a house, job, and kids of school age.
Is it easy? No, not at all. Will you have sleepless nights from time to time? Definitely! But it is totally worth it!
But it is totally worth it! How to begin then?
You might feel overwhelmed with all the 'how to become a digital nomad' guides on the internet, complemented with beautiful pictures of tanned people sitting with their laptop on the beach (uh, sand, not a good combo) or sipping cocktails in a hammock.
Here comes the reality check: it's not all roses.
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Create Your Own Game?
By WhiteKnight77,
June 5, 2006 in PC Games
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"I perfectly understand indie, though. I know some people involved with it."
Knowing some people does not mean you understand it. Knowing Indie dev's around these circles is like knowing some one who is a teacher. Every body does.
WhiteKnight77 7 posts
Sup 15 posts
Suli 9 posts
jsonedecker 4 posts
Knowing Indie dev's around these circles is like knowing some one who is a teacher. Every body does.
You'd be suprised, I haven't found any through the polycount or cgchat or anything.
I know the spots well, as others. I only go by Suli in specific game forums Sup.
My issue is very simple, you state you know indie devs ( I will generalize in this instance and refer to them as devs). From this you have created an opinion and cast it as a broad generalizasion of devs. It is an accurate opinion of a particular subgroup, bud you state in this thread as if it where a matter of fact for all devs. Knowing some people does not equal understanding the scope of anything. (I know a lot of soldiers, I would not dare to imply or state I perfectly understand their work or beliefs) It definatly does not imply a perfect understanding.
Very simple, you do not speak for all, yet you imply through your statements that you opinion (take) is representative of the mass. Your view does not represent all devs. Stating you know some, and you hang out where every one else and there brother hangs out is not exactly strong backing of your opinion.
If you where to say "the folks I know", or even "from what I have seen", it would change your posts dramatically.
Edited June 8, 2006 by Suli
It is an accurate opinion of a particular subgroup, bud you state in this thread as if it where a matter of fact for all devs.
Speaking too generally is a mistake I often make. I belive I had to apologize for it once already in this thread. Anyway, I don't mean to offend, and it's my error.
I really wish I had spelled "but" correctly.
So If a may redirect my energy back to the poll. I do have question for folks.
To the modders. Would you produce content for a game like this?
If I had time, and the foundation game was solid I personally would.
2. Paying for a decent tech demo/game framework inexpensively that is fully moddable and available for 3rd parties to make a game or add-on of thier own
I would do this without a doubt if I thought that it would be user friendly enough and flexible enough for someone like me to work with.
I think we'd see some great games come out this way.
ZJJ
GR.net Supporter
XFire:tezjj
Location:NC, USA
I would love to see some more input from many of those that have modded GR over these past several years. Maybe someone post a link to this thread in the modding forums to get people to scroll down to this part of the forum?
Phlookian
Location:The Olympic Village, London
In all honesty (as much as I would love to believe it) the economics of the thing just don't add up.
For you to create something that people would pay money for out of a basically empty framework would take so much work.
Look at Grin (a year and a half for over 20 very clever people working flat out)
how many modders would be involved and for how long?
can't leave it too long before release date because those fickle gaming kiddies would have moved on to the next thing.
Gonna sell to a few die hards still waiting for your product?
I think that it would be at the most a little pocket money for the few very complex labour intensive mods. but I'm sure that only the very first downloads would be paid for then it'd just be warez from then on..
Your best bet would be to try to work for the industry rather than beside it.
Guess this is gonna be hobby after all
WhiteKnight77
Location:Smyrna, GA
Some of you are getting the drift of what the poll(s) are about. From what I see, many of you think that getting paid for modding is a good idea. First, let me tell you that for many games there are freeware mods including the flight sim community and this is an example of a freeware mod (in this case a plane, it can also include scenery as in airports).
This C-45 (a Beech 18 from the 40's) is an example of freeware for MS Flight Simulator 2004. I love flying it and enjoy the sound of it's radial engines. Microsoft has released many SDK's for FS2004 to help create many aspects of the game from scratch.
Now the MS flight sim community also has an extensive payware community that features similar mods as freeware. Now, there are some payware that is garbage, but most of it is a dream such as the offerings from PMDG. They actually have pilots who have flown the aircraft they model and create all aspects of the planes avialable for purchace. I have the 737NG plane as seen here and some of it's features such as the airstairs that can be extended along with doors that open.
or the cockpit that features a compass that displays the flight path and the intersections that are programmed into the flight managment computer (yes it has a fully functionaly FMC that YOU program
or even detailed landing gear and engine parts
People have been profitting with the tools that Microsoft has released. Why not you with the tools someone else could release? The above example is just one small community that has embraced payware, why not the FPS/Tac-Sim community?
Firstly, becuase 'tac-sim' is still a made up genre...
FPS and tactical shooter have some potential, but it still has a signifigant difference from a game like FS. Gameplay design is a big deal in modding a fps, and good gameplay isn't near as common in mods.
firefly2442
I really wish someone would do this actually. Create a framework with a software development kit along with excellent documentation (good enough for even novices to start) and sell it for a little bit of money. Then if the community could rally around different projects, we could create a mod or game that the community wants. I have to say that tactical first person shooters are my favorite genre of game, however, I think large companies don't want to create games like that because they want to hype the latest and greatest action game.
If I may ask, is someone trying something like this?
While we are on the topic of creating your own game. Here's some starting points if anyone wants to give it a go:
3-D Engines:
http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net
http://www.ogre3d.org
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Someone may be considering this. How many times have you seen people say that such and such did such a great job on this mod, that they wished they had done a whole new game.
Look at Obsidian Edge. A group of modders have taken and used the Far Cry engine and have completely redone the game and made a tac-sim out of an atypical FPS. Sure it is MP only, but why not have the tools to make both an SP campaign and include Coop and TvT/FFA modes like R6/GR? Someone may be interested in providing such tools in the future.
I mean no offense to the OE team (they did a great job, and I actually helped on the project) but they made a facry mod. It was farcry with new weapon balance, bullet spin, speed, and night vision. Not a 'tac-sim' (still a made up genre ) at all.
I have almost never wished a mod team has made a full game. I've liked mods a lot, but if you actually look at them they're rarely actually valid enough to be sold as stand alone products.
NYR_32
Location:NYC, USA
Does the name Counter Strike ring a bell?
I think he means the vast majority of them are not worthy to be standalone. The vast majority of mods are quite small (skin mods, a new weapon, a new map, etc.) whereas a full game or full mod requires a coordinated effort of people with multiple talents to produce a finished good.
"I mean no offense to the OE team (they did a great job, and I actually helped on the project) "
Sup, Please do not claim to have helped, worked on or been associated with Obsidian Edge, the Polishing Weevils or Obsidian Edge 2. You did not actually help on the project. The only time you have been brought up was for admission for OE2 team. You where rejected for you attitude and quality of work. That was it, and all of you association to this Mod, Mod Group, and Sequal.
This claim you make is of an extreme insult to the people who work very hard for a year and a half to have completed OE1. This is the full list of people who worked on OE1. Answering questions in forums, does not count as a contribution. We do this all the time.
(I will add the credits list shortly) You will note that I know all of them, every single one. Including those who only worked for a short period of time.
two things, very personal at this point. Some one need to beat you with the shovel of positivity. Every time some one post something hopefull, positive, or that makes them happy you come along with you dumb ass negative comments. Across every damn forum too.
And of coarse do not ever claim to have been apart of, worked on in any way shape or form OE. You where rejected. Get over it and get one with your life.
Btw, just to let you know. I am a co-founder, and co-leader of this mod. ###### does not get past me.
Edited June 16, 2006 by Suli
The fpwv m9 texture in oe is mine, Suli. Edit: Right here http://obsidianedge.net/modules.php?name=F...er=asc&start=90 The texture's no good, but I still made it.
You guys made a good Farcry mod, but it never reached a point where it was it's own game. It's not even as far as such well known mods as DoD and CS, which still feel like half life with different movement/damage.
Those who worked on OE and now OE2 know who they are as do those who have played it. Sure, OE is a mod for Far Cry, but so is CS for HL. The makers of CS went on to be gainfully employed by Valve (IIRC) and have went on to work on full fledged projects.
Honestly, I would like to see what a team made up of Yodasplat (he made some killer weapons models for GR before his work was stolen), Deleyt (map maker), NYR32 (wicked missions man), all of Alpha Squad and anyone else who does characters. They are all smart enough to figure out IGOR to create killer mods for GR, who says they can't take and use tools given to them to create a whole new game?
That is what the gist of this thread and poll is about. If a crew like I listed above could get together and make a killer game by purchasing a 1 level game that gives you the framework and the tools, would you buy such a game for a small price? Would you pay for the game they create? I would if it were something that interests me.
Sup, if it does not interest you to get a game engine for mere pocket change, then find something else to do with your time. I am sure that there are many who would love a chance to get a game engine for pennies compared to what a true license would cost to create a game.
Sup, if it does not interest you to get a game engine for mere pocket change, then find something else to do with your time.
Assuming it takes off (I fear it won't) I'm actually working on an indie game as an artist. My negativity is realism, not contempt for the cause.
"Those who worked on OE and now OE2 know who they are"
I know who they are, Every single indavidual gets the ok of several indaviduals. Of which I am one of. Every single one of them.
Negativity doesn not equal reality any more than Optimism equals reality. Negativity is an attitude.
Regardless, I'm one of them. Take a look at the link i edited into my post.
With that said, let's return to the topic of creating your own game. All other posts from here on out will be deleted.
Let's not forget that everything we did with OE was thru LUA. There wasn't an SDK available.
Exactly. You simply didn't have the resources to make "a tac-sim out of an atypical FPS"
Let's not forget that everything we did with OE was thru LUA. There wasn't an SDK available. That being said we don't have those limitations with OE2. We have full factory support from Crytek. As of right now, not when Crysis releases.
At first I was going to delete this post as it does not fit after my warning, but then thought about it and it does fit. Here is a group of guys with the tools needed and right from the devs themselves to create the game that they want using the tools they need. They may have to use Crysis, but that gives them the engine/framework to do what they want. Could they possibly sell it? Maybe, who knows.
pz3
I dont think selling oe2 has really crossed any devs "eruhm modders" minds.
Sup does get credit for working on the M9 Skin.
That was my doing as I was hoping to bring you into the team to perhaps further your graphical skill by trying to meet expectations beyond your personall ones. It helped me before a lot and hoping it did the same for you. Wich seemed to make a little impact as seen in your m9 skin... but the mod was short lived.
Now personally I wouldnt want to talk to much about OE2 as I am still a part of the project ..... It is getting underway and nothing is set in stone. We have the design ideas down and they are fantastic ideas. Now just trying to get all the content made and put into a stylish easy to use but complexed mod is the task.
In other news....Most of you dont know I actually have stepped away from oe2 for the time beeing as of personal reasons (yes I got some very good reasons and I am accomplishing them.. non computer related) But I will get back into the project if time allows.
I Gotta be crazy to walk away from a project like this....
As for the original discussion goes. I still favor a 20$ open source game. That would rock. All these free engines out look horrid IMO in user friendlyness and quality.
personally I have dabbled in the LUA files for farcry and the scripting language is pretty freaking cool from a novice coders perspective.
I downloaded the C++ tool papa 6 showed me... I have no idea how to really use it but Im sure reading threw some tutorials I can learn.
Edited June 17, 2006 by Prozac360


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Officers responded to queries from Councillor de Whalley relating to compliance to LTN120 and Gear Change Policies and explained that they were committed to ensuring compliance.
Councillor Moriarty asked if routes linking King's Lynn to Swaffham were being considered and it was explained that if there was demand for this, it could be.
The Vice Chair, Councillor Gidney noted that not many East to West routes had been included for example Hunstanton to Thornham and he also asked if safety and storage of cycles had been a consideration for this scheme. Officers explained that general spaces and parking for cycles had been included and it was important that these were position in the right places.
Councillor Ryves addressed the Panel under Standing Order 34 and raised concern that this strategy did not consider people who had no choice but to use cars. It was explained that during the consultation period views would be known and then priorities could be looked at, acknowledging that some car journeys were essential. The purpose of this scheme was to give more options for travel which would free up the road network.
Councillor Nockolds addressed the Panel under Standing Order 34 and welcomed the extension of routes through King's Lynn. She asked for information on the Jubilee Trail and the extension to the Norfolk Coastal Path. She also asked if Edward Benefer Way was included in the scheme. Officers explained that the Jubilee Trail would hopefully be launched in the spring and was a new trail from Heacham to Sandringham. The extension to the Norfolk Coastal Path would mean that it continued from Hunstanton to Sutton Bridge and was still subject to Secretary ... view the full minutes text for item RD74:
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To consider the report and make any appropriate recommendations to Cabinet.
Cabinet Report West Winch Growth Area Framework Masterplan (SPD)3 , item RD75: PDF 413 KB
West Winch Masterplan 23rd November (002) , item RD75: PDF 14 MB
Appendix 1 Consultation Responses , item RD75: PDF 508 KB
Appendix 2 West Winch SPD Consultation statement , item RD75: PDF 891 KB
Officers presented the Cabinet report which presented the West Winch Growth Area Framework Masterplan for adoption by the Council.
The Chair thanked officers for their report and invited questions and comments from the Panel, as summarised below.
The Vice Chair, Councillor Gidney, who was also the Ward Member for West Winch commented that the external environment had changed greatly since the proposals were initiated over six years ago and some of the advantages from then now no longer applied. He also commented that the project should be aimed at being carbon neutral and future development and expansion needed to be addressed. Councillor Gidney referred to the WSP report and the tests and figures.
The Executive Director explained that the land had been allocated and the purpose of the report today was to endorse the Masterplan which would ensure that a strategy could be brought forward in a meaningful way. Consultation had been carried out and feedback had generally been positive. Issues arising would be looked at jointly with the relevant organisations.
In response to a question from Councillor Gidney relating to drainage, the Planning Control Manager explained that a drainage strategy was being considered by the Lead Local Flood Authority and they would also respond to the individual planning applications. Development should not made the situation worse and would try and improve it if possible.
Councillor Gidney suggested that cycle connections to King's Lynn should be considered and an underpass under the A47. The Planning Control Manager explained that active travel and sustainability was a consideration in this project and opportunities would be considered.
The Assistant Director commented that viability had been tested, and would continue to be tested throughout the period and further decisions may be required on the strategic site.
Councillor Ryves addressed the Panel under Standing Order 34 and asked if a Railway Station had been considered as part of this development. The Executive Director commented that there was not a railway line through the site and it was not an option to divert the current railway line.
Councillor Moriarty declared an interest in this item as Norfolk County Councillor for this area and indicated that he would not take part in the debate.
Councillor de Whalley had concerns about St Marys Church and the Planning Control Manager explained that heritage would be a consideration as part of any planning applications.
RESOLVED: That the Regeneration and Development Panel support the recommendations to Cabinet as set out below.
That the Cabinet notes the contents of this report and recommends to Council that the West Winch Growth Area Framework Masterplan SPD (Appendix 3) be adopted and used as a material consideration in the determination of planning applications.
Guildhall project - Overview of Budget
As requested by the Panel at the previous meeting.
Members were reminded that at their previous meeting they had requested an overview of the Guildhall Project Budget. The Project Officer presented information on the budget as required.
The Chair thanked officers for the update and invited questions and comments from the Panel.
Councillor de Whalley had submitted questions in advance of the meeting and officers responded to the questions explaining that a further update on the project would come forward in the spring and then in Autumn following the completion of RIBA Stage 3. It was also explained that the headings used in the update report were standard headings used for the project and The Project Officer agreed to circulate the more detailed information to Councillor de Whalley.
It was also explained that high level phasing scenarios for the project had been carried out and these would be explored further with the Design Team as the project moves through at RIBA Stage two and three.
The Interim Projects and Technical Delivery Advisor explained that the costs had been identified by experts and these would be firmed up once a design team had been appointed. He explained that he was currently reviewing the Councils project management processes, reporting arrangements and how Members would be updated in the future.
Councillor Morley commented that he had requested that this update be brought to the Panel, but was still unclear on the plan going forward, the tender arrangements and the communications plan. The Interim Projects and Technical Delivery Advisor explained that reporting and monitoring arrangements would be improved in the future and reminded the Panel that the Member Major Projects Board were the body responsible for monitoring major projects progress.
Councillor Morley explained that he required more detail on the next steps and he hoped that information would also be provided to the Guildhall Task Group.
The Chair requested that Councillor Morley make a clear request to officers on the information he would like provided and this could be brought to a future meeting of the Regeneration and Development Panel.
The Portfolio Holder, Councillor Middleton explained that it was important to recognise the role of officers and Members. The Council had agreed this project and officers were now implementing it and going through the correct operational processes.
Councillor Moriarty commented that it was the Panels job to scrutinise decisions and the work of officers, and this did not fall within the remit of the Guildhall Task Group, so it was appropriate for it to be considered by the Regeneration and Development Panel.
Councillor Nockolds addressed the Panel under Standing Order 34, informing the Panel that she was the Chair of the Guildhall Task Group which were meeting next week and would receive updates as appropriate.
Councillor Ryves addressed the Panel under Standing Order 34 and commented that budget had increased and needed to be looked at.
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Members were reminded that at their previous meeting they had requested a high level update on the status of the Town Deal Projects. An update report had been included in the Agenda. Members were reminded that all business cases had now been approved by Government and the first payment had been made. Further payments would be released subject to adequate reporting to Government.
In response to questions from Councillor Morley, officers confirmed that the Vision King's Lynn Banner would be removed from the update reports in the future.
RESOLVED: The update was noted.
Cabinet Report - Parkway Development Update PDF 11 KB
Please note that some of the Appendices are exempt and the Panel will need to move to closed session if required for consideration of that part of the report.
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The Assistant Director presented the Cabinet Report, as included in the Agenda, which provided an update on the Parkway Development Scheme and sought final approval to proceed with development.
The Chair thanked the Assistant Director for the report and invited questions and comments from the Panel.
Councillor Moriarty referred to page 237 of the Agenda and asked if this matched the housing needs assessment. He also queried the reduction in price on the units for affordable housing to be transferred to the Housing Association. The Assistant Director explained that the development met the Local Plan requirements for the housing split and outlined the arrangements with West Norfolk Housing Company. It was explained that there was a need for affordable housing and delivery needed to be compliant with policy which was based on viability. As the Council would be its own registered provider it would have the ability to control the social housing on the site.
In response to a question from Councillor Bone, it was acknowledged that these were turbulent times in the housing market, but the Council needed to plan for enough housing to be delivered to meet needs and be considerate of its obligations under the Homelessness Reduction Act.
The Chief Executive provided detail of the Housing Company and explained that its purpose was to raise the standards of homes and investment would need to be made in this respect, including environmental matters.
Councillor de Whalley asked if alternative sites had been considered due to the risk presented on this site. The Chief Executive explained that the wider benefits of using this site were outlined in the report and there were no alternative sites in the Council's ownership that could accommodate this development. She acknowledged that there were challenges but there were also benefits, including assisting to address the housing need for the Borough.
Councillor Morley asked what impact a reduction or increase of the amount of homes developed on the site would have in relation to return on investment and it was explained that the affordable homes contribution was based on viability and was less that the cost of delivery and this needed to be offset as much as possible with the development of open market sale homes. There were also significant infrastructure costs including surface water attenuation which needed to be offset against the maximum amount of homes that could be developed on the site.
Councillor Ryves addressed the Panel under Standing Order 34 and asked what the consequence would be if the proposal did not proceed and it was explained that there had been costs to date and the accelerated funding would likely need to be repaid. Councillor Ryves also asked about the increase in costs and revenues and it was explained that the current costs were based on January 2022 estimates and it was acknowledged that there were fluctuations in the housing market and demand.
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Verbal Update on Painting of the Railway Gates
The Panel to receive a verbal update following a request from the Panel at the previous meeting.
There was no update at this time.
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Forward Decisions 170123 , item RD80: PDF 244 KB
RESOLVED: The Panel's Work Programme was noted.
Date of the next meeting
To note that the next meeting of the Regeneration & Development Panel is scheduled to take place on 1st February 2023 at 4.30pm in the Town Hall, King's Lynn.
The next meetings of the Regeneration and Development Panel would be held on Wednesday 1st February 2023 at 4.30pm in the Town Hall, King's Lynn.


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KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday submitted his nomination papers from NA-243 for the upcoming polls.
The constituency has been created after delimitation from NA-252 and a section of NA-253 which falls in district east of Karachi.
Back in 2013, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) candidate Rashid Godal won from the area defeating JI's Mohammad Hussain Mehanti.
Imran could not personally arrive in the port city to submit his nomination papers with Godal, who has recently joined the PTI, submitting the nomination forms in his stead.
Moreover, Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chief Mustafa Kamal is also submitting the nomination forms from two national and one provincial assembly seats.
On February 26, Imran had announced he would contest the general elections from five constituencies, three from Punjab and two from Khyber-Pakhtukhwa (K-P).


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#WCPSS Gives Yet Another Answer on Transgender Bathroom Access
Posted on June 22, 2016	by A.P. Dillon
Wake County Schools keeps giving vague and shifting answers on their facilities access with regards to students identifying as 'transgender'. Here's the history.
I first wrote about the Transgender facilities access in schools in November 2015:
I posed the following question: Does Wake have a plan to incorporate transgenderism into the district policies and intend on including it in sexual education classes? I also asked if Wake County would be allowing transgender students to use locker rooms and restrooms of their choice, as well as any future plans to create such spaces for youth who allegedly identify as transgender.
The answer I received from the Wake County Schools Communication department was brief:
Hello Miss Dillon,
Hope you are well. Educators in the school system work with issues involving transgender students on a case-by-case basis and will continue to do so. Like you, we are also following the national discussion.
The Wake County School Board did not respond to my request for comment.
I wrote again about Wake County Schools policies in January 2016:
Last week, according to WRAL, a petition was brought to the Wake Board of Education demanding a policy change that would allow transgender students to use facilities designated for the opposite sex.
What's interesting is that, according to the WRAL article, the Wake board has already quietly made changes to district policies:
Director of Counseling at Wake County Schools Crystal Reardon said federal privacy laws do not allow her to discuss individual student cases. This past summer, the district strengthened existing policies "to include a prohibition of any kind of discrimination based on gender identity," she said.
Reardon said that the district is taking [student C.J.] Lewis' petition seriously and that school workers consider any student requests, but there is much more they also have to consider.
When I reached out to WCPSS for comment on the petition and the idea that these requests were being made and fulfilled, board Chairman Tom Benton responded with a single sentence, "There [have] been no board level discussions regarding this issue."
I also asked the district's communications department for comment. Lisa Luten, Director of Communications, said, "We do not keep district records of these requests."
Now in June, we have Lisa Luten of Wake County Schools cited in the Charlotte Observer in an article outlining how Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools are violating HB 2 in favor of the Department of Education's "guidelines".
Here's the pertinent section, emphasis added:
In Wake County schools, a spokeswoman said only the district attorney could determine whether the district is complying with federal guidelines but the procedures she described for transgender bathroom use appear to at least partially meet the requirements.
The district works to make accommodations on a case-by-case basis, said spokeswoman Lisa Luten.
Sometimes, Luten said, transgender students are able to access multi-stall restrooms based on their gender identity. In other cases, she said, students are directed to use single-user facilities.
The reasons why some students have different arrangements vary and can't be traced back to just one qualifier, she said. For example, Luten said, not all transgender students want to use multi-stall facilities and some non-transgender students ask for more privacy or need single-stall bathrooms for other reasons.
So which is it? Are they keeping track? Are they not keeping track? What schools are involved here? Are parents at these schools being informed?
Also, where is the legislature? Are these districts violating HB 2? Arguably yes.
About A.P. Dillon
A.P. Dillon is a freelance journalist and is currently writing at The North State Journal. She resides in the Triangle area of North Carolina. Find her on Twitter: @APDillon_
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I wonder when our "feel good" narcissistic, disengaged mother peer group will wake up to the fact that Title IX — originally designed to achieve equality in sports — has been so perverted that it will ultimately destroy girls' sports? What's stopping a boy who identifies as a girl from playing on a girls' sport team? And even though these foolish "feel good" mothers would like to think identity trumps biology, the fact (this one is tough for these liberal women) is men ARE stronger, faster, better than women when it comes to most athletic endeavors. Say good bye to fairness in the fields. These precious snowflakes are in for a rude awakening about the unintended consequences of insanity.


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to a tightening labor market that likely keeps the Federal Reserve on course to announce plans next month to start reducing its massive bond portfolio.
Labor market strength was also underscored by another report on Thursday showing U.S.-based employers last month announced the fewest job cuts in eight months. But a moderation in services sector activity to an 11-month low in July put a wrinkle in the brightening economic outlook.
The services sector accounts for more than two-thirds of the U.S. economy and analysts worry that the slowdown, if sustained, could keep inflation tame.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits decreased 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 240,000 for the week ended July29, the Labor Department said. Economists had forecast claims falling to 242,000.
Economists believe that labor market tightness will encourage the Fed to announce a plan to start offloading its $4.2 trillion portfolio of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities in September.
The U.S. central bank is, however, expected to delay raising interest rates until December because of low inflation. The Fed has raised rates twice this year.
According to a Reuters survey of economists, nonfarm payrolls probably increased by 183,000 jobs last month after surging by 222,000 in June. The unemployment rate is seen falling one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.3 percent.
The U.S. dollar .DXY initially firmed against a basket of currencies on the claims data but gave up gains after the services sector survey. Prices for U.S. Treasuries rose, buoyed in part by the Bank of England's decision to keep interest rates at a record low and downgrade its economic and inflation forecasts.
U.S. stocks were mixed, with the S&P 500 <.SPX) and the Nasdaq .IXIC falling, but the Dow .DJI setting a new record high.
Retailers planned to cut 3,862 jobs in July. They were closely followed by the healthcare products and services sector where employers planned 3,634 layoffs.
Retailers have accounted for 245,616 of the 556,493 new jobs that have been announced so far this year, according to Challenger tracking. Online retail giant Amazon (AMZN.O) plans to hire about 50,000 workers this month at its warehouses and sorting centers.
A third report from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) showed its non-manufacturing index fell to a reading of 53.9 last month, the lowest since August 2016, from 57.4 in June. A reading above 50 in the ISM index indicates an expansion in the services sector.


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La loto è un singolo della cantante argentina Tini, della cantante statunitense Becky G e della cantante brasiliana Anitta, pubblicato il 6 luglio 2022 come settimo estratto dal quarto album in studio di Tini Cupido.

Pubblicazione
La loto è stata annunciata per la prima volta il 27 giugno 2022 con un'anteprima del video musicale pubblicata tramite i canali social dell'argentina. Si tratta della prima collaborazione fra le tre artiste.

Video musicale
Il video, in stile vintage, è stato divulgato in concomitanza con l'uscita del brano attraverso il canale YouTube di Tini.

Tracce

Formazione
Musicisti
 Tini – voce
 Becky G – voce
 Anitta – voce

Produzione
 Andrés Torres – produzione, produzione vocale, registrazione
 Mauricio Rengifo – produzione, produzione vocale, registrazione
 Carlos A. Molina – ingegneria del suono, registrazione
 Tom Norris – mastering, missaggio

Classifiche

Classifiche settimanali

Classifiche di fine anno

Note

Collegamenti esterni

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I am looking OData geometry query support, hopefully a working sample app, or demo code. Any hints?
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*Googling: I found only "text" about MS OData geometry support, not in context of EF, and no code.

*Github: looked for repos with keywords [OData Geometry Core]: nothing, then just for [OData Geometry]: ditto. (I found OData.OData but not as repo, just as source, but not this is what I am looking for)

Am I too early with this?

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