SustEdge, a division of EAI, offers a focused consulting offering for the top management of Indian companies keen on tapping into opportunities offered by the fast growing market for products and solutions that are sustainable and environment friendly.
The Research & Consulting Team at EAI comprises professionals from reputed institutions such as the IITs and IIMs, and who have considerable acquaintance with the Indian sustainability sector.
Who can benefit from SustEdge?
If your company is keen on aligning your existing products and solutions to a more sustainable portfolio in order to benefit from the changing Indian and global market aspirations, EAI's strategic assistance will be critical for your company in designing a powerful roadmap.
Our SustEdge assistance will be especially to FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) companies in India. We can help your company understand the emerging market and consumer contours in sustainability better, and help you design products, processes and solutions that will enable you to offer your solutions that has the sustainability edge.
The key value we bring to building your sustainability edge is our knowledge and expertise to evaluate a comprehensive set of sustainability avenues covering the core and extended ecosystems of your business.
The other value we add is in helping your company translate your sustainability efforts and results into meaningful and powerful metrics that significantly enhance your company's branding and positioning.
The most effective ways to attain the sustainability edge will be different for different companies, even if they are in the same business category. This is because the sustainability edge is achieved not only by leveraging the tangible assets and business characteristics, but also by building upon the company culture and value systems. A company that had long had a culture of involving the society around its manufacturing facilities in its activities could develop sustainable strategies that build upon this aspect – this company could emphasise on procuring a lot more components or raw materials from local vendors, for instance.
Adding elements of sustainability to your business is no longer just good ethics, it is good business too, because in India, as well as in many other parts of the world, we are today having more aware and more active consumers. Such consumers are increasingly demanding that the brands they purchase or consume should care about the people and the planet as much as they care about profits.
Examples of consumer sustainability aspirations abound across diverse end use sectors and products – be they in the form of organically produced food, in the movement away from leather & fur, or in the form of energy and resource saving features of the product.
In addition, evolving government mandates and regulations add another set of imperatives for your company's value chain to embrace sustainability. Such external drivers essentially imply that being a more sustainable enterprise could not just get more business, it also could mean less penalties!
Finally, the best of breed companies worldwide, and in India, are reviewing their entire value chains to explore how best to embed sustainability in as many of the value chain components as possible – starting all the way from raw material production (by their suppliers!) to in-bound and out-bound logistics, to how packaging of their products for their end users could be more sustainable and environment friendly.
The top management of companies need to consider all the above aspects while they try to design their companies to attain the sustainability edge.
What are the specific categories of assistance from EAI's SustEdge consulting for Indian corporates?
SustEdge's strategic consulting services can benefit your company through one or more of the following avenues.
Analysis Market Analysis - Detailed analysis of your product and market to understand the types of sustainability aspirations for your immediate customer as well as your extended customers. This will involve understanding of both business imperatives owing to external regulations as well as intrinsic demands and needs of end users.
Policy & Regulatory Analysis - Detailed analyses of the policy and regulatory trends in the context of sustainability that can have a direct or indirect impact on your company's business prospects, and how your company can strategise your sustainability strategy to adhere to the emerging norms and standards.
Partnerships JVs & Partnerships - Assistance in identifying business or technology partners for joint venture, technology licensing and more that can either directly add a sustainable product to your portfolio or add that sustainability edge to your existing products.
Innovations Identifying Opportunities around Key Innovations - Focussed research assistance that enables your company to identify innovations that have the potential to add the sustainability edge to your products, as well as identifying and analyzing companies that are attractive for investments or acquisitions to enhance your sustainable product portfolio.
Interested in taking up EAI's consulting assistance?
Why is the SustEdge Strategic Assistance Unique?
We provide value that is a combination of strategy and action. We bring forth a combination of insights, actionable recommendations and go-to-market assistance, made possible because of our firm's marketing orientation and our wide network of contacts in the sustainability industry.
Expertise all along the sustainability ecosystem. Our team has undertaken a number of research and consulting assignments across a wide spectrum of sustainability and cleantech in the past 10 years – renewable energy, sustainable products, waste management, renewable chemicals, electric mobility and more.As our consulting has always been market facing, it has provided us with exceptional perspectives about market demands and sustainability aspirations for a wide variety of business and end user sectors.
Value for Money - We cost a fraction of what the top management consulting firms cost for similar value!


The apartment building located in Trung Yen str, Cau Giay. It takes only 700m to Trung Hoa Nhan Chinh area. The using area is 60 sqm with 1bedroom, 1 bathroom, fully furnished. It suits for family or two person stay.


In the next 2 years, food delivery will expand by 22% to reach £5.8bn in the UK, according to the NPD Group, growing its share of off-premise visits from 13% to 15%. Overall spend on food delivery is estimated at £5.8bn, with a growing number of foodservice operators keen to create and/or expand their delivery services (see Starbucks below). Meeting consumer needs via delivery has implications - it inevitably has a knock-on effect on high street footfall but also claims a big price gap with an average on premise spend of £7.17 versus £3.66 seen for off-site purchases.
Caribbean food has been bordering on mainstream for some time in the UK - McDonald's Jerk Burger, Jamie Oliver's Jerk Rice. As a cuisine it punches far above its weight in terms of culinary influence beyond its population size (approx 2% of British population in the 2011 census). Lately the younger British-Caribbean generation is reclaiming its culinary heritage. In London you can find venues such as Rum Kitchen, Boom Burger, Dub Jam and Cottons. Consider the Nyamming 'explorative dining' experience which incorporates foods such as plantain, yams, Caribbean curries and goat meat. BBC Good Food highlights the growing number of London restaurant menus featuring goat dishes, including Ottolenghi and St John's restaurant.
Pizza slices are at the centre of PizzaExpress' new food-to-go concept, as the 320+ casual dining chain plans to stay true to its heritage while creating a new café-inspired experience for consumers. The ZA By PizzaExpress concept will first launch in London offering dine in and take-out options, with a menu featuring its best-selling pizza in slices, breakfast flatbreads, piadinas and salads. The company is embarking on a 5-year-revitalisation 'Future Express' including a logo refresh and a focus on more experiential dining experiences and menu innovation.
In 2018, Allegra valued the UK coffee shop market at £10bn - showing consistent growth after 20 consecutive years (+7%). Costa, Starbucks and Caffé Nero while competition for a sip of the coffee sales has emerged from value-focused chains such as McDonald's and Greggs. The leading chains however remain agile in terms of growth ambition. Last year Coca Cola acquired Costa Coffee with plans to launch RTD cold and hot coffee, and at-home Costa Coffee branded options. This month, Starbucks is introducing delivery to the UK after its successful UberEats trial in the US. This will add the UK to a list of 11 countries where customers can order Starbucks on their phone.
Deliveroo's customers globally will soon be able to count the calories of their favourite dishes. Next month, 500 restaurants will start providing calorie information on Deliveroo's site and the remaining 17,000 businesses, which include independent and small cafes, are urged to do the same however no timeframe is in place yet. Some of the well-known brands already on board are Burger King, KFC, Pho, Jamie's Italian, YO! Sushi and Barburrito. It will be rolled out to 13 countries worldwide. As part of its contribution to the obesity-battle, Deliveroo has also partnered with nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert in creating a healthy options menu and has a marketing campaign in the pipeline, partnering with gyms across the UK.
Growth in soup sales has been driven by higher prices, chilled and own-label brand activity [Grocer/Kantar October 2018] but in fact fewer consumers are choosing soup, with sales negatively affected by the long hot summer. Can broth breathe new life into soup category? Bone broths feature on most health trend forecasts for 2019. It's a trend we've seen in higher end FTG chains like Pret but consumers are now looking for at-home solutions. Ossa has introduced a broth/soup hybrid range called Broup, providing a source of collagen, protein, calcium and potassium, as well as claiming gut health benefits.
Meat is firmly on the QSR menu in the US - with McDonald's offering a bacon Happy Hour. Customers can add a thick slice of applewood-smoked bacon to anything on its menu for free, for one hour only, on 29th Jan from 4pm. This is to raise awareness of its 3 new menu items starring thick-cut, applewood smoked bacon.


We are a tiffany&co household. I bought a wedding band here. That says enough about the place. Quality. Professionalism. Highly recommend.
My husband and I have been customers here for several years and are always so pleased with the service. Today we had our young daughters ears pierced and they were absolutely outstanding! They made her feel so special and had her so excited she never shed a single tear!
Every time we walk in here we are greeted by someone in a friendly way. I never feel like a bother when asking questions or feel pushed to buy something. I will never shop anywhere else for jewelry and will continue to recommend this place to everyone.
I have been to Dahlkemper's in many occasions, and have always been extremely happy with the staff and their service. They have a large selection of jewelry and great advice. Helped us with my engagement ring and our wedding bands. They are beautiful! Christine and staff are pleasant and helpful without being overbearing. They are my go to for repairs also. Shop local!!
I had been looking for an anniversary ring for years but not really finding what I wanted. I went to Dahlkempers and was just looking when Sean just started asking me what I like and what I don't. Before I knew it I was creating my own ring! I FINALLY got the anniversary ring i wanted, but better than I ever expected! Thank you! I've been to a bunch of other stores and not one person took the time to talk to me like that.
My husband has purchased every piece of jewelry from Dahlkemper's since moving to Erie. He won't go anywhere else! They always give him the best service and helped with making his selections, including a diamond engagement ring which Sean helped him design. Anytime anyone compliments my rings he tells them to go to Dahlkemper's. Best quality and service hands down.
We get all of our jewelry from Dahlkempers. Got my beautiful floating diamond engagement ring from there also. Our jeweler Shawn knows my fiancé Jose by first name. Awesome place and wonderful staff.
We had the most amazing experience getting my 6 year old's ears pierced. The staff was so patient and kind. Thank you for making this mile stone so special!
Such a great jewelry store. My husband and I buy all our jewelry here. If there is ever any problems they always make it right. The employees are super friendly and helpful! We love Dahlkemper's!
Staff was amazing. My fiancé spent weeks picking out and customizing the perfect ring. He proposed in Erie on a Sunday night and I was leaving the next day at noon for Tennessee. When I walked in at 10am Monday to have it resized, the staff knew his name and the ring instantly and they had it back to me before 11:30am! I couldn't ask for a better company and better people to work with and best of all they are local, not a national chain. We will definitely be getting our wedding bands from here as well!
I 'd give it a 10 if I could always always best service and knowledgeable people and great experiences everytime I go into the store.
If you are looking for a jeweler who you can trust and count on look no further because you have come to the right one!! This locally owned jewelry store is second to none!!! They are the best! The staff are always very professional and very nice. I would like to personally thank Sean Dahlkemper for his exceptional service and for being compassionate with his customers. Thank you for all you have done for me.
Thank you Dahlkemper's for being able to fix my engagement ring today! I still have no idea what happened to it, but it is as good as new now. A great repair at a great price, and quickly done as well! Can't ask for more from the best jeweler in town!


Sergio Garcia practices with his TaylorMade clubs.
TaylorMade, a leading manufacturer of golf clubs, began in 1979 as a three-person company that sold an innovative driver model with a stainless steel head, according to the company's website. Back then, there were still golfers using woods that were actually made from wood. More than 30 years later, TaylorMade sells a variety of metal woods, typically featuring titanium or steel heads. To take full advantage of your TaylorMade woods, you must keep them clean. For example, the club head's grooves must remain clean if you wish to impart sufficient spin on the ball, according to Golf Tips.com. Special cleaning kits are available, but you may also clean your clubs with common household items.
Dip a wash cloth in soapy water and wipe down your grips. Rinse the soap off, using a clean cloth, then dry the grips with a towel. Clean your grips after every few rounds, depending on how much your hands sweat.
Fill a bucket with warm soapy water, using a mild detergent. Use 1 teaspoon of dish soap for every 3 inches of warm water, and use just enough water to submerge the club heads of your TaylorMade woods without getting the ferrules wet.
Soak the club heads in the water for about five minutes.
Scrub the clubs with a soft or medium-bristle, non-wire brush. Golf Tips.com suggests using a groove-cleaning tool, although you can use a tee or an ice pick as alternate tools to clean your club's grooves.
Rinse the club head with clean water and dry it with a clean towel. If you wish, you may wipe the shaft with a damp towel.


The data center landscape is in a state of constant evolution. Yet for data center managers, fast-paced change presents as much a challenge as an opportunity – so, how do you pre-empt advancing capacity demand to maintain performance, and prepare for the future of the data center proactively, rather than reactively?
With global megatrends such as mass digitalization, the rise of IoT, and the growth of the smart city increasing demand on data centers, it's essential that data center managers are able to meet requirements and proactively plan to ensure that data center infrastructure is manageable and scalable. They must also continue to reduce the risk of costly network downtime and ensure the success of the organisations which rely on data center performance.
So, what should data center managers prioritize and focus on as they formulate a proactive strategy for the evolution of the data center? There are three key areas that, we believe, should be part of a successful strategy: Migration to higher speeds, infrastructure management and cloud performance.
However, beyond these three areas, there are additional factors that should be considered. Of these, the speed and accuracy of deployment may be the most important.
Studies demonstrate that the per-hour value of network uptime has increased significantly over the past decade. Although the average organization has cut downtime hours by 84 percent, the cost of outages has increased more than seven-fold – demonstrating that deployment speed and accuracy are critical. Unsurprisingly, human error is one of the leading causes of unplanned downtimes, accounting for an estimated 22 percent of all outages, suggesting that carrying out manual tasks is high risk. One of the most labor intensive tasks is installing fiber cabling; manual field terminations, troubleshooting, and error corrections result in extended deployment times, higher installation costs and increased downtime.
However, preterminated, pretested fiber assemblies are helping data center managers to meet this challenge. Compared to field-terminated fiber cabling, factory-terminated and -tested fiber has better optical performance and lower installation costs. As it is more precise and consistent, the factory-terminated fiber cabling greatly improves the loss and reflection attributes of the connectors. Therefore, when looking to decrease deployment times and potential unplanned outages, plug-and-play capacity is often the best option.
An infrastructure partner can be a key enabler in designing and implementing a successful tactical strategy in the data center. Even for a small enterprise data center, the process of designing, coordinating and selecting a best-fit solution involves thousands of decisions. Bringing an infrastructure provider into the process early can be invaluable, and large partners like CommScope provide a portfolio that include most, if not all, of the necessary components. These range from multiple and complete lines of fiber and copper cabling to cable routing and management solutions and infrastructure intelligence platforms.
When designing a data center strategy it's best to take a holistic approach and view the data center as a single interconnected ecosystem that exists within the context of the organization, as well as taking stock of the granular issues and opportunities. Ultimately, a well defined, thoughtfully executed strategy should be simple to manage, efficient to operate and easy to scale.
Having a strategy in place ensures that data center deployment is faster and more accurate which, in turn, offers a wide variety of tangible benefits, including lower operating costs, accelerated mean time to repair, increased worker productivity, and reduced downtime.
This translates into increased revenue for the organisation and means that the data center manager needs to spend less time worrying about how to respond to changes due to growth, higher data rates, and network demands. Instead, they can focus on implementing a strategy, monitoring results, and refining the plan for the future. In this scenario, lower stress results in higher productivity.


Rumors are on the air of the products in the coming Office 15 wave are on the air. But there's been nothing about Exchange 15, the next version of Microsoft's on-premises e-mail, calendaring and contacts server.
While collecting any tidbits, we could find from our contacts with access to the Office 15 Technical Preview bits which Microsoft began releasing to testers earlier this year. (Microsoft just this week provided some of those private testers with an Office 15 refresh). ZDnet.com has posted an article which reveals the Exchange 15 features to some extent.
Keep in mind that Microsoft officials are not commenting on features or plans for Office 15 and won't until the company releases the public beta of Office 15 this summer.
Microsoft is planning to focus less on communication and more on collaboration with Exchange 15. The thinking, supposedly, is Exchange 15 will provide users with a next-gen mailbox experience. Sources are saying there will be team mailboxes that integrate directly with SharePoint as part of the coming release.
With Exchange 15, contacts are saying, Outlook Web App offline mode will be enabled by HTML5. For now, sounds like it's accessible only via IE 10 (the version of Internet Explorer that will be baked into Windows 8 and available separately for Windows 7). The "offline access courtesy of HTML5″ idea sounds plausible to me. That's how Google made Google Docs available offline and has been rumored as a way that Hotmail may be available offline, too (at some point).
One more alleged feature coming to Office 15, according to my contacts, is the ability to use theMicrosoft FAST enterprise search technology to do organization-wide searches across Exchange 15, Lync 15 and SharePoint 15.


Yes love is in the air for V-Day!
And whilst I don't really celebrate Valentine's Day with hiked price flowers, chocolates or other over-the-top fripperies I do tend to cook my other half a special meal to enjoy at home. I know of others who indulge with other special treats but they are often calorie-laden, wholly inappropriate for bariatrics and cost the earth. So what are my top few love to eat treats that you might consider?
Well how about some berries and yogurt for breakfast or toast with a heart-shaped jam topping? Simply pop berries on a plate in a heart-shape and add the yogurt pot just before serving. Or toast your favourite bread and then add a heart-shaped spoonful of your favourite low-sugar jam/jelly or preserve.
Or consider an egg breakfast or brunch by dry-frying eggs in heart-shaped cutters to bring an early morning smile?
Or how about buying and serving a heart-shaped cheese? There are hard and soft varieties to choose from like Coeur de Neufchatel. Check out the cheese counter this week there are bound to be plenty to choose from.
Other ideas include cutting a tortilla into a heart shape and then topping with salsa, low-fat Mozzarella and your favourite toppings to make a Valentine's Pizza – perfect for sharing. For some simple instructions see my bariatric friendly pizza recipe here.
For a main meal or lunch time dish that is great hot or cold with salad then look no further than my Three Cheese Bake recipe from Return 2 Slender … 2nd Helpings cookery book.
And to round off any special meal and day consider my White Chocolate and Berry Cheesecake recipe here.
Or just dip plump and fruity strawberries into melted no-added sugar or diabetic chocolate and a little grated lemon or lime zest and share.
Here's wishing you a wonderfully romantic time!


Fast trains from Cheshunt to Stansted Mountfitchet take around 30 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 27 kilometres. There are frequent services on the rail route between Cheshunt and Stansted Mountfitchet.
1. Are there direct trains from Cheshunt to Stansted Mountfitchet?
Direct trains from Cheshunt to Stansted Mountfitchet have been found.
We usually find around 14 direct trains on the route from Cheshunt to Stansted Mountfitchet every weekday.
2. How long is the train journey from Cheshunt to Stansted Mountfitchet?
The Cheshunt to Stansted Mountfitchet train travel time is normally about 30 minutes, whatever time you make the journey.
3. What are the Cheshunt to Stansted Mountfitchet train times and schedule?
On weekdays the earliest direct train to Stansted Mountfitchet is usually scheduled to depart Cheshunt around 05:00 and the last train is around 23:59. At weekends the first train of the day leaves Cheshunt around 06:48, and the last at 00:18.
When to book Cheshunt to Stansted Mountfitchet train tickets?
Trains in the UK usually open for booking around 3 months in advance. If booking is not yet open for your dates then you can set a booking alert to receive an email on the day that the cheapest tickets are released for your journey from Cheshunt to Stansted Mountfitchet by train.
Which train companies operate between Cheshunt and Stansted Mountfitchet?


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India-born Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai gets hefty pay raise, awarded $242 million stock package
Updated : December 23, 2019 06:28 AM IST
Sundar Pichai on Thursday received $90 million in stock awards that will vest by the end of 2022 "depending on Alphabet's shareholder returns compared to the S&P 100", the filing said.
Signalling the end of an era, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin decided to relinquish their current positions in the parent company Alphabet earlier this month.
Pichai, who grew up in Chennai and studied engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, holds a master's degree from Stanford University and an MBA from the Wharton School.
Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take home $240 million stock package ($90 million of it tied to Alphabet's performance) on top of a $2 million annual salary in 2020.
Alphabet said in a Securities Exchange Commission filing on Friday that Pichai will also start receiving a substantial raise from January 1 to $2 million a year, reports the Mercury News. The compensation package is being given in recognition of Pichai's "expanded role as CEO of Alphabet and Google".
Pichai on Thursday received $90 million in stock awards that will vest by the end of 2022 "depending on Alphabet's shareholder returns compared to the S&P 100", the filing said.
"Pichai also received two other stock grants, of $120 million and $30 million, neither tied to performance but subject to his continued employment," the report said, citing the filing.
Signalling the end of an era, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin decided to relinquish their current positions in the parent company Alphabet earlier this month, making India-born Pichai the CEO of both Google and Alphabet.
Page and Brin will continue their involvement as co-founders, shareholders and members of Alphabet's board of directors. Pichai joined Google in 2004 and helped lead the development of Google Toolbar and then Google Chrome, which grew to become the world's most popular internet browser.
Sundar became Google's CEO in August 2015. He joined the Board of Directors of Alphabet, Google's parent company, in July 2017. Under his leadership as CEO, Google has been focused on developing products and services, powered by the latest advances in AI, that offer help in moments big and small.
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It is one of the great entertainment and art venue in Manchester City. The name of the place is inspired by the greatest painter L. S. Lowry, and you can also find the largest collection of his art work in this art gallery. In addition to this, there are many other paintings of world famous painters. If you are interested in knowing about the life of L. S. Lowry, then visiting The Lowry will be a very nice choice to make. And if you are lucky enough, then you may also get a chance to attend any of the event holds in the theatre.
Situated in South Manchester in Levenshulme, the market is held every Saturday and occasional on Friday evenings. In between March-December, you can find the wide range of good street, homeware, and unique gifts. All the products are displayed by the new and old artisans, which display their talent in their work. If you want to find about new products that Manchester can offer to you, then Levy Market is your right destination. And you can even get great free street entertainment too.
It is also known as "The Gallery in Park." because the place infrastructure is designed in the form of the garden. It contains sculpture terrace, art garden, and landscape gallery. When you go inside, you can find the finest collection of textiles, art and widest collection of best wallpapers of the country. If your timing gets suited to its calendar, then you may get a chance to attend to any of the events that held in this place.
A museum is a great place to hang out with the family, and this science & industry museum is one of them. There are five main buildings, and one of them was the home to oldest passenger railway station. You can even glance at the role played by Manchester in bringing up the industrial revolution.
The Manchester city is the birthplace to many famous bands such as The Stone Roses, Take That and The Oasis. The iconic record shop, Piccadilly Records opened in 1978 and is the world class Independent record store. This shop is a great place to visit if you are willing to find the music of your taste.
It is one of the world famous media destination, which is buzzing with many TV studios and media companies. When you visit the BBC, you will come to know that many of television programs have been filmed right here. The place has many exciting shops, bars, and apartments to make your stay. You can even apply to be the audience in any of the TV shows, or you can enjoy your evening walk along the Quayside.
The name itself is sufficient enough to let you know about the place. The park is located near the Manchester airport runway and is the perfect place to see the take-off and landing of the plane. If you have kids, then the place also has the facility of children's play area, and you can even grab your bit at the restaurant. You don't have to pay for visiting or having a picnic in runway visitor park.
The Cathedral is one of the Grade-1 listed building in Manchester, with the history ranging from 700 AD. During the IRA and Blitz bombing, the Manchester Cathedral sustained severe damage, but now it is fully repaired. You can attend the free guided tour of the place, or you can even explore the place by your own.
Located on Deansgate, the John Rylands Library was built in 1890 in the memory of one of the successful industrialist John Rylands. The place looks just like a castle both from inside and outside. The place is now home for the books and manuscripts, which also includes the oldest pieces of New Testaments, known as St. John Fragment.
If you want to take a round trip to the city center, then the metro shuttle is the best way to do so. Funded by the city council, the free hop service will let you travel across Manchester city via car parks, rail stations, business areas and shopping areas.
It is one of the historic parks and is a beautiful place to visit with family. For picnic and entertainment purpose, the Queens Park Heywood is an ideal location to visit. The site comprises of many facilities such as a large playground area for children's and outdoor gym for adults. In addition to this, the park also has an outdoor theater, BMX track, and tennis court.
For a die hard football fan, the National Football Museum is like an opening to the world of football legends. The museum covers the very detailed information regarding their football team from the beginning of this sport. You can even get the chance to go for penalty shoot-out on their national football playground.
For making sure that your journey to Manchester go safe and sound, Think Hostel provides the best assistance over the restaurants and accommodations to stay. The city comprises of many famous places where you can have your meal. Fell in love with the taste and dishes this town has to offer and have fun while exploring the Manchester city. For more information on free things to do in Manchester, call us at +44 (0) 843 886 8408.
I watched the video about Manchester City from the first to the end. I am in love with this city. A historic city was visible in front of me with some brilliant events. I read the full blog description here about Manchester City. In the list of my travels I have put the priority above all in this city.
I was at the Levy Market during my last visit to Manchester and it was a great experience. I was able to go home with a few amazing artworks. I still have one of them in my Office in Edinburgh till today; perfect and well crafted. I also touched the Museum of Science & Industry and it is also a great place to be.


5 years' experience of study and work in the UK and U.S.A, 4 years' teaching experience of international courses and 10 years' experience in global and domestic sales and marketing (7 years' management experience in MNC). This CV is for general purpose.
Minimum requirements for students and track record: IELTS 4.5; 5 lessons (40mins each) per week for 7 months; 2 assignments per week; AP5 75%, >AP4 90%, >AP3 100%.
Professional training: CEU certificate from 2017 AP Fall Workshop for experienced (>3 years) AP Economics teachers organized by The College Board.
Propose, manage and implement the marketing plan for all assigned projects according to agreed budget and timeline. Adjust marketing plan and develop new strategies according to sales progress. Lead marcom executives to execute action plans and meet projects targets.
Create E-Marketing plan and action schedule for assigned projects. Lead marketing team to create content for Linkedin, Facebook, Sina weibo, Twitter and EDM to deliver consistent and timely messages to targeted audiences.
Coordinate E-Business team to promote sponsorship. Develop Mobile Marketing strategies including mobile app development.
Manage and monitor all aspects of print production, distribution and effectiveness tracking.
Manage overall media relationship for assigned projects in China with achievement of frequent, timely and positive media coverage.
Manage and direct visitor development including the creation and management of special VIP programs, subscription and similar schemes in order to encourage more new and repeat visitors.
Understand visitor behavior by planning behavior surveys, analyzing and reporting the survey results.
Evaluate the effectiveness of marketing channels for respective events by collecting and analyzing data of each channel.
Develop digital marketing campaigns to deliver positive and healthy brand image. Improve sales strategies to enhance sales volume and customer loyalty. That includes development of e-commerce channels, such as Alibaba, Tmall and Lashou.
Conduct marketing decisions include but are not limited to pricing, product combination, advertising and media cooperation. Regulate and improve logistic plan and CRM, especially feedback management and complaint handling mechanism.
Hire and train sales team, integrate resources across regions. Develop and maintain traditional distributor network. Plan and organize marketing campaigns such as exhibitions, road shows and banquets. Ensure the whole operation is under budget and goes smoothly.
Ensure U.S headquarters' products and business decisions in compliance with Chinese law and regulation. Coordinate design for product combination with American suppliers. Identify growth opportunity and provide specific market intelligence required by CEO, such as status of competitive products and services, pricing and distribution channels.
Work with vendor to plan and execute market research programs. Improve marketing and sales strategies according to research results.
Project 1. Optimal goal is to maximize our sales of booths and sponsorships. As the official co-organizer of four international mega exhibitions (1000+ exhibitors & 60,000 attendees each) – CCBN & BIRTV in Beijing, IBC in Amsterdam, NAB in Las Vegas, the duty of my lead includes but are not limited to Promotional material development, Booth Sales, Booth reservation and coordination, After sale service, CRM, Internal & External communication, Sales Staff Training and Risk Management. Achievement: Average 90% retention rate of my clients at each show annually. Average 12% more new clients each year.
Project 2. Coordinate with our marketing team, advertising team and sales team to plan and supervise the implementation of our marketing campaigns. Develop advertising materials required to support clients' marketing targets. Advertising sales of our magazines including Broadcast & Production, InfoAV China, Digihouse Chinaand TV Technology Asia Pacific. Control quality of graphics, text, photography and other elements that have an effect on corporate image. Improve brand development and manage marcom projects such as road shows, presentations, contests, industrial summit, press release etc. Optimal goal is to maximize our sales of sponsorship and strengthen our leading position of media in broadcast industry.
Zhongshan Qi Xing International Economic & Technical Cooperation Ltd.
As the authorized overseas sales agent of several manufacturers in Zhongshan (including garment, lights, rosewood furniture and electronic home appliance), I lead a team to plan and implement for their international sales. Design, implement and facilitate the brand strategies of our products. Conduct market research, competitor analysis and industry trend monitoring. Develop promotional materials and supervise programs such as trade shows and road shows.
Implement sourcing for foreign buyers and work as the local agent for their import and export business. Frequent negotiation with Chinese manufacturers and foreign buyers. Maintain strong internal and external network. It requires genuinely strong leadership, language skill, persuasive skill and interpersonal skill. It also involves frequent business trip regionally.
I was appointed to work in the flagship shop of Edinburgh after passing their intensive training program in Manchester.
Summer marketing campaigns, implementation of credit check on customers and customer care service.
Excellent experience of improving my negotiation and interpersonal skills.
Enjoy playing badminton (Committee of Dundee University Badminton Club 2003-04), surfing, scuba diving (PADI Advanced Open Water Diving Certificate since 2016) and sailing (Member of Tayside Sailing Club 2003).
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Stone Temple Pilots hit road to show off band's biggest hits
ALAN SCULLEY
Nov 1, 2021 Updated Nov 2, 2021
The Stone Temple Pilots will play a hit-filled show at Hard Rock on Saturday, Nov. 6.
Michelle Shiers
It was early September and Eric Kretz was looking forward to a brief 11-date co-headlining tour pairing his band, Stone Temple Pilots, and co-headliner Bush that would precede a longer fall headlining run for his band.
"Two times we were going to go to Australia with them," the drummer says. "The first time was right when COVID was coming in and everything was getting shut down. Then the promoter was doing his best to figure out how to get us back. It was looking like early April (2020).
"We found a winery hotel that was an hour outside of Sydney … we were going to have the place to ourselves," he says. "So we were just going to barbecue, play tennis and write songs together. It was going to be great. And they got one or two cases, and they shut down travel in between states, so we just couldn't do that."
As it turned out, this fall's U.S. run with Bush got canceled as well due to the surge of the Delta variant. Stone Temple Pilots, however, have gone ahead with their headlining tour, which started Oct. 17.
Kretz admits there will be challenges for the group, which also includes brothers Dean DeLeo on guitar and Robert DeLeo on bass along with singer Jeff Gutt, as they will have to adhere to strict protocols to keep the tour on track.
"It's hard, and it's going to be frustrating not being able to see some friends you have across the country and hang out with them or go to dinner," he says. "It just takes one person out of that 25-30 people, band and crew. We're all parked in a hotel somewhere. It's just going to be a new way for a while until we all get used to it."
Stone Temple Pilots went into 2020 with big plans. In February of that year, the group released "Perdida," a unique album in the Stone Temple Pilots canon. Where the band is known for melodic rocking anthems, the group unplugged and recorded a new set of original songs in a largely acoustic format.
The group had a special tour planned to promote "Perdida," but canceled the outing so Gutt could have surgery on a herniated disc that had reached a point where the singer was in serious pain and had difficulty just sitting.
Looking back, Kretz is grateful that the tour didn't happen as planned.
"Actually, it was probably a good thing because that tour was going to start in the Northwest, and that was where the early cases were coming through with COVID," he says. "We wouldn't have had any idea of the protection we needed. We would have done the shows as usual, and (with) two buses, a whole lot of us could have gotten sick."
Soon, like virtually every other band, Stone Temple Pilots found themselves unable to tour due to the pandemic. But the group members were not idle. Dean DeLeo collaborated with guitarist Tom Bukovac on a mostly instrumental album, "Trip The Witch." STP also assembled a box set reissue of the 1996 Stone Temple Pilots album "Tiny Music…Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop," which supplements the original album with outtakes and early versions of songs from the album and a 14-song, 1997 concert recorded by MTV during spring break Panama City Beach, Fla.
"Tiny Music" was a pivotal project for Stone Temple Pilots. The band, with original singer Scott Weiland, blasted onto the scene with their 1992 debut "Core." It gave the band four hit singles – "Sex Type Thing," "Plush," "Creep" and "Wicked Garden" — and eventually peaked at No. 3 on "Billboard" magazine's album chart.
The 1994 follow-up "Purple" was another hit thanks to the hit singles "Interstate Love Song," "Vaseline" and "Big Empty" taking only four months to top 4 million copies sold.
While the band's popularity soared, Stone Temple Pilots' many critics dismissed the band as grunge rock copycats whose songs shared the stylistic traits of groups like Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.
"Tiny Music," though, changed a lot of those perceptions and gained Stone Temple Pilots newfound respect. The band significantly broadened their sound, drawing on influences such as classic rock, glam and psychedelic rock to craft a musically diverse set of songs.
"I think we were trying to challenge ourselves," Kretz says. "Like, OK, we've done two albums, and we've accomplished that, and I think it was more of a way to challenge ourselves and say what haven't we done?"
The influences that emerged on "Tiny Music" weren't calculated and came out naturally as the band worked on the songs, Kretz says
"It's never forced that way," he says. "I mean, like always, the four of us when we were making 'Tiny Music,' we're all so influenced from '70s music, whether it was singer-songwriter folk-pop that we heard from our parents, and then on AM radio we're hearing Elton John and Fleetwood Mac, and then as the high school, junior high years came on it was just, oh my God, it was the Stones and Zeppelin and the Who and on and on and on, you know, Yes and Rush, and just how great all of that stuff is. So we all absorbed those 20-plus years of music."
While Kretz says the band had a great time making "Tiny Music," that period also foreshadowed difficulties that would grow more trying with Weiland, whose drug addictions were leading to increasingly erratic behavior, tensions within the band and a pair of breakups.
The band managed to make two more albums with Weiland – 1999s "No. 4" and 2001's "Shangra-La Dee Da" — before splitting in 2003. The four band members reunited in 2008 and released a well-received 2010 self-titled album.
Weiland, though, was never able to overcome his addictions. In 2013, he was fired by the band and tragically died in 2015 from an overdose.
"With Scott, it was just a slow slide of him falling down, you know what I mean. It was just keep trying to pick him up, and after a while, he doesn't want your help anymore," Kretz said.
The DeLeo brothers and Kretz moved forward after the split with Weiland with Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington stepping into the vocal slot for a 2013 EP "High Rise" before he returned full-time to Linkin Park in 2015. Sadly, Bennington committed suicide in 2017, adding another tragic wrinkle to the STP story.
By that time of Bennington's death, Stone Temple Pilots were well into a world-wide search for a new singer. Gutt, who had appeared on two seasons of "The X-Factor" television show, was eventually chosen as the new vocalist. His performances on his first album with the band, a 2018 self-titled release, made for a promising new start for Stone Temple Pilots that was only reinforced with the songs and performances on "Perdida."
While Kretz says he hopes Stone Temple Pilots will at some point do the "Perdida" acoustic tour that was canceled ahead of the pandemic, this fall tour is a chance to revisit the "Tiny Music" material and other hits from the group's catalog. And with Gutt fitting in nicely within Stone Temple Pilots, fans will see a band that is enjoying a smoother life on and off stage.
"We love being creative, and we love each other, and we love performing for the audience that has memories of the songs. It doesn't suck," Kretz says.
Where: Sound Waves, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City
When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6
How much: Tickets, priced from $59 to $99, are available at Hard Rock box office or Ticketmaster.com
More info: HardRockHotelAtlanticCity.com; StoneTemplePilots.com
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For The Love of Music: Wil, Eric Harper, Tal Bachman, Lola Parks, Scotty Hills, Compassion Machine, Tom Hooper, Stephanie Macpherson
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WiL's music is gaining recognition from a string of songs, including 'Roam,' flagship anthem to Travel Alberta's award winning media campaign 'Remember To Breathe'. His latest album 'El Paseo' was nominated 'Solo Roots Album of The Year' at 2015 Western Canadian Music Awards - No wonder.... the ease with which WiL explores a wide spectrum... more info
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As the World Turns was the creation of Irna Phillips who, beginning in the 1930s, had been one of the foremost creators and writers of radio soap operas. As a writer, Phillips favored character development and psychological realism over melodrama, and her previous creations (which included Guiding Light) were especially notable for placing professionals - doctors, lawyers, and clergy people - at the center of their storylines. Phillips wrote: "As the world turns, we know the bleakness of winter, the promise of spring, the fullness of summer and the harvest of autumn--the cycle of life is complete."
And so it was with As the World Turns, with its slow-moving psychological character studies of families headed by legal and medical professionals. The personal and professional lives of doctors and lawyers would remain central to As The World Turns throughout its run, and would eventually become standard fare on all soap operas. Whereas the 15-minute radio soaps often focused on one central, heroic character (for example, Dr. Jim Brent in Phillips' Road of Life), the expanded 30-minute format of As The World Turns enabled Phillips to introduce a handful of professionals within the framework of a family saga.
One of Phillips' innovations was to introduce a sort of Greek chorus to the stories. The primary purpose of characters such as Nancy Hughes (Helen Wagner) was to comment on the crises faced and decisions made by the town's more dynamic residents. This technique contributed to the popularity of the show and continues to be widely used in other soap operas.
Phillips' style favored gradual evolution over radical change. Slow, conversational, and emotionally intense, the show moved at the pace of life itself - and sometimes even more slowly than that. Each new addition to the cast was done in a gradual manner, and was usually a key contact to one of the members of the Hughes family. As such, the show got a reputation as being quite conservative (though the show did showcase the first gay male character on American soap operas, in 1988). During the show's early decades, the content-related policies of its sponsor Procter & Gamble Productions may have contributed to the perception of conservatism. The soap-manufacturing giant typically balked at storylines in which adultery and other immoral behavior would go unpunished, and as late as the 1980s characters from the primary families were still generally not allowed to go through with abortions.
Helen Wagner on working with Don MacLaughlin as "Chris Hughes" on As the World Turns and on the difference between her and "Nancy Hughes"


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Changing how you think can change your life. And not just in narrow, limited ways. Changing your attitude and your mind-set can drive profound changes throughout all areas of your life. This isn't just wishful thinking or self-help hype – it's backed up by sound science. Research consistently shows that optimists – those with a positive outlook on life – live very different lives from pessimists. Consider the impact of optimism in these two areas of life. In fact, many companies now use optimism tests as one element of their hiring practices. Optimistic salespeople, for example, consistently outsell those who are less optimistic, and are less likely to quit. In sports, optimistic professional athletes and coaches perform better under pressure than pessimistic ones. Of course, the belief that optimism is a key driver in success is not new. In the 1950s, for example, Norman Vincent Peale published The Power of Positive Thinking. The book's message – that faith, prayer and positive thinking were the keys to a successful life – has much in common with modern secular research on optimism. And it was wildly successful. The book had a record-setting run on best-seller lists, and formed the basis of what could be called an "empire of inspiration" analogous in many ways to the multimedia empires of today's top self-help gurus. Peale wrote a weekly syndicated newspaper column, published a monthly magazine, and even sold long-playing records of his sermons, forerunners of today's success audiotape programs.


The house was built on Cape Town's outer limits (thus the name of the street – buitenkant or outer edge) in the transitional area between town and the larger market garden farms of the upper part of the city. After Boers, the property passed to several other private citizens.
In 1878, the house was bought by the Dutch Reformed Church and served as a teachers' training college; the Cape Town High School occupied the property from 1925–1957; and in the early 1960s it was restored and converted into a gallery space.


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The Blue Jays' road game on Friday was pretty much decided in the first inning, on the way to a 11-0 loss at Yankee Stadium. That scenario has been situation normal far too often for the Jays.
Starter Marco Estrada allowed five runs in the first on a variety of line drives, bloops, ground balls and one key fundamental miscue on defence. It has been a familiar pattern in Estrada starts.
With runners on first and second in the first, Aaron Hicks singled to left. Billy McKinney leapt to keep the ball in front of him as a run scored. But instead of throwing to second to keep Hicks at first, he threw to third and the trailing runner moved up to second. With one out, Didi Gregorius hit a double-play grounder to second base, but Hicks was no longer on first. The Yankees scored three more runs to put the Jays in a hole from which they could not climb.
The 35-year-old Estrada could not escape the third inning on this night, allowing eight earned runs on six hits, with three walks and a hit batter. He retired just eight of the 18 batters he faced. The Jays are headed in a different direction — younger — and with three possible starts left it may be time to shut Estrada down.
The veteran right-hander who had re-signed with the Jays for an additional year last September, because he wanted to be part of something special for the Jays in 2018, has had his dream turn into a nightmare. Since sitting out 26 days in July with an injured glute, Estrada has come back to make nine starts with a 3-5 record, allowing 38 earned runs in 441/3 innings for a 7.71 ERA.
Estrada has either been OK or he has struggled badly, adding up to a 7-12 record and 5.71 ERA in 26 starts. In fact, in 11 starts in which he has thrown five innings or fewer, Estrada has allowed 51 earned runs in 41 1/3 innings, allowing 93 baserunners. He is a free agent at season's end.
Certainly the Jays are playing youngsters down the stretch so their inability to be competitive on many nights is understandable, but this failure to compete has been happening even when the veterans were in the lineup and on the mound.
The Jays remain 35 games behind the division-leading Red Sox, their biggest deficit since the end of the 1980 season when they were 351/2 back. Remember that was the fourth year of the franchise. The 17 games below .500 are the most since Oct. 2, 2012. The Jays are 14-32 in blowout decisions of five or more runs.
The nine-game road trip continues on Saturday after four straight losses. The Jays have lost 12 of their last 14 away from the Rogers Centre.


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+ Does breast thermography replace mammography?
No. The two screening tools complement each other. Mammography is specifically looking for the anatomy of the breast, while thermography is looking for physiology, or thermal changes, in the breast. In other words, as far as breast cancer, a mammogram will show a lump, where a thermogram will show heat patterns created around the lump and feeding into the lump.
Breast thermography is a very important screening tool for the 25-49 age group before an annual mammogram may be recommended. This is extremely important for younger women because breast tissue tends to be more dense making it more difficult for radiologists to see a tumor on a mammogram. Breast cancer in younger women also tends to be more aggressive making thermography critical in detecting any early signals.
Many women, despite their doctors recommendation, for their own personal reasons, will choose thermograpy as an alternative to mammography. We respect each person's right to choose their health care options.
+ What is the difference between thermography and mammography?
Mammography uses x-rays to differentiate normal tissue from physical tumors and other breast abnormalities based on their densities. In many cases it detects tumors that are already of significant size (>1cm in most cases). There is a fair amount of difficulty in reading the mammograms of women who are on hormone replacement, are nursing, or have fibrocystic, large, dense, or enhanced breasts. These conditions do not cause difficulty in reading breast thermograms.
Breast thermography signals, mammography locates, ultrasound confirms, and biopsy establishes diagnosis.
+ How does breast thermography work?
It starts out with a high-resolution, highly sensitive infrared camera. Keep Cool Thermography uses a high resolution, highly-sensitive infrared camera that actually was awarded product of the month through NASA. These cameras are able to differentiate and measure very subtle temperature differences in infrared heat emission from tumors, cysts, infections, or trauma in the breast. Because tumor tissue does not have an intact sympathetic nervous system, it cannot control heat loss. When the breast is cooled in a temperature controlled room, blood vessels of normal tissue may respond by constricting to conserve heat while tumor tissue and its blood vessels may remains hot. Thus, the vascular patterns that may be associated with tumors may emit more heat than their surrounding tissues which allows them to be detected by our heat sensing infrared camera.
Each woman has her own individual, highly specific thermal pattern to her breast which can be monitored over time. Her pattern will remain the same throughout the years unless there is a change in her breast health. This makes a baseline and follow up a key ingredient in overall breast health and in differentiating between cancers and benign conditions.
+ What are some of the potential risks/shortcomings of screening mammograms?
In no way does Keep Cool Thermography take the stance that mammograms are unnecessary or give any advice to NOT get a mammogram. It is the opinion of Keep Cool Thermography that the current system should be periodically re-evaluated, as with any science, to challenge old information with new and current research. It is solely up to the discretion of each doctor-patient team to make such decisions for each individual. We provide the following information ONLY to educate our patients on the status of information in this field.
This is taken directly off of the National Cancer Institute's website. It is not intended to prevent you from having a mammogram, but its intent is to inform you of the risks and shortcomings of mammography. Remember, just because you had a negative mammogram, does not necessarily mean you are cancer free. This is why it is important to have others tests such as thermography, ultrasound and clinical breast exams performed.
Overdiagnosis and overtreatment. Screening mammograms can find cancers and cases of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS, a noninvasive tumor in which abnormal cells that may they can also find cancers and cases of DCIS that will never cause symptoms or threaten a woman's life, leading to "overdiagnosis" of breast cancer. Treatment of these latter cancers and cases of DCIS is not needed and leads to "overtreatment." Overtreatment exposes women unnecessarily to the adverse effects associated with cancer therapy.
+ What are the possible risks/shortcomings of thermography?
Because thermogragphy is non-invasive, there is no radiation, compression, or discomfort, therefore there are absolutely no risks involved. A 2008 Cornell Study concluded that women who are morbidly obese and with breast size greater than DD may not be ideal candidates for thermography. If a tumor is very slow growing and not metabolically active or hot, this may also cause decreased accuracy or failure to show up on a thermogram. No test is 100% accurate, however, a breast thermogram includes a series of six separate shots to check the breast at all different angles in order to have the most accurate test results as possible.
+ What can I expect during a thermography appointment?
The first thing you will be required to do is to download a medical history form and the protocol form to prepare for your exam. It is very important to read over your protocol at least 24 hours prior to your appointment to ensure an accurate thermogram.
A typical breast thermography appointment generally takes 45 minutes. It is simple, pain-free, radiation and compression free. It is as simple as having your photo taken! You will be welcomed into a cool, temperature controlled room where you will be asked to disrobe from the waist up. If you are having a full body thermogram, you will be asked to fully disrobe except for a thong or jock strap. This will get rid of any hot spots from clothing on the skin. Six images (for breast scan) will be captured to ensure all angles of the breast and lymph area are scanned. This is crucial as mammography is not able to capture the lymph area under the armpits where many cancers are located.
The scans will be then be sent to our MD radiologist and board certified thermographer who will interpret the images and send back a complete report of their findings and recommendations. You will then be called back in to the office for a complete review of your thermogram and to answer any questions you may have.
Because Keep Cool Thermography is located inside a Green Bay, Wisconsin wellness clinic, there is access to naturopath doctors, a multitude of testing, supplementation if needed, nutritional information, and healthy lifestyle resources and products. You are never just given your thermogram report back without recommendations of what to do next.
+ Who interprets the images for Keep Cool Thermography?
Dr. Robert Kane is known as "The Voice of Thermography." He holds Diplomate Certification with the American Board of Clinical Thermographers and the International Academy of Clinical Thermology, and also holds Fellowship with the International Academy of Clinical Thermology.
With over 18 years of experience in the field of thermography, Dr Kane is a leading trainer of thermographic technicians and has championed quality control high standards in the imaging field. He currently provides private thermography interpretation services to 20 centers in the U.S., Canada and Israel.
As a leading advocate for women's optimal health and wellness, Dr. Kane is the world's leading authority on providing a compassionate approach to help women lower their risk of breast cancer through non-invasive testing and monitoring.
Dr. Jeanne Stryker M.D.,is a board certified radiologist with dual fellowship imaging. She is a Harvard, Dartmouth and UCLA graduate with expertise as a radiologist with five years of residency and two years of fellowship. She is board certified by the American Board of Radiology which is of the highest distinction in the medical field. No other thermal interpreter has this qualification. She is certified by the IAMT and by Dr. Bill Cockburn who is now deceased. He was one of the founders of thermography.
+ What recommendations might be made following an abnormal breast thermogram?
Follow up recommendations are always included on the doctors report. These may include a follow up thermogram in 3, 6 or 12 months. It may also include a recommendation for an ultrasound, mammogram, or possibly an MRI.
When you come back in for your review, we will thoroughly review nutritional and lifestyle changes that can make a huge difference in your overall health and help to reduce your risk of breast cancer.
+ Can thermography view the digestive tract, uterus, and organs?
This is a question that many people ask and the answer is typically no. Since thermography is a non-invasive screening tool and not an anatomical medical test, thermograms are generally unable see organs directly. However, although internal organs are too deep to be viewed, they can display referred heat patterns that may be seen on the skin by thermography.
This generally takes correlation with other medical imaging tests. Thermography does not replace medical tests such as CT scans, MRI's or PET scans, but can be used to gather more information and to signal areas that may need further investigation. For example, in cases of the thyroid, as thyroxine is lowered in the blood the demand on the thyroxin producing cells increases. This makes them metabolically more active and hotter. This heat is picked up on a thermogram sometimes before lab tests show abnormal.
+ Can breast thermography detect Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC)?
Although IBC is very rare (approximately 3% of all breast cancers) it is a very fast spreading and aggressive type cancer. IBC is the most malignant form of breast cancer. It tends to be seen in younger women where there are no guidelines for this age group of 25-40 years old. Due to the inflammatory nature of IBC, thermography is the ideal screening tool because of the high amount of heat emitted from this cancer. Mammography has its limitations with IBC because there is no real detectable mass. Therefore, thermography is the first critical line of defense to signal this inflammatory process in the breast for younger women.
+ Is thermography only for women with a family history of breast cancer?
No. The majority of women diagnosed today with breast cancer have no family history and are taken completely off guard.. No screening procedure is 100%, so the more tools available, the better chance of detecting a problem. Thermography is an important adjunct for women who do or do not have a family history or for women who have a known genetic predisposition.
+ Is breast thermography covered by insurance?
While breast thermography was approved by the FDA in 1982, unfortunately it is rarely covered by health insurance as of yet. Some patients are able to receive reimbursement through their personal flex-plans, however, Keep Cool Thermography does not bill insurance directly.
+ Is breast thermography approved by the FDA?
Yes! Breast thermography was FDA approved for use as an adjunctive breast cancer screening procedure in 1982.
+ Is breast thermography new? I have never heard of it.
The concept of thermography is not new. In 460 B.C. Hippocrates would place mud and clay over people and look for heat areas that would dry faster. These hot spots would be areas in which he would focus on. The same concept is used today, however there have been tremendous advances in technology, especially over the past 20 years in the sensitivity of the infrared cameras and software. There are doctors, chiropractors, naturopaths, nutritionists, etc.. using thermography throughout the US and the world. There have been over 800 indexed studies in the past 40 years with well over 300,000 women participants demonstrating infrared imaging's abilities in the early detection of breast cancer.
* Cancer, 1980, Volume 56, 45-51. (17) Fifty-eight thousand patients with breast complaints were examined between 1965 and 1977. Twelve hundred and forty-five patients with abnormal Th3 mammotherms had normal breasts by mammography, ultrasound, physical exam, and biopsy. Thirty-eight percent of women with normal breasts and 44% of those with mastopathy developed biopsy proven breast cancer within five years. Ninety percent of patients with Th4 or 5 had diagnosis of cancer made on their first visit.
* Biomedical Thermology, 1982, 279-301, Alan Liss, Inc, New York. Michel Gautherie, MD, followed 10,834 women over 2 to 10 years by clinical examination, mammography and thermography. (15) The study followed 387 people with normal breast examinations and mammograms but Th3 thermographic scores for an average of less than three years. In those without symptoms, 33% developed cancer. In those with cystic mastitis, cancer developed in 41%. These were predominately women between 30 to 45 years of age where breast cancer is the leading cause of death.
* Thermology, 1986, Volume 1, 170-73. (18) The effectiveness of mammography, clinical palpation, and thermography were compared in the detection of breast cancer. Thermography had the best reliability, but the best results were found when all three were used together.
* The Breast Journal, Volume 4, 1998, 245-51. (19) Keyserlingk et al documented 85% sensitivity in diagnosing breast cancer using clinical examination and mammography together. This increased to 98% when breast thermography was added.
* American Journal of Radiology, January 2003, 263-69. (16) The journal reported that thermography has 99% sensitivity in identifying breast cancer with single examinations and limited views. Thus, a negative thermogram (Th1 or Th2) in this setting is powerful evidence that cancer is not present.
* A more recent study from 2008, Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell, New York, NY. In this study 92 patients for whom a breast biopsy was recommended based on prior mammogram or ultrasound underwent DITI. Sixty of 94 biopsies were malignant 34 were benign. DITI identified 58 of 60 malignancies with 97% sensitivity. Conclusion was that DITI is a valuable adjunct to mammography and ultrasound, especially in women with dense breast parenchyma.


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