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Your small business is committed to environmental responsibility, and you've got the goods and the actions to show for it. Your company's sustainability creds might fit one of the following categories, for instance:
A retail store that sells products made from recycled, organic or nontoxic materials
A restaurant that uses biodegradable supplies and local ingredients to reduce carbon emissions from long-distance transport
An office building that runs on renewable energy
If you have a track record of eco-friendly practices, consider making it official with a green business certification. With all the other tasks you're juggling as a business owner, you may be hesitant to add another time- and resource-consuming item to the mix. But once you've assessed the potential advantages of getting certified, you may decide it's well worth the effort.
Consider these factors when deciding if this formal recognition is the right move for your green business.
What Is a Green Business Certification?
A green business certification is an independent validation of a company's compliance with a set of voluntary environmental or energy-efficiency standards. The list of benchmarks will vary depending on the type of certification and the organization conducting the review.
How Can Certification Help My Business?
When your sustainability efforts earn an official stamp of approval, you get to tout that achievement in your marketing message. A green business certification provides a chance to brand your business as a socially conscious company that's committed to environmental protection. It lets you attract more customers who share your passion for that cause. Plus, as consumers become increasingly wary of greenwashing — making misleading or unsubstantiated claims about the environmental benefits of a product, service or business practice — having that third-party authentication can make all the difference.
How Do I Become Certified?
While the specific requirements vary, each certification process will involve some method of documenting your company's compliance with the standards of the certifying organization. You'll be required to pay either a standalone certification fee or an organization membership fee that includes certification among other benefits.
Types of Green Certifications
Here are two examples of small business certification programs focused on sustainability practices.
Green America. Green America conducts online certification assessments, with 40 industry-specific options available. The list includes architects and builders/construction; food products; health services; landscaping, gardening and farming services; retail stores; and restaurants, cafes and catering.
Each 10-question application is designed to take 20 to 40 minutes to complete. Business owners become eligible to apply for certification by joining Green America's Green Business Network. Membership fees range from $130 for businesses with up to five employees to $2,500 for companies with more than 250 employees.
Green Business Certification, Inc. GBCI administers several certification programs focused on building design, engineering and management. These certifications include LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies), and TRUE Zero Waste. The organization has locations in the U.S., China, Europe, India and Mexico.
Each program has a different set of standards, credentialing requirements and fees. For example, LEEDS and EDGE require site audits, while the TRUE evaluation consists of a 90-minute, 75-question online exam.
The Costs of Certification
The TRUE certification costs $350 for GBCI members and $450 for nonmembers. For U.S. Green Building Council members, the costs for the LEEDS certificate for building design and construction include a $1,200 registration fee, a $4,000 precertification fee per building, and project review fees ranging from $2,850 to $27,500 or higher, tied to the square footage of the space. Nonmembers pay more to become certified in all LEEDS categories. EDGE applicants pay a $300 registration fee covering all buildings on the company site, plus a certification fee for each building ranging from $2,250 to $11,000, depending on the square footage.
Whether you need the technology to become environmentally compliant, or you need cash to cover the membership costs, the certification does require an investment. If that expense aligns with your business goals, you can lean on a small business loan to cover some of the costs instead of tying up your cash flow.
Explore more facts about getting a small business certification for going green. You may discover a workable, affordable program that pays off in more sales and community goodwill once you start displaying that environmental seal of approval.
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Durham County Library and Higher Orbits, a non-profit with the mission of promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education through the launchpad of spaceflight, are pleased to announce Team Orion the winner of the Go For Launch! (GFL!) 2018 Durham Series presented by the Durham County Library and Durham Library Foundation. Higher Orbits, in partnership with the Library and Foundation, brought the Go For Launch! 2018 Durham Series experience to high school students in Durham, NC across six events held between April 2017 and August 2018.
Team Orion's "Radiotrophic Fungi: A Possible Radiation Barrier" experiment is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) December 4, 2018 on the SpaceX CRS-16 mission. Team Orion members Graham Shunk, Srikar Prasad Kaligotla, Xavier Gomez, Jamison R. Fuller and Finn Poulin developed their "Radiotrophic Fungi: A Possible Radiation Barrier" experiment to address the ever-present problem of high radiation levels in space travel and habitation. The experiment will monitor the growth of the radiotrophic fungus, Cladosporium sphaerospermum that feeds off of radiation, to determine if it will reduce radiation levels in space environments and habitats.
The team is excited about their experiment being selected as the winner of the 2018 Durham Series, presented by Big Bang Sponsors the Durham County Library and Durham Library Foundation, and the opportunity to be on-site in early-December at Kennedy Space Center, Florida to watch their winning experiment launch to the International Space Station aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on the SpaceX CRS-16 mission.
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Journalists are invited to attend and cover the 2012 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) in Atlanta. One of the world's premier infectious disease conferences, ICEID brings together thousands of public health professionals to explore issues in surveillance, research, epidemiology and prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases, both in the United States and abroad.
The meeting is organized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Society for Microbiology, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, the Association of Public Health Laboratories and the World Health Organization.
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The conference brings together public health professionals to encourage the exchange of scientific and public health information on global emerging and re-emerging infectious disease issues. The program will include plenary and panel sessions with invited speakers as well as oral and poster presentations on emerging infections.
Major subjects to be covered include:
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Global trends in foodborne illness
Emerging plant diseases and food security
Emerging fungal diseases
Preliminary program and hotel information are currently available online at http://www.iceid.org/.
Comprehensive media facilities will be provided at the Hyatt Regency for the conference. Programs, abstracts, news releases and information about daily press activities will be available. A limited number of complimentary press registrations will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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"An amphitheatre opening out onto the Mediterranean that intoxicates the senses and makes the heart leap!" as the Greeks and Romans put it when they discovered Languedoc-Roussillon. From the Spanish border to the beginnings of the Camargue, you encounter a region that is both exciting and generous, an extraordinary balances between land and sea, plains and mountains, garrigues and forest. You get the impression that it was here in Languedoc Roussillon that the very idea of holidays was first invented.
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U.S. News Releases 2020-21 Best Hospitals Rankings
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — The annual U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals rankings has named the Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell and UCLA Medical Center, as the top five "honor roll" hospitals for 2020-21. The data collection and analysis used to generate the list was conducted by RTI International, a nonprofit research institute.
RTI and U.S. News used a respected and well-established methodology, which combined original survey data with secondary analyses of data from various sources, primarily the American Hospital Association and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
This year's version ranks hospitals in 16 different adult specialties, ranging from cancer to heart disease to respiratory disorders and urology. The Best Children's Hospitals rankings in 10 pediatric specialties were published online in June. Both sets of rankings will be included in the August print issue of U.S. News & World Report.
For the Best Hospitals rankings, the researchers looked at more than 4,500 hospitals, and just 134 different hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty.
To qualify for ranking consideration, hospitals in 12 of those specialties had to be a teaching hospital, have a sufficient number of beds or a sufficient level of important medical technology. To remain eligible, hospitals had to meet a series of progressively tougher standards to be ranked in those 12 specialties. In the other four specialties, where procedures are often performed on an outpatient basis or Medicare data are unavailable, hospitals were evaluated on the basis of expert opinion from specialized physicians.
For consideration within a specialty, a hospital must have performed a significant number of defined procedures, or had to have been identified as a best hospital by at least 1% of physicians in the U.S. News & World Report expert opinion surveys in the past three years.
Hospitals received a score based on care-related considerations such as technology, nursing, expert opinion, survival and patient experience. These represent the three key aspects of quality hospital care: structure, process and outcomes. Hospitals were ranked by their scores.
In addition to compiling the rankings, RTI conducts an ongoing evaluation of the study methodology. For more information about the methodology, visit: www.rti.org/besthospitals.
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As the number of public administration professionals in Chicago has grown, salaries for public administration professionals have also increased. Chicago public administration professionals made $96,495 per year, on average, in 2010. Public administration professionals in Chicago made a yearly average salary of $84,325, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of public administration professionals in Chicago is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.
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How To Monetize Your Blog; A Gary V Post You Must See!
I just had a great conversation with @Jason Falls from Social Media Explorer and had to write this post. We were just talking about how some smallish (1,500 to 2,000 readers a day) but high quality niche blogs kept trying to pitch him to get a world wide brand to advertise on their blogs.
Jason finally explained that while the blog may be high quality and a perfectly targeted niche, his client was not going to spend $5,000 to advertise on their site. His client spends $500,000 or more on media buys. It simply doesn't work logistically for them to spend that small amount of money on a media buy. Jason advised them to start a network with other blogs in their niche, combine their demographics and then pitch the client.
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This is one of the best videos I have ever seen on how to monetize a blog in particular and good advice on how to sell in general.
I have loved Gary's energy and enthusiasm ever since I first met him at the first BlogWorld in 2007 but as a salesmen I have a whole new respect for him.
You see creating great content is not enough. You need to be able to sell it. If you are a great writer and you have built a community around your site you can make money but you need to be able to sell like Gary just demonstrated if you ever have a hope of making a dime.
If you can't sell then you better find someone who can sell your blog for you. The truth is most of us will never have hundreds of thousands of readers but you don't need that big of an audience to monetize your content.
If you have 2,000 regular readers on your site and they are engaged with you and you aren't making money, then you need to learn how to sell and who to sell to.
Gary just gave some great advice on how to do that but Jason mentioned something else that was very important. Think locally. Again a national brand is not going to write you a check for $5 or $10k but a local retailer or distributor will.
I compare blogs to traditional media; newspapers, magazines, television and radio all the time.
If your blog has more than 1,500 readers a day you need to think of your blog as a local radio station, or a local newspaper and sell it that way. If you can sell like Gary or can find someone who can sell like that, then there is no reason you can't make a nice income from your blog.
You can check out Gary's 2008 Keynote at BlogWorld here.
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College Crosse Prospectus - August 16, 2019: Denver Year In Review & St. John's, Drexel, & Lafayette To Participate In Nick Colleluori Lacrosse Classic This Fall.
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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING, College Crosse Nation! Thanks for making us a part of your day! Here's everything you need to know for August 16, 2019.
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2019 Men's College Lacrosse Year In Review: #20 Denver Pioneers.
Season Summary - Denver had a problem coming in to 2019: Trevor Baptiste graduated. He played a really large role in the team's success, winning draws and giving the Pioneers more possessions on offense. Enter freshman Brett Boos out of the gate. They were big shoes to fill, but Boos did a tremendous job doing so, finishing with a 59.3% faceoff percentage and being one of the best freshman FOGOs in the country.
To see all of our Chris' posts, check out the 2019 Year In Review section on the site.
St. John's, Drexel, & Lafayette all announced that they will participate in Nick Colleluori Lacrosse Classic this fall.
Excited to announce the @HEADstrongFnd Nick Colleluori Classic is coming to Lafayette in October with @DrexelMLax and @StJohnsLax!
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— Lafayette Lacrosse (@LafayetteMLAX) August 15, 2019
Joining host @LafayetteMLAX along with @StJohnsLax, Drexel Men's Lacrosse will play in Nick Colleluori Lacrosse Classic this fall to benefit the @HEADstrongFnd
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You should check out this article if you are interested in lacrosse making it to the Olympics in the near future: Lake Placid hosts Olympic lacrosse discussion.
If lacrosse is to make its return to the Olympic Games, the sport's followers will look to Lake Placid as an important piece in taking a step in that direction. The International Olympic Committee has initially paved the way for Olympic re-inclusion with provisional recognition, but an important discussion that occurred at the Lake Placid Summit Classic tournament moved that dialogue.
US Lacrosse Magazine with a nice article on Connor Farrell.
The journey started on the cowskin rug of P.J. Usak's LIU Post dorm room in the spring of 2016. Connor Farrell, a linebacker for the Pioneers football team who had played lacrosse as a child, made a bet with Usak, a member of the lacrosse team. If you can last more than 10 seconds in a wrestling match, I'll join the lacrosse team. And so they headed to Usak's dorm room with fellow teammate Frank Ranfone. The battle was on. Usak lasted 11 seconds. "I was at practice the next day," Farrell joked. "Why not?"
Myles Jones seems like a great guy.
Fox Sports likes the PLL's playoff format: Has this upstart league come up with the best playoff format yet?
Throughout its process, the PLL founders settled on a system that allowed for three weeks of postseason play, which they feel will help the league generate some momentum towards the end of its first campaign. They also focused on several key components of their postseason format: making sure the regular season mattered, giving every team something to play for, and mitigating tanking.
Using a method borrowed slightly from the College World Series in baseball, a top-two team would have to lose twice to fail to make the championship game. The postseason concept is essentially based around a consolation bracket, where the top 4 teams from the regular season start in the "winner's bracket," and the last two (of the six total squads) end up in the "loser's bracket." But there are several unique twists.
Empowerment through Sport.
Kendall Rogers '21 has taken his passion for lacrosse to inner city New York for the summer. He's volunteering with the nonprofit Harlem Lacrosse, which helps children who are academically at risk by inspiring them athletically. Varsity athlete Rogers, the recipient of a Career Planning Internship Award, is one of about a hundred Bowdoin students pursuing funded internships over the break. He said he chose to intern with Harlem Lacrosse because of the impact the group is having on minority students in cities across the country.
Calgary's got talent: Performer sought for halftime show with the Calgary Roughnecks.
An online search is now on for the next great act to take the stage at an upcoming Calgary Roughnecks game. From now until 5 p.m. on September 27, local performers are invited to submit videos to the new 'Roughnecks Got Talent' competition.
Lacrosse festival mixes fun with mental health education.
On Saturday, Aug. 24, the Northern Lights Lacrosse Festival takes place in Badger Park, Shorewood. While the event isn't named for him, it's being promoted as a way of healing and remembering Archer, a talented lacrosse athlete. The inaugural event runs 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., featuring lacrosse clinics for boys and girls in the morning, followed by structured lacrosse games every hour. Participants from youth, high school and club lacrosse groups are invited.
How Michele DeJuliis' Baltimore SWAT team experience helped her build the Women's Professional Lacrosse League.
It's not easy to start a professional sports league, but five years in the Baltimore City Police Department and as part of the SWAT team taught Michele DeJuliis not to give up. In a personal history dominated by lacrosse stories, DeJuliis' time as a member of the SWAT team and then as a detective in Baltimore seems like an anomaly, a "crazy" life experience, as DeJuliis calls it. But it fits DeJuliis' mission to help people, which drove her to her next step: founding the Women's Professional Lacrosse League.
What's Up, PhilaJersey?
Blessed: Good Samaritan saves New Jersey family from wolf attack during camping trip in Canada.
A New Jersey family of four camping in Canada last week was saved from a wolf attack after a neighboring camper jumped into action. The attack unfolded at Banff National Park in Alberta last Friday, according to a report by the federal agency Parks Canada. Around 1 a.m., while the family slept, a wolf tore through the foursome's tent. The father, Matthew, threw himself in front of his wife and their two boys. The mother, Elisa, wrote on Facebook that Matthew "pinned the Wolf to the ground and held open its jaw with his hands."
OH MY GOD: Phillies won last night thanks to a second-deck, walk-off grand-slam by Bryce Harper.
BRYCE HARPER, YOU ARE THE MAN!
(MLB x @PapaJohns) pic.twitter.com/UGGQRJ49xw
— MLB (@MLB) August 16, 2019
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Well this is certainly terrifying: Amazon's Rekognition software can now spot fear.
Amazon's controversial facial recognition technology, called Rekognition, has a new skill. It can now spot fear. The company says it recently launched updates to Rekognition's facial analysis features, including improved age estimation and the addition of fear to its emotion detection. "We have improved accuracy for emotion detection (for all 7 emotions: 'Happy,' 'Sad,' 'Angry,' 'Surprised,' 'Disgusted,' 'Calm' and 'Confused') and added a new emotion: 'Fear,'" according to an update from Amazon on Monday.
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A London Underground announcer makes the Tube sound like a boxing match.
Boxing fans, this might be the best announcement ever to happen on the London Underground.
SOUND ON #LETSGETREADYTOTRRRRRAVEEEELLLLL
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A: I am not aware of any BeforeDelete event but you could always override the Delete method and handle it there.  Just remember to put any overridden methods in a seperate file(SubSonic classes are partial) the convention is to put that file in an "Altered" folder and handle that there.

A: From what I remember, objects don't have a Delete method. You need to delete via a controller (at least in my templates!).
In my templates, I have methods PreDelete/PostDelete, PreDestroy/PostDestroy. We may have added these ourselves.
Take a look at this article with some sample code:
http://blog.lavablast.com/post/2008/08/SubSonic-v21-Controller-and-Utilities.aspx
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Loftus on Cancel Culture: 'We Just Started Fighting Back'
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Finding stand-up conservative comedy is tougher than you think.
Michael Loftus, co-star of the Freedom to Laugh tour, says a fan who saw the troupe's recent Omaha show later traveled to their Texas gig to laugh with his Lone Star State chums.
The Freedom to Laugh tour features Loftus, a stand-up comedian, podcaster and TV show scribe, along with conservative comics Chad Prather, Reno Collier and Brian Haner.
A glance at the current comedy landscape helps explain the tour's appeal.
The vast majority of comedians, both late night hosts and touring talent alike, lean to the Left. That means an endless barrage of President Donald Trump jokes and few, if any, barbs against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her ilk.
Loftus knew their conservative tour would draw a fair share of Red State fans, but the enthusiasm still caught him flat footed.
"People have been deprived of comedy from this angle for so long. It's like handing buckets of water to people stumbling out of the desert," Loftus says.
He says the tour got a boost from an unexpected source.
"Conservatives have been stereotyped as unfunny, un-fun, sticks in the mud. Like it or not, that's the reality," he says. "As far as being a comic goes that makes things great! The expectation is so low."
RELATED: Chad Prather Fights Pushback for His Red State Views.
That sentiment spreads beyond the audience.
"It's fun to watch the staff of the clubs. Sometimes you'll see someone who just has that 'this is gonna suck' look on their face before the show. Then a couple minutes into the actual show? They're having a blast!" he says, adding the tour keeps the yuks PG-rated. "We aren't going for cheap laughs."
The tour also lets Loftus meet undercover Trump fans up close.
"A Latino server at a gig recently pulled me aside and confessed to being a huge Trump supporter," he says. "He told me on the down low. I felt for the guy. But he was super happy we were at the club and that we did so well."
RELATED: Deplorables Tour Faces Liberal Resistance
The current tour hasn't faced any unusual hurdles up until now. In fact, the cultural winds may be at its back. Cancel Culture is getting called out by some of comedy's biggest names, including Bill Burr and Dave Chappelle.
Even former President Barack Obama is speaking out against 'canceling" people for leading imperfect lives.
"I'm sure Obama IS against cancel culture," he says. "Take a look at how his positions have evolved. He was anti gay marriage not too long ago. Maybe he doesn't want the angry mob coming for him!"
The victory champagne should be kept on ice, though, according to Loftus. Those in favor of free speech still have major work to do.
"I don't think we've reached a tipping point … we just started fighting back," he says, adding the woke comedy trend is a mistake that needs correcting.
"Being woke means not hurting people … nobody wants to hurt anyone. But feelings? If you get your feelings hurt? Welcome to real life, kiddo. Not everyone is gonna like you. That's life. Toughen the hell up."
Bye bye Beto! (and the arm)
Loftus is more than a stand-up railing against progressive groupthink. His Hollywood work includes gigs writing for "Kevin Can Wait" and Charlie Sheen's "Anger Management."
He's yet to be "canceled" for his conservative views, and he thinks he knows why.
"I had such a large body of work going into 2016. I wasn't political at all, really," he says, meaning both on and off stage. "I'm still not political on a writing staff. I'm way more focused on just putting out the best show possible."
That's worked well for him, but what about his peers?
"It's the next wave of comics and writers that I'm worried about. Where are they gonna land?" he asks. It's one reason he's working on the Freedom to Laugh tour, to "plant the conservative flag in entertainment."
"I really want this to branch out into other productions, other platforms. But first, we need to make sure the audience is there and they dig what we're doing. Once we do that? The sky is the limit," he says. "Talented conservatives will come out of the woodwork."
Big Tech is making that a bit harder than it should be, he says. He notes Facebook is "dialing down" interactions with his fans. Videos that might have gone viral a few years ago get only "a couple of thousand clicks." Meanwhile, boosted posts get declined, making it harder to spread the word about the tour.
"So we'll go old school… word of mouth. Friends telling friends. It's completely worth it," he says.
The Freedom to Laugh tour's next stop is Nov. 24 at the Chicago Improv


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How not to get lost in paradise
Although Madagascar's paradisiacal nature cannot be brought into question, the journey into a land of foreign languages, outdated guidebooks and mixed safety reviews is not always an easy one. With a bit of research and the guidance of some helpful operators dedicated to the South African traveller, we made our way to a small constellation of islands northeast from the mainland. Here we found sandy-white seclusion, sleeping in bungalows crafted from palm trees, fresh seafood caught off a boat, and the perfect route for island hopping.
With a landmass of just over 580 000 square kilometres, Madagascaris the fourth largest island in the world. The terrain changes from dense, tropical rain forests and coastlines to dry, arid deserts. There is a mountainous spine running like a vein through the north-south poles of the country. It is wonderful to think that so much extraordinary biological and cultural wealth waits less than a four-hour flight from home.
Foreign clubs and cultures have invaded the main centre of Nosy Be. For most, it serves as nothing more than a connection point to other, more secluded islets. We arrive at the port of Hell-Ville, met by our host Mohamed and his pirogue that is carrying all of our food supplies for the next few days. Mohamed is a yacht pilot, and has lived in Nosy Be his entire life and he met Ross, based in Cape Town, some years ago. They spent two years sailing the Indian Ocean, which lead them to set up Madagascar Island Safaris where they create tailor-made experiences for travellers in the north.
The Scented Isle
We set sail for Lokobe Special Reserve, a dense forest respite on the southeast corner of Nosy Be. This marks our first sight of the magnificently crafted dhows scattered across the waters like an ancient fleet of pirate ships. Against the backdrop of the darkening and infinite sky, I feel my first sense of joyful remoteness since leaving the busy city. There is no electricity as we approach the shore; only the soft glow of a campfire beckons us like a lighthouse.
"Between the uninhibited land and natural coral aquarium, time simply does not exist. The whole day is spent floating among turtles and tropical fish and then coming back to shore with giant appetites, where a spread of mouth-watering seafood is laid out. We happily wash down our meal with coconut infused rum."
Lokobe is a strict reserve and permission for outsiders to visit has only been granted in recent years. Known as the 'scented isle' because of its abundance of ylang-ylang blossoms, vanilla and pepper, it is also home to black lemurs and the endemic panther chameleon. The stridulating cicadas - the trademark sound of the wild - and a salty sea-dog affectionately named Blondie, greet us. At the shore of a thick, tropical forest stretching over vistas of Indian Ocean, four rustic campsites are set up. The deck and palm leaf shelters keep the mud and mosquitoes at bay. Each night the rain is brought in with the tides and the permanent chainsaw-choir of cicadas is finally soothed.
Mohamed coordinates a range of activities around the archipelago from hikes to dhow safaris and fly fishing. Snorkelling at the exquisite marine reserve of Nosy Tanikely should be high on the list of things-to-do. Between the uninhibited land and natural coral aquarium, time simply does not exist. The whole day is spent floating among turtles and tropical fish and then coming back to shore with giant appetites, where a spread of mouth-watering seafood is laid out. We happily wash down our meal with coconut infused rum.
Nosy Komba Island
After two nights in the Lokobe reserve, we catch a taxi boat to the lemur island of Nosy Komba. Madagascar is the world's only Afro-Asian population and the island is home to a small but strong community whose lives are rooted in unbroken tradition. The women weave beautiful tapestries that are left blowing in the wind. The captain of our taxi boat invites us to his home to enjoy a barracuda on the fire caught on the ride in. We are welcomed into the village as friends.
It is strongly recommended to leave the hotels and look for dinner in the village for superior tastes and lower prices. We are treated to poisson de coca, slow-cooked fish in a coconut and vanilla sauce. With any meal there is the option of sautéed vegetables, rice and fried or sautéed potatoes. I opt to try them all.
We find our rest at Floralies - a collection of beachfront bungalows at affordable prices. Here, we are warmly greeted with a fresh blend of papaya, milk and mint juice. During the day, you can tune into the sound of a leaf falling, even hear the notes hidden in the singing wind and trace the path of the ants in the sand. The sun pours down into the ocean, making it a bath. I walk a kilometre in before feeling the welcomed chill in the water.
An hour's boat ride to the other side of the island takes us to T'sara Lodge, an eco-oasis for travellers on a more generous budget. Enthusiasts from all over the world come here to tour one of the world's most beautiful locations set in a tropical, botanical garden. The garden alone has over 200 species of flowering plants and six species of baobabs endemic to Madagascar.
Madagascar is also one of the most sought after dive spots in the world, offering spectacular coral formations and abundant underwater life. During the dry season the surrounding Indian Ocean and Mozambique Channel is a warm bath for humpbacks to breed, migrate, or simply enjoy breeching the velveteen-like waters. It is also a chance to swim with whale sharks. This means that the market has been exploited with businesses popping up all over the shores of Nosy Be. We had heard of the dive centre on Sakatia Island run by a passionate South African dive expert. Just a ten-minute boat ride from Nosy Be, our hosts at Sakatia Lodge provide a truly memorable dive experience and a lovely connection to home.
Avoid planning anything from January to March as heavy rainfall brings threats of cyclones. The optimum period is during the dry season from May to October.
Take enough local Ariary to see you through your whole trip, as there are no ATMs or card facilities on the islets. There is a fair exchange rate when drawing from the ATM on Nosy Be or at the airport. Madagascar Safaris organizes a money changer to come to the hotel on your first night to exchange local currency.
Flights leave every few days from OR Tambo to Antananarivo. If you want to skip the capital city completely, consult operators who can book direct flights to Nosy Be. If you are taking Madagascar's national fleet, leave room for extended delays and rouge itinerary changes.


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Monika Potokárová (ur. 30 czerwca 1992 w Preszowie, zm. 25 listopada 2019 w Bratysławie) – słowacka aktorka i wokalistka.

Studiowała aktorstwo w Konserwatorium w Bratysławie, a następnie uczyła się pantomimy w praskiej Akademii Sztuk Scenicznych (HAMU). Ukończyła aktorstwo w Wyższej Szkole Sztuk Scenicznych w Bratysławie. Już w trakcie studiów działała w zespole dramatycznym Słowackiego Teatru Narodowego, którego członkinią została w październiku 2016.

W kwietniu 2019 wyszła za aktora Roberta Rotha. 25 listopada 2019, w wieku 27 lat, popełniła samobójstwo.

Wyróżnienia
 2017: Premia Funduszu Literackiego – za postać Moniki w spektaklu Zo života ľudstva
 2018: Nagroda DOSKY – za nadzwyczajne osiągnięcie w dziedzinie teatru dramatycznego, śpiew w spektaklu Kabaret normalizácia alebo Modlitba za Martu
 2018: Coroczna Nagroda Funduszu Literackiego – za postać Thei w inscenizacji utworu Hedda Gabler, z uwzględnieniem postaci Antygony w tejże produkcji oraz postaci Nataszy Rostowej w dramatyzacji powieści Wojna i pokój

Filmografia

Nagrody
 Nagroda DOSKY 2018 – za nadzwyczajne osiągnięcie w dziedzinie teatru dramatycznego, śpiew w spektaklu Kabaret normalizácia alebo Modlitba za Martu

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Absolwenci Wyższej Szkoły Sztuk Scenicznych w Bratysławie
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Słowackie aktorki filmowe
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COVID: Experts concerned over lack of data in Canada
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A lack of data tracking Canadians who have had COVID-19 could hamper efforts to understand potential post-infection conditions like diabetes and brain fog, experts have warned.
They say the impact of the pandemic on Canada's healthcare systems and society could last for years, but preparing for it is challenged by the data gap.
dr Kashif Pirzada, an emergency room physician at Toronto's Humber River Hospital, said reliance on rapid at-home tests for COVID-19 is a major hurdle in data collection.
"They are not tracked centrally and there are very few resources available to these patients," he said, although COVID-19 appeared to cause diabetes, brain fog or other conditions "very often."
"If five or 10 percent of our population becomes disabled, which are some of the rates we're looking at, that's going to be a big problem for our workforce and for overall health," said Pirzada, who is also an associate professor at McMaster University.
dr Akshay Jain, an endocrinologist in Surrey, BC, said Canada "will potentially see an avalanche of diabetes cases due to the COVID pandemic."
But Jain said that, as far as he knows, Health Canada is not collecting data on the aftermath of COVID-19.
People with mild symptoms often failed to contact their doctors, making the data worse, said Jain, who also highlighted reliance on home testing as a problem.
"I just think the health care system as well as the public needs to be aware of both the immediate short-term and long-term effects of COVID," Jain said.
"You know, the effects of the pandemic will keep us busy for many years to come. I think we need to be aware of that and look out for conditions like diabetes and the complications that come with it."
When asked if and how it tracks post-COVID-19 conditions and people who have had the disease, Health Canada provided a series of links to information about vaccinations and a daily update of new cases.
"Health systems are the responsibility of each province and territory," it said.
Jain said studies in the United States and Germany show that the risk of developing diabetes is about 46 percent higher for those who have had COVID-19 than for those who have not been infected.
It's not clear why people with COVID-19 develop diabetes, Jain said.
One theory is that COVID-19 is causing an "inflammation tsunami" that increases insulin resistance, he said, while another is that steroids used to treat severe COVID-19 could lead to diabetes.
About nine percent of Canadian adults have been diagnosed with diabetes, Jain said. But prediabetes and undiagnosed diabetes push the number down to nearly 30 percent, he said.
"This is already a very high number, and then if you add COVID, those numbers are likely to go even higher."
In October 2020, Madhu Rao from Toronto tested positive for COVID-19. Eighteen months later, he said he still felt "breathless at times."
Rao said he's worried it has something to do with his heart because he's read that COVID-19 causes heart problems.
An investigation instead revealed that he was a "borderline diabetic" with high blood sugar levels, Rao said.
He said he had no problems with his blood sugar before contracting COVID-19 and described himself as otherwise healthy and active with a weight within the normal range.
His doctor told him she treated many patients with high blood sugar levels and some who developed diabetes after COVID-19, and put him on a strict diet, he said.
"She told me all I can do is delay the start any further."
A November 2020 study in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism states that 14.4 percent of COVID-19 patients have been diagnosed with diabetes.
"Recent reports have shown that newly diagnosed diabetes may carry a greater risk of poor prognosis for COVID-19 than no diabetes or pre-existing diabetes," it said.
"Hence, COVID-19 patients with newly diagnosed diabetes should be treated early and appropriately, and closely monitored for the onset of full-blown diabetes and other cardiometabolic disorders over the long term."
Jain said he agrees and "anyone with mild COVID" should speak to a doctor about getting screened for diabetes.
Another condition commonly associated with COVID-19 is the feeling of confusion known as brain fog. A March analysis of several studies on the subject in the Journal of the Neurological Sciences found that up to 32 percent of patients reported brain fog about three months after contracting COVID-19.
Prof Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Canada Research Chair at the University of British Columbia's Djavad Mowafaghian Center for Brain Health, said there was not enough data to know how many Canadians were affected by the disease, how permanent it was and what the symptoms and consequences are.
Liu-Ambrose said the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, a long-term nationwide research project, is mapping subjects' brains and assessing their cognition over the next three years to identify differences between people with COVID-19 and those without COVID-19.
However, she said memory fog is largely a subjective complaint, so it might be difficult to quantify.
dr Jurgen Maslany, from Saskatchewan, tested positive for COVID-19 in March and then went back to work about two weeks after he thought he had made a full recovery.
But after tending to one patient, he couldn't remember the details of what they discussed and realized "something was wrong."
"And so I immediately took myself off work because it wasn't safe," Maslany said.
There was also a feeling of fear, although he wasn't sure if that was a symptom of brain fog or if he was worried about it.
"It felt like something was kind of chemically shut off in my head," he said.
It took about three weeks for the symptoms to plateau and now he feels normal again, he said.
But Liu-Ambrose said no one knows what will happen if the brain fog is left untreated.
"Any long-term impact of COVID-19 on the brain and our cognition can be significant," Liu-Ambrose said.
"These changes could potentially be related to or predict a future decline or risk of dementia. We don't know – but there certainly is a possibility if these subjective complaints reflect actual changes in the brain.
"It's an emerging area that needs to be addressed and studied on a larger scale."
Even a low risk of post-COVID illness could add up to a significant healthcare burden given a high number of COVID cases.
Jain, the diabetes expert, said American data showed an additional 18 cases of diabetes per 1,000 people if they had COVID-19.
This could put "thousands more Canadians at risk of developing type 2 diabetes," he said, necessitating closer monitoring for diabetic complications like heart attack, stroke, kidney damage and vision loss.
"When we look at the bigger picture together, we see a tremendous strain on Canada's healthcare system that we haven't yet acknowledged but is just waiting to happen."
As for ex-COVID-19 sufferers, Rao said it's probably a good idea to pay attention to every single symptom after they get the disease.
"Had I just ignored it as physical fatigue or something, I wouldn't have noticed my blood sugar levels rising."
Maslany, speaking both as a doctor and as a person experiencing the ongoing aftermath of COVID-19, said it was "vitally important to keep an eye on the complications of this disease."
"I'm not confident that we'll be able to find specific therapeutic options, especially in the short term, but I think it's important to collect the data," he said.
"First of all, you can't analyze and fix a problem if you don't have all the right data."
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on June 4, 2022.
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Why Covid-19 death rates remain stubbornly flat
Hundreds are still dying of Covid-19 every day. It doesn't have to be this way.
By Umair Irfan Aug 31, 2022, 11:10am EDT
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Covid-19 death rates have fallen to about 400 per day, but health experts say that needs to drop further.
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Deaths from Covid-19 are at some of their lowest rates in the United States since the start of the pandemic, but they're still alarmingly high, according to some health officials.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week that, on average, close to 400 people are dying of the disease every day. The total number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths is trending downward, albeit at an agonizingly slow pace. And as summer gives way to fall, federal health officials are bracing for another spike in cases.
The good news is that it's unlikely the Covid-19 surge expected this fall will rack up tolls anywhere near those last year or the year before, given how much immunity is now present throughout the population. More than 79 percent of Americans have had at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, 67 percent have had two, and 33 percent have had three. Add to that the protection from surviving prior waves of infection, and there are few people left whose immune systems are completely naive to the virus. Multiple effective treatments are available for the disease now as well.
Yet despite the widespread exposure to the disease, there are still millions of people who are at risk of severe illness or death from Covid-19. "It's really the people who have somehow managed to go without any vaccination at all," said Daniel Kuritzkes, head of the infectious diseases division at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Right now, one in five Americans haven't received any doses of a vaccine. These people face the highest death rates, especially if they have preexisting health conditions or are older adults. They die at a rate 6 to 11 times that of people who received their shots.
Daily Covid-19 deaths are down from their winter peak but remain flat.
But some vaccinated people are facing rising risks from Covid-19 as well. In fact, the number of Americans who have been vaccinated are comprising a growing share of deaths, even though their overall mortality rate remains lower than that of unvaccinated people. The latest figures show that people with multiple risk factors, like older adults who live in nursing homes, remain at high risk for complications and fatalities. Add to that waning immunity and a more transmissible version of the virus, and you have an increasing number of people becoming vulnerable again.
"This is a pretty sad reality," said Sean Leng, a professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who studies geriatrics. "Older individuals still shoulder the majority of deaths."
Three years into the pandemic, Covid-19 is still one of the leading causes of death across the US, but many people — individuals, businesses, even public health officials — have moved on and largely resumed life as normal. That's making it harder to contain the spread of the disease.
However, there are ways to prevent more deaths from Covid-19, even among the people who are most susceptible. These tactics demand a comprehensive public health strategy including limiting transmission of the virus, reformulating vaccines to counter the latest variants, and mounting an aggressive campaign to lift vaccination and booster uptake rates as high as possible.
That's why the upcoming fall booster campaign with redesigned vaccines is so critical: The number of people who get their shots will shape the rising wave of infections and, ultimately, how many more people will die from Covid-19.
Why so many are still at risk of severe illness and death from Covid-19
There are 54 million adults over the age of 65 in the US. Older adults also have some of the highest vaccination rates. More than 90 percent of those over the age of 65 in the US have completed their initial vaccine regimen, and more than 65 percent have received a booster. But older adults still account for most Covid-19 deaths.
In fact, older adults are making up an even larger share of deaths now than earlier in the pandemic. Take Los Angeles County, for example. It's the largest county by population in the US and has reported the largest number of Covid-19 deaths. Health officials have been tracking how these deaths have changed over time, and they found that the share of deaths among older adults had grown in recent months.
"A higher proportion of the deaths were younger adults a year ago than this year," said Paul Simon, chief science officer at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. From May through July of this year, 53 percent of deaths were in people ages 80 and up, and 27 percent were in people 65 to 79.
Several factors are at play here. One is that vaccines were rolled out by age group, with the oldest at the front of the line. For months, younger adults had to wait for their shots and continued to face Covid-19 without protection. As younger people became eligible, their share of the death toll began to shrink relative to older adults.
Meanwhile, older adults experience problems that leave them at greater risk than younger people, even when they're vaccinated. As people age, their immune systems weaken or may become poorly regulated. More infections can take root or lead to dangerous overreactions. People also accumulate more chronic health conditions, like diabetes and high blood pressure, later in life. Treatments for diseases such as cancer can compromise the immune system. This further impairs the body's ability to corral an invader, even with vaccines and boosters.
Some older adults still face high Covid-19 risks despite being vaccinated.
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Aging affects how well vaccines work, too. In response to a vaccine, the immune system produces antibodies, proteins that can bind to the virus and prevent it from causing an infection. Antibody levels ramp up after vaccination, but in older adults, it doesn't always reach levels as high as in younger people. Production also tapers off faster in older adults, sometimes in less than six months, leaving them more vulnerable to breakthrough infections.
Boosters do bring antibody levels back up, but uptake has been slow across the US, even in people over 65. It doesn't help matters that the virus that causes Covid-19 has continued to mutate, and the latest subvariants of the highly transmissible omicron variant are especially adept at evading the immune system. Antibodies produced from the first generation of vaccines have a more difficult time attaching to newer variants, rendering them less effective at preventing infection and illness.
Public health measures meant to limit the spread of the virus are also all but gone. The CDC has relaxed Covid-19 testing and isolation guidelines. Face mask mandates and social distancing regulations have disappeared throughout the country, and many people have resumed their lives and interactions as before, increasing the chances of the virus jumping from person to person.
But older adults are not the only ones dying. Although younger people face far lower chances of developing severe Covid-19, they also have the lowest vaccine uptake rates. During the initial omicron wave this past winter, people under the age of 18 accounted for up to a quarter of new cases, with spikes in hospitalizations and deaths following thereafter. Children also experienced more opportunities for infection during the winter and spring of this year as schools reopened and gatherings resumed.
The continuing spread of the disease in children also poses problems for adults. Children can transmit the virus to grown-ups, including those who are more likely to experience dangerous complications. And the more that Covid-19 circulates, the greater the chances that the virus acquires mutations that make it more transmissible, more elusive, or more dangerous.
Deaths can, and should, continue to decline
Covid-19 deaths are far below their peak, and while the virus is not likely to ever go away, the current death rate could still fall further. So far this year, about 4,700 people have died from Covid-19 in Los Angeles County, making the virus second only to heart disease, which killed 11,000, in terms of mortality.
"Despite that lower mortality, we're still seeing numbers that are far too high," Simon said. "This shouldn't be viewed as normal."
But deaths won't decline on their own; it will take deliberate effort. The first step is to ensure that everyone — but particularly the most vulnerable — has their immunity topped up.
The Food and Drug Administration is poised to authorize new versions of Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna as well as Pfizer/BioNTech that are targeted against newer variants to be deployed as boosters. These reformulated doses may provide better protection against the latest versions of the virus than the original vaccines, and will be the pillar of the next booster campaign this fall.
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However, improved vaccines only work if people are willing to get them, so health officials also need to come up with ways to convince more people to get their shots.
"The mantra I always have is, 'Vaccination saves lives, not the vaccines,'" Leng said. "You can produce all the vaccines you want and put them onto shelves and not into people's arms, and it won't do much good."
And the strategy has to go beyond vaccinating the vulnerable to vaccinating the people they encounter, like family members, health workers, and staffers in care facilities. "Just as important is creating what I call a cocoon around seniors to protect them, making sure that everybody around them is also fully vaccinated," said Simon.
Vaccinating and boosting older adults and the people around them is critical to preventing more Covid-19 deaths.
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For those who do fall ill, there are now effective treatments for Covid-19, like the antiviral drug paxlovid. That's helped reduce the death rate from severe Covid-19, especially in older adults. However, there are still a number of hurdles ahead of getting the drug that could stop the people who need the treatment from getting it. First, you have to have a positive Covid-19 test and be aware that treatment is available. Then you have to seek out treatment in the early days of an infection and hope that the drugs are available in your area.
"I think that overall that immunity is probably playing a bigger role than treatment in preventing death and other severe consequences, but certainly therapeutics have played an important role in those who become infected despite vaccination," Kuritzkes said.
Preventing Covid-19 deaths also hinges on curbing transmission of the virus. That's increasingly difficult as the virus continues to evolve in ways that make it more transmissible and evasive of the immune system while the patience for mask mandates and distancing evaporates. That means individuals will have to be proactive about testing themselves, isolating if they test positive for the virus, and wearing masks and distancing in high-risk settings. Another benefit of slowing the spread of the virus is that it limits the opportunities it has to mutate in dangerous ways.
The virus itself is unlikely to go away entirely. That hundreds of people are still dying every day from this disease means the crisis is not yet over. But it's clear that there are many ways to reduce its harm, with the most effective tactic being vaccination using the most up-to-date shots, especially for those who have yet to receive their initial course of immunizations.
Americans may have to live with Covid-19, but they don't have to die from it.
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Dhaka University Job Circular 2022 | Deadline: 16th February 2022 [BD Jobs]
Dhaka University Job Circular 2022: Dhaka University has released a job circular on January 28, 2022. According to the current circular, they are looking for the recruitment of Lecturer post.
The interested job seekers may download [PDF] official circular notice from the official website (www.du.ac.bd). However, you can also go through this article to know more about ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ২০২২.
Dhaka University Job Circular 2022
The University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. Established in 1921 during the British Raj, it has made significant contributions to the modern history of Bangladesh. After the Partition of India, it became the focal point of progressive and democratic movements in Pakistan.
Name of the Organization: Dhaka University
Position: Lecturer
Job Location (City): Dhaka, Bangladesh
Salary: BDT 22000-53060/-
Deadline of Application: 16th February 2022
Submission Process: Via Registered Post
Vacancy Details for Dhaka University Job Circular 2022
Lecturer : 02 Posts
Qualification: Candidates must have four-year BBA and MBA in Human Resource Management (HRM)/ Strategic and International Management (SIM) with minimum CGPA of 3.75 out of 4.00 in both the programs. They must have minimum GPA 4.25 out of 5.00 in both SSC and HSC examinations. In case of candidates who have achieved first class first position/ highest CGPA in BBA or MBA Examination, the condition of S.S.C/ H.S.C GPA may be relaxed. Other qualifications being equal preference may be given to those who have higher degrees.
Lecturer: BDT 22000-53060/-
এই বিজ্ঞপ্তির অধীনে পরীক্ষায় অংশগ্রহণে ইচ্ছুক প্রার্থীগণ তাদের আবেদনপত্র Office of the Registrar, Dhaka University, এই ঠিকানায় অবশ্যই প্রাপ্তি স্বীকারপত্র সহ রেজিস্টার্ড ডাকযোগে প্রেরণ করতে পারেন । আবেদনের সময়সীমা 16th February 2022 ।
Official Website www.du.ac.bd
Dhaka University
Administrative Building (Ground Floor), Dhaka-1000
E-mail: registrar@du.ac.bd
Official Website: www.du.ac.bd
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Sharon Benaderet-Cohen began her 44 year career in education at Penn State University,majoring in Elementary Education. After teaching fifth grade for three years, she realized her calling and passion was in the area of special education. She received a Master's Degree in Special Education and taught in many different types of classes for 17 years. These included: Communication Handicapped, Multiple Disabled, Learning Disabled and Emotionally Disturbed.
After 20 years of teaching, she changed her career and once again attended the College of New Jersey, receiving a certification as a Learning Disabilities Teacher/Consultant. She then spent 21 years assessing students for various disabilities including learning difficulties and autism. She also case managed students after placing them in an appropriate program. Some students were followed from age two-and-a-half to eighth grade. She also received a Supervision Certificate which allowed her to become an Adjunct Professor at Rowan University in New Jersey, supervising interns who were tudying to becoming LDT/C's. Her vast 41-year career ended in retirement after touching the lives of hundreds of students and their families.
Most recently she re-invented herself as an adjunct professor at Penn State University at the Abington Campus where she was asked to write the Educational Theory/Multiple Perspectives class based on her varied teaching experiences. In addition to teaching this class, she also supervised Student Teachers in the field. These experiences allowed her to come full circle in education, sharing her knowledge with her student teachers. Utilizing her knowledge of the art of teaching along with the many success she has had, she was inspired by her students to write a book titled Touch a Life. It is a collection of inspirational stories of finding the "good" in a student and teaching to that "good." This passion has been her mantra: When you inspire a student, they in turn inspire you to be a better teacher!


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MediaTek, Swisscom, Ericsson and OPPO Enable 5G Carrier Aggregation and Voice over New Radio
Collaboration enables more efficient spectrum usage, paving the way for 5G standalone networks
HSINCHU, Taiwan – January 26, 2021 – MediaTek today announced it has reached a 5G carrier aggregation (CA) and Voice over New Radio (VoNR) milestone in collaboration with Swisscom, Ericsson and OPPO, advancing 5G networks across Europe.
Through this joint initiative, 5G CA between frequency division duplex (FDD) low band and time division duplex (TDD) mid band was achieved in both Non-Standalone (NSA) and Standalone (SA) network architectures. FDD was deployed simultaneously with LTE using the same spectrum resources and utilizing the Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) technique. Aggregating the FDD band with its wider coverage capabilities together with the TDD band will help to extend the coverage of the higher peak rate capabilities of the TDD band and increases network capacity. FDD-LTE and FDD-TDD are both important in paving the way for 5G SA deployment, ensuring a seamless 5G user experience and extended capacity.
"As a 5G innovation pioneer, MediaTek has a long history of working with Swisscom, Ericsson and OPPO on 5G to usher in this new era of ultra-fast connectivity," said JS Pan, General Manager of Wireless Communication System and Partnership at MediaTek. "This is just the beginning of the 5G SA journey in Europe and MediaTek is committed to bringing it live to its full extent. We are prepared to meet the increasing demand in new 5G services and applications. Our Dimensity series of powerful and energy-efficient 5G SoCs are designed to support NR CA across multiple configurations, as well as native VoNR support, to ensure a seamless user experience."
VoNR represents a major step towards the migration to 5G SA systems. This will allow OEMs to bring innovative new services to market. With SA networks, 5G applications will be able to go beyond enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) targets of high data throughput to meet the ultra-low latency and reliability requirements of mission-critical use cases and enable next generation of massive IoT deployment.
Both accomplishments were made on Swisscom's commercial 5G network using Ericsson's network infrastructures including its RAN, Core Network and IMS solutions. Additionally, the milestones were reached on commercially available OPPO Reno 4Z 5G devices powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 800 SoC and MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ SoC test user equipment (UE).
"In our labs we are showcasing that the technologies we invest in today will benefit our customers tomorrow. This was confirmed again recently with Swisscom topping the latest Umlaut Connect best network test in Switzerland for the fourth year in a row," said Christoph Aeschlimann, Chief Technology and Information Officer at Swisscom. "The future of 5G services will be centered around 5G standalone networks, and by investing in 5G standalone, we are also investing in new opportunities for Switzerland, such as through network slicing and dedicated on-premises 5G deployments."
"Through this joint initiative, we're taking another big step towards the commercialization of 5G standalone networks in Europe," said Maggie Xue, President at OPPO Western Europe. "As 2021 will be a pivotal year for accelerating 5G rollouts, we're eager to bring the best 5G experiences to European consumers with the help of MediaTek, Ericsson and Swisscom."
"Bringing 5G standalone to the market requires a strong collaboration with our customers and partners. This latest achievement using industry-leading solutions like 5G carrier aggregation is an important step towards realizing the full benefits of 5G," said Hannes Ekström, Head of Product Line 5G RAN, Ericsson. "Ericsson is proud to drive the innovation in this area together with MediaTek, Swisscom, and OPPO. We are enabling a reliable, secure, and flexible 5G standalone architecture that will push Europe's digital transformation forward."
MediaTek Incorporated (TWSE: 2454) is a global fabless semiconductor company that enables nearly 2 billion connected devices a year. We are a market leader in developing innovative systems-on-chip (SoC) for mobile device, home entertainment, connectivity and IoT products. Our dedication to innovation has positioned us as a driving market force in several key technology areas, including highly power-efficient mobile technologies, automotive solutions and a broad range of advanced multimedia products such as smartphones, tablets, digital televisions, 5G, Voice Assistant Devices (VAD) and wearables. MediaTek empowers and inspires people to expand their horizons and achieve their goals through smart technology, more easily and efficiently than ever before. We work with the brands you love to make great technology accessible to everyone, and it drives everything we do. Visit www.mediatek.com for more information.


William (Will) Wilson is a Diné photographer who spent his formative years living in the Navajo Nation. In 2007, Wilson won the Native American Fine Art Fellowship from the Eiteljorg Museum, and in 2010 was awarded a prestigious grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation. Wilson created The Critical Indigenous Exchange because he was impatient with the way that American culture remains enamored with photographer Edward S. Curtis's portraits. For many people even today, Native people remain frozen in time in the Curtis photos. Wilson is resuming the documentary mission of Curtis from the standpoint of a 21st century indigenous photographer, building a contemporary vision of Native North America.


Inspiring yoga greeting cards including a positive message, to keep for yourself as inspiration or to send to your friends.
15 x 15 cm folded yoga postcards, printed on 300 grs two side coated sulfate paperboard, white space within to write your personal message.
Each card comes with a Biotop Naturel envelope and in cellophane.


When will Mahindra launch the XUV300?
Mahindra is currently launching the TUV300 on 10th September 2015 whereas the XUV300, also known with the name of S101 concept would launch later. The TUV300 comes with a rugged approach whereas the XUV300 would follow the XUV500 path and come as a compact version for the same. It is most probably getting the 1.5L 3-cylinder diesel motor producing 100 BHP and 240 NM of torque. The most interesting thing about the car would be its 3+3 seating arrangement. It would get a relevant front fascia to the elder member of its family. The expected price for the same would be INR 8,50,000 and the car would get certain limitations like disc brakes for the front only and a 5-speed manual transmission.


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They've been teasing us with this Kiss and Cry trailer for what seems like an eternity, but it's finally here!
Sarah Fisher and Luke Bilyk star in this true story about Carley Allison, a figure skater and singer who finds love as she's diagnosed with an extremely rare cancer. An incredible fact is that Sarah plays Carley in the movie, but the two were also best friends in real life.
Just from everything we've seen about Kiss and Cry so far, you can tell it's going to be an emotional rollercoaster full of joy and heartache. It's the type of movie where you just accept the fact you're going to be crying your eyes out through most of it.
Kiss and Cry is hosting it's premiere screening on World Cancer Day (February 4, 2017) at the Toronto Centre For The Arts. You can go ahead and purchase tickets here!
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QuickCAM Systems recently launched BathCAD throughout Australia and New Zealand. The latest in a new series of ArtiCAD products to be made available down under.
Developed continuously over twenty years and currently in version 20, BathCAD is uniquely fast and easy to learn. A standard bathroom design takes just minutes to generate and includes accurate dimensioned plans, stunning 3D photorealistic images, detailed layouts for installation and a full list of all the included items ready for pricing and ordering.
From the UK's largest retailer, Bathstore, to the independent designer or installer, BathCAD is proven to help you sell more, and to sell more quickly: it accelerates the sales cycle, enables you to respond quickly and accurately to customer requests – and engages your clients with stunningly realistic 3D presentations which really bring your designs to life.
BathCAD also integrates with interactive and web based RoomPlanner, designed to generate sales leads and RoomStyler designed to help select styles and finishes.