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National Restaurant Association Unveils its Restaurant Industry 2030 Report
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today the National Restaurant Association, in partnership with American Express and Nestlé Professional, released its 10-year outlook report on the projected state of the restaurant industry in 2030. The report, "Restaurant Industry 2030: Actionable Insights for the Future," examines the key indicators shaping the future of the industry, identifies the most and least likely developments over the upcoming decade, and considers possible disrupters outside the industry that could transform it. The findings are based on input from a variety of restaurant sector experts, futurists, and government statistics.
Key economic projections for 2030 include:
Restaurant industry sales are expected to reach $1.2 trillion by 2030.
The industry workforce will likely exceed 17 million by 2030.
Total U.S. employment is projected to increase at an annual rate of 0.5% during the next decade.
Total U.S. employment is expected to increase 8.5% between 2018 and 2030.
"The restaurant industry is at a crossroads as it finds ways to respond to consumer demand for meal and snack solutions away from home," said Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of the Research and Knowledge Group for the National Restaurant Association. "Restaurant owners are swiftly adapting across their businesses to meet the wants and needs of guests. The radical transformation of the last decade will change the way the industry operates going forward. It's exciting to ponder how the industry will grow and transform over the next 10 years, and consider how the Association can best support the industry in capitalizing on these opportunities."
The definition of "restaurant" will change as off-premises continues to drive industry growth.
Over the next decade, technology and data will become a greater focus for restaurants as they adapt to growing consumer expectations in the on-demand world. Guests will expect a seamless digital experience and want their preferences known at each interaction with a restaurant. As off-premises traffic and sales continue to accelerate, consumers will place a heightened importance on experiential dining for on-premises occasions. Areas to watch include:
A greater proportion of meals will no longer be cooked at home, lending to the continued rise in delivery, virtual restaurants, subscription services, and grab-and-go at retail locations.
Cloud kitchens will continue to grow, fueled by the expansion of centralized kitchens and the growth of online, delivery-only brands.
Consumers may grow increasingly loyal to third-party delivery apps, impacting loyalty to individual restaurants.
Governments are likely to impose further regulation on third-party delivery.
Drive-thrus could need to accommodate interactions with self-driving vehicles.
The restaurant of the future will be smaller in size. Smaller restaurants could incorporate more automated kitchen equipment and the typical kitchen layout may change.
Nutrition and sustainability will drive menus.
Sustainable sourcing and transparency will continue to grow in focus for consumers over the next decade. In order to remain competitive, restaurants will need to adapt to evolving dietary restrictions and consumer preferences. Food trends and menus will naturally evolve to reflect the increasingly health-conscious, ecological mindset of the consumer. Areas to watch include:
Single-use restaurant packaging, including in delivery, will evolve.
Artificial intelligence with knowledge of cooking techniques, food chemistry, recipes, and alcohol could produce unexpected new culinary and beverage experiences.
Advanced genetic knowledge and the rising incidence of lifestyle diseases are likely to create growing demand for meals that provide specific health benefits to diners.
The restaurant workforce is changing.
Population growth at an expected annual rate of 0.7% between 2018 and 2030, accompanied by changing demographics in the next decade, are expected to lead to an average labor growth rate of 0.5% annually between 2018 and 2028. With slower labor-force growth, restaurants will continue to compete against other industries for talent, making recruitment and retention vital to success in the coming decade. Restaurant employers will adopt career-focused mentalities as operators enhance retention by offering benefits and long-term career paths to success. Key statistics and areas to watch include:
The number of adults in the labor force 65 and older is expected to reach a record high of 16.1 million by 2028.
The number of teenagers in the labor force is expected to decline to 5.1 million by 2028, its lowest level in 65 years.
Operators will automate more routine back-of-house tasks to enhance productivity and efficiency.
"Deconstructing possible trends and innovations of the next decade will help both large and small-business owners in the restaurant industry anticipate their greatest challenges," said Riehle. "With these actionable insights for the future, restaurants will remain an integral part of the economy and a cornerstone of every community across this nation."
Download the full Restaurant Industry 2030 report at Restaurant.org/Restaurants2030.
About the National Restaurant Association
Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry, which comprises 1 million restaurant and foodservice outlets and a workforce of 15.3 million employees. We represent the industry in Washington, D.C., and advocate on its behalf. We operate the industry's largest trade show (National Restaurant Association Show May 16-19, 2020, in Chicago); leading food safety training and certification program (ServSafe); unique career-building high school program (the NRAEF's ProStart). For more information, visit Restaurant.org and find us on Twitter @WeRRestaurants, Facebook and YouTube.
American Express is a globally integrated payments company, providing customers with access to products, insights and experiences that enrich lives and build business success. Learn more at americanexpress.com and connect with us on facebook.com/americanexpress, instagram.com/americanexpress, linkedin.com/company/american-express, twitter.com/americanexpress, and youtube.com/americanexpress.
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About Nestlé Professional
Nestlé Professional is dedicated to being an inspiring growth partner that delivers creative, branded food and beverage solutions, enabling foodservice operators to delight their consumers. From Minor's®, Stouffer's®, Chef-Mate® and Trio® on-trend culinary items to innovative beverage systems under Nescafe® and Coffee-Mate® brands, Nestlé Professional meets the needs of foodservice operators while satisfying the tastes of the out-of-home consumer. Nestlé Professional is part of Nestlé S.A. in Vevey, Switzerland—the world's largest food company—with sales of over $98 billion. For foodservice product news and information, visit www.nestleprofessional.com.
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To extend a Backbone module, you pass an object hash to the Backbone modules extend function.
Which is fine if you only have one object hash as the extend function only accepts one object (for the prototype properties). What if you have one or more object mixins (of common sets of functionality), which you would like to use between several modules without copying and pasting the code between those modules?
A simple way to do it, is to use underscores (backbone depends on underscore, so it'll already be in your application) _.extend method to merge all your object mixins into one object to be passed to the Backbone extend.
Note: _.extend overrides in order, so the last object will override properties of the same name in previous objects. So be careful of the order you list your mixins. If you need the reverse of this use _.defaults instead of _.extend.
It doesn't make for the nicest source code reading so it'll depend on your aesthetics.
Alternatively, you can use _.extend to mixin the extra functionality directly onto the modules prototype after the modules setup.
Update (16/07/2014): Added information about using the extend method and extending the prototype directly.


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Monster Gaming Weekly
This was a great week for Monster as our teams nabbed 3 championships and 4 second place finishes in just 5 events. Team Liquid dominated the weekend once again with titles at Dota Pit in Dota 2, Americas Minor Championship in CS:GO, and Smash Summit 5. Vici Gaming, EnVyUs, Alliance's Armada, and Fnatic's Heroes squad earned silver medals to fill up the proverbial trophy case.
Dota Pit
Team Liquid started the new patch off with a bang as they won Dota Pit through the upper bracket without dropping a game until the grand finals against Vici Gaming. Fnatic had a tough first round opponent in VP but a terrific performance from Ohaiyo on Clockwerk put them up one game against them. Unfortunately, Fnatic's momentum was halted in game two and VP closed out the series 2-1. Fnatic then fell to the deadly lower bracket best of one's and, despite a solid effort, lost to OG.
Team Liquid's path to the finals had them taking on Immortals in the first round. The Korean squad was no match for Liquid as MATUMBAMAN debuted the reworked Viper in both games with deadly results. TL's next series would be a rematch of the TI7 finals as they faced Newbee. After winning the first game with a 21-1 Miracle- Anti-Mage and the appearance of GH's Pudge, KuroKy once again went to the new Viper for MATUMBAMAN and TL took the series with a clean 2-0 win.
The next team to face Team Liquid would be Vici Gaming. The Chinese team had come back from the jaws of defeat against OG and beat them 2-1 in the first round of the tournament only to find themselves up against the Hamburg Major winners Virtus Pro. Many assumed VP would easily take down VG and play against Liquid but Vici Gaming proved to be a tougher opponent than many predicted. After a 65-minute-long game VG stood with a one game advantage against VP, and in game two eLeVeN's Beastmaster and a 20-1 performance from Paparazi's Lifestealer gave VG the 2-0 upset over VP.
TL and VG faced off not once but twice at Dota Pit. While Team Liquid took the winner's bracket finals convincingly, Vici Gaming was hungry for a rematch. VG had to beat Newbee in order to make it to the grand finals and after pushing the series to a deciding game three they emerged as the victors in a 65-minute back and forth brawl. The grand finals began and VG had a clear plan to deal with Team Liquid. They won the first game, and then the second in two very long drawn out matches with strong team fight and late-game cores. It was at this moment that the brilliance of Heen, KuroKy, and the rest of Liquid shone through. Team Liquid delivered three outstanding performances in a row to snatch victory away from VG's fingertips and cement themselves as the first champions of 7.07 with a remarkable comeback.
Americas Minor Championship
The road to ELEAGUE's 2018 Major, which will take place in Boston, has already been exciting for North America's professional Counter-Strike teams and fans alike. The past weekend's Americas Minor Championship was no different.
After the initial group stage, only Team Liquid and CLG emerged from their respective pools with 2-0 records, leading to what would later become a tremendous upper bracket showdown between the two.
Before that could occur, however, the unpredictability of North American Counter-Strike was revealed yet again in the playoffs. Similar to several tournament stints we've seen from Liquid recently, they struggled in the early stages of the tournament. Though the group stage seemed to slide by with ease, Misfits caught them by surprise and annihilated them on Cobblestone before finishing the series on the third map, Mirage. On the opposite side of the board, compLexity was sent to the lower bracket by CLG, to face off against Liquid.
After a tough road into the playoffs and a soul-crushing experience at the hands of CLG, compLexity had close to nothing left in the tank. Liquid struck them down for the final time, winning 16-9 & 16-8 on Inferno and Cobblestone respectively. The nearly endless path to the grand finals seemed unimaginable for Liquid, but with newly gained morale and a little bit of hope, the Americans could accomplish the feat.
Day four of the championship seemed to come in an instant, leaving only two series left to be played — the losers final and the grand finals. Misfits had already locked themselves into a guaranteed slot after a nail-biting upset over CLG the night before, which meant that Liquid and CLG had to battle it out for a spot in the main qualifier. With contention on their mind, Liquid did just that. Defeating CLG 16-1 on Inferno, and 16-12 on Cache, Team Liquid set a rematch against the familiar opponents that had sent them to the losers bracket in the first place.
This time, however, the taste of revenge and the hope for a championship title carried Team Liquid to victory. Though Misfits would once again take Cobblestone by three rounds on the first map of the series, Team Liquid ultimately prevailed by proving themselves on Train and Mirage. After a shocker in the first round, Team Liquid will now have the opportunity to test themselves against the best teams in the world as the Americas Minor Champion.
European Minor Championship
On the European side of the Minor Championship, eight teams from all over the continent made their way to the PGL studios in Bucharest. Their objective was similar to that of Team Liquid's: claim one of the two spots in the ELEAGUE Major Qualifier.
Among the attending teams were EnVyUs, on their way to reclaiming a Major spot. The Frenchmen had to fight their way through a mix of seasoned teams, such as the European roster of OpTic Gaming, GODSENT, and the dangerous Turks from Space Soldiers.
The first match pitted EnVyUs against the Bulgarian team, Windigo Gaming. What looked like a very tough match for our players ended up with a victory in overtime 19-15. Despite a great deal of rounds where the French side started on the wrong foot, a stellar performance from Happy, including plenty of clutches, helped EnVyUs start their group with a win. It looked like that was just the right amount of confidence to head into their winner match against AGO, which they won without breaking a sweat, 16-7, sending them to the bracket early.
EnVy's first bracket opponent was Space Soldiers, a team that has always been dangerous with their excellent players, XANTARES and Calyx. They proved too much for the French in this encounter, pushing EnVyUs down to the lower bracket for a rematch against AGO Gaming. The Polish squad looked eager to get revenge, and opened the score by taking the first map, Cobblestone. EnVyUs bounced back and claimed the next two maps, working around ScreaM's excellent gunplay. The team mounted a great comeback on the third map, following a superb clutch from xms in the second pistol round. A hard fought victory rewarded EnVyUs with what should have been an even more challenging match, against OpTic Gaming. On paper, OpTic had a strong lineup composed of seasoned players and the young prodigy Magisk. Yet this didn't faze EnVyUs. A quick 2-0 later, and Happy's men had claimed their first objective, a Major Qualifier spot.
Still, the Minor wasn't done, as there still was a final to be played between the upper and lower bracket winners. Space Soldiers had made it there, after dispatching OpTic Gaming in a full length series, including an overtime game. They awaited EnVyUs to determine who would be crowned victor of this European Minor, and get the lion's share of the $50,000 prize pool. Unfortunately, there would be no revenge this time and EnVy had to settle for second place, but their goal was met, and their road to the Major continues.
Smash Summit 5
As the last supermajor event of the Melee calendar year, the Smash Summit offers some of the highest level competition available. The central narrative for the weekend would stick to that theme and revolve around the rivalry between first and second seeds, Team Liquid's Juan "Hungrybox" Debiedma and Alliance's Adam "Armada" Lindgren.
During the early part of the year, Armada looked like the undisputed best player in the world, taking first place at every event he attended for the first five months of 2017. Hungrybox, on the other hand, was always watching his opponents raise the trophy, with numerous second and third place finishes across multiple major events.
It wasn't until the latter half of this year that Hungrybox hit his stride, bringing home five straight tournaments heading into Summit. Having got the better of Armada in their last three encounters, Hbox was seeded the favorite to take a supermajor, for only the second time in his professional career.
Hungrybox advanced to winners' side of Grand Finals with relative ease, dropping only two games: one to Mang0 and one to Leffen. Armada, coming off of a thrilling reverse sweep over Wizzrobe, would drop to losers' bracket after a five game set against fellow countryman Leffen. From there, he would go on to defeat Axe, Mang0, and then even the score with a 3-0 in the runback against Leffen en route to the grand finals.
The grand finals gave us nothing less than what we'd come to expect; a fiery back-and-forth set between the best players in the world, trading matches until the concluding fifth game. With the tournament and the number one ranking on the line, the last stock scenario ended with Hungrybox coming out on top.
The event marked the end of an Armada-dominated tournament series, as he had yet to lose any of the previous four iterations of Smash Summit, and the beginning of Hungrybox's reign as number one. With 2017 winding down, and one of the most heated rivalries escalating to new heights, "Summit" is a fitting title for a series where trials are conquered and champions crowned.
Heroes of the Storm Global Championship
BlizzCon weekend was a blast, and Fnatic almost made it a 5 for 5 this weekend. Fnatic proved their pedigree by reaching the grand finals at BlizzCon before falling to a dominant MVP Black side.
During the group stage, Fnatic barely had to break out a sweat as they qualified for the playoffs in first place. A mild scare from Team Freedom on Towers of Doom was mitigated by a methodical win on Infernal Shrines to close out the series. Dob 'Quackniix' Engstrom's Falstad was once again key.
In the quarter finals, Fnatic faced Tempo Storm, a strong team that had placed first in HGC NA Phase #1 tournament. Despite a shock in the first game, Fnatic quickly bounced back while showing their versatility, picking 13 heroes of the possible 15 in the series. That set up a meeting against L5. Instead of the back and forth series that fans had expected, Fnatic thrashed them 3-0 seting up a highly anticipated clash between arguably the two best teams in the world.
MVP Black, up until the finals, had not lost a single map. They possessed a pristine 7-0 record against the likes of Team Expert, Team Freedom, and Tempo Storm. However, Fnatic put a stop to the MVP bulldozer by claiming the first map of the grand finals. Falstad was once again key to the win, but a team effort would be required to take the series. Unfortunately, one game would be all Fnatic could muster, as MVP Black turned it on in three straight games to earn the title of best Heroes of the Storm team in the world.

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Recently Google Korea firstly acquired TNC, the famous blog service developing company that has made Textcube (a.k.a Tattertools) similar with WordPress case. It became buzz in a flash by many famous blogs such as Techcrunch, GigaOM, NY Times, VentureBeat, InformationWeek, The Inquisitr, Epicenter, p2pnet, Portfolio, WebProNews, AppScout, Webware.com, Valleywag and Pulse 2.0.
They have developed Tattertools as an open source software under GPL and developed and sold Tistory.com to Daum – now Tistory became one of top 20 properties in Korea. Before this acquisition, TNC are preparing Textcube.com resembling WordPress.com. Surely its success is based on philosophy of open and user-participation service model.
After announcement of acquisition, there are two prospects 1) recovering a lack of local search power by offering new blogging service, 2) giving synergy effects to blogger.com in dull compared with WordPress and Sixapart's excellent blogging functions.
But, many Korean people disappointed to read interview of Google Korea in ZDNet Korea. Ms. Jung of Google Korea said "The purpose of TNC acquisition is just for empowering search technique and there is no relationship with increasing blog contents and not to confirm whether the new blog business will be started or not". They confessed its acquisition just absorbed the man power into Google.
Google has acquired many companies with rich cash. There are successful cases as like Keyhole for map service, Youtube for video contents, whereas some of them were disappeared or depressed as like Dodgeball, Jaiku and Zingku.
Three companies were a promising social network service with mobile capability, especially Jaiku was only competitor against Twitter. But, founders of Dodgeball were disappointed to Google and left their company and Jaiku and Zingku didn't get registration any more after shopping by Google.
Measuremap.com was closed after "buying famous UI expert, Jeffry Veen" who recenlty left Google again. Feedburner also shows a downward trend that didn't have offered own advertisement service (FAN) since May in this year. It is a matter of course how weird Blogspot.com is now.
There is a common point that Google is not successful to grow social communication and content-generating after buying services. According to Google's mission to gathering all of informations for universal access, services based on social activities will be a sad lot. To so called "Information addict" such as Google, social messaging of gossip and small talk may not be treated as an information.
Short messages and blog comments are classified by garbage not to be indexed. It means social communication service may be excluded in the order of priority of Google. But, I knew Google has given efforts to build open platform for social network and communication such as Open Social. But, If Twitter or FriendFeed are acquired by Google, there will be high possibility that they become Google's another dead ducks.
The Web is not only composed by "information", which it has been made by human and "communication" called by the media power is one of important part of Web. I think it is a sole vulnerable point of Google. TNC was very hopeful startups for us. It depends on Google that their vague possibility becomes the success case that catches local big players such as Naver and Daum that have a great power of user-generated contents.
Right. Google's blog services were almost failed and went to dead pool.
Not that I'm impressed a lot, but this is more than I expected when I found a link on Furl telling that the info is awesome. Thanks.


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Q: How do I run a folder as a slideshow in CLI in Windows? I have tried googling it and searching through the help command, but I can't figure out how to make a slideshow out of command prompt, such as the button that is shown in this picture:

Can anybody help?

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Getting a top loader or front loader washing machine can be a decision that one has to take into consideration if you are planning to get a new unit for your household. Below are some general points that one should consider before purchasing a washing machine be it a top loader or front loader.
If you have space constraint, it will be better for you to either choose a washing machine that has a lower capacity or get one of those washer/dryer combos that will be more suitable and space efficient.
The capacity of the washing machine is generally certified by the authorities like Department of Energy (DOE), IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission).
Capacity of the washer is an important point to consider and is dependent on your household. For those with a large household, consider those washing machines that have a large or ultra large (3.7 to 4.0 cu. ft) capacity that will mean lesser washing frequencies and backpains on laundry days that will equate to savings in water and power in the long run.
Front loaders can fit more laundry into them as compared to a top loader which will allow the maximising of capacity usage. This is due to their mechanism of function; top loader incorporates the function of an agitator to generate its "twisting and pulling" action for washing clothes while a front loader carries out the washing via a "tumbling" action.
The presence of a agitator will also take up space that will limit the amount of laundry that can be fitted into a top loader wash bucket while this will not happen for a front loader.
The washing machine should possess electronic sensors that can detect the amount of water automatically and decide on the appropriate amount to be used per wash cycle. This criterion is important and applicable more to top loaders.
Get a top loader or front loader that have zero standby power usage just in case you forget to switch it off at the main power point.
One example shown on the left is a top loader washing machine Toshiba AW-8970S.
A washing machine with this certification means that it has met the set of criteria as set by the EPA under the Energy Star program in terms of power usage and saving water capability. This certification applies to both top loader and front loader washing machines. Here is direct link to the US EPA website where you can search for all Energy Star certified washing machines.
At this point in time, though studies have shown that front loaders generally use lesser water and electricity but recent top loaders have also shown to be energy efficient and water saving as well. Therefore feel free to consider a top loader as well but make sure it is Energy Star certified.
There is a section on Green Energy Helps that provide information on why and the advantages when you purchase an Energy Star certified washing machine.
For other countries, do take note of the symbols utilised by your respective equivalent of the DOE or Energy Star logo. An example of such a logo from Singapore is displayed here.
Having this capability of the cold wash option allows you to save on your utilities, with no loss in washing performance, as using heated water in your wash cycles every time uses up a lot of energy.
For consumers with allergies, choose washing machines with wash functions that remove household allergens like dust mites and pet dander like the Allergiene™ wash function offered by LG, and the Sanitise option offered by Electrolux.
There are a couple of wash cycles widely available on all washing machines types to cater for the types of clothing like delicates, white clothing on conventional washing machines. Some washing machines like the LG WM3470HVA has up to 12 different wash cycles for you to choose from. At this point in time you should also consider the ease in programming to set up a wash cycle.
This is a criterion that should be considered as it will make setting up of your wash cycle an easy task. Currently there are functions like LG Dial-A-Cycle™ that allow users to programme their wash cycles with just a touch of the button. You will not want a washing machine that is very difficult to set up.
This a universal problem that is faced by consumers. A good solution will be to choose Energy Star certified washing machines that will allow you to use 35% and 20% lesser water and energy allowing you savings in utilities. For consumers who are going to buy a front loader, it might be better if high efficiency detergent is used due to the lesser amount of water used in a front loader and its working mechanism in cleaning up the laundry.
A point will be that high efficiency detergent will be more expensive and is more suitable for front loaders though they can also be used for top loaders but with lesser cleaning efficiency. A front loader will also be more expensive with a higher inital pricing than a top loader but the energy conservation and utilities savings, and choosing a suitable model for your household will erase out these deficits in costs.
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A child's personality is a combination of genetics, environment and experience.
Your child's genetic personality is a constant in the emotional face. Everyone has a personality driven by genetics, which affects behavior. When discussing juvenile problems, a judge friend of my once said, "It's in their genes." She didn't mean "blue jeans"!
Certain behaviors are genetically driven and, when viewed objectively, the child's behaviors mirror other family members. In my own family, my son tends to be a deep-thinking introvert and his sister is very outgoing and social. Both children were raised in the same environment but have very different personalities.
Stresses in life also affects a person's behavior. A divorce, death in the family, peer pressure, and school failure affect emotional health. When any of us is under stress, we don't think as clearly and our behavior may be less rational. Be aware that stress will affect your child's learning and school success. When you think about how you react to stress, remember your child reacts to stress, too.
Physiology is defined as the processes of living organisms or their parts. In this case, your child's physiological face is affected by the way his brain processes information.
…then processes it somewhat like a computer. All human brains receive and process information in slightly different ways. Some process information better when they hear it, and some deal better with the information if they see it. Others, kinesthetic learners, process information better through touch and muscles.
To illustrate, Mr. Smith's engine won't start. He is a kinesthetic learner. He would never learn to fix his car by reading a manual or listening to a lecture. He would open up the hood of his car and try to figure out the problem. Or, he might ask a mechanic to show him how to fix his car.
It is important to understand how your child processes information while learning. Logically, teachers teach the way they learn. It is critical to create a partnership between parents, child, and teacher so the learner has the most opportunities to learn successfully.
How smart is your child? Einstein believed humans use only 10% of their innate intelligence. If he is correct, IQ should be considered, but it may be the least measure of a child's abilities. No matter what IQ tests show, every child has tremendous untapped potential.
A 5 year old struggles with cutting and pasting as a result of poor fine motor skills. However, at the same time, the child talks in complex sentences using big words. His verbal skills are fantastic.
A 4-year-old child builds great bridges with LEGOs. However, the same child struggles to learn letters and sounds.
Both of these children are bright. Their parents understand the strengths and weaknesses of their children. The parents have the opportunity to be the best advocates and "researchers" for their children as they look for solutions to their child's challenges. And, they are also the best cheerleaders, encouraging their child to be persistent and to develop a love of learning.
Everyone has an "emotional face" created by genetics and environment, a "physiological face" and an "intelligence face". Understanding these "learning faces" of your child will help create limitless opportunities for academic success.
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Japanese make arrest in on-base molestation
A 42-year-old Filipino has been arrested by Okinawa police on charges he molested a youngster at Lester Middle School last winter.
Police are accusing Reynaldo Saurin Silva of touching the student's private parts during an encounter February 12th in a school bathroom. Silva was working as a custodian in the school under a contract with a Japanese company.
Two students witnessed the incident, police say. Japanese police were brought into the case because Silva does not hold Status of Forces Agreement status. A teacher first reported the incident to military police after noticing the boy's behavior following the restroom visit. Military Police turned the case over to local police, who conducted their own investigation before presenting the case to the Naha District Prosecutor.
Silva, who resides in Ginowan City, has denied the allegations. He is in Japan on a permanent residence visa, and says he was only conversing with the 12-year-old student. Silva has been banned from the school, and the custodial company has fired him.


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BIRATNAGAR, Jan 18: Chief Minister Rajendra Rai of Province 1 has said that a provincial assembly meeting will be convened by February 3 and that the official name of the province will be finalized in the ongoing winter session.
Name, capital of Province 2 to be decided through voting
JANAKPURDHAM, Jan 17: Province 2 is in the process of being converted from a number to letters. In a meeting held on Sunday, the members of the provincial assembly seemed to be unanimous on the issue of a permanent capital of the province, but they were divided on its name.
Bagmati Province to hold assembly meeting on Dec 22
KATHMANDU, Dec 11: The provincial assembly meeting of Bagmati Province has been scheduled for December 22. The seventh meeting of the provincial assembly under its 9th Convention will be held on December 22 at 1PM.
Provincial Assembly meeting postponed at UML's request
KATHMANDU, Nov 16: The Provincial Assembly meeting of Province 1 has been postponed after the lawmakers belonging to CPN-UML party denied attending the meeting.
UML demands postponement of provincial assembly meeting
BIRATNAGAR, Nov 16: The main opposition CPN-UML has demanded postponement of the meeting of the Provincial Assembly of Province 1 scheduled for Tuesday. The main opposition party, CPN-UML, has demanded the postponement of the meeting as Chief Minister of Province 1 Rajendra Rai is preparing to table a vote of confidence motion in the meeting.
Chief Minister of Province 1 Acharya resigns
November 1, 2021 14:59 pm
KATHMANDU, Nov 1: Chief Minister of Province 1 Bhim Acharya has announced his resignation from the post. Acharya announced his resignation even before taking the vote of confidence at the provincial assembly.
Bagmati Provincial Assembly meeting put off without holding confidence vote
MAKWANPUR, Oct 11: Bagmati Chief Minister Asta Laxmi Shakya proposed to take a vote of confidence in the meeting of the Provincial Assembly on Sunday.
Province 2: first meeting of sixth provincial assembly convention today
KATHMANDU, June 7: The first meeting of the sixth convention of the Provincial Assembly of Province 2 is scheduled to be held today.
Province 1 Assembly rescheduled for February 21 as NCP's Oli faction obstructs assembly meeting on Sunday
BIRATNAGAR, Feb 7: The Oli-led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Sunday obstructed the provincial assembly of Province 1 in a move to block a discussion on the vote of no-confidence filed earlier against Chief Minister Sher Dhan Rai at the Provincial Assembly.
NC issues whip to its lawmakers to vote against proposal to name Province 5 as Lumbini and make Deukhuri its capital
BUTWAL, Oct 6: The main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has issued a whip to its provincial lawmakers to vote against the proposal to name Province 5 as Lumbini and fix Deukhuri as its capital.
Province 5 govt accused of ignoring own legislature
BUTWAL, Sept 18: The Social Development Committee of the Provincial Assembly of Province 5, has sought details of the procurement of medicines and health equipment from the Health Directorate under the Ministry of Social Development of the province after complaints were filed accusing the Directorate officials of irregularities while purchasing the items.
Provincial assembly member Sah to face suspension for polygamy
JANAKPUR, Sept 9: Dilip Kumar Sah, a member of Province 2 assembly, is to face suspension for polygamy. His suspension follows a suggestion by the Office of Chief Attorney to the Speaker of the provincial assembly to suspend lawmaker Sah for polygamy, citing the high court's recent verdict.
NCP welcomes gangster-turned lawmaker Manange into party
July 5, 2019 06:57 am
KATHMANDU, July 5: Provincial Assembly Member Rajiv Gurung alias Dipak Manange, a gangster-turned-politician, stole the media limelight on Thursday when the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) officially welcomed him into the party.
NC obstructs provincial assembly session to protest against delay in fixing Province 3 capital
MAKWANPUR, May 14: The main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), obstructed the provincial assembly session of Province 3 on Monday, demanding that the permanent capital of the province be fixed without further delay.
NCP internal feuding over province capital worsens
BIRATNAGAR, May 2: The rift within the ruling Nepal Communist Party's (NCP) Province 1 provincial committee has further widened, with the provincial assembly members and cabinet members failing to agree on the name of the province and its permanent capital.
High profile complaints at hearings committee
KATHMANDU, April 13: High profile individuals including a member of provincial assembly and a senior advocate have filed complaints at the Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHC) against the nominees of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Supreme Court justices.
Province 2 to appoint own CDOs, cites constitution
JANAKPUR, March 22: Unhappy with the federal government deputing chief district officers (CDOs) in Province 2, the government of the province is introducing a bill in the provincial assembly to counter this. If the bill gets endorsed by the provincial assembly the provincial government will have its own chief district administrators to do its bidding.
Deepak Manange sworn-in as provincial assembly member (with video)
KATHMANDU, Jan 28: Rajiv Gurung aka Deepak Manange, who was elected a provincial assembly member of Province 4 from Manang (B) as an independent candidate, administered oath of office and secrecy in Pokhara on Monday.
Provincial Assembly candidate shot dead
KAPILVASTU, Nov 25: Dipendra Chaudhary, a youth leader and an independent candidate for the Provincial Assembly from Kapilvastu, was shot dead following a dispute with a local on Friday evening. Dipendra, 35, of Sudhodhan Rural Municipality-4 was killed near his residence along the Lawani-Hathihawa road.
32 posts remain vacant in local-level
KATHMANDU, Nov 11: A total of 32 posts have now remained vacant in provincial and local-level. ccording to the Election Commission, the posts have remained vacant due to various reasons including death and resignation.
Province 7 named Far-western, Godawari its capital
DHANGADHI, Sept 29: Province 7 has been named Far-western Province from Friday with Godawari in Kailali district as its capital. A decision to this effect was taken on Friday despite friction over the choices.


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The Federation Council and Representation of Regional Interests
Nikolay Petrov
The Federation Council, the upper chamber of the Russian parliament (also referred to as the "senate,") plays a number of different roles. It is an instrument for reconciling the interests of regional and federal elites and for lobbying regional interests. It is a political tribune for regional leaders to address the president, the government and the people. It is a new kind of meeting for the party and administrative elite (partkhozaktiv, like the CPSU Plenum of the past) to discuss the situation in the country and to present the leadership a view from the localities and vice versa. It is a club where regional leaders meet once a month to share their perspectives and experiences, to listen to a "clever guy from the government," and to complain. Finally, it is a forum for regional elite to promenade and demonstrate at the federal level. […]
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Russia, Politics, Elites, Elections, Regions, Georgraphy
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"This is the first offering from a major public cloud vendor that delivers a stack that is 100 percent compatible with Oracle Cloud, but available on-premises," added Shailender Kumar, Oracle India's Managing Director.
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#Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – September 13, 2020 — Thousands of households in Turks and Caicos will benefit from a new stimulus grant program rolled out by the country's premier and finance minister on September 10.
"Today I am pleased to announce the launch of a new stimulus grant program to attempt to address the economic fall-out resulting from the pandemic, the Turks and Caicos government has re-apportioned or reclassified $5m in stimulus grant that were appropriated in April 2020," said Sharlene Robinson during a press conference at the Office of the Premier.
Three hundred taxi drivers; 9,700 workers and 11,000 households are expected to benefit from the stimulus suite featuring cash payments, unemployment benefits and food assistance.
"$4.5 million will now be made available in direct assistance to employees that would have been impacted during the national lockdown in the Turks and Caicos islands during the period march to June 2020; it is being proposed that these individuals will be given a one off payment of $600," explained the Premier in her statement broadcast live on national radio and over social media.
The Premier shared the criteria for eligibility will be revealed later and informed native Turks and Caicos Islanders, who benefited from the first wave in stimulus payouts, would be able to apply for support once again.
"If you would have received a first stimulus, you would only need to provide proof and not necessary for you to through the entire process of providing documents again."
Previously all hospitality workers – indigenous and expatriate – were deemed eligible for $1,200 government cash assistance. Taxi drivers and other public service vehicle license holders were not included but are now singled out for government cash support.
"Half a million dollars has now been made available for a separate stimulus program for persons operating within the public service vehicle license sector; this included eligible operators in the community cab, taxi and private transfer vehicle category," the Premier added, "This will certainly assist the taxi drivers who have been waiting for their stimulus to be offered and to be approved."
Taxi drivers had protested in July; demanding inclusion in the stimulus payouts. Many of the drivers were either not registered with the National Insurance Board, NIB or had sizable arrears. Efforts to bypass these restrictive requirements were stalled. The Premier and Finance Minister, last Thursday delivered the welcoming news following a decision by Cabinet.
"We will be opening that stimulus program back up, for persons to apply," explained the Premier who, on Thursday repeated that details of distribution of the funds were to be announced.
Acknowledgement of the traditionally slow tourism season, the usually busy hurricane season and the unprecedented impact of the coronavirus pandemic even on back to school, has not been lost of the government, shared Mrs. Robinson.
"Your government has identified approximately 11,000 households within the Turks and Caicos Islands; identified by parcel and head of household for this program," it was added that, "This program will be led under the Office of the Premier, Local Government and Community Affairs who will provide further information on the temporary food program."
It is a temporary program, approved by the TCI Cabinet, which will support households nationwide.
During the press conference, which welcomed media via ZOOM, Premier Robinson announced an unemployment and under employment benefit scheme to come for the Turks and Caicos workforce through the NIB.
The NIB has approved $4.2 million for eight weeks of unemployment benefit payments.
"Contributors would have had to have a minimum of 250 or five years of contributions with special provisions for Turks and Caicos Islanders and PRC holders, the applicant must either have been laid off or terminated as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
"The proposed benefit rate is fifty percent of the individuals' average weekly, insurable earnings and is payable for an initial period of eight weeks or until the exhaustion of the $4.2 million."
The NIB fund is expected to support 2,200 workers.
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#TurksandCaicos, January 15, 2022 – The TCI Government is apologizing for including the Church in a new raft of restrictions which mandates unvaccinated congregants be tested in order to be allowed to attend church events however, there is no change in the rule. The rule is now delayed start for another two weeks following an announcement issued by the Ministry of Health on Thursday evening.
The apology came from Premier Washington Misick in a statement late Wednesday, where he apologized for bunching the church in with restaurants, lounges, bars and discotheques which also have to follow the regulation.
Church pastors speaking with Magnetic Media expressed shock at the announcement which was revealed, on Tuesday, as a cabinet approved decision which also includes mandatory testing for the unvaccinated to attend funerals.
While there has been no official statement from the Turks and Caicos Islands Christian Council or the Pastors Fraternity it was clear that some of the church community seemed prepared to stand firmly against the measure.
The Premier has promised that there will be consultation going forward; beckoning to Churches to comply with the temporary rule which he said would help to curb the latest surge of COVID-19 cases.
#TurksandCaicos, January 15, 2022 – As the cruising industry in Grand Turk continues to get back into full swing with an anticipated four cruises or more per week, Turks and Caicos Islanders who work in the industry will again be interacting with thousands of foreign nationals on a weekly basis.
Normally this would be a cause for celebration and it is, but with the world in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic and especially in light of the newest variant, the rules have changed.
As researchers find more information in regards to Omicron it is becoming increasingly clear that while the variant may be slightly milder than others its transmissibility is a major treat to populations, economies and health systems everywhere.
The following are tips that will help balance TCI tourism workers' income and their safety, or as government often puts it, "lives and livelihoods".
Prior Preparation.
Masks have become a part of life since the beginning of the pandemic, some wear them for safety, others because they are mandated. Nearly all of us have experienced that 'oh no' moment when we realize we've left our mask behind, it's a funny anecdote to represent our new normal in theory.
In reality it can be dangerous, life threatening even, to be without protective measures especially for vendors who interact with international visitors all day long.
This means prior preparation is key. Outfit your stall with masks and the recommended cleaning agents, have extras on hand so you never get caught without. If possible put the required distance between your own stall and your neighbors. If possible create dividers for yourself and tourists that will allow you to interact safely. Place reminders in the form of signs around your stall so guests are not tempted to flout safety measures.
Cruise days can be hectic, there are so many people and so little time but as you rush to make your sales or braid hair it is important to keep safety protocols in mind.
Always maintain social distancing between yourself and guests, this is especially important in high volume situations like this as guests can be asymptomatic.
If you operate a business that will not allow you to do so e.g. hair braiding, keep your mask on at all times and insist that your guests do so as well.
Limit the amount of guests allowed in your space at once.
Establish rigorous and frequent cleaning protocols, as guests move around in their excitement they may forget to sanitize. Clean surfaces regularly with the recommended products to prevent lingering traces of anything dangerous.
When guests have departed and it's time to close up shop don't skip any steps that could undo a successful day of safe practices.
Wash your money, it may seem strange but bills are made from durable paper that is not susceptible to tearing or water-wear. Washing your bills and coins gently will not hurt them but will protect you from any lingering viruses. Clean regularly touched areas and items. Get tested regularly, that way if you do get infected you will be in the know early. If you feel ill, immediately self-isolate and test to confirm if you have COVID or not. Deep clean your stall regularly, disinfecting as many areas as you can.
Covid-19 has forced us into a new normal but Turks and Caicos Islanders are resilient, it is possible to balance safety and profit, remember to wash your hands and obey all the protocols so the TCI can come out of this Pandemic with as little losses as possible.
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CONSISE is a growing international partnership of individuals from institutions working on influenza from all over the world. CONSISE started in 2011 (though not called CONSISE at the time) following recognition that influenza serology for pandemic flu needed better standardization.
CONSISE has developed into a consortium of two interactive working groups, which are only accessible by invitation only:
Working Group 1 Epidemiology: led by Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, Center for Global Health, Institut Pasteur, Paris
Working Group 2 Laboratory: co-led by Drs. Othmar Engelhardt and John Wood, Division of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, United Kingdom
More information on what the working groups are busy with is accesible here.
CONSISE's secretariat is currently under the University of Hong Kong (Drs Benjamin Cowling and Malik Peiris) until early 2015.
CONSISE's steering committee is composed of individuals from several organizations including the World Health Organization, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the European Centres for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Public Health England (Formerly the UK Health Protection Agency), Imperial College London, the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza (Melbourne, Australia), University of Hong Kong, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Hanoi, and Public Health Agency of Canada.
Together with more than 100 members from >40 countries, CONSISE has held four international meetings: February 2011 in Ottawa Canada, December 2011 in Stockholm Sweden, January 2013 in Hong Kong, SAR, and a satellite meeting immediately preceding Options VIII in Cape Town South Africa in September 2013.


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end

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George Heslop Sevenoaks School
In November 2014 the school rededicated its First and Second World War Honour Boards. Among the names of the dead is that of Old Sennockian George Heslop, son of another George Heslop, our Headmaster 1898-1919.
George Heslop had been Headmaster of Sevenoaks School for 16 years when war broke out in August 1914. Among the boys he was a popular teacher, known as the 'Old Man'. One pupil, EJ King-Farlow (OS 1908), described him as 'quite a stern disciplinarian but he had a very keen sense of humour and was absolutely just'.
He had arrived from Sandbach School, Cheshire in 1898 with his wife, Gertrude, three daughters, Gertrude, Evelyn and Faith, and his only son, George. In 1904, six-year-old George junior began lessons in his father's school; his time here was only preparatory and in 1910 he entered Lancing College, Sussex. There he excelled at sport and according to Wisden was 'the most promising young all-rounder who had yet to appear in a first-class match'. However, when war broke out in the summer that he left school, he enlisted in the Public Schools' Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment instead of taking up his place at Cambridge. Rapidly promoted to Captain by May 1915 he first saw action on the Western Front in November of that year.
While the younger Heslop was on the battlefields, his father remained in Sevenoaks. There the effect on the Home Front was felt gradually, but by 1915 there was the real threat of external attack from Zeppelin raids and food shortages were commonplace. Leslie White (OS 1918) in a letter to his mother, observed that 'the porridge itself is very nice but as they cannot get any other they put black sugar on it which rather spoils the taste... '. The boys remained well-fed, however. Norman Prince (OS 1918) noted that they received 'three helpings of meat when the rest of the country was going short'.
One of the most immediate effects on the school had been the loss of the entire (all-male) teaching staff as they enlisted, even though teaching was a reserved occupation. Only two masters remained, one of whom, Mr French, was remembered by Norman Prince as 'a very ill man'. They had to be supplemented by Heslop's two unmarried daughters, Faith and Evelyn, joined in 1916 by a Mrs Collier who taught History. The headmaster's eldest daughter, Gertrude, was already serving as a nurse in France.
The war was never far away: the Last Post and Reveille sounded daily by the fountain at the top of the High Street; soldiers en route to the continent were encamped in Knole Park, Solefields and Bligh's Meadow; the distant sound of big guns on the Front reached the town on still summer evenings.
Over 300 Old Sennockians fought in the war with around 40 being killed. It would be hard to imagine that the pupils would not have been affected by the news of losses (both personal and of alumni) which reached the school regularly. However, the records documenting their lives in this period reveal that they were sheltered from the reality of the atrocities, some even finding the notion of war adventurous.
'The news on the Western Front seems jolly exciting doesn't it?' wrote Leslie White in March 1917. 'Miss Heslop usually shows us the news and explains where all the captured towns are situated…several of our old boys have won the military cross [so] there is an extra half-holiday this afternoon.'
However, the headmaster was beginning to feel the strain of seeing so many of his former pupils killed or wounded. In September 1917 Heslop wrote to a parent, 'The War is very cruel. By our post yesterday I heard of the deaths of two more old boys. We schoolmasters have suffered. For though our boys are not of our blood they become very dear to us and something more than friends.' It was an experience suffered by the majority of public school masters at the time, but Heslop had already suffered a more personal loss. On 6 July 1916 a telegraph from the War Office informed the headmaster of the death of his son George on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
Heslop's statement on the loss is poignant in its simplicity. 'My boy was killed on the 1st July in the first ten minutes of the great push. There is nothing to say. He had a duty to do and it was done,' he wrote to a parent. George junior had been leading a company of men towards the enemy lines at Beaumont-Hamel 'not minding the shells and bullets', according to one of his battalion, when he was hit by enemy fire. His comrade Sergeant Valentine remembered that he 'went down without a cry and remained absolutely still'. He was 21 years old.
George Heslop, Headmaster of Sevenoaks 1898-1919
Captain George Henry Heslop OS. 1895-1916
Further discomfort hit the family when it took a further nine months before George's body was found and buried: 'I have just had a letter from the front giving me a full account of the finding and burial of my boy,' wrote Heslop. 'That ends long weary months of waiting and suspense.'
The effect of this family tragedy upon the school was disastrous. Numbers were already dropping as Sevenoaks suffered from the effects of poor teaching, physical privations and disrupted routine. George's death broke his father's spirit and health and by Michaelmas 1918 Heslop was no longer able to take lessons. His successor, Geoffrey Garrod, recalled that on his arrival in 1919 'the school had practically collapsed'.
Heslop retired in April 1919; he lived another 18 years with what NC Stenning (OS 1903) described as an 'inconsolable sorrow…the loss in that war, of his only son, of whom he had such ambitious hopes'. Of his daughters, members of the generation of 'Surplus Women', two remained unmarried but had careers as a teacher and secretary in the civil service respectively. Evelyn married, but on her marriage certificate the Registrar ignored her wartime role and left the field of 'profession' blank.
George Heslop (Junior) is remembered on the Sevenoaks School Honour Board, the war memorials in Lancing College and Trinity College, Cambridge and on a simple plaque in St Nicholas' Church, Sevenoaks: Pro Patria Pro Deo. He is buried at Hawthorn Ridge Cemetery No 1, Auchonvilliers.
Sally Robbins
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New App Helps Doctors Assess Risk of Lung Cancer
08 December 2016 | Oncology
CANCER RESEARCH UK have launched a free iOS app to assist doctors as they decide their next steps in managing patients with pulmonary nodules.
The new app has been designed to allow clinicians to easily access the information needed when deciding whether pulmonary nodules might be cancerous and require further treatment. It was developed in partnership with the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and has been given the name: Pulmonary Nodule Risk.
The app features the Brock and Herder risk prediction tools, as well as volume doubling time (VDT) calculators to help characterise the nodules and provide estimates of the malignancy of nodules. It then provides associated recommendations from the according to the guidelines published by the BTS in 2015 for the management and investigation of these small masses of tissue found in the lungs.
In a statement, Professor David Baldwin, Consultant Respiratory Physician at Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, UK, and member of the BTS, explained: "The new app is a very useful tool for healthcare professionals to help guide their assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of pulmonary nodules ensuring that management is evidence-based."
"It builds on the existing and very popular 'BTS Pulmonary Nodule Risk Prediction Calculator' and we are delighted to have partnered with Cancer Research UK to develop the app so that it will make the guideline so much more accessible via the App Store," Prof Baldwin said. "It means that many more practitioners will be able to access the essential elements of the guideline on the go, and in different settings within the hospital."
The app is currently only available on iOS devices but its creators are considering Android and Windows versions if there is great enough demand.
Jack Redden, Reporter
Keywords: British Thoracic Society, Cancer Research UK, iOS, Pulmonary Nodule, risk prediction.


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What Singaporeans need to know in the next round of eased restrictions
Several factors, however, will be taken note of before these can be implemented.
The next round of easing measures would include toned down restrictions in three areas—sports, schools, and in family dining—Minister Lawrence Wong said at the Multi-Ministry Taskforce Press Conference.
"One, we are looking at allowing team sports to resume. For example, a group of five people can play football with another group of five people or any other contact sports," Wong said. "Second, we will look at resuming more activities in our schools and institutions of higher learning. Third, we will allow family members from the same household to dine together in [food and beverage] establishments, up to a group of five persons."
Before considering this, however, Wong pointed to three factors that must be considered before the implementation of eased restrictions: the rate of increase in infection, the proportion of infection cases that fall seriously ill, and the occupancy rates in hospitals.
The weekly infection rate was also another indicator being observed, as this defines the ratio of cases in the past week over the week before.
"In some ways, it is a very crude measure of what epidemiologists call the reproduction rate or 'R', whereby we are using a crude measure of it by measuring the ratio of cases in the past week over the week before. This ratio used to be 1.5, which suggested that cases were doubling every week or so. It has now come down to just above 1, and that means that cases are still increasing but at a slower rate, but because cases are still increasing, it is still resulting in pressures on our healthcare system," the minister explained.
The minister also said if further relaxations happened, a rise in cases is to be expected. He cited that ICU beds currently hover at two-thirds of capacity, which could bring problems if it hits full capacity.
Instead, the minister said that a middle ground approach was being followed by the government, which means being selective in what is opened up.
"Taking this middle ground approach means that we have to be selective, we have to open up in settings which we assess are more acceptable in terms of risk. How do we do that? We try our best to assess these risks with experts, with our advisors. It will not be perfect, but by and large, where we assess the risks to be not as high, to be within acceptable limits, then we will want to move first, as we have been doing for travel," said the minister.
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TourismBroome AdvertiserKimberleyRegional WA
Qantas may offer discounted tickets to WA tourist hotspots for London visitors
Steve ButlerThe West Australian
Wed, 6 September 2017 6:17AM
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Willie Creek shows us how to harvest a pearl
VideoWillie Creek's CEO Sally Hollins, shows us how to harvest a pearl.
The world could soon be the WA pearling industry's oyster as a spin-off from Qantas' new London-to-Perth non-stop flights.
The West Australian understands Qantas could offer discounted tickets to regional WA destinations such as Broome for visitors from London on the direct 17.5-hour flights as part of a $12.9 million marketing partnership with Tourism WA.
Willie Creek Pearls chief executive Sally Hollins said the industry would pounce on a potentially lucrative marketing opportunity for the product which ranges in value from $500 to $5000. She said 90 per cent of her company's market was Australian tourists.
"The direct London-to-Perth flight may be a gamechanger," Mrs Hollins said.
"We have to play to our strengths ... our beautiful pearls, our beautiful wines, our beautiful food, our beautiful landscapes. It's unique and it's us. We need to tell our story and I think we can take these pearls to the world."
Camera IconWillie Creak Pearls chief executive Sally Hollins at their new shop in Elizabeth Quay. Credit: Michael Wilson/The West Australian
Seats on the Perth-London flights went on sale in April. The service will start next March.
Qantas' partnership with tourism WA has earmarked funds to promote the State in Britain and the rest of Europe.
Its deal with Tourism WA, which was renewed last year, targets New Zealand, the US, Singapore and the rest of Australia. It includes promotions around major events, destinations and experiences.
Mrs Hollins said the Australian South Sea cultured pearls produced in WA were widely regarded as the most beautiful in the world.
She believes the way they are formed inside an oyster as the result of an "irritant" is a positive metaphor for life.
"It might come from a little grain of sand of a bit of shell that's got into the oyster," she said. "It never ceases to amaze me how out of something that can only be described as pretty ugly, something so beautiful can be created."