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Indore: MGM plans 'Operation' new OTs
*Renovation of all OTs of MY Hospital with over Rs 4 crores *All 10 OTs would be shifted to other facilities temporarily
Indore: Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College has planned to start the long pending renovation work of operation theatres of Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital with over Rs 4 crore.
Moreover, the college has decided to renovate all 10 operations theatres together for which the work will be shifted to other facilities.
Dean Dr Sanjay Dixit said, "The work of renovating the operation theatres is long pending. We will start renovation work in a week by shifting the OTs to other facilities for avoiding any effect on routine procedures. These OTs will be shifted to 7 OTs including two OTs of Trauma Centre, one of Cancer Hospital, two of Gynecology, and two of endoscopy OTs."
In-charge of OTs Dr KK Arora said, "OTs of the hospital are about 70 years' old. Two of them were renovated a few years ago while one was turned into modular OT. It is much needed to renovate them and we will start the work as soon as possible. Amount for the same has already been sanctioned by the college. All OTs will be converted in modular OTs"
Dr Arora also added that the decision for shifting and renovating all the OTs has been taken to develop flawless OTs in one go without disturbing the surgeries and work both.
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Chacha Nehru Children's Hospital was converted into a COVID facility about two months ago due to increasing cases of COVID 19. However, not a single patient could be admitted to the hospital as most of the patients preferred being in home isolation.
"As no patient is admitted for COVID, we will ask the administration to convert it again in Green hospital so that the children would be admitted," Dr Dixit said.
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Effect of Coenzyme Q10 in mitigating oxidative DNA damage in Down syndrome patients, a double blind randomized controlled trial.
Down syndrome (DS) is a chromosomal abnormality (trisomy 21) associated with a complex phenotype. Oxidative stress is known to play a major role in this pathology both due to genetic and epigenetic factors, suggesting that oxidative imbalance contributes to the clinical manifestation of DS. In particular, the implications of oxidative DNA damage in Down syndrome has been linked with neurodegeneration. Here we report the results of a double blind controlled trial aimed at investigating the protective effect of Coenzyme Q(10) on DNA oxidation in this clinical setting using the single cell gel electrophoresis technique.
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Q: Is Single Responsibility Principle a rule of OOP? An answer to a Stack Overflow question stated that a particular framework violated a plain and simple OOP rule: Single Responsibility Principle (SRP).
Is the Single Responsibility Principle really a rule of OOP?
My understanding of the definition of Object Orientated Programming is "a paradigm where objects and their behaviour are used to create software". This includes the following techniques: Encapsulation, Polymorphism & Inheritance.
Now don't get me wrong - I believe SRP to be the key to most good OO designs, but I feel there are cases where this principle can and should be broken (just like database normalization rules). I aggressively push the benefits of SRP, and the great majority of my code follows this principle.
But, is it a rule, and thus implies that it shouldn't be broken?

A: None of these rules are laws.  They are more guidelines and best practices.  There are times when it doesn't make sense to follow "the rules" and you need to do what is best for your situation.
Don't be afraid to do what you think is right.  You might actually come up with newer and better rules.

A: To quote Captain Barbossa:
"..And secondly, you must be a pirate for the pirate's code to apply and you're not.
And thirdly, the code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules...."
To quote Jack Sparrow  & Gibbs.
"I thought you were supposed to keep to the code."
Mr. Gibbs: "We figured they were more actual guidelines. "
So clearly Pirates understand this pretty well.
The "rules" could be understood via the patterns movement as "Forces"
So there is a force trying to make the class have a single responsibility. (cohesion)
But there is also a force trying to keep the coupling to other classes down.
As with all design ( not just code) the answer is that it depends.

A: Very few rules, if any, in software development are without exception. Some people think there are no place for goto but they're wrong.
As far as OOP goes, there isn't a single definition of object-orientedness so depending on who you ask you'll get a different set of hard and soft principles, patterns, and practices.
The classic idea of OOP is that messages are sent to otherwise opaque objects and the objects interpret the message with knowledge of their own innards and then perform a function of some sort.
SRP is a software engineering principle that can apply to the role of a class, or a function, or a module. It contributes to the cohesion of something so that it behaves well put together without unrelated bits hanging off of it or having multiple roles that intertwine and complicate things.
Even with just one responsibilty, that can still range from a single function to a group of loosely related functions that are part of a common theme. As long as you're avoiding jury-rigging an element to take the responsibilty of something it wasn't primarily designed for or doing some other ad-hoc thing that dilute the simplicity of an object, then violate whatever principle you want.
But I find that it's easier to get SRP correct then to do something more elaborate that is just as robust.

A: Ahh, I guess this pertains to an answer I gave. :)
As with most rules and laws, there are underlying motives by which these rules are relevant -- if the underlying motive is not present or applicable to your case, then you are free to bend/break the rules according to your own needs.
That being said, SRP is not a rule of OOP per se, but are considered best practices to create OOP applications that are both easily extensible and unit-testable.
Both are characteristics that I consider as of utmost importance in enterprise application development, where maintenance of existing applications occupies more time than new development does.

A: As many of the other posters have said, all rules are made to be broken.
That being said, I do think that SRP is one of the more important rules for writing good code.  It's not specific to Object Oriented programming, but the "encapsulation" part of OOP is very hard to do right if the class does not have a single responsibility.
After all, how do you correctly and simply encapsulate a class with multiple responsibilities?  Usually the answer is multiple interfaces and in many languages that can help quite a bit, but it's still confusing to the users of your class that it may apply in completely different ways in different situations.

A: SRP is just another expression of ISP :-) .
And the "P" means "principle" , not "rule" :D

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A small jewel of a book celebrating the life and career of the "Cowboy Philosopher." Joseph H. Carter and his wife, Michelle, manage Oklahoma's nine-gallery Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore, Oklahoma and 400-acre 1879 birthplace ranch near Oologah. Carter, a former White House speech writer, university vice president and newsman, also wrote Never Met a Man I Didn't Like: The Life and Writings of Will Rogers, and consulted on the Broadway musical The Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Revue, and assisted the University of Oklahome in publishing the scholarly five-volume Papers of Will Rogers. Visit: www.gibbs-smith.com.
Former NBC correspondent Sander Vanocur was joined by former CBS correspondents Robert Pierpoint and Murray Fromson, and author/journalist Lou Cannon, in the reading of the new book "Good Night And Good Luck" by George Clooney and Grant Heslov at the Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic in Santa Barbara on Wednesday, March 1st, 2006. During a reception before the reading, the organization's Executive Director, Tim Owens, welcomed the distinguished journalists and invited them to share stories about fellow journalists Edward R. Murrow and Fred Friendly, who are the central characters of the Academy Award nominated movie.
The book and movie are based on a real story of how Edward R. Murrow, who remains as one of the cornerstones of broadcast journalism, used his television show "See It Now" to help bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy. During the mid-1950s, McCarthy was on a witch-hunt like campaign using Senate hearings to discredit many law-biding Americans, labeling them as communists or communist sympathesizers.
Lou Cannon remembered watching the hearings on television at the time. "McCarthy called one of the greatest generals we ever had, Gen. George Marshall, a traitor," recalled Cannon.
Murray Fromson, who along with Robert Pierpoint was actually hired by Murrow, responded, "Today we are a much more hesitant society, a much more frightened society." All the journalists agreed there is a great need for journalists to be better journalists: to question and speak out more.
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Probiotics are beneficial bacteria that compete with harmful bacteria to restore the proper bacterial balance in the intestines of dogs and cats.
Probiotics are administered when an overgrowth of harmful bacteria result in diarrhea, vomiting, or gas.
Different probiotic bacteria have different effects on the digestive tract.
Because probiotic products on the market can vary in their integrity and efficacy, it's best to consult your veterinarian about the proper probiotic for your pet.
During the birthing and nursing processes, puppies and kittens ingest bacteria that make themselves at home in the intestines. Some of these bacteria are beneficial to the pet, and some are potentially harmful. The beneficial bacteria help digest food, produce energy for the cells lining the digestive tract, and help with immune function. They also help keep the potentially harmful bacteria to a minimum.
It's been estimated that there are up to 500 different kinds of bacteria in a dog or cat's digestive tract. Under normal conditions, the beneficial and harmful bacteria strike a balance, so there are no detrimental effects to the pet. However, a number of factors can cause an overgrowth of harmful bacteria, such as disease, parasites, antibiotics, old age, stress, and food changes. The resulting imbalance can lead to diarrhea, vomiting, and gas.
By definition, probiotics are live microorganisms, such as bacteria or yeast, which provide a health benefit to the pet when given in adequate amounts. These probiotics are available as supplements or as part of some diets. When pets experience an overgrowth of potentially harmful bacteria, probiotics are administered to increase the numbers of beneficial bacteria and restore the balance in the digestive tract.
How Do Probiotics Work?
When beneficial bacteria are added to the digestive tract, they adhere to the walls of the intestines, so there is less room for the harmful bacteria to colonize there. They also compete for food, and alter the pH of the environment, making it less conducive to the survival of harmful bacteria. By restoring the balance of bacteria, probiotics help relieve the diarrhea, vomiting or gas the pet may be experiencing.
In humans, probiotics may also play a role in helping control allergic conditions, immune diseases, dental disease, as well as some nervous system problems. However, there has been no research to show that probiotics have the same effects in pets. Never give a human probiotic product to your pet unless instructed to do so by your veterinarian.
Why Would My Pet Need Probiotics?
Under normal conditions, a healthy pet shouldn't need probiotics, because the intestinal tract can usually maintain the proper bacterial balance on its own. However, antibiotics, stress, and other factors can alter this balance. This can lead to an increase in harmful bacteria and resulting intestinal problems in some pets. Your veterinarian may recommend probiotics if your pet is showing signs of an overgrowth of harmful bacteria.
How Do I Choose A Probiotic?
Different types of bacteria exert different effects in the digestive tract. That's why probiotics used in humans may not have the same beneficial effects in pets.
Also, remember that probiotics are living organisms. They must survive not only the manufacturing process, but also storage under certain conditions. A recent study showed that many of the probiotic products on the market did not have live organisms in the quantity specified on the label. These bacteria must also survive the acid environment of the stomach, so that they can have their effect in the intestinal tract.
That is why it's best to ask your veterinarian for advice about probiotics. He or she can recommend a product that is appropriate for pets, and is produced by a reputable manufacturer.
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Take a peek inside Hafal's new Gellinudd Recovery Centre
Last week Cabinet Secretary Vaughan Gething officially opened Hafal's new Gellinudd Recovery Centre in Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot.
The new Centre is the first of its kind in Wales: a user-led, not-for-profit in-patient service with a strong recovery ethos, delivered by a Third Sector organisation.
Cabinet Secretary Vaughan Gething said: "I am pleased to be opening this Centre, which uses an innovative approach to help people recover from serious mental health issues and is the first of its kind in Wales.
"We have invested £500,000 in this treatment centre through our Invest to Save funding, which will not only benefit patients but will also generate savings for the NHS in Wales."
Alison Guyatt, Director of the new Centre, said: "I have managed mental health hospitals and wards for many years. When I started my career I dreamed of working in a truly therapeutic environment where the patient received a holistic package of care and treatment – and where they were able to take control of their life.
"Thanks to the vision and commitment of Hafal's Members, and the support of the Big Lottery and the Welsh Government, Guests at Gellinudd will now receive such a service."
Take a look inside…
Gellinudd Recovery Centre provides a state-of-the-art in-patient service for its Guests with a homely, high-spec interior and a wealth of recovery-focused activities on offer.
Guests at Gellinudd Recovery Centre can expect a very warm welcome. The service will be sensitive individuals' needs, and Guests will have their own comfortable rooms with en-suites which they can tailor to their own tastes.
Gellinudd Recovery Centre is focused on providing Guests with what they need to recover: Guests make choices about what they want to achieve – and what steps they are going to take towards their goals in all areas of life.
Guests can take part in a wide range of activities: the Centre will have a gym, a multi-faith room, a café and log cabins in the surrounding woods! Guests can enjoy music and art activities, study for an NVQ and Agored-accredited qualifications, and take part in outdoor sports, biking and walking on the Gower coast, Brecon Beacons, Afan Forest Park and the Mumbles.
Find out more about Gellinudd Recovery Centre @ hafal.org/gellinudd
Matt Pearce, Head of Communications, Hafal


The Legend of Zelda is one of the most iconic games in Nintendo history, hell, make that video game history. The NES classic provided countless memories for many of us who grew up in the glorious '80s. I'll admit I appreciate the game for what it is, but it's never been one of my top favorites. Link to the Past, however, is another story entirely. But you got to respect the first one. When I found out several years ago that the original game was "souped up" for the Super Nintendo, I knew I had to get my hands on a copy. It was released as a downloadable game in the late '90s only via Japan's Satellaview service.
The first thing you will notice immediately is the enhanced graphics. While I feel they're not quite on the "enhanced" level as Super Mario All-Stars, I have to say this will do. To me they strike a healthy balance between 8-bit and 16-bit. 12-bit, if you will. Hey, at least the graphics were enhanced more than what we got with Ninja Gaiden Trilogy!
Diehard purists may scoff, but I welcome these changes with open arms. The Legend of Zelda never looked so good before!
But enough of the visuals. How does the game play? Pretty much the same classic Zelda you know and love. You can collect more Rupees here, the overworld is altered and the maps are different. But the same weapons and items are there, and the quest remains the same: kill Ganon, restore peace to Hyrule, collect the Triforce pieces and save Princess Zelda. Weapons can now be conveniently switched with a tap of the shoulder buttons L or R. Nice.
It's a 3-for-1 special on aisle 4!
Although I'm not the biggest fan of The Legend of Zelda, I enjoyed playing this one very much so. The visual upgrade is very pleasing to the eye, the music is as memorable as it was in the original (I find the dungeon music in BS Zelda to be much creepier) and the game plays like classic, vintage Zelda. I wouldn't play this over Link to the Past, but as far as "remakes" go, this one ranks up there. It makes me wish there was a BS Metroid, BS Kid Icarus, BS Rygar, BS Contra, BS Mega Man 2 and the list goes on and on. But hey, at least we got BS Zelda. It's definitely worth a playthrough. I can't guarantee you'll like it more than the original, but you'll probably get a good kick out of seeing familiar sights in 16-bit glory.


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Are Carpenter Ants Different From Other Ants?
By Chris Williams on September 4, 2014.
We've had an on-again, off-again ant problem for more than a year. A friend suggested that these could be carpenter ants. Ants don't concern me much but should I be worried about carpenter ants? D. F., Georgetown, MA
The main way that carpenter ants are different from other ants is that they like to nest inside wood, especially wood that is damp or has been water-damaged. They don't eat the wood, but they dig it out with their strong jaws to make their nest galleries. While their presence may not concern you (and you may not even see the ants that often), what may be going on behind your walls probably should concern you.
First, Make Sure You've Got the Right Ant
That said, the first thing you should do is find out whether or not you are really dealing with carpenter ants. An exterminator or an entomologist can identify them for you. Carpenter ants are quite large and either completely black, or black and red in color. The next thing is to find out where the ants are nesting; that's not an easy thing to do and usually requires the services of a professional exterminator (see Finding the Source of Carpenter Ants).
You want to find the nest site, or sites, because the ants may not necessarily be nesting inside your home. They could be foraging in from the outside to pick up crumbs in your kitchen. However, if you have been seeing them inside year-round, that's a pretty good indication that the nest is inside. In either case (and no matter the ant), a professional can set up a baiting program that will eliminate the ants and the nest.
Have You Noticed These Carpenter Ant Clues?
If you've had a carpenter ant nest in your home for some time, you may have seen the winged swarmer ants that emerge from the nest in the spring or summer. Other signs of a carpenter ant nest are "dump piles" below the nest site. These piles contain bits of excavated wood and other debris, along with dead ants or other insects, that are pushed out of the nest (see Sawdust Piles Could Mean Carpenter Ants). There may be crinkling or rustling sounds from the nest site.
Usually, you can't even detect the wood damage without opening up the area. The wood may appear fine on the surface but inside it can be almost completely hollowed out with ant galleries. Carpenter ant damage to wood is usually not as serious as termite damage, but it's not something you want to ignore either (see Carpenter Ant Damage to Wood – How Bad Can it Be?). The longer the colony has been present, the more likely that there will be structural wood damage. Don't gamble with the value of your home, call Colonial today.
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One Is Business, the Other Crime é um filme mudo de 1912 norte-americano em curta-metragem, do gênero drama, dirigido por D. W. Griffith e estrelado por Blanche Sweet. Cópias do filme encontram-se conservadas na Biblioteca do Congresso e no Museu de Arte Moderna dos Estados Unidos.

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All Set For GTBank sponsored Lagos International Polo Tournament
Some of the most renowned indigenous and international polo teams are set to convene in Lagos, Nigeria to compete for highly coveted trophies in the 2019 Lagos Int'l Polo Tournament. Sponsored by leading African Financial Institution, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc.
This year's competition will begin on March 13, 2019, and will see both Nigerian and foreign teams compete in five main cups, namely; the Silver Cup, Open Cup, Oba of Lagos Cup, Low Cup and Majekodunmi Cup.
Over the years, GTBank has been at the forefront of supporting Polo; widely revered as the Sport of Kings, and promoting the Lagos International Polo Tournament, which has hosted reputable personalities such as His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Played on the grounds of the Lagos Polo Club, Ikoyi, the premier polo club in the country, the tournament has featured polo greats like Alphonso Pieres, Gonzalo Pieres, and Alan Kent, and promises to provide top class action and entertainment for all polo lovers.
Some of the players expected to light up this year's tournament include Tomas Fernandez Llorente, a seven-goaler from Argentina; South Africa's Tom De Bryune +6; and Diego White a +6 handicap player from Argentina. Other professionals expected include Chris Mckenzie +6, Pedro Soria, Leroux Hendrix, and Martin Waiganjo. Polo enthusiasts will also be treated to a variety of activities ranging from thrilling performances by music stars to an exquisite experience at the exclusive GTBank Lounge where guests will be treated to epicurean cuisine and vintage wine.
Commenting on GTBank's sponsorship of the 2019 NPA Lagos International Polo Tournament, Segun Agbaje, Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank plc, said; "We love the game of polo, the passion and the symbiosis between the players and their horses, but most importantly, we hold a strong affinity to the sport of kings because it reflects quality, competitiveness, and fair play; some of the values that have made GTBank a Proudly African and Truly International Financial Institution." He further stated that; "Our sponsorship of the 2019 NPA Lagos International Polo Tournament, which has grown over the years to become one of the most anticipated social and sporting events of the year, demonstrates our strong belief in the role of sports in developing and uniting our society."
Guaranty Trust Bank plc is one of the few Nigerian financial institutions that have maintained a defined Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy, most especially in sports education. The GTBank Masters Cup, as well as the Principals Cup tournaments in Lagos and Ogun states, are some of the projects the bank has taken up in this regard.


When we headed up to Islay for a week's holiday recently, I took along a jar of my home-made apple pie filling, canned a few months ago using apples from our allotment trees. The plan was to make a pie for dessert one evening. A fruitless supermarket search for ready-made short crust pastry (and a realistic acknowledgement that none of us were in the mood to make some from scratch) lead to the decision to switch to a crumble instead.
But earlier in the day, we'd made cookies (magnificent 3D safari cookies, as it happens) and had a generous portion of cookie dough leftover.
In a eureka moment I decided that cookie dough would be an even quicker option and set Pete to work on grating it. It's best to grate the dough when it's cold and hard out of the fridge. In fact, frozen would probably be even better, as the dough gets warm the longer you hold it, and consequently harder to grate.
Spread in a thick even layer over the pie filling and baked until the filling was piping hot and the topping golden brown, we discovered that the cookie dough made a wonderful, crunchy-chewy lid which worked very well indeed.
The recipe we used for the cookie dough is given below, but I can't provide exact quantities as I'm not sure exactly how much we used for the cookies… at least half, perhaps two thirds or even more? So you probably only need somewhere between a quarter to a half of the recipe below if you're using it as pie topping, assuming a similarly sized pie dish.
Or why not make the full amount and make some cookies too? Rolled about half a centimetre thick they take about 10 minutes at 180 C (check after 8 and bake until golden brown) and last well in an airtight book. They make slightly chewy cookies which hold their shape well and are very tasty.
Cream butter and sugar. If using to make shaped cookies, don't over beat – too much air incorporated will cause the dough to spread more during baking.
Add eggs and vanilla and mix in.
Mix in dry ingredients – flour, baking powder and salt.
Mix into smooth dough. Again, don't over work.
Refrigerate for at least half an hour before using.
Have you had any wonderful eureka moments when adapting cooking plans to ingredients at hand and laziness levels? If so, I'd love to hear about them!
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V. inventive indeed, ty! I've been thinking of crumbles lately, as I've been invited to a large outdoor gathering at the end of the month & have been thinking about what to bring. I've been thinking perhaps a cherry crumble might be the thing. (A bit north of where I live is a region renowned for cherry production, & they host a cherry festival every year.) With your apples, though, my mind is wondering if dough for an oatmeal cookie would work. Well, a bit later in the year when apples come in, I should try it.
Ingenious! The grating looks like it produced a terrific effect.
I have some apples that need using up so think I will be trying this very soon.
That looks brilliant. I have always got tons of cookie dough left over it seems but… does the top stay crunchy or does it get crunchy?
Adapting a recipe at the last minute because of missing ingredients (and laziness to go shop for them) is the best! Last one I have in mind : I was making coleslaw but didn't have any mustard left for the sauce. But, I did have some wasabi! And it worked perfectly!
Looks super tasty. Also giving me a craving for cookie dough now.
Now that's something interesting. This has gone straight into the recipe bank. Now….what to put on top of it….?


Wolf Hall Wednesday—Episode 5: I'M HENRY VIII, I AM!!!
Now that's what I'm talking about! I'm caught up with Wolf Hall now, having watched episodes 4 & 5 together. Remembering that the series is based on both Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, I find myself preferring the material based on the second book, just as I preferred the second book. So much so that I'm resentful of the time that director Peter Kominsky spent setting things up in the earlier episodes. The Bring Up the Bodies portion is just so much fun! Henry has had his way, he's got rid of Katharine of Aragon, Anne is now queen but alas the new queen isn't giving the king the son he wants either. He has had enough of Anne, he's ready for Jane Seymour and he blames Cromwell for not hastening his shedding of the Queen.
In this week's episode we finally got a chance to see Damian Lewis truly step into the regal and raging shoes of Henry VIII. As Anne Boleyn fails to deliver, Henry grows increasingly angry; Lewis is fantastic, getting all puffed up and blustery, full of fury, almost physically expanding before our eyes as he lays into Cromwell. In one scene, after Henry has railed at the Spanish ambassador —the rest of the world does not accept Anne Boleyn as Queen or Henry as the new head of the church of England — he fumes at Cromwell, basically saying who the hell do you think you are, me? while the rest of the court stands by watching awkwardly. Lewis' Henry VIII is so out of control you can see the spit fly in Cromwell's face. I rewound just to be certain.
Cromwell better get moving, that's for sure. A vision of Cardinal Wolsey comes to remind him what happens when you're the man who fails to deliver what the king wants. You die.


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Does Canada's new food guide connect healthy eating and healthy farming?
Healthy, sustainable diets cannot exist without healthy, sustainable farming.
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Canada's new food guide marks an encouraging step towards a healthier and more sustainable food system for Canada. The next step for the Canadian government would be to acknowledge that healthy, sustainable diets cannot exist without healthy, sustainable farming.
The new guide recommends choosing more plant-based foods, recognizes the importance of culture and traditions, and provides simple, science-based nutritional advice that is easier to understand and remember.
But it doesn't connect the dots between healthy eating and the way we grow our food, despite earlier comments made by previous health minister Jane Philpott who said "we need to consider both the consumption and production of food."
SeedChange hopes this connection will become clear in Canada's forthcoming national food policy. In the meantime, we note a number of instances where government policy continues to undermine a healthier and more sustainable food system. The decision to allow continued use of glyphosate in Canada just last week is one example. The government is also considering proposed revisions to Canada's Seed Act that could undermine farmers' right to save and use their own seeds. These decisions stand in direct opposition to the aspirations of the new food guide.
SeedChange supports farmers, in Canada and around the world, who use local seeds and locally-adapted practices to grow nutritious, culturally relevant food while preserving soil fertility, keeping waters clean, and conserving biodiversity.
"These farmers are proving that feeding the world ecologically is possible. Now governments need to help scale up these solutions," says Martin Settle, Executive Director at SeedChange.
"Healthy eating and healthy farming are two sides of the same coin," explains Jane Rabinowicz, also Executive Director at SeedChange. "We encourage the government to take the good work on Canada's food guide one step further by ensuring that health and sustainability become guiding principles across the food system, from the seed to our plates."
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Business credit cards are a great option to finance your business's ongoing expenses and other working capital needs, especially when your company is experiencing cash flow gaps. While some business owners prefer to take a business loan for their financing needs, there are several good reasons why you should use a business credit card instead.
Here are the top 18 reasons to use a credit card over a business loan, straight from the pros.
While business owners can use both credit cards or loans for their working capital needs, there are typically different uses for each of these credit options. A few of the major reasons why a business owner would use a business credit card include convenience for everyday business purchases like gas, office supplies, online purchases, travel or everyday expenses, control ― the ability to offer employee cards so an owner can manage and track worker expenses ― and rewards, which offer the power to earn points or cash back when purchasing with a travel or cash back card.
There are benefits to using both business credit cards and business loans, depending on your business' needs. Business credit cards are ideal for covering everyday business expenses, such as office supplies, advertising, and recurring monthly bills. They are also a great tool for managing your business' cash flow when purchasing larger items, such as equipment and technology. With many business credit cards, you get rewarded for your spend with things like travel or cash back that you can invest in your business. For example, the Chase Ink Business Unlimited credit card allows business owners to earn an unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase, that can be used toward cash, gift cards, travel, and more. As a business owner, you have to evaluate your financial needs and determine what's right for your business.
A business credit card is an essential tool to build business credit, which in the future can be used to get a business loan. You can find a business credit card with no annual fee, unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase, and rewards bonus at the end of the first year. In addition, having a business credit card helps separate business expenses while offering multiple security benefits and business tracking tools.
Small business loans and credit cards are both great options for various types of business financing, but there are certain situations where one option may be more appropriate. When applying for a loan, small business owners should be able to demonstrate the need for financing and how it will be used. For example, this may include financing a renovation, purchasing new equipment or expanding to a new location. If there isn't a defined need, a small business credit card might be a more appropriate option than a loan. This may include smaller, more flexible expenses like office supplies, utilities or advertising. Responsibly using a business credit card for these expenses has several benefits, including the ability to earn rewards as well as track one's spending while building a business credit profile.
Credit cards offer unparalleled convenience. Applying for a business loan can take anywhere from 24 hours to several months. However, if you have a business credit card in your wallet, you can pull it out and use it whenever you need it. Since business credit cards are a kind of revolving credit, you can use them repeatedly. With a business loan, you have to reapply each time you need another loan.
Unless you are applying for a secured business credit card, one of the most common reasons it is better than a business loan is that you don't need to offer collateral like you are sometimes required with a small business loan. Business credit cards are typically easier to qualify for, and it's a better option for those who do not have assets to offer up as collateral.
If a business chooses to go ahead with a business credit card instead of taking a loan, business owners should seek out credit cards that will reward them in a way that is advantageous specifically to their business. Additionally, businesses should look for unlimited cash back, with no capping on how much cash back you can earn. For example, if traveling expenses are high for business, take advantage of the travel rewards cards.
Loans aren't open for business owners with low revenue who also have poor personal credit scores unless the business or its owner can put up collateral or offer a personal guarantee. For businesses which don't want to do that, getting business credit cards is going to be the only option or certainly the more attractive one. When building business credit, a business should start with the vendor credit tier and work up to the retail credit, fleet credit, and then cash credit tiers. Any of these tiers can come with business credit cards. As always, pay on time in full and ask for credit limit increases as you go. With good business credit, you won't have to depend on loans.
When it comes to low-interest rates, you can't beat 0%, and that's exactly what you'll be paying if you sign up for a business credit card with a 0% introductory rate. There are some business credit cards on the market right now that offer a 0% rate for up to 15 months. This kind of financing isn't possible with a business loan, which will typically start charging you interest right from day one.
One of the advantages of using a business credit card over a small business loan is that credit cards provide an easier monitoring of expenses. If you use a credit card for your business expenses, the details of those expenses will show on your billing statement ― what you purchased, the date of purchase, merchant, and amount of transaction. This kind of detailed monitoring of purchases and expenses will only be available with a business loan if you do it manually.
Some businesses choose to use business credit cards over loans when starting out because getting a loan was not an option for them. If you had not been in business long enough to get a business loan, a business credit card is a great option. It's easier to get approved for business credit cards with high limits than for a loan with reasonable interest rates. If you don't want to go through the time-consuming process of applying for a business loan, getting a business credit card is your best bet.
Credit cards are designed to make retail purchases easy. Most businesses these days are equipped to swipe your card or read your chip at the point of sale. With some rare exceptions, it's not easy to apply for a term loan at the time of purchase. Credit cards are also more ubiquitous in this card-driven online market. Generally, you can get a higher limit with a business credit card than a loan.
If you commit to making sure you pay off your credit card every month, this is equivalent of essentially a 30-day loan at no cost. This strategy only makes sense if you pay off your credit card monthly as paying a high-interest rate should be avoided even if you are awarded points. That said, many businesses can eliminate or significantly reduce expenses on interest as long as they know how to manage their finances well.
A business credit card can be a better option than a loan when it comes to covering smaller, ongoing costs, such as recurring monthly business expenses or vendor payments. You can even set these up for automatic payments. If you're a business owner who travels often, a business credit card can be great for earning rewards, points or miles. It's also helpful in providing an itemized breakdown of your expenses that you can give to your accountant at year end.
Once you pay off your credit card, you secure another line of credit each month, so it serves as a revolving line of credit for consistent use. This is one reason why using a business credit card for your working expenses is a good idea. Also, if you're able to find ones with 0% APR for the first year, then you're ahead of a loan's offerings, which would always have interest paid on it. Just be certain to stay on top of your spending and payments.
With credit cards, you have the flexibility to spend money how you please. You can buy equipment, pay off suppliers, or whatever you need. With some business loans, there are restrictions as to how you can use the money. For example, when you apply for a business loan to start a website company, it is understood the money would go towards launching a new website and not for anything else that you might need for your business.
Business credit cards offer perks such as airline or hotel miles, which you can use to reward your employees. For instance, upon major employment anniversaries, you can offer an employee and their family a trip to a location of their choice for little to no out-of-pocket expense on their and your part by using those airline miles, hotel points, and even free car rental.
Business cards are generally more flexible than business loans. Most types of loans are designed to be paid off after a set period of time with a fixed interest rate while a business credit card lets you pay off your debt well in advance to avoid accumulating interest fees in the first place.
Business credit cards and small business loans are two popular business financing options. While business loans are recommended for those seeking substantial, long-term financing, a business credit card is a good option for businesses that need temporary funding for their small, day-to-day expenses. Business owners asking, "Should I get a business credit card?" should be sure to consider the reasons above to consider a credit card instead of a loan.


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Ride-Along View: Grasshopper 12-Story Test Flight 12/17/12
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SpaceX's Grasshopper takes a 12-story leap towards full and rapid rocket reusability in a test flight conducted December 17, 2012 ...
Webb's view of the molecular cloud Chameleon I
By European Space Agency
Video: 00:00:30 This video features a new image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope's Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), showcasing the low-mass star forming region Chameleon I.
An international team of astronomers has reported the discovery of diverse ices in the darkest, coldest regions of a molecular cloud measured to date by studying this region. This result allows astronomers to examine the simple icy molecules that will be incorporated into future exoplanets, while opening a new window on the origin of more complex molecules that are the first step in the creation of the building blocks of life.
This research forms part of the Ice Age project, one of Webb's 13 Early Release Science programs, which has studied a dust ridge in the centre of the Chameleon I molecular cloud.
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NASA Awards Students Flight Opportunity in TechRise Challenge
NASA selected 60 winning teams for the second TechRise Student Challenge, a nationwide contest designed to engage students in technology, science, and space exploration. These teams will work together to build science and technology experiments in preparation for a suborbital flight test.View the full article
Flight control, space weather and debris: What an astronaut needs to know
Video: 00:19:50 Recently, Andreas Mogensen, now getting ready for his 'Huginn' mission to the ISS in 2023, stopped by ESA's ESOC mission control centre in Darmstadt, Germany, to meet with some of the experts who keep our satellites flying.
Andreas usually works at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston as an ISS 'capcom', and we don't often see him in Europe. A few months back, while returning to Germany for some training at ESA's Astronaut Centre in Cologne, we seized the opportunity to ask him if he'd like to stop over in Darmstadt for a look behind the scenes at mission control, and he immediately answered, 'yes'!
Andreas' studied aeronautical engineering with a focus on 'guidance, navigation and control of spacecraft' and we thought he'd be delighted to meet with the teams at mission control doing precisely that sort of work for our robotic missions.
We figured he'd also enjoy meeting colleagues from our Space Safety programme, especially the ones working on space debris and space weather, as these are crucial areas that influence the daily life of astronauts on the ISS.
Andreas met with Bruno Sousa and Julia Schwartz, who help keep Solar Orbiter healthy and on track on its mission to gather the closest-ever images of the Sun, observe the solar wind and our Star's polar regions, helping unravel the mysteries of the solar cycle.
He also met with Stijn Lemmens, one of the analysts keeping tabs on the space debris situation in orbit, and Melanie Heil, a scientist helping ESA understand how space weather and our active Sun can affect mission in orbit and crucial infrastructure – like power grids – on ground.
We hope you enjoy this lively and informative day at mission control as much as Andreas and the teams at ESOC did!
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Rumor has it that the Incom Corporation entertained design ideas for letters A-W before settling on the X-wing. Okay, I totally made that up but it sounded like a good intro for our next contest: The Alphabet Fighter Contest. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to design a kick sarlacc starfighter in the shape of any letter in the Latin alphabet. There are some epic prizes to win, something for first, second, and third place.
- Ships forming any of the above letters representing an exotic font will not be accepted. The letter must be immediately recognizable.
- Submit up to 4 pictures of your fighter. One of your photos must show your starfighter in the shape of the letter it is representing. One picture must show the droid socket. The other 2 can be of your choosing.
- Ship must be minifig scale and seat a minifig pilot.
- Ship must include space for an astromech droid. Only fully assembled droids will be allowed consisting of a dome head, body and two legs.
- Submission deadline is 11:59pm Pacific Time (UTC -8) July 31, 2011. You may submit/edit/delete/resubmit your pics up until the deadline when the entries are locked in.
- 6212 X-wing Starfighter set.
You may post up to 4 pictures of your ship. 1 picture must show the starfighter in the shape of the letter being represented. 1 picture must show the droid socket. The other 2 can be of your choosing.
Cool contest. Looking forward to seeing the entries.
A few questions as I start planning. Does the letter have to obvious from a top view, or can the letter become apparent when looked at from the front or side? Does the letter have to be perfectly straight, or can it be slightly angled or curved? And finally can the ship be for any faction or just for the Rebellion?
Althought, I sure of the answer already, I want to ask, just to be clear.
Jon's G-Wing looked nothing like a G. The G stood for Gyro. So the fighter must look like the letter, not, stand for something about the ship. Is this corrent?!
[quote=staff] Build a starfighter with a shape based on any one letter of the Latin alphabet.
- The letter must be immediately recognizable.
I think a ship like the B-wing would be dq'd, as from no angle does it look like a B or b. But the X- and Y-wings are fine (design wise, I'm sure we can't build an existing ship/fighter), as you can see their respective letters from behind or above.
Thank you for another great contest. I can't wait to enter.
Not to mention that this contest started on the same day when school year in Croatia finished.
I don't have any astromechs and I wouldn't like to spend 40$ to buy Plo Koon's starfighter just for one fig.
Also, local LEGO store (unofficial) doesn't has any astromechs in store. What should I do?
same color like the rest of the ship), but thin?
@ Stardusty: Check BrickLink and just buy an R2.
Wow this is what makes FBTB the best English speaking Star Wars Lego Forum out there! Awesome contest. Looking forward to seeing the wild and weird.
hatcher wrote: can the letter become apparent when looked at from the front or side?
hatcher wrote: Does the letter have to be perfectly straight, or can it be slightly angled or curved?
I don't quite understand this question, but stick to "immediately recognizable" and you should be fine.
Stardusty wrote: I don't have any astromechs ... What should I do?
Acquire one via purchase or trade.
Stardusty wrote: When creating i-fighter or j-fighter, can the connection beetwen the parts be visible (not trans-clear, just in the same color like the rest of the ship), but thin?
Yes. Again, stick to "immediately recognizable" and you should be fine.
Should have had it be on the Greek alphabet. Our alphabet is so boring.
This contest reminds me of the R-Wing contest. Yeah, no one remembers that.
Anyways, it's a neat idea, maybe I crash the party.
Chew them out and spit them up, it's the way of the nooblet.
Good subject for a contest, gives space to imagination ! Thanks to the admins for all those awesome contests, I can't wait to see the entries !
I can't wait to see all the entries! My WIP E-wing is going to look pitiful in comparison.
How amazing can that be? There's already an entry!
The "Bloody Arrow", a modified Incom V-Wing.
I think it looks like a V but we'll have to see if Solo feels the same way.
Yup, it fits a whole astro in there. Sorry about the purplish hue; I went a little overboard on my recoloring.
See full set of photos here.
Last edited by Knobby Plastic on Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:17 am, edited 1 time in total.
The v-shape was immediately apparent to me, so I think you're fine. Great first entry, too!
Yeah, that looks fantastic. Nice early entry to get the contest off to the right start.
Rook wrote: @ Stardusty: Check BrickLink and just buy an R2.
that are not in the Croatia.
But it seems I'll either borrow one, either buy one from someone on KOCKICE forum.
Eh, I just hope I'll get it on time.
6 weeks should be plenty of time.
Knobby Plastic: you just need to submit one more pic of the droid socket for your V-wing and you'll be good. Also, any chance you have a back view? i wanna see what the back of that thing looks like.
onions wrote: Knobby Plastic: you just need to submit one more pic of the droid socket for your V-wing and you'll be good. Also, any chance you have a back view? i wanna see what the back of that thing looks like.
Sorry I didn't post a back view before, the back is fully completed and I would have posted a back view, but for the life of me I could not get a good photo of it. I'll try some more and while I'm at it I'll take a picture of the droid socket.


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Series 10, Episode 11: Sports Marketing, Sports Broadcasting & Allyship in Sports with Liseli Sitali
In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, Alex brings on Liseli Sitali, the Founder and Host of In Her Corner. Liseli talks with Alex about Sports Marketing, Sports Broadcasting & Allyship in Sports along with how she has paved the way for other women in sports to earn positions of power within the sports industry.
Liseli mainly works in the United Kingdom, but has experience in sport all over the world. She was born in Zambia and went to school in South Africa in the aftermath of apartheid. Her love for sport was a form of escapism for her because she finally saw women that looked like her being represented in sport. This was during the rise of the Williams sisters in the tennis world.
She decided that sports was her industry and she particularly got into the sports marketing world and representation of athletes. Her work in sports marketing led her to the world of sports broadcasting where she consistently fought for equity and opportunity for women in sports to be represented on major broadcasting platforms.
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GOP unemployment plan would have 70% wage replacement
The Republican coronavirus relief plan will extend enhanced unemployment insurance "based on approximately 70% wage replacement," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday.
The Treasury secretary also said a payroll tax holiday, which President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed for, "won't be in the base bill." The president appeared to concede defeat on the issue in a tweet Thursday and blamed Democrats for sinking the proposal (though many Republicans on Capitol Hill also oppose a payroll tax cut).
Mnuchin spoke to CNBC about the state of negotiations hours after Senate Republicans and the Trump administration said they reached a tentative deal on legislation they say will serve as a starting point in talks with Democrats. Congress faces pressure to pass an aid package, as Covid-19 case and death counts rise around the country and the critical extra $600 per week unemployment benefit expires at the end of the month.
But Republican plans to release their plan as soon as Thursday appeared to hit a snag as they tried to craft legislative text, further adding to doubts about Congress' ability to provide immediate relief. Democrats hammered the GOP for a lack of urgency for a second straight day, and rejected the possibility of breaking a coronavirus package into more than one bill if lawmakers cannot reach a broad agreement in July.
"This is a package. We cannot piecemeal this," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told reporters at a news conference with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. He added that "we're not going to take care of one portion of suffering people and leave everyone else hanging."
It is unclear how Republicans would structure the plan to provide 70% wage replacement. Lawmakers chose the $600 per week sum in the March rescue package because they decided outdated state unemployment systems could not handle processing payouts for 100% of a worker's previous wages.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the GOP was considering slashing the extra benefit from about $600 to $100 a week through the rest of the year, sources told CNBC. Negotiators had not made any final decisions at that time.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the House Small Business Committee at the U.S. Capitol on July 17, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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Pelosi told reporters that she will push to continue the $600 weekly payment.
"I go to the table with a commitment to the $600," she said.
Speaking to CNBC after Mnuchin's comments, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said 70% wage replacement is not "the policy we ought to pursue." He said that "if we're going to ratchet that down, it ought to be over time." But he added that "it's not a dealbreaker."
The developing GOP bill is only one step in what could be an arduous process to pass a package to boost a health-care system and economy devastated by the pandemic. As Democrats and Republicans try to hash out a range of disagreements — and Republicans try to come to a consensus even among themselves — millions of Americans wait to see whether they will have enough money to pay for food and housing.
Mnuchin spoke just before the Labor Department said initial jobless claims topped 1.4 million last week, the 18th straight week they totaled more than 1 million.
Here are other provisions of the Republican plan, according to Mnuchin:
$105 billion to help schools reopen, with funds partly dependent on schools reopening
A targeted additional round of the Paycheck Protection Program, with "second checks" for certain companies whose revenues are down more than 50%
$16 billion in new funding for coronavirus testing
Tax credits to encourage companies to hire workers
More flexibility for state and local governments in how they spend federal relief, but no new aid
Direct payments to individuals (though he did not specify the amount paid or eligibility)
Hoyer said not approving additional aid for states and municipalities jeopardizes jobs and essential services in areas where governments have lost significant revenue and incurred huge expenses because of the pandemic. Democrats included nearly $1 trillion for state and local governments in the $3 trillion rescue package the House approved in May. Republicans did not take it up in the Senate.
The GOP will need Democrats to sign off on any plan, as they control the House and have the ability to block the Republican proposal in the Senate.
Republicans want the package to cost roughly $1 trillion. Pelosi has called that level of spending insufficient to address the health and economic crisis created by the pandemic.
Congress appears unlikely to meet a deadline to extend the $600 per week enhanced unemployment benefit passed in March, which expires at the end of the month. The weekly sum has helped to buoy tens of millions of jobless Americans while many businesses are closed to slow the outbreak's spread.
The scramble to pass more relief legislation comes as U.S. Covid-19 cases approach 4 million and deaths from the disease top 143,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Its unabated spread has forced many states to either pause or roll back their economic reopening plans.
Mnuchin noted that the administration would consider an additional relief package if the spending in the developing plan does not go far enough to combat the crisis.
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This week's Sunday Clippings is relatively short - would it be that longer sunnier warm days are luring us out more and more? The garden is at its fullest growth as we struggle to keep apace with weeds, staking, and planting before the heat slows things down except for tropicals and annuals. There is an article on the Italian estate and garden La Foce in Tuscany - seducing us with dreams of holidaying in the Tuscan countryside with its scenery, history, and food. On the sobering front, we have the fire that has destroyed the historic Glasgow School of Art, the need to protect plants growing on the verges of motorways in UK, and the deteriorating state of the Brazilian architect Roberto Burle Max's gardens in Brazil. Lastly the art of mending is touched upon in the New Yorker! Stay cool!


When you're scaling an organization, it's important that you're able to measure the quality of your leads, pipeline, and sales talent. It important for business owners as well as sales reps, because simply adding people to the organization won't necessarily result in more sales.
Today Rob Kall talks about the numbers that we might not be measuring and the importance of that data in helping your organization grow and improve.
Although they aren't commonly measured, these data are the true drivers of your organization's success.
Many sales leaders believe that the solution to any sales struggle is to throw more bodies at it. Though that option may work sometimes, it comes at a cost.
Eventually, you'll find that you aren't getting that much more out of the machine despite the added personnel.
In response to that problem, Rob and his company spent a lot of time looking at how you can move to tangible measurements instead of making decisions based upon gut feelings.
They have identified 5 metrics to improve your company's performance.
Leads are not created equal. If I have 1,000 leads and a 2 percent conversion to close, that's a super easy way to measure.
But if I get a referral from my rich uncle, that's probably a much easier sale than calling someone who has never heard of my business or product.
We fail to pay attention to these factors, but they are important. Unfortunately, they can also be difficult to determine.
Begin by creating a baseline.
If you find that of 1,000 leads you generated in the last period, you were able to generate 20 sales, you can measure a 2 percent conversion.
You can also evaluate your leads by industry and location.
Once you understand those conversions, you can identify the leads that are not likely to close and stop wasting your time on them.
Prospecting results in a lot of "no" responses.
The only thing that really matters is engagement. As a rep, you must get a certain amount of engagement every day.
Some people do it with sheer numbers. Others send fewer contacts but they personalize the ones they do send.
Whichever approach you use, make notes every single time an activity results in something. When you do, you'll begin to recognize patterns.
Your numbers might look great, but if the outcomes aren't there, those numbers don't mean as much.
Rob points to a concept he calls a critical deal.
Some companies do pipeline reviews on a weekly basis but others do it on a daily basis. It's a chance to see how well deals are progressing.
Is it a big deal that matters? If it's a $500 deal when typically your deals average $10,000, you probably shouldn't even look at it. Is the significance there?
Is it a deal that is unlikely to close? Consider the probability.
Has something happened that would make you think it's less likely to close? If you've had no communication with the customer or other indications that the deal may stall, consider those.
If these three factors aren't there, you probably should focus on other deals. Move the critical deals forward and think about your deals in a structured way.
On the rep side of the issue, reps must have product and industry knowledge. When you're just starting out, you won't have as much knowledge as those who have been there for years.
How well does this rep know the industry and the product? How does he compare to other reps?
Those with the best product knowledge won't necessarily be the best performers. You can't possibly know every single factor of the industry.
You simply must know enough to be credible. Those who haven't reached that minimum threshold will struggle until they do.
Consider also closing ability or the ability to look at the last part of the deal.
When you get to the last stage of a deal, what happens? How often do you win? You'll see patterns if you track this rate.
Does one rep have more of a killer instinct?
If you are able to generate a lot of engagement, you're probably a good communicator. You're probably good at providing valuable information to the prospect.
Instead of measuring how the prospect responds to it, measure how much engagement the rep is able to generate.
The reality is that your sales team probably includes a few people who don't have the right product knowledge and a few people that don't have valuable leads.
You may have a few areas where your marketing team is spinning its wheels.
When you start addressing some of these shortcomings, you start to see amazing results.
By fixing the one thing that's screwing you up, you unlock the potential for your sales organization.
As a sales leader, you probably have a gut feeling about your team's morale. You know whether they are optimistic or not.
When negativity is present, it will affect your team's ability to sell. It will also affect your retention and your on-boarding.
Though no product is perfect, there are frequently just one or two things that are causing grief.
How do they feel about the materials they have?
How do they feel about coaching?
What kind of competitive pressures are they feeling?
You'll likely identify multiple areas of improvement that will help your team perform better.
Many limiting factors don't simply add up. They multiply.
If you can improve it a little bit, even if you can't perfect it, you'll get results from that thing. If the rep doesn't know the product, train him. If the team doesn't feel good about the commission plan, explain it.
If your product isn't ready for market, figure out what you can do to improve it.
Connect with Rob at cien.ai. It's a reference to doing things 100 times. You can also connect with him personally on LinkedIn @RobertKall.


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