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Ashwin Chadha January 9, 2021
COVID-19 has forced people into rational decision-making; what is important: health, safety, and protection of wealth and income. The pandemic has created convergence between the "luxury real estate" and "quality of life".
The spaces we live in, and more importantly, what we demand of them, stand to remain altered forever. Around the world, people recognised the value of a "home" - a 'safe' haven, a de facto school, an impromptu office, or gym.
Work from home ("WFH") as a potential new constant has raised the demand for larger homes that incorporate workspaces. People also want additional facilities such as gyms, yoga rooms, and home theatres to make them fully self-sufficient units.
Also Read: Oberoi Realty, Godrej Properties, others rise up to 7% as Maharashtra cuts levies on realty projects by 50%
Savvy millennials who previously preferred renting properties over buying have now adjusted their perception with a focus on acquisition. A 40 per cent growth is expected in revenue during this fiscal year as demand for ultra-luxury homes priced above Rs 5 crore has improved in the last six months spurred by changing needs during the pandemic.
Here's a recap of the trends observed that are structuring the growth of luxury housing:
A significant increase has been seen in buyers seeking properties in elite neighborhoods including Lutyens' Delhi. Luxury properties in tier-1/metropolitan cities like Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and Kolkata, and picturesque destinations at hill-stations and by the beach across India have garnered rising interest from both domestic and NRI buyers.
Be it Jor Bagh, Shanti Niketan, Vasant Vihar, or Panchsheel Park, multiple transactions have been successfully concluded in the most elite neighborhoods of Delhi in the last three to four months, which is a great sign of revival of demand in luxury real estate.
Bungalows and spacious apartments in Sunder Nagar, Golf Links, and Jor Bagh are being quoted at Rs 8 Lakh to 12 Lakh per square yard depending upon the plot size and other factors. When owners start out by asking for almost the same prices as were being quoted pre-Covid, they are open to negotiations.
Prices in Shanti Niketan, Westend are being quoted at Rs 7 Lakh to 8 Lakh per square yard, while asking prices in Vasant Vihar are hovering around Rs 5.5 to 6.5 Lakh per square yard. However, for smaller plot areas, per square yard prices may increase marginally. In Mumbai, high-value transactions in the most sought after locations such as Malabar Hills, Bandra, and Worli are steadily making a comeback.
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Growing interest in second homes
Buyers are clamoring for space outside cities and of late HNI and UHNI buyers are increasingly on the lookout for picturesque and self-sufficient properties in hill stations and holiday destinations in Goa, Maharashtra (Alibag), Kerala, and Uttarakhand. Holistic living has a new meaning and paved the path for investing in a luxurious second home.
Second-home destinations like Goa, Dehradun, and Alibaug have become all-year destinations, and sometimes even primary homes, with the new norm of WFA or work from anywhere. These locations are hot favorites for the luxury client with their exceptional offerings of outside-inside architecture style villas, easy connectivity, favorable weather conditions, and better AQI (air quality index) among others.
These destinations are witnessing a sharp uptick in the resale of standalone bungalows in the Rs 5-15 crore range. A surge is also seen in demand for farmland on the outskirts of large cities and this trend is likely to continue with UHNIs realising the importance of large homes surrounded by nature.
Reduction in interest rates and stamp duty
Interest rates for housing loans are at a historic low, with premier lending institutions offering attractive home loan options in the range of 6.75% to 7.5%. Home loans at prevalent interest rates allow for considerable savings while creating an asset for the purpose of end-use or investment. In fact, a lower interest rate provides borrowers with an option to raise the loan amount, helping broaden their choice for a more luxurious property, inclusive of finer amenities and lifestyle facilities in premium neighborhoods.
The big pickup in Mumbai's luxury real estate has also been spurred by a stamp duty cut in Maharashtra to 3% till March 31, 2021. In a recent address, Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri, has urged other states to follow suit. Low interest rates coupled with lower stamp duty could keep sales buoyant through-out 2021.
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Advantage NRI
Earlier this year the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the United Nations (UN) released a report on the world economy. Despite a weakening global economic environment and limitations over foreign exchange, the study estimated that the Chinese and Indian economies can be expected to rebound by 2021.
This scenario, coupled with growing incentives such as the value depreciation of the Indian Rupee (by nearly 10%) against the American Dollar, has piqued the interest of NRI (non-resident Indian) investors with a strong financial foothold. Value depreciation puts the US dollar to rupee conversion rate at its highest mark ever, coupled with increased FPI flows bringing stability to INR. This means increased purchasing power for NRIs in India as it makes the US dollar stronger.
To add to that, the implementation of numerous reforms and RERA in India has resulted in boosting the confidence of NRI investors looking to reap rewards from premium value real estate opportunities. RERA offers more transparency, registered properties, a simpler manner of engagement, and trustworthy developers which has only made the prospect of buying properties in India more appealing to NRIs despite COVID-19. It is anticipated by many in the real estate industry that investments from non-resident Indians will reach a substantially larger figure of $13.1 billion by FY 2021.
Countries beating the coronavirus are getting 'rewarded'
Just as growing demand from NRIs has been witnessed, similarly Indian investors are also seeking out properties in countries such as the US, UK, Canada, and UAE, which demonstrated resilience and were able to handle crises better.
The London market, which has always been placed as a safe haven of investment, has seen a considerable bounce back in demand and very quickly. The latest data from the UK Office for National Statistics shows that the London property market is up over 4% year on year and the rest of England even more at 4.9%.
Countryside localities like Surrey in the UK have also become a hot favourite with buyers. The average cost of a British home is more than a quarter million pounds for the first time in history, signifying the continued interest of UHNIs from across the globe in the UK and London property markets. The stamp duty holiday in the UK until March 31, 2021, has also helped fuel this demand.
On the other hand, there is New York where residents have moved out of the city to suburbs or smaller cities, leaving over 20,000 apartments vacant. This has thrown a great buying option for Indian UHNI buyers for right priced inventory, in this most sought-after gateway city of the world.
All in all, a pick-up in luxury real estate has been the silver lining from the pandemic crisis, and with almost everyone banking on a sharp V-shaped recovery with the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccination, 2021 is poised to be a strong one, for high-value home transactions.
(The author is President, India Sotheby's International Realty - leading luxury residential International Property Consultancy.)
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Puzzle Box is based on observations of a group of western lowland gorillas living in a zoo in Germany. Studies in the form of photographs, videos and drawings were conducted over a period of five years.
– Booklet containing 17 photographs of a group of western lowland gorillas, photographed between 2004 and 2009
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'Entering and leaving the frame', 19:50 min. (2009)
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– Collection of texts by writers from various disciplines in response/relation to the above material
Puzzle Box is modeled after 'Beschäftigungskästen', which were designed specifically for apes as an interactive occupation and recreation tool. The apes are expected to learn how to manipulate grains inside the box by pushing them from one level to the next in order to gain access to the food.
It is a well-established thesis that the production of nature in the zoo involves at least just as much what people call 'cultural objects' as what we might describe as 'natural subjects'. But one can certainly go one step further and argue that by putting animals on the stage the zoo makes them part of its constructed landscape, of its material culture. Zoo animals are both 'natural' individuals and artefacts and can thus be perceived as hybrid objects, as "artificial animals" that are partly natural entities and partly embodied manifestations of cultural ideas and concepts. (excerpt from text by Christina Wessely)
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Q: How to add a collection-bound select box to a form in Backbone.Marionette? I have a member form in which there is a select box for choosing a group of this member.
I'm using Backbone & Backbone.Marionette. The member form is bound to a MemberModel. Data for the select box comes from a GroupCollection. MemberModel contains only a group_id, not any reference to a GroupCollection.
I'm now generating this select box manually (fetch GroupCollection then add  to select box by using Javascript).
I would like to know if there is a better way to do it in Backbone.Marionette. I thought it could be done with ListView and ItemView but I couldn't know how to add the select box to this Member form because this form is not a Layout.

A: There's many different ways that this could be done, and a CollectionView could be used. You would have to set the CollectionView's tagName to "select" and then the itemView used with the CollectionView would have a tagName set to "option".
The easier idea might be to use an ItemView on it's own, with your collection as the data source. You can use a collection with an ItemView no problem, you just have to do the loop in your template.
Using underscore.js templates:
<script type='text/template' id='some-template'>
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</script>

Marionette.ItemView.extend({
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I wrote about these two basic options in more detail, here: http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/2011/10/11/backbone-js-getting-the-model-for-a-clicked-element/
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Mio (Malus domestica 'Mio') je ovocný strom, kultivar druhu jabloně domácí z čeledi růžovitých. Řadí se mezi letní odrůdy. Název 'Mio' byl zvolen podle hrdiny knihy Astrid Lindgrenové "Mio, můj Mio".

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Vyšlechtil je E. Johanson v zahradnické výzkumné stanici v Alnarpu (Lomma) ve Švédsku jako kříženec  'Worcesterská parména'  ×  'Oranie' . V roce 1956 ho uvedla na trh firma "Alnarps Gardens".

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Plodnost a zralost
Plodí záhy, pravidelně a hojně. Plody jsou většinou jednotlivě a rovnoměrně roptýleny po celé koruně. Plody dozrávají postupně od poloviny srpna do poloviny září.

Plod
Plody jsou kulovité, mírně spoštělé, středně veliké, při nadúrodě menší. Základní barvou plodů je žlutá, která je z větší části (někdy zcela) překryta zářivou červení. Červená plocha je zčásti slabě žíhaná. Slupka je hladká, lesklá. Dužnina je bílá, křehká, velmi šťavnatá, chuťově sladce navinulá, dobrá až velmi dobrá a na řezu jen slabě hnědne. Plody je možno v chladu asi měsíc skladovat bez výrazné újmy na kvalitě.

Choroby a škůdci
Proti strupovitosti a padlí je velmi odolné. Proti mrazu je 'Mio' dostatečně odolné.

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Oproti jiným letním odrůdám má poměrně dlouhou dobu zpracovatelnosti. Plody jsou velmi atraktivní, jsou vhodné k přímé konzumaci i ke kuchyňskému zpracování. Z přebytečných plodů lze vyrobit velice kvalitní mošt.

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But the fulfillment of the promise lingered. Those who first received it died without seeing it fulfilled. Since the days of Enoch, the promise was repeated through patriarchs and prophets, keeping alive the faith of His appearing, and yet He didn't come. The prophecy of Daniel publicized the time of His advent, but not all accurately interpreted the meaning.
Century after century passed away; the declarations of the prophets stopped. The hand of the oppressor was weighty upon Israel, and many were prepared to exclaim, "The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth" (Ezekiel 12:22). God waited 4,000 years.
But God's purposes know no haste and no postponement. Through the signs of the great darkness and the smoking furnace, God had shown Abraham the slavery of Israel in Egypt, and had professed that the time of their staying should be four hundred years. "Afterward," He said, "shall they come out with great substance" (Genesis 15:14).
In contradiction of that word, all the power of Pharaoh's proud empire battled uselessly. On "the self-same day" designated in the heavenly promise, "it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt" (Exodus 12:41). So, in heaven's assembly, the hour for the coming of Christ had been decided. When the great clock of time pointed to that hour, Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
Wisdom had directed the actions of nations, and the current of human impulse and influence, until the world was ready for the coming of the Deliverer. The nations were joint under one government. One language was broadly spoken. So the world was set to receive the Savior.


I am sure that you agree that in order to maximize business performance, each employee must be in 100% agreement with the company's goals and vision.
If you're frustrated and feel that your team is not rowing in the same direction and aligned, you're not alone.
The problem is, most organizations are NOT aligned.
One the key indicators for alignment is whether each member of the team understands the strategy. Research compiled by the Metrus Group indicated that only 14% of employees understand their organization's strategy.
Clearly, there is a real efficiency that happens within an aligned organization and serious problems result when employees are unclear and confused about company direction and goals.
So how do you ensure the day to day activities of your employees are aligned with your company goals? Here a 5 ways to ensure alignment.
I see this problem over and over again as I consult with small businesses.
There are always a few employees who seem to be a continual problem. It's not that they are bad people, just that they have different core values and vision than the company they work for.
I had a customer share a story about a recent conversation he had with a troubled employee. The employee told my client that he may have chosen the wrong profession and that he really did not want to do the job they hired him for! Talk about a lack of alignment.
Your culture is made up of your core values and if they are not clear, you have a strong chance of hiring someone who is not in alignment with your vision.
Maybe you're looking to grow one area of the business, but some members of your team think you should go in a different direction. That's a lack of alignment that will drain resources.
I've seen employees who do not agree with the vision, literally undermine leadership. It's a cancer that needs to be excised, but often it's not for fear of losing that employee. Mistake.
You'd be surprised at the amount of lost productivity and creativity that this causes. You need everyone on the team pulling in the same direction, 100% bought into your vision and you must remove those that are not.
Probably the second biggest problem that I uncover in speaking to small businesses is a lack of clarity around job responsibilities and KPIs (how those responsibilities are measured).
It's a common problem which occurs in a fast paced environment. Employees leave and new ones enter. Employees are forced to pick up new responsibilities which they may or may not be suited for. There could even be tasks that add no value, but employees keep doing them just "because".
Take time (at least quarterly) to ensure each employee is 100% clear on what you expect them to do. If you haven't done this, ask the employee to list out what they think are their key responsibilities and compare notes.
If you need some help defining your employees key responsibilities and KPIs, we've created a chart to help that you can download here.
Business is becoming increasingly competitive and the rate of change is accelerating, putting more and more pressure on your business. Maximizing your greatest asset (your people) is more important than ever.
Just being more efficient than your competition or offering better customer service is just not going to cut it long term. For that reason, you need to ignite the creative genius in your greatest asset – your employees.
Once your employees know your company goals, challenge them to come up with one thing each quarter that will help the company move closer to realizing its vision.
Another area where small businesses seem to struggle is with having regularly scheduled one on ones. This is one habit which will pay massive dividends and giving you an opportunity to tune in employees and clarify misunderstanding.
As a rule of thumb, make sure that each employee meets with their supervisor at least every other week.
If you need some help with an agenda, you can download some sample agendas here.
To ensure your company is aligned and everyone is rowing in the same direction, is not all about what your employees must do.
As an owner you must also listen.
Often your employees see things that you do not see. They are the boots on the ground and the closest to the customer.
If you're having regular one on ones, there should be a flow of information back to you. Encourage your team to share concerns with you. Don't ignore these concerns and work hard to take action on them.


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In the Military City
The amphitheater was built of stone in the 2nd century AD, complete with tiered seating that accommodated crowds of up to 8,000 people. Given its location right by the legionary fortress, it was certainly also used for drills and riding exercises.
With the Carnuntum App, you take the vantage point next to the amphitheater with a view of the legionary fortress.
Admission with combination ticket
Exhibition about Gladiators
The two amphitheaters and the gladiator school attest to the high esteem in which gladiators were held in ancient Carnuntum. A multimedia exhibition next to the amphitheater in the military city gives insights into the world of these arena combatants in ancient times.
In the Civilian City
The amphitheater in the civilian city was situated outside the ancient city walls and was built at the end of the 2nd century AD. On either side of the gates, the arena was surrounded by tiered seating that accommodated about 13,000 spectators. The amphitheater in the civilian city is about a ten-minute walk from the Roman city quarter.
With the Carnuntum App, you can gaze up into the stands of the amphitheater from the middle of the arena as the gladiators once did.
Training Arena for the Gladiators
Right next to the amphitheater in the civilian city was the gladiator school of Carnuntum, first discovered in 2011. The premises also had a training hall, their own baths and a large assembly space. The inner courtyard featured a wooden practice arena 19 meters in diameter, which has been reconstructed at its original site next to the amphitheater.
Standing directly by the amphitheater arena in the civilian city, you can take a virtual look at the gladiator school using the Carnuntum App.
The gladiator school of Carnuntum


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Watch (Direct TV) WREX NBC 13 News Rockford, IL local breaking news update Channel Live stream Online. You can also find a radar weather forecast which presents the Girls Team. WREX Channel 13 NBC News live streaming online is an NBC-affiliated television station that works in Rockford, Illinois, areas of the United States. It telecast its transmission on virtual 09 (VHF digital 57). It is owned by the Quincy Broadcasting media network group and works under the supervision of a shared services agreement (SSA). WREX has two shared production studios located on North Meridian Road/IL 24 in Rockford. WREX transmission house is located at Auburn Road west of Rockford. The station began telecasting on October 1, 1953, with the theme of (Two Stations. More Local update).
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The Alta Vista South Homeonwers Association is an upscale community of 214 single family homes, located in Placentia. Numerous homes boarder and have outstanding views of the Alta Vista Country Club Golf Course.
This community website is meant to provide the owners/members of the associaton with a variety of information that will keep them informed on their association.
Explore the website to find information such as board member contact, documents, policies and board minutes and resolutions, e-forms, and more.
Click on the "members only" link to access the Alta Vista South portal where you can pay your dues online, register for an e-statement, submit and track a service request and much much more!
Alta Vista South primarily communicates with its members via email. Please make sure you are on the community email list by providing your contact information to South Coast Property Management.
You will only be contacted regarding Association business and your information will not be provided to any third party.


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Q: Strange characters while reading gzipped CSV file I'm trying to read a CSV file, that I saved as UTF-8 encoded file. When I try to read the file with Pandas, it takes a lot of time but I get the desired output.
out_pd = pd.read_csv('../files/example_file_out.csv.gzip', sep='\t', encoding='utf-8', compression='gzip')

Doing almost the same in Spark to read exactly the same file from HDFS:
out_spark = spark.read.format('csv').options(header = "true", sep = "\t", encoding = "UTF-8").load("/Path/to/Folder/example_file_out.csv.gzip" )
out_spark.show()

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I really don't know what I'm doing wrong. Thanks in advance for your help!

A: Spark infers the file compression format using the file extension. By default gzipped files have the extension .gz, so if you rename your file to have an extension of .gz instead of .gzip, Spark should be able to decompress the csv file properly.


Discussion in 'Fortitude Training' started by Scott Stevenson, Sep 15, 2018.
I think a few of you might dig my new book: Be Your Own Bodybuilding Coach.
Cornelius @Con has picked it up and likes it, I believe.
• E-book is Fully Hyperlinked: >400 pages >2400 refs.
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How can I get a hard copy of this to over here in UK?
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The link in the op is uk isn't it @Hilly ?
So it is. Ordering it now.
The .pdf on my site is probably a better deal, both in terms of formatting (I don't like the way kindle / epub format flows on many devices) and prices (about 20% cheaper as a .pdf).
100% worth it (In fact I had stated to Scott that he should charge more because the content in here is invaluable. Meanwhile other "coaches" sell pre made cookie cutter plans for much more money).
If you enjoy learning about your own body then reading it will help you greatly.
Even if you have a coach and tend to just follow the plan and not to think for your self.
It would be wise to read and think for your self if your plan is really as smart as you first thought.
I have the PDF file which i really like as there are hyperlinks all over the text so you can jump around with ease.
I probably will purchase the hard copy also just as I like to have a collection of various text books.
Text book is the best way to describe it.
Less opinion and more like thoughts backed up by facts.
I actually said to one of my clients yesterday "there really is no one in the fitness industry that i look up to besides Scott Stevenson. When he speaks or writes on a topic I always go "hmm i never thought of it like that". This doesn't happen 99.9% of the time when i hear/read what other fitness industry characters say".
While you're at it, drop the $20 or whatever it is and buy the Fortitude Training book.
I don't care if you will never train in such a fashion.
The information in there will give you plenty of little tweaks towards your own approach which is invaluable.
The fitness attitude is strange IMO.
- Will pay thousands of dollars for main name coach that ends up giving you perhaps 1 hour of his/her time by the end of the coaching. Here's a training plan i have made up, here's a drug cycle i know will work (lots of drugs always works if you can tolerate it), here's a diet I use on clients. Then each week goes either "keep going" "drop X number of carbs/fats" "Add another drug" "have a carb up day" "have a cheat meal".
- Will pay thousands for unproven research drugs because some guy on a forum said it gave him 20lb of growth but because he has 10k posts you go "oh that must be right then".
- But then will hesitate at the idea of paying $60 for a book that helps them make smarter decisions for them selves down the line.
^^^It's actually insane :-) but a lot of what we do isn't over rational if one really thinks about it.
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So long story short has anyone found a free download link yet?
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Cornelius @Con - THANK YOU for that, especially the part about what you mentioned to your client. As you know (and have read from me many a time), positively influencing others is where it's at for me, so your words resonate profoundly.
@Mr mac - I'm sure it's already out there as a free download. The thing is - especially when it comes to this book - I have the sense that folks who are looking download this one for free will be very unlikely to get a lot out of the book. There's a perspective that comes with intellectual theft or simply wanting to find the cheapest way that, I suspect, devalues information and probably makes this book largely useless to someone who tries to get the book in that manner. I would guess that those folks are in large part not what I'd call a thinking (wo)man's bodybuilders, but instead are looking for magic bullet fixes.
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If you want an easily portable version, you can get a cheap e-reader (used / refurb) on amazon for about 40 quid or so, which could serve you in the future, too.
Can the PDF be printed?
The book is fantastic I must say.


Information theft occurs when an individual's or company's personal or confidential information is obtained and used by another person without their knowledge. Identity fraud happens when criminals use this information fraudulently to obtain credit, goods or other services in that person's or company's name.
Every day you deal with thousands of pieces of information: reports, business plans, financial data, customer pricing, names and addresses, credit card details. Identity thieves will "raid"your rubbish bin to steal this information – they may even steal your bin bags to rummage through them at their own leisure. It's faster, easier and can be even more lucrative than burglary. To a fraudster the information you throw out is worth its weight in gold.
Information theft is one of the fastest growing crimes and continues to rise at an astounding rate. It's not only individuals that are putting themselves at risk – but also businesses and organisations putting their customers and employees at risk by not disposing of personal information securely.
All countries have data protection legislation in place to ensure that companies dispose of documents safely and securely. But businesses should also consider the prospect of damaging their business and losing customer confidence by not disposing of information securely and therefore putting people at risk.
Ensures documents are disposed of safely and securely.Protects your employee, customer and supplier information ensuring they have confidence in your company.
Increased security as documents do not have to be stored prior to disposal.
Convenient because you can shred when you need to rather than having to store them until they are collected.
Increase internal compliance with document disposal policy because employees are more likely to shred if they can do it when they need to.
Cheaper than off-site shredding as it only requires a one off investment rather than continual payments.
Every piece of paper or document that contains some form of information or data that may be of use to criminals, fraudsters or competitors should be shredded before it is thrown in the bin or recycled. Confidential documents are obvious and the people who have access to them will be aware of their importance and how to dispose of them. It's the pieces of information that don't seem important which are likely to slip through the net.
Strip cut is the most common and popular type of shredder, creating thin strips as it shreds. Less complicated mechanically than other paper shredders, they offer the user a higher capacity and a lower purchase price than the other type.
Cross cut (sometimes referred to a 'confetti' cut) provides a higher degree of security than strip cut paper shredders. Cross cut shredders create crisscross cut pieces of paper. There is a variation of the cross cut shredder called a Micro Cut. The difference is that the shred size is much smaller that literally turns paper into dust and offers highest level of security. It reduces the 'bulk' of the shredded materials to allow the shredder bag to hold more material.
Shredders cut paper into smaller, unrecognisable pieces of paper. Different shredders shred paper into different sizes of paper. The more important the document, the more important it is to use a shredder that will shred the documents into very small pieces (please see Security levels below).
How often will you need to use your shredder? One large shredder, or several smaller shredders?
You will need to take into consideration how often you will be using your paper shredder. Some paper shredders are made only for shredding documents a few times per week, where other shredders can be used continuously. Consider the bin capacity of the shredder. Usually referred to in litres. Cross-cut waste will compact under its own weight reducing the bulk and reducing the frequency with which the bin needs to be emptied. Purchasing a shredder that cannot handle the volume of shredding you need can be very frustrating.
Different shredders can shred different amounts of paper. Smaller shredders can only handle a few sheets of paper, where larger shredders can shred many sheets of paper at a time. Strip cut shredders can always shred more paper at a time than a cross cut shredder but you do sacrifice the level of security!
Some shredders are designed to shred small letters and A4 documents, where other shredders can shred newspapers, phone books and computer printouts. A shredder's entry width will determine this. You will want to take into consideration what you will need to shred now and what you will be shredding in the future.
This level of security is generally acceptable for home use. Machines will normally shred into long strips cutting a sheet of A4 paper into about 40 parts. Shred sizes can be up to 12 mm. Useful for general information but not for information that may contain bank account details or passwords etc.
Would still be long strips but of a much narrower size, cutting a sheet of A4 into 100 strips. Sizes of shred would be under 6 mm. For all internal home or small office information.
Machines normally cut paper waste into very narrow strips under 2 mm or in Cross-Cut particles (like confetti) of a maximum size of 4 mm x 80 mm or particle area of less than and equal to 320 sq. mm. For all Confidential documents including Staff personnel details, Company secrets, sales and marketing plans etc.
All models must shred documents into Cross Cut particles of a maximum size of 2 mm x 15 mm or particle area of less than and equal to 30 sq. mm. Secret documents may include those which may jeopardise personal or institutional safety if they were to fall into the wrong hands.
Machines will shred to a maximum Cross Cut particle size of 0.8 mm x 13 mm or particle area of less than and equal to 10 sq.mm. These products are specifically supplied to Government/Military installations where documents must be shredded to avoid espionage and where information may undermine State defence.
This is an unofficial level for Europe, but is recognised as being the very highest security level available for Government/Military installations in America (NSA/CSS specification). Maximum Cross-Cut particle size of 1 mm x 5 mm or particle area of less than and equal to 5 sq.mm.


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Assistant Professor of Chemistry
University of Basel Department of Chemistry
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Chemistry
The Department of Chemistry at the Faculty of Science, University of Basel invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in inorganic chemistry.
The new professor will be expected to lead an internationally visible research program in experimental inorganic chemistry within the Department of Chemistry, and to contribute to teaching at all levels of the BSc and MSc programs.
We are looking for outstanding candidates with proven expertise in experimental inorganic chemistry. The applicants must have a PhD degree in chemistry or a closely related field, and an excellent track record of research activities and publications. Complementarities between the candidate's research plans and expertise and existing activities at the Department are desirable.
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Basel provides excellent research and teaching conditions in a stimulating and vibrant environment. It maintains a wide range of collaborations with other departments of the University of Basel, as well as the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. For further information see: http://www.chemie.unibas.ch. The University of Basel is an equal opportunity and family-friendly employer committed to excellence through diversity. We explicitly encourage female candidates to apply.
Application / Contact
Applications including CV, a list of publications, a letter of motivation, a statement of research and teaching interests (max. 4 pages) should be addressed to Prof. Dr. Marcel Mayor, Dean of the Faculty of Science and submitted exclusively via the online application portal as one single PDF.
Requests for additional information may be addressed to: Prof. Dr. Olivier Baudoin, Head of the Department of Chemistry, University of Basel
(olivier.baudoin@unibas.ch). Questions concerning the online application process should be addressed to the Office of the Dean
(dekanat-philnat@unibas.ch).
The deadline for receipt of applications is January 31, 2022
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PTGDS () — білок, який кодується однойменним геном, розташованим у людей на короткому плечі 9-ї хромосоми. Довжина поліпептидного ланцюга білка становить 190 амінокислот, а молекулярна маса — 21 029.

Кодований геном білок за функцією належить до ізомераз.
Задіяний у таких біологічних процесах як метаболізм жирних кислот, метаболізм ліпідів, транспорт, біосинтез жирних кислот, біосинтез ліпідів, біосинтез простагландинів, метаболізм простагландинів.
Локалізований у цитоплазмі, ядрі, мембрані, ендоплазматичному ретикулумі, апараті Гольджі.
Також секретований назовні.

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Victory Jetty, located on the eastern shore of Portsmouth Harbour and situated in Her Majesty's Naval Base & Dockyard, is one of three operating bases in the UK for the British Royal Navy. Initially built in 1920, it was designed to accommodate the HMS aircraft carriers. Despite its restructuring in the 1970's, due to the increasing size and servicing needs of the UK's aircraft carriers, Victory Jetty required extensive adaptation works to the middle slip jetty, with the aim of creating a second operational birth, to accommodate both of the Royal Navy's new 66,000 tonne warships. APA Concrete Repairs Ltd were responsible for the necessary concrete cutting, concrete re-facing and concrete repair works.
Due to the complexity of the project, an extensive design phase was first undertaken in order to accurately formulate the dismantling process in such a way which allowed for each phase to be effectively carried out whilst not impacting on the next. This ensured a safe and thorough removal process without the need for additional platforms, thus saving the client significant additional access costs. An expert diving team was utilised throughout the project, to first undertake a condition survey, and to identify and record the location and extent of any visible defects prior to the removal of large sections of the jetty. The cutting of the jetty was carried out with the use of a new underwater wire saw, uniquely designed and built by APA specifically for these works. The wire saw was lifted and lowered into the sea, where the divers then fixed it to the relevant sections of the jetty, which was continuously monitored to ensure the stability of the structure was maintained throughout. Prior to cutting, a crane was attached to each concrete section, which were then lifted out of the water and onto the deck where they were safely crushed and recycled. The divers were then redeployed underwater, equipped with smaller, underwater saws, to remove any remaining sections. APA prepared any exposed faces of saw cut sections using hydro-demolition techniques, then applied a reinforced sprayed concrete overlay to provide cover protection the reinforcement. Sprayed and hand applied concrete repairs were carried out to other sections of the jetty structure.
The adaptation works to Victory Jetty were completed in 2019. All sections of concrete and steel which were removed from the jetty were crushed on site to a Department of Transport grade/specification, eliminating the need for additional transportation costs, before being recycled for potential reuse as fill material in other projects on site. The range of works carried out by APA have contributed significantly to ensure that Victory Jetty is now the only port where the UK's two aircraft carriers can berth simultaneously.


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Enact secures Green Deal Provider status
The Enact team
Enact Energy reports that it has become the first renewable energy company in Cornwall to achieve Green Deal Provider status.
According to the company, which was set up in 1996, Enact Energy has made over 300,000 energy efficiency upgrades to UK homes by installing solar PV, cavity wall and loft insulation and heating upgrades. The company will now be able to offer access to Green Deal funding and finance plans to homeowners nationwide.
Enact founder and ceo, Adrian Wright, said: "The Green Deal is the government's new energy initiative which plans for the improvement of the nation's energy efficient homes and we are delighted to have achieved official Green Deal Provider status which means we can play a full and central role in delivering all of the benefits that the Green Deal offers. To achieve this status we have had to undergo rigorous and stringent assessments so to now have it officially is great news.
"For homeowners it will mean providing everything from initial energy assessments to identify what their property needs, a full range of products to help make their home more efficient, access to Green Deal finance and energy supplier grant funding to help pay for these measures and management of the installations – which we will be delivering in conjunction with our network of fully approved local Green Deal Installers – who we will help become fully accredited.
"As a South West business that has operated, grown and remained in Cornwall since 1996 despite the business increasingly working nationwide, we are particularly pleased to become the first business in Cornwall to achieve Green Deal Provider status," he added.
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Franco is in an open competition with Scott Kingery to be the Phillies' starting third baseman, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Franco probably saved his Phillies career with a hot stretch in the middle of last season, but his final line (.270/.314/.467 with 22 homers in 131 games) wasn't anything special. Kingery did very little with his bat as a rookie but is theoretically a better defender, though he started just eight times at third base last season. The battle will be rendered moot if the Phillies manage to land Manny Machado, who they've reportedly targeted, though there have been no recent suggestions that a deal is imminent.


BACKGROUND: training of Community Health Agents on hearing health through videoconference.
AIM: to verify the effectiveness of a training program for community health agents, through videoconference, on child hearing health.
METHOD: participants of the study were 50 professionals who were randomly divided in two groups: 31 community health agents were physically present in the training program and 19 participated via videoconference. Training was provided in eight hours, through classes and using specific material adapted from the Primary ear and hearing care training resource - basic, intermediate and advanced levels for both groups, simultaneously. Training was organized and evaluated according to a previous study.
RESULTS: both groups presented a statistically significant difference when comparing pre and post training performances. However, for the group of community health agents who were physically present during the training program, this difference was higher not only when considering the final total scores but also when looking at the individual topics.
CONCLUSION: videoconference was effective as a learning tool for the training of community health agents on child hearing health. However, this instrument should be used as a complementary material to the traditional form of training.
Key Words: Family Health Program; Hearing Loss; Training; Videoconference.
In Brazil, the first Neonatal Hearing Screening Programs (NHS) began to appear in 1987. After almost two decades, Brazil already presents 237 NHS programs in 22 states 1. However, this scenario does not reflect a wide access of Brazilian population to hearing impairment specialized service within the adequate period because: most of the programs are available in big cities and are carried out by private institutions; only a few NHS programs assure continuity in a reference and counter-reference system; even with an effective control it is not very common to reach 100% family involvement regarding either NHS accomplishment or process continuity; false-negative or falsepositive occurs in any of the procedures used; and acquired or late-onset hearing loss are not identified.
In this sense, the Family Health teams, after being trained on the hearing area, can not only work on promoting hearing health, but also on rescuing families that do not continue on the neonatal hearing screening and hearing diagnosis process, on identifying children with possible hearing function disorders and on guiding the family as regards the existence of treatment and the need to undertake it, which will help guarantee family's involvement in all stages of the process 2.
Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of videoconferencing as a teaching tool for the training of community health agents (CHA) in infantile hearing health.
The study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the School of Dentistry of Bauru - University of São Paulo (no007/ 2007) and authorized by the Department of Health of Bauru.
All the CHA of the city had no previous experience in hearing health and were invited to take part of the study. Only after having signed the Consent and Clear they were included in the case selection that was constituted by 50 CHA from the Family Health teams coming from Santa Edwirges, Vila São Paulo and Jardim Godoy neighborhoods. The professionals were divided in two groups, i.e. 31 CHA were assigned to face-to-face training (control) and 19 to videoconferencing training, corresponding to total capacity of the room (study). The selection process was conducted at random, upon delivery of the graphic material.
The equipment used for the videoconferencing training was a Polycom, model Viewstation 512, connected via Internet Protocol, and data transmission rate between 128 and 768 Kbp/s, in both places. The other equipment used was a 32" television set, a multimedia projector, sound boxes and an additional camera that enabled the videoconferencing training group to follow-up the face-to-face training group.
First, the participants were handed the training registration form that should be returned on the training day. This form included questions about age, education, parents' data and period of experience as a CHA and was filled out by the participants so the profile of the groups could be defined.
After returning this form, each participant received the training material and a numbered badge. Such procedure was adopted in order to keep the participants' identity confidential when the questionnaire was applied to evaluate the effectiveness of videoconferencing training, this way avoiding them embarrassment.
The courseware used was the World Health Organization (WHO) guide - Primary ear and hearing care training resource - basic, intermediate and advanced levels 14, adapted and validated to Portuguese language 2. The use of this material allowed CHA to interactively follow the activities and also perform certain activities together with the facilitator.
Both training programs were carried out simultaneously in the School of Dentistry of Bauru in order to guarantee the same content was applied concomitantly to both groups of study.
The activity was part of the CHA daily routine of work, happened in an eight hour meeting and was developed through lectures with a break for questions and answers at the end. Such initiatives were grounded on relevant literature 15-16.
A tutor was present in the distance training room to follow the training and transmit to the facilitators the questions made by the study group, besides providing the monitoring/feedback of the audio and video used. The presence of the tutor in the distance training room facilitates the learning process as regards continuing education of professionals through videoconferencing 6, 16-18.
In order do evaluate the effectiveness of videoconferencing as a teaching tool for the training of CHA in infantile hearing health, the same questionnaire was applied to both groups, pre and post training, according to procedure adopted in a study previously conducted 2.
For the comparative analysis of both groups regarding the age and period of experience of the CHA, the Student's T test was used. For the comparison of the information about parenthood and neighborhood where CHA work, the chi-square and Fisher tests were used, respectively.
For the analysis of the performance of the CHA, both descriptive and inferentially, the total score of the 20 questions of the tool and the partial score of the questions of the pre and post training questionnaire were considered, relative to the domains described 2.
For the inferential analysis of the total score obtained from the questionnaire, an analysis of variance model with repeated measures on two factors was chosen: Type of qualification and Instant. For the comparison of the results in the different domains, the Wilcoxon test was used, with significance level at 5%.
In the face-to-face training group the CHA age ranged from 20 to 46 years (mean age 30 and standard deviation 7 years) and the work experience period with Family Health teams ranged from 1 to 72 months (mean period 23 and standard deviation 24 months). On the other hand, in the videoconferencing training group the CHA age ranged from 22 to 57 years (mean age 31 and standard deviation 8 years) and the work experience period with Family Health teams ranged from 1 to 60 months (mean period 21 and standard deviation 22 months). The CHA academic education was predominantly senior high school in both groups of study (26 CHA in the control group and 18 in the videoconferencing training group). All the other agents who received videoconferencing training reported junior high school. Additionally, in the control group there were three CHA with junior high school and two with college.
Both groups were compared using inferential statistics, considering the following variables: age, work experience period, parenthood and neighborhood were worked, and no difference statistically significant was observed between them (p=0,526, p=0,754, p=0,980, p=0,106, respectively).
The descriptive analysis of the total score obtained from the pre and post training questionnaire (20 questions) as well as the difference obtained for both groups are represented in figure 1.
The inferential analysis of the total score shows the interaction factor between type of qualification and instant is significant (p<0.0035). Later, the Bonferroni correction was used for the comparisons post-hoc (Table 1).
At the pre qualification instant, the videoconferencing training group presented higher mean regarding overall hearing health knowledge when compared with face-to-face training group, with statistically significant difference (p< 0.027). At the post qualification instant it was observed no difference statistically significant between the groups (p>1.0), showing that both groups presented similar learning level. Therefore, the improvement of the hearing health knowledge post qualification was more substantial in the face-toface group (p< 0.018).
For the results of the pre and post training questionnaires as regards the domains studies the inferential analysis was carried out, as shown on Table 2.
The face-to-face group kept the best learning, represented by the statistically significant difference of the score obtained for most of the domains, except for the overall aspects of the hearing impairment. On the other hand, in the group that received videoconferencing training the performance improvement was statistically significant only as regards prevention.
Since its start, the Family Health Strategy (FHS) has been expanding nationally, reaching in 2008 the significant figure of 28 thousand teams, present in 92% of the cities, and covering 87 million Brazilian people 19.
In this context, the challenge rests on providing balanced training programs for this high number of teams spread throughout the Brazilian regions. Therefore, it is necessary to leverage the connections in order to increase the offer of continuing education programs, thus being necessary to boost the acquisition of communication and information technologies.
In 2006, the Ministry of Health, through Regulation 561/GM, created a Permanent Committee to develop cooperative works aiming the organization of continuing education process involving technological resources such as videoconferencing 20.
Therefore, this study is especially convenient, since it meets the current vision of the Ministry of Health that has increasingly taken steps to help the Family Health team to provide full and high quality assistance to the Brazilian population.
The results obtained show an improvement on CHA performance when answering the questions about the content taught, with statistically significant difference both for the face-to-face group (p <0.001) and for the videoconferencing group (p<0.044). The activity, regardless of the methodology used, was effective for knowledge acquisition of hearing health.
In both training programs, the objective was not only to teach the concepts, but also to set the scene for the CHA relating the concepts to their reality, allowing them to bring in the experiences they had with the community of their micro-area. Another important element was the organization of the activity that involved the correct choice of the contents, the use of the graphic material that was interactive and coherent with the contents taught in the training, the resource of the lectures divided in units with adequate break for questions, the use of images and videos to illustrate the concepts to be learned and the presence of the tutor in the continuing education training room all of which constituted elements that also probably contributed to the success of the activity 6-5, 15-18, 21.
However, the detailed analysis of the results allowed some relevant learning that must be taken into account when using videoconferencing for CHA training in infantile hearing health.
The professionals assigned to videoconferencing training started the program with a higher knowledge about hearing health. However, by the end of the program, they presented a similar performance to the group assigned to face-to-face program. Therefore, it is possible to note the learning of the content taught was less substantial for the CHA group assigned to videoconferencing training, p< 0.018.
The hearing health training included some contents that enable the CHA not only to work on the hearing health promotion, but also on identifying hearing loss and providing support to the family with a hearing impaired child by helping this family to enroll in the habilitation/rehabilitation program. In this context, an analysis was made considering the domains separately.
As described above, the face-to-face group kept the best learning, represented by the statistically significant difference in the score of the questionnaires for most of the domains, except for the overall aspects of the hearing impairment. On the other hand, in the group trained by videoconferencing the performance improvement was only statistically significant regarding prevention. Promotion and prevention of diseases are the main focus of the Family Health team in terms of basic attention to health. Therefore, the result presented by the group trained by videoconferencing is not surprising because probably the prevention of diseases might have been approached in other training situations and is rather linked to their work experience. Such previous knowledge may have facilitated the learning of hearing impairment prevention.
The results of this study show face-to-face learning program is still the most effective method. It is possible to assume in the face-to-face training program the control of the interaction among participants, as well as motivation, attention and interest, crucial conditions for the learning process, become more easily noticed and worked by the professional in charge of the training. Videoconferencing, on the other hand, may make it harder for the facilitator to get this feedback and consequently drive to a higher level of dispersion, even being the distance learning type of program most similar to the face-to-face training environment.
(...)"This observation of the children's phases enables us to identify failures, difficulties that are sometimes unnoticeable for parents. It was very good because there was follow-up, we brought the knowledge acquired into our communities after the training. I count on you regarding issues, doubts that may arise to guarantee the continuity of the project."
Videoconferencing was an effective teaching tool for the continuing education process of the Family Health teams regarding hearing health. However, it must be used as a complement to the activities carried out by face-to-face qualification type of program in order to reach the results wanted.
Aceito para Publicação em 22.04.2010.
* Trabalho Realizado no Departamento de Fonoaudiologia da FOB - USP.
1 Endereço para correspondência: Rua Alto Garça, 1176 Cidade Patriarca - SP CEP 03546-000 (tati_usp@yahoo.com.br).


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French Lawsuit Against Yahoo! May Be Ruled Meaningless
In what could be a victory for both Yahoo! and free speech activists in the United States, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has decided to rehear arguments in a lawsuit leveled against Yahoo! by two French human rights groups. The lawsuit, originally filed in French courts in 2000, was designed to halt the sale of Nazi memorabilia on Yahoo!'s auction site. The sale of any Nazi related items is against French law. France's Union of Jewish Students and the International Anti-Racism and Anti-Semitism League are working to ban the sale of Nazi memorabilia on any Web site accessible in France.
The original French case resulted in a court order requiring Yahoo! to block all Nazi-related auctions from French Internet users. Yahoo! complied by removing content from its French site, yahoo.fr. However, Yahoo! continued to allow the sale of such items on its U.S. based .com domain. Although French internet connections automatically default to the .fr version of the domain, Internet users anywhere in the world can choose to directly access the .com version, and thus, the Nazi items that the French court ordered banned.
Since French surfers could still access the banned items, French courts issued a fine of over $13,000US per day against Yahoo! starting in February of 2001. Yahoo! filed suit in U.S. District Court in 2002 on the grounds that the French ruling violated the United State's First Amendment's free speech clause. However San Jose, California based District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel ruled that Yahoo! had to assume the risks that it might violate international laws if it wished to do business on the Internet. That ruling was reversed this past August by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on the grounds that Fogel had no authority over the case.
This week, that same court stated that it would rehear some of the arguments in the five year old case, sparking Yahoo!'s legal counsel to claim victory. "If American companies have to worry that foreign judgments entered against them might be enforceable, it could end up with companies censoring their Web sites," said Mary Catherine Wirth, senior corporate council at Yahoo and a professor at University of California Hastings College of The Law. The new hearing could ultimately result in a victory for either side, but legal specialists claim that decisions to revisit cases are rare and usually only happen if there's likely to be a change in the ruling.
The idea of placing a business off-shore in order to avoid U.S. based laws is not a new one. E-mail spammers are notorious for using access providers in the former Soviet Union and China in order to avoid falling under U.S. law. The adult industry also often chooses to host their sites in foreign countries where pornography laws are not as strict.
The ultimate outcome of the case may serve to have a significant impact on the way that U.S. based companies do business on the Web. Since Web sites are accessible from almost anyplace that has an Internet connection, U.S. based businesses could find themselves in the nearly impossible situation of trying to comply with every International law. Small home-based businesses that put up Web sites to legally sell items in one country may find themselves facing costly lawsuits in countries that they can't even afford to travel to, let alone present a legal defense in. A ruling in favor of the French courts would realistically force all Internet companies to bow to the strictest laws regarding content in the world in order to avoid breaking any laws.
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