Sequans Communications S.A. has announced that its newest EZLinkLTE module, the US60L, has been certified to operate on AT&T's 4G LTE network, having achieved technical acceptance (TA) from AT&T's Network Ready Lab.
In the last few years, we have seen amazing growth, along with the entire Internet of Things (IoT) space. Many wild predictions are being made about billions of devices being connected to the IoT, says Drew Johnson of Aeris, and while that may or may not be true, we understand the high demand for connectivity, data management, and analytics for any type of connected device.
Axiros, a global provider in device management and IoT solutions for service providers, enterprises, and OEMs, has announced that it has partnered with PHITECH Corporation, the Taiwanese communications and network integration solutions provider, to bring TR-069 advanced device management to service providers and device manufacturers in Taiwan.
Sierra Wireless has announced that Transdev, an international transport operator, has selected QoS Telecom to deploy and operate WiFi Internet on-board services in buses using Sierra Wireless AirLink® LTE gateways.
The majority of healthcare professionals now feel telemedicine is a high priority for their organisations and can deliver similar outcomes to in-person care, according to a new survey by Aeris.
Antenova Ltd, manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for machine-to-machine communications (M2M) and the Internet of Things (IoT), has revealed a new SMD antenna at Embedded World 2016 (Stand 5.141) in Nuremberg, Germany.
At Embedded World this year (Stand 5.141) Antenova will be showing an antenna solution for TransferJet, the new close-proximity wireless standard; new, flexible, FPC antennas for WLAN, ISM, Cellular/LTE and GNSS.
LTE chipmaker Sequans Communications S.A. introduced Monarch, the industry's first LTE Cat M chip, compliant with the 3GPP Release 13 LTE Advanced Pro standard that defines new narrowband capabilities of LTE for machine-type-communications (LTE MTC).


You can edit, delete, or rename the title or slug of your saved layout templates.
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Meet the Egglestons
It's Just Money
Meet Sally and Dan Eggleston, and their three children, Emily, Danny and Sam. Dan is a fifth grade teacher; Sally is a fourth grade teacher. Together, they make $92,000 a year.
Sally and Dan are self-described spenders who say their philosophy on money has sunk them into $115,000 of debt! They have 12 credit cards that are all maxed out. "If we find something we want, we buy it," says Sally. "We have a philosophy that 'It's just money.' We say that a lot. 'We can't take it with us' and 'You only live once.'"
Spending Habits
When Dan quit his job and went back to school to get his teaching degree, the Egglestons went from being a dual income household to a single income household. During this time, they didn't alter their spending habits. Instead, the couple purchased a brand new home they knew they couldn't afford. Their house payments tripled, and the couple says that's when they got into trouble. First, they cashed in Dan's 401k, quickly spending all $40,000 in savings. And when that was gone, they began living off their credit cards.
Beyond Their Means
From the outside, all seemed well for the Egglestons. They continued to treat themselves to expensive items such as season tickets to the Chicago Bears: $1,000 for two tickets. Last year over Thanksgiving, the couple took a trip to Las Vegas with friends: $3,000 for a long weekend.
"I think a lot of people would be extremely surprised to see how in debt we really are," says Sally.
Taking Responsibility
Both Sally and Dan say they are "horrible with money" and admit they feel responsible for their financial situation. They say their debt weighs heavily on the entire family. Dan admits he feels guilty for not getting more involved. "Perhaps if I would have played a larger role, maybe we may not have gotten here," he says.
Sally says the burden of being in debt affects her relationships with her husband, kids, and even students at school. "There's time when it totally affects my mood and it affects how I am towards Dan," says Sally. "Like a shortness with the kids probably carries into school...I'm sure it does."
Debt ridden and desperate, Sally and Dan nearly filed for bankruptcy last week.
David Bach
Financial expert David Bach, author of The Automatic Millionaire, says the Egglestons made a classic financial mistake. "It only takes two years," says David, "for the average American family to go from being in great financial shape to being bankrupt when two people go from two jobs to one."
David says there's not only hope for the Egglestons—they can become millionaires if they follow the Debt Diet principles!
First, David says the Egglestons need to pinpoint their Latte Factor® so they can instantly save $10 to $20 a day.
Next, he says the Egglestons need to tackle their credit card debt by renegotiating their interest rates and working on their annual fees.
Finally, David says the Egglestons need to reestablish their savings by paying themselves first.
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Hyatt Place Riyadh Al Sulaimania officially opens doors
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced the opening of Hyatt Place Riyadh Al Sulaimania, marking the introduction of the Hyatt Place brand to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Later this year, Hyatt House Jeddah Sari Street is expected to open, marking the introduction of Hyatt's extended stay brand, Hyatt House, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Developed by Saudi Marhaba Hospitality & Tourism Company, Hyatt Place Riyadh Al Sulaimania joins Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya, Park Hyatt Jeddah and Jabal Omar Hyatt Regency Makkah, further strengthening Hyatt's portfolio of brands in Saudi Arabia and overall brand footprint in the Middle East.
The Hyatt Place brand is rooted in the provision of stylish, comfortable and seamless experiences for guests, accommodating lifestyles and familiar routines with a promise of purposeful service and an uncomplicated stay. Centrally located in the upscale metropolitan neighbourhood of Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia, Hyatt Place Riyadh Al Sulaimania provides the perfect location for casual leisure and business travellers and is close to many local attractions, including Thalya Street and Olaya business district.
"We are excited to introduce our select services portfolio to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the opening of the first Hyatt Place hotel," said General Manager Adnan Haider. "This hotel strengthens Hyatt's position in the region as a brand leader and showcases a different type of guest and hotel experience, one centred around casual hospitality and purposeful service in a smartly-designed environment. We are confident that both business and leisure travellers will enjoy the modern design, easy accessibility and pioneering service concepts offered at Hyatt Place Riyadh Al Sulaimania."
About Hyatt Place
Hyatt Place hotels combine style, innovation and 24/7 convenience to create a seamless stay with modern comforts. There are more than 320 Hyatt Place locations in Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Germany, Honduras, India, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Thailand, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States. For more information, please visit hyattplace.com. Join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram, and tag photos with #HyattPlace and #WhySettle.
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This eBook covers 19 stories from across the lower South Island of New Zealand.


The Medical Assessment Service (MAS) can help if there's been a claim for compensation following a motor vehicle accident but the injured person and the insurer can't agree on something to do with permanent impairment or medical treatment.
MAS delivers independent dispute resolution services for accidents before 1 December 2017.
Either the injured person or the insurer can make an application to the MAS for resolution of a medical dispute. Then the other party will have a chance to reply to that application.
This is general information only; we know everyone's situation is different and can be complex. That's why we encourage you to call us on 1800 34 77 88 and we can talk you through which form best suits your needs.
There is no fee for lodging an application with MAS.
If you need more space to list extra documents on your form, use this extra document information form. Continue the numbering and attach it to your application.
Once an application is made, the other party will have the chance to respond to the application and provide any additional information.
You must send a copy of your completed application or reply form and all supporting information to us as well as the other party.
After we receive your application or reply form we will review it and in most cases allocate it to a MAS medical assessor so they can carry out a medical assessment and possibly an examination.
A medical assessor is an independent health practitioner with expertise in conducting medical assessments and determining medical disputes relating to motor accident claims.
Depending on your injuries, you may need to attend more than one medical examination.
We will send you a letter with all the medical assessment details (eg medical assessor's name, location of any examination, date and time).
If you can't attend, contact us immediately (if you don't turn up, or make a late cancellation, you might be charged a fee).
After the examination is finished, the medical assessor will consider all the available documentation and make a determination.
They will provide a certificate setting out their decision and the supporting reasons. In most cases the certificate and reasons will be sent within three weeks after the appointment.
You are not charged for attending a medical assessment examination appointments.
The insurer must pay a claimant's reasonable expenses (including travel expenses) to attend a medical assessment examination.
If you fail to attend or make a cancellation with less than 72 hours' notice, you may be required to pay a cancellation fee. So please contact us as soon as possible if you need to cancel.
Medical assessors are independent expert decision makers, appointed to make impartial determinations of medical disputes.
Assessments are held at a number of locations in the Sydney metropolitan area, rural or regional NSW, and outside NSW.
There are more than 150 medical assessors with their own rooms and specialties. You can also read our venue policy for more detail about the location of medical examinations.
Decisions made by the medical assessor are potentially subject to administrative law judicial review in the NSW Supreme Court. See decisions for more information.


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*Our application is currently running on payara glassfish

*There is an initiative to have SSO setup for different modules of our organization over SAML2

*Online resources point out Shibbolith SP on apache + mod_jk to glassfish

Is there any recommended approach from the community ?

A: Online sources from payara community mention only support for openAM
http://blog.payara.fish/forgerock-integration-with-payara-server-part-1-installation

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Digital Assets: The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant
An animated cover graphic, and landscape digital assets are available to download for The Court of Miracles, the highly-anticipated fantasy debut from Kester Grant.
Book Trailer & Digital Assets: One True King by Soman Chainani
A series of shareable digital assets and book trailers are now available for The School for Good and Evil (6) — One True King by Soman Chainani, the sixth and final book in the bestselling fantasy series.
Digital Assets: Sword of Kings by Bernard Cornwell
A series of shareable digital assets are now available for the new paperback edition of Sword of Kings by Bernard Cornwell.
Digital Assets: What We'll Build by Oliver Jeffers
A series of shareable pre-order digital assets are now available for What We'll Build by Oliver Jeffers. This moving and thought-provoking book is the highly anticipated 'sibling' title to the global picture book phenomenon Here We Are.
Digital Assets: Olive by Emma Gannon
A series of shareable digital assets are now available for Olive, which are perfect for using on social media to advertise the publication of Emma Gannon's sparkling debut novel on 23rd July 2020.
Digital Assets: Oh, The Places You'll Go!
Thirty brand new, bright and colourful quote cards are now available to download for Oh, The Places You'll Go! by Dr Seuss.
Digital Assets: The Betrothed by Kiera Cass
Book trailers and digital assets are available to download for The Betrothed by Kiera Cass, the No. 1 bestselling author of the Selection series.
Colouring Sheet & Digital Assets: The Rescue of Bunny Wunny
A colouring sheet and some bright digital assets are available to download for The Rescue of Bunny Wunny. This is a wickedly funny modern cautionary tale from Emma Chichester Clark, the highly regarded, award-winning creator of Blue Kangaroo.
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ROMAIN VINCELOT got Brighton back in business yesterday with his first goal for the club.
It was also the first time the Seagulls had played at 3pm on a Saturday at the Amex Stadium for THREE months – back when they were setting the early pace.
And Frenchman Vincelot, on as an early sub, bulleted in a header after 37 minutes to earn Gus Poyet's side only a second win in 12 matches.
It was also Brighton's first win over Coventry since 1983, achieved just days before their FA Cup Final appearance against Manchester United.
Cash-strapped City, though, whose fans protested about the club's owners, are in for a tough winter especially if they lose top scorer and £3million target Lukas Jutkiewicz in January.
Brighton, ravaged by injury and loss of form, finally got lucky after just six minutes.
Scotland striker Craig Mackail-Smith, without a league goal for two months, burst clear and should have beaten Joe Murphy.
But the Coventry keeper's fine save saw the ball crazily bounce off City defender Richard Keogh before trickling into the net.
The visitors were not behind for long though and it was new hero Gary Gardner, on loan from Aston Villa, who hauled them level after nine minutes.
The teen hitman – brother of Sunderland midfielder Craig – ran between defenders and powered a header from Carl Baker's cross past Casper Ankergren.
But Brighton responded well and before the break were back in front. Noone won another free-kick and Vincelot fired a long-range header from Liam Bridcutt's set-piece.


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Suffolk Locum Service is an exciting new project that has been created to support existing workforce initiatives.
It is a joint project between Suffolk GP Federation and the Suffolk Local Medical Committee (LMC), supported by both Ipswich and East Suffolk and West Suffolk clinical commissioning groups. We very much hope it will become an integral part of how GP practices and locums work together in the future.
A booking portal (powered by Lantum) linking locums and practices together in a timely way to create a new Suffolk Locum Bank.
A support framework connecting GPs with the Suffolk primary care system.
Increase the number of regular locums working in primary care services across Suffolk.
Help reduce the isolation felt by locums and improve connections with clinical networks and training.
Retain as many Suffolk based locums as possible to work across Suffolk.
Create a consistent experience by working with practices to support induction and 'on boarding'.
Improve the 'permanent employment' conversion rate of Suffolk locums.
Use information generated by the service to inform further workforce development projects.
Be a 'no-cost' service for practices and GPs.
You can find, book and invoice for your sessions in a couple of clicks – at home or on the move.
You have the option to become a member of Lantum's payment system, meaning guaranteed payment on time, every time.
No more agencies, just direct relationships between Practice Managers and GPs. Priority access to sessions across Suffolk Locum Service practices, better continuity of care and more money for what matters.
Click the link below to become part of the new digital Suffolk Locum Service Bank.
Any questions about the Suffolk Locum Service digital way of working?
Disclaimer: Suffolk Locum Service is not acting as an Employment Agency or Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.


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Q: Running cronjobs with proxy I have a requirement where I have to run several cron jobs with specific IP in an EC2 instance. That specific IP is used by another EC2 instance. I have access to that EC2 instance.
Is there any possibility that I can make cron job to use that IP instead of the IP assigned to this instance?

A: Outgoing connections from the instance will always use the address of the "main" interface, almost always eth0. To make your cron jobs connect from a different IP address the program you run from cron must have an option to specify the source address.
There's no way for cron itself to do this so if the program does not have this functionality you're SOL..


Is there such a thing as information justice? In this paper, I argue that the current state of the information economy, particularly as it regards information and computing technology (ICT), is unjust, conferring power disproportionately on the information-wealthy at great expense to the information-poor. As ICT becomes the primary method for accessing and manipulating information, it ought to be treated as a foundational layer of the information economy. I argue that by maximizing the liberties (freedom to use, freedom to distribute, freedom to modify, and so on) associated with certain computer software, an incentives-rich and stable environment can be established in ICT that will foster development of the information economy among the information poor. I suggest that the now-mature Free and Open Source Software paradigm, which has already produced widely-used enterprise-class applications, can be harnessed in support of these ends.
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China' Second Aircraft Carrier Type 002 Starts Second Round of Sea Trials
August 2018 Naval News
Posted On Monday, 27 August 2018 16:38
China's first domestically built aircraft carrier embarked on its second sea trial on Monday from its shipyard in Dalian, Liaoning province. Videos and images published by Chinese ship spotters showed that the giant ship, which has yet to be officially named but is widely believed to bear the name 'Shandong', left the port of Dalian Shipbuilding Industry, its builder, assisted by several tugboats.
The 2nd Chinese aircraft carrier leaving the port of Dalian, seen from an airliner (Photo: 沉默 的 多数 派)
There appeared to be no aircraft or other large equipment on the vessel's deck. A few days before the sea trials, photos taken by Chinese spotters showed that full-size models were loaded on the flight deck. J-15 fighter aircraft model and Z-8 and Z-9 helicopter models were spotted. The crew will probably conduct tests related to aeronautical technical support during these sea trials.
The new carrier, the largest and most sophisticated naval vessel in China, was designed and built domestically, with construction beginning in November 2013. The ship was moved from dry dock to the water in April last year. It made its maiden sea trial in mid-May to demonstrate the reliability and performance of its propulsion systems.
A ship researcher from the Navy who asked not to be named said he expected the second sea trial to mainly verify the carrier's communication, navigation and other electronic and mechanical instruments.
He also said the operation will test modifications and improvements on the ship's propulsion system that were made after the first sea trial.
The ship still requires several sea trials before being commissioned by the Navy, according to the researcher.
The PLA Navy now operates just one carrier-the Liaoning, originally a Soviet-era vessel that was extensively refitted by the Dalian shipbuilder. The vessel underwent 10 sea trials starting in August 2011 before entering service in September 2012.
The new carrier displaces at least 50,000 metric tons of water. It has conventional propulsion systems and will use a ramp to launch J-15 fighter jets, the spearhead of a Chinese carrier battle group, similar to the Liaoning. The ship will also carry several types of helicopters.
The first of China's Type 055-class guided-missile destroyers-also started its first sea trial on Friday from Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai as we reported.


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Blu-ray review: 'The Terror'
If 1963's The Terror had been on Mystery Science Theater 3000, the show's movie-mockers would have wryly chimed "The terror!" during its many slow, meandering stretches punctuated by slight frights at best.
But though misnamed and mismanaged (the script is a mess), this nostalgic cheapie from Roger Corman and American International Pictures is satisfying in many ways — especially now, with a beautiful restoration by The Film Detective for reissue May 31 on Blu-ray.
For one thing, it shows where the great Boris Karloff's career wound down and where the great Jack Nicholson's career started out.
Horror great Karloff was 76 and ailing, yet gave a robust performance as Baron Von Leppe, a recluse wearing Hugh Hefner-worthy house robes while living in a huge seaside castle with only his servant (Roger Corman stalwart Dick Miller) in early 18th century France. Enter wandering soldier Andre (Nicholson — looking so young!), who seeks an elusive, mysterious, cleavage-brandishing woman he briefly encountered on the craggy, cliff-ringed beach over which the castle looms.
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Worthy Roger Corman B movies 'Galaxy of Terror,' 'Forbidden World' get lavish treatment on DVD
B-movie magnate Roger Corman may tend to get a bit too much credit for fashioning respectable exploitation fare — after all, how big of an achievement is that? But we can't give him enough credit for the boldness, audacity and astuteness that enabled him to spot so many up-and-comers and give them first shots which led to bigger things.
In the case of Galaxy of Terror, new on DVD this week, that includes the director of the top two box office movies of all time (Titanic and Avatar), one James Cameron, who was second unit director and production designer on the Alien-wannabe starring Edward Albert (Butterflies Are Free), Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian, The Sting), Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Grace Zabriskie (Twin Peaks) and Sid Haig (House of 1,000 Corpses), among others.
I recall seeing the film originally at a seedy theater on lower Market Street in downtown San Francisco, which was the perfect setting — outside of a drive-in. Galaxy of Terror is violent, flashy, lurid entertainment with gratuitous nudity and big slimy monsters. One is a giant caterpiller who subjects one of the film's females to a notorious ravaging. Any more questions?
Yet the film did have a semblance of a plot, with a crew of space enforcers sent to a strange and remote planet to seek crew members of a missing ship, and in the process being forced to face their own innermost fears. Think Forbidden Planet meets Alien and you get the picture.
Not only is this 1981 potboiler new on DVD, but so is companion film of sorts 1982's Forbidden World (aka Mutant), which offers much the same in terms of a horror/sci-fi hybrid featuring ample exploitation (sex, violence, space hardware, monsters) and a fine, game cast including Jesse Vint (Macon County Line, Silent Running) and still more compliant actresses who are willing to disrobe for a steam bath even though terror lurks around the corner.
And not only are both films making DVD debuts on Shout! Factory discs, but each gets a lavish presentation, with lots of extras and a handsome illustrated booklet. Terror gets commentary, interviews, making-of materials, trailers, photo galleries, product designs, a PDF of the screenplay and more. The even cheaper World gets even more, with an unrated director's cut running five minutes longer (Corman cut much of the humor after a test screening), a 34-minute making-of featurette, interviews with the cast and crew, including a now gray-haired Vint, a six-minute Corman interview, trailers, stills and more.
That's the kind of thing you normally don't associate with B movies, but these are special — first because they get the job done. I can't recall how many times I've impatiently watched a horror or sci-fi film which clearly is in the exploitation genre yet doesn't get busy and exploit. Hey, movie — we're out here! Rolling, rolling, rolling — keep those monsters rolling. Heeyahh!
Corman gets it. Corman delivers. And his films, notably these two, are ambitious little cinematic creatures which, for all their budgetary limitations (and now hopelessly dated computer screens and spaceship technology) make a valiant effort to spruce things up and entertain. You could do far worst than these flicks in today's movie marketplace. In fact, I'd venture to say their plots are as good as Avatar's (though that's not much of a compliment).
So thank you, Roger. You've done the movie business proud in your own way. One needn't be allegedly artsy and high-brow to entertain, and entertainment — each year's Oscar night pretentiousness aside — is what movies are all about, or should be.
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Non-compliant patient sues doctor: whose fault is it?
Whilst doctors have a duty of care for their patients, and their primary concern should be their wellbeing, how do we establish patient responsibility for their own wellbeing? Dr Dawn McGuire, Medical Claims Adviser, looks into contributory negligence and whether we can define patient responsibility.
Doctors and nurses are governed by professional bodies that provide ethical guidance on good medical practice – the general public are not. However, patients have responsibilities under the NHS constitution.
Is it therefore possible to define or establish patient responsibility? In an ideal world, a patient should follow the doctor's advice, and the doctor (or healthcare organisation) should have a system in place to ensure appropriate follow-up.
Mr A had slightly raised blood pressure and was not keen on taking antihypertensive medications. His renal function was normal. Dr B gave him the appropriate lifestyle advice and advised a review in six months' time. Mr A did not return.
Five years later, Mr A had a stroke and was found to have hypertensive nephropathy. He brought a claim against Dr B and the practice for not sending him a reminder or invitation.
It was accepted that Dr B failed to enter the diagnosis code 'hypertension' to Mr A's record, meaning Mr A was lost to automatic system recall for an annual blood pressure check. The claim was settled for substantially less than pleaded due to the patient's contributory negligence.
A recent Medical Protection social media study found that 73% of respondents felt that it was the patient's responsibility to ensure follow-up appointments are adhered to. Only 27% thought otherwise.
Contributory negligence is a legal concept where a person suffers injury or harm as a result partly of his/her own fault, and partly the fault of another(s). However, a claim will not solely be defeated by reason of fault on the part of the person suffering injury or harm if there is established negligence by another party. Therefore, contributory negligence often operates as a partial defence, whereby the courts can apportion negligence regarding the associated injury or harm between the parties.
Looking at evidence
The burden of proof is on the defendant to demonstrate:
1. The claimant failed to take proper care in the circumstances for their own health and well-being.
2. The failure to take care was a contributory cause of the injury/harm they suffered.
This principle is also applicable in clinical negligence claims.
Doctors and patients should be working in partnership – both with their own responsibilities. For example, the patient needs to communicate their symptoms and medical history honestly, while the doctor needs to ensure the patient is fully informed on the proposed treatment or management plan. Whilst doctors clearly cannot be expected to ensure compliance with every patient, a 'reasonable' system should be in place to ensure delivery of high quality healthcare. All decisions should be made jointly, including when and why the patient should return.
A patient of course has the right to refuse any investigation or treatment as long as they have the capacity to do so. The reasons for such refusal should be explored if possible and clearly documented. A doctor should also explain the risks arising from the patient's decision to enable decisions to be made from a fully informed position.
In cases similar to the case example above, the patient's contributory negligence can be argued in defence of the doctor. If a claim is being litigated in court, ultimately it is for the court to decide if there was any negligence on the part of the doctor and what (if any) contributory negligence there was on the part of the patient.
It is also not uncommon for patients to argue that had they been properly informed of the potential complications of a particular condition, they would have complied with the doctor's advice. For example, patients not complying with a diabetes follow-up may argue that they were not warned that poor control could lead to blindness.
Other claims scenarios
Other examples where contributory negligence is sometimes considered include:
Abnormal blood result where a doctor marks 'Abnormal – make an appointment to see a doctor', and communicates this to the patient, who then fails to make an appointment. The abnormal blood result is therefore not followed up on, as the patient may be an infrequent attender or have attended for unrelated problems.
Parental failure to bring a child in for their MMR vaccination. The child subsequently catches measles and develops sepsis, requiring ITU admission. The parents allege a delay in diagnosis of sepsis.
A new patient with a significant past medical history joins a practice, but their records are not received by the practice. The patient fails to disclose certain crucial information – or provide correct information – which impacts on the immediate care that is provided.
Failure to attend Emergency Department or call 999 as advised by the doctor.
Reluctance to attend hospital for admission due to inconvenience (childcare or pets). Alleges that the doctor failed to emphasise the potential serious consequences of not being hospitalised.
Failure to request repeat medications. Claims the doctor did not inform them that the medication needed to be taken long-term and not just as a one-off course, like antibiotics.
Hospital consultant writes to the GP stating that the patient has been advised the need for repeat investigation within a certain timeframe, which is to be arranged via the GP (eg blood tests, endoscopy or x-ray). The same letter is copied to the patient, but they do not attend the practice to discuss or request this. The letter is then filed by the practice without action, assuming the patient would attend for further discussion. A sinister condition is subsequently diagnosed, but because of the actions of the practice and patient, the diagnosis is delayed, which impacts the treatment options.
Hospital or secondary care clinicians advise that a patient see their GP for an opportunistic finding unrelated to the particular specialty but the patient did not
Patients did not attend hospital follow-ups or screening programmes, then alleges failure to send reminders
Every case is different and should be assessed based on its own merit. In practical terms, patient contributory negligence is more often used to negotiate a more favourable settlement in claims where defence is deemed unlikely to succeed, instead of as a sole defence when a doctor's action is deemed indefensible. Most claims are settled or discontinued before litigation in court. If a claim involving contributory negligence is litigated in court, it is ultimately for the court to decide.
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Hester Baer is Associate Professor and Head of Germanic Studies at the University of Maryland, where she also serves as a core faculty member in the Film Studies and Comparative Literature programs. She has published widely on gender and sexuality in film and media; historical and contemporary feminisms; and German literature and culture in the 21st Century. She is the author of Dismantling the Dream Factory: Gender, German Cinema, and the Postwar Quest for a New Film Language (2009) and the co-editor, with Alexandra Merley Hill, of German Women's Writing in the 21st Century.Publications on digital feminisms include "Redoing Feminism: Digital Activism, Body Politics, and Neoliberalism" (Feminist Media Studies, 2015) and "Digital Feminisms and the Impasse: Time, Disappearance, and Delay in Neoliberalism," co-authored with Carrie Smith-Prei and Maria Stehle (Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature, 2016). Baer has served as the President of the South Central Modern Language Association and the President of the Coalition of Women in German. She is currently completing a book, German Cinema in the Age of Neoliberalism, 1980-2010.
Christina Scharff is Senior Lecturer in Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King's College London. Her research interests are in gender, media, and culture with a special focus on neoliberalism and subjectivity. Carrie Smith-Prei, Maria Stehle and Christina co-edited the Feminist Media Studies special issue and subsequent book 'Digital Feminisms: Transnational activism in German protest cultures'. Christina is also author of Repudiating Feminism: Young Women in a Neoliberal World (Ashgate, 2012) and, most recently, Gender, Subjectivity, and Cultural Work: The Classical Music Profession (Routledge, 2018). She co-edited (with Rosalind Gill) the books New Femininities: Postfeminism, Neoliberalism and Subjectivity (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) and Aesthetic Labour: Rethinking Beauty Politics in Neoliberalism (with Ana Sofia Elias and Rosalind Gill) (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017).
Beverly Weber, PhD is Associate Professor of German Studies and Jewish Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. She is author of the book Violence and Gender in the "New" Europe: Islam in German Culture and has published widely on gender, race, feminism, Islam, and refugee migration in Germany. She is the founder of the Just Futures Working Group, a transnational working group of antiracist feminist scholars; a steering committee member of the feminist German studies professional organization Women in German; and co-editor of the digital media project Feminist Scholar Activism and the Politics of Affect. Her current book manuscripts in progress are on the racialization of human rights in contemporary discussions of refugee activism, and on the representations of intimacy in contemporary European cinema (with Maria Stehle). Her publications can be accessed here.


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Tbx5 and the Retinotectum Projection
Kazuko Koshiba-Takeuchi1,*,
Jun K. Takeuchi1,*,
Ken Matsumoto1,
Tsuyoshi Momose1,
Kenichiro Uno1,
Veit Hoepker2,
Keiko Ogura1,
Naoki Takahashi1,
Harukazu Nakamura3,
Kunio Yasuda1,
Toshihiko Ogura1,†
1 Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5, Takayama, Ikoma, Nara, Japan 630-0101.
2 Department of Biology, 0357, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093–0357, USA.
3 Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, 4-1, Seiryo, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan 980-77.
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Kazuko Koshiba-Takeuchi
Jun K. Takeuchi
Ken Matsumoto
Tsuyoshi Momose
Kenichiro Uno
Veit Hoepker
Keiko Ogura
Naoki Takahashi
Harukazu Nakamura
Kunio Yasuda
Toshihiko Ogura
Dorsal and ventral aspects of the eye are distinct from the early stages of development. The developing eye cup grows dorsally, and the choroidal fissure is formed on its ventral side. Retinal axons from the dorsal and ventral retina project to the ventral and dorsal tectum, respectively. Misexpression of the Tbx5 gene induced dorsalization of the ventral side of the eye and altered projections of retinal ganglion cell axons. Thus, Tbx5 is involved in eye morphogenesis and is a topographic determinant of the visual projections between retina and tectum.
Dorsal (medial) and ventral (lateral) aspects of the eye are distinct from early stages of development, and retinal axons project in an organized topographic manner (1, 2). ChickTbx5 gene, a member of the T-box transcription factor family, is expressed in the dorsal side of the developing eye (3) and is homologous to the Drosophila optomotor blind (omb) gene, which regulates optic lobe development (4). Therefore, the Tbx5 gene could be a good candidate for a determinant of the dorsal-ventral (D-V) axis of the eye.
Tbx5 expression in the chick eye was first detected at stage 11 throughout the retina, with the strongest signal in the dorsal retina (Fig. 1A). Expression was later confined to the dorsal eye cup (Fig. 1, B and C) (5).Tbx5 is expressed in both retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and neural retina (NR) at these early stages. Although expression in RPE started to fade out at embryonic day (E) 10, robust expression was maintained in the dorsal NR (all layers except the nerve fiber layer at the inner surface of the retina; Fig. 1, D to F).
Expression patterns of Tbx5 gene in the developing eye. (A) Expression of Tbx5 gene is detected in a broad area at stage 11. (B) At stage 14, expression becomes restricted to the dorsal half. (C)Tbx5 is expressed in a graded fashion with the strongest signal at the dorsal-most end. (D to F) At E10, dorsal expression is maintained only in the NR. Tbx5transcripts were never detected in the ventral retina except for a few cells at the inner surface of the NR (F). (G andH) Misexpression of the Tbx5 gene in the ventral side induces dorsalization of the ventral eye. This eye extends both dorsally and ventrally (H). The lens was shifted dorsally in this oval-shaped eye, whereas the normal eye is round and the lens is located ventrally (G). Red lines indicate the midline of the oval-shaped eye (H). Bars in (G) and (H), 1 mm.
To analyze the function of Tbx5 in D-V axis determination, we used in ovo electroporation to express the Tbx5 gene in the ventral eye (6, 7). This method allows temporary site-directed expression of foreign genes. We used plasmid CAGGS-Tbx5-EGFP, which expresses Tbx5 under the control of the cytomegalovirus-β actin hybrid promoter (8). Expression of the transgene can be monitored by green fluorescent protein (GFP) fluorescence derived from Tbx5-EGFP fusion protein. When this plasmid was electroporated to the eye vesicles of stage 8 chick embryos, oval-shaped eyes were formed, presumably because of elongation of the eye cup in both dorsal and ventral directions (Fig. 1H). In these eyes, the location of the lens was shifted dorsally.
Pax2 is involved in the formation of the ventral structures (9). When CAGGS-Tbx5-EGFP was electroporated into the ventral half (Fig. 2D), expression ofPax2 was repressed (Fig. 2E). Chicken Vax gene expressed in the ventral side of the developing eye cup (10) was also repressed (Fig. 2B). In addition, ventrally expressedEphB2 and EphB3 were also repressed (11). In contrast, the EphrinB1 andEphrinB2 genes were expressed only in the dorsal side (Fig. 2, I and K). When Tbx5 was misexpressed, bothEphrinB1 and EphrinB2 genes were induced in the ventral retina (Fig. 2, H and J). Thus, misexpression ofTbx5 in the ventral side of the eye results in repression of the ventral markers Pax2, Vax, EphB2, and EphB3 and induction of the dorsal markersEphrinB1 and EphrinB2 with dorsalization of the ventral side of the eye.
Misexpression of Tbx5 gene represses ventral markers Pax2 and Vax and induces dorsal markers EphrinB1 and EphrinB2. Misexpression was monitored by GFP signals derived from the Tbx5-EGFP fusion gene (A) and the section hybridization (D andG). (B) Vax expression was repressed by misexpression of Tbx5 (an arrowhead), whereas the control eye shows the robust expression in the ventral half (C). (E) Pax2 was also repressed, whereas the control eye shows the normal expression (F). (H andJ) Tbx5 induces dorsal markers EphrinB1 andEphrinB2, which are not expressed in the ventral side of the normal eye cup (I and K).
Between E6 and E12, axons of retinal ganglion cells begin to enter the optic tectum and establish synaptic connections (2). To analyze possible involvement of Tbx5 expression on the formation of retinotectum projections, we injected RCASBP-Tbx5-EGFP retrovirus into the optic cups at stage 8 to 10 (12) and then analyzed both retinas and tectums by anterograde DiI (1,1′-dioctadecyl-3,3,3′,3′-tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate) labeling (13, 14). Virus injection was chosen because rapid transgene expression by electroporation induces dorsalization of the ventral eye, which might interfere with the coordinated exit of retinal axons into the optic stalk. Injection of retrovirus did not induce morphological changes, perhaps because there is a time lag (around 16 hours) between injection of virus and the full expression of genes (15).
Ventral retinal axons normally converge on a terminal zone in the retinorecipient layer of the dorsal side of the tectum (n = 15) (2) (Fig. 3A). In contrast, in 7 out of 30 embryos infected with RCASBP-Tbx5-EGFP virus, axons did not make a tight focus (Fig. 3B), converging on two aberrant spots where abnormal arborization and synaptic varicosities were observed. Some axonal trajectories were found to be deflected from their normal path (11). From these results, we conclude that misexpression of the Tbx5gene in the ventral side of the retina changes the pattern of axonal projection in the tectum.
Anterograde and retrograde DiI labeling. (A) Normal ventral retinal axons enter the dorsal surface of the tectum and make a tight focus on the retinorecipient layer, indicated by an asterisk. (B) When Tbx5 was misexpressed, ventral retinal axons did not converge on an appropriate spot (indicated by an asterisk). Instead, they passed it and converged to two aberrant spots with abnormal arborization and synaptic varicosities. Some axons were found in the opposite dorsal side of the tectum (red arrowhead). (C and D) Schematic drawings of (A) and (B), respectively. Caudal to the left, rostral to the right. (E to J) Retrograde DiI labeling. In normal retina, DiI signals were found exclusively in the dorsal half (E) and not in the ventral half (H). When Tbx5-EGFP was misexpressed in ventral retina, GFP signals were observed in the ventral retina (J) and not in the dorsal retina (G). In such retina, DiI signals were found in both dorsal (F) and ventral retina (I). (K) Schematic representation of the areas analyzed (small rectangles). N, nasal; T, temporal. (L) A spot made by DiI injection is shown (indicated by a red arrow). cr, cerebrum; cl, cerebellum; e, eye; t, tectum.
To investigate this effect further, we also studied axonal projection by retrograde DiI labeling (2). DiI dissolved inN,N-dimethylformamide was injected once with a sharp glass pipette into the ventral tectum to label a small subset of retinal axons (Fig. 3L). After injection, the embryos were incubated for 2 days to allow DiI to be carried back to the retinal ganglion cells, and then dissected retinas were analyzed (Fig. 3K). In control embryos (n = 10), 226 (98%) labeled retinal cells were found in the dorsal retina and 4 (2%) labeled cells were found in the ventral retina (Fig. 3, E and H). After injection of Tbx5-EGFP virus, there was a marked increase of DiI-labeled cells in the ventral retina (31%) (4 out of 10 embryos) (Fig. 3, F and I); 223 DiI signals were found in the dorsal retina, whereas 101 were found in the ventral. Expression of Tbx5 was confirmed by GFP fluorescence (Fig. 3J).
Even with ectopically expressed Tbx5, some ventral retinal axons projected normally to the dorsal side of the tectum. This may have been because ectopic expression of the Tbx5 gene occurred too late or not all of the retinal cells were infected. In fact, the amount of Tbx5 retrovirus injected was limited, because excessive expression of Tbx5 caused deformities of the brain and premature death of embryos (16). Consequently, injected retina did not show ubiquitous expression of Tbx5-EGFP.
Our experiments demonstrate that misexpression of the Tbx5gene can induce dorsalization of the eye, suggesting that Tbx5 is involved in the early determination of the D-V axis of developing eye, possibly in conjunction with the dorsally expressed genesEphrinB1 and EphrinB2 and the ventrally expressed genes EphB2, EphB3, Pax2(9), and Vax (10). Our data suggest that both Pax2 and Vax act downstream of Tbx5, as both genes were repressed by misexpression of Tbx5. However, no effect was observed on the expression of Pax2 and Vax in the optic stalk (17). Pax2 may therefore not be a direct target but may be controlled by other factors in the developing eyes. One candidate could be retinoic acid (RA) because implantation of RA-soaked beads induces ventralization and dorsalpax[b] expression in zebrafish eyes (18). Other factors may also be involved in the determination of the D-V axis of the eye because dorsalization and repression of Pax2 andVax were not complete. Such factors could be bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), which are also involved in the D-V axis determination (19). Moreover, Drosophila omb acts in conjunction with decapentaplegic (dpp), which belongs to the same family of BMP molecules.
To investigate the functional roles of BMPs, we electroporated CAGGS–mouse BMP4 in the ventral side of eye cups. When mouse BMP4 was misexpressed in the ventral half, round eyes were formed with expansion of Tbx5 expression in the ventral half (Fig. 4, A and B). In such eyes, expression of Vax and Pax2 was repressed (Fig. 4, D and F). As shown in Fig. 4, B, D, and F, misexpression of BMP4 induced more profound effects on eye morphology. These observations indicate that BMP4 acts upstream of Tbx5 (Fig. 4G).
When mouse BMP4 was misexpressed in ventral sides of eye cups, Tbx5 was induced [red arrowheads in (B)] and both Vax and Pax2 were repressed [red arrowheads in (D) and (F), respectively]. Normal expression patterns of these genes are shown in (A), (C), and (E). Misexpression of BMP4 induces round eyes and deformities of ventral structures [(B), (D), and (F)]. The signaling cascade is illustrated in (G). BMP4 in the dorsal side of the eye cup induces Tbx5. Tbx5 inducesEphrinB1 and EphrinB2 and represses thePax2 and Vax genes. This inhibitory effect establishes the mutually exclusive patterns of the dorsal and ventral markers.
Our results have shown that the Pax2, Vax,EphrinB1, and EphrinB2 genes act downstream of the Tbx5 gene. This genetic hierarchy seems in good accordance with the serious expression of BMP4,Tbx5, Pax2, EphrinB1, andEphrinB2 (stage 10+, 11, 11, 13 to 15, and 13 to 15, respectively) (2, 3, 5,10). Misexpression of Tbx5 in the ventral side of the eye induces marked changes of the retinotectum projection without obvious morphological alteration. This rules out the possibility that the effect of Tbx5 misexpression on the projection is secondary to the dorsalization, because the exit of retinal axons into the optic nerve and the optic nerves themselves were formed normally in virus-infected eyes. Hence, we conclude that the signaling cascade mediated by Tbx5 plays a key role in both eye morphogenesis and the visual projection.
↵† To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ogura{at}bs.aist-nara.ac.jp
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By Kazuko Koshiba-Takeuchi, Jun K. Takeuchi, Ken Matsumoto, Tsuyoshi Momose, Kenichiro Uno, Veit Hoepker, Keiko Ogura, Naoki Takahashi, Harukazu Nakamura, Kunio Yasuda, Toshihiko Ogura
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I've always been close to my in-laws. When they couldn't live independently any longer, my husband and I thought it would be a great idea for them to be nearby - so we could help with shopping, doctor's appointments, getting them to friends' houses.
Not to be mean about it, but I never realized how much taking care of your parents is like raising another kid. Which is tough when you work full time like I do and the job is really demanding.
Forget my free time When I'm done with my kid's homework and cooking dinner and driving my in-laws, it's way past time for bed - Yoga, exercise, time with my friends - I just don't see how I'll ever get to do these things again.
I know my life is still really good, but I need some time for myself, some way to balance all these demands on me. Sometimes I just feel desperate and angry, with no way out.
It took me awhile in therapy to figure out that one of the reasons I get so overwhelmed is that I never ask anyone to help me out. I guess my husband and I don't have the best communications about who does what around the house.
We've been doing couples work now for a few weeks and already things are starting to improve. We listen to each other better and he has figured out how to pick up some of the work with my in-laws and the kids.
My husband realizes that he's really struggling with his parents getting old and is seeing Cynthia Matsakis for that. I know we have a long haul ahead but, at least now, my husband and I are trying to make a better go of it and to work together as team.
Sometimes I don't know why I do the things I do. I feel really bad for my family because I'm always fighting with them. But they make me really mad. They're always telling me what to do like about school I'm afraid my parents won't stay together because of me.
I got kicked out of class again yesterday because I threw a book at the guys who were teasing me for being fat. Not a lot of kids like me because I'll do stupid stuff just for attention.
Everybody else seems to be having fun growing up except me.
I really liked meeting Dr. Bajaj. She pretty nice and lets me talk about stuff I don't tell anyone else. We did some tests and she thinks maybe I have food allergies that are making my ADHD worse.
Next week I'm going to a class with Joanna Balz. She'll teach me and a bunch of other kids my age how to eat better so my brain works better. Dr. Bajaj says I have to start exercising too.
'Yesterday my family and I met with Dr. Marks. She's helping us learn how to talk with each other home. Sometimes I meet with her by myself and we talk about how I can get along in school and not act so angry. She also went to my school and talked to my teachers, so they understand what I'm having problems with. She also has really good ideas about how to study for tests and do my homework.
'I'm starting to feel a little better about myself. I can focus in school and my grades are going up. My parents and I don't fight as much. I know there are still a lot of things I have to work on. But now I know that things won't always be as bad as they were.
The next time Dr. Silver told me I had ADHD, I didn't believe him. I thought doctors like to throw labels at people and just give them medication. But the more I thought about treat he said, the more everything began to fit together – my troubles in school, the depression and feeling bad about myself, my using alcohol and weed as a way to get rid of hard feelings.
He wouldn't even give me meds the first session. We talked a lot about now I took care of myself – what l ate, how I slept, whether I did things to relax myself, if I exercised enough. He said if I was pomp to use medication to change the way my brain worked, he wanted me to start working hard on taking care of rest of my body, including learning how to feel more grounded – maybe yoga or meditation of acupuncture.
I started with the Young Adult ADHD group – and saw that I'm not the only person in the world with these problems. What a relief to not feel so lonely for once in my life. Next weekend, we're headed out to a Ropes Challenge Course to learn to work together as a team.
l want to go back to school in the fall but I'm afraid I'll run into the same problems as before. So the Study Skills Coach, is helping me set up a good schedule and hone some of my study skills. It's nice to finally think of myself as a different learner, not a bad learner. And the psychological testing I get at THRIVE will help me get academic accommodations at the college.
Then there's the drinking. I kind or underestimated how much I used, but Dr. Silver figured it was more then I said and recommended that I start going to an AA group. I'm still thinking about it – it's hard to make all these changes at once, especially changing how I hang out with my friends.
So we'll take it slow. I want these changes to stick, to last a long time. For the first time, I think I have a really good shot at finishing school and doing what I want to with my life.
It wasn't easy growing up in my house. My Mom really raised all four kids because my dad drank so much. There was a lot of yelling when I was younger, but it finally stopped when I stood up to my Dad when I was fifteen. I don't think anybody ever said "I love you" or hugged us kids.
My friends never knew. High school, college, even now. You put on your best face, look good for everyone around you, put your head down and get your work done.
I've talked to my wife about it some, but I've never told my kids. I want their life to be better than mine.
Lately, I've been feeling kind of down, sad a lot, not really wanting to do anything or be with anybody. I keep thinking about being a kid and it just tears me up. I wish I could talk to my wife and my friends but it just doesn't feel right.
I've seen Dr. Bajaj for four sessions. I feel like she's really taken the time to get to know me as a person, not just as a bunch of problems. It's interesting how all the parts fit together – how my brain works, how I learned to deal with my emotions as a kid, how well I take care of myself now.
We ran some labs and it looks like my low thyroid might be contributing to my depression. It's only been a month, but I'm already feeling a lot better from the thyroid medicine and the anti-depressant.
We talked about how my lack of exercise and my irregular sleep patterns were making it harder for my brain to function. Last week, I started a program with Joanna Balz that will help me improve my eating habits.
I've started talking about how hard it is to let myself feel certain things, like sadness and fear, and how locking up my emotions makes my life more difficult. I've been trying to talk more to my wife and close friends. It really helps to just have someone listen and to get things off your chest.
Once my husband was gone and the kids were off to college, things kind of fell apart for me. My whole life was wrapped up in my family.
My job is okay, but besides making me money, it doesn't do much for me. I have a few co-workers I like but I feel like an outsider a lot. I was never much of a joiner.
The work sure doesn't hold my interest. I guess that dream of opening my own bakery got lost a long time ago.
I feel so lost most of most of the time. I don't even know where to turn next to get out of this situation.
It wasn't until I worked with Cindy Matsakis that I realized I wasn't the only person in this situation. It was so important to hear about other women's stories, to know that I wasn't alone. I'd never done any art therapy before, so I was a little skeptical at first. But using art to explore the whoI am and who I want to become, really clarified some of what I was struggling to understand.
I'm thinking of seeing a Thrive staff member for Life Coaching and Career Counseling – I think she'll help me get a better focus on what I want to do next. Maybe that bakery isn't as far off as I thought.


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How Interior Design Can Reflect Business Culture
Written by Rachel Forster
What does the future hold for office life and is it time to stand up and ditch the office chair?
Where once the idea of 'the office' was a fairly fixed notion – fluorescent lighting, bland, utilitarian furnishings and a cubicle-like desk set-up – the landscape today is varied and ever-changing.
Over the past 10–15 years we've witnessed the rise of flexible working hours, freelancers and home working, and alongside them the development of coworking spaces, offices designed for agile work environments such as start-ups and tech organisations, a more relaxed attitude to design, such as the rise of open brickwork, and other workspaces tailored to varying needs.
As designers, we respond to that evolution. The demands and needs of the worker have changed and with it their expectation of what their workplace feels and looks like.
Priorities have shifted: sustainability and well-being are two important factors that now come into play in working life and office design and the responsibility companies have to furnish their offices sustainably and provide environmentally friendly facilities has become a requirement jobseeker ask of their employers.
Offices are no longer just a place of work: they are a reflection of a business's culture and values, a place we spend a significant part of our lives, and therefore the space itself has the potential to attract or drive off potential applicants.
Companies need to ensure they're making the right statement with their workspace – using the optimum design language and furnishings, and that's where interior designers can provide a time-saving, invaluable service, providing not only the design and layout of the office space but furnishings and fittings that tell the right 'story' and have ethics at their heart.
Through my own work at Forster Inc, I'm addressing these new priorities and needs in two different ways. I have always been driven by working in an environmentally friendly way, being careful with my choice of materials and energy usage, but with the rapidly evolving consciousness around the need to be sustainable, this has become an even bigger focus in the spaces I design.
I do feel a regret that in innovating and designing, designers can often compound the world's environmental problems by adding more for people to purchase, so I do a lot of work in sourcing carefully, opting for previously-owned items, reusing and repurposing to create newness from old and to ensure that workers can feel confident I'm not adding to a company's environmental footprint.
One of the biggest criticisms of flexible working patterns has been the loss of individuality and the feeling of security that comes with having one's defined space. In collaboration with Hotbox, I have launched a device that allows agile workers to store their belongings practically and move them around efficiently.
But it also enables them to bring a sense of their personality to their work environment in place of the desk belongings that did so previously. Hotbox's aim is to give workers back that sense of identity and 'home' in order to improve their working life.
So where is all this leading and what can we do to prepare for the next trends in working patterns?
Online freelance platform PeoplePerHour has estimated that half of the UK workforce will be freelancing by 2020. It's up to designers to predict and offer the solutions that will meet the needs of both companies and individuals ten years from now.
We also need to continue to become less wasteful and find ways to help protect the planet – and I think this all presents a real opportunity for us.
Wellbeing remains a huge trend in the UK, with workers considering the implication that the time they spend at work has on their health, so I do think there's going to be a huge emphasis on the 'health' of the workspace.
I'm a firm believer that we might one day be looking at the death of the seated desk entirely. Standing desks have been linked to health benefits, such as decreased anxiety levels and reduced back pain while sitting for long periods has been associated with heart disease and obesity, so for me, the desk itself could be a very different proposition in the future.
Could we be looking at spaces that are divided into areas for standing work, sofa-based areas for lounging and additional spaces for physical activities like yoga, tai chi, volleyball, to create interiors that promote productivity and wellbeing? I certainly hope so.
With London Design Festival on the horizon, it's an exciting time to begin considering these questions, examining our current practices, and providing the solutions to optimise workspaces for all.
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El término platina puede referirse:
 al platino, metal de transición;
 a la platina, la base plana, de vidrio, donde se colocan las preparaciones para su observación en el microscopio; con el ajuste macrométrico se puede subir y bajar hasta conseguir un enfoque óptimo;
 a la platina, una placa de metal plana; hoja de acero comercial;
 a una pletina, un dispositivo de reproducción de casetes de audio;
 a Platina, un municipio del estado brasileño de São Paulo;
 a "Platina", una canción de la cantante japonesa Maaya Sakamoto, producida por Yōko Kanno.

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Dissolution of marriage and grounds of divorce
A marriage may be dissolved by a court by a decree of divorce and the only grounds on which such a decree may be granted in terms of the South African Divorce Act are
the irretrievable break-down of the marriage as contemplated in section 4;
the mental illness or the continuous unconsciousness, as contemplated in section 5, of a party to the marriage.
Irretrievable break-down of marriage as ground of divorce
A court may grant a decree of divorce on the ground of the irretrievable break-down of a marriage if it is satisfied that the marriage relationship between the parties to the marriage has reached such a state of disintegration that there is no reasonable prospect of the restoration of a normal marriage relationship between them.
Section 4 (2) of the Divorce Act lays down three circumstances which a Court may accept as evidence of irretrievable breakdown of a marriage and these are that:-
the parties have not lived together as husband and wife for a continuous period of at least one year immediately prior to the date of the institution of the divorce action.
the Defendant has committed adultery and that the Plaintiff finds it irreconcilable with a continued marriage relationship
the Defendant has in terms of a sentence of a Court been declared a habitual criminal and is undergoing imprisonment as a result of such sentence.
This does not mean however that:- the man and wife have to live in separate buildings but in the past our Courts have been unwilling to (even on a undisputed basis), hear the case if the parties are still living in the same house on the date of the application. There must be a reasonable explanation, but even then some judges have refused to grant a decree of divorce.
If the Plaintiff is a party to an adulterous relationship it may be proof of a real break-down of the marriage. If irretrievable breakdown has been proved, the court still has discretion to refuse the divorce.
In terms of section 4(3) of the Divorce Act the Court still has discretion not to grant a divorce order but postpone the proceedings sine die or even dismiss the claim if it appears to the Court that there is a reasonable possibility that the parties may become reconciled through marriage counselling, treatment or reflection. The Summons also usually contains the averment that further marriage counselling and/or treatment will not lead to any reconciliation. This evidence must also be tendered to the Court even on an unopposed basis.
The Court must therefore be satisfied that the marriage has really irretrievably broken down and that there is no possibility of the continuation of a normal marriage, before a final divorce order will be granted.
The court may postpone the proceedings in order that the parties may attempt reconciliation if it appears to the court that there is a reasonable possibility that the parties may become reconciled through marriage counselling, treatment or reflection.
Where the parties live together again after the issue of Summons, it does not necessarily end the underlying cause of the action. If the reconciliation after a few months is seemingly unsuccessful, they can proceed on the same Summons. Where a divorce action which is not defended is postponed in order to afford the parties an opportunity to attempt reconciliation, the court may direct that the action be tried de novo, on the date of resumption thereof, by any other magistrate/ judge of the court concerned in terms of section 4(4) of the Divorce Act.
A customary marriage may be dissolved only on account of an irretrievable breakdown in the marriage and only if the High, Family or Divorce Court is satisfied that the marriage relationship between the parties has reached such a state of disintegration that there is no reasonable prospect of the restoration of a normal marriage relationship between them.
Mental illness or continuous unconsciousness as grounds of divorce:
A court may grant a decree of divorce on the ground of the mental illness of the defendant if it is satisfied that the defendant, in terms of the Mental
Health Act 18 of 1973; has been admitted as a patient to an institution in terms of a reception order; is being detained as a State patient at an institution or other place specified by the Minister of Correctional Services; or is being detained as a mentally ill convicted prisoner at an institution.
A divorce order may also be granted if such defendant has also for a continuous period of at least two years immediately prior to the institution of the divorce action, not been discharged unconditionally as such a patient,
State patient or mentally ill prisoner; and the court has heard evidence of at least two psychiatrists, of whom one shall have been appointed by the court, that the defendant is mentally ill and that there is no reasonable prospect that he will be cured of his mental illness.
A court may grant a decree of divorce on the ground that the defendant is by reason of a physical disorder in a state of continuous unconsciousness, if it is satisfied that the defendant's unconsciousness has lasted for a continuous period of at least six months immediately prior to the institution of the divorce action; and after having heard the evidence of at least two medical practitioners, of whom one shall be a neurologist or a neurosurgeon appointed by the court, that there is no reasonable prospect that the defendant will regain consciousness.
The court may appoint a legal practitioner to represent the defendant at proceedings under this section and order the plaintiff to pay the costs of such representation.
The court may make any order it may deem fit with regard to the furnishing of security by the plaintiff in respect of any patrimonial benefits to which the defendant may be entitled by reason of the dissolution of the marriage.
For the purposes of this section the expressions 'institution', 'mental illness', 'patient', 'State patient' and 'reception order' shall bear the meaning assigned to them in the Mental Health Act, 1973.
The circumstances under which a court may grant a divorce order on the basis of mental illness or continuous unconsciousness is as follows:-
In the case of mental illness the Defendant must have been admitted, in terms of the Mental Health Act, 1973 (Act No 18 of 1973), as a patient to an institution in terms of a reception order, for a period of at least two years and in any case two psychiatrists (one appointed by the Court) must satisfy the Court that there is no reasonable prospect that he will be cured of his mental illness.
In the case of unconsciousness the Court will only grant the order if the Defendant was unconscious for a continuous period of at least six months immediately prior to the institution of the action and also after hearing the evidence of two medical practitioners of whom one shall be a neurologist or a neuro-surgeon appointed by the Court who must declare that there is no reasonable prospect that the Defendant will regain consciousness.
In such cases a curator ad litem must be appointed to protect the interests of the Defendant (patient) and to assist the Court.
Bertus Preller is a Divorce and Family Law Attorney in Cape Town and has more than 20 years experience in most sectors of the law and 13 years as a practicing attorney. He specializes in Family law and Divorce Law at Abrahams and Gross Attorneys Inc. in Cape Town. Bertus is also the Family Law expert on Health24.com and on the expert panel of Law24.com and is frequently quoted on Family Law issues in newspapers such as the Sunday Times and Business Times. His areas of expertise are Divorce Law, Family Law, Divorce Mediation, Parenting Plans, Parental Responsibilities and Rights, Custody (care and contact) of children, same sex marriages, unmarried fathers rights, domestic violence matters, international divorce law, digital rights, media law and criminal law.
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11 thoughts on "Grounds for Divorce in South Africa"
Please help me, my husband wants to get a divorce but I don't want one. I still think we can work things out. I want to go for counciling and he does not. He told me he still loves me but that we fight too much. I also still love him. We have not been living together for 1 week. I have tried to talk to him but he won't listen to me.
Can i divorce my spouse due to non financial support ?
Divorce and Family Law Attorney says:
yoshini says:
Hi. My husband hits me. We argue a lot about his family. They interfere in our marriage. He has even hit me whilst I was holding baby. My concern is baby. Do we get joint custody as to were he takes baby every second week or does he get visitation rights only. I have a protection order against him.
My wife and I got married in London @ a registry office. She is Portuguese. I am South african. We now live in south africa. How would I know what type of marriage contract it is if we gonna get divorced? We also have a 5 year old son.
Can i divorce my husband if he is abusing me and we do not live apart for over a year?
Yes you can, it amounts to an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. http://www.divorceattorney.co.za
Adil says:
Yes u can. U can even apply 4 presumption of death.
Zureena says:
Can a commisenor of oath issue divorce papers n is it legal
No it has to be issued through a court of law.
Sarah Mhlanga says:
Can I divorce my husband if I havent seen or heard from him in 12 years? Currently I have no idea on his whereabouts.


Unlike the rigid assembly line pioneered by Henry Ford in the early 20th century and so crucial to the development of modern consumer society, since the late 1980s business specialists Martin Kenney and Richard Florida have been advocating a turn toward flexible production lines.
At first glance, this is likely testing: comparisons, grammatical construction, meaning. As it stands in the original version, the "rigid assembly line" is being compared to "late business specialists"...., which is an invalid comparison. We're also looking for an answer choice that aptly presents the contrast of the original sentence - an answer that claims that Ford's assembly line was crucial back then but Kenney & Florida are now advocating for something else.
This looks good. Because "although" replaces "unlike", this switch eliminates the original invalid comparison. The verb tense is also correct.
Not particularly comfortable with the "even with" usage here. "Even with" tends to be used in scenarios where whatever follows the "even with" is the exception to the general rule. In this sentence, "even with" isn't used appropriately. The proper idea might be something like: even with Ford's assembly line being the most crucial development of modern consumer society, it still did not match the needs of business specialists of the 1980s, who advocated for a turn toward more flexible product lines.
We're comparing "early 20th century" to "business specialists" again! Also, just reading the sentence is nonsense.
"Unlike" X, Y....not since. Also, "which" makes a clause inessential and the portion that follows the "which" is the crux of the sentence.


Flush with cash and armed with a knack for spotting mines producing below their potential, SSR Mining Inc. is on the hunt for more assets.
"We want to continue to grow, no question," John DeCooman, vice president of strategy and business development, said in an interview Wednesday. "We'll continue to look for assets" that are ripe for operational improvements or with good exploration potential but short on funding, he said.
Company has extended the life of its Nevada-based Marigold mine to 2028 and forecast output would rise more than 30 percent to 265,000 ounces by 2021.
The Vancouver-based miner, formerly known as Silver Standard Resources, changed its name to reflect its tilt toward gold after acquiring the Marigold mine in Nevada in 2014 and the Seabee mine in Saskatchewan in 2016. At those sites, the company has demonstrated what Macquarie analyst Michael Gray terms a "relentless" ability to extract more value by lowering costs, boosting production and lengthening lifespans.
This week, SSR Mining extended Marigold's mine life to 2028 and forecast output would rise more than 30 percent to 265,000 ounces by 2021 — that's two-thirds more than what the site was producing when the company bought it from Goldcorp. Inc. and Barrick Gold Corp.
With its growing pile of cash — $473 million as of March 31 — and one of the strongest balance sheets among intermediate miners, SSR Mining is positioned for "potential disciplined M&A," Gray said in a recent note.
Any future acquisitions would preferably be in the Americas, said DeCooman. "We would need some sort of exceptional returns in order to justify the risks of going to other jurisdictions."
SSR Mining expects total annual output to rise by a third to 440,000 ounces of gold equivalent by about 2021, according to DeCooman. The ramp-up coincides with what Credit Suisse Group AG calls a "looming production cliff" in global gold output post-2020.
The stock is up 18 percent this year, making it one of the best performers on the S&P/TSX Materials Index and among the drivers that pushed Canadian stocks to a record high this week, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. An index of large gold producers is down 12 percent this year.


If the people on your website aren't one their own hosted ISP, Visitortrack can't see them. This means that if your leads are smaller companies that might not have their own ISP this might not be the software for you.
Not easy to navigate, my first test records were skeletal and had .little information of value.


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Q: Any chances to imitate times() Ruby method in C#? Every time I need to do something N times inside an algorithm using C# I write this code
for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
{
    ...
}

Studying Ruby I have learned about method times() which can be used with the same semantics like this
N.times do
    ...
end

Code fragment in C# looks more complex and we should declare useless variable i.
I tried to write extension method which returns IEnumerable, but I am not satisfied with the result because again I have to declare a cycle variable i.
public static class IntExtender
{
    public static IEnumerable Times(this int times)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < times; i++)
            yield return true;
    }
}

...

foreach (var i in 5.Times())
{
    ...
}

Is it possible using some new C# 3.0 language features to make N times cycle more elegant?

A: A slightly briefer version of cvk's answer:
public static class Extensions
{
    public static void Times(this int count, Action action)
    {
        for (int i=0; i < count; i++)
        {
             action();
        }
    }

    public static void Times(this int count, Action<int> action)
    {
        for (int i=0; i < count; i++)
        {
             action(i);
        }
    }
}

Use:
5.Times(() => Console.WriteLine("Hi"));
5.Times(i => Console.WriteLine("Index: {0}", i));

A: It is indeed possible with C# 3.0:
public interface ILoopIterator
{
    void Do(Action action);
    void Do(Action<int> action);
}

private class LoopIterator : ILoopIterator
{
    private readonly int _start, _end;

    public LoopIterator(int count)
    {
        _start = 0;
        _end = count - 1;
    }

    public LoopIterator(int start, int end)
    {
        _start = start;
        _end = end;
    }

    public void Do(Action action)
    {
        for (int i = _start; i <= _end; i++)
        {
            action();
        }
    }

    public void Do(Action<int> action)
    {
        for (int i = _start; i <= _end; i++)
        {
            action(i);
        }
    }
}

public static ILoopIterator Times(this int count)
{
    return new LoopIterator(count);
}

Usage:
int sum = 0;
5.Times().Do( i =>
    sum += i
);

Shamelessly stolen from http://grabbagoft.blogspot.com/2007/10/ruby-style-loops-in-c-30.html

A: If you are using .NET 3.5 then you can use the extension method Each proposed in this article, and use it to avoid classic loop.
public static class IEnumerableExtensions
  {
      public static void Each<T>(
        this IEnumerable<T> source,
        Action<T> action)
      {
          foreach(T item in source)
          {
              action(item);
          }
      }
  }

This particular extension method spot
  welds an Each method on anything that
  implements IEnumerable. You know
  this because the first parameter to
  this method defines what this will be
  inside the method body. Action is a
  pre-defined class that basically
  stands in for a function (delegate)
  returning no value. Inside the method,
  is where the elements are extracted
  from the list. What this method
  enables is for me to cleanly apply a
  function in one line of code.

(http://www.codeproject.com/KB/linq/linq-to-life.aspx)
Hope this helps.

A: I wrote my own extension that add Times to Integer (plus some other stuff). You can get the code here : https://github.com/Razorclaw/Ext.NET
The code is very similar to Jon Skeet answer:
public static class IntegerExtension
{
    public static void Times(this int n, Action<int> action)
    {
        if (action == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("action");

        for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
        {
            action(i);
        }
    }
}