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Are Graham Crackers Bad For You?
Graham crackers aren't terrible for you, but they do contain artificial flavors, additives, and sugars. Consume them occasionally and opt for either a plain or honey flavored variety that is GMO-free.
If you have a sweet tooth, graham crackers can be a good option. They certainly aren't as bad for you as candy, cookies, or ice cream. You can find graham crackers in a variety of flavors, including plain, honey, cinnamon, and even chocolate. They provide some whole grains and a tiny bit of fiber, but with a big carbohydrate and sugar punch for the serving size.
While some brands have better ingredients than others, virtually all graham crackers are made with enriched wheat flour (bleached or unbleached). Because the flour is stripped of nutrients during processing, artificial thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, niacin, reduced iron, and folic acid are added back in to add some nutritional value. In addition to the enriched wheat flour, graham crackers have graham flour, which is whole grain and contains some of the wheat bran. However, there is only little of this wheat flour to provide dietary fiber or associated health benefits.
Graham crackers are made with some other questionable ingredients: oil, typically soybean oil or a hydrogenated oil, and soy lecithin. Both soybean and hydrogenated oils are bad news. Soybean oil consumed in the United States is most often genetically modified (GMO). As for hydrogenated oils, they are a trans fatty acid and can quickly increase cholesterol levels in the body. Soy lecithin, an emulsifier, might just be the worst culprit in graham crackers. It is known to bind to certain nutrients, which makes them harder for the body to absorb. It also is estrogenic, affecting hormones in the endocrine system and thyroid function.
Finally, graham crackers contain unspecified artificial flavors, which are lab-made flavors designed to mimic the taste of natural flavors. Lab-made ingredients are never a good thing! Any flavor of graham cracker has some sort of added artificial flavoring, but plain graham crackers are the best option as they contain the smallest amount.
Graham crackers are mostly empty carbohydrates. One serving of graham crackers, which is typically 2 cracker sheets or around 28g, comes in at just under 120 calories. One serving has 22g of carbohydrates. One serving of this snack food accounts for 7% of your daily recommended intake for carbohydrates. That's a lot of carbohydrates for only a small snack.
One serving also has 3g of fat, 169mg of sodium, and 9g of sugar, with only 2g of protein. This accounts for 7% of your recommended daily sodium intake, and a 4% of your recommended daily fat intake. These amounts are large, considering that graham crackers account for such a small amount of daily food eaten.
Graham crackers can be enticing because they are a sweet snack that isn't as unhealthy as a cookie or cake. However, they aren't a healthy snack either. They contain tiny amounts of vitamins and minerals while packing in some major sodium and sugar. They are also made with GMOs and artificial flavors and additives, all of which can have their own negative effects when consumed regularly. If you must get your graham cracker fix, opt for a plain variety, or better yet, try an organic brand like Annie's Homegrown that steers clear of any artificial ingredients.


A regular theme of my blog is hunting with Children. I love to hunt with my children, but when I tell my non-hunting friends about my great hunting adventures with my children, they often respond in anger. "You hunt with your children," they ask as if I had antlers on my head. "Isn't that dangerous? Are you sure you should be hunting with your children," they'll ask as I can see them mentally dialing social services to report my activities. Non-hunters have many misconceptions about hunting, but they are particularly misguided in their thoughts about hunting with children.
In particular, the foremost issue most non-hunters have with the idea of hunting with children is that it is dangerous. While I have heard many arguments for why hunting with children is dangerous, the most frequently cited reason is guns. I've heard from my non-hunter friends more times than I have shot deer, "guns are dangerous and children should not be exposed to them." I have a friend from Boston who makes this point frequently, punctuating it by telling me that he does not even allow his boys to have toy guns in the house.
Here is some news for him and people like him who were either deprived as children of a parent who knew better or who were brainwashed at some point in life by an educator or the media. Guns are not dangerous. I said it. Guns are not dangerous. Now, bullets are extremely dangerous. People are even more dangerous. I have never heard of a gun killing anything, except maybe in times of war when they are occasionally used to bludgeon someone to death when the user has run out of dangerous bullets. Guns do not kill people. Bullets do.
Am I arguing semantics? No. The point is this. It takes a person acting assertively and with forethought to load a bullet in a gun. Without the intervention of a person, a gun is virtually useless without its bullets. Its certainly impossible to accidently harm someone with a gun if it is not loaded. I have definitely never heard of an instance of accidental death by bludgeoning.
Why is this distinction so important? Because today, specially interested people (people with agendas) have intentionally humanized guns. They write about and speak about guns not as the inanimate objects they are but as animate. "Guns are dangerous." "Guns kill people." These are descriptions of things people do, not things of which inanimate objects are capable.
So why are there so many accidental gun deaths? Statistically there are not that many, but this is one point on which I agree with the specially interested. One accidental gun death is one too many. The person who loads a gun causes and is solely responsible for whatever happens with that gun from the time it is loaded until the time it is discharged, especially accidents.
The fact of the matter is that an untrained person would have a very difficult time loading, cocking, removing the safety and firing a gun even if the gun and the appropriate caliber round were put on a table in front of them. Even if an untrained person could manage to load and remove the safety, she would have to put a lot of thought into the process. After all that thought, why shoot it inappropriately or leave it behind for someone else to shoot inappropriately? Bottom line, its about the actions of people.
Guns are as dangerous as the people handling them are stupid, no more no less. Keeping guns in the house, teaching children to use guns and hunting with children with guns is only as dangerous as the person handling the guns.
I have a ten-year old daughter who is a crack shot with a .22 and a .222 deer rifle. My eight-year old daughter is learning her way around the .22, and my son, who is four, is starting to learn on the .22. The first thing I've taught them is that people who do not use guns wisely are extremely dangerous. I drill this into their heads every time we are around guns. My children also know what bullets can do to a person. Every time they help me load a deer on the four-wheeler they see first hand the damage a bullet can do. Nothing will impress upon a child the lethality of bullets like seeing the exit wound of my .264 win mag. Nozler partition. I mean they get it.
"Oh my gosh dad. Will a bullet do that to a person," my daughter asked me several years ago after we shot a doe together?
That is one of the biggest problems with gun knowledge today (and one of the reasons every parent should hunt with their children), kids only see guns on TV, movies and video games. They do not see or understand the lethality from this media. Instead, they learn that to press restart and life begins again right where they left off. My kids know for a fact that there is no restart button.
The second lesson I've taught my kids is safety. I highly recommend a gun safety course. I use a single shot .22 when I am teaching my children to shoot. It is much easier to manage bullets. One potential cause for accidents can be losing count of bullets in the magazine. Using a single shot solves this problem. I also emphasize to my children never to point a gun anywhere but in the air or down range. Even with toy guns, I ask my children not to point guns at each other. But, without a doubt, the safest thing I do with my children and guns is help them become familiar with them, understand the potential lethality and learn to use them properly for their intended purpose.
So the other day my daughter came home and told me that the son of the guy from Boston, who does not even want toy guns in his house, is addicted to guns. He wants one more than anything. His parents' denial of even a toy gun has motivated his desire for the "forbidden fruit." She also informed me that he plays with Airsoft guns with the neighbor next door almost every day. They shoot soft pellets from the most realistic toy guns ever made at each other pretending to kill one another. I'd hate to be around that kid when he comes across his first real gun. And unfortunately one day he will.
Take care of the woods.
And the blog begins. . .
As you can tell if you have made it this far through my website, I am an avid hunter. I especially enjoy hunting with my children. Although I am also an avid writer, I am not an experienced blogger. Nevertheless, I have created this website largely to write a regular blog about my experiences hunting with my children and what I and they have learned from those experiences, some of which is practical advice for hunting with children, but most of which is lifetime experiences with the people I love the most.
On May 19, 2008, I died of sudden cardiac arrest while working out in my gym. Yea, I know, what a way to go. I spend almost all of my free time outdoors and very little of it exercising and I happen to die in a gym. What a shame? Actually, it was not a shame. It was a blessing. My gym is equipped with a defibrillator and I was revived within minutes. I always thought I wanted to die in the peacefulness of nature away from the trappings of modern technology, but at 39 years old, I am glad I died right in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the technology world. I still want to die in the peacefulness of the outdoors as long as I am seventy or so.
I relay this story as an introduction to who I now am and why I have created this website. During my death experience and in my subsequent reflections upon that day, I realized that the most important thing in my life was my family. I also realized that the best times I have ever had with my children were in the outdoors, especially the times I spent hunting with them. I thank God every day for putting me in that gym just so I can remember everyday those times I had with them.
Through this blog, I intend to share my hunting stories with my children and hopefully inspire you to hunt with your children if you do not and hunt with them more if you do. I also hope to shine a more positive light on hunting in general and hunting with children specifically. Finally, I hope to teach life lessons and practical skills while learning the same from the bloggers who chose to post on my site. Take Care of the Woods.


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Regulations Has Caused Concerns For Use Of Electronic Cigarettes What Is The Concern For The E-Cigarettes. Increasing concern has grown in regards to the health risks linked to electronic cigarettes, especially as the tobacco industry gave them praise for being the future.
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Little To No Regulations Has Caused Concerns For Use Of Electronic Cigarettes
Increasing concern has grown in regards to the health risks linked to electronic cigarettes, especially as the tobacco industry gave them praise for being the future. However, the complaints of health problems – breathing difficulties, eye redness, headaches and nausea – have caught the attention of the World Health Organization that said the possible risks justified stringent rules and regulation on control of e-cigarette sales.
And, rules and regulations is not something tobacco companies like to hear or experience. And, until recently, there wasn't any such rule and regulation these companies like British American Tobacco and Imperial Tobacco, allowing them to enjoy the benefits that came from not having that. Some studies, including some the WHO has cited, have caused at least 30 countries to ban e-cigarette advertisements and using the products inside buildings.
What Is The Concern For The E-Cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes work when the liquid nicotine mix, flavoring and dilutants are heated up. When users inhale the mixture, it turns to vapor. There is no tobacco or cancer-causing chemicals in the smoke, and because of that, the tobacco industry can advertise them as being a way for traditional smokers to quit smoking.
However, the WHO isn't worried about the current smokers. Rather, they're worried what the effects are on the passive smokers, many of whom have complained they felt sick when they were exposed to the e-cigarettes.
Another issue the industry is dealing with is the merging of e-cigarette regulation. For instance, Britain has decided a medical approach is best for its country – starting in 2016; any device will need approval by the regulatory board that also approves pharmaceutical drugs. The EU is using another approach, by doing two things:
Reducing the ingredients that can be used – nicotine, for one
Limiting the different advertising techniques
BATS, however, has noted tobacco companies should have some responsibility so they can do their e-cigarette advertisements to showcase they have a better safety record over the conventional cigarette smoking products.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in April, offered an allowance of its tobacco authority to cover e-cigarettes, enact age restrictions and austere product reviews. According to critics, the proposals didn't nearly address the tough stance the FDA has taken on conventional tobacco products.
It's believed that e-cigarettes are found in more than 7,000 flavors and in 62 countries. It's been estimated that the worldwide sales for e-cigarettes reached billion last year, which is an increase from million in 2008.
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Netanyahu warns against Iran nuclear deal but offers no 'viable' options
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress. (Nicholas Kamm / AFP/Getty Images)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves after his address to Congress on March 3 at the U.S. Capitol. (Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves after his address to Congress. (Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images)
People demonstrate outside the Capitol, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was addressing a joint meeting of Congress. (Chris Kleponis / AFP/Getty Images)
By David Lauter,
Michael A. Memoli
March 3, 2015 4:05 AM PT
Reporting from Washington —
The scene was as unprecedented as the topic was grave.
A foreign leader, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stood at the rostrum of the House of Representatives, addressing a joint meeting of Congress, directly challenging the president's top foreign policy goal as unwise and dangerous.
"This is a bad deal. It's a very bad deal. We're better off without it," Netanyahu declared Tuesday, denouncing President Obama's negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program.
As Republican members of Congress loudly applauded and many Democrats glared in anger, Netanyahu laid out the case for opposition to the still-developing deal, which the United States and five other nations have struggled to hammer out with Tehran since 2013.
The speech, which even opponents called a powerful piece of oratory, marked a moment at which the political battle over a nuclear deal with Iran became fully engaged, even though no agreement is yet certain. Obama and his aides continue to say that odds of reaching one are no better than 50-50.
If they succeed, administration officials do not plan to submit an agreement to Congress for a vote — it will not be a treaty requiring ratification. But they acknowledge that legislation would still be needed to carry out its key terms, which would include gradual easing of sanctions that have crippled Iran's economy.
A congressional test could come soon. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said after the speech that he would try to bring a bill to the floor that could trigger a congressional vote on any agreement. Opponents of the negotiations also hope to win approval this spring of additional sanctions against Iran, an effort Obama has warned against, cautioning that it could derail the talks.
As detailed by Netanyahu, the case against the prospective deal is that it would leave too much of Iran's nuclear infrastructure intact and allow Tehran to escape most restrictions altogether after only 10 years.
"A decade may seem like a long time in political life, but it's the blink of an eye in the life of a nation. It's a blink of an eye in the life of our children," Netanyahu said. Iran, he said, was an aggressive and dangerous sponsor of terrorism and would remain so a decade hence.
The deal, he said, "doesn't block Iran's path to the bomb; it paves Iran's path to the bomb."
His argument had three parts:
First, Iran's government cannot be regarded as a normal power open to negotiation and compromise, he said. Instead, he insisted, Iran remains a revolutionary regime committed to overthrowing the established order, one he likened to Germany under the Nazis.
"The ideology of Iran's revolutionary regime is deeply rooted in militant Islam, and that's why this regime will always be an enemy of America" as well as a dire threat to Israel, he said.
Second, because the regime can never be expected to moderate, a deal that expires, even after a decade, will not provide security to Israel or Arab countries that see Iran as a threat, he said. The result will be a rapid proliferation of nuclear dangers as other countries in the region seek to offset a potential Iranian bomb.
Finally, he said, the alternative to the current negotiations "is not war," but a "better deal" that the U.S. could achieve if it is willing to "call their bluff."
"They'll be back," Netanyahu said, referring to the Iranians, "because they need the deal a lot more than you do."
Administration officials and their allies seized on that last point as the weakest element of Netanyahu's case.
"The prime minister didn't offer any viable alternatives" to the current negotiations, Obama said in brief remarks to reporters a few hours after the speech, which he said he did not watch but had read in transcript.
"The alternative that the prime minister offers is no deal, in which case, Iran will immediately begin once again pursuing its nuclear program, accelerate its nuclear program, without us having any insight into what they're doing and without constraint," Obama said.
Netanyahu, he noted, had made similar dire predictions about the interim agreement that the U.S. and its negotiating partners reached with Iran in November 2013. But even many Israeli officials now "have to acknowledge that, in fact, it has kept Iran from further pursuing its nuclear program," Obama said.
Rep. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank, the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee and a moderate within the party, also criticized Netanyahu for pointing out the risks of a deal, but not those of refusing one.
"We must consider the consequences of a failure to reach an agreement and whether there is a plausible alternative to military action," he said. "This was a subject on which I would have liked to have heard much more from the prime minister."
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) made a similar point.
"What he didn't say was what would happen if there was no deal," Feinstein said in a CNN interview. "He didn't make a suggestion as to what Israel would find agreeable. He simply said, there's nothing that we agree with here."
The speech had been controversial long before it took place.
House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) had negotiated the appearance with Israeli officials without informing the White House first. Many Democrats saw that as a direct slap at the president, and several dozen, including eight senators and about a quarter of the House Democrats, skipped the speech, particularly members of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Many others attended reluctantly, remaining seated as Republicans rose to cheer Netanyahu's jabs.
The event took on many of the trappings of a State of the Union speech. Boehner's wife sat in the gallery with former Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia and Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire Las Vegas casino owner who is a top financial backer of both the GOP and Netanyahu. Across the chamber, where the first lady and her guests sat when Obama spoke, Netanyahu's wife, Sara, sat with Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.
Afterward, Boehner called the address "a speech the American people needed to hear."
Although Netanyahu said he regretted that his appearance had been interpreted as political and thanked Obama for his help to Israel, many Democrats were unmollified.
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) called the speech "an affront to the president of the United States."
But some Democrats joined in the GOP ovations.
When Netanyahu denounced the "bad deal," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) visibly threw up her hands in dismay. Two rows in front of her, Democratic Sens. Charles E. Schumer of New York and Robert Menendez of New Jersey stood and applauded.
When Netanyahu concluded his remarks, McConnell pumped his fists in the air in support. Pelosi quickly headed to the rear of the chamber to leave.
In a statement afterward, Pelosi said the U.S. and Israel stand united in preventing Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon and that Netanyahu's appearance had risked politicizing the ties between the two countries.
"That is why, as one who values the U.S.-Israel relationship, and loves Israel, I was near tears throughout the prime minister's speech," she said, "saddened by the insult to the intelligence of the United States" for negotiating with Tehran and "by the condescension toward our knowledge of the threat posed by Iran and our broader commitment to preventing nuclear proliferation."
Back home, where the speech occurred just in time for nightly newscasts and where the prime minister faces a potentially close election in two weeks, reaction was similarly polarized.
Members of Netanyahu's Likud Party praised him.
His chief opponent, Isaac Herzog, told a rally at a farming community in southern Israel that "undoubtedly, Netanyahu knows how to deliver a speech."
But the circumstances surrounding the address had "caused grave damage to Israeli relations with the U.S.," he said, adding that it "will not change the administration's position, and will only deepen the rift with our most important ally."
Times staff writers Paul Richter and Lisa Mascaro in Washington and Alexandra Zavis in Los Angeles and special correspondent Batsheva Sobelman in Jerusalem contributed to this report.
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David Lauter is a senior editor at the Los Angeles Times, based in Washington, D.C. He began writing news in Washington in 1981 and since then has covered Congress, the Supreme Court, the White House under Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton and four U.S. presidential campaigns. He served as Washington bureau chief from 2011 through 2020. Lauter lived in Los Angeles from 1995 to 2011, where he was The Times' deputy Foreign editor, deputy Metro editor and then assistant managing editor responsible for California coverage.
Michael A. Memoli worked in the Los Angeles Times' Washington, D.C., bureau from 2010-17, where he covered the White House, the 2016 presidential campaign, and national politics based in D.C. (plus a dozen or so swing states in presidential election years). A New Jersey native, he graduated from Loyola University in Maryland.
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'Design matters' is interpreted in this exploratory paper via a narrative pastiche that concerns recent developments in ubiquitous computing and their implications for emerging techno-material culture. The article has two research aims: 1) to connect discourses on ubicomp with ones on design fiction, and 2) to motivate design research to expand styles of playful, reflective and interpretative modes, and genres of research writing. A first person narrative perspective is located in bio-cultural contexts of design fiction future use, referring to WiFi, RFID and GPS technologies also of today. The narrative is a 'tongue in cheek' critique of hidden voices of particants to current and near-future ubiquitous technologies. The paper is written as an abductive design narrative that intends to escape from often 'paddocked' research modes of writing about design. On offer is a playful , performative problematising mode of design research writing that is connected to to wider societal concerns, drawing rhetorically on post-structuralist 'inventio' in the humanities.


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Children living near fracking sites have higher rate of cancer, Yale study finds
By Catherine Stoddard
FILE - A home with a nearby derrick drilling for natural gas near Calvert, Penn. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)
A recent study from Yale School of Public Health found evidence of a higher risk of children developing leukemia if they lived near unconventional oil and gas (UOG) developments, also known as hydraulic fracking sites.
The peer-reviewed study published on August 17 in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives found that children who were born and lived near these fracking sites were two to three times more likely to be diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 2 and 7.
Researchers observed nearly 2,500 Pennsylvania children, 405 of whom were diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common type of cancer in children, according to a news release about the study.
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, also known as ALL, is a type of cancer that causes mutations in the lymphoid immune cells.
The long-term survival rates are high among children who are diagnosed with this type of cancer, however, this puts them at higher risk of developing other health problems and psychological issues, according to the study's authors.
Chemicals released from fracking sites into the atmosphere as well as pollution generated from vehicle emissions at these sites are just a few of the impacts observed in this study, according to the senior author, Nicole Deziel, associate professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health.
"Studies of UOG exposure and cancer are extremely few in number. We set out to conduct a high-quality study to further investigate this potential relationship," added Cassandra Clark, the study's first author and a postdoctoral associate at the Yale Cancer Center. "Our results indicate that exposure to UOG may be an important risk factor for ALL, particularly for children exposed in utero."
Another pathway for exposure to these harmful chemicals is through drinking water, the study continued.
"This means that the researchers identified UOG wells that fell within a child's watershed area — the zone from which a drinking water well serving their home would likely draw water — and calculated the distance from the home to the nearest of those UOG wells. UOG wells falling within the watershed area are expected to be more likely to impact the home's drinking water supply," researchers said.
Study authors called for further research on the relationship between the development of cancer and proximity to fracking sites which will hopefully warrant government action.
"Our findings of increased risk of ALL at distances of two kilometers or more from UOG operations, in conjunction with evidence from numerous other studies, suggest that existing setback distances, which may be as little as 150 feet, are insufficiently protective of children's health," Clark said. "We hope that studies like ours are taken into account in the ongoing policy discussion around UOG setback distances."
Fracking causes friction in Pennsylvania
FILE - Rig hands thread together drilling pipe at a hydraulic fracturing site owned by EQT Corp. located atop the Marcellus shale rock formation in Washington Township, Penn. (Ty Wright/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In 2019, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and his administration spent $3 million on a pair of studies to explore the potential health effects of the natural gas industry.
Dozens of children and young adults have been diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma and other forms of cancer in a four-county area outside Pittsburgh, where energy companies have drilled more than 3,500 wells since 2008.
Ewing has no known environmental cause, and gas industry officials said there is no evidence linking pediatric cancer to drilling. But the families nevertheless suspect that drilling and hydraulic fracturing, the method that energy companies use to extract natural gas from shale rock, played a role.
The announcement came after residents and activists had expressed anger and frustration over the state Department of Health's handling of the pediatric cancer crisis. The health department concluded this year that the cancer cases did not meet the technical definition of a cluster, a finding that was greeted with skepticism by activists and residents who said the agency failed to include some cases in its study.
Overall, the fossil fuel industry in Pennsylvania supports about 50,547 jobs, a 2021 report published by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection showed.
Pennsylvania is the second-largest producer of natural gas in the U.S. behind only Texas, according to the Energy Information Administration. Driven largely by its natural gas production and power plant generation, Pennsylvania is the largest electricity exporter in the country.
The Associated Press and FOX News contributed to this report. This story was reported from Los Angeles.


DURHAM, N.C. – The 18th-ranked Duke women's basketball team defeated Boston College, 75-50, Thursday evening in Cameron Indoor Stadium. With the victory, the Blue Devils moved to 16-5 overall and 5-3 in the ACC and won their 29th consecutive home regular-season contest in Durham.
The "Splash Sisters" led the Blue Devil offense this evening as fifth-year seniors Lexie Brown and Rebecca Greenwell reeled in 19 points each.
With her performance Thursday, Brown became the third NCAA Power Five Conference player to register over 1,800 points, 500 assists, 200 made three pointers and 300 steals. The Suwanee, Ga., native went 6-of-15 from the field, 3-of-7 from behind the arc and collected four boards to go along with three assists and five steals. Brown also has connected on a trey in 20 consecutive contests, which is the longest streak in the ACC.
Greenwell came off the bench and finished the contest 6-of-9 from the floor, 4-of-6 from three-point land and brought in three rebounds one assist and two steals.
The Blue Devils opened the first as Brown connected on a deep three from sophomore Leaonna Odom to put Duke on the board. Boston College found success in back-to-back trips down the floor to give the Eagles an 8-3 lead before Duke exploded with a 19-0 run. The run extended for nearly six minutes as Brown tallied 11 straight in that time. Brown ended the first quarter with 14 points to match the Duke school record as Duke led 24-14.
Junior Faith Suggs picked up her first points of the contest in the second frame with a nice spin move in the paint from Greenwell. Brown swatted an attempt on a Boston College trey, good for her fourth of the season, and picked up her third steal of the evening at the eight-minute mark to end the contest with five. Redshirt junior Sofia Roma came off the bench in her first career appearance as a Blue Devil and registered her first points of the evening. Roma concluded the game with two points, four rebounds and one steal in her eight-minute debut.
Duke held a 43-23 lead after the first half with Brown leading with 16 followed by Greenwell and redshirt sophomore Haley Gorecki with nine, respectively.
Odom opened the second frame with her first points of the contest at the 9:45 mark with a baseline jumper from Gorecki before Greenwell knocked down her fourth trey to keep her perfect from behind the arc. The Eagles were left without a basket for over three minutes of action while rookie Madison Treece saw some minutes this evening and registered a steal to set up a fast break opportunity for Odom on the glass as the clock expired. Heading into the final quarter, Duke led 62-37.
Duke outrebounded Boston College, 39-32, including 15 offensive boards, and tallied 34 points in the paint to 24 for the Eagles.
Odom led the team in both rebounds (8) and assists (4) while fifth-year senior Bego Faz Davalos added two blocks to her career total of 359, which moves her into tied for 26th with Denise Hogue of College of Charleston on the NCAA career-blocks record book.
As a team, the Blue Devils shot 45.2 percent (28-of-62) from the floor and 44.4 percent (8-of-18) from three-point land.
Boston College's Emma Guy led the Eagles with a double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) while Taylor Ortlepp had 11.
The Blue Devils will hit the road for a Sunday afternoon matchup at Pitt. The contest is slated for 2 p.m., on ACC Network Extra.


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How to use a SQL Server create database script to set up databases
You can create SQL Server databases manually, but knowing how to do a scripted database setup is valuable. Here are the steps involved in executing a create database script.
Brien Posey
Although SQL Server databases can be created manually, it's also possible to perform scripted database creation...
to make the process more easily repeatable. In fact, at least some Microsoft server products use this very technique behind the scenes as part of their setup process.
There are several reasons why you might want to incorporate a database schema into a SQL Server create database script. In addition to streamlining the development of multiple databases based on the same schema, you can use a script as a backup for re-creating databases in the event of a catastrophic system failure, or to set up development and test environments, or to train database administrators and developers on working with SQL Server.
Using SQL, you can generate a single script for a full database with all of its objects -- tables, indexes, stored procedures, etc. Alternatively, separate script files can be built for a single database object or a group of objects. Below you'll find basic examples of how to write and execute scripts for creating a database and a table within the database.
Create a create database script
It's really simple to write a SQL Server create database script without even having to use Microsoft's PowerShell scripting language and engine. You can see a sample script for creating a SQL Server database, written in Notepad, in Figure 1 below.
The first of the three lines of code checks to see if the database that we are creating currently exists. In this case, the script checks for the existence of a database named Demo beneath the master database. The second line of code creates the new database -- and, as you can see, it couldn't be simpler.
The final line of code tells SQL that this is the end of the block of instructions, and that it should execute the script and create the database. As you look at the image, you'll notice that the script's file name uses a .SQL extension. This is necessary so that SQL will recognize the script.
Figure 1: This script creates a database named Demo.
Use a script to create a database
To use the SQL Server create database script, you must open SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). For the purposes of this article, I'm using SQL Server 2016, which doesn't include SSMS in its main installation routine. As a result, you need to download SSMS separately from Microsoft's website.
Once SSMS is open, click on the toolbar's Open File icon, and then select your script. You'll see the script code displayed within the SSMS window, as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2: The create database script is displayed inside of SSMS.
In addition, a new row of icons is added to the toolbar beneath the Open File icon. Make sure the drop-down menu that now exists on the toolbar is set to Master, as shown in Figure 2. This indicates that the create database script will be run against the master database. Now, click the Execute button to execute the script.
When the execution completes, you should see a message like the one at the bottom of Figure 3, indicating that the script has executed successfully. You should also see the new database listed within the console tree. Remember, our script was designed to create a database named Demo, and you can see the newly created Demo database in the image.
Figure 3: The Demo database has been created.
Create a database table via a script
Now, let's take a look at how to script the creation of a table within the database that we just created. Some sample code that you can use is shown in Figure 4 below.
The code starts by checking for the existence of a table named MyTable. If the table doesn't already exist, it is created. The new table will contain three columns: a primary key named Id, and separate name and value columns. Notice that the column definitions are separated by commas in the script.
Figure 4: This script creates a database table named MyTable.
We can execute the script by using the same techniques that we did for the create database script, but with one key difference. Instead of selecting Master from the drop-down menu, we need to select Demo so that the table is created within the Demo database. You can see what this looks like in Figure 5.
Figure 5: This script is being run against the Demo database.
When the script is executed, the new table is created. You'll have to refresh the database by right-clicking on it and choosing the Refresh command before the new table becomes visible. Figure 6 shows the new table and its columns.
Figure 6: The script has created a new database table with three columns.
In all honesty, it probably would have been faster to create the database and its table manually. However, by using a SQL Server create database script and create table one, we've made it possible to add new versions of the database and table on an as-needed basis, and in a consistent manner.
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eWater is a non-profit organisation established by Australian Federal and State Governments. The role of eWater is to support integrated water resources management in Australia through development and implementation of the national hydrological modelling strategy (NHMS).

eWater develops and supports a number of software tools for hydrological modelling. Some tools include Source, MUSIC, Rainfall Runoff Library, Stochastic Climate Library and SedNet.

History

In 1992 the CRC for Catchment Hydrology (CRCCH) was formed to produce a decision support system able to predict movement of water, particulates and solutes from land to rivers followed in 1993 by the CRC for Freshwater Ecology (CRCFH).

Model for Urban Stormwater Improvement Conceptualisation (MUSIC) was launched in 2002
Development of The Invisible Modelling Environment (TIME) enabling development and integration of models, which is used by many tools made by eWater

In 2004 the Catchment modelling Toolkit was released

eWater Ltd was established in 2005 and CRCFE and CRCCH were merged and relaunched as eWater CRC

eWater CRC ends and eWater Ltd continues as a non-profit organisation

Minister for the Environment Senator Penny Wong announces eWater Source as the new COAG endorsed National Hydrological Platform and in
2014 the Source Public modelling tool is launched as a free software package

Source
Source, an integrated water resource management modelling tool, developed by eWater Ltd is used to create hydrological models used for integrated planning, management and operations for catchment and river systems, including demands fore water from urban areas, agriculture and the environment

The package has been used to build river and catchment models in every state of Australia as well as many other countries including India, Pakistan, China and the Mekong River system

The MDBA  has implemented a Source management model of the Murray and Lower Darling River System.

The Queensland Government is now working with Source in five river basins: the Pioneer, Fitzroy, Condamine-Balonne, Cape, and Flinders and Gilbert. Over 30 earlier catchment Source models were implemented under the Great Barrier Reef Action Plan

New South Wales is implementing the Namoi River System  and Murrimbidgee river system using Source.

Victoria is implementing the Loddon, Campaspe, Broken and Coliban components of a broader northern Victoria Source model centred on the Goulburn River system.

TIME (The Invisible Modelling Environment)
The Invisible Modelling Environment (TIME) is a software development framework for creating, testing and delivering environmental simulation models. TIME includes support for the representation, management and visualisation of a variety of data types, as well as support for testing, integrating and calibrating simulation models.

TIME provides a framework for spatial and temporal data analysis. TIME has been developed under the sponsorship of eWater CRC and its predecessor CRC for Catchment Hydrology. As well as providing a modelling framework, TIME supports model users with a range of data analysis and management, model processing and visualisation tools.

TIME is a core component of a large range of formal software products, as well as numerous research programs. Currently the TIME code base is incorporated into approximately 23 eWater supported applications.

The eWater Source products are a major focus of this product range and are extensively used by government and private enterprise in addressing water quantity and quality policy questions. Time is also integrated into a range of CSIRO specific products and projects such as the "Hydrologists Workbench" and the Australian Water Resources Assessment (AWRA) system, a continental water balance monitoring system that is being developed jointly by CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology.

eWater Toolkit
The eWater Toolkit is a source of software tools and information related to the modelling and management of water resources, including water quality tools. It provides a web-based distribution point for hydrological, ecological and catchment management models, databases and other resources.

MUSIC
MUSIC predicts the performance of stormwater quality management systems as an aid to decision-making. It is intended to help organisations plan and design (at a conceptual level) appropriate urban stormwater management systems for their catchments that meet Water Sensitive Urban Design Standards

References

External links
Official website

Water supply and sanitation in Australia

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40th Street/McKinley Drive from Hillsborough Avenue to Fowler Avenue
Owner: City of Tampa, Florida Location: Tampa, Florida
This project's design included construction plans for reconstruction of a two-lane rural facility to a four-lane divided urban facility, including roadway, drainage, structures, maintenance of traffic, and signalization plans. Within this project, a number of intersections were reconstructed and new signals were added.
KCA worked as a subconsultant to complete design of 40th Street, Segments D & E, in Hillsborough County, Florida. The proposed improvements extended approximately 1.38 miles from Busch Boulevard to Fowler Avenue. The existing two-lane 40th Street was developed into a four-lane divided roadway with 4-foot bike lanes and 5-foot concrete sidewalks. The project geometry also facilitates transit vehicles with bus bays to prevent obstruction of traffic flow. The project used a precast Tram Tunnel that crossed underneath the mainline to Busch Gardens. One 0.9-acre dry pond was used for Segment E in conjunction with a joint-use pond with Busch Gardens. Two vaults were designed for Segment D ponds. The underground vault system was used to provide drainage in a highly congested urban area with tight right-of-way constraints. The vault consisted of cast-in-place footings and walls with prestressed panels combined with a cast-in-place topping utilized for the tops of the vault.


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Il Col des Gest (1170 m s.l.m.) è un valico alpino situato in Alta Savoia, nella regione Rodano-Alpi della Francia orientale. Il colle è percorso dalla Route des Grandes Alpes.

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Parasemia subalpina är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Karl Schawerda 1906. Parasemia subalpina ingår i släktet Parasemia och familjen björnspinnare. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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More that a yoga art, Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan is a life style and all practices connected to it are based on a spirit of community (Sangat) and the wish to serve others and help them reach their highest potential to become "Healthy, Happy, and Holy".
AJAI ALAI AWAKENING is a Kundalini yoga school delivering awareness and community-building programs, with the intention to raise the consciousness of human beings to help them build a strong base in positive habits and live a healthier and happier life.
AJAI ALAI AWAKENING offers Kundalini yoga teacher training in several countries and supports the spiritual and professional growth of students and Kundalini Yoga teachers in Asia, Europe and Australia, with a view of empowering them to take in turn the lead for spreading the teachings.
The first step towards AAA was in 2008 with the creation in China by Satmukh Singh of Yoga Gaia, to promote his workshops on Yogi Bhajan's teachings. Yoga Gaia expanded quickly and soon a team of committed Chinese students joined forces. In 2011, Satmukh Singh initiated a Teacher Training for Kundalini Yoga in South China with Sat Sarbat Kaur. Since then, Sat Sarbat Kaur who had been training teachers in Austria since 2003, came to join the Yoga Gaia team as a full time collaborator.
After their marriage in 2012, Sat Sarbat & Satmukh founded AJAI ALAI AWAKENING, an international school offering teacher trainings and awareness programs. By respectively expanding their knowledge and experience in specific fields, they support, inspire and teach each other about their new discoveries in the field of healing and consciousness. They share the common goal to build strong communities where people may support and inspire each other for healing, growth and conscious living. AAA's spirit is one of inclusion and everyone wanting to contribute in a way or the other is welcome.
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Not everyone writes a bad check -- what Oklahoma statutes call bogus checks -- with the intention of committing fraud. For example, a check you deposited in your account may not have cleared yet, leaving less available funds in your account than you thought when you wrote your rent check. However, Oklahoma law assumes the worst about your intentions. As a result, if you write a check that fails to clear, you have a limited period of time under Oklahoma law to make things right. Otherwise, the person or company to whom you remitted the check can go to the authorities.
You have five days from the date your check is returned for insufficient funds to reach out to the payee and make good on it. Otherwise, the payee can turn the bad check over to the District Attorney's office, along with an affidavit stating the facts of the case. The law takes it for granted that you intended to defraud the payee and wrote the check without intending to pay for the services or merchandise. This is the case even if something went wrong with your bank account and you acted unknowingly. Oklahoma law expects you to monitor your own account to ensure that everything is as it's supposed to be and adequate funds are there to cover the check you're writing.
Oklahoma instituted its Bogus Check Restitution Program in 1983 as an alternative to criminal charges – it's up to the DA's office which way it wants to proceed. Under the program, the DA's Bogus Check Division is authorized to collect the check's amount from you, plus any bank fees incurred by the payee and an additional $25. If the check was written for a large amount, you may be able to enter into a binding agreement to pay it in installments.
If you write any subsequent bad checks after your first one, your restitution agreement is revoked and you'll face criminal charges. Judges commonly order restitution as part of criminal convictions as well.
If the DA presses charges against you, penalties depend on how much the check was for. If it was $500 or less, the charge is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. If the check was written for an amount between $500 to $999.99, it's a felony – you risk the same year in jail, but the fine jumps to $5,000. Bogus checks written for $1,000 or more can lead to 10 years in prison. This amount applies to the aggregate total of checks passed. If you write 10 checks for $100, you're subject to this far stiffer penalty, not a series of 10 misdemeanor charges.
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Data tech helps students grasp world around them
Brian Fraga September 2, 2018
Anyone who has ever entered an address into MapQuest or studied a Google Map overlayed with the locations of tourist attractions has used geospatial technology.
"It's literally everywhere now," said Richard McCluskey, the chairman of the geography department at Aquinas College, a small Catholic liberal arts college in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Given the acceleration and proliferation of emerging technologies — most people didn't have smartphones 10 years ago — Aquinas College is updating its courses in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
This fall, Aquinas College will begin offering a new major in biochemistry and molecular biology, which college officials hope will prepare students for doctorate-level professional training, as well as for entry-level health sciences and research positions in industry or academia.
Aquinas College is also in the midst of a $32-million renovation and expansion of its science facilities that the administration says will pave the way for new programs, innovative research and student engagement to prepare tomorrow's scientists, nurses, engineers and mathematicians.
"STEM education is so important, given how many demands there are in the employment fields for people who are trained in STEM," said Sister Damien Marie Savino, a Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist who serves as the dean of science and sustainability at Aquinas College.
Sister Savino also told Our Sunday Visitor that she believes Catholic colleges and universities have an important role to play in STEM education because "we can have a fuller vision of where the sciences fit in the world and in our place as human beings in the world."
"We start with a sense of awe and wonder that we really try to instill in our students, a sense of the beauty and complexity of the natural world," Sister Savino said. "So we try not to take a purely instrumental view, and surely not a materialistic view."
A world of data
One area where Aquinas College has adapted its STEM curriculum is in the field of data analysis.
"It's a pretty interdisciplinary program. It's a mixture of math, statistics, computer programming, software use, spreadsheet use, as well as some business know-how," said Joseph Fox, a mathematics professor who teaches data analytics at Aquinas College.
Fox told OSV that Aquinas College established the data analytics program a few years ago given the "explosion" in data that is compiled everyday, around the world, through people using social media, e-commerce and smartphones. Some statisticians estimate that 90 percent of the world's data has been created in the last five years.
"Most of the world's data is relatively recent," Fox said. "There's this thought that it should mean something to the companies that produce it, and that's sort of where data science and data analytics come in. Namely, how do we use all this data?"
Students who major in data analytics are required to complete a wide array of courses that include database theory, two semesters of calculus, linear algebra, principles of marketing, management and operating systems, as well as business research and methodology.
"I get the feeling that (the students) struggle a little bit with the math, to be quite honest," Fox said. "These are coding people and spreadsheet people. The math is necessary in order to do some of the more advanced statistics, but it might not be their favorite thing in the world. The calculus courses they have to take are tough even for our math majors."
Fox said the increased demand in government and private businesses for data analysts helped drive Aquinas College to establish its data analytics program. Government agencies and for-profit corporations may have different needs for data analysts, but they all share certain skill sets.
"They have some ability to program and code," Fox said. "Being a data analyst also requires a certain type of mathematical way of thinking about things, some knowledge of statistics and a kind of procedural, algorithmic way of wading through data, summarizing it and pulling out the most meaningful parts of it."
Even if they struggle with the math, Fox said many Aquinas students enjoy having an outlet for their analytical interests, and added that data analytics has become a popular minor for students who are majoring in accounting and business.
Ubiquitous technology
Aquinas College also recently began offering a new geospatial technologies concentration in its geography program.
In geospatial technologies, students learn about the map-making discipline of cartography, along with geographic information systems and remote sensing, which is the scanning of the earth from a satellite or high-flying aircraft to obtain information. Virtually all modern technologies and apps that use geography rely on geospatial technologies, said Mary Clinthorne, a geography professor who teaches geographic information systems (GIS) at Aquinas College.
"Google Maps wouldn't exist if there weren't people who understand how maps work and how routing systems work," Clinthorne told OSV, adding that most federal, municipal and county government agencies in the country use some form of GIS technology to manage resources.
To understand geospatial technologies and GIS, it may help to imagine a Google Map with several layers of information that may include topography, satellite imagery, street names, intersections where accidents are common, and addresses of popular restaurants highlighted. McCluskey, the chairman of Aquinas College's geography department, told OSV that a park ranger, for example, could use GIS technology to analyze areas of a forest ravaged by gypsy moths.
"Anytime data is collected nowadays, it should really be collected in a way that you can use it spatially," McCluskey said, adding that when he worked for the state of Washington, he helped compile public data on alcohol and substance abuse rates to help state officials identify which counties were the most hard-hit.
"GIS has invaded much of the public and private sector data analysis," McCluskey said. "It is very necessary nowadays."
Integrating sciences
Noting that the expanded and renovated science facilities will have a three-story glass atrium, Sister Savino said Aquinas College is aiming to make its science programs less intimidating to students who may not be STEM majors.
"We don't want the sciences to be something in a black box somewhere that people feel they can't touch," said Sister Savino, who has a doctorate in environmental engineering and a master's degree in soil science to go along with a master's degree in theology.
Sister Savino said she often polls students early in a semester to see what they think about the relationship between faith and science.
"I'm always somewhat disappointed that a lot of students feel it is confrontational," Sister Savino said. "So I think one of our goals is to try to change that misconception, to allow them to realize that there is a great need for dialogue between science and faith."
Sister Savino added that the wider culture has long been dominated by the narrative that science and faith are at war with one another.
"We're just trying, at the very least, to counter that narrative a little bit and propose an alternative," she said.
Brian Fraga is an Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor.
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The Average Salary in The Philippines (Cost, Comparison, Outsourcing)
by lauren September 13, 2021
Want to know the average salary in Philippines?
As one of the biggest outsourcing destinations in the world, the Philippines has a much lower average salary compared to countries like the USA, UK or Australia.
In this article, we'll take a close look at what the average salary in Philippines is and why that lower average doesn't actually hurt Filipino employees.
We'll also cover four reasons why the Philippines is an excellent outsourcing destination.
(Click on the links below to jump to a specific section)
The Average Salary in Philippines
Why Lower Outsourcing Salaries Don't Hurt Filipino Employees
4 Reasons Why The Philippines Is A Perfect Outsourcing Destination
How To Keep Your Outsourced Philippines Team Productive
Like any other country, Philippines salaries can differ based on various factors, like:
Years of experience and current job position.
Industry and market differences.
The area you reside in and work in.
Despite such differences, these Philippines average salaries can give you a better overview of the Filipino population and economy.
So what's the average salary in Philippines?
Here are some key statistics from 2018 about the average salary in the Philippines:
(In Philippine Pesos and converted to United States Dollars)
The average salary in the Philippines was PHP 161,847.60/year ($3,218).
The median salary in the Philippines was PHP 655,200/year ($12,955). (Median represents the middle value between all salaries considered, while average divides the sum of all salaries by the number of salaries considered.)
The average salary of Filipino BPO employees was PHP 375,000/year ($7,395).
In 2018, the average Filipino family income was PHP 313,000/year ($6,231.27).
In the National Capital Region, an average family's income was around PHP 460,000/year ($9,157.78).
Let's look at the salaries for some common jobs in the Philippines to get a clearer idea of how much everyone earns. We've mentioned each job's starting salary as well as the salaries for more experienced positions:
Job Title Entry Junior Senior
Accountant $4,407 $7,324 $8,464
Call Center Agent $3,400 $4,080 $7,654
Inside Sales Representative $5,220 $8,900 $9,060
Real Estate Agent $7,663 $11,625 $15,587
Software Engineer $5,962 $8,030 $14,202
Project Manager $5,830 $11,602 $20,303
(Human Resources) HR Manager $8,732 $10,419 $19,438
(Information Technology) IT Manager $9,913 $12,461 $16,298
Customer Service Representative $4,108 $5,027 $7,491
Administrative Assistant $3,203 $4,467 $5,873
Data Analyst $5,356 $7,617 $8,279
Human Resources Assistant $3,320 $3,606 $4,244
Human Resources Officer $4,322 $6,056 $10,644
Executive Assistant $4,379 $6,859 $7,954
Copywriter $4,784 $7,434 $8,279
Marketing Manager $7,885 $13,838 $19,281
Graphic Designer $3,605 $5,113 $6,623
Front End Developer $4,730 $7,220 $13,652
Design Architect $4,851 $6,976 $8,416
Business Analyst $5,941 $8,628 $12,175
Operations Manager $6,069 $10,635 $17,112
You may be wondering:
Since the average salary in Philippines is much lower than in other countries, does it hurt Filipino workers?
If you're looking to outsource to the Philippines and are worried about these rates, you have nothing to fear.
Like any other country, the average salary is a result of a few factors that make it adequate for Filipino workers.
Here's a closer look at this:
1. Lower Cost Of Living
Despite lower salaries and an unfavorable exchange rate (in May 2020, 1 USD = 50.59 PHP), one of the main factors that allow Filipino employees to live comfortably is the country's low cost of living.
With a lower cost of living, you don't have to spend most of your annual salary for your daily needs!
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), a family's average yearly expenditure in 2018 was PHP 239,000 ($4,758.07).
The average family saved around PHP 75,000 ($1,493.56), or approximately 24% of their income, in 2018. This means that most families can afford a comfortable lifestyle and easily reserve 20% for savings.
2. Outsourced Salaries vs. The Minimum Wage
The Filipino minimum wage ranges from PHP 290 (US$5.70) to PHP 537 (US$10.61) per day, varying across the country's regions.
This minimum wage is supposed to cover all the essential needs of an individual.
However, it's often seen as far too low to sustain basic needs for most individuals — who end up spending 75-80% of their salaries on basic necessities alone!
In comparison, the average salary of a BPO employee is around PHP 375,000/year ($7,395), which amounts to above PHP 1027 ($20.31) per day.
Considering the difference between their average monthly salary and the minimum wage, it's clear that most BPO employees earn enough to sustain a comfortable lifestyle.
The low salary cost makes the Philippines a great option for outsourcing — but that isn't the only reason!
After all, lower salaries are only one of the aspects you consider when choosing your BPO provider. You need to also think about the quality of work, the data privacy regulations, etc.
The Philippines manages to address all these concerns and more, making it the leading outsourcing destination in the world. In fact, the Filipino cities of Manila, Cebu City and Davao are listed among 2019's top 100 outsourcing hubs worldwide!
So here's a closer look at 4 factors that make the Philippines an ideal outsourcing destination:
1. Access To Skilled Talent At Low Costs
When outsourcing non-critical tasks, most companies look to cut costs — but not at the expense of quality, right?
Luckily, the Philippines offers highly skilled talent at a fraction of the salary you'd pay a US employee!
There's no shortage of talent you can hire!
Thanks to the Philippines' high literacy rate of 98.18%, there's a massive influx of graduates with a bachelor's degree into the labor force every year.
Moreover, the Philippines government's TESDA (Technical Education and Skills Development Authority) program provides training for BPO sector employment. All these factors contribute to a huge availability of Filipino talent that's perfect for your outsourcing needs!
2. English Fluency
With most foreign BPOs, there's a language barrier that makes collaboration incredibly difficult.
For example, they might not be fluent in your language of choice (usually English) – which leads to frequent miscommunication.
However, this isn't the case with the Philippines.
Along with Filipino (Tagalog), English is also used as an official language in the Philippines.
In fact, the Philippines has one of the largest English-speaking populations in the world!
This is the main advantage of using the Philippines as an outsourcing hub over other foreign countries.
Rest assured, you'll face no problems in communicating effectively with your outsourced Filipino teams. They can even expertly handle call centers and other client-facing services as per your needs.
3. Tax Benefits
The Philippines is not the only foreign country with lower salary costs.
However, favorable tax laws make the Philippines a much more cost-friendly alternative for your BPO needs!
To support the growing BPO industry, the Philippines government has introduced many tax benefits to make the country an attractive outsourcing destination. The Special Economic Zones Act is one of these.
This act offers several tax exemptions and benefits for foreign companies, including:
Four-year corporate income tax exemption.
Duty-free imports for equipment, supplies, raw materials, etc.
Local tax and permits exemptions.
Permanent residency for foreign investors and their immediate family.
In addition to these benefits, you'll receive further privileges and incentives by registering your business with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).
4. Data Security And Privacy Regulations
Data privacy and security is a major concern for businesses thinking about BPO services. After all, you may have to share company details and relevant files to the third-party service provider.
However, by outsourcing to the Philippines, you can eliminate these worries easily!
To safeguard the security of its outsourcing industry, the Philippines government has enacted strict regulations such as the Data Privacy Act.
Under the Data Privacy Act, anyone violating privacy regulations can face imprisonment for up to six years and a hefty fine of $20,000 to $100,000.
With such stringent laws in place, your data remains safe from reaching the wrong hands.
Despite all the advantages that the Philippines offers for your BPO needs, managing remote teams can be difficult.
After all, when you work with a foreign team, how do you track the tasks they work on and the time taken per task?
The task isn't impossible!
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My 20th $1000 was so slow to accumulate but came to its finale simultaneously with a nice little additional bounty of $2,000, which went towards my 20th, 21st and 22nd $1000. This meant that I finished the month of December with a total $3,000 to invest in one hit rather than 2 parcels (one $1000 parcel and one $2000 parcel). How did I do this? Well…get comfortable. I did online surveys, I sold some clothes on eBay and High End, I had some frugal weekends staying at home, I worked on the weekends, I did market research, I took my lunch to work, I cooked budget friendly meals for Rocco and I. $20 savings, here, $10 savings there and then $60 market research, $20 online surveys, it slowly added up to $1000.
Then I got to rent my house out at a premium. Fortunately it was only for a few days and was whilst Rocco and I were away, but this gave me another $2,000 which was a much appreciated boost to help me catch up. This is very rare, but a young mother was in a situation and needed a certain type of accommodation and wanted to bring her dog. My house is pet friendly so I was happy to help her out.
So excited to see $3,000 sitting in my dedicated $1000 Project Savings Account, I research a few different options and investments for my portfolio and instead of diversifying, I noticed that one of my ETFs was trading at a 12% discount. Whilst this may freak some investors out, this actually excites me and seeing the huge discount and potential long term capital growth opportunity matched within my passive income goals, I quickly ceased the moment and purchased more units in the geared ETF of Australian shares GEAR. This now brings my estimated passive income up to $4,565 p.a. which is 65% of my goal.
Definitely still way behind my goal of $7,000 by the beginning of March 2019, however I have a few tricks up my sleeve that I have been working on, and I cannot wait to share with you early next year. These are new things that I haven't done before, so stay tuned!


It's time to dance everybody! Dutch DJ/Producer Marc Benjamin is turning up the heat with his new Electro-House banger called Blaster, out now on Nicky Romero's Protocol Recordings. Loving this song guys! Blaster is a high energy song that will get everybody dancing! Marc delivers here a gem of an Electro-House cut packed with gritty basslines, heavy percussion and sawtooth synths underlying distorted vocal riffs. This song has all the elements perfect to get kick a party into high gear and become a fan favourite during his live sets. I've got this one on repeat and I think you will too! Check it out below!


At some point, most people in the United States require long-term care.
And to make matters worse, long-term care (or LTC) is not covered by regular health insurance. In fact, according to AARP, only about 7.2 million Americans have long-term care insurance.
What exactly is long-term care insurance? Why is LTC insurance important? Do you need it?
Today we're exploring the answers to these questions and more.
Keep reading for our definitive guide to long-term care insurance.
Long-term care insurance is exactly what it sounds like – an insurance policy that protects you if you have a chronic medical condition that requires long-term care.
Do you have a disability, a debilitating disease, or a chronic illness? Then you'll need long-term care insurance to help pay your long-term care bills.
But what exactly does long-term care insurance cover that disability insurance and medical insurance don't?
Long-term care insurance covers you when you need to move to an assisted living facility. It also covers nursing home care, adult day care, and even in-home care if you have the option to stay in your own home.
The number one reason why long-term care coverage is important is because nursing home care, in-home care, and assisted living facilities are expensive.
The facilities provide incredible care for people who need daily assistance and long-term medical treatment, but they will cost you.
The best way to protect yourself is with a long-term care insurance policy that covers these needs.
Long-term care insurance works like most other types of insurance in that you are buying future protection in case you need it. In this case, you're buying protection specifically to cover any long-term medical care that you may need.
Keep in mind, this is different from health insurance. Health insurance covers medical expenses, hospital bills, and medical procedures. Long-term care insurance is specifically for in-home assistance, nursing homes, and similar care methods.
With a long-term care insurance policy, insurance companies typically set a maximum daily benefit and a maximum monthly benefit in your policy. That means that they will pay up to a certain dollar amount, and you will be personally responsible for paying the rest.
Before you can collect, you'll need to prove that you are unable to perform at least one of the essential activities. In addition to physical ailments, severe cognitive impairments like dementia and Alzheimers can also qualify patients for long-term care.
In order to collect, you'll need to file a claim with your insurance provider. You won't receive any benefits until they approve your request. Once your request is approved, there is typically a waiting period before you can start collecting. During this period of time, you will still be responsible for covering the full cost of your long-term care.
After the expiration of the waiting period, you can then start collecting your long-term care insurance benefits.
As with any insurance policy, monthly premiums vary depending on a series of specific metrics. On average, long-term care policies cost about $2,700 per year or $225 per month.
Your personalized cost will be lower or higher depending on where you fit into the four key categories below.
Age is the most important factor in a long-term care insurance policy. Older policyholders typically require more care than younger, healthy adults. The best way to protect yourself is to shop for a long-term care policy when you are still young.
When you're young and relatively healthy, your premiums will be lower. But as you age, you can expect your premiums to rise 10% or more each year.
If you have a pre-existing condition, expect to pay more. People who seek an insurance policy with a pre-existing condition are more likely to need long-term care. And the more likely you are to need it, the higher your premiums will be.
For individuals with a pre-existing condition, it's best to consider taking out a policy when you are younger. That can help to counteract the extra costs you'll pay when you're older.
Statistically, women live longer. And that means that they're more likely to need long-term care in their later years. There's nothing you can do about it. Insurance policy premiums for women are higher than those for men.
If you're married, you can save as much as 15% – 20% on your long-term care insurance premium.
Married couples have the option to buy a variety of different insurance plans, including those that allow them to share benefits. That means that in some cases if one spouse is sick, you can dip into the other spouse's benefits to collect more than you would if you bought your own plan.
In other scenarios, there is a "third" account where both spouses have access to an independent pool of benefits. Spouses can enjoy access to funds that they can share equally or as needed. That means that one spouse won't have to dip into the other spouse's funds.
Whether you're married or single, it's always best to secure a policy before your health goes south. Don't wait until you're in your sixties or seventies to take out a long-term care insurance policy. If you do, you'll pay significantly more than a 55-year-old in good health.
When it comes to how much your monthly premiums will be, the above metrics should only be used as a gauge. There are other factors involved.
As with all insurance policies, the more extensive your care benefits, the higher your average costs. If you want your benefit amount to pay for high-end care facilities and top of the line long-term care services, you're going to have to pay for it.
Some policies also feature inflation protection, which is a good idea for most policyholders.
Insurance providers always have the option to raise your premiums, even after a policy is purchased. You, as the policyholder, have the right to refuse the new rate hikes – but that also means you'll be giving up your coverage.
Insurance providers assess policies on a regular basis, so as you age or as your health deteriorates, they are allowed to charge you more.
Ready to purchase long-term care insurance? The first place to start is with your employer's Human Resources department.
Some companies allow employees to purchase long-term care insurance at group rates. If your company offers this, take advantage of it. You'll pay less with a group rate than you will if you purchase an individual plan.
Unfortunately, it is becoming increasingly rare to get these types of benefits through work.
If your employer does not offer long-term care coverage, you'll need to purchase your insurance through a private broker.
A good first step is to ask your insurance agent at your current life insurance provider to see if they offer long-term care insurance. Many people find it easier to have multiple insurance policies with the same provider than to have to deal with multiple companies.
As with everything, there are pros and cons to buying long-term care insurance. Weigh your options carefully and make your decision based on your individual needs and health.
Many people rely on Medicare and Medicaid to cover their medical needs in their later years. As you know, those are government-funded services.
The IRS and policymakers in Washington provide an incentive to encourage people to take out long-term care insurance to limit the dependence on government funds.
Depending on the state you live in, you may be eligible to take tax deductions on long-term care insurance premiums. Some states provide tax relief at the state level as well.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, about 70% of Americans will require long-term care at some point. And you can't count on Medicaid or Medicare to pay for all of your expenses.
If you want control over how and where you receive care, you can't rely on Medicaid. Some nursing homes and assisted living facilities simply don't accept it. And, in some cases, Medicaid can dictate which care facility you must use.
Medicare, on the other hand, does not pay at all for assisted living expenses or the cost of home health aides. Depending on your situation, it might cover nursing home care, but that's usually only for less than a certain number of days (usually 100). Medicare will not protect you if you need long-term care.
Unfortunately, many Americans find that they need to dip into their retirement savings to pay for medical expenses. That can be a scary situation, especially if you have little savings put aside.
By taking out a long-term care insurance policy, you can protect the investments that you worked so hard for. That means that you can use your retirement savings for other living expenses.
Long-term care insurance is not cheap, but long-term care costs aren't cheap either. The average rate for a long-term care policy is about $225 per month, per individual. That's just an average. It can be much more expensive, depending on your age, your current health conditions, and other factors.
Just because you have a long-term care insurance policy doesn't mean that you can reap the benefits. You can't just be sick or have any old illness – you have to meet a certain standard to collect any payouts at all.
Qualifying for coverage can be a challenge in itself, especially if you have a pre-existing condition.
If you find that you're having a hard time qualifying for long-term care insurance, there are some alternative options you can choose.
You can plan (early) to create a sizable savings plan so that you can pay for your own care out of pocket.
You can tap into accelerated death benefits of a life insurance policy or make a withdrawal against the cash value of your life insurance policy.
You can also sell your life insurance policy for cash to help pay for long-term care.
For most Americans, having long-term care insurance is a good idea.
As long as you qualify, it will cover the costs of long-term care, including moving into a nursing home or an assisted living facility. It can also subsidize the cost of at-home health care if you choose to stay in your own home.
If you're ready to find an insurance policy to protect you if you need extended care, start as soon as possible. The younger and healthier you are, the lower your premiums will be. Just remember – insurance providers can always implement rate increases as you age and as your health deteriorates.
Having this specific type of insurance can be a lifesaver – in more ways than one. Medicaid and Medicare won't cover these sorts of expenses. Dipping into your retirement account to pay for care out of pocket can leave you penniless. And not being able to afford the care you need can be downright lethal.
Don't spend your later years worrying about how you are going to take care of yourself and maintain your health. Don't burden your loved ones by having to rely on family members to administer constant care.
Instead, prepare yourself ahead of time. Look into a long-term care insurance policy now. Whether you sign up for one or not, at least you'll know your options.


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Q: How can I execute terminal commands from a C program? I am creating a reverse shell in C (just for practice) and I don't know how to execute terminal commands from my C program. How should I go about doing this? (I am on a POSIX system) (I would like to get the output)

A:
how to execute terminal commands from my C program
  ...
  (I would like to get the output)

Look at popen
Example
#include <stdio.h>

int main(int argc, char ** argv)
{
  if (argc != 2) {
    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <command>\n", *argv);
    return -1;
  }

  FILE * fp = popen(argv[1], "r");

  if (fp != 0) {
    char s[64];

    while (fgets(s, sizeof(s), fp) != NULL)
      fputs(s, stdout);

    pclose(fp);
  }

  return 0;
}

Compilation and executions:
bruno@bruno-XPS-8300:/tmp$ gcc -Wall o.c
bruno@bruno-XPS-8300:/tmp$ ./a.out date
samedi 11 avril 2020, 17:58:45 (UTC+0200)
bruno@bruno-XPS-8300:/tmp$ a.out "date | wc"
      1       6      42
bruno@bruno-XPS-8300:/tmp$ ./a.out "cat o.c"
#include <stdio.h>

int main(int argc, char ** argv)
{
  if (argc != 2) {
    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <command>\n", *argv);
    return -1;
  }

  FILE * fp = popen(argv[1], "r");

  if (fp != 0) {
    char s[64];

    while (fgets(s, sizeof(s), fp) != NULL)
      fputs(s, stdout);

    pclose(fp);
  }

  return 0;
}
bruno@bruno-XPS-8300:/tmp$

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You know what might be the saddest part of my day yesterday? When my 15 year old son came back from trick or treating in our neighborhood and said people were mean to him. Adults were mean to him. They didn't understand why he would be trick or treating. They didn't believe him when he said he was 15. They said, "Why are you even out here. Your costume is terrible." They told him this isn't for him.
He was too polite to answer. So, I will.
You complain that the children and college students currently in existence are amounting to nothing and up to no good. You gripe and moan about how scared you are for the day they take over and run this country. And yet. You take a night that is supposed to be fun and family and creative, and you shut them down.
I am not sorry. I am not sorry that I have raised 5 kids who choose playing dress up well into their teen years. I am not sorry that I have raised teens who would rather spend the evening with their ten and eleven year old siblings and their three year old neighbor. I am not sorry that they say, "Thank you," before ever being prompted. They won't even walk in your grass, because I've raised them to be respectful of other people's property.
I am not sorry they choose a huge squad of teenagers to spend this night with (some college aged, some high schoolers) doing things like throwing back hot apple cider and taking endless photos of each other. I am certainly not sorry that this same bunch of kids would rather settle around my campfire eating homemade chili with their friends than get wasted at a frat party, which I am sure many of them were invited to.
I am not sorry for any of that. I am sorry for you. That you are too narrow minded to see that you are breaking kids down with your ridiculous decisions about something so insignificant as trick or treating. You've created an impossible bar because you want our kids to make better choices and value what matters, and when they do, you corner them on your porch and threaten them to get off your property. Really?
You aren't the kind of people who are making the world a better place by withholding your dime store candies. My son is making this world a better place. Would it have changed your view of him if you knew he just finished a week long mission trip in our city-doing outreach to the homeless, cleaning up local schools, and walking your very streets cleaning up garbage without an ask or thank you?
Maybe this group would have passed your unspoken test if you knew each of these kids seriously value their education. They work multiple jobs-some without pay- while going to school full-time. Would that help you? Maybe but I doubt it. And none of it really matters, I suppose. Because you will not likely change. But that's ok. I am not raising you. But you are welcome that I am the one raising these kids.
We won't forget you. You have created a learning opportunity so my kids can see how to handle unreasonable adults. How to be kind in the face of a jerk. How to choose manners over impressing their friends, no matter how rude of a person they meet.
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They all did. 😂 Highlight of my night and left me feeling disappointed in myself for judging.
I LOVE this story. HAHA Your kids bring out the best in people across the globe!
I found myself struggling this year with the concept of an older child in my family trick or treating. Thank you for changing my mindset! I agree with you in the many things you said about what is so wrong with kids being a part of a night for kids, and enjoying a family event. Bravo to you, I appreciate your parenting wisdom! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks, Megan. I love your heart, and I appreciate you saying something.
I'm so sorry people were mean to your kids. My mom always used to say, "if they took the time to dress up in a costume, the least we can do is give them a damn piece of candy, no matter how old they are". My husband & I just bought our first home & I was antsy all day at work to get home to hand out candy to the trick-or-treaters. I was surprised at how many were teens, but you know what? Every last one of them was polite, in costume, and looked as happy and excited as the little ones.
HA! I love your mamma. I need that in needlepoint. Any of you crafty?


Today you wake up early. A little before sunrise; breakfast will be served in the lounge before we head out for a long game drive in time to see the first rays of light. You will search for all the wildlife in the park and are likely to come across Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Waterbuck, Leopard, Uganda Kob, and many Warthogs.
You will go to Ishasha where you will look for the tree climbing lions: To escape from the heat during the day, the lions here have learned how to climb the fig trees. If you are lucky you might spot a few during your game drive, so keep your eyes open and look up! Besides these famous lions, there is other interesting wildlife to be seen, like buffalo and the Uganda kob. After lunch you will drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest; home of the Mountain Gorillas.
Get a good night's sleep because tomorrow you have to be fresh for the Gorilla trekking.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest boasts both mountain gorillas and chimpanzees - the only forest in Africa which can make this claim. It also hosts five other species of primate, 113 species of mammal, over 200 butterflies and 360 birds. The gorillas you track belong to one of nine habituated family groups who can tolerate the presence of humans for a brief period every day.


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Visit of H.E. Ms. Akira Matsu, the Former Vice Minister of METI
The delegates of Japanese Enterprises, led by H.E. Ms. Akira Matsu, the Former Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan, visited Indonesia on May 3-5, 2013. The delegation visited ERIA on May 5, 2013 during their visit and Prof. Hidetoshi Nishimura, Executive Director of ERIA and senior officials of ERIA welcomed the delegation.
Ms. Matsu supported the establishment of ERIA and remains a strong supporter for ERIA as the Vice Chairman of Parliamentary League for ERIA.
Prof. Nishimura reported ERIA's recent activities and important outcomes from the Summit in previous year and expressed his appreciation to Ms. Matsu for her support from ERIA's establishment.
Ms. Matsu also attended the Exchange of Views between ERIA Governing Board and Academic Advisory Council Members and Ambassadors of ERIA Member States and its Farewell Dinner Reception which was held on May 4, 2013.
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BREEN, Janice Eileen (nee Monaghan). — Loved wife of the late Leo Breen and loved daughter of the late Pat and Catherine Monaghan (Wendon), loved sister of Denise Dore (Dunedin), Colleen and Owen Lavender (Queenstown), Patrick (twin brother) and Shirley Monaghan (Invercargill), Marie and Eddie Valk (Cromwell), a loved aunt of all her nieces and nephews. R.I.P. "A patient suffer at rest."