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On 4 March the above conclusion was made by participants in the international conference that took place in Ekaterinburg with the assistance of the human rights commissioner in Sverdlovsk region.
New Human Rights Commissioner Alexander Belugin appointed in Nenets Autonomous Area
On 5 March, in the course of the 9th session of the Nenets Autonomous Area's Council of Deputies Alexander Belugin was appointed Commissioner for Human Rights in the area. He received 13 out of 18 deputies' votes.
Institute of Commissioner for Human Rights in Tatarstan Republic marked 15th anniversary
"I can say with certainty that the human rights commissioner's institute in the Tatarstan Republic proved its high demand and consistency testified by the steady confidence level among residents of the republic", President of the Tatarstan Republic Rustam Minnikhanov said.
New human rights commissioner in Nenets Autonomous Area may be elected 5 March
The issue of appointing one of their colleagues to the human rights commissioner's position in Nenets Autonomous Area is to be considered at the regular session of the Legislative Council of the area on Thursday.
Draft constitutional law amending procedure of work of regional human rights commissioners upheld by deputies in Kamchatka
At the 28th Session of the Legislative Council in Kamchatka Territory, the deputies upheld the draft constitutional law amending the procedure of work of regional human rights commissioners.
Krasnodar NCO's case dismissed
On 25 February, it became known that the Magistrates' Court dismissed the case of the Krasnodar Regional Public Organisation of University Graduates on performing actions of a foreign agent while being unregistered in the relevant list in the absence of administrative offence.
Interaction between local self-government and regional human rights commissioners discussed in Siberian Federal District
On 16 February, in Moscow, the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Siberian Federal District Nikolai Rogozhkin held a video conference regarding interaction of state authorities and local self-government bodies with human rights commissioners in the federal district's territorial entities.
Civic Chamber reminded of remand centres' problems
On 16 February, President of the Civic Chamber Alexander Brechalov sent an official letter of appeal to President of Russia Vladimir Putin drawing his attention to the problem of remand centres in Russia. The letter says about a dramatic increase in the number of detainees in remand facilities and disastrous conditions of custody.
Confidence in institute of human rights commissioner significantly increased
The Levada Center's opinion surveys published on 12 February showed a significant increase in the index of public confidence in the institute of the human rights commissioner in Russia. In January 2015, the index grew up to 3.11 (five-point scale) in comparison to 2.76 points for the same period last year.
Right to a name
One of the fundamental personal non-pecuniary rights of a citizen — the right to a name was restored after the human rights commissioner in Rostov region had stepped in.


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Paid day-to-day expenses of PM House from my own pocket, claims Nawaz Sharif
Nawaz Sharif's comments came a day after Prime Minister Khan, in his first address to the nation as the 22nd premier of the country, broke down the expenses of the Prime Minister House.
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Former prime minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, speaks during a news conference at a hotel in London, Britain on July 11.(REUTERS)
Pakistan's incarcerated former premier Nawaz Sharif on Monday said he used to pay the day-to-day expenses of Prime Minister House from his own pocket, as the newly sworn-in Prime Minister Imran Khan pointed to massive government expenditure.
Talking to reporters outside an accountability court where he appeared for hearing two more graft cases against him, Sharif said he has the cheques as proof to show the payments, the Dawn reported.
He said he used to pay the day-to-day expenses of the Prime Minister House from his own pocket.
Sharif's comments came a day after Prime Minister Khan, in his first address to the nation as the 22nd premier of the country, broke down the expenses of the Prime Minister House.
"The prime minister has 524 servants and 80 cars. The prime minister, which is me, also has 33 bulletproof cars. The prime ministers all have helicopters and aeroplanes to fly them. We have massive governor houses and every conceivable luxury," Khan said.
He said he planned on cutting down his own as well the country's expenditure.
"I will keep only two people with me out of the (prime minister's staff of) 524. I will be staying in a three-bedroom house that served as the military secretary's house," he said.
Outlining his government's approach to resolve the country's economic issues, Khan emphasised on taking austerity measures, working on tax reforms instead of taking loans and rooting out corruption.
He has promised to transform Pakistan into a Medina-like welfare state, which was set up by the Prophet in early years of Islam.
Khan has lashed out at the previous PML-N government for current debt crisis which has risen to Rs 28 trillion, saying the country had not been as indebted in its entire history as it has been in the last ten years.
Sharif appeared before the Islamabad-based court for hearing in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills and the Hill Metal Establishment cases.
Sharif along with his daughter Maryam and his son-in-law Capt (retd) Muhammad Safdar are serving jail terms of 10-years, seven years and one year respectively in the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, after the accountability court convicted them on July 6 over the family's ownership of four luxury flats in London through illegal means.
A number of PML-N workers gathered outside the accountability court to show their support for the ousted premier.
They attempted to shower rose petals on Sharif but were taken into custody by the police.
First Published: Aug 20, 2018 19:01 IST
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Individuals without a taken care of partnership combined virtual as well as in person experiences; those in stable partnerships had periods of intensity and also damage Solitary individuals remained to have sex throughout the pandemic. However, experiences became more hybrid, blending face-to-face and also online encounters. Initial information from the national "Sexvid" survey, which started in October 2020, show that regarding 85% of Brazilians kept relationships, consisting of both solitary and married individuals.
To further map sex during the pandemic, the scientists offered an online survey that has actually currently obtained about 1,800 reactions that are still being analyzed. The type can be answered by people over 18 years of ages on the research study website.
The study, which entails specialists from different public colleges, investigates just how the pandemic has actually influenced the sexual practices of Brazilians and seeks to respond to how threat monitoring has been, taking into consideration the context of Covid-19 infection.
" We determined a much better hybridity between making use of application technology as well as sites, not only to situate companions, however additionally to launch conversations till the sex-related experience. There is making use of safety and security inquiries concerning Covid-19, for example," says Marco Aurelio Prado, a professor at the Grad Program in Psychology at the Federal College of Minas Gerais (UFMG), one of the organizers.
An additional actions gotten throughout the pandemic was the adjustment in the method relationships are started, according to Paula Sandrine Machado, teacher at the Grad Program in Social and Institutional Psychology at the Federal College of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), that is additionally among the organizers of the research study.
" Those that utilize apps started to stay a longer time on them before determining for an in person experience, as a result of a particular examination of what they will certainly consider to be a risk-free companion," she says.
The first stage of the research conducted meetings with individuals of various sexual orientations and also from a number of Brazilian areas. The initial phase of the research study additionally assessed records on social media networks and also journalistic publications, which showed that part of the populace broke the regulations of detachment for dating.
" The records consist of a wide range of detail on just how this non-compliance involved super-complex elements. From establishing parameters prior to an encounter, such as decisions regarding putting on a mask or utilizing alcohol gel. Along with negotiations of the type, whether the person lives alone or in a sorority," Paula describes.
" At once when the country does not have actually a coordinated public policy that speaks about sexuality as well as prevention of contamination and also harm decrease in a pandemic, pertaining to sexuality, what interests us is to recognize how individuals do this, considering that they need to pursue the information on their own," claimed Prado.
When spoken to by CNN, the Ministry of Health and wellness did not respond concerning the lack of useful material from the portfolio on the topic till the publication of the report.
Effect on the sex life of married people
It was not just in the sexual life of songs that the pandemic interfered. Sexologist Carmita Abdo examines that there was an influence on the experience of sexuality in various means for pairs cohabiting, separated couples and also individuals starting their sex-related lives.
Teacher at the University of São Paulo (USP) School of Medication, Carmita is the author of the lately released publication "Sexo no Cotidiano", which unites 26 subjects on sexuality, consisting of destination, affection, as well as seclusion. In the book, the author tells concerns such as the lack of spontaneity in sex, pertaining to the rushed life, along with concerns such as sex and physical as well as mental health, as well as the effects of the pandemic in connections.
According to the sexologist, the pandemic, in a first moment, made sexual intercourses between individuals sharing the very same roof much more intense. "The first few times were very interesting. They had to do with delighting in that downtime, the remainder. One was somehow less busy and could have longer, extra constant, better top quality sex," he describes.
Nonetheless, as the limitations enforced as a step to avoid the brand-new coronavirus took place for weeks as well as months, partnerships also started to encounter moments of damage.
" Cohabiting all day, not having various subjects to trade at the end of the day, not having the necessary physical range ahead back and in some way feel the requirement for comfort, for physical distance, was the second moment for these pairs," she states.
The sexologist points out that the prolongation of the pandemic brought concerns that minimized sex-related frequency and also complete satisfaction, consisting of health and wellness problems, sorrow over the loss of enjoyed ones, economic challenge, and uncertainty concerning the future.
Pairs staying in various houses were forced into a physical separation during the pandemic. According to Carmita, this brought about a boost in the use of the Web as a resource for sex-related satisfaction. Along with video clip phone calls, she points out that there has actually been an increase in the usage of pornography and also self pleasure practices by males and females.
" Women began to have a much more intense masturbatory activity than typical. And guys preserved this task plus apps, video clips, and pornography, more generally utilized than in a pattern outside the pandemic," she stated.
Carmita explains that making use of technology is being much more pertinent for youngsters and adolescents who experience the start of their sex-related life in the pandemic period.
" We have a generation of enormous virtual sexual initiation. What was currently taking place as a complement, an opportunity or a preview, before launching into a face-to-face experience, has actually ended up being a guideline as well as not an initiation," she stated.
The sexologist highlights that, generally, the records regarding sexuality during the pandemic stress that partnerships are much less pleasant and also being stifled by stress over the future.
" Worries that didn t exist have actually been added to those that already existed. Besides the aspect that residences have actually come to be occupied regularly by many individuals, without privacy for sexual activity," she adds.
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" What we have actually observed and also what we call hybridity is that these are very certain setups that people have actually made, practically generating some personalized protocols as well as risk monitoring. As if they ended up taking responsibility for this management, without a discussion or a public dispute concerning it," discusses Paula Sandrine, from UFRGS.
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, city governments as well as clinical societies around the globe have actually developed their own overviews on the topic.
In March in 2015, the New york city federal government released a guide with approaches to decrease the threat of Covid-19 transmission throughout sex, suggesting that: "Decisions about sex and sexuality need to be balanced with personal and also public health."
The overview suggests close, relying on relationships, with prior discussions about the dangers of Covid-19 transmission. The text recommends staying clear of crowds and putting on hold in person meetings with people understood online or via apps. The brochure additionally suggests tracking signs after relationships with people outside the circle of contact and avoiding methods in the existence of signs and symptoms of the illness.
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[R47R, Big Powderhorn Resort], located in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula, apparently lost their main lodge in a fire today, Thursday, Jan. 13. Details were sketchy, but news outlets in the area were reporting the lodge was being called a total loss this afternoon.
Area operations will continue as normal starting tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 14, according to Jeanie Schenk, an operations assistant at the resort.
"We will be operating out of the Caribou Lodge starting tomorrow morning, and lift operations will continue as normal," she told OnTheSnow. "No one was hurt in the fire and lodging and lift operations were unaffected."
The fire, according to online reports, started in the kitchen area a little after 11 a.m. Central Time, but no official cause has been determined. No injuries are being reported at this time. Gogebic County Sheriff's Deputy Jay Kangas, was quoted in reports as saying the building was a total loss. The base lodge housed administrative offices, rental and retail shops and food service outlets.
Four area fire departments responded to the fire.
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1. If you honor God, He will honor you (1 Samuel 2:30).
2. If you are with the Lord, He is with you (2 Chronicles 15:2).
3. If you forsake Him, then He will forsake you (2 Chronicles 12:5; 15:2).
4. If you love wisdom, then wisdom will love you (Proverbs 8:17).
5. If you return to the Lord, He will return to you (Zechariah 1:3; Malachi 3:7).
6. If you confess or deny Christ, He will confess or deny you (Matthew 10:32-33; cf. Luke 12:8; 2 Timothy 2:12).
7. If you love Jesus, He and the Father will love you (John 14:21).
8. If you abide in Christ, He will abide in you (John 15:4-5).
9. If you draw near to God, He will draw near to you (James 4:8).
Are there any other verses that you know of that read in the same way these verses about doing unto God and then He will do unto you?
1 John 4:19 (ASV) We love, because he first loved us.
John 15:5 (ASV) I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing.
John 15:16 (ASV) Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Only problem with that compilation of verses is it makes it sound like we are the 'first mover'.
Sorry about that. That was not my intention.
It always takes the Lord to initiate opening the heart (Acts 16:14).
I didn't think so, I just wanted to present a balance. Thanks for the clarification.


CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Nov. 29, 2016) - Tornado Global Hydrovacs Ltd. ("Tornado" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:TGH) provides the following report of its financial results for the third quarter of 2016.
40% of the Net Loss of $1 million in the third quarter of 2016 was attributable to the new business development activities in relation to the China growth strategy, including hiring a President and COO of the China WFOE, establishing a headquarter office in Beijing and continued market study and business development initiatives.
1 Adjusted earnings (loss) before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) is not defined by IFRS. The definition of Adjusted EBITDA does not take into account gains and losses on the disposal of assets, fair value changes in foreign currency forward contracts and non-cash components of stock based compensation. While not IFRS measures, Adjusted EBITDA is used by management, creditors, analysts, investors and other financial stakeholders to assess the Group's performance and management from a financial and operational perspective.
Empire Industries Ltd. ("Empire") successfully spun its Tornado Hydrovac Business out by way of a Plan of Arrangement to form a new public company named Tornado Global Hydrovacs Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:TGH) at the end of Q2 2016. This occurred concurrent with a Chinese strategic investor injecting $7 million of equity and a commitment to invest an additional $2.5 million of subordinate debt into Tornado after a wholly owned subsidiary is incorporated in China. Empire shareholders own 54.5% of Tornado and the Chinese strategic investors own 45.5%.
Over the past two years, the Company has been challenged to respond to the negative effect that the significant reduction in oil and gas prices has had on reducing capital expenditures in Western Canada, especially in the oil sands market. The Company has increased its emphasis on exporting its hydrovac trucks to the US municipal and industrial markets to offset the adverse conditions in the western Canadian industrial market. The Company has been talking with a few strategic partners in the USA that are planning to build large fleets of Hydrovac trucks and has a few prospective sales orders in quarter four and next year. The Company has also hired a new sales person who has relevant industry experience and extensive contacts with US customers to further enhance the sales in US market.
The Company's newly designed, patents pending, hydrovac truck started production in July and it will replace its original hydrovac designed truck. This new design has compelling improvements and is anticipated to be well received in the North American market.
Approximately 65% of the proceeds of the recently closed private placement will be deployed to execute the China WFOE's business plan and 35% will be used as working capital to support Tornado's North American operations. We have hired a President and COO of the China WFOE, established a seasoned Board of Directors and opened an office in Shanghai and Beijing. Earnings from the Chinese venture will take time to develop, and as such, revenues associated with the China WFOE will not be sufficient to offset the start-up costs that will be incurred in 2016 and 2017.
China is also ramping up the business development activities by building up team with expertise in the industry, doing more market investigation and preparing marketing plan for the activities upon the arrival of demo trucks.
"We had a tough third quarter this year due to the significant drop in demand caused by low oil prices and the corresponding reduction in oil production and pipeline construction and associated capital expenditures. However, we took advantage of this slow time to completely redesign our hydrovac truck both for North America and China. The patent pending, design changes offer compelling advantages over all the other hydrovac trucks in the market. We are determined to make the Tornado hydrovac truck be the industry leading, truck of choice. We've made good progress in executing our China business development plans. We have opened our head office in Beijing and an experienced, high quality team has been hired including President and VP Sales of our Chinese wholly owned subsidiary. We have already started to manufacture three demonstration trucks for the China market and expect to send them to China early in 2017," said Bill Rollins, CEO of Tornado Global Hydrovacs Ltd.
About Tornado Global Hydrovacs Ltd.
The Company designs and manufactures hydrovac trucks in Canada and sells hydrovac trucks for excavation service providers to the oil and gas industry and the municipal markets in Canada and the USA. The Company has established a wholly owned operation in China with a head office in Beijing to leverage its hydrovac intellectual property in this promising excavation market. Hydrovac trucks use high pressure water to pulverize soil and turn it into mud, and then vacuum up the resulting mud into its tank. Tornado currently operates in North America and intends to expand its hydrovac business into China.
For more information about Tornado, visit www.tghl.ca.
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The Laidlaw Scholarship helps undergraduate students pursue research in their area of passion over two summers
By Steph Coulter
Undergraduates looking to use their long summer break to enhance their skills, experience and employment prospects face the tough task of finding a suitable placement.
The Laidlaw Scholarship Programme offers an exciting opportunity to students with an interest in research and a desire to develop their leadership skills.
Funded by Lord Irvine Laidlaw of Rothiemay, the Laidlaw Scholarship is expanding each year and currently runs at six UK universities and a further six in Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada and the US. The overarching goal of the programme is to build a "new breed of adaptive, passionate and committed leaders" by funding students to pursue their own research interests over two summers, alongside a bespoke leadership development programme.
I first became aware of this scholarship in the second year of my studies in international relations at the University of St Andrews. The idea of becoming a Laidlaw Scholar was appealing – not only could I win funding to conduct research in my area of passion, I would also be trained in the leadership skills that are important to scoring places on competitive graduate schemes and master's programmes.
I found a lecturer in the school of international relations willing to supervise my research and submitted my application with a view to investigating democratic backsliding in Hungary and its consequences for the future of the European Union. After an exhaustive interview process, I was delighted to be chosen as one of 25 scholars from a range of disciplines at St Andrews and began preparation for what promised to be an interesting and mentally taxing summer.
Now in the third week of my five-week research programme, I have realised that trying to create an original piece of research is beyond difficult – even more so when one has little background knowledge in their field.
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European studies was completely alien to me, despite my studies in international relations. As I began to read, words such as "conditionality", "neofunctionalism" and "narratology" began to arise regularly and I found myself wrestling with my own sanity as I tried to come to terms with the perplexing vocabulary I was coming across.
However, the nature of the programme prevents scholars from becoming disheartened when faced with new concepts and heavy literature. I have been in constant communication with my supervisor Dr Mateja Peter, whose knowledge of the subject matter and understanding of the challenges of research has proved invaluable.
Engaging in regular meetings and Skype calls with her has ensured that I have someone to bounce ideas off and has helped me to stay on track.
The network of other scholars conducting their research has also been vital. As a group, we regularly share common problems and are each assigned to an Action Learning Set that provides us a forum to discuss specific issues. As a result of this framework, I have felt my confidence as a scholar grow and I'm more productive.
The skills I have learned as part of the leadership development programme have also helped me achieve better research results. During a residential leadership weekend I attended in March, a big focus was on self-leadership.
Self-leadership is the ability to lead yourself to achieve optimal performance, with scholars encouraged to be meticulous in their organisation, clear in their communication and honest in their self-reflection.
I utilise these skills regularly – setting myself targets for each day's research and clearly outlining what I intend to achieve, communicating with Dr Peter and the Laidlaw team and constantly reflecting on how my to improve my practices (something made easier by the requirement that all scholars contribute to the Laidlaw Blog).
Such skills are compatible with Lord Laidlaw's vision to create thoughtful and methodical leaders and are crucial in achieving success in any future work environment. After completing my five-week research period in St Andrews this summer, I can look forward to a further block next summer when I can follow up on my findings.
I intend to use the generous Laidlaw Travel Fund to visit Hungary and conduct primary research – interviewing academics and civil society groups about how the changing democratic conditions there have affected their lives and work.
Furthermore, I eagerly anticipate the annual Laidlaw Conference, taking place this September at UCL, which gives scholars the chance to network with those from other universities and further develop our leadership skills by attending lectures delivered by leaders in academia and industry.
I will also have the opportunity to attend further leadership events in St Andrews, as well as being granted access to a leadership coach once my time as a Laidlaw Scholar has ended. Each of these opportunities will be extremely useful in helping me develop the organisational, communicative and entrepreneurial qualities required to lead myself and others in later life.
As someone who intends to pursue postgraduate study after completing my degree, I feel my experience as part of the Laidlaw Scholarship Programme will be invaluable in giving me a head start in developing my skills as both an academic and a leader.
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Is Okoboji a 'blue water' lake? Researcher dives into the issue
By Russ Mitchell -- Managing Editor
Stop us if you've heard this before:
"West Okoboji is one of only three blue water lakes in the world, the others being Lake Geneva in Switzerland and Lake Louise in Canada."
Dr. John Downing isn't going to debunk the magic of Santa or tell you how coins end up where that missing baby tooth used to be. But, the Iowa State and Minnesota-Duluth researcher is an expert in his field. He can tell you the "blue" West Lake Okoboji claim just doesn't hold water.
File the information next to your University of Okoboji degree.
"It was said to me when I moved to Iowa about 22 years ago," Downing said. "I laughed at the time. It's a nice thought. We're all proud of our lakes and we love them. I think it's great people are that proud of Okoboji. It's a terrific lake -- my family has actually been involved with Okoboji since my dad was a little boy."
It just isn't blue -- but there's no need for the lakeshore property owners in Canada or Switzerland to feel superior.
"'There is, really, no such thing," he said. "It's not a technical appellation. It's something somebody made up. Actually, there are lakes that have blue water, but they're usually polluted with copper."
Other lakes appear blue when you look down in them, "but what you're usually seeing then is chalk particles in the water and the blueness of the sky is being reflected back up to your eye."
Downing is a limnologist -- a person who studies lakes, rivers and streams. He's currently on leave from Iowa State University to do research at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. His current studies center around Lake Superior.
"Lake Superior is a phenomenally blue water lake -- I mean it has water that appears very blue," he said. "It has some of the best water quality in the world, in fact. But, it also doesn't share much in common with Lake Louise, Geneva or Okoboji."
The researcher will oversee the Iowa Lake Monitoring Project until the end of the year. Findings suggest West Lake Okoboji benefits from its depth, its relatively small watershed it's groundwater input and a high dilution rate.
"It's a good clear water system," Downing said. "It's what we call mesotrophic, meaning it has a moderate amount of nutrients in it and it has pretty clear water. Certainly it has the clearest water, I think, of all the lakes in Iowa -- just because it's deep. Not because we've behaved properly. It is able to absorb a lot of insult."
West Lake Okoboji's maximum depth is 134 feet, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
"If Okoboji were 20-feet deep like many other lakes in Iowa, it would not be so clear," Downing said. "It certainly is a terrific waterbody. I'm sorry to say there is no such thing, technically, as a blue water lake. ...I think it's just a wonderful expression of people's love and dedication to that lake. It's special enough all on its own. I think it's wonderful that people want to call it something even more special."
More from this columnist · Russ Mitchell
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Maybe just use your words (9/25/18)
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A tale of two Republicans (9/4/18)
You can't have summer without Maye (8/28/18)
An occasional reminder (4/25/18)
If unity is what we want, we're a long way from finding it (9/26/17)
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Paperless HR Department: How and Why?
In a company or organization, the role of the HR department is trivial. The HR department has to go through a lot of activities for its functioning. Most of the HR activities happening are through offline modes and so will require a lot of paperwork. Paper works are always tiring, time consuming and non-economic. Moreover, these methods are always error-prone. So switching on to something more productive and economical is always a wise decision. This is why HR department should go paperless. In this blog, we will see how the HR department can step up to the paperless mode and thus improve its efficiency.
Paper usage can be budget killers, it is not because paper sheets cost a fortune, it is because of the related activities along with papers which can destabilize the budget. Activities like filing cabinets, using of printers, printer inks, office space allocation for paper works and maintenance come along with paper works. This definitely can eat your budget. Now let's see the smart ways through which we can switch from paper usage.
Physical signatures are always risky when it comes to a business firm since the originality can fluctuate from time to time. Also when physical signatures are used, the paper is a must and so paperwork comes to play. When physical signatures are used there will also be inconveniences of scanning it, printing it etc. Now when e-signatures are used all these problems can be solved along with added advantages such as time and money saving along with more security.
This is not a physical technique, instead, this is a psychological technique. Here the HR can encourage the employees to go paperless and go digital instead. Employees can use digital formats for office related activities and works. HR can also provide some kind of appreciation in form of prizes to employees with low print rates, low paper usage etc.
Paper forms are an integral part of every company. This fashion can be changed by introducing digital forms which can save a lot of money and also eliminate the inconvenience of paperwork. Various forms like evaluation forms, feedback forms, application forms, time-off forms, reimbursement forms, and agreement forms can be digitized for easy working.
Most of the documents related with an office are handled via papers. When these documents are switched to PDF formats it creates better accessibility and easy usage. Since PDF's are mobile friendly the document storage become easier. Also creating documents digitally reduce the risk of physical damage, losing etc.
The normal method a company adapts to store an employee file is the offline method which uses paper. Keeping this file and taking it out each time for various purposes is not an easy task. Same is the case of storing various documents associated with the company. The cloud storage systems which are available now can be an effective alternative. The cloud storage can provide efficient storage facilities for files along with easy accessibility. Also, the security provided by cloud storage is on the higher side, since only authorized persons can access the files which are not the case if we use regular paper document storage.
The recruitment process is another area where a lot of paper works are happening. The recruitment process can be carried out digitally. With techniques such as e-signatures, electronic documents etc. smart recruitment without paper usage can be done. Also making use of emails, text messages, digital resumes etc. can eliminate the use of paper and increase the efficiency of the overall recruitment process.
The new employees hired to a firm or company will be required to fill so many company related documents. This can be changed into the online format where the employee will find all the details in an online form and after filling it can be saved and used by the company. Also, other documents associated with the employee like contract letter, payslips etc. can be digitized.
The traditional paycheck method has given way to direct deposits in the majority of the companies. But still, the pay statements are provided in offline paper mode. This too can be changed by the use of online pay statements. These pay statements are transferred through secured channels which can only be accessed by the employee. There will be a password to access the pay statement which is sent in the form of encrypted emails. Thus payroll management can go paperless.
These are some of the ways through which we can turn the HR department to paperless working.
Why should we go paperless?
Going paperless has got many advantages. It actually helps a company in many ways. It is not just for the sake of changing the old school ways that a company shall adopt the paperless methods but for the various benefits it will bring in. Now let's look at the various advantages of a paperless HR department.
The regular recruitment process is very hard and time-consuming since the HR will have to go through a bundle of resumes, cover letters, job applications etc. With the paperless adaptation, these inconveniences can be erased. Using online job applications allow you to gather relevant data from candidates through a common source which can be analyzed and stored in a database.
The joining day of an employee will be full of paper works like company policies, paper forms, and other important documents. When all these processes are made into the online format it removes the problem of paper works and makes process simple yet efficient. The accessibility of these documents also become easier since you don't have to go through paper bundles to find a particular document.
The employee management, when done in the paperless fashion, becomes more effective. Real-time management is the advantage which we get from paperless employee management. The employee can get connected with the HR department in real time through online methods which can ensure actions are taken without any time wastage.
Payroll when digitized reduce a lot of stress for the HR department. The major problems like lost or stolen cheques and late payments are completely erased. Fast payroll reports creation is also made possible when digital payroll is introduced.
Going paperless saves a considerable amount of time as well as money. Since all the works are done digitally and online, it will definitely increase the speed of the works and thereby helps in time-saving. Since the usage of a lot of items like printers is minimized, going paperless will help in cost cutting also.
The documents get more security when they are made into digital format. There won't be problems like missing documents, damaged documents, stealing important files etc. when digital documents are introduced. Thus security will be high.
These all are the various advantages which we can acquire when HR department goes paperless.


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Q: Is there a reciprocal function in Octave? Is there a built-in function in Octave to compute the element-wise reciprocal of a matrix, or is it necessary to implement a function that runs code like mRecip = ones(size(m)) ./ m?
A quick search through the documentation for "recip" or "reciprocal" didn't yield anything useful.

A: The following seems to work just as well:
mRecip = 1./m

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Arrow vs. Leo [Archive] - ApriliaForum sponsored by AF1 Racing, inc.
Has anyone had the opportunity to hear these side-by-side? I'm tried to compare youtube videos so many times, but it's just hard to tell.
I've heard that, generally speaking, arrow is higher quality than the LV. Does anyone have any personal experience? I'm trying to decide if the $400 price difference is worth it for the Arrow!
I haven't heard them side by side, but I remember reading somewhere that the Leos are loader then the Arrows when both had silencer out. I don't think the Leos come with the metal under tray like the Arrows do.
What's your take on quality? What I'm really trying to determine is if the Arros are worth the extra cost.
Leo Vince quality IMHO is far better than Arrow. Akro is still the gold standard but Leo is close. One of our inside jokes is that Arrow is the D&D of Italy. The Leo also does not have catalyzed link pipes. I install a lot of pipes, I prefer a Leo install any day over an Arrow, and Arrow any day over Termi, Mivv or worst of all Delkevik.
Does anyone have pictures of the Leo installed on their bike? If so I would like to see the difference between Arrow and Leo on looks.
I have the Arrows on my DD1200 and the local dealer has a dd1200 with the LEO's. Looks wise IMO the Arrows are more pleasing than the Leo's. As far as sound I have the DNA stage II with the Aprilia Map and its not as loud as the LEO but deeper.
As far as price, I picked up the Arrows for a little bit over $1250 w/tax. Local dealer had them in stock and I got a discount as I bought my bike from them. Got the DNA Stage II from AF1, do both at the same time is my recommendation.
They take ALOT of screwing about to get them symmetrical and you don't get the useful heat shield that sits under the pillion but I think they look better. The really screw with the tune though, mine runs SUPER rich, so much so that my wife almost passed out from vortexing fuel fumes after a 30 minute hard out ride, is OK at cruising pace though.
Thanks for the pic Motardman, any chance you've got any more pics of the Leo's. A shot from behind would help in making up my mind ! Don't think i would get away with the tail tidy like yours tho. I've damaged my Arrows, but hell it sounded good, DOH.
Cheers for that. Those end caps look the same as the Arrow's do,.....did, so it's only the side view that changes. The Leo's look good with the black tho. Don't recon they would as good on my white 1. Do they have removable DB killer?
Wise words from Micah at AF1...bear in mind that the Leo DB killers aren't really much of a solution as like I said they don't really change much..noise or closed loop wise.
I'd have bought the Arrows if I could go back in time, they may be more expensive and unfortunately have no carbon only option but I think they would have run better (less rich). However I still think the carbon look and the noise is superior with the Leo's.
+ 1 to that. The missus has suffered from the fumes on a number of occasions with the Arrows. It seems the faster we go the worse it gets.
We noted the same, I think the faster you go, the more aggressive engine braking you do hence the more unburnt fuel is dumped out the back...which would indicate it's a design flaw in the pipe angle that only effects pillions....and my backpack that I have to say STINKS after riding this bike...something I only experienced back when I was a teenager with a 125cc dirt bike.
I can't of course speak for the Arrows as I have Leo's. The problem for me is no cat combined with the problem Micah mentioned regarding the O2 sensor and therefore running too rich and of course the vortexing fumes. I wouldn't notice it as a rider if it wasn't for my backpack however for a pillion it is really bad, my wife went slightly green and I thought she was going to pass out....not good!
Going sedately is much better and just means her clothes smell a bit but go hard and it's quite extreme. Seriously looking at the V4R now as it won't have the problem as the pipe is down low.
Wonder if the arrow y-pipe with the cats would work with the leo's?!?! When I installed my arrows, I left the cats installed. I assumed when aprilia designed the aprilia/arrow mapping, it was mapped with the cats installed. I could be wrong, but mine runs flawlessly.
Even though the V4 is badass :bond: it probably gets less miles per tank full then the DD1200. If your thinking on ditching the DD, wait till 2013 for the Caponord.
Slightly mental? LMAO. :) It doesn't get more mental then the V4. AWESOME machine.
[QUOTE=lanter;3127726]Wonder if the arrow y-pipe with the cats would work with the leo's?!?! When I installed my arrows, I left the cats installed. I assumed when aprilia designed the aprilia/arrow mapping, it was mapped with the cats installed. I could be wrong, but mine runs flawlessly.
I've looked at the leo's and the link pipes seem pretty close to the Arrow's pipe work, so probably could make the two parts mate up OK. The dealer knocked the cats out prior to delivery (i didn't ask for them to be removed ) but mine ran pretty good with the map update installed , no abnormal traits apart from running a bit rich. Without a dyno test it would be a guess as to how rich tho. No visable soot , just a strong smell.


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Nothing Matters
November 11, 2016 / Sean Adams
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Mies van der Rohe's statement, less is more, is a basic tenet of modernism. It was a rejection of the decadent 19th-century eclectic Victorian excess. After the terrors of World War I, designers rejected the decorated and regional aesthetic adopted by the upper classes. To avoid another war, they sought to find a universal form of design. It would be based on pure geometry and mathematics. These had no political associations. When all people adopted these simple and pure forms, peace would flourish.
But people are people. We like things. Nobody wants to live in a cold concrete cell with a mattress and steel chair. But, after the roller coaster of last week's election, I'm up for the simpler approach.
Restraint is the hardest skill to master as a designer. To stop feels lazy, or unfinished. But the results of saying, "I'm done." can lead to simple and clear harmony. To continue can slowly move a solution from sublime minimalism to ordinary. With the right words, one black and white line of text on a page has power. Add an image, second color, and border, and it's nice. Only nice.
Just say no. Stop, and let something be what it is and no more. Do nothing.
Paul Rand
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November 11, 2016 / Sean Adams/
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Sean Adams is the Chair of the undergraduate and graduate Graphic Design Program at ArtCenter, founder of Burning Settlers Cabin studio, and on-screen author for LinkedIn Learning/Lynda.com He is the only two term AIGA national president in AIGA's 100 year history. In 2014, Adams was awarded the AIGA Medal, the highest honor in the profession. He is an AIGA Fellow, and Aspen Design Fellow. He has been recognized by every major competition and publication including; How, Print, Step, Communication Arts, Graphis, AIGA, The Type Directors Club, The British Art Director's Club, and the Art Director's Club. Adams has been exhibited often, including a solo exhibition at The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Adams is an author of multiple magazine columns, and several best-selling books. He has been cited as one of the forty most important people shaping design internationally, and one of the top ten influential designers in the United States. Previously, Adams was a founding partner at AdamsMorioka, whose clients included The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Disney, Mohawk Fine Papers, The Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Richard Meier & Partners, Sundance, and the University of Southern California.
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Q: Does this function change the size of the array? So I am starting to learn C. I am learning from the classic K&R book. In the book they have the following function:
/*squeeze: delete all c from s */
void squeeze(char s[], int c)
{
    int i, j;

    for (i = j = 0; s[i] != '\0'; i++)
        if (s[i] != c)
            s[j++] = s[i];
    s[j] = '\0';
}

My question is this: does squeeze() actually change the number of chars in s[]?
It seems that all it does is "cut off" the rest of the string by adding the null character. Do other values exist past the '\0' in the array?

A: A string in c is just an array of characters with a null terminator, \0, signifying the end. Characters can still exist after the null terminator, but any functions using c strings, ie. printf or strcpy will use the null terminator to mark the end, so it will effectively be treated as if there were nothing after the \0.

A: No squeeze() does not change the number of characters in the string, it will look for the character passed as the second argument in the string passed as the first argument and remove it and then terminate the string with \0.
After that character the memory will still have values allocated to it but they will be ignored by string related functions in C.

A: The parameter is declared as a character array
char s[]

Though it is adjusted to pointer of type char * nevertheles it is supposed  that the function deals with a character array that stores a string.
String is a sequence of characters terminated by zero character.
The function removes characters equal to the character specified by parameter c from the string. It simply overwrites these characters and moves the terminating zero left. The size of the array is not changed.
Thus the function changes the length of the string stored in the array not the size of the array itself.
To determine the length of a string you should use standard C function strlen declared in header <string.h>
Consider this simple program
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main( void )
{
    char s[100] = "Hello World";

    printf( "The size of the array is %zu\n", sizeof( s ) );
    printf( "The length of the string in the array is %zu\n", strlen( s ) );
}

If I entered the program correctly without a typo then its output will be
The size of the array is 100
The length of the string in the array is 11