I'm saying all of this even though I've only used After Effects for a few projects, and I'm far more experienced with Motion.
My last experience using After Effects was several years ago and only on a handful of simple projects — I was learning the application.
Compare that limited After Effects experience with my Apple Motion experience, where I regularly spend 40+ hours per week working in Motion, making Final Cut Pro themes, templates, and other projects.
I periodically live in Motion for weeks on end. I'm very comfortable with it, and frankly I love it.
The only way to purchase current versions of After Effects is through Adobe's Creative Cloud subscription offerings. And it looks to me like the lowest-priced way to get it is stand-alone for about $21 per month (assuming you get their annual plan).
That's about $252 per year, every year.
Compare that to Apple Motion which is about $50 on the Mac app store (a one-time purchase), and so far, updates have been free (though I expect that could change at some point in the future).
$252 yearly versus $50 once.
That's a significant difference in price, but it doesn't really seem fair to me to compare the prices of the two applications, because their capabilities are so different.
Motion is a great motion graphics application. It's tempting to call it "entry-level" because the price is so low, but that's not accurate because its capabilities are far beyond entry-level.
If you want to learn the fundamentals of motion graphics, the $50 price point is a much lower barrier-to-entry than an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription to After Effects.
Also, if you're not someone who makes a living as a motion graphics designer, then Motion's price is a good option because you're possibly not thinking about return-on-investment with such a low price point.
However, if I were exclusively a motion graphics designer as my profession, I would likely be using After Effects.
When it comes to comparing the capabilities of Apple Motion and After Effects, again this seems like an unfair comparison to me.
As far as I know, After Effects can do nearly everything that Motion can do and a lot more.
The one advantage that Motion has here is that we can use Motion to create templates and themes that are readily available from within the Titles and Generators Browser inside Final Cut Pro.
But how much of a benefit is this really? It's convenient, but is it a significant benefit? I don't think so. It's not a super-complex thing to open a separate application and create a project outside of Final Cut Pro.
It's convenient but not a compelling case for Motion over After Effects, in my opinion.
What can After Effects do that Motion can't?
The list is long, but as a powerful example, take a look at the new "Content Aware Fill" option in After Effects that Adobe just announced.
We can't do that in Motion.
And After Effects is available on both Mac and Windows platforms, whereas Motion is Mac-only.
Is Motion the right choice for you?
As I mentioned earlier, for me, Motion is the right choice because of the low price and because it does everything I need it to do.
Does that mean it's the right choice for you? Of course not.
If a significant amount of your work is motion graphics-related, and especially if you need to collaborate with other Adobe software users, then it might make sense for you to invest in the more expensive and more powerful After Effects.
I've communicated with a lot of Izzy Video subscribers, so I'm aware that many people are video hobbyists, or occasional professionals who only sometimes need to create motion graphics projects.
Maybe you do most of your video work in Final Cut Pro, but you need to create an Intro or opening sequence for your video project. Motion is a great tool for that.
Or maybe you want to create a custom lower thirds element for your videos. Again, Motion is a great tool for that.
Because of the low price point and the capabilities of Motion, I think it's a great option for many video creators.
If you ever outgrow Motion, there's always After Effects as an option.
I haven't reached that point yet personally, and I'm not sure I ever will.
Will you reach that point? It really depends on the kind of work you do.
All you said, plus if you have a Final Cut Pro effect plugin, whether a Title or Generator or Transition, they can all be RtClick "Open In Motion" to change or add to the features, which really helps the occasional user like me who needs "One More Thing".
Thanks for the info Izzy. I needed to know how to purchase Motion!
Haha! Motion still seems a little complicated to me, so I am definitely not in the market for After Effects!
Love the info, keep sharing! And don't forget that there are some great companies out there producing reasonably priced Motion and FCPX add-ons to bring your projects to a whole new level (I promise I don't work for either, just someone who has used them and had good luck)!
CoreMelt has a great add on for tracked masks in FCP X using mocha.


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USCG Rescues Three People Stranded for 33 Days on a Deserted Island
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Published Feb 10, 2021 7:57 PM by The Maritime Executive
Three people marooned for more than a month on a deserted island in the Bahamas were rescued after being spotted by a U.S. Coast Guard airplane while making a routine patrol of the region. The Coast Guard coordinated a rescue operation airlifting the three Cuban nationals from Anguilla Cay located about 45 miles north of Cuba and transporting them to a hospital for medical attention.
Speaking with the three individuals the Coast Guard reported that they had been sailing in the area approximately five weeks ago when a storm overwhelmed their boat. The three people told the Coast Guard that they had swum to the deserted island. They made makeshift shelters on the island and survived by drinking rainwater, and eating coconuts, conchs, and rats caught on the island.
After being stranded on the island they made a makeshift shelter (Coast Guard Photo by Lt. Riley Beecher)
"Thanks to our aircrews diligently conducting routine patrols, we were able to spot people in distress and intervene," said Sean Connett, command duty officer at Coast Guard Seventh District. "This was a very complex operation involving assets and crews from different units, but thanks to good communication and coordination between command centers and pilots, we were able to safely get everyone to a medical facility before the situation could worsen."
#BreakingNews @USCG is assisting 3 people who have reportedly been stranded on Anguilla Cay, Bahamas for 33 days. An Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew has dropped a radio, food and water. More to follow.#D7 #Ready #Relevant #Responsive #searchandrescue #USCG pic.twitter.com/D263ptTarz
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The crew of the HC-144 Ocean Sentry based at the Coast Guard Air Station Miami was on a routine patrol when they noticed something unusual about the island. Flying at about 500 feet they spotted a flag and cross on the island and as the plane approached three people were waving a makeshift flag and trying to frantically signal to the aircrew. The aircrew later told a reporter for The New York Times that they had flown over the island many times before but something had seemed different as they approached this time.
After spotting the people, the aircrew circled the island dropping a radio to make contact with the people along with emergency supplies of water and food. They also alerted other crews and their base of the discovery. The New York Times reported that a second aircrew in the area dropped additional supplies including life vests and even personal food the crew had brought aboard for the flight.
The three people signaled the USCG airplane and helicopter (Coast Guard Photo by Lt. Riley Beecher)
A Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter from Air Station Clearwater was deployed to the scene. They airlifted the three people from the island and transported them to a medical facility in the Florida Keys. No major injuries were reported.
One of the Coast Guard commanders said that the people were lucky to be alive based on the duration and exposure to the elements which can be quite harsh in the area. It was the first time they could remember a rescue of individuals stranded for their period of time.

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Home/Business/Kryptonite launches global anti-theft protection offer
The well known security brand has expanded its service.
Kryptonite launches global anti-theft protection offer
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Kryptonite, producer of chains, cables, u-locks and flexible security systems for the bicycle market, today launched the new Global Anti-Theft Protection Offer.
Effective today, the new Anti-Theft Protection Offer (ATPO) is available to customers in nearly 30 countries, including 24 in Europe. In addition, customers are now able to register and, in the event of filing a claim, do so right from the Kryptonite website.
Kryptonite's ATPO is an optional offer available for up to five years of coverage on certain u-locks and chains (ATPO noted on the product package and on the website). The ATPO offers registered customers reimbursement up to a specific monetary amount, in the event their bikes or powersport vehicles are stolen due to the unintended opening or breaking of the lock by force.
Coverage ranges from £300 for a moderate security lock (5/10) to £3,000 for the top ultimate security (10/10) products. Registration costs range from $9.99 (USD) for one year to $29.99 (USD) for five years. All high and ultimate security products will continue to include the first year of coverage at no cost.
"Our ATPO has set the standard for service in the industry," said Nick Watkin, Kryptonite general manager. "We are thrilled to now offer this service globally to both dealers and their customers. Quite simply, the ATPO represents confidence in our products. It's reassuring for customers to know that when they purchase our products and register for ATPO we'll reimburse them if their rides are stolen."
The ATPO is available in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States.
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"You haven't even been around," I tell him.
"Well I'm trying, too." I cross my arms over my chest as my anger continues to rise.
"It's just not working. I've got to go." I retreat to the front room. Kara looks up at me expectantly, but I can't even make eye contact with her. We trudge back through the cold to our dorm in reserve. When we get to our room, I don't want to talk; I don't want to think. I shove some ear buds into my ears and collapse on my bed.


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Flights grounded across United States after FAA system outage
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Jan 11 (Reuters) – U.S. flights were grounded or delayed on Wednesday as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) scrambled to fix a system outage, with passengers told to check with airlines for updates.
The FAA said it had ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET (1400 GMT) to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information.
Flights already in the air were allowed to continue to their destinations.
The FAA said it was working to restore a system that alerts pilots to hazards and changes to airport facilities and procedures that had stopped processing updated information.
"The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system following an outage. While some functions are beginning to come back on line, National Airspace System operations remain limited," the FAA said on Twitter.
A total of 1,230 flights were delayed within, into or out of the United States as of 7.19 am ET (1219 GMT), flight tracking website FlightAware showed, without citing reasons. Another 103 within, into or out of the country were also canceled.
Shares of U.S. carriers fell in Wednesday's premarket trading. Southwest Airlines was down 2.4%, while Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL.N), United Airlines (UAL.O) and American Airlines (AAL.O) were down about 1%.
A NOTAM is a notice containing information essential to personnel concerned with flight operations, but not known far enough in advance to be publicized by other means.
Information can go up to 200 pages for long-haul international flights and may include items such as runway closures, bird hazard warnings and construction obstacles.
United Airlines (UAL.O) said it had temporarily delayed all domestic flights and would issue an update when it learned more from the FAA.
Germany's Lufthansa and Air France both said they were continuing to operate flights to and from the United States, while the French airline said it was monitoring the situation.
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport said on Twitter that ground stops across the country were causing delays. A ground stop is an air traffic control measure that slows or halts aircraft at a given airport.
In an earlier advisory on its website, the FAA said its NOTAM system had "failed", although NOTAMs issued before the outage were still viewable.
A total of 21,464 flights are scheduled to depart airports in the United States on Wednesday with a carrying capacity of nearly 2.9 million passengers, data from Cirium shows.
American Airlines has the most departures from U.S. airports with 4,819 flights scheduled, followed by Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines, Cirium data showed.
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BMW 7 Series Facelift Performance & First Drive
BMW 7 Series Overview
The new generation BMW 7-Series gets a larger and wider kidney grille with Active Aero function for improved fuel efficiency, bulging hood with neat character lines and a strong shoulder line running up till the LED tail lamps. The new model also gets Laserlight headlamps as optional from the i8 adding to the oomph factor of the Bavarian saloon. BMW has used carbon fibre, steel, aluminium, and plastic in its construction calling it carbon core structure and has achieved 200 kg in weight savings. In terms of features, the model gets an upgraded 5.0-inch iDrive system with touchscreen and gesture control added for the first time. The easy-to-use control knob still remains in its place. The leather upholstered seats get massage and ventilation function for enhanced comfort while additional bits include heated doors and armrests.Check for car loan at Fincarz.
BMW 7 Series Exterior & Style
The 7 Series has always been the more sport oriented of all the luxury sedans. It's still a proper luxury car, but the sporty BMW character always shows. It's no different in the new model. In fact, the 7 is now a lot more dynamic in terms of styling and even gets an M sport package as you see here. Like most of its new siblings, the 7 Series now gets a more prominent kidney grille that merges with the headlamps. It's a larger unit and features BMW's Laserlight like in the i8. The bumper gets LED fog lights that sit within a prominent chrome element near the air dam. The sculpted hood is typical BMW and adds to the muscular front.
Move to the side and you'll notice that the car is much longer. However, it's still shorter in length when compared to the Audi A8L and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. The front and rear bumpers protrude adding to the length and design. A prominent shoulder line runs across the door handles, and the C-pillar still looks a lot like the previous generation 7. The signature Hofmeister kink (the kink on the rear window frame) is for the first time a single piece in a series production BMW.
There's a lot more chrome too. The air breather surround is finished in chrome and joins the chrome strip that runs all the way along the lower side of the doors. This is a now 7 Series signature and one that distinguishes it from other flagships. The rear looks very smart, elegant and modern at the same time. The LED lamps are sleek and split by a chrome strip. The contoured rear bumper looks chunky and gets chrome surrounds for the dual-exhausts.
BMW 7 Series Interior & Space
While the previous 7 Series' cabin design was rather conservative, the new-generation model goes all-in on the latest technology. A standard LED "light carpet" illuminates your entry as you approach the car, while you're greeted upon entry by ambient LED lighting and the latest version of iDrive, which notably adds touchscreen functionality and the Gesture Control system. The latter strikes us as more of a gimmick than anything else, but you'll certainly impress your passengers when you turn up the volume by moving your fingers through the air.
The 7 Series' standard long wheelbase affords truly copious rear legroom and is complemented by an unprecedented array of rear-seat luxuries, including the optional and very cool tablet-based infotainment system that'll have you feeling as if you're in a sci-fi movie. Bespoke touches like wood-trimmed seat belts suggest that a page has been taken from Porsche's highly successful ultra-luxury playbook. Of course, it's not a bad thing to be up front, either, what with the sublime available multicontour seats and nifty heated armrests. No matter where you are in the 2017 7 Series' cabin, it's a privileged place to be.
The 7's trunk is suitably grand, measuring 18.2 cubic feet. Additionally, a standard cargo pass-through allows longer items to poke into the rear seat via an opening in the rear seatback measuring 8 inches wide and 9.5 inches high.For more info on BMW 7 Series visit Oksociety
BMW 7 Series Engine Performance
The new 7 Series destined for Indian shores will initially be offered with a single engine option, namely a 2993cc, in line 6 cylinder diesel unit. The engine itself is not new; however it has been tweaked for overall performance and enhanced efficiency. Fitted with a turbocharger, variable intake geometry and piezo injectors, this common rail diesel unit stands as testimony towards true blue German engineering and refinement.The engine now delivers 258Hp @ 4000 rpm as opposed to 231 horses earlier, and torque has also gone up from 520Nm to 560Nm which kicks in as low as 1500rpm. Unlike the earlier car, the new car is now mated to an all new eight speed automatic with steptronic. With all these changes in the drivetrain, the new 730Ld is capable of going from 0-100km/h in 6.2 seconds, shaving close to 1.7 seconds off its predecessor! The agility of this machine is serious business and despite its girth, the 7 Series retains the DNA of being a true blue driver's car
Ensuring you get the best out of the machine, BMW has managed to strike an elusive balance between comfort and performance. The front axle retains the now familiar aluminum double wishbone construction, while the rear employs the patent protected integral V rear axle. In order to optimize the suspension, BMW has modified the ball joints, added stiffer hydraulic dampers and new rubber bearings which have allowed the engineers to further reduce vibrations.Incidentally, all new BMW 7 Series models will now come with automatically controlled rear air suspension, which maintains the ride height regardless of load and driving conditions. Complimenting the chassis is the Electric Power Steering which is light to use but does take away in terms of absolute feedback to the driver. On the whole, the car, despite its length, drives like a sportscar and the handling is impeccable for such a car without having to compromise on ride quality. For more information on BMW 7 Series check AutoZhop
BMW 7 Series Driving Dynamics
At the very limit, the old 7-series was a blast. But in everyday driving, it felt heavy from behind the wheel and its inconsistent ride marked it down further. The new car improves on the latter fronts. The steering is light enough in Comfort and the all-round air suspension has improved ride quality by a big margin. With the dampers set to Comfort, the 7-series deals with most imperfections with a lovely softness, though you do still feel a mild tremor in the cabin every time a wheel goes over something like an expansion joint. Comfort Plus is softer still, perhaps unnecessarily so, as it also adds more float over undulations and makes the ride feel unsettled.
You can get by on the highway just fine with the suspension in Comfort but if you plan to drive hard, you'd be best off in Sport. Yes, you sacrifice some level of bump absorption but the Seven also becomes far better tied down with more weight to the steering and feedback from it as well. Dyed in the wool BMW fans won't be sold on the electric power steering but it is accurate and offers a great sense of control. The 730Ld's 50:50 weight distribution also comes into play in the corners. The big BMW changes direction without delay and for a five-metre-plus-long limousine, it feels remarkably sharp and agile.
BMW 7 Series Braking & Safety
Standard safety equipment available across model series include active front headrests, multiple airbags, deactivable key for passenger side airbag, ABS with brake assist and dynamic braking lights, cornering brake light, dynamic stability control including dynamic traction control, electric parking brake with auto hold function, electronic vehicle immobilizer, ISOFIX child seat mounting, tyre pressure monitor, crash sensor, side-impact protection, rear doors with mechanical childproof lock and three-point seat belts at all seats.
BMW 7 Series Cost in Ahmedabad
Bmw 7 Series On-Road Price in Ahmedabad ranges from 1,33,66,834 to 2,71,77,573 for variants 7 Series 730Ld Design Pure Excellence and 7 Series M760Li xDrive V12 Excellence respectively. Bmw 7 Series is available in 6 variants and 13 colours. Below are details of Bmw 7 Series variants price in Ahmedabad. Check for BMW 7 Series price in Ahmedabad at Tryaldrive.
BMW 7 Series Round Up
By just about any measure, the 2017 7 Series is an excellent vehicle. Though it's more expensive than some class rivals, it is far from the most expensive car in the class, and there's a lot of value with that middle-tier price tag. The 7 Series features several powerful engine options, including a plug-in hybrid powertrain that's new for 2017. The base 7 Series is more fuel-efficient than rivals, and it has one of the largest trunks in the class. And in a class that's often judged by how luxurious the rear seats are, the 7 Series stands out for providing plenty of rear-seat comfort features and more legroom in the back than pretty much every rival.
The 7 Series provides a lot of positives for a decent price. But in a class where every car attempts to provide buyers with everything they dream of having in a vehicle, there are going to be some other outstanding choices. The Audi A8 costs about the same as the 7 Series, and – like its German rival – combines performance and luxury in a stylish manner. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has arguably the nicest interior of any car on the market, and it's worth noting that the few minor complaints about the BMW 7 Series usually take the form of "the 7 Series' isn't quite as nice as the S-Class."
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AtlasTrend launches voice-activated investment bot
Investment platform AtlasTrend has launched an artificial intelligence-powered investment assistant that allows investors to use verbal commands to check their investment portfolios.
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In a statement, AtlasTrend announced its new voice-activated fintech bot, titled 'Astro', would be made available to its users through the Google Home, Google Mini and Google Assistant devices.
Astro will provide AtlasTrend investors with information on their investment portfolios, returns and reports, the most important news and information of the month, and the capacity to ask questions about AtlasTrend.
Users will be able to ask Astro questions such as: "What is the minimum investment?", "What is the investment performance?", "What is the stock of the month?" and "What are the investment risks?" and "Tell me some strategies for building wealth".
AtlasTrend co-founder Kent Kwan said Astro bypassed the technical jargon that barred "everyday Australians" from the financial services industry to make investing more accessible.
"Astro is a friendly, at-home source of on-demand investment info, designed to help users quickly check-in on their investments, as well as improve financial literacy," Mr Kwan added.
AtlasTrend is an online investment platform that allows users to invest as little as $100 a month into managed funds organised into 'world trends', such as emerging technologies, e-commerce giants and online retailers, and health and lifestyle-oriented firms.
Investors are able to check their portfolio's composition with AtlasTrend and see how much of their funds are in specific stocks.
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NGC 7464 (również PGC 70292 lub UGC 12315) – galaktyka eliptyczna (E1), znajdująca się w gwiazdozbiorze Pegaza. Odkrył ją Heinrich Louis d'Arrest 27 sierpnia 1864 roku.

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7 iconic places where made wishes always come true
Even in the 21st century, people continue to believe in miracles and sometimes go to the ends of the world for the sole purpose of testing the effects of strange rituals that bring good luck to life. Fortunately, such "places of fulfillment of desires" exist in almost all countries. We offer you to get acquainted with those places and rituals associated with them, where people are constantly in a hurry, believing in their magical power. 7 iconic places where made wishes always come true
01. Gargoyle Head, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Gargoyle head, Dubrovnik, Croatia. / Photo: www.dreamstime.com
Walking in Dubrovnik along the main street, at the entrance to the Old Town through the arch you can see a strange head protruding from the stone wall at 15 centimeters. It is located right next to the entrance to the Franciscan monastery and the stairs leading to the city walls.
Gargoyle head, Dubrovnik, Croatia. / Photo: www.atlasobscura.com
The upper part of the head is polished to a marble shine, and the wall above the gargoyle bears the imprints of thousands of hands. According to legend, luck in love will accompany those who jump on their heads and can not only keep their balance on a strange head, but also manage to take off their shirt standing on this tiny stone platform facing the wall.
Once this head was an ordinary drainpipe, but later the communications system was changed. Water no longer flows through this pipe, but the gargoyle itself still gives people faith in miracles.
02. Guard Monkey, Mons, Belgium
Guard Monkey, Mons, Belgium. / Photo: www.pavlov.ru
This small metal monkey is located right outside the entrance to the Mons City Hall, but no one can reliably explain the purpose of the metal guard. Some believe that this was a kind of "shameful pillar", to which criminals were chained for public censure, others believe that the small growth of the monkey indicates its use for punishing children.
Guard Monkey, Mons, Belgium. / Photo: www.wikimedia.org
There is an assumption that a metal guard could be part of the sign of a tavern that had long ceased to exist. One thing is certain for sure: the guard monkey favors those who pat it on the head. For this caress, she is ready to return good luck to the life of an attentive passer-by and even fulfill his desire.
03. Bronze Boar, Florence, Italy
Bronze Boar, Florence, Italy. / Photo: www.turproezdka.ru
Initially, this bronze sculpture of a boar appeared in 1934 thanks to Pietro Tacca, a baroque master. Initially, the statue was to adorn the fountain in the famous Italian Boboli gardens, but in the end it was placed on the fountain in Mercato Nuovo in front of the pharmacy. The statue itself is partially hollow inside, so that tourists and visitors can put a coin for good luck inside.
Bronze Boar, Florence, Italy. / Photo: www.italiaguidaitalia.com
The boar, according to many visitors to this place, will certainly fulfill the desire if you rub its face. In 1998, the original statue was placed in the museum, and a copy was installed in its place. Along with the copy that stands in Mercato Nuovo, apparently, several more bronze boars were made, one of which is now installed in Sydney, and the other on the territory of the University of Arkansas.
04. Gänseliesel, Göttingen, Germany
Ganseliesel, Gottingen, Germany. / Photo: www.wikimedia.org
This statue is a distinctive hallmark of Göttingen in Lower Saxony in Germany. Every year a festival is held in her honor, and the statue itself is decorated with fresh flowers. After graduate students from the university defend their dissertations for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, young scientists go to the Gänseliesel statue, decorate it with flowers and will certainly kiss for good luck. This ritual made Gänseliesel the most kissed girl in the world, and gave all the participants of the ritual a belief in luck.
05. Fairy Owl, Dijon, France
Fairy Owl, Dijon, France. / Photo: www.tourister.ru
This small wooden owl is located on the corner of the oldest church in Dijon. For the past three centuries, this little owl has tirelessly fulfilled the desires of those who reach out to her and stroke her warm muzzle. You need to touch the owl only with your left hand, while making a wish. And legends say that a nondescript owl fulfills all desires, without exception, if they are conceived with pure thoughts.
Notre Dame de Dijon. / Photo: www.theculturetrip.com
The owl in Notre Dame de Dijon has become a symbol and unofficial mascot of the city. No one knows how an owl appeared in the church, it is only assumed that it was carved during the construction of a new chapel in the 16th century. For several centuries, the face of an owl has ceased to be recognizable and now looks more like a molten wax candle. However, hundreds of people are still rushing to the city's mascot so that the owl will fulfill some very important desire again.
06. Point Zero, Paris, France
Point Zero, Paris, France. / Photo: www.geocaching.su
The point, considered the center of the capital of France, is especially popular among both tourists and local residents. The center of Paris is marked with an octagonal brass plate, which is not too striking, but whoever finds it will receive a reward in the form of a wish. True, in order to get his portion of magic, a person will have to perform certain rituals.
Point Zero, Paris, France. / Photo: www.wikimedia.org
For example, if you kiss a loved one on this stove, this will ensure mutual love and devotion for life, and if you twist on one foot on this stove, it is quite possible that life will sparkle with new colors due to personal happiness. Many tourists leave coins here to return to Paris again. After the fire in Notre Dame Cathedral, a wish-fulfilling stove is still outside the reach of passers-by.
07. Tomb of Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois, USA
Tomb of Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois, USA. / Photo: www.wikipedia.org
The tomb of Abraham Lincoln is a very popular visiting place for those who want to turn their luck to face themselves. However, it's not enough just to visit Lincoln's resting place; Nobody knows where the legend came from that this simple ritual returns good luck, but every year thousands of people rub the bronze nose of the 16th President of the United States to shine.
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l. Spray the bottom of the baking dish with a non stick spray...whatever size dish you have on hand.
2. Layer as many sliced potatoes as will fit in the bottom of the pan.
3. Layer chicken pieces on top. Whatever you happen to have. I had thighs.
4. Sprinkle with liberally salt, pepper, paprika. I threw some thyme on top because I happened to have it growing in the kitchen. You could use rosemary or leave it plain.
6. Bake 350 for around l.5 hours.
*I wouldn't not recommend chicken breasts for this dish.
least a half hour...or more.


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Sun Cult Exuberant Over Brief Moment When Solar Delivered: Then Came Sunset…
What's really powering Australians around the clock.
The infantile mentality of the renewables cult is on vivid display when they crow about wind or solar adding something meaningful to the grid. Always brief and fleeting, the 60 minutes when solar or wind did something special, is always trumpeted as if no one else cares about their power needs for the other 23 hours in a day. It's a little like cheering on the plucky disabled kid, knowing he'll never win the race but he should get full credit for trying.
A week or so back, it was solar's time to shine (for a brief 30 minutes, anyway).
As Eric Worrall reports, the hubris was short-lived, as Australia coal-fired power plants picked up the yoke and kept the power coming after the Sun set, as they've done faithfully for the best part of a century.
Aussie Triumph? Solar Briefly Overtook Coal, then Failed at Sunset
If only those lazy engineers would figure out how to keep the solar panels working at night, when people actually need the electricity…
Solar briefly overtakes coal in Australia as number one source of power nationally
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Solar energy beat out coal as the leading source of power across the energy market for about half an hour on Friday
Most of the power came from rooftop solar panels, rather than from large-scale solar farms
Energy experts say it is a sign of things to come as Australia transitions to renewable energy
For about half an hour on Friday, the national energy market caught a glimpse of what a renewables-powered future might look like.
Solar energy eclipsed coal as the lead source of power across the energy market, which includes all states and territories except Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
It was not the first time it had happened, but experts said it was the first time it had happened under relatively "normal" conditions.
It was not caused by a shortage of coal-fired power, and it happened just outside the sunniest time of the year.
Joshua Stabler, from energy consulting firm Energy Edge, said that made it particularly significant.
"This is the first time in business-as-usual that we've ever seen coal be dethroned as [the] number-one fuel source in the market," he said.
"Coal has been at times up to 80 or 90 per cent of the amount of energy coming into the market.
"Which means that this is a big event."
Coal still dominates the grid during the evening peak, when solar sources are no longer available.
But Richie Merzian, from progressive think tank the Australia Institute, said that was solvable through a transformation across the energy grid.
"We can make more energy on our rooftops in our communities, we can plug in more large-scale renewables, but we need a grid that can accommodate that," he said. …
What I love about this article is not one mention of batteries or storage. Until some genius figures out an affordable energy storage system, none of these green triumphs help ordinary consumers. Renewable capacity will continue to inflate household energy bills.
Whatever coal providers lose to renewables during the day, they more than make up for at night, or during unfavourable weather conditions, when the power they provide dominates the electricity grid.
We can forget about the gigantic Snowy 2 pumped storage system, which was the great green hope until someone bothered to actually run the numbers. Even the deep greens at Sydney Morning Herald nowadays call Snowy 2 a "White Elephant".
The leverage coal providers hold over the Aussie government is they can simply pack up and leave, and crash the Australian electricity grid, if anyone attempts to interfere with them taking the same profits as they did before renewables entered the market.
We have already seen this leverage play out, during the recent crisis when the Aussie government tried to impose fixed prices on coal plants during a wind drought. We can only guess what coal operators said to government representatives behind closed doors, but the government response was an immediate offer of large capacity subsidies for coal plants, in return for a promise to keep their plants running.
Coal providers demanding the same profit they made before renewables entered the market, and being in a position to force the Australian government to comply, leaves ordinary Australians lumbered with the combined cost of running both the old coal powered electricity system and the new renewable electricity system. These costs will either appear directly in people's energy bills, or indirectly via federal taxes, which are passed on to coal plant operators in the form of capacity subsidies.
One thing is clear. There will be no end to skyrocketing household electricity bills, so long as the Australian Federal Government keeps trying to inflict useless renewables on the market.
And then the Sun set ….
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The current Australian government seems hell bent on bringing our society to its knees. They are allowing our grid to be decentralised by literally blowing up baseload power generators. This is sabotage. It is also a well known strategy in WAR. Take out the grid!
This is creating a massive renewable energy footprint which is turning our regional areas into large scale heavy industrial zones. Has anyone been to Ararat in Victoria lately? You can drive up to the city's lookout to witness this first hand. Look to the west and you will see the stunning Grampians in all their magnificent glory. Look back to the east to see what utter devastation mankind is capable of. Mount Ararat is surrounded by an ever growing sea of industrial scale wind turbines at its base. The irony of this spectacle does not escape me.
Look down upon the RES (UK) Ararat wind farm. Thank you very much Sir Robert McAlpine! See what international hedge fund managers and self interested parties have done to the Australian landscape. And all in an effort to supposedly save it? This is an entirely unsustainably business model. Thousands of tonnes of concrete have been poured into the ground, and there it will remain. The blades will need to be buried in landfill, only to have the whole process repeated when the site is 'repowered' with yet bigger and bigger turbines.
We are doing the complete opposite of what we should be doing as a growing society. We MUST replace old coal fired power generation with new HELE coal technology, because we know IT WORKS!!! If nuclear or fusion technology can be shown to replace or work in tandem with HELE coal plants, then build them too.
Victoria is now becoming the land of the long white knives!
I wonder what the Aboriginal translation for that is?
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When President Kennedy asked the US Atomic Energy Commission to simplify and streamline procedures and regulations to open nuclear plants, the Rockefeller Foundation leapt into action to sponsor fraudulent research to prove that the "Linear No Threshold" model of risk from radiation exposure was real, and that radiation-induced effects are heritable. Coal, oil, and gas interests still pay Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, Natural Resources Defense Council…. to propagandize nuclear power fear.
Is it the same in Australia?
The California headline in April 2021 was that renewables had provided 95% of California's electricity. April has the nicest weather, and therefore the lowest electricity demand.
How long did the party last? Four seconds.
Nigel Deacon says:
If you want to know the price of renewables, look at your energy bill.


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Antibacterial Agents , Antibacterials for systemic use , Antiinfective Agents , Stomatological preparations , Tetracyclines
Also known as Doxiciclina, Doxycyclin, Doxycycline (anhydrous), Doxycycline Monohydrate, Doxycyclinum, Jenacyclin, Supracyclin, Vibramycin
A synthetic, broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic exhibiting antimicrobial activity. Doxycycline binds to the 30S ribosomal subunit, possibly to the 50S ribosomal subunit as well, thereby blocking the binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the mRNA-ribosome complex. This leads to an inhibition of protein synthesis. In addition, this agent has exhibited inhibition of collagenase activity.
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Can I take Doxycycline while breastfeeding?
A number of reviews have stated that tetracyclines are contraindicated during breastfeeding because of possible staining of infants' dental enamel or bone deposition of tetracyclines. However, a close examination of available literature indicates that there is not likely to be harm in short-term use of doxycycline during lactation because milk levels are low and absorption by the infant is inhibited by the calcium in breastmilk. Short-term use of doxycycline is acceptable in nursing mothers. As a theoretical precaution, avoid prolonged or repeat courses during nursing. Monitor the infant for rash and for possible effects on the gastrointestinal flora, such as diarrhea or candidiasis (thrush, diaper rash).
Drug levels
Maternal Levels. Fifteen mothers nursing infants between 15 and 30 days old were given doxycycline 200 mg orally followed in 12 hours by another dose of 100 mg. Milk doxycycline levels were measured using a biologic assay 3 and 24 hours after the second dose. Milk doxycycline levels averaged 0.77 mg/L (range 0.4 to 1.4 mg/L) 3 hours after the dose and 0.38 mg/L (range 0.12 to 0.85 mg/L) 24 hours after the dose.[1]
A dose of 100 mg daily of doxycycline was given orally to 10 mothers. On the second day of treatment, milk doxycycline averaged 0.82 mg/L (range 0.37 to 1.24 mg/L) 3 hours after the dose, and 0.46 mg/L (range 0.3 to 0.91 mg/L) 24 hours after the dose.[2] Using the average of the peak and trough milk levels in this study, the estimated average intake of an exclusively breastfed infant would be about 6% of the maternal weight-adjusted dosage.
After a single oral dose of 100 mg in 3 women and 200 mg in 3 women, peak milk levels occurred between 2 and 4 hours after the dose. Average peak milk concentrations were 0.96 mg/L after 100 mg and 1.8 mg/L after 200 mg. Milk levels accumulated to about 3.6 mg/L with doses of 100 mg twice daily for 5 days.[3]
Another study found peak milk levels to occur 5 to 7 hours after oral doses of 100 or 200 mg in 13 women in the immediate postpartum period. Peak levels were 0.6 mg/L with the 100 mg dose in 3 women, and averaged 1.1 mg/L in 11 women who received 200 mg.[4]
After single 200 mg dose of doxycycline to 2 women, average milk levels were 0.8 mg/L 2 hours after the dose, 0.7 mg/L 4 hours after the dose, and 0.4 mg/L 6 hours after the dose.[5]
Infant Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
Effects in breastfed infants
Possible effects on lactation
Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
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2. Lutziger H. [Concentration determinations and clinical effectiveness of doxycycline (Vibramycin) in the uterus, adnexa and maternal milk]. Ther Umsch. 1969;26:476-80. PMID: 5355767
3. Tokuda G, Yuasa M, Mihara S et al. [Clinical study of doxycycline in obstetrical and gynecological fields]. Chemotherapy (Tokyo). 1969;17:339-44.
4. Borderon E, Soutoul JH et al. [Excretion of antibiotics in human milk]. Med Mal Infect. 1975; 5:373-6.
5. Matsuda S. Transfer of antibiotics into maternal milk. Biol Res Pregnancy. 1984;5:57-60. PMID: 6743732
6. Posner AC, Prigot A, Konicoff NG. Further observations on the use of tetracycline hydrochloride in prophylaxis and treatment of obstetric infections. Antibiot Annu 1954-1955. 1955;594-8.
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Historically, taxpayer independence comes sooner in Florida than for the average U.S. taxpayer, and this year is no exception. The Tax Foundation estimates that the national "Tax Freedom Day" for 2019 is April 16, two days later than Florida's.
"Florida's economy is steadily and modestly growing, and that is boosting state and local tax collections," said Florida TaxWatch President and CEO Dominic M. Calabro. "Even with the federal tax cuts of 2017 and the Florida Legislature's tax-cutting policy, tax collections paid by Floridians grew faster than their income in 2019 so Taxpayer Independence Day is coming one day later this year."
Federal tax burden continues to have the largest impact on Floridians, as federal taxes comprise 68.7 percent of Floridians' federal, state, and local tax burden. For the average Floridian, the state tax burden is 16.5 percent and local tax burden is 14.7 percent of their total tax bill. Florida will contribute $301 billion in taxes to federal, state, and local governments in 2019, $15 billion more than last year.
In addition to the analysis, the report includes the results of a public opinion poll conducted in early 2019 by Florida TaxWatch and Cherry Communications. Read the complete Taxpayer Independence Day 2019 report here.


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While it is not easy to put a monetary value to the biodiversity of the region, a recent natural resource economics study estimated the total economic value of the CRFR as at least R10 000 million per year. The landscapes and biodiversity of the region have a lot to offer its inhabitants. If wisely managed, the natural landscapes and biodiversity of the Cape have the potential to sustain many livelihoods in the long term. While tourism is the obvious draw card, others industries such as sustainable flower harvesting, rooibos and honeybush tea, buchu, thatching, sour fig and medicinal plants are all important economic activities. In fact more than 200 different products of the fynbos biome are marketed internationally from South Africa, of which more than 90% are harvested from or cultivated within their natural habitat.
Sustainable use of fynbos requires an appreciation of its ecology. From a conservation perspective, wild harvesting is preferable to cultivation as it has less impact on the functioning of natural systems. If implemented in an ecologically sound way, it is possible to harvest significant quantities of material from the wild without impacting on the natural functioning of fynbos ecosystems. Over-harvesting will impact on the future of your farming enterprise. I have been involved with research and management of sustainable harvesting since 1999 with the Flower Valley Conservation Trust. In the Working with fynbos blog section I will focus on useful hands-on tips with regards managing fynbos resources both from a conservation and sustainable use angle. I will also highlight community-based initiatives illustrating the potential and pitfalls of these partnerships.
We are working on building up an eco village and would like to farm local produce that are other to the general stuff farmed in the area which demand costly pesticide (at all levels) etc.
Can you recommend where to go for more info and advice please. Many thanks.
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What does Jojo Siwa look like without her costume?
Jojo Siwa's colorful style, boundless energy, and kid-friendly message have made her the darling of the under–ten crowd.
Jojo Siwa, is famous for her giant hair bows, sparkly outfits and larger–than–life personality, and she boasts millions of followers online. "It's really fun for me," Siwa told USA TODAY in 2018 of creating social media content. "It's like my version of going to the park."
Sweet seventeen
Now seventeen years old, fans think Siwa is entering a new chapter in her career. She turned heads with a TikTok video, which shows her teasing a look much more toned down than fans are used to seeing, trading her trademark high pony and glitter–all–over outfit for long, wavy hair and a simple black t-shirt.
Recently, YouTube creator James Charles completely transformed former Dance Moms star–turned–influencer JoJo Siwa with a dramatic makeover.
Marvelous makeover
Charles shared his video, "Giving JoJo Siwa a Full Makeover", on August 21. He said that the collaboration between the two stars has been nearly two years in the making. "Getting my makeup done number one is just like a 'no,'" said Siwa at the start of the video. "I like to do it. I don't let anybody else do it. My hair, even more so."
Charles began the makeover by removing Siwa's signature colorful, glittery makeup creating a blank canvas. He then applied foundation & concealer, winged eyeliner, and deep brown eyeshadow on Siwa, and added a mauve lip color. Then, he took her off-screen to add finishing touches and traded Siwa's signature high ponytail for a sleek wave.
Siwa commented that she thought Charles did "a wonderful job" on her hair & makeup, but added that it's not her style. "Obviously it's not me, I mean, you know how I showed up here in sparkles and bright pink & neon & rainbow, but it is really pretty," she admitted.
Dancing debut
Siwa was just nine years old when she made her reality TV debut in 2013, placing 5th on the Dance Moms spinoff competition show called Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition. "I know that I would be nothing without Dance Moms — it's where I started, it's what got me my platform," Siwa stated.
Since her days of impressing the formidable Abby Lee Miller, Siwa has blossomed into a household name, built a multimillion-dollar business, cultivated a massive online following, become an idol to the under-ten demographic, and embarked on a three-continent concert tour.
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In 2017, Nickelodeon signed Siwa to a talent deal, which led to 2018's animated series about her and her dog, The JoJo & BowBow Show Show. She has also worked with Nick Cannon on Lip Sync Battle Shorties, and loaned her voice to 2019's Angry Birds movie sequel.
Social success
Across YouTube, Instagram & TikTok, Siwa has garnered more than 42 million followers. Nearly always bedizened & beribboned in her signature giant bow, glitter makeup, and bright clothing, she posts music videos and dances, and she gives inside looks at her rainbow explosion of a mansion.
Siwa has two EPs, 2018's "D.R.E.A.M. The Music" and 2019's "Celebrate". Major songs include "Boomerang," "Hold the Drama" & "Kid in a Candy Store". She and her sparkly bows are practically synonymous, and she's sold over 60 million of them to fans, among other merchandise items.
"I do not have $50 trillion," she joked last year. "I will tell you that I am very happy. My bank account does not matter to me if I have a billion dollars or $2. If I'm happy and if I love what I'm doing, that's what matters to me."
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Rumford police said a New York man was shot during an attempted robbery early Tuesday morning.Police said they received a report about shots fired just after midnight at 97 Maine Avenue.Officer said when they arrived, they found Kevorn Haywood, 31, of Brooklyn, shot in the leg. The shooter had already left, police said.Investigators said two men entered an apartment and tried to rob the people inside, and during the incident, Haywood was shot in the leg.Haywood was taken to Rumford Community Hospital for treatment of his injuries.Police said they believe the attack was targeted, and the people involved know each other.Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call police at 207-364-4551.
RUMFORD, Maine —
Rumford police said a New York man was shot during an attempted robbery early Tuesday morning.
Police said they received a report about shots fired just after midnight at 97 Maine Avenue.
Officer said when they arrived, they found Kevorn Haywood, 31, of Brooklyn, shot in the leg. The shooter had already left, police said.
Investigators said two men entered an apartment and tried to rob the people inside, and during the incident, Haywood was shot in the leg.
Haywood was taken to Rumford Community Hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Police said they believe the attack was targeted, and the people involved know each other.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call police at 207-364-4551.


Last year, nursing staff working in state facilities clocked 3.75 million hours of overtime at a cost of $179 million, the Little Hoover Commission stated in a report released Tuesday calling for policymakers to cut that overtime use in half.
The bipartisan citizens commission, in a new letter report, Time and Again: Overtime in State Facilities, found the state's overtime is four times the national average – 18 percent of state nursing staff pay is for overtime as compared to an average of four percent nationally for registered nurses and health care workers.
Most of that overtime for the nurses and psychiatric technicians working in state facilities was voluntary, some 80 percent, but staff was forced to work 417,226 hours of overtime, an archaic staffing solution all but abandoned in the private and other public health care facilities.
The Commission study stemmed from a 2015 request by Assemblymember Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, who also serves as a Commission member, to look at mandatory overtime. Assemblymember Ridley-Thomas has a bill (AB 840) under consideration by the Legislature that would ban mandatory overtime for nurses working in state facilities.
These state facilities include prisons, state hospitals, developmental centers and veterans homes. Hiring nursing staff can be challenging in the best of circumstances but even more so when the patients are convicted felons and those deemed too mentally ill to stand trial. These facilities also are often in remote corners of the state, making recruitment even more difficult. The potential worker pool thins even more with the possibility that the state can force an employee to work back-to-back shifts, often with little advance notice.
In a public hearing last year, the Commission heard from state officials who manage these facilities and whose hands are often tied by budget and civil service restrictions and use overtime to meet regulated staffing requirements. The Commission also heard from nurses and psychiatric technicians who came from all over the state to provide first-hand stories of harrowing drives home from work after back-to-back shifts and collegeagues whose lives had been cut short by the stress of working long hours.
Study after study has concluded that working long hours in a health care setting is unsafe for patients and for staff. Error rates increase as does the risk of injury.
In this letter report, the Commission recommends reducing all overtime, which would reduce or possibly eliminate forced overtime and should reduce risks for errors and on-the-job injuries.
Set a target to reduce overtime by 50 percent by 2018 and use mandatory overtime only in well-defined emergencies.
Continue to reform civil service procedures to make it easier to hire and retain qualified staff.
Provide managers with appropriate flexibility in scheduling and structuring staff and then hold management accountable for reducing overtime.
Assess trends in patient health care and staffing needs to safely and cost-effectively provide health care in state facilities. Based on that assessment, authorize adequate staff to reduce overtime.
For this study, the Commission reviewed mandatory overtime for state employees who work in state government facilities. This review was requested by Commissioner and Assemblymember Ridley-Thomas in a May 12, 2015, request letter to the Commission.
The primary focus of this study was on mandatory overtime for nurses and psychiatric technicians who work in state hospitals, prisons and developmental centers, as well as nurses who work in veterans homes.
12 consecutive hours had significantly higher error rates. As a result of these and other findings, the U.S. Institute of Medicine Committee on the Work Environment for Nurses and Patient Safety recommended that in order to reduce error-producing fatigue, nursing staff should be prohibited from providing patient care in excess of 12 hours in any given 24-hour period and in excess of 60 hours per seven-day work period.
In addition to patient safety being compromised by mandatory overtime, errors in state hospitals and prisons also put nursing staff at risk. Many of the patients have been convicted of serious or violent crimes or have been deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial.
A wage order adopted in 2001, provides that employers can propose an alternative workweek schedule, and if the agreement is approved by at least two-thirds of affected employees, it will go into effect. Many health care facilities in California have adopted an alternative workweek with 12-hour shifts. The wage order also limits work hours for nurses in California to no more than 12 hours in a 24-hour period except in a healthcare emergency. This wage order, however, does not apply to nursing staff working in state facilities. Nurses and psychiatric technicians who work for the state have been unsuccessful at negotiating an agreement to limit work hours in a specific time period.
A bill that would eliminate mandatory overtime in state facilities, AB 2155, was enacted by the Legislature in 2014 but vetoed by Governor Brown. In his veto message, Governor Brown indicated this issue would best be resolved through the collective bargaining process. Similar legislation in 2005 was vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger with a similar veto message. Two bills currently under consideration by the Legislature, AB 840, and SB 780, would prohibit mandatory overtime for nurses and psychiatric technicians who work in state facilities.
As part of this review, the Commission examined options for better balancing staffing needs and managing costs in state facilities and other opportunities to improve patient care and working conditions.
In this report, the Commission urges the state to reduce excess overtime in state health care facilities by 50 percent by 2018.
During its review, the Commission found that nursing staff working in state facilities clocked 3.75 million hours of overtime – at a cost of $179 million. The state's overtime is four times the national average – 18 percent of state nursing staff pay is for overtime as compared to an average of four percent nationally for registered nurses and health care workers. The Commission also found that working long hours in a health care setting is unsafe for patients and staff.
The Commission recommends cutting all overtime, which would reduce or possibly eliminate forced overtime and should reduce risks for errors and on-the-job injuries.
This review was requested by Commissioner and Assemblyemember Sebastian Ridley-Thomas in a May 12, 2015, request letter to the Commission.
Thursday, August 27, 2015, at 9:00 a.m.
On Thursday, August 27, 2015, the Little Hoover Commission will conduct a public hearing on mandatory overtime for nurses and psychiatric technicians who work in state prisons, state hospitals and developmental centers, as well as nurses who work in California veterans homes. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. in Room 437 of the State Capitol in Sacramento.
As part of this review, the Commission will examine options for better balancing staffing needs and managing costs in state facilities and other opportunities to improve patient care and working conditions.
At this hearing the Commission will hear from the unions that represent the nurses and psychiatric technicians, as well as nurses and psychiatric technicians who work in state facilities. These employees and their union representatives will describe the challenges they face and safety issues that arise when they work mandatory overtime shifts. The Commission also will hear from a panel of representatives from California Correctional Health Care Services, the receiver appointed by the courts in the longstanding lawsuit over prison medical treatment, and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Another panel will include representatives from the Department of State Hospitals, the Department of Developmental Services and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Each department leader will describe the scheduling and resource challenges that have led to mandatory overtime being used as a general staffing tool. They also will present opportunities for operational improvements that could maintain patient care and patient and staff safety while reducing the need for mandatory overtime.
There will be an opportunity for public comment at the end of the hearing. The Commission also encourages written comments. Immediately following the hearing, the Commission will hold a business meeting in the legislative counsel conference room located on the lower level of 925 L Street in Sacramento.
All public notices for meetings are on the Commission's website, www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Commission Executive Director Carole D'Elia at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Thursday, August 20, 2015.


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Tata Consultancy Services , India's leading IT services firm, on Thursday launched a smartphone application here that allows users to track, analyse and visualise Twitter conversations about the UK General Election to be held in May. 'ElectUK' has been created to engage voters, their representatives and political commentators by turning their smartphone into a Big Data social media analytics tool.
The app is free to download and is available on both iOS and Android devices. ElectUK will use data taken directly from Twitter and analyses millions of tweets about, and from, the political parties, candidates and the electorate in the May 7 UK General Election. "ElectUK has been created to showcase the potential uses of TCS Digital and Big Data technologies going beyond business," commented Shankar Narayanan, Country Head, UK & Ireland, TCS. "The app is a great example of how TCS can combine Big Data analytics, social, mobile and cloud, to deliver valuable insight on matters of relevance to the society at large." "ElectUK uses Big Data to give voters, politicians and commentators greater insight into the online conversations shaping the election debate, in an easy-to-consume, interactive and visual way," Narayanan said.
We've even included a button to help people register to vote, because we believe that digital technology can and should help bring about a more informed and engaged voter, Narayanan said. This data is run through TCS PeriVistaTM Big Data analytics software and delivered to the application as a range of share-able graphics. The app is based on a database of more than two thousand parliamentary candidates, allowing users to compare sentiment and trends, including the issues of highest importance in the debate.
Last year's Scottish referendum demonstrated the importance of social media as an engagement tool, with more than 10 million Facebook interactions taking place in the build-up to the vote. "Digital is indeed a formidable force which can benefit the community. ElectUK demonstrates how Digital technologies can be used to deliver real insights, directly into the hands of users," said Satya Ramaswamy, global head of TCS Digital Enterprise, Tata Consultancy Services. ElectUK is the latest social analytics application from TCS, with the company having previously created similar award winning apps to analyse social data around the 2014 Indian election and the FIFA 2014 World Cup.
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Blizzard announced a completely new game called Heroes of the Storm, a multiplayer online battle area (MOBA) which pay homage to past Blizzard games. The most exciting thing about Heroes of the Storm is that you can play as every Blizzard hero created in the company's 20 year history. Kerrigan, the Queen of Blades and Raynor from StarCraft II are just a couple of the heroes featured in the game.
The company began development of this game back in 2010 under the name Blizzard All-Stars but changed the name to Heroes of the Storm last month. It originally was designed as a custom version of StarCraft II.
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