Several treatment modalities are available within the field of neuropathic pain and neuropathy.
Natalizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against the 4 integrin did not help in treating a patient suffering from chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP). Although experimental evidence in an animal model pointed out that targeting 4 integrins in the inflamed peripheral nervous system may have clinical relevant effects, this was not the case in a patient.
Pudendal neuralgia is the most common and most disabling form of pelvic pain. It presents as unilateral or bilateral burning pain of the anterior or posterior perineum that is worse on sitting and relieved by standing, not usually associated with night pain.This pain is a cause of chronic, disabling, and often intractable perineal pain.
Under the titel 'Occipital Neuralgia Responding to Palmitoylethanolamide' Rocco Salvatore Calabrò and Placido Bramanti reported a case in 'Headache', a female patient affected by occiptal-treatment-refractory-neuralgia that greatly improved after oral intake of palmitoylethanolamide (PEA).
In the European Journal of Pain Supplements, 19 juli 2010 Garcia–Larrea discussed the value of Motor cortex stimulation (MCS), a relatively recent neurosurgical technique for pain control, in the treatment fo neuropathic pain. This is an abstract of a talk he gave at the Third International Congress on Neuropathic Pain in Athens earlier this year. We were there and would like to make some commets, as this talk was discussed in great detail by a MD from the UK. She stated that there has not been conducted one methodological acceptable clinical trial analysing the safety and efficacy of this technique.
Paclitaxel is an effective chemotherapeutic agent that is widely used for the treatment of several cancers, including breast and ovarium cancer. However, it induces disabling and potentially long-lasting sensory neuropathy.
Cannabis treatment for meuropathic pain using low dose cannabis during prolonged periods of time due to slow resorption from butter rich cannabis cookies: a better way to administer cannabis than the classical joint or marihuana tea.
Numbers needed to treat in neuropathic pain are not very impressive. If you would tell your patient, I have to treat at least 5 patients like you in order to help one of those patients reach a pain reduction of 50%..imagine how many patients would frown and say…excuse me? (if they are British that is..). Because patients frequently fail to receive adequate pain relief from, or are intolerant of, first-line therapies prescribed for neuropathic pain, the opening sentence of a new (2011) article on refractory neuropathic pain, 'Pregabalin, the lidocaine plaster and duloxetine in patients with refractory neuropathic pain: a systematic review' by Melanie Plested and collegues, among which one works at Pfizer's (interesting..!).
Welcome to our Institute and Website!
Welcome to our Institute for neuropathy and neuropathic pain, and our Website. We gathered here for you many articles in the field of neuropathy and neuropathic pain. In our centre we are specialised in treating patients suffering from neuropathic pain and neuropathy following an Integrated Medicine concept. Part of our activities are within the field of consultation. We assist pharmaceutical companies in R&D strategies related to finding new drugs to treat neuropathic pain and neuropathy.
More and more randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials on neuropathic pain treatment are published, and it seems there is a surge! Will this help the patient? Some top pain experts analysed one hundred and seventy-four studies, a twothird increase in published randomised, placebo-controlled trials in the last 5 years. What did they find out?
Gingivitis is not nice. Redness and pain of the gums and bad breath. The cause of gingivitis is an inflammation of the gingiva, or of the gums. It is found in well over 60% (!) of adults over age 45 or even nearly 100%, according to some dentists. Inflammation of the gums is usually the result of poor dental hygiene. Sadly enough it creates a second, more serious problem, periodontal disease. Unless corrected this usually poses a real thread for both tooth and jawbone. Mast cells can be found in normal gingivae as well as in acute necrotizing gingivitis, chronic marginal gingivitis,andand pregnancy gingivitis, and these cels have been identified already more than half a century ago.
Amitriptyline as good as pregabalin for painful diabetic neuropathy says a review ariticle on Diabetes in control.com, dated March 23, 2010. This is based on the results of a head to head comparison of both drugs in a group of 41 patients. The study had some methodological flaws, but the results are in line with our expectations and experiences. Both drugs have similar efficacy, but amitriptyline, if dosed higher up (>25 mg an) has more side- effects.
In a head to head comparison study the Italian research group from the Department of Orthodontics, of the School of Dentistry, at the University of Bologna, could demonstrate that treatment with the natural analgesic compound palmitoylethalonamide (available under the brandnames een PEA-houdend product® or PeaPure® ) was superior over the treatment with a classical NSAID in temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD), or Costen syndrome.
Palmitoylethanolamin (een PEA-houdend product®;PeaPure®) is a endogenous lipid with analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. In a study were 30 patients were entered, suffering from diabetic neuropathic pain and post-herpetic pain, palmitoylethanolamide was combined with pregabalin in the treatment of neuropathic pain.
In the journal JAMA, October 2009, was a description of a patient with diabetes mellitus and much discomfort from neuropathy. The doctor described the case, showed a list of drugs to see the usefulness of these values. Here on this table we see a number of recent rfindings and the relative strength of various painkillers for neuropathic pain. In this paper a clear message: Lyrica and Cymbalta are no better than older and cheaper drugs, which may be even better!
In April 2010 a new guideline was issued on the treatment of chronic pain: Practice Guidelines for Chronic Pain Management: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Chronic Pain Management and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.
You are definitely familiar with symptoms as numbing, tingling, or prickling sensatiob, after you have hit your funny bone, or your foot falls asleep. But for cancer patients, these sensations can be symptoms of either cancer itself, or, more often, a serious side effect of cancer therapy called neuropathy (injury to the nerves).
Trigeminus neuralgia is difficult to treat. For those patients were medication such as carbamazepin is not helpful, the neurosurgeon can treat with the so called Gamma Knife….
Multimodal therapy in neuropathic pain: 2 is more than 1!
The famous Dutch surgeon Noordenbos wrote in 1959: "One-one synaptic transmission must be the exception rather than the rule in the nervous system. Any nerve cell located in the anterior horn. . . could hardly be expected to synapse at higher level with one such similar cell only. It will probably send ramifications to many other locations, and in turn be acted upon by the ramifications of many other cells. . . Far from being a continuous chain of short neurons, these fibres must constitute links in an extremely complicated nerve net in which, within limits, everything synapses more or less with everything else." It is clear that half a century later our therapy of pain is based on these deep insights of Noordenbos, and multimodal therapy is now the hallmark of how to treat neuropathic pain. This is because it is difficult to treat neuropathic pain with one drug only. In our centre we nearly always prescribe two or more oral drugs and mostly also topical creams and supplements together to get the patients out of the red zone of discomfort.
Kahler's disease is cancer of certain white blood cells, the plasma cells, and leads to death, mostly within 3-4 years. It is the second most frequent occuring forms of blood cancer, after non-Hodgkin's disease. Initially patients can respond to chemotherapy, but treatment resistance often occurs. Furthermore, side effects such as nerve pain and nerve disfunctions (painful neuropathy) are dose limiting and thus optimal treatment of patients is not possible, as the chemotherapy needs to be stopped or reduced. Therfore patients cannot finish the course of chemotherapy and run a higher risk of relapse or recurrence of their cancer. Since years science searches for compounds to protect the nerve function, in order to enable patients suffering from MM to proceed being treated with chemotherapy.
Therefore it is highly important to point out that recently a natural occuring compound palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) has been identified in a clinical trial in MM patients, which indeed counteracts the side-effects of chemotherapy in blood cancer and restores nerve functions.
Italian neurologists from the neurological department of professor Cruccu, of the university of Rome, assessed the effect of PEA on pain and nerve function in patients with chemotherapy-induced painful neuropathy.
Why the supplement PEA ( PeaPure) in chronic painstates? Is Evidence-Based Medicine Patient-Centered and Is Patient-Centered Care Evidence-Based? The patient should be the ultimate judge. Therfore Dr Painless points out that treating patients suffering chronic pain with the non-prescription drug een PEA-houdend product makes sense. Evidence-based medicine is a rather young concept that entered the scientific literature in the early 1990s.
It has basically a positivistic, biomedical perspective. Its focus is on offering clinicians the best available evidence about the most adequate treatment for their patients, considering medicine merely as a cognitive-rational enterprise. In this approach the uniqueness of patients, their individual needs and preferences, and their emotional status are easily neglected as relevant factors in decision-making.


Alumnae rose to the challenge during last fall's Rally for Hollins campaign by nearly doubling the goal. Following that successful campaign, the offices of admission and alumnae relations called on alumnae to compete in this spring's Race to Reunion. This time, alumnae referred 146 prospective students, nine of whom were referred by the winning reunion class of 1959. The winning nonreunion class of 1963 sent 16 referrals. Anyone in any class can refer a student at any time. Just go to hollins.edu/refer.
Hollins receives royalties from the sale of the following books by Margaret Wise Brown '32. Every purchase helps support Hollins.
A new track in the Hollins Abroad-Paris program enables students who have taken only one year of French to live in another country and explore a new culture. Both the full-immersion program and the new hybrid track accept applications from Hollins women and also from any domestic college student interested in applying—including female or male children of alumnae. Students enrolling in the new hybrid track will have access to upper-level courses taught in English in fields such as business, international studies, fashion, art history, and liberal arts, to name just a few. For more information, visit hollins.edu/abroad.
At the May meeting, the Board of Trustees approved a volunteer recognition society, the Hollins Ambassadors Circle, to honor the extraordinary and exemplary commitment of time and talent given by alumnae, parents, and friends to support the four ribs of the Alumnae Engagement Initiative umbrella: enrollment, career, alumnae to alumnae, and philanthropy.
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Prague >
Josefov's Jewish history
 Arts & Culture
In the heart of Prague, on the banks of the Vltava River, lies the district of Josefov. This Jewish neighbourhood has an illustrious history and forms the setting for many tales by writer Franz Kafka, who lived here. Take the time to explore the cobbled streets and become acquainted with the culture, architecture and stories of Prague's Jewish community.
Prague's Jewish quarter has existed since the 13th century. Many Jewish people moved to this cramped neighbourhood around that time – at its peak around 18,000 people lived here. Today, only a small Jewish community remains in Josefov but you can still get a taste of its historic atmosphere. Although large parts of the district were redeveloped in the 19th century, the most important buildings and monuments remain intact. The 6 synagogues, the Jewish Town Hall and the Old Jewish Cemetery are among Europe's best-preserved Jewish monuments. These historical sites continue to remind us of a time when Jewish culture flourished here.
 The old Jewish quarter in Prague
Strolling through Jewish history
The well-known Old-New Synagogue, Europe's oldest existing synagogue, is located on the chic street of Pařížská. This place of worship, dating back to the mid 13th century, is still in use today. The jagged brickwork of its façade is a typical example of early Gothic style. Original ornamentation can also be found inside, such as the ornate wrought iron chandeliers. An interesting detail is the red flag with gold embroidered Star of David which adorns the western pillar. Emperor Ferdinand III presented this flag to Prague's Jewish people at the end of the 17th century.
Alongside the Old-New Synagogue stands the elegant Jewish Town Hall which was built in 1586. Like many other monuments in Josefov, the town hall was built by Mordechai Maisel, one of 16th-century Prague's richest men. Interesting features include the two clocks on its façade, the higher of which has Roman numerals, while the lower has Hebrew numerals and the hands turn anti-clockwise. The Town Hall contains a kosher restaurant which is open for lunch from 11:30 am - 2:00 pm and is recommended if you would like to sample authentic Jewish-Czech cuisine.
On the other side of the street is the Old Jewish Cemetery which was in use from 1478-1786. Thousands of gravestones are crammed in so close together that they seem to be leaning on each other. This mysterious place speaks volumes about Jewish history in Prague. Around 100,000 Jewish people are thought to be buried here. Because it was forbidden to expand the cemetery, the graves were dug in 12 layers. The most famous grave is that of Judah Loew ben Bezalel, also known as the Maharal of Prague.
 The Old New Synagogue
The Golem of Prague
Judah Loew ben Bezalel, the Maharal of Prague (1525-1609), was a well-known rabbi, scholar and the spiritual leader of the Jewish community in Prague. His memory is forever connected with a strange legend: the Maharal is reputed to have created a Golem from clay from the Vltava River which he brought to life using rituals and Hebrew incantations. This Golem, a being from Jewish folklore, would still be hiding in the attic of the Old-New Synagogue until such time as the Prague Jews needed its protection.
 Statue of Franz Kafka
The home of Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (1883-1924) spent most of his life in Josefov. The Kafka family lived at number 27 Dušní and a bronze statue just a few metres away serves as a reminder of the famous author. The statue's sculptor, Jaroslav Róna, wanted to depict the short story Description of a Struggle, in which a friendly conversation between the narrator and an acquaintance turns into a fight. Kafka's tale is set largely on the banks of the Vltava River and the writer himself can be recognised on the shoulders of the story's mysterious and headless black figure.
More about Prague

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Da giocatore fu un'ala sinistra. Giocò in numerosi campionati nordamericani ed europei.

Carriera

Giocatore
Lefebvre fece la trafila delle giovanili nel suo paese, dapprima in QAAA coi Montreal-Concordia (1983-84), dalla stagione successiva e per quattro stagioni in QMJHL con gli Shawinigan Cataractes (206 le reti segnate, con tre nomination nell'All Stars Team).

Non entrando nel draft e non ottenendo nessun contratto in NHL, nel 1988 arrivò per la prima volta in Europa, ingaggiato dai francesi del Paris Français Volants. A Parigi venne notato ed ingaggiato dagli svizzeri del HC Ajoie, allora in Nationalliga A. Chiuse la stagione con 46 punti (23+23) in 32 gare.

Dopo alcuni incontri in Nationalliga B con Langnau, Lefebvre ritornò in Nord America, dove giocò nella sola stagione 1990-91 con altre tre squadre in tre diverse serie. Tornò dunque in Svizzera dove si divise tra il Kloten (Nationalliga A) e il Sierre (Nationalliga B). Nella stagione 1992-93 si trasferì in Gran Bretagna per una stagione, prima di tornare ancora una volta in Nord America.

Nel 1993 fu infatti messo sotto contratto dalla squadra IHL dei Las Vegas Thunder, con cui rimase per cinque stagioni e mezzo (pressoché tutta l'esistenza della franchigia, nata nel 1993 e scomparsa nel 1999), e con cui raggiunse i migliori risultati a livello personale: tre volte oltre i 100 punti in una stagione (1993-94, 1995-96 e 1997-98), il Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy come miglior marcatore e il James Gatschene Memorial Trophy come miglior giocatore nella stagione 1997-98. Non riuscì mai però ad aggiudicarsi il titolo.

Il 18 dicembre 1998 fu messo sotto contratto dalla squadra NHL dei Washington Capitals, con cui esordì a 31 anni. Collezionò solo 3 presenze, e fu poi girato ai Long Beach Ice Dogs (ancora in IHL).

Al termine di quella stagione Lefebvre ritornò nuovamente - e definitivamente - in Europa. Per due stagioni giocò in Germania, nella Deutsche Eishockey Liga: nel 1999-00 con gli Adler Mannheim (eliminati ai quarti), nel 2000-01 con i Frankfurt Lions (che non riuscirono a qualificarsi per i play-off).

Nel 2001 fu messo sotto contratto dall'HCJ Milano Vipers. In Italia rimase 3 stagioni, vincendo 3 scudetti (2001-02, 2002-03 e 2003-04), una coppa Italia (2002) e due supercoppe italiane (2001 e 2002).

Fu poi la volta del campionato danese, col Rødovre Mighty Bulls, per una sola stagione. Nel 2005-06 tornò di nuovo in Svizzera (Nationalliga B), col EHC Biel di Bienne, per poi passare dopo una sola stagione al Lausanne HC.

Sposatosi nel 2004 con un'italiana, ottenne la cittadinanza. Fu convocato per i Mondiali 2007 nella squadra azzurra, e nella stagione successiva ritornò in serie A, tra le file dello SG Pontebba, di cui divenne subito capitano. A gennaio del 2008 si trasferì a Milano, nuovamente nelle file dell'HCJ Milano Vipers, per motivi personali. Dopo lo scioglimento della squadra meneghina, nel luglio 2008 Lefebvre fu ingaggiato dall'Hockey Club Valpellice di Torre Pellice, squadra che militava in serie A2.

Allenatore
Al termine della stagione annunciò il ritiro, per dedicarsi all'attività di allenatore. Divenne l'allenatore in seconda di Marc-André Dumont al Val-d'Or Foreurs, in QMJHL.

Impegni familiari lo costrinsero a tornare in Italia già nel dicembre del 2009, e nel successivo mese di gennaio accettò l'offerta del Real Torino HC (Serie A2) per tornare, ad oltre 42 anni, all'hockey giocato. Per la stagione 2010-2011 venne ingaggiato dall'HC Como come allenatore della prima squadra, militante in serie C Under26, e delle giovanili. In ottobre, tuttavia, firmò come capo allenatore della squadra femminile dell'HC Lugano

Dopo due stagioni tornò ad allenare squadre maschili, sempre in Svizzera, dove fu assunto come assistant coach della prima squadra ed allenatore delle giovanili dell'HC Sierre. Nel successivo mese di febbraio 2013 lasciò il Sierre per andare a ricoprire lo stesso ruolo all'Eis-Hockey-Club Olten, dove fu poi confermato anche per la stagione successiva.

Nel luglio del 2014 tornò in Italia diventando il nuovo allenatore dell'HC Eppan-Appiano riuscendo a portare, per la prima volta nella sua storia, la squadra altoatesina ai playoff scudetto. Dopo un anno si trasferì all'Asiago Hockey campione d'Italia in carica (squadra affrontata proprio dall'Appiano ai quarti di finale l'anno precedente) sostituendo John Parco. Dopo una sola stagione lasciò la squadra, sostituito da Tom Barrasso.

Lefebvre rimase senza squadra fino al successivo mese di ottobre, quando subentrò ad Uli Egen sulla panchina dell'Hockey Club Gherdëina. A fine stagione gli venne preferito il canadese Lee Gilbert, ma gli scarsi risultati ottenuti e le precarie condizioni di salute del nuovo allenatore convinsero la società a riportare Lefebvre in panchina già dal successivo 6 ottobre.

Già prima del termine della stagione i gardenesi prolungarono il contratto di Lefebvre fino al termine della stagione 2018-2019. Il 26 gennaio 2019, tuttavia, dopo una serie di sconfitte, Lefebvre venne sollevato dall'incarico, sostituito dal responsabile del settore giovanile, il finlandese Timo Keppo.

Nel giugno successivo venne annunciato come nuovo allenatore del Pergine, squadra di seconda serie italiana. Poco più di un mese più tardi, tuttavia, fece valere la clausola contrattuale secondo la quale si sarebbe automaticamente liberato in caso di offerte provenienti da squadre di Alps Hockey League, accasandosi al VEU Feldkirch.

Palmarès

Giocatore

Club

 Français Volants de Paris: 1988-1989

 Milano Vipers: 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004

 Milano Vipers: 2002-2003

 Milano Vipers: 2001, 2002

Individuale
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League:
 First All-Star Team: 1986-1987, 1987-1988
 Second All-Star Team: 1985-1986
 Jean Beliveau Trophy: 1987-1988 (200 punti)

Canadian Hockey League:
 Memorial Cup All-Star Team: 1985
 Top Scorer Award: 1987-1988
International Hockey League:
 First All-Star Team: 1997-1998
 Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy: 1997-1998 (116 punti)
 James Gatschene Memorial Trophy: 1997-1998
Campionato italiano:
 Capocannoniere: 2002-2003 (86 punti)

Note

Collegamenti esterni

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Abrar-Ul-Haq Releases Highly Anticipated New Album With a Live Concert
May 3, 2016 by Trending Team
The latest album from Punjabi Pakistani pop Idol Abrar-Ul-Haq titled "Billo Returns" has finally been released to the public.
The album was launched with a live concert that took place at Bahria Town, Lahore. Several superstars were part of the event managed by ARY Group.
Abrar's last album was released 9 years ago from today.
The live concert was a huge success as seen by the people who enjoyed dancing on the catchy new tunes by Abrar. Stars like Salman Ahmed, Shah Zaman and Tariq Tofu and Umar Akmal were present at the launch ceremony.
Abrar is returning to the music scene after almost a nine year hiatus. His last album, which was a huge hit amongst Pakistani's was titled 'Billo De Ghar' and was released in 1995. Three years from his debut album, Abrar also released another album titled 'Majajani'. After the success of his second album, Abrar released Bay Ja Cycle Tay in 1999 which also became an instant hit.
Two more albums followed after Bay Ja cycle Tay titled Nach Majajn and Asan Jana Mall-0-Mall. His final albums before going to hiatus were Nachan Main Audhay Naal in 2004 and Naara Sada Ishq Aey in 2007.
Aithay Rakh, the latest album from Abrar-Ul-Haq is now available all over Pakistan.
For the first time ever in Pakistan, you can also listen to the complete album through Taazi.com, a music portal and application for iOS and Android.
The complete list of tracks is as follows:
Aithay Rakh
Billo 2
Tere Bin
Ladli
Oo Sanam
Ishq Di Boti
Sar Jalaingay
According to statistics acquired from Taazi.com, Aithay Rakh, the title song of the album is the most popular track so far.
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"Hemp production in America was stifled for so long, but it could now make all the difference for small independent farmers," Nelson said. "Hemp isn't just good for our farmers and our economy, it's good for our soil, our environment, and our health." The hemp oil is coming from Colorado. The coffee blend is made up of three different bean varietals: Castillo, Colombia, and Caturra.
In case you did not know this, hemp oil does not get you high. However, it does have other health benefits. I am personally not a coffee drinker, but if you're a coffee drinker you can try it out for yourself. An eight oz. bag costs $36. Sounds a little pricey, but I would still want to take a sip if someone here gets some.


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What Is ETL? Understand 'Extract, Transform, Load' in Depth
Think about how an airport processes passengers. People enter the building, go through security checkpoints, and then wait in a central holding area until they fly out to various destinations across the world.
The exchange, transfer, load (ETL) process for transforming data works the same way. Using ETL, a business first extracts data from many different sources. Once that's done, it transforms the data through a staging process, loads it into a warehouse, and eventually ships it out for analysis.
Suffice it to say that ETL is a foundational technology for a variety of initiatives, including software development, big data, and machine learning. Keep reading to learn more about why ETL is important and how you can use it to build a data-driven enterprise.
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ETL: A Brief History
Believe it or not, ETL stretches back to the 1970s, during which it rose to prominence following the emergence of enterprise databases. At that time, early ETL systems mainly extracted data trickling in from a variety of different sources.
Over the next few decades, the technology became increasingly popular. In large part, the rise of data warehousing is to thank for that growth. Fast-forward to the mid-1990s, and many large organizations were using on-site ETL tools to process and store large volumes of diverse transactions.
Today, ETL remains a critical component for data management. This is because companies are collecting more data than ever before from an ever-growing list of sources. Using modern ETL tools, it's easier to refine, process, and integrate data across different teams and departments.
A robust ETL strategy can provide a direct data pipeline for engineering, marketing, sales, design, executive decision-makers, and research and development teams. It's a win-win for departments across the organization.
What Does the ETL Process Look Like?
Here's an overview of what happens along each stage of the ETL process:
1. Extract
Data extraction involves pulling data from source locations and moving it into a staging environment, which you can think of as temporary storage.
A large business may have thousands of different data inputs. Examples may include applications, IoT devices, email systems, CRMs, and SQL and NoSQL servers. Data can be both structured and unstructured, and data volumes can vary significantly from source to source.
2. Transform
After the data is collected, it then has to go through cleansing, organization, authentication, and validation processes.
The transformation process modifies and deletes incorrect and irrelevant data. It ensures information is accurate and compliant before moving it forward for analysis and visualization.
In addition to cleansing, data also goes through a formatting process during ETL. This involves putting data into tables and aligning it with the target data warehouse schema.
3. Load
Following transformation, data goes through a consolidation process and winds up in a data warehouse.
When loading data into a target warehouse, it's important to proceed with caution in order to avoid overloading the host system and impacting other workflows. For the best results, this process should ideally occur during off-peak hours.
What Are the Benefits of ETL?
There are many reasons why companies still use ETL solutions after all these years. Here's a look at some of the top benefits the technology offers:
Companies today face rising pressure from government agencies and consumers about data privacy and security. Data governance is therefore critical when it comes to avoiding fines and penalties and maintaining consumer trust.
ETL helps with data governance by ensuring information is safe and in compliance before it goes into production.
It's critical to have an internal vetting system for data to prevent false information from leaking to the public and to ensure teams are working off the same data. When it boils down to it, sales, marketing, and executive teams need to know that the data they're using is accurate and up to date.
ETL creates a single source of truth (SSOT) — i.e., a system where everyone has access to the same information. This, in turn, reduces risk since everyone knows they're working with the most current data.
Data Context
A data point doesn't mean much without context. Companies need to be able to trace data points and gain a deeper historical context to derive meaning from them.
ETL solutions help businesses track where data originates and view modifications throughout the lifecycle. This ultimately provides greater insight for stakeholders — making it easier to rely on data for business intelligence initiatives.
ETL vs. ELT
Many companies are now switching their process around and loading data before transforming it. This variation is called exchange, load, transfer (ELT).
Companies typically use ELT to make data processing faster and improve flexibility. With ELT, you don't have to wait as long to load data, meaning you can get up and running in less time. This approach is also helpful for businesses that have fluctuating data sources since ELT reduces formatting to save time and effort.
While ELT improves speed and flexibility, it's also a bit riskier, causing businesses to have a harder time maintaining security and compliance.
Going back to the transportation example, if ETL is like an airport, then ELT is like an open train platform where anyone can jump on board at any time.
What's more, ELT can increase the price of data production and management. As such, companies with tight budgets may want to consider ETL to filter out unnecessary data and reduce storage costs.
At the end of the day, there's no right or wrong answer when deciding between ETL and ELT. Ultimately, every company has different needs. Some businesses prefer the traditional approach to ETL, while others need to move faster and with greater flexibility.
What Are the Top Challenges for ETL?
Companies often run into unexpected performance issues that can derail their ETL systems and make it harder to process data.
Here's a breakdown of some of the main issues that companies face with ETL management:
Resource Control
It's important to realize that running ETL at a high volume can require significant computational resources. Companies often need to choose between waiting for data or continuously churning out ETL at a high volume.
Businesses often lack the tools for efficiently moving data from warehouse environments to stakeholders. This makes it hard to gain relevant insights, which is particularly problematic for engineers who need access to fresh data when rolling out new features.
Continuous delivery requires a steady flow of information. Without these insights, it's like driving a car without headlights. You might make it to your destination, but it won't be pretty. And you might run into problems along the way.
High Data Loads
Rising data volumes create many challenges for ETL. For example, companies often lack adequate memory and CPU, which leads to bottlenecks.
Further, despite all the extra processing with ETL, companies still often wind up processing unnecessary data. This increases production and storage costs and makes it harder to scale.
Ongoing Maintenance
ETL isn't something that you can set and forget. You have to continuously maintain your processes to keep up to date with changing inputs.
Of course, this can be very taxing for IT departments — especially those with staffing shortages.
How Plutora Enables and Extends ETL
In summation, ETL remains an important strategy for any organization that's serious about using and integrating data. With a modern ETL solution in place, you can gain deep visibility and control over data following ingestion.
Plutora provides a one-stop-shop for data integration. The automated Plutora platform pulls data from across the entire software delivery value stream and funnels it directly into a data warehouse for processing and reporting. Additionally, Plutora eliminates manual data crunching, giving you actionable analytics with push-button ease.
With Plutora, your team will benefit from an SSOT for software delivery and smart dashboards that deliver contextual information to key stakeholders when they need it. These dashboards can seamlessly integrate into your existing workflows, increasing response time.
When you add it all up, Plutora lowers risk, saves money, and helps turn raw information into actionable insights. Does it get better than that? For more information on Plutora, take a look at our approach to business intelligence.
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This post was written by Justin Reynolds. Justin is a freelance writer who enjoys telling stories about how technology, science, and creativity can help workers be more productive. In his spare time, he likes seeing or playing live music, hiking, and traveling.
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'I'm right there': Roger Federer has a message after Wimbledon defeat
Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer in four sets in the men's singles final to win his third Wimbledon and ninth Grand Slam title here on Sunday.
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Roger Federer holds the runners-up trophy after losing to Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final match, during the presentation on day thirteen of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London. (AFP Photo)
When tennis great and seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer saw Novak Djokovic sharing a victory embrace with wife Jelena in the corridor leading to the men's locker room, the Swiss must have wondered if he will ever himself get a chance to experience such a moment again.
Federer's wife Mirka cut a forlorn figure on Centre Court as she held up her phone to take pictures of her husband holding aloft the silver runners-up plate after he had been beaten in the final for the second year running by the Serb powerhouse.
It was a memento neither she nor her husband wanted to take home, especially since Federer had come into the final having beaten Andy Murray in three elegantly brutal sets -- a display that left many of the sport's greats drooling.
Two days after a performance which many rated among Federer's top five ever, he came within two sets of winning a much-wanted record eighth Wimbledon title.
But it was not to be for the 17-time Grand Slam champion who had been broken just once in 90 service games at this year's tournament before Sunday's showdown.
It was a huge blow for Federer, who had hoped to avenge last year's Wimbledon final loss against Djokovic by winning his favourite tournament for a record eighth time.
"I still think I had a great tournament," Federer told reporters after his 10th appearance in a Wimbledon final ended in a 7-6(1) 6-7(10) 6-4 6-3 defeat, "I lost against the world No. 1 at the moment. That's the kind of guy you probably can lose against. I'm not going to accept it and say it's normal. It's not."
"...I've beaten him a few times. I'm one of the few guys that's gotten a chance...I'm right there. My game is good. I got broken very few times this tournament."
Aged 33 and 338 days, Federer had been bidding to become the oldest Wimbledon champion in the professional era.
He has won only one of the last 22 Grand Slam events and, with the world number two turning 34 before the US Open starts in August, there will be many who believe his 10th Wimbledon final will prove to be his last chance to add to his 17 Grand Slam titles.
Evenly matched
On paper at least, it looked like it could have been an even contest as Federer led 20-19 in their overall head-to-head record. The duo were split 6-6 in grand slam meetings, 1-1 in majors finals and 1-1 on grass.
But the man who contested 18 of 19 grand slam finals from 2005 to 2010 when he was at the height of his powers simply ran into today's numero uno -- with Djokovic playing in his third successive major showpiece.
"Clearly I would have loved to win today. There's no doubt about it," said the world number two, who has now gone three years without a grand slam trophy having won the last of his majors at Wimbledon in 2012.
"But I still think I can be very happy with the level of play," added Federer, who saved seven set points to win the second but could not keep up the momentum.
"It's no fun ever losing really, unless you know that you've entertained the crowd, you can be happy with your performance, and then you get it over quicker.
"But it doesn't mean you're not disappointed, or you just kind of move on easily from it. Some matches tend to be easier to digest. This one feels the case."
While Federer's defeat left Centre Court's 15,000 fans deflated, his 2009 Wimbledon final victim, Andy Roddick, put it into perspective by saying: "I feel as badly for Roger as I can for someone who has won 17 Grand Slams."
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Q: Equivalence of norms problem. How would I show that $\|\cdot\|_3$ and $\|\cdot\|_\infty$ are equivalent norms on $\mathbb R^2$?
I understand that to say two norms are equivalent, then there exist two real constants, $m,M$ such that,
$$m\|\cdot\|_3\le\|\cdot\|_\infty\le M\|\cdot\|_3$$
And that if we were to sketch the norms $\|\cdot\|_\infty=\|\cdot\|_3=1$ then we could stretch or shrink them to fit into each other, again, by the constants $m,M$.
However, I am not to sure what $\|\cdot\|_3$ exactly looks like, and haven't had much luck with a graphing calculator, and so I am not entirely sure how to go about rigorously finding the constants, having not worked with $\|\cdot\|_3$ at all before and not being able to sketch it.
Can anybody help me to discern its shape as well as with finding $m,M$?

A: It is enough to show that when one of the norms is 1, the other is bounded between two positive constants, $m$ and $M$.
It is easiest to look at the case when $||(x,y)||_\infty=1$. What does that equation tell you about $x$ and $y$? You can use this to bound $||(x,y)||_3$.
In terms of the shape of $||.||_3$, you really just want to sketch the curve $||(x,y)||_3=1$. This curve is $(x^3+y^3)^{1/3}=1$, and should remind you of the circle equation. Think about how it might differ from a circle.

A: We have the following:
Suppose $z:=(x,y)\in R^2$.
First prove that $| x |^3 + | y |^3\leq(| x | + | y |)^3$.
Therefore, $2 \Vert z\Vert_\infty \geq \Vert z\Vert_1 \geq  \Vert z\Vert_3$.
On the other hand, $|x|^3+|y|^3\geq \Vert z \Vert_\infty^3$.
Thus, $\Vert z \Vert_3 \geq \Vert z \Vert_\infty$.
Summing up:
$2 \Vert z\Vert_\infty \geq \Vert z\Vert_1 \geq  \Vert z\Vert_3 \geq \Vert z\Vert_\infty$.
In general, for dimension $n$ and $1\leq p\leq \infty$:
$n \Vert z\Vert_\infty \geq \Vert z\Vert_1 \geq  \Vert z\Vert_p \geq \Vert z\Vert_\infty$.
Hence, you can take $m:= \frac{1}{n}$ and $M:=1$.

A: Let $x=(x_1,\dots,x_n)\in\mathbb{R}^n$ and $||x||_3^3=\sum_{i=1}^n|x_i|^3$.
Using the fact that $\forall 1\leq i\leq n$, $|x_i|\leq||x||_{\infty}$, we can chose $m=n^{-\frac{1}{3}}$.
On the other hand:
$$||x||_{\infty}^3=\left(\max_{1\leq i\leq n}|x_i|\right)^3=\max_{1\leq i\leq n}|x_i|^3\leq\sum_{i=1}^n|x_i|^3=||x||_3^3$$
So you can chose $M=1$.

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MacKenzie Scott gives an additional $4.2 billion to help 384 organizations
By Emerald	 On Dec 16, 2020
What just happened? MacKenzie Scott is a relative newcomer on the list of the world's wealthiest individuals but she is having no problem parting with her money. Scott said she asked a team of advisors to help her accelerate her 2020 giving. They took a data-driven approach to help identify organizations with strong leadership teams that could benefit from additional support.
In early 2019, Scott acquired roughly a quarter of the joint Amazon stock that she and former husband Jeff Bezos had amassed since founding Amazon in the mid-90s through their divorce agreement.
In May 2019, she signed the Giving Pledge, vowing to give at least half of her fortune to charity. She's making good on that promise in 2020.
By July, she had already given $1.7 billion to various charities and causes but that pales in comparison to the nearly $4.2 billion she has given over the last four months alone. The exact amount, $4,158,500,000, was dispersed as gifts to 384 different organizations across all 50 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico.
Some are filling basic needs: food banks, emergency relief funds, and support services for those most vulnerable. Others are addressing long-term systemic inequities that have been deepened by the crisis: debt relief, employment training, credit and financial services for under-resourced communities, education for historically marginalized and underserved people, civil rights advocacy groups, and legal defense funds that take on institutional discrimination.
From 6,490 prospective leads, the team narrowed the list down to just 822 organizations and ultimately chose to help 384 groups. The other 438 are still up for consideration, with Scott describing them as "on hold" for now.
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Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
August 3, 2018 by Kiko Martinez
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara
Directed by: Gus Van Sant ("Good Will Hunting")
Written by: Gus Van Sant ("Last Days")
Three-time Oscar-nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix ("The Master") stars as quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan in "Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot," a conventional biopic stifled by a screenplay that doesn't allow its main character to flourish or make meaningful relationships.
Directed by two-time Oscar nominee Gus Van Sant ("Good Will Hunting"), who made one of the most memorable biopics of the last decade in 2008's "Milk," works off his own script based on John's memoir of the same name.
Although writing has been, at best, an inconsistent endeavor for Van Sant in the past, what saves "Don't Worry" from losing its footing completely is Phoenix's portrayal of the controversial Callahan, who we see in the film through flashbacks as an alcoholic 21-year-old kid from Portland, who becomes paralyzed in a drunken car accident in 1972.
Most of "Don't Worry" focuses on John's physical and emotional recovery after the crash as well as his effort to kick his drinking habit by finding support in Alcoholics Anonymous. In AA, he meets Donnie (Jonah Hill), the group's leader whose easy-going demeanor keeps John's addiction in check. Despite the importance of Donnie and the other AA members, Van Sant's script keeps them at an arm's length away and never really acknowledges their value.
The same can be said with the way Van Sant handles John's love interest Annu (Rooney Mara), a Swedish physical therapist who feels like an afterthought as soon as she leaves the room. An hour into the film and it's almost like John has been alone the entire time. Even more problematic is the fact that because of the way the narrative is constructed, John's artwork, the most fascinating thing about his life from a cinematic standpoint, only makes an impression in the second half of the story.
When his cartoons are given their moment to shine, however, is when "Don't Worry" becomes a charming inside look into a man's comically dark and clever mind through the politically-incorrect doodles he creates on issues like physical disabilities, race, religion and anything else that would cause conservative readers to gasp. Van Sant enhances some of these scenes by having John's drawings come alive on paper. The subtle animations of his scribbly characters bring a happiness to the picture that balances the sobriety storyline well.
Still, it's too little too late for "Don't Worry" when we get to anything that resembles a significant part of who John really is – from his artistic abilities to his friendships to some of the personal baggage that weighs him down. Phoenix gives a triumphant performance, but "Don't Worry" needed more color – something like 2003's superior "American Splendor." Van Sant, unfortunately, thought it adequate enough to scribble in pencil.
Tags: 2018, 2018 movie review, Don't Worry He Won't Get Far on Foot, Don't Worry He Won't Get Far on Foot movie review, Gus Van Sant, Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, kikoreview, Rooney Mara
October 7, 2011 by Kiko Martinez
Starring: Henry Hopper, Mia Wasikowska, Ryo Kase
Directed by: Gus Van Sant ("Milk")
Written by: Jason Lew (debut)
If starring in a quirky, indie romantic comedy was something actress Mia Wasikowska ("The Kids Are All Right") wanted to experience, she could've done a whole lot better than "Restless," a hipster-wannabe teenage love story that gives "The Art of Getting By" some serious competition for the most annoyingly adorable schlock to hit theaters this year. Even Wasikowska lighting up every scene with her immense likeability can't save "Restless" from torturing audiences with its pretentiousness.
The film feels so calculated, even the names of the lead characters sound like they were overanalyzed by first-time screenwriter Jason Lew. The lovebirds in this angst-filled feature are Enoch Brae (Henry Hopper) and Annabel Cotton (Mia Wasikowska), two teens who meet at a funeral mass and decide they're so darned unusual, they should spend the rest of Annabel's life hanging out doing strange things like going on a date to a morgue and memorizing bird trivia.
See, Annabel is dying of brain cancer and only has three months to live. Since Enoch is intrigued by death (he spends his free time crashing funerals and talks to the ghost of a Japanese Kamikaze pilot named Hiroshi that he can only see) he volunteers his services to his new love interest.
"I know a lot about [death], so I can help you with stuff," Enoch tells Annabel when she drops the news about her dwindling life span.
From here, the courtship between Enoch and Annabel becomes preposterous as they exchange philosophical ideas and run through grassy fields. Wisikowska does her best to keep the material genuine with her sweet performance, but Lew's script and bloated dialogue is just too much to overcome, even for inconsistent albeit talented director Gus Van Sant ("Milk").
Once Enoch pulls a Slinky from his jacket like any young "old soul" would do, imagining how much he probably got beat up in high school was a much needed perk for having to sit through the cliché, melodramatic disaster. If it's any consolation, "Restless" is the perfect film for 16-year-old girls who wear old-lady glasses and 16-year-old boys who worship bands with names like Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. How much more emo can you get?
Tags: 2011, Gus Van Sant, Henry Hopper, Jason Lew, kikoreview, Mia Wasikowska, Restless, Ryo Kase
December 1, 2008 by Kiko Martinez
Starring: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, James Franco
Written by: Dustin Lance Black (TV's "Big Love")
With all the governmental conspiracy in the news today (we're finger wagging at you Gov. Blagojevich) and a blast-from-the-past take on the Richard Nixon scandal in the upcoming "Frost/Nixon," a story of positive political effort is always welcomed even if the film ends on a tragic and all-too-real note.
The life of protagonist Harvey Milk (Sean Penn in an Oscar-worthy performance) in the biopic "Milk" is one of pain and rejection, but also one of perseverance and hope for a country caught in a social crossroads in the 1970s. The film, of course, becomes more prevalent today with the aftermath of Proposition 8 still looming in California causing the line between human rights and gay rights to blur more and more as both sides fight to define marriage.
In "Milk," the Gay Movement is brought to the forefront through powerful storytelling and an interesting combination of narrative and old footage of news conferences, rallies, and the uprising of gay men and women through the streets of San Francisco.
Penn captures Milk's essence in one of the best performances of the year. As Milk, he is able to skillfully develop the character between the different stages of his life – from a novice business owner to a gay rights activist to his election as a member of the city's Board of Supervisors, a position that offered him a taller soap box to stand up on behalf of his fellow gay constituency.
While Penn is the virtuoso in this political opera, his supporting cast is just as riveting. As Milk's first lover Scott Smith, James Franco ("Pineapple Express") brings out the most human side of the larger-than-life politician. Franco's affection for Harvey as a man and his affliction to understand him as a man of the people is valuable in seeing the entire picture. As Dan White, the man who ultimately ends up assassinating Milk and San Francisco mayor George Moscone (played by Victor Garber) in 1978, Josh Brolin is a complex character worthy of dissection. Between him and Franco, at least one of them should have an Oscar nomination come January.
It's also great to see director Gus Van Sant ascend from his last three provoking albeit lesser-known films known as the "Death Trilogy" ("Gerry," "Last Days" and "Elephant"). He goes a bit more mainstream in "Milk" but never bends in ways that are out of his element.
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Home Contributing What does a hardware store manager do?
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This person will be responsible for all aspects of running the store on a daily basis, including helping maximize store sales and profitability, managing expenses, ensuring that the store is optimally stocked and merchandised, and that all customers are provided with excellent customer service.
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Who is the retail manager of the store?
All employees working in the store report to the retail manager, and the retail manager reports to a district or general manager. As the old saying goes, "the customer is always right." Retail managers are often confronted with difficult situations and must show care when dealing with customers.
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See what retail district manager jobs are available and apply today. Salary outlook: Human resources managers are reported to be paid more at The Walt Disney Company and Comcast Cable, Inc., nearing the $75K-80K range. Responsibilities include advising and coaching managers on HR policies and programs, including employee relations issues.
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Retail sales workers help customers find products they want and process customers' payments. Most retail sales workers work in clean, well-lit stores. Many sales workers work evenings and weekends.
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With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. Retail Store Manager manages the day-to-day operations of a retail store. Has responsibility of staffing, store compliance, inventory management, and promotion.
How to become a retail store manager assistant?
Retail Store Manager Assistant assists the store manager with day-to-day operations of a retail store. Ensures customer needs are met, complaints are resolved, and service is quick and efficient. Being a Retail Store Manager Assistant requires a high school diploma.
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The Store Manager is the gate keeper between our corporate support and the full operations of our store to ensure the store is offering the highest level of customer service with quality products. …: Supervise day-to-day task assignments of associates, and manage performance of all store associates…
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Ivaar is an extremely intelligent boy that quickly picks up on new skills. Although true to the breed, he can be a little stubborn and can get bored easily. He is food motivated (the tastier the food the more motivated he is) and is clicker trained making training relatively easy.
He responds to both voice and hand commands from a distance and will follow commands from others with no issues. This handsome pet is currently training for Bikejoring as a hobby too.
Ivaar is a very pack orientated dog that loves playing and interacting with other dogs but this can make concentrating around 4 legged friends difficult for him as all he wants to do is play! As a young dog he still has a lot to learn but is always improving. He may need a little time to adjust to new surroundings and investigate.
He can be temperamental around other male dogs due to a bad experience making him unsure (this is being worked on) but gets on fine with females. He also lives with a cat, which he gets on well with also.
He is often a model for his owner who is an up and coming pet photographer so is used to being in front of the camera.
Ivaar is a suitable dog for small pet modelling roles with his striking markings and presence, he will really add that something special to your next project.


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Le Sunday Graphic est un journal tabloïd britannique hebdomadaire paru de 1915 à 1960 et dont le siège était situé sur Fleet Street, à Londres.

Histoire
Créé en 1915 sous le titre Sunday Herald, il est ensuite renommé Illustrated Sunday Herald. En 1927, il prend le nom de Sunday Graphic, devenant le concurrent du journal illustré The Graphic. En 1931, il fusionne avec le Sunday News. Il cesse de paraître le , lorsqu'il est absorbé par The Sunday Times. Il a alors une diffusion d'environ un million de lecteurs.

Directeurs de la rédaction
Voici les directeurs de la publication successifs du Sunday Graphic.
 1926 : T. Hill
 1931 : Alan Sinclair
 1935 : Reginald Simpson
 1947 : M. Watts
 1947 : N. Hamilton
 1948 : Iain Lang
 1949 : A. J. Josey
 1950 : Barry Horniblow
 1952 : Philip Brownrigg
 1953 :
 1953 :
 1958 :
 1959 : Robert Anderson
 1960 : Andrew Ewart

Notes et références

Presse écrite disparue au Royaume-Uni
Presse écrite au format tabloïd
Titre de presse créé en 1915
Titre de presse disparu en 1960


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October 4, 2010 | by Natalie Powlesland	| in News |
University to crack down on crime
Your laptop may be set to get a whole lot safer when you abandon it to brave the lunchtime queues at UniStop.
As reported in Salient last week, student property has been the target for thieves over the last few weeks.
Two laptops were taken from study areas at the Law School. One was taken in the time it took the owner to use the bathroom.
A number of items also went missing from the School of Architecture and Design at Te Aro Campus and the School of Information Management in the Easterfield building at Kelburn Campus.
In response to these thefts, Campus Security, University Librarians and VUWSA have been discussing the issue.
In the short term, VUWSA President Max Hardy says the library is looking at implementing an education campaign.
"Measures will be put in place to do with educating people about protecting their property," he says.
The Library is also considering measures which would allow students to safely leave their laptops in the library while they leave for short periods.
"We are investigating a number of options for all our libraries, including installing laptop lockers," University Librarian Sue Roberts says.
Hardy also believes other security options are being considered.
"In the longer term the Library are investigating installing laptop lockers or providing students with the ability to lock their laptop to the table," he says.
VUWSA is supportive of the measures the library is looking at putting in place.
"We are supportive of these measures and will continue to follow them up," Hardy says.
One student spoken to by Salient thinks the proposed changes are "an awesome idea".
Another thinks it is a good idea but questions how it would work.
"I like the idea of being able to fasten your computer to the table…not entirely sure how it would work but could be a good idea."
If students are victims of theft on campus they can contact Campus Security at the Kelburn, Pipitea and Te Aro campuses.
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