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Hydrogen vs. Battery Electric Cars
During 50 years of driving I have watched the price of petrol jump before every long weekend and public holiday.
For my whole life I have watched countries invaded, populations displaced, environmental disasters, all for the sake of fuel security.
Get us out of the hands of those that have no problem running wars, killing millions, and destroying the planet over fuel.
Hydrogen is a desperate attempt to keep us locked into a cycle that takes us every day further from a clean planet.
It's no surprise to me that those people don't want us to charge our cars at home.
WE need to back an electric future, a future taken out of the hands of those who can't see past their own greed. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
I want to like this place as it is in the neighborhood and there aren't many other options around here, but this is probably the worst restaurant/bar I've ever had the misfortune of going to.
My last trip I sat down to order a beer at the bar. The bartender takes about five minutes to get me a beer, despite the bar being nearly empty, as he was too busy for me with his time and focus instead spent flirting with one of the servers.
I drink my beer and want another. The glass sits empty for about five minutes while he paces around the bar. I try on three occasions to get his attention and ask for another. The dude is just ignoring me at this point. I guess they don't want my business and I just leave. He can have the 8 cents he owes me in change for a tip... I just want out of here. I feel bad when I leave that he even got the 8 cents from me. I hope he spends it well.
On other trips here my wife and I have had the food. It's not any better than the service sadly. I have an English Bulldog at home with a poop eating problem and I'm not sure he would even find this food acceptable. Overall just the worst restaurant around and it's no surprise why the place always looks so dead out front. Nobody's there because it's simply horrible. Avoid at all cost. I wouldn't eat here again, but would give the bar another shot if I heard the replaced all the help. Whoever owns this place needs to clean house. Looking at other reviews on here, I see I'm not alone in my feelings about the service. Get rid of these people already... just sad!! | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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I have a contract with them, my last month debit order was unpaid. No contact was made then they go debit my account on the 15th, I don't even get paid on that date, unpaid debit order charges occurred I have to pay. Just because they didn't communicate, this is not right. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
KM is the process of creating value from the intangible assets of an enterprise. It deals\ud
with how best to leverage knowledge internally in the enterprise (in its individual\ud
employees, and the knowledge that gets built into its structures and systems) and\ud
externally to the customers and stakeholders. As KM initiatives, projects and systems\ud
are just beginning to appear in organisations, there is little research and empirical field\ud
data to guide the successful development and implementation of such systems or to\ud
guide the expectations of the potential benefits of such systems. In addition, about 84\ud
per cent of KM programmes failed or exerted no significant impact on the adopting\ud
organisations worldwide due to inability to consider many critical factors that contribute\ud
to the success of KM project implementation.\ud
Hence, this study is an exploratory investigation into the KM implementation based on\ud
an integrated approach. This includes: (1) a comprehensive review of the relevant\ud
literature; (2) a comprehensive analysis of secondary case studies of KM\ud
implementations in 90 organisations presented in the literature, in order to arrive at the\ud
most critical factors of KM implementation and their degree of criticality; (3)\ud
exploratory global survey of 92 organisations in 23 countries that have already\ud
implemented or are in the process of implementing KM; (4) in-depth case studies of\ud
four leading organisations to understand how KM implementation processes and the\ud
critical factors identified are being addressed.\ud
Based on the empirical findings of the study, 28 critical factors were identified that must\ud
be carefully considered in the KM implementation to achieve a successful project.\ud
Moreover, the study proposes an integrated model for effective KM implementation\ud
which contains essential elements that contribute to project success.Government of Saudi Arabia represented by King Saud University | 1 | 0 | 0 |
rct AI, the provider of AI solutions for the video game industry based off LA, has announced completion of $10M+ Series A-3 funding led by Yuanyuzhou Ventures and Springwind Ventures.rct AI is a tech-driven project that builds the true Metaverse with AI-generated content for gaming and blockchain. Since establishment in 2018, they have partnered with 20+ game studios and served 200M+ users worldwide. In this round, they raised funds from Yuanyuzhou Ventures, Springwind Ventures, Galaxy Interactive, Bonfire Union, Everest Ventures Group, FBG Capital, Folius Ventures, Hash Global, HashKey Capital, Mr. Liang Xinjun (co-founder of Fosun Group), Lucid Blue Ventures, Mask Network, PKSHA SPARX Algorithm Fund, SNZ, and Zonff Partners — powerful VCs from the US, China, Japan, etc. countries & regions very active in gaming, AI, and blockchain.They attracted the attention of the mainstream media and were chosen a TechCrunch favorite startup. The unconventional vision helped rct AI raise funds from acclaimed investment institutions. Sky Saga Capital and Y Combinator led two of their Seed rounds, while Makers Fund and Galaxy Interactive led the two previous Series A round.One of rct AI’s core products is Deterrence, the world’s first AI layer powering intelligent NFTs. Deterrence is integrated with AI conversation models, AI intent recognition, and AI motion generation to create cognitively aware virtual beings.According to rct AI, now each intelligent NPC and virtual being can sense state changes in digital environments. Thus, player interactions are no longer limited to fixed and repetitive dialogues and choices. The innovation does not end here, since together with AI-to-earn (AI yield farming), Deterrence opens new possibilities for all play-to-earn games.Cutting-edge is the second name of rct AI. They developed the world’s first AAA play-to-earn game and the NPC response and storyline generator Morpheus AI engine backed by the Chaos Box algorithm, which is connected and empowered by Deterrence to provides AI utility and experience to all users.Besides the gamefi automated yield framing, these include higher liquidity of NFTs and higher revenue for NFT owners. NFTs are another key area of interest and business expansion for rct AI.They developed the world’s first intelligent NFT and a series of boutique play-to-earn games. Intelligent NFTs are designed using the world’s first intelligent NFT chip, a standardized product powered by Deterrence that helps individual creators and teams build all kinds of high-quality and life-like intelligent virtual beings and creatures. rct’s first collection of intelligent tokens called Mirror NFT opened the boutique gamefi project Mirror World which helped rct AI find partners among notable blockchain projects and communities. As of now, Mirror NFT owners have performed millions of transactions with their tokens.rct AI CEO Yuheng Chen stated “What lies ahead of us is an unprecedented endeavor in human history. As we live together with truly intelligent virtual beings and intelligent NFTs to move forward and develop the vast and multitudinous Metaverse, we are also refreshing our understanding and knowledge of life itself.” | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Thanks to Chris L's first review, OTFM has been on my list of places to go for quite some time. Unfortunately, I just can't seem to get my act together on Saturday mornings. Today was the day. I was ready by 9 (am, not pm)!
After a quick stop at the ATM, we were there, Yelp canvas bags in hand, and not disappointed. I had to get that chocolate cherry bread from Phoenician Bakery. I sampled an itsy, bitsy little piece and it was still like heaven exploded in my mouth. We also purchased zucchini bread, honey (which I've already mixed with some mascarpone cheese and slathered on strawberries), grapefruit marmalade (yum), dates, and fresh flowers.
The breakfast burritos from Gil's Taste of Taos were some damn good burritos. Saving for next time...fresh produce (the lines were already long for McClendon's and I'm not one to wait for veggies) and everything else I wanted (like tamales).
We saw our own Gabi K's other half wandering down the street too...he looked so lost without her:( Hope he brought her some flowers. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
I'm developing a desktop SaaS app that relies heavily on local browser caching, using IndexedDB. This is to reduce server load. This is a part of the business strategy.I am making IndexedDB a requirement to use the app. IndexedDB is available on 97% of all browsers. If IndexedDB support is not found, I will show a popup.Is this reasonable? Do you thinks users would make a fuss? Are there any corporate policies that disable the local cache, or clear it when the browser closes? | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What Schrödinger’s cat REALLY means
The most scientific attitude is to be "agnostic" about reality when evidence is contradictory, unless or until something comes up to force a decision either way.
Metaphysically, and I am not even a fan of the metaphysics of physics, behaviour is dictated by mechanism, so unless we get to know the mechanism of how superposition works, we won't understand it.
So this implies that there is at least one layer of reality that we cannot directly detect. Perhaps reality is simply "solid", an infinite number of "worlds", which largely don't interact, but provide enough interference or influence to make the electrons behave so strangely.
It may be that energy/matter "particle/waves" "time share" reality. They only spend part of their existence in our reality. So infinite "entities" , but they create "quorums" in different realities, of which ours is one.
It may be that light does not "move" at all in a "real" sense, but it is our perception [not just humans, but all particles in "our universe" that "perceive" and interact with their likenesses. Under this scenario, all particles change in character, and we can thus only "see" them sometimes.
When we open the box, the interaction of the open box determines whether the cat is alive or dead. In half of the universes, it is dead, and in the other half, it is alive.
This [kind of] makes sense.
If we imagine a universe with only ONE particle, it cannot interact with anything, so it's actual existence is moot, for all practical purposes. If you have two particles, there is interaction, and therefore potential detection. So "poetically" the two particles define each other's existence. And so a "macro" level universe is "perceived". Or at least, perceivable.
This is actually cause for optimism, because we don't have to fall back on "just so" anthropocentric justifications like:- "We happen to live in a universe where life is possible, therefore we exist". Notions like this are circular, and therefore unhelpful as explanations.
If all that can exist, does exist, then the big picture does not require any special or mystical explanation, it just is. But we are probably forever trapped in our little "corner" of reality. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The Sky in 350 Billion Years
20:45 Common misunderstanding, light emitted, once emitted will stay travelling at c.
Even if an object would move away at 10x c, once the photon leaves it and has a course that will bring it to us
in x years, it would still travel at c.
The object itself and it's speed have no bearing on the light reaching us, once emitted from the source.
And like said, a speed differential may exceed c, for up to 2c, and even then the object itself does not
have to exceed c.
Let's say we travel at 0.1 c from the Big Bang, and we see an object travel at 0.95 c away from
the center of the Big Bang in the opposite direction, the speed differential would 1.05 c,
but the object itself would still only be at 0.95 c and thus not exceed the speed of light.
But even with this speed differential any light emitted from that source would still reach us,
since we only travel at 0.1 c and once emitted the photon would still travel at c towards us. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Usually wear a small, sometimes medium. bought this in medium and am very happy with it. form-fitting but not too tight. would probably fit well in a small, if i was in better shape. it does show any flaws, so the medium is more forgiving. bought the black and am considering the neutral stripe. this is a great, medium weight top for cooler days. the snap collar looks nice open. i plan on washing on delicate and hanging up to dry. i never dry clean anything except wool suits and coats. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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The color, design and fabric of this top (got it in the red) were just as i expected, but as the owner of several deletta brand tops, i was very surprised to find that my usual size small runs very large in this tank. not only did the front dip too low but so did the arm holes, and the top just hangs on me. it was so big for a small that it almost made me think it had been mislabeled and was really a size large.
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This dissertation examines the U.S. wartime presidential campaign of 1944. In 1944, the United States was at war with the Axis Powers of World War II, and Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, already serving an unprecedented third term as President of the United States, was seeking a fourth. Roosevelt was a very able politician and-combined with his successful performance as wartime commander-in-chief-- waged an effective, and ultimately successful, reelection campaign. Republicans, meanwhile, rallied behind New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey. Dewey emerged as leader of the GOP at a critical time. Since the coming of the Great Depression -for which Republicans were blamed-the party had suffered a series of political setbacks. Republicans were demoralized, and by the early 1940s, divided into two general national factions: Robert Taft conservatives and Wendell WiIlkie \u22liberals.\u22 Believing his party\u27s chances of victory over the skilled and wily commander-in-chief to be slim, Dewey nevertheless committed himself to wage a competent and centrist campaign, to hold the Republican Party together, and to transform it into a relevant alternative within the postwar New Deal political order. Often overlooked by historians, the low-key and \u22uninteresting\u22 Dewey was an institutional preserver, opening the door to a Dwight Eisenhower presidency, and the \u22Modem Republicanism\u22 of the 1950s. Unlike Taft (and Herbert Hoover before him), Dewey (and Eisenhower after him) tacitly condoned the basic New Deal reform structure. Though set against a backdrop of global war, the 1944 campaign was also an old-fashioned, free-swinging, partisan affair-including stump speeches, rallies and parades, radio and newspaper advertising, harsh rhetoric, and a near record voter turnout on Election Day. As an ordinary event in an extraordinary time, the 1944 campaign was a testimony to the strength of American democracy | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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In A Theory of Justice (1971) John Rawls attempted to solve the problem of distributive justice by combining self-interest, ignorance and risk-aversion. He argued that if self-interested persons in a situation of uncertainty imposed by a veil of ignorance were choosing principles for the basic structure of society, then they would be risk-adverse and choose two principles – The Principle of Equal Liberty and the Difference Principle. Critics have argued against this risk-adverse element of Rawls’ theory but those critics as well as Rawls made certain presuppositions about risk-aversion, risk-taking and gambling. This thesis also examines the risk-aversion in Rawls’ theory but addresses the previous shortfall by exploring the issue of risk and gambling in two interrelated ways. It applies a Foucauldian approach to the history of risk and gambling in order to contextualise the current views and then investigates the contemporary meaning by drawing on research leading up to the UK Gambling Act 2005. Drawing on these findings it argues that not only might risk-taking occur in the original position but that different types of participants could show different degrees of risk-taking behaviour. By exploring the theoretical debates between essentialism and anti-essentialism, it further argues that it is unlikely that the veil of ignorance would be able to screen out those differences. It then employs theories of identity and difference in the work of Heidegger, Deleuze and Lyotard in an attempt to overcome that weakness in Rawls’ theory but finds that this may not be possible. After highlighting a connection between impartiality and gambling, it concludes, in contrast to Rawls, that risk-taking rather than risk-aversion lies at the heart of social justice. The implication of this reversal is that it may have an impact on policy-decisions in other areas of the justice system | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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06.26.24
In today’s fast-paced, competitive business landscape, warehouse efficiency is paramount. To stay ahead, businesses must optimize operations, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction. This is where a robust warehouse execution system (WES) like comes into play.
(DCS) is more than just software; it’s a strategic tool designed to efficiently work with your processes. DATUM optimizes order picking, packing, and shipping processes, ensuring orders are fulfilled accurately and efficiently. With real-time inventory visibility and advanced algorithms, DATUM minimizes picking errors, reduces order cycle times, and improves customer satisfaction.
By streamlining workflows across multiple automated technologies, improving visibility, and enabling data-driven decision-making, DATUM can significantly boost your productivity and profitability. Here are five key benefits of implementing DATUM in your warehouse:
### **1. Seamlessly Integrate with Your Current Operations**
DATUM is engineered with a flexible, secure API gateway and integration bridge. These functions allow the WES to interface easily with the vast majority of warehouse management system (WMS) softwares. Whether an operation uses a WMS from a major software brand, a custom solution, or a legacy system, DATUM can connect and communicate with it. DATUM also interfaces with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. This advanced connectivity enables operations to increase their agility by expanding current capabilities beyond the limitations of any existing WMS software.
In addition to integrating with existing inventory and business management softwares, DATUM interfaces with a broad array of automated and semi-automated equipment and technologies from any original equipment manufacturer (OEM). It links with systems utilizing either native programmable logic controller (PLC) or Ethernet-based control. This allows for seamless synchronization of workflows across existing and updated equipment, as well as with new material handling technologies.
DATUM connects to conveyor and sortation systems; fleets of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automatic guided vehicles (AGVs); goods-to-person (G2P) automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS); light- and voice-directed picking systems; pick and put walls; mobile devices; print-and-apply labelers; auto-baggers and on-demand cartonization equipment; and conventional and robotic palletizers.
Because it plays well with others, DATUM efficiently orchestrates entire workflows, end-to-end. From receiving and put away to storage, retrieval, and replenishment, through order picking, consolidation, and packout to parcel sortation and shipping, DATUM allocates and parses tasks across different handling processes. Based on pre-set operating parameters, it releases work in waves timed to maintain balance throughout a facility. It also continuously monitors progress, exceptions, and changing priorities. This allows DATUM to make adjustments as necessary, reallocating tasks and orders to optimize associate productivity for maximum throughput while eliminating bottlenecks and idle time. The result? Greater profitability.
### **2. Improved Inventory Management**
Thanks to its interface with the facility’s WMS, DATUM manages and directs real-time inventory handling and tracking—as well as order flow—throughout a warehouse. This helps a facility maintain optimal stock levels and prevent stockouts or overstocking.
To do this, DATUM utilizes multiple, sophisticated strategies, including dynamic and intelligent inventory, equipment, container, and order management. Among them are:
* Buffer lane management
* Container configuration, lifecycle, and routing
* Conveyor and equipment modeling
* Destination mapping and optimization
* Dimensioning and weight validation
* Inventory auditing
* Label and print management
* Location inventory management
* Order management and release
* Order soft and hard allocation
* Pick and put order fulfillment
* Pick consolidation
* Pick path optimization
* Replenishment
* Wave release
* Waveless workflow optimization
DATUM further improves Inventory management via real-time and continuous analysis of order requirements, inventory volumes, and stock positions. This enables the WES to automatically know when a pick face needs replenishment, for example. Before the pick face becomes empty, DATUM proactively sends a replenishment command to reserve storage, minimizing downtime.
DATUM also monitors KPIs and provides reports that track trends, including the cycle time of replenishment request completions for continuous improvement measures. DATUM additionally identifies which stock keeping units (SKUs) and locations are depleted most frequently. This aids in better planning to reduce backorders and improve customer service.
### **3. Easy to Read Dashboard**
To further help operations managers and authorized users monitor performance trends, DATUM offers an advanced dashboard function. The WES’ dashboards and the reports they display are fully customizable via drag-and-drop functionality. This allows managers to control what information restricted users can—and cannot—access. Dashboard layouts can be created dynamically for each functional area within a warehouse, allowing full visualization of processes in real-time.
The information DATUM synthesizes and analyzes in real-time is presented in the user customized dashboards. Among the reports shared are actionable key performance indicators (KPIs) in a range of formats, including tables and graphs. Users determine the KPIs they wish to track, including metrics on order fill rates, associate productivity, throughput, inventory availability, and much more. This information can be used for incentivization, exception management, and to identify areas for improvement to enhance productivity and profitability.
Additionally, DATUM displays graphical illustrations of key workflows and equipment across the entire system. Users can see at a glance which processes are flowing as expected, which are at risk of a fault or error, which have slowed due to bottlenecks, and which have stopped completely. DATUM automatically calls attention to all areas of concern. This allows operations managers to proactively address an issue, rather than analyzing data log files after the problem occurs to identify operating faults, order handling exceptions, stockouts, reducing the risk of unplanned downtime..
### **4. Enhanced Warehouse Visibility**
In addition to boosting visibility into operational performance via customizable dashboards and reporting, DATUM offers an advanced search function. This gives users even greater visibility by supporting intuitive access to all types of data and information.
Via a user interface similar to that of a browser-based search engine, DATUM supports full text searches across a diverse range of datasets. The WES efficiently stores structured and unstructured text, event and timestamp data, numerical data, and more, indexing it in a way that enables fast query results in near real-time. DATUM users can quickly search for anything, such as orders, exceptions, specific containers, workflow processes, errors, KPIs, and more.
Beyond data retrieval, DATUM’s search feature also provides analytics for a variety of datasets. It aggregates information to identify and document trends and patterns in data. Further, DATUM supports searches of events with tags to help troubleshoot and diagnose problems with equipment and orders to speed up resolution.
### **5. OpsTeams makes it easy to share data points**
Advanced, cross-functional collaboration via DATUM’s OpsTeams groups allows multiple team members to share information and data points collected in the WES—both within the application and externally. The WES interfaces with a variety of collaborative messaging softwares, including Microsoft Teams and Slack. This enables easy sharing of key informational data—including clipboards—among colleagues, whether they are authorized DATUM users or not, in a universally accessible system.
These include details about:
* Status of specific totes or orders
* Open picks
* Out-of-stock locations
* Exception handling
* Key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics, including pick rates per hour, workflow balancing, anticipated associate idle time, and more
* Equipment performance and projected maintenance needs
By sharing notifications, dashboard views, and data points among internal stakeholders, DATUM enables faster response times for issue resolution—whatever the issue may be. This cross-functional approach aligns priorities while preventing bottlenecks and unnecessary downtime.
## **Learn More About the Benefits of DATUM WES for Your Operation**
By leveraging the power of DATUM, businesses can achieve significant improvements in warehouse efficiency, productivity, and profitability. Ready to transform your warehouse operations? Contact us today to learn more about how DATUM can benefit your business. to learn more about our WES and how it can impact your facility.
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HR CONSULTANT Summary Subject matter expert in HR Applications, and highly effective at incorporating creative solutions to achieve business objectives, and improve efficiency. Energetic HR Business Analyst who is self-motivated and results-driven with strong communication, analytical, problem solving and reasoning skills. Highlights Analytical skills Project management Process improvement Quality assurance and control System Applications implementation Microsoft Office Suite expert Working independently Strong interpersonal skills Results-oriented Fluent in English and Portuguese Detail-oriented Troubleshooting Problem solving Experience HR Consultant 10/2016 Company Name City , State HRIS - Business Analyst:
Process demand analysis, scoping, and gathering of
requirements for small and large scale HR projects
Prepare Business Requirement Documents after
projects have been approved by PMO Close the gap communication between businesses
and IS
Support and coordinate functional testing
processes to make sure stakeholders' objectives are met Document systems and process flows
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processes/systems Deliver and Support user training
Process security internal control on the quarterly
basis to assess US HR/Payroll system users. Send recommendations, and remove/add users
per business requests from local and global systems
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subject matter experts and/or IS regarding local and Global system issues
Request HR global system back end/portal roles
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Responsible to coordinate system applications
changes and new requirements with IS People Analytics lead:
Run and deliver the monthly Department of Labor reports
Create, run and deliver reports that are
outside GBS People Analytics India's scope
Support both US Front Office, GBS India, and Americas
Region Center of Excellence with reports and analysis requests Business System Applications Analyst 02/2014 to 04/2016 Company Name City , State Served as conduit between internal and external customers including the IS team through several HRIS projects and daily activities such as interface and data input troubleshooting Provided expertise in business analysis for several HRIS projects Acted as project lead in several HRIS projects, and supported functional testing processes to ensure that system projects meet the needs of all stakeholders Support user acceptance testing, and user training Coordinated communications with business and vendors Documented and analyzed current and future processes/systems Identified and mapped business needs Ensured successful project delivery according to business/vendors expectations Accomplishments: Implemented Red Carpet/Silkroad On boarding application for US; which improved significantly the new employees' on boarding experience and open visibility to business eliminating cumbersome manual processes Acted as project lead for the Master Data and Benefits interface projects for the in house ERP implementation project. Worked closely with ADP and business to implement Affordable Care Act in ERP HRIS Master Data Team Lead 06/2011 to 02/2014 Company Name City , State • Trained the HR Specialists to navigate and maintain new/updated system applications and processes • Monitored data quality and accuracy based on local/global internal controls • Responsible for working with ADP IS to implement new/changes on the HRIS system according to payroll, local and global business requirements. • Ran payroll/non payroll impacting mass loads in SAP for payroll, benefits, or other business purposes. • Created and ran reports for subject matter experts • Created and ran monthly/quarterly governmental reports • Designed and documented HR workflow processes • Trained US HR business partners to navigate and utilize the HR/Payroll system Accomplishments: Successfully lead and implemented the Workers Comp report project. Trained the Canadian team on the Global processes for Organization Management and Personnel Administration, and Global System super users SAP Timekeeping Analyst 05/2009 to 11/2010 Company Name City , State Gathered all the necessary business and government requirements, including approvals to create/modify Time calculations for new sites or policy changes. Collected all the time files according to payroll schedules for payroll processing Processed data analysis and reconciliation Worked closely with business, Employees Services, and IS to resolve issues/troubleshooting Accomplishments : Delivered the time files
without delay for payroll processing for around 47 sites (9,500 employees and around 1,000 contractors) Designed and implemented solutions
through Access and Excel advanced formulas to validate the data quality, and accuracy
of the data and time results before transmitting the files to payroll� This replaced the manual process enabling efficiency and delivery of files timely HR Data and Applications Specialist 04/2007 to 05/2009 Company Name City , State Supported Human Resources Shared Services and act as the subject matter expert for SAP HCM and other HR applications. Supported Finance, Canada / US Payrolls, and Human Resources Shared Services on bi-weekly and year-end activities Collaborated with Information Systems, Finance, Canada and US Payroll and Human Resources Business owners on Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and system/process enhancements for key areas of responsibility. Worked closely with business process owners, smes, benefit vendors and Information Systems to ensure data flow were properly planned and managed, and ensure appropriate data quality controls and standards were developed and maintained globally. Performed root cause analysis, developed and managed corrective action plans. Run and analyzed interface error reports for Canada and US payroll systems per Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Work closely with process owners and Information Systems to research/ identify/ resolve any interface or data issue identified with vendors or payroll systems Acted as a project liaison between Human Resources and Information System teams for multiple HR or payroll projects (examples: SAP HCM Compensation project, Canadian Payroll system, European Expat project, US Payroll Year End, Benefits Annual Enrollment, SAP releases) Provided system training and support for Human Resources Shared Services employees globally for key areas of responsibility Scheduled release calls, prepared work instructions & Knowledge Base Articles, developed and/or coordinated training for Human Resources Shared Services both locally and regionally Articulated and identified process improvement opportunities within Human Resources Analyzed and identify processing issues and escalated to Canada and US Payroll, Human Resources and Quality Assurance teams Created and run Adhoc reports for all Human Resources Shared Services, Internal and External Auditors per Sarbanes-Oxley requirements Transferred 60 auditing control activities to Quality Assurance team. Trained new data integrity processors for Quality Assurance Developed HR compliance reports for Asia, Europe, Canada and US through SAP and DARE systems Developed 75 reports for external auditors, and developed data integrity and metric reports for 2008 and 2009 Benefits Annual Enrollment Coordinated testing, meetings, training and communication for Benefits Annual Enrollment for 2008 and 2009 projects for US and Canada. Lead the review and training of the Canadian Payroll system for all specialists and processors within HR Shared Services Education BBA : Business Administration May 2009 Campbell University City , State , US Languages Portuguese, Spanish and English Skills Advanced Excel, Access, Word, Visio, Power Point, VBA, SAP HCM, Success Factors (Compensation), Microsoft Project Management, Service Now (ASKHR), Smartsheet, Panaya, SilkRoad - Red Carpet | 0 | 1 | 0 |
ORGANIZATION Nature of operations Carver Bancorp, Inc. (on a stand-alone basis, the Company or Registrant), was incorporated in May 1996 and its principal wholly-owned subsidiary is Carver Federal Savings Bank (the Bank or Carver Federal). Carver Federal's wholly-owned subsidiaries are CFSB Realty Corp., Carver Community Development Corporation (CCDC) and CFSB Credit Corp., which is currently inactive. The Bank has a real estate investment trust, Carver Asset Corporation ("CAC"), that was formed in February 2004. Carver, the Company, we, us or our refers to the Company along with its consolidated subsidiaries. The Bank was chartered in 1948 and began operations in 1949 as Carver Federal Savings and Loan Association, a federally-chartered mutual savings and loan association. The Bank converted to a federal savings bank in 1986. On October 24, 1994, the Bank converted from a mutual holding company structure to stock form and issued 2,314,375 shares of its common stock, par value 0.01 per share. On October 17, 1996, the Bank completed its reorganization into a holding company structure (the Reorganization) and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Carver Federals principal business consists of attracting deposit accounts through its branches and investing those funds in mortgage loans and other investments permitted by federal savings banks. The Bank has seven branches located throughout the City of New York that primarily serve the communities in which they operate. In September 2003, the Company formed Carver Statutory Trust I (the Trust) for the sole purpose of issuing trust preferred securities and investing the proceeds in an equivalent amount of floating rate junior subordinated debentures of the Company. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 810, Consolidations, Carver Statutory Trust I is unconsolidated for financial reporting purposes. On September 17, 2003, Carver Statutory Trust I issued 13,000 shares, liquidation amount $1,000 per share, of floating rate capital securities. Gross proceeds from the sale of these trust preferred debt securities of $13 million, and proceeds from the sale of the trust's common securities of $0.4 million, were used to purchase approximately $13.4 million aggregate principal amount of the Company's floating rate junior subordinated debt securities due 2033. The trust preferred debt securities are redeemable at par quarterly at the option of the Company beginning on or after September 17, 2008, and have a mandatory redemption date of September 17, 2033. Cash distributions on the trust preferred debt securities are cumulative and payable at a floating rate per annum resetting quarterly with a margin of 3.05% over the three-month LIBOR. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2017, the Company applied for and was granted regulatory approval to settle all outstanding debenture interest payments through September 2016. Such payments were made in September 2016. Interest on the debentures has been deferred beginning with the December 2016 payment, per the terms of the agreement, which permit such deferral for up to twenty consecutive quarters, as the Company is prohibited from making payments without prior regulatory approval. The interest rate was 3.35% and the total amount of deferred interest was $2.7 million at June 30, 2020. Carver relies primarily on dividends from Carver Federal to pay cash dividends to its stockholders, to engage in share repurchase programs and to pay principal and interest on its trust preferred debt obligation. The OCC regulates all capital distributions, including dividend payments, by Carver Federal to Carver, and the FRB regulates dividends paid by Carver. As the subsidiary of a savings and loan association holding company, Carver Federal must file a notice or an application (depending on the proposed dividend amount) with the OCC (and a notice with the FRB) prior to the declaration of each capital distribution. The OCC will disallow any proposed dividend, for among other reasons, that would result in Carver Federals failure to meet the OCC minimum capital requirements. In accordance with the Agreement defined directly below, Carver Federal is currently prohibited from paying any dividends without prior OCC approval, and, as such, has suspended Carvers regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock. There are no assurances that dividend payments to Carver will resume. Regulation On October 23, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted resolutions requiring, among other things, written approval from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia prior to the declaration or payment of dividends, any increase in debt by the Company, or the redemption of Company common stock. On May 24, 2016, the Bank entered into a Formal Agreement ("the Agreement") with the OCC to undertake certain compliance-related and other actions as further described in the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 27, 2016. As a result of the Agreement, the Bank must obtain the approval of the OCC prior to effecting any change in its directors or senior executive officers. The Bank may not declare or pay dividends or make any other capital distributions, including to the Company, without first filing an application with the OCC and receiving the prior approval of the OCC. Furthermore, the Bank must seek the OCC's written approval and the FDIC's written concurrence before entering into any "golden parachute payments" as that term is defined under 12 U.S.C. 1828(k) and 12 C.F.R. Part 359. As a result of the Formal Agreement, Carver was issued an Individual Minimum Capital Ratio (IMCR) letter by the OCC, which requires the Bank to maintain minimum regulatory capital levels of 9% for its Tier1 leverage ratio and 12% for its total risk-based capital ratio. | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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This dress was hard for me to get on but once i did...my oh my. i am quite top heavy including my upper arms and back, so forcing the waistband over my shoulders made me panic a bit. after the struggle, it fits like a glove and skims over all my yucky parts! can't stop caressing the fabric and i hope my date (aka the hubs) feels the same. dress is not lined. i would've liked a soft mesh type lining similar to what plenty uses. petite was sold out so i bought medium regular and it skims the | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Is energy always conserved?
Does anyone know what Nassim Haramein thinks about the apparent conservation of energy problem? I would love to hear his views on it. If you knows, please let me know.
In the meantime: Here are some questions to ponder for science lovers: Is the apparently lost photonic energy from redshift, simply absorbed back into the zero-point field where everything might have arose from anyway, thereby conserving energy? Perhaps after the universe's inflation period ends (if it does), would all matter just stop--all stars die out-with everything everywhere just cold dark death? Would that dead universe eventually collide with another warm living universe and be, ahem, Born Again? Or, would universal expansion eventually slow, then stop. Then, slowly start to reverse, like the according theory postulates, and begin heading back to singularity, building and collecting mass and momentum, and accelerating until mass and gravity coalesce, finally collapsing back onto itself into a giant black whole or something completely different that we currently do not understand, thereby setting up the stage for yet another BIG BANG, with that energy provided by the quantum vacuum or it's dark energy? Ah...deep breath... Or, is the "cold dark end" just the lowest entropy state, poof, lights out, everything in the universe frozen forever? Can't be! Or could it? The later seems unlikely, since so far, our current universe appears to have had a central starting point, so it could therefore somehow happen again. As above, so below. We keep finding bigger and smaller realms! It's all so fascinating! Where and when will it end? Will it begin again? MM | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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The World Drug Report 2016 is published in the wake of the landmark moment in global drug policy, the special session of the General Assembly on the world drug problem. Chapter I provides a global overview of the supply of and demand for opiates, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) and new psychoactive substances (NPS), as well as their impact on health. It also reviews the scientific evidence on polydrug use, treatment demand for cannabis and developments since the legalization of cannabis for recreational use in some parts of the world. Chapter II focuses on the mechanisms of the interaction between the world drug problem and all aspects of sustainable development through the lens of the Sustainable Development Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Did you know that an estimated 10 million children in the United States see their fathers less than once a month? Research tells us what happens to boys and girls without dads or stable father figures in their lives. Poverty rates double, emotional and behavioral health issues increase, high school dropout rates increase, as do crime and prison rates. And I was no different. I grew up in Georgia without my father. My mother raised me. And let me tell you something about my mom. Every day before school, she would look me in the eyes and say to me, "You are tall, dark and handsome." (Laughter) (Applause) "And you can do anything you want in this world if you put your mind to it." But I didn't believe her. I struggled. Behavioral issues, substance abuse issues, suicidal ideation. I blamed myself for my father being absent. I remember I was in college. In my room by myself. "God, you have to help me use my pain." So I went on a journey to find my father. And what I found was shocking. My father had been experiencing an issue that he needed help in overcoming. He was experiencing his own pain. His absence was not my fault. And in a way, not his fault. Then I thought to myself, what if my father would have had a caring group of neighbors to support him? It would have made a difference for the both of us. Now, there's a lot of reasons that keep fathers separated from their children. There are the ones you might think of right away, like estrangement from a mother, substance abuse, sickness and incarceration. But the reasons that don't get talked about enough are the ones that exacerbate the problem. Those are the emotions we don't talk about enough. I'm talking about shame. Guilt. And embarrassment. These emotions can cause so much harm beyond the absence. Ben was a 32-year-old father at an agency that I run called Fathers’ UpLift, where we help fathers love, forgive and heal. And in doing so, they learn to find the beauty in the pain they've experienced. Now one might ask, how can pain be beautiful? At Fathers' UpLift, we believe that pain gives you character, strength and courage. More importantly, there is a mystery on the other side of pain. For the population we work with, that mystery is a father's child. The warm embrace with your child on the other side of the mystery, that is beauty. Ben spent four years separated from his child due to co-parenting issues. restraining orders and challenges navigating the family court. But he also experienced shame from not being able to see his daughter daily, guilt because he was absent and embarrassment because he was unable to spend time with his daughter on a consistent basis. Now it is imperative to note that as we stand here today, that through prior relationships men learn to love and hate. Some of us have limited experience with love. Therefore, relationships that emphasize self-love play an essential role in the work we do. Lifelong relationships are integral to our efforts, with specific emphasis on an individual's ability to mirror new behavior and connections. Now, while many fathers like Ben come to our agency through social service agencies and correctional facilities, many of them come to us through word of mouth. They come to our clinic and can work one-on-one with a licensed therapist and coach. A team of individuals that provide guidance, advocacy and mentorship. We also offer group therapy. In groups of five to 25 fathers or more, they share stories about their children and comfort one another as they work to achieve a common goal. They hear stories of triumph and struggle and pour into one another whenever there is a need. Together, we ensure that fathers are mentally and emotionally prepared to be in their children's lives. And when their father has achieved his goal, he is invited to come back and be an ambassador and pay it forward. And last but not least, we ensure that mental health providers, universities and institutions have the tools they need to engage fathers wherever they are throughout the world, through our online and in-person instruction. (Applause) We work with fathers as long as they need us. Or, in other words, until they fire us. (Laughter) Now there is no easy formula here. Every dad is different. Every kid is different. Every story is different. But there are a few things we do every time. We are loving our fathers and the fatherless back to life. (Applause) We hug our fathers. We celebrate them on birthdays and holidays with a call to let them know how much we appreciate them. And we assume that they have the power to achieve their goals. We are a consistent source of support for them as they work to process the mistakes they've made in the past. For the last few years, we’ve served over 10,000 fathers in their families. (Applause) We've seen fathers accomplish goals, such as gaining shared custody of their children, loving themselves again and gaining a newfound appreciation for everything they have experienced in their life. All of our fathers enter our doors feeling hopeless. But when they leave, over 90 percent of them say they have an improved sense of identity and self-worth. We've helped fathers released from jail and prison return home with their worth, their dignity and their self-respect. (Applause) And of course, our work just doesn't benefit fathers. It's for the kids too. A kid blaming himself for something he doesn't understand. The kid like I was, who struggled and who didn't understand that fathers are human too. My father's absence inspired me to create a safe haven for fathers nationwide. And truth be told, my father is currently leading a life separated from me as we speak today. Unfortunately, it is not a perfect ending. But it is an important one. It sheds light on the fact that fathers hurt too. And it is our responsibility to love them back to life whenever the need exist. As I stand on the stage, I can't stop thinking about my seven-year-old son, Clayton, and my one-year-old daughter, SaMya Grace. The other day, I asked Clayton, "What kind of father am I?" He looked at me and said, "Um, you have a mustache," (Laughter) "Long hair," this was before the haircut, may I add. (Laughter) "And even a new computer." I was like, "OK, this is true, son." He goes on to say, "I love it when you buy me games," before hugging me -- (Laughter) And running back to his room. (Laughter) And SaMya Grace. Every time I ask her for a kiss, she puckers up her lips and she runs to kiss me with an enormous smile. That makes my day every time. When moments like these occur, I understand that I have the privilege to be present, unlike many of the fathers that walk through our doors for the first time. Like them, I am far from perfect. Despite my mistakes, my greatest achievement is being Clayton and SaMya's father. (Applause) Millions of fathers today, regardless of their location, can say the same thing. I must admit, if it had not been for the individuals in my life that reminded me of how valuable I was, I would not be here today. I'm more than thankful for them that they loved me back to life. Fathers that have been absent, regardless of their past mistakes, deserve a lifeline. And if we are deserving, so are the ones who have lost their way. Take a moment with me. Fifteen seconds. And I'll keep the time. Think about the people who loved you when you lost your way. Who huged you when you needed it. Who assumed best intention. Who validated you. And embraced you even when you felt undeserving. Whoever came to mind, try, just try and be that to someone else. Thank you. (Applause) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Please explain to me this. We go to the only telkom shop in the whole vaal, that must service all those people, on month end. There is 6 stations, with 3 people working, one a trainee on her own with no one to help her. The rest sitting in the kitchen, popping out now and then to chit chat and head back in the kitchen again. We can't get anything done over the phone, because there's no person at the call center that understands what I explain. So after 40 mins of standing in the queue and one person being assisted I rather left. So please explain that level of service and what I need to do to sort out all my issues? | 0 | 1 | 0 |
I have a small lab at home that I put together to learn and develop Kubernetes skills. While this is still the primary use, the compute time is mostly idle. What are some ideas for how best to use this idle compute time?Even better if it results in some passive income. One idea I had is to use the 4 nodes to mine bitcoin. Supposedly, you can use CPU as well as GPU to mine but I'm still investigating. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Note 20 Commitments and Contingencies The Company may be subject to various legal actions and claims in the ordinary course of its business, including those arising out of breach of contracts, product warranties, product liability, intellectual property rights, environmental matters, regulatory matters and employment-related matters. The Company establishes accruals for matters which it believes that losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. Although it is not possible to predict with certainty the outcome of these matters, the Company is of the opinion that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated results of operations or financial position. Product liability and warranty reserves are recorded separately from legal reserves, as described below. Product Liability and Warranty Matters The Company accrues warranty obligations for products sold based on management estimates of future failure rates and current claim cost experience, with support from the sales, engineering, quality and legal functions. Using historical information available to the Company, including claims already filed by customers, the warranty accrual is adjusted quarterly to reflect managements best estimate of future claims. The Company maintains liability insurance coverage at levels based on commercial norms and historical claims experience. The Company can provide no assurances that it will not experience material claims in the future or that it will not incur significant costs to defend such claims. The following is a reconciliation of the changes in accrued warranty costs: Year Ended December 31, 2019 2018 Balance at beginning of year $ 4,514 $ 5,382 Warranty claims paid (584 ) (905 ) Warranty expense for products shipped during the current period 2,370 2,678 Adjustments to warranty estimates from prior periods (1,660 ) (608 ) Acquisition of business 21 Reclassification to liabilities held for sale (1,884 ) Adjustments due to currency translation (65 ) (149 ) Balance at end of year $ 4,596 $ 4,514 Employees Approximately 25% of the Companys workforce are members of industrial trade unions and are employed under the terms of various labor agreements. None of these agreements expire in 2020. | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Incorrect plan and 2 trackers fit on 1 vehicle
I have had endless problems with car track I took out a contract with them on the 02/11/21 of which a technician was supposed to come out and didn't when I called the next day I was told it was because I didn't approve the mandate of which I didn't receive to this day and when I called my bank they advised it was because cartrack never sent a mandate Eventually on the 09/11/21 after calling and complaining a appointment was set for the 10th to have a technician come out and at 8am on the 10th a technician was there did fitment and the afternoon I received a call from cartrack advising that the technician couldn't make it and needed to reschedule for the next day and on the call I asked the consultant how many technician are supposed to come out and she said 1 and then I asked ok but didn't a technician come out today she said no, the next day a different guy came out and also did the installation of which I told him that there was another technician that came out the day before after he left I call car track and advised that they sent out 2 technician to fit one vehicle they said no they sent 2 technician to fit 2 vehicles of which I explained to them that it's the same car it's 1 car not 2 and the said they would sort it out of which I was debited 2 amount on the 13th which is not my debit order date and is also not the price for the plan I chose I need this issue resolved | 0 | 1 | 0 |
My college boyfriend did this to me. It started with him saying he didn’t want to go out then I would see him go out with his friends. Then it evolved to him not wanting to be around his phone, to not get “attached to technology” or whatever the line was. It escalated to the point where I was in a different country and he didn’t call on Valentine’s Day because... he didn’t want to. He had told his family that we were broken up because he couldn’t face that he was cheating on me. He wanted out but couldn’t make himself break up with me, so he made me the bad guy and I did it.
I felt relieved once it was over. I mean it hurt that I felt okay about ending a 3+ year relationship over the phone but it got to the point where I couldn’t take it anymore. I was tired of being ignored and not prioritized.
You deserve better. You deserve someone who prioritizes you! Someone who doesn’t hide his feelings.
Take the support of your family and friends and don’t look back. It was a hard pill to swallow, I totally recognize that. But you learned from it, you are a stronger person now, and you can move forward!
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First of all I know that "implementing your own cryptography is bad". However, at some point, one does stumble upon a use-case that is not (well) covered by existing tools.Now, assuming one has already done his due-diligence and has read (and hopefully understood at least the main ideas of) cryptography related RFC's / papers / articles / posts / etc. (especially in the area pertaining to what one wants to build), and thus we can assume one is not a complete newbie in this mater, however, nor is he an expert. Basically we can assume he is an "amateur".Where would one go with his design to ask for feedback about it, in the hope to at least eliminate some weaknesses that one (as a non expert) might have overlooked. (I'm not speaking here about "proofs" or "audits".)----More specifically ---- but please let's not get into this right now, this being just an example ---- I'm trying to implement something similar to `scrypt` (the encryption utility, that uses the `scrypt` PBKDF, ) or `age` (), as a replacement to my current solution that relies on GnuPG. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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The main objectives of the research described in the present paper are to develop a semi-analysis model of water clarity for case 2 waters without inputting the absorption and scattering coefficient, which are not easy to be obtained for offshore marine areas so far. Based on the Zsd (Secchi depth)inversion theory, a simple semi-analysis spectra model was established for offshore seawater clarity by analyzing the relationship between vertical diffuse attenuation coefficient K(d) (490) and the beam attenuation coefficient c(490) with remote sensing reflectance. This semi-analysis spectra model needed two band reflectance ratios on- ly, while tidal correction was produced for this model to improve the precision of the retrieving results. The semi-analysis spectra model was applied to ASD hyperspectral reflectance data measured in the Pearl River Estuary Ecological Zone (October 21, 23, 2012, November 2, 2012; N=20) and the Xuwen Coral Reef Protection Zone (January 13, 14, 2013, N=25) which covered different water body of tidal times and different pollution sources. The results indicated that the changing tendency of predicted values was consistent with the synchronous measurement values after comparing them. However, water clarity calculated by the ASD hyperspectral reflectance measured in spring tidal time, generated 0. 4 m deviation compared with in-situ water clarity, while water clarity calculated by the ASD hyperspectral reflectance measured in neap tidal time is close to the in-situ water clarity. So the tidal correction coefficient of 0.4 was further applied for the model. After modification, the coefficient of determination between the inversed and measured water clarity was 0. 663, the average absolute error was 0. 14 m and the average relative error was 19.5%. Research demonstrated that this semi-analysis inversion algorithm just needs two band reflectance ratio to complete the inversion of water clarity, which is simple and works relatively well for lower clarity (less than 2 meters) waters compared to He' (2004) and Doron' (2011) algorithms. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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The web (including this site) is full of discussions/articles about how the job market for software engineers is hot, and getting hotter after the pandemic. People say it's a seller's market.Some other people say it's actually a sucker shortage, meaning that employers do not compete on salary.Then Triplebyte wrote (1): "Engineers are almost completely unique as a labor force. There is far more demand for engineers than there is supply, and that makes engineers powerful in a way other professions are not."A handful of software engineers produce software used by millions, and therefore generate an immense amount of value.Open source contributors give away a lot of value, since if everyone had to re-create their work (including its dependencies, its dependencies' dependencies, and so on), there would be 1,000,000 times the demand for software engineers than there is today and innovation progress would be much much slower.Do software engineers really have leverage?How could we increase our leverage?Why don't we choose to use our rare skills for our own profit (as everyone else does), and instead many of us give away immense value (and power/leverage) by open sourcing our work?[1]: | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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> ***“SEO is not just a buzzword; it’s a powerful tool that can drive substantial growth and success for B2B businesses.”***
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) has become an essential component of digital marketing strategies for businesses across various industries. While many perceive SEO as primarily beneficial for B2C companies, its impact on is equally significant. In this blog post, we’ll delve into the transformative power of SEO through a series of case studies that highlight its influence on B2B organizations.
### Case Study 1: Boosting Organic Traffic and Lead Generation
**Company Background:** A leading B2B software solutions provider specializing in cloud-based services for enterprise clients.
**Challenge:** Despite offering cutting-edge solutions, the company struggled to generate and leads through their website.
**Solution:** Implemented a comprehensive SEO strategy focusing on keyword optimization, content creation, and technical SEO improvements.
**Results:** Within six months, organic traffic increased by 150%, and lead generation through the website saw a 120% uplift. The company’s visibility in search engine rankings improved significantly, leading to a higher conversion rate and increased revenue.
### Case Study 2: Establishing Thought Leadership and Industry Authority
**Company Background:** A B2B consulting firm offering strategic advisory services to businesses in the manufacturing sector.
**Challenge:** Limited online presence and visibility in a competitive market, hindering efforts to establish thought leadership and industry authority.
**Solution:** Developed a content-driven SEO strategy, including the creation of insightful blog posts, whitepapers, and industry reports targeting relevant keywords and topics.
**Results:** The company’s website became a go-to resource for industry insights and best practices, leading to increased credibility and trust among potential clients. Organic search traffic doubled, and the firm secured multiple high-value client contracts as a result of their enhanced online reputation.
### Case Study 3: Improving User Experience and Website Performance
**Company Background:** A B2B e-commerce platform connecting suppliers and distributors in the healthcare industry.
**Challenge:** Low website engagement and high bounce rates due to poor user experience and slow loading times.
**Solution:** Implemented technical SEO improvements, including mobile optimization, site speed optimization, and structured data markup to enhance the website’s performance and user experience.
**Results:** The website’s bounce rate decreased by 30%, and average session duration increased by 50%. Improved search engine rankings led to a 75% increase in organic traffic, translating to higher user engagement and improved conversion rates.
### The Broader Impact of SEO on B2B Businesses
These case studies illustrate the tangible benefits of integrating SEO into a B2B company’s marketing strategy. From driving organic traffic and generating quality leads to establishing thought leadership and improving website performance, SEO plays a pivotal role in enhancing a business’s online presence and overall success.
**Key Takeaways:**
1. **Increased Visibility and Traffic:** SEO helps B2B companies rank higher in search engine results, driving organic traffic and expanding their online reach.
2. **Lead Generation and Conversion:** A well-executed SEO strategy can significantly boost lead generation efforts, resulting in higher conversion rates and increased revenue.
3. **Establishing Authority and Credibility:** By producing high-quality, informative content, B2B businesses can position themselves as industry leaders, gaining trust and credibility among potential clients.
4. **Enhanced User Experience:** Technical SEO improvements can optimize website performance, leading to improved user engagement, lower bounce rates, and higher conversion rates.
In summary, SEO transcends being merely a buzzword; it serves as a potent instrument that can propel significant growth and success for B2B enterprises. By committing to a comprehensive SEO strategy customized to their particular industry and target audience, B2B organizations can discover new avenues, bolster their digital visibility, and realize enduring business expansion. If you are in search of a trustworthy agency, reach out to us today.
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# How Google My Business Aids Small Business
## The Best Tool for Local Marketing
Local businesses always need tools to help them compete and
grow in digital marketplaces. Having the tools at their disposal to get the
maximum reach towards new and existing customers is something most companies
strive for. This is something that can be hard with the ever expanding, always
changing search engine algorithm. Even if you have a well optimized and
regularly updated website, it can be hard to find the reach and new eyes to
expand your business.
This is why now more than ever, its important to use all the
tools at your disposal when positioning your business online. SEO doesn’t end
at just your website and its content. Ensuring all your web-facing content is
optimized provides additional benefit and may indeed give a competitive edge
when placing for search.
(GMB). For businesses targeting their local markets, GMB is a critical tool that cannot be ignored. Taking the time to optimize it can create great SEO for local searches and be the thing that provides a boost to SERP placement.
## What Is Google My Business?
#### Having a Business Profile in Search
Before understanding just how Google My Business helps, it
first is important to understand what it is.
Google describes it as a tool for promoting your business
profile and website via Google Search and Maps. With it, you are able to
connect with customers by providing posts and letting them leave reviews and
comments on your profile.
The intent is to have an easily accessed, public face for
your website and company that can be used to engage with customers both new and
existing about your business. It also provides insights on how you can better
optimize and encourage interactions with your customer base within its tool set.
#### Why is GMB Important?
If not already obvious, the reason why is because it is likely to be the first thing that customers see of your business and as the old saying goes, first impressions are everything.
If you don’t already have a GMB, getting one set up is
imperative. If people can’t find you or your location, then it is now quite
hard to grow. In this day and age, not having a digital presence of some sort
can be majorly detrimental to your business.
#### Accuracy is Everything
You want to make sure that your content is being presented
as best it can be on that page, and to make sure that it is accurate. If
something is inaccurate or presented poorly, this reflects badly on the rest of
your content offerings.
This information is also vital for businesses targeting
local markets, as this page also is a place to have contact and location
details that are vital in determining how your content is going to be ranked in
local searches.
With all of this in mind, you want to make sure that your
content is accurate and optimized so that you are ensuring people are seeing
you in the best light possible.
#### How to Optimize Your Google My Business Page
Once your page is made, there are several things that you
can do to ensure it is pulling its weight properly regarding your search engine
optimization. Doing all of them can set your page up to be better visible by
search and assist in expanding your business’ reach:
* Have display photos, including cover and profile
photos that accurately represent your business
* Accurate information including phone number, address,
hours of operation
* Interactions with any existing reviews
* Posts that reflect upcoming events, blog posts,
or other information you want to share with your customers
* Answering any potential questions asked by
people
* A business description that lets people know
what you are about
* Services/menus that detail what your business
offers
By doing these things, your will be set up to best utilize the platform and best serve your website and business.
Now that they’ve been listed, lets take a deeper look at how
implementing these things better helps your business out.
#### Worth A Thousand Words
It is no big secret that photos are easier for people to
consume and process than reading sometimes. This holds true with GMB posts as
well. Having images of your business, such as the location, interior offices, work
events, etc. can increase the amount of clicks a website receives by up to 35%.
Make sure that wen you are picking photos to display on your
page that you are considering how these photos are going to be displayed, as
they will be representing your company, and presenting a kind of ‘face’ for
people to identify with.
Where this is especially important is on your profile and
cover photos. Your cover photo will represent your company by being the
preferred photo shown when people are searching or looking at Google Maps and
seeing your business. Your profile photo will be used to show your business’
identity when you post a photo or reply to a review.
These two photos are going to be the most prominent ones displayed
on your page, and as such it is beneficial to give them some extra thought. It
is also helpful to have other photos present to make things feel a bit more
engaging, as well as to give customers a sense of identity for your business.
H4: The Truth, The Whole Truth, And Nothing but the Truth
Already mentioned before but ensuring that your information
is complete and accurate is critical. As Google My Business pages are going to
be the first thing people see of your business in a local search, any one piece
of information can lead to a lost customer.
It is also important to regularly check on this information.
Users on Google can suggest edits to the information, and if it is changed,
Google does not always alert the owner of the page of the changes made. If such
a change is made, for whatever reason, this could lead to a similar situation
of accidental misinformation.
There are several sections of information, and while they
are not always all relevant to every company, it is highly suggested you fill
out as many as possible. This way, you are attaining the maximum benefit from
the search algorithm and not leaving it up to customers and others to fill out
that information for you.
#### Interactive Experiences
Another thing people like to see is a brand or company that
is active and engaged with its customer base. GMB has many methods with which a
company can engage with customers and other people and foster interactions with
users.
This can come in a variety of ways.
One of the most important ones is responding to reviews. Regardless
of whether they are positive or not, these responses show that you are paying
attention to your page, and your customers. It also gives you a chance to thank
those people that left positive comments, while also potentially mending any issues
should someone possibly be dissatisfied with the services received.
You can also answer questions about your business. This
gives two benefits as one you’re providing valuable information for anyone
visiting your GMB page in the future, and two, you’re again showing customers
and users that you’re active and attentive to ensuring that people have the
information they need with regards to any specific queries they have about your
business and what it does.
Posts are another way to drive engagement, and also act as a
bit of marketing as well. With posts you can let people know of new offers, blog
posts, or just set up a general interaction to let your customers know you’re
thinking of them. When done routinely, you are showing that you are active in
your participation and want to keep people informed of new happenings.
#### Being in the Know
Business descriptions are a great way to talk about your
company and give a quick window into what you do and who you are. They’re also
a nice way to slip some keywords in, but they are not mandatory for success as the
section themselves is not all that large.
For restaurants, you have the ability to upload your menu,
allowing for people thinking of dining at your establishment to get a snapshot
of your offerings to help them make a decision.
## Making the Most of GMB
As you can see, there is a lot that can go into making your GMB shine, and having a well maintained, attractive looking page can do wonders for boosting your visibility in local markets. Higher and making yourself more attractive to any potential customers that have come across your business organically via search.
A good SEO strategy includes both of these factors working hand in hand high-quality content for other sites to link back to that is what link building is about
SEO for E-commerce businesses is very important. So, you have found a product and are looking for a way to market it? Whether this
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To test the potential of a new reconstruction algorithm with Monte Carlo-based scatter correction in half-time myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).
The mathematical four-dimensional NURBS-based Cardiac-Torso phantom and the SIMIND Monte Carlo simulation package were used to simulate full-time and half-time SPECT projection data. The data were reconstructed using the standard ordered subset expectation maximization-based algorithm and the new Monte Carlo-based algorithm. Defect contrast, myocardium versus ventricle contrast and resolution were calculated. In addition to the simulation studies, full-time and half-time SPECT projection data of 30 patients were reconstructed with the standard and the new method. The patient data were qualitatively evaluated by four nuclear medicine experts on a scale from 1 (poor quality) to 5 (high quality).
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Is 50 cent the price of the optimal copayment? - a qualitative study of patient opinions and attitudes in response to a 50 cent charge on prescription drugs in a publicly funded health system in Ireland.
Abstract:
A 50 cent prescription levy was introduced in 2010 on the General Medical Services (GMS) scheme (Irish public health insurance). This study sought to examine patient attitudes and opinions surrounding the 50 cent copayment. Given the small momentary value of the prescription fee, these results are of interest to policymakers internationally who wish to reduce copayments rather than abolish them.
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The thesis examines the fortunes of a provincial, middle-class, merchant family, the Glynns of Kilrush, County Clare who came to local prominence in the early years of the nineteenth- century. It explores their networking strategies and acumen, and traces the rapid expansion of their business activity from small scale corn millers to proprietors of a multifaceted enterprise.
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Professional Highlights Implemented a sustainable quality improvement program within Orland Park School District 135's Physical Education curriculum, impacting over 4800 students grades K-8 Revised a Rush University graduate nursing course curriculum improving online discussion & critical thinking techniques in accordance with national Quality Matters Standards & Competencies for Nursing Education Designed course curriculum, including exam design and evaluation, within university graduate level nursing programs Currently establishing Medical Advisory Board within Orland Park Township, coordinating with University of Chicago and local community stakeholders to provide health services and education programs to district students and athletes Played a major role as medical liaison in medical sales venues educating MDs, surgeons, APNs, RNs, and surgical staff while maintaining business benchmarks and quotas Successful author & editor in preparing medical manuscripts, proposals, and policies for publication submission Effective presenter with ability to convey complex concepts to a variety of audiences and identification of training needs Managed several projects with budget limitations, as well as securing funding Experienced in research, data analysis, and documentation of health conditions & treatment topics, public health issues, & student safety Supported school district staff & community education on physical, cultural, and socioeconomic diversity of student population Experience Company Name City , State Faculty, Clinical Instructor, & Clinical Coordinator 05/2016 to Current Responsible for course lecture, and leadership of clinical instructors within the Master's Entry Nursing Program (MENP) Designed and provided evidence-based information achieving course objectives as required through university program protocol and the national guidelines of competencies for registered nurses Partnered with Clinical Simulation Manager to develop, implement, and evaluate clinical scenarios within the simulation laboratory environment to optimize student learning outcomes Coordinated directly with Medical Education Department personnel to augment the clinical rotation experience with hands-on and observation opportunities for students Company Name City , State School Nurse 08/2011 to Current Demonstrates advance skills in the nursing process of physical assessment, implementation, and evaluation with students and staff Attention to cultural diversity within the health care setting and its effect on care delivery & treatment management Serves as a strategic partner providing school wide proactive direction & training for health and emergency action plans Provides management, recommendation, and consulting services to administrative leadership team on individual student medical status and needs according to state and federal regulations to ensure academic success Excellent skills in finalizing and disseminating medical review data Administers vision and hearing screenings and addresses results with referral resources as contracted with district partnerships and the Illinois Department of Public Health Successfully initiates and manages projects involving teen student volunteers for community service learning in accordance with high school department policies Assures strict adherence to Illinois standards of the Professional School Nurse Practice Act, Illinois School District 135 Board of Education policies, protocol, and procedures regarding student-patient care, safety, data collection, and confidentiality Company Name City , State Clinical Specialist 09/2009 to 09/2011 Provided contractual clinical services to a global medical device company specializing in design, development, and commercializing complex spine and minimally invasive spine technologies and operative techniques. Demonstrated product knowledge expertise, timely troubleshooting, and direct product evaluations of spinal implants, instrumentation, and biologic products involving motion preservation, annular repair, and nucleus replacement. Educated MDs, APNs, RNs, and surgical staff on proper use and maintenance of products, requiring 90% of time spent within operation room environments Company Name City , State Nurse Clinician II (RN) 05/1994 to 02/2010 Specialized in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit & Pediatric Surgical Heart Unit. Responsible for the complete nursing process of critically ill or injured patients in a Level I Trauma Unit and pre and post-surgical patients in Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Unit. Extensively trained to deliver the most sophisticated level of treatment and surgical expertise in Trauma, Complex Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Neonatal, and General Pediatrics. 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Workplace romance can be a tricky topic. (Music) [The Way We Work] How do we manage the boundaries between our personal and professional lives? How do we deal with gender imbalances and power dynamics in the workplace? There's a lot of gray area in workplace romance. I'd like to take a few minutes and answer some of your frequently asked questions. So, question one: Should I date my coworker? Uh ... it depends. Do you want to date your coworker for a bit of fun? Do you want to date your coworker to hook up? Because then you're really better off on Tinder. If you want to date your coworker because you really, sincerely think you're falling in love with them or there's a real potential for a long-term, committed relationship, maybe you should date your coworker. Studies show that your coworkers are generally positive about it if they perceive that you're falling in love and genuinely care about each other. It's when your coworkers sense that something else is in play -- that can be disruptive. Question two: Should I date my boss? In almost all cases, no, you should not date your boss, because now, you've got a power dynamic. When there's a relationship between a boss and a subordinate, it generates a lot of negative feelings, and the negative feelings tend to fall on the person who's lower on the totem pole. People usually assume some kind of favoritism, some kind of inside knowledge, and there can be resentment stirred up by that. There was a study published last year that suggested dating a superior can even have a negative impact on your career. The researchers asked third-party evaluators online to imagine that they worked at a law firm. They asked them to make recommendations on which employee should get picked for a special training program and which should get promoted to partner. They looked at credentials for imaginary employees, and when it was stated that an employee had been dating or was in a relationship with a superior, the evaluators were less likely to pick that person for the training program or the promotion, even if they had the exact same credentials as someone who wasn't dating their boss. The evaluators were also quick to dismiss their accomplishments. Question three: Can I date someone who reports to me? Still a big no. You may not feel like you're really the boss, right? But you are, and there's a power dynamic there that's simply not there for other couples. If you really believe there is a sincere, honestly felt, personal connection that would be lasting and meaningful, one of you may need to move, and it shouldn't always be the person who's lower in the company pecking order. Question four: I've just started seeing a coworker. How do we handle things? I get this question a lot. "Are they dating? Are they not dating?" Don't keep it a secret. You don't have to make a big deal of it, but secrecy tends to be corrosive. People tend to see workplace couples as a coalition or a unit, so try to make it clear to your coworkers that you're not the same person; you love each other, but you are going to disagree. Question five: Why are coworkers often attracted to each other? Well, the obvious answer is people tend to be attracted to each other the more time they spend together. But there's another ingredient that has to be added: attraction tends to happen when there's work that demands close collaboration. So imagine you have a big group project with a tight deadline and you're working late nights and brainstorming ideas. You look up, and across the table, one of your colleagues throws out a really great idea. You may feel something, and that's natural. We call this task interdependence. It's a ripe ground for attraction. The second reason why people at work are attracted to each other is they may often be similar to each other. There's two old adages: "Birds of a feather flock together." And "Opposites attract." Well, the psychological research suggests ... birds of a feather flock together, and we like people who are like us. Question six: My coworkers are flirting. I'm annoyed. What do I do? Some researchers argue that for people flirting at work, flirting is good and it boosts creativity. But my own research suggests things are different for people who are watching or who are subjected to the flirting. It can be awkward, right? Witnessing flirtation in the workplace creates a sense of not knowing the rules, not knowing what's going on, or maybe seeing something that you shouldn't be seeing. People who frequently witness flirting at work -- they actually report feeling less satisfied in their jobs, and they feel less valued by their company. They're more likely to give a negative appraisal of the work environment, and they may even consider leaving. For women, this association can be even stronger. This appears to be the case even when people report not being bothered by the flirting. It's true even when they say they enjoy it. So, a flirtatious environment really could be toxic. Question seven: Do I need a policy on workplace relationships? You certainly need a policy on a sexual harassment, and I think most HR departments recognize that. But for the kind of consensual behavior we've been talking about, it's a little different. As much as people in HR would love to wave a magic wand and say, "Thou shall not fall in love at work," it's just not realistic. Emotional connection and sexuality is who we are. I kind of want you to flip the script a little bit. I encourage HR to really think more broadly about their role in not necessarily stamping out office romance, because I don't think that's realistic, but how do I help create a workplace climate and culture where people feel respected for their individual contributions, not for their appearance or their gender, or their personal relationships? So the larger question is, how do you make sure people are valued and respected? | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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PhDThis is a study of legal limits of the exercise of intellectual property, with emphasis on chip\ud
designs. In Part One, the focus is on the economics of innovation dynamics and the nature of\ud
the social bargain underlying intellectual property. It analyses the function of intellectual\ud
property and the structure of protection of chip designs under the US chip law, the IPIC\ud
Treaty and the Agreement on TRIPS. It suggests that while protection of intellectual property\ud
is designed to promote technical innovation and enhance competition in the public favour, the\ud
innovation process is carried out in conditions of increasingly imperfect competition. On these\ud
grounds, a point is made to limit the exercise of proprietary rights in the welfare/efficiency\ud
perspective.\ud
Part Two addresses the treatment of legal limitations. An analysis is made concerning the\ud
evolution of the safeguarding provisions on which unauthorised use of copyright and patent in\ud
the British legal system relies. These safeguards, structured within the intellectual property\ud
law, have gradually been developed to also rely on a resurgent competition legislation, which\ud
has been considerably used by OECD countries to order the exercise of proprietary rights.\ud
The ability of modem competition law to induce an intellectual property order, and the\ud
features of the adjudicatory process of non-voluntary licences over UK patents are also\ud
examined. From the findings the emergence of; namely, a safeguarding policy is identified.\ud
The conceptualisation of this institutional policy, aiming at efficiency and welfare objectives\ud
related to the exercise of proprietary rights, is a central theme. It shows that safeguarding\ud
provisions intrinsic to intellectual property law is insufficient to pursue these objectives, and\ud
holds that to protect intellectual property without an effective control of anti-competitive\ud
practices is a distorting and unsustainable legal policy | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Title:
How ticks keep ticking in the adversity of host immune reactions.
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Ixodid ticks are acknowledged as one of the most important hematophagous arthropods because of their ability in transmitting a variety of tick-borne diseases. Mathematical models have been developed, based on emerging knowledge about tick ecology, pathogen epidemiology and their interface, to understand tick population dynamics and tick-borne diseases spread patterns. However, no serious effort has been made to model and assess the impact of host immunity triggered by tick feeding on the distribution of the tick population according to tick stages and on tick population extinction and persistence. Here, we construct a novel mathematical model taking into account the effect of host immunity status on tick population dynamics, and analyze the long-term behaviours of the model solutions. Two threshold values, [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], are introduced to measure the reproduction ratios for the tick-host interaction in the absence and presence of host immunity. We then show that these two thresholds (sometimes under additional conditions) can be used to predict whether the tick population goes extinct ([Formula: see text]) and the tick population grows without bound ([Formula: see text]). We also prove tick permanence (persistence and boundedness of the tick population) and the existence of a tick persistence equilibrium if [Formula: see text]. As the host species adjust their immunity to tick infestation levels, they form for the tick population an environment with a carrying capacity very much like that in logistic growth. Numerical results show that the host immune reactions decrease the size of the tick population at equilibrium and apparently reduce the tick-borne infection risk. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Line of Business Information Our operations are organized into two lines of business: Investment Servicing and Investment Management, which are defined based on products and services provided. The results of operations for these lines of business are not necessarily comparable with those of other companies, including companies in the financial services industry. Investment Servicing provides services for U.S. mutual funds, collective investment funds and other investment pools, corporate and public retirement plans, insurance companies, foundations and endowments worldwide. Products include: custody; product and participant level accounting; daily pricing and administration; master trust and master custody; depotbank services (a fund oversight role created by regulation); record-keeping; cash management; foreign exchange, brokerage and other trading services; securities finance; our enhanced custody product, which integrates principal securities lending and custody; deposit and short-term investment facilities; loans and lease financing; investment manager and alternative investment manager operations outsourcing; performance, risk and compliance analytics; and financial data management to support institutional investors. New products and services resulting from our acquisition of Charles River Development on October 1, 2018 include: portfolio modeling and construction; trade order management; investment risk and compliance; and wealth management solutions. Investment Management , through State Street Global Advisors, provides a broad range of investment management strategies and products for our clients. Our investment management strategies and products span the risk/reward spectrum, including core and enhanced indexing, multi-asset strategies, active quantitative and fundamental active capabilities and alternative investment strategies. Our AUM is currently primarily weighted to indexed strategies. In addition, we provide a breadth of services and solutions, including environmental, social and governance investing, defined benefit and defined contribution and OCIO. State Street Global Advisors is also a provider of ETFs, including the SPDR ETF brand. Our investment servicing strategy is to focus on total client relationships and the full integration of our products and services across our client base through cross-selling opportunities. In general, our clients will use a combination of services, depending on their needs, rather than one product or service. For instance, a custody client may purchase securities finance and cash management services from different business units. Products and services that we provide to our clients are parts of an integrated offering to these clients. We price our products and services on the basis of overall client relationships and other factors; as a result, revenue may not necessarily reflect the stand-alone market price of these products and services within the business lines in the same way it would for separate business entities. Our servicing and management fee revenue from the Investment Servicing and Investment Management business lines, including foreign exchange trading services and securities finance activities, represents approximately 75% to 80% of our consolidated total revenue. The remaining 20% to 25% is composed of processing fees and other revenue, including Charles River Development, as well as NII, which is largely generated by our investment of client deposits, short-term borrowings and long-term debt in a variety of assets, and net gains (losses) related to investment securities. These other revenue types are generally fully allocated to, or reside in, Investment Servicing and Investment Management. Revenue and expenses are directly charged or allocated to our lines of business through management information systems. Assets and liabilities are allocated according to policies that support managements strategic and tactical goals. Capital is allocated based on the relative risks and capital requirements inherent in each business line, along with management judgment. Capital allocations may not be representative of the capital that might be required if these lines of business were separate business entities. The following is a summary of our line of business results for the periods indicated. The Other column for the year ended December 31, 2018 included net costs of $398 million composed of the following: Net repositioning charges related to organizational changes and management streamlining of $300 million ; Business exit costs of $24 million ; Legal and related expenses of $50 million ; and Net acquisition and restructuring costs of $24 million . The "Other" column for the year ended December 31, 2017 included net acquisition and restructuring costs of $266 million . The Other column for the year ended December 31, 2016 included net costs of $199 million composed of the following: Net acquisition and restructuring costs of $209 million ; and Net severance costs associated with staffing realignment of $10 million . The following is a summary of our line of business results for the periods indicated. The amounts in the Other columns were not allocated to our business lines. Prior reported results reflect reclassifications, for comparative purposes, related to management changes in methodologies associated with allocations of revenue and expenses to lines of business in 2018 . Years Ended December 31, Investment Servicing Investment Management (1) Other Total (Dollars in millions) 2018 2017 2016 2018 2017 2016 2018 2017 2016 2018 2017 2016 Servicing fees $ 5,429 $ 5,365 $ 5,073 $ $ $ $ (8 ) $ $ $ 5,421 $ 5,365 $ 5,073 Management fees (1) 1,851 1,616 1,292 1,851 1,616 1,292 Foreign exchange trading services (1) 1,071 999 1,038 130 72 61 1,201 1,071 1,099 Securities finance 543 606 562 543 606 562 Processing fees and other (2) 443 336 203 (5 ) 7 (29 ) 438 343 174 Total fee revenue (1)(2) 7,486 7,306 6,876 1,976 1,695 1,324 (8 ) 9,454 9,001 8,200 Net interest income 2,691 2,309 2,081 (20 ) (5 ) 3 2,671 2,304 2,084 Gains (losses) related to investment securities, net 6 (39 ) 7 6 (39 ) 7 Total revenue (1)(2) 10,183 9,576 8,964 1,956 1,690 1,327 (8 ) 12,131 11,266 10,291 Provision for loan losses 15 2 10 15 2 10 Total expenses (1)(2) 7,081 6,717 6,660 1,544 1,286 1,218 390 266 199 9,015 8,269 8,077 Income before income tax expense $ 3,087 $ 2,857 $ 2,294 $ 412 $ 404 $ 109 $ (398 ) $ (266 ) $ (199 ) $ 3,101 $ 2,995 $ 2,204 Pre-tax margin 30 % 30 % 26 % 21 % 24 % 8 % 26 % 27 % 21 % Average assets (in billions) $ 220.2 $ 214.0 $ 225.3 $ 3.2 $ 5.4 $ 4.4 $ 223.4 $ 219.4 $ 229.7 (1) The new revenue recognition standard contributed approximately $248 million in Investment Management total revenue, including approximately $190 million in management fees and $58 million in foreign exchange trading services, and $248 million in Investment Management total expenses for 2018 compared to 2017. (2) Investment Servicing includes results from our acquisition of Charles River Development on October 1, 2018, which is described in Note 1. | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The research was carried out using a participatory action research approach to\ud
develop social accounts with Jesmond Swimming Pool (JSP). The original\ud
motivation to carry out this project was to see what social accounts would look like\ud
and whether it was possible to develop them in this organisation. The experience of\ud
doing social accounts is further examined using Gray, et al., (1997) to explore\ud
whether these were either ‘ideal’ or ‘good’ social accounts for the organisation. A\ud
communitarian philosophical framework is used in order to examine the\ud
conceptualisation of ‘good’ social accounts.\ud
The first part of the thesis explores the social and environmental accounting (SEA)\ud
and accountability literature, with the second part exploring the experience of\ud
reaching initial agreement to do social accounts (SAs). The agreement to do the\ud
accounts was then followed by two years of social accounts developed with JSP.\ud
This empirical data provides a detailed account from the perspectives of insiders\ud
and other sources as to the experience of doing social accounts. This experience is\ud
then opened up to interrogation from a wider view point.\ud
The third part of the thesis examines the experience of JSP using third sector\ud
communitarian philosophy and a voluntary accountability framework in order to\ud
demonstrate that JSP could provide an example of a ‘good’ or ‘ideal’ social\ud
account. This raises the issue of whether or not ‘good’ or ‘ideal’ social accounts for\ud
third sector organisations are only possible within a communitarian paradigm. If it\ud
is possible to establish what ‘good’ social accounts entail then it may be appropriate\ud
to extend this approach to other contexts, for example, the public sector or the\ud
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NOTE 1:- GENERAL a. SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (the Company) and its subsidiaries design, develop, and sell an intelligent inverter solution designed to maximize power generation at the individual photovoltaic (PV) module level while lowering the cost of energy produced by the solar PV system and providing comprehensive and advanced safety features. The Companys products consist mainly of (i) power optimizers designed to maximize energy throughput from each and every module through constant tracking of Maximum Power Point individually per module, (ii) inverters which invert direct current (DC) from the PV module to alternating current (AC), (iii) a related cloud-based monitoring platform, that collects and processes information from the power optimizers and inverters of a solar PV system to enable customers and system owners as applicable, to monitor and manage the solar PV systems and (iv) a storage solution that is used to increase energy independence and maximize self-consumption for homeowners by utilizing a battery that is sold separately by third party manufacturers, to store and supply power as needed (the StorEdge solution). The StorEdge solution is designed to provide smart energy functions such as maximizing self-consumption, Time-of-Use programming for desired hours of the day, and home energy backup solutions. The Company and its subsidiaries sell their products worldwide through large distributors and electrical equipment wholesalers to smaller solar installers as, well as directly to large solar installers and engineering, procurement and construction firms (EPCs). Since 2018, the Company completed certain strategic acquisitions in order to further expand its business. In July and October 2018, the Company completed the acquisition ("Gamatronic Acquisition") of substantially all of the assets and activities of Gamatronic Electronic Industries Ltd ("Gamatronic IL") and all of the outstanding shares of its wholly owned subsidiary Gamatronic (UK) Limited (Gamatronic UK), respectively. Both companies ("UPS Division") are providers and manufacturers of Uninterruptible Power Supplies ("UPS") devices. On October 17, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of 74.5% of the outstanding common shares and voting rights of Kokam Co., Ltd. (Kokam), a Korean company whose shares are traded on the Korean OTC market, a provider of Lithium-ion cells, batteries and energy storage solutions. From October 17, 2018 and through March 31, 2019, the Company increased its shareholdings of Kokam to 94.2%. On January 24, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of 56.8% of the outstanding common shares and voting rights of S.M.R.E S.p.A (SMRE), an Italian company whose shares were traded on the Italian AIM, a provider of innovative integrated powertrain technology and electronics for electric vehicles (see note 2). b. New accounting pronouncements not yet effective: In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment". ASU 2017-04 was issued to simplify how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Step 2 measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting units goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. The amendments in ASU 2017-04 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this pronouncement. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-13 amends the impairment model to utilize an expected loss methodology in place of the currently used incurred loss methodology, which will result in the more timely recognition of losses. ASU 2016-13 also applies to employee benefit plan accounting, with an effective date of the first quarter of fiscal 2022. The Company is currently assessing the impact that adopting this new accounting standard will have on its consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and cash flows. c. Recently issued and adopted pronouncement: In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02 (Topic 842) "Leases". Topic 842 supersedes the lease requirements in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 840, "Leases". Under Topic 842, lessees are required to recognize assets and liabilities on the balance sheet for most leases and provide enhanced disclosures. ASU No. 2016-02 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. In July 2018, the FASB issued amendments in ASU 2018-11, which provide a transition election to not restate comparative periods for the effects of applying the new standard. This transition election permits entities to change the date of initial application to the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented, or retrospectively at the beginning of the period of adoption through a cumulative-effect adjustment. The Company has elected to apply the standard retrospectively at the beginning of the period of adoption through a cumulative-effect adjustment. The Company has also elected certain relief options offered in ASU 2016-02 including certain available transitional practical expedients. The Company adopted Topic 842 effective January 1, 2019. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2019 are presented under the new standard, while comparative periods presented are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the Companys historical accounting policy (See note 7). d. Basis of Presentation: The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation S-X, Interim Financial Statements and the rules and regulations for Form 10-Q of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). Pursuant to those rules and regulations, the Company has condensed or omitted certain information and disclosures in footnotes that it normally includes in its annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP). In managements opinion, the Company has made all adjustments (consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments, except as otherwise indicated) necessary to fairly present its condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. The Companys interim period operating results do not necessarily indicate the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year. The significant accounting policies applied in the annual consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2018, contained in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2019, have been applied consistently in these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements, except for the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (see Note 1c). e. The Company depends on three contract manufacturers and several limited or single source component suppliers. The Company is in the process of discontinuing its activity with one of those contract manufacturers. Reliance on these vendors makes the Company vulnerable to possible capacity constraints and reduced control over component availability, delivery schedules, manufacturing yields, and costs. These three vendors collectively accounted for 48.7% and 58.8% of the Companys total trade payables as of March 31, 2019 (unaudited) and December 31, 2018, respectively. The Company has the right to offset its payables to one of its contract manufacturers against vendor non-trade receivables. As of March 31, 2019 (unaudited), a total of $1,784 of these receivables met the criteria for net recognition and were offset against the corresponding accounts payable balances for this contract manufacturer in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. f. Business Combination: The Company allocates the fair value of purchase consideration to the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed and intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair value. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. Such valuations require management to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Significant estimates in valuing certain intangible assets include, but are not limited to, future expected cash flows from acquired technology, useful lives and discount rates. Managements estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable and, as a result, actual results may differ from estimates. During the measurement period, which is not to exceed one year from the acquisition date, the Company may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to earnings. g. Accounting for share-based compensation: Some of the RSUs granted are subject to certain performance criteria (PSUs): accordingly, compensation expense for PSUs is recognized when it becomes probable that the related performance condition has been satisfied. h. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3. Business Combinations The following table summarizes the Company's acquisitions during the period ended June 30, 2011 with amounts shown below as fair values at each respective acquisition date (in thousands): realholidays.com.au Second Porch Deferred revenue and net tangible assets (liabilities) $ $ 1 Deferred tax assets (liabilities) (222 ) Trade name 469 Developed technology 1,585 Customer relationships 949 Non-compete agreements 225 Goodwill 703 1,411 Aggregate purchase price $ 2,121 $ 3,000 Tangible net assets were valued at their respective carrying amounts, which the Company believes approximate their current fair values at the respective acquisition dates. The valuation of identifiable intangible assets acquired reflects management's estimates based on, among other factors, use of established valuation methods. Non-competition agreements have been valued based on other arms' length transactions between the Company and selling shareholders in past acquisitions. Identifiable intangible assets with definite lives are amortized over the period of estimated benefit using the straight-line method and the estimated useful lives of three to seven years. Certain trade names acquired are indefinite-lived intangible assets and are therefore not amortized but reviewed for impairment annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may be impaired. The straight-line method of amortization represents the Company's best estimate of the distribution of the economic value of the identifiable intangible assets. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in each business combination. The Company does not consider the acquisitions during the period ended June 30, 2011 to be material or significant to its financial results. realholidays.com.au In April 2011, the Company acquired certain assets of realholidays.com.au, an Australian-based provider of web-based vacation | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Lawyer approved contracts on no legal budget | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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I work at a large-ish non-tech company that was forced into WFH by covid and was not really prepared for it. We install a SSL VPN and DLP software, and it split tunnels traffic. It's not a tech co and we weren't all issued corporate macbook pros or similar. We do handle some user data on these, and I believe the customer service people are also in the same situation, BYOD + VPN. I don't get paid enough to buy a whole separate setup.I've recently found out (thanks to a HN post) that virtually all of the online games I play use increasingly invasive anticheats, and some such as Battleye will send the full contents of every certificate and driver installed, including work ones, and Hackshield/Gameguard send PII, full paths, names of open files, all of the above send full window titles and other contents that might contain personal information - even while there are no games running, and several of the rootkits start at boot. These services start and run at all times, and are not uninstalled when you uninstall the game.I definitely have had private full names and private internal email addresses and other such things in window titles, items that would be considered 'restricted' in filenames of documents.Do I need to be worried about this from a legal or "leaking trade secrets/PII" point of view because of the spyware that virtually every game in the world installs? | 0 | 1 | 0 |
WORST EXPERIENCE EVER
I was told my application for phone was approved, Dsv even contacted me to make an appointment for delivery, after Dsv didn't arrive on the date and time arranged, I emailed Mondo Customer Care, they replied that my phone will be delivered before 17:00 that same day, which never happened, thereafter I've tried daily to find out what is going on, now after 8 working days and several enquiries I receive an email claiming my phone has been returned from Dsv as my application was declined, this after there is a debit order approved on my bank and my time that was wasted, I've even sold my old phone as I was told my application has been approved, more than once! This to me is totally unacceptable! I am so disgusted and shocked by the service that I have received! I don't get proper feedback and/or answers on how or why this happened! I will not recommend this company! This was the worst service I have ever experienced from any company! | 0 | 1 | 0 |
If you’re at the point where you’re hoping the internet will shame your boyfriend into doing what you want him to do, you should just go ahead and call it quits now. I realize you’re here to address the problem, but most people are able to give *some* indication why they think it’s worth trying to salvage the situation. I don’t see anything like that here. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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