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The U.S. Army's Warrior Care Month commemoration continues throughout November, and this week's theme is "Show Your Strength through Reconditioning." Adaptive reconditioning includes activities and sports for wounded, ill and injured Soldiers to optimize their physical, cognitive and emotional well-being.
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The Army incorporated formal adaptive reconditioning programs at its 25 Warrior Transition Units (WTUs), and medical providers actively work to incorporate adaptive reconditioning into each Soldier's recovery plan. Adaptive sports and reconditioning lead to a variety of benefits, including: less stress, fewer secondary medical conditions, increased independence, building relationships with others and learning new life skills to assist with transition.
Whether a wounded Soldier want to compete in the Warrior Games, hone their typing skills after an injury or work toward a new military occupational specialty (MOS), there is an adaptive reconditioning activity. Adaptive activities include: physical training, competitive and non competitive adaptive sports, therapeutic recreational activities, gym-based exercise programs, arts and cultural programs, lifestyle skills and outdoor activities.
What does the Army have planned for the future?
Across the Army, during November, Army WTUs will host adaptive sports and reconditioning events to educate Soldiers, veterans, families and communities at every level on the value and benefit of adaptive reconditioning. WTU Soldiers will also take an active look at their adaptive reconditioning activities and goals to ensure they incorporate meaningful activities into their recovery and transition plans.
Several events will occur around the country in the Army communities. The Warrior Transition Command will host a Joint-Service Sitting Volleyball Tournament and Expo in the Pentagon on Nov. 20.
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Wounded, ill and injured Soldiers contribute to the force in a variety of ways, including demonstrating the true spirit of resilience and the Warrior Ethos. Since 2007, more than 62,000 Soldiers have recovered at WTUs, with nearly 50 percent returning to the force. Adaptive reconditioning actively contributed to their readiness and to the overall readiness of the Army.
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Theranos Founder, Elizabeth Holmes, Is Barred From Running Lab for 2 YearsElizabeth Holmes, the founder and chief executive of Theranos, has seen her personal wealth fall from $4.5 billion to zero. Brendan McDermid/ReutersUnited States regulators have banned Elizabeth Holmes, the chief executive of Theranos, from owning or operating a medical laboratory for at least two years, in a major setback for the embattled blood-testing start-up and its once widely lauded founder.In a statement late Thursday, Theranos said the regulators revoked the certification of its Newark, Calif., laboratory and prohibited the laboratory from taking Medicare and Medicaid payments for its services. Regulators also levied a monetary penalty that Theranos did not specify. The sanctions take effect in 60 days, Theranos said.Theranos represents the promise and the pitfalls of the start-up era, as money floods into young companies with new technologies in an effort to find a "unicorn" — a billion-dollar business that transforms its industry and makes its backers rich in the process. The high-profile start-up rose to prominence on the promise that it could detect health ailments by testing blood drawn cheaply by the mere prick of a finger.The government scrutiny stemmed from questions about the effectiveness of Theranos's technology and the way it operates its labs. Authorities who reviewed its practices last year found that all 81 patient results they inspected were inaccurate in a test of blood clotting administered from April to September on patients who take the blood thinner warfarin.What Theranos and Ms. Holmes will do next is not clear. Lab operators have the right to appeal a canceled certification. Reached via email, an outside spokesman for the company declined to comment.Continue reading the main story"We accept full responsibility for the issues at our laboratory in Newark, Calif., and have already worked to undertake comprehensive remedial actions," Ms. Holmes said in a statement.Theranos and its young founder in particular offered a compelling narrative in the crowded start-up universe: a brilliant college dropout with an audacious idea that would upend the medical testing business. Ms. Holmes invited comparisons to the Apple co-founder Steve Jobs because of her youth, her tight control of the company she founded and even her customary black turtleneck sweaters.Ms. Holmes began the company in 2003 after dropping out of Stanford University at the age of 19. Her goal was to create a new way to perform blood tests that relied on a few drops of blood rather than the larger amounts medical testing often requires. Tests would be cheaper, the argument went, and more people would be inclined to get them. In interviews focused on Theranos's success, she said the idea came from her fear of needles.The idea had appeal. Theranos won backing from tech luminaries like the software mogul Larry Ellison, while the company counted Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state, and the former Senate majority leader Bill Frist among its advisers. It also struck a deal with Walgreens, the drugstore chain, to perform tests. By last year, the company had assembled an eminent board of directors and commanded a valuation of about $9 billion.But some people questioned the reliability of the tests, including former Theranos employees who took their concerns to federal regulators. Ms. Holmes defended the company publicly, especially after articles last year in The Wall Street Journal enumerated those concerns.Still, federal inspectors found deficiencies in the Newark plant that could lead to inaccurate results, including inadequately trained employees and samples stored at the wrong temperature. Theranos promised to overhaul the plant and bring in a new slate of experts to fix its problems. Then, in April, Theranos said it was under criminal investigation from the United States Justice Department and disclosed another inquiry from the Securities and Exchange Commission.As the scrutiny mounted, Theranos faced a cascade of problems. The company's chief operating officer resigned and its alliance with Walgreens fell apart.The sanctions disclosed on Thursday were leveled by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an arm of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that regulates laboratory testing performed on humans.In its statement, Theranos said it would shut down and rebuild its Newark lab "from the ground up" and bolster its personnel and training there. Theranos said it would stop patient testing at the Newark facility immediately, before the sanctions take effect in 60 days. The company will continue to offer services through its lab in Arizona, it said.Continue reading the main storyThe company was "disappointed" with the decision, Ms. Holmes said in the statement, adding that Theranos was committed "to demonstrating our dedication to the highest standards of quality and compliance."Correction: July 8, 2016 An earlier version of this article misstated the results of a review last year of practices at a Theranos lab. Authorities found that all patient results from a particular blood-clotting test administered from April to September were inaccurate; they did not find that all patient test results were inaccurate.
Should have been a lifetime ban.
QuoteShould have been a lifetime ban. Totaly agree with that. Exactly what is this amazing Edison device supposed to diagnose from a microlitre of blood ? According to Wikipedea the FDA provided limited approval for Theranos' Edison device for use in a herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) blood test which tests for disease using a finger-prick's worth of blood, but did not verify its accuracy.I'm not a biochemist but I guess you would have to add a reagent to the blood that would then react with the herpes virus and you measure for certain reaction compounds. Obviously it didn't work.I don't know what the law says but surely this should have been clinically trialled if it's diagnostic equipment.
How are existing herpes tests run? Is it only blood, or can they do oral/genital mucosa swabs? I would assume it's blood, since it's a virus, therefor you have antibodies, right?
Diagnosis of herpes simplex (HSV-1 or HSV-2) in such a test would have to be done using fluorescent antibodies, which has to be added to the blood.
Theranos is UBeam is Batteroo is ...
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Quote from: timb on July 09, 2016, 03:49:21 amHow are existing herpes tests run? Is it only blood, or can they do oral/genital mucosa swabs? I would assume it's blood, since it's a virus, therefor you have antibodies, right?There is a blood test for HSV IgG - that is antibodies. It will only tell you if you've been exposed. It's possible to have positive HSV IgG and never have an outbreak and not be contagious.To to a mucosa swab you need to swab fluid from a "deroofed" herpes blister and then do a Tzanck smear or better, a viral PCR test. So you can only do these tests during an outbreak.
Except that Theranos actually used a products to do thousands of medical tests who's results were bogus. People health could be affected. She might be lucky to avoid jail time, we haven't heard the end of this.
Quote from: EEVblog on July 09, 2016, 08:48:12 amExcept that Theranos actually used a products to do thousands of medical tests who's results were bogus. People health could be affected. She might be lucky to avoid jail time, we haven't heard the end of this.Weren't all the tests run on standard machines with standard amounts of blood?
Quote from: LabSpokane on July 08, 2016, 06:04:26 pmTheranos is UBeam is Batteroo is ...Except that Theranos actually used a products to do thousands of medical tests who's results were bogus. People health could be affected. She might be lucky to avoid jail time, we haven't heard the end of this.
Thanks, very interesting. That brings up another question: If there's an outbreak and visible blisters, doesn't that kind of point to herpes in and of itself? So why go through the trouble? (I mean that as a genuine question. I guess maybe there might be other STDs or conditions that present like herpes?)
Quote from: Skimask on July 09, 2016, 04:36:01 amB) Wow! I knew some of the people on this forums were diverse, but holy crap...amazing...mtdoc is our real resident forum medical doctor It never ceases to amaze me that there will almost always be some expert on the forum in almost any topic that is bought up.
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Expecting Data From Theranos, Lab Experts Get New ProductIt was expected to be an academic presentation to show if Theranos Inc.'s controversial blood-testing technology worked, and perhaps explain the science behind the claims that the startup could do lab tests with a fraction of the blood and cost of traditional machines.Instead, what some of the nation's top lab-testing scientists and researchers packed into a ballroom at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia got was the introduction of a totally new device.Founder Elizabeth Holmes, who is facing a two-year ban by U.S. regulators from running a clinical testing company, used the session at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry's annual scientific meeting to introduce the "miniLab" testing device, a 95-pound diagnostic tool that can fit on a tabletop. The device isn't yet for sale and hasn't been approved by regulators, Theranos said in a statement.Along with the new device came a scaled back vision for the company that not long ago, promised to upend the world of clinical lab testing by running hundreds of tests using a single drop of blood. The miniLab appears to pack a variety of tests that can already be done on a small scale into a single box.No Game Changer"They are using the same basic technology that we have been using all along," said AACC President Patricia Jones, Clinical Director of Chemistry at Children's Medical Center of Dallas. "But they have miniaturized it, they have put it all in a small platform."It's also not clear how many tests Theranos has validated for use on the machines, or how many finger pricks to collect blood will be needed. "They have a lot of work to do," Jones said. "There are still so many unanswered questions."That assessment was echoed by Stephen Master, a pathologist at Weill Cornell Medicine who helped moderate a question and answer session after Holmes's presentation."It is certainly not yet a game changer," Master said. While the instruments they presented appeared to have some good engineering behind them, "I certainly didn't see anything that lives up to the expansive claims they made."Cholesterol TestAt the session, Holmes showed several slides comparing test results run on the new machine to existing accuracy standards, including one for a cholesterol panel, that appeared to show the new machine was within guidelines. That wasn't enough for Master."I can buy a point-of-care instrument that does a lipid panel," he said, referring to existing products already on the market that can run cholesterol tests in a doctor's office.The company also said it has developed a test for Zika virus with the miniLab machine that's been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Angela Stark, an FDA spokeswoman, declined to comment on whether or not the agency had received an application.Good ComparisonsWhile the new device may run a smaller number of tests, "the technology appeared to generate results that compared well to existing technologies and that were highly reproducible," said Eric Schadt, director of the Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.In introducing the new device, Theranos attempted to hit the reset button. Theranos stopped using an earlier version of its technology, called Edison, after questions arose about their accuracy. The company eventually voided or altered thousands of test results, and some attendees wanted badly to see the company defend or explain its past efforts."It is a bait and switch," said Geoffrey Baird, an associate professor of laboratory medicine at the University of Washington who has been a critic . "We were told we were going to hear about the science of Theranos. This is a new speculative prototype idea that they have," he said in an interview shortly before the presentation. "It is a completely different instrument" than what Theranos had previously talked about.The AACC's Jones introduced Holmes and said that the session wasn't an endorsement of the company. "This session, as everyone is pretty well aware, has been controversial."'Highly Skeptical'"We want to see how this works, and that it works," Jones said in an interview before the meeting. Among her colleagues, almost "everybody is pretty highly skeptical."Announcing Holmes' intent to appear at the meeting in April, the AACC said that its members -- who represent clinical lab testing professionals, researchers and doctors -- would see the company "clarify the science, accuracy, and reliability of Theranos' technologies, as well as its impact on patient care and safety."Once lauded as a potentially revolutionary company in the lab industry, Theranos has fallen far. U.S. inspectors said they found failures so severe as to jeopardize patients' health at Theranos's lab in Newark, California, leading to proposed sanctions this year that would ban Holmes from running a laboratory company for two years, along with monetary penalties and cancellation of payments from federal health insurance programs."We take full responsibility for our lab operations and are working diligently to rectify all outstanding issues," Holmes said during her presentation Monday.The company also has also come under scrutiny by House Democrats, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California. Researchers have called on the startup to publish data supporting its technology in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, where independent scientists could evaluate the data, which it has yet to do.Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal. LEARN MORE
From page three of the Flim Flam (Wo)Man's operator's manual: When you can't present a shred of evidence that your technology works as advertised, shovel more bullshit.
Just saw her being ripped apart by Sanjay Ghupta on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360.

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Top 5 tech gifts for grandparents
November 12, 2014
Top 5 tech gifts for grandparents- Make your favorite senior citizens happy with these recommendations
The words "tech" and "grandparents" aren't often used in the same sentence. But we think there are a number of gadgets that the seniors in your life would really appreciate.
When you're shopping for older folks, though, keep in mind their tolerance level for new technology—or your thoughtful gift may wind up on a closet shelf or back in the store.
Barnes & Noble Nook Glowlight e-book reader ($120)
If grandma and grandpa are avid readers but have trouble sometimes seeing the print in books, an e-reader could be a godsend: They can change the font size to suit. The 6-inch Barnes & Noble Nook Glowlight has a crisp monochrome Pearl E-ink display and a handy built-in light (the screen is not backlighted, as a tablet screen is). The Glowlight has 4GB of memory and touch-screen navigation, and it uses Wi-Fi for downloading new e-books.
Google Chromecast streaming media player ($35)
If the grandfolks are open to new entertainment options, this is an inexpensive and effective product to get them started on video-streaming. Just plug the Chromecast into their TV's HDMI port and get the device's app loaded on their Android or iOS smart phone or tablet, which serves as a remote control. The Chromecast now supports Hulu Plus, Netflix, Google Play (Google Video, Google Music), HBO Go, YouTube, WatchESPN, and Pandora music.
Canon EOS Rebel SL1 camera ($600)
This very versatile entry-level SLR is one of the smallest and lightest SLRs we've tested. Despite its size, it's packed with most of the same features and manual controls found on the larger Rebel T5i, such asa very good through-the-lens viewfinder (which is the same type you'd find on a film SLR of yesteryear!). And because it's small and lightweight, it makes a great advanced camera to take with you traveling.
Sony HDR-PJ810 camcorder ($1,100)
Although you'll be impressed with this model's ability to capture excellent quality video and very good quality video in low light, there's one feature you'll find very appealing: Like most Sony PJ-series camcorders, this model not only lets you project images and video on a screen or a wall via a built-in projector, but you can also attach other devices and project their content, too. It's also excellent at autofocusing, has a wide angle zoom lens, and ships with 32GB of built-in memory.
VTech SN6197 cordless phone ($110)
Lots of grandparents are still using landlines. And this phone can make life easier for loved ones. Its large, easy-to-see buttons include four speed-dial buttons into which you can place photos of the actual contacts for quick identification. The base unit's LCD shows info clearly, and even tilts up to adjust the viewing angle. The most intriguing feature is a small oval-shaped pendant that's actually a speakerphone with two buttons that can be programmed to dial out to an emergency responder or family member. Voice quality is excellent and the answerer has ample message capacity.
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Taylor Swift and Lorde attend the 56th GRAMMY Awards on January 26. Photo: Kevin Mazur
We really didn't need another reason to love Lorde and loathe Kyle Sandilands, but hey, here's one anyway.
Yesterday, the 17-year-old singer spoke to "The Kyle & Jackie O Show" on KIIS 1065 about her upcoming Australian tour. But the conversation quickly jumped to Lorde's personal life, when Sandilands poked fun at the musician's well-publicised friendship with fellow singer Taylor Swift.
He should have known better than to take on Lorde – everyone knows she's fierce, soulful and intelligent well beyond her years, and Sandiland's for that matter.
"Are you bringing your new bestie, Taylor Swift?" the radio host asked. "I see you guys' pictures everywhere. Are you guys like, uh, are you together now?" After a moment of silence from the singer, he continued, "Not together as in lesbians. I'm not talking about 'Ellen together.' I'm talking about, like, you guys are friendly right?"
"What do you mean you're not talking about 'Ellen together'?" she asked. "Is there something wrong with lesbians? Is that what you're trying to say?"
"Oh my god no, I would love that!" Sandilands (creepily) responded, "Are you going to confirm now you're in a lesbian relationship with her?"
But the Grammy winner wouldn't take the bait, and replied: "Don't even try it. It's not working."
For some reason Sandilands then blundered on, calling Swift a "gorgeous creature" and saying "no wonder you guys get on" (what?). But by that stage the 'Royals' singer had well and truly had enough, and offered no reponse.
"Don't get too overboard with explaining the friendship, though. We haven't got all day," Sandilands sniped at the end of the interview.
"I won't, believe me," Lorde replied, proving she is a total legend.
Lorde will tour around the country in April and May, playing all-ages gigs in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, Newcastle and Brisbane.
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YEAR 24: It's just a year shy of its quarter-century birthday, meaning the Oakland Chinatown Streetfest has spent quite a few years lining up the best in celebratory entertainment and food and dance and dragons. Should we start with those particular crowd-pleasers first? We definitely should, since pretty much everyone joining in the fun wants a peek. The Teng Fei Lion Dance of the Rising Dance Cultural Center will perform on Saturday, Aug. 27 at 11: 30 a.m. But there are treats throughout both Saturday, Aug. 27 and Sunday, Aug. 28, including China's Spirit Music Ensemble at 1: 15 p.m. on Saturday and Patty Chu's Chinese Folk Dance Troupe on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. All performances are free. If you're longing for a Lion Dance preview, here's a peek back at last year. Astounding and awesome.
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Villa Cha Cha Banglumphu, Bangkok
- Free WiFi
- Collect nights
Villa Cha Cha Banglumphu, Bangkokfrom ¥4,101
- Superior Double Room
- Deluxe Double Room
- Superior Triple Room
- Standard Double Room
- Standard Twin Room
- Superior Twin Room
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What's around Villa Cha Cha Banglumphu, Bangkok
- In Bangkok City Centre
- Khaosan Road - 3 min walk
- Bangkok Riverside - 7 min walk
- Thammasat University - 12 min walk
- Temple of the Emerald Buddha - 16 min walk
- Grand Palace - 21 min walk
- Wat Pho - 24 min walk
- Wat Arun - 34 min walk
Getting around
- Bangkok (BKK-Suvarnabhumi Intl.) - 43 min drive
- Bangkok (DMK-Don Mueang Intl.) - 37 min drive
- Yommarat - 11 min drive
- Bangkok Thonburi Station - 12 min drive
- Bangkok Chitrlada Station - 13 min drive
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 69 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 6 floors
Check-in and check-out
- Check-in time 2 PM-midnight
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check-in
- Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- No parking
Payment types at the property
- Cash
In the hotel
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- 24-hour room service
- Outdoor pool
- Pool sun loungers
- Sauna
- Pool umbrellas
- Conference space size (feet) - 538
- Conference space size (meters) - 50
- One meeting room
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Luggage storage
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Elevator
- Designated smoking areas
- Garden
- Terrace
- English
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 32-inch LCD TV
- Cable TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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Special features
DiningThe Macaroni Club - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered. Open 24 hours.
Villa Cha Cha Banglumphu, Bangkok's small print
Also known as
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Mandatory fees
Cash deposit: THB 2000 per stay
Optional extras
Credit card charges are subject to an extra charge
Rollaway beds are available for THB 1000.0 per day
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of THB 250 for adults and THB 250 for children (approximately)
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
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Recent reviews
Good 7.4 From 188 reviews
This hotel is very cheap considering what you get for the price. Great pool and the little apartment you get. The only bad thing we could point out was the waiting time at the restaurant when we ate dinner. But the food was fine when we got it.
Good place !
Room was nice but maybe a bit pricey for the area. The common area is nice but even with the no smoking signs everywhere - guests smoke so much the air is polluted so enjoying time outside by the pool etc. as a non-smoker is impossible. Staff seemed mostly indifferent to this - skip the restaurant, better food and service can be had anywhere in the area for much less. Internet inconsistent and only 4 channels of television if there was reception which might be an issue for some. Water pressure not great but manageable - 5th floor.
This was a very nice little hotel! It's in a great location, but it is a little far of drive from the airport. Very good restaurant downstairs, clean room, good staff, on a very nice street with little shops and bars, but also quiet on your room. Pool area was very nice! You do need to request your daily housekeeping though which we did not know, but it was not an issue for us. Over all for the price we paid this was anot amazing little hotel!!!!
If somebody said to you "picture a boutique hotel in the middle of Bangkok", Villa Cha Cha is probably close to what you would imagine. Extravagant, welcoming, and a little grungy, this was nonetheless a good hotel to stay at for my weekend visit. Located very close to Khao San road and the accompanying area, be ready for noise; the walls aren't thick enough to keep out the subpar covers of pop classics being belted by C grade musicians on the street below. Still... this is Bangkok; that's what you came here for. If you're going to bed before 1am, you're doing it wrong.
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You were all excited to download iOS 9 Beta on your iPhone and iPad ever since WWDC 2015 boasted its excellent new features and updates. Like any other iOS developer, you downloaded the latest iOS 9 Beta with your developer account, and now you are proudly using your iOS devices.
But troubles began when you encountered many bugs on your iPhone and iPad as the Beta version throws problems like battery drain, app crashing and others. This makes you go back to the previous version, i.e. iOS 8.3. If you want to downgrade iOS 9 Beta to iOS 8.3, here is a simple method to follow. And remember that you are not the only one who has taken this decision; we are writing this after downgrading to iOS 8 on our devices.
Before you return to iOS 8.3, please take necessary steps to save your data:
- Please note that you can downgrade only to the latest iOS 8, i.e. iOS 8.3 running currently.
- Kindly take backup of your data on iCloud so that in case something happens you can restore your valuable data. You can also use iTunes to take a backup.
- This process will restore your iPhone or iPad to factory settings, and therefore, it will take time. Moreover, you require good speed internet to restore your data if your data stored on iCloud.
- It goes without saying that you will be able to restore data compatible only to iOS 8 and not to iOS 9.
How to Downgrade your iPhone or iPad from iOS 9 Beta to iOS 8.3
Please follow the easy steps downgrade to iOS 8.3
Step #1: First off, launch Settings app and toggle Find my iPhone off. (Settings → iCloud → Find my iPhone)
Step #2: Now put your device on DFU mode (check this post for more details)
Step #3: When you connect your iPhone to iTunes, a popup tells you that iTunes has detected an iPhone in DFU mode.
Step #4: Click on the OK button.Step #5: Then click on the Restore iPhone… (iPad/iPod touch…) button.
Step #6: Now click on the Restore and Update button to continue.Step #7: Next, you will be asked about the iOS 8.3 update. Click on the Next button, followed by the Agree button to continue.
Step #8: iTunes will now download the iOS 8.3 software and install it on your device. The process will take around 10 minutes.
Step #9: After successful restoration to iOS 8.3, you will see the white "Hello" screen. Follow the instructions seen on screen to set up your device, and restore your device from the backup to restore your personal data.
The process is done. Your iPhone or iPad is downgraded to iOS 8.3.
If you encounter any problem during this process, please share with us. If there is any other process to downgrade your iOS device, please share with us.


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The formation of a single ureteric bud (UB) at the proper location on the Wolffian duct (WD) is important to make a functional ureter, while complex patterns of UB branching morphogenesis are required for normal renal organogenesis. While many genes involved in these events have been identified, the genetic instructions must be translated into specific cellular responses (for example, mitosis, apoptosis, migration, adhesion) in order to shape and organize a complex 3-D structure like the urinary epithelium. While very little is known about the specific cellular behaviors that underlie epithelial morphogenesis in higher organisms, or how they are controlled, advances in genetic manipulation and imaging technologies now make it feasible to address such questions using mouse models. This project will focus on the cellular events that are regulated by the secreted factor GDNF, which signals through the Ret receptor tyrosine kinase. Ret signaling is needed to make a normal ureter and kidney, but how it influences the behavior of WD and UB epithelial cells in vivo remains to be defined. Ret-expressing cells at the tips of the branching UB are the main progenitors of the collecting duct system epithelium during kidney development, and they arise from a specific region of the Wolffian duct, the """"""""primary tip domain"""""""". Recent findings reveal that the primary tip domain is itself generated via Ret-dependent cell movements within the Wolffian duct. This raises several important questions: How are these cell movements controlled, and what is the role of GDNF/Ret signaling in Wolffian duct cell motility and guidance? What other genes and signaling pathways downstream of Ret are involved? Do similar cell movements underlie the growth and branching of the ureteric bud tip epithelium during kidney development? How else may Ret signaling affect the behavior of the epithelial progenitor cells at the UB tips? To address these questions, several methods will be used to genetically modify small numbers of WD or UB cells, and then to examine the effects of these alterations on cell behaviors in organ cultures, using time-lapse imaging, or in vivo. The proposed research should advance the field not only by extending to the cellular level our understanding of the role of GDNF/Ret signaling, but also by providing a paradigm for studying how other signaling systems affect the behavior of urinary epithelial cells during organogenesis. The information gained should also advance our understanding of the etiology of congenital urological and renal malformations, and may suggest new strategies to prevent or treat them.
Understanding how the urinary system achieves its normal size and shape has important clinical implications, as defects can lead to obstruction, impaired function or even absence of the ureters and kidneys. The development of the urinary system affects the number of nephrons (blood-filtering units) that form in the kidney, which may influence the progression of renal diseases and hypertension. An understanding of the genes and cellular events that underlie ureter and kidney development may eventually permit treatments for congenital malformations, repair of damaged organs, or growth of artificial organs.
|Leclerc, Kevin; Costantini, Frank (2016) Mosaic analysis of cell rearrangements during ureteric bud branching in dissociated/reaggregated kidney cultures and in vivo. Dev Dyn 245:483-96
|Riccio, Paul; Cebrian, Cristina; Zong, Hui et al. (2016) Ret and Etv4 Promote Directed Movements of Progenitor Cells during Renal Branching Morphogenesis. PLoS Biol 14:e1002382
|Cebrian, Cristina; Asai, Naoya; D'Agati, Vivette et al. (2014) The number of fetal nephron progenitor cells limits ureteric branching and adult nephron endowment. Cell Rep 7:127-37
|Packard, Adam; Georgas, Kylie; Michos, Odyssé et al. (2013) Luminal mitosis drives epithelial cell dispersal within the branching ureteric bud. Dev Cell 27:319-30
|Costantini, Frank (2012) Genetic controls and cellular behaviors in branching morphogenesis of the renal collecting system. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Dev Biol 1:693-713
|Kuure, Satu; Cebrian, Cristina; Machingo, Quentin et al. (2010) Actin depolymerizing factors cofilin1 and destrin are required for ureteric bud branching morphogenesis. PLoS Genet 6:e1001176
|Costantini, Frank; Kopan, Raphael (2010) Patterning a complex organ: branching morphogenesis and nephron segmentation in kidney development. Dev Cell 18:698-712
|Costantini, Frank (2010) GDNF/Ret signaling and renal branching morphogenesis: From mesenchymal signals to epithelial cell behaviors. Organogenesis 6:252-62
|Rosselot, Carolina; Spraggon, Lee; Chia, Ian et al. (2010) Non-cell-autonomous retinoid signaling is crucial for renal development. Development 137:283-92
|Kuure, Satu; Chi, Xuan; Lu, Benson et al. (2010) The transcription factors Etv4 and Etv5 mediate formation of the ureteric bud tip domain during kidney development. Development 137:1975-9
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Because the Internet is home to a variety of content, a URI is utilized to identify videos, text pages, animation or sound clips. The most familiar type of URI is the URL. A URI then generally describes a component utilized to access an online resource, the computer on which the reference is contained, the name of the computer file and the URL or website address.
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So if you have been following our blogs you probably know we are preparing for a move to Texas. If you are visiting for the first time, we currently live in Pennsylvania and are preparing for a move to the eastern part of Texas. This means we have to find a new house to rent for our family. So my husband, the youngest two children and I are preparing to head to Texas to find this new place for us to call home.
The drive alone is going to take about 25 hours. So I wanted to make sure the two children have plenty to do in the van. They have started doing Manga drawings, so we have made two different trips to Hobby Lobby to get books and supplies for them to use. We also have been to Barnes and Noble to buy books for all four children. The two who are being left behind received more reading materials, while the two going with us received more drawing supplies and things. So hopefully, they will enjoy themselves on the trip.
Typically our daughter who is our youngest loves listening to audiobooks while we are riding, but this time, she says she does not want to because she has her music, her drawing, and her books to read. It will be interesting to see how things go on the trip.
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Tariffs have winners and losers
And today, Gary Cohn is one of the losers. He spent a year and a couple of months as the head of the National Economic Council, a free-trade Democrat in a populist Republican White House. He announced today he's leaving the White House. We'll talk about what it means and what's next for economic policy in the Trump administration. Then, keeping with that theme, what does Trump mean when he says we're "losing" on trade? That's not what a trade deficit means. Plus: The three richest American musicians all came from hip-hop. We'll talk about the "Three Kings," Dr. Dre, Jay Z and Diddy.


text: To celebrate Sam's completion of his FAA certified Commercial Pilot license after five years of hardwork and dedication, we organized a commemorative photoshoot with his favorite plane. Sam flew us out to a short landing strip in the middle of the nowhere, San Diego, surrounded by nothing but desert and bare mountains. Such a fun afternoon and so exciting to fly over our beautiful city in this little plane!


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Dwell: The New American Home
February 2016, Vol. 16 Issue 02
Native New Yorkers, the Merola family have long held a tradition of spending summers in Rhode Island. When they learned the costs of renovating their existing cottage would significantly outweigh the benefits, they instead opted to build new. The result—a distinctively modernist box structure clad in milled slats of charred, brushed, and oiled cypress manufactured by Delta Millworks—sits nestled within the marshy landscape of Quonochontaug Pond.
A family escapes their urban environs to a vacation home attuned to its coastal landscape.
The vacation home that Chris and her husband, Andrew Merola, commissioned from Brooklyn-based Bernheimer Architecture isn't what you'd expect to see when tooling around the marshy coastal plains of South County. The rectilinear black box—oriented on an east–west axis, along the shore of Quonochontaug Pond—only reveals its rich and varied texture up close: Cypress boards charred using the Japanese shou-sugi-ban method subvert the pattern of gray shingle siding found throughout the region. Despite its discernible deviations from the local vernacular, however, the house's effect is hardly jarring. "When you're coming in from the water," Chris says, "it's just this little square! It's not a loud house; it sits there quietly."


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By Mike "Duke" Venturino, GUNS Magazine
Just a few years ago I would have never dreamed Sturm, Ruger & Company would develop and market a line of "AR-type black rifles." Nor would I have thought yours truly would write the introductory article about one of them in these pages. How times change!
This new addition to Ruger's SR lineup of autoloading rifles shouldn't be too much of a surprise. Prior to it there has been an SR-22 and an SR-556 (the numbers indicating their respectively calibers). For that latter version, Ruger also offers an upper chambered for the 6.8mm Remington.
At the end of 2013 they announced a larger version, taking the .308 Win/7.62 NATO. For the nitpickers who might quibble the two rounds are not the same, that is exactly how they are listed on Ruger's website and how at least one major ammunition manufacturer labels some of their packaging.
Anyway, for those who are used to handling standard-size AR's, this new Ruger will seem like one fed growth hormones. In other words, it's a large rifle. Factory catalog weight is 8.6 pounds unloaded. With a 1.5-6X Meopta scope mounted, my sample is 11 pounds; that's with a 16.12-inch barrel. Overall length is only 34.75 inches. (That's 1.25 inches less than an M1 Carbine.)
Speaking of the scope, there is a full-length Picatinny rail mounted atop the receiver and extending about two-thirds the length of the barrel. The forearm is drilled and tapped at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock so more rails can be attached for those folks who like to really gussy a rifle up with all sorts of accessories.
Duke found he had to remove the folding rear sight (above) in order to get the scope
back far enough for comfortable use. Both jobs were easily accomplished. The fore-end
(below) is drilled and tapped for accessory rails (included) and Duke found it very
comfortable to hold as-is. The bolt release and safety are in the usual places found on an AR.
From the Ruger factory, these SR-762 rifles come with front and rear sights attached to the Picatinny rail. Front sight is a post in protective wings adjustable in the usual AR way—i.e. by pushing down the plunger with a full metal jacketed bullet tip so the post can be rotated up or down as the case requires. The rear sight is also typical AR with large and small folding apertures and fully adjustable for windage. Both front and rear sights can be folded down so as to be out of the way of a scope, yet available in case the scope is disabled.
Sent to me along with the Ruger was a set of German-made Era-Tac mounts with integral rings provided by Meopta. These were for the 30mm diameter of the Meopta scope. However, when scope, mount and rings were attached to the SR-762, the folded-down rear sight was still too tall. It interfered with the scope's rear bell. I had to dismount the rear sight entirely to do my shooting with the rifle scoped. That is a simple matter as only a proper fitting Allen wrench is needed.
Let's go back to the SR-762's forearm briefly. The last time I handled a Ruger SR, it had all the Picatinny rails attached, which made the forearm nigh-on impossible to grip comfortably, even with the mild recoil of the 6.8mm Remington. Sharp edges were biting my hand no matter where placed. The perforated, rounded, synthetic forearm on the SR-762 is not an offender in that respect.
There are two other stock factors. The finger-grooved, rubber pistol grip is by Hogue and the buttstock is the extendible style. It has six positions, starting at 11.5 inches for length of pull and extending through 12.5, 13, 13.75, 14.25 and finally out to 15 inches. The buttplate is heavy-duty aluminum, checkered, oval in shape and 1.5 inches at its widest point.
The 6-position M4-style stock, shown here collapsed, adjusts length-of-pull
from 12.25 inches all the way out to 15 inches.
The front sight easily folds out of the way when optics are used. The 4-position
gas system is adjustable depending on the loads used and the system can be turned
off completely for use as a single-shot rifle.
Inside the perforated forearm is a fluted barrel finished in black matte, as are all steel parts on the rifle. It ends in a detachable flash suppressor of the same type put on SR-556 and some Mini-14 rifles, but of course in .30 caliber. According to Ruger, the barrel is cold-hammer forged of chrome-moly-vanadium steel, rifled with six grooves and a right-hand twist of one turn in 10 inches.
Also according to Ruger, the SR-762's bolt is operated by a 2-stage chromed piston. Interestingly the gas system can be regulated to four positions to give the most positive function with a chosen brand of ammunition. Also, the gas system can be closed completely to turn the SR-762 into a manually operated, straight-pull repeating rifle. I didn't mess with the gas system at all because functioning was fine right out of the box. The only failure I experienced in firing a couple hundred rounds was in one failure for a round to feed completely and that was in the first 20 or so rounds fired.
Operation of an AR-type rifle probably doesn't need to be described here, but I'll give it a quick go. Feeding is from a 20-round box magazine; three come with each rifle. To make the rifle ready for firing, first the safety should be turned to its "safe" position and a loaded magazine inserted into the magazine well, making sure it clicks into place. The bolt is retracted by means of the charging handle at the rear of receiver and let go. As it slams shut it will pick a round from the magazine and chamber it.
The rifle is then ready to fire when the safety lever is turned to the "fire" position. When the last round of a magazine is fired, the bolt will lock open. The empty magazine is released by pushing the button on the right side of the magazine well. After a fresh magazine is inserted, the open bolt will be released by pressing its lever on the left side of the receiver. Incidentally, the trigger on my sample was not of the traditional 2-stage military type. It was single stage and let off at 3 to 4 pounds with a mite of creep along the way.
The only hindrance I ran into in accomplishing everything I needed to do was getting my fingers around the bolt's charging handle. It sits right under the rather long rear bell of the Meopta scope, which limited access to it. That is actually a problem with the scope and not the rifle. Actually the scope model is the MeoStar R1 version with a third turret on the scope's left side for an illuminated red dot. It can be turned off or adjusted to various levels of brightness.
Duke fired these types of factory ammunition in testing the Ruger SR-762. Photo: Yvonne Venturino
The very clear, easily adjustable scope was a nice surprise, as this was my first experience with Meopta's products. My only complaint about it is it's fairly large for a scope of only 1.5-6X.
In the couple of months the rifle was here with me in Montana, we got some of the most frequent snowstorms I've seen in 40 years as a resident. Still, I was able to shoot the SR-762 on several occasions at both 100 and 300 yards from inside my shooting "shack." One of the most pleasant things about it, considering from where I was firing, was it piled up its ejected cases rather neatly in one area instead of flinging them all over the place.
In regards to shooting, I found only two types of factory ammunition on hand with the most plentiful being Black Hills' 150-grain Ballistic Tip. Also included were some Winchesters with 147-grain FMJ bullets. All shot rather well with groups running from about 1.5 to 2 MOA at 100 yards. At 300 yards groups ran 3 to 5 inches.
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After trying out the SR-762 my only negative comment is I was surprised at its level of felt recoil. I own and fire other lighter .308/7.62mm NATO rifles and they are not as punishing as the SR-762. This I attribute to its collapsible stock's rather modestly sized buttplate. Hear me correctly now: recoil wasn't severe. Just more than I expected from an 11-pound rifle.
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- West Indies fast bowling legend opens up to Richard Sydenham
- What he really thinks of ex-teammates and opponents
- Inside story of his battles with Steve Waugh
- The good and bad sides of Brian Lara
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Amid the debate over the rights or wrongs of the send-off salute that the West Indian cricketer Marlon Samuels gave England's Ben Stokes during the second Test match in Grenada, I noticed something that once would have caused jaws to drop in astonishment...a comment from Curtly Ambrose.
The former fast bowler, one of the greats of West Indies cricket and the scourge of English batsmen for more than a decade after he was first unleashed upon them in 1988, famously observed what amounted to a vow of silence with the media for virtually his entire career.
His steadfast refusal to offer a quotable comment, let alone grant interviews, became his trademark. Requests, it is said, were politely declined and greeted with five words: 'Curtly talks to no man!'
But that has all changed now. Invited by sports writer Richard Sydenham to share his thoughts some 15 years after his retirement as a player, Ambrose agreed. Together they produced an autobiography entitled Sir Curtly Ambrose: Time to Talk.
In an interview with The Sports Bookshelf, Sydenham revealed how he came to the decision to test whether Ambrose might be prepared to break his silence.
"I'm just about old enough to remember what it was like trying to get an interview with him back in the day," he said. "I remember several futile attempts.
"Fast forward several years and I was thinking one day about the legends that were out there who had not done a book and he struck me as an obvious one to pursue, not only for the fact that there was no Curtly book but because none of us really knew anything about him.
"I approached him at first in 2013 via Richie Richardson and was delighted when he said from the start that the time felt right for him to do a book."
Nonetheless, Sydenham admits that he still felt a certain amount of trepidation about their first meeting in London.
"I didn't know what to expect, with this mystique that surrounds him," he said. "You imagine he might be a bit moody, that he is not going to say much, because you think of him as the way you see him in the field.
"But as he says in the book he is a totally different character off the field. He would often say that once I cross that rope I've got my game face on.
"I was pleasantly surprised. When he sat down with a Pepsi to discuss the key moments of his career and what we were going to talk to publishers about, he was really engaging and interesting and friendly. We hit it off straight away and it was clear he had a lot of great stories to tell."
Sydenham also spent time in the Caribbean to get a flavour of the life Ambrose leads away from the spotlight and to learn about his early life.
"I had about 16 days out there. I went to Antigua and although Curtly wasn't there because he was coaching at the Caribbean Premier League but I was introduced to his friends and family and looked up where he went to school and his house.
"I couldn't speak to his mother because she was very ill at the time. But I went St Kitts and caught up with Curtly there. It gave me a flavour of what his life was like there and I felt I couldn't really have written the book without doing that."
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He found Ambrose, who was knighted by the Antiguan government in 2014, to be a person not keen to create unnecessary controversy but eager to be honest and therefore candid in sharing his opinion of teammates and opponents from his career.
His comments on Brian Lara, for example, could hardly be more blunt, particular when he talks about Lara's disruptive effect on the 1995 tour of England -- the year after he had broken the records for both the highest Test and first-class scores in the space of two months - when the brilliant left-hander's behaviour and ability to polarise opinion made him the Kevin Pietersen of his day.
"Curtly is quite a loyal person really, not a person who chases controversy, and at first he might have been reluctant to talk about a few things," Sydenham said.
"But in the end I think he realised he wanted this book to be very authentic, very honest and there were a few things where he said 'No, if this is going to be a very honest book, this has to go in the book' and he would jab his finger on the table.
"He was very determined that this would be a book that has not really hidden anything."
Ambrose, in fact, thought Carl Hooper was a better batsman than Lara, in terms of natural talent. "He would quite often chastise Hooper because he felt he wasn't making enough of his ability, whereas Lara knew he had to work hard to get the best of his ability."
He talks frankly as well about Michael Atherton and Alec Stewart, the Waugh brothers, Ricky Ponting, Javed Miandad, Sachin Tendulkar and Jacques Kallis among others.
He speaks of his admiration for Richard Hadlee, his respect for Glenn McGrath and how the bowler he would rate the greatest of his time was Wasim Akram, the Pakistan left-armer.
"He thought Wasim Akram was the tops, someone who had the ability to do everything. He almost called himself a mere mortal in comparison to Wasim, who he felt had the box of tricks to produce any wicket-taking ball at any time."
And, of course, he talked at length about the great comrades from his heydey, and the highlights of his bowling career, which Sydenham found a particular joy to listen to.
"It was riveting because I'm a guy who was passionate about West Indies cricket from the time I got into the game in the early 80s. Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes were my childhood heroes. I loved watching Malcolm Marshall and Joel Garner and latterly Curtly and those guys, so it was all fascinating for me.
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"And there were the memorable moments like the six for 24 against England in Trinidad, the Steve Waugh confrontations, that extraordinary spell of seven for one against Australia at the WACA. We all know about them and the basic details but it was a lot more interesting getting to know the depth and the origins of those kind of great moments, whether controversial or just great bowling spells.
"He told me the story of the seven for one, how he had sprayed it around a bit in the early session of that day, had not gone for many runs but knew that he hadn't made the batsmen play on a pitch that was conducive to fast bowling. He sat in a dressing room with his head in a towel for 40 minutes, angry, and then came out and produced that spell of seven for one.
"A couple of times when he was answering my questions, and I did think to myself 'is this really happening?' Is this Curtly Ambrose, who's never said a word through his career, all of a sudden spilling his life story to me? It did seem a bit surreal at times."
So why did he give away so little of his time during his playing career, why did he insist on all bar a few occasions, that 'Curtly talks to no man'?
The phrase itself may be a bit of an urban myth, since Ambrose cannot recall ever having used those exact words. Yet he does not deny that the usual response if a journalist asked if he might like to offer an opinion was 'no'.
"His explanation was it just wasn't for him," Sydenham said. "He said there were plenty of guys happy to go yapping to the media at the end of the day's play but he just wasn't really comfortable doing that. He said that he preferred to let his five and a half ounces do the talking for him.
"He did not speak about anything specific but it was clear he had had a couple of instances in his rookie days where he had given an interview and it did not come over as he wanted or expected.
"I explained from our point of view that sometimes you do an interview for half an hour and you only get space for 400 words and you have to be selective in picking out the most interesting bits. He accepted and understood that but said that it didn't really help if the Curtly Ambrose portrayed is not the one he was expecting to see.
"So he thought it was better not to say anything and let people make their judgements based on what they see on the field, so that's why we have had to wait 15 years to hear what he has to say and all the experiences he has been through."
Buy Sir Curtly Ambrose: Time to Talk (Aurum) from Amazon, Waterstones or WHSmith.


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- Call the police - Tell the police or animal control department you have been bitten by a dog and ask them to investigate your attack. The more documentation you have of your dog bite, the better off you will be if you pursue a personal injury claim.
- Gather evidence - Evidence builds strong cases. We suggest you (or someone else if you're severely injured) collect the following information :
- Dog owner's name, address and phone number
- Name of the dog and dog's license number
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- Whether the dog was on a leash
- Contact us - We have years of experience handling complicated dog bite cases in Virginia. We're on your side. Contact us today.
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Take the same steps listed above. However, your primary focus should be on getting immediate medical care for your child. Take your child to your doctor or an emergency room as soon as possible. Don't wait until the next day. Your child's well-being is critical.
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Many people are reluctant to take legal action if their friend or neighbor's dog bit them or their children. They're afraid they might lose a friend or alienate a family member. The reality is you don't have to deal directly with them after a dog attack. You deal with their insurance company. Typically, a homeowner insurance policy will cover dog attacks. We are experienced in handling negotiations with insurance companies. Your recovery is difficult enough. Let us take care of the paperwork and back and forth with the insurance company.
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Do you waste time at work? No, of course you don't. Never! You're very productive. And do you have a smartphone? Yes, you do, but that's not relevant to your work quality. Sure, it's usually within sight while you're working, but that doesn't mean it's distracting you. As we've already established, you're no time-waster. Your phone just sits there on your desk. It doesn't keep you from doing your job.
Yeah, about that: 83% of workers have smartphones, and 82% keep it within eye contact while working, according to a new survey. About two-thirds of people with smartphones use them several times throughout the workday.
So it should come as no surprise that 55% of employers say that cellphone use is the most common cause of productivity loss.
These figures come from a Career Builder survey of 3,031 full-time workers over the age of 18, and 2,186 hiring and human resource managers (the survey didn't include self-employed or government workers.) The results have margins of error of plus or minus 1.78 and 2.1 percentage points, respectively. Error margins vary among sub-samples.
Of course, some people use their personal phones for work matters, but 65% of workers say they don't have their work email on their smartphones. While only 10% of workers with smartphones said it's decreasing their productivity, 81% said they use their phones for things unrelated to work while they're on the clock. Those two things are at odds.
The most common activity? Sending personal messages (65% of people using their smartphones for non-work things admitted to that one). Checking the weather was next common (51%), followed by reading the news (44%), playing games (24%) and shopping (24%).
Distracted employees result in about 2 hours of lost productivity per day, 75% of the employers surveyed said. It's not just phone use: Many employers (41%) blamed the internet, 39% blamed gossip and 37% blamed social media. Conversations with co-workers, smoke breaks or other breaks, email and meetings were also cited as common distractions.
Lost productivity can come back to the workers who are causing it — wasting time could cost your company money (which they need to pay you), and if you're distracted enough, you might find yourself in jeopardy of losing your job. Unexpected job loss can wreak havoc on your finances (and it's one of the reasons to have emergency savings to fall back on), and then there's the need to find a new job, which is stressful and might even involve potential employers checking your credit.
While checking your phone at work might not be the best idea, checking your credit scores is. You can get your two free credit scores, updated every 14 days, from Credit.com.
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- How Credit Impacts Your Day-to-Day Life
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