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The future is already here! Artists create NFT paintings, designers hold fashion shows without models on the web. What about marketing? Smart technologies penetrate deeper and deeper into it, making the life of a marketer more interesting. We collected the main about 4 technologies that should be used in marketing in 2022. Marketing Technologies in 2022
Marketing Technologies in 2022 – Buyable Media
We are talking about content that has the ability to purchase a product without leaving the site or application. The key idea is to satisfy the immediate desire to buy the product while watching the content.
Let's take a classic blog as an example. The user saw an advertisement for the product he needed in the article. Then he follows the link, registers in the online store, adds the product to the cart, and only after that makes a purchase. On his way, he may encounter a lot of obstacles: slow loading of the site, a long registration procedure, difficulties in placing an order, an inconvenient form of payment. As a result, a decrease in the likelihood of a purchase and loss of a client.
Shoppable media shortens the user journey and increases the likelihood of getting a ticket. All that is required from the client is to click on the button, add the product to the cart and continue reading the article or watching the movie.
The technology is already being used by popular platforms and major brands. The Inmyroom platform places offers for the purchase of goods in each article. In 2021, Sber announced the SberBox media console with the ability to buy tickets while watching a movie , and Instagram opened the Instagram Shopping option for all Russian users. There is even a separate plugin for WordPress that allows you to place products in articles on your site.
Marketing Technologies in 2022 – Mobile Wallets
Consumer dependence on apps and digital services has skyrocketed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Cisco AppDynamics App Attention Index , people are using digital services and apps 30% more than before the pandemic. At the same time, the number of mobile payments using mobile wallets on smartphones is increasing.Create adDisable adsMarketingHow to bring a product to market safelyOr, more simply, how to create strategies that make customers buy?
Wallet applications allow you to keep bank and bonus cards, tickets, travel cards in your phone. In addition to storage and payment, wallets have functions for notifying about expiring coupons and new promotions. The most famous wallet applications are Apple Wallet, Google Pay, Stocard, Wallet, QIWI Bonus.
From a marketing standpoint, mobile wallets can be another channel for increasing customer loyalty through the convenience of storing loyalty cards and coupons, as well as a notification system to remind you when promotions expire.
Marketing Technologies in 2022 – Artificial Intelligence
Perhaps one of the most obvious and discussed trends. Artificial intelligence (AI) is gradually penetrating into all areas of business. It is actively used by many large brands: Yandex launches the Balabol service , Sberbank is a neural network that generates pictures , Tinkoff Bank has a telephone assistant Oleg, and Siri and Alice have been an integral part of many people's lives for several years.
Artificial intelligence can greatly change marketing for the better:
- analysis of the behavior, preferences and intentions of customers using AI allows you to make more personalized advertising;
- AI-powered chatbots improve customer experiences across all channels in real time. They recognize user intent and context in order to provide an appropriate response or recommendation;
- in combination with targeting tools and analytics systems, artificial intelligence helps to more accurately determine the target audience and reduce advertising costs;
- speech analytics (based on speech recognition technology) analyzes intonation in a telephone conversation, finds problematic moments in communication with a client. For example, when the operator interrupts the client, one of the interlocutors is silent for a long time or speaks negatively. With the help of such an analysis, you can quickly detect a conflict situation and respond in a timely manner.
AI also helps in solving content marketing problems: eBay personalized email newsletters, Facebook ads and push notifications using the Phrasee service, and Sleep Tomorrow Sleep, using the MarketMuse platform, found gaps in its content plan and new topics that really excite the target audience of the brand. As a result, traffic to the Sleep Tomorrow Sleep site increased from 4,000 to 400,000 visits per month.
Marketing Technologies in 2022 – Customer Data Platforms
Retaining a customer is cheaper than acquiring a new one – have you heard of this? From year to year, marketers from different companies develop and implement user retention strategies. The difficulty is that the same client can interact with the brand from different devices and through different channels.
For each of the channels, the marketer receives the most valuable type of data – first-party data, first-person information provided by the users themselves. These are demographics, preferences, and interests. Using first-party data, the company formulates relevant offers and how they are transmitted to the recipient. But as long as the information from different channels is scattered and not united around one contact, it will not help to retain the client.
Customer data platforms (Customer Data Platforms or CDP) can solve the problem . They identify the user through any interaction channel and collect a detailed and accurate portrait of the client in a single profile. CDP combines the benefits of DMP (Data Management Platform) and CRM (Customer Relationship Management).
CDP collects real-time customer data and forms a so-called 360 customer profile. With its help, a company can conduct RFM analysis, create personalized selections of products in email newsletters (for example, send products from a client's search history), remind about products in favorites , see the full history of cooperation with customers and so on.
The platform easily adapts to specific business tasks, whether it is an increase in the number of repeat purchases or the creation of a list of similar products.
- Buyable or Shoppable media can be tested without leaving your Instagram account. They shorten the user journey and increase the likelihood of making a purchase;
- Users are increasingly using mobile wallets to store bank and gift cards, coupons and tickets. For brands, this is an additional tool to increase customer loyalty: using notifications in the application, you can be reminded of promotions and sales;
- Artificial intelligence is able to take a company's marketing to a new level, increase its effectiveness and, in general, save resources. For example, to automate personal appeals to customers in email newsletters and push notifications, using speech analytics to timely identify negative feedback from the client or more accurately determine the target audience and reduce advertising costs;
- Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) help with customer retention by aggregating customer information from different channels and allowing you to customize different communication scenarios.


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Nashville, Tenn. (August 10, 2016)-Award-winning singer/songwriter LAUREN DAIGLE, will release her first-ever Christmas album titled BEHOLD, on October 21 via Centricity Music. Produced by Paul Mabury and Jason Ingram, the style of the holiday album pays homage to the sounds of Lauren's hometown of New Orleans. Featuring soft jazz renditions of Christmas favorites, BEHOLD includes such classics as "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," "Silent Night," "O Come All Ye Faithful," "What Child Is This," "O Holy Night," and more; in addition to an original composition titled "Light of the World", which was written by Paul Mabury and Jason Ingram. Pre-orders for the album will begin on September 26.
Daigle, who just finished opening for Hillsong UNITED on their acclaimed Empires tour, will embark on her first headline tour this fall titled "A NIGHT WITH LAUREN DAIGLE," with special guest Chris McClarney, in support of her recently released HOW CAN IT BE DELUXE EDITION. The tour, sponsored by CURE International, is scheduled from October 12-29, beginning in Memphis, Tennessee.
Says Daigle, "As a little girl, New Orleans graphed its culture deep within my veins and I fell in love with the cultural vibrancy and the resonating sound of New Orleans Jazz. The city is my happy place, a place I love more each time I return home. It has been a dream of mine to make a record of this caliber, touching respectfully on the roots of my upbringing and honoring those who paved the way. I hope as you listen to this record you are taken away by the awe and wonder of Christ in this season; and peace fills your home, your spirit and you find rest in the midst of rush. And above all, I hope Jesus is found riding on the sounds and into the hearts of all who come and BEHOLD."
"When you get a chance to combine Christmas, the artistry of Lauren Daigle, and the New Orleans sound, you do it!," says John Mays, VP of Centricity Music A&R. "This recording has ended up being a completely unique and joyful expression of Lauren's music. She's loved the process of making it, and we're excited to get to share it so that families everywhere can have a richer celebration of the season for years to come."
Daigle has had a whirlwind year -- just coming off an appearance on NBC's TODAY show, she received her first GRAMMY® nomination earlier this year for "Best Contemporary Christian Music Album" at the 58th GRAMMY® Awards; and took home the 2016 Billboard Music Award for "Top Christian Album." She has won three Dove Awards (nominated for four) --"New Artist of the Year," "Song of the Year" ("How Can It Be") and "Pop Contemporary Album of the Year," and was awarded this year's K-LOVE Fan Awards for "Artist of the Year" and "Female Artist of the Year"; in addition to the 2015 K-LOVE Fan Award for "Worship Song of the Year" ("How Can It Be").
Her singles "How Can It Be" and "First" both reached #1 on the iTunes Christian Songs Chart and #1 on the Christian Digital Tracks Chart, with "First" also reaching #1 on the NCA radio chart. "Trust in You," which earned Daigle her first No. 1 single spot on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart in March 2016, continues to hold its top spot after 13 consecutive weeks, while also remaining in the #1 position on the NCA radio chart for nine consecutive weeks. The song currently holds the #1 position on the iTunes Christian Songs Chart and the Christian Digital Tracks Chart.
HOW CAN IT BE, her debut album, has logged more than five weeks at #1 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart, and premiered in the Top 30 on the Billboard 200. HOW CAN IT BE also reached #1 on the iTunes Christian Gospel Top Albums Chart with more than 384,700 album sales and 917,000 track sales, positioning her as the fastest-selling new artist in Contemporary Christian music in the past decade. Daigle has had more than 96 million YouTube and Vevo views, with approximately 315,700 subscribers. For "How Can It Be" alone, she has had more than 17 million views.
Check out the following Lauren Daigle links for more information:
Website - http://laurendaigle.com/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/lauren_daigle
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/laurendaiglemusic/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lauren_daigle/
For more info on Lauren Daigle visit the JFH Artists Database.
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Following heavy bleeding, Charlotte was referred to a gynaecologist and prescribed the drug Zoladex to induce the menopause. This led to severe hot flushes. Bleeding returned after treatment ended, however, and Charlotte is now considering a hysterectomy.
At the age of 47, Charlotte began to experience very heavy periods and flooding which affected her daily life. Diagnosed with fibroids, she eventually persuaded her GP to refer her to a gynaecologist who reassured her that there were ways of managing her condition other than hysterectomy. She was prescribed the drug tranexamic acid to stem the flow, but heavy periods continued leading to Charlotte becoming anaemic and run down.
In an effort to induce the menopause, her consultant prescribed a six month course of Zoladex, a drug injected into the stomach once a month and designed to stop the release of oestrogen. While this stopped her periods, Charlotte began to have severe unpleasant hot flushes throughout the day and night. After completing this course of treatment, Charlotte went without periods for three months, only to experience the return of excessive bleeding. The treatment was then repeated for a further six months, but again there was a return to massive flooding; nine months later. At the time of interview, Charlotte was waiting for an appointment to see her gynaecologist. She plans to ask for a hysterectomy.
In a prominent position in the workplace and in the community, Charlotte has at times found it difficult to maintain her public persona in the midst of embarrassing hot flushes and unpredictable bleeding. At home, night sweats have interfered with both her sleep and lovemaking, while enjoyment of shopping trips and holidays has been curtailed by the arrival of heavy periods.
For Charlotte, the menopausal transition has not been a linear straightforward progression. She describes it as a kind of zigzag process; and remarks on how little she knows and understands about the menopause despite her intelligence. Unlike in the Caribbean where women talk more freely and joke about their health, Charlotte believes that in the UK the menopause is a stigmatised, taboo subject about which women are reluctant to talk. Given the time constraints on GPs, she feels that specialist clinics run by nurses in healthcare centres should be set up to provide a forum where women could meet, seek advice, discuss aspects of the menopause and have their questions answered.
Charlotte was interviewed for Healthtalkonline in December 2008.


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Introduction The diagnosis, progression or recurrence of cancer is often highly traumatic for family caregivers (FCs), but systematic assessments of distress and approaches for its prevention and treatment are lacking. Acute leukaemia (AL) is a life-threatening cancer of the blood, which most often presents acutely, requires intensive treatment and is associated with severe physical symptoms. Consequently, traumatic stress may be common in the FCs of patients with AL. We aim to determine the prevalence, severity, longitudinal course and predictors of traumatic stress symptoms in FCs of patients with AL in the first year after diagnosis, and to understand their lived experience of traumatic stress and perceived support needs.
Methods and analysis This two-site longitudinal, observational, mixed methods study will recruit 223 adult FCs of paediatric or adult patients newly diagnosed with AL from two tertiary care centres. Quantitative data will be collected from self-report questionnaires at enrolment, and 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after admission to hospital for initial treatment. Quantitative data will be analysed using descriptive and machine learning approaches and a multilevel modelling (MLM) approach will be used to confirm machine learning findings. Semi-structured qualitative interviews will be conducted at 3, 6 and 12 months and analysed using a grounded theory approach.
Ethics and dissemination This study is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR number PJT 173255) and has received ethical approval from the Ontario Cancer Research Ethics Board (CTO Project ID: 2104). The data generated have the potential to inform the development of targeted psychosocial interventions for traumatic stress, which is a public health priority for high-risk populations such as FCs of patients with haematological malignancies. An integrated and end-of-study knowledge translation strategy that involves FCs and other stakeholders will be used to interpret and disseminate study results.
- leukaemia
- adult palliative care
- paediatric palliative care
- anxiety disorders
- qualitative research
- mental health
This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
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- leukaemia
- adult palliative care
- paediatric palliative care
- anxiety disorders
- qualitative research
- mental health
Strengths and limitations of this study
This study will examine the longitudinal course and predictors of traumatic stress symptoms of family caregivers of patients diagnosed with acute leukaemia at key timepoints in their disease and treatment trajectory.
Qualitative interviews analysed using a grounded theory approach will preserve the complexity and context of the caregiver experience and will integrate with the quantitative data to deepen our understanding of their traumatic stress symptoms.
The inclusion of a diverse group of family caregivers with variance in characteristics such as age, sex, gender, race, ethnicity, attachment style, relationship to patient and type of leukaemia provides an opportunity to understand the impact of caregiver factors on traumatic stress symptoms.
The generalisability of our findings may be limited by caregiver enrolment from cancer care centres in a single metropolitan area and the potential for selection bias.
Acute leukaemia (AL) is a life-threatening haematological malignancy characterised by rapid onset, the requirement for immediate hospitalisation to initiate care and intensive and prolonged medical treatment. The primary types of AL are acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Both occur in patients of all ages, but the epidemiology, disease features and outcomes vary with age and disease type. Treatment of AL is associated with the risk of serious and potentially fatal side effects including bleeding, infection, mucositis, nausea and vomiting, pain and multiple other drug-specific side effects.1–3 There is now robust evidence showing that the diagnosis of AL in patients from infants to older adults is a singularly stressful event, followed by a period of intense and difficult life choices and experiences.4–9 Those who are cured of AL may still endure long-term treatment sequelae including neurocognitive deficits, infertility, endocrine, musculoskeletal and cardiac impairments, and risk of secondary cancers.6 10–14
The impact of AL on family caregivers
The diagnosis of AL and its treatment impose a substantial burden on family caregivers (FCs), who may be partners, adult children or parents.7–9 FCs of patients with cancer are increasingly expected to assume lead roles in complex clinical tasks, such as coordination of care, symptom management, medication administration and direct patient care, while maintaining other ongoing responsibilities, such as employment and care for other dependents.15–23 These multiple roles, coupled with financial strain due to the cost of non-reimbursed medical care, travel, other family caregiving and home responsibilities, and the loss of employment income, are major sources of distress for FCs.16 24 25 This burden of caring,24 which falls disproportionately on women,26 and the constant threat that a partner, parent or child will suffer or die, constitute substantial threats to the mental and physical health of FCs.27–29
Traumatic stress symptoms
The immediate psychological response to the diagnosis of a life-threatening cancer of both patients and FCs is often traumatic stress (TS) symptoms.4 5 28 30 These symptoms include hyperarousal (eg, hypervigilance, decreased concentration, heightened startle response, insomnia, irritability), intrusive thoughts (eg, nightmares, flashbacks, altered sense of reality), emotional detachment or numbing and depression.31 32 Symptoms of TS occurring within 1 month of the traumatic event may meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) criteria for acute stress disorder (ASD) and those that persist for longer than a month may meet diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).31 Risk factors for ASD and PTSD following a traumatic event include younger age, female sex, feminine gender role and direct or vicarious exposure to traumatic events, including in first responders to trauma victims.33–35 Gender is not only a risk factor for PTSD in its own right but is also a proxy for multiple interacting social, economic and political influences on distress.36 As a whole, TS disorders are highly disturbing to those affected and are associated with a subsequent 10-fold increase in the risk of completed suicide37 and an increased risk of cardiovascular, metabolic and musculoskeletal disorders38 and all-cause mortality.39
The social context of TS symptoms
The social environment in which individuals exposed to trauma are situated has been shown to directly affect the severity and nature of TS symptoms.36 In that regard, the inverse relationship between symptoms of PTSD and social support, including that received from healthcare professionals (HCPs), is one of the most consistent relationships observed in trauma research.40–42 Internalised representations of support and the capacity to make use of it, reflected in the construct of attachment security,43 have also been shown to protect from the development of PTSD following exposure to trauma.44 Measured on dimensions of attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance,45 46 attachment security has been shown to play a critical role in the management of terror, specifically that related to death anxiety.47
TS symptoms in FCs
Clinically significant TS symptoms are common in FCs of patients with metastatic cancer, with similar rates in partners and parents of patients.28 48 Risk factors that have been identified for the development of TS symptoms in FCs of patients include: (i) FC variables such as female sex,49 identification with traditionally feminine gender roles,28 50 younger age,27 less social support and less attachment security,51 lower family income29 and higher perceived burden of caregiving tasks52 53; (ii) patient variables such as younger age54 and greater disease severity55; and (iii) the nature of the caregiver–patient relationship,56 with close familial relationships being associated with greater TS.57 58
Research has demonstrated the psychological impact of metastatic cancer on patients59 60 and their FCs.58 Several studies have highlighted the psychological impact of haematological malignancies on patients.4 5 61 However, there has been little research attention to the psychological consequences of haematological malignancies on FCs, and systematic approaches to prevent and alleviate distress in this high-risk population have not been developed. The acute onset of AL, the intensive and prolonged treatment, the substantial burden of caregiving and the uncertainty regarding clinical outcomes suggest that TS symptoms may be common in FCs. However, the prevalence, severity, and predictors of TS over time, and the experience of FCs of patients with AL across the life course have not been determined.
Study objectives
The objectives of the present study are to determine in FCs of patients with AL:
The prevalence, severity, longitudinal course and predictors of TS symptoms over the first year following a new diagnosis of AL.
The FC experience of TS, including the impact of AL on their lives and that of their families, the nature of their distress, their relationship with HCPs, and their perceived resources and met and unmet support needs.
The findings from this study will provide essential information to inform research, clinical practice and health policy regarding the comprehensive and family-centred treatment of AL.
Methods and analysis
Patient and public involvement
This study will be conducted with the early and ongoing engagement of FCs and other stakeholders. Specifically, our FC collaborators and HCP collaborators have informed the construction of this study, including the mixed methods approach and relevant sampling timepoints, will be closely involved in the interpretation and dissemination of the data, and will lead in advocacy efforts to support policy change related to the care of FCs. The patient and family advisory councils at our study sites will also be engaged to support study conduct from implementation to dissemination.
Study design and setting
This is a prospective, observational study using mixed quantitative and qualitative methodology. FCs will be recruited from the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, part of the University Health Network, and the Hospital for Sick Children, both in Toronto, Canada.
Eligibility criteria
FCs will be: (i) the self-identified primary or co-primary caregiver (ie, defined in this study as the person assuming at least 40% of patient care activities) of a paediatric or adult patient newly diagnosed with primary AL (AML or ALL) within 3 months of admission to either of our study sites; (ii)≥18 years old; and (iii) fluent in English.
Ineligibility criteria
FCs of patients with acute promyelocytic leukaemia or who do not receive induction chemotherapy with curative intent will be ineligible.
Data collection
FC recruitment will occur over 36 months and is expected to be completed in 2024. Following informed consent, participating FCs will complete a demographics questionnaire and the disease-related characteristics of the associated patient will be abstracted from the patient's medical chart (table 1). FCs will then complete a baseline outcome questionnaire package on REDCap (ie, a secure online browser-based application for building and managing online surveys and research databases), and follow-up online outcome questionnaire packages at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after the patient's admission to the hospital for a new diagnosis of AL (table 1). Questionnaire package completion time is expected to be 20–30 min at each assessment point. A subgroup of FCs will be invited to participate in audio- and/or video-recorded, semi-structured, qualitative interviews at 3, 6 and 12 months. Interviewees may participate in interviews at more than one sampling timepoint. Sampling for interviews will be purposeful in an attempt to achieve maximum variation in FC characteristics including age, sex, gender, gender role, FC–patient relationship, scores on quantitative measures, race, ethnicity and patient's AL type. The interviews will be conducted by a trained interviewer and will focus on the FC experience of caring for someone with AL, the impact of caring on the lives of FCs and that of their families, FC met and unmet support needs, and the FC experience with the patient's treatment and HCPs (box 1). Interviews are expected to last between 30–60 min.
Example questions from the semi-structured qualitative interview guide
Impact of the disease
Can you describe what it was like for you when you first heard about (patient's) diagnosis of leukaemia?
How, if at all, have things changed for you since (patient's) diagnosis of leukaemia?
Experience of support
How supported have you felt?
What types of support have you received?
Experience of care
What is your experience with the care (patient) has received from the hospital?
Can you describe your relationship with the medical team?
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
TS symptoms, will be measured with the 30-item Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire (SASRQ-II)62 63 updated to be DSM-5-concordant31 for ASD symptoms. This scale is one of the most widely used scales for measuring TS symptoms and has demonstrated test–retest reliability,62,63 and predictive, construct, discriminant and convergent validity across diverse samples.62–66 The English DSM-5-concordant version of the SASRQ (ie, SASRQ-II) has not yet been validated. Therefore, the 20-item PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) will also be administered.67 The PCL-5 is widely used to assess TS symptoms and the revised DSM-5 version has demonstrated good psychometric properties.68–70
Attachment security, will be measured with the modified and brief Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR-M16) scale.46 The ECR-M16 is a widely used, reliable and valid 16-item measure of attachment security with subscales assessing anxious and avoidant attachment.
Depressive symptoms, will be measured with the Patient Health Questionaire-9 (PHQ-9).71 The PHQ-9 is a reliable and valid 9-item measure routinely administered to screen for depressive symptoms in cancer. Two additional items assessing suicidal intent and interference with life have been added.72 73
Caregiver burden, will be measured with the Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA) scale.74 The CRA is a reliable and valid 24-item scale assessing positive and negative reactions to five domains of caregiver burden: disrupted schedule, financial problems, lack of family support, health problems and the impact on self-esteem.
Perceived social support, will be measured with the ENRICHD Social Support Instrument (ESSI).75 The ESSI is a 7-item scale assessing the perceived availability of social support. This measure has been used in AL and has shown good reliability and validity.76 77
FC satisfaction with care, will be measured with the Family Satisfaction with End-of-Life Care (FAMCARE) scale.78 The FAMCARE is a reliable and valid 20-item scale measuring satisfaction with the behaviour of HCPs towards FCs and the patients they care for diagnosed with advanced cancer.
Gender role, will be measured (at baseline only) with the Traditional Masculinity-Femininity (TMF) scale.79 The TMF is a 6-item scale that assesses the degree to which people view their interests, selves, behaviour and other aspects as masculine or feminine. It has been validated in multiple cultural and age-group contexts.80
Sample size
Our sample size calculation for determining TS prevalence in FCs is based on the following established formula81 to estimate sample sizes for descriptive studies:
where n = sample size, Z = Z statistic for confidence level, P = expected prevalence and d = level of precision. Based on previous prevalence estimates of TS in our adult sample of patients with AL (ie, 14% meeting criteria for ASD as measured with the SASRQ)4 and the 11.8% PTSD prevalence in FCs of solid tumour patients,48 we have conservatively set our expected prevalence to .14, Z to 1.96, and d to .05 (an appropriate precision for the expected prevalence81). The necessary sample size is 185. Our anticipated attrition rate is 15% based on previous longitudinal research at our study sites.5 82 To compensate for attrition, the enrolment of at least 213 FCs is required to achieve our objective of determining TS prevalence in FCs. Based on expected new AL cases at both sites, we can feasibly recruit 223 FCs within our 36-month recruitment period and will therefore aim for this target.
We will also use multi-level modelling (MLM) as a non-machine learning (ML) benchmark model to determine potential TS predictors and have, therefore, calculated a power estimate for N=185 using GLIMMPSE V.3 online software,83 84 which performs power and sample size calculations for multilevel designs. We derived power estimates for the following parameters, with the SASRQ total score as the outcome: a design with eight groups (ie, to reflect crossing of caregiver gender (categorical predictor; female/male), patient age (continuous predictor; younger/older), and attachment security (continuous predictor; lower/higher) as the possible main three MLM predictors of interest) and six timepoints; decreasing intercorrelation across repeated measures, from .60 to .52; and mean and standard deviaition (SD) scaling factors of 1 and 1.5, to account for uncertainty about observed means and SDs. Power estimates were calculated for each two-way predictor x time interaction as the main hypothesis tested. Entered mean and SD estimates for the SASRQ were based on estimates from a recent phase II longitudinal clinical trial of a psychological-palliative care intervention for patients with AL.1 The ranges of computed power estimates for a calculated sample size of 185 are: for Caregiver Gender × Time, .34–.89 (power estimate for means and SDs without scaling=0.51); for Attachment Security × Time, .81–1.00 (power estimate without scaling=0.95); and for Patient Age × Time, .85–1.00 (power without scaling=0.97).
Our interview sample size will be determined by data saturation. Based on our previous qualitative work and our heterogeneous sample, we estimate that a purposeful subgroup of 30 FCs will participate in interviews at the 3, 6 and 12-month timepoints.85–88
All quantitative analyses will be conducted with R software and alpha will be set to .05.89 Descriptive statistics will be used for FC sociodemographic and patient medical characteristics. We will descriptively characterise the prevalence and severity (with variability) of TS symptoms.
A broad range of candidate predictors of TS symptoms have been identified.33 However, the heterogeneity of risk factors, the clinical appearance and aetiology of TS hampers the analysis of risk factors using traditional regression models.90 The high dimensionality and likely multicollinearity among predictors and interaction of predictors pose challenges for statistical models and require the application of advanced computational approaches.91 Studies using advanced ML have been developed to examine predictors of psychiatric risk such as PTSD risk and to facilitate the implementation of precision psychiatry into clinical practice.92–97 We will use a supervised ML approach that is based on well-established methodologies in clinical prediction modelling including data pre-processing, such as handling of missing values, guarding against 'overfitting', and rigorous model evaluation in terms of established metrics for discrimination and calibration.98–103 Confidence intervals for all point estimates will be calculated to communicate uncertainty of the model. Moreover, to assess the generalisation ability of the model on data not used to develop the model, we will partition the data to perform a held-out validation test.103 104
We will use latent growth mixture modelling (LGMM) to identify heterogeneous longitudinal trajectories of TS response.105 Individuals will be assigned to trajectories based on their most likely class membership. The best-fitting model will be selected based on the Information Criteria (Akaike Information Criteria, Bayesian Information Criteria (BIC), and Sample Size Adjusted BIC), along with fit statistics (such as the Bootstrap Log Likelihood Test), as well as parsimony and interpretability consistent with recommendations from the literature.106 107 We will test diverse predictive models for robustness in predicting LGMM trajectories, including random forest and support vector machines. As the final model, we will select the simplest model within one standard error of the best model to allow for a more parsimonious model. We will benchmark our predictive model with computational simpler models (including MLM). Predictors included in our models will be FC age, sex, gender, gender role, family income, baseline attachment security, perceived social support, caregiver burden, and satisfaction with provided care, relationship to patient, and patient age and treatment response. We will use Explainable Machine Learning using SHAP (SHapley Additive exPlanation)108 to identify those features that are mainly responsible for driving the individual outcome prediction. It is an additive feature attribution method that uses kernel functions and a well-established method to interpret ML models.108 We will also use SHAP dependence plots to examine potential interactions among the three most important predictors in the ML model.
We will confirm our predictor-related findings using MLM, which permits cases with missing data to be included in longitudinal modelling. In this case, we will use the three most important predictors to prevent 'overfitting', identified in the ML approach to test for direct linear relationships. The main effects of each of these predictors, their individual interactions with Time, and their random effects will be examined. Sociodemographic and medical covariates, including disease type (ALL vs AML) and depressive symptoms, will be entered to control for their effects.
All interview audio-recordings will be transcribed verbatim by a trained member of the team, verified for accuracy, de-identified to protect privacy and imported, along with field notes, into NVivo software109 for data management and analysis. Consistent with a constant comparative method, data analyses will begin once the first interview has been transcribed, allowing data from early interviews to inform later interviews.110 Data will be independently coded in duplicate using a line-by-line approach by trained qualitative analysts using a coding tree developed using the team's expertise and the TS scientific literature. Using content analysis, codes will be grouped into categories based on between-code relationships and categories will then be grouped into themes according to the predictors and longitudinal course of TS symptoms.111 112 Categories and themes will then be compared across FC traits to understand similarities and differences in experiences depending on these characteristics. Quantitative data will be integrated into the analysis process to illustrate or clarify qualitative results related to the FC experience using a mixed methods matrix approach.113 Any discrepancies in opinion regarding coding will be resolved using arbitration with our study team at regularly occuring data analysis review meeting. An audit trail consisting of a detailed chronology of data collection and analytical decisions will be kept to enhance validity.114
Ethics and dissemination
The study received provincial approval from the Ontario Cancer Research Ethics Board (CTO Project ID: 2104) on 22 July 2021, and centre approval for both sites in October 2021. Institutional authorisation was provided by both sites in November 2021.
We have designed an evidence-based dissemination strategy aimed at increasing awareness and knowledge of the psychological risks to FCs of patients with AL,115 as well as FC-level and patient-level factors associated with these risks, to inform scientific investigation in the field and change point-of-care practice. Our dissemination strategy will include the presentation of results at major psychosocial and medical oncology conferences, publications in leading medical or oncology journals, and postings on key websites such as the Global Institute of Psychosocial, Palliative and End-of-Life Care (GIPPEC; www.gippec.org) based at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and the University of Toronto, affiliated hospitals and universities, and via our collaborative partnerships with local, national, and international oncology groups. The following materials will also be developed and disseminated: (i) a one-page brochure for oncology HCPs at adult and paediatric centres; (ii) a 3-minute YouTube video; (iii) media releases; and (iv) fact sheets to support patients and FCs across Canada to advocate for policy change, if warranted. Furthermore, specific implications pertaining to FC subgroups (eg, those differing across sex, gender, ethnicity, caregiver role, etc.) will be highlighted in manuscripts and other knowledge translation efforts to bolster impacts across the diversity of FCs.
The present mixed methods, longitudinal study of the psychological impact on FCs of individuals diagnosed with AL across the life cycle is the first of its kind and will provide a comprehensive understanding of the FC lived experience and subjective distress, as well as associated supportive care needs. The quantitative and qualitative results will inform the development of a tailored psychosocial intervention to prevent or alleviate TS in this high-risk population and have the potential to be applied to other life-threatening medical conditions.
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The authors thank research coordinators Elham Hashemi at the Hospital for Sick Children and Kyle Fitzgibbon, Ally Yu, Rebecca Wong, and Angela Mathews at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, for their continued support of this project.
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Contributors All authors in this manuscript have contributed to the conception, design, acquisition, analysis or interpretation of data. GR, LJ, SA, AR, and CM conceptualised the project. SG, AS, CZ, SH, RN and CM contributed to design, as did KS and KM, who conceived the sample size calculations and statistical analysis. SN revised the protocol, and is responsible for data collection, analysis, interpretation. GR, LJ, SA, AR, SH, RN, KS and KM will also analyse and interpret the data. All authors read and provided final approval for this manuscript to be published. The authors understand their role in taking responsibility and being accountable for what is published. They are committed to transparency and have disclosed all relationships, activities and interests related to the content of this manuscript.
Funding This work was supported by a project grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) grant number PJT 173255; Co-Principal Investigators: GR and LJ.
Competing interests ADS has received research funding from Takeda Pharmaceuticals, BMS and Medivir AB, and consulting fees/honorarium from Takeda, Novartis, Jazz, and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals. ADS is named on a patent application for the use of Double Negative T (DNT) cells to treat AML.
Patient and public involvement Patients and/or the public were involved in the design, or conduct, or reporting, or dissemination plans of this research. Refer to the Methods section for further details.
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The reasons for legal intervention in favour of children, apply not less strongly to the case of those unfortunate slaves and victims of the most brutal part of mankind, the lower animals.
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Tourist Scams
Anna Zheng (updated) | Apr 10, 2018
15 Top Tourist Scams in Beijing and Ways To Avoid Them
With iconic landmarks such as The Great Wall Of China, The Forbidden City, and The Summer Palace, it's no surprise that 140 million Chinese visitors and 4.4 million international visitors came to Beijing last year. Unfortunately, such popular tourist hot spots are prime targets for con artists hoping to scam unsuspecting tourists. Listed below are 15 of the most popular scams in Beijing and the ways to avoid them.
1. Tour Scam
The Scam: This scam can be found throughout Beijing, whether it is at the train station or Forbidden City. It involves locals approaching tourists offering to sell tickets for something that either has a long queue or is sold out. Sometimes they may even be selling the ticket at a lower price, but in almost all cases the ticket is fake.
How To Avoid: No matter how desperate you may be or how tempting the offer may seem, always flatly refuse the offer. There are ways to tell the difference between a real and fake ticket in some places, but it is highly discouraged trying to distinguish between them and to risk buying the fake ticket.
2. Fake Monk Scam
The Scam: Touts are not the only people to watch out for when out in Beijing as scammers are also known to pose as fake monks asking for donations. They can be found at the busy bar areas late at night when tourists may have had a few drinks and are at high risk to be scammed.
How To Avoid: The monks may try to make you feel guilty by taking out their donations book, but remember that they are not real monks.
3. Fake Beggar Scam
The Scam: The fake beggar scam can be a lot harder for some tourists to reject than the fake monk. Many beggars in Beijing are actually professional beggars who operate as part of a ring, but this can be hard for visitors to remember when those beggars are amputees and children. Tourists who do give money, however, can find they quickly regret their decision when they are surrounded by more beggars also looking for charity. This scenario can be dangerous as pickpockets are known to use the crowd and confusion to try to take your belongings.
How To Avoid: The soundest advice is to be vigilant and do not give any money. If you feel morally obliged to give, however, then prepare a fold of small change of local currency and be careful when taking out any money.
4. Pickpocket Scam
The Scam: As with many popular tourist spots, pickpockets are a danger in Beijing too, especially in areas like People's Square. The pickpockets can take many forms and may even carry RFID readers to steal information from tourists' cards.
How To Avoid: Keep all your valuable items in your front pockets, ideally one pocket, and when in a high-risk area, keep your hand in that pocket at all times. Do not carry large amounts of cash and keep a copy of your passport, with the original in a safe deposit box at the hotel. It is also worth investing in an RFID blocking wallet, which may help prevent the information from your credit cards and passports being stolen by an RFID reader.
5. Black Taxi Scam
The Scam: Black taxi is a term used for unlicensed or unofficial taxis. This is possibly the most common of the transportation scams and they often can be found posing as real taxis in crowded tourist areas and should be avoided at all costs. If you do get inside a black taxi, willingly or unwillingly, you are opening yourself up to a litany of scams.
How To Avoid: Although at a glance, these black taxis may look legitimate, if you look closer than you can usually spot some telling differences. Look out for dashboards without registration plates, missing fare meters, and any signs of a less than convincing paint job on the vehicle.
6. Rigged Taxi Meter Scam
The Scam: Although there are a number of Chinese taxi scams to watch out for,the rigged taxi meter scam is perhaps the most difficult to contend with. It involves taxis that use adjusted meters that increase faster than the normal, regulated meters. This scam is notorious as it is hard to identify in advance as the meter will look the same as a normal meter, and is still difficult to prove by the victim, as they are usually unfamiliar with the taxi fare prices in the city.
How To Avoid: Unfortunately, this is one scam that is hard for tourists to identify until it is well under way and has become difficult for the tourist to safely extradite themselves from. It is advised, however, to keep an eye on the fare meter in all taxi journeys and if you suspect the meter is skipping faster than normal call the journey to a halt to limit the damage. Another tip, which is useful in general too, is to avoid taking taxis in tourist trap areas. Simply walk down the road for ten to twenty minutes until you reach an area with fewer tourists and attempt to hail a taxi. Drivers who are not actively seeking tourists are less likely to be trying to scam their passengers.
7. Taxi Meter Refusal Scam
The Scam: Although technically it is illegal for them to refuse the fare meter, there are those taxi drivers in Beijing who will pressure tourists to instead negotiate a heavily inflated price to take them to their destination.In situations where there are long queues, the drivers will use this to their advantage to drive the best possible bargain possible for themselves.
How To Avoid: You may have been waiting a long time for a ride, but do not let the taxi driver negotiate the price. If your driver has negotiated the price with you once, there is no guarantee that he will not try to increase the price again at the end of your journey, and in general, it's a red flag that your driver is a scammer.
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8. Counterfeit Money Scam
The Scam: This scam involves locals taking advantage of tourists' ignorance of the currency and using counterfeit money as change. This is most likely to be attempted by street vendors and small shops. Most frustratingly of all is when taxi drivers return counterfeit change as once the taxi has driven away there is no way for the tourist to hold the driver accountable.
How To Avoid: One effective, albeit time-consuming, way is to learn the difference between a genuine and counterfeit RMB note. There are several markers to watch out for, but perhaps the easiest to watch out for are the following:
The denomination in the bottom left corner uses color changing ink and will change between green and blue depending on the angle.
On the left-hand side of the note there is a blank white space, which when held to the light, will reveal a transparent image of Mao Zedong.
The large image of Mao Zedong should have an uneven texture if rubbed with a finger. If the image is smooth, the note is counterfeit.
9. Card Swiper Scam
The Scam: It is always preferable to carry small amounts of cash with you when on holiday in Beijing, and this scam underlines why it is so important. There have been numerous cases reported of some shops replacing credit card machines with card swipers and stealing tourists credit card information.
How To Avoid:The simplest solution is not to use your credit card and instead withdraw certain amounts during your holiday at trustworthy banks. If you must use your credit card, avoid doing so at small shops and stick to using store brands you are familiar with.
10. English Menu Scam
The Scam: Almost all tourists visiting Beijing will not be able to read Chinese, which can make ordering meals somewhat difficult in some local restaurants. When a restaurant produces an English language menu, tourists will more than likely breathe a sigh of relief, but that menu could, in fact, be another scam. Some local restaurants in tourist areas will use two menus; one menu in Chinese for the locals and one menu in English for the tourists, where the prices have been doubled.
How To Avoid: This scam can be effectively countered by asking to see the Chinese menu when you are given the English menu. If your server refuses to do so, it is more than likely a scam. Simply leave the restaurant to find somewhere else to enjoy your meal.
11. Tour Package Scam
The Scam: When arriving in Beijing, tourists are bombarded by touts or advertisements outside public transport areas with all sorts of packages and tours, each claiming to be better valued than the last. Some may seem to be offering a very cheap deal to go to The Great Wall or a bus tour of the city, but when a tour package seems too good to be true, it usually means it is. Tourists who opt for the cheap tour can expect rundown coaches, tour guides with poor English, and to be constantly brought to shops so the tour guides can make a commission out of any sales.
How To Avoid: If you wish to go on an organized tour during your trip to Beijing, it is suggested to book a private tour guide in advance. In this way, you can have a tour perfectly tailored to your wishes and avoid any potential scams.
12. Fake Jade Scam
The Scam: One of the most common places a tour guide scam will take tourists to is a shop selling low quality, or at times fake, jade at grossly inflated prices. The jade shop clerks have a number of tricks up their sleeve to try to scam tourists into parting with their money. These tricks include giving foreign tourists the VIP treatment by offering a free gift and to give a friends discount at the end.
How To Avoid: Just as most tourists would not purchase a gold ring or diamond necklace from just any shop selling jewelry, neither should they buy jade from a store they were brought to by a tour guide. If jade is something you are interested in purchasing during your trip to Beijing then research in advance the reputable jade sellers in the city.
13. Tea House Scam
The Scam: Visiting an authentic traditional tea house may be on the To Do list for many foreign visitors in Beijing, and as such, local scammers have found ways to exploit this demand.The tourists can hardly identify these scammers because it can be a young lady or even a teenage girl who would approach you in busy public places and offer to take you to her or her friend's tea house. One hint here is that this stranger can introduce himself as coming from Xian in order to start a casual conversation about the famous Terracotta Army. The offer from a nice girl or a young man may seem harmless and even appealing to accept, but it can cost you a lot of money. The tea houses take advantage of the tourists' lack of knowledge about Chinese tea to charge extortionately high prices for very ordinary type of tea.
How To Avoid: If you plan to visit tea houses during your trip, it is fully worth the time and effort to research the different types of Chinese tea and the best teahouses in Beijing.
14. Massage Scam
The Scam: In Beijing, it is common for tourists to be approached by locals offering all manner of services and good. One of the most common scenarios is when a Chinese woman approaches offering a massage.While the massage may sound tempting, those who accept do so at their own risk. Tourists are usually led to a secluded building and at some point during the massage will be interrupted by either someone posing as an official or a pimp. Either way, both will be threatening and demand exorbitant amount of money.
How To Avoid: In order to avoid being scammed or worse, tourist are strongly advised to refuse unsolicited offers and instead research Beijing's massage parlors and spas before coming to be aware of the legitimate businesses.
15. Bar Scam
The Scam: Nightclubs in China are quite different from the typical western clubs. In China, customers are expected to take a table and to order drinks in bulk. Most clubs employ girls to encourage you to drink and it's not uncommon for other customers to come to drink with you as well. As more drinks are ordered it becomes harder to keep track of your bill.
By the end of the night, you will usually find everyone else has disappeared when it is time for the bill. The bill could run into the hundreds of dollars and it is difficult to dispute with the security staff.
How To Avoid: If you do plan to go for a drink during your trip, it is recommended to check out Beijing's bars and pubs in advance and find places not only entertaining, but also reputable and safe. Although Chinese nightclubs do hold their charm for some, it may be wise to avoid that kind of bars altogether if you're unfamiliar with the local drinking culture.
Emergency Numbers
For one reason or another, even if you take precautions, you may still find yourself the victim of one of the scams listed above. In case you do, it is highly recommended to take note of the following emergency contact numbers in China:
Police – 110
Fire Services – 119
Ambulance Services – 120
Traffic Accidents - 122
Avoid Scams By Booking An English Speaking Tour Guide
While it is undoubtedly beneficial to familiarize yourself with the scams listed above and the best practices to avoid them, the most effective way avoid the scams in China is to hire an English speaking tour guide for the duration of your trip.
The tour guide will be able to handle the details of your trip and not only will they detect any scams, it is more than likely that most scammers will not even attempt to approach you if they notice you are being accompanied by a local. Beijing is a city with plenty of visitors to experience and enjoy, so do not allow your trip to be ruined by the scam artists.
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All dental assistants in Acampo California need to be licensed in order to work in the United States – in spite of the fact that most of them get their skills on the job, they do need to enroll in dental training programs in various technical institutes, universities or trade schools where they will be taught the basics of chemistry, office practices, biology and a variety of other subjects of utmost importance for their careers. There are many aspects that add to the success of a dental assistant, and those include flawless communication skills, manual dexterity and genuine compassion.
After enrolling in a formal training program accredited by the CDAADA and completing the training period, students will need to sit for the exam administered by Dental Assisting National Board that will grant them the certification they need to become CDAs.
These dental professionals in Acampo CA often have to deal with a variety of different tasks, from providing the patient with post-op instructions and preparing them for the procedure to tracking the inventory and removing cavities, following the instructions of the dentist.
Not only does the dental assistant deal with removing sutures and making temporary crowns whenever required, but he also deals with various administrative tasks like updating the treatment records, sending bills and receiving payments, ordering materials and supplies and what not.
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Turski, Zbigniew
Turski, Zbigniew
Turski, Zbigniew, Polish composer; b. Konstan-cin, near Warsaw, July 28,1908; d. Warsaw, Jan. 7,1979. He was a student of Rytel (composition) and Bierdiajew (conducting) at the Warsaw Cons. From 1936 to 1939 he was music producer of the Polish Radio in Warsaw. In 1945-46 he was conductor of the Baltic Phil. in Gdansk. His compositions were in an advanced harmonic idiom.
dramatic: Rozmowki (Chats), micro-opera (1966); Tytania i osiol (Titania and the Donkey), ballet (1966); incidental music for the theater, films, and radio. ORCH.: 3 syms. (Sinfonia da camera,1947; Sinfonia Olimpica,1948; 1953); 2 violin concertos (1951, 1959); Little Overture (1955). CHAMBER: 2 string quartets (n.d., 1951); piano pieces. VOCAL: L'Ombrefor Tenor, Chorus, and Percussion (1967); Canti de nativitate patriaefor Tenor, Bass, Chorus, and Orch. (1969); Regno Ejukorifor Bass and Orch. (Wroclaw, Sept. 2,1974); cantatas; songs.
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Last Chapter concludes Eivor's story this fall
Almost two years old, Assassin's Creed Valhalla has received a bunch of updates and three expansions since its premiere. The latter in particular have moved Eivor's story forward, so while tonight's Ubisoft Forward broadcast focused primarily on the future of the series - we've also been told how this part ends.
Sometime this fall, Assassin's Creed Valhalla will receive a final free expansion aptly named The Last Chapter. Here, Eivor's connection to Odin will be further explored as he/she leaves Ravensthorpe once and for all, which hopefully means we'll get an answer as to why our protagonist's grave is in Vinland. At the same time, we also learn that Basim has an important role in the expansion, so maybe we will also get some clues about what awaits in Assassin's Creed Mirage next year.


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2023 Ford Mustang Mach E Colour, Technology And Prices
2023 Ford Mustang Mach E Colour, Technology And Prices – The 2023 Ford Mustang Mach E is an all-electric SUV. With sporty driving dynamics and Mustang coupe-like styling, it's not as boxy or spacious as another SUVs.
But what it lacks in practicality, it makes up for in fashion. 2023 Ford Mustang Mach E model year, there were a number of updates to assortment and available tools, with will increase in effectiveness throughout the Mach-E assortment.
For 2023, Ford is making big guarantees as well starting with production. To maintain up with need, Ford ideas to increase production in the 2023 Ford Mustang Mach E, with a focus on of at least 200,000 vehicles every year globally.
Ford initially focused production of fifty,000 models for each year. The initial rollout was on tempo for under that, but Ford was promoting all it could make as of early 2021.
In April, Ford stated average dwell time for any Mach-E on dealership plenty was a fairly short 7 days, which most product sales were to customers coming from competitor brands.
Right after the announcement of reservations of Ford F-150 Lightning that touched two lakh, Ford Motor Co is now expecting to triple the output of its all-electric 2023 Ford Mustang Mach E SUV to above two lakh units for each year by 2023 for North The united states and Europe.
The Mach-E's most immediate rival may be the Tesla Model Y, which also offers several configurations.
Both SUVs are available with long-range battery configurations or high-performance setups and each offer similar levels of performance.
The Tesla beats out the Ford when it comes to outright acceleration and all round variety, nevertheless the driving experience within the Mach-E helps make up for most in the differences.
The automotive world's digital artists usually perform in mysterious ways. Some decided to stop every thing within their tracks and freak out most imaginatively.
With a Dodge Charger TRX digital undertaking which could easily make the hulking Bronco Raptor look a little boring.
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The automaker also lately stated that it going to double its production capability of EVs to six lakh per year by 2023. This may include its upcoming Lightning electric pickup truck and E-Transit Van.
Farley shared that with this go, the company will turn out to be the second-largest electric automobile producer within the next few of a long time.
Ford also has enormous investment ideas up its sleeves that can assist the business to broaden its electrification objectives quickly since it is aiming to achieve the highest location in EV production.
Automotive Information reported before on Friday that 2023 Ford Mustang Mach E was suspending the production of electric versions in the Explorer and Lincoln Aviator crossovers by about 1 as well as a half many years to improve manufacturing of its Mustang Mach-E SUVs.
It'll become a completely separate car from the regular Ford Mustang Mach-E but will include a great deal of Mustang-inspired styling.
A crossover body design has already been decided on as a result of the segment's growing recognition. The ID.three is sort of 168 inches extended, so Ford's new EV will likely be sized in between the Fiesta and Concentrate.
The overseas-only Puma, a subcompact crossover Ford's CEO publicly stated he'd love to see marketed inside the US, measures about 165 inches in duration.
The Mach-E is about 186 inches extended. Interior room, in the meantime, will surpass that from the Target. And because it is a VW system, Ford may have no selection but to utilize the ID.3's batteries, both a 58-kWh or 77-kWh unit.
So, the digital content creator subtly tweaked Ford's controversial Mustang Mach-E crossover EV. And now we've a brash/brass prospect for a 2023 Ford Mustang Mach E return.
Fascinating, right? Especially since the nameplate is no stranger to residing vastly different life more than the a long time.
Let us do not forget that in North America it was a compact model line created between 1960 and 1969 inside a wide variety of body styles.
2023 Ford Mustang Mach E Powertrain
In order to create the capacities in Cuautitlan for these increased numbers, 2023 Ford Mustang Mach E evidently must alter the production planning for the Mexican plant.
In accordance with information from Automotive News, the US manufacturer apparently desires to withdraw the planned production of two electric SUV sequence from Mexico.
The all-electric Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator are for being built at yet another area however for being determined and considerably afterwards than originally prepared: From late 2024 as opposed to mid-2023.
Ford hasn't publicly confirmed anything concerning the next-generation Mustang, but reportedly told dealers it's going to be supplied with a hybrid powertrain.
While the usage of the V8 in the race cars all but assures that there will be models with eight pistons popping at the same time as electrification is additional to the mix.
Little is known about the powertrains at this point, but Ford patented a "twin motor drive system for [a] hybrid electric vehicle" that featured a V8 engine also as two electric motors.
It famous the inner combustion engine would power the rear wheels, while the electric motors would inspire those up front.
This also meshes with reports which the upcoming Mustang will be supplied with an optional all-wheel drive system.
The big-wing coupe, teased within an image exhibiting it under a canopy, will likely be powered by a version of the 5.0-liter Coyote V8 presently highlighted inside the 2023 Ford Mustang Mach E and may be constructed to fulfill the specifications of the GT3 class.
This will allow it to race inside a variety of occasions throughout the world, such as the Daytona and Le Mans 24 hour races.
Details continue to be as beneath wraps because the vehicle, however it will be in-built partnership with the Multimatic and M Sport racing outfits.
2023 Ford Mustang Mach E Prices
The 2023 Ford Mustang Mach E offers an upgraded suspension, blended with a 5.0 liter turbocharged V8 engine capable of creating a maximum power of 767 horsepower and torque of around 672 lb-ft.
For comparison, the 2023 Ford Mustang Mach one 767 Version is priced at £ 133,000, nearly equivalent for the price of 2 models of the New Mustang Shelby GT 500.
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Losing the ones we love is, by far, some of the most difficult times in our lives. We are so often left with overwhelming feelings of grief and a deep longing to connect with them once again. It is my belief that when we die it is only the physical that is gone, but that our soul transitions back in to the pure energetic essence from whence we came. An energy that is still very much alive! From my personal experiences connecting with those that have crossed over, I have seen firsthand the eagerness to communicate that spirit has brought forward, for those that are still living here on earth. I have found that being a conduit, or medium, between both worlds has been such a wonderful process of healing, not only for the people receiving the messages, but for spirit as well. As an evidential medium my aim is to connect you to those in spirit that you want to communicate with and provide as much clarity and detailed evidence as possible. I work solely from the heart and for the greatest and highest good of all. |
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Kyaninga lodge
Kyaninga lodge is a super luxurious lodge over looking Lake Kyaninga thus the name and the Rwenzori mountain. This lodge is built at a higher altitude and therefore from the walkway and the verandahs you get a clear and the best view of the Rwenzori from a distance, the crater lakes including one that is the back yard of the lodge. You can enjoy both the amazing views around the lodge and at the same time the amazing 4star hotel service.
The lodge is strategically located to access both Kibale national park and Queen Elizabeth National Park and also Rwenzori mountains.
Rooms / Cottages:
Kyaninga has got nine (9) exclusive and spacious cottage rooms. Built using locally available resources like logs, timber and grass. Worth noting, is that each of these cottages is privately placed on a raised platform offering you a lot of privacy and a peaceful environment for all guests. The cottages have large either double beds for couples or twins for people who are willing to share a room. All cottages at Kyaninga have clean and soft linen beddings, the care takers make sure they are always clean.
They have private indoor sitting area and a deck where you can sit and rest as you enjoy coffee or the view of the craters. They all have en-suite glass wall bathrooms with showers and hot water.
There is a cozy lounge with comfortable sofas, a fireplace to help keep people warm especially in the night. This is the one place where you can meet with other guest at the lodge or simply rest after or before dinner after a long day. Kyaninga has a trained chefs that prepares the best of dishes. These include a 3 course menu meal, European dishes and even the local traditional meals.
The hotel has a swimming pool overlooking the Kyaninga crater lake. You can enjoy a swim after a long day, relax and also unwind.


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Show your mother merely love her attend to we by giving the lady an adore you information.
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Considerate I Love One Information for your specific Ma
For the unconditional prefer, never-ending persistence, and a limitless availability of kindness and knowing, I'm going to be permanently thankful. Thanks so much for making myself feel like the luckiest youngsters in the world. My personal house is wherever you may be, Ma. I love you mostly. If I were required to reside my life once again, i'd still want you are my favorite mama.
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Angelic I Adore You Communications for your own Mothers
There are many folks that I'm thankful for in my own living. You finest that record, mommy! We don't figure out what i'd create without an individual. I am the person that i'm right now because of your romance and guidelines. I love an individual a whole lot!
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Heartwarming I Favor You Communications for your specific Mommy
I always look ahead to arriving property because I am able to consume the best dishes, and rest on my comfortable sleep with clean covers. I become pampered and rotten whenever I'm along, and this will continually be whatever We enjoy in spite of how previous I have. Everyone loves a person, mama, and thanks a ton for taking these types of excellent care folks.
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There's no repaying all the stuff that you may have done for me over the years. I do believe one life seriously is not enough to achieve this task. You happen to be many daring, large, persistent, and knowing person I've ever recognized. You have got considering me personally everything close and remarkable. I like a person, Ma!
I am certain seeing that are a mothers could be the hard career worldwide. I'm sorry for anyone a very long time that I had been so hard. I want you to know that basically could only turn back occasion, i am a child in the arena for you personally. Cheers for not letting go of on me personally, and always choosing to appreciate me personally even if i used to be most unlovable. I enjoy you permanently, momma!


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Mar 11, 2022
Welcome to a Masterclass in parenting. More importantly, welcome to an episode to answer all of your questions around adoption: what to say, what not to say, who should adopt, who shoudn't, and if you are considering adoption what are some advanced planning you should consider before getting started. Join my truly dear friend and an execptional psychotherapist Kristine Altwies, who is a mother of 5 children and the CEO of A Family Tree, for a one of a kind discussion. Learn more at www.afamilytree.org