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Factors of Attraction for Online Shopping
In the competitive world, everybody is going to conserve our valuable time. The mass number of individuals does choose online as the source of purchase as it is too practical. The act of purchasing items is referred the word shopping. In some cases, this is provided for a pleasant activity and often to obtain satisfy your standard requirements like food and fabric. We can see the result of this surge all around us. Most of the customers choose to go shopping online.
A person can buy nearly whatever based upon their option and needs. Simply on a single click, all your fundamentals get provided at your doorstep. Shopping through online is such an easy to use that you need not need to stand in a long line to make your payment. Many individuals enjoy online shopping because it makes things a lot easier and smoother. Business companies have chosen this channel as a scope to gain access to into an around the world network. The needs are increasing day by day.
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Online Shopping has many benefits. It is the shopping location of the web users throughout the nation. E-commerce supplies an escape of smarter shopping. It is created with the contemporary innovation for the advancement of the web. Shopping online allowed you to purchase things without sidetracking your everyday schedule. The English business owner Michael Aldrich created online shopping in the year of 1979. It is a method used to find out more about the clients require to make a more powerful relationship with them. It's an alternative to producing lifetime consumers by providing on pledges regularly. The marketplace has currently developed its effect and has shown its individuality on the eye of the consumer.
Some unique functions make it more popular like you can secure free shipping shipment in addition to money on shipment. The expectations of all the consumers are different in accordance with each of their age, gender, experience and culture. You wish to buy a product that is not offered in your hometown location you can quickly purchase it through online shopping. Great deals of individuals considered it as the best way of searching for getting the appealing deals at discount rate. The goodwill of online shopping assists to boost business. Development and advancement of the market show the advancement of the economy. It is the simplest method to concentrate on the consumer needs so that it's able to offer overall client complete satisfaction and construct client commitment. It satisfies all your needs for each celebration.

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Next to mezcal, Canadian whisky (no "e," eh?) is one of the world's most slept-on spirits. So slept-on, in fact, that while everyone was going gaga for vodka, tequila and bourbon, huge stocks of the country's finest whiskies were quietly resting in casks. Some managed to stay hidden away for two decades, readying themselves for their big moment in the spotlight.
That moment, friends, is now. A slew of well-aged Canuck classics and younger, even more exciting newcomers, are politely making their way across the border. Prepare yourself for some extremely affordable top-shelf offerings from the Great White North—no passport required.
This piece originally appeared on Liquor.com.
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Alberta Rye Dark Batch ($32) and Canadian Club Chairman's Select 100% Rye ($27)
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Lock, Stock and Barrel 13 Year Old Rye ($118), Masterson's 10 Year Old Straight Rye ($63), and WhistlePig Straight Rye ($75)
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Forty Creek Double Barrel Reserve Canadian Whisky ($50) and Confederation Oak Reserve Canadian Whisky ($65)
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Still Waters Distillery Stalk and Barrel Rye and Single Malt ($70-$100) and 1+11 Blended Canadian Whisky ($40)


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Online coaching introduction
Thibarmy offers online coaching services to meet your needs. Online coaching has been gaining in popularity over the past few years given the ease of access to your favorite coach no matter the distance. Despite the distance between us, rest assured that our approach is premised on a framework of regular communication and time-honored audits of your progress and performance.
Coaching overview
The regular online coaching services will meet your needs despite the distance between us.
- This online coaching service is designed to improve performance and your end goal
- For optimal results, we suggest you train with us for at least a 12-week period
- 199.97$ per month
What does the online coaching include?
- All programs are designed by Christian Thibaudeau
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If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort,which you experience when we PATIENTLY endure the same sufferings that we suffer. 2 Cor. 1:6
Paul took pleasure in knowing that his sufferings was intended to encourage others around him. Only God can take one's sufferings and use it for His good. The sufferings we may go through whether, job loss, financial difficulty, marriage problems, health issues, etc, as believers have an intentional purpose to serve to comfort others and trust in the King of Kings much more. We should live with thanksgiving in our hearts b/c God has allowed us to suffer for Him. Through our sufferings we have the AWESOME opportunity to share in the COMFORT of salvation and deliverance. Thank you dear Jesus for allowing me to share in your suffering so that I may experience your deliverance.
Thankful for…
1) A wonderful family (wife and three boys)
2) The privilege to serve God my Father as a husband and father as well as a minister of the Gospel
3) Growth opportunities
4) The salvation of my two older boys and the love of God from our youngest
5) God's provision: financial, support, friendships…


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FDA Seeks Stricter Regulations as Kratom Abuse Increase
As the country continues to seek solutions for the growing opioid epidemic and the fatalities that it is piling up, a new issue is beginning to come under fire from regulators: kratom abuse. Kratom, which is derived from a plant that is native to Southeast Asia, has become increasingly popular in the United States due to its opioid like properties. A growing number of individuals use the drug either to ease the withdrawal symptoms of opioids or to abuse it as an alternative to drugs like heroin or prescription pain killers.
Recently the FDA released a statement citing the dangers of Kratom and claimed that it was currently working diligently to increase regulation of the drug. The statement cited 36 kratom-related deaths as the basis for a warning it provided insisting that the drug has no approved therapeutic uses or reliable evidence of efficacy as a treatment for opioid withdrawal and that its use comes with serious side effects including seizures, liver damage and possibly fatal overdose.
Of the 36 kratom-related deaths cited in the report, none of them appear to be solely related to kratom but instead included alongside the use of other drugs which combined to cause fatal overdoses. The FDA did cite a major concern however as kratom abuse continues to increase as regulation surrounding the dangerous substance is still somewhat undefined.
Staunch supporters of the therapeutic uses of the drug state that it is a viable herbal alternative to pharmaceuticals like opioid pain killers and benzodiazepines, claiming that strict regulation is more about preserving the interests of pharmaceutical companies than it is about public safety. However, these claims are dubious as an increasing number of serious negative implications from kratom abuse are coming to light. Issues such as a significant potential for abuse to serious physical withdrawal are becoming more apparent as the number of kratom users across the country continues to grow.
What is kratom?
Kratom is a naturally growing evergreen plant which is in the coffee family and is native to Southeast Asia including Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. It has been utilized in traditional local medicine for at least the past 200 years and most likely far longer than that for its opioid and stimulant like properties. However, it has become increasingly popular in the West over the past decade as a legal and easy to access alternative to other opioids such as heroin, oxycontin and fentanyl.
While kratom is not an opiate, it does have properties and effects which can be very similar, which is why many who are struggling with kratom abuse have struggled with opiate abuse in the past. The drug binds to the same receptors in the brain as opiates do, which is the reason why many users report pain relieving effects as well as the ability to ease the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms associated with opiate withdrawal. The drug is also not typically tested for in conventional drug tests, which is why many users of the drug claim to use it. Particularly opiate addicts who know they are going to be drug tested regularly, the drug is popular as an untraceable alternative as in large doses it has very similar to effects of opiates like heroin, oxycodone or hydrocodone.
The fact that kratom is a relatively new substance in western culture means that until recently it was completely unregulated and universally legal. It began to grow in popularity along with other "new" drugs like synthetic marijuana and bath salts which were sold in smoke shops and gas stations and became known as an easily accessible and legal way to get high. Since then Kratom abuse has been steadily increasing across the country, and this has been compounded by the fact that the opiate epidemic across the country is such a massive issue.
There are some advocates of the drug, stating that kratom is a natural, safe and non-addictive way to help not only overcome opiate withdrawal and addiction, but also for other ailments such as chronic pain and even anxiety. The FDA however cites the fact that no scientific research has shown clinical evidence for this to be true, and many anecdotal stories about the drug seem to point to the fact that the drug is not only addictive but carries with it a significant risk of physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms, in fact there is a growing When combined with other substances like opiates or benzodiazepines, it may increase the risk of fatal overdose as well, which is why the FDA is making a strong push for significantly increased regulation of the drug because of the significant increase in kratom abuse across the country.
The dangers of kratom abuse
While kratom abuse is a relatively new issue that the country is facing, there are some very real concerns and dangers which are becoming quite apparent. Still, much of the more subtle and long-term effects of kratom abuse are still unknown. The Drug Enforcement Administration classifies kratom as a "drug of concern" however it is not federally regulated at this time. There are some state and local regulations on the drug in various parts of the country but for the most part it is still legal and quite easily accessible.
This lack of regulation is one of the biggest concerns for many experts. Because it is not technically approved by the FDA is it sold under the guise of being "incense" or other products which are marketed as not for human consumption meaning it is difficult to know exactly what is in the products. Another major concern is the fact that the growth is kratom abuse has led to an underground market for it, sold by drug dealers and sometimes cut with other unknown substances. The danger of kratom's interaction with other drugs, specifically opiates, is likely what has led to the handful of kratom related deaths which have begun growing in frequency in recent years as the drug's use continues to increase.
Because kratom and kratom abuse has not been studied extensively, these negative interactions with other drugs and substances are mostly unknown. Reports of negative interactions with opiates, benzodiazepines and even alcohol have been reported with effects ranging from seizures to fatal overdoses.
Some common side effects of kratom abuse:
- Drowsiness
- Facial flushing
- Constipation
- Excessive sweating
- Nausea and vomiting
- Itching
- Psychosis
- Seizures
- Liver damage
- Respiratory arrest
The final large concern for kratom abuse is related to its potential for dependence and addiction. Because it is not an opiate itself, many have made the claim that it does not have the same dangers of addiction and withdrawal that opiates do. However, recent evidence has been showing the opposite is true as many people are reporting not only a physical addiction but a mental and emotional dependence as well. The physical dependence specifically is reported to have withdrawal symptoms which are very similar in many ways to opiate withdrawal.
The FDA seeks more stringent regulations
The current issue that is allowing kratom abuse to continue to rise is its mostly unregulated and legal status across the country. Currently the drug is only illegal in 6 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee and Wisconsin. It is also illegal in a handful of cities in counties across the country due to local ordinances, however in much of the country it remains legal and easily accessible. It is also usually undetectable by standard drug test, which is another common reason why some people choose to abuse it over other more typical opiates.
Another reason why it is often abused is because of the misconception that it is a safe alternative to traditional opiates and opioids, allowing users to take it as a way to wean themselves off of drugs like heroin or prescription opiates. Many of these individuals however are eventually finding themselves struggling with kratom abuse, physical dependence and in some cases even serious medical complications.
This is why the FDA is pushing for more stringent regulation of the drug. Last year the DEA announced that it would use its emergency scheduling authority to classify kratom a schedule I drug, citing major concerns about public safety. This was brought about by the relatively quick increase in use and abuse of the drug, which brought about some anecdotal and documented dangers. However, this emergency ban on the substance was met with quite significant public backlash from those who claimed that it is a safe herbal alternative to many pharmaceuticals like opioid pain killers. This eventually led to the DEA withdrawing its emergency scheduling of kratom as illegal, claiming it intended to look for more expert and public comment on the matter before making a more permanent decision on the classification of the drug.
Since then the county has continued to see some serious complications from kratom abuse, which is what has led the FDA to again call for more stringent regulation of the drug. Because federal regulation has been lacking, many states and municipalities have since begun to take the matter into their own hands, banning the sale of the drug in their own jurisdictions. This has resulted in the drug being unavailable in small areas of the country, including a few states, however this process has been slow, and the sale of the drug is still unrestricted and legal in most states. This is why federal regulation is being called for so strongly, a federal law banning sale of the substance would make it illegal across the entire nation, removing the need for individual states to follow the long and drawn out process of banning the drugs themselves.
Treating kratom abuse
With its increase in popularity those who are seeking treatment for kratom abuse is becoming more common across the country as well. Substance abuse treatment facilities are seeing a significant number of patients who have found themselves physically and mentally addicted to the drug, which brings with it its own set of challenges. Primarily from a medical detox standpoint as the withdrawal symptoms associated with stopping the drug can vary wildly from patient to patient. Other difficulties include the fact that currently, the drug is so easily accessible to many, making it difficult to deter the purchase and use of the drug in a newly recovering person.
The good news is, many substance abuse treatment programs across the country have become a bit more familiar with the specific nature of kratom abuse and with the proper programs some kratom abusers have been able to successfully recover from their addiction. However, as with any substance abuse problem, successful treatment can often be lengthy and potentially expensive, which is why agencies like the DEA and FDA are hoping to increase legislation and regulation on the drug to hopefully reduce the number of kratom users in the future.


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Special Educations Needs Teacher - Bahrain - Available Immediately
|Bachelor's Degree
|No certificate
|Only for native English speakers
My client is a prestigious school in Bahrain, that is small and manageable in capacity; that benefits from a great work culture. Each classroom benefits from one teacher and two assistants and classroom sizes are 10 students.
The responsibilities include;
. Providing the highest quality education and care for the children between
the ages of three and fifteen years
. Responsible for the planning and implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage or Key Stage 1 and 2 curriculum
. Writing and implementing the IEPs so that each pupil has the chance to develop his or her potential to the full.
. Following School policy on planning, evaluation and assessment (PEAS).
. Keep careful and detailed records of pupils' attainments and reporting these accurately to parents, colleagues and receiving schools by using the school's system.
. To use tools and teaching methods that will engage the pupils and stimulate them in class - keeping them encouraged
My client requires the individual to have the following;
. SEN qualification
. Due to visa restrictions; a native speaker from -Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom or the United States
. Drivers licence is essential
. Teaching experience
. Preferably a Bachelor's degree in an education related field
In return, my client is offering the following benefits;
. 18 - 22k BHD (per annum) - depending on experience (tax free)
. Accommodation: Up to 7k BHD (per year) - more than likely in your first month, you will be given the option to stay in a self-catered apartment that is close proximity of the school and amenities - as you get settled. There is no obligation to do so, if you have alternative accommodation.
. One flight per year up to 500 BHD
Please note that this position is available immediately. If you are interested - please email your CV to [URL protected] and I shall be in contact.


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December 2009 budget
December was a bit of a mess. Lots of bills came due, including that November car breakdown and my ballooned first rent payment with half my deposit and half my last month's rent. Plus, it was christmas, so I had a lot of payments that came due. The real reason it was a mess was that much of my money was spent as cash. I don't have a system set up to handle recording cash payments, since I never use them!
So I'm going to wash my hands of December, since a lot of payments were unrecorded, and there was a lot of activity of "borrowing" from my emergency fund to pay for basic bills, then paying it back when I got paid later on by J, my little bonus, and my second paycheck. This problem won't exist anymore now that I've opened up my multiple savings accounts on BECU – I'll be able to withdraw electronically and easily, and track it all at the same time.
I won't be publishing the full budget, but I'll give some highlights below:
My food spending was a little out of control. This was attributable to buying a little bit more for xmas – I bought an expensive ham with some fixin's for one big meal. I also spent a good chunk on some wine, had to buy quite a few bottles to get the case discounts, and I overindulged during most of the month on wine everytime I went to the supermarket, so my $411 supermarket spending actually included about $75-100 in wine, I'm guessing. My restaurant spending on the other hand, was excellent, $40 under. I've been getting much better about not going out to eat since moving into my new place (which I enjoy staying in at!).
I've also been extremely good with my coffee spending habits. I did purchase a $20 pre-paid card at the local coffee hacienda by work (since I hate going there and having him put my drip coffee through the credit machine – I know that's expensive to a small business, so I thought I'd buy a bunch "all at once" and save him some fees). But I'm still under my coffee spending, which means I did exceptionally well in December! January looks like a continuation of this trend. I don't know why, but I have been diligent about making coffee at home before going to work, and when I'm out, I rarely get a second coffee anymore, nor have an urge for an extremely large overdone coffee concoction at Starbucks (yummy as they are). I haven't been denying myself or stopping myself, I just haven't been buying any!
My liquor spending (in which wine is not included, since I buy that with my other groceries) was a little over, and I'll have a big jump in January, since I bought a bunch of cocktail fixings in December which I put on my credit card, so they'll be showing up a month late.
My gifts category is the biggest mess – I bought some online and paid with my credit card (always fully paid off as usual), and quite a bit I paid in cash, since I had my xmas fund savings at home. I didn't include that spending, again, since a lot of it was in cash. Bad, debtmaven, bad! I promise I'll set a better example next year!!!
And this is the month that I splurged $304 on a pair of ceramic figures from my absolute favorite artist in the entire world (my biggest downfall). I also bought something I've wanted for a few years now, a 5.5 quart le creuset enamaled pot that was $75 off any other available price (they *never* go on sale, EVER!), for $155+tax. I do not regret this purchase – it has made french onion soup, marmalade, and onion confit already. This is an absolute requirement for anyone that likes to cook!!!!!!
I received a small honorary $300 bonus at work (since we didn't meet our targets for the year, our larger/real bonus did not materialize), and I managed to pay $553 extra on debt, beyond the minimum payments.
Overall: I cleaned out a lot of my cash mini-savings this month due to car spending and gift giving. I dipped into my EF a bit to cover some big bills, then paid a bunch of it back, but some of it was used up for unexpected bills like my car and big security deposits. I indulged quite a bit on myself, but am reining this in quite a bit in January. It was a crazy month, but it's getting back to normal now that it's January and the holidays and the frenzy is over. Time to switch over completely to BECU with my checking account next week. I'll also be building up my EF back to $1000 and being diligent about saving in my mini-funds.
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jpkittie said,
You are not alone at all with December — it was a tough one for us as well – this is a new month & new year… hope you are on track so far with January!


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Labor costs and the shortage of software developer talent in the U.S. are the #1 inhibitor to business growth. That's why global development teams are more popular than ever.
The 2018 Guide to Global Software Outsourcing Rates will help you answer the question: how much does it cost to outsource software development.
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Last week we published our blog post called "Types of Event Seating Arrangement And Layout". This week, we include more types of event layout and seating arrangements.
1. Horse-shoe
Horse-shoe layout is in a rounded-U shape. There are only chairs placed in the horse-shoe shape with no tables. It is usually used for bigger groups.
2. Oval
|Oval seating arrangement.
Oval style is just like the horse-shoe, where there are only chairs but it is arranged in the shape of an oval.
3. V-Shape
This setting consists of two rows of tables, arranged in a V-like shape, if you are looking at it from the back of the room. There is a row of table on the left and a row of table on the right, with sufficient space for people to walk in between the two rows, to get to the front of the room. There is usually a speaker, presentation or program going on at the front of the room.
4. Herringbone
Herringbone setting is rows of tables and chairs but inverted inwards in the middle of the room. Imagine fish bones but without the centre bone. It is like classroom style except the rows of tables and chairs are placed like arrow shape, if you are looking at it from the front of the room.
5. Theatre
Theatre style is where there are rows of chairs all facing towards the front of the room, where there is usually a stage area with speaker, presentation or performance going on. It is like the layout you see in the cinema or performance hall. There should be sufficient space for guests to slide in between the rows of chairs to get to their seat. There are walking spaces in between the columns containing rows of chairs.
6. Cocktail
Cocktail setting is where guests are all standing. Most of the time, cocktail tables (high tables) are placed at the event venue and sometimes, no tables and chairs at all. Guests can easily mingle and speak to other guests. Drinks are usually served and the type of food served for the guests' convenience of eating would be cocktail-style food like finger food. It is advisable not to serve food that would require guests to use their fork and knife to cut as that would result in the rocking of the cocktail table.
7. Top table and sprigs
|Top table and sprigs layout.
Top table and sprigs are commonly used in the western countries, especially in the United Kingdom. It is usually for more formal occassions. The table where it is referred to as "top table" is where the host and the important guests are seated. Sprig refers to the tables that are lined in front of the top table. The word 'sprig' means a small twig or stem with leaves or flowers on it. The line up of the tables and chairs resemble sprigs.
Some of the pictures on the seating arrangements above were created using AllSeated.com. There are many types of event layout that you can use for your event and you can even create your own layout. At the end of the day, what is important is that your layout allows your guests to move about and also be seated comfortably without getting blocked or knocked into. Imagine if you are standing and holding a drink while chatting with another guest at an event, then someone knocks into you because the tables were placed too close together and there is no place for guests to walk around. You would not like that.
Another example of layout not well thought of is tables and chairs placed too close together that when you are seated, the chair behind is touching your chair. Then when you want to get up and push your chair behind, you can knock the person sitting on the chair behind and have him cup his/her face into the soup bowl. Now, we would not want that to happen. So just use some common sense when it comes to creating your layout for your event.


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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Imagine mind as a painting
Imagine mind as a painting. Neurologists and biochemist are analysing how the paint pigment adhere to canvas fiber, they are interested in the canvas thread texture and material, and paint properties. Psychologists and cognitive scientists are focusing what is painted and the interpretation of the messages conveyed by the images on the painting.
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Category Archives: Science
In this volcano in Hawaii they have simulated a year of life on Mars
Six scientists isolated from the world for 365 days, sheltered in a geodesic dome half loss of Mauna Loa, one of the five volcanoes of Hawaii. With this experience, which sought to simulate the conditions of a stay on Mars, is expected to establish guidelines for future trips to the red planet.
The team consisted of experts in medicine or physics of various nationalities. The six have had to live in a small with limited resources and recognize that feigned stay on Mars has been very real space for them.
Mauna Loa was chosen because its soil is similar to that of Mars. Because of the altitude, the environment does not grow any plants. They have been living there completely isolated, within a cabin of 11 meters wide and 6 high that fed by solar energy. Possessed of a communications system that relayed messages with 20 minutes late, the same time it would take to get a communication if there was a real connection Mars-Earth. Every time they wanted to go outside, it had to do with special costumes.
Participants were able to get water in a dry climate and feed. But in addition to technical and physical issues, the mission proved the psychological capacity of individuals. They have been twelve months of isolation from the outside world and twelve months of intense coexistence in a confined space.
Simulation which have passed has been the longest second carried out by man so far. The first was a 520-day project conducted Russia. NASA will begin its next simulated mission in January next year and is expected to last eight months.
The experience leaves valuable information for future space travel, but also reveals the physical and psychological cruelty involved
Proxima B is our neighbor!
The search for life outside our solar system has been brought to our cosmic doorstep with the discovery of an apparently rocky planet orbiting the nearest star to our sun.
Thought to be at least 1.3 times the mass of the Earth, the planet lies within the so-called "habitable zone" of the star Proxima Centauri, meaning that liquid water could potentially exist on the newly discovered world.
Named Proxima b, the new planet has sparked a flurry of excitement among astrophysicists, with the tantalising possibility that it might be similar in crucial respects to Earth.
Proxima b may be the closest of the thousands of exoplanets – which are planets orbiting stars outside our solar system – discovered to date, but at 4.2 light years away the prospect of a quick visit to find any Proximese aliens is still remote. Based on spacecraft today, a probe launched now would take around 70,000 years to reach the new planet.
The planet has other characteristics that could affect its potential to host life.
The research reveals that if the planet's temperature were down to its sun alone, its surface would be, on average, a chilly -40C. "It seems cold, but then if you look at the same numbers for Earth you would get minus 20, minus 30C," says Anglada-Escudé. "What keeps Earth warm is basically that it has an atmosphere and an ocean," he adds, pointing out that should the newly discovered world also boast an atmosphere, its temperature would likewise be higher.
Zika Virus
What is the Zika virus?
The Zika virus is a mosquito-transmitted infection related to dengue, yellow fever and West Nile virus. Although it was discovered in the Zika forest in Uganda in 1947 and is believed to be common across Africa and Asia, it did not begin spreading widely in the Western Hemisphere until recently — perhaps sometime in 2013, although its presence was not confirmed until May 2015, when it was identified as the "mystery disease" sweeping across northeast Brazil.
How does a mosquito transmit Zika?
Only female mosquitoes bite people: they need blood to lay eggs, while males drink plant nectar. In the female, the virus travels from the gut to the salivary glands and is injected into the next human victim. When a mosquito bites, it first injects an anti-coagulant saliva so blood does not clog its strawlike proboscis.
What areas is Zika likely to reach?
Zika is spread by mosquitoes of the Aedes genus, which can breed in a pool of water as small as a bottle cap and usually bite in daytime. The yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, takes several bites for each blood meal and prefers biting people; it accounts for most Zika infections. This mosquito is common in the United States typically only in Florida and along the Gulf Coast, although it has been found as far north as Connecticut in hot weather.
The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, also can transmit the virus, but not as effectively. It bites many kinds of animals and is found as far north as Maine and Minnesota in summer, and also in Hawaii.
Can the Zika virus be sexually transmitted?
Yes. Although experts believe that the vast majority of Zika infections are transmitted by mosquitoes, sexual transmission has been reported in 10 countries, including the United States, France, Germany, Italy and New Zealand.
In all known cases as of late June, transmission has been from a man to a woman or to another man, not from a woman to anyone else. The Zika virus has clearly been transmitted by vaginal and anal sex, and possibly by oral sex.
Viral RNA has been found in semen more than two months after symptoms disappeared. Scientists believe the prostate or testes serve as a reservoir, sheltering the Zika virus from the immune system. In at least one case, a man who never had Zika symptoms transmitted it sexually.
Health authorities now recommend that women who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant avoid contact with semen from men who have visited areas where the virus is transmitted. Pregnant women should abstain until they give birth, or should have sex only with partners using a condom.
To reduce the risk of sexual transmission, health authorities recommend that men who have visited areas in which the Zika virus is transmitted by mosquitos and who have had symptoms avoid unprotected sex for six months. Men who have had no symptoms should wait eight weeks.
How might Zika cause brain damage in infants?
Experts aren't yet certain. Although it is known that the virus causes brain damage, the mechanism is still being studied. The virus can cross the placenta and attack fetal nerve cells, including some that develop into the brain. The radial glial cells, which form the initial "scaffolding" that guides other fetal brain cells into place, appear particularly vulnerable.
What is microcephaly?
An unusually small head, often accompanied by brain damage.
Babies with microcephaly have unusually small heads. Normally, some degree of microcephaly occurs in 1 in 5,000 to 1 in 10,000 of all births. In roughly 15 percent of cases, a small head is just a small head, with no effect on the infant.
But infection with the Zika virus causes a severe form of microcephaly. The brain may stop growing and be small and smooth, lacking the normal indentations. The long nerves connecting the eyes and ears to the brain may be damaged. Children may suffer from constant seizures or be born with permanently rigid limbs.
Microcephaly can also be caused by other infections of the fetus, including German measles (also known as rubella), toxoplasmosis (a disease caused by a parasite found in undercooked meat and cat feces) and cytomegalovirus.
Microcephaly may also result from alcoholism, drug use or some industrial toxins during pregnancy, or from severe malnutrition of the mother. It can be caused by complications of diabetes and by the genes like those that cause Down syndrome.
There is no treatment for the brain damage.
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IN A PRESS CONFERENCE ON climate change, President Obama stated that: "2014 was the planet's warmest year on record. Now, one year doesn't make a trend, but this does – 14 of the 15 warmest years on record have all fallen in the first 15 years of this century." And while the internet fought over the semantics of that statement, now that we're living in 2015 we're experiencing the beginning of what scientists and ecologists are viewing as the oncoming climate change apocalypse.
1. Record-melting heat waves are actually cooking our planet.
It's hard to refute the idea of "global warming" when our planet is getting certifiably warmer, with record heat waves breaking across Pakistan, Iran, India, Europe, and Japan that have melted sidewalks, and already literally killed thousands of people.
2. Severe droughts and falling water levels around the country and around the world are taking a serious toll.
We know that California is in the midst of the worst drought in the history of California, but what's getting remarkably little press is the fact that Washington is also in the midst of one of the worst droughts experienced in recorded history, that Puerto Rico is actually rationing water (in what, frankly, sounds like the closest to Mad Max reality has ever been), falling sea levels have affected cargo shipments and boat-traffic on the Danube, and in Brazil, South Africa, and North Korea droughts are having palpable and devastating repercussions on reservoirs and food production.
3. Carbon is becoming a very real problem with far-reaching consequences.
As a factor of the drought, the world's forests are no longer able to capture and process as much carbon as they would under normal climate conditions, which we know already barely puts a dent in the human-related carbon impact as-is. And believe it or not, the jeopardy of our "clean breathing air" is not the worst bi-product of this problem. It turns out the majority of our CO2 is subsequently left to dissolve into our oceans, producing carbonic acid that is literally changing the pH and acidity of the waters, wiping out devastating amounts of plankton (a keystone species in virtually all marine ecosystems), and even dissolving the shells of small aquatic snails.
4. The majority of the Earth's oceans have never been this hot, for this long, and it's changing everything from marine life to the weather.
Several months ago the tragic photo of Alaska went viral, capturing the largest ever mass migration of walruses south in search of Arctic ice, but what was demonstrated in that photo was just the tip of the rapidly-dwindling iceberg. In the North Pacific, a new and inexplicable mass of warmer waters between Hawaii, Baja California, and Alaska have all-but-cooked keystone species, wreaking havoc on those renowned biodiverse marine ecosystems and driving native species further and further (sometimes thousands of miles in the case of the blue marlin) in search of more habitable waters. It's also lead to one of the largest widespread declines in reefs in recent history, with estimates of possible permanent loss at upwards of 6% by the end of the end of the decade.
As the oceans continue to warm and ice shelves continue to melt, large pockets of hotter and cooler waters are continuing to form scattered across the oceans, shifting the temperatures and patterns of the prevailing winds and jet streams that have, according to some scientists, directly impacted weather diversity and contributed to the long, dry spells of California's drought, and the harsh and extreme winters we've seen across the country the last few years. And this is exactly why climate scientists are extra worried about the oncoming El Niño that's formed out in the Pacific.
5. And it's all coming to a head with the salmon.
I know, it seems outrageous to think that the impact on salmon could possibly be on-par with the thousands of people dying under the oppressive heat waves or the collapse of whole marine ecosystems, but follow me for a minute. Another keystone species, salmon are responsible for the nontrivial contribution of nitrogen to the coastal environments they habitat and spawn from. Nitrogen, being the main nutrient for protein production in plants as well as a key ingredient of photosynthesis, is essential for helping along all of those trees who aren't drawing enough CO2 out of the air. And as the water across the West Coast of the US continues to heat up and water-levels continue to lower, the salmon now literally require teams of conservationists to physically truck them out to waters deep and cool enough to give them even a halfway-decent shot at survival. But in the effort to keep the salmon from going completely extinct, they're also being transplanted into completely new and different environments and out of the ecosystems that depend on them.
So rapidly dwindling salmon means less coastal nitrogen in places like California. Less nitrogen, coupled with the low waters that are killing off the salmon are affecting forests' abilities to remove carbon from the air. Increases in CO2 have a certifiable impact on atmospheric insulation (contributing to the overall heat of the planet), and are promoting the acidification of our oceans. As the oceans continue to heat up and the ice shelves continue to melt, those hot-cold pockets will continue to form, wreaking havoc on marine ecosystems and pushing weather patterns to the extremes, including (but not limited to) widespread droughts.
And that brings us back to the dwindling salmon.
I couldn't begin to propose how we'd go about fixing climate change, or halting what already seems like rapidly falling dominos aimed at the eventual collapse of a habitable planet for all living things. But what I can say is that whether or not 2014 was the "hottest year in recorded history," 2015 is well on its way to breaking all the records, and who knows where we'll be in 2016. And if by now somehow you've still managed to convince yourself that climate change isn't really happening, then the only thing I know of that pairs well with your blissful ignorance is an extra-tall glass of water and a nice big salmon fillet.


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Human Rights First today released a new report analyzing Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban's close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government's systematic assault on nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and independent media. The report, "No Society Without Civil Society," comes as Orban's far-right party Fidesz is threatening to shut down Central European University, the American university founded by philanthropist George Soros that was created to promote the values of an open society and liberal democracy.
"The U.S. government can't afford to sit on the sidelines and watch Orban drag Hungary back to its authoritarian past. Orban's obsession with creating an illiberal state modeled on Vladimir Putin's Russia is dangerous for Europe, and dangerous for the United States and NATO. It means institutionalized corruption, attacks on the free market, on internal critics, on independent media, and on minorities," said Human Rights First's Brian Dooley, author of today's report. "Almost every week brings a fresh new shock as the Fidesz government goes after its critics, whether they're lawyers, refugees, academics, or activists."
Based on a Human Rights First fact-finding mission earlier this month, the report details how independent media is being bought out or closed down, and individuals who criticize the government are routinely targeted. Local NGOs report they are often harassed via exhaustive tax audits.
This week's news that Central European University is being targeted is a major assault on both academic freedom and democratic ideals in Hungary. The university provides post graduate education for students from more than one hundred countries. It is officially registered in New York, but as it is without a physical campus there, the Hungarian government argues it is operating in violation of the law. If parliament agrees by passing the proposed legislation, the university will be forced to cease operations until it can build a campus in the United States.
"Adding to civil society's concern is the relatively warm—if also murky and controversial—relationship between President Trump and President Putin, which is likely to encourage further Fidesz-led attacks on civil society," added Dooley. "Putin regards the Orban government as a vehicle for expanding its influence, while weakening the cohesion within the European Union and NATO. Activists have warned that Hungary is Russia's door to the West."
Today's report recommends steps the U.S. government can take to protect Hungarian civil society and guard against the forces of far-right extremism and anti-democratic Russian influence including:
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Jeremy Gillespie and Steve Kostanski's The Void is a low budget B horror film that stars Aaron Poole as Daniel Carter, a local police officer. Carter is on duty one dark night when, right in front of his police cruiser, a disheveled man comes stumbling out of the woods. Bloodied, disheveled and mumbling incoherently, Carter assumes the stranger is on drugs and takes him to the closest hospital for treatment. This particular hospital is on the verge of closing, hence it only has a skeleton crew for the night shift. Not long after, mysterious hooded figures appear outside of the hospital. Dozens and dozens of them wielding knives and hoods with a triangle on the front. Not much longer after that horrific mutations start to befall the people in the hospital.
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I did not even mind the cheesy acting and ultra low budget. It is all put to good use, but the problem with The Void is that once it establishes the characters and the plot, the story slips into neutral and goes nowhere. The ending is a bit odd and really by film's end, the characters are pretty much where they started. There is one maddening scene in which the police officer and two others run to his cruiser to get the shotgun, more ammo and supplies. To my knowledge the car still is operational. If they can run out there and have enough time to grab supplies why not take the time to make a break for it. Why not shove everyone in the police cruiser and just get out of there? Sure it would be cramped but better cramping with a charley horse than getting mutilated by a nut with a knife. Now, if little old me can point this out, how did it get by the filmmakers?
Gillespie and Kostanski who have been primarily art directors through most of their careers, do a great job of giving The Void a gritty and unpolished look so when the carnage begins it gives the film some bite. But when The Void has a group of people go off into the hospital looking for one of the staff that has gone missing, the film lost me. The story progresses no further and basically stops. There is the added subplots of one of the doctors who has lost his daughter and another staffer who lost her daughter, as well. None of it is really explained in much detail and I did pick up that both losses of children was somehow connected, but the story does not connect the dots. We are expected to just "go with it", I guess. The acting, as I said is a bit cheesy with only veteran actor Kenneth Walsh as the only recognizable face, for me. No one embarrasses themselves and they fulfill the requirements for their roles, but overall, the acting is a bit on the dull side. I did dig the score which has been credited to four different entities Blitz//Berlin, Joseph Murray, Menalon Music and Lodewijk Vos. It definitely has a John Carpenter and Alan Howarth vibe to it and the score works.
The Void has some great elements, no doubt. I appreciated the abundant use of practical special effects and the fact that very little CGI that was used. The filmmakers know how a horror film is supposed to look and it did hold my interest for about half of the run time. But, in their effort to pay respect to John Carpenter and Clive Barker, Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski have made a film that looks and sounds good, but story wise it collapses and that is something that John Carpenter rarely ever did. The Void is a mixed bag.
The Void – **3/4 out of 5
The Void – Rated R for language, graphic violence, gore and scenes of terror
The Void – Run Time is 90 minutes
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The Sumatran rhinoceros is one of the rarest animals in the world, with statistics showing that there might be less than 100 of their kind remaining in the world. And while environmentalists are very much aware that their numbers have been way down for quite some time, a new study has revealed that this rhino species' decline may have started much sooner than once thought.
In a new study published this week in the journal Current Biology, a multinational team of researchers sequenced the entire Sumatran rhino genome, taking the sample from the Cincinnati Zoo's male rhino Ipuh, who lived in the zoo for over two decades before his 2013 death. This marked the first time scientists were able to analyze such data in full, according to a report from Newsweek.
Based on the researchers' findings, the Sumatran rhinoceros' troubles might have started during the Pleistocene era, which was described by study author Herman Mays Jr., a professor at Marshall University, as a "roller-coaster ride." This period, which spanned from 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago, saw the populations of Sumatran rhinos and other large mammals reach their peak. But as the period drew to an end, populations of these animals began to decline, with the Sumatran rhino's numbers from about 9,000 years ago estimated at just 700.
"The population bottomed out and never showed signs of recovery," Mays explained in a statement.
In order to get an idea of the Sumatran rhinoceros' past history, the researchers used a technique called pairwise sequentially Markovian coalescent, or PSMC, which takes an individual of the species' genome sequence, then estimates the demographics of that species over thousands of generations. After gathering PSMC data from Ipuh's genome, the researchers then combined those results with climate data to see if weather events may have played a part in the Sumatran rhino's decline.
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Although the Sumatran rhinoceros is not one of those endangered species whose decline was mainly brought about by man-made causes, the researchers noted that humans also played a part in further whittling down the species' numbers. According to Newsweek, deforestation and hunting both contributed to the Sumatran rhino's "quick" decline, as humans began to settle on the land.
"The Sumatran rhinoceros species is hanging on by a thread," said researcher Terri Roth, of the Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden.
"We need to do more to save it."
At the present, there are varying estimates for the world's Sumatran rhinoceros population. A report from BBC News stated that there might be less than 250 individuals remaining in the wild, while Newsweek's report cited data from the World Wildlife Fund for Nature, which suggests that there are less than 100 Sumatran rhinos remaining in the world as of 2017. A new report from Channel News Asia also suggests that Iman, the last female Sumatran rhino in Malaysia, is suffering from serious health issues, which could further underscore the need to keep the species alive.
UPDATE [12/17/2017]: New information on Iman, Malaysia's last female Sumatran rhino.


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Somaliland: With or Without External Support, Elections Proceed as Decided"-State
Monday September 19, 2016 - 23:33:01 in News In English by Halgan News
The people of Somaliland elected the president to represent them and make decisions on their behalf as pertains to all national aspects even elections as is norm with other democratic countries.
Last week and attributing the contested regionally inequitable legislature seats allocation, termed detrimental to the stability of Somaliland, President Silanyo announced that the country' presidential elections shall be held as planned while parliamentaryelections have been delayed,pending Guurti approval.
In lieu of the imperatives involved in establishing fully approved regional seats allocation thence attain desired equitable representation, which haste might impinge negatively, to the detriment of the country's democratization process, it is my view that caution and broad based national consultations must be, said the president in justification of his decision adding that his office intervened in the disputed seats allocation after political parties gave him the mandate after failing to reach consensus
For most in the Democratization support committee composed of international community stakeholders who are major donors to the process, holding both presidential and parliamentary elections as slated is not only technically feasible but a must as well.
Somaliland Citizens want to elect their representatives in parliament before president
Press Release. 18/09/2016
Subject: Somaliland Parliamentary and Presidential Elections
1. The president made a carefully considered, legitimate, and widely supported decision based on political, constitutional and technical grounds.
2. The president decided to delay parliamentary elections after taking into consideration:
a. Part 1 and part 2 of Article 8, Article 22 and Article 90 of the constitution,
b. The decision of the Constitutional court of the Republic of Somaliland concerning the election of the House of Representatives in 2005, according to which the allocation was meant for only one election, and subsequent allocations would be based on census,
c. The concerns raised by Awdal, Sool, Sanaag and Maroodijeex regions as well as minorities and women about representation and allocation of seats in parliament,
d. The decision of the political parties to delegate to and abide by the resolution of the president on the issue concerning the election of the House of Representatives,
e. The reconciliation process under way in Sool and Sanaag regions
f. The need for inclusive, free and fair elections,
g. The time required to address the complex challenges surrounding each of the above,
3. It is true that parliament overstayed its term.
4. It is true that citizens should exercise their right to elect their representatives in parliament.
5. It is true that the international community invested heavily in all the elections held in Somaliland, which we recognize and appreciate
6. That is not the issue; the issue is whether we want to have an election fixed on a target date preferred by the international community or whether we want to have an election that fits our circumstances which is fair, inclusive and legitimate.
7. The choice is obvious: we want to have the right election at the right time, not the right election at the wrong time.
8. Time is an important factor but not the most important in elections in our context.
9. The most important factors are security, stability and unity based on fairness, and inclusive participation.
10. The people of Somaliland elected the president to represent them and make decisions on their behalf, including difficult ones and the president decided:
a. That we could not hold the next parliamentary election under the current seat allocation formula,
b. To hold the presidential election on time in March 2017,
c. To appoint a commission to work on a fairer and more equitable allocation formula,
d. To delay parliamentary elections in accordance with established legal procedure, which requires the President to send a Presidential Proposition to Parliament, which upon approval goes to the Constitutional Court and then to the House of Elders for consideration,
11. Presidential and Parliamentary elections will be held as planed with or without external assistance. But we do expect the International Community to lend its support to both.
12. Somaliland enjoys today peace and stability in a democratic political framework due to its consensus building tradition and ownership of its decisions which we hope the international community will continue to respect.
Hussein Adan Igeh (Deyr)
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While 2007 had its rough moments, 2008 seems to be the year that the housing downturn really hit remodeling.
Fundamentally, the remodeling industry follows the trends of homebuilding. While the troughs are not as deep and the peaks not as high, new construction is a good predictor of remodeling activity.
Not surprisingly, that means it's been a tough year, and 2009 expects to be even worse, at least in the early going. Even many of those markets — such as Seattle, Portland and Texas — that had been relatively strong as the rest of the country suffered have had struggles this year.
"We're really getting caught in the housing downturn," says Kermit Baker, director of the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard.
Existing home sales and home prices are the two best statistical predictors of remodeling activity, Baker says. With the precipitous decline in both categories, it's no surprise that remodeling activity has fallen.
"It's unlikely we're going to see much of a turnaround until we begin to see a turnaround in the broader housing market, or at least those key features of it begin to turnaround," Baker says.
The National Association of Realtors predicts that existing home sales will increase to 5.7 million next year. That's a 6.6 percent increase from the nearly 5.4 million the group projects for this year and a slight increase over 2007, but still well below the 7 million recorded in 2005. It's also worth noting that a year ago, NAR projected 6.1 million in sales for 2006 and 6.3 million for 2008. As for home prices, NAR forecasts a 3.7 percent increase for existing homes in 2009.
Harvard is predicting a continued decline in the market in 2009. The Leading Indicator for Remodeling Activity released in July projects an 11.1 percent decline for the first quarter of 2009 compared to first quarter 2008. (The LIRA uses a four-quarter moving rate of change, so the 2009-1 number, for example, is based on activity in the second, third and fourth quarters of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009.)
2009 could see a turning point, Baker says. That is the point when the rate of decline slows, but the market still isn't producing positive growth. Sometime in 2010, we could expect to see a return to a positive market, he says. That would be the first growth in the LIRA since the second quarter of 2007.
"We should be back into the growth range in 2010, but it's too early to say when," Baker says.
The LIRA only measures improvement activity in owner-occupied homes, not maintenance and repairs, which typically remain fairly stable.
"If you have a repair project, you're unlikely to defer that even if the economy is bad," Baker says. "In most cases, those projects go ahead as they would independent of the economy."
The LIRA also doesn't track improvements to rental housing, an area that has been underinvested for years. While increased investment isn't showing up yet on a large scale, there is great potential for the next decade, Baker says.
Harvard's LIRA, which uses four-quarter moving totals to track remodeling volume, is predicting a drop to $122 billion for the year ending in the first quarter of 2009 — down 11 percent from a year earlier and a drop of more than 17 percent from the market peak.
Tighter credit standards and increase in foreclosures are putting pressure on the rental stock, as people who were homeowners rent again and people who a couple of years ago would have bought homes stay in the rental market.
"What's muddying that trend now is that just as these households are coming back to the rental market, a lot of these housing units are, too," Baker says. "We've got houses that were built for owners turning into rentals, condos turning into apartments, so we're seeing an increase in both the supply and the demand side."
In the long term, though, the trend still looks positive for remodeling growth in the rental market because of increasing demand and more than a decade of underinvestment in upkeep.
If companies want to survive the downturn, it's necessary to change things. Owners should look at every aspect of the company, from sales and marketing to production and staffing. Being willing to make changes is the difference between success and failure.
Sun Design Remodeling Specialists in Burke, Va., is one of the few companies that can point to a healthy increase in business this year. The design/build firm expects to hit its goal of a 14 percent increase in revenue over last year, says vice president Bob Gallagher.
Even so, the company has had to adapt its sales and marketing efforts to focus more on building relationships with potential clients.
"The sales process has become a courting process," Gallagher says. "We got very accustomed to signing design agreements at the first meeting. Now, we'll be meeting with people three to four times before they sign."
The reluctance to pull the trigger on a project has been a problem for Normandy Builders of Hinsdale, Ill., as well despite leads approaching record levels, says vice president Andy Wells.
"We're seeing a lot of people still, but closing ratio has gotten worse," Wells said. "Wait and see is kind of the attitude."
Sun Design is seeing a reluctance by many clients to make the decision, taking more time before signing anything.
"I think people generally have a sense that it's a market where they don't have to rush," Gallagher says. "We are seeing some apprehension in people getting off the fence."
The company's sales team has also rededicated itself to a consultative sales approach, focusing on what made the company successful originally. The process has to be more about the "why" (why they want to remodel) than the "what" (what they want done).
"We have rediscovered it more clearly than two years ago," Gallagher says. "We need to hear them on an emotional level and prescribe solutions."
The Sun Design staff is also emphasizing networking and branding in its marketing efforts, to become more personally connected to people. That means attending events the company wouldn't have in the past — such as a local wine festival — to get out in front of potential clients.
"The point is when the market changes and the thing you've done for years doesn't work, you can dig in your heels and be stubborn or you can find some alternatives," Gallagher says.
Job size has also gotten smaller. Normandy Builders is seeing a shift away from large additions toward smaller kitchen projects, which Wells believes has been caused by the drop in home sales. The two types of projects actually represent two different sets of clients, he says.
"Some people would have moved, but now they can't sell their house, so they're remodeling their kitchen instead," Wells says. "The bigger additions came from people who moved into a house and decided they were going to remodel. I think the clients who would have done the addition are now doing nothing instead."
Earlier this year, the company started making cuts to be more efficient and position the company to succeed when the market comes back. That meant watching every dollar, avoiding big purchases, consolidating some jobs and laying people off.
"We had to lay off some people we really liked, but you just have to do it," Wells says. "We had to recognize that right away, because if we waited too long to make those decisions it could hurt the company."
Layoffs have also been a necessary survival tactic for Feinmann Inc., an Arlington, Mass., design/build firm. President Peter Feinmann let 25 percent of his staff go. The company has also been chasing more leads. Typically, Feinmann would visit 40 to 45 percent of the leads that come in. This year, it's closer to 80 percent.
"We want to be in front of as many people as possible these days," he says.
The company also cut prices to get some work this year, something Feinmann says was possible because he had reinvested past profits back into the company over the years.
"We didn't have to make a lot of money this year; we just had to be maintaining what we were doing," he says.
The company closed three or four jobs this past winter by cutting margins, yet still maintaining profitability. Making those tough decisions allowed Feinmann to avoid more layoffs.
"At that point, it was that job or no job, and I was better off getting the work at low margins than not getting them at all," Feinmann says. "So we were very aggressive this winter selling jobs with the specs and prices that we could make a decent amount of money to keep the energy of the company flowing. Some people didn't do that, and they got in trouble."
The other big change has been focusing on smaller projects and being more efficient in those projects, Feinmann says.
"There are less larger projects, so we need the smaller projects to keep us going," he says.
Smaller job sizes have also been the theme for Los Angeles-based Custom Design & Construction this year. A couple of years ago, the company had jobs in the $500,000 to $600,000 range. Those projects are now closer to $400,000. The company is taking on the same number of projects this year, but revenues are down about 25 percent.
"It used to be if someone wanted to spend $500,000 and we designed a project for them that was $600,000, and they fell in love with it; they'd do it," says President Bill Simone. "Today people are holding hard and fast to what their intended budget is. That's it, and they're not going to exceed it."
One significant competitive advantage for the company has been that it can carry the financing for its projects. In today's lending climate, that has helped close many deals, Simone says. (For more on the company's financing program, see the Innovators article in the January issue of Professional Remodeler).
A big part of making it through the downturn will be having realistic expectations for the recovery. It'll likely be quite a while before the industry reaches its 2005–2006 highs because of fundamental changes in the residential construction industry — and that's probably a good thing.
"I'm not sure the peak is something we should really be looking for, because when the market was at it's highest level, it was driven by a fairly thin slice of the population, spending a lot on fairly high-end home improvement projects," Baker says. "That's not something I consider a very healthy market and probably not something we want to replicate."
Much of that growth was driven by unsustainable increases in home sales and prices. Instead, we should look for a return to the healthy market of the 1990s, Baker says, when the industry was growing, but not being driven by a very small upper-end clientele.
"It should be a much healthier industry with more broad-based activity and more and more households undertaking home improvement projects," he says. "We're looking for a good mix of projects to restore a healthier industry."


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Paying off small balances first might be a victory for those in credit card debt—or lead to defeat.
A forthcoming Journal of Marketing Research study found that meeting small goals motivates people to reach a larger goal. Participants were apt to complete a tedious task (entering 10-character strings of code) faster when they could tackle quicker segments first, with their motivation increasing as they got closer to completing the task. Researchers said it carries over to debt repayment strategies, where the "small victory" of paying off a card balance can motivate consumers to dig out of debt faster.
Co-author Joanna Lahey, an associate professor of economics at Texas A&M University, said the study was a way of exploring the "snowball" method of paying off debts from smallest to largest. However, she said, that strategy is counter-intuitive. "It makes no sense," she said. "Why would you not order things by interest rate?"
Changing the task to one that isn't financial in the study let the researchers see if the snowball method is still motivating when it isn't tied to financial advice. "With the debt framework, people know what they're supposed to choose," she said.
No doubt about it, Americans could use some motivation to reduce debt. Among those households with credit card debt, the average owed is $15,863, according to a May analysis from NerdWallet.com using government data. That's up 2.37 percent from a year earlier.
The Texas A&M research isn't the only study to reinforce the effectiveness of the so-called snowball or small victories method. A 2012 study of debt-payoff strategies from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management found that consumers paying off small balances first were more likely to have eliminated their entire debt than those focusing on other strategies.


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