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The FSO will operate on the Bong Kot field in the Gulf of Thailand, 180km northwest of the coast of Songkhla province.
The vessel is to keep the station with an external turret mooring system in the bow (also built by Yantai Raffles for FMCT/SOFEC, USA ) which allows the vessel to weathervane to take in any direction by the wind, wave and current.
The condensate produced at Bongkot Production Platform comes through subsea pipelines, PLEM, riser(s) and fluid swivel to the vessel. The incoming condensate goes into the receiving tank for further settling to stock tank condition.
Loading rate of condensate is about 25,000bbl/day. The FSO is designed to remain on site during design life of 15 years without dry-docking and has accommodation for 60 men.
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- How much money New York juries awarded for shoulder injuries
- How much money New York lawyers accepted to settle cases
- What makes a shoulder injury's value in New York go up or down
- Types of injuries in the low-range, mid-range and high-range of values
- Details from actual New York shoulder injury cases
- Different types of shoulder injuries
- Accurate meanings of related medical terms
- Fine points of the shoulder's anatomy
- More!
This week The Hochfelder Report focuses on Injuries of the Shoulder. Before we analyze the potential New York pain and suffering recoveries for this type of injury, let's define certain terms:
The ball and socket joint of the upper arm, where the head of the humerus meets the scapula.
A surgical procedure in which part of the acromion (a bony part of the shoulder – see diagram below) is resected to decompress impingement of the rotator cuff.
Examination or surgical repair of the interior of a joint with an arthroscope (a thin rod with a lens inserted into the joint through a small incision).
Avulsion Fracture
The separation of a small piece of bone that has been pulled away from the shaft.
Bankart Lesion
A traumatic detachment of the labrum.
Brachial Plexus
A large nerve network in the neck.
A complete loss of contact between the articular surfaces of a joint.
The depression or cavity in the scapula that articulates with the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint (see diagram).
Hill-Sachs Lesion
A radiographic sign of a recurrent dislocation of the shoulder.
The long bone of the upper arm.
A fibrocartilaginous rim in the shoulder joint.
Rotator Cuff
A group of tendons and muscles surrounding the shoulder joint locking the humeral head into the glenoid.
A misalignment of opposing joint surfaces; a partial dislocation.
The flat, triangular bone of the shoulder commonly referred to as the shoulder blade.
A large bony projection or protuberance usually serving as an attachment for tendons.
Now, let's look at the Shoulder:
The Hochfelder Report provides facts and estimated ranges of value for New York pain and suffering for specific traumatic injuries. Often in trauma cases, many body parts are injured. As a result, the verdicts, settlements and case histories that you often hear discussed on the evening news or in the newspaper do not help you determine the value of your injury when you have injured only body part.
Therefore, please understand that if you have suffered a traumatic injury to more than one part of your body, you should use the information in The Hochfelder Report only as a starting point. The value of your case could be much less or much more than the amounts discussed here.
Often, in cases involving injuries of the shoulder — resulting from slip/trip and fall trauma, car accident trauma or construction injuries — the victim has other injuries as well. These frequently include humerus (arm) fractures and neck injuries. For information about a specific claim regarding those injuries, see The Hochfelder Report that deals with that specific injury.
If we haven't discussed your injury, you're invited to call John Hochfelder, who will gladly discuss your injuries with you at no cost or obligation. You're invited to call John at 1-914-686-0900.
Please understand that the values set forth here are for pain and suffering only. The dollar amounts can be much higher when an injured person also incurs significant lost wages, significant medical expense payments and other so-called special or out of pocket damages.
Note: The verdicts and settlements described in this issue of The Hochfelder Report were current on the date of publication. If you'd like to verify that these case results are current, please call John Hochfelder at 914-686-0900.
Now, here are the estimated New York pain and suffering values of injuries based on the circumstances described:
Low Range of Value for a Shoulder Injury: $0 to $65,000
Your case is often valued in the $0 to $65,000 range when any or all of the following factors are present: When you have no or minor fractures. When physicians dispute whether the rotator cuff is torn. When you need only minor surgery or no surgery at all. When you have an excellent recovery. When you will not likely have future pain or disability. And when your case would be tried in an area where juries are conservative in their awards.
Actual Case: $30,000 in a case where an appellate court upheld a Court of Claims judge's past pain and suffering award of $30,000 to a prison inmate who tripped and fell and suffered a fracture through the humeral neck and an avulsion fracture of the greater tuberosity. There was no award for future pain and suffering. Claimant was treated with a sling and 10 physical therapy visits. No surgery was required.
Actual Case: $50,000 pain and suffering verdict in a Queens County lawsuit for a 49-year-old woman in a car accident who suffered a torn rotator cuff requiring arthroscopic surgery. The jury had awarded just $9,000 for past pain and suffering and nothing for future pain and suffering. After the trial, the judge increased the past pain and suffering award to $50,000 and let stand the award of nothing for future pain and suffering.
Actual Case: $65,000 past and future pain and suffering award for a 74-year-old woman who fell at a store suffering a comminuted fracture involving the head and neck of the humerus as well as a fracture of the greater tuberosity. The Nassau County jury had awarded just $20,000 for past and future pain and suffering. An appellate court increased the award to $65,000. Plaintiff underwent 60 physical therapy sessions and nearly three years later she was still in great pain. It was uncontradicted that she would suffer future pain and residual damages. No surgery was required.
Mid Range of Value for a Shoulder Injury: $75,000 to $200,000
Your case is often valued in the $75,000 to $200,000 range when any or all of the following factors are present: When you have a significant fracture, usually of the humeral neck. When you have clearly torn the rotator cuff. When you need open or complicated arthroscopic surgery. When you have a fair to good recovery. When you will likely have some future pain or disability. And when your case would be tried in an area where juries are about average in their awards.
Actual Case: $190,000 pain and suffering Bronx County jury award upheld by the appellate court for a 58-year-old woman in a car accident who suffered a rotator cuff tear requiring surgery.
Actual Case: $200,000 Court of Claims (non-jury) pain and suffering award for 46-year-old man who fell on a state college sidewalk and suffered a torn rotator cuff that required surgical repair, including an acromiolplasty.
High Range of Value for a Shoulder Injury: $225,000 to $750,000
Your case is often valued in the $225,000 to $750,000 range when any or all of the following factors are present: When you have a significant humeral neck fracture that requires open surgery. When you require multiple surgeries. When you have a poor to fair recovery. When you will likely have significant future pain and disability. When additional future surgery is credibly recommended. And when your case would be tried in an area where juries are liberal in their awards.
Actual Case: $300,000 pain and suffering award by an appellate court ruling on a Kings County case for a 54-year-old woman artist in a sidewalk fall who sustained a dislocated shoulder, a Hills Sachs lesion (damage to the humeral head) and a Bankart lesion (damage to the glenohumeral joint). Surgery was recommended.
Actual Case: $450,000 pain and suffering award by an appellate court ruling on a Bronx County case for a 16-year-old high school student physically thrown off a bus by its driver. Defendants conceded liability. Plaintiff suffered a hairline fracture of his right dominant humeral head and bilateral brachial plexus dysfunction. Five years later, plaintiff still had shoulder pain and nerve injuries confirmed by tests. His injuries were found to be permanent but no surgery was required.
Actual Case: $750,000 pain and suffering award by appellate court ruling on a Suffolk County jury award to a 36-year-old construction worker who fell from a ladder and sustained a subluxation in his right shoulder, a dislocation in his left shoulder and a fracture of his left humerus. He underwent two shoulder surgeries and 14 months of occupational therapy. He returned to work in 13 months but suffered a permanent loss of range of motion, shoulder instability and continuing shoulder pain.
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Important Note: This information is provided as a free educational service from Personal Injury Trial Lawyer John Hochfelder. The dollar amounts reported here can be used as a starting point to analyze the value of a person's traumatic injury; however, you should not rely on them in analyzing your own actual potential recovery in a traumatic injury case.
A specific case analysis should be made only after you and your lawyer have considered the exact injury, the potential location of any underlying lawsuit or claim, the age of the injured party, the party's prognosis after treatment is over or almost over, medical history, the reputation of the injured party's attorney and whether the doctor will testify and/or give a prognosis report and the substance of the defense doctor's prognosis report, among many other factors including the extent of the other party's portion of fault for the cause of the traumatic accident. Make sure you consult a competent, qualified, experienced trial lawyer to help you determine the value of your claim.

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The last decade has seen stunting among children in rural India fall and access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation improve, according to a new report released by WFP and the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF). But calorie intake and chronic energy deficiency have remained stagnant, the report says.
The most serious problem has been an increase in the prevalence of anaemia, says the report, which was prepared by MSSRF and is a follow-up to the Food Insecurity Atlas of Rural India released in 2001. The new study -- the Report on the State of Food Insecurity in Rural India -- has a greater focus on nutritional outcomes and the factors which influence them.
"Nutrition security involving physical, economic and social access to balanced diet, clean drinking water, sanitation and primary health care for every child, woman and man is fundamental to giving all our citizens an opportunity for a healthy and productive life," said Professor MS Swaminathan, Chairman, M S Swaminthan Research Foundation and Member of the Rajya Sabha.
The document is based on analysis of the data from the National Family Health Survey of 2005-2006 (NFHS-3), and the 61st round of the National Sample Survey and Census 2001.
"The report maps hunger and malnutrition hot spots in the country. It is an excellent tool for the government, policy makers and the civil society for identifying food and nutrition insecure areas that need specific interventions," said Mihoko Tamamura, WFP Representative and Country Director for India. "It also suggests priority areas of action to help achieve the national and Millennium Development Goal of reducing hunger and malnutrition," she added.
In order to delve deeper into the food delivery systems of the country, the report examines the effectiveness of some of the important food-based interventions like the Public Distribution System (PDS), the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), and the Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS), and recommends measures for improved performance. The larger challenges of climate change and global food price rise are also highlighted.
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Sukamade beach is about 97 km to southwest of Banyuwangi. It is natural and quiet, beautiful place. Dutch discovered it in 1927. The 1200 hectare estate is an active plantation that produces rubber, coffee and cacao. Sukamade is the east Java Natural Resource Conservation which is in charge of the turtle's perpetuation. A night adventure tour to Sukamade is an unforgettable trip. You will be guided by a natural resource to find sea turtles come to a shore to lay eggs. You can see a female turtle lays more than one hundred eggs on the sandy beach. The female turtles usually start landing at 7:30 PM and return to the sea at 12:00PM. November to March is the peak season for laying eggs.
The ways to Sukamade is worth exploring. Along the way to visit this place the visitors can stop at the beautiful place of Rajegwesi, Teluk Hijau a fantastic green bay with its beautiful cliff around. A dawn excursion to see animals grassing on the savannah is also impressing. They are virgin places you must know in the eastern tip of Java, banyuwangi, Indonesia
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HIV Stigma could kill you if you do not get treated
This is from a Facebook post that is a lifesaver if you ask me. HIV Stigma is such a huge thing and most people blow off HIV and think they will not come down with complications from it or die from it. With so many ways to get tested now you do not have to worry about going into a clinic and seeing piers to do it. Just go into a Walgreens or CVS or pick up an oral test online. Getting tested though is not the concern it is getting treated and you MUST get treated if you know that you have the virus. Let's come together and fight this stigma not only on World Aids Day, December 1st, but everyday.
Recently I had a friend (who shall remain nameless, of course) confide to me that he is HIV-positive. He had concealed this from most people, including me, for far longer than I would have guessed. In fact, when I asked him how long it had been since he found out, I expected an answer in terms of weeks or months at the most. In actuality he had been HIV-positive for at least two years, if not more, and by this time he was noticeably experiencing more and more symptoms of an immune system under duress. The reason he disclosed his status to me is because he wanted advice on how to go about seeking medical treatment due to his lack of insurance. Understandably, many uninsured individuals are wholly ignorant of the options available to them, especially when it concerns diagnoses as serious as HIV. The fact that he went two or more years without treatment, though disturbing since treatment should begin as soon as possible after discovery per emergent recommendations, is not what disturbed me most. What disturbed me most was the fact that he was not wholly ignorant of the options available to him but was afraid to utilize them because of perceived stigma. When I mentioned a facility in his city that provides linkage to services like prescription medications and further medical testing for the viral load and T-cell count, he told me he was aware it is there but he was afraid to make an appointment because he did not want to risk being seen by others he may know. This tells me that there truly is a disconnect between what is perceived by the general population and what the reality is.
The perception is that an HIV diagnosis automatically relegates someone to a "less than" status; that death approaches and an aura of shame will surround that individual for the rest of his or her life. While the threat of imminent death may have been a valid fear back in the '80s and even the '90s, this is no longer the case for those individuals who have access to lifesaving treatments and take the additional steps necessary to manage the virus. And while the issue of access is an ever-present one, more people than ever before, both insured and uninsured, have access to basic medical care for HIV including prescription therapy thanks to agencies like the Ryan White Foundation, nonprofit organizations like AIDS Arms in Dallas or the Legacy center in Houston, and patient assistance programs offered by pharmaceutical companies. Taking all of this into consideration, I would like to stress the fact that there is essentially no difference between an HIV-positive person and an HIV-negative person as long as the HIV-positive person is on a successful prescription regimen and monitors his or her condition responsibly. Aside from the more traditional prevention measures like condoms and abstinence, prescription treatment of the condition itself is the most effective method for prevention of transmission and it ensures that HIV-positive individuals are now able to lead full, productive, and healthy lives. They can be in safe serodiscordant relationships with HIV-negative partners, father or give birth to HIV-negative children, participate in competitive contact sports, enjoy an active sex life, and grow to a ripe old age just like anybody else. Is it not high time that the general population be made aware of these things? It seems like the reduction in stigma over the past thirty years has not kept pace with the advances made in modern medicine, and if it had then my friend would not have had to worry about being seen by others he knows at an HIV care clinic.
HIV not only affects homosexual men but heterosexual men and women as well. I will say that as a homosexual public health student, it is of particular importance to me because of the havoc it has wreaked on the LGBT community both in terms of the numbers of deaths and illnesses it has caused and the stigma it has produced which lingers to this day — even within the LGBT community itself. Nobody should be so afraid of the unfounded fears abounding out there that they fail to seek out medical services before too much time has elapsed. I urge you to take a few moments to examine your own perceptions about HIV. Was my nameless friend's fear a valid one? Would you have acted in a similar manner? Have you updated your knowledge on HIV since whatever may have been hastily presented to you in your high school health class? Please do not let your own perceptions, actions, and statements perpetuate an unjustified stigma. My friend's situation is one that should never have occurred, especially in 2012.


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When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency called to say it would start delivering fresh water to their home, Ron and Jean Carter thought they gained an ally in a long fight with Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.
A retreat by the federal government within two days has left them feeling abandoned yet again in a bid to clean up water they say was turned toxic by Cabot (COG)'s use of hydraulic fracturing to hunt for gas in Pennsylvania.
"These agencies were developed to help us, and they don't," Jean Carter said in an interview in her home, which is about 326 feet (99 meters) from a Cabot well. Although her reserves of water are sufficient for now, she took it as a snub. "We just keep getting hurt all the way around, as if we weren't hurt enough."
The Carters and other families in Dimock — a community of 1,368 and a single, blinking traffic light along Highway 29 in northeast Pennsylvania — have come to symbolize the national debate over the use of fracking, in which water and chemicals are shot into the earth to free gas or oil from rock formations. Their case has taken on a new importance as the EPA says it will test well water in the area, and advised residents not to drink from their wells — reversing an earlier, initial determination that the water was safe.
Dimock residents say their water went bad more than three years ago. Since then more questions have been raised about the safety of fracking.
Moratorium Urged
In December the EPA linked fracking to groundwater contamination in Wyoming. In September, Pennsylvania's environment department cited Cabot for leaking methane into groundwater in Lenox, 15 miles east of Dimock. Yesterday a group of doctors called for a moratorium on fracking in populated areas until the health effects are better understood.
Any crackdown on natural-gas drilling would be trouble for companies and the fast-growing industry. Cabot was the best performer last year in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Natural gas prices dropped 32 percent in 2011, driven primarily by the rise in recoveries from shale formations, according to the U.S. Energy Department. Fracking accounts for a third of the U.S. gas supply, up from 14 percent in 2009, it said.
And counties across Pennsylvania and Ohio are booming as a result. Dimock is in Susquehanna County, which had a 7 percent unemployment rate in November, according to the Department of Labor, compared with the nationwide rate of 8.7 percent. The county planning commission said in its last annual report that managing the drive for gas will be a top challenge.
Economic Boost
Drilling in Pennsylvania's portion of the Marcellus Shale formation could mean $20 billion to the state's economy by 2020, from $13 billion last year, according to an industry-funded study published by researchers from Pennsylvania State University in State College.
For some residents, that development comes at a cost.
Norma Fiorentino, 68, who lives less than a mile from the Carters, said her water well exploded on Jan. 1, 2009, cracking the concrete top.
"I will never drink my water again," she said. "Never, ever, ever."
Julie and Craig Sautner, who live on the same dirt road as the Carters, keep milky samples of water on a shelf to show off its poor quality. They were shocked to get the notification from the EPA that was the water was safe. EPA's local community involvement officer Trish Taylor wrote residents saying there was no sign "the well water presents an immediate health threat to users." A copy of the letter was provided to Bloomberg News.
Don't Drink Water
After the EPA got the results from Cabot's own analysis of local wells from September, agency officials made a return visit to area homes on the last days of 2011. This time their message was different, according to residents: Don't drink the water.
On Jan. 6 Taylor called Carter to ask if she needed a water delivery. She didn't. The Sierra Club had provided bottled water. Still, she and other residents took the offer as a sign of support from federal government. Within two days the pledge was rescinded.
"We're left scratching for water now," Julia Sautner, who is part of a federal lawsuit with Carter against Cabot, said in an interview.
Taylor didn't return a telephone message seeking comment on the exchange with residents. The national EPA hasn't decided whether to provide water, Betsaida Alcantara, an EPA spokeswoman in Washington, said in an e-mail.
Water, $4.1 Million
Officials from Houston-based Cabot say they have done all they can to help residents. Although the company didn't admit responsibility for the methane in the water, it agreed to provide families with fresh water, install water filters and pay each affected family twice the value of their home. Of the $4.1 million the company put aside to pay out claims in Dimock, $1.9 million has been claimed, according to the company.
"Our sampling and data indicate the water is safe," George Stark, a company spokesman, said in an interview. "Cabot, in negotiations with the state, settled this in a way that was beneficial to all."
In November, the company stopped providing residents water, unless they agreed to sign on to the settlement and get the filters installed. The Carters say the cleaning systems offered by Cabot won't remove what they say are chemicals that have infiltrated their water wells.
For the administration of President Barack Obama, the fight in Pennsylvania represents a test for how it will deal with fracking issues. The EPA has already started regulatory efforts to force disclosure of chemicals used in the process, regulate air pollution from drilling and set standards for wastewater treatment.
Study By 2014
The agency is also conducting an extensive study of the effect on drinking water, with plans to release the final study in 2014.
Meanwhile, even those first steps have put the U.S. on the "wrong track," threatening to stifle development of the key natural resource, Jack Gerard, the president of the American Petroleum Institute in Washington, said Jan. 4.
While Julie Sautner, 49, said she's disappointed the EPA didn't follow through with the water delivery, she's hopeful the Washington will intervene on their behalf.
"We want to go back and live the way people are supposed to," she said.


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Was this really necessary last time, Obamabots? Try to behave more like a TEA Party crowd this time around.
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At Authors After Dark last year, I had the pleasure of meeting author Kerry Adrienne in person, and she's full of all kinds of awesomeness! Plus, she has a brand new book out today, STORM DAMAGED, that has mermaids in it. I don't think her mermaids are related to Rene, but ya never know. Warning: As always, this is a PG-13 blog; today's book is considered erotic romance.
First, a little about Kerry, represented by Marisa Corvisiero with the Corvisiero Literary Agency. Kerry loves history and spends large amounts of time wondering about people who lived and walked on Earth in the past. She's a mom to three daughters, six cats, and various small animals. Her husband says she's a marketer's dream, as she often believes everything she hears—at least initially. Her shoe horde will attest to her fine shopping skills. In addition to writing, Kerry loves to sew (costumes and cosplay, especially), draw, paint, make chainmail, and play guitar. Her new love is her Mini Cooper Convertible, Sheldon, and they have already gone on many adventures. They travel to as many concerts as they can, especially Green Day and Marilyn Manson. You can visit Kerry's much-neglected costuming blog here: http://cloakandcostume.blogspot.com/ Maybe she'll have time to update it soon.
Connect with Kerry: Website | Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Amazon | Goodreads
About the book:
STORM DAMAGED: In a world where humans don't know mermaids exist, Mari leaves her home in the ocean to escape her mother, her betrothed, and her tribe's expectations in order to make a go of independence on land. Chase, former Navy diver and self-appointed curmudgeon-who-isn't-worthy-of-love, lost his brother in a freak diving accident and now fears the ocean he once loved….When a hurricane threatens, they have to work together to save everything they've worked so hard to build. With Mari's betrothed on the rampage over a centuries-old vendetta, the storm isn't the worst thing they'll have to face.
Storm Damaged wasn't my first novel about mermaids, because I really find mermaids fascinating. I call Storm Damaged "mermaid-lite" since 98% of it takes place on land. I didn't really have to address talking underwater or other things that take place underwater. I mention it in passing, but I don't show it. I do show the heroine, Mari, shift into a mermaid and I do show other mermaids in the book, but mostly, I would consider the book a contemporary erotic romance.
My mermaids do live in tribes and have a royalty structure. In fact, at the beginning of the book, Mari is betrothed to a merman from another tribe—though she has no intention of marrying him. She's rescued a Navy diver who ran into a sea monster on a dive, the same dive that killed his brother. Now, the diver, Chase, has PTSD and has a hard time around water. He feels like he should have been able to save his brother. He doesn't remember that Mari saved him.
Now, he owns a bar on the shore and Mari rents out a small touristy shop in the same building. Chase is intent on moving inland and has told Mari she has to relocate. Meanwhile, a storm is forming off the coast. Mari plans to wait out the storm under the water, but when Chase is stuck on land, they both end up riding out the hurricane on land.
The most difficult issue I ran into in writing Storm Damaged came with trying to figure out how much to include the ocean and underwater scenes with mermaids. Though it is very appealing to do so, it can be quite complex and the mythos has to be nailed down pretty well. How will her human mate breathe underwater? How will he visit her tribe? How will communication go underwater?
I felt like the Outer Banks were the perfect location to set the book. We stay in a house on Hatteras every summer, and it is glorious. Peaceful, quiet, and not very commercial. It feels like another land. In some places, the islands are barely wider than the road you are traveling on, and when you reach the farthest point, you're a good fifty miles from the mainland. The tide is strong and the fish and dolphins are plentiful. I have no doubt that if you watched long enough, you'd see a mermaid swimming by.
Thanks, Kerry! I haven't been to the Outer Banks, unfortunately, but it sounds similar to Cedar Key in Florida, and I can definitely see mermaids and mermen hanging out there.
Follow Kerry's week-long tour (today through Friday) and enter to win a new Kindle. You can enter below for this blog, and can find the tour stops and links at the top of the TBR Junction tab at the top of this site.
You can also win a TBR book box from me by leaving a comment: What is your favorite mermaid/merman book or series or character (and no, you don't have to say Rene!). A "book box" is a box containing multiple books from my TBR pile 🙂


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Employee ID Badges – Corporate Identification Solutions for Employees
Modern offices and organizations have a new policy of providing an official identification for their employees. These are in the form of identification cards or badges that employees get to keep with themselves and act as a proper source of introduction as well. Employee identification cards are made in a wide range of designs and styles that bear certain standard formats of information. Besides the name and designation of the individual there is the company name and the logo embossed on it as well. Alongside there is also an employee code or a number that is mentioned on the employee id badges and cards which is important.
Employee identification cards are also at times made from specific materials like plastic that are used in the swiping of these at entry and exit points. This is a security feature that is followed at most commercial buildings of corporate offices. The security staff will allow individuals to pass through only when they can display their employee id badges on them and in some cases have to swipe them through electronically managed doors as well. Though there are employee identification cards that also use a photograph of an individual you may also choose one without it. Also included is a mention of a particular mark of an individual like a mole or a birthmark on the face; this is also used for identification.
With the help of companies that work in this sphere you can choose from a wide range of designs and categories of employee id badges. These are separately available for different ranks of employees and their nature of appointment with the company; for instance you can have a separate set of cards for part time workers and temporary staff members while the permanent ones get a uniform card different in design. There are cost-effective and affordable solutions available from print companies that offer unique designs and timely completion of work orders. Employee identification cards can now be initiated at the earliest in your office without complications of processing.
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Schoolboy Clifford is really one to watch
THERE are very few 14-year-old lads who go to school on a Monday morning and have the distinction of holding lap records at four race tracks in two different countries!
Well, that's the case for Duleek teenager Aaron Clifford, as his short but very productive racing CV really begins to take great shape.
Aaron's records stand at Mondello Park, Bishopscourt, Kirkistown and Anglesey. The second-year pupil from St Mary's in Drogheda has only been racing for three seasons, and yet he has laid down more rubber on race tracks both here and in the UK than most adult racers have done in the past five or six years.
Dedication is a virtue that the teenager has in abundance, and with the great backing of his family, and excellent sponsors, the easy-going lad is on course for serious progress.
Three years ago I was advised to keep a good eye on 'the young fellow from Duleek' and watching this progress has been easy. Apart from Aaron's constant free use of social media, keeping everyone up to speed, he is also getting valuable TV coverage in the tough Thundersport series.
Travelling to the UK almost every week is tough going, with dad Kenneth acting as team manager and chauffeur. Yet this dedication saw Aaron take sixth place in last year's championship, despite missing eight races owing to a broken wrist at Donington Park.
Aaron competed in the Aprillia 125 production challenge, but he was being watched by one of the top teams in the 125GP class in the BSB, Creswell racing. Aaron was in-vited to race in a one-off round, and while he got on very well with the different characteristics of the screaming 125 KTM, he was taken out of the race - by his own teammate!
'Thundersport is totally different to BSB as you get far more track time. For example, we leave Dublin on the Wednesday and travel through the night to our course. We set up camp, and on Friday we have a full track day, and we get more time on that day than BSB riders get for the whole weekend,' said Aaron.
Dave and Bernadette Sherwood run this series and are very helpful when it comes to supporting Irish riders. 'We get a 30% discount with entries,' quips dad Kenneth.
Since he started racing, Aaron has competed in the 125 Aprillia class, but this year he has moved to a 450 Aprillia RRV, which was originally designed for Super Moto.
All the bikes are the same, and while most of Aaron's competitors are known as 'Superteens' who are older and more experienced, this hasn't fazed the youngster. For example, at Brands Hatch a few weeks ago Aaron qualified 28th on the grid, yet managed to finish both races in 15th.'
Travelling to Donington Park, Brands Hatch, Snetterton, Rockingham, Cadwell and Oulton Park may be hard work, but the experience is vital for Aaron, as track knowledge is a vital part of a rider's armoury.
'The new bike is great, and I am loving it. We hope to have a good season, and obviously the aim is to try and win a race or two, but it's a very competitive class,' said Aaron.
Racing at the level in the UK at such a young age is a real eye-opener, and at that level you have to be on the ball 100% of the time. He won't be able to move to the Supersport 600 class until he is 16, but by then this valuable exercise will have borne fruit.
Next year will see Aaron reach another milestone, this time in his education, when he will sit his Junior Cert, but his comments on that are best left between the few of us that were present when we chatted!
Watching Aaron at the recent Mondello Irish Championship, the turnout of both rider and machine was impeccable, and it was also a joy to watch him race against top riders in the Supertwin class, who were on machinery that has 200 more cc. Yet in the two races he finished sixth and fourth.
I could write as many superlatives about this young man as I can think of, but there is no need. He is well capable of doing it himself on the track.
Like every rider, sponsors are vital to the cause, and I watched one of his main sponsors, Simon Noone from Noone Transport in Slane, keep a good eye on his investment at the Mondello meeting, and apart from Noone the team are also grateful to Sean Murray, Dixon International Transport in Swords, AKB Distribution in Swords (distributors for Schuberth Helmets), Vulcanet, Michael Clifford for his sponsorship and help with machine preparation, and especially mammy of the house Michelle Clifford for all her work in the background and his grandparents for their support.
Fingal Independent