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Heccer is a fast compartmental solver, that is based on hsolve of the GENESIS simulator.
Project description
Heccer is a fast compartmental solver, that is based on hsolve of the GENESIS simulator.
Heccer can be instantiated from C, or from Perl (or other scripting languages). It is also possible to link Heccer directly to Matlab. Heccer comes with Swig interface definitions, such that linking Heccer to any other technologies should be easy. Adding new channel types to Heccer can be done using callouts. The callout mechanism allows for general user extensions that contribute a current or conductance at a particular time in a simulation. Heccer automatically integrates this contribution into the membrane potential.
Heccer is currently capable of simulating Purkinje cells (see the Purkinje Cell Model), and, at first evaluation, runs slightly faster than hsolve (It is difficult to assess why exactly: while the hsolve implementation is much more optimized than Heccer's, the Heccer design is slightly better optimized than hsolve's.).
Heccer can operate in a "passive-only" mode, i.e. all channels in a model are ignored with exception of the synaptic channels. Tables to speed up computations, are dynamically generated and optimized. All parts of a model with the same kinetics automatically share tables. Computes the contribution of one channel type to the overall dendritic current, e.g. the contribution of all calcium channels or the contribution of all persistent calcium channels. . Heccer has been validated with a Purkinje cell model and produces an exact match with hsolve (see the purkinje cell model and the Purkinje cell tutorial in the GENESIS simulator distribution). Heccer is constantly undergoing regression tests.
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The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults is delighted to invite applications foe the Satola Family Scholarship Program. All eligible students must be degree-seeking and United States citizens. In addition, they must be young adult cancer survivors. The deadline is 1 March 2019.
Scholarship Description
The Satola Family Scholarship Award was established in 2009 to support the financial needs of young adults who have been affected by cancer, and are seeking higher education. The Satola family wishes to recognize students who have battled cancer or have shown selflessness in supporting a loved one through their cancer experience. This award seeks to honor the applicant who best demonstrates courage, spirit, and determination.
Award Value
The winner will receive $2,500.
Level and Area of Studies
Degree program in any field.
Place of Study
In the United States of America.
Eligibility and Criteria
The Satola Family Scholarship Award is available to applicants who are young adult cancer survivors diagnosed between the ages of 15-39 OR young adults who have lost a parent/guardian/sibling to cancer OR have a parent/guardian/sibling that has been diagnosed or undergoing treatment for cancer while they were a young adult. Candidates must be degree-seeking and United States citizens.
Applicants' Nationality
Only the U.S. citizens may apply this scholarship.
Application Instruction
Please go to the link below to apply this scholarship.
Submission Deadline
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Click below to view the latest newsletter from Moomba Park Primary School
The school newsletter is published on a regular basis in PDF format.
They are available in PDF copies from the web or Skoolbag. Our school newsletter is a key method of communicating information about what is happening at the school and in the community. It includes:
- A weekly message from the Principal or Assistant Principal
- Important dates to remember
- Announcements about school events, assemblies, staff, students, awards, etc.
- Information about extra curricular activities, programs and workshops
Hard copies are available from the office upon request.


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Future Trends in Biomedical and Health Informatics & Cybersecurity in Medical Devices
Taipei, Taiwan, 17-20 April 2019
Conference Venue
NTUH International Convention Center (4F)
Address: No. 2, Xuzhou Toad, ZhongZheng District 100, Taipei, Taiwan
Chairman welcome note
Dear ICBHI 2019 participants,
It is my pleasure to welcome you to Taipei, and the 3rd International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (ICBHI 2019).
It is expected that ICBHI 2019 will catalyze the personal health systems development methodology, and thus achieve convergence and integration mechanisms of the main scientific areas for the enabling of precision medicine. There is a high demand for managing new findings and ICT capabilities as well as integrating competencies and thematic areas, which are essential in biomedical and health informatics.
I would like to thank the IFMBE WG on Health Informatics and eHealth, Taiwanese Society of Biomedical Engineering, and Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) for the excellent work and expertise committed to the organization of the ICBHI 2019.
Taipei, a vibrant and rich culturally and scientifically city, welcomes you.
Enjoy your stay with us.
Kang-Ping Lin
ICBHI 2019 Chair
Technology Translation Center for Medical Devices, Chung Yuan Christian University
Best Paper Award to Students
ICBHI 2019 will offer THREE Best Paper Awards to student authors (NOT including post-doc) who are the first author and presenting in person in the Student Competition. Each paper will be awarded USD 200.
If you would like to attend the competition, please choose the track: "Student Competition" to register and follow the paper submission rules.
Young Investigator Competition Award
ICBHI 2019 will offer THREE best young investigator papers to its first author, under 45-year-old, and presenting in person in the Young Investigator Competition at ICBHI 2019. Each paper will be awarded USD 400.
If you would like to attend the competition, please choose the track: "Young Investigator Competition" to register and follow the paper submission rules.
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ICBHI 2019 will offer TWO Best Paper Awards to participants in the Scientific Challenge Competition, and each paper will be awarded USD 600.
If you would like to attend the competition, please visit https://www.icbhi2019.com/call-for-sc.
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Insurance Fraud NEWS
New York utility worker allegedly claims injury, works family farm
November 08, 2018, Bath, NY
New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott today announced the arrest of a Town of Bath man on charges that he defrauded the Workers' Compensation system and stole benefits to which he was not entitled by claiming he was out of work due to an injury when he was in fact working at his family business.
Jeffrey Smalt, 54, of Knight Settlement Road in Bath, was arrested and charged today with Grand Larceny in the third degree, Insurance Fraud in the third degree, and Perjury in the first degree, all felonies.
An investigation by Inspector General Leahy Scott found that Smalt was employed by Bath Electric, Gas & Water when he was injured on the job in July of 2017. Smalt ceased working at the utility company and began collecting Workers' Compensation benefits for his injury. In the following months, Smalt began working for his family farm, selling, delivering and advertising merchandise, all while reporting to his insurance carrier and the Workers' Compensation Board that he had not been working in any capacity whatsoever while receiving financial benefits. This alleged intentional misrepresentation allowed Smalt to obtain $15,842.50 in Workers' Compensation insurance benefits to which he was not entitled from December 2017 to May 2018.
"This defendant is charged with brazenly misleading and abusing a benefits program meant to assist honest and hard-working New Yorkers who become disabled due to a work-related injury," said Inspector General Leahy Scott. "I will continue to use all of the resources at my disposal to protect New York State's vital Workers' Compensation system from anyone who attempts to defraud and take advantage of it."
Under State law, injured employees are expected to provide truthful information regarding their work activity to insurance carriers and the Workers' Compensation Board during the time they are receiving benefits.
Smalt was arraigned on the charges in the Town of Bath Court and was released on his own recognizance pending further court action.
Inspector General Leahy Scott thanked Wright Public Entity, the third-party administrator for NY Municipal WC Alliance, for their assistance with the investigation, the New York State Police for their assistance with the arrest, and Steuben County District Attorney Brooks Baker and his office for prosecuting this matter.
The defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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Shares in Conviviality have been temporarily suspended from trading on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) as it faces £30 million tax bill.
In a statement issued today (14 March), Conviviality said it had "identified a payment due to HMRC of approximately £30 million which falls due for payment on 29 March 2018".
This, it said, had not been accrued for within its short-term cash flow projections and had created a "short term funding requirement".
Yesterday, Conviviality announced it expected adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation to come in 20% below market expectations, in a range of £55.3 million and £56.4 million.
Conviviality, which owns Bargain Booze, Wine Rack and Select Convenience retail chains as well as distributors Matthew Clark and Bibendum Wine, said the guidance reflected trading so far this year, combined with the current expectation for the likely trading performance of the business for the remainder of the current financial year.
"This includes the impact of the error in the financial forecasts of the Conviviality Direct business and the assumption that the margin weakness seen in January and February continues for the remainder of the current financial year," it said.
Following a trading update last week, more than £300 million was wiped off Conviviality's value.
At the time, the company said its guidance for net debt of about £150 million for the 52-week period ending 29 April 2018 remained unchanged.
Conviviality, which has been transformed during the past three years from an off-licence chain into the UK's biggest alcohol wholesaler following its takeover of wholesaler Matthew Clark and wine specialist Bibendum, is expected to make a further announcement later today.
In January this year Conviviality reported a 13% drop in pre-tax half-year profits. At the time chief executive, Diana Hunter, said the drop was due to the later-than-expected "phasing" of its cost-cutting efforts following a series of acquisitions.


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Paperless Lab Academy – 2016 Review
Pragmatic Strategies for Managing Lab-Based Information
We hope you were able to join us this week at Paperless Lab Academy in beautiful Barcelona, Spain.
This year's Paperless Lab Academy focused on pragmatic strategies to effectively document, use, and analyze laboratory data in order to speed innovation in R&D and QA/QC laboratories across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, consumer goods and chemical industries.
The Core Informatics team on-site noted a number of specific themes that emerged including:
- Data quality and data integrity – similarities and differences
- Externalised has changed to "extend and share"
- Data standards in terms of which format — SiLA or Allotrope
- Data as a corporate asset – change in creator mentality, i.e. it is not the user's data
- Operational efficiency is "nice" but insight from data is the big win
- Where is cloud in terms of adoption? Is there a "trough of disillusionment"?
We will explore these themes in more depth in future blog posts. For now, read on to find out our key takeaways from the talks we attended:
Data-Intensive Science
Data-intensive science is becoming far more mainstream in daily laboratory operations. The adoption of new technologies is expected to have a significant impact on how operating budgets will be defined over the next decade. Data integrity is currently one of the highest cited areas in regulatory observations. Yet, data integrity is not a new requirement.
R&D and Manufacturing Informatics Systems
We particularly enjoyed Michael Shanler's talk on what "going digital" really means to Gartner clients, and the impacts it will have on existing R&D and manufacturing informatics systems and processes.
Legacy Systems: Should You Replace or Integrate?
Core Informatics was proud to have one of our Technical Solutions Managers, Alec Westley, deliver a presentation entitled "Legacy Systems: Should You Replace or Integrate?" which focused on key issues including:
- What does the R&D Enterprise need from informatics to foster efficient innovation and collaboration?
- What is best practice in integrating disparate data (LIMS, federated systems, data warehouses, ERP, ELN) while providing security measures that enable remote access across a range of devices for employees, and restricted access for CRDMOs?
- Is there a single Platform solution that can address critical business functions from chemical registration through to ELN, Inventory and sample management, biologics, HTS and in-vivo?
We had a chance to meet with many of you, and welcomed the opportunity to discuss how our Platform for Science is driving change. If you weren't able to connect with us during the show, you can request a meeting or you can request more information on Core's informatics platform, the Platform for Science.


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A selection of articles I have written on various themes:
Dutch to have their say on Ukraine's road to Europe (New Eastern Europe)
Nagorno-Karabakh: European dreams (openDemocracy)
The Zapatistas at 20: Change without taking power
Alsace fights back: a French David vs. Goliath story (DailyWales)
Alsace to Paris: Can you hear us? (openDemocracy)
Syria's Christians: Forced to Choose?
En Français
L'Alsace sera Européenne ou ne sera pas (Elsass Journal)
European Parliament Slams Azerbaijan over Human Rights Violations
Art Exhibition in Commemoration of Armenian Genocide Opens in Brussels


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What's better to have on Memorial Day than a dessert inspired by the colors of the flag? Strawberries, blueberries, cream cheese, and whipped cream are thrown together to make a very patriotic and delicious dish.
You know, I just realized the last three desserts I've posted on here have had strawberries in them. There actually is a reason for that and it's not because I have a strange strawberry obsession (although they are pretty yummy, aren't they?). I completely forgot (once again) to buy raspberries when we were shopping in the neighboring much bigger town (I had planned to try making this with raspberries and white chocolate pudding). Ah, the pitfalls of living in a little town. I love it most of the time, but it'd be nice to not have to travel 14 miles just to buy something a little different than the usual. Next time, I swear I'm going to break the cycle and remember to buy raspberries when we go shopping in the Big Town.
8 oz cream cheese, softened
6 Tbsp powdered sugar
Fresh whipped cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
Graham cracker crumbs
1 lb of strawberries, cut in half then sliced
1 pint of blueberries
1) In a mixing bowl, cream together the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. Then, once all of those ingredients are completely combined fold in about a 1/4 to a 1/2 cup of fresh whipped cream (depending on how much you want in it – I used a 1/3 of a cup this time). Set that mixture aside.
2) Setting up a sort of assembly line, layer a large spoonful of the cream cheese mixture in the bottom of a glass. Then sprinkle a spoonful of graham cracker crumbs on top of that. On top of that, add a few blueberries and sliced strawberries. Repeat the layers one more time, then top with a dollop of whipped cream.


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Manchester United have dropped a hint that David De Gea will be staying at Old Trafford this summer and not heading to Real Madrid.
The Spain No.1 stars in the Adidas launch for the new away kit for the 2017/18 season.
Los Blancos have persistently been linked with the 26-year-old to replace Keylor Navas between the sticks.
Agreeing a deal with the Red Devils could prove problematic though and the club appear to have signalled their intent for the three-time Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year winner to stay.
Paul Pogba, Wayne Rooney and Henrikh Mkhitaryan also featured in the launch for the authentic top, which will cost £89.95.
A replica jersey is available for £54.95 with the players sporting the new edition for the first time on the club's pre-season tour this summer, with the top and accompanying shorts and training top available from today.
Adidas have based the design on the iconic 1990-92 away kit and have announced that next year's kit 'embraces all the hype and amplifies it.'
"It's no secret that the mighty Red Devils dominate and command respect from their opponents," read an official Adidas statement.
"Like the giants themselves, the '90-'92 Man United away kit is celebrated, hated and impossible to ignore. A bold version of the iconic kit, this men's football jersey embraces all the hype and amplifies it."
United are now three years into the £750m, 10-year deal, with Jose Mourinho sure to be under pressure to deliver Champions League football to avoid a huge discount for the American sportswear giant.
Not qualifying for Europe's No.1 competition will cost United £50m.
Herrera won United's Player of the Month for April and is wary of Celta Vigo despite their first leg lead as they pursue Champions League football.
"The most important thing is to be in the Champions League next season; I have no doubt for this club it is very important to be in the Champions League," Herrera said.
"We have two titles – the Community Shield and League Cup – and we can have a very good season if we fight for the Europa League. But we have to be very respectful because Celta are very difficult opponents overall.


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No one is entirely sure
why the number of abortions continues to rise. It is not
simply a matter of demography. Throughout the 1980s increased
numbers of abortions were largely due to an increased number
of fertile women in the population - as the 1960s baby boom
generation reached reproductive age. From 1990 to 1995 the
rate of abortions slowly but surely fell, and when in 1996
the trend was reversed and the abortion rate shot up there
seemed to be an obvious explanation. In October 1995, the
safety of contraceptive pill was questioned in a manner
that led to one of the biggest ever health panics. In response
to Government-sponsored health warnings about the risk of
thrombosis, tens of thousands of women needlessly abandoned
their preferred method of contraceptive. It was no surprise
that thousands of unplanned, unintended pregnancies were
the result - and it was no surprise that many of these ended
in abortion. Previous contraceptive scares had had similar
effects. But in the case of previous scares, the abortion
rate had risen and then gradually returned to the status
quo ante as women drifted back to the pill. The shared assumption
that this would happen again has turned out to be false.
It may be that the 1995
pill scare has had a more durable effect than those have
in the past. Brook Advisory Centres, a network of teenage
sex advice centres, report that their clients are still
reluctant to believe that the pill is as safe as it is effective.
Articles in women's magazines are more likely to question
the need for what they perceive to be high tech hormones,
than to celebrate their advantages over less effective,
less convenient methods of birth control. But it seems likely
that there are other factors at play, and it may well be
time for advocates of fertility control to stop wringing
their hands about increased numbers of abortions and accept
that abortion has become acceptable and necessary.
It is time to face up to
the fact that abortion has a place in fertility regulation.
It is a method of family planning, if by that we mean that
abortion is used by women to control whether or when they
have children. Women may not intend to rely on abortion
as a means of family planning, but in reality that is often
the way it works out and the elevated rate of abortions
may reflect that.
Women today expect to have
control over their fertility and are expected to control
their fertility. The desire to regulate when, or if, we
have children is not a radical issue any more. The need
for 'family planning' is almost universally accepted even
among the most conservative thinkers.
Women cannot manage their
fertility by means of contraception alone. Contraception
fails, and couples fail to use it effectively. A recent
survey of more than 2,000 women requesting abortion at clinics
run by BPAS, Britains largest abortion provider, found that
almost 60 per cent claimed to have been using contraception
at the time they became pregnant, nearly 20 per cent said
they were on the pill. Such findings are comparable to several
other smaller studies published during the last decade.
The number of women who claim they experienced a split or
slipped condom, or missed just a couple of pills, is undoubtedly
inflated. Unprotected sex is a 'no-no' and some women may
falsely claim to have used contraception believing that
they will be treated more sympathetically if people believe
they did everything possible to prevent the pregnancy. But
even so, it is clear that contraceptives let couples down.
Whether the pregnancy occurred because the condom split
or because the couple failed to get it out of the packet
is of less importance to a woman needing an abortion than
it is to family planning professionals. The simple truth
is that the tens of thousands of women who seek abortion
each year are not ignorant of contraception and the majority
have tried to use it and, indeed, may have used it and become
pregnant regardless
Women's need for abortion is implicitly understood by policy
makers and legislators - this is why abortion is provided
at NHS hospitals throughout the country.
Attitudes to abortion exist
as part of a web of other ideas that interface with social
values on other issues such as poverty, perceptions of women's
role in society, the value of parenting and even global
issues such as the environment and over-population. There
is a general acceptance throughout most Western societies
that women should expect, and be expected, to make a broader
contribution to society than solely devoting their life
to bearing and caring for the next generation. Motherhood
is still regarded as 'natural' at some time in a woman's
life, but most people assume that motherhood will be an
interval sandwiched on both sides by an income-generating
'job' if not a 'career'. Girls from appropriate (middle
class) backgrounds are expected to progress to a university
Society currently places
a high premium on planned parenthood'. There is a strong
prevailing belief that children should be wanted that parents
should be able to support them and be willing to make sacrifices
for them. Growing social concern about 'unfit' or 'problem'
parents does not easily co-exist with a disposition to force
people to bear children they do not want and by their own
admission cannot care for. This ethos creates a framework
whereby abortion can in some circumstances be perceived
as a 'responsible choice' even by social conservatives who
would disapprove of abortion in principle.
In almost all developed
countries, the law that regulate abortion allow women to
end unwanted pregnancies in early pregnancy, usually restricting
the criteria after 10 or twelve weeks. In the USA, Roe v
Wade protected a woman's right to decide whether to terminate
her pregnancy in the first trimester deeming it to be a
part of her Constitutional right to privacy. Countries as
diverse as Turkey, France, Norway and Austria also allow
abortion on request in early pregnancy. Although the UK
law does not allow abortion on request at any time in pregnancy
it is considered acceptable and appropriate for doctor's
to refer women on the grounds that it would be damaging
to their mental health if they were denied abortion.
Surveys of public opinion
suggest widespread tolerance of legal abortion. A national
opinion poll carried out two years ago by the UK's main
polling agency MORI found that sixty four per cent of those
asked agreed with the statement: abortion should be legally
available to all who want it. Twenty five per cent disagreed.
The remainder neither agreed nor disagreed or said they
did not know. The proportion of those who agreed had increased
by 10 per cent since 1980. Birth Control Trust, for whom
the poll was commissioned, suggested that this demonstrated
a growing acceptance of legal abortion and a widespread
belief that belief that the law should not be used to prevent
women ending pregnancies.
Women today are at particular
risk of unplanned pregnancy. Sex is an accepted part of
an adult relationship for which we do not expect to suffer
unwanted consequences. Pregnancy is seen by an increasing
number of women as an unwanted consequence that they are
not prepared to adapt to. The fact that more women are delaying
starting a family until they are in their thirties, that
many are deciding to opt out of parenthood altogether, suggests
increased numbers of sexually active women who do not want
a child. Is it any wonder then that the number of abortions
remains high?
The abortion rate may not
be a sign of the failure of sex education and family planning
programmes it may be a symptom of a society where women
wish to combine a sex life with ambition. It may be that
an increasing number of women are unprepared to accept an
unplanned pregnancy and shape their lives around it. It
may be that policy makers should stop using the abortion
rate as an indicator of a problem . Of course it is preferable
for unwanted pregnancies to be prevented rather than ended.
Abortion is safe, but contraception is safer and more convenient.
It may be time to understand that, for women, abortion is
an essential method of family planning and accept it as
This article first appeared in LM magazine, November


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Dear MidNightof the year of 2004,
Drink whiskey.
If I could offer me only one tip for the future, moonshine would be IT.
The long term benefits of whiskey have been proved by drunkards and moonshiners whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than our own misspent childhood.
I will dispense this advice now.
Abuse the power and potential of being underage. Never mind. You will not appreciate the power and potential of being underage until you are old enough to be tried as an adult. But trust me, in 2 years you'll look back at memories of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how many crimes you could've gotten away with and how little responsibility you had to bear then.
You can always eat more than your mother says.
Don't worry about your big mouth talking you into trouble. The important thing is that you know how to talk yourself out of the same trouble. The real test comes right after you hear the words, "You have the right to remain silent." Screw that. Never shut up and continue to bullshit your way out of trouble.
Do one thing every day that is illegal.
Ignore anyone who tells you that it's rude to do so at the dinner table, and retort to them that it's healthier than holding flatulence in.
Don't waste your body by abusing drugs. Alcohol tastes better, and if you drink enough, you get just as high anyway. Drugs will damage your brains, whereas a liver is always transplantable.
Bear all grudges until the day they die. Hunt down the heirs if he dies before you've satisfied your thirst for blood.
Keep trophies from all your enemies. Annihilate your weaknesses, or just the people who KNOW what they are(Self not included).
Don't feel guilty if you get away with doing something that society disapproves of. The most profitable past times I have don't exactly run hand-in-hand with the law, but hey, it's not a crime if you don't get caught.
Eat plenty of sugar.
Always have chocolate handy. It'll always cheer you up, no matter what the situation.
Maybe you'll graduate, maybe you won't, maybe you'll get a Bachelor's, maybe you won't, maybe you'll actually make it all the way through school to get Master's degree. Whatever the case, it's the actual working experience that you will learn most from. Take your chances in the working industry instead of staying in school all the time. The world is your playground. Don't confine yourself to school only, no matter what your parents want you to study to be. It's more important what you care to DO.
Sing. Even if the neighbours start knocking on your door with shotguns demanding you stop torturing kittens.
Ignore the directions, it's more fashionable to get lost and be late than to arrive at your destination on-time.
Always read humour magazines, they will always inspire you to prank somebody.
Keep your enemies one storey below you, you never know when they might spitball you from upstairs.
Be cruel to your siblings; trust me, you can't wait to move out and as far away from them as Earthly possible.
Friends from school are the best friends you could ever meet. Everybody wants to stab someone's back when it comes to looking for jobs. School is the most innocent meeting place for allies worth keeping in touch with.
Live with your head in the clouds, because when they FORCE you to grow up, you're going to have to spend a lot less time up there. Refuse to descend into reality as long as possible.
Decline all questionable substances offered at parties, encourage those buddies to snort/drink/smoke that instead, and when they do, stand by with 911 on speed dial. Follow them to the hospital and observe exactly what kind of damage to never assault your own body with.
Bros before hoes. Always.
Don't expect anyone to bail you out. Instead, work hard to never Never NEVER slip up and have to be bailed out; because best friends will need bailing out WITH you, and good friends are seldom rich enough.
Don't bother with make-up products, or by the time you're in your 20s, people will think you're in your 50s.
Be careful how much whiskey you drink in public, and in whose company you get wasted in. Drunken party photos have a nasty habit of returning to bite you on the ass when you least expect it. Sure, you may not post them on the Internet, but you never know which of your many idiot friends will announce it to the whole world on Facebook. It will come back to haunt you when you least expect it.
But trust me on the whiskey.


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Rebuilding the Family Network with Postach.io
This post was shared with us by Brad Lemon of Victoria, Australia. We hope it inspires and motivates you to continue levelling up in life, just like it has done for our team. Enjoy :)
Engaging Teens in 2014
How many times have you found your mature family sitting around a room with their heads buried in their phones or laptops?
Let's be honest: the days of sitting around the dining table once a week and telling stories about family history have nearly gone. Thus, I had to find another way to communicate our family stories in an easy and engaging way.
Indeed, not an easy thing to do. Yeah, you can send short text messages (with many limitations), but group messages are hard to maintain. Emails are boring, ugly, and get lost in the shuffle. Snail mail is out of the question.
The answer I found turned out to be really simple: a blog. But not just any ordinary blog; for us, it soon became a form of family-centered social media.
Family Network: Activate!
The way we chose to start our 'family blog' was to use some free and easy tools - Evernote and Postach.io!
Postach.io gave us the ability to make a password protected blog - and this was the key. Once I made our comments private (through Disqus), we had a closed system behind a password that we could use to communicate from any browser from both desktop and mobile.
"Our blog only has a tiny audience, but they are the most important people in the world - my family."
At first, I thought it would be hard to get people to check the blog every day, so I offered a small prize each day for a competition winner. Winning the competition was easy - it mostly involved being the first person to read the 'prize' post and comment with the winning code.
As it turned out, I didn't really need to include an incentive... family members started checking the blog of their own accord, in their own time, all the time! Of course, the competitions have just been so much fun to that we've kept the tradition going. The best part is that if I don't publish enough, they tell me to hurry up!
Family Communication: Restored
The things we post about are random. We ask for jobs to be done, and we hear no moaning about it. Even our dinner plans are posted; this stops people from asking "What's for dinner?!" every night...
Through the family blog, everyone recognises that they're a part of a bigger picture. They can look at the posts, and understanding that the job they do is important, then do their jobs without any protest. I must say, this is rather amazing!
We post about current events, personal projects, and a million and one other things that families need to communicate; politics, hobbies, pictures, planned outings (which are a huge success by the way).
Family History: Preserved
But the most important part to me is the family history. I do a regular post series called 'Stories from Dad', in which I discuss a part of our family history and how it relates to us now. So far, I've had great feedback in the comments which is both encouraging and inspiring.
This recording of family history is an important part of our family network. I know that even after I'm dead and buried, the family blog can live on. The family history I'm writing now will not be forgotten, and can be shared with generations to come! And with this family history, the kids have a chance to ask questions and have the answers recorded for all time. Maybe the history won't be lost, after all!
We have opened up a radical new channel in which to communicate as a family, but it really is working. The Postash.io platform is a closed loop behind a password. Only people with the password can read the blog, and only people with access to the source can publish. I've moved away from Facebook; it's not even close to private or conducive to the kind of meaningful communication we want to foster as a family - plus no ads!
To be honest, I feel that my work in the family blog is some of my best work of all. I've had enormous satisfaction sharing stories with my family. I am more motivated than ever to engage my audience and give them a reason to keep reading 'our' blog. My family doesn't demand this sort of dedication, but they deserve my best work.
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Michele Shepherd, Principal
Michele Shepherd is the Principal at the Linda Nolen Learning Center. She received her Bachelor of Science in Special Education from Alabama A and M University of Huntsville, Alabama, and her Masters in Education degree from Alabama State University and the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Mrs. Shepherd received her Administration Certification from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has nineteen years of teaching experience and four years as Assistant Principal.
Mrs. Shepherd enjoys her job. She gets very ecstatic when the children at the LNLC can go back to their community school and show success. She continues to find new and innovative ways in helping children to learn about themselves, feel connected to their teachers, and build the foundation for learning.
Mrs. Shepherd has one daughter, Britney.
Mr. Todd Crenshaw - Assistant Principal
Mr. Crenshaw is entering his 15th year as a special educator and his 12th year at The Linda Nolen Learning Center. Prior to becoming the administrative assistant at The Linda Nolen Learning Center in 2012, he taught 6th graders in an alternative environment. Mr. Crenshaw earned his B.S in Urban Studies from Jackson State University, his M.Ed in Special Education from the University of New Orleans, and his M.Ed in Teacher Leadership from the University of Montevallo.


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How many languages can you speak, understand and write?
I can speak, understand and write in Hindi, Gujarati and English. I can also understand Urdu, Bengali, Bhojpuri and Marathi, but can not write in these languages. How about you?
I can communicate in about 5 different languages but read and write only in 3
Thanks mr-veg, for answering!
Its good to know that you can communicate in so many languages.
I can speak and write English and Cebuano. I can understand and write (with terrible spelling) in Tagalog. I can also speak some Tagalog, but I'm nowhere near fluent. I'm not Filipino.
I can speak, write,understand in English,Hindi,Tamil,Kannada,Sanskrit,and little knowledge in French but I can understand Telugu and Malayalam but can not write or read.
Thank you cheeluarv, for responding to the question!
Glad to know that you know so many languages. Even I can read and understand Sanskrit very well. Thanks!
Speak and write Spanish English and italian
Understand only some portugués and catalán
Thank you vicky1801, for your response!
Glad to know that you can speak so many languages. Sorry for my late response!
English is my native language. I can speak, read and write a bit of Spanish. I would be able to read Irish which is our native language here. I did basic German in school for 5 years and some of it has stuck. I would get by, but I wouldn't be fluent.
Thank you sangre, for responding to the question!
Its good that you can understand so many languages besides your mother tongue.
Thanks again!
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How many languages do you know and in which country do you live?I frequently hear comments about how people in the United States generally only know English, whereas in many other countries people generally know multiple languages.
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Southern Region Chapters Shine in CMAs
Top bragging rights went to IABC Kansas City, who snagged the Mid-Sized Chapter of the Year, along with Awards of Excellence in Communications and Professional Development. They also received an Award of Merit for Leadership Development.
IABC/Atlanta captured three Awards of Excellence for Communication, Membership Marketing, and Professional Development.
IABC South Carolina received an Award of Merit for Professional Development.
Congratulations to these chapters for putting their hearts into making membership in IABC the very best!
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I find myself spending time I should probably be working this morning poking around the TARDIS Index File wiki, fun fun. I'm a relative newcomer to Dr. Who – the first episodes I saw in whole were the two-parter … Continue reading →
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Young Brothers and Hawaiian Tug & Barge Now Accepting Applications for Community Grant Funds
Young Brothers, Limited (YB) and Hawaiian Tug & Barge (HTB) are now accepting grant applications for their Community Gift Giving Program for non-profit community organizations on Kauai. The program will award grants of up to $3,000 per organization.
Community organizations that meet the following criteria are invited to submit applications for HTB/YB grant consideration
- IRS Approved under Section 501(c)(3)
- Purpose of organization is related to:
- Health
- Education
- Civic and Community Service
- Youth Activities
- Cultural Enrichment
- Environment
- Special Community Projects
HTB/YB established the Community Gift Giving Program in 2001 to provide recognition and support to charitable community organizations on each island. From inception, the community gift-giving program contributed more than $699,000 to 743 non-profit organizations throughout the State of Hawaii, of which $177,650 went to 182 Kauai organizations.
Kauai County Community Advisory Board members are Wanda Shibata (Chairperson), Jim McDowall, Eldean Scott and Millie Wellington.
Application forms and information are available at www.youngbrothershawaii.com or at the HTB/YB office on Kauai at 3020 Waapa Road in Nawiliwili. The deadline for applications is July 13, 2012 by 4:00 p.m. or postmarked by that date. Applications received by this deadline will be reviewed in November. Completed applications may be faxed to (808) 246-1021 or dropped off at the HTB/YB Kauai office. For more information, please call Kauai Manager Wendell Kam at (808) 245-4051.
Young Brothers, Limited provides interisland cargo service throughout the State of Hawaii with ports in Honolulu, on Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, in Kahului on Maui and in Hilo and Kawaihae on the Island of Hawaii. Hawaiian Tug & Barge provides contract towing service, ship assists, barge charters and related marine services throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Visit Young Brothers at www.youngbrothershawaii.com.


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Current Board of Trustees
Sheila Bourque – President
Originally from the Boston area I have returned to New England after a 40 year career in Chicago. With a BA in Urban Studies and a MA in Public Administration I spent my career in Higher Education financing with colleges and the State of Illinois. My experience includes management positions in Human Resources, Data Processing and Strategic Planning. I finished the last ten years of my career as a Chief Information Officer with $6 million dollar budget, 175 employees; systems development and processing responsible for in excess of $3 billion of loans, grants, scholarships and secondary market assets; and a technology network that spanned three cities serving 500 employees. I joined the RVL Board as Treasurer to lend my skills to an important community resource. My very first job was shelving books in the Wakefield Public Library when I was 14 years old. Public libraries have always been an important part of my life.
Paul Cullinan – Vice President
My name is Paul Cullinan and my wife and I have been Raymond residents since 2009. After growing up in South Portland, I left home to obtain degrees from the University of Maine at Orono and Syracuse University. After teaching economics for a year at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., I moved to Washington, D.C and began working as a policy analyst for the Social Security Administration. In 1981, I joined the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) where, for the next 26 years, I undertook a number of roles including policy analyst for income security programs, budget analyst for the Social Security retirement and disability programs, and chief for the cost estimating unit covering income security and social services functions. I retired from CBO in 2007 and spent a year and a half at the Brookings Institution studying and writing on federal budget issues. I have been volunteering at the Raymond Village Library (RVL) since 2010, and decided to join the RVL Board of Directors to deepen my commitment to an extremely vital element of our community.
Leigh Walker – Treasurer
My Name is Leigh Walker and I moved to Raymond in 2000 with my husband, Brian, and our two daughters. I grew up in Washington, DC and graduated from Tufts University with a B.A. in Economics. Since moving to Raymond, I have volunteered as PTO president and as Treasurer of both the Raymond Village Community Church and Raymond Rec. I have previously served on the board of the Raymond Village Library and currently I am the coordinator for the Raymond Community Garden. I re-joined the Library board in June of 2016 and look forward to working with our new director, Allison, and our wonderful volunteers and staff.
Janet Walker – Secretary
I retired to Maine in 2011 after living and working in Illinois for over 35 years. Most of my professional career was the design and development of information systems for various companies in the Chicago area. I was also involved in community theater for over 20 years as an actor, sound technician and Board member. My education includes a BA in sociology from Lipscomb University as well as graduate studies at the University of Kansas. One of the first places I visited after moving to Raymond was the library. It is now my pleasure to serve the community if Raymond as a Trustee.
Kimberly Allen
I'm Kimberly Allen, originally from Bucksport, Maine and have been living in Raymond for 3 years. I graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a degree in Exercise Physiology and worked for many years in healthcare. I then received my Masters from New England College in Non-Profit Management and have been involved with a number of non-profits in Maine. Currently, I am the Director of Fiddlehead Art and Science Center in Gray. My love for libraries started when I was very young and it is still one of my favorite spots. The library is one of the first places I visit whenever I move and the Raymond library is by far one of the friendliest and welcoming to a new patron. For this reason and more I decided to join the Trustees and support the library.
Nick Hardy
My entire professional career was involved with reading and literacy. For twelve years I taught middle school English language arts in seacoast New Hampshire. I went on to be an elementary school principal for fifteen years in three different towns. In 2000, I began consulting for a large national non-profit educational consulting firm. My areas of concentration were classroom assessment, using data for decision-making, instruction and developing standards-based curriculum. I worked with state departments of education in New Mexico, Indiana, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Maine. I worked with both small and large school systems all over New England and in California, Colorado, New Mexico, and North Carolina. I retired in 2014.
My wife, Jill, and I grew up in the Midwest, and moved to New England in the early 1970's. We purchased land on Panther Pond in the early 1990's and built our home in 1998. I joined the Board of trustees in October 2017. I have been an avid reader my whole life and am excited to be able to help further the goals of this vital community resource.
Mark Jordan
Growing up in Portland, ME I enjoyed summer vacation weeks on the South Shore of Panther Pond. First visit to the Library: Mother walked me to the small building behind RVCC to get books in case it rained. My family acquired property in Raymond in the 1950's & made it our home in 1964.
I studied Engineering and Economics at Brown University receiving ScB & AB degrees from its School of Engineering. I then worked at IBM (Poughkeepsie, NY) as an Associate Systems Quality Engineer.
In 1971, I moved to Gorham, ME and began my career in consulting engineering as a Systems Programmer first, then in Process Control design. Included Field Engineer assignments during construction and startup activities. As a Construction Manager – administered contracts, supervised field personnel & quality assurance testing. Later served as Manager of Electrical and Process Control Departments supervising seven engineers and designers. Prepared scope & budget documents and provided technical overview. As Project Manager coordinated projects and guided several capital appropriation & feasibility studies through design and construction. Joined York Consultants in 1996 and continued to service established customer relationships.
At the library my focus has been, and will continue to be facilities maintenance.
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The Top Global Teacher Bloggers are pioneers and innovators in fields such as technology integration, mathematics coaching, special needs education, science instruction, and gender equity. They have founded schools, written curricula, and led classrooms in 13 different countries that stretch across every populated continent on earth. These teachers empower and enrich the lives of young people from nearly every background imaginable. These experts were asked by CMRubinWorld: "What are the best examples you have seen of teachers closing the gender gap in education?"
The Top Global Teacher Bloggers offered a range of insights from years of innovating pedagogical practice across numerous cultures. The gender gap is different across the globe. In many developing countries—particularly in places like Sierra Leone where Miriam Mason-Sesay teaches—women are often culturally excluded from educational opportunities. Therefore it is of vital importance to "catch them young and to teach them their value and make sure that the negative messages never get a chance to take hold." But in other countries it is young boys who are falling behind. In countries like the U.S., teachers report "a school culture in which academic achievement is valued less socially among boys than it is among girls." Maarit Rossi from Finland believes it's vital that "schools deliberately mix the genders in the classrooms, train students to work in diverse groups and so support the growth of equality and understanding."
The Top Global Teacher Bloggers is a monthly series where educators around the world offer experienced yet unique takes on today's most important topics. CMRubinWorld utilizes the platform to propagate the voices of the most indispensable people of our learning institutions, teachers.
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Catharsis Magazine is an online Indian fortnightly magazine. Its first issue came out on January 23, 2017. The magazine aims at covering a wide range of topics, from politics, philosophy, law to cinema, music and sports. It is mostly student run but also has the involvement of professionals, such as filmmakers, advocates, engineers and even psychologists.
The magazine offers a myriad of categories because it believes every one of them are essential not just in the life of a person, but also in the functioning of every country. We encourage frank discussion on topics concerning India and the world at large, frank discussion and critical thinking on caste, minority rights, corruption, gender justice while also encouraging a 'genuine culture of living' which can be brought about my music, cinema and literature.
We offer various categories:
- The Back Pages (which takes inspiration from Bob Dylan's song 'My Back Pages') category comprises of non-fiction reporting and writing. It is further divided into sub-topics such as politics, law, economics, philosophy, history, sports and science and technology. Opinionated pieces for this category are very welcome.
- Symphony category pertains to music, where our writer/editors review albums, songs and artists or even publish theory on music or historical pieces.
- The Amator (which takes inspiration from Krzysztof Kieślowski's 1979 film Amator) category is devoted to film reviews, director/actor reviews. We also publish short-films under this category, the submission procedure for which can be found here. We also have Pick A Challenge as a sub-topic where we suggest lists of films keeping in mind a certain theme or a director or an actor.
- Journal is a repository of all opinion pieces which are not published under Back Pages. We have created this category keeping in mind a person's personal journal in which a person would tend to write his/her personal feelings about almost anything. We publish such personal pieces under pseudonyms for the sub-category Random Musings. We also have weekly updates of music, films and literature to look out for under this.
- Words (which takes inspiration from Jean-Paul Sartre's auto-biography Words) is a category devoted to book reviews and author reviews. We also publish poems and short-stories under this category.
- Under the Lens category, we publish photographic exhibitions and travelogues. The submission procedure for the same can be found here.
- Under Faces, we publish our interviews with people who have made significant contribution to any of the enlisted categories of the magazine.
Catharsis Magazine is affiliated to the Journal of Political Theory and Philosophy, the Indian Journal of Constitutional & Administrative Law and Qrius Magazine.


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Organize Your Mind, Organize Your Life
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ADHD (Biographies of Disease)
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Project Interface – A partner with Newton-Wellesley, this valuable program helps families access mental services.
AACAP – This website from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry provides reliable information about the diagnosis and treatment of common mental health issues (under the "Facts for Families" section) and contains other valuable resources, including a "Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Finder."
Mass DPH Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program – For families with children ages birth to 22 with chronic medical, physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional conditions.
National Institutes of Mental Health – This website provides useful information about mental illness, including discussion of the symptoms and treatment of specific conditions.
National Alliance on Mental Illness – A national advocacy group that provides support for patients and families affected by mental illness.
Massachusetts Substance Abuse Helpline
National Institute on Drug Abuse
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Asperger's Association of New England
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School Psychiatry – A website from Massachusetts General Hospital that provides information about how to effectively seek school-based services for a child with a psychiatric disorder as well as detailed information about the kinds of interventions that may be helpful for specific problems.
Federation for Children with Special Needs – Provides information and support to parents of children with disabilities, including mental health issues. This site can be helpful for parents looking for educational advocate to help them work with the school system to get services for their child.
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Keith Wymer, who retired as head of the West Midlands college last year, is preparing to take libel action following allegations made in a forensic audit report jointly commissioned by college governors and the FEFC.
Preliminary reports into the college's network of companies and whistleblower's allegations were prepared by auditors Bentley Jennison and Deloitte amp; Touche and went before a meeting of Bilston's governors in April this year. The board of governors was dissolved at the end of the meeting.
Last week Bilston merged with Wulfrun College to become Wolverhampton College.
Minutes of the meeting record governors as expressing concern over "inaccuracies and selectivity" of one report and describe the other as "extremely poor in terms of competence and professionalism".
Because of the "highly sensitive and potentially damaging nature" of the reports, copies were collected by the clerk at the end of the meeting and taken away to be shredded.
"The contents of the reports must remain strictly confidential and ... any publicity could have serious consequences," the minutes state.
The minutes also note the FEFC's "concern" that governors should have seen the report and say that the final versions were to be sent directly to the FEFC. But a copy of one of the preliminary reports, which had been posted to governors several days before the meeting, was shown to Keith Wymer.
Two pages are devoted to Mr Wymer's foreign travel in 1997 and 1998, during which time he is said to have visited Boston, Washington, Uzbekistan, Moscow, South Africa and China - trips he denies making.
Another allegation, which he challenges and will form the basis of his libel action, is that he had used pound;1,500 of college money to pay for himself, his wife and two daughters to go to America. Other former senior staff denied claims made against them in the reports but stopped short of legal action.
Mr Wymer says his legal expenses - which could run into tens of thousands of pounds - are being underwritten by several individuals and organisations "who believe that Bilston had a raw deal".
He added: "I have spoken to my lawyers and they say it is a black and white case. The report is full of false information. "


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The video game retailer CEX recently suffered a blow to their public perception when approximately two million customers had their personal information compromised in a massive security break. The damage was relevant for online customers who had data including their names, addresses, phone number, e-mail addresses, and credit card information stolen /1/. The security breach speaks to the lingering worries of online shoppers regarding their safety of their personal information in a digital age.
Customer trust critical to retail success
In addition to the challenge of storing customer data responsibly, online retailers are confronted with problems storing the data on the products they are selling and ensuring that customers trust the products they buy. The success of an online retailer depends heavily on their ability to incite confidence in the customer regarding their products and the process of purchasing them.
66% of online shoppers are reported to worry about data protection when shopping online /2/, and the recent CEX incident proves their worries legitimate. Online retailers ought to be looking for data storage options to improve transparency and legitimize customer trust.
Blockchain could heighten trust
Implementing Blockchain technology in their IT structures could provide tremendous advantages to online retailers in a number of ways. The storage of customer data in a Blockchain makes such security breaches nearly impossible – Blockchain uses a very elaborate encryption procedure and distributes many copies of the data throughout the overall database.
An unauthorized party would need to change 51% of all instances in order to successfully change one entry. An unchangeable record of transactions would result in heightened security and trust for customers.
Further benefits for retail supply chain transparency
Online retailers could also benefit from implementing Blockchain in their supply chains to trace the history and origins of products, and make that information available to customers. A seamless record of a product's manufacturing and delivery process is made possible when changes in status are saved as transactions in the Blockchain. Customers could then feasibly scan QR codes on their products and see the complete history, further boosting trust and customer satisfaction.
To learn more about Blockchain and further use cases, you can get in touch with our experts.
/1/ http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41095162
/2/ https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insight-highlights-cgs-blockchain-cpg-and-retail-industries


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Are you suffering from text neck?
Remember the chart that was hung in your elementary science classroom showing human evolution? It started with a crouched ape and ended with a person standing fully upright. Well, we have to add a new image to the evolution—someone with head bent at a 45-degree angle.
You may have already heard the term "text neck" and dismissed it as just another reason for parents to be concerned about their kids' cellphone use. But research by Dr. Kenneth Hansraji of New York Spine Surgery & Rehabilitation Center shows the weight of the head, combined with a forward flex, can stress your spine and lead to "early wear, tear, degeneration and possibly surgeries."
The easy answer to combating text neck is, of course, limiting your cellphone usage altogether. But Dr. Aneesh Garg, sports medicine and nonsurgical orthopedics specialist with Presence Saint Joseph Hospital in Chicago, has other suggestions.
"Talk to someone, instead, honestly" Dr. Garg says. "Try using the speech recognition feature on your phone to reduce texting and anterior overloading your body."
You should also consider holding your phone at eye level or buying a stand that will hold your phone higher up to your face.
If you've found that, along with neck pains, your thumbs also ache, Dr. Garg has a tip for that as well.
"The thumb tips are the main culprit, so work on the meaty part between the thumb and forefinger. That will ease the tension."
And don't forget to set up those voice commands, "Hey, Siri" and "OK, Google," a chance to save you some neck strain.


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Several top IFA firms that usually have an aggressive approach to expansion lifted their recruitment bans, have confidence in the economic climate and are once again willing to take on advisers, paraplanners and support staff.
Many have revealed that business levels in 2008 were no worse than in the previous year. Figures should continue to rise once people start buying and investing again. Only a small percentage of the British people have been made redundant but it appears that the whole country has stopped spending on the high street and on more luxurious products such as holidays and cars.
The population's need for advice is greater than ever. One of the National IFA firms is looking to double its sales-force from 250 to 500 consul-tants, a top-performing mutual society continues its growth plan during 2009 and many of the smaller firms have grown due to mergers and acquisitions.
We have also seen a rise in overseas recruitment as warm weather and a new lifestyle has been a great temptation to advisers that want to escape from the UK recession. Training and compliance roles have also been on the increase, perhaps as a result of TCF. 2009 has started very well and we are taking on as many new assignments as in 2008.
IFAs love to chat, as recruitment consultants do. Getting on the phone and speaking to people is the greatest part of this role. This has given us a good headstart with recruitment plans for 2009. April will see things get even busier as firms will not be tied to budgetary restraints.
The mortgage market is not expected to pick up until 2010. It is a sad affair to see so many qualified and successful mortgage consultants leave the financial services industry as they are unable to find jobs elsewhere within the sector without the appropriate experience. Recruitment managers are able to take advantage of more people being out of work so do not need to look outside their person criteria list. That said, many first-class individuals have stayed with their current employer just because they feel safe rather than content.
The RDR may affect financial recruiters in 2009. The new professional standards and exams should create more buoyancy in the market as consumer confidence grows with the disappearance of commission.
Advising is still a shrinking and ageing profession, therefore firms will have more need to use professional and well established agencies to assist with the placement of advisers.
Karen Halliday is director of Recruitment Connection"