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Lactation failure in the sow
Previously, lactation failure in swine was known as MMA (Mastitis, Metritis, Agalactia) syndrome. Now it belongs to the Postpartum Dysgalactia Syndrome (PDS) and affects the optimum expression of the sows' productive capacity in a way that is much less clinically visible. It is referred to as a syndrome to indicate that there may be several risk factors and clinical signs that are referred to collectively as lactation failure or, more exactly, an early and temporary dysgalactia (i.e. reduced or insufficient milk production). MMA can be seen as the emerging part of an iceberg represented by PDS, which is the more important and underestimated part and thus most dangerous. It is a major concern to pork producer because of the economic impact although it is difficult to quantify.
Associated problems are often considered separately (piglet diarrhea, impaired piglet growth, parturition with hand help or use of antimicrobials or oxytocin). The clinical signs are very diverse as well as the importance individuals may attribute to them and a close observation of the piglets from problem litters will be more helpful for early detection than the observation of sows. Commonly very early lactation failure affects 10-100% of the sows. Sows affected produce insufficient colostrum and milk during the first days after farrowing. In fact, the problem takes its root before farrowing although completely asymptomatic at that time and it will remain asymptomatic until piglets are affected. Producer intervention either at farrowing or treating piglets with antimicrobials should raise awareness on the possible occurrence of lactation problems of sows. This is because at farrowing, physiological priorities change from a pregnancy (fetus oriented) to a high-milk-producing status. The transition is very complex and depends on an extensive series of biological adaptations that include many, perhaps most, body tissues and all types of nutrients. A slight asynchrony of these processes or unsuccessful transition may lead to PDS.
Clinical signs
Clinical signs are many and varied depending on the herd. They are rarely all present at the same time or of similar intensity. Their sequence of appearance is also variable from one herd to another. They reflect that the origin of the cause may differ from herd to herd and is rarely unique. Three closely related components that interact with one another have been highlighted and categorized to help the problem investigation after having been identified as potentially involved in the transition from a gestating to a lactating sow. They help explain the possible symptoms that can be observed either involving the sow but more often the piglets: the feed and feeding management, the presence of bacteria leading to the presence of toxins in blood and stress.
In sows, clinical signs may include low milk production (often reflected by a lighter than normal weaning weight), anorexia, hyperthermia but also hyper-reactivity, long farrowing duration (that may be unnoticeable at first because of the use of oxytocin or an increase in assisted farrowings). Discharge can sometimes be observed originating from bacterial toxins in the uterus. If the primary site of infection is the mammary gland, the udder may appear enlarged, firm, warm, and more sensitive than usual, and often affected glands may appear discolored when compared to the rest of the udder. However, one must keep in mind that some hypogalactic sows will show little or no apparent signs of illness. Piglets will reflect the consequences of the sows' disorders with stillbirth, diarrhea, crushing, and decreased weaning weight. In addition, when managers observe the problem they often introduce very strict rules before farrowing and the over use of oxytocin or prostaglandins or the increase in assisted farrowings in order to control the problem.
Diagnosis of PDS is not easy. Indeed, PDS reflects numerous different but interacting mechanisms that affect the optimum expression of the sows' productive capacity in a way that is much less clinically visible than was the MMA syndrome.
However, it can be approached following identification of signs belonging to each of three components described above. It may also be important to identify susceptible sows. Prepartum loss of fat and in some cases muscles, frequent nowadays in hyperprolific females and carcass leanness appears to have a crucial impact on sows farrowing and post-partum–fat sows or very lean sows are predisposed to PDS. Primiparous (first litter) or older sows may have more difficulties copeing in the change from pregnant to high-milk-producing. The farrowing unit manager together with the gestation unit manager, nutritionist and veterinarian should work to characterize a particular situation and develop a program of preventive action as quickly as possible.
The prognosis for the life of the affected sow or gilt is good; however, the prognosis for the reestablishment of normal lactation is guarded. Chilling, secondary diarrhea, and other neonatal diseases (such as crushing) decrease the chances for survival of individual piglets. In the most extreme cases of MMA, the affected sow usually recovers in two to five days with or without return of lactation. Culling the sow should be considered if she has several hard, nonfunctional mammary glands after recovery. Unless lactation is rapidly reestablished or supplemental feeding is successful, the chances for piglet survival are low.
At the herd level, prognosis is a function of identifying the contributing causes. Increasing attention to gilt preparation, feed and feeding of the sows, stress management and defining carefully 'need to treat infection' thresholds should help correct and prevent PDS in the future.
Although treating individuals can be rewarding, prevention will most probably be more dependent on a good gilt development program. Thus, events that occur 2 or 3 days before farrowing related to hormonal level changes for example interfere with events occurring after farrowing and colostrum production.
However, supplemental heat for the piglets during the first few days is energy conserving to them and can aid survival. Cross fostering to lactating females may be a temporary solution particularly for those most affected. Controlling cystitis, mastitis and/or uterine infection should also be included in the treatment strategy. A purulent discharge (pus) from the vulva does not necessarily indicate that the sow or gilt has a uterine infection (metritis). Although studies have revealed that over 60% of clinically normal sows have vulvar discharge for 24 to 36 hours, this discharge is not correlated with impaired piglet growth. Discharge that persist past 36 hours often are accompanied by decreasing thrift of the litter and indicate a need to examine and treat the sow.
Prevention should center on herd health management, water and nutrition and tackling the 3 pathways with a prominent role in the occurrence of lactation failure. Efforts to reduce stress throughout gestation, especially near parturition, are important preventive measures. An example would be sow acclimatization to the farrowing facility, especially the water distribution system. Low water intake in gestation is a common risk factor for cystitis (inflammation of the bladder) and, secondarily, for postpartum uterine infection. Inadequate water intake just before farrowing may also lead the sow to conserve water at the expense of the water content of the intestine, leading to constipation. Nutritional disorders are a significant factor in the development of PDS. Feeding levels all along the sow production cycle from before gestation to the time of farrowing and during lactation have an influence on the incidence of dysgalactia. Level and quality of fiber and protein are important factors to consider. Attention to farrowing house environment is critical. Maintenance of clean, dry floors during gestation and parturition can reduce bacterial populations and thus reduce udder or uterine infections. Preventive efforts using various drugs and hormones (fed and/or injected) prior to farrowing have occasionally produced excellent results. However, critical evaluations and continued study indicate that what works in one herd may have no value in another herd or may even have adverse consequences.
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While the medical examiner's office determined that Gary Gatewood died from a "shotgun blast to the head," it said that, because of the "uncertain circumstances" of the Renton Police Department's investigation, it could not determine if Gatewood was slain, killed himself or died in an accident.
Brian Gatewood knew it would be wrenching, walking into the house where his father had died a day or two earlier, but he was unprepared for what he saw: blood sprayed across the ceiling and walls, and blood pooled on the ground.
Assured by police in Renton that the death was due to natural causes, Gatewood walked through the house, moved two guns that had belonged to his dad and called a funeral home to take away his father's body. After a parade of relatives traipsed through the house, he called a company to clean up the gory detritus of his father's death.
That's when Brian Gatewood found out something was wrong. His father's 2017 death wasn't natural at all.
In fact, it was anything but: The King County Medical Examiner determined that 58-year-old Gary Gatewood died of a shotgun blast to the head.
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By the time the Renton Police Department acknowledged their mistake, it was too late — the death scene had been hopelessly compromised, along with any investigation police might conduct.
"It was one of the shoddiest death investigations I've seen in my career," said former Seattle police chief Norm Stamper, who was hired as an expert witness in an unsuccessful lawsuit filed by Brian Gatewood against the city of Renton.
While the medical examiner's office determined that Gary Gatewood died from a "perforating shotgun blast to the head," it said that, because of the "uncertain circumstances" of the Renton Police Department's investigation, it could not determine if Gatewood was slain, killed himself or died in an accident.
"I feel certain it would have been done different if he was a middle-aged white man from a rich suburb and not a black man with an alcohol problem," said Brian Gatewood, 31, of Tacoma.
Renton police Investigations Cmdr. Jeff Eddy disputed that claim.
"Once we got past what happened originally, we did exactly what we would have done with any other death investigation and we did a very thorough job," Eddy said.
He said the officers involved were not reprimanded, to his knowledge, but that at least one of them has "beaten himself up about it."
If there's anything that was learned, said Eddy, it's that police should always "slow down and take a look around."
The younger Gatewood was awakened on Feb. 12, 2017, by a cousin, who told him simply that his father was dead.
Gary Gatewood, who was born and raised in Seattle's Central District, had worked for Boeing and at a bakery when he was younger. He had struggled with alcoholism most of his adult life and was living on disability at the end, his son said.
His father's battle with the bottle got worse when he fatally shot a friend, Mark David, 21, who reportedly tried to rob Gatewood in 1990, his son said.
According to court documents and his ex-wife, Gary Gatewood was charged with David's murder but was acquitted when his attorneys proved that he fired in self-defense.
The ex-wife, Regina Bembry, who is Brian's mother, said Gary and the victim had been at Angie's Tavern in South Seattle when they went outside to smoke marijuana. David ripped a "thick gold chain" off Gatewood's neck and ran, Bembry said. When Gatewood chased him, David pulled out a knife and Gatewood responded by shooting him dead.
"It messed with him; he was seeing it in his dreams and he started drinking heavy," Gatewood said.
"For years, he talked about it," said Bembry. "He always said, 'I wonder if he can forgive me for taking his life?' I think it haunted him till the day he died."
Still, Gatewood said his father was mostly a "happy drunk," loud, jovial and fun-loving. He spoke to all his neighbors, mowed the lawns of older folks, yelled "Hey Champ!" at people and often hugged those he'd just met, his son said.
It was shortly after dawn when Brian arrived at his father's house.
He was told outside by two Renton police officers that his father died of a "gastric episode," and that there was some blood near his mouth, some obvious decomposition and a foul smell in the home. They warned Brian he might not want to see his father like that, Gatewood recalled, but he told them he needed to see his father's body "to make it real."
From the hallway of the tidy, one-story brick home on Index Court Northeast, the younger Gatewood could see his father's body on the floor, just inside the door of the back bedroom, lying in a pool of blood. Blood was on the ceiling.
As he stepped into the bedroom, Gatewood saw part of his father's face was missing and that his head was misshapen.
"I was flabbergasted. I was trying to understand how there could be so much blood," Gatewood said. "I'm no medical expert, but it didn't look like natural causes to me."
Gatewood said he went back outside to ask the cops why there was so much blood. The detectives were defensive, he said, and argued with him. They cited their credentials: Detective Randy Jensen had been a cop for 16 years; Officer Lacey DelValle had EMT training.
They told Gatewood, according to court documents in the lawsuit, that they'd both seen similar death scenes involving gastric episodes.
When Gatewood asked why his father's head looked misshapen, the officers told him Gary Gatewood had been dead for some time and that decomposition had begun. They also said there was no need for an autopsy and told him to call the funeral home where his father had made previous arrangements, Gatewood said.
A badly shaken Brian Gatewood accepted their explanation numbly and did as advised.
The funeral home came and took Gary Gatewood's body. Relatives came and went. Gatewood said Jensen told him there were two firearms in his father's closet that ought to be secured.
The two long guns, according to Gatewood, were standing up in the back of the closet, behind some clothes, stocks down. Gatewood said he removed them, cleared a spent shell casing from the shotgun and tucked them under some clothes on a bed in another room.
Police then gave him the number of Bio Management Northwest, a biohazard cleaning company, and Gatewood called them.
By the time the cleaning crew arrived, the two Renton police officers had left.
Nicole Norman, who had been with the cleaning company about two years, walked into the bedroom, took one look around and backed out carefully.
"This was not a natural death," she said. When people die, it's not uncommon for there to be a little blood or bodily fluids present, she explained.
"But nothing like this," she said. What Norman noticed immediately and what the police had apparently overlooked: bone fragments and a piece of skull on a pillow.
Her colleague took a look and agreed, she said. Together they took Gatewood back into the room to explain what they were seeing and why he needed to call police back.
When Jensen and DelValle returned, they were "irritated," recalled Norman, and they argued with the cleaning crew, reiterated their expertise and explained what happens during a gastric episode like the one they believed the elder Gatewood had suffered.
Eventually, supervisors were called and, according to Norman and Gatewood, the scene was immediately locked down.
"As soon as they saw the room, they said, 'Shut this down. Who's been in here? What's been moved?,' " Gatewood said.
The Washington State Patrol and Renton detective Peter Montemayor investigated.
According to the State Patrol's report, Gary Gatewood's body was on the floor, near both the door into the room and the closet where Renton police had seen a rifle and a shotgun. There were blood stains, too numerous to count, on "all of the bedroom walls and the bedding" and pieces of "teeth or bone" in the closet. There was also a spent shotgun shell on the ground and a shotgun wad — a piece of plastic that separates the shot pellets from the gunpowder in a shotgun shell — on the floor near the closet.
The body had been discovered by Gary Gatewood's aunt and a neighbor who had called police the night before to request a welfare check, according to police reports. The neighbor hadn't seen Gatewood for several days and the front door was wide open though the screen was locked, the reports say.
Montemayor talked to neighbors, watched surveillance video from the home's four working cameras and said there was no sign that anybody had entered the home since Feb. 5, which was when the recording stopped. He wrote there was a broken window that hadn't been noted previously by police and he reviewed the autopsy results.
That report described the head wound and said the medical examiner recovered 59 "deformed" shot pellets from the body. He had alcohol, hydromorphone — a narcotic used for pain relief — and morphine in his body.
According to police reports and court documents, Jensen and DelValle later said a number of factors contributed to their conclusion that Gary Gatewood had died of natural causes. In DelValle's narrative, she said one of the EMTs from Renton Fire Station #12 reportedly told police that "the gastric contents on the floor around Mr. Gatewood appeared to be related to a cirrhosis liver problem."
Records from the fire district show that the EMT noted dark, coffee-ground-like blood near Gatewood's body and also wrote that there were "no obvious open wounds visible, no weapons seen."
In addition, Jensen and DelValle claimed Gatewood's relatives told them he had a long history of alcoholism, had cirrhosis of the liver and didn't take his medicine.
"Based on my observations, no signs of foul play and the extensive medical history provided by the family of Mr. Gatewood, this death appears to be of natural causes," DelValle wrote in her report.
Montemayor — a colleague of the DelValle and Jensen — arrived at another conclusion based on his investigation and input from the State Patrol.
In an August 2017 email, Montemayor said he had reviewed the State Patrol crime lab's report and concluded that Gary Gatewood died when he reached for the shotgun at the back of the closet and it accidentally discharged.
"This is a non-homicide death and probably accidental — however I have no idea why he was reaching for the gun in the first place," Montemayor wrote.
Brian Gatewood said Montemayor told him that the State Patrol determined that the angle of the wounds indicate that, if it was not an accident, Gatewood would have had to have been leaning over a person who would have been firing at him from the ground.
Brian said the detective said he did not believe Gary Gatewood had been ambushed by somebody lying in the closet.
"Why is that impossible?" asked Brian Gatewood. "How does he know somebody didn't lie in wait?"
In trying to get answers and hold police accountable for what he sees as an injustice, Gatewood filed a lawsuit last year against the city of Renton.
His attorney, David Bufalini, hired Stamper — who served as Seattle's police chief from 1994 to 2000 — as a consultant to evaluate the investigation done by Renton police.
"I have never seen a more superficial and shoddy investigation of a death scene," said Stamper. "It was neglectful and inattentive and a very poor example of critical thinking."
He said the investigation of the crime scene was inexcusably bad, and that the follow-up investigation by Montemayor was just as flawed.
Stamper said he has trouble with Montemayor's accident theory because, he said, he has never seen an accidental shooting or a suicide in which the gun did not fall to the ground next to the victim. In this case, the shotgun was found upright in a corner of the closet.
"What I'd still like to know, to this day, is how that gun got back into the closet. I guarantee the deceased did not put it in there. Maybe it was a family member not known to police. But everybody involved in that scene said they didn't touch the guns," Stamper said.
The case was dismissed in July after a King County judge determined Gatewood's attorney could not overcome the immunity granted to public servants doing their job.
Because Brian Gatewood doesn't really know what happened to his father, he's haunted by the possibilities.
"It's always in the back of my mind: What happened? What really happened?" he said.


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Back to Journals » Patient Preference and Adherence » Volume 9
Preferences of patients undergoing hemodialysis – results from a questionnaire-based study with 4,518 patients
Authors Janssen IM, Gerhardus A, von Gersdorff G, Baldamus C, Schaller M, Barth C, Scheibler F
Received 19 December 2014
Accepted for publication 15 April 2015
Published 26 June 2015 Volume 2015:9 Pages 847—855
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S79559
Checked for plagiarism Yes
Review by Single-blind
Peer reviewer comments 5
Editor who approved publication: Dr Naifeng Liu
Inger Miriam Janssen,1 Ansgar Gerhardus,2,3 Gero D von Gersdorff,4 Conrad August Baldamus,4 Mathias Schaller,4 Claudia Barth,5 Fueloep Scheibler6
1Department of Epidemiology and International Public Health, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany; 2Department for Health Services Research, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany; 3Health Sciences Bremen, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany; 4Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; 5KfH Kuratorium fuer Dialyse und Nierentransplantation e.V., Neu-Isenburg, Germany; 6Department of Non-Drug Interventions, Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care, Cologne, Germany
Background: Chronic kidney disease is an increasing health problem worldwide and in its final stage (stage V) can only be treated by renal replacement therapy, mostly hemodialysis. Hemodialysis has a major influence on the everyday life of patients and many patients report dissatisfaction with treatment. Little is known about which aspects of treatment are considered important by hemodialysis patients. The objective of this study was to rate the relative importance of different outcomes for hemodialysis patients and to analyze whether the relative importance differed among subgroups of patients.
Patients and methods: Within the framework of a yearly questionnaire which is distributed among patients receiving hemodialysis by the largest hemodialysis provider in Germany, we assessed the relative importance of 23 outcomes as rated on a discrete visual analog scale. Descriptive statistics were used to rank the outcomes. Subgroup analyses were performed using Mann–Whitney U or Kruskal–Wallis tests.
Results: Questionnaires of 4,518 hemodialysis patients were included in the analysis. The three most important outcomes were safety of treatment, health-related quality of life, and satisfaction with care. Further important outcomes were hospital stays, accompanying symptoms, hemodialysis duration, and the improvement or preservation of a good emotional state. Age, profession, and education had the strongest influence on relevant differences of preferences for outcomes; no relevant influence of sex or comorbidity was observed.
Conclusion: Outcomes concerning the delivery or provision of care and aspects influencing quality of life are rated by patients to be at least as important as clinical outcomes. Many of the outcomes judged to be important by the patients are not regularly considered in research, evaluation studies, or quality programs.
Keywords: patient-centered outcomes, preference elicitation, chronic disease, patient-centered research, rating scale
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Numerical modelling is often needed as a tool to predict the behaviour and assess the safety of dam structures. Embankment dam structures analyses are quite complex and potential failures are hazardous. Predictions of dam behaviour by numerical modelling rely on knowledge about the mechanical properties of the materials the dam is constructed with. The materials included in a dam vary significantly because zones in the dam have different functions. In order to conduct reliable modelling, parameter values defining the stress-strain relationship of the materials are needed to be assigned.
Obtaining information about the mechanical behaviour in already existing embankment dams is usually challenging. As many dams are old, there might be a limited amount of information available of the materials used, construction methods and mostly about the stress-strain relationship of the soil. Traditionally, field sampling is performed in order to obtain such information. However, conventional field sampling might negatively affect the dam body and thereby the performance as well as the safety of the dam. This is of special importance if sampling is performed in the impervious (core) part. Since traditional sampling might harm the dam body, use of non-destructive methods would be advantageous to utilise for obtaining information about the stress-strain relationship and the strength in a dam structure.
An option for a non-destructive method is parameter identification by inverse analysis. The idea of inverse analysis is to calibrate finite element models towards field measurements. In the calibration process, the input for a stress-strain relationship (constitutive model) is modified until the discrepancy between the output of the numerical model and the associated chosen field measurement is minimised. The agreement between output from the numerical model and reality is measured by an objective function that will calculate the error. In order to automatically search for the minimum a search algorithm is utilised in the optimisation process. When the objective function is minimised, the calibration of the material parameters is done.
In previous research at Luleå University of Technology, the method of inverse analysis was applied to an embankment dam. The finite element program PLAXIS was used in combination with an optimisation code. The optimisation code includes an objective function (for error evaluation) and a search algorithm. The genetic algorithm was employed as search algorithm, since it is known for its robustness and efficiency as well as the fact that it provides a set of solutions instead of one unique answer. This is beneficial from a geotechnical point of view, since engineering judgement can be included in the final choice of solution.
The first study in the present thesis deals with a case study of an embankment dam, where a simple model calibration was performed. This was a part of a larger study, at the ICOLD Benchmark Workshop in 2017, where the work presented here was forming one of the contributions. In order to have a model response similar to reality, the contributors were asked to choose constitutive models and calibrate them. The calibration was done by manually changing the input for the constitutive model chosen. While the response of the numerical finite element model was capturing the trends of measured total stresses and pore pressure in the dam quite well, there were difficulties in capturing the long term deformations of the dam. This was a challenge for all contributors. An idea for improving the model response, is to run a more advanced calibration by inverse analysis.
In the second study in the thesis, predictions are presented for the embankment dam that inverse analysis was previously conducted for at LTU. Strengthening actions in form of a new berm were performed at the dam. With identified material parameter values from the inverse analysis, predictions were conducted both before and after the strengthening measures. The predicted deformations were compared to deformation data from inclinometer measurements. A reasonably well agreement was obtained with the real deformations. The trend of the deformations was replicated and the magnitudes of the deformations were in the right order. The study is indicating that predicting future dam behaviour based on results from inverse analysis can be done reasonably well.
In the third and final study in the thesis, effects of random measurement error on the performance of the genetic algorithm for soil parameter identification are assessed. Also here, with the application to the embankment dam used in previous research at LTU. Optimisations were performed against inclinometer measurements. To be sure that the constitutive model can find the correct solution, synthetic (i.e. numerically generated) inclinometer data was utilised. Perturbations were randomly generated within chosen intervals of error and added to the numerically generated deformations.
The genetic algorithm showed its robustness, by continuing to search for solutions without breaking down even if the field data was substantially perturbed. Considering usual errors for inclinometer measurements, the genetic algorithm can deliver good solutions. The inclinometer errors used were taken from literature, and thereafter related to the perturbations of the numerically generated data. Dealing with errors that are becoming gradually larger than what can be considered as usual, problems are faced by the genetic algorithm. In this cases it is difficult to find a solution, and if solutions are found they might significantly deviate from the unperturbed optimum solution.
The three studies handled in this thesis are treating aspects of back analysis of embankment dams; from a simple calibration, to predictions based on material parameters from advanced inverse analysis and finally effects of errors on the genetic algorithm. It been shown that using inverse analysis for already existing embankment dams is very beneficial for the material characterisation and is forming a step towards better predictions of future dam behaviour.
Field sampling for evaluation of the mechanical behaviour in embankment dams is not easily performed, since the performance and the safety of the structure may be unfavourably affected. A non-destructive method as inverse analysis is an alternative. In this study, inverse analysis has been utilised to identify values for soil parameters for an embankment dam. An objective function and a genetic search algorithm were combined with a finite element software to perform the analysis. Values of model parameters were calibrated until inclinometer deformations from monitoring and computations corresponded to each other. Errors in field measurements occur, related to e.g. measurement precision as well as handling and installation of the equipment. Search algorithms in mathematical optimisation might obtain numerical problems if they are used against data containing errors. The performance of the genetic algorithm was investigated for the studied dam, when identification was performed against inclinometer data containing known errors of different magnitudes. The results showed that the genetic algorithm can search for solutions without obtaining numerical problems, even though the field data is substantially perturbed. It was found that the genetic algorithm is able to find good solutions for data from field measurements including usual errors in practical dam applications.
Over the lifetime of a dam several measures are usually taken in order to assure the stability and the performance of the dam. In this case a hydropower dam in Northern Sweden is in need of dam safety measures. The question arose, what consequences there might be when such measures are performed. In order to estimate these effects, simulations have been carried out in the finite element programme PLAXIS 2D. Thereby, the deformations and the stability of the dam for the planned work can be evaluated. The performed simulations are based upon previously conducted research at Luleå University of Technology, where soil parameters in the investigated dam were identified by a method of inverse analysis.Three sections have been analysed: A, B and C. In section A increasing pore water pressure has been observed at the downstream side of the dam. Thereby it has been concluded that a new drainage system is needed; new trenches of large size are to be excavated. In section B new toe berms are planned, due to the requirement that the dam should be able to divert leakage without erosion occurring at the dam toe. This contains soil material that might degrade when stresses are increased, with intensified deformations as a consequence. In section C a new berm is to be constructed, before this can be conducted an excavation is performed at the toe of the dam.The results have shown deformations of an acceptable magnitude and factors of safety that indicate conditions for the planned dam safety measures. Numerical values of deformations and factors of safety can be utilised as an attempt to establish alarm values for the stability of the dam. The finite element method is a useful tool for this kind of evaluation.
It is usually difficult to determine values for soil parameter values in earth- A nd rockfill dams by traditional methods. Field sampling is not easily performed, especially in the impervious parts, since the performance and safety of the dam structure may be affected in an unfavourable way. Therefore other methods, preferably non-destructive, are needed to investigate the mechanical behaviour. Inverse analysis has been utilised to identify soil parameter values for an earth- A nd rockfill dam. An error function and a genetic search algorithm were combined with a finite element software to perform the analysis. The model parameters in the chosen constitutive model were calibrated until the horizontal deformations corresponded to the horizontal inclinometer deformations. Errors or irregularities in field measurements can occur, for instance based on the accuracy of the equipment. In this study, the performance of the genetic algorithm was investigated, when applied to identify soil parameters for a dam. Added perturbations to simulated inclinometer data are randomly generated within a chosen interval of error. The results showed that the genetic algorithm found a minimum for the error function even though the field data was substantially perturbed. Errors up to 10% were shown to have minor impact


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Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Wednesday, April 26.
Obviously there's excitement on Wall Street regarding what President Trump's proposed tax push could mean for companies and investors.
However, Mad Money's Jim Cramer told viewers Wednesday to look beyond the noise coming from Washington, D.C., and focus instead on what's propelling the markets: Earnings.
Cramer said he's dubious about tax reform coming from inside the Beltway. Members of the Senate present a potential roadblock for Trump getting all his wishes. And it's likely any tax reform could be temporary.
The Mad Money host's advice: Stay the course. But don't think too much about the positives of reduced corporate taxes.
"The truth is we have no idea what will pass. There are a lot of unknowns," Cramer said. "We have to act as none of it will."
No doubt tax reform would be good for companies – and probably investors. Using Disney (NYSE:DIS) as an example, Cramer said the entertainment and media giant could open theme parks or produce more movies if it had money to spend from tax savings.
Or, Disney could buy back stock and increase dividends.
"It doesn't create jobs. But it would create wealth for shareholders," Cramer said.
Cramer also pointed out that with a lower tax rate, investors holding billions in wealth may be forced into the market from the sidelines. That would push stock prices higher.
But the Mad Money host reminded viewers that a corporate tax cut would "explode the deficit." And lawmakers would probably need to offset any corporate tax benefits with other tax increases or "draconian spending cuts from somewhere else."
It's a hot political issue. And because of that, investors should remember "the tree driving force (in this market) is earnings."
No Love For These Companies
A slate of companies – Pepsi (NYSE:PEP), Boeing (NYSE:BA), Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) and Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) – are delivering consistent results for shareholders. But they get punished anyway?
Cramer suggested "there's nothing wrong" with these four companies. But maybe the stocks "got ahead of themselves" since their run-up from the election.
Pepsi reported quarterly results that were "exactly what we expected." But instead of an advance, the stock pulled back.
Boeing rallied after Trump's surprise victory. And the company continues to deliver good quarterly results. But maybe not good enough for investors?
Procter & Gamble may be in sluggish mode. And activist Nelson Peltz is taking aim at the company But no excitement from investors?
Texas Instruments also has seen a good run since the election. And it delivered "a magnificent quarter." But maybe more was expected?
While the Street takes aim at these four stocks, Cramer said investors should look into buying any shares if they get unfairly pummeled. He said these stocks, and others that may have fallen, present reliable additions to a portfolio.
"Don't ask what's wrong. Think 'this is our chance," Cramer said.
Enbridge: The Ultimate Canadian Trump Stock
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This Canadian company presents investors with a "gigantic energy infrastructure play." Controlling 17,000 miles of pipes delivering oil, and another 34,000 miles of natural gas pipelines, along with a renewable energy portfolio, this company is a North American energy giant.
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DPL team take fact finding retail visit to the capital
DPL team take fact finding retail visit to the capital
Jul 2018
A team from Dransfield Properties award winning shopping centres has taken part in a fact finding trip to London - visiting some of the capitals most popular markets and retail destinations.
The companys shopping centre managers, surveyors and communications team took part in the two day visit which took in venues including Borough Market, Columbia Road Flower Market as well as the capitals famous retail destinations Oxford Street and Regent Street.
Dransfield Properties is based at Fox Valley in north Sheffield and owns and manages successful shopping centres across the UK, many of which have been recognised in prestigious national awards.
Property management professionals were joined in the annual fact-finding trip by colleagues from shopping centres including Fox Valley, Marshalls Yard in Gainsborough and Lime Square in east Manchester as well as Morpeths Sanderson Arcade.
Part of the packed itinerary included a volunteer stint at Summer Streets - an annual traffic free festival of events organised on Londons Regent Street.
The visit was co-ordinated by Dransfield Properties Operations Director Medi Parry-William. The company prides itself on organising a busy diary of events and works with local partners on high quality markets on all its centres.
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We work hard to deliver a great programme of events at our centres but were never complacent and our teams are always keen to improve the experience for our customers. Well now be looking at how we can adapt some of the great ideas weve seen across our own centres.
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Minutes note: a. 2543 N. MLK Dr. RFP and proposals This item was heard out of order after agenda item 9. --Presentations from applicants and review of proposals The Bronzeville Advisory Committee may convene into closed session, pursuant to s. 19.85(1)(e) for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. The committee will then reconvene into open session for the regular agenda. Chair Crump said that the committee will go into closed session to discuss the proposals with each applicant separately and then review the proposals. Meeting recessed at 9:47 a.m. and reconvened at 9:53 a.m. Member Boynes recused himself from the committee due to being part of one proposal. There was no objection. Member Vernon moved that the committee convene into closed session, pursuant to s. 19.85(1)(e) for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. There was no objection. Meeting convened into closed session at 9:53 a.m. Present 4 - Garrison, Manuel, Vernon, Crump Excused 2 - Hall, Boynes Individuals appearing: Amy Turim, Dept. of City Development Matt Haessly, Dept. of City Development Terrence Acquah, Dept. of City Development Ald. Milele Coggs, 6th Ald. Dist. Young Development Group, LLC representatives appearing: Lavelle Young, Anita Mogaka, Mikel Wesley, Nick Robinson, Mohammed Rashaed Pepper Pot CateringMKE, LLC representatives appearing: Dwight Jackson, Frank Jackson, Nick Robinson, Courtney Kelly, Billy Spencer Member Vernon moved that the committee reconvene into open session. There was no objection. Meeting reconvened into open session at 12:07 p.m. --Recommendations Chair Crump said that the committee will need more time to consider the two proposals from Young Development Group, LLC and Pepper Pot CateringMKE, LLC. Member Vernon moved to hold making recommendations to the next committee meeting, seconded by member Garrison. There was no objection. b. DCD Commercial Corridor grant updates Individual appearing: Terrence Acquah, Dept. of City Development Mr. Acquah gave an update on open grants in the Bronzeville district from 2016 to the present. For 2730 N. MLK Dr. (King's Fresh Market), his office has to follow-up on the market's business opening date of January 21, 2019 concerning the commercial foreclosed property fund grant of $75,000. 2230 N. MLK Dr. (Jewels Caribbean Restaurant) is open. Staff is following up on the reimbursement portions of the façade and whitebox grants at $5,000 and $25,000 respectively. The restaurant was awarded a signage grant, but the grant may be terminated due to the restaurant installing a different sign from the sign that was presented in their application. 1920 N. MLK Dr. (James Phelps) involves façade and whitebox grants for the first floor commercial portion, and tenancy is being finalized. 1817 N. MLK Dr. (Clifton Phelps) was approved for the whitebox grant for $15,106 and has to submit more details on the pending façade grant of $5,000. Grants in the pipeline involve 2708 N. MLK Dr. (Tee's Lounge) for a façade grant, 1803 N. MLK Dr. (House of Fashion) for a signage grant, and 1835 N. MLK Dr. (Mi Casa Su Casa) for a whitebox/RIF grant. House of Fashion is moving from its Midtown location. Grants exclude strictly liquor establishments. Total grant investment amount is $871,254 and grants dedicated amount is $272,108 in Bronzeville. More updates will be provided going forward. c. Bronzeville Week update This item was not discussed. d. Other This item was not discussed.
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Minutes note: Individuals appearing: Maria Prioletta, Dept. of City Development Ald. Milele Coggs, 6th Ald. Dist. Ms. Prioletta commented on budget amendment 10. Amendment 10 involves establishing an anti-tax displacement fund, similar to the City of Atlanta's West Side Future Fund, to address displacement and rising property taxes due to nearby developments. The fund in Atlanta was created for assisting property owners in the neighborhoods surrounding the new NFL Atlanta Falcons stadium and was funded by Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, a philanthropic source. DCD will prepare a program framework and plan within the next 90 days and do some national modeling. The uniformity clause in the state is a funding challenge, so DCD will have to look at philanthropic sources and other creative means. DCD is meeting with the City Attorney's Office on using eligible non-taxing City funds, such as forfeiture funds. The anti-displacement plan does mention and call for affordable housing or funding sources to help tenants and renters remain in neighborhoods. Also, tax incremental financing guidelines have been changed to support affordable housing. Ald. Coggs commented. The anti-tax displacement fund and anti-displacement plan stemmed from recent downtown development. The anti-tax displacement fund is one specific strategy that must be done due to the short window of opportunity. There have already been increases in property taxes, especially in Halyard Park. Rising property taxes have a major impact on retirees and older people being able to stay in neighborhoods. Other strategies will come forward. DCD should come back to the committee to present the anti-tax displacement fund plan once it is done. Chairman Crump commented. The neighborhoods in Atlanta were more distressed. Safety statistics should still be considered due to being a contributing factor for increases in gentrification. The Milwaukee Police Department should be involved. Member Garrison joined the committee at 9:38 a.m. Ms. Prioletta commented on budget amendment 59A. The amendment adds an additional $100,000 to help promote the sale of City-owned properties in Bronzeville for home ownership. Some programs have done this in the past. DCD is looking at being more creative to increase home ownership. The amendment also allocates $150,000 to the duplex live-work rehab capital program as an incentive to increase homeownership of duplexes in a different way. The program would involve financial and technical assistance. Ald. Coggs that the City budget, separate from any budget amendment, included an additional $100,000 as reinvestment for the successful ARCH program for 2019. The first completed ARCH houses were for 5 Points Gallery and Jazale's Art Studio. There will be efforts to seek philanthropic sources for the program to expand. The program is not limited to Bronzeville but can be utilized more in Bronzeville. Ald. Coggs said that Amendment 57 adds vacant lots to the ARCH program.
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Last week, actor Shia LaBeouf revealed that he was raped earlier this year during an art performance. The veracity of these claims is not going to be discussed in this article; instead, the general response by media and the community alike to his claim–and claims made by male rape victims in general–will be.
Shortly after the news of LaBeouf's claims became public, Piers Morgan took to Twitter to discuss his disgust with the subject. Never one to mince words, Piers Morgan was quick to denounce his story. He claimed that Shia LaBeouf "invented" the story of his rape for "cheap PR." He claimed LaBeouf is "one of the toughest" Hollywood actors and he should have "physically stopped" his rape. He continued, saying "[b]ut he didn't. He just let it all happen." Piers then urged LaBeouf to "apologise" and for his defenders to be "ashamed of themselves." So why are comments like this so harmful to society?
A new National Crime Victimization Survey revealed that 38% of rapes and acts of sexual violence were against men. This is a shocking revelation, because in years prior it was believed that only around 5-14% of victims were men. Why this sudden increase in male victims? For starters, the FBI crime definition of rape didn't even allow men to be victims. Before, the FBI defined rape as "the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will." However, in 2012, the FBI revised this definition and focused on penetration, without mention of gender or force.
Despite these new changes, cultural acceptance of male rape victims is slow to change. Debate.org has a topic asking the public if men being raped is even a possibility, and some of the responses are as troubling as you can imagine. "Men can be raped by other men but you cant [sic] force a man to get an erection, a woman cannot rape a man; so unless he was turned on there is no way a man can be raped by a woman." Of course this statement is false. It has been scientifically proven that both men and women can have physiological sexual symptoms despite the lack of willingness to participate. Another poster claims that "[i]f a man is being raped, his mind will be put into overdrive. The pressure to get erect will cause an adverse affect. The man will be way too scared to perform. If he is not scared, then he is willing." While this complete lack of biological knowledge is disturbing on its own, it also perpetuates a culture that demeans male victims.
The idea of a "rape culture" has been quite popular lately. One of feminists' favorite suggestions for attacking rape culture is to "teach men not to rape." Not only is this suggestion sexist, but it also lets female perpetrators of male rape off the hook. Why is the suggestion of teaching men not to rape sexist? As previously stated, 38% of rape and sexual assaults have male victims, and of those victims 46% reported having a female perpetrator. Even more shocking, 43% of high school and college males report having an unwanted sexual encounter, and 95% report it occurring with a female. The idea of "teaching men not to rape" completely ignores the large number of male victims who were raped by females. Furthermore, men who are victims of sexual violence in prison aren't counted in the nation's crime statistics!
Many of the same insults thrown at Shia LaBeouf are the very things feminists blame the "rape culture" of doing to female victims. Piers Morgan blamed LaBeouf for "letting it happen" and not fighting back. He also claimed his rape story was meant to seek attention. Furthermore, Shia was told that he needs to apologize.
As shocking as this may seem to feminists, teaching men not to rape would not have prevented this crime, as the perpetrator was a female.


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Reforms have stalled and the Ukrainian President is overseeing a state captured by its elites. What can be done?
Putin has done nothing—repeat nothing—to warrant a softer approach from the West.
Our correspondent takes you outside the Spanish Parliament during the no-confidence vote against Mariano Rajoy's government.
How a recent think tank controversy reveals America's own vulnerability to Chinese influence operations—and the need for a serious public debate on the issue.
Putin's fourth term is shaping up to look a lot like his third—but with even more state repression and violence.
Hezbollah's victory in Sunday's Lebanese elections is virtually guaranteed—but there are signs that discontent is growing among its support base.
Why have Germany and the UK found themselves thrown so badly off-balance by the insurgent Trump Administration while France has been relatively unmoved?
By offering cooperation on China, he might be able to get concessions out of Donald Trump. But will it be enough?
Thank the ANC, not South Africa's institutions, for finally forcing out a failed President.
A state bank's acquisition of a major food retailer marks a milestone in the Kremlin's takeover of private enterprise.


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Moon phase on 11 December 2078 Sunday is Waxing Crescent, 6 days young Moon is in Pisces.Share this page: twitter facebook linkedin
Waxing Crescent is the lunar phase on . Seen from Earth, illuminated fraction of the Moon surface is 41% and growing larger. The 6 days young Moon is in ♓ Pisces.
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Previous main lunar phase is the New Moon before 6 days on 4 December 2078 at 12:08.
Moon rises in the morning and sets in the evening. It is visible toward the southwest in early evening.
Moon is passing about ∠10° of ♓ Pisces tropical zodiac sector.
Lunar disc appears visually 2.8% narrower than solar disc. Moon and Sun apparent angular diameters are ∠1895" and ∠1949".
Next Full Moon is the Cold Moon of December 2078 after 7 days on 18 December 2078 at 23:34.
There is low ocean tide on this date. Sun and Moon gravitational forces are not aligned, but meet at big angle, so their combined tidal force is weak.
The Moon is 6 days young. Earth's natural satellite is moving from the beginning to the first part of current synodic month. This is lunation 976 of Meeus index or 1929 from Brown series.
Length of current 976 lunation is 29 days, 18 hours and 42 minutes. It is 1 hour and 57 minutes longer than next lunation 977 length.
Length of current synodic month is 5 hours and 58 minutes longer than the mean length of synodic month, but it is still 1 hour and 5 minutes shorter, compared to 21st century longest.
This lunation true anomaly is ∠196.6°. At the beginning of next synodic month true anomaly will be ∠225.6°. The length of upcoming synodic months will keep decreasing since the true anomaly gets closer to the value of New Moon at point of perigee (∠0° or ∠360°).
8 days after point of apogee on 2 December 2078 at 15:34 in ♏ Scorpio. The lunar orbit is getting closer, while the Moon is moving inward the Earth. It will keep this direction for the next 6 days, until it get to the point of next perigee on 17 December 2078 at 21:10 in ♊ Gemini.
Moon is 378 176 km (234 988 mi) away from Earth on this date. Moon moves closer next 6 days until perigee, when Earth-Moon distance will reach 358 828 km (222 965 mi).
9 days after its descending node on 1 December 2078 at 18:16 in ♏ Scorpio, the Moon is following the southern part of its orbit for the next 4 days, until it will cross the ecliptic from South to North in ascending node on 15 December 2078 at 19:09 in ♉ Taurus.
23 days after beginning of current draconic month in ♉ Taurus, the Moon is moving from the second to the final part of it.
4 days after previous South standstill on 6 December 2078 at 12:06 in ♑ Capricorn, when Moon has reached southern declination of ∠-27.555°. Next 8 days the lunar orbit moves northward to face North declination of ∠27.536° in the next northern standstill on 19 December 2078 at 14:06 in ♊ Gemini.
After 7 days on 18 December 2078 at 23:34 in ♊ Gemini, the Moon will be in Full Moon geocentric opposition with the Sun and this alignment forms next Sun-Earth-Moon syzygy.


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Mistakes are a part of daily life, but in business they can be the difference between being a success, and closing the doors one last time. Whether you are providing advice or design work for a fee, Professional Indemnity protects you against claims for financial loss suffered by your clients as a result of negligent or wrongful advice or defective design or specifications including loss arising from errors or omissions and breaches of professional duty or conduct.
Cover can include:
- Professional negligence or breach of duty of care
- Unintentional copyright infringement
- Unintentional breach of confidentiality
- Defamation or Libel
- Loss of Documents or Data
- Collateral Warranties as an extension to a Design and Construct policy for the Construction industry
Limits of Indemnity range from £50,000 to £10,000,000 and cover can be provided for most occupations and professions.


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In Production: Oh-Buggy Commercial
Update: You can see a work-in-progress version at Aaron Wong's (DP, Cinematographer) Vimeo.
Currently I am working with Studio.Pebble as an animator and visual-effects artist on a stop-motion commercial for local clothing company Oh-Buggy. Here's a shot of the puppet and set…
The WIP version will be screening at the Baghdad: 03/03/2011 at 09:00 PM.


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J Y Hygiene Supplies is a family owned business and was founded in September 1991 by Sean Magill. Over the last twenty years it has been the companies mission to provide a top quality service at unbeatable prices, and being a family owned business this automatically gives our customers a one to one personal touch.
Over the last twenty years we have invested much time and effort trying to find ways to improve our services and to also try and reduce costs for our customers with the added bonus of them improving their care to the patient in the process, a process that begins the second you lift the phone or send that email, a process that has a dedicated team on the other end who don't just want to sell you something but who want to find out what best suits you and your patients needs. So for anything from incontinence products to medical equipment, or from staff and product training to a tailor made equipment maintenance program you should take the opportunity to make J Y Hygiene Supplies your trade partner.


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Is it your neck or actual shoulder?
Your shoulder is the most mobile of all your joints. Compare it to your other joints and think about how much it moves. The reason for this movement is that the shoulder has a small contact zone. Which also makes the joint unstable. If you have shoulder pain it may be that your muscles are not strong enough or uncoordinated. Additionally, you may have sharp pain around the shoulder with movement or dull ache on the top of the shoulder.
The shoulder is a very complex structure and depending on the location of pain it may give a practitioner an insight to what may be causing it. Having worked in a corporate environment, I've seen many neck and shoulder problems. People sitting at the desk have noticed shoulder tension and neck discomfort build up throughout the day. For this type of problem we may have a good understanding that poor posture may be the main suspect.
What are symptoms of shoulder pain?
Shoulder pain may be an acute or chronic problem.
- Pain on particular movement of the shoulder
- Weakness of the shoulder muscles
- Neck pain
- Sharp and/or dull pain
- Tingling or numbness around the shoulder
What causes shoulder pain?
Prolonged sitting at the desk, direct injury around the shoulder region, and repetitive stress of the shoulder are common causes of shoulder pain.
- Strain or sprain of the shoulder
- Repetitive stress of the shoulder (poor form at the gym, work related etc)
- Fracture
- Dislocation
Management for the shoulder
There are many gold standard treatment approach for shoulder pain. Depending on the locality of the pain and diagnosis, it'll depend what will be the best treatment for the shoulder. Our chiropractor will assess the shoulder biomechanics to see if there needs to be referral to a medical professional or if it is appropriate for conservative management. Rehabilitation which includes strengthen the rotator cuffs, activating shoulder stabilisers, increasing proprioception of the shoulder are effective management.
Contact us to see how we can help you with your shoulder problem.


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Learn The Details About Microblading in Sault Ste. Marie
Eye brow make up has never been more straightforward and attainable with the discovery of microblading in Sault Ste. Marie. Microblading is a semi-permanent make-up practice that consists of tattooing pigments into the eyebrow to make a fuller and dense style. During this tattooing procedure, pigments are inserted into the uppermost cellular layers of the epidermis to generate a desirable volume and structure of your eyebrows. Mostly, this method lasts 1 or 2 years – rendering this a doubtlessly semi-permanent technique.
How Much Does it Cost?
The expense to microblading will fluctuate from place to place, but be prepared to pay in the neighbourhood of $200 to $1000 for a proper procedure. The price varies based on the location, the size of the establishment, and the technician doing the method. It is not normally the situation that the most extravagant location is the most beneficial place to get microblading implemented. There is a lot of credible microblading professionals that run small business out of their own property and does magnificent work. You should definitely make sure you research before deciding on a spa; observing or hearing concerning customer reviews is always a secure method to find a great microblading specialist.
End Results
Post procedure, the eyebrows seem more voluminous and thicker whilst still retaining an organic look. The aim of microblading is to not grant you that artificial Hollywood eyebrow look; microblading is made to give you a dense and pure look giving off the image that your eyebrow is naturally full.
If your wanted effect would be to obtain that thick and filled Hollywood eyebrows, then we would likely would suggest getting microshading completed in conjunction with microblading. Microshading does not differ from microblading in how a semi-permanent treatment that fills in the eyebrow. The variance between the two is because microshading offers a powdered look to the brow giving an even fuller and richer brow. Frequently, a microshaded eyebrow will look like the eyebrow have been drawn in, providing a done up look.
Another thing to consider, is the fact the shade of your brows will vary through the years. Like a tattoo, microbladed eyebrows can fade out and the brows is going to naturally change colours. The strokes of ink will blur as well as the eyebrow-like lines will start to blend in with the subsequent. At this stage, it is a great signal that you ought to consider getting your brows touched up. In case you don't mind the duller appearance of your brows, then you can proceed with them for as long as you desire. Nevertheless do take into account, ultimately virtually all the colouring will certainly fall out and your brows will probably return to their natural state. Our suggestion is to have the touchup the instant you detected a visible change in shade – that way you keep your brow tidy, distinctive, and preserving a consistent appearance.
What To Do After the Procedure
Following the procedure, you ought to at all times keep your eyebrows as dry as they possibly can for two weeks. Water may cause the ink to be expeled off which may lead to the results to be discoloured. Make certain you keep your eyebrows as moisture free as you possibly can to avoid the fading. A word of advice to maintain your brows dry in these two weeks can be to avoid rinsing your hair, that has been the main problem for soaked brows. Check out the utilization of dry shampoos and conditioners as a substitute – but nonetheless make certain to not get any of the shampoo onto your brows as the chemicals can significantly distort the results of the treatment.
Just like almost every procedure, microblading needs some kind of crucial pre process preparation. The leading concern is blood getting thinner, which in turn causes open cuts to bleed exceedingly; which makes the method very hard to execute simply because microblading entails injecting ink into small incisions of the skin. Excessive bleeding will simply reject the ink making the procedure extremely difficult to conduct. A second essential factor should be to prevent alcoholic beverages 1 week before the procedure. Liquor also results in your blood to thin and it causes your skin a lot more thin. By reducing liquor for 7 days before the cosmetic process, it lets your skin to remain in tip top form for the technician to have the cosmetic process rolling.
Pain tolerance ranges from for each individual; but typically microblading comes with a minor irritation to it. The fastest way to clarify the pain is imagining an individual pinching your eyebrow. The good news is, the eyebrow does not possess a great number of senses; as a result your pain threshold should be generally higher to start out with. In cases where pain does indeed turn out to be a challenge in your case, a skin-based numbing remedy is offered which will help dull the irritation of the procedure. This skin cream must be put on an hour before the procedure for the most beneficial effect. There have been talk about numbing cream and information about how it can trigger the skin to be inflamed – outcomes and scientific tests have confirmed that numbing cream is absolutely alright to use since it doesn't precisely correlate to skin irritation.
Where to Get Microblading Done
Determining the best place to choose your microblading treatment in Sault Ste. Marie is often very not easy. Ratings on the web are slightly skewed, and endorsements are hardly ever reliable. We've explored a number of different selections, and have collected a selection of our recommended technicians operating close to you. Take a look at our microblading city page to find a city close to you for our recommendations!


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What's one of the least appreciated phrases for compensation professionals? I'm sure the competition is stiff, but I imagine "show me the money" has to rate pretty high on the list. Yet, when needing to convince senior leaders of the value of programs they may not perceive as important to the bottom line, "show me the money" can become your best friend.
Let me share a couple cases in point.
Employee Experience
Why should you care if employees have a positive experience at work? Easy. Organizations that score in the top 25% on employee experience (as measured by the Employee Experience Index), report nearly three times the return on assets and more than two times the return on sales as compared to organizations in the bottom quarter for employee experience. For a company with sales revenue of $600 million and return on sales of 15%, increasing the employee experience score by just 0.25% would lead to an increase in operating income of $11 million. (Read this report for more information on the financial impacts of employee experience.)
What about diversity initiatives? Global research conducted by the Boston Consulting Group (and reported in Harvard Business Review) found "a statistically significant relationship between diversity and innovation outcomes in all countries examined." Diversity, in all its aspects, matters intensely to innovation in organizations. The research found (quoting):
- The more dimensions of diversity (migration, industry, career path, gender, education and age) represented, the stronger the relationship between diversity and innovation outcomes.
- Companies with above average total diversity across all dimensions had 19 percentage points higher innovation revenues and 9 percentage points higher EBIT margins on average.
- Enabling conditions for diversity is worth up to 12.9 percentage points of innovation revenue.
Show me the money, indeed!
How do you make the case for "softer," human initiatives in your workplace?
As Globoforce's Vice President of Client Strategy and Consulting, Derek Irvine is an internationally minded management professional with over 20 years of experience helping global companies set a higher ambition for global strategic employee recognition, leading workshops, strategy meetings and industry sessions around the world. He is a leader in the WorkHuman movement and the co-author of "The Power of Thanks" and his articles on fostering and managing a culture of appreciation through strategic recognition have been published in Businessweek, Workspan and HR Management. Derek splits his time between Dublin and Boston. Follow Derek on Twitter at @DerekIrvine.


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Our various services in the real estate market will help you get the most from your experience and help you find the perfect solution. Please review our website for answers and contact us with your requirements.


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Reality, a bully,
clutches your throat
kneels into your chest.
You struggle to escape
yet with each
bruised, shallow inhale
lungs fill only with all the what-could-go-wrongs.
Your thoughts corrupted
with reality's warned whispers of how
giant leaps always crash into dead ends.
Your limbs become complacent
with safety of the known.
Fantasy fades
as if it's a favorite black t-shirt
washed too many times.
You no longer struggle and
reality loosens its clutches.
You lean into its embrace.
Let the fools run toward dreams
like mosquitos flying into the light of a bug zapper.
As you sleepily exhale,
your last image through half-closed eyes
is reality's strong hand holding hope's head underwater.
You are lulled to sleep to the sounds of gasping, choking, drowning.
What does it matter as long as you are warm and safe?


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