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By Barbara R. Fallon
The cannabis industry has a cast of characters, each with a focused target on creating standard operating procedures to guide performance and production and improve their piece of the industry's operating boundaries. For example, clinicians work to prescribe effective and safe dosages for medicinal purposes while patients seek relief from pain and disease symptoms. Researchers seek a scientific evaluation of various strains for usage while labs and scientists test for potency and contamination. Lawyers maneuver through legislative regulations while politicians weigh the outcomes of legislative policies legitimizing the expanding industry. Activists support expansion of usage from medicinal to recreational purposes while communities weigh the benefits and risks.
BUT the question is how a vertically integrated relationship of growers, producers, sellers, and investors navigate the complex tax rules when the industry (still relatively new) is evolving on a daily basis.
The smart ones partner with a tax accountant versed in financial disciplines of accounting, bookkeeping, tax, assurance, cash flow analysis and consulting as relates to the cannabis industry.
The Firm
Marc Egort, CPA, PA, is a South Florida CPA firm of five dedicated professionals serving a variety of industries and individuals from Architects to Yachtsman and everything in between. Founded by Marc Egort in 1999, the boutique firm which bears his name, is built on his personal experience in the home health care industry. More than three decades focusing on finance, reimbursement, cost reporting and accounting on the home health circuit, elevated him with a reputation as an industry expert. In addition to this professional experience he is surrounded and supported by industry leading accountants with Big Ten firm experience, retail expertise and ecommerce, broadening the base of clients.
"Our mission is a personal commitment to protect and be in a position to defend financial practices of every client," Egort said. To that end he advises that the best defense is a good offense.
According to Egort, the firm builds compliance from the ground up assisting clients within a controlled business strategy to collectively:
• create, document, and follow policy and procedure
• chart and correctly account for all related costs
• consistently apply a collective financial discipline at a granular level of compliance to use as a defense when questions arise
"It's best not to have to play catch up at the end of the year." he said.
The 280E IRS code is a major stressor providing a frustrating and complex tax scenario for clients. It was initially drafted to prevent drug dealers from claiming tax deductions for their business expenses; however since even state-legalized cannabis is still federally considered illegal trafficking of a controlled substance, there is a conundrum in what can be categorized as allowable cost of goods (COG) deductions. The 280E code is currently interpreted to include state-legal cannabis businesses which results in a major reduction in allowable COG deductions and in turn means increased taxable income for the cannabis entrepreneur.
Marc Egort specializes in GAAP (General Accepted Accounting Principles) cost accounting to maximize the tax implications and minimize the tax liabilities by providing a path of compliancy regarding costs of cannabis business.
"If the past 30 years of education at the school of hard knocks has taught me anything, it is to be ready for some level of interaction with federal agencies, including the IRS, FBI, FDA, and DOJ," Egort remarked. "Every client in the cannabis industry should assume at some point they will be audited, so we build a strong defense file from the ground up demonstrating a culture of compliance every step along the way," he continued. "As partners we are prepared to sit at the table beside owners, CFO's and comptrollers when these federal agencies come calling. Their purpose is to knock holes in any tax strategy and ours is to be prepared to show a comprehensive compliance approach and shore up every hole," he explained.
With a regional client interest, the firm maintains a continually updated knowledge base of rules and regulations which vary from state to state to federal. Just as a laboratory seeks review and approvals from a full range of agencies, Egort clients have the advantage of proven guidelines and solutions to navigate daunting fiscal and operational challenges.
As a still relatively new industry, the evolution of the cannabis scenario continues. As activists, politicians, business professionals, investors, law enforcement, clinicians and patients engage in the cannabis industry, there will no doubt be further revolutionary changes in the cannabis tax landscape and Marc Egort plans to have a voice in molding those changes with a best practices tax management approach.
For more information, visit www.egortcpa.com or call (754) 301-2183.


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Richard's story: "As a carer, I feel disconnected from support services"
Richard shares his thoughts on dementia care following his wife's diagnosis of young onset Alzheimer's disease.
I have been married to Joanna for over forty years, with our son Josh born in September 1994. As a family, life before dementia was full of drives to the coast, work in our garden and bedtime stories with Josh – reading was something she enjoyed immensely.
As Joanna reached middle age, these family activities which had always given her such joy, seemed to cause a bit of a lapse in confidence in her instead. She became confused, forgetful and lost pleasure in gardening.
With increasing forgetfulness over two years we went to see our GP, but given that Joanna was relatively young and had many professional achievements in her 30 years as a solicitor, the possibility of dementia seemed remote – but it should still have been investigated far sooner.
A diagnosis of young onset Alzheimer's disease
For Joanna, she felt she had 'done something wrong'; this was, of course, far from the truth, but already beginning to see the decline of a once brilliant mind was not only upsetting but tragic. Shortly before Joanna's 57th birthday in 2015, we were given a diagnosis of young onset Alzheimer's disease after a dreadfully protracted period of tests. The way the diagnosis was communicated to us was not compassionate at all; any thoughts of a long and happy retirement disappeared with this news.
Despite all this, we were able to move house later in the year so we could be nearer to the coast in Suffolk. After the move, details of Joanna's situation were not handed over to the local adult and social services – and there was no proactive communication on their part either, which meant that we missed out on important information on which benefits we'd be entitled to.
In March 2017, Joanna became prone to feelings of sickness and headaches. We sought support from the GP, who made a diagnosis of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). Shortly before this, Joanna had a series of seizures, some of which required hospitalisation. A consultant neurologist confirmed that it was in fact epilepsy and having to cope with this on top of the Alzheimer's and BPPV was something of a shocking combination.
A further seizure in February 2020 led to a marked change in her character; she would become more confused, challenging to reason with and physically abusive. This was just before the start of the first lockdown. At a stroke, we were no longer permitted to exercise at the local gym – all that was possible was a daily walk locally. Our son however was a fantastic sounding board for me whilst working from the family home during the pandemic, supporting me through some of the more challenging aspects of Joanna's care.
In late November 2020, Joanna experienced increased agitation which was causing me to fear for her safety – at one point she swiped her treasured porcelain cats across her dressing table. After one particularly distressing episode, I called 999 and when the paramedics arrived, they confirmed that Joanna had to be admitted to hospital as an emergency under the Mental Health Act.
Time in hospital
Joanna spent just over nine weeks on a hospital ward for patients with dementia and complex needs. I was unable to visit her due to Covid-19 restrictions and so we could not spend our Ruby Wedding Anniversary together. It was hard to know how Joanna was given all the pressures faced by the hospital; the failure of key medical personnel looking after her to communicate with me was appalling; it was lamentable.
The longer Joanna spent on the ward, the more it became apparent that it was the wrong place for her; I could not visit her, but the ward staff told me she became increasingly confused and agitated.
When, finally, she was moved, towards the end of January 2021, she was transferred to a care facility 100 miles from home following the decision of the doctors to discharge. Whilst Joanna is more settled now, the route to get her to this specialist facility had been tortuous, and the fact that this service couldn't be closer to home has been an added pressure for us all.
A call for change
Overall, the dementia care system is riddled by a lack of 'joined-up' thinking; families get lost and I have personal and first-hand experience of a lack of compassion towards Joanna's care needs as a result. As a carer, I feel disconnected from support services and it's the family carers who also need to rely on support in the face of often intense responsibilities.
As a family, we also really could have benefited from a single clinical point to support us throughout the stages of dementia; someone who would have been our advocate to expedite Joanna's care in a fragmented system where there is little accountability. Having this kind of support would have allowed us to draw up care and communications plans at critical moments, such as when Joanna was in hospital – this is a service which I now know Admiral Nurses ably provide and I only wish we had known about them sooner.
More widely, if we are to have a national and integrated NHS and care system, with the requisite level of resourcing then we need to act. I have written to my local MP and attended carers groups to call for change, however this should not be the responsibility of carers. With rising rates of dementia and the crippling effects of the pandemic on families already living with the condition, the Government needs to grasp the nettle so that families with dementia do not continue to fall between the cracks that separate health and social care.

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Pornographie, respiration et sexualité
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Well, we all know watching porn makes a lot of people breathe faster and the faster they breathe, if they have a breathing pattern disorder aka UDB then the more excited they get to the point of possible obsession. As the pattern gets worse so then can the obsession and dependence on pornography; excessive stimulation and distorted view of how one can react a healthy way. Some can simply use it as occasional stimulus for real-time in-person sexual enhancement and enjoy the process in a relatively healthy way.
Years and years ago I had a girlfriend whose ex-husband was addicted to porn. She was a wonderful person but when we made love she responded with overdone phony expressions and posturing and it took me some time to gently guide her to letting go and just being herself instead of the over-done expressions of a cheap sleazy actress.
So is the stimulation of pornography a good thing or a bad thing?
Was Van Gogh obsessed, focused or??
How much creativity can stem from neurosis and still be "healthy" or at least valuable to society? Was Edison obsessed or inspired or just had no other options that he wanted to explore. Being deaf is somewhat limiting. Was the movie Deep Throat over the top or an introduction to sexual freedom?
Obsession can often be viewed in the eyes of the beholder. Well, as we see on the news these days it can be any combination of a number of factors, including fake news.
What is real or phony?
After visiting a free porn site I felt some of the "presentations" were good, sometimes bad, sometimes outright disgusting such as with animals. I think it partly depends on whether they are adults, are consenting and whether it's done with taste; No pun intended Wink Wink.
Beware, as some of the sites will try extortion on a visitor as one did with me try and get me to pay for his or her silence. Jeff Bezos and I think alike. "Roll the log over and see what crawls out" Says he.
Re-establishing optimal breathing is a key. Realize that when the breathing pattern is too much high chest Sympathetic Nervous System aka SNS, men's erections are not as sustainable. They need the stabilizing influence of the grounded parasympathetic nervous system aka PNS. That is why Superman syndrome is too often "false advertising". It shows the big chest implying "man hood" when in fact the big chest is an invitation for possible erectile dysfunction or being "too quick on the trigger"' so to speak.
Our Optimal Breathing Kit can help stabilize the energetic calming needed for men's balanced sexual energy and allow one to be in the moment and enjoy and even extend one's pleasures both time-wise and intensity.


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Sensex, Nifty fight off macro blues, trade positive
Mumbai: Stock market on Wednesday tried to shake off macro blues by changing course and jumping 143 points. Consumer durables and healthcare stoked buying interest.
Dismal macro data -- released on Tuesday after market hours -- led to selling pressure as November CPI inflation hit a 15-month high of 4.88 per cent and October industrial output growth dropped to a 3-month low of 2.2 per cent.
Investors are tracking Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting outcome later on Wednesday.
The 30-share index was up by 142.87 points -- 0.43 per cent -- at 33,370.86 at 1204 hours. The 50-share Nifty hit 10,288.65, up 48.50 points, or 0.47 per cent. Kotak Bank is in the lead, gaining 1.94 per cent, followed by Hindustan Unilever.
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) net bought shares worth Rs 843.20 crore on Tuesday while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold equities to the tune of Rs 853.67 crore.
Asian markets were mixed. US stocks rose yesterday amid growing optimism that Republican lawmakers would be able to revamp the corporate tax system. Wall Street also looked up to the Federal Reserve policy announcement.


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Roger Goula is a London based composer and multi-instrumentalist whose range of original works spans across albums, lm scores, music for dance, TV, theatre and art installation. Coming from a contemporary classical background, Roger's work has developed into an experimental approach of classical chamber and orchestral music blent with electronics.
Inspired by renaissance and baroque music, as well as by minimalism, and looking at the language of electronic music and sampling, his compositions perform complexity through repetition of minimal elements and emotional transporting textures.
Roger's solo debut album Overview Effect was released in 2016 by Cognitive Shift in partnership with One Little Indian. His solo work was acclaimed as 'mind blowing' by Mary Anne Hobbs on BBC 6 Music and much-celebrated nationally and internationally.
His collaborations include The Experimental Funktion quartet, at the CCCB Barcelona, ballet director Karl Alfred Schreiner at the Gärtnerplatz Theater, Munich, Frauke Requardt at The Place, as well as musicians like Thomas Gould, Peter Gregson, Lucy Railton and Stephen Upshaw and the 12 Ensemble.
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Dear Maya,
I found you at the animal shelter on a cold winter day. I remember you caught my eye…such an adorable baby kitten in a cage. I asked to hold you and your little nails gripped on to the shoulder of my coat. I remember you let out a huge sneeze on my coat…they said you had a cold and were being treated with medication I think. You were beautiful and I really wanted to adopt you! I remember bringing you home. My first cat. Looking back I realize how little I knew about raising a cat and how much you taught me over the years. I'm sorry if I didn't do everything exactly right. I always wanted the best for you and did my very best for you. You became my best furry friend, my companion…with me to listen to me through life's ups and downs. I always told you how I thought God made you the most beautiful cat…and I really believe that. I trust right now in heaven you are with God and Jesus and you still look so beautiful with your white fur, cool markings, and eyes that were sometimes amber and sometimes green. You were part of my emotional support system, I loved having you with me and in my life. I never, ever wanted you to leave. We were together for almost 2 decades so you became very much a part of me. It was heartbreaking when you got sick. I did everything I could to help you regain your health. Please forgive me for making you take medication, herbal formulas, and home made soup….I wanted something to work to help you feel better and I hope that some of those supplements did ease any discomfort you had. I love you baby girl. I miss you terribly. Everywhere I look are memories of you. You were such a part of me it's been hard to let you go. I do remind myself that you belong to God your creator and that you are hopefully back with Him feeling wonderful and having a great time. Don't forget about me….you will always be my baby girl. I love you Maya. Love, Mommy
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Brendan Nelson – President, Boeing Australia, New Zealand & South Pacific
Prior to joining Boeing, Nelson served as Director of the Australian War Memorial for
7 years. His numerous leadership roles have included President of the Australian
Medical Association, Leader of the Opposition party, and Australian Ambassador to
Belgium, Luxembourg, the European Union and NATO.
Leadership – the power is in the story:
Brendan is a big believer in authentic leadership – and the power of telling your story.
Leadership can't be taught but it can be learned (partly through) reflection upon, and
the absorption of, the leadership that we see in others.
If you are professing to lead any group of people, people have to know your own story. You have to reveal yourself, and
you reveal it in all kinds of ways. But, if you don't believe in yourself, what you're doing, and why you're doing it, no one
else is ever going to.
• The power of authentic leadership
• Learning leadership through reflection
• How to lead through telling your story
Susan Wynne – Coraggio Chair
Susan Wynne is the Mayor of Woollahra Council and Director of Sydney's Children's Hospitals Foundation. She is an
experienced leader with a proven track record of working across multi-disciplined and complex areas and industries.
She has a demonstrated history of delivering strong financial returns matched with a commitment to a positive and
productive workplace culture. A aptitude for innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit, a connector of people, passion,
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NASHVILLE (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — Four-time CMA Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney and CMA Chief Executive Officer Steve Moore presented the inaugural CMA Touring Musician Award to Chesney keyboard player Wyatt Beard Saturday during the Foxboro Stadium concert date in Boston.
"This is a once in a lifetime ride that I will never even comprehend for another 20 years or so," said Beard of playing with Chesney's band. "I try to enjoy the moment."
The Touring Musician Award was established by the CMA Board of Directors earlier this year. The award is presented to a touring musician who is known primarily as an instrumentalist or background vocalist in a non-headlining capacity. In order to qualify, a musician must have toured with an artist in the Country Music industry.
Beard, who lives near Nashville with his wife, Karyn, and two children, started playing piano before he was four-years-old. Never formally trained, at 5 he was playing for the public and by 9 he had his own band. At 15, Beard started a show in Branson, MO, where he played each summer through high school. After graduation, he moved to Branson where he played fulltime for seven years before being hired to play with Kenny Chesney's band – a gig he has had for the past 14 years.
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Today it is a pleasure to take part in the BlogTour Still Standing by Natalie Queiroz. It's a heart-wrenching and brutally honest memoir.
About the Author
Natalie Queiroz is the survivor of one of the most appallingly brutal attacks imaginable. After being stabbed two dozen times by her partner when she was eight months pregnant, she has rebuilt her life and inspired people the length and breadth of the country with her courage and refusal to be bowed by her trauma. Alongside a successful full-time career, she has since become a motivational speaker and, through various feats of endurance and daring, raised thousands of pounds for the Midlands Air Ambulance charity she owes her life to.
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About the book
Natalie Queiroz was eight months pregnant when she was stabbed by her partner in the most vicious attack imaginable.In the space of nine minutes, and in broad daylight, Natalie was stabbed twenty-four times with a carving knife. She suffered horrific wounds to her lungs, liver, stomach and uterus, whilst the knife missed her baby by a margin of two millimeters, before the arteries in her wrists were methodically severed by the hooded attacker she finally realised was her partner and the father of her unborn child.
After heroic intervention by passers-by and police, the attack was brought to an end, but her ordeal was not over. An air ambulance rescue was launched, and against all medical odds, Natalie and her baby survived - but not without life-changing physical and emotional damage.
Still Standing is the story of one life-shattering event - what came before that fateful day, what happened on it, and how one woman and her baby survived to rebuild and heal together after it. At once a shocking story of evil, manipulation and violence, and a truly moving reminder that a life can be pieced back together, no matter how bad the damage, this book will empower and inspire anyone who has ever faced true adversity to rise up and stand tall.
This is an incredibly difficult read at times, because it's about real people, real lives and a heinous crime that actually happened. Queiroz shows tremendous endurance and courage throughout, despite the obstacles she has to overcome, but perhaps more so because of the honesty of her emotions.She never turns away from the truth or from the harsh reality of her situation. At all times she endeavours to do what is right and healthy for herself, her daughters and her family. It takes a strong woman to overcome the anger, confusion, heartbreak and fear she must have felt and indeed probably always will feel. Life has dealt her harsh blows, and yet she carries on with admirable strength.
There is nothing to warn her of the attack upon herself and her child. No abuse building up to a violent crescendo. No warning or little voice in her ear. In a way it's almost worst than the perpetrator having, in his opinion, some valid reason. Let me just be clear there is no such thing. There absolutely is no excuse or reason to commit such an incredibly vicious crime, regardless of whether it is against the woman you love and the child you craved or a complete stranger.
Another thing I would like to say, even if for posterity only, he knew what he was doing. This wasn't some moment of passion or loss of insanity. He targeted her with precision, as he did his child. He cannot ever be trusted again, in any capacity - ever.
The fact Queiroz was attacked by the man who purported to love her just makes the crime and indeed these types of crime even more despicable. Her description of the events, well they certainly aren't easy to read.
It's a heart-wrenching and brutally honest memoir. I am not kidding when I say brutal either. The account of the attack is absolutely harrowing. There aren't many people who experience an attack of this magnitude and live to tell the tale. It's a miracle both Natalie and her baby survived. Kudos to her for sharing her story with the world.
Buy Still Standing at Amazon Uk or go to Goodreads for any other retailer. Publisher: John Blake; pub date 13 Jun. 2019. Buy at Amazon com.


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Bill Day has worked in the food industry for over 20 years, focusing on business models for specialty crops like quinoa, spelt and other ancient grains and wheats. Bill started his career working for a flour milling company – ConAgra Mills now Ardent Mills. He spent the first 15 years of his career running operations and learning how to clean and process grains. Later in his career he jumped to Supply Chain and focused on unique grains and how to build grower direct supply chain models that created transparency for the consumer and value for the grower.
Bill brought this experience in farm-to-fork to HB Specialty Foods where he works with key customers to create supply chain models that align with their brand identity. HB Specialty Foods is focused both on novel grains and seeds with nutritional benefits like quinoa, pulses and high amylose wheat, as well as supporting sustainable agricultural practices where these are grown.
Bill and his wife Monika currently enjoy life as empty nesters in Nampa, ID.


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Sep 19, 2017
In this episode, Natalie sits down with Paulina Brusca, whom is a part of Team Gu. They discuss age and how ageism is a real thing that many people face today, explore ways that we all can disrupt the general "societal" beliefs as it relates to age and the opportunities we all have to disrupt how we react and look at the aging process.
Aging is a very personal experience and our own perspective about how we feel as it relates to our age influences our personal outlook on ourselves, how we show up in the world, how we move within our life, and look at and treat others.
We discuss a case study around ageism in the hiring process in this episode, please check that case study out here: http://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/publications/economic-letter/2017/february/age-discrimination-and-hiring-older-workers/
Please read more on our blog here about how we can change our thoughts around age and EMBRACE: http://www.teamgu.com/blog/age-how-women-can-embrace
Thank you for being a subscriber! Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is available on Apple Podcasts (iTunes), Stitcher, Soundcloud or Google Play. You can also link to the full episodes from the www.disruptnowprogram.com site or you can go to the parent company's site at www.teamgu.com/episodes (this allows you to listen to full episodes). Go to our blog at www.teamgu.com/blog which has all of our guest's information, ways to connect, their unique story, and how they're disrupting the status quo!
The Disrupt Now Program and Podcast was created by Natalie Viglione, the Founder of Team Gu LLC. Team Gu is an award-winning boutique Business Services firm in New York, NY and Charlotte, NC that offers niche consulting services in management consulting, business advisory, training, coaching, and sales and marketing consulting, as well as monthly support services. A small firm with a big mission: Helping people and businesses reach beyond their limits to disrupt the status quo and evolve!
Learn more about Team Gu at www.teamgu.com today. If you have any feedback or questions send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. If you're in need of help to innovate in your life or your business to make some serious changes, you don't have to do it alone!
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Many of our students live within commuting distance of campus and spend less time on campus than those who live in one of the residence halls. If you are a commuter student, we hope you will take advantage of what we have to offer in terms of co-curricular activities, academic support, and social or recreational events.
The Student Affairs Team, along with our colleagues in Academic Affairs, wants to work with commuter students, both individually and as a group, to enrich the college experience.
Services available to commuters at Pitt-Johnstown include:
- The Commuter Lounge is located on the first floor of the Student Union in room 162 near the eateries. This space provides tables, chairs, couches, a microwave, a place to study or hangout with a large flat screen tv, etc. This is open while the building is open and you are encouraged to utilize this space for group projects and to connect with friends and classmates. Special events will be held in this space as well!
- More than 100 Student Organizations are available on campus. Visit the annual Activities Fair in September at the Student Union to meet with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Women in Engineering, Black Action Society, and Ski Club. A new club can be started with a minimum of ten people.
- There is also an active Commuter Club on campus that provides Commuter Appreciation Day and offers support to those who live-off campus.
- Commuter rooms are available on campus through the commuter-in-residence program. Many commuter students also take advantage of study areas in Owen Library and the food court area in the Student Union. (Special commuter meal plans are available.)
- Bus Service is available through CamTran (Cambria County Transit Authority), which provides local bus service between the Pitt-Johnstown campus, Walmart Plaza, Galleria Mall, and the Main Street terminal in downtown Johnstown by bus routes #9 and #11. Schedules may be obtained online.


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We know how important patient comments and ratings are, so much so, that 75% of people check reviews before making a decision. This is why at Top Doctors we guarantee the authenticity of all reviews and we make sure that all comments made are real. This means we verify all reviews through an authentication system.
What does our authentication system involve?
1. Only patients who have booked an appointment through Top Doctors can leave a review.
2. We confirm that the patient went to the appointment. Only a real experience can lead to a real review.
3. We publish all reviews. Whether positive or negative, the review is published on the doctors' profile*.
This process reduces the total number of reviews as the process is slower and we compel the patient to check their emails while we're tracking the authenticity of the information. However, we know that when it comes to your health, quality is far more important than quantity. Knowing that there is a whole process with a team that monitors the information and that the reviews are real, helps ensure that we are truly helping patients.
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Saudi Arabia has officially confirmed a reduction in visiting visa fees for Pakistani nationals.
It has been one of the long-term demands of the Pakistani community living in Saudi Arabia since the kingdom reduced visiting visa fees for Indian nationals last year.
The reduction in the visiting visa fee has already been confirmed by the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Islamabad, in an official statement.
The new fee is applicable from February 15, 2019.
According to the report, the new 90 day single entry visa fee will be SR 338 and 180 days multiple entry visa fee will be SR 675, previously the fee was SR 2,000 for single entry and SR 3,000 for 180 days multiple entry visa: How to Reset Sehhaty App Password
However, it is not clear if any changes in one year and two years of multiple entry visas.
The newly reduced visa fee was announced ahead of the first official state visit of Crown Prince Muhammed bin Salman to Pakistan, beginning today.
This positive move will be highly beneficial for hundreds of thousands of Pakistani nationals working in the Kingdom to bring in their family members on visiting visas.
The government of Pakistan has already decreased visa fees for Saudi nationals in December 2018.


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Kerry Altenbernd was raised on his family's farm near Lawrence, Kansas. Kerry has been performing first-person interpretations of the controversial abolitionist John Brown since 2006, utilizing his lifelong interest in American history.
Shy by nature, Kerry's thirst for justice lead him to get involved in community activism, where he honed his public speaking skills. Kerry has fought to implement stop lights at dangerous intersections, served on school boards, and was the driving force in preserving the Black Jack Battlefield, securing its designation as a National Historic Landmark.
Kerry's many awards include the 2013 "Kansas' Finest" award by Kansas! Magazine, the 2015 "Most Valuable Partner Award" for Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area, and coming in second in the "Best Beard in Kansas" competition (beer cans were thrown in protest: everyone thought Kerry should have won!). The father of two stellar grown children, Kerry enjoys traveling, reading history, watching classic movies, reading history, and reading history.
Kerry graduated from the University of Kansas with two bachelor degrees (in Geology and Environmental Studies) and received his Master of Library Science from Emporia State University. He served as Douglas County, Kansas, Law Librarian from 2002-2017. Now "at liberty," Kerry portrays John Brown full-time at schools, civic organizations and historic events around the USA and Canada.
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Data protection information
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1. AUTHADA Identification Service
In connection with identification, AUTHADA GmbH collects the necessary personal data of the person to be identified (user) from the identity card (nPA) or electronic residence permit (eAT) for its clients (e.g. financial service providers). The identification is carried out in accordance with § 18 Identity Card Act (PAuswG) and is carried out via a mobile and NFC-capable end device using the AUTHADA App. This service is provided by AUTHADA GmbH as a service provider within the meaning of § 2 para. 3 PAuswG for its clients, so that they can meet legal requirements, e.g. from the Money Laundering Act, or to increase the security of the user's identity. AUTHADA GmbH carries out these activities as a processor in accordance with Art. 28 ff GDPR and the instructions of its clients. Furthermore, AUTHADA GmbH offers the user the possibility of retrieving the data stored on the electronic identity card and displaying it on the mobile device (self-disclosure).
2. Personal data
Personal data from the ID chip is transferred exclusively for the purpose of electronic proof of identity to the extent of the authorization granted, after the user has given his consent by entering his ID PIN. In the case of self-disclosure, the data is displayed on the mobile device but not stored there. Further processing is not carried out.
3. Security
AUTHADA GmbH uses state-of-the-art technical and organizational security measures to protect the identification service and the personal data processed therein against incidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorized persons. For example, all communication channels between the identification chip and the client of AUTHADA GmbH are protected with state-of-the-art Transport Layer Security (TLS) mechanisms. Furthermore, the security measures used are continuously monitored and improved in accordance with technological developments.
4. Logging data
The AUTHADA App uses the analysis tool Matomo to detect errors at an early stage and to continuously improve the App. In addition, the tool supports the tracking of user behavior in the App by creating anonymous usage reports. This data is stored on the server of AUTHADA GmbH in Germany. The analysis tool is configured in such a way that only data regarding the use of the AUTHADA App, the used end device and its location are collected. The data is anonymized (IP address) in such a way that no conclusion can be drawn about a person. After six months this data is automatically deleted.
The user has the possibility to switch off the analysis procedure via an opt-out.
5. Identification process
The user of the AUTHADA Identification Service uses a compatible mobile device (e.g. his smartphone or tablet) to read the identification document (nPA/eAT) with the help of the NFC interface. The identification process with the corresponding steps and the associated data processing works as follows:
On the website of the client of AUTHADA GmbH, the user is made aware of the option of identification by AUTHADA GmbH.
The user starts the identification process. Within the framework of this process, both the PIN of the identity card (nPA/eAT) and the data of the identity card (nPA/eAT) are collected via NFC function.
The user authorizes the collection of the data for transmission to the client of AUTHADA GmbH and for the stated purpose.
As soon as the data has been extracted and sent, the user is shown a TAN number, which he must enter in a designated field on the client's website.
The identification is now complete. The extracted data will be forwarded directly to the client of AUTHADA GmbH.
All data collected by AUTHADA is used exclusively to identify the user, as well as to check the proper processing of the data. During each identification process, the user authorizes the data, which will be transmitted to the client. A processing of the user's personal data beyond the scope of the legally permitted activities does not take place.
6. Support service and incident management
The user may contact AUTHADA GmbH by e-mail at email@example.com with questions regarding the AUTHADA Identification Service. To process these inquiries AUTHADA GmbH uses the helpdesk software of weclapp SE, Neue Mainzer Straße 66 – 68, 60311 Frankfurt am Main. weclapp SE hosts its data in the data center 1 & 1 IONOS Cloud GmbH, Greifswalder Straße 207, 10405 Berlin.
Personal data collected by AUTHADA this way may be:
E-mail address in case of user request by e-mail
All personal data contained in the e-mail
In case of a support request the data will be stored on the systems of weclapp SE. Personal data will solely be used to answer the respective request. The contents of the support request are stored and used to improve the AUTHADA Identification Service. The processing of this data at AUTHADA GmbH is governed by Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
The personal data of each support request will be automatically deleted after 6 months.
7. Storage and usage
The data obtained by the identification service is transmitted to the client and deleted from the servers of AUTHADA GmbH immediately after transmission. The storage and processing of this data by the client arises from the legal requirements applicable to it (e.g.: Money Laundering Act) and is described in the corresponding data protection policies of the client.
In the case of self-disclosure, the data is only displayed on the mobile device, but not stored. Further processing does not take place. The processing of this data at AUTHADA GmbH is governed by Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
The data of the analysis tool Matomo is automatically deleted after six months.
The personal data of each support request will be automatically deleted after 6 months.
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(a) Right of information and confirmation
You have the right to receive information and confirmation of the personal data stored about you and a copy of this information at any time.
(b) Right of rectification
You have the right to demand the immediate correction of incorrect personal data concerning you. You also have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary declaration, taking into account the purposes of the processing.
c) Deletion rights
You have the right to obtain the immediate deletion of personal data relating to you if one of the following reasons applies and provided that the processing is not necessary
the personal data have been collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary
you withdraw the consent on which the processing was based and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
you object to the processing in accordance with Article 21para 1 GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for processing, or you object to the processing in accordance with Article 21 para 2 GDPR.
the personal data were processed unlawfully.
The deletion of the personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation under European Union law or the law of the Member States to which AUTHADA is subject.
(d) Right to limit processing
You have the right to request the limitation of the processing if one of the following conditions is met:
You contest the accuracy of the personal data, for a period of time that allows us to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
The processing is unlawful, you object to the deletion of the personal data and instead demand the limitation of the use of the personal data.
AUTHADA no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need the personal data to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
You have lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and it is not yet clear whether AUTHADA's legitimate reasons outweigh yours.
e) Right to object to the processing
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you that is carried out based on 6 para. 1 letters e or f GDPR.
In the event of an objection, AUTHADA will no longer process the personal data, unless AUTHADA can prove compelling reasons for processing worthy of protection that outweigh your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for the purpose of direct marketing.
(f) Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which have been provided to AUTHADA, in a structured, common and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transfer this data to another responsible party without impediment from AUTHADA, provided that the processing is based on the consent pursuant to Art. 6 para 1 letter a GDPR or Art. 9 para 2 letter a GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para 1 letter b GDPR and the processing is carried out with the aid of automated procedures, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a duty that is in the public interest or is carried out in the exercise of official authority delegated to the responsible party.
Furthermore, when exercising your right to data transfer pursuant to Art. 20 para 1 GDPR, you have the right to request that personal data be transferred directly from one controller to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible and provided that the rights and freedoms of other persons are not affected.
g) Right to withdraw data protection consent
You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data at any time.
(h) Right of appeal to the supervisory authority
You have the right to appeal at any time to a supervisory authority in the Member State of your place of residence or employment or of the alleged breach, if you believe that the processing of personal data relating to you is in breach with the General Data Protection Regulation.
9. Data protection officer
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You may contact our data protection officer at the above-mentioned postal or e-mail address.
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With no victim support and protection systems in place, the field is open for the accused to threaten, intimidate, and pressurize the victim to retract. There is undoubtedly an urgent need for us as a society and government to respond to sexual violence against children.
But the cabinet hastily approved an ordinance to introduce the death penalty for penetrative sexual assault of children below 12 years despite there being no evidence about its deterrent effect.
Not only is death penalty a reactive and disproportionate response to child rape, its introduction is violative of international human rights laws standards, which encourage states to progressively abolish the death penalty.
More importantly, the death penalty will make it much more difficult for children to come forward and disclose sexual abuse. According to 'Crime in India' 2016 data published by National Crime Records Bureau, 94.6 per cent of offenders under rape/penetrative sexual assault under the POCSO Act, were known to the victims.
Empirical studies by the Centre for the Child and the Law, NLSIU Bengaluru, have revealed that a high percentage of children turned hostile when the accused was the child's father or step-father, brother, or related to the child. Consequently, the conviction in these types of cases was also exceedingly low. Death penalty will undoubtedly place children at risk of life and complicate their participating in the criminal justice system.
If someone has to hang, it should be the criminal justice system whose brutalities towards child victims have been eclipsed entirely in this clamour for the death penalty. The compliance with child-friendly procedures prescribed under the POCSO Act is fairly poor. Children continue to face harsh questioning by defence lawyers and are routinely exposed to their perpetrators while waiting to depose. With no victim support and protection systems in place, the field is open for the accused to threaten, intimidate, and pressure the victim to retract.
Even when children testify, they are not believed by courts if they do not exhibit "ideal victim" behaviour.
A special court in Maharashtra acquitted a 22-year-old man accused of committing penetrative sexual assault against a 7-year-old boy because the victim admitted that he went to play with his friends after telling his grandmother about the incident, among other reasons. It felt the boy "should not have stayed cool and calm and gone to play with his friends if he had suffered bleeding due to forced carnal intercourse". The judge also observed that "it is quite improbable to perform carnal intercourse against a child of 7 years single handedly".
The special courts designated under the POCSO Act are not exclusive and neither are the special public prosecutors. Investigation lapses are routine in these cases and the quality of prosecution also contributes to acquittals. The system is so overburdened that it cannot deliver justice in a timely manner or take into account the needs of a child victim. With a conviction rate of 29.6 per cent and pendency of 89 per cent, justice eludes majority of the children who summon the courage to report sexual abuse. For a system that has been around for centuries, isn't it exigent that these deeply entrenched flaws be rectified?
It is also time to hang our beliefs, practices, and attitudes that perpetuate gender discrimination, and unhealthy stereotypes about masculinity and sexual expression. It is time to accept that perpetrators of sexual violence against children are a product of our own society and by calling them monsters, our culpability cannot diminish. #KhabarLive


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At the gala to support St. Jude are, from left,Christy Cashman, event chair Anne Tamer Hajjar, and her sister Mary Tamer.
BACK BAY — 450 guests attended the 28th Annual "Tomorrow Nite" gala, which was held on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Mandarin Oriental Boston hotel. The event raised $650,000 to benefit the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which provides free care (and full support including housing, transportation, meals) to children facing health crises.
All photos by Bill Brett
Melinda Sarkis and Marc Croteau. Photo by Bill Brett
Gesel Lopez and Deidra Mendoza. Photo by Bill Brett
Dr. John Tierney Margie Heger. Photo by Bill Brett
Brad Wright and his fiancee, Erika Chow, and her dad, Peter Chow. Photo by Bill Brett
Amanda Hajjar with her parents, Joe and Rita Hajjar. Photo by Bill Brett
Event Chair Anne Tamer Hajjar and her husband, Chuck. Photo by Bill Brett
Ralph Caruso with his children, Catrina and Enzo, and his wife, Andrea. Photo by Bill Brett.


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This Parish Summary is an overview of the large amount of information held for the parish, and only selected examples of sites and finds in each period are given. It has been beyond the scope of the project to carry out detailed research into the historical background, documents, maps or other sources, but we hope that the Parish Summaries will encourage users to refer to the detailed records, and to consult the bibliographical sources referred to below. Feedback and any corrections are welcomed by email to email@example.com
The parish of Stow Bedon is situated in the Breckland district of Norfolk. It lies north of Hockham, west of Rocklands and south of Caston and Thompson. The word Stow has a variety of meanings in Old English including 'inhabited place, holy place, hermitage and monastery'. Meanwhile Bedon may originate from the fact that the parish was held by John de Bidun in 1212. Originally Stow Bedon was a separate parish to Great Breckles, but the two are now combined into one. Stow Bedon has a long history and was well established by the time of the Norman Conquest. Its population, land ownership and productive resources were detailed separately in the Domesday Book of 1086. This document mentions that Stow Bedon was held by for the king by Godric and possessed a mill.
The earliest find from the parish comprises a Palaeolithic flint handaxe (NHER 2911). The next oldest finds date to the Mesolithic period, with a stone macehead (NHER 14335) and flint core with blades (NHER 17320) discovered in fields across the parish. However, as one would expect, the majority of the prehistoric flint tools recovered from Stow Bedon date to the Neolithic period. Several axeheads (NHER 9021 and 16032) and scrapers (NHER 8978 and 8990), both archetypal finds for this era, have been recovered from various locations across the parish.
There are far fewer finds of Bronze Age and Iron Age date. The only significant Bronze Age artefact to have been found is a copper alloy sword haft/blade (NHER 28512). Meanwhile, the Iron Age period in Stow Bedon is largely represented by scatters of gritty pottery sherds (NHER 8989, 28460 and 28913) with the only other object comprising a ceramic bead (NHER 28913).
Metal detecting has provided the bulk of the Roman artefacts on record for Stow Bedon. No truly outstanding pieces have been found, with the finest items comprising a bow brooch (NHER 28512) and a plate brooch (NHER 37442). The other objects are rather more mundane finds typical for the period and include a hairpin (NHER 40518), various coins (NHER 8979 and 39929) and pottery sherds (e.g. NHER 8980).
The only still-standing Saxon structure in the parish is the round tower of St Margaret's Church in Great Breckles (NHER 9064). However, the dating of the tower is far from certain and it could be of Early Norman date rather than Late Saxon. Rather more Saxon small finds have been recorded in Stow Bedon. Several brooches have been recovered including cruciform (NHER 28512) and button (NHER 40520) style examples. Perhaps the most intriguing find from this era is a Scandinavian style strap end (NHER 28913), but other objects worth a mention include Early Saxon tweezers (NHER 18590 and 43111), an Early Saxon wrist clasp (NHER 18590) and an iron key fragment (NHER 2910).
During the medieval period two churches were in operation within the parish. St Botolph's in Stow Bedon (NHER 8989) features both Early English and Perpendicular architecture. However, it is of particular interest because the church comprises a nave and chancel only, as the west tower collapsed in the 18th century. Visitors to the church should also take note of the Early English piscina and large stone font carved in the Perpendicular style.
The other church stands in Great Breckles, once a separate parish but now incorporated into Stow Bedon. As mentioned previously, St Margaret's (NHER 9064) has a Saxon/Norman tower but the majority of the external fabric would have originated in the medieval period. The extensive restorations in 1862 mask much of this stonework but the interior still has many medieval features including a Norman font and a pretty screen of 14th century date. There was also a medieval settlement of Little Breckles, which was mentioned as a separate town in Domesday. This village had become abandoned by 1547, having had its church demolished during the reign of Edward III (1327-77). Aerial photographs of the area show the cropmarks and earthworks of a hollow way, enclosures, linear features and tofts (see also NHER 18834).
No medieval manor sites have been located within Stow Bedon, but two moated enclosures have been identified from aerial photographs (NHER 9058 and 14456). One of these (NHER 9058) is located near to St Margaret's Church and as such may have been a manorial site associated with the nearby deserted village of Little/Great Breckles (NHER 14456). Ordnance Survey records also suggest that a 'Pilgrim's Well' (NHER 6118), of medieval date, once stood northwest of the church in Breckles. However, tree planting in the area may have destroyed the remains of this.
Along with the selection of pottery sherds (e.g. NHER 39549), vessels (NHER 8981) and coins (NHER 40519 and 28512) a number of martial items have been recovered from Stow Bedon. A dagger quillion (NHER 29015) and a sword/dagger chape (NHER 28913) have been found by metal detecting surveys across the parish. Two other finds that merit a mention are a copper alloy buckle plate with incised decoration (NHER 18834) and an annular brooch (NHER 33170).
Breckles Hall, Stow Bedon. (© NCC)
The core of Stow Bedon Hall (NHER 13452) dates to around 1600, and it would have originally had thatched roofs. The smaller west portion is a former farmhouse, made from flint and clay with brick trimmings, and probably dates to the 17th century. The main portion is Georgian and brick-built, although the upper parts were destroyed by fire in 1908. Although less impressive than Breckles Hall, this building is a fine construction in its own right.
A smock mill (NHER 15959) was also operating in the parish during this period. This stood to the north of The Close, on the Watton Road, before its demolition in 1875. The only structure to attest to its former presence is a clay shed.
Various post medieval metal objects and coins have been recovered from Stow Bedon. A selection of more interesting artefacts from this period comprise a dagger guard (NHER 18834), knife handle (NHER 40517) and a fine cloth seal decorated with fleur-de-lis and rosettes (NHER 28913).
The most recent archaeological records for Stow Bedon are concerned with World War Two sites. A decoy airfield (NHER 17484) was constructed to confuse incoming German bombers. This field was merely known as 'Breckles' and had Watton as its parent airfield. It is now located behind Cherry Tree Farm. An underground bunker, also dating to World War Two, has been recorded on the east side of the road to the north of St Margaret's Church. It takes the form of a rounded-roofed chamber cast over corrugated iron with an entrance at the west side. Inside, there are two stone footings at the southeast end for a stove or equipment.
Thomas Sunley (NLA) 20 June 2007.
Further Reading
Brown, P. (ed.), 1984. The Domesday Book (Chichester, Phillimore & Co.)
Mortlock, D. P. and Roberts, C. V., 1985. The Popular Guide to Norfolk Churches: No.3 West and South-West Norfolk (Cambridge: Acorn Editions)
Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1999. The Buildings of England, Norfolk 2: North West and South (London, Penguin)
Rye, J., 1991. A Popular Guide to Norfolk Place Names (Dereham: The Larks Press)


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Pirates Take Hostage 10 Seafarers On Board Liberian-Flagged Container Ship
Ten Filipino seamen were taken hostage by pirates who hijacked two vessels in the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa, the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Wednesday, according to the Philippine Daily Inquirer online.
In a statement, the DFA, citing a report of Philippine Ambassador to Nigeria Shirley Ho-Vicario to Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., said two Filipinos on board a Liberian-flagged container ship were among 11 crewmen kidnapped by pirates who boarded their vessel on Saturday last week.
Vicario said another eight Filipino seafarers on a Panamanian-registered tanker were missing after their vessel was hijacked by pirates on Monday.
"Ambassador Vicario said the embassy is exerting efforts to establish the whereabouts of the 10 seafarers and secure their release," the DFA said. —Jerome Aning


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We surveyed 54 livestock feed sales representatives to learn what personality traits and interests make them unique. Here are the results.
Livestock feed sales representatives are investigative and enterprising
Livestock feed sales representatives tend to be predominantly investigative individuals, which means that they are quite inquisitive and curious people that often like to spend time alone with their thoughts. They also tend to be enterprising, which means that they are usually quite natural leaders who thrive at influencing and persuading others.
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The Quality Connection trades group has named Julia Watson as its next executive director.
Watson, a longtime vice president of marketing and communications for Indianapolis Downtown Inc., left the organization late last year. As executive director of Quality Connection, she succeeds Tom O'Donnell, who will remain in the position through 2013.
"Julia's accomplishments and expertise combined with her community and industry knowledge made her the perfect selection for Quality Connection," Larry Van Tries, a Quality Connection director, said in a prepared statement.
Quality Connection is a labor-management partnership between the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers No. 481 and the Central Indiana chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association.
It represents 80 electrical contractors and more than 2,400 members of the local IBEW.


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Friday 2nd October:
Unfortunately, the lift that transports our guests to the individual viewing galleries is currently Out of Service. This lift is likely to be out of service for a couple of days. This means guests who are mobility impaired and unable to use stairs will experience difficulty or may even be unable to go up to level 69/72. We apologise for the inconvenience this has caused and we will rebook customers for a future date. Please note the lifts that take our guests from the ground floor to Level 68 are fully operational and this issue will only affect those who are unable to use the stairs from level 68 to the Viewing Galleries on Level 69 and 72.


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5 Ways Energy Choice Benefits You
When electrical and natural gas supply lines first wove their way across America, there were excellent reasons for having them
When electrical and natural gas supply lines first wove their way across America, there were excellent reasons for having them
When electrical and natural gas supply lines first wove their way across America, there were excellent reasons for having them be state-operated; like the telephone wires connecting towns across the country, the new technology of energy needed to build its critical infrastructure.
But also, as occurred with the telephone technology, adaptation came after expansion. Telephone companies got deregulated, the supply of the telephone lines separated from the service of connecting customers. Cell phone technology came into existence.
Similarly, energy deregulation is just starting to take-off: the infrastructure getting separated from the service/supply.
Expect the trend of energy deregulation to continue, and with it, some wonderful benefits to customers.
One crucial and important aspect of energy choice programs is the competition.
Centralized energy supply is a monopoly. In a capitalistic model, energy suppliers must compete with one another, and that competition can play out, rather dramatically, in favor of the consumer.
In markets where options exist, those who take advantage of energy choice programs can save as much as 30% on their energy bills.
While even some regulated markets give consumers the option to elect more sustainable energy solutions, deregulated markets give you control over your energy solutions.
Since you are the consumer with a direct voice in your energy provider, deregulation allows commercial and residential energy consumers the power to choose "greener" energy solutions, such as solar, wind or geothermal energy (depending on the resources available in their geographic regions).
Driven by the demand for lower energy costs and greener solutions, energy choice programs are helping businesses meet and exceed their sustainability goals.
When mobile and cellular phone technology improved, "land lines" became less necessary — even a landline is now frequently a digital service.
Energy technology is also evolving. Digital and remote regulation of commercial energy usage, smarter energy consumption technologies for everything from appliances to light bulbs, and onsite energy solutions such as solar rooftops, are changing the way that energy gets consumed.
Energy choice programs allow for the consumer to have a fully customized energy experience, with vendors who specialize in saving customers money.
If there were only one clothing store or one grocery store, what would that mean for the level of customer service provided?
When the provider of a service is the only provider, there is very little incentive for excellence in customer care–even an unhappy customer cannot change where they shop.
Such is the hazard of a monopoly.
In the United States, customer choice drives customer care. If you do not like the produce at a grocery store, you can go elsewhere. If you try to return an article of clothing and the store will not allow it, you can do your shopping at any number of competitors with more flexible return policies.
Customer choice for energy choice means that the service providers have an inherent reason for administering their very best care–if they do not, you can simply take your business elsewhere.
While the infrastructure of energy–the lines, pipes, etc–require maintenance, for the most part, they already exist. Building a smarter power plant, such as a solar array, to provide the power along such infrastructure, is part of the innovation of the future.
Energy choice programs help drive innovation by putting consumers in the driver's seat of their energy solutions.
At Energy Professionals, we provide complete energy management, partnering with you to obtain your ideal energy solutions.
Contact us to find out more about the energy choices available in your area.
Energy Professionals is committed to finding its customers the best possible rates on electricity and natural gas. Tell us your location and service type and our energy manager will connect you to the most competitive offers.
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What IS Spiritualism?
What IS Spiritualism?
Spiritualism is a common sense religion, one of knowing and living. We accept all truths and endeavor to prove their validity. Truths are found in nature, in other religions, in writings, in science, in philosophy, in Divine Law and are received through spirit communication.
Spiritualists believe that God or Infinite Intelligence is ALL That Is, expressing through all creation by love, light and law. Humanity, the most complex of life on earth, reaches this Divine Source through prayer, meditation, listening to the inner awareness, and service. Why service? Because every living thing is a part of God, so as we serve life we also serve the Higher Energies.
Life is consciousness - without consciousness there is no existence. Consciousness is the totality of one's thoughts, feelings, emotions and impressions on the mind. The state of thinking is how we create our consciousness. Spiritualism teaches that through the Law of Action/Reaction or Cause/Effect we take control of our lives as we control our thoughts. Positive thinking leads to happiness and assists the individual to grow.
Spiritualism encourages growth of loving consciousness in the physical world not only for the immediate benefits, but also the future rewards in the Spiritual Dimension. The Law of Continuity and the Law of Attraction teach us that "As within, so without. As above, so below." A soul arriving in the next plane of existence will find they take their consciousness with them and will be in the company of like-minded entities. The more loving and spiritual the soul has become, the more beautiful and rewarding will be the new home and associates in the spirit land.
Life is continuous, the consciousness never dies for it is part of God and the Infinite is forever. Upon the cessation of the physical body, the spirit graduates to the next plane of existence. This plane is similar to our earthly plane but at a higher rate of vibration and luminosity. One method of service in spirit is to communicate, assist and help illuminate those that are living on the earth plane. Mediums in the Spirit World and mediums in the physical world adjust their vibrations to enable communications between the two planes of existence. It has been demonstrated in our Churches, home circles and in scientific investigations that "there is no death, there are no dead."
All life moves in a gradual state of evolution or change. Arrival in the Spiritual realm does not mean instant knowing. Rather the personality of the individual and the understanding gleaned on the earth plane continue at the same level, ready to begin the next phase of unfolding. The physical world has aches, pains and struggles. These are not taken to the spiritual realm which is love, light, law, peace, cooperation, sharing, and growth. The soul body is whole and shining forth that which is within its essence. Falsehoods, separateness, and illusions are left behind as the desire to progress awakens. The rewards follow according to the goodness of the entity.
Life concerns growth. We, Spiritualists, try to keep an open, even mind so new truths may be incorporated into our principles. In keeping with this, we have no bound creed or set of dogmas. Our Declaration of Principles, which form the basis of our beliefs, has changed over the years as new clarification has been gleaned. We know that truth is the highest religion and endeavor to test our beliefs, altering them as new truths are proven.
Humans are spiritual beings, an indivisible part of the Divine. God is The Spirit within each individual waiting to be consciously accepted and activated. One of the desires of Spiritualism is to awaken this spirit within, to move beyond the five senses to higher awareness. Each person has free choice and is personally responsible, yet Spiritualism, through communication with the higher teachings derived from the Spirit World, tries to provide a way, a guideline, a set of principles, to help the world travelers to proceed upward, toward the light.


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Almost a year after Facebook, Google and Twitter first testified together in front of Congress for Russian meddling, the three social media giants will be returning to Capitol Hill Sept. 5 to talk about censorship and election interference. But this time, they're better prepared.
Why it matters: Many recall Mark Zuckerberg's positive performance during televised Facebook hearings in April following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, but the last time these three companies faced Congress together, the reviews were brutal.
Flashback, Nov. 1, 2017:
- "I'm disappointed that you're here but not your CEOs. We would appreciate seeing the top people actually making the decisions," said Sen. Angus King (I-ME).
- "I went home last night with profound disappointment. I asked specific questions and I got vague answers," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).
- "That may well be a distinction that is lost on most of us, that you're just a platform for other people to express their views as opposed to being a publisher in their own right of those views," said Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX).
- "The presentation that the Twitter team made to the Senate Intel staff was deeply disappointing," said Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA). He called it "inadequate on every level."
Flash forward, August 2018:
- The tech companies are bringing in higher level staffers to testify. Twitter said Friday, after House Committee members pressured the company, that it would send CEO Jack Dorsey to the Hill. Facebook has committed COO Sheryl Sandberg, who although not a CEO, is a higher-level staffer than its general counsel, whom the company sent last time around. Google has so far only committed to bringing SVP and general counsel Kent Walker, which Senate Intel Chairman Richard Burr rejected.
- The companies have also been much more proactive and open about revealing election interference. Last week Facebook, Google and Twitter all announced that they had found what Facebook called "coordinated inauthentic activity" stemming from Iran on their platforms. The three companies said they've been working closely with outside cyber firms and intelligence officials to be more proactive about assessing these threats.
- They've taken stricter positions on hate content. Google, Facebook and Twitter have all updated and clarified their hate speech policies to address allegations of censorship over the past year, mainly by conservatives and highlighted by the controversy surrounding InfoWars and its head, Alex Jones.
- They're better media trained. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is coming off of a lengthy media tour, where he sat down with radio hosts, cable news outlets and digital and print publications over a two-week period. Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg, no stranger to the press, became a vocal spokesperson for Facebook following last year's hearing. Google has been more quiet than its counterparts.
In anticipation of the hearings, the companies are also making greater efforts to work together on some of these issues. Representatives from some of the biggest tech platforms met last Friday to discuss their election strategy, Buzzfeed reports. The meeting comes amid increased efforts to work together on a variety of policy issues, like privacy.
Bottom line: These companies will be more buttoned up and prepared than the first time they sat before Congress together. But that might not be enough to reverse the tide against them in the legislature.


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Over 115 gifts donated in support of toy appeal as Co-op Christmas lorry stops off in Lichfield
Posted by james brindle | Published: 23/11/2021
Dozens of people flocked to see the Co-op Christmas lorry in Lichfield and drop off presents for local youngsters as part of a festive toy appeal.
The lorry stopped off at the Boley Park Central England Co-op store, as part of a special event designed to collect in as many presents and stocking fillers as possible from customers and members.
The gifts were then delivered to Lichfield Foodbank who are receiving toys collected from the retailer's Lichfield stores as part of their campaign supporting the Friends of Saxon Hill Academy this Christmas.
Over 115 presents in total were donated as part of the collection event, while locals were able to get into the Christmas spirit with festive themed hot food and drink raising money for FareShare Midlands, as well as seasonal music and mince pies.
Jamie Joyce, Boley Park Store Manager, said: "We had an amazing response to the special collection event and the Co-op Christmas lorry with over 115 items in total handed over.
"But if you did not manage to visit during the event you can still donate an item to the appeal throughout until December 3 at special donation points in all Central England Co-op stores, including here at Boley Park."
Items that can be donated have to be new, unwrapped and can include puzzles, games, soft toys, outdoor toys, books, dolls/figures, CDs/DVDs and art materials.
More details about Christmas at Central England Co-op can be found here: https://www.centralengland.coop/discover
Notes to editors
About Central England Co-operative
Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retail co-operative societies in the UK with interests in food, funeral, floral and property investment.
Owned by hundreds of thousands of members, its over 7,800 colleagues serve customers across 400 plus trading sites in 16 counties in the East and West Midlands, Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Its purpose is to inspire communities to create a sustainable Society for all.
It actively campaigns for the Government to increase sentencing for violent attacks on retail workers and works with FareShare Midlands and hundreds of food banks, generating enough food donations to create over 2.1 million meals for people in need.
The Society embraces inclusivity and equality and is a signed-up member to the Business in the Community (BITC) Race at Work Charter, while it is also fully committed to addressing the impact of climate change and is on track to be Carbon Neutral by 2030.
It invests a percentage of its trading profit into local communities through its Community Dividend Fund scheme which has seen over £175,000 shared out between 116 good causes over the past 12 months.
Central England Co-op was named Leading Co-op of the Year by Co-operatives UK in 2021.
Press office contacts: Rob Smyth and James Brindle
Phone - 01543 421390
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Enormity. It's the realization of the weight and power of the forces arrayed against us. I hesitate to call it evil. I'm poking around whether the concept of evil is worth its weight. Let's leave it as destructive forces….
What strikes me is that we tend to find it quite reasonable to respond to the Enormity of the destructive forces we face today and focus on the effect this has on our mood. I find this to be entangled with the series of assumptions and habitual accommodations we make through all the ways we make judgements in this culture. It appears to reflect the primacy we give to maintaining our attitudes over engaging with what is.
Does this come from our sense that we are at the mercy of our emotions? Is it because we form our identity around how we feel? Is it an ultimate sign of our sense of entitlement? "How I feel is more important than the consequences of how I act."
However we arrive at this position, it forms another layer of enormity. Perhaps the most significant enormity we face. Significant and also perhaps causative. It's possible that the rest derives from this.
I keep returning one way or another to how we dis-integrate. If integration is having access to and vital connection with as much of what is as it is possible for us to have, then disintegration is the breaking off of parts of this potential and losing access and connection. The dangers of dysfunctional delusions – as much as we are tied to having an "operating system" of conditioning between us and what is, we are tied to delusions. It's just that some delusions align with our reality and lead us to behaving in a functional manner, while others send us farther and farther into dysfunction.
The dangers of these dysfunctional delusions are veiled by the way we are insulated from the effects of our actions. We are coming off a time when we've had the greatest level of insulation we've ever had. This has led us to adopt and hold onto behaviors that would never have been possible before and will no longer be possible again. In the meantime they hold us over the edge of the precipice that is the enormity we face.
Our identification with these delusions, culminating in the one that claims how we react, how enormity makes us feel, is more important than its consequences, leads us away from integration. Funny how the myths around freedom, self-expression, and niceness all push us to honor our feelings above all else.


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Amid the rise in cases and deaths due to COVID-19, the ill-management, and shortage in the supply of vaccines has halted the Indian government's ambitious phase-3 vaccination drive.
India gears up for its Liberalised and Accelerated phase-3 strategy of COVID-19 vaccination on May 1, which will be for all legal adults from the 18 to 44 age group. While the registration procedure had a rocky beginning a couple of days before, there is still abstruseness regarding phase-3 – will this be set in motion? Turns out, the rollout is slowed, thanks to the shortage of jabs.
As per the data released by the Union Health Ministry, more than 2.45 crore beneficiaries have registered themselves on the CoWin, a vaccination portal by the government. Ironically the ministry on Thursday, which is two prior to phase 3, said there is 'one crore vaccine doses still available with the states' and they will receive' 20 lakh more doses in the next few days. However, it seems like the youth of India will have a long wait as states have different things to say.
One state after another is coming out announcing that it won't be able to start phase-3. The reason cited is "no confirmation on vaccine supply", "vaccine shortage", "small stock of vaccination for the mass population". However, five states – Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat – will begin their vaccination drive with the nominal vaccines they have, but not in all districts.
Others like, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and others, are on the same page of not commencing phase-3 as yet. Several of these states have started vaccinating their legal adults with whatever is left with them.
State's Stand
Delhi Chief Minister (CM) Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, i.e., a day before the D-Day, appealed to people to not line up outside vaccination centers on Saturday. "Vaccines have not reached us yet. We are keeping a check with companies making the vaccine and are hopeful that they will reach up by tomorrow or the day after. Please do not line up outside the vaccination centers tomorrow as it can result in a law and order situation and lack of social distancing," the minister said.
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that the state won't commence an inoculation drive for people in the age group of 18 to 44 unless it gets 25 to 30 lakh vaccine vials. However, nominal vaccination will carry on as long as stocks of vaccines exist.
Read about the first set of aid arriving from the US to battle India's COVID-19 crisis.
Madhya Pradesh CM has halted the phase-3 drive citing similar reasons. "Covishield and Covaxin manufacturers are unable to provide us doses for those above 18 years of age. So the drive won't start on May 1. Hopefully will be getting vaccine doses around May 3," the minister said to the press.
Even BJP-ruled Gujarat is on a similar stand. CM Vijay Rupani stated that phase-3 will be started on the latest by May 15 and not May 1 given the shortage of vaccine in the state.
Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said the state needs at least 10 lakh doses of vaccine in order to start the phase-3 vaccination drive. "We are not getting adequate doses of vaccines. That is why we are facing problems. We have staff and required infrastructure for the vaccine," Sindhu told PTI. The state is said to decide the dates of the third phase as per the supply of vaccines from the manufacturers.
Andhra Pradesh too has cited similar reasons for not beginning the drive. As per an official release from the CMO's office, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on April 29 said, "As per the availability of stocks and eligible people (18 to 44 years) in the country, the complete vaccination process for them will not be completed until January 2022." The state is said to be in a difficult position as there is no confirmation regarding the supply of vaccines from the manufacturers. Telangana and Goa, too, are in a similar position as Andhra Pradesh.
According to the health ministry, as of May 1, India reported 4,01,993 fresh COVID-19 cases with 3,523 death cases in just 24 hours and yet only 9 percent of India's population has been received a dose of vaccine since January. While only 1.8 percent (24.5 million) have been given both doses of vaccine.
India at present has two approved vaccines for its one billion population which are Covishield by Oxford's AstraZeneca manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and Covaxin by Bharat Biotech. As per reports, Russia's Sputnik V is too will enter Indian markets in the coming week.
Phase 3 For COVID-19 Vaccination Begins On May 1
What is phase-3?
Phase 1 and Phase 2 covered the COVID-19 vaccination plan for all people above 60 (as well as people with comorbidities who were allowed for the vaccine) and people aged 45 and above, respectively. Now, phase-3 will be for all legal adults i.e., 18 years and above.
How to register for the vaccine?
As per the Government of India, the registration process will be conducted through CoWIN portal, Aarogya Setu, and Umang application. Registration will be done online, using your photo ID and mobile number. One mobile phone number can register up to 4 people but each of them will need their own photo ID. After registration, one will have to schedule the vaccination appointment at a center of choice from May 1 onwards.


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We caught up with Faye and Scott, owners of Float Balloons and Gifts to talk about the business, zoom parties and COVID.
Shopping locally brings about a sense of community
How did Float Balloons and Gifts get started?
Scott and I decided we wanted to spend our days smiling and laughing whilst we worked and this led us to creating FLOAT – our happy place, that we love sharing with our customers.
We are a small family owned and operated Gift and balloon boutique. We pride ourselves in stocking beautiful quality products and are committed to celebrating local Australian suppliers and designers. We love working with our customers to create memorable gifts and events.
What does shopping local mean to you?
Shopping locally brings about a sense of community. Our aim was to create a shop where everyone feels comfortable to just come and spend time browsing and having a chat. Located in Willsmere Village we are very blessed to be surrounded by so many wonderful shops and their staff. Having lived in the country where everyone knows your name, the village provides this same sense of community with people popping their head in the door just to say hello and offer local support.
Who are your favourite local businesses?
This is a hard one to pick, but we would have to go with Simply Stylish Dog groomers – they have always provided us with fabulous service looking after our fur babies and have also supported our business from the very first day. Great service and awesome staff.
Having lived in the country where everyone knows your name, the Willsmere Village provides this same sense of community with people popping their head in the door just to say hello and offer local support.
How has COVID changed Float Balloons and Gifts?
During the covid lock down, I won't lie it was tough and lots of tears were shed, however it forced us to continue to develop our business. We are currently working on an online store to increase our customer reach. During the lockdown we seemed to be changing every week, trying to come up with new ideas to generate income to pay our rent. Our best idea was supporting customers to host zoom parties, our favourite during this time was a gender reveal party for a wonderful family in Kew.
What are you most looking forward to in life in 2021?
We are looking forward to being able to see all the friendly faces of our customers once again and continue to grow our business and services we provide.
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Despite complaints of poor access to tertiary education in Nigeria, the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Is-shaq Oloyede, has said 44.7 per cent of admission spaces were not taken up by candidates in the last admission exercise.
Speaking at the 2018 policy meeting for tertiary institutions in Nigeria held at the brand new Bola Babalakin Hall, Gbangan, Osun State Tuesday, Oloyede said of the total 1,025,487 spaces available in universities,, polytechnics, colleges of education and Innovations Enterprise Institutions both private and public, across Nigeria, 566,641 were filled while 457,846 were unused.
The college's of education had the highest number of unused slots – 290,097 of 364,722. Universities had 119,878 unused spaces (of 538,269) while polytechnics had 39,404 (of 112,437) and IEIs, 8,467 (of 9,059).
To address this problem of unused spaces, Oloyede said JAMB will provide a virtual market space for institutions to shop for students not admitted by their first choice institutions.
He urged the Institutions to keep to the admissions timetable to enable the seemless coordination of the process.
"If any institution does not do it's admission on time, we will withdraw the names of the students and we will transfer them to the market place where others can pick them.
When are doing First Choice admission, do your own even if you are not ready to resume," he said.
In his speech the Education Minister, Adamu Adamu, urged managers of the tertiary institutions to be transparent in carrying out their duties, noting that he had evidence of underhand dealings of some managers.
"Please let the qualities of transparency, honesty, sincerity, equity, loyalty, and commitment to nation building be our guiding principles. We should be dissuaded from doing any official business under the table. heads of tertiary institutions are encouraged to institutionalised the qualities enumerated above.
"A lot of revelations laced with observed lapses and documentary evidence have been brought to my attention. We have extensively consulted on the way forward and I therefore urge each institution to abide by the regulations," he said.


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Tollywood witnesses three film releases today, one of them being Samantha's Tamil dubbed flick Kurralloy Kurrallu. The other two films are small budget films Tanish starrer Manchivadu and Sivaji starrer Lokame Kothaga.
However, none of these films made any buzz prior release and they are releasing with quite low expectations. Tanish and Shivaji, who are waiting for a hit from long time, are testing out their luck with Manchivadu and Lokame Kothaga.
On the other hand, the Tamil film which is a super flop at TN box-office Baana Kathadi is dubbed as Kurralloy Kurrallu. The film-makers have highly banked on Samantha's craze in Tollywood. Will Samantha's craze alone saves the producers?? Let's wait and see.


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The human resource department is a part of the business that rarely gets the credit that it deserves, and we don't realize just how important it is until something goes wrong. The people in HR do everything from payroll management, employee training, customer relationship management to even creating fallback plans for the next big move the business will take. The role of the HR department is such that there is no hard and fast rule as to what the people in this department are responsible for. They don't have a sales target to reach or have an account statement balanced. They are playing the role of the helping hand behind every department and carrying out roles that are their sole responsibility.
For most small to mediums scale operations, the HR department is a one-man mission; oftentimes it is the founder that looks after the responsibilities of human resources. In slightly larger organizations, there is a small team consisting of a couple of managers, maybe a couple of secretaries. However, the leader of the organization still plays a part in it all. In full-sized organizations, the HR department comes into full swing. It is a dedicated unit, often working completely independently of the rest of the organization and playing the role of the think tank. At this stage, there are many inefficiencies that the HR department can succumb to. This is why many companies that are transitioning to a full-sized company status will start considering alternatives to a traditional HR department. They are looking for people who share the same level of commitment and work ethic but can help out in operations without being a physical part of it. If you need some help in HR, here is how you can get it.
Identify Your Need
The outsourced HR solution for your particular business will depend on your unique requirements from the department and how capable you are of delegating responsibilities to people. For instance, if a business hires through their network, they don't need an HR company that is an expert at recruitment and talent hunts. On the other hand, if you are a business that is struggling with finding the right people for your team, this is going to be the first thing you look out for. For others who use generic recruitment strategies and can do just fine with an average human resource team, giving this function to someone else will not compromise their performance, instead will give the core team more time to focus on things that need their attention.
Some companies might want to reduce their expenses on HR by hiring a third party; in this context, finding a cost-effective solution is important. For some businesses, the HR department has never been properly developed from the ground up. They want to hire an expert in the field so that they have a solid service partner rather than having to create an additional internal process. Hiring a third-party service provider also provides the company with a sense of stability where they know that this core part of the organization is not reliant or dependent on the mother company itself. Some organizations might be making a major change and restructuring their hierarchy or upgrading the infrastructure, and they need a partner who can help them during this transition and show them which direction they should take in regards to human resource management in the future. These are all considerations that will impact the final choice of vendor.
HR Solutions
HR services can be categorized as being one of 3 types of solutions: Application Service Provider (ASP), Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), or Total HR Outsourcing.
In this form of HR outsourcing, the business allows the vendor to make decisions on their behalf and be involved in the processes of the business. For instance, if a business needs help in strategizing the marketing campaign, the BPO vendor might be assigned certain roles in this process. According to the team behind hrassured.com.au, businesses should choose HR companies that are specialists in tasks that they need help with. If they are looking for general assistance, they should seek firms that have experience assisting clients from the same or a similar industry. Delegating business processes to a company that knows nothing about the business will only create problems for the client.
These firms specialize in giving their clients both the hardware and the software solutions to assist in HR management. They also assist in the installation, migration, training, and troubleshooting phases of the transition. While this can be an expensive solution, there are many benefits to having a fully digital and completely customized HR management suite. Especially for companies that are running operations in multiple physical locations, have a large number of employees to handle, and are working on multiple projects simultaneously, this helps bring everything together in a cohesive manner. It is a one-time investment that can have exponential returns. The main challenge is being able to develop an accurate solution and implement it properly.
3. Total HR Outsourcing
In this relationship, the HR company that the work is outsourced to is in complete control of all the HR operations of the client company. Within the client company, there may be no HR department at all and only a single person who is playing the role of the HR strategist. This strategist will advise and consult with the HR specialists on behalf of the client, but only has a limited impact on the actual work carried out by the HR specialists. Some of the core functions might still be held by the client company, but everything else is managed by the company that it is outsourced to.
In this way, outsourcing the HR department is not only a lengthy process but can impact the company very differently depending on the approach they take. More importantly, the expenses, the risks, and the kind of work involved in making this change possible will also vary a great deal. The best place to start is with a self-assessment of what is needed, and then looking for solutions that will specifically meet those demands.