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Home automation used to be the kind of thing you saw in sci-fi movies. The villain would walk into his lair and turn on the lights with a wave of his hands, then open the pit of laser-wielding sharks with a press of a button. But in this age when technology moves faster than we do, science fiction is quickly becoming fact. Now you can open the pit with laser sharks from your smart phone. The question is, should you?
Upsides to Home Automation
There are considerable benefits to home automation. The sky isn't exactly the limit, but with the right appliances, almost anything in your home can be controlled from your phone. Some of these might be obvious. Others might surprise you.
You can automate your door locks and alarm. Disable the alarm and unlock the door to let in the pet sitter. You could also use this system to know if your kids left the house and forgot to close the front door, or allow you to close the garage door. You can even get smart-enabled doors that you can open and close remotely. These doors are intended to be handicap-friendly doors, and they're likely to be very expensive and potentially difficult to smart-link – but it's possible.
Your thermostat can be smart, too. In fact, this is probably the easiest to do. Tell your electricity provider that you would like a smart thermostat, and they might jump at the chance. Then you just download an app and program your thermostat. This is great if you're already lying in bed and decide the room is too hot. Just open the app and change the temperature without getting up. Smart thermostats can save you money in a big way, too. Set the temperature higher when everyone is gone during the day, and cool it off at night.
Light switches and outlets are a great place for home automation. Set lights on timers. See at a glance if your husband left the light on in the kitchen. Turn on the light in your teenager's room to get him out of bed in the morning. Even better? Turn off the outlet where the Xbox is plugged in if that same teenager hasn't finish his homework.
Cameras aren't a new development, exactly – but no longer will they feed to a half-awake security guard watching a bunch of grainy televisions. The cameras can record comings and goings. They can also alert you when they're activated by motion. Want to know what your dog is doing while you're away? Turn on the camera in the living room and watch him sleep on the couch. Then turn on the stereo and scare him off the couch. Your dog shouldn't be on the couch. Company sits there.
One thing I wish we had before is smart smoke detectors. We had a house fire while I was at work. Thankfully my wife was home, but the fire was upstairs and she didn't know about it until it was really going. A smart smoke detector could have told us about the fire and called 911 before we lost the top floor of the home. (Don't worry, nobody was hurt.)
If you really want to go all-in, you can also buy larger appliances that are smart. You know that feeling when you're not sure if you turned off the stove? With a smart oven, you can check. You can also set your smart oven to preheat on the way home so you can slide dinner right in when you get home. You can also get smart washers and dryers.
Downsides to Home Automation
Home automation can be powerful and exceptionally convenient, but it's not all roses. There are decisions and trade-offs you need to make before you make your home smart.
The most important concern is security. It's ironic that the system you put in place to make your home safe can actually do the opposite. Hackers can access your system through any of the smart devices or just your home Wi-Fi. Not that a hacker wants to break into your home – but they could sell that info to someone who does. A burglar who knows what time the lights come on doesn't even need to case your home. If you decide to automate your home, make sure to make strong passwords and do your homework about which manufacturers have the best network security.
Another worry might be that your connectivity solution is short-lived and quickly outdated. If the company that provides your access goes out of business, it could be wildly expensive to update to another provider. And I'm not talking about your internet service provider. The app that controls your refrigerator, for instance, might be incompatible with a new release of OS on your phone. Not only that, but there's virtually no chance that all your devices will work from a single app. You may need one for your fridge, one for the stove, one for the thermostat and one for the lights.
You may also need to consider the absence of a human brain. Yes, I know that's the point of smart homes. But say your automated sprinkler system blows a gasket while you're on vacation. Now every time you run the sprinklers, smiling smugly to yourself as you water your lawn from Cote D'Azure, it shoots a ten-foot geyser all over the neighbor's roof. You get back from vacation and your neighbor is suing you and you have a $2,000 water bill. Paying a kid twenty bucks to turn on the sprinklers would have saved you a mint.
Cost may be the most important factor in deciding whether you should automate your home. All those devices and appliances may be available, but they're not all especially affordable. Monitoring all those devices may require a third-party, and those aren't free. Of course, you don't have to do everything at once. A smart thermostat may even be provided by the electric company for free, and you could buy the other pieces as you can afford them.
These are potential downsides to home automation. They are not an argument against automating. The idea is still sound, but you need to consider ramification and plan for them. Do your homework. For instance, if you had a camera pointing at the lawn, you would have spotted that geyser. Good passwords can help a lot with keeping everything secure, and using trusted providers can reduce worries about future compatibility.
Making the Decision
When you are deciding whether you should implement some home automation, consider the pros and cons we've listed here. Sit down and decide if the gain is worth the expense. If you've always got someone at home, a smart thermostat and smoke detectors might be all you need. On the other hand, if you travel a lot and your home tends to be empty for days at a time, a full suite of home automation might be great for security and even save you money.
Whatever you decide, it's important that you do the research to make sure you get the system you need. If you think of any other factors that can help you decide to automate, let us know in the comments!


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Reference Platforms, Please!
Maybe you work at a device manufacturer that has come up with a new form factor for Android. Perhaps you have a spherical display, or a display that is a Möbius strip, or something like that. You are working with Google to ensure that Android has first-class support for your new form factor, addressing tough questions like "where do the status bar and nav bar go when the screen has no edges?".
Eventually, you're probably going to want apps on those devices, beyond those that your staff and your contracted partners create to show off your edgeless displays.
The problem is that Android apps might not work well on your form factor "out of the box". You need to decide how to handle that scenario.
One option is to go with an opt-in model. Apps distributed through the Play Store
are not eligible for your form factor unless they do something to say that they
should be compatible with edgeless displays. For example, they might need a
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.screen.edgeless" /> element in their
manifest. The good news is that developers are unlikely to opt into your form
factor without having tested it. The bad news is that few developers will do so
quickly, meaning that your form factor's corner of the Play Store will be rather
But if you want to say that all apps on the Play Store are automatically available for your form factor, it is incumbent on you to ensure that every developer is in position to test on that form factor. Otherwise, you are just hoping that your own compatibility testing is sufficient and that users will not be faced with lots of apps that fail on your edgeless display for one reason or another.
You might offer an emulator, either something custom-made or perhaps an emulator image for the standard Android SDK emulator. That is better than nothing. However, emulators only emulate so well. Given that most desktop and notebook screens are neither spherical nor Möbius strips, they will have difficulty representing your form factor well, even in an emulated fashion. While this might be part of your developer support plan, it cannot be the only option.
Of course, you could hope that developers are so enamored with your edgeless displays that they pay the 1,770 USD price tag for one of their own. Frankly, that is unrealistic and somewhat exclusionary ("we only want rich developers!").
Ideally, you would release a reference platform for that form factor. It would be reasonably priced and show off the critical feature but perhaps is not something that most consumers would want. For example, it would need your edgeless display, but you might go with cheap camera modules and offer only modest RAM and storage. Instead of a case made of gold-pressed latinum the way your high-end device is, perhaps the reference platform is just plastic. You might even skip the headphone jack. For the purposes of many developers, these cost-cutting measures do not matter all that much, as the developers' goal is to confirm that their apps can "go edgeless" and delight your users. And, sure, some consumers will snap up a reference platform device on eBay, but few of them are likely to have spent the money for the high-end device anyway.
If reviewers and consumers conclude that your device is cool but has few apps that work well on it, that is going to depress sales of your device and cast doubt on the form factor overall. Form factors are tough sells to developers — for example, Google's biggest TV success is the one that didn't involve apps on a new form factor (Chromecast). Releasing a new form factor without a clear plan for ensuring that any developer can test on that form factor is going to be trouble.
Regardless, I wish you luck with your new form factor!
Unless yours involves a screenless device that users interact with via a series of high-pitched whistles. I draw the line there.
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Synonyms for call number
A projected index gave the call number for any text that had to be consulted.
When a book is issued its call number is written on borrower's card and date of issue stamped on it and on dating slip.
Book pocket contains two cards, one white, one pink with author's name, title of book and call number and accession number.
Would his call number be 78 even if he were outside the district?
If the shipment is all fiction and no call number is used it will not be necessary to make out any slip of instruction.
Letter book pockets or book plates with call number and accession number, if this is the custom of the library.
If the call number is to be gilded it will be easier to do it before the cover is removed than after it is replaced.
When book is issued a manilla slip is written giving name of borrower, call number, author and title.
Borrower's card is filed under number and book card filed by call number.
We call Number infinite, because the greatest number cannot be given; and the like may be said about this distance.


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The Poster is A2 in size (420mm x 594mm) and is printed on 140gsm satin paper, printed with high quality solvent inks. Each poster comes hand signed.
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Siri bug grants access to iPhone 6S without passcode
Apple's latest iOS 9.3.1 update is tricking Siri into unlocking the device via Twitter
It would appear another Apple update, means another problem. A flaw has been discovered in the latest version of iOS 9.3.1, where it enables Siri to be tricked into unlocking the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus without a passcode.
Only recently, Apple managed to put to bed the bricking bug that iOS 9.3 brought in, but now a new bug with iOS 9.3.1 means anyone can gain access to the phones data by trick-talking Siri.
It works by asking Siri to perform a Twitter search, finding a tweet which contains an email address, then using the phone's 3D Touch capabilities a menu will appear enabling users to store that data.
By clicking on the "add to existing contact" option, will instantly enable people to get into the contacts app and scroll through any information that is stored in there. From there, the user can change the photo of the contact, which in effect provides instant access to the photo library.
The trick was first explained on YouTube on Spanish, by a user called videodebarraquito, but YouTuber EverythingApplePro posted a detailed video.
The video shows that the iPhone must have 3D Touch, which is only available on iPhones 6S and 6S Plus, and Siri must be integrated with Twitter and the Photo app.
The bug can be temporarily fixed by limiting access to the relevant apps in the Settings function.
Despite no official comment from Apple, this flaw highlights a major security glitch for iPhone 3D Touch enabled devices.


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This summer, Christian joined up with SWAT Beach Volleyball and played a few tournaments in Long Beach.
We weren't able to make the first few tournaments because of our church schedule, but were able to make plans to drive out to Long Beach this afternoon so we could catch the end of his last volleyball tournament of the summer.
Can we all take a minute to appreciate the awesomeness of this picture. Christian's volleyball partner Hank has some pretty epic hair and I'm just glad I was able to catch it in all it's glory.
Back to the volleyball. We really enjoyed getting to see Christian and Hank play this afternoon. Also, it was a beautiful day to be at the beach so we enjoyed lots of great things all around.
Our friends Steven and Jules joined us for the afternoon. We loved hanging out with them.
In the end, these boys took third and we were pretty proud of their hard work.
In addition to volleyball, we enjoyed an incredible afternoon of fun, sun, food trucks, shaved ice and even enjoyed a nice dip in the ocean. It's hard to imagine summer is almost over, but with days like these, I'm proud of say that we will have lots of great memories to look back on. We are so thankful for SWAT Beach Volleyball and the great times that Christian's had playing for this awesome team.


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It is without doubt that the American Government led by an African-American, do not fully understand Africa's take on homosexuality. To Africans around the world, it is simply dirty. Not the norm in our social and cultural way of life. And in no way can this devilish and ungodly act be thrown down our throats. Africans do not look at Homosexuality as a human rights affair. The peoples of Africa respect all human way of life that is acceptable in the eyes of God, and that is deemed ethical and normal in society. There is no common sense in the mechanics of a man having an affair with another man. That is not how God intended it to be. It is pure filth when you come to think about it. Advocating for it and giving all sorts of stupid excuses like human rights reasons, does not qualify it for African consumption nor consideration. Becoming Homosexual should deprive any human being from human rights protection within the scope of practicing homosexuality – it does not mean that they should be deprived of other aspects of human rights! The emphasis here is that their rights to practice homosexuality should be discouraged. Why? Because it is simply not a decent way of life, and it seriously undermines the sacred nature of marriage and family as God wants it to be. If it is the norm, then why are Homosexuals spending much of their time advocating for equal rights? Why are majority of the world's society against this demonic practice?
I know Gay advocate groups will throw attacks at me for this; but it's time for this whole political correctness approach by Western Governments trying to force down unethical acceptance of some of the things that have destroyed the fabrics of their societies into Africa's rich cultural tradition of decency and pride, to be stopped. You may want to ask yourself why, with so many beautiful women around the world, any man in his right senses will have to even be attracted to another man? There is something fundamentally wrong with any man who can lust for another man. God created Man and Woman differently for a reason. He created a sexual connection between the two for apparent reasons of procreation and sexual fulfilment, and the physical chemistry to go with it all. The sensual difference of the bodies of a man and a woman expresses God's intentions fully. The African way of life is not keen on being introduced to such nasty adventures that may only ensure the wrath of God. Maybe, this is one thing the West can learn from Africa, after exploiting our resources to build their nations and using us as slaves to build their economies, now they want to introduce a satanic approach to social liberation that has made them look foolish to the rest of the world.
For Barack Obama to pick up his phone and threaten the Ugandan President of sanctions if the government does not change its stance on Gay rights, is not only disgraceful of someone with a strong African background, it goes to expose a political weakness of this otherwise noble African child. Any act of homosexuality introduced to Africa, will be met with vehement force that will only reflect on the people's disgust of this human embarrassment. For the Almighty God to bless his people, the world should desist from blatant disregard of God's intended way of life for us humans. No one can validate Homosexuality. Any reason or excuse given to engage in such acts is merely done for the disgusting gratification some get from it. Uganda and Kenya must be commended for taking such drastic actions on gay and lesbians and urged to keep the momentum. Africa will not tolerate any homosexuality on its corridors of traditional decency.
The resources the West uses to advocate for Gay rights should have been well spent in educating and treating Homosexuals of their apparent mental health problems. Or more so, spent in compensating Africans for their looted resources. Africa will never be prepared for the acceptance of homosexuality. The wrath of God should not be under-estimated. By wanting to introduce Homosexuality into Africa, it is another attempt by the West to destroy what is left of our culture, traditions, and society; and for them to finally confine us to the abyss of destruction. We say no! And the fight to stop this will continue, by God's grace.
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In This Issue:
our last newsletter on January 29, the stock market took a sharp turn for the worse.
In fact, calling it a "turn" is an understatement. "Plunge" would better
describe the 9.6% and 4.4% declines in the Dow and the Nasdaq. The slide left
the market at a 12 year low.
the plunge isn't due to another panic. At this point in the long bear market,
most investors are too tired to sprint for the exits. Instead, many of them are
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Gadgets for Cisco Finesse .. GA
GA .. Features
Allow supervisors to create a set of queues (queue sets) that can then be applied/removed from agents' profiles at once. Optionally, agents can be allowed to reskill themselves too - and all this is available inside of 2Ring Team Gadget and thus inside of Cisco Finesse.
UCCX - Resource Skill - SUPPORTED
Agents do not belong to any queue - there is no direct relationship between queue and agent. This relationship is defined through skills - for example, in UCCX, there are CSQs and a set of business skills - Language Skill or Product Skill. On every CSQ then admin defines what skills agent needs to have and at what level of expertise (1-10) to handle calls from such CSQ. We do not change or manage these business skills (some calls these expert values) that agents already have. Those are still managed in CiscoCC admin. However, we can enable ad-hoc adding/removing agent from a CSQ by creating a "tech skill" that we call discriminator. This tech skill must be part of every CSQ (this is a pre-requisite for our reskilling to work - so there is a little bit of CiscoCC admin work to set this up). We turn on/off this tech skill and by that agent is added or taken out of certain CSQ. In other words, this doesn't require any changes in "expert values" or "skill levels." This means that supervisor is able to manage queue sets - with a single click - all agents in a certain queue set can be added to handling calls from additional queue and vice versa, with a single click, agent can be added or taken out a queue set.
UCCX - Resource Group - LIMITED SUPPORT
What CSQ is handled by what Resource Group (group of agents) - 1:1 map
Those CSQs that use this Resource Group regime cannot be managed via 2Ring skilling, however, customer can still create CSQ that use resource skill (see above for details) and add agents to those CSQs (or remove from) via 2Ring tool.
UCCE - Precision Skilling - SUPPORTED
Agents do not belong to any queue - there is no direct relationship between queue and agent. This relationship is defined through skills - there are PQs and a set of business attributes - Language or Product. On every PQ then admin defines what attributes agent needs to have and at what level of expertise (1-10) to handle calls from such PQ. We do not change or manage these business attributes that agents already have. Those are still managed in CiscoCC admin. However, we can enable ad-hoc adding/removing agent from a PQ by creating a "tech attribute" that we call discriminator. This tech attribute must be part of every PQ (this is a pre-requisite for our reskilling to work - so there is a little bit of CiscoCC admin work to set this up). We turn on/off this tech attribute and by that agent is added or taken out of certain PQs. In other words, this doesn't require any changes in attributes. This means that supervisor is able to manage queue sets - with a single click - all agents in a certain queue set can be added to handling calls from additional queue and vice versa, with a single click, agent can be added or taken out a queue set.
UCCE - Skillgroup based Skilling - SUPPORTED
There is a map between agent and skillgroup - so we manage what agent belongs to what skillgroup and since we have "queue sets" - agents can be easily taken out or added to multiple skillgroups at once.
Decide what info and on what event to display and to whom. Toast Alerts can pop on top of all the application windows and contain information about agent's time in the current state (e.g. RONA, longer lunch break), display message / reminder sent by one of the supervisors, show advanced customer identification data for the incoming call or chat (CRM, options selected in the IVR, wait time in queue, etc.). Toast Alert can also be used to show alerts about metrics from 2Ring Dashboards & Wallboards (e.g. when the number of calls in queue and longest wait time are over defined thresholds, only then display Toast Alert to all agents who are NotReady with a subset of reason codes). Learn more about Alerts under 2Ring Orchestrator..
Always on TopToast alerts are always displayed on top of all the application windows regardless of what application is currently being used by agent or supervisor.
Message Specific PictureToast Alerts can come with a different icon / picture based on the notification type (e.g. VIP caller, language selection – Spanish / French, business vs residential customer, a message sent by one of the supervisors, ..
Click To ActionClicking on a Toast Alert can trigger an action or even a set of actions (answer call and bring CRM to front, change agent state to ready, ...).
Configurable Time to ShowStays displayed for certain time period or even until the trigger for the message is no longer valid (e.g. when agent misses a call and is automatically put into NotReady – RONA, the alert can stay displayed on top of all his application windows until agent's state changes).
Alert from 2Ring Dashboards & WallboardsToast Alerts can be connected to 2Ring Dashboards & Wallboards and thus deliver notifications when for example, Calls in Queue and Longest Wait Time exceed defined thresholds.
This is the collaboration cockpit for agents and supervisors. It fully replaces Cisco Team Performance Gadget and on top of that it brings many additional features that all supervisors and agents ask for - such as agent to agent chat, message broadcasts, agent state & call history (going back multiple days or weeks), real-time agent state and detailed call info, and much more.
Reskill Agents
Allow supervisors to create a set of queues (queue sets) that can then be applied/removed from agents' profiles at once. Optionally, agents can be allowed to reskill themselves too. Learn more here.
Display Agents from Multiple Teams
Cisco Team Performance Gadget is only available to supervisors and it only allows supervisors to view one team at a time. In 2Ring Team Gadget, you can decide what teams are listed. Agents who are offline can be listed, or hidden, but when searching, offline agents are included in search results.
Current Call Details (Call Trace)
Besides seeing that Agent is "Talking" and the call's length, supervisors can view Current Call Details (Call Trace) with all this info: Number Called by Caller, Options Selected in the IVR, Queue the call came from, Wait Time in Queue, Holds, Transfers, Call Variables, Wrap-Up Selected, ..
List agents from multiple teams and queues at once
Show agent state to other agents, useful for transferring calls (incl. time in state and reason code – those can be hidden from fellow agents) + search for agents by name (in the list of teams or in the list of queues).
Agent State History
Agent State History (default is set to 45 days but can be extended) – Chronological or Grouped by State and Reason Code (today totals for each agent and state/reason code). Yes, this is available even for clients with UCCE having more than 100 named agents – no limits on # of agents covered (no need to enable agent state trace on agent profiles anymore)!
Agent Call History
Agent Call History (default is set to 45 days but can be extended) – this comes with click to dial capabilities
Collaboration Hub
Agent and Supervisor profiles come with action buttons: Call, Conference, Blind Transfer, Barge, Default IM Client (Jabber, Skype for Business, Hangouts, Slack), Chat (see next bullet for more), Continuous Silent Monitoring (with optional alerts send to agents that they are being actively silent monitored), ..
Chat - Agent to Agent, Supervisor to Agent (only), or Agent to Supervisor (only – so no chatting with fellow agents) with optional chat transcripts (MS SQL DB with 1 out of the box report)
Broadcasting Messages
Supervisors are able to send a message to any group or subgroup of agents + to a ticker in any of the 2Ring Dashoards & Wallboards layouts.
More Contacts
Let agents Search External Contacts (those who are not call center agents). Create Multiple Address Books – Exchange, Lotus Notes, AD, CUCM, SQL, csv, .. – shows CUPS (Cisco Presence) status (online, offline, DND, in a meeting, …)
Team & Queue Based Views
2Ring Dashboards & Wallboards can be used to show real-time stats under Team or Queues.
Enhance Cisco Finesse with a message ticker / a marquee with a message history. The arrival of a new message (sent by one of the supervisors or that was sent automatically by 2Ring Orchestrator / Workflow) can trigger an audible alert (make the recipient's workstation play a sound). Incoming messages can also be displayed in a form of a Toast Alert to ensure that even those agents who are currently working outside of Cisco Finesse tab / window do not miss the message. On the other hand, all automated toast alerts (RONA alert, number of calls in queue alert, ..), are also delivered to the Ticker Gadget to make these automated messages available for later viewing.
Define thresholds and colors to use for every state. The agent state information that is part of 2Ring Ticker Gadget will then be changing colors using these thresholds. These thresholds can further be used to send automated messages to agent himself or to a specific supervisor or to a group of supervisors. The most often used use cases include - RONA, or a longer lunch break. Learn more about Alerts under 2Ring Orchestrator.
Automate both simple and advanced tasks. This advanced workflow engine for Cisco Finesse reacts to various events originating from various sources. Here is an example of one of the most often implemented use cases - RONA Alert: Agent was Ready, missed an incoming call, and thus the call center put this agent into NotReady - RONA. 2Ring Orchestrator can immediately display a Toast Alert (on top of all the application windows on agent's workstation) to tell this agent to switch to Ready. This makes sure that agent will see this RONA alert right away. Supervisors can also be notified immediately or agent can have some time to self-correct the issue and only after his time is up, a specific supervisor or group of supervisors can be notified about this situation and/or agent can be remotely logged out from Cisco Finesse and or automatically forced back to Ready. Do you need this workflow to have a different flow? Let us know. This advanced workflow mechanism provides a ton of flexibility to automate simple or even very complex scenarios.
Well-Targeted Audible & Message Alerts
Send Well-Targeted Audible & Message Alerts to Ticker Gadget and/or provided those messages in a form of a Toast Alert as a result of - Agent receiving a Chat from a fellow Agent or from a Supervisor - Agent receiving or initiating a Call (with Caller Identification & Overview - DB lookup; Long Wait Alert – Caller had to wait longer than X minutes in a queue; ..) - Agent changing state or staying in a state for certain amount of time (Agent misses a call and goes NotReady RONA; Agent switches state to Not Ready lunch => Orchestrator looks up how many calls are in queue and notify agent to wait till there are less calls). - KPI / Metric in 2Ring Dashboards & Wallboards reaches certain values so agents in certain state are notified. E.g. Number of calls in queue and longest wait time go over define thresholds - ..
Escalation Alerts
Notify supervisors if certain events occur, such as: - Agent stays in a certain state for certain amount of time - Agent misses a call (goes NotReady - RONA) - Agent talks for longer than a defined threshold - Certain KPIs/Metrics in 2Ring Dahboards&Wallboards enter bad zone - Agent is on a chat session (UCCX) with a customer who uses inappropriate language - ..
Automatic Agent's State Changes
As a result of certain call center event, - Force agent to Ready - Auto-logout all agents at 5PM (but not while on call) ..
Deliver Screen-Pops
Based on any of the available information about an incoming call or chat, navigate browser to certain pages.
Perform Call Related Actions
Help agents setup a conference or even get a translator on the line: - Automate Conferences with auto-entering DTMF tones (call IVR, enter contract number for the agent, ..)
Notification Icon
Light up a notification icon if a set condition is met - e.g. agent has been talking for over two minutes, but s/he has not set a wrap-up code.
Know everything you want to know. Besides seeing that Agent is "Talking" and the call's length, supervisors can use 2Ring Team Gadget to view Current Call Details (Call Trace) with all this info: Number Called by Caller, Options Selected in the IVR, Queue the call came from, Wait Time in Queue, Holds, Transfers, Call Variables, Wrap-Up Selected, ..
Have agents make fewer mistakes due to easily available information displayed automatically based on call context. Show agent Call Trace information about their current call and even notify them about important pieces of information such as - the caller had to wait in a queue longer than x minutes, the caller already talked to another agent, or the caller is overdue on invoice, ..
Agent State History (default is set to 45 days but can be extended) – Chronological or Grouped by State and Reason Code (today totals for each agent and state/reason code). Yes, this is available even for clients with UCCE having more than 100 named agents – no limits on # of agents covered (no need to enable agent state trace on agent profiles anymore)!
Agent Call History (default is set to 45 days but can be extended) – this comes with click to dial capabilities
Pick a team or queue in 2Ring Team Gadget, and check out their performance using a layout from 2Ring Dashboards & Wallboards.
Improve the experience when it comes to wrap-up code selection. 2Ring Dialog Gadget offers multiple improvements: 1) codes are searchable, 2) selected code is autosaved (no need to confirm your selection), and 3) wrap-up codes can be grouped (e.g. USA/California). 2Ring offers two additional options - for more info, check out CallVariable Editor and Scripts & Forms.
Use CallVariable fields to add more color to call information - let agents make notes (free form text), or simply use CallVariable field as additional call classification fields (drop down menu). On to of that, a content of a single CallVariable or all the information about the current call (call details) can be placed into a clipboard and thus pasted where it is needed - a search field, a chat window, an emial, .. Make it possible for Agents to enter notes before transferring a call to a different queue or to tag a call for later processing.
Identify Callers and deliver screen-pops using data stored in 3rd party contact data stores such as ERP or CRM systems (Salesforce, ServiceNow, MS Dynamics CRM, SAP, a SQL based system) for both read and write operations as well as powerful automations. Not all connectors provide all features. To find out if a specific connector supports a requested feature, please review Solution's documentation or contact 2Ring for clarification.
Customer Lookup
Customer lookup (a customer data preview in Finesse) - in inbound scenarios, an automatic customer lookup can be performed using a calling number or customer id as lookup criteria. The results of the lookup are presented on the screen for the agent to choose from. In case multiple connectors are configured, the lookup may be performed against all remote contact sources. If a single match is found, workflow automation can be used to open a specific customer screen in the remote system.
Child record preview
some records such as customers/accounts can have child records associated with them. A typical case would be a list of the newest tickets or orders associated with a customer. Dialog Gadget enables these child records to be displayed along with the main record. An agent can click directly on a child record to open it or to perform another related action.
Screen Pop (native page)Once the customer is identified using the preview built into the gadget, it is often necessary to continue processing the call using the native customer/account page in the remote system. The agent can choose which system to finish the interaction in if multiple remote systems are configured.
Create/Update RecordsAutomatically create or update records in the remote system. A typical scenario is to create a new call record when a call comes in, open the record for the agent to modify, to write notes, and finally update it with the final duration once the call ends.
Background QueriesIn some situations, it may be necessary to access other call/customer related data for the workflow engine to make a decision. Background queries enable the workflow engine to perform a background query and act on the data returned. This usually happens automatically in the background without the need for agent interaction.
Transfer Customer IdentityTransfer customer identity when transferring a call - if multiple agents take part in a call, the identity of the customer can be passed along the call to the other agent so that it is not necessary to identify the customer again
Click to call from Finesseagents can find a contact using the Contact section and dial directly from within the finesse environment.
Click to call from native screensome connectors enable the agent to dial directly from a native customer screen in the remote system
Custom Actionseach connector and each record type can define its own set of actions that an agent can perform.
Provide agents with access unlimited number of contacts. Once a connection to a contact store (SAlesforce, MS CRM Dynamics, Service Now, and or a SQL database) is created, agents can search all these contacts manually in 2Ring Dialog Gadget and on top of that, all this data ca be used to automatically identify callers using calling number or any piece of information available about the incoming call.
Generic SQL ConnectorConnect 2Ring Dialog Gadget to a contact store that 2Ring has not yet created a native connector for. A Generic SQL Connector can be used for any contact store that uses a relational database and for which drivers are available for. For example, SQL connector can be use to connect to 2Ring Phone Services application that cab be used to sync contacts from multiple sources - such as MS Exchange (Outlook), MS Active Directory (AD), Lotus Notes, Cisco CallManager (CUCM), SQL database, or csv files.
Deliver number normalizationNormalize phone numbers even if they happen to be stored in multiple systems and in multiple formats. Transformation rules can be used to remove periods, dashes, and thus unify the way the numbers are presented to agents and or used to for dialing.
Native Connectors from 2RingConnect to contact data sources using one or multiple native connectors. 2Ring currently offers connectors for Salesforce, MS Dynamics CRM, and ServiceNow.
Create buttons that do what you need. Have these buttons available inside of Cisco Finesse (team-based configuration with different set for agents and supervisors). Buttons can be linked to 2Ring Orchestrator (2Ring Workflow), and thus multiple actions can be delivered via a single button. This also makes buttons State and Call Variable aware and thus buttons can perform different actions based on agent's current state and/or variable of the current call. In other words, make customer interactions shorter via the use of smart action buttons that automate repetitive tasks such as database lookups, browser navigation (bookmarks), web service integration, conferencing in a translating service seamlessly, changing agent state with a single click, asking for help via a panic button, .. If automation cannot be tied to a call center event (call arrival, state change, ...) and agents (Operators) must make a decision, use our smart buttons to have all tools (and common actions) just one click away.
Opens a web-site inside of 2Ring Browser Gadget or in a new browser tab / window outside of Cisco Finesse.
Panic Button
Let agents ask for help - either by triggering a consult call to a specific supervisor, or simply by sending a broadcast message to a specific supervisor or to a group of supervisors.
Agent End of Shift ButtonPlace agent to NotReady, and only the Logout.
Ready ButtonMakes agent Ready with a single click (versus three clicks that this takes it in Cisco Finesse).
Customer Advocate ButtonTransfer call to the appropriate customer advocate responsible for the caller (using a combination of a DB lookup, and storing information to a CallVariable).
Translation Service ButtonCall a translation service, have DTMF tones entered automatically, and initiate a conference - all as a result of a single click.
- Full call control
- CallVariable editor
- CallTrace
- Advanced wrap-up selection (searchable by agents, no-need to confirm selection, auto-selected based on call-data)
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text: The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), otherwise known as the new NAFTA, saw progress when Mexico became the first nation to ratify it last month, yet the Trump administration has hit a snag in delivering the revised deal to Congress, said The Monitor.With just a few weeks before the Capitol's August recess, it does not appear likely that the U.S. Congress will pass a new deal before then, the publication explained."I don't see how that happens in three weeks," it quoted U.S. Rep. Earl Blumeanauer, saying.Though all three countries signed the proposed USMCA at a summit in Argentina late last year, the congressional bodies of both the U.S. and Canada still need to pass it.Additionally, the publication noted that some U.S. Congress leaders are getting antsy."When do you expect the administration will send us that agreement to begin voting on?" It quoted U.S. Senator John Cornyn asking U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in June during a Congressional hearing.At the time, Lighthizer didn't provide a date, but said progress had been made. You might also be interested in July 08 , 2019 NZ: 'Serious pest' affecting avocado trees discove … Australia: Costa Group upbeat for 2019 despite pro … Fresh Del Monte Produce short interest up 31% from … Del Monte to open new fresh fruit packing facility … "My hope is that over the next couple of weeks we can make substantial progress," it quoted Lighthizer commenting. "I believe we're on track."Still, that process has slowed, and with the August recess looming, any vote before then is unlikely, said the publication.Moreover, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has voiced concerns about the renegotiation process.She has said she's tried to fend off the Trump administration's chief trade negotiator, Lighthizer, from infusing the 2020 presidential election into the renegotiation.Pelosi elaborated on the matter at a press conference before the House adjourned for the July 4 recess."Lighthizer has said, 'We just don't want to get this into the presidential.' And I say, 'These presidential candidates…I think most of them probably would want a better NAFTA,'" the publication quoted Pelosi saying.She added that House Democrats have had some concerns about some of the substance of the agreement."We do not want to pass this agreement just slightly different from NAFTA with a little sugar on top and say, 'See, we did something different.'"Read the full story here


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The idea of consumer-driven anything, let alone healthcare, is not a new idea. Let's just say, it's been around…though probably not in YOUR hospital. So what? In rural hospitals where traditional medicine, and the traditional thinking that goes along with it, reign supreme, why should you do anything differently? I'm glad you asked. Wake up and smell the Pop Tarts. This ain't 1950. The business of healthcare is changing faster right now than it ever has, and not for the better. You better be changing with, but I see so many hospitals continuing to maintain status quo…"because that's the way we've always done it." – And that is a great way to shut down your hospital.
Healthcare improves every day, but the healthcare industry under the current model, I believe, has long since peaked in this country. The game has changed. Have you? We must begin by thinking differently. For example…patients are NOT patients. Thinking of them as patients, as you were taught, is a mistake. CONSUMERS, or CUSTOMERS, is more accurate. You better start communicating this to your clinical staff if you haven't already. And guess what? "PatientSatisfaction" is no longer good enough either. You should be shooting for one of the "E" words: "Patient Excitement," "Patient Exuberance," or "Patient Elation."
Take your healthcare hat off and put on your business hat if you want to have a successful business. You must meet and exceed the demands of consumers if you want to survive in the future of healthcare.
Consumers have two demands:
Consuming services in your hospital is inconvenient because you are too slow, too inaccessible, and too expensive. So, are you doing anything about it? Probably not. You are probably sitting back like every other hospital waiting to see what our government is going to do next to destroy the industry (country). You will inevitably become part of the "system" that will be the next healthcare industry in this country, the government system. DON'T! Here are some tips:
Can your customers Google you? Do you have a website? Are you engaging your patients via social media? Are you giving your customers value above and beyond your competitors? Are you exploring alternative delivery models? Are you exploring alternative payment methods? Are you targeting the consumers that you want consuming services in your hospital and practices? Do you understand how your customers qualify the care being provided at your hospital? (Because our customers use a very different quality rating system than we do.)
Your answers to these questions and others better be yes, because when the game changes, opportunities arise. Opportunities breed new ideas. New ideas become new reality. New reality beats your 1950 model every time. Chances are, you are behind. Catch up! Healthcare is changing with or without you. Change. Stay ahead of the game, the government, and consumer demands…and win.
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Gandhi taught that there are seven things that will destroy us. As we study them slowly and carefully, we see in a powerful way how each represents an end being accomplished through an unprincipled or unworthy means.
This is not an exhaustive list and I'm sure you can add many other items. But, if you've been looking for real nuts-and-bolts activities to start practicing to become a better leader, these will be a great starting point.
living a life of leadership: Part 2
One of the most important activities of a hospital CEO is Rounding.
In the last issue I wrote about being fair, honest and open. This issue we will look at Leader Rounding.
In my years as a hospital leader, coaching CEOs and managers, there is one thing I have observed in the C-suite of most hospitals. That is hospital leaders sitting in their office. For long periods of time. How do I know this? Whenever I go to a new hospital to work with a CEO, I ask them to give me a tour of the building. It is very easy to tell if a CEO is not a "Rounder." On the tour you hear comments from the staff, "Hey, what are you doing here?" or "Man, we haven't seen you in a long time." Or "When did they let you out of your cage?" An informal estimate on my part is that probably 20% of CEOs and COOs round, while the other 80% hole up waiting for the next attack. Rounding won't necessarily make you a great leader, but I promise you cannot be a great hospital leader without rounding.
When I first started in healthcare, I did not know what leadership rounding was. I thought only doctors and nurses made "rounds" during the work day. But, what I was doing was MBWA, management by walking around. That's what it was called in the old days. After I read Quint Studer's, excellent book, Hardwiring Excellence, I began "rounding."
Rounding, especially for a CEO is not difficult. Especially in a rural hospital. You can usually walk the whole hospital in less than an hour. Those leaders who round in a larger hospital need to divide it up, visiting different departments each day. And, before I forget, you need to make sure all of your reports are rounding too. It varies by position, but they can figure it out. Below are suggestions on rounding.
Rounding by Department
Arrive early. After you finish your coffee, get out of your office. Devise a department order that will be good for you. Start with clinical departments, but don't forget the business office and other financial departments. Some CEOs do the tour the same every time. Others vary to keep things fresh. It doesn't matter, just do it. At least two days per week come in between 6:00am and 6:30am so you can visit with those who are finishing their shift. They will appreciate it. Be friendly. If you are new, introduce yourself and ask people about their family. Tell them something about yourself, ask them what they do. Finally, ask them if they have all the tools to do their jobs. The tool I've been asked the most about over the years is the coffee maker. This may not seem very important, but when you've been working a twelve-hour shift and it's 3:00am coffee is a lifeline. It is amazing how much mojo you get when you (personally) bring in a new coffee maker to the department. While I'm on coffee, never make employees kick in for coffee. Hopefully this is not a problem for you at your hospital. But, coming in new to one hospital, I found a money jar by the coffee machine. I immediately put an end to that and provided good coffee for staff to drink all day. Finally, don't forget to round on physicians early. It may be the only time you can see them in the day. Ask them two questions. "Do you have everything you need?" and "Do you think clinical staff has everything they need?"
As you round you may find people have ideas for improvement, if they do, and it's OK with their supervisor, put that person on the assignment to see the project through. Do not, under any circumstances, ignore their idea. All ideas from staff are important.
Rounding on Patients & Families
It's important from time to time to round on patients and families. Do this in conjunction with the Chief Nursing Officer. Patients and families feel like they have received a special visit when hospital leadership stops by. It's not difficult. Always knock first, go in and you only have to ask one question, "How are we treating you?" The conversation will develop from there. If the answer is positive, ask why and was there anyone who was extra good. If they mention a nurse, physician, tech or housekeeper, ask them for the employee's name and later write them a nice note. It's also a great time to build up the talent and attributes of your staff. "I see your nurse is Katy. She is one of our best. She's been here for over 5 years and people just love the care she provides." It's especially good if you can do it in front of Katie.
If the patient or family responds negatively, it is your job to make sure the Chief Nursing Officer got this so that it can be remedied as soon as possible.
Some people think a CEO is over-stepping his/her bounds by rounding on patients. However, if everyone is hitting on all cylinders, and we all care about the safety and comfort of our patients (and their families) and we don't use it as an excuse to beat up on our people for not doing everything perfect, it helps us find and fix problems before they snowball.
Today we have talked about one of the important traits of a hospital leader, Rounding. It's important for your staff—they need to see you being involved in the hospital; and it's important for you because you become involved and find out how your staff is really taking care of the patients. After just a few weeks, you will feel more confident about what is going on. You will have a better handle on your hospital. If you're not yet rounding, start today. If you already round, maybe you have some ideas that can help. If so, please let me know and I'll pass them along. Share any ideas you have on rounding. Again, if you have any questions please email them to me and we can talk about it.
My email is: email@example.com. Or call me at 251-610-7661.
Living A Life of Leadership: part 1
Over the next few weeks, I will be writing some reflections on leadership, particularly as it applies to rural hospitals. In my career, I have served as CEO, COO, Director of Operations, Human Resources, Affiliate President, Resource CEO, and now Chief Development Officer with Impact Healthcare Solutions. In some of these positions I have been a follower. In others I have been a leader.
What is a leader? This has been a question I have pondered for most of my career. I have been a student of leadership for the past 20 years. I have been intrigued by leaders like Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., Walt Disney, who excelled when they were called on at very crucial times in their lives and formative times in history. But there are some great new teachers of leadership out there offering new ideas and concepts for leaders. Bill Collins, Quint Studer, Patrick Lencioni, Scott Sinek, Marshall Goldsmith, and Robert K. Greenleaf. I encourage you to read them. The truth is many of us have the seeds of great leadership inside us. What is amazing is just how few great leaders there really are in corporate America. It is simple to be a great leader, but it is not easy.
It is my opinion that in Rural healthcare, there is no need greater than true Integral Leaders. We are all either leaders or followers. Sometimes both. And, I'm sure you know that there are good leaders and bad leaders. But how do you know what good leadership is? As I reflect on the good leaders I have known, the only single trait I find that is common to all good leaders is Integrity. (Some of you may think of other traits, if you do, please send me your comments. I'd love to read them.)
An Integral Leader is simply a leader of Integrity. I see it as the word it relates to–Integration. It means that you have "mixed' into your life what you know is right and best as the leader of your organization. So what are the traits that must be integrated into your life to be a good leader.
In this issue we will talk about being fair, honest and open. Some years ago I worked for a hospital VP who taught his team to look at how we dealt with our employees. In all our dealings we were to be fair, honest and open.
FAIR. Not only to the individual, but to our patients, our staff and to the organization. It is important that in our decision making we strive to be fair to all.
HONEST. Are we being honest? Have you ever worked for a person who lied? I think we all have. It kills morale by destroying trust in your employees. Sometimes the truth is tough. But if you cannot tell the truth, tell the person or staff you cannot give them an answer at this time.
OPEN. Finally, always be open with all of your staff. It is easier, and they will appreciate your openness. Don't you appreciate it when someone is open with you?
Here is an example using all three:
One of your department leaders notices a change in the behavior of an employee and suspects something is wrong. As often happens to CEOs, they bring the problem to you. You must decide if the employee should be drug tested. So, you bring the employee in to your office, along with an HR employee. You must be fair, honest and open with the employee so you tell him/her all the circumstances and give him/her a chance to respond. I have explained the concerns we have and tell him/her we are going to require they go for a drug test. They respond in disbelief and deny everything. But you feel it is still necessary to require a drug test. Is it fair to order a drug test on that individual even though you are not quite sure there is a problem? I submit that it IS fair. It is because if the person is, as they contend, not on illicit drugs, they will be cleared. You have been fair, honest and open with the employee. Through their behavior the employee has created a need for a decision—your decision. But in the big picture it probably serves the employee best by testing him/her. What if he/she tests negative? What if he/she was just having a bad day? Well, then I have to apologize to the employee—actually I will be happy to apologize. It's better for everyone involved if he/she tests negative.
But, what if he/she tests positive? First, you are being more than fair to the employee because you have now discovered a problem that will, if left untreated, keep that person from working in healthcare for the rest of their life. Hopefully, your company has a program to help the employee get treatment.
Of course, it was fair to your patients. No patient should ever have to be taken care of by a person whose judgement is compromised by an illegal substance. It's also fair to the other staff, because now they do not have to work with and cover for this person that they knew was taking drugs. (They always know.) It is also fair to the organization that this person was tested because there was a great liability if the hospital allowed a person to work who is under the influence of an illicit drug.
In this article we have briefly discussed some traits I believe it takes to be an Integral Leader. An Integral Leader must integrate into his/her life what they know is right and best. We also discussed being Fair, Honest and Open with your employees, patients, families, and organizations. We will look at some other ideas in our coming issues.
If you have questions you would like answered, or have suggestions, please do not hesitate to email your questions to me at email@example.com. Or call me at 251-610-7661.


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HIV criminalization News and Stories
The man likely to be the new U.S. Attorney General, William Barr, at one time oversaw a prison camp for people with HIV
"The last thing we want is for people to get the impression that this happens often or that it can happen easily."
U.S. military HIV policies differ wildly from person to person. But despite the confusion, these lawyers are sure of one thing: They're all discriminatory
Blake Mason removed their porn scenes of Daryll Rowe after he was convicted of spreading HIV — should US sites do the same with other criminal performers?
The No Pants No Problem party is returning to this year's International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam; we talk to the founder and sponsor of the sexy event
A 26-year-old imprisoned under HIV criminalization laws has been granted parole, but the laws that got him there are outdated and unjust
California's HIV criminalization law just downgraded 'knowing exposing someone to HIV' from a felony to a misdemeanor, but it's still problematic in several ways
Michael Johnson faced a sentence of 96 years for 'recklessly infecting' one man with HIV; he accepted a plea bargain for 10 years for having consensual sex
We must remember that LGBTQ people are also poor, black, Latinx, Native American, Muslim, women and citizens of oppressive countries around the world, making each and every one of us connected
California legislators, lead by gay Sen. Scott Wiener, have announced a bill that would decriminalize having unprotected sex with HIV.


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You can freely "steal" this idea from me flat-out no caveats if you release it under the CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, or CC0, done deal. This is my new policy for all my rough idea drafts, retroactively too.
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Compound Cattle Feedstuff Market: Global Industry Analysis 2013-2017 And Opportunity Assessment 2018-2028
Market Outlook
Changing consumer preference for dairy products among consumers have fuelled demand for compound cattle feedstuff. To offer nutrition-dense dairy products, farmers are focusing on feeding the livestock with highly nutritious diet. Leading manufacturers are concentrating on producing compound cattle feedstuff products that cater to the diet for young, adult, dry, milk producing, and pregnant animals. In addition, manufacturers are utilizing various concentrate feed ingredients such as grains, brans, protein meals/cakes, agro-industrial by-products, minerals and vitamins to ensure sufficient nutrient values to the cattle. Prominent manufacturers are also focusing on developing a range of compound cattle feedstuff products that align with various health requirements of the animals.
Compound cattle feedstuff products are supplemented in livestock diet in varied quantities based on their requirements for calf starter, calf growth meal, feed for high yielding animals, feed for low yielding animals, buffalo feed, and feed for pregnant animals. With the increasing agricultural activities in various countries of Asia, the production of compound cattle feedstuff is expected to remain concentrated in the region over the years. Also, increasing consumption of the dairy products in North America is further expected to contribute towards the global market growth. Attributed to increased dairy production in the region, North America is expected to represent second highest market growth globally. As it is considered nutritious and cost efficient, demand for compound cattle feedstuff is anticipated to remain positive in the global market.
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Compound cattle feedstuff includes variety of nutritious ingredients such as maize, sorghum, wheat, rice, oats, ragi, millets, soybean meal, groundnut meal, cottonseed meal, mango kernel extraction, pulses, calcite powder, adequate amount of unprocessed vitamin A, and vitamin D. Leading manufacturers mainly combine these as an extract for producing the healthy compound cattle feedstuff products. Consumption of the compound cattle feedstuff mainly promotes the reproducing ability of the cattle by providing high energy.
Asian, North American, South African & European countries have continued to represent the leading suppliers of the compound cattle feedstuff products. Manufacturers in the food industries are also utilizing these products for offering nutritious beef & mutton to align with the consumer demands. In addition, growing demand for the animal meat and oilseed production have encouraged demand for compound cattle feedstuff products in the livestock industry. The compound cattle feedstuff market is expected to grow in terms of volume and value due to growing population, urbanization and increasing consumer purchasing power.
Exhibit 1 QUANTITY ESTIMATION OF COMPOUND CATTLE FEEDSTUFF
COWS (approx. weight-400kg)
BUFFALOES(approx. weight-500kg)
Regular maintenance
1.5-2 kg
Milk production(per L)
On the basis of animal type, the global compound cattle feedstuff market has been segmented as-
On the basis of nature, the global compound cattle feedstuff market has been segmented as-
On the basis of form, the global compound cattle feedstuff market has been segmented as-
Global Compound Cattle Feedstuff: Key Players
Some of the major key players of the compound cattle feedstuff include Feed One, AFGRI Animal Feeds, MSMD Resources, JB cattle feed, Nutrena Animal Feeds, Nutrient Agri products, Masterfeeds, Avibo feed additives, Probioway, Godrej Agrovet. More industrialists and agro farmers are showing a keen interest in the compound cattle feedstuff industry as it is expanding every year.
Opportunities for Market Participants:
Growing preference for high-quality dairy products has fuelled growth of the agro & animal feed industry. As cattle are the only source for dairy products, demand for compound cattle feedstuff is likely to remain concentrated in the livestock industry.
Global Compound Cattle Feedstuff: A Regional outlook
As mentioned the compound cattle feedstuff is predominantly produced & processed in Asia, particularly in China due to increasing demand and export of dairy products. In North America, the compound cattle feedstuff are produced to feed the cattle maintained for greater livestock. Demand for the compound cattle feedstuff in Africa is expected to remain concentrated for producing meat. In Europe, the import of compound cattle feedstuff has been reduced and production has commenced recently. Bound to these factors, growth of the global compound cattle feedstuff market is expected to remain positive over the forecast period.
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