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This article was originally published in the Brand Finance GIFT™ 2021 report.
In the past, intangible value in Italy has been discussed with a certain reticence and scepticism. The fabric of small and medium-sized enterprises makes it difficult to enhance what is increasingly becoming the real value of companies in global business, and not just technological ones.
There are three essential points of view to contextualise these historic difficulties in understanding intangible value:
- The banking system has always been an essential pillar of the economy of Italian companies, especially small and medium-sized ones;
- The statutory rules on financial statements and the OIC accounting standards;
- Regulation of company defaults, which Italian courts have had to deal with over the last two decades.
Italian Banking System
Banks have always been highly sceptical about the inclusion of intangible values in the financial statements of the companies they analyse. There has been little emphasis on establishing clear methods to understand increasingly recognised know-how or patent value, not to mention other more taboo categories of intangible assets such as brand. To construct rating models, many banks - particularly larger institutions - still measure equity by subtracting disclosed intangible assets from the book value of equity. Evidently, this has disincentivised companies from recognising intangible value, and has penalised the most innovative companies. There is a total absence of alternative finance for small, innovative companies who instead rely on bank debt to fund growth. Therefore, many Italian companies have adjusted their disclosure towards what their financial partners agreed to truly recognise.
Statutory accounting & reporting rules
In terms of civil law principles, in addition to the provisions of Article 2426 of the Civil Code, to the most commonly used rules are the Italian accounting principles OIC, in particular principle no. 24 in points 78 and 79, which cover the devaluation and revaluation of intangible assets. These principles require systematic impairment testing as a criterion of prudence. However, the principles do not deal with the matter except for a reference to the possibility of revaluation only under special laws. In the Italian principles, the subject of intangible asset valuation is not present except in relation to acquisitions.
Company default
History dictates greater scrutiny and liability for the corporate bodies of administration and control, in the presence of insolvency procedures and particularly in the event of bankruptcy. The presence of intangible assets or intangible values has been, in several cases, the lever to profile offences of false accounting, with significant personal implications. It is not that Italy has been lacking in cases where the use of artifices has covered up illegal practices, but the Italian productive fabric is made up of working entrepreneurs not of fraud scientists, even if this shame is perceived internationally.
Reflecting on these historic challenges, it can be said that the Italian historical and regulatory context is not particularly mature when it comes to intangible values.
The pandemic has changed the wind. On 14th August 2020, a historic measure was introduced, known commonly as "August Decree" Decree Law 104., In the midst of the pandemic, the decree introduced an innovative and great opportunity for companies to revalue business assets - both tangible (as precedented) and intangible and equity investments. This opportunity concerns only OIC-adopter companies, so it is mainly aimed at the small and medium-sized enterprises that comprise a large share of the Italian businesses landscape
The August Decree opened the way for a revaluation of balance sheet data with or without tax effect. The difference lies in the price to be paid to have the values recognised for tax purposes. This price is in most cases 3% of the highest value entered in the balance sheet for each individual asset. The 3% revaluation
allows the values to be recognised for tax purposes as early as 2021 for depreciation and 2024 for capital
gains. Considering that taxation in Italy for corporations is 27.9%, the effect in terms of tax savings diluted over time is a significant 25%.
This historical novelty provides an opportunity for Italy to adopt corporate structures more aligned to what is required to operate effectively in a global market.
I believe the legislator, in a situation of absolute criticality such as the pandemic, has cut some red tape and introduced a unique opportunity that I hope Italian companies have fully grasped.
Measuring the solidity of a company by looking at how many square metres of industrial property it owns or, worse still, how many private homes its founder has, is what has characterised average company valuations to date, made in particular by the banking system. Today, there is the possibility of bringing out the real values and displaying them in the most representative document for stakeholders, the annual report.
In particular, Italian entrepreneurship is increasingly characterised by the ability to innovate and create; these are values that must be represented in a global market, otherwise small businesses will remain invisible to the market. In the growth phases of new projects or new lines of business, the intangible asset is the real foundation on which the development or sometimes the survival of some realities that post-Covid -19 will need to renew themselves.
Companies of the future
What are the DNA values of the most virtuous companies of the future? The average age of their employees, the hours of training invested in their development, the fidelity of relationships in terms of the number of years the relationship has lasted, innovative patents, brand identity, marketing and the ability to be recognised by their market, the ability to sell a new product or service: these are all values that we can define as useful and necessary for the future.
The August Decree has given an opportunity to take a more innovative look at the entire Italian economic system, from banks, to the tax authorities, to the courts; entrepreneurs need a new mentality of communicating externally how much intangible value their company possesses. This should certainly be done with prudence and conservatism, operating on the principles of fair value and sourcing independent parties to certify these values. Only by understanding and supporting intangible assets can you fully benefit from and communicate its value.


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The following is a review of The Speakeasy Society's The Witch, with very minor spoilers throughout. All photos courtesy of Model05 Productions. witch
It seems like it was just last month that I was sitting in a creaky church pew, watching The Speakeasy Society's The Vow come to an anticipated, but nonetheless shocking cliffhanger. It was not so long ago, but things are moving quickly in The Kansas Collection, leading up to a finale planned for early 2019. And so, on a windy, deserted block of ROW Downtown Los Angeles, we've come to meet Glinda, The Witch, for the sixth chapter in Speakeasy's compelling take on Frank Baum's Oz series.
Unlike The Vow before it, which featured the full Speakeasy ensemble leading guests on multiple tracks and sub tracks, The Witch is perhaps the most straightforward presentation of the narrative of any previous Kansas chapters—a single track is laid, a single story told. This seemingly standard structure, however, is what makes The Witch so successful; the brilliant performances of the small cast become the core heart of the piece. Actors Matthew Bamberg-Johnson, Natalie Fryman, and Chynna Skye move from strength to strength in a stirring tale of grief, betrayal, and hopefully, someday soon, vindication.
The quickest way to loss is love, Glinda says at one point; it's a phrase that will stick with me long after I leave this place. Even though I've seen what Oz is becoming now that Queen Ozma is in control, I still wonder what's gone so wrong in Oz that Glinda, the historical representative of all that's right and true, has become so lost. Fryman's talent here is palpable; she's the witch with no magic, and it's heartbreaking to see her growing further and further from the belief that she'll be able to help good triumph over evil. Her voice breaks, fraught with emotion, and yet every word is tinged with venom, as if she's speaking a curse; I think perhaps there's a spark of magic left in her, after all.
Fryman's performance is bookended in The Witch by those of Chynna Skye and Matthew Bamberg-Johnson as Lavender Pip and Phil Daring, respectively. Skye is a pleasure to behold, all rage and attitude; it's intriguing to see what the loss of her beloved Scarecrow in The Vow has done to her, and more intriguing still to wonder what it may continue to do. In contrast, Bamberg-Johnson seems to represent the very heart of The Kansas Collection as a whole; his journey thus far has been remarkable. It's Bamberg-Johnson's innate charm and empathy that's endeared Phil to audiences from their first interactions with him, and his work in The Witch is no exception. Those who took the Red Track in The Vow will particularly connect with Phil here—a literal inner conflict is at hand within him, as it has been all this time, and watching it play out is riveting.
The Witch represents yet another succinct, skillful addition to the Kansas Collection, and is a welcome entry in an increasingly harrowing narrative with endless potential. Only a few more chapters remain in this now-beloved immersive theatre staple, and perhaps there's still hope for the good people of Oz yet, even though the world is dark. As Dorothy said in The Vow: "Evil always wins right up until the end, or it doesn't feel worth it." No matter what's to come, The Speakeasy Society's Kansas Collection continues to be very much worth it.
Tickets to The Witch are no longer live, but may still be available. To inquire please contact The Speakeasy Society on Facebook, Instagram, or via the contact link on their website.
You can also read our all-track recap of The Vow here.

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Different Methods on How to Overcome Fear of Heights
Fear of heights is scientifically known as acrophobia. It is more than just a natural fear of heights; it is an extreme, paralyzing fear. Symptoms of acrophobia can include: increased heart rate, feeling like you are going to fall, sweating, nausea, dizziness, and panic. Working with a therapist that specializes in acrophobia is best. They can use one or more of these effective ways on how to overcome fear of heights.
Relaxation and Coping Techniques
The first step to overcoming the fear of heights is to learn how to control the situation and overcome the panic. Learning to address the fear straight on with relaxation and coping techniques is essential. These techniques are all used in some way or other with most other therapies. Some of the best relaxation and coping techniques are:
- Deep breathing
- Progressive muscle relaxation
- Yoga
- Meditation
- Exercise
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy teaches the person to face the negative thoughts in their mind and to look at them rationally. The person first learns to identify the negative thoughts of their fear and to challenge these thoughts. They then learn to take these negative thoughts and replace them with positive ones. By being able to face their fear of heights head on and rationally process that they are not in any danger, it helps them to overcome the fear.
Desensitization Therapy
In desensitization therapy, the patient is gradually exposed to heights in small steps. This is also known as exposure therapy. They may first view pictures that look down from a high place. After being able to deal with photos, they then move onto progressively higher heights. They may start off standing on a stool or small ladder. They can gradually work their way to being able to go up a few floors in a building and look out. They then progress to being able to look over a small ledge or the top of a building. Eventually they can face their fears at a higher height until they overcome the fear.
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) puts the patient in a virtual environment where they feel the sensation of the heights they fear. According to patient's who have gone through this kind of therapy, it provides them with even more fearful feelings than they have experienced in real situations. This helps them face their fears in a controlled environment.
Hypnotherapy can reprogram the person's self conscience to help minimize the fear. It centers on creating a completely relaxed atmosphere for the patient. When the subconscious mind is in a stress free state, it can rid itself of the fear. This therapy takes several weeks working with someone trained in hypnosis.
With these different techniques on how to overcome fear of heights, most people should be able to find a way that will work for them so they can lead a more normal life.


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Taiwan News
Date: 2016-02-28
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
The number of severe flu cases around Taiwan is expected to decline over the next two weeks because the influenza epidemic is waning, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Sunday.
A total of 961 severe influenza-related cases have been recorded by health authorities since last July, representing the most severe flu season over the past five years, according to the CDC.
A total of 69 of those patients have died of influenza-related illnesses during the epidemic, said CDC Director-General Steve Kuo, citing CDC statistics.
Local media have carried stories about a sharp increase in the number of flu-stricken people seeking treatment at hospital emergency rooms last week, straining the country's medical resources. [FULL STORY]


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Stunning news from Amerijet: Last week, the carrier announced the exit of its helmsman Tim Strauss, only to retract the information a few days later. Reasons for this surprising U-turn
were not delivered, puzzling staff and customers alike.
Meanwhile, the Florida-based freight airline has appointed Exp-Air Cargo as its General Sales & Service Agent in Canada.
As with the initial notification of Mr. Strauss' exit, no reasons were given by the airline as to why this personnel decision has been revoked. Nor have the forwarding agents, the carrier's main
clients, been given any explanation or background on what led the management and the supervisors to first let the CEO go, only to welcome him back again just days after his resignation.
"There were many factors that led to my decision to stay, but the most important were the great team that is presently at the company, and our tremendous growth prospects," Mr. Strauss stated, after being back in office. "I look forward to continuing to support our employees and customers during this exciting period for Amerijet."
Unequivocal signal
Interestingly, he does not mention the top management of the airline, notably Executive Chairman Vic Karjian, who had already been appointed to succeed Strauss as interim CEO. A meaningful reticence, indicating a serious controversy at the carrier's top level, regarding the further strategy and network development. Whether responsibilities are now more clearly defined, and Karjian's role is limited to that of a supervisor rather than a secondary CEO, remains to be seen. With his resignation, which struck the carrier like a bombshell, Strauss has, in any case, sent a strong signal that he is not willing to share competencies.
New Canadian GSA
All this back and forth comes at a time when Amerijet is in a demanding period of transition. The fleet, which currently totals 9 B767 and B757 freighters, is to grow by a further 18 units by the end of 2022. This also triggers the expansion of the GSA network, demonstrated by the appointment of Canadian sales agent, Exp-Air Cargo, announced last week. From now on, 2 weekly road feeder connections will be offered the market, linking Toronto with Miami.
Shipments originating in YYC, YEG, YVR, etc. will be sent to YYZ first, and consolidated with the scheduled trucks YYZ-MIA. "However, more urgent shipments, or shipments of larger volumes which might be able to justify their own trucks, can be sent directly, if needed by the customer," Amerijet told CargoForwarder Global.
Milan is not (yet) on the itinerary
Asked about the monthly volumes expected on the north and southbound routes, the carrier's press department stated, vaguely: "We have a long history of service to our customers in Canada, and to some extent the volumes are seasonal. The RFS trucks are flexible and scheduled to take those fluctuations into consideration so that the best possible service with the shortest transit time can be enjoyed."
Addressing market rumors that the airline will soon fly to Milan-Malpensa, a clear denial comes from Miami: "At this time, we are not planning on operating to Italy."
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Graysen M. Ocasio is the Publisher of The Rainbow Times. His extensive experience as a seasoned journalist, Editor-in-Chief, Assistant Editor, and Business Consultant for various media companies, including Springfield's The Republican, has earned The Rainbow Times multiple awards under his leadership. A journalism and publishing veteran with 25 years of experience in the field, Graysen was also the sole-proprietor of El Reportero, Alabama's only bilingual newspaper, serving the Latinx community in 3/4 of the state in the 90s. As a result of the newspaper's success, he was featured in several mainstream state publications, including the special TV broadcast titled "Hola Alabama."
Graysen currently serves as a board member of the City of Salem's No Place For Hate Committee, Salem's Race Equity Task Force, and the Latino Leadership Coalition of Salem. He has participated in various community-based initiatives to better assist marginalized communities. His relentless dedication has earned him titles such as the Gilmore Volunteer of the Year Award (AIDS Action Coalition) and other community-based awards such as the Boston Latino Pride 2010 Honoree-LGBT Community Member designation.
Under his direction, Graysen has helped secure awards for The Rainbow Times such as a citation from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' House of Representatives for "10 years of providing inclusive news coverage of the LGBT Community" and providing donations to local nonprofits, the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition's Sylvia Rivera Community Award, Promise Place School's "LGBT Champion in Media Award," and Boston Latin@ Pride's "Solidaridad/Solidarity" Award among many others.
Formerly, Graysen has served on the board of directors for various organizations such as the former Northampton Pride, Connecticut Pride, Moonshot Inc., and the AIDS Action Coalition (Huntsville, Ala.), among others.
As a fully bilingual and bicultural individual, who is proud of his indigenous heritage too, Graysen was also the original visionary and one of two co-founders of the LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts and currently of Project Out. He is also a passionate advocate to empower marginalized youth. When his schedule permits he has been a guest speaker at higher institutions of learning such as Williams College, and has given career and motivational speeches to Springfield City Schools for at-risk youth, and presented at Salem High School's career day, among others.
Graysen holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from Marylhurst University and is also a graduate of Temple University, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in journalism. He is a member of the International Honor Society in Business, Management, and Administration, Sigma Beta Delta, in recognition of high scholastic achievement (summa cum laude). Graysen can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Corrections Division is responsible for the care and custody of inmates remanded to the County Correctional Facility located in Johnstown. Corrections Officers transport inmates to court appearances, medical treatment, and to other correctional facilities throughout the state.
Corrections houses an average of 125 inmates a day, however we have the capacity of 165 beds total
No. You do not need prior approval to visit an inmate.
If the inmate has only been in the facility for 24 hours or less you can call the facility and set up an initial visit.
No. You cannot telephone an inmate, but you can call the facility with a phone number that can be given to the inmate to call you.
You will need to set up a phone account with GTL at 1-800-483-8314, in order for the inmate to call.Fulton County Registered Sex Offenders
For those 16 years of age or older, an acceptable photo ID with a Date of Birth on it. EX: Drivers License, Non Driver ID, Benefit Card, Passport, and/or Military ID. For those under the age of 16 Birth Certificate or photocopy of a Birth Certificate is required. If your bringing a child one of the parents needs to be present (inmate or visitor).
Inmates are only allowed 2 adult visitors, or 1 adult visitor a child over the age of 5 or child under the age of 5. Children under the age of 5 are required to sit on the adult visitors lap during the entire visit.
NOTHING is allowed into the visitation room.
Visitors will not be allowed in the Visitation Room with hooded sweatshirts, coats, hats, purses, diaper bags, packages, keys, tobacco products, phones, candy, gum, drinks etc.
You will be asked to leave your property either in your car or in a locker located within the lobby or you will not be allowed in.
All visitors will be subject to a search electronically, for contraband before entering the visitation room.
Inmates are allowed 2 visits a week and are an hour each.
Visit days will depend on what housing unit they are in.
Contraband is any article or thing that a person confined in a detention facility is prohibited from obtaining or possessing by statute, rule, regulation or order.
· age
· race
· gender
· special health accommodations or needs
· need for and participation in substance use disorder programs
· pregnancy status
· number of days in segregated confinement
The Fulton County Correctional Facility does not hold incarcerated individuals in Segregated Confinement at any time.


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While cannabis is legal in parts of the US, it still carries a stigma around that may put you off using it.
It's important to understand that CBD is different from THC, the compound found in cannabis that gets you high. Instead, CBD has healing properties that can be used to treat all kinds of problems, illnesses and ailments.
CBD works incredibly well with the human body thanks to our endocannabinoid system (ECS). The ECS's purpose is to regulate the body, so it's not hard to understand why CBD contributes to healing.
So with all this all in mind, here's how CBD can help people with focus. See liquid cbd capsules
Whether it's at work, at home or when you're doing a certain activity, the main reasons why you may be unable to focus on things are generally due to:
Stress and anxiety
Lack of sleep
Distractions around you
When the body feels stress, it releases a hormone called cortisol. It's used for helping to regulate the body when you're feeling some stress, but when you start to produce too much, cortisol can make it tough to concentrate. If you have ever tried to make a decision while stressed, you'll know how tough it can be.
According to CoolThingsChicago, CBD can help to relieve stress and therefore help you focus.
Studies have shown that this is because of how CBD interacts with the ECS. It calms down the mind, meaning there is less of a static feeling when you try and think.
Sleep is very important for focus and concentration. If you don't get enough sleep, you will feel sluggish and your overall cognitive functions will lower. Lack of sleep also raises your cortisol levels, making it much harder for the brain to process information and make a decision.
Getting a good night's sleep can lower these cortisol levels and, according to CBD Kyro, CBD can help.
If you are waking up in the middle of the night for no reason, it could be because your sleep cycle is off. Taking CBD can help to improve your sleep by increasing the length of time you rest. After all, it's pointless being in bed for the recommended eight hours but only getting three or four hours of sleep.
Another reason why you may be getting a lack of sleep is due to anxiety. CBD can help with this too and reduce insomnia for serious cases.
If you can't sleep due to pain, studies have shown that CBD protects the neurotransmitters in nerve cells that regulate how much pain you feel. CBD may also be able to help prevent chronic aches and pains.
Of course, there are some reasons for lack of sleep that CBD can't help with. These include the neighbour's dog barking in the early hours of the morning, or the sound your AC unit makes in your building. The good news is that these problems are easy to fix.
There are so many things that can distract you nowadays, from social media to music on the radio. As a result, it's so easy to lose focus on your current task. While multitasking is great, it's often put to one side as we tend to give our attention to one thing at a time.
So, if you do become distracted a lot, one of the best things you can do to help is to change your environment and your habits. For example, if you're writing an important email, turn off the notifications on your phone. When it goes off, the natural response is to break concentration and check it, even if you don't go on to respond. That split second where you break focus can put you off your train of thought.
CBD can help you focus but in terms of distractions, it cannot take them away.
Now, there is another reason that you may not be able to sleep. You can try to eat as best as you can, go to the gym and exercise and even try to get as much sleep as possible, but even then you still find it hard to focus.
In severe cases, the reason could be because you have ADHD or ADD.
It was previously thought that only children and teenagers could have ADHD but it turns out that adults can also suffer from it.
ADHD and ADD disorders prevent you from being able to concentrate. In most cases, people turn to traditional medication to calm their ADHD and help them focus. However, over time, these pills can lose their effects and, in some cases, it's possible to get addicted to them.
This is where CBD comes in handy.
People suffering from ADHD bounce off the walls with surges of energy you never knew they had, without being able to blame excess sugar or lack of attention.
CBD can reduce hyperactivity as it regulates the ECS and cognitive functions.
There have been studies on how CBD can help treat people with ADHD symptoms. The results show hemp treatments, ie CBD, can improve a person's mental state, their behavior and their performance.
There are many reasons why you may not be able to concentrate and have a lack of focus. The points discussed above highlight the main culprits and CBD can help with the majority of them. If you have tried traditional medicine and it didn't help, CBD should be the next thing you use. The fastest way to take CBD is through a CBD vape or oral spray. This is because it absorbs straight into the bloodstream through the lungs. If you find that you are lacking concentration throughout the day, CBD pills can work too. They take a little while to digest but this means that the effects of the CBD will last longer too.


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Haplogroup H dominates present-day Western European mitochondrial DNA variability (>40%), yet was less common (∼19%) among Early Neolithic farmers (∼5450 BC) and virtually absent in Mesolithic hunter-gatherers. Here we investigate this major component of the maternal population history of modern Europeans and sequence 39 complete haplogroup H mitochondrial genomes from ancient human remains. We then compare this 'real-time' genetic data with cultural changes taking place between the Early Neolithic (∼5450 BC) and Bronze Age (∼2200 BC) in Central Europe. Our results reveal that the current diversity and distribution of haplogroup H were largely established by the Mid Neolithic (∼4000 BC), but with substantial genetic contributions from subsequent pan-European cultures such as the Bell Beakers expanding out of Iberia in the Late Neolithic (∼2800 BC). Dated haplogroup H genomes allow us to reconstruct the recent evolutionary history of haplogroup H and reveal a mutation rate 45% higher than current estimates for human mitochondria.
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|English (US)
|Article number
|Nature communications
|Published - 2013
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)


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Wow! The year is making it's way pretty rapidly through to the middle of December! Crazy!
It's currently 12:30am here in Australia, so I thought I might take the last breath of energy I have for the day to give you all an idea of what has been happening over the past few months.
Well, most importantly…our promo cards came in. yay! I know I know, settle down…
In other seriously more important news, our developers have been ramping up big time, in order to bring some really exciting things to the table early 2016. I'm really proud of what they have achieved so far and can't wait to show it to the rest of the world.
We have also commisioned the work of a UX/UI designer to give our platform one final iron out before launch…which I'm pretty happy about. It wasn't so long ago that this sort of luxury wasn't available to us, but I'm so happy we have been able to invest in this aspect so that social media marketers around the world are able to invest themselves in a platform that feels right for them.
Another exciting twist in the tale of knackmap is that we have been partnering with an up and coming crowdfunding site to offer a solution to help people better manage their crowdfunding campaigns. This is something that I think has been missing from the crowdfunding game for a while, and as a result has slowed the overall growth of successful campaigns. But this is about to change.
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A new programme of research called 'Living Assessment' will explore how health is considered in social care assessments of children in need in England, including those who are disabled. A central focus will be how children and young people experience the assessments process.
The research, beginning later this year, follows a major, five-year investment by Wellcome to a collaboration between the University of Cambridge, University of Kent and the National Children's Bureau in conjunction with the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children and the British Association of Social Workers.
This year is the thirtieth anniversary of The Children Act of 1989, which contained the most significant legislative changes for children's services since the 1930s and 1940s.
But services for children in need in England, including those who are disabled, face a 'perfect storm' of rising demand and substantially reduced budgets.
Storing up Trouble, published in 2018 by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children and the National Children's Bureau, highlighted these challenges and found a "postcode lottery" in the level of support offered by children's services.
Research shows that one in five children in England born in 2009/10 were referred to children's services before the age of five; and there has been a 60% increase in unfounded child protection investigations in England since 2011. Yet funding for local authority children and young people's services fell by over a quarter between 2010/11 and 2017/18.
The new research programme, called Living Assessment, will investigate the root causes of the problems facing children's services, and look at how health and social services might work together more effectively in supporting children and their families.
The study will draw on three key sources:
Interviews with people who were instrumental in developing the relevant 1989 and 1991 legislation, individuals who have conducted assessments of the health and development of 'children in need', and children and young people who have themselves experienced these assessments.
Analysis of health and social care records from a quarter of a million participants, exploring the movement of families through different services over time.
Examination of newly-available archive sources to uncover the changing relationship between health and welfare in assessments of children in need since The Children Act was brought into law in 1989.
It may seem obvious, but if you really want to know how it feels to be assessed for social care support then you should ask children themselves, including care leavers, disabled children and young people and all of those who have experienced assessments by social workers. We're therefore thrilled to be working together to co-produce this ground-breaking research. Those with lived experience will be at the heart of the project."
– Anna Feuchtwang, Chief Executive of the National Children's Bureau and Robbie Duschinsky, senior lecturer, Applied Social Science Group, Primary Care Unit
The programme includes an ambitious programme of activity to ensure engagement with civil servants, parliamentarians, policy makers and senior practitioners, in collaboration with MPs and Peers from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children. The team aim to allow the experiences of those affected to be heard at the highest levels in government and to enable evidence-based changes to improve the lives of those children and families involved in assessments.
Learn more
Applied Social Science Group, Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge
Lucy Lloyd, Communications, Primary Care Unit
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My dog likes to bite the air as if he's catching a fly, why does he do this? Is this napping a sign of something, or is he just trying to have fun?
This could be a number of things, dependent on age and well-being. If the puppy is young, it's common to do this out of excitement and playfulness! If it continues consistently at older ages, it could be a sign of anxiety, or another behavioral issue. Call your vet and ask questions depending.
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Sharks – the iconic migrants can travel very long distances and reach a particular location within a year or so, and so does sea turtles.Sharks can swim approximately 20,000 km round trip in the ocean and can get back to the same site where they started. Scientists have known for a long time that sea turtles rely on the magnetic signature of the earth's electric field to navigate long distances, but the mechanism in shark was unknown until researchers have reported in the Journal Current Biology the Map-like use of Earth's magnetic field in sharks. That describes the detailed navigational mechanism in the shark to facilitate long-distance migrations, and how they use Earth's magnetic field for their homeward orientation.
In the past, several reports have confirmed the sensitivity of sharks to electromagnetic fields, but their potential for using it for navigation wasn't resolved. The scientists used a modified circular pool and few as 20 young sharks to confirm how they navigate. The sharks used for the study were bonnet heads, who are known for having a preferred habitat and their ability to successfully navigating across it. They manipulated the local magnetic fields with the help of Merrit coils, having 2 orthogonal series of horizontal and vertical wooden frames wrapped in copper coils, and as the current running through them, they will produce the magnetic field all around. An experimental tank was positioned in the center of the wooden frame and a camera to record the movements of the shark was placed above the pool. Navigational software was used to track the location and location patterns.
For the experiment, the sharks were exposed to the magnetic field that matched the configurations of long distances from north and south to home. Those sharks which were present in the south settings traveled to the north. But when the sharks faced the magnetic field that was similar in configuration to its home's it showed no preferred pattern of movement, and it looked like they were at home, which proved the hypothesis.
The researchers raised an important question that if the navigation of bonnet head sharks is by the geomagnetic field the other sharks are more likely to have the same mechanism for navigation across the sea. The sharks have elasmobranches that are sensitive to electromagnetic fields, it is believed that they use this electro-sensory organ to some extent to gather information regarding geomagnetic fields (GMF) like a compass and map. Elasmobranches are capable of differentiating between several components of GMF. And this experiment proved that the sharks use magnetic cures from GMF to derive spatial information for orienting themselves. They also concluded that if sharks use the magnetic map to observe where they are, then any errors in the navigation like those due to storms and other disturbances can cause the shark to proceed from a particular area having more magnetic similarity to their home sites.
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The National Cyber Skills Centre was in London on 26th October for the kick off of Security Serious Week where over 100 cyber-security experts came together for a photo call outside Tower of London to show support for a more secure online future and put a stop to the number of breaches hitting large and small organisations.
The National Cyber Skills Centre at The University of Gloucestershire delivers Essential Cyber Security training at the new Cyber Institute opened at the University's Park Campus in Cheltenham this September.
The first ever Security Serious Week, runs from Monday 26th to Friday 30th October and will see 70 of the world's most renowned experts in cyber-crime and security freely offering their time and expertise to companies who want to become more security savvy and cyber-aware. A timetable of conferences, workshops, training sessions and webinars is taking place throughout the week and is aimed at educating users in a number of security disciplines.
Security Serious has a microsite detailing everything that is being organised and offered over the five days, including a resource library containing a number of government sponsored and industry donated literature that informs organisations of their obligation to protect the data they collect and best practices to do so.
Yvonne Eskenzi, the driving force behind this campaign, explained, "Security Serious is all about those that can't, learning from those that can – it's simple really. The week brings together our leading experts to convey their words of wisdom to those people and organisations who want to become more security savvy. The response we've received for this campaign, and the calibre of the supporters on board, all prepared to selflessly give their time to help create a safer online community is inspiring."
Security Serious has attracted a number of high-profile supporters from the UK's leading businesses, universities, associations and government bodies – including: National Cyber Skills Centre, Unilever, BT, HP Security Voltage, Canon UK, HSBC, Publicis Groupe, GlaxoSmithkline and many of the world's leading IT security vendors.
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A popular uprising in 1677 provoked by the British Navigation Acts, and a weak corrupt set of governors. It was led by John Culpeper against the ruling Lords Proprietors in Albemarle County, Province of Carolina, near what is now Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The uprising met with temporary success before being suppressed by English authorities.


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About Aging, Mistrusting One's Judgment and How SHET Thinks
Q: I am disturbed. I don't understand the period of older age. On one hand, I associate it with entropy and deterioration, senility and lack of independence. I am bothered by that concept as somehow it doesn't sit well with my inner truth despite what I outwardly see. I don't want to return to youth; however, I do love feeling healthy, vibrant, loving life. Why do we age the way we do? Is it due to a marked rigidity in our beliefs and thinking only? Does our psychic blueprint destine us to physically deteriorate? Do I have to slow my rhythm? What does that mean? I would really love to learn and experience all the beauty of life and I would love to know what a beautiful older age is. How can I re-evaluate to reveal new aspects of the fun part of "older age"? Besides eating well, using present extra therapies, exercising and doing what I love to do, what can you suggest to me to work on? I don't know how to ask this question very well, so you will have to read into it and help me along.
David Bohm said: "The way we see is the way we think." You said of yourself, your "thinking, is". Do you direct your thinking from awareness? Do you willfully focus? How do you stimulate yourself? Do you willfully fix defined constellations?
Let me start with your trust/mistrust of your judgment. Both trusting and mistrusting your judgment is a thought, only it feels much better if you trust your judgment. That does not say anything about your judgment, only about the emotional content attached to a structure. A thought, any thought is a "Structure". It is a structure of relations. When you relate to this structure of relations, you either empower or weaken its potency of action. When you mistrust your judgment, you weaken your action and by that bring about hesitations and further complicate that structure. Now. If this structure's information content relates to your desire as in the case of what you want to do, then you attack the structure of your desire. This does not weaken the desire, it only makes you terribly frustrated, which causes you to feel ill at ease regarding your judgment. This still does not say anything about the rightness or wrongness of your decisions. Only think: if you cannot trust your judgment, then what can you do? There are several options: 1) Nothing, 2) get more frustrated by proving to yourself that you cannot trust your judgment, 3) find someone else to decide for you, 4) devour your own structure, 5) decide to discard this way of thinking.
The only valid interpretation of a right judgment is in retrospect, when the one that took the decision is happy about the outcome. That again depends on the general outlook of the person and how he chooses to relate to things. Some people are never happy with results, no matter how far these surpass their expectations. And others are almost always happy thinking it could be worse. That too, is a matter of perception.
The quality of life you are seeking is very much dependent on the above and the solution of such-like inner conflicts. When you become aware of such, analyze the structure instead of focusing on the rightness or wrongness of the information held therein. That ensures that you achieve being in integrity with your decisions, which is taking responsibility for them. How to decide when you can never be sure of the outcome of your expectations? Life is uncertainty to a very large extent. So how can you take rational decisions? You can make a priority list of what you want to achieve, in what you are willing to invest money, energy, time, emotions, etc. As you very well know, on every choice there is a price tag, risk included. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. You can even lose when it seems absolutely certain that you win and vice versa, you might win where failure seems sure according to every possible parameter. Also, look at your past pattern. When were you successful? See what you felt when you took those decisions that brought you success. Use all these to embark on adventures. And the main part is, understand that an emotional desire is just that, an emotional desire, and in the end, you will find a rational justification for it. So why bother yourself with self-doubts, why torture yourself tantalized by the object of your desire almost tangible and then allow it to recede into the abyss of wrongness? Why try to overprotect instead of growing? Why constrict your growing appetite when with the same energy that you try to quail your vitality with, the desire - the motive force of action - you could expand to fulfill your voracity, which is the kind of life-force that balances aging by wanting to live?
Isn't it uncanny how one tends to urge the failure side of the scale to outweigh the success side when one starts aging? Or is it perhaps aging that allows such deterioration of perception as one's eyesight weakens? Feebleness causes insecurity or perhaps, it is the other way? Might not distrust of one's own judgment devastate the agility of youth? Could unwillingness to be wrong raise the issue of necessary certainty in the future? Where is the adventurer? The little frightened good girl grew up, and learned, and acquired experience, and learned, but to what end? To stand in front of the mirror and find decrepitude of will and body, or to dare to live?
Yes, dare to live, that's the best anti-aging potion.
I do not willfully fix defined constellations, only the underlying lawfulness that stabilizes such. My thinking, is, means just that. Yes, that is a kind of awareness, you could say, awareness of my thinking. You are not very different from me in that, only how we think is different, and I am trying to teach you how I think. Blessings.


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NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. magazine today ranked Orange Aluminum NO. 1780 on its 35th annual Inc. 5000. The most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies, Inc. 5000 represents a unique look into the American economy's most dynamic segment— its independent small businesses. Companies such as Microsoft, Dell, Pandora, Timberland, LinkedIn, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained early national exposure as honorees of the Inc. 5000.
"Our customers are our partners, together we strategize opportunities and leverage our knowledge," said Cameron Munson, President of Orange Aluminum. "We can only be successful if we both win."
The average company on the Inc. 5000 list achieved a mind-boggling three-year growth of 433%. The Inc. 5000's aggregate revenue is $200 billion, and the companies on the list collectively generated 640,000 jobs over the past three years, or about 8% of all jobs created in the entire economy during that period. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
"The Inc. 5000 list stands out where it really counts," says Inc. President and Editor-In-Chief Eric Schurenberg. "It honors real achievement by a founder or a team of them. No one makes the Inc. 5000 without building something great – usually from scratch. That's one of the hardest things to do in business, as every company founder knows. But without it, free enterprise fails."
Orange Aluminum has further demonstrated its leadership in its industry with the launch of the all-new Aluminum RFQ app, available for both Apple and Android devices. Developed to provide customers with a tool to communicate the right extrusion for a job, Aluminum RFQ is an easy and accurate tool to receive the right numbers the right way.
About Orange Aluminum:
Orange Aluminum was started in 2007 with a vision to be the national leader in aluminum extruded trim, shape and bar supply. They provide standard and custom aluminum extrusion stocking solutions through an unapparelled combination of logistics, technology and innovation. Their offering is backed by 1000 different stocked profiles, more than 1 million pounds of inventoried material and services ranging from custom stocking programs to custom length and fabrication. For more information on Orange Aluminum please visit www.orangealuminum.com.
More about Inc. and the Inc. 500|5000
The 2016 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2012 to 2015. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2012. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2015. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2012 is $100,000; the minimum for 2015 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.'s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
About Inc. Media:
Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, Inc. is the only major brand dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, with the aim to deliver real solutions for today's innovative company builders. Winner of the National Magazine Award for General Excellence in both 2014 and 2012. Total monthly audience reach for the brand has grown significantly from 2,000,000 in 2010 to over 15,000,000 today. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
The Inc. 5000 is a list of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation. Started in 1982, this prestigious list of the nation's most successful private companies has become the hallmark of entrepreneurial success. The Inc. 5000 Conference & Awards Ceremony is an annual event that celebrates their remarkable achievements. The event also offers informative workshops, celebrated keynote speakers, and evening functions.
For more information on Inc. and the Inc. 5000 Conference, visit http://conference.inc.com/.
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October, 2010
Editors Keys SL 600 USB Mic
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By Steve Douglas
I was pleased to hear that Editors Keys were following up their very well received SL 150 USB microphone and Vocal Booth with a USB microphone that recorded in 48k, the SL 600.
Editors Keys SL 600 USB Mic
www.editorskeys.com/ - $232.90
By Steve Douglas
I was pleased to hear that Editors Keys were following up their very well received SL 150 USB microphone and Vocal Booth with a USB microphone that recorded in 48k, the SL 600.
By Steve Douglas
I was pleased to hear that Editors Keys were following up their very well received SL 150 USB microphone and Vocal Booth with a USB microphone that recorded in 48k, the SL 600.
The SL 600 is very capable of providing broadcast quality recordings to the home editor, especially when using the Vocal Booth which can be bought as a package along with their SH 10R monitoring headphones.
When the SL 600 arrived it was packaged in a very nice aluminum case and leatherette protective pouch along with a USB cable, shock-mount, and foam windscreen.
In the hand, the SL 600 is a hefty mic containing a 32mm gold diaphragm and capable of recording 16 bit, 48k sampling. Its cardioid pickup and frequency response of 20-18khz makes it suitable for any voice over or narration work as well as for most instrumentation. The microphone has its own built in headphone socket enabling you to monitor playback straight from the microphone. No need to have to reach to the back of your computer searching for the spare headphone port if you are on a PC or have cables crossing in front of you when using the front headphone port on a Mac Pro. However, the monitoring is for playback only and does not enable you to monitor audio as you are recording.
There is no need to install any drivers with the Editors Keys SL600. The manual that comes with SL 600 is well written with easy to follow directions for both Mac and PC users. With a Mac you simply plug the supplied USB cable to the SL600, go to your system preferences and click on the Sound Preference. In the 'input' tab you select the Editors Keys SL600 and the volume slider to full to enabling you to utilize the mic's full range when using the microphone's input level controls. Next, in the 'output' tab, you do the same, allowing you to use the full range of the hardware Volume control. Now you're ready to record.
When first testing recordings with Quicktime 7, though the recordings were clean and crisp without any latency, I discovered that the recordings were not in 48Khz as I expected but recorded at 44.1Khz. This same thing occurred when using Final Cut Pro's own Voice Over tool. I notified Editors Key's of this and they contacted Apple. It was their reply that there is a problem in some versions of Quicktime which don't switch USB microphones up to their optimal recording settings. Not sure I completely understand Apple's explanation, however, the fix was pretty easy.
This necessitated a manual change which was not difficult to do. Go to 'Audio Midi Setup' found in your Applications/Utilities folder.
With the microphone plugged in, it should say 48Khz, if it doesn't you can manually change it to a maximum of 48Khz, which should resolve the issue. And it did.
Once powered on, the SL 600 comes on with a diffused blue light letting you know that it is connected. The microphone does have both a volume and a gain control, however, neither of these have any centering indents nor a marker on the control wheels letting you know just how high the volume or gain is or isn't set. This would be a simple feature for Editor Keys to incorporate and I hope they do so for future versions.
Additionally, the supplied shock mount that I was sent along with the SL 600 did not allow the microphone to fit snugly within its elastic boundaries. If anything, it just leaned over to the side and the shock mount really appeared to serve no purpose. Any movement to the microphone stand jiggled the microphone itself. I was told that the SL600 and its shock mount were meant to be downward hanging, but even then, the shock mount should be holding it in place. As it were, the shock mount, though of good quality, is in my opinion, the wrong one for this mic as the only thing holding the mic in place is the threads at the bottom of the shock mount that the SL600 screws into. Additionally, the picture shown on the Editor Keys website shows the SL600 upright in front of their excellent Vocal Booth which I use frequently.
The Editors Keys SL600 produces a fine audio recording, of that I have no question. Coupled with their previously reviewed Vocal Booth
they make for an excellent team when recording your narrations and voice overs. That you can not monitor the audio input via the headphones is a very real minus and needs to be attended to. I do wish the controls had indentations and the shock mount actually did what it is supposed to do, but putting those two criticisms aside, that there is now a very high performing microphone that will record in 48Khz shows that Editor Keys, a fairly new company, is dedicated to moving forward with improvements building a solid foundation for the future.
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Space simulation role playing game, Starpoint Gemini 2, is now available from Steam Early Access for $19.99 on Windows PC, Iceberg Interactive and developer LGM Games revealed.
The price includes early access to the game's alpha build and a copy of Starpoint Gemini. As Starpoint Gemini's sequel, Starpoint Gemini 2 offers 50 different factions, more than 100 "commodities" to trade or plunder and more than 70 upgradable ships, which can be equipped with a variety of weapons. Gameplay consists of real-time 3D combat and players can navigate a whole game world - rather than individual maps as in the previous game - using T-Gates, wormholes and rift ways as fast travel options.
Players can hire mercenary captains and employ officers for engineering, navigation, tactical positions. According to the game's description, missions are generated randomly depending "on the player's actions and allegiances."


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Lasers in Dermatology and Aesthetics
This has been a topic of interest or controversy in India purely because of our limited knowledge of the possibilities of laser treatments for skin and hair. A country where adaptability is not a challenge but being deducible is. A nation so diverse, a nation with such different skin and hair types and such diverse lifestyles but sadly a stereotype expectation - 'Quick Results'
Lasers in aesthetics, work on the principle of controlled periodic damage. A controlled damage to the chromophore- either water for skin or melanin for hair brings about the desired results. Lasers induce collagen remodeling through selectively controlled damage hence absolutely safe when used diligently. Laser treatments are scheduled with multiple sessions to bring about maximum results. Since lasers bring about organic tissue repair they are bound to take time as every tissue has a specified remodeling time.
There are different lasers for different indications like ablative and non-ablative fractional lasers for scars and resurfacing. Diode, alexandrite or Nd Yag for hair removal and then there are non-laser technologies like IPL (Intense Pulse Light) which can offer great results in various conditions like acne, spider-nevi, melasma and pigmentation issues. A good aesthetic dermatology center should have USFDA approved above mentioned technologies to offer great benefits to patients through a combination of lasers.
Ageing or skin damage is a process, it doesn't happen overnight so do the results of laser treatment, especially when it's non-invasive, safest and organic way. Let's embrace what the developed world has been using for ages. Today there are Dermatologists who are making use of this technology for a better you and there are organizations with an array of lasers which when used in combination can double the desired results. Across the globe, all aesthetic surgeons are moving towards non-invasive modality of treatments for skin and hair only because the results have been commanding. In my opinion, the credit goes to Lasers. So, say cheers to lasers.