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To Discipline or Not?
April 30 2019
The recent decision of the Solicitors' Regulatory Authority to strike off Emily Scott, a junior solicitor, for being involved in misconduct while a trainee, only belatedly raising her concerns as a whistleblower after she left, raises, albeit tangentially, the difficult question of when – or if – it is ever right to discipline an employee for misconduct if they are also a whistleblower about that misconduct.
In this case, Ms Scott felt unable to report clients being defrauded by her firm while she was a trainee. She was involved in perpetrating the frauds on the instructions of the partners, the Disciplinary Tribunal finding her conduct to have been "deliberate, calculated and repeated". It was only after she had left, some two years after the conduct in question, that she reported the fraud to the SRA who then took action against the partners of her firm and, controversially, her. The Tribunal reached its decision on Ms Scott despite accepting that she had been young, a trainee and had been "deceived, pressured, bullied and manipulated" by the partners into both carrying out the fraud and covering it up. The fact that she did not use the confidential route open to her by reporting the matter to the SRA was a factor, as was the fact that part of the conduct involved misleading the regulator when it sought answers.
Ms Scott feels that she has been punished for – eventually – doing the right thing, with the Tribunal refusing to accept her mitigation, even while expressing sympathy for her. It is easy to feel sorry for her: in her first job, anxious to impress, worried about her prospects if she refused or left and feeling bullied. In such circumstances, it is not hard to see how someone can justify to themselves what they are doing and convince themselves that they are still an honest person despite doing dishonest things.
Still, the SRA took the view that a solicitor, even a trainee one, is rightly held to a very high standard and there can be no excuse for dishonesty. Our system of justice depends on its practitioners being utterly trustworthy.
Will such a decision nonetheless lead to unintended consequences? Misconduct is often perpetrated by the most junior employees being made to do something wrong by superiors who seek to keep their hands clean. So it will often be those most involved who have the best knowledge of misconduct which should be reported and stopped. If their own careers will be lost – as Ms Scott's has been – will this encourage those with the relevant knowledge to speak up? The SRA is, understandably, reviewing its rules in light of this case in order to ensure that it gets that balance right.
Ms Scott was not retaliated against by her employers for being a whistleblower. She was disciplined by a regulatory authority, which has different and wider concerns. Nonetheless, all employers will likely come across whistleblowers who have themselves been involved in bad behaviour and who may seek to protect themselves from the consequences of such bad behaviour by blowing the whistle, sometimes at a late stage when an investigation has already started – or is about to. Ensuring that a whistleblower is not retaliated for speaking up but is not also given a free pass against being disciplined for misconduct requires the most careful of judgments.
But the moral – however harsh it may seem – is that, ultimately, a professional – or someone aspiring to be one – is responsible for their own actions, that they need to do the right thing even if this prejudices their personal position and that acting dishonestly but saying to yourself "I'm not a dishonest person" may be comforting but is still a dangerous self-deception. It is our actions that make us what we are.
Similar considerations arose in the case of Dr Bawa-Garba, a paediatrician convicted of manslaughter over the death of a young child from sepsis, suspended from practice, then struck off and recently reinstated. There are, however, some obvious differences between the two cases:-
- The doctor was open about – and admitted – her mistakes immediately and was convicted in court. The initial medical disciplinary panel felt, however, that it was not just her mistakes which led to the child's death and that these wider failures were a reason why her additional punishment should be suspension, during which she could do the necessary training to learn from those mistakes and improve her professional competence.
- It was the General Medical Council which sought to strike her off on the basis that her standards as a doctor were so far below those to be expected that she should not be allowed to practise.
- The concern within the medical community at this decision was that this would lead to the wrong consequences, both for doctors and patients. Criminalising individual mistakes would be more likely to lead to cover ups and a failure to learn from problems. It would have a chilling effect on health professionals' willingness to be candid about errors and thereby learn what to do better next time. There was also significant concern that the wider failings which had been identified – lack of staff, poor supervision, inadequate resources, poor note-keeping by others – were being ignored in favour of placing the blame, unfairly, all on one individual.
- Most obviously, the consequences of the wrongful behaviour were much more serious in the doctor's case than in Ms Scott's. Yet it is Ms Scott who has lost her career and the doctor who will continue to practice.
Unfair? Superficially maybe. Is gross incompetence in a doctor less bad than dishonesty in a lawyer? Whatever the doctor's failings, she was not dishonest; indeed, her very openness about her failings made it easier for her to be convicted and disciplined. A lack of knowledge or competence is something which is capable of being remedied.
Whereas integrity and honesty and the courage to say no when asked to do the wrong thing go to the heart of what it means to be a lawyer. If they are missing or capable of being so easily subverted, what else is there?
And while the work culture in which a person operates matters, often significantly, and frequently needs improving, it should never be an excuse for behaving without integrity.
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Ask Not For Whom The Bell Tolls
January 21 2019
The best single essay on financial misbehaviour was written not by a journalist, academic or former trader, but by a novelist and 25 years ago: The Deficit Millionaires by Julian Barnes, that most pointillist and French of English writers. It is about Lloyds of London, the huge losses it suffered in the early 1990's and how trusting Names slowly realised that their faith in a long-standing and well-established institution was utterly misplaced. Lloyds had been around for ever. It was part of the City's furniture. And it was insurance, after all. How boring is that. How could anything possibly go wrong?
Well, with exquisite care and sympathy and the precision of a surgeon's scalpel, Barnes shows us how. And the story is a surprisingly familiar one.
- A novel but complicated instrument designed to reduce risk but instead increasing it – the London Market Excess, or the spiral of reinsurance. "Making a turn" – in the spiral – "was the easiest way to make money" one underwriter said."
- Greed – "If you are making a good living, if you have self-regulation, if you are outside exchange control, it's human nature to get greedier and greedier and greedier".
- The market's rapid expansion in a short period of time. There was a near-ten-fold increase in the number of Names in 14 years, most of them trusting amateurs and all looking for insurance to underwrite.
- A lack of due diligence, a suspension of critical faculties, a lack of scepticism coupled with an all too human willingness to believe in the promises of a no risk investment, all wrapped up in a flattering appeal to vanity.
- A deeply cynical – and possibly fraudulent – approach by the professionals to those who joined ("If God had not meant them to be sheared, he would not have made them sheep.")
- Relaxation of the rules and lax monitoring of those that existed.
- The undisclosed conflicts of interest – recruiters were paid a fee for each Name who joined.
- A lack of transparency – it was Lloyds insiders rather than external members who got onto the best managed, low risk and least spivvy syndicates, justified by the then Chief Executive thus – "In any activity, the professionals will know more than the others."
- The breakdown of trust – what Barnes describes as the "tickle of fraud", the realisation that the belief in "an honourable society, operating on trust, on shared values" was a chimera. Or as one Name put it more bluntly, "You know, trust, honour, and then to find in such an august body a bunch of craven crooks".
- The realisation, far too late, that private warnings were given about some of the risks and unacceptable/criminal behaviour but these were ignored or not shared with those who ought to have been told.
- The turning of blind eyes to unacceptable/negligent and/or criminal behaviour by a remarkable cast of shameless rogues during the 1980's, even when the latter were the subject of legal action.
- The failed institution's repeated insistence that any problems were only the result of that well-worn old favourite: one or two rotten apples, despite one of those rotten apples being a Chairman of Lloyds.
- The determined focus by new management only on its new procedures and processes and business plans for the future in the hope that a veil would be cast over the past, without any unseemly digging into it.
- The eventual realisation by the institution that, as its deputy Chairman, put it, for the previous twenty years it had lacked "total integrity" and "strong government".
Even the modern new building housing the salvaged and totemic Lutine Bell and built by a famous "name" architect is part of the story.
Barnes eloquently shows how an institution believed to be "the highest name of honesty", seen as part of a certain sort of honourable Englishness, around for three hundred and five years, a stalwart of the City, selling its services around the world, as venerable as the Bank of England and thought to be as safe, came to be seen, harshly but accurately, as "a cesspit of dishonesty".
If only this had been published more widely than in a US publication and, later, a book of essays. If only we had paid more attention. If only we had learnt the lessons that were there to be learnt.
Everything that went wrong in the run up to the near collapse of the Lloyds insurance market happened again two decades later and led to the financial crash 10 years ago, even with the benefit of external regulation and control. Indeed, pretty much the same things happened in the lead in to most financial scandals going back hundreds of years.
And, human nature being what it is, it's a pretty safe bet that a version of all or some of these will happen the next time, may indeed be happening now. The same behaviours will once again come under the spotlight when the the next scandal becomes known, with its inevitable backing chorus.
Why didn't anyone see?
Why did no-one ask the obvious questions?
Why did no-one listen to the warnings?
Why, oh why didn't anyone act?
As Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee put it in a different context, "it has been striking how some the issues which arose in [2005 and 2013] have also been seen as having been a factor in 2017. We have previously made recommendations in these areas, yet they do not appear to have been acted on."
Scepticism. Curiosity. Asking tough questions. Learning lessons from previous events. Their absence is a regular feature of many incidents of misconduct, many crises, both large and small.
But ultimately, in finance, as in other sectors, it is those old-fashioned concepts – trustworthiness, integrity, honourable dealing – which remain as essential in 2019, and years to come, as they have always been.
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At last……
November 14 2018
2,185 days after he was convicted of two counts of fraud by abuse of position at Southwark Crown Court on 20th November 2012 after a 10-week trial, and despite a shamelessly self-pitying and self-justifying campaign to avoid the consequences of his actions, Adoboli has finally been deported to his home country, Ghana.
The wheels of British justice grind exceedingly slow but they do – eventually – get there.
Let's put those 2,185 days into a bit of perspective.
- Amount of money lost by his fraudulent trading: US$2,500,000,000. (If the sums spent by UBS on remediation and dealing with the consequences of this loss were added in, the totals would be truly eye-watering.)
- Days spent on remand before his trial: 267
- Days spent by my team and others working on the investigation: 438
- Sentence: 7 years or 2,556 days
- Time actually spent in prison following his sentence: 946
As the City of London Police said following his conviction: "This was the UK's biggest fraud, committed by one of the most sophisticated fraudsters the City of London Police has ever come across." The trial judge, Mr Justice Keith, admirably summed up his character when he described him as a gambler, arrogant and in denial and said that he was: "profoundly unselfconscious" of his own failings.
But despite his masterly conduct of the trial, Mr Justice Keith did not explain in his sentencing remarks why what Adoboli did was so wrong, why fraud – of any type – is so damaging and this lacuna is perhaps symptomatic of our failure to take fraud as seriously as we should, as some other countries do. After all, if the UK's biggest fraud does not result in the maximum sentence, what will?
Fraud is too often seen as a victimless or somewhat technical crime or, perhaps more accurately, the victims, especially institutions, are seen as unsympathetic and partly responsible for their plight. After all, who cares if an arrogant bank loses some money. They are not like some naive widow conned out of her life savings. Who gets hurt, really?
But the damage that fraud does is not the loss of money, bad as that can be. Nor is it even the damage to reputation – and that can be very bad indeed and much more long-lasting than most think.
Fraud is damaging because it is so corrosive of the trust that is the essence of banking, that is – or should be – at the heart of any working environment, at the heart of any good relationship with colleagues, bosses, clients, the public, at the heart of any well-functioning community. Fraud breaks those bonds of trust. When someone is trusted and they let you down by lying, by cheating, by taking advantage, by behaving like Adoboli did, like many other fraudsters have done, real people are hurt. Worse – the very idea of having confidence – in the institution, in your colleagues, in banking as a dependable underpinning of our society – is damaged and takes time to rebuild. A fraudster does not just destroy their own reputation. Their actions chip away at the reputation of everyone else in their sector. And they make it just that bit harder for those people – however good, however hard-working, however trustworthy – to be trusted by others, by the public.
That is the real harm that fraud does. We would do well to take it more seriously than we do.


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Merck Foundation connects Africa with Asia, through partnership with India, to build the cancer care capacity in the African Continent
- Merck Foundation and Tata Memorial Centre Signs MOU to build Cancer Care Capacity in Africa
- Through this partnership Merck Foundation aims to provide one-year oncology fellowship training for African doctors
Mumbai, 17th April 2018 – Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, and the Tata Memorial centre, a premier cancer centre in India, announced today the signing of an MOU, aimed to provide fellowship program to Africa candidates.
This initiative is a part of Merck Foundation's 'Merck Cancer Access Program' that has been initiated by the Merck Foundation to increase the limited number of oncologists across Africa.
Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation said," We are delighted to formalize today our collaboration with the Tata Memorial centre under the umbrella of newly launched Merck Foundation. We have started our collaboration in 2016, during these two years, we have provided more than 30 African doctors with one-year oncology fellowship at Tata Memorial Centre.We believe that our partnership with India has a long way to go and together we can play a vital role in Africa and Asia."
"I strongly believe that building capacity is the right strategy to improve cancer care since lack of professional skills is the key challenge in Africa and developing countries." Dr. Rasha Kelej added.
Prof. K.S Sharma, Director (Academics), Tata Memorial Centre said, "We are pleased to announce our partnership with Merck Foundation to supporting Merck Foundation in building cancer care capacity in Asian and African countries. The collaboration in the field of academics will effectively enhance the capabilities to prevent, detect and treat the rising cases of cancer in these countries."
"We are planning to expand the cancer care centres in more states like Punjab, UP, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, and Assam. TMC will be able to train more doctors, nurses, and technicians from Low and middle-income countries." he further added.
In 2017 alone, MF initiated the following activities in partnership with academia, ministries of health and the offices of First Ladies in more than 35 countries:
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Half of the world's food supply comes from the hard work of small scale farmers all over the world. So much of the food on our plates comes from families and communities struggling to make a living with ever increasing social and economic demands on their work. Adding to the pressures of small scale farming are the ever-increasingly devastating effects of climate change.
Earlier this year, I travelled to Sierra Leone, in West Africa, to visit some of the communities that CAFOD work with. It was such an enlightening experience, and really helped me to understand how important the relationship between a community and their farmland is. The amount of labour it takes to successfully produce a crop, and to make a profit, is monumental. Men and women work several hours a day to tend to the land, and to make arduous journeys across several miles to sell their produce. As if this isn't hard enough, all of their hard work, like thousands of other communities across the world, can be erased by the prospect of flash floods or droughts caused by climate change.
During my stay in Sierra Leone, I found out that a lot of CAFOD's work with Caritas is surrounding the issue of food security; making sure that there is a sustainable food supply for everyone. At the heart of this aim is establishing ways to cope with climate change such as planting more trees to lessen the impact of flooding, or helping communities learn how to use swampland (previously devastated by flooding) to farm certain crops and create fish farms. These sort of projects are being supported by CAFOD all over the world, but ultimately it will not be enough unless we tackle the roots of climate change.
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Beaver Themer Tutorial – Creating Custom WordPress Layouts
I want to welcome you to the first video in
this video series I put together on using
this new product that's about to be released
called beaver femur and this feels good to
be all about building custom layouts for your
website using Beaver Themer and I'm in a go
through everything having to do with that
insult my name is Adam from WPCrafter.com
were I make videos like this for non-techies
so I'm doing something I don't normally do
I actually put together kind of a presentation
so that my thoughts can stay organized and
I'm not wasting anyone's time so working a
look at creating layouts using Beaver Themer
in this video now I do want to give you a
quick word of warming I have been using this
since February's have been using this for
maybe the last three months or so and there
are a lot of new concepts that it introduces
and a lot of new possibilities it introduces
inuring to see that over the course of these
next few videos where I cover it in detail
as a result of that it's not just that Beaver
Themer's new to me there's a lot of things
that are new to me so I might say something
wrong I might reference something by the wrong
name just got me a little bit of slack if
you are a experienced developer feel free
to leave a comment down below and give me
some correction if I refer to something the
wrong way because I want to be as accurate
as possible in this video series so talk about
custom labs this is one of the new features
that is coming with Beaver Themer or one of
the new things is going to enable you to do
is create these all layouts and first of all
let's just talk about what a layout is so
when you visit a website and you click on
a blog post it is using a layout to generate
the way that that blog post is no look and
the same goes when you may be look at a WooCommerce
product page it's using a layout now I want
to explain what the differences between a
layout and then using Beaver Builder itself
like how you normally use it on a page to
create a page layout layout these are different
things okay a layout is typically global so
what that means is every blog post is going
to look the same the contents going to be
inserted in the Bakken of WordPress and displayed
based upon how this layout is okay slats a
layout now typically what we do we use Beaver
Builder we might create an about us page and
a services page in the homepage those are
custom pages that you built with Beaver Builder
so here is the distinction if you want to
see change something and you've built pages
individually with Beaver Builder now if you
want to change anything you have to manually
go in and change them on each and every one
of those pages with a layout it's different
because it's a global so if I had 100 blog
posts or 100 product pages all I have to do
is modify the layout once and then it changes
on those posts or the various content that
is using that layout so this is where this
indifference comes in okay now here's the
thing layouts are hard to create well before
Beaver Themer they were very hard to create
because it involves 100% custom code to create
these layouts and that's why page builders
have become so popular because they truly
enabled you to create anything you would want
to visually and with layouts traditionally
you couldn't create what you wanted visually
you would have to custom code everything but
because of Beaver Themer you're now going
to be able to create custom layouts visually
using Beaver Builder and this is something
that you couldn't do before you just simply
couldn't do it there was no tool that I am
aware of that allowed you to do it with this
ease and that's why there's so many people
that are excited about it and that's why it's
opening up new possibilities for anyone that
is into building WordPress websites so no
want to talk about something called the custom
post type and explain what that is essentially
is any bit of content that doesn't really
fit into a blog post or into your blog any
type of content in bulk so a good example
of that is the best example probably is WooCommerce
when you're creating products so that is a
custom post type and it makes sense right
you can't create products and put them on
your blog you need a different way of organizing
and categorizing styling and formatting that
unique type of content another type of custom
post type that you might see our firm may
be various event plug-ins or any plug-in that
creates a different type of content or allows
you to put in her final in a different type
of content that would not be in a blog post
so you're actually using post types and custom
post types right now with blog posts and when
you're using WooCommerce you're already using
these post types and these custom post types
so you're already familiar with not being
able to really modify the structure of the
layout of how they look on the front and now
these custom post types you can also have
something called a custom field and I'm in
a give you good example of that on my website
on my blog portion I can have a video post
and what happens is when I say I'm going to
do a video post a custom field appears where
I can post or just paste in the URL to my
video and then when I look at my blog post
on the front end of my website that video
is not with the rest of the written content
is placed elsewhere on my blog layout and
that's typically what these custom fields
are for to put information that you're going
to have be in separate locations on your layout
I hope you're following me with the whole
custom field concept now the beauty of Beaver
Themer is its can also be very easy to pull
in the data that you might want to add on
these custom fields so right now out of the
box of Beaver Themer's going to be fully compatible
on any theme when it comes to creating light
layouts for blog posts and for WooCommerce
product pages and the page to the shop page
that you see you're going to be able to out-of-the-box
on any theme using Beaver Themer to go ahead
and create layouts there and also if you want
to create your own custom post types and create
your own custom fields you're gonna be able
to use it Beaver Themer out of the box with
anything there as well now there are some
situations where Beaver Themer is not really
going to have full compatibility with certain
custom post types in this would be custom
post types for example easy digital downloads
or maybe an events plug-in right now in the
reason why is for them to get the integration
with WooCommerce to work perfectly they needed
to take what makes up a WooCommerce page right
there's a section with the price there's a
section with the description the section with
the picture of the section with the buy button
section with the review stars etc. etc. they
had to take that in slice and dice it up into
Beaver Builder modules that you could place
where you wanted now the nice thing is is
there is developer documentation for these
other plug in developers if they wanted to
make it possible for Beaver Themer two be
able to style their plug-ins layouts that
are generated but Beaver Builder has already
done that for WooCommerce now there are some
exceptions to that there's a couple layout
extensions so if you are using a give you
an example I use a learning management system
and it is what I organize my online courses
and my lessons and it generates a layout and
I actually had to custom code a layout big
pain in the butt but now I can use Beaver
Themer for them and the reason why is because
all the parts that make up a lesson layout
so there's basically an area for video there's
an area for the content there is the title
and there are different parts that are which
it ties like the lesson navigation so summons
and of course they could jump to a different
lesson and those are actually widgets so it's
already kind of sliced and diced up so I don't
need anything special from Beaver Builder
because I can drag and drop it into the layout
using the native WordPress widgets also if
you're using something that where where the
layout to be re-stitched together with shortcodes
so if the plug in developer perfect example
if easy digital downloads it had everything
that makes a product page be broken down into
a different short code which only be like
five or so different circles you can easily
place those in Beaver Themer how you wanted
it to look I'm sorry if I lost you there and
try to do my best to make this all makes sense
so enough talking let me just show you some
of these concepts in action so let me go into
the WordPress dashboard here and this is the
test installed and I'm in a use for everything
that we go through in this video series now
let me show you what a blog post looks like
by default let me show you what a WooCommerce
product page looks like by default animals
and explain why this is going to help you
from a business perspective where if you have
a WooCommerce shop to sell more if you have
a blog on your website to get more engagement
and more conversion so okay so here's the
front end of the website right here it's just
I haven't style that haven't done anything
just a default completely default all I did
was add one blog post and I added one product
page to WooCommerce so here is the blog post
right here a minute click on it as you can
see how it looks by default I just have my
title doesn't show me the featured image although
I'm sure I can turn that on in the customizer
and just a bit of content right there is nothing
exciting about it at all let's take a look
at my shop page right here I got this one
product here for a fidget cube and here is
what a product page looks like'85 Actually
mistake I was playing around with the ability
in Beaver Themer to create custom headers
that you would assigned to different locations
on your website and that's actually I believe
in tomorrow's video the next video in the
series I don't know if you just notice that
right here I've got the default header and
then right here I have a header that I put
together that will only show on products that
are fidget tubes anyway so here is my WooCommerce
product page not like WooCommerce product
pages at all I think they'll will they all
obviously look the same but when I come here
there's nothing that is selling it there's
a layout there's no format there is no emphasis
on actually selling this to me so I have to
come here know what a fidget cube is already
and I have to know that I want to because
there's nothing from a design perspective
that's going to get me excited to buy this
fidget cube unless I was just price shopping
for veggie cubes okay so at your standard
WooCommerce layout so now let me go back here
you have already created a layout in Beaver
Themer memo to show you what I did but let
me just show you the difference right off
the bat so all the Beaver Themer stuff is
going to be in the section here that's his
builder and here we have our theme layouts
and this is where you're in a find everything
this is a Beaver Themer central right here
so you can see I created a blog layout let
me go ahead and click into it and I've already
created it but then what you do after you
created is you assign it to the specific content
that you want to use this particular layout
so for me I'm going to choose let me just
choose all posts right here all posts like
that and I'm in click on update so now let
me go back to the homepage and let me click
right here to look at that blog post so there's
an immediate drastic change I've taken that
featured image I've made it very large put
it on the background there I overlaid the
title and I have some meta-information I didn't
really do much beyond their because I just
you you probably already know how to use Beaver
Builder at this point so you don't need me
to teach you how to use that so here we are
let me click on launch the page builder so
I can show you what I did to make that drastic
change so when you go to create a new Beaver
Themer layout it immediately actually my default
poles in this style right here I don't think
I changed it actually at all and it's all
pretty much the default style here but essentially
right now you can pull in anything that you
would normally use when you're building a
Beaver Builder page I can put a new row down
here and I can put some information I can
make some columns I can change background
colors I can do anything I want I can move
it all around I wanted the header down here
I can do that if I wanted to add a picture
of me or the author or something like that
I can easily put that right there and then
I can take this layout and assign it to whatever
blog posts I want so a perfect real-world
example of this is my website I primarily
have video posts with the video but I also
want to start having written content in there
as well so in my scenario I would have a blog
post layout for video and I would have a separate
blog post layout for just written content
and I can have multiple blog posts layouts
for video depending on the video that it was
for there so many different powerful options
and choices that I have so you can really
have the full Beaver Builder flexibility now
right here you're gonna see what is new in
it says post modules and when I click on that
these are new modules that are available that
pull in the content from your post so any
image is an author bio comments featured image
which is linked in the background image there
we've got the post content itself which is
right here and then the post info which is
right here and post navigation I haven't explored
that yet and then we have post title which
is obviously being used right here so I hope
you see the power you might be thinking Beaver
Themer that's a little on the complicated
technical side but the reality of the matter
is is you are already really good with Beaver
Builder if you use it for any amount of time
and Beaver Themer really isn't any more complicated
than what you've already learned with Beaver
Builder and that's one of things I like about
the route that they went if you know Beaver
Builder Juergen a note Beaver Themer so let
me get out here published changes and then
let me get back into Beaver Themer here and
show you the product page that I created it's
under builder theme layouts and then it's
right here for a WooCommerce product page
now let me ask Aiden show you the design yet
because I don't have it assigned so I'm going
to sign it in this situation I've been assigned
to a product category so with blog posts and
WooCommerce products you can put them in a
category and you can even tag them so you
can tell Beaver Themer to apply this layout
may be based upon a category or based upon
a tag so I know for my blog I'm in a do it
based on tags for WooCommerce I would probably
do it based on categories you can have it
be a little different so I'm going to choose
a pop product category that I created called
fidget cubes let me go ahead and updated and
let's go ahead and try to take a look at that
someone go back to the home page click on
shop and now I'm going to click on the product
itself and you can see it looks totally different
than how it looked before remember though
this is my custom header I'm in a show you
how to do that later so I got my big title
right here I've got my price right here I
have some review stars right here which is
actually really nice because that is social
proof actually this is something I was playing
around with I have a countdown timer and I'm
using a module for from ultimate add-ons for
Beaver Builder it's an Evergreen timer so
it'll trigger for someone when they first
visit the product page and then I was actually
thinking here maybe having a fullwidth row
with maybe different product images or something
like that to really make it more sexy and
I got this background image here of fidget
cubes and then I'd I pretty much stopped designing
it from there because I just was doing this
very quick but right away I can put in my
sense of urgency with this countdown timer
I got my social proof right front and center
where it should be heck you could even put
a testimonial here may be us a rotating sliding
testimonial or multiple testimonials to just
have that social proof the point being with
having full control of a layout for something
as crucial as your WooCommerce product page
you can actually use your product page to
actually sell the product and sexy it up and
get someone wanting to buy this product so
let me show you that in the page builder so
go ahead and launch my page builder right
here and here we are this is just from right
here where it says WooCommerce modules and
this is what I was saying in the presentation
portion of this video where with WooCommerce
beaver steamer has already segmented and separated
each part that makes up a WooCommerce product
page and they made them into separate modules
here that you can move around so I have my
buy button right here if I wanted I can move
it anywhere I wanted I can put that wherever
I want I have full control without touching
a line of code to have a beautiful product
page that actually sells the product and like
I said we've got this ultimate add-ons for
Beaver Builder countdown timer by click on
add content I have the plug-in installed obviously
and it is their countdown timer and you can
actually have it be evergreen so all of these
beautiful modules and I'm sure the other add-on
package providers they either will add compatibility
or if for Beaver Themer or it might already
be available I know that today ultimate add-ons
for Beaver Builder pushed out there update
for the compatibility before the product is
launched Beaver Themer is launched and so
now you can actually use all of these beautiful
modules that they add to beautify your website
you can use them in these theme layouts already
which is pretty amazing but I think this countdown
timer is really cool sexually evergreen so
you do have a countdown timer built in the
Beaver Builder natively they're the only ones
with an Evergreen countdown timer and you
have full control over the style and everything
and this is actually really really cool right
here when the countdown reaches zero so it's
not the same for everyone so when you land
on the page that's when the timer starts ticking
for that person and they get cooking and then
you can have in after the timer expires what
to do if you can redirect into page that has
a different price so you are holding to this
limited discount.
Our you can do whatever you wanted right there
sites actually a really powerful feature that
you can use in these product pages if you
wanted to and so here it is using the Beaver
Themer to create beautiful product layouts
now be power of it is that you can create
layouts for different categories of products
and you can also create and really cover this
in the next video headers different headers
for different categories of products as well
which actually brings me to an interesting
idea that I don't know if it's possible I'm
in a find out right now what I think would
be needed to have the WooCommerce shopping
add to cart button in the header and have
it be a sticky header I wonder if that is
actually doable let's see if not maybe I can
ask them all right so let me get out of here
now in the same way you would create a new
team template is the same way you would create
a new header or footer for your website when
we actually test this this will be fun so
I created a header layout let me launch the
page builder and this is actually just showing
me the header layout only although it doesn't
look like it allows you to do that bummer
I wonder if there's going to be an override
because I think that would be actually really
cool to have the the add to cart button in
the header for the products when you're on
the WooCommerce page that would be pretty
sweet that's can be a frequently asked where
that can be for the Q&A for Robbie so tomorrow
in the video were to go over these custom
headers which is a power power feature of
Beaver Themer to be able to change the visitor
experience on your website depending on where
they are on your website which is going to
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Student Practice: Spaced vs. Massed
Presenter and Participant Materials
Massed Practice refers to conditions in which individuals practice a task continuously without rest. Spaced Practice refers to conditions in which individuals are given rest intervals within the practice sessions. While information repeated in a distributed fashion or spaced over time learned more slowly, it is retained for much longer.
Student Practice: Spaced vs. Massed Learning Objectives
- Understanding the research and core components of spaced versus massed practice.
- Determining the types of concepts which best fit spaced practice.
- Determining the amount of space between repetition or practice of concepts.
- Applying spaced practice to identified concepts.
- Planning for classroom application.
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Participant Materials
Participant Slides: These files do not include the presenter notes. Files can be viewed online, on mobile devices, or printed. Click on the slide image to open the file in Joomag. From there, you can print or email participants. Another option is to use the direct link shown below each image. You can copy and paste that link into an email.
Participant Handouts: Preparatory reading, additional handouts and worksheets, practice profile, and fidelity checklist are posted below.
Pre/Post Educator-Learner Assessments:
Pre and post assessments are a component of high quality professional development. It is recommended that all consultants and other trainer/facilitators use them as they tailor their professional development for their audience. The pre/post assessment and the answer key are posted below for downloading and administering.
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In addition to the participant materials, the Power Point files with detailed presenter notes are available for each learning package. For some packages, additional presenter resources are also suggested.
Power Points with Presenter Notes
Implementation Supports
Student Practice Practice Profile
Student Practice: Spaced vs. Massed Implementation Fidelity Checklist
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Modpack will be exhibiting at OTC 2019
The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is where energy professionals meet to exchange ideas and opinions to advance scientific and technical knowledge for offshore resources and environmental matters.
Celebrating 50 years since 1969, OTC's flagship conference is held annually at NRG Park (formerly Reliant Park) in Houston. OTC has expanded technically and globally with the Arctic Technology Conference, OTC Brasil, and OTC Asia.
Whats happening
OTC 2019 will have an opening general session on Monday morning, 6 May, under the theme "OTC's Golden Anniversary Opening Session: The Next 50 Years of Offshore Developments." The industry executives listed below will explore how companies are preparing for the brave new world of digitalization, automation, and machine learning. What is their vision for the future of offshore E&P operations?
- Arnaud Breuillac, President, Exploration & Production, Total
- Doug Pferdehirt, Chief Executive Officer, TechnipFMC
- Susan Dio, Chairman and President, BP America
- Jannicke Nilsson, EVP and Chief Operating Officer, Equinor
- Maria Claudia Borras, President & CEO, Oilfield Services, Baker Hughes, a GE Company
- Arno van den Haak, Head, Worldwide Business Development Oil & Gas, Amazon Web Services
- Moderated by Scott W. Tinker, Director, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas
- And special guest speaker Malcolm Frank, EVP of Strategy and Marketing for Cognizant, and co-author of What to Do When Machines Do Everything.
Monday through Wednesday, OTC will feature a new program called the "Around the World Series." Global industry leaders will discuss new licensing and business opportunities, as well as recently introduced technologies. Hear the latest information from principals representing: Australia, Norway, Mexico, France, United Kingdom, Israel, Canada, Ghana, and Guyana. Travel the world with OTC and never leave Houston. Learn more.
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8A and other selected mathematicians were lucky to have a problem solving session with Miss Gent, a mathematics teacher from Tonbridge School. The session was based on the Crystal Maze with boys earning valuable seconds completing puzzles from China, India, Egypt and Greece in order to get a head start in the final maze.
The maze was completed first by Henry in 7C.
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Car Doc offers auto repair services to Macomb Township, MI
From an oil change to something more serious, Car Doc is the best place to go for automotive repairs in Macomb Township. Classic muscle cars to luxury automobiles made here in the USA or overseas, we have the training and tools to do the job right.
Some of the services we offer are 4x4 Services, Brakes, Car & Truck Care, Domestic Cars & Trucks, Electric and Hybrid Vehicle , Electrical Services, Electronic Services, Engine & Transmission, Engine Maintenance, General Services, Heating and Cooling Services, Import Cars & Trucks, Miscellaneous Services, Transmission Services and Undercar Services.
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Make a delicious Hot Chocolate at home with this incredible mix of cocoa from Venezuelan Cacao Criollo and a touch of cinnamon.
This mix is pure high-quality chocolate. No fillers. No preservatives.
The mix is dairy free, we suggest that you mix it with milk, but can be mixed with water or almond milk if you are vegan or intolerant to lactose.
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The underwhelming BBI report was a huge missed opportunity
Monday December 02 2019
In the aftermath of the Building Bridges Initiative report launch, the social and mainstream media is awash with sycophants and system apologists fiercely outdoing one another in making perfunctory and empty platitudes of the exercise.
Although many of them know the BBI was a wasted opportunity, they are engaged in this absurd ritual to endear themselves to the system.
In supporting the report, allies of the Deputy President, Dr William Ruto, seem to have chosen compromise over confrontation.
The BBI is elitist and exclusionary. Beyond the mysterious "handshake", it has no demonstrable efforts for unifying a divided country.
The task force, secretly selected to duplicate the work of constitutional bodies, delivered a grossly underwhelming report with widely simplistic, worthless, absurd and impractical recommendations.
It is insulting that a broke country spent so much to be told it is wise to retain its constituencies and counties and that referring to Cabinet secretaries as Cabinet ministers was actually better.
It's populist to suggest that ministers must use public facilities and services. That's outright silly; we are a democracy, not a dictatorship.
And how would a Prime Minister appointed by the President contribute to the healing of a divided people, foster national ethos and end electoral fraud and violence?
Evidently, the BBI was designed to keep the country talking about nothing. Kenyans understand their structural problems, which date back to independence.
And it is not that we don't know what to do. Over the years, expert-led and participatory exercises have generated strong recommendations which the system has strenuously ignored.
Many acknowledge that our problems are inherently linked to powerful groups that control the political, economic and judicial systems.
A bold and transformative report should have recommended ways of identifying, targeting, dismantling and destroying this nefarious structure. But this one chose to ruffle no feathers.
Tackling 'State capture' is a complex and dangerous affair for an outfit enjoying government favours.
But this fear is pervasive; it explains why majority of Kenyans choose to remain silent. Rigorous honest debate has been replaced by duplicity, dishonesty and self-delusion over the state of affairs.
Kenyans sought devolution, which they used to refer to as "majimbo". Regrettably, with the manner in which we structured our "majimbo", counties are nothing but a sad reflection of the national structure — with an all-powerful Executive.
Enjoying near-absolute control of devolved funds and appointments in the counties, whose boundaries follow ethnic lines, governors are emerging as powerful, untouchable tribal chiefs.
Business and job opportunities are largely a matter of open tribalism, nepotism and cronyism in a system that overlooks qualified individuals and professionals.
Corrupt governors who have entered into complex economic and political ties with powerful leadership at the top appear invincible and immune from impeachment and prosecution.
Despite widespread reports of corruption, the DCI is reluctant to go after them. Some are so emboldened they have repeatedly snubbed Senate committee summonses.
Their accomplices flaunt their ill-gotten wealth for they perceive the DCI and ODPP as weak, compromised and selective and prosecution as of no consequence to them and kin.
The task force could have suggested ways to promote efficient use of devolved funds, foster economies of scale, unify the people and lessen the burden on taxpayers.
It could have identified counties to be merged in an bid to blunt tribalised service delivery.
But there is value in one of its recommendations — arguably its best — that we should extend to the counties.
It would be incredibly beneficial for the gubernatorial election runner-up to become an ex-officio Member of County Assembly and Leader of the Official Opposition if their party is not represented in the county government.
Mr Chesoli is a New York-based development economist and global policy expert. [email protected] @kenchesoli


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Gemfest 2017
Gemfest is back for it's 5th year of festival fundraising! Over £20,000 was raised for Hospiscare and The Brain Tumour Charity at the last 3 events.
Organised by local Brain Tumour 'survivor' and her team, there will be a day event (11am-4pm) packed with family activities topped off with a variety of live music and entertainment (see website for full line up) in the evening from 6pm. So no reason to be bored this Easter Sunday! Come and warm up for the festival season, there's something for everyone – guaranteed. And don't forget to wear your wellies – it is a festival after all!


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Question # : 148076
Answer : 148076
Published on: Mar 1, 2017
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
(Fatwa: 514/528/L=5/1438)
In the question mentioned above, the plot and other things which your father left shall be inherited by all his legal heirs. It is not lawful for you to keep all the amount with you. The property of your father shall be divided in such a way that first of all his debt will be paid from his property after that all the rest property shall be divided into forty shares. Out of the total, your mother shall get 5 shares, 14 shares shall go to you while each sister shall get 7-7 shares. The Shariah division of the property is as follows:
Wife: 1x05 = 05
Son: 1x14 = 14
Daughters: 3x07 = 21
Total: 40 Shares
It should be noted that if you have taken loan then you are responsible for it. It shall not be paid from the inheritance. Likewise, if any other expense is to be paid which benefits all the heirs then this may be fulfilled by the common money with the mutual agreement of all the heirs. The expenses of an individual shall necessarily be paid with his personal money.
Allah knows Best!
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband
Related Question
I have a question: A man dies leaving a son,3 daughters During the lifetime of the deceased man he gave 2 acres of land to share equally between the 3 daughters, and in the family house a section for the 3 daughters Many years have passed the 3 daughters died but no distribution has not been done The land is about 20 acres the question:How shold the Shares in the house be done to the 3 daughters The 2 acres of the land for the 3 daughters how that should that be divided.
A couple (my khala and khalooo) had six children, one son (eldest) and five daughters. One daughter is mentally distorted. The father MF died when youngest daughter was not matured enough. The second last daughter was disabled. The four elders decided and transfer the house in the name of mother by signing an agreement on stamp paper......In view of all this what action would be correct. What was the actions taken wrongly earlier. In case of wrong action how it can be rectified and what action children should do to rectify.


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Wyatt Gibeault thought it was over. So did Mike Farquharson.
Wyatt Gibeault thought it was over. So did Mike Farquharson.
About the only one keeping the faith when his team fell behind by nine runs in the second inning was Killingly-Brooklyn Senior League All-Star manager Jack Weaver.
That faith was rewarded, but it wasn't enough for Killingly-Brooklyn, which fell to Meriden, 10-9, in the state tournament's championship.
Killingly-Brooklyn wasn't hanging its heads afterwards, as it had an advantage coming into Wednesday's game. Meriden has to beat Killingly-Brooklyn twice to claim the state title and a trip to New Jersey for the Northeast Regionals.
That sets the stage for a winner-take-all battle at 5:30 p.m. today in Somers, which will decide who represents the state in Saturday's opening round of the regionals.
"Meriden has four pitchers that are ineligible, we only have one," Weaver said as he agreed with a couple of his team members that his team does have that advantage tonight.
"Out of our seven pitchers, six can throw, and if it means we have to have one per inning, we'll do it — whatever it takes to get there."
Meriden is not without pitching. Its top pitcher, Mickey Serrano, will be available.
If he gets into trouble early or reaches the 95-pitch limit, pitching depth will be a question.
Farquharson, Killingly-Brooklyn's second baseman, said his team is craving a trip to regionals.
"Really bad, especially me," Farquharson said. "I've been an all-star since I was 9 years old, every single year, and I'm begging to go to New Jersey."
The chance to punch that ticket was delayed thanks to Meriden's nine-run blitz in the second inning.
Tony Rosado had an RBI double and Serrano, Eddie Medina and Trever Rivera also knocked home runs.
Gibeault started Killingly-Brooklyn's comeback in the third when he doubled, went to third on a balk and scored on a wild pitch. He also helped defensively when he leapt over the fence in left-center field and stole am Alex Adorno home run.
"I was scared about the (fence), but I just caught it and then put my hand out," Gibeault said. "I don't know if it was over the fence, but I think it was close."
Killingly-Brooklyn closed the gap to one run in the fifth with a seven-run inning.
Farquharson had a two-run double, Dan Jones added an RBI single, and both Dan Pontrelli and Tom Burkart drew bases-loaded walks.
Meriden added a run in the bottom of the fifth to take a 10-8 lead.
Killingly-Brooklyn answered as Jack Weaver doubled and scored in the sixth to cut the lead to one.
Killingly-Brooklyn had a chance in the fading daylight to tie the game, as both Farquharson and Gibeault walked to lead off the seventh inning, but they were stranded at second and third.
Farquharson and Gibeault each had two hits for Killingly-Brooklyn, which also benefited from 14 walks issued by Meriden pitchers.


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Year: 2013
Synopsis: Thor teams up with his adopted, often villainous brother Loki to save the universe from the Dark Elves, who seek the infinity stone known as the Aether.
Beautifully filmed with a game cast. The surreal moments with the Aether makes the dark heart of the film. Largely satisfying ending.
Lacks much of the fun and whit of the first Thor, or at least lacks much memorable humor. Seems more a vehicle for an Infinity Stone, while there is never really any sense of peril. Other than the Aether, this has a somewhat forgettable story.
Discussion: This second film in Phase 2 of the MCU had a bit to live up to. Phase 1 worked well, Iron Man 3 was a strong intro to Phase 2, and Agents of Shield started strongly. In that context, Dark World is a bit of a disappointment, becoming the Iron Man 2 of the Phase. Still, this is a more than watchable piece of science-fiction. It seems filmed in a way that assumed it would be taken on its own, even though it is overwhelmed by the overarching mythos. The film ultimately gives the sense of moving along.
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It might seem easy to take advantage of the one-shot approach to a music video, but they're anything but due to the necessary planning and perfect timing to make sure everything is just right. From a choreographed treadmill routine to an elevator dance party, check out some impressive one-shot clips below.
Never Shout Never – "Red Balloon"
A continuously panning camera follows Christofer Drew through an appropriately red-adorned park, capturing the essence of the track. Drew revealed the video was shot while on tour in Austin, Texas, and it was relatively easy to film, outside of having to play the song at twice the normal speed to achieve the slow motion effect.
Weezer – "Undone – The Sweater Song"
Released as their first single and music video in 1994, "Undone – The Sweater Song" is one continuous motion, focusing on each member rocking out without the assistance of normal cuts. Not wanting anything to do with a sweater, the band embraced director Spike Jonze's idea of a blue backdrop and a pack of dogs captured with a steadicam.
OK Go – "Here It Goes Again"
A majority of OK Go's videography is done in the one-shot style, making the choice of the most impressive piece in their oeuvre a tough one. While stretching a 4.2 second clip into a four-minute video for "The One Moment" and taking advantage of zero gravity for "Upside Down & Inside Out" are both epic in their own right, "Here It Goes Again" still leads the pack. Because honestly, being able to choreograph a routine jumping around on treadmills (and not wipe out) deserves some kind of medal, which made their Grammy win for Best Music Video in 2007 less than surprising.
Panic! At The Disco – "Girls/Girls/Boys"
Compared to Panic! At The Disco's other videos, this one is a more simplistic concept. Featuring a super-intimate pan over frontman Brendon Urie in nothing but his birthday suit, it was inspired as a near shot-by-shot homage to D'Angelo's "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" ca. 2000.
Blink-182 – "Always"
Blink-182 upped the one-shot bar by running three clips simultaneously to follow each member's pursuit of the same girl. The feat earned David Blackburn Best Editing at the Music Video Production Association Awards in 2005 for his work on the video.
Machine Gun Kelly – "Sail"
Directed by Mod Sun (who also makes a cameo), this song samples AWOLNATION's track of the same name. MGK begins by spitting lines from his "Chip Off The Block" in a tee reminiscent of the one worn in that video before the camera switches angles and he begins the one-shot venture with visual lyrical representations cutting in throughout.
Green Day – "Redundant"
Inspired by Zbigniew Rybczyński's Oscar-winning short film Tango, "Redundant" has the band performing in a vibrant room while a handful of people repeat the same acts for the duration of the video until something breaks that routine.
Linkin Park – "Bleed It Out"
Directed by band member Joe Hahn, Linkin Park puts a twist on the one-shot video, with the band performing in a bar as the surrounding atmosphere plays out in reverse.
The Black Keys – "Lonely Boy"
Cast as an extra in an originally 40-person production, actor/musician/security guard Derrick T. Tuggle accidently became the only star in the Black Keys video for "Lonely Boy." After filming with the original cast, the band disliked two different edits, but they did like Tuggle's one dance scene, so they made it the entire video. Nailing it in one take, Tuggle took inspiration from John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever and Pulp Fiction, Alfonso Ribeiro (Carlton from The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air) and even Michael Jackson.


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Iksula Services appoints Sayan Banerjee as Business Head, Online Marketing
In his new role, Banerjee will look at providing Digital Marketing Solutions to clients hiring eRetail services from Iksula Group. He has more than 14 years of experience in digital marketing, strategic planning, business development and product management
In a move to strengthen its growing digital operations, Iksula has roped in Sayan Banerjee to lead its Digital Marketing Solutions business.
In his new role at Iksula, Banerjee will look at providing Digital Marketing Solutions to the clients hiring eRetail services from the Iksula Group. He will be reporting to Samarjeet Singh, CEO and Co-Founder, Iksula. Prior to joining Iksula, Banerjee was with iProspect where he led Business Development and Client Relationships.
An MBA from IIM, Calcutta, Banerjee has more than 14 years of experience in digital marketing, strategic planning, business development and product management.
Speaking on the appointment, Singh said, "We are happy to have an experienced campaigner like Sayan on board with us. We have been looking to fill this position for some time now. We have a very strong presence in the eRetail and eCommerce domain and Sayan's appointment will make us only grow stronger. Earlier, we had consolidated our technology team with Khalid Reza joining us as Vice President & Head of Tech Delivery. Going ahead, we see a lot of potential for growth in the eRetail Market."
Accepting his new role, Banerjee said, "I am excited about my association with Iksula, a leading eRetail Strategy and Implementation entity in the country providing complete digital solutions for Brands and Retailers. I look forward to being able to contribute to the growth story at Iksula Group."
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"Millennials Set to Propel Solar Industry" Says Green Solar Technologies COO Edward Harner
In 2016, Millennials (Generation Y) began to surmount the obstacles, like slow earnings growth, a weak labor market and soaring student loan debt, that sat between them and homeownership. Since the 2016 turnaround, homeownership in the under-35 and 35-to-45 age groups has rapidly increased. Zillow Research economist Aaron Terrazas recently commented on this trend, saying, "Millennials have been on a buying spree the last few years."
Millennials are also becoming the largest consumer demographic on the market, overtaking baby boomers. And according to the consumer advocacy group Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC), millennials are very eager to take advantage of new energy technologies compared to non-millennials. This is good news for the solar industry.
Green Solar Technologies COO, Edward Harner states, "At Green Solar Technologies, we've noticed that Millennials are particularly fond of new energy-related technologies like residential solar and 'smart home' concepts like onsite energy storage."
A recent study from Accenture Consulting suggests that more than half of Millennial consumers will sign up for solar panels within the next five years. That compares to less than one-fifth of Baby Boomers, defined as those born from 1946 to 1964. Based on these facts, the potential increase in solar panel installations in the near future is staggering.
Millennials constitute 66% of all first-time home buyers, and they are 34% of home buyers overall. Two out of three plan to purchase a new home within the next five years. Millennials are also better informed about their options than prior generations, so home sellers are realizing that they must do more to make their homes attractive to millennial buyers. Sellers, for example, are performing energy efficiency audits on their properties and making upgrades such as installing solar panels.
"As we see a shift from a nation of renters to a nation of environmentally conscious buyers, it's clear that Millennials will be the generation to propel the solar industry into the future," Harner continues.
Founder of Green Solar Technologies, Nicki Zvik, adds, "The trends we're seeing are great news for the solar industry and for the progression of the green energy movement."
Millennials tend to be more environmentally conscious and more inclined than older generations to utilize new technologies, making solar energy systems attractive to them. In fact, though Millennials are money-conscious, even if solar energy provided no cost savings over traditional forms of electricity, Millennials would still view solar as a viable option for their home. A great number of Millennials see climate change as their most pressing concern, and they are prepared to do whatever they can to prevent it. And thankfully for millennials (as for all generations), being green can actually save them significant money over time.
Harner continues, "Due to rapidly advancing technology, solar is no longer out of reach for the general public. In fact, solar is more affordable than ever, and while solar is still an investment, it's extremely doable and begins paying off immediately by drastically lowering electricity bills."
"Solar is a money-saver," says Nicki Zvik, "and Millennials are recognizing that installing solar panels will improve their finances in the short and long term. Not only will solar reduce their electricity bills, it can also add value to their home should they decide to sell, and they can even sell extra electricity they generate back to the utility companies."
Millennials have grown up in a much more environmentally-conscious age, where alternative energy is accepted as both viable and preferable to fossil energy. And the cost of installing solar dropping more than 70% between 2010 and 2016 greatly incentivises them to go solar. So now that they are becoming such a potent force in the homeowner market their impact on the solar industry will surely be momentous. If the Millennial influence on solar installations were an equation, it would look something like this: Millennial home buyers + environmental awareness + reduced solar costs = powerful surge in solar installations.
Edward Harner notes, "With Millennials as well as younger generations being so 'pro-solar' it looks like the solar industry will be seeing some major growth for a very long time."
Zvik concludes, "Eventually, solar will be the primary source of energy for homes and businesses across the world. Future generations will see fossil fuels as the alternative, and that's something to really look forward to."
Edward Harner is the COO of Green Solar Technologies.
Nicki Zvik is the Founder of Green Solar Technologies and real estate investment company, Spectrum Properties.
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