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"Britons work an average of 38 days over and above their paid contract every year, according to a new study. Researchers found a typical member of staff puts in an extra 305 hours and 30 minutes each year – often unpaid and unappreciated. " (Emma Elsworthy, 2016)
I came across the article: "YOU work average 38 days a year … for FREE!" which made extremely interesting reading, providing the statistics for additional hours worked by UK Employees. It is quite amazing to think that 38 days is the. additional average that employees work, when annual leave legislation entitles the vast majority of workers to 5.6 weeks off.
The article goes on to state that when employers were questioned why they did the extra, the response was that: "41 per cent say they feel it's the only way they can do their job properly. Six in 10 people claim they are EXPECTED to work additional hours and put in overtime as and when necessary, with only five per cent of these people enjoying more money as a result."
It does appear to be very common now in company culture, that what people are contractually obliged to do and what is expected, are two different things. There is an expectation in a lot of companies that you leave 'when the job is done,' an ethos that has generated mixed opinion in this article.
In recent articles we have looked at more innovative and forward thinking approaches with reference to employee working hours, which would give strong evidence to suggest that an employee simply working longer hours doesn't necessarily result in greater productivity. However there are times when a 'needs must' approach applies so striking a balance is likely to be the best compromise for both Employer and Employee.
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With reference to the article discussed specifically, Rota Horizon provides the ideal tool to understand exactly what additional hours employees have completed. So this can be through the contracted hours report, that looks at an employees contractual obligation vs the hours they actually completed. This could also be done through the Working Time Directive report that looks at those who have exceeded an average of 48 hours.
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This presents a more flexible way of working which further allows with the use of the Flex-Time Module. This enables employees to complete their contracted hours as and when they choose within the parameters set. So you may have core hours between 10am and 2pm where you have to be on site, outside those hours the employee is free to dictate when they complete the rest of their contractual obligation. This flexible way of working may result in employees working less hours overall and achieving a greater work-life balance around their other commitments.
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The American College of Cardiology (ACC) 66th Annual Scientific Session, held from March 17 to 19 in Washington, D.C., hosted about 18,500 medical professionals. We present below key sessions featured in the ACC press briefings, with a focus on proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors, anti-Xa anticoagulants, and a direct thrombin inhibitor.
Primary Results of the Further Cardiovascular Outcomes Research With PCSK9 Inhibition in Subjects With Elevated Risk (FOURIER) Trial
When added to statin therapy, PCSK9 inhibition with evolocumab (Repatha, Amgen) significantly and safely reduced major cardiovascular events in the Further Cardiovascular Outcomes Research With PCSK9 Inhibition in Subjects With Elevated Risk (FOURIER) trial. "Benefit was achieved with [low-density lipoprotein] cholesterol [LDL-C] levels well below current targets," Dr. Sabatine said. "FOURIER is the first large (N = 27,564) dedicated cardiovascular outcomes trial to test whether the addition of a PCSK9 inhibitor to statin therapy reduces major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with vascular disease."
Risk for major adverse cardiovascular events remains high in patients with cardiovascular disease despite current therapies. LDL-C is a well-established modifiable cardiovascular risk factor. Evolocumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody inhibitor of PCSK9 that reduces LDL-C by about 60%.
The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multinational (49 countries) FOURIER trial enrolled patients with histories of myocardial infarction (MI), nonhemorrhagic stroke, or symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) who had either LDL-C of 70 mg/dL or greater or non-high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol of 100 mg/dL or greater on optimized statin therapy. They were randomized 1:1 to evolocumab (140 mg subcutaneously [SC] every two weeks or 420 mg SC every month, based on patient preference) or matching placebo. The primary endpoint was a composite of cardiovascular death, MI, stroke, hospitalization for unstable angina, or coronary revascularization.
The mean patient age was 62.4 years, and 75% were men, with histories of MI (81%), nonhemorrhagic stroke (19%), and symptomatic PAD (13%). Median time from prior MI or stroke was approximately three years. Hypertension was reported in 80% and diabetes in 37%. At baseline, median LDL-C was 91.5 mg/dL, and more than two-thirds were receiving high-intensity statins. Median follow-up was 26 months.
Dr. Sabatine reported a mean reduction in LDL-C of 59% (95% confidence interval [CI], 58–60; P < 0.00001) and an absolute reduction of 56 mg/dL for evolocumab (median, 30 mg/dL; interquartile range, 19–46 mg/dL) compared with placebo. The impact on the primary composite outcome was positive and significant, with rates of 14.6% for placebo and 12.6% for evolocumab (hazard ratio [HR], 0.85; 95% CI, 0.79–0.92; P < 0.0001). For the key secondary endpoint of combined cardiovascular death, MI, or stroke, the rates were 9.9% for placebo and 7.9% for evolocumab (HR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.73–0.88; P < 0.00001).
Looking specifically at the relationship between intensive LDL-C lowering and cardiovascular death in a summary of six trials failed to reveal a clear benefit (HR, 0.96; 95% CI, 0.90–1.03). In FOURIER, all-cause death rates were 4.8% for evolocumab and 4.3% for placebo (HR, 1.04; 95% CI, 0.91–1.19).
Landmark analysis showed increasing benefit for combined cardiovascular death, MI, or stroke over time for evolocumab versus placebo (16% relative risk reduction [RRR] at 12 months; 25% RRR at 36 months). Similarly, for fatal or nonfatal stroke, RRR was 19% for evolocumab versus placebo at 12 months and 33% at 36 months (P < 0.00001). "An important point here that we've seen for all the statin trials, as well, is that it takes time for LDL-lowering to translate into healthier arteries," Dr. Sabatine stressed.
The long-term benefit, Dr. Sabatine said, was consistent for benefits seen with statins per mmol/L LDL-C reductions. Better outcomes also tracked closely with LDL-C level reductions, down to unprecedented low LDL levels.
Rates of adverse events (AEs) were essentially identical between evolocumab and placebo, with any AEs and serious AEs at 77.4% and 24.8%, respectively, for evolocumab and 77.4% and 24.7% for placebo.
ACC discussant Professor Valentin Fuster, MD, of Mount Sinai Medical School in New York, commented: "It was a positive trial, but it was only a 2% [absolute] difference, which could become 4% in two years, however. The caution is cost-effectiveness. … This is very expensive stuff, and we have to be sure that we identify the right people in which this type of approach would be meaningful."
EBBINGHAUS: A Cognitive Study of Patients Enrolled in the FOURIER Trial
Based on a case series and two small six-month randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with statins that raised concerns regarding statin-induced cognitive deficits (such as memory loss and confusion), the Food and Drug Administration required a warning about potential adverse cognitive deficits to be added to statin labeling in 2012. Subsequent analyses of large-scale statin RCTs did not support that finding, and the 2014 Statin Cognitive Safety Task Force concluded that statins are not associated with cognitive side effects. More recently, however, a meta-analysis by Lipinski and colleagues1 of six trials in 958 patients receiving PCSK9 inhibitors suggested an increased risk (hazard ratio, 2.3; 95% confidence interval, 1.1–4.9), but with low event rates (less than 1%). Dr. Giugliano noted that monoclonal antibody molecules are too large to cross an intact blood–brain barrier, however.
In the FOURIER study of the PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab (Repatha, Amgen) among 27,564 stable patients (40 to 85 years of age) with cardiovascular disease and additional cardiovascular risk factors (low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol [LDL-C] of at least 70 mg/dL or non-high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol of at least 100 mg/dL), patients were randomized double-blind to either matching placebo or subcutaneous evolocumab (140 mg every two weeks or 420 mg once a month). All were on a background regimen of moderate-to-high-intensity statin therapy. Analysis showed a 59% reduction in LDL-C, with a concomitant significant reduction in cardiovascular outcomes after 26 months mean follow-up. Treatment was safe and well tolerated.
The Ebbinghaus substudy of the FOURIER findings is based on the 1,024 patients who had baseline and follow-up cognitive testing (tests, patient surveys, and investigator-reported adverse events). The Ebbinghaus hypothesis was: "The addition of evolocumab to statin therapy in patients with clinically evident vascular disease does not adversely affect cognitive function."
Patients' mean age was 63 years; 72% were men. High-intensity statin doses were reported in 71%, and median LDL-C levels were 92 mg/dL. The primary endpoint was the spatial working memory strategy index of executive function component of the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery. A patient survey and investigator reports of cognitive adverse events were also included.
Dr. Giugliano reported that, in patients with known cardiovascular disease on background statins followed for 20 months, there were no differences between evolocumab and placebo in either the battery of cognitive tests, patient-reported everyday cognition, or adverse cognitive events reported by investigators. Furthermore, the lack of difference in cognitive tests persisted in patients who achieved a nadir LDL-C level of less than 25 mg/dL.
ACC discussant Sandra Lewis, MD, of Oregon Health and Science University, commented: "In my office, every day, my patients say that statins make them dumb. I can comfortably tell my patients that we actually studied whether this makes you dumb, and it didn't."
Safety and Cardiovascular Event Efficacy of Bococizumab Among 27,000 High-Risk Patients: Studies of PCSK9 Inhibition and the Reduction in Vascular Events (SPIRE) and SPIRE 1 and SPIRE 2 Cardiovascular Outcomes Trials
While PCSK9 inhibition with bococizumab (Pfizer) reduces low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) by 55% to 60% when given as an adjunct to statin therapy, the effect is significantly attenuated over time in 10% to 15% of patients. The cause—development of antidrug antibodies—is specific to bococizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody. The effect has not been seen in either evolocumab (Repatha, Amgen) or alirocumab (Praluent, Sanofi/Regeneron), both of which are fully human monoclonal antibodies.
The SPIRE bococizumab development program included 4,449 patients in its lipid-lowering trials and 27,438 in its cardiovascular outcomes trials. The lipid-lowering trials compared bococizumab (150 mg subcutaneously every two weeks) versus placebo, both with the addition of maximally tolerated statin doses. The trials enrolled patients with a range of risk factors for heart disease (known cardiovascular disease or a combination of diabetes, chronic kidney disease, or peripheral vascular disease with additional cardiovascular risk factors).
Among patients with LDL-C lower than 100 mg/dL at baseline, bococizumab did not improve cardiovascular event rates. In those at high cardiovascular risk (baseline LDL-C greater than 100 mg/dL), however, risk compared with placebo for cardiovascular events was reduced by 21%.
The trials' sponsor, Pfizer, announced on November 1, 2016, that bococizumab development would be discontinued based on the attenuated LDL-C lowering over time and evidence of immune responses in some patients. Safety was similar between bococizumab and placebo with the exception of injection site reactions with bococizumab, evidence of the agent's immunogenicity.
"The findings add to what we know about PCSK9 inhibitors," Dr. Ridker said, "and it is encouraging that we found a statistically significant reduction in events among the highest-risk patients who had the highest LDL levels."
Valentin Fuster, MD, the ACC discussant, commented with respect to the approved drugs in this class: "The appropriate patients to treat would belong to two groups, those with familial hypercholesterolemia and those with intolerance to statins and high levels of LDL-C. These studies here are in much lower-risk populations." Treatment of the populations tested in FOURIER and SPIRE will await cost-effectiveness studies, he said.
Several experts at the ACC press conference decried the highly time-consuming process of getting PCSK9 reimbursement approval for appropriate patients.
Reduced-Dose Rivaroxaban in the Long-Term Prevention of Recurrent Symptomatic VTE (EinsteinChoice)
In the EinsteinChoice trial, low-dose rivaroxaban (Xarelto, Janssen) reduced the risk of blood clot recurrence by threefold compared with aspirin without increasing bleeding.
Dr. Wells noted that in patients without reversible risk factors, venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk goes up to 10% in the first year if anticoagulation therapy is discontinued. While recurrent VTE is prevented by extended anticoagulation therapy, bleeding concerns often cause reluctance to continue treatment beyond six to 12 months. He pointed out further that the most common risk factors for VTE are cancer and immobility due to surgery or illness. In addition, some patients develop what are known as "unprovoked" VTEs that occur in the absence of known risk factors.
EinsteinChoice was designed to determine the relative efficacy and safety of aspirin (100 mg every day) versus lower-dose anticoagulant therapy (rivaroxaban 20 mg or 10 mg every day) for 12 months. The randomized (1:1:1), double-blind, active-comparator trial included 3,396 patients with confirmed symptomatic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) who completed six to 12 months of anticoagulation. The primary efficacy outcome was symptomatic recurrent VTE (nonfatal DVT or PE, fatal PE, or unexplained death where PE cannot be excluded). Major bleeding (as defined by the International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis) was the principal safety outcome.
Patients' mean age was about 59 years. Approximately 55% were men; 77% were Caucasian, 14% were Asian, and 4% were African-American. The index event was DVT in about 51% of patients, PE in about 34%, and both in 15%. About 41% of index events were unprovoked.
Dr. Wells reported recurrent VTE rates of 4.4% for aspirin, 1.5% for rivaroxaban 20 mg, and 1.2% for rivaroxaban 10 mg, with both rivaroxaban doses showing statistically significant benefit versus aspirin (P < 0.001). Hazard ratios for rivaroxaban were 0.34 and 0.26 for 20 mg and 10 mg, respectively, versus aspirin. Results were generally consistent across subgroups.
Major bleeding rates were similar for both rivaroxaban doses and for aspirin (20 mg, 0.5%; 10 mg, 0.4%; and aspirin, 0.3%).
Dr. Wells noted that the number needed to treat with rivaroxaban 20 mg and 10 mg for one year to prevent one VTE without an increase in bleeding was 33 and 30, respectively. "Both rivaroxaban regimens are superior to aspirin for the primary and other efficacy outcomes and are associated with similar rates of bleeding," he said.
"We have shown that practitioners can safely prescribe rivaroxaban for patients at risk for a recurrent VTE without being concerned that doing so will increase risk for bleeding side effects," Dr. Wells commented. Patients requiring full-dose anticoagulation, he noted, were excluded and may need extended treatment with the 20-mg once-daily rivaroxaban regimen. The investigators plan to conduct a follow-up study to examine whether low-dose rivaroxaban is equally effective in other patient populations.
GEMINI ACS-1: Rivaroxaban Versus Aspirin, In Addition to P2Y12 Inhibition, for Patients After Acute Coronary Syndromes
Compared with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients who received standard aspirin plus an antiplatelet agent, those treated with the Xa inhibitor rivaroxaban (Xarelto, Janssen) plus an antiplatelet P2Y12 inhibitor (clopidogrel or ticagrelor [Brilinta, AstraZeneca]) had similar rates of clinically significant non-coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) bleeding complications, according to phase 2 GEMINI ACS-1 results.
While aspirin and dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT, aspirin plus a P2Y12 inhibitor) are standard ACS therapy, nearly 10% of patients still suffer major cardiovascular events during follow-up, Dr. Ohman observed. Cardiovascular events have been shown to be reduced by triple antithrombotic therapy consisting of rivaroxaban added to DAPT. That benefit, however, has come at the cost of significant twofold increases in major bleeding complications. In vivo research into thrombosis and bleeding potential with a rivaroxaban/P2Y12 combination has demonstrated efficacy similar to DAPT, but with lower bleeding risk. In addition, studies of this rivaroxaban/P2Y12 combination in patients with atrial fibrillation after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have suggested this strategy as one with potential to enhance overall outcomes in ACS.
GEMINI ACS-1 enrolled 3,037 patients within 10 days of hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction (89%) or unstable angina (11%). A history of impaired kidney function, long-term anticoagulant therapy, active bleeding, or bleeding in the brain or gastrointestinal tract within the previous year were exclusion criteria. Following stable doses of clopidogrel (75 mg daily) (n = 1,333) or ticagrelor (90 mg twice daily) (n = 1,704) for more than 48 hours, the patients were randomly assigned to receive either low-dose rivaroxaban (2.5 mg twice daily) or aspirin (100 mg daily). The primary endpoint was non-CABG clinically significant bleeding risk based on Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) score.
Patients' mean age was approximately 62 years, 75% were men, and 93% were Caucasian. Myocardial infarctions (MIs) were ST-segment elevation in 49% and non-ST-segment elevation in 40%, with unstable angina in 11%.
Rates of TIMI non-CABG clinically significant bleeding were similar between the two treatment arms at three years at 4.9% for aspirin and 5.3% for rivaroxaban (hazard ratio, 1.09; 95% confidence interval, 0.80–1.50; P = 0.5840). No differences were observed in any subgroups (gender, age, creatinine clearance, index diagnosis, index PCI, diabetes, prior MI, prior PCI, prior CABG, current smoking, Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events risk score). Dr. Ohman noted that the most common type of bleeding was minor, such as a nosebleed for which the patient needed to see a doctor.
Similarly, the ischemic composite endpoint of cardiovascular death, MI, stroke or definite stent thrombosis occurred at similar rates (4.7% for aspirin, 5.0% for rivaroxaban [P = 0.7316]). No significant differences were detected for any of the components.
Dr. Ohman pointed out that a limited post hoc multivariate model for the primary bleeding endpoint noted a higher association with bleeding and ticagrelor use (P = 0.0006), but was also associated with region (P = 0.02).
"In this phase 2 trial, we observed similar risk of TIMI non-CABG clinically significant bleeding with the combination of rivaroxaban and a P2Y12 inhibitor compared with DAPT. The ischemic composite outcomes were also similar, but the trial was not powered for assessing this endpoint," Dr. Ohman said. "This study is important because it is the first to show that replacing aspirin with a newer, more targeted drug—low-dose rivaroxaban, an anticoagulant—presents no additional risk of bleeding complications when given as dual therapy with an antiplatelet drug."
Dr. Ohman suggested that more research is needed to define the best intensity of antithrombotic therapy for patients transitioning from the acute thrombotic setting to chronic prevention.
Safety and Efficacy of Uninterrupted Anticoagulation With Dabigatran Etexilate Versus Warfarin in Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation Of Atrial Fibrillation: The RE-CIRCUIT Study
Compared with performing atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation with uninterrupted warfarin, uninterrupted dabigatran (Pradaxa, Boehringer Ingelheim) is a better strategy, according to RE-CIRCUIT study results.
Stroke risk is increased fivefold in patients with AF. Catheter ablation of AF, Dr. Calkins noted, is the most common ablation procedure performed today in major medical centers throughout the world. Among AF ablation's most feared complications are thromboembolic and bleeding events, including cardiac tamponade. Risk of these complications has been shown to be minimized when patients are on uninterrupted anticoagulation with a vitamin K antagonist (VKA). This approach, however, is cumbersome because most AF patients are anticoagulated with a non-VKA oral anticoagulant (NOAC) prior to AF ablation, requiring transition to VKA therapy prior to ablation.
Dr. Calkins explained that dabigatran has established efficacy and safety for stroke prevention in patients with AF. Outcomes data on AF ablation when performed on uninterrupted NOAC therapy, however, are limited. The RE-CIRCUIT study aim, therefore, was to investigate the safety and efficacy of uninterrupted dabigatran versus warfarin for periprocedural anticoagulation in patients undergoing catheter ablation of AF.
Investigators randomized 678 patients with paroxysmal or persistent nonvalvular AF scheduled for catheter ablation across 104 sites in 11 countries. Patients were randomized to uninterrupted dabigatran (150 mg twice daily) or uninterrupted warfarin (international normalized ratio, 2.0–3.0) for four to eight weeks before ablation and eight weeks after ablation. The primary endpoint was incidence of adjudicated International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis major bleeding events (MBEs) from venous access up to eight weeks post-ablation.
Patients' mean age was 59.2 years. AF was paroxysmal in approximately 68% and persistent in approximately 26%, with longstanding persistent AF in approximately 6%. Dr. Calkins reported that patients on uninterrupted dabigatran had significantly fewer MBEs compared with warfarin patients: five versus 23 (1.6% versus 6.9%, a 5.3% absolute risk reduction [95% confidence interval [CI], –8.4 to –2.2; P = 0.0009]). The relative risk reduction with dabigatran was 77.2% and the hazard ratio was 0.22 (95% CI, 0.08–0.59). Pericardial tamponade was reported in one dabigatran patient and six warfarin patients. Overall, medical action for MBEs was necessary in four dabigatran patients and 21 warfarin patients.
Thromboembolic events were rare, with no strokes or systemic embolic events in either treatment group. One transient ischemic attack occurred in a warfarin patient. Minor bleeding event rates were similar at 18.6% for dabigatran and 17.0% for warfarin. No deaths were reported. Also, severe adverse events were less frequent for dabigatran (3.3%) than for warfarin (6.2%), as were adverse event–related discontinuations (2.4% versus 5.6% ). Need for hospitalization (7.7% versus 10.1%) and prolonged hospitalizations (3.8% versus 6.5%) were also less common in the dabigatran group.
"RE-CIRCUIT demonstrates that uninterrupted dabigatran is a better anticoagulation strategy than uninterrupted warfarin for performing AF ablation," Dr. Calkins concluded. He noted that the availability of the specific reversal agent idarucizumab (Praxbind, Boehringer Ingelheim), although not needed by any subjects in RE-CIRCUIT, further motivates the adoption of this dabigatran regimen as the preferred anticoagulation strategy for patients undergoing AF ablation. "I expect these findings will encourage clinicians to quickly shift to doing this procedure with uninterrupted use of NOACs," Dr. Calkins said.
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Perfection For An Imperfect World Perfection For an Imperfect World Perfection is an objective that has never and will never be accomplished in this world. God made man with the ability to make his own decisions; unfortunately this also meant man could sin. This factor proves that while man is still on this earth, perfection is a hopeless goal. But despite this cold hard truth, mankind still struggles to find perfection in their life. If one looks in the nature of man, it is easy to see that they try to achieve perfection in the hopes and dreams of their lives. Man tries to earn these dreams through effort, dedication, and an attitude of persistence.
Many of their dreams are accomplished, but they are never completely achieved. In a human sense there is a level perfection, but it is not completely perfect. Perfection is not achieved when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away (Antoine de St. Exupery). This quote flawlessly describes the human level of perfection. In a sense it is possible to achieve perfection, but because of mans desire to sin, a complete sense of perfection will never be achieved.
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A flawed world created many problems with the divine destination of its inhabitants, but God created a perfect solution for this imperfect world. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life (John 3:16). This verse explains to man that despite its human failures and imperfections, God sent his only son to make a way for man to gain access into a perfect world. This perfect world is a place where only complete and absolute perfection can exist, thus making its inhabitants perfect. It is impossible to think how marvelous it really is to live in this perfect world.
This is why God made mans world an imperfect one, so that His world would be even more spectacular than what any man could ever conceive. Despite the fact that imperfection is a hopeless goal on this world, there is a world with only perfection, heaven. Those who accepted God in their hearts will live in this world as perfect beings, but those who did not know Him will be sent to a world that strives on imperfection. In this world man can still create humanly perfect objects, but they will never be entirely perfect. Perfection is an achievement only divinity can accomplish. -425 Words Bibliography n/a Social Issues.


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History of Kotlin programming language
In the Google IO 2017, the Kotlin programming language has been announced as the official Android language. In recent years the Kotlin programming language has gained a tremendous popularity in terms of developing applications such as Android. Kotlin programming language has been developed by JetBrains company, also JetBrains has created the IntelliJ IDE for Kotlin. if you are an Android developer then you must be knowing that the Android studio has been built on top of the intelligent. The Kotlin language is actually the open source project primarily under apache2.
In Google I/O 2017:
- Kotlin is now Official Android Language
- Developed by JetBrains
- JetBrains built IntelliJ IDEA
- Android Studio is built on top of IntelliJ IDEA
- Kotlin is Open Source
Will Kotlin replace java for android development?
Can we say is it meant to replace Java just because in Google IO 2017 the Kotlin has been announced as the official language of Android. If you take my opinion the answer is NO. Because at present the maximum number of Android projects are developed in Java, so it is not going to replace Java but we can use Kotlin along with Java in the same project.
- Kotlin is just more flexible Java
- Android Apps can be built on Kotlin
- Kotlin is a more powerful language
Kotlin vs Java
Kotlin is the more flexible version of Java you can say. It is a JVM language and it is a more powerful language compared to Java. Android applications can be built on Kotlin along with using Java and C++ alongside and proceedings forward.
Kotlin features over java
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Kotlin is more expressive and Morgan size, in the less amount of code you can get more output compared to Java. Where you have to write a large number of lines of code to express the same thing so we can see Kotlin is actually more than size than Java. In the less number of lines, you can express more and Kotlin also provides the safety features for your application. Such as it is immutable in nature and the nullability factor.
In Kotlin you won't find the null pointer exception compared to Java. Developers often used to get the null pointer exception while running the application in the runtime. so these two features make our application more healthy and safe to use. which means less number of crash reports.
Kotlin is actually the JVM language knowledge. Java is the first JVM language, similar to Java the Kotlin is also the JVM language. so you need to install the Java JDK that contains the Java Virtual Machine before you start developing any application. The Syntax of Kotlin programming language is more expensive and concise.
In the case of Java, we can only pass variables or reference variable to the functions. But in the case of Kotlin, we can simply pass functions within a function that is apart from a variable. we can also pass the function as a parameter.
Kotlin also supports the Lambda expression and also it has a large number of features such as string templates and there are many more.
Kotlin and Java are together interoperable, which means in same application you can have both Java and Kotlin files. Suppose that you are making any E-Commerce application, inside that application you can have Kotlin programming codes as well as Java programming codes. Now currently if your application is built on top of Java then please don't worry about it, you can add Kotlin codes in the same JAVA project. now the question arises if we have both Java and Kotlin files within the same project then how can they interact. it is the beauty of using Kotlin and Java because they are interoperable so you can call the Java functions from the Kotlin files and vice versa.


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Welcome to The Winston School of Short Hills where students learn to embrace learning, appreciate and respect others and become self-advocates for their individualized needs.
The Advancement Office works to enhance communications throughout the school community, support events, create awareness regarding the Winston mission to the community at-large, and secure the funding necessary to tailor instruction for all our students.
Our office has a Communications Manager, Bonnie Codey, an Advancement Associate, Lori Robertson and a Director of Institutional Advancement.
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text: Event The government of the president, Juan Manuel Santos, continues to take steps towards improving Colombia's highly deficient transport network. Analysis On November 11th the Santos administration celebrated "Infrastructure Day" with the inauguration of a 603-metre viaduct (the largest and tallest ever built in Colombia) and a 913-metre tunnel in the municipality of Gualanday (Tolima). The projects, costing Ps68.4bn (US$34m), will cut road travel time between the Pacific port of Buenaventura (Chocó) and the consumer/production hubs in the centre of the country, including Bogotá, the capital. The same day, Mr Santos announced the approval of Colombia's first fully privately financed public-private partnership (PPP). The project, which involves the construction of 35 km of new roads and the maintenance of 190 km in existing roads, will extend from Ibagué to Cajamarca (both in Tolima), as well as part of the network connecting Buenaventura and provincial capitals in the country's central region. Total investments required will exceed Ps1trn (US$500m), and the works will be delivered in several stages starting in 2021. New PPPs are expected to be approved early next year. The administration also signed off on initial approvals for five concessions awarded earlier this year, totalling Ps6trn in public investment. Of this amount, around two-thirds will be earmarked for Conexión Pacífico 1, 2 and 3, three projects for the construction of almost 300 km of roads linking cities in the provinces of Antioquia and Valle, and the coffee zone. The other two concessions involve 350 km of new highways to improve transport to the Buenaventura port, as well as between the Caribbean ports of Cartagena (Bolívar) and Barranquilla (Atlántico). Five more concessions among the "first wave" of the fourth-generation plan (4G, a multi-year, US$25bn infrastructure concessions plan) will be awarded in 2015, requiring Ps4trn in public investment. A second wave of ten 4G projects will cost Ps34trn. Of this total, in early November the administration approved spending of Ps17.2trn for eight projects. The renewed pace in the execution of the government's infrastructure programme reflects in large measure the style of the vice-president, Germán Vargas Lleras, who, following Mr Santos's inauguration for a second term in August, has become something of an infrastructure czar. Impact on the forecast Although the build-up of momentum for road projects is a positive development, progress in improving Colombia's transport infrastructure will be slow. However, spending in the sector will help to support our forecasts for GDP growth, which therefore remain unchanged. Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit


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Bebuzzd to drive digital transformation among SMEs in Dubai
The digital loyalty program aims to address the skills gap challenge by training business partners
Blackhawk Solutions DMCC has launched a digital loyalty programme dubbed Bebuzzd to urge SMEs to step up its efforts towards digital transformation.
The digital loyalty program was designed and developed with the aim of providing support and help for SMBs to excel, which in effect will enable companies to be able to work directly with customers while also exercising control over their business.
Recent research has identified that some key barriers in the move to drive new business via digital concepts and approaches, which includes lack of awareness, unclear targeting, fear, uncertainty, doubt, the complexity factor, technology and resource gaps and deterrent costs.
Blackhawk Solutions DMCC reveals that businesses partnering with Bebuzzd are likely to see key benefits and advantages through its offer of doing business with digital tools and technologies that have in-built analytics capability. Furthermore, benefits include, 80% reduction in manual data entry, less error and operational costs while productivity can go up by 30%, through the help of CRM analytics and proper training.
Nikola Cabarkapa, corporate business development consultant, Bebuzzd, said: "The digital world is a key enabler of competitiveness and innovation. As such, local SME businesses that have embraced digital technology can now better understand customer loyalty and preferences, which results in growth from companies that have not fully understood the power of digital marketing.
"SME businesses in Dubai lack the right kind of awareness to effectively use and capitalise the digital space to increase business and evaluate customer satisfaction. To address this, Bebuzzd is now making efforts to bridge this gap at such a critical time in the market. To date, there is no other loyalty program in the market offering value-added services to SME businesses in Dubai like we do."
As a value-added offering, Bebuzzd has revealed that it is offering SME's skills training in digital transformation, from emailing vouchers, to more complex CRM, the Bebuzzd Loyalty program is reducing costs for start-ups and small businesses.
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Leighton Baines Biography
Birthday: December 11, 1984
Nationality: British
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Age: 35 Years, 35 Year Old Males
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Also Known As: Leighton John Baines
Born in: Kirkby, England
Famous as: Football Player
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father: John Baines
education: St Joseph The Worker Catholic Primary School, All Saints' RC High School
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Leighton Baines, born as Leighton John Baines, is a British professional footballer. He plays as a left back for the Premier League club Everton as well as for the England national team. He is also the vice-captain of Everton. Baines began his career with the Wigan Athletic, a team that won Second Division in the 2002–03 season. He then helped Everton reach the 2009 FA Cup Final. The British footballer has also played for his country at the under-21 and senior levels. He was included in the England squads at the UEFA Euro 2012 and 2014 FIFA World Cup. On personal note, Baines is a very shy person who prefers to stay away from the media glare most of the times. Also a keen guitarist, he is a very good friend of musician Miles Kane. A dedicated family man, he is happily married and a father of three children.
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- In 2004, Leighton Baines made his debut for England under-21 at a 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification. He played all the four matches in 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals. He was then called up to the senior England squad in March 2009.The following year, Baines made his full international debut at Wembley Stadium in a match against Egypt. After this, on 4 June 2011, he made his competitive international debut in a Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland. In September 2012, Baines made his first international goal in a 2014 World Cup qualification match.Personal Life
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- Leighton Baines was born as Leighton John Baines on 11 December 1984 in Kirkby, England. He attended St Joseph The Worker Catholic Primary School as well as All Saints' RC High School. He married his wife Rachel Baines in the year 2009. The couple has three kids.
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You're Invited... template for a revolutionary dinner party, Hand formed dinnerware from screen printed canvas, 2019
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"A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another."
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As announced by the ASSQ (Association des Stations de Ski du Québec) in its latest press release, all of Quebec's ski resorts, including les Sommets, are announcing today their closing for the 2019-2019 Season.
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Anti-vaxxer arrested for spreading fake news during the deadly measles outbreak in Samoa
A state of emergency has been declared in Samoa, an island with a population just below 200,000 in the South Pacific, after a measles outbreak has infected over 4800 people and killed over 70, mostly young children.
For perspective, the U.S., a country with a population of 327,000,000 has had around 1,300 causes of measles in 2019, the country's largest outbreak since 1992.
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For over seven years, as a seller's and buyer's agent, Paige offers clients the high-level of expertise and personalized attention needed to either find the perfect home or professionally market a home and close the sale. By consistently providing clients with market insight and concierge-style service, Paige has distinguished herself as a trusted leader in the booming Austin real estate market. She works alongside each client, communicating every step throughout the process. In addition, her background and experience in the building industry give her an inside perspective and broad-spectrum knowledge to expertly negotiate and finalize a deal. Providing a seamless, and stress-free experience for her clients.
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Medical errors cause up to 400,000 deaths per year and nearly 10,000 serious medical complications each day. Studies show that 80 percent of these errors result from miscommunications between caregivers and patients or transitions of care.
Communication issues in the health care industry can be detrimental to patient care, waste valuable time and negatively affect a provider's bottom line.
It is estimated that hospitals lose 2% of revenue or $12 billion per year as a result of poor communication.
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Not everyone thinks and acts the same. We all have different communication styles and behavioral tendencies - this includes clinicians and patients.
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Equilibria in Health Care can build a customized solution that will address the specific challenges your organization is facing. For more information about our services that produce highly effective results, please Contact Us.
This live activity, Caring with Intention: Leadership Workshop, from 09/19/2019 - 09/19/2020, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 13.00 Elective credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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We address the leading causes of medical errors from communication in a two day didactic and experiential Leadership Workshop.
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We use "actionable intelligence protocols" as a fast, fun and effective means to help participants implement change immediately which improves patient care and team dynamics.
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Since 2004, Equilibria has helped over 700,000 individuals across the globe leverage personality diversity for intentional communication and care. For more information please follow this link.
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Burrana, we are committed to protecting the privacy of our contacts and customers' personal information.
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When you contact us and/or provide us with your personal information, you are consenting to Burrana processing your information, including but not limited to your name, company, contact information, job role and email preferences. This information is used by us and/or authorised third parties to support your interactions with us, deliver our products, and contact you about our services.
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We obtain personal information from you when you enquire about our business online or through another contact method, meet or speak with one of our team members, provide your business card or contact details at an industry event, or otherwise provide us with your personal information. We may also receive information about you from third parties, for example, organisers of industry events that we are participating in or hosting.
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15/03/2015: This small church is beautiful from the outside, with its tiny spire, but I find it a bit cool and austere inside. Maybe because of the whitewash. Maybe it was just a cold day when I was there. Just a personal thing I guess.
In the churchyard is a headstone for Merry Wibberley (great name) who died in 1814. His wife Ann died four years earlier and has a small engraved brass memorial plaque inside the church.
Lying on top of a table tomb near the porch was an upended slate headstone, dated 1786. The lower part of the stone, which would normally be underground, was rough hewn, which is common in early slate headstones. Full mechanisation where the whole slab was sawn to a perfect rectangle, came later. The rough part of the headstone came in handy - albeit briefly - for carving a test letter, perhaps done by an apprentice. There was a coarse letter P and a few other deliberate lines, cut on an area which was never intended to be seen. There is a blog post about this practice here.
Poor Frank has carved only one real headstone, for the stillborn son of a friend. The stone is Hopton Wood limestone, carved by Frank, installed by the child's father. It stands in Kniveton churchyard.


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Senior Developer - Core Java
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $130k to $150k + 7% bonus
Looking for a candidate who will build a next generation automated Legal Docs System for Capital Markets Securitization. You will be using 12-factor app development methodologies, with continuous delivery to public cloud runtime environments.
- Client-Facing Requirements and Issue Analysis
- Engage business users to define the requirements and design for an array of tools supporting the Capital Markets Securitization business
- Discuss options and help clients understand pros and cons of different approaches
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- Support issue resolution and completion of ad-hoc requests in support of completion of deals
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- Develop production-quality systems in Java, with additional technologies as needed - SQL, Javascript, Linux Scripting
- Develop automated regression tests for all aspects of developed code - APIs and UIs
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With its two cars, single track and four stops, the Franklin Avenue shuttle in Brooklyn looks less like a part of the New York City subway system than a way to get around Mister Rogers's neighborhood.
It is indeed a beautiful day in the neighborhood for the little shuttle. On Monday, it was named the most punctual train in the subway system by New York City Transit. In the 12 months that ended in May, the shuttle arrived at its stations on time an average of 99.7 percent of the time, according to transit figures. By comparison, major lines like the No. 4 train were on time only 79.7 percent.
The shuttle has come a long way since the 1990s, when it was known as the "ghost train." A fifth stop was closed, and the train, once eight cars long, shrunk to two. The one and a quarter-mile line, which predated the subway system as part of an existing train line, has been threatened with elimination in years of budget cuts, but has managed to ride them out. Rebuilt at a cost of $74 million in 1999, the shuttle averages 20,000 riders per day.
To be fair: The criteria for "on time" was a train's arrival at a terminal within five minutes of its scheduled time, and the entire trip on the shuttle lasts seven minutes.
"It's hard to mess this one up," said a train operator who gave only his first name, Lee. But he could talk only while he walked, and not for long, for there is little downtime on the Franklin Avenue shuttle, which is not as simple as it looks.
In truth, the shuttle is a seven-minute minuet between two trains. The ride begins every 10 minutes, "on the ones," Lee said, meaning that during daytime hours, a train leaves the first stop, Franklin Avenue, while another leaves the last stop, Prospect Park, at one minute past the hour and every 10 minutes thereafter.
The trains approach each other like the trains in a high school math exam: If Train A is traveling X miles per hour and Train B is traveling Y miles per hour, when will they meet? In the shuttle's case, with two trains sharing one track for most of the trip, there is only one answer: the Botanic Garden stop, where the track splits briefly into two, allowing the trains to pass each other. Often, the Franklin Avenue-bound train arrives first, as it is only one stop away.
Sure enough: "We're being held by the dispatcher," said an unusually cheerful announcement on that train on Tuesday morning. The announcer, it turned out, was training on the shuttle to work on one of the several subway lines with no conductor onboard, and just a train operator.
It is a busy one-person job. After the last stop, the operator leaves the booth and walks the length of the train, often stopped by passengers with questions. The operator then enters the booth at the other end of the train, and, at the next minute ending in a one, is off again.
The trip lasts an average of seven minutes. A third train is kept in reserve on an unused track, in case one of the other two trains is pulled from service.
In the city of dark tunnels and crowded trains, the shuttle is quite pleasant. Regular riders said it was never very crowded. And the views are downright pastoral by New York standards. On the path toward Prospect Park from Bedford-Stuyvesant, automobile garages and repair shops give way to stone walls and trees that gently brush the sides of the shuttle.
"People have described it as going through their own private garden," another train operator said. School groups come and go, filling the train with the shouts of happy children.
The train that left Franklin Avenue at 11:11 a.m. arrived at Prospect Park at 11:18. Right on time.
There are occasional delays. "People get sick," Lee said. "Track fires. A branch falls across the track." He said he filled in only occasionally on the shuttle and was defensive about the criticism of the No. 4 train this week.
"It's really not fair for people to do that to the 4 train," he said. "It's the only train on the East Side. There are so many people, of course it's not going to be on time."
For the most fortunate of riders, the shuttle is a quick trip from home to the park. But for most, it is a third train in an already-long commute, connecting them from, say, the B line to the 2, 3, 4, 5 or C trains, many of which showed decreases in their on-time arrivals. For these riders, the shuttle is often a brief respite before bad news with the next train. (The 42nd Street shuttle, which serves only two stations and presumably enjoys a 100 percent on-time record, is not included in the annual transit figures.)
"It gets you to your point quick," said Von Blakely, while boarding the Franklin Avenue shuttle with his 2-year-old son, Davon, who was howling in his stroller.
"It's not crowded," said Karen McCoy, 42, a nursing assistant. "That's the main thing. And it gets me where I'm going very fast."
A 17-year-old passenger, Avianca Lockwood, was about to give up on friends she had been waiting for in the Botanic Garden station, and was waiting for the shuttle, due any minute. She thought about the ride ahead and said something unheard in most subway stations:
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This Month-Long Heritage Walk By Delhi Metro Will Take You Through Beautiful Old Delhi Every Weekend!
Hidden away in old Delhi, a little ahead of chaotic Kinari Bazaar and a few metres away from the Jalebi Wala is a quiet lane called Naughara. Naughara is the new home for a Heritage Walk that's been organised by DMRC and a Delhi based troupe called Delhi Walks which takes place every weekend!
It's just started and is a month long initiative, which holds a bunch of things that will highlight parts of Old Delhi that are completely unknown to us! The first walk that took place was called 'An Empire's Tale through the Blooming Red'. It started with an hour-long 'Sair-o-Shahjahanabad', conducted by members of Delhi Walks. The walk commenced with registration at the Chandni Chowk Metro Station and from there began the journey on foot through Fountain Chowk, Sis Ganj Gurdwara, Dariba Kalan, Kinari Bazaar, Nai Sarak and finally Town Hall! NICE!
The aim here is to see the city through the patina of heritage. To see things that we haven't experienced before and to get to know about the glorious past that this beautiful city holds.
Eight such walks have already been planned at a cost of Rs 500 from Heritage Line Metro stations — Jama Masjid, Delhi Gate and Red Fort, as well as other stations like Chandni Chowk and Chawri Bazaar.
So go ahead and join the troupe on the weekends to be a part of this amazing Heritage Walk!
Price | Rs 500
Catch The Schedule Here | https://goo.gl/ru6bjM
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Recharge with real food
Watermelon never tasted so good! This is why I love my 3 day reboots a few times a year. Makes me love and crave real whole foods again. Next up, cucumber and avocado salad and tonight, zucchini cashew soup. Yum!
Let's Talk About Food Addiction
Let's talk about food addiction. This has become a very interesting topic to me recently. At first, I was like, "No, I don't have an "addiction". That sounded too harsh. But as I read the book, The Hunger Fix by Pam Peeke, MD I knew I needed to face the reality. Many of us do have food addictions. And we are not solely to blame. The food industry uses our instinctual pull towards sweet, salty and fatty foods to make their products so desirable we literally cannot help ourselves from over doing it.
Dr. Peeke suggests to begin addressing food addictions by first detoxing the body and avoiding all added sugar, processed foods, eating out and any trigger foods that you may have. I decided that now was the perfect time to try the Ultimate Reset 3 week cleansing and rejuvenating system. I've just made it through the first week and I'm feeling remarkably light and energized. I'll be sharing more about this cleanse in a future post.
Here's an excerpt from Bethesda Magazine that explains some of the science behind food addictions:
"Evidence in recent years has suggested that some foods may, in fact, hijack the brain's reward system in susceptible individuals, much as cocaine, heroin and other drugs do.
Groundbreaking studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) scans have demonstrated that when people with food addictions are shown pictures of and/or eat sweet, salty or fatty foods, the pleasure centers of their brains light up and stay lit up much longer than in those without an apparent food addiction. The stimulated pleasure center, in turn, triggers an intense desire for more.
"The brain scans were game-changers because they show that regardless of addiction—whether it's to drugs, food or alcohol—you see the same changes in the reward center of the brain: The total number of dopamine receptors is way down, allowing only a small amount of this pleasurable brain chemical to get through—and thus, people experience less and less pleasure and reward," Peeke says. "That's why addicts of any kind need more and more of their substance to even feel a small amount of pleasure."
When the brain is continuously flooded with high levels of dopamine, she explains, many of the dopamine receptors shut down. As a result, when you do consume the desired food, "you don't feel as much reward, and it takes more of a hyper-palatable food to actually enjoy the original pleasure you had when your dopamine-receptor population was normal," Peeke says. "You need six cupcakes to get the pleasure you used to get from one." Read the rest of the article here.
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product review: 3-Day Refresh
I'm no newbie to cleanses. I've juice cleansed, I've master cleansed and I've done various food based cleanses including the Standard Process cleanse and an Auyrvedic cleanse. Some with herbs and supplements, some without. Some with food, some all liquid. The longest cleanse I've done was 21 days but usually I do 3. Why do I cleanse? It feels good to give the digestive system a break. Whether it's from bad habits like stress eating that get out of control or a temporary break from your routine like moving or traveling, doing a cleanse can be a great way to get back on track. I recently spent two weeks traveling. A week in Minneapolis for the 2014 National Wellness Institute Conference and a week for our family vacation, visiting some of the hot spots of our home state, Florida. I've been very focused on my health goals lately but I knew the traveling would potentially set me back a bit. So, I planned ahead and ordered a new product from Beachbody, the 3-Day Refresh to begin the Monday after our vacation. The 3-Day Refresh, in a nutshell is a vegan food cleanse that is high fiber and high protein, thanks to the shakes and fiber drink that are included. You eat or drink every 2 hours so you never really get hungry. Well, I did get hungry a couple times, but I'll explain below. What comes with the cleanse is: a guide to the program including recipes, 3 packets of fiber sweep (a fiber drink to help flush toxins and cleanse the digestive system) and 6 packets of Vanilla Fresh (a vegan protein shake). You can order the 3-Day Refresh with or without Shakeology. I ordered without because I already have plenty at home but it is part of the plan. Below I'll give you a day by day breakdown on what I ate and drank each day, including any small deviations from the plan, how I felt and what my final results were.
Day 1
Starting weight: 153 (weight before leaving on vacation – 150)
Starting measurements: Hips: 42 Waist: 36 Chest: 34 Thigh: 23 Arm: 12
Exercise: 30 min. Cardio Fix video
What I ate:
day 2
Weight: 150.6 (you think I lost a little water weight, maybe??)
Exercise: 30 min. Lower Fix video
What I ate:
day 3
Weight: 149.7
Exercise: 30 min. Upper Fix video
What I ate:
day 4
Weight: 149
Measurements: Hips: 39.5 Waist: 33 Chest: 33.5 Thigh: 23 Arm: 12 Total: – 6 inches
My overall impression of the 3-Day Refresh is that this was the best cleanse that I've ever done. It took my 3 lb. weight gain from vacation absolutely made it disappear over just a couple days instead of the weeks that it could have taken otherwise. Plus, I lost an additional pound from my pre-vacation weight! Bonus! I was also very satisfied most of the time. I did have a low point in the later afternoons where I'd get a dull headache, but not enough to want to take something for it and it didn't stop me from getting things done. I had zero cravings and was perfectly content with my food the whole time. It helped that I was working from home those 3 days and didn't have any social plans. I did however cook my family a typical dinner but this did not tempt me and make me want what they were having. The only inconvenience was trying to prepare two meals at once and being pretty hungry at that time of day. After having to eat a few almonds on Monday to make it through dinner prep, I started preparations earlier the next two nights. I usually eat dinner around 7 but I found that I needed to eat around 5:30 on this plan. I did however stay satisfied until bed time. I had my shake a couple hours after my dinner to ensure that I wouldn't go to bed hungry. I did got to bed by 10 pm all 3 nights which is a good thing! When day 3 was over, I actually wished that the cleanse was 2 more days. I'd absolutely purchase this in a 5 day plan. Beachbody does make a 21 day cleanse called the Ultimate Reset which I'm sure I'll do one day.
What's next? Well, I went back to my 21 Day Fix meal plan, which I love for a daily well balanced diet. The first 2 days I didn't feel the need to eat all of my portions, so I didn't. I listened to my body and eased into eating meat and grains again. Now that I'm back up to my normal calorie range, I'm living my super active lifestyle as a working mom while fitting in my workouts! I have started PiYo for a great low-impact strengthening and lengthening workout and I still like to take the kids to the YMCA a couple days a week or find other ways to get a bit of cardio in 3-4 days a week. Vacation was fun, but man, I'm glad to be back in my routine!
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3 Day REfesh
As much I tried to keep myself from going overboard, two weeks away from home for work travel and vacation resulted in a 3 lb. gain. NOT the direction I'm going for! After my 3-Day Refresh, I've lost the 3 pounds plus 1 more! Was part of that water weight? Yes, I'm sure...but not all of it. It could have taken me a couple weeks to get rid of my vacation bloat but it only took a few days. Not bad at all! What did I eat? Here's some pictures below. I'm going to write a detailed blog post too. Stay tuned!
Hi, I'm Jennifer Oppelt, my friends call me Jen. I live in St. Petersburg, FL with my husband and two children, Logan and Ashton. I love spending time with my family, cooking, creating and connecting.


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Bring back craigslist personals and regulate classified ads websites
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Craigslist personals has been a staple since its beginning. However, we have to agree it has been unregulated which allows people to post sketchy ads in secrecy. Quite honest doing no good to the name of Craigslist and this has extended to others ads such as Housing where people post bad ads trying to steal money from others.
However, this was not justification to bring down a tool such as Craigslist personals. The dismissal of Craigslist personals is an attack on our civil rights, is an attack of freedom of speech and sexual liberties. Tell me Mr Trump if this would make America great, a place where a hard working American without time for a relationship can't post and ad looking to hook up with someone on similar circumstances and probably start a relationship from there. How is this making America Great where these two hardworking individuals can't find each other. You would argue that in the 80's we didn't have Craigslist, but times have changed, cities such as New York grew 1.3 million between 1980 and 2005 that's far too many extra people, we need better communication tools to reach out these individuals.
On the flip side I am a father of one, I self identify as bisexual cross-dresser, without Craigslist to try to contact a man, this goes to the women too these mothers, good wife that are bisexual and can't post an ad looking for a lady. Are we expected to come out of the shadow into adult sites and or go to gay bars? walk into a complete stranger and ask then probably get punched in the face? I did the first already and it didn't go well. I have my sexuality a secret, I created a profile in a reputed adult website and saw a good friend of mines who is extremely homophobic. She was online which prompted me to delete my profile just as soon as I created it.
What about that bossy executive that like to be bossy in the office but have a secret?. Where else can a man say "I am a boss, I am bossy, I am the man but when nobody is looking, I like to dress into this beautiful lady". All that sound crazy to straight people but that's people sexuality, and this is America the land of the free.
All LGBTQ friends I have talked to agree the law had great intentions we need to stop human trafficking. But there is a damaging line in HR1865 That is in section 3 and this is why we don't have Craigslist personals anymore. You are giving 25 years in prison for "facilitating the prostitution of five or more persons" first of all, this is clearly a direct attack on Craigslist personals and a direct attack on our freedom of communication. You can't stop people from selling their body unfortunately, if they don't do it on Craigslist they will do it in the street no matter what you do. You can't possibly blame Craigslist for other's decisions. This is a job for local police department if they want to penalize prostitution they can even use Craigslist as a tool.
While trying to curb online prostitution, the LGBTQ was denied the freedom to communicate. I am not an active member of organized groups I am a father of 1 that work 55 hours a week one of those who could use a quick ad to find someone. We are as big part of America as the straight guy working next to me, as the straight woman working next to me. This also include a man who routinely shows up to work either as a woman or as a man. To religious groups he sounds like a disaster but that disaster work hard and pay taxes like everybody else and everyone in the LGBTQ community to the most straight looking person such as myself. If we allow religious groups to call out those posting on Craigslist and those with cross gender identity, we are favoring a group over another and allowing freedom of speech to be corrupted.
What I propose and will allow Craigslist to operate as always and safer
- Discuss with John Craig how to fix Craigslist not only Craigslist personals but Craigslist in general. I almost paid money for a rented apartment that was being rented under-priced because they were traveling to Europe. The apartment wasn't up for rent. All posters are required to submit information just like in Facebook possibly include picture too. However, the ad will be posted as always, classic craigslist view, except for one thing, the ad will show a check mark on top which means this is a verified profile. So, when I post an ad, the reader will know I am a real person and Craigslist know who I am in case I do something stupid, this person can report me to Craigslist. Craigslist is in the business of being the online classified ads for long time, will cooperate with local authority handing over any piece of evidence that could aid in the capture of any criminals such as those posting fake rent ads. My personal information will only be available to Craigslist. In this manner employers will know my resume is real, unemployed will know the job ad they are reading is real, people looking for apartment will know the apartment they are looking at is real or risk prosecution by law.
- Yahoo. Microsoft and Craigslist should be elevated to Historic websites, they have been around since the beginning of internet and quite honest, this is not a nice way to treat a site like this.
- Regulation of Law HR 1865 instead of prosecuting, any facilitator in the prostitution of 5 or more individuals is expected to fully cooperate with law. This instead ask to Craigslist to fully cooperate with the law, hand over any information that could lead to the capture of anyone breaching the law.
- Regulate the access to Craigslist personals, 16 years old to view ads, 18 years old to reply. Not everybody can access Craigslist personals, posters or not are required to create a Craigslist profile in order to prevent minors from accessing the ads. The sole warning that this content is for adults wont stop a 12 years old from clicking through it and actually going into the ads. So, in the new Craigslist profile we will be required to enter our birthday.
- Craigslist will review any flagging of ads and report anything that look sketchy such as the pictures of the person look like someone too young and don't match the profile pictures provided to Craigslist, instance that insinuate sex with children.
- Craigslist reserve the right to post any personal ad. Craigslist usually delay the ads for 15 minutes, these 15 minutes will be used to either accept or reject certain ads based on their content. If an ad is too severe such as trafficking children, craigslist will contact local authorities even if the ad didn't go live.
- Change the flagging system, when we flag an ad, we can now write why we flagging. I have contacted people in the past and then they ask me for money on e-mails. When I flag, I look like a hater. Honestly I am not against people who sell their body. I'm not in favor neither but is a disgusting move to say "I'm looking for fun" then ask for money via e-mail
- Include "any individual that facilitate the prostitution of 5 or more individuals... I feel this was a direct attack on Craigslist and the PIMP (boss of prostitutes) get nothing.
- Allow Craigslist to generate income from digital advertising in order to hire more personnel and follow through with any government inquiries.
Homosexuality is not a lifestyle, I didn't choose to be bisexual, I have always been. Being shutdown like this in an attempt to "stop online prostitution" is stating that people like me can't communicate sexual desires. I am an avid user, I have flagged some ads in the past specially those asking for money or those that are looking for fun but ask me for money via e-mails. If we allow Craigslist Personals to go, this law will come after other similar websites such as plenty of fish, adultspace, and others.
I and all the supporters of this petition expect you to exercise good use of reasoning. Craigslist is the wild west and need to have better user controls but at the same time, we can't lose Craigslist personals.
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