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Love is any of various emotions that relate to feelings of strong attachment to another. The origin of such feelings probably lies in their benefit to inclusive fitness—the sum of an organism's reproductive output and that of relatives with shared genes. Love motivates individuals to care for and protect one another, which in turn confers a survival advantage. For example, parents who are emotionally attached to each other are more likely to cooperate effectively in raising young. But while love has origins that may be ultimate and evolutionary in nature, it is also an emotion felt by individuals.
Jonathan BalcombeAn animal behavior scholar and animal advocate, Jonathan Balcombe is the author of several books, including his latest, Exultant Ark: A Pictorial Tour of Animal Pleasure. See images from the book and hear more about animal experience in a photo gallery and Q&A.The object of our love may be a mate, a child, a parent, a close friend, or even someone we idolize but have never met. Loving feelings include the passion, intimacy, and desire that accompany romantic love and the nonsexual emotional closeness of familial and platonic love.
On the question of love's existence in the hearts and minds of animals, science has been mainly mute. Few textbooks on animals discuss the possibility of love. For instance, the word love can be found in neither the index of The Oxford Companion to Animal Behavior nor the Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior. There are, I think, two main reasons for this. First, it is difficult, if not impossible, to prove feelings of love in another individual, even a human. This is the challenge of private experiences. It is why the study of animal feelings in general was largely neglected for the century following the 1872 publication of Charles Darwin's The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. But humans can at least give verbal expression to their loving feelings; so far, animals cannot, although there is the potential for revelations from language-taught great apes.
Second, our sense of superiority over other animals has made us loath to accept the idea that they can have such presumably complex feelings as love. That nonhumans are conscious remains controversial for some scientists, although their numbers are dwindling. Nevertheless, biologists usually use the term bond in place of love when referring to nonhumans. This is a safety net to avoid anthropomorphism.
As scientific interest in animal emotions has grown in recent years, new discoveries have suggested that animals too can feel love. One such discovery is that spindle cells occur in nonhumans. These large neurons, named for their shape, occur in parts of the human brain thought to be responsible for social organization, empathy, and intuitions about the feelings of others. Spindle cells are also credited with allowing us to feel love and to suffer emotionally. Long believed to exist only in the brains of humans and other great apes, in 2006 spindle cells were discovered in the same brain areas in humpback whales, fin whales, killer whales, and sperm whales. Furthermore, the proportion of spindle cells in whales' brains is about three times that in human brains. It appears that spindle cells evolved in whales about thirty million years ago, some fifteen million years before humans acquired them, so the fact that the common ancestor of cetaceans and primates lived more than ninety-five million years ago means that spindle cells evolved separately in these lineages. In 2008, spindle cells were reported in both African and Indian elephants.
Despite our similar biology, it doesn't necessarily follow that whales or elephants can feel love in the manner that we can. But we cannot take for granted the complexity of these animals' social behavior. Elephants are more easily studied than whales, and like whales they are long-lived, large brained, and strongly social. They appear to be vulnerable to the same sorts of long-term psychological conditions that may afflict humans who have suffered mental or physical trauma: there is solid evidence emerging that they feel emotions relating to grief at loss and to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Poaching and so-called elephant culls have left many orphaned elephants in the care of compassionate humans. Growing up with the traumatic memories of terror and the loss of a mother or another close companion, exacerbated by the dearth of nurturing that only a mother can provide, these orphans show the classic symptoms described in human PTSD patients, including sleep disorders, reexperiencing (including what appear to be nightmares), loss of appetite, irritability, and hyperaggression. These are not pleasurable feelings, but brains that are capable of them might be capable of feelings of love too. And needless to say, love isn't all about pleasure. The emotions felt toward a loved one can quickly turn to grief, anger, or resentment, depending on circumstances.
There is also much evidence in elephants for tight emotional bonds between adults—particularly members of the same family group—and between mothers and their calves. The elephant experts Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Cynthia Moss, and Joyce Poole, who have cumulatively studied African elephants for more than one hundred years, have published many accounts of elephants' emotional attachments. For example, when Eleanor, the matriarch of a family unit called the First Ladies, became gravely ill and fell to the ground, she was aided by Grace, the matriarch of another family, called the Virtues. Seeing her down, Grace ran over to Eleanor with her tail raised and temporal glands streaming secretions, sniffed and touched Eleanor with her trunk and foot, then used her tusks to help lift Eleanor to her feet. But the effort was ultimately unsuccessful, and during the week following Eleanor's death, elephants from five family units visited her body. We may wonder whether these behaviors were motivated by loving feelings, but there can be no question that elephants show deep emotional concern for others whom they know.
There are many accounts of other mammals and birds of a variety of species showing the behavioral hallmarks of grief from loss of a loved one: lethargy, disinterest, decreased appetite. The ethologist Konrad Lorenz described the sunken eyes and hunched posture of newly bereft graylag geese: "A greylag goose that has lost its partner shows all the symptoms described in young human children." Jane Goodall has described the "hollow-eyed, gaunt and utterly depressed" state of Flint, an eight-year-old chimpanzee, following the death of his elderly mother, Flo. Flint had been more dependent on his mother than most chimps his age, and the loss of Flo imploded his universe. He stopped eating and died three weeks later, curled up at the spot where he had found Flo's body.
Depending on others is an ingredient in the evolution of love. Loving feelings are especially important for animals who work together to raise young. The biologist Bernd Heinrich, who has studied ravens for many years, says: "I suspect they fall in love like we do, simply because some kind of internal reward is required to maintain a long-term pair bond." The pied-billed grebes [pictured at right] have a lot of work ahead of them: these two birds will share the tasks of nest building, incubation, and looking after their chicks, including letting them ride on their backs. Feelings of love could help to keep them happy and content to face the challenges of child rearing. A pair of grebes who didn't love each other might be less willing to cooperate.
One of the theories for the elaborate courtship behaviors found in many animals is that they help the participants to assess the suitability of potential mates. How fit is she? How responsive? How much does he like me? Two creatures paired in "marital" bliss are more likely than a dissatisfied couple to successfully raise babies to adulthood—and those successful babies will carry the loving genes of their parents.
Sac-winged bats perform elaborate courtship displays with acoustic, visual, and olfactory elements. While females roost on tree trunks, males hover in front of them. Their wing beats fan the females and waft scents from the pouches for which these bats are named. The males also have a repertoire of calls including songs unique to each that are produced exclusively during their courtship flights. It is thought that females gauge the desirability of males by components of their songs, which include trills, noise bursts, "short tonal" calls, and "quasi constant frequency calls." This is a harem species in which some males mate with several females and others mate with none, so perhaps this all-or-nothing competition for females' affections drives the complexity of the songs.
In humans, feelings of love are accompanied by changes in the brain's chemistry. As people fall in love, the brain begins to release the hormones dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin. These chemicals stimulate the brain's pleasure centers, creating the rewarding feelings that come with lust and attraction toward another.
Animals show comparable biochemical changes in similar situations. For instance, when a male zebra finch sings a courtship song to a female, nerve cells in a part of his brain called the ventral tegmental area become activated. In humans this is the same area that responds to cocaine, which in turn triggers the release of the brain's "reward" chemical: dopamine. Male zebra finches don't show this brain response if they sing solo; it is only in the presence of a potential mate that they have this pleasurable reaction. This suggests an emotional charge experienced by the male bird—and I suspect by the female also, if she is interested. The study, conducted at the Riken Brain Science Institute in Saitama, Japan, is considered the clearest evidence so far that singing to a female is pleasurable for male birds. There is also evidence that zebra finches find the sight of their mate rewarding. Separated pairs call and search vigorously for their mate. Isolated males will work (having been trained to hop from perch to perch) to be allowed to see female zebra finches through a window, and they will work much harder to see their mate in particular.
Love can also be detected by brain imaging studies. Magnetic resonance imaging of sexually aroused common marmosets—small monkeys that usually form monogamous pairs—shows patterns of brain activation and deactivation that are shared by women experiencing feelings of romantic love. By itself, this provides little support that marmosets experience loving feelings, but scientists could run a more compelling study to measure and compare brain activity in marmosets presented with images of their mated partner and of an unfamiliar marmoset. As yet, no such study has been done.
Might the physical pleasure of touch demonstrated by the allopreening gentoo penguins [at right] be accompanied by feelings of love and affection? A rewarding relationship tends to be a more committed one, and if they breed successfully, this dedicated pair will pass along their genes for affection and pleasure to the next generation. It's another avian example of how emotions and pleasures—and not just physical features—are grist for evolution's mill.
We might assume that the depth of an emotion is predicted by the intelligence of the animal and by its evolutionary proximity to humans. Not necessarily. Common chimpanzees appear not to fall in love. Because their mating system is notably promiscuous and child-rearing responsibilities lie solely with the mother, there is no premium on males to prove their commitment to females. This is not to say, however, that chimps are devoid of loving capacities. The attachment between a mother and her child is vital to the latter's survival, and love between the two is strongly evident in this species.
You may be surprised to learn that one of the animals most studied in the realms of emotional attachment is a small rodent. The prairie vole, which inhabits the grasslands of central Canada and the United States, is a gray-brown mouselike mammal with small ears, a short tail, and a yellowish belly. Male and female prairie voles form lifelong pair bonds, huddle and groom each other, and share nesting and pup-raising responsibilities. Like humans, they tend to remain with a single mate, although (again like us) they are not always sexually faithful. Their brains operate in much the same way ours do when it comes to sex and attachment. For example, in both species the hormone oxytocin modulates maternal bonding (loving) behaviors, while vasopressin accomplishes the task in males. Once again, our friend dopamine is part of the mix, regulated by oxytocin. Sometimes referred to as "the cuddle hormone," oxytocin facilitates labor, childbirth and breastfeeding, orgasm, social recognition, and pair bonding. You will not find love ascribed to prairie voles in the scientific literature; instead you will see words like bonding and attachment. But the hormones are exactly the same in a human and a vole, and the evolutionary benefits align.
Perhaps my favorite image in this chapter is Ken Archer's photo of a pair of beavers enjoying some intimate moments together (above). Beaver pairs remain together for several years and sometimes for life, and their family groups can include not only recently born kits but also yearlings from the previous litter. It is hard to know what emotions these long-lived rodents may feel for one another. But as their relationships endure, it would be unfair to deny them what Colonel E. B. Hamley referred to in Our Poor Relations as "the ripening warmth of intimacy."
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CD-R King is a company in the Philippines that sells cheap products that may or may not be copyright infringing at times. Well known for some shoddy build quality, but very popular because of the price, we set out to buy one of their tripods and investigate.
The video is purposefully short and made for a slightly more humorous take.
Alex likes doges and wowes. Much bio.
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hahaha, tripod for 250 pesos. : ) how long will it last? Anyways, more and more people consider the price and tend to overlook the quality.
We use it every so often on our videos, but we would never mount a front heavy DSLR on it. It'll tip over and damage our equipment!


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* After Ellie checks the computer room, she will have searched everywhere.
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By Fred Wallace
Hi, this is Fred Wallace with " Off the Wire ".
Was there enough fastball last week ?
- The PWSA Intermediate Tier II Ladies tournament at Duncan McLellan Park
- Canadian Under 23 Championship at St Leonard-d'Aston, Quebec
- Canadian Under 16 Championship at Innerkip
- schedule released for the Softball Canada Under 19 Championship at Napanee
- Chepstow Aces 50th anniversary celebration during Homecoming
- a few Bluewater & Owen Sound Men's League games scattered here & there
+ the Grey Bruce Ladies Fastball Playdowns opened and eliminated 3 teams.
Two more teams in the Grey Bruce Ladies League will be eliminated tonight at Desboro.
At 7 pm the Keady Snatchers meet the regular season champion Bad News Bears and then at 8:30 Tara goes against the Desboro Royals.
The two losing teams tonight are out, and the two winning teams advance to meet each other in another elimination game on Thursday night in Allenford.
The Grey Bruce Ladies League Playoff is an ongoing double knockout tournament format and the 2 undefeated teams; the Allenford Gators and Port Elgin Diamond Devils will meet Thursday night also in Allenford to determine which team advances directly to the League Championship Game August 16th...also in Allenford.
There's Bluewater action tonight; Tara merchants at Owen Sound selects + Elmwood Smok at Durham Dodgers.
Meanwhile, the Owen Sound Men's Fastball League Playoffs commence tomorrow night at Duncan McLellan Park;
Shallow Lake Sting vs Tara Titans
Chatsworth Yellow Jackets vs Ram Promotional
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If you didn't get enough fastball last week, there's plenty ahead this week.
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There is something magical about setting up, decorating and admiring Christmas trees during the festive season – and this year our 3 year old has enjoyed creating, building, crashing, and re-building his own Construction Christmas Tree made from bits of wood we found on the side of the road (in front of a timber yard)! Whilst last year we had loads of fun with A Toddler´s Christmas Tree Sensory Bin, this year, we decided to take the Christmas tree play outside!
Apart from being excited about a new container of (free) loose parts, as Christmas approached, I thought B and I could have some fun creating our own outdoor, interactive Christmas tree! First, we needed to select pieces of different lengths and put them in order from shortest to longest. Then we had to trial a Christmas tree tower out – and keep only the best.
Some of the pieces were a bit rough around the edges, requiring a little sanding down.
I kind of liked the natural, uncoloured tree, so for a quick and easy Construction Tree option – this loose part set can easily be complete as it is.
When it came to painting the tree pieces green I wasn´t sure B would want to join in (as he usually prefers to ride his bike or kick the football around outside!)… but he got right into it, brushes, stampers, hands…
The stick on numbers are unnecessary, but a fun addition nonetheless…
And the different sized pieces make for a fun outdoor building set long after Christmas is over…
Once we'd created this, as cool as it is, I started to think it would only be a matter of time before "…but Mama!… Why don't we ever have a normal Christmas tree like everyone else?"… so we did put a regular tree up inside too!!
Thanks so much for stopping by Kids Play Space!
Until soon,
Happy playing!
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Restorative yoga is a deeply relaxing style of yoga practice. It is not an active practice. There are only five or six poses used in the class but they do include light twists, seated forward folds and gentle backbends. In restorative yoga, poses are held from five to as long as twenty minutes. Doing this time, you are held in poses, while being fully supported with blankets, blocks, and/or bolsters. Being fully supported in these poses could help open up your lungs, release tension in you lower back or perhaps just help you feel comfortable enough to 'let go' of anything weighing you down.Benefits of restorative yoga can include:
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Now being a properly titled member of the Bourbon dynasty Louis Philippe was to fulfil his duty and ensure the next generation. For this purpose he was married to Louise Marie Adélaide de Bourbon who was the daughter of the richest man in France. This particular fact meant that after their wedding (in 1769) Louis Philippe suddenly enjoyed far more influence at Versailles since Louise was the heiress of her father.
|Louis Philippe as Duc de Chartres, 1779
Surprisingly, Louis Philippe soon exhibited an attitude that worried both his family and the King; the Duc de Chartres seemed to be an adversary of the monarchy - apparently not worrying about the fact that his own power and influence came from just that. In 1771 he was sent into exile for openly opposing the plans of Maupeou which aimed at increasing royal influence at the expense of the Paris parlement.
When Louis XVI became King it was still rather openly supposed that Louis Philippe was anti-royal. He made sure that he would not return to court when he criticised Marie Antoinette for her lifestyle which the Queen in turn could only scoff at considering that Louis Philippe was not shy of living an extravagant life himself.
In 1778 he was shipped off to the front were he participated in the battle of Ushant. However, rumours soon started to flow claiming that he was incompetent. Following his outspoken critique of the Queen he was hastily recalled to France where he remained unwelcome at court.
On the family front Louis Philippe had five children by his wife; two girls and two boys. He became Duc d'Orléans in 1785 and was thus the head of the Bourbon-Orléans line. However, by this time the actual grasp on power by the Orléans was nothing compared to the influence wielded by the Regent during Louis XV's minority. This might just be the reason for why Louis Philippe's resentment towards the monarchs; he knew he would never have that power himself.
Louis Philippe had several affairs which resulted in a bunch of illegitimate children. One of his former mistresses - Madame de Genlis - became governess to his children thanks to her friendship with both Louis Philippe and Louise.
During the revolution Louis Philippe found a perfect venue for his old hatred of the King and Queen. He assisted the revolutionaries and achieved a major role in the political machinations of that period. In 1792 he committed the ultimate betrayal when he voted in favour of Louis XVI's execution.
His open support of the revolution meant that he was awarded with the title of Philippe Égalite.
In the end, however, not even the intrigues of Louis Philippe could save him from the bloodbath that unfolded in those years. As the senior member of the royal family he was high on the list of suspected enemies to the new world order - despite his support. Eventually, Louis Philippe faced the same fate that he had sentenced his relative to. On 6 November 1793 he was guillotined - his remains were never found.


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10 Worst Places to Work: Companies with Unfavorable Reputations
Building a Viable Career: In Search of the Right Employer
"Culture fit" has become a byword in today's employment trends, which means employers are looking for talents that blend well with their corporate visions and missions. However, it is also important for job-seekers to carefully evaluate a business organization and its appeal as a workplace where they can invest their talents toward a sound and viable future career.
A quest for employment also involves evaluating a business organization's appeal in terms of stability and social responsibility, as well as its reputation in the industry it represents. Customers likewise gauge companies by how well they treat and manage their employees as a means of developing trust, admiration, and respect for the products or service being offered. Thus, lack of customer satisfaction is also an important red flag that job aspirants and employees should mull over.
The task of determining the corporations to avoid can be simplified by referring to lists that enumerate the most unpopular employers; but then, one should also consider the quality of the information being provided.
Evaluation of Information
Let's take Glassdoors.com's list of "Lowest-Rated Companies Based on Employee Satisfaction" as an example, which was originally published in December 2008. It was also published by Huffpost Business in December 2009 but was captioned as "Worst Companies to Work For."
Accordingly, the list was based on a 20-question ratings survey aimed at evaluating the following workplace factors:
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation and Benefits
- Communication
- Employee Morale
- Fairness and Respect
- Recognition and Feedback
- Senior Leadership, and
- Work/Life Balance
However, there are certain limitations to the survey results, inasmuch as an employer qualifies to be included in the ranking if there are at least 25 employee-reviews posted at Glassdoor.com. In addition, said reviews may be posted anonymously.
As a matter of fact, an observer left a comment that the list tends to mislead, since a 13 percent approval rating of the CEO would indicate that the remaining 87 percent disapproves. This is notwithstanding that, in actuality, a company included in the ranking can have as many as 2,000 or more employees, against the 25 to 60 employees that responded to the survey interviews. Nevertheless, even Huffpost Business acknowledges the fact that the list was not scientific.
Consider the information provided by Harris Interactive's Annual Reputation Quotient (RQ) Summary Report
Harris Interactive Brands and Communications Consulting Practice provides the annual RQ assessment to assist stakeholders in understanding the foundation of a corporation and how consumers regard business organizations. Assessments are based on the following reputational dimensions:
- Emotional Appeal
- Financial Performance
- Products and Services
- Social Responsibility
- Vision and Leadership
- Workplace Environment.
The site's annual polls are gathered by sending out survey questions to more than 30,000 registered members who make use of the Harris Poll's online panel as representatives of the general public. Initially, poll participants are asked to identify 60 companies that, in their opinion, are the most visible. Thereafter, a random selection of the respondents will rate two of the resulting top 60 companies from an average of the137 companies voted as most visible. Ratings per company average at about 370 inputs, gathered from a total number of 30,104 online interviewees.
Potential Employers with Unfavorable Reputations
Based on the above assessments, we have decided to explore the Reputation Quotient Reports, presented by Harris Interactive, in order to come up with a list of the least-favored employers. Hence, we are focusing our research on the companies who landed at the bottom ten of the top 60 list.
The aim is not to regard them as easily the worst places to work in, since a total of 137 companies were cited in the surveys as the most visible business organizations. What we intend to provide, at the least, are examples of employer attributes generally considered adverse or unfavorable by a fairly good number of the public sector, .
Here's a quick rundown of the ten companies with the least number of votes for favorable reputation, commencing with the companies that garnered the lowest scores:
- AIG – American International Group, Inc. – Score: 47.7
- BP – British Petroleum - Score: 49.82
- Goldman Sachs - Score: 53.90
- Citigroup - Score: 57.45
- Chrysler - Score: 58.37
- Bank of America - Score: 58.93
- Exxon Mobil - Score: 61.09
- General Motors - Score: 60.12
- J.P. Morgan Chase - Score: 61.15
- Delta Airlines - Score: 61.17
Nonetheless, these companies have made efforts to improve their reputations based on a comparison of the scores posted for 2010 and 2009. The only exception is British Petroleum, the popularity of which plummeted in connection with the 2010 BP oil spill. Now let's take a closer look at each of these companies:
1. What Makes AIG (American International Group, Inc.) Highly Unpopular?
AIG's poor reputation stems mostly from its liquidity problem, which placed the company at the brink of bankruptcy in 2008. Its financial crisis was the result of bad financial investment products and accounting manipulations. Based on Harris Poll results, AIG scored only 30% for emotional appeal in terms of trust and a negative 57 percent for upholding ethical standards.
Low ratings for trust and ethical practices are highlighted by its inability to meet its bond obligations to millions of investors. The latter were misled into believing that their money were being placed in sound investment holdings. The extent of AIG's failure was considered by the government as so critical to the already worsening economy that it prompted the U.S. Federal Reserve and Treasury Department to put up an estimated $150 billion loan to help the company get by, while liquidating some of its assets.
The U.S. public's furor over the government's decision to loan public funds was heightened by the beleaguered company's payment of individual retention bonuses to 73 of its key employees after receiving the government's bailout funds.
AIG scored at 3% as a product least likely to be purchased and 2% for products that have the least possibility of being recommended. A failing score for these metrics is 10% and below.
The company's popularity rating for excellence in customer service is a negative rating of 37%.
Former AIG employees, particularly those that belonged to the insurance company's corporate ladder, feel that their own reputations were tainted as they have tried to seek new employers.
2. What Caused BP (British Petroleum) to Fall from Grace?
The unexplained explosion disaster of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig made BP notoriously popular for what is considered as the worst oil spill incident in the U.S.
Accordingly, investors both big and small, which include pension funds and teacher -association unions, have been hurt by BP's fall from grace, as their investment holdings took a nose dive.
It is estimated that British Petroleum's equity of $104 billion is largely threatened by the amount of damages that the oil company faces, estimated at $90 billion at the most.
The extent of liability damage which the oil industry giant faces as a result of the 2010 oil spill disaster includes:
- Property Liability
- General Liability
- Workers' Compensation
- U.S. Longshore and Harbor Liability
- Clean-Up Workers' Exposure, in relation to the threats of occupational hazards
- Tainted Food, in connection with fish and other seafood catches
- Disturbance of the Ecosystem, as environmentalists take into account the long-term effects of the oil spill in changing the balance of nature.
- Negligence and Criminal Wrongdoing, and
- Environmental Liability
In line with the havoc wrought by the oil spill, insurance companies are likewise forced to deal with their policy holders' claims for damages.
In addition, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) office revealed that from June 2007 to February 2010, BP had received 862 citations for willful violations of the OSHA standards for workplace safety in two of BP's oil refineries, thus making this company one of the worst companies at which to work.
Based on Harris Poll results, British Petroleum ratings for ethical standard is a negative 61 percent, which is the second highest negative rating.
In terms of excellence in customer ratings, the oil company garnered the highest negative rating of 43 percent, fueled by public's perception of their ineptness in handling the oil spill disaster.
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3. Goldman Sachs' Reputation - Tarnished by Charges of Fraud and Betrayal
Goldman Sachs (GS) was touted as the IBM of investment banking. The company's net worth of $250 billion in 1999 grew to $1.1 trillion in 2007 as the company turned public. However, the company's highly esteemed investment reputation crumbled when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made public its charges of fraud during the same year. Accordingly, SEC's charges revealed Goldman Sachs as a company of shady and untrustworthy bankers–and earned it a spot among the worst places to work.
The icon of investment banking was forced to submit itself under the regulations of the federal Treasury Department as it likewise received bailout funds from the federal Treasury on the heels of the AIG rescue.
It posted the highest negative rating of 68 percent for upholding ethical standards.
It came in second for garnering the highest negative rating of 38 percent for excellence in customer service.
Seven percent voted that GS's products and services were the least likely to be purchased by consumers while 5% voted that the same were the least likely to be recommended.
As a workplace, however, Goldman Sachs is reputed to pay its employees large paychecks in return for keeping its clients satisfied. Recently, GS is said to be requiring its executives and top managers to donate part of their salaries to charity as a way to improve their tarnished image. However, recent reports have it that the company has laid off 5% of its trading desk staff in line with the results of its annual review.
4. Citigroup – Always at the Tail-End of Customer Satisfaction Reports
Citigroup's visibility is largely highlighted by its poor ratings in terms of customer satisfaction assessments, particularly from the American Customer Satisfaction Index as it posted a score of 69 percent. Yet the bank joined the company of AIG and Goldman Sachs when it received $45 billion in bailout funds from the federal government. Prior to the government's bailout assistance, Citigroups stocks were valued at only $1.02 per share.
However, the bank's ill reputation is aggravated by the numerous discrimination lawsuits filed by employees, the most notable of which is the use of the economic recession as a pretext for firing its female employees.
Harris Poll results disclosed that Citigroup's trust rating was at 24% while it scored a negative rating of 45% in terms of ethical standards.
Instead of being rated well for having products or services for best money value and high quality, the banking institute garnered 5% for having products and services that are the least likely to be purchased by consumers and 4% for being the least likely to be recommended.
5. Chrysler – Bad Reputation Due to Poor Quality
The main highlight of Chrysler's bad reputation is the high vote it posted for having products and services that are least likely to be purchased and least likely to be recommended. The car manufacturing company scored 9% on both attributes.
Poor quality is said to be the main reason for the unfavorable reputation of Chrysler cars. On top of that, the widespread lay-offs have created a shortage in its engineering department, while it tries to regain its footing after emerging from the federal government's bankruptcy controls.
In 2009, the car company was forced to give in to the government's proposal of giving the United Automobile Workers control of the company by virtue of the workers' retirement plan. The company received an additional $8 billion dollars in bailout loan in exchange for Chrysler's partnership with the U.S. government and Fiat. The main objective was to save more than 35,000 jobs from being lost, had the car company folded as a result of its bankruptcy.
6. Bank of America – Touted as One of the Most Hated Companies in America
Bank of America (BA) has been giving Citigroup good company for being among the tail-enders in most customer survey results. It garnered poor scores for several customer satisfaction surveys, including the American Customer Satisfaction Index, as it scored an even lower rating of 68%.
BA is largely assailed for its high fees and unethical handling of home loan documents as a way to fast-track the foreclosure processes. The bank's bad mortgages were quite a disappointment to its investors, since BA reportedly initiated the plan that encouraged homeowners to default on their loans.
Harris Poll results show a low trust rating of 22% as respondents believe that the company cannot be trusted in the event that a product or service problem occurs. This is backed up by a 34% negative rating for excellence in customer service and a negative 42% rating for observing ethical standards.
7. Exxon Mobil - Obstinant Against Social and Environmental Responsibility
Most of Exxon's failure as an oil refinery company emanated from equipment failure; thus it was continuously criticized for its lack of social and environmental responsibility. In 2003, which was a time when most of its counterparts such as Shell, BP and Chevron Texaco took meaningful actions in terms of energy and risk management, Exxon Mobil remained adamant. The company paid more than $1 billion for the damages sustained during the 1991 Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster.
To date, Exxon Mobil still suffers from its ill reputation as a socially and environmentally irresponsible company. Harris Poll results for the oil refinery's reputation for ethical standards posted a negative rating of 45%.
8. GM (General Motors) – Another Company Thriving on Government Bailout Funds
The general public's perception that American cars do not have the same standard of quality possessed by Japanese-manufactured cars still besets companies like Chrysler and General Motors. For more than a decade, GM has been struggling to avoid bankruptcy and was noted to have laid off more than 10,000 workers from the years 2006 to 2009. It was given a breather when the federal government extended bailout assistance.
However, the company's cars are still being criticized for their poor performance ratings, particularly the Hummer's gas-guzzling reputation. As a result, the company decided to stop the production of other car brands, which include the Saturn and Pontiac, aside from the already-closed Hummer division. The federal government has yet to recover the bailout funds it invested in General Motors.
GM's failed reputation is highlighted by a negative rating of 33% for ethical standards.
9. JP Morgan Chase – The Company of Failed Mortgages
To date, failed mortgages still continue to haunt JP Morgan Chase as the SEC's recently issued subpoena was followed by a 2% drop in the financial institute's shares of stocks.
Along with Citigroup and Bank of America, JP Morgan also garnered a low trust rating of 20% in the Harris Poll and a 38% negative rating for ethical standards. Even its ratings for customer satisfaction in a separate survey conducted by the American Customer Satisfaction Index disclosed a negative index of 67 percent.
10. Delta Airlines – Poor Customer Satisfaction Ratings
Poor ratings for excellence in customer service contribute largely to Delta Airlines' inclusion in the bottom of the list of the 60 most visible companies. Its Harris Poll negative rating of 32% is given confirmation by its low score of 62% in the American Customer Satisfaction Index Report.
Numerous customer complaints recently posted against Delta Airlines in the forum site of AirlineComplaints.org, mostly for the following reasons:
- Check-in and boarding problems – 33
- Disregard for customer service even for supposedly "elite members" - 134
- Problems in making reservations - 30
- Canceled/delayed/overbooked flights - 98
- In-flight issues - 24
- Baggage problems - 60
- "Sky-Miles" complaints - 16
To aggravate things, a Delta Airlines employee purportedly ridiculed and later posted justifications in defense of the airline employees.
It's Safe to Surmise…
To summarize what we have gathered from these ten of the companies with considerable potential as the worst places to work, we can surmise that a company's financial stability can be affected by
- Customer satisfaction,
- Votes of trust by the different stakeholders, including employees,
- Social and environmental responsibility, and the
- Integrity and reliability of products and services.
Even if a company pays its employees well enough, it does not guarantee a stable future. This is especially true if the financial resources are not derived from hard work and from a strong commitment to building a relationship with all the stakeholders involved.
Reference Materials and Image Credits Section:
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A good night for those of us who have taken a keen interest in the political career of Ian Parsley.
Alliance councillor elected on the last count in Holywood DEA (North Down) 2005. Alliance candidate…..defected to Conservative Unionists and stood unsuccessfully at Westminster 2010 Election. Then he…er left the Tories. Last reported to have canvassed for the Alliance Party in six or seven constituencies in the Assembly Election of 2011.
On 9th September 2011, Mr Parsley in his blog mentioned SDLP and loyalty …….and I made a comment to the effect that Mr Parsley was perhaps not best placed to talk about Party loyalty. Mr Parsley took this rather badly and suggested I "was playing the man and not the ball" and deleted a perfectly reasonable comment.
Tonight I notice that Mr Parsley has indicated a preference for Alliance over UUP. How long can it be before Mr Parsley rejoins Alliance. Surely he has served his time in the wilderness. The Alliance Conference is in April at La Mon Hotel……hmmmmm. Will Parsley rejoin in time.
It has been a good week for the Parsley family. Paula Bradshaw (Mrs Ian Parsley) was UUP candidate for South Belfast in 2010, left the Party later in the year and brought her portfolio of skills to the Alliance Party. Last weekend she was elected to the Alliance Party Executive.


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Sunday, June 27, 2010
our peanut didn't make it.
we walked into our first baby appointment last monday full of excitement and left knowing that there was no heartbeat in our little peanut. we were disappointed obviously... i cried when my sister started crying (we randomly had the same appointment time with the same doctor). i could see the nurse that checked me in crying in the hallway too. it was one of those out of body experiences...like you're running so fast in a certain direction and you slam into a wall at 100 miles per hour.
on wednesday, we did some more blood work...where it confirmed that my hormone levels weren't where they needed to be. and so now i am just waiting to miscarry. i am hoping to do it naturally for a lot of reasons. one being that we aren't covered for maternity insurance until december. we found that little tidbit out after i've already gone to a couple appointments, did all that bloodwork and had a sonogram. mmm, can't wait for that bill.
i will say this about the whole thing. if you know nato and i, you know we've been through a hell of a lot worse than this. it's not like i am not sad that we lost the baby. every life is important. it's a sickening feeling to think of a life lost.
but when i compare it to the devastation of the affair and going through that, this pales in comparison. and when i think about losing the baby later in the pregnancy, i feel lucky that our peanut was taken away this early.
i am very grateful for the two healthy babies we already have.
and that nato and i are still together to try and make more babies.
and that our friends and family have been incredibly supportive.
so emotionally, we are doing well. but i am angry that i am still nauseous and that i'm not producing life. i feel like my sickness has no purpose. and i also already gained 8 lbs in 8 weeks because the only thing that makes me feel better is eating. like i was in church today and all i could think about during the sermon was a hamburger pizza from minsky's. how embarrassing. my hormones are still going nuts... i want to turn the hormone faucet off.
so please pray for me this week if you think about it. i am ready to be done with this, but know that i have a long ways to go. ugggggg.
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pray pray pray. got it. check. all the way from VA.ReplyDelete
Oh, Jami. I am so sorry for your loss. I am thinking and praying for you. Most of all, I am hoping that your sickness goes away quickly.ReplyDelete
praying for you dear friend!ReplyDelete
Oh dear. I'm real sad to hear this, but as always, you have a lovely perspective. We'll be praying for your sweet family.ReplyDelete
Praying for all of the above! Love you!ReplyDelete
- MelissaPSunday, June 27, 2010
Praying, Praying, and more Praying! I hope things progress naturally and that you begin to feel better soon. So sorry to hear this sad news Jami, you and your hubby are in my thoughts.ReplyDelete
Praying for you this week!ReplyDelete
definitely praying for you. loved seeing all your thankful fors.ReplyDelete
i think you should indulge that thought for hamburger minskys pizza. delish. what's another 8 pounds?ReplyDelete
praying for you ALWAYS. :)
You are definitely in my prayers. {hug}ReplyDelete
ugh, it made my stomach hurt to read your post. I am sorry! I will be praying for you and your family. Rest in HIM!ReplyDelete
it will get better. and now you have another chapter in your story to minister to others with. i love you.ReplyDelete
lots of love and prayers being sent your way!!ReplyDelete
still praying for you...ReplyDelete
i'm with emily on the indulging. in fact i can bring you one of those delicious pizzas on friday :)
get some rest and let me know if there is anything i can do to help. i'd love to get your munchkins for the day :)
love, jenn
Praying for you guys... So sorry.ReplyDelete
Jami- i am praying for you. we lost our 3rd baby too. it is so hard...wish i could deliver you a pizza too.ReplyDelete
Praying for you all. You let us know if you need anything.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMonday, June 28, 2010
Prayers and love for the Natos. Let me know if you're still craving Minsky's on Wednesday and that's what I'll bring over.ReplyDelete
Sending a cyber hug your way. I know how I am feeling physically with 1st trimester blah and can't even wrap my mind around you adding the emotional spin of learning of losing the babe. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to be of help - provide a meal, take the kiddos to the park, anything. Praying for you and your family!ReplyDelete
praying. i'll go to minski's with you!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousTuesday, June 29, 2010
I'm sorry. I will pray for you--and know that it's nothing you can control! We had a couple miscarriages ourselves here and it stinks, but it makes the pregnancies that make it so much sweeter.ReplyDelete
you all are so sweet. i love that you guys are concerned about me getting minsky's pizza. don't worry...i totally rocked it sunday night. it was DELISH.ReplyDelete
My heart goes out to you guys!!ReplyDelete
I don't know if you know who I am but if you know Michelle's best bud Stephanie Payzant Stout, I'm her sister. I've been a follower of your blog and love reading your posts. You are so creative and love your photography, I too am a photographer.
Anyways, just wanted to say I am sorry for your loss. I went through the same thing a little over a year ago. It sucks, being sick and knowing it's for nothing. I hate and hated that miscarriage. I'm praying for you and praying that it will be a natural process.
I'll be praying for you from California :)ReplyDelete


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I finally finished in-betweening (minus a few frames here and there that I will only do during the cleaning up phase or else I would loose time, such as repeats or very subtle movements). My animatic also contains some scale issues (e.g. the boy is too small compared to the bird at the end of shot 7), but this is also something I want to fix while doing the clean up. I've added a few sound effects to my animatic, some might not be final sound effects but I wanted to test some ideas for scene transitions.
Transitions are currently an issue for me, as I do not want to revert to fade outs for all three major scene changes, and I want to find something creative for the transition from the extreme long shot of the camp (shot 3) and the sudden medium shot that follows it.
This animatic has therefore a few tests in it. I also deleted the dialogue because I still need to fine tune the script and find 2 arabic speaking voice actors. At the moment I am looking on Fiverr for this.
I also forgot to mention that what is currently a blank sand-coloured square as my film opens is actually supposed to be a sandstorm that slowly fades to reveal the camp. I am hoping to buy (or find royalty free) some sort of sandstorm vector or green screen type footage. Or I'll animate a few little bits of things going across the screen to 'show' the wind (as in the opening shot of this animation by Robert Loebel).


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In 2011, Flügel released Fatty Folders, an album characterized by a noted lack of formulaic pursuits, shuffling from elegant house like "How To Spread Lies" and "Song With Blue" to gorgeous nu-kosmische like "Krautus" or the acidic squalls and simmering heat of "The Improvisor." Now Flügel returns with Happiness Is Happening and—surprise, surprise—the album finds him once again deconstructing and reconfiguring house, techno and the lighter pop tones of '90s electronica into brainy, often hypnotic hybrids that both soothe and transplant the listener.
On close inspection, it's almost distracting how much is slithering and slinking beneath the steady pulse of each track. Opener "Connecting The Ghost" is a staggering bit of ambient, its soft, blurry drones offsetting an insistent, industrial churn. "Your War Is Over" is more hectic, with deep synths throbbing against a twitchy beat and off-kilter video-game bleeps. Weirdly unhinged blurts of synthetic noise are scattered across "Parade." With its airy synth-gurgle, "We Have A Nice Life" sounds like it was designed for the Pop Ambient series until it slowly shrugs itself to life. "All That Matters" drifts and bobs in currents of slow, warbling tones and translucent pads.
And yet, across this ever-transforming musical landscape, you always feel escorted along by an expert guide. The sequencing is superb. For such a genre-defying album, Happiness Is Happening is a work of impressive coherence, and of an artist, some 20 years into his career, still very much at the peak of his powers.
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01. Connecting The Ghost
02. Friendship Song
03. Stuffy
04. Your War Is Over
05. Wilkie
06. Tense Times
07. Parade
08. We Have A Nice Life
09. Occult Levitation
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Shalonda "Treasure" Williams was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1981. Now the privileged mother of four, she comes from the line up of eleven siblings. As the youngest, Shalonda determines to bring a message of encouragement and motivation to those that seem not to find peace in who they are or who simply need a push in the GO (Get Over & Get On) position. With her books "Back to the Basics" and "A Heart's Thoughts" in her Love Walk Meditations Series, she has begun that journey. Also, with her Motivational Series, including "PurposeFull You: You Are Full Of Great Purpose" and her latest release "Let's Go: Get over to Get On with Life", she will dare to continue that journey.


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1. How to make IVF progressively effective?
Other than the correct medical clinic or specialist, the significant advance to make IVF progressively effective is the readiness of your body and brain for the IVF treatment venture. Here are the manners in which you can make your IVF increasingly fruitful:
2. What would it be a good idea for me to eat for IVF achievement?
Late studies have discovered that eating nourishments wealthy in monounsaturated fats can help ladies attempting to get pregnant through IVF treatment. These great fats secure the heart, lower irritation in the body and improve fertility. Nourishments like avocados, nuts and seeds, sunflower oil and olive oil are wealthy in monounsaturated fats, so eating a lot of these food sources can improve fertility and furthermore give genuinely necessary sustenance to the advancement of the baby. Ladies on an eating routine wealthy in soaked fats found in margarine and red meat are known to deliver less yet healthy eggs. Crisp natural products, vegetables and lean proteins, similar to fish and poultry are viewed as best after IVF process.
3. Does pressure influence IVF achievement?
An excess of stress can unfavorably influence health and contrarily sway the regenerative framework. Despite the fact that it's anything but a central point that adds to IVF achievement, maintaining a strategic distance from pressure can help improve its odds. Contemplation, delicate breathing or tuning in to relieving music can enormously decrease pressure and enable your body to work as ordinary. It can likewise divert you from stresses and lower tension so you feel loose during treatment.
4. How to pick great IVF specialist and focus?
Choosing a decent IVF Center or specialist is significant in deciding your odds of a fruitful pregnancy. Albeit every one of the centers works like each other, the experience of the specialists, the consideration they give, offices and conditions in the lab assume a job in expanding odds of achievement. To ensure the facility is perfect for your treatment, get some information about:
- Pregnancy proportion per developing life move
- The achievement rate for IVF treatment
- Accreditation of the facility and board-confirmation of the doctors
- The expense of the strategy
- The term for which fetuses can be put away and the cost in question
- Fruitful pregnancies with twins or various births
5. Would you be able to stroll after an incipient organism move?
Stroll Instead of Doing Heavy Exercise after Embryo Transfer (ET)
While it is prescribed to keep up great health through exercise, strenuous exercise can lessen fertility levels in ladies and abatement their paces of origination. Exorbitant exercise is additionally prone to cause implantation failure and pregnancy misfortune during the IVF process so go for low-force activities, for example, strolling, yoga or swimming.
6. Is bed rest required after IVF?
It's significant that a lady keeps up a steady dozing everyday practice to enable the body to rest and recuperate. Your rest cycles ought to be normal for at any rate two weeks preceding your IVF cycle. It is prescribed that you rest without the impedance of light as it directs the melatonin levels in the body, which, is basic for a decent night's rest and your physical and enthusiastic prosperity. It is additionally known to help in the advancement of healthy follicles for your IVF.
7. Why avoiding sex is required before IVF?
Male accomplices whose sperms are utilized for the IVF procedure can have a higher achievement in the event that they abstain from discharging 3 to 4 days preceding the gift. Ceasing from sex or masturbation can help increment sperm tally and odds of a fruitful IVF. It's additionally imperative to analyze the semen quality before experiencing the procedure. Sperm quality can change after some time; in this manner it is smarter to experience a semen investigation to dispose of odds of IVF failure.
8. How needle therapy is useful for IVF achievement?
Needle therapy is an Asian convention used to treat numerous health issues. Studies have indicated that needle therapy is useful for ladies experiencing IVF, particularly upon the arrival of developing life move. Needle therapy is known to improve blood stream to the uterus and ovaries, which animates the arrival of synapses. It is additionally seen that ladies who have a needle therapy treatment upon the arrival of move have more odds of pregnancy. Ladies who need to improve their odds of IVF achievement can utilize this methodology, as it has no symptoms.
9. How Alcohol and Caffeine influence IVF achievement rate?
Glycemic Index (GI) is a positioning framework to order nourishments as indicated by their pace of processing. Low GI nourishments are processed gradually, subsequently guaranteeing a continuous yet enduring stock of vitality. This is significant for keeping up healthy blood glucose levels and lessening weight. Vegetables, entire grains, low-fat dairy items, broccoli, sweet potato and mushrooms are a portion of the nourishments that go under this classification. Prepared nourishments, then again, have a high Glycemic Index, in this manner are awful for the body. They raise aggravation, influence hormone levels in the body and adversely influence the invulnerable framework. Liquor and caffeine are unfavorable to the advancement of the hatchling subsequently it must be dodged no matter what. Smoking ought to likewise be stayed away from. On the off chance that you have a compulsion, converse with your primary care physician before going for IVF treatment.
10. How sex is helpful after IVF?
Albeit a few specialists are against it, ponders have discovered that having sex after the IVF procedure can improve the odds of achievement somewhat. The normal hormones and synthetic substances discharged during sex can help in origination. Notwithstanding, counsel your fertility master before proceeding.
11. How conversing with an instructor helps during IVF?
Your state of mind essentially influences your physical health and odds of origination. IVF can influence your psychological and enthusiastic prosperity so be readied. Find support from an advisor on dealing with your enthusiastic sentiments, as you will experience sentiments of expectation, dread, energy and now and again disillusionment. Enthusiastic support from life partner, dear companions or family balance can help best in these circumstances.


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Here's a passage I like for its colorful writing. But can you identify it? (And although monkeys never would type it, they too could very easily google it.)
Aristotle, in his book of Politics, when he conies to compare the several kinds of government, he is very reserved in discoursing what form he thinks best: he disputes subtilely to and fro of many points, and judiciously of many errors, but concludes nothing himself. In all those books I find little commendation of monarchy. It was his hap to live in those times when the Grecians abounded with several commonwealths, who had then learning enough to make them seditious. Yet in his Ethics, he hath so much good manners as to confess in right down words that "Monarchy is the best form of government, and a popular estate the worst." And though he be not so free in his politics, yet the necessity of truth hath here and there extorted from him that which amounts no less to the dignity of monarchy; he confesseth it to be, first, the natural and the divinest form of government; and that the gods themselves did live under a monarchy. What can a heathen say more?Note: 'conies' does indeed come from the word for rabbit (as in Pepys diary, "I find that a coney skin in my breeches preserves me perfectly from galling") and is cousin to 'cunning'.


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As the NHS continues to expand its workforce and create new jobs for doctors, close attention will need to be paid to the specific expertise candidates will require in order to fulfil the changing needs of an evolving patient base.
Recent research carried out by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has suggested that a potentially significant shift away from specialist working and towards a more generalist-focused approach is currently taking place - one which will have an impact on future NHS recruitment strategies.
This change will have a number of implications for NHS staff and employers alike, and potentially reflects a wider change in patient demands and expectations that will require new approaches across the entire health service in the years to come.
The growing importance of acute medicine
The RCP highlighted this transition towards generalist roles treating acutely ill patients in its most recent census of the UK's consultant physicians, which measures the number of consultants in all medical specialties.
It was found that acute medicine has seen the largest increase, with a dramatic 33 per cent rise in numbers. Although this specialty remains relatively small in real terms with just 393 practising physicians, this figure stood at 295 the previous year, suggesting that demand for these doctors is shooting up rapidly.
Moreover, there has been a significant increase in the provision of acute care by other medical specialists. Between 2011 and 2012, the number of renal medicine specialists contributing to acute care rose from 48 per cent to 58 per cent, while the total amount of rheumatology specialists doing the same increased from 22 per cent to 44 per cent.
Meanwhile, other specialities with a traditional acute care focus continued to have a large proportion of consultants providing acute care, including 79 per cent of respiratory medicine staff, 82 per cent of endocrinologists and diabetes specialists, and 83 per cent of geriatric medicine practitioners.
Changing age demographics
The main reason why this change is occurring is because of the ageing nature of the UK population. As highlighted by the RCP's Future Hospital Commission report, 65 per cent of people admitted to hospital now are over the age of 65, with many having multiple complex conditions. These patients therefore require more generalist care.
This helps to explain why geriatrics remains the largest specialty overall, comprising ten per cent of the total workforce, and this is a trend that is likely to continue due to greater life expectancies.
It has been acknowledged by the government that the ageing population will require a number of changes to the way NHS care is organised, with an increased focus on community-focused preventative care, but acute medicine is always likely to play an essential role in looking after the needs of the elderly and infirm.
Rising demand for staff
Such factors create challenges for those in charge of managing services, but also opportunities for medical professionals with the generalist skills for which the sector is crying out.
Indeed, the RCP's report showed the huge increase in demand for these workers currently greatly exceeds the supply of trained acute medicine specialists. As a result, 41 per cent of acute medicine posts advertised at the time of the 2012 census could not be filled due to a lack of suitably trained applicants.
As such, increased investment in training and recruitment in this area may be essential in making sure the NHS properly adapts to the needs of British patients in the 21st century.
Dr Harriet Gordon, director of the RCP's medical workforce unit, said: "Hospital care must change to better meet the needs of the large numbers of older patients presenting with multiple conditions. Key to this will be a more generalist workforce willing and able to treat acutely ill patients with complex needs that span traditional specialty boundaries."
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Sequoia sued Zhao over a funding deal gone awry, according to Hong Kong court filings on March 26 and April 24. The filings shed light on Zhao's interactions with big-name venture capital firms and reveal details about how they've valued Binance, the trading platform that Zhao started just nine months ago.
The exchange's meteoric rise has been one of the virtual currency industry's most remarkable growth stories, landing Zhao on the cover of Forbes magazine and helping him amass a personal fortune that he claims is worth as much as US$2bil.
Binance has also attracted scrutiny from regulators, who've been clamping down on digital-asset exchanges around the world amid concern that the venues may be flouting securities laws.
According to the Hong Kong court filings, Zhao and Sequoia began negotiating terms of an investment in Binance in August. The deal would have given Sequoia a nearly 11% stake and valued the exchange at about US$80mil.
Talks continued over the next few months, the court documents show, a period in which cryptocurrency prices and transaction values soared to all-time highs. But in mid-December, as Bitcoin traded at a record near US$20,000, the negotiations broke down.
On Dec 14, Zhao's team told Sequoia that Binance's existing shareholders thought their proposed deal undervalued the exchange. Around the same time, Zhao was approached by another VC firm, IDG Capital, with an offer that would have injected two rounds of funding into Binance at vastly higher valuations: US$400mil and US$1bil, respectively.
At issue is whether Zhao's talks with IDG Capital violated his exclusivity agreements with Sequoia. While Sequoia and Zhao are planning to settle the dispute in arbitration, the disagreement became public after Sequoia turned to Hong Kong's High Court to successfully secure an injunction barring Zhao from negotiating with other investors.
Further hearings will be necessary to establish whether Zhao was at fault, the court said on April 24.
Zhao and a spokeswoman for Binance didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. Menlo Park, California-based Sequoia, which has backed companies including Google, Airbnb Inc and Dropbox Inc, declined to comment.0
IDG said in response to questions from Bloomberg News that it hasn't invested in Binance and has no relationship with the firm.
Zhao has previously told Bloomberg News that Binance doesn't need outside money and that he's only interested in partnering with VC firms if they can help the exchange work with regulators to secure operating licenses.
He has said Binance is conservatively valued at about US$3bil and that the company earned US$200mil in its second quarter of existence, while declining to share the exchange's financial statements or provide proof of his personal wealth.
Zhao keeps the locations of Binance's offices and servers secret, though he has previously said that the exchange is based in Hong Kong.
Last month, Zhao announced that Binance was setting up operations on the European island nation of Malta.
Binance hosted about US$3.4bil of cryptocurrency trades over the past 24 hours, according to Coinmarketcap.com.
While that's the most among fee-charging exchanges tracked by the data aggregation site, turnover on Binance has slumped about 70% from its peak amid a broad selloff in digital assets.
Bitcoin, the world's most popular cryptocurrency, has lost about half its value since hitting an all-time high in mid-December.
source: bloomberg, staronline


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Tired of his troubled marriage and his profession, an overly tense Italian businessman's life changes dramatically after he learns that an aunt has left him property in Istanbul. Francesco Alessandro Gassman(the son of internationally renowned actor Vittorio Gassman) arrives to the Turkish city hoping that he can take care of the matter swiftly and return to Italy. He is...more
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It's been woefully long since I've updated this blog — more out of lack of time (and okay, just not sitting down and doing it) than forgetfulness and not thinking about it. This doesn't mean that a lot hasn't happened in the past few months and year, and really, quite the opposite.
Events are a funny thing and it's always interesting to think about those moments that give us pause and push us to reflect on what's happened. Tonight, after excitedly moving to Seattle and buying a car for the next four months that I'll be here, my co-founders and I subsequently crashed said car in an accident that albeit we had not fault in, left us car-less and a few bruises worse for the wear (thankfully everyone is okay).
Everyone says that entrepreneurship is a journey of highs and lows, and how true that is. To think that just four months ago, we would meet over a Facebook recommendation, go on to launch a Kickstarter campaign that ranks in the top 0.5% of all campaigns on Kickstarter to date, leave the path less traveled to try and build something of our own, to moving to Seattle at the blink of an eye to join a Microsoft accelerator for four months — if you had asked me where I would be come fall at the beginning of the year, this probably would not have made it to the top of the list, or even the middle.
But events can be funny like this, and by now, it shouldn't be much of a surprise. As much as we like to plan (and I'm not one that's particularly fond of planning, preferring instead to prepare for situations of mediated serendipity like this), change is still the only constant to rely on.
For me, especially as both myself and my team go into that ever-so-critical stage of any startup that is fundraising, it's a reminder/lesson that whatever successes and wins we've had, staying humble, working our butts off, constantly being open to feedback — especially from our customers, balancing that feedback against our values/vision, and being prepared for change are constant principles that will never go away.
I'm sure that the next four months will bring even more change than what I can imagine. And that's something I'm looking forward to and can only work hard to make sure we can be as 'lucky' as possible. And in between, I'll try to update this as much as I can — as much social networks like Facebook/Instagram/LinkedIn exist to make us more connected, nothing has ever really quite replaced the written word for me in the absence of actual face time.


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To become one of the entertainment industry's most sought after songwriters, you have to have talent, inspiration, and passion. But to reach the level of popularity obtained by Ha Rip (Jung Kyung Ho), you also have to be willing to make certain sacrifices.
Ten years ago, as a struggling artist, Ha Rip found himself wondering if he would ever make his mark on the world. On the verge of giving up, he found himself face to face with the Devil himself (Park Sung Woong), who offered to give Ha Rip everything his heart desired, for a price. Desperate, Ha Rip agreed to sell his soul to the Devil and so began a decade of unprecedented success.
But those ten years are almost up and the Devil has come to collect his due. Learning that every deal you make with the Devil comes with a hefty price, Ha Rip tries to barter with his life but will that be enough to satisfy the debt he still owes?
Inspired by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Faust", "When the Devil Calls Your Name" is a 2019 drama directed by Min Jin Ki.
- Original title
- 악마가 너의 이름을 부를 때
- Volunteer Team
- When the Devil Calls Your Name Volunteer Team
- Broadcast Network
- tvN
- Broadcast Period
- 07-31-2019 to 09-19-2019
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Jung Kyung Ho And Park Sung Woong Face Battle Over Lee Seol's Soul In "When The Devil Calls Your Name"
"Justice," "Mr. Temporary," And "Graceful Family" Set New Personal Bests In Viewership Ratings
Im Soo Hyang And Lee Jang Woo's New Mystery Drama "Graceful Family" Achieves Its Highest Ratings Yet
Cha Eun Woo + Shin Se Kyung's 1st Kiss Boosts "Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung" Ratings; "Mr. Temporary" Soars To New All-Time High
"Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung" Holds On To Top Spot In Extremely Tight Ratings Battle


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Study in India campaign to provide online access to the international students.
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Study in India Campaign
On 18th April, 2018, Hon'ble Minister of External Affairs of India, Smt. Sushma Swaraj, launched the Study in India campaign to provide online access to the international students who want to study in Indian institutions. Under this scheme, premier educational institutions in India are offering more than 15,000 seats to eligible foreign students in various courses. All details are available at www.studyinindia.gov.in
2. Under the Study in India campaign, w.e.f. 26th April, 2018, a centralized admission portal will be operational through which any foreign student can apply at any of 83 participating premier educational institutions as per his choice, without paying any fee. A merit list will be prepared and seats will be allocated based on the rank and choice of foreign student. Provision has also been made to offer freeships ranging from 100% to 25% to more than 50% foreign students, depending on their merit.
3. The Study in India campaign will last from 1st May, 2018 to 15th June, 2018. Interested foreign students are requested to visit campaign website at www.studyinindia.gov.infor detailed information.


text: "Come Be My Light is that rare thing, a posthumous autobiography that could cause a wholesale reconsideration of a major public figure – one way or another. It raises questions about God and faith, the engine behind great achievement, and the persistence of love, divine and human. That it does so not in any organized, intentional form but as a hodgepodge of desperate notes not intended for daylight should leave readers only more convinced that it is authentic – and that they are, somewhat shockingly, touching the true inner life of a modern saint." —David Van Biema, Time Magazine


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Clinton questioned at FBI over e-mail use
[WASHINGTON[ Hillary Clinton was questioned on Saturday as part of the FBI's inquiry into her use of a private e-mail server while US secretary of state, a practice that's dogged her presidential run, fueled Republican charges that she's unfit for office, and caused Mrs Clinton herself to say she wishes she could take it back.
The roughly three-and-a-half hour meeting at FBI headquarters in Washington was confirmed by Mrs Clinton's campaign. It threatens more turbulence for the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee days after Attorney General Loretta Lynch was criticized for meeting former President Bill Clinton privately on an aircraft in Phoenix.
"Secretary Clinton gave a voluntary interview this morning about her e-mail arrangements while she was Secretary. She is pleased to have had the opportunity to assist the Department of Justice in bringing this review to a conclusion," Nick Merrill, a spokesman for Clinton, said in an e-mailed statement.
Interviewed on MSNBC on Saturday, Mrs Clinton said she "was happy I got the opportunity to assist the department and bring this to a conclusion." The Democrat told NBC's Chuck Todd that she had "no knowledge of any timeline" for the investigation to end. "I'm not going to comment on the process," she said.
Once it finishes its investigation, the FBI will make a recommendation to Ms Lynch about whether to pursue a prosecution of Mrs Clinton or her aides, guidance the attorney general said Friday that she expects to accept. And while the holiday-weekend interview doesn't imply that the former first lady and senator from New York faces indictment, the idea of Mrs Clinton having met with law enforcement officers will have political consequences.
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It's unclear if Mrs Clinton was the final person to be questioned. If so, the probe may be wrapped up before the Democratic National Convention that starts in Philadelphia on July 25 at which Clinton is poised to formally become the first woman presidential nominee for a major US political party.
The interview makes it "a bad day" for Mrs Clinton and her team, said George C. Edwards III, who holds a chair in presidential studies at Texas A&M University in College Station. "In heavily polarized partisan politics, people view all such things through their partisan blinders."
The FBI investigation is focused narrowly on the question of whether Mrs Clinton or those writing to her improperly handled classified information by sending it to or from her private e- mail address. Politically, Mrs Clinton has been fighting the broader question of whether it was proper to rely on her own e-mail system rather than an official state.gov address.
"It was allowed, and the rules have been clarified since I left about the practice," Mrs Clinton has told reporters. "I have said many times it was a mistake and if I could go back I would do it differently." She made that comment after a report from the State Department's inspector general in May found she never asked for approval to conduct official business on a private e-mail server and would have been turned down if she had.
The FBI interview and continuing investigation could hamper Mrs Clinton's efforts to capitalize on weeks of negative publicity for Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, ahead of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland that starts July 18.
Mr Trump has repeatedly called his Democratic rival "crooked Hillary" and said on June 29, "Hillary Clinton, and as you know she - most people know she's a world-class liar. Just look at her pathetic e-mail server statements." Mr Trump tweeted on Saturday that its impossible for the FBI not to recommend criminal charges against Clinton. "What she did was wrong! What Bill did was stupid!" Mr Trump said.
At the FBI meeting, officials were likely to have presented Mrs Clinton with the evidence they have obtained so far, and question her in detail about the private e-mail system, according to lawyers who have litigated other cases involving the handling of sensitive information.
Mrs Clinton, 68, used the private e-mail to send or receive about 60,000 messages from 2009 to 2013. She and her aides said about half were work-related and turned over to the State Department. They said the rest, which they deemed personal, were destroyed. Mrs Clinton added that she used the system for convenience.
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Better Modulate, Measure and Predict Immune Response to Gene Therapies
Gene therapies are revolutionizing the therapeutic landscape for rare and inherited diseases. For the field to progress, however, there are several unique and complex challenges. Perhaps the most prominent of these challenges is the immune response to gene therapy delivery.
Gene Therapy Immunogenicity is the industry's definitive digital forum enabling you to better measure, modulate, and predict immune response to your gene therapy candidate.
Virtually uniting industry leaders across the gene therapy space, this multi-disciplinary forum will enable you to develop more effective and safe gene therapies by discussing how you can:
- Identify and tailor novel capsid proteins for more specific targeting and immunologic evasion
- Reduce AAV neutralizing antibodies
- Confidently assess immunosuppression strategies to dampen immune response
As the only online conference dedicated to the immunogenicity of gene therapies, this will be an unrivaled opportunity to join 80+ like-minded thought-leaders from cross-disciplines to foster new connections and partnerships.
Download the full event guide to learn more.
Attendees of our other Gene Therapy Events have said:
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We're pleased to report that the official Glastonbury 2019 mobile app is now available to download, for free. The app, which has been built by EE, is the only official mobile app for this year's Festival. It's available for devices using Apple iOS and Android. Click the buttons below to download the app now.
The fully-updated app has everything you need to enhance your Glastonbury experience both on-site or at home. Check the latest news, locate your tent, plan your line-up, live stream BBC coverage and win tickets.
Key features:
Personalised Festival Line-up – View all the artists performing at the Festival. Personalise your own Festival line-up, share with friends on social, see any timing clashes, and even set reminders.
Live Interactive Map – Live map with up-to-date site coverage, location finding, 'now and next' info and customisable pin drops to help you locate your friends, car and tents.
Latest News & Announcements – All the latest news and real-time updates direct from the Festival.
Low Power Mode – Maximise your battery life during the Festival by switching to low power mode.
EE is, once again, also providing free mobile charging in their recharge tent at this year's Festival (whatever network you're on).
Plus, you can buy a Juice Power Bar, to keep your phone charged all through the festival. You'll be able to swap your Power Bar for a fully charged one, once every day at Glastonbury Festival 2019. Click here for more info and to order one.