Hands down, there is no better place to be at Christmastime than New York. It's like being in a living snow globe— holiday music wafting from every corner; more beautifully decorated trees than you can count, and store windows that will literally blow your mind (and wallet!).
Below, a few of my fave Christmas "date" ideas (Romantic, friends, or family!), by neighborhood!
Another photogenic and fun spot to visit is the corner of 50th and 6th ave, right outside Radio City Music Hall. Even if you're skipping the Christmas show, the giant red ornaments are right on the corner, with fountains and a nice area to sit around with a cup of cocoa and a snack (Nolan loved throwing pennies into the fountain, making "weesh" <3).
2) Midtown: the Winter Shops at Bryant Park, complete with skating rink, and plenty of food vendors, is a NYC must around the holidays. We went a few weeks ago on a Saturday, and even though it was really crowded, it totally put us in the holiday spirit!
3) Meatpacking: Another fave spot to visit around the holidays is Gansevoort Market down in the Meatpacking district. Grab a quick bite amid adorable holiday decor, or head to Bubby's Highline or the Standard Grill, then grab drinks at the Biergarten and go skating at the ice rink at the Standard Hotel!
4) Madison Square Park: take in the tree & decor and hit up Shake Shack all at the same time! The iconic Flatiron building is right across the street as well— perf for a holiday pic!
If you live in the area or plan on visiting, try and plan a festive date— and let the holiday spirit fill you with cheer!


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What are the working expectations for 2022?
Ernst & Young, also known as EY, is one of the most important multinationals in professional services all over the world. Like every year, it just launched its survey about the working expectations for 2022: Work Reimagined Survey. It is a global survey conducted on more than 17,000 employees and 1,575 employers in 22 countries and 26 industries, whose findings explore the main motivation for rotation and retention of the workforce and the scopes of the last hybrid and remote work trends.
The main conclusions of EY's survey for 2022 are four:
In the last year, 68% of the interviewed employers admit that the rotation of the employees has increased in the last 12 months, while 43% of the employees state that it is most likely to leave their current job in the next year (in the same survey in 2021, the percentage was only of 7%). The tendency to change jobs divides into two groups: Generation Z or Millennials (53%) and the technology and hardware workers (60%).
Despite the evidence, the implementation of hybrid work shows divergent expectations between employees and employers: almost a fourth part (22%) of the organizations' managers interviewed expect every employee to return to the office five times a week. This divergence could drive even more the race to hire talent for better working conditions, a highly appreciated incentive nowadays.
Despite the benefits of hybrid work, the employees also acknowledge that a better acceptance of flexible working conditions can slow down career development. In this sense, there is a significant gap of perception between employees and employers: while 72% of the employers believe that the new ways of working will make the workforce lose competitive advantage, only 56% of the employees share this opinion.
After analyzing the results of their global survey, EY gives five recommendations to every labor market:
Hybrid work is a reality that came to stay. The organizations must build an intentionally flexible structure to understand which roles adapt better to hybrid and remote work and to build the necessary systems to create value while optimizing these functions.
It is necessary to reinvent the workplace. The employers must consider an integrated and renewed work plan that contemplates the physical space and the necessary comforts to empower the hard-working employees without neglecting the learning in the physical office, as well as in the digital world.
We must create a new technology experience at work. The pandemic brought the importance of a good user interface and design for business. To EY, this kind of implementation could contribute to the efforts identifying areas that require a change in culture and move the organization to a more equitable reality.
In this sense, OCP TECH, an IT leader company in the region, arrives at the same conclusions. Ignacio Van Houtte, Engineering Manager at OCP TECH repeats a motto which is seen as a mantra in the organization: "Work is what one does, regardless of how and where." He also added that the company projects hybrid working environments through the adoption of tools and platforms that integrate our portfolio.
To accomplish this, Van Houtte explained that Webex and its multiple integrations that go from the operation of managed services based on traditional technology or Meraki, to services built on cloud infrastructure. These are some of the tangible options to continue maximizing benefits, as well as easing the rules of the game to every participant: employers and employees.
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By Max Burt on	 August 24, 2019 Opinion Politics
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Before Greta Thunberg set sail to the Americas on her solar-powered yacht, she told interviewers that: 'there'll always be people who don't understand or accept the science. I'll ignore them'. She is right to do so – wasting time on the notorious climate change deniers/delayers of the Trump and Bolsonaro administrations would only give them the fuel to decry her cause even further. But surely, on a larger scale, there is a better way to eliminate climate change denial than by simply ignoring it? Because that sounds pretty dangerous and boring to me.
Greta has indeed shown an intelligent and tactical strategy in not engaging with the deniers and delayers personally. If you've ever jumped into a debate (in person or online) with a climate change denier, you'll remember that the discussion likely could've lasted forever. That's the nature of an argument between two totally irreconcilable sides – both individuals believe they are utterly correct in their opinions because both believe their facts and research to be – well, utterly correct.
A climate change denier believes their 'facts' about the global warming hoax with just as much conviction as we believe our facts about microplastics in the Arctic. It's virtually impossible to convince deniers/delayers with facts and statistics, and by attempting to do so, we make no headway in reducing their numbers. In fact, these debates tend to entrench them even further in their beliefs, as we can often come across as aggressive or elitist in our frustration.
So if ignoring climate change deniers/delayers risk the expansion of their numbers, and it's fruitless (or even harmful) to debate them down, what methods are left?
Well, prepare to be disappointed, because I think it's about understanding. Don't get me wrong, we definitely won't be smiling and nodding along with the claim that the Arctic sea ice is growing any time soon, by 'understanding' I mean recognising the root causes of why people become enthralled with Trumpian alternative facts. It requires a kind of empathy, because your typical supporter of a right-wing populist leader (Trump, Farage, Bolsonaro etc.) is someone who needs to work two or three jobs to support themselves. Someone whose parents and grandparents, due to insufficient social care funding, are suffering for the last ten or twenty years of their lives. Someone whose kids, due to insufficient state-educational funding, are getting roped into drug trafficking.
It's no wonder that those who feel disenfranchised by the establishment and the elite turn to people like Trump and Farage when they declare 'climate change is a hoax and a distraction from the issues that plague you!' In that sentence, you can replace 'climate change is a hoax' with 'immigration is dangerous', 'globalism is harmful' or 'gun restrictions are bad' – any opinion expressed by a populist right-wing leader, really.
The long-term solution for stopping and reversing the growth of climate change denial is found in understanding that right-wing populist leaders gain their support-base from the disenfranchised. That in the past few decades, our governments' economic policies have compounded the ailments of the working class, and their social policies have kept 'the elite' ever out-of-reach. Only by giving our full support for tangible change to our economic policies – investment in state education, the NHS, social care, thoughtful methods of crime-fighting, and higher taxation for the very wealthiest – can we shrink the wealth gap in our Western democracies, and tackle right-wing populism at its roots.
Subsequently, climate change denial will fade out of prominence as our populaces begin to trust in politics, facts, and science. As a people united in saving the planet, we will have removed the biggest obstacle in our way to achieving that goal.
I talked about these issues in front of a small crowd last month at a Surfers Against Sewage fundraiser event in Lymington, along with many other attendees who shared their personal experiences of combating climate change. Many insightful ideas and opinions were shared about what our next steps should be to get rid of the plastic polluting our oceans, and the passion for change there was truly uplifting. If you're interested in supporting Surfers Against Sewage and their Plastic Free campaign, visit their website here.
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Gum disease is caused by plaque, the film of bacteria that builds up on the teeth. The bacteria digest the food and drink that you consume and produce toxins which irritate the gums.
Your body, detecting the irritation, sends more blood to the area and that is why gums may become red and swollen and bleed during brushing. This is known as gingivitis and, if left untreated, can lead to periodontal disease. This is where the bone supporting the teeth weakens and gradually disappears, so the teeth can become loose and may eventually fall out.
Receding gums may be caused by overly aggressive brushing, but could also result from infection hidden below the gum line, so it's important to seek advice from your dentist.
The key to preventing gum disease is cleaning your teeth thoroughly at least twice a day. Brushing for four to five minutes and using dental floss will remove most of the plaque. This may seem like a long time, but people who do take the time rarely have gum problems. The better you clean your teeth, the healthier your gums will be.
It's also important to have your teeth scaled and polished by your dentist. They will be able to remove plaque from areas you can't easily reach, and more importantly, point out areas that need more attention during brushing.


Clash of Avatars (CoA) launched its open beta on January 19th 2016. It is a fantasy browser-based MMORPG with 3D graphics that supposedly has fun dancing features.
Well, first of all, let's get the dancing thing out of the way. For some reason, I thought dancing would be a central theme of the MMORPG.
Check out this screenshot of my character dancing (picture on the right). It's like an emote you can do when you are going to be away from your keyboard.
You get a small amount of experience when dancing and it looks cool. Apart from that, it's cool but nothing earth-shatteringly great but I did enjoy it.
With that out of the way, let us proceed with the review.
There are three classes in Clash of Avatars – warrior, mage, and summoner. Thankfully, each class does have both a male and female character that you can create. I choose the female mage.
I would have liked it better if there were more options but I have to admit that this is pretty standard for browser-based MMORPGs. They do normally have only a few classes with none or very few customization options so everyone starts off with the same stats and look.
That's okay. At least they don't have gender-locked classes.
After the character creation screen you can start playing the game right away on your browser.
The first thing you do in the game is to talk to this character. Apparently, your story is that you want to become a warrior. Er, apart from that I was not able to find out much about my character's in-game background story.
Right after I talked to that girl, I suddenly started fighting something.
"Whoa, what's this?" was my reaction since I had not even clicked on any enemies or skills. But… no, no, it seems that all you have to do is to click on the quest text and everything else is automated.
What the heck, are you serious, Clash of Avatars???
Suddenly, I was fighting vicious rabbits.
This is the core mechanic of the Clash of Avatars quest system. You just click on the quest text and everything else is done for you. It's a very strange feeling to be playing a female mage in an MMORPG but not being able to control her. It created a disconnect between me as the player and my immersion in the game. I mean, I didn't even walk her (my mage) around the map, she just moves around on her own. She also uses skills on her own without any input from me.
When this happened, I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue playing or not. I mean, is it even worth it if just watch your character as she independently completes quests?
I was not happy at all at this point but I decided to relax and just let my girl continue doing her quests while I watched.
As I continued playing I did find some good things about Clash of Avatars. The graphics are surprisingly good. The world is bright and colorful. I was particularly pleased with this rainbow and waterfall spot (in the picture above).
At least, if I do decide to play, the game is pleasing to the eye.
I also very much liked the mob and character design. They are cute in a charming way. I am huge a fan of cute designs. Personally, I like MMORPGs that are bright and fun, not dark and grim.
I give you this warning, though: beware, you may experience an overdose of cuteness and adorable animals.
Disclosure: I can never get enough of cute animals. Sorry, that is just the way I am. I love those cute cats, pink dinosaurs, bright yellow pet birds, and so forth.
On the left side is a screenshot of my character S19 (the server number) OliviaMage (my character name) mounted in a pink dinosaur, her pet cat beside her.
The cat is a super adorable Egyptian cat that also fights by my character's side.
I was actually thrilled when I got this pet for free. In other MMORPGs the starter pet they give you is very plain and sometimes sucky. This one was quite has some flashy and effective fighting skills. He can levitate and even has a cool Egyptian scepter accessory that I think looks awesome.
I was also able to acquire two mounts for free. One is a big yellow bird (not pictured) and the one in the picture is a pink dinosaur. Again, an excellent design and it was free so I was pleased.
As I continued playing, I finished quests and explored dungeons, always on auto. However, after some time I noticed that you can turn off the auto and play on manual. That is a very good thing!
On manual fighting mode the combat is very easy. My mage character uses elemental magic attacks such as firebolt and blizzard. To fight the mobs or bosses I just click on my skill bar or press a button my keyboard to activate a skill. The skills animations in this game are large and impossible to miss because they are so flashy.
Combat so far has been pretty easy. I have not died and the enemies are defeated quickly.
One last thing before I conclude this review: a word about the music and sound of CoA. Generally speaking, I tend to mute games. I find most game music to be annoying and repetitive. It was only when I started to write this review (which I was writing while playing) that I realized that, contrary to my normal practice, the sound was on the entire time.
I would say that I was listening but not in a conscious or active way. However, the fact that I kept it on means that the music is pretty good – not annoying at all. It was nice, I liked it.
Pros: There are three classes available which is good enough fro a browser game. The 3D graphics are excellent and the game is fast-paced. It has dancing in it.
Cons: The game is far too easy for people who enjoy a challenge.
Clash of Avatars is a cute, fun game for casual players. The auto-path and auto-combat features make it clear that the game is meant to be a relaxing experience. Those who are looking for a challenging game should look elsewhere.
Thank you for reading this review. If you have any feedback, please leave a comment below.


A recent editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine sparked a firestorm when its authors used the term "research parasites" to describe scientists who use the data of others "for their own ends, possibly stealing from the research productivity planned by the data gatherers, or even use the data to try to disprove what the original investigators had posited"[1<https://www.teamsciencetoolkit.cancer.gov/Public/ExpertBlog.aspx?tid=4#callout>]. Scientists and others on Twitter responded by roundly and swiftly condemning the editorial and accusing its authors of being more interested in their own careers than in advancing scientific knowledge. Furthermore, the Twittersphere generally mocked and dismissed the concerns raised by the authors about being scooped or data being used improperly, considering such risks irrelevant and improbable.
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But just how healthy is Whatcom County?
A new, comprehensive study released by U.S. News and World Report says we're doing pretty good, but maybe not quite as healthy as you would think.
Whatcom County was ranked the 374th most healthy community in the United States in the 2018 Healthiest Community rankings.
That's outside the top 10 percent of the nearly 3,000 counties that were studied.
Well, Whatcom received an overall score of 68.6, which was better than the averages for both Washington state (59.2) and the United States (52.3). Among counties in Washington state, Whatcom ranked seventh behind San Juan (90th), Jefferson (170th), Thurston (220th), Lincoln (255th), Island (257th) and King (319th).
The rankings were created in collaboration with the Aetna Foundation, an independent charitable and philanthropic arm of Aetna, while the University of Missouri Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems performed the data collection and analysis.
Virginia's Falls Church city, outside Washington, D.C., was ranked the healthiest community in the country, ahead of the Denver metro area's Douglas County at No. 2 and Broomfield County at No. 3.
So how was Whatcom County ranked just 374th and not included among the top 50 in its "urban, high-performing" peer group?
The study looked at 10 categories to rank each community, giving each a score out of 100 based on a number of different factors in each category.
▪ A life expectancy of 81.0 (national median: 77.9).
▪ A 14.1-percent smoking rate (national median: 17.3 percent).
▪ An 11.7-percent rate of people without health insurance (national median: 12.9 percent).
▪ A 0.26 segregation index score on a zero (high segregation) to one scale (national mean: 0.41).
▪ A 0.27 racial disparity index score in education attainment on a zero (low disparity among racial groups) to one scale (national median: 0.15).
▪ A 0.02 premature death disparity index score on a zero (low difference in premature death rates among racial groups) to one scale (national median: 0.1).
▪ Spent $11,547 per pupil (national median: $11,430).
▪ Had an 80.3 percent high school graduation rate (national median: 87.0 percent).
▪ Had 43.2 percent of the population with an advanced degree (national median: 27.3 percent).
▪ A 16.0 percent poverty rate (national median: 16.0 percent).
▪ A median household income of $53,145 (national median: $45,114).
▪ A 6.0 unemployment rate (national median: 5.0).
▪ A 1.3 percent vacant houses rate (national median: 2.6 percent).
▪ A negative 2.4 percent change in housing value (national median: plus 1.8 percent).
▪ 48.0 work hours needed to pay for affordable housing (national median: 42.5).
▪ Had a 22.9 percent obesity rate (national median: 31.0 percent).
▪ Had a 7.4 percent diabetes rate (national median: 7.4 percent).
▪ Had 5.0 local food outlets per 100,000 people (national median: 4.9).
▪ 24.9 percent of the population within a half mile of a park (national median: 14.6).
▪ A 61.2 in 10,000 probability of contracting cancer from air toxic health risks (national median: 38.3).
▪ 2.0 extreme heat days per year (national median: 8.0).
▪ Spent $316 per capita on police and fire protection (national median: $239).
▪ Had 0.09 percent of its population serving as first responders (national median: 0.07 percent).
▪ Had a 208.6 per 100,000 violent crime rate (national median: 200.0).
▪ A 69.9 percent voter participation rate (national median: 58.5 percent).
▪ A 63.1 percent home ownership rate (national median: 72.7 percent).
▪ A 15.5 percent net migration rate, which is the percent of the community that moved into or out of the community (national median: 1.0 percent).
▪ 4.3 percent of its workers commuting 60 or more minutes (national median: 6.4 percent).
▪ A walkability index score of 7.34 on a scale of one to 20 (national median: 6.10).
▪ 99.3 percent of households with internet access (national median: 73.6 percent).


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Madras Road residents nervous after couple's kidnapping
Derek Mohammed shopkeeper speaks with Newsday about the recent kidnapping of Madras Road couple Narine and Mattee Maraj. Mohammed says he has also had to take precautions against criminals since operating his business in the area. – Shane Superville
Residents and business owners on Madras Road, St Helena, are praying that kidnap victim Mattie Maraj is released safely and are continuing to exercise caution in their community.
Maraj, 54, and her husband Narine, 62, were kidnapped on Saturday afternoon when they went to look at a plot of land they owned on Three B's Road, Piarco.
Newsday understands Narine freed himself and escaped sometime on Sunday afternoon while his
wife remained missing up to Monday afternoon.
Newsday visited the area and tried to speak to Maraj's relatives
who declined comment.
Newsday spoke to fruit vendor Derek Mohammed who runs a fruit-vending business on Madras Road near the Marajs' home.
He said he was upset after hearing about the kidnapping.
Mohammed said while he lives in Tunapuna, he has also had to be careful when entering and leaving Madras Road as he was followed home one evening.
"I think people are trying as much as they can to be safe at this point.
I have changed my hours to ensure my safety.
"Some people might say I'm coming in too late because I'm trying to operate safely. I was followed all the way home with my wife and daughter in the car. I took alternative routes to go to the police station and I realised they kept following us.
Mohammed said he had noticed more strange faces passing through the area when more residents started renting buildings and their apartments.
"Boyee Street, which is just one street over, is a very popular street for bandits from what I'm hearing."
Dock workers want meeting with company over low wages, poor conditions
Mohammed said
he and other residents were praying Maraj would return home safely.
Newsday spoke to another shopkeeper who asked not to be named
who said she began closing earlier after hearing about the kidnapping.
"It's not a nice thing to have to be living so. When I heard that they were kidnapped I had to ask my friend if she was sure, because I just saw them the other day."
One resident said there was need for a more active police presence in the community and called on them not to drive through the area but to also
walk through the neighbourhoods and meet with residents and business owners.
"Sometimes you see them passing through with their lights on and so on. If someone is committing a crime, they will know to run and hide, that's not catching anyone."
Police from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU) and the Central Division are continuing enquiries.


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The Effect of Dietary and Exercise Self-Management Support Program on Dietary Behavior Exercise Behavior and Clinical Outcomes in Muslim Patients with Poorly Controlled Type 2 DM in a Community Setting in Indonesia
*Rian Adi Pamungkas - Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
Tippamas Chinnawong - Medical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
Charuwan Kritpracha - Medical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
Published: 30 Jun 2015.
How to cite (IEEE): R. A. Pamungkas, T. Chinnawong, and C. Kritpracha, "The Effect of Dietary and Exercise Self-Management Support Program on Dietary Behavior Exercise Behavior and Clinical Outcomes in Muslim Patients with Poorly Controlled Type 2 DM in a Community Setting in Indonesia," Nurse Media Journal of Nursing, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 1 - 14, Jun. 2015. https://doi.org/10.14710/nmjn.v5i1.10186
How to cite (APA): Pamungkas, R. A., Chinnawong, T., & Kritpracha, C. (2015). The Effect of Dietary and Exercise Self-Management Support Program on Dietary Behavior Exercise Behavior and Clinical Outcomes in Muslim Patients with Poorly Controlled Type 2 DM in a Community Setting in Indonesia. Nurse Media Journal of Nursing, 5(1), 1 - 14. https://doi.org/10.14710/nmjn.v5i1.10186
How to cite (BCREC): Pamungkas, R. A., Chinnawong, T., Kritpracha, C. (2015). The Effect of Dietary and Exercise Self-Management Support Program on Dietary Behavior Exercise Behavior and Clinical Outcomes in Muslim Patients with Poorly Controlled Type 2 DM in a Community Setting in Indonesia. Nurse Media Journal of Nursing, 5 (1): 1 - 14 (doi:10.14710/nmjn.v5i1.10186)
How to cite (Chicago): Pamungkas, Rian A., Tippamas Chinnawong, and Charuwan Kritpracha. "The Effect of Dietary and Exercise Self-Management Support Program on Dietary Behavior Exercise Behavior and Clinical Outcomes in Muslim Patients with Poorly Controlled Type 2 DM in a Community Setting in Indonesia." Nurse Media Journal of Nursing 5, no. 1 (2015): 1 - 14. ##plugins.citationFormats.chicago.accessed## July 17, 2019. https://doi.org/10.14710/nmjn.v5i1.10186
How to cite (Vancouver): Pamungkas RA, Chinnawong T, Kritpracha C. The Effect of Dietary and Exercise Self-Management Support Program on Dietary Behavior Exercise Behavior and Clinical Outcomes in Muslim Patients with Poorly Controlled Type 2 DM in a Community Setting in Indonesia. Nurse Media Journal of Nursing [Online]. 2015 Jun;5(1):1 - 14. https://doi.org/10.14710/nmjn.v5i1.10186.
How to cite (Harvard): Pamungkas, R. A., Chinnawong, T., and Kritpracha, C., 2015. The Effect of Dietary and Exercise Self-Management Support Program on Dietary Behavior Exercise Behavior and Clinical Outcomes in Muslim Patients with Poorly Controlled Type 2 DM in a Community Setting in Indonesia. Nurse Media Journal of Nursing, [Online] Volume 5(1), pp. 1 - 14. https://doi.org/10.14710/nmjn.v5i1.10186 [##plugins.citationFormats.harvard.accessed## 17 Jul. 2019].
How to cite (MLA8): Pamungkas, Rian Adi, Tippamas Chinnawong, and Charuwan Kritpracha. "The Effect of Dietary and Exercise Self-Management Support Program on Dietary Behavior Exercise Behavior and Clinical Outcomes in Muslim Patients with Poorly Controlled Type 2 DM in a Community Setting in Indonesia." Nurse Media Journal of Nursing, vol. 5, no. 1, 30 Jun. 2015, pp. 1 - 14 , https://doi.org/10.14710/nmjn.v5i1.10186. ##plugins.citationFormats.mla8.retrieved## 17 Jul. 2019.
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DOI: 10.14710/nmjn.v5i1.10186
In Vol 5, No 1 (2015): (JUNE 2015)
Purpose: The objective of this study was to examine the effect of dietary and exercise self-management support program on the dietary behavior, exercise behavior, and clinical outcomes of Muslim patients with poorly controlled type 2 DM in Indonesia.
Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental, two group, pre-test and post-test design. The experimental group received the dietary and exercise self-management support program and usual care, whereas the control group only received the usual nursing care.
Result: 35 subjects in the experimental group and 35 subjects in the control group completed the program, respectively. The findings indicated that there are significantly differences in dietary behavior (p=.00), exercise behavior (p=.00) and clinical outcomes: fasting blood glucose (FBG) (p=.00), cholesterol total level (p=.01) and systolic blood pressure (p=.00) between the experimental group and control group. However, for the BMI status (p=.84) and diastolic blood pressure (BP) (p=.32) were no significant differences between two groups.
Conclusion: The dietary and exercise self-management support program was effective for improving the dietary behavior, exercise behavior, FBG, and total cholesterol level for individuals with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus. Further studies should be replicated using larger groups over a longer time frame.
self-management; dietary behaviors; exercise behaviors; poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Talks with FG panel over strike fruitless – SSANU
Leave a Comment / SSANU, NASU / By MITCH-PLUG / Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 2:15 Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 2:15
The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions has said no tangible achievement was recorded at the Federal Government Renegotiation Panel.
Speaking in an interview with our correspondent on Tuesday, the National Vice-President, SSANU, Dr. Abdussobur Salaam, said the panel met only once with SSANU since it was inaugurated on March 7, 2022.
The PUNCH had reported that the committee, which was chaired by the Pro-Chancellor of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Emeritus Prof. Nimi Briggs, was given three months to conclude the renegotiation with the four university unions and send the report to Federal Government.
The committee's timeline ended on Monday.
It is believed that the committee will submit its report to the Federal Government this week or get an extension.
But Salaam explained that the Briggs committee's engagements with SSANU had been minimal and the timeline was not being adhered to.
He said, "Within the three months timeline, SSANU has only had one meeting with the Briggs renegotiation team. The meeting was held on Friday, April 8, 2022. Today, being June 7, makes it exactly two months ago.
"At the meeting, nothing tangible was put on the table. No offer was made by the government, particularly on improved conditions of service and welfare of our members.
"The government's side seems not to be sure of itself and groping in the dark as far as its mandate is concerned.
"As of now, we have no reason to express satisfaction because even the paces of the discussions have been too slow. If it has taken two months after the first meeting with SSANU and no meeting has been called, it gives room to doubt the willingness and capacity of the committee to deliver on its mandate."
He suggested that the panel be properly empowered to take decisions on behalf of the government.
Salaam said, "The Committee should be properly empowered to take decisions on behalf of the government. To be breathed down upon by government officials as the engagements with the committee suggest is not good for confidence building. They should show that they have a mandate to commit on behalf of the government.
"Similarly, the committee appears not to take cognisance of the timelines in the discharge of its assignment. Whatever the bottlenecks militating against the timelines should be removed.
"If we have only had one meeting within the three months timeline with nothing tangible being put on the table, it leaves much to be desired and it is highly unfortunate."
When our correspondent contacted Briggs on the telephone for reactions on SSANU's complaints and other issues, he declined comment, saying, "I don't react to anything on telephone."
SSANU's strike started with a warning strike of two weeks which commenced on March 27, 2021, while the extension of another two weeks commenced on Sunday, April 10, 2022.
The union's demands include the inconsistent issue of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, unpaid earned allowances, and delay in the renegotiation of FGN, NASU, SSANU agreements, and non-payment of minimum wage arrears.
Others include neglect and poor funding of state universities, non-payment of retirement benefits to outgoing members of the unions, and usurpation of the headship of non-teaching units in clear violation of conditions of service and establishment procedures, among others.
Negotiation committee waiting for FG, say ASUU, SSANU
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ASUU: FOUR-MONTH OLD STRIKE TO END SOON AS BUHARI SET TO DECIDE ON UTAS THIS WEEK, INCREASE LECTURERS WAGES- MINISTER
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Carlo van Dam rejoins Subaru for Nürburgring 24H
Dutch racing driver Carlo van Dam has rejoined the Subaru works team for the 2012 Nürburgring 24 hour race. This endurance racing classic on the famous, over 22 kilometres long Nordschleife, will this year be held on May 19 and 20. The race marks the third time that Carlo will compete in the event for the Japanese car manufacturer; last year they won the SP3T-class together.
"It is one of the greatest races in the world", Carlo says. "The Nordschleife is simply the most challenging track that one can imagine. I have now done this 24 hour race three times already, the last two of which for Subaru, and especially given our successful run last year, I am very pleased to have been asked to be part of their works team once again. Although I now race for Honda in the Japanese Super GT Series, Honda has kindly given me permission to do this one event at the Nürburgring for Subaru."
In Japan, Subaru recently presented its further improved, 2012 version of the winning WRX STI of 2011. The new car is lighter still (twenty kilos) and performed promisingly throughout its first test session at the circuit of Fuji. In april, Subaru will compete in a shorter event at the Nordschleife, the 24 hour race starts on May 19.
"I am looking forward to it already", Carlo says. "The race, the track and the ambiance are unique and the Subaru-team always puts in a maximum and well organised effort." Carlo will drive the WRX STI together with Toshihiro Yoshida
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Humans - language talents
The human being has a unique ability, which he brings to full development in exchange with others: language. Its social dimension even makes gossip appear in a different light.
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alugha creator November 5, 2019
"I don't know what you mean by 'glory,' " Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. "Of course you don't—till I tell you. I meant 'there's a nice knock-down argument for you!' " "But 'glory' doesn't mean 'a nice knock-down argument'," Alice objected. "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less."
This scene is from the children's book "Alice - Through the Looking-Glass" written by Lewis Carrolls in 1871. The encounter between little Alice and Humpty Dumpty, a human-like egg, demonstrates one thing clearly: language is obviously defined by society. It isn't something you'll define for yourself so that only you understand the meaning and rules in the end. Language is defined by human interaction. There is no law in nature that let's us call a table "table". It's the community of certain speakers that defines the meaning for a word. Speaking the same language is a unique tool for communication.
"Language is the main resource of cooperative actions", says linguist Ludger Hoffmann from the Technical University of Dortmund. "Using language people can exchange their feelings and complex issues worldwide, and therefore also create and develop their cooperative relations". The necessity for cooperation is probably the root of language development. "A theory states that language developed evolutionary because we needed to cooperate and therefore needed to communicate", says Claudia Friedrich, developmental psychologist at the University of Tübingen. "The early human wanted to achieve collective goals - e. g. hunting - and had to communicate to reach this goal." The groups who were good at hunting did have an advantage in survival. But they also had to be able to signal that they wanted to continue working together. "And each one had to claim their share from the prey."
Improvised language
How highly social necessities influence language becomes obvious when people from different language communities meet. If contact is rather hasty, a simple sign language might be sufficient. But if a more intense contact is necessary, people need to speak to each other. They develop a pragmatic communication like the pidgin language Russenorsk. A mixture of Russian and Norwegian with elements of other languages. This language was used by Russian salesman and Norwegian fisherman in the 18th and 19th century during the ice free times in the north sea when trading was possible. This pidgin language only offers a very reduced and improvised set of grammar. Russenorsk for example doesn't have any plural forms.
Interestingly, provisional language undergoes a miraculous transformation when children grow up with it and it becomes their mother tongue: They counter the grammatical arbitrariness of their parents with binding rules. The pidgin language becomes a so-called creole language.
A very special animal
The social skills make people an exceptional talent when it comes to language: "Unlike apes, humans use pointer words like me, you, now, here, which allow them to refer to a third, an object, a room or a person," says Ludger Hoffmann. "Speaker and listener must synchronize so that the listener can find out what is meant in the shared space of perception or imagination." That isn't possible for animals, even chimpanzees. They are not capable of such synchronization and common orientation. "Chimpanzees can only work with pointing gestures if they have been accustomed to them in captivity." In animal communication there are above all demands like warning cries e. g. from the guenons. In addition, animal languages only have a simple syntax. "In experiments, apes were able to combine simple terms, such as fruit with red," said Hoffmann. Complex embeddings, for example in the form of relative sentences such as: "The man in the city with the river..." - animals don't master.
Complex mechanisms
In addition to the urge to cooperate, the speech mechanism forms the basis of the human ability to speak: sounds are created by a complex interaction of the lungs, the larynx with the vocal cords, the soft palate, the tongue, the teeth and the lips. Also important are the cavities such as the throat, mouth and nose, which serve as resonating bodies. While speaking, air is expelled from the lungs, which causes the vocal chords to vibrate. In vowels, the air flow is released from the oral cavity comparatively unchecked, whereas consonants are created by a precisely timed narrowing of the oral cavity.
Furthermore, the grey cells must also play a role in the topic of language. For a long time, people thought that two centers were the most active: The Wernicke area in the temporal lobe when understanding speech and the Broca area in the frontal lobe when speaking. However, more recent studies, including those on patients with speech disorders, have shown that the processing of speech in the brain is much more complex. Accordingly, very different neural networks are active in different language actions: One decodes the meaning of words, another the sentence structure of simple sentences, and a third more complex sentence structures. The Wernicke and Broca areas are involved, but not exclusively active.
Humans impressively prove their unique talent for language at a very early stage. Even in the womb, fetuses perceive the mother's language and adjust to it. And once they are in the world, the freshly baked citizens of the Earth are completely fixated on language and social interaction. Already from birth on, the offspring is able to distinguish linguistic from non-linguistic sounds - and the little ones clearly prefer the linguistic ones. Already at the age of one month they can recognize the difference between sounds like [ba] and [pa]. At the age of six months they begin to chatter themselves. And the first words they master at the age of 12 to 18 months.
Inherent language programm?
The impressive achievement of children's language acquisition has led many linguists to believe that humans have an innate language program in their heads. However, many approaches now assume that this is not the case. It is probable that humans are innate to certain mechanisms that enable them to speak. However, these are not so much genuine linguistic abilities as general cognitive and social skills. This includes, for example, the ability of children to "read" the intention of a speaker and thus to interpret his communicative intentions.
Moreover, the social dimension makes some seemingly banal gossip appear in a different light on social networks on the Internet and in real life. "Gossip may also have an important social significance," says Hoffmann. "You don't really want to communicate knowledge, but rather signal that your friendly minded and open for cooperation." In this sense, it is certainly sometimes the case that silence is silver and speech is gold.
Christian Wolf studied German language and philosophy at the University of Würzburg. During his philosophical doctorate he spent some sleepless nights pondering whether the colored, fragrant, tasting world outside really only is a construct of a complex cell cluster in his head. More and more fascinated by the world of the empirically measurable, he came to science journalism via internships at spektrumdirekt.de and Gehirn&Geist. When he's not busy critically classifying neuroscientific findings with a philosophically trained eye, editing texts by other authors from dasGehirn.info, and looking after the question of the week, he tries to elicit interesting sounds from keyboard and laptop.
This article has originally been posted on www.dasgehirn.info.
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While in India I would like to purchase a pre-paid sim card from Vodafone. When I asked my company for it, they said it would be as easy as walking in into any store and paying for it. However, searching the vodafone site I noted they ask for photos, proof of residency, passport copies etc.
How easy would be for me to get a pre paid sim card either at the Bangalore Intl or the Hyderabad airports and what docs do I need to have with me?
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I want to replace a character with a mark.
I also changed the type of it from simple to mark, I also added them in the class group of mark, and even positioning of them was possible.
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Purdue University Northwest celebrates the spring Class of 2020
By: Purdue University Northwest Last Updated: May 15, 2020
HAMMOND and WESTVILLE, Ind. - Nearly 1,200 Purdue University Northwest (PNW) students have successfully completed the requirements of their undergraduate and graduate degrees as the spring 2020 semester draws to a close.
PNW celebrates with its graduates their determination in persisting to earn their degrees. Chancellor Thomas L. Keon and PNW Student Government Association President Oriana White will present their messages to the graduates virtually via the website at pnw.edu/commencement. Graduating students and their families are encouraged to watch this site starting May 15.
White completed her undergraduate degree in Communications with a minor in Human Resources, and will go on to graduate school at PNW in the fall to work toward a master's degree in business administration. She recently was reelected as president of the student body.
During her undergraduate years, in addition to her work with Student Government, White served as president of the Public Relations Club, a campus ambassador, and worked on campus. This spring she received PNW's Outstanding Undergraduate Student Service Award and she is a member of Lambda Pi Eta, the communications honor society.
Chancellor's Medallion honorees
Fourteen graduating seniors have earned the Chancellor's Medallion by achieving the highest grade point average from each college. Recipients of this distinguished honor are as follows:
College of Business - Rafida Ahad (Hammond), Noel M. Keeble (Dyer) and Randy Tadros (Crown Point).
College of Engineering & Sciences – Thomas Biancardi (Griffith), Autumn I. Duley (Crown Point) and Joel E. Moore (Saint John).
College of Humanities, Education & Social Sciences – Joshua W. Koepke (Kouts), Claire E. Miller (Lowell), Ashley R. Oh (Portage), Sarah Soliday (Valparaiso) and Hilary K. VanderVelde (Schererville).
College of Nursing – Jacinda D. Hinten (Valparaiso) and Ruth J. Ryder (La Porte).
College of Technology – Damian Podgorski (Franklin Park, Ill.).
PNW's 2020 spring graduating class of 1,172 is comprised of 145 master's degree candidates and 1,027 prospective baccalaureate graduates. According to PNW's Office of the Registrar, the candidates earning bachelor's degrees represent the College of Business with 182; 204 in the College of Engineering & Sciences; 228 from the College of Humanities, Education & Social Sciences; 274 from the College of Nursing; and the College of Technology has 139.
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Porn production halted for 3rd time this year after actor tests positive for HIV
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For a third time this year, the adult film industry has been asked to halt production after medical results revealed that a performer had tested positive for HIV.
The Free Speech Coalition, the industry's trade association, made the announcement Friday after learning that one of the facilities in its PASS (Performer Availability Screening Services) testing network reported a positive HIV test for an adult performer.
"There was a positive test at one of our testing centers. We are taking every precaution while we do research to determine if there's been any threat to the performer pool," said Diane Duke, the CEO of the Free Speech Coalition, in a statement. "We take the health of our performers very seriously and felt that it was better to err on the side of caution while we determine whether anyone else may have been exposed."
Information about the performer, the testing center or where the infection occurred was not released.
The third shutdown comes about a year after California voters passed Measure B, which requires adult-film performers to wear condoms during sex scenes shot in Los Angeles County, and for studios to apply for permits through the public health department. Measure B was created and supported by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.
"AHF is saddened by the news of yet another adult performer having been infected with HIV. We hope that this person seeks care immediately, and that others were not exposed," said AHF president Michael Weinstein. "Whether this performer was infected in L.A. County or not, this latest news begs the question: how many people need to become infected with HIV for the county of Los Angeles to engage actively in implementing the will of the voters of L.A. County to protect these performers?"
The AHF has been a vocal critic of the industry for several years over the condoms issue, feeling that the industry fails to regulate itself adequately and the county is also lax in its enforcement.
A syphilis scare earlier this year was proof, according to AHF, that the industry couldn't police itself. And at least three performers tested positive for HIV earlier, prompting two separate calls for the industry to halt production voluntarily in August and September.
Further testing by the industry determined that none of those performers contracted the disease while working on set in San Francisco.
With Measure B in place, few studios have applied for health permits or film permits in Los Angeles County. It was unclear where the latest performer to test positive for HIV was working, but the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health had not been notified, a spokesman there said.
The Free Speech Coalition has argued that the industry's regimen of frequent testing, sharing of information and moratoriums on production has effectively kept the industry's rate of infection relatively low.
Additional tests to determine a timeline and identify any other partners in the most recent case will be conducted, Duke said.
"We want to make sure all performers are protected. The performers' health and safety is the most important thing," Duke said.
The coalition has asked that production stop until further notice. Its requests are considered voluntary, but are generally observed by the major adult film studios.


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Brain Flotsam
I started this post last night and the direction it was taking was not where I wanted it to go. It's still not where I want it mostly because I don't know where it's going other than out of my brain. All of these things have happened over the past few weeks and they are all related but also maybe not related yet swirling around in there in need of a purge.
So, here's the flotsam:
1. Joshua has stopped napping.
It's brutal. As the week progresses he gradually starts waking up earlier and earlier in the morning and then by the weekend, he's a bear. An under-slept, grumpy, wired like he's on kiddie crack bear. It makes everything incredibly emotional for him and he doesn't understand that if he slept he'd feel better.
I can't make him sleep. I try to make him lay down and rest or do quiet activities every day, but I can't make him sleep.
2. He spits when he's angry or upset. Or he hits. Or kicks.
No idea where he learned this one. But Tuesday he spit at his teacher because he was frustrated that I left him at school when he asked to come home with me and said he didn't want to be there. Spit. At his teacher.
Last weekend he spit in the floor in Home Depot while screaming his head off in the paint department and crying "don't leave me here! DON'T LEAVE ME HERE!" like that was something I would do.
One day he spit all over the checkout at Target because he was mad about a sticker.
Mortified is my new middle name.
3. He started OT this week.
The OT said he did great and he tried everything she asked him to do. She assured me that his issues are minimal. We will see results quickly. But he's not very aware of what to do in certain situations. He doesn't know when to ask for help. He doesn't always react appropriately to frustration.
4. I withdrew him from school.
This has actually been building. He's been having some really bad days there, like the one above. The fluctuation in his routine contributed greatly, I think. Home with me where the structure is loose, school with a definite structure the next day, home, school, home home home. He would nap there but not here which screwed up bedtime and wake time here. But then he would act out there in ways that he wouldn't here. (There were plenty of good days, to be fair.)
It just built and built to the point that I wondered if he was being more of a distraction to the other kids in his classroom than anything else. Since he wasn't going every day, the academic impact of being there was lessened and the benefit was mostly social time. I can find other social activities for him to do for the next few months while we wait for pre-k to start in August.
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When I got a phone call letting me know that he had spit, my heart sank a little. He wanted me and I left him. And as a result of leaving him, he spent the entire day frustrated and angry and not really sure how to communicate that except for lashing out at people.
He's had a lot of days like this lately. Days where he's full of piss and vinegar and ready to explode on the person who crosses his path.
And I wonder how much of his reactions are because of my reactions.
How much of his tiny 3-year-old rage is a mirror of my own anger when I'm frustrated? With him? With myself?
I know that it's important that kids see a full range of reactions to situations. That they understand the vast array of emotions that exist. But if I'm being honest, there are definitely times over the past 9 months of having him home when my reactions have been less than awesome. They're not the kind of reactions that I want him to emulate.
I mean, I don't SPIT at him, and quite honestly have no idea where or when he learned to spit. But I don't always use my words when I'm mad. And if I do, they're harsh words, bitten off. Angry.
Thursday morning he said "I don't wanna go to school, Mama. I want to stay here with you." So that was it. I didn't send him.
I couldn't send him on Thursday knowing how Tuesday had gone. I couldn't risk putting him through that again. So I didn't. And then I took it a step further and decided that instead of submitting him to the back and forth, I'd just keep him home with me.
And then on Friday he asked to go see his friends.
Parenting isn't easy, in case you hadn't noticed. It's full of second guesses and what ifs and hoping beyond hope that you're making the right call. That you'll be able to do it without screwing up.
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Sondai says
First of all Thank you for your honesty. Give yourself a pat on the back. To be a good mom you don't have to be Perfect. You make changing when necessary and you learn from your mistakes. You're a good mom! Remember that. 🙂
Dawana says
Oh hey, remember that time I blogged about Pea getting butt ass naked in her daycare and screaming and kicking and throwing a broom at another kid and climbing the bookshelf and? and? and?
All stuff I'd never seen her do at home, but she did it there. And eventually it stopped, but holy wow 3-year-old-emotions-with-the-inability-to-verbalize-them. Been there. Done that. Cried about it. Wondered if I should quit my job and just stay home with her over it. Then remembered the sky high amount of bills that we have and reconsidered.
It's super hard. Shoot, how often do I consult you for stuff that I could easily Google, but really, having a friend to talk to about my stuff is better than Google. And maybe even better than sex. Maybe.
I wanna say it'll get better, but I don't know that for sure. But I do know you're doing the best you can and that's what counts.
Alena says
You know I have nothing to offer in the way of helpful….but….I'll give you a nod of solidarity because this age sucks.
The Many Thoughts of a Reader says
(((()))))
Tracy @ The UnCoordinated Mommy says
Ugh. I'm sorry, I feel for you, I really do. I have been in a similar situation over the last almost year, I turn angry and irritated at Noah and yell/scream, throw stuff (not at him though) and then I feel horrible. He has even started saying mommy back when this happens, even he knows that's not me….. It's happening less and less often but it sucks so bad. Thanks for letting me know I'm not alone.
Lindsey, the Redhead Baby Mama says
Keeping you in our thoughts!


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Last updated: 09:19 AM ET, Wed April 26 2017
Delta Vacations' New President Hits the Road
People	Delta Vacations David Cogswell April 26, 2017
PHOTO: Jennie Ho, Delta Vacations' new president. (photo courtesy of Delta Air Lines)
Jennie Ho has spent most of her first month as president of Delta Vacations on the road, or, more appropriately, "in the air."
"It's been a month since the announcement," Ho said, "but if this last month is any indication of what time feels like in this role, it has gone by in a blink."
Ho hit the ground running to rally her troops and assemble her resources.
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"My first week, as soon as the announcement was made, I flew to Minneapolis with the leaders here [based in Atlanta] to meet with our team members in Minneapolis," she said.
"We need to have a strong presence there. I quickly met with all of our field sellers, who are spread out all across the United States. And this Thursday I am on way to Cabos to meet with our top travel agent partners for the annual recognition event, and so on and so on. I'll be on the road for the next three weeks."
The objective of all this flying around was to quickly establish strong communication channels with her team in the organization and her partners outside of it.
"One thing I know coming into a new job is the importance of focusing on the wellness of team members," she said, "to be visible and transparent, to overtly focus on communications to make sure people trust that we are going to manage through this transition together, our team members and our external customers. They see me, they can hear me and we can build trust that we will manage through this transition, that there is no rug getting pulled out from everyone."
Jennie Ho is taking over from John Caldwell, the previous president of Delta Vacations, who has been promoted to the role of Delta Air Lines vice president – Seattle. Running one of the world's largest vacation packaging operations, a wholly owned subsidiary of one of the world's largest airlines, is a daunting responsibility, but it's not a long leap from where Ho was.
She started working with Delta Air Lines as an analyst in revenue management 19 years ago. Her most recent position was managing director of specialty and Canada sales at Delta Air Lines. That meant she was in charge of all specialty sales from the U.S. and all Canada sales for the airline, which included 12 revenue channels, such as retail and corporate travel agencies, tour operators, consolidators, military and government travel, student travel, sports and university channel and meetings and incentives.
"Through that role, I've had a very close partnership with the Delta Vacations team, with John Caldwell, Tina Iglio [former Delta Vacations' senior vice president, recently promoted to managing director – global sales support for Delta Air Lines' Global Sales], among others."
Caldwell, Iglio and Ho are all staying within the same company—just moving to different positions on the team. Ho calls it a "warm move within companies."
But even with that advantage, she said, "the learning curve is still very steep."
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Caldwell is on hand to help with the transition to new leadership at Delta Vacations.
"John has already moved to Seattle," said Ho, "but he and I go back many many years. We both really grew up with Delta and Northwest. He has been a fantastic partner throughout this transition. I still talk to him a couple of times a week. He's been incredibly available and helpful."
Delta moved Caldwell to Seattle because it is a strategic focus market for the airline, a key outpost in its efforts to grow its Asia business and build its domestic presence in the Pacific Northwest.
Even though revenue continues to be the bottom line concern, Ho believes the first part of building a solid foundation for management is to build communication channels.
"It's important to know how to talk to each other," she said. "So that first and foremost is the priority for now. First, it's communications with employees and our business partners, and then it is to ensure that we continue strong revenue generation history and our margin production."
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