Local authorities in England spend an average of just 1% of their health budget on mental illness, according to a leading mental health charity.
Figures obtained by the charity Mind, through the Freedom of Information Act, reveal that Councils in England are failing to promote both good physical and mental health in the communities they serve.
Mind says the figures show that "most areas of the country spend close to nothing on preventing mental health problems".
Councils are required to report on their public health spending to the Government using a set list of categories, including sexual health services, obesity and stop smoking services.
However, spending on mental health services is reported as "miscellaneous", which Mind says "undermines the Government's commitment to giving mental health equality with physical health".
The charity argues that spending on preventing mental health problems from developing is just as important as for physical health issues.
It is estimated that mental health problems cost health and social care services around £21 billion each year, with a further £30 billion lost in 'economic output' – such as lost working hours.
However, some local authorities admitted they do not intend to spend a single penny on preventing mental health problems this year.
There was also "enormous confusion about what local public health teams should do to help prevent people becoming mentally unwell", said Mind.
Mind is calling on the Government to prioritise mental health, as well demanding that Councils no longer label public mental health spend as 'Miscellaneous'.
The charity has also published a best practice guide for local authorities and mental health teams, outlining how they can help communities stay mentally healthy and reduce the chances of people becoming unwell.
Paul Farmer, chief executive of Mind, said: "Our research shows that the current spend on public mental health initiatives is negligible.
"The fact that local authorities' public health teams are allowed to file mental health under 'Miscellaneous' when reporting on it perhaps explains why. It sends a message that mental health is not seen as important and not a priority for investment.
"It is not acceptable that such a small amount of the public health purse goes on preventing mental health problems.
"Having a mental health problem can impact on all aspects of our lives, from our relationships and work to our physical health. The personal costs are immeasurable, and the wider economic cost is huge.
A spokesperson for the Department of Health said: "This is not the full picture for preventative mental health care in this country.
"NHS funding for mental health increased to £11.7bn in 2014-15 – this money is helping more people than ever receive talking therapies, which have helped hundreds of thousands reach recovery and manage their conditions.


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But, what we saw is a shift earlier in the summer, they were raising the majority of funds from the public crowd sales very slowly you start to see more of these private sales or the bonuses start to pop up and these ICOs will. For anyone that follows me or anything like that feel free to reach out. And I respect their opinions highly and almost all of them agree that they don't like Ripple. So if it's at the top of the channel I look historically what's been the right move. But there's been a lot of people out on Twitter shouting out now saying that they are seeing a big bitcoin wert diagramm vereinfacht move for. He has a good understanding what's going on and understands the bigger picture. I often get asked who should I be following on Twitter and I just have a list of people, like if you were going to say to people they had to follow maybe five people on Twitter who would you say are the really decent. My actual goal is to try to teach you the process as well. Haiti 40404, digicel, Voila, ireland 51210, vodafone, O2, india 53000. Now I only invest in ICOs if I was to invest in one that I know I'm investing in the company and want that company to do well in the next year and the years to come. Peter McCormack : And you bring up Ripple, we talked about it beforehand. Some stand out as shady, I'm not going to pull any names out but what's your general view on this?


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Report: Google CEO Sundar Pichai to Attend Congressional Hearing … AFTER the Midterms
Google CEO Sundar Pichai will appear at a House Judiciary Committee hearing, but only after the midterm elections on Nov 6, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
The WSJ reports that Pichai will meet privately with Republican lawmakers this Friday to address concerns about the company's market power and bias against conservatives. In the past month, Google has been rocked by a series of bias scandals, including Breitbart News' publication of a 1-hour leaked video featuring the dismayed response of Pichai and other executives to the election of Donald Trump.
WSJ also reports that Pichai is expected to testify at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, but only after the November midterm election.
Via the WSJ:
"Google has a lot of questions to answer about reports of bias in its search results, violations of user privacy, anticompetitive behavior and business dealings with repressive regimes like China," said House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.), who is organizing Friday's meeting. He added that Mr. Pichai has "kindly" agreed to field Congress's questions with Republican members on Friday. Mr. Pichai also is expected to appear at a House Judiciary Committee hearing after the November election.
Mr. McCarthy has complained that Google works with China to censor the internet but has canceled a contract with the U.S. military. Google this year said it wouldn't renew a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense over employee concerns about aiding military projects; the company has also tested a mobile version of its search engine that would adhere to China's strict controls over content, a person familiar with the matter said.
"I look forward to meeting with members on both sides of the aisle, answering a wide range of questions, and explaining our approach. These meetings will continue Google's long history of engaging with Congress, including testifying seven times to Congress this year," Mr. Pichai said.
Pichai has previously refused to testify before the Senate.
Allum Bokhari is the senior technology correspondent at Breitbart News. You can follow him on Twitter, Gab.ai and add him on Facebook. Email tips and suggestions to allumbokhari@protonmail.com.
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Cookbook 'Rockstar' Joan Nathan Sets Jewish Table at AVAM
Joan Nathan
Bestselling Jewish cookbook author Joan Nathan stopped by the American Visionary Art Museum April 30 to talk about and sign copies of her newest release, "King Solomon's Table."
The event was put on by the Center for Jewish Education, along with The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore. Nathan was introduced by Associated chair Linda Hurwitz, who reminded the 50 or so attendees of the old joke at every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, they failed, let's eat.
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Lisa Bodziner, director of educational engagement at CJE, said the idea for the event actually came from PJ Library, an organization that sends free Jewish children's books to kids ages 6 months to 8 years. When PJ Library offered parents a chance to pick a book to receive, about two-thirds of local parents chose a Joan Nathan book, "The Children's Jewish Holiday Kitchen." Knowing that, Bodziner set out working to have Nathan stop in Baltimore during her next book tour.
"I think we're hoping people learn not only cool things about the kitchen and food, but also King Solomon's relationships around the world," Bodziner said before the event.
At AVAM, Nathan was interviewed by Stephanie Hershkovitz, who, with her brother, Josh, started Hersh's Pizza & Drinks in South Baltimore in 2011.
"This is the equivalent for me of meeting a rockstar," she said, before asking Nathan to talk a little about her process and how she came up with ideas for her cookbooks.
This most recent book, Nathan said, was actually going to be something different originally.
"I was going to write a book on contemporary Jewish food," she said. "And I wasn't that excited about it."
Instead, Nathan was traveling to places such as India and seeing Jewish influence in food, as well as reading about histories of food and recipes. She was inspired, and "King Solomon's Table" was the result.
"Nothing is better than going someplace," she said. "Then I divide the world where I want to go and where I think I can learn something."
Hershkovitz also asked Nathan about the nature of authenticity and what that means to Nathan in her work.
"That's a really good question," Nathan said in answer, "because we're all nostalgic for the past, but I think we're better cooks now." Ultimately, Nathan boiled down her take on authenticity to this: "The point is, if you're doing Jewish food, you're doing Jewish food."
After the interview with Hershkovitz, the audience had a chance to ask a few questions. Most importantly, perhaps, was the last question: What is Nathan's favorite Jewish holiday and most recent favorite recipe for that holiday.
Definitely Passover, Nathan said. And she pointed to a recipe that is actually in "King Solomon's Table" — long-cooked hard-boiled eggs with spinach — and a staple at her family's Seder.
After speaking, Nathan stayed to sign copies of her book and participants could put together spice packets inspired by Nathan's cookbook and take an optional tour of the YUMMM! exhibit at AVAM.
"I really enjoyed it," said Sally Shore-Wittenberg, who decided to attend because Hershvovitz is her daughter-in-law. "I think Joan Nathan is really so much more than a cookbook author. She's the carrier of tradition."
Terry Golaner, whose husband works for The Associated, said they like to be involved and often try to come to events like this. And this one sounded especially delicious.
"We love food, honestly," she said. "And we love to cook, so to come and hear a Jewish author and hear her talk about what recipes she cooks was just awesome."
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The middle wing of Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh School organised a cultural show named 'Jalgatha', for two days i.e. 20th and 21st December, 2019 to showcase the ethos of the school and give a message of 'Water Conservation'. Mrs. Rama Dutt, an eminent educationist and executive trustee of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum Trust, graced the occasion. Children conveyed the message of conserving water through street play, dance drama, river dance, mime and Quwali. The school orchestra gave a mesmerising beginning to the cultural show. An impressive character parade of eminent water conservationists and environmentalists portrayed by students, made the message of saving water very impactful. The audience was made aware of the several projects and drives initiated by these personalities. The Principal and the Guest of Honour appreciated the efforts put in by the students and staff members. Children paid gratitude to their school and mentors who helped them inculcate these values. The parents left the venue carrying a significant message in their hearts of saving water for the future generation.


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Peter Jackson Facts:
Peter Jackson height: 5 feet & 6.5 inches
With the total accumulated net worth of 600 million NZ dollar, Sir Peter Jackson has established himself as one of the top earning New Zealand movie producer, director & screenwriter. Presently, 53 the dynamic personality is distinct for his full-face beard & shoulder-short hair in a colossal shaped body, whose precise weight is still to be mentioned over his official web pages. He stands in a middling height of 5 feet & 6.5 inches.
Sir Peter Jackson as Peter Robert Jackson, was born on 31st of October, 1961. Though he was brought up at the close by coastal township of Kapiti Coast's Pukerua Bay, his birth place is Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Both of his parents were migrants from England. His father, William (Bill) Jackson was a wages clerk & his mother, Joan (nee Ruck) was a housewife who too worked in a local factory. His dad was also the Siege of Malta's veteran during the World War II.
Peter Jackson is globally famed for producing & directing 2 of the hit trilogies, "The Hobbit" (2012- 2014) & "The Lord of the Rings". Both of them are the adaption of the novels with the same title by J. R. R. Tolkien. His other note worthy movies count the 1994 drama film "Heavenly Creatures", the 1995 released mockumentary film "Forgotten Silver", the 1996 horror comedy film "The Frighteners", the 2005 epic monster movie "King Kong", & the 2009 released supernatural drama movie "The Lovely Bones". He as well produced "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn" (2011), "District 9" (2009) & the 2012 documentary film "West of Memphis". Peter started his professional career with "Bad Taste", the 1987 slapstick horror comedy film & the 1989 black comedy movie "Meet the Feebles" ahead of filming "Braindead" (1992), the zombie comedy. Collaboratively with Fran Walsh, his partner, Peter earned the nomination for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay pro the movie "Heavenly Creatures", earning him a mainstream fame in the movie industry. This skilled personality has been honored by Academy Awards for the total of 3 times in his to date career, counting the award for 2003 Best Director, & has even earned the nominations for Academy Awards for 9 different times. He has as well garnered 3 BAFTA Awards, 4 Saturn Awards, & a Golden Globe, among others.
Though Peter has crossed 53 by age, he yet holds the same swiftness & vigorousness in filming which he carried all through his early showbiz career. He also owns a production house, "Wingnut Films", & his main habitual collaborators are producers & co- writers Philippa Botens & Walsh. At the age of 41, he was made the New Zealand Order of Merit's Companion in 2002 & was shortly Knighted by the Governor- General of New Zealand, Anand Satyanand, at a ceremonial held at Wellington in 2010 April. More recently, in 2014 December, Peter was decorated with a star throughout the Hollywoof Walk of Fame.
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Sorry I didn't reply earlier - was at the lake paddlin'.
Actually, and lucky for you, it was a good thing I was away, as you've recieved wonderful info - way beyond what I could have offered.
My input - don't be afraid to experiment with both the use of the scrapers, and methods of sharpening and burnishing. JUST WATCH YOUR FINGERS!
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                                          maxDeterminizedStates: Option[Int] = None,
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  def fuzzyMinLength(min: Int): CompletionSuggestionDefinition = copy(fuzzyMinLength = min.some)
  def maxDeterminizedStates(states: Int): CompletionSuggestionDefinition = copy(maxDeterminizedStates = states.some)
  def fuzziness(edits: Int): CompletionSuggestionDefinition = copy(fuzziness = Fuzziness.fromEdits(edits).some)
  def fuzziness(fuzziness: Fuzziness): CompletionSuggestionDefinition = copy(fuzziness = fuzziness.some)
  def transpositions(transpositions: Boolean): CompletionSuggestionDefinition = copy(transpositions = transpositions.some)
  def unicodeAware(unicodeAware: Boolean): CompletionSuggestionDefinition = copy(unicodeAware = unicodeAware.some)

  def prefix(prefix: String): CompletionSuggestionDefinition = copy(prefix = prefix.some)
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    copy(prefix = prefix.some, fuzziness = fuzziness.some)
  def fuzzyPrefixLength(length: Int): CompletionSuggestionDefinition = copy(fuzzyPrefixLength = length.some)

  override def analyzer(analyzer: String): CompletionSuggestionDefinition = copy(analyzer = analyzer.some)
  override def text(text: String): CompletionSuggestionDefinition = copy(text = text.some)
  override def shardSize(shardSize: Int): CompletionSuggestionDefinition = copy(shardSize = shardSize.some)
  override def size(size: Int): CompletionSuggestionDefinition = copy(size = size.some)
}

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Executive Order D-175-4 Hypermax Engineering, Inc.
Executive order D-175-4 was approved by the California Air Resource Board on October 6, 1992 for emissions compliance and installation on vehicles in New York and California. This executive order approved parts marts manufactured by Hypermax Engineering, Inc. /.
1992 model year Ford Motor Company vehicles powered by a 7.3L Navistar International heavy-duty diesel engine. Modifications to the OEM emission-related parts due to the installation of the turbocharger kit include replacement of the OEM exhaust systems with a 3-1/2" diameter exhaust system.


Our sliders are built to be tough and look great doing it! Made from 1.75" .120 wall DOM with 3/16th gussets for strength and looks. Our DOM sliders are weld on sliders.
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A groundbreaking, new study found that men and women who suffer from osteoarthritis respond better to a natural approach. And not just any natural approach–but the one I've been recommending to you for some time now. In fact, patients who took two specific herbal supplements felt significantly less pain than those who took a potent drug. In just 12 weeks!
For the study, researchers compared a combination of the herbs turmeric and boswellia to the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug Celebrex (celecoxib).
For the study, researchers divided 30 patients with knee osteoarthritis into two groups. One group received 500 mg daily of a combined turmeric and boswellia supplement. The other group received 100 mg of Celebrex twice daily.
After 12 weeks, the researchers found that the turmeric/boswellia combo reduced pain significantly better than Celebrex. In fact, the men and women who took the herbs experienced dramatic improvements in pain and joint tenderness. Both groups increased their range of motion. And both groups increased the distance they could walk.
Overall, the researchers concluded that the herbal combo is as effective as the drug in treating osteoarthritis. But with fewer adverse effects.
This is a great study in many ways.
First, it shows that natural remedies work to relieve osteoarthritis pain better than a drug. While causing fewer side effects.
Second, it shows that natural remedies work better when combined.
When you eat an orange, you don't just take in vitamin C. You take in a complex combination of active ingredients. And they work together to keep you healthy. This is always the way with foods. Therefore, it makes perfect sense to apply the same principle to supplements. The most effective supplements often use powerful combinations of ingredients that work together. They aren't single, isolated ingredients.
Unfortunately, modern, biomedical research doesn't apply this common sense approach. Instead, it takes a blind approach to test one ingredient at a time.
Of course, the FDA aids and abets this mindset. For example, it says manufacturers can't combine two "approved" ingredients into a single treatment, without getting special permission.
So, most biomedical research methods plod along, testing only one thing at a time.
Especially when it comes to cancer research.
As I describe in my report, "Classified Answers to Cancer," in 1980, Jonathan Rhoads, then Chairman of the National Cancer Advisory Board, set nutrition and cancer research behind by decades. He insisted that we test nutrients one at a time. Of course, foods that prevent cancer have hundreds of nutrients in them!
But never mind that, in the world of government research.
In the late 1980s, I worked with David Byar, a colleague at the National Cancer Institute. We developed a new statistical method for testing the effects of different nutrients within the same study. This "factorial design" helps researchers study nutrition more accurately. We published our results to share them with the research community. But three decades later, most researchers still plod along the single-ingredient road.
So, when a new, hard-core study comes along that looks at the synergy between two nutrients, it's somewhat of a surprise. But in other ways, it's no surprise at all. Because it shows exactly what I recommended all along.
I have only one problem with the study. I found that it was little conservative in selecting the optimal doses. This often happens in clinical research studies.
The study used a daily dose of 300 mg of boswellia. I recommend 450 mg (50 percent more). And it used 150 mg of turmeric. I recommend 200 mg (33 percent more). Yet even with these sub-optimal doses, the study clearly showed something that I've been telling you for some time: Boswellia and turmeric work great together to help alleviate joint pain. And this combination is a more effective and safer alternative to common drugs.
1. "Turmeric and Boswellia Combination Reduces Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms More Effectively than Celecoxib," Mol Med Rep. November 2013;8(5):1542-1548.


This is an exquisitely carved mammoth ivory dragon with a multitude of zodiac animals interspersed along the curves of the dragon. The large sized, Oriental carved dragon looks fiery with flames coming out of its mouth in curls. Even the curling flames are life-like and in three dimensional, giving the dragon a dynamic flowing motion, as the different zodiac animals scamper about. Look at the dragon's open mouth, large teeth and curling whiskers as the eyes seem to pop out. The mane seems to be pulled back as if the winds blew it away.
Look at the scales on the twisting body of the dragon. All of them are the same size and carved in a synchronized fashion. Even though to provide the dragon's body the right twists and turns, there are joints and curves, but the quality of the sculpture is uniform and delicately worked on. Look at the ox, pig and the rooster close to the large front claw of the dragon.
The tiger is close to the tail while the rat, dog and sheep can be seen intertwined in the curves of the dragon's body in the middle. Look at the neatly crafted sculpted bodies. Each detail is visible and highlighted with hand-painted brown shades. Notice the tiny nose of the rat or the horns of the sheep. See the tail of the dragon, the thin flake of mammoth ivory shines with the luster of milky white of genuine ivory. You can see the shades of brown in patches that shows the beauty of organic and pure mammoth ivory. It is due to staying buried in mineral rich permafrost and soil in the Tundra. The Master Carver has brought the hues of ivory to the best use by highlighting the shades on the dragon's body. Don't miss the huge claws and the custom designed wooden platform to hold the sculpture in place.


Many things change as individuals grow older that affect their daily living that could include managing their memory loss problems, dealing with complicated medications or living with serious medical conditions. In many situations, family members have no other option than to place a loved one in a nursing facility to ensure they receive the best quality care and that their health and hygiene needs are met around-the-clock. Unfortunately, the Carson City nursing home abuse & neglect attorneys at Nursing Home Law Center LLC have witnessed a significant rise in the number of nursing home abuse, neglect and mistreatment cases throughout Nevada.
Medicare routinely gathers information on every nursing facility in Carson City based on data collected through inspections, surveys and investigations. Currently, the national database shows that inspectors found serious violations and deficiencies at three (19%) of the sixteen Carson City nursing facilities that led to avoidable injuries and preventable death. If your loved one was harmed, injured, mistreated, abused or died unexpectedly from neglect while living at a nursing home in Nevada, your family has rights to ensure justice. We invite you to contact the Carson City nursing home abuse & neglect attorneys at Nursing Home Law Center (800-926-7565) today. Schedule a free case evaluation and let us discuss your legal options for obtaining monetary recovery through a lawsuit or compensation claim.
Even though nursing home residents are guaranteed specific rights under both state and federal laws, many nursing facilities lack adequate staffing or do not provide proper training to the detriment of the resident. Due to the huge increase in the number of nursing homes throughout the United States, government inspectors are not able to be everywhere all the time to keep an eye on the quality of care being provided every elder resident. As a result, many residents suffer serious injury or death at the hands of their caregiver or from other residents, visitors or family members inside the facility.
More than 500,000 people live in the Carson City, Sparks, Reno and Lake Tahoe area on both sides of the California/Nevada border. Out of the one half million residents, approximately 70,000 are 65 years and older. The number of senior citizens is likely to increase in the years ahead as more baby boomers reach their retirement years. This substantial increase in the aging population is placed a heavy demand on nursing home beds in both Carson City County and Washoe County Nevada.
Questions often arise from neglect and abuse of an elderly individual residing in a nursing facility. Many of these questions include how their loved one fell and broke her hip, developed a bedsore or was not provided adequate assistance to meet their daily needs. As an advocate for every Nevada nursing home resident, our elder abuse attorneys continuously review, evaluate and assess publicly available information from a variety of national databases including Medicare.gov.
The information we post outlines various opened investigations, filed complaints, health concerns and safety issues and nursing facilities all throughout Western Nevada/Eastern California. Many families use this information as a valuable tool to make the best-informed decision before determining where to place a loved one who requires the highest level of nursing care.
The list below outlines nursing facilities in the Carson City/Reno/Lake Tahoe area currently maintaining below standard ratings compared other facilities throughout the United States. In addition, our law firm has posted our primary concerns about each facility by detailing a specific case of major concern that has either caused harm or could cause harm to the residents in the nursing home.
In a summary statement of deficiencies dated 01/08/2015, a notation was made during an annual licensure and certification survey by a state investigator concerning the facility's failure to "follow the standard practice for the administration of cardiac medication." This deficient practice affected two residents at the facility.
After the incident occurred on 07/29/2015, "the resident complained of pain in the right shoulder/clavicle area was sent to the hospital emergency department for treatment." At the end of the treatment, the resident "was sent back to the facility with an arm sling for immobilization." During the interview, the surveyor observed the resident "rubbing the right shoulder/clavicle area and verbalized continuing pain in the area.
During an interview conducted on 09/14/2014 at 8:30 AM it was revealed by the Maintenance Director that "there was nothing wrong with the straps or the floor attachments […and he] thought it was operator error that causes a resident to tip over meaning the straps were not secured either because the driver lacked knowledge or simply did not secured the straps tight enough." In a request to interview the driver, it was revealed that the employee had been terminated from their position. "According to the form titled Disciplinary Action Form dated 04/02/2015, the employee was terminated on 03/26/2015 for a pattern of negligence, carelessness and substandard care to residents" [nearly 3 months after the incident that caused injury to the resident occurred].
Our Carson City nursing home neglect lawyers recognize the failing to ensure that residents are provided an environment free of accident hazards and that adequate training is conducted to prevent an unavoidable accident from occurring could place the health and well-being of a resident in jeopardy. The deficient practice by the employees, management, and Administrator at Mountain View Health and Rehabilitation Center might be considered negligence because the employee was not terminated from their position until nearly 3 months after the incident causing injury to the resident occurred.
Our Gardnerville nursing home abuse attorneys recognize failing to follow protocols to report any incident or allegation of abuse has the potential of causing one or more residents harm, injury or death. The deficient practice by the nursing staff at Gardnerville Health and Rehabilitation Center might be considered additional abuse, mistreatment or negligence.
In a summary statement of deficiencies dated 08/06/2015, a notation was made during an annual licensure and certification survey by a state investigator concerning the facility's failure to "provide showers, bed baths, or tub bath." This deficient practice affected one resident at the facility.
The state investigator also noted that the facility's December 2009 policy titled Bathing "did not specify required time frames or frequencies of bathing schedules. However, our Reno nursing home neglect attorneys recognize that failing to provide adequate assistance for residents who require help with bathing and personal hygiene could jeopardize the resident's health and well-being. The deficient practice of short staffing the facility might be considered negligence or mistreatment of the residents of Manor Care Health Services-Reno.
The deficient practice was noted by state investigator after an 8:45 AM 06/15/2015 observation of a resident in bed "lying in a fetal position on the right side, with knees drawn up. Noted bandage to the left hip area.
The deficient practice was noted that the licensed nurse "did not verify placement to administering water into the G-tube" for two residents at the facility. These failures by the nursing staff at Eastern Plumas Hospital – Portola Campus have the potential of causing serious harm to two residents "which could have resulted in pneumonia (lung infection) or peritonitis (abdominal infection).
Our Portola nursing home neglect attorneys recognize that failing to follow procedures and protocols when administering care to residents requiring feeding tubes could cause serious life-threatening issues. The deficient practice by the nursing staff Eastern Plumas Hospital – Portola Campus might be considered negligence or mistreatment, especially if one or more residents suffer serious harm or injury.
The investigator reviewed the five resident's clinical records that revealed no evidence involving "a physician's order, assessment, Care Plan, use of alternative measures or documentation regarding restraints." In addition, there was no documented evidence of restraint use or assessment in all five resident's MDS (Minimum Data Set).
Our Hawthorne nursing home neglect attorneys recognize that failing to take appropriate measures when using physical restraints without authorization might be considered a form of abuse. The deficient practice by the nursing staff at Lefa Seran Skilled Nursing Facility failed to follow established procedures and protocols enforced by federal and state nursing home regulators.
Making the decision to place a loved one in a nursing facility is always challenging. When a loved one is no longer capable of providing care for themselves, one or more family members need to seek a solution to ensure their loved one receives medical care and attention. At best, the nursing staff at many of these facilities provide the resident's a level of dignity and care by treating them with respect, compassion and the kindness they deserve.
Unfortunately, many professionals working in the nursing home industry are abusive or neglectful of residents. For the family, it is often extremely painful to hear that their spouse, parent or grandparent has suffered from abuse or neglect that could have been prevented. Once the trust given to the caregiver is violated, all that is left is harm, injury or death.
Nursing homes are businesses that have a legal obligation to provide a variety of services in exchange for compensation. In addition, they are legally responsible for any injury caused by them or others while the resident was under their care. By law, the facility must provide activities and services to obtain or maintain the resident's highest practical mental, physical or psychosocial well-being.
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Any deviation from the Plan of Care could place the health and well-being of the resident in jeopardy. Many cases involving elder abuse concern residents who have been hit, physically abuse, overmedicated, under-medicated or provided substandard care. As a result, families will hire an attorney to serve as a legal advocate to ensure that the abuse and neglect stops immediately.
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MakeMyTrip Q2-FY13: Profits At $1.2M; Net Revenue At $20.15M
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MakeMyTrip has reported gross booking of $261.98 million for the quarter ending September 30, 2012, up 7% year over year (YoY) from gross booking of $244.95 million in the same quarter last year. Air Ticket transactions declined 9.8% year on year, although gross bookings increased by 4.2%, while Hotels & Packages transactions increased by 46.8% YoY, leading to a 26.1% growth in gross revenue from the segment.
For the quarter, MakeMyTrip reported an adjusted net income of $1.2 million, as compared to $1.6 million profit for the same period last year, on a Net Revenue (total revenue less service cost) of $20.15 million, down 5.5% from $21.33 million revenues in the same quarter last year.
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Air Ticketing: Revenue from air ticketing stood at $15.3 million for the quarter, down 19.6% from $19 million in the same quarter last year. Net revenue (revenue less service cost) decreased by 12.8% to $14.5 million, from $16.6 million revenues in the same quarter last year. Net revenue margins declined to 6.5%, from 7.8% a year ago. Gross bookings were however up by 4.2% YoY due to higher airfares.
Hotels and Packages: Revenue from hotels and packages business stood at $29.6 million for the quarter, up 24.3% from $23.8 million in the same quarter last year. Net revenue (revenue less service cost) increased by 30.5% to $4.9 million, from $3.8 million revenues for the same quarter last year. Gross bookings were up 26.1% and net revenue margin increased to 12.5% from 12.1% a year ago.
Other Revenue: Other revenues stood at $0.7 million for the quarter, down from $0.9 million revenues in the same quarter last year. The company attributed the decline to the decrease in sale of rail tickets.
HotelTravel Acquisition: On November 6, 2012, MakeMyTrip announced that it has acquired complete stake in the companies operated by the Hotel Travel Group (HT Group) for $25 million. The group has been operating an online travel information and hotel booking portal Hoteltravel.com for more than ten years and has presence in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.
The company stated that the transaction will happen in two stages – an upfront $15 million payment through a combination of cash and MakeMyTrip shares and the balance $10 million will be paid in the form of MakeMyTrip shares in three annual tranches through 2016. Following the acquisition, the company also noted that two HT Group promoters will continue employment in key capacities and will be eligible for additional earn outs and incentives for the next 3-4 years, provided the group meets certain revenue and EBIDTA targets. It also noted that the additional earn outs can range from NIL to $35 million and will be paid partly in cash and partly in form of MakeMyTrip shares.
Share Repurchase: MakeMyTrip announced that the company's board of directors have authorized them to purchase outstanding ordinary share of the company, valued at $0.0005 per share, on the open market through privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, for an aggregate amount of up to $25 million. It however noted that the timing, amount, date, price and other details for the share purchase will be determined based on several factors including market conditions, alternative investment opportunities and other considerations.
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Atlanta School System Scandal: Liberalism On Parade
To the degree that liberals dominate the government school system, it is assured to be both exorbitantly expensive and inept. The same can be said of liberal dominated establishments of any kind, including the latest power/money grab that threatens both the rights and well-being of America, Obamacare.
In the wake of the horrendous cheating scandal that has been exposed in the Atlanta public school system, in which nearly two hundred teachers and high-level school officials doctored and falsified standardized tests in order to create the impression of teacher competence and student proficiency, the primary focus is on who to blame and how to punish them. But that does not even count as a good start. The aftershocks in Atlanta are only beginning.
A few tepid efforts are being made within the district to implement safeguards that might ostensibly prevent similar events in the future. Yet in comparison to the scope of abject failure throughout the American education establishment, and the tragedy it portends for entire generations of young Americans who are failing with it, any token systemic changes will be as consequential as outlawing ice cubes in cocktails on ocean liners after the sinking of the Titanic.
The corruption in Atlanta was not limited to individual teachers and administrators who willingly participated in the cheating, nor even the de facto collaboration of those who allowed themselves to be cowed into silence. Rather, it is a microcosm of the entire government education monstrosity, and more specifically how that system, over the years, has largely forsaken its original intent of teaching children. Like every other statist creation, it has degenerated into a pipeline for channeling enormous sums of money taken from public coffers into the hands of overwhelmingly liberal special interests.
It can hardly be contended that, outside of Atlanta, children in government schools are faring significantly better. Does anyone seriously claim that elsewhere, such institutions can generally trumpet a pattern of success, characterized by pupils who understand the Constitution and American history, or exhibit excellence in math or the sciences? From Maine to California, America's government schools are engaged in their own version of rampant cheating that dwarfs anything indigenous to the State of Georgia. And in an even larger sense, the tactics employed by the frauds in Atlanta reflect the manner in which the American left has advanced itself on the backs of the "little people" it so sanctimoniously professes to help.
Consider, for one example, the not so subtle suggestions of racism used to intimidate those who took exception to the cheating. According to the report released by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, Atlanta School Superintendant Beverly Hall and her cronies "accused naysayers of failing to believe in poor children's ability to learn." In truth, it was Hall and her cohorts who devalued the humanity and potential of Atlanta's students, relegating them to the status of fodder to nourish the public education/money machine.
That those students would pass through a critically flawed system, never gaining the proper level of academic training from it, and be thereafter consigned to face life at an intellectually diminished status was of little concern to Hall and her cabal. Of singular importance was the necessity for the system to look good on paper, and thus guarantee a continued inflow of tax dollars. And this liberal contempt and scorn for the plight of future generations of Americans is hardly confined to urban Georgia schools.
It is worth recalling the groundbreaking work of freelance investigative journalists James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles, who exposed a menacing and despicable agenda within the "Association Of Community Organizers for Reform Now" (ACORN) back in 2009. Among the most revealing statements to come from any ACORN worker was a woman who, when told by Giles (posing as a prostitute) that she wanted to get her underlings into school, warned that if they received a worthwhile education, they would become self-sufficient and would no longer be dependent on Giles.
Ultimately, every action perpetrated by the American left can be understood on this basis. For liberals to accrue and hold power, it is essential that they establish and maintain a permanent underclass. It is only from the continued suppression of such chattel that they are able to solidify their positions of seeming importance and control. And if they can do so while perpetuating the notion that they are motivated by selflessness and benevolence, then their lock on the situation is that much more permanently cemented.
Thus, to the degree that liberals dominate the government school system, it is assured to be both exorbitantly expensive and inept. The same can be said of liberal dominated establishments of any kind, including the latest power/money grab that threatens both the rights and well-being of America, Obamacare. In no less a sense than the fraud in Atlanta, the euphemistically named "Affordable Care and Patient Protection Act," has already put upward pressure on medical costs and insurance premiums across America, while guaranteeing a decrease in the quality and availability of America's formerly unrivaled health coverage.
So as the grim statistics began to paint the dark picture of the havoc socialized medicine has already wreaked on the nation, how did the Obama Administration and its lackeys respond? They have juggled the numbers and concocted false "data" on a scale the makes the Atlanta cheats look like amateurs. Similar indictments can be made regarding the indefensible "Troubled Asset Relief Program" (TARP), Obama's 2009 "Stimulus," its phony promise of "Shovel-ready jobs," and the entire "green energy" boondoggle.
Thankfully, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal did not waver or recoil at the appalling findings of his investigation of the cheating in Atlanta, but remained committed to uncovering the truth, as did his predecessor, Sonny Perdue. Only through a tenacious and courageous investigation could this travesty have been fully uncovered. The rest of America needs to recognize how rampant such activity is and, if the country is to be salvaged, expunge it from every level of public office.
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Q: Beginner question on PHP, is there alternative ways to display data from mySQL than for/foreach/while loop? I want to create a small application instead of downloading a source code and use it.
I will display data from the database in many different places in my page. For example, I will have to display the NAME somewhere, the ADDRESS somewhere else and at the end of the page the BIRTH.
The page will display the details of one person only, based on the ID given through a form. Below is the way I know on how to display the details of the person with ID 1.
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and in every place that will be a personal detail about the person with ID 1 this?
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HomeWhat's New?Supporting sustainable energy markets: More critical than ever in the face of COVID-19
Supporting sustainable energy markets: More critical than ever in the face of COVID-19
SNV joins the world community in fighting the impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The poorest countries and the millions of people who are living in extreme poverty without access to energy face even greater risks now. More than ever, we need to ensure that our interventions leave no one behind.
Interventions to provide and improve access to energy are an important component of an effective COVID-19 response. Not only is energy critical in powering health clinics and appliances needed to treat patients, it allows people to communicate (by powering cell phones, radio and TV), to stay informed on preventive measures and minimise the spread of the virus. Lighting and power allow people to cope with stay-at-home measures, and to increase the resilience of communities, e.g. in ensuring food security by powering agriculture. Clean cooking reduces risks of respiratory viral infections (like COVID-19) by reducing indoor air pollution, and lowers the burden of collecting and using fuel wood, especially for women whose care duties increase due to the pandemic.
SNV remains fully operational with energy access interventions in 17 countries across Asia, Africa and Central America. Our in-country teams have shifted to business continuity mode, and have a good view on how the crisis is developing so we can customise our responses.
Our short-term response
In the short term, SNV has adapted its existing and ongoing programmes, which provide sufficient flexibility for tailored responses to COVID-19. In our work with decentralised energy businesses, Technical Assistance (TA) is provided supporting companies to continue operations and to adjust their business and marketing strategies, with a particular focus on vulnerable communities. Local enterprises engaged in production, distribution and sales of off-grid energy products generally do not have access to other TA facilities. For example, SNV provides training for local cookstoves producers on COVID-19 preventative measures (hand washing, social distancing, etc.) that allow them and their distributors to continue doing business as much as possible.
Financial support mechanisms are adapted as well, until the extent possible. For example, in the Results Based Financing (RBF) facility for off-grid solar in Tanzania, an emergency clause was activated which allows for a 20% increase of RBF incentive levels for all sales claims submitted by companies since the pandemic started. This effectively increases subsidies for sales of off-grid solar products, providing an additional buffer for companies struggling to survive the current crisis. The BRILHO Call for Proposals which is now open in Mozambique, allows participating companies to request a higher level of pre-finance (milestone based funding) compared to RBF. This allows companies offering clean cooking solutions, solar home systems and mini-grids, to better deal with the current situation, and to continue delivering energy access to those who need it most.
Proactive responses
Moving forward, while continuing our existing interventions in the energy sector as a critical element in addressing the COVID-19 crisis, implications of the current pandemic will inform proactive COVID-19 responses. Possible intervention areas include:
Consumer financing: With production, employment and income being affected by the crisis, capacity to pay for energy access is becoming an increasing challenge for households and small businesses, particularly in vulnerable areas. Building on our experience in managing early stage grants and RBF facilities, as well as prior experience in consumer financing, SNV will engage more in this area to 'keep the lights on' and ensure continuity at the demand side of decentralised energy markets.
Powering health: Health clinics in off-grid areas will need power in order to operate and treat patients. Also, reducing household air pollution by promoting clean cooking reduces health impacts of COVID-19 and other illnesses. RBF incentives can be directed to businesses to stimulate dissemination of clean cooking solutions, to power health centres and/or to deliver particular appliances (cooling units, ventilators, other). Health considerations are also expected to get more attention in our Behavioural Change Communication (BCC) work.
Powering agriculture: The current pandemic has a significant impact on the economic situation and food security in the countries in which we operate. Productive use of energy is expected to become increasingly important in our work, particularly in relation to agriculture. Bio-slurry resulting from bio-digesters is a potent organic fertiliser contributing to increased agricultural production and reduced use of chemical fertiliser. Solar powered irrigation, cooling and drying, amongst other renewable energy solutions, can contribute to reliable and stable local food supplies, and to people's resilience to the effects of the current pandemic.
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A simple, tasty lamb recipe just in time for Easter. Shop Pastured Perfect and Lester's Bison Farm for their selection of lamb. Don't want to premix your seasonings? Check out Wild Tree for their selection of blended spices. Try using flavored grapeseed oil instead of olive oil to kick the flavor up a notch. A tasty side dish of asparagus and mushrooms fresh at the Market compliments your Easter meal. Don't forget to grab that bottle of wine from Glunz Family Winery.
1. Mix first 4 ingredients and 1 tablespoon olive oil in large bowl. Add lamb; turn to coat. Let marinate at room temperature at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour.
2. Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over high heat. Add lamb; cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer skillet to oven and roast lamb chops to desired doneness, about 10 minutes for medium-rare.
3. Transfer lamb to platter, cover, and let rest 5 minutes.


Chetco Digital produces a line of SeaGauge instrumentation products used to monitor (and control) just about anything you have onboard. I've installed a Chetco system on Mar Azul, our DeFever 44, to enhance our ability underway to monitor what's going on with our twin Lehman engines. The existing analog gauges work OK, but definitely lack precision. The basic circa 1985 engine alarm system works on preset water temp and low oil pressure switches. By the time they alarm, very bad things may have already occurred.
With the Chetco system, I was able to use the existing senders for oil pressure, fresh water temperature and tachometer. I added senders to monitor the temperature of our exhaust elbow and transmission oil temperature. The exhaust elbow is sensitive to raw water flow, and I believe will be a good leading indicator of a cooling system problem. Mar Azul has Borg Warner CR2 gears that are famous for coming apart at about 4000 hours. Especially the starboard counter rotating gear. A mechanic, who knows more than I do, told me transmission oil temperature would be a good indicator comparing port to starboard. When one gear starts running significantly warmer, problems lie ahead.
I installed 3 different Chetco hardware components and software on my navigation laptops to implement the system. First, the SeaGaugeRemote interface box that ties to all the senders, a v-GaugeDisplay touch screen panel that graphically shows all the sender values with a built-in programmable alarm and a Chetco Ethernet interface to place the data on my onboard network. The navigation laptop has Vdash installed to display the same screens on the fly bridge laptop and alarms through the laptops speakers. Vdash is also the programming and configuration tool for the entire system.
Installing the SeaGaugeRemote was simplified by an existing junction panel under the lower helm station where I tapped into the existing senders. I had a couple of spare wires to each engine, so I used the existing harness to feed the new transmission and elbow temperature sender information. Chetco prefers to drive senders independent of your existing instrumentation since they provide a regulated voltage source for more accurate readings.
However, Chetco can use the voltages off the existing sending units. I captured some operating high/mid/low voltage values from my existing VDO instrumentation and Chetco built a custom calibration table to download to the V-Remote. We found a 7 degree difference in the fresh water temperature readings based on the state of charge in the house bank. On startup, at about 50 percent battery charge, there is about 12.6 volts underway. Fully charged we see about 13.5 volts. Only a couple PSI difference in oil pressure. There is no variation on the other inputs since the source is voltage regulated.
I used a VDO sender for the transmission temperature input. Chetco has pre-built calibration tables for most every VDO sender. I struggled to figure out the best way to monitor raw water flow and temperature. We ended up using a simple LM34 integrated circuit. Give it 5 to 30 Volts in, and it gives you 0-2.5 Volts out as a linear temperature sender. Attached it to a heat sink and hose clamped it to the exhaust elbow. As you can see from the picture, it's a little fragile. I replaced a failed one since a lead broke off the integrated circuit after about 50 hours operating time. The other has lasted about 100 hours and no problem with the replacement yet. But at $3 each, I can replace them occasionally.
The vGaugeDisplay touch screen is at the lower helm station and interfaces via a serial cable to the SeaGaugeRemote. To program the system, you use the vDash program on a PC connected using USB to a second port on the v-GaugeRemote. During normal operation vDash shows the exact same screens as the touch panel. It also alarms at the same values. The only difference I've noted is that the touch panel will flash the specific sensor in an alarm condition. Vdash only alarms and you have to look to see which condition is causing the alarm. During normal operation, vDash can create a log file of all the monitored values for analysis using Excel.
To attach the Chetco Ethernet Interface, you remove the USB interface and flip a switch inside the SeaGaugeRemote to change the interface to serial. vDash now works anywhere over Ethernet. But it won't flash program changes. I think Chetco is working on the ability to program via the Ethernet interface making minor program adjustments far easier. There is a web server interface built into the firmware of the Ethernet interface. You use this to program the TCP/IP configuration and can also access instrumentation values. Programming IP configuration is easy, but the HTML interface to instrumentation values is very basic. It can be customized if you wish to write HTML code.
Of significant interest perhaps for many readers, but not something I can address since I did not implement it, is the NMEA 2000 capabilities of the system (discussed on Panbo here). You can interface NMEA 2000 data sources and display them on touch panels or access them on the Ethernet network. There is also a SeaSwitch module that attaches to the SeaGaugeRemote to use the touch panel displays or PC to switch on or off anything from bilge pumps to nav lights. I think one neat use would be to start and stop a generator. So there are many potential applications for this hardware, engine monitoring only really scratches the surface of the possibilities.
This is not an out-of-the-box solution to anything. It requires customization to meet your specific requirements. The programming interface is crude, but effective. Engineering types will love it. Less technically minded end users will want to hire a geek to install it. It needs an "end user" application where small things like alarm values can be changed without access to changing the base configuration.
During the course of the installation, I received great support from Joe Burke at Chetco. I had a failure of the 5 volt power supply integrated in the v-GaugeRemote that powers the Ethernet interface. Joe had a replacement board in the mail the same day. The custom calibration tables needed for my existing VDO senders was created and emailed in a couple of hours.
We've traveled from St. Petersburg to Staniel Cay in the Bahamas over the last month, about 100 hours of operation and are satisfied with the application. On longer passages, it's great to know that if an engine parameter starts to vary, the monitoring system will let us know without having to watch the gauges constantly. Who does that at 1am anyway? The elbow/raw water sender alarmed one time, but by the time I got to the engine room, the elbow was cooling down and quickly resumed normal temperature. I think a chunk of seaweed got caught in the thru-hull, but eventually got sucked into the strainer where it should be. We've had this problem before, where it did not clear itself, which was one of the primary reasons we installed this system.
Finally, what is that big monitor at your lower helm and how is it working out?
In round numbers, just south of 2K for all the parts and pieces. Installation time so far about 2 days. You can lower the cost by about half if you eliminate the touch screen display and ethernet interface. All you must have is the vDash and vGaugeRemote connected by USB (or serial for longer distances).
There are other graphic options available. I used this one because I could get all sensors displayed on one screen. I intend to tinker with this when I have more time. I'm still deciding where to mount the touchscreen panel. The original thought was the engine room, but now I'm leaning to pulling out the old inoperative Magellan GPS in the overhead and putting it there.
That big monitor is an Acer B273HU. Underway it's the lower station chart plotter, at anchor, it's the TV. Connects to a laptop (HD Homerun) and a Sony PS3 for DVDs. It was chosen largely based on the specs for brightness. So far it's worked out very well.
Is it possible to customize the display? It would be interesting to see an application for a twin engine display like yours where Port and Stbd instruments (like temps, etc) are displayed side by side and with the normal operating condition "needle" pointing horizontily at each other so you can see immeditely if something is out of normal. I've seen this done on aircraft, but not on boats as yet. Sure woudl be easier than rewiring an existing panel.
There are several different graphic options for the indications and the customization allows them to be placed anywhere. So you could create a screen where the values were compared at a glance. There is no current provision to "mark" a normal operating range.
As I installed it, its more like the modern turbine aircraft that alarm when an engine is out of normal parameters, and the condition causing the alarm flashes. This reduces the need to spend time manually monitoring engine parameters. I don't think it eliminates the need to run down to the engine room every hour or two to see what's going on.
Hi Bob greetings from the Fl Keys. Just a comment on Reds question. Yes users can define the needle positions to show consistancy in gauge readings. If users want all needles pointing at a 45deg angle or any other angle when operating at normal temps or pressures it is possible for us to do.
Our system is so flexible and we make improvements everyday that there are features we have not listed or can not list until next printing.
Thanks for the feedback on our products, enjoy and be safe. Many new product features are listed on the http://www.digitalmarinegauges.com page.


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Women's Tales from Wall Street
Are male and female analysts evaluated on the basis of different criteria?
Since the 1980s, women have outnumbered men among college graduates in OECD countries. Today, in the United States, even in law and medical schools, women account for about half of the class. Since 2010, women have been the majority of the U.S. workforce. Judging from these trends, women's advancement in education, labor participation, and economic empowerment is one of the past few decades' most significant social changes.
But this progress hides some stubborn facts. In particular, the ranks of women business leaders remain woefully thin, and women still face a glass ceiling in the corporate world.
Thin at the top
Just look at the statistics for the "C-suite"—top corporate jobs such as chief executive officer (CEO), chief operating officer (COO), and chief financial officer (CFO). In 2011, only 8 percent of CFOs and 1.5 percent of CEOs of large U.S. corporations were women, compared with 3 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively, in 1994. Yes, this is a huge increase over that period. But the percentages have not increased much over the past five years, and the low absolute figures contrast sharply with women's advancement in education and labor force participation.
The stubbornly low female presence in the C-suite reflects women's broader lack of progress in business. Even though women pulled ahead of men in entering medicine and law, female enrollment in master of business administration (MBA) programs has been stagnant: it has hovered around 35 percent for more than a decade and shows no sign of increasing. According to industry-matched compensation data compiled by Bloomberg Businessweek, female MBA graduates earned a smaller percentage of their male counterparts' salary in 2012 than in 2002. Women lost ground on pay in 8 of the 11 most popular industries: the average pay gap widened from just under 3 percent to almost 7 percent over the decade (Damast, 2013).
There are many explanations for gender differentials in the business world. The wage gap reflects in part the different types of jobs men and women do, even in the same industry: client-based work involving travel versus office-bound back-end work, for example. But the glaring difference between the number of women who graduate from college (and business school) and the number who eventually make it to the top of the business world reveals the glass ceiling women still face: women are promoted far less frequently than their male classmates.
Why is the business world still unfriendly to females, even after decades of promoting gender—and other forms of—diversity? Part of the answer lies in work-life balance and female attrition in the corporate world. Many promising young women quit work when they start to have children, and a large number find it difficult to regain the same position and momentum if and when they return. Some argue that women are not aggressive enough in self-promotion. Lois Frankel writes that "nice girls don't get the corner office" because they don't ask (Frankel, 2010). Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, argues that women don't "sit at the table" enough and don't raise their hands enough (Sandberg, 2010).
Frankel, Sandberg, and other powerful women argue their positions with eloquence. But these views implicitly suggest that women themselves are at least partly to blame for the problem: choices women make to drop out of the workforce or not seeking promotions have negative consequences for their career path—hence, the observed glass ceiling.
Patterns on Wall Street
But there might be another factor that has nothing to do with women's choices. It simply reflects the fact that women and men are evaluated—and promoted—by different criteria. I myself was surprised by this finding, after examining how stock analysts are evaluated and promoted on Wall Street.
Wall Street is a fascinating place to study gender and performance evaluation. First, although it is legendarily male dominated, after decades of promotion of gender diversity, women account for close to 20 percent of Wall Street analysts—a proportion much higher than the female presence in the corporate C-suite. Second, Wall Street is notoriously clubby. Thus, "who you know," or your social network, can make a big difference in performance and career outcomes. Third, Wall Street is highly competitive. The difference between success and failure is the difference between making millions of dollars and losing one's job.
With the help of my doctoral student, Sterling Huang, I examined male and female analysts' performance—how accurately they forecast companies' earnings and made stock recommendations—and their career outcomes. On Wall Street, one ultimate success indicator—and therefore the career outcome measure we looked at—is the "all-star" status awarded by the influential Institutional Investor magazine based on an annual survey of thousands of investment managers who are asked to vote for the best analysts of the year. The resulting all-star list has a huge influence on analyst pay: winners of the title, on average, make about three times what nonwinners do.
We were particularly interested in whether and how analysts' "connectedness" influences their career outcomes. We measured connectedness by whether analysts have an alumni tie to at least one director or senior officer of each company they cover. We found a number of interesting patterns in our sample of thousands of analysts spanning 17 years (1993–2009).
Female analysts are, on average, better educated than their male colleagues, at least as measured by the number with Ivy League degrees. Nearly 35 percent of the female population are Ivy Leaguers, compared with 25 percent of men. This figure is consistent with the idea that only the most competitive female graduates enter the Wall Street labor market.
Female analysts, on average, tend to cover slightly fewer firms than men. This is perhaps a reflection of the challenges for women in maintaining work-life balance.
Surprisingly, female analysts are, on average, just as connected as their male colleagues: they share a school tie with a senior officer or board member in about 25 percent of the firms they cover.
Finally, there is no overall gender bias in the odds of becoming an all-star analyst: women account for about 12 percent of the overall analyst sample and about 14 percent of the all-star sample. Not only is this good news because it indicates gender equality, but to economists it also means that the two samples are similar enough to yield meaningful inferences.
Different criteria
But this is where the symmetry ends. When we examine analysts' connectedness and its impact on their career advancement—that is, whether they are voted all-stars—we find an intriguing asymmetry.
For women, we find that performance forecast accuracy is important: making inaccurate forecasts hurts a female analyst's chance of being voted an all-star. We also find that Ivy League degrees and years of experience matter, and both contribute positively to the odds of being voted an all-star. After accounting for these factors, however, connections, per se, do not matter for female analysts.
For men, however, we find almost the opposite. Connectedness remains one of the strongest factors that enhance men's odds of being voted an all-star, even after accounting for forecast accuracy and Ivy League attendance. In fact, the latter two factors have no significant impact on men's odds of being voted an all-star.
The interesting thing about our finding is the asymmetry in the factors influencing men's versus women's likelihood of being voted an all-star. For women, forecast accuracy and education mattered. For men, neither was very important; rather, connections mattered. Interestingly, this is not an "Ivy League effect." If it were, women would have the upper hand: in our sample, more of them attend Ivy League schools than do men. Our results show that for women it is performance or demonstrated competence (proxied by high educational achievement) that matters, while for men it is soft information, such as their connections.
I am not a feminist nor an expert on gender issues. I stumbled on these findings virtually by accident as a result of my curiosity as a financial economist. But they have helped me understand a number of patterns.
For example, while 14 percent of Wall Street all-stars are women, virtually none of the top bosses in any of the big firms are. Where did all the highly educated, highly connected, and high-potential women go? They largely remain in analytical roles rather than being promoted into general management, which entails subjective evaluations.
There is slow progress, even in the C-suite. A recent Bloomberg article reported that in 2012, the number of women CFOs at Standard and Poor's 500 companies increased 35 percent, from 40 to 54, to a record high of 10.8 percent.
But moving to the top remains difficult. The proportion of women CEOs remained at 4 percent in 2012, also a record but one that has not changed for five years. The asymmetry in women's success at breaking these two C-suite glass ceilings is telling: it is far easier for women to demonstrate technical and measurable skills than to overcome potential bias in subjective qualitative evaluations. ■
Lily Fang is an Associate Professor of Finance at INSEAD.
Damast, Alison, 2013, "MBA Gender Pay Gap: An Industry Breakdown," Bloomberg Businessweek, January 7.
Frankel, Lois, 2010, Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office; (New York: Warner Business Books).
Sandberg, Sheryl, 2010, "Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders," TED Talk, December.
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Two tacos made the traditional way. Two soft-grilled corn tortillas folded together and filled with our delicious fried pork, guacamole and salsa fresca. Served with rice and beans.
Two grilled corn tortillas folded together and filled with carne asada and salsa fresca. Served with rice and beans.
Two soft tacos filled with grilled, succulent shrimp and fresh avocado slices. Served with rice and ranch style beans.
Tender fish served between two soft grilled tortillas topped with cabbage and our chipotle sauce. Served with vegetables and ranch style beans.
Two soft tacos made with tender grilled chicken breast, lettuce and cheese. Served with rice and ranch style beans.
Two soft tacos stuffed with tender grilled lobster, creamy chipotle sauce, fresh cabbage and salsa fresca. Served with rice and ranch style beans.


With a trip to Spain on the horizon, Sam Roscoe is joined by Simon Mullock - City fan and journalist with the Sunday Mirror - and Pol Gustems, a Barcelona supporter who covers MCFC for Catalunya Radio. They discuss the upcoming fixtures against Burnley and Barcelona, while David Mooney investigates why City fans don't seem to have fallen for the Champions League. Andy Morrison also gives us his thoughts on the departure of Matija Nastasic.


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Prof. Jack Dongarra
University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and University of Manchester, USA
Jack Dongarra holds an appointment at the University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the University of Manchester. He specializes in numerical algorithms in linear algebra, parallel computing, use of advanced-computer architectures, programming methodology, and tools for parallel computers. He was awarded the IEEE Sid Fernbach Award in 2004 and in 2008 he was the recipient of the first IEEE Medal of Excellence in Scalable Computing; in 2010 he was the first recipient of the SIAM Special Interest Group on Supercomputing's award for Career Achievement. He is a Fellow of the AAAS, ACM, IEEE, and SIAM and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Prof. Michael Resch
University of Stuttgart, Germany. Director of the HPC Center Stuttgart, Director of the Institute for HPC, Full professorship for HPC, Dean of the faculty for Energy- Process- and Biotechnology
The focus of research of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Hon. Prof. Michael M. Resch is currently on the application of supercomputers in engineering and industrial research as well as the scientific theory of simulation. He is leading projects in the fields of High Performance Computing, Cloud computing, visualization, scalable parallel algorithms, and philosophy of simulation. At the center of his research is the applicability of mathematical methods and computer science to real world problems.
Prof. Resch has a more than 25 year track record in high performance computing. In 2007 his activities in supercomputing were honored by an invitation to be an invited plenary keynote speaker at SC'07 in Reno, USA - the most important supercomputing conference worldwide. He was winner of the HPC Challenge in 2003 at SC'03 at Phoenix, USA and leader of the group that won the US NSF award for real distributed supercomputing in 1999.
Prof. Resch is a Principal Investigator (PI) in the national cluster of excellence for "Simulation Technology (SimTech)" funded by the German DFG as part of the German Initiative for Excellence in Research. As a PI, Prof. Resch takes responsibility for the research area on "Hybrid High-Performance Computing Systems and Simulation Software Engineering". Within the cluster of excellence Prof. Resch collaborates intensively with sociologists and philosopher on the foundations of simulation and their impact in society and politics.
Prof. Yutaka Ishikawa
RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Japan
Yutaka Ishikawa is in charge of developing the post-K supercomputer at RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Japan. From 1987 to 2001, he was a member of AIST (former Electrotechnical Laboratory), METI. From 1993 to 2001, he was the chief of Parallel and Distributed System Software Laboratory at Real World Computing Partnership. He led the development of cluster system software called SCore, which was used in several large PC cluster systems around 2004. From 2002 to 2014, he was a professor at the University Tokyo. From 2011 to 2014, he was the director of Information Technology Center at University of Tokyo, a supercomputer center for academic and industrial users.
Prof. Evgeny Tyrtyshnikov
Dr.Sc., Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a professor at the Faculty of Computer Science at the Moscow State University, Russia
Evgeny Tyrtyshnikov graduated from the faculty MSU CMC (1977). Has been working at Moscow State University since 2004. He defended the thesis "Matrices of the Toeplitz type and their applications" for the degree of Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (1990). Was awarded the title of Professor (1996), Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2006), Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2016). Author of 12 books and more than 130 scientific articles. Research interests: linear algebra and its applications, asymptotic analysis of matrix spectra, integral equations of mathematical physics, computational methods.
Dr. Reza Sadeghi
CSO, BIOVIA, Dassault Systemes, USA
Reza has 20 plus years of experience in executive management, strategic planning, portfolio management, mergers and acquisitions, and a deep knowledge of the technical software industry. He has provided vision and leadership to enterprises in a wide range of industries across the world. Reza lives in La Jolla, CA. He has held executive positions at Marc Analysis Research, MSC Software, Accelrys and now at Dassault Systems.
As CTO of MSC Software he was responsible for the entire product portfolio, product management and the company's development organization working in US, Europe and Asia building and delivering technical software systems for a number of fortune 500 companies.
Reza has over 15 years of teaching graduate level courses in applied mechanics and engineering. He has served on a number of advisory boards and councils, among them US DOE and The Council for Competitiveness.
Prof. Vladimir Gerdt
Head of Computer Algebra Research Group, Laboratory of Information Technologies (LIT) Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Russia
Research Interests: Computer Algebra, Symbolic and Algebraic Computation, Algebraic Analysis of Nonlinear Differential Equations, Solving Polynomial Equations, Design, Analysis and Implementation of (Algebraic) Algorithms, Computer Algebra Application to Mathematics and Physics, Quantum Computing, Adaptation to High-Performance and Exaflops Computing.
Current Research: Involutive methods and algorithms applied to systems of polynomial and differential equations; computer-algebraic methods in simulation of quantum computation.
Prof. Hiroaki Kobayashi
Professor of Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan
Hiroaki Kobayashi received his Ph.D in Information Engineering from Tohoku University in 1988. Since then, he has been a faculty member of School of Engineering and Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University. His research interests are in high-performance, low-power processor architectures, 3D chip architectures, parallel and distributed computing, supercomputing systems and their applications. He was Visiting Associate Professor of Stanford University in 1995, 1997, and 2000 to work with Professor Michael J. Flynn on low-power processor design. In 2008-2016, he was Director of Cyberscience Center of Tohoku University, which is one of 7 national supercomputer centers in Japan. He has been involved in many supercomputing projects such as "feasible study of a future HPC system for memory-intensive applications," which was conducted under the national program for exascale computing by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. In this project, he has designed a novel vector system with 3D die-stacking technology with NEC.
He is a member of Science Council of Japan. He has been the chair of Organizing Committee of COOL Chips, IEEE Symposium on Low-Power and High-Speed Chips since 2011.
Prof. Sergey Tikhotskiy
RAS corresponding member, Schmidt Institute of the Physics of the Earth RAS, Russia


Trub's Chaos is a lovely original Challenge Map set in space! After Trubstep Industries accidentally blew up planet Earth, Trubtavium Recordsmith VII hand picked a select few to send aboard his fleet of Star Sailors until a new planet is built or found.
On board, guests are provided various trials to pass their time on board. These trials were specially designed and crafted to provide mostly stress and hardly any relief for passengers! So what are you waiting for?! Wake up from cryogenic sleep and get to work!
New challenges are worked on whenever I'm hosting. This will probably be the last map I do on 360.
- Dear God, why the hell did I bother waking up from sleep. This is torture!
- I thought I was doomed after being stranded on Earth, but then I got picked for this fleet and realized I was right!
- The food is nice.
Images so far . . .
The main corridors of the sailor you'll be staying on!
A jumping trial with a twist, every time you make it to the end of the platforms, you are sent back to the beginning and the route becomes trickier. More rounds are added as people get further in the trial.
An old idea I finally followed through with. It's skyblock, but the goal is to craft an Item and Block shop!
This was taken during someone's trial!
I enjoy your maps, not just for the slightly offensive banter... but for the hard working builds you produce. But also, I mostly enjoy the aesthetic. And the stories too, very nicely done.
You've got to have really thin skin to be offended by Trub here.
Whoever said I was offended? I'm usually offending with him.
Somewhat often, usually whenever I have nothing else to do.
So like, all the time?


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NexGen 4x2m Portable Staging Package « Portable Staging NexGen – Manufacturers of Portable Staging for schools, choirs and events.
NexGen is lock free, meaning very limited ongoing maintenance costs. A nice medium sized stage package consisting of (8) 1x1m stage deck platforms in grey carpet finish. The overall height of the platform is 430mm.
The deck is 30mm thick, and exactly 1000mmx1000mm square. Fitted with safety corners as standard. Risers are (10) of the 1000x1000x400mm variety. Available in other heights.
The package would take one person 15 minutes to assemble.
The children love putting up the staging, its very easy to assemble with a little bit of supervision. We use the stage a few times a week and it stands up to the kids jumping around really well. It enabled our kiddies to be visible by all the audience in our small school hall. It quickly stores away in the store cupboard. I would highly recommend this portable stage. Great product and the best price, and we found dealing with Portable Stage a pleasure.
4x2m Staging Package – in Grey Carpet – Using 1x1m square modules – (with step at 200mm) – 400mm high staging platform.
The finished height is 430mm exactly. 400mm riser legs + 30mm Deck platform thickness.