The government's decision to change the benefit rules for mixed age couples will have massive implications for households where one person is over pension age and one under.
Currently couples can claim Pension Credit as long as one partner has reached pension age (65 at the moment, though this is gradually increasing).
However, the Welfare Reform Act that introduced Universal Credit changed the age criteria so that couples will only be able to claim Pension Credit when both have reached pension age. This change was not implemented when the Act was passed in 2012 but the government announced yesterday it will introduce the new rule from 15 May 2019.
The change means that all couples where one person is over 65 should check their benefit entitlement before 15 May. If they are entitled to Pension Credit and claim it before 15th May they won't be affected by the change. But if they try to claim after the deadline they will be too late and will have to claim Universal Credit instead.
It's vitally important any couple who can claim Pension Credit claim it now, and we know that 4 in 10 households who qualify fail to make a claim.
As well as all of the conditions attached to working-age benefits, the amounts available are very different. For working age couples the level of Universal Credit is £114.85 a week, as it has been for the past few years owing to the benefit freeze. In contrast the level of Pension Credit is £255.25 a week (from April 2019), up from a current £248.80.
So for a couple with no other income Pension Credit is worth over £140 a week - £7,280 a year - more than Universal Credit. The key point though is that the effect will last for as long as one of the couple remains under pension age, so if the younger person still has 10 years until they become pension age (i.e. they are now age 56) the total loss would be £72,800.
Finally, as well as Pension Credit, qualifying couples who fail to take up Pension Credit before 15th May will become affected by other working age benefit rules. So they could also be made worse off by the bedroom tax, which pension age claims are exempt from, and from changes to help with Council Tax.
The example below illustrates the effect for a couple in April 2019 where one is over pension age and receives a full state pension (£168.60 a week), they pay rent of £500 a month (in a two bed flat, one of which is considered spare for working age cases) and Band D Council Tax.
As shown, in this case the loss could be £700 a month, or £8,400 a year, and the loss will continue for as many years as there are left until the youngest person reaches pension age.
We think around 50,000 low income couples could gain benefits worth up to £350 million a year.
Like most things benefit related it's never straight forward working out how many people might be impacted by this change but we estimate it could be around 50,000 couples, based on the following two sources.
First, the government said on 29 Jan 2019 an estimated 115,000 couples are in receipt of either Pension Credit or pension-age Housing Benefit where one partner has reached state pension age and the other has not . This number is made up of those claiming Pension Credit only (34,000), Housing Benefit only (25,000) and both Pension Credit and Housing Benefit (55,000).
If 50,000 extra couples were to take-up their entitlement, and they were each around £7,000 a year better off, that would mean an extra £350 million in benefits being paid out this year. And because couples who claim before 15 May are protected, these extra benefits will continue for many years to come.
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NHL NHL San Jose Sharks 2011-2012 54 1 3 4 -5 21 0 0 65 25 10 14:57 0.1
NHL NHL New Jersey Devils 2010-2011 69 0 6 6 -2 48 0 0 109 38 21 18:51 0.1
NHL NHL New Jersey Devils 2009-2010 81 2 10 12 8 46 0 0 143 40 20 20:04 0.1
NHL NHL New Jersey Devils 2008-2009 71 1 17 18 18 46 0 0 126 29 12 19:01 0.3
NHL NHL New Jersey Devils 2007-2008 57 2 8 10 -5 26 0 0 106 24 20 19:40 0.2
NHL NHL New Jersey Devils 2005-2006 73 3 14 17 -2 91 1 0 145 84 31 21:48 0.2
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NHL NHL New Jersey Devils 2001-2002 73 2 3 5 6 133 0 0 0 0 0 20:06 0.1
NHL NHL New Jersey Devils 2000-2001 82 1 19 20 32 155 0 0 0 0 0 19:06 0.2
NHL NHL New Jersey Devils 1999-2000 21 2 1 3 3 40 0 0 0 0 0 14:45 0.1
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NHL NHL San Jose Sharks 2011-2012 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 13:45 0.3
NHL NHL New Jersey Devils 2009-2010 5 1 0 1 -1 8 0 0 14 2 0 18:56 0.2
NHL NHL New Jersey Devils 2007-2008 5 0 0 0 -2 6 0 0 19 0 2 20:27 0
NHL NHL New Jersey Devils 2005-2006 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 16 1 1 17:39 0
NHL NHL New Jersey Devils 2003-2004 5 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 19:40 0
NHL San Jose Sharks 2011-2012 54 33 12 30 0 0 0 0:03 1:37 14:57
NHL New Jersey Devils 2010-2011 69 50 16 0 0 0 0 0:03 2:47 18:51
NHL New Jersey Devils 2003-2004 75 61 0 33 0 0 0 1:02 2:28 21:02
NHL New Jersey Devils 2000-2001 82 114 0 9 0 0 0 0:48 2:04 19:06
NHL San Jose Sharks 2011-2012 3 1 1 1000 0 0 0 0:03 1:39 13:45
NHL New Jersey Devils 2009-2010 5 1 1 1000 0 0 0 0:52 3:45 18:56
NHL New Jersey Devils 2008-2009 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0:06 3:53 19:46
NHL New Jersey Devils 2002-2003 24 21 0 0 0 0 0 0:46 1:50 22:02
NHL 2011-2012 50 50 81 81 72 59 57 60 0 54 54 65 87 67 64 64
NHL 2000-2001 100 73 68 77 81 72 68 90 0 65 52 50 53 91 81 72
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 Полтавец, Сергей Анатольевич (род. 1973) — советский, украинский и российский футболист, тренер.
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Q: How to send function keypress (F1..F12) to a console app in .NET I am writing a windowed .NET app in C#, which runs a third party console application via the Process class, as hidden as possible (CreateNoWindow, RedirectStandardOutput, etc.).
I've redirected it's StandardInput, so I can write whatever string I want, but not function keys or other type of special keys, as they don't have a character representation. As for me, I have to send keys F1 to F4 to the console app. The solutions I've found are for windowed app (PostMessage, SendMessage).
How can I do this for my console application?
Is there anything to do with the Handle of the Process?

A: You can't.  Function keys cannot work with stdin, an app has to call ReadConsoleInput() to be able to detect them.  That no longer works when you start the process without a console window.

A: Sendkeys.SendWait may solve your problem.

A: Does SendKeys work ("{F1}")? (the console will have to be active, though).

A: This isn't directly an answer to your question, but have you considered using MSMQ?
If your windowed application can receive those key-presses, it could pass that fact on to your console application using MSMQ. You may not have to actually pass the key-press, just the the fact that they were pressed.
I have found this techrepublic article helpful in getting the basics of MSMQ working.

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"Dyspnea" refers to the awareness of breathing discomfort that is typically experienced during physical activity in health and across a broad spectrum of disease. In various patient populations, dyspnea is a significant independent predictor of hospitalization, disability and death; and contributes significantly to exercise intolerance and an impaired health-related quality-of-life. Nevertheless, the causes of dyspnea remain poorly understood. As a result, dyspnea is often a difficult symptom for health care providers to manage and treat. Therefore, the general aim of this research program is to advance our understanding of the mechanisms of activity-related dyspnea. Studies will be performed in healthy, young adults to test the hypothesis that the intensity, quality and unpleasantness of dyspnea is determined by the interaction between an increased drive to breathe and the ability of the respiratory system to meet this demand. Detailed physiological and perceptual responses to strenuous exercise performed on a stationary bicycle will be examined and compared under experimental conditions designed to increase the drive to breath, disturb the response of the respiratory system or both in combination. Additional studies will seek to (i) isolate the role of nerves located in the lungs, airways and breathing muscles and (ii) clarify the role of the central nervous system in shaping the expression of activity-related dyspnea. The results of these studies will provide valuable insight into the mechanisms of exertional dyspnea in health and disease. This information is critical if we are to develop, refine and implement more effective interventions to relieve dyspnea in various patient populations.


Book/Printed Material Etiquette of social life in Washington.
Etiquette of social life in Washington.
Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1881.
- Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site, on the Internet Archive Web site, and on microfilm (Microfilm 44125).
Pages 5-12: music. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site, on the Internet Archive Web site, and on microfilm (Microfilm 44125).
Dahlgren, Madeleine Vinton. Etiquette of social life in Washington . Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1881. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/06028032/.
Dahlgren, M. V. (1881) Etiquette of social life in Washington . Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/06028032/.
Dahlgren, Madeleine Vinton. Etiquette of social life in Washington . Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1881. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/06028032/>.
Etiquette of social life in Washington, Also available in digital form.
Etiquette of social life in Washington. Pages 5-12: music. Also available in digital form.
Etiquette of society at the national capital. Also available in digital form.


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Once again, I have tried to find examples of as many bookjackets illustratred by my father as I can, but a lot of these have been redesigned over the years, or are now out of print. As a result, I have been searching the Internet and eBay for any copies still available, and the following are those I have managed to find. However, if anyone out there has anything else (the credit to the illustrator is generally inside the front cover), please let me know!
These are followed by three bookjackets for titles by Desmond Bagley. I particularly like the first one, which I thought was a very imaginative combination of a human skull and opium poppy head - Dad was rather pleased to have come up with the idea too!
My thanks to Ken Hatherley for contacting me via the website to see whether I would be interested in buying the original artwork for the cover of this book... needless to say, I was! He kindly also supplied a copy of the book jacket, which we noticed was slightly different from the original, but Ken (who designed the book jacket) seems to remember that Dad submitted both illustrations, and only one was chosen.


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My primary field of study is postcolonial and transnational literatures, with an emphasis on contemporary African fiction. My dissertation, I graduated from Barnard College in May of 2003. A few weeks later, I left for Kenya with the Peace Corps, where I spent two years teaching Public Health and HIV education at a small orphans' center a few hours from the Ugandan border. During that time, I began learning Swahili and first encountered the literary magazine that later became the focus of my dissertation. Once I returned home, I worked as a teacher's aide, a cashier at a bookstore, a freelance reporter, a nanny, and a research coordinator at Mass General Hospital before enrolling in the PhD program in English at Harvard in the fall of 2007.
My primary field of study is postcolonial and transnational literatures, with an emphasis on contemporary African fiction. My dissertation, "Dodging the Language Question: English, Politics, and the Life of a Kenyan Literary Magazine," investigates the artistic and linguistic strategies employed by the literary magazine Kwani? during a period of intense social and political upheaval. Since I've been at Harvard, I've been lucky enough not only to be able to return to Nairobi to continue my research, but to invite the editor of Kwani? to campus to speak before an enthusiastic gathering of undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. Last summer, I also received a grant to travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where I volunteered at the Salaam Kivu International Film Festival and met a wide range of talented artists from from all over eastern and central Africa. One of the most rewarding opportunities I've had during my time here has been working as a research assistant for Caroline Elkins when she served as an expert witness on behalf of Mau Mau veterans who are suing the British government because of atrocities committed during the colonial period. You can read more about that fascinating subject here and here.
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When my dad was 10 years old he had a small cat. One particular evening when the entire household was asleep, my dad awoke to the cat crying loudly. He got up and investigated. Smoke billowed into the house…it was on fire! My dad sprang into action and got everyone out safely just minutes before the house went up in smoke! If not for the cat hero, my dad would have perished in the fire.
Around the same time a few days later, my dad had left his cat in a spot where he and the cat often played. After work one day, some of my dad's work mates finished work and stopped at the house to help my dad salvage what was left from the fire. Awhile after they left, my dad discovered that a car had backed out of the yard and had run over his dear cat. It was a very sad day and it was a day he would never forget.
Even as the years went on and my dad joined the Army, he continued to love cats. He eventually became a Sniper and his nickname was Black Cat because he had the ability to sneak up on people and remain undetected. After his time in the service, he returned home and then I came into the world shortly after.
As I grew up, my dad often drilled me about shooting guns and proper safety. As the years continued to pass, my dad was getting older. While he was on his death bed he told me stories about his service in the Army, his job as a sniper, his nickname black cat and many other things about life.
I've spent 23 years truck driving. It's a tough job but I love it. Some days are great and others are difficult. I constantly fight sleep because of the long hours on the job. When I was home one day, something caught my eye. There, hiding under a dog house in the yard, was a black kitten. I kept him in the house for awhile and he was always sneaking and peeking around. I named him Sniper in memory of my father.
As for Sniper and I, we drove truck all over the country for one year with never a dull moment. These trips were long haul and I would sometimes get weary on the journey. But I knew that I could count on Sniper to be by my side. If I even remotely looked like I was going to go to sleep, that cat would bite the crap out of me! I'm quite sure that he's saved my life many times and he is my hero. It's crazy to think that if two heroic cats had never come into mine or my dad's life 80 years apart…neither of us would be here to tell the story.
I now have 2 cats, Diesel and Sniper of course. Diesel is the grey one and he is as sweet as he looks. Sniper is a veteran trucker with the enormous responsibility of keeping me awake on our journeys. They're both very loving cats and I'm so glad they're mine.
Previous World's Biggest Cat?…Meet Samson!
All three of them are so lucky to have each other. Especially the long haulers.


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Василь Сергійович Степанов (; нар. ) — російський актор, виконавець головної ролі Максима Каммерера в кінематографічній дилогії «Населений острів».

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Василь Степанов народився 14 січня 1986 року в Москві. Батько Василя родом із Смоленської області, села Крупениха, за професією міліціонер, мати — касир-продавець, раніше вчителька. Є молодший брат Максим.

У дитинстві часто проводив канікули в селі, у бабусі. Був, за власними словами, «задиракою, важкою дитиною». Закінчив технікум фізичної культури і спорту, отримавши спеціальність викладача, незважаючи на це Василь є курцем із стажем. Під час навчання займався рукопашним боєм, є кандидатом в майстри спорту.

Після технікуму вступив до юридичного інституту, але, недовго провчившись, пішов з нього. Працював барменом. Знявся в рекламному ролику «Я вибираю службу за контрактом», що агітує за контрактну службу в армії, попри те, що в армії Василь не служив.

Навчання та початок кар'єри
За порадою друзів, вирішив спробувати свої сили, вступивши на курси акторської майстерності при ВДІК. Вступав до декілька театральних вузів, у тому числі і у ВДІК. Закінчив Щукінське театральне училище, учень Владимира Поглазова. На одному з прослуховувань познайомився з Павлом Каплевичем, кастингом «Населеного острова», що займався. Федір Бондарчук оцінив зовнішність Степанова і затвердив його на роль Максима Каммерера. Для зйомок у фільмі Василь брав академічну відпустку, починав вчитися він на курсі Р. Ю. Овчиннікова.

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Василь Степанов не натуральний блондин, перше фарбування волосся було зроблено актором спеціально для зйомок у фільмі «Населений острів».

Інші проєкти
У серпні 2009 року Василь Степанов став обличчям проекту «Влечение» — роману, випущеного видавництвом «Эксмо». У 2011 році був таким, що веде музично-розважальної програми «Давно не бачилися»! на каналі «ТБ Центр».

Театральні роботи
27 березня і 16 квітня 2011 року — «Вероніка вирішує померти» по Пауло Коельйо, Театр Юрія Васильєва; у ролі — Едуарда (складна роль німого шизофреніка).

Фільмографія
 2008 — «Населений острів: Фільм перший» — Максим Каммерер
 2009 — «Населений острів: Сутичка» — Максим Каммерер
 2011 — «Страховий випадок» — Артем
 2011 — «Поцілуй Сократа» — Костя
 2013 — « Околофутбола» — диктор

Цікаві факти
 На момент зйомок фільму «Населений острів» актор гаркавив, тому Максима Каммерера озвучив Максим Матвєєв.

Примітки

Посилання
 «О Василии Степанове» на сайте massaraksh.com

 Интервью Василия Степанова журналу «Sex And The City»
 Интервью Василия Степанова журналу «Ваш досуг»
 СПЕКТАКЛЬ «ВЕРОНИКА РЕШАЕТ УМЕРЕТЬ».
 ГАСТРОЛИ ТЕАТРА ЮРИЯ ВАСИЛЬЕВА В САМАРЕ
 «Засветись! Стань заметен на дороге» проходит «Звёздная неделя»

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•Demand for iron ore has been very robust this year but more importantly there has been the collapse in Chinese ore production in response to industry reforms as well as a soft patch in imports. The more rigorous implementation of environmental policies has hit iron ore miners hard.
•Chinese steel industry reforms boosted the remaining steel mill margins thus supporting higher input prices.
•The focus on improving efficiencies has increase the demand, and the premium, for higher grades of iron ore while domestic ore prices are supported by the collapse in supply and the rising cost of production.
•Our forecasts for flat Chinese steel production in 2019, and a modest lift in ore imports, drive our forecast for modest price correction in iron ore prices. However, the discount for 58%fe is likely to remain around 40%.
Demand for steel has fared better than expected but it is not the start of a new cyclical upswing.
The demand for steel grew robustly in the first half of 2018 despite the Chinese governments best attempts to de-leverage the economy. Apparent Chinese steel consumption is up 8%yr in the first half of year but it is closer to 4% if you take into account the impact of the closure illegal Electric Induction Furnaces (EIFs) . Property has been a key driver of this, which has been reflected in the robust lift in rebar prices, but we believe this reflects a cyclical restocking of property rather than a new structural upswing in property investment.
Chinese structural reforms are having a significant impact on steel production.
Through the first half of 2017 highly polluting, inefficient and illegal EIFs were closed on a broad scale. Wood Mackenzie estimates that around 49mt of steel produced in 2017, as measured by the official data, was replacement for lost illegal EIF production (that is not measured in the data). In 2017 Chinese steel production officially increased by 35mt suggesting that without the closure of the EIFs reported steel production would have fallen. The pace of closures is far less significant in 2018 but nevertheless, it is estimated that by end 2020 some 120mt of steel capacity will be lost due to the closure of illegal EIFs.
The loss of output from EIFs, in a relatively tight market, boosted the profitability of Chinese steel mills more broadly. So despite rising input prices, Chinese ferrous metal smelting/pressing margins have improved back to levels not seen since 2007. Chinese steel prices may have flattened but they still hold sound levels and remain supportive for the price of inputs into steel production.
The changes to environmental policy, and its impact on smaller less efficient steel mills, is apparent when you look at the share of loss making steel firms. Despite firm steel prices and a reported surge in steel mills' average margin (from ~2% in 2016 to an average of ~6% so far this year) the share of loss making firms has jumped to 34% in June (from a recent low of 21% in September 2016). In the past it has taken a collapse in steel prices to drive such a surge in loss making firms. That this surge in loss making at a time of firm steel prices suggests other factors are at play, in this case both the environmental and financial constraints being placed on the smaller companies as the administration implements industry reform.
Chinese steel mills have also turned to higher grades of inputs to improve efficiencies and reduce emissions. You can get more steel out of a blast furnace, without increasing the total volume of inputs, by using higher grades of inputs. This focus on the quality is behind the significant lift spreads for the higher grades iron ore (and met for more met coal see "Structural Reforms Are Boosting Met Coal Prices"). Compared to the 62%fe benchmark the 58%fe discount has fallen to 40% as Chinese steel mills focus on higher grades of ore to improve efficiencies and lower costs.
There is also another factor at play here – that due to tight supply conditions the price for domestic inputs for Chinese steel mills remains elevated compared to the price of imported coal and iron ore. As many of the smaller mills rely on domestic input due to their distance from the coast, the closure of Chinese mines has supported the price of domestic coal and iron ore relative to the price of imports. This burden would fall disproportionately on the smaller less efficient inland steel mines and would also help to explain the jump in loss making firms despite the industry wide improvement in margins.
Environmental and financial reforms crushed Chinese ore production while significantly lifting the grade premium.
China typically mines lower grade ore of <20%fe which is then beneficiated (refined) up to 60% to 66%fe. Chinese iron ore production hit 268mt in 2017 which is estimated to have been equivalent to 193mt of 62%fe (around 10% of the global iron ore supply). But so far this year, the official data suggest that Chinese ore production is down more than 45% in the year to June. Heibi is China's most significant ore producing province and it had to bear the brunt of the tighter environmental policy and its output is down by ~60%. However, in a recent report UBS noted that while the raw output may be down ~40% they estimate that output on a 62%fe basis is broadly stable which implies a substantive lift in the grade of ore produced. Given that if you take the official data on imports and Chinese production at face value it would suggest there has been a significant decline is 62%fe supply in Chinese (of circa –10% year to July) this lift in quality holding up Chinese fe supply would help explain why there has not been a much larger surge in Chinese ore prices.
The new environmental policies have significantly increased operating costs for Chinese miners. As the chart over highlights, despite firm domestic ore prices, the average margin for Chinese iron ore miners has collapsed to a record low of ~2% as operating costs soared. And many of the lower grade and smaller miners, particularly in Hebei but also elsewhere, closed or will soon close because they can't afford to upgrade their facilities to meet new environmental standards. This will limit the ability of Chinese miners to expand production from here and, in fact, could lead to a further contraction in Chinese output in 2019. We should, however, also note that both the contraction in domestic production and rise in domestic mining cost will continue to support the premium for domestic ore unless the closure of steel mills dependent on domestic ore is enough to reduce the demand for domestic ore offsetting the loss in domestic ore supply.
Imports of ore have also underperformed supporting prices particularly the higher grades.
In the year to July, looking though the monthly volatility Chinese imports of iron ore are best described as flat; in the first quarter of 2018 they were down –3%yr. Rising demand for inputs has supported import prices, relative to the domestic prices, even though the share of imports in total iron supply continues to rise. In the past a rising import share indicated a rising supply of imports and was a negative for imported prices. This time the rising share is in response to a collapse in domestic supply and increasing demand for imports so import prices remain well supported. We also note that the patch of weak imports has also seen the start of the long awaited correction in iron ore inventories at Chinese ports but, at this stage, they are still remain elevated compared to both steel production and the imports – that is import coverage is around cyclical highs.
As noted earlier the spreads, that is the discount/premium applied to the lower/higher grades of ore, have widened. This widening has been driven by administration policies to reform the industry, improve efficiencies and lower environmental externalities. As such, these policies are unlikely to be reversed anytime soon so while the discount/premium may narrow a little over time we expected it to be a very gradual and extended process.
The demand side is expected to ease but supply risks may be more supportive of prices than expected.
We are not on the cusp of an upswing in steel demand from here. Yes, the recent easing in liquidity conditions was a positive but this was in response to the risks presented by the trade tensions with the US rather than a fundamental shift in policy. The Chinese administration has signalled its commitment to manage leverage in the economy and we expect this commitment to be sustained through 2018; 2019; and 2020 as the authorities grapple at diffusing the distortionary impact of the largely unregulated shadow banking system. As we have seen, the authorities will react to sudden slowdown. However, we expect them to accept a gradual slowing to a growth somewhat below current market expectations. Westpac is looking for growth to slow to 5.75% in 2020.
Remembering that 2017 steel production was boosted by EIF closures, Westpac is forecasting steel output to increase by ~5% in 2018 then hold flat in 2019 and 2020. The administration's focus on reforming the shadow banking sector will limit credit to SOE and regional administrations put a brake on lift in investment. And as the recent upswing in housing activity is more a cyclical restocking than a new structural upswing in property investment its positive impact is set to fade in 2019.
However, iron ore supply will only expand modestly thought 2019 with further declines in domestic production (–7%) while any recovery in imports will be contained by the major miners laser focus on cost control (imports are forecast to grow less than 10% in 2019). This will be enough to drive a modest correction in ore prices (62%fe to fall from an annual average US$85/t in 2018 to US$69/t in 2019) while the discount for 58%fe to hold around 40% in 2019.
That seems to me a very solid base case very similar to my own. The only change I would make is that I do not expect iron ore to rebound beyond 2019. Indeed, as China inexorably chokes on its bad debts, I reckon it is likely to keep on falling all the way down to $20 at some point as Chinese steel output adjusts much lower and scrap production keeps rising.
The reasoning behind the HCC coking coal price projection would be interesting to read.
There are a heap of contradictions here in this article… firstly, discounts for Chinese domestic iron ore are negligible, and why the author has not separated out magnetite and hematite production (look at grades?), is totally beyond me. The domestic costs of extraction massively higher than Australian hematite. And the mind numbing graph asking why hasn't the discount not extended to domestic production, simply unbelievable! I will not explain why…. but OMG. Magnetite vs hematite grades – where are contracts for delivery based written?????????
Which feeds into the biggest omission is the replacement of lower quality interior mills with newer, larger more efficient mills near the coast relying on seaborne supplies. The numbers above are actually incorrect on this part. Capacity has actually grown, as per output and utilisation rates, wholly driven by these new mills, with massive investment numbers (well documented – see China Beige Book) over the past 18 months.
Which leads to the wrong conclusion that prices have been supported by replacement of capacity. Numerous checks by third parties, including Communist Party Government officials have proven this to be a fiction. And its bloody obvious by utilisation rates, which yes have risen a few percentage points (>70% now) but on the whole are no where near nameplate capacity of many of these new plants. And the math is basically simple, these new plants could never reach current production levels on their own, throw in published utilisation rates (are they factual? Don't know!) and the numbers simply don't add up… there would be a massive drop in output, which is clearly not the case.
Most of all, the article entirely fails to explain why 58% iron ore is at a massive discount, relying on environmental measures, etc. Lets make it abundantly clear, a 40% discount for a 2-3% increase in iron ore grade cannot be structural using current technologies. Its not environmentally driven, because there is no carbon trading scheme, nor any mandate for mills to reach an acceptable emissions guideline. Its this discount that is the critical component if you want to explain the current situation.
Then comes the profitability of these mills, which is simply quite obscene. And the inherent contradiction, if mills are so incredibly profitable, why are mill utilisation rates remain relatively modest?
I am not going to repeat myself, again and again… there is a gorilla in a corner the everyone is ignoring.
You currently have enough iron ore stocks at ports to build (assuming ~60% grade, 90% recovery), to build a continuous line of Eiffel Towers (~7,300t) adjacent to each other from Paris to Budapest in Hungary (~1,500km). Rebar stocks show absolutely no shortage at all, and the biggest sectorial component of Chinese GDP is investment.
The truth is, these material companies (Mac, CRU, etc) without realising it, are writing ill informed conformational bias articles to support their readers (IB's, mining companies) visions of enteral demand growth, via any means.
its a bubble guys. Don't know when it will pop, but one day it will.


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Gong raises another $200M on $2.2B valuation
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For the third time since last February, Gong has raised a significant sum. In February, the company scored $40 million. In December, it grabbed another $65 million, and today it was $200 million on a $2.2 billion valuation. That's a total of $305 million in less than 18 months.
Coatue led today's cash infusion with help from new investors Index Ventures, Salesforce Ventures and Thrive Capital, and existing investors Battery Ventures, NextWorld Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital and Wing Venture Capital. It has now raised a total of $334 million, according to the company.
What is attracting this kind of investor attention? When we spoke to Gong about its Series B round, it had 300 customers. Today it has around 1300, representing substantial growth in that time period. The company reports revenue has grown 2.5x this year alone.
Gong CEO Amit Bendov says his company is trying to create a category they have dubbed "revenue intelligence." As he explains it, today sales data is stored in a CRM database consisting of descriptions of customer interactions as described by the salesperson or CSR. Gong is trying to transform that process by capturing both sides of the interaction, then using artificial intelligence, it transcribes and analyzes those interactions.
Bendov says that the pandemic and economic malaise has created a situation where there is a lot of liquidity in the market and investors have been looking for companies like his to invest some of it.
"There's a lot of liquidity in the market. There are very few investment opportunities. I think the Investment community was waiting a little bit to see how the market shakes out […] and they are betting on companies that could benefit long term from the new normal, and I think we're one of them," Bendov told TechCrunch.
He says that he wasn't looking for money, and in fact still is operating off the Series B investment, but when firms come knocking with checkbooks open and favorable terms, he wasn't about to turn them down. "There are CEOs schools [of thought that] tell you to raise money when you can, not when you need to. It's not very diluted at this kind of valuation and it was a very easy process. […] The whole deal closed in 14 days from term sheet to money in the bank," he said.
Bendov said that taking the money was "pretty much a no-brainer." In fact, he says that the money gives them the freedom to operate and further legitimacy in the marketplace. "It gives us the ability to buy companies, make strategic investment, accelerate plans, and it also, especially since we cater to large enterprise customers, it gives them confidence that this company is here to stay…," he said.
With around 350 employees today, it hopes to add 100 people by the end of the year. Bendov says diversity and inclusion is a "massive priority" for the company. Among the steps they've taken recently is opening a recruiting hub in Atlanta to bring more diverse candidates into the company, working with a company called FlockJay to train and hire underrepresented groups in customer success roles, and in Israel where the company's R&D center is located, helping members of the Arab community with computer science backgrounds to learn interview skills. Some of those folks will end up working for Gong, and some at other places.
While the company has grown remarkably quickly and has shown great promise, Bendov is not thinking ahead to an IPO just yet. He says he wants to grow the company to at least a couple of hundred million dollars in sales and that's two-three years away at this point. He certainly has plenty of cash to operate until then.
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I'm 100% with you. If it's not a stick shift I'm not interested. But what is the problem with a shared platform? Purism? Shared platforms are the way forward. As cars get more and more expensive to produce and people want more and more from their cars, it's just not feasible to develop unique platforms for mass produced cars anymore. I don't see a problem with a shared platform if it means we get a new Z car and is affordable. As long as it has a Nissan engine.
I'd rather have a unique car without auto this and power that. Fricken young people today can't buy a car unless it lets them connect with social media while driving. If it were my dream car, it wouldn't even have a spot for a radio. Now get off my lawn!!!
No one buying a car for sport driving is going to base their decision on the center console screen. That said, manual is a dying breed with no financial justification to stick around sadly. Tiptronic is automatic with paddles. I wish they'd at least try to work the kinks out of sequential gearboxes.
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My wife says, "How come you don't get a NEW car? You can afford any of the ones we saw at the car show that you liked..."
Me: "Not about affordability.... I don't need to own a car that thinks - and often is - smarter than me, no thank you."
After decades of race development, sequential gearboxes have had all "kinks worked out". But that doesn't preclude them from being complex and expensive to produce. After reviewing the options for putting a sequential dogbox into my tubeframe GT car, I was amazed at the cost of the cheapest option. That, and the cost of maintaining one, makes me look longingly at our six-speed manual.
Tubeframe GT car, David? Now my curiousity is piqued-a-chu! Tell us more!
Yes, sure. But I had the impression his problem was sharing platform with other manufacturers, as I'm sure he knows the 350Z shares a platform with other Nissans. Hence why I asked if it was for purism reasons.
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The thing is, sharing a platform doesn't mean it will be all auto. It's not all lost yet. The new Aston Martin Vantage for example will be offered as a stick shift. I thought that for sure it would be paddles only. A new Z car has to be affordable. The Z was always a car for the masses. I wouldn't care if it was a shared platform with another manufacturer. As long as it had a V6, stick shift, hydraulic power steering etc. If the share platform would mean all this would be possible because they would save money, then I'm fine with it.
Maybe Mazda for example is also thinking about bringing the RX7 back and also want it to be a manual shift etc. I wouldn't care if the new Z and the new RX7 would share a platform. Or any other sports car for the matter. Japanese or European.
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Why a V6? With so many optional powertrains producing the same or more power out of different configurations, is there a reason to stick with the V6? Not challenging the venerable V6, just curious.
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Because since the first Z with the 240Z it has been a 6 cyl. Since inline 6s are no longer a thing, a V6 would be fine. Definitely not a turbo 4-pot please.
Because the rumor is that it will be a Mercedes. Mercedes doesn't have any manuals. See also: Supra/Z4... No manual. It definitely won't have hydraulic steering. Almost no other Nissan's do and no Mercedes does. Oh and the shared platform won't save YOU any money, but it will put more in the shareholder's pockets, and I don't give a rat's *** about them.
I had a dream the other night that I - for whatever reason - took the 5.4L engine out of my Benz and put it in my Z. Does that count?
It was so vivid that I went outside and measured it to see if it would fit.
OK, no go? I'm sure that I could make Hamilton or Bottas' AMG F1 engines fit into it. Never mind that the engine would be worth about 70 whole Z cars.
It's true that most Mercedes are boring automatics. Even the great AMG GT. But in a shared platform, just because the Merc counterpart would be automatic, doesn't mean Nissan couldn't stick a manual box in theirs. A shared platform is just that. Look at the Fiat 124 Spider, which shares the MX-5 platform. But it has a Fiat engine and different gearbox. The new Aston Martin Vantage has an AMG engine. But it will be offered as a full manual gearbox too. So there is still hope.
And Mercedes is a great company to collaborate with. They have great tech. Since they already sell a Nissan truck rebadged as a Mercedes here in Europe, it means they are already working together.
Besides if it looks like this and with a 6 speed manual, it's not bad at all!
For those who don't like whatever the new Z might be, they will always have their 350Z and 370Z to keep forever if they wish.
I have to disagree a shared platform won't save us money. It will. If it has an unique or proprietary platform in this day and age it will mean one of two things. Either we will have to pay more for the car or we won't get as much for the money. No way around that these days.
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I live in the real world, not what-if-istan. Shareholders rule, enthusiasts drool. I'll wager $100 right now there will be no clutch pedal in either car. Willing to take that bet?
I totally see where you two are coming from. All I'm saying is, there is still hope. Did you think the new Vantage would have a manual option when you heard of the car? I sure didn't. I was certain it would be paddles only. But yet, Aston will offer it with a 6 speed manual. So you never know. I would think they sell even less manual Astons as they do manual 370Zs.


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Tami Bailey
Tami Bailey, an Affiliate faculty member in the mathematics department, knew from an early age that mathematics was in her future. While she was in the 8th grade, her father was teaching a college-level course, Mathematics for Apprentices, and asked Tami to write one of his tests for him. Though she says the test she wrote was too hard, she has continued as a mathematics educator to this day.
After beginning her college career in mechanical engineering at Grand Rapids Community College, Tami moved to Aquinas and studied mathematics education. At that time, she began teaching geometry, trigonometry and industrial physics at GRCC. Thirteen years ago, Jan Shroyer, who knew Tami from Aquinas, asked Tami if she would like to teach at Grand Valley, and Tami has been teaching mathematics here ever since.
Tami says that Trigonometry is her favorite class to teach because the applications are so enjoyable. She has also enjoyed the remedial Math 097 since teaching it has helped her to understand more clearly the problems that students have with mathematics. Another rewarding experience has been with GVSU's Freshman Academy, in which students with low SAT scores take six-week intensive courses in mathematics and writing the summer before they enter Grand Valley. The growth that students experience in this program, Tami says, is remarkable. Another favorite course because of the challenge she finds in teaching it is Discrete Mathematics.
Besides her enthusiasm for mathematics, Tami brings to her classes a clear dedication to her students and strives to make meaningful connections with them. For instance, when students tell her they are thinking of dropping her course because it is too challenging, Tami encourages them to stay in the course and works to develop their confidence. Students have told her that the faith she has in them makes them want to succeed.
Outside of teaching, Tami spends a lot of time in her backyard, which is about the size of a football field. Besides the swimming pool for cooling off on hot summer days, Tami enjoys gardening in the large vegetable garden, which provides a year-long supply of vegetables, and flower garden with plenty of daises and snapdragons. She also enjoys time with her two grandsons who keep her busy.
Will Dickinson
Will Dickinson's mathematical interests emerged at a young age. As the proud young owner of a Commodore-64 computer, Will wrote a program to add fractions and later developed a strategy for trisecting angles using ruled graph paper. This fascination with geometry continued through his undergraduate degree at Cornell, his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania, and into the present day.
Since coming to Grand Valley six years ago, Will has worked to dramatically redesign two geometry courses so that they better serve the needs of the students. As a part of the Enhancing the Core project, a department-wide effort to make the relevance of mathematics content courses more clear to future teachers, Will designed many new activities, motivated by concepts in the K-12 curriculum, in which students in Euclidean Geometry were led to discover important university-level mathematical ideas. He then continued this theme into his Non-Euclidean Geometry course. The students' response to these innovations has been enthusiastic. Indeed, it is not uncommon to see him walking to class carrying a variety of props, such as a globe, paper towel rolls, and a rather large pink plastic Easter egg.
This year, Will received the Pew Teaching with Technology Award, a university-wide teaching award designed to recognize the innovative and effective use of technology in teaching. In using technology, Will aims to create an environment in which students can explore, discover, and develop their intuition for important mathematical ideas. For instance, Will co-created a program, called Spherical Easel, that allows students to construct geometric figures on the sphere in an intuitive way. This program is now in use at several universities throughout the world.
In addition to his work in the classroom, Will has mentored several students recently in long-term undergraduate research projects both in Grand Valley's Student Summer Scholars program and the department's Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. In this work, Will and his students have conducted research into some questions in spherical geometry, given presentations at national conferences, and published papers describing their results.
Next fall, Will and his family will be living in Ithaca, New York as Will will be on sabbatical from Grand Valley to work at Cornell. More than just returning to his undergraduate institution, Will is also coming back to an area of research, equal circle packing, that interested him earlier in his career.
When not teaching, Will is an avid woodworker and has built many pieces of furniture, including a dining room table, dresser, and entertainment center, and plans to take on other ambitious woodworking projects in the future.
Don VanderJagt
Don VanderJagt will be retiring from the mathematics department after forty-two years of service to Grand Valley. Don has been at Grand Valley longer than the mathematics department has existed, and he provides an interesting connection to the early days of the university and department that will certainly be missed.
After obtaining his bachelor's degree from Hope College, Don promptly set out for graduate school at Florida State University, which was then just starting its Ph.D. program. When his faculty mentor left for another university, Don took a job offer at Central College in Iowa, where Don Lubbers was president and where Don taught for two years. Encouraged by relatives who lived in Muskegon, Don then came to Grand Valley in 1964, one year after the college opened. At that time, there were about 300 students enrolled in the college, there were only two buildings on campus (Lake Michigan and Lake Superior Halls), and Don was one of only two people teaching mathematics. The faculty was not yet grouped into academic departments.
Don has many interesting stories to tell about the early days of Grand Valley. For instance, he recalls how the faculty struggled to find the right balance between maintaining high standards and the desire to experiment with curricular innovations. This caused enrollment at the college to go up and down and there was some talk among government officials of closing the college and turning it into a prison.
Don served as the chair of the mathematics department for 24 years, during which time the department grew tremendously in both faculty and students. One of the most satisfying parts of the job, Don relates, was looking to the future and anticipating what needs would emerge. For instance, under Don's leadership, the department developed courses in information systems, computer science and statistics, which eventually led to the computer science and statistics units within the university.
Besides this service to the university, Don was appointed by the president to be Grand Valley's faculty representative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). One of his responsibilities in this role has been to ensure that coaches are well informed on policies that are applicable to student-athletes.
After coming to Grand Valley, Don earned his Ph.D. from Western Michigan and has maintained an active research program in graph theory throughout his career. So what does a graph theorist do in his retirement? In Don's case, he'll be researching his family tree, a project on which he has worked for over ten years now. Currently, he has placed over three thousand people in his family tree and has found all of his ancestors back to the 1600's and one branch to the 1300's. In addition, Don and his wife Barbara, a retired elementary school teacher, love to travel having visited all 50 states and over 25 countries.
We would like to thank Don for his many years of dedicated service and wish him well as he begins his retirement.


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The Cotswolds is thought to be one of the most charming places in Europe. With it being only a couple of hours away from where I live, I'm a little ashamed that I haven't visited sooner. If you're not familiar with the Cotswolds, it's a hilly, green area full of traditional, picturesque English houses. My boyfriend and I have just returned from spending 4 days in the beautiful place.
We decided to base ourselves in Castle Combe which is known as the prettiest village in England. We were certainly charmed by the 14th century village, it seemed to have popped straight out of a romantic English novel. We stayed a few minutes away from the centre in an adorable cottage which reminded me of the one from the film, 'The Holiday'.
We spent the first day wandering around Castle Combe, taking in all the beauty. There isn't a large amount to do here, it's actually a tiny village but it's simply lovely to walk around. We planned to eat in a pub but when asked if they had any vegetarian dishes, they informed me that there was jacket potato or soup. We decided to buy ingredients to make our own dinner instead and spent the evening sitting by the log fire in our dreamy cottage.
Because of the rain, we decided to save our most anticipated villages and towns for the next day, when the weather looked more promising. Instead we visited Corsham, which was only a 20 minute drive from Castle Combe. It wasn't my favourite destination in the Cotswolds but there is no denying that there were some beautiful buildings there and I fell in love with this lion's eyes.
Next we debated whether it was worth visiting a town another 15 minutes away and in the end we decided to go for it. Bradford on Avon ended up being our favourite place we visited (apart from Castle Combe). It was full of charm, cute cafes and traditional buildings. I loved the view from the main bridge, which conveniently happened to be next to where we parked our car.
We stumbled upon the 'Secret Garden Coffee Shop' and I couldn't resist having a hot chocolate in the adorably decorated coffee shop. We had the upstairs to ourselves and sat by the fire whilst surrounded by little butterflies covering the walls and ceiling.
I loved that the owner had made a guide for visiting Bradford on Avon. He stuck in photos and wrote about places to visit in the town. It was a lovely touch and we then visited most places on the guide. We saw the Saxon Church, gold post box among other things. We walked through quaint streets and entered quirky, unique shops. Something I loved about the Cotswolds is that I never saw any high-street brands once. All shops were independent and selling local goods.
We had lunch in an impressive Victorian tea room called 'The Bridge Tea Rooms'. It serves homemade food from locally sourced organic products and has been voted the UK's top tea place twice. It started as an antique shop before being converted to a tea room in the Victorian Era. it then became a house before later being converted back into a tea room. Long may it remain a tea room! The food was absolutely delicious. I had stuffed mushrooms with garlic bread, salad and chips whilst Mike had a sausage baguette.
We woke up to see the sunrise over Castle Combe.
Before long we were on our way to Bibury (a 50 minute drive) to see the Arlington Row cottages which are the most photographed place in England. They've even featured on the inside sleeve of the UK passport. I felt like I was walking straight into Hobbiton. The advantage of visiting in the winter is that there were a huge difference in the number of tourists. In the summer it looks covered in a sea of crowds whereas we were able to experience it at a quieter time. We didn't spend long in Bibury as we weren't interested in seeing the trout farm but the village was worth visiting just to see the cottages.
Next, we headed to Bourton-on-the-Water (20 minutes from Bibury). This is probably the most touristic town in the Cotswolds and known as the 'Venice of the Cotswolds' due to the water running through it. We visited the Model Village which is a replica of Bourton-on-the-Water. The attention to detail was impressive.
We sauntered through the village, entering little shops along the way. Mike was particularly interested in visiting the Motor Museum where we saw Brum!
Our final day in the Cotswolds started with a short hike around Castle Combe. We walked through squishy mud, icy roads and saw sheep, donkeys and ducks along the way. We ended by walking through the village and up to the Manor House, a 5 star luxury hotel. There's a gate where pedestrians can enter through. Walk up the steps to the right of the Manor House to get a beautiful view of the architecture.
It's worth taking a walk through the gardens surrounding the Manor House too. In the village we stumbled upon a coffee shop which we hadn't noticed before. Apparently they are not allowed to put up many signs so as not to ruin the beauty of the street. Before heading home, we wanted one more visit to Bradford on Avon where we had lunch at an Italian called 'Ravello'. I had a mouth-watering truffle oil risotto.
This looks so, so lovely. Can't find a better word. I'm adding it to my list of places I want to explore!
It was indeed, I'd love to return in the spring and summer too.
OMG how cute does the Cotswolds look! Next time we are home I will definitely book a few days here! would you recommend staying in the village itself or in a hotel further away?
I really loved staying in Castle Combe because we could walk down to and around the village whenever we felt like it. However, if you have a car too it would be cheaper staying further away from the main villages.
I love the Cotswolds! I have only been to Bibury and fell in love with how adorable the village looks like. I'd like to go again and discover other villages too, especially after seeing your photos.
Bibury reminded me of Hobbiton, it was lovely. Yes I'd definitely recommend Castle Combe.
BRUM!!!! Omg. I'm also not that far from the Cotwolds and have never been! After reading this, I will definitely have to go!
I'd definitely recommend it. I can't believe I didn't go sooner. I'd love to visit at different times of year too.
SO PRETTY! I might actually be heading to England for a few days in May and was wanting to get out of London if I make it happen, so perfect timing. The Cotswolds look to charming and pretty! Stashing this as inspiration if I make the trip happen!
So happy you're using it for inspiration 🙂 it's definitely possible as a day trip from London as it's only a couple of hours away.
Ah Ive seen a few posts about this place and every time I think I need to go there! Its so close to where I am in Cardiff that I have absolutely no excuse!! Maybe I'll take my mum for a girly weekend some time!
I'm actually moving really close to the Cotswolds soon so really loved reading this post! Castle Combe looks so charming, hoping I can visit soon. I love small English villages and towns – they just feel so cozy.
Oh lucky! I don't live too far away but I'd love to be closer. I love walking through small English villages too, though I've never been to any as lovely as the Cotswolds before.
OMG Brum really exists! 🙂 I loved to watch it when I was a kid, this post brings back my childhood memories. Besides Brum, Cotswolds looks fantastic!
He even had a Valentine's card made for him by locals! It was so cute.
You took me away from California to this beautiful English village through your words and pictures. I loved reading about the cozy Secret Garden Coffee Shop and how its owner had made a guide for visiting Bradford on Avon.
Oh my goodness, I would LOVE to visit the Cotswolds! I think that little bit of rain and grey just adds to their cozy charm. Sounds like a great place to spend a few days.
The Cotswolds look amazing! I think I might be visiting there next month and I'm so excited!
I would love to visit the Cotswolds, thanks for sharing.
As soon as I saw your first photos and description of the Cotswolds, I thought to myself it reminded my of The Holiday. Then sure enough you said the movie was filmed here! That is one of my favorite movies. The Cotswolds looks so charming!!!! I would love to visit here for a few days.
What a wonderful guide and awesome photos!


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Endometriosis is defined as the presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside uterine cavity. Scar endometriosis being a rare disease is difficult to diagnose. Incisional or scar endometriosis is an even rarer type with an incidence of less than 1%. The quoted episiotomy scar endometriosis incidence is about 0.06-0.07%. Present case is of a 38years old female, married since 15years with one para. She presented with cyclical pain and swelling at episiotomy site. She underwent surgical excision of mass which was suggestive of endometriosis in histopathology.


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Data Scientist Jobs Are Decoding Big Data in Healthcare
Jay Collier	in Analysis, Health Informatics, Maine, Talent Development	| May 12, 2016
Jay Collier in Analysis, Health Informatics, Maine, Talent Development	| May 12, 2016
Big data is changing the way people and companies work and interact. It can provide valuable insights to inform decision-making processes and improve operational efficiency and effectiveness. But as its name suggests, big data can be a big mess…
Today, these data analysts are largely known as data scientists, part of a discipline born from statistics and raised alongside computer science. Members of this new breed of number crunchers have been steadily scooped up by companies like Google, LinkedIn and Facebook, making the data scientist what some have called the sexiest job of the 21st century. And while data scientists and related positions in business intelligence, analytics and informatics are now common in social media and retail businesses, their presence in healthcare is still somewhat nascent…
Megan Landry, is the Program Manager for Health Informatics Programs at the University of New England (UNE) in Southern Maine. She recently helped launch a Master of Science Degree in Informatics at the university. The program focuses on both technical skills like data visualization, analytics, and database design as well as soft skills like project management and leadership training. She said all of the current students have some kind of healthcare background.
The program began taking students this past January and already the employers are calling. "They're pleading," she said, "for employees or interns with experience in healthcare data analytics or some variation." She's been contacted by health IT vendors, government, providers and insurers alike, all looking for the same thing. "Folks that can crunch data and use programs that also have critical thinking and communication skills," she stated…
So what do Landry, Moody and Just suggest someone do if they want to get into the big data field?
First off, all three suggest the person get acquainted with several database and visualization tools, and agree that SQL is the big daddy of big data. "If you can learn SQL, you can learn R, SAS, or Tableau, but it's harder in the reverse," advocated Moody. "When I look at a resume, I'm also looking for someone who has picked up and mastered multiple tools and platforms so that I know they can pick up the next tool that comes along."
And along with a baseline technical background, all suggest those interested in the field get at least some healthcare exposure. "I had a student who worked in office management for a large electronic health record company," described Landry. "He wanted to move over into the clinical side and so he got some training and worked weekends as an ER tech."…
Last we asked Landry, Moody and Just to tell us what was in store for big data in healthcare and what that would mean for future health information technology jobs.
Landry thinks interest in education in the field will continue to grow, and sees more informatics degree, certificate and continuing education programs on the horizon for her university and others. That's good news for Just as he projects big data and analytics will become increasingly competitive. "We'll need to hire the best and brightest to maintain our edge," he admitted. But he also said he's optimistic and feels that while there will be more employers competing for the same job candidates, there will be a corresponding increase in the number of people interested in and qualified for the field. "I see this as a rising tide to lift all boats," he said. "We'll be a better company for it, and we'll have better candidates for it too."
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A lot can happen in seven hours. You can fly from London to New York, binge-watch half a season of Suits, drive from LA to San Francisco (California traffic allowing!) or even simply get a good night's sleep. If all that can happen in seven hours, imagine what can happen in seven days, seven weeks or seven months.
At the recent British Legal Technology Forum, it was highlighted that, on average, a breach in the legal sector takes seven months to be detected. That's seven months before you even realise hackers have had access to your network and data, and potentially still do.
Cyber criminal gangs see the value in the data held and managed by legal firms for their clients – and the legal firms are a softer target than their clients themselves. With this threat landscape, the prevailing view among technology experts, including those here at Vanix, is that it's not a matter of 'if' your legal firm will be compromised, but whether it already has and, if not, when it will be.
While it is vital to ensure your edge security – firewalls, email security and mobile – is effective, top legal firms are now looking beyond this and implementing a security fabric across their entire infrastructure.
A robust and effective perimeter is the first step in building your security fabric. Next gen firewalls, email security, and mobility, wireless and remote solutions are vital in ensuring known threats are kept out of your network. Getting value from your perimeter security is the first step in freeing up budget to spend on your wider security portfolio.
Legal firms are at risk from specific and targeted threats. Ransomware can be used to hold your vital data to ransom and DDoS attacks can bring your entire network down. Having tools in place to protect your network from these targeted threats is the next step in building your security portfolio.
The weakest link in any network security fabric is people. Employees are not only a risk when they click links in emails or connect devices to the network. They also put your infrastructure at risk with 'Shadow IT' – systems and solutions used inside your organisation which have not been sanctioned and deployed by the IT department. Legal firms must have solutions in place to ensure employee behaviour is not putting your clients' data at risk, especially with the prevalence of apps and cloud.
Implement Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) tools to help you detect, prevent and respond to security threats. Real-time analysis of security alerts will allow you to react quickly, and not be in the dark about security incidents for seven months.
Using network heuristics is one of the most advanced ways of protecting your network and infrastructure. These tools learn how your system runs and operates over time, so, when an anomaly occurs on your network, it will pick it up straight away and allow you to mitigate any threats through automated processes.
At Vanix, we are trusted by several top 10 law firms to work with them to build a robust security fabric, ensuring their clients' high value data is protected. With not only your network, but your reputation at risk, can you afford not to talk to our experts about your cyber strategy?
Contact Nick Herne, Vanix's Legal Sector Account Manager, to find out how you can benefit from our vendor agnostic approach and industry-leading SLAs, with guaranteed response times as fast as fifteen minutes. That's a lot more effective than seven months.
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NEW EVENT FOR 11th EDITION OF SELDÉN SAILJUICE WINTER SERIES
Great Britain's most popular winter sailing series is back for its 11th season, with a few subtle upgrades....
The 11th edition of the Seldén SailJuice Winter Series kicks off in a few weeks' time, starting with the Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash on 23 & 24 November 2019. The same seven events are back, along with a new one, the King George Gallop on 26 January 2020.
Enter Now >>> The Seldén SailJuice Winter Series aims to appeal to as many classes as possible, with typically almost 100 different types of boat represented across the season, from fleets as diverse as the traditional Norfolk Punt and National 18 to emerging classes like the Hadron H2 singlehander.
Some fleets choose to use some of the events as their class championships, such as the RS Aero which typically brings up to 50 boats for the concluding event of the season, the Oxford Blue, which has served as the Aero Winter Championships. This November's Draycote Dash, for example, will also be the Inland Nationals for the Hadron H2 fleet.
Over the years the Great Lakes Handicap Group has set its own variation of the standard RYA PY numbers to produce very close competition for pretty much every kind of boat that takes part. The more a class takes part in the Winter Series, the more accurately the Great Lakes handicap can be established for that type of boat. However, nothing is ever set in stone, and the Great Lakes is one of the most dynamic handicapping systems in the world.
Seldén Mast Ltd is back as title sponsor for the second year. Steve Norbury, Seldén's managing director, commented: "We produce masts for the vast majority of dinghy classes in the UK, so it's great to be able to support this series which reaches out to all forms of small-boat racing across the country."
Previous title sponsor, GJW Direct, stays on as media sponsor - helping fund the tireless work of Tim Olin, the photographer who drives up and down the M1 to cover the events and provide some of the most colourful images from the UK dinghy racing scene, bringing light and colour to the gloomiest months of the British year.
The Seldén SailJuice Winter Series offers prizes for a number of special categories, including Youth, Women and Families. With organised youth racing in the UK focused on singlehanded or youth sailing with youth in doublehanders, the Winter Series offers a place for parents and their children to compete side by side. Good examples of this are the regular competitors like RS800 father and daughter duo, Ralph and Sophie Singleton, and father and son team in the Norfolk Punt, Colin and Oly Murray.
Among the special category rankings and prizes are....
Sailing Chandlery top class
Speed Six Speed Challenge
Trident Top club
GJW Direct best improver
Top Youths
All events in the Series are being GPS tracked by SailRacer and also serve as the early season rounds of the 2020 edition of the Great British Sailing Challenge (GBSC)
If previous seasons are to go by, there will be approximately one thousand competitors taking part in up to a hundred different types of boat, ranging in speed from the RS Tera up to the International Moth. The willingness of the Seldén SailJuice Winter Series and the Great Lakes Group - who run the handicap numbers for the Series - to accommodate virtually any kind of sailing dinghy into the competition is very attractive particularly to those fleets that struggle to establish a number on the RYA PY system. Equally, the Series has also proven popular with big fleets like the RS Aero who have the strength in numbers to run their separate events, yet still enjoy competing alongside other types of dinghy in mixed handicap competition.
For the overall winner, they will be awarded the perpetual trophy created in 2018 by Seldén, and which will be presented at the prizegiving at the Dinghy Show. The prizegiving has become the biggest opening event of the Dinghy Show weekend, and attracted almost 200 people to the Saturday morning ceremony. Last year's popular winners were Simon Horsfield and Katie Burridge in their 2000 doublehander, but will they be the first team ever to successfully defend their Winter crown?
Entry for the events is now open at www.sailjuiceseries.com
The following events constitute the Seldén SailJuice Winter Series 2019/20):
Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash, Draycote Water Sailing Club
23 & 24 November 2019
Datchet Flyer, Datchet Water Sailing Club
7 & 8 December 2019
Brass Monkey, Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club
Grafham Grand Prix, Grafham Water Sailing Club
Bloody Mary, Queen Mary Sailing Club
King George Gallop, King George Sailing Club
John Merricks Tiger Trophy, Rutland Sailing Club
1 & 2 February 2020
Oxford Blue, Oxford Sailing Club
You can find out more about the Series here: www.SailJuiceSeries.com
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Photo Credits: Tim Olin
Current and previous winners of the Seldén Sailjuice Winter Series
2018/19	Simon Horsfield & Katie Burridge (2000)
2017/18	Alistair Goodwin (Laser)
2016/17	Matt Mee & Emma Norris (RS200)
2015/16	Ian Dobson & Andy Tunnicliffe (GP14)
2014/15	Nick Craig & various crews (Merlin Rocket)
2013/14	Michael Sims (Solo)
2012/13	Tom Gillard & Simon Potts (Fireball)
2011/12	Peter Gray & Rachael Rhodes (Scorpion)
2010/11	Andy Peake (Musto Skiff)
2009/10	Olly Turner & Richard Whitworth (Merlin Rocket)
SailJuice.com is the 'how to sail and race faster' website, with hundreds of articles and exclusive interviews with National, World and Olympic Champions. Professional sailing journalist and editor of SailJuice.com, Andy Rice, came up with the concept of the SailJuice Winter Series (originally known as the SailJuice Global Warm-Up) as a way of increasing participation levels in dinghy racing during the off-season in the UK.
SailRacer manages event websites and processes online entry for major National, International, Youth and training events, providing online scoring, analysis and advanced sports presentation including GPS tracking and live video.
Seldén Mast Ltd is the world leader in dinghy spars. More races are won by Seldén Spars than any other brand. Dinghy spars are made using our unique XPS aluminium with CNC cut tapers, automated welding and heat treating resulting in the highest quality and most consistent dinghy spars available. Seldén produces about 400 carbon masts per year for boats including high performance dinghies and race yachts using state of the art Mandrel Filament Moulding Technology.
Photo © Tim Olin


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Sam Tsugawa, SHS Music Teacher, Receives Sorenson Legacy Award
Sam Tsugawa, music teacher at Springville High, was selected as the 2013 Sorenson Legacy Award for Excellence in Arts Education by the Beverly Taylor Sorenson Legacy Foundation. Seven music educators and other accomplished arts educators from around Utah were honored at a banquet last month. Each award recipient received a $2,500 grant from the Sorenson Legacy Foundation to be used in their respective arts programs.
Mike Brown, Principal of Springville High School, and other colleagues who nominated Dr. Tsugawa for the Sorenson Legacy Award wrote, "Dr. Tsugawa is a respected advocate for the arts. His involvement as a public school music educator, teacher mentor, and senior adult music advocate is evidence of the lasting legacy of music education experiences Dr. Tsugawa has imparted for his students, his profession, and the community. His contributions to music teaching and learning will ensure a tradition of quality music education for generations." Congratulations Dr. Tsugawa.
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Florida adoption laws and forms for Step-Parent Adoption, Adult Adoption, Adoption by Close Relative and Agency Adoption information in Florida.
The laws surrounding the different types of adoptions are far from comprehensive.
As new situations arise and a trend is seen in courts throughout the state, Florida statutes continue to become more comprehensive in attempting to address a larger range of situations than the direct laws on adoption itself.
Many questions regarding rights of the mother and father, grandparent's rights, medical issues, fraud, and a plethora of individual issues often arise in Florida courts and Florida adoption laws.
The Florida Adoption Act: Chapter 63 of Florida statutes, titled the Florida Adoption Act, attempts to address as many of these questions as possible in order to make adoption cases easier for both people and the courts.
Many of the issues that arise in an adoption case come from questions dealing with the father and mother.
In the cases where children are involved, the Florida adoption law states that written consent must be given from the mother and father.
In rare cases, a child may be taken from a parent or parents when the court deems it necessary.
This information is covered in Chapter 39 of Florida statutes, but is still addressed in Florida adoption law.
Essentially the law gives courts to the ability to remove parental rights when situations in Chapter 39 are met.
Another of the many questions that arises stems from children that are surrendered or left at a hospital.
If a child is left at a hospital or other agency, the child is given to an adoption agency and the agency will seek a legal court order for emergency custody until a good home can be found.
At the same time, the Florida adoption law also states that any child surrendered will be investigated by the local law enforcement agencies.
As far as adoption paperwork goes, parental rights are surrendered with the child.
An unmarried biological father can gain custody of a child, but they must make a claim of paternity before a termination of rights claim is made.
If a father does this, he is subject to DNA testing to prove he is the father of the child in question.
In addition, for a father to gain custody of a child already placed with adoptive parents, the father must prove he has a substantial relationship with the child, has taken some responsibility for the child, and according to the law has demonstrated a full commitment to the responsibilities of parenthood.
This commitment includes regular visits to the child and maintaining regular communication with the child.
Other questions that often arise surround the rights of grandparents.
If a child lives with a grandparent for at least six months within a 2-year period immediately preceding the filing of a petition for termination of parental rights, an adoption entity will give notice to the grandparent of a hearing on an adoption petition.
This is applied unless the child loses their parent(s) and something different is stated in a will.
This situation also does not apply where a stepparent adopts a child.
Otherwise, a grandparent may adopt a grandchild in accordance with the general Florida adoption laws, just as anyone else would make a claim.
They do have more rights because they are a relative, but any custody changes still need to be approved by the court.
For current parents and parents thinking of adopting, the law requires that adoptive agencies must provide a written disclosure statement.
This statement must be given within 14 days and includes the person(s) inquiring about adoption and the parent of the child in question if they can be located.
This statement is given to anyone seeking information from the adoption agency regarding the possible adoption of his or her child.
The idea behind this process is to let the actual parents of the child come forward and stop any adoption paperwork.
An adoption entity must report to the court about any intended placement of a child where the placement is not with a relative or stepparent.
If an adoption entity places a child in a home before parental rights are terminated then it is considered an at-risk placement because the child could be removed if parents seek to regain or instate their rights over the child.
In addition to this process, under Florida adoption law, an adoption entity is required to do a preliminary home study and the actual study must be done by a licensed child-placing agency.
The idea of a home study is to ensure that a home is fit for a new child to live in.
Criminal records, an interview with prospective parents, assessment of the physical environment, counseling, and education, are reviewed, and a signed disclosure is all part of a home study.
As you can see from reading the above information contained in the Florida statutes, the laws are not all encompassing, but they do attempt to address any major issues.
No matter what role you are considering in an adoption, consult chapter 63 of the Florida statutes, speak with an attorney, or gain the help of a document-preparing agency before tackling personal adoption problems.
The law allows the court quite a bit of room to make decisions on adoptions, so being prepared is the best way to enter this situation.
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