It's no secret that cryptocurrencies have become 'big business.' As lucrative as they can be, not only do they attract investors but also draw attention from online thieves and hackers. Since the dawn of crypto, many companies have fallen victim to online attacks: leading to losses of billions of dollars worth of digital assets and even the closure of some exchanges.
Social engineering or phishing hacks typically revolve around psychological manipulation. "Con artists" devise ingenious methods for fooling unsuspecting users and employees into handing over confidential and valuable company data.
Popular phishing methods include; use of emails, imitation profile and websites as well as other communications to invoke a sense of urgency or fear, leading the victim to open a malicious file, click on a malicious link or promptly reveal confidential information. And because these hacks involve a human element they can be quite tricky to prevent.
In December 2014, hackers stole millions worth of digital currency from Bitpay. They used a sneaky phishing attack that harvested Bryan Krohn (BitPay's Chief Financial Officer) email and password. Using Bryan's email, the hackers sent several fund requests to Stephen Pair (BitPay's CEO). By the time BitPay came to their senses, $1.8 million worth of Bitcoin had gone down the drain.
In January 2015, Bitstamp employees were the target in a weeks-long phishing attempt leading to the loss of approximately $5 million in Bitcoin. Hackers utilized email and Skype to distribute files that contained malware to employees. The exchange's system became compromised after Luka Kodric; the systems administrator downloaded a file that he thought was sent by the organization representative.
In March 2018, Binance reported unauthorized transactions through a phishing attack linked to Viacoin Pump. The hackers executed unauthorized orders through users' accounts which caused a 400% pump for Viacoin.
ICO's are not an exception. Fraudsters dupe naive investors to send their hard-earned ETH/BTC to a fake address. NuCypher which recently launched its ICO has suffered several phishing attempts. The most recent being messages delivered to users via slackbots; asking them to send ether funds to an Ethereum address provided in return for NuCypher tokens. Nevertheless, NuCypher promptly cautioned investors that would never make investment requests via Slack.
In 2011, Bitcoin7 was one of the biggest exchanges (after TradeHill and Mt Gox). The company was hacked, and 5,000 BTC disappeared into thin air. While the company linked the attack to a group of Russian hackers, many believe it was an inside job. The exchange was shut down soon after the incident.
In 2012, Bitcoinica suffered three attacks and Bitcoins worth thousands of dollars lost. While the initial hacks were linked to the exploitation of their webhost known as Linode, the third attack was suspected to be an inside job. According to some Blockchain analysis, Zhou Tong (Bitcoinica CEO) may have been the beneficiary of the July 2012 hack. Zhou, however, denied the allegations; he claimed he was being framed.
In 2013, Bitcoin Savings and Trust which was allegedly meant to serve as the first securities platform (using Bitcoin as an asset class), turned out to be a giant Ponzi scheme. Trendon Shavers (the man behind this scam) was arrested in 2014 and sentenced to pay the investors restitution of $40.7 million.
Mintpal, at one time, was one of the top crypto exchanges preferred by traders because of its ability to process large trading volumes. In 2014, Mintpal was sold to Moopay executive "Alex Green" (alias, Ryan Kennedy), who is believed to be a shady scammer. Soon after the sale, the exchange was attacked, and $3.2 million worth of Bitcoin lost. While it possible that the vulnerability was present at the point of sale, and the buyer just failed to detect and patch it in good time. Many people claim that Alex Green "hacked" it himself.
In April 2016, ShapeShift was also in the frying pan. Investigations linked the theft to one of its employees. ShapeShift's investigation report indicated that the worker made away with $130,000 worth of digital currency, and then sold ShapeShift's security system information to a hacker. And the fraudsters made a second attack during the same month and stole yet another $100,000 from Shapeshift.
The other leading cause to how fraudsters gain access to an exchange system is due to poor security practices.
In May 2013, Vicurex security was breached and $160,000 worth of digital assets stolen. The hacker got access to the login credentials of their VPS control account and then requested a root password reset to all servers. The simple mistake that cost them was that the hosting service provider sent the VPS credentials via Vicurex helpdesk ticket, instead of the standard procedure of communicating via an official email address.
In June 2013, PicoStocks – a first generation digital assets stock exchange was hacked and $130,000 worth of cryptocurrency lost. Through a forum post, a PicoStocks representative indicated that the company's slovenly security practices were to blame for the attack. They had the same password for several accounts. Admitting that it was their fault, the company promised to refund customers for the loss.
In December 2017, EtherDelta suffered a DNS hijacking attack. According to EtherDelta, the hackers took control over its DNS server, redirecting etherdelta.com domain to a malicious server hosting an imitation of their website. Other crypto companies that have been a victim of DNS hijacking hacks in the previous years include; Etherparty ICO website and Classic Ether Wallet.
In January 2018, Coincheck was hacked and 523 million NEM coins were stolen. The platform admitted of not securing its hot wallet by using multisignature private keys. Hackers managed to access a single private key which they used to unlock the digital wallet and drained the funds. In a scenario where multisignature security protocol is employed, the private keys are stored in a distributed fashion and should not be reachable in a single breach.
Smart Contracts are essentially the core of all Ethereum DApps as well as token sales. They automatically and autonomously enable execution of credible transactions on the Blockchain.
A Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) is a decentralized venture capital fund run by smart contracts. By eliminating the need for documents and people, DAO was intended to democratize the funding of Ethereum projects.
In June 2016, unknown hackers exploited the fallback function – vulnerability on the DAO code that exposed smart contracts to reentrancy and stole 3.6 million Ether. As a survival strategy, the Ethereum's codebase resolved for a reset via a hard fork. Consequently, it resulted in the creation of Ethereum and Ethereum Classic as two distinct chains.
During the same period, in June, Parity's multi-signature wallets were hacked. Usually, Multi-sig wallets require more than one digital signature before a transaction is approved. The attackers exploited the delagatecall and fallback function in the smart contracts and made away with 150,000 Ether.
The other most recent attack that looms large is Parity's user-triggered wallet freeze. In July 2017, a user (by the pseudonym devops199), accidentally exploited a bug in the library code of Parity' smart contract, freezing 513,774.16 ETH.
While it's true that the crypto sphere has so much to offer, just like any other monetary system, there will always some high-profile bad actors. As you can see in this post, most crypto exchanges have at some point faced hacking attempts – this just a tip of the iceberg, as countless hack attempts are not even reported.
The major methods hackers utilize include phishing/social engineering, inside jobs/corrupt employees, poor security practices, and exploiting smart contract vulnerabilities. As an investor, be wary. Trade and store your funds in safe platforms.


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Election preview: Philippines
Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Personalities, South-East Asia 9 May 2022 9 May 2022
The Philippines goes to the polls today to elect a new president, replacing authoritarian incumbent Rodrigo Duterte (presidents are limited to a single term). Voters will also choose a vice-president (elected separately), members of the House of Representatives and half the Senate, and provincial and local governments.
You can read about the background in this post from last October. There I also explain the awfulness of the electoral system (simple plurality voting for president and other executive positions), noting that "it's striking how many" recent authoritarian victories "were the product of bad electoral systems," and that "the Philippines has one of the worst."
But that's not the problem this time. The favorite in the presidential race, Ferdinand Marcos Jr (universally known as "Bongbong"), son of the late dictator, has a commanding lead in the opinion polls, consistently polling over 50%. Of his nine opponents, only current vice-president Maria Robredo, a liberal, has made much impression, but she still trails Marcos by some 30 points.
Isko Moreno, the mayor of Manila, looks like taking third place, but may still not reach double figures. Former boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, once regarded as a serious contender, has faded to irrelevance, and Bong Go, a long-time sidekick to Duterte, withdrew from the race before Christmas.
There's equally little uncertainty about the vice-presidency. Presidents do not always succeed in getting their running-mates elected, but Marcos looks like having no difficulty; his deputy will be Sara Duterte-Carpio, mayor of Davao City and daughter of the incumbent president. She too is set to win an absolute majority of the vote, rendering complaints about the electoral system academic.
The Senate voting system is even worse than that for the presidency – block plurality voting for 12 positions, so a single tight ticket can win all twelve even if it has much less than a majority of the vote. The House of Representatives is a bit better, since the 253 first-past-the-post seats are supplemented by 63 proportional party-list seats, although the proportionality is very rudimentary.
And it Marcos's administration is anything like his father's, the balance of power in the legislature won't matter much: Marcos senior declared martial law, closed down congress and imprisoned or murdered his opponents. Many people feared something similar when Duterte was first elected, but although his regime's record on human rights has been deplorable, Philippine democracy has survived.
Let's hope it can survive another Marcos as well.
Published 9 May 2022 9 May 2022
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Harris County has ceased continuous air monitoring for the Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC) Deer Park incident since no benzene level readings indicating a threat to public health have been found outside of the areas where public access has been blocked* since late March. This website is no longer being updated as of April 12, 2019. Harris County Commissioners Court has moved to explore a permanent approach to providing ongoing air monitoring information to the public, with an initial report expected back to Commissioners Court by May 24, 2019.
As a reminder, to report complaints regarding odor from the ITC incident or general air, water, or solid waste pollution complaints, please contact Harris County Pollution Control Services at (713) 920-2831.
* Public access has been blocked in the industrial complex and in the chemical spill area at Tucker's Bayou.
Please note: This is for information only. Before filing a claim, individuals are encouraged to seek independent legal counsel.
This data was collected by multiple sources, including Harris County Pollution Control (HCPC), the Texas National Guard 6th Civil Support Team, Harris County and City of Houston Hazmat, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), EPA and independent contractors to test for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) using handheld monitors. Each data point reflects data collected at the time and location denoted.
Contact your healthcare provider if you have any questions or health-related concerns. Call 911 for any life-threatening emergencies.
Talk to someone you trust if you're feeling stress or anxious. Or you can contact the National Distress Line (call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746) offers 24/7 emotional support.


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New contender. EVGA shows the gaming notebook market how it's done with the excellent SC17. If first impressions are everything, then the SC17 is already hitting the ground running at full speed.
EVGA did an amazing job for its first notebook product. It offered everything that a modern notebook gamer wants. It is price competitive with MSI gaming notebooks too. At press time EVGA SC17 is discounted to $2499 making it rather nice buy for a gaming notebook. We were impressed to be able to play the latest games at decent resolutions. EVGA SC17 offers exceptional performance with the incredibly fast CPU, GPU, 32GB RAM and plenty of storage and even the 4K display. This is a first of many, we believe and people who would like smaller resolution will probably get an option too. We didn't find any problems by playing games at lower than 3840x2160 resolution when needed. Even the fastest notebook today cannot cope with 4K content at decent frame rates.
We have to admit that, given that the EVGA SC17 is a first-effort laptop from a first-time notebook maker, we expected a product rougher around the edges. Instead, EVGA proved it could produce a world-class gaming notebook with all the polish we'd expect from a major brand. It did well almost everywhere, and that's saying a lot.
Gaming laptops aimed at enthusiast users typically deliver high levels of portable performance with a customary list of caveats. These can include, but aren't limited to, poor battery life, plastic build quality, excessive heat and noise, average keyboards, lacklustre displays, plus a good dose of bloatware.
After spending a few solid days with the EVGA SC17 gaming notebook, I've really fallen for it. The design and style, the all-metal body, the keyboard, the performance of the CPU and GPU all add up to an impressive package for gamers that want to take their passion on the go. Little extras like the integrated overclocking utility, a BIOS reset switch and keyboard shortcuts for changing performance profiles really add to the idea of quality and completeness. Yes, this is still a very expensive, very heavy notebook, but all that size and weight has a purpose – to bring desktop quality gaming with you in your backpack. We know that EVGA is planning a version later this year with a G-Sync display, but at what resolution and time frame I'm not sure.
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// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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//
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import static com.google.api.ads.common.lib.utils.Builder.DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION_FILENAME;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import java.util.List;

import com.google.api.ads.adwords.axis.v201710.cm.ApiError;
import com.google.api.ads.adwords.axis.v201710.cm.ApiException;
import com.google.api.ads.adwords.lib.client.AdWordsSession;
import com.google.api.ads.common.lib.auth.OfflineCredentials;
import com.google.api.ads.common.lib.auth.OfflineCredentials.Api;
import com.google.api.ads.common.lib.conf.ConfigurationLoadException;
import com.google.api.ads.common.lib.exception.OAuthException;
import com.google.api.ads.common.lib.exception.ValidationException;
import com.google.api.client.auth.oauth2.Credential;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredential;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.javanet.GoogleNetHttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.json.JsonFactory;
import com.google.api.client.json.jackson2.JacksonFactory;
import com.google.api.services.content.ShoppingContent;
import com.google.api.services.content.ShoppingContentScopes;
import com.google.api.services.content.model.AccountIdentifier;
import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;

public class SolutionRunner {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ShoppingContent contentApiSession = null;
    try {
      HttpTransport httpTransport = GoogleNetHttpTransport.newTrustedTransport();
      JsonFactory jsonFactory = JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance();
      try (InputStream s = Files.newInputStream(
          Paths.get(System.getProperty("user.home"),
          "shopping-samples", "content", "service-account.json"))) {
        Credential contentApiCredential = GoogleCredential.fromStream(s, httpTransport, jsonFactory)
            .createScoped(ShoppingContentScopes.all());
        if (!contentApiCredential.refreshToken()) {
          System.err.println("The service account access token could not be refreshed.");
          System.err.println("The service account key may have been deleted in the API Console.");
          return;
        }
        // TODO(sessions): Create a ShoppingContent object using ShoppingContent.Builder.
      }
    } catch (Exception e) {
      System.err.printf(
          "Failed to create service account credentials for Content API use. Exception: %s%n",
          e);
      return;
    }

    AdWordsSession adWordsSession = null;
    try {
      Credential adwordsOAuth2Credential =
          new OfflineCredentials.Builder()
              .forApi(Api.ADWORDS)
              .fromFile()
              .build()
              .generateCredential();
      // TODO(sessions): Create a AdWordsSession object using AdWordsSession.Builder.
    } catch (ConfigurationLoadException cle) {
      System.err.printf(
          "Failed to load configuration from the %s file. Exception: %s%n",
          DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION_FILENAME, cle);
      return;
    } catch (ValidationException ve) {
      System.err.printf(
          "Invalid configuration in the %s file. Exception: %s%n",
          DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION_FILENAME, ve);
      return;
    } catch (OAuthException oe) {
      System.err.printf(
          "Failed to create OAuth credentials. Check OAuth settings in the %s file. "
          + "Exception: %s%n",
          DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION_FILENAME, oe);
      return;
    }

    try {
      createAndLinkAccounts(adWordsSession, contentApiSession);
    } catch (ApiException apiException) {
      System.err.println("Request failed due to AdWords ApiException. Underlying ApiErrors:");
      if (apiException.getErrors() != null) {
        int i = 0;
        for (ApiError apiError : apiException.getErrors()) {
          System.err.printf("  Error %d: %s%n", i++, apiError);
        }
      }
    } catch (RemoteException re) {
      System.err.printf("Request failed unexpectedly due to AdWords RemoteException: %s%n", re);
    } catch (IOException ioe) {
      System.err.printf("Example failed due to Content API failure: %s%n", ioe);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Creates both an AdWords account and a Merchant Center account and links the two.
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if any of the method arguments are null
   * @throws IOException if anything goes wrong in either the creation or linking process
   */
  private static void createAndLinkAccounts(
      AdWordsSession adWordsSession, ShoppingContent contentApiSession) throws IOException {
    Preconditions.checkNotNull(adWordsSession, "No AdWords session object was provided");
    Preconditions.checkNotNull(contentApiSession, "No Content API session object was provided");

    // Retrieve the multi-client account in which the service account is a listed user. Assuming
    // that the service account is only attached to a single account (which will be the case if you
    // create a service account key from within Merchant Center) simplifies using this codelab,
    // as no further configuration is needed for the Content API side of things.
    BigInteger mcaId = getMcaId(contentApiSession);

    // First, we create an AdWords account. This allows us to use its customer ID to request
    // the link during creation of the corresponding Merchant Center account. Otherwise we'd need
    // to wait for the Merchant Center account to be fully created before we could request the link.

    // TODO(newAWaccount): Using the ManagedCustomerService, create a new testing AdWords account
    // under the given manager account.

    // Next, we create the Merchant Center account, specifying a single link to the AdWords account
    // we just created as part of that process.

    // TODO(newMCaccount): Using Accounts.insert, create a new Merchant Center account under the
    // given multi-client account that includes a (requested) link to the new AdWords account.

    // Finally, we accept the link on behalf of the new AdWords account, which completes the
    // linking process.

    // TODO(acceptLink): Using the mutateServiceLinks method in CustomerService, accept the
    // proposed link between the new AdWords account and the new Merchant Center account.
  }

  /**
   * Retrieves the Merchant Center multi-client account ID to which the authenticated client has
   * been added as a user.
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the client is not a user on any MC accounts, is a user on
   *     multiple accounts, or the sole MC account is not a multi-client account
   * @throws IOException if there is a failure calling the Accounts.authinfo method
   */
  private static BigInteger getMcaId(ShoppingContent session) throws IOException {
    List<AccountIdentifier> ids = session.accounts().authinfo().execute().getAccountIdentifiers();
    Preconditions.checkArgument(
        !ids.isEmpty(),
        "Authenticated user does not have access to any Merchant Center accounts");
    Preconditions.checkArgument(
        ids.size() < 2,
        "Authenticated user has access to multiple Merchant Center accounts");
        BigInteger aggregatorId = ids.get(0).getAggregatorId();
        // For an MCA, only aggregatorId should be set. If merchantId is also set, then this is a
        // sub-account of an MCA, not an MCA itself.
        Preconditions.checkArgument(
            aggregatorId != null && ids.get(0).getMerchantId() == null,
            "Authenticated user does not have access to a multi-client account");
        return aggregatorId;
      }
}

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Trans fatty acids, also known as trans fats, are solid fats produced artificially by heating liquid vegetable oils in the presence of metal catalysts and hydrogen. They also pose a health risk, increasing LDL or "bad" cholesterol and increasing your risk of coronary heart disease. They are often found in cookies, crackers, icing and stick margarine, and in small amounts in meats and dairy products. Beginning in January 2006, all food manufacturers had to list the amount of trans fatty acids in foods, resulting in a significant reduction in the amount of these fats used in prepared foods. In its guidelines, the American Heart Association notes that trans fats increase risk of heart disease by raising "bad" LDL cholesterol and should be avoided as much as possible. In addition, research has shown that trans fats can also decrease "good" HDL cholesterol, increase inflammation, disrupt normal endothelial cell function and possibly interfere with the metabolism of other important fats—even more evidence that they are very bad for overall health.
During adolescence and early adulthood, women need to consume foods rich in calcium to build peak (maximum) bone mass. This will reduce the risk of developing osteoporosis, a progressive condition where there is a loss of bone that leaves those affected more susceptible to fractures. Women also need an adequate iron intake because they lose iron through menstruation. Women also need an adequate intake of calories to support energy and nutritional needs in order for the body to function properly. The amount of calories that an individual needs varies for each person and is based on age, gender and activity level. As a general recommendation, women between 23 and 50 years of age generally need between 1,700 and 2,200 calories per day to maintain their current energy needs and body weight. Older women generally require fewer calories to support and sustain energy needs. Consuming fewer than 1,500 calories per day, even in attempts to lose weight, can put women at nutritional risk and can result in malnutrition and poor health. For more information on how to calculate one's nutritional needs, go to www.choosemyplate.gov and insert your personal information. The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans is another reference or guide to assist you in learning to eat a balanced and nutritious diet for good health.
MPower Fitness may be a "gym" by definition but it has definitely become much more than that for me! Of course I've always gone to the gym to stay in shape but from day one Ashley & Andrew had me set tangible goals, provided helpful classes, and not only encouraged proper technique but constructively criticized and helped to break bad habits that I was or had already formed. Since starting at MPower my mindset, attitude and diet are now things that I WANT to improve, not something I feel guilty about. I've made so many great friends who help keep me accountable so heading to the gym after work has replaced hitting happy hour. MPower has made "going to the gym" something I look forward to on a daily basis.
While women tend to need fewer calories than men, our requirements for certain vitamins and minerals are much higher. Hormonal changes associated with menstruation, child-bearing, and menopause mean that women have a higher risk of anemia, weakened bones, and osteoporosis, requiring a higher intake of nutrients such as iron, calcium, magnesium, vitamin D, and vitamin B9 (folate).
To many women, the word diet implies two things that are notorious saboteurs: deprivation and an end-date. Whether it's the grapefruit diet, Atkins, or some other fad diet in the latest fashion magazine (that's why they're fashion magazines, not health magazines), diets require deprivation. They force the follower to give up enjoyable foods, endure intense hunger or some combination of the two, which usually leads to intense cravings and even more intense binges.
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When you're at the bar or a party and starving, your options aren't always the best. But if it's bruschetta, chips and salsa, or wings, go for the chicken (though nuts would be even better). Protein fills you up faster than carbs do, making it less likely that you'll overeat, says Christopher Ochner, Ph.D., a research associate at New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center. And since it'll keep you satiated longer, you won't be as tempted when your friend orders a brownie sundae or brings out a tray of blondies.
Hey hey! The month of May on NS is all about women's health awareness so we're chatting wellness advice, nourishing recipes, and beauty foods to help you feel amazing! Today on the blog I wanted to round up questions I've been getting about women's health and nutrition related to just us ladies. Sorry, fellas. If you have more questions that went unanswered here, comment below with em'. Let's go!
Nutrition interventions that target mothers alone inadequately address women's needs across their lives: during adolescence, pre-conception, and in later years of life. They also fail to capture nulliparous women. The extent to which nutrition interventions effectively reach women throughout the life course is not well-documented. In this comprehensive narrative review, we summarized the impact and delivery platforms of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions targeting adolescent girls, women of reproductive age (non-pregnant, non-lactating), pregnant and lactating women, women with young children<5 years, and older women, with a focus on nutrition interventions delivered in low- and middle-income countries. We found that though there were many effective interventions that targeted women's nutrition, they largely targeted women who were pregnant and lactating or with young children. There were major gaps in the targeting of interventions to older women. For the delivery platforms, community-based settings, compared to facility-based settings, more equitably reached women across the life course, including adolescents, women of reproductive age, and older women. Nutrition-sensitive approaches were more often delivered in community-based settings, however, the evidence of their impact on women's nutritional outcomes was less clear. We also found major research and programming gaps targeting overweight, obesity, and non-communicable disease. We conclude that focused efforts on women during pregnancy and in the first couple of years postpartum fails to address the interrelation and compounding nature of nutritional disadvantages that are perpetuated across many women's lives. In order for policies and interventions to more effectively address inequities faced by women, and not only women as mothers, it is essential that they reflect how, when, and where to engage with women across the life course.
Salt, caffeine and alcohol intake may interfere with the balance of calcium in the body by affecting the absorption of calcium and increasing the amount lost in the urine. Moderate alcohol intake (one to two standard drinks per day) and moderate tea, coffee and caffeine-containing drinks (no more than six cups per day) are recommended. Avoid adding salt at the table and in cooking


With a superior vitamin and mineral profile, including chelated (Bioplex#) minerals, Top Line Conditioning Cubes are incredibly versatile and can be fed to all types of horses and ponies at rest, in work or competing up to the highest levels. Indeed they are now well established as a favourite amongst competition riders who appreciate the excellent muscle tone and improved stamina they promote. The new formula now also includes a boosted natural antioxidant package, containing grapeseed extract, vitamin C and E and Sel-Plex# organic selenium, to support the immune system, which is particularly beneficial to underweight horses who may be generally run-down. In addition, the new formula includes probiotic yeast and Digest Plus prebiotic to promote digestive efficiency, which is advantageous to horses that might be travelling and competing frequently and require additional digestive support. Equally, their digestibility also makes them an excellent choice for the older equine, especially those with poor dentition since they can be easily softened with warm water or soaked beet pulp.


En meget god håndbok som dekker Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. 1388 arter er behandlet. Nå i paperback. Vi anbefaler denne som første valg for fugleturer i området.
Fotos - illustrasjoner 287 f-pl, utbredelseskart.
Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa is the first comprehensive field guide to a spectacular region for birding, now in paperback. Covering all the resident, migrant and vagrant birds of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi it describes a remarkable 1388 species. Three experienced artists have painstakingly prepared 287 new plates showing 3400 images illustrating all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Set opposite the plates are concise accounts describing identification, status, range, habits and voice, and range maps for each species. Introductory sections provide notes on how to use the species accounts, the nomenclature adopted, conversation issues, where to send records, and maps of protected and other important bird areas.


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Resilience, livelihoods and safeguarding food production under uncertainty
Monday, August 10, 2015: 3:20 PM
Nick Cradock-Henry, LandCare Research, New Zealand
Resilient systems have been characterised as those that have a higher capacity to absorb shocks and stresses; possess the ability to self-organize into flexible and responsive networks for learning, distribution and change, and; have greater capacity for adaptability. While these concepts have been well developed in the literature as theoretical and conceptual frameworks, there are few examples of operationalizing and empirically applying these concepts, particularly for agroecosystems which are among the most complex of social-ecological systems. Tworecent studies from New Zealand are presented:the first, sought to operationalise resilience thinking through the development of a suite of proxies or 'surrogates' for resilience, to obtain insight into the relationship between intensification and vulnerability to climate change. Through semi-structured interviews, and surveys with farmers resilience proxies for social, agroecological and economic elements of dairy farm systems were identified, and used to facilitate a comparative analysis across intensive, high-input; low-input, grass-based operations; and organic farms. The second study used an existing model – the landscape stability model – as the basis for identifying quantitative indicators for resilience in dryland, sheep and beef farm systems. Three elements of resilience – resistance, precariousness and latitude – were characterised and provided the foundation for identifying quantitative indicators used to inform decision-making for more sustainable land management.
Results of both studies presented reveal insights into the vale – as well as the challenges – of operationalising resilience, or using it as a heuristic or conceptual device. In the dairying case study, the application of the resilience surrogates revealed differences in the resilience and capacity for adaptation for different farm types. The 'lock in trap' of highly intensive systems, while profitable in the near term, may be less resilient to climate shocks as these are likely to occur in conjunction with changing market and financial risks. Low-input farming systems are less dependent, in particular, on fossil fuels and were associated with higher levels of farmer satisfaction and well-being. In our second study, using a qualitative and quantitative data to characterise thresholds and tipping points in land-management systems, provided a robust – and conceptually sound – basis for applying quantitative metrics. Together, both approaches provide a useful template for cross-sector comparison, and demonstrate that in-depth, robust qualitative assessments of resilience can provide a complement to quantitative metrics. The characterisation of resilient farm-systems also has the potential to contribute to broader sustainability frameworks for agriculture, food systems and land-management.
See more of: Synergies for Food Production, Conservation and Rural Development in a Changing Climate


This is my arrangement of Schumann's Echoes From the Theatre from Album for the Young. Originally a piano solo piece, I arranged it for Basson, Clarinet / Bass clarinet, Oboe, Flute / Piccolo, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, and Tuba.
This reading took place on October 30, 2013 in Chicago.


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ANN/Armenian News Week in Review – 07/26/2020
July 27, 2020 July 27, 2020 Emil Lazarian 2020
Armenian News Network / Armenian News
Armenian News: Week in Review
Armenophobia the guarantee of political life of Azerbaijani officials – Ombudsman
ANN/Armenian News
Guests This Week
Main Topics for This Week
Panel: War roundup / Artsakh
Conversation with Karena Avedissian on Nat'l Security
Panel on National Security Doctrine (NSD)
Headlines in the News
Nora Arisian
Jirair Reisian
Lucy Esgenian
This Week in Review we discuss the aftermath of the border clases of mid-July between Armenian and Azerbaijan. The violence that erupted between Armenian and Azeri demonstrators worldwide and the new National Security Strategy document promulgated by the government of Armenia.
● Hovik Manucharyan
● Asbed Bedrossian
● Asbed Kotchikian
● Emil Sanamyan
● Garen Vrtanesyan
● Alen Zamanyan
● Karena Avedissian
Joining us today are
● Emil Sanamyan, who is a senior research fellow at USC's Institute of Armenian Studies specializing in politics in the Caucasus, with a special focus on Azerbaijan. He is a regular contributor to ANN/Armenian News.
● Garen Vrtanesyan, editor of Razm.info, a specialty website on military and warfare strategies with a focus on Armenia and its neighboring region.
● Asbed Kotchikian, Professor of political science and international relations at Bentley University in Massachusetts.
This week we saw the fighting in the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan simmer down and take a backseat to the political statements flowing in from around the world. In general except for Turkey and a few other countries, we've seen balanced statements from major countries and organizations such as the US, the EU, the UN, Russia and the CSTO.
Major journalists such as David Ignatius called on the US and Russia to seize this moment as a rare opportunity to collaborate towards peace in the Caucasus.
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan has called in Israel and Turkey to analyze the failures of its UAV/Drone arsenal, and also to upgrade to a fleet of Turkish drones which were highly effective against the Kurds and Russia in Syria. We've also had a full week of Jeyhun Bairamov in his new role as Azerbaijan's foreign minister, following Mammadyarov's humiliating dismissal by Aliyev.
We discuss the state of affairs since the cessation of fighting, and what the replacement of Azerbaijan's long-time foreign minister portends for the future of negotiations with Armenia. Also, the drone wars and what that means for the future of warfare in the region.
We also spend some time into why, as the border quieted down, clashes have broken out in cities around the world between Armenian diaspora communities protesting against Azeri aggression against Armenia, and Azeri or Azerbaijan-supported protesters. In cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Moscow, Kiev, London, violence broke out between angry demonstrators. In San Francisco an Armenian school was vandalized with hate graffiti, while in Berlin a car belonging to the Armenian embassy was set on fire.
● Interview with Seyran Ohanyan - Yerkir Media
● Turkey Now Has Swarming Suicide Drones It Could Export - TheDrive.com
● Armenian, Russian servicemen to develop new ways on fighting against UAVs - Armenpress
Armenia's Security Council introduced a new National Security Strategy (NS Strategy) on July 10, 2020. The previous strategy document was adopted in 2007, in the final year of second president Robert Kocharian's final term in office. Last week we had a conversation with Dr. Karena Avedissian on this topic. Her research focuses on social movements, new media/communications, civil society and governance in the former Soviet Union, with an area focus on Russia and the Caucasus. Here is that conversation.
● Rationalizing the Tonoyan Doctrine: Armenia's Active Deterrence Strategy - Jamestown.org
● Armenia's New National Security Strategy: Sharing First Impressions -By Vahram Ter-Matevosyan on EVNreport.com (contains a link to the NSD)
● Armenian-Azerbaijani Border Clashes: The Russian Dimension and Beyond - Jamestown.org
● Հարցազրույց Արմեն Գրիգորյանի հետ - Armenian Public TV
● Թշնամին ներսում չի, թշնամին դրսում է, վե՛րջ տվեք. Արա Հակոբյան - 5 TV
The publication of the NSD came just before the border flare up and at a time when Armenia has been articulating a more assertive military doctrine known as a deterrence doctrine or in some circles "Tonoyan doctrine". Azerbaijan may have been surprised at what appears to have been an aggressive counter response by Armenia.
One salient point we've noticed is that it seems that Armenia is making a deliberate effort to not use the term "Artsakh Republic" or "Nagorno Karabakh Republic" in the strategic document, which is a marked difference from the 2007 version. In explaining this change, Armen Grigoryan simply pointed to Pashinyan's speech in Artsakh on August 5, 2019. That was the speech where Pashinyan said "Artsakh is Armenia, and that's that". Meanwhile, critics argue that this move de-emphasizes the right of self-determination, one of the key positions held by the Armenian sides throughout the last 30 years in negotiations.
Discuss.
● Over the weekend the Russian Defence Ministry carried out a snap check of troops in the southern and western military districts, as well as units of Air and Naval forces per the decision of President Putin. Despite denials, the exercises were clearly a warning to Turkey to stay out of the Caucasus war scene.
● Turkey's pro-Kurdish party refuses to sign under anti-Armenian bill in the Turkish parliament, stating that it is necessary to give preference to a peacemaking foreign policy instead of an anti-Armenian statement and that bringing Armenia and Azerbaijan to the negotiating table and easing the tension need to be the main principle.
● Greta Thunberg was awarded the first Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity
● Rep. Frank Pallone Jr.'s Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act will be included in an en bloc package and passed by Congress. It requires a report from the Secretaries of Defense and State to address allegations that some units of foreign countries that have participated in security cooperation programs under Section 333 of title 10, U.S.C. (Building Partner Capacity Program) may have committed gross violations of internationally-recognized HR before or while receiving U.S. security assistance.
● Three Armenians were elected to Syria's 250-seat parliament: Dr. Nora Arisian and Jirair Reisian from Aleppo, and Lucy Esgenian from Damascus.
● Ararat Mirzoyan signed the law on the constitutional court, when the 21 mandated days expired after president Armen Sarkisian refused to sign it.
● Washington Post associate editor David Ignatius called on the US and Russia to collaborate on a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
● The ECHR demanded Azerbaijan to give information about the location and living conditions of Narek Sardaryan; about his health; and whether a criminal case has been initiated against him. Narek Sardaryan wandered into Nakhichevan and was apprehended there nearly 2 weeks ago.
● Paul Stronski, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace think tank noted the very late reaction from the US State Department on the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, and attributes it to a lack of South Caucasus strategy at the White House.
● An official car of the Armenia Embassy in Berlin is set on fire.
● The US congress adopted the Speier-Cox-Krishnamoorthi Amendment for U.S. demining assistance to Artsakh as part of HR 7608.
● US House Rules Committee ruled Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus amendment as "out of order".
● Vandals targeted the Krouzian-Zekarian-Vasbouragan Armenian School in San Francisco with threatening and racist graffiti, in an attack that claimed to support a violent, anti-Armenian movement led by Azerbaijan. The attack, which US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi condemned, is being investigated as a hate crime.
● UNESCO expressed its deepest regret for Turkey's decision to change the status of Hagia Sophia, and has not received any guarantees of preservation of the world cultural site.
● - ArmRadio.am
● 3 Armenians elected members of Syrian parliament - Armenpress.am
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"I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia." - WS
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CivilNet: Lara Tcholakian: "Armenia Is a University Where You Learn Every Day."


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MLB reclassifies Negro Leagues as major league
NEW YORK — Willie Mays will add some hits to his record, Monte Irvin's big league batting average should climb over .300 and Satchel Paige may add nearly 150 victories to his total.
Josh Gibson, the greatest of all Negro League sluggers, might just wind up with a major league record, too.
The statistics and records of greats like Gibson, Paige and roughly 3,400 other players are set to join Major League Baseball's books after MLB announced Wednesday it is reclassifying the Negro Leagues as a major league.
MLB said Wednesday it was "correcting a longtime oversight in the game's history" by elevating the Negro Leagues on the centennial of its founding. The Negro Leagues consisted of seven leagues, and MLB will include records from those circuits between 1920-48. The Negro Leagues began to dissolve one year after Jackie Robinson became MLB's first Black player with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Those leagues were excluded in 1969 when the Special Committee on Baseball Records identified six official "major leagues" dating to 1876.
"It is MLB's view that the Committee's 1969 omission of the Negro Leagues from consideration was clearly an error that demands today's designation," the league said in a statement.
The league will work with the Elias Sports Bureau to review Negro Leagues statistics and records and figure out how to incorporate them into MLB's history. There was no standard method of record keeping for the Negro Leagues, but there are enough box scores to stitch together some of its statistical past.
For instance, Mays could be credited with 17 hits from his 1948 season with the Alabama Black Barons. Irvin, a teammate of Mays' with the New York Giants, could see his career average climb from .293 to .304 if numbers listed at Baseball-Reference from his nine Negro League seasons are accurate. And Paige, who currently is credited with 28 major league wins, should add at least 146 to his total.
While some have estimated Gibson slugged over 800 homers during 16 Negro League seasons, it's unlikely that enough records exist for him to officially pass Barry Bonds for the career record at 762.
Depending on what Elias and MLB rule, though, Gibson could wind up with another notable record. His .441 batting average in 1943 would be the best season mark ever, edging Hugh Duffy's .440 from 1894. Gibson's line came in fewer than 80 games, however, far short of the modern standard of 162.
"We couldn't be more thrilled by this recognition of the significance of the Negro Leagues in Major League Baseball history," said Edward Schauder, legal representative for Gibson's estate and co-founder of the Negro Leagues Players Association. "Josh Gibson was a legend who would have certainly been a top player in the major leagues if he had been allowed to play."
MLB said it considered input from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, the Negro League Researchers and Authors Group and studies by other baseball authors and researchers.
"The perceived deficiencies of the Negro Leagues' structure and scheduling were born of MLB's exclusionary practices, and denying them major league status has been a double penalty, much like that exacted of Hall of Fame candidates prior to Satchel Paige's induction in 1971," baseball historian John Thorn said. "Granting MLB status to the Negro Leagues a century after their founding is profoundly gratifying."
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We can differentiate between regular options and exotic options with respect to the payoffs they give and the pricing they have. Another differentiation they have is that the regular options have an expiry date that is specific and the price of exercise is also fixed and on the other hand exotic option differ with respect to the determination of getting the payoffs and when options can be utilized. Even the underlying asset is different of exotic option and regular option substantially. We can consider an instance where the underlying asset for an exotic option is weathered condition, to be more specific rain, in this case, the complexity price and building increases because of which trading of such options is done on an over-the-counter market rather than on an exchange market. Learn more about it here.
One should know that both regular and exotic options have the same aim of giving the right of buying and selling of an asset that will happen in the future, however, the technique in which the traders will be realizing their profits made exotic option is remarkably different from regular options.
Chooser Option– at a particular point till the option expires the option offers the investor the right of choosing whether it should be a put option of a call option.
Barrier Option– whether asset underlying has reached or gone beyond the pre-decided price or not decides the payoff for this type of option. Once the price reaches a barrier that has been agreed on will give the right of purchasing the underlying asset and it can be purchased on a predefined strike price.
Asian Option– all the people who make investments in regular options will be attesting to its volatile nature. By using an Asian option one can minimize this volatility.
Cost plus Pricing: This is a simple form of pricing. The first step is to take into consideration all the costs incurred like raw materials, wages, power consumption, rent etc. After getting the total cost per unit, just add whatever percentage of profit you want to earn say 10% or 15% or 25%. This will be the price per unit. This method of pricing is as easy as using the Qprofit app to earn huge profits.
Assured return percentage: Sometimes when the risk appetite is high or when the production process involves costly technology it is better to prefer an assured return from sales. An assured return is needed to reward the level of risk and efforts taken. Also, an assured return would attract investors if your business needs third-party investment. Under these circumstances, you can use assured return percentage pricing.
Competitive pricing: When there is tough competition is market, keep the price slightly lower than your competitors to attract buyers.
Price skimming: When your product is vital and unique, you can initially set a high price. Once competitors slowly enter and offer similar products the price can be reduced.
Penetration pricing: When you need to penetrate the market, this strategy can be used. Normally market entrants use this strategy. The price of this strategy is kept low and one cannot expect profits. Once sales increase considerably, the prices can be raised to a normal level.
Price bundling: When you offer a wide range of related products, offer them as a bundle. The advantage of price bundling is you can indirectly gain customers for all the products offered by you. No separate marketing is needed for individual products bundled hence cost will be low and prices can be quoted at an attractive rate. The buyer also gets the advantage of lower price and bundled benefits.
Psychology pricing: This is something like keeping price $199 instead of $200. Psychologically the buyer will feel the pricing as a comparatively cheaper one and hence prefer to buy.
With the passing of every year, the expectations of people to utilize the year perfectly to secure more money for their financial stability only increases multifold as money makes many things happen in this world, undoubtedly! To achieve this desire of theirs people resort to one or more investment choices, according to their financial goals and expectations. While certain investment choices are tailor-made to satisfy specific financial needs, such as the retirement needs, educational needs and so on, few others are in general, capable of offering you more money to satisfy your rightful financial needs, appreciably!
So, not considering this difference, we are here to discover the popular investment choices of 2018, so that you could make better investment decisions, without losing the rest of the year that you have in hand!
No introduction whatsoever is required for the trading practice that has long been considered one of the perfect ways to earn money for the brighter future! But, the good old trading practice with the touch of technology has proved itself suitable for anyone and everyone, even disregarding their trading experience or expertise! This new-fashioned trading practice that is now the hot investment choice of 2018 is known as automated trading practice, where the smart machine aka the algorithm of the system takes control over your profitable trading choices, all the time! Need a reliable suggestion? Here you go with the Qprofit auto-trading system with a variety of investment choices and features!
Home is the basic requirement of everyone and therefore, investing in the real estate would only yield you profitable solutions, not only in this 2018 but, also in the forthcoming years. But, the catch here is not, every one of us is blessed with the abundant money to invest in the real estate property that calls for the second thought on the subject. But, if you have the money and really shun the idea of becoming a landlord and dealing with the property-related issues then, do not worry any more, as the concept of real estate notes, where a reliable management takes care of a reliable real estate project and allows a group of investors like you to invest in the project, without you having to deal with the property directly but, only enjoy the dividends heartily! Cool, isn't it?
Have you got some decent amount of money to invest? Then, are you ready to play the role of a bank by lending your money to the needy? Don't worry, your money would reach your bank account safely, of course, with the added interest when you join the reliable peer-to-peer lending platforms. This is one of the uncomplicated investment options of 2018 that is gaining visible popularity!
Business can be of various types and sizes. It can be as simple as selling some garments working from home or can be complex and huge like designing high-level machinery parts. Big or small every business plays an important role in the society we all share. Business does not only provide income for the businessman but also provide goods or services needed by the customers helping them with their daily needs.
1) Sole Proprietorship: This form of business is set up to be owned by only one person. It is the least costly and very easy to set up a form of business. Owner of this form of business has to face extensive liability. This means that the lenders can go after the owner's personal assets if the owner is not able to repay the creditors. This form of business is usually seen in small business. This form also gives the owner the freedom to set up his business as per his choices. With little guidance, the owner can set up and carry out the business efficiently. The owner can choose to make use of advanced software to make appropriate decisions for his own business. Like when trading in cryptocurrencies the QProfit System can be very helpful.
2) Partnership: This form of business is set up to be owned by one or more persons. These partners provide resources to the business. The profit that incurs from the business is divided amongst the partners. The general type of partnership comes with unlimited liability for all the partners. In the limited type of partnership, the lenders cannot take away the private assets of the limited partners.
3) Corporation: It is a form of business that has its own legal personality other than its owners. A stock corporation represents the ownership in shares of stock. The stockholders face limited liability but their involvement in the company's working is also very limited. These stockholders elect the board of directors amongst them to handle all the activities in the corporation.
4) Limited Liability Company (LLCs): It is a combination form of business that show features of a corporation and a partnership form of business. The owners of the LLCs face limited liability like any corporation. An LLC has a choice to be taxed as a partnership or a sole proprietorship or like a corporation.
5) Cooperative: This form of business organization is usually owned by a group of members. A cooperative business is run for the mutual benefit of the owners. The owners of the cooperative groups are called member. It can be incorporated or unincorporated. Examples of cooperative business can be cooperative banks.
Collaboration is the practice that the individual businessmen will work together to make the business to reach greater heights and earn more profits. The profits earned can be deposited in Qprofit system software.It is generally of two forms.
Synchronous collaboration is something which will be done in real time, which is the work is done directly in person or may be in messages.
Asynchronous collaboration is something where everything between the businessmen will be on time-based that is there will be no direct interaction.
Awareness: The businessmen will be so aware of their business and what is really happening around them.
Motivation: As it is a team work, we will be motivated to reach the goal.
Participation: We will be automatically get involved in the process and we will also try to make the others participate.
Mediation: There will be some acceptance and negotiation among the team members when we do something together as a team.
Self-synchronization: We should merge ourselves with the others and work with them.
Reciprocity: We will share our time and effort to reach the goal and also we will want the others to reciprocate the same to us.
Reflection: We should always think in a right way because when an individual makes a mistake in a team, it will reflect and make an impact on the entire team.
Engagement: We should engage ourselves in the team and the work in an active way.
Business collaboration has both advantages and disadvantages in it. Let us take a closer look at the advantages of having a business collaboration first.
Business collaboration helps us to gain more and more knowledge because as we are in a team, it is very easy to learn many new things from the others. It will help us to gain experience and grow our business in a better way. Each and every one will have some unique thoughts about the business. So, they will definitely share their thoughts and we can easily get to know more about the business tactics and strategies from them.
The business collaboration will definitely help us to have more communication with the new and strange people in life. Because communication is the important key for the success in a business life. So, without proper communication, the success is not possible here.
When it is a team, the employee will open up their personal thoughts which will be very useful for the business. The employees will actively participate in a work, they will automatically get into some ideas and this will help them to encourage themselves to be more strong.
Commencing and operating a business is a risky profession. It takes a lot of efforts and discipline to run the business smoothly. No matter how big or small the business is it needs to planned and executed based on a set of rules. Running a business needs a lot of knowledge and experience. At the same time, it needs guidance from the experts of the field.
The technology is also playing a very crucial role in almost every business. We have advanced software that calculates the requirements of raw materials and process time required and similar other functions. Like the cryptocurrency industry is in a boom with the help of automated trading robots like the Qprofit System.
To run any successful business the business person needs to understand these basic business fundamentals.
1) People Management: One of the companies or businesses important assets is the people or Human resource. Every business directly or indirectly has people involved in it. It could be the employees working for the business or the suppliers that provide the basic materials or inputs for the business. A good business depends on the attitude of the people involved in it. And for a good attitude, the businessman needs to learn to manage the people correctly. People Management, in short, is to learn to be an influential and motivational leader to build a strong organization.
2) Operations Management: In order to run smoothly, every business needs to perform some tasks or operations. These operations can be getting the raw materials from the suppliers to delivering the processed goods to the stores to sell. Hence Operations Management is a very crucial factor of any business. Operations Management involves using the available resources like the staff, raw materials, the equipment and technology to enhance the outcome.
3) Finance Management: Every business involves money coming in and going out. Businesses need raw materials or machines or knowledge to execute the operations and in turn by selling these goods or services the business earn the profits. Finance Management again is the most important aspects of any business management. The businessman needs to be aware of all the money coming in and going out of the business. For that, he needs to work out a strategy to categorize and prioritize the expenses and a plan to invest his profits.
4) Marketing Management: The customer base is the one most important factor of any business. If a business does not have customers it won't survive for a long. The customers will come if they are aware of the business. For this marketing is very essential. Marketing, in short, means advertising the services or goods the business provides. Marketing management involves understanding the requirements of the customers and delivering the desired output. Successful businesses need to be on top of the customer's requirement, their suggestions, and demands.
Meticulous financial planning is the key to financial independence. A robust plan is one where the planned and unplanned expenses are all handled along with the provision for setting aside funds for savings and investments. Today investments have become simple and you could even do an investment without actively managing the funds yourself, similar to the case of using trading bots like QProfit System. Before you decide on a trading system to use learn more about it to understand how to handle your investments.
Even for those who have clearly planned their investments and savings, there might be situations where a loan is required. Among the many loan options, peers to peer lending is a concept that has existed for a long time. This is the type of loan where there is a direct transfer of funds from the lender to the borrower without the involvement of any financial institution. This is a type of lending which is useful for personal as well as business finance requirements. This is the type of lending process where the lender and borrower can both reap several benefits.
For the lender to verify the borrower's track record as well as for the borrower to understand the lender fully, this system is pretty straightforward. Lenders also would be able to do a thorough research on the borrower and the purpose for which the loan is being chosen and thus understand when and how the loan would be repaid.
When people choose to borrow money from a large institution there is no way to understand how far and wide the company's powers exist. This means that the company could grow, expand and modify its processes at any point. There are several lending institutions that have hidden terms that talk about the increase in interest rates based on the company's performance. Peer to peer lending works on the basis of trusting people.
Unlike the rigid processes in a firm, approval of peer to peer loans is known to be flexible. Some borrowers are ready to lend merely by trusting the borrower even if the borrower has a bad credit history. The interest rates are also fixed based on the trust factor in some cases. The interest rates are chosen so as to make the whole deal beneficial for both the borrower and the lender. This can thus be a smoother process than approaching banks and money lending institutions.
Most business executives name PR as 'free publicizing.' It nor is promoting, nor is free. Actually, it might be expensive, VERY exorbitant, contingent on how it is utilized, in light of the fact that it's a tedious and work concentrated process. Still, while it almost is a formula, these days, PR may make the declaration to deliver your enterprise the first-class return for its marketing price range.
Because of it being contrasted with promoting, PR is perhaps the least understood of all advertising instruments. The foundation of PR includes the usage of intermediaries to speak together with your target audience and have an impact on them. Those middle people might be industry spokespersons, stock examiners, speculators, innovators, industry investigators, clients, representatives, and even the electronic and print media. Typically your business company has little or no manage over those influencers, or mediators, to be able to make public Relation so hard.
Publicizing, then again, gives you that control. You might not just get to create your company's messages, suit them with an assisting photograph, then place them where you desire your target audience to examine them and desire to read them. In addition, you'll pay for that control. plus, you may pay for that manipulate. In order to get people to pay attention to you, you ought to persuade many important influencers that your commercial enterprise, its products or services are worth.
You may also have socioeconomics for your objective market in publicizing. You may even have performed focused groups and statistical surveying to bind their necessities. However, a person the target market stays mainly anonymous.
Public relations boost an association's validity, as it'll operate via several relied on intermediaries. Furthermore, those intermediaries speak to a sure audience which looks through all gibberish the event that messages are chosen to be conveyed, they'll gain believability in light of the delegates' validity.
Public relation correspondences with influencers don't generally always have to be about your corporate. Offering availability to your purchasers in order for the influencer to perceive how they're tackling issues utilizing your products and services is a crucial method of presenting extra statistics. the influencer understands that you are not going to offer him a purchaser who's unhappy.
It is a tedious and diligent work that requires broad exertion. It'll mean artfully considering and assessing 'what is data worth' concerning your business endeavor with a sharp eye.
Entering the item circulation venture implies getting into a major sector. Regardless of the expansive number of members, the divided and aggressive aspect of the business takes into account a lot of beneficial fresh contestants.
Wholesalers can be parted into two classes in light of who they cater to. To begin with, retail merchants purchase from manufacturing agents or makers and offer items specifically to clients. Conversely, discount dealer wholesalers purchase from makers and exchange the items to retail agents or different merchants. The right one for your venture will rely on your objectives and exposure.
You could center around a particular item or provide an assortment of things. Your choice could be founded on an enthusiasm or on an item that is elusive in your very own involvement.
A marketable strategy enables you to take after a heading for creating your venture a win. This arrangement will incorporate the sort of wholesaler you will tour out to be, the items you intend to provide, the name of the organization, your objective client base, shipping technique, and an overall methodology. This system can be as basic as concentrating on quick and powerful administration, or more confounded, for example, determining an approach to provide specific items that are inaccessible from different merchants.
Composing a strategy on uTrader can be the most confused piece of beginning a private company.
Notwithstanding a strategy, you will likewise require some thought of the amount of cash it will generate to get your venture in operation. As a merchant, the greatest cost will be stock. This implies your initial expenses will change generally relying upon what you are anticipating offering. You will likewise require a position for conducting operations, office hardware, and some distribution center gear.
This will to a great extent depend on who the clients are and what kind of items you are offering. Regardless, your objective ought to be to tell target clients about the venture and what can be provided. This means essentially from promoting to individual gatherings with store proprietors.
Using low initial expenses, you might have the capacity to buy your stock and kick your business off with cash you as of now have. Anyways, costly ventures will expect you to apply for loans.
The guiding precept of public relations revolves around using information and content to place forth a message about something — a product, a business, a company, an endeavor — using pretty much any effective medium of attain. As the years progressed, public relations (PR) has taken a considerable measure of expressions relying on what medium of communication was most effective at a given point.
It's a given, the public relation has yet a non-stop impact that has the capability to face up to the trial of time. From my point of view, the law of supply and demand has given PR a pulsating heart, as organizations are going for more aspiring ambitions in accomplishing out to their customers with a greater specific awareness of constructing and gaining a target market.
There is constantly a new beat, a brand new editor, a new editorial calendar, a new PR outlet, and so forth., which makes PR an extremely energizing and entrepreneurial scene for brand building. In order to live update, it is pivotal to continually read and research stories and articles inside your objective market if you want to notice any new editors, writers, columns, etc., after which craft a thoughtful pitch to suit.
What's happening in PR at the present time?
The activity of composing an official statement just won't cut it any longer, however. Incidentally, composing is something, making it relevant and attention-worthy is something else.
So what does the fate of PR resemble?
With innovation in viewpoint, this question is a little bit too ambitious to reply. But with cutting-edge traits, I consider it's far secure to predict that PR will stay unflinching in the numerous years to come. Definitely, there will be a solid spotlight on online substance and less on print.
The enterprise of public relation is right here to stay, and not displaying any signs of stopping. It is storytelling and image-constructing so that it will remain a constant. In the coming years in the PR vocabulary, you will probably hear "information analytics" and "geo-vicinity" all are instituted as instruments to target individuals with relevant, consumer-unique content. Companies need to be armed with facts as a basis of dependable powerful stories with the intention to rise above the opposition. Click uTrader to know more about PR.
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Exiting the European Union could hurt Britain's $2.9 trillion economy and prompt some banks to abandon London's global financial powerhouse, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Tuesday.
In his strongest intervention so far in Britain's debate about EU membership, Carney said he was not making any recommendation about how to vote in the June 23 referendum but that uncertainty created by an exit could hurt the economy.
Asked about the implications of an exit for Britain's huge banking industry, he said some major financial institutions were considering a possible move if the country voted to leave the EU.
"One would expect some activity to move," Carney told lawmakers in the British parliament. "I'd say a number of institutions are contingency planning for that possibility."
After clinching a deal from other European Union leaders last month in Brussels, Prime Minister David Cameron asked the central bank, which is independent from the government, to set out the facts about membership.
Though Carney also said there were risks from remaining inside the EU due to the greater integration planned by the 19-member euro zone, he praised Cameron's deal.
"The settlement addresses the issues the Bank identified as being important, given the likely need for further integration of the euro area, to maintaining its ability to achieve its objectives," Carney, a Canadian, said in a letter to British lawmakers.
Adding caveats to many of his assessments, Carney said the BoE was not taking a view on the long-term implications for Britain's economy of a Brexit, as leaving is known, but there could be a short-term hit to growth if the country decides to leave the bloc.
"There could be lower levels of activity because of the degree of uncertainty that could affect investment and household spending," Carney told a parliamentary committee.
Under questioning by lawmakers, Carney came in for harsh criticism from one eurosceptic member of Cameron's party for a BoE report published in October which gave a positive assessment of Britain's membership of the EU.
Jacob Rees-Mogg said it was "beneath the dignity" of the BoE to make "speculative" comments about the benefits of EU membership.
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Ben is a member of the executive team and leads Cornwall Insight's consultancy workstreams.
For Cornwall Insight Ben has specialised in policy, regulation and market development in both wholesale and retail markets, with a particular focus on renewable energy. Areas of expertise include: the renewables support mechanisms (RO, FiT and CfD), wholesale and generation markets, routes to market (PPAs and intermediaries), retail market entry and emerging markets (including storage and small-scale flexibility).
Ben is also co-chair of Cornwall's monthly hosted Green Generators Group, which debates issues of importance to independent renewables generators. He is a lead trainer for his subject specialisms, including renewables, routes to market and generation.
Ben joined Cornwall Insight in June 2009 after graduating with a Master's degree in Economics. He previously studied Business Management and graduated in 2006.