Ike Ekweremadu, 60, a district senator and lawyer, has been charged alongside a second defendant, Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, with conspiring to transport a boy to the UK in order to harvest organs.
The defendants live in Nigeria but have family in London, magistrates were told.
Mr. Ekweremadu, who was recently made a visiting professor at the University of Lincoln, served three terms as deputy president of the Senate, from 2007 to 2019.
An investigation by the Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Crime Team took place after detectives were alerted to potential modern-day slavery offenses.
Nigerian senator and wife charged with plotting to get child to UK to harvest organs
A Nigerian senator and his wife were remanded in custody in London on Thursday charged with plotting to have a 15-year-old boy brought into the United Kingdom to harvest his organs, police said.
London doctor turned down Nigerian ‘organ-harvesting parents’
Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and Beatrice Ekweremadu, 55, are accused of taking the homeless youngster to the UK from Nigeria to transplant his organs to their daughter who has kidney failure.
AMD just rolled out a new Tagline that speaks to its strongest underappreciated skill: the ability to partner closely and think out of the box while doing so. The tagline is “Together we advance_” and the underscore at the end is intentional so that they can add something like “smart cities” to whatever effort they are highlighting. Let’s talk about taglines this week.
The importance of taglines
Taglines and slogans serve much the same purpose, but slogans tend to encompass the company’s mission while a tagline is a catchy phrase that creates an image of the brand. For instance, the taglines “Just do it” and “Fly the friendly skies of United” convey an aspect of the brand but not the mission of the company. Slogans tend to be much longer. For instance, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups’ slogan, “Two great tastes that taste great together” better encompass Reese’s’ products than IBM’s “Think” tagline encompasses IBM. But both, if done right, enhance the image of the company.
What AMD has is a tagline and both tend to focus an ad campaign or provide a certain resonance for any long-running campaign so that you immediately connect any new ad to the running campaign reducing the copy or airtime you’d otherwise need.
AMD’s competitive need
The technology market is undergoing tremendous change right now, and AMD competitors like ARM, Intel, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, and VIA are all increasingly going after similar growth opportunities. These opportunities, while technical in nature, require that the companies competing for them be well differentiated so that potential customers are willing to give one of them an advantage.
While AMD is currently more than competitive, it needs to displace Intel and buyers are reticent to move from a vendor that has served them well to date for what may be a short-term product advantage. AMD needs to remind buyers what else allows AMD to stand out and back up that claim with examples that encompass the new and existing markets that AMD wants to penetrate. These markets include automotive, IoT, servers, gaming platforms, and PCs. Even where AMD is dominant, like in gaming systems, it’s facing increased competition. It needs to positively differentiate against those threats.
AMD’s biggest advantage isn’t its technology, which other companies may eventually overcome, but its ability to partner deeply and assure the result of the related effort. The biggest current example of AMD’s unique ability to partner deeply is the game systems from Microsoft and Sony. AMD was able to work with both companies to create competitive game consoles that otherwise wouldn’t have existed at the same price or performance level without AMD. By conveying, repetitively, that the ability to partner is its killer feature, AMD can positively differentiate against the other chip companies and potentially take share from peer firms that don’t partner as well or that can often appear a little arrogant when it comes to customer problems or questions.
Wrapping up: “Together we advance_”
These are difficult times for the computer industry, which is both trying to differentiate itself to stay relevant while suffering massive supply and transport problems. Each company needs a way to stand out from its peers to increase consideration and sales. AMD, following best practices, has created a tagline that encompasses its greatest asset: the ability to partner well. As firms like Intel attempt to close the gap, it’s likely AMD’s superior partnering capability will stand it in good stead for years to come.
In the end, the complete taglines will cover a lot of ground and industries, but my favorite will likely be “AMD, Together we advance_to a better tomorrow”. Because given how this year has been going so far, I think we all are looking forward to that “better tomorrow” today.
Researchers found volunteers who struggled with the simple balancing test were 84% more likely to die in the next 10 years than those who could stand unsupported, after taking into account variables like age and illness.
The results stem from a study of fitness and health among 1,702 people over age 50 in Brazil, starting in 2009. One-in-five failed the test, generally those who were older or in poorer health.
Adding a balance component to routine physical exams for older people could provide doctors with important health information, according to the researchers from Brazil, Finland, Australia, the UK, and the US.
More than 680,000 people die each year from falls globally, and the 10-second test can be easily used to help identify those who may be vulnerable, the researchers said. The researchers didn’t find an increased risk of any specific cause of death tied to balance.
Wobbly on one leg? Ability to balance is linked to a longer life, study finds
An inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds in later life is linked to nearly double the risk of death from any cause within the next decade, according to a study of 1,702 people ages 51 to 75 living in Brazil.
All the signs you’re at risk of an early death, according to science
Scientists in Brazil have unveiled a 10-second balance test could determine your risk of dying early. MailOnline reveals some of the subtle signs you could be at risk of an early death.
Prolonged sitting is bad for your health but there’s a way to mitigate the risk, study finds
Sitting more than eight hours a day can increase the risk of heart disease and early death by 20 per cent, according to a new study co-authored by a B.C. professor.
Russia appears to be getting ready to make good on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s prediction.
On Sunday, Zelenskyy warned in his nightly address of a likely offensive coming from Russia this week, when the European Union will debate whether to make Ukraine an official candidate to eventually join the bloc.
“Obviously, we should expect greater hostile activity from Russia.” Zelenskyy said. “And not only against Ukraine, but also against other European countries.”
The Ukraine military has not provided confirmation.
Russian ships off Ukraine’s shore preparing for “massive” missile launch
Russia’s Black Sea Naval fleet includes three missile-carrying surface ships and three underwater missile carriers, according to reports.
Ukraine hits oil Crimean drilling platforms, pro-Russian regional head says
Ukrainian forces attacked drilling platforms in the Black Sea owned by a Crimean oil and gas company, the pro-Russian head of the annexed peninsula said on Monday, giving no details of what weapons were used.
No one knows for sure when the price of gas will start to come down, but we can take some steps to help us survive until it does. Gas prices have been on the rise lately and show no sign of stopping anytime soon. If you’re feeling the pinch at the pump, don’t worry – you’re not alone. In this blog post, we’ll discuss some ways that you can reduce your spending on gasoline and ease the stress of these high prices.
The war in Ukraine, combined with tensions in the Middle East, has caused a spike in oil prices worldwide. This, in turn, has led to an increase in gas prices here at home. And while we may not be able to control what’s happening half a world away, there are some things we can do to lessen the blow on our wallets.
One way to save on gas is to cut down on your driving. If you can carpool, ride your bike, or take public transportation instead of driving everywhere, you’ll save money and help reduce emissions. You can also try combining errands into one trip instead of making multiple trips throughout the week. Planning ahead like this will help you use less gas overall.
Another way to save money is to shop around for the best gas prices in your area. Gas prices can vary significantly from one station to the next, so it pays to do your research. You can also join a Gas Price Watch program like GasBuddy, which will notify you when gas prices in your area change.
Finally, make sure your car is running as efficiently as possible. This means keeping up with regular maintenance, such as oil changes and tire rotations. It might also mean investing in a more fuel-efficient vehicle if you’re in the market for a new car. By taking these simple steps, you can help offset the rising cost of gasoline.
Go Electric!
Gas prices aren’t the only thing on the rise – so is the cost of living. If you’re struggling to make ends meet, you might be looking for ways to reduce your expenses. One way to do this is by switching to an electric car. Electric cars are cheaper to operate than gas-powered vehicles, and they emit zero emissions. Plus, with advances in technology, electric cars are becoming increasingly affordable and practical for everyday use. If you’re thinking about making the switch to an electric car, now is a great time to do it!
With the average gallon over $5 depending on where you may reside, it only looks like it’s going to continue to increase. If you want to take your car on a road trip anytime soon, start saving now! Gas prices are not going down anytime in the near future, unfortunately. The best way to help ease the pain at the pump is by following these simple steps and tips. Hopefully, this gives you some insight and helpfulness during these tough economic times.
– Find ways to cut down your driving such as carpooling, riding your bike, or taking public transportation
– Look for the best gas prices in your area and join Gas Price Watch programs
– Keep up with regular maintenance on your car and invest in a more fuel-efficient vehicle if you can.
Check local listings for public transportation options in your area. Many cities and towns offer buses or trains at a fraction of the cost of driving yourself. If you live close enough to work, consider walking or biking instead of driving. You’ll save money on gas and get some exercise in at the same time!
Invest in a more fuel-efficient vehicle if possible. Newer models can save you a lot of money at the pump over the long run. Gas prices aren’t going down anytime soon, so it’s important to find ways to cut your costs. By following these tips, you’ll be able to survive the rising cost of gas and keep your budget in check.
Join a rewards program, several credit card companies offer certain cashback rewards that allow you to get some money back you spend at the pump.
Gas prices are on the rise, but there are ways to offset the cost. By taking public transportation, carpooling, or biking instead of driving, you can save money and help reduce emissions. You can also shop around for the best gas prices in your area and join a Gas Price Watch program like GasBuddy. Finally, make sure your car is running as efficiently as possible by keeping up with regular maintenance and investing in a more fuel-efficient vehicle. By taking these simple steps, you can help ease the burden of rising gas prices.
In conclusion, gas prices are on the rise, but there are ways to offset the cost. By taking public transportation, carpooling, or biking instead of driving, you can save money and help reduce emissions. You can also shop around for the best gas prices in your area and join a Gas Price Watch program like GasBuddy. Finally, make sure your car is running as efficiently as possible by keeping up with regular maintenance and investing in a more fuel-efficient vehicle. By taking these simple steps, you can help ease the burden of rising gas prices.
Tokenization has already transformed multiple digital industries. Developers are targeting the real estate industry in ways that have the potential to significantly disrupt current models. This is true across the board from the way government agencies record titles to the ways investors buy and sell fractional shares. In this article, blockchain lawyer Nick Oberheiden answers some questions about the legal issues involved.
How Can Tokenization Disrupt the Real Estate Industry?
Tokenization is disrupting the real estate industry in several significant and intriguing ways. In the U.K. and some European countries, authorities are already collaborating with blockchain companies to test tokenizing titles. We are also seeing tokenization coupled with fractional ownership—which has the potential to change drastically if tokenization reduces entry barriers. From financing and the mortgage application process to conducting title searches and transacting sales, tokenization could alter the entire real estate industry.
What are the Legal Implications of Tokenizing Real Estate Title Documents?
Theoretically, tokenizing real estate title documents may produce an energized process. Government authorities will manage their title records more efficiently, sellers will have an easier time proving ownership, and buyers will verify whether they are receiving a clear title. We probably have a long way to go before these futures transforms into reality. Authorities will want to know that tokenized records are just as secure as paper records. With blockchain’s current fallibility, this is not necessarily the case.
What are the Legal Implications of Tokenizing Real Estate Ownership?
Tokenizing real estate ownership has several remarkable implications. If tokenization streamlines the transaction process and opens investment opportunities to people who cannot afford to buy a property on their own, these are both positive outcomes. That said, the risk that someone’s ownership interest could be digitally hacked or that an error in the blockchain code could eliminate all evidence of an owner’s interest also present very real concerns.
Will Entities that Are Traditionally Slow to Adopt New Technologies (i.e., Government Agencies and Banks) Accept Tokenization in Real Estate?
The novelty of tokenization is one of the technology’s biggest hurdles to widespread adoption. Government agencies and banks will resist adopting, and this will delay tokenization’s disruptive impact. Ultimately, as government agencies and banks continue to grapple with cryptocurrencies, smart contracts and other blockchain-based technologies will likely speed up the acceptance of tokenization.
What are Some Other Challenges Standing in the Way of Tokenizing Real Estate?
Regulation presents another significant hurdle to mass adoption of tokenization. Here, tokenization faces challenges on two fronts. On one side, the lack of regulation will scare off many would-be adopters (including government agencies and banks). On the other, when regulators catch up, the implementation of after-the-fact regulations could create a secondary disruption.
What Happens When There is (Inevitably) a Dispute over a Tokenized Title or Property?
Disputes involving tokenized titles and properties will present unique challenges for parties and their lawyers. It will take time for the law encompassing tokenization to flourish. Early lawsuits will likely serve as test cases for future disagreements. Additionally, while clients currently rely on lawyers to interpret real estate contracts, lawyers will need to rely on software developers to interpret the code of the smart contracts underlying tokenized real estate. This will create a host of unprecedented legal and evidentiary issues, all of which will add to the complexity of resolving tokenized real estate disputes.
Will Buyers and Sellers Still Need Lawyers Once the Real Estate Industry Becomes Tokenized?
This is an interesting question. While many commentators have suggested that law firms, escrow agents and title companies will become unnecessary for closing real estate transactions once tokenization takes hold, I don’t necessarily take the same view. Tokenization will not impact all legal aspects of buying and selling real estate. Buyers and sellers will still need to make sure they are making informed decisions about various aspects such as warranties, waivers, and liability.
As You Noted, Current Blockchain Technologies Aren’t Infallible—What Happens if There is a Hack?
Hacking is perhaps the biggest concern associated with the tokenization of real estate. We have seen investors’ cryptocurrency wallets disappear. There is no reason to think that this will not be a concern for tokenized real estate. Even setting aside the issue of striving to restore investors’ ownership rights (which could entail conducting coordinated law enforcement investigations across the globe), hacks will lead to complex litigation involving multiple parties and a still nascent body of law.
Are There Legal Risks for Companies that Bring Tokenization to the Real Estate Industry?
Yes, companies that bring tokenization to the real estate industry will face many legal risks. To begin, it behooves companies to prioritize cybersecurity. If they engage third-party cybersecurity vendors, they will need to ensure that their indemnification rights are airtight. These companies will face liability risks related to coding errors, faulty updates, and a broad range of other technological issues. Given that these companies’ applications will be used on a broad scale with high-value transactions, overlooking any of these issues could lead to business-threatening litigation.
It Has Been Said that Tokenization Will Globalize Real Estate—Is This True?
Tokenization might globalize real estate. But several challenges persist. Some investors may view buying a fractional share of a property in a foreign country no different from investing in an altcoin (i.e., as a risk they are willing to take). These investors will likely comprise the small minority—at least for now. Additionally, as countries begin to regulate the tokenized industry differently and at different rates, navigating the regulatory landscape on a global scale will present significant challenges. Investors who cannot afford to lose the money they put into tokenized properties will also need to consider whether they are willing to pursue litigation in foreign jurisdictions.
China is claiming that its enormous “Sky Eye” telescope may have picked up trace signals from a distant alien civilization, according to a recently posted and subsequently deleted report by Chinese scientists.
The signals were picked up by China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope, nicknamed “Sky Eye”, which is the largest radio telescope in the world.
As the signals are narrow-band radio waves typically only used by human aircraft and satellites, they could have been produced by alien technology. However, the scientists say their findings are preliminary and should be taken with caution until the analysis is complete.
The signals aren’t the first time that scientists have been baffled by radio waves from deep space. In August 1977, a SETI search performed by the Ohio State University’s Big Ear telescope picked up an incredibly strong, minute-long, electromagnetic burst that flared at a frequency scientists suspected could be used by alien civilizations.
Chinese astronomers are keen to rule out radio interference because it has famously waylaid alien-hunting scientists in the recent past.
China says its giant ‘Sky Eye’ telescope may have picked up signals from alien civilizations
Chinese researchers found signals that could be from “extraterrestrial civilizations,” according to China’s Ministry of Science and Technology.
China Releases, Then Deletes, Report That It May Have Detected Signals From Aliens
China said its giant Sky Eye telescope may have picked up signs of alien civilizations, according to a report by the state-backed Science and Technology Daily.
Sorry, But New Signal Is Definitely Not Aliens, Says Scientist Working on Project
A team of scientists made a big splash, announcing they had received “suspicious signals.” But they’re likely the result of radio frequency interference.
Car accidents are never a good thing, but when you are involved in one in Macon, Georgia, the situation can be even worse. There is a lot for you to remember and prepare yourself for if this has ever happened to you. One of the important things you should do after being involved in a car accident is to hire a Macon car accident attorney. A car accident attorney can help you navigate the legal system and get compensation from the person who was at fault.
However, there are certainly more things you should do right after being involved in an accident. If you have no idea how to deal with a car accident in Macon, below is a step-wise guide for you to refer to.
1. Report the accident to the police
There is nothing wrong with reporting the accident to the police. This will help them document information about the accident and who are you, as well as the other people involved in it. It also helps confirm whether there is any evidence of another person who was driving erratically or not.
2. Seek emergency medical care
Go to the nearest hospital or clinic and ask for immediate medical attention. You might have sustained injuries in the crash and need some medical intervention. Do not try to struggle with pain, as it can lead to further complications in the long run.
3. Document the accident
You should always put down everything that took place in the crash and anything that might be important to your case. This will help you in documenting the accident and perhaps get an insurance settlement as well.
4.Speak to an attorney
One of the important things to do after a car accident is to contact a car accident lawyer. There are times when you might find yourself needing legal assistance and this can help you from getting back on the road. An attorney will give you the best advice on how to proceed with your case. This will also help you get justice for yourself and those involved in the accident
5.File a claim with your insurance company
You need to contact the insurance company of the person responsible for the accident. There is no proof of who was at fault for it, so you need to prove them wrong. It does not matter how much money you are getting in an insurance settlement as long as you can afford it, but it is better to be safe than sorry when dealing with an insurance claim.
AMD is on a run. It’s doing incredible work, and, from a technological perspective, it has drifted out from under the Intel cloud that has defined it for much of its existence. AMD did this by pivoting away from the smartphone and tablet markets before over-investing in what would have been a failed effort. Instead, it returned focus to its strengths and the fundamentals of businesses it knows during a time when its largest competitor, Intel, was struggling. Intel has since come under far more capable management, but AMD remains focused and is executing at an impressive level.
This was clear last week at AMD’s financial analyst event and presented not only a compelling case for how it’s been doing, but how it will accelerate and do even better in the future. But to truly reach the company’s full potential, AMD must now consider what it means to be a leader rather than a follower, and that change isn’t a trivial one.
The advantage of being a follower
There is one huge advantage for a company operating as a follower in an industry and that is the direction you take is handed to you. That is how AMD initially got into trouble. Intel pivoted to the mobile market, which turned out to be a mistake, and AMD attempted initially to follow Intel. But AMD’s execution was even worse than Intel’s, so it pivoted back to the market it knew faster than Intel did, which is largely why AMD has been outperforming Intel in several segments.
But it is far easier to follow than it is to lead. The leader has a far higher risk of making a catastrophic mistake as was demonstrated by Intel’s premature and ill-advised attempt to move into the smartphone segment. By being a follower, AMD was less invested, and the damage of the related move was far lower than for Intel, which allowed AMD to recover more quickly. The benefits of that renewed focus were evident at the event, which predicted that AMD’s total available market would more than double over the next five years.
The problems of a leader
First, a leader must lead which means, rather than looking at your competitors for direction, you want them to look at you. AMD has clearly stepped out sharply with products like Threadripper and Threadripper pro, using them to change the dynamic both on high-end gaming machines even more dramatically with high-performance workstations.
AMD’s efforts with servers have been just as impressive if not as revolutionary largely by staying better focused on what cloud providers wanted and stepping up to provide it during a time when many of these providers were looking at moving to their own proprietary technology. This points out that one of AMD’s sustaining advantages is its ability to partner and thus better execute against defined customer needs they caught because they weren’t trying to drive those needs so much as address them.
While AMD is no longer following Intel, it isn’t definitively leading the market, either, because Intel isn’t chasing it. This increases the risk because AMD not only has to pick the right direction rather than taking the easier path as a follower, it needs to protect against Intel making a better choice. The same is true of NVIDIA with Qualcomm in the wings and executing very differently, but nonetheless, represents a significant risk of disruption.
Finally, AMD’s CEO, Lisa Su, has established herself as being very conservative with her predictions. Yet at this event, she predicted strong increases in revenue and profits, which means AMD is very likely to still exceed these more aggressive projections. Analysts trust her, and that is a huge benefit to AMD in the long term when it comes to predicting success or failure.
Wrapping up: AMD is in the best shape it’s ever been.
As I look back on this event, it’s clear that AMD is in the best shape it has ever been but hasn’t yet fully figured out if it wants to try to truly be a segment leader or just to operate more independently of Intel. Both approaches have risks. The market leader path puts AMD’s competitors at higher risk, but it also puts AMD at higher risk of making a catastrophic mistake. Since the future is anything but certain, that risk is very real. The more conservative independent path is far safer for everyone but does have the risk of another leader emerging. This would cause AMD to drift back into its follower role, which would have an adverse impact on the firm’s valuation even though it would reduce the chance of failure.
I do think it would make sense for AMD to attempt to repeat its Threadripper effort with other product sets given how successful that was and to showcase that Threadripper wasn’t an unusual fluke but a showcase of AMD’s ability to execute. But that choice is up to AMD’s CEO who is far more experienced in the job than I’ll ever be, and she has certainly done very well so far.
In the end, I’m left thinking that while AMD is operating at historic levels of execution, it could do even more but not without also increasing its risk. In the current market with the risk of a recession, it simply may be better for AMD to remain conservative for the time being. Then again, fortune favors the brave, and I’m reminded why I stopped wanting to be a CEO long ago.
Coinbase Global Inc’s decision to cut its global workforce has seen the company’s staff in India also being affected. Although this did impact its India hub, the cuts were much lower than the global average. Approximately ~ 8% of its India team was affected, according to Coinbase’s Senior Director Durgesh Kaushik in a tweet. To put in perspective, one in twelve of the crypto exchange’s employees in India have been laid off.
“Despite these challenges, India remains a priority market for Coinbase & a strategic long-term growth bet. We are excited to announce that Arnab Kumar just joined us as Director of India Market Expansion to start building foundational partnerships and operations in the country,” Kaushik added.
The company had announced that India will be the firm’s technology hub to develop global products and half of the new hires will be engineers and said that the nation will account for a quarter of the total 2,000 people that Coinbase plans to hire across product, engineering, and design in 2022.
Coinbase lays off 18% of its workforce and warns of ‘crypto winter’
Crypto exchange Coinbase is laying off 18% of its employees as the digital currency market continues to crumble.
Coinbase, Intel, Tesla: All of the tech companies hitting the brakes on hiring
Over the last two months, a number of technology companies or venture capital-backed firms have announced plans to either freeze hiring, rescind accepted offers, or lay off employees.
Coinbase CEO Tweets ‘Quit And Find A Company You Believe In’ To Disgruntled Employees
Coinbase employees, who were concerned over the recent news of rescinded offers and other decisions taken by management, started an online petition to remove top executives from the company.
Tampon manufacturers say they’re working to replenish the supply of their products after shortages were reported on shelves across the country. In-stock levels for feminine products hovered around 92% for the week ended May 29, according to IRI data, around normal levels.
Edgewell Personal Care Co., the company behind brands like Playtex, has been operating its manufacturing facilities around the clock to build back inventory and anticipate returning to normal levels in the coming weeks. Such increases can be especially difficult for poor or low-income consumers, many of whom already struggled to afford such products. Federal programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program do not cover menstrual products, and 26 states charge taxes on menstrual products.
An April 2021 survey by Kimberly-Clark found that two in five people in the US struggled to afford menstrual products every month, a condition known as period poverty. As a result, 38% of low-income women said they missed days of work, school, or another event because they didn’t have the products they needed.
A tampon shortage is the latest nightmare for women
Supply chain problems and inflation have hit virtually all consumer goods, but women who menstruate are now facing an added strain as a shortage of period products hits the United States.
When people talk about “medical careers” it’s natural for us to automatically start thinking of doctors and nurses. We all know that any hospital or even small regional GP’s office requires both doctors and nurses on the staff, but that’s far from all there is to the world of medical careers. There are actually dozens of wonderful and rewarding career paths that one can take in the medical field.
If you’ve ever wondered what the alternatives to being a general doctor or ward nurse were, then here are some examples. For some of these examples, you may not even need a full medical degree or Ph.D.
1. Pathologist
To become a pathologist in Australia requires about the same level of rigour and education that general practitioners go through, but with one major difference. As a pathologist, you perform a critical role within the public health service, but it’s much more of a “behind the scenes” kind of role, which the more introverted person interested in a medical career might enjoy.
Pathologists are those who work mostly in hospital laboratories studying body tissue and performing various lab tests to determine what exactly it is that is troubling a patient. Much of their work and research also pertains to identifying diseases and pathogens, how to treat them under different circumstances, how they work, and more. The fight against disease is impossible without top pathologists.
2. Nurse Anaesthetists
Anaesthesia is one of the most important medical advancements ever made alongside things like antibiotics. It’s unimaginable to people now just how much one had to suffer to even endure the simplest surgical and dental procedures. Now we take for granted that administering the right kind of anaesthetic drugs takes away all pain and fear of pain.
Anaesthetists are therefore one of the most important and valued roles in the medical field. It’s not a one-size-fits-all science, and you have to be able to look at each patient’s individual circumstances to be able to then create a safe and effective anaesthetic plan.
3. Nurse Practitioner
If you want to work in a financially and spiritually rewarding frontline role without the same grief that it can take to become a full practising physician, then working as a nurse practitioner could be for you. These nurses tend to specialise in paediatric, geriatric, or psychiatric health, but their main goal is to collaborate with physicians to come up with treatment and health management plans. For those who want to help people with the “bigger picture” of their healthcare, then this role is ideal.
4. Genetic Counsellors
You might not have heard of this type of medical role before, but it’s a well-paid and much-valued position with a lot of projected job growth in the wider medical field. These counsellors look at a family’s genetic makeup and assess potential risks of genetically inherited conditions or defects. In a world where many parents take such counsel very seriously, they may feel they are unable to care for a child with significant defects, or they might feel their high-risk genetic disorder problem should prompt them to seek an alternative route to starting a family, such as adoption.
5. Radiation Therapists
In mankind’s ongoing war against the scourge of cancer, radiation therapists are among its frontline medical officers. A radiation therapist’s job is to operate the machinery that is designed to send a concentrated burst of radiation to attack a cancer patient’s malignant tumour. They are also integral in forming the overall treatment plan for each cancer patient.
Just remember that these are merely a few of the many possibilities when it comes to rewarding medical careers. Not every medical man/woman is a nurse or doctor.
Workers pulled scores of bodies from smashed buildings in an “endless caravan of death” inside the devastated city of Mariupol, authorities said Wednesday, while fears of a global food crisis escalated over Ukraine’s inability to export millions of tons of grain through its blockaded ports.
Meanwhile, Moscow’s troops continued their painstaking, inch-by-inch campaign for the Donbas region with heavy fighting in and around Sievierodonetsk, which had a prewar population of 100,000. At the same time, Ukrainian and Russian forces battled fiercely for control of Sievierodonestk, a city that has emerged as central to Moscow’s grinding campaign to capture Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, known as the Donbas.
Turkey has sought to play a role in negotiating an end to the war and in brokering the resumption of grain shipments.
Ukraine morning briefing: Mariupol bodies are being removed in an ‘endless caravan of death’
Plus: Zelensky warns the battle for Severodonetsk will decide the fate of the Donbas and Russian troops advance towards Izium
Russia fills Ukraine meatpacking plant with bodies of dead soldiers: Report
The Russian occupiers in Melitopol are now trying to source more freezers and industrial refrigerators to store the dead, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said.
Why Russia is being accused of using food as a weapon of war
Russia’s war in Ukraine could push up to 49 million people into famine or famine-like conditions because of its devastating impact on global food supply and prices, the United Nations has said, in the latest dire warning over food insecurity.
Global economic growth is expected to slow down before the end of the year, and most countries should begin preparing for a recession, according to the World Bank’s latest global economic forecast released on Tuesday.
“For many countries, recession will be hard to avoid,” wrote World Bank president David Malpass. “Just over two years after COVID-19 caused the deepest global recession since World War II, the world economy is again in danger,” Malpass wrote.
If interest rates go too high, as more and more economists believe might be inevitable, the economy could risk backsliding into a contraction and a recession.
The word “recession” might evoke scary images of the 2008 market crash, but most economists think that if there is a recession, a downturn of that magnitude is unlikely, with most assuring people that the outcome will likely be a mild recession, as is normal at the end of business cycles.
World Bank president warns of ?global recession? risk, calls energy supply a ‘key variable’
World Bank President David Malpass appeared on “Bloomberg Markets: The Open” Tuesday and warned that the world is at risk of a “global recession.”
Opinion: An economic ‘hurricane’ is coming. Political turmoil could be next.
The worst of the pandemic may be over, but the economic aftershocks of the global crisis, made much worse by Russia’s war against Ukraine, mean that a return to normalcy is nowhere in sight, writes Frida Ghitis.
With the rise in online networking technology, the world has rigorously shifted from traditional to digital methods. Everything has turned into a global digital market, from ordering groceries to carrying out trades.
Online marketing has become a core part of networked business organizations and thus needs handling with efficiency and care as a mere error or negligence can cause a heavy dropping.
Trading software has been introduced to make sure you never have to face such a situation. This software does all the hard work of keeping your trades in check while you can take care of lighter business.
Similar software for this purpose is VPS, also called ‘Virtual Private Server.‘ It’s an extreme and premium level development that helps your trades stay connected to self-operating functions, so you never lose control over them.
Let’s dive further into the details!
An Introduction to VPS
Have you ever wondered how easier it would have been if you had a double YOU, so you could get things done in half the time?
Well, VPS, in simple words, is just that. It works by establishing a link between your trading sections with more extensive operating networks for barter purposes.
It ensures that if you lose power or connection to it, your trades are at all times active and functioning according to entered commands.
VPS is a modernized and simpler version of the traditional method of building one’s software to carry out automatic trading.
That made marketing more trouble than it was worth. The person was bound to acquire the foundation knowledge in computers, mathematics, and many extra skills that were impossible for the better portion of online barters, particularly beginners.
What VPS Is the Right Choice for you?
There are many ways to access which VPS system will work most suitably for you based on your needs. After doing a collective analysis for the suitable VPS for Barters, our recommendation is ‘Cloudzy Forex VPS.’
Here’s why:
1. Nominal Latency
‘Cloudzy Forex VPS’ gets the trade executed in minimal time. Having greater RAM, it works at a 20% greater working execution than a generic computer server.
When looking for the best trading VPS server for Forex trading, the delay period is of high importance. It controls that millisecond of a frame in which, after you send a green command, the server executes the exchange.
The internet works in a flash; therefore, a millisecond time frame can also prove crucial.
2. Security
Forex VPS ensures a safer route to carry out transactions during the trades. Since it’s common knowledge that you’re going to invest to gain ample of it with time, the Cloudzy Forex VPS forms a firewall to guarantee safe server and data networking.
3. Liquidity
So what does a VPS server has to do with being flexible? A flexible Forex VPS will allow its user to connect to any functioning server best suited for them.
A functioning program closer to your physical system is more recommended in most cases.
A soluble VPS will enable you to connect to different operating servers that other traders might relate to and look for you the more suited systems for your proximity, allowing you to connect to them.
4. Reinforcing protocol
An efficient VPS will come with several supporting programs. Cloudzy Forex VPS executes the job of getting back at support mails, linking with outsider networks, and providing extra backup.
5 Essential Tips for Bartering with VPS
Before diving into how to trade, we should first understand a bartering market.
Online Market
The online trading market has an internalized banking system that plays a role in exchanging foreign currencies in pairs, for example, the pairing between U.S dollars and Arab Riyal.
These banks have set up several personalized regulations to avoid leaking and keep the transactions under maximum security.
Many of the regulations set by these retailers are not followed or considered legit in several parts of the world, which can cause trading investors to spend more time accessing whether a particular regulation applies in their region.
Professional Tips
Now that you have some basic information about how an internal banking trading market works, here are some essential tips for understanding how you can gain phenomenal profits by trading using VPS for traders.
1. Learning Forex trading
The first step is to learn what forex trading is. Forex trading is an automated software that offers a higher leverage ratio than an equity program.
If you’d like to know more about Forex trading, then several youtube videos are available online for a thorough go-through to cover all the ends.
2. Making a Brokerage account
The next step is to make a forex trading account with a brokerage. At initial levels, they don’t usually take any commissions; instead, they get their share from the profit obtained from the tradings.
Making a micro trading account as a beginner is recommended. It scales down your trading to 1000 units per currency, giving you room to understand what trading style you prefer first.
3. Developing your Strategy
Marketing is about taking a leap of faith; thus, someone willing to invest is ultimately more prone to making a profit in forex exchange.
Thus the third step is to map out a trading strategy while keeping your current finances and investment risks.
4. Keeping your Reality in Check
The next step requires you to be mindful of your numbers. Forex VPS will give you a daily account of your trades, but it’s also vital that you check every position, filling where required and keeping your finances in mind for later investments.
5. Having Emotional Stability
Last but not least, you must maintain emotional stability while working. Trading can, at times, take a toll on people’s emotional health.
For example, you see a rapid dwindle in your profits because you missed keeping in mind a decline in GDP. Therefore it’s essential that you don’t get emotionally obsessed with your trading work.
You work at your highest efficiency when you keep a calm and focused mind.
Final Words
VPS is a breath of fresh air for beginners and professionals in the not so lenient trading business. There are countless ways by which it increases your profits to many folds.
It works as your ‘cloud’ in the trading business that allows you to organize your trade well and helps to emotionally and physically channel your energy towards more important matters in business.
NVIDIA is arguably the technology leader in AI development largely because it started early, created a rich development ecosystem which included heavy simulation, and then bracketed the market with hardware that ranges from what you could put into drones, to the more intelligent cloud implementations.
AI’s big problem to date hasn’t been the hardware or base software, it has been the cost of training each AI due to the specific tasks the AI was purchased to do. Unlike a typical computer system where everything is packaged for quick deployment, AIs require a tremendous amount of work to assure they perform as expected. When AI projects fail, it’s mostly because of huge, unanticipated costs associated with their training.
To address this problem, this month NVIDIA released its TAO Toolkit, which appears to significantly cut the cost and time connected to training an AI and thus making it more likely that AIs that are developed using this tool will be successful.
Let’s chat about the NVIDIA Tao Toolkit this week.
The magic of NVIDIA’s Tao Toolkit
In a nutshell, what this toolkit provides is a version of the NVIDIA TAO framework that is low-code and pre-trained models that can be adapted with your data, avoiding much of the need for AI expertise or those huge datasets.
This approach isn’t dissimilar to how productivity tools evolved. First, you had to create everything from scratch. Then tools came with templates that allowed you to skip the repetitive basics and just work to enhance and personalize the models provided by the tool.
Focused largely on computer vision and speech capabilities, TAO Toolkit is designed to streamline data collection and the annotating process by providing pre-built models much like productivity tools in the past provided templates.
NVIDIA claims there is up to a 4x improvement in inference performance using this tool, and since 20% changes are significant enough to be material in most computing systems, 400% should be particularly impressive.
A growing number of companies are using the TAO Toolkit to create better, faster, and cheaper AIs and it is atypical for those three qualities to come together in a new package.
One Cup AI
One of the examples of these customers is One Cup AI, a firm that has created an AI for cattle ranches. Ranches can lose cattle due to starvation which occurs when cattle are pushed away from the feed by other aggressive cattle, or for a variety of other correctible reasons. The starving cows often aren’t identified until they die or are too weak to save.
Betsy is the name of the AI One Cup AI has created. It tracks several physical disease indicators which include both the behavior (coughing etc.) and movement of an animal which can indicate problems both physical (limping), and mental (depression). Yes, cows get depressed and will stop eating. By identifying these problems early, the cost of treatment is reduced and the likelihood of saving the cow increases.
Betsy is kind of like what Facebook should be for people, only it’s for cows. What I mean is that it looks at the cow’s behavior over time and whether it is socializing enough, taking care of the calves (ensuring feeding), and the nutrition the cow consumes. This last directly addresses the problem of undernourishment. But also assures against overfeeding so the cows get as much feed as they need to be healthy but not so much it would adversely affect their health.
Betsy is highly instrumented ranching though, when I saw the benefits, I immediately wondered why we don’t have something like this for people if only to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.
Floatbot
While I think we should consider applying One Cup AI to people (it seems so much more capable than a Fitbit or even an Apple watch), another interesting implementation is Floatbot. Floatbot is a conversational AI that can be modified for each language variant to not only understand that language better but to speak it like a human native. Floatbot can and does handle the unique accents of some areas very well.
Heavily used in sales, it increases high-quality leads. Customers attest to the fact this tool has significantly increased the yield of qualified and motivated buyers when it is extremely hard to get good help in call centers. Having a tool that can improve (according to Floatbot) customer satisfaction by 80%, agent productivity by 50%, and reduce the costs associated with customer support by up to 40% is impressive for any product.
Wrapping up:
NVIDIA’s TAO Toolkit is, like many if not most of NVIDIA’s products, a game-changer. It decreases the amount of time and effort to create a new viable AI significantly while improving the performance of that AI over time.
We are now in the maturing phase of focused AIs and this stage is focused on creating not only more capable AIs but ones that are more affordable over their lifetimes. Better, faster, cheaper. It’s hard to argue with any tool that promises the trifecta of AI development.
Generations of younger Chinese have grown up unaware of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. But an internet scandal has raised questions about a subject the Chinese government has long tried to suppress. Li Jiaqi is one of China’s biggest internet celebrities with over 64 million followers. The live-streamer is an online salesman hocking wares from skincare to baby products, jewelry, and make-up.
Last Friday night, Li was mid-way through his popular livestream show when it ended abruptly. It evokes images of tanks lined up to enter Tiananmen Square, where the military fired at thousands of pro-democracy activists who had been protesting for months. The most famous image is perhaps the one of “Tank Man”, which shows a civilian with shopping bags standing in front of a queue of tanks, attempting to block them. Generations of Chinese have grown up without learning of the massacre – and many of those millennials and Gen Z-ers appeared to be among Li’s audience on Friday and in the days after.
All images of the tank-shaped ice cream cake have also been wiped off Chinese social media. Given his celebrity status, he knew how to navigate political sensitivities and steer clear of minefields, they said. And he had never expressed political beliefs before. Some even argued that he was possibly among those who didn’t know about the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Many of his loyal fans also wondered if the top livestreamer has been set up by competitors to take a political fall, with the cake sneaked into the line-up of his show on Friday. In the cut-throat world of live streaming sales in China – a lucrative industry worth millions – Li’s scandal comes just months after his two main rivals also fell foul of authorities over alleged tax evasion.
China’s censorship of top livestreamer introduces fans to Tiananmen Square massacre
For decades, the Chinese government has sought to erase all memories of its bloody military crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests, especially around the anniversary on June 4.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is raising another obstacle in his $44 billion bid to buy Twitter.
In an SEC filing released Monday morning, Musk’s counsel said Twitter has not coughed up adequate data on the company’s users, committing a “clear material breach” of the company’s obligations as part of its merger agreement.
Musk reserves all rights resulting therefrom, including his right not to consummate the transaction and his right to terminate the merger agreement.
Elon Musk threatens to walk away from Twitter deal
Elon Musk issued his most direct threat yet to walk away from his purchase of Twitter on Monday, openly accusing the social media company of breaching the merger agreement by not providing the data he has requested on spam and fake accounts.
Elon Musk says Twitter deal can’t happen until bot account dispute is resolved
Elon Musk escalated a public feud with Twitter’s CEO early Tuesday, saying his acquisition of the social media company “cannot move forward” until he sees more information about the prevalence of spam accounts.
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Design
Cost
Usage
Placement
Stencil Printed Custom Logo Rugs
This is mainly done on coir mats and the chosen design is made into a stencil with a specialized machine. The stencil is then placed over the mat and sprayed with a special spray dye to make the logo apparent.
Digitally printed logo mats
They display your brand’s logo and image clearly and vividly.
The logo is printed directly on the mat’s surface with a chromo-jet digital printer.
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Shading and 3-D dimensional images can be produced easily.
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A durable, luxurious, and long-lasting mat is designed.
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Last week I had a nice chat with Emily Miner who works in the Ethics Practice at LRN Corp. as an Ethics consultant. Ethics, at least when applied to employee behavior, is the practice of assuring employee behavior is consistent with the company’s values for every job type and every job level. Since many, if not most, companies don’t have a clear set of values, even coming up with ethical guidelines that are consistent with those values is problematic.
The reason you want Ethics as an enforced set of rules governing behavior is to avoid the kinds of problems that result in litigation, regulation, significant fines, criminal charges, or even company failure that can result from behavior the government, stock holders, customers or employees would object to.
I was an Internal Auditor for IBM for several years and one of the recurring problems was that employees often didn’t seem to know what they were supposed to do when confronted with an ethical dilemma and then made a related decision that forced their employment to be terminated.
Every company should have a solid Ethical Code of conduct. Here is how LRN Corp. goes about helping companies develop one.
Solidifying company values
What does your company value? What are its moral imperatives? Without knowing the answer to that, employees can’t make ethical decisions. What makes the process even more confusing is the fact that the values a company operates under can be very different between Sales and Accounting, and between rank-and-file employees and executive management. Those differences can lead to significant problems with regard to consistent company behavior and make defending what a decision-maker believes is an ethical decision nearly impossible.
To develop a company’s Ethical Policy foundation (policies apply to rules followed internally, while strategies apply to rules followed externally), consultants from LRN meet with and survey employees across the company to provide a clear and consistent set of values that the company mostly practices and accepts as its own.
They use tools like Memia, Zoom, and Teams to build that consensus both in large group meetings and in individual breakouts that might deal with the nuanced differences between levels and departments. To get understanding and eventual compliance across the company they use employee surveys.
And given none of this will work without executive support, a great deal of effort is spent convincing executive management that the effort is critical to the firm’s success and to get their overt support for the effort.
Unionized shops can pose a unique problem because, in effect, a unionized shop has a redundant management structure that needs to be addressed, but if you don’t get support by both labor and executive management, the effort will fail, as this must be a set of rules created, adopted and enforced across the company regardless of department or management level.
Beneficial impact
The result of this work is a set of ethical rules that apply to every employee, coupled with training and participation metrics that are required of each employee to both reinforce and document compliance with these rules. The LRN engagements are multi-year as a result, and while they begin by helping define the ethics that a firm runs by, they continue, if needed, to assure that these new policies are both effectively communicated and enforced during the time of engagement, and to assure they will continue to be enforced once the engagement is over.
According to Emily Miner, LRN has won several awards for its work, and LRN’s customer satisfaction scores exceed 85% in the firms it engages with. If a customer isn’t happy, LRN stays engaged (if the customer allows it) until an acceptable solution is achieved.
It is interesting to note that some of LRN’s greatest successes are in areas that are regionally ethically compromised, like South America. This is because there are company leaders in these crime-ridden areas that want to be part of the solution, not part of the problem, so they are driving ethical projects into their companies to improve the overall ethical practices across their countries.
Wrapping up: Creating an ethical company
LRN Corp. has an interesting ethical consultancy that has successfully helped many relatively large companies grapple with the subject and develop an enforceable set of policies to assure their firms don’t get into trouble. The process is lengthy and can involve a large percentage of the employees, but that means the policies come from inside the company, not from the consultants, and thus become rules the firm wants to follow. It is always easier to enforce a rule that people want to follow over one that they don’t.
Strong, enforced ethical policies are critical for keeping a company whole, scandal-free, and out of the eyes of enforcement agencies. Done right, they can improve working conditions, improve the firm’s image and even result in better, more customer-focused products and services. If you don’t know what your company’s values are or are unaware of its ethics policies, you are looking at a future of trouble. Avoiding that trouble is what LRN Corp’s Ethical Practice work is focused on fixing.
