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What Is Ethereum (ETH)?
Ethereum is a decentralized open-source blockchain system that includes its own cryptocurrency, Ether. ETH works as a platform for many other cryptocurrencies, along with for the execution of decentralized smart contracts Ethereum was first described in a 2013 whitepaper by Vitalik Buterin. Buterin, in addition to other co-founders, secured financing for the task in an online public crowd sale in the summer of 2014 and officially launched the blockchain on July 30, 2015.
Ethereum’s own purported goal is to end up being a global platform for decentralized applications, enabling users from all over the world to compose and run software that is resistant to censorship, downtime and fraud.
Who Are the Creators of Ethereum?
Ethereum has an overall of 8 co-founders an abnormally large number for a crypto job. They first met on June 7, 2014, in Zug, Switzerland.
Russian-Canadian Vitalik Buterin is maybe the very best known of the lot. He authored the initial white paper that initially explained Ethereum in 2013 and still deals with improving the platform to this day. Prior to ETH, Buterin co-founded and wrote for the Bitcoin Magazine news site.
British programmer Gavin Wood is arguably the second crucial co-founder of ETH, as he coded the first technical implementation of Ethereum in the C++ programs language, proposed Ethereum’s native shows language Solidity and was the very first chief technology officer of the Ethereum Foundation. Before Ethereum, Wood was a research researcher at Microsoft. Later, he proceeded to develop the Web3 Structure.
Amongst the other co-founders of Ethereum are: – Anthony Di Iorio, who financed the task during its early stage of advancement. – Charles Hoskinson, who played the primary function in developing the Swiss-based Ethereum Foundation and its legal framework. – Mihai Alisie, who offered help in establishing the Ethereum Structure. – Joseph Lubin, a Canadian entrepreneur, who, like Di Iorio, has assisted fund Ethereum throughout its early days, and later founded an incubator for startups based upon ETH called ConsenSys. – Amir Chetrit, who helped co-found Ethereum however stepped far from it early into the advancement.
What Makes Ethereum Unique?
Ethereum has pioneered the concept of a blockchain clever agreement platform. Smart contracts are computer system programs that instantly perform the actions required to fulfill an arrangement in between numerous celebrations on the internet. They were developed to decrease the requirement for trusted intermediates in between contractors, thus decreasing transaction expenses while also increasing transaction dependability.
Ethereum’s principal development was designing a platform that allowed it to perform clever contracts using the blockchain, which even more strengthens the currently existing benefits of smart contract innovation. Ethereum’s blockchain was created, according to co-founder Gavin Wood, as a sort of “one computer system for the entire planet,” theoretically able to make any program more robust, censorship-resistant and less susceptible to fraud by running it on a worldwide distributed network of public nodes.
In addition to smart agreements, Ethereum’s blockchain is able to host other cryptocurrencies, called “tokens,” through making use of its ERC-20 compatibility standard. In fact, this has actually been the most typical usage for the ETH platform up until now: to date, more than 280,000 ERC-20-compliant tokens have actually been released. Over 40 of these make the top-100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, for instance, USDT LINK and BNB B: Related Pages:
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There are strategies, nevertheless, to shift the network to a proof-of-stake algorithm connected to the major Ethereum 2.0 upgrade, which launched in late 2020.
After the Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain (Stage 0) went live in the start of December 2020, it became possible to start staking on the Ethereum 2.0 network. An Ethereum stake is when you transfer ETH (serving as a validator) on Ethereum 2.0 by sending it to a deposit contract, basically acting as a miner and hence securing the network. At the time of writing in mid-December 2020, the Ethereum stake cost, or the quantity of cash earned daily by Ethereum validators, has to do with 0.00403 ETH a day, or $2.36. This number will alter as the network establishes and the quantity of stakers (validators) boost.
Ethereum staking rewards are identified by a circulation curve (the involvement and typical percent of stakers): some ETH 2.0 staking benefits are at 20% for early stakers, but will be decreased to wind up in between 7% and 4.5% annually.
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Various schemes have been suggested to store waste carbon that’s taken out of the fuel stream or the atmosphere, but few have been tried. Most of the attention has gone to Climeworks, a Swiss company that operates giant, ground-standing filters that suck air through and draw off the carbon.
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Bill O’Reilly Tops Cable News Ratings Again As He Prepares Book On Ronald Reagan
Bill O’Reilly may be accused of being a bad husband, a bad father, a bad liar, and even a bad cable television news host. However, nobody can accuse the Fox News star of having bad ratings.
According to Zap2It, Bill O’Reilly had 2.75 million viewers on Thursday evening, beating Fox anchor Megyn Kelly, who had 2.25 million viewers. Both O’Reilly and Kelly easily trampled their competition. CNN’s Anderson Cooper had only 626,000 viewers and MSNBC’s Chris Matthews had a paltry 529,000 viewers.
Bill O’Reilly was still the king of the ratings the previous evening, where he had 2.69 million viewers. Megyn Kelly, his closest competitor, had 2.31 million viewers. Chris Matthews had 615,000 viewers and Anderson Cooper had 557,000 viewers.
Bill O’Reilly’s fans will be happy to know that he is working on a book about his idol, Ronald Reagan. CNN Money first reported the news.
“The Fox News host revealed on Tuesday that the next installment of his enormously successful book series on the deaths and assassination plots of historical figures will focus on the 40th president. ‘Killing Reagan’ will hit shelves on September 22.”
CNN Money goes on to quote Bill O’Reilly talking about his new project, indicating that the book will be controversial since new surprising information will be revealed. Killing Reagan will likely be another success for Bill O’Reilly’s “Killing” series, which includes Killing Kennedy and Killing Jesus. O’Reilly’s critics have called his books a joke, but it’s obvious that his fans love what Bill O’Reilly has to say and uncovers about his favorite subjects.
In other good news for O’Reilly, Variety reports that Fox News had renewed his Legends and Lies series.
“Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly announced Thursday night on his ‘The O’Reilly Factor’ program that ‘Legends and Lies: The Real West,’ on which he serves as executive producer, will get a second season…According to Nielsen, ‘Legends & Lies: The Real West’ is averaging 1.2 million total viewers, including 208,000 in the adults 25-54 demo. It airs Sundays at 8 p.m. on FNC.”
Once again, Bill O’Reilly’s detractors are having a field day with the Legends and Lies title, especially given the controversy surrounding whether or not O’Reilly was in a “war zone” during the Falkland’s War. In fact, according to the Huffington Post, a book titled Killing Truth: The Lies And Legends Of Bill O’Reilly is about to released. Even though the book deals with several alleged lies O’Reilly made on his show, it’s likely that, as usual, Bill O’Reilly will be laughing himself all the way to the bank.
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Recently Chris Boardman (British Cycling policy advisor and Olympic gold medallist in cycling) has come out swinging by saying that the conversation on cycling is heading in the wrong direction in the UK. Many of his comments are just as applicable to the cycling debate in New Zealand. In another interview, Chris Boardman stated:
There is a huge untapped demand,” he said. “About 60% of people would travel regularly by bike IF the environment looked safe and attractive. That is a massive potential when you have 35,000 deaths a year from obesity related illness and a large chunk of the 5 billion pounds a year it takes to treat that could be used preventing it.
and similar per capita numbers would apply to NZ.
Now please let’s not get distracted by the whole helmet part of the article – which after all is exactly what Chris Boardman is saying is the problem. As Chris Boardman said above, what we should talking about is what we can do to make cycling FEEL safer (the concept of subjective safety) so that it is considered a viable option by all sectors of the population – women, children, the elderly – not just young, fit males. This is how other cities have achieved their high cycling rates.
My opinion on this is unambiguous and based on the only country in the world that has made day to day cycling a real option, the Netherlands. The answer is a combination of dedicated cycle infrastructure and taking away priority on non-arterial streets from motor vehicles. Separated cycle paths aren’t always required but where they aren’t included in the streetscape, the street needs to be designed so that cars are discouraged from driving at more than 30km/h.
Some people also point to cultural issues and differences in legal liability. However, if culture and legal liability are such important factors, it becomes hard to see why cycling rates are so much lower (though much higher than NZ) in culturally and linguistically similar Belgium and Germany. Both countries have some bright spots (Munster in Germany, Ghent/Kortrijk in Belgium) but overall have much lower cycling rates than the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden or Hungary. The same can be seen in Scandinavia, where Norway and Finland have much lower cycling rates than their neighbours in Sweden and Denmark (and this despite Finland having a 20% minority of Swedes).
Even among non-Dutch immigrants, cycling rates are much higher than in their home countries.
Helmets certainly have their place in the debate. Just as helmets for motorists and pedestrians would help prevent a lot of head injuries every year. And like Chris Boardman, CAA would like to see the debate become a more sophicticated and look at the real benefits of cycling and what is holding it back.
The more of us are out there, the safer we are.

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Murty, V Sriramachandra (1968) On some interesting and new records of marine fishes from India. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 10 (1). pp. 126-132.
While examining the fish landings by shore seines and trawl nets at various fishing centres along the Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar in the vicinity of Mandapam the author came across several specimens of Drepane longimana (Bloch and Schneider) which is little known and Drepane punctata (Linnaeus) which was recognised as the only valid species of the genus Drepane, A study of these specimens has shown that these two species are distinct as shown by some authors (vide Text). A brief comparative account of these two species is given in this paper, along with a few remarks and key to distinguish the two species. The author has also been able to collect specimens of Platycephalus isacanthus Cuvier from the above catches, and a single specimen of Stethojulis interrupta (Bleeker) from the inshore waters of Gulf of Mannar caught in dragnet, whose occurrence, in Indian seas, is so far not known. Brief descriptions of these two species are also given in this paper.
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A Boston woman in her 30s is the first swine flu-related death in Massachusetts, health officials announced Monday.
State and city health officials said at a Monday news conference that the woman who died Sunday had some other medical issues but they are not sure if they directly contributed to her death.
But Barbara Ferrer, director of the city public health commission, said the victim did have a confirmed case of swine flu. Officials would not release the woman’s name or other details about her. Officials also said they are still investigating the case.
“We believe very much that this is a reminder that flu can be serious,” Department of Public Health Commissioner John Auerbach said at the news conference. “But we are relieved, overwhelmingly, that cases (have been) mild.”
The woman had been hospitalized for about a week, officials said.
The state’s first reported death from swine flu comes as the number of confirmed swine flu cases in Massachusetts top 1,000.
Last week, the World Health Organization declared swine flu a pandemic, the first global flu epidemic in 41 years.
Two more Boston schools – the Carter Development Center and Louis Agassiz Elementary School – announced Friday that were closing for a week due to swine flu precautions.


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Paul Withers is a Professor of Catchment Biogeochemistry in the Lancaster Environment Centre at Lancaster University and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Bangor University with particular interests in sustainable phosphorus use, and how we can recycle and recover phosphorus in agricultural settings.
Donnacha Doody is a Principle Scientific Officer at the Agri-food and Biosciences Institute in Northern Ireland. Donnacha’s research focuses on the identification of the soil and land use management variables controlling nutrient loss from soil to water and the development of mitigation measures to decrease impacts on water quality.
Julia Martin-Ortega is a Professor in the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Leeds. Julia’s research focuses on the relationships between society and water systems, and has a strong interdisciplinary and policy-relevance emphasis.
Dana Cordell is a Research Director at the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney. Dana is a global food and resource security expert, and has worked with stakeholders in several nations to identify how food systems can cope or transform in response to the emerging global phosphorus challenge.
Helen Jarvie is a Professor and Principle Scientist at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Helen’s research explores the role of nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen) in river eutrophication, and how improved nutrient stewardship can help ensure the future resilience of our river water quality and water resource security.
Brent Jacobs is an Associate Professor and Research Director at the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney. Brent’s current research interests include resilience, vulnerability and adaptive capacity of communities in the development of catchment action plans.
Miller Alonso Camargo-Valero is a water@leeds Associate Professor of BioResource Systems. Miller’s interests primarily include water and sanitation in developing countries and resource recovery from low-grade waste streams.
Myles Patton is a Senior Agricultural Economist within Agri-food and Biosciences Institute in Northern Ireland. Myles has undertaken analysis of agricultural commodity markets using sector based models which has assessed the impact of various CAP reforms and UK agricultural & trade policy post-Brexit.
Erin Sherry is a Senior Agricultural Economist within Agri-food and Biosciences Institute in Northern Ireland. Erin’s research focuses on integrating the economic system with physical and social systems to inform policy design and implementation strategies.
Christopher Lyon is a Research Fellow at the University of Leeds. He is interested in the social dimensions of resilience and adaptation to future natural resource, technology, and environmental change.
Shane Rothwell is a Senior Research Associate at the Lancaster Environment Centre at Lancaster University. Shane’s interest is in creating new knowledge that delivers sustainable and resilient farming systems with a particular focus on improving phosphorus use-efficiency in agriculture and utilising alternative sources of nutrients for crop nutrition.
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The September 1941 issue of Spicy Detective magazine (an Adventure House facsimile edition 128-page reprint shown here) may not have been that magazine’s best issue, but it’s certainly representative of that title and the era’s material, complete with the usual cast of hotel house dicks, low-level mugs, scheming femmes fatales and even a phony haunted house. Having read a few Spicy Detectives now via these Adventure House reprints, my tally concludes that this particular issue might just have more florid descriptions of women’s scanty apparel than any other from that period, and considering how the writers could go on and on with that stuff, that’s really saying something.
This time it’s a fellow instead of a ‘frill’ who gets trussed up on the cover, which isn’t as unusual in 1930’s – 1940’s crime pulps as you might assume. But the illustration still includes the obligatory damsel in distress, her frock obligingly aflutter while she struggles with a menacing thug. Actually, that cover art could apply to several stories inside, since more than one gumshoe finds himself jumped, socked or sapped and ends up hogtied by the bad guys. Fear not: This is an equal opportunity issue of Spicy Detective…the women end up much the same way in most of the stories.
There are seven tales here, with magazine regular Robert Leslie Bellem’s Dan Turner – Hollywood Detective in “Barmecide Bride” as well as stories by William B. Rainey, C.A.M. Deane, Randolph Barr, Walton Grey, Bob Leeson and Stan Warner. Plus, Adolphe Barreaux’ Sally The Sleuth makes an appearance in the four-page strip “She Keeps Her Head”, which deals with an axe murderer, and thus, the title. All in all, a lot of reading for two bits, even when a quarter was worth something.
It’s too bad the pulps rarely credited the artists. Pulp and golden age illustration aficionados have ID’d so many cover paintings from 20thcentury magazines and paperback originals, but the pulps’ interior illustrations are mostly doomed to anonymity. A few from this issue are shown here, ripe with all the ‘spice’ that gave the magazine its name.


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PM calls for special focus to provision of justice to the people.
Prime Minister Imran Khan presided a meeting in Islamabad today (Wednesday).
PM calls for special focus to provision of justice to the people
The meeting reviewed progress on the development projects continuing in merged areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
While addressing the meeting, the PM expressed government’s determination for development of merged areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
He said allocation of Rs48 billion development funds for current fiscal year shows his government’s resolve for the purpose.
The PM directed to prioritize the development projects in next budget, in consultation with local leadership and people’s representatives.
He referred to those schemes which people immediately need and directly beneficial to the masses.
Furthermore, Imran Khan want them to complete in least possible time.
He advised to constitute a committee comprising representatives of the federal and provincial governments.
That committee will monitor progress on the development projects and to timely achieve the set targets.
He asked the elected representatives to take people on board to seek public support.
Notably, the PM eyes public support regarding the development process continuing in merged districts.
Moreover, Imran Khan emphasized the need to give special focus to provision of justice to the people.
Meanwhile, the officials concerned informed the meeting regarding 217 projects.
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Freeze on housing benefit decimating low-income renters’ ability to find secure homes
- Proportion of properties affordable on housing benefit in England has declined by two thirds in a year – down to just 4%
- Crisis warns of rising homelessness as households fall into arrears, with shortfalls between housing benefit rates and rental costs extending into the thousands
- Analysis comes as Crisis launches a new campaign which calls for a national mission to tackle homelessness for good
Low-income renters across England are facing destitution and homelessness as soaring rents and the freeze on housing benefit continues to eat away at the number of genuinely affordable homes available, national homelessness charity Crisis has warned.
New analysis by Crisis and property website Zoopla has found that just 4% of 1–3-bedroom properties listed in the last year were affordable to people who need housing benefit to help pay their rent. This is down from 12% in April 2022 (Fig. 1) despite the fact that 1.9 million households - over one in three who rent privately – need housing benefit to help pay for rent.
With so few properties available to rent at affordable rates, struggling renters are having to stump up thousands of pounds to cover huge shortfalls at a time when inflation remains high and household bills continue to put a strain on people’s budgets.
The analysis found that households are being forced to find, on average, an additional £1,300 for a one bed, £1,900 for a two bed and £2,900 for a three bed a year. Staggeringly, these shortfalls are nearly double what they were just a year ago.
This growing gap is pushing more people into poverty and closer to homelessness, with households unable to cut back to cover these mounting costs. It also means that for people currently facing homelessness, the hope of moving on is further and further from reach. Crisis is warning that people will increasingly have to rely on unsafe and insecure arrangements, such as sleeping on sofas, in cars or staying in hostels and B&Bs, as the foundation that is needed to ensure even a basic standard of living – a settled home – is out of reach.
The research reveals that the problem is being felt right across the country. There are 32 local authority areas where fewer than 1% of 1–3-bedroom properties are affordable to people who need housing benefit to pay their rent – including districts like Barnsley, Wigan and Mansfield.
As average monthly rental prices have increased by 11% across the UK in the last year, the amount of private rented homes affordable on Local Housing Allowance during the year has dropped by 55%. And while London has unsurprisingly seen a bigger decline in affordability, at 75%, the North West – traditionally a more affordable area to rent in – has seen a similar drop, with 68% fewer homes now affordable for people renting and on housing benefit (Fig. 2).
Housing benefit has been frozen since March 2020 and is based on rental prices for 2018-2019. With soaring costs continuing to wreak havoc on household finances, Crisis says that tens of thousands of low-income renters could become homeless if action is not taken.
This stark warning comes as Crisis launches ‘Make History: A Future free from Homelessness’ – a campaign urging the Westminster Government and all major political parties to make tackling all forms of homelessness a priority.
In the short term, the charity is calling for urgent investment in housing benefit so that people can pay their rent and find an affordable home. In the long-term Crisis says the Government must get to grips with increasing the supply of social housing if it is to end homelessness for good.
Matt Downie, Crisis Chief Executive, said: “It is incomprehensible that tens of thousands of low-income renters are being put at risk of destitution and homelessness because of political choices and Government inaction.
“For too long the private rental market has been relied upon to provide homes for low-incomes families while our social housing stock has been decimated. Yet we’ve ignored massive and unsustainable rent rises and, as a consequence, the poorest in society are completely priced out of finding a secure home. As mortgage rates continue to go up, we are facing a very real catastrophe as many landlords will be forced to pass these increased costs down to tenants who are already struggling to make ends meet.
“The Westminster Government, and all political parties, must wake up to the need for action if we’re to stop thousands of people from being pushed into homelessness. It’s vital that housing benefit is restored so it covers the cheapest third of rents and that a plan to deliver the genuinely affordable homes needed is put in place. The solutions are clear – let’s get on with delivering them.”
Richard Donnell, Executive Director at Zoopla, said: “The private rented sector is under huge pressure following years of low investment in new rental supply and with more private landlords leaving the market.
“Demand for private rented homes is being driven by a strong labour market, record-high immigration and higher mortgage rates pushing ownership further out of reach. The net result is higher private sector rents which continue to accelerate away from static local housing allowance rates stuck at 2019 levels.
“This combination of factors continues to reduce the availability of homes to rent for those on the lowest incomes with some wide disparities locally. It’s essential we focus on policies to boost investment in rental supply across all tenures. This will take time to build momentum, meaning a reset of housing benefit levels is the quickest way to deliver support for those looking for a path out of homelessness.”


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The light coming from tablets suppresses the hormone melatonin (involved in sleep patterns and circadian rhythm). Your body starts producing melatonin a couple of hours before your natural bedtime (meaning the time nature intended you to go to bed). The closer you are to the light, the more significant the suppression. Solutions include:
1) turning town the brightness of your device
2) exposure times of less than an hour
3) limiting exposure a few hours before bedtime.
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Melatonin Disruption Seen With Self-Luminous Tablets
Nancy A. Melville
September 12, 2012 — Light emanating from self-luminous tablet computers can suppress levels of the sleep hormone melatonin, potentially having a negative effect on the body's circadian rhythm, new research suggests.
Researchers with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lighting Research Center in Troy, New York, have previously explored the effects of light from computer monitors and 70-inch televisions but found little to no suppression of melatonin.
But the availability of tablet devices raise new concerns, not only because they emit optical radiation at short wavelengths near the sensitivity for melatonin suppression but also because they are often viewed for hours on end and at close range, said lead author Mariana Figueiro, PhD.
"The main issue with tablets and computer screens, and less of an issue with TV, is that the device is placed close to the eyes, so light at the back of the eye, which is what matters for the circadian system, is increased with proximity of the source," said Dr. Figueiro, an associate professor and director of the LRC Light and Health Program at the Lighting Research Center.
Their findings were published online July 31 in Applied Ergonomics.
Participants viewed tablets without goggles, through orange-tinted goggles capable of filtering out radiation that can suppress melatonin, and through clear goggles fitted with blue LEDs to suppress melatonin.
In a small study to investigate how self-luminous tablet display screens affect nocturnal melatonin, Dr. Figueiro and her colleagues measured melatonin suppressions in 13 participants after exposures to backlit tablet devices (Apple iPads) viewed under 3 experimental conditions.
Under one condition, the tablets were viewed through a pair of clear goggles fitted with 470-nm (blue) light from light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which served as a "true positive" condition because the blue light is known to be a strong stimulus for suppressing melatonin.
Under the second condition, the tablets were viewed through orange-tinted glasses that filtered out the short-wavelength radiation, representing a "dark control" condition. In the third condition, no glasses or goggles were worn.
The iPad display is approximately 9.7 inches diagonally and is backlit with LEDs. The tablets in each viewing condition were set to full brightness.
Each of the participants also wore dimesimeters, small light meter devices that were developed at the RPI Lighting Research Center. The devices are worn near the eye and continuously record circadian light and activity levels.
Although the results showed no significant melatonin suppression after 1 hour of normal exposure, the suppression after 2 hours was significantly greater than 0 (P = .006).
"Our study shows that a 2-hour exposure to light from self-luminous electronic displays can suppress melatonin by about 22 percent," the authors write.
The dimesimeter measurements indicated that the level of photopic illuminance from tablet use can vary significantly according to the type of task being performed and the distance from the device to the eyes.
Illuminance levels ranged from 5 lux, which would typically not affect melatonin levels, to 50 lux, which could have a significant effect over 2 hours.
Type of Task
"The type of task will influence the color of the background," Dr. Figueiro explained. "White background, such as with Microsoft Word documents or Facebook, emits more light than darker backgrounds, like movies or black screen with white fonts. And for the same light being emitted by the device, the farther from the eye, the least amount of light at the retina."
Teens and adolescents may be particularly prone to the melatonin-suppressing effects of tablet device usage, and not just because they are known to be heavy users, Dr. Figueiro noted.
"Studies suggest that adolescents are more sensitive to light in the evening and will respond more to an evening light," she said. "Having said that, the effect can occur in any population."
Melatonin onset occurs approximately 2 hours before natural bedtimes, Dr. Figueiro explained. "If one suppresses the onset of melatonin in the evening, it will delay the timing in which the biological clock will tell the body to fall asleep."
By disrupting normal sleep patterns, the suppression of melatonin has been implicated in other health issues, including an increased risk for obesity and other serious disease, such as breast cancer.
One easy solution is for tablet users to adjust the brightness of their devices at night to allow less interruption with normal circadian rhythms.
Dr. Figueiro and her colleagues also suggest the potential development of more "circadian-friendly" electronic devices.
"Since a large portion of the population spends most of their waking hours in front of a self-luminous display, it is important that manufacturers and users have a tool to increase or to decrease circadian stimulation delivered by their self-luminous displays," they write. "However, it is also important to consider how and how long these devices are used."
A Real Concern
Asked to comment on these findings, William Kohler, MD, a spokesperson for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, pointed out that melatonin is key in regulating the body's circadian rhythms, and the ability of light from handheld or close-range electronic devices and tablets to disrupt melatonin is indeed a concern.
"The concern is that the bright light inhibits the production of melatonin, which acts on the suprachiasmatic nucleus, a group of neurons in the anterior hypothalamus. This is basically our pacemaker and allows us to be alert," explained Dr. Kohler, who is director of the Florida Sleep Institute in Spring Hill.
The findings offer some early insights into the potential effect the devices can have on sleep patterns, he added.
"It was interesting that the researchers did show the melatonin was suppressed not only with the bright light, but also the duration and the type of light."
"But we're in a virgin field of expanding knowledge right now, and it's exciting because almost every week there is new research coming out on therapies for sleep problems."
The study was funded by Sharp Laboratories of America. Dr. Figueiro and Dr. Kohler have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Appl Ergon. Published online July 31, 2012. Abstract
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FAIRMONT — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Monday issued a “stay at home” order related to the COVID-19 pandemic to all West Virginians to take effect Tuesday at 8 p.m.
The order tells West Virginians to avoid leaving their homes for this time, and to only go out to purchase essential needs or work in fields deemed essential. The governor’s website lists essential businesses, which will be able to stay open during the effects of this order.
“We have absolutely done and pushed the right buttons at the right time, but it’s still not enough. This disease is really serious stuff,” Justice said Monday. “Please stay home, please listen to our orders.”
A press release also lists certain actions under “You can” or “You should not,” which let West Virginians know what is allowed during this order. Residents are allowed to shop for essential needs, visit friends or family in small groups, pick up food from a restaurant, exercise outdoors and receive deliveries from businesses.
People are advised not to go to work unless they work for an essential business, not to visit friends or family if it is not an urgent need and not to get within six feet of others when out.
The release also says that the “stay at home” order is a stricter form of social distancing, and is meant to stop people from making too much close contact with others, which can slow or stop the spread of COVID-19.
“A stay home order is not martial law,” Justice said. “It is not going to be that somebody is going to come lock you in your home, it’s not that we’re shutting down any state borders, it’s not that we’re closing any bridges or roads, and we can do all this and slow down this terrible virus even more.”
When Justice began giving updates and mandates concerning the coronavirus, the United Way of Marion and Taylor Counties developed a plan for how to help people in need during the shut down of businesses. Dubbed “The COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund,” the new program is designed to provide funds for organizations they can then use to help residents with the crisis.
“We put it in place so that individuals would have an opportunity to donate to a local fund that’s going to stay right here in Marion and Taylor Counties and be put to use for whatever the most important needs are during this crisis,” said Brett White, executive director of the United Way. “We’re giving aid to organizations and agencies and then they can give it out to individuals.”
According to White, the fund will collect donations to be specifically distributed to organizations that can supply aid to those in need of supplies or other aid.
“It’s really open to any organization that’s working on the relief efforts,” White said. “We will be informing first responders, the EMS service, the school system; really anybody that is working on COVID-19 response or recovery will be eligible to use this fund.”
According to White, all the money donated to this fund will go toward the cause, because there are no operating costs coming from the donations. He also said he has seen the need grow just over the past month.
“We certainly have been seeing a big uptick in individuals looking for financial assistance,” White said. “We’ll be providing money to the agencies just like we do with the normal allocation dollars.”
Bus and public transit services have not been identified as essential, but the Fairmont-Marion County Transit Authority released a statement after Justice’s Monday stating it will continue operating during the “stay at home” order to serve those who need to travel to work in an essential field.
“We’re going to man the phones to keep transporting people to their essential services,” said George Levitsky, general manager at the Fairmont-Marion County Transit Authority. “We’re going to continue our work and keep the buses running and sanitized.”
Levitsky said transit buses have remained in service during social distancing and have experienced a consistent number of riders, which in part, led to his decision to keep the service operating. However, he said he will see how the ridership numbers change in the coming days, to see if the service is still necessary to carry on.
“Our ridership stayed steady during this time,” Levitsky said. “After today we’ll see who all remains open. We do feel that we are essential and we offer essential services and we want to do our part.”
Levitsky said the buses will not be operating on their normal schedules this week, but those in need of transit can call the Fairmont-Marion County Transit Authority at (304)366-8177 to schedule a ride.
White said the upcoming weeks will involve further developing the need for aid in Marion and Taylor Counties, whether it be for health resources or for financial aid. He said the fund is aimed at providing for the needs that arise from COVID-19, and this need alone.
“The needs are just going to continue to grow,” White said. “As people are longer away from their paychecks and kids are out of school for longer and individuals are starting to get bills for financial obligations, the needs are going to continue to grow.”
To donate money to the United Way’s coronavirus relief fund, visit its website at www.unitedwaymtc.org.


If you’re a gamer and want to get the most out of your PC, having an all-in-one PC game launcher is essential. These programs allow you to organize your games from digital distributors and Windows folders in a single library.
Saves you time
If you’re a gamer who likes to keep track of their games and accessories, a game launcher can be a great way to organize them. These software programs offer a range of features, such as performance optimization, customizable categories and filters, and much more.
You can also use a game launcher to check for available updates and ensure your gaming files are free of malware and other malicious content.
Lastly, a game launcher is an excellent way to stay connected with your friends in the gaming community and share the latest news and trends in the industry. They can also be a great way to find and download new games and DLC.
Easy access to your games
Game launchers make it easier to access your games. They take the hassle out of installing a new game, launching it, and then playing it.
This makes it much more likely that you’ll play a game you’ve purchased. It also ensures you’re not missing updates and patches, so your game will keep working correctly.
The best game launchers can scan for your games, organize them in customizable categories and filters, and allow you to play your favorite classics.
Many of these launchers even offer a variety of features, like performance optimization, anti-piracy measures, and custom library views. There are options to download new game releases and update your game collection automatically.
Moreover, you can also add shortcuts to your games so you can easily access them without opening a separate launcher. Another great benefit of these launchers is that they can connect to the Internet, check for game updates, and patch them if necessary. They also check the integrity of your game files, detecting corrupted ones and fixing them quickly. Some also use a system that checks for and fixes any malware on your computer. This can be a real lifesaver, especially for older games that have become unresponsive.
Saves you money
You can save a lot of money using an all-in-one game launcher. These launchers also help you organize your games and keep track of their progress.
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Streamlines your gaming experience
A PC game is a video game played on a personal computer, usually with the aid of a controller. These games are typically more complex than console ones, requiring better hardware and software.
A PC games launcher is a nifty software that allows you to play all your favorite games in one place and keep track of the latest releases.
If you’re looking for a way to make your gaming experience more efficient, the most cost-effective solution is a universal PC games launcher. Its most impressive feature is its ability to detect and display all your games in a neatly organized grid, complete with box art, game information, and maybe the most important thing of all, decent graphics settings wizardry. The other cool thing about this type of software is that you don’t have to have a lot of free disk space to download and install it.
It makes your life easier
It would be best to have an all-in-one game launcher for a few compelling reasons. They can help you keep track of your games, organize them in a way that makes sense to you, and keep up with the latest news in the gaming world. They also make it easier to stay in touch with your friends and family and share your experiences.
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There is only one thing to talk about
on the 2015 KTM 450SXF, and that is the
switch from the horrendous WP bladder
fork to the new 4CS fork. What a breath of
fresh air! No more cringing when we see a
Package. From the electric starter
to the hydraulic clutch to the powerful
Brembo brakes to the crescendo-style powerband to the black-anodized rims to the
quick-release fuel lines to the no-tools airbox to the superb handling, we like more
about the KTM 450SXF than we are comfortable thinking
4CS forks. KTM’s biggest flaw has always been its
WP forks—no more.
Fork guards. We preferred the old full-coverage fork
guards because they extended fork-seal life by stopping
rock dings on the back of the fork legs.
Shift lever. Too low on the stock notch and too high
on the next one up.
Air-filter cage. Always double-check to make sure
that the filter’s back edge is sealed against the intake
Black frame guards. Black frame guards are like
buying fancy orange Italian shoes and then wearing
rubber galoshes over them.
BEST SUSPENSION SETTINGS?
Forks. These are MXA’s recommended 2015 KTM
450SXF fork settings (stock settings are in parentheses).
Spring rate: 0.48 Nm
Oil height: 100mm
Compression: 17 clicks out ( 15 clicks out)
Rebound: 14 clicks out ( 15 clicks out)
Fork leg height: 5mm up
Notes: Finding the proper balance between the front
and rear suspension is the key to success. Fiddle with
the race sag and fork height to find the sweet spot. The
4CS is a little too stiff for Novice and Vet riders, but they
can fine-tune it by turning the compression out.
Shock. These are MXA’s recommended 2015 KTM
450SXF shock settings (stock settings are in parentheses).
Spring rate: 5. 7 Nm
Race sag: 100mm
Hi-compression: 1-3/4 turns out ( 2 turns out)
Lo-compression: 15 clicks out
Rebound: 10 clicks out ( 15 clicks out)
Notes: You will notice that we ran more high-speed
compression damping than stock. We did this to help
lessen G-outs. We kept the low-speed compression clicker
on the stock setting but slowed the rebound damping
way down. What you won’t see is that we ran a stiffer
shock spring. You might ask why the chart doesn’t state
this. The answer is that we ran a 2014 orange shock
spring on our 2015 KTM 450SXF instead of the white
2015 spring. Both springs were labeled at 5. 7 Nm, but
the orange spring tested out at a 5. 76, while the white
spring was only a 5. 62. We needed a stiffer spring.
WHAT DID WE CHANGE?
Here is the short list of things the MXA wrecking crew
changed on the 2015 KTM 250SXF.
(1) Last year we had to re-valve the WP bladder forks
and lace up better rims (D.I.D. ST-X or A60 rims). This
year, we didn’t have to do either.
( 2) We bent our shift lever in a bench press to raise
the tip 5mm. This makes more room to get your foot
under it. Why don’t we just move it to the next notch on
the shaft? Because then it is too high.
( 3) We changed the map settings (found under the
seat). We preferred Map 2, which advanced the ignition
timing and provided more hit in soft terrain.
( 4) We ran last year’s orange 5. 7 Nm shock spring
because it was stiffer than this year’s white 5. 7 Nm
spring. If you are under 170 pounds, you can keep the
( 5) We install a 7602 Racing brake-pedal tip. It makes
the brake pedal longer so we can get a more tactile feel
on it with our feet.
( 6) We cut the rubber housing off the two throttle
cables to lighten up throttle feel.
( 7) We run a Works Connection stem nut because it
allows us to run the gas cap vent hose down into the
steerer tube (and stops the hose from twisting).
( 8) We run the radiator cap from the KTM two-strokes
(you can recognize it from its brass center). It is bulletproof. The four-stroke cap, not so much.
WHAT DO WE THINK?
Last year we said, “The 2014 KTM 450SXF is the
greatest 4/5ths of a bike ever made. It has a great
powerband, awesome brakes, amazing clutch, super
shifting, clean looks, billet hubs, superb handling and
an electric starter. It does everything better than its
competition—except suspension.” Guess what? The
2015 KTM 450SXF is at 5/5th. ❏
MXA RODE TEST


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Vienna Burn Centre, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18–20, Vienna, Austria. Annals of plastic surgery
(Impact Factor: 1.49).
09/2011; 67(5):484-8. DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31822f9946
Millions of plastic and reconstructive surgical procedures are performed each year to repair soft-tissue defects that result from significant burns, tumor resections, or congenital defects. Tissue-engineering strategies have been investigated to develop methods for generating soft-tissue. Preadipocytes represent a promising autologous cell source for adipose tissue engineering. These immature precursor cells, which are located between the mature adipocytes in the adipose tissue, are much more resistant to mechanical stress and ischemic conditions than mature adipocytes. To use preadipocytes for tissue-engineering purposes, cells were isolated from human adipose tissue and seeded onto scaffolds. Once processed, preadipocytes become subject to the human tissue act and require handling under much tighter regulations. Therefore, we intended to identify any influence caused by processing of preadipocytes prior to seeding on the reconstructed adipose tissue formation.
Human preadipocytes were isolated from subcutaneous adipose tissue obtained from discarded tissue during abdominoplasties of healthy men and women. Preadipocytes were divided into 3 groups. Cells of group I were seeded onto the scaffold directly after isolation, cells of group II were proliferated for 4 days before seeding, and cells of group III were proliferated and induced to differentiate before seeded onto the scaffold. A 3-dimensional scaffold (Matriderm, Dr. Otto Suwelack Skin and Health Care GmbH, Billerbeck, Germany) containing bovine collagen and elastin served as a carrier. Fourteen days after isolation, all scaffolds were histologically evaluated, using hematoxylin and eosin, anti-Ki-67 antibody, as well as immunofluorescence labeling with Pref-1 antibody (DLK (C-19), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma antibody, and DAPI (4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole).
Cells of all groups adhered to the scaffolds on day 21 after isolation. Cells of groups I (freshly isolated preadipocytes) and II (proliferated preadipocytes) adhered well and penetrated into deeper layers of the matrix. In group III (induced preadipocytes), penetration of cells was primarily observed to the surface area of the scaffold.
: The collagen-elastin matrix serves as a useful scaffold for adipose tissue engineering. Freshly isolated preadipocytes as well as proliferated preadipocytes showed good penetration into deeper layers of the scaffold, whereas induced preadipocytes attached primarily to the surface of the matrix. We conclude that there might be different indications for each approach.
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ABSTRACT: European Union prohibited the marketing of cosmetic products containing constituents that have been examined through animal experiments. Thus, non-animal test models are needed to replace animal experiments. The reconstructed skin models are important as a test system for cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and medical device safety testing. In the present study, we tried to develop an optimal skin equivalent model containing basement membrane and epidermis. For this purpose, we used mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and/or preadipocytes as well as fibroblasts as the dermal matrix cells. The formation of basement membrane and epidermis was verified by immunohistochemical stains. Among various models, the epidermis was thickest when MSCs were used in the dermal matrix. Furthermore, PCNA and involucrin distribution showed that dermal matrix with MSCs resembled human skin. Therefore, skin equivalents with MSCs could be developed as a non-animal test model to replace animal experiments.
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ABSTRACT: Objective: To optimize process parameters and determine system of culture and collection cells microspheres by Fluent software. Method: Hypothesises of boundaries were brought forward of preparation cell microspheres. Parameters, the mesh and relevant conditions of cells microspheres were determined.Result: Parameters of the optimal process were determined by the flow field analysis of cell microspheres. Moreover the strategy of culture and collection cell microspheres were completed.Conclusion: The results may be caused research a equipment of proliferation cell micropheres. This is probably a consequence of reduction bankroll of development equipment of culture and collection cell micropheres.
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ABSTRACT: Autologous adipose transplantation is rapidly gaining popularity for the restoration of soft tissue defects and lipoatrophy as well as for aesthetic improvements (e.g., facial reconstruction and rejuvenation). However, the current technique is crude that suffers from serious demerits, particularly the long-term unpredictability of volume maintenance due to resorption of the grafted adipose tissue and limited adipogenesis. We hypothesized that the adjuvant use of patient-derived adipose stromal vascular fraction (SVF) and platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) may enhance the overall outcome of autologous fat grafting in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Autologous SVF, with a mean cell number of (4.8±3.79)×10(7) cells/mL and a mean cell viability of 71.8%, and autologous PRF, with sustained release of multiple angiogenic growth factors, were created before surgical use. The following adipose tissue implants were injected subcutaneously into a rabbit ear's auricula according to the following study design: 2 mL adipose granules and 0.2 mL normal saline solution (AG+NS group), 2 mL adipose granules and 0.2 mL SVF (AG+SVF group), 2 mL adipose granules and 0.2 mL PRF (AG+PRF group), or 2 mL adipose granules combined with 0.1 mL SVF and 0.1 mL PRF (AG+SVF+PRF group). Histological examinations showed that the implanted adipose granules were well engrafted in the AG+SVF+PRF group, with a higher microvessel density 4 weeks postimplantation compared with the other three groups (p<0.01). Twenty-four weeks postimplantation, the resorption rates of implanted tissue in each group were 49.39%±9.47%, 27.25%±4.37%, 36.41%±8.47%, and 17.37%±6.22%, respectively, and were significantly different (p<0.01). The results demonstrated that the efficacy of adipose tissue implantation can be enhanced by using autologous PRF and SVF as therapeutic adjuvants, offering a clinically translatable strategy for soft tissue augmentation and reconstruction.
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Fill your lungs with fresh, mountain air and admire the Jiuzhaigou peaks when you step out onto your Guest room balcony at Holiday Inn Jiuzhai Jarpo. Giant gold-embossed prayer wheels and our ornate, painted ceiling are traditional touches in our Lobby. You can escape to the waterfalls in Jiuzhaigou National Park, 35 minutes' drive away. The glacial Goddess Lake, surrounded by virgin forest, is 25 minutes' drive from us. Ride a horse across lush, green meadows in front of snow-capped peaks at Ganhaizi, a 20-minute trek away. It's only 5 minutes' walk to Jiuzhai Paradise Grand Theatre for colourful Qiang and Tibetan dance, and you can haggle for local handcrafts at street stalls in Jarpo ancient town. [+]

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1227 gets supersized. The Anglepoise Giant 1227 Floor Lamp is three times the size of the standard lamp--more than 6' tall. While certainly useful as a reading lamp, its dramatic proportions, adjustability and range of colors also make Giant1227 the ideal conversation piece next to--and over--a dining table.
For more than 75 years, Anglepoise has created elegant and functional table lamps that are now considered British design classics. Since the first Anglepoise was designed by George Cawardine in 1932, this iconic table light has been updated and redefined, combining classic design with unmatched performance.


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Recipe by Manami
This classic Sichuan recipe for green beans gets an Italian twist when prepared with pancetta an Italian seasoning.:) I tweaked this recipe a bit here and there - originally found on the McCormick web site. These are great with any chicken, fish or steak dish with a nice bottle of wine relaxing!
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon dry sherry
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1⁄2 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pancetta or 1⁄2 cup prosciutto
- 1 lb green beans, trimmed
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Directions See How It's Made
- Mix soy sauce, water, sherry, sugar, Chinese five spice, red pepper & Italian seasoning, in small bowl & set aside.
- Heat oil in large skillet or wok on high heat.
- Add pancetta; cook and stir until crisp.
- Remove pancetta with slotted spoon.
- Add green beans to skillet; cook and stir 6 to 9 minutes or until greens beans start to brown.
- Stir soy sauce mixture into skillet.
- Add garlic, pancetta and sesame oil; cook and stir 2 minutes.

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Monday, October 25, 2010
Yesterday was one of those days. You know the kind. The kind that make you realize just how lucky you are. We drove about an hour and a half outside of the city and went apple picking. The air was cool, crisp and clean. It was a perfect Fall day. Apples, cider, pumpkins and a country store full of homemade goods. I came home with a bag full of delicious apples and can't wait to get to cooking with them. What makes your perfect Fall day?


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The program "Feeding with music", created by the Camerata Antiqua of Curitiba with the goal of spreading among the students of municipal schools the language of classical music, has Santa Maria Chapel presentations this week (from 5 to 9 October). On Saturday, day 10, às 18h30, turns out the closure with the show open to the public.
This year the theme will be the Brazilian Songbook in the compositions of Heitor Villa-Lobos, and account for the third consecutive year with the scenographic direction of Mauricio Vogue and the participation of actors Regina Vogue, Renet Lyon Liz and Giovana. The songs were selected within the extensive work of Villa-Lobos, researched and inspired by the Brazilian folklore. The compositions on the popular children's Songbook are related to traditional themes “The Carnation fought with the rose”, “Falls-Falls Balloon”, “Sapo Jururu”, among others.
For the music Coordinator of the Cultural Foundation, Janete Andrade, the action was designed for the children's universe. “The project was created thinking the nearest child language, considering an exercise of citizenship for these children, now, have the opportunity to listen to a program from a group instrumental and vocal as the Camerata Antiqua of Curitiba held for them”, explains Janete.
Through the Feeding program with music, the Camerata Antiqua seeks to awaken in his passion for classical music audiences, with a pleasant learning and accessible to children and adolescents. The didactic concerts, promoted by the Cultural Foundation of Curitiba Curitiba Institute for art and culture, in partnership with the Municipal Department of education and the Social Action Foundation of Curitiba (FAS), serve over 1.800 Kids.
|Project “Feeding with music” the Camerata Antiqua of Curitiba|
|Date: Week of 5 to 9 October for schools and the day 10, às 18h30, the show is open to the public.|
|Local: Chapel Santa Maria-Cultural Space-Rua Laurindo Advisor, 273 - Center|
|Entrance: R$ 30 e R$ 15|


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Pfizer is an international pharmaceutical company and is considered one of the leading companies in this industry with Lipitor and Viagra as its most known manufactured drugs. The company grew from a one building medicine manufacturer to a multinational company running its operations all over the world. In addition, the mergers and acquisitions that the business went through ensured that Pfizer name is associated with any global resource specialized in health and well-being industry. In fact, Pfizer Mission statement as stated on its website is to be the world leader in health care and well-being of human kind all over the world. The mission statement of the company is clearly comprehensive and optimistic. The company indulges in serving the community and in practicing high social responsibility attitude. The company also exhibits great corporate governance and expresses itself as a leader in corporate governance. It is clear that Pfizer tries to establish itself as a social responsible, community directed and environment friendly company. The company, Pfizer, is the manufacturer of successful drugs and vaccines that save lives of millions across the world such as: Advil Nevertheless, the CEO letter clearly states that maximizing shareholder profits is a key strategic imperative that the company understands and comprehends.
The CEO letter to investors clearly states that maximizing shareholder profits is the second most important imperative to the company after leadership and innovation. This expressed desire of Ian Read, CEO of Pfizer, contradicts clearly the views of Peter Drucker who believes that the purpose of a business should not be to maximize profit to shareholders only; other stakeholders and mainly customers should be considered. Furthermore, this expressed imperative contradicts the image that Pfizer draws of itself on its own website as a company concerned in social and community responsibility and in serving mankind or health and well-being of humankind all over the world.
This clear CEO letter clarifies to investors that the company promises profit and revenue maximization to all its shareholders. In fact, the mergers and acquisitions and the selling of subsidiaries in the last couple of years clearly illustrate the company’s efforts to elevate its decreasing revenues rather than serving the community or being social responsible to other shareholders as it allegedly claims on its website (refer to income statement in the appendix to view the percentage of decrease in revenues).
Looking back at the strategy of Pfizer and its history, it is crucial to acknowledge that the current CEO Ian Read was appointed as a CEO only two years ago. This crucial change in the past two years explains the struggle that is noticed in the strategy of the company. Ian Read, clearly through his strategy is trying to please the shareholders who were raged actually at the previous CEO Jeff Kindler. Kindler resigned in December 2010 after his cost cutting strategy and leadership style were questioned and attacked. Kindler’s strategy and focus on research and development and price cutting to serve customers more undoubtedly outraged stockholders and other executives who were concerned more about profit maximization and revenue generating. The resignation of Kindler caused Pfizer stock prices to drop significantly from $49 to $17 at the end of 2010 and the company seems to be struggling ever since not only due to the CEO adjustment but also due to the change in tactic and approach that the new CEO imposed. Ian Read as Pfizer’s CEO is clearly leading the company into a strategy of maximizing profit margins, return on equity and earnings per share to please and satisfy the shareholders who were once outraged at the former CEO’s strategy.
In concluding the overview of Pfizer and its strategy, a question about its current goal of profit maximization should be made. Rose and Hudgins did emphasize that the purpose of a bank or financial institution should be to maximize shareholder value; however this might not apply to a pharmaceutical company that proclaims that its main mission is to serve its customers who are in this case patients and to assure well-being of human kind across the globe. The primary purpose of an international pharmaceutical company such as Pfizer should be to research and develop more medicines and cures to incurable diseases and to provide cure and medicine to needy patients across the globe even though this could affect its profit making or could outrage its shareholders. The financials of Pfizer in the year 2012 express the selling of several Pfizer international subsidiaries and decrease in research and development costs. These actions could be questionable by observers as they clearly might affect the stock price and please the profit maximization theory but at the same time peril interest of other shareholders of the company such as customers, employees and the society as a whole.
Pfizer Financials Review
Investors looking to invest in Pfizer would be interested in viewing its financial reports over the past years to evaluate the profitability and growth of the company. Pfizer is an international company with stocks trading on New York Stock Exchange market. The stock value of Pfizer as of April 5, 2013 is around 29.10 and the stock symbol is PFE. Dividends are said to be paid quarterly and Pfizer annual payout with the current price or annual dividend rate is approximately 0.96 with a dividend yield of 3.30%. Information gathered for this paper suggests that Pfizer chooses to pay its dividends on a regular basis to please its investors and shareholders. According to PFE data available on finance yahoo the stock’s price fluctuated between 16.19 on January 2011 and 29.10 in April 2013. In my opinion, this provides a wide variance when comparing the stock price across the past two years only. Nevertheless, as previously mentioned evidence show that the resigning of the former CEO affected Pfizer stock market and price.
Other information contained in the financial reports and might be of interest to investors is the amount of debt that Pfizer heaves. The 2012 balance sheet reveals that Pfizer total debt accumulates to 37.49 billion. The total debt to equity ratio can be calculated to reveal an amount of 45.90. These data could be a concern to investors however when compared with the value of the enterprise of 214 billion dollars or the value of total assets of 61 billion dollars; the amount of debt is considered acceptable and should not be a main concern. Information about other Pfizer financial ratios such as profitability ratios is crucial for investors to analyze the financial situation of the company. The operating profit margin ratio is calculated to reveal a 32.54% and the gross profit margin ratio reveals a percentage of 24.70%. These ratios reveal that Pfizer as a manufacturing company is profitable or is making a considerable amount of profit compared to its operating activities. According to stock-analysis-on.net, profit margin has grew or increased across the past couple of years. On the other hand, return on assets and return on equity amount to a respectable 6.42% and 11.59% respectively.
Additionally, Pfizer 2012 revenue totaled 58.99 billion dollars and revenues per share computed approximately 7.93. Gross Profit stated in income statement totaled 47.65 billion dollars and earnings before interest or EBITDA are stated to be 26.22 billion dollars. Moreover, net income available to common shares amounted to 9.49 billion and diluted EPS as calculated to reveal 1.94. All these information provide an investor with a valuable oversight of how profitable an investment in Pfizer’s stock would be. Remarkably, Pfizer current ratio equals to 2.15. Overall, Pfizer financial analysis does present investors with a positive image about the company and about investing in it for future profit.
Competitors and Industry Analysis:
The healthcare industry and market keeps evolving and technology in research and development helped more competitors enter the market through the years. However, since Pfizer is one of the leading and major companies in the industry only a couple of companies are considered as a real competition or threat. According to Wikipedia the main competitors of Pfizer judged upon and ranked by revenue are Johnson & Johnson, Merck & Co. Inc, Novartis AG, and Sanofi. These four companies are considered to be the biggest three competitors of Pfizer. Vaccines and medicines developed by Johnson & Johnson Company in the last couple of years helped it become the biggest competitor of Pfizer after it was Merck & Co. for many years.
Thus and according to the data presented in the table above, Pfizer has the highest gross margin, EBITDA and operating margin. On the other hand, Pfizer’s EPS and P/E are lower than its competitors. In other words, investors looking for easy and fast return on their investments would rather buy stocks of competitors over Pfizer stocks. However, investors with long-term investment intents could require more data such as Pfizer profit across the years to decide whether to invest in it or in a competitor stocks. For example, Pfizer’s dividend yield on April 6th is equal to 3.30%, this amount is ranked as the 7th in pharmaceutical companies dividend yield rank but is still higher than Johnson & Johnson’s and other competitors dividend yield.
When analyzing Pfizer stocks against its competitors and the industry it is crucial to study the amount of market capital that this company invests in the industry. Pfizer’s market capital is also ranked the second after Johnson& Johnson; this means that Pfizer is one of the biggest investors in the research and development of healthcare industry. It is vital to note that Pfizer sold its consumer healthcare business to Johnson& Johnson back in 2006 and helped create its number one competitor nowadays. However, Johnson & Johnson could be Pfizer’s competitor in consumer healthcare sector only but not in the other sectors such as biopharmaceuticals or neuroscience.
Management and Decision making overview:
To analyze more the financial situation at Pfizer, viewing internal decision making and managerial performance across time is vital. As a big pharmaceutical company operating worldwide and serving healthcare sectors, Pfizer faced its own share of scandals and opposition. Whether corruption and bribes scandals or opposition of its drugs testing procedures, these scandals surely affected Pfizer stock market and financials at one point.
The most recent scandal that Pfizer faced was the claims that it allegedly paid millions of dollars as bribes to secure and build its business in China and Europe. Although Pfizer chose to pay its charges, its management refused to admit any guilt or any knowledge of the alleged act by its employees. The charges amounted to $60 million dollars and Pfizer paid the amount by august 2012 closing the case. The countries that were involved in the scandal are Russia, China, Serbia, Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria and Czech Republic. The management’s decision to cooperate with the investigations and pay the charges although it admits no guilt proved it’s ethical and due diligence approach to solving problems facing the company.
Another big scandal for Pfizer happened in the year 2009 when a drug called Bextra was pulled out of the markets for the complaint of misleading customers. The drug was proved by the FDA for treating Asthma but was mislabeled to mislead and defraud the public. The fines for fraud mounted for billions and a regional manager was fined a $75,000 with a two years’ probation sentence. Again, Pfizer with its subsidiary Pharmacia admitted to committing the offences but the CEO of the company did not receive any charges. By expanding the drug uses, Bextra increased sales profits for Pfizer for billions and billions of dollars; however the side effects such as heart attacks and strokes were the major problem that revealed the fraud secret to the public. Although management decision in this example was to admit the guilt of fraud and pay the fines, public view of the management of Pfizer and its ethical approaches to drug manufacturing and human being health was shaken. Many viewed the company and its management as a greedy animal spirited money making business. Perhaps, the fall in stock prices in 2009 and 2010 and the drop of sales was caused by the surfacing of this specific scandal.
In 2004, Pfizer withdrew its diabetic drug Rezulin and settled lawsuits against it with $60 million. The drug caused liver failure to numerous patients and most of them died as a result. The excuse that Pfizer made was that the drug was manufactured and developed by Warner-Lambert shortly before it was acquired by Pfizer.
Other scandals that involved Pfizer names in the early 1990’s were due to fatalities caused by the dysfunctional heart valves manufactured. Thousands of law suits piled against Pfizer made the company face a very critical situation. Pfizer chose to end the production of valves and settle the lawsuits with over $200 million compensations as a consequence. This discontinuation of product and lawsuits did not only affect Pfizer’s reputation but also financial situation. Management chose to overcome this crisis by spending more in R&D and in practicing social responsibility acts. The management decision that caused such a scandal clarified how focusing on profits alone sometimes lead to stakeholders being mistreated quite often.
Moreover, Pfizer was faced with international scandals that raised questions about its acts. For example, a case was filed against Pfizer for violating international laws and testing an antibiotic on Nigerian children without parental consent. The case went on for about nine years before Pfizer agreeing to settle it with an amount of $75 million. Scandals of management practices were associated with this case and evidence suggest that Pfizer tried to drag Nigeria’s former attorney down to get away with the case. The case ended with Pfizer having to declare an apology to the public and to the doctors without borders organization. Another international scandal of Pfizer involved its employees this time, one of its main stakeholders, as employees in its Peurto Rico branch filed a suit against it in federal court. These workers alleged that Pfizer management failed to manage their pension and retirement plans causing them and their families’ losses in millions of dollars. Lastly, a former Pfizer scientist filed a case against the company in 2010 claiming that worker safety procedures inside Pfizer lab was not practiced successfully and thus caused her to get sick with a genetically engineered virus.
To conclude, Pfizer’s management decisions to deal with the previously mentioned scandals and parties affected within provide investors with a glimpse of the risk undertaken. It is obvious that Pfizer’s management undertakes a lot of risky projects or products to compete and prosper. Scandals that Pfizer faced assure that managers might have underestimated or ignored risks such as legal liability, labor and political risks. Pfizer management decisions fall under the theory of “Goals Gone Wild” that Ordonez and her colleagues explained in their 2009 paper. Pfizer management and CEO (previously mentioned in company overview part of this paper) had undertaken risky projects with the goal of making profit and maximizing shareholders wealth, putting other stakeholders such as employees, consumers and society interest in risk. Moreover, such acts and decisions affected the reputation of the company over the years and proved that Pfizer carelessly approach risky projects with the goal of making profit even though some of this profit might be decreased with settlement of lawsuits. This point was made about Pfizer by many critics who have followed Pfizer scandals history. Martha Rosenburg for example described Pfizer in her article as “The Drug Giant that makes a bank from drugs that can kill you!!”
According to Pfizer’s last year dividends per common share was 0.88. If an investor plans to hold Pfizer share for 5 years, the NPV of the common share would be approximately $28. This value is close to the current Pfizer stock price of $29.10. Thus, with this information and the previous ratios information presented in the financials overview, an investment in Pfizer’s stock with a required rate of return of 10% looks profitable and preferable. In addition, the following profitability ratios approve Pfizer’s shares as a profitable investment: Profitability Ratios
Overall, Pfizer’s ratios provide confidence about the continuity and profitability of the company. An investor looking to buy Pfizer’s stocks would be confident of how rewarding the returns of his/her investment. Pfizer stock value as one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in the world provides a great addition to any investor portfolio, according to my analysis.
On the other hand, Pfizer management should start enhancing its company value by avoiding scandals and legal risk before other competitors take advantage. Risk management should be implemented more seriously to avoid any future fraud or defect in products resulting in lawsuits or cases against Pfizer. With the current product pipeline and research & development activities, Pfizer production options should be less risky and manufacturing choices should be approached with extreme due diligence practiced by the management. Moreover, CEO and board of directors’ goals should not be profit maximization to satisfy shareholder; the main goal or objective of Pfizer should really be what is mentioned in their mission statement “to serve healthcare and human well-being”. By following their mission statement Pfizer is ensuring to satisfy all its stakeholders including shareholders, employees and consumers. In other words, Pfizer executives are now falling into the profit maximization myth and this is my opinion is causing most of the problems and scandals it is facing. Getting out of the profit maximization myth and generalizing Pfizer goal to satisfy all of its stakeholders will definitely benefit the reputation and financials of the company.


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By Charlie Bermant
Peninsula Daily News
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Alderman's last day at Fort Worden will be Jan. 18.
“I see this as an opportunity to simplify my life,” said Alderman, 47, declining further comment.
Park Service spokeswoman Virginia Painter said Alderman is considering several jobs in Olympia but has not decided which to pursue or accept.
Alderman's job as a region operations manager in the State Parks Northwest Region Office was cut in late 2011, and having more than 20 years in the State Parks system, Alderman exercised her option of displacing, or “bumping,” a less-senior park employee.
That was Kate Burke, the former Fort Worden State Park manager who is now working for Jefferson Healthcare hospital.
Alderman had faced a challenging situation, said Parks and Recreation board member Rodger Schmitt.
“Because Kate was extremely popular, Allison walked into a situation that was very difficult, even though she had done nothing wrong,” Schmitt said.
“Everyone seemed to have a different idea as to what she should be doing.”
State Parks Field Operation Manager Ed Girard said the parks system hopes to determine a strategy for an interim manager and within the next two weeks.
“We have a little time in order to make the right decision as to what will best fit our needs as we move forward,” Girard said.
“There are a few key people in the park that can step up and help to sustain the work that is now in process.”
Painter said the role of the manager could be redefined in light of December's agreement between the Fort Worden Lifelong Learning Center Public Development Authority and State Parks for co-management of the Fort Worden complex.
“The role of the park manager could be a little different, but we will have a management structure in place,” Painter said.
“There are a lot of things that we don't know right now.”
Under the co-management plan, which is to begin the first of 2014, the Port Townsend-based PDA will manage the campus area, which is about one-fourth of the 434-acre park and which contains most of the buildings, while the state will continue management of the campgrounds, Chinese gardens, trails, lighthouse and shoreline.
Girard said the new parks manager would not be involved in the negotiations between the parks service and the PDA but that any new manager would be a valuable source of information during those meetings.
“We want someone who has park director experience who can come in and help the staff sustain current operations,” Girard said.
“They should also be politically savvy and able to interact with community members.”
Alderman last February called her new position “a lateral move” with regard to responsibility and salary. She was earning $78,500 annually, the same salary Burke earned.
Alderman said the Fort Worden staff, which numbers 32 people, was indispensable during her tenure.
“They are a good group of people, and everyone has stepped up and done more than their share,” she said of the staff.
“They are dedicated, they are committed, and they care.”
Jefferson County Reporter Charlie Bermant can be reached at 360-385-2335 or at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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A WOMAN has been charged with theft after items were stolen from two shops in Bury town centre.
Codruta Balia, aged 38, of no fixed abode, is charged with two counts of theft and is due before Bury Magistrates' Court tomorrow.
It follows reports that attempts had been made to steal property from shoppers' bags and pockets at the H&M and Primark shops on The Rock.
Det Insp Denise Pye said: "We believe there may be other people involved so our inquiries to identify these people are ongoing.
"I would advise people who are shopping to keep their bags and pockets closed and valuables secure and out of sight."


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