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In a town where consensus is rare, an agreement has emerged among Republicans that the main goals of corporate tax reform are economic growth and increased competitiveness. The good news is that given that we have a terribly anti-growth and anti-competition tax system, a few changes would go a long way to achieving the objectives. But they would work only if the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress abandoned their counterproductive proposition of a global minimum tax.
First, let’s do a little recap about our current system. The United States has a 35 percent corporate income tax rate. It’s the highest of all industrialized countries. That means U.S. companies doing business at home or abroad always incur a much higher tax burden than foreign competitors.
We also have, unlike most other countries, a worldwide tax system — subjecting companies to taxation on all income, regardless of where it’s earned. For example, the profits of U.S.-owned plants based in Germany are subject to U.S. taxes even though these profits have already been taxed by the German authorities. They do receive a credit for foreign income taxes paid, yet that still puts them at a competitive disadvantage.
The silver lining is that as long as companies keep their foreign earnings abroad, they don’t have to pay the additional U.S. tax. This explains much of the $2.6 trillion in foreign-earned income stored abroad by American companies. While this protects companies from our punishing system, it also creates a disincentive to invest any of that money back into the United States.
The high tax rate and the worldwide tax system are big impediments to U.S. competitiveness in foreign markets and account for why, in the past two decades, a growing number of companies have decided to engage in corporate inversion, the practice of acquiring a foreign company and then relocating one’s legal headquarters outside the United States for tax purposes.
I’m glad the Republican tax reform framework proposes lowering the corporate income tax rate to 20 percent and moving to a territorial tax system — one that doesn’t tax foreign-earned income and doesn’t penalize companies that want to bring that money back to the United States for investment. But as it happens, the framework also includes this sentence: “To prevent companies from shifting profits to tax havens, the framework includes rules to protect the U.S. tax base by taxing at a reduced rate and on a global basis the foreign profits of U.S. multinational corporations.” That’s bad news because it means the writers of the framework are ignoring research on the positive impact of lowering the corporate income tax rate on tax avoidance and instead are opting to smack an additional tax rate on foreign profit. If the rate is 15 percent, it means that any profit earned in a country with a lower rate would be taxed at a rate up to the 15 percent level.
One thing is clear: Territoriality with a global minimum tax would equal a full worldwide system

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The Conference of Heads of Basic Schools (COHBS) has made an earnest plea to the government for a car waiver to assist its members in acquiring vehicles to enhance their daily activities. The call comes in light of the observation that their counterparts in the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools are provided with pick-up vehicles for their professional tasks, while COHBS members lack such resources.
Mr. Rashid Alaru Fusheini, the National Financial Secretary of COHBS, articulated this request during an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Bolgatanga, on the sidelines of a Regional Council meeting encompassing executives from 15 municipalities and districts in the region. The gathering served as a platform for heads of basic schools to deliberate on their welfare and other pressing concerns.
Highlighting the transport disparity, Mr. Fusheini stressed the necessity for the government to introduce a waiver to enable basic school heads to afford portable cars, emphasizing the adverse impact the lack of transportation has on their official duties and interaction hours with students, particularly for those who also serve as classroom teachers.
In addition to the car waiver appeal, COHBS leadership urged their employer to ensure the payment of their responsibility allowance based on percentage bases, proposing a minimum of 20% of their base pay.
Touching on the supply of educational materials, Mr Fusheini underscored the urgency of ensuring that basic schools receive all required textbooks, especially considering the implementation of the new curriculum, urging management to expedite the distribution process before the end of the academic year.
Commending the Upper East Regional leadership of COHBS for their proactive stance, Mr. Hamid Abdul-Wahab Adam, the Regional Chairman of the Conference, emphasized the critical need for essential Teaching and Learning Materials (TLMs) to facilitate effective school operations. He further encouraged members to mechanize their dues at the Controller and Accountant General's Department to streamline the Conference's activities.


Stormzy’s pearls of wisdom aren’t limited to his explicitly glorious lyrics, apparently.
When Stormzy and his superstar musical mates get together for a natter on the sofa, the rapper-turned-agony-aunt freely offers dating advice with profoundly funny results, if this video is anything to go by.
Asking Stormzy, whose real name is Michael Omari, whether he gets a lot of girls trying to slide into his DMs, the rapper humbly replied, ‘Not anymore’.
Apparently that’s not a problem for Stormzy, who is the proud creator of the greatest, most enigmatic introductory DM in history.
Explaining his fool-proof conversation-starter, Stormzy said:
…This was my DM trick… This is how slick I thought it was.
Eyes emoji. Wait for the response. And then you just say, ‘number’ with a question mark.
So there you have it. Boasting a ’95 per cent pass rate’, Stormzy bestows upon to you his dating DM advice. Use with discretion.
The full version of Stormzy x Ed Sheeran will be available to watch on Noisey soon.
A former emo kid who talks too much about 8Chan meme culture, the Kardashian Klan, and how her smartphone is probably killing her. Francesca is a Cardiff University Journalism Masters grad who has done words for BBC, ELLE, The Debrief, DAZED, an art magazine you’ve never heard of and a feminist zine which never went to print.


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Didactics and Conferences
Our goal is to maximize the educational value from every conference. You should be able to leave a conference with at least 3-4 teaching points about a particular topic area or clinical condition. Expect the conferences, especially the morning reports, to be interactive. Having a room filled with multiple attendings, residents, and students fosters good, spirited but friendly discussion.
- Morning Report: This will be on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 12:00pm – 1:30pm. There are two resident (sometimes student) presentations given during this time: the first 30-minute presentation reflects a recent overnight or daytime admission with a focus on the differential diagnosis and management plan. The second half of morning report will be a more focused and interactive discussion based on a topic area concerning a centrally focused theme for that month (i.e., cardiology, nephrology, infectious disease, etc) with direct clinical application. This is protected education time and the resident is free from clinical duties during that time.
- Thursday Morning Conferences: These include a mixture of ACGME Core Competency Lecture Series (one Thursday morning a month), Primary Care Grand Rounds (one Thursday morning a month), Evidence Based Medicine Journal Club, and a traditional Morning Report (one Thursday morning a month).
- Academic Half Days on Wednesdays: In an effort to provide protected time for resident education we will hold dedicated conferences on Wednesday afternoons from 12:30-2:30 pm. The resident will be free from all clinical duties at that time. The first two academic half days will focus on core medicine conferences and can include clinically based didactic conferences and board review sessions as well. The other remaining two academic half days of the month are specialized based education days.
- Lifestyle Medicine Academic Half Day: These specialized conferences occur from 12:30-4:30pm, for six Wednesdays throughout the year. This afternoon session consists of further didactics, flipped classroom sessions with the resident as a teacher and/or faculty-led sessions, evidenced-based nutrition journal club on certain Wednesdays, and resident-focused wellness sessions. Please refer to the LM Curriculum for more information.
- Acute Care Introductory Conference Series: During the month of July, several noon conferences and many of the half day conferences are devoted to the dedicated acute care conferences. The topics in these conferences cover inpatient urgent and emergent medical problems.
- Clinical Skills Sessions: These are in the first few months of the academic year and represent a collaborative effort by the Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry, and Transitional Year residency programs to have their residents participate in fundamental clinical skills sessions to ensure a basic level of clinical competency among the first-year residents. Examples include clinical skills sessions reviewing the neurologic examination and musculoskeletal examination and joint injection.

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The 33-year old Indiana Fever forward was the WNBA's most valuable player last year, and she just won her third Olympic gold medal for Team USA in August. She kicks off her quest to finally add WNBA champion to the list Friday when the Fever host the Atlanta Dream in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Catchings has led the Fever to the playoffs for eight consecutive years and she has been to the Eastern Conference Finals four times.
Indiana coach Lin Dunn believes Catchings deserves one more individual accolade: another MVP award. She has been statistically better this season than last year. Catchings said she respects the award, but would much rather win a team title.

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You can't go too far wrong anywhere in NL!
If you're staying primarily in Norris Point, I would suggest concentrating on Gros Morne park. Some of the best places are a bit challenging for packing a 4x5, but if you're up to it both the long and short Green Gardens trails and the mountain (Callaghan) trail are world class. Both are all day trips if you're photographing, and even then you'll probably be rushed.
For shooting from your trunk, I've always liked the light at Lobster Cove Head and Broom Point, both in the park, as well as Arches Provincial park a little further up the coast. In this area, I have also spent days photographing around the remains of the SS Ethie, a ship that ran aground there in 1919.
Once you're up that far, a must see is Western Brook Pond. The hike in to the pond has some 4x5 worthy vistas. The boat tour is memorable and well worth the price. However, to get 4x5 (i.e. tripod) type photos you will need a sea kayak and make it an overnight trip... even then the pond is really a fiord cut off from the ocean, and it can get quite rough quite quickly, so don't try it alone or without a guide.
If you get near the Bonavista peninsula, pm me and we can try to meet up.

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So. Friday. Well.
In my mind, Friday was going to be a day to celebrate my fella. We had friends and family coming over to my parents' house to join us for a mini taco bar I created, an abundance of the fella's favorite sides, mini cheesecakes, Madelines, TCBY cake, an assortment of pumpkin beers, etc.
Guests began trickling in around 3:00 to fill their plates and our hearts with their company. I was begging the fella to open his gifts, because I knew mine was going to blow him away. He hails from Maine, so I'd gifted him with a trip to Boston and Maine in mid-October and wrapped a Hot Wheels plane for him and this sweet Etsy print. He was perfectly excited, and it inspired a small musical number. We had a delightful soundtrack of Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman serenading us in the background, and I may have been overly excited about it... (yep, stone cold sober. For real). Even after that moving performance, the fella decided he still wanted to be with me.
Performers get both exhausted and sweaty (you can see the upper lid sweat beading up during the chorus)
, so I excused myself to freshen up in my parents' bathroom. The fella stopped in to admire my golden pipes, tell me I was beautiful and affirm his love for me. Thinking nothing much of it, because, let's face it, all the things he said were true, I took a few more minutes before rejoining the party.
When I got back the opening chords of Amy Grant's "I Have Decided" were ringing through the speakers, and y'all better know that that's one of my all time favorite songs, so I began to summon my inner songbird once again. The fella tried shushing me gently then increasingly firmly after I refused to listen to his authority. He finally told me to be quiet because he wanted to say something. He began to thank our friends and family who were gathered in the kitchen for coming to spend his birthday with him, then he turned to me to thank me for hosting and planning the shindig. His tone shifted as he thanked me for honoring him and blessing him. Finally, he told me that there was only one thing I could do to honor him more, and he sank to his knee, choking up and asked me to be his wife!
Tearfully, emotionally and excitedly I said yes, yes, yes. My sister, in the chaos, had managed to grab her camera and snap a few pictures when she realized what was happening. I'm so thankful that she was able to be home for it, and that she kept her wits about her long enough to take these shots.

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If you were wondering how to buy Amazon stock directly, the answer is DSPP. Launched in 2019, Amazon’s Direct Stock Purchase Plan or DSPP, lets you invest in the company’s stock without going through a broker, and you can do that by opening an account on Computershare.
What is the minimum amount of Amazon stock you can buy?
In fact, you can buy Amazon stock for $5 or less You can do that thanks to fractional shares.
Can I invest $5 in stocks?
You can put as little as $1, $2 or $5 to work for you , earning money through a variety of methods, ranging from buying promising but inexpensive stocks to getting matching funds from an employer and many other methods. All you need is $5, a little bit of research and a willingness to take a chance.
Is it worth investing in Amazon?
Highly Speculative Valuation The valuation of Amazon shares poses investment risk At nearly $3,000 a share as of July 2020, Amazon is a highly speculative investment with a market cap over $1 trillion and a trailing P/E ratio of 138x earnings.
How can I invest with $100?
- Start an emergency fund.
- Use a micro-investing app or robo-advisor.
- Invest in a stock index mutual fund or exchange-traded fund.
- Use fractional shares to buy stocks.
- Put it in your 401(k).
- Open an IRA.
How do beginners buy stocks?
The easiest way to buy stocks is through an online stockbroker After opening and funding your account, you can buy stocks through the broker’s website in a matter of minutes. Other options include using a full-service stockbroker, or buying stock directly from the company.
Is buying 1 share worth it?
While purchasing a single share isn’t advisable , if an investor would like to purchase one share, they should try to place a limit order for a greater chance of capital gains that offset the brokerage fees.
Does Amazon pay a dividend?
Amazon’s lack of a dividend certainly has not hurt investors to this point, as Amazon has been a premier growth stock. Over the past 10 years, Amazon stock generated returns above 30% per year. But for income investors, Amazon may not be an attractive option due to the lack of a dividend payment.
What is the best company to invest in right now?
- Equifax (EFX)
- Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV ADR (BUD)
- Guidewire Software (GWRE)
- ServiceNow (NOW)
- Tyler Technologies (TYL)
- Adobe (ADBE)
How do I invest in stocks?
One of the easiest ways is to open an online brokerage account and buy stocks or stock funds If you’re not comfortable with that, you can work with a professional to manage your portfolio, often for a reasonable fee. Either way, you can invest in stocks online and begin with little money.
Can I invest in Amazon for $1?
Amazon’s share price is more than $3,500. But the claims that you can invest in big-name companies with as little as $1 or $5 are actually legit The concept is known as fractional shares, and it’s a game-changer for beginning investors.
Can you make money off 1 share of stock?
Getting rich off one company’s stock is certainly possible , but doing so with just one share of a stock is much less likely. It isn’t impossible, but you must consider the percentage gains that would be necessary to get rich off such a small investment.
What would 1000 in Amazon be worth today?
If you had invested $1,000 in Amazon.com you would have approximately $218,793.08 today.

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The perfect recipe for the perfect family photo session is no recipe at all.
Who needs all posed photos? Give me some photos that show character, relationships and love of family.
And this is what I got with this family of four.
Kisses, snuggles, laughs and funny faces.
Loved shooting these cuties.
I have known Kelsi from the days she went to school with my daughter. Seeing how she has become such a wonderful mother is so endearing. I am so proud of her. She loves with all her heart and it shows.
Kinsley is a ham of a 4 year old. Bella is a kind older sister and Ryan takes a back seat to all the girl chaos.

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HTC M7 visual pleasure via video
HTC has fallen behind Samsung in recent times with regards to sales of Android handsets, but is looking to claw its way back into the reckoning with the launch of some new flagship handsets. Late last year saw the likes of the HTC J Butterfly and Droid DNA being launched, and now the HTC M7 has emerged again but via a video with a release being tipped for March.
Just over a week ago some images of the handset came to light, but now the handset has appeared again but this time in a video that you can see below courtesy of ETrade Supply. The video shows what seems to be the back case and front housing of the handset, which seems slightly smaller than the Droid DNA.
This seemingly backs up previous rumours that the handset would feature a 4.7-inch display instead of a 5-inch screen. A second front facing speaker can be seen at the bottom of the handset, which again is similar to previous image leaks. There also seems to be a dedicated camera button on the handset just below the volume controls.
While the images in the video don’t give us those all important specs for the HTC M7 it seems the device will be similar to the Butterfly and Droid DNA. We have already heard that the device is being tipped to make its debut on February 19th at an event in London, and now some new rumours via DigiTimes are backing the London event up but with an actual release timeframe.
It is being suggested that the HTC handset going under the codename of M7 will start shipping during the second half of March; around one month after the device will supposedly be making its first official appearance. Check out the video below for yourself and tell us if you think these parts are the real deal.


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NEW YORK, Dec 31 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended gains, with the Nasdaq rising 2 percent and the Dow climbing more than 1 percent in the afternoon, after comments from President Barack Obama and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell indicated a "fiscal cliff" deal was close.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 152.05 points, or 1.18 percent, to 13,090.16. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 21.78 points, or 1.55 percent, to 1,424.21. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 60.04 points, or 2.03 percent, to 3,020.35.


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Senegalese poet Thierno Seydou Sall has been writing poetry since he was a small child, when, he says, “my head was full of crazy ideas” that he felt set him apart from his society. He has been a wandering poet since his early 20’s. He has published six books of poetry, some of which have been translated into as many as seven languages. Today he finds his primary poetic inspiration among rural villagers. “My fate as a poet is tied to the fate of African village culture,” he says.
“In a country dominated by the powers of religion and the state,” says the poet, “one must believe fundamentally in one’s own dream, one’s own vision, and find a way to sustain it, like a powerful counter-power.”
Thierno Sall, the person, is poignant affirmation of another of De Tocqueville’s enduring insights into the transition from Traditionalism to Modernity. De Tocqueville chronicled how democracy in America liberated the individual to pursue self-interest. While this brought great benefits to society for a time, he warned prophetically that there could come a moment when self-interest became selfishness and society would become a hollow rather than a civil place. What will then be required, he might have imagined, are extraordinary individualists like Thierno Sall, who understand that their individual destiny is inextricably linked to that of society. This rich understanding of what it is to be human runs throughout Thierno’s poetry, as it does in the perennial African philosophy of Ubuntu, which is best known by the aphorism, “A person becomes a person by means of other people.”
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Scientists have discovered patterns in solar events that could improve planning of activities affected by extreme space weather, such as space exploration, satellite operations and power grid maintenance on Earth.
(CN) — Solar storms could imperil planned missions to return humans to the Moon amid a sharp increase in extreme space weather, according to new research revealed Thursday.
Studying 150 years of space weather data, scientists at the University of Reading in the U.K. discovered patterns in extreme solar events that could pose extreme risks to astronauts and potentially disrupt power grids on Earth through global geomagnetic disturbances. The study was published in the journal Solar Physics.
Severe space weather is more likely to occur early in even-numbered solar cycles and late in odd-numbered cycles. The solar cycle is the cycle that the Sun’s magnetic field goes through every 11 years as its north and south poles switch places. Changes in the magnetic field cause giant eruptions such as solar flares on the Sun’s surface, sending bursts of energy and plasma into space.
Sun cycle 25 began in December 2019, signaling increased solar storms in the coming years that could endanger the NASA-led Artemis mission, which plans to return humans to the moon in 2024. However, Artemis could be delayed until the late 2020s.
NASA is no stranger to severe space weather. A major solar eruption in August 1972 between NASA’s Apollo 16 and 17 missions was strong enough cause major technical or health problems had it occurred while the astronauts were in space.
Scientists hope their new research minimizes such risk.
“Until now, the most extreme space-weather events were thought to be random in their timing and thus little could be done to plan around them,” said Professor Mathew Owens, a space physicist at the University of Reading, in a statement. “However, this research suggests they are more predictable, generally following the same ‘seasons’ of activity as smaller space-weather events.”
The research also revealed important differences during the most active season, enabling scientists to make better space weather forecasts for the current solar cycle that will happen for the next decade.
“(Our study) suggests any significant space missions in the years ahead — including returning astronauts to the Moon and later, onto Mars — will be less likely to encounter extreme space-weather events over the first half of the solar cycle than the second,” Owens added.
While previous solar research relied on observation, the new study applied statistical modelling to storm timing for the first time. Scientists examined data recorded by ground-based instruments located in the UK and Australia that measure magnetic fields in the Earth’s atmosphere. This new approach revealed that extreme space weather follows patterns similar to moderate space weather.
What causes this? Scientists think severe solar storms occur because the orientation of the Sun’s large-scale magnetic field flips at solar maximum, positioning it opposite to Earth’s magnetic field early in even cycles and late in odd cycles.
In addition to making space travel less dangerous, scientists think this new finding could improve planning of activities affected by extreme space weather, such as power grid maintenance on Earth and satellite operations.


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Edmunds forecasts that more than 4 million new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in Q2 2023.
A new J.D. Power study shows customer satisfaction with buying vehicles is down for the first time in a decade.
This is the fifth month in a row that the total came in at less than 14 million.
Vehicle inventory shortages constrain August sales pace as average transaction prices reach all-time high.
Sales haven’t been this low since the recovery from the Great Recession of 2008-2010.
Economic conditions, rising interest rates will cause some buyers to defer new-vehicle purchases in August, says J.D. Power.
Total new-vehicle sales for June 2022, including retail and non-retail transactions, are projected to reach 1,133,000 units.
More than 70% of drivers will pay more for cars with top safety features, according to a survey from Rocket Auto.
In March 2022, auto and light truck sales dropped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 13.3 million.
Light-vehicle sales have been held back by limited inventory caused primarily by the ongoing microchip shortage.
Consumer appetite for new vehicles continues to run high, which will serve to build up deferred demand next year and beyond, says Edmunds.
Analysts forecast a SAAR of 12.3M in September as inventory shortages continue to squeeze the industry.

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ICF International, Inc. ( ICFI Quick Quote ICFI - Free Report) shares have had an impressive run on the bourses over the past year. The stock has appreciated 43.5% over the past year, significantly outperforming the 5.7% rise of the industry it belongs to and 29.8% growth of the Zacks S&P 500 composite.
The company recently reported third-quarter 2021 non-GAAP earnings of $1.32 per share that surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 18.9% and increased 20% on a year-over-year basis. Revenues of $394.1 million surpassed the consensus mark by 2.4% and increased 9.4% year over year.
How is ICFI Doing?
ICF has a broad global presence with 56 regional offices across the United States and 22 offices outside the country. It serves a diverse set of markets, including energy, environment, infrastructure, air transport, healthcare, interactive technology, marketing and e-commerce. This, in turn, has helped the company improve its knowledge base and functional expertise over time.
ICF has been successful in establishing and maintaining strong long-term relationships with its clients. In fact, it has been advising the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for more than 30 years, the U.S. Department of Energy for more than 25 years, the U.S. Department of Defense for more than 20 years, the European Commission for more than 15 years and certain commercial clients in energy markets for more than 20 years. The company has multi-year relationships with several other government and commercial clients as well. Global presence and diversity of markets ensures diversified and consistent revenue growth for ICF.
ICF continues to witness increase in demand for its advisory services, driven by trends such as increased government focus on environmental initiatives; emphasis on transparency and accountability; efficiency and mission performance management; generational changes; and increased demand for integrating domain knowledge of client mission and programs with innovative technology-enabled solutions. The company is also seeing growth opportunities for technology-based solutions like digital services and strategic communications across all the markets it serves.
ICF continues to focus on expansion of its commercial businesses, strengthening technology-based offerings, expanding its presence in U.S. federal, state and local government markets, pursuing large contract opportunities, and utilizing its business model across geographies. These initiatives come under its long-term strategy to increase revenues and shareholder value.
ICF is seeing escalation in costs as it is making significant investments in internal infrastructure and acquisitions. The company’s operating costs and expenses increased 5.1% in 2020. These expenses rose 9.2% year over year in 2019 and 3.5% in 2018.
Zacks Rank and Stocks to Consider
ICF currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Some other top-ranked stocks in the broader
Business Services sector are Avis Budget ( CAR Quick Quote CAR - Free Report) and Cross Country Healthcare ( CCRN Quick Quote CCRN - Free Report) , both sporting a Zacks Rank #1, and Charles River Associates ( CRAI Quick Quote CRAI - Free Report) , carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Avis Budget has an expected earnings growth rate of 420.6% for the current year. The company has a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 76.9%, on average.
Avis Budget’s shares have surged 719.1% in the past year. The company has a long-term earnings growth of 18.8%.
Cross Country Healthcare has an expected earnings growth rate of 447.8% for the current year. The company has a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 75%, on average.
Cross Country Healthcare’s shares have surged 201.2% in the past year. The company has a long-term earnings growth of 21.5%.
Charles River Associates has an expected earnings growth rate of 61.2% for the current year. The company has a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 51%, on average.
Charles River’s shares have surged 120.2% in the past year. The company has a long-term earnings growth of 15.5%.

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My client a leading online retailer based in Harlow, Essex have a fantastic opportunity for a talented Digital Designer in their Creative Department. You’ll be working on creating digital assets and pages for the website and emails.
So, if you are looking for a challenging role within a multi-disciplined in-house creative team, this could the position for you.
- Building landing pages for our website in Dreamweaver
- Creating graphical assets for email, web, social media and affiliates
- Assist the Creative Manager in the development and design of digital based projects
- To work closely with the E-commerce and Marketing teams to ensure artwork meets the brief
What you will need
- Minimum of 3 years’ digital design experience across email marketing, banners, social campaigns and websites.
- Dreamweaver in a Mac-based environment is a MUST
- A Graphic Design Degree or equivalent
- An Excellent knowledge of Creative Suite applications
- Great layout skills
- A love of photomontages and animated gifs
- Image retouching skills in Photoshop, including colour corrections and cut outs.
- Accuracy with good eye for detail and carry out self-checks on produced artwork
- Excellent communication skills
- A self-starter who’s comfortable handling their own projects.
- Capable of working effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines
The following are also beneficial
- Product video experience in Premiere Pro or similar.
- Experience with HTML/CSS an advantage.
- Experience with Sketch
- Experience in print design
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There weren’t many better highlights packages than the one Sam Fowler conjured up this year. (PHOTO CREDIT: Amy Paton)
Sam Fowler provided a highlights reel like no other for the Northern Blues in 2017. Look back on his first year at the club, thanks to Regency Windows.
TALE OF THE TAPE
THE YEAR THAT WAS
Arriving from the Dandenong Stingrays in the off-season, Fowler came to the Blues ready to make his mark as a small forward.
While he unfortunately couldn’t add more than a pair of senior games under his belt, Fowler was a constant source of excitement for the Development side and overcame injury to put together an impressive campaign.
Buzzing around in the forward line, Fowler showed his eye for goal on a number of occasions, conjuring miracle goals for fun throughout the year.
Rarely kicking an ordinary goal, he ended up being the Development side’s most prolific goal-kicker come season’s end, despite missing five games. He hit the scoresheet in seven of his 11 games.
He made his senior debut against Werribee in Round 9 and followed it up the next week against Richmond.
It’s hard to go past Fowler’s five-goal performance against Coburg in Round 3 as his best game in 2017.
It wasn’t only the speedster’s haul of goals, but also the manner in which he kicked them that lit up the Blues.
Each of the five came in a different manner and had extreme levels of difficulty, while coming at key times in what was ultimately a seven-point loss to the Lions.
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We’ve all heard that UV radiation can cause damage to our eyes, but how careful are we to prevent it from happening? Many common eye diseases are easy to avoid if you know the risks and stay aware. The good news is that it’s not expensive to protect your eyes every day — in fact, it’s very easy. Here’s what you should know about the effects of ultraviolet radiation on your eye health:
Long-term effects of ultraviolet light on the eyes:
Due to global atmospheric changes, our planet is at risk. Every day, increased levels of uv radiation affect human health. One of the main concerns scientists have is what ultraviolet light does to the eyes.
Ultraviolet light contributes to the formation of free radicals, causing permanent damage. Known eye problems include:
- Cataract formation
- Retina degeneration and damage
- Macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss for the elderly
- Pterygium, a growth which begins in the white of the eye and starts to block your vision
- Skin cancer of the eyelids
- Corneal sunburn, also known as photokeratitis, a painful eye condition.
How to Prevent the Negative Effects of UV Radiation
All the risks mentioned above may sound scary, but the truth is that they are easy to avoid.
You may not be able to fix your eyes once they’re damaged. But, you can take practical steps to ensure that they stay as healthy as possible.
The key is staying conscious about what you can do to keep your eyes functioning well. Keep your eye doctor appointments, get regular check-ups, and do what you can daily.
Here are a few tips:
Use protective eyeglasses: Whether you are hitting the ski slopes in winter, or the beach in summer, always use eye protection. If buying a new pair of sunglasses, read the label. Look for labels that block 99 to 100% of UV-A and UV-B rays. Glasses that have UV coating are essential for preventing damage from UV rays. You can also look for “polycarbonate” or “photochromic” lenses. Your eyeglasses should reduce the glare, and not distort natural colors. When the sunlight hits water or snow, its reflection is stronger. This makes the risk of eye damage even greater, so the more light your eyeglasses block, the better.
Wear a cap or hat with a wide brim: Children and elderly folks should be especially careful about their eye health. If they aren’t used to wearing sunglasses, a hat will do the trick. A wide-brimmed cap limits the UV radiation rays up to 50 percent. A brimmed hat or cap can also limit UV rays that hit the eyes from above or around glasses. It’s an easy and inexpensive solution for daily eye care.
Avoid overexposure to sunlight:
Wherever in the world you live, avoid overexposure to the sun. Get to know the peak hours of the day, and try to stay indoors or under shady trees during this time. Increasing your time in the sun increases your risk of eye conditions, but it’s especially dangerous for people who have to work long hours outdoors. You may also be at an increased risk of eye conditions if:
- You have had eye surgery
- You are taking prescription medications. Some prescription pills, drugs, or birth control may increase your eyes’ sensitivity to the light.
If you are unsure about your personal risks, don’t panic! Get counsel from a trusted eye doctor. Call today to schedule a consultation with one of Kansas City’s leading ophthalmologists.Posted May 18, 2019 by Silverstein Eye Centers


Stability Analysis and Prediction of Traffic Flow of Trucks at Road Intersections Based on Heterogenous Optimal Velocity and Artificial Neural Network Model
The evolution of traffic-related accidents caused by long, short, and medium trucks at signalized road intersections have been underemphasized in the last few years. Far, little attention has been paid to the modelling of trucks traffic flow using an artificial neural network model and evaluating the stability analysis of trucks depending on the heterogenous optimal velocity. This research evaluates the effect of trucks on some specific traffic flow features. Over the years, it has been deduced that trucks, irrespective of their sizes, significantly impact their surrounding traffic flow due to their body sizes and operational features. In this study, we focused on modelling the traffic flow of trucks at signalized road intersections using traffic flow variables such as speed, traffic volume, traffic density, and time as our inputs and outputs. The truck traffic data was collected using up-to-date equipment such as video cameras and inductive loop detectors from the South Africa transportation network. During the ANN modelling of the truck traffic flow, we used 956 traffic datasets divided into 70% for training and 15% each for testing and validation. The ANN model results show testing regression values of (Formula presented.) (0.99901). This shows that the inputs and output are well correlated and the ANN model’s superiority in predicting truck traffic flow at signalized road intersections. Based on the HEOV model results, the result of the research indicates that in the mixed traffic flow of trucks in real-life scenarios, the proportion of different trucks on the signalized road intersections rather than the proportions of types of trucks can be used in the determination of traffic flow stability of each truck. This research extends our knowledge of truck traffic flow modelling and provides a blueprint for examining the stability analysis of long, short, and medium trucks in their immediate driving environment.
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Czech schools are lacking 1,800 teachers but that figure could rise to as many as 6,000 in September, according to research carried out by the Ministry of Education released on Tuesday. Around 9 percent of classes are currently given by unqualified teachers or by qualified educators forced to work overtime, the report found after collating data from 99 percent of the country’s schools.
Women continue to strongly dominate in the profession in the Czech Republic, with only around one-fifth of teachers being men. The average age of a teacher in this country is 47.2.
Over 1,000 skeletons discovered during renovation of Kutná Hora “bone church”
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All You Need To Know About Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition in which the upper airway of the body compresses frequently during sleep. According to trusted sources, it is the most frequent sleep-related respiratory condition. Although OSA is more common in elderly men, it can infect anyone, even toddlers. Following menopause, the frequency climbs to the point that men and postmenopausal women have identical incidence.
Bappi Lahiri was a renowned singer-composer known as the Disco legend of Bollywood who subsequently ruled the Indian Music Industry in 1970s and 1980s. He died after severe health concerns on 15th February 2022. He was 69 years old and was a patient of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
The below are some of the Obstructive Sleep Apnea causes:
- Obese persons suffer from hypoventilation syndrome, a respiratory disease.
- Chronic lung disorders, such as asthma, COPD, and pulmonary fibrosis
- Neuromuscular diseases, such as a stroke, which can disrupt brain signals to airway and chest muscles.
- Heart or renal failure, which can lead to fluid accumulation in the neck and obstruct the upper airway.
- Endocrine abnormalities, including acromegaly, hypothyroidism, and polycystic ovary syndrome. It may impact the breathing cycle during sleep.
The majority of patients with OSA complain about being sleepy during the daytime. OSA results in bouts of reduced oxygen delivery to the human brain and other regions of the body. It culminates in sporadic sleep disturbances. Also, it results in tiredness during the daytime and a lack of clarity in the thought process in the early morning hours.
Following are some basic Obstructive Sleep Apnea symptoms:
- Snoring loudly
- Convulsions when sleeping
Other symptoms include:
- Headaches in the morning
- Irritability or grumpiness
- Frequent awakenings during the night
Besides, there are also some mixed symptoms:
- Hyperactivity in children
- Decline in school performance
- Sexual indifference
If you have physical ailments that constrict your upper airway, you’re more likely to develop OSA. Some of the risk factors for OSA are as under:
- Overweight or obese
- Male persons with a collar size of 17 inches or more
- Females with a collar size of 16 inches or more
- Thick tonsils
- A wide tongue that can obstruct breathing
- A limited palate or airway that breaks more easily.
- Retrognathia that is when the bottom jaw is narrower than the upper jaw
- Smoking habits
- A history of OSA in the family
A comprehensive physical examination and family history are required to diagnose Sleep Apnea. Daytime tiredness and snoring are major indicators.
Physicians diagnose the issue in the following manner:
- PSG: You get admitted to a hospital overnight while being connected to a host of monitoring equipment. The devices record physiologic variables during polysomnography. Sleep-disordered breathing, as well as a variety of other sleep disturbances, can be detected by sequences of physiologic abnormalities. The PSG monitors the activity of many organ systems that are linked to sleep.
- EOM or EEG: Electrodes are connected to the patient’s scalp during an EEG to monitor brain waves before, between, and after sleep. Eye movement is recorded by the EOM. A thin electrode is put 1 centimeter above the right eye’s outer upper corner, and another is implanted 1 centimeter below the left eye’s outer lower corner.
This movement is detected as the eyes shift away from the center. The timing of the distinct phases of sleep is determined by brain waves and blinks. Non-REM (non-rapid eye movement) and REM (rapid eye movement) are the two major sleep stages.
- EMG: Two electrodes are inserted on the patient’s chin during an EMG: one above and one below the jawline. On each shin, more electrodes are implanted. The electrical activity created during muscular movements is picked up by the EMG electrodes. Muscle relaxations take place when the patient is in sleep mode. EMG detects muscle movements during sleep.
- ECG: During deep sleep, a single-lead ECG monitors the electrical impulses from the heart to monitor the patient’s heart rate and rhythm.
- Pulse Oximetry: A pulse oximeter is clipped onto a thin region of the human body with adequate blood flow, like a fingertip or earlobe. The oxygen saturation level of the patient’s blood is measured by a pulse oximeter, which employs a small emitter with red and infrared LEDs. During apnea bouts, this level may drop.
The purpose of Obstructive Sleep Apnea treatments is to ensure that airflow is not impeded while sleeping. The following are some of the treatment options:
- Weight Loss: People suffering from OSA and who are also obese are frequently advised to lose weight through exercise. Weight loss has been shown to reduce the severity of OSA, even if it does not lead to a perfect health condition. If your doctor recommends it, losing weight can help lower blood pressure, minimize daytime drowsiness and enhance longevity.
- CPAP Therapy: One of the baselines of Obstructive Sleep Apnea treatments is CPAP therapy (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure). It’s given with the support of a face mask worn at night. At night, the face mask quietly provides positive ventilation to leave the airways open. The airways are propped open by the positive airflow. CPAP is an extremely successful treatment for Sleep Apnea. An oral appliance is a viable option for positive airway pressure therapy for patients with mild to severe OSA who do not benefit from CPAP therapy.
- BPAP Therapy: If CPAP therapy is ineffective, Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure equipment is sometimes used to treat OSA. BPAP machines, also known as BiPAP devices, feature two pressure settings that respond to human breathing, both inhaled and exhaled pressure. It refers to the difference in pressure between inhaling and exhaling.
- Side Sleeping: Positional therapy can assist people in learning to sleep sideways. Sleeping on the back (supine position) can aggravate OSA for certain sufferers.
- Surgery: In elderly patients with OSA, there is no unanimity on the role of surgery. When CPAP or BPAP devices or an oral appliance aren’t working, surgical treatment may be the answer. For patients who have OSA resulting from severe, surgically correctable upper airway obstructive lesion, surgical intervention may be the most beneficial.
There are a variety of therapy options for OSA that can help you mitigate your ailment. The doctor will devise a treatment strategy that incorporates lifestyle changes as well as other useful therapies.


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By Soni Satpathy-Singh
Holidays don’t only mean authentic, home cooked Indian foods, but lots and lots of it. We visited my parents for the holidays this year and were stuffed with one dish after another made by my cooking/feeding enthused mom. If we weren’t eating (which was a rarity), we could most probably be found cooking the next meal, and while eating that meal, we’d plan what we’d eat the next day.
Amidst all this eating and planning, my husband made the innocent mistake of telling my mom that he loves her chicken curry. Ladies, you know when a son-in-law tells his Indian mother-in-law that he loves a specific khanna of hers, she not only makes it with great pride and care but, she makes enough of it to feed a small army.
The curry was ridiculously full of the bone succulent, punctuated with masalas in a way that only my mom knows how to make. Delicious as it was though, there’s only so much chicken curry one can eat before feeling oneself morph into a big, fat vat of, well, chicken curry. My mom sent us home with containers and containers full of it leaving us with a rather embarrassing first world challenge: what were we going to do with all this chicken curry?
I’m not the first to be confronted with this challenge nor shall I be the last it seems. Many a friend has asked what she/he can do with leftovers aside from heating it up with roti for a quick meal. There are times that you, your spouse, or children don’t want any more curry, especially coming off the holidays where you’ve had more than your fair share. So what to do with all the leftovers? Fret not, chicken curry can surprisingly be repurposed for a bevy of meals and snacks. All you have to do is think outside the kadai!
For my suggestions, both boneless and on the bone chicken curry work. I simply take the meat off the bones and shred it before using it and, depending on the recipe, use the jhol or gravy sparingly so dishes don’t become soggy. Please note that leftover keema can be used as well in many of my recipes, particularly in nachos, stuffed peppers, and empanadas.
CURRY CHICKEN SALAD
Since you already have cold, leftover chicken curry available, more than half of the work is done! I don’t use any of the curry jhol and simply take the cold chicken and dice or shred as needed. I like my chicken salad to have a bit of a crunch so my go-to additions are chopped apples, chopped walnuts, raisins, mint, mayonnaise, and a splash of fresh lemon juice. Grapes and celery are delicious additions as well. It looks and tastes gourmet and is something I have found both adults and children enjoy. Simply serve the salad on a bed of lettuce, with crackers, on a croissant, or in an avocado halve and you have a delicious snack or meal in under five minutes!
The repurposing of chicken curry as American-Mexican food tends to be a hit with children and easy to make, too! Monterey jack cheese, queso blanco, cotijo, or even Italian cheeses such as mozzarella and ricotta tend to compliment masalas found in chicken curry and melt beautifully as well when used in nachos, burritos, and enchiladas. Preheat your oven to 350 °F, and prepare an oven safe casserole dish with tortilla chips topped with chopped or shredded leftover chicken curry with a little jhol (enough so your nachos don’t taste dry but not so much that you make your chips soggy), black beans (I use canned beans that I drain), and grated cheese of your choice. Bake it for 10 to 12 minutes or until cheese has melted. Top it with diced fresh tomatoes, onions, and cilantro along with dollop of sour cream and/or guacamole for a serious plate of masalafied nachos that the whole family will enjoy. I pretty much use these same ingredients for my tacos, too, putting them in a soft tortilla pressed in my panini grill or simply piling up ingredients in a hard taco shell.
Depending on how much leftover chicken you have, you can either stuff an entire hallowed out bell pepper with it or add other things. For instance, my parents tend to have leftover rice so to shake things up, I’ll combine rice with shredded chicken curry (this time you want to use more of the jhol to really flavor the rice) as my stuffing. I brush hallowed out peppers with a little olive oil, stuff the pepper with the rice-chicken mixture, and top it with panko breadcrumbs. I then bake it in a 350 °F oven for about 12 to 15 minutes or until the bread crumbs have browned. Shredded chicken curry also works well as a stuffing for hallowed out zucchini or portabella mushrooms topped with cheese or breadcrumbs and baked. For an Indian-inspired loaded baked potato, stuff or top you spud with chopped chicken curry with jhol, diced onions, cilantro, and radishes for a little balle balle action in your mouth!
As you can hopefully tell, ideas for repurposing chicken curry is plentiful. If I’m feeling particularly inventive and want a savory snack, I make empanadas. I roll out store-bought pie crust and make 12 to 15 circles using the rim of a glass or a 3-inch cookie cutter. I lightly brush the edges of the crust of each circle with water. I then place 1 teaspoon of shredded chicken curry in the center of the round. Next, I fold the dough over the filling and press the edges with a fork to seal. I repeat with the remaining rounds and chicken mixture and bake for 15 minutes in a 400°F oven and voila! I have chicken curry empanadas! If you have chicken curry with aloo, this recipe is tenfold even more delicious. I mash up the aloo with the chicken and use it as the stuffing. With or without aloo, these empanadas are perfect little snacks. Mint chutney works as a great accompaniment.
It appears naan pizzas are the craze these days as evident of the freezer sections at Indian grocery stores inundated with naan dressed with various toppings. With naan and leftover chicken at home you can easily whip up “pizza” within minutes. I like to smear ricotta cheese on my naan, top it with leftover chicken curry, fresh basil, onions, and freshly grated mozzarella. I then bake it in a 350 °F for 10 minutes and I’m done; yet another crowd pleaser for children and adults alike. Naan pizzas work as a great base for your leftovers. I’ve topped and baked naan with leftover palak paneer or masala shrimp for some killer quick and delicious meal options as well
Finally, when I don’t feel like reinventing my leftovers yet tire of eating it the traditional way, I simply shred or dice my chicken and put it on top a bed of lettuce with some tomatoes and a splash of chutney for a filling, protein-packed salad.
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Ethical Labels Market - Global Outlook and Forecast 2020-2025
The global ethical labels market is likely to grow at a CAGR of over 7% during the period 2019–2025.
A high degree of awareness and concerns regarding the right food consumption is driving F&B companies toward transparency and adopting ethical labels food products. A growing interest in ethical sourcing, fair trade practices, and sustainability among consumer groups influences the global ethical labels market. Consumers are increasingly showing a high interest in knowing the impact of individual consumption food products on the environment. About 50% of the ethical labels demand is expected to be driven by millennial and Generation Z consumers by 2025. The advocacy of high moral standards for manufacturing and consumption is increasingly influencing companies to opt for ethical labels, which promote environmental sustainability, social justice, animal well-being, equality, and adherence to a better workplace and worker qualities, thereby boosting the market. APAC was the leading market for ethical-certified products in 2019. The region is expected to add the highest incremental revenue of over $170 billion during the forecast period. Halal ethical-certified products accounted for the largest segment in 2019; however, organic and kosher segments are expected to grow at the fastest CAGRs during the forecast period.
The following factors are likely to contribute to the growth of the ethical labels market during the forecast period:
Increased Consumer Conscious toward Health and Ethical Values
Reduction in Meat Consumption for Environmental Sustainability
High Demand for Vegan Meat Products
Growth due to Online Retailing and CSR Activities
The study considers the present scenario of the global ethical labels market and its market dynamics for the period 2019−2025. The report covers a detailed overview of several market growth enablers, restraints, and trends. It covers both the demand and supply aspect of the market. It profiles and examines leading and prominent companies operating in the market.
Ethical Labels Market: Segmentation
This research report includes a detailed segmentation by label types, product types, distribution channels, and geography. Packaged halal food products have gained traction due to the widespread Muslim population across the world. As the halal-certified products comply with requisite permissible ingredients, these food and beverage products are finding an astonishing adoption in non-Muslim consumer groups, thereby underpinning the growth. APAC is the largest halal food market, owing to the presence of 62% of the global Muslim population.
Organic foods and beverages have witnessed tremendous growth in the global food market. The global organic labels market is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 9% during the period 2019−2025. North America and Europe remain the most lucrative markets as the degree of awareness and acceptance among consumers are higher than in other regions.
A sizeable population, especially millennials, has been influential in increasing the awareness toward clean and healthy certified products. This trend is growing in the baby boomer population as well. There is a gradual shift among consumers toward healthier eating habits. Although dairy products are favored in terms of price and flavor, the changing consumption habits and lifestyle choices are driving the growth of the ethical food label segment. Hence, the increasing perception of the vegan label, kosher, and animal welfare labeled foods as healthier than standard animal-based is a major factor that is accelerating the growth of the segment.
With the growing concern over the consumption of alcoholic, carbonated, and sugar-based beverages, the focus has shifted toward non-alcoholic, plant-based alternative beverages among health-conscious consumers world over. The emergence of plant-based beverages such as packaged coconut water and non-dairy milk beverages is another major driver for the vegan label market. Further, the adoption of low-calorie variants in conventional beverages such as carbonated soft drinks is also influencing the demand for clean labels. Conventional beverages such as coffee, tea, cocoa-based, and packaged water are witnessing high adoption. Halal ethical-certified products have found their way on packaged water, thereby gaining traction among consumers.
In terms of distribution, the global ethical labels market is dominated by physical retail stores. The sale from supermarkets and hypermarkets accounted for a share of 43% in 2019. Retail stores have remained a preferred choice among consumers as these stores serve as a one-stop destination for several related food and beverage products. The retail channel distribution is expected to lead the distribution in the coming years as the brand-label-trust factor is higher in physical stores. However, the growing penetration of the internet has led to an increased awareness of foods and beverages with ethical labels. Moreover, the high-speed internet would majorly benefit commercial buyers since they would have plenty of options to choose from.
Market Segmentation by Label Types
Sustainability and Fairtrade labels
Animal Welfare Labels
Market Segmentation by Product Types
Market Segmentation by Distribution Channel
Insights by Geography
The global ethical labels market is majorly driven by the acceptance of certain types of foods and beverages and the shift in consumers’ consumption habits. The contribution of Muslim and Jewish consumers can be attributed to the rise of halal and kosher ethical-certified products; however, it is from flexitarian consumers choosing these labels with a notion of being healthy and not religious. Interestingly, India has been one of the highest vegetarian populations; however, the scope for vegan labels is low as dairy-based products play a vital role in Indian cuisines.
North America is one of the established regions for ethical labels due to the growth of the food and beverage industry. In countries such as the UK, Germany, and France, the rise in animal welfare awareness and the increased demand for organic and sustainable labels are expected to drive the Europe market. Brazil and Mexico are fueling growth in the Latin America region. There is increased adoption of organic, clean, and sustainable labels in the region. However, political strife and subsequent economic dwindling are likely to affect the growth in the region. The market in MEA is growing at a moderate rate.
Market Segmentation by Geography
Key Vendor Analysis
The global ethical labels market is fragmented in nature as the vendors are competing based on product quality, clean free tags, and competitive pricing. Thus, consumer choices and preferences differ across regions and keep changing over time. Due to the highly competitive and volatile environment, future growth mainly depends on the ability to expect, measure, and adopt to the constantly changing trends and successfully introducing new or improved products in a timely manner among strategic consumer regions. The switching cost is becoming moderate due to reducing price differentiation of high-end and low-end products due to the emergence of several vendors in certain segments such as halal, organic, and clean certifications. Several players are expected to expand their presence worldwide during the forecast period, especially in the APAC region.
Other Prominent Vendors
Tone It Up
Garden of Life
The WhiteWave Food Company
Hain Celestial Group
Blue Diamond Growers
Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing
Freedom Food Group
Earth’s Own Food Company
Oatly (Cereal Base Ceba)
Good Karma Foods
Atlantic Natural Foods
Don Lee Farms
Good Catch (Gathered Foods)
No Evil Foods
Ocean Hugger Foods
Yves Veggie Cuisine
Al Islami Foods
Al-Falah Halal Foods
Archer Daniels Midland
Ben & Jerry's
Jingyitai Halal Food
Kedem Food Products
Keurig Green Mountain
Levana Meal Replacement
Marks & Spencer
Saffron Road Food
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A triplet girl born at 29 weeks gestational age was admitted to the NICU for management of prematurity including respiratory distress syndrome. Her treatment team developed an interprofessional plan to target oral breathing and oral feeding, and following surgery, Mia showed improved suck/swallow/breathe coordination and respiratory stability and stamina.
A 38-year-old woman had a stroke that resulted in aphasia and some physical limitations. Her treatment team developed an interprofessional plan to target community access and support communication so that both she and her family were confident that she could live by herself again.
An 8-year-old boy with mild to moderate quadriplegic spastic cerebral palsy began to complain of a toothache. Through videoconferencing, David’s IPP team discussed the concerns of tooth pain, and the need to conduct an oral health assessment for David. The team reached mutual agreement on an assessment plan to prepare for the visit with the dentist and a treatment plan to enhance David’s oral health.
Kai, a 16-year-old high school junior, was in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and multiple orthopedic injuries. His treatment team developed an interprofessional plan to support his physical, sensory, cognitive-communication, and social–emotional needs so that he and his family could successfully navigate his return to school and community as well as his preparation for college entrance exams. The medical and school-based teams both recognized the importance of proactive, coordinated communication and integrated management to facilitate attainment of these goals and functional outcomes. By the third quarter of his junior year, Kai had transitioned back to school full time with a 504 plan that addressed necessary accommodations, and he was preparing to take his SATs.
A Cleft Palate Team collaborated across specialties to help a 13-month-old child with a history of cleft palate to improve feeding, swallowing, and speech sound production. The interprofessional team completed individual assessments, discussed results, and made recommendations for Sam and the family.
An interdisciplinary committee works to make health care providers aware of services, including voice and speech therapy, and provide more comprehensive care for LGBTQ+ veterans.
An interprofessional practice (IPP) team worked together to assess hearing loss and language skills in a 2-year-old child. The team recommended a cochlear implant and a plan of therapy for language development and listening skills. As a result, the child’s expressive vocabulary began showing steady growth.
A 65-year-old woman experienced general weakness, balance issues, and speaking difficulties after a fall. A team of professionals developed a plan, which explored low-cost options for increasing intelligibility and providing strategies for communication. The team helped her use a speech intelligibility smartphone app to improve her pitch, volume, and overall intelligibility. After 4 weeks in a rehabilitation facility, the woman’s communication skills returned to their previous levels.
Faculty from a university’s health care–related programs collaboratively developed an interprofessional education (IPE) experience for their undergraduate and graduate students. By working together across departments, the faculty planned and executed a tornado simulation, where students role-played “victims” and “responders.” As they carried out their roles, students learned about collaboration and health care services during a disaster. They also learned how to communicate effectively with patients and victims.
The parents of a 6-year-old girl with Down syndrome consulted an IPP team to get help with their daughter’s communication skills. The IPP team evaluated the girl, made recommendations, and helped the family purchase an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device to use at home. After 4 months, the family reported that the device was helping with communication.
When visiting a village school and outpatient rehabilitation clinic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a team of professionals from the United States worked with their local counterparts to provide training and help patients. One patient was a 6-year-old boy with a complaint of severely reduced expressive language. The team – comprising both US and DRC medical professionals – worked together to create an assessment and treatment plan for the boy. They also provided education and strategies to the boy’s mother.
After recovering from meningitis, 72-year-old Jon continued to suffer from hearing loss, severe dizziness, and imbalance. Struggling with daily activities, he sought information from a team of professionals about a cochlear implant (CI) and help improving his daily life. After the implant surgery, the interprofessional practice team helped Jon navigate life with the CI and regain his balance.
An interprofessional team collaborated across specialties to diagnose a 20-year-old college student with muscle tension dysphonia and paradoxical vocal cord dysfunction. After the student returned to college, the initial team worked with a local speech-language pathologist (SLP) and with a college voice coach to continue her treatment. After 6 weeks, the student’s speaking voice returned to normal limits, and her singing voice and vocal endurance returned to baseline levels.
A team of professionals collaborated across specialties to help a 78-year-old woman recovering from a stroke. The team developed and implemented a plan to (a) help the woman increase participation in activities of daily living (ADLs) and (b) improve her ability to communicate by using an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) board.
An interprofessional practice (IPP) rehabilitation team developed a treatment plan for a 55-year-old man with memory and hearing loss, tinnitus, episodic vertigo, and headaches following a closed head injury. By working across specialties, the team created and executed a plan that helped resolve the man’s dizziness and address his hearing and memory problems.
An interprofessional practice (IPP) team at a cleft lip and palate clinic developed a treatment plan for a 4-year-old girl with hypernasal speech and dysmorphic features. By working across specialties, the team diagnosed the girl with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) and executed a treatment plan that included speech-language therapy and surgery to create a pharyngeal flap.