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The 10 Essential Elements of an Occupational Medicine Program
Each year, the costs associated with work-related injuries and disabilities impact company bottom lines. In 2013 alone, there were 3 million non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported in the U.S.1 A cost-efficient, outcomes-driven occupational medicine program can reduce costs by keeping your employees healthy and your workplace safe, but not all programs are created equal.
Download this whitepaper to learn the 10 essential elements to consider as you look for an occupational medicine provider, including:
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1 Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Employer-Related Workplace Injury and Illness Summary.


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After flying through Atlanta countless times, I decided it was finally time to get out and explore it! It was right on the way from Birmingham on our way to the Georgia coast, so we stopped for two days and packed a lot in. I had no idea how much there is to do, and I loved it all! It’s a fun and different huge city and we had the best time getting a taste of it!
– World of Coca-Cola Museum – fun to see, though we don’t really drink it!
– Olympic Park- fun fountains on a hot day
– CNN World Headquarters – you can tour the studios!
– Ponce City Market- fun spot with shopping, a food market & BeltLine path!
– MLK Historic Sight – includes a free visitor’s center, and across the street you can see his tomb, the Old Ebenezer Baptist Church, and the home he was born in. So powerful to see!
– Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
– Piedmont Park- beautiful
– Atlanta Botanical Garden (within the park!)
– High Museum of Art, gorgeous building and collection!
Chik Fil A Dwarf House (original location in the suburbs, open 24 hours!)
The Varsity – classic Atlanta lunch
Mary Macs Tea Room: amazing southern soul food
Buckhead Diner- upscale but family friendly dinner
Canoe Restaurant – dreamy setting on the river
Ria’s bluebird for pancakes
Ponce Food Hall:
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There are troubling signs that ISIS is planning a biological or chemical weapons attack against Europe or the United States. What could that attack look like?
In 2001, the U.S. Government conducted a simulation biological attack to test the country’s readiness. It was called “Operation Dark Winter” and the results were alarming.
Researchers who designed the study discovered that a weaponized smallpox attack would immediately overwhelm the healthcare system. In the early stages of such an attack hundreds of thousands of Americans would die and the government would be forced to implement martial law.
Where The Threat of an ISIS Chemical Weapon Attacks Came From
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What an enchanting crown! It’s made from 100% pink cotton, finished with a purple velvet trim and gold beads.
Established in 1999 by Danish designer, Dorothe Mailil, Maileg has an authentic style that is based on modern contemporary concepts with a unique touch and expression.
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Anine Bing, the Danish designer behind the eponymous Los Angeles fashion brand, is teaming up with sportswear giant Reebok for a capsule collection that reimagines classic styles with a modern twist.
The collaboration marks Bing’s continued exploration of athleisure, a trend she’s been successfully navigating for years. “Reebok has been a heritage brand that I have long admired,” Bing said in a press release.
In search of inspiration, Bing and her team traveled to the brand’s headquarters to delve into Reebok’s extensive archives, focusing on iconic shoe styles from the 1980s and 1990s. “I really wanted to reimagine some of their vintage styles and recreate these pieces for the modern woman today,” Bing explained.
A longtime admirer of Princess Diana’s timeless style, Bing cites the late royal as a key influence on the collection. This isn’t the first time Bing has referenced Princess Diana’s influence. For the launch of Anine Bing Sport in 2021, Bing drew inspiration from paparazzi photos of Diana in oversized sweatshirts, biker shorts and Reebok sneakers. The Reebok x Anine Bing collection stays true to this aesthetic, offering a range of reimagined footwear and apparel that pushes the boundaries of loungewear and sportswear.
The Reebok x Anine Bing capsule reimagines three of Reebok’s most iconic footwear styles: the Freestyle Hi, the Classic Nylon and the Classic Slide. Ranging in price from $150 USD to $250 USD, these shoes offer a fresh take on timeless silhouettes.
With a collegiate prep vibe, classic cuts and vintage washes, the apparel is designed to be worn “a la Bing” – mixed and matched with tailored blazers and denim for a versatile look. Available in a sophisticated palette of black, white, blue, gray and cream, the collection includes an oversized crew sweater ($200 USD), bralette ($80 USD), bike shorts ($90 USD) and bodysuit ($120 USD).
Launching April 9th, the Reebok x Anine Bing collection will be available in unisex and women’s sizes at reebok.com and aninebing.com, as well as select retailers including Bloomingdales and Anine Bing stores worldwide.

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Image Courtesy Sony Music NashvilleThe Swon Brothers have made the leap from finalists on NBC's The Voice to the top 20 on the country chart with their debut single, "Later On." It's taken a lot of hard work to get this point, and the duo's Zach Swon tells ABC News Radio he wouldn't have gotten this far if not for his partnership and friendship with brother, Colton Swon.
Says Zach, "We live together, we're on a bus together, we fly in planes together, but I think it makes us better. 'Cause I wouldn’t want to do this, nor do I think I would succeed as a solo artist, and I think he feels the same way."
While it's easy for Colton and Zach to focus on the daily demands of getting their country career off the ground, they make a point to maintain their relationship as brothers and best friends, too.
Colton explains, "We're running a business together, but you've also got to take time just to be brothers, like, out on the road. Laugh, enjoy it. And just take time doing brother stuff, you know, making fun of each other. Playing video games."
Zach and Colton spend a lot of time just talking on their tour bus when they're not playing the game Catch Phrase with their band members.
Zach says, "We're pretty tame. It's not really a party bus, or anything.
Colton adds with a laugh," And by tame, he means lame. We are lame. We like to sleep."
Look for The Swon Brothers' self-titled debut album to come out October 14.
Image Courtesy Webster PRKenny Rogers will kick off his 33rd Christmas tour November 12 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The Christmas and Hits Through the Year tour will play 25 dates before wrapping up December 23. Linda Davis is joining Kenny for the trek.
Kenny is also featured on a new song called "That Silent Night" coming out on Jim Brickman's new holiday collection On a Winter's Night: The Songs and Spirit of Christmas. That album is available exclusively at Amazon starting October 7.
Warner Bros. RecordsIf you search the name Blake Shelton online, there’s a 18.47 percent chance you’ll click on a page that tests positive for viruses and other malware. That's according to a new study by the virus fighters at McAfee.
ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is number one. According to McAfee, you have an 19.38 percent chance of landing on a malicious website if you search his name.
Carrie Underwood made the top 50. She's ranked No. 47.
"Most consumers are completely unaware of the security risks that exist when searching for celebrity and entertainment news, images and videos online, sacrificing safety for immediacy," said McAfee's Gary Davis.
"Cybercriminals capitalize on consumers' attention to breaking celebrity news and leverage this behavior to lead them to unsafe sites that can severely infect their computers and devices and steal personal data," Davis added.
Here's McAfee's top 10 Most Dangerous Cyber Celebrities of 2014:
1. Jimmy Kimmel -- 19.38% chance of downloading a virus. 2. Armin van Buuren -- 19.33% 3. Ciara -- 19.31% 4. Flo Rida -- 18.89% 5. Bruce Springsteen -- 18.82% 6. Blake Shelton -- 18.47% 7. Britney Spears -- 18.19% 8. Jon Bon Jovi -- 17.64% 9. Chelsea Handler -- 17.22% 10. Christina Aguilera -- 16.67%
Image Courtesy ABCLuke Bryan makes a cameo on ABC's Nashville Wednesday night sharing a scene with the show's resident country queen, Rayna Jaymes, played by Connie Britton. This season, Rayna is working hard to get her career back on track, and Luke applauds the Nashville script writers for portraying the country music business accurately.
"You know, there's some stuff that's obviously stretched for TV," Luke tells ABC News Radio, "but all of the producers of the show and the people that we know, they work to keep the show, for the most part, like the reality of Nashville and the music business. It's fun to see them doing that."
Luke also gets a kick out of seeing Music City shot so beautifully on Nashville. He adds, "I think Nashville is one of the most interesting cities. It's just got such an amazing feel and vibe to it. And the show has showcased the city."
Unfortunately, Luke has to keep up with the storyline of Nashville mostly through word-of-mouth since his hectic touring schedule keeps him away from home most of the time.
Says Luke, "Being in Nashville, you kind of know the storyline of the show. Like, this is probably the period of my life that I have watched TV the least."
Luke's fans will want to catch all of Wednesday night's episode of Nashville since his cameo comes towards the end of the show, which begins at 10 p.m. ET on ABC.
Image Courtesy Sony Music NashvilleZacBrown Band teams up with The Doobie Brothers for a new version of "Black Water" on the new Doobie Brothers country collaborations album, Southbound. Zac Brown admits he jumped at the chance to perform that classic song from The Doobie Brothers catalog.
"I have seen a lot of people, including myself, make a lot of tip money because of ‘Black Water,’ so this is a full circle moment," Zac says. "“To collaborate and recreate this iconic song is just an amazing moment as an artist. As a new generation vocal band, it is an absolute honor to get to play with them."
Fans can now pre-order Southbound at iTunes or Amazon and get an instant download of The Doobie Brothers and Zac Brown Band's version of "Black Water." The full album comes out November 4.
Image Courtesy Nino Munoz/Capitol NashvilleDierks Bentley often returns to Nashville's famed bluegrass club, the Station Inn, to catch a show or even sit in with some of his musical heroes. Over the years, Dierks has become close friends with Ann Soyers, the woman who collects cover charges and books talent at the Station Inn. According to The Tennessean, Ann was an early supporter of Dierks' music before he became a staple of country radio. Now that she's battling cancer, Dierks has kept a regular vigil at her hospital room in west Nashville. He even took her out for "one last ride" in his vintage '67 Camaro this week.
Dierks posted a picture on Instagram of their ride. The caption says, "She's hanging tough. Enjoying good friend and music."
Image Courtesy Becky FlukeMiranda Lambert is taking her seventh annual Cause for the Paws festival to Las Vegas this Friday in conjunction with the first-ever Route 91 Harvest Festival. Miranda will headline the Friday night show, and all proceeds from her appearance will go to her charity, the MuttNation Foundation, to help homeless dogs get a new lease on life.
Miranda says, "I am so excited to be playing Vegas to raise money for a cause so dear to my heart. With your donations, we are able to watch happy, healthy dogs being given a second chance at life through adoption.”
The Cause for the Paws event also includes a sold-out VIP cocktail party prior to Miranda's show, complete with a live and silent auction of items from Miranda and her husband, Blake Shelton. An online auction will go live on eBay to coincide with the event.
Miranda's Cause for the Paws raised more than $400,000 event last year in Oklahoma. Overall, the MuttNation Foundation has generated $1.5 million to help dogs in need in the past seven years. For more information, go to MuttNationFoundation.com.
Image Courtesy Valory Music Co.If Brantley Gilbert ever starts feeling cooped up on his tour bus, he's got his choice of five Harley-Davdison motorcycles on the road with him all the time. His pal, Harley-Davidson dealership owner Ricky Kelley, actually gave Brantley three motorcycles to take with him on tour, but Brantley couldn't leave his own hogs at home.
He says, "My newest one and my '99, I'm so addicted to 'em, that I end up bringing them out anyway."
Over the past few years, Brantley has become friends with bikers all over the U.S. who are glad to show him around when he's in their city.
Brantley explains, "If we don't know a lot of road systems around there and what roads are good to ride and what's got a good bit of scenery, these guys will show up and we'll kind of follow 'em around and get a good ride during the day."
Brantley is on the road with his Let It Ride tour through December 13.
Image Courtesy Capitol NashvilleLady Antebellum's new album, 747, comes out this week featuring something most of this fall's other major country releases don't have -- a female voice. In fact, Lady A's Hillary Scott sings lead or duet vocals on most of the new album's 11 tracks, including the lead single, "Bartender."
It's not that the group made 747 in response to combat the lack of women in country music. Hillary tells ABC News Radio , "It just kind of fell that way. I think a lot of songs that we cut that were outside songs weren't originally duets, and then we made them into duets, which 'Lie with Me' was one of those, and then 'Damn You Seventeen' another one."
While "Bartender" is a drinking song, it's written and performed from the point of view of a woman. Hillary was especially glad to be the voice singing that song as it topped the country chart.
"It was at such a time where there was so few female songs on radio," Hillary says. "So, having that female perspective is so important. That's the majority of who is listening to our music on a daily basis driving in their car. You know, you have to have that voice, that perspective."
Fans of Lady A's other lead singer, Charles Kelley, will find plenty of vocals from him on 747, too. Lady Antebellum performs on NBC's Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Wednesday night.
Image Courtesy Warner Music NashvilleFans of Blake Shelton's early hits like "Austin" and "Ol' Red" should be very happy with his new album, Bringing Back the Sunshine, available now. While Blake is happy with the progressive sounds of his recent hits "Doing What She Likes" and "Boys 'Round Here," he wanted to find a way to incorporate his early country sound in the new music.
Says Blake, "I think we did that. 'Neon Light,' I think, is a perfect example of staying true to who I’ve become as an artist but also tipping my hat to that old honky-tonk sound that I started with.”
Blake points to the crowd reaction to his older hits, including "Some Beach," during his live shows as a big reason for going back to his musical roots.
"They get as big of a reaction still today as 'Boys ‘Round Here' and whatever other current song I've had," Blake explains. "So, it shows me that that’s still alive -- that sound, that type of music is still alive."
In keeping with the theme of going back to his roots, Blake sent his team to his hometown of Ada, Oklahoma, to take photographs for the new album's artwork. They ended up using a shot of the town's water tower on the cover of Bringing Back the Sunshine because Blake says, "I’m tired of seeing pictures of myself!"
He adds, "I’ve been looking at that water tower my whole life. It may not be iconic to everyone out there, but it is to me. When I see it, it takes me back to being a kid.”
Look for Blake to promote Bringing Back the Sunshine with an appearance on Live with Kelly & Michael on Thursday.
Image Courtesy Warner Music NashvilleHunter Hayes had added two "Wild Card" shows to his Tattoo (Your Name) Tour beginning with an October 28 concert at Best Buy Theatre in New York City. The newly scheduled dates continue with a November 29 show at Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie in Dallas, Texas. The "Wild Card" shows are named after a track from Hunter's latest album, Storyline.
Dan Shay and new country group The Railers join Hunter in the opening slots on the Tattoo (Your Name) Tour.
Image Courtesy Webster PRThe George Jones Museum is coming to Second Avenue in downtown Nashville soon featuring a gift shop, restaurant, event space and music venue. George's widow, Nancy Jones, will unveil plans for the museum very soon.
She says, "We hope that this will draw George's friends and fans worldwide to our great city. George and I made this our home, and he would be happy to know that we found a home to continue his legacy in the heart of Music City."
George Jones died in April 2013. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992.
Image Courtesy CMAKeith Urban and Nicole Kidman have shared a word of thanks via Facebook for the encouragement they've received since Nicole's father, Antony Kidman, died unexpectedly. The note reads, "We would just like to thank everyone for their love and prayers over these past couple of weeks. We are all heartbroken but knowing we are in the hearts and thoughts of others is so comforting." It's signed, "Sending love, Nic and Keith xx."
Antony Kidman died earlier this month after suffering a fall in Singapore.
Image Courtesy Broken Bow RecordsJason Aldean's new single, "Burnin' It Down," has become the fastest-selling single of 2014. The sexy track has been certified platinum just nine weeks after it was released digitally.
Jason's understandably happy his fans have accepted this new sound with open arms. "It's so awesome that my fans trust that I have a pretty good ear for the kinds of songs they will like, and that they follow me to new places with each album," he says. "I couldn't be happier with all the excitement around the new music."
"Burnin' It Down" is the lead single from Jason's new album, Old Boots, New Dirt, due out next week. Look for Jason to promote the album with a performance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Wednesday.
Image Courtesy CMACarrie Underwood and Brad Paisley are confirmed to perform at the 48th Annual CMA Awards November 5 in Nashville. They're also hosting the live broadcast for a seventh consecutive year.
Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town and The Band Perry have also joined the performers lineup. Entertainer of the Year nominees Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, and Keith Urban will sing as well.
Tickets for the CMA Awards are sold out for the sixth consecutive year. The show broadcasts live on ABC Wednesday, November 5 at 8 p.m. ET.
Image Courtesy Capitol NashvilleLady Antebellum's Dave Haywood and his wife, Kelli, welcomed their first child, Cash Van Haywood, earlier this month, and Dave already has a spot for his young family on his tour bus. The back lounge has been converted to a nursery. Dave doesn't know how often his wife and baby will use the back lounge of his bus, but he wanted to have it ready to go.
He tells The Tennessean, "My guess is that she comes out twice as much as she does now, but not all the time. I don't want to miss stuff when he's going through these stages."
Lady A has a big delivery coming in this week. Their album, 747, is out Tuesday featuring the hit single, "Bartender."
Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockThe 2014 CMT Artists of the Year special will broadcast live from Nashville on Tuesday, December 2 at 8 p.m. ET. This year's five honorees will be announced soon.
The Band Perry will perform at the T.J. Martell Foundation's 39th New York Honors Gala in Manhattan on October 21.
The Swon Brothers deliver an acoustic performance of their song, "Pray for You," in a new feature now posted at TooFab.com. The song appears on the duo's upcoming debut album, due out October 14.
Jason Aldean and his tour mates, Florida Georgia Line, had a hardcore female fan rush the stage during their recent show in Chula Vista, CA. The hilarious video of Jason directing the female fan off the stage was captured in a YouTube clip.

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Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse police recovered three counterfeit $50 bills Monday from two city stores.
Police were called at 2:25 p.m. to Smokey’s Market, 708 Butternut St., where a clerk turned in one of the bills. A man tried to purchase items with the bill but the clerk was suspicious, police records state. The man got angry and argued with the clerk before leaving when the clerk called 911.
Earlier in the day, two fake $50 bills were passed at the Wegmans on First North Street, police records state. The bills were discovered when a cash register tray was being counted in the grocery store’s office, records state.
All three counterfeit bills had the same serial number: EK210168061A. The bills also seem to be slightly off center and were without a security strip.

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Theoretical Characterization of Optical Processes in Modecular Complexes
2008 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other scientific)
The main theme of this thesis is to study effects of different environments on geometric and electronic structures, as well as optical responses, of molecules using time-(in)dependent density functional theory. Theoretical calculations have been carried out for properties that can be measured by conventional and advanced experimental techniques, including one-photon absorption (OPA), two-photon absorption (TPA), surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and second order nonlinear optical (NLO) response. The obtained good agreement between the theory and the experiment allows to further extract useful information about inter- and intra-molecular interactions that are not accessible experimentally.
By comparing calculated one-photon absorption spectra of aluminum phthalocyanine chloride (AlPcCl) and AlPcCl -water complexes with the corresponding experiments, detailed information about the interaction between water molecules and AlPcCl, and geometric changes of AlPcCl molecule has been obtained. Effects of aggregation on two-photon absorption spectra of octupolar molecules have been examined. It is shown that the formation of clusters through inter-molecular hydrogen bonding can drastically change profiles of TPA spectra. It has also demonstrated that a well designed molecular aggregate/cluster, dendrimer, can enhance the second order nonlinear optical response of the molecules. In collaboration with experimentalists, a series of end-capped triply branched dendritic chromophores have been characterized, which can lead to large enhancement of the second order NLO property when the dipoles of the three branches in the dendrimers are highly parallelized.
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering has made the detection of single molecules on metal surface become possible. Chemically bonded molecule-metal systems have been extensively studied. We have shown in a joint experimental and theoretical work that stable Raman spectra of a non-bonding molecule, perylene, physically adsorbed on Ag nano-particles can also be observed at low temperature. It is found that the local enhanced field has a tendency to drive molecule toward a gap of two closely lying nano-particles. The trapped molecule can thus provide a stable Raman spectrum with high resolution when its thermal motion is reduced at low temperature.
For the ever growing size of molecular complexes, there is always the need to develop new computational methods. A conceptually simple but computationally efficient method, named as central insertion scheme (CIS), is proposed that allows to calculate electronic structure of quasi-periodic system containing more than 100,000 electrons at density functional theory levels. It enables to monitor the evolution of electronic structure with respect to the size of the system.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: KTH , 2008. , 60 p.
one-photon absorption, two-photon absorption, surface-enhanced Raman scattering
IdentifiersURN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-4629ISBN: 978-91-7178-857-3OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-4629DiVA: diva2:13151
2008-02-25, FA32, Roslagstullsbacken 21, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm, 14:00
CHAMPAGNE, Benoît, Professor
QC 201008232008-02-052008-02-052010-08-23Bibliographically approved
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“God only knows, because Abu Amar (Arafat) took all of the secrets to the grave,” she told London-based Arabic language newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat.
Suha said she worked toward bringing her ailing husband for treatment in Tunisia as she ‘trusted the doctors there,' but could not do so as former Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei (Abu Ala) had already reached an agreement with French President Jacques Chirac to treat Arafat in Paris.
As to the Authority’s investigation into Arafat’s death, which was launched in an attempt to prove that Israel had poisoned its former chairman, Suha said, “No senior official has anything to say on the matter at this point. I do not want to get into the details, but I do want to say that Tunisia had planned on treating him (Arafat), and (Tunisian) President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali told me he would bring doctors from Germany and Italy toward this end.”
The Arafat widow responded to allegations that she was in control of her late husband's money and indeed of all of the Palestinian Authority's funds, saying "one of these days the truth will come out without me having to respond of defend myself."
'Atmosphere in occupied Palestine is difficult'
Suha claimed that at first he daughter Zahwa received an allowance from the Authority, but this has been cut off for unclear reasons.
"All I care about now is my daughter Zahwa's education and guaranteeing her future, after having lost her father, president Arafat," she said.
Suha refuses to return to the Palestinian territories due to the difficult situation.
"I want to keep my daughter, and it's enough that I lost my husband; may God protect her, and God willing she will bring me president Arafat's grandchildren.
"The atmosphere in occupied Palestine is difficult, even more so that in Abu Amar's time," she said.
Today, Suha and her daughter live in a palace granted to them by Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, and she says that Ben Ali has offered her full citizenship in Tunisia.

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Comparing with Vertical Vacuum Sealer, the Horizontal Vacuum Sealer smaller, more portable and more suitable to small to medium-sized items.
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The equipment has a function of vacuuming and filling inert gas and aroma for packing item fresh-keeping and prevent oxidation to achieve a purpose of long-term preservation and prevent volatilization of the aroma.
The user may preset exhaust, gas filling and sealing process as required. The preset packing procedure can be completed by just touching the start button. The operation is very convenient.


text: The study of energy flows in the Earth system is essential for understanding current climate change. To understand how energy is accumulating and being distributed within the climate system, an updated reconstruction of energy fluxes at the top of atmosphere, surface and within the atmosphere derived from observations is presented. New satellite and ocean data are combined with an improved methodology to quantify recent variability in meridional and ocean to land heat transports since 1985. A global top of atmosphere net imbalance is found to increase from 0.10 ± 0.61 W m−2 over 1985–1999 to 0.62 ± 0.1 W m−2 over 2000–2016, and the uncertainty of ± 0.61 W m−2 is related to the Argo ocean heat content changes (± 0.1 W m−2) and an additional uncertainty applying prior to 2000 relating to homogeneity adjustments. The net top of atmosphere radiative flux imbalance is dominated by the southern hemisphere (0.36 ± 0.04 PW, about 1.41 ± 0.16 W m−2) with an even larger surface net flux into the southern hemisphere ocean (0.79 ± 0.16 PW, about 3.1 ± 0.6 W m−2) over 2006–2013. In the northern hemisphere the surface net flux is of opposite sign and directed from the ocean toward the atmosphere (0.44 ± 0.16 PW, about 1.7 ± 0.6 W m−2). The sea ice melting and freezing are accounted for in the estimation of surface heat flux into the ocean. The northward oceanic heat transports are inferred from the derived surface fluxes and estimates of ocean heat accumulation. The derived cross-equatorial oceanic heat transport of 0.50 PW is higher than most previous studies, and the derived mean meridional transport of 1.23 PW at 26° N is very close to 1.22 PW from RAPID observation. The surface flux contribution dominates the magnitude of the oceanic transport, but the integrated ocean heat storage controls the interannual variability. Poleward heat transport by the atmosphere at 30° N is found to increase after 2000 (0.17 PW decade−1). The multiannual mean (2006–2013) transport of energy by the atmosphere from ocean to land is estimated as 2.65 PW, and is closely related to the ENSO variability.


Once linked with a move to Aston Villa, Fodé Ballo-Touré decided against an early transfer to the Premier League back in 2017 and swapped Paris Saint-Germain for Lille before moving to Monaco in January 2019.
In doing so, the player managed to secure more game time, finding himself the regular starter under Robert Moreno this season, which caught the eye of a few clubs, including Chelsea.
That’s what Foot Mercato are reporting on Wednesday, claiming Frank Lampard’s side, Schalke 04 and RB Leipzig are three clubs to have shown interest in the left-back.
For the latter of the lot, a lot will depend on whether or not they feel it viable to trigger the €30m clause in the loan deal for Manchester City’s Angeliño.
As for Chelsea, it’s stated the Stamford Bridge side could ‘come forward’ if one of Emerson Palmieri or Marcos Alonso were to leave the club in the summer.
It’s no secret the two defenders are wanted men in Italy, as both Inter and Juventus are incessantly linked with the pair due to their past relationship with Antonio Conte and Maurizio Sarri.
Down the player’s end, it’s explained Ballo-Touré ‘feels good’ at Monaco, but the prospect of ‘taking a step up and why not get closer to the France national team could tempt him’.
Foot Mercato still don’t know where the principality club stand in all this, but with financial struggles caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s explained they ‘will have to find a solution to finance its many players under contract and their wages’.
Making a profit on a player they bought for £10m would certainly be one of them.
Ballo-Touré was recently linked with another move to the Premier League, allegedly ‘arousing the interest’ of both Crystal Palace and West Ham.


Nairobi residents have raised concern over an alleged invasion of mosquitoes in the city.
While responding to a tweep who had wondered whether there was an outbreak of mosquitoes on Nairobi, Dr. Willis Akhwale a Special Advisor, to Kenya’s End Malaria Council at African Leaders Malaria Alliance, said that there was an increase in the habitats that make it possible for mosquitoes to thrive.
“Areas including unmanaged construction sites that hold uncollected debris especially stones are providing habitats for the Aedes mosquito in Nairobi,” he said and added, “Another type of mosquito the Culex is also growing in population and mainly breeds in broken sewer lines that hold dirty water, it has the shape of a helicopter.”
Dr. Akhwale who is also the Chairman of the National Task force on Covid-19 Deployment and Vaccination at the Ministry of Health warned that the two mosquito species, the Aedes and Culex, do not transmit malaria parasites but transmit more deadly viral infections including dengue fever, Rift Valley Fever, and Chikugunya.
A specialist in Tropical Medicine, Dr. Akhwale called for enforcement of public health measures in the city adding that intermittent rains are also facilitating intense breeding of mosquitoes.