US VP Pence Walks Out of NFL Game Under Protest
San Francisco 49ers Eric Reid (35) and Colin Kaepernick (7) take a knee during the National Anthem before their season opener against the Los Angeles Rams during an NFL football game Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, in Santa Clara, CA. The Niners won 28-0. Our look at the American protests continuing in the game of football, which is not our brand of football, but while that does amuse us, nothing delights us quite like a staged protest paid for by the American taxpayers. And that is precisely what happened yesterday. First, Mike Pence, the US Vice-President tweeted a picture of himself and his wife at the Indianapolis Colts game honoring QB…
Read MoreBody Piercings Paves The Way to Body Jewelry Divas
The granddaddy of the modern body piercing movement is Jim Ward, who started piercing in his home in the 70’s. Body piercing and body jewelry have grown to $1 billion industry in the US since then.
Read MoreDiffering Opinions on Your Health and Your Diet
HealthXL’s global event in Dublin showcased seven revolutionary start-ups in the areas of diet and nutrition. Are trans fats hiding in your foods? What are the best health supplements from BiOptimizers ? How can the natural Pure Vision Method improve your eyesight? Should you shop the farmers market for healthy items or rely on a diet food delivery service?
Read MoreHousing Issues in the UK
According to an IBF Report, mortgage approvals have shown an annual increase of 7.3pc. The KBC Bank in Ireland has arrears options, while 1st UK touts self certification mortgages. Do your research before you agree to a long-term loan.
Read MoreAIM Finally Bites The Dust
AIM ends its long run, and believe it or not, there was a time when it was the most popular chat service. Sure, most of the users were bots, and the Spam was insane at times. My only question is, “What took so long?” In March 2012, AOL declared it was killing AIM and canning the 40 employees that worked on the project. So…it’s just been limping along with no updates for the last five years? Those 40 employees must be proud because no one noticed the zero updates. Facebook Messenger ultimately killed off any real reason to keep using AIM. Will there be anything that will be missed? Maybe…
Read MoreEquifax CEO Richard Smith Gets Grilled by Warren
A significant issue exists in corporations’ ability to do business after a severe security breach. Equifax positioned itself to give “free credit monitoring” to those affected by their data breach but for only one year. The questioning between Senator Elizabeth Warren and Equifax CEO Richard Smith in 2017 was one of the highlights of the congressional hearings following the Equifax data breach, which affected 143 million Americans. Here is a summary of key moments and points during their exchange: Breach Disclosure Timing: Senator Warren questioned the delay between when Equifax discovered the breach (in late July 2017) and when it was publicly disclosed (in September 2017). She also brought up…
Read MoreHow The Economic Machine Really Works
Narrator Ray Dalio shares his economic template which covers: 1. Productivity Growth 2. Short-Term Debt Cycle 3. Long-Term Debt Cycle Transactions are the building blocks of the economy. You take part in numerous transactions every day; it’s what we do. Basically, if you understand transactions, you can understand the entire economy. What is a Market? It consists of all the buyers and all of the sellers making transactions for the same types of things. For example, there is a Wheat Market, a Car Market, a Software Market, etc. The economy is the sum of all the transactions from all of the markets. It is money and credit exchanged for goods…
Read MoreThe Truth Behind Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of several related disorders characterized by bone marrow dysplasia and dysfunction associated with peripheral blood anemia, thrombocytopenia and or leukopenia. Anemia is the most common finding in patients with MDS. The peripheral blood smear can show macrocytosis of the red cells and hypo-granular neutrophils. The neutrophils can also show Pelger-Huet nuclei and other abnormal nuclear patterns and rarely you can see circulating micro megakaryocytes. The myelodysplastic disorders can evolve over time into acute leukemia. There are nine defined myelodysplastic syndromes: Age is a very important risk factor for the development of MDS. Smoking is associated with a three to five-fold increase in the occurrence…
Read MorePublic Sector to be Targeted in Healthy Workplace Campaign
The public sector is to be the focus of a new campaign to encourage healthy workplace policies. The campaign is being prepared by Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, and will be driven by the Healthy Ireland initiative, which aims to improve the country’s physical and mental health. As part of the campaign, employers across the public sector will be required to develop healthy workplace policies. This is also the requirement of the proposed Health and Wellbeing (Workplace Wellbeing) Bill, which was signed off at Cabinet recently. “We are putting this on a statutory basis to send a clear message that we mean business in improving the nation’s health,” said the…
Read MoreIndira Nooyi – First Female CEO of PepsiCo
Indira Nooyi is the current Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, the world’s second largest food & beverage manufacturer based on revenue. She is PepsiCo’s first female CEO. Nooyi has been consistently included in Forbes’ list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. A Short Biography Indira Nooyi was born in Chennai, India on 28 October 1955. After graduating with an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta in 1976, she worked as a product manager at Johnson & Johnson and Mettur Beardsell, a textile firm. Nooyi won a scholarship to the Yale School of Management and moved to the United States to earn a Master’s degree in…
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