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How To Support Women In The Workforce: CareerBuilder’s President Offers Her Guidance

The pandemic has impacted all of our lives. And that is especially true for women in the workplace. This unprecedented time has exacerbated a long-term problem: the wage and promotion gap for females.

According to data from the Census Bureau in July, women are more than three times more likely not to be working due to pandemic-related caregiving needs. As Sasha Yablonovsky, president of HR tech company CareerBuilder and a mother of two explains, often times the woman, who by force of necessity, has to leave her career.

“Women in dual households with children have usually been the parent forced to quit their jobs to become caregivers because they typically make less than their male partners,” she says. Yablonovsky believes that employers should be paying more attention to this trend.

“Ideally, workers at every level in a company should feel comfortable asking for better work-life-family balance or talking openly about compensation. But we’re not there yet. So company leaders need to take the first step in raising the conversation,” says Yablonovsky. “They have the most to gain from being flexible.” As she explains, good leaders should be committed to finding a solution for their employees. They should be willing to do what it takes not to lose a valued employee.

Yablonovsky has noticed a great stigma around discussing pay imbalance. It’s so awkward for people to discuss that she finds that many people will quit their job and search for the next rather than ask for a raise. “Just as you wouldn’t shy away from a real conversation about give and take with your partner, you shouldn’t have to hold back with your manager, either,” she says.

Yablonovsky has also found great professional benefit from one of the often-overlooked aspects of supporting female workers: time off for men. Before the pandemic, she worked in Chicago Monday through Friday. Then she flew home to Boston on the weekends. Her husband took the lead on home and childcare responsibilities while she focused on her career.

Throughout the pandemic, Yablonovsky has used the lessons from her life to remain devoted to jobseekers who have lost work due to Covid-19. She also looks for ways to help companies grappling with supporting their workforce amid an uncertain economic horizon. Her mantra for employers is: “End the gap. Fight for your employees and include everyone.”

As one of many parents trying to navigate a remote work environment since early 2020 she offers her guidance to both employers and employees.

Jeryl Brunner: What actions can employers take to support women in the workforce?

Sasha Yablonovsky: Three things come to mind. First, close the wage and promotion gaps in your own company. Women are usually the parent forced to quit their jobs to become caregivers, because they are underpaid compared to their partner. To prevent this, ensure women are not just making as much as their male counterparts, but that they are promoted at the same rate. Consider adapting performance reviews to account for the extra challenges women have faced during the pandemic.

Also, fight to keep employees. Design and offer flexible options to employees who might otherwise resign due to childcare concerns. Focus on accomplishments and execution of tasks or projects versus just hours worked and how many of those hours are worked during the day. Allowing for that flexibility while expecting high yield results will benefit the company and the employee. Offer leave of absence where possible and assure employees that their jobs will be held for them when they're ready to return.

Additionally, don’t forget about men’s role. Men should be offered the same benefits and flexibility as women. This means they have the ability to take PTO or rearrange their schedule so they can take on more caregiver responsibilities and more evenly distribute workloads at home.

Brunner: During this pandemic, while many parents work from home, how can you juggle your family and personal life while excelling at work?

Yablonovsky: Bringing my best to work was easier when I was out of the house. It used to be that Monday through Friday, I was in Chicago with all work and no play. On weekends, I was laser-focused on my kids. My husband and I divided our week that way. It worked for us, and our kids were aware of it. Since working from home, my focus on weekdays is still mostly work. But I also need to dedicate time to engaging with my family at home. It means I work more on the weekends.

I feel guilty being at home and not spending time with my family. So I have started pre-planning weekend activities with my kids to make the most of those times. Having hard lines for start and end times at work helps too. But I’m still working on balancing. It’s not a perfect formula.

My advice for blending personal and work life: You can only do your best. We are all human. While I keep hearing “the new normal,” I’m reminded that it was never normal for me. Embrace it. Work will continue to evolve. And as it shifts, we need to shift too.

Brunner: What advice would you give those who are looking for a job right now?

Yablonovsky: Keep in mind that the skills you have gained throughout your career and your life can be applied to multiple roles and industries. If you have been caring for your kids, most likely you are an expert in patience, communications skills, budgeting, and vendor management. Working with telecom companies and managing how your household runs is vendor management. It involves all sorts of problem solving. You can parlay these skills into job opportunities.

Think about deliberately taking action to conquer your self-doubt. Here’s an exercise: list the skills you have developed over your career, including those you’ve gained while being out of work. Then write how your new skills translate to the job you’re applying for.

Brunner: What tips or tools can you use when looking for a job?

Yablonovsky: You can find tools and build your professional network via virtual networking sessions. Because everything went digital in 2020, you’re no longer confined to your location for career fairs. At these online events, there are usually activities, agendas and guided discussions. You never know who you might meet, the resources you’ll gain or the information you will learn.

Brunner: What about job sites?

Yablonovsky: Job sites are a great tool and can help recruiters proactively find you. When selecting a job site, keep a couple of things in mind. Ensure the site lets you customize your profile so you can show yourself off as a well-rounded candidate, including your social media profiles and professional accomplishments. Also, make sure it lets you store multiple versions of your resume tailored for different types of positions. That way you have versions on-hand to quickly apply to postings.

 Brunner: What is one piece of advice you would give for the working parent?

Yablonovsky: Talk to your kids. Engage them in conversations. Let them understand your work, your obstacles and limitations, and be honest with them.

Often, we want to shelter our kids from reality when we think it is scary. But we need to explain to our children when changes happen. Kids are intuitive. They do not like uncertainty. The more they know, the less anxious they’ll be.

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Saturday, May 28, 2022

Unmanned Aircraft Successfully Delivered Donor Kidney for Transplant

For the first time ever, a drone has delivered a donated kidney to a transplant patient who had waited eight years for a lifesaving transplant. The kidney was then transplanted successfully into the patient, a few hours after the delivery.

The team that created this unmanned aircraft at the University of Maryland says it was a worldwide first and a crucial step to speed up the delicate and time-sensitive task of delivering the donated organs. It was only a short test flight that took around 10 minutes to cover a distance of 2.7 miles from Baltimore’s St. Agnes Hospital to the University of Maryland (UMD) medical center.

The kidney recipient, a 44-year-old woman from Baltimore said, “This whole thing is amazing. Years ago, this was not something that you would think about.” She has discharged a few days afterward.

Typically, donor organs are delivered by either chartered or commercial flights. This process may sometimes takes more time due to the traffic and also there are chances to left the organ in the plane accidentally. Organ transport is particularly sensitive and can survive for only a few hours outside the body, so timing is crucial. So, this method by delivering the organ by drone will definitely speed up the things.

Drone Technology:

Unmanned Aircraft, a custom-built model was equipped with eight rotors for ensuring stability. Also, the team has created a special apparatus able to measure and maintain temperature, barometric pressure, altitude, vibration, and location. This ensures that the organ was kept in the best possible condition during the flight. Backup propellers and motors, dual batteries, a backup power distribution board, and a parachute recovery system were included, in case the entire aircraft fails.

We built in a lot of redundancies because we want to do everything possible to protect the payload,” said Anthony Pucciarella, director of operations at the test site.

Initially, the researcher team started by transporting saline, blood tubes, and other materials, before working their way up to transporting a healthy but nonviable human kidney.

As astonishing as this breakthrough is from a pure engineering point of view, there’s a larger purpose at stake. It’s ultimately not about the technology; it’s about enhancing human life,” said Darryll J. Pines, dean of the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering. He believes the new technology has the potential to help widen the donor organ pool and provide greater access to transplantation.

This wasn’t the first time when the drone was used to deliver the medical supplies and that too in a very carefully controlled storage environment. Before this, the drones have been used to deliver medicines in Ghana and vaccines in Vanuatu.

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Being a teacher and a tutor teaching H2 Chemistry tuition for over 15 years, I have heard and seen countless cases whereby the words used by teachers and tutors and how they show up in front of their students impact their confidence in A level Chemistry and other subject. It also affects their interest in the subject. I shall use two stories to share these moments that the students have with their teachers or tutors that result in the confidence of students being shaken.

In my JC Chemistry tuition classes, I have been teaching a group of students from a school that offers both IP and mainstream pathways to A levels. During one of the lessons that I was teaching, the student shared with some frustration that his school compared the results of the mid-year examinations for JC Chemistry between the IP and JC mainstream students to emphasize that the students doing IP did much better than the mainstream students, my student was a JC mainstream student. The impact that it had on him was that he felt like a second-class citizen as compared to those in IP. I can understand the school’s perspective which could be an attempt to jolt the JC mainstream students into action so that they can improve their grades in Chemistry. However, the unintended consequences of the action led to frustration for some students, drop in confidence in the subject and maybe an unhealthy tension or relationship with the IP students. Am sure all is done with good intent but at times, it is best for students to run their own individual race, as long as they have put in their best, that is good enough regardless of the final results.

This is the another story I am sharing. I had a student who joined my JC Chemistry tuition class pretty late in the year, just a few months before the A level exams. The student was pretty weak in Chemistry and I could feel that he was worried about his A levels, in particular his two weaker subjects which are Chemistry and Economics. After a few lessons, he asked me about my assessment on how likely he will do well in the subject. In my mind, I thought that he was really pretty weak and chances of doing well are slim. However, I was aware on the impact of my words and chose to withhold my judgment. I told him not to worry and put in his best and reassured him that I will work alongside him to achieve his own personal best result. He thanked me and went on to share with me that he had also recently signed up for Economics group tuition and upon joining, the tutor told him that he had joined the class too late and probably won’t do well. That remark by the tutor affected his confidence in the subject. While I could understand where the Econs tutor was coming from, he probably wasn’t aware that the remark had made a dent in the student’s confidence.

We all need to know that the words and actions by tutors and teacher mean a lot to most students and hence we really need to be very careful with what we say or do. Don’t get me wrong, my point isn’t to frame everything positively and sugarcoat our words but we can at least exercise some discretion on how we convey our words and at least be neutral when conveying the message. As humans, we often judge others and it can’t be helped because we are wired in that way. However, we definitely can pause after forming our judgment before taking actions or conveying our thoughts in a manner that will minimize or eliminate the negative impact that we may have on our students because most students take the words of tutors and teachers very seriously.


Having collected almost a century of yellow cards this season, Leeds United are looking set to breaking the record for the amount of cautions in a single Premier League campaign. The Whites have been often criticised for their ill-discipline in and out of possession and it has cost them on occasions this term.

Leeds have picked up 90 yellow cards - an average of three per game. This is almost a third more than any other team in the division - with Newcastle United (66) and Aston Villa (63) the next two highest. It is an astonishingly high number for a side that recorded just 61 in the whole of last season.

There are eight matches to go this season and it is very likely that Leeds will smash Sunderland's previous top-flight record. The Black Cats registered 94 bookings during the 2014/15 season and the Whites would need just five more to be at the top of the list.

READ MORE: Joleon Lescott criticises decision to send off Raul Jimenez in Leeds United's win over Wolves

Derby County are second on 93 in the 1999/00 campaign, while Everton have the third-worst yellow card record, having picked up 91 in 1998/99. Leeds are at least set to in that top-three and could even break the 100-mark, which is highly possible given the amount of games they have left.

However, the Whites' dismal yellow card return isn't new. Leeds topped the booking list in both the 2003/04 and the 2002/03 seasons - and it hasn't changed since they returned to the Premier League.

Marcelo Bielsa's style of football may have played an impact in the amount of yellow cards that the Leeds have picked up. The Argentine's man-marking and high-pressing system often saw his players commit fouls high up to prevent the Whites being counter-attacked by their opponents.

This led to players being booked and at risk of collecting a red card, which could've had further consequences on the end result. However, as Leeds were having to be more careful about receiving another caution, they perhaps weren't able to press as well in case they fouled their marker and was sent off.

Although Marsch has tried to make the Whites more defensively structured and better off the ball, Leeds still managed to pick up five yellow cards in the 3-2 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. It is something that will need to addressed in the near future if Leeds are to compete towards the top end of the division.

Junior Firpo has been booked the most out of his Leeds team-mates (9), while Rodrigo (8) and Pascal Struijk (7) follow. Even Noah Kenneh, who was an unused substitute at Wolves, managed to get a yellow card despite not even getting onto the pitch, after he joined in with the wild celebrations following Luke Ayling's injury-time winner.

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How Sarah Coffin improved her energy, sleep, and skin health with CGM

“I always thought that I had a good intuition about the things that I would eat,” says Sarah Coffin, a Levels user, wellness advocate, Radiographer, and recent Bachelor Season 24 contestant. “Once I started using Levels, I began seeing how some foods affected me in ways I had no clue about. It’s amazing to me how some minor things you wouldn’t guess can be impacting your glucose so significantly.”

Sarah Coffin leads an adventure-filled lifestyle and works hard to make sure her diet and lifestyle choices give her the energy to stay active and balanced. With a penchant for personal optimization, she used Levels to run her own personal experiments to see how she can get more out of her nutrition. Throughout this journey, Sarah learned that controlling glucose is possible with minor tweaks in dietary and exercise choices, and can lead to a wide range of benefits, like clearer skin, better sleep, and more consistent energy. “I’m less fatigued, my workouts are better, I sleep better.”

“In the first two weeks of using Levels I have been able to make changes that help with avoiding glucose spikes. I think that I’m getting more out of my workouts and I’m able to run longer.”

“I’m a very analytical person,” explains Sarah. “I love to wear my Apple watch, close all my rings, and track my calories every day. Levels has been awesome for me because I can just scan, look at the app, and see how my body is responding to what I just ate.”

Step 1: Awareness

Sarah breaks down her Levels experience in three steps, starting with becoming more intimately aware of how her current lifestyle habits impact her metabolism and vice versa.

“My first week using Levels was primarily geared towards building an awareness of how my body responds to food,” explains Sarah. “I was eating everything I normally would to get an idea of what was spiking me. I started to challenge my assumptions and found some really interesting things.”

For example, many of Sarah’s favorite snacks, which are generally marketed as healthy, were actually spiking her glucose levels.

“Once I found the foods that spike me — often foods I loved — I started looking for ways to still eat them and not spike. I don’t like to restrict myself a lot. So, I started experimenting with eating smaller portions. Later on, I started to pair those foods with other foods to see if I could minimize the spike. It’s been amazing to see how I can stay within my target glucose ranges and eat what I want, as long as I take the right strategy.” Over time, Sarah found that the closed-loop that CGM offers between daily choices and glucose responses helps refine personal intuition about food and lifestyle.

Building metabolic awareness, Sarah explains, has helped her become more mindful about her nutrition in a way that simply wasn’t possible without the data, and she’s already made notable shifts in her approach.

“The awareness is very important because it helps me get the most out of my diet without having the negative ramifications of spiking glucose levels,” says Sarah.

Step 2: Experimentation

Once Sarah started noticing that she would feel more energized and focused by making small changes in her nutrition and minimizing her spikes, she started launching more experiments.

Sarah discovered that by introducing healthy fats into her otherwise carb-rich meals, she was able to mitigate her body’s glucose response.

“I experimented with having more balanced meals,” notes Sarah. “ I would eat a bowl of oatmeal, something that everybody says is healthy, and not a ton of calories either, and my spike was nearly pre-diabetic. It was crazy. So, I decided, I’m going to put some peanut butter in this, maybe have a little less oatmeal. My response ended up actually being drastically lower.”

Step 3: Change

Sarah experienced several notable improvements in her metabolic health by making small alterations, and it all started with gaining visibility into what was going on in her body with objective data.

“I discovered that if I eat something really carby, the spike would be generally less if I have it with a fat. Now, whenever I eat something carby or starchy, I pair it with a healthy fat.”

“Fruit really makes me spike,” says Sarah. “Why would a fruit make me feel super lethargic and fatigued? This was very counterintuitive because fruits are packed with nutrients and are healthy, but there is collateral damage. But, if I have it with healthy fat, then I’m fine.”

“I’m very mindful of when I eat things that make me spike because if I can just balance them out, I feel ten times better.”

Sarah posits that by adding in healthy fats to her pre-workout meals, she’s able to maximize her energy levels for optimal performance.

“I used to eat half a banana before working out because I thought I needed that energy,” explains Sarah. “It turns out that I get a major spike from bananas, and sometimes I get better workouts on a fasted stomach and just eating afterward. However, if I do have a pre-workout meal, I’ll have a banana with peanut butter and I’m able to get way more out of my workouts.”

Making minor changes to her macronutrient pairings had a noticeable effect, but Sarah also soon learned that low to moderate exercise after a meal helped minimize her glucose spikes.

“Another small change I’ve made is going on walks after a big meal, which made a huge difference for helping lower my glucose levels,” says Sarah.

Using Levels also helped Sarah confirm the positive benefits of some of her prior nutritional tendencies, such as drinking apple cider vinegar.

“I was drinking apple cider vinegar every morning because it made me feel kind of good,” comments Sarah. “I didn’t really know why it did. When I started tracking my glucose levels, I learned that this apple cider vinegar would actually minimize my meal spikes if I drank it before a meal as well, so that was really cool to see in a visualized graph.”

Clearer Skin and Better Sleep Through Metabolic Health

Many users are often surprised how many aspects of diet and lifestyle can affect glucose levels. Rather than just foods alone, everything including food combinations, exercise, sleep, and stress play a critical role in your metabolic regulation. Additionally, fixing metabolic dysfunction can have notable impacts on things that people wouldn’t often consider, such as skin health, exercise endurance, and sleep.

“One of the most significant changes I’ve noticed was improvements in my skin,” affirms Sarah. “I was getting pretty bad breakouts, and I know a lot of this is linked to my water intake, but that in combination with limiting glucose spikes has led to major improvements in my skin.”

In regards to sleep, Sarah has found that being able to tailor her evening food choices to minimize spikes has improved her sleep. “I’ve always had issues with sleep. And now I know that I sleep better when I haven’t had a spike close to bedtime. I try not to have a lot of carby food around dinner time because I’ve noticed I sleep poorly. And it’s worse if I have a spike closer to bedtime.”

Bottom line: “I feel a lot better.”

Final Thoughts

By using Levels, Sarah has built up her own personal approach to metabolic fitness on her terms.

“Levels helped me visualize that one diet truly doesn’t fit all,” comments Sarah. “Everyone is different, and something that makes me spike isn’t necessarily going to make someone spike, or vice versa. It’s really cool to see my own personal data.”

“I had the CGM off for a few days and I started missing it. It helped me hold myself accountable for my dietary decisions.”

The Levels team tried Sarah’s Brookie (brownie-cookie) recipe and had a minimal glucose response. Check out her recipes @brunchgirls

There are many tools in the healthy lifestyle toolbox. Instead of opting for caloric deprivation and nutritional restrictions, Levels allows users to build an intimate understanding of how their unique body responds to food, and work on creative modulation and designing a personal optimal diet using objective data.

“It’s about really listening to your body, whether you have a CGM or not.”

Today, Sarah is able to lean on her objective data to confirm her nutritional intuition, and by building an awareness of her metabolism, she has been able to make major positive changes with minimal tweaks.

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Math Worksheets For All Ages

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Math Worksheets For All Ages

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Trigonometric Ratio Worksheets

Trigonometric ratios are a tool that we can use to find unknown measures in a right triangle. Once again note that they can only be applied to triangles that contain a right angle. There are six trigonometric ratios in all, but there are three (sine, cosine, and tangent) that we commonly used the most. There application can be remembered by using the acronym SOH – CAH – TOA. When utilized it would tell us that Sine = Opposite over Hypotenuse - Cosine = Adjacent over Hypotenuse - Tangent = Opposite over Adjacent. This worksheet and lesson series will focus on the use of the first two tools.

Aligned Standard: High School Geometry - HSG-SRT.C.7

  • Cos and Sin Step-by-step Lesson - Again we go with baby steps on this one. Very fundamental in the approach that we take.
  • Guided Lesson - Find the height of Jacob's building. How tall is that tree? How far is Irvin from his sticker?

  • Guided Lesson Explanation - Man, I need to come up with more interesting questions. I mean; why would ever need to calculate how far you are from a sticker?
  • Practice Worksheet - This sheet gets back to basics and shies away from the word problems that we just introduced.
  • Matching Worksheet - This one is very deceiving. The problems are tougher than they appear.
  • Find the Tangent of One Point - By about problem number 6 you should have this skill mastered.
  • Answer Keys - These are for all the unlocked materials above.

Homework Sheets

Each sheets progressively steps up in difficulty.

  • Homework 1 - Tangent Ratio: for any acute angle θ of a right triangle.
  • Homework 2 - A 30 feet ladder rests against a wall. The base of the ladder is 10 feet from the wall. What is the height of the wall?
  • Homework 3 - Pearl went to the market. She saw a ladder there. She stays at the point X, where shadow of the ladder ends. The distance from that point, to the top of the ladder point Y is 40 feet. The measured height of the ladder is 55 feet. What is the distance of point W to the point X of wall?

Practice Worksheets

Each sheet has two basic ratio questions and a word problem.

  • Practice 1 - William saw a communication antenna outside his building. The shadow of the communication antenna is 12 meters. He then sees the top of the communication antenna. The slope of the communication antenna is 16 meters long. What is the height of the communication antenna?
  • Practice 2 - One day Angel went to the park. She was playing around a tree. She stays at the point U, where shadow of the tree ends. The distance from that point, to the top of the tree point W is 80 meter. The measured height of the tree is 56 meters. What is the distance of point U to bottom point V of the tree?
  • Practice 3 - Nile loves his remote car. His mother put the remote car at the point T, which is top of the cupboard. The height of the cupboard is 25 feet. Nile looks from his knees at the point S and saw the remote car. His position makes a 40 degrees angle. Calculate the distance from point S to point T.

Math Skill Quizzes

The quizzes are all skill focused and not application based.

  • Quiz 1 - Write each trigonometric ratio. Even though there are only four triangles, each triangle has four problems attached to it.
  • Quiz 2 - We working on using tangent measures to find missing values.
  • Quiz 3 - Find the missing side using your understanding of tangent ratios.

What are Cos and Sin Trigonometric Ratios?

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Trigonometric ratios apply only to right-angle triangles. Right-angled triangles have the special quality of having a 90 degree angle while the other two angles are less than 90 degrees. In these triangles each side has a specific name. Hypotenuse - It is the largest side of the right-angle triangle. It lies directly opposite to the right angle. Base - The side on which the right-angle triangle stands. The two sides, except hypotenuse, can be selected as a base to perform calculations. Perpendicular - the side perpendicular to the base is known as the perpendicular.

Trigonometric ratios are used to express relationships between the angles and sides of right triangles. They can be used to find all measures of a triangle with minimal information required. They work off of the ratios of the sides of the right-angled triangle.

The fundamental trigonometric ratios are sine, cosine, and tangent. For now, we will stick to cosine and sine ratios since they both involve using the measure of the easy to spot hypotenuse. We can easily find any unknown side of the right-angle triangle by using trigonometric ratios if we know the measures of just one length and one angle, other than the right angle.

When using trigonometric ratios, fixing perpendicular and base of the right-angle triangle can sometimes be confusing. Therefore, to make things less confusing, we can also name them as: Adjacent/base: -The side next to the given angle. Opposite/ Perpendicular -The side opposite to the given angle. The longest side is considered as the hypotenuse.

Cosine and Sine - Sine is defined as the ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse. Sine Θ = (Opposite )/Hypotenuse. While cosine is defined the ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse: Cosine Θ = (Adjacent )/Hypotenuse. You can remember them through the use of the acronyms SOH and CAH. SOH- Sine is Opposite over Hypotenuse. CAH- Cosine is Adjacent over Hypotenuse.

How Does This Skill Apply to The Real World?

Many times, over our math learning career we will study a topic and learn a new skill but have no idea how it will ever help us in life. There are so many different applications of Sine, Cosine, and Tangent ratios that we do not even know where to start. If you have something in front of you that possesses a right-angled triangle, you can apply this to find a missing side or angle. If you wanted to know how tall a building is, you could apply this. If you wanted to buy a ladder that would get you to the top of your house, this math could be used to figure out how big of a ladder you would need. You could use angle measures to determine how far away from something you are. This can be applied on Earth and outside of our world in space as well. These measures are constantly being calculated by instruments within airplanes to provide the pilot with an understanding of their environment. We can also use this under the ground to locate historical items that have been buried. It can also be used in the world’s oceans to determine measures of structure that reside on the floor of the ocean. Of course you have to take into account the properties of salt water and soil, but it can be done pretty accurately through the use of this type of math.

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Fast rotating white dwarf drags its space-time in a cosmic dance

How astronomers used Einstein’s theory of general relativity to estimate the rotation of a white dwarf in a binary star system

January 30, 2020

According to Einstein's general relativity, the rotation of a massive object produces a dragging of space-time in its vicinity. This effect has been measured, in the case of the Earth’s rotation, with satellite experiments. With the help of a radio pulsar, an international team of scientists (with important contributions from scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany) were able to detect the swirling of the space-time around its fast-rotating white dwarf-companion star, and thus confirm the theory behind the formation of this unique binary star system.

The results are published in this week’s issue of „Science“.

In 1999, a unique binary system was discovered with the Australian Parkes Radio Telescope in the constellation Musca (the Fly), close to the famous Southern Cross constellation. In this system, the radio pulsar PSR J1141-6545 and a relatively massive white dwarf star orbit each other, with a ‘year’ lasting less than 5 hours. A radio pulsar is a fast-rotating neutron star, which emits radio waves along its magnetic poles. “This pulsar’s orbit is very special. It hurtles through space with a maximum speed of almost a million km/h in its orbit as the maximum separation between the stars is barely larger than the size of our Sun.’’, says Dr. Vivek Venkataraman Krishnan, the first author of the paper and a scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, who performed the data analysis and parts of the observations of PSR J1141-6545 when he was a PhD student at Swinburne University of Technology in Australia.

Unlike other binary systems that consist of a pulsar and a white dwarf, theoretical models indicate that the white dwarf companion to PSR J1141-6545 formed before the pulsar. An important prediction of these models is that, before the supernova explosion that formed the pulsar, there was significant mass transfer from the progenitor of the pulsar to the white dwarf. This resulted in an enormous acceleration of the white dwarf's rotation. “Measuring this rotation is an important test of our models of the evolution of binary systems’’, says Prof. Thomas Tauris, a co-author of the study and expert in neutron stars and white dwarfs at the University of Aarhus in Denmark.

The standard means for measuring the rotation of a star is by studying its spectral lines. However, the white dwarf companion to PSR J1141-6545 is too faint for that. So how can one measure its rotation? The answer came from an unexpected direction and leads back over 100 years in the development of theoretical physics.

Even before the completion of general relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein had already realized that in a theory where gravitation is the result of curved space-time, the rotation of a mass will in general - unlike in Newton's theory of gravity - contribute directly to the gravitational field. To put it simply, the rotation of a mass swirls the space-time in its vicinity, an effect commonly known as “frame-dragging”. Later in 1918, Josef Lense and Hans Thirring - with substantial support from Albert Einstein - calculated this effect for our Solar System using general relativity. In particular, they calculated how the dragging of space-time caused by the rotation of the Sun influences the movement of planets. They concluded that these effects were impossibly small to measure at that time.

Meanwhile, technology progressed and the frame-dragging effect caused by the Earth's rotation was eventually detected by satellite experiments such as Gravity Probe B, and the combination of the laser-ranging satellites LAGEOS 1 & 2 and LARES. While Gravity Probe B used a set of four precision gyroscopes to measure this effect, the latter experiments measured a slow precession of the orbital plane of the satellites in the direction of Earth's rotation, the so-called “Lense-Thirring precession”. This precession of the satellites has, in the meantime, been confirmed to an accuracy of about 2%, in agreement with the prediction by general relativity. The effect is extremely small: LAGEOS-1, for example, is in a circular orbit with a radius of approximately 12,300 km. Its orbital plane precesses only by 0.0000086 degrees per year, which corresponds to a full rotation in about 40 million years.

The situation in the vicinity of the white dwarf companion to PSR J1141-6545, according to the stellar evolution models, should be quite different: although it is a bit smaller than the Earth, its mass is 340,000 times larger, similar to the mass of the Sun. It is expected to rotate around its own axis within a few minutes. “If LAGEOS-1 was hypothetically orbiting this white dwarf, its orbit would precess by several degrees a day, as the dragging of space-time is about 100 million times stronger’’, says Dr. Norbert Wex, co-author and specialist in general relativity at the MPIfR.

It is impossible to send satellites to this white dwarf as it is several thousand light-years away (a few hundred quadrillion kilometres), but fortunately, there is a pulsar in orbit. The radio signals from this pulsar provide a precise measurement of its motion, similar to the laser ranging measurements of the LARES and LAGEOS-1 & 2 satellites. “With the help of atomic clocks, we were able to perform highly accurate measurements of the arrival times of the pulsar signals at the Parkes and UTMOST radio telescopes. We could track the pulsar in its orbit with an average ranging precision of 30 km per measurement, over a period of almost twenty years. This led to a precise determination of the size and orientation of the orbit”, explains Dr. Vivek Venkatraman Krishnan.

At the distance of the pulsar from the white dwarf, the dragging of space-time is about a million times weaker than at the distance of a LAGEOS-1-like orbit. However, the Lense-Thirring precession should still cause, over these 20 years, precession of the pulsar's path of about 150 km.  “Observations of pulsar J1141-6545 indeed show such a deviation which, after detailed calculations and ruling out a range of potential experimental errors, were confirmed to be caused by a change in its orbital orientation”, explained Dr. Willem van Straten, co-author and scientist at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand.

A careful analysis of this measurement which took into account the Lense-Thirring effect allowed the estimation of the rotational period of the white dwarf: it was found to be about 100 seconds. This is a beautiful confirmation of the idea that, before the supernova explosion that formed the pulsar 1.5 million years ago, there was a significant mass transfer from the progenitor of the pulsar to the white dwarf. “Here Albert Einstein gave us a tool, which we can now use to find out more about pulsars and their companions in the future’’, said Prof. Matthew Bailes, co-author and scientist at Swinburne University, Australia.

New and upcoming radio telescopes such as MeerKAT and the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will play a central role in understanding how Einstein’s theory is at play in such natural laboratories. “With the SKA expected to detect more exotic binary systems like this one, we’ll be able to investigate many more effects predicted by general relativity” concluded Dr. Evan Keane, co-author and scientist at the SKA Organisation in the UK.

Video sequence, showing the pulsar- white dwarf binary system PSR J1141-6545.

Copyright: Mark Myers, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav).

The research team consists of V. Venkatraman Krishnan, M. Bailes, W. van Straten, N. Wex, P. C. C. Freire, E. F. Keane, T. M. Tauris, P. A. Rosado, N.D.R. Bhat, C. Flynn, A. Jameson and S. Osłowski. Authors with MPIfR affiliation include Vivek Venkataraman Krishnan, the first author, and also Norbert Wex, Paulo Freire and Thomas Tauris.

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Powerless is an interactive fiction experience set in present-day London which explores the devastating effect of a global power cut.

Guided by the brutally honest and frank AI "MAUDE" (Mobile Assessment Unit of Disastrous Events) you will be assigned unique personas based on answers to psychological profiling questions. Once briefed, you will enter into the simulation and experience different stages of the Powerless catastrophe.

Explore as many personas as you can and try to keep them alive long enough to discover how deep our reliance on technology has become. As you move through the simulator, MAUDE will judge you on your honesty, selfishness, bravery and resourcefulness.

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What BMI is underweight?

Underweight people have a BMI of under 18.5.

What BMI is healthy?

A result between 18.5 and 25 means you’re in the “normal” weight range for your specific height.

What BMI is overweight?

A result between 25 and 30 means your weight falls in the overweight range.

What BMI is obese?

A result above 30 falls in the obese category.

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Is BMI accurate?

Although using a BMI calculator is a good way to identify whether your weight is putting your health at risk, it should be used in conjunction with other tools for a more accurate result. Many studies have shown that BMI can give a fair reflection of someone’s body fat composition because it expresses the weight-height relationship, BMI provides a more accurate measure than body weight alone. In fact, there is a strong correlation between BMI and the amount of fat someone carries on their frame. However, BMI does not show where the body is storing your fat, research has shown that people who carry more weight around their waists are at a higher risk of health problems.

The most accurate way to assess your health risk is to use a BMI calculator alongside measuring your waist circumference and other health and lifestyle measures. A BMI calculator can be useful in helping you set your weight loss goal, aiming to reduce your weight by 2 BMI points at a time may be a more realistic way of setting goals.

NOTE: BMI guides may not be accurate for individuals with a high muscle mass or pregnant women and shouldn’t be used for under 16s.


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Climate Change - Impacts, adaptation and political constraints

blended course
when 13 June 2022 - 17 June 2022
language English
duration 1 week
credits 3 EC
fee EUR 1200

The impact of climate change on the economy (for example, agriculture, income, migration, etc.) and appropriate regulation of « the greatest externality the world has ever seen », as the Stern Review puts it, are increasingly at the center of the policy and scientific debate.

How do we measure the impacts of climate change on economic outcomes ? What are the relevant economic instruments to combat climate change in a globalized world ? How do we transition toward a greener energy system ? How do lobbying and citizens’ assemblies influence the actual climate policies ? How can trade help regions mitigate the impacts of climate change ? How do we use geocoded data in empirical projects ?

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Young professionals and students with a very good level of English

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Synonyms for (noun) mamma

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How Can Streaming Platforms Assist Independent Artists?

How Can Streaming Platforms Assist Independent Artists?

Chris Erhardt

The music business went through several significant digital changes at the turn of the century. What appeared to be the demise of the industry soon evolved into new methods for making money and being discovered.

The popularity of Napster and similar services caused a sharp decline in physical music purchases, and CD sales fell. The digital download era, which was inspired by the introduction of iTunes and the iPod, only endured for a short time. Streaming has since become a primary method of music listening, and it has continued to be so for at least the previous five years.

This looked like a fantastic development at first. The growth of popular streaming services has enabled many independent artists to self-release their music and distribute it to the public. The lowered barrier to entry has also been aided by services like the Alternative Distribution Alliance, which is run by Warner Music Group.

However, as the founder of an independent artists' music streaming service, I've witnessed the same difficulties that existed before the internet continue to exist today.

What obstacles do independent musicians frequently encounter?

Even when their music is created to the highest quality, many musicians struggle to get their work heard in the broader music industry. For some, the prospect of being discovered or even just recognized online has yet to become a reality. As a result, independent artists who don't have the funds or connections to be discovered or heard can go unnoticed for long periods.

It's clear from streaming data that the top 1% of musicians account for 90% of streams on popular streaming services. This implies that listeners devote the bulk of their time to a small number of performers.

You may believe that there are simply too many singers and songs to invest in because the typical listener only cares about hearing from the most popular artists. This isn't always the case. According to my experience in the industry, major labels often have a significant impact on what gets prioritized. The value of their capital allows them to push the sounds, images, and messages that dominate media (both new and old). As a result, artists who have their support frequently receive a lot of media exposure and plays.

It's also because certain musicians are sponsored by labels that have the resources to support them. Most streaming services recommend content based on what people are currently listening to. New audiences are therefore exposed only to music that has been previously heard by existing listeners.

Unless musicians or their promoters are launching outside advertising, marketing, and public relations campaigns, the platform will be unaware of or include their music. This isn't because they're only interested in increasing their platform's already-rich ranks; it's because streaming platforms are, by and large, streaming services intended to pay royalties to artists.

Their primary concern is not the visibility of unsigned artists since they aren't music discovery services. Quite a few independent musicians are left out if only those who get heard are paid.

What can these leaders do to assist?

I've noticed that many independent artists struggle to be discovered due to the expense of doing so. To assist, I advise streaming services to strive to do a better job leveling the playing field for all creatives rather than maintaining the current situation.

As it presently stands, the mainstreaming companies have only altered how music is delivered but not how it is discovered. To figure out how we can better support artists who are talented but lack financial resources or major label backing to get established, more cooperation is required among players in the streaming industry.

My experience with creating a music recording and distribution platform is that there are many fantastic musicians, some of whom create amazing music. However, because of a lack of funding rather than a lack of competent music, they are generally overlooked. Finally, streaming platforms should examine how to make their models more inclusive and less elitist.

Thanks for stopping by Tunedly, your go-to online music studio, music publisher, and masked music discovery service.


How to write an effective essay – Essay Templates

An essay is a piece writing that expresses the author’s viewpoint. However the definition of an essay may be confusing and may overlap with the meaning of a personal letter or essay, newspaper, a book or even short stories. There are two primary kinds of essays that are formal and informal. Formal essays have a clear thesis and supporting evidence. Informal essays generally are written to entertain or amuse and don’t have a convincing thesis statement. A good example of an informal essay would be a story told through the technique of telling stories in novel.

The most well-known kind of essay that deals with events that happen in the present are referred to as social science or historical essays. These essays can differ in subject matter depending on the writer’s experience or interests at the moment. Students are often encouraged to write such essays, particularly those dealing with current events, but many students also find satisfaction in writing tests on subjects they are familiar with, for instance, a film essays.

Another kind of essay is to look at events in context and connect dots to create a idea or theory on the topic of the essay. This hypothesis is often supported by scientific evidence as well as general knowledge, historical facts or an interpretation of facts. The most common method of forming hypothesis is to develop a descriptive list. It lists the features of the subject and then connects the dots between every characteristic with the general trend or « hypothesis ». Another common style of descriptive essay is based on an argument that is counter to the thesis, typically from literature that contests the thesis.

An introduction is an essential element of every essay. It is the entry point to the body of the essay. It’s important to note that the essay’s author can choose what type of introduction they want to employ. Many students’ introductions is a lengthy, disjointed paragraph that does nothing more than outline the different arguments of the essay, as well as the reasons why the writer believes it is relevant and a glimpse of the topic of the conclusion. This is a mistake, since the first few paragraphs should provide a rationale for the essay as well as a summary of its contents.

The primary argument in an essay can be divided into three parts The thesis statement, the main part of the essay and the conclusion. The thesis statement is by far the most important section of the essay because it is the one that will explain the entire subject. The writer must make sure that the thesis is valid, since if it is wrong then the essay is flawed in its entirety. It must contain clear and concise ideas that make sense from a variety of points of view and must be supported by research and evidence.

The majority of the top essays I’ve read make use of thesis essays, particularly in the first paragraph. A thesis essay is defined by a clear, concise introduction that outlines all the arguments in the essay, and the results of which are supported by evidence and research. A thesis essay is an easy argument on a certain subject. However, it can be argued that any essay can begin with a thesis statement and then offer further arguments that support the author’s opinion.

The introduction is commonly referred to as the « first page. » It is not actually required to convince the reader of the thesis statement of the essay, but it can be, especially when it is an opinion essay or a perspective essay. The introduction is the point where the reader is most likely to be interested in the remainder of the work. The introduction provides details about the writer, their background, and the subject of the essay. This information is often summarized in the literature review, which is sometimes called the background information.

Many paper writer essayists utilize the conclusion and the thesis statement as a standard structure. The thesis statement is the most obvious portion of an essay. It is the primary topic of the essay. The thesis statement generally outlines the main idea of the essay though it may indicate some minor developments from the author. The conclusion is a more detailed statement that gives a outline of what was read and/or stated in the essay. Many times, the conclusion includes additional examples and comments to support the ideas presented that are presented in the essay. The essay’s message must be appealing and end with the most compelling reason to accept the essay and expressly approve.

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5 things to do before the end of the year (Part Two) #bettermeproject

First of all, if you’ve already completed the first exercise, go you! I’m so damn proud of you, because I know how very confronting it was. Seriously, give yourself a massive hug! You’re amazing! This is just the beginning of a life changing end to 2017, and we know what that means... an empowered, more fulfilling, happier 2018. Who doesn’t want that? If you missed the first exercise, you can find it here The purpose of the first exercise was to zone in and meet yourself. How did that feel, and when was the last time you remember even doing that? As uncomfortable as it may have been, this was probably the toughest step - allowing yourself to be completely vulnerable, and not filtering anything out. You will have asked yourself those tough questions, and that in itself is something to be extremely proud of. Well done. I know it wasn’t easy, and if you’re anything like me, you likely had some additional unexpected emotions come to the surface in the process. Hopefully, you let them flow naturally, and allowed whatever needed to surface come out as they needed to. Are you ready for exercise number two? 2. Face it without fear Now it’s time to let that courage and power that you know you have in you, rise to the surface. You might shake, you might have butterflies galore. You’ll probably even have a massive lump in your throat while you do this exercise, and if you cry or feel yucky inside, just go with it for a moment. Whatever you do though, don’t procrastinate and don’t ignore any of it. It’s time to face this. Refer back to the questions you asked yourself. What answers did you get? Don’t change your answers because they might seem easier to confront, or less challenging. What answers did you get that came from your soul? Now that you have answers that are honest and real, it’s time to ask yourself the next set of questions that are going to help you make some progress. After all, there’s no point in you having dug so deep and dredged all the muck up to the surface, to just let it sit there in front of you, is there? We need to do something with it. Just as you did in the last exercise, I need to you to be strong and answer these questions with hardcore truth. No one is watching you, judging you, or has any idea what your answers will be. It’s just you and your precious heart, and it’s about time you took care of it like it deserves. This is where we get brutally honest. Real. Clear. Let’s start making a plan. A plan for getting back to who you really are. ⁃ How do I feel now that I’ve allowed myself to really see me?

⁃ What strengths have I remembered that I really do have?

⁃ What am I worthy of having in my life and why?

⁃ What needs to change?

⁃ What needs to go for good?

⁃ Other than myself, who will I reach out to for support if I need it?

⁃ What do I know that I simply must do now? Remember this. Nothing changes if nothing changes. The next three exercises will shared every fortnight between now and Christmas. As always, feel free to email  me or contact me on Facebook  with your own updates. Share your progress on social media using the hashtag #bettermeproject and you may just inspire others to join us! Let’s change our lives - together. You’ve got this. Christie xoxo


Winckler & Harvey, L.L.P. FindLaw IM Template 2022-05-23T23:25:37Z WordPress /wp-content/uploads/sites/1301617/2020/10/favicon-75x75.jpg On Behalf of Winckler & Harvey, L.L.P. <![CDATA[How can negligence lead to birth injuries?]]> 2022-05-23T23:25:37Z 2022-05-23T23:25:37Z Rushing through the procedure According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a doctor or professional who is trying to rush through the procedure or becomes distracted by other tasks during your birth can make mistakes. A doctor or nurse may not give you the correct drugs or neglect to give you any drugs at all.

Failing to check for further problems

Some of the complications occurring in the time after the delivery can include internal bleeding or damage to your baby's nerves. These health complications may not be obvious at first, which can lead to doctors or medical professionals neglecting to treat you or your baby as your labor continues. If your baby suffers from a lack of oxygen during birth, it may leave them with lasting brain injuries.

Choosing the wrong tools

Guiding your baby's head out of the birth canal takes diligence and total attention. You may notice a doctor misusing forceps or other tools during this time, which can lead to tears and rips in your uterus or birth canal. Choosing to delay a Cesarian section surgery for too long can also be a sign of negligence during a risky delivery. Birth injuries can seriously change your life, which means recognizing the source of them is important.]]>
On Behalf of Winckler & Harvey, L.L.P. <![CDATA[What are some common sources of medication errors?]]> 2022-05-09T19:09:30Z 2022-05-09T19:09:30Z Confusion while talking According to the National Library of Medicine, when their work environment is chaotic, a doctor may not be able to write down the proper information you need to use your medication effectively. This includes writing down the correct dosage and the way to take the medicine you need. When a doctor gives incorrect instructions to a patient, it can cause serious confusion and continued health problems. The doctor's handwriting can also be unreadable or easily misunderstood, which can lead to the wrong prescription getting filled.

Insufficient information

When a doctor is rushing to meet with the next patient, you may not get full and complete instructions about how you use the specific medicine you should take. They may only casually mention what you need to do as they walk out the door. Since people take some medicines orally and others in different ways, this can create confusion if your doctor only gives you limited information.

Reliance on unhelpful instructions

If you lack written instructions or your doctor does not know that this new medication can interact poorly with your other ones, then there is more risk for danger. Mistakes may not get caught by staff if they are under pressure as well, which can contribute to medical malpractice.]]>
On Behalf of Winckler & Harvey, L.L.P. <![CDATA[What is the statute of limitations for medical malpractice?]]> 2022-05-07T16:14:08Z 2022-05-07T16:14:08Z Statute of limitations in Texas A statute of limitations restricts the timeframe in which you can file a lawsuit following an accident or crime. In Texas, you have two years to file a medical malpractice suit against a medical professional for injuries incurred under their care. The start time is from the date that the malpractice occurred. If it was ongoing, the clock begins to tick from the date of the final treatment.

Cap for non-economic damages

Most medical malpractice lawsuits include a request for non-economic damages. These include compensation for more subjectively measured losses, such as pain and suffering, emotional distress, depression, anxiety, and loss of the ability to enjoy life as you did before. According to Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code, non-economic damages awards cap at $250,000 per claimant against a single healthcare institution. If your case involves more than one institution, you cannot receive more than $500,000 in economic damages overall.

Statute of repose in Texas

For cases involving latent injuries that exceed the two-year statute of limitations, the state observes a statute of repose for medical malpractice. This statute allows 10 years to file a case for malpractice, starting at the date of the negligent action. In a medical malpractice case, as with any personal injury case, it is in your best interest to file a claim as soon as possible.]]>
On Behalf of Winckler & Harvey, L.L.P. <![CDATA[How can scaffolding cause catastrophic injuries?]]> 2022-04-26T00:41:52Z 2022-04-26T00:41:52Z Total collapse of the structure According to the United States Department of Labor, every construction workplace should have a competent person on the site that checks to make sure that the scaffold is not in danger of collapsing. If the workers do not properly construct it or the competent person does not check before work begins, then the scaffold and beams could fall apart when someone stands on it. Even one person's body weight is enough to break an unsafe scaffold. Falling down and landing on your back or any other position can leave you with catastrophic injuries as well as serious head trauma.

Loose tools

When a worker is up on a scaffold, they may forget to properly place their tools in a safe spot so that another worker can walk around without stepping on them. If you step and trip on a misplaced item that someone left on a platform, you can suffer from a variety of physical injuries. You can also struggle with severe head trauma if a heavy tool or other item drops from above onto your head. Workers who are rushing to finish a task may lose their grip on their tools and drop them to the platform below. Learning more about how catastrophic injuries can happen on scaffolds is one way to prepare for work on a construction site.]]>
On Behalf of Winckler & Harvey, L.L.P. <![CDATA[Amniocentesis and medical professional negligence]]> 2022-04-12T15:15:29Z 2022-04-12T15:15:29Z What is amniocentesis? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, doctors offer amniocentesis to pregnant women who have a higher risk of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome or genetic problems. Doctors perform this test when a woman is 15 to 18 weeks pregnant and it involves the collection of amniotic fluid in order to test for birth defects.

Does amniocentesis have certain risks?

Parents should realize that amniocentesis carries some risks. Sometimes, physicians fail to discuss these risks with patients beforehand. In addition, some doctors perform procedures such as amniocentesis incorrectly, resulting in an injury. Some risks associated with amniocentesis include miscarriage, infection, needle injuries, Rh sensitivity and the leaking of amniotic fluid. When amniocentesis results in the loss of a baby or a serious health challenge, doctors must answer for their actions if their negligence played a role. Make sure you examine the details surrounding what occurred and do not hesitate to stand up for your rights. Even though many parents feel devastated and struggle with emotions, taking action promptly is crucial.]]>
On Behalf of Winckler & Harvey, L.L.P. <![CDATA[What do you know about common birth injuries?]]> 2022-04-02T15:26:43Z 2022-04-02T15:26:43Z Getting the facts on birth trauma helps questioning parents recognize when they could have a legal claim to pursue.

Brachial palsy

When medical professionals have trouble guiding a baby's shoulder from the birth canal, they may injure nerves in the hands and arms. Brachial palsy could rob a newborn of the ability to pivot or flex the injured arm. Depending on whether the birth injury causes inflammation and bruising, the baby could regain use of the affected arm in a few months.

Caput succedaneum

Caused by inflamed soft tissues in the scalp, caput succedaneum occurs when babies emerge through the birth canal and experience bruising. Babies delivered with help from vacuum extraction have a higher chance of experiencing the injury, which usually clears in a few days.

Forceps marks or bruising

While newborns could experience bruising around the head and face during birth naturally, they may develop bruising or similar marks if the medical team uses vacuum extraction or forceps during the birth.

Facial paralysis

Forceps pressure exerted on a newborn's face during birth or labor could traumatize facial nerves. Parents may not notice their baby's facial paralysis until she or he cries and one side of her or his face remains motionless and the baby only closes a single eye. The child's condition could improve in a few weeks, or the baby may need surgery. Parents must recognize when negligent doctors harm their babies. Understanding the signs of birth trauma may keep innocent parties from paying for someone else's negligence.]]>
On Behalf of Winckler & Harvey, L.L.P. <![CDATA[How can you emotionally recover following an amputation?]]> 2022-03-22T02:14:32Z 2022-03-22T02:14:32Z losing a limb can change how you see yourself and may feel similar to losing a person.

Allow yourself to grieve

Experiencing grief after amputation is normal. Accept how you feel about the loss to begin the grieving process. When you let yourself go through the emotional process, it may feel easier to eventually let go of your grief. Understand that grief may last for a long time. Make a plan to cope with any depression you feel following the amputation. Speak to support groups or mental health providers about your experience.

Create a routine

Most people thrive with a sense of routine. Try to plan how you want your days to go and what may keep you motivated. You do not want to spend your time idle because you may feel trapped. Instead, seek out new hobbies and spend time with loved ones. You can develop a positive sense of purpose when you have a routine. Think about the progress you made in recovery and allow yourself to feel pride in your achievements. After amputation, you should still set goals for yourself. If you had to change careers due to the procedure, think about your prospects and set up a path for your success. Thinking about your goals allows you to feel a sense of purpose.]]>
On Behalf of Winckler & Harvey, L.L.P. <![CDATA[Can a person recover from a spinal cord injury?]]> 2022-03-03T16:18:50Z 2022-03-03T16:18:50Z take two primary forms, an incomplete spinal cord injury or a complete injury. Each of these two SCIs will affect the degree to which you may recover from a spinal cord injury.

Recovering from an incomplete SCI

Usually, patients show some improvement after suffering an incomplete SCI. The degree to which you might recover will depend on the severity of your injury. Many people do not fully recover all of their motor functions. Still, some patients regain enough motor function to perform key activities like walking and being able to control bladder and bowel movements.

Recovering from a complete SCI

An accident that results in a complete SCI generally has greater consequences. You would probably never recover motor function below the area where your spine had sustained injury. So if your spine above your legs suffered damage, you will likely be in a wheelchair for the rest of your life. While some patients with a complete SCI manage some level of improvement, any recovery of function tends to happen in the first few days following the injury.

Rehabilitation after an SCI

The outlook of an SCI patient is to attain as much independence as possible given the injury. If you suffer a severe loss of function, you will probably need people to help dress and bathe you for the rest of your life. However, if you can use your arms and hands, you might go through physical therapy to help you perform as many tasks as possible even though you cannot walk. Emotional therapy may also help you rebuild your confidence as you seek to function in life with your injury.]]>
On Behalf of Winckler & Harvey, L.L.P. <![CDATA[Can I sue my teledoctor for malpractice?]]> 2022-02-27T21:08:03Z 2022-02-27T21:08:03Z Telehealth presents patients with the opportunity to meet with a health professional in a remote visit. Doctors and nurses may physically see a patient through a live connection or speak to a patient over the phone, rendering a diagnosis or prescribing treatment as necessary.

Medical malpractice realities

The nature of a remote visit limits the in-depth nature of an examination. Without access to all the necessary information, lab work or other assessment opportunities, there is a probability that a late detection or missed diagnosis will occur. However, choosing a virtual appointment does not grant a doctor a medical malpractice exemption. Each patient receives the same legal rights as when meeting with a doctor in person. The same standard of care required by law for a physical appointment must be present when a virtual appointment takes place.

Malpractice concerns to pursue

The failure of a prescription or other treatment from a teledoctor appointment may be grounds for a malpractice lawsuit. In these cases, the burden of proof rests with the patient to adequately demonstrate the failure of a doctor to meet the necessary standard of care. Successful litigation in these areas often requires the involvement of qualified medical experts to discuss the standard of care. Proving errors or negligence in a teledoctor’s judgment or practice is possible. Medical malpractice litigation provides one area of support for patients dealing with a faulty treatment or diagnosis.]]>
On Behalf of Winckler & Harvey, L.L.P. <![CDATA[Can your physical injury create a mental health crisis?]]> 2022-02-17T17:09:06Z 2022-02-17T17:09:06Z Identifying a problem Coming to terms with the way your physical injury has changed and will continue to change your life can trigger heavy emotions. You may feel guilty, angry, confused and hopeless. According to Web MD, nearly one-third of patients that endure an orthopedic injury experience depression related to their circumstances. For patients coping with a brain injury, this number exceeds more than half. Following your injury, watch for warning signs that may indicate you need additional support. This may include the following:
  • Incessant and invasive thoughts about your injury
  • Feelings of depression and hopelessness
  • Anxiety and disinterest
  • Suicidal thoughts
  • Inability to focus on tasks
  • Insomnia and gastrointestinal issues

Implementing a solution

From the onset of your injury, it is in your best interest to seek mental health support immediately. Having access to resources designed to help you process and navigate complex situations can give you the tools you need to effectively endure the trauma you have experienced. During this time, look for individuals who can rally for you and advocate for your health and recovery. A strong legal team can alleviate some of the stress of building a case against the person or entity that caused your injury. Family, friends, your medical team and mental health professionals can all play a critical role in helping you move past your injury and enjoy a promising and successful future.]]>


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The EU AI Act: What you need to know

After data privacy and GDPR, the EU wants to leave its mark on AI by regulating it with the EU AI Act. Here's what it is, what it means for the world at large, when it's expected to take effect, and what experts from the Mozilla Foundation have to say about it.

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Breakpoint Baltimore! | Make Sense Out of Mars

The Challenge | Make Sense Out of Mars

Develop a sensor to be used by humans on Mars.

Developing a Sensor Network System for Traversing Mars

Sensor network to detect and record readings such as Dust, Martian Weather, Martian Terrain, and Radiation which all present threats to human activity on Mars.

Breakpoint Baltimore!

Our project aims to achieve the following objectives:
- Develop a series of way point devices that each report back key sensor readings to a main hub
- Each way point should be able to report back current conditions for it surrounding area and if conditions are "safe" or not
- The system is scaleable - users can use as many or as few sensors as desired
- The sensors would be modular - easy "plug and play" swap out
- The structure consists of a tripod frame

SpaceApps is a NASA incubator innovation program.


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