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industry_corpus2: Power & Energy


text: Longview Cable TV offers easy, flexible options with all of today’s technology upgrades. We have what you want to see and how you want to see it. Our packages include up to 230 Digital Cable channels with online access to Watch TV Everywhere at no additional charge. With Cablelynx Broadband the whole home can enjoy speeds up to 150 Mbps to stream movies, watch HD shows, or gaming all at the same time.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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Let me put it this way. I actually to the model amounts and cut them in half because I just can’t bring myself to do it. But don’t be surprised if this is underdone! Short term models are going insane with all sorts of banding and even thunderstorms producing incredible amounts of precipitation. I upped amounts as the path of least resistance. The radar right now looks like it did during the Blizzard of ’96!
The radar is loaded and the most impressive I’ve seen in a snowstorm in many years. Moderate to heavy snow is now breaking out across Central and Southern New Jersey all the way south into the southern Delmarva Peninsula and extends westward into West Virginia. All of this is moving northward. We have a long way to go.

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“Modern Monetary Theory”, or MMT, keeps popping up in financial commentaries. It’s a theory that appears to be gaining ground among academic economists, in monetary policy circles, and…of course…among deficit-spending politicians.
MMT involves central banks creating new money to directly fund government budget deficits. It’s practically the same as quantitative easing (QE)…at least when QE money is used to buy government bonds.
But MMT removes some of the smoke and mirrors. Instead of laundering the money through the bond market, it’s handed straight to finance ministries to spend as they please.
There’s nothing at all “modern” about this. Places like Argentina have been doing it for decades. In fact, the Argentine central bank only stopped doing it last year (most recently), as the country battles to reduce high inflation. Last year, consumer prices rose around 50%. This year, most people are expecting 30-40%.
This funding of government budget deficits by central banks tends to have two results. First, deficits get even bigger, as politicians are let off the fiscal leash. Second, due to the inflation in the money supply, the currency is devalued and prices of goods and services take off like a rocket.
Right now, we have very high inflation in Argentina. But the country also suffered from hyperinflation in the past. Between 1975 and 1990, the average inflation rate was 300% a year.
The guy who cuts my hair told me that, in the late 1980s, he would work in the morning. Even during hyperinflations, people still need a haircut. Then he’d go straight out after lunch to buy his daily groceries and other necessities, before prices went up. Any spare cash was converted into US dollars at the first opportunity.
Consider this. I’ve lived in Argentina for over ten years. When I arrived, one US dollar bought 3.2 Argentine pesos. Today, one dollar will buy 43.4 pesos. Put another way, relative to the dollar, the peso has lost a staggering 93% of its value in a decade. And the dollar has also lost purchasing power over that time.
Ironically, the cost of living in Buenos Aires is now the cheapest it’s been since I’ve lived here, in US dollar terms. That follows last year’s currency collapse, when the peso was cut in half. That’s good news for people with dollar incomes, or for foreign visitors.
But, in the past couple of years, a great many local people’s peso wages have fallen way behind peso price increases. Life is tough right now for many Argentines.
In this world of QE and MMT, it pays to know something about what money really is, and how it’s created by banks (of either the central or commercial varieties). For example, many people seem to think that banks “look after their money” when they make a bank “deposit”. But, in reality, a deposit is just a loan to the bank. That’s why banks report customer deposits as liabilities on their balance sheets.
This progressive edging of developed countries towards a monetary cliff is a good reason to own some physical gold. With the dollar (and euro, pound, and yen) under increasing threat from trendy new-old theories, gold is the go-to inflation hedge. It’s a better alternative to the sanctuary that Argentines find in US dollars.
Argentines have placed their faith in dollars for decades. After all, the paper bills (which are VERY popular here) do bear a comforting message – “In God we trust”.
But trust in the almighty may not be enough to protect the dollar in the future. The Fed’s already got away with printing trillions under QE. When it started, everyone thought the policy was insane. It was only ever meant to be a temporary, emergency measure. But now it’s an accepted (and permanent) practice. Now that they’ve warmed everyone up with the foreplay of QE, how long until they go the whole way with MMT?
Of course, currencies may not collapse immediately. Most likely, nothing much will happen for years. But then bad things could happen quickly. As more and more politicians and central bankers believe they can print money for nothing, they’re edging closer and closer to dire straits.
Below is an article I wrote in 2016 about money – what it is and how it’s (usually) created. I recommend you read it or at least refresh your memory. Forewarned is forearmed.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


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The small company makes wool products that are actually affordable. This top is one of my favorites.
Merino wool is one of the best materials to wear when playing outside. The buttery-soft fabric is also super comfy to lounge around in. The only problem: it can be expensive. That’s why I love Ridge Merino. Founded in 2014, the brand sells directly to consumers (so you won’t find it in REI or your local gear store), so it can offer high-quality merino wool products for half the price of their competitors.
Ridge Merino’s pullover hoodie has been a staple in my closet for a couple seasons now and I can attest to the quality and durability of the wool blend. That’s why I nearly fell out of my office chair when I saw the Jovi Tank ($35), a sleeveless shirt made from the same plush fabric. These days I pretty much live in it. Here’s why.
The fabric is the star here. The tank is made from a yummy blend of 30 percent merino wool and 70 percent Tencel, an eco-friendly material made from wood fiber that is sourced from ethically farmed eucalyptus trees and feels like heaven on your skin. Because it’s only 30 percent wool, the tank isn’t scratchy but still has wool’s odor-resistant, quick-drying properties. I can wear it to the gym at lunch and come back to the office without worrying that I’m going to stink out my deskmates.
I’m a big fan of wearing sleeveless shirts, and I love the muscle-tank vibes of the Jovi. The high neckline makes it professional enough to wear to the office, and even though it’s sleeveless I never have to worry about showing more than I’d like to. The longer hem also makes it a great layering piece over a pair of leggings. My one complaint about the fit is that the arm holes are a little large and have stretched out a bit. I’ve found that this issue fixes itself with a quick washing.
At just $35, this is one of the most affordable merino shirts you can buy. It currently comes only in gray but hopefully Ridge will expand its offering soon. If the muscle tank isn’t your style but you’re looking for something similar, check out the Frankie tank, which is more of a traditional racerback.

industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


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If you've been dreaming about camping within Acadia National Park, both on MDI or on the Schoodic Peninsula, here's what you need to know!
Happy Birthday Maine! You don't look a day over 195! Get ready for the Bicentennial next year!
I have lived in Maine now for 34 years. When I first moved to Maine from Rhode Island I never expected that I would be here this long, but honestly, I can't imagine living anywhere else!

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


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Bishop Chatard prepares its students for college now, heaven later. Academic excellence, supported by faith formation, creates a unique learning environment that nurtures development of the whole person.
Develop your mind. Deepen your faith. Discover yourself.
Bishop Chatard students are supported by over 50 years of history and tradition. Committed to our role as the Archdiocese of Indianapolis North Deanery high school, it remains our mission to serve all students who seek a Catholic education. We achieve that by maintaining an inclusive learning environment that offers innovative programs – including almost 50 honors and AP & Dual Credit courses, along with a robust Academic Support Program – that narrow learning gaps.
Bishop Chatard has a culture focused on faith formation and servant leadership that permeates everything we do.
Bishop Chatard offers a challenging academic program, recognized as exceptional.
Bishop Chatard fosters an inclusive athletic program encouraging all students to challenge themselves physically, as well as academically.
Bishop Chatard believes that each individual has infinite value and welcomes a diverse group of students, providing extracurricular activities that appeal to all.
Bishop Chatard taught me the importance of being active in your faith and to not hide it. I have an active role to play in the world. I am not going to wait for change, instead, I will be the change.
I'm going to be an engineer in a globally connected world. My faith will be challenged by opposing beliefs and my mind will be challenged intellectually as I go on to college. BCHS has given me tools to protect my faith and the intellect to do whatever I set my mind to.
How do I apply to Bishop Chatard High School?
All applications to Bishop Chatard High School are completed online. Please visit Bishop Chatard’s Enrollment webpage to apply. If you do not have access to a computer, please contact Marilynn Fagan, Director of Enrollment Management, at 317-251-1451, ext. 2234, to schedule an appointment to apply.
Once a family submits a completed application (including all supplementary paperwork) the application file is reviewed by the admissions committee. All applicants are notified of their application status via U.S. mail.
What if I live outside of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis North Deanery?
Bishop Chatard High School is the high school of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis North Deanery, and enrollment numbers indicate that we are the top high school preference of families in the deanery. However, our student body represents a number of public and private middle schools. To the extent that our resources allow, we welcome all students who seek a Catholic education.
How do I set up a shadow date?
Students can sign up for a shadow day online. Parents can visit the school during our Wednesday Walk-Thrus. Please visit our shadowing information page to sign up and to learn more.
What score does a student need to get on the High School Placement Test (HSPT) in order to be admitted to Bishop Chatard?
Bishop Chatard does not use the HSPT as an entrance exam. We use the test as a measuring tool, one of many tools, to determine what classes a student should take if they were to be accepted to, and attend, BCHS. Therefore, there is no specific score or range of scores that is required. As a Catholic school, we believe that all students deserve an excellent Bishop Chatard education regardless of what they score on a test.
Does Bishop Chatard have a multi-child discount?
Does Bishop Chatard have an Academic Support program?
Yes! Bishop Chatard has an excellent Academic Support program. Please visit our academic support page for more information.
How many AP and Dual Credit classes does Bishop Chatard offer?
Bishop Chatard offers 21 AP classes and 5 Dual Credit classes. These courses are available to all grade levels. Visit our academics page for more information about our academic program.
Does BCHS have a college counselor?
Yes! Pam Nixon, Bishop Chatard’s college counselor, works closely with students to explore college options and opportunities, provide information on careers and scholarships, and assist students with the college application process. More information is available on our School Counseling page.
Does BCHS offer financial aid?
Yes! Bishop Chatard is committed to assisting any student who desires and is committed to a Bishop Chatard educational experience. All financial aid available at BCHS is based on NEED as determined by an independent service or criteria set by the state or granting organization.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


text: When new patterns or intensities of physical activity are performed by an individual, usually some level of delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) occurs. The causes of DOMS are linked to a combination of lactic acid, muscle spasms, connective tissue damage, muscle damage, inflammation, and enzyme efflux. DOMS can lead to muscle pain, which is the most noticeable and prevalent symptom. Therefore, it is important to reduce DOMS as effectively as possible after exercise. Compression, specifically compression garments, is one of the popular modalities used to alleviate or prevent DOMS. Unlike compression garments, the effect of pneumatic compression devices (PCD) on DOMS has been studied far less. Also, electrical stimulation has been proposed to alleviate the symptoms. While studies focusing on neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) have demonstrated a reduction in DOMS after NMES treatment, there is conflicting evidence on the use of TENS for reduction of DOMS. In this study, the perception of DOMS was measured using a visual analog scale (VAS) by analyzing the perception of pain after eccentric leg exercises. It was hypothesized that each treatment will be more effective than the control in relieving or preventing DOMS.

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All state offices are closed today in observance of Acadian Day, a legal state holiday.
In October, Gov/ Bobby Jindal issued a proclamation declaring the Friday after Thanksgiving Day a holiday. Traditionally, if the governor proclaims the day after Thanksgiving a holiday, then that day is designated as Acadian Day to commemorate "the arrival in Louisiana of the Acadian people from the French colony Acadie following the ceding of that colony to England in 1713 and in recognition of the fact that much of the early economic and political development of Louisiana is directly attributable to the industry of the Acadian people, through the cultivation of land, utilization of Louisiana’s natural resources, and the interest of the Acadian people in political self-determination and American democracy."
The declaration allows all offices and departments of the state to close on that day and permits state employees to observe an additional day of rest.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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Your off-dutywardrobe doesn't get more laid back than this Trefoil sweater dress by adidas Originals. In grey, its oversized silhouette is elevated to edgy status with raw detailing and tonal 3 Stripes down the sleeves, and the crew neck works with a Trefoil logo to add athletic charm.
Set for the weekend, wear yours with Stan Smith sneakers for an iconic finishing touch.

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This model is also provided with an rotatable spring operated reel that can be used for spraying of solvets for crop protection. The rotatable reel can be locked in three positions. This allows the hose to be rolled up always at the lowest position, so any damage to the crops will be avoided.
With the 16 hp Vanguard engine, you can spray solvets in the field and don’t need any power supply.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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January is here with a full calendar of events. Take a look today on our blog.
October is here! Check out all of the fun events and activities happening around Nashville this month. Happy fall!
July will be here before we know it! Check out our July events calendar to see what is happening in and around Nashville next month.
Our October events calendar for October is jam-packed! Shows at the Ryman Auditorium, Bridgestone Arena and Grand Ole Opry; 5Ks here and there; festivals left and right. Be sure to check it out today on our blog and choose some events to check out this coming month.


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The MObile Technology for Improved Family Planning (MOTIF) trial assessed a mobile phone-based intervention comprising voice messages and counsellor support to increase post-abortion contraception at four Marie Stopes International clinics in Cambodia. The aim of this process evaluation was to assess participants’ interaction with the intervention from a service provider perspective.
(1) We conducted a descriptive analysis to assess participants’ interaction with the intervention. (2) In order to explore how the intervention might work, we assessed associations between interaction with the intervention and contraception use using logistic regression analysis. (3) We undertook a logistic regression analysis to assess associations between baseline socio-demographic factors and ever requesting to speak to a counsellor (pressing ‘1’), a variable found to be associated with contraception use.
Amongst 249 women that received six interactive voice messages +/− counsellor support for contraception, around half actively requested to speak to a counsellor (pressed ‘1’) and over 90% spoke to a counsellor at some stage. Women who spoke to the counsellor having requested to (by pressing ‘1’) were more than four times as likely to be using effective contraception at four months compared to women who didn’t request or speak to the counsellor (Odds Ratio 4.39; 95% CI: 1.15-16.71). There was a small, non-statistically significant increase in contraception use amongst women that spoke to the counsellor without requesting a call. Increased parity, a history of >2 previous induced abortions, lower socio-economic status, and medical abortion (after adjusting for age, socio-economic status and residence) were associated with requesting to speak to a counsellor.
The interactive message can identify a subgroup of women in whom counselling will be more effective and appears to be equitable in terms of engaging those most in-need. The intervention could be adapted based on the findings of this study.
Our MObile Technology for Improved Family Planning (MOTIF) trial assessed a mobile phone-based intervention comprising six interactive voice messages +/− counsellor support to increase post-abortion contraception at four Marie Stopes International clinics in Cambodia. The aim of this process evaluation was to assess participants’ interaction with the intervention from a service provider perspective to further understand what worked or didn’t work and to inform future implementation. We analysed data collected during the delivery of the intervention. This included women’s response to the messages and number of contacts with the counsellor. We assessed associations between women’s response to the intervention and subsequent contraception use, and associations between women’s background factors and engagement with the intervention.
We found that amongst 249 women that received the intervention, around half actively requested to speak to a counsellor and over 90% spoke to a counsellor at some stage. Women who requested to speak to a counsellor were more likely to be using effective contraception at four months compared to women who didn’t request to speak to a counsellor. Women with living children, a history of >2 previous abortions, of lower socio-economic status, and those who had a medical rather than surgical abortion were more likely to request to speak to a counsellor.
In conclusion, the interactive voice message can identify a subgroup of women in whom counselling will be more effective and appears to be equitable in terms of engaging those most in-need. The intervention could be adapted based on the findings of this study.
The past decade has seen rapid expansion in delivery of health-care interventions by mobile phone (‘mHealth’) . In the field of contraception, mobile phone-based interventions have been developed to support uptake of methods or reduce discontinuation, for example by providing reminders, or support for clients experiencing side-effects . However, the effects of interventions delivered by mobile phone for improving contraception use have not been reliably established .
Our trial, MObile Technology for Improved Family Planning (MOTIF), randomised 500 women seeking elective induced abortion services aged 18 years or older to a personalised mobile phone-based behaviour change intervention or to a control group. The trial results and a detailed description of the intervention and its development are reported elsewhere [3, 4]. In brief, the intervention comprised a series of automated interactive ‘real-time’ voice messages over the three-month post-abortion period in addition to standard care. Women would receive the first message within one week of attending the clinic, and then every two weeks, with a total of six messages. The message was designed to remind women about contraception methods available to them and provide a conduit for additional support . Women could press ‘1’ to request to speak to a counsellor, press ‘2’ if they did not require a call back, or press ‘3’ to opt-out of receiving further messages. Women who pressed ‘1’, or who did not respond, received a phone call from a counsellor. The phone calls provided individualised counselling intending to encourage contraception use by reminding women about available methods and providing support for side-effects. Counsellors could make appointments for implant or intra-uterine device insertions or women could opt to receive additional oral contraceptive pill or injectable reminder messages. The counsellor could discuss contraception with the husband or partner, if the woman requested or women could call in to the service to request to speak with a counsellor.
The intervention increased self-reported use of an effective contraception method at four months post-abortion (135/211 (64 · 0%) vs. 101/220 (45 · 9%) risk ratio (RR) 1 · 39, 95% CI 1 · 17-1 · 66; p < 0 · 001), but not after 12 months (84/ (49.7%) vs. 68/ (42.8%) RR 1.16, 95% CI 0.92-1.47; p = 0.208). However, self-reported long-acting contraception use was increased at four and 12 months .
This quantitative study used data collected during the intervention and trial. First, we undertook a descriptive analysis to assess how participants interacted with the intervention. Counsellors delivering the intervention made a record of all mobile phone communications with participants. We report the response to voice messages, the number and type of counsellor contacts and number of women that opted out of the intervention or that the counsellor was unable to contact using descriptive statistics.
Second, in order to explore how the intervention might work, we assessed associations between interaction with the intervention and effective and long-acting contraception use using logistic regression analysis. Using data collected by counsellors delivering the intervention we created variables based on response to the voice messages and whether women spoke to the counsellor or received pill or injection reminder messages. We conducted a pre-specified per-protocol analysis to assess the impact of the intervention among participants who responded to at least one voice message . We estimated odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).
Third, we undertook a logistic regression analysis to assess associations between baseline socio-demographic factors and ever requesting to speak to a counsellor (pressing ‘1’), a variable that was found to be associated with contraception use in the previous analysis. As the voice message stated “Press 1 if you would like me to call you back to discuss contraception” we considered plausible, ‘a priori’ confounders that might be associated with contraception use in Cambodia. Age, socio-economic status, residence, education and number of living children are associated with contraception use in Cambodia and were included in the adjusted analysis [9, 10]. As almost all the women in the trial (>99%) were able to recognise numbers on a phone and spoke Khmer as their mother tongue, we did not consider confounders that might be associated with the ability to understand or respond to a voice message. For categorical variables in the adjusted analysis, we assessed the statistical significance of the crude association, controlled for the effect of the confounding variables using the Likelihood ratio test. Ethical approval for the MOTIF study was obtained from ethics committees at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Marie Stopes International and the Cambodia Human Research ethics committee.
Figure 1 shows the response to voice messages over time. The proportion of ‘1’ responses (requesting a call) decreased from 27% at voice message one to 8% by message six. Overall, 49% of clients ever pressed ‘1’ (to request to speak to the counsellor). The proportion of ‘2’ responses (not requiring a call back) increased from 26–38%. The proportion of ‘call failed’ (no response to the voice message) increased from 35–53% at voice message six. The proportion of clients that spoke to a counsellor decreased from 64% at voice message one to 26% at voice message six. In total, there were 210 (15%) ‘1’ responses, 452 (32%) ‘2’ responses, 109 (8%) ‘3’ responses, 657 (46%) ‘no responses’, 613 calls from the counsellor to client (outgoing) and approximately 100 calls from the client to the counsellor (data not systematically recorded). The mean number of outgoing phone calls per client was 2 · 46 (standard deviation 1 · 48). Overall, 92% of participants ever spoke to a counsellor. It is not clear how often the counsellor discussed contraception with the women’s husband or partner, as this information was not systematically recorded.
Twenty per cent (49/249) of participants receiving the intervention opted to receive oral contraceptive or injection reminders at some stage. Of the 24 women that received a reminder message three months after receiving the injectable, 83% (20/24) reported continued use at four-month follow up. Of the 25 women that received monthly oral contraceptive reminders, 68% (17/25) reported continued pill use at four-months.
By voice message six, 15 (6%) clients had opted out. Reported reasons according to the counsellors notes were that they were ‘too busy’ and had ‘no time’, or the ‘phone was answered by someone else’. Six participants (2%) randomised to the intervention did not receive any messages; five due to non-functioning phone number and in one case someone not known to the participant answered the phone.
Table 1 shows associations between interaction with the intervention and effective and long-acting contraception use at four months. The following factors were associated with effective contraception use at four months: Requesting to speak to a counsellor (pressing ‘1’) compared to not pressing ‘1’ after the first voice message (OR 3.37; 95% CI: 1.62-6.98); ever requesting to speak to a counsellor (pressing ‘1’) compared to never requesting to speak to a counsellor (OR 2.51; 95% CI: 1.41-4.47); speaking to the counsellor having requested to (pressed ‘1’) compared to never speaking and requesting to speak to the counsellor (OR 4.39; 95% CI: 1.15-16.71) or speaking to the counsellor having not requested to (OR 1.79; 95% CI 0.47-6.79); received pill or injection reminder compared to not received a pill or injection reminder (OR 4.63; 95% CI: 2.11-10.16). The following factors were associated with long-acting contraception use at four months: Requesting to speak to a counsellor (pressing ‘1’) compared to not pressing ‘1’ after the first voice message (OR 2.05; 95% CI: 1.09-3.88); ever compared to never requesting to speak to a counsellor (OR 2.88; 95% CI: 1.52-5.45); speaking to the counsellor and ever pressing ‘1’ compared to speaking to the counsellor and never pressing ‘1’ (OR 2.76; 95% CI: 1.44-5.29).
Table 2 shows the association between socio-demographic baseline variables and response to the intervention. The following socio-demographic factors were associated with ever requesting to speak to the counsellor (pressing ‘1’): Age greater than 25 compared to less than 25 (unadjusted OR 1.78; 95% CI: 1.05-3.02) but not after adjusting for confounding variables; lower compared to higher socio-economic status (unadjusted OR 2.92; 95% CI: 1.23-6.90) which remained statistically significant; being married or living together compared to never married or living together (unadjusted OR 4.25; 95% CI: 1.17-15.46) but not in the unadjusted analysis; having one or more compared to no children (unadjusted OR 2.25; 95% CI: 1.30-3.91) which remained statistically significant; having two or more previous abortions as opposed to none (unadjusted OR 3.34; 95% CI: 1.50-7.44) which remained statistically significant; planning to use (unadjusted OR 3.58; 95% CI: 1.09-11.70) or being undecided about PAFP (unadjusted OR 3.71; 95% CI: 1.16-11.82) as opposed to not planning to use PAFP at the time of randomisation but not in the adjusted analysis. Medical compared to surgical abortion became associated with requesting to speak to the counsellor (adjusted OR 1.77; 95% CI: 1.03-3.07) after adjusting for the confounding variables.
In summary, amongst 249 women that received six interactive voice messages +/− counsellor support for PAFP, around half actively requested to speak to a counsellor (pressed ‘1’) and over 90% spoke to a counsellor at some stage. Women who spoke to the counsellor having requested to (by pressing ‘1’) were more than four times as likely to be using effective contraception at four months compared to women who didn’t request or speak to the counsellor. There was a small, non-statistically significant increase in contraception use amongst women that spoke to the counsellor without requesting a call. Increased parity, a history of >2 previous induced abortions, lower socio-economic status, and medical abortion were associated with requesting to speak to a counsellor (pressing ‘1’) after adjusting for age, socio-economic status and residence, education and number of living children.
A strength of this study is the use of prospectively collected quantitative data on participant characteristics and response to the intervention which provides some insight into the active components of the intervention. The main limitation of this study is that it only considers a provider perspective and does not consider the views and experiences of users; this will be assessed in a subsequent paper. The main limitation affecting the logistic regression analysis was the relatively small sample size, particularly in some of the subgroups, resulting in lack of statistical power to detect differences. Hence, whilst odds ratios may appear to vary greatly between subgroups, the confidence intervals are wide, and so these trends should be interpreted with caution. It was not possible to adequately evaluate the effect of the pill or injection reminders as they were sent to a relatively small number of women, without a control group, and part of a complex intervention. A further limitation concerns the generalisability of this study and the findings might not be applicable to other settings.
To our knowledge, this is the first process evaluation of an interactive mobile phone-based intervention for contraception that includes a detailed assessment of provider-participant communication. Other trials of mobile phone-based interventions to improve contraception use have involved unidirectional text messages, and thus provide limited opportunity for comparison [11–14]. However, some comparisons can be made with other studies, in particular the process evaluation of the text message component of Lester’s intervention for antiretroviral medication adherence .
Despite sending the messages at the clients preferred time (e.g. morning or evening), the proportion of participants not responding to voice messages (i.e. pressing ‘1’ or ‘2’) was greater than non-responses to interactive text messages reported in trials in Kenya and the USA [6, 14]. The most likely explanation for this is that our ‘real-time’ voice message required an immediate response (there was no voice-mail), whereas clients can respond to a text message at their convenience. The proportion of women actively responding to voice messages decreased over time, similar to decrease in responses observed in previous trials of interactive text message or pager interventions [15–17].
More women requested to speak to a counsellor at voice message one than at message six and the proportion of women not requesting a call back increased over time, which might be expected as issues were resolved. By message six, 15 (6%) clients had opted out mainly because they reported being too busy or shared their phone with someone else, which is common in Cambodia . Six participants (2%) randomised to the intervention did not receive any messages mainly due to non-functioning phone number. A text message trial in the USA reported similar intervention discontinuation (42/480; 9%) and number of participants that never received messages (4/480; 0.9%) .
Previous studies have reported greater than 40% discontinuation of short-acting methods by 12 months . In our study, 17% of women that received an injectable reminder message and 32% of women that received a pill reminder message had discontinued at four-months. It is not possible to determine the added value of these additional messages within the whole intervention, as we did not have a comparison group of women using pill or injectable not receiving reminder messages. However, pooled analysis suggests that text message reminders for medication adherence have at best small effects . Elsewhere, a trial in the USA reported that participants receiving text message reminders had a lower mean number of days between scheduled appointment and actual attendance for contraceptive injection for the first, but not subsequent appointments .
Assessing associations between interaction with the intervention and contraception use provided further insights regarding possible active components of the intervention. Compared to women that never requested a call (pressed ‘1’) or spoke to the counsellor, women who pressed ‘1’ and spoke to the counsellor were over four times more likely to be using effective contraception at four months. In contrast, there was a lesser, non-statistically significant increase in contraception use amongst women that spoke to the counsellor without requesting a call. We did not find evidence that contraception or fertility intentions at the time of seeking abortion services were associated with requesting to speak to a counsellor, after adjusting for the confounding variables. The finding that phoning women who requested a call is associated with subsequent use of effective contraception suggests that the interactive message can identify a subgroup of women in whom counselling will be more effective.
Our finding that women were more likely to request a call back from a counsellor (pressing ‘1’) if they were of lower socio-economic status or increased parity suggests that the intervention is equitable in terms of engaging those most in-need and could have public health benefits at scale. Older women and those with increased parity are at greater than average obstetric risk from subsequent unintended pregnancies . Poor women are most likely to experience complications related to unsafe abortion from subsequent unintended pregnancies .
Age was associated with pressing ‘1’ in the unadjusted analysis was because older women were poorer, less educated, had more children or previous abortions and more likely to live in rural areas. In contrast to other studies, we didn’t find that residence was associated with response to the voice message . However, it is possible that lack of access to motorised transport (proxy for socio-economic status) was a barrier to accessing face-to-face health services.
Women with one or more child might have requested to speak to a counsellor due to increased motivation to prevent another unintended pregnancy. Engagement by women who have had several abortions could reflect problems with contraception in the past or post-abortion health concerns. Women opting for medical abortion might be more likely to request to speak to a counsellor for support regarding managing their symptoms at home . Although it is safe to use a full-range of contraceptive methods apart from intra-uterine device on the day of medical (misoprostol) treatment,  some women might want to postpone decisions about contraception use until the abortion is complete.
First, given that women were more likely to subsequently use contraception if they requested to speak to a counsellor (i.e. pressed ‘1’), the intervention could be further refined so that counsellors only phone women that request to speak to a counsellor. As the cost of counselling is likely to be the main limitation to scaling up the intervention, this change would reduce costs but any effect of the intervention amongst women that speak to the counsellor without requesting a call would be lost. Second, in settings where smartphones use is high, the intervention could be adapted whereby the voice message is sent via an instant messaging application and listened to at the woman’s convenience, and can be listened to several times. This might increase the response rate to the messages. Use of such applications provides additional opportunities to add other low-literacy content such as stickers/cartoons and future research could evaluate such interventions.
We thank all clients and clinic staff who participated in the study; Channe Suy at the InSTEDD iLab South East Asia; Sieklot Chinn, Melissa Cockcroft, Sarah Cooper, Nicky Jurgens, Michelle Phillips, Sras Thorng and Stefanie Wallach at Marie Stopes International; Clara Calvert, Tim Collier at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. CS is supported by a Medical Research Council (MRC) Population Scientist Fellowship.
CS is supported by a Medical Research Council (MRC) Population Scientist Fellowship, grant reference MR/L012251/1 (http://www.mrc.ac.uk/). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, interpretation, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Data are from the MOTIF study whose authors may be contacted at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E7HT. Email: christopher.smith@lshtm.ac.uk.
CS undertook the data analysis and drafted the manuscript. LS, RW and UV collected data and assisted with the descriptive analysis. PE advised on statistical analysis. CS and CF designed the intervention and the trial. RW, LS, UV, PE and CF commented on the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Not applicable. This study does not report individual person’s data.
Ethical approval for the MOTIF study was obtained from ethics committees at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Ref: 6378) and Marie Stopes International (Ref: 002-13-E) and the Cambodia Human Research ethics committee (Ref: 0036 NECHR).


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Nervous Kenyans are stockpiling food and water on the eve of an election that many fear could descend into violence.
Nervous Kenyans are stockpiling food and water on the eve of an election that many fear could descend into violence. Opposition leader Raila Odinga has said President Uhuru Kenyatta can only win if his ruling Jubilee party rigs the vote. Around 150,000 security personnel including park rangers have been called up to maintain order across the country, including preventing demonstrations in hotspots immediately before or after the polls.
Pollsters say the 2017 race is too close to call, and the murder of a top election official and Odinga's repeated accusations of rigging have raised fears that political protests could once again degenerate into ethnic violence. One must win more than 50 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff election.
Raila Odinga is the son of Jaramogi Odinga Odinga, the country's first vice president. After losing the past two elections, this may be the last chance for the 72-year-old to claim the seat that eluded his father. Odinga says he wants to restore a strong government, stamp out corruption and improve the lives of the poorest Kenyans.
Kenyatta is the son of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president. The 55-year-old Kenyatta wants to avoid becoming the first Kenyan president not to win re-election. He won in 2013 with 50.03 percent of the vote, triggering an unsuccessful legal challenge by Odinga.
In 2007, Odinga's call for street protests after problems with the vote count triggered a widespread campaign of ethnic violence in which 1,200 people were killed and 600,000 displaced. The violence also hammered East Africa's biggest economy as regional trade ground to a halt and tourists, the biggest source of foreign exchange, cancelled holidays.
Much of the killing a decade ago was in Kisumu, a city of a million people, most of them from Odinga's Luo tribe, on the shores of Lake Victoria. "If he doesn't win, we are going to the streets and we'll demonstrate," 28-year-old potato seller Ruth Achieng, told Reuters during a visit to Kisumu.
Most political affiliations in Kenya are tied to ethnicity. Many voters see Kenyatta as the candidate of the Kikuyu people, the country's largest ethnic group, while Odinga represents the Luo. "Many middle-class Kenyans will, in an instant, go from speaking of globalisation and borderless innovation while sipping on their cafe macchiatos to offering blind support to a well-known thug who happens to be from their tribes," journalist Daniel Kalinaki wrote in a recent column for the Daily Monitor newspaper.
Kenya has 44 official tribes and election candidates usually form alliances with politicians from other ethnic groups to broaden their appeal. Odinga has built his National Super Alliance (NASA) with leaders from four groups, stitching together support from politicians from three other ethnic backgrounds.
Odinga dominates the west of the country and the coast, where residents feel neglected by the central government. Cosmopolitan urban centres are largely up for grabs, although Odinga's party controls the three big cities – Nairobi, Mombasa and his home town of Kisumu.
Opinion polls show Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto command central Kenya and the Rift Valley, home to their Kikuyu and Kalenjin ethnic groups, which have supplied all of Kenya's presidents since independence. The current government of 22 ministers has five Kikuyu and five Kalenjin members.
Both candidates increased their efforts to win support across the nation after a new constitution passed in 2010. It stipulates that the presidential winner must get a quarter of the vote in at least 24 of the 47 counties, a measure designed to force powerful groups to build alliances with smaller tribes. The constitution also devolved power and money to the counties, giving smaller communities more control over resources and the chance of representation. This has eased some regional resentments. Still, ethnic voting patterns remain strong.
Two incidents in the last week have put the nation of nearly 50 million on edge. Chris Msando, the top election official in charge of electronic vote tallying, was found tortured and murdered a week ago, and on Friday (4 Aug) two foreign political advisers to Odinga were arrested and deported by plain-clothes police. Their laptops were also seized.


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The aim of the expedition was to introduce Officer Cadets to Alpine mountaineering, including teaching them crevasse rescue techniques and skills for moving on a glacier using ice axe and crampons, and to give them experience of summiting an Alpine peak. There were 11 military participants and one civilian International Federation of Mountain Guides Association guide. Of the military participants, eight were Officer Cadets and three were instructors (including the expedition leader, Captain Amanda Washbrook R SIGNALS and the expedition second-in-command, Officer Cadet North).
We chose an area with sub-4000m, accessible Alpine peaks that offer good introductory opportunities for participants. We feel this was a sound decision as it ensured those who acclimatised less quickly or were less fit or surefooted were able to participate in challenging training above the snowline which did not over-face them.
Selection weekends were held in the Brecon Beacons and Snowdonia in Spring 2017. This training was helpful to assess individuals’ fitness and robustness (including sure-footedness), and also their response to discomfort due to very poor weather before selecting participants for the expedition proper. Pre-training in first aid was delivered to participants two weeks prior to departure by a Unit instructor. Pre-training was also delivered in rope skills and climbing. This took place during a drill night and a training weekend in the Peak District prior to the expedition. It was useful for participants to practise simple skills such as tying-in and putting on harnesses in a real environment so that this was not new to them in the Alps. It was also a good opportunity for participants to receive a detailed brief on the expedition, be shown how to pack their rucksacks, and start to get to know each other.
Funding from the Ulysses Trust enabled this expedition to take place and we are very grateful for this support. Below is a daily diary of the expedition, which illustrates the activities that took place and includes accounts from Officer Cadets (OCdts) of their experiences.
OCdts and instructors paraded for kit and document checks and briefings, and an early night.
A very early start to drive to Folkestone and take the Eurotunnel to Calais. We drove through France and into Switzerland, and spent the night at Camping Les Rocailles near Champex. The group decided to eat in one of the small restaurants in Champex.
Having slept well after a full day of travelling, we were all ready to embark on the ascent up to the mountain hut – Caban d’Orny. This involved taking a cable car up for roughly 500m, and then a further four-hour walk up to the hut, during which we were spoilt by the breath-taking views and scenery of the Swiss Alps. The mountain hut itself had a simple and rustic feel, and we quickly made ourselves at home by packing our kit away and getting on our Crocs. In the evening we were also greeted by our Mountaineering Instructor – Stu McAleese – who introduced himself and gave us a brief of the training for the next day. With a long day ahead, we all turned in for an early night.
After a 4am start, the team of six OCdts and two mountain instructors set out for our first ecôle de glace and possible summit attempt.
Soon after leaving the mountain hut we arrived at the glacier leading up the mountain. This was our first experience of using crampons and tying together in files of four. Clumsily at first, we set out up the glacier focusing on every step we took. It soon became apparent that the danger of crevasses was very real, with parts of the glacier deeply scarred in several places. Unfazed, our mountain guides taught us the drills to carry out in case of a fall and led us over the crevasses with ease.
As we approached the peak we realised that with the heat of the sun meant if we did not begin our descent soon the ice would start to melt, meaning our crampons would be less secure. It was decided that the safest option was for us to stop about 300m to the left of the summit, which would have been time consuming to ascend given its gradient. Nonetheless, the view was spectacular, with us able to see down the valley into France and also catch a glimpse of the top of Mont Blanc.
After some lunch, we descended back towards the mountain hut. Just before finishing for the day, we did some further practice of crevasse rescue drills, including how to construct a pulley rescue system using either ice screws or an ice axe dug into the ground. With high spirits, we returned to the hut where we met the other OCdts who had enjoyed a day’s rock climbing, to share our stories from the day over some well-deserved brews.
We awoke to torrential rain as we prepared to walk down the mountain today. Having not seen much of the surroundings on our way up to Caban d’Orny a few days prior, we didn’t see much more on the way down… except perhaps more rain. We did, however, spot a Chamois which excited James so much he dropped his pole! Drenched and cold at the foot of the mountain, we jumped into the combivan to drive to Moiry Glacier two hours further East. Despite promises that the weather is usually better in this area, the ascent to Caban de Moiry was not dissimilar to the training hike in Snowdonia in March, as Duncan repeatedly pointed out. But as we rounded the corner to our destination, the view from the Caban reminded us we were somewhere far cooler. After a long, wet day the view of the seracs and the glacier below was breath-taking and well worth the hike! Plus the mac’n’cheese dinner was blissful.
While the other team went and trained above the snowline, learning Alpine skills and summiting the Pigne de la Le, three of us remained in the mountain hut for a lesson on rope work with CSM Sauvary. We practised knot-tying set-ups for a variety of situations such as top rope climbing as well as scrambling. We were lucky enough to be outside the mountain hut doing this when the resupply helicopter came up, which was an interesting insight into life in the mountains. Later in the day, once the others had returned, we went out for a climbing/scrambling lesson where we got to put some of the knot and rope skills we had learnt that morning into practice.
Because of very poor weather, the group walked down from the Caban de Moiry, to strike camp for the night at Camping Les Marmottes, and we said goodbye to our IFMGA guide Stu.
On Friday we were still disappointed that we weren’t up in the mountains, however we could still enjoy the beautiful scenery. We had all decided to go to the rock and alpinism museum to learn some more about the landscape that we had spent time in and the background of climbing and mountaineering. This was a very useful and fascinating trip and allowed us to understand a lot of what we had seen during the trip.
We then had the opportunity to explore the town and take in the local culture. Then we continued on to the local kit and equipment store where we were able to see what is available on the market for mountaineering, climbing and various other outdoor sports.
Being the last evening, we had the chance to reflect on the trip and discuss potential future plans to continue developing the skills that we had learnt.
The drive back through France to take the Eurotunnel back to the UK. We arrived back at the OTC and got our heads down!


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Andrzej Krzanowski, composer and accordion player, born on 9th April 1951 in Bielsko-Biała; died on 1st October 1990 in Czechowice-Dziedzice. He studied composition with Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (1971-75) and accordion with Joachim Pichura at the State Higher School of Music in Katowice. From 1967, he played contemporary accordion music in concert. He performed at numerous festivals, including the 1st International Accordion Festival in Digne-les-Bains, Dresdner Musikfestspiele, Musikprotokoll in Graz, 15th International Festival in Pontino, Gaudeamus Music Week, Gulbenkian Contemporary Music Festival in Lisbon, “Musica 83” in Strasbourg, and many others. As a composer, he made his debut at the “Young Composers to The Young City” festivals in Stalowa Wola (1975, 1976) and the Music Encounters in Baranów (1976), where he presented the vocal-instrumental stage cycle Broadcasts I – IV.
In 1975 he started teaching at the the State Higher School of Music in Wrocław, later – in 1976 – at the State Higher School of Music in Katowice (as assistant lecturer). In 1984 and 1986, he gave master classes at the Summer Courses in Darmstadt, and in 1987 – at the International Courses of the “Time od Music” Summer Academy in Viitasaari in Finland.
In 1984, he was commissioned by Krzysztof Penderecki to write Symphony No. 2. In 1986, he won the Witold Lutosławski scholarship, and in 1988 – the Scottish Arts Council scholarship.
Andrzej Krzanowski was also the winner of the Prime Minister’s Award for works for children and young audiences (1985) as well as numerous awards at competitions for composers, including: in 1976 – 2nd prize in the 19th Young Composers’ Competition of the Polish Composers’ Union for Canti di Wratislavia for orchestra (1976); in the same year – 1st prize in the Artur Malawski Competition for Composers in Cracow for String Quartet No. 2 [2nd version] (1976); twice – 3rd prize in the International Carl Maria von Weber Composers’ Competition in Dresden (in 1978 - for String Quartet No. 1 and in 1979 – for String Quartet No. 2); in 1978 - an honorable mention of the Competition for Composers in Stalowa Wola for Concerto for Eight Performers “Con Vigore” (1978); in 1979 – 1st prize in the Competition for Composers organised by the Music Editorial Board of the Polish Radio and Television in Warsaw for Fugue for Accordion Quintet (1975); in 1980 – 3rd prize in the Artur Malawski Competition for Composers for Alkagran or One Place on the Vistula’s Right-Hand Bank for accordion quintet (1980); in 1981 – 1st prize of the 1st International Competition for Compositions for Accordion in Digne-les-Bains for The Wind Carries the Echo across the Glade [2nd version] for accordion and amplified harpsichord (1981); in the same year – an honorable mention in the International Competition of the Gaudeamus Foundation for Three Meditations for accordion (1979); in 1985 – 1st prize in the Competition for a Work for Solo Organ for Relief III for organ (1985); in the same year, in the National Competition for Accordion Works in Rzeszów – 2nd prize for Three Studies for accordion (1985) and 3rd prize for Capriccio for accordion (1983); in 1986 – an honorable mention in the Competition for Composers for the 25th Anniversary of the “Poznań Music Spring” Festival for Where the Rainbow Ends for percussion and bass clarinet (1985); in 1986 – 2nd prize in the International Competition for Composers of Accordion Works in Ancona for Three Studies for accordion; in 1987 – 2nd prize in the International Competition for Composers in Digne-les-Bains for Over the Rainbow for viola, percussion and accordion (1985-87).
Andrzej Krzanowski wrote symphonic, chamber and vocal-instrumental music, but his special field was music for accordion. This plebeian instrument, little valued by composers, was raised by Krzanowski to a much more exalted level. The composer brought out unknown possibilities in the accordion, and demonstrated its unexpected beauty. The composer himself was a brilliant virtuoso of this instrument. Apart from composition, he studied accordion at the State Higher School of Music in Katowice, and later played the accordion at many international festivals. He also twice taught master classes of accordion play at the prestigious International Summer Courses of New Music in Darmstadt. The accordion plays a major role in many of his scores.
As a composer, he made his debut at the “Young Composers to The Young City” festivals in Stalowa Wola (1975 and 1976) and the Music Encounters in Baranów Sandomierski (1976), presenting a cycle of four vocal-instrumental stage compositions entitled Broadcasts (later supplemented by two more with the same title). The Broadcasts from Stalowa Wola can be viewed as model works exemplifying the new epoch in Polish contemporary music which was inaugurated by the debut in Stalowa Wola of Andrzej Krzanowski, Eugeniusz Knapik and Aleksander Lasoń, the composers known as “Generation ‘51” because of their date of birth, or “the Stalowa Wola Generation”, after the legendary Stalowa Wola festival. Standing in opposition to the 1950s and 1960s avant-garde, these three wrote music was to be labelled as “new Romanticism”. Each of them, however, retained his own individuality and autonomy. Andrzej Krzanowski was the one who, of all the “Generation ‘51”, retained the closest links to the avant-garde. His Broadcasts are characterised by a modern language of composition, largely indebted to the avant-garde, but, at the same time, by a romantic emotionality, even tending towards an exuberant expressionism. These vocal-instrumental pieces, to texts by Jacek Bieriezin, Zbigniew Dolecki, Marian Stanclik and Sławomir Mrożek, make use of quotations from works written in other periods, e.g. from compositions by Jan Sebastian Bach and Karol Szymanowski. Varied scoring allows for the use, apart from traditional instruments, also of untypical sources of sound such as sirens or whistles. A major role is played in the Broadcasts by the accordion. The pieces also make use of the tape and of visual effects.


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The robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence sector—or RAAI—has been grabbing headlines as one of the most sought after investment opportunities of the decade. That opportunity has led to a flood of robotics-themed investment products hitting the market in the past 24 months. Navigating this expanding landscape can be a complex and time-consuming puzzle.
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As well As managing a number of the chief aspects of your WordPress website (something we are going to be covering in more depth below), also providing you with everything you want to start a new website, one of the principal selling points of the revolutionary service is access to one of the participating ThemeForest themes as part of your subscription payment.
Having a Single point of contact for domain name registration, site hosting, subject provision, and the managing of things like website updates and copies sounds very convenient, but is that this service worth your cash? And does this deliver the functionality your site needs?
Envato Aim to simplify the process of launching a WordPress site with their brand new hosting service. Now, rather than registering a domain name with a single business, buying a WordPress theme out of a different, then enrolling in an internet hosting service elsewhere, not to mention linking those bits together, with Envato Hosted, you can access these elements through one account, with one recurring monthly payment.
Not only This, however the Envato Hosted staff will even take care of site backups, core software updates and much more to help ensure your website is running smoothly.
The Advantage of a one-stop shop for all your WordPress site needs does sound attractive. We’ll cover the pricing details in more detail later in this overview, but at $19.99 a month, it is clear this isn’t affordable, entry-level hosting. So let’s see what you get for your money.
The Envato Hosted theme installation and setup service is excellent for anybody who’s new to WordPress or brief on time. After a fresh installation of WordPress was completed, your subject of choice (from the available choices ) will be installed and activated in your new site.
If You currently have a WordPress site, you’ll be pleased to know the Envato Hosted bundle includes a migration of your site and its content to your new hosting account. It also has optional domain name registration and setup, and connects your domain name to your own server room to make sure your site is seen at your preferred URL.
ThemeForest Is the most significant WordPress topics marketplace, with over 8,000 options. One of the biggest attractions of Envato Hosted is you get these themes included within your hosting program.
Unfortunately, At the time of writing, just a small choice of WordPress topics were available within their Envato Hosted service. Hopefully, later on, more theme writers will choose to opt in, however, for now, you can choose from the best-selling, multipurpose Avada, Enfold, Bridge, Jupiter, and The7 themes, amongst others.
As Part of the hosting security measures, the Envato Hosted system engineers are proactive in scanning sites for malware and other issues, and DDoS protection is also in place to keep your website online. If an issue is detected, the support team will start work solving it, while also notifying you of this situation. This proactive approach also applies to assisting with hacked sites.
Considering It is not unheard of for some web hosts to just take your site offline if they detect a possible security issue, it’s good to find that the Envato Hosted staff will be able to work as soon as an issue is encountered, while also keeping you in the loop as to what’s happening.
Site Snapshots are also taken every single, and copies are kept for 30 days (and stored offsite in Amazon S3 storage for added security ). Right now, if you want to restore a backup, you need to start a ticket to request the support team to carry out this undertaking. But, Envato Hosted expects to empower self-initiated backups and restores in the first quarter of 2017.
Unfortunately, The Envato Hosted service doesn’t include any email hosting or management solutions. But, you can connect your Envato Hosting account to one of the supported mail suppliers.
Therefore, If you are already using an email provider like google Apps or even Office 365, you can connect your domain name to the service. If not, registering with one of these services is the best alternative for sending and receiving mails using your site’s domain name.
Although Live chat is being contemplated for the future, there is no phone support service, with email being the only way to get in contact with the team. During the testing with this review, the Envato Hosted support team reacted quickly to some tickets which were opened.
Once You have signed up using Envato Hosted, you will have the ability to log into your account dash. In the dashboard area, you can view your active hosting plans, the details of your WordPress site, along with other important information.
We will Cover the utilization limitations in the pricing department. But, you can easily view how much of your visitor, disk quota, and bandwidth allowance you’ve absorbed from the Envato Hosted dashboard.
Having Your selection from a selection of high quality WordPress themes, and all the other good features covered above, is great. But perhaps the most important reason to select 1 web host over another is how quickly they could serve your website to your customers.
This Guide explains why site speed is so important. Suffice to say, if you would like more visitors, a greater consumer experience, and improved goal conversion rates, then you need to do all you can to improve the speed of your WordPress site. Bearing that in mind, let us look at the loading times we experienced while analyzing Envato Hosted with this review.
On Paper, Envato Hosted provides everything a brand new WordPress user may desire. Thus, let us find out how simple this service would be to use in practice.
As This is a hands on Envato Hosted review, for testing purposes, we did register and launch a new WordPress website. Although the time from beginning the signup procedure to having the ability to log into the new WordPress site wasn’t instantaneous, it only took about five seconds. However, a significant part of the time was spent staring at a display wondering what was going on.
There Were a few hiccups along the way, such as the links into the site and control panel that were delivered over not yet being busy. This was likely because of domain name system (DNS) settings requiring some time to spread, and also the new URL being in the process of going live. But because there’s no mention of these delays and potential issues during the setup procedure, it marginally taints the suitability of Envato Hosted for inexperienced WordPress users.
Simple Progress records and messages about flaws would be a simple method to overcome these issues and keep consumers informed.
In General, Though, getting started with Envato Hosted and launching a brand new WordPress site is comparatively simple. You really can register a domain, choose a theme, and choose which demo to have set up, all through one signup process. However, whilst everything did work, the registration process felt somewhat rough around the edges compared with that of Envato Hosted’s competitors.
For the Sake of contrast, another evaluation WordPress site, also using Avada and also the same Agency demo, took just more than a second longer to load a cheap, entry-level shared hosting account.
As The Avada Agency demo homepage includes a multimedia slider using video content and other large documents, it was determined that a standard page from the demonstration, composed of images and text, would yield more relevant results. Once the evaluation WordPress site was put up, Pingdom listed the loading times of the internal blog post at 30-minute intervals.
After Monitoring website rate with Pingdom, the average load time over the previous seven days for our WordPress website, hosted by Envato using the Avada motif and its Agency demo, was 2.96 seconds, using a YSlowperformance grade of B and 85/100. The loading times were recorded at regular intervals throughout the testing period.
Site Uptime was also tracked with Pingdom. During the testing, six cases of downtime were discovered, with the site unavailable for 15 minutes in total. This resulted in an uptime of 99.85percent according to Pingdom. Even though the site returned to its available state with no intervention, the maximum amount of downtime — as can be seen in the image below — has been a slightly worrying nine moments.
This Price also includes any qualifying WordPress motif from ThemeForest, including bestselling options like Avada, X Theme, and Enfold. Also included in the ceremony is the installation of your chosen motif and its own presentation, in addition to continuing support for your site. Free migration of an existing WordPress website to your hosting accounts is also included.
As Mentioned, since the Envato Hosted service is completely managed, the team will take care of WordPress core updates, supply base-level safety, track your site for errors, and back up the website daily.
When it Comes to use, your own $19.99 per month or $190 annually comprises 100,000 monthly visits, 5GB of disk space, and 100GB of monthly bandwidth. These quotas are soft limits, and nothing automatic will happen if you move over them. Instead, if excessive usage is detected, expect to be contacted by the service staff to discuss a solution which works for both parties. There are no overage charges in place right now.
But, Neither of those rival options comprises a premium ThemeForest WordPress motif and installation. The appeal of the Envato Hosted service is having everything in one place, under a single account, such as your domain name, hosting support, WordPress theme, and service team.
You can Attempt Envato Hosted for free as part of a seven-day trial. You’ll have to enter your payment details to get started, however, the trial period is a fantastic method to find out for yourself how the agency works.
Components is a service out of Envato That intends to offer creators and manufacturers having an ever-expanding library of digital assets for their own projects. If you’d like access to a large and expanding collection of videos, sound files, photographs, graphics, illustrations, fonts, HTML templates, and WordPress themes and plugins, in addition to other content then Envato Elements might be exactly what you’re looking for.
Furthermore, Envato Elements subscribers today also get access to 1,200 video courses and eBooks from EnvatoTuts+. As a result of this, you do not just get access to almost 1 million electronic assets but also the educational content that will assist you work together effectively.
Inside This Envato Elements review, we will explore what this service offers, how it works, and how much it costs to help you decide if this is a great option for your needs.
Even though Avada is among the most popular WordPress topics around, its abundance of features and functionality may be overkill for some projects. If your needs are more small and you’d like to understand how Envato Hosted performs with a more nominal WordPress theme, we also tested a site with the free Twenty Seventeen theme from the WordPress.org team.
Unlike Avada, the free Twenty Seventeen theme does not contain or rely on any plugins. Consequently, this no frills WordPress theme gave Envato Hosted a fantastic chance to demonstrate how fast it could deliver a web site. With an average loading time of 335 milliseconds, along with also a grade operation more than seven days of analyzing, Envato Hosted certainly has the capacity to quickly serve a WordPress website to your viewers.
Your Requirements and the final configuration of your site will likely sit somewhere between one of the full-featured Avada demos as well as the minimum Twenty Seventeen theme. Your results will definitely vary from ours, but ours ought to provide you a rough idea of what to expect from Envato Hosted. Furthermore, using a seven-day free trial, you must have enough time to carry out speed testing of your site prior to making a final decision on Envato Hosted.
It’s Also worth pointing out that though Envato Hosted doesn’t prohibit using any particular plugins (like some other managed WordPress hosts), they do suggest avoiding caching plugins, as Envato already applies server caching to all sites on their own platform. But while Envato Hosted doesn’t yet preserve their own content delivery network (CDN), you are free to take advantage of a third-party CDN of your choice — another popular approach to accelerate a WordPress website.
Testing The rate of a website and its own web host isn’t as straightforward as it might appear. Running a manual evaluation with a reputable service like Pingdom or GTmetrix can produce wildly varying results from one minute to the next. To counteract this, for our evaluations, the premium Pingdom service was used to mechanically record the rate of this evaluation website at 30-minute intervals around the clock for seven days.
There Are numerous elements which could affect the load times of your website, such as your choice of motif, which plugins you’re using, what sort of content you’re publishing, just how many people are trying to access your site at one period, and where those visitors are situated. However, these test results must provide you some idea about what to expect from Envato Hosted.
Envato Elements is A subscription service that offers you access to over 900,000 downloadable digital assets for your own projects. To keep things easy, Envato Elements offers two pricing plans — monthly and annual — with both encouraging unlimited downloads. Thanks to a recent change to their own pricing model, both alternatives (rather than just the annual plan) now include access to the 900+ WordPress plugins and themes available from Envato Elements.
Unlike some other Premium picture and digital asset services, you won’t have to be worried about credits and download limitations. This approach from Envato Elements is great since it provides you the ability to experiment with various documents before making a final decision on which to use to your own project.
When it comes to Content production, the Envato Elements assets are produced by a neighborhood of artists that are independent. These designers are paid for their efforts via a revenue sharing model. Fifty percent of net revenue is allegedly shared with all the content creators who supply the resources for Envato Elements.
As you can see, Anybody creating visual content, and audio content, is part of their Envato Elements target audience. If you’ve ever struggled to get a suitable featured image to get a blog article or you would like to speed up your design workflow by beginning with a template or using actions and presets for your favourite software, Envato Elements could aid you. Now that WordPress plugins and themes are also available as part of the service, anyone who owns a WordPress site or works on this platform should also consider signing up with Envato Element.
As mentioned Earlier in this Envato Components review, you no longer must pay annually to access this 900+ WordPress themes and plugins (along with the other assets) since it now doesn’t matter if you choose to pay monthly or yearly, you can download everything available from Envato Elements while your subscription is still active.
Another good reason To consider joining Envato Element is you are able to cancel your subscription at any time and still keep the rights to use any items which you downloaded and enrolled during your time as a subscriber. But, we are going to be covering the license details in more depth later on in this Envato Components review.
WordPress users Will observe that there are now WordPress plugins and themes available within Envato Elements. There isn’t the choice to match ThemeForest, the largest WordPress theme market, or CodeCanyon, the plugin marketplace, both also possessed by Envato, but new items have been added on a regular basis. Royalty-free stock photographs also have been inserted to Envato Elements with over 600,000 to choose from.
It’s also worth Pointing out that even during the process of writing this Envato Elements review more things were added to the library of resources. However, despite there being so many items available, it is very simple to find what you’re looking for. To help you limit your search for the ideal asset, lots of the top-level groups are divided up farther into sub-categories.
But in most Cases, you need to have the ability to open, edit, and utilize the assets in a compatible application of your choice as well as the prescribed software.
Envato Elements Keeps things incredibly simple in regards to licensing. As previously mentioned, the items you may download are covered by a commercial permit, which you may find out more about here. As a consequence, you can use the assets you download in your own work, in addition to client projects.
The trial Usage Option is excellent for exploring an asset to find out more about it, before you are convinced if, and in which, you will use it. When you’re ready to utilize an advantage, you can select the job use option and then enter the required details. Registering a download for a project is as straightforward as inputting the title of the undertaking. You really don’t need to submit much information whatsoever to’license’ a download.
When it comes to User experience, again, Envato Elements retains matters incredibly straightforward. To help you decide whether to join with Envato Elements, you can first browse the library at no cost. Should you see any assets which you enjoy, it only takes a minute or two to sign up and begin downloading.
After You have established a no cost Envato accounts, you can sign up to Envato Elements on the monthly subscription plan or the better value early plan. After inputting your PayPal or card payment details, you can begin downloading the documents instantly.
Once You’ve seen something that catches your attention, you will discover more about the asset on its own page, prior to making a choice whether download it or not. If after closer review, the item still looks like a good match for your needs, it is possible to hit the download button to access the documents.
Before Downloading the item, you will have to either register it for use on a particular job or download it for trial usage. The latter is the best option in the event that you only wish to take a better look at an item, before choosing to use it on a specific project. It is worth pointing out that once you’ve registered a product for use on a specific project, you can continue to use the product even after you have finished your subscription.
When you have made a Choice, a zip archive of the documents is downloaded into your PC. You can then extract the files in the archive file and open them using a compatible software application or service.
It’s good to see This if you download a background picture or other type of picture, you’ll also get access to the JPG or PNG versions of the documents as well as the editable Photoshop or Illustrator documents (based on the kind of file you’ve downloaded). Possessing a JPG or PNG version of the asset means you can quickly use it without needing access to a particular software application.
If you do not Now have access to the right tools, just download a document, upload it in your WordPress blog and crop or scale it before publishing it on your site. Obviously, if you want complete editing capabilities then using the ideal software application is recommended. But it’s good to be aware that there are other choices.
While you’re logged To your Envato Elements accounts, you can view the things you’ve downloaded from your dash. This makes it easy to rapidly download something again to register it with a different project or add a permit to a trial item to enable it to be used on a live project.
Additionally, if You’re seeking a more managed hosting arrangement for an existing WordPress website, it is well worth repeating that Envato Hosted delivers a free website migration support as part of the signup process. Even though you ought to contact the support team first to find out if they will have the ability to migrate your specific WordPress website configuration.
The Envato Hosted monthly fees of $19.99 are fair in the managed WordPress hosting area. But you can, of course, host your website for a lot less — and if you’re willing to do more of the setup and ongoing maintenance work yourself, then there are a number of good alternatives that are also worth considering.
Even though That the Envato Hosted service is a relative newcomer to the hosting space, the company has several years’ experience working together and encouraging WordPress users — and also that they are using the Amazon Web Service infrastructure must provide you some reassurance, also.
If You’ve been putting off starting a new WordPress website because of all the various elements you’ll need to understand, such as domain names, topics, installing WordPress and looking after your website, then Envato Hosted may well be a smart option.


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With a coaching career that spans nearly 25 years, Gary Gilchrist is considered the leading instructor for junior golf. After running two of the top junior golf academies in the world – IMG’s David Leadbetter Junior Golf Academy and International Junior Golf Academy in Hilton Head, S.C. – the former South African touring professional now has his own namesake academy near Orlando at Mission Inn Resort.
Gilchrist also has a new book credit to his name as the co-author of “Going for the Green – Prepare Your Body, Mind, and Swing for Winning Golf.” The recently published book, also written by golf fitness trainer Susan Hill and noted mental training expert Jeff Troesch, was released in 2009 by Sterling Publishing Co., and is available at major bookstores.
Whether you are one of many casual golf fans who are simply curious about why the best players in the world rose to the top while others have not, or a serious competitor of the game, this book was written to provide a unique insider’s look at the world of top-level golf training.
My experience in teaching some of the world’s best golfers began with my position as the Director of Instruction for the David Leadbetter Junior Golf Academy in Bradenton, Florida. I was trained as a technical teacher but quickly realized that to develop golfers to the next level, they needed to master more than just technique—they needed a comprehensive training program that incorporated every aspect of being a champion. I also realized that I needed to be a “coach” and not just an instructor, and this was very unique to golf instruction at the time. Learning from other sports like tennis, I developed a golf training system that combined the three most important areas of the game: technical skill, physical fitness, and mental conditioning.
The academy quickly became the leader in junior golf training, and I fulfilled my dream of taking young players from one level to the next and seeing them mature to the top of their field. I have worked and supported the careers of many of today’s top golfers, including Paula Creamer, Michelle Wie, Julieta Granada, Peter Hedblom, Sean O’Hair, Nicole Perrot, Suzann Pettersen, and Candy Hannaman. These players have all used this system to maintain a high level of performance in golf.
The purpose of the training program is to accelerate development and prepare the golfer to peak at the right time. Winning comes from taking the golfer through high- and low-intensity training while challenging them to mentally focus and concentrate on completing the task at hand. I am a strong believer in giving my students a program versus a lesson. Prepare to Win means to think, practice, and prepare with a purpose. This will give you the confidence you need to reach your full potential and achieve your goals. The success of this program speaks for itself and will help golfers of all levels. I have watched this system positively impact recreational, junior, amateur, college, and professional golfers by giving them the tools they need to perform at the highest levels.
Prepare to Win takes average golfers through the various training phases step by step, starting with the basics and working up to more advanced drills and exercises. For the first time, the average golfer will be offered complete access to information the pros use to raise and maintain their performance.
We have broken down some of the most complex training regimens into an easy-to-follow program. The key concept in the book is ‘periodization,’ which refers to a rotating cycle of optimal training plans that coincides with a player’s performance goals. Tiger Woods was one of the first golfers to use periodization to map out his season schedule with the goal of reaching his peak performance during major championships. Periodization is now being taught to competitive players at all levels and is especially popular in the collegiate and junior ranks. While many of these players hope to earn fame and fortune on the professional tours, recreational golfers with more modest improvement standards can use the same training approach to reach their goals. My experience says it is just as effective for those with a high handicap as it is for those with a low handicap. Of course, the real improvement any golfer experiences will be reflected in each player’s personal performance goals, level of discipline, and commitment to the improvement process.

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I'm LinkvsSangoku and i'm 21years old from Belgium.
Hi hope you like these site and forum made by Dumke.
So, i wish you a happy new year!
Hey there Link glad to see you see you around on the forums and I hope you have a lot of fun here! Also happy new years!
The site/forum are really well done and it seems everyone is loving the change!
Happy New Year to you too, I look forward to getting to know you better.
hey there LinkvsSanGoku. Welcome to the site and happy new year! I'd also like to say good job on your progress on dbor. You are doing great!
Merci LinkvsSangoku pour se que vous faite pour dbor et j'aurais une question esque le jeu sera en FR ?
It's nice to see you can speak french, but we're in a english forum so we need to speak english.
Well he was cool like you.
I never know that there is another Link too.
Welcome again Link and I hope I will get chance to meet you too, you look like cool guy.

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