In a question of venue, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently held that a violation of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act − failure to report immediately a hazardous condition to the nearest Coast Guard office − is a continuing offence and venue is proper in any district in which such offence began, continued or is completed.(1)
Facts
In this case a barge carrying 400,000 gallons of benzene down the Mississippi River sprang a leak near St Louis, Missouri. When the leak was discovered, the pilot of the barge's towboat instructed deckhands to seal the leak by rubbing a bar of soap over the crack. Immediately thereafter, the port captain also issued instructions to apply a temporary epoxy patch. Although the leak was temporarily secured, the Coast Guard was never notified of the hazardous condition.(2)
Four days later, while the barge continued up the Ohio River to its final destination in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, the temporarily epoxy patch failed and the captain of the towboat notified the leak to the coastguard office in Louisville, Kentucky.
The government, after identifying the barge's failure to notify the coastguard immediately after the leak was discovered in St Louis, Missouri, filed a three-count indictment in the Western District of Kentucky charging the owner of the barge and its employees (the defendants) with:
conspiracy to violate the Ports and Waterways Safety Act;
violation of the act; and
negligent violation of the Clean Water Act.
The jury only returned a guilty verdict on the second count (violation of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act), finding that the defendants violated the act because they knowingly and wilfully failed to notify the hazardous condition to the nearest Coast Guard office immediately after the leak was discovered in St Louis, Missouri.(3)
The defendants moved for a judgment of acquittal on the ground of improper venue arguing that the Western District of Kentucky was improper because the violation of the act was a point-in-time offence that was complete at the time the defendants failed to notify the Coast Guard of the hazardous condition immediately in St Louis, Missouri. The district court granted the defendant's motion, but the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed.
Decision
The Sixth Circuit reversed the district court judgment of acquittal for improper venue, holding that the defendants' failure to report immediately was a continuing offence (not a point-in-time offence) because the duty to report hazardous conditions immediately continued from the time the leak was discovered in St Louis, Missouri, until the Coast Guard was notified. Because the barge was present in the Western District of Kentucky and the defendants did not notify the Coast Guard of the hazardous condition, the court held that the act violation occurred in part in the district of Kentucky; thus, venue was proper.
The Sixth Circuit supported its conclusion from the 'catch-all' venue provision found in the federal criminal procedural statute. The catch-all provision provides that: "any offense against the United States begun in one district and completed in another, or committed in more that one district, may be inquired of and prosecuted in any district in which such offense was begun, continued, or completed."(4) Because the barge's violation of the act continued while the barge was present in the district of Kentucky, the court held that venue was proper.
Comments
A violation of the act by failing to notify the coast Guard immediately of a hazardous condition may expose defendants to prosecution in different districts. The best approach to avoid exposure in multiple venues is to instruct the owner, agent, captain, operator or person in charge of the vessel to report a hazardous condition to the Coast Guard immediately once an incident occurs. As evidenced from this case, a failure to notify the Coast Guard in a timely fashion may allow the government to file charges in any venue where the vessel is located or passes through until the hazardous condition is notified to the Coast Guard.
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Endnotes
(1) United States v Canal Barge Co, 2011 US App LEXIS 460 (6th Cir 2011).
(2) A hazardous condition is "any condition that may adversely affect the safety of any vessel...or the environmental quality of...navigable waterways of the United States. It may, but need not, involve... leaking...". 33 CFR §160.204.
(3) Under 33 CFR §160.215: "Whenever there is a hazardous condition either aboard a vessel or cause by a vessel or its operation, the owner, agent, master, operator, or person in charge shall immediately notify the nearest Coast Guard Sector Office or Group." Any person who wilfully and knowingly violates such regulation commits a class D felony. 33 USC §1232(b)(1).
(4) 18 USC §3237(a).
(5) 33 CFR §160.215: "Whenever there is a hazardous condition... [the] person in charge shall immediately notify the nearest Coast Guard Sector Office...." (emphasis added).
The Sixth Circuit also interpreted the meaning of the word "immediately" from the Ports and Waterways Safety Act regulation.(5)The court reasoned that the barge's immediate obligation to report the hazardous condition to the Coast Guard did not cease when the barge delayed in reporting the leak in St Louis, Missouri. On the contrary, the court held that the barge's immediate obligation continued at least until a report was made to the Coast Guard or until they otherwise became aware of the condition. Because the barge still had a duty to notify the Coast Guard while the barge was present in Kentucky, the court held that the barge's offence continued. Thus, prosecution in that district was appropriate.


Imagine yourself in the following situation: You wake up at 7am on your memory-foam mattress. You realize it’s Saturday and take a breath of relief. You don’t have any obligations today - your schedule is pristine. You can choose between a healthy plan for your day or no plan. Which do you choose?
Healthy Day
Get out of bed immediately
Eat a healthy breakfast
Exercise
Do literally anything productive or enriching to your life in the long-term
Unhealthy Day
Pull up the covers and just lay there for a while
Read Facebook and Reddit on your phone
Microwave a frozen meal
Watch Netflix for a couple hours, then YouTube
Order pizza for dinner
Play video games alone late into the night
Now imagine you’ve just lived one of these two days. Which one would make you happier?
“Now wait,” you might say, “This question is insulting and you should be ashamed. Obviously if I were to look back on a well-spent day, I would be proud of myself, and if I were to look back on a poorly-spent day I would probably hate myself. But nobody just chooses to spend their day poorly, it happens as a result of complex and poorly-understood things like motivation, procrastination, and self-worth.”
I can’t really argue with that, though I do take objection to the idea that you should hate yourself for falling into a “zero day” pattern that is so common and easy to be trapped by. No, the main thing I want to get across is that a decision of how you spend your day isn’t really a single decision, in reality it is the sum of thousands of moment-to-moment decisions that you make throughout the day, both consciously and subconsciously.
For example the decision between the healthy day and the unhealthy day really kicked off with the split-second decision of whether to embrace the bed and the facebook feed, or to embrace those cold, miserable, lonely few seconds between getting out of bed and getting dressed. The difference between the start of the healthy day and the start of the unhealthy day was the split-second decision of whether to embrace comfort, or to embrace discomfort.
Why Discomfort?
There is a reason that mother nature gave us the sensation of discomfort. Often, discomfort is a warning signal that something bad is about to happen. This is discomfort working at its best. If you suddenly feel a lot of discomfort in a dark alleyway, it might prompt you to check your surroundings carefully and prepare a plan to escape from a potential mugger. Likewise if you suddenly feel discomfort while driving, it might prompt you to realize you are being tailgated and should pull into the other lane. In both cases, your subconscious feeling of discomfort signals a potential danger to your conscious mind, so that your logical reasoning system kicks into action and you create a plan to avoid danger. Here are some more ways that discomfort helps us avoid dangerous situations:
To avoid the danger of starvation, your mind warns you with the discomfort of hunger.
To avoid the danger of being eaten by a wild animal, your mind warns you with the discomfort of fear.
To avoid the danger of falling off a cliff, your mind warns you with the discomfort of vertigo.
To avoid the danger of throwing out your back, your mind warns you with the soreness you get after sitting a weird way on the couch.
When this system works, it acts as an invaluable safety mechanism that keeps us alive and healthy. However as modern life continues to diverge from the life we lived throughout most of our evolution, the discomfort system starts to break down around the edge cases. For example:
To avoid social ostracism, your mind warns you with social anxiety whenever you meet someone new – This programming is kind of outdated. The majority of social interactions in today’s society cannot result in injury or death.
To avoid burning calories and therefore starvation, your mind warns you with discomfort whenever you exercise. – This also doesn’t make sense in modern society because calories are so abundant.
To avoid burning calories by digesting vegetables which are low in the macronutrients fat, carb and protein, your mind nags you to eat pizza or potato chips instead. – Again, outdated firmware. Fat, carbs and protein used to be very scarce in the wild, so we developed a taste for them so as to not be deficient. Nowadays it’s much more common to be deficient in the micronutrients found in vegetables, which we generally are unable to taste.
As a final example, in an attempt to avoid burning too many calories, your mind warns you with discomfort when you are cold. This is part of what makes it hard to get out of bed in the morning. When you feel the cold air next to your bed, your subconscious mind says “Don’t go out there, we will burn precious calories in the cold and in the process of exerting ourself. Instead, let’s stay in the warm bed and brain-snack on some Facebook.”
Of course that subconscious line of reasoning is kind of dumb, we don’t really want to stay in bed all day do we? In this case and others in our life, discomfort is obviously working against our best interests. For this reason it is valuable to study discomfort, to understand what it is and how it works, to know the source of its power, and lastly and most critically, how to push through it when it gets in the way of what we know is best for us.
Discomfort is a bully
The first thing you should know about discomfort is that discomfort is a bully. Discomfort would like you to think it is hot shit, that it calls the shots and that you better listen to it. Discomfort likes to get loud and in-your-face - it likes to scream at you until you roll over and do its bidding, but its dirty little secret is that if you call its bluff, you will realize that discomfort itself usually can’t physically block you from doing something.
Aside from extreme instances such as in PTSD, discomfort itself cannot hurt you. That’s not to say we should ignore discomfort - it works as a good rule-of-thumb for danger in a lot of cases. But next time your discomfort is caused by something that you know is actually beneficial to you, like moderate exercise, imagine the discomfort as a drill instructor shouting square in your face to stop exercising and sit down. With enough practice - enough instances in which you choose to embrace discomfort for the sake of your health - in the face of discomfort you can become like the recruit who stands there stone-faced and unflinching as the drill instructor reams them out.
Comfortable with discomfort
I’ve had a lot of discomfort in my life, and if you are a human being, you may have had a lot of discomfort too. I want to share with you something that caused a great deal of discomfort in my life. Three years ago, with an affliction that would much later be diagnosed as a chronic sinus infection, toxic mold exposure, and obstructive sleep apnea, I became so sick that every moment was painful, and existence itself felt very uncomfortable. Now, I was not quite on the same level as the guy who can’t move anything but his face, but to me, a college graduate from a loving family, this experience brought more pain and confusion than I had ever felt in my life. And as I was treated for a misdiagnosis, my condition progressed. If you can imagine what it would be like to begin going insane while experiencing deep depression, paranoia and insomnia, you will get an idea of how uncomfortable it was.
The illness was finally diagnosed, and my health began to slowly improve again. As I began to feel better, the depression lifted, and I began to feel comfortable in my mind again.
A few months after that, I came to wonder if I have already hit “peak discomfort” in my life. I couldn’t imagine that any future day could be as difficult as the day that I woke up disoriented after a 13 hour night of gasping in my sleep, inhaling toxic mold and having terrible nightmares. I couldn’t imagine that any future evening would be as difficult as the night I lay in bed confused and shaking, my heart racing and palpitating, while listening to music to try and keep myself grounded. To survive that period of my life, I necessarily had to reassess my relationship with discomfort.
One person who helped me assess this relationship with discomfort was my therapist, who at that very trying time in my life helped me unravel the connection between my emotions and my body sensations. She taught me that it is okay and even helpful to cry, that it is okay to feel whatever you feel, that it is okay to be in whatever state you are in. By use of the Hakomi method, she helped me more fully explore the present moment, with all the feelings, and all the gross and subtle body sensations it entails.
I frequently arrived at her office in some sort of mild to moderate discomfort. My breathing was often a little labored, I always had a nagging head pressure due to the sinusitis, and my heart would often feel like a lead weight beating in my chest. In our sessions I was to sit and be present with my body sensations for a few quiet minutes, then describe them to her using adjectives such as “warm”, “cold”, “sharp”, “dull”, “pressure”, “constricted”, or “relaxed”. We didn’t call it discomfort so as not to label it and separate it from comfort. Instead, we practiced noticing sensations in my body without judging them as good or bad and without labeling them as comfort or discomfort, instead putting them all in the same basket. From her I learned that discomfort is just an experience, and most of its power comes from the way we label it and try to avoid it.
By seeing discomfort as “just another experience”, it lost some of its pull on me. Now, I have a more relaxed relationship with discomfort, and at times can even rejoice in my tolerance for it. See a huge donut at a cafe? I get a power trip now from choosing not to eat it. Feel bad while exercising, but I know I’m not overdoing it? Then sorry body, but it’s time to lay on that discomfort for the greater good. Meeting someone new? I’m ready for my face to flush and my heart to start racing, I’m prepared so bring it on. Hungry? Well, that’s actually the kind of discomfort I listen to - I eat up, because I’m a skinny guy and that’s the healthy thing to do. Because I love myself, I subject myself only to beneficial discomforts - there’s no sense in seeking out discomforts that don’t improve my life for having experienced them.
How to choose discomfort
Hopefully I have at least convinced you that being uncomfortable is beneficial in some areas of your life. But you may still be stuck wondering how to make the choice in practice to embrace discomfort. If we go back to the bed example, what is the actual thought process, what is the practical mechanism to use when you know you should get out of bed but it feels so much easier to pick up your smartphone instead? People smarter than you and I have been thinking about this.
One lady figured out that to get herself to do things, she basically just needed to brute force it. When you try to get out of bed, she says, “you will come face-to-face with the physical, and I mean PHYSICAL, force that’s required to change your behavior.” Later in the talk, she wraps it up by saying “your soul needs exploration and growth, and the only way you’ll get it - is by forcing yourself to be uncomfortable.”
How to stop screwing yourself over | Mel Robbins | TEDxSF
Another guy figured out that to get himself to do things, he needed to construct a gratitude cycle of forgiving his past self and being a bro to his future self. The person asking him for advice even has the same first name as me. Here is an excerpt from his post:
Rule numero uno - There are no more zero days. What’s a zero day? A zero day is when you don’t do a single fucking thing towards whatever dream or goal or want or whatever that you got going on. No more zeros. I’m not saying you gotta bust an essay out everyday, that’s not the point. The point I’m trying to make is that you have to make yourself, promise yourself, that the new SYSTEM you live in is a NON-ZERO system. Didnt’ do anything all fucking day and it’s 11:58 PM? Write one sentence. One pushup. Read one page of that chapter. One. Because one is non zero. You feel me? When you’re in the super vortex of being bummed your pattern of behaviour is keeping the vortex goin, that’s what you’re used to. Turning into productivity ultimate master of the universe doesn’t happen from the vortex. It happens from a massive string of CONSISTENT NON ZEROS…
No More Zero Days by Redditor ryans01
Yet another dude figured out that to get himself to do things, he had to create a framework to explain why he couldn’t get anything done that he wanted to. This framework involved a an “instant gratification” monkey, a monster, and a dark and very much un-fun playground:
pro-cras-ti-na-tion |prəˌkrastəˈnāSHən, prō-| noun the action of delaying or postponing something: your first tip is to avoid procrastination.
Who would have thought that after decades of struggle with procrastination, the dictionary, of all places, would hold the solution.
Avoid procrastination. So elegant in its simplicity.
While we’re here, let’s make sure obese people avoid overeating, depressed people avoid apathy, and someone please tell beached whales that they should avoid being out of the ocean…
Why Procrastinators Procrastinate - Wait But Why
This guy didn’t figure out discomfort until a devastating moment with his boss, where he was fired from his 6-figure job. He urges the audience to reconsider their relationship with discomfort: “What makes you comfortable can ruin you, and only in a state of discomfort can you continually grow.”
Why comfort will ruin your life | Bill Eckstrom | TEDxUniversityofNevada
Personally, my own style is somewhat of a hybrid. When I have the thought that I should get out of bed, I ask myself very quickly “is there any good result that could come from staying in bed a bit longer”. Then when the answer is a “no”, I basically say to my body “sorry body, you are overruled in the name of health”, and before doing any more thinking or killing the impulse, I step out into discomfort. Then I realize that the discomfort is bearable and the rest of my day is better off for that small action of having gotten out of bed early. Finally, I thank myself for the action, and revel in the satisfaction that I was just able to do my future self a favor. In repeating this cycle numerous times throughout the day, the healthy day begins to build itself.
If you’re the kind of person who will read this article, say to yourself “hey that’s kind of cool, maybe I’ll try that sometime”, then bookmark the article and let it sit in your bookmarks folder with the 300 other bookmarks that you “are going to come back to someday”, I’d like to offer an alternate path of action.
I’ve just shown you four frameworks for getting up and doing something productive - there was the 5 second rule lady from TED, the “hook your future self up like a bro” guy from Reddit, the guy who lost his job with the rings of comfort, and finally there was the guy with the funny drawings of the monkey, monster and playground. My challenge to you is to pick the framework that most speaks to you and try it out today.
Remember, the difference between a healthy day and an unhealthy day is the sum of all your split-second choices between comfort versus discomfort. So when you come across that situation where the path to a healthier you is a path through discomfort, I encourage you to embrace the discomfort.


Earth continued her search for Lemuria when it connected to a new planet called Zeta Reticuli. The Zetas are the most technologically advanced specie that Earth came in contact with. The Zetas were however a dying race since their only way of reproducing is by using cloning technology. This technology wasn't perfect causing the Zeta's losing important DNA information every time a new Zeta was "born".
When the Zetas connected with the Earth-Chakray they used their technology to explore the new found world. Since the Zetas are a very careful race, they have all the technology available to keep them hidden as much as possible. A period of observation started in which they learned a lot about the Humans. They experimented with Human DNA and tried to implement the Human reproductive system into their own species.
The Zetas were initially not aware that other Chakrays had connected to Earth until their technology came in contact with signals from the Reptoids searching for Lemuria. These signals could not originate from the very "limited" humans so they started to explore this new Reptoid ray. They discovered that the Earth was able to receive beings from other rays by incarnating them into human bodies.
The first Zetas incarnated into physical bodies and started to explore the Earth in a new way. They learned much faster with a physical body, so more and more Zetas came to Earth. The knowledge of technology was brought onto Earth with the goal of making her compatible with Zeta Reticuli. Their influence and impact on Earth grew, causing the Reptoids to notice the Zetas.
First contact was made between the Zetas and Reptoids in which for the first time in their lives, the Zetas were able to explore emotions. The Zetas didn't like they had no control over these new emotions so they experimented with technology. Medicine and drugs were invented to manipulate them.
The Reptoids explained the purpose of Earth to the Zetas and they came to an agreement about the rules that the Zetas should respect in order to be welcome on Earth. But since the Zetas were new on Earth and had not experienced the near destruction of Earth, they didn't really respect the other Chakrays.
They started to develop technology for controlling and exploring the Chakrays. Many inventions were done. The technology that had big impact on this world and is connected to the different rays, are as followed:
Ray 1 (Heart): The Phone, The Internet, Social Networking.
Ray 2 (Solar Plexus): Money, Electronic money, Democracy.
Ray 3 (Throat): Gramophone, Radio, Television.
Ray 4 (Sacral): Chemical Drugs / Medicine, Birth control pills, Viagra.
Ray 5 (3rd eye): Radar, ECG (EKG), XTC (MDMA).
Ray 6 (Base): Weather prediction, Sky Scrapers, Construction techniques.
Ray 7 (Crown): Electricity, EMF Meter, Space Satellites / Telescopes.
Ray 8 (-1*): Genetic manipulation, Micro chips, Computers.
The Zetas are still experimenting with the different Chakrays but became more and more aware of the importance of rejoining Earth with Lemuria. Technology is more and more adapted to preserve the Earth, or at least reduce the impact on Earth's eco system.
*Note that Ray 8 is not connected to a Chakra. If it was connected, it would be located below the base chakra.
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The Arctic reached another milestone in the past few weeks. The lowest Arctic Sea ice extent on record during winter.
January temperatures ran 23 degrees warmer than average in parts of the Arctic. That's resulted in the lowest percentage of ice cover on record since satellites began keeping record in 1979.
NOAA's National Snow and Ice Data Center shows Arctic Sea ice coverage has fallen even further behind the curve as of Monday February 15th. It's now clearly off the charts on the low side, in unprecedented territory for winter ice in the Arctic.
NOAA: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Climate Central's Brian Kahn elaborates on how an unseasonably warm January in the Arctic has pushed ice cover to new seasonal lows.
According to NASA, temperatures in some parts of the Arctic averaged up to 23°F above normal for the month. No, that’s not missing a decimal point.
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The extreme warmth in the region sent sea ice dwindling to a new record low for January. Sea ice extent was 402,000 square miles below average, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center. That’s the equivalent of a missing area of sea ice almost four times the size of Colorado, and puts this year right in line with a trend of ever decreasing sea ice in the region as the climate warms.
Since 1979, winter sea ice extent has decreased 3.2 percent per decade (the loss is much more pronounced in summer at a rate of 13.4 percent per decade).
The first half of February has continued the trend of pronounced heat in the Arctic with no signs of it letting up soon. The western U.S., which was also a hot spot in January, is continuing to see abnormal warmth this February as is the East Coast after a brief cold blast this weekend.
Global heat is somewhat a symptom of El Niño. The climate phenomenon of warm water in the eastern tropical Pacific might have passed its peak, but is still providing a little boost to global temperatures.
The big driver, though, is human-caused climate change, according to a Climate Central analysis.
With January off to record heat, it reinforces the likelihood that 2016 could be yet another record-setting year. The U.K. Met Office has already released its forecast for 2016. It expects the globe to “be at least as warm, if not warmer” than 2015, according to Chris Folland, a Met Office research fellow.
If 2016 sets another global temperature record, that would make it back-to-back-to-back years of record setting hot temperatures. That’s never happened before.
And regardless of whether 2016 sets a record or not, some scientists think the world has stepped up to a new period of global warming. That doesn’t mean every year will set a record, but “it seems to me quite likely that we have taken the next step up to a new level,” National Center for Atmospheric Research climate scientist Kevin Trenberth told Climate Central last month.
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Sir Bill English was among more than a thousand anti-abortion campaigners who marched through Wellington on Saturday afternoon.
The former prime minister joined MPs and GPs to take over Wellington's busiest shopping street as the debate over taking abortion out of the Crimes Act picks up steam.
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It's the second year the March for Life has been held in Wellington - last year's marked 40 years since the passing of the Act that allowed abortions to become more easily available. Organisers say this year the crowd was double the size.
"We've had forty years of abortion, over 500,000 children have been legally aborted, and why aren't we looking at that and talking about that and listening to people's voices who've been affected?" asked protestor Kate Cormack.
"It's pretty exciting that people are interested and want to get out and come from all over New Zealand to be part of that."
Three models have been proposed by the Law Commission to take abortion out of the Crimes Act and make it a health matter. It's a controversial subject.
"Fundamentally, this is a very divisive topic. It's certainly my hope that New Zealanders over the coming months have a proper and full discussion on this issue," says National MP Simon O'Connor.
On Wednesday a pro-choice march went to Parliament. Today's marchers say they'd like to see both sides put aside their differences, as they both care about human rights, and access to healthcare.
"We've got a lot of common ground, there's just this one giant thing we can't agree on," Ms Cormack says.
And while the aim is to eventually never have to march again, organisers say they're prepared to do it every year to make their voices heard.


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Sadio Mane fired an ominous warning to Liverpool's rivals as he insisted the Reds can still improve after warming up for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid by thrashing Watford.
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Jurgen Klopp's side powered to a 5-0 victory at Vicarage Road on Saturday to keep their Premier League title challenge on track.
With Liverpool just one point behind leaders Chelsea, they can turn their attention to the most demanding of their Champions League Group B fixtures.
Having moved to the top of the group with victories over AC Milan and Porto, the six-time European Cup winners head to Madrid to face the Spanish champions.
Emerging from the Wanda Metropolitano stadium with three points will be a tricky task, but Liverpool can call on an attacking trio that once again looks the envy of the rest of Europe.
Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino were unstoppable when Liverpool marched to their first Premier League title in 30 years during the 2019-20 season.
But in last term's tame surrender of the crown, both Mane and Firmino were well below their best.
Getting all three firing in unison was an essential task for Liverpool boss Klopp this year and the demolition of Watford suggests he has achieved that goal.
It was a memorable day for Liverpool's holy trinity.
Senegal forward Mane became only the third African to score 100 Premier League goals with a clinical finish from Salah's pass.
"Honestly, when I came to the Premier League my dream was to score as many as I can and especially to win trophies," Mane said of his milestone moment.
Salah produced another sublime strike, dancing through Watford defence to surpass even the brilliant goal he scored against Manchester City before the international break.
The Egypt star has scored in eight successive matches in all competitions for the first time in his career.
With 10 goals in 10 appearances in total this season, it is surely only a matter of time before Liverpool bow to the 29-year-old's wage demands in their on-going contract talks.
"I think it's a better goal than City. But it's no surprise for us because we know his quality, one of the best players in the world. He showed it," Mane said of Salah.
Then there was Brazilian forward Firmino, making the most of his first league start in five games with his first Liverpool hat-trick since 2018.
Firmino has lost his place to Diogo Jota several times since last season and his treble was a well-timed reminder to Klopp that he can still be a key figure.
"Bobby as well, he showed it, one of the best for sure in the world," Mane said.
"It was not an easy time for him with injuries but he is back and I'm happy for him.
"Hopefully he will be here for us and score more goals for us until the end of the season."
It was Liverpool's biggest win since beating Crystal Palace 7-0 last December, which was the last time Firmino, Salah and Mane all scored in a top-flight game.
In the midst of a crucial stretch of fixtures, including two Champions League ties against Atletico and a visit to bitter rivals Manchester United, Liverpool's fearsome display came at an opportune moment.
Liverpool have scored three goals or more in their six away games in all competitions this season.
However, Mane believes there will be even better to come as long as they don't lose focus.
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I absolutely love Escondite! The staff is amazing and the food is always delicious which is why I amgiving the 5 stars however I have a major complaint, itâ€™s way too hot in there I was literally sweating the whole time I was eating which was incredibly uncomfortable. Also I felt really bad for the staff it must be horrible working under these conditions. My birthday is coming up soon and I really hope itâ€™s fixed by then. Thank you!
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We had the tasting menu and Jose was our server. We have no legitimate complaints, in fact everything was excellent from the food down to the service. Empty plates and cups lasted about 10 seconds at our table before someone picked them up and the food came out quickly. Jose was extremely friendly and professional throughout. The only complaint I have is that it appears we got the chicken wings instead of the ribs, perhaps thatâ€™s part of the tasting menu, but we were really...read full review
August 2021
Nice atmosphere and excellent staff.It's not a full restaurant, it's a bar so the menu is small bites. Although the offerings are good, the sauces and dressings are sweet and more Asian then Mexican. It would be advantageous to have a couple of meals for us that want to have dinner. Now that Carlos and Pepes is gone I think we're missing a truly authentican menu.I guess they cater to the Bell center crowd.
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Ray Rice has been indicted for aggravated assault, which carries a stiffer penalty than the initial charge of simple assault-domestic violence that he received following a fight with his fiancee in Atlantic City.
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Ray Rice has been indicted for aggravated assault following an incident of domestic violence with his fiancee, Janay Palmer, in February, according to Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun. Rice was initially charged with simple assault-domestic violence, but had his charges upped by a grand jury -- aggravated assault carries a prison term of three to five years, according ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Palmer had also been charged with simple assault-domestic violence after she and Rice reportedly fought at an Atlantic City casino in mid-Februrary, but that charge has been dismissed, according to Wilson. Video footage showed Rice dragging an unconscious Palmer out of elevator at the Revel Casino. According to the police summons, Rice was responsible for knocking Palmer unconscious.
The incident is expected to bring Rice a suspension. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell indicated Wednesday that he is monitoring the situation, saying "we will let facts dictate" what the next step in handling the running back will be. Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh stuck up for Rice at the NFL owners meetings last Tuesday.
"I'm very confident that [Rice] is someone we want as part of our team," Harbaugh said. "He will be a part of our team. He's a person of character. The thing that's really important is to be able to support the person without condoning the action. There's no justifying what happened. When you drink too much in public, those kind of things happen."
Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome told reporters at the NFL Combine last month that the organization will follow the NFL's lead before taking a stance.
"I'm going to reserve all my comments until I have a chance to talk to Ray," Newsome said. "The whole video needs to be reviewed."
"In any of those situations, it's very concerning. But we get all the facts and will let the process run itself. We will let the facts determine what the consequence will be."
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Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the twentyfifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninetyfour.
An Act
To amend the American Indian Religious Freedom Act to provide for the traditional use of peyote by Indians for religious purposes, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments of 1994'.
SEC. 2. TRADITIONAL INDIAN RELIGIOUS USE OF THE PEYOTE SACRAMENT.
The Act of August 11, 1978 (42 U.S.C. 1996), commonly referred to as the `American Indian Religious Freedom Act', is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:
SEC. 3. (a) The Congress finds and declares that
`(1) for many Indian people, the traditional ceremonial use of the peyote cactus as a religious sacrament has for centuries been integral to a way of life, and significant in perpetuating Indian tribes and cultures;
`(2) since 1965, this ceremonial use of peyote by Indians has been protected by Federal regulation;
`(3) while at least 28 States have enacted laws which are similar to, or are in conformance with, the Federal regulation which protects the ceremonial use of peyote by Indian religious practitioners, 22 States have not done so, and this lack of uniformity has created hardship for Indian people who participate in such religious ceremonies;
`(4) the Supreme Court of the United States, in the case of Employment Division v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872 (1990), held that the First Amendment does not protect Indian practitioners who use peyote in Indian religious ceremonies, and also raised uncertainty whether this religious practice would be protected under the compelling State interest standard; and
`(5) the lack of adequate and clear legal protection for the religious use of peyote by Indians may serve to stigmatize and marginalize Indian tribes and cultures, and increase the risk that they will be exposed to discriminatory treatment.
`(b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the use, possession, or transportation of peyote by an Indian for bona fide traditional ceremonial purposes in connection with the practice of a traditional Indian religion is lawful, and shall not be prohibited by the United States or any State. No Indian shall be penalized or discriminated against on the basis of such use, possession or transportation, including, but not limited to, denial of otherwise applicable benefits under public assistance programs.
`(2) This section does not prohibit such reasonable regulation and registration by the Drug Enforcement Administration of those persons who cultivate, harvest, or distribute peyote as may be consistent with the purposes of this Act.
`(3) This section does not prohibit application of the provisions of section 481.111(a) of Vernon's Texas Health and Safety Code Annotated, in effect on the date of enactment of this section, insofar as those provisions pertain to the cultivation, harvest, and distribution of peyote.
`(4) Nothing in this section shall prohibit any Federal department or agency, in carrying out its statutory responsibilities and functions, from promulgating regulations establishing reasonable limitations on the use or ingestion of peyote prior to or during the performance of duties by sworn law enforcement officers or personnel directly involved in public transportation or any other safetysensitive positions where the performance of such duties may be adversely affected by such use or ingestion. Such regulations shall be adopted only after consultation with representatives of traditional Indian religions for which the sacramental use of peyote is integral to their practice. Any regulation promulgated pursuant to this section shall be subject to the balancing test set forth in section 3 of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (Public Law 103141; 42 U.S.C. 2000bb1).
`(5) This section shall not be construed as requiring prison authorities to permit, nor shall it be construed to prohibit prison authorities from permitting, access to peyote by Indians while incarcerated within Federal or State prison facilities.
`(6) Subject to the provisions of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (Public Law 103141; 42 U.S.C. 2000bb1), this section shall not be construed to prohibit States from enacting or enforcing reasonable traffic safety laws or regulations.
`(7) Subject to the provisions of the <B>Religious Freedom Restoration Act (Public Law 103141; 42 U.S.C. 2000bb1), this section does not prohibit the Secretary of Defense from promulgating regulations establishing reasonable limitations on the use, possession, transportation, or distribution of peyote to promote military readiness, safety, or compliance with international law or laws of other countries. Such regulations shall be adopted only after consultation with representatives of traditional Indian religions for which the sacramental use of peyote is integral to their practice.
`(c) For purposes of this section
`(1) the term `Indian' means a member of an Indian tribe;
`(2) the term `Indian tribe' means any tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or community of Indians, including any Alaska Native village (as defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians;
`(3) the term `Indian religion' means any religion
`(A) which is practiced by Indians, and
`(B) the origin and interpretation of which is from within a traditional Indian culture or community; and
`(4) the term `State' means any State of the United States, and any political subdivision thereof.
`(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as abrogating, diminishing, or otherwise affecting
`(1) the inherent rights of any Indian tribe;
`(2) the rights, express or implicit, of any Indian tribe which exist under treaties, Executive orders, and laws of the United States;


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Find out what’s going on in Norway on Tuesday with The Local’s short roundup of important news.
LGBT rights activist Kim Friele has died
Norwegian gay rights and human rights activist Kim Friele, who was the leader of the National Association for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender People between 1966 and 1971 and played an influential role in having homosexual acts decriminalised in Norway, passed away on Monday night.
She was also known for being one of the first publicly visible lesbian people in Norway. She continued her activism by helping to ensure that homosexuality would no longer be classified as a psychiatric condition in 1978.
“She took the lead at a time when it was criminal to be gay, and has with her personality, her efforts and her dedication tirelessly fought for equality, and changed Norwegian society,” gender equality minister Anette Trettebergstuen said of Friele to newswire NTB.
Figures for vaccination rates among immigrant groups revealed
Recent statistics from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health have shown Covid vaccination rates among several immigrant groups.
The figures, which showed which proportion of certain groups had received at least one dose of a vaccine as of November 15th and have been reported by NRK, point towards several immigrant groups having much lower vaccination rates than the rest of the population.
Overall 73 percent of those with an immigrant background, meaning they or their parents are from another country, had received one dose. The figure for the general population is much higher at 93 percent.
Those from Lithuania, Poland and Romania had the lowest proportion of people with at least one dose, while those from Pakistan and Afghanistan had the highest vaccine rates.
Reintroduction of Covid-19 certificate facing delays
The domestic Covid-19 certificate could be a couple of weeks away from being properly introduced, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) has informed public broadcaster NRK.
“In the short term, we are working to provide guidance on how the current solution can be adapted for use by municipalities that want to introduce a corona certificate,” Gun Penny Knudsen, assistant director of the NIPH, told NRK.
READ MORE: These are the new rules for Norway’s domestic Covid-19 certificate
She added that several things need to be updated and tested in the slightly longer term as the rules for who qualifies for a Covid-19 certificate have changed.
2,391 new Covid cases
On Monday, 2,391 new Covid-19 cases were registered in Norway. This is 630 more than the same day last week. On Monday, 229 patients were in hospital with Covid-19. This is seven more than the day before.
READ MORE: How Europe is responding to the new wave of Covid
In Oslo, 627 people have tested positive for the virus within the last 24 hours, 200 more than the same day the previous week.


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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum - 1 km / 0.6 mi
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Tuol Tom Pong Market - 1.5 km / 1 mi
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Sorya Shopping Center - 2.7 km / 1.7 mi
NagaWorld Casino - 2.7 km / 1.7 mi
City Mall - 2.8 km / 1.7 mi
The preferred airport for Rambutan Resort - Phnom Penh is Phnom Penh Intl. Airport (PNH) - 11.6 km / 7.2 mi
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America's first coronavirus death reported in Washington state
By: The Associated Press
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and last updated 2020-02-29 16:18:22-05
KING COUNTY, Wash. – Officials in Washington state say a person from the Seattle area has died of COVID-19, the first such death in the United States.
The Washington Department of Health described the deceased patient as a man in his 50s who had underlying health conditions. He was a patient at Evergreen Health.
During a press conference with President Donald Trump, Dr. Robert Redfield with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention said the man who died from the virus didn’t have a history of travel, meaning it was likely a case of “community spread.”
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency Saturday, directing state agencies to use all resources necessary to prepare for and respond to the coronavirus outbreak. The declaration also allows the use of the Washington National Guard, if necessary.
Gov. Inslee issued the following statement regarding the man's death:
"It is a sad day in our state as we learn that a Washingtonian has died from COVID-19. Our hearts go out to his family and friends. We will continue to work toward a day where no one dies from this virus.
"In partnership with the Washington State Department of Health, the Washington State Department of Emergency Management and local and community health partners, we are strengthening our preparedness and response efforts. I am committed to keeping Washingtonians healthy, safe and informed."
Watch the Washington Department of Health provide an update over the case:
Health officials in California, Oregon and Washington state are worried about the coronavirus spreading through West Coast communities after confirming at least three patients were infected by unknown means. The patients had not visited an area where there was an outbreak, nor apparently been in contact with anyone who had.
The new virus is a member of the coronavirus family and is a close cousin to the SARS and MERS viruses that have caused outbreaks in the past. It can cause fever, coughing, wheezing and pneumonia.
Health officials think the virus spreads mainly from droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes, similar to how the flu spreads.
The outbreak began in China but has infected tens of thousands of people in more than three dozen countries, with the vast majority in mainland China.
Trump said Saturday that 22 people are battling COVID-19 in the U.S. and four others are “very ill.” He added that additional U.S. cases are likely.
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Bilirubin, Fractionated #7286
3 Biomarkers - Specimen Type: Serum - Average Process Time*: 1 to 2 days
Also known as: Bilirubin Fractionated
Biomarkers 3
Bilirubin, Direct
Bilirubin is a yellowish pigment found in bile, a fluid made by the liver. A small amount of older red blood cells are replaced by new blood cells every day. Bilirubin is left after these older blood cells are removed. The liver helps break down bilirubin so that it can be removed from the body in the stool.
Bilirubin, Indirect
Bilirubin is a yellowish pigment found in bile, a fluid made by the liver. A small amount of older red blood cells are replaced by new blood cells every day. Bilirubin is left after these older blood cells are removed. The liver helps break down bilirubin so that it can be removed from the body in the stool.
Bilirubin, Total
Bilirubin is a yellowish pigment found in bile, a fluid made by the liver. A small amount of older red blood cells are replaced by new blood cells every day. Bilirubin is left after these older blood cells are removed. The liver helps break down bilirubin so that it can be removed from the body in the stool.
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21 Biomarkers - Specimen Type: Serum - Average Process Time*: 1 to 2 days
Also known as: Chem 12, Chemistry Panel, Chemistry Screen, CMP, Complete Metabolic Panel, Comprehensive Metabolic Panel CMP, SMA 12, SMA 20
Biomarkers 21
Albumin
Albumin is a protein made by the liver. A serum albumin test measures the amount of this protein in the clear liquid portion of the blood.
Albumin/Globulin Ratio
The ratio of albumin to globulin (A/G ratio) is calculated from measured albumin and calculated globulin (total protein - albumin). Normally, there is a little more albumin than globulins, giving a normal A/G ratio of slightly over 1. Because disease states affect the relative amounts of albumin and globulin, the A/G ratio may provide a clue as to the cause of the change in protein levels. A low A/G ratio may reflect overproduction of globulins, such as seen in multiple myeloma or autoimmune diseases, or underproduction of albumin, such as may occur with cirrhosis, or selective loss of albumin from the circulation, as may occur with kidney disease (nephrotic syndrome). A high A/G ratio suggests underproduction of immunoglobulins as may be seen in some genetic deficiencies and in some leukemias. More specific tests, such as liver enzyme tests and serum protein electrophoresis, must be performed to make an accurate diagnosis. With a low total protein that is due to plasma expansion (dilution of the blood), the A/G ratio will typically be normal because both albumin and globulin will be diluted to the same extent.
Alkaline Phosphatase
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is a protein found in all body tissues. Tissues with higher amounts of ALP include the liver, bile ducts, and bone.
Alt
Alanine transaminase (ALT) is an enzyme found in the highest amounts in the liver. Injury to the liver results in release of the substance into the blood.
AST
AST (aspartate aminotransferase) is an enzyme found in high amounts in liver, heart, and muscle cells. It is also found in lesser amounts in other tissues.
Bilirubin, Total
Bilirubin is a yellowish pigment found in bile, a fluid made by the liver. A small amount of older red blood cells are replaced by new blood cells every day. Bilirubin is left after these older blood cells are removed. The liver helps break down bilirubin so that it can be removed from the body in the stool.
Bun/Creatinine Ratio
A ratio between a person’s BUN and blood creatinine to help determine what is causing these concentrations to be higher than normal. The ratio of BUN to creatinine is usually between 10:1 and 20:1. An increased ratio may be due to a condition that causes a decrease in the flow of blood to the kidneys, such as congestive heart failure or dehydration. It may also be seen with increased protein, from gastrointestinal bleeding, or increased protein in the diet. The ratio may be decreased with liver disease (due to decrease in the formation of urea) and malnutrition.
Calcium
You have more calcium in your body than any other mineral. Calcium has many important jobs. The body stores more than 99 percent of its calcium in the bones and teeth to help make and keep them strong. The rest is throughout the body in blood, muscle and the fluid between cells. Your body needs calcium to help muscles and blood vessels contract and expand, to secrete hormones and enzymes and to send messages through the nervous system.
Carbon Dioxide
CO2 is carbon dioxide. Measures the amount of carbon dioxide in the liquid part of your blood, called the serum. In the body, most of the CO2 is in the form of a substance called bicarbonate (HCO3-). Therefore, the CO2 blood test is really a measure of your blood bicarbonate level.
Chloride
Chloride is a type of electrolyte. It works with other electrolytes such as potassium, sodium, and carbon dioxide (CO2). These substances help keep the proper balance of body fluids and maintain the body's acid-base balance. This is a measure of the amount of chloride in the fluid portion (serum) of the blood.
Creatinine
The creatinine blood test measures the level of creatinine in the blood. This test is done to see how well your kidneys work.
Egfr African American
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a test used to check how well the kidneys are working. Specifically, it estimates how much blood passes through the glomeruli each minute. Glomeruli are the tiny filters in the kidneys that filter waste from the blood.
Egfr Non-Afr. American
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a test used to check how well the kidneys are working. Specifically, it estimates how much blood passes through the glomeruli each minute. Glomeruli are the tiny filters in the kidneys that filter waste from the blood.
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Globulin
Globulins is the collective term for most blood proteins other than albumin. Identifying the types of globulins can help diagnose certain disorders. Globulins are roughly divided into three groups: alpha, beta, and gamma globulins. Gamma globulines include various types of antibodies such as immunoglobulins (Ig) M, G, and A.
Glucose
A blood glucose test measures the amount of a sugar called glucose in a sample of your blood. Glucose is a major source of energy for most cells of the body, including those in the brain. The hormones insulin and glucagon help control blood glucose levels.
Potassium
Potassium is a mineral that the body needs to work normally. It helps nerves and muscles communicate. It also helps move nutrients into cells and waste products out of cells. A diet rich in potassium helps to offset some of sodium's harmful effects on blood pressure.
Protein, Total
The total protein is the total amount of two classes of proteins, albumin and globulin that are found in the fluid portion of your blood. Proteins are important parts of all cells and tissues. Your albumin helps prevent fluid from leaking out of blood vessels and your globulins are an important part of your immune system.
Sodium
Sodium is a substance that the body needs to work properly it is vital to normal body processes, including nerve and muscle function
Urea Nitrogen (Bun)
BUN stands for blood urea nitrogen. Urea nitrogen is what forms when protein breaks down. BUN measures the amount of urea nitrogen in the blood.
Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) #482
1 Biomarkers - Specimen Type: Serum - Average Process Time*: 1 to 2 days
Also known as: Gamma Glutamyl Transferase GGT, Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase, Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase, Gamma-GT, GGTP, GTP
Biomarkers 1
Ggt
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) is a test to measure the amount of the enzyme GGT in the blood.
Lipid Panel with Ratios #19543
7 Biomarkers - Average Process Time*: 1 to 2 days
Also known as: Lipid Panel with Ratios (fasting), Lipid Profile with Ratios (fasting), Lipids
Biomarkers 7
Chol/HDLC Ratio
Cholesterol, Total
Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that occurs naturally in all parts of the body. Your body needs some cholesterol to work properly. But if you have too much in your blood, it can combine with other substances in the blood and stick to the walls of your arteries. This is called plaque. Plaque can narrow your arteries or even block them. High levels of cholesterol in the blood can increase your risk of heart disease. Your cholesterol levels tend to rise as you get older. There are usually no signs or symptoms that you have high blood cholesterol, but it can be detected with a blood test. You are likely to have high cholesterol if members of your family have it, if you are overweight or if you eat a lot of fatty foods. You can lower your cholesterol by exercising more and eating more fruits and vegetables. You also may need to take medicine to lower your cholesterol.
HDL Cholesterol
LDL-Cholesterol
LDL/HDL Ratio
Non HDL Cholesterol
Triglycerides
Triglycerides are a form of fat and a major source of energy for the body. This test measures the amount of triglycerides in the blood. Most triglycerides are found in fat (adipose) tissue, but some triglycerides circulate in the blood to provide fuel for muscles to work. After a person eats, an increased level of triglycerides is found in the blood as the body converts the energy not needed right away into fat. Triglycerides move via the blood from the gut to adipose tissue for storage. In between meals, triglycerides are released from fat tissue to be used as an energy source for the body. Most triglycerides are carried in the blood by lipoproteins called very low density lipoproteins (VLDL). High levels of triglycerides in the blood are associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), although the reason for this is not well understood. Certain factors can contribute to high triglyceride levels and to risk of CVD, including lack of exercise, being overweight, smoking cigarettes, consuming excess alcohol, and medical conditions such as diabetes and kidney disease.
*Process times are an estimate and are not guaranteed. The lab may need additional time due to weather, holidays, confirmation/repeat testing, or equipment maintenance.


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4 Benefits of UCaaS for Any Organization
4 Benefits of UCaaS for Any Organization
Jea Yu
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Communication is central to any business, and these days, it's increasingly digital. Your teams use a variety of channels — from talk and text to video — to collaborate with each other and interact with customers, and unifying those channels can help you improve some of the most critical aspects of running your business. Unified communications benefits range from boosting employee productivity to improving customer service to expanding your bottom line.
So, how does unified communications as a service (UCaaS) work? How can a UCaaS platform keep your workforce connected and your company competitive? And what unified communications benefits can you expect?
Understanding UCaaS
Traditionally, managing an in-house communications infrastructure meant buying, maintaining, and upgrading hardware and software — costly and inefficient processes that often required retraining tech support personnel.
UCaaS takes the investment and legwork out of building, managing, and evolving your in-house communications platform. It gives you a communications infrastructure that can handle capacity on demand with integrated voice, SMS, chat, video, real-time analytics, and automation on a single platform that your team can access from any device.
Using customizable application programming interfaces (APIs), you can seamlessly integrate UCaaS with other popular business applications, such as Salesforce, G-Suite, Zendesk, Oracle Netsuite, and Microsoft Dynamics. You can leverage communications APIs to deploy chatbots, video-on-demand, and other customer-facing communications enhancements. You can even leverage UCaaS to power an omnichannel cloud contact center that provides your customers with round-the-clock accessibility and lets your team work from anywhere.
4 Benefits of UCaaS
What are the benefits of UCaaS for your organization? When you unify communications into one cloud-based platform, your organization can unlock the following four advantages.
1. Decrease Silos
The silo effect is a common phenomenon within organizations that have incompatible operating platforms and disconnected communications channels. The effort needed to sync and convert data can be overwhelming, and silos occur when teams use multiple disconnected tools to accomplish daily tasks. This can quickly turn into process bottlenecks that stifle work and communication flows.
When UCaaS consolidates communications, it also consolidates communications data and connects it to other important business data via application integrations. This way, employees can move from one communications channel to the next without interruption, whether they're working from their office desktops or their mobile devices, and feel confident they're always seeing the latest, most relevant customer information. These insights help them better navigate customer engagements, focus on strategic initiatives, and close sales.
2. Spot Trends and Opportunities
A sophisticated UCaaS platform supplies real-time analytics that let you spot trends in your communications data, like when contact center volumes tend to spike, what times customer complaints occur the most, or where bottlenecks form.
When communications channels are connected through a UCaaS platform, teams can identify bottlenecks and find solutions to alleviate friction points and improve inefficiencies. For example, consider a midsize retail company that finds that customer calls are being misdirected to agents who are unable to assist. After being transferred to multiple reps, customers are hanging up and taking their business elsewhere. With UCaaS, this company can find a solution, for example adding a virtual receptionist that can route calls directly to the specific department or individual and cut wait times. Or if wait times tend to be longest at noon, management can shift break times or deploy chatbots for additional coverage.
3. Mobilize Your Workforce
Whether your employees are working on the go or working from home (like most people in 2020), they can log in and access all the same communications tools they rely on in the office, including videoconferencing.
Unified communications benefits include a new level of connectivity with on-demand videoconferencing, so whether you're providing one-on-one training or a 300-person sales presentation, you can get face-to-face and make a personal connection from a social distance, from any mobile device. Sales reps visiting a client factory can connect directly with engineers through HD video to analyze parts and fittings on the spot. Home health caretakers can connect with medical staff to assess their clients' conditions and provide a live visual, rather than a written report after the fact.
In the uncertainty of the post-COVID-19 era, mobility is important for almost every business. When there's not a pandemic, mobility helps organizations attract talent with perks like telework opportunities that enhance work-life balance. In PricewaterhouseCoopers' June 2020 U.S. Remote Work Survey, 83% of office workers said they want to continue working from home at least one day a week, and 55% of employers said they'll offer that option even after the coronavirus threat has passed.
With UCaaS, remote workers can transfer calls or send and receive SMS messages from their mobile devices to their desk phones, to colleagues, or to contact centers. And through mobile videoconferencing, teams can collaborate from anywhere at any time. What's more, features like call transcription and integrated business apps like Bullhorn or Zendesk empower workers with the tools to stay connected, accountable, and productive.
4. Boost Revenue Growth
Unified communications benefits your bottom line. It makes your employees more productive and helps them deliver positive customer experiences that foster trust and loyalty, leading to revenue growth. It also frees up IT time and budgets: Rather than maintaining a communications infrastructure, they can focus their resources on operations and innovation.
It's often taken for granted, but communication is the backbone of any company, so the benefits of UCaaS can make a big impact on any company's bottom line. Ensuring smooth communications between employees and clients is essential for driving growth. And with a UCaaS platform, your organization will be well on its way toward the next level.
Jea Yu Contributor
Jea Yu is a co-founder of Undergroundtrader.com, the premiere virtual trading desk and trader education site that has served over 10,000 traders, fund managers and investors worldwide since 1998. His brainchild was voted Forbes Best of the Web for four consecutive years under the active trader category. Jea also produces The Morning Profit Maker service on Marketfy.com, which seeks to capture his proprietary Perfect Storm patterns within the first 90 minutes of the trading day to generate consistent morning income stream for members. Jea has published four best-selling books and has spoken at expos and seminars around the world. He specializes in finance and technology and always stays on the cutting edge of strategy development.
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With the Central and State government extending partial curfews to curb the spread of Covid-19, the Railways have no option but to follow suit. Due to the second wave of Covid-19 infection and poor patronization of special trains, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) headquartered at Vizag has decided to extend the cancellation of special trains passing through the Visakhapatnam route.
The following Special trains passing through Vizag are cancelled:
#1 Train No.08528 Visakhapatnam – Raipur daily special train leaving Visakhapatnam from 11 June 2021 to 20 June 2021.
#2 Train No. 08527 Raipur – Visakhapatnam daily special train leaving Raipur from 12 June 2021 to 21 June 2021
#3 Train No. 08445 Bhubaneswar – Jagdalpur special train leaving Bhubaneswar from 11 June 2021 to 20 June 2021
#4 Train No. 08446 Jagdalpur – Visakhapatnam special train leaving Jagdalpur 12 June 2021 to 21 June 2021
#5 Train No. 08516 Visakhapatnam – Kirandul special train leaving Visakhapatnam from 11 June 2021 to 20 June 2021
#6 Train No. 08515 Kirandul – Visakhapatnam special train leaving Kirandul from 12 June 2021 to 21 June 2021
#7 Train No. 08561 Visakhapatnam – Kacheguda special train leaving Visakhapatnam from 11 June 2021 to 20 June 2021
#8 Train No. 08562 Kacheguda-Visakhapatnam special train leaving Kacheguda from 12 June 2021 to 21 June 2021
#9 Train No. 07488 Visakhapatnam – Cuddapah special train leaving Visakhapatnam from 11 June 2021 to 20 June 2021
#10 Train No. 07487 Cuddapah – Visakhapatnam special train leaving Cuddapah from 12 June 2021 to 21 June 2021
#11 Train No. 02831 Visakhapatnam – Lingampalli special train leaving Visakhapatnam from 11 June 2021 to 20 June 2021
#12 Train No. 02832 Lingampalli – Visakhapatnam special train leaving Lingampalli from 12 June 2021 to 21 June 2021
#13 Train No. 08301 Sambalpur – Rayagada special train leaving Sambalpur on 12th 13th 19th & 20th of June
#14 Train No. 08302 Rayagada – Sambalpur special train leaving Rayagada on 12th 13th 19th & 20th of June
The following Special Trains via Vizag are short terminated:
#1 Train No. 08301 Sambalpur – Rayagada special train leaving Sambalpur on 11th and from 14th to 18th June will be short terminated at Titlagarh.
#2 Train No.08302 Rayagada – Sambalpur special train will leave from Titlagarh instead of Rayagada from 11th June and from 14th to 18th June. Hence there will be no service of this train between Rayagada – Titlagarh on the above dates.
#3 Train No. 02097 Bhubaneswar – Junagarh Road special train leaving Bhubaneswar from 11 June 2021 to 20 June 2021 will be short terminated at Rayagada.
#4 Train No.02098 Junagarh Road – Bhubaneswar special train will leave from Rayagada from 12 June 2021 to 21 June 2021 instead of Junagarh Road. Hence there will be no service of this train between Rayagada – Junagarh Road.
Passengers are requested to strictly follow all the safety protocols before and during the journey in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic. All the passengers are advised to wear a mask, sanitize/wash hands frequently and maintain social distancing.
All the passengers are also advised to keep updated regarding the travel advisories of various states to avoid inconvenience while undertaking the journey.
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There are several ways to get an email list but only one works in the long term and what method is this?
Build your own list!!
Methods Of Building An Opt In E Mail List
List Building Method 1: Opt In Form Dedicated Webpage.
This is the best method of building an opt in email list.. It consists simply of having a webpage that is dedicated solely to building your opt in list.
Obviously there are a few things you need to do to make this work
Niche Specific. The content of your opt in page must be niche specific. Because your list should be niche specific. It does not do to have an opt in list that is too general, you just will not get the conversions from your emails. The same principles that apply in setting up an affiliate marketing website apply when it comes to setting up your opt in page.
The opt in form: There are certain things that have been shown to increase the opt in rate of your opt in form. The opt in form gives you details on how to get an opt in form for your page and the best format to use.
Keep It Simple: The email list building page should be kept as simple as possible. You do not want anything distracting your visitors attention from the main purpose [should be the only purpose] of the page which is getting the visitor's email address. That means No fancy graphics, no adsense ads, no banners, no nothing. Just the simple short message, the opt in incentive and the opt in form. Period!
Once you have built your opt in webpage, you simply drive traffic to it
List Building Method 2: Opt in form on your website.
In this scenario, the opt in form is a small component of a webpage. This may be your traditional website or a blog. This is a webpage that has content other than your opt in form and already has some traffic.
Some tips on getting the most out of an opt in form incorporated into an existing webpage are
Prominence: Place your opt in form somewhere prominent on your webpage. Preferably above the fold of the page. Some people put their opt in forms on pop ups but people are increasingly irritated by pop ups. I suppose it is something you have to try on your own sites and see what works best.
Niche specific opt in offer. You must know what type of people come to the particular webpage your opt in form is on. Make sure your opt in form inducement is something that the users of that page will be interested in.
List Building Method 3: Joint Ventures [JVs]
This is a quick method of rapidly increasing your opt in list. It involves providing a free product which could be a free report, software or video tutorials. This product should be of good quality and the better the product is the better it will perform in a JV. You then approach an affiliate marketer in your niche but with a big list and ask him if you could have a giveaway JV with him. The benefit for the big marketer is more products in his free giveaway drive, the benefit for you is wider exposure for your product and a rapid increase in your opt in list.
To get the most out of joint ventures in your list building campaign
High Quality product. Your product or opt in incentive must be of high quality. It must have a perceived value that is high.
Use Videos. In my experience, video tutorials have been more effective in generating opt ins than e books and reports. However if you cannot produce a video or pay someone to do it for you, a good e book will suffice
Put a dollar value on your product. A products value may not be perceived by your audience unless you clearly state it to them. Some people will sign up for your product simply because of the value tag you attach to it. Be aware though that if you put a value tag on your product, then it must be of comparative quality to products in that price range.
There are several giveaway events that are run by different super affiliates throughout the year.
Here are some list building methods that don't work
Buying an email list: This just does not work.
The emails are not people who opted in to your email list and no matter how compelling your head line is, most will end up in the spam folder
You do not know the source of the emails you are buying, the niches they opted in for, whether they are legitimate or made up.
Other marketers, thousands of them, have bought the same email list and are busy sending emails to these addresses. This just means the recipients are probably already irritated and are less likely to read your emails
List brokers tend to work on a commision basis. This could result in them trying to sell you as big a list as possible, even though the addresses are not relevant to your niche
Scraping Email Addresses From The Internet.
Called SPAM. Against the law
Scraping your personal mailbox:
This is just such a bad idea. I know it seems logical to include all your friends in your business opt in list. In real terms this does not work.
Your friends gave you their emails for social reasons. Do not abuse that.
Your friends are not necessarily interested in your niche so unless they show a specific interest and ask to be included in your opt in list, don't include them on your list.