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Strachan Policies

1. Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy

1. We strive always to create and maintain a work environment in which people are treated with dignity, decency and respect in an environment characterized by mutual trust and the absence of intimidation, oppression, exploitation and therefore will not tolerate any discrimination or harassment of any kind against any employee.

2. All employees, regardless of position, are subject to and are expected to fully comply with this policy and to take appropriate measures to ensure that prohibited conduct does not occur.

3. It is a violation of this Policy to discriminate against any person or persons in the provision of employment opportunities, benefits or privileges; to create discriminatory work conditions; or to use discriminatory evaluative standards in employment if the basis of that discriminatory treatment is, in whole or in part, the person’s race, colour, national origin, age, religion, disability status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or marital status.

4. The Firm also prohibits harassment of any kind, including sexual harassment, and will take appropriate and immediate action in response to reports of violations of this Policy. Harassment includes any verbal or physical conduct designed to threaten, intimidate or coerce an employee, co-worker or any person working for or on behalf of the Firm. Verbal taunting (including racial and ethnic slurs) that, in the employee’s opinion, impairs his or her ability to perform his or her job is included in the definition of harassment.

5. Any violation of this Policy must be reported to the Practice Manger or to the Senior Partner as may be appropriate for investigation. Any employee found to be in violation of this Policy shall be subject the Firm’s disciplinary process.

Please let all join hands to ensure an environment where we can all thrive.

2. Anti-Bribery Policy

Strachan Partners is committed to conducting its business to the highest ethical standards and in compliance with all laws. The Firm rejects all forms of bribery and corruption, and will not resort to nor will it entertain or allow corruption by any member of the Firm or any other person working for or with it for the sake or gaining or retaining business or for any other purpose.

Our Code of Conduct is designed to control effectively, the risks of bribery and corruption and is efficient in the mode of required training for each member of its staff.

SP has and will continue to communicate its Anti-Bribery Policy to its clients and relevant third parties in the course of its business. Staff are encouraged to report any misconduct or potential misconduct, through a direct email to the Senior Partner. This information will be treated in the strictest confidence and the “whistle blower” shall be protected from any reprisals or retaliation.

All Staff of SP are required to conduct themselves with the highest decorum and abide by the highest standards of integrity and accountability, apply exemplary judgment in all their business dealings / relationships. No member of staff shall use his/her position or information derived from that position, for personal gain or for the benefit of others and must seek to uphold and enhance the standing and good name of Strachan Partners in all that they do and in all circumstances.

This Policy and the SP Code of Conduct will be subject to regular review, to confirm that they continue to be fit for purpose and to make necessary adjustments where they fall short.

A breach of this SP Policy will immediately invoke the Firm’s disciplinary process.

3. Anti-Bullying Policy

Strachan Partners will not tolerate any type of bullying by any employee irrespective of position, against another employee or employees of the Firm.

“Bullying” is repeated inappropriate behaviour, whether direct or indirect, verbal, physical or otherwise, conducted by one or more persons against another or others, at the place of work and/or in the course of employment. Such behaviour violates Strachan Partners’ Code of Ethics, which recognises that all employees are entitled to be treated with dignity and respect.

Bullying includes Verbal Bullying: slandering, ridiculing or maligning a person or his or her family; persistent name calling that is in the opinion of the person on the receiving end hurtful, insulting or humiliating; using a person as butt of jokes; abusive and offensive remarks; Physical Bullying: Pushing, shoving, kicking, poking, tripping, assault or threat of physical assault, damage to a person’s work area or property; Gesture bullying: Nonverbal threatening gestures; glances that can convey threatening messages. Exclusion: Socially or physically excluding or disregarding a person in work-related activities.

Other behaviours as contained in the Procedure, may also constitute or contribute to the evidence of bullying in the Firm.

Any violation of this Policy must be reported to the Practice Manager who must investigate and resolve or escalated as appropriate.

4. Data Protection

This policy is drafted in accordance with the Nigerian Data Protections Regulations 2019.

Information or Data required for effective representation of clients may be obtained from the following sources:
1. Data voluntarily provided by clients;
2. Information in public domain; and
3. Information from third parties. Such as;
• Banks and Other Financial Institutions
• Government Institutions and Agencies
• Private Organisations

1.1 DATA PROTECTION-Section 2.1
We recognise that our clients’ information is valuable and we maintain all reasonable measures to protect it whilst it is in our care.
We have exceptional standards of technology and operational security to protect personally identifiable data from breach, loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. Similarly, we adopt a high threshold when it comes to confidentiality obligations and both internal and external parties have agreed to protect confidentiality of all information; to ensure all personal data is handled and processed in line with our stringent confidentiality and data protection policies.

We use computer safeguards; and we enforce, where possible, physical access controls to our buildings and files to keep data safe.

Our clients’ personal information will be retained, usually in a computer or manual files, only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which the information was collected; or as required by law; or as long as is set out in the client’s terms of engagement.

Under certain circumstances, in addition to the right to ‘access to data’, our clients have the following rights:

1. THE RIGHT TO BE INFORMED-Section 2.13.6
This is fulfilled by way of this privacy notice and our transparent explanation as to how we use their personal data.

2. THE RIGHT TO RECTIFICATION-Section 2.13.6 (h)
Our clients are entitled to have their personal data rectified if such data is inaccurate or incomplete.

3. THE RIGHT TO ERASURE-Section 2.13.6 (h)
Our clients have the right to request the deletion or removal of their personal data where there is no compelling reason for its continued processing. This right only applies in the following specific circumstances:

• Where the personal data is no longer necessary in regards to the purpose for which it was originally collected;
• Where consent is relied upon as the lawful basis for holding their data and they withdraw such consent;
• Where they object to the processing and there is no overriding legitimate interest for continuing the processing; and
• Where they object to the processing for direct marketing purposes.

4. THE RIGHT TO OBJECT- Section 2.8
Our clients have the right to object to data processing based on legitimate interests. This right only applies in the following circumstances:

• An objection to stop processing personal data for direct marketing purposes is absolute – there are no exemptions or grounds to refuse – we must stop processing in this context;
• We can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms; or
• The processing is for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Our clients have the right to request the restriction or suppression of their data. When processing is restricted, we can store the data but not use it. This right only applies in the following circumstances:

• Where they contest the accuracy of the personal data – we should restrict the processing until we have verified the accuracy of that data.
• Where they object to the processing (where it was necessary for the performance of a public interest or purpose of legitimate interests), and we are considering whether our firm’s legitimate grounds override their right.
• If we no longer need the personal data but they require the data to establish, exercise or defend a legal claim.

Complaints and inquiries can be sent in any of the following ways:
Physical Drop Off (8:30 am to 5:30 pm daily):
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Phone Number:
(+234 1) 270 0722, (+234 9) 46029163

Response to complaints and inquiries will be sent out within 24 hours.

This policy is drafted in accordance with the Nigerian Data Protections Regulations 2019.

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In its 25 years of experience, Strachan Partners has progressively become a legal resource as it has garnered a wealth of in-depth knowledge and industry know-how applicable to numerous facets of the Nigerian economy, in particular the budding sectors of the Nigerian economy to which the financial industry is one of. We challenge the industry norms and deliver a customized quality service to our clients laced with a cost-transparency policy.

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Act vs SAT

College admission criteria include a variety of factors including grades and extracurricular activities. Near the top of the list of admission criteria for many colleges are ACT and SAT test scores. While some colleges have moved the importance away from admission test scores in recent years, the ACT and SAT still play an important part of a competitive college admission strategy.

Therefore, to thoroughly prepare for the admissions process, a student must take either the ACT or the SAT. Colleges don’t have a preference for which test you choose, so how do you decide which test is better for you?

In many ways the two tests are quite similar. Both the ACT and SAT are content-based tests that consist of four sections, exclusive of the writing section. Neither test penalizes the test-taker for wrong answers, and both tests allow for score choice, meaning the student can choose which scores to send to colleges.

While the ACT and SAT have many similarities, there are a few key differences to be aware of. The most obvious difference is that the ACT includes a science section. However, instead of testing one’s knowledge of science, the science section on the ACT actually tests one’s ability to analyze given information and situations and to evaluate scientific hypotheses. So, a comprehensive knowledge of science is not a prerequisite to do well on the ACT. Additionally, the SAT contains questions on scientific topics as well, just not in its own section.

Another obvious difference between the two tests is time. While the overall length of time is similar between the two tests, you have significantly less time per question on the ACT than you do on the SAT. Therefore, the ACT requires you to stay focused, work quickly, and manage your time wisely.

Finally, the math sections between the two tests have some clear differences. First of all, the ACT allows students to use a calculator on the entire math section. Conversely, there is a math section on the SAT that does not allow the use of a calculator at all. Therefore, students should be comfortable doing simple calculations by hand. On the other hand, the SAT provides basic formulas for the math section, something that the ACT does not do, even though the math tends to be slightly more advanced on the ACT. Another significant difference regarding the math sections relates to the scoring. The math score accounts for half of a student’s overall SAT score but only a quarter of his or her overall ACT score.

Even after understanding the major differences between the two tests, it still may be unclear which is a better option for you. Therefore, it’s a good idea to take a practice test for both the ACT and the SAT to determine which is a better fit. You can find practice tests for each online. Invest a little time to really get a feel for what each test is like. Make sure to complete each test in its entirely and score your answers. Doing so will give you an accurate picture of which test is more suitable to your strengths and testing style.

Investing the time early on can pay off with a better score down the road. While testing is only one piece of the college admission criteria, it is an important one, and you want to make an informed choice when selecting which test to take.

Dr. Jeff Haig, Dr. Brian Haig, and Maya Kelley, MS

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H.V.G may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Please check this Privacy Policy periodically for changes. If we make any changes, the updated policy will be posted to this Site with a revised “last updated” date. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.

Your use of this website, and any disputes arising from it, are subject to this Privacy Policy as well as our Terms of Use and all its dispute resolution provisions, including arbitration, class action waiver, limitation on damages and choice of law.

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We may collect personally identifiable information like your full name, email address, mailing address, telephone number, mobile phone number or credit card number, from you when you voluntarily submit the information to us, such as when you purchase items from us, sign up for one of our services or programs or register with our website. We may also collect these information from you--either directly or via a third party--in other ways, including, without limitation, if you choose to subscribe to our email program; participate in sweepstakes, contests, surveys, and polls; participate in our Personal Shopper program; post content or suggestions on this website; or use any of this Site's other features that otherwise permit you to provide information or other content.

We also may collect other information about you, including, without limitation, demographic information (such as number of household members, age, and gender) and information about your purchase preferences directly from you (whether online or offline) or from third parties such as public databases, social media platforms, data append services and others. In addition, we may collect information (such as your interests, hobbies, lifestyle choices, groups with which you are affiliated, products you want, like or own) from you as you use this website and when you choose to provide this information to us through any interaction with this website.

We may use the information we collect from and about you to: process and fulfill your order, notify you of your order status, prevent fraud and otherwise provide you with customer service; respond to your inquiries and requests; create an account and register you as a registered website user for marketing purposes and to send you information regarding this website as well as about our products, programs or services; provide you with mobile alerts, if you have requested them; customize your experience on this website; provide you with relevant offers, products and services; permit you to use this website's social networking features; or provide you with other services. Please note that message and data fees may apply if you register for mobile alerts. We may also use the personal information we collect from and about you for our business purposes, such as data analysis, audits, developing new products and services, enhancing our websites, improving our services, personalizing your experiences, identifying usage trends and determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns.

We use single sign-on services that allow you to sign into this website using your third-party social networking login credentials for accounts such as Facebook, Google or Yahoo. This allows you to link your existing social network profile to your website account. Once connected, you will be able to post content on the third-party website from this site and interact with your friends from the third-party site(s). Any information or content that you post to the third-party website will be subject to that website's own privacy policy. We may also access and use available information from your third-party social network profile, such as your name, location, profile picture and information, gender, list of friends, friends' profiles or postings, email address, wall postings and news feed.

We may use your personal information to allow you to send messages to a friend through this website. By using this functionality, you are telling us that you are entitled to use and provide us with your friend's name and email address.

Some website features may make use of your device attributes and settings that will allow our site to determine your physical location. Such technologies may include IP address mapping, Wi-Fi, GPS signals, cell tower positioning or other technologies. We use this information to enhance and personalize your experience and provide you with offers, products and services that may be of interest to you.

Non-personal information may be collected from you by means of cookies, pixel tags (also called web beacons or clear gifs), local shared objects and other technologies. Cookies are small bits of information that this site places on your computer. We and our third-party service providers use these technologies to identify your IP address, browser type, device characteristics, domain name, referring URLs and specific links and web pages through which you click. This data is collected automatically and utilized for data analytics, site operations, fraud prevention and to help us improve this Site and your overall experience. This technology also allows us to recognize you when you return to this site and to provide you with a customized experience that we feel will be of value to you. We may use and disclose non-personal information in any manner for any purpose, except where prohibited under applicable law.

 What Information Do We Share and With Whom?

We may share your personal information with our partners to provide you with products or services that you have requested, to provide you with promotional offers we believe will be of interest to you and for any other purpose described in this Privacy Policy. We do not rent or sell your personal information to marketers outside our businesses, unless you authorize us to do so.

We may make third party applications available to you on our sites and you may choose to authorize us to share your information with the application and its publisher. We require third parties who publish applications on our sites to give you notice of their own privacy policy, which you should review prior to authorizing the application to access your information.

We may disclose your personal information to identify you to anyone to whom you send messages through this site. You may disclose your own personal information on message boards, chat, profile pages, blogs and other social networking features and services to which you are able to post information and materials. Please note that any information you post or disclose through these services may be available to site visitors and to the public, depending on the service and any privacy settings in place. Be careful when deciding to disclose your personal information, your location or any other information, on this site.

We may share your personal information with service providers and other third parties that need access to your information to provide operational or other support services, such as payment processors, shipping agents, and product fulfillment vendors. These third parties must agree to appropriate restrictions on the disclosure and use of your information. Unless otherwise disclosed to you, these third parties are prohibited from using your personal information for their own marketing purposes.

We may provide information about you, which may include personal information, to regulatory authorities and law enforcement officials in accordance with applicable law, when we otherwise believe in good faith that the law requires it or to respond to requests from government authorities. There may be instances when we may use or disclose your personal information in order to protect or defend the legal rights, property or operations of H.V.G & Briefs & Beauty Products LL C or our employees or partners; to protect the rights, privacy, safety or security of users, members or others; to protect against fraud; and to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.

H.V.G & Briefs & Beauty Products LL C may sell, transfer and/or share personal information with third parties in connection with a merger, reorganization, joint venture, assignment, spin-off, transfer or sale or disposition of all or any portion of our business, and in the event of a store closing or bankruptcy.

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Most web browsers allow you to exercise control over cookie files on your computer by erasing them, blocking them, or notifying you when such a file is stored. Please look at your browser for instructions on this function.

We may also use Flash Cookies, LSOs and other technologies to, among other things, collect and store information about your use of the Services, fraud prevention and other site operations. If you do not want Flash LSOs stored on your computer, you can adjust the settings of your Flash player to block Flash LSO storage using the tools contained in the Website Storage Settings Panel. You can also control Flash LSOs by going to the Global Storage Settings Panel and following the instructions (which may include instructions that explain, for example, how to delete existing Flash LSOs (referred to "information" on the Macromedia site), how to prevent Flash LSOs from being placed on your computer without your being asked, and (for Flash Player 8 and later) how to block Flash LSOs that are not being delivered by the operator of the page you are on at the time). Please note that setting the Flash Player to restrict or limit acceptance of Flash LSOs may reduce or impede the functionality of some Flash applications, including, potentially, Flash applications used in connection with the Services or our online content.

If you do elect to disable cookies, please note that you may not be able to take full advantage of a personalized experience on this site and on other H.V.G & Briefs & Beauty Products LL C sites.

 How Do We Handle Personally Identifiable Information Collected from Children?

This website is a general audience site and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. In the event a H.V.G & Briefs & Beauty Products LL C site or portion thereof is directed to children under 13, the site will contain a Children's Online Privacy Policy that complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

 I Am a Minor, How Can I Remove My Posted Content?

If you are under 18 and a Registered User or Member, you may ask us to remove content or information that you have posted to the Site. To remove posted content or information, please write to Please note that your request does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of the content or information, as, for example, some of your content may have been re-posted by another user.

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This site may contain links to other websites or applications that are not owned and operated by H.V.G & Briefs & Beauty Products LL C. In addition, some of our Sites feature content drawn directly from third party websites using a technique known as i-framing or simply "framing." These frames allow you to view and interact directly with the third-party website from within our site. H.V.G & Briefs & Beauty Products LL C is not responsible for the privacy practices of non-affiliated websites or applications, including, without limitation, those that are linked to or framed on this site. You should read the privacy statements of every website and application that collects personal information.

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This site may display ads from other companies. We also partner with third-party service providers to serve ads on our behalf on other non-affiliated third-party sites or apps. Some of the ads on this site or on third party sites or apps may be personalized, meaning that they are intended to be relevant to you based on what we or the online advertising network serving the ad know about you or your device's browsing activity. For example, anonymous information collected by our ad networks or other third-party service providers across multiple sites that you visit may enable the ad network to predict your preferences and show you ads that are most likely to be of interest to you. We may share your information with our service providers to permit them to recognize and serve targeted ads to you across the different devices you use. Before we share your information, we transform, or “hash”, it so that it is not in personally identifiable form.

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Early life[ edit ] Vairamuthu was born on July 13, to Ramasamy and his wife Angammal, who were agriculturalists based in the village of Mettoor , in the district of Theni , Tamil Nadu. In , his family was forced to move to Vadugapatti , another village in the Theni district, due to the construction of Vaigai Dam across the river Vaigai , which led to evacuation of 14 villages including Mettur. In his new surroundings, he also took up agriculture in addition to his academics.

From a very young age, Vairamuthu was drawn towards the language and literature of Tamil. The Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu during the s, made a significant impression on his youth and he was inspired by several prominent individuals associated with language, such as Periyar E.

Karunanidhi , Subramania Bharathi , Bharathidasan and Kannadasan. He began writing poems from the age of ten and by his early teens, he was noted as a prominent orator and poet in his school.

After his education, he began his professional career at the Tamil Nadu Official Language Commission in the mids, as a translator of law books and documents from English to Tamil, working under Justice Maharajan. Family and personal life[ edit ] He is married to Ponmani, a Tamil scholar and former professor at the Meenakshi College for Women. They have two sons, Madhan Karky and Kabilan , who both work as lyricists and dialogue writers for Tamil films.

He also has two grandchildren, Haiku and Mettoori. Film career[ edit ] Debut and early years[ edit ] Upon reading his poems, he was signed on as a lyricist by the director P. Bharathiraja for the film Nizhalgal in the year The first song he wrote in his career, was "Pon Maalai Pozhuthu", which was composed by "Isaignani" Ilaiyaraaja and sung by S.

The first song of his that was released, was "Batrakali Uttamaseeli" also composed by Ilaiyaraaja from the film Kaali , which was released four months before Nizhalgal.

Vairamuthu quit his career as a translator to work full-time in the film industry. After Nizhalgal, Vairamuthu and Ilaiyaraaja kicked off a successful collaboration which would last a little more than half a decade. Besides their work with Bharathiraja, the combination of the lyricist and the composer tasted success with more soundtracks such as Raja Paarvai, Ninaivellam Nithya , Nallavanukku Nallavan , Salangai Oli and Sindhu Bhairavi the latter two yielding Ilaiyaraaja his first two National Awards for Music Direction.

Vairamuthu also worked as a lyricist with composer M. Viswanathan on the film Thanneer Thanneer and V. Narasimhan on the films Achamillai Achamillai and Kalyana Agathigal. All three films were directed by K. In , he debuted as screenwriter for the film Natpu , directed by Ameerjan. He later had three further collaborations as a writer with the director in Thulasi , Vanna Kanavugal and Vanakkam Vathiyare He also penned the dialogues for Andru Peytha Mazhaiyil , which was directed by the National award-winning cinematographer Ashok Kumar.

Split with Ilaiyaraaja[ edit ] After K. His association with director Bharathiraja remained intact, as the duo worked together in the late s on films such as Vedham Pudhithu composed by Devendran and Kodi Parakuthu composed by Hamsalekha. He also worked with Bollywood composers such as R.

Resurgence[ edit ] In , K. Balachander signed Vairamuthu as a lyricist for three of his productions , which were set for release in the following year: Vaaname Ellai , Annamalai and Roja. The first film directed by Balachander himself was composed by M. The album secured A. Following Roja, the combination of A. Rahman and Vairamuthu became heavily sought after, collaborating on several films throughout the next 25 years. Kaatru Veliyidai and Chekka Chivantha Vaanam Singers P.

Unnikrishnan , S. Balasubrahmanyam , Shankar Mahadevan , Swarnalatha , K. Chitra and Shashaa Tirupati have all won National awards for their work in collaboration with this duo. Vairamuthu is also known for his work in the 90s and early s with composer Deva , on popular soundtracks such as Annamalai, Baasha , Aasai , Once More , Arunachalam , Nerukku Ner , Vaali , Kushi , and Panchathanthiram.

He has also worked extensively with Harris Jayaraj , D. Raghunanthan which secured him his sixth National Award for the film Thenmerku Paruvakaatru and Yuvan Shankar Raja the son of Ilaiyaraaja ; their association yielded him his seventh National Award for the film Dharma Durai.

During his nearly year career, he has worked with over music directors. In addition to lyrics, Vairamuthu has also penned poems which feature as part of the dialogue, on films such as Duet , Iruvar for the character played by Prakash Raj , and Aalavandhan for the character of Nandu; played by Kamal Haasan. He has also penned lyrics for the theme songs of many Tamil television shows and jingles for advertisements, the most notable among them being the theme for the Tamil soap opera Chithi.

Contribution to literature[ edit ] Vairamuthu has written 37 books which include collections of poetry as well as novels in the Tamil language. Over 2. In , four of his books were released on the same day in a grand manner in Madurai by the ex-Chief Minister Karunanidhi.

Notable works[ edit ] Kallikkattu Ithikasam The Saga of the Drylands Kallikkattu Ithikasam depicts the story of the people of a village who have turned refugees in independent India.

In the s, when Vaigai dam was constructed in Madurai District, 14 villages were vacated for creating the water catchment area. This novel narrates the tearful story of those refugees who lost their land under the water.

The author is a child born to one such family and had lived through the misery of this migration in his childhood. The story portrays the tears, blood and pain of the villagers whose families were crushed as a result of modernization. The soul of the novel echoes the truth behind the values of agrarian India and the virtues of farmers which are eternal. This saga won Vairamuthu the Sahitya Akademi Award for the Best Literary Work in the year , and has been translated into 22 languages.

Karuvachchi Kaviyam The Epic of Karuvachchi Karuvachchi Kaviyam revolves around a vulnerable Indian village woman who has been enslaved by the illiterate male chauvinistic community.

This novel is a prophecy on the suicides of farmers five years before it had happened. The author was heartbroken when the poverty-stricken farmers who were unable to feed their families due to failure of monsoon, severe drought conditions, debt and despair, committed suicide.

Other endeavors and philanthropic activities[ edit ] Vairamuthu has set up a foundation, the Vairamuthu Educational Trust, which provides funding to underprivileged families for education of their children. From the proceeds of the sales of Moondram Ulaga Poor, a sum of Rs. He is the founder of the Vetri Tamizhar Peravai, which aims at uplifting society.

He also donated a hospital building to the people of his native village of Karattuppatti , and started a library in the name of the esteemed poet Kannadasan , in his village of Vadugapatti. He has also made contributions to victims of war as well to those of natural calamities. Sexual harassment allegations[ edit ] As a part of the MeToo movement , Vairamuthu was accused of sexual harassment in by singer Chinmayi Sripada.

He is a prodigy whose ingenious prowess has transformed and set a new trend in the Tamil Literary and Film entertainment arena. He is the only Indian film lyricist who is honored six times with the Presidential National Award as a Best film Lyricist. His contribution to literary world continues with the same level of spiritedness. Besides his poems many other works have also been translated into several languages viz. Many have researched his works and obtained doctorate from various Universities. He has traveled widely arround the globe and delivered countless literary talks. Literary and Social Activities He is the founder of Vetri Tamizhar peravai with the objective of social uplift.

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Milo here.

Aiaiai! Another MMM comin’ at ya.

Today, we’re having a look at Walk Idiot Walk, the lead single from The Hives’ 2004 effort Tyrannosaurus Hives. Check the video below:

For as long as I can remember, The Hives’ brand of off-the-wall garage punk has been a staple of my music listening, with memories of jamming to Hate To Say I Told You So while flicking my way through the demo disc that came with Official PS2 magazine being some of my earliest and fondest. However, with that aforementioned single propelling them to worldwide fame, it was up to this song, with Tyrannosaurus Hives, to capitalise on that success. While it may not have panned as greatly in the long run, this is a helluva catchy tune.
With all the hallmarks of a great Hives track, Walk Idiot Walk doesn’t exactly show much progression from the band, but instead gives us more of that chaotic goodness. The punchy dual guitar riff is a complete earworm, pumped full of energy and fun, filled out by the bass and tom-heavy drums. That being said, it’s the instantly recognisable vocals of Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist that makes this track, as he lives up to his namesake with ease. His charismatic screams inject the character into every song from the band, and this is no exception.

Lots of hugs, kisses and lacerations

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      • Oh yes. And at high, high volume, too! One of my prized CDs is a copy of their Oh Lord! When? How? EP. Happy days! And maybe especially for the elegantly-titled track “Some People Know All To Well How Bad Liquorice, Or Any Candy For That Matter, Can Taste When Having Laid Out In The Sun Too Long – And I Think I Just Ate Too Much.”

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      • Well, not so rare I suppose, it’s Currently Unavailable on the Canuck Amazons, but Discogs has it for $14-$40. For me, it was one of those record shoppe finds where I did a little shout of joy and grabbed it up quick in case anyone tried to scoop it on me!

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It is still possible to look cute in what feels like Nairobi winter ,even if you’re bundled up from head to toe. Your summer staples will instantly become cold-weather applicable once you place them along properly.

The goal is to showcase the versatility of true closet staples & share some outfit pairings that you can (hopefully) recreate using what you already own.

My tips on layering is to assemble various textures, weights, and colors . This gets you to think outside of your usual closet staples. Instead of falling back on just a few pieces, the end goal is to find new and creative outfits .

Below are my favorite layered outfits for the cold weather:

  • Leather jacket X hoodie
  • Oversized sweater X sleeveless tench coat
  • Nude fedora X Gold Sweater X orange blazer
  • Maroon beret X red sweater X red and black checkered trench coat
  • Baby blue Sweater X denim jacket and blue and white checked long coat

Leather jacket X Hoodie.

This is my favorite look and It’s a perfect look for a chilly drizzling morning in Nairobi.
Also I feel so badass 😂😂, as any woman should loll.

Oversized sweater X Sleeveless Trench cost.

Nothing says chic more than a monotone look. This is a perfect date night outfit.

Nude fedora X Gold sweater X tangerine blazer X black skirt

I feel like if this look was compared to something edible it would be a yummy pumpkin Bread.
The vibrant tangerine color oozes brunch vibes.

Maroon Beret X red turtleneck sweater X Red and black Trench coat X Black khaki.

This is another daring monotone look . Red and black is such a beautiful color combo , add pink for a touch of color.

Baby blue Sweater X Denim jacket X Blue and white checkered long coat.

Brighten your gloomy day with a touch of blue and add a pop of color . I went with the pink Tassel Earings .

I absolutely love how all these looks turned out , the pop of color definitely brightens up a gloomy day.
Let me know which look was your favorite and tag me on Instagram if you try out any the looks.


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At my wedding in 2010

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I have a tendency to take the gifts in my life for granted.  I would love to say that I am always thankful and grateful, but the truth is I get caught up in the busyness of everyday life and forget just how much I love/am loved by some of the coolest people I know.  Seriously, I have a fabulous network of support that I rely on to help me get through this crazy thing called life.  The single most influential person in this network is my aunt Donna or, as I’ve always called her, Sis.

Sis is my “heart mother”, which is just a short way of saying that even though she didn’t give birth to me, she’s mothered me.  She is more than that, though.  She is the only person in my life that I know, really know, will love me forever…no matter what I do.  She might get angry, she might think I’m being stupid, but she will love me, always.  I know this partially because I feel it, but mostly because it’s the way I feel about her.

Dancing at my wedding with mom, Sis and Grandma. Sis is holding my hand. 🙂

In my thirty years on this earth, I’ve only had about a handful of profound moments and she’s played some kind of role in all of them.  The majority of my happy childhood memories are wrapped up in things we did together, things like make goofy tapes to send to family, go on nature walks and, of course, dance.

My love and appreciation for classical ballet began when she introduced me to the pretend world of “The Nutrcracker Suite”.  I fondly remember dancing around my grandmother’s dining room on my tiptoes, pretending to be the Sugar Plum Fairy… a role I later was able to play, thanks to Sis.  For over twenty years, our shared love nurtured our bond.  Even when we had rough patches, we had ballet.  Ballet was/is enough, but it wasn’t just that.  Ballet (and Sis, who was my teacher) gave me a self-confidence, positive body image, poise and more.  It allowed me an outlet and a rock when my family life was in turmoil.  Even now, when I haven’t danced regularly in years, I can not imagine my life without ballet (or her).  It is a part of me, just like she is.

She’s always been honest me, whether I wanted it or not and whether I listened or not.

One week, I told her that I was going to break up with my boyfriend.  The next week, when I came to her as a terrified pregnant seventeen-year-old and said, “I’m pregnant and we’re getting married,” she was the only one who responded with, “That’s dumb.”  The only one who thought that perhaps combining pregnancy, finishing high school, becoming an “official” adult and starting a marriage (with someone I had wanted to be free of only a week previous) was NOT a smart idea.  When I chose to get married anyway, four months later, she was my Matron of Honor and stood by my side with a loving smile on her face.  Almost ten years later, when it was obvious that marriage was no longer a healthy place for me and my children, she talked me through it and never once said “I told you so”.  Instead, she told me how she knew I’d worked so hard to make it work, how courageous and brave I was to get out and start over.

She’s been to three of my children’s births.

During my daughter’s birth, she dutifully massaged my feet and legs for hours without so much as a sigh.  It was the first time she’d ever left her own toddler overnight, a sacrifice I didn’t understand until I had my own needy toddlers.  She held my hand, told me I was not a failure for getting an epidural and later, when the nasty OB refused to let me leave for arbitrary reasons (even the nurses thought so), she initiated a group of strong ladies willing to surround me and walk me out of the hospital.

Rubbing my back during labor

For my first son’s birth, I was 1000 miles away.  Even though she wasn’t physically there, her picture and a phone call were helpful guides through the journey.  I desperately missed her support during that time.

My second son was born just minutes before she arrived, but her postpartum care of me was phenomenal.  She quietly and efficiently helped get the pool emptied out (which was right in the middle of our small living room), ran to get food from the kitchen for me to munch on when I got woozy and took care of the afterbirth while everyone focused on me and baby.  She cancelled her classes that day to take care of me, getting takeout and helping around the house.

My miscarriage caught me completely by surprise and the first person I thought to call after it happened was her.  Having been through it herself many times, she knew exactly what to say and, more importantly, what NOT to say.

Guiding B through the end of labor/the birth.

My third son’s birth was carefully planned out with each person having a specific role.  Hers was taking care of the toddler, because she is so excellent at dealing with very young children.  As I anticipated, he did fabulous with her and the baby was actually born while most of the children slept…which allowed her to be a vital part of the actual birth part.

These are just a few of the many, many gifts she’s given me.  Gifts that I can never, no matter how hard I try, repay.  Gifts of love.  I’ve been spending the last few years taking them for granted, assuming they’ll always be there.  They won’t, though.  Time goes by, seasons change and people don’t last forever.  But, the gifts they give do.  The gifts that were given to me allowed me to be a mother, a compassionate care giver to others, a good friend, a passionate change-maker.

I am a part of your legacy.  I am me because of you.  I love you, my Sis.


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Ecommerce Email Marketing: 12 List Building Strategies

Bonus Material: Ecommerce List Building Checklist

That’s how much you’d earn if you spent just $100 on email marketing for your eCommerce business on average.

Hot shit, right

It makes sense, too. Considering that 91% of consumers use email at least once per day -- you probably don’t know a single person without an email address (even my grandmother has one) -- email is the one thing we all have in common.

That includes your target market.

Still not sold that email marketing should be your bread and butter?

For years, email marketing has driven over 25% of Black Friday sales industry wide. Other marketing channels - like social media, direct traffic, and ads - paled in comparison. And those were sales directly from email. Imagine the huge percentage of sales that indirectly came from email.

Can you afford to make 25% fewer sales?

I think not. So email marketing is not just for professional bloggers, information product businesses, and service companies.

Email marketing is absolutely crucial for every eCommerce entrepreneur as well. Email marketing allows you to:

  • Increase your sales
  • Get to know your target market like the back of your hand
  • Decrease cart abandonment
  • Reach your customers whenever you want (and not when Facebook’s algorithm figures it’s appropriate).

You need to use email marketing, but I knew you’d be lost in the weeds with how to do it.

So I put together these 12 effective strategies for eCommerce stores to build that list. No more digging through reams of list building strategies for blogs and trying to adapt them for eCommerce. These strategies are specific and exclusive only to your eCommerce business

List Building Strategy #1: Give Your Customers Ownership

Despite being a professional marketer, I’ve fallen for it.

It’s one of the most innovative and fun methods of collecting emails I’ve seen yet, so I don’t even mind that I’ve fallen for it. Here’s how it went down.

I was online shopping, searching for the perfect pair of shorts. Just as I was going down the rabbit hole, I found it. Modcloth’s Be the Buyer section:

Screenshot showing an ecommerce website

The section where you get to vote for the items you want to see the store carry. And of course, you leave your email address to see the results -- not to mention purchase the items you voted for once they’re in stock.

This works for a few reasons:

  1. It makes your customers feel involved and engages them in the purchasing decision. You’re giving your audience an ownership over what appears in your store.
  2. People convert when they picture themselves using the product. When people picture themselves using or interacting with a product, they’re far more likely to buy. Having your customers vote on what to stock the store with will increase your sales of those items.
  3. It gamifies online shopping. Who doesn’t love a good game? Voting on the products you love adds an element of fun, breaking the feeling of it being a chore.

One of the biggest fringe benefits of this method is that you get your customers opinions before you order inventory. This means that you cut down drastically on stagnant stock, taking the guesswork out of buying for your eCommerce store…

So you can bring in the items you know your customers will love, every time.

If you don’t want to have a voting system, but still want to vet your products before you buy and collect emails, you can check out the next strategy.

List Building Strategy #2: Notify Your Customers When Stock Is In

I used to work at pet store.

Okay fine, it was actually boutique that sold silly things like t-shirts for dogs. Yeah, I know. But hey, ‘Murica is spending over 60 billion dollars on our pets this year. Not a bad business to be in.

In any case, when we’d run out of stock on something people loved, we’d put their names on a notification list. When we got the item back in stock, we’d literally phone each and every one of them and let them know it was back in.

Tedious, right?

Yeah. But as tedious as it was to do this manually, it gave us a great idea of not only what to order, but how much. Plus, it gave us the customers’ phone numbers, which was the back-then version of the almighty email.

Good thing you can cash in on this without having to call every single customer. Just with a simple “Notify Me” button like Matina has, you can collect your customers’ email address and get some seriously good intel to help with your ordering:

Screenshot showing a product page on an ecommerce store

You don’t need to be a developer or have any expensive programs to do this, either. Set up a Click Trigger in List Builder to bring up the pop-up once your customer clicks the “Notify Me” button.

List Building Strategy #3: Catch Visitors Before They Leave

One thing I love about eCommerce email marketing is that it so often serves more than one purpose.

As you saw (and will see in the rest of this article), the same strategies you use to collect emails also land the initial sale. This strategy works like that, too.

Let’s say you landed on a website to do some shopping. You poked around a bit, saw some products you liked, but weren't immediately sold. So you left the store with the intention to think about it.

Chances are, you won’t return. When we leave a store (online or not) to “think” about something, we usually don’t find ourselves there again.

So what would convince you to not only give up your email address but also buy the items you placed in your cart?

Perhaps a discount would do it. And maybe that discount should appear right when you’re on the fence enough to leave.

You can do this with an exit intent pop-up, like Code and Quill has paired with a discount:

Screenshot showing a Sumo popup on an ecommerce store

An exit intent pop-up shows when you’re about to leave the site. It’s often triggered by moving your mouse up to the escape or the “back” button.

When in Smart Mode, List Builder is an exit intent pop-up and also one of Sumo’s highest converting email collection tools. One Sumo customer made $50,522.22 in 30 days using this cart abandonment strategy, similar to what Code and Quill used above.

Protip: Add the discount code to the success window of your pop-up, so your customer doesn't have to go off the page to find the code. If they leave, chances are they’re not coming back, so you don’t want them to have to go to their email to get the code.

List Building Strategy #4: Offer Free Shipping in Exchange for Emails

I bet it’s happened to you.

You find a product you love. You add it to your cart, and rush to the checkout only to be disappointed.

That $20 product you were so excited about comes saddled with a $9 shipping charge.

There’s nothing more frustrating than a shipping charge on a product you know you could get in-store without that laziness tax.

So should you be offering free shipping? Absolutely. You probably already are. But instead of just offering it to everybody who lands on your site, offer free shipping in exchange for the email

You can do this just like the pop-up above, where you offer the discount code, or you can do this in a Smart Bar, which will appear at the top of your site for all your visitors to cash in on.

Like with your discount in the earlier step, put the shipping discount code in the success window of your Smart Bar. That way, they won’t have to leave the page before you make the sale.

Just make sure you separate out the shipping and handling cost from the main cost of your item.

List Building Strategy #5: Trigger Exclusivity with a Gated Homepage

Can you imagine landing on a website and seeing that the homepage was gated? Meaning that you couldn’t navigate through the website without signing up for the email list, first.

You might think it would be ineffective to gate your site with email collection. It’s a barrier that gives your audience more to do, right? And I’m always harping on making it as easy as possible for your visitors to follow through with your calls to action...

But in this case, it’s a bit backward

When you have to give up your email address just for the privilege of looking at products, it seems more special. Like you’re part of an exclusive club.

You might be thinking, “But won’t that decrease my sales if not everybody can see my products?”.

Maybe. But more likely, it’ll make no difference to your sales -- or even increase them. Because not only does it collect emails, but it also triggers a type of social proof - the social proof of exclusivity.

The people who are willing to give you their email address and peruse your store are far more likely to be the ones who aren’t just tire kickers.

They’re also triggering action-taking momentum, so they’re more likely to buy. You’re weeding out the window shoppers and getting these ultra-serious customers’ email addresses in the process.

Check out how Zulily does this:

Screenshot showing a promotional popup

You can’t get past that pop-up and browse their inventory if you don’t either sign in or type in your email address.

If you don’t want to jump straight to gated browsing, the next strategy might be more up your alley.

List Building Strategy #6: Trigger Exclusivity With A Gated Checkout

Okay, so maybe the whole gated browsing is too aggressive for you, but you still want to make your customers feel special.

You could take the more mild approach of gating the checkout process instead of the entire site.

Sites like Gilt and HautLook do this, where they allow you to browse their inventory, but to add them to your cart you have to sign up for the email list.

Again, this reduces the amount of tire kickers on your site, and employs the foot in the door technique that works so well.

This is the strategy where if you get somebody to comply with a smaller request, it’s much easier to get them to comply with a larger request later on. In this case, the smaller request is to browse your store and put the item in their cart. The larger request is asking for their email address. And finally, the largest request is getting the sale.

List Building Strategy #7: Set Your Homepage as a Squeeze Page

If gating your products isn’t your style, but you still want to rake in the email addresses to the extent that gated homepages do, then you’ll love this tip.

Let’s take a page out of Jessica Alba’s The Honest Company and set your homepage as a squeeze page...

Screenshot showing a signup page for an ecommerce store

Visitors don’t have to subscribe to browse the website.

If they were to land on the squeeze page, they could click the, “No thanks, just take me to the site” link at the bottom of the form and navigate through to the homepage.

But the landing page encourages visitors to sign up, because it isolates the call to action and removes distractions from what you want your visitors to do - sign up for your email list.

This also gives the illusion of exclusivity, even though you’re not really excluding anybody from viewing or buying from you.

List Building Strategy #8: Create an Account

Some of the “hottest” leads are those who already bought from you.

They’ve already proven their interest in your products enough to type in their MasterCard number, and they’re probably just as likely to want to be on your email list.

One of the best ways to get super engaged customer emails is to have them create an account when they’re checking out, like Onnit does:

Screenshot showing an ecommerce website

This helps them by making the checkout much easier next time they visit, and also provides an extra benefit to you (on top of email marketing): the ability to rescue abandoned carts

If your customer’s logged in while they’re browsing, you can email them reminders about the items in their cart if they’ve left your site before purchasing.

Since according to Shopify data, almost 67% of sales are lost to cart abandonment, this can help you increase your sales significantly.

So not only is this a great way to collect emails, but it’s also a great conversion technique.

Protip: Have a checkbox at the end of the registration form that asks if it’s okay for your business to email them. You don’t want to do so without permission. Check out how Onnit does it as part of the registration process:

Screenshot showing a signup page for an ecommerce store

List Building Strategy #9: Host a Giveaway for Email Domination

A few months ago, I was at Victoria’s Secret.

Buying car tires, obviously

As I stood in line waiting to buy my wares, a fishbowl caught my eye. There were no fish in this fishbowl, but rather a number of folded scraps of paper and business cards.

The sign on the bowl said something to the effect of:

“Leave us your email to enter to win a Victoria’s Secret gift basket”.

I tried to snap a picture (naturally, as an email marketer - I only looked slightly crazy to my fellow shoppers) but the lighting in Vicky’s is not exactly photo-friendly. However, the results spoke for themselves - the fishbowl was filled to the brim with these scraps of paper.

While shoppers were waiting in line to pay, they’d enter this giveaway. And why wouldn't you enter? Giveaways are a great way to grow your email list and traffic to your website.

So good in fact, that Julien grew his email list from 173 to 2,220 in just 3 days with giveaways:

Screenshot showing Mailchimp stats for SleepSumo

You can find out how to set up a viral giveaway and maximize your emails here

The best part is that, as an eCommerce store, you get to skip past the hardest step of hosting a giveaway: figuring out what to give away. Of course you’d just give away your own products.

List Building Strategy #10: Entice Visitors with Sales Notifications

Ever meet one of those people who buys things just because they’re on sale?

They didn’t need the item. They weren’t “in the market” for the products. And it’s always something outlandish like luggage when they’ve never gone on a trip in their life, or industrial garbage bins they have no need for.

As annoying as these people are, you’ve probably been one of them before, too.

I know I’ve fallen into the trap. The trap of seeing a 50% discount and thinking “Well, it’s only $15,” and buying it even though I don’t need it.

It happens over and over because we love getting a deal. And we love knowing about deals first.

If you have a sale coming up, entice visitors to sign up for your email list to be notified when the sale is happening:

Screenshot showing a Sumo popup

You can do this in a pop-up, a Welcome Mat or even your landing page.

Protip: If you already know when your next sale is, pair this method with a countdown timer in your Scroll Box or List Builder pop-up. Countdown timers trigger a sense of urgency which increases conversion rates.

List Building Strategy #11: Trigger Your Visitors FOMO

Have you ever woke up one Sunday morning, went to check your Facebook only to see pictures of your friends at an event that happened last night that you completely missed out on?

Feels shitty, right?

And because of social media and the newfound ability to be able to see what went on almost immediately after it happened, even if you weren’t there, you’ve probably experienced this not-so-new phenomenon called FOMO, or fear of missing out.

According to Google, FOMO is:

“Anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website.

As not-nice as it sounds, you can use this to your advantage to build your email list. Trigger your visitor’s FOMO gene by reminding them not to miss out on exclusive products, new releases and popular items.

You can see how luxury streetwear brand Supreme take this strategy to the next-level by limiting supply of every product they sell in this Supreme Sumo Growth Study.

For a more subtle example, check out NiceKicks List Builder pop-up that triggers FOMO with, “Never miss another sneaker release”:

Screenshot showing a Sumo popup

In this strategy, you’re converting the visitor to your email list with the promise of updating them with new products.

You can do this with almost any email collection app, like Welcome Mat, Scroll Box, and List Builder

List Building Strategy #12: Nab Your Mobile Visitor’s Email Addresses

There are 900 million email accounts hosted on Gmail alone. And 75% of the users with those accounts check their email from their mobile devices.[*]

This means you need to make it simple for your mobile visitors to sign up for your email list

Check out how easy it is for BarkBox browsers to sign up with their mobile friendly Sumo pop-up:

Screenshot showing a popup on mobile

If your site and email collection apps aren’t mobile friendly, you should be afraid. Very afraid. Because you’re kissing goodbye to hundreds or potentially thousands of emails each year.

Don’t worry, though. All Sumo apps are mobile friendly and responsive.

Stop Overlooking Email Marketing for eCommerce

I’ve heard it before, and I’m sure I’ll hear it again.

eCommerce entrepreneurs believe that email gets in the way of making the sale. But the reality is this:

Email is the way to make the sale. It’s not in the way of making the sale

If you’re not collecting your visitors’ email addresses and paying attention to your email conversion rate on your site, you can kiss goodbye to hundreds of sales, thousands of dollars and a ton of fringe benefits, too.

So stop overlooking email marketing for your eCommerce store, and start growing your email list.


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Usage of the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot - Preparing of the robots seminar for the high school

Author: Marek Jaroslav

Bakalářské práce 2010

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This bachelor thesis introduces the basic hardware and software equipment of LEGO MINDSTORMS robotics kit. It contains installation instructions and a description of the programming environment of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT software. It introduces the basics of programming language NXT-G. The thesis also includes information about educational presentations and web pages that were created as a support for teaching of robotic workshops at secondary school.

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Studio One - How do I turn on/off the click track in a specified output?

When using an audio interface with multiple outputs, and need to turn the click on/off or turn the volume of a click down on a track, you want to change these settings within the "Output" tab of the Mixer inside of Studio One 2 (Mix can be located at the bottom Right corner of a New Song or template, or by pressing F3 on your keyboard).

As depicted, click on the Outputs tab  >>  Then find the output (based on the white area below the fader you created in Song Setup), and click the Metronome below the output designated.

NOTE:  The output metronome is for that output fader only.  Turning these setting off on the output does not turn the metronome for the Main output off.  It is only for the selected fader and is post fader from the physical volume fader position.

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Recent studies have shown that 60% of failures during in vitro fertilization are caused by a violation of the reproductive health of men. Which factors determine the male component of the success of conception?

The primary study to evaluate a man’s reproductive ability is a standard spermogram. This test allows to evaluate the morphology of sperm cells, their activity and concentration. However, decrease in fertility is recorded in more often than 40% of cases, even if sperm characteristics are within the normal range. Because of this, specialists are not limited to one study. To obtain a more objective picture of men's health, measurement oxidative stress and DNA fragmentation is recommended.

Oxidative stress is an imbalance of oxygen free radicals in semen. Normally, a small amount is allowed for the productive functioning of sperm. If the amount of free radicals exceeds the established limits, they trigger a chain reaction, which leads to a violation of the integrity and death of spermcells.

The reasons leading to oxidative stress of sperm are:

  • Bad habits such as smoking, drug use, alcohol abuse;
  • Unbalanced nutrition;
  • Weight disorders (dystrophy, overweight);
  • Sexual abstinence over a long period;
  • Increased physical activity;
  • Varicocele;
  • Neoplasms and injuries of the scrotum.

MiOXSYS Analyzer technology is used to diagnose oxidative stress. It allows you to measure the level of free radicals in a semen sample in real time in a short time and, in combination with a spermogram, give an objective and accurate assessment of the quality of the seminal fluid.

An oxidative stress test is recommended for all men planning a conception. However, it is especially important to control the level of oxygen free radicals in semen in cases when the couple had:

  • repeated miscarriages;
  • 3 or more unsuccessful IVF attempts;
  • male infertility of unknown etiology;
  • inflammatory and infectious diseases (in particular prostatitis);
  • factors provoking oxidative stress.

After a simple study, a fertility specialist obtains the data giving the possibility to make a correct diagnosis, promptly prescribe effective antioxidant therapy and give recommendations on how to make changes in a man’s lifestyle.

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Birth Place

This is a second essay written this summer.

North Kansas City Hospital:  the birthplace of both kids.  Did you know that each person’s social security number identifies where each person is born?  I didn’t, but having two kids and discovering how similar their numbers are lead me to ask that question.

I was not born in a hospital.  I was born in a two-story frame house that was the Wellsville Clinic.  Mom told me the story of my birth and I realize that it could easily be lost in relation to births today.

When she went into labor, she was not sure what was going on when the water broke.  She woke Dad up and explained what had just happened and he, in his typical matter of fact manner, said, “Well, if you were a cow, you are going into labor.”

Timing was never part of the story, but they made it to Dr. Walls in Wellsville, and I was born.  Wellsville was only about 10 miles from the farm that was located about two miles from Buell.

I was not born in Montgomery City, which was the closer town, but Mom had grown up in Wellsville before moving to the farm outside of Bellflower.  I suppose that was part of the reason I was born in Wellsville.

Two years later, Gary was born in Mexico and in the hospital, Audrain County Hospital.  Each of us has a different birth story.  For Gary, the trip to the hospital included a trip to the implement dealer—Dad figured he had time before the baby came.

The stories of my generation differ from those of my children’s births.  The differences are worth noting:

  1. I no longer live in Montgomery County, rather we lived across the state in Lafayette County.  The doctor I trusted had moved to Kearney, and he had directed me to a specialist in Liberty—Dr. Triplett.
  2. Working in Richmond, my visits to Dr. Triplett were numerous, and my first pregnancy failed.  The follow up included a D&C that revealed two fetuses—one died at three months and the second during the fifth month.  The experience was a loss and the outpouring of sympathy and support was unbelievable.
  3. The trips to Liberty only increased.  I went alone as I was teaching in Richmond and Liberty was closer from their than from Lexington.
  4. Jordan’s pregnancy went much better and when I woke up that morning in June, my labor was beginning—back labor.  Off to North Kansas City Hospital, where the nurses and attending doctor decided it was a false alarm.  I got out of bed and the nurse said to wait a minute, she thought my water had broken.  It had.
  5. Labor was difficult and lengthy.  After 24 hours and not dilating beyond a five, Jordan’s heartbeat began to falter.  He was at risk so I was wheeled into an operating room, knocked out, and underwent a caesarean section.  Only about 10 minutes after landing in the operating room, Jordan was born.
  6. When I woke up, I awoke with a little 70-year-old nurse pushing down on my abdomen with all her might.  I had no idea what was going on.  It was 1 pm or even a little later.  Worn out and not too alert, I met my son.

North Kansas City is the birthplace of Murray Jordan McCrary.  There was no homey setting, no outdated hospital, rather one of the first hospitals in the entire metro area that had a birthing center:  a room where you were to go through labor, delivery and parenting. unless, of course, a C-section becomes necessary.

Two years later, my second birth approached, but Dr. Triplett was not going to miss this one.  As we reached the 38th week, he ordered an amniocentesis because he was scheduled to go on vacation and I was getting close to delivery.

We drove up to the hospital and they completed the amniocentesis and we had to kill a few hours while we waited to learn whether Dr. Triplett felt it was okay to deliver my daughter.  We called back—no cell phones then—and were told to check in at the hospital so he could perform the planned C-section the next morning.

  1. Planning a C-section is different than facing an emergency one, especially when the baby is going into distress and time is critical.  The planned C-section is much less complicated.  But, checking in the night before, one problem developed—how to spell our daughter’s name.
  2. Names are so important.  We had established a few criteria—family name, short first name, and meaningful.  Jordan’s name was to preserve the family’s heritage—Murray J. McCrary, who was his grandfather.  No one had ever used the MJ combination but there were so many Jims and Johns, getting another J name was a challenge.  Now we had a girl’s name to select and we had—Vada Elizabeth McCrary, but here it was the night before and phone calls from Oklahoma to northern Missouri were made to identify the correct spelling.  Was it LaVada, LaVeda, Veda, or Vada?  Finally, the grandson of the great-great aunt provided the legal way his grandmother spelled the name—Vada.
  3. The name issue resolved, a night’s sleep and at 8 am a trip to the operating room led to a quick birth—only eight or nine minutes of our daughter.  What a difference the birth was this time, and I was awake by 10 am this time.  I had not become exhausted after 24 hours of labor and they knew not to overdo the anesthesia so I could wake up.
  4. North Kansas City was the first home for each of the kids.  The environment was delightful, the visiting hours flexible, the care tender—except for that little 70-year-old nurse.  Jordan was there as much as he could be, but he also had Grandma and Grandpa there, too.
  5. Dr. Triplett was proud.  At my first doctor’s visit in January, he walked in and asked if I was going to have his first set of triplets.  I was shocked because he was a fertility specialist and surely he had aided in the birth of triplets before now.  Fortunately, I did not have them, but his first set of triplets did occur in the same time frame as my pregnancy.  Whew, that was a close call!
  6. The pregnancy was not easy like Jordan’s was.  I could not confirm the pregnancy due to snowstorms in December and January.  My first pregnancy test was negative in November, and we had started the process to use Clomed again, but it did not work.  By the time I did make that first doctor’s appointment, I was clearly showing and fighting Braxton-Hicks contractions.  The entire nine months were full of those contractions.

But again, North Kansas City Hospital is the same birthplace of Jordan.  It is a common thread between the two kids and is proven by their individual social security numbers.

Everybody has a birthplace, but some seem to provide a stronger sense of identity than others.  I am grateful that North Kansas City Hospital was available for my children’s birth even though their permanent home was Lexington, well over an hour away from the hospital.

Entering into the human world is not an easy process.  I am amazed that Mom was able to be in a clinic that was like a house.  She certainly did not have a fetal monitor, or backup operating room, or extensive staff of doctors and nurses; she had Dr. Wall.  When Gary was born, a new era had arrived and having a baby became a medical event in a hospital.

I wonder if there is any significance to the surrounding at birth.  Surely there have been studies to answer that question.  Personally, I am relieved to have North Kansas City Hospital.  But, I am also happy to know that when I was born, life was simpler maybe even more personal.  While Dr. Wall worked with the delivery, Dad worked with the names.  They had planned on a boy, so when I was born, he had a name:  Susan Nannette, but Mom said she heard it as Susan Annette, and the decision was made.

The generations continue.  Birthdays occur.  Birthplaces provide the setting.  The names are given, and the children begin the journey.  Identity begins.

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4 thoughts on “Sorry, Kids

  1. I wonder when we’ll hear Pat Robertson explain that the east coast blizzard is god’s payback to … whoever he thinks is at fault.

  2. I already heard him on the teevee this morning, asking “If God was a Republican,” because He “shut down Washington and kept the Democrats from implementing their agenda.”

  3. Although maybe not yet at work, this recent series of storms shows the costs of climate change (and why “climate change” is the better term for generating awareness of the problem than “global warming”).

    I’ve heard that DC has exhausted its snow removal budget for the year, and it probably isn’t the only city similarly impacted. The economic costs to city governments alone has been huge. The consequences would not be nearly so severe if the storm had hit the midwest, where they have the experience, stockpiles of salt, and thousands of plow trucks to handle this type of snow.

  4. And see that right-hand red dot under severe drought? That’s roughly where I live. Short 30 inches of rain over five years, in a watershed feeding into a great lake that’s down. Canceled dogsled and ice races. And an area that’s gone up a whole hardiness zone in the 17 years I’ve lived here. I appreciate planting for zone 4, but it’s still wrong.

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High intensity Zumba class today.

I can’t get to any of the regular Zumba classes, and have to raise the bar on the 2 Gold ones I do. Therefore Saturday’s class with Tara, is a must. I have to get in early, because her one is the only full class. I would hate to be one of the disappointed people that find it is FULLY BOOKED.

A fun, but full workout, Zumba class.

We had a blast. It is a loud, fun class, with lots of laughter. We all know each other, and love Tara’s workout. She makes us to do more, and goes for strength, as well as agility.

I really hope that Family Fitness will add another morning class, with Tara, so that more people can enjoy her brilliant class. Thank you so much for making my 45 minutes the best they can be.

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