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Dear Little Aged Care, stop putting yourselves under pressure
Overcompliance to care-minute targets is endemic and driving smaller and not-for-profit aged care providers to the brink. It doesn’t have to be this way. For the love of aged care, not-for-profit providers – please stop spending money you don’t have. Failure of workforce management, not the AN-ACC funding model, is the key reason for the residential aged care crisis. For smaller and NFP providers, aka “Little Aged Care”, overcompliance to care-minute targets is endemic.
BOOK OF SCREAMS | Kirkus Reviews
A didactic blueprint disguised as a supernatural treasure map. A girl who delights in the macabre harnesses her inherited supernatural ability. It’s not just her stark white hair that makes 11-year-old Zee Puckett stand out in nowheresville Knobb’s Ferry. She’s a storyteller, a Mary Shelley fangirl, and is being raised by her 21-year-old high school dropout sister while their father looks for work upstate (cue the wayward glances from the affluent demography).
Extraction-Free, One-Pot CRISPR/Cas12a Detection of MicroRNAs Directly from Extracellular Vesicles
Extraction-Free, One-Pot CRISPR/Cas12a Detection of MicroRNAs Directly from Extracellular Vesicles He Yan, Song Han, Steven Hughes and Yong Zeng Abstract Current methods for extracellular vesicle (EV) miRNA analysis mostly require RNA extraction, which results in a multi-step, time-consuming workflow.
How to draw a fox using Indian ink
finished image of a fox with grey tones, created using Indian ink Working with Indian ink has vast possibilities for expression. One of my favourite ways to work with ink brings the two opposing sides of the medium, line and smooth tonal gradients, together in one picture. The specificity of a line compared to a soft gradation can feel different, with the line being more of a confinement to the figure.
Asking Alexa: 'What is love?'
Amazon Ads and the Ad Council started their “Love Has No Labels” campaign that’ll address bias, discrimination and hate. As part of the campaign, the two organizations worked on a documentary-style film that highlights the voices behind the answer: “Alexa, what is love?” “In a new ad campaign, @LoveHasNo_ and @alexa99 come together to encourage inclusivity,” Amazon wrote on Twitter.
Chicago ride-hail driver meets diverse, 'interesting' riders
(Sponsored Content --) Uber has millions of users and drivers, which means there’s a wide range of diversity. That diversity comes from everyone's race and personality. Dwayne Bell, a Chicago Uber driver, has met a number of interesting riders while on the job. "I had the screenwriter for 'Die Hard' in my car and we had a really long conversation, and his most popular line was the 'Yippy Ki Yay,' and he actually gave me his autograph," Bell said.
21 middle-grade and YA books to read in spring 2020
Here are the Canadian middle-grade and YA books we can't wait to read this spring. Fight Like a Girl by Sheena Kamal Fight Like a Girl is a YA novel by Sheena Kamal. (Malcolm Tweedy, Penguin Teen) In thriller writer Sheena Kamal's debut YA novel Fight Like a Girl, Trisha grew up with an abusive father who would come and go as he pleased. In an effort to break the chain of violence in her family, Trisha chooses to channel her violent impulses into Muay Thai kickboxing.
Social Media Marketing Strategies for Engaging Customers
Social media is arguably one of the most transformational aspects of our personal and professional lives. It has become people’s microphone, personal advisor, and source of entertainment. So it’s only right that businesses adopt smart approaches to doing business on the social landscape. There are numerous resources out there showing you how to play “small ball” with social media.
Biofuel Made From Coffee Grounds Is Going To Power London’s Buses
It can be difficult to get out of bed in the morning without the promise of a hot cup of coffee to help stimulate the day's activities. But starting next Monday, it could be same way for a public buses in London, which are set to begin running on a mix of diesel and oil extracted from coffee grounds.
15 Twitter Facts and Figures for 2014 You Need to Know
The social media network that was never meant to be a social network, Twitter, celebrated its eighth birthday in March, 2014. The now microblogging giant has come a long way since co-founder Jack Dorsey’s first tweet, “just setting up my twttr” back on March 21, 2006. It is now a household name, and the favorite network of celebrities and media outlets. Twitter has become the fastest way to break news. We are seeing more television programs display their Twitter handles and relative hashtags.
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