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Stop Focusing on Your Strengths

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, professor at University College London and Columbia University and CEO of Hogan Assessments, explains how the fad for strengths-based coaching may actually be weakening us.




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How Focusing on Content Leads the Media Astray

Bharat Anand, author of The Content Trap and professor at Harvard Business School, talks about the strategic challenges facing digital businesses, and explains how he and his colleagues wrestled with them when designing HBX, the school's online learning platform.




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I've been using Apple's new iPhone SE for 2 weeks — here are the best and worst things about it so far (AAPL)

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  • The $400 iPhone SE stands out for its fast performance, compact design, and effective camera.
  • Still, the iPhone SE is lacking some of the camera features found on similarly priced Android rivals.
  • Overall, the phone is best suited for Apple loyalists upgrading from an older device like the iPhone 6S that want something affordable and familiar.
  • Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Apple's iPhone SE is unlike any iPhone Apple has released in the past two years. In fact, it looks a lot more like the the iPhone you probably remember from 2017 and earlier, back when iPhones still had home buttons and smaller-sized screens.

I switched from the $1,000 iPhone 11 Pro to Apple's new iPhone SE recently, and overall I've found it to be a solid option for Apple fans looking for a cheap, portable device. The smaller and lighter size is easy to manage and operate with one hand, and Touch ID brings some convenience that Face ID can lack. 

But of course, since it's significantly cheaper than the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro, it's lacking in some areas. It doesn't have an ultra-wide-angle camera or low-light photography capabilities, for example, even though similarly priced Android devices offer some of those features.

After spending a couple of weeks with Apple's cheapest iPhone, here are my favorite (and least favorite) things about it.  

The iPhone SE runs on Apple's latest iPhone processor, which makes it feel snappy and fast.

The iPhone SE runs on Apple's A3 Bionic processor, the same chip that powers the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. As a result, the iPhone SE feels snappy and fast in daily use.

I found this to be especially true when switching from my old iPhone 8 to the SE. In most cases, it was able to launch apps, render 4K video clips, and find surfaces more quickly in augmented reality than Apple's more-than-two-year-old iPhone 8.

That being said, the iPhone SE is pretty similar to the iPhone 8 in just about every other way, save for a few exceptions. It's best suited for those upgrading from an iPhone 7 or older. 

The A13 Bionic is the major advantage the iPhone SE has over similarly-priced Android phones, many of which may offer more sophisticated cameras but run on less powerful processors. 



It's small and compact, which means it's easier to use with one hand and fit into pockets.

The iPhone SE is the most compact iPhone Apple has released in years. It has a 4.7-inch screen just like the iPhone 8, and weighs noticeably less than the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro.

The iPhone SE weighs 5.22 ounces, while the iPhone 11 weighs 6.84 ounces and the iPhone 11 Pro weighs 6.63 ounces. 



It's also the only iPhone Apple sells that comes with a Touch ID home button.

Although I've grown accustomed to swiping up from the home screen to return home and unlocking my phone just by looking at it, I've really appreciated having Touch ID again.

Apple's fingerprint sensor sometimes works a bit faster than Face ID in my experience when unlocking my phone. And since Face ID works best when held directly in front of your face, I often have to physically pick up my phone to unlock it when using the iPhone 11 Pro. 

With the iPhone SE, by comparison, I can unlock my phone just by resting a finger on the home button without having to move the device. It's a small convenience, but one that I've come to appreciate.




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SEE ALSO: Apple is expected to release a new Apple Watch this fall — here are the features we want to see




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Using Form 990 to Market Your Not-for-Profit

While tax-exempt not-for-profit organizations don’t typically have federal tax liability, most are still responsible for filing an annual information return with the IRS. The IRS Forms 990-EZ, and 990 are public documents that include information about the organization’s mission, programs… Read More

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Using PPP Loan Proceeds to Maximize Loan Forgiveness

One of the biggest areas of CARES Act that benefits businesses is the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). With big benefits, comes many questions around one detail specifically: loan forgiveness.
Which loan expenses are forgivable?
According to the CARES Act, if… Read More

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AI Guidelines for Businesses: Using AI in Your Own Company

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one?if not the?key technology of our decade. Technological advances in this field are not only fundamentally changing our economies, industries and markets, but are also exerting enormous influence on traditional business practices, many of which will disappear, while others will be transformed or completely reinvented.




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Should you pay your rent using a credit card amid coronavirus lockdown?

Rent payment is one of the biggest monthly expenditures, especially for youngsters living away from parental homes. In the case of credit cards, accrual of interest gets tricky.




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Housing for all: HC proposes ban on NRIs from buying houses in India

The court has directed them to answer a series of questions including as to how many families have basic amenity of housing in India as well as in Tamil Nadu, population and housing ratio in the country and in the state, when 'Housing for All' mission of the central government would be achieved.




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Covid-19: Using AI and data science to combat health pandemics

Tech platforms, telecom companies and governments need to come together at a time like this to work together towards addressing the balance between protecting individual privacy and data sharing that is critical to the public good.




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SCCM Pod-203 PCCM: Using the Vanguard Phase in Clinical Trials

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Victoria L. Pemberton, RN, MS, about her article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine




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POKE ME: SEBI needs to loosen up and keep its eye on investor interest using economics

Many of the securities laws are spread over circulars, which are vague and ever-changing. It is not clear how ordinary companies can keep track with daily changes and excessive complexity of regulations.




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Poke Me: SEBI needs to loosen up and keep its eye on investor interest using economics (Reader's React)

Sebi must ensure that no one is hanged without a fair hearing, levy of penalty on Reliance speaks about the regulator’s firmness, a reader said.




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MSME Schemes: Using the Credit Guarantee Scheme to fund your business

MSMEs need easy credit facilities to fulfil the financial requirements of their business. The DCE's Credit Guarantee Scheme provides easy, collateral free credit facilities to MSMEs.




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You can make digital transactions but cannot transfer money using RBI's newly launched PPI

Unlike the PPIs that are available now, the new instrument can only be used for making retail payments. You cannot use it to transfer funds to other PPIs, make credit card payments and so on.




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PNB Housing Finance cuts retail lending rates by 15 bps for existing customers

"We have decided to take this initiative to help our customers to overcome this pandemic and drive growth in the housing sector. With this, over 2.35 lakh of our customers will be positively impacted irrespective of their base loan amount," PNB Housing Finance Managing Director and CEO Neeraj Vyas said.




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Now shop at Dubai airports using Indian Rupee

The acceptance of Indian currency is good news for Indian tourists as earlier they lost a sizeable amount due to exchange rates.




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IIT professor develops software to detect COVID-19 within 5 seconds using X-ray scan

Kamal Jain, a professor at the institute's civil engineering department, claims that the software will not only reduce testing costs but will also reduce the risk of exposure to healthcare professionals. ​So far, there is no verification of his claim by a medical institution.




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Nevada Fraudster Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Role in Scheme to File False Tax Returns Using Stolen Identities

A Las Vegas resident was sentenced to 65 months in prison today for his role in a stolen identity tax fraud, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.




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SEC Announces Investor Advisory Committee Meeting Focusing on COVID-19

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Investor Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on May 4, 2020, by remote means.  The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. ET, is open to the public via live webcast, and will be archived…




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Disqusing a New Commenting System

Wherever we go in the industry whether it's tea with the Queen of England or croquet with the Sheikh of Dubai, one subject is always brought up in conversation. “What's with those commenters on your site? Do they have jobs?” After we assure them that at least 30% of our readers are gainfully employed, they […]

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Sponsored: Bryan Nehman Talks To Vinny Steo about COVID-19 Impact On Housing Market

Steo is taking steps to ensure the safety of buyers and sellers in an uncertain time.




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Grand Canyon National Park begins trail reconstruction project using funds received under President's Economic Recovery Plan

On Tuesday, June 9, 2009, the National Park Service began a project to reconstruct the South Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park. The project is funded, in part, with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-national-park-begins-trail-reconstruction-project-using-funds-received-under-presidents-economic-recovery-plan.htm




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National Park Service and Havasupai Tribe hold ribbon cutting ceremony on new housing for Supai Camp constructed with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Under clear blue skies the National Park Service and Havasupai tribal members held a ribbon cutting ceremony today for newly constructed housing in Supai Camp located within Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/5aug10-2_news.htm




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National Park Service awards contract for the construction of new employee housing at Grand Canyon

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They’re Fixing The World’s Plastic Problem Using ‘The Milkman’ Concept – With All Your Favorite Products

Rather than just delivering milk to people's doorsteps, Loop is creating a circular delivery of groceries with all packaging being washed and reused.

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Silvies Valley Ranch, OR: using artificial beaver dams to restore incised streams

The Silvies Valley Ranch is an example of using local innovation to combat the global problem of incised streams on rangelands. Incised channels reduce the flow between water in the channel and water in the surrounding soils, which reduces the vegetation available for wildlife habitat and cattle forage. One of the ranch owners, Scott Campbell, a doctor of veterinary medicine, believes that stream incision is related to the decline of beaver populations; thus, the ranch’s approach to restoration includes efforts to mimic beavers’ influence on the system. He is using an extensive network of low-rise dams made from locally available materials (dirt, gravel, rock, and logs), commonly referred to as “artificial beaver dams” (ABDs). Campbell said that the ABDs on the ranch successfully increased stream connectivity to their floodplains and increased the quantity and forage quality of wet meadows on the property, with no changes in where cattle were grazing. The experiences of this landowner exemplify a unique approach that provides a model for others facing similar challenges to doing restoration on private land. The transformation taking place on the Silvies Valley Ranch has garnered the attention of neighboring ranch owners, some of whom are beginning to experiment with similar restoration technologies. Campbell would like to continue installing structures, but has encountered numerous roadblocks in the permitting process. He has since taken an active role in building legislative support for the ABD technology being used on the ranch, and in facilitating its adoption in other places. This case study—based on interviews with stakeholders involved in the Silvies Valley Ranch project—highlights the social benefits and challenges experienced by one rancher using ABDs as a restoration tool, and provides insights for improving their use in the future. It is part of a larger interdisciplinary study that explores the potential of different beaver-related restoration approaches for achieving watershed restoration and livestock production goals on rangelands in the Western United States.




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Of moss and men: Using moss as a bioindicator of toxic heavy metals at the city scale

Air quality is a critical issue affecting the health of billions of people worldwide, yet often little is known about what is in the air we breathe. To reduce air pollution’s health impacts, pollution sources must first be reliably identified. Otherwise, it is impossible to design and effectively enforce environmental standards. However, urban networks of air quality monitors are often too widely spaced to identify the sources of air pollutants, especially for pollutants that do not disperse far from their sources. Developing high-resolution pollution maps with data from these widely spaced monitors is problematic.




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Photograph gallery using the 'object' element

A photograph gallery using just html/css to switch the contents of an 'object' for browsers that understand and an iframe alternative for IE.




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A mixed gallery using the 'object' element

A mixed gallery using just html/css to switch the contents of an 'object'. The content can be text, images, shockwave/flash and quicktime movie.




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Using CSS play's 'Clickbox'

A practical use of CSS play's 'Clickbox'. A CSS only version of Lightbox that now works in Safari(PC) and Google Chrome.




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100% background Images using CSS3

How to style the background image using CSS3 to make it fit the container size.




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CSSplay - A vertical accordion menu using flexbox

A vertical accordion menu using the latest flexbox syling which does not require size calculations.




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CSSplay - A droplist menu using flexbox

A droplist menu using the latest flexbox syling which does not require size calculations.




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CSS PLAY - Tracking images using CSS shape

Using CSS shape to have text track the shape of images. For all modern browsers except IE and Firefox.




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CSSplay - CSS only page using 'scroll snap points'

A CSS only page layout using 'scroll snap points to scroll the page one screen at a time.




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CSSplay - Responsive slideshow using 'Swiper' with html5 picture element.

Using 'Swiper' with html5 'picture' element to change the images depending on the browser window size, and update parameters.




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CSSplay - Responsive slideshow using 'Swiper' with thumbnails.

How to have thumbnail images on a single responsive 'Swiper' slideshow.




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CSSplay - Responsive slideshow using 'Swiper' customized v2.

Customizing a single responsive 'Swiper' slideshow to have thumbnails, animated captions, dynamic prev/next arrows and pause autorun.




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CSSplay - Responsive slideshow using 'Swiper' customized v3.

Customizing a single responsive 'Swiper' slideshow to have background thumbnails and large images, animated captions, pause autorun.




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CSSplay - Responsive autorun slideshow using HTML5 <picture>.

Using html5 to use four diferent images depending on browser window size. Suitable for all modern browsers.




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A sensitivity analysis of Forests on the Edge: Housing Development on America's Private Forests.

The original Forests on the Edge report (FOTE 1) indicated that 44.2 million acres of private forest land was projected to experience substantial increases in residential development in the coming decades.




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Bioengery from trees: using cost-effective thinning to reduce forest fire hazards, based on science

Increasingly large and severe wildfires threaten millions of forested acres throughout the West. Under certain conditions, mechanical thinning can address these hazardous conditions while providing opportunitiesto create renewable energy and reduce our carbon footprint but how do land managers decide whether thinning is a good idea? How do they decide where to begin, and what to do with the removed trees? Prioritizing treatment areas and determining the most effective techniques for fuel hazard reduction depends on various factors such as owner objectives, forest types, and the availability of processing facilities.




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Monitoring Forests From Space: Quantifying Forest Change By Using Satellite Data

Change is the only constant in forest ecosystems. Quantifying regional-scale forest change is increasingly done with remote sensing, which relies on data sent from digital camera-like sensors mounted to Earth-orbiting satellites. Through remote sensing, changes in forests can be studied comprehensively and uniformly across time and space.




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Area-specific recreation use estimation using the national visitor use monitoring program data

Estimates of national forest recreation use are available at the national, regional, and forest levels via the USDA Forest Service National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM) program. In some resource planning and management applications, analysts desire recreation use estimates for subforest areas within an individual national forest or for subforest areas that combine portions of several national forests. In this research note we have detailed two approaches whereby the NVUM sampling data may be used to estimate recreation use for a subforest area within a single national forest or for a subforest area combining portions of more than one national forest. The approaches differ in their data requirements, complexity, and assumptions. In the "new forest" approach, recreation use is estimated by using NVUM data obtained only from NVUM interview sites within the area of interest. In the "all-forest information" approach, recreation use is estimated by using sample data gathered on all portions of the national forest(s) that contain the area of interest.




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A protocol using coho salmon to monitor Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan standards and guidelines for fish habitat

We describe a protocol to monitor the effectiveness of the Tongass Land Management Plan (TLMP) management standards for maintaining fish habitat. The protocol uses juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in small tributary streams in forested watersheds. We used a 3-year pilot study to develop detailed methods to estimate juvenile salmonid populations, measure habitat, and quantitatively determine trends in juvenile coho salmon abundance over 10 years. Coho salmon have been shown to be sensitive to habitat alterations, and we use coho salmon parr as the primary indicator in the protocol. A priori criteria for type I and type II error rates, effect size, and sample sizes for the protocol were derived with estimates of variance computed from the 3-year pilot study. The protocol is designed to detect trends in abundance of coho salmon parr, as well as coho salmon fry and Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma), in small streams managed according to TLMP standards and guidelines and to compare these to trends in unmanaged (old-growth) watersheds. Trends are adjusted to account for statistically significant habitat covariates. This information provides an important element in monitoring land management practices in the Tongass National Forest. The methods we describe may have application to monitoring protocols elsewhere for fish populations and land management practices.




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Private Forests, Public Benefits: Increased Housing Density and Other Pressures on Private Forest Contributions

Over half (56 percent) of America's forests are privately owned and managed and provide a vast array of public goods and services, such as clean water, timber, wildlife habitat, and recreational opportunities. These important public benefits are being affected by increased housing density in urban as well as rural areas across the country.




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Development of lichen response indexes using a regional gradient modeling approach for large-scale monitoring of forests.

Development of a regional lichen gradient model from community data is a powerful tool to derive lichen indexes of response to environmental factors for large-scale and long-term monitoring of forest ecosystems. The Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service includes lichens in its national inventory of forests of the United States, to help monitor the status of forested ecosystems.




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A landscape model for predicting potential natural vegetation of the Olympic Peninsula USA using boundary equations and newly developed environmental variables

A gradient-analysis-based model and grid-based map are presented that use the potential vegetation zone as the object of the model. Several new variables are presented that describe the environmental gradients of the landscape at different scales. Boundary algorithms are conceptualized, and then defined, that describe the environmental boundaries between vegetation zones on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA.