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We often imagine that human consciousness is as simple as the input and output of electrical signals within a network of processing units therefore comparable to a computer. The reality, however, is much more complicated. For starters, we dont actually know how much information the human brain can hold.

Two years ago, a team at the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, US, mapped the 3D structure of all the neurons (brain cells) comprised in one cubic millimeter of the brain of a mouse a milestone considered extraordinary.

Within this minuscule cube of brain tissue, the size of a grain of sand, the researchers counted more than 100,000 neurons and more than a billion connections between them. They managed to record the corresponding information on computers, including the shape and configuration of each neuron and connection, which required two petabytes, or two million gigabytes of storage. And to do this, their automated microscopes had to collect 100 million images of 25,000 slices of the minuscule sample continuously over several months.

Now if this is what it takes to store the full physical information of neurons and their connections in one cubic millimeter of the mouse brain, you can perhaps imagine that the collection of this information from the human brain is not going to be a walk in the park.

Data extraction and storage, however, is not the only challenge. For a computer to resemble the brains mode of operation, it would need to access any and all the stored information in a very short amount of time: the information would need to be stored in its random access memory (RAM), rather than on traditional hard disks. But if we tried to store the amount of data the researchers gathered in a computers RAM, it would occupy 12.5 times the capacity of the largest single-memory computer (a computer that is built around memory, rather than processing) ever built.

The human brain contains about 100 billion neurons (as many stars as could be counted in the Milky way) one million times those contained in our cubic millimeter of the mouse brain. And the estimated number of connections is a staggering ten to the power of 15. That is ten followed by 15 zeroes a number comparable to the individual grains contained in a two-meter thick layer of sand on a 1km-long beach.

If we dont even know how much information storage a human brain can hold, you can imagine how hard it would be to transfer it into a computer. Youd have to first translate the information into a code that the computer can read and use once it is stored. Any error in doing so would probably prove fatal.

A simple rule of information storage is that you need to make sure you have enough space to store all the information you need to transfer before you start. If not, you would have to know exactly the order of importance of the information you are storing and how it is organized, which is far from being the case for brain data.

If you dont know how much information you need to store when you start, you may run out of space before the transfer is complete, which could mean that the information string may be corrupt or impossible for a computer to use. Also, all data would have to be stored in at least two (if not three) copies, to prevent the disastrous consequences of potential data loss.

This is only one problem. If you were paying attention when I described the extraordinary achievement of researchers who managed to fully store the 3D structure of the network of neurons in a tiny bit of mouse brain, you will know that this was done from 25,000 (extremely thin) slices of tissue.

The same technique would have to be applied to your brain because only very coarse information can be retrieved from brain scans. Information in the brain is stored in every detail of its physical structure of the connections between neurons: their size and shape, as well as the number and location of connections between them. But would you consent to your brain being sliced in that way?

Even if would agree that we slice your brain into extremely thin slices, it is highly unlikely that the full volume of your brain could ever be cut with enough precision and be correctly reassembled. The brain of a man has a volume of about 1.26 million cubic millimeters.

If I havent already dissuaded you from trying the procedure, consider what happens when taking time into account.

After we die, our brains quickly undergo major changes that are both chemical and structural. When neurons die they soon lose their ability to communicate, and their structural and functional properties are quickly modified meaning that they no longer display the properties that they exhibit when we are alive. But even more problematic is the fact that our brain ages.

From the age of 20, we lose 85,000 neurons a day. But dont worry (too much), we mostly lose neurons that have not found their use, they have not been solicited to get involved in any information processing. This triggers a program of self-destruction (called apoptosis). In other words, several tens of thousands of our neurons kill themselves every day. Other neurons die because of exhaustion or infection.

This isnt too much of an issue, though, because we have almost 100 billion neurons at the age of 20, and with such an attrition rate, we have merely lost 2-3% of our neurons by the age of 80. And provided we dont contract a neurodegenerative disease, our brains can still represent our lifelong thinking style at that age. But what would be the right age to stop, scan, and store?

Would you rather store an 80-year-old mind or a 20-year-old one? Attempting the storage of your mind too early would miss a lot of memories and experiences that would have defined you later. But then, attempting the transfer to a computer too late would run the risk of storing a mind with dementia, one that doesnt quite work as well.

So, given that we dont know how much storage is required, that we cannot hope to find enough time and resources to entirely map the 3D structure of a whole human brain, that we would need to cut you into zillions of minuscule cubes and slices, and that it is essentially impossible to decide when to undertake the transfer, I hope that you are now convinced that it is probably not going to be possible for a good while, if ever. And if it were, you probably would not want to venture in that direction. But in case youre still tempted, Ill continue.

Nobody said youd get a body inside the computer.John Lund/Photodisc/Getty Images

Perhaps the biggest problem we have is that even if we could realize the impossible and jump the many hurdles discussed, we still know very little about underlying mechanisms. Imagine that we have managed to reconstruct the complete structure of the hundred billion neurons in Richard Dixons brain along with every one of the connections between them, and have been able to store and transfer this astronomical quantity of data into a computer in three copies. Even if we could access this information on demand and instantaneously, we would still face a great unknown: how does it work?

After the what question (what information is there?), and the when question (when would be the right time to transfer?), the toughest is the how question. Lets not be too radical. We do know some things. We know that neurons communicate with one another based on local electrical changes, which travel down their main extensions (dendrites and axons). These can transfer from one neuron to another directly or via exchange surfaces call synapses.

At the synapse, electrical signals are converted to chemical signals, which can activate or deactivate the next neuron in line, depending on the kind of molecule (called neuromediators) involved. We understand a great deal of the principles governing such transfers of information, but we cant decipher them by looking at the structure of neurons and their connections.

To know which types of connections apply between two neurons, we need to apply molecular techniques and genetic tests. This means again fixating and cutting the tissue into thin slices. It also often involves dying techniques, and the cutting needs to be compatible with those. But this is not necessarily compatible with the cutting needed to reconstruct the 3D structure.

So now you are faced with a choice even more daunting than determining when is the best time in your life to forego existence, you have to choose between structure and function the three-dimensional architecture of your brain versus how it operates at a cellular level. Thats because there is no known method for collecting both types of information at the same time. And by the way, not that I would like to inflate an already serious drama, but how neurons communicate is yet another layer of information, meaning that we need much more memory than the incalculable quantity previously envisaged.

So the possibility of uploading the information contained in brains to computers is utterly remote and might forever be out of reach. Perhaps, I should stop there, but I wont. Because there is more to say. Allow me to ask you a question in return, Richard: why would you want to put your brain into a computer?

I may have a useful, albeit unexpected, answer to give you after all. I shall assume that you would want to transfer your mind to a computer in the hope of existing beyond your lifespan, that youd like to continue existing inside a machine once your body can no longer implement your mind in your living brain.

If this hypothesis is correct, however, I must object. Imagining that all the impossible things listed above were one day resolved and your brain could literally be copied into a computer allowing a complete simulation of the functioning of your brain at the moment you decide to transfer, Richard Dixon would have ceased to exist. The mind image transferred to the computer would therefore not be any more alive than the computer hosting it.

Thats because living things such as humans and animals exist because they are alive. You may think that I just stated something utterly trivial, verging on stupidity, but if you think about it there is more to it than meets the eye. A living mind receives input from the world through the senses. It is attached to a body that feels based on physical sensations. This results in physical manifestations such as changes in heart rate, breathing, and sweating, which in turn can be felt and contribute to the inner experience. How would this work for a computer without a body?

All such input and output arent likely to be easy to model, especially if the copied mind is isolated and there is no system to sense the environment and act in response to input. The brain seamlessly and constantly integrates signals from all the senses to produce internal representations, makes predictions about these representations, and ultimately creates conscious awareness (our feeling of being alive and being ourselves) in a way that is still a total mystery to us.

Without interaction with the world, however subtle and unconscious, how could the mind function even for a minute? And how could it evolve and change? If the mind, artificial or not, has no input or output, then it is devoid of life, just like a dead brain.

In other words, having made all the sacrifices discussed earlier, transferring your brain to a computer would have completely failed to keep your mind alive. You may reply that you would then request an upgrade and ask for your mind to be transferred into a sophisticated robot equipped with an array of sensors capable to seeing, hearing, touching, and even smelling and tasting the world (why not?) and that this robot would be able to act and move, and speak (why not?).

But even then, it is theoretically and practically impossible that the required sensors and motor systems would provide sensations and produce actions that are identical or even comparable to those provided and produced by your current biological body. Eyes are not simple cameras, ears arent just microphones and touch is not only about pressure estimation. For instance, eyes dont only convey light contrasts and colors, the information from them is combined soon after it reaches the brain in order to encode depth (distance between objects) and we dont yet know-how.

And so it follows that your transferred mind would not have the possibility to relate to the world as your current living mind does. And how would we even go about connecting artificial sensors to the digital copy of your (living) mind? What about the danger of hacking? Or hardware failure?

So no, no, and no. I have tried to give you my (scientifically grounded) take on your question and even though it is a definite no from me, I hope to have helped alleviate your desire to ever have your brain put into a computer.

I wish you a long and healthy life, Richard because that definitely is where your mind will exist and thrive for as long as it is implemented by your brain. May it bring you joy and dreams something androids will never have.

This article was originally published on The Conversation by Guillaume Thierry at Bangor University. Read the original article here.

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When it comes to unofficial holidays, Amazon Prime Day is perhaps one of the most highly anticipated of the year. In 2022, the massive savings event will take place July 12 and 13, and some of its most coveted deals on home, fashion, beauty, tech and more items have already debuted. In order to get in on the action, though, youll have to sign up to become a Prime memberthat is, if you arent already one. The good news is you have two ways to go about this, depending on your desired level of commitment.

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First, you can sign up for a one-year membership that will cost you $139 up front or $15 a month. This membership not only gives you access to Prime Day, but also offers tons of long-term perks like free two-day shipping and same-day delivery on millions of items, free two-hour delivery on groceries and daily essentials and the ability to stream millions of movies, TV shows and songs through the platformall without ads. Also included in the membership is 30-minute early access to select Lightning Deals on Amazon, so you can take advantage of the best discounts before the general public does.

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FORMER Teen Mom Kayla Jones has announced the arrival of her second baby daughter.

The 23-year-old, who appeared on Young & Pregnant last year, shared the news online.

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In a series of Instagram story posts, Kayla announced the birth. Or rather, her new daughter did.

While sharing a video of the maternity ward wall, a crying newborn could be heard in the background.

Over the video, Kayla simply announced "She's here."

In a follow-up post, the reality star thanked her friends for their support.

"Thank you to everybody that wished me a safe delivery," she shared. "Contributed anything to my babygirl.

"And anyone who just simply checked on me. Thank you.

"I'm exhausted as hell y'all lmao give me a couple of hours."

In February, Kayla announced that she was pregnant with her second child during an Instagram Live, uploading a gender reveal clip as she proudly showed off her growing baby bump.

Sitting on the floor, Kayla beamed as she popped a giant balloon which releasedpink confetti.

The TV star said it is her second chance to enjoy and bask in the experience of pregnancy.

She penned: "The day I waited so incredibly long for..21 weeks, 5 days, 12 hours.

"From the moment I knew you would be arriving I was in complete awe, couldnt believe it and battled within.

"So many thoughts of reactions, opinions, and judgements crossed my mind at the thought of keeping you.

"My first experience was filled with defensiveness and unpleasant emotions up until arrival and I just knew thats not what I wanted to experience AGAIN."

The MTV star explained that she wanted to keep her pregnancy a secret so she could surround herself with "love and peace"

"Then, I realized this would be my second chance to enjoy and bask in the experience once more .. 4 years later of what was supposed to be happiness and joy of a new life being brought into the world," Kayla continued.

"So I kept you quiet.. I knew I wanted you but instead this time I surrounded myself with love and peace as long as I felt comfortable too.

"I already enjoy being a mom no matter how hard it may get and now I have the chance to add another little princess, my second princess into the world with nothing but love.

"Ive known forever I didnt want to leave Mecca alone in this world and I knew my baby would be ecstatic to be a big sister especially since she thinks shes someones mom/boss at the moment but now she gets to be a big sister with her own lifelong best friend!

"It's been peaceful, breathtaking and an incredibly great feeling to enjoy your arrival myself but now, .. my little princess is revealed ."

The MTV star is already mom to 3-year-old daughter Mecca with Makel Kennedy.

It is not known if Makel is the father of her second child.

Kayla and Makel met in high school and dated for five years, during which time Makel came out as transgender and transitioned from female to male.

They got engaged when they both turned 18 and decided to start a family.

Kayla became pregnant using a sperm donor and they welcomed Mecca into the world.

Kayla and Makel have since split and are believed to be co-parenting their little one together, with the TV star describing him as her "best friend".

Earlier this year, it was revealed that Kayla wasaxed from the next seasonof Teen Mom: Young & Pregnant.

A sourcetoldThe Ashley's Reality Roundup:Kayla [Jones] got dropped.

"They did not renew her contract so she wont be in the new 12 episodes.

She was disappointed, especially since she has so much happening in her life right now that would be good to film.

But MTV made their choice so theres really nothing she can do.

Sources claimed to the outlet thatTeen Momproducers planned to keep Kayla on the show and fireMadisen Beith, though viewers seem to identify with Madisens storyline more.

The insider explained: [The producers] feel like, because Kayla is older than Madisen, and because Kaylas pregnancy was intentional, her story didnt really catch on the way [the producers] had hoped.

"The network thought that, because Kaylas story included a transgender partner, it was timely and topical, but it just didnt catch on."

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History is witness to the fact when the people of a society lack moral values, different social evils start strengthening their roots there which ultimately lead to the downfall of that society

It is the basic essentiality of a civilized, cultured, peaceful and an educated society that its each and every member should stay away from social evils and contrarily moral values should get the highest priority to flourish within the society. History is witness to the fact when the people of a society lack moral values, different social evils start strengthening their roots there which ultimately lead to the downfall of that society. When a society starts misusing the blessings of nature, its people get indulged in various indecent activities which finally results in the destruction of that society. We are people of the modern era where science and technology has transformed and revolutionized each and every facet of our lives and made our existence comfortable. Nature has bestowed us with countless blessings through science and technology which have eased our adversities and difficulties. There are both positive as well as negative aspects associated with the usage of these scientific blessings. When we use these blessings in a positive way they make our life comfy cozy and open up new vistas of progress and prosperity for us but when the same blessings are utilised wrongly they turn into malediction and foster many social evils in the society. Then these social evils ultimately lead a society towards destruction. The idea of morality and modesty slowly fades away from such societies and its people particularly youngsters get involved in various social evils. Ironically, people of such societies feel proud of their social evils as these evils become customs and rituals of such societies with changed nomenclatures and the people involved in such evil activities are honoured, encouraged and awarded as such people are presumed and envisaged as the role models in the society. Alas ! Such societies remain inebriated with their excessive inclination towards social evils which keeps them nescient and incognizant of their immediate downfall. Famous English historian Arnold J. Toynbee after analysing the rise and fall of human civilizations in his classic 12-volume book 'A Study of History' has rightly concluded that civilizations die from suicide, not by murder. It is pertinent to mention here that progress and prosperity of a society depends on its youth who are the precious assets of a society and can lead it to different heights of development. But when the youth of a society get engulfed in wrong, immoral and immodest activities, then destruction and devastation is the ultimate fate of such societies. Nowadays social media has gained much fame and has become inseparable part of our lives. Almost each and every individual of our society irrespective of his age, sex, gender or profession is involved with social media. When used positively, Social media can be much useful and beneficial as we have seen in last two and half years of covid-19 pandemic. It has been much helpful to students, government institutions and other business entrepreneurs during the times of lockdown. But we shouldn't forget that social media can be much dangerous and it can become the worst tool for spreading immodesty and immorality when used for negative, notorious and disgraceful means. When we have a look at the other parts of globe, we see people getting much benefited by social media. They are using it to disseminate knowledge and useful information. They are using social media especially YouTube as a powerful tool to teach and learn different skills and crafts. People in other parts of the world remain updated about current affairs of the world through social media. But when we look at our valley, we feel ashamed and disappointed. Instead of making social media as a useful tool, our social media influencers are using it to disseminate immorality and immodesty besides making fun of simple, innocent and mentally and physically disabled people. They are highlighting, pinpointing and publicizing the shortcomings, flaws, faults and imperfections of others on social media in the name of roasting, which is morally and religiously prohibited, thereby murdering the moral values and virtues in our society. They are feeding our youngsters with the doses of insanity and absurdity by uploading the insane videos of mentally challenged people on social media. Few social media handlers are wasting the time of our young generation by uploading the futile videos of their daily personal activities (vlogging) thereby publicizing and mocking their own personal family secrets to common masses. One wonders what kind of message they are trying to give the society through their daily vlogs and it is really ironical to notice our youngsters wasting their precious time in watching such useless videos which divert them from their main goals and encouraging such so-called social media influencers.It is the biggest tragedy of our society that we mishandle, misuse and torture mentally unsound people by uploading their videos on social media and make them viral. We use such people as a source of enjoyment and recreation for ourselves and when we irritate and torture such people beyond limits they too cross the limits of madness and blaspheme our religious sentiments or commit some serious and irreparable mistakes. Then we start hating them and speak ill about them. But I believe those supposedly educated and civilised individuals who provoke and aggravate these mentally challenged people to commit such serious mistakes are the real culprits and much more mentally retarded than these mentally challenged people and such people should be strictly punished. These notorious and ignominious people make fun of these simple and innocent people by inviting them as special guests at various functions and take their funny and meaningless interviews which they later upload on social media for their personal interests. They tease and torture them whenever they find a chance by clicking their photos or taking their videos and later on making them viral on social media. These ignorant and uncivilized people are unaware about the fact that people who can't differentiate between good and bad and whose knowledge and intellect doesn't make them capable of distinguishing between right and wrong are not worth to be called as human beings and such people fall below the level of animals.I am of the opinion that people who upload these absonant,insane, indecent and futile videos on social media are not solely responsible for disseminating immorality and immodesty on social media but all those people of our society are equally responsible in this heinous and iniquitous act who watch, like or share such videos or encourage these people in one way or other to upload such videos. People who watch and share these iniquitous videos on social media unknowingly become a media for spreading immodesty and immorality in our society. Let's not forget the fact that if we will stop watching or advertising these videos by sharing them on social media and when we will stop encouraging these people for these heinous crimes, they will automatically stop uploading these insane and iniquitous videos on social media. Every individual in our society should always keep in mind that our every single act on social media is watched and recorded by our Lord. We have to be answerable before our Lord on the day of judgement for what we have uploaded, watched, liked or shared on social media and we will be solely responsible for our deeds.Sowe should always avoid and prohibit from spreading misinformation, immodesty, immortality, iniquity and indecency on social media and it is our moral and religious duty to immediately report all such content on social media which leads to dissemination of immorality and immodesty in our society. Let our deeds shouldn't degrade and humiliate us before our Lord on the day of judgement.

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There's a set of specific core skills that have become pivotal to success in the digital workplace. Here's what they are and how organizations can develop them.

Nearly four employees out of 10 lack essential digital workplace skills, and roughly 11.8 million people do not master even one of Lloyds 17 Essential Digital Skills for Work the UKs benchmark for digital skills created by market research firm Ipsos MORI on behalf of Lloyds Bank.

These are mind-boggling statistics considering how much the digital world has grown since the onset of the pandemic, now more than two years ago. Digital workplace skills such as the use of collaboration tools, the ability to interpret spreadsheet data, accessing digital pay slips or updating software are fundamental today, for both employees and companies alike.

Ensuring that all employees technical and non-technical have these skills can be pivotal to the success of a business.

It is invaluable if an employee can troubleshoot problems themselves up to a certain level," saidTracey Beveridge, head of HR at Blackburn, UK-basedPersonnel Checks, emphasizing the importance of digitally savvy employees. "For an employee to be able to overcome these without distracting team members or calling IT support is a beneficial skill.

According to Lloyd's list, there are 17 skills that are essential for the digital workplace. Here are four important ones:

Basic computer skills are a necessity in todays world. Companies rely on multiple software tools to get the work done and must, therefore, have a computer-literate workforce.

Everyone should have basic computer literacy skills, including the ability to use a mouse, navigate menus and type on a keyboard, saidOmer Usanmaz, CEO and co-founder of Chicago-basedQooper.

Lacking basic computer skills leads to immense productivity losses. For instance, imagine an IT team investing precious time helping employees with basic tasks and troubleshooting every issue. Such a model would be highly inefficient and unsustainable.

In a digital working environment, companies use multiple applications, from Slack, Zoom and Teams, to Notion, Jira, Trello and Discord, to name just a few. Having employees with basic to advanced proficiency in these cloud-based apps supports greater productivity.

Most processes now happen in the cloud. Thus, skills like uploading, downloading and sharing files, creating and editing documents, and using spreadsheets to interpret data have become essential workplace skills, said Linda Shaffer, the chief people and operations officer at San Francisco-basedCheckr.

While most of these collaboration platforms are intuitive and common in the workplace, employers may still want to offer training sessions to help employees improve their skills and perform additional tasks using these apps.

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Google's search engine is now so engrained in every fabric of our lives, it has long become an official verb. According to marketing platformSkai, Google handles 3.8 million searches per minute on average across the globe.

Googling is an essential part of day-to-day work, and employees should be able to sort through massive amounts of information on the internet to find relevant data. This critical skill can be the difference between making poor decisions based on misinformation or accelerating a process by tapping into available data and insights.

It doesn't matter how much data you have if you can't interpret or gain insight from it. The use of spreadsheets is one of those essential skills thats a must-have for every employee.

According to the Essential Digital Skills report, 23% of UK employees have trouble using spreadsheets to interpret data. For businesses to make better-informed decisions that will drive growth or improve revenue, having employees with this skill is vital.

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The best companies have a workforce that is proficient and adept in a range of digital skills. They stay current on new developments, continually seek to improve employees existing skills and acquire new ones. They also conduct assessments to identify skills shortages.

This assessment can help you identify areas where your team needs improvement and identify employees who are digital experts," said Usanmaz.

Companiescan improve their skills arsenal through ongoing training and development. In the digital workplace, there are multiple ways to deploy training to yield results:

Employees can learn faster and complete essential workplace tasks through video guides and demonstrations. Organizations that do not have the resources to invest in video training can create their own videos through pre-recorded sessions with in-house experts.

Watching videos demonstrating how to improve digital skills has been advantageous, and we promote employees spending time watching YouTube to advance their skills, said Beveridge.

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By pairing up members of a team based on complementary skillsets, employees can learn directly from one another. In a digital workplace, this means watching an employee perform a task live and having the ability to ask questions in real time.

Digital workplaces use many different software tools. To ensure staff is proficient in using the tools made available to them, leaders may need to provide tool-specific training tailored to the companys needs.

This is where training and onboarding come in," said Shaffer. "Its important that employers provide employees with the resources they need to learn how to use new tools and software. You can also allow them to experiment with these tools under low-risk conditions to assess their progress."

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If there's any lesson taken from the Great Resignation, it's that employees are looking to grow and develop. Companies can boost employee satisfaction by providing online courses that help workers improve their skills in areas of interest to them and are beneficial to the organization's growth.

These courses can be taken at the employee's own pace and on their own time," said Usanmaz. "Employers can encourage employees to take these courses by offering incentives such as paid time off or a bonus.

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By Jamie Stafford

Marion MinorChief Executive Officer

In 2002, Marion Minor seized the opportunity to take charge of her own company, buying data and content assets to enter an executive sphere where women were the minority. She had always been drawn to areas where she could make an impact, and she embraced the inherent risk. One area was the marine industry, as Boating Industry was acquired by the company that would eventually become EPG Brand Acceleration.

Marion has faced her fair share of challenges. But Marion always forged ahead, saying, you have to have confidence in your decisions, and you cant wait for someone to extend a hand you have to go seek out those opportunities yourself.

Marion recently graduated with her Master of Science and Psychology and continues to pursue her interest in workplace mental health.

Joanne Juda-PrainitoSenior Vice President, Audience Marketing & Engagement Solutions

Joanne has been with Boating Industrys parent company for over 25 years. She is the head of the digital team, which handles all upkeep and maintenance for the website, manages the email newsletters, and develops further digital products.

Her favorite part of the job is wading into the data to discover how all magazines in the EPG family can better engage their audiences and serve both businesses and consumers. Without Joanne, Boating Industry wouldnt have been able to make the leap from print to digital!

Work-life balance is top of mind for many people in the era of Covid-19. For Joanne, this balance comes in the form of relieving stress via 3D cake art. She crafts artwork from cake and frosting, and as a fan of DIY, is always pursuing some new creative project.

Bernadette WohlmanDirector, Operations

Bernadette answered a help-wanted ad in the paper and was promptly contacted for an interview. She began as an administrative assistant for the motorcycle group before expanding her role to all groups across the company. When she started to troubleshoot for the sales side of things, her role began to evolve into more of an operations capacity. These days, she helps with the backend of Boating Industry and makes sure everything runs smoothly for the whole team, coordinating press trips and communicating with other organizations.

Bernadette was also a familiar face at many of Boating Industrys events, as well as other boating events in the Twin Cities, before Covid-19 put a halt to these summits. She loves the marine industry for all of the people shes met and maintained relationships with over the years.

Bernadette truly is the glue that holds much of EPG together, and after her workday, she indulges some much-deserved relaxation with her cat. She also enjoys gardening, reading, and hanging out with her friends.

Mary Jo TomeiDirector, Human Resources

In 2004, Mary Jo answered a newspaper ad for a position as production director for a magazine. Years later, Boating Industrys parent company evolved into what is now EPG Brand Acceleration, and Mary Jos career path took a direction she never expected. She stayed with EPG, and at Marions suggestion, jumped into a new role that would challenge her to evolve with the company.

Mary Jo is crucial facet behind Boating Industry, hiring editors Adam Quandt, and most recently, Jamie Stafford. She has watched editors like Adam grow in their role, saying, seeing peoples passion as they embrace the industry is so rewarding.

Outside of work, Mary Jo keeps up on college basketball and football, experiments with vegan cuisine, and enjoys all manner of water sports, including rowing.

Susan clementVice President, Engagement

Susan began her time at EPG as a contract worker now shes the vice president of engagement for the whole company. Throughout her years working on events, Susan has come to be an invaluable member of the team supporting Boating Industry and its most important summit, ELEVATE.

This summit was started in 2019, so Susan had a very hands-on role in creating the event and guiding it into what it is today. And, she says, it brings the same challenges that any event has: getting attendees and connecting with exhibitors. Her favorite part, though, is rising through these challenges and watching each event thrive.

In her free time, Susan likes to read murder mysteries which perhaps seem like a relaxing past time after a hectic day to day organizing events.

Sara Nath Managing Director

The opportunity to make an impact on a company pulled Sara into EPG. She began to leave her mark immediately, quickly taking charge of the companys marketing efforts. Sara brings a strong vision to everything she does. She is involved in creating and cultivating industry partnerships for Boating Industry, and she participates in the branding efforts of all events such as ELEVATE and IBEX.

I do like the culture that this industry offers, she says. Boating is a tight-knit and family-oriented industry, and it shows. They really care about the future of boating, Sara remarks, many people who have been in the industry, have been in it for a long time. From that aspect, there is a lot of passion.

While Sara admires the passions of those in the boating industry, she pursues her own passions by hanging out with friends, and making time for her family.

Samantha OhEvents and Engagement Associate

Samantha is the newest member of the marketing and events team at EPG Brand Acceleration. She works under Susan Clement, ensuring all the events run smoothly, including ELEVATE Summit.

Sam was drawn to EPG due to flexibility her role demanded, and because she got to connect with and impact many different types of people.

Outside of work, Sam is dedicated to the gym and enjoys skateboarding and snowboarding.

Karen KalinyakManager, Digital Marketing

Karen began as a production manager in 2004, a career shift from her previous job where she worked as a graphic designer for a local newspaper. She wanted a better work-life balance, which she found at EPG.

In 2017, she pivoted again, this time to the digital team, where she handles uploading ads to the website. Karen is also the heart of Boating Industrys enewsletter, ensuring it makes it to your inbox each week so you can stay informed on all the latest happenings in the industry.

Karen has had a long and successful career at EPG Brand Acceleration. Throughout her time here, her favorite part of the job has always been the people she works with. The company has a strong sense of camaraderi and though we all seem to have different personalities, we come together as one team to produce the best possible product, she says.

Karen moonlights as a blackjack ace, enjoying an evening at a casino at the card tables or just chatting with people on the penny slots.

Nici LawsonManager, Digital Solutions

Nici began with what would become EPG Brand Acceleration in 1996 as a temp, creating ads for Snow Goer, a sister magazine to Boating Industry, dedicated to snow mobiles. In 2001, she accepted a full-time position as a production artist and art director. She then took a brief hiatus and returned in 2018, this time as part of the digital team.

Nici handles all the website updates directly, and helps maintain Boating Industry behind the scenes. Whenever she works with the magazine, its all smiles: with boats and boating, its always summertime thoughts, she says.

During summertime, Nici enjoys running with her dog, Kona, and driving around in her Volkswagens: a 62 beetle and a 71 bus. She's also a huge Minnesota Wild fan and during the winter you can find her cheering on the hockey team.

Leslie PalmerNational Sales Director

Without all of our industry partners, Boating Industry would not be able to thrive. Leslie Palmer, our national sales director, makes sure that the magazine is set up for success. She came to EPG 10 years ago from a former partner, initially working with the horticulture group. When the opportunity came to move into a sales director role for the marine industry, Leslie jumped at the chance.

My favorite part of working for EPG and Boating Industry are the relationships I have built over the years., she says. We have a great team and we truly support one another. I have learned a lot from all of the team members. This tight-knit culture is reflective of the industry as a whole many people find themselves welcomed with open arms.

At the end of the day, the marine industry is all about fun Leslie enjoys weekends on the water at Lake Michigan with her family, and weekends off the water in Northern Michigan.

Lindsay ZiganAssociate Art Director

Lindsay is the associate art director, in charge of all visual elements in the magazine, from color to graphics and layout. During the Boating Industry rebrand, Lindsay took inspiration from other successful trade magazines as well as her own experience and eye for design. All the amazing work Lindsay does ensures that Boating Industry always looks its best. She also works on two other titles within EPG Brand Acceleration.

Lindsay came to the magazine with little prior experience within the marine industry; however, she has been impressed by the wide array of people that the industry welcomes, and motivated by seeing its rapid evolution within the past few years.

Like many others within the marine industry, Lindsay is an avid nature lover and gets out with her dogs whenever she can. When she cant be out there in person, she enjoys watching nature documentaries, puzzles, and acrylic painting.

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The government of India has made it mandatory for all international passengers arriving in the country to fill in the Air Suvidha Self Declaration Form to notify of their current health status in the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic.

While the process was created to ease the process for flyers, the Air Suvidha registration process has caused much inconvenience to multitudes of inconspicuous flyers who are caught terribly unaware once they land up at the airport. Many airlines also do not actively inform the passengers about the need to fill the same, and most flyers are informed of this requirement by airlines staff at/before the check-in counters.

It is to be noted that if you do not produce the registration number at the check-in counters, the airlines will not issue the boarding passes.

Mind you, the form itself is quite lengthy to fill and the exercise quite cumbersome. Many flyers have been left scampering to get the necessary documents in place to upload. It is a common sight to see distraught faces, either glued in rapt attention to their mobile devices or frantically calling relatives to upload the forms on their behalf.

It is here that you thank God/airport authorities for the free Wi-Fi at airports, and pat yourself on your back for carrying that laptop (which was being so frowned upon by wifey) as completing the process on the mobile needs the concentration of Arjuna and the computer literacy of Bill Gates.

And God help you if you are traveling with a bunch of not-so computer literate people it will only strengthen your resolve to make such members undergo that computer literacy course back in India whose pamphlets you had been joyfully chucking into dustbins all along.

Reports mention that some passengers have even missed their flights due to not being able to complete the formalities in time.

While the intention is noble, trust our bureaucracy to execute the job in a manner which leaves people frustrated and scratching their heads. Kudos to the designers of the form; they have managed to create a web form which entails almost all conceivable barriers to prevent successful completion.

And the beauty of it is that there is barely anyone checking for it once you land in India. Please do make a mental note to spare yourself the frustration, for once in life, at NOT BEING CHECKED.

So, while we discuss and debate the utility of this and fervently hope someone will bring some sensibility into the process, heres a list of must-dos for anyone taking an international flight into India:

1. Check requirement of negative RT-PCR certificate a.Passengers that are fully vaccinated in the list of countries mentioned by MoHFW (https://www.newdelhiairport.in/pdf/ListofCountries-14June2022.pdf) have to mandatorily upload either a negative Covid-19 RT-PCR report (test conducted within 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey) or the Certificate of completing full primary vaccination schedule of Covid-19 vaccination with the date.b.If flying from a country not covered in the list, the negative Covid-19 RT-PCR report is mandatory.c.Hence, plan for the test in the country of flight origin at a suitable time. If you have a dependable travel agent, well and good, else local hotel staff should be able to help.

2. Make sure that you fill in the form before you leave for the airport, if not earlier. There is no cut-off time for filling and it can be filled any time before boarding. DO NOT leave it to be done at the airport unless you are craving for that rush of blood or are really looking forward to just an airport visit and not keen at all on taking the flight back home.

3. Budget time: Keep half an hour to get your documents ready as per requirements and the filling of the process.

4. For each passenger, keep the below documents/details ready:a.Basic passport detailsb.Flight details and seat number. Those not checked-in, please add 00 against seat number. Mind you, the website says Passenger shall be responsible to self edit the SDF and provide the correct seat number, before boarding the aircraft. This is a mandatory requirement and essential for contact tracing purpose.

5. For uploading, below are the documents required with specifications:a.Passportb.Vaccination Certificatec.RT-PCR Negative Certificate (if applicable).

6. File specifications: Now here comes the masterclass.a. All the above documents for upload have to be a PDF (word doc, jpeg, png etc. not allowed). So if you have a scan image or word doc with pic, please convert it to pdf using one of the online pdf converters. Google baba will come to your rescue.b. File name no special characters are permitted in file name, only hyphen and underscore permitted. So if your file name has a space (Passport self), please put your file name editing skills to use and delete or replace that space with either a hyphen or underscore. This is where laptop comes handy.c. File Size Each document has to be less than 1 MB in size. The website is helpful and mentions Passengers can download any of the free apps available on both iOS or Android to reduce file size. For iOS, one can use PDF compressor or Android users can download Compress PDF app to reduce the file size. Here goes your crash course in compressing pdfs.

7. Log on to https://www.newdelhiairport.in/airsuvidha/apho-registration and fill in the details of the primary traveller first. If there are people accompanying you, you are required to add the count of passengers at the end of the form and then fill in all the details all over again for each one of them. It would have helped if there was an option to replicate basic flight details, destination address details, contact numbers etc. But then God also needs ways to teach us patience.

8. For kids who are yet to be brought under the purview of vaccination, you might be scratching your head as to what to enter/upload. You can try leaving the details blank, and in case the form still insists, a way out might be to upload the parents details.

9. Remember to pray before you click the Submit button. On submitting, the form then proceeds to issue a Registration number / application reference number which is emailed to the email id of the primary applicant.

10. Flyers must carry application printout or soft copy to present at the airport, which will be duly scrutinized and then boarding passes issued.

11. Once you have your boarding passes, remember to do a fist pump and have a customary sweet to celebrate.

It might not be entirely far-fetched to visualise some ingenious desis setting up shops at international airports in near future for facilitating this alike the numerous ticketing agents that dot the vicinity of our railway stations. Until then, make sure that you follow the guidelines above if flying into India, spread the word and earn countless blessings!

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As of today, more than 830 million people and more than 58 million companies are on LinkedIn. If youve ever tried to list a company or firm youve been employed by and discovered theres no LinkedIn business page, youve quickly noticed that your experience section will have an empty grey building (or as I call it, a graveyard) where the logo should appear.

LinkedIn is a matter of first impression, not just for people, but also for law firms, companies, and independent blogs. Having a company page on LinkedIn is a must as its indexed in Google and because LinkedIn has high domain ranking authority, this means the business page populates at the top of Google (typically one entry below your company or firms website). Thus, the potential traffic to your firms company page on LinkedIn is huge.

The Advantages Of A LinkedIn Company Page

There is much you can do with a company page on LinkedIn from leveraging the firms logo, to directing traffic directly to your firms website, to promoting job openings, to showcasing exciting things your firm is doing, as well as having your employees and affiliates interact and engage with your companys posts on LinkedIn. Having a company page on LinkedIn is key for a strong and powerful brand in the digital age.

According to LinkedIn, a complete company page gets 30% more weekly views. Additionally, if your law firm creates posts from its company page on a weekly basis, it will see twice the amount of engagement. This is precisely why a LinkedIn company page creates better business brand positioning and strategic recognition in a completely digital world. If youre launching a company, law firm, or even a legal blog, the first thing youll want to do is bookmark that company page on LinkedIn and build an audience for it. Keep in mind that your LinkedIn company page is separate and distinct from your personal LinkedIn profile. And, while people connect with people on LinkedIn, having a company page is key for business credibility.

How To Create A LinkedIn Company Page

Heres the good news. It takes less than five minutes to create a company page on LinkedIn. Once youre logged into your LinkedIn account on your desktop (note: you cannot create a company page on LinkedIn via the mobile version), head over to the Work tab which is to the right of the Me tab at the top of the toolbar. Tap on the drop-down menu. At the bottom, you will see where it says, Create a company page. From there, you will begin to set up the company page for your law firm or entity dont forget to give the website details, industry, and an overview of the firms services. This will help your firm populate higher in search results. Remember, LinkedIns algorithm functions like Google. Think about what keywords a potential client, job seeker, or other business professional would utilize to locate your company page on LinkedIn.

I recommend uploading a logo and creating a branded cover photo. Youll want to view the page as a member and be sure to click follow. This will be key for you to later link your firm, entity, or organization in your experience section. Another key strategy: make sure your firms employees link to the company page as well. The reason for this is simple: if your firm is in the process of hiring, its imperative for your employees to be visible that means enabling the outside business world to see who works there. Think about who handles the HR or marketing for your firm. Their LinkedIn profile will be key for all outbound and inbound outreach.

Use Your LinkedIn Company Page

One final piece of candid advice: use your LinkedIn company page. Showcase what your firm is doing. Stay on top of major holidays, trends, and even competitor firms to generate ideas for creative posts. Dont forget to have the LinkedIn icon on your firms website for others to easily access and follow your LinkedIn company page.

Remember, LinkedIn isnt just about your own personal brand its also about the firms brand in an ever-changing digital space. Make sure to forward this article to the managing partner or owner of your current law firm and ensure the firms LinkedIn company page is created today!

Have a question about creating a company page on LinkedIn? Head to my LinkedIn company page to get an idea of what it should look like.

Wendi Weiner is anattorney, career expert, and founder ofThe Writing Guru, an award-winning executive resume writing services company. Wendicreates powerful career and personal brands for attorneys, executives, and C-suite/Board leaders for their job search and digital footprint.She also writes for major publications about alternative careers for lawyers,personal branding, LinkedIn storytelling, career strategy, and the job search process.You can reach her by email atwendi@writingguru.net, connect with her onLinkedIn, and follow her on Twitter@thewritingguru.

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Dubai: If you are thinking of launching a business in Abu Dhabi you can complete the process online.

From finding out the type of establishment you can create, to uploading the necessary documents and getting approvals, the process has been digitised through Tamm, the official digital platform for all Abu Dhabi government services.

Here is a step-by-step guide on how you can get a business licence in the Emirate.

You can complete the process from selecting your business activity to reserving your trade name all online via this link here:

Step 1: Find the legal form type for your business

Visit the business set up portal on tamm.abudhabi to start the process: https://www.tamm.abudhabi/journeys/start-your-business/plan/wiki/legal-form

You will first be required to determine the legal form type of your company, which refers to the type of legal entity that your company would be.

According to tamm.abudhabi these are the three possible legal types you can select from:

Establishment A facility owned by one person only, licenced to practise select economic activities, which vary according to the owners nationality. The financial liability of this establishment type lies with the owner, who could be an Emirati, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) national, or expatriate. An Emirati, or a company wholly owned by Emiratis, will be required to act as a local sponsor in case of foreign ownership.

Sole proprietorship LLC A facility that allows a single member to own 100 per cent of the business and registered as a separate entity from its owner. It is no longer attached to and identified with the owner for tax and liability purposes. Only Emirati and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nationals are eligible for this legal form.

Limited Liability Company LLC A facility established by contract between 2 and up to 50 people. All LLC owners liability is limited to their ownership stake in the company. Share of Emiratis in the firm capital is required to be a minimum of 51 per cent.

Step 2: Find your business activity

After determining the legal form of your business, you would then need to select the business activity. It is essential to register your business activity because the licence fee and legal requirements vary according to the nature of business activity. You can find the business activities allowed in the Emirate, by visiting the Business Activities Information service provided by the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), here: https://www.adbc.gov.ae/BussinessActivityInfo/BussinessActivity.aspx?culture=en

Step 3: Reserve your trade name

After selecting the activity and legal form of the business, a trade name which distinguishes the business from others and conforms to the nature of the activity and legal form should be selected.

If you want to find out if the name you had in mind for your business is already taken, you can visit this service by TAMM, to search existing Trade Names in Abu Dhabi: https://www.tamm.abudhabi/services/business/ded/tradename-search/home?lang=en

Once you have finalised the name for your business, follow these steps:

Enter the name you wish to reserve for your business, and you will be presented with recommended names in English and Arabic. These are pre-approved by the economic department and any additional manual approvals required to reserve these names are waived off. In case you do not want to follow the recommended names, use the customise option to make edits to your economic name in English and Arabic. The name will be subject to manual review and approval.

Submit application - After selecting and customising the economic name, submit the application.

It will be reviewed by the Department of Economic Development (DED), if required, and upon approval, you can proceed to pay.

After payment, the application will be reviewed by the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security (ICP) for initial approval, after which, the economic name certificate will be available for download.

You will be notified of the status of your application as it moves through the different stages of approval.

The trade name reservation takes up to two days, according to tamm.abudhabi.

Step 4: Obtaining Initial Approval

After obtaining the trade name certificate, the investor can start the procedures for issuing the initial approval. The initial approval is the certificate that enables an investor to proceed with the formalities of issuing a business licence, and to approach the relevant authorities for getting their approval for practising the required business activity. For foreign investors, obtaining the approval of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in Abu Dhabi is compulsory.

At this stage, the investor can also rent the site of his business. He can visit the Commercial Protection Division at ADDED and the relevant authorities to see if the proposed site meets the conditions and specifications and whether it is suitable for the activity type.

Step 5: Obtaining Approvals from Concerned Authorities

After obtaining the initial approval, the investor would need to visit any relevant authority to obtain an approval, if needed, and fulfill the legal requirements. This may include the Department of Transport, municipality or civil defence. These approvals can also be issued electronically. However, some business activities require only the approval of ADDED

Step 6: Issuing Business Licence

Based on selected activities, a lease contract number may be mandatory. You can enter it while completing the online process, or, if it is optional, you can opt to add it at a later stage as a licence amendment. However, in that case, you will be charged an additional fee.

Upload documents: Based on the legal form and selected activities, you will be asked to upload certain documents. If the legal form is an establishment owned by a non-GCC national, a local sponsor contract will be required. If the legal form is a Sole Proprietorship LLC or a Limited Liability Company, a Memorandum of Association (MOA) will be required.

Once all the details are added, submit the application.

In certain cases, based on your selected activities, you may have to pay a certain amount along with application. Your application will be reviewed by ADDED and upon approval, you will need to make the required payment, after which, the economic licence will be issued and available for download. You will be notified of the status of your application as it moves through the different stages of approval.

Fees

Activity fee - Depends on the activities selected

You may need to pay additional fees for approvals, depending on your business activity.

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