Flexible retirement options for NHS staff – information for branches
This article explores the options available to NHS Pension Scheme members. UNISON branches should ask their employer/s to discuss flexible working policies and seek to negotiate fair and equitable processes for applications. Members who retire must notify UNISON to update their membership to ensure they remain members. What is changing? From 1 April 2022, all active pension scheme members in the NHS are in the 2015 Section of the NHS Pension Scheme. Many NHS staff will have accrued pension benefits in either or both of the two legacy sections(1995 section and 2008 section ). New flexibilities coming in from 1 October 2023 ...
Source: UNISON Health care news - September 21, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Hassan Govia Tags: Article Source Type: news

The mystery of Europe ’s heat death hotspot – podcast
Ian Sample hears from the Guardian ’s Europe environment correspondent, Ajit Niranjan, about the reporting he has been doing for the launch of our new Europe edition. He talks about Osijek, a Croatian city that has the highest heat mortality rate in Europe … but no one knows whyVisit the new European digital edition, to find the best of our original journalism about Europe along with the most relevant of our global news and viewsContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 21, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Ian Sample with Ajit Niranjan, produced by Eli Block and Madeleine Finlay, sound design by Joel Cox, the executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Europe Science Extreme weather World news Climate crisis Environment Pollution Croatia Source Type: news

Google recently cut ' people ' from its Search guidelines. Now, website owners say a flood of AI content is pushing them down in search results
None A recent Google Search update is causing anger across the web. • None Some site owners say they are being pushed down in results with huge drops in traffic. Morgan Overholt saw half of her website's traffic disappear overnight. "This is a joke," another person wrote on . "I've got long-form…#googlesearch #morganoverholt #google #overholt #johnmueller #mueller #reddit #aigenerated #tiananmensquare #girlwithpearlearring
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Google on trial: Feds challenge default web search deals
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has used the first week of its much-anticipated competition case against Google to argue that the search ads giant violated antitrust law and stifled competition to maintain its market leadership. The government complaint [PDF], initially filed in October 2020…#google #pdf #googlesearch #android #apple #chrome #kennethdintzer #doj #amitmehta #meta
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Auctoria uses generative AI to create video game models
Several years ago, Aleksander Caban, the co-founder of Carbon Studio, a Polish VR game developer, observed a major problem in modern game design. He had to create rocks, hills, paths and other basic elements of video game environments manually, which often turned out to be a time-consuming — and…#aleksandercaban #carbonstudio #polish #vr #michalbugała #joannazając #karolinakoszuta #błażejszaflik #auctoria #gliwice
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Instacart ' s IPO flops as the stock slumps. Here are 7 reasons why
None CEO Fidji Simo built an impressive ads business, but the main grocery delivery operation is tough. To have a healthy digital advertising business, you actually have to have something else substantial sitting behind it, luring customers to visit your site and hopefully spend money. This is one…#fidjisimo #instacart #fidelity #dstglobal #troweprice #aswathdamodaran #airbnb #doordash #instacartshoppers #ubereats
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ancient Amazonians created mysterious ‘dark earth’ on purpose
Mysterious patches of fertile black soil pepper the verdant Amazon rainforest. They sit in stark contrast with the reddish, eroded soil that dominates the basin. Researchers have long thought this Amazonian dark earth—or terra preta —was created by pre-Hispanic Indigenous civilizations, which have inhabited the region for millennia, but it wasn’t clear how. Now, a multidisciplinary team of scientists and Indigenous partners suggests the ancient Amazonians intentionally created the rich soil thousands of years ago to better foster their crops, and that their modern-day descendants are still making new terra p...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 20, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Performance of direct and indirect onlay restorations for structurally compromised teeth
ConclusionsDirect fiber-reinforced composite resin could be considered a suitable alternative to CAD-CAM composite resin for the restoration of structurally compromised teeth. 
Source: Dental Technology Blog - September 20, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

Families with kids should be very worried about this kind of car
Family safety in automobiles has been a concern for consumers dating back decades. The infamous Ford Pinto was discontinued after the company in the 1970s discovered a design flaw in the fuel tank that could cause explosions on impact. In the 1980s, the worst car in the world was considered by…#fordpinto #yugoslavian #yugogv #insurancenavy #ford #explorers #firestone #jdpower #minivans #pacifica
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The pilot of an F-35 that weirdly went missing ended up parachuting into someone ' s backyard after ejecting
Airmen from Joint Base Charleston speak to a family living right next to the site of a crashed F-35 about the operation to recover the fighter jet and requests for the family in Williamsburg County, S.C., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Henry Taylor/The Post And Courier via AP The pilot of the F-35…#f35 #williamsburgcounty #henrytaylor #southcarolina #usmarinecorps #marinecorps #jointbasecharleston #wmbf #jeremyhuggins
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Some nurses from Nigeria ‘likely’ to have gained ‘ fraudulent ’ entry to NMC register
Evidence of ‘widespread fraudulent activity’ has been found at a testing site in Nigeria used by internationally educated nurses before joining the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register. The NMC has today confirmed that an investigation into a computer-based testing (CBT) site in Ibadan has suggested that some nursing or midwifery professionals may have ‘fraudulently... Read moreThe post Some nurses from Nigeria ‘likely’ to have gained ‘fraudulent’ entry to NMC register appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
Source: Nursing in Practice - September 20, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news

No winners from government rowing back on net-zero policies
Responding to Rishi Sunak’s announcement today (Wednesday) that the government is delaying some important climate targets, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “There’ll be no winners from this. Rowing back on net-zero goals could cost jobs, put up energy bills and damage the UK’s international reputation. “The government should be helping everyone to meet existing climate targets and secure the country’s long-term future. Not abandoning them for short-term political gain to please some members of the Conservative Party. “Reaching climate goals has to be a key priority, not a nice add-on when times...
Source: UNISON Health care news - September 20, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release just transition net zero Source Type: news

Buffalo Rehab Group preps to open 15th local site
CEO points to ongoing demand, including from past patients who can ’t get in to their primary care providers.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Tracey Drury Source Type: news

An RF-based control system for limiting vehicular speed in populated area - Onyan AO, Igbinoba CK, Ugiagbe B.
Many vehicle drivers violate the approved speed limit given by road traffic regulatory agency in populated areas and this has caused accidents leading to loss of lives and property. This paper presents the design and development of a control system that au...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Q & A with Matthew Panzarino, who recently stepped down as TechCrunch EIC after 10 years, on the site ' s Silicon Valley relationship, the future of media, and more
It’s been a chaotic but ultimately successful decade for Panzarino and TechCrunch. With AI on the horizon and new hands at the helm, what’s next in digital media?#panzarino
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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