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López Obrador Is In Front Of Biden

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President Andrés Manuel López Obrador must hurry to get on Joe Biden’s train, for his sake, that of his government and that of Mexico.

He will already pay the cost of backing President Donald Trump in his allegations of electoral fraud and his attempts to reverse an election violating the principles of democracy, but that can be maintained on a personal level, but his stubbornness must turn to pragmatism in the face of the announcements that the president-elect is doing in matters of foreign and security policy, and that his collaborators establish contact with those who will be the heads of those sectors to start working.

López Obrador does not need to congratulate Biden, but rather act intelligently because the first appointments have policies antagonistic to his.

The most confrontational issue will be energy. During the Trump administration, frictions were continuous with the US private sector due to the change of rules, but the indifference of the head of the White House and the lack of energy of Ambassador Christopher Landau to defend the interests of the energy sector of his country before the violations, will change in the Biden Administration.

The next Secretary of State will be Antohny Blinken, very close to him for 30 years, and with extensive experience in foreign policy issues.

Blinken will have among its missions that the United States returns to the Paris Climate Change Agreement, which seeks to promote clean energy.

López Obrador is an enemy of them, and has opted for dirty energies. Its entire policy has been focused on the injection of resources for the generation of fossil fuels, even seeking to renovate refineries – such as Cadereyta -, despite environmental pollution studies.

Ignoring the evaluation studies of her in projects such as the Mayan Train, Dos Bocas and the Santa Lucia airport, go against the guidelines outlined by Biden since the campaign. “Either we adjust our policies, or the demands under the trade agreement with the United States, could be continuous,” admitted a Mexican diplomatic source.

The energy issue is transversal in the new Biden team. Avril Hines, who will hold the position of Director of National Intelligence, a key position within the White House because under her supervision are all the intelligence services, civil and military, of the United States government, worked in recent years in energy responsibilities She worked during the Barack Obama administration as deputy director of the CIA and deputy director of the National Security Council.

The Obama White House was particularly tough on Peña Nieto for his rapprochement with China, and intervened so that the Bullet Train between Mexico City and Querétaro was frustrated by the financing of Beijing.

The government abandoned other plans for heavy Chinese investment at Cabo Pulmo in the Sea of ​​Cortez and at the Dragon Mart in Cancun.

When Peña Nieto invited Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign, the then head of the National Security Council, Susan Rice, demanded from former Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu, during a G-20 meeting in Asia, that there had to be consequences for that affront to the Democrats.

Upon returning, Peña Nieto dismissed Luis Videgaray, the Secretary of the Treasury who promoted the meeting. Currently, although Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard worked on the relationship with Trump like Videgaray, it was López Obrador who showed his dedication to the head of the White House, accepting his impositions.

A measure that López Obrador did to satisfy Trump, will be reversed in the first 100 days of Biden’s government, the Migrant Protection Protocols, when sovereignty was ceded to accept that Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States would wait in Mexican territory the process of your request, through a memorandum with the Trump administration, signed by Alejandro Celorio, the legal consultant of the Foreign Ministry.

The person responsible for dismantling that infamous agreement will be the new Secretary of Territorial Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, a Cuban-American who, as a federal prosecutor in California, took the cases against the so-called Mexican Mafia, which operated from prisons, and was director of Migration.

In the Obama administration, whose work on behalf of the human rights of immigrants was widely recognized. Mayorkas, on the other hand, has had a godmother for 20 years, California Senator Dianne Feinstein, who since the Obama administration defended arbitrariness in Mexico against the Sempra company, whose subsidiary Ienova was painted by López Obrador and the director of the CFE , Manuel Bartlett, as the enemy of the Nation.

On the issue of security, what will probably change radically is the architecture of bilateral cooperation, which was managed through the High Level Group between the two countries, where Ambassador Landau sat in front of six secretaries, at a table chaired by the Secretary of Defense, General Luis Cresencio Sandoval.

It was deficient, and today it can be described as failure due to the mutual loss of credibility. The rebuilding of trust will be very uphill, because the release of General Salvador Cienfuegos was for political reasons, given the recent criticism of the new intelligence director, Haines, of Trump’s politicization of justice.

The networks of ties of the next officials do not look good for López Obrador, who says he knows Biden, when in reality, the then vice president met him in Mexico when in the 2016 presidential campaign, he came to palomear the candidates.

However, the bilateral relationship is very important for the United States, which will help López Obrador to qualify his disdain for Biden, if he hurries the reconstruction of the relationship with the Democrats, discreetly if he wants, but effectively, and gives the green light to officially have your diplomats come up and work with the president-elect team.

Santander Offers Early Retirement From 55 Years

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Banco Santander has proposed this Thursday to the unions that employees can take advantage of early retirement from the age of 55 in the framework of the negotiation of the Employment Regulation File (ERE) that it prepares.

The entity plans to eliminate 5,072 jobs, through some 4,000 early retirements and 1,000 relocations, according to the unions, which qualify these figures as “inadmissible” and demand to reduce them. They also want to lower the 900 planned office closures before talking about the specific economic conditions that the bank has presented to them.

The unions, who will meet with the bank again on December 1, believe that the proposed adjustment is disproportionate and the conditions “totally insufficient to cover this file with real voluntary will.”

The workers ‘representatives, led by the Workers’ Commissions (CC OO) as the majority union, affirm that if Santander has little budget to pay those it wants to fire, “what it must do is reduce the number of casualties from this ERE ”, They indicate in CC OO.

According to the entity’s proposal, employees who take early retirement would have to have been at the bank for at least 15 years.

By age groups, from youngest to oldest, those aged 55 to 57 would receive 65% of the pensionable salary (with a discount of the unemployment amount for two years) and a special agreement up to 63 years of age, with a maximum revaluation of 1% .

Employees between 58 and 61 years of age would receive 70% of the pensionable salary (discounted from the unemployment amount for two years) plus the same special agreement until age 63.

For those over 62 years of age, the entity offers 20 days per year worked, with a ceiling of 12 monthly payments.

Likewise, those over 55 who do not reach the required minimum seniority of 15 years would receive 30 days of pensionable salary with a limit of 20 monthly payments, plus volunteer bonuses, seniority and a special agreement with a maximum revaluation of 1% up to 63 years .

Those under 55 years of age are offered incentive leave of 30 days of pensionable salary, with a limit of 20 monthly payments plus voluntary bonuses.

From the UGT they demand “real voluntariness within the process, quotas by age, province and a maximum percentage of denials of voluntary adhesions”.

They also consider that priority of permanence in the bank should be given to the groups established by the bank and that there is “equalization of the handicaps of children and employees so that both are equal to or greater than 33% and extend it to spouses with serious illness or handicap ”.

There Is A Growing Demand To Investigate Fictitious Address Changes

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In the midst of a storm over the harmonization of regional taxes, the Tax Agency (AEAT) has confirmed that there is a “growing demand” by the regions to investigate fictitious changes of tax domicile.

This has been assured by the director of the AEAT, Jesús Gascón, at the closing of the XXX Congress of State Finance Inspectors, which was held this Thursday virtually.

Although this task does not appear explicitly in the Agency’s latest strategic plan, Gascón has ensured that “every year there is a section of the control plan guidelines dedicated to collaboration with the autonomous communities, in which it is expressly mentioned the control procedure of fiscal domiciles ”.

These controls have the objective of detecting fraudulent changes of address from one region to another with lower taxes, normally those levied on assets and inheritances and donations, which are totally assigned to the autonomies.

Gascón’s words come at a time when there is a crossfire between the community of Madrid and the central government, before the ERC amendment to the Budgets to raise the tax on patrimony and the intention of the Treasury to harmonize the ceded taxes – something that had been contemplated for a long time.

The region of the capital is the only one that provides a 100% discount on the wealth tax ―and applies generous discounts to tribute on inheritances and donations―, which is why other autonomies accuse it of unfair competition even though the law grants full communities regulatory capacity on the encumbrances they have assigned.

Gascón has also made reference to another matter that has raised blisters in recent weeks: the entry of inspectors into the homes (residence or company) of taxpayers to carry out checks when there are suspicions of fraud.

“It is clear that we need an intermediate channel between criminal proceedings and notification of the inspection,” he said. “We are in analysis and see what happens.”

The controversy was born by a recent ruling of the Supreme Court that ruled that the Treasury cannot carry out the registration without notifying the declarant in advance, since the inviolability of the home is a constitutional right.

A few weeks later, when asked in the Congress of Deputies about the ruling, Gascón defended the surprise effect of home inspections , claiming that a prior notice does not seem “very effective when there is the possibility of destruction of evidence.”

“The Supreme is pronounced on a concrete case, and says that the action was not sufficiently motivated for the judicial entrance. We have little to say about that, there is no debate, ”Gascón insisted this Thursday.

“What the Supreme Court also says, which I think is what needs to be analyzed, is that in order to enter a business it is necessary to have previously communicated the start of the inspection activity.

My reflection in Parliament is that this is going to be very ineffective, and I said that we had opened an internal debate and that it could reach Parliament ”.

Gascón recalled that 97% of the actions are aimed at legal persons, not physical ones, and that there is little conflict. The average amount settled thanks to these actions, he pointed out, is about 500,000 euros.

“The percentage of income in the voluntary period is higher than usual, and the behavior afterwards is better.”

Mexico Will Have The Largest Shipyard In Latin America

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The Italian company Fincantieri announced an agreement with the Government of Yucatán to install the largest shipbuilding and maintenance center in Mexico and Latin America.

The project will total an investment ranging from 300 to 500 million dollars, and includes the construction of two dry docks within a 40-hectare site in Puerto Progreso, which will house a useful complex to repair or build vessels of up to 400 meters of length or length, from 2024.

The state government tenders for the first part of the work will be launched next year, in order to start dredging works from the second half of 2021, with the intention of raising the current capacity of Puerto Progreso to 15 meters of draft, which is around 9 meters, reported those involved.

The letter of intent was remotely signed this Tuesday by the secretary of Economic Development and Labor of Yucatán, Ernesto Herrera Novelo, and the director of the Fincantieri Services division, Giorgio Rizzo, with the endorsement of the governor Mauricio Vila Dosal and the general director from Fincantieri, Fabio Galla, informed the company that specified the market it intends with this project:

“Particularly cruise ships, large oil and gas freighters, which need complex operations. The infrastructure will also have a lifting platform for units up to 150 meters in length ”, explained Fincantieri.

This maintenance center will have cranes, workshops, offices and specialized equipment, reported the group that is listed on the Italian stock market and that reported revenues of 5,849 million euros in 2019, according to its public reports.

The Yucatecan government will be responsible for the initial works that include dredging, construction of infrastructure and main plants, which will represent an initial spill for construction companies and jobs in that branch.

Fincantieri will initially act as a consultant for the first works and later will build the state-of-the-art facilities, such as workshops and cranes, in addition to staff training both at local institutions and at the Fincantieri Academy.

Herrera Novelo reported in an interview that among the companies directly benefiting from the construction of the project will be Grupo Millet, a Mexican manufacturer of windows, which recently expanded its capacity in the municipality of Baca, Mérida conurbation, and Niplito, a distribution company of construction supplies. , in addition to suppliers of materials.

The Italian company to be installed in Progreso – a port located 40 minutes from Mérida – will also have the power to provide the services required by the Mexican Navy. Its influence will have an impact on the entire North and Central American region, for ships that are currently served in Houston or Panama, reported the Secretary of Economic Development and Labor of Yucatan, who stressed that it was essential for Italians to have the legal certainty it provides. this entity.

Herrera Novelo explained that for his state, this investment will have a development impact comparable to that of Grupo Modelo, of AB Inbev, which invested last five years in the Yucateca Brewery, which triggered others related to the food sector, particularly the producer Kekén pork meat, from Grupo Kuo.

Once the shipyard reaches full operational capacity, it will be able to receive around 700 full-time employees and a supply chain that will involve 2,500 workers in high demand seasons, Fincantieri reported

Alberto Fernández, President Of Argentina, Fires Maradona

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The president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández , placed an Argentinos Juniors shirt on the coffin of Diego Armando Maradona , who is veiled this Thursday at the Casa Rosada, seat of the Government.

The shirt is from the squad where ‘Pelusa’ played from 1975 to 1981, after being in Los Cebollitas and Estrella Roja.

Fernández also displayed two handkerchiefs belonging to the organization Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, used by human rights leaders to cover their heads during their rounds demanding the appearance of their loved ones who disappeared during the last military dictatorship (1976-1983).

The former soccer player was very close to the Mothers and other humanitarian leaders such as the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo.

The Argentine government decreed three days of national mourning for the death of the revered by the fans of Boca, Naples, among others.

Thousands of people fire the creator of ‘La mano de Dios’ by making long lines outside the venue, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

Several fans confronted the police in the vicinity of the Casa Rosada, located in the Plaza de Mayo, in downtown Buenos Aires, and threw down the fences installed to control the flow of people.

Finally, the agents were able to contain the overflows and ordered the lines of those who were entering the official compound.

The Argentine pamboleros arrived at the Casa Rosada during the night.

Inside, in a main hall and behind a long parapet behind which people paraded, is the closed coffin with the remains of the former captain of the 1986 World Cup champion team, covered by an Argentine flag and dozens of T-shirts from different football clubs thrown by visitors.

The retired player died on the eve of a cardiac arrest in the house on the outskirts of Buenos Aires where he had been confined to recover from a cranial edema operation on November 3.

Those who marched in front of the wooden coffin blew kisses in the air, beat their chests with their fists and shouted “Let’s go Diego. Others wept inconsolably.

The wake began at dawn with an intimate ceremony for family and friends, before allowing public access.

Top 6 Travelling Couples on Instagram to Follow in 2020

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To decide on something interesting and unusual, some people need to get a good portion of inspiration, to saturate their dreams with beautiful pictures and put themselves in the shoes of other people. It is the most effective way for them to put aside doubts and buy plane tickets to the new country. If you belong to this type of person then the following traveling couples on Instagram will help you choose your next destination. In their profiles, you will find reviews from the most interesting and picturesque corners of our planet, their impressions, and sometimes even tips. However, if you dream about a joint trip with your beloved woman, don’t forget about meeting your girlfriend’s parents first.

1. Murad & Nataly Osmann

@muradosmann

They are the most popular traveling couple in Russia and the whole world, even Forbes has included them in the top three Travel Influencers. The partners fly around the world, fulfilling their Instagram account with stylish marvelous pics. They have launched the “follow me” project, having started taking pics in which Nataly stands with her back to the camera and reaches out to her husband as if offering to follow her.

The guys admit that if Nataly is an active traveler who adores exploring new cities, then Murad is prone to contemplation. And very often she makes him go out for a walk. This feature has given the start to their project that brought them a huge number of admirers (more than 4 million) and worldwide fame. Over time, people have begun to take pics in their style and post them on Instagram with a #followmeto hashtag.

Of course, like any other marvelous work, their pics hide a tremendous preparation, starting with a developing of a new route, and finding an advanced guide to picking up an appropriate outfit and creating the image in general.

2. Peter & Zuzu

@lensbetweenus

Peter and Zuzu worked together at an advertising agency in central Europe. One day they decided to change their place of work and residence. Thus, they have found themselves in Australia and begun to keep a photo diary of their travels. The pictures are diptych: Peter and Zuzu are photographing each other at the same moment in time.

Simultaneous “double” shooting is a difficult and unusual thing. The partners have to pick up places interesting from opposite angles. Nonetheless, they get stylish and atmospheric shots, and a whole world opens up behind them. A series of shots of the “Lens Between Us” project has gained great popularity on Instagram. The couple travels to Australia, Europe, and Southeast Asia.

3. Jeff & Angela

@passports_and_champagne

Jeff and Angela live on Lake Tahoe. They have a mobile home, 1974 Toyota-Chinook, on which they traveled all over America and Canada. Jeff loves fishing, and Angela adores paddle surfing. In 2013, the guys carried out a grand outing from the United States. In 8 months, they visited 20 countries in Europe and Asia. Last year, travelers took a journey to Northern Europe and Africa. By the way, champagne helps them cope with minor troubles on the road. Hence the name of the account in which Jeff and Angela describe their adventures with humor and love.

4. Alex & Lisa

@2people1life

Alex and Lisa are eternal newlyweds. Their honeymoon around the world has been going on for 5 years. They have known each other since childhood, which was held in the English county of Yorkshire. Having married, the guys decided that they want to see the world as well as experience the storm of emotions that accompanied their wedding. Thus, they have come up with a unique idea of ​​the journey.

They sold the house, bought a minivan and went on a long journey around the world, which began in Latin America. In each new country, they held a wedding ceremony according to local traditions. As a result, Lisa and Alex got married 71 times. And they are not going to stop there.

5. Julia & Anton

@keepeyesopen and @road_movies

Until the age of 27, Julia had a completely ordinary life: she worked in a Dior boutique and dreamed of becoming a fashion journalist. However, the trip to Nepal has changed everything. Julia came down from the Himalayas completely different and with a big dream – to see the world. She met Anton on this journey, and since then they have been traveling together. The couple is actively sharing everything on their Instagram, including life hacks and funny stories about Southeast Asia and South America.

Passion for fashion-journalism shows itself, thus, they manage to see something special in every new place and present it to the subscribers.

6. David & Intan

@theworldtravelguy

This is a traveling couple from the United States and Bali. Together, they travel the world and try to document some of the most beautiful countries with pictures, videos, and guides for other travelers. Their travel blog is becoming one of the most popular on the internet. David has been traveling full time for more than 5 years, and he has solo traveled almost every country in Asia and the Middle East. David and Intan are usually based in Bali or the United States, where they travel to nearby countries and visit waterfalls, beaches, caves, mountains, and more.

Mercado Libre And Best Buy Retailers With The Best Customer Service

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Amazon, Mercado Libre and Best Buy are the three retailers that demonstrated the best customer service capacity during the coronavirus pandemic, revealed a study by Deloitte.

The consulting firm evaluated 11 capabilities of companies and their interaction with consumers such as the catalog, the ease of search on the platform, recommendations on the site, information on payment methods, interaction with the customer from the customer service and social networks , among others, being Amazon, Mercado Libre and Best Buy the ones that have advanced the most during this contingency.

Amazon, Mercado Libre and Best Buy, the retailers with the best customer service during the pandemic

“We evaluate the capabilities that are seen and the user experience of the platforms, there are still many opportunities to improve, starting with the management of inventory in real time,” said Manuel Ostos, leading Retail partner in consulting for Deloitte Mexico.

In general, Retailers in Mexico have focused on developing transactional capabilities rather than capabilities to improve the end-to-end experience.

Clarification on note Amazon, Mercado Libre and Best Buy: the retailers with the best customer service during the pandemic

In relation to the note published on September 28, entitled “Amazon, Mercado Libre and Best Buy: retailers with the best customer service during the pandemic” we want to clarify some points:

The material referred to in the text was intended to collect the characteristics of retailers that have performed well during the pandemic in 11 eCommerce categories, but in no case was it intended to make a definitive ranking of these types of establishments in our country.

Likewise, the Deloitte Consulting Group document did not intend to give ratings to the retail companies mentioned in the note, as the analysis focuses on identifying important characteristics for the user, in relation to their shopping experience.

5 Reasons Brighton Businesses Need Self Storage

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Small businesses thrive in Brighton. The city’s focus on creativity and innovation make it a hotbed for new ideas. There are over 13,000 SMEs in varying fields and disciplines. From self-employed freelancers to young start-ups, you can find just about anyone here.

One of the main challenges is finding commercial space. With such a high concentration of young businesses, these rentals go by quick. You either have to catch it as soon as it hits the market or settle for something less ideal. Not everyone can be so lucky.

Brighton’s Self Storage Facilities

The best solution for Brighton businesses is to look for self storage facilities. Whether you have an online business or a store in High Street – the extra space can do wonders. Check out 5 Online Business ideas here. A self-storage facility in Brighton can be a place for your records, files, stocks, and furniture. Here are the top 5 reasons for why you need a business self storage:

It Keeps Costs Down

Brighton is one of the most expensive cities in the UK. It has a high cost of living and an even higher property rate. Given its prime location near the coast, it isn’t difficult to see why. Hotels, resorts, boutiques, pubs, and vacation homes – they all flock to the beach. Brighton is definitely a hot spot for commercial and residential real estate.

Small to medium enterprises generally struggle to find an affordable place. Most try to work from home to avoid adding to the expenses. Businesses that do manage to find a commercial space have to pay high fees.

Self storage is a great way to get the space you need without paying expensive rates. Several factors affect the price of commercial spaces:

1. Square footage

2. Facilities

3. Location

If you have a store in a high-traffic area or an office near the main street, expect it to have higher rates. Location matters especially when it comes to real estate. Renting a self storage unit in Brighton would be cheaper than renting a larger place on High Street. If your main service doesn’t need on-site space, why bother moving? Get a storage unit instead.

They have different size options at different price points. You only have to pay for what you need. They also offer flexible payment plans with great incentives. When you add it up, it is a lot cheaper to get a unit.

Learn other cost-cutting tips here: 5 Money-Saving Practices To Help Businesses Prepare For Another Lockdown.

It Offers Top-Notch Security

Self storage facilities have extensive security measures. 24/7 CCTV cameras, guards, alarms, and strict policies are always in place. When you keep your inventory, spare computers and furniture in your unit, they are sure to be in good hands.

Other alternatives won’t give you the same results. Think about it. If you were to set up your own warehouse, you’d have a ton of additional costs. Paying the rent, cost of CCTV installations, and monthly wages for a security guard? You might be able to have access anytime, but it’s too much. An established facility offers you everything you need.

It Allows You To Maximise Your Workspace

Most businesses might not acknowledge that they have a space problem. As long as everything fits right? Wrong. Given the floor plan sizes in the UK – everybody needs more space. When you invest in a self storage unit, you can maximise the utility of your store/office.

Try to break down your square footage.

  1. How much space is being used by your employees? Cubicles, desks, break room etc.
  1. How much space does your office supplies take up? Your printer, copier, watercooler, computers, etc.
  1. How much space do you use for your inventory and supplies? Paper, ink, spare pens, products, promotion material etc.

In summary? It’s a lot. If your spaces are impeding on more than one job, you need a storage unit. There are many examples of this:

It’s when your break room doubles as inventory storage. Or when you have a section of the office filled with old furniture and tech. You aren’t utilising efficiently what you have on hand.

Maximising your workspace means investing in pieces that can help with your productivity. Like creating a break room where your employees can recharge. Or additional equipment to help streamline tasks like getting another printer and copier. With a self storage unit, you can declutter your office, and create space for the things you need.

Moving your clutter to a separate site also helps with employee morale. Clutter can negatively affect people’s mental health. It reduces productivity and encourages procrastination. What kind of business owner would want that on company time?

Learn to make your ideal office space: Creating a Business Space: Conducive To Productivity.

It Minimises Unnecessary Contact

Businesses that deal with confidential materials or high-value items can get a lot out of a unit. Since they are in a separate location, it automatically limits who has access to these items. Businesses with a long history of in-house theft can greatly benefit from this system.

It Is A Great Contingency Plan

Storage facilities usually hold spare items. You can keep just about anything as long as they comply with rules and regulations. The most common items in business units are tables, chairs, computers, and supplies. If there are any accidents, you can have a replacement on hand. After all, an outdated printer is better than none at all.

At the same time, a unit can hold your belongings in between moves or business dry spells. If you need to suddenly downsize, you don’t have to get rid of everything in one go. 

Regardless of what industry you are in, self storage can be an excellent investment. Improving productivity? Expanding your business? Better value for money? It ticks off everything on the list. There is no better way to get the space you need than a unit – especially when you are a small business.

Why Getting Good Sleep is the Most Important Thing You Can Do for Your Health

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With many people becoming busier and busier every day, we find ourselves having to sacrifice certain parts of our day to fulfil our commitments. And what is the number one thing most people skimp on? Sleep. Yet, science shows that getting a good amount of high-quality sleep is essential to both physical and mental health. Read on to find out why getting good quality sleep is one of the most important things you can do to mend your health, and the easy steps you can take to improve your quality of life.

It Can Affect Your Weight

Bad sleep highly correlates with increased, unhealthy weight gain. This is primarily due to the fact that irregular or disrupted sleep disrupts hormones involved in regulating appetite, making it harder to control your eating habits. Good sleepers eat fewer calories, which over time allows them to function at an overall higher energy level and be more active. Not only does this have obvious benefits in terms of physical health – exercise and movement is good for everyone – but it can lead to high success in the workplace and at school.

Excessive weight can lead to a myriad of serious health issues, such as impeded circulation, strokes, heart attacks, and diabetes. Moreover, the effects of excessive weight gain on mental health are apparent – people who are overweight are more likely to suffer from low self-esteem, stress, depression, and anxiety.

It Can Damage Your Body’s Muscles, Joints, and Bones

Poor quality sleep can also have more obvious effects, such as joint, muscle, and bone pain – like the infamous crick in your neck from sleeping the wrong way. Bad sleep leaves your body less equipped to heal damage – it has to work overtime – and you’ll have less energy to repair and strengthen cells around your body. This can lead to you becoming more susceptible to muscle injuries such as tears or pulls, or even long-term disorders such as arthritis – a particular danger for older individuals.

Getting a better mattress can prove to be a fool-proof and quick fix to this problem, and you can instantly feel the difference and allow your body to heal and feel fresh and rested in the morning. Before you make a purchase, you can check resources like The Mattress Guide, who have listed the Top 10 Mattresses in the UK, including the best mattress 2020. There’s plenty of information there, from size, to fabric and materials, to all the pros and cons and the price. This means that you can easily find out which mattresses are the best for your comfort and health needs, allowing you to buy the best mattress for you.

It Can Affect Your Mental Health

We mentioned before that excess weight can lead to depression and stress, but bad sleep in and of itself can also affect your mental wellbeing. Sleep is vital to keeping our brain functioning properly, and serves as a regenerative period for the brain. Too little sleep, and we begin to see drops in concentration, performance, memory, and productivity – on par with someone who is drunk, as studies have shown. This means that we end up struggling with the day and come out feeling exhausted, even if the day itself was like any other. Excess exhaustion can then lead to negative thoughts – 90% of depressed individuals suffer with sleep issues.

It’s therefore essential that you try and regulate your sleep to stop it from impacting your functioning in day to day life. Setting a routine, and sticking to it – including avoiding those pesky mid-day naps – will help greatly with this. Also of note is, of course, going to bed at a fairly early time, avoiding phones before bed, and eating well before you plan on going to bed – all of these things will help you to fall asleep faster and find yourself waking up rejuvenated and ready to tackle the day ahead.

It Can Affect Your Immune System

Getting a sub-optimal amount of sleep – even a relatively small loss of sleep – can impair immune functioning. In fact, sleeping less than eight hours a night can increase your risk of developing diseases (such as the cold or flu) by three times compared to a person that sleeps eight hours or more per night. Conversely, however, too much sleep can also impair immune functioning and deregulate your metabolism, leading to an upset of your body’s general homeostasis. It’s therefore essential that you try and keep a good balance between too much and too little sleep.

Overall, getting a good amount of sleep is one of the pillars of health, and without it, you cannot be fully healthy. Poor sleep can negatively impact on your weight, leading to a host of other health risks. It can also damage your body’s physical support structures, as well as drastically impacting on your mental health and immune systems. Good sleep is the often-overlooked key to good health!

Vital Details About Condo Insurance

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Condo owners must review the terms of their mortgage contract and determine what type of insurance coverage they need for their property. How they use the property plays a vital role in how the owner covers it by insurance. For example, if it is a vacation home and the owner won’t live there most of the time, they will need unoccupied dwelling coverage to protect the property from damage and criminal acts. If they rent out the condo, the owner will need to enforce renter’s insurance to mitigate additional risks. A standard and a master condo policy help the owner protect their vacation home fully, and the policies provide funds to fix damage if it happens.

The Master Policy

The master policy provides coverage for exterior spaces within the condo community that are available to residents. This includes clubhouses, swimming pools, exercise rooms, and the structures around the community. It provides coverage for the exterior of each unit, including the exterior walls and roofing. If a covered event happens, it will pay for the replacement of any fixtures that were damaged. All condo owners living in the community must have a master policy. Typically, the condo association secures the policy, and the residents pay specific fees for keeping the coverage for their condo.

It provides assistance for liabilities that happen on the grounds or anywhere in the community that isn’t inside one of the units. For example, if a condo owner, tenant, or their guests are injured while using any fixtures in the communal areas of the condo community, the master policy is applied to these liabilities. It provides coverage for the injured party and offers compensation for any financial losses connected to their injuries. This includes medical costs and may include lost wages if the individual sustains a serious injury. Condo owners who want to learn more about the policies can contact Garrity Insurance now.

The Individual Condo Insurance

The individual condo insurance policy applies to the interior of the condo purchased by the owner. It’s often referred to as the bare walls coverage in that it pays for damage inside the condo. This includes the walls, flooring, and ceilings. Any items that are inside the condo are protected through the insurance coverage, but any items that exceed the coverage amount will require an additional rider to acquire further coverage if the value is higher than average.

The condo owner gets some liability coverage for the unit, too. If a visitor is injured inside the condo, the condo owner can file a claim to cover their medical requirements and prevent a lawsuit. If the owner has a pet, such as a Pitbull, they can get increased coverage if their dog attacks or bites a visitor. The coverage applies according to the breed and weight of the dog. It is helpful for protecting the owner against liabilities related to their pet’s actions. They can add riders to their policy if they have more than two pets and need extra coverage.

Additional Peril Coverage

The location of the condo defines what additional perils the condo owner could face. For example, if the property is close to the ocean, the individual will need coverage for floods and hurricanes. If the condo is an area where earthquakes are possible, such as near fault lines, the owner will need a supplemental policy to protect against these extra risks.

It is also possible to increase coverage for items inside the home based on these additional risks, and the condo owner may consider riders related to floods, hurricanes, or earthquakes. This may prevent them from losing high-valued items if the property is a complete loss. Typically, a rider is provided with an appraisal for each item, and the owner receives the appraised value if the items are lost, stolen, or damaged.

How Does Condo Coverage Differ from Homeowner’s Insurance?

Homeowner’s insurance covers the entire property and some fixtures that are connected to the exterior of the property. The condo insurance covers the interior spaces only. The condo owner would still get coverage for mold or flood remediation if they have a water leak inside the property. Some items, such as appliances, furniture, and electronics, are covered more fully by a homeowner’s insurance policy than a condo policy. For instance, a homeowner’s insurance policy may provide true replacement value, and a condo policy may not.

The homeowner’s insurance policy provides coverage for liabilities, too. However, to use a homeowner’s insurance policy, the property would have to be the property owner’s primary home, and it i would have to be a separate property from a condo community. Condo communities are managed by a condo association, and this may limit insurance options for owners. Since some condos are considered vacation homes, for the most part, they must be covered by a condo policy not a homeowner’s policy.

Does Condo Insurance Include Dues Owed by the Owner?

The dues they pay each year may apply to the master insurance policy, but the fees do not apply to standard condo policies that the owner will need to purchase to supplement their coverage. The separate policy is managed by the condo owner, and they must maintain coverage for as long as they own the condo. Condo owner associations can take action if an owner doesn’t maintain their insurance policies, as this could present a risk to all properties in the condo. If a condo is damaged, the value of the entire community is affected if the owner doesn’t complete repairs properly.

Condo owners examine policies for protecting their condos according to how they use the property. A second or vacation home will require coverage, and they won’t be able to use the same homeowner’s insurance policy for the separate property. With condos, condo insurance including a standard and master policy are necessary to protect adequate coverage for the property. If the property is in a location where extra perils are greater, they will need supplemental policies to cover these perils and protect their investment. Reviewing condo insurance policies shows the condo owners what is covered and how it works to protect their property.

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