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STR Capital Now Offers Exclusively 6 Trading Account Types – Including Premium Millioner Club

Claire James
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STR Capital Now Offers Exclusively 6 Trading Account Types – Including Premium Millioner Club

The popularly rising online CFD trading brand STR Capital announces that its customers will now be able to benefit from the brand’s new and exclusive set of 6 different account types. Each account from STR Capital’s well-diversified account offer comes with unique trading features and benefits, each designed with different options, and considerations for each trader’s personal finance and trading objectives.

STR Capital introduces Millioner Club account 

Without any doubt, the cherry on top of the STR Capital account offer is the Millioner Club account, which provides access to premium trading functionalities.

Integrating the Millioner Club account in its offer represents an important big step forward for the brand, thanks to the exclusive STR Capital account types offer. Traders who will choose this account option will be able to benefit from up to 100% loyalty bonus and insurance level, exclusive updates, trading alerts and signals, money management services, assistance from a professional group of analysts, and unlimited support from an account manager.

STR Capital wants to provide the best possible conditions for traders that had shown their trust in the brand and it’s dedicated trading services, a specialty for them the Millioner Club was designed, as the brand’s feel it’s his obligation to provide them with the best possible trading benefits, as premium customers deserve the most luxurious conditions.

With an already-established track-record in the CFD trading industry, STR Capital is one of the international brands, accepting clients from all around the world. Since the brands wish to serve traders from all over the world, he designed it’s trading with maximum diversity, and optimized to meet the challenges of the financial markets in 2020, no matter where you are.

Along its reputable way, STR Capital proved to a flexible and innovative broker, constantly upgrading its trading offer, once new developments occurred in the markets. Its proprietary software is yet another proof for the desire to provide a unique trading experience and a tailored solution for traders that want an accessible yet fast platform to work with.

Enhancing the account types offer adds to STR Capital’s reputation and confirms the broker’s interest in offering state-of-the-art conditions. It remains fully committed to adding new trading features when necessary and assisting customers with everything they need.

About STR Capital

STR Capital is a global broker specialized in providing access to a variety of CFD instruments. It was created as a way for traders to take advantage of a user-friendly and optimized trading platform. The brand works around the clock in order to provide customers with an ever-expanding asset selection, 5-star support, and personal assistance via account managers.

With a solid presence in the online trading world, STR Capital aims to be one of the top choices for traders that want to get involved in CFDs based on FX, stocks, indices, crypto, commodities, ETFs, and bonds, ensuring the ability to get market diversification.

Promoting transparency is part of the company’s culture, which is why people can find all the information about the services provided on the official website. STR Capital ensures strong policies for keeping personal data and funds, safe all the time. Also, it reinforces AML/KYC rules, making the verification process mandatory for all customers.

Reaching customers on the international markets is a real challenge, but STR Capital remains fully committed to providing high-quality trading services and proves that the customer always comes first, is not just a phrase, but an agenda.

The Billion Dollar Ballers and How Much They Pay Their Staff

Claire James
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The Billion Dollar Ballers and How Much They Pay Their Staff

If we trawl back through the depths of history, we are able to lay our eyes on some pretty wealthy figures.

We aren’t talking mere millions here either. No, that would be considered pocket money to some of these folk.

Take Mansa Musa for example. King of the Mali empire, Musa lived between the years of 1280 and 1337. His wealth? Well, it can only be described as ‘indescribable’. Then we’ve got the likes of our modern-day monetary giants—the Scottish American industrialist, Andrew Carnegie, and the American Business magnate, John D Rockefeller.

Now, however, we have dot-com billionaires—those living amongst, us who we see donning their suits for work every day, and who we can actually compare our wealth against. But can we? 

It recently became apparent that if you were to have saved $10,000 every single day since the pyramids were built back in 2540 B.C, you’d still only have amassed a fifth of Jeff Bezos’ net worth.

Quite outstanding isn’t it? Well, with this in mind, we thought we’d see just how rich the richest are, comparing their net worth against the employees who work for them.

1)     Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos, Owner of Amazon, saw his fortune grow considerably over lockdown. While other businesses sank or floated thanks to restrictions and lack of versatility, Amazon truly excelled.

In the three months building up to June 30th, Amazon employed a further 175,000 staff across its operations, as online sales grew by more than 50 per cent, and web services grew by 29 per cent.

This inherent growth added just a little extra to Bezos’ pension pot. But did you know that Amazon warehouse operatives are earning a mere £9.35 per hour? Now, to put that into perspective, Amazon was turning a profit of £8,300 per second in late April, equivalent to £29,880,000 per hour.

2)     Bill Gates

Featuring prominently as the world’s wealthiest individual over the past few decades, Bill Gates is no stranger to a dollar bill. In fact, he only recently got pipped to the post by Jeff Bezos, who has now vanished into the distance when it comes to net worth.

The CEO of Microsoft has an estimated net worth of £86 billion, but surprisingly, the lowest-paid member of his company is only operating at an hourly wage of £8.83, totalling £19,000 per year.

If Bill was to spend $1 million a day, it would take him approximately 245 years to spend his fortune…

Despite giving away a lot of his shrapnel to charity, Gates joins Bezos, not only in the plus-$100 billion club, but also in the club that pays their staff effective minimum wage.

3)     Bernard Arnault

The name LVMH mightn’t ring any bells but we’re fairly confident the companies within will. The world’s biggest luxury goods company, LVMH includes brand such as Hennessey, Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Moet—and many more.

Mr Arnault’s estate is worth around £69 billion, making his family the third richest in the world after Bezos and Gates.

Does big wealth at the top, however, filter through to the bottom? The answer is no. According to reports, the lowest-paid member of staff in the LMVH team is earning an hourly rate of £8.65.

4)     Warren Buffet

If there was ever a man to speak to regarding your investments, it isn’t Tony from your local Building Society (no disrespect Tony), it’s Berkshire Hathaway founder, Warren Buffet.

Buffet filed his first tax return at the age of just 14—declaring his earning from his paper round.

Now boasting a net worth of £53 billion, Buffet is neither a fan of social media nor the ever-growing bitcoin.

When it comes to his staff, however, how does a man known for his frugality, pay?

Well, you might be surprised to discover that the lowest-paid employee in Buffet’s organisation is considerably higher than that of his three counterparts already accounted for in the rich list.

Work for Berkshire Hathaway as the lowest-paid entity and you’ll walk away with £10.08 an hour—not necessarily anything to write home about but still better than the others.

5)     Larry Ellison

No longer the CEO of Oracle having stepped down from his duties in 2014, Larry Ellison does still happen to be Chief Technology Officer and also serves on the board of Tesla.

Ellison holds the title of the world’s fifth-richest man, with a net worth of £55 billion.

Do the staff at the bottom of the food chain at Oracle share in spoils of that fairly meaty pie?

Once again, it’s a no — working as the lowest-paid member in the Oracle team will bring you in an hourly wage of £8.65.

Just because you work for a company that turns a ridiculous profit, doesn’t mean that you’ll be reaping a healthy chunk of the reward…

Is technology ruining the competitive nature of sport

Claire James
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Is technology ruining the competitive nature of sport

Sport and technology are inextricably linked and perhaps this statement couldn’t be truer than it is in 2020.

Now, more than ever before, the role that technology is playing in all disciplines of sports is unable to be ignored. Think back to the beginning of lockdown in mid-March when the ‘run 5k’ phenomenon took off — the fuel behind it was technological advancement. Being able to track your runs and share them with your social media companions.

At the top level, however, is technology fuelling successful development within sport or is it simply destructing any form of competition? In this article, Charles Tyrwhitt take a look.

Straight-up tech

On 12th October 2019 Eliud Kipchoge took part in what was titled the INEOS 1:59 Challenge — a bid to break the sub-two-hour marathon barrier. On that cold, misty morning in Vienna, not only did Kipchoge successfully complete the challenge, he did it with 20 seconds to spare, and added another incredible achievement to his already impressive list.

Despite eclipsing his own personal best and the world record by almost two minutes, the 1:59:40 did not stand as an official world record due to the conditions under which it took place. It wasn’t a race by definition or in the words of running commentator Toni Reaves it was “a second chance marketing exhibition for a plastics manufacturer and springy shoes.”

A laser-like system projected from a car moving along in front of Eliud detailed the required pace of the runner to beat the time, road markings on the track suggested the quickest possible route, and aerodynamic specialists had labelled a seven-person windbreaking system as the best possible way to counteract drag.

The most contentious aspect of the feat however centred around the athlete’s shoes—the Nike Vaporfly have caused ructions between the manufacturer and World Athletics, with critics suggesting they should be banned because they are virtually ‘technological doping’. The shoe, which combines a rubber known as Pebax with carbon fibre plates in the sole, works to deliver a percentage of the energy the runner puts in back.

Despite the shoes not being banned by the governing body, it has been suggested that the advantage which they offer users is incomparable to alternatives. Effectively, if you can afford the crème de la crème of Nike running footwear, you’re going to go a long way in the quest for glory.

Injury

While innovative technologies are often on the receiving end of abuse, one area they impact upon, which cannot be discredited, is fitness and prevention of injury. However, even the most technophobic fans wouldn’t be able to suggest that this inhibits competition.

In rugby for example, we have seen the introduction of a number of new pieces of equipment that reduce the risk players are placed under. GPS trackers sewn into the back of shirts return data that allows coaches to see when the body is being placed under significant strain, such as in scrums or in periods of contact. These various data points allow for decisions regarding training, substitutions, and even additional training.

Concussion is a main area for concern in rugby, with players who’ve suffered from head injuries in the sport going on to develop chronic traumatic encephalopathy. With doctors on the touchline having to depend, in some degree, on the players honesty when it comes to head injury assessments, a development made by OPRO+ is truly revolutionary.

The company has started implementing impact sensors into their gumshields, which can relay information linked to the collision and allow for a more accurate assessment of the injury. Linear accelerometers built into the shield measure the impact of a specific force in a specific direction, whether that be forwards, backwards, up, or down.

Data Analysis

Whether it’s a high school hockey coach sitting down with his players ahead of a final to discuss the opposition’s penalty taking trends or Brad Pitt running information through a generator in Moneyball to discover the exact players that would allow him to win, data analysis has always played a major role in sports.

What we’re witnessing more prominently now, however, is the implementation of an evidence-based approach. Video analysis is allowing coaches to sit with players and detail every aspect of their game with pin-point accuracy.

Deutscher Fußball-Bund, the German Football Association, cross-referenced goals in games across the entirety of a season and were able to detail that repetitive sprints were the single most important factor in the creation of lucrative goal scoring opportunities — encouraging investment into players who were not only fast, but could build up that rapid pace in the shortest time period.

Across all disciplines, meanwhile, data analysis of performance has encouraged in the introduction of improved training techniques. The likes of HIIT (high intensity interval training) has been drafted into a number of sports thanks to the ways in which it allows athletes to utilise explosive power.

There is little in regard to the introduction of enhanced analysis technology into sport that you could suggest limits competition.

Environment  

A Ted talk discussing whether humans are getting faster and stronger draws comparison between Jesse Owens’ world record in the 100 metres from the 1936 and Usain Bolt’s from the World Championships in 2013.

The speaker notes that when Bolt had finished, Owens would still have had 14 feet to go. But, here’s the thing — Bolt was running on an impeccably designed running track, developed to allow the fastest travel possible. Owens on the other hand? He was running on the ash from burnt wood, which rather failed to offer the same buoyancy, alternatively snatching energy from his stride.

Compare the footballers of then with the footballers of now. Take Premier League legends like Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney for example. They were strong, muscular characters who forced their way onto the ball and used their power to jostle opposition players out of the way.

Nowadays it’s a rarity to see strikers with a similar stature. Instead, players are getting lighter, taller, and ultimately, faster, using pace as opposed to power to grab goals.

Why is that though? Professor Alan Nevill of the University of Wolverhampton places significant emphasis on the development of playing surfaces. Nevill notes: “modern pitches are immaculate and well-maintained and not the mud baths that they used to be. Pitches used to get very heavy and soggy, particularly in mid-winter, which accounted for players being bulkier and more muscular.”

One would then have to ponder how the stars of yesteryear would perform in the league of today or vice versa. Would the likes of George Best, depicted as one of the most talented of all time still shine on such a fast-flowing surface and would Raheem Sterling be able to dominate and dazzle on a continually water-logged pitch? However you look at it, technology is here to stay. In certain circumstances, it is easy to see why it has been criticised, particularly when it fails us. However, by actively making sports safer and improving the overall ability of athletes, it wouldn’t be fair to suggest that it has been a hindrance.

Five ways to explore the likely profitability of new markets using marketing translation

Sam Allcock
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Five ways to explore the likely profitability of new markets using marketing translation

Launching in a new market can be both exciting and daunting. It’s a move that’s full of potential, but which also carries a fair degree of risk. As such, it’s essential to explore the likely profitability of new markets before you launch them. Using translation services is a major part of doing so. Professional translators can help with a huge range of marketing translation tasks designed to help you explore new markets. Here’s how.

Understanding marketing translation services

What is a professional translator? Professional translators convert text from one language to another. Marketing translators have backgrounds in marketing. Translators in other sectors are also suitably qualified: those providing legal translation services have legal experience, medical translators have medical experience, and so forth.

What are some examples of translation? In a marketing context, translation can include anything from a social media post to an entire website. Consider a marketing campaign from start to finish. According to William Mamane, CMO at Tomedes, converting it to another language will include marketing translation services that cover email funnels, adverts, presentations, social media posts, brochures, websites, and more.

One key element of marketing translation is market research. Market research is essential whether you are planning to launch in your own country and language or overseas. Without it, you won’t have a firm indication of the size of the market for your particular product, how consumers feel about it, what price they would be prepared to pay, or anything else.

Within market research, you have a host of activities available, all of which can work well when combined with translation services. Five important activities when you’re exploring the likely profitability of new markets include:

  • Social media engagement
  • Surveys
  • Telephone interviews
  • Focus groups
  • Market trend analysis

We’ll take a look at each of these in turn, including how marketing translation can help you with them. But first, let’s put this in a global context. 

Marketing translation and global markets

Companies around the world expand by engaging customers overseas. They do so by using marketing translation services. Some companies also use marketing text translation to connect with customers in their own country who speak other languages.

The world is an incredibly linguistically diverse place and individual countries can be home to a wide range of languages. Papua New Guinea, for example, is home to 840 living languages, while Indonesia is home to 710. This means that professional translators can come in very handy for building up domestic customer numbers.

Regardless of whether a company is courting domestic customers or those overseas, it has to take market research translation seriously. The global market research services market is valued at $74 billion in 2020. That’s an awful lot of companies exploring new markets.

How to use market research and translation services to explore new markets

If you’re ready to explore the likely profitability of new markets, it’s time to start translating marketing materials for your market research.

Social media engagement is an excellent place to start. The always-on, instant nature of social media means that gathering feedback on appetite for a new product or service can be undertaken very quickly. It’s also a great way to gain honest feedback – social media users don’t tend to hold back when it comes to expressing their opinions. Use professional translators to ensure that you get just the right tone for your posts – and to help you understand what all those commenting in the language(s) you’re using are saying.

Social media is, of course, a public forum. If you need to gather opinions more discretely, away from the prying eyes of competitors, then surveys might be a better way to explore the likely profitability of new markets. Work out what you want to ask in your own language, then using a marketing translation agency to translate it. This is a great way to explore multiple markets at once. By asking the same questions in different languages, you can easily compare the resulting data in order to identify the market in which you’re most likely to succeed.

Telephone interviews are another getting way to obtain insights into how profitable a new market may be for you. You can use both translation services and interpretation services here – translation to prepare the questions you want to ask in the required language(s) and then interpretation to conduct the interviews.

Focus groups also require a blend of marketing translation and interpretation services, with professional translators preparing the questions and product information in advance, then interpreters helping to deliver the sessions either face-to-face or remotely.

Finally, professional translators can help with market trend analysis. The internet has a wealth of information to help you assess how profitable a new market might be – provided you speak that market’s language well enough to track down the right documents. If you don’t, a translation service can help work with you on a multilingual research project.

The potential rewards of getting marketing translation right when exploring new markets

Why go to all this effort? Well, according to Hubspot, global B2C eCommerce sales are projected to reach $4.5 trillion by 2021. In the simplest of terms, companies that sell in multiple languages can reach more customers and take a bigger slice of that profit.

When it comes to translation services UK companies have plenty of ways to explore the likely profitability of different markets. So what are you waiting for?

Can I Secure a Loan Against a Buy to Let Property?

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Can I Secure a Loan Against a Buy to Let Property?

A secured loan has the potential to be advantageous over unsecured loans in many ways. Along with being quicker and easier to arrange, a secured loan may also offer a much lower rate of interest and reduced overall borrowing costs.

How Secured Loans Work

If you prefer not to use the home where you live as security, can you use a Buy to Let property as security for a loan instead?

The short answer is yes. Even if you have an outstanding Buy to Let mortgage balance, you can still use your investment property as security for a loan, provided you have the required amount of equity and income.

If you are not repaying a mortgage on the property in question, the secured loan you are applying for is referred to as a second charge mortgage or homeowner loan. The amount you will be able to borrow will be determined by how much equity you have in the Buy to Let property and to some degree, rental and personal income.

For example, if you have repaid £50,000 of a £150,000 mortgage on a property valued at £200,000, you potentially have £100,000 of equity. This would therefore be the absolute maximum you would be able to borrow in the form of a second charge mortgage.  Lenders may also require a minimum amount of personal income and the rent to easily cover with excess and with varying degrees, the agreed monthly repayments of both the first and second charge mortgages.

Which Banks and Lenders Offer Second Charge Mortgages?

This is where things may get a little tricky, as most mainstream banks and lenders do not currently offer second charge mortgages, especially if they are not the first charge mortgage holder. Major High Street banks are almost always unwilling to lend against Buy to Let properties, making it necessary to consider independent lenders.

Second charge loans also normally require the consent of the first charge mortgage holder to enable them to obtain a standard charge.  This may or may not be agreed.

It is important to remember that many of the market’s most competitive lenders operate exclusively via established independent brokers. Consulting with a broker before applying for a second charge mortgage against a Buy to Let property is therefore essential, in order to ensure you get the best possible deal.

What Are the Benefits of a Second Charge Mortgage?

A potential benefit of a second charge mortgage and secured loans is that that the amount of money borrowed can be repaid over an extended term to maximise affordability.

You may also have the opportunity to repay your loan earlier than agreed, with no early repayment charges imposed. Applicants with a poor credit history and/or requiring higher than normal income multiples to prove affordability are also welcome, as secured loans are usually issued with a more generous income stretch than with a first charge mortgage loan and are usually more sympathetic on credit issues.   

Secured loan interest rates and overall borrowing costs can also be exponentially lower than those of a comparable unsecured loan.

Compare the Market for the Best Deal

Whether you are ready to go ahead with a secured loan application or would like to discuss the benefits of a second charge mortgage in more detail, we are standing by to take your call.

Contact a member of the team at UK Property Finance for more information, or to arrange an in-depth market comparison to help you get the best possible deal.

Effective Preparation Resources to Ace Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals Certification Exam in One Go Using Practice Tests

Sam Allcock
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Effective Preparation Resources to Ace Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals Certification Exam in One Go Using Practice Tests

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals is a foundational-level credential that is designed to validate the candidates’ expertise in Cloud services and how these services are offered with Microsoft Certbolt Azure. If you’re looking to take up the job roles related to Cloud-based services and solutions, this certification is a good starting point. It also serves as a foundation for pursuing other Azure role-based and specialty certificates.  In this article, we are going to discuss the best preparation materials that will help you obtain your Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals badge at the first attempt.

The Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals certification evaluates the candidates’ knowledge of Cloud concepts, Azure pricing and supports, Azure services, Azure security, and privacy. Their general understanding of technology concepts, ExamSnap Microsoft 98-349 such as networking concepts, storage, application support, compute, and application development, will also be measured. To obtain this credential, the students must clear the Microsoft AZ-900 exam. It’s important to note that there’s no prerequisite for taking this prerequisite test. You are not required to have any specific technical experience. All you need to do is make sure that you have a grasp of the main domains before taking the exam.

As the Microsoft AZ-900 exam is intended for the novices in the field, it should not pose big problems for you. Author: Amir L However, you still need to study for the test so you can pass it on your first try. Let’s look at the top resources that you can use to prepare for your certification exam.

  • Training Courses

With the instructor-led courses, you will have an opportunity to learn from the seasoned experts in the industry and ask questions whenever you encounter difficulties in comprehension of a particular exam concept. MD-100 Check out the Microsoft website to find out more details of the official training courses.

  • Learning Paths

Microsoft offers some free self-study learning paths to help the candidates boost their performance in the certification exam. You’ll find links to these resources on the official webpage. You should invest some time in going through these learning paths to develop your competence in the domains of the test.

  • Video Tutorials

If you’re looking for free study materials for your test, YouTube is a great platform to explore. You’ll find various video tutorials that explain the topics of the exam in detail. When using this site, you should be careful about the instructors you follow. Read the comment section to know what other candidates are saying about the tutors. Jerry I This will let you know if these videos are credible and worth your time.

  • Practice Tests and Exam Dumps

You need to understand the kinds of questions that will appear in the Microsoft AZ-900 test. The best way to get familiar with the question formats is to review exam dumps. These materials contain the real questions provided by the former students. Practice tests, in their turn, will help you check your current level of knowledge and improve your time management skills.

Conclusion

With proper preparation, your exam for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals credential will be a piece of cake. ExamTopics Braindumps Download You can increase your chances of success in Microsoft AZ-900 by combining different training options mentioned in this article. Start your preparation beforehand to have sufficient time to cover all the topic areas of the test and your badge will be in your pocket!

Done Brothers Pocket £200 Million On William Hill Shares

Sam Allcock
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Done Brothers Pocket £200 Million On William Hill Shares

Fred, and Peter Done, co-founders and owners of Betfred, have been operating in the gambling sector for over 50 years now, and remain hungry to grow their business despite their estimated joint fortune of £1.2 billion. The brothers come from humble beginnings in post-WW2 Salford, sharing a room with two siblings in a poor neighbourhood, and they helped their father operate his gambling business before off-course was legalised following the Betting and Gaming Act 1960.

Their calculated risk-taking over the decades – starting with a successful bet on England winning the World Cup in 1966 that helped capitalise the Betfred business has led to a portfolio of over 1,300 betting shops in the United Kingdom and Ireland, a vibrant on-line gambling platform , a US sports betting exchange introduced last year after legalisation of gambling in the States in 2018, together with a clutch of other profitable businesses.

According to WhichBookie the Done brothers are now poised to pocket just under £200 million, following the recently agreed £2.9 billion sale of their William Hill rivals to US entertainment giant, Caesars Entertainment Inc. Fred, 77-years old, and Peter Done, 73-years old, had cannily invested in William Hills shares over the past two years and increased their stake at least three times in 2020, doubling their shareholding to 6% since March. The brothers showed immense confidence in the gambling sector, despite the severe commercial hit of the coronavirus pandemic on Betfred and its rivals, and scented an opportunity to make a big bundle of cash as investor businesses circled William Hill as potential suitors.

Apollo Global Management Inc. and Caesars were both in the running but the William Hill Board accepted the Caesars’ offer, in part driven by the existing commercial relationship between the two companies – the two companies have a joint venture whereby William Hill’s sports betting applications and odds feature on US cable channel ESPN. Indeed Caesars already own 20% of William Hill’s US operation, which has exclusive rights to use the Caesar’s brand, and the impetus for the bid is Hill’s US bookmaking business, operated from 170 retail sites in 13 states. Naturally, the interest shown by both Apollo and Caesars caused the share price to soar, with a 600% rise since March, and the Done brothers have made a killing as a result.

But this may not be the end of the matter for the Done family as Caesars has made it clear that William Hill’s 1,400 UK betting shops are surplus to requirements, saying that their aim is to “seek suitable partners or owners”. Betfred has now expressed interest in the shops, keen to complete a successful purchase to double its retail business. However, it is believed that William Hill’s CEO Ulrik Bengtsson may be planning a buy-out of the UK operations and a number of private equity companies are also considering their options.

The UK gambling sector has had a bumpy ride in recent years with increased pressure from Parliament and the Gambling Commission to protect vulnerable gamblers. Fred Done was critical of the Government’s decision in 2018 to limit the maximum wager on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOTBs) in betting shops, from £100 to £2. However, canny operators in the sector – and we include Betfred in this category – have continued to deliver profits and the Done brothers were able to reward themselves with dividends of £10.2 million after reporting operating profits of nearly £75 million for the year ended September 2019.

In fact, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimates that Fred and Peter Done have enjoyed some £100 million of dividends from their business holdings in the past five years. The sale of William Hill will boost the brothers’ fortunes considerably and provide extra work for the family office set up in 2019 with the aim of establishing their own investment firm. The brothers rarely comment on their business dealings but a couple of years ago Fred Done did say “I’m in many businesses now, but bookmaking is still my first love. Fixing the odds, I enjoy it.” Mr Done’s passion transmutes into tangible business rewards and we congratulate him and his brother, Peter, on their success.

3 Essential Benefits Of Data Centre Lifecycle Management

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3 Essential Benefits Of Data Centre Lifecycle Management

One of the significant challenges that most data centre experts face is optimizing the performance of data center equipment and curbing the system’s downtime. 

The sheer complexity of the data center that includes servers, power, and cooling equipment, can be hard to manage by the professional who often loses track of the equipment that eventually malfunctions. When this happens, it usually ends in the loss of business. 

However, it is possible to avoid this by using the power of data center life cycle management tools and principles. A skilled expert in data center products and services will help the owners maintain their facilities and keep their business functioning at a reasonable cost. 

Here are three critical reasons why you must consider investing in data center lifecycle management. 

1. Digitization Of Business Operations

All kinds of organizations – small, medium, and large, rely on digital operations these days. Doing so helps IT professionals to take advantage of the digitized data for a competitive edge in the marketplace. 

Considering the high stakes for the IT times, the team leaders often spend a considerable amount of time to choose a strategic data center lifecycle management vendor to ensure that they get the best bouquet of technologies such as cloud computing, software-defined data centers, as well as IoT. 

Life cycle management vendors are also responsible for developing an effective lifecycle management strategy that helps them preserve and manage their data at all times. 

2. Keeps Costs In Control

A data center lifecycle management service provider will provide space in the cloud environment to support data scalability. However, the lifecycle management strategy understands the importance of data moving through various stages of its lifecycle. 

For instance, once it reaches a stage when it is no longer useful for the production environment, it can be moved to a relatively cheaper storage option. You can work closely with your strategic partner to build and execute a data lifecycle plan for your organization.

Doing so will help you choose from a wide array of technology solutions to minimize the costs, right from storage to archiving. 

3. Enhances Security

A data breach can devastate a company’s reputation. It is not only expensive but also causes long-term damage to the company’s reputation as well as credibility. With the digitization of data, security has become complicated in today’s business environments because most organizations prefer to use in-house solutions and off-house cloud services to store and back-up their data. 

Additionally, cybercriminals that have the potential to cause harm to your operations have become adept at sensing the gaps in your data protection mechanisms. 

As more and more organizations come onboard cloud services as well as other models of data archiving and storage, they must work closely with their clients to secure their prized data assets. This is where a data lifecycle management strategy steps in. It incorporates data protection as its core competency. 

As the data moves to various other places, choosing a single vendor to protect and preserve your data offers a greater security level than trying to do this yourself. This is especially true if you use public cloud environments where you become more susceptible to external attacks. Thus, it is recommended that you work with a single data lifecycle management organization that can help you mitigate these risks. 

Choosing The Right Data Centre Electrical Partner

When choosing an electrical partner for your data centre, be sure to work with providers who have the experience and the infrastructure to support your data center needs. They should have not only protection and storage capabilities but also the option to provide customized solutions to clients as per their requirements. Let experts help you maintain your data centre effectively for achieving substantial growth and returns!

The Best Fertility Apps to Boost Your Chances of Conceiving

Claire James
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The Best Fertility Apps to Boost Your Chances of Conceiving

In 2019, the UK birth rate was 11.488 births per 1,000 people — a 0.48% decline from the previous year. One of the lowest levels since fertility was recorded in 1938, while the highest peak of fertility was recorded in 1947. Since then, this has dropped by 45.9%. Although this might appear that as a society, we’re becoming less fertile, in actual fact many of us are living longer and consequently having children later. With traditional family roles changing and women choosing to focus on their careers before starting a family, the fertility rate naturally falls. For example, in 2019, the average age of first-time mothers was around the ages of 30 to 34 years old, whereas in 1970, it was 21 years old.

However, with that, brings the risk of women having a reduced chance of being able to conceive at an older age, with many taking health supplements to improve chances of conceiving such as coenzyme Q10. Women naturally become less fertile as they age, with the fertility rate typically starting to decline in their late 20s to early 30s.

Back in the day, before contraception, natural family planning — also known as fertility awareness — was a way for couples to avoid pregnancy by having sex when the woman was at her least fertile in her cycle. But this method can also be used to our advantage. We have an app for everything these days, and that now includes baby making. If you’re hoping to fall pregnant, here, we take a look at the best fertility apps to help you conceive. Fertility apps have never been more fertile!

Clue

App store rating: 4.7 stars*
Price: free with in-app purchases

As well as being a period tracker for those keeping tabs on their menstrual cycle, Clue not only tells you your most fertile days, but helps you make sense of your cycle patterns, fertility, and menstrual health. With help from science and logging your data, Clue helps you to get an in depth understanding about your body and personal patterns, tracking factors such as period pains, skin, hair, and sleep. There’s an ovulation calculator and predictions on how fertile you are.

Flo Period & Pregnancy Tracker

App store rating: 4.7 stars*
Price: free with in-app purchases

A simple and effective period and ovulation cracker, Flo uses artificial intelligence to provide accurate fertility predictions. With the ability to log over 70 symptoms, you can also enjoy a plethora of expert articles that are adapted to become informed on your lifestyle. You can even discuss intimate topics with other users to create a network of support among women across the world.

Natural Cycles

App store rating: 4.7 stars*
Price: free with in-app purchases

Garnering a lot of media attention, Natural Cycles was created by a couple looking for an effective method of contraception and created the app. Now, it is used by thousands as a means of pregnancy planning — with two options, ‘prevent’, and ‘plan’. Were you aware that your temperature is linked to your menstrual cycle? By analysing your basal body temperature on a morning over a period of time, this app gives a clear and simple indication of your fertility with algorithms.

Ovia

App store rating: 4.7
Price: Free

Using algorithms, fertility research, and your personal data, Ovia tracks your cycle and predicts your most fertile days with a fertility window and fertility score, suggesting days which are best for you to try and conceive. By tracking your basal body temperature, cervical fluid, cervical position, medications, and other personal data such as diet and exercise, you’ll get real-time health alerts based on your symptoms and cycle insights. You also get access to free expert articles on the topic of fertility and reproductive health, as well as access to a community to ask anonymous questions.

If you’re planning on starting a family, consider naturally tracking your days which will have the highest chances. If you’re concerned about your fertility, then please seek medical advice from your GP.

*As of April 2020

Tips to Keep Your Immune System Healthy?

Claire James
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Tips to Keep Your Immune System Healthy?

The current worldwide crisis over Covid-19 has had many of us searching for ways to keep healthy.  We’re all taking the recommended advice about washing our hands regularly and thoroughly, self-isolating, and avoiding touching our faces.  But is there anything we can be doing to help our bodies fight off viruses and flu? Here, we’ll discuss tips to help your immune system – an intricate and complex network with numerous components – explaining why it could be a good idea to integrate these easy steps into your routine.

The workings of the immune system…

When our bodies come into contact with a new germ, firstly it has to bypass numerous barriers and defences such as mucus and microbes.  When these disease-causing germs, called antigens, enter the body, the immune system is alerted of an attack and white blood cells (the cells of the immune system) produce antibodies that bind with these harmful cells — antibodies have a specific binding site that can only match up with each individual cell. Our immune system is incredibly smart, and when an antibody has been created to fight off a disease, it will be remembered for life, quickening our body’s response and providing immunity. However, our immune system also has some blind spots, where they might not recognise certain antigens, or those that have evolved sneaky evasion strategies.

If you get the flu vaccine and are exposed to the flu afterwards, your body will recognise and immediately fight it off. However, as the flu virus mutates every year, you need a vaccine every year. The same goes for the common cold — ever wondered why you catch it a few times a year and don’t become immune?

This concept is what drove the UK’s initial herd immunity strategy, where enough people would get mildly ill to become immune and the outbreak will fizzle out on its own. So, that brings us to the next section — what can we do to help our immune system stay healthy and improve its ability to help the body recover?

Is diet important?

Don’t ever underestimate the effect that a healthy diet has on your body and immune system. Self-isolating and staying indoors often leads to boredom, and boredom often leads to eating. We know that it can be easy slipping into an unhealthy comfort food diet, especially when there’s nothing else to do, but this won’t be doing any good for your immune system.

Eat more fruit and veg — trick those sugar cravings by switching out a chocolate bar for a clementine or satsuma. Nutritionists advise to eat five different coloured fruits and vegetables to get all the nutrients you need. These can be dried, frozen, and canned. A diverse diet helps your gut flora, which has a symbiotic relationship with our health, such as fibre, yoghurt, and fermented foods.

Proteins are good too, which doesn’t have to be a joint of beef or a roast chicken. Cheap tins of beans and legumes are available and can provide big portions. Plus, they keep longer, so you’d need to venture out to the shops a lot less.

Could a supplement help?

Evidence suggests that there are vitamins and supplements that reduce the chances of contracting a respiratory virus by 42 per cent and reduce the time a person is ill from a respiratory virus, which is what Covid-19 causes.

Scientific research has found that a health supplement like vitamin D3 regulates the immune system and adapts immune responses, supporting healthy immune function against disease. A randomised trial found that vitamin D supplementation reduced the contraction of influenza A, and low levels of vitamin D are correlated with frequently catching colds and flu.

Similarly, vitamin C is great for your immune system. An essential micronutrient, it is a strong antioxidant that contributes to immune defence and supports barrier functions against germs. Remember — don’t take health supplements as a replacement to eating well. You’ve got to do both for it to be effective and to stay healthy.

Exercise

To be immunologically fit, you must be physically fit. Exercises keeps your blood flow mobilising, which is home to your white blood cells. The NHS advises that adults should do around 150 minutes a week of moderate exercise, such as hiking, gardening, and cycling. For older people who are more vulnerable to Covid-19, any exercise possible is better than nothing. Don’t strain yourself and don’t meet with others — take a breather from staying at home and have a walk by yourself or do some gardening outside.

Not only is exercise good for our bodies, but good for our mind too. It’s well established that exercise reduces stress, which helps your immune system in tip top condition.

So, there we have some tips on how to keep your immune system healthy during the outbreak of coronavirus. Understanding why these factors are important is key to integrating them into your lifestyle.

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