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Mevlude Markasjh Markashi Home Health Consulting LLC

Embracing Technology and Transforming Homecare | Mevlude Markashi

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The healthcare landscape is evolving rapidly, catalyzed by unprecedented challenges and opportunities. The COVID-19 pandemic not only shook the foundations of healthcare delivery but also accelerated the shift towards technological integration—highlighting the critical need for agility and resilience in the face of crisis. Mevlude “Mev” Markashi RN, CHFP, CSBI, whose career path exemplifies the essence of flexibility and foresight in healthcare, is at the vanguard of this transformation.

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The Incentives Employees Are Looking For To Return To The Office 

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“Once workers discovered that remote work could be less expensive and… make their life a little easier, they just wanted to keep doing it, even once the pandemic began fading away.”

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Emirates Places $52 Billion Order For 95 Boeing Aircraft Jets

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Emirates Airline announced on Monday that it placed an order for 95 Boeing aircraft jets valued at $52 billion. This marks the first major deal of the 2023 Dubai Airshow.

According to reporting from CNBC, “the state-owned flagship Dubai carrier, a subsidiary of Emirates Group, is ordering 55 additional Boeing 777-9s and 35 of its 777-8s, bringing the airline’s total orders for the 777X wide-body jets to 205 units. 

It is also updating its order of Boeing 787 Dreamliners from 30 to 35, comprised of 15 787-10s and 20 787-8s.”

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Emirates also ordered 202 General Electric engines that will power the new 777X aircraft, which can fly up to 18 hours. 

The airline already operates the largest number of Boeing 777 aircraft out of any other airline in the world. The increase in demand for wide-body jets emphasizes the importance of the market in the Middle East and its supplies for the aircraft models. 

According to analysis from AllianceBernstein, a wealth management firm, “Middle East customers now account “for the largest portion of combined Airbus and Boeing wide-body passenger backlog at 30% of the global total.”

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The Middle East also has the major role of being a connection hub for long haul journeys. Boeing and Airbus are two companies that have been the biggest source of demand for wide-body jets “with buoyant long-term growth outlooks and healthy recovery in air travel demand since the Covid-19 pandemic fueling airlines’ optimism and orders,” according to CNBC. 

“Emirates is the biggest operator of Boeing 777 aircraft, and today’s order cements that position. We’ve been closely involved in the 777 program since its start up until this latest generation of 777X aircraft,” Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief executive of Emirates Airline and Group, said during a news conference.

“The 777 has been central to Emirates’ fleet and network strategy of connecting cities on all continents non-stop to Dubai. We are pleased to extend our relationship with Boeing and look forward to the first 777-9 joining our fleet in 2025,” he said.

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Magnolia Bakery To Begin Selling Cannabis Edibles 

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Famous New York City-based Magnolia Bakery is venturing into a new version of some of their most iconic desserts: cannabis edibles. 

Magnolia Bakery will be transforming some of their most popular desserts, such as their banana pudding and red velvet cake, into THC-infused edibles in the form of limited-edition bars. This marks the bakery’s first venture into the cannabis market. 

According to the bakery, they’re planning to “celebrate the brand’s most iconic, fan-favorite flavors in a new light.”

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Both bars will contain tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the part of cannabis’ chemical makeup that produces the “high” when ingested. 

One of the iconic bakery desserts being made into a bar is the “Swirled Famous Banana Pudding,” which contains a dollop of Magnolia’s creamy vanilla pudding, crunchy vanilla cookies, and freeze-dried bananas. The bar is 10 small pieces containing 10mg of THC per piece. 

The other bar is a take on their “Red Velvet Piece Ahh Cake,” which will have flavors of their “moist, crimson-colored cake, a cream cheese flavor and rich chocolate.” This bar is also 10 pieces, and contains 10mg of THC as well as 10mg of CBD per piece. 

The prices of the bar will range from $18 to $30 depending on the flavor and state in which the bar is sold. As of this week, the bars are only being sold in three states; Illinois, Nevada, and Massachusetts. The bars will be sold through Rise Dispensaries, as Magnolia worked with Green Thumb Industries to make the bars. 

Green Thumb Industries is known for their production of Incredibles Edibles. While marijuana is still illegal on a federal level, around two dozen US states have legalized it for adult medical and recreational use. 

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With these legalizations, the edible market in general has grown exponentially, with products such as gummies, mints, brownies, cookies, and candy bars being sold under hundreds of brands. 

According to Headset, a cannabis research firm, edibles account for 12% of the total weed sales in the US, trailing behind actual flower, vapor pens, and pre-rolls. 

Every three of every four edibles sold are gummies. 

“Gummies are easier to travel with and carry around in your pocket versus a bunch of chocolates, fruity or sour flavors probably mask the weedy taste of edibles better,” Headset cofounder Scott Vickers told CNN.

Edibles generated about $2 billion in sales last year, which is a 6% increase from the year before. For Magnolia specifically, the edibles could bring a new wave of popularity to the bakery. 

“There is no real downside to Magnolia, as consumer opinions on cannabis are now relatively liberal. Moreover, these products will be sold through dispensaries rather than being available in mainstream retailers, so people not interested in marijuana will not be exposed to them,” he said to CNN.

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Drugstore Chains Are Closing Thousands Of Stores In The US

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Rite Aid, CVS, and Walgreens are closing thousands of stores throughout the US, moving away from the visions of US cities and suburbs with hubs for medicine and household essentials.

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Elon Musk’s New Biography Details ‘Feud’ With Bill Gates

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A long-winded feud between billionaires Elon Musk and Bill Gates has been detailed in a new biography by Walter Isaacson titled “Elon Musk.”

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Hauling the Nation: The Crucial Role of Trucking and Intermodal Drayage in the US Economy | Anil Saini

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In the vast expanse of the United States, where commerce stretches from coast to coast and heartland to metropolis, a silent but mighty force keeps the nation’s economic engine humming. The American trucking industry, often operating behind the scenes, is the unsung hero of modern commerce. Anil Saini, CEO and owner of intermodal drayage companies Saini Express Inc. and Pooja Trucking, knows how trucks are the connective tissue binding together the diverse tapestry of American industries and regions.

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Elon Musk Says X ‘May Fail’ 

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Elon Musk said in a post on X, formally known as Twitter, that the social media may fail after a glitch caused pictures posted before December 2014 to be deleted.

“The sad truth is that there are no great ‘social networks’ right now. We may fail, as so many have predicted, but we will try our best to make there be at least one.”

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Over the weekend, a glitch on the platform caused all pictures and links on posts for pictures and videos to be removed if they were posted before December 2014. 

The posts made before December 2014 showed broken links instead of the pictures and videos that were previously there. 

Many users noticed the glitch almost immediately after. Technologist Tom Coates referred to the glitch as an “epic vandalism by Musk,” suggesting that it could’ve been a cost-saving exercise. 

One of the biggest tweets that suffered from the glitch was the famous Oscar selfie from 2014 posted by Ellen DeGeneres. The picture became the platform’s most retweeted photo, with more than 2 million shares on the social network. 

Some X users are speculating that the glitch was caused by an effort to save money on storage data, while others have said the 2016 changes where “enhanced URL enrichment” was implemented, could’ve attributed, as the change was meant to show previews for linked websites and attachments beyond the company’s previous 140 character limit, according to The Verge. 

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This particular malfunction also came after reports last week that suggested access from X to other social networks had been slowed down. The 5-second delay that users reported also appeared on links to news sites. 

Earlier this year, X users also experienced a daily limit on the amount of tweets they could see in a day while direct messages temporarily stopped working. The company has since apologized for this “glitch” and others that left users locked out of their accounts. 

Since Musk took over the platform, thousands of jobs have been cut, massively reducing the workforce since November. 

Musk’s initial plans for the platform were to cut down on costs, however, he reported a 50% drop in advertising revenue last month, as well as heavy debt. 

Currently, X faces annual interest payments of $1.5 billion due to the debt it took on when Musk acquired the platform for $44 billion.

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Wholesale Inflation In The US Rose More Than Expected In July 

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According to reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, US wholesale inflation rose more than it was expected to throughout the month of July, reversing the yearlong trend of cooling. 

According to consensus estimates on Refinitiv, the Producer Price Index (PPI), which tracks the average change in prices that businesses pay to their suppliers, rose by 0.8% annually, which is above June’s increase of just 0.2%. The expected rise was 0.7%. 

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“Services and demand for services were the primary culprits behind the lift higher for producer prices. Services prices rose 0.5% from June, the highest monthly increase since March 2022 for the category,” said Kurt Rankin, senior economist for PNC Financial Services.

“The inflation story now, be it for producers or consumers, is demand. Mainly that’s consumers still spending money on services. The food index, which had declined for three straight months, rose 0.5% in July, suggesting a 6.3% annualized pace of inflation,” he told CNN.

“Consumers continue to go out and spend money, and as long as consumers are spending money, that’s going to create demand from producers, so that’s going to drive up their costs for their raw materials, for their transportation needs, etc. and they’re going to pass those prices on to consumers,” he added.

“The numbers over the past six months have been much more encouraging, but it’s a reminder that the Federal Reserve has an eye toward the possibility of inflation flaring up again,” he said.

The Consumer Price Index showed that prices rose by 3.2% annually in July, which is below the 3.2% increase that economists were expecting. 

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“Similar base effects played their role in the headline PPI increase as well. The tick upward to 0.8% doesn’t tell the whole story, because the index decreased in five of the previous seven months. 

Annualizing the 0.3% monthly gain, however, would put the PPI rate at about 3.6% and core at 3.8%. So the July number does suggest that there’s still some producer cost pressures,” said Rankin.

“The underlying trends show that PPI inflation is reverting to its pre-pandemic run rate, though progress is likely to be slower in [the second half of 2023] than [the first half]. While this data will comfort Fed officials, policymakers will likely maintain a hawkish tone and keep a close eye on whether last month’s jump in services prices persists in the months ahead,” Oxford Economics economists Matthew Martin and Oren Klachkin wrote.

Ranking said “We’re seeing energy prices, oil prices, rising over the past few weeks. Any flareup in oil prices goes straight through to not only manufacturing costs, but transportation of goods to market, even transportation of food to restaurants. So even services, leisure and hospitality get hit when energy prices spike, so that possibility is always there.”

“So the fact that energy prices were not a contributor to this month’s reading makes this number jumping a bit a stark reminder that the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation and their rhetoric regarding that fight is going to remain hawkish in the near term.”

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Police Halt Elon Musk’s Attempt to Remove Twitter Sign From HQ After Rebranding

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Elon Musk’s efforts to rebrand Twitter as X are not going as smoothly as planned. While workers were trying to remove the company’s old name and famed bird logo from the front face of its headquarters, police intervened.

The local police department stopped the impromptu renovation Monday afternoon, citing the act as “unauthorized work.” The authorities say the social media company failed to notify the building’s owner and security about its intention to remove the sign from its San Francisco headquarters.

After the incident, a representative for the police department shared with The Associated Press in an email that no crime had been committed. The police were trying to ascertain if Twitter had a permit to close Market Street and block a lane of traffic.

“Officers assigned to Tenderloin Station responded to the area of 10th and Market streets regarding a report of a possible unpermitted street closure. Through their investigation, officers were able to determine that no crime was committed and this incident was not a police matter.”

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By the time the work had been interrupted, only the old Twitter logo and the letters “er” remained. On Sunday, Musk had tweeted, “And soon we shall bid adieu to the Twitter brand and gradually, all the birds.” Later that day, he shared on the platform that the bird logo would be replaced with the letter X.

“X.com now points to https://twitter.com/. Interim X logo goes live later today.”

However, users like NYTimes Tech Reporter @Rmac18 tweeted, the hyperlink redirected many users to a GoDaddy landing page.

“Despite this, X dot com is still redirecting some people (including myself) to a GoDaddy site with ads for sectional sofas.”

The New York Times reported that Musk renamed conference rooms in the building, incorporating the letter X. Some titles seen in photos include “s3Xy,” “eXposure,” and “eXult.” The letter X was also projected into the cafeteria.

Musk has made a number of controversial changes to the site since he purchased the social media platform for $44 billion last year, the most recent being the name change to X. Many of these amendments to the platform, with its lax moderation policies, have driven advertisers off the website.

He has also been accused of not holding up his alleged “free-speech absolutist” philosophy. Aside from his supporters, users claim that the new paid Twitter Blue subscription directly puts a price on speech, amplifying his supporters while dampening the reach of his opponents or those who cannot afford it.

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Users with left-wing views and progressive activists are seeing their accounts suspended with no explanation. He was recently accused of removing the community-based fact-check under one of his tweets inciting vaccine hesitancy.

Earlier this month, Musk told CNN that the company was struggling with its finances, citing a 50% drop in advertising revenue and a negative cash flow.

In a tweet about the rebranding, Twitter’s new chief executive Linda Yaccarino praised taking the platform in a new direction.

“It’s an exceptionally rare thing – in life or in business – that you get a second chance to make another big impression. Twitter made one massive impression and changed the way we communicate. Now, X will go further, transforming the global town square.”

However, analysts say that this move could end up costing Twitter. Mike Proulx, research director and vice president at Forrester, said in a blog post that given the drop in revenue and negative cash flow, ditching the Twitter name will damage the platform further.

“This is far from a position of strength from which to attempt what is essentially an app relaunch — a move that will only alienate more users and more advertisers. While Musk’s vision is to turn “X” into an “everything app,” this takes time, money, and people — three things that the company no longer has. Disenfranchised Twitter users will increasingly turn to Threads while Musk’s company continues to lose money. Simply put, X’s runway is coming to an end.”