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#345 – WE’VE BEEN WRONG HOW COVID SPREADS – ALLEN TAYLOR

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Ever since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have known that it is a highly contagious disease. It first came to the attention of the world when hundreds of people on the Diamond Princess cruise ship became ill and nine passengers died. The ship had taken on an infected passenger who had  recently been in Wuhan, China. Even though that passenger left the ship at its next port of call, the damage had been done. Restricting passengers to their cabins did not halt the spread of the virus. Continue reading →

#344 – FOUNDATION OF GREAT PROJECT OUTCOMES – STRUCTURES – MALCOLM PEART

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Structures are all around us, even chaos has structure albeit fractal.  We humans too involved in structures; not only do we construct physical structures, but we form organisational structures and create civilizations using the social, economic and cultural structures that rule our lives. Continue reading →

#344 – HOW TO STAFF A PROJECT – JOHN AYERS

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I believe that if the staffing plan is not aligned with the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), then the IMS is not valid.  For example, if there is insufficient staff, then the risk is the schedule will be late. If there is excessive staff, then overrunning the budget becomes a risk. This paper explains how to use the resource leveling feature in the Schedule tool to aligning the staffing plan to the IMS. Microsoft Project is used to explain how it is done. Primavera P6 should be similar. Continue reading →

#344 – HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN STOP CYBER ATTACKS – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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In my last piece I discussed an international survey on ransomware attacks. The emphasis was on risks associated with attacks on government organizations. The survey found that both central and local governments were vulnerable to such attacks. Thus, the risk was substantive. Further, in many cases, governments paid the ransom to get their data unlocked.  The survey also showed that governments, particularly local governments, were not well prepared to deal with such attacks. The willingness to pay and the lack of preparedness make governments a ripe target for ransomware attacks. Continue reading →

#344 – PROMISING TREATMENTS FOR ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE ARE ON THE HORIZON – ALLEN TAYLOR

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In the Creating Health post I wrote last week titled “Can Alzheimer’s Disease be avoided?” I talked about the importance of getting enough sleep, and getting it at the right time of day, to avoid the accumulation of toxic Aβ plaques in the central nervous system. Healthy sleep practices are very important to continued mental health as we age. However, just having healthy sleep habits may not be enough to guarantee that you will retain your full cognitive powers for as long as you live. Continue reading →