• Obesity & Death
With medical advances and efforts to curb smoking, one might expect that life expectancy in the United States would improve. Yet there’s been a reduction in the rate of improvement in American mortality during the last three decades. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say a rise in obesity is to blame, slowing declines in death rates by about a half-percentage point per year. The scientists estimate that the impact of rising obesity was about twice as important for mortality trends as the impact of a decline in smoking.
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• Hour-Long Mating Call
Male Pacific midshipman fish vibrate their swim bladder as many as 360,000 times to generate a humming sound during a sustained mating overture that can last an hour. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania said the secret lies in the very tiny amounts of calcium the fish release with each muscle contraction. The scientists believe that studying such physiological specialties may lead to broader conclusions about the molecular basis of movement.
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• Human Cell Atlas
As part of a project called the Human Cell Atlas, researchers are helping create reference maps, or “molecular portraits,” of every cell type in the human body as a basis for both understanding human health and diagnosing, monitoring, and treating disease. University of Pennsylvania scientists are developing a tool set for measuring RNA to help determine which genes are active in a given cell.
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Wall Street Journal: Trump Denies He had Sex with the Woman
But, the President does not deny he paid her $130,000 just before the election. Congressman Stewart, as a member of the Intelligence community, do you want to know WHY Trump gave her the money--does that have any national security ramifications? Read more
Of course, this is true. But brave of the Tribune to say it in black and white. I predict most of the Legislature will be offended and see no logic to this editorial. Read the full Tribune editorial
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$600 million dollars a year goes from the general fund into welfare to pay for roads--to keep taxes low on the fossil fuels industry. In a state manic about everything paying for its own way--this is inexplicable.
Who is keeping an eye on the UTA? Regular SLC riders pay $2,376 for an annual pass. But the UTA gives BYU and UVU students, employees and SPOUSES the same passes for $20 a year! I LOVE public transit--but rates should go down across the board not just for special people in Utah County! Read more
Chair of State Tax Commission, John Valentine, on the Tax Bill's effect on Utahns:
“Average Joe” married with three kids using standard deductions with an adjusted federal gross income of $70,000 per year would see his state income tax GO UP about 9 percent, from $2,500 a year to $2,733. Read more
Nothing new about greedy rich people in government. But, we must never accept this.
"The price of liberty is eternal vigilance" Thomas Jefferson.
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4 Reasons A Small Business Owner
With A CFO Mindset Can Succeed
Some businesses stay on track while others run off the rails. Often the fate of the business hinges on the main person running it – the owner – especially in the small business arena.
A small business typically has a slimmer margin for error, giving the owner a wide area of responsibilities. But sometimes the owner doesn’t embrace all of those, and that failure to grasp other roles – and one in particular – can lead to a company’s demise.
“Many people have businesses that run them,” says Al Zdenek (www.AlZdenek.com), the author of the book Master Your Cash Flow: The Key To Grow And Retain Wealth and of the upcoming book Master Your Cash Flow: The Key To Grow A Valuable Business. “They work for the business and not on the business and lack basic finance literacy and comprehension. In other words, they are basically an employee with their name on the door. But you must approach your business with the mindset of a Chief Financial Officer. A small business may not be able to afford a CFO, but someone has to take on that role and use those skills that many owners do not possess.”
According to the Small Business Administration, only about half of all start-ups survive at least five years, and only 30 percent last 10 years. Experts attribute many failures to poor management in areas such as finance, purchasing, production and hiring. Paying heed to these departments as the de facto CFO can pay off for the small business owner in the long run.
Zdenek gives four reasons why an owner with a true CFO mindset can succeed:
“Most business owners are running their business with a mentality that if there is enough money in the bank, the business will stay afloat,” Zdenek says. “But there’s so much more to it if you want to be around at the end of five or 10 years.”
About Al Zdenek
Al Zdenek (www.AlZdenek.com) is the president, CEO and founder (1982) of Traust Sollus Wealth Management, a boutique wealth management firm dedicated to empowering people to transform their lives and live the life they wish now and in the future. This is done by consistently making the best financial decisions. His book, Master Your Cash Flow: The Key To Grow And Retain Wealth, and his upcoming book, Master Your Cash Flow: The Key To Grow A Valuable Business, shows readers how to achieve the wealth they need and then find additional cash flow and, if saved, build wealth sooner, work less years or have more wealth to live the lifestyle they desire now and forever.
