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The role of Production Packer is to ensure that containers are packed to the customer’s specification. Tasks & responsibilities: 1. To ensure the product being packed meets the required specification. To report any defects to Supervision. 2. To ensure the packaging is of an acceptable standard, removing any cartons, trays, etc. which do not meet the required specification. 3. To check that each label is the correct one for the product being packed. To ensure that the date and packer no. is clearly marked on each label. 4. To ensure that goods are properly wrapped and to report any faults immediately to supervision. 5. To ensure that housekeeping is of the highest standard at all times. 6. To carry out all duties in accordance with health and safety practice. 7. To perform any other duties in connection with the operation of providing good quality packaging, that may from time to time be reasonably required by supervision and are consistent with the “Main Purpose of the Job”. Send CV to: nadine@oracleconsult.co.za
We are a leading advertising agency looking for passionate software developer (PHP/Drupal), that is excited about building exceptional web and mobile applications.
You will require a minimum of three years’ experience in web development with experience in Drupal, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, GIT (or similar), Docker, APIs and Web Services.
Role Responsibilities
Develop software according to best practice standards and methodologies.
Work closely with front-end developers to ensure an effective, visually appealing, functional and intuitive implementation.
Managing all technical aspects of the CMS.
Solve difficult technical problems blocking project progress or work quality.
Ensure that the software is maintainable, scalable, secure and of a high quality.
Assist with estimations of work.
Able to manage an end-to-end code release process.
Requirements
Strong background in PHP, MySQL and JavaScript.
Ability to build, extend, and configure Drupal sites using core and Contrib modules (Views, Paragraphs, Webforms).
Solid Drupal (7 and 8) knowledge and experience.
Experience developing web solutions in Drupal 8 and PHP implementations in a LAMP environment.
Ability to architect enterprise Drupal 8 solutions including data, display, and information architecture.
Utilisation/development of API’s and RESTful web services.
Thorough understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (e.g. Requirements, Design, Development, Testing).
Experience using version control such as GIT.
Experience working with a Linux environment.
Experience working with Docker advantageous.
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This delightful 3 bedroom unit is situated in a small, well maintained complex and is located in a quiet neighbourhood. *3 generous sized bedrooms all with BIC’s *Main Bedroom has a shower en-suite while the 2nd bathroom has a standard bath *Fitted Kitchen with UCO & ELO & access to courtyard & garage *Open Plan Dining looking down on the charming sunken living room which has a fireplace for the colder winter evenings *The outbuildings comprise of a single automated garage, leading into courtyard and a room which can be used as a staff room or storage room with separate toilet & basin, as well as plumbing for a washing machine *Security is reinforced, burglar bars & security gates, there is an alarm but the monitoring will be for the tenants account. *This is a pet friendly complex where you may have two pets per unit, dogs & cats (dogs up to knee height) Occupation 1 October *Situated in a quiet neighborhood in Glenwood Road with easy access to the M13 & amenities
Set on over two acres of established & beautifully maintained grounds, this exceptional estate is one of Noordhoek’s most sought after equestrian properties.
It is perfectly positioned close to show grounds, beach rides and the village with spectacular north-facing views of the surrounding mountains and valley. Features include a pristine 6 stable block with water feeders/floor mats, a tool room, a Martin Collins dressage arena with night lights/grader, 6 spacious grassed paddocks with water feeders, a small sand holding paddock and a private groom’s flat.
The main dwelling exudes comfort and luxury with flowing indoor/outdoor spaces and features 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms (2 ensuite), a study, a large entertainment area/poolroom with a bar, a separate spa with a jacuzzi, sauna and a shower room which leads to an enclosed pool area.
A charming 2 bedroom thatched cottage with its own separate entrance offers rental opportunities or guest accommodation.
Real talk: Mentioning a person's weight loss (or apparent weight loss) is typically meant as a compliment, but it's not always well received—and with damn good reason. Take it from reality TV star Whitney Way Thore, who recently called out Instagram commenters who congratulated her on even just appearing to have lost weight.
In a new Instagram post, shared yesterday, Thore, star of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, opened up to her followers about this. "Just had to get this off my chest," she wrote in the caption. "Reminder: Your value does not increase if your weight decreases."
She spoke out in a selfie-style video after noticing that many of her followers liked to congratulate her on the weight they think she's lost. “I’ve been reading my comments, and a large majority of them are people congratulating me for losing some amount of weight that you have perceived that I’ve lost—but I guarantee you that I’m still fat as s—t,” Thore says.
She goes on to say that she doesn’t want to be equated with your hashtag fitness goals—because she’s more than that. “I’m not out here to be anybody’s weight loss inspiration. I’m a complex human being focusing on a lot of other things in life besides losing weight. [Being congratulated on weight loss is] not something I will ever feel comfortable saying thank you for.”
Her post comes at a time when the body positivity movement has been somewhat trampled on by diet culture. The message of the true body positivity movement is simple: Respect and love your body regardless of what you look like. But fitness goals and weight loss challenges have, in recent years, horned in on that message and warped it into a new one: Respect and love your body by being thin.
This isn't the first time Thore has spoken out about unneeded Instagram comments. Last year she took to Instagram to call out trolls, explaining that she simply doesn't care what hateful people have to say. "When you come into my space, I can make you leave. This doesn't mean I can't handle a contrary opinion. It means I take no stock in your opinion and it's unnecessary noise."
Thore’s recent post is a great reminder that we're all more than our appearances (and that weight-loss compliments aren't always appreciated, and often miss the mark). She explains at the end of her enlightening PSA that she doesn’t want people to be impressed by her weight loss—or again, her percieved weight loss. Instead, she hopes anyone who has been touched by her story finds inspiration in her self-care and truly body positive message.
She says, “If you’re inspired by me, I’m glad, but I hope it’s because I’m a woman who learned to love herself no matter what size she is.” Amen.
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The portfolio committee on the police is concerned about the shortage of kits to gather evidence from rape survivors, its chairperson, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, said in a statement about Women’s Month.
She called on the police’s senior management to urgently revise its strategies to deal with gender-based violence.
“In commemorating Women’s Month, the committee is aware that the rights of women and children continue to be undermined as a result of acts of violence perpetrated against them,” read the statement.
It is concerned about the shortage of the kits required to collect evidence from rape victims and called on the police to urgently deal with this matter and ensure there availability at all police stations.
The committee also called on police management to ensure that police stations were at all times ready to deal with acts of violence against women and children. It also wants the family violence, child protection and sexual offences units to be expanded to enhance the specialist investigative capacity to deal with gender-based violence.
Furthermore, the committee has called for police management to ensure there are adequately trained female members to deal with gender-based violence victims and be able to take samples by using the sexual violence evidence kits.
The committee also wants training modules, including a component for gender-based violence, rolled out for trainee police officers.
“The minister [Bheki Cele] made a few undertakings during his budget vote speech around gender-based violence, it is now up to the national police commissioner [General Khehla Sitole] and his leadership cohort to implement those promises,” Joemat-Pettersson said.
“Of high priority must be strengthening strategies to deal with the scourge of gender-based violence and establishing an environment conducive for women and children to report these cases at police stations.”
However, Joemat-Pettersson said the committee is cognisant of the fact there was a need for a collaborative and multi-dimensional approach to successfully end the scourge of gender-based violence.
This includes measures to reduce alcohol and substance abuse across the country, measures to grow the economy and decrease unemployment and poverty, as well as a societal commitment to monitor abuses against women in their communities.
“The committee, in performing its oversight duty, will intensify its monitoring of the implementation of the Domestic Violence Act and the Sexual Offences Act by checking the support and assistance victims receive at all police stations,” the statement read.
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High cholesterol is a risk factor for heart disease, but not all forms of it are the same. An underdiagnosed genetic condition called familial hypercholesterolaemia can cause dangerously high levels of cholesterol at an early age.
While scientists have determined FH is caused by genetic mutations that affect the body’s ability to remove LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, they haven’t pinned down all the genes involved for nearly one in three people who have FH.
But that may be beginning to change.
Cholesterol is vital
Scientists presented preliminary research at the American Heart Association’s Vascular Discovery conference in Boston showing more clues to the genetic roots of FH. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute researchers screened 19 114 genes and identified transgelin (TAGLN) as one of the genes of interest. Previous studies have found this gene could be associated in LDL metabolism.
When researchers disabled the TAGLN gene in cells, some cells tried to compensate.
“The cell tries to make more cholesterol because cholesterol is vital for the cell to survive,” said Diego Lucero, the study’s lead author and a postdoctoral fellow at the NHLBI. “Understanding this is important because it might have impacts on the magnitude of the clinical presentation of the disease.”
People with FH are exposed to chronically high levels of LDL from an early age, and their risk for premature heart disease is 20 times greater than the general population, according to the FH Foundation. Over time, the condition can lead to atherosclerosis, the build-up of plaque and narrowing of artery walls. As a result, signs of heart disease can show up decades earlier in people with FH compared to the general population.
The condition affects approximately one in 250 US adults. Yet, it remains largely underdiagnosed and undertreated.
Diagnosed with a blood test
“Less than 10% of those who have (FH) have actually been diagnosed, which leads to a lot of premature morbidity and mortality,” said Dr Samuel Gidding, chief medical officer for the FH Foundation. Someone who carries the altered gene has a 50% chance of passing it on to their children.
Yet, the challenge is diagnosing FH. Health care providers may not understand the difference between general high cholesterol and FH and may not screen high-risk people, said Gidding, who was not involved in the new study.
FH can be diagnosed with a simple blood test and a reported family history of cardiovascular disease. Doctors look for LDL levels over 190 in adults and over 160 in children, and onset of heart disease before age 60 in men and before 50 in women. Genetic testing can confirm the diagnosis.
Once identified, there are effective ways to treat the condition, Gidding said. Early treatment with medications, as well as maintaining a heart-healthy lifestyle, can lower the risk of premature heart attacks and strokes.
The new research and further work identifying new genes involved in the development of FH could lead to better diagnosis and treatment, Gidding said. “Anytime an individual gene like this could help explain variations in lipid level, it could be a drug target.”
