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Patient’s Friends Committee Visits KJO Hospital

The First Khafji neighborhoods Ramadan championship

Lucid Motors’ flagship Air to offer 200 mph+ performance

How to build a

safety culture

CBD organizes a farewell ceremony

for Adel Al-Julaibi

KJO Executive Management Arranges an Iftar Banquet for Khafji Government Officials

On Monday, June 5th, 2017, the Executive Management

arranged an Iftar Banquet in the Cultural Tent for Khafji government officials. The invitees were Khafji Governor; Mohammad S. Al-Hazza, and Commander of the 24th Troop in Khafji; Fahad bin Shuwaiya, together with the directors of Khafji government departments

and other officials. The invitees were received by C-JOC Eng. Saeed Al-Shaheen, the Executive Directors and Managers of Khafji Joint Operations. The attendees exchanged warm greetings and congratulations for the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, and after calling for Magrib Prayer (Azan), they broke

fasting by eating dates, following the way of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), and took Arabic coffee. Thereafter, the congregation performed Magrib Prayer then proceeded to the Iftar Banquet. In this occasion, Al-Shaheen gave the following statement to Ad-Dorra team: “I extend my sincere greetings to all employees in this blessed occasion. I supplicate

to the Almighty Allah to bless our two countries with security, prosperity and progress, and to protect them from any harm. Holding these events surely enhances affability and cordiality among Khafji Community and increases acquaintance. I pray to the Almighty Allah to accept our fasting, prayers and good deeds”.

Al-Shaheen with the Iftar guests

Al-Shaheen recieving Al-Khafji Governor

Iftar in the Cultural Tent

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Patient’s Friends Committee Visits KJO Hospital

The members of Patient’s Friends Committee,

headed by Khafji Governor Mohammad S. Al-Hazza, paid a visit to the patients of KJO Hospital to exchange Ramadan greetings with them, check the quality of services and know their needs. Upon arrival, EDI Abdullah M. Al-Qahtani welcomed Khafji Governor and the accompanying members, and lauded their noble efforts toward supporting and helping patients. He assured that KJO Hospital is keen to warmly receive patients, take care of them and render best quality services to them. He added that the staff of the Hospital, who are highly qualified, spares no effort to render reliable services and take best care of all

patients at all times. MPG Eng. Riyadh Al-Hassan lauded the noble support and care provided by Khafji Governor and members of the Committee to the patients. He stated that such noble initiatives motivate us in KJO to exert more efforts toward best serving the welfare of our community. The members of the Committee visited the patients in KJO Hospital and Khafji Public Hospital, and presented them with flowers and sweets and wished them quick recovery. It is worth mentioning that the Committee provides material and immaterial support to the hospitals and healthcare centers in Khafji Governorate; including medical

equipment, machines and vehicles to meet the needs of the patients; especially those benefiting from the Domestic Medicine Program. The Committee also provides medical devices and instruments to the needy patients; including hearing aids, medical measuring devices, oxygen, wheelchairs and other healthcare tools. The Committee comprises the following businessmen: 1- Mutlaq Al-Otaibi. 2- Mohammad Al-Balawi. 3- Mohammad bin Suhaim. 4- Fahdi Al-Quai’ei. 5- Hussain Al-Enazi. 6- Dr. Shuwaib Al-Azmi. 7- Marzouq Al-Balawi. 8- Abdullah Al-Shammari.9- Salem Al-Subai’ei.

On Monday, 29th of May, 2017 corresponding to 3rd of Ramadan Khafji’s governor

Mohammad bin Sultan Al-Hazza held an Iftar feast in Khafji Governorate building. The Iftar was attended by C-JOC Eng. Saeed Al-Shaheen,

MPG Riyad Al-Hassan and a group of managers of government departments in Khafji Governorate. They were received by the governor of Khafji Mohammed al-Hazza. During the feast, the audience exchanged congratulations for the

coming of the holy month of Ramadan. After the call for Maghreb prayer , the guests had dates, following the teachings of the Prophet (PBUH). Afterwards, the Maghreb prayer was held, and then everyone was invited to the feast held in

their honor. Holding such events offers Khafji governorate with affinity, love and acquaintance in the holy month of Ramadan, and we Ask Allah Almighty to accept the fasting, night prayers and good deeds of everyone.

Governor of Khafji holds an Iftar attended by Al-Shaheen

Al-Hazaa and Al-Shaheen with Government Officials Al-Shaheen and Al-Hassan during Al-Hazaa’s hospitality

Patient’s Frineds Committee visit to KJOH

Patient’s Friends Committee giving a gift to a patient

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Khafji Governor, Mohammad S. Al-Hazza, attended the final football

match of Khafji Neighborhoods Tournament, which is part of the Eastern Province Neighborhoods Football Tournament sponsored by

H.R.H. Saud bin Naif, Prince of the Eastern Province. Al-Qal’aa team played vs. Al-Za’eem team in their final match at KJO pitch to qualify for the finals of the Eastern Province. Both teams performed well and the

match was strong and interesting. No goals were scored in the first half; but in the second half, Player Faisal Al-Yami scored the first goal for Al-Za’eem team. Meanwhile, Al-Qal’aa team tried to score an equalizer

but they wasted many attacks. In turn, Al-Za’eem team exploited a counterattack successfully and scored the second goal by Ali Al-Kurdi, and by that, they won the match. At the end of the match, Khafji

Governor presented the winning team with first rank cup and medals and presented the runner up team with second rank cup and medals. He also honored the sponsors and supporters of the tournament.

Al-Hazza Attends the Final Match of Khafji Neighborhoods Tournament

On 24th of May, 2017, CBD held a farewell party organized by the Department›s staff for the colleague

Adel Al-Julaibi after his retirement, in the presence of EDI Abdullah Al-Qahtani, MCB Eng. Adel Abbas and Superintends of CBDAt the beginning of the ceremony, Al-Taaisan welcomed the audience, and said on behalf of the EDI, MCB and CBD Staff, “I send words to each retired colleague, especially for our colleague Adel Youssef Al-Julaibi, through these lines we record the most cherished tribute to you, for spending the prime time of your youth between different sites of KJO since 1985 until today. It has been 32 years and here you are today reaching this stage which is a crown on the heads of the honorable, and a goal the loyalists are trying to reach. We are indebted to you in many ways, and we should pray for you in your new life which is not least important than the previous one. We should always keep in touch and you should keep providing us with your valuable insights and views”.Abbas honored Al-Julaibi with a memorial shield and some of the gifts of appreciation. Al-Julaibi said to “Ad-Dora” That he was honored to work with such a great colleagues. Al-Julaibi joined KJO in 1985, during these years he was appointed to many tasks.

CBD organizes a farewell ceremonyFor colleague Adel Al-Julaibi after serving for thirty-two years

The staff of OND held a luncheon for appointing

Eng. Mohsen Fahad Al-Zubi as M-OND. This event was held to offer congratulations, and for the staff to meet each other away from the working atmosphere. The ceremony was attended by M-OND, Superintends and staff of ONDFrom his side, M-OND Mohsen Al-Zubi, expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to all the staff of OND for sincere and brotherly feeling, congratulations and for their presence in this occasion. Also, he stressed at the same time put more efforts and dedication to achieve the aspirations of senior management of KJO.

OND holds a ceremony marking the appointment of Al-Zubi as Manager

Al-Hazaa with the winning team Al-Khafji Governor giving the trophy to the winning team

Group photo of OND employees

Al-Julaibi recieving the memorial gift

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The Community and Business Services Department (CBD)

arranged various sport events for KJO employees, contractors and their families during the holy month of Ramadan. Such activities were closely followed up by A/MCB Jibreen Al-Azmi and a special

committee was formed for the purpose of organizing such events; comprised of Superintendent Bader Al-Theeb; Head of the Committee, Saleem Al-Teaisan; Supervisor of the Committee, Captain Mohammad Al-Saqqa, Supervisor of Gym, together with

event leaders Ahmad Al-Qahtani, Meshal Al-Shammari, Ahmad Sanad Al-Shammari and Hawas Al-Shammari. The programs of such sport events were circulated in advance to all KJO employees and were kicked off on 04/06/2017.

The events included football tournament, volleyball tournament, basketball tournament, tennis tournament, table tennis tournament, billiard tournament, chess tournament, swimming tournament as well as a cultural competition.

It is worth mentioning that CBD Entertainment Division organizes such activities and programs every year for the purpose of entertaining and developing the skills and hobbies of the employees and utilizing their free time.

CBD Arranges Various Sport Events for KJO Employees and Contractors

The Community and Business Services Department (CBD)

arranged an Umra trip for 60 employees to Makka Al-Mukarrama in KJO VIP buses, under the supervision of Saleem Al-Teaisan. The group left Khafji on June 17th and returned back on June 11th. It is worth mentioning that CBD arranges this trip every year out of its keenness to enhance affability and cordiality between the employees and to give them a chance to visit the Holy Mosque.

CBD Arranges Umra Trip

for KJO Em-ployees in VIP

Buses

On Saturday 27-5-2017, The governor of Khafji Mohammad

Bin Sultan Al-Hazza inaugurated the first Ramadan championship on the football cup of the Prince of Eastern Region in the province of Khafji. Al- Hazza started his speech on this blessed night with the launch The first Ramadan championship under the patronage of His Highness the Prince of the Eastern Region Prince Saud bin Nayef, may God protect his soul. Also, eight teams from Khafji’s neighborhoods participated in the championship and were distributed into two groups. The first and the second of each group will qualify to the semi-finals and the winner of the league will qualify to the championship of His Highness Royal Prince Saud bin Nayef for the neighborhoods Eastern Region.The tournament began with two matches, the first was Al-Ahli Hospital Vs. Al-Qalaa and the second was Stars Vs. Rome, both were held in

KJO’s Football Stadium. The referee blew his whistle announcing start of the game of Al-Ahli Hospital versus the Al-Qalaa. The first game ended with the victory of Al-Ahli by 3-0. Ahmed Atallah scored the first goal in the 15th minute after the ball was taken from Al-Qalaa Goalkeeper. Abdulhakim Dhafer scored the second goal through a corner kick by his fellow Abdul Aziz Al-Rashidi towards the far post where he scored it with his head. Also, Fawaz Al-Mutairi scored the third goal in the 90th minute a cross ball played by Nayef Al-Bishri. Man of the Match award was given to Al-Ahli’s player Bander Eid. The second game ended with the victory of Stars by 2-0 over Roma. The goals were scored by Meshaal Farhan In the 15th minute by a free kick from outside the 18 yard box, and Saad Wadi scored the second in the 91th minute after he brilliantly crossed the defense. Fouad Salem from the Stars Team was Man of The Match.

The First Khafji neighborhoods Ramadan championship on the Prince of the Eastern region’s Cup held in KJO’s Stadium

Group photo with Al-Hazaa

Employees before leaving to Makkah

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This is the second article (Part 2) from our series of five articles bearing the same title. In Part 1 we have briefly explained what is ERM and the methodology that we have adopted on how to implement it in KJO, i.e., as per the risk management process below. We have also covered briefly on the first process, i.e., Establishing the Context. In this Part 2 we will be covering on the second process of risk management, i.e., Risk Identification process.

Process 2 - Risk IdentificationThe most critical step. This step seeks to identify the risks that need to be managed. It involves identifying the risks

which arise from all aspects of the business environment established in the Establish the Context process. The aim is to develop a complete list of the risks that could impair the achievement of each business operations’ objectives. Identification should include risks whether or not they are under the control of the department/company.

Risk RegisterTo ensure consistency in documenting the complete list of risks in KJO an inventory of risks called the Risk Register is established. It is the responsibility of the department manager to ensure that all significant risks to their respective area of operations are captured in the Risk Register. All departmental complete list of risks shall be compiled and documented by Risk Management Division-ISD to form a complete list of risks for KJO.Department Risk Coordinator shall be trained to enable the facilitation of Risk Identification process and registering of the identified risks into the Risk Register. Risk Management Division-ISD shall provide all the necessary training, guidance and assistance to all stakeholders on this matter.Important notes on Risk Register:1. It is meant to capture all significant risks of respective area of

operations.2. The target is to have a complete list of all the significant risks.3. Unlike audit observations register, ERM Risk Register should be getting longer and longer until it is deemed comprehensive and complete.4. Your Risk Register will reflect your understanding and awareness of your required functionalities and objectives. 5. A comprehensive Risk Register will provide some assurance to management that you are

proactively identifying and managing your risks. Risk Identification Technique The mainstay Risk Identification technique for ERM implementation in KJO shall be a team-based brainstorming session to be carried out at minimum once a year, during the annual KJO Full Risk Review exercise.However, it is very important to emphasize here that there are no limitation to the technique and approach of Risk Identification. ERM involves

heterogeneous risks that are coming from all area of operations in KJO. Therefore, KJO shall utilize all resources of information that can comes from various techniques and approaches for risk identification, including but not limited to, the following: • Loss/Near Miss Records• Loss Investigation Reports• Audit Findings• Insurance Risk Assessment• Benchmarking Reports • Strength, Weakness, Opportunities & Threat (SWOT) Analysis

• Specific Assessment’s Findings: e.g., HAZOP, QRA, Emergency Drills Assessment, Asset Performance Report, Environmental Impact Assessment, etc.Important notes on risk identification technique:1. There is no limit on the technique of how risks can be identified. 2. It is the format of ERM Risk Register that we have standardized.3. ERM is not meant to replace the various techniques and approaches for the many required specific assessments in the company. 4. ERM target is rather to integrate all these activities to ensure that risks in the company are being managed in coordinated and integrated manner.Kindly be reminded that the above is only a brief write-up on Risk Identification. For deeper and more detail understanding of ERM and its implementation requirement in KJO, please do not hesitate to contact any of the team member of Risk Management Division, ISD. In the next article (Part 3), we will be focusing on the subsequent process of risk management, i.e., Process 3 - Risk Analysis.

Basic Understanding of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) - Part 2

On June 7th, 2017, the Projects Design and Construction

Department (PCD) held a meeting with Contracts Department (CTD), Community and Business Services Department (CBD), Industrial Security and Safety Department (ISD) and Environment and Lab. Department (ELD) at KJO Office Park to clarify the requirements and objectives of “Southern Area Safety Facilities Project”. The meeting was attended by EDI and A/EDP together with the managers of PCD, CTD and ISD, as well as the representatives of the tenderers. PCD Project Manager, Mustafa Yousef, opened the meeting by giving a brief about the project, the goals and requirements of the same, as well as the challenges and concerns to be addressed. Thereafter, Mr. Robert, from CTD, briefed the attendees about the recitals of the contract and date of arranging and submitting the same.

PCD Evaluates Southern Area Safety Facilities Tender

TDD held specialized courses in English for employees of ISD. Which hosted a number of staff in the first two weeks May. TDD also completed three courses in English, which hosted 21 employees to evaluate, increase and enhance their proficiency of technical language. These courses are offered as a supplementary for General English Courses.

TDD offers specialized courses in

English

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Instructor during the course with the trainees

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Safety

Management

The project of safety

Building a safety culture is not a safety function, but a proj-ect management function. Consider the following tools in

managing a safety culture building process.Assess: Assess whether your equipment meets the re-quirements of current and applicable safety and industry standards. Usually you may need to get outside help from professional organizations specializing in safety reviews of equipment. Compliance to the current and applicable standards represents the best due diligence and the best engineering practice.Assign: Make specific work assignments and hold individuals accountable for certain safety objectives. They will become your safety champions.Assign individuals to inspect equipment and work areas for problems such as poor lighting, missing guards or damaged equipment.Assign ownership of an individual problem to an individual (who may lead a group in resolving it).Assign individual safety ownership for equipment retrofits, and well as for purchasing new safe and compliant equip-ment.Assign appropriate budgets so these tasks actually happen.Train: Once you’ve selected your safety champions, you must do more than just tell them, “Now I am making safety part of your performance evaluation.” You must train everyone that safety is equal to or greater than all other goals. Safety champions are teachers, but they are only as effective as their own training and the backing of management allow them to be.Teach: Your trained safety champions will teach safety to the rest of the team.Monitor: Check your safety culture progress by asking key questions. How are employees responding? How are your teachers carrying out their duties? Do they need more train-ing? When did you last observe people working? Are safety inspection reports precipitating action? Is it easy to report unsafe conditions or equipment? Are you using outside experts to review equipment compliance? Are you ensuring that new equipment meets current and applicable safety standards? Are you replacing unsafe equipment? Are you rewarding your employees for safe or unsafe acts?Recent studies show that in companies with lower accident rates, the personal involvement of top managers in occupa-tional safety is at least as important as their decisions in the structuring of the safety management system (functions that would include the use of financial and professional resources and the creation of policies and programs, etc.).The active involvement of senior managers acts as a motiva-tor for all levels of management by keeping up their interest through participation, and for employees by demonstrating management’s commitment to their well-being.The results of many studies suggest that one of the best ways of demonstrating and promoting humanistic values and people-oriented philosophy is for senior management to par-ticipate in highly visible activities, such as workplace safety inspections and meetings with employees.

Science

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently said, “If humans are

to survive, we must merge with machines.”This is especially true in B2B sales where a mere 20% of sales teams are considered “high-performing” based on the latest study from SalesForce. To hire great reps, companies need to modernize their recruiting efforts.Millennials might not believe it, but once upon a time you searched for jobs in the print edition of newspapers.Today, the digital landscape has given job seekers unprecedented avenues to find their dream job. Couple that with only 5% unemployment and job candidates hold all the cards. The war for talent, particularly in sales, is on and the rise of new technology, such as A.I and big data, has fostered a recruiting arms race.While companies are smart to invest in new technology, the executives

that find the right mix of robots, humans and creativity will have a big edge in the years to come.Subscribe Now: Forbes Entrepreneurs & Small Business Newsletters All the trials and triumphs of building a business – delivered to your inbox.Based on our work recruiting elite salespeople for some of the world’s most innovative and disruptive companies, here are 5 ways you can modernize your recruiting efforts:Create Interactive Videos: This new technique can help bring your company to life and allows candidates to navigate their own experiences based on their interests. Do they want to know about company culture or the history of the company? Deloitte created “Will You Fit Into Deloitte,”a gamified interactive recruitment video that gave candidates an inside look at the company and educated them about the different business units. This not

only resulted in greater candidate engagement, but it allowed corporate recruiters to collect user preference data to inform future searches.Invite Candidates Behind-the-Scenes for a “Day in the Life”: It is hard to glean what your work day would be like at a new company based on an introductory interview. However, more employers are copying the tactics used in real estate by hosting “open houses”. This gives candidates a real taste of your company, by letting them experience your sights, sounds, work ethic, and culture. This can not only work to deepen ties to your employer brand, but help weed out candidates who are not aren’t the right fit.

Merge Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Humans: A.I. and big

data are game-changers that can greatly reduce administrative work and maximize ROI. Mya is a widely

Difference between Outbound and Inbound Marketing

If the Milky Way exists in the biggest cosmic void ever observed, that

could solve a puzzling mismatch between ways to measure how fast the universe is expanding.Observations of 120,000 galaxies bolstering the Milky Way’s loner status were presented by Benjamin Hoscheit June 7 at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Austin, Texas. Building on earlier work by his adviser, University of Wisconsin Madison astronomer Amy Barger, Hoscheit and Barger measured how the density of galaxies changed with distance from the Milky Way.

In agreement with the earlier study, the pair found that the Milky Way has far fewer neighbors than it should. There was a rise in density about 1 billion light-years out, suggesting the Milky Way resides in an abyss about 2 billion light-years wide.Simulations of how cosmic structures form suggest that most galaxies clump along dense filaments of dark matter, which are separated by vast cosmic voids.If the Milky Way lives in such a void, it could help explain why the universe seems to be expanding at different rates depending on how it’s measured (SN: 8/6/16, p.

10). Measurements based on the cosmic microwave background, the earliest light in the universe, suggest one rate of expansion, while measurements of nearby supernovas suggest a faster one.Those supernovas could be feeling an extra gravitational pull from all the matter at the edges of the void, Hoscheit says. The actual expansion rate is probably the slower one measured in the universe’s early light.“If you don’t account for the void effects, you could mistake this relationship to indicate that there is too much expansion,” Hoscheit says.

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TIME HealthFor more, visit TIME Health.Losing weight is tough, both mentally and physically. New science shows that when the body starts to lose substantial amounts of weight, it fights viciously to gain it back. But despite the biological roadblocks, plenty of people are successful at losing weight and keeping it off over the long term.But how? As part of its recent exploration of the new science of weight loss, TIME asked 9 weight loss and obesity experts their best advice for people who are try-ing to lose weight. Here are their top tips for what works when it comes to slimming down.Cut out soda“Avoid all sugary drinks, as they provide ‘empty calories’ that don’t fill you up. The sugar may uniquely act on the liver to produce belly fat.”—Dr. Dean Schillinger, chief of the University of Califor-nia, San Francisco Division of General Internal MedicineDon’t focus on calories“The ‘calorie in, calorie out’ approach fails, because it disregards how food affects our hormones and metabo-lism. Pay attention to food quality.”—Dr. David S. Ludwig, professor of nutrition at Harvard Medical SchoolMORE: You Asked: What’s the Best Way to Lose Weight?Keep it basic“The simple message is to eat a healthful diet and to engage in more moderate-to-vigorous physical activ-ity. The challenge is how to actually accomplish that in an environment that seems to push us constantly in the wrong direction.”—Dr. Stephen R. Daniels, pediatrician-in-chief at Chil-dren’s Hospital ColoradonewsletterTIME HealthGet the latest health and science news, plus: burning questions and expert tips. View SampleSIGN UP NOWAdjust your goal weight“Aim to achieve and improve health and reach a psycho-logically ‘happy weight,’ not an unrealistic ‘ideal’ weight that may be impossible to reach for most.”—Dr. Jaideep Behari, associate professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineCommit to change“People need to have the mindset of someone who is ready and willing to make some permanent changes in the way they live. A number of treatments can create short-term weight loss without a great deal of effort from the person, but they don’t allow for long-term weight loss.”—Dr. Michael Jensen, obesity researcher at the Mayo ClinicMORE: ‘I Swallowed a Balloon For Weight Loss and Lost 40 Lbs.’Eat delicious food“You need a program that satisfies hunger and has good food so it doesn’t feel like a diet. Hunger erodes will-power, and that’s the reason most diets fail.”—Susan B. Roberts, professor of nutrition at Tufts Uni-versity and founder of iDietRecruit support“Make small changes that stick, make changes as a fam-ily and keep it positive.”—Dr. Stephen Pont, medical director of the childhood obesity center at Dell Children’s Medical CenterGet educated“The culprit is not bad choices by individuals. It is the toxic food environment in which calories are ubiquitous. Until the food environment changes, everyone must become aware of the calories they consume, especially those from beverages, sweets, and other calorie-dense foods.”—Dr. Lawrence J. Appel, director of the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research at Johns Hopkins UniversityMake friends with moderation“A person can eat almost anything they want, but the portion size has to be appropriate. For example, eat din-ner on a salad plate rather than a dinner plate to cut the portion size in half.”

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lauded A.I. created byFirstJob to automate up to 75% of the recruiting process; sales assistants like ‘LISA’ (Learning Intelligent Sales Agent) can contact, engage and follow up with leads using natural conversation; and X.ai can handle all the rescheduling that takes place during the laborious interview scheduling process.So why do we need humans again? Because machines succeed at repetitive tasks, while humans have irreplaceable skills such as the ability to judge emotion. In short, bots have blind spots, a point perfectly illustrated by Stacey Harris, Vice President at Sierra-Cedar – a company that conducts an annual HR Systems Survey, “AI analyzes and learns from patterns, there is a danger of the software replicating biases in the recruiting or promotion process. If a company’s top performers historically have been white males between 30 and 40 years old, that bias can inadvertently become built into algorithms.”

The most powerful and destructive volcanic eruptions — called super-

eruptions — can take millions of years to form because magma doesn’t gush, but rather slowly trickles into the system, a new study finds.Researchers found that super-eruptions are triggered by an incredibly slow but steady drip of magma from large reservoirs deep within Earth’s crust into smaller reservoirs closer to the surface, they said.In turn, the large reservoirs draw in the hot magma from the layer beneath them, which is Earth’s mantle, the researchers said. The reservoirs keep the magma in a state of partially molten rock, and store it like a sponge, they added. [Big Blasts: History’s 10 Most Destructive Volcanoes]Because the researchers couldn’t physically travel to these large reservoirs, they ran a series of numerical simulations to better understand the process. The results show that the large reservoirs are essential for generating the largest volcanic eruptions known to Earth, they said.However, because the drip of magma is so slow, it can take millions of years before a supervolcano erupts, they said.The finding explains why supervolcano eruptions are few and far between — for instance, Yellowstone, one of the world’s largest supervolcanoes, erupted about 2

million, 1.2 million and 640,000 years ago.The four main layers within Earth.The four main layers within Earth.Credit: Jakinnboaz/ShutterstockThe discovery may also shed light on why other volcanoes erupt with greater frequency and at specific magnitudes, the researchers said. That’s because the amount of magma stored in Earth’s upper crust determines the frequency and magnitude of volcanic eruptions.Small eruptions that emit less than 0.2 cubic miles (1 cubic kilometer) of material happen regularly — yearly, if not daily, the researchers said. But super-eruptions, which erupt hundreds of cubic miles of material — are rare, occurring hundreds of thousands of years apart.“Our current understanding tells us that

hot magma can be injected from the Earth’s lower crust into colder surroundings near the surface,” study co-author Wim Degruyter, a lecturer of geodynamics at Cardiff University in the United Kingdom, said in a statement. “At this point, the magma can either erupt or cool down to such a point that the magma solidifies and an eruption does not occur.”Until now, researchers haven’t been able to figure out how the magma can stay hot in a near-surface reservoir, which is cooler than the larger reservoirs in the deep crust.“Our study has shown that the key to this is much larger reservoirs deeper below the surface that are able to slowly increase the temperature in the upper part of the crust such that it becomes more amenable to the storage of magma,” Degruyter said.

“ When the crust has become fully mature, giant reservoirs are able to form in the upper crust and thus we see extremely powerful eruptions.”For instance, earlier research has shown that a reservoir in the upper part of the crust beneath Yellowstone is connected to a deeper magma pool, the researchers said. The deeper magma reservoir is about 12 miles to 28 miles (19 to 45 milometers) beneath Earth’s surface, and likely holds enough magma

to fill the Grand Canyon more than 11 times, the

researchers said.“Our calculations appear to

agree with the observations that have been made at

Yellowstone,” Degruyter added.

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If Batman were to go to Mars, is this what he would drive once he got there? Actually, probably not. NASA’s recently-unveiled Mars rover concept vehicle is intended to stay here on Earth, where it will hopefully inspire young people to learn more about the agency’s ongoing efforts to send astronauts to the Red Planet. That said, some of its technical features may ultimately find use in a manned mission.The 24-ft (7-m) electric vehicle was presented to the public this Monday, as part of a ceremony to launch the NASA-affiliated Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex’s “Summer of Mars” event.Commissioned by the visitor complex, it was built by Port Canaveral, Florida-based Parker Brothers Concepts (using no taxpayer dollars, we’re told). Among other things, the company has previously

created a street-legal light cycle based on those in the movie Tron.

The rover’s electric motor is powered by a 700-volt battery, which is in turn charged by built-in solar panels. Its GPS- and radio-equipped front section seats four people, and can detach from the rear for outings such as scouting missions. That rear section houses a mock lab, and is made to be self-supporting while the rest of the vehicle is off exploring.

The vehicle’s six semi-spherical wheels are designed to provide optimal traction on both rocks and in sand, offering plenty of surface area while also incorporating slats to keep them from getting bogged down.If you’re interested in seeing the rover in real life, it will be on display at the visitor complex for the next few weeks, after which it will spend July and August making appearances at various locations along the US East Coast.

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Science and Technology

Amazon Just Joined This Exclusive Club as Its Shares Hit $1,000

Lucid Motors’ flagship Air to offer 200 mph+ performance

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Amazon has now joined an exclusive Wall Street club of companies with shares valued at over $1,000 — not bad for

a bookseller that took a chance on a mystical

place called the world wide web.

Just two decades after CEO Jeff Bezos’ online retail behemoth went public, the company briefly crossed the $1,000 threshold during trading on Tuesday, beating tech giant Alphabet to the punch. Alphabet’s Class A shares opened at $996.21 on Wednesday, a few dollars shy of hitting the four-figure milestone for the first time.Play Amazon Opens First New York Brick and Mortar Book Store Facebook TwitterEmbed Amazon Opens First New York Brick and Mortar Book Store 1:40While Amazon’s shares are now teetering under $1,000, crossing that threshold puts the company in an exclusive club.Only one other technology company — Priceline Group — trades above $1,000, with shares priced at $1,859 as of Wednesday afternoon.Related: 20 Years After Its IPO, How Amazon Changed the Way We ShopA few other U.S. listed companies trade above $1,000 per share, perhaps most notably Warren Buffett’s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, and Seaboard Corporation, an agribusiness and transportation conglomerate.While some mall mainstays have struggled, Amazon has been thriving. It took Amazon 18 years as a publicly traded company to catch up to Walmart, but just two more years to become twice as big as the ultimate brick-and-mortar superstore.Amazon reported a $724 million profit for the first quarter of 2017, delighting investors and propelling its stock even closer to the $1,000 per share milestone.Amazon’s mark cap — the total value of outstanding shares — is $475 billion. By comparison, Walmart is worth $237.5 billion.As a company that has forever changed the way we shop and consume, Amazon has also made it a point to eschew some of the traditional practices of other publicly traded companies.Amazon’s stock hasn’t split in nearly 18 years. While some companies may split as a way to make its shares more affordable and to reward long-term investors, Amazon hasn’t bought into the practice.The company’s stock has split just three times since it went public in 1997. The following year, Amazon issued a 2-for-1 split. In January 1999, Amazon offered a 3-for-1 split. Later that year, it gave shareholders a 2-for-1 split.Of course, it hasn’t always been smooth sailing for Amazon. Remember what a flop the Fire phone — Amazon’s entry into the smartphone market — was?That same year, in 2014, the company’s aggressive spending seemed to be a red flag to investors after Amazon reported losses of 95 cents per share, while analysts had predicted losses of 74 cents per share.Consistently posting a profit is also something relatively new for Amazon, with the company now on a streak of eight consecutive quarters — perhaps proving to investors who stuck with them that the halcyon days they promised are finally here.

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