Balenciaga's cobalt sweater is Creative Director Demna Gvasalia's modern interpretation of the Parisian couturier's heritage 'Vareuse' top. Made in Italy, it's spun from soft cotton-blend and has a boxy, slightly loose silhouette.
Gucci's black patent-leather ankle boots are crafted in a distinct '70s silhouette and embellished with the label's iconic silver horsebit. Designed to hit at a flattering point on your calf, this square-toe pair has a sturdy block heel that makes them comfortable for all-day wear. Work them with high hemlines.
The expression “a rising tide lifts all boats” has often been used in relation to the fantastic growth that the mobile industry experienced in its early generations. Penetration rates exceeded 100 percent and our obsession with average revenue per user (ARPU) told a story of seemingly unlimited profit.
But 5G represents something different; it does bring some new elements to the table, but it also appears at a time of significant consolidation and recalibration of the broader telecom industry. Identifying cases in which 5G will make a real difference to personal and business lives are common, although bigger questions are being raised. Generally, there are at least five different ‘Gs’ shaping the 5G market discussion.
Gigabit: 5G brings gigabit speeds to the mobile ecosystem, challenging the world of fiber delivery to keep bandwidth-hungry applications satiated.
Granularity: Slices through the whole of the mobile network, including millisecond response times, will deliver specific services, e.g., remote surgery or autonomous/assisted driving.
Growth: Investment in the next wave of mobile has always been about increasing revenue, acquiring new customers and extending the reach. The model has to be infinitely flexible and affordable to fit in with every business case but also must be weighed against realistic expectations.
Geography: Early signs indicate that key players will invest in fixed wireless access (FWA) because they can afford it with their high ARPUs and regulatory regimes. In other areas, 5G will be implemented at national levels to help drive digital agendas. In either case, the market has got to afford 5G in order to secure the future of digital business and society.
Government: Interestingly, 5G is now a long-term evolution (LTE) issue for society as a whole and governments need to be clear in how they will drive the investment to densify mobile infrastructure and deliver the promises of ubiquitous, high-quality mobile.
Although 5G may not provide a high tide for the industry in the short term, it can be seen as a wake-up call that encourages service providers to invest in the next generation of combined fiber and wireless infrastructure and to create an agile working environment for other digital stakeholders. If done correctly, 5G will reduce the cost of transport and will provide a more coherent strategy for connecting people, households, businesses and things. At the same time, 5G will transform systems used to create, manage and assure myriad services that will support new business models.
Tiny samples of stool (motions, or poo) are collected on a special card and this card is then sealed in a special hygienic freepost envelope
Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK and the second leading cause of cancer death, with more than 16,000 people dying from it every year.
Around one in 20 people in the UK will develop bowel cancer during their lifetime and so anything that can be done to reduce this is to be encouraged.
Regular bowel cancer screening has been shown to reduce the risk of dying from bowel cancer by 16% and the faecal occult blood (FOB) test is one of these tests.
If bowel cancer is detected before symptoms appear, it is easier to treat and there is a better chance of surviving the disease.
An unhealthy lifestyle - people who are unfit or overweight and people who have a diet high in red meat and low in fruit, fibre and vegetables are also at an increased risk of developing bowel cancer.
Men and women aged 60-69 who are registered with a GP are now automatically sent an invitation for screening through the post (this is being extended to people aged 70 – 75 in England).
Tiny samples of stool (motions, or poo) are collected on a special card and this card is then sealed in a special hygienic freepost envelope and sent to a laboratory where it will be checked for traces of blood.
Results are received in writing, usually within two weeks of sending in the test kit and there are three results:
Normal. No blood has been found in the samples and screening is offered again routinely in a further two years' time.
Unclear. In this case, possible traces of blood have been detected that could be caused by factors other than cancer, such as haemorrhoids (piles) or stomach ulcers. If you have an unclear result, you will be asked to repeat the test kit up to twice more.
Abnormal. Here, blood has definitely been found in the samples and although this can be from harmless causes such as piles or bowel polyps, this test result means you will be offered an appointment with a specialist nurse. At this appointment you will discuss having an examination of the bowel, called a colonoscopy.
During a colonoscopy, a thin flexible tube with a tiny camera on the end called a colonoscope is passed into your bottom and guided around the bowel.
Only around 2 in every 100 people completing the FOB kit will have an abnormal result and will be offered a colonoscopy.
The NHS is also rolling out an additional screening test from 2016, which will involve inviting people aged 55 to have a one-off flexible sigmoidoscopy test to examine the lower bowel with a camera, similar to that used in a colonoscopy.
If this flexible sigmoidoscopy shows that polyps are present then the person will then be offered a full colonoscopy.
Polyps in the colon (large bowel): A polyp is a general name for a benign warty growth of the lining of any organ.