 infrastructure whatsoever. According to the State Statistics Service, the number of health facilities in rural areas fell 75 percent between 2005 and 2013. This number includes a 95 percent drop in the number of district hospitals, and a 65 percent drop in the number of local health clinics."
Although this number has improved somewhat recently, the number of doctors leaving the medical profession over low wages has actually increased, leaving Russians with even less options for treatment.
"This brings us to the question of the dramatically low numbers of Russian people who have been infected by the COVID-19 virus," IGTDS wrote. "As of late on April 1, 2020, the official Russian government numbers stood at 2,237 confirmed cases of the disease and 23 deaths."
That same day Russian President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying, "the situation in our country looks a lot better" than Europe and was "under control." However, just prior to Putin's statement, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated the obvious fact that Putin could apparently not bring himself to admit publicly: "The testing volume is very low, and nobody knows the real picture."
"The fact is that no one, especially the Russian government, knows the true extent of COVID-19 infections or deaths within Russia because the overwhelming majority of Russian citizens rarely, if ever, visit a doctor," the think tank wrote.
Therefore, the overwhelming majority of Russian citizens have not been tested for the coronavirus. Also, Russians do not exactly believe in obeying rules, especially when they might pose an inconvenience to their lifestyle, so social distancing and other suggested safety measures are probably being ignored by a large percentage of the population.
With the dormant phase of COVID-19 now known to be up to 2-3 weeks, and with millions of Russians returning home from work, school and vacations abroad, it is only a matter of time before the number of Russian citizens infected with COVID-19 increases exponentially.
Unfortunately for Russia and the rest of the world, because of the culture within Russia of both noncompliance to rules and their avoidance of doctors, it may be a very long time, if ever, before the world learns the true extent of the unfolding healthcare crisis in Russia caused by COVID-19.
"Certainly, it is not in the best interest of Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin to tell us the truth anytime soon. By that time, Russia and the rest of the world may be a very different place," the report concludes.President Barack Obama has announced plans for pay increases of one percent for both civilian federal employees and military personnel.
"Civilian Federal employees have already made significant sacrifices as a result of a three-year pay freeze," Obama wrote in letters to Congress released Aug. 30. The one percent increase for feds applies to those working under the General Schedule (GS) and for other pay systems not specified in the letter. Locality pay percentages will remain at 2013 levels. Obama can set an alternative plan for civilian pay under federal law.
The one percent increase in monthly military pay is also authorized under statute. "This decision is consistent with my fiscal year 2014 Budget and will not materially affect the Federal Government's ability to attract and retain well-qualified members for the uniformed services," Obama wrote.
The pay increases take effect Jan. 1, 2014.Matt Raiser from Tech in the Field has been working diligently on a new app called You Rang. As the name might have suggested, this app works with your caller ID enabled modem to detect inbound calls and helps you to quickly locate customer information and log activities.
You Rang detects an incoming caller's phone number and searches your Method customer list for that number. If a match is found, you’ll be automatically taken directly to the customer screen for that customer with one click. In addition to this, you can also have an activity automatically created so you can begin taking notes on the call as soon as it comes in. This saves you time by having the information you need right at your finger tips.
As a Method CRM Pro user, you can install You Rang for $10/month for the first user and $2/month per additional user. If you are using Method CRM, you will need to upgrade to Method CRM Pro to install the You Rang app.
If you’d like to learn more about You Rang, or if you do not have a Method account and would like to get started, please contact Tech in the Field.
If you’re a Method CRM Pro user and you’d like to install You Rang, log in to your Method account and follow the steps below. Remember you’ll need to be the administrator on the account in order to follow these steps.
Click Customer > My Account.
Click add app now! to complete the installation process.
If you’re a Method CRM user and you’d like to upgrade your account to Method CRM Pro, you can do so from within your Method account.
Log in to your Method account, go to the Customize > My Account.
Scroll down to Method CRM Pro and click switch to this edition and complete the final upgrade steps. Then, you can install the You Rang App using the steps in the paragraph above.
Method CRM for QuickBooks Online now available!
It's no secret that we've been working on a QuickBooks Online version of Method CRM for some time now. We announced that we were working on it at Scaling New Heights in May to our Method Solution Providers. We were then highlighted by Alex Barnett from Intuit with an early version using Intuit Anywhere. Finally, we entered Method CRM for QuickBooks Online into next week's Intuit Apps Showcase contest in San Francisco.
It's also no secret to our team that we needed a QuickBooks Online solution.......we field calls every day from QuickBooks Online users who wanted to get their hands on Method CRM.
It is available as a 90 day free trial/beta. Currently, we sync with Customers, Employees, Vendors, Items, Estimates, Invoices and Payments. Over the next two months we'll round out the features, and sync with the remaining transactions available to developers, as well as add compatibility with our own Method apps, such as Method Field Services (soon) and Method Expense Reports (later).
At Method HQ, we've talked for some time now about having a "Method Coach" feature. Most of the discussions start with big, bulging eyes and a "Wouldn't it be cool if..." declaration - but to be fair, being a tech company full of imagination, a lot of other conversations here start with "Wouldn't it be cool if..."!
The problem we were trying to solve: A brand new Method user signs up for a trial. They sign in. They see something they like. But they can't use it because they haven't yet setup other users, or haven't configured their portal, etc. In other words, they are trying to go to B without first going to A. This can be a frustrating initial experience, and sometimes causes new users not getting deep enough into Method before their trial period lapses.
To solve this, our first option was to create a traditional tutorial manual where we would give everyone a generic set of steps to read and follow. We shied away from that for a couple reasons. First, we're finding the desire to read is becoming a rare commodity! As the internet has evolved, we've all come to expect something more intuitive and intelligent. Second, Method has multiple editions and apps, so users can have totally different environments from each other. Based on how you use Method, the best tutorials are ones that recommend next steps based on who you are and what you do.
So.....wouldn't it be cool if...you got a personalized "next step" notification emailed to you as you completed a certain key setup task?
Enter the Method Coach concept.
Starting today, administrators will now get periodic email notifications with a recommendation of something we think you should setup next, along with step-by-step instructions, and a report card of tasks you've successfully completed to date.
We think it's an interesting solution to a problem every software company faces - and we look forward to tweaking it as we get more feedback.
Let me know your thoughts by writing in the comments below. Would this have helped you when you first got started with Method?News Articles
News Channel 5: Tenn. Senators Help Propose Bill To Slash Government Spending
Posted on February 1, 2011
WASHINGTON - Tennessee is taking front seat in a bi-partisan effort aimed at slashing government spending.
On Tuesday, Tennessee Senator Bob Corker and Missouri Democrat Claire McCaskill introduced the American Prosperity Act or CAP Act.
The 10-page bill calls for Washington to cut spending from 24.7 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 20.6 percent within 10 years. If Congress doesn't meet the yearly caps, the Office of Management and Budget would make budget cuts across the board to bring spending down.
"The problem we find ourselves in today is not a Republican or Democratic problem, both parties have contributed to the situation we're in but what this bill would require us to do is set priorities," said Corker. "It would mean that we would have to ensure programs are being run as effectively and efficiently as possible."
Senator Lamar Alexander also joined the effort as co-sponsor of the bill.
The federal debt is a key issue in Congress. President Barack Obama has created a special commission to look into the issue.
Until now, precise proposals to deal with the problem had been slow to emerge.Logo Design help

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