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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), driven by a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behaviour factors, account for 71% of all deaths globally, killing 41 million people each year. One in four people globally have a familial inheritance of metabolic imbalances that increase their risk for these diseases.

Precision technologies, the powerful combination of personal data, AI and IoT, offer new ways to address these risks.

To achieve a high quality of life, consumers have long desired to improve their personal consumption and lifestyle habits, including those related to sleep, food, exercise and mood management, to positively impact their overall health and well-being. The technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution offer new opportunities to deliver holistic (physical and mental) well-being outcomes for consumers in ways previously unimagined. Furthermore, since precision consumption is inherently preventative, it has the potential to mitigate rising health care costs in the long run.

The recent Precision Consumption 2030 report, produced by the World Economic Forums Future of Consumption Platform in collaboration with Sparks & Honey, a technology-led cultural consultancy, outlines the opportunities and challenges of precision consumption for consumers, business leaders, and society at large. Here are some of the key findings:

Precision technologies will transform industries

The total venture capital funding for precision technologies over the last three years was $1.1 Trillion. At the same time, wellness is a rapidly growing business. Wellness tech that enables people to adapt and manipulate their environments is a budding industry, valued at $333 million.

These trends show that personalization is critical for businesses. People are willing to pay up to a 20% premium on certain DNA-based products and services, a move that puts market pressure on all products and services to become deeply personalized.

Longer lives will also transform business strategies. By 2030, longevity gains from precision nutrition will push healthy life expectancy into the hundreds for those with access to the technology. Corporate strategy will need to adapt to longer lives across talent management, R&D, CSR, and marketing.

Precision data is key to unlocking long-term health and well-being

The pairing of biodata with precision technologies has the power to generate a new set of health and well-being outcomes for consumers. From DNA to voice tech, image recognition to the microbiome, digital biometrics to retinal scanning consumers are now starting to understand the value of their personal, biological data and the implications that the availability of this data has on their potential future well-being. Furthermore, there is increasing awareness that a healthy diet is essential for a healthy brain function.

While still a long way from implementation at scale, according to experts, a good diet must be individualized. As Eric Topol, Executive Vice President of Scripps Research, explains, the idea of a universal diet is overly simplistic. It contradicts the remarkable heterogeneity of human metabolism, microbiome, and environment, to name just a few of the dimensions that make each of us unique.

When consumer products and services are designed based on the data of an individuals, the likelihood of behaviour change increases. Personalization and advancements in technology also offer consumers significant potential to greatly improve their overall wellness through near real-time feedback on their individual information and precision recommendations tailored specifically to them.

For the first time, these precise recommendations can offer consumers the opportunity to improve their day-to-day consumption decisions. As Dr. Ali Mostashari, CEO and Co-founder, LifeNome, explains:

When people do a personalized diet program, we have noticed that the adherence to that program over an eight-week period is around 60% - higher than when people get generic programs.

A world where an individual can continuously monitor his or her blood-glucose to gain personalized health advice every 60 seconds and hack their food intake based on personal chemistry is already a reality. For example, GenoVive uses an individuals unique DNA to develop customized meal and exercise programs to empower consumers to make lasting healthy lifestyle choices. New miniature sensors developed at Tufts University can be mounted directly on the surface of a tooth to directly monitor the effects of food intake on the bodies of human being in real time relaying data on glucose, salt, and alcohol consumption.

The continuous measurement of human biodata is at the core of precision consumption it can empower consumers to make better decisions about their own health and well-being. Within ten years, we will have unlocked enough secrets of the microbiome to accurately personalize nutrition as the first line of defense against any type of diseases: whether you have eye problems, heart problems, or youre at risk of stroke, explains Robin Farmanfarmaian, CEO and Co-founder of ArO.

A public-private ecosystem can enable trust and innovation

Achieving the full potential of precision consumption is fraught with challenges. Trust remains an unresolved issue. There are a growing number of data-rich entities who are leveraging consumer health data in ways that are not transparent. In most cases, these approaches are closed systems. The net result is stifled competition and ultimately, reductions in business dynamism and value for consumers.

According to the report, over 60% of consumer are willing to share data to advance scientific research. This includes their medical data; lifestyle, behavioral and family history data; and genetic info and wearable data. However, 36% of people were not willing to share their data with a private company, if asked. To bring precision consumption to mainstream consumers based on their unique digital biology, the need for consumer protections will only escalate.

What if key stakeholders can join forces to harness the power of technology as a force for societal good grounded in trust and transparency?

The Future of Consumption Platform is working to build a new system called the Precision Data Collaborative that aims to identify the guardrails to ensure the privacy and transparency needs of consumers are being met while enabling data-driven knowledge and innovation to thrive. The collaborative has an ambitious goal of onboarding over 1 million consumers over the next three years to create the most trusted and integrated wellness data set in the world featuring biological, physiological, and behavioral data. As a pilot, this public-private ecosystem will include businesses, members of academia, civil society and government.

Through the power of intentional consent, consumers will know how their data is being used, stored, and shared in ways that are consistent with their interests and the context under which it was collected (e.g. health and well-being). The collaborative will allow consumers to provide a holistic view of their current state of well-being to a select group of organizations who will then make product and service recommendations based on personalized inputs, AI and insights. With healthy competition, consumers will stand to benefit: derive benefits from higher quality and efficacy of precision-driven products and services.

Precision consumption can not only improve the quality of data used in public research and consumer health interventions, longer-term, it can also reduce the ever-increasing burden of healthcare costs on the private and public sectors. The journey starts now.

This article is related to the World Economic Forums Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 21-24 January 2020.

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The US Border Patrols community outreach efforts can verge on the macabre. For instance, agents at the Ajo station in Arizona, who patrol the Sonoran Desert for undocumented migrants, ran a Teddy Bear Patrol in 2004, passing out stuffed animals to small children. They did this while arresting immigrants trying to join their children after crossing the border.Ad Policy

Border Patrol Explorers, the agencys program for 14-to-20-year-olds, offers an equally stark double standard: Young people, many of them first-generation Mexican Americans or the US-born children of undocumented immigrants, learn survival skills, first aid, and participate in training exercises in which they play Border Patrol agents or the people they target. Some will inadvertently retrace the path their undocumented parents took across the Sonoran Desert, pretending to get arrested or make arrests.

Operating in southern border communities throughout Arizona, California, and Texas as well as the northern parts of Maine, Michigan, and Washington, the Border Patrol Explorers program offers a taste of law enforcement work to young people interested in a career in security, policing, or the military. Run in conjunction with Learning for Life, an affiliate of the Boy Scouts of America, Border Patrol Explorers promises to teach young people life skills by preparing them, among other things, to arrest drug runners and undocumented immigrants. Various levels of law enforcement, from local sheriffs to the military, run their own Explorer programs.

I first came across Border Patrol Explorers in December 2018 while living in Ajo, an unincorporated former mining town in the Sonoran Desert. About 40 miles from the US-Mexico border, Ajo (population: approximately 3,300) is built around a Spanish Colonial Revivalstyle plaza and an enormous, inactive open pit mine streaked with teal and red from its oxidized copper. Theres a compound of Border Patrol homes north of the mine.Related Article

A former company town run by a revolving cast of businesses that constructed and once enforced segregated neighborhoods for its white, Mexican, and Native American workers, Ajo is now an important migrant crossing area with a complicated history. It is also, fittingly, the home of Scott Warren, an activist with the immigrant advocacy group No More Deaths who was arrested more than two years ago after giving water and shelter to two stranded migrants. (He was acquitted of felony charges late last year.)

I moved to Ajo after the family separation crisis of 2018. I wanted to understand the residents responses to President Trumps deployment of the military to the border, and given the public outcry over the separated families, I was particularly curious to find out how young people understood what was going on. Many Ajo High School students commute from Mexico each day, and its not uncommon for families in town to have relatives on both sides of the border and drive across it frequently. One day, in the towns central plaza, I encountered two freshmen on their lunch break who were chatting in Spanish on a bench.

The boys told me about their hobbies, their skateboards, and what they wanted to do when they grew up: join the Border Patrol. Then one of their friends came over and mentioned that he was in Border Patrol Explorers. When I asked what that was, he opened up his phone and showed me a video of himself wearing safety earmuffs and a green uniform, firing a rifle into the desert. As I watched his body shake in the video from the weapons recoil, he looked up at me with a proud smile.

Abolish ICE: Crowds protest the separation of immigrant families in June 2018 at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles. (Robyn Beck / AFP via Getty Images)

I spent the next several months trying to understand why this program existed and what its participants thought about it. But it was difficult to find any detailed information about the organization.

Apart from the sympathetic coverage of the Explorers by local TV stations and newspaperslimited mainly to the announcement of graduations, and community service dayslittle has been written about the program. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Boy Scouts of America were hardly forthcoming; I contacted the Boy Scouts press office three times and various Border Patrol offices too many times to count, as well as the heads of Explorer posts, or units, in Arizona, California, and Texas. I was eventually given information about the programs history and permitted to interview an agent in Maine, but I was never allowed to see a training session.

The Border Patrols press office in Arizona cited a personnel shortage and offered to schedule an appointment for me to sit in on a training period at a later date, but it dropped the ball after numerous further requests. I was eventually invited to attend meetings with Explorer posts in Laredo, Texas, and Douglas, Arizonaonly to be turned away at the last minute from both. In Laredo, I arrived at the station and could see Explorers doing push-ups in the parking lot. Thats about as far as I got before I was told to leave.

Instead, I managed to interview four trainees, all of them boys (the girl Explorers I met declined to speak on the record.) I also interviewed Mark Phillips, a Border Patrol agent who started an Explorers post in Houlton, Maine. In addition, I obtained organization documents through a Freedom of Information Act request. The interviews and documents paint a picture of an organization similar to the youth outreach programs run by local police departments, except that the community-building and maturity exercises are focused on learning how to track and arrest people, including undocumented migrants.

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The Explorers first post came into existence in 1984, thanks to the efforts of Border Patrol agent Gerald Tisdale to teach youths in Texas the duties and responsibilities of Border Patrol Agents. A former Boy Scout, he immediately forged connections with the local scouting council, which helped oversee the first group of 10 recruits in Laredo. Four years later, he was invited to Washington, DC, to help establish a national program. After its initial expansion to four posts in 1987, the Explorers grew to 45 posts by 2018, with 960 members in all.Related Article

In a telephone interview, Phillips detailed his experiences advising an Explorer post. He began his work with the CBP after serving in the military and established his post in Houlton in 2017. He said that running the youth group is one of the best parts of his job and that it is an important public service experience as much as a preparation for the Border Patrol in particular. He spoke quickly and enthusiastically about his posts members, two of whom, he said, were able to administer crucial first aid to a man who was attacked by a rabid dog, using techniques they learned in the program.

Phillips explained that the Learning for Life program provides the initial training for agents interested in starting their own posts. It also issues broad guidelines regarding how the troops should be managed and then leaves the day-to-day management to these local agents. Each post requires participants to attend a basic law-enforcement academy, often in intensive sessions during the summer. According to a CBP press officer, the 60hours spent in the Basic Explorer Academy instructs the teenage students in physical fitness, CPR, drills, and conducting vehicle stops. It also offers courses in radio communications, public speaking, report writing, and ethics and integrity and introduces the youths to criminal, juvenile, immigration, and Fourth Amendment law. Finally, the budding Explorers learn the history of the Border Patrol, along with the nuts and bolts of how the agency operates.

When it comes to patrolling, the techniques they learn vary by geography. In Maine, Phillips said, Explorers can receive training in operating the radar systems of Border Patrol boats. Explorers in Arizona practice footprint tracking suited to work in the desert. Many troops also receive training in firearm use, at times in outings sponsored by the National Rifle Association. Arrest and deportation trainings are standardized for posts across the country.

Each post pays for its own equipment, trips, and uniforms through fundraising. The troop in Houlton harvests vegetables for local food pantries and solicits donations in return. According to Nathaniel Madero, a 22-year-old Explorer alum from Douglas, Arizona, who joined when he was 14, his group paid for hiking trips by selling spent bullet casings they gathered after their firearm training sessionslike a bake sale but with weapons instead of brownies.

Up in the air: A Boy Scout is thrown in a blanket toss at a 1953 scouting jamboree in Irvine Ranch, California. (Courtesy of Orange County Archives)

The first in-depth conversation I had with an Explorer took place two months after I started researching the group. He is Alexis Fabian, and he was a senior in high school. I had contacted him via Facebook after finding his name on the Border Patrol Explorers page for Yuma, Arizona. His profile pictures show a slight, proud-looking boy in an Explorers uniform, climbing rocks as part of an exercise.

Fabian, now 18, joined the Explorers at age 14. He had encountered recruiters at a local fair in Yuma, and later, his fathers friend encouraged him to join. (Agents often recruit Explorers at border town fairs, sometimes dressing as Agent Fino, the Border Patrols larger-than-life inflatable mascot.) In Yuma, Fabian said, advisers would take them to the levy where the Colorado River crosses the border, pointing out how men fishing there might be scouts helping to ferry migrants from Mexico. In the surrounding desert and in the Yuma Border Patrol station, his post would act out various enforcement scenarios.

We would sometimes act as the agents, Fabian said, or we would be the illegals. [The agents] would tell us who we were going to be, give us a little background on our life, and then we would act it out. The supervisors would tell the Explorers playing bad guysdrug cartel members or armed immigrantswhen the scenario involved a shooting, then encourage them to catch the border agents off guard.

Photos from the Yuma and Tuscon Explorer pages on Facebook show the trainees peering from behind CBP trucks or hiding behind creosote bushes and pointing mock weapons at suspects in the distance. Videos show them training in the desert or jumping out from behind dry brush to make an arrest. They run in formation, weaving in and out of cover, seeming to treat the desert like the set of a wartime thriller. Fabian recalled that he and his peers would shout Bang! Bang! to indicate when they were shooting someone. Other groups of Explorers carry airsoft guns that shoot plastic pellets and layer several T-shirts to protect their chests.

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Fabian explained why his post would practice shooting. Sometimes [undocumented immigrants] are not compliant when we find them, he said. They paid all this money to get here to start another life. Theyre not just going to give up when they see us. Some would fight back. Some would be compliant. Maybe they try to kill you or threaten you. Sometimes they pick up an elementa rock lying around, anything. Anything can be used to kill you.

He added that the Explorers are always instructed not to shoot to kill but rather to disarm immigrants and protect agents.Related Article

Another common scenario would involve simulating high-risk vehicle stops at Border Patrol checkpoints, which are scattered across Arizonas highways. In these exercises, the Yuma Explorers would sit in parked cars, pretending to be migrants, while other Explorers interrogated them through the window. The aspiring agents were supposed to project officer presence, or an air of authority, as they attempt to untangle the lies of the migrants, Fabian said.

While role-playing as a migrant, he said, he would often encourage other Explorers to be more authoritative. If the Explorer didnt have officer presence, if they looked nervous, I would be rude to them, he added. If they stuttered with their questions to me when theyre supposed to be the ones with power, I would be rude or wouldnt talk.

Along with the other Explorers I spoke with, Fabian said that learning officer presence was an important part of his development as a person; it taught him confidence. That this confidence comes from wielding power over ones friends, who are role-playing as immigrants, in a program co-run by a national law-enforcement agency, is a fitting reminder of the increasingly xenophobic ideologies embraced and spread by the nations highest office.

Other activities teach even more life lessons. The Chandler Tactical Competition in Arizona brings together Explorer troops from different levels of law enforcement across the Southwest to compete in challenges ranging from crisis negotiation to raiding marijuana fields (in which the teens traverse booby-trap-laden fields wearing combat gear).

A YouTube video produced by the Chandler Police Department features scenes from the 2017 competition. Opening with a faux MPAA advisory reading that the video is rated R for some strong, intelligent participants throughout, it has a James Bond theme. Actor Daniel Craig points his gun at the camera, and Judi Dench looks on as a building explodes; an overhead shot, presumably taken by drone, pans across lines of young Explorers carrying firearms, and a bomb made from Coca-Cola cans and a cell phone displays an incoming call with Arabic script. One teen mock-shoots another teen point-blank. Early frames read, You cadets & explorers, bring out your inner Bond. Starring you as Bond 007.

Pledging allegiance: A group of US Border Patrol and Customs and Border Patrol Explorers in uniform at a 2018 ceremony.

If theres something overtly theatrical, even campy, about these recruitment efforts, that isnt a coincidence. The age-old childrens games of cowboys and Indians or cops and robbers have simply been harnessed for a modern, state-run, militarized equivalent: border guards and immigrants.

The city of Douglas, Arizona, even saw a collaboration between the local Explorers troop and the Douglas High School Drama Club in 2015 after high school actors agreed to play criminals to help raise the emotional stakes of their training.

The theater kids recalled enjoying playing school shooters, armed robbers, and domestic abusers. They were so affecting in their performances, according to former theater club member Nelva Valenzuela, that one of the Explorers told her that the participant almost cried during a training exercise. In some exercises, her fellow actors got so caught up in their roles that they began to defeat the mock agents. They eluded arrest with elaborate dialogue and tricks, leading the Border Patrol agent to remind them to let Border Patrol win.

Thats what tends to happen in real life, too, in no small part thanks to recent obstacles imposed by the Trump administration that make it exceedingly difficult for anyone to seek asylumfrom categorizing victims of domestic violence as ineligible to requiring individuals traveling from countries south of Mexico to seek shelter along the way first.

Children are taught the basics of these laws in Basic Explorer Academy, Phillips said. One of the main parts of the law curriculum, he added, involves clarifying the distinction between defensive and affirmative asylum processes. A defensive process, per the government, is one that migrants initiate in order to avoid being deportedsay, after being arrested for crossing the border without the right documents or on suspicion of committing some other crime. An affirmative process for asylum in the US is one started without removal proceedings or any other kind of legal charges hanging over the migrants heads.

To Phillips, the difference between the two generally boils down to criminals (defensive claimers) and noncriminals (affirmative claimers). Should those two [kinds of] people be treated the same, or should they be treated differently? he asks.

But its not that simple. A major reason most asylum claims are now made defensively is that since 2005, crossing the border outside a designated port of entry has been enforced as a criminal, not a civil, violation. This lands migrants in removal proceedings before theyre able to make an affirmative claim at all.

Paired with Trumps newer restrictions narrowing who is eligible for asylum, seeking asylum legally at the southwestern US border has become virtually impossible.

When I tried raising these objections, Phillips interrupted, insisting the difference was still between a convicted child rapist and a politically persecuted individual who doesnt want to return to their dictatorship countrya black and white version of the border crisis you might hear from Trump himself.

The ideology baked into the Explorers curriculum isnt lost on participants. Erick Gomez Lopez, a 22-year-old alum and aspiring border agent from Ajo, went on a trip with his post to a nearby Border Patrol station. A soft-spoken young man, he met me after his custodial work at a local health clinic and rubbed his baseball cap throughout our conversation. The doors to [their] cells were left open, the detainees were given snacks, and the people were not treated like animals, he said, adding that he didnt think they were being treated badly. And yet Lopez seemed uneasy, saying, They were staring at me.

Later I asked an Ajo Explorer, Ilian Aguilar, what he thought about the migrant deaths around his hometown and the bones and personal belongings regularly found in the surrounding desert.

Childs play: Immigrants and border agents are the new cowboys and Indians.

Aguilar, whos in his late teens, said that the deaths were a touchy subject and he didnt know what to think about them yet. Then the conversation returned to how much the Border Patrol has helped him grow.

Former Explorer Madero said that while he had no problem with others joining the Border Patrol, he didnt pursue a job with it because he didnt think he could handle or would like work as an agent. But working at the local jail, he has found it hard to avoid those issues entirely. When Border Patrol arrests immigrant[s], they come to us. They were probably trying to get away, trying to come here for a better living. But now they are in jailbefore they go right back home.

In Ajos central plaza, the trainee who showed me the video also said he knew that migrants are not criminals and are simply seeking to improve their circumstances. I asked why he continued to participate in the program. Money, he replied. Money, money, money.

Ajos median household income is just over $33,000, and just under a third of its residents live below the federal poverty line; when the highest-paying jobs in town are in law enforcement, working for Border Patrol makes economic sense.

The moral case for this career path is less clear, and without precise figures from the CBP, its hard to tell if participation in the Explorers has dropped as public awareness of family separations, assaults and deaths in detention, and other scandals has spread.

In the Maine borderlands, at least, Phillips said, the Explorers program was on hold last year because there werent enough advisers to run it. The humanitarian national security crisis at the border had forced them to deploy down south, he said, but now that apprehensions are down, were back at our full contingent of advisers.

Theyre holding meetings twice a week.

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Health and wellbeing firmly embedded in St Aidans CS

ByTiana Binns

ST AIDANS Community school in Brookfield has been formally recognised as a health promoting school and awarded their Health Flag from the HSE this week.

Since 2015, St. Aidans has been working hard to promote the health and wellbeing of their students, teachers and parents.

St Aidans CS students and staff proudly show off their Health Flag

Thanks to a team of committed teachers, called the Health Flag Team, this new health initiative was coordinated.

The teachers include; Una Moloney, Amy McGuinness, Kevin Connaughton and School Completion officer, Leanne Russell.

After a school wide survey around diet and exercise was conducted, the team was able to set targets for health at St Aidans.

This jumpstarted Operation Transform Aidans.

Nutritional workshops were held, the school canteen menu was improved to include healthier options and exercise programs were implemented into the school curriculum.

The Health Flag team of teachers collaborated with South Dublin County Council to develop a running track at the school.

From these initiatives, St Aidans was awarded the Healthy Heart Award from the Irish Heart Foundation, but their goals did not stop there.

St Aidans further utilised their new track and started the St. Aidans Walking Programme. They also partnered with Athletics Ireland and VHI GloHealth Mile to imbed walking or running a mile into the schools curriculum.

St Aidans continues to flourish and promote health at their school by implementing other programs such as pedometer challenges, a hiking club, Boxercise, circuit training, the Weigh and Save Scheme and even a 5km in the Phoenix Park.

It is clear why St Aidans has been awarded their Health Flag, with their application being described as, Excellent.

They had two strong action plans and it was an honest reflection of fantastic work done. It is evident that health and wellbeing is firmly embedded in their school.

This is not the first flag the school has received either.

They have also enacted many other projects that have earned them, the Yellow Flag for Inclusion, Green Flag for Recycling, the Young Social Innovators Flag and the Well-Read Flag for Literacy.

St Aidans is proud to fly their well-earned Health Flag right alongside the rest of their successful initiatives.

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Boston Universitys Wellbeing Project has partnered with Headspace, an app for practicing mindfulness, which will be free for students. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Universitys Wellbeing Project, an initiative to promote health and wellness among students, announced their partnership with Headspace, a meditation and mindfulness app, on Jan. 21.

The app, which costs $96 to access, can help with stress management, relaxation and sleep, according to the Wellbeing Project. With the Wellbeing Projects new partnership, the app will now be free for BU students.

Katharine Mooney, director of wellness and prevention services, said Headspace has a variety of services that makes the app accessible to many students.

They really have a robust library of resources and exercises that touch upon all different areas, Mooney said. Whether that be stress and anxiety, test and presentation preparation, productivity, focus, sleep is a huge one, and even fostering happy, healthy relationships.

The apps accessibility and credibility were some of the main factors that made the partnership appealing to the Wellbeing Project, Mooney said.

It can be used anywhere on or off campus, in your dorm room on the bus while youre commuting, in the library, et cetera. You can use it anytime of the day, Mooney said. The other thing about Headspace that inspired us to bring it to campus is that its backed by a lot of research that has shown that incorporating it into your daily habits can help reduce stress and increase happiness.

Todd Farchione, director of the Unified Treatment Program at the Center for Anxiety Related Disorders said digital intervention through Headspace gives users access to well qualified professionals that they may not otherwise have the opportunity to consult.

A lot of the mental health services are actually provided by masters level clinicians, Farchione said. The promise of digital intervention is that we will have a means of reaching people more directly without the need of a therapist.

However, Farchione said users must exercise caution when utilizing digital intervention techniques because not all apps are credible.

A lot of the programs that exist, they havent really been evaluated rigorously, Farchione said. I think Headspace has been around longer than some of the other ones and so my sense is they probably have more support.

While Headspace is just now becoming a resource for students, faculty and staff gained free access to the app through a previous partnership between Headspace and BUs Human Resources and Faculty and Staff Assistance Office a few years ago.

They really paved the way for bringing Headspace to BU students by providing this as a resource to BU employees, I think about two years ago, Mooney said. So there was some precedent in place for the university working with Headspace.

Amanda Geist, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences and co-founder of the Wellness Center Initiative, said she thinks BU is moving in the right direction but can still do more to help students overall wellness.

I think that is a good first step, Geist said. Its good to give everyone direct accessibility to something, but there is a larger problem here and its not even just within BU. I think its throughout the entire country.

Geist and her co-founder Christopher Leung, a junior in the College of Communication, created their initiative to encourage BU to build a Wellness Center on East or South campus to increase accessibility for fitness, mental health and general health services.

Leung said he thinks BU has the resources to provide additional services beyond an app for students.

We all know that BU is totally financially capable of doing this. Its just all a matter of priorities, Leung said. In 2018, the endowment to BU was $2.2 billion. Thats more than enough money.

Korina Zambrano, a freshman in CAS, said she wasnt sure if shed consistently use the app, but was hopeful that it could help her academic productivity.

I dont know if I would ever follow through with it if it was on an app rather than a program provided by BU, Zambrano said. I believe that what I could benefit from the app could be recentering myself every day and being able to put my best foot forward.

Samantha Dilsheimer, a sophomore in COM, said she wasnt very interested in the app because shes found her own way to cope with academic stress.

When I get really stressed, I go on a walk or just hang out, Dilsheimer said. I try not to let stress really get to me. I try to keep really organized and not let stuff pile up.

Sydney Lin, a sophomore in the College of General Studies, said she would download the app and see how it helps her focus.

Maybe it might be useful for me to clear my mind before I start working again, Lin said.

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Out of the five most popular New Years resolutions set in 2020, three were fitness- and health-related, according to a survey conducted by international research data group YouGov: exercising more frequently took the top spot, while improving dietary habits and losing weights followed in third and fourth place.

Avoiding crashing-and-burning after the first month of sticking to a health-related goal can be difficult, but avoidable if one develops a solid plan, said Kaeti Shurling, a registered dietician in Athens.

You shouldnt rush something you want to last forever, Shurling said. You have to do something you want to do forever because thats whats going to lead to those lasting changes and its what is going to be doable.

Shurling recommends starting small and proving it to yourself that you can do it before taking on a rigid or extreme plan that can be difficult to maintain.

The Red & Black has compiled a list of exercise-related programs and classes around Athens that offer beginners sessions in a range of different disciplines, from barre workouts to boxing classes.

Where:235 Oconee St.

Single Class: $20

Athens newest rhythm-based indoor cycling studio offers 45-minute, upbeat cycling experiences that incorporate choreography and hand weights to create a challenging full-body workout. New clients get their first class free.

Where:191 Alps Rd.

Single Class: $25

Barre classes, which incorporate elements of ballet, pilates, dance, yoga and strength training, became a popular fitness trend in the 2010s. Pure Barre Athens offers four group class formats that provide a range of low-impact, high-intensity movements used to improve toning and flexibility. For first-timers, Pure Barre recommends a 50-minute small-group session, during which an instructor will walk clients through the basic movements of Pure Barre.

Where:196 Alps Rd.

Single Class: $30

Orangetheory Fitness offers 1-hour, full body workout classes that incorporate heart rate-based interval training. The studio has heart-rate monitors for their clients that display real-time, personalized data during workouts. Beginners get their first class free.

Where:1550 Lexington Rd.

10 Class Pass: $120

In need of releasing stress while getting a workout in? Keppner Boxing offers a range of classes that combine high-intensity interval training with non-contact boxing drills, from strength-building bootcamp classes to 30-minute sessions of ab-focused, heavy bag work. Beginners receive their first class free.

Where:398 Foundry St.

Single Class: $18

Hot yoga involves yoga instruction under hot and humid conditions. Fuel Hot Yoga offers classes suited for yogis of all skill levels and recommends first-time students begin with the Fuel Hot 90/75 class. Fuel offers new members 30 days of unlimited classes for $30.

Where:2361 W. Broad St.

Single Class: $20

Tilt Cycling incorporates indoor cycling and cardio equipment with total body stretching to target the stabilization of core muscles. Attendees can choose from classes that target the hamstrings, the gluteal region or upper-body region. First-time customers can receive a three day free pass.

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Less than 25% of people who start a diet and exercise plan stick with their resolutions for more than a month.

Experts at The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center say that partnering with your pet when implementing healthy habits can be a great way to find motivation and make you both happier and healthier.

A balanced diet and regular exercise are extremely important for pets, just like they are for humans, and many of the health benefits of a healthy lifestyle are the same said Dr. Arielle Markley, a veterinarian in the Canine Physical Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Center at Ohio State Veterinary Medical Center.

Markley acknowledges that there are many creative ways to get active with your pet such as dog yoga, dog Pilates, and couch to 5K programs, but she urges people to start slowly. Just as someone shouldnt run a full marathon without training, the same holds true for pets. Its important to work them up slowly, especially if they havent been active.

When starting a diet and exercise plan with your pet, Markley says to remember PAWS:

Liz Weinandy, a registered dietitian at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, acknowledges that change can be hard but says forming a partnership with your pet could be the motivation you need.

Making a commitment to your pet to go for a walk every single day means that youre not only making those changes for yourself, but now also for your pet. We know that the numerous health benefits from embracing a healthier lifestyle like weight loss, better sleep, and overall enhanced mental health, can translate to your pet as well, Weinandy said.

Both experts stress the importance of getting clearance from your doctor and veterinarian before starting any diet and exercise program. Its important to make sure that there aren't any other health conditions that might keep either of you from your goals and to have a plan that is tailored to your individual needs.

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Queensland, AU - Booty Bands , a long-time supplier of small exercise tools, has partnered with Miss Universe Australia to promote the effectiveness of their resistance bands. The finalists who qualify for Miss Universe Australia will be rewarded with the company's most praised product.

Since first opening in 2016, the brand has built a solid reputation in the health and wellness industry; the endorsement of the Miss Universe Australia competition gives Booty Bands more credibility and exposure.

The partnership with Miss Universe Australia 2020 offers contestants a chance to build their image with fitness and health equipment through numerous events. These events include international team-building trips, make-up and hair workshops, charity events, and the State Finals. With those participating in the competition backing the brand Booty Bands, the resistance bands are sure to attract the attention of all of the contestants' followers.

Booty Band Co. is a business that sells small-scale workout equipment, such as resistance bands, sliders, and foam rollers. The company has stated that it has compiled years of research and customer feedback to perfect their product, specifically with its set of five resistance bands. The company's new partnership mainly focuses on this particular product.

Their product is intended for incorporation in regular workouts. The brand's team ensures that these booty bands can be integrated into basically any type of workout program. These programs include yoga, HIIT sessions, pilates, strength training, and more. The Booty Band products can be used at home to target muscles in the thighs, shoulders, and glutes.

Resistance bands are highly praised in the workout community. They're particularly popular in exercise programs that beauty queens would be interested in. This makes the partnership between Booty Band Co. and Miss Universe Australia 2020 the perfect fit. It promotes a message of health and fitness to the contestants and the audience following the competition.

Booty Band Co. is looking forward to pairing contestants with its resistance bands on a national-scale. Miss Universe Australia is also thrilled to continue its support for healthy lifestyle choices to its contestants and audience. It's a win-win situation for both that's likely to benefit the Booty Bands' brand significantly for a long time to come. To learn more about its products, visit the online store today.

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Monday, Jan. 20

Kripalu Yoga:9 to 10 a.m. (gentle/moderate). MaMA, Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge.

Volunteer Orientation:9 to 10:30 a.m. For local hunger relief programs. Everette Hodge Community Center, 15-21 Franklin St., Kingston. Free event, refreshments will be served. Participants will learn about the many opportunities to help support and grow local initiatives to address food insecurity and improve the quality of food available to those in need in the community. They include: helping homebound individuals, preparing lunchtime meals at a community caf and evening meals at an after-school program, picking up food from local grocery stores, stocking/organizing shelves and preparing food packages at local food pantries, assisting with food drives, holiday meals and more. (845) 331-1110, volunteers@fowinc.org.

Settled and Serving in Place (Kingston Chapter):Meets 9:30 a.m. at the Olympic Diner, Washington Ave., Kingston. Settled and Serving in Place is a social self-help group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community. Call Jane at (845) 339-5339 for more information.

What a Way to Start Your Day:10 a.m. Arlington Reformed Church, Raymond and Haight avenues, Poughkeepsie.

Happy Apple Thrift Shop:10 a.m., 24 E. OReilly St., Kingston. To 3 p.m. (845) 338-0833.

Mahjongg:10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Will teach if necessary. All welcome. Temple Emmanuel, Albany Ave., Kingston. Call Estelle Nadler, (845) 657-8476 for more information.

Yoga:10:15 to 11:45 a.m. Mountainview Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave., Woodstock. Mixed level class. Yang Yin Yoga. Classes are $15 with the first class free. (845) 679-0901.

Movement Monday:4 to 5 p.m. This program is designed to help children find release from the normal stress and anxiety resulting from their daily lives. Pre-registration is encouraged. Call the Rosendale Youth Program at (845) 658-8982 or email rosyouth@hvc.rr.com for more information or to sign up. Walk-ins are welcome. A weekly commitment is not required.

Healthy Back Exercise Program:4 to 5:15 p.m. Exercises to strengthen back and abdominal muscles and increase flexibility and range of movement. 28 West Fitness Gym, Route 28 and Maverick Road, Glenford. Fee: $12 per class ($10 for gym members). Anne Olin, (845) 679-6250.

Community Yoga:6:30 to 7:30 p.m. New LGBTQ + Allies. This is weekly beginners class taught by Michele Muller. $5 suggested donation. Hudson Valley LGBTQ, 300 Wall St., Kingston.

Meeting:6:30 p.m. Library Board of Trustees. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Road, Rhinebeck. (845) 266-5530, clinton.lib.ny.us.

Mens Choir:7 to 9:15 p.m. Men of all ages, who would enjoy singing in a mens choir, are welcomed to join the Catskill Glee Club. Community Life Church, 20 W. Main St., Catskill. For questions, contact CatskillGleeClub@gmail.com or call Bob at (845) 389-1503.

Hu chanting:7:15 to 7:45 p.m. with the New York Satsang Society, Inc. Third Monday of the month. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmers Turnpike, Gardiner. (845) 255-1255, http://www.gardinerlibray.org.

Mid-Hudson Womens Chorus:7:15 p.m. Free open rehearsal. No auditions required. St. James United Methodist Church, 35 Pearl St., Kingston. For more information about rehearsals and membership, call (914) 388-4630 pr visit http://www.midhudsonwomenschorus.org.

Pickleball:9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kingston YMCA. For experienced players. Free to Y members. $10 non-member day pass.Starting at 16 years old for all play.Call (845) 338-3810 or pballkingson@gmail.com for more information.

Aquoga class:9:30 to 10:15 a.m. at Kingston YMCA. Free to YMCA members; $10 non-member day pass available. (845) 338-3810 or amy@aquoga.com.

Settled and Serving in Place (SSIP 209):9:30 a.m. meets on Tuesday mornings, 9:30 a.m. at Lydias Country Deli, Route 209, south of Stone Ridge. SSIPs are local self-help, social groups which help seniors to stay in their own homes and remain active in their communities. For more information, call ViVi at (845) 331-0155.

Settled and Serving in Place meeting:9:30 a.m.Saugerties seniors meet at The Village Diner on Main Street. Settled and Serving in Place (SSIP) is a social self-help group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community. (845) 246-3285.

Bridge Games:10 a.m. Church of the Messiah hall, Chestnut St. Rhinebeck. $10. For more information, call Pat at (845) 331-1743.

Computer Learning Center:10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Teaching computer-related and digital photography classes, Kingston Center of SUNY Ulster, 94 Marys Ave., Kingston. (845) 339-0046.

Preschool Story Hour:10 a.m. Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan. (845) 657-2482.

Toddler Time:10 to 11 a.m. Stone Ridge Library, Main Street, Stone Ridge. (845) 687-2044.

Happy Apple Thrift Shop:10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 24 E. OReilly St., Kingston. (845) 338-0833.

Mall Walking with OFA:10 a.m. Join a staff member from Ulster County Office for the Aging each week for a walk and talk. Every Tuesday at 10 a.m. sharp. Meet in the Food Court at 9:45 a.m. with a place for your coats. Hudson Valley Mall, 1300 Ulster Ave., town of Ulster.

Community Playspace:10 to 10:45 a.m. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmers Turnpike, Gardiner. Led by childrens librarian Amy Laber, a singer-songwriter, early childhood music.

Terrific two/three storytime:10 a.m. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmers Turnpike, Gardiner. (845) 255-1255.

Yoga:10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Energy Medicine Yoga will be taught by Maryanne. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave., Woodstock (845) 679-0901. Classes are $10 cash or check.mtnviewstudio.com.

Tots n Tales Story Time, For 2- and 3-Year-Olds:10:30 a.m. Hyde Park Free Library, 2 Main St., Hyde Park.

Preschool Storytime:10:30 a.m. For 3-to-5-years-old, Ellenville Public Library, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5530.

Story Craft and Play:10:30 to 11:30 a.m. together Tuesdays with Janice for children birth through preschool. Come to join the gang of local parents. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St., Phoenicia. (845) 688-7811.

Toddlertime story hour and crafts:10:30 a.m. For children ages 18 months to 3 years, Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St., Kingston.

Tuesday Tales:11 a.m. For preschoolers ages 3-to-6-years-old, Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 246-4317.

Classes:11 a.m. to 12 p.m. 8 Immortals internal Chinese straight sword (Jian) adapted to Tai Chi principles, Hawksbrother. (You may take both classes, or either Sword or Tai Chi Chuan). Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge. (845) 687-6090

Free Caregiver Support Group:11:30 a.m. Community Center, 3 Veterans Drive, New Paltz. Join Miss Penny for a fun-filled storytime for the very young. Appropriate for ages 1-3.

Classes:Noon to 1 p.m. Second-generation Yang Tai Chi Chuan, with related Tai Chi Chuan chi gung, Hawksbrother. (You may take both classes, of either Sword or Tai Chi Chuan). Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge. (845) 687-6090.

Thrift Store:12 to 4 p.m. Margaretville Hospital Auxilary Thrift Shop, 850 Main St., Margaretville.

Story Time:1 p.m. Preschool story time. Early literacy activities and stories for children ages 3-5. Ellenville Public Library & Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5530.

Caregiver Support Groups:2 p.m. Ulster County Alzheimer's Association. Christ Lutheran Church, 26 Mill Hill Rd., Woodstock. Our groups are free and open to the public. No RSVP is required. Check at alz.org/hudsonvalley or call 800-272-3900 for updates and weather-related changes.

Story Hours Grades 2 and 3:3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St., Stone Ridge. (845) 687-7023.

Pokemon Club:3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 246-4317.

Scrabble:4 p.m. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 246-4317.

Aroma Yoga Flow:4 to 5:15 p.m. (moderate) with young living essential oils. MaMA, Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge.

Terrific Tuesdays:4:15 p.m. For grades K-6, Ellenville Public Library and Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5530.

Boxing Conditioning:4:15 to 5 p.m., children ages 7-12; 5 to 5:45 p.m., teens; 6 to 7 p.m., adults. Mountainview Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave., Woodstock. mtviewstudio@gmail.com

LGBTQ Community Acupuncture Clinic:5 to 7 p.m., 300 Wall Street, Kingston. RSVPs highly suggested, though walk-ins will be welcomed when space is available; book your appointment at lgbtqcenter.org/acupuncture or call (845) 331-5300. The LGBTQ Community Acupuncture Clinic takes place in a relaxed and low-lit group setting using points on the ears, hands and feet. Intake takes approximately 10 minutes and resting time (after the needles are inserted) will vary, based on your preference, but is typically 20-45 minutes. $5 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds.

Meditative Movement:5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Meditative movement (a blend of Yin/Gentle/Restorative). MaMA, Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge.

Scrabble:6 to 8 p.m. Serious (and fun!). Wordplay at Ellenville Public Library, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5530.

Workshop:6 p.m. Intuitive watercolor painting. No experience necessary; all materials provided. Those who havent picked up a brush or dipped it in paint since they were children or ever are especially encouraged to attend. Call (845) 657-2482 to register. Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan. olivefreelibrary.org.

Craft Night:6:30 p.m. Highland Public Library, 30 Church St., Highland. Sara creates a new project with tweens and teens ages 8-13. (845) 691-2275 or http://www.highlandlibrary.org.

Scrabble and Other Games:6:30 p.m. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St., Pine Hill.

Weekly Meditation:7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free weekly community meditation at Education Annex Of Wellness Embodied: A Center for Psychotherapy and Healing, 126 Main St., New Paltz. For optional beginner instruction, please arrive at 7:20 p.m. Donations accepted. http://www.wellnessembodiedcenter.com/community-meditation.

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Throughout 2015-2016 it had been estimated that 93.3 million adults in the U.S. were overweight. With obesity being correlated with a number of other serious health conditions like heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and some types of cancer, theres a need to discover ways to lower the frequency of obesity.

A current study analyzed data from four U.S. public health surveillance polls between 2011-2017, examining, in particular, the connection between physical activity (more than 150 minutes per week), muscle-strengthening exercise (greater than 2 times every week), along with BMI-calculated obesity. )

The results came in the available statistics of 1,677,108 adults over the age of 18 which revealed that roughly 1.7 million adults that snore both aerobic and musclestrengthening exercise programs had a lower frequency of obesity.

The outcomes of the study demonstrate the part of the aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercise in reducing obesity in the general elderly population.

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Bennie, J.A. et al2019. Muscle Strengthening, Cardiovascular Exercise, and Obesity: A Pooled Analysis of 17 Million US Adults. [Online]. [16 December 2019]. Accessible from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/oby.22673

Centers for disease prevention and control. 2019. Adult Obesity Truth. [Online]. [16 December 2019]. Accessible from: https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html

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NEW YORK, NY-AKA, the world's leading hotel residence brand, wants to encourage people to create new positive habits and break old bad habits to kick-off 2020. Seventy percent of American adults have at least one unhealthy habit that can shorten their lifespan, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.

To help residents replace negative habits with new, healthier behavior, AKA has created the program, "Own It!: Own Making a Change & Own the New Behavior," to help guide travelers and residents to a more positive and uplifting lifestyle - and commit to it long-term. After all, it's not easy to banish bad habits.

Given AKA's specialty in weekly and monthly stays, residents have the time that's needed to form a habit and replace bad behavior. An AKA Resident Services Team Member will speak with a resident any time before or during a stay to find out what bad habit they'd like to crack or what positive habit they'd like to introduce into their life, to help uplift their mind, body and soul. Based on these discussions, the AKA Resident Services Team Member will suggest a program with the right coaches, classes or activities based on the resident and the city. (AKA has properties in NYC, D.C., Philadelphia, L.A. and London).

Here are three common bad habits with suggestions for casting them off when staying at any AKA in NYC.

Spending too much time on social media is almost a given today. But hours of scrolling through Twitter, Instagram and Facebook can result in a downfall to your physical and mental health, including lack of sleep and low self-esteem.

AKA wants to help you take back your winning confidence by engaging in new interests that leave social media behind. These programs will take you away from your phone, while helping you gain a new perspective and a renewed connection with yourself.

Floral design classes at Flower School New York will keep your hands too occupied to be checking your mobile screen. Flowers have a positive impact on our emotional health. You'll feel your creativity flowing and a deeper connection to nature, something we are missing when our faces are glued to our phones' radio frequencies.

2. Want to Incorporate More Exercise into Your Routine and Lifestyle?

With the advent of streaming platforms, like Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, binge-watching has become the new normal, which, for many people, means that physical activity takes a back seat. Exercise helps control weight, combat disease and boost mood, energy and sleep. Here are four ways to bring the elixir of exercise back into your life:

Boxing-inspired, group fitness workout at RUMBLE, incorporates the best principles of boxing, strength training and metabolic conditioning to help stimulate the mind and body.

3-in-1 wellness experiences at Aqua Studio, where aqua-cycling classes provide a saltwater massage, cardio and strength training, as well as healing therapy.

Shock yourself out of laziness and into a fitness routine at Shock Therapy Fitness NYC where strength and metabolism classes will give you mood-boosting, muscle-toning and fat-burning results that will make you want to keep up the good work and feeling.

Study after study finds that sleep and health go hand in hand and failing to keep proper sleep habits in mind could be a recipe for disaster. Here are mindful programs to help put your sleep patterns back on the right track and fight insomnia:

Daily meditation classes with MNDFL at MNDFL or in your suite to embark on a Zen-filled journey that will help you enter a state of deep relaxation, reduce stress and develop mindfulness.

Two appointments at WTHN, New York City's favorite modern acupuncture and healing studio, where a menu of services will help relax your mind, restore balance, and enhance your sleep and overall well-being.

For more information on how to book Own It!, visit: https://www.stayaka.com/ownit.

AKA, a divisionof Korman Communitiesis agrowing portfolioof12 innovativepropertiesin prestigious metropolitan locations, includingNew York City (AKA Central Park, AKA Times Square, AKA Sutton Place, AKA United Nations, AKA Wall Street and AKA Tribeca), Los Angeles (AKABeverly Hillsand AKA West Hollywood),Philadelphia (AKA Rittenhouse and AKA University City), Washington, D.C.(AKA White House)and London(AKA Marylebone).Spacious accommodations offer the privacy of luxury residences integrated with hotel services and amenities. All suitesinclude top-of the-linecontemporary furnishings; luxurious bathrooms;a.sleep, AKA's custom Italian bedding; meticulous housekeeping; premium cable. While each property is unique and has distinct residentand guestofferings, all feature AKA brand standards and amenities, such as exclusive lounges, eateries,a.fitnessworkout centers outfitted withTechnoGymequipment, business centers, complimentary meetings spaces, complimentary high-speed Internet access in suites and throughout the properties,en-suite dining, 24-hour front desk assistance and dedicated doormen. In addition, residents at most of AKA's properties can enjoya.cinema, AKA's intimate screening room.

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