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Maximizing fitness while working from home

Working from home The advent and spread of covid-19 and its variant have necessitated that many people stay home and work. Working from home has now become a major part of our present reality. This reality may extend into the nearest future and is gradually affecting the way work is done. It has its advantages so long as it does not affect the health of the person negatively. Fitness has both physical and mental dimensions to it. Both are very important because they enable us achieve relevant everyday jobs with energy, alertness and liveliness. Physical fitness means the body systems are working together in such harmony that one can perform daily activities with minimum effort and yet be excited and full of life. Mental fitness means the mind is able to actively think and make reasonable judgement of things and situations. It is closely linked with perception and behavior. The benefits The benefits of  keeping fit  can be summarized as follows: There is a good and rel...

Energy Transition – a deep learning network challenge

the movement Energy Transition is a movement toward cleaner energy supply, demand and uses in the form of solar, wind, hydro and geothermal as against the use of fossil fuel. The focus is to have net-zero carbon emission by the year 2050. This is to limit the negative impacts of climate related changes. Such impacts include but not limited to food scarcity as well as the current but challenging weather conditions like widespread wild fires, droughts and floods. It has, however, been established that  decarbonization is just an aspect of the transition. The progress and requirements As it stands today and for the sake of the total health of mother earth, energy transition is a must , although it is unclear whether the Paris' Agreement is achievable based on today’s indices. Progress has been made but a lot still has to be done . The transition will gain momentum on the development and application of relevant policies, interplay of market indices and deployment of affordabl...